February 16, 2013

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Why your scale gets a bad rap BY MISSY CORRIGAN Special to The Item

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o you step on the scale first thing in the morning? For some, it’s a helpful tool in maintaining current weight, and for others, it’s a tool used to measure progress for weight loss. More often than not, we allow that scale to have the power to determine our mood, attitude and selfworth. Why is our body weight so important? And why does the number on the scale hold such tremendous value? From the time we are born we are compared to a standard height and weight chart based on CORRIGAN age and gender to determine our growth progress. As we age, various factors including genetics, environment, physical activity level and nutrition intake shape and define our weight outcome. Being told to lose weight in order to be healthy can bring about tremendous stress and pressure. Based on your weight loss goal, the relationship between you and the scale becomes very close and can often become unhealthy. That number that is seen on the scale includes your skin, bones, muscles, fat, organs, water, food recently consumed and anything that you are wearing at the time. It doesn’t identify how many pounds of that total weight is fat, muscle or water. It’s just total body weight. On a daily basis I come in contact with men and women who are either exercising excessively and/or restricting calories just to see the number on the scale come down. And yes, maybe there is some satisfaction seeing that number on the scale decrease, but by using the scale as the only measuring tool, there is no way of knowing if the weight loss was water, muscle, fat or SEE HEALTHY LIVING, PAGE A8

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Teens reportedly threaten students with pellet guns Pair faces 5 years in jail, $5,000 fine if convicted BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Two Sumter teenagers were arrested Thursday after students outside of the Academic Learning Center were reportedly threatened with pellet guns designed to look like more powerful handguns, according to the Sum-

ter Police Department. The two men, 18-yearold Sean Michael Jensen of 1160 Pinewood GARCIA Road and 18-year-old Justin Michael Garcia of 1989 Forrest Drive, were each charged with car-

rying weapons onto school grounds. Both men were in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional DeJENSEN tention Center awaiting a bond hearing as of Friday afternoon. If convicted of the felony

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charge, both face a maximum penalty of five years in jail and/or a $5,000 fine. While the pellet guns are not as dangerous as the SEE TEENS JAILED, PAGE A8

Wedgefield blaze kills 2 Fire destroys home from Civil War era BY NICK McCORMAC nmccormac@theitem.com A Wedgefield couple is dead after their historic home caught fire late Thursday. Edward “Ed” Hall, 87, and his wife, Harriett Hall, 83, died after their home at 1020 S.C. 261 S. caught fire about 9:30 p.m. Thursday. The house, part of which predates the Civil War, was fully engulfed when fire crews arrived, said Sumter Fire Capt. Joey Duggan. Electrical problems are being blamed for the fire, and the couple died from carbon monoxide poisoning and thermal burns. SEE COUPLE DIES IN FIRE, PAGE A5

Sherry Salyer of Bishopville, the daughter of Edward and Harriett Hall, inspects the damage to the couple’s home Friday. A fire Thursday evening killed the Halls and gutted the home, part of which predates the Civil War. NICK McCORMAC / THE ITEM

No accumulation expected from snowfall BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item Don’t be surprised to see a few snowflakes in the tricounty area this afternoon, forecasters said Friday. Much colder air is expect-

ed to enter the state today behind a dry, cold front. AccuWeather Meteorologist Mark Paquette said precipitation is likely for five or six hours, beginning mid-afternoon. No need to change plans,

Paquette said, but a few snowflakes could mix with the rain during the afternoon and could change to snow before ending early in the evening. “I do think you are going to see some snowfall on Satur-

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day,” Paquette said. “But the ground and roads are going to be too warm. So, we don’t expect any accumulation.” He said there is going to be plenty of cold air in the upper SEE SNOWFALL, PAGE A5

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Man acting as security guard arrested A Sumter man, who law enforcement officials said acted as a security guard at a local convenience store, was arrested this week and charged with operating as a private security firm without a license. Henry B. Williams, 61, of 328 Wright St., was arrested by agents of the State Law Enforcement Division on Wednesday and charged with a violation concerning private detectives and private security firms and the unlawful carrying of a pistol. On Feb. 8, the suspect reportedly acted as a security guard at a convenience store in the 500 block of West Liberty Street, wearing a uniform and carrying a .40-caliber handgun, according to arrest warrants. On the same day, the suspect also reportedly engaged in a “contract security business” at another convenience store in the 400 block of Broad Street. Authorities said Williams does not have a license from SLED to work as a private security guard. Both charges carry a oneyear prison term plus a $5,000 fine for the security guard charge and $1,000 for the weapons charge.

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Three men were arrested on a combination of drug and gun charges Thursday after being approached by police in a downtown motel parking lot. Cory Tyrell Nelson, 28, of 113 Little John Lane, was charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol and felon in possession of a firearm, while Eric James Phillips, 21, of 12 Yeadon St., and Martrize Hykeen Washington, 22, of 444 Dogwood Drive, were each charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. The three were reportedly seen in a parked Dodge Charger outside a motel

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in the first block of Broad Street about 2 p.m. Thursday, behaving in what officers patrolling the area called a “very suspicious” manner. Police reportedly smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from the vehicle and asked the men to exit the car. At that point, officers allegedly saw a .40-caliber pistol in Washington’s waistband. The three were then detained, and the car was searched. Two other pistols, a .32-caliber pis-

tol and a .380 semi-automatic pistol, were reportedly found inside the vehicle. The men were then placed under arrest and during a search of the suspects, officers reportedly took more than 30 grams of marijuana from Washington’s and Phillips’ jacket pockets. More than $1,300 in cash was also seized from Washington and Phillips, and digital scales commonly used in illegal drug sales were also found in Washington’s possession. Nelson has reportedly been convicted of a violent crime, which would prohibit him from possessing a firearm under state law. The suspects are currently being held at the Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

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School’s ROTC to host blood drive Thursday Lakewood High School’s Air Force Junior ROTC unit will be hosting its annual American Red Cross blood drive from 8:45 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21. In addition to student donors, parents and friends, community members are invited to donate. Registration is not necessary. Off-campus donors must be 17 or older and bring a picture ID. Individuals are asked to park in the front parking lot and sign in at the front desk. They will then be directed to the lecture hall.

Unemployment agency director resigns COLUMBIA — The director of South Carolina’s unemployment agency resigned Friday, following two weeks of criticism from legislators about the ending of one-on-one help at rural offices. Department of Employment and Workforce Director Abraham Turner handed his resignation to Gov. Nikki Haley, saying he is leaving for personal reasons, effective March 1, unless the Republican governor decides to change that date. “I thank you for the opportunity to serve the citizens and businesses of our great state in this capacity and will forever be grateful for the opportunity to help put South Carolinians back to work,” Turner wrote in a hand-scrawled, two-paragraph letter provided to The Associated Press. His resignation comes a day after senators demanded answers for why the agency, since August, has given 69 employees raises totaling nearly $440,000 but is cutting one-onone help for people seeking benefits in 17 rural offices statewide.

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In celebration of Black History Month, Patty Patterson, former Sumter police chief, speaks to students in Paul Greer’s U.S. history class about growing up as an African American in the military as her mother-in-law, Shirley McDonald Patterson; her great aunt-in-law, Annie Mae “Rita” McDonald; and her daughter, Anastasia Patterson, a Thomas Sumter Academy student, listen. Shirley Patterson also spoke about her experiences when it was a different time for whites and blacks.

Technology helps students at Brewington BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Brewington Academy is using two new pieces of technology to help students. The first is a computer program called ABE for Alternative Behavior Education, and the second is an interactive projector. When students are sent to Character Building Time, formerly In School Suspension, they complete modules based on their referrals. “ABE has been absolutely phenomenal for us,” said Dana Fall, director at Brewington. “With the traditional ISS, students would go in there and do their class work. With Character Building Time, whatever you did, you focus on down there. You take a specific infraction and address it immediately.” The students watch videos, learn vocabulary and answer questions. If they are staying on task, it usually takes about an hour, said Ricky Jones, transition coach who works in Character Building Time. “At first, they would click the button and zip right through,” Fall said. “Then they realized they had to pass to get out of it. We started seeing students get out their own notepaper to write things down.” Students take a pre-test

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Ricky Jones, transition coach at Brewington, demonstrates how he can monitor students using the Alternative Behavior Education computer program during Character Building Time, which has replaced In School Suspension at the alternative school.

and a post-test, and if they fail a module, that module is repeated, Jones said. The program can be tailored to ethnicity and gender, Jones said, and that helps the students identify more with the characters. “It’s been a great success for them,” Fall said. “We’ve seen a growth and a change in them. They don’t like going down there.” All members of the alternative school staff are trained mentors, and the teachers meet with a group of students for an hour every Thursday. Teachers receive emails

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about students’ referrals and time in character building so they can review them with their students, the director said. The program also has a feature called Shout Back Lab, in which students answer true-false questions about their feelings and state of mind. Certain responses that may suggest suicidal tendencies, abuse or violence are red flagged, and the information is sent to the school’s guidance counselor. “It encompasses the whole child,” Fall said. “Teachers love it because they know

where students are and what they’ve done.” Jones agreed. “It helps all around,” he said. “We’ve had a lot of success and good feedback. We have students who haven’t come back.” The interactive projector is a way for teachers to use their white boards to bring up presentations for students or allow them to respond electronically. It is similar to an interactive white board such as Promethium or SMART Boards and can use technology from both, Fall said. “It does everything a smart projector does at one third the cost,” he said. “A Promethium board is like $7,000, and the projector is like $2,500. The kids love it, and the neatest thing is it’s out of the way. There is nothing to trip over or mess up. It’s an independent computer.” The teacher piloting the technology is also pleased. “I love that I can write on the board because it takes up zero board space,” said Ashley Wiggins-Conte. “Students can come up and write on the dry erase board, and I can pull out SMART Board or Promethium presentations. I really haven’t found any downfalls.” The students also love it and are more engaged in lessons when she uses it, Wiggins-Conte said.

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Teacher shows students self-defense techniques BY COREY DAVIS cdavis@theitem.com Sumter native Jerome Robinson is no one to mess around with. He is a martial arts instructor who holds three black belts and also provides private security for local nightclubs. Robinson spoke honestly Thursday to the Sumter Youthbuild students about how many young black men wind up in jail because they feel their manhood has been challenged. He said out of 10 nights working at a nightclub, he and his security team usually make about one or two arrests while dealing with people wanting to fight. “The reason a lot of young black men or black males, period, are locked up is because they made that bad decision of bringing their ego with them when they went out that night,� Robinson said. “They felt embarrassed, offended or disrespected, and they felt like they have to stand up for their ego. I tell guys all the time to check

their ego at the door. It is not worth going to jail and have a record where you can’t get a job. I know guys that want to do security with me but have things on them that won’t allow them to carry a gun because of the decision they made 10 years ago that haunts them today.� Rashaud Urquhart, 20, who has aspirations of going into the United States Navy after obtaining his General Equivalency Diploma, said Robinson helped him understand the importance of always conducting yourself properly. “I’ve made some decisions which I wished I could’ve done differently,� Urquhart said. “He made many good examples of what employers look for, how to dress and what your appearance should be. He just pointed out some things that we might not notice or somebody else notices that can hinder you or stop you from moving forward. It was just things that can round you into a better individual.� During his session with

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Jerome Robinson, a martial arts instructor who holds three black belts and also does private security, shows students with Sumter Youthbuild self-defense techniques.

the students, Robinson showed them different martial arts-style techniques. He discourages fighting un-

less a person is acting in self-defense. “I feel martial arts are to only be used when your

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back is against the wall, such as you are defending yourself or the life of a loved one,� Robinson said. “What martial arts does is it gives you confidence to be able to take care of yourself and is another way to stay fit.� Every Monday and Thursday, Robinson holds youth classes at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. Sharon Tindal, construction manager for Sumter Youthbuild and chief executive officer of Tindal Construction Co., expressed how her 8-year-old son has grown emotionally from going to martial art classes. While Tindal isn’t condoning fighting, she does think her son needs to learn how to protect himself. “Jerome is really helping my son come out of his shell because he is very shy, and I think his being involved in martial arts is building up his self-esteem,� Tindal said. “Putting him in martial arts wasn’t about him fighting people because that was the last thing on my mind. But with all this bullying going on, he won’t be scared to protect himself or voice his concerns.� Reach Corey Davis at (803) 774-1295.

