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Clinic determines if old charges can be taken off record ney with S.C. Legal Services in Florence, will share information about expunging records, obtainIt’s hard enough to get a job in ing pardons, getting a background today’s economy, without having check and the cost of fees for difto explain an old arrest or crimiferent services. Members of the nal charge to a prospective empublic will be able to get free help ployer. in filling out forms to get a range So two groups that work to of charges removed from their rehelp people with a criminal records. cord find emThose who ployment will work with people hold an Expunge- ARE YOU ELIGIBLE? trying to overment Clinic this come their old week in Sumter WHAT: Expungement Clinic mistakes say an to help find ways WHEN: 2 to 4 p.m. Wednesday expungement to eliminate old WHERE: Santee-Lynches Council of Governcan be a valuable charges from ments building, 36 W. Liberty St. tool for landing a someone’s rejob. cord. “Employers Your record could be eligible “Anyone can are not always for expungement if you have: attend who either • Misdemeanors heard in magistrate’s court willing to hire has a record or someone with a with a maximum 30-day sentence, which can knows someone criminal record,” include offenses such as trespassing, simple who has a resaid Toni White, possession of marijuana or passing a bad cord,” said Maryprogram director check; Ann Sewell, the for S.C. Works in • Charges for which you were sentenced as a Santee-Lynches Sumter. “A lot of youthful offender (which can include offenders area manager for people just aren’t up to age 21), if the offender has completed his Palmetto Youth aware of what or her sentence plus five years; Connections, a can be expunged, • Charges that were later dropped by the proscommunity partand this clinic ecutor, dismissed by a judge or thrown out by a nership group can give people a jury with a not guilty verdict, or who went co-hosting lot of information through pre-trial intervention. Wednesday’s and educate peoclinic for “Anyone ple about that.” who wants to ask ‘Am I eligible for Even the solicitor for the Third expungement?’ and ‘How much Judicial Circuit, which covers does it cost?’” Clarendon, Lee, Sumter and WilThe clinic will be held from 2 to liamsburg counties, has set up a 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Santeeprocess for expungement reLynches Council of Governments quests. building at 36 W. Liberty St. Cliff McBride, senior staff attorSEE EXPUNGE, PAGE A4

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LEFT: Preschool and kindergarten students of First Presbyterian Church Day School march Friday morning as they participate in the church’s annual President’s Day parade in downtown Sumter.

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Money helps pregnancy group assist women with choices BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com Sumter Pregnancy Center, formerly called Light of Hope Ministries, held a fundraiser dinner about a year ago at Alice Drive Baptist Church. Knowing they would need a powerful speaker to convey their needs, Executive Director CarolAnn Paul and other leaders of the organization called on well known pastor and author the Rev. Bruce Wilkinson to deliver the organization’s

message and call the people of Sumter to action. “We’re here to raise money to save the lives of innocent unborn children,” Paul said at the February 2012 banquet. And Sumter answered. The mission of the Sumter Pregnancy Center is to provide services to pregnant women who are struggling emotionally, financially and psychologically with their pregnancy, in addition to assisting those who are in

WANT TO HELP? WHAT: Sumter Pregnancy Center Annual Banquet with Dr. Bob Reccord WHEN: 6:30 p.m. Feb. 28 WHERE: Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter For more information, contact the center at (803) 773-8858 or email office@ sumterpregnancycenter.com for more information or to request an invitation.

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Public invited to share ideas at transit forum Members of the public are invited to share their ideas on Sumter’s longrange transportation needs. An open house will be held at City Centre at 25 N. Main St. from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, hosted by the Sumter Urban Area Transportation Study Metropolitan Planning Organization. The design team will discuss ideas to improve safety and mobility for bicyclists, pedestrians, transit riders and highway users. Maps will be on display and small groups will discuss plans for sidewalks, bikeways, transit and roadways before a final transportation plan is adopted. Other parts of the plan scheduled to be discussed include road improvements, traffic safety, trails, crosswalks, freight mobility intersection improvements and base access. For more information, contact Allan Yu at the Sumter City-County Planning Department at (803) 774-1612, or Allison Fluitt at Kimley-Horn and Associates at (919) 635-2947.

Council to hear info on traveling memorial More information will be provided Tuesday about plans for this year’s Iris Festival to host a traveling version of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Sumter City Council will hear a presentation of new information about the traveling memorial wall at its regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday at City Centre on North Main Street beside the Opera House. The Iris Festival at Swan Lake is scheduled to host the traveling replica of the Vietnam wall in Washington, D.C., from May 24 to May 27. More information about the wall and Sumter’s plan to display it will be presented at the meeting. Council is also scheduled to consider a contract for the gateway improvement projects at U.S. 15 South and Loring Mill Road and first reading of a proposal to annex three lots at 1006, 1012 and 1016 Jan Ave.

5 injured in shooting at Columbia nightclub COLUMBIA — Columbia police are investigating the shootings of five people at a nightclub. Police Chief Randy Scott said three men and two women were shot early Saturday morning at T and T Uptown. He said preliminary information suggests that witnesses saw shots being fired from a car. Authorities said two victims are in critical condition and three are in stable condition.

The sign in front of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints on U.S. 15 stands as a literal touchstone of 16-year-old John Roveri Jr.’s work in becoming an Eagle Scout, the highest rank a Boy Scout can attain. The brick-and-granite sign was his final project in becoming an Eagle Scout, which he was officially awarded on Feb. 6. “It’s taught me leadership and dedication,” Roveri Jr. said of his scouting experience. Attaining the rank is something very few Boy Scouts do, said father and Scout leader John Roveri Sr. “It’s an awesome accomplishment,” he said. “I’m really proud of him.” While maintaining the activities and service projects of Boy Scouting in general, one must earn 21 merit badges, some of which could take months to receive. From personal financial to communication, the badges aim to equip a young man with skills that benefit both himself and the community around him. They must also hold a position of leadership within their troop as well as complete a project for a nonprofit organization, free of charge. And, they must finish the

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John Roveri Jr. kneels in front of the sign for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Highway 15. Roveri Jr., with help from fellow Boy Scouts in local Troop 331, built the brick-and-granite sign as a part of Roveri’s Eagle Scout project. Roveri Jr. was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout on Feb. 6.

body of work before they turn 18 years old, according to Boy Scout requirements. At the time Roveri Jr. was awarded Eagle Scout, 32 badges lined the sash of his uniform. The number serves as homage to the number of recognitions noted on his grandfather’s military gravesite. Roveri Sr. said, in his experience, only a fraction of Boy Scouts put in the time and effort

to become Eagle Scouts. Many, he said, get to an age where girls and cars distract from the work required. “It’s very difficult,” he said. “It’s great character building.” Roveri Sr. gave his son an incentive that helped alleviate the possibility of distractions. “I told him at a younger age that he had to finish his Eagle Scout project before he got his driver’s license,” Roveri Sr. said,

laughing. And indeed it was the motivation Roveri Jr. needed. He finished his Eagle Scout project on a Saturday and had his driver’s license by Monday. The call of the open road wasn’t his only motivation, Roveri Jr. said. Scouting has taught him a lot of life skills, chief among them leadership. “He has worked really hard,” said mother Joy Whitaker-Roveri. “He has mentored a lot of the younger kids.” Roveri Jr. recited the Boy Scout oath: “On my honor I will do my best To do my duty to God and my country and to obey the Scout Law; To help other people at all times; To keep myself physically strong, mentally awake, and morally straight.” “That oath says a lot about Johnny,” said Whitaker-Roveri. “He lives by those standards every day.” It’s been a lot of hard work, Roveri Jr. admits, but something that he will wear as a badge of honor. When asked whether he would do it all again, Roveri Jr. doesn’t hesitate. “Absolutely,” he said.

