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Wanted man turns himself in BY BRADEN BUNCH braden@theitem.com (803) 774-1201

The man wanted in connection with an alleged June dragging with a car turned himself in to authorities Monday despite not being able to finalize funeral arrangements for his fiancee, who died last week while in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional De-

tention Center. Both 41-year-old Charles Yingling and 32-year-old Jennifer Lynn Sharp-Adams were facing charges of assault and battery of a high and YINGLING aggravated nature after a June 27 incident on U.S. 15 South. Sharp-Adams, who turned herself in to authorities last week, was

found dead in her cell while awaiting release on bond. Yingling, while still at large last week, said via a telephone interview that he feared if he turned himself in he would not be able to arrange the funeral for Sharp-Adams. At the same time, he feared authorities could possibly disrupt the services if he were to attend. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony

Dennis announced last week that he would be willing to wait for Yingling to turn himself in if the suspect contacted him and agreed to a series of requirements. On Monday morning, Dennis confirmed the two men had spoken via phone last week and said Yingling honored the agreement. “He followed his commitment to

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Night in the life of a (sleep-deprived) journalist

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Annette Amerson, left, attaches electrodes to Jade Reynolds, a staff writer for The Sumter Item, while Joel Fogle connects wires to machines. Reynolds participated in a sleep study July 29.

Sleep study assignment leads to diagnosis BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

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y first surprise was there was a real, full bed, not a hospital one. That’s a common reaction, said Joel Fogle with Colonial Family Practice Sleep Lab. My second was learning I have obstructive sleep apnea, a condition where my airway narrows and collapses as I slip into deep sleep, causing me to have shallow breathing or even pauses in breath.

Even though I don’t remember it, these events, as they are called in a sleep study, wake the brain to a level of arousal that interrupts the sleep cycle. That is probably the most common sleep disorder Dr. Mitch Grunsky, a family medicine and board-certified sleep medicine physician, said he sees.

GETTING STARTED Maybe a month ago, some coworkers and I were discussing sleep

Joel Fogle with Colonial Family Practice Sleep Lab looks at brain waves on a computer. Jade Reynolds, a staff writer for The Sumter Item, recently participated in a sleep study SEE SLEEP, PAGE A10 and learned she has sleep apnea. On page A10, find six tips for good sleep.

As summer winds down, donations for needy dwindle BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Giving of one’s time makes a difference not only in the life of the person being helped, but also in the life of the individual volunteering. Adrian Mills knows that firsthand from serving as a re-

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ceptionist at the United Ministries of Sumter County’s Emergency Shelter. As she greets new clients and familiar faces, she said she has the opportunity to hear their story and share God’s love and hope with them. “Everyone has wounds,” Mills said. “I have observed how a word of encourage-

ment impacts the lives of people. I have also seen homeless individuals get homes. I have seen the unemployed receive employment. I have seen God at work in our city through the

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lives of countless volunteers and clients. I have learned and seen proven that our efforts and fight against hopelessness, poverty and self-inflicted injustice as well as social injustice are not in vain. God still provides, open doors and delivers people from unhealthy relationships and bad situations. He restores bro-

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ken lives. He takes the bad and works something good. Being a volunteer has positively impacted my spiritual life.” Even if you don’t have time to volunteer at the shelter, you can help this program with your financial donations.

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Still no charges in boating death

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Fish with a ranger at Lee State Park

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BISHOPVILLE – Lee State Park is offering a park rangerled fishing clinic from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday. This program, geared toward children and families, is an introduction to fishing, and there is no charge for the program — but donations are always welcome. The program will be held in the day use area, across from the swimming area. Ranger Lester Shelley, an S.C. Department of Natural Resources certified fishing instructor with years of fishing experience, will teach you how to tie fishing knots, bait a hook, cast and if the fish cooperate, reel in a fish. Children under 16 do not need a S.C. Fishing License to fish, but grown-ups do — see SCDNR’s website for licensing information. The park has a limited number of fishing rods that you may use for the program, but space and equipment are limited. To register, call the park’s office at (803) 428-5307 or email leesp@scprt.com by 4 p.m. Friday to reserve your spot.

One month after a boating wreck on Lake Marion claimed the life of a Sumter woman, authorities are still unsure what, if any, charges will be pursued in the case. In the early morning hours of July 4, shortly after midnight, two couples, including 21-year-old Hailey Joanne Bordeaux and her boyfriend, were reportedly idling their boat on Lake Marion when another boater allegedly sped through the area. The two boats crashed, critically injuring Bordeaux.

She was transported by emergency medical personnel to Clarendon Memorial Hospital where she was pronounced dead that morning. Shortly after the incident, officers with the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources launched an investigation into the crash to determine if there should be any criminal charges stemming from the incident. According to DNR Capt. Robert McCullough, investigators with the state agency have since provided their findings to officials at the Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office — the prosecuting office which oversees Clarendon County, as well as Sumter, Lee and Williamsburg

counties — to determine a course of action. On Monday, however, Third Circuit Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III said his office requested additional information from DNR last week before they could move forward. “That information has not come back to us yet, and so we’re not in a position to charge until we get those answers,” Finney said. DNR officials had no further comment on the investigation Monday. Bordeaux’s death was the fifth fatality Clarendon County emergency workers have had to respond to on Lake Marion since Memorial Day.

Minor gas leak on Broad Street Workers with SCE&G repair a minor gas leak in the 200 block of Broad Street on Monday. According to the power company, the broken pipe was discovered during a routine pipeline safety inspection. The leak was secured, and the crew was able to repair it in a few hours. Three gas customers were affected.

2 dogs killed with crossbow CROSS KEYS — Deputies said someone used a crossbow to shoot and kill two dogs inside the fence of a Union County home. Sheriff David Taylor said the person who shot the Great Danes early Saturday had to trespass on the man’s land to get close enough to shoot the dogs. He said his deputies will investigate the case thoroughly.

Sheheen plan focuses on 4K, teacher pay COLUMBIA — State Sen. Vincent Sheheen’s plan for improving South Carolina’s public schools includes further expanding access to 4-year-old kindergarten, increasing teacher salaries and reducing class sizes. The Democratic gubernatorial candidate released his education initiative Monday. Sheheen has successfully pushed for the last two years expanding state-paid, full-day 4-year-old kindergarten to more districts. That program is specifically for at-risk students. Sheheen wants to eventually open it up to all 4-yearolds statewide whose parents want them to attend.

CORRECTIONS A longtime blood and platelet donor was incorrectly named in an article that ran in Saturday’s edition of The Sumter Item. Harry McKee is the Sumter veteran encouraging people to donate. In Sunday’s edition, the daughter of Samuel Roddey Jr. was incorrectly listed. Her name is Emily Wilson.

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Report: Sumter children struggle in education BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 The Annie E. Casey Foundation recently released statistics on the wellbeing of South Carolina’s children, and Sumter County ranks in the bottom quarter of the state’s counties of teen dropouts. With 13.7 percent of teens age 16-19 who are not enrolled in school and not working, the foundation’s Kids’ Count report, which collected data from 2007-11, ranks Sumter County 36th out of the state’s 46 counties. The state of South Carolina as a whole ranks better than only five other states in the overall wellbeing of children, coming in at 45th in the nation in the ability for its children to succeed. The state is ranked the same as it was in 2013. In education, data from the foundation shows that more than 20 percent of third-graders in the county test below state standards in reading compared to 19.7 percent for the state, and 39.1 percent of eighth-graders test below state standards in math compared to 31.4 percent in South Carolina in 2012. Sumter County was ranked as 29th in the state with a cumulative percentage of children fail-

ing first through third grades at 11.5 percent compared to the state’s 7.4 percent back in 2010. Sumter County, however, is not alone in this struggle, according to the numbers. Statistics show that youth as a whole in South Carolina struggle in education and economic wellbeing. Fifty-seven percent of South Carolina’s children are not attending preschool, 72 percent of fourth-graders are not proficient in reading, and 27 percent of children live in poverty, according to the data. Nationally, the report shows that about 23 percent, or more than 16 million U.S. children, are living in poverty — an increase from about 19 percent in 2005. “Most alarming are the education and poverty measures,” said Children’s Trust Chief Executive Officer Sue Williams. “With education, families can lift themselves out of poverty and greatly reduce the stressors that can lead to child abuse and neglect. Education is critically important for future success and family stability. Too many of South Carolina’s children are missing important educational milestones. The data is painting a very alarming picture for South Carolina’s future.” Like many school districts in the state, Sumter School District Super-

intendent Frank Baker previously said the district is always reviewing the curriculum and the procedures used to prepare the students for testing in an effort to improve test scores. The district, in partnership with local higher education institutions, including Central Carolina Technical College, is also pushing to make sure its graduating students are more prepared for college and skilled to better compete with other students globally when going into the workforce. This year, state legislators also passed Gov. Nikki Haley’s K-12 Education Reform Initiative — which has a number of components focusing on equal educational opportunities for all students in South Carolina public schools and providing funding for resources to improve technology in schools. Kids Count is a major initiative of the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The work provides data and trend analysis for what is happening in the state. Children’s Trust of South Carolina is the grantee for Kids Count in the state, and the data collected and provided is used to enhance discussion and decisions on how to increase South Carolina’s children’s chances of succeeding.

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Bertha unlikely to make landfall in U.S. Coastal residents urged to keep guard up BY JENNIFER KAY The Associated Press

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A surfer enters the water to take advantage of the high waves in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday. Newly formed Hurricane Bertha is not expected to make landfall in the U.S.

Wal-Mart’s new website to personalize shopping NEW YORK (AP) — WalMart, in its latest bid to compete with nemesis Amazon.com, is rebuilding its website to further personalize the online shopping experience of each customer. Wal-Mart is rolling out a feature that will enable its website to show shoppers more products that they may like, based on previous purchases. It will also customize Wal-Mart’s home page for each shopper based on the customer’s location, local weather and the customer’s search and purchase history. So if a new mom just bought a stroller or crib on Walmart. com, the revamped website might recommend diapers and car seats, too. And if someone who lives in Dallas searches the website for sports jerseys, Walmart.com could suggest Rangers or Dallas Cowboy gear. The increased personalization is part of a series of changes to improve the online shopping experience of its customers that are rolling out now and during the next few months. The retailer is looking to boost its business online at a time when its U.S. discount division has seen disappointing sales. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s e-commerce sales increased by 30 percent to more than $10 billion in its fiscal year that ended Jan. 31. By comparison, WalMart’s U.S. discount division has had five straight quarters of sales declines at stores opened at least a year. WalMart sees big growth opportunity in the online business: Online sales still are only a fraction of the $473 billion WalMart generated in overall annual revenue, dwarfed by Amazon’s $60.9 billion in annual sales. The move to personalize websites for shoppers has become a top priority for traditional brick-and-mortar retailers such as Wal-Mart as they play catch up with Amazon. com, the online king that pioneered customizing content for shoppers. Retailers increasingly are trying to use their reams of customer data they get from mobile devices and computers to personalize their websites and ultimately boost sales.

Other retailers, including home-improvement chain Home Depot and office-supplies retailer Staples, have been working to personalize the online shopping experience. In fact, a quarter of customers who visit Home Depot’s home page see product recommendations that are based on recent purchase or browser history, according to the company. Retailers have seen benefits in personalizing their websites for customers, as well as other efforts to improve the online shopping experience. Overall, Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru said that changes in customization can help lift a retailer’s online sales in the mid-single digits. Wal-Mart said that customers have responded well to improvements it has made to its website in the past two years, including quadrupling the as-

sortment of items it offers online to 8 million. For example, when Wal-Mart updated its search tool, it saw a 20 percent increase in shoppers completing a purchase after searching for a product using the new search engine. Among the other changes, Wal-Mart has redesigned the site to cater to tablets as well as other devices. That means that the content and images are now adjusted to the size of the screen. So shoppers will see more columns of products on bigger screens. Shoppers will see other improvements. Walmart.com will be testing a quicker online checkout process during the next couple of months. That means customers will view one page instead of six before clicking on the “buy� button. And the company will be able to update web pages within minutes instead of days.

MIAMI — Newly formed Hurricane Bertha was churning northward Monday far from land, posing no direct threat to the U.S. East Coast. The center of the storm is expected to stay offshore as it passes wide of the U.S. mainland during the next few days, and the storm is also likely to miss Bermuda. A forecast map shows that Bertha could brush Canada’s easternmost provinces as a post-tropical storm later this week. “There’s no direct impact that will be felt on the U.S. East Coast. However, there could be added surf and rip current conditions,� said Dennis Feltgen, spokesman for the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. That doesn’t mean coastal residents should let their guard down, though. “We’ve still got the peak of the season to go on the Atlantic side, mid-August to midOctober,� Feltgen said. The storm strengthened to a hurricane Monday morning with maximum sustained winds near 80 mph with little change expected in the next 24 hours. It was forecast to start weakening today. The hurricane was centered about 230 miles northeast of Great Abaco Island and is moving north at about 17 mph.

‘There’s no direct impact that will be felt on the U.S. East Coast. However, there could be added surf and rip current conditions.’ DENNIS FELTGEN Spokesman for the U.S. National Hurricane Center On Sunday, the storm buffeted parts of the Bahamas and the Turks & Caicos with rain and gusty winds after passing over the Dominican Republic and causing temporary evacuation of dozens of families as its downpours raised rivers out of their banks. Earlier, it dumped rain on Puerto Rico, which has been parched by unusually dry weather. Before Bertha reached the Turks & Caicos, residents pulled boats ashore or moored them at marinas in the tourism-dependent archipelago that has little natural protection from strong storm surges. Tourism Director Ralph Higgs said hotels were “taking the threat of the storm seriously.�

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Atlantic Beach could receive ad, building money Event would replace biker festival CHARLESTON (AP) — South Carolina’s tourism chief said Monday that Atlantic Beach would be eligible for both state advertising and some building money for an event to replace the town’s annual biker festival, which Gov. Nikki Haley wants shut down. Duane Parrish also told The Associated Press that publicity about violence in the Myrtle Beach area during this year’s Memorial Day weekend event likely hurt tourism. Bikefest attracts tens of thousands of bikers to the small, predominantly black seaside community of about 350 yearround residents. This year, while there was no trouble in Atlantic Beach, there were eight shootings, with three deaths, in nearby communities along the 60 miles of beaches on the state’s north coast known as the Grand Strand.