‘I Love You ... Now Change’ guarantees laughter A REVIEW

A REVIEW BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Item Linda Beck’s jazzy piano style alone is worth the ticket price for Sumter Little Theatre’s current production, “I Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change.� But audience members get much more for their money. The show is fast paced and packed with humor, terrific singing and excellent characterizations. The four actors — Jesse Powers, Jodie Smith, Chris Green and Matt Wilt — lead the audience through the traumas of dating, marriage, divorce and mature dating through 19 scenes and 20 songs. Amazingly, the cast moves quickly and effectively from one comedic situation to another, developing hilarious and believable personalities almost in the blink of the eye. Although Wilt’s voice is not as strong as the others, he, like his cast mates, brings excellent passion and perspective to his roles and the constantly evolving depiction of re-

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The cast of “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change� is, from left, Jodie Smith, Jesse Powers, Matt Wilt and Chris Green. The musical comedy can be seen at 8 p.m. tonight and 3 p.m. Sunday. It continues at Sumter Little Theatre on Feb. 21-24.

lationships. Make no mistake, the play is an adult venture. Its humor relies heavily on situational comedy, episodes connected through the myriad mishaps of the dating and marriage world. Although there are several “questionable phrases,�

they are not overbearing and serve more as verbal punctuation marks for the vignettes. Since the theater itself is dark, audience members do not need to worry about being caught laughing (which they will do) at some of the risquĂŠ dialogue and staging. As the

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lady next to me responded after the first major dating debacle, “Oh (laugh) — my (laugh) — goodness (laugh, laugh, laugh)!� The lyrics are deliciously provocative, advancing both the characterizations and the situations. “Stud and Babe,� by Wilt and Powers, successfully melds movement, facial expressions and vocals to express the ideal dating types, even though in reality, the “moron button� usually kicks in instead. Green and Smith are absolutely riveting in “Tear Jerk.� “On the Highway of Love,� an ensemble number, will seem all too true to many theater goers. “Marriage Tango,� with Wilt and Smith, is a visual and verbal comedic feast. Although not a musical number, “The Very First Dating Video of Rose Ritz� underscores Powers’ acting ability as well as her strong vocal expertise. All of the actors emphasize and highlight their

theatrical skills through their marvelous understanding of their many characters. Libby Singleton’s choreography seems so natural that it becomes absorbed by the characters rather than motivating them. Special thanks go to Marge Cowles and Sylvia Pickell for the plaid golf pants and underwear choices and to the stage crew for its efficient and rapid scene changes. As dual directors, Carmela Bryan and Michael Duffy score a 100! Laughter is said to be the best medicine. “I

Love you, You’re Perfect, Now Change� should cure even the sickest soul or hardest heart. The play runs tonight and Sunday and Feb. 2124. Thursday through Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. with the Sunday matinees at 3 p.m. Admission is by season membership or $20 for adults and $17 for students, seniors and military. Sumter School District teachers will be admitted for half price on Friday, Feb. 22 only. For reservations call (803) 775-2150 or visit the box office at 14 Mood Ave.

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Man sentenced in two 2009 incidents BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Dashawn Wilson faced up to 30 years in prison this week as he pleaded guilty to weapons and drug charges before 3rd Circuit Judge Howard P. King at the Sumter County Courthouse. The 23-year-old Sumter man said he was “running wrong and wild� when he was charged in 2009 in two separate incidents with possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number; unlawful carrying of a pistol; resisting arrest; manufacturing or distribution of crack cocaine, third or subsequent offense; and failure to stop for a blue light. King told Wilson on Thursday that he “didn’t have much leeway regarding sentencing on the drug charge,� giving the minimum 10-year sentence for the distribution charge, with concurrent sentences of five years for the obliterated serial number, one year each for the unlawful carrying and resisting arrest and three years for the failure to stop. “For a third or subsequent offense on that (drug) charge, you get 10 to 30 years in prison,� King said. “It’s a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 30. It’s a serious offense, meaning you can’t be paroled. And you have to serve 85 percent of the sentence.� Wilson was arrested Aug. 22, 2009, after police found him and another man at a business in the 200 block of South Pike West with a 1996 Nissan four-door vehicle reported missing earlier that day. As police tried to handcuff the men, Wilson reportedly turned and pushed an officer. He then dropped a clear plastic bag containing 4 grams of crack cocaine. Police later found a silver .32-caliber handgun with a black handle and two rounds in Wilson’s right pants pocket during a search. Three months later

Wilson was arrested for failing to stop while speeding 74 mph in a 55 mph zone on Wedgefield Highway. “He exceeded speed limits further in an attempt to get away,� said 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Edgar R. Donnald. Wilson’s prior record includes two guilty pleas to manufacture or distribution of crack cocaine from 2007 and 2008. He received a sentence not to exceed six years on July 23, 2008, under conditions of the Youthful Offender Act. Sumter Assistant Public Defender Grant Smaldone told King that his client knew Thursday “he is not done with jail time.� “But I don’t think you’ll see him ever again when this is all over,� Smaldone said. However, Wilson still has a pending attempted murder charge in the shooting of then-18-year-old Shalii Leneau on Aug. 15, 2010. Wilson was charged a month after Leneau was hit once in the upper back with a bullet while riding in a car with two other people in the 300 block of Grantham Street. Interviews of witnesses led the Sumter Police Department to Wilson, who was arrested at a Cherryvale mobile home following a Crime Stoppers tip. He was granted a $150,000 surety bond in general sessions court not long after his arrest. Wilson told King on Thursday that he has “spent 30 months in jail� since his arrest on Sept. 15, 2010, on that charge. With credit for time served since that date, Wilson will serve roughly six-and-a-half years in the state Department of Corrections. “I have two kids that I’d love to get home to,� Wilson said. “I was running wrong and wild. I’m trying to get on the right track and be back home with my family.� Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 7741211.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Rodney Muldrow, of 29 Wells Court, was arrested Thursday and charged with criminal domestic violence. According to reports, Muldrow allegedly assaulted the mother of his children at the residence by “stomping (and) beating said victim in the head and face, choking the victim about the neck and did also kick the victim in her private area.� Luke E. Taylor, 23, of 2395 Trudy Road, was arrested Thursday and charged with unlawful carrying of a pistol. At 1:15 p.m., Taylor was pulled over for speeding at the intersection of Queen Chapel Road and Westbury Mill Road. The deputy reportedly noticed a gun magazine loaded with ammunition sitting on the passenger seat, and Taylor reportedly told him there was a gun under the passenger seat. Officers recovered a Glock Model 22 .40-caliber handgun and a 15round magazine. Taylor was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Mamie Drenell Thomas, 33, of 1512 Jefferson Davis Highway, Camden, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possession of crack cocaine, simple possession of marijuana and shoplifting. At 2:02

| p.m., Thomas and a second woman, approximately 30-35 years of age, were reportedly seen leaving a store in the 1000 block of Broad Street after the second woman had placed $228 worth of clothing in her purse. When confronted in the parking lot, the second woman ran while Thomas was taken to loss prevention. A search of Thomas’ car reportedly uncovered an additional $175 worth of clothing and hygiene products that Thomas allegedly told police had been shoplifted from a different store earlier in the day. Police also reportedly discovered approximately 27 grams of marijuana and a gram of crack cocaine in the vehicle, of which Thomas allegedly claimed ownership. She was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Ronald Lee Webster, 56, of 732 Brad St., was arrested Friday and charged with driving under suspension, third offense. At 4:18 a.m., Webster allegedly made an illegal u-turn in the roadway at Kingsbury and South Guignard drives. When stopped, his license was reportedly found to be suspended. He was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

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During a domestic disturbance in a parking lot near the intersection of Bartlette and Main streets, a 25-yearold man allegedly stabbed two right-side tires of his girlfriend’s car with a pair of scissors, kicked in the driver’s side window and broke off both side mirrors. Damage to the car is valued at $1,000. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A rented gray 2013 Hyundai Sonata was reportedly stolen from the 900 block of Miller Road between 10:54 and 10:59 p.m. Thursday. The car is valued at $20,000. A black Nokia phone was reportedly stolen from the 500 block of Hannah Court between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m. Thursday. The phone is valued at $600. A .32-caliber Smith & Wesson gun was reportedly stolen from the 1900 block of Forest Drive at 10:10 a.m. Thursday. The gun is valued at $250. EMS CALLS:

On Thursday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 33 calls. Thirtyone were medical calls, and two were listed as “other trauma.�

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Judge orders mental evaluations in 2 cases BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com A 23-year-old man suspected along with his wife of injuring their infant child last year will have a mental evaluation before his case proceeds any further. Third Circuit Judge Howard P. King said Channing Kateri Andreakae Gill of 990-1 Wolfpack Court in Sumter will need to have evaluations for competency and culpability before the state can proceed with its case against him for unlawful neglect of a child.

“Reviewing his medical records, I do find that a mental evaluation is needed before the case moves forward,� King said, citing records that show Gill has been diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity and bipolar disorders. Sumter Assistant Public Defender Grant Smaldone told King he filed a motion for the mental evaluation for his client to “see what sort of role these illnesses played in the incident.� That incident occurred sometime before June 30, 2012, the day that the state

Department of Social Services called Sumter police after an infant child was transported to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia with skull fractures, seizures and a yeast infection, among other injuries. “The child also had dirt under her fingernails and appeared to be undernourished,� said 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Darla F. Pierce. “Follow-up on the child shows she is now blind in the left eye; they are unsure if she will regain sight in her right eye. There is severe brain damage.�

Gill and his wife, Tyeisha Lashane Miller, 24, of 830 Boulevard Road in Sumter, are both currently out on bond. King also granted a motion from attorney Calvin Hastie for his client, Brandon Johnson, to undergo a mental evaluation. Johnson, who is currently facing charges for first-degree burglary and filing a false police report, was not present at the hearing on Thursday. “My client is on suicide watch in Georgia,� Hastie said during the hearing. “He has post-traumatic stress disorder

after serving in Iraq.� Hastie thinks his client lacks the capability to understand his actions. No details were given about his charges, but Hastie said his client continues to violate an order of protection from family court for his wife. “He came from a military family, from a Christian home,� Hastie said. “We need to see if he is competent to stand trial. At this point, I don’t feel he is capable of helping me in his defense.� Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

SNOWFALL from Page A1 atmosphere, and a system off the coast is likely to bring moisture into the area. “The problem is going to be the boundary layer near the surface,� he said. “Temperatures are going to be in the low 40s by 2 or 3 p.m. And that will probably mean rain. However, temperatures will fall, and any precipitation a couple of hours before or after sunset could fall as snow.� Afternoon temperatures on Friday climbed to the mid-60s, and temperatures were expected to remain above freezing this morning, Paquette said. “All of this is going to limit any snow accumulation,� he said. Bruce Cherry, meteorologist with the Columbia office of the National Weather Service, said the tri-county area will likely see some mixed precipitation. “It looks like a 40 to 60 percent chance of some mixed precipitation with a good chance of snow mixing in with the rain,� he said. “The precipitation should be over by 7 or 8 p.m.� Little or no snow accumulation is expected, Cherry said, and the chance for snow is about the same for Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties. “There might be some isolated areas that will see more snow, but it should be about the same chance throughout the area,� he said. Temperatures will fall into the mid-20s overnight, and black ice could be an issue tonight and Sunday morning. “With temperatures falling below freezing, you worry about puddles turning into ice,� Paquette said. “But it’s going to be breezy, so that should help the water to evaporate.�

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ABOVE and BELOW: Edward “Ed� Hall, 87, and his wife, Harriett Hall, 83, died after their Civil War-era home at 1020 S.C. 261 S. in Wedgefield caught fire about 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Electrical problems are being blamed for the fire.

COUPLE DIES IN FIRE from Page A1 Family members, including daughter Sherry Salyer of Bishopville, combed through the remains of the house Friday morning looking for important documents and mementos. They said they’d rather not speak with an Item reporter when asked. According to an incident report, Harriett Hall was found dead behind the home. She had been badly burned. Edward Hall’s body was found inside the residence. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock said Ed likely dragged his wife out of the home before going back in for some reason. His body was found toward a rear entrance to the home. “If he got her out of there on his own, that must have been something,� said Charles Foberg, who lived across the street from the Halls for 25 years. Foberg said Harriett was bedridden for medical reasons and Ed had trouble breathing but was always quick to take care of his wife.

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The Halls were the first people Foberg met when they moved to the area in 1988. He said the couple were wonderful, friendly neighbors who despite their age were always quick to help. Retired U.S. Army Gen. Hugh McLaurin, who lives in Wedgefield, said he knew the Halls only in passing but always found them with smiles on their faces. “She was just the sweetest thing, and he was a very gentlemanly fellow who was really well-respected as far as I know,� said McLaurin. There were two sections of the house. The original part was thought to have been built in 1844 with an additional part added on about 100 years later. The fire started in the lower level of the older part of the home, which was the area the couple was sleeping in. Capt. Brian Horton with the Sumter Fire Department said crews have found hidden stairwells and passageways throughout the house and the family

suspects it may have been used as a refuge for slaves escaping capture through the Underground Railroad. Foberg said one aspect of the house that always stood out to him was a “weird� spiral staircase that led to the basement, although he never heard the Halls talk about the history of the house. Reach Nick McCormac at (803) 7741214.