Rift widens in Pinewood dispute about transparency BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com Jennifer Johnson is wondering what it takes to get important public documents from Pinewood Town Council. A former councilwoman for 12 years, Johnson said she has requested meeting minutes, agendas and the town’s monthly financial statements multiple times, only to be refused access to the documents. She also said council held two emergency meetings in January that were not true emergencies under the state Freedom of Information Act. “There are multiple violations of the state’s FOIA law,” Johnson said. “I have made my concerns known to council and to the state Ethics Commission.” Johnson read a letter to council members and Mayor Al Pridgen on Tuesday night at PRIDGEN council’s regular meeting to express her disappointment at their repeated attempts to flout FOIA statutes. “On two separate occasions, I have requested copies of previous as well as current council meeting agendas, minutes and financial statements, which according to the law, I have privilege to under the Freedom of Information Act,” Johnson said during council’s regular meeting on Tuesday. “Not once has it been made convenient for me to obtain public information.” Some residents attending the meeting accused Johnson of pushing her own agenda against Pridgen by causing “a fuss” over the information. However, South Carolina Press Association Executive Director Bill Rogers said that it doesn’t matter what Johnson’s purpose is for the information. “Whatever the reason she wants the documents, she has the law on her side,” Rogers said. “People often think our (Freedom of Information Act) is just for nosy journalists. Well, that isn’t the case. Under the law, citizens have the same rights of access as the press.” Johnson said council members, particularly Pridgen and Leonard Houser, refuse to answer questions about important town business — such as the hiring of Florence firm Holt & Holt to perform clerk services while Town Clerk Jennifer Russell is on medical leave. “I have been given the ‘run-around,’ if you will, both times (she asked for documents), which leads to hostility and ulti-

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mately purposeful delay of public documents,” Johnson said. Johnson added that she had approached Pridgen about appearing on Tuesday night’s meeting agenda, but that she was refused when Pridgen told her the “agenda had already been posted.” “I informed Mayor Pridgen that I understood that, but by law it was my right to request to be placed on the agenda (up to 24 hours before the public meeting),” Johnson said. Pridgen said little on the matter at Tuesday’s meeting, saying that “if documents are requested, they will be given out when they are approved,” a sentiment with which Houser and Mayor pro tempore Sarah Mathis agreed. Rogers said, however, that such approval by council members is not needed. “A document is public once it’s created,” Rogers said. “Once it is created and transmitted to council members, it is public. Minutes do not have to be approved. They can take steps to mark minutes as draft copies, but if they are asked for, they must be given.” Polly Timmons, who owns land within town limits but lives outside the town herself, said Johnson’s attempts to gain access to public documents is ironic considering her same attempts in previous years when Johnson was on council. Johnson lost reelection in November, when Houser, Mathis and Jack Spann were elected to join incumbents Frances Lester and Pridgen. “I requested documents years ago myself, and when I got them whole passages were whited out,” Timmons said Tuesday. “There were pages after pages of white. Some pages were just completely white.” Timmons wrote The Item two years ago as well to say she had been told by former Mayor Jimmy Richardson not to attend meetings. She said she and out-of-town resident Corinne Jenkinson were both told they were outsiders by Richardson and another unnamed council member. “This has been going on for a while, it isn’t just something new that just popped up,” Timmons said. Johnson, however, characterized Timmons’ accusations as “stirring the pot.” Russell, town clerk, said she could show she had complied with Timmons’ request, noting a policy she started around the time Pridgen was elected in 2010 to have residents sign paperwork saying requested public documents had been picked up. Russell asked Pridgen to open an office in

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town hall so she could get that documentation, but Pridgen refused. Pridgen did, however, tell Johnson she would get copies of the minutes and agendas by Thursday afternoon. “I now have those documents, but they have been amended without proper notification,” Johnson said Friday. “They have to note amendments during a public meeting, and they haven’t done that. I’ve also been denied the financial statements. Mayor Pridgen told me that (Manning attorney) William Johnston, who represents Pinewood, told him he did not have to give the financial statements until 15 days after my request.” Rogers, however, disagreed. “Again, that’s a public document, and once it’s created, it’s public,” he said. The Freedom of Information Act says all public documents are available for public inspection within six months of their creation without written requests from the interested parties. Rogers said Johnson is also right to question council’s use of “emergency meetings,” one of which was held Jan. 11 to “open Town Hall,” according to its agenda. Town Hall was renovated last year after severe rain storms caused mold damage throughout the building. Rogers said the Attorney General’s Office has issued an opinion that “emergency meetings must be for a timesensitive emergency where the meeting has to be held immediately, such as a pending hurricane, a breach of a dam, etc.” “Emergency meetings — with a lack of public notice — cannot be held for routine matters such as the reopening of the Town Hall,” Rogers said. Rogers also said council’s notation of “personnel matter” under an agenda line item for executive session was improper. “Courts have ruled that ‘personnel matters’ is not specific enough,” Rogers said. “They must say if it is hiring, firing or discipline of an employee. The law says they must state specifically why they are going into executive session. Personnel matters is not listed as a legal reason.” Johnson said she doesn’t think her battle with council is quite over, saying she is worried about the town’s continued “ignorance of the law.” “I’m worried we could lose our charter,” she said. “Council’s continual lack of concern to follow the law can’t lead to anything but disaster.” Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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ABOVE: Thomas Sumter Academy eighth-grader Spencer Caples on drums and junior Casey Gainey on guitar play their way into second place for high school category at the private schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent talent show. Jasmine Haynes, Randi McAda, Sarah Brandt, Elizabeth Teague and Jordan Morris gave a drama presentation called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weekend Updateâ&#x20AC;? from Saturday Night Live that won them first place for the high school category. RIGHT: Sixth-graders Ashley Meadows and Amethyst Ray show off their dance moves to Blackeyed Peasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;Boom Boom Powâ&#x20AC;? and win the middle school category for the academyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recent talent show. Four middle school acts and five high school acts performed.

Sentencing postponed for armed robbery, kidnapping suspect BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com A 23-year-old man who pleaded guilty to armed robbery, kidnapping and criminal conspiracy on Wednesday at the Sumter County Courthouse will have to wait for his sentence. Third Circuit Judge Howard P. King ordered sentencing to be deferred for Frederick Antonio Godbolt until his four co-defendants have their cases resolved. Godbolt was arrested Aug. 1, 2011, along with Abram Grant, 29, also of 10 Earle St.; Tylor Desteffino Ford, 21, of 1002 Beckridge Drive;

Kevin Tal Canty, 27, of 938 Boulevard Road; and Emmanuel Monte Pearson, 23, of 2659 Ingram Road. The men are accused in a home invasion in the first block of Burkett Street that happened two days before their arrests. Sumter police think that four of the five men apGODBOLT proached a couple sitting on the homeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s carport and forced them into the home, demanding drugs and money. When the four realized the couple didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have either, one of

the robbers took them into a room while the other three ransacked the house, stealing electronics. The electronics, reports indicate, were then loaded into a fifth suspectâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car, after which the five men fled. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A search warrant of Abram Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s home led police to the property, which included TVs, game systems, a maleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wallet, credit cards and other various electronic items,â&#x20AC;? said 3rd Circuit Assistant Solicitor Bronwyn K. McElveen. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Grant gave the name of his four co-defendants, and Frederick Godbolt admitted his role fully to

the police.â&#x20AC;? During his plea on Wednesday, Godbolt also admitted guilt to charges of possession of a weapon during a violent crime and first-degree burglary. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Three of these are most serious offenses,â&#x20AC;? King said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That means you will ultimately have to serve 85 percent of the time given to you, and you will not be eligible for parole.â&#x20AC;? Godbolt faces up to 30 years alone for the kidnapping charge. King also complied with Sumter Public Defender Tim Murphyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request that he find the kidnapping had no sexual component,

which McElveen did not oppose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to make sure that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to register as a sex

