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Salvation Army kettle drive, other donations helping flood victims during holiday season

Experts say growth can occur even if you had no damage from flood BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com When burglars hit The Salvation Army office at 16 Kendrick St. last week, they may have stolen food that was meant for the needy, but they didn’t take away the heart of the organization. And, just as important, they didn’t get any of the money collected by bellringers during the annual Christmas drive. Nor did they get money donated to Fireside Fund in which The Sumter Item and The Salvation Army partner to provide heating assistance to needy individuals. Burglars reportedly used a tire iron to break into the main office overnight Dec. 7, possibly looking for cash lying around. They ended up causing about $1,000 in structural damage to the buildings and an outside trailer. And they took more than $3,500 in food items the charity had planned to give away to needy families during Christmastime. The Salvation Army raises money through local donations including people who throw money into the kettles at bellringing stations, church services and thrift stores in town. Maj. Robbie Robbins, commander of the Sumter office of The Salvation Army, said the bellringing kettle drive has a $125,000 goal this year, a 25 percent increase over last year. Robbins’ territory includes Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. He said the burglary comes at a time when the community needs its help the most after the October flood.

Some residents are concerned about indoor mold developing in their homes as a result of October rains and flooding throughout the state. After a flood, excess moisture and standing water can contribute to the growth of mold in buildings, according to a South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control news release. Often mold can be recognized by sight or smell, but sometimes it presents no signs at all, being hidden behind walls or underneath floors, said Betty Evans, vice president of ServiceMaster Of Mid Carolina in Columbia, a cleaning and disaster restoration company. Even if a house was not

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Bellringer Shadenna Anderson, left, says “Merry Christmas” to donors as they fill the kettle at Simpson Ace Hardware on Monday afternoon. He’s hoping people will dig a little deeper in their pockets for both the kettle drive and Fireside Fund. Indeed, at Simpson Ace Hardware on Monday, bellringer Shadenna Anderson of Sumter said donations

were coming in at a steady rate. More than half the people who walked by dropped money into the kettle. Robbins said the donations mean so much more this year because the organization put out so much money

in the community because of the flood. He estimates The Salvation Army has given more than $50,000 to help flood victims with food and hotel

heater, and Fireside Fund is helping them out with a voucher for the kerosene. “Each family has their own ‘story’ in which they need a little helping hand, and the Fireside Fund is that helping hand,” Lamb said. This year’s Fireside Fund is in honor of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, who died on May 20 at the age of 90. He founded

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Fund helps families despite warm weather BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com Despite unseasonably warmer temperatures for this time of year, Fireside Fund continues to help families with a variety of needs. Salvation Army Social Worker Christy Lamb assisted a family of five that just went through a complete burnout of their home last month. The father has kidney failure and is

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Wedgefield man, 32, charged with burglary Sumter County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 32-year-old Wedgefield man Monday for allegedly entering a residence without consent earlier that morning. According to a warrant issued by the sheriff’s office, Jacoby RICHARDSON Richardson, of 894 David Austin Road, Wedgefield, allegedly entered a bedroom window of a residence in the 5700 block of Cane Savannah Road after ripping open the window screen. The victim awoke during the incident and forced the suspect out of the residence, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office. Shortly after, officers with the sheriff’s office were called to the scene and a K-9 unit successfully tracked the suspect to a residence in the 800 block of David Austin Road. Richardson reportedly made statements admitting to his actions after he was located. He is charged with first-degree burglary and is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, pending a bond hearing.

9 charged in drug conspiracy FROM STAFF REPORTS According to a news release from the office of United States Attorney Bill Nettles, Florence Division Grand Jury recently returned a 22-count indictment for nine people accused of trafficking drugs in the Pee Dee area. The suspects are charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine, cocaine base and heroin. Those recently indicted and arrested as part of this coordinated local, state and federal investigation were: • Otis Craig Dollard; • Patrick O’Neal Hines, aka “Bam”; • Keith Huggins, aka “Little Keith”; • Justin Martin Jackson, aka “Juiceman”; • Benjamin Unique McCoy aka “Paypa”; • Chavis Vantay McCray, aka

“Chavo Manifoe”; • Anthony James Pressley, aka “Styler”; • Roderick Scott, aka “Bucket”; and • Tavares Lamore Wingate, aka “Black.” The case originated with an investigation into illegal activities of neighborhood street gangs in Hartsville and grew to include other areas of Darlington, Florence and Williamsburg counties. The recent arrests followed months of intense investigation and evidence collection that focused on concerns of violence, gangs and substantial drug trafficking in the Pee Dee area, states the release. During the arrests and search warrants executed, law enforcement seized more than a kilogram of cocaine, 5 ounces of cocaine base, cash and three firearms that were involved in the drug

trafficking network. Members of Federal Bureau of Investigation, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Fifteenth Circuit Drug Enforcement Unit, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter Police Department, Darlington County Sheriff’s Office Drug Unit, Florence County Sheriff’s Office, Florence Police Department, Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office and South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardons Services assisting in the investigation and apprehension operation. According to the release, the case is assigned to Assistant United States Attorney Christopher D. Taylor who stated that all charges in this indictment are merely accusations and that all defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Historic committee to talk Main Street hotel Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. Thursday in Sumter City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: • Approval for a request to construct a new hotel with landscaping on property at 14, 16, 18, 20 and 22 N. Main St.; • Approval for a request to remove the metal roofing system on property in the 400 block of West Calhoun Street and replace with Landmark Plus Red Architectural Shingles; and • Approval of the committee’s 2016 calendar.

Worker dies at plant in Greenwood GREENWOOD — Authorities say a 51-year-old worker has been killed after a pressurized hose broke loose at the Colgate-Palmolive plant in Greenwood. Greenwood County Coroner Sonny Cox told media outlets that Billy Alexander of Aiken died after an aluminum pipe hit him in the upper body about 6:30 p.m. Friday.

CORRECTION Sumter City Council will hold a special called meeting at 4:30 p.m. today at City Centre on North Main Street, adjacent to Sumter Opera House, to discuss the Community Development Block Grant for 2016-17.

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Representatives from the National Weather Service present a “Storm Ready” certificate to members of Team Shaw at Shaw Air Force Base on Dec. 9. The NWS awarded the certification to airmen assigned to the 20th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight and 20th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight, who applied and met the set criteria.

Weather service certifies Shaw as ‘Storm Ready’ BY AIRMAN 1ST CLASS KELSEY TUCKER 20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs After the historic flooding that ravaged the state in early October, members of Team Shaw know just how important emergency preparedness is. On Dec. 9, the National Weather Service presented Shaw Air Force Base with a “Storm Ready” certification, making Shaw one of 46 Air Force bases that are now “Storm Ready” certified. “Nationwide, there are only about 3,000 entities that are considered ‘Storm Ready,’” said Doug Anderson, NWS meteorological technician. “It’s definitely a special thing.” The “Storm Ready” program recognizes communities across the country that show preparedness for the possibility of severe weather and storms. To earn the certification, Team Shaw had

to meet certain criteria set by NWS, including the possession of weather radios, access to the online NWS site, outdoor warning sirens and cable TV override, among others. “Forecasting the atmosphere is just one part of the equation,” said 1st Lt. Derek Romanyk, 20th Operations Group wing weather officer. “Preparation and recovery add to the success of surviving a severe weather event. Being ‘Storm Ready’ allows Team Shaw to get ahead of the storm in terms of notifying and warning the community of impending severe weather. It allows the weather flight to expand its watch, warning and advisory capabilities with the help of the readiness and emergency management flight.” Representatives from NWS visited Shaw on Sept. 22 to observe the preparatory procedures, response processes and weather tracking equipment of the

20th Civil Engineer Squadron Readiness and Emergency Management Flight and 20th Operations Support Squadron Weather Flight. On Sept. 23, the notification that the base met all necessary requirements arrived. “It was crazy timing, because we were certified ‘Storm Ready’ two weeks before the flood,” said 1st Lt. Bianca Romanyk, 20th CES readiness and emergency management flight commander. “The readiness and emergency management flight and the weather flight worked as a team. It was really great, doing that application process together. Getting the certificate is a pretty big deal because not a lot of cities, counties or areas are ‘Storm Ready’.” Team Shaw’s dedication to staying “Storm Ready” ensures preparedness for any kind of severe weather emergency.

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Age is not always a barrier to major medical treatment BY LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CHICAGO — Irwin Weiner felt so good after heart surgery a few weeks before turning 90 that he stopped for a pastrami sandwich on the way home from the hospital. Dorothy Lipkin danced after getting a new hip at age 91. And at 94, William Gandin drives himself to the hospital for cancer treatments. Jimmy Carter isn’t the only nonagenarian to withstand rigorous medical treatment. Very old age is no longer an automatic barrier for aggressive therapies, from cancer care like the former president has received to major heart procedures, joint replacements and even some organ transplants. In many cases, the nation’s most senior citizens are getting the same treatments given to people their grandchildren’s age — but with different goals. “Many elderly patients don’t necessarily want a lot of years; what they want is quality of life,” said Dr. Clifford Kavinsky, a heart specialist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. “They want whatever time is left for them to be high quality. They don’t want to be dependent on their family. They don’t want to end up in a nursing home.” Treatment for Carter, 91, has included surgery, radiation and a new cancer drug with fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy. It seems to be working — Carter announced Dec. 6 that brain scans show no signs of the melanoma that was found in August.

The nation’s 90-and-up population, about 2 million people, nearly tripled in recent decades, and the pace is expected to continue. Many are struggling with more than one age-related illness that make them poor candidates for aggressive and often costly care. But plenty remain robust enough to give it a try. Lipkin, now 93, had hip replacement surgery two years ago in the Philadelphia area. Arthritis made walking difficult and painful. She’d been a good dancer in her younger days and had tried to remain active, so her doctor recommended the operation. “Otherwise I was going to be in a wheelchair the rest of my life,” Lipkin said. Soon after, she made a video doing a line dance to show how well she was healing. In the winter, she lives in Florida, walks at least half an hour daily and leads “a normal life.” Lipkin says having such major surgery at her age should be an individual decision. Doctors agree. Some 90-year-olds are fitter than some 60-year-olds, but they say other considerations need to be in the mix. At MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the oldest patients are evaluated by geriatricians — specialists in medical care of the elderly — to make sure they’re able to tolerate harsh treatments. Physical and mental health are assessed; so is social support — whether there are family members or friends available to help during treatment and recovery.

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Gas station attendant Carlos Macar pumps gas in Andover, Massachusetts, in May. Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the recession. The nationwide average price of a gallon of regular gas on Saturday was $2.02, down 58 cents from this time last year, according to auto club AAA. Experts say it could drop below $2 in the coming days.

