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More than 13K register for FEMA Individual assistance deadline is Jan. 4 BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com According to Federal Emergency Management Agency Media Relations Manager Kurt Pickering, 9,623 Sum-

ter County residents and 3,810 Clarendon County residents have registered for individual assistance as of Dec. 18. Pickering said a little more than $11 million has been approved for Sumter

residents, and more than $2.19 million has been approved Check out for Clarendon resiDisasterAssistance.gov dents. The final day to register for individual assistance with FEMA and the Small Business Administration is Jan. 4.

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Fireworks stands gear up for profitable week New Year’s 2nd busiest holiday in pyrotechnic display business BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Millions around the world will ring in the New Year watching fireworks displays light up the sky. For fireworks vendors, it is the second busiest time of the year, after the Fourth of July, said Danny Burkett, who has been running the fireworks stand off Alice Drive near Walmart for about 12 years. Every year, the fireworks stand raises between $8,000 and $10,000 for the Royal Rangers of the Green Acres Assembly of God in Sumter. Burkett serves as the senior commander of that local chapter. “This is our major fundraiser, twice a year, on Fourth of July and New Year’s Eve,” he said. Royal Rangers is an international, activity-based, smallgroup church ministry for boys in kindergarten through grade 12 providing “Christlike

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SEE FIREWORKS, PAGE A3 Buddy Sauls sets up the fireworks stand on Alice Drive on Saturday. The stand is a fundraiser for the Green Acres Assembly of God’s Royal Rangers.

200 plus Clarendon County families receive coats, jackets BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com More than 200 families received brand new coats on Wednesday at Manning Elementary School as a result of a partnership between Clothes4Souls and Macy’s. The chain-department store donated about 50,000 coats to the organization to distribute throughout the U.S. this year. Clothes4Souls received the coats from Macy’s through an event called “Buy 1 & We’ll Give 1,” which lasted from late October through early No-

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From left, Celia Casas, 5, Evelyn Casas, 3, and Jessie Casas, 2, receive coats and other items at the Clothes4Souls & Macy’s “Share the Warmth” new coat distribution to Clarendon County families in need.

vember. Macy’s donated one coat to Clothes4Souls for every coat purchased at their stores and on their website for up to 50,000 coats. Soles4Souls is a Nashville-based charity that collects new and used shoes and redistributes them through direct donations to people in need and through various partners. Clothes4Souls is a subdivision of Soles4Souls, providing clothing to those in need. Manning native Tiffany Johnson, events and outreach coordinator at

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EW YORK (AP) — The far-flung attacks claimed by Islamic State militants and the intensifying global effort to crush them added up to a grim, gripping yearlong saga that was voted the top news story of 2015, according to The Associated Press’ annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors. The No. 2 story was the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that led to legalization of same-sex marriage in all 50 states. But several of the other stories among the Top 10 reflected the impact of the Islamic State, while another group of major stories related to the series of mass shootings in the United States. Among the 100 voters casting ballots, first-place votes were spread among 17 different stories. The Islamic State entry received 37 first-place votes and same-sex marriage 13. The No. 3 story — the deadly attacks in Paris in January and November — received 14 first-place votes. A year ago, the top story in AP’s poll was the police killings of unarmed blacks in Ferguson, Missouri, and elsewhere — and the investigations and protests that ensued. In this year’s poll, a similar entry, with more instances of blacks dying in encounters with police, placed fifth. The first AP top-stories poll was conducted in 1936, when editors chose the abdication of Britain’s King Edward VIII. Here are 2015’s top 10 stories, in order:

Demonstrators protest outside of the courthouse on Dec. 16 after a mistrial was declared in the manslaughter trial of Officer William Porter, one of six Baltimore city police officers charged in connection to the death of Freddie Gray.

5: BLACK DEATHS IN ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE In Baltimore, riots broke out after the death of Freddie Gray, a black man loaded into a van by police officers. In Chicago, Tulsa and North Charleston fatal police shootings of black men prompted resignations and criminal charges. The incidents gave fuel to the “Black Lives Matter” campaign and prompted several investigations of policing practices.

Iraqi security forces launch a rocket against Islamic State extremist positions on March 30 during clashes in Tikrit, Iraq.

1. ISLAMIC STATE A multinational coalition intensified ground and air attacks against Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria, including expanded roles for Western European countries worried about IS-backed terrorism. For its part, IS sought to demonstrate an expansive reach by its operatives and supporters, claiming to have carried out or inspired the bombing of a Russian airliner, attacks in Beirut and Paris and the deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.

Rowan County Kentucky Clerk Kim Davis, right, talks with David Moore on Sept. 1 after her office’s refusal to issue marriage licenses.

2. GAY MARRIAGE Fifteen years after Vermont pioneered civil unions for same-sex couples, the Supreme Court issued a ruling in June enabling them to marry in all 50 states. Gay-rights activists heralded it as their movement’s biggest breakthrough, but there were flashes of disapproval. A county clerk in Kentucky, Kim Davis, spent a few days in jail after refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples in her jurisdiction.

A woman displays the word “freedom” on Jan. 11 as she gathers with several thousand people in solidarity with victims of Paris terrorist attacks at the office of weekly newspaper Charlie Hebdo.

Pakistani students rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Dec. 15 to condemn a terrorist attack on a school last year.

6: TERRORISM WORRIES Fears about terrorism in the U.S. surged after a married couple in California — described by investigators as radicalized Muslims carried out the attack in San Bernardino that killed 14 people. The rampage inflamed an already intense debate about whether to accommodate refugees from Syria, and prompted Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump to call for a ban on Muslims coming to the U.S.

Renee Wetzel, widow of Michael Wetzel, center, and her daughter Allie are comforted during the memorial service for her husband on Dec. 19 in Twin Peaks, California. Michael Wetzel was one of the 14 shooting victims killed in the Dec. 2 mass shooting in San Bernardino, California.

4: MASS SHOOTINGS Throughout the year, mass shootings brought grief to communities across the U.S. and deepened frustration over the failure to curtail them. There were 14 victims in San Bernardino. Nine blacks were killed by a white gunman at a Charleston church; and a professor and eight students died at an Oregon community college. In Chattanooga, four Marines and a sailor were killed by a Kuwaiti-born engineer; and three people, including a policeman, were shot dead at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado.

8: CLIMATE CHANGE Negotiators from nearly 200 countries reached a first-of-its kind agreement in Paris on curbing greenhouse gas emissions. Many questions remain about enforcement and implementation of the accord. But elated supporters hailed it as a critical step toward averting the grim scenario of unchecked global warming.

Dylann Roof appears at a bond hearing June 19 in North Charleston. A proposal up for debate next year seeks to close the loophole that allowed accused murderer Dylann Roof to buy the gun used to kill nine black parishioners in Charleston last June.

3: PARIS ATTACKS The first attack came just a week into the new year. Two brothers who called themselves members of al-Qaida barged into the offices of the satiric newspaper Charlie Hebdo,and later attacked a Jewish market, gunning down 17 people in all. Nov. 13 brought a far deadlier onslaught: Eight Islamic State militants killed 130 people in coordinated assaults around Paris. Targets included restaurants, bars and an indoor rock concert.

Costumed activists demonstrate near the Eiffel Tower in Paris on Dec. 12 during COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks on Dec. 14 in Las Vegas.

7: U.S. ELECTION CAMPAIGN A large and varied field of Republicans launched bids for the presidency, with billionaire Donald Trump moving out to an early lead in the polls and remaining there despite a series of polarizing statements. He helped attract record audiences for the GOP’s televised debates. In the Democratic race, Bernie Sanders surprised many with a strong challenge of Hillary Clinton, but she remained the solid front-runner.

9: CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING A Bible study session at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston suddenly turned into carnage when a white gunman opened fire, killing nine blacks, including the pastor. The alleged killer’s affinity for the Confederate flag sparked debate about the role of Civil War symbols in today’s South. In less than a month, the flag was removed from the South Carolina State House grounds.

A Syrian migrant boy still wearing a swimming ring stands on the beach after arriving with other migrants by a dinghy Aug. 20 at the southeastern Greek island of Kos.

10: EUROPE’S MIGRANT CRISIS Fleeing war and hardship, more than 1 million migrants and refugees flooded into Europe during the year, overwhelming national border guards and reception facilities. Hundreds are thought to have drowned; 71 others were found dead in an abandoned truck in Austria. The 28-nation European Union struggled to come up with an effective, unified response. Photos by The Associated Press

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Soles4Souls Inc., said she wanted to do something to help the flood victims and those residents in need in her hometown and county. “Growing up here, we struggled some, and the people of my hometown were always willing to help,” she said. Johnson was able to organize about 2,500 coats to be delivered to Clarendon County through Clothes4Souls. The coats left over from the distribution will be stored at a facility in Manning, said Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson. Johnson said the other coats will be distributed through school districts and local nonprofit organizations. “For a lot of families, transportation may have been an issue at the distribution day at the elementary school, so we’re hoping they will get to everyone who really needs them in the future,” Johnson said. Besides coats, the distribution in Manning on Wednesday involved other new items donated from the City of Columbia, including comforters, plush pillows, baby clothing, training pants and more. “This means a whole lot to me; it’s a blessing from the Lord,” said Manning resident Ethel Evans-Quattlebaum, who received coats for her four children. Gilda Casas, also of Manning, said she was grateful for the donation. “It was a wonderful Christmas present,” she said.

character formation and servant leadership development for boys and young men in a highly relational and fun environment,” according to its website, www.royalrangers.com. “We reach, teach and keep boys for Christ,” Burkett said. Field trips include Frontiersmen Camping Fellowship, a special program providing men and boys with opportunities to develop specialized outdoor skills based on traditions of early American frontiersmen. Operating about two weeks of the year, Burkett’s firework stand gets to keep more than 50 percent of its sales. Prices at his stand range anywhere from $1 for two packs of fire crackers to $500 for a large collection that could last several hours. One of the most popular items is “Bling Bling,” which includes 36 shots of green and purple stars, followed by red, blue and white to red and green bouquets with crackling, ending with a six shot finale. The fireworks sell for $21.50. Buyers will get to enter their name into a raffle with a chance to

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Fireworks line the shelves of a local vendor Saturday. Buyers can be entered in a raffle to win a family-size pack.

BE SAFE THIS HOLIDAY Some of the fireworks safety tips from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are: • Never place any part of your body directly over a fireworks device when lighting the fuse. • Back up to a safe distance immediately after lighting fireworks; • Never try to re-light or pick up fireworks

win a family-size fireworks pack. The stand is open from 2:30 to 10 p.m. starting today and running through Jan. 2. On New Year’s Eve,

that have not ignited fully; • Never point or throw fireworks at another person; • Keep a bucket of water or a garden hose handy in case of fire or other mishap; • Never carry fireworks in a pocket or shoot them off in metal or glass containers; and • After fireworks complete their burning, douse the spent device with plenty of water from a bucket or hose before discarding it to prevent a trash fire.

the stand will remain open as late as 2 a.m. For more information, contact Danny Burkett, at (803) 491-7604.

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t won’t be long before fitness centers are overrun with individuals committed to improving their health. Treadmills will rarely get a break, and group exercise classes will be packed. Day after day you will vow to exercise and eat better. But as many resolutioners know, Missy even with a Corrigan goal in mind and a plan in place it can be difficult to follow through. You know what you need to do, so why is it such a challenge to reach your goals? It’s not because you don’t have a personal trainer or a gym membership or even that you lack the resources to prepare healthy meals. One fundamental reason why you may have been unable to change your health habits is your self-limiting beliefs, your own mind. While you may be able to find temporary motivation in diet books, trainers and programs, lasting change hap-

pens when you overcome your limiting beliefs. Do you believe that you lack the time or are too busy to exercise or prepare healthy meals? Maybe you believe that you can’t lose weight because everyone in your family is overweight or you have been that way all your life. Or perhaps you believe that changing for the better will cause unnecessary tension between you and your loved ones, and it’s not worth the fight. Maybe you have tried exercise programs in the past and have a habit of giving up within weeks of starting. Limiting beliefs can occur in any area of your life and they will continue to prevent you from achieving your goals until you acknowledge and address them. What is it that you want? What stands in your way of getting it? Be honest with your assessment. Is your goal just an idea that you like, but you are not ready to take action? Are you truly unwilling to change or can you be flexible? There are solutions to every problem; you just have to be willing to consider them and

give it a try. Making yourself healthier is a choice, and you should never need permission to take time for yourself to make it happen. Yet many people struggle to take time to care for themselves because they feel that any free time should be devoted to work or family. But neglecting your needs

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Aiken man’s life blends Christianity, clay AIKEN — In the life of the Rev. Dr. Tim McClendon, Christianity and clay are two important elements, and in some ways, they are intertwined. Across Aiken, McClendon, 60, is best known as the senior pastor of St. John’s United Methodist Church, but he also is a talented potter who makes functional stoneware with an artistic flair. “There is a lot of theological analogy in terms of my faith,” said McClendon, who has preached sermons while sitting and working at a potter’s wheel. “God is the potter, and we are the clay. You spend a little bit of time warming up the clay, putting it on center and opening it up. That is like the getting saved part. But then you spend most of your time shaping it, and that is like the sanctification part, when you turn into someone who is useful to God.” Creating pottery also is fun and relaxing for McClendon. “Throwing clay is peaceful, and it’s pleasurable,” he said. “You can’t get distracted. Your hands can’t go any faster than the wheel.” McClendon, who arrived at St. John’s last year, was born in a Greenwood hospital and grew up in Edgefield County — famous for its stoneware. For years, his family has owned the land where Abner Landrum founded Pottersville in the early 1800s and built a kiln that was more than 100 feet long. “We had an antique kick wheel, and my dad worked on it, so evidently someone taught him how to throw clay,” McClendon said. “I probably centered clay for the first time when I was 7 or 8.” For the most part, making pottery has been a hobby for McClendon, but there was a time when he was selling a lot

of what he produced. “While my kids were in college, I was trying to make extra money, and my work was in the Museum of York County’s gift shop and some other gift shops,” he said. “It has been suggested that I could do it for a living.” Now McClendon gives his pottery to friends, family members and colleagues in the reli-

gious community. This year and in 2014, McClendon donated pieces to the silent auction that was held during St. John’s Apple Fest fundraiser. “I don’t take orders,” Mc-

Clendon said. “The only orders I take are from my wife. But she’s gotten to the point where she says, ‘Please give it away because it’s cluttering up the house.’”

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Gacy probe clears 11 unrelated cold cases BY SHARON COHEN AP National Writer CHICAGO — His task was to solve a cruel mystery decades after a serial killer’s death. Sgt. Jason Moran’s work began in a graveyard, his first stop in his quest to identify the eight unknown victims of John Wayne Gacy. More than 30 years had passed since Gacy had murdered 33 young men and boys. Investigators now had more sophisticated crime-solving tools, notably DNA, so the Cook County sheriff’s detective was assigned to find out who was buried in eight anonymous graves. Moran quickly helped a family confirm Gacy killed their brother. Since then, though, his search has led him down a totally unexpected path: He’s cleared 11 unrelated cold cases across America. After eliminating these young men as Gacy victims, he’s pored over DNA results, medical and Social Security records, enlisted anthropologists, lab technicians and police in Utah, Colorado, New Jersey and other states — and cracked missing person’s cases that had been dormant for decades. Most recently, Moran identified a 16-year-old murder victim in San Francisco who’d been buried 36 years ago. He’s brought comfort to some by proving, through science and dogged research, that their missing loved ones are dead. He’s brought joy to others, finding long-lost brothers and sons still alive. Marveling at this remarkable detour from the ghastly Gacy trail, Moran says he recently asked his boss,“Is it possible that an evil serial killer has done some good?” • •• Moran’s work began four years ago after Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart publicly urged anyone who thought a relative was an unidentified Gacy victim to submit to a DNA test. Moran prioritized about 170 tips from more than 20 states, representing some 80 missing young men. He focused on those similar in age (14 to 24) and background to Gacy’s victims: Many had troubled families or substance abuse problems. Some were gay. Others had worked construction for Gacy, a building contractor. He was executed in 1994.

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Cook County Sheriff’s Detective Jason Moran is seen with his case files of unidentified victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy in Maywood, Illinois. While working to identify these victims, Moran has cleared 11 cold cases across America that had nothing to do with Gacy. Authorities had long ago removed the jaw bones and teeth of the eight unknown victims, hoping for eventual identification. Decades later, they were buried, only to be exhumed in 2011. Moran took them to the University of North Texas Center for Human Identification, where lab workers developed solid DNA profiles for four victims. For the other four, the entire remains had to be exhumed. Within weeks, Moran cracked one case. William Bundy’s mother had suspected Gacy killed her son, but the case was stymied because his dentist had destroyed his patients’ records after retiring. Three decades later, Bundy’s mother was dead, but his sister and brother provided DNA, resulting in a match to the unknown victim. It wasn’t enough for a firm identification. Moran then studied the man’s dental records, noticing empty spaces where his upper canine teeth had been removed. Bundy had those same teeth removed, saved them — and his sister kept them all those years.

Case cleared. Bundy is the only Gacy victim Moran has identified. But he’s helped other families who feared their loved ones died at Gacy’s hands. In every case involving DNA, Moran told families the results would be entered in CODIS, the federal Combined DNA Index System. If a genetic link emerged, he’d call. • •• It took almost four years for Willa Wertheimer to get that life-changing call. In 2011, she’d told Moran about her half-brother, Andre Drath. Their mother died when both were very young. When the grief-stricken little boy began getting in trouble, his stepfather turned him over to the state. Drath was abused in foster homes. Then one day he disappeared. “I used to fantasize about finding him,” Wertheimer says. “I just wanted to hold him and tell him I love him and say I’m sorry about everything that had happened.” Her DNA eliminated any link to Gacy victims, but last fall, a Texas lab worker notified Moran it was associated with an unidentified body found in San Francisco in 1979. That DNA hadn’t been submitted to CODIS until late 2014. Moran reviewed the San Francisco medical examiner’s autopsy report, which showed the man had been shot multiple times. It also disclosed an all-important detail: A tattoo — Andy — on his right shoulder. Moran found more evidence in files from the Illinois agency that supervised Drath as a state ward — including dental records matching those of the teen buried in Ocean Beach. It was bittersweet news for Wertheimer. “I was relieved that he wasn’t hurting,” she says, “but knowing how he died ... I felt awful.” San Francisco police have reactivated their investigation. Moran hopes to soon have Drath’s remains exhumed from a California cemetery. • •• Jason Moran cradled an urn as he arrived at the North Side home. It had been 36 years since Edward Beaudion left that house, a 22-year-old heading to a wedding. Now, the detective was delivering his cremated remains to his sister, Ruth Rodriguez, and elderly father, Louis. DNA and old-fashioned police work brought this mystery to a frustrating end.

