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NATIONAL PURPLE HEART DAY

Vets share their stories Sumter’s heroes relate harrowing tales of conflict

BY ANDREW DYS The Rock Hill Herald

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com In honor of today’s National Purple Heart Day, six members of the Sumter chapter of an organization consisting of recipients of the Purple Heart shared their stories of how they sustained wounds that led them to receiving the honor. National Purple Heart Day is an observance that commemorates the creation of the Purple Heart Medal in 1782, a U.S. military decoration awarded to those wounded or killed while serving in combat. The Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817 Military Order of the Purple Heart consists of 28 veterans from the Sumter community who are Purple Heart recipients. The chapter, a nonprofit organization, consists of primarily Vietnam War veterans, said Dave Nesbitt, chapter commander. The chapter was founded in 2011, and about 90 percent of its funds raised go back to supporting veterans, local military personnel and their families, Nesbitt said. The six veterans who were interviewed by The Sumter Item all served in the Vietnam War. They are: Don Kellum, Air Force; Dave Nesbitt, Army; Jamie O’Neal, Army; Ronald Harvin, Army; Leroy Thompson Jr., Marine Corps; and Willie Washington, Army.

Nesbitt took shrapnel to his legs. One of his legs was twisted and was pulled under his back due to the explosion. The leg was saved, he said, but his knee sustained permanent damage. O’Neal was assigned to protect an Air Force base when a rocket-propelled grenade hit his squad. “I was at a machine gun position, lying down, when

ROCK HILL — The car pulled out of the ATM lane next to the one Becky Wright was waiting in after work. The Winthrop University graduate needed to make a deposit. Like everybody in life — and apparently that car a lane over — she was in a hurry. So, after a recent Wednesday of helping people as a social worker at the York County Council on Aging, Wright backed up and pulled into the empty lane of the next ATM at a Wells Fargo in Rock Hill. There, she got the shock of her life. “There was a whole lot of bills,” Wright said. “I counted it, and it was $300. To me — and just about anybody I know — $300 is a lot of money.” The money was right there in the ATM slot, for the taking. Three hundred bucks pays a student loan for a month. It would put a dent in any mortgage. Put 15 twenties in a purse, when it is 99 degrees in Rock Hill in late July, and the sand and ocean and beach begin calling. Not for Becky Wright. “Somebody out there might not be able to eat without that money, might lose a house or car,” Wright said. “They might have kids.” Wright immediately called the Rock Hill police. She pulled over in the lot and called her coworker, Chassidy James, too. She waited a few minutes for the officer, the money in her lap. The bills were crisp and fresh. “Someone’s life,” is how Wright described the money. “Somebody worked for that money. They just forgot.” Wright told the officer that she didn’t get a good look at

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Ronald Harvin, left, and Jamie O’Neal salute the flag during the 50th anniversary of the U.S. entry into the Vietnam War in May 2015. Kellum, a retired Air Force colonel and pilot, received the Purple Heart after his plane was shot down during a reconnaissance mission in Vietnam. His RF-4 plane was hit in enemy territory and he and his co-pilot had to eject, landing in a middle of a North Vietnamese field. “Our plane was torn apart,” he said. “Luckily, we were rescued soon after parachuting and making

landfall.” Kellum received a head injury and back injury from the event. Nesbitt received the Purple Heart in Vietnam after a mortar round hit his squad during a search operation. “I was setting up an M60 machine gun when I heard an explosion to the left of me,” he said. “I was tossed dozens of feet away due to the impact of the explosion.”

United Ministries health clinic now accepting students BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Sumter United Ministries Health Clinic has begun accepting full-time students. According to Jaqueline Butler, the health clinic director, the clinic was originally intended for working people who couldn’t afford to have their own health insurance, but the clinic directors decided to offer the service to students, as well.

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“You have to be full time, not just a student, but full time because you have to be working toward something,” she said. Students who wish to use the clinic will still have to meet the household income requirements, she said, which is at or below two times the Federal Poverty Level. The FPL is $11,880 annual income for individuals, $16,020 for a family of two, $20,160 for a family of three and $24,300 for a family of four, ac-

cording to www.healthcare.gov. Butler said students do not have to meet the clinic’s work requirement. She said students have to have proof they are students. “Basically, that’s the information from the registrar’s office showing they are currently enrolled and that they are carrying a minimum of 12 semester hours,” she said. In addition, students must be residents of Sumter County.

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Butler said they have not yet enrolled any students, but at least one student had scheduled an intake interview. Students have to be between the ages of 19 and 24, she said. “If you are still living with your parents, you have to have the household information,” Butler said. “You can’t have any form of health insurance, even if you are a student,

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Parent resource fair held at SHS JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Any Sumter resident with children who missed the Parent Resource Fair Saturday presented by Parents Accessing Resources 4 Kid at Sumter High School may want to mark the first Saturday of August 2017 on their calendar. The fair, organized by the Sumter County Prevention Team, not only had the usual giveaways of backpacks, pens, pencils, spiral notebooks and more, it also had nearly 40 venders providing information on everything from preschool to the Sumter Branch of the NAACP. Mellanie Dees, a co-chair of PARK, along with Jeannine Gamble and Latrell Billie, said the event is part of the prevention team’s services for families. “It’s meant to meet the needs of parents and students,” Dees said. “It’s the first Saturday in August and this is our second year,” Dees said the event was held last year at the Sumter Convention Center, and next year’s location is yet to be decided. She said the vendors bring a student-related item to give away as well as information on the services they provide. Sonia Del Rio, who was manning a table for Sumter Family Healthcare, said they were giving out a lot of information. “We gave away all of our stress balls,” she said, “and we had a good presentation earlier.” Cheryl Jackson and Alice Carin the Sumter Safe Kids Coalition, had a display on car seat safety and tips to prevent heat-related deaths and illnesses which Kristen Bradley visited with her children. “This event is real helpful,” she said. “I love it.” She said she didn’t know it would be as big as it was. “The kids are having fun and we are getting a lot of information,” she said. Sumter High School counselors Lynn Twitty and Vira James were offering sessions for parents of kids about to enter high school. “We go over some things,” Twitty said. “If they have questions about

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Students and adults look over the good and services available at the Archway Academy booth during the, Sumter Prevention Team’s Parent Resource Fair at Sumter High School on Saturday. The event featured local resourses and venders who could assist students with the upcoming school year. how to enroll or the new state-wide grading system, we try to answer them.” Twitty said she hadn’t had a lot of visitors, but the ones who did come had good questions. “This is a good thing for the community,” she said. “Plus they get to see the high school.” Altovise Perry was a volunteer for the Sumter TWITTY Prevention Team. “I just wanted to help out because they helped my son,” she said. She explained that her son has a rare skin disease and that while he

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Also on the agenda are: • The third reading of an ordinance to approve lease/purchase agreements for a Hurst E-hydraulics system for the FROM STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS fire department; the third reading of an ordinance apLee County to hold proving the purchase of radiSunday sales hearing os for the sheriff’s office; and • A renewal lease for the Lee County Council will have a public hearing followed Santee-Wateree Community Health Center; and by a regular meeting at 9:30 • The third reading of an ora.m. Tuesday in the Main dinance to approve placing Court Room on the second floor of the Lee County Court- Sunday alcohol sales on the house, 123 S. Main St., Bishop- Nov. 8 General Election Ballot. ville. In addition, the Council will The public hearing will be hear committee reports. on authorizing a ballot quesFor more information, call tion in the Nov. 8 General Election on the Sunday sale of Julie Atkinson at (803) 4845341 Ext. 323. alcohol in Lee County. On the agenda for the regular County Council meeting is Sumter man charged the first reading of an ordiafter slashing attack nance to approve amendments to the zoning ordinance which would allow “outdoor A Sumter man has been shooting range” as a permissi- charged with attempted murble use in the rural district. der after a slashing attack on

was at R.E. Davis Elementary, the prevention team recognized him as a student who had overcome an obstacle. “I am just one of the parents who want to be part of it,” she said. Valencia Johnson was spreading the word about AmeriCorps, a program that provides stipends to college students and retirees who commit 15 to PERRY 20 hours a week to help kids in kindergarten through third grade with reading skills. Johnson said that locally, AmeriCorps is involved in the Clarendon

or about Aug. 1. The victim was taken to Palmetto Health Tuomey with cuts about the head, face and neck which required “several hundred stitches,” according to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Ken Bell. The victim reportedly implicated Darius Democus Greene, 34, 350 Oklahoma Drive, in the attack. Greene was arrested and transported to the SumterLee Detention Center where he is being held without bond, charged with attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

and Lee county Reading Success programs through United Way. A few tables away, Lakesha Meridith was letting parents and kids know about programs available at the Sumter County Library. “I’ve given away most of my stuff,” she said. “A lot of bookmarks.” Meridith said the library offers several proJOHNSON grams for kids, including an activity every third Saturday for children. “We like to encourage early reading programs,” she said. “Like parents reading to babies.”

building across the street from where the University of South Carolina plays football. The State newspaper reported that Cathy’s Life LLC wants to build what is called a columbarium on 1,900 feet of property across the street from Williams-Brice Stadium. The Columbia Board of Zoning Appeals is considering the application Tuesday, which asks the board to allow the structure to not have parking spaces. City ordinances require two spaces at similar sites. The application didn’t give details about the aboveground building.

Business wants to store Girl dies after battle with ashes near stadium brain-eating amoeba COLUMBIA — A Columbia zoning board is considering whether to allow cremated remains to be stored in a new

CHARLESTON — The 11-year-old South Carolina girl hospitalized after contracting a usually deadly

brain-eating amoeba has died. The Beaufort Gazette reported that Hannah Collins died at 10:20 p.m. Friday, according to a statement from her family. The statement said, “Hannah loved life, her family and friends and, although this is not the outcome we wished for, our sweet girl has joined the angels...” South Carolina health officials confirmed Tuesday that someone had been exposed to Naegleria fowleri, a onecelled organism that can cause primary amebic meningoencephalitis. Health officials didn’t identify the patient, saying it appears the individual was exposed to the amoeba while swimming July 24 in the Edisto River in Charleston County, South Carolina. The organism, which is naturally present in warm fresh water, can be fatal if forced up the nose.

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aking progress is one factor that can keep us motivated to continue working toward our fitness goals. Seeing results based on the effort and time put in makes it all worth it. But we have all had those moments where regardless of how hard we are exercising and eating right, our progress comes to a halt. Whether you want to run faster, lift heavier or lose weight, the plateaus come sooner or later. However, the American College of Sports Medicine supports that the most effective way to avoid a plateau is to apply the periodization method, an exercise programming method developed in the 1960s by a Russian physiologist. This method applies the training variables intensity, duration and frequency to workouts. These variables

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Because the body has adapted to the demand that the exercise or activity creates, the body has become conditioned so no further or significant changes will be seen. When this happens, it is considered reaching a plateau. Most of us are trying to fit exercise into our daily routine, so having a structured plan where the phases are laid out may help you plan your exercise days and rest days accordingly. This method can apply to cardio and weight training alike. All exercises can be manipulated and modified in simple yet effective ways to avoid hitting a plateau. If you don’t like a structured plan, making small changes occasionally to your regular routine can help. Adjusting the variables in both cardio and resistance training can increase moti-

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Can house dust explain why Amish children seldom suffer from asthma? CHICAGO (AP) — Forget Fluffy and Fido. Bessie the cow just might make a healthier pet. That idea stems from new research in two farming-based religious communities that shun modern ways but have dramatically different childhood asthma rates. The goal was to find an explanation for why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children run barefoot in dairy barns and farm fields, but much higher in the other group. Blood samples, house dust and mice experiments revealed some tantalizing clues, suggesting something in the dust was protecting the Amish children. The study was published in Thursday’s New England Journal of Medicine. It involved 60 school-aged children — 30 each from an Amish community in Middlebury, Indiana, and from a Hutterite colony near Mitchell, South Dakota. Amish and Hutterites both originated in Europe, share old-style Protestant beliefs and lifestyles and have similar genetic ancestry. But Hutterites live on large, highly industrialized communal farms, use modern agricultural machinery, and children are more isolated from livestock. By contrast, the Amish have family run farms, they use horse-drawn plows, their barns often are located near their homes, and their children have daily exposure to farm animals, the researchers explained. Asthma is a lung disease involving narrowed airways and episodes of wheezing, coughing and breathing difficulties. Its cause is unknown, but scientists think genes and the environment play a role. Having a family history of allergies or asthma increases the risk, and pollution, dust and pet dander are among triggers in susceptible people. No Amish children and six Hutterites had asthma. Other studies have found rates of about 5 percent in Amish school-aged children versus up to about 20 per-

cent in Hutterites and 10 percent for U.S. kids. Reasons for the higher Hutterite rate aren’t known, but exhaust from farm machinery is an unlikely explanation because they typically don’t come in close contact with it, said study co-author Carole Ober, a University of Chicago geneticist. Blood tests confirmed both groups of children had similar genetic profiles. But Amish children had far more white blood cells called neutrophils — important in fighting infections. Plus, these cells looked younger in Amish kids,

suggesting their immune system was constantly stimulated by exposure to germs to produce more. Other blood cells called monocytes were found in similar numbers in both groups. Previous studies suggest these cells are hyperactive in allergy-prone children, but the cells showed signs of being less responsive to allergy triggers in the Amish kids, said co-author Anne Sperling, a University of Chicago immunologist. “This was a phenomenal difference,” she said. “We were blown away.”

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An Amish girl chases a cow from the outfield during a baseball game in Bergholz, Ohio, in 2013. A study published Wednesday explored reasons why asthma is so uncommon among Amish communities, where children play barefoot in dairy barns and farm fields, while indoor pets are taboo. Early and frequent exposure to farming microbes might boost Amish children’s disease-fighting immune system, the study suggests.

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The perimeter fence sits in front of the White House on the North Lawn along Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington. Most young Americans say the Republican and Democratic parties don’t represent them.

Poll: Most young whites think Clinton knowingly broke law Majorities across racial, ethnic groups consider Trump unqualified BY EMILY SWANSON The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Young Americans are divided about Hillary Clinton's handling of her email account while she was secretary of state, with most young whites saying she intentionally broke the law and young people of color more likely to give Clinton the benefit of the doubt. The new GenForward poll of young Americans ages 18-30 also finds both Clinton and Donald Trump viewed negatively by a majority of those polled. GenForward is a survey by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago with the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll is designed to pay special attention to the voices of young adults of color, highlighting how race and ethnicity shape the opinions of a new generation. Things to know about how young people view the presidential contest:

CLINTON'S EMAILS Among all young adults in the GenForward poll, 43 percent say Clinton intentionally broke the law in her use of a private email address on a personal server while she was secretary of state, and an additional 20 percent think she did so unintentionally. As for the rest, 27 percent think she showed poor judgment but did not break the law, and 8 percent say she did nothing wrong at all. More than half of young

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks Wednesday at Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Florida. whites — 54 percent — think Clinton intentionally committed a crime, and an additional 17 percent think she did so unintentionally. Young blacks, Asian-Americans and Hispanics view Clinton's actions in a more sympathetic light, though few clear her of all wrongdoing. Just 32 percent of Hispanics, 29 percent of Asian-Americans and 21 percent of blacks think Clinton intentionally broke the law, with most of the remainder saying she either did so unintentionally or showed poor judgment that did not amount to lawbreaking.

NOT LIKING THEIR OPTIONS Neither Trump nor Clinton is well liked by young adults overall, with just 38 percent saying they have a favorable view of Clinton and even fewer — 21 percent — saying they have a favorable view of Trump. While majorities of young blacks, Asian-Americans and Hispanics do have a positive view of Clinton, 7 in 10 young whites have a negative opinion. Trump is viewed negatively by more than 8 in 10 young blacks, Hispanics and Asian-Americans and by about two-thirds of young whites.

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Large majorities of young adults across racial and ethnic groups consider Trump to be unqualified to be president. On the other hand, most young blacks, Hispanics and AsianAmericans think Clinton is qualified to be president, but most young whites say she's not. More than 7 in 10 young Americans don't see Trump or Clinton alike as honest and trustworthy. For Clinton, that perception is greater among young whites, while young people of color are more likely to doubt Trump's honesty than Clinton's.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at a rally at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colorado, on Wednesday.

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SANDERS SUPPORTERS The GenForward poll, which was conducted before the political conventions, showed an uphill battle for Clinton in consolidating support among young people. Young people across racial and ethnic groups were more likely to support Sanders than Clinton in their primary contest, the poll shows. And among those who supported Sanders during the primary season, less than half were prepared to say they'll support Clinton over Trump in the fall. Still, few said they'd support Trump. The rest said they were undecided, will vote for a third-party candidate or will not vote.

The poll of 1,940 adults age 18-30 was conducted July 9-20 using a sample drawn from the probability-based GenForward panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. young adult population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 3.8 percentage points. The survey was paid for by the Black Youth Project at the University of Chicago using grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation and the Ford Foundation. Respondents were first selected randomly using address-based sampling methods and later interviewed online or by phone.

WHAT'S THE ALTERNATIVE? Young people are largely in agreement that the two major American political parties are lacking when it comes to representing the public. Just 28 percent of young adults, including 31 percent of blacks and Hispanics and 26 percent of whites and Asian-Americans, say the two parties do a good job of representing the American people. Although they're not happy

with their options, young people across racial and ethnic groups are mostly unfamiliar with their alternatives. Seven in 10 say they don't know enough about Libertarian Gary Johnson to have an opinion about him, and nearly 8 in 10 say the same about Jill Stein of the Green Party. An AP-GfK poll also conducted in July found similar levels of unfamiliarity among adults of all ages.

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UN bungles response to Africaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s yellow fever outbreak BY MARIA CHENG AND KRISTA LARSON The Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo â&#x20AC;&#x201D; As a yellow fever outbreak in central Africa exploded, 1 million vaccines disappeared in Angola. Thousands more vaccinations were delayed when accompanying syringes got waylaid. Ice packs to keep the shots potent went missing. And while the epidemic of the hemorrhagic fever spilled across international borders, a senior outbreak expert at the World Health Organization acknowledged its response had â&#x20AC;&#x153;laggedâ&#x20AC;? for months. Much like its fumbled response to the 2014 Ebola outbreak in West Africa, the U.N. agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to stop yellow fever have been undermined by chronic mismanagement, according to internal U.N. emails and documents obtained by The Associated Press. Some health officials now estimate they will be short about 22 million vaccines amid the worst yellow fever outbreak in decades. From Angola, the virus has since spread to Congo, with a total of 5,000 suspect cases and more than 450 deaths. The potential for the outbreak to be exported elsewhere remains high because the disease is spreading largely unchecked in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa, a city of more than 10 million with strong international links. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We could have prevented this from happening,â&#x20AC;? said Amanda McClelland, a senior emergency official at the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, also known as the IFRC. Unlike Ebola, there is a vaccine to stop yellow fever from spiraling out of control, and global agencies should have reacted faster, McClelland said. The vaccine takes effect about 10 days after it is administered. The mostly mosquito-spread virus was largely wiped out from the West following the development of two vaccines in the 1930s but still sparks epidemics in Africa and Latin America. On Feb. 12, WHO announced an outbreak of yellow fever in the Angolan capital of Luanda. In a bid to snuff out the disease, WHO and partners quickly dispatched more than 6 million doses â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the equivalent of the entire global emergency supply. To ensure the vaccines reached those who needed them, WHO and partners requested a detailed explanation of their use. But Angola failed to account for more than 1 million doses, internal emails between WHO and its colleagues show. â&#x20AC;&#x153;How can this happen in a situation of (vaccine) shortage?â&#x20AC;? WHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sergio Yactayo wrote to his colleagues at UNICEF, Doctors Without Borders, IFRC and WHO. He speculated that the shots had probably been taken by local politicians, the military or resold on the private market. In an emailed statement this week, WHO and partners said the million missing doses were â&#x20AC;&#x153;not unexpectedâ&#x20AC;? in such a mass vaccination campaign. But Angolan officials disputed that any vaccines were missing at all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been no diversion (of the vaccines) whatsoever,â&#x20AC;? said Luis Gomes Sambo, the countryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health minister.

