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Haley to farmers: ‘We can’t help you’ Turbeville man calls governor’s comments ‘a slap in the face’ BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com “If you are underinsured, we can’t help you.” That was Gov. Nikki Haley’s message to the state’s farmers as she outlined projected costs from October’s

1,000-year flood at a news conference in Columbia Tuesday. “Insurance is key for farmers,” she said. However, Marshall Thomas, Government Affairs Division Counsel for the Farm Bureau Federation said fed-

eral insurance programs are not designed to cover events such as those that occurred in the state this year. “None of the business planning in the world could have predicted two disasters in one year — drought and flood,” Thomas said. “Even the most diligent farmers who got all the crop insurance available are making the decision whether to remain in business next year — if it hasn’t already been decided for them.” The governor also said the state will need to pay at least $114.8 million to

meet its match of federal spending on damaged roads caused by the flood. That includes spending on federally eligible roads ($71 million), public assistance roads HALEY ($37 million) and ineligible roads ($28.4 million), she said. Haley will ask the General Assembly to use part of $1.2 billion in unobligated funds predicted to be

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Start conversation about hospice care now Agapé hosts event to raise awareness BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Colorful umbrellas were displayed in the green space at Central Carolina Technical College Wednesday morning to raise awareness about hospice care and in celebration of National Hospice Month, to remember patients who recently died. Hospice care involves providing medical and living assistance for patients with chronic or terminal illness. Patients can receive care at their home or in a hospice housing facility. The hospice awareness event was organized by Agapé Hospice, the largest hospice provider in South Carolina, according to the organization’s website. The company has facilities and volunteers in Sumter, Manning and 18 other locations across the state. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Agapé Regional Marketing Family and friends who lost someone in Hospice care give each other support during the reading of the names of Sumter residents lost in the Director Jay Pruitt said the

last year. The umbrellas are a reminder of those lost and to raise awareness of hospice care. The Wednesday morning event was sponsored by SEE HOSPICE, PAGE A10 Agapé Hospice of Sumter.

At least 14 people dead Expo aims to educate in California shooting local entrepreneurs A swat team arrives at the scene of a shooting in San Bernardino, California, on Wednesday.

SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. (AP) — As many as three gunmen thought to be wearing military-style gear opened fire Wednesday at a Southern California social services center “as if they were on a mission,” killing at least 14 people and seriously wounding more than a dozen others, authorities said. Hours later, police hunting for the attackers riddled a black SUV with

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Entrepreneurs from Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee counties received much needed information about starting a business while attending the first regional Entrepreneurship Expo at Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Building on Tuesday.

The event was offered through a partnership between Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments and South Carolina Department of Commerce Regional Workforce Adviser Brenda Golden. Golden said the goal of the expo is to alert local entrepreneurs of the work that goes

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Military invited to compete in state parks’ hiking event The South Carolina State Park Service is inviting military personnel to compete in First Day Hikes on New Year’s Day to see which branch of the Armed Forces can hike the most miles in a single day. The winner will be announced on the Park Service’s Facebook page at https://www.facebook. com/SC.State.Parks. First Day Hikes are ranger-guided outings and special events held at more than 30 state parks across South Carolina to give people an invigorating start to the new year. A complete list of First Day Hike events for 2016 can be found at www.SouthCarolinaParks.com. Military personnel can opt to join scheduled hikes or take alternate trails in state parks as long as they check in with rangers first. Park officials recommend finding state parks with significant trail systems such as Kings Mountain in Blacksburg, Poinsett in Wedgefield or Edisto Beach in Colleton County. Service members may hike in groups and report each member’s miles. Admission to all state parks will be free on New Year’s Day. Participants are asked to stop by the park office and pick up an Ultimate Outsider guide and tell the park ranger on duty which branch of service they represent before hiking and reporting back the number of miles each person covered. For more information, visit www. SouthCarolinaParks.com or contact Dawn Dawson-House at (803) 734-1779 or ddawson@scprt.com.

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The deadline for victims of South Carolina’s October floods to register for Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster assistance has been extended to Jan. 3. The extension is for survivors living in 24 counties designated for FEMA’s Individuals and Households Assistance program: Bamberg, Berkeley, Calhoun, Charleston, Clarendon, Colleton, Darlington,

Dorchester, Fairfield, Florence, Georgetown, Greenville, Greenwood, Horry, Kershaw, Lee, Lexington, Marion, Newberry, Orangeburg, Richland, Spartanburg, Sumter and Williamsburg. Federal disaster assistance for individuals and families may include money for temporary housing; rental assistance; emergency home repairs; personal property losses; medical, dental and funeral expenses; and other serious disaster-related ex-

penses not covered by insurance. Registration may be completed online at DisasterAssistance.gov, by phone at (800) 621-3362 or TTY (800) 462-7585 toll free from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Survivors who use 711 or Video Relay Service or require accommodations while visiting a disaster recovery center may call (800) 621-3362. Survivors may also register at the Sumter Disaster Recovery Center, now located at the Central Car-

olina Technical College Advanced Manufacturing Training Center, 853 Broad St. Monday through Saturday until further notice. Additional centers are located in Clarendon County at 7 Maple St., Manning, and in Lee County at 397 Chappell Drive, Bishopville. The centers are open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday until further notice. For more information, visit www.fema.gov/disaster/4241.

Thanksgiving prayers go up at Wilson Hall Wilson Hall kindergarten students Mary Paisley Geddings, Sallie Duvall and Bailey Flemming pray before the class’s annual Thanksgiving feast. PHOTO PROVIDED

Downtown Elf on the Shelf makes another appearance Downtown Sumter’s Elf on the Shelf, Thomas, continues his tour of Main Street buildings. Find him and register at the shop where he’s hiding, and you’ll have a chance to win fabulous prizes. Here’s what he has to say today: “Thomas again. I am getting so much of my Christmas shopping out of the way today and finding so many unique gifts. I’m told the name of the store is in Italian, all I know is it definitely is the good life. Come see me and register to win.”

Morris College Chorale to host Christmas concert on Sunday The Morris College Chorale, under the direction of Shawn L. Hair, will host its Annual Christmas Concert in the auditorium of the Neal-Jones Fine Arts Center at Morris College at 6 p.m. Sunday. This event is free and open to the public.

Genealogical Society will have general meeting on Dec. 21 The Sumter County Genealogical Society will meet at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 21, at Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynsworth St. This meeting will not have an invited speaker, but rather, members and visitors are encouraged to take a few minutes and share a research story or helpful hint that may benefit others in their genealogical pursuits. Also, board members will be elected and installed to serve for the 2016 term. A Christmas party will conclude the meeting. The society meets monthly from September through May. Visitors are welcome and encouraged to attend. Admission is free to the public, and refreshments are served following the presentation. For more information, call (803) 774-3901.

Sumter named Tree City USA for 29th year FROM STAFF REPORTS

Garden City of the South.” After the completion of Memorial Park, Dillon established her permanent home in Sumter, where she was named Superintendent of Parks and Trees, the first woman in America to hold this distinction. The Tree City USA program, established in 1976 by the National Arbor Day Foundation, has recognized more than 3,400 communities nationwide for their commitment to sound urban forestry practices. This year’s ceremony serves in part as a tribute to Dillon’s achievements with the selection of a Chi-

The City of Sumter will mark its 29th year as a Tree City USA with a planting during the annual Arbor Day observance on Friday at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park on West Hampton Avenue. Memorial Park, established in 1921 and designed by Julia Lester Dillon, was named in honor of Sumter’s fallen soldiers of World War I. Dillon, a Georgia native, had an established reputation as one of the nation’s foremost landscape architects and was chiefly responsible for Augusta being named “The

nese Evergreen Oak to be added to the park, replacing one planted by her staff. The original tree flourished for decades until it was lost to a lightning strike. During the planting ceremony, a proclamation will be read declaring Dec. 4 as Arbor Day in the City of Sumter. Representatives of the Sumter Master Gardeners and the Council of Garden Clubs will be present, and the public is invited to attend. For more information, contact Brock McDaniel, City of Sumter’s ISA Certified Arborist, at (803) 847-7967 or by e-mail at bmcdaniels@sumter-sc.com.

Other items approved during Sumter City Council’s meeting BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

boom loader, valued at $81,500, from Peterson Industries of Lake Wales, Florida, for the sanitation department; • A procurement resolution authorizing the purchase of new trailermounted sewer camera equipment for $247,743; • A resolution authorizing contracts for two projects, with a combined cost of $2.11 million, for City of Sumter Water Plant No. 6. Coun-

During its meeting Tuesday, Sumter City Council approved resolutions to purchase new equipment for the sanitation department and authorize contracts for two projects for City of Sumter Water Plant No. 6. The approvals include: • A procurement resolution authorizing the purchase of a knuckle

cil accepted a bid of $389,014 from Complete Utilities LLC of Scranton for the New Raw and Finished Water Mains project and a bid of $1.72 million from The Harper Corporation Inc. of Greenville for the New Deep Wells project; and • Final reading of an ordinance to remove the three-year term limit for members of the Stormwater Management and Sediment Control Appeals Board.

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Push to expose more students to computer science grows MARYSVILLE, Wash. (AP) — Moving her finger over the laptop trackpad, 6-year-old Lauren Meek drags and drops a block of code to build a set of instructions. She clicks the “run” button and watches as the character moves through a maze. She then pumps her fist in excitement. “Yes! This is so easy,” says Meek, a kindergartener at Marshall Elementary in Marysville, north of Seattle. This fall, most elementary school students in the Marysville School District are getting 40-minute weekly computer science lessons as part of their core instruction — part of a growing effort nationwide to expose more public school children to computer science, even as early as in kindergarten. Backed by technology leaders, nonprofits and companies, schools in New York, San Francisco and other cities have committed to offer computer science to students in all grade levels. Chicago also says computer science will eventually become a high school requirement. Supporters say it’s not just about learning how to code, but learning how computers work. They say computer science teaches kids to think logically, be creative and exposes them early to the technology that will drive their future. “In the 21st century, computer science is just as foundational as biology, chemistry,” said Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of Code.org, a Seattle-based national nonprofit that works to expand access to computer science and increase participation by women and minorities. The group is also behind a campaign to get millions of stu-

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Kindergartner Lauren Meek raises her hand as she sits with second-grade students helping her on programming during their weekly computer science lesson at Marshall Elementary School in Marysville, Washington. dents to participate in an “Hour of Code,” which takes place next week. Bringing computer science into the schools ensures that everyone has an opportunity to become digitally literate, said Yasmin Kafai, a professor of learning sciences at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education. “We’re not talking about turning everybody into a computer programmer or computer scientist,” said Kafai. “It’s a basic literacy.” Learning computer science also opens the door to high-demand jobs. By 2020, 4.6 million of 9.2 million science, technology, engineering and math jobs will be in computing, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jim Taylor, author of “Raising Generation Tech,” says there’s no evidence at this point that coding or computational learning works or is even needed. Kids don’t need to learn how to use digital technology at

such a young age either, he added. “Technology is the solution du jour for all our education problems. The problem is that technology emerges so quickly and gains traction that we don’t have time to examine its efficacy or ramifications,” Taylor said. Computer science doesn’t enjoy the benefits of other disciplines, including agreed-upon standards or robust assessments to measure learning, said Jeanne Century, director of Outlier Research & Evaluation at the University of Chicago’s Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education. But it’s the same argument as for science and math, she said. There are practical issues, such as more jobs requiring computer science. “Just as important is the fact that computing is everywhere in our lives. It’s pervasive all around us. We need to understand computing.”

Facebook CEO’s $45B organization will change future charity landscape SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is shaking up yet another sector — the charity world — with his surprise announcement that he and his wife will devote the bulk of their wealth, or about $45 billion, to philanthropic works. The move will eventually put him and his wife, Priscilla Chan, in the same philanthropic echelon as Bill and Melinda Gates. It also involves a new type of philanthropic structure that differs from traditional foundations, although details on that remain scarce. Zuckerberg made his pledge on Facebook in celebration of his daughter Max’s birth. The Zuckerbergs said Tuesday they will, over time, commit 99 percent of their Facebook stockholdings to such causes as fighting disease, improving education and “building strong communities.” The couple had previously pledged to give away at least half their assets during their lifetime, but hadn’t provided specifics. “It’s incredibly impressive and an enormous commitment that really eclipses anything that we’ve seen in terms of size,” said Phil Buchanan, president of the nonprofit Center for Effective Philanthropy. The new organization, called the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, will pursue its initiatives through a combination of charitable donations, private investment and promotion of government-policy reform. By comparison, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation has an endowment of just over $41 billion, which includes wealth donated by the Microsoft founder and his friend, the businessman Warren Buffett. The new initiative will be organized as a limited liability company, however, rather than as a nonprofit foundation. “They want the most flexibility, and they are going to use a wide variety of activities to achieve their mission,” Rachael Horwitz, a Facebook spokeswoman, said via email. “So in that way this is not a foundation nor is it entirely charitable.”

A DECADE OF DONATIONS SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Mark Zuckerberg’s pledge to give away Facebook stock worth $45 billion puts him at the forefront of a philanthropic class that has promised to donate most of their fortunes. Zuckerberg is among the 138 wealthy individuals and families who have signed a “giving pledge” committing them to give away most of their fortunes in an attempt to fix society’s problems. Here’s a look at some donations of at least $1 billion announced during the past decade, as tracked by the Chronicle of Philanthropy: • Buffett pledged in 2006 to gradually give away all of his Berkshire Hathaway stock, which represented more than 99 percent of his roughly $44 billion fortune at the time. Buffett biggest

donations are going to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and four other foundations. • Helen Walton, the wife of Wal-Mart Stores founder Sam Walton, donated her estimated fortune of $16.4 billion to a family foundation after her death in 2007. • Leona Helmsley, who made her fortune in hotels and other real estate, donated an estimated $5.2 billion to charitable trust after her death in 2007. • Medical entrepreneur James Sorenson donated an estimated $4.5 billion to a family foundation after his death in 2008. • Hotelier Barron Hilton pledged to donate $1.2 billion to the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation in 2007. • Former investment banker Peter Peterson donated $1 billion to a foundation bearing his name in 2008.