Average gas price could soon be under $2, lowest since recession DALLAS (AP) — Gasoline is close to breaking below a key psychological barrier as drivers enjoy some of the cheapest pump prices since the recession. The nationwide average price of a gallon of regular Saturday was $2.02, down 58 cents from this time last year, according to auto club AAA. Experts say it could drop below $2 a gallon in the coming days. For consumers, this winter is shaping up to be a good one, energy-wise. Forecasters predict warmer weather than normal, and fuel prices are low. The retail price of heating oil for December through February is expected to average $2.40 a gallon, down 18 percent compared with last year, according to the Energy De-

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Sikhs feel vulnerable, join with Muslims to combat backlash BY TAMMY WEBBER The Associated Press CHICAGO — Pardeep Kaleka spent several days after 9/11 at his father’s South Milwaukee gas station, fearing that his family would be targeted by people who assumed they were Muslim. No, Kaleka explained on behalf of his father, who wore a turban and beard and spoke only in broken English, the family was Sikh, a southeast Asian religion based on equality and unrelated to Islam. But amid a new wave of anti-Islamic sentiment since the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, Kaleka is vowing to take an entirely different approach. “For us, it does not matter who they’re targeting,” said Kaleka, a former Milwaukee police officer and teacher whose father was one of six people killed in 2012 when a white supremacist opened fire at a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. “This time we cannot differentiate ourselves; when hate rhetoric is being spewed, we cannot be on the sidelines.” Across the U.S., Sikhs and Muslims are banding together

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player Darsh Singh said he has heard insults throughout his life, including when someone recently yelled “Osama!” at him as he was crossing a street in Phoenix. Then last week, a photo making the rounds on Facebook showed the former Trinity University basketball player — the first turbaned Sikh to play in the NCAA — with the caption: “Nobody wants to guard Muhammad, he’s too explosive.” A friend came to his defense with a lengthy post — saying, “do the world a favor and educate yourself” — which got tens of thousands of likes. “A lot of people act out of fear or ignorance,” Singh said. “I don’t know who started it, but whoever they are, I forgive them.” Rajinder Singh Mago, community outreach director at the Sikh Religious Society of Chicago, said it’s more difficult for Sikh schoolchildren who sometimes are bullied. “Ninety-nine percent of Americans are good ... then that one person who just came out of a tavern after a few beers, you don’t know what he’s thinking at that point,” Mago said.

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Century Aluminum begins shutting down plant with 600 workers close the plant by year’s end unless it was able to reach a new power contract with Santee Cooper, South Carolina’s state-owned utility. Century proposed buying all its power from an out-ofstate provider and paying Santee Cooper to transmit it. Santee Cooper said it could not agree to a rate that would increase costs for its other industrial customers. Rep. Bill Crosby, R-North Charleston, and other legislators are scheduled to meet with Lonnie Carter, the

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Number of places in the named after the holiday’ United States s traditional main course. Turkey Creek Village, Louisiana, was the most populous in residents, followed by 2014, with 443 Turkey Creek, Arizona (412), Turkey City, Texas key Town, North Carolina (396) and Tur(296). There are also 11 townships in the U.S. with “Turkey” inn th the he name.

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Two-headed chicks adorned in tiny Santa hats are displayed on Sunday at the Morbid Anatomy Museum Holiday Flea Market in the Brooklyn borough of New York. People waited in line as long as an hour and a half to get into the unique holiday market, which offered gifts both frightful and festive.

Head-scratching over gifts? How about part of a skull? NEW YORK (AP) — What to get the loved one who has everything? Steven Rabinowitz wracked his brain before settling on (spoiler alert, relatives!) a raccoon skull. “We’ll see how it goes,” Rabinowitz, 31, said as he revealed his purchase near a crowded display of animal skulls, antique medical instruments — and a bowl full of human teeth. The bizarre bazaar that drew Rabinowitz and other curious clientele Sunday was the Morbid Anatomy Museum Holiday Flea Market — offering gifts both frightful and festive. In the dim light of a pair of golden chandeliers, about a dozen vendors displayed their

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Number of places and townships in the United States that are named Cranberry, a popular side dish at Thanksgiving. Cranberry township (Butler County), Pennsylvania, was the most populous of these places in 2014, with 30,170 residents. Cranberry township (Venango Pennsylvania, was next County), (6,546).

Number of counties, places and townships in the United States named Plymouth, as in Plymouth Rock, the landing site of the first Pilgrims. The two counties, both named Plymouth, are in Massachusetts (507,022) and Iowa Plymouth, Minnesota, (24,874). is lous place, with 75,057 the most popuresidents in 2014. There are two places in the United States named Pilgrim: one, a township in Dade County, Missouri, had a population the other, a census designated of 129; Michigan, had a population place in of 36. And then there is Mayflower, population was 2,345, Arkansas, whose and lage, California, whose Mayflower Vilpopulation was 5,662.

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States expanded gun rights after school massacre BY RYAN J. FOLEY The Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa — The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which a mentally troubled young man killed 26 children and educators, served as a rallying cry for gun-control advocates across the nation. But in the three years since, many states have moved in the opposite direction, embracing the National Rifle Association’s axiom that more

MOLD FROM PAGE A1 flooded, it could have developed mold for other reasons. A common source of mold could be moisture in a home’s crawlspace. “The moisture would rise up right into the house, especially if the ground is as saturated as it has been right after the flood,” Evans said. Evans described the process as a “stack effect,” or the movement of air into and out of buildings, chimneys, flue gas stacks or other containers resulting from air buoyancy. Buoyancy occurs because of a difference in indoor-to-outdoor air density resulting from temperature and moisture differences. Other sources of mold could include leaking roofs, poor attic ventilation or overflowing drip pans from HVAC units, Evans said. An industrial hygienist can determine the type of mold in the person’s house, she said. As much as 95 percent of mold in small, contained areas can be treated with soap and water, Evans said. Chemicals such as Concrobium can also

“good guys with guns” are needed to deter mass shootings. In Kansas, gun owners can now carry concealed weapons without obtaining a license. In Texas, those with permits will soon be able to carry openly in holsters and bring concealed weapons into some college classrooms. And in Arkansas, gun enthusiasts may be able to carry weapons into polling places next year when they vote for president. Dozens of new state laws

be used to treat mold. Chemicals should be sprayed on a cloth used to wipe off the mold, not on the mold itself, however, Evans said. For more serious mold problems, restoration companies will follow certain protocols for mold removal. DHEC encourages, at a minimum, for a maintenance or service professional experienced in mold cleanup to check and clean a house’s heating, ventilating and air-conditioning system before turning it on after a flood. Brian Boykin, owner/operator of Boykin Air Conditioning Services in Sumter, which does not provide mold remediation services, said if an HVAC system was flooded and was then turned on, there may be a possibility of mold spreading through the house. Boykin said requesting an inspection on an HVAC system is a good idea. Sumter City and County Building Inspection Director Steve Campbell said his department conducts moisture content checks on buildings that have gone through the “mudding out” process of removal of dry-

have made it easier to obtain guns and carry them in more public places and made it harder for local governments to enact restrictions, accord-

ing to a review of state legislation by The Associated Press. The number of guns manufactured and sold and the number of permits to carry con-

cealed weapons have also increased, data show. The trend has been discouraging to some gun-control advocates, even as other states have adopted stricter background checks. Other guncontrol supporters say their movement is emboldened by the recent rise of Everytown for Gun Safety, a well-funded group backed by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg that is becoming influential in some state capitols. The debate about gun rights moved to states after Congress rejected a bill in 2013 that would have expanded background checks to all gun sales, including those at gun shows and through the Internet. The arguments are expected to intensify next year as legislatures convene after the mass shooting of county government employees in San Bernardino, California, which is being investigated as an act of terrorism.

wall and insulation. The moisture content checks are done before the reinstallation of drywall and other parts. An acceptable moisture level is 17 percent or less, Campbell said. Anything above that percentage creates a possibility of mold formation, he said.

There may be a risk of health effects from mold for people who have asthma, allergies or other breathing conditions, chronic lung conditions or weak immune systems, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Possible health effects of

mold exposure include stuffy nose, irritated eyes, wheezing or skin irritation, difficulty breathing or shortness of breath. Individuals with weakened immune systems or chronic lung diseases may develop mold infections in their lungs.

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Trump at center stage, but Cruz in spotlight GOP presidential contenders set to meet tonight for prime-time debate BY JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — Donald Trump will be standing at center stage, but Ted Cruz will be in the spotlight at Tuesday night’s Republican presidential debate. The Texas senator is challenging Trump’s lead in the kickoff Iowa caucuses, and he has the money, campaign infrastructure and conservative appeal to compete deep into the GOP primary season. Those assets now make him a target for his rivals, most notably Trump and Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. Trump and Cruz have getting along for months, and that has protected the senator from the harsh criticism the businessman has flung against other opponents. But signs of a split have emerged in recent days, with Cruz appearing to question Trump’s judgment at a private fundraiser, according to audio obtained by The New York Times, and Trump calling Cruz “a little bit of a maniac.” “Looks like @tedcruz is getting ready to attack,” Trump wrote on Twitter last week. “I am leading by so much he must. I hope so, he will fall like all others. Will be easy!” Another intriguing dynamic in tonight’s prime-time debate in Las Vegas involves Cruz and Rubio. Both are first-term senators and

Cuban Americans who see themselves as alternatives to Trump, who has baffled Republican leaders with his political durability. Cruz and Rubio have been sparring from afar for weeks, particularly about national security, which is now a top campaign issue after the attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California. Rubio has tried to brand Cruz as an isolationist and has criticized his support for ending the bulk collection of Americans’ phone records, saying it weakens the government’s ability to identify potential terrorists. More broadly, Rubio’s campaign is eager to cast Cruz, who prides himself on being a conservative “truth-teller,” as a politically expedient flipflopper who is willing to say whatever is necessary to win an election. Rubio’s campaign has raised questions about the consistency of Cruz’s positions on sending troops to the Middle East, as well as his ambiguousness on whether he would allow immigrants living in the U.S. illegally to stay in the country. Cruz’s campaign has dismissed Rubio’s criticism, with spokesman Rick Tyler saying, “Nobody believes Sen. Cruz is weak on national defense and security.” Tuesday’s debate will be the first for Republicans in more than a month and also the first since the attacks in

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks on Dec. 10 in Washington. Cruz and other GOP presidential contenders will meet at tonight’s prime-time debate in Las Vegas. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Paris and California. The four previous GOP debates had record viewership, giving the candidates an unparalleled platform to reach voters. With just six weeks until voting begins, the broad contours of the race remain consistent. Trump still sits atop the GOP field, displaying a talent for connecting with voters frustrated with Washington and on edge about the threat of terrorism. He continues to make controversial comments that might dis-

qualify more traditional candidates, including his recent call for a ban on Muslims entering the U.S. More experienced politicians are still struggling to break through in the crowded field. Some party leaders fear that unless the party’s establishment wing quickly rallies around one candidate, the nomination could go to Trump or Cruz, candidates they see as all but unelectable in a contest with Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. Still, there have been some

signs of movement in early voting states since Republicans last took the debate stage. Cruz’s rise in Iowa has been accompanied by a precipitous decline for Ben Carson, the retired neurosurgeon who has struggled with inexperience on national security matters. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is enjoying increasing support in New Hampshire, which helped him regain his spot on the main debate stage after being downgraded in November. “I’ve been making executive decisions for 13 years and been held accountable for them,” Christie said in an interview with The Associated Press. “There’s no other way to get ready for the presidency than that; you have to have executive experience to be successful.” Also on the main stage Tuesday night will be Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, former business executive Carly Fiorina, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul. Four lower-polling candidates will appear at an earlier event: former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former New York Gov. George Pataki and South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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FIRESIDE FROM PAGE A1 Sumter Pediatrics with Dr. Ted Young in 1954, where he practiced until 1986. Propst became a prominent member of the Sumter community, serving on the former Sumter School District 17 school board, taking part in local clubs and affecting several generations of Sumterites. Started in 1969, Fireside Fund is a partnership between The Sumter Item and The Salvation Army. The newspaper collects the money and gives it to the local nonprofit. The Christian charity then interviews people who need help with heating costs such as past-due electric bills or buying kerosene or wood. Candidates must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills. If you and your family need assistance with heating costs, call The Salvation Army at (803) 775-9336. Donations can be mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151 or dropped off at the office, 20 N. Magnolia St. Names, including groups, should be spelled out completely. When making a donation in someone’s honor, names will

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DONATIONS FROM PAGE A1 expenses as well as money to help them get into new properties if their homes were flooded. Robbins said The Salvation Army partners with United Way to meet some needs of flood victims, including residents who plan to move in this week to a Summerton apartment complex. The United Way is offering a grant to help flood victims from the apartment complex get bedding and furniture. But The Salvation Army needs to document the needs before it can provide the items, he said. On Monday, he said he had a request from 25 families asking for mattresses and railings for beds from the apartment complex. The Salvation Army has national suppliers that can ship the needed bedding materials here, but it will take at least a week for some of them to get here.