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A boy reacts as he receives a yellow fever vaccine injection in the Kisenso district of Kinshasa, Congo. He said the government has careful accounting of where and when the shots were administered and nothing has disappeared. As the disease tore through Angola and Congo in the spring, U.N. officials made a series of avoidable mistakes that stalled control efforts, including sending vaccines without syringes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sending the vaccines without the vaccination material is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;USELESSâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;,â&#x20AC;? WHOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Angola representative Hernando Agudelo complained to his colleagues in a May email. In Congo, WHO logistician Guillaume Queyras described a â&#x20AC;&#x153;quite alarmingâ&#x20AC;? situation

where workers were unable to guarantee that vaccines were being kept at the right temperature to preserve their effectiveness. With competing vaccine requests from worried countries, experts began to consider diluting the shot. â&#x20AC;&#x153;WE HAVE A MAJOR PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS,â&#x20AC;? wrote UNICEFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robert Kezaala in an all-caps email to colleagues at WHO and elsewhere. In Geneva, senior WHO staffer Pat Drury acknowledged to colleagues that the agencyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s response had â&#x20AC;&#x153;lagged behind the outbreak for months.â&#x20AC;?

Cheng reported from London and Geneva. Michael Astor in New York contributed to this report.

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Members of the Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817 Military Order of the Purple Heart share their experiences in the Vietnam War that led them to receiving the Purple Heart. Pictured are: left photo, left to right, Leroy Thompson Jr., Marine Corps; Ronald Harvin, Army; Jamie O’ Neal, Army; Dave Nesbitt, Army; and in right photo, left to right, Willie Washington, Army; and Don Kellum, Air Force.

HEROES FROM PAGE A1 the explosion happened,” he said. “It spun me around like a Coke bottle.” O’Neal’s arm and head sustained serious shrapnel wounds. “You could see the bone sticking out of my arm,” he said. “Luckily I had my steel helmet, and I was in position, lying down. Had I been sitting up, that would have been it for me.” Harvin served as a point man, or scout, during the war, where he worked by himself in the field. “I was walking one day when I discovered a Viet Cong base camp,” Harvin said.

“When I yelled back that I had discovered the camp, I was shot.” Harvin had a field pack that contained 20 rounds of M-16 ammunition, eight hand grenades and C-4 explosives. “When I was shot, everything exploded and the impact knocked me forward,” he said. “I couldn’t move my left arm, because the bone was sticking out of it. My field pack was destroyed. I was supposed to be dead; I don’t know how I survived.” Thompson received two Purple Hearts in Vietnam. The first incident occurred while he was traveling on a helicopter.

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HONEST FROM PAGE A1 the car or the driver. She handed over the money to the officer and the officer thanked her for doing what she did. She drove home and remembered. “That was me one time,” Wright said. A few years ago, when she worked at the Children’s Attention Home for kids from abusive homes, Wright was out grocery shopping. When she got home, after putting away the bread and milk, she realized she had no purse. She was frantic. “Everything was in there — my identification, cards, money,” Wright recalled. That time, somebody — Wright never learned who — found the purse in a grocery cart in the parking lot and turned it in. Wright rushed to the store and her purse was there, intact. Not even a nickel gone. “I know the relief of someone looking out for me, and I always have believed that you

“On the way to our mission that day, our helicopter received heavy fire,” he said. “I got four wounds on the upper part of my right leg and two in the upper part of my left leg.” Thompson received his second Purple Heart after returning to fighting two weeks later and stepping on a booby trap. Washington was shot in the leg twice in Vietnam, in an ambush. He said that when he received his Purple Heart in 1966, while recovering at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., it did not mean a lot to him at that time. “It was only 20 years later I began to understand the sig-

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pionships scheduled on Sept. 14-18 in Nice have also been canceled, Nice’s mayor Philippe Pradal announced Friday. The news came hours after Nice officials said the July 14 truck attack has claimed an 85th victim, a man whose wife and son died when a Tunisian extremist mowed down a crowd on the famed Promenade des Anglais with his truck. Meanwhile, the Paris prosecutor’s office said a Frenchman arrested in the Netherlands in March was transferred to France on Thursday. Anis

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time they come and go, Aubry said on French TV, adding that she had a “moral responsibility” to cancel the event that draws more than 1 million visitors each year. However, one major event that draws thousands, including many suffering serious illnesses, is not being scratched: the Feast of the Assumption on Aug. 15 in the pilgrimage site of Lourdes in southern France, with its sanctuary reputed for its curative spring waters. Security plans for Lourdes’ biggest annual event were being announced next week.

Malaysia confirms Flight 370 course was on simulator Pilot used device to plot path to Indian Ocean BY EILEEN NG The Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Malaysia acknowledged for the first time that one of the pilots of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 had plotted a course on his home flight simulator to the southern Indian Ocean, where the missing jet is thought to have crashed. Australian officials overseeing the search for the plane last month said data recovered from Capt. Zaharie Ahmad Shah’s simulator included a flight path to the southern Indian Ocean. Malaysian officials at the time refused to confirm the findings. On Thursday, Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai told local journalists that the flight path was found on the simulator. He also cautioned there were “thousands” of destinations on the simulator and no evidence that Zaharie flew the plane in that area or deliberately crashed it. A recording of the news conference was made available to The Associated Press on Friday. New York Magazine reported last month that an FBI analysis of the device showed Zaharie had conducted a simulated flight to the southern Indian Ocean less than a month before the plane vanished along a similar route. The magazine cited the discovery as strong evidence that the disappearance was a premeditated act of mass murder-suicide at the hands of the captain. “Until today, this theory is still under investigation. There is no evidence to prove that Capt. Zaharie flew the plane into the southern Indian Ocean,” Liow said. “Yes, there is the simulator, but the (route) was one of thousands to many parts of the world. We cannot just base on that to confirm (he did it).”

Liow didn’t say when the Indian Ocean path was flown on the simulator. He stressed that international experts and Australian officials have agreed that the most likely scenario was “uncontrolled ditching” of the plane. The latest development in the saga of the world’s biggest aviation mystery unnerved families of the victims, who blame Malaysia for a cover-up and incompetence. “It is sheer nonsense. I don’t believe it at all. We were told in the past that both the plane and the pilots had no problem, and now we are told there was something wrong with the pilot,” said Li Xinmao, whose daughter Li Yan and son-in-law Luo Wei were among the many Chinese passengers on the flight. “It is another irresponsible thing the Malaysian government has done to try to fool the relatives and cover up the truth and the conspiracy. We relatives strongly protest it and strongly demand the discovery of our loved ones,” he said. In Malaysia, Jacquita Gonzales, whose husband, Patrick Gomes, was a crew member, said there were many unanswered questions about the Indian Ocean flight path in the captain’s simulator. She said it was unclear when he last flew the route on the simulator. She also noted reports citing a private inves-

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umter’s law enforcement leadership should be congratulated for its recent community relations efforts in strengthening ties to all citizens. A Thursday forum at the Sumter Opera House kicked off the initiative led by Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark and Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis. Their proactive approach to building community ties between local citizens and those who enforce law and order is vital to building a stronger and more united community. Sumter city and county have for the most part been spared the upheaval that has erupted in many towns and cities throughout the nation. That is because of the proactive and focused approach followed by Chief Roark and Sheriff Dennis in keeping the peace, which has served to build good will between those who

wear the uniforms and wear badges and the men women and children they are sworn to protect and defend. Ensuring public safety is a demanding and dangerous job. Those who are tasked to do that deserve our respect, support and appreciation. We have seen that coming-together at the recent events which included law enforcement, civic and church leaders and elected officials. It has become apparent from our perspective that the personal contact between law enforcement and locals has been positive in securing the bond of respect between those who protect us and those who are kept safe — meaning all honest and law-abiding citizens. That bond of trust and friendship must be kept strong in order for us to grow and prosper as a vibrant and safe community. Put simply, it’s a team effort.

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umter Saturday mornings will be a little different starting this fall, but we’re too busy to get all nostalgic about it. The Saturday, Oct. 29, 2016, edition of The Sumter Item will be your final Saturday print edition. We’re going to a fiveday-a-week print schedule starting that week, and the changes begin with the Sunday, Oct. 30 edition. For example, that week we’ll publish Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, which will Graham mark the offiOsteen cial kickoff of our new print schedule — five days a week. In terms of impact on the Sumter community, dropping the Saturday print edition allows us to allocate resources differently. Our staff will be able to spend their valuable time – especially on Fridays – developing more local content for the Sunday edition, the largest of the week in terms of both advertising and readership. We’ll also be directing more resources toward our digital services, utilizing the web site — www.theitem.com — and offering new and expanded ways to connect with each other such as e-mail newsletters, targeted e-mail blasts for advertisers, more social media engagement and a variety of local contests, quizzes and promotional prizes. Like most small newspaper/ media companies in America, we’re constantly adapting our business model to reflect the new realities of how we all consume news and information. In general terms, this means less print frequency of the core product but expanded online content every day, more digital services and more niche products and special sections that target readers for our advertisers. Our trusted brand and broad customer reach is the strength we’ll continue to build on. We’re also expanding our business support services here in downtown Sumter to better serve our community publications in Florida, Alabama and New Mexico. Sumter is the central hub of those efforts,

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Is Trump brain-damaged?

ASHINGTON — Two years ago, Karl Rove caused a stir when he planted a seed that Hillary Clinton might have suffered brain damage from a fall. My, how things have changed. Today, Clinton’s brain seems to be working just fine, though it’s less than clear that Donald Trump’s is. Much has been written about Trump’s narcissism, by which most people mean something beyond the garden-variety “he’s such a narcissist.” Columnist Charles Krauthammer, who is a board-certified psychiatrist, wouldn’t officially diagnose such a thing in print, but in a recent column he described Trump in terms that are recognizable to those familiar with the personality disorder. But perhaps there’s something more going on with Trump. Charitably, I wonder if he is suffering some degree of dementia. Could his quick-to-anger, unfiltered outbursts be attributable to something akin to what Rove once worried about? I think I’m in a unique position to ask this question because of events visited upon me shortly after and pertaining to Rove’s remarks. Appearing on MSNBC’s “Andrea Mitchell Reports” on May 22, 2014, I was asked about those remarks, which I characterized as unfair and premature. I mentioned that I’d once suffered a concussion and that, though serious, symptoms aren’t necessarily persistent over time. Cue Irony. Just minutes later, forced by a broken elevator to take the stairs, a slippery step sent me airborne and at the mercy of gravity. The resulting concussion, compounded by my previous one, left me in a vague state for several months. As it turned out, symptoms can be persistent over time, I quickly learned.

Kathleen Parker

Twenty-six months later, I am constantly surprised by incremental improvements after I thought I was well healed

months ago. I recount this history to establish my bona fides in discussing Trump’s oftenbizarre and impetuous behavior. Not only did I experience brain damage sufficient to prevent my working for almost a year — irreparably damaging my career and financial stability — but also I’ve studied traumatic brain injury for a book I’m writing. My own symptoms often mimicked the early stages of Alzheimer’s and dementia. I simultaneously experienced being childlike as well as elderly, variously filled with awe and wonder as well as confused, disoriented, depressed and uncertain. My particular injury was to the frontal lobe, which governs executive functioning, including decision-making, problem-solving, memory, language, initiative and motivation. Additionally, it regulates inhibition, impulse control, judgment and social behavior. One of the questions neurologists routinely ask friends and family of braininjured people is whether they’re quicker to anger. In my case, oddly, everyone said, “Oh, no, she’s much nicer!” (This has passed.) Also, oddly, while I was unable to think of words — calling an umbrella an elephant and saying that my closet, though large, “doesn’t have much parking” — I could conduct mathematical calculations in my head seemingly without thinking. The brain is a mysterious place. Trump’s seems especially so — unless he is simply displaying signs not of brain injury, necessarily,

but of atrophy associated with aging. If so, then this would help explain his impulsiveness, his inappropriate language, his quick temper and a “mean” streak. Some of Trump’s Palm Beach neighbors have told me that the man they’re seeing on the stump isn’t the man they’ve known. Although he always has been boastful and consumed with greed and self-promotion, he’s hardly alone in these categories. What is unique, at least among presidential candidates, is his utter lack of social skills in saying things that would get a schoolchild sent to the principal and very likely to a psychologist. The inhibitory filters that keep most of us from saying whatever pops into our head seem in Trump’s case to be on the blink. Painful as it is to admit, I, too displayed some of these very symptoms in the first several months after my fall. Ordinarily polite, I was suddenly prone to interruptions and would blurt out things that never would have left the lips of my previous self. Temperamentally reserved, I became almost aggressive in telling anyone everything. Who was this person? The thing is, as I read somewhere, when your brain is damaged, your brain is damaged. And while the marketing/branding portion of Trump’s 70-year-old brain seems to be as finely tuned as ever, his general behavior of insults, diatribes and distortions suggests that some key neurons may have left Trump’s tower. These observations, offered without malice, are made necessary by the fact that Trump is to be provided classified information and by the possibility that he could become president of the United States. Paging Dr. Rove. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com.© 2016, Washington Post Writers Group.

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Charting a road to 270, Clinton sets out most efficient path DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hillary Clinton doesn’t appear all that interested in making scenic stops on her state-to-state quest to become president. The Democratic nominee is instead programming her GPS to take her on the quickest route to collect the 270 Electoral College votes she needs to win the White House. With three months until Election Day, Clinton’s campaign is focused on capturing the battleground states that have decided the most recent presidential elections, not so much on expanding the map. Clinton’s team doesn’t rule out an effort at Arizona, a state with a booming population of Latino voters that polls find are loath to support Trump. And Georgia, a bastion of the Deep South, echoes recent population trends in other Southeastern states where Clinton is competing aggressively. But neither is among the 11 battleground states that Clinton’s television advertising plans and her travel schedule point to as her focus. Those states are the perennial top-tier targets Florida and Ohio, plus Colorado, Iowa, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Wisconsin. President Barack Obama carried them all in 2008, and missed out on only North Carolina during his 2012 re-election campaign.

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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at a rally at Adams City High School in Commerce City, Colorado. “The last two elections have given Democrats an electoral path for victory,” said Clinton campaign adviser John Anzalone. “And our strategy is to efficiently use our resources to lock down the support we need to reach 270 electoral votes.” After a bump in support for Clinton in national polls that followed the Democratic convention and tracked Trump’s recent gaffes, the number of

OBITUARIES DONALD G. SWEENEY PINEWOOD — Donald Gene “Don” Sweeney, 72, husband of 49 years and 10 months to Nell Marie Jenkinson Sweeney, died on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at McLeod Hospital. Born on Dec. 7, 1943, in New Eagle, Pennsylvania, he was a son of the late James William Sweeney and Tressa GarSWEENEY net Keiffer Sweeney. He was a member of Grace Christian Fellowship Church and the men’s fellowship group. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters, Margaret Sweeney Hickman (John) of Pinewood and Melody Sweeney Moore (Davey) of Sumter; four granddaughters, Nichole Hickman, Kayla Hickman, Hannah Moore and Savannah Moore; two brothers, Jonathan Sweeney (Carolyn) of Indian Trail, North Carolina, and James Sweeney (Valerie) of Wichita Falls, Texas; and a sister, Violet Douglass of New Eagle. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Grace Christian Fellowship Church with the Rev. Mike Murdoch and the Rev. George Gain officiating. Burial will follow in the Weeks-Griffin/ Pinewood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Jenkinson, Ray Davis Moore, John William Hickman, Larry Whorton, Lauren “Kermit” Morris, Glenn Costello, Jim Kuzianik and Rabon Parker. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Margaret and John Hickman, 312 West Ave. N., Pinewood. Memorials may be made to Grace Christian Fellowship Church, P.O. Box 702, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

BRENDA S. WOODARD Brenda Sue Wilson Woodard, age 55, beloved wife of 35 years to Edward David Woodard, died on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016. Born in St. Louis, she was the daughter of the late Raleigh Eugene Wilson and Rosealla Radford Zenicki. Brenda was devoted to her family. She dedicated her life to raising her WOODARD children. She was always willing to help anyone in need. She was an American Indian and was very proud of her heritage. She will be remembered as a very loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be dearly

missed by all who knew her. Surviving in addition to her husband are: four sons, David S. Woodard of Oregon, Edward T. Woodard and his wife, Marlene, of Sumter, Anthony J. Woodard and his wife, Jacqueline, of Idaho and Christopher L. Woodard of Sumter; one brother, Ronald Wilson of Texas; one sister, Connie Smith and her husband, Bill, of Illinois; five grandchildren, Aidan Woodard, Ian Woodard, Jordan Woodard, Savannah Woodard and Ariyanna Woodard. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Wilson. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday in the Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road, Columbia. Mourners may visit www. bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home, 1190 Wilson Hall Road, for the arrangements.

JOHN LOUIS EASON III GOLDSBORO, North Carolina — John Louis Eason III, 64, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at Duke Medical Center. He had formerly lived in Sumter and was a graduate of Sumter High School. John was born on July 30, 1952, in Wayne County, to Cora Fields Eason of Goldsboro and the late John L. Eason Jr. He was a true EASON sportsman who was most comfortable outdoors either on the water or in the woods. John was a member of Falling Creek United Methodist Church and was recently attending the Generations Church in Goldsboro. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Seymour Funeral Home. A graveside service celebrating John’s life will follow at 3:30 p.m. at Fairview Cemetery in LaGrange, North Carolina. The Rev. Josh Clark and the Rev. Greg Moser will officiate. In addition to his mother, John is survived by his brother, Gary Wesley Eason and wife, Christina; niece, Sarah Elizabeth Magner and husband, Peter; nephew, Patrick Storm Eason; special friend, Janice Thompson; and his canine friend, Bear. Flowers are welcome or memorials may be given to Falling Creek United Methodist Church, 299 Falling Creek Church Road, Goldsboro, NC 27530 or to the Generations

states where Clinton will invest her time and money may get smaller than 11. When the Clinton campaign booked more than $23 million in new television ad time late this past week to start on Monday, it spent most of the money in just three states: Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. Feeling good about Colorado and Virginia, the campaign passed on giving those states a fresh injection of

Church, 3000 Summit Road, Goldsboro, NC 27534. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.seymourfuneralhome.com

DORIS Y. GIBSON Doris Yvonne Dennis Gibson, was born on May 17, 1946, in Sumter. She departed this life on July 31, 2016, at East Cooper Medical Center, Mt. Pleasant. Doris was the daughter of the late Daniel Edward Dennis and Mazie Keith Bolling. She was raised by the late Alfred Bolling. She was a graduate of Allen High School in Asheville, North Carolina, Fayetteville State University, Bronx Community College and attended New York Presbyterian Hospital of Psychiatry. Doris was an entrepreneur. She operated Carvel’s Ice Cream for 15 years and catered the Apollo Theater. Doris loved and cared for others, she was an assistant administrator for Riverdale Manor Home for Adults for over 14 years. She also was a drug and alcohol counselor. Doris was also a case manager for the homeless. Upon returning home, Doris worked with the South Carolina Department of Corrections, The Mentor program of SC. Doris’ most rewarding job was at New Horizon Family Center under Clemson University. She was a house mother to many young mothers and their children. While in New York, Doris was affiliated with Emmanuel AME Church. Once she returned home she reunited with Wayman Chapel and became involved with New Light Baptist Church of Summerton. She leaves to cherish her memory: one daughter, Joanna (Nick) Brown; two grandchildren, Xavier Robinson and Ahmad Brown; a brother, Melvin (Louise) Keith; a sister, Thelma (Will) Vasser; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Howard, Ophelia Howard and Mary Gardner; a beloved nephew, Patrick Howard; special niece Deborah Kea; very special friends, Marian Curry, Sandra Beras, Trent Ladson; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother, father and stepfather, maternal and paternal grandparents, two brothers, Leroy and Harold Howard and two nephews, the Rev. Ronald W. Howard, and Harold Howard III. Public viewing will be held

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ad dollars, though they remain heavily staffed with organizers. Likewise, officials with the pro-Clinton group Priorities USA say they have put its advertising plans there on hold. Meanwhile, Trump’s travel following the Republican convention suggests he’s given up on plans to force Clinton to defend traditional Democratic bastions California and New York. Beyond that, it’s not clear how he plans to chart his course to 270. “I have states that no other Republican would do well in that I think I’m going to win,” Trump told The Washington Post this past week. “But I don’t want to name those states.” Trump’s campaign has yet to run a single television ad and has made curious decisions about where to send its candidate. This past week, for example, Trump spent a day in Portland, Maine, chasing after the single electoral vote at stake along the state’s largely Democratic southern coast. There have been no such distractions for Clinton since the end of her convention, aside from a quick stop in Nebraska, a visit that was probably as much about spending time on stage with billionaire investor Warren Buffett than picking up the one electoral vote in the Omaha area. (Maine and Nebraska are the two states that award electoral votes by congressional district instead of a statewide winnertake-all vote.)

from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Gibson will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Tuesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wayman Chapel AME Church, 160 N. Kings Highway, with Pastor Dennis Broughton, officiating. Family will be receiving friends at 1531 Peach Orchard Road, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at: jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at: www.jobsmortuary.net.

