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Lawmakers back plea for aid S.C. Senate committee: Farmers need federal funding after floods BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The top state agriculture official and a South Carolina Senate committee agreed that the state should request federal money to offset the damage from flooding in October, but Gov. Nikki Haley has said she will not treat farmers differently from other small business owners when asking for
federal dollars. But the governor has asked the federal government to expedite payment of crop insurance claims. On Monday, S.C. Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers told the Special Senate Committee Regarding Flood Relief Efforts that crop insurance would only cover about $125 million of the estimated $376 million in direct damage to farm operations.
Many farmers are hoping either the federal or state government can provide some type of relief to make up the remaining $251 million. Weathers said the crop insurance program passed as part of the 2014 Farm Bill is complicated and not fairly balanced. “If every farmer had picked the best crop insurance available it would not have covered
the costs of putting the crop in the ground,” he said. Farmers were told after the Oct. 3-5 flood not to disturb crops until they had been inspected by insurance adjusters, but even after that time more rain degraded crops even more, something insurance won’t cover. The commissioner told the committee he and other farm advocates had been working
“feverishly” with the state’s congressional delegation to get money included in the Omnibus Budget bill that will be voted on Friday. Weathers was asked by Senate President Pro-Tempore Hugh Leatherman if he had personally requested Gov. Nikki Haley to ask for the money, but Weathers replied
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Fireside requests increase Flooding in October means more families are without heating BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com
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Kingsbury Elementary School students wave to spectators during Sunday’s Evening Optimist Club of Sumter Christmas Parade. See more photos from the annual event on page A3.
Girl Scouts’ project gives back to needy BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Members of Girl Scouts of South Carolina Inc. Mountains to Midlands of Sumter County stopped by Northwoods Senior Living and Memory Care on Saturday morning to drop off toys, canned goods and winter wear for people in need. The girls also wrote thank you cards to be delivered to veterans at the nursing home and patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Event coordinator Ileana Arvelo said Saturday was an opportunity for some girls to give to the community after missing other charitable projects with their troops this holiday season. Arvelo said the toys will be delivered to the Toys for Tots program, and the winter wear — mittens, socks and hats — will be given to local children in need. She said Girl Scouts are also focusing on helping local food pantries replenish their stocks after receiving a call to
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Girl Scouts of South Carolina Inc. Mountains to Midlands of Sumter County donate toys for the Toys for Tots program as well as warm clothes and canned goods for the community during a donation event at Northwoods Senior Living and SEE GIRL SCOUTS, PAGE A7 Memory Care on Saturday.
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Salvation Army social worker Christy Lamb started seeing families last week and, as expected, has heard about some tough times in people’s lives. From Tuesday to Thursday, 19 families were assisted through The Fireside Fund. Many of the families are unable to use their heating and air systems because of damage caused by the October flood in Sumter and across the state. She said one case really affected her that involved a family of six. The mother has been struggling with diabetes for the past year while the husband had two of his toes removed a week ago after being hurt on the job running his own lawncare business. The Fireside Fund assisted the family with propane and added their children to the Angel Tree program for Christmas assistance. Lamb said all the families the fund has helped by paying for firewood, kerosene, propane and gas have been very appreciative. This year’s Fireside Fund is in honor of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, who died on May 20, 2015, at the age of 90. He
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Sumter man charged with criminal sexual conduct Daniel Girdvainis, 42, of 781-C Coachman Drive, was arrested and charged with criminal sexual conduct, third degree, on Monday. A warrant issued on Nov. 24 alleged the suspect used force and/or coercion in the incident. The victim was unconscious after she took prescribed medication, said Braden Bunch, spokesman for Sumter GIRDVAINIS County Sheriff’s Office. The incident reportedly happened Nov. 5 in the 6100 block of Waco Court in Wedgefield. Bunch said the victim is an adult and the victim and the suspect were acquainted with each other. The suspect is being held at SumterLee Regional Detention Center pending a bond hearing, Bunch said.
Board to consider liquor store on Bultman Drive Sumter City and County Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Sumter City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider a request for a special exception approval to allow a liquor store in the 600 block of Bultman Drive. The applicant also requests a variance from the required 300-foot separation distance from a residence to allow 20 feet of separation instead. Also, the board will consider a request for 4-foot variance from the required 12-foot side yard setback in order to place a mobile home on property on Oswego Road.
Christmas celebrations continue through Saturday at 7:30 and Sunday at 3 p.m. Call (803) 775-2150. FRIDAY 7 p.m. Friday, 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday — Who needs the Rockettes? Sumter’s got “Jingle with the Arts,” which shows off the talents of hundreds of local performers, from Sumter Civic Dance Company, Sumter Civic Apprentice Company, Freed School of Performing Arts gymnastics company, all three Sumter School District high school choirs — separately and combined — the Sumter High School Show Choir, One Purpose Gospel Choir and more. Jingle takes us from the bustle of shopping through the longing for Christmas Day’s arrival all the way to “The Reason for the Season” in song and dance. Director Andrea Freed-Levenson promises each year that Jingle with the Arts will leave audience members with songs in their heads and the spirit of Christmas in their hearts. General admission tickets are $12 and available by calling (803) 7732847 or at the door before each performance at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday — Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., presents its annual Living Christmas Story, a drive-through depiction of the Christmas story told through living vignettes. Costumed church members will portray Roman soldiers, ordinary citizens and Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus in realistic settings based on biblical accounts. Free. Call (803) 773-9393 for more information.
BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com There’s no snow on the ground nor nip in the air, but Sumter churches and organizations have been very successful instilling the Christmas spirit in residents, and they’re not stopping any time soon. On the agenda this week are several events designed to keep our minds and hearts inclined toward Dec. 25. THURSDAY 7 p.m. — The Sumter Community Concert Band will present its annual Christmas concert at Trinity United Methodist Church. Director James H. “Jimmy” Mills has selected a program of both secular and sacred music for the performance by 40 to 45 of our best musicians. Admission is free to the concert that is expected to last about an hour and 15 minutes. Ample parking is available. 7:30 p.m. — The Embers, one of the country’s best-known beach music bands, will visit Sumter for an evening of Christmas vocals, many with a beach music beat. See Christmas with The Embers at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. Tickets are $28, $25 or $20 and can be purchased online at www. sumteroperahouse.com, at the box office or by calling (803) 436-2616. 7:30 p.m. — Sumter Little Theatre continues its production of “A Miracle on 34th Street, The Play” tonight through Sunday. With a message of the true meaning of Christmas, this nostalgic play can be seen only four more times — Thursday
SATURDAY 2 to 4 p.m. — “Chestnuts roasting on an open fire” is not just a song lyric to the folks at the Sumter County Museum. Costumed staff and volunteers will celebrate a Carolina Backcountry Christmas, and Backcountry Manager Deborah Watts will have hot chestnuts on the fire for visitors to the annual celebration of Christmas as our early 19th-century ancestors observed it. Food, music, games, everyday tasks and more make it a fun, old-fashioned Christmas. Don’t forget to check out the Christmas in Sumter exhibit throughout December and January at the museum at 122 N. Washington St. SUNDAY 10:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. — First Presbyterian Church presents it 40th Annual Service of Lessons and Carols. The traditional service being offered on the third Sunday of Advent is a retelling of the Christmas story incorporating readings from the Old and New Testaments alternating with carols of the season. Director of Music Joni Brown will lead the First Presbyterian Church Chancel Choir, the Youth Bells and special guests The Taylor String Quartet. The church is on the northwest corner of Calhoun and Main streets. 3 p.m. — Sumter Civic Chorale, directed by Herbert Johnson, will present its annual Christmas concert at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. A reception will follow. Free admission. Too many churches have Christmas programs for us to list them all here. Check out The Sumter Item’s Religion pages on Thursdays for some of these and for listings of church services.
Santa comes to Pinewood A Santa from the Lakeside Pullers throws candy to the crowd attending the Pinewood Christmas Parade on Saturday morning.
Daughter of spy defender will speak at museum Mary Ellen Donovan Fuller, daughter of Jim Donovan, who is portrayed by Tom Hanks in the film “Bridge of Spies,” will speak at 6 p.m. today at Sumter County Museum about her father and his accomplishments during the Cold War, when he was appointed to defend the Soviet spy Col. Rudolf Abel. Donovan also helped negotiate the exchange of Abel for the U.S. spy U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers. Fuller will talk about life with her father, the film and her father’s many other accomplishments, including his memoir titled “Strangers on a Bridge,” on which the Steven Spielberg-Tom Hanks film is based. Donovan also played important roles during the Nuremberg trials following World War II and the Bay of Pigs in the early 1960s. Fuller will be available to sign copies of the recently re-released “Strangers on a Bridge,” which will be available for purchase during the event at the museum, 122 N. Washington St. Admission is free, and light refreshments will be served.
Don’t forget to find downtown elf to register for prizes It’s not too late to get lots of entries in for Downtown Sumter’s Elf on the Shelf contest. Thomas the Elf is still finding new places to hang out and wait for shoppers to find him. Register in the shop where he’s hiding to win a fabulous collection of prizes. Here’s Thomas’ clue for today: “I know it’s the Christmas season, but I’m already thinking ahead to spring. I love going to Derby Day Downtown and think I’ll go ahead and buy my Derby hat. Ms. Shirley is helping me pick out just the right one. Come see me for your chance to win cash and prizes!”
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Campaign seeks more affordable housing for Charleston residents 300,000 new single-family homes. But the cost of housing is rising along with property values. The median price of a home in the Charleston area is about $225,000, and a third of homeowners and half of renters spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. Thirty percent is the general rule of thumb for what people should spend on housing. “The goal of the campaign is to build a coalition of individuals from all sectors who care about this issue
CHARLESTON (AP) — In an area with high housing costs and relatively low wages, government, nonprofits and business groups are coming together to call for more affordable housing in the Charleston area. The Post and Courier reported the aim of the effort is to get people talking about the need for affordable housing and then develop public policy to address the issue. The population of the Charleston area is projected to grow to about 1 million by 2027, requiring about
and can present a collective voice for the need for affordable housing,” said Victoria Baker, communications director for the South Carolina Community Loan Fund. “The long-term goal of this campaign is public policy, but first we need to get people thinking and talking about housing,” added Community Loan Fund CEO Michelle Mapp. The campaign is a partnership among nine organizations, including One80 Place, which operates a local homeless shelter.
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Sumter Christmas Parade Members of the Sumter Tribe of Cheraw Indians perform a tribal dance while marching in the Sumter Christmas Parade on Sunday. Below, USC Sumter softball team players offer a tribute to emergency personnel after the historic flood two months ago.