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LEFT: Lucy Hayes Mims proudly displays her wreath she made with 100 crayons. Wilson Hall kindergartners celebrated 100 days of school by making crafts involving the number 100 and parading them through the halls. ABOVE: Brothers Wilson Warrick and Michael Warrick show off their homemade tennis rackets adorned with 100 puff balls. RIGHT: While on the 100 Day Parade, Claire Williams shows her giant lollipop made with 100 smaller lollipops. PHOTOS PROVIDED

Church Directory Adventist

Interdenominational

Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Samuel Bonham Sat. Sch: 9:15am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

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Baptist - Missionary

Love Covenant Church 245 Oswego Hwy * 775-7605 Apostle Tommy Fredrick Prophet Angela Frederick Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Thursday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

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

Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00, 6:30 Wed. Meal-Choir-Missions: 5:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45am Worship 10:55am

Pine Grove Baptist Church 433 Old Manning Road * 481-2041 Rev. Don Riner, Pastor Sunday School 10:00am Worship 10:50am Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd 499-4997 Rev. Walt Phillips Interim Pastor Sunday School 9:45am Sunday Worship 11:00am & 6:00pm

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

The Catholic Community of Sumter/ St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St * 803-773-3524 Fr. Thomas Burke, C.Ss.R. Weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 5pm Sun. 7:30, 9:00 and 11:30 am Mass

Episcopal

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave * 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Fr. Charles Michael Donovan, C.Ss.R. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sun. Euch.: 9:00, 11:30 am, 1 pm (Spanish)

Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 The Rev. Daniel Lee Clarke Jr Christian Education 9:00 am Holy Eucharist 10:00 am Morning Prayer Tues-Thurs 7:30am Holy Communion Wed. 12:00 pm

Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd * 773-7074 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm

Lutheran - ELCA

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter 803-934-9718 Pastor Toby Toburen Sun. Worship 10:00am (Patriot Hall)

St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am

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

Lutheran - NALC

Miracle Deliverance Temple COSC (Church Of A Second Chance) 1010 North Guignard Drive*934-1444 Apostle Larry DeRant, Bishop Sunday School 10:30am & worship 11:30am

Swan Lake Presbyterian Church 912 Haynsworth St Sumter 803-775-3146 Pastor Chuck Staggs Sunday School 9:45 Worship 11:00

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The Salvation Army 16 Kendrick St * 775-9336 Major Robbie Robbins Sunday School: 9:45 am Worship Service: 11 am Wednesday Mid Week Lift: 7 pm Wednesday Men Fellowship & Woman’s Home League: 7:30 pm

Methodist - Southern Catholic - Roman

Presbyterian

Bible Fellowship Church 227 Broad St *773-7101 Pastor Jim Ketchum Sunday Worship: 11 am Worship 6:00pm Sunday School: 9:45 am Wed. Prayer Meeting 7:00pm

Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive * 803-883-1049 Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Nursery provided Wed Bible Class: 6:30 pm

First Southern Methodist Church 321 Miller Rd * 773-9723 Ellison Evans III, Reverend Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 11:00 am, 6:30 pm Wed. Sevs: 6:30pm, Epworth League Mtg: 6:30pm

Word International Ministries 1010 North Guignard Drive * 934-1444 Apostle Larry DuRant Pastor Woship - 8:00am & 11:15am Sunday: School - 10:30am

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

Pentecostal-United First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd * 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd * 469-2452 Rev. Curtis Wells Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.BethelUMCoswego.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

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

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St * 773-3814 11:00 a.m. Morning Worship 9:45 a.m. Sunday School - All Ages 5:00 p.m. Sunday evening program

Non-Denominational

Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd * 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study/Respect Monday: 7pm

Baptist - Southern

Midway Baptist Church 1210 Plowden Mill Rd 803-481-5064 Raymond Tobias, Pastor Mickey Lloyd Assoc. Pastor Sun. School 10am Worship 11am Tues. 6:30pm

Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St * 773-9393 Rev. Kevin Gorry Contemporary Worship 8:45 Traditional Worship 11:00 Sunday school 9:45 trinityumcsumter.org

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext * 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Rev. Lei F. Washington Sun. Worship 10:00am Sun School 6:00pm Tue. Prayer Service 5:30pm Wed. Fellowship Dinner 6:00pm

Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 499-1838 www.longbranch_baptist.com James R. Allen Sun School 10:00am Worship 11:00am Sun Evening Worship 6:00pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 Rev. J. Robert (Bob) Huggins Sunday School 9:30 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30pm

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This image provided by NASA/JPL-Caltech shows a simulation of asteroid 2012 DA14 approaching from the south as it passes through the Earth-moon system on Friday. The 150-foot object passed within 17,150 miles of the Earth. NASA scientists insisted there was absolutely no chance of a collision as it passed.

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Asteroid makes closest known flyby of Earth BY MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A 150-foot asteroid hurtled through Earth’s backyard Friday, coming within an incredible 17,150 miles and making the closest known flyby for a rock of its size. The asteroid delighted astronomers in Australia and elsewhere who watched it zip harmlessly through a clear night sky. “It’s on its way out,� reported Paul Chodas of NASA’s Near-Earth Object program at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California. Asteroid 2012 DA14, as it’s called, came closer to Earth than many communication and weather satellites orbiting 22,300 miles up. Scientists insisted these would be spared, and they were right. The asteroid was too small

to see with the naked eye even at its closest approach about 2:25 p.m., over the Indian Ocean near Sumatra. The best viewing locations, with binoculars and telescopes, were in Asia, Australia and eastern Europe. Even there, all anyone could see was a pinpoint of light as the asteroid buzzed by at 17,400 mph. As asteroids go, this one is a shrimp. The one that wiped out the dinosaurs 65 million years ago was 6 miles across. But this rock could still do immense damage if it ever struck given its 143,000-ton heft, releasing the energy equivalent of 2.4 million tons of TNT and wiping out 750 square miles. In a chilling coincidence, a meteor exploded above Russia’s Ural Mountains just hours before the asteroid zoomed past the planet. As for the back-to-back

events, “this is indeed very rare, and it is historic,� said Jim Green, NASA’s director of planetary science. As the countdown for the asteroid’s close approach entered the final hours, NASA noted that the path of the meteor appeared to be quite different than that of the asteroid, making the two objects “completely unrelated.� The meteor seemed to be traveling from north to south, while the asteroid passed from south to north — in the opposite direction. Most of the solar system’s asteroids are situated in a belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and remain stable there for billions of years. Some occasionally pop out, though, into Earth’s neighborhood. Scientists at NASA’s NearEarth Object program at California’s Jet Propulsion Labora-

tory estimate that an object of this size makes a close approach like this every 40 years. The likelihood of a strike is every 1,200 years. The flyby provides a rare learning opportunity for scientists eager to keep future asteroids at bay — and a primetime advertisement for those anxious to step up preventive measures. Friday’s meteor further strengthened the asteroidalert message. “We are in a shooting gallery, and this is graphic evidence of it,� said former Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart, chairman emeritus of the B612 Foundation, committed to protecting Earth from dangerous asteroids. Schweickart noted that 500,000 to 1 million sizable near-Earth objects — asteroids or comets — are out there. Yet less than 1 percent

— fewer than 10,000 — have been inventoried. Humanity has to do better, he said. The foundation is working to build and launch an infrared space telescope to find and track threatening asteroids. If a killer asteroid was, indeed, incoming, a spacecraft could, in theory, be launched to nudge the asteroid out of Earth’s way, changing its speed and the point of intersection. A second spacecraft would make a slight alteration in the path of the asteroid and ensure it never intersects with the planet again, Schweickart said. Asteroid DA14 — discovered by Spanish astronomers only last February — is “such a close call� that it is a “celestial torpedo across the bow of spaceship Earth,� Schweickart said in a phone interview Thursday.

METEORITES STRIKE EVERY FEW MONTHS A circular hole in the ice of Chebarkul Lake where a meteor reportedly struck the lake near Chelyabinsk, about 930 miles east of Moscow, Russia, is seen on Friday. A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia’s Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring more than 1,000 people.

BERLIN (AP) — A meteor exploded in the sky above Russia’s Ural Mountains on Friday, causing a shockwave that blew out countless windows and injured hundreds of people with flying glass. Here’s a look at those objects in the sky:

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Meteor explodes over Russia; 1,100 hurt MOSCOW (AP) — With a blinding flash and a booming shock wave, a meteor blazed across the sky over Russia’s Ural Mountains region Friday and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb, injuring more than 1,000 people as it blasted out windows and spread panic in a city of 1 million. Video shot by startled residents of the city of Chelyabinsk showed its streaming contrails arcing toward the horizon just after sunrise, looking like something from a worldending science-fiction movie. The meteor entered the Earth’s atmosphere about 9:20 a.m. local time at a hypersonic speed of at least 33,000 mph and shattered into pieces about 18-32 miles high, the Russian Academy of Sciences said. NASA estimated its speed at about 40,000 mph and the energy released in the hundreds of kilotons. “There was panic. People had no idea what was happening,� said Sergey Hametov of Chelyabinsk, about 930 miles east of Moscow. “We saw a big burst of light, then went outside to

see what it was and we heard a really loud, thundering sound,� he said. The shock wave blew in an estimated more than 1 million square feet of glass, according to city officials, who said 3,000 buildings in Chelyabinsk were damaged. At a zinc factory, part of the roof collapsed. The Interior Ministry said about 1,100 people sought medical care after the shock wave, and 48 were hospitalized. Most of the injuries were caused by flying glass, officials said. Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Vladimir Purgin said many of the injured were cut as they flocked to windows to see what caused the intense flash of light, which momentarily was brighter than the sun. There was no immediate word on any deaths or anyone struck by space fragments. While the asteroid 2012 DA14 that passed within 17,150 miles of Earth on Friday is about half the length of a football field, the exploding meteor “is probably about on the 15-yard line,� he said. “Now that’s pretty big.

That’s typically a couple times bigger than the normal influx of meteorites that create these fireballs,� he said in an interview on NASA TV. “These fireballs happen about once a day or so, but we just don’t see them because many of them fall over the ocean or in remote areas. This one was an exception.� President Vladimir

Putin summoned the nation’s emergencies minister and ordered immediate repairs. “We need to think how to help the people and do it immediately,� he said. Some meteorite fragments fell in a reservoir outside the town of Chebarkul, the regional Interior Ministry office said. The crash left an 26-foot crater in the ice.

Q. What’s the difference between a meteor and a meteorite? A. Meteors are pieces of space rock, usually from larger comets or asteroids, which enter the Earth’s atmosphere. Many are burned up by friction and the heat of the atmosphere, but those that survive and strike the Earth are called meteorites. They often hit the ground at tremendous speed — up to 18,650 mph — releasing a huge amount of energy, according to the European Space Agency. Q: How often do meteorites hit Earth? A: Experts say smaller strikes happen five to 10 times a year. Large meteors such as the one in Russia on Friday are rarer but still occur about every five years, according to Addi Bischoff, a mineral-

ogist at the University of Muenster in Germany. Most of them fall over uninhabited areas where they don’t injure humans. Q: When was the last event like this? A: In 2008, astronomers spotted a meteor similar to the one in Russia heading toward Earth about 20 hours before it entered the atmosphere. It exploded over the vast African nation of Sudan, causing no known injuries. The largest known meteor in recent times caused the “Tunguska event� — flattening thousands of square miles of forest in remote Siberia in 1908. Nobody was injured by the meteor blast or by the Sikhote-Alin meteorite that fell in eastern Siberia in 1947. Scientists think that a far larger meteorite strike on what today is Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula might have been responsible for the extinction of the dinosaurs about 66 million years ago. According to that theory, the impact would have thrown up vast amounts of dust that blanketed the sky for decades and altered the climate on Earth.

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TEENS JAILED from Page A1 weapons they are made to resemble, Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark said the replicas are a problem for law enforcement and the public in general. “We occasionally run into these replica weapons, and it’s impossible for an officer or regular citizen to distinguish between replica firearms and real firearms, especially if you encounter these weapons in a potentially life-threatening situation,” Roark said. “There is no time to discern if a gun is real or just a toy. If you choose to brandish a deadly weapon or what appears to be a deadly weapon then a person has no choice but to react as if it is real. The result can be deadly for both the perpetrator and the victim.” According to reports, about 8:15 a.m. Thursday, police were told two men were pointing weapons at a bus transporting students to the alternative school at 220 Hasell St. Upon arrival, officers were told Garcia, who apparently attended the school and remained on the grounds, was one of the suspects. Jensen, meanwhile, had apparently dropped off Garcia at the school and had departed by the time police arrived. He was called and asked to return to the school, police said. Once Jensen returned, both he and Garcia were taken into custody. PHOTOS PROVIDED Neither Garcia nor These pellet guns and what Jensen had weapons on is described as a “brass them when they were arknuckle-style trench knife” rested, but police said were confiscated by the both admitted to having Sumter Police Department pellet guns at the school, on Thursday after two teen- and police were led to the agers were arrested after location where one of the students outside the Aca- teens had allegedly demic Learning Center were stashed the weapons. reportedly threatened with The two weapons, which guns, according to the Sum- resemble powerful handter Police Department. guns, were recovered along with what is described as a “brass knuckle-style trench knife.” Shelly Galloway, public information officer for Sumter School District, said Garcia will also face disciplinary actions with the district. It was unclear late Friday whether Jensen remains a student in the district. “We are thankful to law enforcement for their quick response and will continue to work together to ensure the safety of our students and staff,” Galloway said.