Haley attended a town council meeting last week urging members to end the festival and promised the state would help transform the town into a place people from across the nation will want to visit. Parrish, director of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, said help from his department could take the form of advertising grants to promote an event replacing Bikefest. He added there is also a halfmillion dollars in building grants available under the Undiscovered South Carolina program, an effort to bring tourists to less-visited places in a state where tourism is an $18 billion industry. “Those are brick-and-mortar grants, and there may be an opportunity there to do something special down on those blocks by the beach,� he

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People walk along a street in Atlantic Beach during the annual Atlantic Beach Bikefest on May 27, 2012. South Carolina tourism chief Duane Parrish said Monday that bad publicity about violence has likely hurt tourism in the Myrtle Beach area this summer. He said that Atlantic Beach would be eligible for state advertising and building grants for an event to replace Bikefest. said. “But the impetus for what is done on the beach and what that event is has to come from Atlantic Beach, not from the state.� The summer tourism season got off to a slow start in the area, and tourism officials said June snow makeup days in the North and Midwest were to blame. Parrish said bad publicity also played a part. “It certainly made some people stop and think should they go to the Grand Strand area,�

he said. “It’s a combination of factors. The school makeup days being one, and I think the publicity surrounding Atlantic Beach is a factor, too.� Mayor Jake Evans said following Haley’s visit the town welcomes any help from the state but has no plans to end Bikefest, which generates fees of $60,000 for the town’s annual $500,000 budget. But Parrish said now is the time to make a change. “Atlantic Beach is in the

spotlight right now and, albeit bad, it’s an opportunity to seize the moment and really make lemonade out of lemons. The governor has extended an olive branch from the state’s perspective, and my suspicion is there may be other government entities willing to help,� he said. “I think there’s a chance for Atlantic Beach to do something special and something they can be proud of 52 weeks of the year.�

SLED seeking permission to buy new $3.5M helicopter BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s law enforcement agency is seeking permission to buy a new two-passenger helicopter that can assist with state and local investigations. The State Law Enforcement Division received approval Monday from the Joint Bond Review Committee to spend the estimated $3.5 million. SLED, as the agency is known, wants to use money confiscated during investigations and fees collected for criminal record searches. It could receive final approval next week from the Budget and Control Board. The two board approvals are largely a technicality. State law requires it for any state aircraft purchase. But legislators have already given SLED authority to spend the accrued money on a helicopter — $1.2 million from confiscated cash and $2.3 million from search fees — as part of

the 2014-15 state budget, which took effect July 1. No one spoke against the request Monday. SLED Chief Mark Keel declined Monday to comment until the approval process is complete. The agency listed a new helicopter among its budget priorities for 2014-15. Officials said the purchase would ensure that two helicopters remain available for use. SLED has four helicopters. Its large, 10-passenger helicopter is used for transport missions.

It is “not configured or costeffective for everyday use,� the agency said in a July 21 memo to the bond committee. A 1968 military surplus helicopter, which flew in the Vietnam War, is out of service for lack of parts. Under the federal government’s loan conditions, it can’t be sold. Instead, it must be returned to the U.S. Department of Defense or some other government agency, according to the memo. Two existing two-passenger helicopters are used on a daily basis but were built in

1987 and 1989 and frequently need repair. SLED plans to purchase the same model, to save money in parts and pilot training.

The agency employs five full-time pilots, two full-time employees who are both pilots and mechanics and four parttime pilots, the memo says.

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Justices silent about execution drug secrecy BY MARK SHERMAN The Associated Press WASHINGTON — No one on the Supreme Court objected publicly when the justices voted to let Arizona proceed with the execution of Joseph Wood, who unsuccessfully sought information about the drugs that would be used to kill him. Inmates in Florida and Missouri went to their deaths by lethal injection in the preceding weeks after the high court refused to block their executions.

Again, no justice said the executions should be stopped. Even as the number of executions annually has dropped by more than half during the past 15 years and the court has barred states from killing juveniles and the mentally disabled, no justice has emerged as a principled opponent of the death penalty. This court differs from some of its predecessors. Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall dissented every time their colleagues ruled against death row inmates, and Jus-

tices Harry Blackmun and John Paul Stevens, near the end of their long careers, came to view capital punishment as unconstitutional. “They’re all voting to kill them, every so often. They do it in a very workmanlike, technocratic fashion,� Stephen Bright, a veteran death penalty lawyer in Georgia, said of the current court. Wood’s execution on July 23 was the 26th in the United States this year and the third in which a prisoner took much longer than usual to die. Wood, convicted of killing his estranged girl-

Death toll from Ebola in West Africa rises to 887

A woman prays with others from different religious groups against the spread of the Ebola virus in Monrovia, Liberia, on Saturday. An Ebola outbreak that has killed more than 800 people in West Africa is moving faster than efforts to control the disease.

Nigeria confirms doctor as its 2nd case confirmed second case in his ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — country is a doctor who had Authorities in Nigeria on helped treat Patrick Sawyer, Monday announced a second the Liberian-American man case of Ebola in Africa’s who died July 25, days after most populous country, an arriving in Nigeria from Lialarming setback as the total beria. death toll from the disease in Test samples are pending several West African counfor three other people who tries shot up by more than also treated Sawyer and now 150 to 887. have shown sympMost of the newly toms of Ebola, he reported deaths ocsaid. Authorities are curred in Liberia. READ MORE trying to trace and Health authorities Son hopes his quarantine others. in Liberia ordered mother’s case of “Hopefully by the that all those who Ebola will help end of today, we die from Ebola be spark push for should have the recremated after comcure. A7 sults of their own munities resisted tests,� Chukwu having the bodies said. buried nearby. DurThe emergence of a second ing the weekend, military pocase raises serious concerns lice were called in after peoabout the infection control ple tried to block health aupractices in Nigeria and also thorities in the West African raises the specter that more nation from burying 22 bodcases could emerge. It can ies on the outskirts of the take up to 21 days after expocapital, Monrovia. sure to the virus for sympThe World Health Organitoms to appear. They include zation announced Monday fever, sore throat, muscle that the death toll has inpains and headaches. Often creased from 729 to 887 nausea, vomiting and diardeaths in Guinea, Sierra rhea follow, along with seLeone, Liberia and Nigeria. vere internal and external Nigerian Health Minister bleeding in advanced stages Onyebuchi Chukwu said the

friend and her father, was pronounced dead nearly two hours after his execution began, and an Associated Press reporter was among witnesses who said Wood appeared to gasp repeatedly, hundreds of times in all, before he died. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said she and her colleagues are aware of what happened in Arizona, though she declined to say how the court would rule on a plea to stop the next scheduled execution — of Michael Worthington on Wednesday in Missouri.

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of the disease. “This fits exactly with the pattern that we’ve seen in the past. Either someone gets sick and infects their relatives or goes to a hospital, and health workers get sick,� said Gregory Hartl, World Health Organization spokesman in Geneva. “It’s extremely unfortunate, but it’s not unexpected. This was a sick man getting off a plane, and unfortunately, no one knew he had Ebola.� Doctors and other health workers on the front lines of the Ebola crisis have been among the most vulnerable to infection, as they are in direct physical contact with patients. The disease is not airborne and is only transmitted through contact with bodily fluids such as saliva, blood, vomit, sweat or feces.

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Son says mother’s Ebola should spark push for cure ATLANTA (AP) — Missionary Nancy Writebol, one of two known Americans stricken with Ebola, wasn’t looking to abandon her overseas work. But Jeremy Writebol thinks his 59-year-old mother can yield a greater good from her impending return to the United States amid West Africa’s worst-ever outbreak of the often-deadly virus. The attention focused on her case “might help develop a cure and resources to help those who are suffering,� the younger Writebol said. “I am sure hopeful for that.� A Liberian government official has confirmed that a medical evacuation team is scheduled to fly Nancy Writebol back to the United States early today. She will receive treatment at Atlanta’s Emory University Hospital alongside one of her mission partners, Dr. Kent Brantly, who was admitted Saturday. The American cases made headlines as dozens of African heads of state converged on Washington for the Monday opening of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, a three-day gathering hosted by President Obama. Among the stated

Jeremy Writebol holds a photograph of his mother and father in Wichita, Kansas, on Sunday. Jeremy is the son of Nancy Writebol, a missionary stricken with Ebola. Nancy Writebol is expected to fly to the U.S. today for treatment, following a colleague who was admitted during the weekend to Emory University Hospital’s infectious disease unit. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

purposes: discussing how to help African nations overcome systemic challenges, including disease. Brantly and Writebol contracted Ebola after working on the same medical mission team treating victims of the virus around Monrovia, Liberia. More than 1,300 people have been stricken, killing at least 729 of them in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone. Ebola has no vaccine or antidote. However, both Brantly and Writebol were given an experimental treatment last week, according to interna-

tional relief group Samaritan’s Purse. Brantly is a physician with the group, and the group originally said that only Writebol got the treatment. Brantly also received a unit of blood from a 14-year-old boy, an Ebola survivor, who had been under his care, according to the organization. Emory, where Brantly already is quarantined, boasts one of the nation’s most sophisticated infectious disease units. Patients are sealed off from anyone not in protective gear. Lab tests are conducted inside the unit, ensuring that

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their home congregation at Calvary Church in Charlotte. At the hospital where Brantly treated patients, Nancy Writebol worked as a hygienist whose role included decontaminating those entering or leaving the Ebola treatment area. Their pastor, the Rev. John Munro, said David Writebol fulfilled administrative and technical duties. A few weeks before she was diagnosed, Jeremy Writebol said, a doctor visited the Monrovia hospital where she worked and praised the decontamination procedures as the best he’d seen. Jeremy Writebol said she was “really pleased by knowing that� and never thought she would be infected, despite her proximity to the virus.

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come in this morning,� Dennis said. Yingling remained in custody at the local detention center as of Monday night, with his bond hearing being tentatively scheduled for today. Meanwhile, authorities have yet to announce a cause of death for Sharp-Adams, who was found dead in her jail cell about 3:10 p.m. last Tuesday. She had attended a bond hearing earlier in the day and had been in custody less than two days. An autopsy was conducted to determine a cause of death, but Dennis said preliminary reports have yet to

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determine a reason. The sheriff added toxicology reports from the autopsy are not expected for at least another week. According to law enforcement reports, both Yingling and Sharp-Adams are accused of pinning a pedestrian between their two cars and dragging him a short distance down U.S. 15 South near the intersection with Beulah Cuttino Road before veering away and releasing him into traffic. Both Sharp-Adams and Yingling were named to the Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office’s Most Wanted List two weeks after the incident, which declared them fugitives. During an interview last week, Yingling disputed the charges against both himself and Sharp-Adams.

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phone listing couldn’t be found, and court records didn’t show an attorney.

Man charged with shooting trespasser

Whales euthanized after washing onto beaches

CAMDEN — The Kershaw County sheriff said his deputies arrested a man who shot a trespasser on his land. Sheriff Jim Matthews said 46-year-old James Andrew Davis of Greenville saw a pickup truck driving on land in Camden that he leases for a hunting club. At about 2 a.m. Saturday, Matthews said Davis fired several shots in the air as the truck was driving off the property. One shot went through the pickup’s cab, injuring the victim. The sheriff said property owners can’t legally shoot at trespassers who aren’t threatening them, especially if they are trying to leave the property. Davis is charged with assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. A

MYRTLE BEACH — Authorities said a pygmy sperm whale washed ashore on Myrtle Beach and had to be put to death. Police said the whale washed onto the beach Sunday evening. A veterinarian was called and determined the whale was too sick to rehabilitate. But it took several hours, and police say beachgoers were unhappy that so little was being done. Police said state and federal laws prevent people who aren’t experts from handling beached whales because they can spread disease or hurt others. Authorities plan to test the whale’s remains to see how it died. A whale washed ashore Saturday on Hilton Head Island and was euthanized after it was attacked by a shark.

The Sumter Item is sponsoring Summer of Caring, a partnership between the publication and United Ministries. Much like the company’s Fireside Fund, in which the paper collects money and gives it to The Salvation Army for heating needs in the winter, with the Summer of Caring initiative, The Sumter Item takes up money and gives it to United Ministries for work in three areas — the Emergency Shelter, the Crisis Relief Ministry and the Construction Ministry. This week, readers gave $275. During the week of July 20 through July 26, 74 men and 22 women stayed at the shelter, said Mark Champagne, United Ministries’ executive director. Through Crisis Relief, 18 clients were assisted for a total of $2,894, 15 families received food worth a total of $640, and four families received in-kind donations worth $635. “The Crisis Relief Ministry was able to help a married couple in their 20s with five children under the age of 3 get their water reconnected,� Champagne said. “The husband was let go from a truck-driving job and was able to find new full-time employment within three months.� The Construction Ministry continues

to go strong, too. A couple of weekends ago, Jim Wissler from Westminster Presbyterian Church rounded up a group of volunteers to build a wheelchair ramp for Lila Washington, an 85-year-old Sumter woman. “I thank Sumter United Ministries and Mr. Wissler so much for the new ramp,� said Annie Benjamin, her daughter, who applied for the ramp. “I can now take Mama to church at Trinity Presbyterian and to the doctor without having to ask someone else to help.� Financial contributions may be mailed to: The Sumter Item Summer of Caring P.O. Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Donations may also be dropped off at the office, 20 N. Magnolia St. If donating in someone’s name, identify the individual clearly and with the correct spelling of his or her name. Groups and acronyms need to be spelled out. Donations received as of Monday included: For Crisis Relief, $250; and for Crisis Relief by RJH, $25. Combined anonymous donations totaled: $250 Total this week: $275 Total this year: $4,617

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ric of director Frank Capra’s “Meet John Doe� (5:45 p.m.) from 1941. She could star in weepies like “Stella Dallas� (7:30 a.m.) or steal scenes from Gary Cooper in “Ball of Fire� (8 p.m.), also from 1941, a comedy with a more than passing resemblance to “The Big Bang Theory.�

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• Hank has a bad feeling about his nose on “Royal Painsâ€? (9 p.m., USA, TV-PG). • A dozen acts perform at New York’s Radio City Music Hall on “America’s Got Talentâ€? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • Fish out of water flounder in a creative drought on “Hollywood Hillbilliesâ€? (9 p.m., Reelz, TV-PG). • A contract killer puts a witness in his crosshairs on “Rizzoli & Islesâ€? (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). • An Arctic hurricane strikes on the 10th season finale of “Deadliest Catchâ€? (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14).

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FROM PAGE A1 ailments — jet lag, medication, getting children ready for school again. One of them had the brilliant idea to do a first-person account. I made some inquiries, and last Tuesday, I was able to experience a sleep study right here in Sumter. The equipment hook-up did take awhile, and though uncomfortable at first, I adjusted. Fogle attached electrodes to my legs and jaw to measure movement. He put more on my chest to measure heart rate and bands around my chest to measure my breathing. He also taped a device on my finger to measure oxygen saturation. Meanwhile, Annette Amerson attached electrodes to my head to measure brain waves. They pointed out the cameras — one for when the lights are on and one for when they’re not. Fogle assured me it’s not like they sit and watch you all night while you sleep. Amerson encouraged me to talk to her through the intercom if I needed anything, but again, it wasn’t like they would be listening to every sound I made all night. Getting in bed with a dozen or so things attached was not an easy task. Calibrations were next. Breathing. Eye movement. As they had a TV in the room, I got to watch most of one show and all of another one before the timer turned

it off. I took awhile to fall asleep. While I’m sure all the wires and such contributed, I think it was more because I was in a new place, and I was on my back, not my usual sleeping position. I probably did stir some, but I only really remember waking up once on my own. Next thing I know, Amerson is waking me up asking me if I knew I had sleep apnea. No. She told me about the continuous positive airway pressure mask she was about to put on me. Commonly referred to as a CPAP machine, it keeps the airway open with filtered air from the room being pushed into the throat and creating a kind of stent, Grunsky said. It felt like what I imagine a pilot’s mask might feel like based on movies or maybe Darth Vader’s mask. I couldn’t help but giggle as she got me to talk and tested the pressure. Then it was back to falling asleep with more equipment and still on my back. Again, it took a little time, but it wasn’t impossible.