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Kelsey Cotton, 3, and Evan Kelly, 5, get excited to see the first entries in the Sumter Christmas Parade sponsored by the Evening Optimist Club on Sunday. The theme for the parade was “Superheroes for Christmas.” A member of the Lakewood High School band, below, donned a Santa beard during Sunday’s parade.
Dejarius Smith, left, and Paysen Kennedy didn’t wait until this parade entry threw candy at them; they just walked up to a car that wasn’t moving in the parade. Children couldn’t resist a street vendor who was rolling along the parade route before the event.
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Justices reject challenge to assault weapons ban WASHINGTON (AP) — Acting in the aftermath of the San Bernardino mass shooting, the Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from gun owners who challenged a Chicago suburb’s ban on assault weapons. Two conservative justices said they would have heard the case and struck down the ban. The Illinois State Rifle Association, one of the plaintiffs, indicated that it would keep challenging local gun restrictions. The court, though, left in place a lower court ruling that found that local governments have leeway in deciding how to regulate firearms. The federal appeals court in Chicago had upheld the city of Highland Park’s 2013 law that bans semi-automatic weapons and large-capacity magazines. In October, the federal appeals court in New York largely upheld similar laws in Connecticut and New York, among a handful of states that ban semi-automatic weapons. The Supreme Court has repeatedly turned away challenges to gun restrictions since two landmark decisions that spelled out the right to a handgun to defend one’s own home. Justice Clarence Thomas, joined by Justice Antonin Scalia, said the Chicago appeals court ruling “flouts two of our Second Amendment precedents.” Without mentioning any mass shootings in California and elsewhere that involved semi-automatic guns, Thomas said the weapons ban “is highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semi-automatic firearms used for lawful purposes” by roughly 5 million Americans. “The overwhelming majority of citizens who own and use such rifles do so for lawful purposes, including self-defense and target shooting,” Thomas wrote. The case had been under consideration at the high
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The gun area, above, was a popular site Thursday during the Simpson Ace Hardware Men’s Night Out event. The store hosted a Women’s Night Out a few weeks ago. John Weathers, left, holds a jacket with his teeth while trying on a jacket during Men’s Night Out. The store has annual men’s and women’s nights out to promote sale items during the holiday shopping period. PHOTOS BY MARK PEKURI / THE SUMTER ITEM
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UN official warns of climate disaster if pact fails Secretary general says the world needs more than ‘half measures’ LE BOURGET, France (AP) — Talks on a universal climate pact shifted to a higher gear Monday, with U.N. SecretaryGeneral Ban Ki-moon urging governments to set off an “energy revolution” to rein in heat-trapping carbon emissions and avert disastrous global warming. The European Union appeared to be softening its position on its demand that emissions targets in an eventual Paris climate accord need to be legally binding. And U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that even if it’s not legally binding, a deal could still change the way world business thinks about energy. Foreign and environment ministers joined the talks outside Paris after lower-level negotiators who met last week delivered a draft agreement with all crunch issues left unresolved. Warning that “the clock is ticking toward climate catastrophe,” Ban told ministers the world expects more from them than “half measures.” “Your work here this week can help eradicate poverty, spark a clean energy revolution and provide jobs, opportunities and hope for tomorrow,” he said. The Paris conference is the 21st time world governments have met to seek a joint solution to climate change — and is aiming at the most ambitious, long-lasting accord yet. The talks are focused on reducing emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases, primarily by shifting from oil, coal and gas to cleaner sources of energy. Kerry, after arriving in Paris to join the talks, said that if the more than 190 countries in attendance agree to a plan, the private sector will then take the reins and create sustainable power technologies that will ease climate change. “Even without a fixed number and a legal shell, we are going to see an enormous amount of movement without creating political obstacles that prevent us from being able to send that signal,” Kerry told a gathering on the sidelines of the climate conference in the French capital. “I have absolute confidence in the ability of capital to move where the signal of the
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, and French foreign minister Laurent Fabius attend a conference at the COP21, the United Nations Climate Change Conference, on Monday in Le Bourget, north of Paris. marketplace says ‘go’ after Paris,” he said. The EU has been among the most outspoken advocates of binding targets. However, EU Climate Commissioner Miguel Arias Canete told reporters Monday that he understands “the political situation in the United States,” where Republicans in Congress would be unlikely to approve binding targets for carbon dioxide emissions. Many U.S. Republicans question whether climate change is happening and oppose emissions limits out of concern that it would hurt U.S. industry and jobs. In a statement, Canete said the EU still favors internationally binding targets, but “at the same time, we have signaled our readiness to discuss alternative approaches which would ensure that the Paris agreement can provide a robust legal framework and maximum certainty in parties
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agree to lead, and developing countries need to assume increasing responsibility in line with their capabilities,” Ban said. How to define those responsibilities is the biggest challenge in the Paris talks. India and other major developing countries insist on their right to use some fossil fuels to advance their economies — just like Western nations have done since the Industrial Revolution. They argue the West therefore is historically responsible for raising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. “India is here to ensure that rich countries pay back their debt for overdraft that they have drawn on the carbon space,” Indian Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said. Meanwhile, in China, Beijing issued its first-ever red alert for smog, urging schools to close and invoking restrictions on factories and traffic. While that’s different from greenhouse gas emissions, much of the air pollution is blamed on coal-fired power plants and vehicle emissions which also are key sources of carbon emissions.
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Keurig company will be sold for nearly $14B NEW YORK (AP) — Keurig, the maker of the single-cup coffee machine, said Monday that it has agreed to be sold to private equity firm JAB Holding Co. for almost $14 billion. Its shares rose more than 74 percent in premarket trading Monday. Keurig has been dealing with slowing sales of its machines and K-cups, the coffee-filled pods that are used in the coffee makers. Sales of K-cups, which accounted for more than 80 percent of Keurig revenue, rose 1 percent to $3.6 billion in the year ending Sept. 26. Sales of its machines fell 23 percent to $632.6 million in the same period. Its stock has suffered too, falling nearly 61 percent since the beginning of the year. In fact, the stock was the seventh-worst-performing stock on the Standard & Poor’s 500 index for the year. JAB Holding said it offered $92 for each share of Keurig, a 78 percent premium from the stock’s closing price of
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flag from the Statehouse People around grounds to the are taking stock Sumter heroic efforts of their blessings this Thanksgivof South Caroing after a momentou linians helps year in the Palmetto HARVIN ing each other the Charleston State. From recover from shootings to the 1,000-year flood, it nearly twoseems as though feet of rain and South raging Carolina has floodwaters. reeled from one catastroph At a time like e to another. this, people But there is say they are much to b most tha kf
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FARMERS FROM PAGE A1 he had only been able to speak to the governor’s staff. “In her request last week, agriculture was not included,” Weathers said. Weathers said he was told by the congressional delegation the state’s chief executive needs to make clear her support for the aid to farmers or it will not be looked on favorably in Washington. Weathers said he had communications with the governor through her staff and they responded, saying she was going to go ahead with what she had requested. When Leatherman asked if Weathers had submitted a revised budget for the Agriculture Department to the governor including the $250 million, Weathers answered, “No.” The senator suggested that would be the proper way for the commissioner to proceed.
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Leatherman said he did not want the executive budget to come to the General Assembly without including the Agriculture Department’s request for flood relief. “Start with the governor,” he said. Weathers said he had not come to make a specific request; he came to make the committee aware of the plight farmers were in. Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, asked Weathers if there would be a local match to any relief included in the U.S. House’s Omnibus bill, but Weathers did not know. Newly elected President of the South Carolina Farm Bureau Harry Ott assured the committee there would be no match required. Ott said farms are different from most small businesses. “We plant our crops in the spring; we spend all year so we can make money one month a year, but we have nothing to sell,” Ott said. “I am here specifically to ask you to help us get the governor to request this money,” Ott said. “This is as seri-
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GIRL SCOUTS FROM PAGE A1 help from the Mountains to Midlands council. “It always warms my heart to see the girls give to others,” said Girl Scout Troop 2356 Leader Amanda Thode. Arvelo said the girls do other charitable deeds throughout the year and even created a vegetable garden and set up birdhouses at Northwoods Senior Living. “We try to share with the girls that the need is great, especially this time of year,” Arvelo said. “I think it’s really cool to donate toys to people who aren’t able to get toys themselves,” said 11-year-old Cadet Alexandra Vincent.
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tions will be watching their farms being sold on the courthouse steps. “Haley talks about Team South Carolina,” Ott said. “We need her help and your help.” After hearing the testimony from Weathers and Ott, the committee voted to draft a letter to the governor asking her to support the request for relief money for farmers.
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Obama actually thought he was being reassuring BY JIM GERAGHTY National Review President Obama’s Sunday night speech was about threequarters of what the cynics and his critics expected. The lone bits of good news were the president’s belated acknowledgement that the Fort Hood shooting was terrorism — not “workplace violence” – and that he didn’t announce any new executive orders dealing with gun control. For starters, the optics of this speech were very strange — why stand in front of the desk in the Oval Office? Did he get poked or get makeup in his left eye right before he went on air? He seemed to be squinting. The only other time the president addressed the country on Sunday night, he announced the raid that killed Osama bin Laden. One expected something new, groundbreaking or different. Instead, he offered the same proposals and same arguments. At this point in his presidency, Obama speaks with only one tone, the slightly exasperated and sometimes not-merely-slightly exasperated “adult in the room” who constantly has to correct his fellow Americans, who are always flying off the handle, calling for options that “aren’t who we are,” betraying our values, and so on. He’s always so disappointed in us. At certain points, Obama sounded as if he was speaking to children. “The threat is real, but we will overcome it.” “We will not defeat it with
tough talk, abandoning our values or giving in to fear.” “We will prevail by being strong and smart.” He made yet another pitch for barring anyone on the nofly list or terror watch list from purchasing firearms. He simply ignored any of the objections, whether it’s the lack of due process or judicial review, the arbitrary, foggy nature of how someone gets on the list or the fact that 280,000 people with no recognized terrorist group affiliation are on the list. He ominously declared, “this is a matter of national security.” Yet for some reason, all of those people on the no-fly list and the terror watch list who allegedly represent a national-security threat aren’t being arrested. Earlier today Rep. Stephen Lynch, D-Mass., disclosed that a congressional investigation recently found that at least 72 people working at the Department of Homeland Security also “were on the terrorist watch list.” You know who wasn’t on the no-fly list? The San Bernardino shooters. Nor was the Fort Hood shooter. Nor the Boston bombers. Nor the Chattanooga shooter. In other words, no perpetrator of any major attack on American soil was on the no-fly list. Yet Obama seemed to think this complete non sequitor would dispel the national anxiety about his administration’s soporific response to the rise of ISIS and the first attack it inspired on American soil.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR STRANGER AT WALMART SHOWS CHRISTMAS SPIRIT TO VIETNAM VET I have a wonderful, astonishing story to tell everyone. My facility (Brookdale Senior Living) decided to take some of the residents to Sumter Walmart shopping yesterday. After about an hour shopping for Christmas stuff, I went to the express checkout line. I had many more than 20 items, and I hoped no one would complain. The cashier totaled my items and it came to $81.24. I was reaching for my credit card when the man behind me handed the cashier his credit card and told her to pay my bill. I looked at him, and he said “Merry Christmas, and thanks for your service (I was wearing my Vietnam veteran shirt). Things like this seem to be happening very often. We Vietnam vets are now getting the appreciation we deserve. I don’t know the man’s name, but God bless him for having the Christmas spirit and spreading that wonderful feeling of joy and thanks. BOBBY HERZOG Sumter
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President Obama addresses the nation from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on Sunday night. The president announced no significant shift in U.S. strategy and offered no new policy prescriptions for defeating the Islamic State, underscoring both his confidence in his current approach and the lack of easy options for countering the extremist group.