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Late WWII U.S. veteran is 1st soldier honored for saving Jews JERUSALEM (AP) — The Nazi soldiers made their orders very clear: Jewish American prisoners of war were to be separated from their fellow brothers in arms and sent to an uncertain fate. But Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds would have none of that. As the highest-ranking noncommissioned officer held in the German POW camp, he ordered more than 1,000 EDMONDS Americans captives to step forward with him and brazenly pronounced: “We are all Jews here.” He would not waver, even with a pistol to his head, and his captors eventually backed down. Seventy years later, the Knoxville, Tennessee, native is being posthumously recognized with Israel’s highest honor for non-Jews who risked their lives to save Jews during World War II. He’s the first American serviceman to earn the honor. “Master Sgt. Roddie Edmonds seemed like an ordinary American soldier, but he had an extraordinary sense of responsibility and dedication to his fellow human beings,” said Avner Shalev, chairman of the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum and memorial. “The choices and actions of Master Sgt. Edmonds set an example for his fellow American soldiers as they stood united against the barbaric evil of the Nazis.” It’s a story that remained untold for decades and one that his son, the Rev. Chris Edmonds, only discovered long after his father’s death in 1985. Edmonds was captured with thousands of others in the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944 and spent 100 days in captivity. His son vaguely knew about his father’s past from a pair of diaries Edmonds kept in captivity that included the names and addresses of his men and some of his daily thoughts. But it was only while scouring the Internet a few years ago that he began to unravel the true drama that had unfolded — oddly enough, when he read a newspaper article about Richard Nixon’s post-presi-

dency search for a New York home. As it happened, Nixon purchased his exclusive upper East Side town house from Lester Tanner, a prominent New York lawyer who mentioned in passing how Edmonds had saved him and dozens of other Jews during the war. That sparked a search for Tanner, who along with another Jewish POW, Paul Stern, told the younger Edmonds what they witnessed on Jan. 27, 1945, at the Stalag IXA POW camp near Ziegenhain, Germany. The Wehrmacht had a strict anti-Jew policy and segregated Jewish POWs from nonJews. U.S. soldiers had been warned that Jewish fighters among them would be in danger if captured and were told to destroy dog tags or any other evidence identifying them as Jewish. So when the German camp commander, speaking in English, ordered the Jews to identify themselves, Edmonds knew what was at stake. Turning to the rest of the POWs, he said: “We are not doing that; we are all falling out,” recalled Chris Edmonds, who is in Israel participating in a seminar for Christian leaders at Yad Vashem’s International School for Holocaust Studies. With all the camp’s inmates defiantly standing in front of their barracks, the German commander turned to Edmonds and said: “They cannot all be Jews.” To which Edmonds replied: “We are all Jews here.” Then the Nazi officer pressed his pistol to Edmonds head and offered him one last chance. Edmonds merely gave him his name, rank and serial number as required by the Geneva Conventions. “And then my dad said: ‘If you are going to shoot, you are going to have to shoot all of us because we know who you are, and you’ll be tried for war crimes when we win this war,’” recalled Chris Edmonds, who estimates his father’s actions saved the lives of more than 200 Jewish-American soldiers. Witnesses to the exchange said the German officer then withdrew. Stern, who lives in Reston, Virginia, told Yad Vashem that even 70 years later he can “still hear the words.”

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Let your attitude, actions reflect the King of Kings

Pope Francis rocks out with words in heart-felt offering

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he plastic nativity set was the first thing to come out of our Christmas storage. My 3-year-old

had the entire set out — characters in their proper place — before we could vacuum the Christmas tree needles from the floor.

He proudly named the players in the scene: Mary, shepherds, Joe, camel and here is Baby Jesus! He knows Baby Jesus is the star of the show, so the figurine, which is molded into his hay-filled feeding trough, is given preferenFaith Matters tial treatment. He will throw Mary and Joe at his JAMIE H. sister, but Baby Jesus is WILSON treated gently. Unsurprisingly, we have begun to lose the story’s secondary players, and this would not do, according to my son. Baby Jesus, after all, needs an audience. But who? Who will bear witness to this miraculous event? The answer has come by way of several impromptu dioramas constructed by my young son. These scenes, which often occur in the middle of the hallway or on my kitchen counter, feature a host of toys encircling Baby Jesus, their eyes, claws or wheels inclined in reverence around the Savior. It’s both equally amusing and encouraging to see my son place Jesus in the center of these displays. Last week, it was a lumbering Triceratops and a couple of Pachycephalosaurus that paid homage to the Christ-child. Earlier this week, a swarm of multi-colored insects from a counting game circled the manger.

Most recently a convoy of metal racecars buffered the perimeter of Baby Jesus. Although I’m sure my son doesn’t understand the metaphorical significance of these arrangements — full disclosure: we have also been watching a fair amount of Disney’s “The Lion King”— I can’t help but think there is a lesson to be learned from my son’s scenes. If you are like me, it is difficult to focus on Jesus and the spiritual significance of his arrival on earth in the midst of the earthly obligations and distractions that accompany this month. There are at least a dozen different things vying for my attention this season, among them gift-buying, preparing for Christmas programs at church and making travel plans for the holiday. In an odd way, it’s these stress-filled events that often trigger the feeling of Christmas for me, like it’s not Christmas unless I feel a little overworked. If this is you, then, like me, perhaps you need to reevaluate what you center your holiday celebration on. What I’m advocating is not new, and I’m sure there will be thousands of sermons, anecdotes and bumper stickers that call all believers to remember that, “Jesus is the reason for the season.” My encouragement is something a bit more specific. If Jesus is your reason for the season, your actions and attitudes will reflect that sentiment. You’ll focus your schedule around Him, regardless of how many gifts you need to buy or cards you need to address. The stresses of this holiday season will pale in comparison to the celebration surrounding the King of Kings. You’ll gather your life around the manger and give thanks to the one who gave it all for you. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail.com.

CHURCH NEWS Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * The bicycle ministry will ride on the second and fourth Saturday of each month. The group will meet at 8 a.m. at the parsonage, S.C. 260 and Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road. Call Deacon John Billups at (803) 478-5333. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Family and friends night, hosted by the China and Harvin families, at 6 p.m. The Rev. Tommy L. China will speak. Music will be provided by the Spiritual Gospel Singers, the Corinthians, Resurrection Gospel Singers and more. Church of God of Prophecy, 140 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Saturday — Gospel benefit program at 5 p.m. to honor the children of the Sumter Vitiligo Group. On the program: Blessed; Truly Committed Family; Natasha Levy; The Singing Jays; and many more. Admission: $12 for adults; $3 for children 6-12 years of age. Advance tickets are available for $10. Church of God of Prophecy, 1670 Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 13 — The Majestic Gospel Singers 40th anniversary program at 5 p.m. On the program: Sumter Violinaires; Gospel Four; Voice of Harmony; and more. Clarendon Baptist Church, 1780 Main St., Alcolu, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas banquet at 6 p.m. at the Clarendon Baptist Church Family Life Center featuring Christian musician and comedian Tim Lovelace. Cost is $20 per ticket and deadline for purchase is Monday, Dec. 14. Call (803) 473-2376. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday-Sunday, Dec. 12-13 — Live nativity drive thru 5:30-7:30 p.m.

speak; and noon Saturday, Evangelist Sharon Mallett will speak. * Wednesday-Thursday, Dec. 16-17 — Honors program for the pastor, Prophetess Cheryl Graham, at 7:30 p.m. each night. Pastors Floyd Knowlin and Joe Brown will speak. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Saturday — Community Christmas bazaar 8:30 a.m.3:30 p.m. Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 13 — The praise dance ministry will celebrate its 12th anniversary at 2 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — The Christmas program will be held during the morning worship service. Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Watch Night worship service at 10:30 p.m.

for Jesus from 9 a.m. to noon for ages 5 years to fifth grade. Activities include crafts, a scavenger hunt, singing and games. Lunch and birthday cake will be served. Parents are invited to attend the closing at noon. Call (803) 883-1049. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Dec. 12 — All ladies are invited to Knitting Hearts Café 10 a.m.-noon. Devon Coker will speak. A nursery is provided for children age 5 and under. www. knittingheartsministry.org Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — Evangelist Glenda Miller appreciation program at 4 p.m. * Sunday — Holy communion during 9:30 a.m. regular service. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program during regular service. Christmas dinner will follow.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy communion after 10:15 a.m. worship. * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas program / fellowship dinner at noon. * Thursday, Dec. 31 — Watch Night service at 10:30 p.m.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday — Steward’s annual day at 10 a.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas drama at 4 p.m. * Sunday, Jan. 10, 2016 — Annual gospel fest at 3 p.m. featuring the Singing Cousins. Event is open and free to the public.

Immanuel Lutheran Church, colocated with St. John United Methodist Church, 140 Poinsett Drive, announces: * Saturday — “Joy to the World” children’s Christmas celebration / birthday party

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — Senior Missionary candlelight service “Hanging of the Greens” at 5 p.m. The Rev. Dale Edwards will speak.

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He’s a global pinup who fills stadiums and thrills fans. And now Pope Francis has released what is, essentially, a rock album. He doesn’t sing, but the pontiff who has energized millions of Roman Catholics with his vision of a compassionate, socially committed church lends his voice to an album of spiritual spoken-word Eurorock. “Wake Up!” mixes excerpts from the pope’s speeches, homilies and prayers with Christian hymns that have been reworked by modern composers to include dollops of everything from Gregorian chant to rock guitar. Francis’ words — in Spanish, Italian, English and Portuguese, with a booklet providing translation — touch on key themes of his papacy: youth, the environment, the joy of faith and the degrading effects of consumerism. The musical settings take in Pan pipes, sinuous beats and a veritable tsunami of synth. It’s a bit of a hodgepodge and clearly the work of many hands, with credits for more than half a dozen composers and arrangers as well as artistic director Don Giulio Neroni. The mix is at its most ar-

* Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas service “Joy to the World” at 5 p.m. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday, Dec. 13 — The adult choir will present the musical “Christmas in His Presence” at 6 p.m. Refreshments will follow. * Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Annual Christmas tree gift exchange and visit from Santa at 7 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — The adult choir will present the musical “Christmas in His Presence” at 11 a.m. The children’s Christmas program will be held at 6 p.m. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org.

resting on the lead single — yes, Francis is a pope who releases singles — “Wake Up! Go! Go! Forward!” The track sets the pope’s exhortation to embrace “the beauty of holiness” amid wailing guitar licks and rousing trumpet bursts. If that sounds odd, it is. At times “Wake Up!” feels like a 1980s middle-of-theroad rock album interrupted by soft-spoken spiritual musings. But while it’s not always a heavenly mashup, it’s a heartfelt offering that should burnish Francis’ image as the people’s pope.

* Saturday — Dance ministry workshop. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and workshop begins at 9 a.m. * Sunday — Youth / children’s choir anniversary program at 4 p.m. * Sunday, Dec. 20 — Christmas program at 5 p.m. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Annual caring and sharing distribution of food and toys 11 a.m.2 p.m. * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Drama ministry’s Christmas production “The Birth of Our King” at 4 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., announces: * Friday-Sunday, Dec. 11-13 — The Living Christmas Story Join the Journey will be held 6:30-8:30 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 6-8 p.m. on Sunday.

Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Rummage sale with more than 600 items 7 a.m.-noon. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday, Dec. 19 — Christmas cantata and youth Christmas program at 3 p.m. St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces:

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This CD cover image released by Believe Digital, shows “Wake Up!” The album features extracts from Pope Francis’ speeches in various languages, including English, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese.

Triumph Ministries, 562 Pike Road, announces: * Friday, Dec. 11 — One night of glory at 7 p.m. Apostle J. Gilliam will speak. * Saturday, Dec. 12 — Come to the threshing floor at 9 a.m. Evangelist Tonya Mack and Prophetess S. Major will speak.

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First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Wednesday, Dec. 16 — Christmas program and play “That Special Night” at 6 p.m. Fresh Fire Christian Life Center, 625 W. Huggins St., Manning, announces: * Friday-Saturday — Mending of the Heart program as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday, Prophetess Janell Robinson will

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Cop pays thief ’s tab for stolen birthday cake ingredients PORTSMOUTH, New Hampshire (AP) — A New Hampshire police officer dispatched to the scene of a shoplifting incident paid the thief’s tab after learning a woman stole the items to bake her child’s birthday cake. The Portsmouth Herald reports Officer Michael Kotsonis, a 19-year member of the Portsmouth force, responded to a call last week at the Ocean State Job Lots after a woman had stolen cake mix, shortening and “a couple things of frosting.” After investigating the theft and learning the woman’s identity, Kotsonis went to her home to recover the items. It was there that he found that the woman was a mother who wanted to bake her child a birthday cake. Kotsonis says the mother’s actions weren’t right, but, “I’m not going to take away a kid’s birthday cake.” He went back to the store and bought the items.

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ANN ARBOR, Michigan (AP) — A Canadian man caught at a border crossing with 51 turtles taped to his body pleaded guilty Tuesday to smuggling or attempting to smuggle more than 1,000 of the reptiles out of southeastern Michigan. Kai Xu, 27, would order turtles online and travel to the U.S. to pick them up and then ship them to China or return with them to Ontario, Canada. He pleaded guilty to six crimes in federal court in Ann Arbor and faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison. It’s illegal to export wildlife from the U.S. without a permit from the government. Xu “regularly deals in turtle shipments worth $30,000, $80,000 or $125,000,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Sara Woodward said in a court filing. “In China, the turtles he smuggles are worth two to three times the amount he pays here.”

A store employee reported his gesture to the newspaper. Frank Warchol, acting deputy police chief, said he wouldn’t have known about it, either, if not for a reporter’s call. He said Kotsonis exemplifies the department’s mission statement emphasizing community, commitment and compassion. “I didn’t do it for the attention,” Kotsonis said Tuesday. “What you do when no one is looking, that’s the character of someone.”