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Pearson, a vice president at the consulting firm Avalere Health. “If participation is leveling off, then plans may be stuck with a risk pool that is not particularly balanced.” More than half of the health law’s 23 nonprofit insurance cooperatives have folded, and even some major industry players have recently gone public with doubts. There have been bumps with the health law, says business owner Rayna Collins of Lincoln, Nebraska, but overall she counts on it. She’s surprised, however, that many people she knows have remained uninsured. “It’s heartbreaking to think that they could have affordable insurance,” Collins said. “They think it’s like going on welfare.” One friend thought incorrectly that insurers could still turn down customers with pre-existing health conditions, a practice barred under the law. Collins, a graphic designer,

The Salvation Army Thrift Store may be able to meet some of their bedding, clothing and furniture needs. Robbins said sometimes people are impatient when they have immediate needs, but in order to meet his regulatory requirements, some have to have exhausted other resources such as Federal Emergency Management Agency money before he can assist them. That requires meeting with a social worker and verifying needs. “We’re helping a lot of new families, people affected by the flood who come in and don’t even know what to do,” he said. “It’s difficult for some to come in and ask for help, especially those who have never had to ask for help.” He said those are life-changing times, and they may only need help for a month or two. In those situations, he said they just need a little help reestablishing themselves.

has had to make adjustments. She switched insurers for 2016 because the company she was with left the market. Her premium will be about the same, after subsidies the law provides for private coverage. But her deductible will spike from $500 to $2600. “I’m getting less coverage for about the same, and I’m not happy with that,” Collins said. “But I don’t know what I would do if I weren’t getting the government subsidy. I was already being priced out of health insurance before Obamacare.” The coverage allows her to get regular preventive care that’s important for people like her, in their early 60s.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CAROLERS REMIND US OF THE CHRISTMAS MESSAGE Saturday evening around 8 p.m. I got a very pleasant surprise. My front doorbell rang, and on stepping outside I was greeted by a trailer full of people (a church group, I imagine) who immediately started caroling. They evidently stopped where they found Christmas decorations which, if you’ve noticed this season, seem not as widespread as they have been. Nonetheless, their enthusiasm and friendliness were remarkable, and they deserve more than the simple but heartfelt thanks I offered them. They, and others who contribute in numerous ways, serve to remind our community — any and every community — of the timeless message that is the cornerstone of the Christmas season. It is the giving of a gift, perhaps not costly but thoughtful, and unselfish instead of the day-today self-serving we seem to fall into. The season exists to remind us of an ancient gift, divinely inspired and freely given, of a scope beyond mankind’s ability to comprehend it then and only imperfectly as the years have passed. And so, too often, we struggle with sadness and fear and fail to uplift our fellows by the simple effort of extending a caring gesture as my carolers did. This letter then is to recognize them and thank them more broadly and encourage them in their good work. Perhaps Dickens said it best — “I will keep the spirit of Christmas in my heart all the year round, past, present and future, all three.” LEONARD D. GARNEAU Manning

IT MUST BE HUMOROUS TO BE A LIBERAL It occurs to me that being a liberal must really be quite simple. And humorous too. Now I’ll probably be labeled as one of those people who likes to stir the pot. But, at this point, I really don’t care. I, too, am familiar with the 1st Amendment and think I am going to release some steam here before the seal breaks. But remember, these are just my opinions. I think Mr. Trump will make an excellent POTUS. He is saying what the other GOP candidates want to say, but because they are running on taxpayer money, they have to be careful. He is also saying what most of the people want to hear. Since when do colleges and universities have to give in to the demands of a certain group of individuals? You want an education? You do what they tell you to do or you simply fail. Don’t like the way the school is run? Pack your stuff and go somewhere else. Don’t like your instructor/ professor because of the color of his or her skin? See previous solution. Don’t like a building because it has a certain persons name on it? Again, see previous solution. My recommendation would be to 1. Shut up 2. Get your degree, and 3. Go out in the world and do something useful. Speaking of names, I just read that a new naval battleship has been christened the USS Jackson, and of course, this has angered the usual people who get angered when something happens that they don’t like. It was named (according to the article) for the capital city of Mississippi,

which, by the way, was named after our seventh president, Andrew Jackson. Then, the president of the Connecticut NAACP declared the name Jackson appalling, because he was pro slavery. Lets say, for example, that this battleship was named after Jesse Jackson. And I protested because he referred to NYC as “Hymietown” during the 1984 elections. I’d be labeled a racist. You gotta love the double standards. Like I said at the start, it really must be quite humorous being a liberal. I know I’ve been laughing for the last seven years. DENNIS VICKERS Wedgefield

PART OF INTERVIEW TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT A letter from Jacqueline K. Hughes titled “Recent commentaries are full of useful information” and posted on Dec. 8 prompted this response. After thanking The Sumter Item for providing columns by Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams appearing in the Dec. 2 edition, she goes on to quote from and comment on Mr. Williams’ second-fromlast paragraph that mentions the transformation of European nations and their values beyond recognition. She then states that this reminded her of what someone said seven, eight years ago and proceeds to quote without hint of context the last part of a sentence from a campaign speech made by then presidential candidate Obama in 2008. This often quoted fragment goes, “We are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” This caused me to dig deeper and read an interview conducted by Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly conducted with President Obama that aired on Feb. 2, 2014. In the interview, Mr. O’Reilly asked the following question: “Mr. President, why do you feel it’s necessary to fundamentally transform the nation that has afforded you so much opportunity and success?” President Obama answered by saying “I don’t think we have to fundamentally transform the nation.” O’Reilly then counters “But those are your words.” The president responds by saying, “I think that what we have to do is make sure that here in America, if you work hard, you get ahead. Bill, you and I benefited from this incredible country of ours, in part, because there were good jobs out there that paid a good wage, because you had public schools that functioned well, that we could get scholarships if we didn’t come from a wealthy family in order to go to college, and for a lot of folks, we don’t have that. We’ve got to make sure that we’re doing everything we can to expand the middle class.” Toward the end of the interview Mr. O’Reilly says: “I think, I, you know, I know you think maybe we haven’t been fair, but I think your heart is in the right place.” Holy cow. While I oppose censoring letters, I also oppose the practice of taking single sentences and especially verses out of context to justify one’s view. Paul Harvey would have told us the rest of the story. WILLIAM Q. BRUNSON Sumter County/New York City

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Trump’s Muslim ban should touch off needed discussion BY ANDREW C. McCARTHY National Review Institute

tion of all law that contradicts it. So we start with fundamental incompatibility, before we ever get to other aspects of sharia: its systemonald Trump’s rhetorical excesses atic discrimination against non-Muslims and women; its denial of religious liberty, free aside, he has a way of pushing us into important debates, particular- speech, economic freedom, privacy rights, due ly on immigration. He has done it process and protection from cruel and unusual punishments; and its endorsement of vioagain with his bracing proposal to force “a lent jihad in furtherance of protecting and extotal and complete shutdown of Muslims panding the territory it governs. entering the United States until our counLet’s bear in mind that permitting immitry’s representatives can figure out what is gration is a discretionary national act. There going on.” is no right to immigrate to the United States, I have no idea what Mr. Trump knows and the United States has no obligation to acabout either immigration law or Islam. But it should be obvious to any objective person cept immigrants from any country, including Muslim-majority countries. We could lawfulthat Muslim immigration to the West is a ly cut off all immigration, period, if we wantvexing challenge. ed to. Plus, it has always been a basic tenet of Some Muslims come to the United States to practice their religion peacefully, and as- legal immigration to promote fidelity to the Constitution and assimilation into American similate into the Western tradition of tolersociety — principles to which classical sharia ance of other people’s liberties, including is antithetical. religious liberty — a tradition alien to the So why isn’t that the end of the matter? theocratic societies in which they grew up. Why is Trump being vilified? Why isn’t he Others come here to champion sharia, Islam’s authoritarian societal framework and being hailed for speaking truth and refusing to bow to political correctness? legal code, resisting assimilation into our Because Islam is more complex in practice pluralistic society. Since we want to both honor religious lib- than in theory. In our non-Muslim country, there is no erty and preserve the Constitution that enpoint in debating what the “true” Islam says shrines and protects it, we have a dilemma. or whether Muslims are at liberty to ignore The assumption that is central to this dior reform classical sharia. There may not be lemma — the one that Trump has stumbled a true Islam. Even if there is one, what nonon and that Washington refuses to examine Muslims think or say about it is of little in— is that Islam is merely a religion. If that’s terest to Muslims. Our job, in any event, is to true, then it is likely that religious liberty will trump constitutional and national-secu- preserve the Constitution and protect our narity concerns. How, after all, can a mere reli- tional security regardless of how Islam’s internal debates are ultimately resolved — if gion be a threat to a constitutional system they ever are. dedicated to religious liberty? With that understanding, it is simply a fact But Islam is no mere religion. As understood by the mainstream of Mus- that many Muslims accept our constitutional lim-majority countries that are the source of principles and do not seek to impose sharia immigration to America and the West, Islam on our society. They have varying rationales for taking this position: Some believe sharia is a comprehensive ideological system that mandates that immigrants accept their host governs all human affairs, from political, country’s laws; some believe sharia’s troubleeconomic and military matters to interpersonal relations and even hygiene. It is beyond some elements are confined to the historical dispute that Islam has religious tenets — the time and place where they arose and are no oneness of Allah, the belief that Mohammed longer applicable; some think sharia can evolve; some simply ignore sharia altogether is the final prophet, the obligation of ritual but deem themselves devout Muslims because prayer. Yet these make up only a fraction of they remain Islamic spiritually and — within what is overwhelmingly a political ideology. the strictures of American law — culturally. Our constitutional principle of religious For those Muslims, Islam is, in effect, liberty is derived from the Western concept merely a religion, and as such it deserves our that the spiritual realm should be separate Constitution’s protections. from civic and political life. The concept For other Muslims, however, Islam is a poflows from the New Testament injunction to litical program with a religious veneer. It render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s and does not merit the liberty protections our unto God what is God’s. law accords to religion. It undermines our Crucially, the interpretation of Islam that Constitution and threatens our security. Its is mainstream in most Muslim-majority countries does not accept a division between anti-assimilationist dictates create a breeding ground for violent jihad. mosque and state. In fact, to invoke If we continue mindlessly treating Islam as “mosque” as the equivalent of “church” in if it were merely a religion, if we continue igreferring to a division between spiritual and noring the salient differences between conpolitical life is itself a misleading projection of Western principles onto Islamic society. A stitutional and sharia principles — thoughtlessly assuming these antithetical systems mosque is not merely a house of worship. It are compatible — we will never have a sensidoes not separate politics from religion any ble immigration policy. more than Islam as a whole does. There is a I have no idea what, if anything, Donald reason why many of the fiery political proTrump knows about sharia. I do know that tests that turn riotous in the Middle East it’s a system we must account for if we are occur on Fridays — the Muslim Sabbath, on going to succeed in welcoming pro-Western which people pour out of the mosques with Muslims who will be a boon to our society ears still burning from the imam’s sermon. while excluding Islamic supremacists who The lack of separation between spiritual want to destroy it. and civic life is not the only problem with Islam. Sharia is counter-constitutional in its most basic elements — beginning with the el- Andrew C. McCarthy is a policy fellow at the National Review Institute. His latest book is ementary belief that people do not have a Faithless Execution: Building the Political right to govern themselves freely. Islam, instead, requires adherence to sharia and rejec- Case for Obama’s Impeachment.