HEALTHY LIVING from Page A1 bone density. But don’t toss that scale out just yet. The scale can be a very valuable tool when you are on a quest for weight loss, but only in combination with a body composition analysis. A body composition analysis determines your lean muscle mass to fat ratio. This lets you know how much of your total body weight is fat. In your journey for weight loss, you want to be sure that you are losing unhealthy body fat and not your healthy muscle tissue. The American Council on Exercise recommends that healthy male adults have no more than 24 percent body fat

MONITORING BODY FAT · Purchase a scale with a built-in body composition analyzer. · Check your progress at the same time of day once a week for the most accurate results. · Record your results and note any medication/food/fluid/activity changes as this may affect the outcome. · Realize that your body is constantly changing throughout the day, so avoid checking yourself daily. · Be patient. Reducing body fat is a slow and steady process. · Body composition can be changed with a healthy diet and exercise program. · To get your body composition analyzed by a professional and to learn how to lose body fat, check with your local fitness facility.

and healthy female adults have no more than 30 percent body fat. Missy Corrigan is director of healthy living for the Sumter Family YMCA.

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TUESDAY 62°

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Chilly with bright sunshine

Warmer with plenty of sunshine

Cloudy with thunderstorms possible

Winds: NW 7-14 mph

Winds: WNW 8-16 mph

Winds: WNW 8-16 mph

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Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................... 63° Low ................................................ 32° Normal high ................................... 58° Normal low ..................................... 35° Record high ....................... 82° in 1976 Record low ......................... 17° in 1968

Greenville 44/23

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ............ Month to date ............................... Normal month to date .................. Year to date .................................. Normal year to date .....................

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

7 a.m. yest. 357.85 75.52 74.85 97.30

24-hr chg +0.06 -0.02 -0.13 none

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

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

7 a.m. yest. 8.91 4.22 7.78 5.59 79.29 8.24

24-hr chg +0.50 -0.38 -0.07 -0.02 -0.10 -1.06

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

Today Hi/Lo/W 50/25/sh 31/19/sf 46/24/pc 50/24/c 56/29/c 54/33/r 58/28/sh 42/22/r 46/27/c 46/25/r

Bishopville 46/25

0.00” 2.86” 1.78” 4.07” 5.72”

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 49/27/s 39/20/s 50/30/s 51/24/s 50/28/s 38/30/s 49/28/s 44/27/s 50/30/s 49/27/s

Sunrise today .......................... 7:05 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 6:06 p.m. Moonrise today ..................... 10:38 a.m. Moonset today .............................. none

Gaffney 41/23 Spartanburg 42/24

Precipitation

Columbia 46/25 Today: Cooler with a bit of snow and rain at times. Sunday: Mostly sunny and chilly.

A full day of sunshine

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Feb. 25 New

Mar. 4

Mar. 11

Florence 51/26

Sumter 48/26

Myrtle Beach 53/27

Manning 52/25

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Aiken 50/25 Charleston 58/28

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Sat.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 46/26/sn 48/29/r 51/27/r 47/27/sn 51/26/r 62/28/pc 44/23/sn 47/26/r 58/27/sh 40/24/r

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 44/25/s 42/22/s 43/23/s 45/23/s 47/25/s 53/27/s 44/26/s 42/19/s 49/27/s 40/24/s

Sun.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 44/23/sn 40/23/sf 56/26/c 63/26/pc 46/24/pc 48/24/pc 42/24/pc 40/22/sf 58/29/sh 53/27/r

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 47/27/s 42/25/s 50/33/s 53/27/s 50/29/s 52/28/s 48/28/s 41/23/pc 49/29/s 43/27/s

High Ht. 1:01 a.m.....2.9 1:27 p.m.....2.5 1:50 a.m.....2.7 2:18 p.m.....2.4

City Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low Ht. 8:03 a.m.....0.4 8:11 p.m.....0.3 8:56 a.m.....0.7 9:01 p.m.....0.4

Today Hi/Lo/W 52/27/r 57/30/c 41/22/r 42/22/r 45/25/sn 58/28/pc 42/24/sf 56/25/c 54/29/r 40/24/sf

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 48/27/s 50/30/s 41/19/s 45/24/s 45/20/s 51/27/s 46/26/s 50/31/s 44/23/s 40/23/s

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Richard Turmenne shares a picture of his granddaughter’s kitten, Mittens. Mittens has a total of nine toes on each front paw and seven toes on each back paw. Turmenne’s granddaughter, Ivy Crowley, brought Mittens with her from Maine. Regarding the kitten’s extra toes, Turmenne comments, “Maybe that’s so it can walk better in snow.”

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Sumter, Bluffton share similarities BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

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Sumter’s Tiera Burgess, center, drives for a layup against several Colleton County defenders during the Lady Gamecocks’ 51-36 victory in the second round of the 4A state playoffs on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.

SHS soars to next round BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Item A 15-2 second quarter advantage proved to be the difference for Sumter High School’s varsity girls basketball team on Friday as the Lady Gamecocks dispatched of Colleton County 51-36 in the second round of the 4A state playoffs at the SHS gymnasium. The Sumter lead was just 12-8 after one quarter and the score stayed right there until the 5:12 mark of the second, when N’Dea Kennedy connected for

two in the low post. That basket began a 10-0 Lady Gamecock rally with three of the five baskets coming off steals. By halftime, the lead had expanded to 17, 27-10 and Sumter was able to maintain a double-digit lead the rest of the way. Sumter head coach Chris Vandevander said the Lady Cougars came in, much like the Lady Gamecocks, looking to run with the ball and score most of their points in the transition game, so the team that came with the best defensive pressure would be successful.

“We figured we’d hit them with the same punch and go after them (defensively) and try to wear their guards out so they couldn’t pressure us as much,” said Vandevander, whose team stands at 19-5 heading into a third-round matchup Monday against top-ranked and undefeated Dutch Fork. “I really have a 4-guard rotation that’s doing an excellent job right now, and that’s allowing that defensive intensity because we’re able to keep their legs fresh and

Sumter High School boys varsity basketball head coach Sam Fuller said he sees a lot of similarities between his 15-9 Gamecocks squad and tonight’s 4A lower state playoffs second-round opponent Bluffton. “They play a lot like us — they want to play fast and get out in transition,” FULLER the SHS coach said of the 14-7 Bobcats. “But the thing is they’re going to shoot the ball a lot. They try to get the ball in the hole, especially from the 3-point line.” Both teams appear to be very alike on paper heading into tonight’s 7 p.m. matchup at the SHS gymnasium. Bluffton, who is coming off a 51-49 opening-round victory over Wando, is averaging almost 56 points a game offensively while allowing nearly 51 defensively. On the other hand, Sumter is averaging 58 points a game while allowing 53.6. Fuller said he feels he can play at least 10 players at any time, but from what he’s seen on film, the Bobcats

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Barons blast First Baptist Montgomery poised in BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com As Wilson Hall girls basketball head coach Glen Rector put it, the Lady Barons spent the last two days working on “coach doing what he’s supposed to do.” “I as a coach did not have my team well-prepared defensively on Monday,” Rector said of WH’s 40-35 loss to Laurence Manning in the SCISA Region II-3A tournament. “We just changed our tempo in practice and put a little more intensity in to it.” That defensive intensity found its way onto the court at the Sumter County Civic Center on Friday. The Lady Barons held First Baptist to 12 first-half points and cruised to a 53-25 victory in the first round of the SCISA 3A state tournament. Wilson Hall, now

Gamecocks’ 4-3 victory BY DAVID CLONINGER Special to The Item

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Wilson Hall’s Betsy Cunningham (20) puts up a shot against First Baptist’s Emily Peters during Friday’s firstround game in the SCISA state tournament at Sumter County Civic Center. The Lady Barons won 53-25.

16-8 on the season, advances to face secondseeded Hammond on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. at the civic center. The Lady Barons

took the game over in the second and third quarters behind seniors Lucion Hall and SEE BARONS, PAGE B2

Lady Swampcats push past AC in SCISA 3A tournament opener BY WORTHY EVANS Special To The Item COLUMBIA – The Laurence Manning Academy girls basketball team took a while to wake up to Augusta Christian. Once the Lady Swampcats were awake, they pushed a the Lady Lions out of the SCISA 3A playoffs with a 51-46 victory on Friday at Heathwood Hall. Laurence Manning, which improved to 17-12 on the season, will play Pinewood Prep on Tuesday at Sumter

County Civic Center. Augusta Christian finished its season with a 13-13 record. Perrin Jackson led the Lady Swampcats with 18 points, most coming in the second half as LMA pressured a seemingly off-balance Lady Lions team. She really stepped it up for us,” said LMA head coach Kendra Rowland. “We all knew she could do it. We’ve all been waiting and this was the perfect time. This was her biggest game yet.” SEE SWAMPCATS, PAGE B2

COLUMBIA — Michael Roth always battled. There wasn’t a game or a situation that he couldn’t handle. In what will be a year – and perhaps career – of constantly being compared to the gold standard of South Carolina lefthanded junk-ballers, Jordan Montgomery rode the expectation and the pressure to a season-opening win. “I had all those runMONTGOMERY ners, I was a little nervous,” the sophomore from Sumter said after the No. 7 Gamecocks overcame stubborn Liberty 4-3 on Friday. “I was pretty zoned in.” Handed the ball to start the opener, Montgomery knew the expectations on his broad shoulders. Perhaps unfair, but the Gamecocks recruited him because they knew he could fit into the winning tradition.

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First-year South Carolina head coach Chad Holbrook shakes a few hands before Friday’s season opener. USC defeated Liberty 4-3 at Carolina Stadium.

And he’d already answered calls as a freshman. “He’s unflappable,” coach Chad Holbrook said. “We knew that last year … with our season on the line.” Montgomery scattered five hits over six innings, walking two and striking out five, but never let a run cross the plate. He left two runners at third base and stranded eight overall, rising past shoddy defense behind him. SEE MONTGOMERY, PAGE B3

Knights advance past Stall BY JEFF HARTSELL Post and Courier Stall seniors who suffered through a onewin season two years ago claimed 13 victories this season, and advanced to the second round of the high school basketball playoffs. But that’s where the Warriors’ bounce-back season ended Friday night, with a 72-63 loss to visiting Crestwood in

the Class AAA boys’ playoffs. “It’s bittersweet,” said second-year coach Steve Guerry, who took over a program that had gone 2-36 the previous two years. “We

came in here not trying to be happy because we haven’t done this before. We expected to win this game and it hurts that we can’t move on.” Junior Jordan Carswell scored 24 points for the Warriors, who ended their season with a 13-11 mark. Senior Seth McKelvey added 15 points. “These guys have SEE KNIGHTS, PAGE B3

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SCISA STATE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS 3A BOYS First Round Today At Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U4) Heathwood Hall vs. (U5) Laurence Mannnig, 5:30 p.m. at Porter-Gaud (Charleston) Game 2 -- (U3) Pinewood Prep vs. (U6) Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. Game 4 -- (L3) Northwood vs. (L6) Hilton Head Prep, 5:30 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center Game 3 -- (L4) Wilson Hall vs. (L5) First Baptist, 4:30 p.m. GIRLS First Round Friday At Sumter County Civic Center Game 1 -- (U5) Porter-Gaud 56, (U4) Orangeburg Prep 44 Game 4 -- (L3) Wilson Hall vs. (L6) First Baptist, 8 p.m. at Pinewood Prep A (Summerville) Game 2 -- (U3) Hilton Head Christian vs. (U6) Ben Lippen, 8 p.m. at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 3 -- (L4) Augusta Christian vs. (L5) Laurence Manning, 8 p.m.