Defense attorney Matt Borgula declined to comment after the guilty plea. Xu has been in custody since his arrest in suburban Detroit in September 2014. He describes himself as an engineering student at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, although the university said he wasn’t enrolled at the time of his arrest. In summer 2014, weeks before his arrest, Xu was under surveillance in Detroit. After picking up a box at a United Parcel Service site, he hid behind trucks and emerged with “irregularly shaped bulges” under his sweat pants, wildlife agent Ken Adams said. Xu returned to Ontario but was stopped by Canadian border authorities who found 51 live turtles in plastic taped to his legs, including box turtles and terrapins. Despite the bust, “he did not cease smuggling turtles. He did not even slow down,” Woodward said.

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n this season of Advent, the four Sundays before Christmas, we celebrate an old truth, the coming of Christ. As we light a new candle on the traditional Advent wreath each week, we are reminded anew to prepare for the arrival of something momentous. Reflecting on an event that happened so long ago can reveal to us a new understanding of how to live our lives today. Prepare for Christmas in advance this Advent; attend your house of worship weekly.

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Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei Ferguson Washington Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

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Baptist - Southern Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 803-499-1838 Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am

Church of Christ Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter (Church Ofﬁce) www.cccsumter.com 803-934-9718 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Interdenominational Methodist - United City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Catholic - Roman The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

The Salvation Army 16 Kendrick St. • 803-775-9336 Major Robbie Robbins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Monday Youth Night 6:30 pm Wednesday Mid Week Lift 6:30 pm Wednesday Men Fellowship & Woman’s Home League 6:30 pm

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:45 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School 9:30 a.m. (classes for all ages) Hospitality/Fellowship Hall 10:10 a.m. Children/Youth Gather 4:45 p.m. W. Bldg. Night Church 5:00 p.m. (classes for all ages) Supper 6:30 p.m. Fellowship Hall

Presbyterian - ARP Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Yard Sale October 17, 2015

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Clarendon Courthouse reopens S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice speaks at Grand Reopening BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com MANNING — South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal recollected trying cases as a young lawyer at the Clarendon County Courthouse in the 1970s on Sunday at the building’s grand re-opening ceremony. The facility, located at 3 Keitt St., underwent a $5.1 million renovation, and was closed to the public for more than two years. About 200 people were in attendance on Sunday. “Clarendon County and this courthouse stand as a beacon of light for the state and nation to show us what the rule of law means for the stability of our society,” Toal said. “Thank you for giving me the privilege, right at the end of my career, to end where I started among real friends and a community that I love with all of my heart.” Toal will be retiring from the chief justice position in the near future. Toal said the courthouse was constructed in a “very sophisticated way” in 1908. It was built fireproof, which back then was not the norm for the state, she said. The surprise of the day came at the end of the ceremony when three large multicolored stain glass windows, located on either side of the judge’s bench, were revealed. The windows have always existed at the courthouse, but were covered up during one of the building’s renovations. “Think about a young lawyer trying a case in this courthouse and seeing the bright light shine through the beautiful stain glass windows,” she said. “It kind of felt like you were in an alternate universe.” Toal said the Summerton case of Briggs v. Elliott was initially filed at the courthouse. The case would later become the first of five cases combined into Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, the case in which the U.S. Supreme

Three large multicolored stain glass windows, behind the judge’s bench, above, were revealed at the Grand Re-opening of the Clarendon County Courthouse on Sunday. The building underwent a $5.1 million renovation, and was closed to the public for more than two years. South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal, left, was the featured speaker at the Grand Re-opening of the Clarendon County Courthouse on Sunday. PHOTOS BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM

Court declared racial segregation in public schools to be unconstitutional. Renovations of the 107-yearold building began in June 2014. The building had not seen a major remodeling since 1969 and was in need of repairs, according to Clarendon County Administrator David Epperson. Epperson said total construction costs, including architectural fees, were about $6 million. Funding for the project was secured through an installment purchase revenue

bond paid by the Georgia-Pacific plant located in the county, in lieu of taxes, he said. In January 2013, Meadors Construction Inc., an architectural firm based in Charleston, conducted preliminary studies to investigate the main problem areas, said Jeremy Tate, Meadors project manager and designer. The four main planned renovation priorities were: exterior envelope, or the outer shell of the building; security upgrades; upgrades in building

systems; and interior space repairs. Construction also followed the Americans with Disabilities Act guidelines to make sure the building was accessible for individuals with disabilities, Tate said. In their investigation, Meadors discovered a leaky roof, other leaks, moisture damage and foundation problems. There were several structural issues in the trusses of the main courtroom, Tate said. The second priority was security, Tate said. This included increasing the level of security on the outer shell of the building and in a functioning court, such as secure locations to hold prisoners and having metal de-

tectors in the building. The third priority was building systems to upgrade the heating and air conditioning and electrical and plumbing systems. This also included technology upgrades for the audio and visual systems. An additional smaller courtroom was created on the first floor of the building. Offices housed in the courthouse include: clerk of court, public defender, solicitor, circuit judge, retired circuit judge and master-in-equity. A Celebration of the 106th Anniversary of the First Court Action held in the courthouse will be held on Jan. 5. A time will be determined at a later date.

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Seven local former athletes and coaches gathered to view Clarendon County Museum & History Center’s exhibit called “Sports through the Decades” on Nov. 24, part of Smithsonian Institution’s national traveling exhibit, “Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America.” From left are: Will Harvin, Donald Hardy, Annette L. Calvin, Coach John F. Thames, Joey Taylor, Dr. Clarence Coker and Mike King.

Former athletes, coaches gather to view exhibit FROM STAFF REPORTS Seven local former athletes and coaches gathered to view Clarendon County Museum & History Center’s exhibit called “Sports through the Decades” on Nov. 24. The local exhibit is part of Smithsonian Institution’s national traveling exhibit “Hometown Teams: How Sports Shape America,” featuring the impact of sports on the nation and the county. The athletes who came out to the local exhibit, range in age from 33 to 91 and represented football, baseball, bas-

ketball and tennis. They included: Will Harvin, Donald Hardy, Annette L. Calvin, Coach John F. Thames, Joey Taylor, Dr. Clarence Coker and Mike King. Harvin played football for Presbyterian College in 1941 and football and baseball for University of South Carolina after serving in World War II. Harvin was also a tennis player and coach for about 60 years. Hardy was the quarterback on the 1965 East Clarendon High School football state

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Clarendon School District 2 Education Foundation held an 81-½ birthday celebration for Coach John Franklin Thames, the winningest girls’ basketball coach in South Carolina history, on Nov. 19 at Weldon Auditorium. Thames is pictured with Breanna Nelson, one of his former players. The event also served as a fundraiser for Thames’ scholarship fund, which provides scholarships for female athletes. Those interested in donating to the fund may should send checks to Clarendon School District 2 Education Foundation, c/o Barry Ham — Bank of Clarendon, P.O. Box 520, Manning, SC 29102.

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Notice of Sale AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 14-CP-14-00190 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. Plaintiff, -vsValerie Denise Hilton a/k/a Valorie Hilton and SC Housing Corp., Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. vs. Valerie Denise Hilton a/k/a Valorie Hilton and SC Housing Corp., I, Frances Ricci Land Welch, as Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 am, at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 West Keitt St., Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, containing 1.00, and bounding, now or formerly, as follows: On the North by: S.C. Hwy. S-14-624; On the East by William and Lillian Hilton; On the South and West by lands of Johnny James. For a more particular description, reference may be had to plat by H.F. Oliver & Robert G. Mathis, dated July 9, 1982 and recorded in Plat Book 34 at Page 60, in the office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina. DERIVATION: This being the identical property conveyed to Valerie Denise Hilton by deed of William Hilton and Lillie Mae Hilton of even date.

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TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.99% per annum. Frances Ricci Land Welch Special Referee for Clarendon County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

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DIVISION OF SCBT, Plaintiff vs. IRENE J. RALEY, THE CHARLES H. RALEY, SR., REVOCABLE TRUST TRUST DATED APRIL 25, 2000, CHRISTOPHER L. RALEY AND KEVIN SCOTT RALEY, AS SUCCESSOR TRUSTEES OF THE CHARLES H. RALEY, SR. REVOCABLE TRUST DATED APRIL 25, 2000, SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE AUTHORITY (SANTEE COOPER) AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, and FIRST EFFINGHAM BANK, A DIVISION OF FIRST CHATHAM BANK, Defendants BY VIRTUE of a Decree, I, W.T. Geddings, Jr., the undersigned Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 A.M., or shortly thereafter, at the CLARENDON COUNTY Administrative Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, South Carolina, 29102 to the highest bidder for cash, at public auction, the premises described below: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with buildings and improvements located thereon, lying and being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, being comprised of Lots 4, 5 and 6 on the plat hereinafter referred to and bounding now or formerly as follows: On the North by Birch branch being a portion of the waters of Lake Marion; on the east by Lot No. 7 on the plat hereinafter referred to; on the South by the right of way of Shore Drive; on the West by Lot No. 3 on the plat hereinafter referred to. For a more particular description of said tract, reference may be had to a corrected plat made by Du Valle W. Elliott, RLS, dated June 10, 1997, recorded in the Office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Cabinet A, Slide 27, Page 10. Subject, however, to all applicable covenants, restrictions, and easements of record. TOGETHER WITH, marginal land containing 0.40 acres being designated as a Tract C being owned by the South Carolina Public Service Authority and having been leased to Peter M. and Phyllis N. Madan by Lease Agreement dated December 13, 2000, recorded in the office of the RMC for Clarendon County in Deed Book A-287 at Page 111. Said Lease Agreement having been assigned to Charles H. Raley, Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr. Revocable Trust Dated April 25, 2000, by virtue of an Assignment of Lease recorded June 24, 2011, in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 799 at page 107.

This being the same property conveyed to Charles H. Raley Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr., Revocable Trust dated April 25, 2000, by Deed from Phyllis N. Madan, dated November 19, 2004 and recorded November 23, 2004 in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 553 at Page 165. Thereafter, the property was conveyed to Irene J. Raley, by Deed from Christopher L. Raley and Kevin Scott Raley, as Successor Trustees of Charles H. Raley, Sr., Trustee of the Charles H. Raley, Sr., Revocable Trust dated April 25, 2000, dated June 17, 2011 and recorded August 2, 2011 in the RMC/ROD Office for Clarendon County in Book 802 at Page 101.

TMS#: 195-03-00-034-00 (Lots 4, 5 and 6) TMS#: 195-03-00-065-00 (.40 acres) Current Property Address: 1252 Shore Drive, Manning, SC The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments due on the day of such sale, existing easements and restrictions of record. As the Plaintiff has waived its right to a deficiency judgment, the bidding will not remain open after the sale and compliance may be made immediately. The property shall be sold for cash to the highest bidder. The highest bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will be required to deposit with the Special Referee, at the conclusion of the bidding, cash or certified check in the amount of five percent (5%) of the bid: the said deposit to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in case of non-compliance. Should the highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the terms of the bid within thirty (30) days from the date of the sale, the Special Referee will resell the property at the risk and expense of the defaulting bidder upon the same terms as above set out. The Sheriff of Clarendon County may be authorized to put the purchaser into possession of the premises if requested by the purchaser. Purchaser to pay for the preparation of the Special Referee's Deed, documentary stamps on the deed, recording of the deed, and interest to be calculated on the balance of the bid from the date of the sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the legal rate of interest for judgments (7.25% per annum).

Special Referee for Clarendon County J. Ronald Jones, Jr. NEXSEN PRUET, LLC 205 King Street, Suite 400 (29401) P. O. Box 486 Charleston, SC 29402 Telephone: (843) 720-1740 Facsimile: (843) 414-8220

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: J.P. Morgan Mortgage Acquisition Corp. vs. Rubin Watford, Jr.; Itaska Birht a/k/a Itaska Walker; Gwendalyn Rabor a/k/a Gwendalyn Raber; James Vause, III; Jarvis Watford; Thomas Moore; Any Heir-at-law or Devisees of Rubin W. Watford, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title, or interest in the real estate described herein; also including any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Discover Bank;, C/A No. 14-CP-14-0590, The following property will be sold on December 7, 2015, at 11:00 AM at the Clarendon County Courthouse to the highest bidder

W. T. Geddings, Jr.

bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.208% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Clarendon County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-14-0590. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. William C. Coffey, Jr. Master in Equity for Clarendon County John J. Hearn Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013943-00197 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources/Foreclosure Sales)

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All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

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Derivation: Book C18 at Page 461

SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, CLARENDON AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES.

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All that piece, parcel, or lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, located near the Town of Turbeville, containing .89 acre, more or less, being comprised of that parcel shown on that certain Plat prepared by Nesbitt Surveying Co., Inc. dated July 9, 2013, recorded in Book 53 at page 632 as Instrument # 2014000157084 in the Clarendon County Register of Deeds office. Reference being made to said plat for a more complete and accurate description of the metes and bounds; all measurements being a little more or less.