THE RESULTS The following Thursday, I met with Dr. Grunsky to discuss the results. Usually a report can be ready in three to seven business days, Grunsky said. The measure used to diagnose the presence or severity of sleep apnea is called the Apnea Hyponea Index. It is found by taking the number of events when the patient stops breathing or breathes shallowly and dividing it by the total sleep time.

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TIPS FOR GOOD SLEEP 1. The space you sleep in should be cool, comfortable, dark and quiet. 2. Don’t watch TV, play on the computer, read or do a crossword in bed. The bed should just be associated with sleep. 3. If you haven’t fallen asleep in 20 to 30 minutes, get up and go to another room to read. Go back to bed when you’re sleepy. 3. Don’t drink a lot before you go to bed. 4. Exercise is good, but don’t do it right before you go to bed. 5. Don’t have animals in the room with you. Pets can be disruptive to sleep. 6. Try to go to bed and get up about the same time every day, even weekends. Children and teenagers typically need nine to 10 hours of sleep, whereas adults as they age need more like seven to eight.

Some insurance companies consider 10 a mild case in an adult, Grunsky said. Others want a score of 15 or higher. Severe is considered 30. My score was more than twice that. Now normally, one sleep study is done to diagnose the condition. A second is conducted to fit the CPAP and titrate the right air pressure, Grunsky said. “Everybody needs a different pressure,� he said. “You might need an 8, but I might need a 12 and another person a 4. That’s why you can’t just grab your mom’s, dad’s or brother’s machine.� Too much pressure can cause a different type of apnea. So if you borrow a machine, he recommends

adjusting the pressure. My experience was what they call a split study and was more just to give me the full experience. However, they do have emergency protocol that if a person’s oxygen saturation drops too low, the staff hooks up a CPAP. Mine didn’t quite qualify, but it got close. I asked if there was any way to tell how long I’d had it. No. What are symptoms? What should I have noticed? Being tired in the daytime is a big one Grunsky hears as a primary care physician, he said. Hitting snooze a lot or falling asleep when you’re sitting can also be indicators. Most often, sleep apnea is first witnessed by a partner. “We have men come in and say, ‘My wife was watching me sleep, and I stopped breathing,’� Grunsky said. Snoring can be linked with sleep apnea, but just because you snore doesn’t mean you have sleep apnea. “I’ve had people with terrible snoring problems, and it’s not sleep apnea,� he said. If a client comes to him with these concerns, he would usually provide the person with a sleep survey and may refer the person for a sleep study, Grunsky said. From diagnosis to treatment, insurances offer a variety of coverage for the disorder, he said.

THE CAUSES What causes sleep apnea? Some of it is genetic, just the way you’re built, he said. Other instances can be the result of a thyroid con-

dition or being overweight. While weight loss is an effective treatment, it is usually difficult on its own. “There have been some interesting studies that the hormones released in chronically fatigued individuals increase the desire for salt and sweet,� Grunsky said. “This can lead you to gain weight. Also, you’re tired, so you don’t want to go to the gym. You don’t feel like being active.� Once the person loses weight, the CPAP’s pressure often has to be adjusted, he said. The “gold standard� form of treatment is the CPAP and is what he recommended for me. Most insurance offers partial coverage of such devices, Grunsky said. Other options include a Bi-PAP, which senses when you are inhaling or exhaling and adjusts; mouthpieces that pull the lower jaw forward to keep the airway open; surgery to remove tonsils; and positional therapy for mild apnea, Grunsky said. He cautioned that oral devices bought over the Internet usually do not work. A dentist usually has to be involved to mold a device to the individual’s mouth. What is the danger of leaving it untreated? The condition raises blood pressure, Grunsky said. It can also increase the risk for heart attack, heart failure and stroke. So I need to make an appointment with my health care provider in the next couple of months. Do you?

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THE SUMTER ITEM N.G. Osteen 1843-1936 The Watchman and Southron

TUESDAY, AUGUST 5, 2014 H.G. Osteen 1870-1955 Founder, The Item

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Margaret W. Osteen 1908-1996 The Item Hubert D. Osteen Jr. Chairman & Editor-in-Chief Graham Osteen Co-President Kyle Osteen Co-President Jack Osteen Editor and Publisher Larry Miller CEO Braden Bunch Senior News Editor

20 N. Magnolia St., Sumter, South Carolina 29150 • Founded October 15, 1894

SOUTHERN WITH A GULF COAST ACCENT

Early education cuts are on a roll

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hat kind of world will it be with no more “Mr. Octopus?” Since I have a background in teaching, I’m devastated by yet another thoughtless slam to early childhood educators. Scott Paper Co. has just announced it will no longer make toilet paper with the cardboard center roll. Instead, their “ecofriendly” toilet paper does away with the tube by somehow magically “squooshing” together the paper in the center to make it stiff enough to form its own roll. How in the world are kindergarten teachers supposed to make any sort of Leslie Anne craft now? Art Harrison tables will contain nothing but construction paper and foam packing peanuts. Rhythm bands will have paper plate tambourines and oatmeal can drums, but there will no longer be the cardboard tube section to, “tooo-toooo-rooo” in the background. Even though I haven’t taught school for years, my husband is still accustomed to me gathering up the toilet paper tubes to use in art classes and Sunday school projects. I have the cutest lamb pattern, which after attaching legs and a head, we use the toilet paper tube for the body, then cover it with Elmer’s glue and fluffy white cotton balls. I’ve used that pattern at church for Jesus’ little lost lamb and at school for Mary’s little lamb. The elimination of the toilet paper tube in the little tyke’s world is akin to the loss of glass baby food jars (snow globes), plastic L’egg eggs (bumble bees) and the ultimate scandal years ago when deodorant companies stopped making the glass roll-on bottles. I remember my Sunbeam teacher filling the bottles with paint and letting us roll big swaths of color across a paper to make rainbows. When deodorant containers changed styles, art supply companies started manufacturing the bottles pre-filled with paint and sold them to school systems for a tidy profit. Maybe that’s what will hap-

COMMENTARY pen with toilet paper tubes. We’ll stop using them for toilet paper, but an entrepreneur will sell them by the case to desperate school systems everywhere. It’s no wonder the schools always have to beg for money when the freebie materials are discontinued. Items once seen as “trash” often become expensive necessities. An example of free materials becoming an expected expense is the case of math “aids.” My grandparents were taught math by memorization. When someone figured out that some children are tactile learners and needed a concrete way to learn math, the teacher scavenged up a (free) box of nuts and bolts from someone’s garage so we could sort and group to our heart’s content. But by the time my children were taught math, there were no such thing as cast-off items to sort like Daddy’s bottle caps. Math class suddenly required a two hundred dollar set of plastic “teddy bear counters.” If you don’t know about teddy bear counters, just ask an early childhood professional. Some view them as the best thing ever invented, and others, like me, think they are the cutest rip-off ever for school funds. The pricey sets have to be replaced every year because a few students always feel the need to sneak the bears home in their socks — or worse. Scott Paper Co. claims it’s saving the landfills from millions of cardboard tubes. I say they are shortchanging the youth of America by removing an integral educational tool and setting us up for the new school expense of “Heavy-Duty-All-Purpose Craft Tubes, only $20 for two dozen.” And who wants to use that last rough piece of scrunched up toilet paper anyway? Support low-cost education and save the rolls. Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www. fairhopesupply.com. She can be reached at la@fairhopesupply. com.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR IT’S CLEAR BATEN DOESN’T UNDERSTAND CWP LAW

RELEASE OF AUTOPSY SHOULD BE A FAMILY DECISION

Eugene Baten continues his leftist war on law-abiding people while protecting law breakers in his Aug. 1, 2014, letter. I know Mr. Baten is not a CWP holder because if he is it should be revoked immediately until he has taken and passed the class since he clearly does not understand the law. Mr. Baten tries to educate us with a parable saying “The holder gets into a verbal altercation with a bar patron.” I end his quote right there. If a CWP holder is party to initiating the threat against them then they “cannot” use deadly force in selfdefense. Now if the same patron comes and assaults the CWP holder out of the blue then yes, self-defense is optional. For review please read SC code of laws 16-11-440 part B subsection C. The act of being part of the argument is a criminal act and takes away the right to self-defense, while not being involved with an argument and simply minding one’s own business maintains their right to self-defense. Another point was made, who do we believe, the dog owner who let their animal run at large (section 47-3-10 (4) A dog is deemed to be “running at large” if off the premises of the owner or keeper and not under the physical control of the owner or keeper by means of a leash or other similar restraining device) or the CWP holder who had a right to also be in the park and by law is allowed to carry there. I put my trust in the person who is not breaking the law. With all the violence in Sumter in recent weeks in saddens me to see some people still want to protect the criminals. Mr. Baten continues his misguided efforts to justify limiting our rights by saying, “not all CWP holders are responsible.” I agree with this. CWP holders are humans and make mistakes just as all humans do. Last December, a Sumter County deputy was terminated for discharging her weapon into a dwelling and nearly hitting a man, all while drinking alcohol. Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com. JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield

Braden Bunch writes in the Thursday, July 17, Sumter Item concerning the recent decision on revealing details of autopsies. His commentary states, “Never has an autopsy been conducted to improve the health and well being of a patient.” Of course, this is true because the patient is dead. But, did you give some consideration to the patient’s family? I’ll give two examples. Twenty years ago a man died while driving. The autopsy revealed a heart attack, but a check of blood type revealed his son was fathered by another man. What a shock. A second example was again a sudden death. Again the cause was a coronary occlusion (heart attack). But, the autopsy also revealed syphilis in the aorta. You will say we won’t put this is in the paper. This is true, but many like to tell these facts over a cup of coffee. Remember the right to know also carries responsibility. The release of the autopsy should be a family decision. PHIL BRANDT Sumter

SOME INFORMATION SHOULD REMAIN PRIVATE I must disagree with Mr. Osteen in his July 21 commentary on the releasing of autopsy reports. The first and foremost concern should be the surviving family members and their feeling on having the world know how and in what manner their loved one died. If the person committed suicide, do we, the public, need to know that the bullet entered his or her mouth and took the top of their head off ? Is this something we want left to the media to decide what details should be published? Or should the family decide? Me, I would rather leave it to the family. Even if it is a suspicious death, the family wishes should come first unless the family did the murder and then it should be in the hands of law enforcement, but the details have no need to be released except in a court of law. Every policeman is not trying to hide some kind of wrongdoing. And if I am not mistaken, Mr. Jacobs did have a weapon which he should not have had and he did draw it as if to use it. Was a mistake made here? I don’t know. I just think some things can stay private. ROBERT JOHNSON Sumter

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home)

LESILE ANNE HARRISON / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

RIP, Mr. Octopus.

DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (Fax) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL STATE LAWMAKERS MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086

Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934 Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148

Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 D-Clarendon (803) 435-8117 District 64 Columbia: (803) 212-6108 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, (803) 938-3087 D-Sumter Columbia: (803) 212-6929 District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, (803) 775-1263 D-Greeleyville Columbia: (803) 212-6132 District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926 Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov

Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 Main: (803) 933-0112 Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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AROUND TOWN The VVA Annual LZ 960 Benefit Poker Run, sponsored by the Vietnam Veterans of America, Chapter 960, Manning, will be held Saturday, Aug. 9, with 11 a.m. start time and 4 p.m. end time at Lakevue Landing. Entry fee is $10. There will be six stops: J&J Marina; the new Scarborough’s; Taw Caw Campground & Marina; Goat Island Bait & Tackle; Randolphs Landing; and ending at Lakevue Landing. Entry forms can be picked up in advance at any of the six stops or call (803) 460-8551 or (803) 478-4300. Entry forms may also be obtained after 9 a.m. on the day of the event at Lakevue Landing. Must have entry forms with all six stamps to be eligible for cash prizes. Clarendon School District One will conduct free vision, hearing, speech and developmental screenings as part of a child find effort to identify students with special needs. Screenings will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the Summerton Early Childhood Center on the following Thursdays: Aug. 14; Sept. 11; Oct. 9; Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, 2015; April 9, 2015; and May 14, 2015. Call Sadie Williams or Audrey Walters at (803) 485-2325, extension 221. The Lee County Branch of the NAACP will hold a back-toschool bash giveaway at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 7, at Dennis Development Community Center, 410 Cedar Lane, Bishopville. Refreshments will be served. If you would like to donate funds or school supplies for this event, call Willie Blyther at (803) 484-6594, Walter Boone at (803) 4283387, Hannah Hickmon at (803) 428-6303 or Windi King at (803) 484-5068. The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, Aug. 7, at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St., Manning. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. The National Council of Negro Women will hold a back-toschool bash at 4 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 8, at the Clarendon County Council on Aging, 206 S. Church St., Manning. The Thunderguards of Sumter will hold its annual back-toschool bash from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at 104 E. Bee St. The event will feature entertainment, food and school supplies for the

children. If you would like to donate back-to-school supplies, contact Robert Rogers at (803) 226-8666 or Larry Sanders at (803) 464-0507. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The associate members and guest speakers on marital tips will begin with Jerry and Judy L. Simon. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For information about the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 3765992. Women’s Bowling League is looking for new members! This fun handicap league welcomes all skill levels. Basic instruction is available for beginners. Come alone or bring your own team of three women. The league will meet to form teams and review the rules at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at Gamecock Lanes, and bowling will begin the following Thursday, Aug. 21. Call Cathy Powers at (803) 316-6710. The Stroke Survivors Support Group will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library, 1305 Loring Mill Road and Wise Drive, far left front entrance. The group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month. Call Wayne Hunter at (803) 4643003 or Joyce at (803) 4647865. Helping Youth Pursue Excellence, a Sumter afterschool program, is teaming up with the Central Carolina Community Foundation and Dawn Staley’s Innersole charity to hold a back-to-school bash from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at the M.H. Newton Family Life Center, 415 Manning Ave. Sixty children have been selected to receive free, new shoes, and school supplies will be given away. Call (803) 934-9522. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 16, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the Civil Rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 9684464.