offender because there was no sexual misconduct,â&#x20AC;? Murphy said. Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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EXPUNGE from Page A1 “We have an expungement department for the judicial circuit we cover,” said Solicitor Ernest “Chip” Finney III. “All requests go through (the director). Even if it’s in Kingstree, it will come to here in Sumter, then it will go to my desk, and then go before a judge.” There are three categories of offenses eligible for expungement, according to Finney: some misdemeanors heard in magistrate’s court with a maximum 30-day sentence, which can include offenses such as trespassing, simple possession of marijuana or passing a bad check; charges for which a person was sentenced as a youthful offender (which can include offenders up to age 21), if the offender has completed his or her sentence plus five years; and those who were charged with a crime that was later dropped by the prosecutor, dismissed by a judge, or thrown out by a jury with a not guilty verdict or who went through pre-trial intervention (PTI). Palmetto Youth Connections hopes anyone attending the seminar will be able to use one of those pathways to clear his or her record. The organization functions as a counterpart of S.C. Works targeting young people (between 17 and 21) but is funded through the Council of Governments by the federal Workforce Investment Act. “We’re involved with people who have a barrier to their success,” said Walter Simmons, workforce development specialist with Palmetto Youth Connections, “whether it’s a criminal record, or they’re a non-graduate or skills deficient, homeless or in foster care or lack work maturity skills. Our job is to get them over that barrier and place them in employment, college or the military.” There are costs related to an expungement, but they can vary widely depending on the charge. Finney, who estimates his office receives upward of 600 expungement requests a year, said costs can run as high as $350. But Simmons said arrests that never led to a conviction in court can be removed at no cost to the defendant. Other fees may be minimal. “We would start with a background check from SLED, which costs $25,” Simmons said. “Then you might have to pay other fees to the solicitor’s office. In Charleston (where the organization is based), the fee for a fraudulent check is $25 to the solicitor, $35 to the clerk of court and $25 to SLED. But those fees might be different for other solicitors’ areas.” While expungements might be helpful to those who can get them, the Sumter area’s solicitor said many offenses are not eligible for expungement. “There’s not a wide variety of charges we can expunge,” Finney said. “I do believe some people are quali-

fied for expungement, but I can’t remove them because of the law. If a 17-year-old stole a car and was sentenced as a youthful offender, that can be expunged, but the same person sentenced as an adult wouldn’t qualify.”

White, who said she sees a lot of people looking for work struggle to overcome a criminal record, wishes more employers were open to hiring those with such a background. She points out that “fidelity bonds” are available from the state Department of Employment and Workforce to cover the

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liability of hiring someone with a criminal background for a set period of time. Still, expungements can be a big help to job seekers who can qualify for them. “If you have one charge and it can be expunged, you basically start over from scratch,” White said. “Then you may have

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opportunities you had not had before.” “We live in a society where security clearance is necessary if you want to work on a military installation or on something connected to the Department of Defense,” Finney said. “There are people who have something on their record from when they were 18 or 19

years old who can’t qualify for those jobs, and we can help them by removing that.” Anyone seeking an expungement can call the solicitor’s office in Sumter at (803) 4362185 and ask for the director of the expungement department. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 7741272.

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INPUT from Page A1 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public participation is the one time you get to go in public, and everybody gets to hear what you think and why,â&#x20AC;? said David Morte, who has spoken a number of times during public comment periods held at Sumter School District meetings. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great sounding board for what is going on in the community. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sometimes itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuff they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to hear, and they are less than responsive, but this is the one time that they get to hear you. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sent out multiple emails, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hear crickets. They may not answer you, but at least they will hear you.â&#x20AC;? However, public comment among public bodies in South Carolina varies from free and open to restricted or nonexistent. Among Sumter Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s three most powerful public bodies â&#x20AC;&#x201D; county council, Sumter City Council and the Sumter School District Board of Trustees â&#x20AC;&#x201D; rules vary. And because there is no law mandating time or rules for public comment, each body is responsible for creating and maintaining its own rules. SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL

In 1975, South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Home Rule Act freed county governments from being controlled by the General Assembly and established them as independent local governments. Along with that independence came certain powers, including the right to lay out their own agendas for meetings. As it stands, public comment is held at the end of the meeting after council has conducted its regular business. But this week, council Chairman Larry Blanding suggested moving public comment to the beginning of each meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to create a forum for folks coming in raising hell about stuff that we have no jurisdiction over,â&#x20AC;? Blanding said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My thought is, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to have the input to get the public comment early on.â&#x20AC;? Other council members offered mixed thoughts on the proposal, which was just an

item of discussion with no action taken. If the proposal does gain any traction, it could be the first time the county has changed its rules regarding public comment since crafting its agenda. When it came to designing the meeting agenda, county officials chose to use Robertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rules of Order, a common guide for parliamentary procedure that details what can and canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be done at meetings. The meeting format, including time for public comment, was then written into the countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s code of ordinances. County residents are currently given three minutes to speak and are required to address the chairman directly. Council members do not engage in a dialogue with residents, who are welcome to talk with council members or county staff after the meeting regarding any issue. County governments are left to their own devices to decide whether to include time for public comment, and many in South Carolina do not. According to data provided by the S.C. Association of Counties, Cherokee, Florence, Greenwood and McCormick counties are some that do not schedule time for public comment. Some counties have restrictions on what can be talked about during public input, but the majority of South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 46 counties allow time for input from residents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When counties have questions about rules and procedures, we try to help them to let them know whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the best procedure to follow,â&#x20AC;? association Senior Research Associate Susan Turkoplus recently told The Item. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage them to follow a known method. Our role is to make it easy for the counties to understand whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proper to do in a given situation.â&#x20AC;? SUMTER CITY COUNCIL

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Councilâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biweekly meetings is itself a late addition. Council only added time for general public comment to its agenda in March 2010. Mayor Joe McElveen became familiar with Sumter Countyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s public comment format when he served as county attorney. But when McElveen was first elected mayor, there was no regular public comment feature to city council meetings, and residents had to request time to comment on a specific topic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the idea of someone having to call ahead,â&#x20AC;? McElveen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You might be sitting in a council meeting and want to say something about what you just heard.â&#x20AC;? Council discussed the idea of adding comment time to the agenda during a meeting, and ever since residents have had a set time to address their council members at the end of each meeting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people get up and say things that donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really relate to whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on,â&#x20AC;? the mayor said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I think people should be allowed to talk without too many restrictions. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not been heavily used or abused, in my opinion.â&#x20AC;? There are some limits to the format. Speakers at city council meetings are required to be city residents in order to address council and are limited to three minutes. But McElveen takes a flexible approach even to these restrictions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to council,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We say if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not repeating yourself and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving us

new information, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll listen. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve thought about it, most people can say what they need to say in three minutes.â&#x20AC;? In many instances, said City Manager Deron McCormick, the best way for members of the public to have their concerns addressed is to contact the relevant department or staff member about the problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We work on this full time,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If they have an opportunity to talk to us, we can help with the flow of information (to the council) ... and we want to jump in and help in the quickest time possible.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;We encourage (cities) to have rules of procedure for how meetings are conducted and how individuals can address council members, but there are a variety of rules used,â&#x20AC;? said Eric Budds, deputy executive director of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. The municipal association doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep data on how many cities in South Carolina currently provide time for public comments at council meetings. The association leaves it up to each town or city council to set the policies governing its own meetings, and even when they do permit time for comment, the format can vary from one municipality to another. SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES

At least three school districts in the tri-county region offer public participation during

board meetings, a practice the S.C. School Board Association suggests. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We recommend some sort of public participation for some length of time at some point,â&#x20AC;? said Debbie Elmore, communications director for the state association. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s for the public to present any questions, concerns or praise. We can give ideas and share what other boards do, but how they structure that is up to them.â&#x20AC;? Sumter School District, Clarendon School District 1 and Lee County School District have public participation policies that can be found on their websites or off the school board associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The policies for Clarendon 2 and 3 were not readily available online. All three school districts follow the state associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s model with a few tweaks. For Sumter, the board sets aside 15 minutes at the beginning of regular meetings and asks speakers to keep their remarks to three minutes. Its policy also states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Public participation will not exceed three minutes for each individual unless waived by a majority vote of the board.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;On occasion, we have more folks than others, and we try to accommodate all of them,â&#x20AC;? said Keith Schultz, chairman of the Sumter School District Board of Trustees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a requirement, but we want it and will continue to do so. We do limit time to maintain a cohesive

time frame to the meeting, but rest assured we certainly hear extended comments, and we do take it seriously. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why we ask for copies.â&#x20AC;? On occasion, he has even called and interacted with people who spoke or signed up to speak. Normally, though, the board responds in writing within about a weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time. That is why participants are asked to fill out cards before the open meeting begins. The rules are structured to keep the meeting fluid, but some people would rather have spontaneous discussion be a part of it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like participation between the two groups on the night of the meeting,â&#x20AC;? said F.D. Schmidt, a frequent Sumter school board attendee and public participation speaker. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have a question tonight, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to hear an answer from you tonight. ... When they respond to you later, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had that happen once, they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really answer your question. I have spoken to them afterwards, and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll talk to you but seem to be reluctant to get into any details. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I do understand they have constraints. There are some things I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and should not know, and I realize that. Too, the board might not have an answer right away to many things.â&#x20AC;? Reach Nick McCormac at (803) 774-1214. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