BETTY W. PEARSON CHARLOTTE — Betty Wheeler Pearson, 66, wife of John B. Pearson, died Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016, at the Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was born Nov. 24, 1949, in New York, and was the daughter of the late John and Evelyn Hudson Wheeler. Funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church, 295 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville, with the Rev. Samuel Sparks presiding, assisted by Pastor Shinita Horton and the Rev. Carnell Hampton, eulogist. Burial will follow in the Melina Presbyterian Church cemetery in Gable. The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Alice and Charles Thomas, 3107 Farmington Road, Gable. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC of Manning.

DIANE JACKSON MORNINGSIDE, Maryland — Diane “Penny” Jackson, 45, died Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2016, at her residence, 6710 Boxwood Dive, Morningside, Maryland. She was born Aug. 11, 1970, in Manning, and a daughter of the late Odella and Elouise

Cooper Jackson. The family is receiving friends at the home of her brother, Mike Jackson, 180 One Mile Road, Gable. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC of Manning.

WILLIE J. HERIOT Willie J. Heriot, husband of Rebecca Pouge Heriot, entered eternal rest on Aug. 3, 2016, at Kershaw Health Medical, Camden. The family is receiving friends at 303 Day Lily Road, Rembert. Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Spring Hill United Methodist Church, 216 Shiver Pond Road, Rembert, with the pastor, the Rev. Fadetra Harrington officiating. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

MARY E. MOSES Mary Ellen Moses, 93, widow of Robertson Moses, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Joe and Elouise Dow Bradford. The family will receive friends at 2881 Broad St. Ext. in Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Palmer Memorial Chapel. Visit www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com for further information.

PAMELA BENJAMIN Pamela Benjamin, 58, entered eternal rest on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at her home. She was born on Sept. 11, 1957, in Sumter, the daughter of Emmanuel and the late Annie Mae Horton Benjamin. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her father, Emmanuel Benjamin, 211 Brand St., Sumter. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

Covington Theological Seminary is now located in Sumter, SC. Classes are being held on Monday and Thursday evenings beginning at 6:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at Sumter First Baptist Church 107 E. Liberty Street. Registration is Monday, August 8th at 6:00 p.m. Classes begin on Monday, August 29th. Classes being offered in the fall semester are: Bible Doctrine, Competent to Counsel, Old Testament Survey, Daniel, Expository Preaching, Creative Teaching Methods, and Joshua. Degrees offered are Associates, Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate. For more information call Dr. Ron Taylor at (803) 847-2757 or on line at www.covingtonseminary.org.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 7, 2016

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Have fun, but EUGENIA LAST don’t lose sight of your goals. Inconsistency will be your downfall. A social event will lead to an encounter with someone who will give you something interesting to think about. Share your thoughts and feelings. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Networking will prove to be fruitful. Turn a business event into a good time by asking someone you love to tag along. A short trip will lead to an interesting proposal. Personal improvements can be made, and romance is encouraged. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Too much of a good thing could lead to difficulties dealing with others. Personal setbacks can be expected if you aren’t cautious. Physical injury and arguments are likely if you don’t make an effort to avoid precarious situations. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Make changes to the way you live. With help from someone you love, you can fix any problems you face. Honesty and integrity coupled with a good imagination can help you turn a negative into a positive.

MAYESVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Tuesday, 7 p.m., town hall

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Greenville 87/70

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IN THE MOUNTAINS

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Keep your emotions in check. A disciplined approach to physical activity will bring good results. Think ahead and you’ll avoid an unpleasant situation. Embrace change. Forge into the future without regret.

Today: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms. Winds southeast 3-6 mph. Monday: Showers and a heavy thunderstorm. Winds east-northeast 4-8 mph.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your uniqueness will draw attention. Trying new things will have both benefits and downsides. Precision will be important if you want things to turn out well. Your diligence will pay off, and celebrating with someone special will be rewarding. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful what you offer others. Being conservative can have its benefits when it comes to money, love and sharing personal information. Traveling with friends and relatives will lead to troubles you can do without. Don’t fold under pressure. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t question the plans made by others. Focus on what you want to do and don’t look back. A commitment to someone special will help you put your plans into motion and move forward without fear or worry.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Express your thoughts and turn an idea into a reality. Share your feelings and make changes to your important relationships that will ensure a brighter future for everyone. What you do now will affect your life for years to

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stick close to home. Outside influences will be a waste of valuable time that you should be spending with the people you care about the most. Live in the moment and honor the people who mean the most to you.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD eties 45 Bad habits 48 Low-abrasive cleansing brand 50 Crowdsourced review site 51 Solemn promise 52 Small stock purchase 55 Mideast capital 57 Seventh-century starter 58 Hieroglyphics animal 59 Keep busy 60 Folks 62 Summer Games org. 63 Short-billed wading bird 65 Grasp 66 Defensive discipline 68 Appeal 70 Type of coffeehouse 74 Founded, for short 75 Bit of dangling jewelry

77 Bailiwick 78 Eagerly accept 80 UV-protection measure 81 Knocked over 84 Somewhat, so to speak 85 Escalates 88 Environmental prefix 89 T-shirt size 90 “Drat!” 91 Informal refusal 92 Apt rhyme for “surveil” 94 Nervous-system regulator 97 What Rembrandt spoke 99 Globetrotter’s reference 101 Patella protector 102 Word of regret 104 “Tastes great!” 106 “. . . even __ speak” 107 Hallmark subsidiary 110 Dietary measure 114 Devotee

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Aiken 91/72

Charleston 92/78

LAKE LEVELS

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Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 92/74/t Chicago 82/63/pc Dallas 101/81/s Detroit 84/62/s Houston 98/78/s Los Angeles 82/63/pc New Orleans 92/79/t New York 87/70/s Orlando 85/74/t Philadelphia 89/70/s Phoenix 108/86/s San Francisco 68/55/pc Wash., DC 90/71/s

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 86/72/t 84/66/pc 102/81/pc 85/64/s 100/78/pc 82/63/pc 91/80/t 86/70/s 84/74/t 87/70/s 109/84/s 70/56/pc 86/71/s

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/69/t 92/72/t 93/73/t 93/77/t 87/76/t 92/78/t 89/72/t 92/74/t 94/75/t 91/73/t 87/71/t 91/74/t 93/74/t

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

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High 12:34 a.m. 1:13 p.m. 1:14 a.m. 1:58 p.m.

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shoelace 39 Toward the rudder 40 Sport in a ring 42 Publicity ploy 43 Jo’s Boys author 44 Seasoned 45 Routing word 46 Cards in wallets 47 Statue of Liberty’s exterior makeup 48 Drink noisily 49 Mortgage shopper’s concern 53 Attack from above 54 Poor grades 56 Code-cracking org. 60 Masqueraded (as) 61 Frozen queen 64 DNA test site 65 “Take this”

67 Irish actor Stephen 68 Euro predecessor 69 Cuddly pet 71 Stages a comeback 72 Bialystock’s partner in The Producers 73 Flight-related prefix 76 Decisive NFL periods 79 Time for checks 82 Find a space 83 Primary strategy 84 Get rid of 86 Campaign funding org. 87 “Zip it!” 90 Bake-sale org. 93 Stop between flights 95 Crystal buyer, perhaps

96 Went quickly 98 GI morale booster 100 “Be glad to!” 102 Circus venues 103 Carefree escapade 105 Pepper processors 107 Most recent 007 108 Feudal lord 109 Shaped like a rainbow 110 PC corner key 111 Operatic selection 112 Mascara target 113 Swordplay weapon 115 Finance degs. 116 Casablanca heroine 118 Terrier type

120 Professional practice 121 Wear and tear 123 60 Minutes airer YELP (50 Across) was founded in 2004 by two former PayPal employees. Specifically, an ODD LOT (52 Across) is a quantity of stock fewer than 100 shares. Hallmark Cards (107 Across) purchased Binney & Smith, owners of the CRAYOLA and Silly Putty brands, in 1984.

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117 Round Table titles 119 Electrical adapter for England 122 Free hand 124 Upswing 125 Usage agreement 126 Kazakhstan’s locale 127 Golf pro’s stumble 128 “If I Only Had the Nerve” singer 129 Underground drain 130 Loses firmness 131 Ingrid or Ingmar Bergman DOWN 1 Lofty 2 Maui and Kauai 3 Manufacturing facility 4 Literary excerpt 5 Meditation chants 6 Whom Marc orated about 7 Vast, in verse 8 Carve in stone 9 Nudge 10 Artemis or Aphrodite 11 Compass reading 12 Top-notch 13 Has dinner 14 Lifts with effort 15 Something to keep a beagle busy 16 Dickensian clerk 17 Minestrone pasta 18 Couplet creator 24 Enticement 26 Bring up 29 Deputy: Abbr. 32 Mississippi River explorer 34 I Love Lucy surname 35 Road shoulders 38 Part of a tied

Myrtle Beach 91/78

Manning 90/75

Today: A thunderstorm or two. High 89 to 93. Monday: Clouds and sun; watch for rough surf and rip currents. High 86 to 90.

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Florence 93/74

Bishopville 91/73

ON THE COAST

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What stimulates you physically will lead to the lifestyle changes you’ve been searching for. It’s up to you to go after what you want. Don’t wait for offers to come to you. Make the first move and own your future.

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A major opportunity Crestwood guard Morant receives first Power 5 conference offer from USC When Ja Morant traveled to Columbia on Thursday to meet with University of South Carolina men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin, he wasn’t sure what the evening would hold. The Crestwood High School point guard returned home holding a scholarship offer from the Gamecocks. “They had been showing me a lot of love before we had the meeting,” Morant said of USC, the first school from a Power 5 conference to offer him a scholarship. “When they said (on Thursday) they felt like I was a good fit for their organization, I thought an offer was probably coming.” And it is an offer Morant was more than happy to get. “It’s an honor to get my first major conference offer and then for it to be from my hometown school is even better,” Morant said. Morant had seven other offers prior to the Carolina offer, but all were from mid-major conferences. The other offers came from Murray State of the Ohio Vally Conference, Duquesne of the Atlantic 10, Wofford of the Southern Conference, South Carolina State and Maryland-Eastern Shore from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference and High Point and North Carolina-Asheville from the Big South Conference. Morant was selected as the Region VI-3A Player of the Year and was selected to the South Carolina Basketball Coaches Association 3A All-State team. Morant averaged 26.6 points, 6.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists and 2.2 steals per game. He had 16 games in which he scored at least 20 points and seven games with at least 30 points. Morant was also an All-State performer as a sophomore, averaging 18 points, four rebounds and four assists and two steals. Morant plans to sign in November, but said he hasn’t set any official visits or a list of favorites yet. He’s hoping to have more major offers come his way before making a decision. Morant said he’s had a little bit of contact with Clemson, but none recently. The only other major school that Morant said is showing a lot of interest at this time is Georgia Tech. “I’m just going to try and figure out what’s the best fit for me,” Morant said. “It’s a decision that’s going to be made between me, my parents, my high school coach and my AAU coach.”

A handful of familiar faces could make this a Heisman race for the ages. Four, count ‘em, four of the top six finishers from last year’s Heisman Trophy voting are back for another season. Clemson’s prolific quarterback Deshaun Watson is among them, along with a trio of stars that includes Stanford running back Christian McCaffrey, Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield and WATSON LSU running back Leonard Fournette. The scrutiny and hype for the foursome will be intense from day one. Watson says it comes with the territory of being one of the nation’s top players. “That’s something I already knew before,” Watson said. “I’m a confident player and I expect to be in this position. That’s why I work, that’s why I grind.” Though it’s uncommon for so much Heisman-caliber talent to return for another season, it’s not unprecedented. A recent example is 2011, when Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck, Oregon running back LaMichael James, Boise State quarterback Kellen Moore, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon and Michigan quarterback Denard Robinson returned after finishing two through six in the voting behind Auburn’s Cam Newton in 2010. Interestingly, none of them won. Instead, it was Baylor quarterback Robert Griffin III who came out of nowhere to take home the trophy. Luck was the runner-up for a second straight season. Watson, who helped lead Clemson to the College Football Playoff title game before a loss to Alabama, finished third in the voting in 2015 behind Alabama’s Derrick Henry and McCaffrey.

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Logano eyes another road course win By JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press

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U.S. men clobber China in Olympic basketball opener RIO DE JANEIRO — Kevin Durant looks ready to lead a new group of Americans to the gold-medal podium. Durant picked up right where he left off in the 2012 Olympics with 25 points, and the U.S. men’s basketball team routed China 119-62 on Saturday night in its opening game. The new Golden State Warriors star scored 30 points four years ago in the gold-medal game, when the Americans held off Spain for the championship. Only he and Carmelo Anthony returned from that team, but the new guys were plenty ready for their Olympic moment. “We just wanted to send a statement to the rest of the world,” Anthony said. “Come out this first game and let everybody know that we’re focused, we’re locked in and we’re about business on this

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trip.” DeMarcus Cousins added 17 points and Paul George 15 for the U.S., which is a heavy favorite to win a third straight gold and won’t change any opinions after this performance. LeBron James and Chris Paul passed on searching for more gold with Durant and Anthony, and plenty more top players who would have been on this roster also declined. But coach Mike Krzyzewski said this squad has already bonded as much as any of the three U.S. teams he has led in the Olympics. “Just because they aren’t here today, we’ve got another batch of guys that’s walking around on the streets saying they want to win a gold medal and we all have something in common,” Durant said. “It’s cool to have a fraternity of

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WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — A year ago, Joey Logano came to Watkins Glen International hoping for a road course breakthrough to add to his resume. He departed with two trophies after a weekend sweep of the Xfinity and Sprint Cup races. He’s back at The LOGANO Glen aiming for a repeat performance and started strong, winning Saturday’s Xfinity Zippo 200 from the pole just as he did a year ago. “That’s what we’ve come here to do. We’d better have the attitude that we can do that, or else we shouldn’t be here,” Logano said. “Confidence is high. I’m kind of mad I didn’t get the Cup pole.” Logano, who will start seventh Sunday in the Cup race, has finished seventh or better in four of his last five starts at Watkins Glen, and in his last two starts at NASCAR’s other road course in Sonoma he was fifth last year and third in June in his No. 22 Team Penske Ford. A player in last year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup championship

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Chicago Cubs pitcher Jake Arrieta allowed three hits in eight shutout innings in a 4-0 win over Oakland on Saturday in Oakland, Calif.

Arrieta helps streaking Cubs shut out Athletics OAKLAND, Calif. — Jake Arrieta pitched eight innings of three-hit ball to get his first victory in over a month and the Chicago Cubs beat the Oakland Athletics 4-0 on Saturday. Arrieta (13-5) was 0-3 in his previous five starts and 1-4 since ending a 20-decision winning streak on June 22. He struck out four and walked one on 108 pitches. The NL Central-leading Cubs have won five straight and 16 of 22. They gave the A’s to their seventh loss in eight games. Ben Zobrist’s two-out tworun single off former A’s teammate Sonny Gray broke a scoreless tie in the top of the third. Gray (5-11) left after five innings with soreness in his right forearm. He allowed two runs on five hits. Zobrist and Addison Russell had two hits each for the Cubs. Dodgers 3 Red Sox 0

LOS ANGELES — Newly promoted Ross Stripling and the Dodgers bullpen combined on a five-hitter, lead-

ing Los Angeles over the Boston Red Sox 3-0 Saturday. Adrian Gonzalez got three hits and drove in a run. Red Sox slugger David Ortiz played first base for the first time this season and made two nice catches, but the veteran designated hitter went 0 for 3. Stripling (3-3) pitched five innings after being called up from the minors when pitcher Bud Norris was put on the disabled list. Making his first start for the Dodgers since May 19, he gave up hits to the first two Boston batters. Kenley Jansen closed for his National League-leading 33rd save. INDIANS 5 YANKEES 2

NEW YORK — Corey Kluber put Cleveland’s rotation back on track, Andrew Miller earned a save against the team that traded him last weekend and the Indians beat New York. Mike Napoli, Jason Kipnis and Rajai Davis homered to help the AL Central leaders recover from an early tworun deficit. Kluber (11-8)

struck out eight in eight innings of five-hit ball, beating CC Sabathia (6-9) in a matchup of pitchers who won the AL Cy Young Award with Cleveland. Miller closed with a onehit ninth for his first save with Cleveland. Later, the Yankees announced they will hold a news conference with Alex Rodriguez before Sunday’s game. The Yankees did not detail the purpose of the gathering. The 41-year-old designated hitter is hitting just .204 this season. Rays 7 Twins 3

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Evan Longoria, Bobby Wilson and Logan Forsythe all homered to back Chris Archer’s six strong innings as the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Minnesota Twins 7-3. Archer (6-15) won for the third time in his last 15 starts, giving up one run and three hits and striking out seven to regain the American League lead in strikeouts with 168. From wire reports

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Logano wins Xfinity race at The Glen WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — After creating the customary cloud of smoke before his third straight trip to victory lane at Watkins Glen International, Joey Logano was beaming. “Confidence is high,” Logano said Saturday after his second straight dominant performance in the Xfinity race at The Glen. “It’s a great thing for Team Penske. We’ve been off to a rough start this year.” Just as he did a year ago, Logano started from the pole in the Zippo 200 and dominated, leading 67 of 82 laps. It was Logano’s 26th win in the series and the first Xfinity triumph for Penske since November, a span of 21 races. Teammate Brad Keselowski, who started second, was in contention the entire race until a track bar malfunction sent him to the pits while running second with six laps to go. He finished 24th. Paul Menard finished second, followed by Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Trevor Bayne and points leader Elliott Sadler. Kyle Busch challenged for the lead early, but damage to his splitter forced him to the pits and he also was involved in a nine-car crash that sent him to the garage. Running second, Busch had to pit during the race’s first caution for repairs to his splitter, which was damaged running over the track’s new curbing, and

cord. He reached 15-under 195 at TPC River Highlands, following up rounds of 66 and 67 that left him tied for the lead coming into the day. Russell Knox had a 64, and Russell Henley and Tyrone Van Aswegen each shot 65, to tie for second place at 12 under. Patrick Rodgers shot a 66 and was five strokes off the pace. The Associated Press

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Joey Logano celebrates after winning the Xfinity race Saturday in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

BLAINE, Minn. — Miguel Angel Jimenez made a 17foot eagle putt on the par-5 18th hole for a 9-under 63 dropped far back in the field. and the second-round lead in the PGA Tour ChampiThe big crash came in the high-speed esses and brought ons’ 3M Championship. The 52-year-old Spanish out a red flag on lap 19. player had five straight bird“This is really unfortuies on Nos. 6-10 and also nate,” crew chief Chris Gayle said. “When you know birdied the par-3 17th in good scoring conditions at you have as fast of a car as generous TPC Twins Cities. we did, and to not have the opportunity to complete the He had a 14-under 130 total. Kevin Sutherland was a race, it’s just really disapstroke back after a 64. He pointing. Kyle just got caught up in something that tied for second last year. we never should have been Lions tE Ebron around.”