PUBLIC AGENDA BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building

MID-CAROLINA COMMISSION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION Today, 6 p.m., Angus McDuffie’s farm house, Rembert

TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You will come EUGENIA LAST to verbal decisions when dealing with friends, relatives or colleagues. Voice your opinion, but remember to listen to what others have to say as well and you will make a good impression that leads to good results.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get out and about. Take care of situations that will make a difference to someone in need or to a cause you believe in. The people you meet while helping others will bring about positive change. Avoid a family feud.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You may want to control a situation, but if you force your ideas on someone, you’ll end up in a stalemate. Patience will bring far better results. Plant the seed, but don’t try to take over. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Express what it is you want and you will find out exactly where you stand. Keep business and personal matters separate to avoid someone meddling in your affairs. Working on a project that excites you will keep you out of trouble. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Get involved in a project that teaches you something unusual or allows you to work with someone from a different background. Spending time on personal grooming or learning new skills that will help you advance professionally will bring good results. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take care of the little things that you’ve been promising others you would complete to avoid someone complaining or criticizing. Make alterations based on what you feel will help you move forward. Arguing will be a waste of time. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Work quietly behind the scenes. If you can avoid drawing attention to your plans, you’ll get more done with less interference. Don’t let an emotional matter get blown out of proportion. Deception is apparent and must be avoided when dealing with partners.

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

A t-storm around this afternoon

An evening t-storm in spots

Partly sunny and very warm

Sunny to partly cloudy

Not as warm with a thunderstorm

Variable clouds with a t-storm

87°

70°

94° / 72°

93° / 72°

82° / 70°

85° / 70°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Winds: N 4-8 mph

Winds: VAR 3-6 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: N 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 88/66 Spartanburg 89/66

Greenville 86/66

Columbia 90/73

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

Sumter 87/70

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 91/67

ON THE COAST

Charleston 87/73

Today: A couple of thunderstorms. High 83 to 88. Wednesday: A shower or thunderstorm in the area. High 88 to 94.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 90/69/pc 78/59/pc 94/76/s 79/61/t 90/74/t 81/63/pc 90/75/t 87/70/pc 91/75/t 89/72/pc 104/81/pc 71/61/pc 91/71/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.09 75.45 75.26 97.12

24-hr chg +0.06 +0.04 +0.03 -0.07

Sunrise 6:36 a.m. Moonrise 3:30 p.m.

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

0.00" 0.76" 0.79" 24.39" 34.87" 29.13"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

86° 70° 90° 69° 101° in 1954 59° in 1985

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

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 92/73/pc 77/60/pc 95/77/s 78/57/pc 91/75/t 79/62/s 90/76/pc 83/66/t 94/75/t 87/65/t 105/78/s 74/61/pc 89/69/pc

Myrtle Beach 83/72

Manning 89/69

Today: Partly sunny. Winds light and variable. Partly cloudy. Wednesday: Partly sunny and seasonably warm. Winds west 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 87/70

Bishopville 89/69

Sunset Moonset

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Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 3.20 +0.24 19 6.67 -2.58 14 2.53 -0.14 14 5.37 -0.24 80 79.18 +2.31 24 8.78 +0.02

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Wed.

High 3:54 a.m. 4:52 p.m. 4:56 a.m. 5:55 p.m.

Ht. 2.8 3.2 2.8 3.3

Low 10:57 a.m. 11:58 p.m. 11:59 a.m. ---

Ht. 0.2 0.6 0.0 ---

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/61/pc 90/66/pc 91/66/pc 87/73/t 80/73/t 87/73/t 86/67/t 90/68/pc 90/73/t 86/69/t 82/68/t 84/69/t 86/69/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 83/64/pc 95/71/pc 95/69/pc 94/76/pc 86/75/pc 92/77/pc 90/69/pc 92/72/pc 97/75/pc 92/71/pc 88/71/pc 90/72/pc 92/71/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 87/70/t Gainesville 90/72/t Gastonia 86/67/t Goldsboro 83/69/t Goose Creek 87/73/t Greensboro 85/67/t Greenville 86/66/pc Hickory 85/64/t Hilton Head 85/76/t Jacksonville, FL 91/73/t La Grange 94/68/s Macon 91/67/pc Marietta 89/67/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 94/73/pc 92/72/t 89/69/pc 89/71/pc 93/76/pc 91/69/pc 89/70/pc 87/67/pc 89/78/pc 95/74/t 96/72/pc 93/71/pc 91/71/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/62/pc Mt. Pleasant 88/72/t Myrtle Beach 83/72/t Orangeburg 87/70/t Port Royal 89/73/t Raleigh 86/68/pc Rock Hill 86/67/t Rockingham 89/66/t Savannah 90/73/t Spartanburg 89/66/pc Summerville 85/76/t Wilmington 83/69/t Winston-Salem 85/67/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 89/66/pc 94/76/pc 90/75/pc 93/73/pc 94/75/pc 92/70/pc 90/68/pc 94/68/pc 95/75/pc 93/69/pc 89/77/pc 90/73/pc 91/68/pc

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

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

The last word in astrology

DAILY PLANNER

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): It will be futile trying to hide your true feelings. Get things out in the open and make decisions. Changes at home that are out of the ordinary will turn out to be beneficial. Put a little muscle behind your domestic plans. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Emotions will fluctuate. Gravitate toward moneymaking ventures that will bring about positive changes to the way or where you live. Emotional disillusionment is apparent. Ask questions to find out the truth. Keep money matters a secret. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Proceed with caution. Participating in community events can lead to problems if you let impulses get the better of you. Don’t be too quick to agree with someone. Ulterior motives are present, and protecting your heart and money is necessary. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Consider your motives and what you want before putting the blame on someone. Pick your friends wisely. Someone you know well will disappoint you. Tension will mount if honesty is questioned. Focus on your work and doing the best you can. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Romance is in the stars. An opportunity to do something that will make you feel good or improve your appearance should be taken. Networking will get you back on track and keep you moving toward a more prosperous future.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 MONDAY

7-10-13-14-37 PowerUp: 3

PICK 3 MONDAY

5-9-8 and 9-2-7

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7-3-9-4 and 5-2-1-8

PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Homer, an 18-week-old mastiff, and his owner, Eddyn Molden, 8, of Middletown, Virginia, are dressed as bumblebees during the judging for the Best Costumed Pet at the Frederick County Fair in Clear Brook, Virginia, on July 31. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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Rushing toward the NFL?

Sumter Junior Boys look to stay alive in World Series BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter Junior Dixie Boys 13-year-old all-star baseball team was facing Dothan, Ala., in an elimination game in the Dixie World Series on Monday evening after winning earlier in the day on Monday and on Sunday as well. Sumter, which lost to Dothan 11-7 in its opening game on Saturday, beat Searcy, Ark., 13-1 on Monday at Tinsley Park in Bossier City, La., to advance to the rematch against Dothan. On Saturday, Sumter defeated Pittsburg, Texas, 1710. After coughing up a 6-1 lead in the loss to Dothan thanks to 11 walks by its pitchers, Sumter rallied in a similar fashion to beat Pittsburg. Sumter was losing 10-5 in the fifth inning when it scored seven runs to take a 12-10 lead. Sumter did this on just three hits, but the Texas state champion walked seven batters in the inning. Sumter pushed across five more runs in the sixth, but did so on six hits. It finished the game with 12 hits. Trent Frye and Luke Stokes led the way, both going 2-for-4. Jacob Holladay pitched the final two innings to pick up the victory. If Sumter is still alive today, it will play either Bossier City or Jefferson Parish, La., today at 9 p.m. The game will be carried on at www.jockjive.com.

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South Carolina running back Mike Davis (28) might become the latest in a long line of Gamecock juniors to leave for the NFL, but first he has to repeat the success he enjoyed in 2013.

Davis might be latest Gamecock junior to leave if he can repeat 2013 success BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina tailback Mike Davis knows the NFL is on the horizon. First, though, is the chance to improve on one of the best rushing seasons in Gamecock history. “In order for me to leave, I have to have a great year so, of course, I’m focusing more

on this year ahead,’’ Davis said Sunday. “If I have that chance to leave, I will go.’’ And likely become the latest in a strong run of junior talent to give up their senior years at South Carolina for the pros. There was Buffalo Bills’ cornerback Stephon Gilmore, Chicago Bears receiver Alshon Jeffery and, just last May, defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, the

NFL’s No. 1 overall selection by the Houston Texans. Davis already has a resume to make pro scouts drool with a combination of speed and power, at 223 pounds, that he used to gain 1,183 yards rushing last season — the fourth best singleseason at South Carolina. The only Gamecock runners Davis trails? Heisman Trophy winner George Rog-

ers, who had rushing years of 1,894 yards and 1,681 yards, and former teammate Marcus Lattimore, who gained 1,197 yards. “I didn’t even know that until you just told me, so obviously I wasn’t keeping up with my yardage,’’ he said. “I’m just concerned with us winning and my teammates

Turbeville Dixie Angels win opener NORTH MYRTLE BEACH — The Turbeville Dixie Angels Traditional all-star softball team defeated Franklin County, Texas, 6-3 on Monday in the Dixie Softball World Series. Turbeville is scheduled to play Baldwin County, Ga., today at 11 a.m. Baldwin County beat Columbia Dean Griner, Miss., 8-0 on Monday.

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All eyes on Tiger as final major looms Woods’ status still in limbo after suffering back injury at Bridgestone BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Joe LaCava walked nearly never blade of grass on the 18th green at Valhalla Golf Club, jotting notes in his yardage book after stepping off the distances from every edge of the green to every possible pin position. It was just like any other Monday at a major. The caddie just didn’t know whether any of this information would be useful in the PGA Championship. LaCava was awaiting word on

whether his boss — Tiger Woods — would be healthy enough to play the final major of the year. “I’m optimistic,’’ LaCava said after he finished charting the entire golf course. “I’m hoping he plays. So I’m just doing whatever work I would normally do.’’ The caddie was at Valhalla. So was his car, a silver SUV parked in the spot assigned to the fourtime PGA champion. As for Woods? THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Stay tuned. His Whether or not Tiger Woods plays is the biggest question heading into Thursday’s agent, Mark Steinberg opening round of the PGA Championship in Louisville, Ky. Woods injured his back

on the second hole of the final round of the Bridgestone Invitational on Sunday SEE TIGER, PAGE B3 in Akron, Ohio, and had to withdraw.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Battle ready to lead mixand-match offensive line BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — A year older and a year wiser, the eternal work-in-progress Isaiah Battle sounds like a changed man. Long pegged the left tackle of the future — now the present — Battle speaks as if he’s finally ready to lead the Clemson offenBATTLE sive line. Thing is, he’s got far more important tasks involving his mouth in this offseason’s closing weeks. “After I leave here,” Battle told local reporters after practice Saturday evening, “you’ll see me with three plates (of food). At least three plates.

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

5 p.m. — Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southwest Regional Semifinal Game from Waco, Texas (ESPN2). 6:05 p.m. — Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:45 p.m. — Women’s International Soccer: FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup Group Play Match from Edmonton – United States vs. Germany (ESPNU). 7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Detroit at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: New York at Washington (NBA TV). 8 p.m. — Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southwest Regional Semifinal Game from Waco, Texas (ESPN2). 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Los Angeles Dodgers or Atlanta at Seattle (MLB NETWORR). 10 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Seattle (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 10:30 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Tulsa at Los Angeles (NBA TV).

GOLF The Associated Press BRIDGESTONE INVITATIONAL PAR SCORES

Sunday At Firestone Country Club, South Course Akron, Ohio Purse: $9 million Yardage: 7,400; Par 70 Final Rory McIlroy (550), $1,530,000 69-64-66-66—265 -15 Sergio Garcia (315), $900,000 68-61-67-71—267 -13 Marc Leishman (200), $522,000 64-69-68-67—268 -12 Keegan Bradley (114), $308,000 68-67-67-69—271 -9 Patrick Reed (114), $308,000 67-68-71-65—271 -9 Justin Rose (114), $308,000 65-67-70-69—271 -9 Charl Schwartzel (114), $308,000 65-69-73-64—271 -9 Rickie Fowler (81), $170,000 67-67-72-67—273 -7 Graeme McDowell (81), $170,000 71-70-66-66—273 -7 Ryan Moore (81), $170,000 65-73-68-67—273 -7 Adam Scott (81), $170,000 69-68-65-71—273 -7 Matt Kuchar (65), $115,000 71-66-72-65—274 -6 Hideki Matsuyama (65), $115,000 70-71-65-68—274 -6 Brandt Snedeker (65), $115,000 68-68-68-70—274 -6 Thomas Bjorn, $97,500 69-68-69-69—275 -5 Jim Furyk (56), $97,500 69-68-69-69—275 -5 Hunter Mahan (56), $97,500 71-65-71-68—275 -5 Phil Mickelson (56), $97,500 71-73-69-62—275 -5 Kevin Stadler (51), $89,000 71-70-66-69—276 -4 Henrik Stenson (51), $89,000 71-66-68-71—276 -4 Lee Westwood (51), $89,000 72-71-70-63—276 -4 Gary Woodland (51), $89,000 70-68-68-70—276 -4 Branden Grace, $82,000 69-71-67-70—277 -3 Zach Johnson (47), $82,000 70-70-68-69—277 -3 Kevin Na (47), $82,000 71-73-66-67—277 -3 Ernie Els (43), $75,200 71-69-70-68—278 -2 J.B. Holmes (43), $75,200 69-69-67-73—278 -2 John Senden (43), $75,200 74-66-67-71—278 -2 Jimmy Walker (43), $75,200 69-70-70-69—278 -2 Fabrizio Zanotti, $75,200 70-71-68-69—278 -2

3M CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At TPC Twin Cities Blaine, Minn. Purse: $1.75 million Yardage: 7,114; Par: 72 Charles Schwab Cup points in parentheses Kenny Perry (263), $262,500 65-63-65—193 -23 Bernhard Langer (154), $154,000 64-67-63—194 -22 Jeff Maggert (104), $104,417 64-67-65—196 -20 Gene Sauers (104), $104,417 66-65-65—196 -20 Marco Dawson (104), $104,417 63-66-67—196 -20 Mike Goodes (70), $70,000 66-68-64—198 -18 John Cook (60), $59,500 69-63-68—200 -16 Vijay Singh (60), $59,500 64-68-68—200 -16 Steve Elkington (41), $40,542 68-67-67—202 -14 Paul Goydos (41), $40,542 67-68-67—202 -14 Peter Senior (41), $40,542 68-68-66—202 -14 Wes Short, Jr. (41), $40,542 70-70-62—202 -14 Gary Hallberg (41), $40,542 66-65-71—202 -14 Hale Irwin (41), $40,542 68-66-68—202 -14

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

San Diego at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Texas at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Boston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

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

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 4, Colorado 0 Cincinnati 7, Miami 3 San Francisco 9, N.Y. Mets 0 Washington 4, Philadelphia 0 St. Louis 3, Milwaukee 2 San Diego 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 3 Arizona 3, Pittsburgh 2, 10 innings