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GROUP from Page A1 need of emotional support following an abortion. On its website, sumterpregnancycenter.org, the center summarizes its mission in three points: Save the lives of the unborn, minister to the needs of women specific to pregnancy and lead those experiencing an unplanned pregnancy to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dinner raised more than $235,000 at the event. Paul said the funds were a blessing the organization and its potential clientele definitely needed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It blows my mind to see so many people, who have so many other financial concerns, to reach out and help us like they have,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s helped us PAUL reach so many more women and save the lives of many unborn children. God has laid it on the hearts of our donors to take up our cause and support us.â&#x20AC;? The $235,000 figure is generated from pledges, which means the donations might not be received immediately. Many of the donors opted to fulfill their pledges through monthly or quarterly installments, Paul said. The organization has received about $220,000 of the total figure pledged at last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banquet, with nearly 20 percent acquired in December, she added. The organization is hosting this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s banquet on Feb. 28 at Alice Drive

Baptist Church. Paul said along with the fundraising, Wilkinson helped her form a marketing plan, comprised of three main objectives, that would incorporate the funds raised at the banquet in efforts to revitalize the organization and allow it to expand its services efficiently and effectively. The objectives were refined to rebranding the center, increase focus on marketing and expand to provide more counseling. REBRANDING THE CENTER

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mr. Wilkinson explained that women who are considering abortion, running from God and making poor choices might be turned away by a name like â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Light of Hope,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So we decided to completely rebrand ourselves.â&#x20AC;? Paul emphasized the financial weight of such an undertaking, which involved redesigning and reissuing all of its media, such as pamphlets, stationery, forms and the signs around the building. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We had to make sure women felt comfortable with approaching us,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want them to feel discouraged.â&#x20AC;? The numbers indicate the rebranding was a success. Paul said in 2012, there was a 22 percent increase in abortion-minded (ABM) women who approached the organization compared to 2011. ABM refers to women who have verbally stated and confirmed that abortion is the first choice for dealing with their pregnancy. As far as women opt-

ing to use the services of the organization, Sumter Pregnancy Center had 267 new clients in 2012 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a 31-percent increase from the 2011 figure of 204 new clients. According to Rutledge Dingle, a member of the institutionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s board of directors, said future relocation was also considered as part of the rebranding effort. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We realized in our talks with Wilkinson that some women might be hesitant to approach a church,â&#x20AC;? Dingle said, referring to the fact that Sumter Pregnancy Center is housed in a building on the Church of the Holy Comforter campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking into purchasing a permanent location,â&#x20AC;? Dingle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some of the money raised at the fundraiser was set aside for that purpose.â&#x20AC;? INCREASING FOCUS ON MARKETING

Much of the difficulty faced by nonprofit organizations like Sumter Pregnancy Center lies in reaching the target market. The group saw advertising as an effective means of reintroducing the organization in the light of its new, more sensitive image. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We set aside $25,000 for broadcast and internet-based marketing,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now running commercials on MTV and BET, local radio stations, and placing ads on Google.â&#x20AC;? Paul explained the strategic approach in selecting when and where advertising is placed is based on when their target demographic â&#x20AC;&#x201D; women aged 18-24 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; would most likely view or hear the commercials or ads and

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what the most popular media are among that group. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Nonprofits have to be very careful with spending,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t just throw money at any idea, so we specifically researched when and where these ads would most likely be seen or heard by the people we need to reach.â&#x20AC;? And that strategy has already proven effective, according to Paul. She said the commercials began broadcasting in October, and since then, several of her new clients mentioned the radio and TV advertisements when they came in for their initial appointments. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Lots of times, our clients are referred to us by friends who saw or heard our advertisements,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that domino effect of marketing. Either way, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s effective, and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re thankful for it.â&#x20AC;? EXPANDING TO PROVIDE MORE COUNSELING

If the first step is to attract more women considering abortion, the second step was ensuring the counseling needs of those individu-

als would be met once they arrived. The ministry hired April Robinson to be its client services manager, a position that not only entails recruiting and training new counselors to handle the case loads, but also dedicating time to reaching out to more women who might be considering abortion. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to save as many babies from abortion as we can,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. And saved more, they have. Of the 64 clients assessed by the agency in 2012 as abortionminded (ABM) or abortion-vulnerable (ABV), 44 tested positive in a pregnancy test. Of those 44 women, 33 of them, or 75 percent, deferred abortion and carried their baby to term, a 32 percent increase from the 25 out of 34 women who carried to full term in 2011. ABV is a term used to describe pregnant women who would rather not have an abortion but are being pressured from others to have one. In terms of raw numbers, there was only one concerning statistic in the data Paul shared with The Item. Of the 34

women who were assessed as ABM or ABV and tested positive for pregnancy in 2011, four opted to follow through with their abortions, a percentage rate of 11.8. In 2012, that number doubled to eight â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a 100-percent increase from the previous year. Those eight abortions account for 18.2 percent of the 44 confirmed pregnancies handled by the organization. The executive director expressed her sorrow in this saddening fact. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to remember that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to share the truth,â&#x20AC;? Paul said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the power to save babies; only God can save those lives. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to lose not only a baby to an abortion, but also the woman to the grief that follows.â&#x20AC;? Paul said that many of the women who followed through with an abortion came back to the center for counseling and other treatment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not here to judge,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re here to help, regardless of what our clients decide.â&#x20AC;? Reach Rob Cottingham at (803) 774-1225.

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Federal Workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Pay Freeze: Members voted, 261-154, to freeze federal workersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pay through Dec. 31, denying a 0.5 percent increase set for March 27. A yes vote was to pass a GOP bill (HR 273) that also would extend until yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end a pay freeze for members of Congress. Civil servantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; pay has been frozen for three years and congressional pay for five years. Hagel Filibuster: Voting 58-40, senators failed to reach 60 votes needed to end a Republican filibuster against the nomination of Chuck Hagel, a former GOP senator from Nebraska, as secretary of defense. The next Senate vote on Hagel is set for the week of Feb. 25. A yes vote was to end GOP blockage of the nomination. Violence Against Women: Senators renewed, 78-22, the Violence Against Women Act through fiscal 2016. A yes vote was to send the House a bill (S 47) adding protections for gays and Native American and Alaska Native women while extending programs to help victims of domestic and campus violence, battered illegal immigrants and others. Authority of Tribal Courts: Senators refused, 31-59, to strip S 47 (above) of a section allowing tribal courts to prosecute and issue protection orders against non-Indians in cases of domestic violence on Indian reservations. A yes vote was to remove the section on grounds it denies U.S. citizens their constitutional rights. Key Votes Ahead Congress is in recess until the week of Feb. 25, when the Senate will resume debate on Chuck Hagelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nomination as defense secretary and take up a bill to avert across-theboard â&#x20AC;&#x153;sequesterâ&#x20AC;? cuts due to start March 1.

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o how’d you like to be stuck for five days on a crippled, 4,200-passenger Carnival cruise ship, with no power or running water, but plenty of onion sandwiches? Add in rivers of feces and urine flowing down walls and into hallways, and you’ve got yourself a bona fide nightmare scenario. I’ve been on a couple of cruises. The first was Graham OSTEEN a Disney Big Red Boat Bahamas cruise when our two kids were about 8 and 4. The weather turned foul, windy and cold an hour after “embarking” from the sunny Florida coast. The ship was rocking violently and people were getting seasick all over the place. Normally joyful Disney characters like Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

suddenly seemed sinister, and 20 years later my children still don’t like people in costumes. Clowns freak them out too. The second cruise was about 10 years later on the “Inside Passage” trip up through Alaska. It was June, which for Southerners is commonly referred to as summer, so we took light jackets as the detailed itinerary instructed. Light jackets aren’t much help when it’s 30 degrees at noon, complete with freezing rain and gusty winds. My wife spent most of the time shivering in the cabin with bathrobes and blankets over her light jacket. The highlight for her was “disembarking” the ship a week later. But that was nothing compared with the great 1990s Murrells Inlet dinner cruise adventure. About 20 years ago, I was captaining my 19-foot boat carrying 6 passengers on what was supposed to be a threehour, round-trip dinner party adventure.