Berger takes lead at Travelers Championship CROMWELL, Conn. — Daniel Berger birdied seven of his last 10 holes Sunday for an 8-under 62 and a three-stroke lead in the Travelers Championship. The 23-year-old Floridian, the PGA Tour rookie of the year last season, had just one bogey and was two strokes off the course re-

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DETROIT — Lions tight end Eric Ebron was carted off the field after appearing to injure his lower right leg. Ebron pounded the turf Saturday at Ford Field in Detroit with his right fist as he was evaluated by the team’s medical personnel. He was hurt on a play during the team’s mock game. From wire reports

5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Paul Lawrie Match Play Semifinal Matches from East Lothian, Scotland (GOLF). 9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Paul Lawrie Match Play Final Match from East Lothian, Scotland (GOLF). 11 a.m. – International Soccer: FA Community Shield Match from London – Manchester United vs. Leicester City (FOX SPORTS 2). Noon – Youth Softball: Senior League World Series Championship Game from Lower Sussex, Del. (ESPN). 12:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Pachuca vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 1 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Atlanta Open Final Match from Atlanta (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – Women’s Amateur Golf: U.S. Women’s Amateur Final Match from Springfield, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Travelers Championship Final Round from Cromwell, Conn. (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Washington (TBS). 2 p.m. – Youth Baseball: USSSA National Amateur Baseball Championship Game from Orlando, Fla. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at St. Louis (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 2:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at The Glen from Watkins Glen, N.Y. (USA, WEGXFM 92.9). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Travelers Championship Final Round from Cromwell, Conn. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – Youth Softball: Big League World Series Championship Game from Lower Sussex, Del. (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour 3M Championship Final Round from Blaine, Minn. (GOLF). 4 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Kansas City at Portland (ESPN). 5 p.m. – Horse Racing: Alydar Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). 6 p.m. – Arena Football: Playoffs Quarterfinal Game – Tampa Bay vs. Philadelphia from Allentown, Pa. (ESPN2). 6:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Santos vs. Puebla (UNIVISION). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Seattle at Orlando (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – NFL Preseason Football: Hall of Fame Game from Canton, Ohio – Green Bay vs. Baltimore (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Boston at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB NETWORK). 8:30 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Intermediate World Series Championship Game from Livermore, Calif. (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at Los Angeles (FOX SPORTS 1).

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4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Cab Calloway Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southeast Regional Semifinal Game from Warner Robins, Ga. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Milwaukee (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEASTS, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Miami or Atlanta at Milwaukee (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Youth Baseball: Little League World Series Southwest Regional Semifinal Game from Waco, Texas (ESPN).

MLB standings By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division Baltimore Toronto Boston New York Tampa Bay Central Division Cleveland Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota West Division Texas Houston Seattle Los Angeles Oakland

W 62 63 60 55 44

L Pct GB 46 .574 — 47 .573 — 49 .550 2½ 55 .500 8 64 .407 18

W 62 60 52 51 44

L Pct GB 46 .574 — 49 .550 2½ 57 .477 10½ 58 .468 11½ 65 .404 18½

W 63 57 55 49 48

L Pct GB 47 .573 — 52 .523 5½ 53 .509 7 60 .450 13½ 62 .436 15

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 13, Cleveland 7 Detroit 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 2 Baltimore 7, Chicago White Sox 5 Houston 5, Texas 0 Toronto 4, Kansas City 3 Chicago Cubs 7, Oakland 2 Boston 9, L.A. Dodgers 0 Seattle 6, L.A. Angels 4

Saturday’s Games

Cleveland 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Chicago Cubs 4, Oakland 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Boston 0 Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Baltimore at Chicago White Sox, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Cleveland (Carrasco 7-5) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 7-4), 1:05 p.m. Minnesota (Gibson 3-6) at Tampa Bay (Andriese 6-2), 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-5) at Detroit (Sanchez 6-11), 1:10 p.m. Baltimore (Bundy 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Shields 5-13), 2:10 p.m. Texas (Darvish 2-3) at Houston (Musgrove 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 8-4) at Kansas City (Ventura 6-9), 2:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 10-7) at Oakland (Manaea 3-6), 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 6-11) at Seattle (Paxton 3-5), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Price 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

National League East Division Washington Miami New York Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

W 65 58 56 51 39

L Pct GB 44 .596 — 51 .532 7 53 .514 9 60 .459 15 70 .358 26

W 68 58 54 48 44

L Pct GB 41 .624 — 51 .532 10 53 .505 13 59 .449 19 64 .407 23½

W 62 61 54 47 44

L Pct GB 47 .569 — 49 .555 1½ 55 .495 8 62 .431 15 65 .404 18

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh 3, Cincinnati 2 Washington 5, San Francisco 1 Detroit 4, N.Y. Mets 3 St. Louis 1, Atlanta 0 Miami 5, Colorado 3 Arizona 3, Milwaukee 2, 11 innings

Saturday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 4, Oakland 0 L.A. Dodgers 3, Boston 0 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. San Francisco at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. Philadelphia at San Diego, 8:40 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (deGrom 7-5) at Detroit (Sanchez 6-11), 1:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Straily 6-6) at Pittsburgh (Cole 7-6), 1:35 p.m. San Francisco (Bumgarner 10-6) at Washington (Roark 11-6), 1:35 p.m. Atlanta (Wisler 4-11) at St. Louis (Wainwright 9-5), 2:15 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 10-7) at Oakland (Manaea 3-6), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Conley 7-6) at Colorado (Gray 8-4), 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Nelson 6-10) at Arizona (Bradley 4-7), 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 6-12) at San Diego (Cosart 0-1), 4:40 p.m. Boston (Price 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers (McCarthy 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

WNBA standings By The Associated Press

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New York Atlanta Indiana Chicago Washington Connecticut

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L Pct GB 8 .692 — 12 .520 4½ 12 .500 5 13 .458 6 15 .375 8 16 .333 9

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W L Pct GB x-Los Angeles 21 3 .875 — x-Minnesota 21 4 .840 ½ Phoenix 10 14 .417 11 Seattle 9 15 .375 12 Dallas 9 16 .360 12½ San Antonio 5 18 .217 15½ x-clinched a playoff spot Olympic break: Play resumes Aug. 26

Golf By The Associated Press PGA-Travelers Championship Par Scores Saturday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn. Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70 Third Round Daniel Berger 66-67-62—195 -15 Russell Knox 67-67-64—198 -12 T. Van Aswegen 67-66-65—198 -12 Russell Henley 68-65-65—198 -12 Patrick Rodgers 68-66-66—200 -10 Brooks Koepka 67-70-64—201 -9 Paul Casey 68-67-66—201 -9 D. Summerhays 68-69-65—202 -8 Ryan Moore 70-66-66—202 -8 Robert Garrigus 67-67-68—202 -8 Andres Gonzales 70-68-65—203 -7 Francesco Molinari 71-67-65—203 -7 Cameron Smith 69-67-67—203 -7 Jerry Kelly 64-70-69—203 -7 Gary Woodland 67-70-67—204 -6 Spencer Levin 69-67-68—204 -6 Abraham Ancer 68-68-68—204 -6 Padraig Harrington 70-69-65—204 -6 Jon Rahm 65-70-69—204 -6 Brian Stuard 70-65-69—204 -6 Marc Leishman 65-68-71—204 -6 Martin Laird 68-69-68—205 -5 Scott Brown 68-70-67—205 -5 Cameron Percy 69-69-67—205 -5 Bubba Watson 67-70-68—205 -5 Patrick Reed 70-67-68—205 -5 Aaron Baddeley 73-65-67—205 -5 Stuart Appleby 68-68-69—205 -5 Chris Stroud 70-69-66—205 -5 Vaughn Taylor 64-71-70—205 -5 Blayne Barber 71-64-70—205 -5 Bryce Molder 69-70-66—205 -5 Carlos Ortiz 66-71-69—206 -4 Soren Kjeldsen 68-69-69—206 -4 Hudson Swafford 67-71-68—206 -4 Alex Cejka 68-69-69—206 -4 Justin Thomas 68-69-69—206 -4 Webb Simpson 70-67-69—206 -4 Zach Johnson 67-71-68—206 -4 Tony Finau 69-68-69—206 -4 Tyrrell Hatton 71-65-70—206 -4 Charley Hoffman 69-68-69—206 -4 B. DeChambeau 72-66-68—206 -4 Shawn Stefani 71-68-67—206 -4 Vijay Singh 67-68-71—206 -4 Keegan Bradley 67-72-67—206 -4 Louis Oosthuizen 68-71-67—206 -4 Si Woo Kim 69-70-67—206 -4 Derek Ernst 68-69-70—207 -3 Chez Reavie 70-67-70—207 -3 Retief Goosen 69-69-69—207 -3 Zac Blair 70-68-69—207 -3 Matt Kuchar 69-67-71—207 -3 Seung-Yul Noh 69-70-68—207 -3 Nick Taylor 68-71-68—207 -3 David Toms 67-71-70—208 -2 Brendan Steele 70-69-69—208 -2 Bud Cauley 68-71-69—208 -2 Ricky Barnes 68-71-69—208 -2 Rod Pampling 69-68-72—209 -1 Lucas Lee 68-69-72—209 -1 John Senden 69-68-72—209 -1 Matt Jones 69-69-71—209 -1 Jason Kokrak 70-66-73—209 -1 Henrik Norlander 71-68-70—209 -1 Scott Pinckney 68-67-74—209 -1 Ernie Els 72-67-70—209 -1 Greg Chalmers 69-69-72—210 E Miguel A. Carballo 73-66-71—210 E Jim Furyk 73-66-72—211 +1 Sung Kang 70-67-75—212 +2 Rory Sabbatini 67-72-73—212 +2 Hunter Mahan 68-71-76—215 +5

Transactions By The Associated Press

BASEBALL American League BOSTON RED SOX — Placed C Ryan Hanigan on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Released 3B Juan Uribe. Optioned LHP Shawn Morimando to Columbus (IL). Assigned OF Joey Butler outright to Columbus. Recalled LHP T.J. House from Columbus. Sent RHP Joseph Colon to Columbus for a rehab assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Placed OF Desmond Jennings and LHP Enny Romero on the 15-day DL; Jennings retroactive to Wednesday and Romero to Thursday. Reinstated OF Mikie Mahtook from the 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Danny Farquhar from Durham (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Traded LHP/ RHP Pat Venditte to Seattle for a player to be named. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Sent OF A.J. Pollock to the AZL Diamondbacks for a rehab assignment. ATLANTA BRAVES — Traded LHP Hunter Cervenka to Miami for OF Anfernee Seymour and LHP Michael Mader. Sent RHP John Gant to Gwinnett (IL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Placed RHP Bud Norris on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Ross Stripling from Oklahoma City (PCL). NEW YORK METS — Sent RHPs Zack Wheeler and Jim Henderson to St. Lucie (FSL). PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Traded RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Seattle for a player to be named. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Designated LHP Matt Thornton for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Clayton Richard on a one-year contract. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Placed 1B Ryan Zimmerman on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled OF Brian Goodwin from Syracuse (IL).

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High-profile openers highlight SEC schedule By STEVE MEGARGEE The Associated Press KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — With so many high-profile intersectional matchups on neutral sites, the Southeastern Conference’s opening-week schedule bears a striking resemblance to a bowl lineup. Alabama faces Southern California in Arlington, Texas. Ole Miss meets Florida State in Orlando, Florida. LSU takes on Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Georgia meets North Carolina in Atlanta. The trend continues Sept. 10 when Tennessee plays Virginia Tech at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee. And that doesn’t even include prestige nonconference games taking place on campus the first two weeks of the season. Auburn hosts Clemson and Texas A&M hosts UCLA on the season’s opening weekend. Arkansas visits TCU on Sept. 10. “Whether it’s Clemson or whether it’s UCLA, whatever that is and anybody in between, this league’s not ducking anybody,” Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin said. “I think that says a lot about the scheduling that’s going on.” The SEC’s knack for scheduling these high-profile openers — and winning them — has helped the league make an early case each year that it’s the nation’s toughest conference. The SEC is criticized for scheduling Football Championship Subdivision programs or low-level Group of Five teams in November, but it

of the factors that the committee considers. And the committee evaluates teams based on their full schedules,” College Football Playoff executive director Bill Hancock said in a statement. “Games against top opponents, no matter when they are played, are significant.” The SEC could have a tough time continuing its openingweek success this year. In recent years, the SEC has benefited from partisan crowds at games that techniFile/The Associated Press cally took place at neutral A countdown clock for the Battle sites. That certainly was the of Bristol in Bristol, Tenn., counts case when Texas A&M beat down to a Sept. 10 matchup beArizona State in Houston and tween Tennessee and Virginia Tennessee defeated Bowling Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway. Green in Nashville last season. This season, LSU must face doesn’t shy away from anyone Wisconsin at the home of the early. Green Bay Packers. Ole Miss SEC teams went 5-0 in nonisn’t expecting a friendly reconference games at neutral ception when it meets Florida sites during last season’s open- State in Orlando. ing week, which included Ala“I did get a kick out of our bama starting its national title AD telling me it’s a neutralrun by beating Wisconsin in site game, and I’d use that in Arlington, Texas. The SEC was quotes, ‘neutral site,”’ Ole 3-0 in neutral-site games durMiss coach Hugh Freeze said. ing the opening week of 2014. “I explained to him, anytime Six of those eight games were you go on the road to a neuagainst other Power Five tral-site game, and you have to teams. use silent cadence, it shouldn’t An SEC team hasn’t lost a be considered a neutral site.” neutral-site game during the These high-profile openers opening week of a season allow the SEC to maintain its since 2013, when Mississippi schedule strength while conState fell to Oklahoma State in tinuing to play only eight conHouston and Western Kenference games. The Big Ten is tucky knocked off Kentucky joining the Pac-12 and Big 12 in Nashville. in having nine-game conferThese games may take place ence schedules this year, leavlong before the playoff coming the SEC and Atlantic Coast mittee releases its rankings, Conference as the only Power yet they still have an impact. Five leagues still playing only “Strength of schedule is one eight conference games.

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for the 17th annual Churches Challenge Praise Rally & Golf Flag League Registration Fall Registration Tournament, which will be The Sumter County RecreThe Sumter County Recreheld Aug. 26-27. ation Department is taking ation Department is taking The praise rally will be held registration for its flag football registration for its fall baseball at Alice Drive Baptist Church program through Aug. 11. program through Aug. 17. while the tournament itself There will be leagues for There will be leagues for will be held at Sunset Country children ages 5-8 as of Sept. 1, children ages 7-12 as of April Club. 2016. The registration fee is $50 30, 2017. The registration fee is On Friday, Aug. 26, the playand no late registration will be $45 and no late registration ers, sponsors and families will taken. will be taken. gather for fellowship, devotion, There will be a coaches There will be a coaches praise music and food at 6 p.m. meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. meeting on Thursday at 6 p.m. at Alice Drive Baptist Church at the recreation department at the recreation department located at 1305 Loring Mill located at 155 Haynsworth located at 155 Haynsworth Road. Street for anyone interested in Street for anyone interested in On Saturday, Aug. 27, at coaching. coaching. Sunset, sign-in for the mornFor more information, call For more information, call ing flight begins at 7 a.m. Tee the recreation department at the recreation department at off will begin at approximately (803) 436-2248 or visit www. 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There will be a coaches Players will have to provide SC 29153 or can be brought to meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. their own pants. the office at Dillon Park, next at the recreation department There will be a coaches to Crystal Lakes Golf Course. located at 155 Haynsworth meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. The tournament is known Street for anyone interested in for its prizes with none greater at the recreation department coaching. located at 155 Haynsworth than the $51,000 prize if someFor more information, call Street for anyone interested in one sinks a hole-in-one on the the recreation department at coaching. 18th hole. Should someone ace (803) 436-2248 or visit www. For more information, call the 18th hole, his or her sumtercountysc.org. the recreation department at church will receive a check for (803) 436-2248 or visit www. $50,000 and the player will resumtercountysc.org. ceive $1,000. 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LSU’s Leonard Fournette (7) rushed for 1,953 yards and 22 TDs last season and is a Heisman Trophy favorite entering this year.

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Clemson’s team success was one big reason Watson was in the Heisman mix. The quarterback said any of his individual accomplishments will be directly tied to what the Tigers do this fall. “I wouldn’t be in this position without the coaching staff and my players, the offensive line and the skill guys that make me look good,” Watson said. “So I give them all the credit.” McCaffrey is an obvious Heisman front-runner since he was second last season. The 6-foot, 200pound junior broke the NCAA single-season record with 3,864 all-purpose yards in 2015. Stanford coach David Shaw said to expect more of the same this season with McCaffrey being a threat in the running game, passing game and on special teams. “I think when you have a great player, the last thing you want to do is pump the brakes,” Shaw said last month. “You want to push the accelerator.” A little more on the early favorites:

FOURNETTE LSU’s bruising runner was probably the favorite to win the Heisman midway through last season before his production slipped in the final month. The 6-1, 230-pound junior still finished with 1,953 yards rushing and 22 touchdowns. The Tigers return a talented team, and likely will play several high-profile games that can showcase his talent to a national audience. It remains to be seen if LSU’s passing game will be good enough to take some of the load off Fournette.

MAYFIELD The 6-1, 210-pound Mayfield started as a walk-on at Texas Tech before transferring to the Sooners. After sitting out a season because

of NCAA transfer rules, he won the starting job last fall and completed more than 68 percent of his passes for 3,700 yards, 36 touchdowns and only seven interceptions.

MCCAFFREY The Stanford star had one of the best overall seasons in college football history in 2015, finishing with 2,019 yards rushing, 1,070 yards on kick returns, 645 yards receiving and 130 yards on punt returns. He even threw two touchdown passes. McCaffrey might be hard-pressed to match those numbers, but another big season is certainly expected.

WATSON The 6-2, 210-pound junior was fantastic as the Tigers made it to the national title game. He completed nearly 68 percent of his passes for 4,104 yards, 35 touchdowns and 13 interceptions while also running for 1,105 yards and 12 touchdowns. Clemson is loaded again and is expected to have a great shot at winning the ACC and making it to the College Football Playoff again.

KEEP AN EYE ON Florida State running back Dalvin Cook finished with 1,691 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns while averaging 7.4 yards per carry last season. ... Ohio State quarterback J.T. Barrett had to split time under center last season with Cardale Jones, but now the position appears to be his. The 6-2, 222-pounder completed 63.3 percent of his throws last season while throwing for 11 touchdowns and running for 11 more. He was 5th in the Heisman balloting in 2014. ... Mississippi quarterback Chad Kelly, the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Kelly, threw for 4,042 yards last season, including 31 touchdowns and 13 interceptions last year. AP Sports Writer Pete Iacobelli contributed to this story.

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Dale Earnhardt Jr., right, stands with Jeff Gordon in the garage area at Watkins Glen International racetrack during practice for today’s Cheez-It 355 in Watkins Glen, N.Y. Gordon came out of retirement to fill in for the injured Dale Earnhardt Jr. , who is still suffering from concussion symptoms.

Earnhardt Jr.: ‘I’m not ready to quit’ By JOHN KEKIS The Associated Press WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. — Say this about Dale Earnhardt Jr. — he follows doctor’s orders. After missing three straight Sprint Cup races because of lingering effects of a concussion, NASCAR’s most popular driver did something Friday that’s part of his therapy — he made his first public appearance to speak about his recovery. “I missed my team, my teammates,” Earnhardt said. “I just wanted to come see everybody. I get to hang out with my guys a little bit. This has been so weird not to be at the track. It’s frustrating, but it’s the process. We’re just taking it one evaluation at a time. “I just want to get better. Nothing else is a priority. Our intentions are to get cleared and get back to racing. I’m not ready to quit.” Doctors told Earnhardt his latest injury occurred June 12 at Michigan International Speedway. He was clipped in the rear by Chris Buescher’s No. 34 while racing three wide with AJ Allmendinger and hit the wall at an angle that softened the impact.