I have said before and I will say again, “It’s not my intention to offend anyone, only to tell the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts.” My Nov. 17 letter to the editor generated comments from people who live in a fantasy world. Rather than accept reality, they chose to criticize my comments. Their reactions are predictable. People who speak out against racial injustice are often labeled racist. I had a highly successful career in the United States Air Force. While stationed on Shaw Air Force Base, I monitored the equal opportunity and treatment program for two years. I was never called a racist. I cochaired the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Community Relations Council from 1996 to 1998. For three consecutive years, I co-facilitated discussions on race relations issues and concerns that affected our community with more than 20 of the most influential leaders of Sumter County. The co-chair positions were held by a white and black Chamber members and rotated every year. I was repeatedly selected to continue serving with three different white cochairs. I was never called a racist. From 2001 to 2003, I spoke out and demonstrated against Sumter County’s 2001 Redistricting Plans. These 3-3-1 Plans violated the voting rights of citizens in my district. They were also rejected and called discriminatory by the U.S. Department of Justice. As a result of my actions, for the first time, I was labeled a racist. On many occasions, white people have shared meals at my dinner table and have spent nights in my home. My son is married to a white woman, and I have two loving grandchildren of mixed race. Furthermore, my daughter is currently planning her next multicultural dinner party for the holiday season, as these events are always held in my house. My heart goes out to those who call me a racist. I know that they are unhappy and
live a superficial life. I pray that God gives them peace and the capacity to love others, regardless of race. I wish God’s blessings and a happy holiday season for all. EUGENE R. BATEN Sumter
COMMUNITY IS BLESSED TO HAVE TUOMEY, STAFF I recently spent some time at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, where I found the doctors and nurses to be very caring and professional, along with every other staff member that I encountered. They all made me feel special, which is a good medicine in itself. I also found the food to be very good, and it was prepared according to my caregiver’s orders as to the best diet for me. I feel we are blessed to have Tuomey and staff here in Sumter. BURNELL WOOD Sumter
RECENT COMMENTARIES ARE FULL OF USEFUL INFORMATION Thank you, whoever at The Sumter Item, for providing us with both of the columns by Thomas Sowell and Walter Williams, in the Dec. 2 edition. I would imagine there are several of your readers who will now think The Sumter Item is bigoted or racist. I really enjoyed reading both commentaries. They were full of very useful information. I want to make a comment about what Walter Williams had to say. It is in the second from last paragraph that starts with “There are zones where the government has lost control in Germany, England ...” He was talking about “European citizens, European values, the survival or disappearance of European nations and, more precisely formulated, their transformation beyond recognition.” It made me think of something that someone once said about seven, eight years ago. He said that “we are five days away from fundamentally transforming the United States of America.” Does anyone remember this statement? I do, and it is one of a hand full of promises that he has kept or is keeping. Thank you again for all the information that we really need to know. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter
IT’S TIME TO MAKE MAIN STREET THE PLACE TO BE IN SUMTER I am writing regarding the article in Wednesday’s paper about sidewalk dining and alcoholic beverages. Main Street needs to be the way other cities have done. If we have new folks coming to our city, we need an attraction. Main Street is “the street.” Please stop living in the past and pass the ordinance to make a friendlier Main Street. Think again. Main Street needs to be a place to meet and greet. SYBIL HUBBARD Sumter
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The Red Devil is unmasked on ‘Scream Queens’ finale BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The Red Devil is revealed on the season and probable series finale of “Scream Queens” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). Easily the most hyped new series of the fall, “Queens” has to be considered a bit of a letdown for Fox. In any other season, “Queens” would have been canceled already, but this year the networks have simply allowed poorly performing series to limp along and end when their initial 13-episode order ran out. For the networks, it’s a bit like the old movie, “Death Takes a Holiday.” So far, “Wicked City” on ABC has been the one and only network show canceled this fall. Others, including Fox’s “Minority Report,” have simply filled out their severely truncated seasons and have vanished without much fuss. Here’s my unofficial roundup of network shows that would have been euthanized in more “normal” circumstances. CBS keeps “The Good Wife” on the air despite poor ratings because it is a prestige project. The same can’t be said of “CSI: Cyber” or “Hawaii Five-O.” They’re mediocre shows with low ratings. Time to go. On Fox, now that “Queens” has concluded, “Sleepy Hollow” will probably join “Minority Report” on boot hill. And it should. If NBC axed “Truth Be Told,” “Undateable” and “The Mys-
teries of Laura,” would anybody notice? ABC had the courage to ditch “Wicked City”; it should spill “Blood & Oil” as well. “Nashville” has remained a guilty pleasure of mine over the years, but the show has run its course and lost its modest audience. I expect it will have its swan song in May. Nobody should celebrate the cancellation of a series. In addition to the stars we see on the screen, every show represents hundreds of jobs for writers and crew and support staff. But what is the point of a show if few people watch? The makers of the FX series “The Bastard Executioner” recently asked themselves that question. Faced with a small audience that dwindled by the week, creator Kurt Sutter (“Sons of Anarchy”) simply pulled the plug on the series and took out ads in Hollywood trade publications to announce his decision. The best line from his memorable ad read, “The audience has spoken, and unfortunately the word is, ‘meh.’” While it must have been painful, you have to admire this act of self-awareness and self-cancellation. If something isn’t working, it’s time to clear the decks and try something new. That’s the creative process. By failing to cancel floundering series, the networks are avoiding the obvious, cluttering their schedules
with the unwatched and encouraging viewers to look elsewhere. • The new series “Born This Way” (10 p.m., A&E, TV-PG) uses all of the cliches and conventions of the “reality” documentary drama to follow seven young adults born with Down syndrome as they work, play and pursue their dreams of sex, love and fulfillment, just like “normal” people.
TV ON DVD TV-themed DVDs available today include the long-awaited “Doc Martin, Series 7.” This beloved U.K. series is broadcast in many PBS markets.
TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • The top four are revealed on “The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG). • The morgue becomes a setting for a hostage situation on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14). • Survivors of a cinema shootout fill the wards on “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • CBS steams up the holidays with its annual underwear extravaganza “The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Patterson gets a lukewarm welcome on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • African-American women
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attend relationship-counseling sessions on the new reality series “BlackLove” (10:15 FYI, TV-14).
CULT CHOICE Martin Milner (“Route 66”) who died on Sept. 6, starred in two of the most quotable movies of all time, the camp classic “Valley of the Dolls” and the 1957 drama “Sweet Smell of Success” (10:30 p.m., TCM), starring Burt Lancaster as a power-mad columnist and Tony Curtis as the publicist who will do anything to please him.
SERIES NOTES Terror threats don’t take a Christmas break on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * A pig and a frog walk into some mistletoe on “The Muppets” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Mark Hamill guest-stars on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A memorable holiday on “Fresh Off the Boat” (8:30 p.m., ABC,
TV-PG) * Coulson reaches a limit on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * A vigilante is toe-tagged on “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, TV14).
LATE NIGHT Thomas Perez is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Marion Cotillard, George Saunders and Joanna Newsom are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Sen. Bernie Sanders, John Cena and Troye Sivan on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jason Schwartzman, Michelle Dockery and Elle King visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Taraji P. Henson and Jermaine Fowler appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2015, United Feature Syndicate
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WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 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) 316-6763. 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
Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.
THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 7753926 or Nancy at (803) 4694789. 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) 9057720 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.
PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 9 a.m., council chambers SUMTER HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION Today, noon, Sunset Country Club SUMTER COUNTY LIBRARY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 5 p.m., library LYNCHBURG TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Teen Center on Magnolia Street, Lynchburg
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Cut your EUGENIA LAST overhead and save money. If you give yourself incentives, it will be easier to go without some of life’s little luxuries. Take an active role in making your personal relationships work. Work to please others and the return will be high.
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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Spend time with people who can help you out professionally. Someone will make an offer that appears flawless. Take a closer look before getting involved in a joint venture. Take an unusual approach to romance. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be tempted to take on too much or indulge in things that are not realistic. Do whatever you can to raise your profile. Increase your qualifications and update your portfolio, resume or appearance. Work hard to find solutions. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Be willing to accommodate others and you will end up getting your way. A personal relationship will improve with a little tender loving care. Do something that makes you happy. If you feel good, you will do better and attract attention. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get out with friends or engage in something that will bring you more knowledge. Look for information that will lead to new pursuits or prospects. Don’t fall short because you are sulking over a personal situation. Change what isn’t working for you. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a look around and see what’s going on in your neighborhood or with friends, relatives or your peers. Showing interest in others will help you come up with ideas and sort out the problems you’ve been facing in your personal life.
SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall
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VAR 2-4 mph
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Gaffney 60/38 Spartanburg 61/38
Greenville 62/40
Columbia 66/40
Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
Aiken 64/37
ON THE COAST
Charleston 66/43
Today: Mostly sunny. Patchy morning fog; warmer. High 62 to 66. Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High 65 to 69.
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Go above and beyond the call of duty and you will give your reputation a boost. Your kindness, generosity and eagerness to share and contribute will separate you from any competition you face. An unusual connection looks promising.
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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll be criticized if you approach situations with a “me first” attitude. Distance yourself from people who encourage self-indulgence. Be more aware of how you can help others and less concerned about acquiring unnecessary luxuries. Use your energy wisely.
Sunrise 7:14 a.m. Moonrise 4:26 a.m.