MONDAY’S GAMES

San Francisco 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Cueto 12-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 10-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 7:05 p.m. Miami (Hand 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-10), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Za.Wheeler 6-8) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-7), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (Hahn 7-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-8), 8:10 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 9-7) at Milwaukee (J.Nelson 1-2), 8:10 p.m. Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at St. Louis (Lynn 11-8), 8:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-9) at Colorado (B.Anderson 1-3), 8:40 p.m. Kansas City (D.Duffy 5-10) at Arizona (Miley 7-7), 9:40 p.m. Atlanta (A.Wood 7-8) at Seattle (F. Hernandez 11-3), 10:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-2), 10:10 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

San Diego at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 3:40 p.m. Houston at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Boston at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Kansas City at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

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WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta Indiana Washington New York Chicago Connecticut

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New York 83, Atlanta 76 Los Angeles 70, Connecticut 69 Chicago 76, Washington 65 Seattle 71, San Antonio 65

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Connecticut, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Indiana, 7 p.m. New York at Washington, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Tulsa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cleveland 4, Texas 3, 12 innings Detroit 4, Colorado 0 Baltimore 1, Seattle 0 L.A. Angels 7, Tampa Bay 5 Minnesota 16, Chicago White Sox 3 Houston 6, Toronto 1 Kansas City 4, Oakland 2 N.Y. Yankees 8, Boston 7

MONDAY’S GAMES

Baltimore at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Detroit at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Cueto 12-6) at Cleveland (Tomlin 5-7), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Price 11-8) at N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 7-7), 7:05 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 10-7) at Philadelphia (K.Kendrick 5-11), 7:05 p.m. Baltimore (B.Norris 8-7) at Toronto (Buehrle 11-7), 7:07 p.m. San Diego (Hahn 7-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 10-8), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Lewis 7-8) at Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 9-6), 8:10 p.m. Boston (R.De La Rosa 3-4) at St. Louis

SPORTS ITEMS

Weiss ties for 8th at SCGA Amateur Championship PAWLEYS ISLAND — Former Sumter High School golfing standout Jon Weiss finished in a tie for eighth in the rain-shortened 83rd SCGA Amateur Championship at The Reserve Golf Club. Due to unplayable course conditions on Sunday, the event was reduced to WEISS 54 holes. Andrew Novak was declared the champion, finishing with an 8-under par 207. Weiss finished six strokes back at 213, putting himself in contention with a round of 63 in Saturday’s third round. Despite two weather delays, including heavy rains and significant lightning keeping the field off the course for nearly four hours, Weiss scorched the course. The James Madison University golfer started on the back nine and had seven birdies for a 28. He shot a 35 on the front nine for his 8 under score. Weiss rebounded from a first-round score of 82 to shoot a 68 in the second round before his big final round. Another former SHS golfer, Cody Clepper, finished in a tie for 17th at 217 after a final round 74.

PANTHERS DE HARDY’S TRIAL SET FOR NOV. 17 CHARLOTTE — Panthers franchise player Greg Hardy entered a not guilty plea at an arraignment hearing and his jury trial has been set for Nov. 17, according to his attorney Chris Fialko. The Pro Bowl defensive end is appealing a July 15 conviction on misdemeanor charges of assaulting a female and communicating threats. The trial date is scheduled during Carolina’s bye week. Carolina hosts Atlanta on Nov. 16.

FAVRE HEADED TO PACKERS HALL OF FAME IN 2015 GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre will be inducted into the team’s Hall of Fame and have his jersey retired next year. Favre writes on his official website that it will be an honor to have his name placed among others such Bart Starr, Curly Lambeau, Ray Nitschke and Vince Lombardi, to name a few. It’s been six years since Favre ‘retired’ from the Packers, tried to return, then went on to play for the New York Jets and rival Minnesota Vikings.

SHS CROSS COUNTY PRACTICE SET

BENGALS’ QB DALTON SIGNS MULTIYEAR DEAL

The Sumter High School boys and girls cross country teams will begin practice on Aug. 11 at 7 p.m. at the picnic shelter behind the school. All runners need to have a physical. For more information, contact head coach Jimmy Watson at Jimmy.Watson@ sumterschools.net.

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Bengals on Monday made Andy Dalton one of the highest-paid quarterbacks in the league. Dalton signed a 6-year extension. According to multiple reports, the deal is worth up to $115 million and will prevent Dalton playing out the final year of his rookie contract.

Dalton has passed for more than 3,000 yards in each of his three seasons. He led the Bengals to an 11-5 record and AFC North title in 2013. He set career highs with 33 touchdown passes and 20 interceptions.

MCILROY RALLIES FOR BRIDGESTONE WIN AKRON, Ohio — From links of Britain to the parkland of America, Rory McIlroy is on top of the world again. In his first start since a wire-to-wire win at the British Open, McIlroy wiped out a 3-shot deficit in only three holes and closed with a 4-under 66 on Sunday to win the Bridgestone Invitational and return to No. 1 in the world. Sergio Garcia had a 3-shot lead going into the final round at Firestone. McIlroy fired off three straight birdies and already had the lead when he stood on the fourth tee. He took over the lead for good with an 8-foot birdie putt on the 11th hole, got some breathing room when Garcia made bogey on the 15th hole and cruised home to a 2-shot victory. Garcia closed with a 71.

PERRY EDGES LANGER FOR 3M CHAMPIONSHIP BLAINE, Minn. — Kenny Perry scrambled for a birdie on the 18th hole to beat Bernhard Langer by a stroke in the Champions Tour’s 3M Championship. Perry closed with a 7-under 65 for his second victory of the year. He finished at 23-under 193 at TPC Twin Cities. Langer shot 63. He overcame a 4-shot deficit on the back nine and was tied with Perry going to the par-5 18th. From staff, wire reports

SCHEDULE

Sunday’s Game N.Y. Giants 17, Buffalo 13 Thursday’s Games Indianapolis at N.Y. Jets, 7 p.m. New England at Washington, 7:30 p.m. San Francisco at Baltimore, 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Kansas City, 8 p.m. Seattle at Denver, 9 p.m. Dallas at San Diego, 10 p.m. Friday’s Games Miami at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Oakland at Minnesota, 8 p.m. New Orleans at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Giants, 7:30 p.m. Green Bay at Tennessee, 8 p.m. Houston at Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

EAST DIVISION Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

(Lynn 11-8), 8:15 p.m. Kansas City (D.Duffy 5-10) at Arizona (Miley 7-7), 9:40 p.m. Tampa Bay (Smyly 6-9) at Oakland (Hammel 0-4), 10:05 p.m. Atlanta (A.Wood 7-8) at Seattle (F. Hernandez 11-3), 10:10 p.m. L.A. Angels (H.Santiago 3-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 13-2), 10:10 p.m.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. holds up the trophy in Victory Lane on Sunday after winning the GoBowling.com 400 at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pa.

NASCAR the big winner with Jeff, Junior on top BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — It was Jeff Gordon’s championship to lose just a week ago after his record fifth win at the Brickyard. Then Dale Earnhardt Jr. completed a season sweep at Pocono and now he’s the guy to beat. Jeff and Junior, two of NASCAR’s biggest stars heating up during this lazy summer stretch of racing. NASCAR really couldn’t ask for anything more. Well, it wouldn’t hurt if Tony Stewart threw his hat into the ring, too. As of Tuesday, it will be one year since the broken leg that ended his season, and Stewart has now gone 14 months without a victory. He is on the outside looking in on the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. Stewart is one of the very few drivers who move the needle for NASCAR, and he has just five races remaining to grab a win he desperately needs to make him automatically eligible to race for the championship. For now, the only noise Smoke is making on the track is his constant sniping against blocking (do as he says, not as he does), but it might be time for him to block his way into Victory Lane. That would give NASCAR the trifecta for its highly anticipated Chase, which for the first time will feature elimination rounds and a winnertake-all finale. Picture the glee on Brian France’s face in Phoenix if it’s some combination of Junior and Jeff, Smoke and Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch and

GOBOWLING.COM 400 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Pocono Raceway, Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (9) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 160 laps, 127.5 rating, 47 points, $193,265. 2. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 160, 114.5, 43, $206,058. 3. (2) Joey Logano, Ford, 160, 123, 42, $180,941. 4. (14) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 160, 102.1, 40, $154,466. 5. (25) Greg Biffle, Ford, 160, 83.6, 40, $150,450. 6. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 160, 134, 40, $149,451. 7. (8) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 160, 103.7, 37, $126,279. 8. (21) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 160, 87, 36, $103,515. 9. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160, 96.7, 35, $96,965. 10. (12) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 160, 103, 34, $103,215. 11. (1) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 160, 95.4, 33, $123,010. 12. (24) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 160, 74.4, 32, $111,298. 13. (4) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 160, 113.9, 32, $84,415. 14. (27) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 160, 68.7, 30, $108,835. 15. (11) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 160, 84.5, 29, $132,826. 16. (22) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 160, 76.5, 28, $105,523. 17. (30) David Gilliland, Ford, 160, 64.1, 28, $102,723. 18. (23) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 159, 59.5, 26, $116,090. 19. (39) David Ragan, Ford, 159, 55.9, 25, $99,573. 20. (37) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 159, 38.9, 24, $86,937.

Kevin Harvick all jockeying to make the Final Four showdown at Homestead. The powers that be can’t ask for anything more than the 24 and 88 flexing their muscles right now, when neither team has anything to lose. They are playing with house money, seeing what they are made of before the 10-race Chase. For Gordon, the points leader for 14 of the last 15 weeks, it’s about building the confidence of his team and making them believe a championship is possible. There was no doubt after the Brickyard victory, and he followed it by leading a race-

21. (33) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 159, 47.8, 23, $79,340. 22. (38) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 159, 56, 22, $78,990. 23. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 159, 72, 21, $120,848. 24. (31) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 159, 43.7, 20, $78,515. 25. (34) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 158, 45.6, 19, $78,790. 26. (40) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 158, 38.5, 18, $74,940. 27. (35) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 158, 40.6, 17, $77,765. 28. (42) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 158, 34.5, 16, $74,615. 29. (26) Carl Edwards, Ford, 157, 59.6, 15, $93,465. 30. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 156, 41.4, 14, $86,815. 31. (36) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 154, 45.4, 13, $76,665. 32. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 144, 62.3, 12, $101,898. 33. (29) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 143, 60.8, 11, $101,004. 34. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, accident, 137, 60.4, 11, $73,590. 35. (28) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 125, 58.9, 10, $110,376. 36. (16) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 124, 73.6, 8, $107,348. 37. (15) Brian Vickers, Toyota, accident, 116, 73.6, 7, $105,079. 38. (18) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 116, 69.8, 7, $117,166. 39. (17) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, accident, 111, 72.5, 5, $117,966. 40. (41) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, accident, 88, 26.9, 0, $68,030. 41. (32) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, accident, 28, 31.7, 0, $56,030. 42. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, engine, 23, 43, 2, $99,871. 43. (43) Johnny Sauter, Toyota, electrical, 11, 27.8, 0, $48,530.

high 63 laps Sunday at Pocono before finishing sixth. The win went to Earnhardt, who used crew chief Steve Letarte’s strategy to complete the Pocono sweep. It was his third win of the season — the same amount of victories Earnhardt earned all of 2006 through 2013 — and came just four days after Hendrick Motorsports announced Letarte’s replacement for 2014. It showed the 88 team isn’t letting up, and Letarte is determined to guide Earnhardt to his first championship before he turns him over to Greg Ives at the end of the season.

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pick Tiger Woods if he’s healthy and playing well. This doesn’t bode well right now. I just hope that maybe it’s just an isolated problem that he can turn around and possibly play this week at the PGA.’’ Watson said he watched the entire front nine and knew something was wrong with Woods after his tee shot on the par-3 fifth hole came up 65 yards short. “You don’t hit that terrible a shot ever — ever,’’ Watson said. “And I said, ‘Something is wrong.’’’ Lavaca noticed it much earlier, when Woods hit a shot so heavy that it came up 30 yards short of the flag and into the water on the third hole. “I knew he was hurting when he fatted the one on 3, which he never does,’’ LaCava said. “He never fats them like that.’’ Woods kept playing, though, until grimacing on a tee shot at the ninth, slowly bending to remove his tee and calling for a cart to take him in. Why not stop sooner? “He’s tough,’’ LaCava said. “Tough and stubborn would be two good words.’’ Woods has not been back to Valhalla in 14 years, not since that high-charged playoff victory over Bob May that gave Woods his third straight major on his way to an unprecedented sweep of the majors at the height of his game. Woods was recovering from season-ending knee surgery in 2008 and did not play in the Ryder Cup. The course has changed since, with Jack Nicklaus making various tweaks, especially around the green. The par is now 71 with the second hole changed to a par 4. Otherwise, it looked to be in immaculate conditions on the first day of practice. Phil Mickelson, coming off a 62 in the final round at Firestone, played nine holes. The practice range and chipping area were crowded with players. McIlroy already was back at work, having established himself as the overwhelming favorite coming off his wire-to-wire win at the British Open and rallying from three shots behind to win at Firestone. Still to be determined is whether Woods would be able to join them.

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CANTON, Ohio — Eli Manning is starting to get the hang of the New York Giants newly installed up-tempo offense. It helped that the 11th-year quarterback got a chance to go in for a third series in the Giants’ 17-13 win over the Buffalo Bills in the preseasonopening Hall of Fame Game on Sunday night. After Manning ended the Giants’ second series by losing a fumble on a sack, he bounced back by methodically engineering a 12-play, 80-yard drive capped by rookie Andre Williams’ 3-yard touchdown run. “Yeah, it was big for our offense to get something going, get a few first downs, get in a good rhythm,’’ Manning said. “I’m glad we had that one last opportunity.’’ Manning went 6 of 7 for 43 yards passing, with his longest completion for 10 yards. He was complemented by a 1-2 punch of a running game made up of Williams and free-agent addition Rashad Jennings, who took much of the pressure off the passing attack. The focus on a ground game is part of the new wrinkles being introduced by new offensive coordinator Ben McAdoo. “I thought there were some improvements. It was a good start,’’ Manning said. Rookie receiver Corey Washington scored the goahead touchdown on a 73-yard pass up the right sideline from backup Ryan Nassib with 13:18 remaining. Bills backup Jeff Tuel hit Robert Woods for a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourthand-goal to put Buffalo ahead 10-7 early in the second quarter.

Watkins, the Bills firstround pick from Clemson, was held without a catch after being targeted three times. Two passes from Manuel directed Watkins’ way were tipped. Manuel also was late in finding Watkins flying up the left sideline, and overthrew him by a few yards. “I’m fine,’’ Watkins said. “I wish I could have got a ball and got tackled.’’

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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) throws against Buffalo in the first quarter of the Hall of Fame game in Canton, Ohio, on Sunday. The Giants won the game 17-13. Here are five things that stood out in front of an announced crowd of 22,052 at Fawcett Stadium:

GIANTS ON THE RUN With running back David Wilson sidelined after sustaining his second neck injury in less than a year, Williams stepped in and capably filled the No. 2 spot behind newly acquired starter Rashad Jennings. The fourth-round draft pick out of Boston College had seven carries for 48 yards and a TD. “It gives me confidence. I feel like I’m supposed to be here,’’ said Williams, a Heisman Trophy candidate who

led the nation with 2,177 yards rushing last season. “I’m part of the team now.’’ “I though he played well, and that was encouraging,’’ coach Tom Coughlin said.