He drove three more races before symptoms became too severe. “The doctors feel they can make my brain stronger to be able to cope with these common events,” he said. “The event that I had at Michigan I shouldn’t have had a concussion from. I should be able to get through events like that without having any issues.” Earnhardt has been keeping fans updated on his condition via weekly podcasts. Besides reconnecting with his team and his competitors in the garage, his appearance at the road course in the Finger Lakes of upstate New York served a purpose. “My doctor wants to put me in situations that drive the symptoms,” Earnhardt said. “My doctor calls that exposure, and this is probably the worst situation as far as making my systems go haywire. That’s what he wants. That’s just part of the process. “The one thing that I worry most about is ... people making assumptions of where I’m at, what I’m doing, and what I’m up to. I don’t want people making assumptions. To give me peace of mind and to bring down any type of stress and anxiety through the process is to open up and be hon-

est about what’s going on and how we’re doing.” Earnhardt won’t drive at Watkins Glen on Sunday and also will miss the race at Bristol on Aug. 20. Four-time series champion Jeff Gordon, who came out of retirement to fill in for Earnhardt the last two races, will remain behind the wheel in the No. 88 Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports. There remains no timetable for Earnhardt’s return. That decision will be left to his doctors. He underwent further evaluation Monday at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Sports Medicine Concussion Program and said afterward that he continues to experience issues with balance and an ability to focus on an object while he moves his head. Earnhardt expressed frustration at how long he’s been out. “I never anticipated being out this long,” he said. “I didn’t have this massive accident. The symptoms crept in slowly. I didn’t think this was that serious. It’s a challenge. I really believe and trust what they’re telling me. They’re telling me without question we’re going to get back to normal.”

Trevor Bayne — entered the Zippo 200 to From Page B1 get more track time on the new surface. Keseluntil a run-in with owski also logged more Matt Kenseth at Marthan 70 laps in a Goodtinsville derailed his year tire test in late title hopes, Logano is July as he seeks that on pace to be a factor breakthrough Cup triagain when the postumph at The Glen. He season gets underway finished second three in September. On the straight times from season, he has one win, 2011-13. eight top-five and 13 Back at Watkins Glen top-10 finishes, and five for the final time are of those top-fives have the top two road racers come in the past nine in NASCAR history — races. Only five races Jeff Gordon and Tony remain before the Stewart. Gordon, who Chase begins. came out of retirement “I don’t think we’re and is driving his third far off. We had a little race in the No. 88 Chevbit of a seesaw,” said rolet for Hendrick MoLogano, who led Montorsports as Dale Earnday’s rain-shortened hardt Jr. recovers from race at Pocono until he a concussion, will be was caught up in a late making his 800th cacrash. “I think we’re reer start. He qualified starting to see some 21st. speed come back in our Stewart, who has a cars. We had just as record five wins at Watmany wins at this point kins Glen, is one road last year. I don’t feel victory behind Gordon. like we’re behind. We Stewart’s eighth Cup can still go get six or road course win and seven wins before the first victory in three year is out, I think. years came at Sonoma We’ve got to peak at the in June. He slammed right time.” leader Denny Hamlin Like Kentucky, Watinto the wall on the kins Glen International final turn of the race to has a new racing sursnatch the win, smoke face after a repave in spewing from his No. the offseason. Good14 Chevrolet as he year has brought a crossed the finish line. harder-compound tire, Stewart, who will which has made grip start third Sunday, had elusive, but it doesn’t been mired in an 84wear down so fast. The race losing streak dat2.45-mile layout also ing to 2013. The 45-yearfeatures new concrete old three-time Cup for the rumble strips champion, who’s retirthat border the turns ing at season’s end, has and run-off areas. four top-fives in the last Six Sprint Cup Series six races and has scored drivers — Logano and the second-most points Team Penske teamin the last seven to get mate Brad Keselowski, firmly entrenched in Kyle Busch, Paul Men- the 16-driver field for ard, Kyle Larson, and NASCAR’s playoffs.

cheez-it 355 lineup By The Associated Press After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday At Watkins Glen International, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Lap length: 2.45 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 126.562 mph. 2. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 126.233. 3. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 126.177. 4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 126.104. 5. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 126.099. 6. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 126.002. 7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 125.924. 8. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 125.831. 9. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 125.623. 10. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 125.536. 11. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 125.370. 12. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 124.981. 13. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 124.981. 14. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 124.968. 15. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 124.837. 16. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 124.670. 17. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 124.585. 18. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 124.569. 19. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 124.559. 20. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 124.532. 21. (88) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 124.460. 22. (98) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 124.269. 23. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 124.248. 24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 124.159. 25. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 124.120. 26. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 123.842. 27. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 123.633. 28. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 123.464. 29. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 123.455. 30. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 123.446. 31. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 123.389. 32. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 123.353. 33. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 123.157. 34. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 123.110. 35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 122.624. 36. (55) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, 122.193. 37. (32) Boris Said, Ford, 122.157. 38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 121.202. 39. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 119.246. 40. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 0.000.

Buescher confident he’ll make the Chase By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service

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Chris Buescher is 31st in the Sprint Cup points standings, needing to reach the top 30 by the 26th race on Sept. 10 to qualify for the Chase.

“And when we look ahead, after this weekend we’re going to a lot of placWATKINS GLEN, N.Y. es for the second time fi— Chris Buescher is still nally, so we have a good on the outside looking in, notebook between (crew but probably not for long. chief) Bob (Osborne) and After last Sunday’s unmyself. With our first year expected victory at Pocono working together, we feel Raceway, Buescher is still like we have better chemis31st in the standings, six try now and can pick up points behind 30th-place speed in the next five races David Ragan. In order to leading up to the Chase.” qualify for the Chase, BueFor one thing, there are scher must be in the top 30 no more superspeedway after the 26th race of the races before the Chase season, scheduled for starts. Buescher crashed Sept. 10 at Richmond. out of all three restrictorBuescher is confident he plate events this season, can meet the challenge. with his only other DNF “If we look at it now, coming at Kentucky. we’re in good shape to be Henceforth, Buescher heading forward,” Buealso will get better equipscher said on Friday at ment on a consistent basis Watkins Glen Internation- from Roush Fenway Racal, site of today’s Cheez-It ing, which farmed him out 355. “Our cars have been a to Front Row Motorsports lot better each and every for his rookie year in the weekend. The last six or Sprint Cup series. seven or eight weeks, “As we go forward, we we’ve been unloading with have had pretty awesome a lot better speed and finsupport from Roush Fenishing better and staying way this year,” Buescher running better in the race. said. “A lot of the races we

and failed to advance to the final round. “There is nothing wrong with trying to do it in one run if people on the race track were paying attention to what’s going on,” said Truex, who will start 14th in today’s Cheez-It 355 at the Glen. “You’ve got somebody that just pulled out of the pits and sees you coming… literalTURNABOUT FAIR PLAY ly, I don’t understand what FOR TRUEX JR. the 17 was thinking. He Confident in making the was just leaving pit road final 12 during Saturday’s and he wasn’t in a hurry qualifying session at Watto get anywhere. kins Glen International –“It doesn’t make a whole based on a strong showing lot of sense why he in Friday’s practice –would’ve done what he did Martin Truex Jr. waited except for the fact that he until late in the first round just wasn’t paying attenof knockout qualifying to tion. It’s a shame. We still make his only run. almost made the second The plan went awry, round. I don’t know what however, when Ricky you can do about it. Our Stenhouse Jr. entered the car is fabulous, and the track at the bottom of the guys have done a great job esses when Truex was ap- all weekend. Certainly proaching that series of hard to win from there, but snaking turns. In avoiding it’s possible, and we won’t Stenhouse’s No. 17 Ford, give up until the race is Truex lost valuable time over.”

have been kind of halfand-half on what we’re doing, but as we look at the Chase coming up here, I think we’ll be able to try to step up our program as much as possible.” With that in mind, Buescher is optimistic about making the Chase. “We’ll get there,” he said.

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Rodgers? Luck? Try Favre as the quarterback focal point By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio — Two of the NFL’s top quarterbacks, Aaron Rodgers and Andrew Luck, will be on hand for Sunday’s Hall of Fame game. The QB who will get the most attention won’t take a snap. That, of course, will be Brett Favre, who was to be inducted into the pro football shrine on Saturday night. As the featured name in a class of eight, center stage has belonged to the record-setting Favre all weekend. No one begrudges that. Not the other living inductees: Tony Dungy, Marvin Harrison, Kevin Greene, Orlando Pace and Ed DeBartolo Jr. And certainly not the families The Associated Press of the late Ken Stabler and Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers may not play in tonight’s Hall Dick Stanfel, both of whom of Fame game in Canton, Ohio. Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck were nominated by the seniors may sit out, also. committee.

So when Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers — yes, the franchise Favre helped revitalize in the 1990s — and Luck’s Indianapolis Colts, who won the 2007 Super Bowl with Dungy as coach and Harrison as the leading receiver, face off to open the NFL’s preseason, Favre figures to still be in the spotlight. “I mean, the excitement for me is being a part of the environment to watch Brett and Kevin go in,” said Rodgers, a two-time MVP, one fewer than Favre won. “I don’t know if anybody’s real, real excited about a fifth preseason game, except for the people making the money on that, but it’ll be exciting to be there because there’s so much history and tradition surrounding Canton and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.” It’s quite possible neither quarterback will play Sunday,

particularly Luck. He missed nine games last season with a variety of injuries, including a lacerated kidney. Coach Chuck Pagano said he would wait until game day on Luck. There are benefits to benching Luck — it would ensure keeping him healthy. And there are benefits to letting him get on the field. “Yeah, there are certain things in games that are just hard to replicate in practice,” Luck said. “Whether it’s the crowd noise, an official spotting the ball a certain way, certain types of weather, going against a different defense, having some type of a ‘game plan.’ We don’t game plan for our defense at training camp. “Bringing the new guys into the fold and seeing what everybody’s game-day demeanor/attitude/body language is, I think is important when you are sort of forging your team.”

Tight end Bostick seeks redemption with Jets By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. The Associated Press

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Former NFL player Kevin Greene, right, and his former coach Dom Capers pose with his bust during an induction ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

Greene among eight new members of Hall of Fame By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press

“I worked extremely hard to get to this point,” said the Colts’ first-round draft choice CANTON, Ohio — Brilliant in 1996. “I played my first NFL moves, brute strength, and a game right on this very field.” wild streak. Harrison made eight Pro Marvin Harrison epitomized Bowls, was a three-time Allthe first, Orlando Pace exemPro, and missed only 18 games plified the second, Kevin in 13 NFL seasons. Greene embodied the third. “He was this quiet, unasTogether, they entered the Pro suming guy,” Colts owner Jim Football Hall of Fame on SatIrsay in presenting Harrison urday. for induction. “He was a wolf Ken Stabler, the left-handed in sheep’s clothing. Marvin’s quarterback of the 1970s Oak- greatness is earned as well as land Raiders known as natural.” “Snake,” also was inducted. So Pace was the blocking corwere Dick Stanfel, a star on nerstone of the Rams’ Greatthe offensive line for two est Show on Turf that won the teams in the 1950s, and former 1999 NFL title. The top overall 49ers owner Ed DeBartolo Jr. draft pick in 1997, he helped Former coach Tony Dungy turn running back Marshall and former Green Bay quarFaulk and quarterback Kurt terback Brett Favre followed. Warner into NFL MVPs, and Harrison, the record-setting now is a Hall of Famer. wide receiver for the Colts, Like Harrison, he had memand Pace, a powerful offensive ories of the Canton shrine, too, force at left tackle for the recalling visiting the hall Rams, were the first members when he was 13. of the eight-man class of 2016 “This occasion marks the inducted into the hall. fulfilment of each and every Harrison’s 143 receptions in goal I have had,” Pace said of 2002 are an NFL record. He re- his athletic career. “This betired in 2008 with 1,102 catches, came my first goal, and here I now third behind Jerry Rice am 27 years later standing in and Tony Gonzalez. He had Canton, Ohio, accepting this eight consecutive seasons with incredible honor. at least 1,100 yards receiving “My goal has always been to for Indianapolis, and won a be the very best I can be ... not Super Bowl in February 2007. simply in football but in life. His receptions, 14,608 yards My name in the Hall of Fame and 128 touchdowns are all will stand as a lasting remindColts franchise records. He er. When you set your goal to topped the 100-catch mark four be the very best, there is no straight times as Peyton Man- other path.” ning’s prime target. Always a showman who also He came full circle on Satur- spent some time as a profesday. sional wrestler, Greene’s usu-

ally found the path to quarterbacks. His 160 career sacks are third most in NFL history. In 15 pro seasons for four franchises, Greene played linebacker and defensive end with an unmitigated spirit. “The best a football player can do is exhaust his passion, go out on his terms, and on the way having fun kicking people’s butts with his brothers,” Greene said. Perhaps the most startling aspects of Greene’s time with the Rams, Steelers, 49ers and Panthers were his durability and productivity. He missed just a dozen games, and 10 times finished with at least 10 sacks, including 12 with Carolina in his final season in 1999 at age 37. “I am standing on the stage with the best ever,” he said, Terrible Towels waving in the crowd, Steelers fans cheering when he mentioned Blitzburgh. “This is pretty cool.” Greene, whose father and brother served combat missions, drew a standing ovation from his fellow gold jackets and from the fans when he concluded by saluting the armed services. Nicknamed “Snake” for his elusiveness on and off the field, Stabler helped the Raiders win their first Super Bowl and make it to four other conference championship games in a five-year span. Stabler, who died last year, was elected by the seniors committee. He was presented via video by Hall of Fame coach John Madden.

thews. The Seahawks scored a touchdown and made a 2-point conversion FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — to take a 22-19 lead. Green Brandon Bostick tried to Bay tied it with 14 seconds not let the death threats left, but Seattle won 28-22 in bother him. overtime. All the hate mail and ex“It was kind of a blur, I pletive-filled comments on would say,” Bostick resocial media also went uncalled. “I went through it, read for months. but I don’t really know The tight end was public what happened. It was fast enemy No. 1 in Green Bay how everything happened.” during the winter of 2015 Bostick, who said after after he misplayed an onthe game that he was supside kick in the NFC cham- posed to block to allow pionship game that turned Jordy Nelson to recover the the game around and onside kick, bore the brunt helped send Seattle to the of Packers fans’ venom. Super Bowl. Frustrated That included death fans blamed Bostick, whose threats. name is still associated “It’s one of those things with one of the most disap- where you don’t really take pointing days in the franit seriously, but you chise’s history. should,” he said. “But I “That was probably the didn’t really take it seriouslowest point of my life,” Bo- ly and I didn’t really do stick told The Associated anything about it.” Press, “and probably one of The messages on social the hardest things I’ve had media were almost as bad. to deal with.” But it took Bostick several Nineteen months later, months to click on them. Bostick, who played at West He knew they were there, Florence High School, is in but was too ashamed to training camp with the face them, embarrassed for New York Jets, seeking rehimself and disappointed demption. for letting his team and the “Since I’ve been here, no fans down. one’s really asked me about “As it went on, I just that,” he said. “I’ll talk stopped running from it about it whenever, but they and just faced it,” he said. don’t really talk about it “So, I read every Facebook here. So, I’d definitely say and Instagram post, every it’s behind me. Hopefully Twitter message.” I’ll be here when the season A month after the game, starts, make a couple of Bostick was released by the plays and then it’ll definite- Packers and claimed off ly be forgotten.” waivers by Minnesota. He The path to this point, wrote a piece for Sports Ilhowever, has been far from lustrated’s MMQB.com in easy. On Jan. 18, 2015, Boswhich he detailed how the tick was largely unknown play affected his life. to casual fans, a special “I just wanted to release teams player who occasion- everything, put it all out ally saw snaps on offense there and let everyone with the Packers. With know what happened and Green Bay leading Seattle get it off my back,” Bostick 19-14 and just over 2 minsaid. “I just wanted to start utes from a Super Bowl ap- fresh.” pearance, the Seahawks atHe was released by the tempted an onside kick. Vikings last September and The ball popped off the then signed to Arizona’s turf at CenturyLink Field practice squad before being and came floating down to released twice last season. Bostick. But then, the footIn December, the Jets ball bounced through the signed him to their practice tight end’s hands and off squad and he’s in camp this his helmet and was recovsummer trying to win a ered by Seattle’s Chris Mat- spot at tight end.

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New York Jets’ tight end Brandon Bostick makes a catch during practice during training camp in Florham Park, N.J.

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NBC — Women’s Beach Volleyball - Fendrick/Sweat (U.S.) vs. Kolosinska/Brzostek (Poland) (LIVE); Rowing - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Women’s Cycling - Road Race (LIVE); Swimming Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Canoe/ Kayak - Whitewater Qualifying (LIVE); Men’s Beach Volleyball Dalhausser/Lucena (U.S.) vs. Naceur/Belhaj (Tunisia) (LIVE); Men’s Volleyball - U.S. vs. Canada (LIVE), 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Women’s Diving - Springboard Synchronized Final; Women’s Gymnastics - Team Competition; Swimming (LIVE): Women’s 100m Butterfly - Gold Medal Final, Men’s 200m Freestyle Semifinals, Women’s 100m Backstroke - Semifinals, Men’s 100m Breaststroke - Gold Medal Final, Women’s 400m Freestyle - Gold Medal Final, Men’s 100m Backstroke - Semifinals, Men’s 4x100m Freestyle Relay - Gold Medal Final, 7 p.m.-Midnight. Women’s Gymnastics - Team Competition, 12:35-1:35 a.m. NBCSN — Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round (LIVE); Women’s Archery - Team Round of 16; Women’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Senegal (LIVE); Men’s Basketball - Brazil vs. Lithuania (LIVE); Men’s Soccer - Germany vs. South Korea (LIVE); Women’s Archery - Team Gold Medal Final; Men’s Basketball - Croatia vs. Spain (LIVE); Weightlifting Gold Medal Finals; Table Tennis - Singles Second and Third Rounds; Men’s Soccer - Brazil vs. Iraq (LIVE); Judo - Gold Medal Finals; Boxing - Elimination Matches, 9 a.m.-Midnight MSNBC — Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round (LIVE); Men’s Fencing - Individual Foil Quarterfinals; Men’s Handball - Croatia vs. Qatar (LIVE); Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Men’s Fencing - Individual Foil Semifinals and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Equestrian - Eventing, Dressage, Noon-5 p.m. USA — Women’s Rugby - Preliminary Round (LIVE); Men’s Volleyball - France vs. Italy, Noon-2 p.m. CNBC — Women’s Rugby - Quarterfinal (LIVE); Men’s Soccer Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE); Women’s Shooting - Trap Gold Medal Final, 4-7 p.m. BRAVO — Tennis (LIVE), 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. NBC BASKETBALL CHANNEL — Men’s Basketball - Brazil vs. Lithuania (LIVE), Croatia vs. Spain (LIVE), Nigeria vs. Argentina (LIVE); Women’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Senegal (LIVE), Serbia vs. Spain, U.S. vs. Senegal Encore, Australia vs. Brazil, France vs. Belarus, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. NBC SOCCER CHANNEL — Men’s Soccer - Fiji vs. Mexico (LIVE), Fiji vs. Mexico Encore, Germany vs. South Korea (LIVE), Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE), Sweden vs. Nigeria, Brazil vs. Iraq (LIVE), Honduras vs. Portugal, Denmark vs. Russia, Japan vs. Colombia, Noon-3:30 a.m. TELEMUNDO — Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Boxing Elimination Matches; Men’s Soccer - Fiji vs. Mexico, Honduras vs. Portugal, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. NBC UNIVERSO — Swimming Qualifying Heats; Men’s Soccer - Argentina vs. Algeria (LIVE); Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Boxing - Elimination Matches; Men’s Soccer - Japan vs. Colombia (LIVE), 3-11 p.m.