SHS from Page B1 keep us going after the ball.” Christian Hithe led Sumter with 19 points, eight rebounds and five steals. Kadejuha Kennedy and Jessica Harris had four steals apiece, along with seven points for Kennedy and five points and five assists for Harris. N’Dea Kennedy grabbed nine rebounds to go with four points, and Cy Cooper corralled 12 boards with eight points and

Quarterfinals Tuesday at Sumter County Civic Center Game 5 -- Game 1 winner vs. (U1) Northwood, 8 p.m. Game 6 -- Game 2 winner vs. (U2) Heathwood Hall, 6:30 p.m. Game 7 -- Game 3 winner vs. (L1) Pinewood Prep, 5 p.m. Game 8 -- Game 4 winner vs. (L2) Hammond, 3:30 p.m. 2A BOYS First Round Today at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U8) Calhoun 41, (U1) Spartanburg Christian 35 Game 7 -- (L2) Oakbrook Prep vs. (L7) Thomas Heyward, 4 p.m. at Wilson Hall B Game 2 -- (U4) The King’s Academy vs. (U5) Beaufort, 4 p.m. Game 8 -- (L3) Marlboro vs. (L6) Holly Hill, 5:30 p.m. at Porter-Gaud (Charleston) Game 3 -- (U2) Palmetto Christian vs. (U7) Richard Winn, 2:30 p.m. Game 5 -- (L1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (L8) Robert E. Lee, 1 p.m.

three blocked shots. “I just really think we had a hard two days of practice,” said Vandevander, whose team defeated Lexington 53-30 in Tuesday’s opening round. “We got after each other and pushed each other really hard in practice and we came in focused, and that’s what you want to see this time of year.” Deyja Brown scored 10 while Briana Chisolm and Courtney Eady had nine apiece for the Lady Cougars, who

SWAMPCATS from Page B1 The Lady Swampcats turned the game around by not panicking, and staying in the game with free throws and defense. LMA was 17 of 33 from the free throw line, while Augusta Christian made eight of just 12 foul shots. “Coming back from that far down, and defense is a huge part of that, I’m happy about how hard we worked,” Rowland said. “It’s all about shot making,” said Augusta Christian head coach Nick Isaac. “We made some good shots in the first quarter and really didn’t let their pressure affect us in the first half, but sometimes we’ll handle pressure and sometimes we won’t.” Augusta Christian jumped out to a 17-4 lead by the end of the first quarter, knocking the Lady Swampcats off balance under the boards with an effective

at Sumter County Civic Center Game 4 -- (U3) Bible Baptist vs. (U6) Carolina, 1:30 p.m. Game 6 -- (L4) Dorchester vs. (L5) Spartanburg Day, noon GIRLS First Round Friday at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U1) Richard Winn vs. (U8) The King’s Academy, 6:30 p.m. Game 8 -- (L3) Spartanburg Day vs. (L6) Holly Hill, 5 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center Game 2 -- (U4) Calhoun 33, (U5) Beaufort 27 Game 4 -- (U3) Pee Dee 43, (U6) Dorchester 41 at Pinewood Prep A (Summerville) Game 3 -- (U2) Bible Baptist vs. (U7) Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Game 7 -- (U2) Palmetto Christian vs. (L7) Robert E. Lee, 3:30 p.m. at Wilson Hall A Game 5 -- (L1) Thomas Heyward vs. (L8) Carolina, 8 p.m. Game 6 -- (L4) Marlboro vs. (L5) Spartanburg Christian, 5 p.m. Quarterfinals Monday at Sumter County Civic Center Game 9 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 3:30 p.m.

2-3 zone. LMA had just one field goal in that stretch, Haley Hatfield’s basket at the 3:35 mark of the first. “My girls, they trick me,” Rowland said. “Sometimes I feel like they’re ready and they’re not, sometimes I think they’re not ready and they are. That was just a bad first quarter. We weren’t ready mentally or physically.” The Lady Swampcats still struggled to get the ball into the lane in the second quarter. Foul shots and two 3-pointers, one from Grace Beatson and one from Jackson at the halftime buzzer, kept LMA in the game as they trailed 25-18 going into the locker room. The Lady Swampcats opened the second half with an 8-0 scoring run that gave them their first lead of the game, 26-25. Augusta Christian regained the advantage and held it

CRESTWOOD from Page B1 grown by leaps and bounds, even over the past two weeks,” said Guerry, a former assistant at Berkeley and Kingstree. “We went from being at the bottom of our conference to challenging for the top. “I told our guys, now that we’ve had a taste of what it’s like at the top, we want to keep Stall there for years to come.” Crestwood’s pair of quick senior guards, Seth Fitzgerald and Garian Williams, scored 17 points each as the Sumter school improved to 15-9. “They were a tough matchup,” Guerry said. “Fitzgerald could pull up from outside, so you have to play him out there. And when you do, he’s quick off the dribble.”

Game 10 -- Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner, 5 p.m. Game 11 -- Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 6:30 p.m. Game 12 -- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m. 1A BOYS First Round Today at Wilson Hall A Game 1 -- (U1) Laurens vs. (U8) Colleton Prep, 3 p.m. Game 2 -- (U4) Trinity-Byrnes vs. (U5) St. Francis Xavier, 1:30 p.m. Game 3 -- (U2) Faith Christian vs. (U7) Glenforest, noon Game 6 -- (L4) Patrick Henry vs. (L5)Wardlaw, 4:30 p.m. at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 4 -- (U3) Anderson Christian vs. (U6) Cathedral, 2:30 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center Game 5 -- (L1) Christian Academy vs. (L8) James Island Christian, 3 p.m. at Wilson Hall B Game 7 -- (L2) St. John’s Christian vs. (L7) Covenant Classical, 1 p.m. Game 8 -- (L3) Newberry vs. (L6) Coastal Christian, 2:30 p.m. GIRLS First Round Friday

close with a 21-4 record. While Dutch Fork brings a 26-0 record into Monday’s game after a win Friday over Goose Creek, Sumter will have homecourt advantage for the 7 p.m. contest. SUMTER 51 COLLETON COUNTY 36 COLLETON COUNTY 8 2 10 16 -- 36 SUMTER 12 15 8 16 -- 51 COLLETON COUNTY Chisolm 9, Deyja Brown 10, Eady 9, Green 2, Devore 1, Robinson 2, Williams 3. SUMTER Burgess 4, K. Kennedy 7, Sorrells 4, Christian Hithe 19, N. Kennedy 4, Cooper 8, Harris 5.

FRIDAY NIGHT SCORES BOYS 4A First Round Upper State South Pointe 60, T.L. Hanna 53 3A Second Round Upper State Eastside 95, Seneca 62 Lower State Crestwood 72, R.B. Stall 63 Darlington 73, Strom Thurmond 64 Hartsville 96, Hilton Head 46 Myrtle Beach 60, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 51 1A Second Round Upper State Christ Church Episcopal 71, Lamar 66 Lower State

until the final minute of the third, when another Beatson 3-pointer and Hatfield’s putback gave LMA a 34-33 lead with 10 seconds to go. Motes sank a pair of foul shots to close out the third with an Augusta Christian lead, but the Lady Swampcats were firing on all cylinders by then. The Lady Lions clung to a 42-40 lead, but at the 3-minute mark Jackson made good on a 3-pointer to give the Lady Swampcats a 43-42 lead. A Jackson steal and basket a few seconds later,

C.E. Murray 67, Baptist Hill 52 Carvers Bay 58, Military Magnet Academy 35 Johnsonville 67, Allendale-Fairfax 41 GIRLS 4A Second Round Upper State Dorman 70, Ridge View 57 Northwestern 67, J.L. Mann 44 Lower State West Ashley 68, North Augusta 40 Sumter 51, Colleton County 36 2A Second Round Upper State Cheraw 40, Fairfield Central 38 Pendleton 47, Landrum 42, OT Lower State Kingstree 57, Mullins 54, OT

followed by foul shots from Dixie Richburg gave LMA an insurmountable 47-42 lead with 1:26 left. “I’m so proud of her,” Rowland said of Jackson. “She works so hard on defense.” “We missed a lot of easy buckets that if they go our way it would have been a different game,” Isaac said. “

LMA 51 AC 46 Laurence Manning -- 4 14 16 17 -- 51 Augusta Christian -- 17 8 10 11 -- 46 LAURENCE MANNING Jackson 18, Richburg 12, Hatfield 8, Beatson 7, Atkinson 3, Weber 2, Eppley 1. AUGUSTA CHRISTIAN Motes 25, Brown 6, Roberson 6, Thomas 6, Howard 2, Piccolo 1.

Carlton Washington, a 6-5 junior, added 16 points for Crestwood, and senior Paris Tindal had 15. Stall cut a 12-point deficit to seven at 59-52 in the fourth quarter. But Williams responded with two drives for buckets, and Fitzgerald dished to Washington for a third straight basket and a 65-52 lead. The Warriors got it back down to 66-60 with 58 seconds left on a fastbreak basket and a free throw by Carswell. But Crestwood’s Williams made six of eight free throws to lock up the win. Senior Shaquille Moultrie added nine points and senior Kaylon Washington had six for Stall. CRESTWOOD Fitzgerald 17, Williams 17, Blakely 2, Bradshaw 3, Tindal 15, Benjamin 2, Washington 6. STALL Carswell 24, Moultrie 9, Washington 6, Washington 4, McKelvey 15, Smith 2, Sierra 1, Cedeno 2.

at Wilson Hall B Game 1 -- (U1) Lowcountry Prep vs. (U8) Faith Christian, 8 p.m. Game 6 -- ((L4) W.W. King vs. (L5) Christian Academy, 6:30 p.m. Game 8 -- (L3) Colleton Prep vs. (L6) Newberry, 5 p.m. at Pinewood Prep B (Summerville) Game 2 -- (U4) St. John’s Christian vs. (U5) Patrick Henry, 5 p.m. at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 3 -- (U2) Anderson Christian 51, (U7) Clarendon Hall 25 at Wilson Hall A Game 4 -- (U3) Andrew Jackson vs. (U6) Laurens, 6:30 p.m. Game 7 -- (L2) Trinity-Byrnes vs. (L7) Covenant Classical Christian, 3:30 p.m. at Pinewood Prep A (Summerville) Game 5 -- (L1) James Island Christian vs. (L8) Jefferson Davis, 6:30 p.m. Quarterfinals Monday at Wilson Hall Game 9 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6:30 p.m. Game 10 -- Game 3 winner vs Game 4 winner, 8 p.m. Game 11 -- Game 5 winner vs. Game 6 winner, 3:30 p.m. Game 12 -- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 5 p.m.

BARONS from Page B1 Elizabeth Munn. Hall finished with a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds while Munn just missed the mark with 14 points and eight rebounds. The duo combined for 18 points and 10 boards in the middle quarters that saw Wilson Hall outscore the Lady Hurricanes 2515. “It was weird how it happened like that,” Hall said. “That wasn’t really our strategy going in, and I can’t remember both of us playing that well in the same game this year, so we were happy about that. “We definitely fed off of each other.” As a team, the Lady Barons held a distinct 31-14 advantage in rebounding — something that led to a big offensive night, Rector said. “(Munn) got a number of offensive rebounds that she put back up for quick baskets,” he said. “We worked hard on block-

ing out. Liz and Lucion really helped our young guards out and we were able to do some nice things offensively.” The Lady Barons had eight different players contribute points, including seven from Logan Lee Alderman, but the defense was what really impressed Rector. “Even though we were getting beat sometimes on dribble penetration, the girls did a nice job of rotating over and helping each other out.” McKala Rhodes led First Baptist with nine points. The Lady Hurricanes finished the season at 13-13.

WILSON HALL 53 FIRST BAPTIST 25 FIRST BAPTIST -- 6 6 9 4 -- 25 WILSON HALL -- 11 12 13 17 -- 53 FIRST BAPTIST Rhodes 9, Jenkins 3, Brown 3, Grant 2, Tugwell 2, Peters 2, Blakey 2, Team 2. WILSON HALL Hall 14, Munn 14, Alderman 7, Scott 6, Jordan 5, Wells 4, Catoe 2, Aofia 1.

SUMTER from Page B1 have a deep bench too. So what is going to be the difference in today’s game? Rebounding and free throws, Fuller answered. “If we win the rebounding battle and we win the free-throw percentage battle, I think we’ll win the game,” he said. “I feel confident if we do what we’re supposed to do we’ll come out on top.” In their 75-62 opening-round win over Dutch Fork, the Sumter coach said he let the game come to his team. He doesn’t believe that plan of action will work against the Bobcats. Instead the Gamecocks will have to come out and be the aggressor. “We’ve got to look to attack offensively and defensively from the very start and not let the game come to us, but more create tempo and create pace,” Fuller explained. Sumter’s offense is going to be just as important as its defense if the Gamecocks want to advance to the third round., Fuller added. “We want to make the plays in our sets as much as possible,” he said. “If we turn the ball over, if we’re making bad shots then they’re getting out in transition and are tough to guard. We want to make them take the ball out of the net, slow them down and make them hit shots and run sets.” Saturday’s winner will face the winner of North Augusta and West Ashley. Should Sumter advance, the Gamecocks would be the host team with a chance to play in the lower state finals.