COMMENTARY We cruised from the north end of the Inlet down to the south end to what is now the area around the Hot Fish Club. Old-timers will remember the Wayside Inn in that same area. My plan was to get the passengers to the restaurant and back home safely ahead of the falling, late evening tide. Dinner ran long, and as we left the dock I made the fateful decision to cut through a small creek out to the mouth of the Inlet and get quickly into deeper waters, rather than safely hugging the shoreline all the way back home. We got about 500 yards offshore when we started bumping oysters. The moods of the once-festive passengers in my care soon turned sour. Despite my heroic efforts to keep the boat moving through the narrow, quickly shallowing creeks, the infamous South Carolina pluff

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passengers vowed to never get on a boat again. Years of therapy have helped ease her anxiety, and she eventually was able to sit on the porch at Murrells Inlet and watch the tide’s natural magic from a safe distance. Keep in mind that cellphones weren’t part of life’s daily distractions way back then, and the marine radio was no help anyway because it’s impossible to “rescue” people who are stuck in pluff mud 500 yards offshore in a tidal creek. All you can do is wave. It’s what you call a quagmire. In retrospect, I’d prefer a warm, starry summer night stuck in the South Carolina pluff mud to one minute on a cruise ship with 4,200 people.

| mud took firm hold. There’s a distinct sucking sound when the tide goes out and darkness settles in around you, like sitting in a draining bathtub in the dark. Only it’s muddier and more pungent with the occasional mosquito. We could see the lights of the Inlet shoreline clearly, but getting back there was impossible. We were stuck, and the only solution was to wait for Mother Nature’s tide to go out completely and come back in as it has twice every day since the beginning of time as we know it. After several hours, there was just enough water to get the boat moving again. Much like the Carnival cruise ship guests, my weary passengers accepted their fates and were relieved just to have clean showers and a warm bed upon “disembarkation.” Although their lives were never in danger, one of my

Graham Osteen is a coowner of Osteen Publishing Co. and Editor-At-Large of The Item. Contact him at The Item, 20 North Magnolia St., Sumter, S.C., 29150; graham@theitem. com, or call (803) 774-1352.

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ASHINGTON — In the 12 months we have to steel ourselves for the next State of the Union spectacle, let us count the ways that this spawn of democratic Caesarism — presidency-worship — has become grotesque. It would be the most embarrassing ceremony in the nation’s civic liturgy were the nation still capable of being embarrassed by its puerile faith in presidential magic. The Constitution laconically requires only that George the president WILL “shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the union, and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.” Nothing requires “from time to time” to be construed as “every damn year.” Some of the blame for this yearly night of nonsense goes to Ronald Reagan. Most, however, goes to Woodrow Wilson. Reagan, who loved entertainment, pioneered the regrettable practice of stocking the House gallery with (usually) admirable people. Wilson, who loved himself, had, as professors often do, a theory, which caused him to reverse Thomas Jefferson’s wholesome reticence. When the Founding generation was developing customs and manners appropriate to a republic, George Washington and John Adams made the mistake of going to Congress to do their constitutional duty of informing and recommending. Jefferson, however, disliked the sound of his voice — such an aversion is a vanishingly rare presidential virtue — and considered it monarchical for the executive to lecture the legislature, the lofty instructing underlings. So he sent written thoughts to Capitol Hill, a practice good enough for subsequent presidents until Wilson in 1913 delivered his message orally, pursuant to the progressives’ belief in inspirational and tutelary presidents. First, Obama’s declaration that nothing in his long list of

proposed spending “should” — should? — “increase our deficit by a single dime” means there should be commensurate tax increases. Second, now that he has proclaimed that government “must keep the promises we’ve already made,” only the uneducable can still believe he will consider entitlement reforms. Third, by saying spending cuts under the sequester would be “harsh” and would “devastate” domestic programs, he made applesauce of those two words: The cuts would remove only $85 billion from this year’s almost $3.6 trillion budget, and over a decade they would cut just $1.2 trillion from projected spending of $46 trillion. And spending this year would still be well above the post-1945 norm as a percentage of gross domestic product. Although Obama is a selfproclaimed respecter of science, he does not stoop to empiricism. Understandably. Data are unkind to his assertion that climate change is causing storms to become more severe and drought to become more prevalent. Measured by “accumulated cyclone energy,” hurricane and other tropical cyclone activity is at a three-decade low, and Nature journal reports that globally “there has been little change in drought over the past 60 years.” Wilson’s stroke prevented him from delivering the State of the Union orally in 1919 and 1920, but Warren Harding, not known for a strong sense of propriety, continued the deplorable practice in 1921 and 1922. Calvin Coolidge did so in 1923, four months after becoming president, but not a second time. Wilson’s practice was, however, made the norm by the man who had first come to Washington as Wilson’s assistant secretary of the Navy, Franklin Roosevelt. State of the Union addresses are now integral to the apotheosis of the presidency. If government is going to be omniprovident, modern presidents are going to be omnipresent, and politics is going to be infantile. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2013, Washington Post Writers Group

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE Erskine Bowles and Alan Simpson writing on Politico.com: “Memo to Congress, White House: Get serious on debt.” The continual fiscal brinkmanship of the past two years — in which policymakers go from crisis to crisis, avoiding catastrophe at the last moment and providing nothing more than usual “small ball” solutions that fail to address our underlying structural problems — has ground all progress to a halt. The failure to get our debt under control, reform our Tax Code and put our entitlement programs on a fiscally sustainable course is robbing us of the ability to invest in our future and will leave us without the resources we need to meet other challenges facing our nation. And moving forward will be out of our reach as long as we continue to “pass the buck” on the debt crisis. It is critical that leaders in both parties come together in an honest and meaningful way to put our fiscal house in order if they have any hope of addressing the other challenges and opportunities that we face as a nation. The events over the past few weeks have demonstrated that neither party will be able to deal with this problem on its own and that any solution will require a bipartisan agreement based on principled compromise.

Our generation created this mess, and it’s our generation’s responsibility to clean it up together. We do not have the time or the luxury of leaving this problem for the next generation to solve. If America is to compete successfully in this global economy, the time for responsible action is now. One thing is certain, if our generation does not solve this problem we created, the brute force of the markets will, and that will not be a pretty sight. ••• The New York Times’ Frank Bruni on “The G.O.P.’s Nasty Newcomer.” When a Vesuvius like John McCain tells you that you belch too much smoke and spew too much fire, you know you’ve got a problem. And Ted Cruz, a Republican freshman in the Senate who has been front and center in his party’s effort to squash Chuck Hagel’s nomination as secretary of defense, has a problem. He’s an ornery, swaggering piece of work. Just six weeks since his arrival on Capitol Hill, he’s already known for his naysaying, his nit-picking and his itch to upbraid lawmakers who are vastly senior to him. He sits on the Senate Armed Services Committee, and during its final meeting on Tuesday about Hagel’s nomination, he made such nefarious and hectoring in-

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sinuations about Hagel’s possible corruption by foreign influences that McCain, who’d gleefully raked Hagel over the coals himself, more or less told Cruz to cool it. It was an unforgettable moment, and one that Republicans shouldn’t soon forget, because Cruz, 42, isn’t simply the latest overeager beaver to start gnawing his way through the halls of Congress. He’s a prime illustration of what plagues the Republican Party and holds it back. “I think he’s got unlimited potential,” Senator Lindsey Graham told Politico. “But the one thing I will say to any new senator — you’re going to be respected if you can throw a punch, but you also have to prove you can do a deal.” Indeed, the challenge for Republicans now — a challenge that, to limited and varying degrees, Rubio and even Eric Cantor are beginning to grasp — is to be seen and to act as a constructive force, as a party that’s for things, that wants to be inclusive and that operates with a generosity of spirit, not an overflow of spite. With his votes and his vitriol, Cruz undermines that. He brings himself plenty of attention. He’ll bring Republicans nothing but grief. The Item’s “Notable & Quotable” column is compiled by Graham Osteen. Send comments or ideas to graham@theitem.com.