EJ’S INCONSISTENCIES Bills starting quarterback EJ Manuel had several lapses during two series. He completed just 2 of 7 attempts for 19 yards, and nearly had a pass intercepted by linebacker Jacquian Williams inside the New York 10. Manuel never looked off his intended target Sammy Watkins and was fortunate to have Williams bat the ball down. “I would have liked to throw a touchdown pass or to score

a touchdown while I was in, but it’s our first game,’’ said Manuel, the second-year player who has been inconsistent through the first two weeks of training camp. “We got our feet wet, and we’re looking forward to moving on to playing Carolina.’’ Coach Doug Marrone didn’t sound as positive regarding the play of any of his quarterbacks. “Obviously, the performances were not good for a win,’’ Marrone said. “We’ve got to

The NFL unveiled a few new wrinkles for the preseason, including providing coaches and players on the sidelines an opportunity to view pictures of plays on tablets and in color. That’s an improvement over the blackand-white still photos that were printed off on paper. Marrone experienced a problem, saying his tablet initially didn’t work. The issue was fixed and he used the technology in the second half. “There was a miscommunication,’’ he said. “I was excited. I did use it in the second half and I liked it a lot.’’

HALL EXPERIENCE Manning was excited to be on hand as former teammate Michael Strahan was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as part of the sevenmember 2014 class. Best of all, Manning noted was how the defensive end got an opportunity to lead the pre-game huddle at midfield.

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DAVIS FROM PAGE B1 do a good job.’’ Davis looked like one of the best rushers in the Southeastern Conference through the first nine games, posting seven performances with at least 100 yards and seeing his name among the more prominent league backs like Alabama’s T.J. Yeldon and Georgia’s Todd Gurley. Injuries, though, wore Davis down and he gained just 125 yards combined in South Carolina’s final four games. Still, he was instrumental in helping the Gamecocks finish 11-2 for the third straight season. Davis was slowed down by ankle and rib problems. He could’ve sat out more than one game — he missed South Carolina’s 70-10 victory over Football Championship Subdivision opponent Coastal Carolina — but wanted to show his teammates that he was not going to quit on them simply

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because he was banged up. “I think that’s important,’’ he said. Davis said he thinks about what he must do this year to take another step forward among college football’s best runners. “But I really can’t control that,’’ he said. “Hopefully, I can be a good teammate. If we keep winning, I don’t really care too much about my stats.’’ Davis got a chuckle last week when South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier talked how he’d encourage his tailback to leave for the NFL if the circumstances were right. Spurrier believes the shelf life for pro running backs can be short and he doesn’t want to delay a talented player like Davis for a minute more than the rules allow. “We’re going to shake his hand and let him go,’’ Spurrier said. “That’s why you keep on recruiting more running backs.’’ The Gamecocks might need

them, too. Davis tweaked a hamstring in offseason workouts and hasn’t practiced full out since camp started Friday night. The Gamecocks hope to give runners Brandon Wilds, Shon Carson and David Williams more carries this year, something Davis isn’t crazy about. “I don’t too much care for it, but whatever coach Spurrier wants,’’ Davis said. Davis understands the importance of this season to his future — and the chancy nature of a long career in the NFL. His older brother James Davis had two 1,000-yard seasons as Clemson’s top running, yet struggled to make an impact due to injuries in his brief NFL time with Cleveland and Washington. The younger Davis plans to go full out, as always, this season to cap his college career. “I just want to show my teammates that I’ll lay my body down on the line,’’ he said.

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EDGAR DINKINS Deacon Edgar Dinkins, 90, departed this life in the early hours of Thursday, July 31, 2014, at his home. Born on April 17, 1924, in Rembert, Sumter County, he was a son of the late Hodge and Leacy Miller Dinkins. His paternal and maternal grandparents were Pinkney and ReDINKINS becca Dinkins and Isaac and Lucy Scott Miller. Living in Rembert throughout his life, Deacon Dinkins devoted his life’s journey to a Christian ministry that centered on purposeful living, serving his church, his family and his community. Deacon Dinkins received Christ as his Lord and Savior at an early age and was baptized at Rafting Creek Baptist Church. Among his many services to his church, he served faithfully as a doorkeeper on the senior usher board and as chairman of the deacon ministry, formerly the board of deacons, from 1979 until his death. Among the many verses he studied and memorized, there were also many notes he wrote in his favorite notebooks: You are Bread for the hungry, water for the thirsty, garment for the naked; hope for the hopeless; sight for the blind; strength for the weakness; home for the homeless; you are a shelter in a mighty storm. You are Savior of the world. Deacon Dinkins lived this belief through his service to people, whether working through leadership in community involvement (recognized by the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina), being a Sunday school and Bible study lifelong learner; as a poll watcher in the Rembert District; as a ward deacon to many church members; or as spokesperson for the community overall and for specific individuals. He was the treasurer of Rembert Lodge No. 1 and was recognized for his community leadership by the Palmetto Grand Lodge. In 1949, Edgar, affectionately known as “Dump” (and recorded as such in an early Census record) married Catherine Grant, daughter of Leroy and Rosa Skinner Grant of Horatio. During their 34-year marriage, they parented two daughters and three sons. Edgar was a strong, loving father figure who encouraged his children through actions to work hard, to aspire to do well, and to treat others from the kindness of the heart. He worked at DuPont Construction during the early 1950s. It was at Becker Sand and Gravel where he worked for more than 40 years. Following retirement from Becker, he worked at Williams Funeral Home Inc., until earlier this year. He approached the purpose of his work with the ideal of providing excellent service to the people he served. Deacon Dinkins was often asked by families to “say

BATTLE FROM PAGE B1 Nothing less, whatever they have for dinner. Lot of carbs, protein, a lot of meat.” And when he goes home, every kid’s favorite snack. Times three. “I eat three peanut butter and jellies a night,” Battle said. “Just try to stay consistently eating and adding on my diet.” Battle is 6-7, the tallest Tiger on the roster, and currently weighs 288 pounds, which is beefy for his height but not quite the brick wall Clemson needs to protect the blind sides of right-handed quarterbacks Cole Stoudt and Deshaun Watson. “He’s got to be more dedicated in the nutrition part of it,” offensive line coach Robbie Caldwell said. “He’s still a strong, powerful guy.” Brandon Thomas, Battle’s

a few words of comfort” at a deceased member’s funeral. He carefully crafted the remarks to speak to the life of the deceased and the strength of the Holy Word. He was particularly interested in conveying the message that one may experience a long, long night before moving to eternal life and knowing the joy of what is beyond the veil. His legacy of a purposeful life continues through his children, Julia, Wallace, Robert (Alvenia), Phillip (Debra) and Janet; his grandchildren, Michael, Robert, Onesha, Regina, Teresa, Nicole, Averil, Larry, Lyric, Yolanda, Quintin, Najha, Kendra and Myron; as well as 12 greatgrandchildren; his sister, Edmonia Wade; and his many nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, presiding, the Rev. Dr. Charles H. Davis, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Carol Sanders, the Rev. Sharon Boyd, the Rev. Dr. Derrick Grant, the Rev. Burdell Hill, the Rev. Frank Williams Jr., Bishop James Williams and the Rev. John F. Kennedy. The family is receiving friends and relatives at his home, 4285 Spencer Road, Rembert. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The procession will leave at 11:30 a.m. from his home. Floral bearers will be deacons’ wives, relatives and friends. Pallbearers will be deacons, relatives and friends. Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

ORA LEE J. GRIFFITH Ora Lee “Jack” Jones Griffith, 92, widow of John W. Griffith, died on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at National Healthcare Center. Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

Paxville, and Rudene (Willie) Scales of Columbia; a host of other nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Graveside services for Mr. Bosier will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at St. Mark Baptist Church. The Rev. Linda Conyers and the Rev. Roberta Montgomery will serve as officiants. The service is entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, (803) 485-3755.

Haywood Bosier, 77, husband of Annie M. Bosier, died on Wednesday, July 23, 2014, in Hollywood, Florida. Born on July 7, 1937, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Frank and Ella Jane Bosier. He is survived by his nieces and nephews, Jennifer (Roosevelt) Nelson and the Rev. Roberta Montgomery, both of

predecessor, was four inches shorter than Battle, but weighed 315 pounds. That’s Battle’s target mark in the minds of his coaches, but in the third-year junior’s mind, Battle would love 297: the heaviest he’s ever been. It’s hard for Battle to put on weight, especially in the heat of summer, since he’s got a fast metabolism. So he’ll keep piling on the plates for breakfast, lunch and dinner. “I try not to eat bad foods, like McDonald’s, fast food,” Battle said. “The NCAA passing (a new unlimited meals provision) has really helped. That was the best decision they ever made, so I’m going to take advantage of that.” Battle also may take advantage of starting the final four games of 2013 at right tackle, which makes him the most experienced tackle the Tigers have to offer. “Most football teams are made up of a bunch of good

James Nelson Sr., exchanged time for eternity on Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at the Jewish Home Life Care in Bronx. Born on July 7, 1944, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Eola Hammett Dukes. The family will begin receiving relatives and friends on Thursday at the family residence, 4310 Moses Dingle Road, Summerton. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

OSCAR BRIGGS MANNING — Oscar Briggs, 96, widower of Juanita Butler Briggs and Carrie Lee Lemon Briggs, died on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born on Jan. 30, 1918, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Ben and Irene Hanna Briggs. The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Pastor Renelle B. Conyers, 1502 Coventry Trail, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ROBERT R. COKLEY Robert Richard Cokley, husband of Willie Mae Wilson Cokley, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Aug. 25, 1941, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lucille Cokley Kennedy and James McBride. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 512 Red and White St., Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

JAMES M. LARRY James Michael Larry, also known as Mike Geddings, 70, husband of Viola Faltersack Larry, died on Monday, Aug. 4, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in York, he was a son of the late Walter O’Delle Geddings and Lillian Bernice Lowrey Geddings. He served in the U.S. Army and retired from Cooper Tools after 35 years of service. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; two sisters, Deborah Roe (Ken) of Florida and Cindy Geddings of Myrtle Beach; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a sister, Linda D. Bryant. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Betty Gainey officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Faith Outreach Assembly Church, 42 Callen Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

ANNIE BELL J. ANDERSON Annie Bell Johnson Anderson, widow of Hardy Anderson, entered eternal rest on Sunday, Aug. 3, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Oct. 15, 1940, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Marlow Sr. and Marie Coplyn Johnson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at 1737 N. St. Paul Road / Nathale Lane, Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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missionary department, Sunday school, choir, and served as church treasurer for 20 years. She also sang with the Five Singing Sisters Group. Survivors are her husband of 59 years, Ben James of the home; three sons, Charlie (Diane) James of Pinewood, the Rev. Ben (Joyce) James of Mullins and Robert (Mary) James of Lynchburg; two daughters, Mrytle (Harry) Brunson of Sumter and Carolyn (Steven) Maple of Hope Mill, North Carolina; one sister, Sarah Thompson of Thomasville, North Carolina; nine grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; a host of relatives and friends. Mother James can be viewed from 3 to 7 p.m. today. Funeral will be held at noon on Wednesday at New Hope UME Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Lawrence Myers Jr., pastor of New Hope, the Rev. Dr. Susan F. Wilson, pastor of Mt. Hope FBC, the Rev. Dorothy Boyd, Pastor Ethel W. Sweat, the Rev. Ben James Jr. and Elder Keith Smith Sr. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 945 S. Hampton St., Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Mattie Lee Boger James, wife of Ben James, entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her home, 945 S. Hampton St., Pinewood. She was born on May 26, 1936, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Rev. James and Sarah Fordham Boger. She was a member of Mt. Hope Fire Baptized Holiness Church, Pinewood, where she was the mother of the church, a member of the trustee and finance boards,

Ransom Richardson Sr., 86, widower of Josephine James Richardson, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 1, 2014, at his home. He was born on Nov. 15, 1927, in Clarendon County, a son of the late Earnest and Lillie Richardson James. He attended the public schools of Clarendon County and retired from Georgia Pacific. He was a life member of Antioch AME Church, where he served faithfully. He leaves to cherish his memories: four sons, Earl (Josephine) Richardson, Harrison (Roxanne) Richardson and Leroy Richardson, all of Pinewood, and Ransom Richardson Jr. of Sumter; three daughters, Betty (Garry) Farrar of Irvington, New Jersey, and Jerleen (Larry) Stubbs and Lillie (Robert) Jordan, both of Sumter; 20 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; two sisters, Sarah Puryear and Marie McCall; one aunt, Sarah Conyers; three sisters-in-law, Willie G. Moore, Daisy M. Moore and Ruth James; and a host of other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Antioch AME Church, Pinewood, with the pastor, the Rev. Earl Clark, the Rev. Melissa Green and Minister Lena Nelson. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1209 White Rivers Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

players — then you have a few special talents, and (Battle’s) one of those guys,” head coach Dabo Swinney said. “Sure would help us if we were able to count on him week in and week out.” Thomas is graduated and gone to the NFL, while Gifford Timothy and Patrick DeStefano have retired due to injury (now serving as student-coaches), so there’s not much edge depth behind Battle. Junior Shaq Anthony started three games at right tackle last year, but he lost his job with uneven play and will serve a one-game suspension in the 2014 opener at Georgia for an undisclosed violation of team rules last spring. Junior Joe Gore seems the favorite to start at right tackle, though junior Eric Mac Lain, redshirt freshman Maverick Morris and perhaps fifth-year senior Kalon Davis (who would shift from guard) are candidates.

On the other side of starting junior center Ryan Norton is another question mark, as the Tigers try to replace right guard Tyler Shatley. Davis and senior David Beasley (the latter is also suspended at Georgia) each started seven games at guard in 2013. Senior Reid Webster, sophomore Jay Guillermo and redshirt freshman Tyrone Crowder are also factors. “I wouldn’t say we’re very concerned,” Norton said. “It’s definitely harder when you have Shaq Anthony and David Beasley out for the Georgia game. So we have three different sets of linemen, groups we’re going with.” It’s just like 2013, when Clemson was mixing and matching players from center to guard, or guard to center, or right side to left. “Yeah, we’ve got to get some continuity. Of course, we’ve got a couple suspensions, but that’s for one game,” Caldwell said. “At some point, we’ve

got to get the first five for the first week. But it’s a long season. Puts us behind the 8-ball, so to speak, but we’ll work our way out of it.” Clemson has allowed 98 sacks the past three years (at least 30 in each season), fourth-most among Atlantic Coast Conference teams in that span: Pittsburgh allowed 144 sacks, N.C. State 106 and Florida State 99. “Oh, we take great pride in not letting that happen,” Caldwell said. “So when they say it does, our dander gets up, and this group’s excited about proving people wrong.” With Thomas and Shatley gone, Battle’s not ready to call this 2014 offensive line better than last year. The challenge is working their way toward that mark. “Everybody thinks they’re going to run over us,” Battle said. “But you know what? The game will show. That’s what I can say to that. We will see.”