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SUMMERTON TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., town hall
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your emotions will be in flux. Find a creative outlet, and you will advance personally. A change regarding your professional goals will help you make an important decision. Consider all the possibilities and take a leap of faith.
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Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree
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Myrtle Beach 62/45
Manning 64/40
Today: Pleasant with plenty of sunshine. Winds southwest 3-6 mph. Wednesday: Sunny to partly cloudy. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.
TURBEVILLE TOWN COUNCIL Today, 6:30 p.m., town hall
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do whatever it takes to motivate yourself to get down to business and finish what you start. Joining a group that adds excitement or adventure to your life will bring about positive changes to your friendships and hobbies.
Sumter 63/40
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Bishopville 63/40
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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Jeff Byer comments on his photo submission, “We noticed a beautiful sunset as we approached the harbor at Southport, North Carolina.”
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t let a love interest lead you astray. A realistic look at your situation will help you see your position clearly and encourage you to make the right choice. There is much to be gained if you focus on professional goals. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Make improvements to your home or living arrangements. Honesty may hurt, but it’s the quickest route to solving any existing problems. Know what you want before you negotiate and you will make a good deal. Romance is highlighted.
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Watson among Heisman Trophy finalists Clemson QB in running for college football’s top prize By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press
York. Mark Ingram of Alabama in 2009 was the last running back — and only Crimson Tide player — to win the Heisman. Since 2000, 13 of the 15 Heisman winners have been quarterbacks. Among those missing out on a trip to New York City was Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield, LSU running back Leonard Fournette, who was the early season favorite and Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds. Henry seems to be the front runner in a Heisman race that
NEW YORK — Alabama running back Derrick Henry, Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey are the finalists for the Heisman Trophy. The announcement came Monday night. Henry and McCaffrey will be trying to break a streak of five straight quarterbacks winning college football’s top honor when the trophy is presented Saturday night in New
tightened over championship weekend. He ran for 189 yards and a touchdown on 44 carries in the Alabama’s Southeastern Conference championship game victory against Florida on Saturday. Later that night, McCaffrey had 461 all-purpose yards with touchdowns running, receiving and passing as Stanford beat Southern California in the Pac-12 title game and Watson had 420 total yards and accounted for five touchdowns in Clemson’s Atlantic Coast Con-
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) is one of three finalists for See heisman, Page B4 the Heisman Trophy, which will be presented on Saturday.
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‘Ceiling is limitless’ Muschamp begins 2nd chance in SEC as Gamecocks coach
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Coach, former player face off Adams-Ludd, Fortune on opposite sides of court for first time By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com
Sean Rayford/The Associated Press
New South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp talks to the media on Monday at Williams Brice Stadium in Columbia. Muschamp signed a 5-year, $16 million contract.
By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Will Muschamp is embracing all the lofty expectations he faces in his new job at South Carolina. They are the same championship aspirations that led to his firing at Florida. Muschamp promised to again strive for the very best in his second go-round as a Southeastern Conference coach when he was introduced to the Gamecock community after university trustees approved his 5-year, $16 million contract earlier Monday morning. “The ceiling is limitless,” Muschamp said of his new surroundings at South
Carolina. “We’re about winning championships here.” It was that same enthusiastic approach that helped him land the Gators’ job before the 2011 season. After a promising start — he was 18-8 his first two seasons — Muschamp’s program fell to 10-13 his last two years and he was dismissed amid growing unrest from Florida fans. “We left the program much better than we inherited it. It didn’t end the way we wanted to,” he said of Florida, which won the SEC East this year. Muschamp, who hopes to bring that direction and energy to a South Carolina team that had significantly slipped
from its three straight 11-win seasons from 2011-2013 under Steve Spurrier. The Gamecocks were 10-15 the past two years. Spurrier left in mid-October, leaving interim coach Shawn Elliott to run out the string. Elliott finished 1-5 including a loss to FCS opponent Citadel. Muschamp won’t set quick goals or plan for fast turnarounds — just improving his players daily to win on the field. He said Spurrier, another ex-Gator coach, had raised the level of expectations for the Gamecocks to compete for championships.
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aybe Ray Tanner sees something I don’t. That’s what came to my mind when it became apparent that Will Muschamp was going to be named the new football head coach at the University of South Carolina. Maybe, the former Florida head coach, who was the defensive coordinator at Auburn this past season, was the best USC could do. Still, after so much excitement and anticipation steadily built from when former head coach Steve Spurrier resigned in the middle of
the season on the hiring of a new upand-comer, giving the job to Muschamp was anticlimatic. In fairness Dennis to Tanner, Brunson the USC athletics director, he really couldn’t have had a worst year to make his first major hire. When Spurrier stepped down, USC was at the top of the totem pole. However, who knew the jobs at Georgia, Southern Califor-
nia, Virginia Tech, would some be open, dropping Carolina down a few notches. That took Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart and Memphis head coach Justin Fuente out of the mix as they went to Georgia and Virginia Tehc, respectively. Then you had Houston’s Tom Herman and Arizona’s Rich Rodriguez turn down offers. Herman was certainly intriguing, but RichRod has only been truly impressive at West Virginia and mediocre at best at Michigan and Arizona. While still a young man at
the age of 44, Muschamp has already lost the up-and-coming tag. That’s what he was when he was hired to replace Urban Meyer in Gainesville starting with the 2011 season. He had a winning record in three of his four seasons, but the first and the last seasons were records of 7-6 and 6-5, respectively. The Gators were 11-2 in ‘12, but fell to 4-8 the next season. Honestly, this isn’t a great track record. And that was at a Southeastern Conference school that has one of the
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There are five girls basketball state championship banners that hang inside the gymnasium at Lee Central High School. Demetress Adams-Ludd had at least a hand in four of them. The first-year Lakewood head coach admitted tonight’s game in Bishopville against her alma mater is likely going to feel a little weird. “A lot of my trophies and some of my posters are still there,” Adams-Ludd said. “So yeah, it’ll be a little weird sitting away from (Lee Central head) Coach (Dorothy) Fortune.” However, Adams-Ludd stressed that once her feet hit the court tonight for the 6 p.m. tipoff — it will be all business. And Fortune wouldn’t have it any other way. “One of my players asked me after (Friday’s) game how I would feel going against my former player,” Fortune said laughing. “I said, ‘It’s a game and we both want to win.
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Varsity Basketball
Lower Richland at Sumter, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Lee Central, 6 p.m. C.E. Murray at Manning, 6:30 p.m. Governor’s School at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Richard Winn, 6 p.m.
Varsity and JV Basketball
Camden Military at East Clarendon (No Girls), 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Ben Lippen at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Florence Christian, 4 p.m. Carolina at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. Maranatha Christian at Sumter Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Varsity Basketball
C.E. Murray at Crestwood, 6 p.m.
B Team Basketball
Wilson Hall at Heathwood Hall, 4 p.m. Middle School Basketball Timmonsville at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.
Varsity Bowling
Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter vs. Wilson Hall (at Gamecock Lanes), 5 p.m.
Varsity Sporting Clays
Wilson Hall at Palmetto Shooting Complex (at Edgefield), TBA
Varsity Wrestling
Sumter at Ridge View, 6 p.m.
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boys area roundup
Thomas’ double-double lifts Lee Central to win BISHOPVILLE — Daveon Thomas scored 35 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to lead Lee Central Middle School to a 59-46 boys basketball victory over Timmonsville on Monday at the Lee Central gymnasium. Naquan Peeples also had a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds for the Stallions, who improved to 2-0 on the season. Alice Drive 57 Hillcrest 10
Alice Drive improved to 3-0 with a 57-10 victory over Hillcrest on Monday at the AD gymnasium. Carldrelle Cooped led the Hawks with 19 points. Justice Wells added 11 and Marcus Lane had nine.
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five rebounds.
Sumter Christian 35
JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL
Orangeburg Christian 25
Crestwood 35 C.E. Murray 24
GREELEYVILLE — Crestwood High School defeated C.E. Murray 35-24 on Monday at the CEM gymnasium. Tyrese Felder led the Knights with 11 points and Jamal Walton had seven. Wilson Hall 31 Camden Military 21 Wilson Hall improved to 3-2 with a 31-21 victory over Camden Military on Monday at Nash Student Center. Jake Meyers led the Barons with 15 points.
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Mayewood 28 Chestnut Oaks 18
Wilson Hall 44
Mayewood defeated Chestnut Oaks 28-18 on Monday at the Mayewood gymnasium. Jermaine Colcough led the Vikings with nine points and eight rebounds. Dorian Glover also had nine points and had three steals while Montrell White added eight points and
Camden Military 25 Wilson Hall improved to 2-1 with a 44-25 victory over Camden Military on Monday at Nash Student Center. Britton Beasley had nine points while Benson Crisler had seven points and 12 rebounds.
Sumter Christian School defeated Orangeburg Christian 35-25 on Thursday at the SCS gymnasium. Donzell Metz led the Bears with 18 points. Daniel Barwick had 11.
VARSITY WRESTLING Corbett finishes fourth TAYLORS — Sumter High School’s Majid Corbett finished fourth in the 106-pound weight class of the Southern Slam Invitational held on Friday and Saturday at the Eastside High gymnaisum. Corbett went 4-2, losing to Tarik Malik in the third-place match 3-1. Malik pinned Corbett in their first match. Corbett pinned Archer’s Austin Fullard, won a 10-1 major decision Emerald’s Emmanuel Gonzalez, won by forfeit over Berea’s Eddie Nguyen and won 4-2 over Alexander’s London Dubroc. Matthew Browder was 2-2 in the 138 class and heavyweight Alex Perales went 1-2.
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Manning Junior High School’s girls basketball team improved to 3-0 on the season with a 31-22 victory over Bates Middle School on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Measha Jones led the Lady Monarchs with 14 points and she had six assists. Seqioa Juniois added seven. Nina Edlow led the Lady Bantams with seven points while Malasia Rhodes had five. Alice Drive 45 Hillcrest 25
Hillcrest fell to 1-2 on the
season with a 45-25 loss to Alice Drive on Monday at the AD gymnasium. Jayden Stokes led the Lady Wildcats with nine point. Mya Hayes added seven.