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OBITUARIES HARRY L. WILSON Harry Lee Wilson, 93, previously of 4 Wallace St., Sumter, went to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015, at McElween Manor Assisted Living, where he resided. He was born to Harry Lee Wilson and Louisiana Willis Wilson on June 17, 1922, in Sumter County. He was raised in the Broad Street community of Sumter, and after the death of his faWILSON ther, his mother married David McDuffie (who was a strong role model in his life). He attended the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Lincoln High School in 1940. Harry was not afraid of hard work as he worked at the Sumter Movie Theater during the school year and performed carpentry type work with his uncle during the summer to pay for his education. After high school, he attended Morris College graduating in 1944 with a bachelor of arts degree in education. While at Morris College, he met his future wife, Sarah Williams. Following college graduation and limited job prospect in Sumter, Harry moved to Harlem, New York, where he

worked in a tile and manufacturing plant. After spending four years in New York, he returned to Sumter and married his college sweetheart, Sarah Lee Williams, in June 1948. To this union seven children were born, one girl and six boys. Even with a growing family, he continued his education by attending and graduating from South Carolina State University with a masters degree in education. Harry loved being a math teacher, teaching upper elementary, middle and high school during a span of 37 years. He taught at the now closed Winn Elementary School, where he was a teacher and principal. His teaching career included 17 years at Bates Middle School, two years at Lincoln High School and six years at Alice Drive Middle School in the former Sumter School District 17. He then taught for seven years in Lee County at Fleming Elementary School and Lower Lee School in Lynchburg. Harry joined St. James United Methodist Church at an early age and worked tirelessly in various capacities within the church until he was no longer able to do so. During the years, he held many positions on the finance committee, superintendent of the Sunday

School, Sunday School teacher, president of the United Methodist Men, member of the trustee board and many other organizations within the church. Harry was an extraordinary father, true gentleman, soft spoken, caring and considerate man, who, wanting the best for his children, made many sacrifices for his family. He reared his children by setting an example of commitment to family, stewardship, honesty and instilling in them a strong positive work ethic that has been passed down from generation to generation within the Wilson family. He also possessed an uncanny sense of humor, but because of his quiet nature, it was something only his family and friends were aware of and appreciated in him. When things would go awry, as they sometimes do in large families, he was an equalizer and peacemaker within the family. Harry truly was a loved man. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one son, Leverne Wilson; four brothers, Marion, Earl, Samuel and Robert Wilson. His precious memories will be cherished by: his loving and devoted wife, Sarah Lee Williams-Wilson; one daughter, Sheibra Wilson

(Harold) James of Sumter; five sons, Harry (Gale) Wilson of Carson, California, Clement “C.A.” (Joyce) Wilson of Sumter, Winfred Wilson of Columbia, Alonzo (Laurie) Wilson of Dumphries, Virginia, and Bryce (Sherlyn) Wilson of Columbia; 10 grandchilden, Janelle “Cam” Wilson, Bernadette (Chris) Watson, Brittany (Thomas) Woods, Lynette Wilson, Sara Wilson, Katrina James, Kristen James, Avery Wilson, Carmen Wilson and Jayden Wilson; three greatgrandchildren, Caitlyn Wilson, Corinne Thomas and Adrienne Wilson; six sistersin-laws, Christine Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Edna Thompson, Ernestine Dawkins, Vera Williams and Jeanette Williams; two brothers-inlaw, the Rev. John C. Williams and the Rev. David Thompson; two godchildren, Fred Jeter and Jolyn Butler; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., Sumter, with the Rev. Cheryl Giles Johnson, pastor, eulogist. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C.A. Wilson, 337 Loring Mill

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CITADEL CASE ILLUSTRATES THE UNDERMINING OF MAJORITY RULE BY OFFICIALS TOO QUICK TO JUDGE This is concerning James V. Cox’s letter, “Citadel leader not to blame for situation,” on Dec. 16. First, everything I’ve heard about Lt. General John W. Rosa has been positive until this event. I wasn’t going to write about this because the media never really ran with it, but since we have one person’s view, I have changed my mind. Since when does a “president to an elite military college” decide something before the facts are known? General Rosa could have said what President Obama always says, something similar to “we are still conducting an investigation into this matter.” Then after awhile he either extends the investigation into weeks or months, maybe years, never mentions it again or gives us the results of the investigation. I give President Obama credit for always defending his agencies and departments, right or wrong. General Rosa could have given his cadets the benefit of the doubt until he knew the facts. Did he think about the future of these cadets and how this event will affect them the rest of their lives? You asked “Why is it that we are so quick to judge?” Isn’t that what General Rosa did? Too may people jump to conclusions because they are afraid of upsetting one person or a handful of people. Why? Are we supposed to be a people/nation of majority rule or not? Today one person can take prayer out of school or insist on having their way, the heck with what 99.9 percent of the people want. Why? Who or what have we become? We let bullies rule because they might burn down their city. When are we going to start standing up to them? What if the cadets were dressed like angels instead of ghosts? What if they had been wearing their dress whites? Will the Citadel remove everything white? Does that sound ridiculous? The reaction to the whole event sounds ridiculous to me. God bless and long live The Citadel. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

PROPOSAL TO SPEND $3.6 MILLION TO DISPLAY CONFEDERATE FLAG SHOULD BE A LOWER PRIORITY A proposal to spend $3.6 million of taxpayer money to display the Confederate flag is being sent to the General Assembly. Considering the high cost of the flood we have yet to pay for and that our legislators have yet to propose a solution to our crumbling roads and bridges, it would be fiscally irresponsible for them to pass such a bill. If it can be done with private donations, then fine. Otherwise put it in a glass case for now. ROBERT W. WILDER Sumter

NEWSPAPER SHOULD SHOW AS MUCH RESPECT FOR THOSE OF OTHER FAITHS AS ON CHRISTMAS EVE As a member of the Sumter community, and a subscriber to your community newspaper, I am deeply hurt and disappointed in your Christmas Eve edition. I realize the majority of residents in the Sumter area profess Christianity as their religion, but they are not the only religious path represented in this community nor are they the only ones that are subscribers to a community newspaper. It may be Christmas Eve, but unless you are also promoting Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Yule/Winter Solstice and other religions in a similar manner, it is very unfeeling of you to flaunt the Christian portion of this holiday season with a full front page announcement. Science has proven that Jesus was not born in December, and while the Winter Solstice celebration was in essence hijacked in order to promote Christianity millennia ago, Christmas and Christmas Eve are part of the many holidays celebrated at this time of the year. But as a public entity, why are you not also promoting the other holidays and other religions celebrations that are as much a part of this time of the year as Christmas? There is a reason many of us use the term Happy Holidays in order to greet all individuals despite their religious preference this time of year, and as a public entity, you should be doing your part to equally represent all religious paths, not just the one of your choosing. In my opinion, this is one reason why America is headed down the wrong road because those entities (media especially) who should be reporting only facts and giving all sides of an issue are choosing to print/air their personal preferences instead of true journalism as it was years ago. TERI CLINCH Sumter

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inding a good gift for someone can often be overwhelming, but there was one occasion where my husband and I found the perfect gift of a lifetime for his Grandmother. When I first met Mary, or “Mimi”, as we called her, she spoke fondly and often of her friend Kathleen. Mimi and Kathleen had spent many happy days in the early 1920’s playing together on the rooftop of their apartment Leslie Anne building in Harrison New York City. The stories of Kathleen were told with such detail, it was a while before I realized Kathleen wasn’t even a real girl.

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“Mimi” and Kathleen play on a rooftop in 1921 Kathleen was a doll. As someone who still has her beloved dolls stored away in a very safe place, I assumed Mimi also had Kathleen tucked away somewhere special. But when I asked about her doll, Mimi’s face clouded with sadness. She explained it wasn’t uncommon during that time to heat homes with large stoves. One day, while the family was thankfully away, there was an accident and the stove exploded, burning everything in the room, including dear Kathleen. As an only child, Mimi’s doll had served as a close, dutiful friend and eight decades later, her grief over the toy companion’s untimely loss remained evident. When Mimi needed to be closer to family, we convinced her to join us in Fairhope. As I was helping pack her belongings, I came across a small box that contained a charred doll’s head, arms and legs. Long forgotten, Mimi was not even aware that she had these pieces and said there was no way they

belonged to her childhood toy. She briskly dismissed my discovery and made it clear the doll was not up for discussion. Moving to Alabama was such a huge change for the Great Grandmother, I didn’t want to add unneeded stress to the situation by dwelling on a sad event in her life, so I dropped the topic. But I was convinced I had found the pieces to Mimi’s precious doll. I just knew I had found the battered and bruised Kathleen. I took the box to my house where I could keep watch over it until things calmed down. And it wasn’t long until the timing was just right. A few months before Christmas 2000, I took the remains of Kathleen to a wonderful doll hospital that used to be located on Morphy Avenue in Fairhope. The doll doctors expertly identified the parts as indeed belonging to a doll from the early 1920s. The hospital was fabulous in their knowledge and skill. Smudges of soot and ash were magically washed away. The exact type of wig, shoes and dress this doll would have worn were ordered and all the necessary accessories to complete her original appearance were put in place. The brown haired beauty measured 26 inches tall and was quite heavy. Christmas was approaching and we decided to take a chance and present Mimi with the doll. Being a very formal lady, we weren’t sure how Mimi would respond. Would she not understand that we thought this could possibly be her childhood friend? Would she be insulted that we had given her a child’s toy? We waited for Christmas

morning, and placed the large box in front of Mimi. As those who remember the Great Depression are known to do, the dignified and practical woman took her time carefully preserving the bows and ribbons, smoothing the paper, and then finally lifting the lid from the box. Mimi’s reaction was priceless as she cried out . . . “Kathleen!” As the doll was pulled from the box and hugged tightly to Mimi’s chest, tears of joy ran down the gently wrinkled cheeks. It was as if we had transported both Kathleen and Mimi back to 1921. For the next two years, we would visit Mimi’s cottage and always discover Kathleen in a different place. One day displayed on a chair in the living room, the next day on the sofa. Sometimes Kathleen would be taking a nap on the bed. She wasn’t just a decoration or prop. Kathleen was a childhood friend who had returned home. After Mimi’s death, I was packing away her personal items and found a small box from Bonwit Teller that contained old photos. Among the black and white images of relatives who long ago immigrated from Ireland, was a clear photograph we had never seen, of a darling little girl with a big bow in her hair, standing on a rooftop with her friend. And underneath the image, someone had written, “Mary and Kathleen.” We would have recognized them anywhere. * Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for the Gulf Coast Newspapers and The Sumter Item. She also writes the blog, Fairhope Supply Co. which can be found at: www. fairhopesupply.com.

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“Mimi” and the restored Kathleen seen in 2000.

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MAURICE L. ROGERS Maurice Lavette Rogers, 41, passed at his residence on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. Born in Lee County, he was a son of Maggie Slater Rogers and the late Willie James Rogers. Rogers is survived by one son, DeShawn Wright of Hartsville, his mother, Maggie Slater Rogers, and two sisters, Carmenita Rogers and Britney Rogers, all of Bishopville; and a host of relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Baptist Church, Manville-Wisacky Road, Bishopville. Interment will follow in the St. Mark Church Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 403 N. Heyward St., Bishopville. Online condolences can be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com. Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville has been entrusted with these arrangements.

JEAN D. GULLEDGE Jean Geer Dobson Gulledge, RN, beloved wife of Lucius “Lu” Marion Gulledge, died Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015, at Roper Hospital in Charleston. Born Nov. 4, 1931, in Alcolu, she was the daughter of the late Mary Alderman Dobson. She and Lu lived in Sumter and North Myrtle Beach for most of their 64 years of marriage. Jean was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church and was one of 24 founders and builders of The Bible Fellowship Baptist Church in North Myrtle Beach. She was a graduate of Tuomey School of Nursing, serving others at Tuomey, Orangeburg, and Grand Strand hospitals for more than 50 years. Survivors, in addition to her husband, are three sons, Mike (Pat) of Summerville, Bob (Michelle) of California and Richard (Beverly) of Wedgefield; three grandsons, Luke Gulledge (Hope) of Irmo, Whit Gulledge (Meg) of Blythewood and Clint Gulledge (Michelle) of California; three granddaughters, Leslie Day Gulledge Caughman (Bryan) of Mayesville, Alison Gulledge and Kelly Gulledge, both of Charleston; nine great-grandchildren, Reagan, Delaney, Summer, Winnie Day, Hunter, Ryleigh, Lyla, Ella and Maxwell Lucius; a sister, Betsy Richardson (Bobby) of Sumter; and many dear nieces and nephews. She was affectionately referred to as “Nana.” She was preceded in death by a son, Steven Geer; her mother; and a sister, Mary Drexel “Decky” Strange (Oscar). A celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter. The Rev. Matthew Palmar of Grace Community Church, Hilton Head, will officiate. Interment will follow at a later date. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Alice Drive Baptist Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Open Door Offering, Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Jews For Jesus, 60 Haight St., San Francisco, California 94102. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MARY AKERS Mary Lee Marks Akers, 69, departed this earthly life unexpectedly by an eventual stroke, Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Pal-

metto Health Richland in Columbia. Born on Aug. 5, 1946, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mary was the oldest of six children born to the late Oliver Sr. and Juanita Mayhew Marks. Mary attended the public schools of Philadelphia and graduated from: Stanton Elementary School, Gillespie Junior High School and West Philadelphia High School. She attended The Community College of Philadelphia; attended and received a medical assistant certificate from Sumter Area Technical College; and completed several credit hours toward an associate degree in business from Sumter Area Technical College. On Oct. 1, 1966, Mary married her childhood sweetheart, Lloyd E. Akers, who was then an airman stationed at Andrews Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. To this union three children were born, Lorin of Phoenix, Arizona, Marina Akers-Epps of Fort Washington, Maryland, and Lloyd Akers II of Sumter. It was in Sumter that she started her government career. Mary worked as a postal clerk in 1967 in Washington, D.C. She transferred to the post office in Philadelphia in 1968, when Lloyd was reassigned to Korat Air Force Base, Thailand, for one year. She worked as a BX customer service clerk in Travis Air Force Base, California, from 1969-1974, and from 1974-1977 in Soesterberg Air Force Base, Holland. She was a dining club receptionist in the NCO Club in Tucson, Arizona, from 1977-1980. After being reassigned to Shaw Air Force Base in 1980, and for the next 25 years, she was an admin clerk at Fort Jackson Army Base. From 1981-1982, she worked as a keypunch machine operator at Shaw; from 1982-1984, she worked for the deputy commander for maintenance where she represented the squadron as the “Civilian Employee of the Month,” and at Shaw Commissary, 1984-2006. At the commissary, she started working in the accounting section until she was promoted to the position of supply technician, which was converted to commissary support clerk. There she received several “Outstanding” appraisal awards. In August 2006, Mary retired with 23 years of total active federal service. Mary was a huge community supporter/director. She organized the Commissary Bowling League during the Persian Gulf War and served as the league secretary from the league’s inception. She also helped organize the commissary’s participation in “Operation True Giving.” She was the fifth vice-president of the American Federation of Government Employees, Local 1872. She was a former member of the Hillcrest High School Athletic and Band Booster clubs and Crestwood High School Athletic Booster club; where she was more like a team mother to all students that participated. She was a Shaw Youth Bowling Coordinator, 45 years as a youth bowling coach and was inducted into the S.C. State Bowling “Hall of Fame” in 2004. Mary was raised up in a Christian home and became a member of Thankful Baptist Church, Philadelphia, on March 1, 1961. She was an active member of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church from 1990 where she served on many ministries — hospitality, The

Golden Ministry, the Armed Forces and Athletic ministries. “Ms. Mary,” as she was affectionately called by all who knew her, has touched so many lives with her sweet disposition, her gentle touch, her kindness but most of all her love of God. She was a true example of a giving and loving Christian woman. She will be missed. But all are glad to have had the opportunity to know her. “Ms. Mary” is survived by her husband of 49 years, Lloyd E Akers; three children, Lorin Akers of Phoenix, Arizona, Marina Akers-Epps of Fort Washington, Maryland, and Lloyd II of the home; seven granddaughters, Kathleen Akers, Nichelle Akers, Kiera Cain, Marina Akers Jr., Deborah Epps, La’Asia Akers and Micah Akers; two grandsons, Lloyd Akers III and Darnell Akers; four great-grandchildren, Jaylen Cain, Skylar Belton, Zariah Grant and BJ Cain; one sister, Juanita Boyer (Lefty) of Philadelphia; three brothers, Edward (Lois) Marks of Deptford, New Jersey, Stanley(Maryanne) Marks of Philadelphia, and Donald (Bonnie) Marks of Baconton, Georgia; a sister-in-law, Beatrice Marks of Philadelphia; a special sister-friend, Francis Watson of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; one sister Janice (Robert — deceased) Sewell; and an older brother, Oliver Jr. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Akers will be placed in the church on Monday at 9 a.m. for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Marion H. Newton, officiating. Interment will follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. Family will be receiving friends at the home 5416 Pinefield Road, Sumter. In lieu of flowers, make contributions to Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church (VISION). Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015 Monday at Community Bible Church. Memorials may be made to Community Bible Church, 5711 Red Hill Road, Camden, SC 29020. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

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omey Regional Medical Center. Funeral Services will be announced by the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and Crematory, 221 Broad St., 803775-9386.

JANET JAMES Janet Louise Arndt James 93, widow of Robert S. James, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Charles H. Arndt and Miriam Ruth Ellis Arndt. Mrs. James was a member of First Baptist Church of Sumter. Surviving are her three children, Mary Anne James Duke (Paul H.), Robert S. James, Jr. (Carol S.) and Margaret James Branham (Donnie R.), all of Sumter; one sister, Mary Arndt Slocum (Gail) of Albany, New York; nine grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at First Baptist Church with the Rev. Daniel F. Barber and the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Robert M. Branham, James Christopher Branham, William F. Duke, McKenzie H. Duke, W. Blake Duke and A. Grey Duke. The family will receive friends one hour before the service in the Narthex of First Baptist Church and other times at her home, 7 Tucson Drive. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Clowney, Dr. Kellogg and the nurses and staff on the Oncology Wing at Tuomey, and also Rosa Sumpter for their loving care. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P. O. Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151. 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) 7759386.