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‘The Wiz Live!’ combines youth, experience BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH NBC continues its new “oldfashioned” tradition with “The Wiz Live!” (8 p.m.). The network scored solid ratings with live broadcasts of “The Sound of Music” in 2013 and “Peter Pan” last year. NBC also lit up social media with commentary for and against both projects. While many were fans, others questioned the casting of twangy country star Carrie Underwood as Austrian governess Maria von Trapp and Brian Williams’ daughter, Allison Williams (“Girls”), as Peter Pan. In both cases, NBC got millions to watch live TV and care enough to tweet passionately about it. And that’s something worth repeating. The casting for “The Wiz” includes the unknown Shanice Williams as Dorothy. The New Jersey native will be surrounded by a cast of familiar talents, including Queen Latifah in the title role, as well as Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo and Common. David Alan Grier will play the Cowardly Lion. Although 19-year-old newcomer Williams remains a question mark, she’s at least close to age appropriate for the part. The 1978 movie musical adaptation of “The Wiz” starred Diana Ross as Dorothy when the diva was a few decades beyond adolescence. You can’t help but root for Williams to make a major impression. More than a decade of “American Idol” has encouraged us to take notice of young talents. While she may have been too old to play Dorothy, Ross rose to fame at Motown Records when the label was known as “The Sound of Young America.” And she helped introduce the world to Michael Jackson when he was only 11. Jackson would later play opposite Ross in “The Wiz” when he was 20 years old. Stephanie Mills, who played Dorothy in the original 1975 Broadway version of “The Wiz,” will appear tonight as Auntie Em. • In another holiday tradition, audience members who attended last month’s live taping of “CMA Country Christmas” (9 p.m., ABC) at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry were encouraged to bring an unwrapped Christmas gift for local children in need. For the sixth

“Shrek the Halls” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

CULT CHOICE George Sanders and Lucille Ball co-star in the 1947 thriller “Lured” (8 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES A celebration divides the family on “The Vampire Diaries” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Klaus reluctantly rolls the dice on “The Originals” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

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From left, David Alan Grier stars as Lion, Shanice Williams as Dorothy, Ne-Yo as Tinman and Elijah Kelley as Scarecrow in “The Wiz Live!” airing at 8 p.m. today on NBC. straight year, the special is hosted by Jennifer Nettles, the winner of the 2008 CMA song of the year (“Stay”). She is joined by Kelsea Ballerini, Mickey Guyton, Jewel, Charles Kelley, Martina McBride, David Nail, LeAnn Rimes, Darius Rucker, Brian Setzer and others, who will perform holiday songs and country favorites. • The CBS Sports Network will feature three hours of the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (10 p.m.) from today through Dec. 12.

TONIGHT’S HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS • A bad reaction from action figures threatens a holiday pageant in the 2014 special “Toy Story That Time Forgot” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Robert Wagner, Louise Fletcher and Maxwell Perry Cotton star in the 2007 comic strip adaptation “A Dennis the Menace Christmas” (8 p.m., AMC). • Malcolm McDowell, Debi Mazar and Edward Asner star in the 2012 sequel “Home Alone: The Holiday Heist” (8 p.m., Disney). • A grumpy journalist’s

(Jennifer Finnigan) big assignment rekindles her holiday twinkle in the 2015 romantic comedy “Angel of Christmas” (8 p.m., Hallmark). • Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti star in the 2007 comedy “Fred Claus” (8:15 p.m., ABC Family). • Party crashers ruin a green ogre’s fun in the 2007 holiday movie franchise tie-in

Idris Elba is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Ken Jeong, Amy Brenneman and Glen Hansard are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Julianne Moore, Burt Reynolds, Public Image Ltd. and Cee-Lo Green on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Mindy Kaling, Daisy Ridley and Gwen Stefani on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Maya Rudolph and Adam Scott appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Rainn Wilson, Elizabeth Hurley, Seal and Jeremy Gara visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * One Direction appears on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate

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Curry scores 40, Warriors defeat Hornets to go 20-0 CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Stephen Curry scored 40 points in three quarters and the Golden State Warriors defeated the Charlotte Hornets 116-99 on Wednesday night to extend the best start in NBA history to 20-0. On a night when the Hornets honored Curry’s father, Dell, the franchise’s career scoring leader, it was his oldest son who stole the spotlight by hitting 14 of 18 shots from the field and going 8 for 11 from 3-point range. Stephen Curry, who grew up in Charlotte and starred at nearby Davidson College, scored 28 points in the pivotal third quarter. He hit 10 of 11 shots from the field, including all five 3s — many from well beyond the arc and in the face of a defender — to help the Warriors build a 21-point lead.

Clemson rolls over S.C. Upstate GREENVILLE — Avry Holmes scored a season-high 20 points with six assists to lead Clemson to a 76-56 victory Wednesday night over USC Upstate. Holmes, who sat out last season after transferring from San Francisco, led the Tigers in scoring for the second time in four games. He turned in a then season-high 18 points on Nov. 23 in a loss to Massachusetts.

NFL owners hoping to set L.A. vote deadline at meetings IRVING, Texas — NFL owners began meeting Wednesday on potential relocation of teams to Los Angeles knowing that a vote is still a month or more away. The St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers are interested in moving to LA, which has not had an NFL franchise since the Rams and Raiders left after the 1994 season. Rams owner Stan Kroenke is planning a billion-dollar stadium in

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Golden State guard Stephen Curry reacts to an official’s call during the Warriors’ 116-99 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday in Charlotte. Curry scored 40 points. Inglewood, California, while the Raiders and Chargers have a joint project in mind for nearby Carson.

GEORGIA’s coaching search may be nearing quick end ATLANTA — Georgia’s coaching search could be headed for a swift end, but the school was tight-lipped Wednesday about its progress and scheduled no announcement about who would succeed football coach Mark Richt. ESPN and the Atlanta Journal Constitution reported that Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart was Georgia’s selection late Tuesday night. Georgia athletic director Greg McGarity did not reply to an interview request from The Associated Press on the status of the search. Smart’s agent, Jimmy Sexton, could not be reached for comment. Wire reports

AREA ROUNDUP

Wilson Hall suffers 1st loss of season to Hammond

COLUMBIA— Wilson Hall suffered its first loss of the season on Tuesday, falling to Hammond 71-60 at the Hammond gymnasium. Brent Carraway led the 2-1 Barons with 17 points. Drew Talley and Grier Schwartz had 14 apiece. University of North Carolina signee Seventh Woods led the Skyhawks with 25. College of Charleston signee Chevez Goodwin added 16. Wilson Hall plays host to Laurens Academy today at 7:30 p.m. WILSON HALL

BATES 45 CHESTNUT OAKS 32

Vance Ragin scored a game-high 16 points to help lead Bates past Chestnut Oaks 45-32 on Monday at the COMS gymnasium. Tylee Craft and Deshawn White each added seven points for the Bantams in their season opener.

GIRLS Varsity Basketball Robert E. Lee 46 Dillon Christian 31

DILLON — Robert E. Lee Academy evened its record at 1-1 with a 46-31 vicHAMMOND tory over Dillon Christian School on Prickett 9, Goodwin 16, Turner 8, Brown 3, Tuesday at the DCS gymnasium. Woods 25, Lewis 7, Yuchmow 3. Reghann Griffin led the Lady Cavaliers Williamsburg 54 with 21 points and eight rebounds. Clarendon Hall 27 Ivy Watts and Meg Gaskins had nine SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell apiece. to 0-2 with a 54-27 loss to Williamsburg REL plays Laurence Manning Academy Academy on Tuesday at the CH gym- today at 5:30 p.m. at the Trinity-Byrnes naisum. tournament in Darlington. Matthew Corbett grabbed 11 rebounds Williamsburg 32 and scored six points for the Saints. Dylan Clarendon Hall 26 Way and Al Hobbs had seven points apiece. SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall dropped to 1-1 with a 32-26 loss to WilJUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL liamsburg Academy on Tuesday at the CH gymnasium. Clarendon Hall 36 Holly Carlisle led the Lady Saints with Williamsburg 17 seven points. Sydney Wells had six points SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall and seven rebounds. evened its record at 1-1 with a 36-17 victory over Williamsburg Academy on Junior Varsity Basketball Tuesday at the CH gymnasium. 30 Thomas Stukes had a double-double Manning C.E. Murray 19 of 24 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Saints. GREELEYVILLE — Manning High School opened its season with a 30-19 victory over C.E. Murray on Tuesday at B TEAM BASKETBALL the CEM gymnasium. HAMMOND 21 Nitavia York led the Lady Monarchs WILSON HALL 12 with eight points. Kayla Cummings added COLUMBIA — Nathan Harris had sev- seven. en points to the lead Wilson Hall, but it Dillon Christian 30 was not enough as the Barons fell to Ham- Robert E. Lee 23 mond 21-12 on Tuesday at the Hammond gymnasium. DILLON — Rebecca Dinkins had 11 Emery Moore added four points for WH, points and eight steals, but it wasn’t which fell to 0-1. enough for Robert E. Lee Academy to get a win as REL lost to Dillon ChrisMIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL tian School 30-23 on Tuesday at the DCS gymnasium. MAYEWOOD 42 The Lady Cavaliers dropped to 2-1. MANNING 36 Watford 4, Commander 8, Talley 14, Carraway 17, Schwartz 14, Stone 2, Sontag 1.

Williamsburg 34 Clarendon Hall 9

Mitchell Pollard and Dorien Glover each had 11 points to lead Mayewood to a season-opening 42-36 victory over Manning SUMMERTON — Clarendon Hall fell Junior High on Monday at the Mayewood to 1-1 with a 34-9 loss to Williamsburg gymnasium. Academy on Tuesday. Pollard also had four assists and four reBrynne Baxley led the Lady Saints with bounds while Glover collected five steals. four points and 14 rebounds.

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Scoreboard TV, RADIO

TODAY 1 p.m. —’ PGA Golf: Hero World Challenge First Round from Albany, Bahamas (GOLF). 5 p.m. —’ High School Basketball: Sunrise Prep (Kan.) vs. Advanced Prep International (Texas) from Benton, Ky. (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. —’ Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. —’ High School Football: All-America Football Game Announcement Show (ESPNU). 7 p.m. —’ Women’s College Basketball: Louisville at Michigan State (ESPN2). 7 p.m. —’ Women’s College Basketball: Oregon State at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. —’ College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Texas Christian (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. —’ NHL Hockey: New Jersey at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. —’ NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Miami (TNT). 7:30 p.m. —’ High School Basketball: Chaminade (Mo.) vs. Oak Hill Academy (Va.) from Benton, Ky. (ESPN). 7:55 p.m. —’ International Soccer: Mexican League Playoffs Semifinal Match (UNIVISION). 8 p.m. —’ Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia/European PGA Tour Australian PGA Championship Second Round from Gold Coast, Australia (GOLF). 8:25 p.m. —’ NFL Football: Green Bay at Detroit (WLTX 19, NFL NETWORK, WWFN-FM 100.1, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. —’ College Basketball: Kentucky at UCLA (ESPN). 9 p.m. —’ College Basketball: Central Arkansas at Oklahoma (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 9:30 p.m. —’ NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Memphis (TNT). 1 a.m. —’ Professional Golf: Asian Tour Ho Tram Open Second Round from Ho Tram, Vietnam (GOLF). 3 a.m. —’ Professional Golf: European PGA Tour/ Sunshine Tour Nedbank Challenge Second Round from Sun City, South Africa (GOLF).

NFL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA New England 10 1 0 .909 347 212 N.Y. Jets 6 5 0 .545 272 228 Buffalo 5 6 0 .455 266 257 Miami 4 7 0 .364 225 287 South W L T Pct PF PA Indianapolis 6 5 0 .545 249 260 Houston 6 5 0 .545 232 234 Jacksonville 4 7 0 .364 236 299 Tennessee 2 9 0 .182 203 257 North W L T Pct PF PA Cincinnati 9 2 0 .818 297 193 Pittsburgh 6 5 0 .545 266 230 Baltimore 4 7 0 .364 259 276 Cleveland 2 9 0 .182 213 310 West W L T Pct PF PA Denver 9 2 0 .818 252 207 Kansas City 6 5 0 .545 287 220 Oakland 5 6 0 .455 264 280 San Diego 3 8 0 .273 244 307

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 6 0 .455 241 267 N.Y. Giants 5 6 0 .455 287 273 Philadelphia 4 7 0 .364 243 274 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 261 South W L T Pct PF PA Carolina 11 0 0 1.000 332 205 Atlanta 6 5 0 .545 260 234 Tampa Bay 5 6 0 .455 248 279 New Orleans 4 7 0 .364 261 339 North W L T Pct PF PA Minnesota 8 3 0 .727 231 194 Green Bay 7 4 0 .636 262 215 Chicago 5 6 0 .455 231 264 Detroit 4 7 0 .364 230 288 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 9 2 0 .818 355 229 Seattle 6 5 0 .545 267 222 St. Louis 4 7 0 .364 186 230 San Francisco 3 8 0 .273 152 271

Thursday’s GAME Green Bay at Detroit, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s GAMES

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

MondaY’s GAMES

Dallas at Washington, 8:30 p.m.

W L Pct GB 11 7 .611 — 10 8 .556 1 8 10 .444 3 5 13 .278 6 1 18 .053 10½ L Pct 6 .625 8 .600 8 .556 8 .556 9 .438

GB — — 1 1 3

W L Pct 13 5 .722 11 5 .688 10 5 .667 9 9 .500 7 11 .389

GB — 1 1½ 4 6

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

W L Pct 14 4 .778 11 8 .579 11 8 .579 7 11 .389 4 14 .222

GB — 3½ 3½ 7 10

W L Pct 11 7 .611 8 8 .500 8 10 .444 7 12 .368 6 12 .333

GB — 2 3 4½ 5

W L Pct GB 20 0 1 .000 10 8 .556 8½ 8 10 .444 10½ 7 12 .368 12 3 15 .167 16

Tuesday’s Games

Washington 97, Cleveland 85 Philadelphia 103, L.A. Lakers 91 Brooklyn 94, Phoenix 91 Orlando 96, Minnesota 93 Memphis 113, New Orleans 104 Dallas 115, Portland 112, OT

Wednesday’s Games

L.A. Lakers 108, Washington 104 Golden State 116, Charlotte 99 Phoenix at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. Denver at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Orleans at Houston, 8 p.m. Toronto at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Indiana at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 26 19 4 3 41 90 57 Detroit 25 13 8 4 30 61 64 Ottawa 24 12 7 5 29 78 72 Boston 22 13 8 1 27 73 64 Florida 24 11 9 4 26 63 60 Tampa Bay 25 11 11 3 25 59 58 Buffalo 25 10 12 3 23 58 67 Toronto 24 8 11 5 21 56 66 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA N.Y. Rangers 25 17 6 2 36 74 53 Washington 23 17 5 1 35 75 51 Pittsburgh 24 14 8 2 30 57 55 N.Y. Islanders 25 13 8 4 30 72 62 New Jersey 24 12 10 2 26 57 59 Philadelphia 25 10 10 5 25 49 67 Carolina 24 8 12 4 20 50 70 Columbus 26 10 16 0 20 61 78

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 25 19 5 1 39 88 66 St. Louis 25 15 7 3 33 66 61 Nashville 24 13 7 4 30 64 62 Chicago 25 13 9 3 29 68 64 Minnesota 23 12 7 4 28 65 62 Winnipeg 25 11 12 2 24 67 80 Colorado 25 10 14 1 21 73 76 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 24 15 8 1 31 60 51 San Jose 24 14 10 0 28 67 63 Arizona 24 13 10 1 27 67 70 Vancouver 26 9 9 8 26 70 71 Anaheim 25 9 11 5 23 51 65 Calgary 25 9 14 2 20 60 90 Edmonton 25 8 15 2 18 62 77 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit 5, Buffalo 4, SO Calgary 4, Dallas 3, SO Colorado 2, New Jersey 1 Montreal 2, Columbus 1 Philadelphia 4, Ottawa 2 Florida 3, St. Louis 1 Nashville 5, Arizona 2 Minnesota 2, Chicago 1 Los Angeles 2, Vancouver 1, OT Pittsburgh 5, San Jose 1

Wednesday’s Games

Toronto at Winnipeg, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at N.Y. Islanders, 8 p.m. Boston at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Colorado at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Carolina, 7 p.m. Washington at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Florida at Nashville, 8 p.m.