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Funeral services for Roy Wright, who passed away on Saturday, Aug. 2, 2014, will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the New Life Funeral Service Chapel. The family is receiving friends at 93 Southside Drive, McBee. Services entrusted to New Life Funeral Services LLC of Bishopville.

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ALBERT HARRIS Albert Harris entered eternal rest on Friday, Aug. 1, 2014, at Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville, Georgia. Born on Sept. 2, 1963, he was the biological son of Crystal Ray and Sarah Moses Harris and adopted son of the late Booker and Sarah Harris. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his brother, Crystal (Evangelist Tryfenia) Moses, 702 Olive St., Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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PLAINTIFF, vs. Tenea S. Hinson; and Janea L. Green, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE NAMED:

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 4000 Faber Place, Suite 450, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.

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Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on June 5, 2014 at 12:30 P.M.

Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to served a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff or Charles T. Brooks, III, Esquire, at this office located at 309 Broad Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Forces of the United States of America, any minors, persons non compos mentis and persons under a disability of any kind or nature, Respondents.

Sumter County the Amended Petition in the above action, together with Amended Summons, was filed in the Office of the Probate Judge for Sumter County on June 6, 2014.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action. If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order. FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC THOMAS A. SHOOK Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS IN THE FAMILY COURT THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Docket No.: 2011-DR-43-1576 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER James Lyles and Tina Lyles, Plaintiffs, vs. Katisha Dixon, and Katressa Anderson as Natural GAL for Katisha Dixon, a minor under the Age of Eighteen (18) years, and John Doe. Defendants TO: KATISHA DIXON AND KATRESSA ANDERSON, NATURAL GAL FOR KATISHA DIXON, AND JOHN DOE, THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the

Dated at Sumter, South Carolina, on the 24th day of October, 2011.

HEARING NOTICE To: Charles T. Brooks, III Esq. A hearing has been set in the above matter for the 2nd day of September, 2014 at 10:30 o'clock A.M. You are hereby notified to be present in the chambers of the Family Court of the THIRD Judicial Circuit, located at 215 North Harvin Street at the aforesaid time. TYPE: FINAL ADOPTION TIME ALLOTTED: 15 MINUTES *This case will be heard by: Judge Michelle Hurley IT IS ORDERED that the attorney requesting the hearing shall notify the opposing counsel or party of the date of the hearing as the Clerk's office will send notices of hearing only to the requesting attorney. *Be advised that while a case is set before a certain judge, such designation is subject to change without notice. Sumter County Family Court 215 North Harvin Street Sumter, SC 29150-4900 Charles T. Broooks, III Attorney for the Plaintiffs 309 Broad Street PO Box 3512 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 418-5708

SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY Case No. 1994-ES-43-159 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Edward Alston, Petitioner, v. John Alston, Alease Bennett, Marshall Dinkins, Sr., Marshall Dinkins, Jr., Gary Dinkins, Johnny Lee Dinkins, Carrie Mae James, Lorraine Littles, Eula Lee Osborne and for any persons unknown who are or might claim to be heirs of the decedent, including any unknown persons in the armed

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TO: THE RESPONDENTS ABOVE NAMED: And to the natural, general, testamentary or other guardians thereof, and to the person with whom they reside or by whom they may reside or by whom they may be employed, if any there be, and to all other Respondents whose whereabouts cannot be ascertained. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED, advised and notified, that the Petition, Summons, order Appointing Guardia ad Litem, Order of Publication and Notice to Respondents were filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, The purpose of this action is to determine the heirs-at-law of Ollie Alston as is more fully stated in the Petition. That by Order of the Probate Court, Calvin K. Hastie, Esquire, whose address is 7 East Hampton, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, was appointed Guardian ad Litem Nisi with his/her appointment to become absolute thirty (30) days after the services of this Summons and Notice.

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO: THE RESPONDENTS HEREIN, names and addresses unknown including thereof any who may be minors or under other legal disabilities, if any, and to the natural, general or testamentary guardian or conservator or otherwise unto the persons with him they may reside, if any thereby; YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that by order entered July 8, 2014, Calvin K, Hastie, Esquire was named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent your interest in this action, and appointment to become absolute unless you apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent your interest in the above entitled action within thirty (30) days from the date of the said order.

NOTICE OF FILING PETITION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Amended Petition in the above action, together with Amended Summons, was filed in the Office of the Probate Judge for Sumter County on June 6, 2014.

ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Attorney Calvin K. Hastie has been appointed as the Guardian ad Litem Nisi filed on July 8, 2014 in the Office of the Probate Court for

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

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

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

Estate: Mary Peggy Montalbano #2014ES4300433

Estate:

Personal Representative

Personal Representative Kevin Peoples 5433 Pinefield Road Sumter, SC 29154

James Montalbano 50 Mere Court Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Shellie Louise Bradford #2014ES4300428

Estate:

Personal Representative Linwood G. Bradford C/O Jack W. Erter, Jr. Attorney at Law 126 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Sylvia C. James 3235 Arborwood Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate: Claude J. Singleton, Jr. #2014ES4300416

Estate: Thelma Tolliver Evans #2014ES4300446

Personal Representative Shirley Singleton 460 Loring Mill Road Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Bridget Tolliver 220 Lee Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Estate:

Roland Goines #2014ES4300435

Personal Representative

Ulease Spann Goines 360 Dusty Circle Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Jessie M. Floyd #2014ES4300447

Personal Representative Donald T. Floyd 2691 Tindal Road Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

John F. Barto #2014ES4300425

Personal Representative Chester J. Tomson, Jr. 2218 Pineridge Street Orangeburg, SC 29118

Estate:

Kathleen B. Wise #2014ES4300418

Personal Representative Kathy W. Mathis 7647 Raccoon Road Manning, SC 29102

Estate:

Johnny Ray Watts, Sr. #2014ES4300414

Personal Representative Billie Jean Watts C/O Thomas E. Player Attorney at Law PO Drawer 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

Carolyn B. Peoples #2014ES4300441

Gloria J McQuilla Heyward #2014ES4300422

Personal Representative Letisha C. Davis 12 Brown Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Hampton Ceasar #2014ES4300219

Personal Representative Alma Murray C/O Larry C. Weston 201 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: James Milton Alsbrook #2014ES4300411 Personal Representative Rupert Kimbrell 2380 Clematis Trail Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Estate:

Sidney L. Christian #2014ES4300421

Manley C. Dubose, Sr. #2014ES4300426

Personal Representative Ruby B. Dubose 360 Reynolds Road Pinewood, SC 29125

Estate:

Naomi Maldonado #2014ES4300417

Personal Representative Marisol Thomason 3 Briar Bend Court Sumter, SC 29154

Estate: Larry Samuel Florence #2014ES4300440 Personal Representative

Larry E. Florence 4321 Nazarene Church Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Cantfield Davis, Jr. #2014ES4300420

Personal Representative Deloris H. Davis 765 Radical Road Sumter, SC 29153

Terry Lee Hodge #2014ES4300427

Personal Representative Donna Diane Hodge 3521 Cains Mill Road Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Barbara Ann Dewitt #2014ES4300442

Personal Representative Amy S. McLeod 20 Antrim Court Sumter, SC 29154

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Lakeside poker run benefit helps veterans ‘We get wonderful support from the local community: We have 108 sponsors from Clarendon and Sumter counties.’ DENNIS REYNOLDS Fundraising chairman

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Whether their modes of transportation have wheels, sails or a propeller, folks interested in hanging out around the Lake Marion area will have a good reason as the Manning chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America hosts its annual LZ 960 Benefit Poker Run from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. “The event begins and ends at Lakevue Landing,” said VVA Chapter 960 President Ron Cunningham. “Those who wish can hang around after the run to eat dinner and listen to karaoke. “Dinner is part of the package,” he

Scott’s Branch grad named cemetery head Scott’s Branch High School graduate Alphaeus L. Richburg has been named director of Fort Custer National Cemetery, Augusta, Michigan. In this role, he is responsible for all burial, maintenance and administrative operations at the facility. Prior to this assignment, Richburg was the director of Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee and assistant director at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan. Richburg graduated from the National Cemetery Administration’s (NCA) year-long Cemetery Director Intern Program in July 2011. He joined NCA in January 2009 as a cemetery representative at RICHBURG Beaufort National Cemetery in Beaufort, South Carolina. Prior to joining NCA, Richburg was a courtroom deputy with the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the District of Columbia for 13 years. Richburg retired from the U.S. Army in 2004 where he served as a legal noncommissioned officer. He received several awards and also served in combat in Panama. In April, Richburg was selected as the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Outstanding Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Employee for 2014, and will receive the National Commander’s Award at the National Convention in August in Las Vegas, Nevada. Richburg is a graduate of Scott’s Branch High School, Summerton, and is the son of Alphaeus (Shorty) Richburg and Lillian (Sister) Ragin-Richburg of Summerton.

“All the stops are at marinas or restaurants around the lake,” said Dennis Reynolds, chapter 960’s fundraising chair. “We will have a veteran at each site to stamp the people’s entry forms.” The entry fee is $10 and may be obtained from any chapter member, at any of the stops along the run and at Lakevue Landing at 9 a.m. the day of the event. During the run, participants are asked to get a stamp at each of the stops. Entrants who get all six stamps are eligible to win prizes, including $100 first prize, $75 second prize and a $50 third prize, an event flyer said. “We get most of our funds for this

said. “Last year we had barbecue, coleslaw, potato salad, desserts, hamburgers, hot dogs and wings.” Cunningham said the poker run was originally only for land vehicles, but later it was opened to boats. “We were down a few boats last year,” he said, “”But we seem to have more interest this year.” Stops on the run include Lakevue Landing & Restaurant, 2058 Lakeshore Drive, Manning; The New Scarborough’s, 1326 Fowler Road, Manning; Taw Caw Campground & Marina, 1328 Joyner Drive, Summerton; Goat Island Bait and Tackle, 9645 Wash Davis Road, Summerton; and Randolph’s Landing, 1022 Randolph’s Landing Way, Manning.

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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 ancing With the Clarendon Stars

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4648 Kingstree Highway. “We had to change the venue, said organizer Cheryl Wingard. “We used to have it in the Cypress Room but we outgrew the space and now we will be in the Matrix.” She said tickets are still available for the event that will feature 15 local couples competing to raise funds for charities. In addition to the dancing, there will be an open bar, hors d’oeuvres and a live orchestra. “We have sold out every year, and we are hoping for a sell out this year,” Wingard said. Tickets for the fundraising event are $100.

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Craig Varn and Emily Richburg practice their dance moves for Dancing With the Clarendon Stars. The event, which raises funds for charity, will be at 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Matrix Center.

For more information, call Wingard at (843) 6877774 or csw@burroughsproperties.net or visit www.clarendoncountydancingwiththestars.com.

Boys State governor poised for success BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Trevon Andrews said he was warned about trying to describe his experience at Boys State. “But I’ll give it a shot,” he said. It’s that kind of self-confidence that helped propel Andrews to the governorship at the gathering of more than 1,000 of South Carolina’s most promising young men at Anderson College in Anderson June 7-14. Each year, American Legion posts select high school boys from around

the state to attend the weeklong event at which boys learn hands on about government by having a political convention and elections. Similar events are held around the nation. “We had to go down to the schoolhouse and talk to the guidance counselors and ask them to send the best kids they have at the school,” said American Legion Post 204 Commander Howard Holliday. “All the American Legion posts have a quota to send four or five boys.” Andrews, along with Raquan Dupree, Raquan Bennett and Timothy De-

vitt were selected from Manning High School to attend this year’s event. “These young men who we send to Boys State, they have to meet certain criteria,” said Municipal Judge James Dingle, adjutant for Post 204. “They have to have a 3.0 GPA, they have to be community oriented and participate in different things in the community.” Dingle said the boys selected have gone on to lead rewarding lives. “All of them have been successful in life. All of these young men are doing well, and we are so proud of them,” he said.

“I am eternally grateful to Post 204 for sending me because without them it wouldn’t have been possible,” Andrews said. Dingle said the program is only possible through community support. “We are so grateful that in this small town we have so many sponsors that help the American Legion Post to send these young men to camp every year,” he said. “We have been fortunate to send around 58 young men over a period JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM of time.” American Legion Post Commander Howard HolliUpon being selected, day and Manning Municipal Judge James Dingle Andrews said he wanted

helped send Manning High School senior Trevon SEE BOYS STATE, PAGE C4 Andrews to Boys State, where he was elected governor from among more than 1,000 attendees.

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The Little Miss & Teen Miss South Carolina Pageant was held recently in Hartsville. The pageant had 126 contestants from across the state. The winner of Little Miss Tiny Tot South Carolina was Brynli Knotts of Manning. She is the daughter of Brooke Knotts and Daniel Brewer. Brynli Knotts won $2,000 in scholarships and other prizes. For more information, visit www.littlemisssc.com.

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Peyton is a 5-month-old, beautiful, black and tan Rottweiler mix puppy who is very playful and friendly. She has been spayed, is up-to-date on her shots and ready for adoption. Meesha is a domestic long hair cat that is almost 2 years old. She is a sweet, loving girl that is spayed, up to date on her shots and ready for a loving home. Stop by and meet her in person. Meet Peyton, Meesha and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

from sponsors,� Reynolds said. “Most poker runs are $20. We get wonderful support from the local community: We have 108 sponsors from Clarendon and Sumter counties.� Reynolds said entrants do not need to pay the entry fee when they pick up their entry forms. “People can pay when they finish,� he said. “Think about it; if you have four people in a car or boat, each one of them can enter when they finish, they just have to be back by 4 p.m.� Entrants must have entry forms with all six stamps to compete for cash prizes, but entrants who do not get all the stamps can still have dinner and will be eligible for door prizes. Reynolds said entrants who complete

the run will receive numbered poker chips and the entry with the highest totals will win the cash prizes — $100 for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. “We also have a surprise prize,� Reynolds said. Cunningham said money raised during the event will help support the chapter’s scholarship fund and its efforts to assist needy veterans. “The scholarship is not an athletic scholarship or an academic scholarship, it is intended to help children in military families,� he said. “We send applications to all the high schools in Clarendon County, and applicants who include copies of their family’s military forms get extra points. We have a committee that tries

to pick out the families that need assistance.� Reynolds said the poker run also has an another benefit. “The businesses around the lake are struggling a little bit,� he said. “People don’t have as much money to spend on leisure, and the run gets people into our area.� Reynolds said the support the veterans get from the surrounding community is “wonderful.� “We get so much support, even from tiny little businesses,� he said. “This is a wonderful area, and the people really support our veterans.� “We are hoping for a good turnout,� Cunningham said. “We are praying for great weather.� For more information, call Cunningham at (803) 460-8551 or Reynolds at (803) 478-4300.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS NCNW BACK TO SCHOOL BASH The Clarendon National Council of Negro Women’s annual Back to School Bash will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, in the Council on Aging Building, 206 S. Church St., Manning. Children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. For more information, call Loretta Pollard at (803) 4852056.