MARY J. HOLLAND Mary Janie Holland, 85, of Bishopville, widow of James Daniel Holland, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at KershawHealth in Camden. Born in Bishopville, she was the daughter of the late Luke Baker and the late Mary Robinson Baker. She was a member of Community Bible Church. Survivors include a son, James N. Holland (Erika) of Johnson City, Tennessee; a daughter, Barbara Ann Clark (Wayne) of Anderson; three grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; brothers, Leonard Baker and David Baker; and sisters, Marie Hasty and Betty Smith. She was preceded in death by a son, Jerry Lee Holland; brothers, Albert Baker and Hazel Baker; and a sister, Anna Lou Greene. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Community Bible Church with the Rev. Jerry Peacock officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on

WILLIAM L. ERVIN Pastor William Leroy Ervin, 87, husband of Vermelle Capers Ervin, departed this life on Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at his residence. Ervin was born Jan. 24, 1928, in Camden, New Jersey. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 78 Hoyt Height, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced at a later time by Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

TESSY G. DEWIL Tessy Gross Dewil, 69, wife of Thomas Arthur Dewil, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at Tu-

HUONG TRAN Huong Tran, 90, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at a local nursing facility. She was born Dec. 31, 1924, in the Quang Binh Province of Vietnam. She attended Grace Baptist Church. Survivors include her daughter, Van Lyles of Sumter, and two grandchildren, Diana Lyles and Chris Lyles, both of Sumter. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jock Hendricks officiating. The family will receive friends after the service. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JAMES HUNT James Hunt, 59, beloved husband of Christine Hunt, died on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

VALERIE MCMILLIAN Valerie McMillian, 33, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at Carolina’s Hospital System, Florence. Born July 22, 1982, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of James Mickens and Melissa McMillian. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 208 Uptown Circle, Camden. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Williams Funeral Home Inc.

JOHNNIE ELY Johnnie Ely, 82, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at his home. Born Sept. 28, 1933, in Sumter County, he was the son of John Ely. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1775 North King’s Highway, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

MINNIE S. MILLER Minnie Sanders Miller, 66, died Friday, Dec. 25, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born July 29, 1949, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of Henry Sanders and Lillie Mack Sanders. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 5356 Borden Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

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HOLIDAY SCHEDULE 2016. A faculty in-service day BANKS — All area banks will be observed on Jan. 4, and credit unions will be 2016, and students will reclosed Friday, Jan.Holiday 1, 2016. Schedule: Christmas Dec. 27, turn on Jan. 5, 2016. GOVERNMENT — The fol2015 USC Sumter will be closed lowing will be closed Monday: Clarendon County offic- through Jan. 1, 2016. UTILITIES — Black River es; Lee County offices; City Electric Coop. and Farmers of Manning offices; City of Bishopville offices; and state Telephone Coop. will be closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. government offices. OTHER — Clemson ExtenThe following will be sion Service will be closed closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2016: Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. federal government offices; The Greater Sumter state government offices; Chamber of Commerce will U.S. Postal Service; Sumter city and county offices; Clar- be closed Thursday, Dec. 31, and Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. endon County offices; Lee The Sumter County LiCounty offices; City of Manbrary will be closed through ning offices; and City of Sunday. The library will Bishopville offices. SCHOOLS — The following close at 4 p.m. on Thursday, will be closed through Jan. 3, Dec. 31, and will remain 2016: Sumter School District; closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. The Harvin Clarendon Clarendon School Districts 1, County Library will be 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; Robert E. Lee Acad- closed through Monday and emy; Thomas Sumter Acad- will also be closed on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. emy; Wilson Hall; St. Anne City of Sumter will collect Catholic School; St. Francis household garbage and recyXavier High School; Lauclables on New Year’s Day, rence Manning Academy; Jan. 1, 2016. and Central Carolina TechThe Sumter Item will be nical College. closed Friday, Jan. 1, 2016. Clarendon Hall will be The Sumter Item will not closed through Jan. 4, 2016. publish on New Year’s Day. Sumter Christian School will be closed through Jan. 3,

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Rethink your EUGENIA LAST game plan. Consider your motives, goals and concerns and how you can bring about positive changes. A networking function will lead to an interesting offer or suggestion. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Offer to put in overtime if it will secure your position. Don’t let an emotional situation at home turn into a costly expense. Listen and be willing to compromise to keep the peace. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): A day trip or making last-minute changes before the year comes to a close should be your priority. Addressing a relationship problem will ease your stress. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t jump into something just because someone else does. Take a wait-andsee approach, especially if money is involved. Make alterations to your home that will add to your convenience. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Your emotions will surface, bringing about impulsive changes that should benefit you in the end. Don’t let someone push you in a direction you don’t want to go. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Secret information will be revealed and should be acted upon. Your insight and practical mindset will help you stand out. Social events are a good place to present your plans.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Rethink your current position and decipher your options. Focus on your professional reputation and doing extra things that will grab the attention of someone in a position to help you get ahead. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Make travel plans, take a day trip or get together with friends who motivate you. Ideas shared now will inspire a new beginning next year. Sharing your plans with someone you love will enhance your relationship. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Be careful what you say to others. You’ll be misinterpreted or blamed for making unfound assumptions if you aren’t careful. You can offer help, but not criticism. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Speak up and people will listen. You can drum up support and convince others to pitch in and help. Do something to benefit your community, but don’t go into debt to impress someone. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Establish what you want to transpire next year and lay down the foundation for what’s to come. Discipline will help you implement changes that will lead to a happier personal life. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Volunteer to help a worthy cause. People you encounter will stimulate and inspire you to follow through with a unique idea you have been contemplating. Romance is on the rise, and will enhance your personal life.

ACROSS 1 “What a pity” 5 Cotton bundle 9 Move suddenly 13 Shell game 17 Tot’s plea 18 Holiday leadins 19 Austen novel 20 Save for later 21 Some commercial ferries 24 Register total 25 Friend in the ‘hood 26 Suffix for slogan 27 Paycheck deduction fig. 28 Drive-__ window 30 Circus performer 32 Money-back offer 34 Set straight 36 Verdi opera 37 Party giveaways 38 Professorial employment feature

41 Overly 44 Grazing ground 46 Places to build on 47 Selected 49 Some Halloween décor 52 Bank takeback, for short 54 Arizona Native American 55 Tear down 56 Air of mystery 57 Frigidaire alternative 59 Knocks on the noggin 60 Lavish parties 61 Three-hulled boat 63 Golf standards 65 Car with a fourring logo 66 Rug rat 67 Sleepwear part 71 Become cohesive 74 Cynical response 76 Maritime predator 77 Doubt-ridden 79 Got smart, with “up” 81 Ink mishap 83 Was successful 85 Hold in check

86 Worker protection agcy. 87 Shifter’s choice 88 Highest sudoku digit 89 Brings to bear 90 Lures successfully 92 Fritter away 95 __ Misérables 97 Alphabetic trio 98 Practically undetectable 101 Pork cut 104 Fiber source 106 Lease signer 107 Fall back 109 Lofty dignity 112 Part of GWTW 113 Ankle-length dress 114 Most populous NATO member 116 Advil alternative 117 Quite similar 119 Surnames hidden backwards in the six other long answers 122 Center of activity 123 Literary celebrity 124 Iowa State’s city

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A passing shower or two

Cloudy and warm

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Gaﬀney 70/60 Spartanburg 70/60

Greenville 72/61

Columbia 77/61

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Sumter 76/61

Aiken 75/61

ON THE COAST

Charleston 81/63

Today: Clouds and sun; a passing shower in central parts. High 73 to 79. Monday: A shower, except a thunderstorm in spots in southern parts.

LAKE LEVELS Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

74° 67° 55° 33° 76° in 1971 9° in 1983

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.92 75.15 73.48 102.46

24-hr chg +0.45 +0.11 -0.09 +0.81

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

0.00" 3.38" 2.75" 60.74" 38.86" 46.35"

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 71/58/t 37/34/i 43/31/c 37/35/i 53/35/pc 59/39/c 64/49/t 44/37/pc 85/67/pc 47/42/c 59/39/s 51/40/pc 48/42/r

Today Hi/Lo/W 71/57/c 74/61/c 78/60/c 79/62/pc 73/62/c 81/63/pc 74/61/c 71/63/sh 77/61/c 76/61/c 75/58/c 77/61/c 76/63/c

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 10.99 19 19.90 14 13.73 14 19.50 80 82.22 24 27.98

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 66/53/t 72/60/t 78/62/c 78/64/c 68/65/r 79/65/c 68/58/t 69/58/t 76/62/c 73/62/c 59/55/r 71/60/r 73/62/r

24-hr chg +0.80 -0.70 +0.84 -2.09 +1.02 +3.11

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 77/60/c Gainesville 83/64/pc Gastonia 71/61/c Goldsboro 77/60/c Goose Creek 80/64/pc Greensboro 72/57/c Greenville 72/61/sh Hickory 72/59/r Hilton Head 75/65/pc Jacksonville, FL 82/63/pc La Grange 75/66/c Macon 77/61/c Marietta 74/63/c

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Ht. 3.4 2.9 3.3 2.8

Low 4:31 a.m. 5:13 p.m. 5:17 a.m. 5:56 p.m.

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 70/57/c Mt. Pleasant 78/64/pc Myrtle Beach 78/61/c Orangeburg 78/64/c Port Royal 76/63/pc Raleigh 74/60/c Rock Hill 71/60/c Rockingham 73/60/c Savannah 80/64/pc Spartanburg 70/60/sh Summerville 80/64/pc Wilmington 79/60/c Winston-Salem 72/58/r

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SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

62 Pretended to be 64 Part of a simplicity simile 65 Dutch river 68 Tie at anchor 69 In better order 70 From here __ (henceforth) 72 Toledo’s water 73 Monocle glass 75 Coffee tidbit 78 Classic castaway 79 Hardships 80 “Common sense __” 81 Keg contents 82 Optical device 84 Part of ICBM 87 Scholar’s award 91 Takes down a peg 92 Ashley Judd’s sister 93 Envelope abbr. 94 Lost beasts of rhyme 96 National hero

of 39 Down 99 Multitude 100 Classroom accessory 102 “Beats me!” 103 Fledgling 105 Vegas entertainment 108 Be 109 Stallion or stag 110 Greatly 111 Noah Webster went there 113 In-basket sheet 115 Subordinate: Abbr. 118 Poke fun at 120 Kanye West’s music 121 Aurora’s Greek counterpart FICA (27 Across), or the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, is the legislation that im-

poses Social Security and Medicare taxes on employees and employers. The four rings in the logo of AUDI (65 Across) symbolize the four car companies that merged to form what be-

came Audi. The presidential surnames hidden backwards in the long answers: FORD, CARTER, OBAMA, TYLER, TAFT and BUSH.

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PALMETTO CASH 5 SATURDAY 2-9-12-20-28 PowerUp: 2

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Ht. -0.6 -0.3 -0.4 -0.1

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 63/52/t 75/67/c 76/63/c 76/67/t 75/67/c 60/51/r 70/59/t 72/61/c 80/66/c 67/56/t 76/67/c 75/62/r 61/49/r

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125 Lowest sudoku digits 126 Suffix like -let 127 Mystery novelist Buchanan 128 Flash-drive plug-in place 129 Categorize DOWN 1 Yearn (for) 2 Lasagna features 3 Painter Wyeth 4 Title given to Hitchcock 5 Prove suitable for 6 Long-legged shorebird 7 Star Wars princess 8 Night school subj. 9 Formal orders 10 Be equal (to) 11 Real estate abbr. 12 “Ciao!” 13 Gave up a seat 14 Soldier’s battle dress 15 Operatic solo 16 Bump into 20 Predatory bird 22 Old enough to vote 23 Rooster’s walk 29 Engage 31 Prickly flora 33 Fir tree 34 Salsa ingredient 35 Group of Girl Scouts 39 Neighbor of Francia 40 iPhone add-ins 42 Percolate 43 Smeltery supplies 45 Genesis peak 48 __ Scott decision 49 Steam engine inventor 50 Successor of the mark 51 United Kingdom citizen, formerly 53 Key with four sharps: Abbr. 54 Innkeeper 58 In two 59 Wide-ranging 60 Overload preventer

Myrtle Beach 78/61

Manning 79/63

Today: Warm with a shower or two. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph. Monday: A shower and t-storm around. Winds east-southeast 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 77/60

Bishopville 76/62

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Home-field advantage on the line Panthers looks to sweep Falcons, move to 15-0 By CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press ATLANTA — Home-field advantage is within reach for Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers. For Newton, that incentive overshadows any talk that he may be similarly close to wrapping up the MVP award. Or that the Panthers are closing in on an undefeated regular season. The Panthers (14-0) will try to clinch the right to play their playoff games at home when they face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday for newton the second time in three weeks. A loss or tie by Arizona, or a Panthers win, would clinch home-field advantage. It also would give Carolina coach Ron Rivera the option of resting such key starters as Newton in next week’s final regular-season game against Tampa Bay. Then again, that unbeaten regular season could be on the line. “I don’t know if it’s become bigger than what our goal is,” Newton said Wednesday when asked about the pressure of carrying a perfect record this deep into the season. The goal, of course, is the Super Bowl. Newton is regarded by many as the MVP favorite. He has thrown for 3,402 yards and a career-high 33 touchdown passes, 18 in his last five games. He has three games with five TD passes.

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Familiar foe: Ex-OU assistant now leads defense for Tigers By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Sumter’s Calvin Felder, right, and the Gamecocks look to capture the title in the District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament which begins on Monday. SHS will play C.E. Murray, Lee Central and Latta during the first two days.

By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com The District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament returns for its 19th installment on Monday and once again the 3-day event will take place at Crestwood High School and Chestnut Oaks Middle

School. But for the Crestwood Lady Knights, home-court advantage will have to be earned. The first day of games is highlighted by CHS’ 6 p.m. matchup against Spring Valley at The Castle. Crestwood entered the year ranked in the top 10 in 3A while

Spring Valley, the defending 4A state champion, came in ranked No. 1. “It’s great to come out and play in front of your home crowd, but we also have to be ready to play,” Lady Knights head coach Tony

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CLEMSON — Brent Venables won’t ever forget his fear boarding the plane for Clemson, wondering if trading in his successful life as Oklahoma’s defensive coordinator for an uncertain challenge with the Tigers was the right move. “I was scared for my family and scared for myself professionally,” said Venables, the Tigers’ fourthyear defensive coordinator. “That’s Oklahoma. That’s not like a stepvenables ping-stone job.” Switching sides in college football is rarely pain free, especially when leave friends and players who you pledged to coach during their careers at your old job. Venables will feel that twinge once again when No. 1 Clemson (13-0) faces No. 4 Oklahoma (11-1) in the Orange Bowl on New Year’s Eve for a spot in the national championship game.

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Tigers players, coaches arrive in South Florida for Orange Bowl By STEVE GORTEN The Associated Press MIAMI — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney remembers his players being “blown away” by their images wrapped around buses when they arrived in South Florida for the Orange Bowl four years ago. They saw those same buses waiting on the tarmac for

them again when they landed in Fort Lauderdale late Saturday afternoon — more than four hours after their opponent, Oklahoma, arrived in Miami. But this time there was no awe for the Tigers, who descended the stairs from their plane in stylish suits and ties, dressed very much like the nation’s top-ranked team. Making its third Orange

Bowl appearance in five years, the lone unbeaten FBS team will face fourth-seeded Oklahoma in a College Football Playoff semifinal at Sun Life Stadium on New Year’s Eve. “The guys were excited (flying here) because they know we’re in the final four,” Swinney said. “We started the year

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Golden State guard Stephen Curry (30) has been named The Associated Press 2015 Male Athlete of the Year after winning the MVP award last season and helping to guide the Warriors to the NBA championship.

Curry’s big year nabs MVP top recognition By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry’s greatness as a basketball player can be measured by his record-setting shooting numbers that are changing the game. His immense popularity derives from something less tangible. While many NBA greats rely on uncommon height and athletic ability that average fans can only dream of having, Curry’s game relies on the traits that every casual player can work on: shoot, dribble and pass. The difference is, perhaps nobody ever has put those three skills together the same way Curry has the past year as he has dominated on the court and made the once downtrodden Golden State Warriors the NBA’s must-watch team. “The way that I play has a lot of skill but is stuff that if you go to the YMCA or rec leagues or church leagues around the country, everybody wants to shoot, everybody wants to handle the ball, make creative passes and stuff like that,” he said. “You can work on that stuff. Not everybody has the vertical, or the physical gifts to be able to go out and do a windmill dunk and stuff like that. I can’t even do it.”

That’s about all Curry is unable to do on the basketball court. His amazing year, in which he won an MVP, led Golden State to its first title in 40 years and helped the Warriors get off to a record-setting start this season, earned him The Associated Press 2015 Male Athlete of the Year. Curry finished first in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors, with the results released Saturday. He joined LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird as the only basketball players to win the honor in the 85 years of the award. Curry beat out golfer Jordan Spieth, who won two majors, and American Pharoah, who became the first horse since 1978 to win the Triple Crown. While American Pharoah got three more first-place votes than Curry’s 24, Curry appeared on 86 percent of the 82 ballots that ranked the top five candidates. More than one-third of the voters left American Pharoah off their list. “That’s a real honor,” Curry said. “I’m appreciative of that acknowledgement because it’s across all different sports. ... It’s pretty cool.” Curry has become the face of the NBA this past year. His jersey is the best-seller in the league, his team’s

games get record television ratings at home and in opposing markets and even his 3-year-old daughter Riley became a star by overshadowing her dad at playoff news conferences. Even his intricate warmup routine has become a show for fans who get out early or even sometimes on TV pregame shows. He does an elaborate two-ball dribbling routine, works on passes and shots with both hands, takes jump shots from just inside half court and then caps it with a longrange shot from the tunnel on the way back to the locker room. “Steph actually looks different,” ESPN analyst Jalen Rose said. “Like the best player in the league usually is also physically opposing — 6-6 plus, scowl on his face, menacing. With the attitude that we appreciated because like a Michael Jordan or Shaquille O’Neal, or Kobe Bryant, you know, just a cutthroat nature. Steph allows us into his living room. We see him on a national stage be a son, a dad, a husband, a father, a brother. And he does all of it while continuing to improve.” Curry has improved his scoring from 23.8 points per game to 30.8 — the biggest one-year jump ever by an MVP.

TODAY 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Pittsburgh at Baltimore (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Carolina at Atlanta (WACH 57, WWFN-FM 100.1, WPUB-FM 102.7). 1 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Developmental League Game – Idaho at Santa Cruz (NBA TV). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Texas Southern at Syracuse (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Presbyterian at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. – NFL Football: Green Bay at Arizona (WACH 57). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Chicago (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New York at Boston (NBA TV). 8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: New York Giants at Minnesota (WIS 10, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). MONDAY 12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Chelsea vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Football: Military Bowl from Annapolis, Md. – Pittsburgh vs. Navy (ESPN). 5 p.m. – College Football: Quick Lane Bowl from Detroit – Central Michigan vs. Minnesota (ESPN2). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina-Greensboro at North Carolina (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Pennsylvania at Villanova (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Lakers at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: IUPUI at Butler (FOX SPORTS 2). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Tennessee State at Kentucky (SEC NETWORK). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Elon at Duke (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Delaware State at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Toronto at Chicago (NBA TV). 8:15 p.m. – NFL Football: Cincinnati at Denver (ESPN, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). 8:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Maggie Dixon Classic from New York – Maryland vs. Connecticut (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Coppin State at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1).