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VARSITY BASKETBALL Sumter Christian 53
JUNIOR VARISTY BASKETBALL
Orangeburg Christian 17
Crestwood 23 C.E. Murray 20
GREELEYVILLE — Crestwood High School improved to 2-0 on the season with a 23-20 victory over C.E. Murray on
Nahdea Wiley scored 36 points to lead Sumter Christian School a 53-17 victory over Orangeburg Christian on Thursday at the SCS gymnasium. Austin Barnhill added 11.
basketball roundup
No. 7 Oklahoma beats No. 9 Villanova at Pearl Harbor HONOLULU — Isaiah Cousins scored 19 points and Buddy Hield added 18 as No. 7 Oklahoma cruised to a 78-55 victory over No. 9 Villanova on Monday in the Pearl Harbor Invitational. Rashard Odomes and Dinjiyl Walker had 11 points apiece and Jordan Woodward added 10 for the Sooners (6-0), who never trailed in the game. The Sooners went 14 of 26 from 3-point range with making all four of his attempts and Hield going 4 of 9. It was the most 3-pointers in a game this season for Oklahoma. (11) Purdue 80
and QJ Peterson with 17 but never led and only tied the score once — 2-2. Butler started pulling away with an early 11-3 spurt then went on a 12-3 run to take a 39-19 lead less than 12 minutes into the game. The Bulldogs were just warming up. They used a 16-6 spurt to make it 55-25 with 2:31 left in the half and VMI never got closer than 26 points the rest of the way. Kellen Dunham had 11 points for Butler.
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76ers 68 PHILADELPHIA — With new front office executive Jerry Colangelo sitting courtside, the Philadelphia 76ers showed him just how far away they are from becoming a
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A.J. Hammons scored 14 points and Kendall Stephens added 13 to lead No. 11 Purdue to an 80-53 victory over IUPUI on Monday night. Caleb Swanigan added 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Boilermakers (9-0), while Vince Edwards and Isaac Haas added 10 points each. Purdue is 9-0 for the first time since the 2009-10 team began the season 14-0. Darell Combs led IUPUI (3-7) with 14 points. Purdue used a 24-1 run from the second half’s 12:46 mark until 5:04 remained to take a commanding 73-42 lead. (18) Butler 93 VMI 66
INDIANAPOLIS — Kelan Martin scored 20 points and Roosevelt Jones added 14 to help No. 18 Butler run away from VMI 93-66 on Monday. Just hours after the Bulldogs (7-1) moved back into the Top 25, they won their fourth straight in emphatic fashion. The Keydets (3-5) were led by Julian Eleby with 21 points
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competitive franchise. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Kawhi Leonard all sat out and the San Antonio Spurs still rolled past the Sixers, 11968 on Monday night. Hornets 104 Pistons 84
CHARLOTTE — Cody Zeller had 20 points and the Charlotte Hornets snapped the Detroit Pistons’ four-game winning streak with a 104-84 victory Monday night. Marvin Williams had 14 points and 12 rebounds, and Kemba Walker had 14 points and nine rebounds for Charlotte, which has won seven of nine. Nicolas Batum added 13 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in another solid allaround game for the Hornets (12-8). From wire reports
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Monday at the CEM gymnasium. Sedejah Rembert led the Lady Knights with 15 points.
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Sunday’s Games
Memphis 95, Phoenix 93 Golden State 114, Brooklyn 98 Detroit 111, L.A. Lakers 91 Dallas 116, Washington 104 Oklahoma City 98, Sacramento 95
Monday’s Games
San Antonio at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Detroit at Charlotte, 7 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at New York, 7:30 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:30 p.m. Phoenix at Chicago, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Boston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.
NHL Standings
By The Associated Press
EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 28 19 6 3 41 94 63 Detroit 27 15 8 4 34 71 69 Ottawa 27 14 8 5 33 86 81 Boston 25 14 8 3 31 83 72 Florida 27 13 10 4 30 69 66 Tampa Bay 28 13 12 3 29 66 65 Buffalo 27 11 13 3 25 65 73 Toronto 27 9 13 5 23 61 74
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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Dallas 27 20 5 2 42 93 70 St. Louis 27 15 8 4 34 68 67 Minnesota 25 14 7 4 32 69 62 Chicago 27 14 9 4 32 74 69 Nashville 26 13 8 5 31 69 69 Winnipeg 28 13 13 2 28 76 85 Colorado 27 11 15 1 23 75 80 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 26 17 8 1 35 68 55 San Jose 26 14 12 0 28 70 68 Arizona 27 13 13 1 27 74 85 Anaheim 28 11 12 5 27 55 68 Vancouver 28 9 11 8 26 72 79 Edmonton 28 11 15 2 24 71 82 Calgary 26 10 14 2 22 65 94 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.
Sunday’s Games
Carolina 5, Arizona 4 Chicago 3, Winnipeg 1 New Jersey 4, Florida 2 N.Y. Rangers 4, Ottawa 1 Edmonton 4, Buffalo 2 Anaheim 2, Pittsburgh 1 Los Angeles 3, Tampa Bay 1
Monday’s Games
Nashville at Boston, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m. Buffalo at Vancouver, 10 p.m.
NFL STANDINGS
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NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF PA Washington 5 6 0 .455 241 267 Philadelphia 5 7 0 .417 278 302 N.Y. Giants 5 7 0 .417 307 296 Dallas 3 8 0 .273 204 261 South W L T Pct PF PA x-Carolina 12 0 0 1.000 373 243 Tampa Bay 6 6 0 .500 271 298 Atlanta 6 6 0 .500 279 257 New Orleans 4 8 0 .333 299 380 North W L T Pct PF PA Green Bay 8 4 0 .667 289 238 Minnesota 8 4 0 .667 238 232 Chicago 5 7 0 .417 251 290 Detroit 4 8 0 .333 253 315 West W L T Pct PF PA Arizona 10 2 0 .833 382 232 Seattle 7 5 0 .583 305 229 St. Louis 4 8 0 .333 189 257 San Francisco 4 8 0 .333 178 291 x-clinched division
Sunday’s Games
Arizona 27, St. Louis 3 Seattle 38, Minnesota 7 Tennessee 42, Jacksonville 39 San Francisco 26, Chicago 20, OT N.Y. Jets 23, N.Y. Giants 20, OT Tampa Bay 23, Atlanta 19 Buffalo 30, Houston 21 Miami 15, Baltimore 13 Cincinnati 37, Cleveland 3 Denver 17, San Diego 3 Kansas City 34, Oakland 20 Carolina 41, New Orleans 38 Philadelphia 35, New England 28 Pittsburgh 45, Indianapolis 10
Monday’s Game
Dallas at Washington, 8:30 p.m.
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Duke forward Azura Stevens (11) drives to the basket against South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson in the Gamecocks’ 66-55 win on Sunday.
Wilson’s career-best 28 leads No. 2 South Carolina over Duke By JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press
pushes. “The women’s game is a mess, officiating-wise,” McCalCOLUMBIA — In a physical lie said. “A mess.” game against a top 15 team, Wilson said she was getting No. 2 South Carolina couldn’t knocked around, too. The beathit an outside shot. Gameings would have knocked her cocks coach Dawn Staley knew off track last season. where she had to turn. “I’m starting to get used to it South Carolina started to now,” Wilson said. pound it inside to A’ja Wilson Duke made one more push and the 6-foot-5 sophomore to lead 50-49 midway through scored a career-best 28 points the fourth quarter, but reignto lead the Gamecocks to a ing Southeastern Conference 66-55 win over No. 14 Duke on MVP Tiffany Mitchell shook Sunday. off a horrible game to draw a “She was pretty much the foul and make both free only one being aggressive,” throws. Coates, who scored 10 Staley said. of South Carolina’s first 18 Staley’s other inside choice, points, added six points as the Alaina Coates, was on the Gamecocks finished on a 17-5 bench with three fouls while run. the Blue Devils (7-2) stretched Coates finished with 16 their lead to 36-31 in the third points, while Mitchell had 12 quarter. and shot just 3 of 13 from the Wilson had a three-point field. play, then drew shooting fouls Kyra Lambert led Duke with her next two possessions, sink- a career-high 16 points. Azura ing all four foul shots for Stevens added 11 points and South Carolina (8-0). It was nine rebounds. Wilson’s fifth double-double of ‘THE HYPOCRISY OF IT ALL’ the season, but her first in McCallie spent a couple of three games. Wilson won last year’s game minutes talking about her displeasure with the officials. over the Blue Devils with a “Aren’t those touches suplast-second putback. This year, posed to be fouls? When people she smiled as she hit a bucket are beating on people with two with 1.6 seconds left that set hands, is that supposed to be a her career best. foul?” she said. South Carolina shot 28 free McCallie got a technical for throws but Duke went to the line just 13 times in a physical, complaining after one of her punishing game that included players fell to the floor with technicals called on Blue Dev- no call late in the second quarter. Salvadores got anothils coach Joanne P. McCallie er technical with Duke up 51and freshman Angela Salva50. South Carolina’s Khadijah dores. Sessions said she thinks the McCallie was disgusted referee thought Salvadores with the officiating after the kicked her, but even Sessions game, pointing out the freesaid the contact appeared to throw disparity even though South Carolina played almost be accidental. “The hypocrisy of it all is all man-to-man defense and she was in a zone. She said of- just something, isn’t it? Sure you are going to clean up the ficials missed hand checks game. Sure, you are going to that should be called under let people beat on people,” Mcthe new rules emphasis this Callie said. year, as well as shoves and
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Carolina quarterback rallied the Panthers to a 41-38 victory over New Orleans on Sunday in New Orleans,helping Carolina improve to 12-0 on the season.
QB Newton ‘has been clutch’ in 4th quarter By STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is thriving this season with the game on the line. Carolina’s fifth-year signal-caller has a passer rating of 115 — second-best in the NFL — in the fourth quarter, having completed 65.3 percent of his passes for 673 yards with six touchdowns and only one interception. On Sunday, Newton helped the Panthers remain unbeaten by leading his them back from two different deficits, completed 9 of 13 passes for 149 yards and two TDs in the fourth quarter a 41-38 win against the New Orleans Saints. Newton tied a career-high with five TD passes and helped the Panthers extend their regular season win streak to 16 games. “He’s been clutch,” tight end Greg Olsen said. “When
the game has been on the line, he’s been at his best. As a team collectively we have been at our best. We seem to play well when we need to the most — and that’s a pretty good quality to have for your quarterback and your team.” Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery said he’s been watching Newton since his Heisman Trophy season at Auburn and sensed right away he was a player who thrived in pressure situations. “Those moments, he just lives for them,” said Cotchery, who caught a game-winning 15-yard touchdown pass from Newton on Sunday with 1:05 remaining in the game. “A lot of people shy away from those moments. But some people dream about being in those situations. When he is in them, he embraces them fully.” The Panthers rank third in the league in scoring this
season. Newton has been a big part of it, throwing for a career-high 25 touchdown passes — with four games left to play. They host the struggling Atlanta Falcons on Sunday. Offensive coordinator Mike Shula, who has been coaching Newton for the past five seasons, said the quarterback has been handling pressure situations much better this season than perhaps earlier in his career. He attributes that to a “relaxed calmness” that Newton has shown time and time again this season, but most noticeably in an early season overtime win against Indianapolis and on Sunday on the road against the Saints. “I think it is confidence in himself and confidence in his teammates — an approach where it doesn’t matter what’s going to happen, we’re going to get it done,” Shula said.