SCHSL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS BOYS 4A Second Round Today Upper State Rock Hill at Hillcrest Laurens at Spring Valley T.L. Hanna at South Pointe (Friday) Spartanburg at Irmo Lower State West Ashley at North Augusta Bluffton at Sumter Aiken at Goose Creek Ridge View at Summerville 3A Second Round Friday Upper State Southside at Daniel A.C. Flora at Chapman Seneca at Eastside

Chester at Lower Richland Lower State Myrtle Beach at Orangeburg-Wilkinson Darlington at Strom Thurmond Crestwood at Stall Hilton Head at Hartsville 2A Second Round Today Upper State Carolina at Landrum Crescent at Newberry Cheraw at Keenan Fairfield Central at Indian Land Lower State Silver Bluff at Calhoun County Wade Hampton at Edisto Marion at Lake Marion Mullins at Dillon 1A Second Round

Friday Upper State C.A. Johnson at Ware Shoals Lamar at Christ Church Greenville Tech at Lewisville McCormick at Fox Creek Lower State Timmonsville at Whale Branch C.E. Murray at Baptist Hill Military Magnet at Carvers Bay Allendale-Fairfax at Johnsonville GIRLS 4A Second Round Friday Upper State Mauldin at Greenwood Ridge View at Dorman J.L. Mann at Northwestern Wade Hampton at Spring Valley Lower State

Goose Creek at Dutch Fork Colleton County at Sumter Fort Dorchester or West Ashley vs. North Augusta Aiken at Summerville 3A Second Round Thursday Upper State Wren 53, Berea 34 Dreher 65, Seneca 50 Daniel 82, Greenville 56 Lower Richland 69, Walhalla 48 Lower State Myrtle Beach at Orangeburg-Wilkinson (Friday) Socastee 36, Stall 31 North Myrtle Beach 42, Hilton Head 30 Crestwood 47, Hanahan 37 Third Round Monday

Upper State Dreher at Wren Daniel at Lower Richland Lower State Socastee at Myrtle Beach or OrangeburgWilkinson Crestwood at North Myrtle Beach 2A Second Round Friday Upper State Abbeville at Blacksburg Landrum at Pendleton Columbia at Keenan Fairfield Central at Cheraw Lower State Burke 55 at Ridgeland-Hardeeville Battery Creek at Bishop England Dillon at Lake City Kingstree at Mullins 1A

Second Round Thursday Upper State McCormick 65, C.A. Johnson 45 St. Joseph’s 56, Lamar 34 McBee 66, Christ Church 53 Brashier Middle College 44, Ridge SpringMonetta 33 Lower State Whale Branch 74, C.E. Murray 59 Hemingway 44, Cross 17 Timmonsville 53, Estill 25 Carvers Bay 67, Denmark-Olar 65 Third Round Monday Upper State St. Joseph’s at McCormick Brashier Middle Colllege at McBee Lower State Hemingway at Whale Branch Carvers Bay at Timmonsville

OBITUARIES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2013

ROXIE WILLIAMS COLUMBIA — Services for Roxie Mazola Pearson Williams, 84, will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Palmer Memorial Chapel of Columbia with interment to follow in Palmetto Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the RW Senior Citizens Outreach Foundation of SC, 613 Caledon Court, Greenville, SC 29615. Mrs. Williams died on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Julius and Susan Moses Pearson. Roxie is survived by her

niece, Delores Lewis; nephew, Julius Canty; grandnephew, Justin Canty; grandniece and goddaughter, Jennifer Lewis; grandnieces, Toni and Veronica Lewis; sister-in-law, Doris Pearson; and a host of cousins in New York, New Jersey, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida. www.palmermemorialchapel.com.

MARY ANN R. PLEASANT Mary Ann Richardson Pleasant was born on Oct. 14, 1942, to Maggie Gary Richardson and the late Harry Richardson. She was the widow of Fred Pleasant. She departed

this earthly life on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Pleasant received her education in the public schools of South Carolina. She also received a certificate from SCS Business and Technical School. She was affiliated with Supernatural Miracle Deliverance Mega Center. She leaves to mourn her passing: her mother, Maggie Gary Richardson; one daughter, Cynthia Lorraine (Clarence) Gilmore; three sons, Fred Pleasant Jr., Stevie Pleasant and Bryan Pleasant, all of Sumter; six grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren, all of

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Sumter; three sisters-in-law, Ola Mae (Pastor M.G.) Walters and Gloria (Alex) Gadson, all of Sumter, and Susan Nathaniel of Brooklyn, N.Y.; a brother-in-law, Bishop Jamie (Kimberly) Pleasant of Atlanta; and a host of other relatives and friends deeply grieved by her passing. Public viewing will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Pleasant will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. Sunday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Westend Community Church, 101

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Salem Ave., Sumter, with Pastor Michael Walters officiating, assisted by Pastor M.G. Walters. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Cynthia and Clarence Gilmore, 467 Allen Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net. SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B4

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Kennedy’s homer lifts Tigers 2-0 BY TRAVIS SAWCHIK Post and Courier CLEMSON — The Tigers entered Friday’s season opener as searchers. Daniel Gossett entered seeking a changeup, a third pitch that would allow the right-handed sophomore to neutralize lefthanded batters, and perhaps elevate him to ace status. Clemson entered Doug Kingsmore Stadium in search of power after losing players who combined for KENNEDY 86 percent of the team’s home runs last season - In a 2-0 win against William & Mary on Friday, Clemson sought and found encouraging indicators on both fronts. Gossett looked much like the pitcher Clemson fans last saw leaving with a lead against South Carolina on June 2nd in the NCAA Tournament, only better: he had a changeup and it was missing bats. Gossett recorded seven swings

and misses with his changeup, which was thrown 78 to 80 mph and featured late fading action. It cofounded William & Mary’s lefthanded hitters, and complemented his 89 to 91 mph fastball, which he commanded well throwing 60 of 76 pitches for strikes. He did not allow a run over 62/3 innings, allowing four hits, one walk and no runs while adding six strikeouts. “Last year I could count on one hand the amount times I threw it,” Gossett said of the changeup. “This year, the first game we threw it 15 or 20 times. To know I have another pitch in my repertoire, it adds confidence. My changeup was on today. It felt really good.” Clemson’s chief concern entering the season was its lack of power. Clemson lost players who combined for 38 of its 44 home runs last season, including star third baseman Richie Shaffer. JUCO transfer Shane Kennedy, an All-American at Sante Fe (Fla.) College, looked a lot like Shaffer 2.0 on Friday, hitting in the mid-

dle of the lineup and smashing a Brett Koehler fastball into the leftfield bleachers for a two-run home run in the eighth, the game’s only scoring. Former Clemson player Brad Miller was a high school teammate of Kennedy’s and suggested Kennedy transfer to Clemson. What he didn’t tell Kennedy is just how big the park plays. “The part plays humungous. Coach (Jack) Leggett says all the time ‘Small ball, small ball, small ball’ and it’s not just because of the bats and the balls, our place is a graveyard it’s hard to get one out of here,” Kennedy Said. “Sometimes you’ll get lucky and run into one. I ran into one and got lucky.” Leggett does not want Kennedy to try to be another Shaffer, he simply wants him to employ a line-drive swing. “I want to see him swing the bat flat,” Leggett said. “He was a little uphill his first two or three times at bat and probably trying to do too much. I just said ‘hit the ball flat, hit the ball with some backspin.’ And he hit it.”

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USCS baseball hosts Florida State College of Jacksonville this weekend JACOBSON, BAE TIED FOR LEAD AT RIVIERA

The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team will host Florida State College of Jacksonville for a 3-game series this weekend at Riley Park. The two squads will play a doubleheader today beginning at 1 p.m. with a single 9-inning game scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. The Fire Ants bring a 5-1 overall record into the contest after a doubleheader sweep of Limestone College’s JV team on Thursday at Riley Park. The games were rescheduled FLEENOR because of inclement weather conditions on Wednesday. USCS won the first game 1-0 behind the pitching of JR Black and then earned a 10-0, 6-inning victory in game two. Dylan Miller picked up the win in the second contest and John Fissel recorded his first career save iin the opening contest.

LOS ANGELES — A move down the California coast hasn’t changed a thing for Fredrik Jacobson. One week after a solid finish at Pebble Beach, Jacobson birdied the two toughest holes at Riviera on Friday his way to a 6-under 65 and a share of the lead with Sang-Moon Bae going into the weekend at the Northern Trust Open.

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SUMMERVILLE — Alyssa Whitford and Akia Nelson each scored 15 points as second-seeded Bible Baptist ended seventh-seeded Thomas Sumter Academy’s season with a 54-36 victory on Friday at the Pinewood Prep gymnasium in the first round of the SCISA 2A girls state tournament. Taylor Knudson, who earned all-region honors for TSA, led the Lady Generals with 19 points. Thomas Sumter finishes with a 10-15 overall mark.

THOMAS SUMTER Knudson 19, Morris 4, Burress 3, Demont 2, Graham 2, Nevels 2, Law 2, Jackson 2. BIBLE BAPTIST Whiford 15, Nelson 15, Conley 12, Bochette 6, Goedan 4, Mills 2.

LANGER SHOOTS 62 TO TAKE ACE GROUP CLASSIC LEAD

NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard Langer holed out from the fairway for an eagle on the par-4 10th and finished with a 10-under 62 on Friday to take a three-stroke in the Champions Tour’s ACE Group Classic. URIBE LEADS HALFWAY THROUGH AUSSIE WOMEN’S OPEN

CANBERRA, Australia — Mariajo Uribe shot a 6-under 67 on Friday to overtake South Korea’s Jiyai Shin and overnight leader Lydia Ko, claiming a one-stroke lead after the second round of the LPGA Tour’s season-opening Women’s Australian Open. HOUSTON — Gary Payton, Tim Hardaway and Mitch Richmond were among 12 finalists announced Friday for election into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Former Houston Cougars coach Guy Lewis, current Louisville coach Rick Pitino and UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian also are finalists for the 2013 class. The others included former NBA stars Maurice Cheeks, Spencer Haywood and Bernard King, longtime North Carolina women’s coach Sylvia Hatchell and five-time WNBA AllStar Dawn Staley. Boston Celtics great Tom Heinsohn, already inducted as a player, is a finalist in the coaching category. From wire, staff reports

MONTGOMERY from Page B1 The Gamecocks (1-0) committed three errors in the first three innings, including two in the third that had Montgomery sweating. But he retired Justin Sizemore on a grounder to end that frame to follow his first-inning strikeout of Alex Close, leaving Ryan Cordell on third, and emerged with the win. USC didn’t win comfortably, nearly squandering a 4-0 lead by giving up three runs in the eighth and having the

tying run on third with one out. But newly minted closer Tyler Webb shut the door with a caught-looking strikeout of Danny Grauer and then worked a 1-2-3 ninth for the save, giving Holbrook a win in his first game as head coach. Holbrook praised Montgomery for his toughness, saying he bowed his neck several times to get the win, and also said it was a natural occurrence for a player who’d already proven his mettle

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Africa Open Third Round from East London, South Afrida (GOLF). 10 a.m. -- International Soccer: FA Cup Soccer Match -- Arsenal vs. Blackburn (FOX SOCCER). 11 a.m. -- College Basketball: Kent State at Ohio (ESPNU). 11 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (SPEED). Noon -- College Basketball: Virginia at North Carolina (WIS 10). Noon -- College Basketball: Villanova at Connecticut (ESPN). Noon -- College Basketball Xavier at Dayton (ESPN2). Noon -- NBA Basketball: NBA All-Star Practice and Media Availability from Houston (NBA TV) 1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Kentucky at Tennessee (WBTW 13, WLTX 19). 1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Rutgers at DePaul (ESPNU). 1 p.m. -- College Basketball: St. Joseph’s at La Salle (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Third Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Florida at Auburn (WOLO 25). 2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Purdue at Indiana (ESPN). 2 p.m. -- College Basketball Virginia Tech at North Carolina State (ESPN2). 2 p.m. -- College Basketball: Georgia Tech at Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Practice from Daytona Beach, Fla. (SPEED). 2:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Southern Methodist at Tulane (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Third Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (WBTW 13, WLTX 19). 3 p.m. -- College Basketball: Creighton at Evansville (ESPNU). 3 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Australian Open Third Round from Yarralumla, Australia (GOLF). 3 p.m. -- Professional Basketball: NBA Development League All-Star Game from Houston (NBA TV). 4 p.m. -- College Basketball: South Carolina at Alabama (WOLO 25, WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXYAM 1240). 4 p.m. -- College Basketball: Missouri at Arkansas (ESPN). 4 p.m. -- College Basketball: UCLA at Stanford (ESPN2). 4:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Houston at Tulsa (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 4:30 p.m. -- Auto Racing: ARCA Series Lucas Oil 200 from from Daytona Beach, Fla. (SPEED). 5 p.m. -- College Basketball: Mississippi State at Louisiana State (ESPNU). 6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Duke at Maryland (ESPN). 6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Detroit at Valparaiso (ESPN2). 6:30 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas A&M at Vanderbilt (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Baylor at Kansas State (ESPNU). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Princeton at Harvard (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour ACE Group Classic Second Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 8 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series The Sprint Unlimited from Daytona Beach, Fla. (WACH 57). 8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Georgia at Mississippi (ESPN2). 8:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Shooting Stars, Skills Challenge, Three-Point Conest and Slam Dunk Competitions from Houston (TNT). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas at Kansas (ESPN). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arizona State at Colorado (ESPNU). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: San Diego State at UNLV (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Johnathon Banks vs. Seth Mitchell in a Heavyweight Bout and Adrien Broner vs. Gavin Rees for the WBC Lightweight Title from Atlantic City, N.J. (HBO). 11 p.m. -- College Basketball: New Mexico State at Utah State (ESPNU). 11 p.m. -- College Basketball: Oregon State at Washington (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE Today EAST Notre Dame at Providence, Noon Villanova at UConn, Noon Saint Joseph’s vs. La Salle at the Palestra, 1 p.m. Army at Navy, 2 p.m. Butler at Fordham, 4 p.m. Texas Tech at West Virginia, 4 p.m. Syracuse at Seton Hall, 8 p.m. SOUTH Boston College at Florida St., Noon

in Omaha. As per his usual, Montgomery shrugged and didn’t offer much, even when he had every excuse to throw his defense under the bus. “I know they’re out there trying their best,” Montgomery said. “Got to forgive and forget, I guess.” LB Dantzler supplied the early offense with a solo home run and a sacrifice fly, and the Gamecocks added two more runs on a wild pitch and an RBI groundout from freshman Max Schrock. Liberty (0-1) couldn’t cross the plate against Montgomery but