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NBC — Rowing - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE); Swimming - Qualifying Heats (LIVE); Canoe/Kayak - Whitewater Qualifying (LIVE); Women’s Volleyball - U.S. vs. Netherlands (LIVE); Men’s Beach Volleyball Gibb/Patterson (U.S.) vs. Huber/ Seidl (Austria) (LIVE); Canoe/ Kayak - Whitewater Qualifying, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Men’s Diving Platform Synchronized Gold Medal Final; Men’s Gymnastics - Team Gold Medal Finals; Swimming (LIVE): Women’s 200m Freestyle - Semifinals, Men’s 200m Freestyle - Gold Medal Final, Women’s 100m Backstroke - Gold Medal Final, Men’s 100m Backstroke - Gold Medal Final, Women’s 100m Breaststroke - Gold Medal Final, Men’s 200m Butterfly - Semifinals, Women’s 200m Individual Medley - Semifinals; Women’s Beach Volleyball - Walsh Jennings/ Ross (U.S.) vs. Wang/Yue (China) (LIVE), 8 p.m.-Midnight. Canoe/Kayak - Whitewater Qualifying, 12:35-1:35 a.m. NBCSN — Women’s Field Hockey - U.S. vs. Australia (LIVE); Women’s Fencing - Individual Sabre Round of 32; Women’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Spain (LIVE); Women’s Fencing - Individual Sabre Quarterfinals; Women’s Rugby - Semifinals (LIVE); Table Tennis - Singles Third Round; Women’s Fencing - Individual Sabre Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Archery Individual Eliminations; Men’s Basketball - U.S. vs. Venezuela (LIVE); Men’s Water Polo - Croatia vs. Montenegro (LIVE); Weightlifting - Gold Medal Finals; Women’s Volleyball - Brazil vs. Argentina (LIVE); Boxing - Elimination Matches, 9 a.m.Midnight. USA — Equestrian - Eventing, Cross Country (LIVE); Equestrian - Eventing, Cross Country (LIVE); Table Tennis - Singles Third Round; Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round (LIVE); Women’s Handball - Spain vs. Romania, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. MSNBC — Beach Volleyball Preliminary Round (LIVE); Women’s Volleyball - China vs. Italy; Men’s Basketball - Serbia vs. Australia (LIVE); Men’s Shooting - Trap Gold Medal Final; Judo - Gold Medal Finals (LIVE); Sailing, Noon-5 p.m. CNBC — Men’s Water Polo Hungary vs. Australia; Women’s Rugby - Bronze Medal and Gold Medal Final (LIVE); Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Table Tennis - Singles Fourth Round, 5-8 p.m. GOLF CHANNEL — Golf Central Live From the Olympics, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. & 6-8 p.m. BRAVO — Tennis (LIVE), 9:30 a.m.-10 p.m. NBC BASKETBALL CHANNEL — Men’s Basketball - Serbia vs. Australia (LIVE), U.S. vs. Venezuela (LIVE), Nigeria vs. Argentina (LIVE); Women’s Basketball Spain vs. U.S. (LIVE), Serbia vs. Canada, Japan vs. Brazil, Senegal vs. China, 11 a.m.-1 a.m. TELEMUNDO — Beach Volleyball - Preliminary Round; Boxing Elimination Matches; Basketball; Boxing - Elimination Matches, 10:30 a.m.-3 p.m. NBC UNIVERSO — Volleyball; Basketball; Boxing - Elimination Matches, 2-8 p.m.

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United States’ goalkeeper Hope Solo, center, grabs the ball in front of France’s Kadidiatou Diani, right, during a 1-0 victory on Saturday in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

Solo comes up big, U.S. tops France 1-0 BELO HORIZONTE, Brazil — Hope Solo was unaffected by the Brazilian boos as she made her 200th international appearance. Solo came up big as the United States fought off France 1-0 on Saturday in an Olympic group match at Mineirao Stadium. Carli Lloyd scored the lone goal for the Americans. Solo became the first goalkeeper, male or female, to reach the 200-cap mark in international play. She also became just the 11th U.S. player to reach that number of appearances. Despite the milestone, Solo was still peppered with jeers from the crowd, who were riled up about social media posts she made about the threat of the Zika virus. The boos first started during the team’s 2-0 tournamentopening win against New Zealand on Wednesday. The U.S. women, winners of last year’s World Cup and ranked No. 1 in the world, are vying for their fourth straight gold medal. France, ranked No. 3, was considered the Americans’ biggest rival in the group. Lloyd broke through in

the 64th minute against France goalkeeper Sarah Bouhaddi. Tobin Heath’s shot caromed off the post and while Bouhaddi struggled to recover, Lloyd tapped in the rebound for her eighth Olympic goal. The United States plays Colombia in its final group match on Tuesday in Manaus. France will play New Zealand.

Air rifle Virginia Thrasher, a 19-year-old who once had her heart set on figure skating, captured the 10meter air rifle Saturday. Thrasher topped her spectacular spring where she won three NCAA titles and a spot on the U.S. Olympic team by upsetting China’s Li Du, a twotime gold medalist.

Cycling Greg Van Avermaet of Belgium won the grueling road race that left cyclists tending to scrapes, bruises and road rash. Van Avermaet outsprinted Jakob Fuglsang and Rafal Majka on the long run to the finish at Copacabana Beach after Italy’s Vincenzo Nibali and Colombia’s Sergio Henao crashed while trying to navigate a corner

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on the final harrowing descent of the 6-hour race.

Archery The South Koreans captured gold by placing 15 of its 18 arrows in the top scoring ring to knock off the Americans, 6-0, in the men’s team final. The U.S. took home silver for a second straight Olympics, while Australia beat China in the bronzemedal match.

Field Hockey The United States claimed one of the biggest wins in its Olympic women’s field hockey history, defeating No. 2 Argentina 2-1 in its opening match.

Swimming Swimmer Yusra Mardini, who survived a harrowing sea crossing a year ago and is now among 10 refugees competing under the Olympic flag in Rio, won her preliminary heat in the 100meter butterfly. But the result wasn’t enough to advance her to the semifinals. Mardini’s time of 1:9.21 put her 41st overall in the preliminary round, and only the top 16 swimmers moved on. From wire reports

guys who have won a gold medal. It’s rare.” Durant was 10 of 14 from the field and made five 3-pointers. “When you get hot, you want to see your bench get excited for you,” Durant said. “That’s better than making the shot, to be honest with you. When I saw my teammates get excited for me, that kept me going.” Tougher competition might come later, but it should be an easy start for the Americans. They play again Monday against Venezuela, another team they beat easily in exhibition play. Anthony finished with nine points and made by history becoming the first U.S. male to play basketball in four Olympics. He will become the first three-time gold medalist on the men’s side if the U.S. wins. The 32-year-old veteran tied LeBron James and David Robinson by playing in his 24th game in the Olympics. The Americans beat the Chinese twice in exhibition play by scores of 106-57 and 107-57, and this one was even less competitive. Former NBA lottery pick Yi Jianlian had 25 points to open his fourth Olympics. No other players were in double figures for the Asian champions. “As a matter of fact the result of this game was already kind of expected before the game even started,” China coach Luming Gong said through an interpreter. Durant, Anthony, Cousins, Kyrie Irving and Klay Thompson started the game for the Americans, and all 12 players scored. They had 31 assists on their 38 baskets. The Chinese got on the board first with a pair of free throws, and it was tied at 4 after a basket by Yi. Then it was nine straight points for the Americans, who closed the first quarter with a 26-6 burst to lead 30-10. DeAndre Jordan shook the backboards inside Carioca Arena 1 with some of his powerful dunks, DeMar DeRozan had a couple, and in case the dunks were too easy, Irving knocked in four 3-pointers in the second half for his 12 points. There were flags waving and fans singing, the festive scene in the stands more interesting to watch than the game that wasn’t competitive after the first few minutes. The U.S. was favored by about 50 points, so it wasn’t supposed to be close. If the Americans keep playing like this, the Olympic competition may not, either. In the earlier game, Andrew Bogut scored 18 as Australia upset France 87-66. Bogut shot 9 for 10 from the field and Patty Mills had 21 points. Tony Parker, one of 10 NBA players on the court five on each team scored a team-high 18 for France 16 in the second quarter. France was considered by many as the second-best men’s team in the tournament behind the United States.

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Pink for girls? only Blue for boys? Parents seek gender-neutral clothing to break stereotypes BY ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press Writer

EW YORK — Pink for girls. Truck motifs for boys. A growing number

of parents want to get outside those parameters when it comes to dressing their kids.

Kristin Higgins was adamant about not pushing “girly” stereotypes on her daughter and painted her room in shades of green. Higgins later dressed her up in superhero costumes. But as her daughter got older, it took more work to locate items that broke the mold. For “Star Wars”-themed pajamas, she had to go to the boys’ section. “It’s hard to find genderneutral clothing,” said Higgins, 35, of Little Rock, whose daughter is now 6. “I want her to just get up and put on the clothing without thinking of putting on a costume, an identity.” Shopping for her 7-month-old son, Higgins finds clothes mainly have pictures such as fire engines or sharks. What about cats, cupcakes or hearts, she wonders. For parents looking for clothes that defy gender norms, the options for back-to-school shopping are still limited, but they’re growing. Some big retailers such as Lands’ End and Zara are making small changes to their offerings, while some frustrated parents have launched their own companies to make the items they wanted to find. “There is really a sharp divide between what is considered girls’ stuff and what’s considered boys’ stuff,” Courtney Hartman said. She started Seattle-based Jessy & Jack, a collection of unisex T-shirts for kids that have robots and dinosaurs, and Free to Be Kids, where a shirt with the slogan “I’m a Cat Guy” comes in blue, gray and yellow. Companies such as Jessy & Jack and a collection called Princess Awesome, where dresses have trains and planes, are among nearly 20 online brands that formed a campaign called Clothes Without Limits last year that they’re reprising for the back-to-school season. Still, many of the items are not cheap — T-shirts at $20 can be pricey for growing kids. Bigger companies are offering some options after similar shifts in the toy and bedding aisles to more neutral signs and products. Lands’ End launched a line of science T-shirts two years ago after a

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Martine Zoer is seen with her sons Tyler, 8, right, and Tristan, 5, who are wearing some of the gender-neutral clothing she creates, in Mill Creek, Washington on July 7. Zoer founded Quirkie Kids two years ago and marketed unisex pink shirts online, starting the business after her sons wanted to wear pink but she couldn’t find anything in the boys’ section. Her collection has since expanded to other colors, and she set up two Instagram accounts @stillagirl and @stillaboy that share such images of boys clutching flowers or girls playing with a toy car. customer complained on social media that there was only one version for boys. As part of its new Cat & Jack brand of children’s clothing that kids helped design, Target offers unisex-fit T-shirts online with slogans such as “Smart & Strong” and “Future Astronaut.” And fast-fashion chain Zara launched a collection in March for teens and older called “Ungendered” under its TRF line, which focuses on basics such as T-shirts, sweatshirts and jeans. Experts and parents also notice that some images such as dinosaurs are popping up on girls’ clothing under the Boden brand and others. More has changed for girls’ clothes than for boys’, but the vast majority of children’s clothing is still gender-specific, said Marshal Cohen, chief industry analyst at market research group NPD Group Inc. Martine Zoer, who founded Seattle-based Quirkie Kids because her sons wanted to wear pink, said that in response to her selling unisex shirts in that hue, she said she got emails saying “boys should not wear pink as it would turn them gay.” A good portion of children’s

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Charlie Guerin, 3, shows off her colorful outfit on July 8 in Portland, Oregon.

Background: Fabrics for Princess Awesome dresses are seen July 19 at co-owner Rebecca Melsky’s home in Washington.

Sirens warn residents to cut off lights during blackout 75 YEARS AGO — 1941-42 Dec. 29 — Jan. 4 The youthful basketball season would swing into high gear on the high school court when the veteran Sumter Generals will oppose the Sumter High quintet. The game will begin at 8 p.m., and no admission will be charged. The Generals, for a limited time, will have some of last year’s players on the team. They are in the military but are home for the holidays. Seeing action tonight will be Sgt. Bernard

James, Flight Sgt. Leon Blanding of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lt. Julian Propst and civilians Thurston BaYesteryear gnal, Bill in Sumter Harden, O.V. SAMMY WAY Player, Robert Graham, Jimmie Bryan, Marion Moise, Harry Bryan and Robert Moise. The high school outfit,

reinforced with several of last year’s YMCA squad, will have Trembley, Propst, Bultman, Baker, Burns, Penny and others to select from. A large crowd is expected for the contest. • Three sirens will sound simultaneously in different parts of town this evening at 9:30, and about 65 people will be stationed on various blocks to see that their warning to extinguish lights is put into effect, thus plunging the city of Sumter and Sumter County

into their first blackout. A fire truck with siren will be at the corner of Broad and Church streets, another at Manning Avenue and Bee Street, and the city siren on the corner of Main and Liberty will be set at full blast. The sirens will sound at one-half-minute intervals for a period of five minutes. • “An avalanche of giving” was appealed for by Chairman of the American Red Cross Norman H. Davis in a telegram by Wyndham M. Man-

ning, who heads the Sumter County Red Cross War Fund Drive. Mr. Davis appealed strongly for more contributions for the people of this community. He pointed out that since the declaration of war, the flag of the Red Cross has been unfurled alongside the Stars and Stripes on every front and declared that funds are urgently needed to keep intact these front lines of mercy.

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Artist Carolyn Palmer prepares to apply a cold patina to her bronze statue of Lucille Ball in Saddle River, New Jersey. The sculptor was chosen to create a replacement statue for one dubbed “Scary Lucy,” in the late actress Ball’s hometown.

Kinney-McMillan Mary Lillian Kinney and Hugh Johnson McMillan, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at Trinity United Methodist Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Jerry Kinney of Sumter, and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Cleveland Kinney and the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Francis Mullikin. She graduated from Wilson Hall and Clemson University. She is employed as a teacher at Wilson Hall. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Edward McMillan Jr. of Sumter, and the grandson of Mrs. Agnes Edge Stavrou of Sumter, Mrs. Marvin Edward McMillan of Easley, the late Mrs. Gwenelle Johnson McMillan, the late Mr. Marvin Edward McMillan and the late Mr. William Dowie Stavrou. He graduated from Wilson Hall, Wofford College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is employed by the South Carolina Judicial Department as a law clerk for Circuit Court Judge George C. James Jr. The Rev. Dr. A. Stephen Holler of Trinity officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Mr. Sam Dennis, soloist; Mrs. Beth Lewallen, organist; and Dr. Tony Roebuck, trumpeter. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a designer strapless gown covered in rich lace appliqué and English net featuring a deep V-back, a beaded crystal waistband and a chapel-length train with a penciledge cathedral veil. She carried a hand-tied bouquet of white hydrangeas accented with white O'hara roses and Sweet Avalanche roses pinned with her late grandmother's cross. Anna Crew Kinney served as maid of honor, with Cortney Kinney Seeby as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Mary Staggs Hodges, Lanie Ann Hudson, Ashlety Stover

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Kinney, Caroline Steindorf Kinney, Taylor Marie Munn, Kendell Frances Nethery, Ann Bynum Noblitt, Katherine Tribble Schwartz and Kara Elizabeth Tallman. Lillian Crew Seeby served as a flower girl with Anna Walker Creekmore and Elizabeth Franklin Seeby serving as junior bridesmaids. The bridegroom's father served as best man. Groomsmen were David Matthew Busch, Caleb Freer DuBose, Edwin Thompson Kinney, William Charles Kinney, Edward Brode McMillan, Matthew Stavrou McMillan, James Howard Poston, Samuel Lucas Reuwer, Preston Reid Schwartz and Thomas McConnell White. Junior groomsman was Curtis Braxton Seeby. William Charles Kinney Jr. served as ring bearer. Also participating were Christopher Franklin Seeby, reader; James Clark Kinney, crucifer; and Lisa Joy Crabbe and Larsen Meredith Faw, greeters. The reception was given by the bride's parents at The O'Donnell House. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom's parents at The Main Room at Hamptons. Following a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple will reside in Sumter.

‘Scary Lucy’ to be replaced, relocated in Ball’s hometown CELORON, N.Y. (AP) — What could be scarier than a statue of Lucille Ball that was so hated it was dubbed "Scary Lucy"? Being the sculptor hired to replace it. "It was completely intimidating," said Carolyn Palmer, whose new Lucy was unveiled Saturday in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the actress' western New York hometown of Celoron. "You can't please everybody," Palmer said by phone from her New Jersey studio, where she was putting the finishing touches on the bronze sculpture she began nine months ago. "But overall, I just really, really hope that I please the town of Celoron, please Lucy's family and all her fans. ... Fingers crossed!" It's hard to imagine she could do any worse than Dave Poulin, whose 2009 version was so thoroughly panned for looking absolutely nothing like the comic actress that fans launched a Facebook campaign last year with the name, "We Love Lucy! Get Rid of this Statue." Poulin said he ended up receiving hundreds of angry emails and even death threats for his donated piece, which depicted Ball from the

A bronze sculpture of Lucille Ball is displayed in Lucille Ball Memorial Park in the village of Celoron, New York. A new statue of Ball was unveiled Saturday in the late actress’ hometown to replace this one that was so hated it was dubbed “Scary Lucy.” famous "I Love Lucy" episode in which she auditions for a "Vitameatavegamin" health tonic ad. Critics blasted its disturbingly wide-eyed and even zombie-like face. After Poulin's offer to redo the statue for free was declined, a town selection committee looked at dozens of sculptors before going with Palmer, best known for her sculpture of Pope Francis, created for his visit last year to New York City. Private donors are covering the estimated $250,000 cost. To capture Ball, who died

in 1989, Palmer enlisted three different models and studied photos, movies and, of course, all those TV shows from the 1950s. Palmer said she wanted to show her subject's energy, glamour and confidence, evoking movement with her dress blowing in the wind. Harder to capture, Palmer said, was Ball's penchant for wearing "sort of painted-on makeup," which doesn't always translate in bronze. "She's a stunning woman. I had to do a little bit of exaggerating in certain areas to bring that out." Celoron Mayor Scott Schrecengost said he’s hoping the work puts to rest “a very bad story that started a year ago.” Scary Lucy has been such a draw (Schrecengost has seen people brush off the snow in the middle of winter to take a selfie) that there was talk of moving it to the National Comedy Center under construction in nearby Jamestown. But the plan for now is to relocate it to another spot in the park. Schrecengost knows that might not sit well with the fans who wanted Scary Lucy gone. But, he said, "It's been an icon in itself."

Woman learns she has HIV but refuses to inform her ex DEAR ABBY — My friend "Camilla" recently learned that she is HIV positive. She became aware of it through a blood test, as she is pregnant. The baby's father has been tested, Dear Abby and he was negative. Her future health is ABIGAIL of no concern because VAN BUREN the situation is under control. Camilla hasn't been unfaithful, and it is clear she has been HIV positive for some time. My issue is, she refuses to contact her previous lover about her condition, even though she likely got it from him. Her ex may have no idea that he is positive and may not find out until it is too late. Abby, I understand her concern and embarrassment, but I think her ex de-

serves to know. Should I contact him anonymously? I know his name and could find his contact information. I feel strongly that he should know, so he can be tested and go on medication. I would, of course, be doing this behind my friend's back. Conflicted in the USA DEAR CONFLICTED — I took your question to Ged Kenslea, director of communications for the AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and this is his response: "At the time of her diagnosis, Camilla should have been urged to contact her previous partners. It's standard procedure and not something that a health care worker would just 'skip' doing. As well-meaning as the writer is to want to inform Camilla's previous lover about her condition, it's not appropriate on an individual level to interfere in this situation. There are confidentiality as well as safety issues involved that could bring hurt feelings,

harm and possible legal liability to those involved in the disclosure. "A better option might be to contact the county health department where the individual resides to see if it has the capacity to contact the individual, let that person know there may be a health issue he or she could be facing and urge him/her to get tested and linked to care, if necessary — all without disclosing who contacted the county with that information." DEAR ABBY — My daughters resent my second wife. My first wife died two years ago. When I remarried, it caused some friction with my daughters because they want my house when I die. In my will, should I give the house to my daughters with the stipulation that my present wife can live there for the rest of her life? Undecided estate planning DEAR UNDECIDED — If you want to assure

your new wife that she'll have a roof over her head, talk to an attorney who specializes in wills and trusts and put your wishes in writing. Be sure it's official, "just in case" your daughters decide they want the house a little early. DEAR ABBY — I have worked as an armed guard for the last two years. Since the beginning, whenever people find out what I do for a living, one of their first comments is, "Wouldn't it be funny if you got robbed?" I know these people are being facetious, but it bothers me. I don't think they would find it funny if I were to joke about shooting them. Is there a polite way to discourage this, or should I just grin, bear it and chuckle? Don't shoot DEAR DON'T — You can choose to laugh it off, or you might keep a straight face and say, "It wouldn't be so funny if I or someone else got hurt."