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‘Voice’ finale offers impressive guest performances BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Republican presidential candidates gather for a debate (9 p.m., CNN) that will probably be overshadowed by the latest tantrum and outrage from the former host of NBC’s “Apprentice.” Many have found Donald Trump’s utterances disturbing, tiresome, frightening and a threat to the reputation of the Republican Party, not to mention the nation. Can any of this be terribly surprising, given this candidate’s reality television background? I am a firm believer that some of the most boring sentences ever written include the words, “I told you so.” But readers of this column may recall that I have done just that. On numerous occasions. Over the space of nearly five years. In a column that appeared on April 9, 2011, I suggested that NBC and its many sponsors were playing with fire by continuing to associate with the host of “The Celebrity Apprentice” due to his “odious” comments about the president’s birth certificate and “Muslim” connections. As I pointed out at the time, such crude and racist “birther” talk even made Glenn Beck uncomfortable. And at the time, Beck was known for alienating corporate sponsors with his extremist remarks.

On Dec. 19, 2012, I wondered aloud in this column about NBC’s continuing association with a man who had called for “revolution” in a tweet because his chosen candidate had lost that year’s presidential election. I gently suggested that NBC and his “Apprentice” sponsors would be wise to distance themselves from his casual calls for violent sedition. Two years later, on Dec. 14, 2014, I again chided NBC for “rewarding” its “Celebrity Apprentice” host for his consistent ugliness. As we all know, the network finally disassociated itself from the man in 2015, only to re-invite him back to host “Saturday Night Live” in early November. That series’ creator/producer, Lorne Michaels, may see his reputation forever tarnished by this stunt. It’s a sad capstone to a 40-year career to be seen playing patty cake with a thug. It’s almost besides the point to remark that the show was dismally unfunny. The great risk of writing “I told you so,” is to broadcast the fact that nobody is really listening — least of all the arrogant network executives and corporate enablers of this dangerous creep. But I would rather be an unheeded Cassandra than a silent witness to a demagogue’s rise.

This probably won’t be the last column on this subject. • Fans of current pop who haven’t even been following “The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC) may tune in for the twohour finale (9 p.m.), just for the guest performances. So far, the lineup includes Justin Bieber (who will perform “Sorry”), Coldplay (“Adventure of a Lifetime”), Missy Elliott (“WTF (Where They From)”), Sam Hunt (“Break Up in a Small Town”) and The Weeknd, who will sing a sampling of his 2015 hits “The Hills,” “Earned It” and “Can’t Feel My Face.”

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• The 2003 special “I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-G) showcases minor Peanuts characters ReRun and Spike. • Rooks wants to sample the stuff for himself on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14).

SERIES NOTES Ducky’s assailant has vital information on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * On two helpings of “Grandfathered” (Fox, r, TV-14), a birthday missed (8 p.m.), guys’ night (9 p.m.) * Jay Garrick arrives on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-PG) * On two helpings of “The Grinder” (Fox, r, TV-PG), Christina Applegate (8:30 p.m.), Ethan performs (9:30 p.m.) * Wade’s son becomes a suspect in a string of holiday robberies on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Liv gets motivational after dining on a coach’s brain on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A new

twist on hummus on “Shark Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV14).

LATE NIGHT Pusha T is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Sharon Stone and Beach House appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Quentin Tarantino, Jonathan Groff and Squeeze are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Mark Wahlberg, Bill Burr and Sheryl Crow on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jennifer Lawrence, Kurt Russell, Fred Noe and Ilan Rubin visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Domhnall Gleeson, Mike Epps and Chvrches appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Movie-themed holiday specials include “Toy Story That Time Forgot” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) and “Shrek the Halls” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

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Star-studded Sunday Baseball greats from around the state gather, speak at USCS’ Legends Dinner & Silent Auction fundraiser

AP all-america

Watson, Lawson named to first team Also representing Clemson is Kearse on second team By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

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Former Sumter High, Sumter P-15’s and University of South Carolina standout Jordan Montgomery, center, talks as Billy McMillon, left, and Bobby Bolin listen during the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Legends Dinner & Silent Auction on Sunday at Nettles Gymnasium.

By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Grayson Greiner could only shake his head in mild disbelief as Sunday’s festivities at Nettles Gymnasium came to a close. “I don’t think Jordan (Montgomery) and I belonged on that stage with any of those guys,” the former University of South Carolina catcher said. “Bobby Richardson – World Series MVP, and all of those Major League All-Stars… It was crazy to be on stage with them. “But it shows how close-knit (the baseball community) in South Carolina is and it was just a really cool event.” Sharing the spotlight at the University of South Carolina Sumter’s Legends Dinner & Silent Auction left that much of an impression on Greiner – and likely anyone else who was in attendance. The inaugural fundraising event provided plenty of food, door prizes and more than a few interesting pieces of autographed memorabilia up for bid to

See team, Page B3

usc football

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A signed photograph of Los Angeles Dodgers Hall of Fame pitcher Sandy Koufax was one See baseball, Page B3 of the items up for bid on Sunday.

clemson football

Tigers begin preparing for Orange Bowl By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry of Alabama and finalists Deshaun Watson of Clemson and Christian McCaffrey of Stanford highlight The Associated Press All-America team. Joining Watson on the first team from Clemson is defensive end watson Shaq Lawson. Safety Jayron Kearse is on the second team. The team released on Sunday features Henry and Leonard lawson Fournette of LSU as first-team running backs. Watson is the quarterback on the first team. McCaffrey, who set an NCAA record for all-purpose yards this season, made the first team as an all-purpose player. No. 2 Alabama and No. 18 Baylor have the most players on the first team with three apiece. Joining Henry from Alabama are linebacker Reggie Ragland and defensive lineman A’Shawn Robinson. Baylor is represented by receiver Corey Coleman, offensive tackle Spencer Drango and defensive tackle Andrew Billings.

Bowl three seasons ago. It defeated Ohio State 40-36 in the Orange Bowl after the 2013 CLEMSON — Clemson’s season before obliterating Dabo Swinney enjoyed festhe Sooners 40-6 in the Rustive award banquets; the sell Athletic Bowl last winter. texts, emails and calls of conSwinney said he’s got a gratulations on the Atlantic main message to his players Coast Conference champion- going forward this week: ship and watching his star Don’t expect last year’s Oklaquarterback Deshaun Wathoma team this time around. son work the Heisman TroThe Sooners, Swinney phy stage. Now, the coach of said, have a smoother, more the top-ranked Tigers is effective offense led by quarready to get back to work. terback Baker Mayfield, plus No. 1 Clemson (13-0) rea fierce defense that Clemson turned to practice Monday in will have to be at the top of preparation of its Orange their game to overcome. Bowl matchup against No. 4 Things broke right for the TiOklahoma (11-1) on New gers a year ago, Swinney Year’s Eve — and the chance continued, with Oklahoma to play for a national champi- committing five turnovers in onship. the blowout. “We think we’ve got a good “We had something to do plan,” Swinney said. “Now with that,” Swinney said. we’ve got to go execute it.” “But at the end of the day, if If Clemson’s past is proyou turn the ball over logue, that won’t be difficult. against a good team, it’s The Tigers have won their going to get away.” past three bowl games, all There was a rush of activiagainst national championty at Clemson’s football officship-winning opponents ines and meeting rooms inside File/The Associated Press cluding Oklahoma. Clemson Death Valley, with players Charone Peake and Artavis Scott (3) celebrate a touchdown against rallied from 11-points down breaking off into position North Carolina during the ACC championship game. No. 1 Clemson in the fourth quarter to beat See bowl, Page B4 faces No. 4 Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on Dec. 31. LSU 25-24 in the Chick-fil-A

Elliott stays as offensive line coach From staff reports COLUMBIA — Shawn Elliott, who served as interim head coach for the University of South Carolina football team for the final six games of its season, has been retained as the offensive line coach by new USC head coach Will Muschamp. ELLIOTT Muschamp also announced on Monday that Jeff Dillman has been named Director of Football Strength and Conditioning. Elliott and DillDILLMAN man are the latest official additions to Muschamp’s staff that also includes defensive coordinator/defensive backs coach Travaris Robinson and running backs coach Bobby Bentley. Elliott took over on an interim basis when former head coach Steve Spurrier announced his resignation in the middle of the season. The Gameoccks went 1-5 under Elliott to finish with a 3-9 record. Elliott, a Camden native has spent the past six years as USC’s offensive line coach. He also served as the running game coordinator and co-offensive coordinator.

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sports items

Commissioner rejects Rose’s plea CINCINNATI — Pete Rose’s application for reinstatement to baseball was rejected Monday by Commissioner Rob Manfred, who concluded the career hits leader continued to gamble even while trying to end his lifetime Rose ban and would risk the sport’s integrity if allowed back in the game. Rose agreed to the ban in August 1989 after an investigation for Major League Baseball by lawyer John Dowd found Rose placed numerous bets on the Cincinnati Reds to win while playing for and managing the team from 1985-87.