Virginia at North Carolina, Noon Kentucky at Tennessee, 1 p.m. Florida at Auburn, 1:30 p.m. Virginia Tech at NC State, 2 p.m. Kennesaw St. at SC-Upstate, 2 p.m. Charleston Southern at UNC Asheville, 2 p.m. Georgia Tech at Wake Forest, 2 p.m. SMU at Tulane, 2:30 p.m. South Carolina at Alabama, 4 p.m. Georgia Southern at Coll. of Charleston, 4 p.m. Samford at Furman, 4 p.m. Georgia St. at George Mason, 4 p.m. Southern Miss. at East Carolina, 5 p.m. Mississippi St. at LSU, 5 p.m. Duke at Maryland, 6 p.m. NC A&T at SC State, 6 p.m. Texas A&M at Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m. Winthrop at Presbyterian, 7 p.m. Northeastern at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m. Chattanooga at Wofford, 7 p.m. Davidson at The Citadel, 7:05 p.m. George Washington at VCU, 7:30 p.m. Memphis at Marshall, 8 p.m. Georgia at Mississippi, 8 p.m. Rice at UAB, 8 p.m. MIDWEST Kent St. at Ohio, 11 a.m. Xavier at Dayton, Noon Rutgers at DePaul, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Marquette, 1 p.m. TCU at Iowa St., 1:45 p.m. Purdue at Indiana, 2 p.m. Baylor at Kansas St., 7 p.m. Charlotte at Saint Louis, 7 p.m. Michigan St. at Nebraska, 8 p.m. Texas at Kansas, 9 p.m. SOUTHWEST Oklahoma at Oklahoma St., 1:30 p.m. Missouri at Arkansas, 4 p.m. Houston at Tulsa, 4:30 p.m. UCF at UTEP, 9 p.m. FAR WEST Colorado St. at Air Force, 4 p.m. UCLA at Stanford, 4 p.m. Fresno St. at Wyoming, 4 p.m. Gonzaga at San Francisco, 4:30 p.m. Oregon at Washington St., 7 p.m. Portland at BYU, 9 p.m. Arizona St. at Colorado, 9 p.m. Boise St. at New Mexico, 9 p.m. San Diego St. at UNLV, 9 p.m. Hawaii at Pacific, 10 p.m. Oregon St. at Washington, 11 p.m.

GOLF Northern Trust Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At Riviera Country Club Course Los Angeles Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 7,349; Par: 71 Second Round Sang-Moon Bae 68-65—133 -9 Fredrik Jacobson 68-65—133 -9 John Merrick 68-66—134 -8 John Rollins 69-65—134 -8 Luke Donald 69-66—135 -7 ACE Group Classic Scores The Associated Press Friday At TwinEagles GC (Talon Course) Naples, Fla. Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 7,193; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Bernhard Langer 33-29—62 Bob Tway 30-35—65 Tom Pernice Jr. 31-35—66 Jay Don Blake 33-33—66 John Huston 32-34—66 Africa Open Leading Scores The Associated Press Friday At East London Golf Club East London, South Africa Purse: $1 million Yardage: 6,691; Par: 72 Second Round Adilson Da Silva 62-68—130 Jaco Van Zyl 66-67—133 John Parry 68-66—134 Darren Fichardt 69-67—136 Oliver Bekker 69-67—136

NHL SCHEDULE Friday’s Games Boston at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. St. Louis at Calgary, 9 p.m. Dallas at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Columbus at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Saturday’s Games Tampa Bay at Florida, 3 p.m. Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at Montreal, 7 p.m.

beat up on relievers Patrick Sullivan and Forrest Koumas, before Webb entered. On an emotional day, after former coach (and current athletic director) Ray Tanner was honored with his retired jersey painted on the left-field wall, USC found a way to win. The Gamecocks rematch with Liberty at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday. “They were a little bit uptight,” Holbrook said. “We didn’t play that well. But I don’t think this is indicative of how we’ll play all season.”

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SALLY H. RIDGEWAY MANNING — Sally Mae Haley Ridgeway, 69, widow of Franklin Ridgeway, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Palmetto Health Baptist hospital in Columbia. Born Feb. 1, 1944, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Lamont Pleasant Haley and Eliza Ardis Bryant. She was a retired seamstress. RIDGEWAY She was a member of Cornerstone Fellowship Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Donna Driggers, Mendy McLaughlin and Megan Ridgeway, all of Manning; a grandson, Glenn Bodenheimer of Myrtle Beach; two great-grandchildren, Brittin Mae Dennis and Lewis Aiden Jackson; three brothers, Lester Haley Sr., Arthur Haley and Romeo Haley, all of Manning; three sisters, Mary Graham, Linda Mills and Sue Haley, all of Manning; and a number of nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Cynthia Tomlinson; and a sister, Frances Linton. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Oak Grove Cemetery with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the graveside service. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org. ROBERT SABB Funeral service for Robert Sabb Sr. will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Summerton Resource Center, 1154 Fourth St., Summerton, with viewing at 1 p.m. Burial to follow in St. James AME Church cemetery, Summerton. Viewing will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at Leevy’s Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel. Surviving are his children, Paralee Sabb, Frances S. Washington, Robert (Wanda) Sabb, Jr., Sallie S. (Donald) Rhodes, Sylvia L. Sabb, Arlestha Marie, and Bobby A. Sabb; 18 grandchildren; 36 great-grandchildren; 3 great, great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, many other relatives and friends. Leevy’s Funeral Home, Taylor Street Chapel, Columbia, is in charge of arrangements. EARLINE B. CHINA Earline Butler China was born Aug. 27, 1933, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Norman and Hattie Jones Butler. She was the wife of Morris China Jr. She entered into eternal rest on Feb. 12, 2013, after an extended illness. A lifelong resident of Sumter, Mrs. China was educated in the local public schools and matriculated at Morris College, where she received her baccalaureate degree. For more than 31 years, she served as an educator in the educational systems of Georgia and Sumter School District 17. Early in life, she accepted Christ and united with Orange Hill AME Church. Later, she became a member of

Union Missionary Baptist Church, Wedgefield, where she served with the deaconess ministry, the missionary society, the woman’s club, and sang with the gospel choir, the senior choir and the voices of praise. Her services were extended to the community through a number of organizations, including the SC Baptist E&M Woman’s Convention and the Wateree Baptist Association, Lower Division, in fiduciary capacities and the National Council of Negro Women. Survivors include her husband of 58 years, Morris China Jr.; three children, Morris China III of Maumee, Ohio, Stephen (Valarie) China of Sumter and Kim (Oneal) Rush of Florence; a sister, Viola Pitts of Sumter; a brother, Marion (Leona) Butler of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Tony Franklin, Stephen Ellis China, Christina Smale, Whitni Lexus China, Olivia Nicole China, Kaden Oneal Rush and Kamryn China Rush; three great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law, Kerline (John) Jackson, Minnie Butler and Bernice Butler, all of Sumter, and Estelle China of Hillside, N.J.; a brotherin-law, Bobby Young of Greenville; two uncles, Benjamin Boyce of Detroit, Mich., and Joseph Jones of Sumter; two aunts, Lydia Hibbert of Dallas, Texas, and Ethel Hadley of Detroit, Mich.; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be led by the congregation of Union Baptist Church at 11 a.m. today in the Orange Hill AME Church sanctuary, Wedgefield, with the Rev. Travis Holmes, eulogist, and the Rev. Stanley Jones, officiant. Interment will follow in St. Mark Four Bridges Churchyard cemetery. Friends may visit the family at the residence, 1690 St. Paul Church Road. The cortege will leave at 10:15 a.m. today from the residence. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

MARY ELLEN B. OWENS Mary Ellen Brown Owens, 90, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Nov. 22, 1922, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Dawson Francis and Mary Jane Linton Brown. Mrs. Owens attended Elliott High School and graduated from Hartsville High School in 1939. She was a member of both the Elliott and Hartsville high school basketball teams. She graduated from the Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing Class of 1943. She was a retired registered nurse. She served in the U.S. Navy Nurse Corps during World War II. Mrs. Owens was an active member of American Legion Auxiliary Sumter Unit No. 15. She was a member of the Woodmen of the World for many years. She was a charter member of

Crosswell Baptist Church and served as a Sunday school teacher for 20 years. She was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the fellowship Sunday school class since 1983 and was active in United Methodist Women circles. Mrs. Owens was married first to the late William T. Miller Sr., then to the late H. Arthur White, and then to the late Henry Eugene Owens. Surviving are one son, William Thomas Miller Jr. and wife, Amanda, of Columbia; one daughter, Emma Lee White Cannon and husband, J. Dale Cannon Jr., M.D. of Sumter; one brother, Marion Leon Brown of Hartsville; one sister, Evelyn J. Shobe of Mobile, Ala.; five grandchildren, Lisa Christine Barkley and husband, Clarence Julian Barkley, Aaron Frank Miller, Brook Ellen Cannon, Jordan Chandler Cannon and William T. Miller III; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Francis Brown Miller; six brothers and sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Angela Marshall and the Rev. Reggie Thackston officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times of the home of her daughter, Emma Lee Cannon, 3585 Wedgefield Road. The family would like to thank Drs. Andy McFaddin, Mayes Dubose, Strat Stavrou, Paul Evangelisti, Lindsay Coleman and Frank CucĂŠ for their kind and compassionate care. Memorials may be made to the Tuomey Foundation, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 120, Sumter, SC 29150; to Trinity United Methodist Church, 226 W. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150; or to Sterling House, 1180 Wilson Hall Road, 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) 775-9386.