FCS Playoff SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press

Second Round Saturday, Dec. 5 William & Mary (9-3) at Richmond (8-3), Noon The Citadel (9-3) at Charleston Southern (9-2), 1 p.m. Colgate (8-4) at James Madison (9-2), 1 p.m. Western Illinois (7-5) at Illinois State (9-2), 2 p.m. Chattanooga (9-3) at Jacksonville State (10-1), 2 p.m. Montana (8-4) at North Dakota State (9-2), 3:30 p.m. Sam Houston State (9-3) at McNeese State (10-0), 7 p.m. Northern Iowa (8-4) at Portland State (9-2), 10 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday, Dec. 11 or Saturday, Dec. 12 Chattanooga-Jacksonville State winner vs. The Citadel-Charleston Southern winner, TBA Colgate-James Madison winner vs. Sam Houston State-McNeese State winner, TBA William & Mary-Richmond winner vs. Western Illinois-Illinois State winner, TBA Montana-North Dakota State winner vs. Northern Iowa-Portland State winner, TBA

Semifinals Friday, Dec. 18 TBD, 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 19 TBD, 4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 9 At Toyota Stadium Frisco, Texas Semifinal winners, Noon

EASTERN CONFERENCE

W 10 12 10 10 7

Friday’s Games

Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at New York, 7 p.m. Milwaukee at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Cleveland at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.

Championship

NBA Standings By The Associated Press Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Charlotte Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

Denver at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Utah, 9 p.m. San Antonio at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. Indiana at Portland, 10 p.m. Boston vs. Sacramento at Mexico City, Mexico, 10 p.m.

College Basketball Scores

By The Associated Press

EAST

Army 84, Maine 71 Brooklyn 107, Stevens Tech 92 Brown 82, CCSU 64 Columbia 72, Bucknell 61 Fordham 73, St. John’s 57 George Washington 72, Seton Hall 64 Hofstra 84, La Salle 80 NYU 81, John Jay 57 Navy 65, Penn 59 Northeastern 80, Harvard 71 Penn St. 67, Boston College 58 Providence 89, Hartford 66 Rhode Island 74, Holy Cross 56 St. Bonaventure 60, Buffalo 58 St. Francis (Pa.) 84, Lehigh 73 St. Francis Brooklyn 69, Lafayette 62 St. Peter’s 73, Rider 61 Temple 79, Fairleigh Dickinson 70 Towson 75, George Mason 54 UConn 82, Sacred Heart 49 UMass 99, Boston U. 69 Vermont 68, Dartmouth 63 Wagner 62, Morgan St. 61 Wisconsin 66, Syracuse 58, OT Yale 79, Bryant 40

SOUTH

Auburn 81, Coastal Carolina 78 Barton 81, Fayetteville St. 79 Carson-Newman 83, Clayton St. 66 Centre 84, Hanover 80 Clemson 76, SC-Upstate 56 Gardner-Webb 87, Presbyterian 76 High Point 90, Longwood 66 Jacksonville 92, Florida Memorial 73 Kennesaw St. 61, Florida A&M 41 Lander 69, Erskine 54 Maryville (Tenn.) 110, Johnson (Tenn.) 105 Mercer 82, Hiwassee 47 Methodist 59, Guilford 57 NC A&T 77, UNC Greensboro 68 Norfolk St. 71, Mercy 65 Tennessee Tech 63, ETSU 61 Thomas More 85, Waynesburg 83 UNC Wilmington 93, Coker 73 VMI 107, Cent. Pennsylvania 72 Washington & Lee 75, Hampden-Sydney 66 Winthrop 83, Charleston Southern 82

FAR WEST

Colorado 95, Fort Lewis 71

MIDWEST

Alma 98, North Park 75 Butler 78, Cincinnati 76 Carleton 70, St. John’s (Minn.) 64 Carroll (Wis.) 67, Lake Forest 58 Lawrence 76, Beloit 72 Michigan St. 71, Louisville 67 Minn.-Morris 80, Mayville St. 74 S. Dakota St. 80, Wayne (Neb.) 53 St. Norbert 59, Ripon 57 St. Thomas (Minn.) 92, Concordia (Moor.) 64 Toledo 76, Cleveland St. 65 Youngstown St. 65, Robert Morris 58

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FARMERS FROM PAGE A1 available in fiscal year 2016-17 to pay the state’s share of the funding, she said. The South Carolina governor said she will also ask the state’s congressional delegation to seek $140 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing repairs. “We want to get people back on their feet,” she said. Turbeville farmer Jeremy Cannon said Wednesday that the fact Haley has requested money for housing but nothing for farmers is a “slap in the face.”

Friday in Council Chambers at Columbia City Hall, 1737 Main St., Columbia. The hearing will cover efforts to support recovery of South Carolina’s small businesses. South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott is a member of the committee. Thomas said agriculture is the biggest industry in South Carolina and he said he was disappointed that more action hasn’t been forthcoming from the state’s elected officials. He applauded Haley for asking U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for expedited crop insurance payments but said there is more to be done for farmers. “Nikki (Haley) and the state haven’t shown much interest

“Haley said she will reconsider it when the insurance payments come in,” Cannon said. He said it is unlikely Congress will look at another bill later just for agriculture. “The time is now,” Cannon said. “We need the money now. We are talking $55,000 a day in interest on $400 million in losses.” He said 70 percent of farmers’ loans come due in December. “We can’t wait three or four months,” he said. Cannon will be an invited panelist at a field hearing of the U.S. Sen. Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship from 10 to 11:30 a.m.

EXPO FROM PAGE A1 into starting a business. Entrepreneurship is a very rewarding but difficult path if individuals do not have access to the proper resources, she said. “We recognize the need for support services for people who want to start their own businesses,” Golden said. During the event, the audience received information on the types of documents needed in order to register a business with the state, tips on the interviewing and hiring process, the advantages of formal and infor-

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floral and American flagprint umbrellas are part of the organization’s signature event to celebrate WANT TO LEARN MORE? National Hospice Month, Visit normally agapesenior.com celebrated in November. “We missed November by two days,” he said. This is the first time the organization has held the event in Sumter. Pruitt said the umbrellas were chosen because they are a beautiful way to remember family members and draw people to the event to start a conversation about hospice care. During the celebration of life ceremony, the names of about 60 hospice patients were read aloud for the crowd. Pruitt described hospice as a medical care service that is beneficial to both the patient and family. He said the word hospice commonly carries a negative connotation because many people are unaware of the truths of hospice services. “It’s a gift for the patient and their family,” he said. “Some people think its an ugly word and it’s really not,” said Anna Knight, whose sister received care from Agapé Hospice before she passed away in September. She said some people think if a patient receives hospice care, he has two weeks to live, but people can receive care for a long time. Knight said her uncle has been receiving hospice care for more than six months. Some hospice organizations, including Agapé, also provide home care and assisted living services for patients. When Knight’s sister was told she did not have long to live, Agapé arranged transportation from the hospital and volunteer care for her sister who wanted to pass away at home. “There was a nurse waiting for us when we got home,” Knight said. Its nice to have another person share some of the caregiver responsibilities, she said. Knight said Agapé even thought to provide supplies that the family had not thought about. “It helps families tremendously,” she said. For information about Agapé Hospice services in Sumter, visit the local office, 434 N. Guignard Drive or call (803) 774-1075, and for information about hospice services in Manning, call (803) 4331355. Find more information about Agapé Hospice at agapesenior.com.

gunfire several miles away, and one person lay motionless in the street — dead or dying — with a gun nearby. Officers appeared to remove a second person from the vehicle. San Bernardino police spokeswoman Sgt. Vicki Cervantes said authorities had not immediately confirmed whether those in the SUV were involved in the morning carnage. As darkness fell, law officers swarmed a neighborhood about a mile from the SUV, apparently in a hunt for a possible third gunman. It was the nation’s deadliest mass shooting since the Newtown, Connecticut, attack in December 2012 that left 26 children and adults dead. Police shed no light on a motive for Thursday’s massacre, which came just five days after a gunman opened fire at Planned Parenthood in Colorado, killing three. In what authorities described as a carefully planned assault, the gunmen invaded the Inland Regional

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in that,” Thomas said. A report done for the S.C. Department of Agriculture from London & Associates estimates direct losses to agriculture at $374.8 million, with indirect and induced losses bringing the total to $587.8 million. Cannon said he has been told the department is working directly with the congressional delegation. “There are a few things they haven’t agreed with the governor on, and she has gone around them a few times in the last few weeks and not involved them in the decision making,” he said. At Tuesday’s conference, the governor said there have

the read the text for reporters at the shooting scene, said his daughter works at the center, where social workers find jobs, housing and transportation and provide other services to people with disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and epilepsy. Ten of the wounded were hospitalized in critical condition, and three were in serious condition, San Bernardino Fire Chief Tom Hannemann said. Police cautioned that the numbers of dead and wounded were early estimates that could change. No weapons were found at the center, though authorities were investigating unidentified items in the building and brought in bomb squads, Burguan said. As the manhunt went on, stores, office buildings and at least one school were locked down in the city of 214,000 people about 60 miles east of Los Angeles, and roads were blocked off. Triage units were set up outside the center, and people were seen being wheeled away on stretchers. Others walked quickly from a building with their hands up. They

Center, which serves people with developmental disabilities, and began shooting around 11 a.m. They opened fire in a conference area that the San Bernardino County Department of Public Health had rented out for a banquet, said Marybeth Feild, president and CEO of the center. “They came prepared to do what they did, as if they were on a mission,” San Bernardino Police Chief Jarrod Burguan said, noting the attackers carried long guns — which can mean rifles or shotguns. FBI agents and other law enforcement authorities converged on the center and searched room to room for the attackers, but they had apparently escaped. Several people locked themselves in their offices, desperately waiting to be rescued by police, after the gunfire erupted. Some texted their loved ones or telephoned them and whispered to them what was going on. “People shot. In the office waiting for cops. Pray for us. I am locked in an office,” Terry Petit’s daughter texted him. Petit, choking back tears as

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were searched by police before being reunited with loved ones. President Obama was briefed on the attack by his homeland security adviser. He said it was too early to know the shooters’ motives, but urged the country to take steps to reduce the frequency of mass shootings. He told CBS that stricter gun laws, including stronger background checks, would make the country safer. “The one thing we do know is that we have a pattern now of mass shootings in this country that has no parallel anywhere else in the world, and there’s some steps we could take, not to eliminate every one of these mass shootings, but to improve the odds that they don’t happen as frequently,” Obama said. The shooting sounded like “an organized plot,” and preliminary information seems to indicate that “this is personal, and there seems to suggest some element of revenge and retaliation,” said Erroll G. Southers, director of homegrown violent extremism studies at University of Southern California and a former FBI agent.

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and Startup Weekend that will take place in February. During the weekend event, individuals and groups will pitch ideas for new businesses and develop prototypes and demos for their ideas. Golden said she hopes local entrepreneurs will take advantage of the information and resources made available to start successful businesses and eventually contribute to the economy. For more information about SEED and other opportunities available to local entrepreneurs, call (803) 7741379.

es hope to offer a similar learning opportunity in the next several months. In the meantime, Golden said regular business-related opportunities are available to the public through the Santee-Lynches Ecosystem for Enterprise Development. SEED, funded through South Carolina Department of Commerce’s Innovation Challenge, provides supportive services for entrepreneurs in the Santee-Lynches region. Golden mentioned The Beanstalk, a monthly networking event for local entrepreneurs to share their stories and best practices with one another,

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HARLESTON — Sen. Tim Scott, who evidently has not received the memo explaining that politics is a grim and bitter business, laughs easily and often, as when, during lunch in this city’s humming downtown, he explains that South Carolina’s Lowcountry is benefiting from what are called “halfbacks.” These are migrants who moved from Northern states to Florida in search of warmth but, finding high prices and congestion, then moved halfway back, settling in South Carolina. Doing so, they have located in the state where, Scott believes and history suggests, the 2016 Republican presidential nomination will begin to come to closure. Since picking Ronald Reagan over John Connally and George H.W. Bush in 1980, South Carolina’s Republican primary electorate has sided with the eventual nominee every four years, with the exception of 2012, when Newt Gingrich from neighboring Georgia was rewarded for denouncing as “despicable” a journalist’s question during a debate here. This year, South Carolina votes just 10 days before the selection of convention delegates accelerates with the March 1 “SEC primary,” so-named because five of the 12 primaries that day are in Southern states represented in that football conference. The Human Snarl, AKA Donald

COMMENTARY Trump, is leading polls here, where South Carolinians share the national consensus that, in Scott’s mild words, “however it is today is not the way it should be.” But it remains to George be seen whether ReWill publicans will vote for Trump while so warmly embracing the senator who is his stylistic antithesis. Scott is “an unbridled optimist” (his description) who thinks Republican chances in 2016 depend on whether their nominee is an “aspirational leader” or someone “selling fear.” Scott’s un-Trumpian demeanor is both a cause and an effect of his popularity: He was elected with 61 percent of the vote in 2014 to complete the term of a senator who resigned. Which is why 13 of the Republican presidential candidates have eagerly accepted his invitations to hold town meetings with him. He took Ohio Gov. John Kasich to Hilton Head because it has so many Ohioans, some of them halfbacks. All the candidates covet Scott’s endorsement, which will happen only if, as the Feb. 20 vote draws near, polls show a close race, perhaps a four-point difference between the leaders.