NFL STANDINGS

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AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA y-New England 12 2 0 .857 435 269 N.Y. Jets 9 5 0 .643 344 272 Buffalo 6 8 0 .429 341 336 Miami 5 9 0 .357 278 361 South W L T Pct PF PA Houston 7 7 0 .500 275 301 Indianapolis 6 8 0 .429 285 372 Jacksonville 5 9 0 .357 343 380 Tennessee 3 11 0 .214 269 359 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Cincinnati 11 3 0 .786 378 243 Pittsburgh 9 5 0 .643 378 287 Baltimore 4 10 0 .286 292 360 Cleveland 3 11 0 .214 253 387 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 10 4 0 .714 308 259 Kansas City 9 5 0 .643 365 257 Oakland 7 8 0 .467 342 376 San Diego 4 11 0 .267 300 371

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 7 7 0 .500 316 332 Philadelphia 6 8 0 .429 318 362 N.Y. Giants 6 8 0 .429 373 358 Dallas 4 10 0 .286 246 324 South W L T Pct PF PA y-Carolina 14 0 0 1.000 449 278 Atlanta 7 7 0 .500 302 312 Tampa Bay 6 8 0 .429 311 353 New Orleans 5 9 0 .357 350 432 North W L T Pct PF PA x-Green Bay 10 4 0 .714 347 265 Minnesota 9 5 0 .643 296 272 Detroit 5 9 0 .357 302 363 Chicago 5 9 0 .357 289 352 West W L T Pct PF PA y-Arizona 12 2 0 .857 445 269 x-Seattle 9 5 0 .643 370 248 St. Louis 6 8 0 .429 241 294 San Francisco 4 10 0 .286 202 339 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Serena wins award for 4th time By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

Serena Williams spent a good portion of 2015 deflecting questions about whether she could complete the Grand Slam. After coming oh-so-close, she can acknowledge how much she cared about the rare feat. “I wanted it. But ... winning one (major title) is not easy. And then, (when) you have a ‘bounty’ on your head, it’s even harder,” she said with a laugh. “If you know anything about me, I hate to lose. I’ve always said I hate losing more than I like winning, so that drives me to be the best that I can be.” Williams’ will was on display time and again, along with her best-in-the-game serve and other skills, fashioning comeback after comeback to nearly become the first tennis player in more than a quarter-century to win all four Grand Slam tournaments in a season. In a vote by U.S. editors and news directors, Williams was chosen as The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year for the fourth time. Results were announced

in 1932, and five for golf from 1945-54. “It’s not even winning the Grand Slam titles as much as the way she got herself out of the deep holes that she dug, just repeatedly. It’s not like she had two or three File/The Associated Press narrow escapes,” Evert said For the fourth time, Serena Wil- about Williams. “It really liams has been named The As- was the year of the comeback. It was just unbelievsociated Press Female Athlete able.” of the Year. Williams won the AustraFriday. lian Open on hard courts in Williams collected 50 first- January, the French Open place votes and 352 points. on red clay in June, and Carli Lloyd, whose hat trick Wimbledon on grass in July, in the final lifted the U.S. before losing in the U.S. women’s soccer team to the Open semifinals in SeptemWorld Cup title, was the ber in one of the biggest uprunner-up, with 14 firstsets in the sport’s history. place votes and 243 points. In all, Williams went 53-3 UFC star Ronda Rousey fin- with a WTA tour-leading ished third, one spot ahead five titles and was ranked of the woman she stunning- No. 1 every week. She raised ly lost to last month, Holly her Grand Slam singles troHolm. UConn basketball phy count to 21; only two player Breanna Stewart was women have won more. fifth. At Wimbledon, she was The AP Male Athlete of two points from defeat in the Year will be announced the third round but wound Saturday. up completing a self-styled Williams, who also won “Serena Slam” of four major AP awards in 2002, 2009 and championships in a row, a 2013, joined Chris Evert as a run that began in 2014. She four-time honoree. The only also became the oldest woman with more AP selec- woman to win a major title tions is Babe Didrikson, in the Open era, which with six — one for athletics began in 1968.

16 15 .516 9 9 20 .310 15 W L Pct 20 10 .667 12 15 .444 12 17 .414 11 18 .379 11 20 .355

Friday’s Games

Miami 94, New Orleans 88, OT Chicago 105, Oklahoma City 96 Golden State 89, Cleveland 83 Houston 88, San Antonio 84 L.A. Clippers 94, L.A. Lakers 84

Saturday’s Games

Washington at Brooklyn, 4 p.m. Toronto at Milwaukee, 5 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Utah, 9 p.m. Philadelphia at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Cleveland at Portland, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

L.A. Lakers at Memphis, 6 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. New York at Boston, 7 p.m. Portland at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Orlando, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Washington, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Chicago, 8 p.m. Minnesota at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Utah, 9 p.m. Cleveland at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Standings

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 36 20 13 3 43 105 89 Boston 33 19 10 4 42 104 85 Florida 35 19 12 4 42 95 81 Detroit 34 17 10 7 41 89 89 Ottawa 35 17 12 6 40 105 104 Tampa Bay 35 17 15 3 37 87 82 Buffalo 34 14 16 4 32 79 89 Toronto 33 12 14 7 31 86 93 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 33 25 6 2 52 105 71 N.Y. Rangers 36 20 12 4 44 104 93 N.Y. Islanders 35 19 11 5 43 96 82 New Jersey 35 17 13 5 39 83 87 Philadelphia 34 15 12 7 37 74 92 Pittsburgh 33 16 14 3 35 76 84 Carolina 34 13 16 5 31 80 101 Columbus 36 13 20 3 29 88 112

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 35 26 7 2 54 124 88 St. Louis 36 21 11 4 46 92 85 Chicago 36 20 12 4 44 96 87 Minnesota 33 18 9 6 42 91 80 Nashville 34 17 11 6 40 90 86 Colorado 35 17 17 1 35 99 97 Winnipeg 34 15 17 2 32 92 104 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 33 20 11 2 42 84 76 San Jose 34 17 15 2 36 93 94 Vancouver 36 13 14 9 35 91 103 Arizona 33 16 15 2 34 90 104 Calgary 34 16 16 2 34 91 113 Edmonton 35 15 18 2 32 91 106 Anaheim 33 12 15 6 30 62 85 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

No games scheduled

Friday’s Games

No games scheduled

Saturday’s Games

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m. Columbus at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Montreal at Washington, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m. Dallas at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Detroit at Nashville, 8 p.m. Pittsburgh at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Arizona, 9 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

College Basketball

By The Associated Press

Sunday’s games

SOUTH Kentucky 75. Louisville 73

Houston at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 1 p.m. New England at N.Y. Jets, 1 p.m. Indianapolis at Miami, 1 p.m. San Francisco at Detroit, 1 p.m. Dallas at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Chicago at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. Carolina at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at New Orleans, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at Seattle, 4:25 p.m. Green Bay at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Minnesota, 8:30 p.m.

Monday’s game

Cincinnati at Denver, 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Jan. 3

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

NBA Standings

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

W L Pct GB 18 12 .600 — 16 13 .552 1½ 14 16 .467 4 8 21 .276 9½ 1 30 .032 17½ W L Pct 19 12 .613 17 11 .607 17 12 .586 15 13 .536 13 14 .481

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W L Pct 19 8 .704 16 11 .593 16 12 .571 17 13 .567 12 18 .400

GB — 3 3½ 3½ 8½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Houston

W L Pct 25 6 .806 16 13 .552 16 15 .516

GB — 8 9

GB — 6½ 7½ 8½ 9½

W L Pct GB 28 1 .966 — 17 13 .567 11½ 12 17 .414 16 12 19 .387 17 5 25 .167 23½

Saturday’s game

Washington at Philadelphia, 8:25 p.m.

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Memphis New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Utah Denver Minnesota Portland Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

Saturday Sunday

EAST Fairfield at Bucknell, 2 p.m. Texas Southern at Syracuse, 2 p.m. SOUTH Central Pennsylvania at Radford, 3 p.m. Marshall at Maryland, 4 p.m. Liberty at VCU, 5 p.m. MIDWEST Presbyterian at Marquette, 2 p.m. Harris-Stowe at SE Missouri, 3 p.m. Middle Tennessee vs. S. Dakota St. at the Sanford Pentagon, Sioux Falls, S.D., 5:30 p.m. SC State at Ohio St., 6 p.m. Loyola (Md.) at Northwestern, 8 p.m. FAR WEST Pacific Union at Fresno St., 4 p.m. Carroll (Mont.) at Stanford, 9 p.m.

transactions

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FOOTBALL

National Football League MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed CB Tyler Patmon from the practice squad. Waived DE Jordan Williams.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES — Signed D Dysin Mayo to a three-year entry-level contract. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Recalled G Calvin Pickard from San Antonio (AHL). WASHINGTON CAPITALS — Recalled D Connor Carrick from Hershey (AHL). American Hockey League MILWAUKEE ADMIRALS — Recalled D Garrett Noonan from Cincinnati (ECHL). SAN ANTONIO RAMPAGE — Recalled G Spencer Martin from Fort Wayne (ECHL). ECHL READING ROYALS — Announced F Cam Reid was returned to the team by Utica (AHL) and D Jesper Pettersson was reassigned to Lehigh Valley (AHL).

BASEBALL

American League LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Assigned RHP A.J. Achter outright to Salt Lake (PCL). Released C Rafael Lopez. Claimed LHP Bobby LaFromboise off waivers from Pittsburgh and 2B Rey Navarro from Baltimore. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Assigned RHP Brandon Cunniff outright to Gwinnett (IL). MIAMI MARLINS — Claimed LHP Tim Berry off waivers from Baltimore.

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Hawks topple Knicks 117-98 for 6th straight ATLANTA — Paul Millsap scored 22 points, Al Horford added 19 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their sixth straight game with a 117-98 victory over the New York Knicks on Saturday night. Carmelo Anthony, returning after missing one game with a sprained right ankle, finished with 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Knicks. New York has dropped three straight and seven of 11. Atlanta trailed by 15 midway through the first quarter and was down 14 late in the third before blowing past the Knicks to take a 20-point lead on Thabo Sefolosha’s threepoint play early in the fourth. Mike Scott had a seasonhigh 18 points and Jeff Teague had 17 for the Hawks, who are 1 games back of the Eastern Conference lead. Wizards 111 Nets 96

NEW YORK — John Wall had 22 points and 13 assists, Marcin Gortat scored 25 points, and the Washington Wizards beat the Brooklyn Nets 111-96 on Saturday for their fourth straight victory. Rookie Jarell Eddie made four 3-pointers and scored 12 points in the fourth quarter of his NBA debut, helping the Wizards blow open what was a two-point game after three. Washington (14-14), despite a number of injuries, is back at .500 for the first time since it was 6-6 a month ago. Brook Lopez had 19 points and 11 rebounds for the Nets, who lost their sixth straight home game. Thaddeus Young finished with 16 points and 14 boards. Raptors 111 Bucks 90

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Kentucky’s Charles Matthews, left, shoots as Louisville’s Trey Lewis, right, defends during the Wildcats’ 75-73 victory on Saturday. The win gave Kentucky head coach John Calipari his 200th victory as the Wildcat head coach.

Kentucky holds off rival Cards 75-73 for Calipari’s 200th win By KEITH TAYLOR Associated Press

great team. We just didn’t execute down the stretch.” Kentucky got 21 points from LEXINGTON, Ky. — Louispoint guard Tyler Ulis to give ville has taken two ranked John Calipari his 200th victory teams down to the wire this as the Wildcats’ coach. season, only to come up short “It was a great team perforboth times. mance and really a good win,” The 16th-ranked Cardinals Ulis said. “We played with a lot had a chance for the winning more enthusiasm from the shot at No. 12 Kentucky on start.” Saturday, but Damion Lee’s Alex Poythress scored 14 3-point attempt at the buzzer points for Kentucky. Domiwas well off in a 75-73 loss. nique Hawkins added 13 and Louisville’s previous loss Jamal Murray had 12. against a ranked opponent Kentucky’s second-leading was a 71-67 setback at then-No. scorer, Isaiah Briscoe, sat out 3 Michigan State on Dec. 2. after hurting his ankle during “We fight, but we have to pregame warmups. Freshman end that fight with the end of guard Charles Matthews startthe game,” said Lee, who led ed in place of Briscoe, who avall scorers with 27 points. erages 11.5 points, but it was “Our two losses were against Hawkins who gave the Wildtwo great teams and the games cats a spark in his absence. were both pretty balanced, but Hawkins hit a clutch 3-pointer we came out with losses. For and made two free throws in us, it is finishing and executthe final three minutes to keep ing later on down the stretch, the Wildcats in front. because in ACC play, we are In the latest installment of going to go up against some the rivalry, Calipari and Rick hostile teams.” Pitino both received technical Kentucky (10-2) led by 16 fouls late in the first half. points early in the second half Poythress scored six of the before Louisville came almost Wildcats’ first eight points to all the way back. The Cardiopen the second half, stretchnals (11-2) had a chance to tie ing their lead to 52-36 with or take the lead with less than 17:49 remaining. a minute left but Trey Lewis Twice after Louisville pulled was called for traveling. within two in the last five minThe Wildcats then commitutes, Kentucky hit a big ted a shot-clock violation to 3-pointer — one by Ulis and give Louisville one more another from Hawkins. chance. “The first half, we gave up a NO PITINO Pitino didn’t meet with relot of baskets, a lot of offensive porters after the game, with rebounds, a lot of 3s,” Lee assistant Ralph Willard taking said. “We weren’t really playhis place. A school spokesman ing our game. We came back. said Pitino was doing a radio We fought back. It was a very, interview at the time. Pitino very close game against a

has skipped postgame news conferences on occasion this season. “I think guys did a great job of coming back competing in the second half,” Willard said. “(Kentucky) hit some really, really tough shots that ordinarily you would say those are the kind of shots you want them to take in that situation. They made them and you’ve got to give them credit.” A fan posted a fuzzy video after the game of Pitino making a gesture toward the crowd as he headed toward the locker room. The spokesman said Pitino held up his index finger, sarcastically indicating, “We’re No. 1.”

TIP-INS Kentucky: C Skal Labissiere, who started the first 11 games, came off the bench and finished with two points and three rebounds. ... Calipari is the second-fastest coach in Division I history to reach 200 wins at a school, hitting the mark in his 240th game at Kentucky. Only Clair Bee, who earned 200 wins in his first 231 games at Long Island University from 1931-41, did it faster. Louisville: Pitino had a 6-2 record against the Cardinals while coaching the Wildcats. He is 5-12 against Kentucky. Louisville has not won in Lexington since an 89-75 victory in 2008. ... Lewis scored 15 points.

NEXT UP Kentucky hosts Ole Miss on Saturday. Louisville hosts Wake Forest on Jan. 3.

MILWAUKEE — DeMar DeRozan scored 22 points and Terrence Ross had 21, leading Toronto to the road win. Luis Scola had 17 points and 11 rebounds for the Raptors, and Bismack Biyombo added 14 points and 12 rebounds. DeMarre Carroll, who missed the last nine games with a bruised right knee, scored seven points as Toronto won its third straight over Milwaukee. After the Bucks took a slim lead late in the third quarter, the Raptors made eight 3-pointers most were wideopen looks and closed the game out with seven straight for their final 21 points. Scola and Ross each had two in the surge. Heat 108 Magic 101

ORLANDO, Fla. — Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh each scored 24 points, and the Miami Heat beat the Orlando Magic 108-101 on Saturday

night. Goran Dragic added 22 points as Miami won for the third time in four games, including a 94-88 overtime victory against New Orleans on Christmas. Gerald Green scored 15 points, and Bosh also had 10 rebounds. Pelicans 110 Rockets 108

NEW ORLEANS — Anthony Davis had 24 points, 13 rebounds and three blocked shots, Tyreke Evans stole Trevor Ariza’s inbound pass in the final seconds, and the New Orleans Pelicans held on for a 110-108 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night. Eric Gordon scored 26 for the Pelicans, hitting six 3-pointers as New Orleans shot 13 of 24 from long range. Ryan Anderson scored 16 for the Pelicans, while Evans finished with 11 points and 13 assists.

FSU’s Golson does not make trip for bowl game ATLANTA — Everett Golson is not with Florida State for its Peach Bowl game against Houston. The school announced on Saturday after practice for the Dec. 31 game that the quarterback did not make the trip due to personal reasons. Golson, who was a graduate transfer from Notre Dame, played in nine games and started eight as he led the ninth-ranked Seminoles (10-2) to wins in their first six. He lost the starting job to Sean Maguire though in November after throwing three interceptions in 17 attempts. He also committed turnovers on four of seven drives, starting with the fourth quarter of a Oct. 24 loss at Georgia Tech. Golson finishes the season completing 67.1 percent of his passes (147 of 219) for 1,778 yards with 11 touchdowns and three interceptions.

USC Sumter hosting U.S. Baseball Academy Camp The University of South Carolina Sumter is hosting a 4-week baseball camp beginning on Jan. 2, 2016. USC Sumter head coach Tim Medlin will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Classes are available for players in grades 1-12 and are limited to six players per coach. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching, catching, fielding and base running. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit wwwUSBaseball Academy.com, or call toll-free at 866-622-4487. From staff, wire reports

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Pats look for No. 1 seed; Jets trying to keep pace By DENNIS WASZAK Jr. The Associated Press EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Division title? Check. A first-round bye? The New England Patriots have that, too. Next up for Tom Brady and Co. is a chance at the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. And, they could clinch it against the rival New York Jets on Sunday at MetLife Stadium. “It’s a good football team that’s playing well,” Bill Belichick said of the Jets. “We’ll be going into a hostile environment down there, so it will be a big challenge for us this week to be ready to go.” The Patriots (12-2) won their seventh straight AFC East crown and clinched a bye in the opening round of the playoffs for an NFL-record sixth season in a row. With a win over the Jets (9-5), the Patriots would earn home-field advantage in the AFC playoffs for the second consecutive year. New England would also put a serious crimp in New York’s postseason plans. The Jets are on a four-game winning streak, but would currently lose out to both Kansas City and Pittsburgh, each also 9-5, because of tiebreakers. “We’ve probably been in playoff mode in the last four weeks,” Jets coach Todd Bowles said. New York led New England in the fourth quarter the last time the teams played in October, but Brady led the Patriots to a 30-23 victory. The Jets

dropped three of their next four, but have turned things around since. “They went through a little bit of a down period there in the middle of the season, but they’ve really bounced back from that, won their last four games,” Belichick said. “They really do everything well as a team.” New York safety Calvin Pryor also sees a much-improved Jets team from the one that came up short against the Patriots earlier this season. “We’re playing at a very high level, with a purpose,” Pryor said. “When we played them last time, we felt like we could play with them, but we didn’t feel like we could dominate and win that game. I think this is a different mindset now that we have.” BEATING BRADY: The Patriots quarterback is 22-6 against the Jets, including 1-1 in playoffs, as a starter, with 42 TDs, 13 interceptions and 6,894 yards. With Brady under center, New England has won nine of the last 10 regular-season meetings with New York and nine of 11 overall. He has 4,405 yards passing through 14 games and needs to average 297.5 yards in the final two games to reach 5,000 yards for the second time in career. “He’s a great quarterback,” Bowles said. “I’m not the first or the last guy to sit here and compliment him and give him accolades all over the place. He doesn’t need me to say it. He’s got them on his own.”