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Orange Bowl rematch in the CFP semifinals By TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press
season in history. It’s undefeated at this point of the season for first time since 1981 when it went 12-0 in winning the national championship. The Tigers walked to the 50 yard line along the home sidelines where a table with the ACC trophy, alongside the trophy given the winner of the yearly Clemson-South Carolina rivalry game. More honors could be ahead for Clemson. Quarterback Deshaun Watson, the ACC player of the year and MVP of the championship game, was announced Monday as a Heisman Trophy finalist. Watson briefly flashed the Heisman pose — at Swinney’s insistence — when he accepted his title game honor Saturday night. “We were just having some fun,” Watson said Sunday. A 6-foot-2 sophomore, Watson has insisted all season long that individual awards would follow if he focused on the team and helped the Tigers gain success. Watson had thrown for 30 touchdowns and run for 11 more this season. He finished with 420 yards of total offense, including a career best 131 yards rushing, in the win against the Tar Heels.
barrassed Miami 58-0 earlier this season on the same field they’ll see for the bowl MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. game. — Another year, another But no team has been to Clemson vs. Oklahoma the Orange Bowl more than bowl game. Oklahoma. Only now, the stakes are The Sooners — outright immeasurably higher. winners of the Big 12 title, Clemson (13-0, No. 1 CFP) their ninth in 17 seasons will meet Oklahoma (11-1, under coach Bob Stoops — No. 4 CFP) in the Orange are extending their record Bowl on Dec. 31, one of the by heading to the game for two semifinal games in this the 19th time, 20 if you season’s College Football count a BCS title game that Playoff. It’s a rematch of was hosted by the Orange last season’s Russell Athlet- Bowl Committee. Oklahoic Bowl, a 40-6 romp for the ma could have been Tigers that served as a doomed by a midseason springboard of sorts on the loss to Texas, but won way to being the last unseven straight by a combeaten club at the FBS level bined score of 364-136 to this season. climb into the CFP mix. And now the Tigers are “It isn’t just about the optwo wins away from becom- portunity,” Stoops said. ing the first 15-0 team in “You’ve got to go down and FBS history — not to menwin.” tion a national championSERIES HISTORY: This ship. The Clemson-Oklaho- will be the fifth meeting bema winner gets either Alatween the schools, the sebama or Michigan State to ries split 2-2 to this point. decide who supplants Ohio Oklahoma won regular-seaState as college football’s son games in 1963 and 1972; kings. Clemson won bowl match“We know we’re going to ups in 1989 and then again have to play our best four last season. quarters of the year,” ClemQUARTERBACK STARS: son coach Dabo Swinney That Russell Athletic Bowl said. “That’s what these matchup last season was games are all about. played without both ClemThere’s not a lot of margin son’s Deshaun Watson (infor error, certainly when jured) and Oklahoma’s you’re playing a team as Baker Mayfield (sitting out hot as Oklahoma. They’re to satisfy transfer rules) on probably playing the best the field. They’ll be asked football of anybody in the to be among the stars of the country right now.” show on New Year’s Eve. Clemson outscored oppo- Mayfield threw 35 touchnents 500-263 this season, down passes this season, and though the Tigers were Watson passed for 30. Both tested at times — Notre ranked among the top nine Dame could have forced nationally. overtime with a 2-point conAIRTIGHT DEFENSE: version in the final seconds Maybe it’s a byproduct of of the teams’ October the teams facing Watson matchup — they never and Mayfield in practice trailed in a fourth quarter. every day, but good luck The Tigers wrapped up passing against either of their playoff spot with a these clubs. Both finished 45-37 win over North Caroamong the nation’s leaders lina in the Atlantic Coast in passer rating defense, Conference title game on with Clemson at No. 7 and Saturday night, extending Oklahoma at No. 12. the nation’s longest win500 CLUB: Both teams ning streak to 16 games. have already scored 500 “Regardless of who we’re points this season. Clemson playing, it doesn’t matter,” is at exactly 500, putting the Oklahoma linebacker Eric Tigers at 38.5 points per Striker said. “We’re in.” game. Oklahoma has been The Tigers are welleven more prolific, the versed in how to get around Sooners’ 549 points working Sun Life Stadium, and emout to 45.8 per game.
passes. He would be Stanford’s second Heisman winner, joining Jim Plunkett in 1970. The Cardinal did have a recent run of three straight seasons with the runner-up. Toby Gerhart finished second behind Ingram in ‘09 and Andrew Luck came in second to Cam Newton (2010)
threat quarterback, capable of dominating as a runner or WATSON passer. The sophomore has Clemson Watson is the only player in in the playoff, trying for its the country who has surpassed first national championship 800 yards rushing (887) and since 1981. Watson fits the 3,500 yards passing (3,512), and mold of recent Heisman winhe has accounted for 41 touchners Cam Newton, RGIII, Man- downs. He would be Clemson’s ziel and Mariota as a dualfirst Heisman winner.
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Clemson quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) and offensive guard Eric Mac Lain (78) acknowledge the fans in Death Valley on Sunday for a pizza party to celebrate the Tigers’ selection to the College Football Playoff..
Tigers celebrate playoff selection with pizza party By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press
slice of cheese or pepperoni pizza. They cheered when the No. 1 CLEMSON — There’s an on- Tigers (13-0) hit the field less going celebration at Clemson, than 12 hours after clinching and the latest shindig was their first Atlantic Coast ConSunday’s pizza party at Death ference title since 2011 with a Valley for about 20,000 of Dabo 45-37 win over North Carolina Swinney’s new best friends. on Saturday night. The coach had mentioned in Swinney got the pizza idea passing nearly a month ago rolling before the first playoff that if the Tigers earned a spot rankings were announced in the College Football Playoff when asked if Clemson would he would have a pizza party celebrate if the Tigers were inwhen the final four teams cluded in the top four. were announced on Sunday. “The only poll that we’re exThe comment took on a life cited about is Dec. 6, and I of its own as the Tigers contin- promise you we’ll have the bigued to win, and Swinney deliv- gest poll party you’ve seen,” ered with a little help from one Swinney said at the time. of his program’s sponsors — “We’ll open up Death Valley Papa John’s, which donated and serve pizza to everybody.” the pizzas. The Tigers will play in the “I know I open my mouth Orange Bowl on Dec. 31 sometimes,” Swinney told the against Big 12 Conference crowd, drawing laughs. “But champion and fourth-seed this is incredible.” Oklahoma (11-1). The winner Swinney enjoyed the celeof that contest will face either bration. He had wide grin on Southeastern Conference his face most of the time, and champion Alabama or Big Ten raised both fists in the air, Conference winner Michigan pumping them to the fans’ ap- State for the national champiplause when Clemson was an- onship. nounced as the top seed. That preparation will start Fans dressed in purple and later. Right now, Swinney said orange filled half the lower it was all about celebrating the bowl at 81,000-seat Memorial season his Tigers had. Stadium, many carrying a Clemson posted its first 13-0
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ference championship game win against North Carolina. Close Heisman voting has been uncommon in recent years. The last three winners — Marcus Mariota, Jameis Winston and Johnny Manziel — all won by comfortable margins. The last time there was real suspense at the Heisman presentation was 2009, when Ingram received only 1 percent more of the vote than Stanford’s Toby Gerhart. By percentage, that ranks as the closest Heisman vote in history. A look at the finalists:
HENRY The 6-foot-3, 240-pound junior carried the Tide (12-1) to the College Football Playoff, setting a Southeastern Conference with 1,986 yards and nation’s best 23 touchdowns. With a passing game that has been inconsistent, the Tide has leaned heavily on Henry on its biggest games. He carried the ball 90 times combined in Alabama’s last two games and has averaged 180 yards per game against SEC opponents. “The Heisman Trophy has been a dream of mine since I was a little kid and the chance to go to New York as a finalist is amazing, but none of this would be possible without my coaches and teammates,” Henry said in a statement. “The offensive line, the quarterback, wide receivers and tight ends have done an unbelievable job all season and our coaches always put us in a position to be successful.”