This could be a choice between two of Scott’s Senate colleagues, Florida’s Marco Rubio and Texas’ Ted Cruz. If, he says, South Carolinians choose well -— “not sending independents fleeing in the opposite direction” — America will be en route to a Republican presidency. Scott, 50, became a congressman by defeating in a Republican primary the son of Strom Thurmond, the Dixiecrat presidential candidate in 1948 and then eight-term U.S. senator. In 2013, Scott became the second African-American Republican senator since Reconstruction (Ed Brooke of Massachusetts was the first), and today he and New Jersey Democrat Cory Booker are the Senate’s only African-Americans. Henry Olsen of the Ethics and Public Policy Center in Washington, whose specialty is conservative politics, says that among the four states that vote in February (the others are Iowa, New Hampshire and Nevada), South Carolina’s electorate “best mirrors the nation’s.” Writing for National Review Online, Olsen says the state’s primary electorate closely reflects the national balance among the GOP’s four factions — “moderates and liberals” (32 percent), “somewhat conservatives” (32 percent), “very conservative evangelicals” (28 percent) and “very conservative seculars” (6 percent). Iowa, says Olsen, favors candidates who are very religious and conservative, New

Hampshire favors moderates, Nevada favors conservative seculars. Here, however, a dominant cohort is that which Olsen calls the national party’s “ballast” — the “somewhat conservatives.” South Carolina’s primary 11 weeks from now will be as distant from the state’s 1980 primary that chose Reagan as Reagan’s first presidential victory later that year was from Franklin Roosevelt’s last victory in 1944. And when South Carolina voted in 1980, the huge and still growing Boeing plant in North Charleston, the Mercedes plant in North Charleston and the BMW plant in Spartanburg were still in its future. As were the halfbacks who are another reason South Carolina no longer has stereotypical Deep South demographics. And why whichever Republican wins here will have done so in the first 2016 contest that approximates the electorates of the swing states that will determine the 45th president. This fact must be deeply satisfying to Nikki Haley, 43, South Carolina’s Indian-American governor, and to Scott, who was born 44 days after enactment of the 1965 Voting Rights Act that made all of this possible. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR LET US NOT ENCOURAGE CENSORSHIP OF LETTERS TO THE EDITOR ON OPINION PAGE I haven’t written in a while, largely because so much negative stuff has been going on in the country and the world, I didn’t know where to start. However, I am a regular reader of the editorial page and a headline caught my eye. It was “Opinion Page Needs Better Letters” (Nov. 25) and the letter was from one Jody P. Foster. I have written letters to the editor going back 55 years in four different states. Along the way, I found most of the newspapers I wrote to were quite accepting of my letters, although prior to coming to South Carolina I did encounter some instances my letters weren’t published. Since moving to South Carolina, I have written a number of letters to The Sumter Item, and once in awhile, I said to myself “I’ll bet they won’t print that” but they did. I applaud this, as I think if someone feels strongly about something and is willing to put their name behind their thoughts, it should be printed. The writer refers to a letter from Jacqueline Hughes published Sunday, Nov. 22. I happen to be one who enjoys the letters from Ms. Hughes, and while I don’t recall the subject of that particular letter, I have always thought every one of her letters was right on point. I’m sure Ms. Hughes will let us know what she thinks of Jody P. Foster’s letter. I can’t wait to hear what she has to say. I say, the more letters the better, whether liberal or conservative, and please no more letters encouraging censorship. WARREN C. FORDHAM Manning

EDITORIAL PAGE POLICIES EDITORIALS represent the views of the owners of this newspaper. COLUMNS AND COMMENTARY are the personal opinion of the writer whose byline appears. Columns from readers should be typed, double-spaced and no more than 850 words. Send them to The Sumter Item, Opinion Pages, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, or email to hubert@theitem.com or graham@theitem. com. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR are written by readers of the newspaper. They should be no more than 350 words and sent via e-mail to letters@theitem.com, dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St. or mailed to The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, S.C. 29151, along with the full name of the writer, plus an address and telephone number for verification purposes only. Letters that exceed 350 words will be cut accordingly in the print edition, but available in their entirety at www. theitem.com/opinion/letters_to_editor.

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Essential advice for pet owners

hile in grad school at Auburn, I had the great fortune to be friends with a number of veterinary medicine students whom I’ve kept up with over the years. Most of us talk on a regular basis — even keeping up a group text message to talk about random things going on in our lives or to share photos. Because of some of their overnight shifts, I’ve gotten used to questions about cat surgical procedures or obscure dog bowel diseases popping up on my phone at 2 a.m. Last week, a conversation about problematic pet owners was set off when one of my friends complained that a client brought in their dog for being itchy. While this seems like a fairly common issue for dogs, the follow-up is where it completely derails as she wrote, “They think it’s because there are ghosts in their apartment.” Clearly, the most logical answer to the problem. This started a deluge from the other vets in the group. There was the client who thought a serial killer had tortured her cat by tearing its ACL. A schizophrenic cat lady who thought her precious pet was possessed by a demon and the

government was using the microchip inside the cat to listen to her thoughts was quickly asked to sign the cat over to the vet office so they could find it another, Cliff less insane McCollum home. One patient asked for help over the phone in getting their dog motivated. When questioned further, apparently the dog had been lying around the backyard for days and hadn’t moved from the same spot — nor was it breathing. In my job, I get to interact with the public a good bit, but even I get nowhere near the level of crazy that my Vet Gals do. So, in the spirit of having some of you dear readers not end up as crazy stories your vets tell to their friends, let me give you some helpful words of advice: • Garlic does not “ward off fleas,” despite whatever natural animal medicine blog you read it on. It’s actually toxic to pets and can kill them. • “Watering your lawn correctly” is also not a form of flea prevention. • Heartworms cannot be prevented by you “having a fenced-

in yard and living in a nice neighborhood.” Heartworms are also not stopped by “living in a gated community.” • A tablespoon of Guinness beer per week is not a heartworm cure. (I was saddened to find this out as well; apparently, I’m still at risk for heartworms despite by best efforts to selfmedicate — though I did exceed the supposed recommended dosage by a few tablespoons.) • Rubbing a whole orange on your pet will not cure fleas. • Dyeing your pet rabbit purple to “ward off the evil spirits” will not benefit the rabbit at all — and it definitely doesn’t cure scabies. • Essential oils (lavender, lemon, rose) do not cure fleas either. Stop believing everything you read on the Internet. • Diatomaceous earth (better known as “white dirt” to us nonscience speaking folks) also doesn’t work as a cure for fleas. And finally: • Don’t ask your vet if there’s a place where you can take your dog to “become a man” before the neutering procedure. There is no such thing as a dog brothel, nor should there ever be. Cliff McCollum is managing editor of Gulf Coast Media. He can be reached at cliff@gulfcoastmedia.com.

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SUPPORT GROUPS AA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each AA — Monday-Friday, noon month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Rehabilitation Hospital cafp.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. Dec. 3, 2015 eteria, 121 E. Cedar St., and 7 p.m.,Support 1 WarrenGroups: St. Florence. Call (843) 661(803) 775-1852. 3746. AA Women’s Meeting — EFMP Parent Exchange Group Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 War— Last Tuesday each ren St. (803) 775-1852. month, 11 a.m.-noon, AirAA Spanish Speaking — Sunman and Family Readiness day, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. Center. Support to service (803) 775-1852. members who have a deAA “How it Works” Group — pendent with a disability or Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., illness. Call Dorcus Haney 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) at (803) 895-1252/1253 or 494-5180. Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 2090-D S.C. 441. Sickle Cell Support Group — AA Summerton Group — last Wednesday each Wednesday, 8 p.m., town month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., hall. South Sumter Resource Manning Al-Anon Family Center, 337 Manning Ave. Group — Thursday, 7:30 Call Bertha Willis at (803) p.m., Behavioral Health 774-6181. Building, 14 Church St., Manning. Call Angie Johnson at (803) 435-8085. THURSDAY MEETINGS: C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Pounds Sensibly) — ThursRonda St. Call Elizabeth days, 9 a.m., Spectrum SeOwens at (803) 607-4543. nior Center,1989 Durant MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 3166763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support. TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First and third Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to all families or friends who have lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): A disciplined EUGENIA LAST approach to contracts, legal matters and your finances will enable you to engage in the luxuries you enjoy. A discussion with someone you love will lead to greater incentives and future plans.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Participate in industry events or take part in celebrations that mark a new beginning. Events and projects should be scheduled carefully to avoid creating a conflict with someone else’s plans. A shopping trip will lift your spirits. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll face trouble if you make unrealistic promises. Problems with children, people from your past or someone you are in a partnership with will escalate if you overreact. Focus inward instead of on what others do or say. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Do what you can to spruce up your surroundings. Preparing for the festive season or getting involved in an event that is geared toward helping those less fortunate will result in great joy and new friendships. Express your thoughts and feelings. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Getting out and taking part in events and activities that allow you to share your ideas and plans will lead to an opportunity. Networking, meetings and updating your resume will help you set your sights on future prospects. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do your best to listen to any grievances being made before responding. Take time to weigh all the pros and cons and consider the possible outcomes based on the choices you’ve been given. Don’t overreact.

Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 905-5620. Great Goodness the Grief Support Group — Third Thursday, 6-8 p.m., “AYS” Home Care, 1250 Wilson Hall Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720. FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Contact Kevin Johnson at (803) 778-0303.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Revisit old ideas and reconnect with people you have worked with in the past. The information you receive may not be accurate, but it will spark your interest and allow you to turn a questionable idea into a viable venture. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Travel or dealing with emotional situations or authority figures will not bode well. Stick close to home, and if you feel the need to make changes, concentrate on your living space or personal skills and appearance. Make love, not war. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Avoid anyone trying to put pressure or demands on you. Gravitate toward people who offer stability and security, not those making impulsive changes or inconsistent offers. Protect your health and your assets, and steer clear of fast-talking wheelers and dealers. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): When it comes to contracts and agreements, make sure all your paperwork is in order. Investing time and effort into the way you look and feel will bring excellent results as well as compliments from someone special. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Keep a clear mind when dealing with situations that have the potential to explode. Listen carefully, but don’t get involved in something that might compromise your reputation or an important relationship. If you judge others, you will be judged as well.

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Aiken 55/33

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Charleston 61/40

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Manning 57/37

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Clemson QB Watson ACC Player of the Year From staff reports Greensboro, N.C. After leading the offensive charge in top-ranked Clemson’s undefeated regular season and Atlantic Division championship march, sophomore quarterback Deshaun Watson has been selected as the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year. Voting members of the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association (ACSMA) overwhelmingly gave the nod to Watson, who was also voted the ACC Offensive Player of the Year. “If you look at any championship team out there, most of them have a great quarterback and leader,” Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said. “That’s what we have. It’s a huge advantage when you have the best player in the nation, and I believe he is that.” Watson enters this weekend’s ACC Football Championship game leading all conference players with 331.6 total yards per game and also tops the league in passing yardage (3,223), touchdown passes (27) and passing efficiency rating (161.9).

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Crestwood point guard Ja Morant is back this season after helping the Knights to a 20-6 record and the second round of the 3A state playoffs. Morant, who was an All-State performer, is one of four returning starters for CHS, which opens its season today against Mullins.

Edwards back coaching Knights, who enter season with high hopes, plenty of firepower By Justin Driggers justin@theitem.com It was a special group for Crestwood High School boys basketball head coach Dwayne Edwards last year. And with so many returning, it was a big part of the reason why he decided to take his place on the sideline for one more year at least. Edwards is back on the bench for the Knights, who enter the 2015-16 season riding a wave of momentum from last year. CHS went 20-6 and wound up tied with Darlington for the Region VI-3A crown before bowing out in the second round of the state playoffs. “It’s a special group that we had coming back,” Edwards said. “I’ve coached

these (upperclassmen) for two or three years now and it was hard to walk away from them. “I still had the itch to compete, and I know this group is hungry to build on last season.” Edwards and the Knights are hoping to have an even better finish this time around -- one that begins today in Mullins. Crestwood appears primed to do just that with four of its starting five returning, including its top three scorers. The offense was led by point guard Ja Morant, who averaged 18 points, four rebounds, four assists and two steals a game while earning All-State honors. Devin Nelson followed with 12 points a game and Dakota Jennings averaged

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10 points, three rebounds and three blocked shots. Add shooting forward Kobe Thomas to the mix and the Knights are big on weapons and leadership, Edwards said. “We had a very good core nucleus with that group,” he said of last year’s squad. “Ja sort of ran things from the point guard position, but everyone fit together well and they were very cohesive. They were pretty consistent all season in every game. They had a goal in mind and they gave everything they had to achieve it.” The one missing piece from a season ago is a big one in 6-foot-5-inch James Brailsford, who provided CHS with a strong rebounding and post presence.

The coaching carousel kept spinning Wednesday as South Carolina continued its search for a new head football coach. Interim head coach Shawn Elliott, who was 1-5 after taking over for Steve Spurrier midway through the 2015 season, interviewed with athletics director Ray Tanner on Wednesday, according to a source with knowledge of the search. Elliott did not return a cell phone message left by The State on Wednesday afternoon. Meanwhile, more names Elliott popped up in connection to the Gamecocks job, including 32-year-old Oklahoma offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley. Riley, a former Texas Tech quarterback, was East Carolina’s offensive coordinator for five seasons before joining the Sooners staff prior to last season.