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SUSAN H. BURGESS Susan Hastie Burgess, 100 (affectionately known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sisterâ&#x20AC;?), daughter of the late James and Lula Mae Wright Hastie, was born May 13, 1912, in Sumter County. She departed this life on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at 10:58 p.m. at Tuomey Healthcare System in Sumter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sisterâ&#x20AC;? attended the public schools of Sumter County and obtained her bachelorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s degree from Morris College. She was a dedicated educator for Sumter BURGESS County School District 2 for 35 years. At an early age, she accepted Christ and became a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was a Sunday school teacher and a member of both gospel choir and senior choir, where she served as president of both. Sister was a member of Missionary Circle Number Two and a senior member of the Star Light Savings Club. Sister was married to the late Sumpter A. Burgess Sr. She was a matriarch and pillar within her church, community and family. She lived a Christian life and always encouraged her family to believe and trust in God. She was an awesome gift to her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, family, church, neighborhood, and above all, her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Her motto was â&#x20AC;&#x153;Run the race with endurance that is set before you, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith.â&#x20AC;? Among those who will cherish loving memories include a son, Sumpter A. (Jacqueline) Burgess Jr. of West Columbia; a daughter, Alma Delores Hunter, of Atlanta; one son-in-law, Roddy (Lee) Lewis, of Myrtle Beach; seven grandchildren, Michelle and Sumpter Burgess III, Verlin X. Hunter, Roddy Lewis II, Rashad Lewis, Brandi and Spen-

cer Burgess; nine greatgrandchildren; one greatgreat-granddaughter; one brother, Deacon Ezekiel (Lucille) Hastie, of Sumter; a sister-in-law, Florine Hastie; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by one daughter, Edith Mae Burgess Lewis. Public viewing will be Monday from 1 to 6 p.m. Homegoing services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr., eulogist. Interment will follow in the Haynesworth Cemetery. The family is receiving friends at the home of her brother, Deacon Ezekiel Hastie, 914 South Main St., Sumter. The procession will leave the home at 113 Orange Street at 10:30 a.m. The management and staff of the Sumter Funeral Service Inc., 623 Manning Ave., Sumter, SC 29150 is serving the Hastie-Burgess family. Online memorials may be sent to the family at sumterfuneralsvs@sc.rr.com.

CURTIS GRAHAM CHARLESTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Curtis Graham, 82, husband of Alena Burgess Graham, died Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2013, at The VA Hospital in Charleston. He was born Feb. 6, 1931, in New Zion, a son of the late Heyward and Marie Brand Graham. In his youth, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior and joined St. John AME Church Workman Community in Kingstree. He received his formal education in the Clarendon County school system. He served in United States Air Force where he retired after 20 years of service. He later became a truck driver for Georgia Pacific and retired in 1992. Survivors are: his wife, Alena Burgess Graham; two sons, Tony C. (Phyliss) Gra-

ham and Floyd J. (Sanae) Graham; two daughters, Sophia Collins and Yolanda Warren; five sisters, Allie M. Graham, Mary P. Graham, Idella Seabrook, Rebecca Gamble and Deloris Wheeeler; six grandchildren; and two greatgrandchildren. GRAHAM The celebratory services for Mr. Curtis Graham will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 North Church St. in Manning, with the Rev. Jerome McCray officiating. Burial will follow in Fort Jackson National Cemetery, 4170 Percival Road in Columbia. Family is receiving friends at the home of his brother-inlaw and his wife, Muldrow, and Hattie Burgess, 1040 Manchester Circle in Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

DAVID M. ALSTON Sr. David Mamon Alston Sr., 66, husband of Mary Ellen Thomas Alston, departed this life on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Inter Faith Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., after a brief illness. Born in Sumter County on June 24, 1946, he was the son of the late William and Martha Howard Alston. He received his formal education in the public schools of Sumter County. Fascinated by the construction industry, he equipped himself with sufficient training to become a master brick mason and a qualified licensed welder. He worked in this industry for more than 40 years before retiring completely in 2010. During this time, he hand painted several distinguished structures throughout the five boroughs of New York. His last structure was the famous Atlantic Center Mall in Brooklyn. David, though preceded in death by his son, David M. Alston Jr., leaves to cherish his memory: his wife, Mary

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Ellen Alston; his son, Justin Ezra Alston; three sisters, Martha Alston, Mary Alston of Brooklyn, N. Y., and Janet M. Davis of Sumter; two brothers, Richard Alston of Detroit and Johnny Alston of Sumter; seven sisters-in-law; eight brothers-in-law; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday at the High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, with the Rev. Thomas Habersham, pastor, eulogist. The family will receive friends at the Alston family home at 4805 Cane Savannah Road in Wedgefield. The remains will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. The funeral procession will leave from the family home at 11:30 a.m. Floral bearers and pall bearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the High Hill AME Church Yard Cemetery in Dalzell. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Vist us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc.

ROOSEVELT MARTIN Jr. Roosevelt Martin Jr., 86, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at Sumter Health & Rehab in Sumter. He was born in Sumter on March 26, 1926, son of the late Roosevelt Sr. and Pearline Davis Martin. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc. Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. MARGARET THOMPSON Margaret Thompson was born April 12, 1942, to the late Louise and Fate Thompson Sr. in Sumter. She was the companion of the late Marion Pinckney Jr. She departed this life on Feb. 6, 2013, at her residence. She attended the public

schools of Sumter County and attended High Hills AME Church. She leaves to celebrate her life: one daughter, Valerie L. Brooks of Bassett, Va.; one son, Tyrone Thompson of the home; one brother, Edward Rembert of New York; three sisters, Janie Thompson, Christine Patterson and Louise Buckner; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. There will be no public viewing. Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Chapel, 312 S. Main St., Sumter, with Minister Herbert Dinkins officiating. Family is receiving friends at the home, 2342 Alston Road, in Rembert. Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St. 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.

MAMIE R. ANDERSON MANNING â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Mamie Ruth Anderson, 55, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2013, at William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. She was born Sept. 22, 1957, in Manning, a daughter of the late Albert â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toadâ&#x20AC;? Sr. and Clara Bell Hatfield Anderson. Family is receiving friends at the family home at 202 Spann St. in Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. CAROLYN O. McKENZIE ROSE Bronx, N.Y. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Carolyn O. McKenzie Rose was born Dec. 14, 1946, in Gable, S.C. She is the daughter of Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Donald McKenzie and the late Mary Burgess, and wife of the late Jack Rose Sr. She departed this life on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, in Manhattan, N.Y. Services are entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter, (803) 774-8200.

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Sentenced to life at 16, woman hopes for freedom YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; More than 21 years after she went to prison, Barbara Hernandez enters the cinderblock visitation chamber at the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Huron Valley Correctional Facility in the turquoise blouse with applique flowers she keeps for special occasions. Her makeup is carefully applied but cannot hide the age lines that spread, thin but unmistakable, from the corners of her eyes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you for coming,â&#x20AC;? the 38-yearold inmate says softly. Her eyes, chestnut and brooding, are offset by a gentle smile. She holds out a hand in welcome. And in that moment, it is up to the visitor to begin weighing the choice the gesture offers: Is this the hand of a criminal who lured a man sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d never met to a brutal death and must be locked away forever? Or does it belong to a long-ago girl, who left home in rural Michigan at 14 only to end up in an abandoned house outside Detroit with a boyfriend who pimped her, and who now deserves a second chance? There are more than 2,000 Barbara Hernandezes in this country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; men and women sentenced to live and

die in prison for murders committed when they were teens. Last June, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a long-awaited ruling, wrestling with questions that have confounded the justice system for years: Should teens convicted of the most brutal crimes be punished just like adults? Or should their youth matter? The ruling was dense with legal references and focuses on faraway cases. But in its 64 pages, the court offered new hope to inmates in 28 states. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Imposition of a Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most severe penalties on juvenile offenders cannot proceed as though they were not children,â&#x20AC;? Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s majority. Despite the justicesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strong words, they declined to settle the many complex questions inherent in resolving these cases. Instead, they left it to people in statehouses and courthouses, in living rooms and law offices and prison cells. In Michigan and many other states, the challenge now is to decide whether, and how, this new standard of fairness is supposed to confront the stern justice of the past.

Andrea Waple stands by the Flint River near her home outside of Columbiaville, Mich. Her older sister, Barbara Hernandez, has been in prison for more than two decades after she was sentenced to life without parole.