Cooper, Moore AP All-SEC COLUMBIA — University of South Carolina junior Pharoh Cooper has been selected to The Associated Press AllSoutheastern Conference firstteam unit as a wide receiver and garnered second-team honors as an all-purpose back,

while junior linebacker Skai Moore made second-team. Cooper led the team with 66 receptions for 973 yards and eight touchdowns. Moore paced the Gamecock defense with 111 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss and four interceptions. USC 86 Winthrop 37

COLUMBIA — With No. 2 South Carolina’s 86-37 win Sunday over Winthrop essentially decided in the first quarter, the only drama left was whether Alaina Coates could get the block she needed for the Gamecocks’ first tripledouble in nine years. It took her nearly the entire fourth quarter and four fouls, but the junior finally swatted one more shot with 18 seconds left to finish with a school-record 10 blocks, along with a career-best 29 points and 16 rebounds. Alabama 51 Clemson 50

GREENVILLE — It figures a game between Alabama and

Clemson would come down to a late interception. Shannon Hale stole an inbound pass for an uncontested jam with 25.6 seconds left to lift the Crimson Tide to a 51-50 victory on Sunday.

Women’s top 5 same The top five of The Associated Press women’s basketball poll released on Monday remained the same. UConn still is the unanimous choice as No. 1. The Huskies beat Colgate and Florida State by an average of 34 points. The Huskies are off for the week for exams. UConn was followed by South Carolina, Notre Dame, Baylor and Texas.

Oklahoma up to No. 3 NORMAN, Okla. — The Oklahoma Sooners rose from No. 7 to No. 3 in the latest Associated Press college basketball poll. The Sooners remain undefeated and beat then-No. 9 Villanova 78-55 last week. From wire reports

BOYS area roundup

Alice Drive Middle remains unbeaten Alice Drive Middle School’s boys basketball team stayed undefeated on the season with a 53-30 victory over Chestnut Oaks on Monday at the CO gymnasium. Carldrelle Cooper led the Hawks, who improved to 5-0, with 13 points. Justice Wells added 11. Manning 55 Ebenezer 31

MANNING — Manning Junior High School improved to 4-1 with a 55-31 victory over Ebenezer on Monday at the Manning gymnasium. Corey Graham led the Monarchs with 23 points. Deandre Nelson had eight. Mayewood 46 Furman 20

Mitchell Pollard scored 21 points to lead Mayewood Middle School to a 46-20 victory on Monday at the Furman gym-

nasium. Dorien Glover added nine points and five steals for the Lady Vikings and Montrell White had eight points.

VARSITY BASKETBALL Lakewood 73 Lee Central 62 Lakewood High School improved to 7-1 with a 73-62 victory over Lee Central on Saturday at The Castle. Davante Pack led the Gators with 24 points. Grant Singleton added 20, while Jarvis Johnson and Malik Wilson both had eight. Manning 51 East Clarendon 45

MANNING — Manning High School defeated East Clarendon 51-45 on Friday at Thames Arena. Rayvon Witherspoon led the Monarchs with 14 points.

Jalen White added 10.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Gray Collegiate 50 Laurence Manning 42

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 50-42 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Brewer Brunson, Chase Lee and Wyatt Rowland each had 10 points for LMA. Thomas Sumter 58 The King’s Academy 32

DALZELL — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated The King’s Academy 58-32 on Monday at Edens Gymnasium. Zach Fugate led TSA with 10 points. Eli Kessinger added nine and Tyler Millwood had eight.

Manning Junior High girls top Ebenezer to go to 5-0

Mayewood 21 Furman 14

Mayewood Middle School defeated Furman 21-14 on Monday at the Furman gymnasium. Teauna Thomas led the Lady Vikings with nine points. Jada Williams added five steals. Bates 44 Hillcrest 8

DALZELL — Bates Middle School defeated Hillcrest 44-8 on Monday at the Hillcrest gymnasium. Nina Edlow led Bates with 10 points. Faith Witherspoon added nine. Mya Hayes scored all of the Lady Wildcats’ points.

VARSITY BASKETBALL Gray Collegiate 67 Laurence Manning 46 MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 67-46 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Courtney Beatson led the Lady Swampcats with 12 points. Kaela Johnson added 11. Lakewood 46 Lee Central 34

Taja Randolph recorded her

fifth double-double in five games to lead Lakewood High School to a 46-34 victory over Lee Central on Saturday at The Castle. Randolph scored 12 points and pulled down 13 rebounds for the Lady Gators, who improved to 3-2. Tatyana Weldon added 11 points and four steals and Shanekia Jackson had nine points and 14 rebounds.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Crestwood 35 Lee Central 29

Crestwood High School improved to 3-1 with a 35-29 overtime victory over Lee Central on Monday at The Castle.

Scoreboard TV, RADIO

Monday’s Game

TODAY 7 a.m. – College Football: NCAA Division II Playoffs Semifinal Game – Grand Valley State at Shepherd (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Georgia Southern at Duke (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Norfolk State at Cincinnati (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Philadelphia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana Tech at Mississippi (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Drexel at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK+, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Presbyterian vs. Clemson from Greenville (WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM `102.7). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Monmouth at Georgetown (FOX SPORTS 1). 7:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Boston (NBA TV). 8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Colorado at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Virginia Commonwealth at Georgia Tech (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Longwood at Oklahoma State (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Mercer at Auburn (SEC NETWORK). 10 p.m. – College Basketball: DePaul at Stanford (FOX SPORTS 1). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Milwaukee at Los Angeles Lakers (NBA TV). 2:20 a.m. – International Soccer: FIFA Club World Cup Japan Fifth-Place Match from Osaka, Japan -- TP Mazembe vs. Club América (FOX SPORTS 1).

prep schedule TUESDAY Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Camden at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Bowman Academy, 6:30 p.m. Varsity and JV Basketball East Clarendon at Lake City (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter at Hartsville, 6 p.m. WEDNESDAY Varsity Basketball Mullins at Crestwood, 6 p.m. B Team Basketball Spring Valley at Sumter (Boys Only), 6 p.m. Middle School Basketball East Clarendon at C.E. Murray, 5:30 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter at Swansea, 6 p.m.

Sedejah Rembert led the Lady Knights with 19 points. Gray Collegiate 32 Laurence Manning 31

MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy lost to Gray Collegiate 32-31 on Monday at Bubba Davis Gymnasium. Abby Coker and Olivia Patrick both had eight points for LMA. Thomas Sumter 34

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA x-New England 11 2 0 .846 402 253 N.Y. Jets 8 5 0 .615 325 256 Buffalo 6 7 0 .462 316 301 Miami 5 7 0 .417 240 300 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 7 0 .462 275 356 Houston 6 7 0 .462 259 291 Jacksonville 5 8 0 .385 326 357 Tennessee 3 10 0 .231 253 326 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 10 3 0 .769 354 229 Pittsburgh 8 5 0 .615 344 260 Baltimore 4 9 0 .308 278 326 Cleveland 3 10 0 .231 240 357 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 3 0 .769 281 225 Kansas City 8 5 0 .615 331 243 Oakland 6 7 0 .462 299 326 San Diego 3 10 0 .231 250 334

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COLUMBIA — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Ben Lippen 34-22 on Friday at the BL gymnasium. Anna Thomas led TSA with 12 points. Carmen Silvester added eight points and Taja Hunley grabbed nine rebounds.

East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 6 7 0 .462 281 307 Philadelphia 6 7 0 .462 301 322 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 296 Dallas 4 9 0 .308 230 305 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 13 0 0 1.000 411 243 Tampa Bay 6 7 0 .462 288 322 Atlanta 6 7 0 .462 279 295 New Orleans 5 8 0 .385 323 397 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 9 4 0 .692 317 245 Minnesota 8 5 0 .615 258 255 Chicago 5 8 0 .385 272 314 Detroit 4 9 0 .308 267 336 West W L T Pct PF PA x-Arizona 11 2 0 .846 405 252 Seattle 8 5 0 .615 340 235 St. Louis 5 8 0 .385 210 271 San Francisco 4 9 0 .308 188 315 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Sunday’s Games

St. Louis 21, Detroit 14 Kansas City 10, San Diego 3 Washington 24, Chicago 21 Philadelphia 23, Buffalo 20 Cleveland 24, San Francisco 10 New Orleans 24, Tampa Bay 17 N.Y. Jets 30, Tennessee 8 Pittsburgh 33, Cincinnati 20 Jacksonville 51, Indianapolis 16 Carolina 38, Atlanta 0 Seattle 35, Baltimore 6 Oakland 15, Denver 12 Green Bay 28, Dallas 7 New England 27, Houston 6

N.Y. Giants at Miami, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 17

Tampa Bay at St. Louis, 8:25 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 19

N.Y. Jets at Dallas, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20

Chicago at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Atlanta at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Houston at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Carolina at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Tennessee at New England, 1 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Miami at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Pittsburgh, 4:25 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 8:30 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 21

Detroit at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Charlotte Miami Atlanta Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct 16 9 .640 14 10 .583 11 14 .440 7 16 .304 1 24 .040

GB — 1½ 5 8 15

W L Pct 14 9 .609 13 9 .591 14 11 .560 12 11 .522 10 12 .455

GB — ½ 1 2 3½

W L Pct 15 7 .682 13 8 .619 13 9 .591 14 11 .560 10 15 .400

GB — 1½ 2 2½ 6½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Memphis Houston New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

W L Pct 20 5 .800 13 11 .542 13 12 .520 12 12 .500 6 17 .261

GB — 6½ 7 7½ 13

W L Pct 16 8 .667 10 12 .455 10 15 .400 9 14 .391 9 14 .391

GB — 5 6½ 6½ 6½

W L Pct GB 24 1 .960 — 14 10 .583 9½ 11 14 .440 13 9 15 .375 14½ 3 21 .125 20½

Sunday’s Games

Phoenix 108, Minnesota 101 Toronto 96, Philadelphia 76 Miami 100, Memphis 97 Oklahoma City 104, Utah 98, OT

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

GIRLS AREA roundup

MANNING — Manning Junior High School’s girls basketball team remained undefeated on the season with a 42-21 victory over Ebenezer on Monday at the Manning gymnasium. Measha Jones led the Lady Monarchs, who improved to 5-0 on the season, with 13 points. Seuio Junios added 12 points and Taja Dow had eight.

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Monday’s Games

Toronto at Indiana, 7 p.m. Orlando at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8 p.m. Washington at Memphis, 8 p.m. Miami at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Utah at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Houston at Denver, 9 p.m. New Orleans at Portland, 10 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 31 20 8 3 43 100 70 Detroit 30 16 8 6 38 78 77 Boston 28 16 9 3 35 91 77 Ottawa 30 15 10 5 35 92 90 Florida 30 14 12 4 32 76 74 Tampa Bay 30 14 13 3 31 71 68 Buffalo 30 12 15 3 27 72 83 Toronto 28 10 13 5 25 64 76 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 28 20 6 2 42 85 62 N.Y. Islanders 31 18 8 5 41 89 72 N.Y. Rangers 31 18 9 4 40 90 72 New Jersey 30 15 11 4 34 74 75 Pittsburgh 28 15 10 3 33 67 67 Philadelphia 30 12 12 6 30 62 83 Carolina 30 12 14 4 28 74 92 Columbus 31 11 17 3 25 74 93

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 30 22 6 2 46 102 79 Chicago 31 17 10 4 38 85 75 St. Louis 31 17 10 4 38 78 75 Minnesota 28 15 7 6 36 73 66 Nashville 30 15 10 5 35 80 79 Winnipeg 30 14 14 2 30 82 91 Colorado 31 14 16 1 29 85 88 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 29 19 8 2 40 75 61 Arizona 30 14 14 2 30 81 95 Vancouver 31 11 12 8 30 79 86 San Jose 29 14 14 1 29 75 78 Calgary 29 13 14 2 28 78 103 Edmonton 30 13 15 2 28 82 90 Anaheim 29 11 13 5 27 56 73 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders 4, New Jersey 0 Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 Chicago 4, Vancouver 0

Monday’s Games

Edmonton at Boston, 7 p.m. Washington at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Columbus, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Buffalo at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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From Page B1 Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield is the second team quarterback and Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds made third team.