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Tigers, Tar Heels both look to avoid turnovers in ACC title game BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson coach Dabo Swinney still can’t wrap his head around it: The Tigers routinely lose the turnover battle and yet win the game. “It’s a concern,” Swinney said. “The good news is we’re 12-0 so we don’t have to play perfect to win.” There has been little evidence of perfect play on offense at times for No. 1 Clemson (12-0, No. 1 CFP), which faces No. 8 North Carolina (111, No. 10 CFP) for the Atlantic Coast Conference championship on Saturday. The Tigers have committed

more turnovers than their opponents in six games this year, including the past three weeks. Quarterback Deshaun Watson, tailback Wayne Gallman and wide receiver Artavis Scott all coughed up the ball against South Carolina to help the hapless Gamecocks score their most points this season in a 37-32 Tigers’ win. But it could catch up with the Tigers. Swinney knows it’s an issue, noting teams that commit two more turnovers than their opponents win just 16 percent of those games. “It’s happened to us six times,” the coach said of his team beating the odds. “I don’t recommend that.”

Swinney worries a seventh time losing the turnover battle could be costly. The Tar Heels are tied for 16th nationally in turnover margin coming into the title game. They went three straight games at one point this season — coinciding with wins at Pittsburgh along with home routs of Duke and Miami — without a turnover. Not that North Carolina has been unaffected by miscues. It’s lone loss, 17-13 to South Carolina in Charlotte to start the season, came in part because of Marquise Williams’ three interceptions — two of them coming in the end zone.

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Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett (16) tries to recover his fumble during the Tigers’ 37-27 victory earlier this season. Clemson has lost the turnover battle in many games this year, but will take a 12-0 record into Saturday’s Please see TIGERS, Page B3 ACC Championship Game against North Carolina in Charlotte.

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TODAY Varsity Basketball Crestwood at Mullins, 6 p.m. East Clarendon at Aynor, 6 p.m. Laurens Academy at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m. Laurence Manning in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Thomas Sumter in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Robert E. Lee in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Sumter Christian at Orangeburg Christian, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Basketball Sumter at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Middle School Basketball Furman at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Ebenezer at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. Mayewood at Bates, 5 p.m. Chestnut Oaks at Manning, 5 p.m. Lee Central at Hannah-Pamplico, 5:30 p.m.

The 6-foot-2-inch, 205pound native of Gainesville, Georgia, has also rushed for 756 yards and nine touchdowns to further balance a Clemson offense that leads the conference in total yardage (502.5 yards per game) and ranks second in points scored (37.9 per contest). “Deshaun can beat you with his feet and his arm, (and) he has shown that on a consistent basis, especially the second half of the season, Swinney said “We are very proud of what he has done this year in leading our team to a 12-0 record so far. He is very deserving of the ACC Player of the Year.” A four-time selection as the ACC Offensive Back of the Week, Watson owns a 16-1 record in less than two full seasons as Clemson’s starting quarterback and is 15-0 when he starts and finishes a game in a healthy state. Watson becomes the ninth Clemson studentathlete to be named the ACC Football Player of the Year and the third in the last seven seasons. Quarterback Tajh Boyd received the honor in 2012, and running back C.J. Spiller was recognized in 2009. Watson received 39 ACC Player of the Year votes from the 50 voting members of ACSMA.

FRIDAY Varsity Basketball Lakewood at Sumter, 6 p.m. Crestwood at C.E. Murray, 6 p.m. Scott’s Branch at Manning, 6:30 p.m. Lee Central at Lamar, 6 p.m. Laurence Manning in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Thomas Sumter in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, 5:30 p.m. Robert E. Lee in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Varsity and JV Basketball Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Calvary Christian at Sumter Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m. B Team Basketball Ben Lippen at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Southern Slam (at Eastside High in Greenville), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY Varsity Basketball Laurence Manning in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Thomas Sumter in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Robert E. Lee in Trinity-Byrnes Tournament, TBA Varsity Sporting Clays Wilson Hall at Back Woods Quail Club (in Nesbitt), TBA Varsity Wrestling Sumter in Southern Slam (at Eastside High in Greenville), TBA

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Devin Nelson (22) is one of four returning starters for the Crestwood Knights, who open their season today against Mullins. Nelson averaged 12 points a game.

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The quarterback took full responsibility for the loss, and made a personal pledge. “I told myself, I’ll be back here. It’s going to be a special one. That’s what I promised myself,” he said. “’’ just tell the guys, ‘I let you down that first one, but I’m going to get us back and we’re going to have some fun during the second one.’” Only if they, like the Tigers, stop the mistakes. The Tar Heels lost three fumbles at Virginia Tech, which nearly proved costly when they blew a 24-10 fourthquarter lead before winning in overtime to clinch the Coastal Division crown. They followed that with three more turnovers at rival North Carolina State, which helped the Wolfpack hang around after falling behind 35-7 in the first quarter. North Carolina coach Larry Fedora has emphasized protecting the ball all season to Williams and the team, preaching the importance of “100 percent ball security” and noting that coaches in practice are often yelling at players who aren’t in their position group to protect the ball if they notice a concern. The Tar Heels have turned the ball over 15 times this season while Clemson has had 24 turnover — 10 of those coming the last three games. The Tigers’ problems could come from lack of focus: It’s final three opponents in Syra-

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nell Robateau -- another guard who was injured for a lot of last season before coming back in time for the playoffs. Stepping in to fill Brailsford’s starting role will be Jonah Williams, who saw time with the team last season. Edwards is also looking to Richard Scott, Trevion Webber and Tyquan Logan to provide help

cuse, Wake Forest and South Carolina were a combined 10-26 this season. Clemson has certainly performed better in its biggest games. It created four turnovers while only giving away one in a 24-22 win over Notre Dame. The Tigers were turnover free and forced two against Florida State to clinch the ACC Atlantic. Watson has made his errors, too, with 10 interceptions, five times as many he threw as a freshman. Clemson tight end Jordan Leggett said players are drilling on ball protection this week, even doing extra laps if they drop a ball. “It’s almost like muscle memory to try and make us not have that happen,” Leggett said. While Swinney is working to eliminate the turnovers, he said several of them come from players seeking extra yards or making that successful play. He can live with those. “There ain’t nothing wrong with that extra want-to or that extra fight,” he said. “That’s why we’re 12-0.”

off the bench. “We’re looking for those guys to step up and we’re looking to improve each game,” he said. “I think if we can do that, the region we play in with Hartsville, Darlington, Marlboro County, Lakewood and Manning should prepare us for the type of basketball we’ll hopefully see in the playoffs.”

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Beamer, who currently is on the Virginia Tech staff, also could become a candidate. Former Florida head coach and current Auburn defensive coordinator Will Muschamp reached out to Clemson offensive co-coordinator Jeff Scott about the possibility of

becoming his offensive coordinator on a staff at South Carolina, according to TigerIllustrated.com. Scott is the son of former Gamecocks head coach Brad Scott. North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora is negotiating a contract

extension with the school, InsideCarolina.com reported. Former Georgia coach Mark Richt apparently went off the market Wednesday as well as multiple media outlets, including ESPN, reported he was close to finalizing a deal to become

Black River Presbyterian Church as a child and was a member and past deacon and elder at Sardinia Presbyterian Church. Marion is survived by three children, George M. McFaddin Jr., Kevin D. McFaddin and E. Susan McFaddin; and several grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. He was predeceased by brothers, Talbert E. McFaddin Jr. and Richard D. McFaddin. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Salem Black River Presbyterian Church, 1060 N. Brick Church Road, Mayesville. Private burial will follow at McFaddin Family Cemetery. Pallbearers are Rep. J. David Weeks, retired Rep. Charles L. Griffin III, Rep. Grady A. Brown, Police Chief Russell R. Roark III, Sheriff Anthony Dennis and SCHP Lt. B.K. Floyd Jr. Honorary pallbearers are Vijay P. Pinto MD, Henry A. McFaddin, Steve Gamble, Aaron Poston, Othell McFadden and J. Robert Lybrand. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Cannon Stephens Funeral Home & Crematorium, 515 Miller Road, Sumter. Memorials may be made to Salem Black River Presbyterian Church Restoration Fund, c/o 210 Serenity Circle, Mayesville, SC, 29104; Sardinia Presbyterian Church, 1386 Garland Road, Sardinia, SC, 29143; or to a charity of one’s choice. The family wishes to thank Vijay P. Pinto MD and the nurses and staff of the oncology and medical/surgical floor of Tuomey Regional Medical Center for their excellent and compassionate care of Marion. Elmore-Cannon-Stephen Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

girls. Thomas was called home on Thursday, Nov. 26, 2015, at his residence. He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife of 61 years, Annie Bell Wright Smith; six children, Johnnie (Cara) Smith, Thomasina (Samuel) Green, Malcolm (Renee) Smith, Juel (Daryll) Alfred, Ralph Smith and Terry Blair of Richmond, Virginia; nine grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and friends. He was preceded in death by four brothers and six sisters. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Smith will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center with Pastor Stanley Hayes officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home, 406 S. Harvin St., Sumter. 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 visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Miami’s next head coach. Richt was a backup quarterback for the Hurricanes in the 1980s. Maryland hired former Michigan defensive coordinator D.J. Durkin as its head coach Wednesday.

OBITUARIES CECIL J. DOWNING Cecil J. Downing, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Nov. 15, 2015. He was born in Dell, Arkansas, to the late Cecil E. Downing and Maxine L. Bachuss. Cecil was the DOWNING loving husband of Marian J. Stocks, his wife of 52 years; a wonderful dad to daughter Tracy L. Quesada and her husband, Johnny, and son Joseph E. Downing and his wife, Susan; brother to L. Jeanette Grove and her husband, Wayne, Sharon G. Lawell and her husband, David, and Kathy A. Barkey and her husband, Rick; and “PaPa” to Jonathan, Samuel, Patrick, Juliana and Nathan. He served his country proudly for 28 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a senior master sergent. He was a Vietnam veteran. Cecil enjoyed traveling around the world with his family and was an avid golfer and clever handyman. A “Celebration of Life” service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with full military honors and afterwards at D & L’s diner, 2210 S.C. 441, Sumter, to continue sharing memories of his wonderful life. Donations, if desired, in Cecil’s memory to The Salvation Army, P.O. Box 2229, Sumter, SC 29151. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

JOLANY J. HOLLOMAN MITCHELL ROBERTS JR. MANNING — Mitchell “Buck” Roberts Jr. died on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2015, a son of the late Mitchell Roberts Sr. and Geraldine McKnight. Funeral services for Mr. Roberts will be held at 11 ROBERTS a.m. on Friday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Maggie Richardson, eulogist, the Rev. Eddie Lesesne, presiding, and Evangelist Mary Bethune and the Rev. Albertha Brailsford assisting. Burial will follow in National Cemetery, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Susie Johnson, 12353 Raccoon Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

G. MARION MCFADDIN SR. GABLE — George Marion McFaddin Sr., 85, died peacefully on Dec. 1, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, after a long battle with several illnesses. He was born on Oct. 19, 1930, in Clarendon CounMCFADDIN ty, and was a son of the late Talbert Eli McFaddin and Maude Carraway McFaddin. Marion was a lifelong resident of the Salem Black River community of Sumter County. After graduation from Salem School at Gable, he attended Clemson University. He retired from CSX Transportation in 1990. He served in the S.C. National Guard in the 1950s. After retirement, he worked for several funeral homes, the last being Elmore Cannon Stephens. Marion attended Salem

BISHOPVILLE — Jolany J. Holloman entered eternal rest on Dec. 1, 2015, at McLeod Hospice, Florence. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 163 Manville-Wisacky Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

EDITH PRESSELY Edith Vertell Ricks Pressely, widow of Johnson Pressley, was born on June 25, 1921, in Sumter County, to the late Arthur and Mary Ann Peterson Ricks. She departed this life on Monday, Nov. 30, 2015, at Sumter Health & Rehab. She attended Goodwill Parochial School of Sumter County, Mayesville. She completed her senior year at Morris College. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Pressley will be placed in the church at 12:30 p.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service. The family will be receiving friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. at the church. Funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Friday at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mayesville, with Pastor Elder Othan Franklin and the Rev. Cornell Hampton, eulogist. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery, Mayesville. 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 visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

THOMAS SMITH Thomas Smith was born on Oct. 21, 1929, in Sumter County, one of 11 children born under the union of Bunyon and Zilphia Singleton Smith. Thomas married Annie Bell Wright in 1954. To this union was born four boys and two

LILA MAE MCCOY Lila Mae McCoy, 85, widow of Ernest McCoy Sr., passed away on Saturday, Nov. 28, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia. Born on May 2, 1930, in Greeleyville, she was a daughter of the late Pearl Edward Singleton and Mary Hilton. She was raised by her grandmother, Rebecca Hilton. She attended and graduated from the Williamsburg County School System. Upon graduation, she moved to Charleston, then to Atlanta, and later to Miami, Florida. Lila Mae lived her golden senior years with her son and family in Riverdale, Georgia, until July 2015, when she moved to McElveen Senior Assisted Living Facility in Sumter. She leaves to cherish: a son, Ernest McCoy Jr. (Patricia); three grandsons; her sister, Virginia (Minna) Canty; one aunt, Julia Anchrum; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Tommie Farr officiating, eulogist. Floral bearers and pallbearers will be friends of the family. Burial will be in Union Chapel Baptist Church cemetery, Garfield, Georgia. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

BEATRICE BRACALENTE Beatrice “Bea” Virginia Jackson Bracalente, age 83, beloved wife of 54 years to the late Anthony “Tony” Paschal Bracalente, died on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in New Rochelle, New York, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Eleanor Lopat Jackson. Bea grew up in New York and Connecticut. While a teenager, she acted in New York City and did Summer Stock with Rodgers and Hammerstein. She married Tony in 1954. She was an accomplished seamstress, cook and gardener, and was always willing to teach others. She traveled extensively with her husband and, while her children were growing up, camped across the United States and Canada. She was an avid reader and loved trying new things, but most of all enjoyed dancing with her husband. Always generous, spunky and fun, Bea was often the life of the party. She enjoyed entertaining and was a wonderful hostess. Bea was always ready to lend a helping hand and was involved in numerous volunteer activities. She was a charter member of the BFM’s, a member of the Crafty Quilters and the Women’s Guild. She will be remembered as a loving and dedicated wife, mother and grandmother. Bea was an active member of St. Jude Catholic Church. Surviving are one son, Chip Bracalente and his wife, Zan, of Sumter; three daughters, Anita Bracalente and her husband, Jerry, of Bloomington, Indiana, Jan Bracalente Carlson and her husband, George, of Catonsville, Maryland, and Donna Johnston of Sumter; five grandchildren, Max Carlson, Andrew Carlson, Mary Bennett Hinson, Charles Johnston and Cory Glasscock; and one great-grandchild, Grayson Glasscock. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Eleanor Boncek and Arlene Degnan. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Jude Catholic Church with the Rev. Frank Palmieri, C.R.M. officiating. Interment will follow in St. Lawrence Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Robert Bradley, Charles Bostic, Andrew Carlson, Max Carlson, Cory Glasscock and Colton Hinson. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Sumter United Ministries, 36 S. Artillery Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

SARA ANNE CONNELLY INDIAN TRAIL, North Carolina — Sara Anne “Billy” Warren Connelly, 94, widow of Frank Connelly, died on Sunday, Nov. 29, 2015, in Matthews, North Carolina. Born on Aug. 27, 1921, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Rob and Sadie Warren. Mrs. Connelly attended the University of South Carolina and graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill with a degree in mathematics. She was employed at Shaw Field and by the NACA at Langley Air Force Base. She also taught math at the University of Alabama while Frank finished his engineering degree. She raised her children in New Jersey and Delaware. She later taught math at Delaware Tech. Billy and Frank retired to Valdese, North Carolina, where they lived for 22 years. She spent her last 10 years living in Indian Trail with her daughter and son-inlaw. Surviving are one daughter, Cam and husband, Bob; one son, Rob and wife, Lynn; three granddaughters, Sharon, Katie and husband, Chad, and Lindsay; one great-granddaughter, Emma; and many loved nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Mike; and her siblings, Virginia, Bob and Julia. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. David M. Dubay officiating. The family will receive friends in the Parish Hall following the service. Private burial will be held in Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care Charlotte Region, 1420 E. 7th St., Charlotte, NC 28204. 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.