Plenty on the line in game between Packers, Cardinals By BOB BAUM The Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. — Leave it to Arizona cornerback Jerraud Powers to succinctly explain the playoff significance of Sunday’s Packers-Cardinals game. “It’s either do you want Green Bay to come back here and play (in the playoffs) or — I think today it was 17 degrees up there — do you want to go up there and play?” he said. “I’m from Alabama. If that’s not enough motivation I don’t know what is.” A victory for the Cardinals (12-2) over the Packers (10-4) would clinch at least the No. 2 seed in the NFC and the firstround bye that comes with it. An Arizona loss and the Packers would be one game behind the Cardinals with one to play. If Arizona loses its regular-season finale at home to Seattle, then Green Bay beats Minnesota, suddenly the Packers would have that coveted bye. A win over Green Bay and the Cardinals would play every possible NFC playoff game in Arizona, except if it’s against Carolina. Even that could change in the improbable event Carolina (14-0) loses its final two regular-season games, at Atlanta and at home against Tampa Bay.

“Each game at this time of the year, the games mean a little bit more. They get a little bit bigger,” Arizona quarterback Carson Palmer said. “What we did last Sunday night, locking up the (NFC West) division, it’s on to the next one and this game. There are even more implications on this one.” The importance of the game goes beyond what tangibly is at stake. “Not only does this have big playoff implications, but at the same time, you know, it kind of shows what you’re made of this point in the season,” Green Bay linebacker Clay Matthews said. “Hopefully, it’s a victory and some good (ball) we’ll play. But this is a game that obviously we’ll want to ... set the tone for hopefully this final part of the season and playoffs. “Yeah, it’s a big game.” The Cardinals are on an eight-game winning streak and have won 12 games in a season for the first time in the franchise’s long history. The Packers have moved back into control of the NFC North and have won three straight. The string of wins began when Aaron Rodgers heaved a last-gasp touchdown pass to Richard Rodgers to pull out a win against the Lions.

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Odell Beckham Jr. (13) and the 6-8 New York Giants are still in the playoff race behind divisionleading Washington and cornerback Bashaud Breeland (26). The Redskins are 7-7 and highlight a 2015 NFL season that has been marked by mediocrity, not parity.

NFL season marked by mediocrity, not parity By BARRY WILNER The Associated Press The NFL likes to call it parity. This season, it looks closer to mediocrity. From the porous offensive lines to the suspect quarterbacking and poor tackling, from the inconsistent officiating to the multitude of key injuries, the 2015 season has been filled with the unwatchable. Yes, the playoff races, particularly for the AFC wild card, have been intriguing. Carolina’s chase for perfection has been worthy of headlines. The performances by the league’s top players — particularly the ones making substantial breakthroughs such as Cam Newton and Doug Baldwin on offense, Khalil Mack and Ziggy Ansah on defense — have been mesmerizing. There’s also the noteworthy, if maddening, race to relocate to Los Angeles involving the Rams, Raiders and Chargers. As for the rest, well, let’s hope the playoffs and Super Bowl go in a different direction than we’ve witnessed since September. One team not concerned with the postseason for the 16th straight time — remarkable in itself that anyone could miss the playoffs that many years in a row — is Buffalo. The Bills under Rex Ryan epitomize how disappointing the level of play has been in so many cities. They brought in a high-profile coach and upgraded their talent level. They paid huge salaries to hold on to some key players. And they flopped. “I mean, I could tell you the common thread is this: that when you have high expectations and you don’t reach those things, that obviously you’re going to have a little more questioning,” Ryan says. Here’s what has been most worth questioning:

tion to win a division or grab a wild card when the calendar turns to December, it came close to that goal in 2015. If what it wants is highquality football from many of those teams, sorry. It’s worthwhile to praise the work of the Panthers and Patriots, Cardinals, Broncos and Bengals, who pretty much for the entire season have risen above the morass. Second-half surges by the Chiefs, Steelers and Seahawks have been impressive. But also recall that Kansas City lost five in a row, going into a funk after blowing a game against Denver. Seattle wasted the best home-field advantage in the sport, falling twice at CenturyLink Field and basically being handed a win over Detroit by incorrect officiating. Pittsburgh was 4-4 and somehow lost to Baltimore at home. Most disturbing, even laughable, has been the level of play and coaching throughout the NFC East and AFC South. It’s still possible both wretched divisions will be won by teams without winning records, who then deservedly will be underdogs as hosts to a wild card in the playoffs. The league can brag all it wants about how packed together so many clubs are. It’s sort of like finding a slew of fast-food restaurants together along a busy roadway.

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Shield your eyes. These basic skills appear to have gone the way of the chip shot extra point (one of the good things about this season, incidentally). One reason quarterbacking has been so spotty (see below) is the inability of linemen, tight ends and running backs to provide protection. No area requires bonding more than the O-line, but even some units that enjoy that continuity have underPARITY performed. If the Broncos If what the NFL wants is disappear quickly in the nearly every team in conten- race to the Super Bowl, the

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Newton dismissed the MVP discussion as “irrelevant.” “I’m ignoring the MVP talk because it’s a team sport,” he said. Carolina never looked more dominant in its run than on Dec. 13, when it raced to a 21-0 first-quarter lead and beat the Falcons 38-0. Atlanta’s first shutout loss in 11 years left a mark on the team. “Anytime you get whipped, it for sure leaves a scar in FILE/The Associated Press you,” said Falcons coach Dan Carolina quarterback Cam Newton (1) and the 14-0 Panthers will try Quinn this week. “I don’t to clinch home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs today spend all my time thinking when they face Atlanta. about it, but by the same token

I didn’t forget it.” Falcons running back Devonta Freeman said this week the loss will “stick with me probably forever.” The Falcons (7-7) looked like a definite playoff contender when they opened the season with five straight wins. The reality check was demoralizing. A streak of seven losses in eight games, including six straight, all but ended Atlanta’s playoff hopes. This is a rare chance for Atlanta to atone for the ugly loss to the Panthers after waiting only two weeks. “We’re in a unique spot that we don’t have to (wait),” Quinn said. “ ... Having it come so quickly, with another opportu-

lack of solid blocking could be the determining factor. On the other side, it might be difficult to find a dozen fundamentally strong tacklers in the entire NFL. In their, uh, defense, the rules about what’s a legal hit have made some of them gun-shy or confused. But the very basics of wrapping up and keeping the head out of the play have been lost.

QUARTERBACKING Someone recently wondered why the league doesn’t simply expand to get teams into Los Angeles — or the cities abandoned through relocation — and maybe even into London in the near future. One good reason: Where will NFL-quality quarterbacks come from? And what is NFL-quality for the position today? It’s seems fair to say that half of the 32 teams aren’t sure what they have behind center, and a bunch of those don’t like what they have. There is hope with the likes of Jameis Winston, Marcus Mariota, Derek Carr, Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles as the new wave, and with Newton and Russell Wilson in the MVP conversation. But future eliteness for QBs is unpredictable — see Matt Ryan — and when the aging crop of stars leaves, it’s hard to see the college game producing an ample number of replacements.

OFFICIATING For decades, it’s been fashionable for fans to blame the officials for losses, while team owners, general managers and coaches have bitten their tongues and tried to shrug off officiating problems. Not anymore. There’s a growing sentiment that game officials have lost their way, and the NFL will need to look long and hard into how it handles who is blowing the whistles; how to simplify the rule book; and how to better use the ever-improving technology.

nity to go do it, we’re thrilled to death.” STEWART HURTING: Rivera said he would “err on the side of caution” with running back Jonathan Stewart, who suffered a sprained foot in the last game against Atlanta and didn’t play against the Giants last week. Rookie Cameron Artis-Payne had 59 yards rushing last week. SLIM AND NONE: Atlanta kept its slim postseason hopes alive by beating Jacksonville 23-17 last week. To make the playoffs, the Falcons would have to win their last two games and have Seattle and Minnesota lose their last two games. The Falcons play New Orleans next week in Atlanta.

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Saturday, Dec. 19

Celebration Bowl Atlanta N.C. A&T 41, Alcorn State 34 New Mexico Bowl Albuquerque Arizona 45, New Mexico 37 Las Vegas Bowl Utah 35, BYU 28 Camellia Bowl Montgomery, Ala. Appalachian State 31, Ohio 29 Cure Bowl Orlando, Fla. San Jose State 27, Georgia State 16 New Orleans Bowl Louisiana Tech 47, Arkansas St. 28

Monday, Dec. 21

Miami Beach Bowl W. Kentucky 45, South Florida 35

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Famous Idaho Potato Bowl Boise Akron 23, Utah State 21 Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl Toledo 32, Temple 17

Wednesday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl San Diego Boise State 55, Northern Illinois 7 GoDaddy Bowl Mobile, Ala. Georgia Southern 58, Bowling Green 27

Thursday, Dec. 24

Bahamas Bowl Nassau W. Michigan 45, Middle Tenn. 31 Hawaii Bowl Honolulu San Diego State 42, Cincinnati 7

Saturday, Dec. 26

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl Marshall 16, UConn 10 Sun Bowl El Paso, Texas Washington State 20, Miami 14 Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington 44, Southern Mississippi 31 Pinstripe Bowl Bronx, N.Y. Duke 44, Indiana 41, OT Independence Bowl Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech 55, Tulsa 52 Foster Farms Bowl Santa Clara, Calif. Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Dec. 28

Military Bowl Annapolis, Md. Navy (10-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Quick Lane Bowl Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN2)

Tuesday, Dec. 29

Armed Forces Bowl Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN) Russell Athletic Bowl Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor (93), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN) Arizona Bowl Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (ASN) Texas Bowl Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN)

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Belk Bowl Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) Music City Bowl Nashville, Tenn. Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (84), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Holiday Bowl San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Thursday, Dec. 31

Peach Bowl Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN) Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal) Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (111), 4 p.m. (ESPN) Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal) Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN)

Friday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2) Citrus Bowl Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC) Fiesta Bowl Glendale, Ariz. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN) Rose Bowl Pasadena, Calif. Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN) Sugar Bowl New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Duke FG beats Indiana 44-41 in overtime of Pinstripe Bowl NEW YORK — Ross Martin kicked a 36-yard field goal in overtime, and Duke won a bowl game for the first time in 54 years with a 44-41 victory over Indiana Saturday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium. After Martin made his kick on the first possession of the extra period, the Hoosiers’ Griffin Oakes missed a 38-yard attempt to hand the Blue Devils their first bowl victory since the 1961 Cotton Bowl. Oakes’ try sailed over the right upright and was ruled wide. Oakes protested, but the kick could not be reviewed, and Duke poured onto the field to celebrate. st. petersburg Bowl Marshall 16 Connecticut 10 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Chase Litton went 23 for 34 for 218 yards and one touchdown as Marshall won its 10th game this season by beating Connecticut 16-10 in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Nick Smith had three field goals for Marshall (10-3), including a 32-yarder with 1:44 to play that was part of a 13-play, 80-yard march that lasted 6:35. The Thundering Herd went 13-1 a year ago. Heart of Dallas Bowl Washington 44 Southern Mississippi 31 DALLAS — Myles Gaskin broke a third-quarter tie with an 86-yard run and finished with a season-high 181 yards and four touchdowns to help Washington beat Southern Mississippi 44-31

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Duke’s Braxton Deaver, left, scores a touchdown past Indiana’s Will Dawkins during the Blue Devils’ 44-41 overtime victory on Saturday in the Pinstripe Bowl at Yankee Stadium in New York.

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snowy Sun Bowl. Erik Powell added field goals of 30 and 25 yards to help the Cougars (9-4) win a bowl games for the first time since the 2003 Holiday Bowl. Miami (8-5) lost its sixth consecutive bowl game. Washington State limited Miami to three first downs over the second and third quarters. Independence Bowl

Miami 14 EL PASO, Texas — Luke Falk threw two touchdown passes to lead Washington State to a 20-14 victory over Miami on Saturday in the

Tulsa 52 SHREVEPORT, La. — Michael Brewer threw for 344 yards, Isaiah Ford had 227 yards receiving and coach

on Saturday in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. The Huskies (7-6) won their last two regular-season games by a combined 97-17 over Oregon State and Washington State to become bowl eligible and then delivered Chris Petersen’s first postseason victory in his two seasons at Washington. Sun Bowl

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Frank Beamer won his final game at Virginia Tech, 55-52 over Tulsa on Saturday night in the Independence Bowl. The 69-year-old Beamer announced in November he would retire following the season. He finished with a 238-121-2 record at Virginia Tech over 29 seasons. Tulsa (6-7) rallied from a three-touchdown deficit in the second half to pull to 55-52 with 3:47 left. Virginia Tech’s Dadi L’homme Nicolas ended Tulsa’s final drive with a sack of Dane Evans on fourth down. From wire reports

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alter their friendship or respect both have for each From Page B1 other. “I’m excited for (Venables), These teams met last post- happy for him that he and season, Clemson pounding they have had so much sucOklahoma 40-6 in the Russell cess,” Stoops said. “Once you Athletic Bowl. tee it and tee it off, that gets Venables would rather not put aside for about four face close friends in Oklaho- hours.” ma coach Bob Stoops, SoonThe Tigers-Sooners winers defensive coordinator ner will face either No. 2 AlaMike Stoops — the head bama or No. 3 Michigan coach’s brother — for a secState for college football’s ond straight season, but unbiggest prize. derstands programs striving Venables is attempting to to be the best must ultimate- lock his players back into the ly meet to settle things. work ethic they’ve showed “I could certainly handle much of the season in the that,” he said. first week of bowl practice. That was not the case a Clemson ended last season season ago when Venables as the country’s No. 1 dewas clearly uncomfortable fense — it limited Oklahoma discussing Stoops and the to its fewest points and secSooner players he helped re- ond fewest yards (275) in cruit during his stay there. 2014 — and lost eight startStoops put Venables on his ers on the unit, including first staff in 1999 and a year NFL first-round picks in delater the duo celebrated fensive end Vic Beasley and Oklahoma’s last national linebacker Stephone Anthochampionship. ny. This time, only one will Venables hoped his frontleave victorious. line starters could hold down “We know what the stakes the fort until the young backare out there,” Venables said. ups got up to speed. Instead, Bob Stoops said last year’s Clemson’s defense took off meeting and this year’s strongly with several signifimatchup, win or lose, won’t cant early performances.

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Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables, left, gives instructions during a practice. The former Oklahoma assistant leads No. 1 Clemson’s defense in the upcoming Orange Bowl matchup against Oklahoma on Thursday. It limited Notre Dame 1,000-yard runner C.J. Prosise to 50 yards and defensive tackle Carlos Watkins made the crucial late stop with the Irish looking to tie on a twopoint conversion in Clemson’s 24-22 victory. The second half of the season has been more of a struggle for the Tigers, who have allowed 27 points or more in four of their last six games after not giving up that many to any opponent in their first seven contests.

It was an issue for Clemson in the ACC championship game. The Tigers built a 19-point lead in the second half over North Carolina before needing to secure a second on-sides kick at the end to hold on, 45-37. Venables said Clemson’s consistency to lock up opponents must improve. “Jekyll and Hyde, I’m not sure what one I’m pulling for,” Venables said. “But I know I’m pulling for one and not the other.”

Barry University. “This is a big opportunity. It’s not about getting here. It’s about winning it,” Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops said. “Hopefully, our guys will keep preparing that way.” Swinney’s message to his team: “Just continue to be who we are.” Clemson practiced inside Memorial Stadium before flying down Monday. Swinney called it one of the team’s best practices of the season, adding, “Everybody was there early, dialed in and ready to work.” Stoops said the Sooners have had a strong couple of weeks of practices in Norman. They practiced in their indoor facility and raised the temperature “as high as it would go,” Stoops said, to

simulate the conditions in South Florida. “We had the heat cranked up,” Stoops said. “A little different here, though.” Oklahoma played at Sun Life against Florida in the 2008 BCS Championship, but that game kicked off at night as opposed to the 4 p.m. kickoff against Clemson. It has been unusually warm here this month even by South Florida standards — 82 degrees and bright sunshine when the Sooners arrived. Most of the OU players wore sweat shirts as they disembarked Monday. “I got off the plane and felt this heat and it was pretty similar to what we were practicing in indoors,” Shepard said. “So I think it was good for us.”

Saturday, Jan. 2 TaxSlayer Bowl Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN) Liberty Bowl Memphis, Tenn. Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (7-5), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Alamo Bowl San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN) Cactus Bowl Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN)

Monday, Jan. 11

College Football Championship Game Glendale, Ariz. Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN)

Saturday, Jan. 23

East-West Shrine Classic At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN) NFLPA Collegiate Bowl At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2)

Saturday, Jan. 30

Senior Bowl At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)

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Orange Bowl because you don’t usually have a welcome From Page B1 like this. I’m not sure if anybody was there when we with hopes to achieve this. pulled up last year.” So to get on the plane today, Clemson beat Oklahoma to know that it’s finally here 40-6 at the Russell Athletic ... and to actually get here, Bowl in Orlando last season, you feel like time is ticking but Oklahoma receiver Sterquickly.” ling Shepard said Saturday Just like the Sooners (11-1), it’s two different teams. the Tigers (13-0) were greeted “It feels completely differwith water cannons from ent from last year,” he said. two fire trucks showering While Clemson landed at their plane with a welcome 5:30 p.m., an hour later than blast, as well as an orange scheduled because of mecarpet lined with orangechanical problems with their jacketed Orange Bowl Complane before takeoff, the mittee members handing Sooners had no travel issues them fresh oranges. despite severe weather in “Good to be back,” SwinNorman, Oklahoma. ney told them through a wide They arrived on time at 1 grin. He told the media a few p.m. After lunch and a team minutes later, “It’s always meeting, they practiced for neat when you come to the the first time in Miami at

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2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, but before that comes a marquee From Page B1 matchup against Manning to kick the day off at 11 a.m. The Wilson said. “We’ve got Spring Lady Monarchs could enter Valley in the opening round, that game sporting a 10-0 overso we’ve got to come out and all mark. be ready to compete against a Meanwhile Sumter’s boys great team.” will play at least two of the Crestwood will play at least late games, The Gamecocks a pair of 4A squads. The will face C.E. Murray at 7:30 Lady Knights will also take p.m. on Monday and then take on Blythewood on Tuesday at on Lee Central at the same 6 p.m. time on Tuesday at The Cas“It’s a couple days of great tle. SHS also has a 4 p.m. competition,” Wilson said. game on Tuesday against “That’s what you want. We Latta. wanted to play good teams in Lee Central and Manning order to prepare us for region boys will face off at 4 p.m. on play (in January).” Monday at Chestnut Oaks. Sumter’s girls will also get a Both the boys and girls squads couple of tough matchups. The from each will play at least Lady Gamecocks play C.A. three games. Johnson on Monday at 4 p.m. The tournament features six at The Castle before a doubleboys teams and seven girls header of sorts the next day. teams in pool play after ColletSHS takes on Lee Central at on County was a late scratch.