Clemson (Watson and Lawson), Stanford (McCaffrey and guard Joshua Garnett) and Ohio State (safety Vonn Bell and tackle Taylor Decker) each had two players on the first team. The Southeastern Conference had the most players on the first team with six, followed by the Big Ten with five, including Penn State defensive end Carl Nassib.

AP ALL-AMERICA TEAM FIRST TEAM

Offense Quarterback — Deshaun Watson, sophomore, Clemson. Running backs — Derrick Henry, junior, Alabama; Leonard Fournette, sophomore, LSU. Tackles — Taylor Decker, senior, Ohio State; Spencer Drango, senior, Baylor. Guards — Joshua Garnett, senior, Stanford; Landon Turner, senior, North Carolina. Center — Jack Allen, senior, Michigan State. Receivers — Corey Coleman, junior, Baylor; Josh Doctson, senior, TCU. Tight end — Hunter Henry, junior, Arkansas. All-purpose player — Christian McCaffrey, sophomore, Stanford. Kicker — Ka’imi Fairbairn, senior, UCLA. Defense Ends — Shaq Lawson, junior, Clemson; Carl Nassib, senior, Penn State. Tackles — A’Shawn Robinson, junior, Alabama; Andrew Billings, junior, Baylor. Linebackers — Reggie Ragland, senior, Alabama; Tyler Matakevich, senior, Temple; Jaylon Smith, junior, Notre Dame. Cornerbacks — Desmond King, junior, Iowa; Vernon Hargreaves III, junior, Florida. Safeties — Jeremy Cash, senior, Duke; Vonn Bell, junior, Ohio State. Punter — Tom Hackett, senior, Utah.

SECOND TEAM

Offense Quarterback — Baker Mayfield, junior, Oklahoma. Running backs — Dalvin Cook, sophomore, Florida State; Ezekiel Elliott, junior, Ohio State. Tackles — Jack Conklin, junior, Michigan State; Ronnie Stanley, senior, Notre Dame. Guards — Sebastian Tretola, senior, Arkansas; Pat Elflein, junior, Ohio State. Center — Ryan Kelly, senior, Alabama. Receivers — Will Fuller, junior, Notre Dame; JuJu Smith-Schuster, sophomore, Southern California. Tight end — Jake Butt, junior, Michigan. All-purpose player — Morgan Burns, senior, Kansas State. Kicker — Jake Elliott, junior, Memphis. Defense Ends — Joey Bosa, junior, Ohio State; DeForest Buckner, senior, Oregon. Tackles — Robert Nkemdiche, junior, Mississippi; Sheldon Day, senior, Notre Dame. Linebackers — Joe Schobert, senior, Wisconsin; Kentrell Brothers, senior, Missouri; Eric Striker, senior, Oklahoma. Cornerbacks — Jourdan Lewis, junior, Michigan; Jalen Ramsey, junior, Florida State. Safeties — Trae Elston, senior, Mississippi; Jayron Kearse, junior, Clemson. Punter — Drew Kaser, senior, Texas A&M.

THIRD TEAM

Offense Quarterback — Keenan Reynolds, senior, Navy. Running backs — Royce Freeman, sophomore, Oregon; Larry Rose III, sophomore, New Mexico State. Tackles — Jason Spriggs, senior, Indiana; Vadal Alexander, senior, LSU. Guards — Dan Feeney, junior, Indiana; Joe Thuney, senior, North Carolina State. Center — Austin Blythe, senior, Iowa. Receivers — Laquon Treadwell, junior, Mississippi; Roger Lewis, sophomore, Bowling Green. Tight end — Austin Hooper, junior, Stanford. All-purpose player — Jakeem Grant, senior, Texas Tech. Kicker — Aidan Schneider, sophomore, Oregon. Defense Ends — Shilique Calhoun, senior, Michigan State; Myles Garrett, sophomore, Texas A&M. Tackles — Jonathan Bullard, senior, Florida; Kenny Clark, junior, UCLA. Linebackers — Su’a Cravens, junior, Southern California; Blake Martinez, senior, Stanford; Anthony Walker, sophomore, Northwestern. Cornerbacks — Mackensie Alexander, sophomore, Clemson; Shawun Lurry, sophomore, Northern Illinois. Safeties — Eddie Jackson, junior, Alabama; Darian Thompson, senior, Boise State. Punter — Hayden Hunt, junior, Colorado State.

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Current USC Sumter head baseball coach Tim Medlin, left, presents former head coach Tom Fleenor with a jersey signifying the team’s retirement of his No. 28 during a special ceremony at the Legends Dinner & Silent Auction on Sunday at Nettles Gymnasium.

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help support the Fire Ant baseball team’s upcoming quest for a second straight trip to the Junior College World Series. However, the main event, so to speak, was a rare collection of in-state baseball talent that spanned more than 60 years of combined experience. The topics of conversations ranged from Willie Mays to Ray Tanner and everything in between. Greiner and Montgomery – the former Sumter High School, Sumter P-15’s and USC standout – provided a newer perspective of the game along with current Boston Red Sox roving minor league outfield/ baserunning coordinator Billy McMillon. McMillon, the Bishopville native and Clemson All-American, has spent the last six years as a minor league manager. The other trio consisted of Richardson, the Sumter native and New York Yankee great, along with 2-time All-Star and 19-game winner Billy O’Dell and 13-year MLB vet Bobby Bolin. O’Dell was born in Whitmire while Bolin is from Hickory Grove. Richardson is a 7-time AllStar and the only World Series most valuable player ever named from the losing team (1960). O’Dell was a Clemson All-American and one of only a handful of players to ever go straight from college to the pros with no stop in the minor leagues. Bolin, meanwhile, holds the rare distinction of finishing second to Bob Gibson for the lowest earned run average in the National League in 1968 – the year of the pitcher. Gibson’s was 1.12 while Bolin finished with a

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Former MLB All-Star and Clemson All-American Billy O’Dell, left, talks as Sumter native, World Series MVP and New York Yankee great Bobby Richardson laughs. 1.99 ERA. The three also share another interesting connection. All of them played in the 1962 World Series with Richardson manning second base for the Yankees while O’Dell and Bolin pitched for the San Francisco Giants. “We still get together about once every three months,” Richardson said. “It’s kind of good to go back and remember those days. It reminds us of how things were and how difficult it was to make it in the Major Leagues in those days. “…That’s why I wanted to talk to (all of the players in audience) about not getting discouraged. Not all of them will (leave their marks) in baseball. Some will be in business and other things, but athletes will always have an influence.” As will coaches – and one who had tremendous influ-

ence on the Fire Ants program was former USCS head coach Tom Fleenor. Fleenor built the USC Sumter program from the ground up more than eight years ago, and current head coach Tim Medlin recognized that accomplishment in a special ceremony in which Fleenor’s No. 28 became the first Fire Ant jersey to be retired. “That was the least I could do for Tom,” Medlin said. “Because this program could have

started out a whole lot differently than it did. Not every program averages 40 wins a season in its first couple of years.” The overall night was successful too, Medlin added. “I know we had over 100 tickets bought, so that’s good,” he said. “I think our kids enjoyed it, I think everyone that came enjoyed it and I know I enjoyed it. “I probably had more fun tonight than anyone else here.”

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gether for three years at Florida,” said Coach Muschamp. From Page B1 “He also did an outstanding job at Alabama this past sea“I am pleased to keep son under Coach (Nick) Shawn on the staff,” said Saban.” Muschamp. “He loves the Prior to his arrival at FloriUniversity of South Carolina da, Dillman worked at the and has done a fantastic job IMG Performance Institute in here.” Bradenton, Fla. As the Head Dillman joins USC after of Physical Conditioning at spending one season as an as- IMG Academies, Dillman sistant strength and condioversaw the strength and tioning coach at Alabama. conditioning programs for all Prior to that, he worked on youth, adult, collegiate and Muschamp’s staff at the Uni- professional athletes who versity of Florida as the Ditrained at the Academy, inrector of Strength and Condi- cluding NBA and NFL offseationing. son workouts, NFL Combine “I am very familiar with training and the Madden Jeff, as he and I worked toFootball Academy.

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games there is always a risk,” Newton said after Sunday’s win. “When you are out there on that field, any of the 11 people there is at risk.” If the Panthers lock up the No. 1 seed, Rivera isn’t sure if he’ll continue to play his top players, as Bill Belichick did in 2007 season during New England’s quest for perfection, or rest them, as Jim Caldwell and the Indianapolis Colts did in 2009 after starting 14-0. Both teams wound up losing in the Super Bowl, so there’s no proven theory on how to approach the situation. Rivera rested most of his starters in the fourth quarter on Sunday with a huge lead, relying on the team’s backups to complete the franchise’s sixth shutout. That didn’t sit well with everyone. Charles Johnson, the team’s highly competitive defensive end, took to Twitter to express his displeasure with Rivera’s decision to take him out in the

CHARLOTTE — Panthers coach Ron Rivera faces a difficult decision over the next three weeks: rest key players in preparation for the postseason, or go all-in to match the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only NFL team to finish unbeaten. For now, he’s sticking with his starters because there is still more at stake. Carolina can clinch NFC home-field advantage this week with a win over the New York Giants combined with an Arizona loss to Philadelphia. If both Carolina and Arizona (11-2) win, the Panthers will have to wait another week before trying to wrap up the No. 1 seed. “You can’t play scared,” Rivera said. “... This week coming up is important. We would love to be able to have homefield advantage all of the way through.” Rivera said he may re-evaluate his stance on whether to play key players if the Panthers clinch home-field advantage. The Panthers (13-0) wrapped up a first-round bye with a resounding 38-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, but the game was a reminder of the inherent dangers that come with playing a physical sport. Carolina lost starting cornerback Bene Benwikere to a broken leg in the fourth quarter and he’s out for the season. Quarterback Cam Newton, tight end Greg Olsen and running back Jonathan Stewart — the team’s three offensive stalwarts — all had injury scares. Olsen injured his left knee and Stewart his left ankle, prompting Rivera to sit both for the entire second half with the Panthers leading 28-0. They were set to undergo “precautionary MRIs” on Monday, but Rivera said after the game both could have gone back in. Newton banged his funny bone, causing his hand to go numb briefly, but returned after sitting out one play and later threw his third touchdown pass of the game. “Trying to win football

fourth quarter. “Good game overall as a TEAM!!?” Johnson tweeted from his account. “(W)hat’s the point of having good pass rushers if u sit them at the beginning of the 4 quarter (hash) KeepPounding.” Rivera said Monday he wasn’t upset with Johnson’s comments, adding that he appreciates the veteran’s competitiveness and desire to be on the field. But Rivera said he wishes Johnson had talked to him first rather than discussing his thoughts on social media. “The bottom line is it’s not about getting stats or anything like that this time of the year,” Rivera said. “What it is about is making sure we’re healthy and judicious in who play. Yeah, we could have played everybody and tried to do more things. But I didn’t want Luke (Kuechly) out there, TD (Thomas Davis) out there, or Charles out there. I appreciate him wanting to play. I really do.”