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PRESIDENT’S DAY SCHEDULE | BANKS — Wells Fargo will be open Monday. All other area banks and credit unions will be closed Monday. GOVERNMENT — The following will be closed Monday: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; County of Sumter offices; Clarendon County offices; Lee County Courthouse; and Bishopville City Hall. SCHOOLS — The following will be closed Monday: Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Robert E. Lee Academy; Thomas Sumter Academy; Laurence Manning Academy; Sumter Christian School; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; and William Thomas Academy. UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. and Farmers Telephone Coop. will be open Monday. OTHER — The following will be closed Monday: Sumter County Library; Harvin Clarendon County Library; and the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce. All offices of The Item will be open Monday.

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The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Bultman Conference Room at USC Sumter. Administrative professionals, assistants and secretaries are encouraged to attend. Call Mary Sutton at (803) 938-3760. Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients — transportation to treatment, help for appearance related side effects of treatment, nutrition help, one-on-one breast cancer support, free housing away from home during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to talk to — all free from your American Cancer Society. Call (800) 227-2345. The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships Inc., a non-profit organization, announces the S.C. Weatherization Assistance Program. This program helps provide weatherization assistance to low-income residents. Services include insulating attics, walls, floors, water heaters and exposed pipes; stripping and caulking around doors and windows; and replacing broken glass panes. Call the Weatherization office of Wateree Community Action Agency Inc. at (803) 773-9716 or the state information line at (888) 7719404. Agape Hospice is in need of volunteers. Whether your passion is baking, knitting, reading, singing, etc., Agape Hospice can find a place for you. Contact Thandi Blanding at (803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 or tblanding@agapsenior.com.

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Columbia 46/25 Today: Mostly sunny and chilly. Monday: Warmer with a full day of sunshine.

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., district office

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CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Tuesday, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning

Sumter 45/24

Today: Sunny and colder. High 42 to 50. Monday: Mostly sunny; warmer. High 51 to 57.

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SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

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Aiken 49/23

80s

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TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Tuesday, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center

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Gaffney 43/23 Spartanburg 45/24

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LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Monday, 6:30 p.m., cafeteria, Lee Central High

40°

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MANNING CITY COUNCIL Monday, 6:30 p.m., City Hall, 29 W. Boyce St.

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SPORTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

THE ITEM To contact the Sports Department, call (803) 774-1241 or e-mail sports@theitem.com

SHS pulls away for 61-43 win BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

Even with the win-orgo-home nature of the playoffs, Sumter High School head boys basketball coach Sam Fuller knew his team wasn’t always going to have its best game on a given day. That was certainly true in Saturday’s second-round matchup against Bluffton – at least in the early going as the FULLER Gamecocks fell behind 7-0 with nearly three minutes gone. “They came out a little tight,” Fuller said. “But they settled in after that. They weathered the storm. That’s what you have to do sometimes.” Sumter rebounded from its early deficit and weathered a few more minor storms in the third quarter before finally pulling away for a 61-43 victory over the Bobcats at the SHS gymnasium. The Gamecocks, now 16-9 overall, will host North Augusta, a 55-38 winner over West Ash-

Harvick gets win in Sprint Unlimited at Daytona BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

ley, on Tuesday at 7 p.m. “We didn’t play our best game tonight, but (Bluffton) had a lot to do with that,” Fuller said. “They did a good job of taking things away and forced us to do other things. “They’d played (manto-man defense) everywhere else, but came out in zone against us. We had to adjust.” The Gamecocks appeared to have figured things by the end of the first quarter. After the early hole, SHS finished on a 14-4 run to close out the quarter and outscored the Bobcats 12-6 in the second for a 26-17 halftime lead. Quentin Kershaw saw a lot more playing time in the first half after Anthony Moses found himself in early foul trouble. He responded with eight of his team-high 10 points in the first 16 minutes and also pulled down seven rebounds in the game. “That’s kind of what we’ve thrived on all year,” Fuller said. “We’ve played a lot of guys because we’ve got contributions from a lot of difKEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM ferent players. Anthony and Auntrell (Holloway) Sumter’s Quentin Kershaw (44) tries to get a shot around Bluffton’s Harlan Kendrick (33) during the Gamecocks’ 61-43 win on Saturday at the SHS gymnasium SEE SUMTER, PAGE B3 in the second round of the 4A playoffs.

Highlanders slip past Swampcats 59-56 BY WORTHY EVANS Special To The Item COLUMBIA -- Shaeki Green’s basket with 1:20 left in the Laurence Manning Academy boys basketball team’s game at Heathwood EPPS Hall could have sealed a dramatic come-frombehind performance for the Swampcats. But with LMA up 56-55 over the Highlanders in their 3A upper state playoff opener on Saturday afternoon at Heathwood Hall, Mark Pipkin fouled Heathwood’s Shelton Blue with less than a minute to go. Blue took the foul

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kevin Harvick won the exhibition Sprint Unlimited race by dominating the final two segments of Saturday night’s Speedweeks opener. It was Harvick’s third win in the last five years in the nonpoints race at Daytona International Speedway. He held off challenges HARVICK from Tony Stewart and Greg Biffle on the final lap to win in his Richard Childress Racing Chev- BIFFLE rolet. It’s a strong opener for what’s going to be Harvick’s final year with RCR. He’s already signed on to drive for Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014. Harvick broke his engine trying to do a celebratory burnout and his car had to be pushed to Victory Lane. Biffle finished second and Joey Logano was third in his Penske Racing debut. Stewart was fourth and Matt Kenseth fifth in his Joe Gibbs Racing debut.

Barons cruise past First Baptist 62-40 BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Item

line, but missed both shots. Unfortunately for the Swampcats, Nigel Vaughn came up with a rebound when Blue’s second shot hit the rim. Vaughn’s putback with 33 seconds left put the Highlanders back on top. Bradley Singleton’s foul shots closed out the fourth-seeded Highlanders’ 59-56 victory over the No. 5 Swampcats. “We dug ourselves a huge hole,” said LMA head coach Will Epps, whose team finishes the season 17-16. “We came back, took the lead, had plenty of opportunities to win, but we just didn’t make the plays we needed to make.” Heathwood Hall, 1212, plays top-seeded SEE LMA, PAGE B3

Kyle Duffy scored 20 and Sharp Turner added 16 as Wilson Hall cruised to a 62-40 victory over First Baptist Saturday TALLEY at the Sumter County Civic Center in its SCISA 3A boys state tournament opener. The Barons raced to a 10-2 lead, forcing a Hurricane timeout at the 5:12 mark. After the timeout, Bradford Allen and Shaquille Richardson hit consecutive 3s to cut the lead to two. Wilson Hall’s lead was one, 13-12, heading to the second. The Barons went on a 9-0 run run to open the second, but First

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Wilson Hall’s William Kinney (11) attempts to drive past a First Baptist defender during the Barons’ 62-40 victory on Saturday in the first round of the 3A SCISA state tournament at the Sumter County Civic Center.

Baptist answered with a 9-0 run after another timeout. The lead was four, 25-21, heading into halftime after a William Kinney trey.

“I felt likewe were in pretty good shape for most of the first half,” said Wilson Hall head coach Eddie Talley, whose team takes a

16-9 record into a second-round matchup with Porter-Gaud on Wednesday at 6:30 pm. SEE BARONS, PAGE B3

Sherrill continues to improve in bullpen role for Bulldogs EDITOR’S NOTE: Barbara Boxleitner is a former Item assistant sports editor and college teacher. She is a Florida-based journalist and photographer who has been published in 41 newspapers, magazines and journals throughout North America. Each week she’ll provide updates on area athletes participating in college and professional sports at all levels.

ach Sherrill pitched more last year than he thought he would. The Wilson Hall High School graduate and former Sumter P-15’s standout can expect to take the mound often for The Citadel again this year. With a year of experience, the 6-foot-3 righthander has improved in the areas necessary for additional success.

“He has developed a very nice sidearm delivery,” Bulldogs head coach Fred Jordan said. “The biggest improvement we’ve seen is his strike percentage has increased, which helps.” A season ago Sherrill threw in 28 games, third most among the pitchers. He appeared in relief in all but one and had no SEE SHERRILL, PAGE B3

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Former Wilson Hall graduate Zach Sherrill has been a standout in the bullpen for The Citadel.