Those originally scheduled games will simply not be played, providing a break in the action. Each day will tip off with games starting at 11 a.m. at The Castle and at 2:30 p.m. at the Chestnut Oaks gymnasium. The championship games will be played on Wednesday at The Castle with the girls starting things off at 6 p.m. and the boys championship slated for 7:30 p.m. Championship game participants will be decided by the top two teams with the most victories. In the case of a tie, it will be the fewest point differential total (max 15) or, if necessary, a coin flip. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for students either in high school or college. One ticket is good for both venues.

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Sumter’s Jessica Harris (20) and Crestwood’s Jayla Bolden will each look to lead their respective teams to the championship of the District 9 Officials Christmas Tournament which begins on Monday at Crestwood High School and Chestnut Oaks Middle School. The title games are scheduled for Wednesday at 6 & 7:30 p.m. at The Castle. DISTRICT 9 OFFICIALS christmas TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE MONDAY at Chestnut Oaks 2:30 p.m. -- Lamar vs. C.E. Murray (Boys) 4 p.m. -- Manning vs. Lee Central (Boys) 6 p.m. -- Lee Central vs. Manning (Girls) 7:30 p.m. -- Lamar vs. Latta (Boys) at Crestwood 11 a.m. -- Lee Central vs. Latta (Boys) 12:30 p.m. -- Lee Central vs. C.A. Johnson (Girls) 2:30 p.m. -- Spring Valley vs. Blythewood (Girls) 4 p.m. -- Sumter vs. C.A. Johnson (Girls) 6 p.m. -- Crestwood vs. Spring Valley (Girls) 7:30 p.m. -- Sumter vs. C.E. Murray (Boys) TUESDAY at Chestnut Oaks

2:30 p.m. -- Lamar vs. Manning (Boys) 6 p.m. -- Manning vs. C.A. Johnson (Girls) 7:30 p.m. -- Manning vs. C.E. Murray (Boys) at Crestwood 11 a.m. -- Manning vs. Sumter (Girls) 2:30 p.m. -- Sumter vs. Lee Central (Girls) 4 p.m. -- Latta vs. Sumter (Boys) 6 p.m. -- Crestwood vs. Blythewood (Girls) 7:30 p.m. -- Lee Central vs. Sumter (Boys) WEDNESDAY at Crestwood 6 p.m. -- Girls championship 7:30 p.m. -- Boys championship Tickets: $7 for adults, $5 for students (high school or college) per day. Ticket good for both sites.

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Laugh your way into 2016 Sumter Opera House welcomes New Year with comedy BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

he Sumter Opera House wants to help you bring in

the New Year with laughter. Beginning at 8 p.m. Thursday, two veteran comedians will take the stage to ensure the only tears shed for the passing of 2015 will be those caused by reactions to their jokes and humorous stories.

Dan Mengini and Steve Mingolla are seasoned comedians who’ve done standup for many years in prestigious clubs around the country. Both have traveled and shared the stage with James Gregory, “The Funniest Man in America,” who regularly performs to packed houses at the Sumter Opera House on Valentine’s Day. In addition to the comedy, the evening includes an after party with the comedians, complete with complimentary champagne at midnight and a balloon drop with cash and other prizes. Described as “a definite burst of New York attitude mixed in with a bit of Southern hospitality,” Mingolla appeals to all audiences. He

Dan Mengini will share the Sumter Opera House with another stand-up comic, Steve Mingolla, for the city’s New Year’s Eve Comedy Explosion.

began his career as a doorman at the world famous Comedy Store in Hollywood more than 20 years ago and since then has performed in more than 40 states. While covering many topics, Mingolla keeps it clean and good-spirited, using a variety of voices and characters to induce laughter. His main topic for comedy is life itself. As he has said, “I’m a happy guy; I smile all the time. And people always ask ‘Why are you always smiling?’ So I tell them — I stopped watching the news ... .” Mingolla has also appeared on numerous TV commercials, syndicated radio shows, TNN, Comedy Central, Showtime, PBS and Comcast Comedy on Demand. He lives in Atlanta with his wife, kids, dogs, fishes and a turtle. Mengini is known for his brilliance in making true life experiences hilarious. On the small side physically, he says he’s “too worried about too little and not really smart enough to do anything about it.” That has resulted in his being called the Featherweight Champion of Overthinking. Among his biggest fans are Jeff Foxworthy (“You might be a redneck if ...”), Lewis Black, Ron White, Rob Schneider, James Gregory and Robert Klein. White even said of Mengini, “He made me spit my drink up.” According to Ellen Jansen, the city’s Community Improvement Coordinator, “The evening is timed to allow for maximum enjoyment. The comedy showcase will start at 8 p.m., allowing attendees time to enjoy an early dinner at a favorite restaurant before the show.” Opera House doors will open at 7 p.m. for early arrivals who wish to enjoy refreshments before the show. After the comedy countdown, guests can await the New Year at a festive after party in the City Centre, which adjoins the Sumter Opera House. It will feature a complimentary champagne

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Comedian Steve Mingolla, who will perform at the Sumter Opera House on New Year’s Eve, is known for his good-spirited, clean and hilarious stand-up style. He and Dan Mengini will also be guests at the city’s after party in the City Centre. Tickets are still available. toast at midnight along with a balloon drop filled with cash and other prizes. Mengini and Mingolla will both attend the party, for which music and space for dancing will be provided, along with a staffed concessions stand and a big-screen TV to watch the ball drop in New York City’s Times Square. The Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., will present a New Year’s Eve Comedy

Countdown at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 31. General admission tickets are $30 at the door. For more information, call (803) 436-2616 or visit the website www.SumterOperaHouse.com.

OPERA HOUSE SCHEDULE The New Year will bring several more events to the Sumter Opera House, according to Seth Reimer, City of Sumter Cultural Manager. They include:

• Jan. 23 —Comedian Rocky LaPorte • Feb. 5 — The musical, “Just a Closer Walk with Patsy Cline” • Feb. 12 — James Hunter Six, R&B band • Feb. 13 — James Gregory, “Funniest Man in America” • March 11 — Los Lonely Boys, “Texican” rock • April 27 — Christian comedian Chonda Pierce • April 29 — Shenandoah, country music band

News reel to feature Iris Festival; 9-hole golf course opens 75 YEARS AGO – 1941 May 19–25 Four members of the local lodge of Knights of Pythias will be awarded the 50-year veteran’s jewels tomorrow night at a special meeting at the Oswego community house. The following men will be honored: D.W. Cuttino, G.W. Dick, Sr.; John S. Kennedy and John T. Green. • Congressman Yesteryear H.P. Fulin Sumter mer notiSAMMY WAY fied the Sumter Library Board of the approval of Project (WPA) 165-1-33-264, $12,341, for the construction of an addition and making alterations to the public library building, work to include performing carpentry, masonry, steel and roofing work, painting, placing lath, and plastering, installing plumbing and electrical facilities, removing portions of existing building, and performing incidental and appurtenant work in connection therewith. • The best business in the company’s 25-year history

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1941 -- The cast of “Jonesy” rehearses for the last Little Theatre play of the year, which will be presented at Central School auditorium at 8:15 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. and the sweeping public approval of a new automobile was celebrated at a “victory dinner” in Atlanta last week by Nash dealers from this area, according to Ralph Haddon, local Nash retailer, who was one of those honored at the dinner for outstanding sales work. • Col. Wyndham Manning will deliver the address at the memorial service on June 1 at

Trinity Methodist Church, as the opening of the two-day reunion of the Wildcat Division veterans. • Billy Lynam, Sumter’s number one flier, will leave tomorrow morning for Alexandria, Virginia, where he will serve as instructor with the Asheboro Flying School. Billy said this morning that he did not know what type class he would instruct, but it is

thought that he will teach one of the five classes that they have there that comes under the aeronautical association’s jurisdiction. • The Children’s Home is being remodeled on the inside. The work began May 19. One hundred sixty-two boys and girls have been benefited by this home since it was organized in 1930. The board of Trustees has ap-

pointed an advisory committee comprising Mrs. G.R. Kitchens, Mrs. J.B. Britton and Miss Jean Reid. • At the annual meeting of the members of the Sunset Country Club, Dr. R.B. Bultman, D.M. Moses, Luther Wimberly and W.B. Leroy were elected members of the board of governors. At the organization meeting of the board held immediately after the annual meeting, the following were elected, all by acclamation: President, A. Ryan Kennedy; first vice president, Luther Wimberly; second vice-president, Dr. R.B. Bultman. • The entire Iris Festival parade to be held May 30, will become a permanent scene of beauty and shown all over the United States, as Kermit Ward announced today that a news reel sound artist will be here on that date to take a complete picture of all of the festivities. Every merchant and organization in Sumter, who intends to enter a float in this parade, is urged to immediately contact J. Cliff Brown and get a spot in the parade, so that the float and its owner can be scheduled to appear in the news reel.

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Timmons-Phillips MANNING — Abigail Timmons of Manning and Terry “Trey” Lamar Phillips Jr. of Moore were united in marriage at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, at Cross Roads Bible Fellowship Church. The bride is the daughter of Billy and Susan Timmons, and the granddaughter of the late Agnes and Millard Geddings, the late Alma T. Hodge, the late George Geddings and the late Archie C. Timmons, all of Manning. She graduated from Charleston Southern University. She is employed as a program coordinator for Clemson University. The bridegroom is the son of Terry and Sharon Phillips of Moore, and the grandson of the late Henry C. “Jack” and Sandra Bonner, and the late Lamar and Ellen Phillips, all of Spartanburg. He is employed as a front end web developer by Flying Bridge Technologies.

The Rev. Jason Lee officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Amanda Borchik, vocalist; and Erica Peterson and Davida McDougall, pianists. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a Pronovius gown of dupioni silk with a sweetheart neckline and chapellength train accented with pearls. She carried a bouquet of white hydrangea, freesia, roses, hypericum berries and dusty miller hand tied with fabric from her mother’s wedding gown. Amanda Proffitt, sister of the bride, served as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Erin Brewer, Letitia Ard, Ami Frierson, Jackie Kippen, Stacy Anderson and Carrie King. Chris Glace served as best man. Groomsmen were Thomas Phillips, Ryan Smith, Justin Dallas, Will Glace, Chris Kennedy and Andrew

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Hand. Ring bearers were Will Proffitt, nephew of the bride, and Noah Ross, nephew of the bridegroom. The bride’s parents held the reception at The Cypress Center in Manning. The bridegroom’s parents held the rehearsal party at the church. Following a wedding trip to Puerto Morelos, Mexico, the couple resides in Fort Mill.

EARLY WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT DEADLINES The deadline for engagement and wedding announcements to publish in the Jan. 3, 2015, edition was Dec. 22. Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The normal deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. For additional information, call (803) 774-1264. ANNOUNCEMENT FEES: $95: Standard wedding announcement with photo $90: Standard wedding announcement without photo $75: Standard engagement announcement with photo $70: Standard engagement announcement without photo If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Sumter Item’s form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

DEAR ABBY — My daughter, a single parent, has a 27-year-old son who has asDear Abby saulted ABIGAIL her severVAN BUREN al times. He has never worked and has been in trouble with the law because of drugs. Recently, she called me to ask if she and her son could spend the night with me. (They live 160 miles away.) I told her that because of his past behavior it wasn’t a good idea. She was very offended and said I would “never see her son again.” After sending me several hurtful emails, she’s no longer speaking to me, despite the fact that I have always taken care of her and listened to her problems about her son. I deserve an apology -which I won’t receive. But I feel bad about the situation. How do I fix it without apologizing myself ? Dad with a dilemma in Florida DEAR DAD — Because you know an apology from your daughter won’t be

forthcoming, don’t expect one. Considering the fact that your grandson has a tendency to be violent, I don’t blame you for not wanting him in your home. So stand pat. Your daughter will start talking to you again as soon as she needs something from you. Of that, I am sure. DEAR ABBY — I am a teacher who occasionally must conduct parent-teacher conferences through a translator. My colleague and I are wondering, what is the proper protocol for these conversations? We are not sure whether to make eye contact with the translator or the parent when talking and listening. Thank you for your help. An international educator DEAR EDUCATOR — It is important to make eye contact with the person with whom you are communicating. When you are being given a translation, it’s all right to make eye contact with the translator. However, when asking a question or directing a comment to the parent, you should look the parent in the eye. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

Errol Flynn’s ‘Captain Blood’ turns 80 BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks

hile most screen legends from Holly-

wood’s Golden Age found fame only after working their way through vaudeville, radio, or numerous minor film roles, Errol Flynn was the proverbial overnight sensation. Virtually unknown to Hollywood in the early 1930s, Flynn became a household name after the success of the 1935 Michael Curtiz-directed swashbuckling adventure “Captain Blood,” released 80 years ago this month. “My dad had only been in a couple of other Hollywood films, in very minor roles,” said Rory Flynn from her home near Wilmington, North Carolina. “Jack Warner took a huge gamble to hire him, trusting his instinct when he saw the magic and charisma of my father.” At a budget of around $1 million, it was a risk for Warner Brothers, especially as Flynn’s leading lady, Olivia de Havilland, was also a relative newcomer. Curtiz was a tough director, too, and rode the rookie Aussie actor hard. “He could be quite a little dictator on the set,” explained Rory. “I’ve seen notes written to Curtiz from Hal Wallis, also a producer on the film, telling him to stop putting Errol down and crushing his confidence. But at this early point in his career, my dad didn’t have any clout so he basically did what he was told.” Flynn endured and went on to become box office gold for Warner’s into the 1940s. But after a lifetime of flamboyant, hard living, Flynn died at just 50 in 1959, when Rory was 12. While her early memories of seeing her dad on film are distant, they remain vivid. “The first time I saw him was in the Bugs Bunny car-

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Errol Flynn, foreground, is shown in a scene from “Captain Blood, “ released 80 years ago. Directed by Michael Curtiz, the film resulted in instant fame for the handsome actor, who died in 1959. toon, ‘Rabbit Hood,’ which contains a live action clip of him from ‘The Adventures of Robin Hood,’” she recalled. “We had a copy, and he would show it at the house all the time. For a kid, what could be more fun than seeing your dad with Bugs?” Rory says her first theatrical viewing of a Flynn film was a western, after he died. “We would go to this theater in Hollywood that showed old movies on Saturdays,” she said. “It was probably ‘They Died with Their Boots On’ or ‘Dodge City,’ and I remember thinking how handsome he was. Today, whenever I see his films I just wish I’d had more time with him.” She is also struck by the re-

semblance between her father and her actor son, Sean. “He has my father’s eyes and so many gestures, looks, and movements like my dad’s that my heart just bursts with emotion.” Rory and Sean will introduce Flynn’s 1941 “Dive Bomber” at the Coronado Island Film Festival, in Coronado, California, Jan. 15-18 (see www.coronadoislandfilmfest.com). In the decade following “Captain Blood,” Rory says the success of Flynn’s films “practically built Warner Brothers studios.” So perhaps it was fitting, having provided Flynn’s big break in “Captain Blood,” that Jack Warner should offer his star a final farewell.

“Errol had trials and tribulations in his life,” said Warner in the eulogy, but he remained a “warm and generous human being.” “I remember the funeral and seeing my father lying in state, and that was tough when you’re 12 years old,” recalled Rory. “I had lost my best friend, but through his films and many fans around the world he will always be with us.” Rory’s Errol Flynn web site is www.inlikeflynn.com Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. Follow @TinseltownTalks.

Famous swashbuckling actor Errol Flynn holds his daughter Rory in this photo from 1950. She said her father’s films “practically built Warner Bros. studios.”

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Ohio photographer documents Stateburg home

his issue of Reflections looks back at one of Stateburg’s

most recognizable homes and the man who came to capture its image on film. Many native Sumterites will not recognize Borough

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House by the name of Hillcrest; however, this will be discussed in the article. The material for this issue was taken from two articles written in 1925 and 1970. The information is from The Item archives and will be reprinted with a modicum of editing due to their length. In 1970 Brenda Moulton, Item staff writer, noted “The Borough House in Stateburg, one of the oldest homes in Sumter County, was to be included on a Historic Homes Tour for the Tricentennial celebration.” She also notes that “the name of the house derives from the fact that it was a prominent house in the borough, or village, of Stateburg. It is situated on a hill near the old King’s Highway running from Charleston to Camden and has been known variously as Hillcrest

Lt. Gen. “Fighting Dick” Anderson was one of Robert E. Lee’s lieutenants. and Rouge Mont, but the old name has always been current. Stateburg before the Civil War had its own court-house, post office, several taverns and a race track, but these were destroyed during the War, and Stateburg is now more an area than a small town.” The ensuing article appeared in the April 29, 1925, issue of the Sumter Daily Item and discusses a visit to Stateburg by Leon Skeels and his desire to complete a comprehensive photographic journal of a home he referred to as “Hillcrest.” During his stay he made some unique observations of the home and “Southern Culture” that will surely interest our readers. The article stated that “Among the guests at the Claremont Hotel are Mr. and Mrs. Leon C. Skeels of Cleveland, Ohio, who arrived here last Wednesday after a most delightful motor trip from Cleveland, They will probably remain a

few days longer, while Mr. Skeels is doing photographic work at Hill Crest, the historic Stateburg home of Mr. and Mrs. W.L. Saunders, parents of Mrs. Walter White, of Cleveland, at whose urgent request Mr. Skeels was induced to visit this section. “In talking about their trip to a visitor Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. Skeels expressed themselves as delighted with the pleasant spring weather and the sweet odors which seemed to pervade the atmosphere all along the roads in this section. They were also pleased with the good roads they found in North and South Carolina, which seemed a surprise to them, although they were too polite to express it that way. The roads of Sumter County came in for a share of this praise, but Mr. Skeels thought they ought to have built them a little wider, so there would be less danger of speeders and reckless drivers. “Mr. Skeels is an expert in photographic work and has a number of books on photography to his credit. He is the originator of the ‘Stereopticon Tours,’ which were so very popular a few years ago and which are still largely in vogue in many sections. He is at present taking pictures of Hill Crest and its surroundings for Mrs. White, who was born and reared there, and will complete a collection of photographs of the place which will have a much historic interest and value, besides being of sentimental interest to the members of the Saunders and White families. “Mr. and Mrs. Skeels were both struck with the Saunders home and its old and historic furniture. They spoke very pleasantly of the Church of the Holy Cross, of which Mr. Skeels is also making photographs. Since their arrival Mr. and Mrs. Skeels have on several occasions been the house guests of Mr. and Mrs. Saunders, and they were charmed and delighted with the true old-fashioned southern hospitality shown them and surprised at the bountiful supply of good things placed on their table, nearly all of which were raised by Mr. Saunders in his garden or on his farm. In referring to the many vegetables which Mr. Saunders had grown in his own garden, Mr. Skeels expressed his disappointment that it was so difficult to get nice fresh vegetables in hotels and restaurants of this section “Mr. and Mrs. Skeels follow the northern and eastern hours of eating and have not yet become accustomed to the southern style of eating dinner shortly after noon. Mr. Skeels stated that he had found it next to impossible to get vegetables for his 6 o’clock dinner, which seemed so strange, when they could be raised right here so easily. In this regard he stated that he firmly believed that it was the diet which was responsible for apparent lack of energy of many southern people. He believed that if they would eat more fresh vegetables all the year around and lean meats and leave off much of the fat meat and heavy, heat producing foods, such as sweet potatoes, hominy, rice, etc., southern people would suffer much less from the heat and feel a lot more energetic. Those foods, he said were all right

The Borough House at Stateburg, part of the largest complex of old buildings in the U.S., is built of pise de terre (rammed earth). when it was cold and heatproducing elements were needed by the body, but they were certainly the wrong foods in a hot climate. In the meat diet he suggested lamb and mutton to take the place of pork, as less heat producing and more nourishing for hot weather, and the sheep could be raised here as easily as they were in other sections. In talking along this line Mr. Skeels ... stated that the Germans had the best balanced ration of any nation in the world and he attributed their energy and the great amount of work they accomplished largely to this fact. ... “Referring to his photography, Mr. Skeels stated that it was his hope soon to complete a photographic historical and economic history of each state in the union. He pointed out that the use of such works in libraries and schools would be the means of school children and people generally seeing and therefore knowing, more of the other parts of their own country than they now know. In this way, he pointed out; he might make the photographs as stereoscopic views in book form, which would be set on the stereoscope so that they might be turned over, a page at a time, with the description on the opposite page. Mr. Skeels said the pictures he was now making at Stateburg at the Saunders home could be used in such an historical and economic work. Besides being a photographic story of a state he said they would be the means of promoting and in the taking of these pictures he has worked all over the United States, and while he knows more than most people, he feels that there are still a great many things that he still has to learn about this country, and he is confident that his photographic history, if he can find time to complete it, will do more than most anything else that can be done to help other people get acquainted with all sections of their own country.” Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

One of the several beautifully furnished rooms found at the Borough House is shown.