KATHERINE D. SHOFFSTALL Katherine DeLorme Shoffstall, beloved wife of the late Donald H. Shoffstall, died on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at her residence. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late William M. and Katherine Pitts DeLorme. She was a retired school teacher and an active member of First Presbyterian Church. She enjoyed playing cards and was a member of the afternoon card club. She enjoyed gardening and loved to travel. Surviving are a sisterin-law, Lorinne Johnson DeLorme of Sumter; two nephews, William “Boots� M. DeLorme and his wife, Deborah, of Cordova and Robert Perry DeLorme and his wife, Melissa, of Stone Mountain, Ga.; and four nieces, Beth DeLorme

Marsh of Charleston, Katherine DeLorme Motley and her husband, Ross, of Summerville, Charlotte DeLorme Walker and her husband, Robert, of Daniel Island and Frances DeLorme Clement and her husband, Merritt, of Mount Pleasant. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Shoffstall residence. Burial will take place in Mount Tabor Cemetery in Wapakoneta, Ohio, at a later date. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

SANDRA E. BROWN Sandra Evans Brown, 72, wife of Morris L. Brown, departed this life on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at Lexington Medical Center, West Columbia. She was born Sept. 7, 1940, in Jersey City, N.J., a daughter of the late James and Estelle Long Evans. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter. CHARLES R. ROBINSON Charles Raymond Robinson departed his earthly journey on Feb. 10, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born Jan. 29, 1944, to the late William and Gladys Mae Robinson. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Beckley, W.Va. After school, he served in the United States Army. For the remainder of his life, he worked in construction and brick masonry, until his health declined. He leaves behind to cherish his fond and precious memories: his three sons, Michael Robinson, Donnell Robinson and Leroy (Latanya) Dixon of Sumter; one daughter, Carolyn (James) Dunham of Sumter; their mother, Erenstine Goodman, who will always cherish him; two brothers, William Robinson and Sherman Robinson of Beckley; three sisters, Joanne, Murph and Dee-Dee of Beckley; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives who are deeply grieved by his passing. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Francis Robinson; and a son, Charles R. Robinson Jr. Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the chapel of Sumter Funeral Service Inc. The management and staff of Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, SC 29150 is serving the Robinson family. Online memorials may be sent to the family via sumterfuneralsvs@sc. rr.com. EDWARD HALL Edward Hall, age 87, beloved husband of Harriett Roof Hall, died on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

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HARRIETT R. HALL Harriett Roof Hall, age 84, beloved wife of Edward Hall, died on Thursday, Feb. 14, 2013, at her residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter. HARVEY C. WADDELL Harvey Cecil Waddell, 82, husband of Alice M. Waddell, died Thursday, Feb. 14, 2012, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Hopewell, Va., he was a son of the late George Washington Waddell Sr. and Flora Jones Waddell. Mr. Waddell was retired from the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He was also employed at Clark’s Department Store and later retired from Simpson’s Hardware. He was a member of the American Legion, the VFW, the DAV, the Elks Lodge, and served on the High Hills Water Board. Survivors include his wife; four children, Michael D. Waddell (Peggy) of Sumter, Cathy Hafner (Mark) of Houston, Texas, Lyle Waddell (Kathy) of Sumter and Lynn Waddell of Charlotte, N.C.; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three brothers, Harold Waddell, G.W. Waddell and Roy Waddell; and a sister, Louise Waddell. He was preceded in death by a brother, Richard Waddell. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel. Burial with full military honors will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Ave. North, Suite 101, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home

and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MICHAEL J. WASHINGTON Michael Jonathan Washington, husband of Mary Furman Washington, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2013, at the Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. Born Jan. 3, 1953, in Sumter County, he was a son of Willis Washington and the late Redetha Glencamp Washington. He received his education in the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Sumter High School Class of 1971. He was employed with Carolina FurnitureSumter Plant. Loving and fond memories will be cherish by his loving and devoted wife, Mary F. Washington of the home; two children, Cornelius Washington and Michael McBride; two stepdaughters, Tinike Wactor and Eileen Wactor, all of Sumter; his father, Willis Washington of Sumter; five siblings, Richard (Colean) Washington of Jacksonville, Fla., William (Lucille) Washington, Ronald (Evonne) Washington, Dinah Washington and Lathia Glisson, all of Sumter; mother-in-law, Viola Choice Furman of Sumter; eight grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Mr. Washington can be viewed from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held Monday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, U.S. 15 South, Sumter, with the Rev. Willie Wright, pastor, assisted by Bishop Leroy T. James and the Rev. Leroy Blanding. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday in the Ft. Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1215 St. Paul Church Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc. rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Theme of ‘Wendell & Vinnie’ rings familiar BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH As noted Friday, HBO and Showtime offer rival documentaries about music superstars. “Beyonce: Life Is But a Dream” (9 p.m. Saturday, HBO, TV-MA) mixes interviews with the pop star with performance footage past and present. Much like “History of the Eagles” (8 p.m. Saturday, Showtime), it features “intimate” insights larded with glittering generalities and undercut by the slick atmospherics of public relations. While we’re on the subject, you can prime yourself for “Beyonce” with her appearance on “Oprah’s Next Chapter” (8 p.m. Saturday, OWN). • Having starred for years as the creepy older brother on “iCarly,” Jerry Trainor returns in “Wendell & Vinnie” (8 p.m. Saturday, Nickelodeon). He’s Vinnie, a “wacky” and terminally immature uncle. As on sitcoms of yore, he’s gained custody of Wendell (Buddy Handleson), a bookish nerd who, in the logic of this laugh trackdrenched sitcom, betrays no ill effects of having recently lost his parents in a sudden accident. Television has a long tradition of such shows. “My Three Sons” and “The Andy Griffith Show” featured a wise widower coping alone. “Bachelor Father” and “Family Affair” were examples of series about single, unattached men thrust into daddom. Heck, even Batman had his “ward,” Robin. But those characters (Batman included) were “grownups.” Vinnie’s Peter Pan personality is nicely suited to his job as a pop culture memorabilia collector. In the early going, he gushes over having purchased a prop light saber from “Star Wars.” He’s horrified to learn that Wendell has never seen “Star Wars” and doesn’t care about such things. As such, Wendell is a little like Tem-

perance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) on “Bones,” a confidently intelligent person unable to conform to a triviaobsessed society. He’s also like Manny (Rico Rodriguez) from “Modern Family,” an awkward adolescent too buttoned down for his years and his peers. As he did on “iCarly,” Trainor’s character wears his inappropriateness on his sleeve. The show appears to go out of its way to be willfully perverse, blending the “odd couple” and “bachelor father” genres into a meaningless vehicle for loud and relentless one-liners. Vinnie even uses the death of Wendell’s parents as a “line” to get out of trouble and to pick up girls. “Wendell & Vinnie” becomes the latest in a series of shows to waste the talents of Nicole Sullivan (“MADtv”), who co-stars as Vinnie’s desperate, manstarved sister. • Tom Hanks narrates “Killing Lincoln” (8 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic), a chronological look at the events leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination and the hunt for his escaped killer, John Wilkes Booth. The story unfolds in a series of handsome, cinematic clips. Billy Campbell stars in the title role, a thankless task considering the recent acclaim for “Lincoln” star, Daniel Day-Lewis. But these set piece re-enactments don’t so much call for dramatic action as for moving pictures to accompany the captionlike narration. “Killing Lincoln” is based on a best-seller of the same name by Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly. He has made a tidy sum lending his name to books about subjects that have already been well-covered by scholars and popular historians. “Killing Lincoln” has given way to “Killing Kennedy.” One presumes O’Reilly’s busy writing an airport thriller called “Killing Time.”

• Sunday’s installment of “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) includes “Maggie Simpson in: ‘The Longest Daycare,’” directed by David Silverman. It has been nominated for an Academy Award in the category of best animated short film.

Saturday’s Highlights • A lad (Daniel Radcliffe) with glasses saves the day in the 2002 adaptation of “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Nicole Ari Parker and Ernie Hudson star in the 2009 drama of redemption “Pastor Brown” (8 p.m., Lifetime). • Cars covered with corporate logos circle a track repeatedly on the Sprint Unlimited at Daytona (8 p.m., Fox), live from Daytona, Fla. • “Stories From the Road to Freedom” (8 p.m., History) profiles notable, if unheralded, African-Americans, from the time of the Emancipation Proclamation to the Civil Rights era. • Mark Wahlberg, Sarah Silverman, Michael Fassbender and Laura Mvula appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10:15 p.m., BBC America, TV-14). • Christoph Waltz hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), featuring musical guest Alabama Shakes.

Sunday’s Highlights • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7:30 p.m., CBS): Israel’s Iron Dome defense system; floating hospitals; Maggie Smith and “Downton Abbey.” • A new season of “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) kicks off with skydiving in Bora Bora and other distractions. • A search party scours New York on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • A mock trial turns all too

real on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) concludes season three. Keep hankies at the ready. • Hannah discovers that her e-book has a quick turnaround time on “Girls” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Amy jumps to conclusions about Jeff on “Enlightened” (9:30 p.m., HBO, TVMA).

Cult Choice Like “Snakes on a Plane,” the 2010 comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine” (7:15 p.m. Saturday, Comedy Central) is nicely summed up by its title.

Saturday Series Reese is trapped on “Person of Interest” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “American Ninja Warrior” (8 p.m., NBC) * Vanishing in Kansas on “Criminal Minds” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Teen arson on “Chicago Fire” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Justin Bieber hosts and performs on last week’s “Saturday Night Live” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

Sunday Series “Betty White’s Off Their Rockers” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., NBC) * Linda quits on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * “Saturday Night Live in the ‘90s” (9 p.m., NBC) * Chris steals from Lois on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Labor Day fireworks on “Revenge” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Jeff is exposed on “American Dad” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * The graves of academia on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Domestic violence on “Revenge for Real” (10 p.m., ABC). Copyright 2013, United Feature Syndicate

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Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

I will sit with elderly or sick. Will provide ref/exp. Call 803-236-3603 for more info.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments W. Calhoun 2BR//1.5BA, newly renovated. Full kit, C//H//A. water incl, $495. Prudential 774-7368. 107 N. Salem Ave. 1Br, pvt. patio, full kitch, new carpet, C/H/A, $435/mo. Prudential 774-7368.

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3BR/1.5BA, 4th BR or office. Utility Rm, Screened porch, carport. Approx 1400 sq ft.heated area. 1840 Georgianna $79,900. Day 491-4026, after 3pm 983-2271

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Scenic Lake. 2 Br/2Ba. & 3BR /2BA. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm: (803) 499-1500. Winter Special 2BR, 1BA, with washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. Section 8 accepted. $360 mo. $360 dep. Call Mark at 803-565-7947.

411 N. Magnolia, Completely renovated. Garage, workshop & shed. C/H/A. Financing Available. 775-4391/ 464-5960 AUCTION 523 Benton Drive 5 BR,2.5 BA, LR, DR, Den, Sunroom, Carport. Bid online beginning 2/12 or live on 2/23. www.jrdixonauctions.com for details and bidding. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Water, stove & refrig. Call Linda at

Bill Horne, BIC

Waterfront 2BR home at Lake Marion. Private dock, boat ramp, deep water, carport. $900/mo. Call 570-301-3322 Recently renovated BRICK 3BR//2BA 2.5 acres, new roof, tankless water heater, tiles floors in kitchen//bath, etc. On N. St. Paul Church Rd. LEASE $625 mo. or for sale $89,900. Call 803-464-5872

141 Anderson St. Freshly painted inside & out. New carpet. C/H/A, Financing available.775-4391, 464-5960

3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 1.5BA. Big Lot. Big storage & work area. Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

Lake House on Deeded lot in Wyboo section of Lake Marion near power lines, water front, water front, pier, boat canel, furnished, off hwy 260. call 803-435-8289 complete info.

Manufactured Housing

2985 Queen Chapel Rd., 3BR /1BA. $600/mo + $600/dep. Section 8 OK. Call 803-469-0258 Spacious, nice 2BR in safe area. Convenient to Shaw/Sumter. Dumpster, Water, Heat pump & Sec lights included. No H/A or PETS! $465/mo + $300/dep. 803-983-0043

Pre-owned Manufactured Homes for sale. 2, 3, 4 & 5 Bedroom homes at wholesale prices. Call 803-614-1165.

Lake Marion Nice 3br, 2ba, DW on 2nd row deeded lot near Goat Island Restaurant, large deck, new appl's. $84,900. 843-617-1892

1998 14x50, 2 br, 1 ba, $6500 OBO.C//H//A.Windsor City or can move. $6,500 OBO. 469-6973.

For Sale: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, land. $350 month. Call 494-5090.

TRANSPORTATION

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09 Dodge Ram 4dr $13,995

3210 Broad St, 803-494-4275 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS

Boats / Motors

FOR SALE IN MANNING 1465 Herod $350/mo. 1356 Herod Dr. $350/mo. Owner Financing. 803-460-3787

2011 24 ft Bentley pontoon boat, 115 hp Mercury 4 stroke w/ Wesco trailer. $17,500. Call 495-2107.

Farms & Acreage

Hunting /

For Sale By Owner 10 ac $39,000. Owner Financing. 803-427-3888.

2010 Ford F-150 Truck, 4 dr super crew, XLT 4x4, cloth interior, 43 mil, $23,500, 803-491-4214. Over 150 Cars less than $5,000. WHY GO TO THE AUCTION? Price Is Right Auto Sales

We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

1,054 acres available for Hunting Lease (Lynchburg, SC). Call 704-622-6096

On the lot financing No credit check Free warranty Hair's Auto Sales Inc. 4835 Pinewood Rd. 803-452-6020

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3BR/2 full bath, brick home with carport. $750/mo + $700/dep. 803-968-1163

Lake Property

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(803) 494-8443

1915 Caution Lane, 4 br, 1.5 ba, Section 8 welcome. Call 803-453-5200 / 803-453-1105.

Manufactured Housing

BAD CREDIT, NO CREDIT Tax Season is here. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes. We have a layaway program & in home financing so you BUY HERE AND PAY HERE! CALL 843-389-4215

Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444

Freshly Painted Duplex, 2BR /2BA, W/D hook-up. Walk to mall. $600/mo + dep. 494-4220 or 565-0056.

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