McCAFFREY While Henry is the prototypical power runner, McCaffrey is all about elusiveness and versatility. The 200-pound sophomore broke Barry Sanders’ NCAA record for all-purpose yards in a season with 3,496. He has scored 13 touchdowns and thrown two TD
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Alabama wide receiver ArDarius Stewart (13) celebrates his touchdown catch against Florida during the SEC championship game on Saturday in Atlanta. Alabama plays Michigan State in a playoff semifinal on Dec. 31 in the Cotton Bowl college football bowls By The Associated Press
Saturday, Dec. 19
(9-3), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Celebration Bowl
Atlanta NC A&T (9-2) vs. Alcorn State (93), Noon
New Mexico Bowl
Albuquerque Arizona (6-6) vs. New Mexico (75), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Las Vegas Bowl
BYU (9-3) vs. Utah (9-3), 3:30 p.m. (ABC)
Camelia Bowl
Montgomery, Ala. Ohio (8-4) vs. Appalachian State (9-2), 5:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Cure Bowl
Orlando, Fla. San Jose State (5-7) vs. Georgia State (6-6), 7 p.m. (CBSSN)
New Orleans Bowl
Louisiana Tech (8-4) vs. Arkansas State (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 21
Miami Beach Bowl
South Florida (8-4) vs. Western Kentucky (11-2), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tuesday, Dec. 22
Famous Idaho Potato Bowl
Boise Akron (7-5) vs. Utah State (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Boca Raton (Fla.) Bowl
Temple (10-3) vs. Toledo (9-2), 7 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 23
Poinsettia Bowl
San Diego Northern Illinois (8-5) vs. Boise State (8-4), 4:30 p.m. (ESPN)
GoDaddy Bowl
Mobile, Ala. Bowling Green (10-3) vs. Georgia Southern (8-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 24
Bahamas Bowl
Nassau Middle Tennessee (7-5) vs. Western Michigan (7-5), Noon (ESPN)
Hawaii Bowl
Honolulu Cincinnati (7-5) vs. San Diego State (10-3), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Dec. 26
St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl
Marshall (9-3) vs. UConn (6-6), 11 a.m. (ESPN)
Arizona Bowl
Tucson Nevada (6-6) vs. Colorado State (7-5), 7:30 p.m. (TBA)
Texas Bowl
Houston Texas Tech (7-5) vs. LSU (8-3), 9 p.m. (ESPN) Wednesday, Dec. 30
Birmingham (Ala.) Bowl
Auburn (6-6) vs. Memphis (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Belk Bowl
Charlotte, N.C. NC State (7-5) vs. Mississippi St. (8-4), 3:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Music City Bowl
Nashville, Tenn. Louisville (7-5) vs. Texas A&M (84), 7 p.m. (ESPN)
Holiday Bowl
San Diego Wisconsin (9-3) vs. Southern Cal (8-5), 10:30 p.m. (ESPN) Thursday, Dec. 31
Peach Bowl
Atlanta Houston (12-1) vs. Florida State (10-2), Noon (ESPN)
Orange Bowl (Playoff Semifinal)
Miami Gardens, Fla. Clemson (13-0) vs. Oklahoma (111), 4 p.m. (ESPN)
Cotton Bowl Classic (Playoff Semifinal)
Arlington, Texas Alabama (12-1) vs. Michigan State (12-1), 8 p.m. (ESPN) Friday, Jan. 1
Outback Bowl
Tampa, Fla. Northwestern (10-2) vs. Tennessee (8-4), Noon (ESPN2)
Citrus Bowl
Orlando, Fla. Michigan (9-3) vs. Florida (10-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)
Fiesta Bowl
Glendale, Ariz. Notre Dame (10-2) vs. Ohio State (11-1), 1 p.m. (ESPN)
Rose Bowl
Pasadena, Calif. Iowa (12-1) vs. Stanford (11-2), 5 p.m. (ESPN)
Sugar Bowl
Sun Bowl
New Orleans Oklahoma State (10-2) vs. Mississippi (9-3), 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 2
Heart of Dallas Bowl
Jacksonville, Fla. Penn St. (7-5) vs. Georgia (9-3), Noon (ESPN)
Pinstripe Bowl
Memphis, Tenn. Kansas St. (6-6) vs. Arkansas (75), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN)
Independence Bowl
San Antonio Oregon (9-3) vs. TCU (10-2), 6:45 p.m. (ESPN)
El Paso, Texas Miami (8-4) vs. Washington State (8-4), 2 p.m. (CBS) Washington (6-6) vs. Southern Mississippi (9-4), 3:20 p.m. (ESPN) Bronx, N.Y. Duke (7-5) vs. Indiana (6-6), 3:30 p.m. (ABC) Shreveport, La. Virginia Tech (6-6) vs. Tulsa (6-6), 5:45 p.m. (ESPN)
Foster Farms Bowl
Santa Clara, Calif. Nebraska (5-7) vs. UCLA (8-4), 9:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Dec. 28
TaxSlayer Bowl
Liberty Bowl
Alamo Bowl
Cactus Bowl
Phoenix West Virginia (7-5) vs. Arizona State (6-6), 10:15 p.m. (ESPN) Monday, Jan. 11
College Football Championship Game
Military Bowl
Annapolis, Md. Navy (9-2) vs. Pittsburgh (8-4), 2:30 p.m. (ESPN)
Glendale, Ariz. Orange Bowl winner vs. Cotton Bowl winner, 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday, Jan. 23
Quick Lane Bowl
East-West Shrine Classic
Detroit Central Michigan (7-5) vs. Minnesota (5-7), 5 p.m. (ESPN2) Tuesday, Dec. 29
Armed Forces Bowl
Fort Worth, Texas Air Force (8-5) vs. California (7-5), 2 p.m. (ESPN)
Russell Athletic Bowl
Orlando, Fla. North Carolina (11-2) vs. Baylor
At St. Petersburg, Fla. East vs. West, 4 p.m. (NFLN)
NFLPA Collegiate Bowl
At Carson, Calif. National vs. American, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday, Jan. 30
Senior Bowl
At Mobile, Ala. North vs. South, 2:30 p.m. (NFLN)
“That’s going to happen,” Muschamp said of competing for titles and winning championships, adding that he’s not going to try and do it the way Spurrier did it. “There’s only one coach Spurrier,” he said. “I need to be Will Muschamp.” The coach said he’s better prepared for another opportunity in the competitive league. “It’s kind of like marriage,” Muschamp said. “That first year, there’s a little adjustment. By that fifth year, you’re doing a little better.” South Carolina athletic director Ray Tanner has heard on social media that Gamecock fans are mixed on Muschamp’s hiring. “We got our man. We’ve got a Gamecock,” Tanner said. “Buckle up your seat belt and here we go.” Muschamp is getting a rare second opportunity to succeed in the SEC. He was dismissed after losing to South Carolina last year, his offensively challenged Gators giving up a late lead and losing at The Swamp in overtime. The fiery Muschamp led the Auburn defense this past fall. His most memorable moment may have come in the Iron Bowl last month as he yelled at officials loud enough to draw a 15-yard penalty. Au-
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best built-in homestate recruiting bases in the country. That isn’t the case in South Carolina. It’s not that there isn’t talent in this state; obviously there is. However, there just isn’t as much of it because of sheer population numbers. All of that being said, Muschamp has one failed opportunity under his belt and he is five years older and -- if you’re a Gamecock fan -- he is five years wiser as a coach in what is needed to build a consistent winner. Muschamp needs to put together a coaching staff that can do two things: recruit and develop players. Recruiting wasn’t so much Carolina’s problem in the last couple of seasons under Spurrier as was player development. Yes, there may have been a few players who were on the lower end of the SEC talent scale, but there were a few who were legitimate big-time recruits who never came close to developing the way it had been hoped. And as good as his defenses were at Florida, the offenses were not very good. Who he hires as his offensive coaches are more important than who he hires to work with the defense. One thing Muschamp alluded to at his press conference is the fact that he was able to observe what Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn and how he runs his high-octane offense. It’s not as dire a situation at USC as some might believe though. Yes, the Gamecocks were 3-9 and they struggled on both sides of the football. Yet, five of their nine losses were by seven points or less. The only two games in which Carolina was legitimately whipped came at the hands of Georgia
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New South Carolina head football coach Will Muschamp, right, and assistant athletics director Steve Fink walk in the end zone at Williams Brice Stadium on Monday in Columbia after a press conference introducing Muschamp. burn personnel had to hold Muschamp back during the tirade. Muschamp knows he needs to tone things down on game day. He and Tanner discussed that issue during their interview. Then again, maybe the Gamecocks could use a little fire after the season they’ve had. Muschamp met with players earlier Monday and told them to put aside the struggling seasons and commit to the new program. “The players I think really warmed up to that,” he said. Muschamp will have major input into the defense — “You play to your strengths,” he says — and special teams. He’ll also be his own recruit-
ing coordinator. Muschamp promised to field a competitive offensive staff that spreads things out, plays quickly and scores points. “The more times you snap it, the better chance you have to score,” he said. “I have figured that out.” Muschamp’s contract pays him $3 million in the first year, increases each year after by $100,000 and contains a variety of incentives that could net him another $1 million. The deal also includes a buyout on a sliding scale. If Muschamp leaves in the first of the contract, he would have to pay the school $7 million; if he left in the final year of the deal, he would owe South Carolina $3 million.
and Louisiana State. While still a young man, Muschamp is very experienced, especially in the SEC. He was the defensive coordinator for Nick Saban when he
won the national title at LSU in 2003. So perhaps Muschamp needed just a bit more seasoning. Gamecock Nation will just have to wait and see.
Keeping Sumter Beautiful By Amanda McNulty, County Extension Agent Now is the Time In 1854, Sterling Morton and his bride moved from New York and staked a claim in the Territory of Nebraska. On those wind-swept plains, he printed a newspaper and watched the plowed soils fill the air with dust. A person filled with passion (he was expelled from college for standing up for a friend and professor who was fired), he used his newspaper as a conduit to fire up enthusiasm for planting trees! Morton became active in agricultural and political movements and held various elected and appointed positions, eventually becoming the Secretary of Agriculture under Grover Cleveland. He pushed for the protection of forested lands, and President Cleveland added twenty-five million acres of land to the forest reserves program which eventually became the National Forests. The first Arbor Day, April 10, 1872, was a state holiday in Nebraska with public pageantry celebrating the planting of one million trees. In 1882, the United States first recognized a national Arbor Day with the last Friday in
April suggested as the official day to plant trees. In South Carolina, trees planted in the fall have a far higher survival rate than those planted in the spring – the root system can expand and establish during the winter months. We celebrate Arbor Day the first Friday in December. What better gift than to plant a tree in your landscape – with your children, with your grandchildren. A gift that gives improved air and water quality, helps protect soils from erosion, provides shelter and food for wildlife, and precious shade in the blazing hot South Carolina summers. A small, inexpensive young tree is the best size to plant. If you search “planting trees correctly Clemson hgic,” you’ll find how easy it is to add a tree to your home, office, or church landscape. Don’t forget to call 811 before you dig! Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer.
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Reds agree to trade All-Star closer Chapman to Dodgers NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Known for closing games with the fastest pitches in the major leagues, Aroldis Chapman was poised for a quick move at baseball’s winter meetings. The Cincinnati Reds agreed to trade the All-Star closer to the Los Angeles Dodgers, pending approval of medical records, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Monday because the agreement had not been announced. A 27-year-old left-hander, Chapman is eligible for free
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That’s what’s it’s going to be like. My strategy versus her strategy.’” Competitive juices aside, this will be the first time Fortune has gone head-to-head with a former player. AdamsLudd spent her entire 5-year varsity high school career under Fortune and was a key member of a number of championship squads. That would have been hard to imagine for most people who saw her that first year,Fortune said.
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ously been a great weekend for Clemson athletics.”
GREENVILLE — Clemson was busy celebrating one of the biggest athletic weekends in school history and coach Brad Brownell’s basketball
team wanted to be a part of it. The Tigers did their part with a 66-51 win over Wofford behind a game-high 22 points from Jaron Blossomgame on Sunday. Blossomgame also led the Tigers (6-2) with a game-high 10 rebounds for his first double-double of the season. It was his third game of at least 20 points in his last five. “We felt a little pressure,” Brownell said. “With soccer winning and football winning, we felt like we needed to win to make sure everybody kept smiling all weekend. It’s obvi-
“She was tall, but she wasn’t very (polished) skills-wise,” Fortune said. “But she worked her way into becoming not only a good basketball player, but really a dominant player by the end of her career. “And that’s a testament to her and her work ethic. She’s always strived to be the best.” In fact, Adams-Ludd was the first player Fortune ever saw block a shot under the basket at one end and then race up the court to receive the easy pass for a layup on the other end. “She did that against Silver Bluff during the playoffs one year,” Fortune said. “I couldn’t
believe it. She beat the guard back to the basket and I told myself, ‘Now we have a center.’” It was that type of tenacity and drive that Fortune remembered when she brought Adams-Ludd back into the fold a few seasons ago as the junior varsity head coach. Fortune elevated her to assistant coach last year before she was offered the head coaching job at Lakewood in the offseason. “I think a lot of people look at her demeanor and think she’s pretty easy-going,” Fortune said. “But she’s a different person when she gets on the court. She wants to win.