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From Page B1 meetings before heading out for practice. The Tigers expect to work out or meet on campus through Dec. 21, when Swinney gives the team off for the holiday. They’ll gather again Christmas night, then work out briefly on Dec. 26 before flying off to Miami. Swinney expects a healthy group on the trip. He said allAtlantic Coast Conference first-team receiver Artavis Scott had a procedure to fix a damaged meniscus in a knee — Clemson policy does not identify which knee was affected — that had bothered him for about a month, Swinney said. Scott would be limited in practice for a day or two, but figured to be full speed for the Orange Bowl. Swinney, Watson and defensive end Shaq Lawson

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CECIL JAMES POSS Cecil James Poss, age 94, beloved husband of the late Dorothy Chatmon Poss, died on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Cecil Poss was born on April 30, 1921, in Anniston, Alabama, as a member of what would become POSS known as “The Greatest Generation.” He was the personification of all of the traits that made that generation special. Hardworking, dedicated and loyal to his family, his country and his friends, he touched the lives of so many. He grew up the son of a loving mother and a skilled mechanic. He learned that trade, as well as the engineering behind it, ultimately attending Georgia Tech. World War ll cut his college days short as he and thousands of others flocked to serve their country. Cecil was inducted into the Army as an air officer candidate, completing the training and earning a commission as a second lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. He served as a flight instructor and was finishing training in the B-24 when the war ended. Peacetime found him marrying Dot, the girl of his dreams, and, in his own words doing, “The best thing I ever did!” Their first child, Deborah, was born three years later. Unfortunately, war occurred again. This time in Korea. Cecil was activated and flew combat missions in the A-26, distinguishing himself, earning the Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters. Upon returning from Korea, Cecil remained on active duty and flew everything from biplane trainers to supersonic fighters. His second child, Lorri, was born during this time and the family acclimated to the many moves of a career military officer. Promoted to lieutenant colonel, he was transferred to Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter. However, war was not done with Cecil. His country asked him to fight once again, this time in Vietnam. In his mid40s with a wife and two children, he flew combat missions in the RF-101. A highlight of Cecil’s tour was the taking of a well-known and often published photograph of a 1966 bombing mission. After 30 years in the military, Cecil retired on Oct. 1, 1971. His contributions and sacrifices made on behalf of his country cannot be overstated. Retirement found Cecil and Dot looking to travel, enjoying each other’s company while seeing the world. Unfortunately, his greatest love was taken from him far too soon. More than 30 years ago, Cecil relied on the support of his family and his many friends to get him through this dark period. He bought an airplane and became a fixture at Sumter Municipal Airport. Not only was he known for his skills as a pilot, but the technical, mechanical and engineering knowledge he gained through the years was shared generously with all who asked for assistance. Cecil was a font of aviation knowledge and his friends benefitted from his experience. But technical knowledge was not his only forte. Cecil could tell a story! No one that had lived as he had, through

so many historic periods, could have come away with nothing to tell. Many a day was spent at the airport recounting things that only other pilots can understand, but, also, stories of his life and his family. We were all richer for being there with him. Cecil Poss was a devoted, loving husband and father, and great friend to the many who knew him. He will be missed and the world will be just a little less bright without his light in it. Surviving are two daughters, Deborah Elise Poss of Huntersville, North Carolina, and Lorri Poss Kirk and her husband, Mark A. Kirk, of Valparaiso, Indiana. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Clarence Poss and Harold Poss. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. today in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with full military honors. Interment will take place at a later date in Floral Hills Memory Gardens, Tucker, Georgia. The family received friends on Monday at Bullock Funeral Home. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

ALBERT MOUZONE Albert Mouzone, 72, husband of Alma C. Sampson Mouzone, died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at his home. Born on April 17, 1943, in Sumter County, he was a son of John and Carrie Burgess Mouzone. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1010 McKeiver Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his sister, Lula C. Pack, 10242 Lewis Road, Paxville-Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

JOHN HENRY ARDIS John Henry Ardis, 74, widower of Edeltraud “Trudy” Frey Ardis, died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of the late Richard and Esther Avins Ardis. Mr. Ardis was a retired U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam with 20 years of service. He was also a retired mechanic for the City of Sumter with 23 years of service. He was a loving father, grandfather and family member. Surviving are four sons, John Henry Ardis II (Missy), Peter James Frey and girlfriend, Renee, and Roland Frey (Belinda), all of Sumter, and Kenny Ardis (Laura) of Florida; three brothers, Don Ardis of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Joe Ardis and Walter Ardis, both of Sumter; a sister, Shirley Nesbitt of Sumter; and one granddaughter, Alyssa Ardis. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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KEAHN L. WADE MANNING — Keahn Lamar Wade, 26, died on Dec. 13, 2015, at his residence, 1718 Branchview Drive, Manning. He was born on March 10, 1989, in Columbia, a son of Dwayne King and Dannette Y. Wade. The family is receiving friends at his residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

Mary Louise James Davis, 87, departed this life on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. She was born on Dec. 12, 1928, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Henry and Ellen Bracey James. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

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James Leroy McMillian, 89, husband of Estelle Melton McMillian, died on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, at his home. Born on June 18, 1926, in Lee County, he was a son of Samuel Capers Sr. and Everlenia Reams McMillian. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1866 Rembert Church Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

Louvenia McDonald, 62, departed this life on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York, New York. Born on June 23, 1953, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Emily Marjorie McDonald and Ethan Pack Sr. She was the sister of Carl Baker and Virginia King. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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Jamal Leonard Pendergrass, 18, died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. He was born on Dec. 25, 1996, in Sumter, a son of Jeffrey Durant Pendergrass and Gwendolyn Miller Pendergrass.

MANNING — On Saturday, Dec. 12, 2015, Alvin “Sunny” Cantey departed this life at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born on Jan. 4, 1938, in Paxville, he was a son of the late Joshua W. and Portia Conyers Cantey.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2015 The family is receiving friends at his residence, 110 Independent Ave., Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ISAAC HOUSE JR. Isaac House Jr., 65, died on Friday, Dec. 11, 2015, at his residence in Summerton. Born on Jan. 28, 1950, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Isaac Albertus and Rosa Lee Glover House. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at St. Matthew AME Church, Summerton. The Rev. Robert K. Carter, pastor, will officiate. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Viewing will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Dorothy Mae House, 1861 House Road, Summerton. Online condolences may be sent to www.summertonfuneralhome.com. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton, phone (803) 485-3755.

RUTH B. WILLIAMS Ruth Billie Williams, 80, wife of Robert Lee Williams Sr., entered eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. She was a daughter of the late Elo and Leila Caldwell Billie. Survivors are her husband; children, Melody Jones, Veronica Williams, Anthony (Angela) Williams, Robert (Cheryl) Williams, Tracy Williams; two grandchildren reared as her own, Deondra (Rashunda) Billie and Markeem Williams; 10 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday at Mt. Pleasant RMUE Church, Pinewood, with Pastor Theloa Parker. Burial will follow in Brown Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at home, 2555 Fox Tindal Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JAMES LAW James “Bobby” Law, 68, husband of Charlotte Holiday Law, entered eternal rest on Thursday, Dec. 10, 2015. He was a son of the late Stephen Sr. and Laura James Law. Survivors are his wife; one daughter, Caroleen Law; two sisters, Lucinda Sinkler and Mary Louise (Harry Lee) Davis; two brothers, Stephen Law Jr. and Hallie (Carleen) Law; one grandchild; a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral service will be held

at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Union Baptist Church, Wedgefield, with Pastor Fredrick Martin. Burial will follow in Aycock Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at home, 2260 Brenda Road, Wedgefield. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DOROTHY ANN MITCHELL Dorothy Ann Mitchell, 80, widow of William L. Mitchell, died on Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Mary Stokes Elmore. Mrs. Mitchell was a member of Salt & Light Church. She was a retired cafeteria manager with Sumter School District Two. Surviving are two sons, Jeffery Mitchell (Dana) of Sumter and David Mitchell (Lollie) of Bremerton, Washington; three grandsons, Gregory Mitchell of Sumter, David Mitchell Jr. of Seattle, Washington, and Charles Mitchell of California; a sister, Jean Partin; and a sister-in-law, Loretta Elmore. She was preceded in death by a brother, Walter B. Elmore. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday in Cedar Creek Baptist Church Cemetery in Lee County with the Rev. Rodney Howard officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1937 Coral Way. Memorials may be made to The Cypress Foundation of Clarendon Memorial Hospital, P.O. Box 550, Manning, SC 29102. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

ANNIE MAE F. RIDGILL SUMMERTON — On Monday, Dec. 14, 2015, Annie Mae Francis Ridgill, widow of Allen Ridgill, exchanged time for eternity at Lake Marion Nursing Facility, Summerton. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Frances Francis. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of her niece, Michelle Warren, 736 Lawson St., Bellewood Subdivision, Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

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Wife’s retirement jitters need adjustment therapy DEAR ABBY — I’m writing about the letter you printed from “Excited in Maryland” (Aug. 16), whose wife Dear Abby makes snide comments ABIGAIL about his imVAN BUREN pending retirement. With many people, our identity is tied to our careers. In my case, I enjoyed a long, successful career as a social worker, counselor, teacher and mother. When I retired seven years ago, my day was my own, with little accountability to my husband. I had quiet when I wanted it, music of my own choosing, ate when and what I wanted -- and

complete privacy all day, every day. My husband, one of the nicest men I’ve ever known, retired two years ago, and I still haven’t come to terms with the fact that he’s home all the time. He doesn’t ask me to do anything differently, but he’s HERE, which means my definition of privacy has changed. I realize how lucky I am to have him, our long marriage, our health, our kids and financial stability. I just need a predictable block of time I can depend on to have the house all to myself. That letter writer’s wife may be worried about the huge change that is coming. A couple of my friends have decided to postpone retirement because they don’t want to be home all day with their husbands. They are both mental

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

By C.W. Stewart

ACROSS 1 Big name in designer bags 6 Wild guess 10 "Oh, darn!" 14 Edmonton NHL player 15 Caen's river 16 World's longest river 17 Gets dirty 18 Facts and figures 19 "My life. My card" co. 20 Madison or Jackson, e.g. 23 Start of something? 24 Figs. 25 Golf lesson subject 29 Little taste 30 Illegal diamond pitch 32 Workplace social event 36 MADD concern 37 Scottish denials 38 Many a Monopoly rd. 39 "__ No Sunshine": Bill Withers hit 40 Emancipation Proclamation first name 41 Camper's gift from home 45 Like the Titanic 47 Monk's title