JANIE LEE WELCH Janie Lee Welch, 69, widow of Roland McDowell Welch, died on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015, at her home. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

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Rock ‘n’ roll father hasn’t grown up yet DEAR ABBY — When I was 19 and played bass in a rock band, I fell in love with a guy I’ll call Dear Abby “Brian.” He ABIGAIL was three VAN BUREN years older and also a musician. We had the best times together — we were young and wild without a care in the world. But the years rolled on and we got older. After six years together, I got pregnant. I thought Brian would be thrilled, but he wasn’t. It changed how I felt about him. I was heartbroken and

lost respect for him. I grew up fast, and put our son, “Ricky,” first. Brian, on the other hand, has refused to give up his rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle. He shows up to see Ricky two or three times a month, but doesn’t even look at him. I can’t stand the way he ignores our son. Brian says I can’t alter who and how he is. I say, if we mattered to him, he would change on his own. This leads to arguments. Which is worse -- having my son grow up with an absent father who’s not “present” even when he’s here? Or Ricky seeing us fight all the time, but leaving the option for Brian to be a part of his life? Or should I get my ex out of our lives for good, and risk resentment from

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Ricky because I moved on with our lives? Fully formed in L.A. DEAR FULLY FORMED — If Brian didn’t care about Ricky, he wouldn’t show up two or three times a month. What strikes me as sad, however, is that he apparently doesn’t know how to relate to his son. Rather than exclude him entirely, stop the arguing and suggest that he and Ricky would both get more out of the visitations if he enrolled in a parenting class for fathers. Tell him that for the sake of Ricky’s emotional well-being, you would be glad to help facilitate it any way you can, including helping him to research some of them online.

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Open House

5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.

Refreshments, Complimentary Gift Wrapping, Storewide Sale (Some Exclusions Apply) Enter for $50 Gift Certiﬁcate (with $20 Purchase)

105 E. Wesmark Blvd. #9 • Sumter, SC • 803-774-5570 Poultry

ANNOUNCEMENTS Happy Ads

PALMETTO CORNISH CHICKENS $12 /case (of 12) B-Grade Southern States 335 Broad St., Sumter 803-775-1204 While Supplies last!

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

Lordy!Lordy! Chris Billings is 40! Love, Nicole & Grant

Lost & Found Found: small dog in vicinity of Evans Trailers on Hwy. 15 S. Owner call to identify 803-436-3100.

BUSINESS SERVICES Home Improvements

Green

We buy pecans! Warren E. Coker Farms, 341 W. Main St. Olanta. Call 843-319-1884.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 121 Gayle St Across from Evergreen Ceme. Fri & Sat 7-? Lots of brnad new books, all name brand clothing, Lots of good stuff!

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 & $3 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Living Estate Sale Sumter High Area, address will be posted Friday. Friday Dec 4, 3:30pm-6:30pm & Saturday Dec. 5 8am-2pm This Living Estate Tag Sale will have a lot of nice furniture. Dining Room, bedrooms, 3 sleeper sofas, 2 old oak tables, lots of crystal, wrought iron chairs, pictures, sewing room mis., curtains, wood working shop, hunting and fishing items, yard tools, jewelry, Christmas deco., and etc. Cash only! View pictures at: www.su garplums-sc.com or Estatesale.com

For Sale or Trade Clemson wood craft Butterflies and other colors. $10Ea. 803-775-4175 Across from Harmony Church

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs 3 Male AKC Long Haired Mini Dachshunds, shots up to date. Asking $400 Call 706-993-7916

ASE Certified Technician needed for a local franchise dealership. 5 day work week with competitive pay. Submit resume to: P-431 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 F/T Optical Retail Sales. Experience preferred but not required. Must work Saturdays. Will accept resumes on Thurs. Dec 10th from 1 - 4 pm at H. Rubin Vision Center, Sumter Mall. Dress to Impress! No phone calls, please. 710 S. Pike Rd. Sat. 7-12 Multi. Fam. Furn. toys, clothes, electronics, and much more!! ASE Certified front end alignment tech. for a local tire dealer. Very competitive pay 50/50 commission. If you think you are that man, send resume to P-432 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Autos For Sale 1986 Pontiac Fiero GT, customized V-6, $5,500 OBO. Call 803-481-8286.

Unfurnished Homes 2 Bedroom Apt. $425 3 Bedroom House $495 Call 803-983-5691 or 803-774-8512

HUNTINGTON PLACE APARTMENTS

FROM $575 PER MONTH

1 MONTH FREE THIRTEEN (13) MONTH LEASE REQUIRED

(803) 773-3600 POWERS PROPERTIES

803-773-3600

595 Ashton Mill Drive Office Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9-5 Mobile Home Rentals 2BR 2BA 453 Ridgeway $450 Mo +$450 Dep. No Section 8 803-775-2344 3BR 2BA MH Fully Furnished, fully remodeled. Across from Shaw AFB 650/mo + $650/dep. Will check references. Mike 803-825-9075

STATEBURG COURTYARD

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time

TRANSPORTATION

RENTALS

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Tree Service NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal, trimming & stump grinding. Lic/Ins 803-316-0128

F/T Class-A CDL driver needed to haul poultry. Night Shift. Must have 2 years verifiable exp & good MVR. Call Walter 540-560-1031

Minister of Music needed. Must be able to play instruments and direct choir. Send resumes to Ebenezer AME Church PO Box 165 Mayesville Sc 29104

Huge! 45 Wilson St Fri 6am-1pm Sat 7am-? baby items, toys, gazebo, christmas, furniture & more!

Septic Tank Cleaning Call the pros for all of your septic pumping needs. 803-316-0429 Proline Utilities, LLC

Was your home affected by the recent FLOODS? Use your FEMA CHECK for a down payment on one of our quality used refurbished homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

Golden Kernel Pecan Co. 1214 S. Guignard Dr. 968-9432 We buy pecans, sell Pecan halves, Choc., Sugarfree Choc., Fruit cake mix, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spice, Prailine, Honey Glazed, Eng. Toffee Gift Pkgs avail. M-F 9-5 Sat 9-1

JAC Home Improvements 24 Hr Service. We beat everyone's prices, Free Estimates Licensed & Bonded 850-316-7980

Septic Tank Cleaning

Property Management Company accepting resumes/applications for the position of "Maintenance Tech" for their Sumter apartment community. Qualified individuals should have at least 2 years of experience in a warranty/handy man maintenance role. Looking for someone career minded for a company that cares about its team members as well as the service we offer our residents. Qualified candidates must have a valid driver's license and a clean background. Resumes can be faxed or emailed to Human Resource Director, 910-435-8934 or resumes@unitedmgtii.com

Help Wanted Part-Time

Open every weekend. Call 803-494-5500

Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

Manufactured Housing

Farm Products

H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel paint roofs gutters drywall blown ceilings ect. 773-9904

Legal Service

Help Wanted Full-Time

REAL ESTATE Real Estate Wanted

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice PUBLIC AUCTION SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION December 12, 2015 10:00 A.M. UNITS FOR AUCTION A-34 - Brittany N. Monroe A-35 - Joy L. Jackson B-6 - Shanna Evans B-23 - Selena Blackwell B-40 - Sandra P. Hill C-13 - Travis McDonald C-35 - Rita Hampton E-27 - Chris Muldrow F-13 - Janel Nielsen F-38 - Sandra P. Hill G-7 - Sandra P. Hill G-8 - Sandra P. Hill G-21 - James Williams G-29 - Aneitra Wilson NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Pain and Spine of Sumter (Michael Todd Warrick, M.D.), which is located at Medical Office Building Two, 100 N. Sumter Street, Suite 320, Sumter, SC 29150. Dr. Warrick will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at his current office location through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of Dr. Warrick and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Amber Wilson at 803.774.6824 to make other arrangements.

Legal Notice

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Industrial Medicine & Wellness (Eric Byrd, M.D. and James E. Gee, M.D.), which is located at 250 W. Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter, SC 29150. All physicians will continue to be available to provide services to patients at their current office locations through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Curt Ackerman at 803.774.8842 to make other arrangements.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Sumter Surgical Associates (Mark M. Crabbe, M.D., James W. Ellett, M.D., Robert C. Jones, M.D., Steven C. Lauzon, M.D., Henry P. Moses, M.D., Michael J. Naylor, M.D. and Adam Przybyla, M.D.), which is located at Medical Office Building One, 115 N. Sumter Street, Suite 300, Sumter, SC 29150. All physicians will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at their current office location through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Ellen Geddings at 803.775.1550 to make other arrangements.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Sumter Orthopaedic Associates (Danny H. Ford, M.D., Kurt T. Stroebel, M.D., and Ryan C. Zitzke, M.D.), which is located at Medical Office Building Two, 100 N. Sumter Street, Suite 200, Sumter, SC 29150. All physicians will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at their current office locations through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Lora Scharf at 803.774.7621 to make other arrangements. NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Sumter OB-GYN (A. Cecil Collins, III, M.D., Mark A. Hucks, M.D., Helen D. Latham, M.D., Jill B. McLeod, M.D., Samuel M. Riddle, M.D., G. Murrell Smith, M.D., and Triz Van Smith, M.D.), which is located at Medical Office Building One, 115 N. Sumter Street, Suites 100 and 200, Sumter, SC 29150. All physicians will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at their current office locations through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the obstetric or gynecologist doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Tori Whitaker at 803.774.9650 or 803.774.8351, respectively, to make other arrangements. NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Carolina Family Medicine of Sumter (Tracy L. DeBolt, M.D. a/k/a Tracy Ridgill, M.D. and Phillip Jansen, D.O.), which is located at Medical Office Building One, 115 N. Sumter Street, Suite 400, Sumter, SC 29150. All physicians will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at their current office location through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Casey Bryan at 803.774.9425 to make other arrangements.

NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and Palmetto Health will provide hospitalist services at Tuomey, which is located at 129 N. Washington Street, Sumter, SC 29150, through the following Tuomey Medical Professionals physicians: David B. Blalock, M.D., Kim J. Cortez, M.D., Bret E. Fisher, D.O., Justin Mitchell, M.D., Leeann A. Nelson, M.D., Aaron S. Provisor, M.D., Ornusa Teerasukjinda, M.D., Bela K. Udani, M.D., Joseph C. Williams, M.D., Suwarat Wongjittraporn, M.D., Bhisit Changcharoen, M.D., and Oliver P. Harden, M.D. All physicians will continue to be available to provide services to patients at their current location after January 1, 2016. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of any of the doctors referenced above and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Vicki Towery at 803.774.1788 to make other arrangements. NOTICE OF INTENT TO SELL MEDICAL RECORDS Palmetto Health plans to affiliate with Tuomey Medical Professionals effective January 1, 2016 and will operate the Tuomey Medical Professionals physician practice Sumter Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Kevin R. Hanz, M.D.), which is located at Medical Office Building One, 115 N. Sumter Street, Suite 115, Sumter, SC 29150. Dr. Hanz will continue to be available after January 1, 2016 to provide services to patients at his current office location through Palmetto Health. All patient medical records are intended to be sold to Palmetto Health as part of this affiliation. If you are a patient of Dr. Hanz and do not want your medical records to be included in the sale, please call Becky Dabbs at 803.774.7546 to make other arrangements.

TOP CASH paid for houses & mobile homes. Call 803-468-6029.

Homes for Sale 1997 Moble Home. 14x70 3BR, 2BA $12,000 OBO CASH ONLY!Call 803-972-0900

Manufactured Housing FOR SALE. MH, 3BR 2BA, porch & equip for handicap w/ 1 acre land. $98,000 Call 843-729-6076

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It’s Mayo’s “More for your money Christmas Sale”! Buy 1 Regular Priced Suit, Receive 2nd Suit of Equal Value FREE! Great Selection & Savings!

SHIRTS, TIES, PANTS & SHOES Buy 1, Get a 2nd HALF PRICE! IN-STORE ALTERATIONS, FOR THOSE LAST MINUTE OCCASIONS

MAYO’S SUIT CITY If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s! Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7