The summer kitchen located behind the main living quarters remains much as it did when it was built. Most of the furnishings are original, as well.

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Dr. William Wallace Anderson constructed this library on the grounds of the plantation. Note the Doric columns and the gable of the Greek Revival style, popular in the early 19th century.

The vista at the rear of the home boasts a garden planted in the English manner by the late Mary Heron Hooper, a former resident of Borough House.

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YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 • The door to the state baseball championship was slammed in the face of Sumter High’s Gamecocks yesterday as Newberry’s hard-hitting Bulldogs put on a sevenrun rally in the eighth to break a 2-2 deadlock and put the game on ice. The upstaters went on to win easily 11-3. The Gamecocks haven’t won a state championship in this sport since the Wilder boys, Cy Harrison and others turned the trick in 1928. • Miss Jeanette Roth of the Winthrop College Music Department will give a program of sacred music at 8:30 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg. Miss Roth will be assisted by Mrs. S.O. Plowden and Mr. Jack Frierson. Miss Roth received her master’s degree from Northwestern University and is a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music. The program is sponsored by the Woman’s Auxiliary of the Church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, and an offering will be taken for the Church Home Orphanage at York.

50 YEARS AGO – 1966 March 21–27 Sumter’s Edmunds High School Band will join battle with over a score of other high school martial musical units during the 1966 Sun Fun Festival at Myrtle Beach on South Carolina’s Grand Strand June 8 through 12. Robert Simmons, band director, accepted the invitation to place his band in competition with those from five states in the famed Carolina’s early summer fete. • R.J. “Chic” Mathis, 47, a local distributor and package store operator, today announced his candidacy for the state House of Representatives. Mathis will run in the June Democratic primary. Attorney Ernest A. Finney Jr., also announced today. He became the seventh candidate in the running for four House seats. Others are the incumbents, R.J. Aycock of Pinewood, H.C. Edens of Dalzell, James Cuttino of Sumter and C.W. Goodman of Shiloh, and C.S. Johnston, a public accountant. • The Sumter Daily Item has been selected to receive the South Carolina Mental Health Association’s Bell Award for 1965. The announcement was made by Mrs. John Duffy of Beaufort, chairman of the Association’s Public Relations Committee. The Mental Health Association’s recognition of newspapers is made on the basis of the most outstanding contribution to the cause of the mentally ill in the state during the past year. • Edmunds and BrooklandCayce hooked up in a hairraising track meet here, and the Gamecocks finally came out on top by a narrow 62-61 score. It was the second triumph of the season for Coach Bill Painter’s outfit and ran their record to a 2-1 for the season. One Sumter school record was broken and two others were tied as the Gamecocks captured seven first places while Brookland-Cayce captured eight. But Sumter got more second and third places as compared to the Bearcats, and that was the margin of victory. Bubba Stafford’s time of 22.7 in the 200yard dash tied the old mark. David Sexton set a new record in the 440-yard dash, turning in a time of 53.6, but that was still not good enough to beat Padgett of B-C who did it in 52.9. Sumter’s Mac Summers came in third in that event with a 54.0 which tied the old school record. • Two sisters from Sumter are also members of another family – the U.S. Air Force. Airman First Class Blanche Lucille Garrington, Lucy, as she is known to almost everyone around Sumter, is a member of the Women in the Air Force (WAF) and works in the office of Dr. Harold Brown, Secretary of the Air Force in Washington, D.C. Her sister, Mrs. Bettie Elliott, is secretary for the Air Force Recruiting Office in Columbia. • Edmunds’ Tennis Team swept 19 sets and lost none against Camden as the Gamecocks scored their second straight 9-0 victory of the season. Last week the Birds disposed of Lancaster by the

same count. Arthur Mac Abbott, shifted to the number one spot, downed his opponent Jim Burns 6-2, 6-1, while second man, Dale Bullard dumped Julian Burns 6-3, 6-4. • Both the judge of probate and county superintendent of education have filed for reelection without opposition. Buford Mabry, county superintendent of education, has held office since 1947, while G. Olin Richbourg has been judge of probate since 1962. • Cleve Marsh, exhibiting almost perfect control, hurled a two-hit shutout here yesterday to give Sumter’s Gamecocks their first victory of the baseball season over Camden, 3-0. The junior left hander struck out three and walked none in the seven-inning affair. • Edmunds High School has been selected as one of 30 schools in the nation to participate in a pilot Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program. District 17 Superintendent Dr. L.C. McArthur said the selection of Edmunds marked a “first step toward plans for Army and Air Force Junior ROTC units at both Edmunds and Lincoln High School.” • E.C. “Red” Kneece, president of Kneece Tractor and Truck Company, has been elected to the Sumter Board of the South Carolina National Bank, according to an announcement by Vice President R.B. Dean Jr. Kneece has headed the Tractor Company in Sumter since 1952. Prior to that, he was associated with the International Harvester Company in Chicago and with the International Harvester Export Company in India, Burma, Ceylon, Afghanistan and Brazil. • Who’ll be Miss Sumter for 1966-67? Sumter Jaycees will be trying to find out on April 23, at Edmunds High School Auditorium when a successor to Donna Moody is picked as the city’s fairest.

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1966 -- Seniors at Furman High School present “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” Friday night in the school gym. From left are: David Geddings, Janet Holloman, Linda Inman, Miles Touchberry, Becky Jackson, Bessie Griffin, Judy Haley, Debra Newman, Jody Osborne, Peggy Hodge and Harold Barkley. for a while. Ewart, 67, was one of two travelers injured Wednesday morning as passengers were evacuated from

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25 YEARS AGO – 1990 Dec. 21-27 • Sumter High Head Coach Tom Lewis and his 1990 football team were honored Thursday for bringing “pride and acclaim” to the Sumter community by winning the AAAA, Big 16 state championship. The Gamecocks capped a 12-3 season last month by beating Rock Hill 17-7 to win the state title. Sumter County Council published a proclamation during its meeting honoring the team and presented Lewis with a plaque for the school’s trophy case. • Gold Kist Inc. of Atlanta and a Gold Kist subsidiary have formed a partnership company to purchase the Campbell Soup Co.’s plant. The partnership will be called Carolina Golden Products Co. Golden Poultry will own 51 percent of the new company and Gold Kist will own 49 percent. • January will bring to a close more than 20 years in county government for Lee County Council Chairman Calvin Joyner and former Chairman Ray Alexander, who may have served longer than any other councilmen in the state. Joyner, who represented District 7, and Alexander, representative for District 4, have each contributed some 32 years to public service in Lee County. • Ralph “Buck” Bell Jr., a Clarendon County beef producer, has been selected to receive the South Carolina Farm Bureau’s highest honor – the 1990 Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes outstanding service not only to agriculture and Farm Bureau, but also to community and church. • For golfers who have been practicing their shots on the Dillon park soccer fields, the wait is over. They now may play for real at the countyowned Crystal Lakes Golf Course – an easy iron shot away from the softball fields. “People have the idea it’s a par 3 chip-and-putt, but it’s anything but,” said Crues Bell, operator of Crystal Lakes. “We’ve got two par 5’s and two par 3’s, and the rest are par 4’s.” • For Sumter resident Caroline Ewart, airplane trips might be out of the question

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Family Video sees success in digital age Assistant manager says customers want the movie ‘store experience’ BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com In an age where chain video stores have become a rare sight, Family Video has not only been able to survive, but to become the largest movie and game rental chain in the nation. The store has more than 775 locations in 19 states and Canada. The company employs more than 7,000 people nationwide. The Sumter location, at 7 N. Guignard Drive, opened in 2006, has eight employees and 890 members, said Kevin Wolf, assistant manager of the store. “We’ve found our local customers still want that video store experience which we provide,” Wolf said. “We give them the opportunity to physically look at the cases of DVDs and have an interaction with our employees on the latest films.” The store offers a wide collection of DVDs, everything from new releases to most existing genres. “Our prices have remained low for the last 30 years,” Wolf said. “We’re all about customer service and satisfaction.” Average price for a five-night rental is $1. New releases vary, but are usually $2.79 for one night, and $7.99 after 5 p.m. The store also offers several different type of video game rentals as well as video game console rentals. Members receive discounts on most items, Wolf said. There is no cost to become a member, and all that’s required is a valid identification and phone number. Sumter resident Lisa Camp said she enjoys the low prices and the customer service. “They have a very friendly atmosphere and cater to the military,” Camp said. Candis Montgomery, of Tennessee, said the store has new releases available for rent, sometimes before they’re available online. The store also has low late fees, charging $2.75 Wolf said. “We work with our customers on late fees if something major occurs, like the flood we had this year,” he said. “That’s not a type of service you can get from a video rental machine.” The Sumter store is one of seven locations in South Carolina. A system of movie exchange exists between the stores, so if Sumter does

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Rylee, 3, and Kiera Larance look for a movie as their mother Caitlin and brother Colton, 1, look on at Family Video recently. not have a specific film, they can order it from another location, Wolf said. One of the most popular movie rentals at the Sumter store are horror films, he said. New releases come

out every Tuesday. The company has a property-ownership model that makes it different from most retailers, buying and developing most of their own buildings and land, according to its website,

www.familyvideo.com. Hours of operation for the Sumter location are Sunday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11 p.m., and Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to midnight. The phone number is 803-778-9698.

Katelynn Beyers, an employee of Family Video, rings up Junior Butler’s order at the store recently.

While the store offers a variety of genres, Assistant Manager Kevin Wolf says horror is the most popular.

Coin honoring Twain will be boon for museums honoring him BY JIM SALTER The Associated Press HANNIBAL, Mo. — Mark Twain once quipped, “The lack of money is the root of all evil.” But starting early next year, some of Twain’s favorite places — his Missouri hometown, the New England community where he spent a big part of his adult life and two universities — all stand to benefit from the U.S. Mint’s gold and silver coins honoring the author and humorist. Up to 100,000 gold coins and 350,000 silver coins bearing Twain’s mug will be available throughout 2016 or until they are sold out, U.S. Mint spokesman Mike White said. Each year, the mint strikes two commemorative coins to benefit nonprofit organizations. As collectables, the coins

are worth far more than their $1 face value for silver and $5 for gold. For example, 2015 commemorative silver coins recently were priced at about $52, gold for about $360. Each carries a surcharge — $35 for gold, $10 for silver — to be divided evenly among the Mark Twain House & Museum in Hartford, Connecticut; University of California, Berkeley, for a program to study and promote the legacy of Twain; Elmira College in Elmira, New York; and the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri. It’s a potentially big windfall. “If the entire issue is sold, it could be well in excess of $1 million for each of the sites,” said Henry Sweets, executive director of the Hannibal museum, which has an annual bud-

get (including its properties) of about $850,000. Collectors generally account for about three-quarters of commemorative coin sales, but Sweets said, “With the topic of Mark Twain, I think we’ll have a lot of people who are interested.” Twain was born Samuel Clemens in Florida, Missouri, on Nov. 30, 1835. His family moved to Hannibal a few years later. It was in Hannibal where he grew up, fell in love with the Mississippi River and made the friends and acquaintances that provided fodder for some his most famous works — “The Adventures of Tom Sawyer,” ‘’The Adventures of Huck Finn” and “Life on the Mississippi” among them. Twain left Hannibal when he was 17. He lived in Hartford from 1874 to 1891. The commemorative coin

Henry Sweets, executive director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, Missouri, unveils the design for commemorative gold and silver Mark Twain coins on Nov. 30. LAKEN MCDONALD / HANNIBAL COURIER-POST

was approved by Congress in 2012, and the design was unveiled in November. The obverse side (heads) of the gold coin features a portrait of Twain. The reverse side (tails) depicts a steamboat. The obverse side of the silver coin features Twain holding a pipe with smoke forming

a silhouette of Huck Finn and Jim on a raft. The reverse side shows an assortment of characters from his books: The knight and horse from “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court,” the frog from “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” and Huck and Jim.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2015

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Wishing you tight lines and good shots I

t all began back in late August or early September of 1991 when a lady penned a letter to the Editor condemning all hunters as a bunch of barbarians consumed by a blood lust. Well, that letter flew all over me and prompted me to write a response. I pointed out the other side of hunting: That not all hunters were criminals that merely wanted to kill something, but that some of us considered it our responsibility to be good stewards of the land and the game animals that the Good Lord blessed us with; and that stewardship included the harvesting of animals that were no longer being controlled by their natural predators to help keep the balance of nature in check. I also pointed out that it wasn’t all about killing something, and that there was something almost spiritual about being in the woods and enjoying the day and the fellowship of others. As it turns out, after some research, the lady’s original letter was almost verbatim out of a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals bro-

chure — not really original at all. After reading my response, Graham Osteen called me into his office and Earle asked if I’d Woodward like to start AFIELD & writing a weekly colAFLOAT umn about life in the outdoors. My response was that he “didn’t have enough money to talk me into doing that.” You have seen how far that got. So, back in 1991, as a direct result of a lady trying to disparage hunters and hunting, a sideline career in outdoor writing was born. I did a couple of guest articles, and then on Sunday, Oct. 6, 1991, had an article, complete with my picture, that kicked it off. What that means is that for the last twenty-four some-odd years, I’ve gone hunting, fishing, camping, shrimping or something at least once a week so that I could get an article out of it. Sometimes I just plain didn’t want to go,

but there were deadlines to meet, and as time went on and the popularity of my column began to grow, I had people looking for it every Sunday, and I certainly didn’t want to let them down. The readers of this column have watched me grow from a brash young man into an “older gentleman” who just wants to be amongst the trees. You’ve watched my son grow up, and you were there when both of my granddaughters were born; you have all been a part of my life and a part of my extended family. What has truly amazed me is the number of senior ladies that talk to me about my articles. Most will start by saying that they have never gone hunting, or don’t fish a lot, but their late husbands did and the articles reminded them of the stories that they would tell. I cannot tell you how touched I’ve been by hearing that. I have been approached at church, in sporting goods departments and even in the old Dairy Queen by well-wishers who have told me how much they enjoyed what I had written. I hope I was gracious to

you; I have a hard time accepting compliments and tend to withdraw when I get them. I really did appreciate all of the kind things that were said. I have had the joy of hunting and fishing with some of the most wonderful people on the face of the Earth, both professionals and people I now refer to as friends. Those relationships have helped mold me into the better person that I am today. Without Ed and Henry, my Old Buddy Clyde, A.D., Coffee Pot and a myriad of others, I would not be who I am. They all taught me an awful lot about the outdoors and how to be the kind of person people want to be around. I suppose the person who deserves the most credit is my lovely bride Sherri. You want to talk about a person who put up with an awful lot and, well, for the most part, kept her opinions to herself ? It would be Sherri. When I would leave her and a young son at home to go on a threeday camping trip, she’d wish me well, and when I was about to bust wide open to go fishing in Alaska, she’s the

one that sat with me at the kitchen table and helped figure out how we were going to afford it instead of just flat out saying “NO.” I may not have always shown my appreciation for what she’s done, but I want all of you to know how truly great she is. I love her with all of my heart. I did a little figuring and from Oct. 6, 1991 until today, December 27, 2015, there have been 1260 articles written, not to mention a handful in The Sumter Item’s “Lakeside” publication, and I think that’s pretty much going to put a cap on it. As of last Wednesday, I am officially retired. I worked at The Sumter Item for a little over 39 years, and I think that is enough. I’ve joined those on a fixed income. I’m on permanent vacation! Granddaddy’s gonna play with his little girls. So, from an extremely humble old outdoors writer to all of you that have read my columns over the years, I thank you from the bottom of my heart and wish you nothing but tight lines, good shots, and an enjoyment of the outdoors. May God bless you all!