12/15/15 48 Put up a fight 49 Bikini part 50 Float up and down 53 Deviation from a normal routine, and a hint to this puzzle's circles 57 Traffic complaint 60 Prejudicial view 61 Churchgoer's donation 62 Figure skating leap 63 Tackling a problem 64 Bygone anesthetic 65 Shopping bag 66 Cravings 67 Salon employees DOWN 1 Wild West law group 2 Laugh-aminute types 3 Name after 39-Down 4 Shoulder muscle, informally 5 Pesticide poison 6 Coke and Pepsi 7 Catch 8 Voting against 9 Skedaddles 10 "CSI" facility

11 Canyon edge 12 Pub choice 13 Apt name for a Dallas cowboy? 21 Deal with it 22 Divorce proceeding rep. 26 Gymnast Comaneci 27 Stuck 28 A-list group 29 Sally, to Charlie Brown 30 Fed the piggy bank 31 Word in some private school names 32 Broadcasting 33 Story with a lesson 34 Senses 35 Remove, as a rind 39 Police blotter letters

41 Payment option 42 "Way to go, kid!" 43 Hardly a buzz cut 44 Skillfully made 46 Prone to flip-flopping 49 Triumphs over 50 Get clean 51 Earth pigment 52 Pub choices 54 Four and five, but not six and seven 55 Dieter's setback 56 "That's a shame" 57 Bowler or boater 58 Kitchen gadgets brand 59 Common URL ending

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS Complete Service. Please Call 803-464-5369

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Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

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MERCHANDISE Want to Buy PECANS Now Buying Farmers Exchange 405 Swamp Rd. 803-773-8336

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USC Sumter Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has an opening for a part time business consultant. The position will be 24 hours per week & will be a flexible work schedule. Qualified candidates should have business ownership or management experience & be able to relate technical business concepts to others. Candidates should be familiar with financial statements, marketing & general business concepts, must be able to prepare & present related workshops. Please send resumes to Martin Goodman at goodman@uscb.edu or phone 843-521-4143 with questions. This is a EOE.

Trucking Opportunities Local / Regional Drivers Immediate openings for experienced Van, Tanker & Rolloff drivers. Class A CDL with Hazmat & Tank endorsements required with 2 years verifiable experience. Mileage starts as high as .41 per mile and top rate .45 per mile along with stop pay, hourly pay and per diem on overnight trips. $1,000.00 sign on bonus and assigned equipment. Medical, Dental, Prescription & Life Insurance plans along with 401K and profit sharing. Paid Holidays, Earned PTO time and .03 per mile yearly Safety/Performance Bonus plan. Applicants can apply in person at FCI 132 Myrtle Beach Hwy Sumter, SC 29153 or call 1-888-249-2651 ext-24

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Golden Kernel Pecan Co. 1214 S. Guignard Dr. 968-9432 We buy pecans, sell Pecan halves, Choc., Sugarfree Choc., Fruit cake mix, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spice, Prailine, Honey Glazed, Eng. Toffee Gift Pkgs avail. M-F 9-5 Sat 9-1 We buy pecans! Warren E. Coker Farms, 341 W. Main St. Olanta. Call 843-319-1884.

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Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

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OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such appointment within thirty (30) days after service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

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1BR 1BA Single family home Historic dist. stove, fridge, washer & dryer, microwave, $495 Mo,+ $495 Dep. No pets Credit & backgrd Chk. Call 803-316-6505

NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2014-CP-43-1634

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Homes for Sale REDUCED-905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA Quiet Cul-de-sac. All appl's, fenced patio, screened porch. $114,000. Available now. 803-464-8354

GREEN TREE SERVICING LLC AS ASSIGNEE FOR GREEN TREE FINANCIAL SERVICING CORPRATION, Plaintiff, Vs. ROBERT G. BIGBY, NOW DECEASED, AND ANY CHILDREN AND HEIRS AT LAW, DISTRIBUTEES AND DEVISEES, AND IF ANY BE DECEASED THEN ANY PERSONS ENTITLED TO CLAIM UNDER OR THROUGH THEM; ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, INTEREST OR LIEN UPON THE PERSONAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; and MARY GARDENER, Defendants. TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after such service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on August 6, 2014. GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC. Edward L. Grimsley P.O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-1177 Attorney for Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-02457 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC, PLAINTIFF, VS. Barbara Feilen, individually, and as Legal Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Ronald Feilen, Deceased; and Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of the Estate of Ronald Feilen, Deceased, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Tia R. Smith n/k/a Tia Johnson f/k/a Tia Ridgeway Smith and Ronnie D. Smith, Jr., DEFENDANT(S).

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (141093.00072) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the

City of Manning The City of Manning is seeking applications and resumes for a Utility Billing Assistant. This position would be responsible for a variety of administrative duties related to utility billing to include cash collections, clerical and customer service, administrative support, and other duties as required. This position requires the supervision of customer service personnel and reports to the City of Manning Public Works Director. Position requires an Associate degree in accounting or business administration, two to three years of general administrative, record management or office management experience, or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Salary is commensurate with experience. Position remains open until filled. Applications may be submitted at Manning City Hall, 29 W. Boyce St., Manning, SC; or you may send a resume to Administrative Services Clerk, P.O. Box 546, Manning, SC 29102. The City of Manning complies with Equal Opportunity Employment Laws.

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SHIRTS, TIES, PANTS & SHOES Buy 1, Get a 2nd HALF PRICE! IN-STORE ALTERATIONS, FOR THOSE LAST MINUTE OCCASIONS Summons & Notice Master-In-Equity or Special Referee for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedures, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Russell Z. Plowden, Esq., made absolute.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on November 17, 2014, and Amended Summons was filed on August 24, 2015. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Russell Z. Plowden, Esq., whose address is 4500 Jackson Boulevard, 1st Floor, Guardian Ad Litem for Richard Roe, SCRA Attorney for John Doe, Columbia, SC 29209, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, under other legal disability, or serving in the military, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, and for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, under a legal disability, or serving in the Military, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 1st day of October, 2015. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiff above named against the Defendants above named for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage given by Ronald Feilen and Barbara Feilen to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Irwin Mortgage Corporation, dated May 17, 2005, recorded May 20, 2005, in the office of the Clerk of Court/Register of Deeds for Sumter County, in Book 981, at Page 901; thereafter, said Mortgage was assigned to CitiMortgage, Inc. by assignment instrument dated March 28, 2014 and recorded April 8, 2014 in Book 1200 at Page 2318; thereafter, assigned to Green Tree Servicing LLC by assignment instrument dated June 13, 2014 and recorded June 23, 2014 in Book 1202 at Page 2647.

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incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2156 Bob White Drive, Sumter, SC. The real property described in this mortgage includes as an improvement to the land set forth herein a 1998 Destiny 28` x 60` manufactured home, Serial No. 057727AB, permanently affixed to such land. The Mobile Home located on the subject property has been permanently de titled according to the laws of the State of South Carolina by virtue of that certain Manufactured Home Affidavit for Retirement of Title Certificate, dated May 17, 2005 and recorded May 20, 2005 in Book 981 at Page 890; and re-recorded September 12, 2005 in Book 996 at Page 1972. This being the same property conveyed unto Ronald Feilen and Barbara Feilen, as joint tenants with right of survivorship, and not as tenants in common, by virtue of a Deed from Tia Johnson, f/k/a Tia Ridgeway Smith, dated May 17, 2005 and recorded May 20, 2005 in Book 981 at Page 898 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Robert Feilen, died on August 30, 2013, and by operation of law her interest in the subject property went to Barbara Feilen.

TMS No. 210-06-04-010 Property address: 2156 Bob White Drive Sumter, SC 29154 The Plaintiff is informed and believes that the Mortgage identified herein and given to the Plaintiff, which is the subject of this foreclosure action, contains a provision wherein it created and granted a security interest in favor of the Plaintiff in the following collateral: One 1998 Destiny Omni mobile/manufactured home, Serial No. 057727AB, including any fixtures. The Plaintiff is also informed and believes that the Defendant is presently in possession of the mobile/manufactured home and the Plaintiff is informed and believes it is entitled to possession and o w n e r s h i p o f t h e mobile/manufactured home as a permanent fixture and/or improvement under the real estate mortgage of the Plaintiff as herein identified and the applicable common and statutory laws of South Carolina. SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar

Summons & Notice #71250 William S. Koehler, SC Bar #74935 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Andrew M. Wilson, SC Bar #72553 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Estate Notice Sumter County

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

Joseph V. Caputo #2015ES4300599

Personal Representative Janet Caputo

3525 Highway 15 North Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

Estate:

Personal Representative Lauren D. Neese

1575 Watt Pond Road Mt. Pleasant, SC 29446 Estate:

21 North Pike West Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Flossie Mae Johnson #2015ES4300617

Estate:

Geneva Fisher #2015ES4300630

Personal Representative McElveen Manor Inc.

C/O John E. Miles Attorney at Law PO Box 2684 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate: Joe Nathan Graham, Jr. #2015ES4300626 C/O Shaun Kent Attorney at Law PO Box 117 Manning, SC 29102 Estate:

Chase Wayne Olson #2015ES4300618

Personal Representative Lauren Olson

Personal Representative Mark T. Hobbs

E.J. Mercer Attorney at Law 324 B North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

6 Fenwick Hall Court Columbia, SC 29209 Nancy O. Lowder Geddings #2015ES4300607

Personal Representative Dwight E. Geddings

C/O William A.W. Buxton Attorney at Law PO Box 3220 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Frnaces M. Sanders #2015ES4300632

Personal Representative Alan Wooten

1940 Boykin Road Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Kenneth Michael Rosales #2015ES4300627

Personal Representative Jane Kerry Rivers

3500 Drayton Drive Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate:

William Gregg #2015ES4300611

Personal Representative William Gregg, Jr.

831 Cleveland St. Apt. 226 Greenville, SC 29601

Estate:

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Ruby Vermell Billie #2015ES4300634

2001 Lakeview Ave. Apt. G Richmond, VA 23220 Estate: Joseph Leonard Frey III #2015ES4300633 Personal Representative Carol Ann Frey

C/O William H. Johnson PO Office Box 137 Manning, SC 29102 Estate: John Mark Benenhaley #2015ES4300614 Personal Representative Eddie Dean Benenhaley

and Olivia B. Marshall 5751 Edgehill Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Kenzie Alston Sr. #2015ES4300623

Betty Hodge Cuttino 3/23/30 - 12/15/13 Forever missed by your family and friends.

Personal Representative Jeanette Alston

545 Alpine Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Joseph Robert Crisler #2015ES4300643

Personal Representative Jack Roger Crisler, Jr.

C/O Marvin E. McMillan, Jr. Attorney at Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

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Ruth Edgeworth Graham #2015ES4300615

Personal Representative Jennifer A. Russell

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Personal Representative Randolph Billie

Personal Representative Minnie White

Mary Johnson Hobbs #2015ES4300620

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114 Reynolds Road Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative Dorothy J. O'Neal

and David A. Johnson 2170 Avalon Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Mary Jane Williams #2015ES4300640

Personal Representative William G. Williams, Jr.

Dorothy Mae Bennett #2015ES4300637

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Davis Earle DuBose #2015ES4300635

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The description of the premises as contained in said mortgage is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel , or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Privateer, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as LOT NO. 61 OF QUAIL HOLLOW SUBDIVISION, SECTION NO. 1, on that plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 22, 1999 and recorded in PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 486 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically

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