She’s a player’s coach. She knows the game and she’s very structured. “They couldn’t have chosen a better person for the job, and I know it’s going to be a good game (tonight).” One thing Adams-Ludd hopes has rubbed off on her is her former coach’s positive attitude, she said. “Coach Fortune was always very positive on the sideline — even when we were down,” Adams-Ludd said. “She was always upbeat. There were times where you could see her and talk to her and it was almost like she could will the team to win.
“She had a very spiritual side to coaching as well. She taught us a lot about things bigger than basketball and that kept us humble. It’s something I’m trying to instill in my players as well.” Even so, the former Lady Stallion and University of South Carolina standout is still forging her own coaching path. “I have to believe in what I’m doing,” Adams-Ludd said. “I have to bring my coaching philosophies and personality and what I believe in into what we’re doing. “That goes for tonight and the rest of the season.”
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agency after next year’s World Series. He threw the 62 fastest pitches in the big leagues this year, ranging from 103.92 mph to 102.36 mph, according to Major League Baseball’s Statcast computer system. Chapman joins a bullpen that already has closer Kenley Jansen. Clemson 66 Wofford 51
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LAWRENCE W. GREEN PINEWOOD — Lawrence W. Green, 68, entered into eternal rest on Friday, Dec. 4, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was a son of the late Ben Tillman Green and Elizabeth Gaymon Green. He was the husband of Gardenia Johnson Green. The family will receive friends at the home, 1192 White and Rivers Road, Pinewood. Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton.
RUBY W. JOHNSON Ruby W. Johnson entered eternal rest on Dec. 5, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. The family is receiving friends at 90 Price Lane, Bishopville, the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mary and Eddie Durant. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.
BESSIE LEE JAMES Bessie Lee Pringle James, 66, wife of Leroy James, departed this life on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 21, 1949, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Leroy R. and Malsey Jerry James Pringle. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.
DAVID E. JOHNSON PINEWOOD — David Eugene Johnson, 57, husband of Malisa Geist Johnson, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. Born in Manning, he was a son of the late Cecil H. Sr. and Stella Ardis Johnson. Mr. Johnson was a retired farmer. Surviving are his wife of Columbia; three brothers, C.B. Johnson of Manning, James Leonard Johnson (Susie) of West Columbia and Harold B. Johnson (Linda) of Sumter. He was preceded in death by a sister, Josie Lee Hudson; and a brother, Cecil H. Johnson Jr. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday in the Pinewood Cemetery with the Rev. Bennie Barwick officiating. Memorials may be made to MIRCI, P.O. Box 4246, Columbia, SC 29240. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge
Watson wins Hero Challenge NASSAU, Bahamas — Bubba Watson wasn’t even planning to play in the Hero Challenge. He left no doubt Sunday who was going to win. Watson quickly stretched his two-shot lead by making four birdies in seven holes. He was never seriously challenged, sailing home to a 6-under 66 for a 3-shot victory over Patrick Reed at Albany Golf Club and a trophy from
EATHER S. THOMAS JOYCE LAVENDER HOLMES MANNING — Services for Joyce Holmes will be held at 5 p.m. today at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel in Olanta. Visitation will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. prior to the service. Ms. Holmes died on Dec. 5, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital after a prolonged illness. Born in Richland County, she was a daughter of the late William Albert Lavender and Pet Jones Lavender. She was a graduate of Salem High School and a retired accounting representative from Dr. Steven Meeks, DDS. Ms. Holmes was a member of Manning First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by a sister, Harriet Worsham; and a brother, William Lavender. Surviving are her son, Danny (Jo-Anne) Daniels of Sumter; and a niece, Dale (Peggy) Worsham of Florence. Memorials may be made to Agape Hospice, 5 S. Mill St., Manning, SC 29102. Online condolences may be made at www.floydfuneral. com.
JOSEPH R. CRISLER Joseph “Joe” Robert Crisler, 44, died on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. Born in Athens, Georgia, he was a son of Junan Davis Crisler and the late Dr. Jack Roger Crisler. Mr. Crisler was a partner at Sumter Physical Therapy. Surviving are one son, Denson Garr Crisler of Sumter; his mother of Athens; two brothers, Jack Roger Crisler Jr. (Angela) of Fort Worth, Texas, and Jon Brandt Crisler (Susan) of Atlanta; one niece, Frances Claire Crisler; and one nephew, Wilson Brandt Crisler. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Harmony Church with the Rev. Lee Brown officiating. The family will receive friends following the memorial service. Memorials may be made to Crosswell Children’s Home, 11 Crosswell Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. 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)
JOHN MISHOE GREELEYVILLE — John “Frank” Mishoe, 50, died on Sunday, Dec. 6, 2015, at Tidelands Hospice House in Georgetown. Born on Sept. 22, 1965, in Kingstree, he was a son of John Rodgers Mishoe Jr. and Sandra Holley Mishoe. He played football for Newberry College and Charleston Southern University. He was the owner and operator of Lowcountry Brokers LLC. He was a member of Greeleyville United Methodist Church. He is survived by his parents of Greeleyville; a brother, John Rodgers Mishoe III of Greeleyville; a niece, English Mishoe of Manning; two nephews, John Rodgers Mishoe IV of Clemson and John Burke Mishoe of Greeleyville; two uncles, Leonard Mishoe of James Island and Tommy Holley of Aiken; and an aunt, Glenn-Adair Wade of Frisco, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Mt. Hope Cemetery with the Rev. Jim Johnson officiating. Pallbearers will be Jay Wilder, Tommy Mishoe, Ray Mouzon, Shayne Stephens, Glenn Overstreet, Terry Tidwell, Curt Mason and Ken Mason. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Tidelands Community Hospice, 2591 N. Fraser St., Georgetown, SC 29440 or to Greeleyville United Methodist Church, 100 N. Main St., Greeleyville, SC 29056.
BISHOPVILLE — Minister Eather Simon Thomas, 63, wife of Cliff Thomas Jr., passed on Monday, Dec. 7, 2015, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late John and Grace Dell Lewis Simon. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of Luevida Simon, 2376 Browntown Road, Bishopville. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville.
TONY JENNINGS Tony Jennings entered eternal rest on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2015, in Columbia. Born on March 21, 1946, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Isaac and Jessie Anderson Jennings. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his sister, Marge Frances, 518 S. Harvin St., Sumter. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.
BENNIE MCCRAY LYNCHBURG — Bennie McCray, 79, died on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence. He was born on April 24, 1936, in the Lynchburg section of Sumter County, a son of the late Mack and Hazzetter Fullwood McCray. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. Buri-
tournament host Tiger Woods. Watson turned down his invitation a few months ago because he didn’t have a passport for his newly adopted daughter, Dakota. But when PGA champion Jason Day backed out to stay home with his newborn daughter, Watson’s wife was able to expedite all the right documents for the family to come over to the Bahamas. He left with a $1 million payoff and a firm grasp on No. 4 in the world the rest of the year. From wire reports
MELISSA ANNE TANNER MAYESVILLE — Melissa Anne Tanner, 33, died on Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at her home. Born in Somerset, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of Patrick William and Deborah Dancho Reckner. Surviving in addition to her parents are a son, Christopher Blaze Humphrey of the home; two daughters, Elise Parker and Anna Elizabeth Tanner of the home; two brothers, Vince Patrick Reckner of West Palm Beach, Florida, and Chevy William Reckner of Lamar; her fiancé, James Russ of Florence; paternal grandmother, Jean Reckner of Somerset; and her maternal grandmother, Elizabeth Dancho of Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Vernon Adams officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.
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Daughter’s changing gender identity baffles family DEAR ABBY — A good friend of mine recently found out his daughter, “Rhonda” (who is over 18), feels she Dear Abby should have ABIGAIL been born a boy. “Ronnie” VAN BUREN is now living life as a man and plans to change genders completely. To say the least, my friend and his wife are finding it difficult to deal with. He doesn’t understand why she can’t just be gay, which he would be fine with. I want to give them emotional support while at the same time supporting Ronnie, but I’m having a hard time re-
lating to their feelings. Could you provide some resources for them, such as organizations that help families deal with gender changing and all that it entails? Wants to be supportive DEAR WANTS TO BE SUPPORTIVE — I know an excellent LGBT organization that has been mentioned before in my column. It’s called Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG). Ronnie can’t “just be gay” because the issue isn’t sexual orientation; it is Ronnie’s GENDER IDENTITY. PFLAG can help to explain this to Ronnie’s father, and he should visit pflag.org. DEAR ABBY — Call me ungrateful, but I am very uncomfortable receiving gifts. How can I
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get longtime friends to stop bringing hostess gifts when I invite them over? Why do women do this and men not feel so compelled? I have tried remarking, “The present of your ‘presence’ is present enough,” but it continues. I need your help. Ungracious in Florida DEAR UNGRACIOUS — Women usually bring hostess gifts because they were raised to believe it is the gracious thing to do. Since “remarking” hasn’t gotten your message across, you will have to be more direct. TELL them you would prefer they bring only themselves and nothing more. Then explain that you are at a point where you have enough “things” and do not need or want any more.
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Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on December 17, 2015 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household / business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 2:00 pm at 1143 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 B073 - Grant, Vermica B075 - Hilton, Latoya 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0108 - Maddox, Roney Derrick 0114 - Spann, Edna 0127 - Mcfadden, Katrina 0149 - Conyers, Ronald 0253-Hawkins-Sweetenburg, Jennifer 0339 - Starks, Katrena
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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.
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Herbert Shannon #2015ES4300606
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C/O Sharon Clark Attorney at Law 22 E. Liberty Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:
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and Olivia B. Marshall 5751 Edgehill Road Sumter, SC 29154
831 Cleveland St. Apt. 226 Greenville, SC 29601 Robert James Tiller #2015ES4300602
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Joseph V. Caputo #2015ES4300599
C/O Richard E. Conner, Jr. Attorney at Law 115 Cargill Way Suite C2 Hartsville, SC 29550
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Estate: Robert Murdoch Walker, Jr. #2015ES4300594 Personal Representative R. Murdoch Walker, III
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Kenzie Alston Sr. #2015ES4300623
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