Don’t miss out on chats, bots and video calls with Facebook Messenger NEW YORK (AP) — You'd be wrong to think that Facebook's Messenger app is all about messaging. Although people typically install it on their phones to chat privately with their Facebook friends, Facebook also uses Messenger to bring features and capabilities that might not make sense, or even be possible, as part of the main Facebook service. And of course, a separate app gives Facebook even more advertising and other moneymaking opportunities. For that reason, Facebook is pushing users to download the app, even though it takes up valuable storage on the phone. The company recently started blocking access to Facebook messages from mobile web browsers on Android phones in some markets. The ban will extend to iPhones as well, though Facebook isn't saying when. Before you complain, consider what a separate Messenger app offers beyond simply typing words and sending emoji back and forth:

GROUP CHATS Messenger lets you easily add friends

to group chats so you can make dinner or travel plans or just talk about your day. Although this is also possible using your browser, it's more convenient with the app. If kicking people off mobile browser messaging is the stick to prod people toward the app, the convenience of Messenger is the carrot to lure users. Tapping the "groups" icon at the bottom of the screen will take you to existing group chats and let you start new ones. You can add people to group chats at any time or leave the group. If you have an often-used group chat, you can also "pin" it to the top of your messages to make it easily accessible.

BOTS Who wants to chat with people when you can chat with ... bots? Well, most of us, but bear with me here. Since April, Facebook has let outside businesses create "chat bots" that can send you the news or weather, help you shop for shoes or book plane tickets and hotel rooms. You send a message to a brand's bot just as you would a friend; the difference is that the reply is automated through software. The results

can be clumsy, as expected for such a new venture. But bots can be helpful. Expedia, for example, lets you search for hotels and book them by messaging with its bot. Start by telling the bot where you are going and when. After some back and forth, the bot will give you hotel options. To book, the bot will take you to Expedia's website. This is just the start. Perhaps one day, the bot will be more useful by letting you book directly through Messenger. David Marcus, Facebook's head of messaging products, has called bots "overhyped in the short term and underhyped in the long term."

SEND OR REQUEST MONEY Using your debit card, you can send money to your Facebook friends using Messenger — as long as they also have their card number attached to their Facebook account. You can also request money, in case your friends forgot to pay you for those movie tickets and aren't answering their email. To use the payments option, select the person you want money from and tap "payments."

There are no extra fees to send or receive payments, but you must use a debit card — not a credit card.

VIDEO CALLS Your mom isn't on Skype? FaceTime isn't cutting it because your friend has Android? Messenger offers yet another way to do video calls on your phone. It's free over a Wi-Fi connection. If you use cellular, you might get charged for data by your phone company.

PLAY GAMES How about some soccer — or football, as it's known in most of the world? Select a friend to play with. Then, select Messenger's emoji keyboard by tapping on the emoji icon on the left side of your message window, right above the keyboard. Tap the soccer ball icon and send it to your friend. Then, tap the ball with your finger and keep tapping it so it stays in the "air." During a recent, frustrating attempt, I had a high score of just two — though that's still one more than what Portugal scored to win the Euro Cup this year.

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Taking it easy before returning to the political wars in Washington is Congressman John J. Riley, seen here in 1958 at his home on Haynsworth Street with his grandchildren, John A. and Marion Eliza Riley, and Keith Purdy.

Riley highlights life in Sumter Congressman in 1936 radio address: Adopted home is ‘intriguing and delightful’

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ness, coached the American Legion baseball team to a state championship and was elected to serve in the House of Rep-

resentatives. Riley’s talk highlights the positive aspects of life in the community of Sumter. Riley’s presentation

Congressman John J. Riley, who coached the Sumter American Legion junior baseball team for 16 years, stopped by to say “hello” to four of the boys who played on his team when he coached his last season two years ago. In this picture from 1946, left to right, are: Arthur Southhall, pitcher; Ellis Beary, shortstop; Mr. Riley; George Clements, first base; and Harry Stokes, second base. During Riley’s leadership, the Sumter nine won several state championships and went to the regional eliminations once.

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John J. Riley is seen in this 1944 photo after having just been assured of the Democratic party’s nomination to Congress from the 2nd District.

Hundreds of Sumter residents listened to the radio last night to hear the story of Sumter presented by John J. Riley over station WBT of Charlotte. The program was presented with the compliments of the Pure Oil Co. of the Carolinas and was heard by thousands of radio listeners throughout the South. Mr. Riley turned out to be an excellent radio speaker, every word coming in clearly. His address was presented in an interesting manner and set forth clearly and concisely the many advantages of Sumter as a center for industry and community living. The full text of his address is as follows: “Sumter, South Carolina, my adopted city and home, is

an intriguing and delightful place. Counted small as regards population, it has many and varied business, recreational and living advantages. Founded in 1785, it is named for Gen. Thomas Sumter of Revolutionary War fame, whose remains rest in the nearby hills, and whose memory has been signally honored by this state, his national government and the Republic of France. The city is near the geographical center of the state — only two hours by motor to the Carolina coast with its beautiful beaches and only three hours to the mountains and the “Land of the Sky.” It has a population of about 18,000. It is a railroad center served by the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard and the Southern. It is

ABOVE: Riley talked about the Atlantic Coast Line during his 1936 radio address. RIGHT: This advertisement urges residents to tune in to “Pure Oil’s Salute to Sumter.”

situated on three great arterial paved federal highways, chief of which is U.S. 15A (Raleigh, North Carolina, to Savannah, Georgia), known as The Short Highway and carrying more north and south tourist traffic than any other one road through South Carolina. Sumter claims the distinction of being the first city in the United States to adopt the city manager-commission form of government. It operates strictly by budget and takes care of its permanent improvements from its cur-

rent income. Its tax levy is one of the smallest, for a city of its size, in the South. It has sufficient funds to pay its smallbonded indebtedness and leave a sizeable cash surplus on hand — a unique position for any town anywhere.” The information and photos of this two-part article were taken from The Sumter Item archives. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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CLOTHING FROM PAGE C1 clothing buyers are grandparents who tend to embrace more traditional ideas, Cohen said; she doesn’t expect large-scale change until the next generation starts having children. “Once we get past the cultural discussion, that’s when you’ll see the (major) brands step out,” Cohen said. “No one wants to risk the chance of rocking the boat.” Chris Guerin of Portland, Oregon, says teaching his mother-in-law to buy clothes that don’t reinforce gender stereotypes is a work in progress. “When she goes shopping with

Nana, she comes back with princess (outfits) and tiaras,” Guerin said of his 3-year-old daughter. “We don’t care for that. But it’s hard to bring up the issue.” The differences crystallized in the late 1980s, according to Jo B. Paoletti, a professor of American Studies at the University of Maryland and author of “Pink and Blue: Telling the Girls from the Boys in America.” Paoletti noticed it when buying clothing for her daughter, who was born in 1982, and her son, four years later. By the mid-1990s, “pink-washing was widespread,” she said. Even disposable diapers came in blue and pink. In part, manufacturers and marketers wanted to boost sales to American couples having fewer kids, Paoletti

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said. She also reasoned that parents were rebelling against the more unisex fashions such as corduroy pants they grew up with. But Paoletti said the change is harmful. “It encourages very young children — as young as 2 — to judge and interact with others in highly stereotyped ways,” she said. “We know, based on nearly 50 years of social science research, that stereotyped thinking hurts all of us, whether we are dealing with racial, gender or any other form of stereotype.” Macy’s says kids’ clothes are generally separated into boys’ and girls’ sections but with an array of colors and styles in each. “A lot of kids’ apparel today is active — sweatpants and sweatshirts, graphic Ts, etc. — and are

inherently unisex,” spokeswoman Holly Thomas said in an email. Stores such as J.C. Penney and Nordstrom said they listen to shoppers but aren’t getting customer requests to blur the gender lines. Those behind the new brands said they’re seeing the demand. Hartman said annual sales are pushing six-digit figures. Higgins recalled that when her daughter was in day care, she came home crying because some boys made fun of her navy blue sneakers, calling them “boy shoes.” She often puts together kid outfits from thrift shops, and as she thumbs through the racks reminds her daughter: “There are no boy colors. There are no girl colors.”

YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 • The beautiful new Carolina theater will open its doors at 11:45 with a gala New Year’s midnight show. K.E. Ward, city manager of Palmetto theaters, stated that workmen and engineers today were busily completing their work in the new theater, which will be the latest in modern design. Tomorrow night’s opening attraction will be Kitty Foyle with Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan. • William Murray Chewning, who graduated from the United States Naval Academy on Dec. 19 and who was a regular tackle on the past season’s Navy football team, is a native of Sumter and has a number of relatives and friends here. Billy was born in Sumter. His mother was Marie Murray, daughter of the late W. Bonneau Murray and Susan Anderson Murray of Sumter and a granddaughter of the late Mrs. N.G. Osteen. The Chewnings now live in Richmond, Virginia. • During the holidays, a group of workers have been busy cleaning and refinishing the floor of the large YMCA basketball court. ... Basketball players will be particularly pleased with the new floor finish, which although mirror-like in appearance, furnishes a non-skid surface. It was necessary to refinish the surface of the Y basketball court sooner than planned due to the heavy wear resulting from the dances given for the soldiers during the Carolinas maneuvers. • Members of the Sumter High School football squad, high school band, majorettes and cheer leaders were guests last night at a supper given in honor of Coach William Jones Clark, who will report for active duty as a first lieutenant in the army next Sunday. The game with Camden on Friday night will be Coach Clark’s last appearance, for this season at least, as director of the Gamecock team. Clark will be stationed at the arsenal in Augusta, Georgia. • A fire which broke out at about 2 a.m. Tuesday in the tool room of Williams Veneer plant did damage that was estimated by firemen at $8,000. • Work has begun on Sumter’s new modern theater, according to K.E. Ward, city manager of the theater here. Everything will be new and of the latest type. The new theater will be located in the building formally occupied by the American Barber Shop located next to the Western Union building. The front of the theater will be of glass stucco while the attractive marquee will be illuminated with the latest in fluorescent lighting. ... The new theater will have about 450 seats of the latest design. • George D. Levy was notified by a telegram from the National Housing Administration it was noted today and also advising the U.S.H.A. has just approved and earmarked $50,000 for Sumter county for rural housing along with similar amounts for other counties in the Second South Carolina District. Groundwork for receiving the money was recently made in each county. R.T. Brown, of Sumter, is the S.C. housing coordinator. 50 YEARS AGO — 1966 Oct. 31 – Nov. 6 • Coach Steve Satterfield said all along that Johnny

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1991 — Mary Jane Caison looks through some cards in the Sumter Gallery of Art’s gift shop. Flowers was one of the best running backs he had at Sumter. But for a while it looked as if the Gamecock halfback would never be able to shake off the injury bug. In Sumter’s 19-13 season opening victory over Camden, Flowers gave the Sumter fans a glimpse of what Satterfield was talking about. ... In the recent game against Lancaster, Flowers was at full strength blasting runs which helped Sumter win by a 26-to-19 score. • A gruesome witch on her huge broom presided over the festivities at the Manning Halloween Carnival on Thursday night. The witch, perhaps 12 feet tall, hovered about 10 feet above the heads of the crowd. Ghosts, goblins, scarecrows, mummies, cowboys and Indians, pumpkins and a can of Campbell’s chicken noodle soup scampered over the National Guard Armory during the Carnival. • Sgt. John Coleman Ardis, 28, died Oct. 23 in Vietnam. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. M.W. Ardis of Manning. He was a graduate of Manning High School and was serving with the 25th Infantry, U.S. Army. • George C. Sharpe, 40, commercial agent at Sumter with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad since 1964, has been promoted to general agent. Sharpe, a graduate of Hardbarger Business College, joined the Coast Line at Rocky Mount, North Carolina, in 1948. He held various positions in the Rocky Mount transportation department and was transferred to the freight traffic department in 1950. He was promoted to freight service agent at Wilmington, North Carolina, and Wilson North Carolina, in 1956 and 1960. He then became commercial agent at Sarasota, Florida, in 1962 and was transferred to Sumter in 1964. • The Lincoln High School Bulldogs rolled to an easy 60-0 victory over the Ebenezer Tigers on Friday night in Dalzell for their fourth victory against three losses and a tie. The Bulldogs scored eight touchdowns and a safety in shutting out the Tigers to keep their record unblemished against their county foes. The Bulldogs’ defense rose to the occasion along with the offense. They allowed the Tigers a total of 125 yards rushing and 16 yards through the air and did not allow Ebenezer to tally a single first down. • Shaw has a new Catholic chaplain. He is Chaplain (Maj.) Ralph Aschoff, who

comes here from Toul Rosieres Air Base in France and replaces Chaplain (Capt.) Robert Costello, who recently left for SEA. Chaplain Aschoff attended the Pontifical College Josehinum in Ohio and completed post-graduate work at Notre Dame College, South Bend, Indiana. Joining the service in 1952, Chaplain Aschoff served in Korea in 1954. Since then he has been stationed at Langley Air Force Base, Alaska, and March Air Force Base, California. Leaving March, the chaplain was stationed in France before coming to Shaw. • The first round of play in the Annual Pocalla Springs Club championship has been completed. All first-round losers will make up consolation matches. The tournament is a match play event with players put in flights according to their qualifying scores. • Dr. Emmett J. Rice, son of Mrs. S.S. Rice and the late Rev. U.S. Rice of Sumter, has been named by President Johnson to the post of U.S. alternate executive director of the World Bank. Dr. Rice, who attended Lincoln High School, has a Ph.D. degree from the University of California and is a native of Florence. He is the third black to be named by President Johnson to a financial post of national and international importance. • Bids for construction of the new $350,000 Cherryvale Elementary School are expected to be received in early December. Final approval for the school, to be constructed across from Shaw Air Force Base on Furman Drive, is expected shortly from federal agencies. Approximately $148,000 in federal funds will be made available on construction costs under Public Law 815 as amended. The 18room classroom building with a cafetorium and related facilities will contain 28,600 square feet of floor space. The structure will be erected for Sumter County School District No. 2. It is expected the new facility will relieve pressure on present overtaxed facilities at Shaw Heights Elementary School. The building will also remove additional strain on Shaw Junior High School and Hillcrest High School. Sumter architects, James and DuRant have plans and specifications ready to go out to contractors. • Leslie L. Boney Sr., rate and bill clerk with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Co., retired Monday after 46 years of service. He began his railroad career on Aug. 2, 1920, as a utility clerk in the Sumter office. He later worked on various clerical jobs. In 1930, he

was promoted to the position from which he retired. His job consisted of rating, routing and billing all freight moving in and out of Sumter via ACL. 25 YEARS AGO — 1991 Aug. 1 – 7 • Steve Thomas wasn’t the least bit surprised by the plethora of low scores posted by members of the T.C. Jordan Professional Golf Tour on Thursday during the first round of the Lakewood Links Classic. A former member of the PGA Tour now competing on the Jordan circuit, Thomas predicted before this week’s tournament started that area golf fans would be amazed at the level of talent competing on the Jordan Tour. • Tuomey Regional Medical Center’s 10-year plan calls for improved emergency room services and more doctors, the hospitals administrator said. Just one new building is on Tuomey’s horizon, but the radiation treatment center scheduled to open in November should offer chemotherapy soon after. Ultrasonic imaging, called echo cardiograph, should be available in a month. • Sumter P-15’s head coach Wallie Jones just may like the idea of a week off between games after what his team did to Lancaster in the opening game of the American Legion baseball state championship series. Sumter, which had not played for a week because of the excessive rain, jumped on the defending state champions early and blistered Post 31 19-3 to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-seven series. • Billy McMillon’s ambition this summer was to make the Team USA baseball squad which will begin play in the Pan American Games in Havana. In his quest to make the team, McMillon attempted to show his defensive prowess on a sinking line drive. Instead what he did was end his chances at making the team. When McMillon, who was playing left field, dove after a sinking liner, the Clemson outfielder landed on his right shoulder and suffered a subluxation (an incomplete dislocation) of the shoulder. • Sumter Police Department gave friendly reminders to motorists at the corner of Calhoun Street and Lafayette Boulevard. Sumter radio station WIBZ broadcast live from the corner, and radio personalities Frederick Knight and Marva Mayes played lifeguards, reminding motorists to “buckle up.” Volunteers from Sumter County’s emergency medical service and nurses from Tuomey Regional

Medical Center passed out leaflets about seatbelt safety tips on how to avoid serious injuries in the event of an automobile accident. • Sumter rallied for nine runs in the final two innings but found itself behind at the end as Lancaster evened the American Legion state championship series with a 13-12 win at Riley Park. The best-ofseven series, now tied at one game apiece, will continue with Game 3 at Lancaster. • Strom Altman wanted nothing more than to drive for his father, but when he came of age, Warren, his father, scoffed at the idea. “The teams my dad had have always been in the Late Model classes,” said Strom, who is 24 years old. “It’s hard to get started in racing in the Late Model class. My dad never really gave me a shot at driving, so I made up my mind to get into it whatever it took.” What it required was four years of racing go-carts before Strom finally got behind the steering wheel of his father’s race car. Altman hasn’t disappointed as he has been one of the more consistent drivers in the Limited Sportsman (late Model) class at Sumter Rebel Speedway the last two years. • At a time when colleges and universities throughout the state and the nation are raising their tuition fees, University of South Carolina Sumter is maintaining the cost of higher education at status quo. “We didn’t go up on our fees at all this year,” observed Frank Doyle, director of undergraduate evening programs for USC Sumter’s Miller Road and Shaw AFB campuses. “In fact we’ve held the line on tuition for past several years while most colleges in South Carolina have increased theirs.” • Bob Sharp won the Auto Electric Limited Sportsman main event at Sumter’s Rebel Speedway. Sharp won the right to start on the inside pole after posting the fastest qualifying time of 16 seconds, and Lee Mintz started on the outside with a time of 16.03. Sharp took the lead at the start, and Mintz never fell far behind threatening on several occasions to take the top spot. At the finish, it was Sharp and Mintz in a nose-to-tail finish. Joey Griffin, who started on the second row, finished third ahead of Danny Johnson and Will Hobgood. • Spreading knowledge of the Sumter Gallery of Art and increasing community involvement in the gallery are important to Mary Jane Caison, the gallery’s new director. “As a gallery director or someone involved in the community, I want to continue the legacies that the previous directors have given to the gallery,” Caison said. “I guess my greatest wish is for this to become a user-friendly gallery. I think people often don’t participate in or are leery of things they don’t understand.” • Mayesville will get its first new mayor in 20 years when the small Sumter County town holds an election. James E. Mayes, who has been the town’s mayor since 1971, has decided not to run again because of health reasons; W.M. Jefferson will run unopposed for the four-year term. Also up for grabs are two of four town council seats incumbents; Eugene Davis and Nancy Williams are unopposed in their bids for re-election. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Just the ticket for business Local gas station earns ‘lucky store’ status after selling $1M lottery ticket PHOTOS BY RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com If you normally buy your Powerball tickets at Persimmon Hill Exxon, at the corner of Liberty Street and Alice Drive, you may have to wait in line. The store sold a $1 million Powerball ticket there for the July 30 drawing, one of the highest ever sold in the county. The anonymous customer, who buys a ticket with the same numbers each drawing, always stops there to buy her ticket. Now, customers of the gas station and convenience store

— already a haven for lottery and scratch ticket customers — just elevated its status to a “lucky store.” And that’s OK with the owners who say that most customers come in to pay for gas, buy soft drinks, beer or soda and buy lottery or scratch tickets on a whim. Manish Patel, who owns the store with his family, said the store sells as many as 4,000 tickets a week. The store only gets 7 percent of lottery and scratch ticket proceeds but for selling the $1 million ticket, the store will receive a $10,000 check. But don’t let the armored

It was pure coincidence that an armored vehicle was stopped at the Persimmon Hill Exxon on Thursday, but those who know the store sold a $1 million ticket may have wondered whether they were paying up. They weren’t. It was a company actually repairing a SAFE Federal Credit Union ATM on the location. truck that was parked there Thursday fool you. It was there repairing an ATM at the store for SAFE Federal Credit Union, not collecting or paying cash. Patel said when the jackpots for Mega Millions and Powerball get above $100 million, it catches customers’ eyes. So do the signs over the exit door that shout “Winner Alert” and goes on to tell the customer that the store had sold a high dollar ticket. It

will soon add one that says the store sold a $1 million Powerball ticket. Patel said most customers prefer scratch tickets that provide instant gratification (or disappointment) while others don’t mind waiting and dreaming of winning the big one, such as his anonymous customer has done. Patel, originally from India, has been in the United States for 25 years and moved to Sumter 11 years ago when he bought a series of conve-

nience stores with his brother and family members. The family’s other two stores are in Charleston where his brother lives. Now that the store has reached that “lucky store” status, he has seen an uptick in sales. While the family members know most customers by name, including the anonymous winner, they hope the new fame will draw more regular customers. Even if they have to wait in line.