DNR: Remember bats are mammals that should be protected BY S.C. DNR Bats are nature’s pest patrol and the major predator of night-flying insects, according to Mary Bunch, biologist with the S.C. Department of Natural Resources (DNR). All of South Carolina’s bats are insect-eaters, and since bats forage for several hours a night, a single colony can provide significant local control for flying insects, including mosquitoes, but more frequently moths, beetles and even wasps. Since bats are such an important natural form of insect pest control, feasting on agricultural pests such as corn borers, June bugs, gypsy moths, grain moths, cutworm moths, potato beetles and even grasshoppers, it is in our own best interests to protect them, Bunch said. Yet many of the nation’s bat species are currently on state or protected species lists. What can people do to help? Avoid disturbing maternity colonies and hibernating bats—even slight disturbance is harmful and never shoot, poison or otherwise harm bats. Nuisance

BY S.C. DNR

Fourteen species of bats call South Carolina home, and S.C. Department of Natural Resources says they should be protected for the role they play in pest control. bats can be encouraged to move elsewhere without killing them. The DNR maintains an updated referral list of South Carolina pest/animal control operators who do non-lethal bat exclusion work. This list is also available at local Clemson Extension Service and

FISHING REPORTS Lake Jocassee Black Bass: Fair. The baitfish should continue to bunch up tighter and tighter and the bass action should continue to improve until temperatures get colder. Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Bass fishing is strong on Lake Keowee with good numbers and sizes of fish being caught. Fish can be found in 30-60 feet of water around depth changes such as creek channels, deep points and ledges. These fish will be around bait schools, and for these deeper fish both drop shotting and fishing spoons has been working well. Shallower fish can still be found towards the backs of creeks where bait is found and where there is even some schooling activity. Jerkbaits, Blade Runners, and scrounger heads will all catch fish. Lake Hartwell Catfish: Good. The catfish bite is pretty good on Lake Hartwell. Instead of channel catfish making up the bulk of the catch and blues hard to target out in the timber, this is the time of year when blue catfish are readily available. To target blue cats look in the creeks in 20-40 feet of water and use fresh cut bait, usually herring or gizzard shad. On bright sunny days when the water warms fish will move up onto the flats, but a lot of days the best areas to target are drops and in the creek channels. Channel catfish can still be caught on cut herring, nightcrawlers and even dip bait – although with cooler water dip bait is much less effective. Flatheads can still be caught on live bait, but when water temperatures are around 50 degrees they will basically shut down. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. This is a unique period when striper can be caught with a variety of different

methods since they are scattered all over the lake and water temperatures are still relatively mild. Although they can be found in the backs of creeks as well as out in the main lake around points, a common denominator is that a lot of fish are relatively shallow in 15-20 feet of water or less. Fish can be caught trolling umbrella rigs, free-lining live herring, or on cut bait. Birds are arriving on the lake and they provide useful clues to where the fish will be located. Lake Russell Perch: Very good. Perch fishing remains very strong, with white and yellow perch mixed in with other predatory species around the big schools of bait. Minnows fished just off the bottom are working best. Striped bass: Good. December is typically a peak month for striper fishing on Lake Russell, and this year appears to be no exception. The best fishing has been on the lower end of the lake where more birds have been found. Pull large live shiners and herring on free-lines and planer boards, aiming to keep the baits no more than 10-12 feet deep above the trees. The water could be 40 or 70 feet deep. Lake Thurmond Crappie: Very good. Crappie fishing is very strong on Clarks Hill, with fish being caught all over the lake but particularly in the Georgia and South Carolina Little Rivers. The fish are holding in traditional wintertime brush in the backs of coves; fish 15-20 feet down in approximately 30-35 feet of water. Anchoring and fishing minnows vertically has been the best bet. Also have been taking flukes and Spooks. When fish are not on the surface spinnerbaits have been the best bet. Lake Wylie Catfish: Very good. Over the last couple

animal control offices. “Bat exclusion is the only effective way to evict unwanted bats,” Bunch said, “and it doesn’t require the use of any chemicals. In fact, there are no effective bat repellents. Exclusion uses one-way exits; bats leave to forage in warm weather, and when they return, they can’t get back in.” Exclusion should be done in warm weather. Some of the companies on the bat exclusion referral list also remove bat guano. Bat houses provide shelter for bats and are becoming increasingly popular as the public becomes more aware of the beneficial nature of bats. Bat boxes are available in many lawn and garden stores, but seek out good quality boxes, and do-it-yourselfers can build a good one relatively cheaply. If you build your own be certain to keep the roof and joints well-sealed. Some societies hold bats in high regard. In China, the word for bat is “fu,” and the same word means happiness or good luck. In Chinese art, bats are frequently used to symbolize happiness.

of years the Lake Wylie blue catfish population has exploded, and instead of blue catfish being a primarily a winter bite out in the river channel blues can now be caught all over the lake, including way up the creeks. While Wylie used to be primarily a channel catfish lake the catch ratio is now tilted about 60/40 in favor of blues most of the year. Blue catfish on Wylie move around a lot and so the best method to locate them is drift fishing with a number of rods. At this time of year the best bet is to drift very slowly (.4 miles per hour or less) around the mouths of major creeks using either wind or a trolling motor. Concentrate on 35-55 feet of water, being sure to cover all parts of the channel as well as the flats nearby to isolate the structure and depth to which fish are relating. After catching fish you can refine your drift to focus on the key areas. Rodger notes that some fishermen are more likely to try to locate individual fish on their electronics before fishing, but he prefers to focus on the structure to pattern them. Fresh cut gizzard shad is a very good bait this time of year. Lake Wateree Crappie: Good. Crappie fishing continues to improve. Fish have moved up the lake and they can be found from the State Park up to the foot of the upper dam along the ledges of the river channel. Look just off the bottom in 18-22 feet of water; fish will generally be within 6-12 inches of the bottom. The crappie are following shad schools, which have moved up the lake because of slightly warmer water coming in. The best pattern is tight-lining with Fish Stalker jigs with minnows on them, and plain minnows will also work. This is not a time of year when anglers are advised to fish plain jigs – you need to “hang some meat on them.” Fish are active but lethargic and so it is important to be slow and very patient with them.

Bats have more in common with humans than most people realize. Like humans, bats are mammals; they have hair, give birth to living young and feed them on milk from mammary glands. The bones in a bat’s wing are like those of the human arm and hand, although bat finger bones are elongated and connected by a double membrane of skin to form the wing. Bats even have thumbnails. Despite our similarities, humans overall have not been kind to bats. Drastic reductions in bat populations have occurred during recent years in the United States and worldwide, and the reasons look disturbingly familiar: habitat destruction, direct killing, disturbance of hibernating and maternity colonies and the use of pesticides. White-Nose Syndrome, a fungus that has killed more than 6 million bats in North America, was confirmed in South Carolina in March 2013. Declines have been noted in South Carolina’s tri-colored bats. For the latest news on White-Nose Syndrome, visit www.whitenosesyndrome.org.

Lake Greenwood White bass and perch: Very good. It appears that the white bass population is making a strong come-back on Lake Greenwood with some very successful spawns over the last three years. Jigging a half-ounce spoon for perch, some days anglers will catch just as many white bass as perch. The best pattern for targeting white bass is to locate schools of bait, either using electronics or by following the birds. Birds could be diving on baitfish that loons are running up and not striper or white bass near the surface, but birds do indicate the presence of baitfish. Jigging a spoon off the bottom around baitfish schools will catch a wide variety of predatory fish including white bass, perch, striper and others – making it a really fun way to fish. For now the best depth for jigging is 30-36 feet. As always, be sure to have a topwater lure tied on in case fish are busting on the surface. Lake Monticello Catfish: Fair to Good. The fishing for big fish has been really consistent the last few weeks, and this year there have also been good numbers of teenage-sized fish that help pass the time between bites from the big ones. Most baitfish are holding in the 40-60 foot range, and in that range and a little deeper the majority of the big fish have been found. It’s not always necessary to fish around large schools of baitfish, but often it is an indicator that feeding cats are also present. Both anchoring on and drifting across ledges are working equally well. Lake Murray Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the bite is pretty good right now and fishing has been relatively consistent. The most reliable way to locate aggressive fish has been drifting with cut herring and shad and the most productive depth range has been 25-55 feet of water. Creek and river channel ledges are holding fish but do not

overlook flats that have roaming catfish scattered across them. Anglers need to be prepared to adjust to different depth ranges almost daily as the baitfish and catfish are constantly changing areas and depths. Chris’s boat has been catching decent numbers of big channel catfish as well as a bonus big blue or three on most days. Striped bass: Fair to good. Lake World reports that striper are scattered all over the lake, but the best action has come from the mid-lake up. That is not to say that fish cannot be caught as far down the lake as Jake’s and the dam, but the best numbers of fish are further up. As always in the cooler months look for birds to help locate fish, and particularly seagulls. The presence of loons is a less reliable indicator that striper may be feeding in the area, although loons are a good indicator that bait is present. On days when fish are schooling a variety of lures will catch them, but if schooling activity is not apparent then dragging free-lined live herring or dropping downlined herring down to 20 or 30 feet can be effective. Cut bait has also been very effective on the bottom in 4-20 feet of water, particularly up the rivers. Santee Cooper System Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. Guide Linwood Thornhill reports that a pretty good bass bite survived the first flood, but the second round of flooding seems to have really slowed the action down. It also doesn’t help the fishing that the weather can’t make up its mind whether it wants to be summer or winter. Linwood does not remember another time when it has been this warm on the Santee Cooper lakes this late in the year. Some fish are still being caught around isolated trees in 3-8 feet of water, and a few have also been caught around grass in the same depths. Zoom Trick Worms and Zoom Dead Ringers in green pumpkin have been working as well as anything, and Rattle Traps and crankbaits should also catch fish.

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PROJECT: Sumter - East Liberty Street OWNER: City of Sumter / Sumter County 13 E. Canal Street Sumter, SC 29150 RECEIPT OF BIDS: Separate sealed bids for the construction of the above referenced project will be received by the Owner at their office, by Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. local time, at place of bidding, City of Sumter Public Services Complex, located at 303 E Liberty St., Sumter, SC 21950, and at said location will be publicly opened and read aloud. No bid may be withdrawn within a period of ninety (90) days to allow time for Bid review, qualification of Bidder, and approval of award from funding agencies PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project consists of the installation of new curb, brick paving, concrete sidewalks and signal modification along with associated drainage within the SCDOT Right of Way, from Harvin Street to Main Street. Prior experience, qualifications and product certification will be required. This project will be funded by the Penny for Progress sales tax. The project will follow the Sumter County Procurement Code. PRE-BID MEETING: A Mandatory Pre-bid meeting will be held at the City of Sumter Public Services Complex, located at 303 E Liberty St., Sumter, SC 21950on Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at 2:00 pm. The purpose of such meeting will be to review this project and to answer any questions regarding the project. Any Contractor that does not attend the pre-bid will be disqualified. QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this Project should be submitted to: Charles Howell, The LandPlan Group South, chowell@landplansouth.com Bid related questions will be accepted through Friday, January 22, 2016, 5:00 pm. The answers to all questions asked will be shared with all participants in the Bid process. DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE: A non-refundable deposit of $50.00 will be required to obtain a copy of Contract Documents, which can be requested from The LandPlan Group South, 1621 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201. Phone (803) 256-0562; Fax (803) 256-0572. Documents may be obtained in pdf format without cost. For a link to download, please email a request to: sstewart@landplansouth.com

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Quarterback Deshaun Watson is intent on leading the Clemson Tigers to victory in the “2015 Capital One Orange Bowl,” where they will face the fourth-seeded Oklahoma Sooners, beginning Thursday at 4 p.m. on ESPN.

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anxious to see how the four-team brack- ers as Chris Schenkel, Keith Jackson and Brent Musburger as the preeminent et pans out over the next several years. “I think there are very few people who voice of college football. College football fans can give their By Petecontrol Stein a well-deserved rest over don’t see this as a hugeold-style football in Iowa and Stanford. got Okla“Chris Schenkel wasYou’ve somebody that I improvement, remote FYI Television homa State and Olereally Miss playing atsays hyper speed admired,” Fowler, whodown grew when you look at the way viewers the holidays, as ESPN offers exclusive there in the Sugar Bowl (Friday, 8:30 p.m.), and I think the up watching college football when responded last year,” Fowler surmises. “I coverage of the “New Year’s Six” premier College football fans can give their remote control a Alamo Bowl (Saturday, 6:45 p.m.) is cool. TCU and Orethere mean,offers 32 million watching a colbowl games on rest Thursday Theas ESPN well-deserved over and the Friday. holidays, ex- peoplegon is a great matchup. ” were fewer games on television. I consider to be to onethe of the most lege football game, the most watched clusive coverage the “New There are 41 bowl“Keith games in addition national “2015 Capital One of Orange Bowl”Year’s (Thurs-Six” premier bowl games on Thursday and Friday. The “2015 Capital One championship game. ESPN, ABC and ESPN2 are televisimportant sportscasting voices ever. cable show ever. I think the format was day, 4 p.m.) and the “2015 Goodyear Orange Bowl” (Thursday, 4 p.m.) and the “2015 Goodyear ing 39 of those games. Many sports commentators are Brent carried a high standard for a lot wildly popular.” Cotton Bowl Classic” (Thursday, 8 p.m.) Cotton Bowl Classic” (Thursday, 8 p.m.) areFowler the national dismissive of the college postseason, claiming there are of years. But you go in with your own hopes that as time passes, are the national gamesCollege in this Football Playoff. semifinal gamessemifinal in this year’s too many bowl games. and people see how the playoffs work, style. You don’t try to emulate anything. year’s College Football Playoff. Clemson’s Deshaun Watson, who won the Davey “I understand what they’re saying, but people watch interestled in the grow,” Fowler makingchuckles. I think that would be very O’Brien Award as theWatson, nation’s topwon quarterback, thesport Ti- will them, “These products arefalse.” created beClemson’s Deshaun who the end of the Lastfor year, Fowler extension gers to their first undefeated 1981 andseason more causepopular there’sthan a customer them. Toosigned muchanfootball is the Davey O’Brien Award as the campaign nation’s since it has been in the past. He also points through 2023 with ESPN that hasof him the No. 1 seed in this year’s playoff, in which they face not a problem that a lot of people have. And a lot top quarterback, led the Tigers to their fourth-seeded Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl at Miami. these bowl games do things for the community. out that the playoff format has not oblitasgood the lead commentator on many of ” firstThe undefeated campaign sinceStadium 1981 in Arlington, Cotton Bowl at AT&T the CFP is exclusively onmarquee ESPN, Fowler the network’s events,appears primarily erated the Texas, traditional bowlWhile system. and the No. 1 seed in this year’s playoff, features second-seeded Alabama up against No. recognizes 3 Mich- that throughout the season on ABC, where he is tennis following in college football and major tournaFowler there are exin which they face fourth-seeded Okla- Cook guided past igan State, which quarterback Connor the footsteps of such legendary broadcasters as Chris ments. matchups Year’s Day andJackson previously 16-13, in thecellent Big Ten cham- on New Schenkel, Keith and Brent Musburger as the prehoma in theundefeated Orange BowlIowa, at Miami. “It really is a dream portfolio of assignbeyond. “The Rose Bowl (Friday, voice 5 p.m.)of college pionship game. is the only eminent football. The Cotton BowlAlabama at AT&T Stadium in school appearing in always ments for me,” says Fowler. ” the College Football Playoff in each of its isfirst two special,” sea- he contends. “Chris“You’ve Schenkel was somebody thataI grateful really admired, Arlington, Texas, features second-seedsons. saysinFowler, who grew up watching college football got very old-style football Iowa and “College football and tennis, it’s pretty ed Alongside Alabama upanalyst against Kirk No. 3Herbstreit, Michigan Chris Fowler has eswhen there games on television. I conStanford. You’ve got Oklahoma Statewere fewer unusual I guess. There aren’t“Keith a whole lot State, which quarterback Cook tablished himself as theConnor prime play-by-play be one of the andannouncer Ole Miss playing atsider hypertospeed of most peopleimportant who wouldsportscasting rate those as their for college onundefeated ESPN, and they will each be makvoices ever. Brent carried a high standard for a lot of guided pastfootball previously down there in the Sugar Bowl (Friday, favorite sports, but they are my favorite ing their second in the College Football years. But you go in with your own style. You don’t try to Iowa, 16-13, in the appearance Big Ten champion8:30 p.m.), and I think emulate the Alamoanything. Bowl sports.” Playoff. I think that would be very false.” ship game. Alabama is the only school (Saturday, 6:45 p.m.) is cool. andFowler signed Fowleran andextension Herbstreitthrough will call the “It was a dream to call a semifinal in the playoff and LastTCU year, 2023 appearing in the College Football Playoff Oregon“Iis a great matchup.” national championship for ESPN on the championship game last year, ” says Fowler. with ESPN that has him as the lead commentator on in each of its first two seasons. thought it was part of the sports’ history, the firstare time many the network’s marquee events, primarily of college There 41 bowl games in of addition to Monday, Jan. 11, from University Alongside analystformat. Kirk Herbstreit, Chris the national championship under the playoff ” football and major tennis tournaments. game. ESPN, Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. Fowler, hostedhimself ESPN’sasextensive Saturday morn“It really is a dream portfolio of assignments for me,” Fowler has who established the ABC and ESPN2 are televising 39 of A day and a half later, Fowler will make ing pregame show “College GameDay” for 25 years, was says a grateful Fowler. “College football and tennis, it’s prime play-by-play announcer for colthose games. Many sports commentheThere 14-houraren’t flightatowhole Melbourne the a vocal opponent of the old Bowl Championship pretty unusual I guess. lot offor people lege football on ESPN, and they will each tators areSeries, Australian thesports, first Grand dismissive ofwho the college which he felt had some serious shortcomings. After unwould rate those as theirOpen, favorite butSlam they be making their second in tennis postseason, claiming there arefavorite too remittingly calling for aappearance playoff system, Fowler is anxious are my sports. ” tournament of the year. thesee College Playoff. bracket pans out to howFootball the four-team over thegames. next Fowler and Herbstreit call the15national champion“I’vewill done it for years now, so many bowl several ship for ESPNbut on Monday, 11, from University of “It wasyears. a dream to call a semifinal in it’s sortJan. of second nature,” he allows. “I understand what they’re saying, think and there very few people don’t watch see this Phoenix Stadium in “But Glendale, A dayfun. and a half the“Iplayoff theare championship game whopeople it’s stillArizona. always really There’s them,” Fowler chuckles. as huge says improvement, when ityou viewlater, Fowler will make the 14-hour flight to Melbourne lasta year,” Fowler. “I thought waslook at the way nothing would want do after products ers responded last year,” Fowler surmises.“These “I mean, 32 mil-are created for thebecause Australian Open, theelse firstI Grand Slamtotennis tourpart of the sports’ history, the first time there’sthe a customer them. Tooof the year. the football season.” lion people watching a college football game, most for nament under the cable playoffshow format.” Fowlersomakes hisofway to thenamuch football that a it for 15 Before watched ever. I think the format was wildlyis not a problem “I’ve done years now, it’s sort second Fowler,”who hosted ESPN’s extensive popular. allows. “But warmth it’s still always really fun.summer, There’s of the Australian lot of people have. 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After unremittingly on ABC, where he is following theonce again Fowler recognizes that there are excellent matchups Fowler in will be an there to describe thechampion climactic is crowned. national champion is of such5legendary broadcaston NewforYear’s Daysystem, and beyond. Bowl (Friday, moment when an undisputed calling a playoff Fowler “The is Rosefootsteps p.m.) is always special,” he contends. “You’ve got very

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