NATIONAL NIGHT OUT EVENTS A National Night Out event will be from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 12, at the Manning High School Gymnasium, 2155 Paxville Highway in Manning. The event will be similar to one held Aug. 5, in Turbeville. Attendees at the free event can enjoy prizes, food, soft drinks and music, and get school supplies. For more information, visit www.natw.org or call 1-(800)-NITE-OUT (648-3688).

AFFORDABLE CARE WORKSHOP The 2014 monthly workshop on The Affordable Care Act presented by Carrie SinklerParker will begin at The Harvin Clarendon County Library 6 p.m. Monday, Aug. 11. The program is free and open to the public, no registration required. For more information, call (803) 435-8633.

LET’S MOVE MANNING KICKOFF The Let’s Move Manning Kickoff Event will be held from 9 a.m. to noon Aug. 9, at Gibbons Street Park, 240 Gibbons St. in Manning. Intended to promote healthy eating, fitness and obesity awareness,

the event includes workshops, free health screenings and sessions on healthy cooking, how to work out at home, juicing and Zumba. All are invited. For more information, call the City of Manning at (803) 4358477.

SOIL HEALTH WORKSHOP The Clarendon Soil & Water Conservation District in cooperation with Clemson Extension and the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service will be hosting a Soil Health Workshop on Aug. 13. The topics for the workshop will include: the basics of soil health, where South Carolina currently is, South Carolina’s future outlook, and the use of cover crops as a tool for soil health. The conclusion of the meeting will feature a farmer panel that will include producers from across the state who have been utilizing cover crops on their farms. Attendees will have the opportunity to have a “back and forth� discussion with our panel about their personal experiences with the implementation of cover crops into their crop rotation. The workshop will take place at 10 a.m. at the F.E. Dubose Center Auditorium. There is no charge for the event, but guests will need to RSVP to Casey Blackmon at the Clarendon Soil & Water Conservation District, (803) 435-2612 ext101 or casey.blackmon@sc.nacdnet.net, by 3:30 p.m. Aug. 6. Lunch will be provided. Certified Crop Advisor and Pesticide Renewal Credits will be available.

Park in Manning. For more information call (803) 473-3543. All classes will be held at Shannon Greens Golf Club.

Violence with a 3-mile walk, “Somebody’s Listening,� hosted by Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center - Haven of Rest Domestic Violence Crisis Women Center. The event on Saturday, Oct. 4, begins and ends at the gazebo across from John Land Courtyard on Keitt Street in Manning. Pre-registration will be held at Walmart from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 6. Fee is $20, which includes a T-shirt. For more information call: Deborah Delong, (803) 410-7724, or Ann Driggers (803) 460-5572.

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

MENTORING PROGRAM

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

Rural Leadership InstituteClarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1. Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary. The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors. For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 707-4901 or email rliclarendoncounty@ gmail.com.

Registration for Clarendon County Recreation Department (CCRD) youth football, soccer and cheerleading is ongoing from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday until Aug. 22, at J.C. Britton Park in Manning. The cost for football or soccer is $45. The cost to register for cheerleading is $30. Parents must provide the child’s birth certificate, sign the “Parents Code of Conduct� pay the registration fee when registering. Football and cheerleading is divided into two age groups: age 8-10 and 11-12. Age is as of Sept. 1. Soccer is divided into four age groups: ages 5-6, 7-9, 10-13 and 14-18. Age is as of Nov. 30. Registrants for soccer will receive shirts, socks, shorts and shin guards. For football players, CCRD will provide helmets and shoulder pads, which must be returned at the end of the season. Parents must supply pants, padding and shoes. Kim Hill, with CCRD, said the seasons will run from September until late November. For more information, call (803) 473-3543.

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elieve it or not, cholesterol isn’t all bad. This soft waxy substance, manufactured in the liver, helps produce hormones, vitamin D and the bile acids needed to digest fat. The catch: It takes just a tiny amount of cholesterol to do all this. It’s that excess cholesterol in your bloodstream that can lead to arteriosclerosis, a condition in which artery walls can become clogged and narrowed, and arteriosclerosis can cause heart disease or stroke. What do the numbers mean? Like oil and water, cholesterol (which is fatty) and blood (which is waNancy tery) don’t mix well. Harrison So cholesterol travels CLEMSON through the bloodstream, together with EXTENSION protein, in packages called lipoprotein. Different kinds of lipoprotein affect your heart. • Low-density Lipoprotein (LDL): Often called “bad” cholesterol. Lowdensity lipoprotein carries most of the cholesterol in the blood, and LDL cholesterol is the primary source of artery blockage. The more LDL cholesterol you have in your blood, the higher your

risk of heart disease. • High-density Lipoprotein (HDL): Often called “good” cholesterol. Highdensity lipoproteins carry cholesterol in the blood from other parts of the body back to the liver, which leads to its removal from the body. So it helps keep cholesterol from building up on artery walls. The higher your HDL level, the better. • Triglycerides: All fats in the bloodstream, other than cholesterol, are triglycerides. High triglycerides may be a sign of a lipoprotein problem that can lead to heart disease.

CHOLESTEROL TESTING Knowing your family medical history helps you determine your risk of developing high cholesterol and possible heart disease. If your parents, uncle, aunt or other close relative developed heart disease at an early age, you’re in a high-risk group and should be tested. Lowering your cholesterol: Want to bring those numbers down? Here are some tips: • Cut the fat – cutting saturated fats is much more important than avoiding foods containing cholesterol because it’s saturated fat that raises cholesterol levels in the body. So choose poultry, fish and lean meats. Trim meats and remove chicken skin. Substitute skim

milk for whole milk. Use tub margarine or liquid vegetable oils, which are higher in polyunsaturated fat (safflower and corn oils, for example) instead of butter, lard and hydrogenated vegetable shortening, which are high in saturated fat. Substitute fruit, veggies and whole grains for highly processed fast foods and snack foods. Buy low-fat mayonnaise and salad dressing. And try fatfree cooking techniques such a broiling, steaming and roasting. • Lose weight if you’re overweight. Losing weight causes overall circulatory fat to go down. • Get off the couch. Walking even 20 to 30 minutes a day can lower cholesterol. • Talk to your doctor

GUIDE TO FATS AND CHOLESTEROL There are three main types of fats: • Monounsaturated: Tends to lower LDL-cholesterol levels. Found mostly in plants and seafoods. Olive and canola oil are high in monounsaturated fat. • Polyunsaturated: Tends to lower both HDL and LDL cholesterol levels. Found mostly in plant and seafoods. Safflower oil and corn oil are high in polyunsaturated fat. (Sorry, no oil can help raise HDL levels) · Saturated: Tends to raise LDL cholesterol levels. Elevated LDL levels are

associated with heart disease. Found mostly in animal products such as meat, whole milk, butter and lard. A new term recently has been added to the diet dictionary: trans fatty acids. These fats don’t occur in nature. They are the result of a process called hydrogenation, which converts a liquid fat to a solid fat. Trans fatty acids often are found in baked goods and other highly processed foods and should be avoided by anyone trying to lose weight or lower cholesterol. How much fat should you eat? The American Heart Association recommends the following guidelines: • No more than 8 to 10 percent of total calories should come from saturated fat. People with a history of heart disease should consume less than 7 percent of calories from saturated fat. • No more than 30 percent of total calories from all types of fat. • Daily intake of dietary cholesterol should be less than 300 milligrams – less than the amount contained in two eggs – and no more than 200 milligrams for people with a history of heart disease. Reminder: Canning workshops schedule coming soon Nancy Harrison is a retired Food Safety and Nutrition Educator with Clemson Extension.

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10:44 p.m. July 19: Officers responded to a report of assault in the 300 block of Hartwell Street, Manning. Complainant told police his son had threatened him with a screwdriver when he would not buy him cigarettes. Andrew Jamal Blanding was arrested for aggravated assault and disorderly conduct.

4:53 p.m. July 25: A deputy responded to a report of larceny in the 13100 block of Plowden Mill Road. Complainant told police her water tank was missing out of her pump house. The tank was valued at $300. 11:49 a.m. July 27: A deputy responded to a complaint of larceny in the 1400 block of Creekside Drive, Manning. Complainant said a 2001 black Easy-Go golf cart was missing. The missing cart was valued at $3,000.

DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE 1:15 a.m. July 20: Officers conducting a safety checkpoint at Boyce and Barfield streets reported smelling alcohol and marijuana in a vehicle. The driver was reportedly asked to step out, failed field sobriety tests and admitted smoking marijuana. Christopher Maurice White, 22, 420 Silver Lane was arrested for driving under the influence.

LARCENY: 8 p.m. July 26: An officer responded to a report of larceny in the 200 block of North Church Street. Complainant told police a woman was allowed in his home when he was away and took a wireless speaker, a portable phone charger and a pair of purple Nike tennis shoes. Complainant reportedly showed a text from the woman that said “u betta call da cops cuz I will be pawning some stuff ASAP b____h.” The missing items were valued at $230. The complainant was given a case number and advised to speak to an investigator about pursuing charges.

VANDALISM OF A VEHICLE 10:13 a.m. July 25: A deputy responded to the 1000 block of Otto Road, Manning, in response to a complaint of vandalism of a vehicle. Complainant said she left her vehicle at her mother’s house at 6:30 p.m. and when she returned at 10 a.m. she noticed her vehicle had been vandalized. The officer observed damage to the windshield, broken headlights, the hood had been keyed with the phrase “b___h you are next,” the passenger side window and mirror broken and the side keyed. The husband of complainant later reported several items had been taken from the vehicle. Damage was estimated at $1,000.

BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 1:13 p.m. July 28: A deputy responded to a complaint of a break in at the 1000 block of Gardenia Lane, Alcolu. Complainant said his aunt’s house had been broken into. The deputy observed the door knocked in and cleared the house. The

house was reportedly ransacked. The deputy called for an investigator. Three televisions were missing but complainant did not know what else was in the house. Missing items and damage were estimated at $2,086. 9:18 p.m. July 30: A deputy responded to a complaint of burglary in the 1300 block of Night Fall Lane, Summerton. Complainant said his neighbor’s residence had been broken into. She said she heard

glass breaking and the dogs began to bark and she walked outside. She said she saw two young black males running from the scene. Damage was estimated at $500.

LARCENY 8:14 p.m. July 28: A deputy responded to a report of larceny in the 1000 block of Bynum Road, Summerton. Complainant said an ATV was missing from his club house. Complainant said he had last seen the

ATV at 10 a.m. and went to feed his dogs. When he returned at around 3 p.m. he noticed the ATV missing. Complainant said he had surveillance cameras and would notify police if the cameras reveal any more information. The missing ATV was valued at $4,500. 7:25 p.m. July 26: A deputy responded to a complaint of larceny on Fawn Ridge Road, Manning. Complainant told police $300 worth of lumber was missing at a building site.

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Clarendon Chamber of Commerce hosts Business After Hours The Clarendon Chamber of Commerce hosted Business After Hours on Thursday, July 30 at the Breedin Garden Room behind Weldon Auditorium.

Christina Darby of the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, Manning City Councilor Diane Georgia and Clarendon County Auditor Patricia Pringle

Craig Varn, above, provides entertainment at Business After Hours. Dickey Williamson, Louis Griffith and Barry Ham from the Bank of Clarendon John Belding, Cathy Kennedy, Andy Kennedy and Sen. John Land III Matt and Lynn Evans, left, with Dawn Gritffith

BOYS STATE, FROM PAGE C1 to profess his devotion for God. “My only prayer was to give God all the glory,� he said. “I didn’t exactly think it all the way through — to give the glory you have to go out and get it.� At Boys State, the delegates are separated into two political parties, the Nationalist Party and the Federalist Party. They begin to organize city, county and state governments. “I was selected mayor of my city, Tugaloo,� Andrews said. “As time went on, every one of them encouraged me to run for higher offices and higher offices and higher offices.� Andrews said that after being elected mayor, he ran for an at-large county commission seat and won. “After that you have state government, and the guys said ‘We think you should put your petition in for governor.’� Andrews obtained the necessary signatures on his petition and he was entered in the Federalist primary. “The primaries, I think,

had 36 guys,� he said. “It was myself and one other individual who got out of the primary. The Nationalist Party also put forward two candidates. As the day went on, we narrowed it down to one and one.� That night, the convention hall was divided into two parts. Everyone was given a red or blue T-shirt for the political rallies. “We went in there and had prayer, had bands, concerts and during the political rally you get the chance to deliver your speech to all 1,015 other boys for state office,� Andrews said. Speaking before such a large crowd isn’t easy for an adult, let alone a 17-year-old. “At first I was very nervous,� he said. “As I sat in my seat I actually got the term ‘cold feet.’ I was sitting there kind of shivering. I remember calling my counselor over, and my junior counselor, Eric Singleton, was kind of talking in my ear calming me down.� Andrews’ talent, confidence and faith weren’t about to let him down.

“As soon as I went on stage and got in front of the crowd that all went away, I was a natural at it and I just went with the flow.� Andrews was elected governor of Boys State. The Manning High School senior is the only child of a single mother, “My mother’s name is Elinora Andrews,� he said. “I grew up down on Dixon Street. She’s put a lot into me and I am grateful for it.� Andrews is making plans for after his high school graduation. He said he is working on a list of schools, and currently the Citadel is at the top of the list. “My plan is to take Army ROTC and commission into the military,� he said. “I have considered different majors, engineering, education and even divinity. It just depends on where God takes my feet.� One of his favorite subjects in school is history, he said. “The reason is because you can look at American and even world history,� he said. “You kind of get an idea of where you have been and where you are going.� And how would he describe Boys State?

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“When I left Boys State they said you will be asked to describe how Boys State was and they said ‘Don’t even try because it’s the most frustrating thing ever,’� he said. “You go down Sunday as a stranger, you leave Saturday as a brother. There is a fellowship that is unbelievable. It is not a fellowship that I can explain, it is only one that can be experienced. “Between running for offices and getting up on stage, between getting in the convention hall at 8 in the morning and 5 in the afternoon and having bands play and music and strobe lights and just having a good time with the guys, between eating lunch in five or 10 minutes, going on the field for athletics, it’s an experience you can’t compare to any other.�

Andrews said his faith was important to him, and that allowed him to be a role model for his fellow delegates. “I am a devout Christian and I went up there just to give God all the glory,� he said. “That is my duty as a Christian soldier. “I am just glad that I was able to make a difference in some people’s lives. When I say I made a difference in people’s lives (it’s because) I went there and people told me that I inspired them, that I helped them to keep going when they lost elections. People told me ‘I saw God in you and I want some of that’, and I said ‘That’s it, I’ve done my job.’ “At the end of the day, the fact that I am governor is going to pass away, but one thing that will not pass away is God and that is my Savior.�

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