The Persimmon Hill Exxon will soon add a new “Winner Alert” sign highlighting that it sold a $1 million ticket.

‘Student’ credit cards aren’t for all students, or even most There are ways parents can help build credit

HOW PARENTS CAN HELP

BY VIRGINIA C. MCGUIRE NerdWallet Writer for The Associated Press

s parents prepare their rising freshmen for life at college, many are

leaving out a crucial piece of information: how to build credit. The college years are the best time to begin the process. After graduation, adults with no credit history have a harder time renting apartments, obtaining car loans or, eventually, mortgages. Nowadays, getting approved for a first credit card can be the toughest part. Back when many of today's parents were in college, issuers lined up on campus to enroll students for starter cards. Since then, changes to federal law have sharply restricted students' credit access, making socalled student cards an option for fewer and fewer students. Even so, there are still plenty of ways parents of college-age children can help them along.

LACK OF CREDIT PRESENTS CHALLENGES AFTER COLLEGE Failing to help kids establish credit is "kind of a parenting error," says Lisa Heffernan, a mother of three in Westchester County, New York, who writes a blog for parents of young adults. "You don't realize it until after your kids graduate college." For Heffernan, that realization came recently when her middle son was turned down for an apartment after graduation. He'd landed a good

job and had the paystubs to prove it, but he hadn't been working long enough to file a tax return, and he had no credit history at all. Landlords commonly check prospective tenants' credit for signs that they might not pay their rent on time. But it isn't too late for Heffernan to help her youngest get a card and build credit while he's still in college. "This is a chance for me to teach him some good finance habits," she says.

THE MYTH OF STUDENT CREDIT CARDS Most major credit card issuers offer a student credit card. Some provide perks for good grades or on-time payments, or higher rewards rates for spending at student-friendly businesses, such as restaurants and movie theaters. The catch is that student credit cards have essentially the same requirements as regular credit cards:

The federal Credit Card Act of 2009 mandates that you must be 21 or have a full-time income to get approved. The tightened rules mean most college students can't qualify for student cards on their own. Some students qualify by showing that they earn sufficient income. Vicki Kipfmueller's son Spencer applied for his own student card while working at a restaurant the summer after he graduated from high school. He was approved with an initial credit limit of $300. A year later, his credit limit has been raised to $1,000 because he has handled the card responsibly. He uses it to buy groceries. On-time payments are the single biggest element of a consumer's credit score. To make sure Spencer stayed on top of his, Kipfmueller, an insurance agent in the Milwaukee area, helped him set up automatic payments from his bank account. "We really stressed that one late payment or missed payment, and you could totally wipe out any of the good that we're trying to do here," Kipfmueller said.

Even if your children can't qualify for their own credit cards, you can still give them a head start in building credit. • Make them authorized users: Parents with good credit can add their teenage children to an existing account as authorized users. The child will receive a card with his or her name on it, but the parent will still be responsible for the bill. Making teenagers authorized users is like giving them a set of credit training wheels, and it can help them establish a credit history. • Co-sign: When a parent co-signs on a student's account, both of their names are on it, and they're jointly responsible for the bills. Not all issuers allow co-signers. • Find them a secured credit card: These cards require a security deposit, usually equal to the total credit limit. They're often easier to get because the deposit reduces risk to the issuer. Like other credit cards, they have age and income restrictions, but if your son or daughter is nearing the end of college or has already graduated, one of these might be a good option. • Suggest a debit card: Debit cards don't help build credit, but if your student needs the convenience of paying with plastic, they can do the trick. Passing down good credit habits to your kids is important. These practices will help them get favorable terms on their first leases, insurance policies and loans. "We do so much to try to help our kids," Kipfmueller said. "I think that it's important that you do try to give them this good foundation of financial responsibility — and a good credit score." Staff writer Virginia C. McGuire can be reached at virginia@nerdwallet. com. Follow her on Twitter: @vcmcguire.

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How To Read The Market in Review The list includes the most active stocks in each exchange, as well as stocks of local interest. Stock Footnotes: cc – PE greater than 99. cld - Issue has been called for redemption by company. d - New 52-week low. dd – Loss in last 12 mos. ec - Company formerly listed on the American Exchange's Emerging Company Marketplace. g - Dividends and earnings in Canadian dollars. h - temporary exmpt from Nasdaq capital and surplus listing qualification. n - Stock was a new issue in the last year. The 52-week high and low figures date only from the beginning of trading. pf - Preferred stock issue. pr - Preferences. pp - Holder owes installments of purchase price. q – Closed-end mutual fund; no PE calculated. rt - Right to buy security at a specified price. s - Stock has split by at least 20 percent within the last year. wi - Trades will be settled when the stock is issued. wd - When distributed. wt - Warrant, allowing a purchase of a stock. u - New 52-week high. un - Unit,, including more than one security. vj - Company in bankruptcy or receivership, or being reorganized under the bankruptcy law. Appears in front of the name. Mutual Fund Footnotes: e – Ex-capital gains distribution. f – Previous day’s quote. n - No-load fund. p – Fund assets used to pay distribution costs. r – Redemption fee or contingent deferred sales load may apply. s – Stock dividend or split. t – Both p and r. x – Ex-cash dividend. Source: The Associated Press and Morningstar. Sales figures are unofficial. iShCorEM 44.49 +.48 +.52 iSCHeafe 24.30 +.18 +.02 ItauUnibH 11.11 +.03 +.67

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Tygers and Bears — no lie Handle fish with care BY S.C. DNR

got an email nearly two months ago from the managing editor at The Sumter Item, Rick Carpenter. Someone had left a letter and photo for me at the front desk. He didn’t know what it was about, and asked me to swing by and pick it up when I could. The letter was from Carl Dan DuBose. He had includGeddings ed a picOUTDOORS ture of an armadillo and a photo copy of a page from naturalist John Drayton’s book, “A View of South Carolina As Respects Her Natural and Civil Concerns,” published in 1802. The page from Drayton’s book listed “the ANIMALS, which may be natural to South Carolina.” It included The Mammoth, Buffaloe, Bear, Panther, Cat-a-mount, Wild cat, Wolf, Beaver, Red fox, Red deer, and many others, all the way down to Frog. A footnote at the bottom of the page stated that “One of these panthers (commonly called tygers) was killed at a plantation on Wambaw Swamp, in 1796, measured as follows: From the nose to the tail 8 feet 6 inches.” I assumed they meant to the end of the tail. I have a copy of David Taylor’s book, “South Carolina Naturalist: An Anthology, 1700-1860.” The book was published by the University of South Carolina Press in 1998. It is a collection of essays, letters, and journals by naturalists of colonial and antebellum South Carolina. It includes “illumination… and documentation of the state’s natural diversity.” Naturalists such as John Lawson, Mark Catesby, Wil-

FISHING REPORTS Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www. AnglersHeadquarters.com, South Carolina’s premier fishing report source. Customers of the Angler’s Headquarters online tackle store have access to daily updates and fulllength reports on its site. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/fish Freshwater Report Santee Cooper 8/4 Bass: Slow to fair. Steve Harmon reports that fishing has slowed down but the pattern remains basically the same – although a surprising number of fish seem to have moved shallow in the last week or so. Early in the morning fish can be caught in shallow water where they will take topwater lures, and later in the day fish can be caught in middle depths on down. When conditions are calm soft plastics are working best for the deeper fish, and when it is windy spinnerbaits work better. Catfish: Fair. Captain Jim Glenn (843825-4239) reports that between the heat, storms and wind there have been some difficult fishing conditions, but when anglers can get out fish can be found both shallow and deep. Some pockets of smaller fish can also be located and there are plenty of channel catfish at various depths that will take cut bait or dip baits. Crappie: Slow to fair. Captain Steve English (843-729-4044) reports that crappie fishing has gotten a lot tougher, and it’s really taking some searching to pick up random fish here and there. Fishing minnows around brush is still the main pattern. Bream: Slow to fair. Captain Steve English reports that the bream bite continues to be down, and while decent numbers of fish can be caught locating fish big enough to eat has been a struggle. Midlands Area Lake Wateree 7/7 Crappie: Good. Will Hinson advises that

‘Naturalists such as John Lawson, Mark Catesby, William Bartram, John Drayton, and many others describe the land, the flora and fauna of Carolina.’ on David Taylor’s book “South Carolina Naturalist: An Anthology, 1700-1860.” liam Bartram, John Drayton, and many others describe the land, the flora and fauna of Carolina. It is just a glimpse into the past of our world. A world with Tygers and Bears. DuBose mentioned in his letter that bears, panthers and red wolf have been reported in our part of the state in recent years. He had written across the top of his letter “Not Lying about tigers & bears.” The picture taken by him, of an armadillo, is his proof that armadillos are here now. Then his last sentence asked “So, what do you think?” Well, Mr. DuBose, I think you are a naturalist because you care about these things. I’m glad you care enough to take pictures and write someone about your experiences. I also consider myself to be a naturalist. Everything in nature fascinates me. South Carolina Department of Natural Resources was surprised several years ago when the road kill total of bears on highway 501 between Conway and Myrtle Beach exceeded their total population estimate of bears in the area. Obviously, they were wrong. There were many more bears than they thought. They do

not think panthers are here, but untold numbers of people have reported seeing them. We know they are in Florida, and to our north. Perhaps they travel through here. Red wolf were native here in the past, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service kept some on Bull’s Island at one time. They wandered around too much - they swam from the island to the mainland — and were eventually moved to Alligator National Wildlife Refuge in North Carolina. Armadillos’ have moved eastward from Texas for many years. I first saw them in the piney woods of Fort Polk, Louisiana in the 1970s, and wondered what they were doing there. They were not native to the east in John Drayton’s day. Coyotes are here now, and were not native either. They had some help from man getting here, but were coming anyhow. Feral hogs have invaded our land with some help. There are other species that have moved here. Cattle egrets came from Africa via South America. Wood storks have moved up from Florida. Swallow-tailed kites have come from the Gulf Coast. A small population of black-bellied whistling ducks from Mexico are established on our coastal plantations. Our state has changed dramatically since John Drayton’s day. We’ve lost the buffalo, and most of the big predators. The cat-amount and wild cat were probably the same — our present day bobcat. The Red deer — probably our white-tailed deer. The Mammoth — I’m not so sure about that one. They were probably gone long before John Drayton’s day. Thank you, Mr. DuBose. Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. Email Dan at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

fish are in brush piles along the main river channel and they are biting well. Minnows are catching fish but the best bite has been on jigs. Bass: Fair to good. Brett Collins reports that there has been a pretty good shallow bite. The bait hasn’t moved very deep, and so early in the morning fish can be caught shallow on topwaters and once the sun gets up they will take worms dragged on the bottom. Fishing docks with jigs and worms has also been working. Catfish: Fair. Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) reports that most fish are focused on spawning, and that can make for more challenging catfish conditions. While it is still worth trying up the river for a big bite, particularly when current is present, the best bite may be further down the lake where pre-spawn and post-spawn fish are more likely to be found. Anglers should experiment with a variety of cut baits to find what the fish want. Lake Greenwood 6/23 Bass: Good. Stan Gunter reports that – particularly for early summer – tournament sacks have been pretty good, although the action is a little better for numbers than big fish. Fishing deepdiving crankbaits and large plastic worms around brush has been the best pattern, and some fish have also been caught flipping docks. Striper: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that early in the morning some fish can be caught on free-lines, but the best pattern for catching striper is to fish down-lines in the 18-22 foot range. Schooling activity is just getting underway. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that channel catfish can be caught around humps and points on dip baits. Lake Monticello 7/26 Catfish: Very good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that even though this isn’t the best time to target big fish, the free-line-drifting bite remains very good. Drifting over very deep water with unweighted/barely weighted small pieces of cut fish or

shrimp is a good way to put a bunch of fish in the boat. Bass: Slow. Andy Wicker reports that bass fishing has gotten downright tough on Lake Monticello, and tournament sacks have been way down. A few fish can still be picked up around deeper humps and points on spoons and crankbaits, but there is no known hot pattern right now. Lake Murray 8/4 Striped bass: Good. Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that the best fish are being caught on down-lines fished 50-80 feet deep in the lower lake. The free-line bite has pretty much gone away and mostly smaller fish can be found in the creeks. Crappie: Good. Captain Brad reports that good numbers of crappie are still being caught over brush in 18-25 feet of water. Minnows are pretty much the only way to catch fish right now. Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that fan-casting a variety of baits – including dip baits and cut herring – in 10-25 feet of water has been effective for channel catfish. Night fishing is still much more productive than fishing during the heat of the day. Bass: Slow to fair. Bass fishing has slowed significantly, with only a sporadic early bite and then anglers struggling to catch fish off points and deeper brush. Piedmont Area Lake Thurmond (Updated Aug. 4) Striper and Hybrids: Very good. Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reports that each day his boat is catching very nice limits of striper, mostly fishing about 50 feet deep with down-lined live herring in the lower part of the lake. Some early schooling activity is just getting started in the same areas where he is catching fish deep. Bass: Fair to good. Buckeye Lures reports that some big bags have been caught in local tournaments even though it has gotten very hot. Fish can be caught around main lake humps on jigs and soft plastics, and there is also some shallow activity early and late.

Humans and pets aren’t the only ones who need to be wary of heat exposure in the summer months—higher temperatures also put higher stress on wildlife such as fish. This summer, S.C. Department of Natural Resources staff are urging anglers to use best practices when catching and handling fish they plan to release, particularly large game fish such as red drum and tarpon. Summertime fishing places greater pressures on fish than in cooler months, making the animals more susceptible to injury and death. Warmer waters contain less dissolved oxygen, which fish need to “breathe.” When combined with the stress of a rodand-reel fight, hook wounds, and being removed from the water, fish may not survive their catch-and-release encounters with anglers. The largest game fish are often the most valuable in terms of their ability to produce offspring. The contribution of one large female fish to the future of a population can exceed the contribution made by many smaller female fish. Because many of these fish are hooked multiple times throughout their lives, surviving catch-and-release

encounters is critical for healthy fish populations. “When practicing catch and release, anglers should put the same amount of effort into ensuring the healthy release of the fish as they put into catching it,” said Robert Wiggers, DNR’s game fish tagging program coordinator. Follow these best practices to give large game fish the best shot at survival in the summer months: • In order to reduce the fight time, use tackle that is appropriately sized for the fish you’re targeting (that is, heavier tackle for large fish). • Keep fish in the water whenever possible. Handling fish out of water can damage their protective slime coating and distress the animal, making it less likely to survive. • If you do need to remove a fish from the water, keep the fish in a horizontal position and support its body weight. Never hold a fish in a vertical position. • Take time to revive a fish by holding it gently in the water, allowing the current to move across its gills, before releasing. • Rather than hauling a large fish out of the water for a photograph, take pictures of the fish being revived in the water.

Agency denies discharge permit to Columbia utility COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina’s environmental control agency has denied a Columbia-area utility’s request to continue discharging sewage into the Saluda River. Director Catherine Heigel said Monday the Department of Health and Environmental Control was left with no other option but to deny the permit to Carolina Water Service. The agency gives the utility 12 months to tie into the town of Lexington’s sewer system,

shut down its treatment plant and stop discharging into the river. The company can appeal. Carolina Water services about 2,000 customers in Lexington County. Residents have urged the agency to deny the permit. Senate Minority Leader Nikki Setzler called the denial a “huge victory for public health,” saying the utility has pumped far too much pollution into the scenic river.

Crappie: Fair to good. Captain William Sasser reports that crappie can be caught 20 feet down over old timber.

Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) report that striper have generally moved into the lower lake, and they can be caught from about 35 feet all the way down to 100 or more. Down-lining live herring is the predominant pattern. Hybrids can be caught at night over humps. Catfish: Good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that channel catfish are scattered out in the middle depths where they will eat dip baits, cut bait, worms and more. Flathead catfish can be caught at night on live bait while blues are in deeper timber.

Lake Wylie 6/2 Bass: Fair to good. FLW angler Bryan New reports that the deep bite is significantly better than any shallow pattern. Carolina rigs, swimbaits, jigs and deep-running crankbaits will all catch fish around offshore structure. Catfish: Fair. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that priority one for the fish is spawning, and that can make for a tougher catfish bite. Anglers need to display a lot of flexibility and be willing to move around, anchor, drift and try different baits. While it is still worth trying up the river for a big bite, particularly when there is current, more catchable fish may be found in the less riverine areas. Lake Russell 8/4 Striped Bass: Excellent. Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports that striper fishing is about as good as it gets on Lake Russell, with numerous big fish between 20 and 35 pound caught recently. The best pattern has been down-lining live herring in about 50 feet of water on the lower end of the lake. Crappie: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports strong numbers of crappie are being caught fishing minnows over brush in 20-24 feet of water. Catfish: Fair to good. Guide Jerry Kotal reports that channel catfish are scattered across the lake in mid-depths and are feeding well on cut herring. Bass: Fair. Guide Jerry Kotal (706-9880860) and Wendell Wilson report that largemouth bass are a little scarce but spotted bass can be caught off main lake points with a Spot Remover or a drop shot rig. Fish can also be caught down-lining live herring in 20-40 feet of water. Mountains Area Lake Hartwell 7/25 Striped and Hybrid Bass: Very good. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) and

Bass: Slow to fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports that the shallow pattern has pretty much disappeared, and even though the fishing has gotten slower some bass can be caught on drop shots rigs as well as topwater lures around deeper points. There is also sporadic school activity right through the day. Crappie: Slow. Captain Bill Plumley reports that during the day crappie can be caught around mid-depth to deep brush, and at night they can be caught around lighted bridges. Lake Keowee 7/25 Bass: Slow. Guide Brad Fowler reports that fish remain in a pretty typical summer pattern, but unfortunately the action has slowed down. Early in the morning there is a topwater bite and fish will continue to show themselves periodically throughout the days, and fish can also be caught on drop shots and shakey head worms. Live bait is the easiest way to put summer spotted bass in the boat. Lake Jocassee 7/26 Trout: Good. Guide Sam Jones (864280-9056) reports that even with the heat some nice trout continue to be caught. Fish have gotten very deep and they are now being caught in the 70- to 110-feet range on both spoons and live bait. South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/freshfishing. pdf

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SUMTER COUNTY HAS BEEN AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (DHS)/FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY UNDER THE EMERGENCY FOOD AND SHELTER NATIONAL BOARD PROGRAM. Sumter County has been chosen to receive $53,748 to supplement emergency food and shelter program's in the county. The selection was made by a National Board that is chaired by the U. S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency and consists of representatives from American Red Cross; Catholic Charities, USA; National Council of the Churches of Christ in the USA; The Jewish Federations of North America, The Salvation Army; and, United Way Worldwide. The Local Board was charged to distribute funds appropriated by Congress to help expand the capacity of food and shelter programs in high-need areas around the country.

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Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, and the homeless will determine how the funds awarded to Sumter County are to be distributed among the emergency food and shelter programs run by local service agencies in the area. The Local Board is responsible for recommending agencies to receive these funds and any additional funds made available under this phase of the program.

OA-16-04, Billboard Copy Extensions (County) Request to amend the Sumter County Zoning Ordinance Article 8, Section 8.i.8.c.3. Square footage allowed for outdoor advertising faces, to permit copy display extensions, also known as embellishments, on billboards outside of the I-95 Corridor where billboards are permitted.

Under the terms of the grant from the National Board, local agencies chosen to receive funds must: 1) be private voluntary non-profits or units of government, 2) be eligible to receive Federal funds, 3) have an accounting system, 4) practice nondiscrimination, 5) have demonstrated the capability to deliver emergency food and/or shelter programs, and 6) if they are a private voluntary organization, have a voluntary board. Qualifying agencies are urged to apply. Public or private voluntary agencies interested in applying for Emergency Food and Shelter Program funds must contact the United Way in Sumter (773-7935), for an application. The deadline for Application's to be received is August 15, 2016.

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Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens. SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, Chair Mary Blanding, Clerk

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