COLLEGE BASKETBALL

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

Tennessee trounces Kentucky KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Trae Golden had 24 points and eight assists Saturday as Tennessee rolled to an 88-58 victory over No. 25 Kentucky, giving the Volunteers their most lopsided win in the 216game history of this series. Kentucky (17-8, 8-4 Southeastern Conference) was playing its first game without star center Nerlens Noel, who tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Tuesday during a loss to No. 7 Florida. The 6-foot-10 freshman was leading the nation in blocks (4.4), was tied for the SEC lead in rebounds (9.9) and ranked fourth in the conference in steals (2.1). The Wildcats looked like a completely different team without him. (7) FLORIDA AUBURN

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AUBURN, Ala.— Mike Rosario scored a season-high 22 points, Kenny Boynton had 16 and No. 7 Florida routed Auburn 83-52 on Saturday. The Gators (21-3, 11-1 Southeastern Conference) raced to a 25-point halftime lead and set a season high with 15 3-pointers on 30 attempts

3-pointers on his way to a season-high 21 points, and the Tigers won for the fifth time in six games while handing Mississippi State its 10th straight loss, 80-68, on Saturday.

LSU MISSISSIPPI STATE

ARKANSAS MISSOURI

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Tennessee forward Jarnell Stokes, right, dives for the ball as he battles with Kentucky guard Jarrod Polson, center, and forward Kenny Hall (20) in the Volunteers’ 88-58 win on Saturday in Knoxville, Tenn.

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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — BJ Young converted on a pair of

BATON ROUGE, La. — Charles Carmouche hit five

three-point plays in the final minute to help Arkansas rally for a 73-71 win over Missouri on Saturday. VANDERBILT TEXAS A&M

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rod Odom scored 19 points and Dai-Jon Parker added a career-high 17 points to lead Vanderbilt to a 63-56 victory

over Texas A&M on Saturday night. Parker made a personalbest five 3-pointers as the Commodores (10-14, 4-8 Southeastern Conference) won the first meeting between the schools since 1955. From wire reports

ACC ROUNDUP

Duke falls to Maryland 83-81 COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Seth Allen broke a tie by making two free throws with 2.8 seconds left, and Maryland stunned No. 2 Duke 83-81 Saturday night to end a six-game skid against its bitter rival. As the final horn sounded, thousands of fans from the sellout crowd charged onto the court to celebrate the Terrapins’ most significant victory of the season. Maryland had lost 12 of 13 against Duke, including a 20-point embarrassment last month. The Terrapins (18-7, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) did not trail after halftime but never could pull away from the weary Blue Devils, who were playing their third game in a seven-day span. Duke (22-3, 9-3) trailed by 10 with 3:39 left but pulled even when Rasheed Sulaimon made three foul shots with 16.7 seconds to go. Quinn Cook then fouled Allen as the freshman guard drove through the lane, and Allen made both shots. N.C. STATE VIRGINIA TECH

RALEIGH, N.C. — Scott Wood scored 22 points and Lorenzo Brown scored six of his 15 in overtime to help North Carolina State beat Virginia Tech 90-86 on Saturday. 57 56

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Robert Carter Jr. hit two free throws with 8.7 seconds left, and Georgia Tech held off a lastchance shot by Wake Forest for a 57-56 victory on Saturday. FLORIDA STATE BOSTON COLLEGE

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Michael Snaer scored 21 points and Okaro White added 13 Saturday as Florida State hung on for a 69-66 win over Boston College. NORTH CAROLINA VIRGINIA

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Maryland center Alex Len, top, dunks on Duke forward Amile Jefferson during the Terps’ 83-81 upset win on Saturday over the secondranked Blue Devils in College Park, Md.

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — P.J. Hairston scored a career-high 29 points in his second straight start to help North Carolina beat Virginia 93-81 on Saturday.

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TOP 25 ROUNDUP

Fast start sends No. 1 Indiana past Purdue 83-55 No. 18 Marquette to a 79-69 victory over No. 16 Pittsburgh on Saturday.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana is still setting new standards. On Saturday, Will Sheehey scored a career-high 22 points and set a school record by making all nine of his shots while Cody Zeller added 19 points to lead No. 1 Indiana to an 83-55 rout of Purdue. Indiana (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten) has won eight of its last nine, bucking the recent trend of No. 1 teams losing games and falling out of the top spot. (11) BUTLER FORDHAM

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NEW YORK — All college basketball fans know Butler plays in Hinkle Fieldhouse, the great old building made famous by the movie “Hoosiers.” Rotnei Clarke scored 22 points and No. 11 Butler beat Fordham 68-63 on Saturday, the Rams’ sixth straight loss

PROVIDENCE (21) NOTRE DAME

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Purdue guard Rapheal Davis, left, and Indiana forward Christian Watford go for a loose ball in the Hoosiers’ 83-55 victory on Saturday against Purdue in Bloomington, Ind.

and ninth in the last 10 games. (17) OKLAHOMA STATE OKLAHOMA

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STILLWATER, Okla. — Marcus Smart scored 28 points, Le’Bryan Nash added a season-high 26 and No. 17

Oklahoma State beat Oklahoma 84-79 in overtime Saturday for its third straight down-tothe-wire win at home. (18) MARQUETTE (16) PITT

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MILWAUKEE — Vander Blue scored 19 points to lead

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Notre Dame coach Mike Brey is happy his team had only one regular-season game against Providence. And he doesn’t want to play the Friars in the Big East tournament. “I’m glad we don’t repeat them, and I hope we don’t see them in New York,” Brey said after No. 21 Notre Dame’s 71-54 loss Saturday. “They’re really good.”

Nimley paces CSU past Bulldogs ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Saah Nimley scored 18 points and Arlon Harper added 17, lifting Charleston Southern over UNC Asheville 73-65 Saturday in Big South Conference play. Mathiang Muo chipped in 11 points to help Charleston Southern (14-9, 9-3) sweep UNC Asheville (1512, 9-4) for NIMLEY the season, and claim first-place in the South Division. UNC Asheville last led when Jon Nwannunu’s jumper made it 58-57 with 8:07 remaining. The Bulldogs did not make another field goal until 39 seconds remained. The Buccaneers went on a 15-2 run, capped by Muo’s 3-pointer, to go up 72-60 with 1:35 to play. Charleston Southern made 18 of its 34 shots, while UNC Asheville shot 41.7 percent (15 of 36), in the second half. Nimley, Harper, and Muo each had seven rebounds, helping the Buccaneers outrebound the Bulldogs 44-35. Trent Meyer’s went 7 of 12 from 3-point range and scored a career-high 27 points for the Bulldogs. SC-UPSTATE KENNESAW STATE

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SPARTANBURG — Craig Torrey had 24 points and 12 rebounds and South Carolina-Upstate used a second-half rally to beat Kennesaw State 7967. Ricardo Glenn added a career-high 21 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds for South Carolina-Upstate (14-14, 8-7 Atlantic Sun Conference). Markeith Cummings scored 28 points for Kennesaw State to become the sixth player in A-Sun Conference history to reach 2,000 career points. South Carolina-Upstate shot 72.7 percent (16 of 22) while Kennesaw State shot 29 percent (9 of 31), after intermission. Trailing 39-27 at halftime, the Spartans opened the second half on an 18-6 run to tie it at 45-all. South Carolina-Upstate then used a 17-7 run to go 62-52 on Glenn’s free throws with 7:51 remaining. The Owls (3-23, 2-12) trailed by at least eight points the rest of the way. Glenn scored 16 points and Torrey had 13 in the second half, missing just one shot apiece. SAMFORD FURMAN

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AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Dorian Green scored 22 points to help No. 24 Colorado State hold off Air Force 89-86 Saturday for its sixth straight win.

GREENVILLE— Clide Geffrard Jr. scored 19 points and Raijon Kelly 17 as Samford defeated Furman 64-53 Saturday in a Southern Conference game. Tim Williams had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Bulldogs (10-17, 8-6), who bounced back from their worst offensive performance of the season — a game they won, 40-33 over Wofford. The Paladins (6-19, 3-11), who had won all five previous meetings on their home court against Samford, lost their sixth consecutive game.

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SCISA STATE BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS 3A BOYS First Round Saturday At Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U4) Heathwood Hall 59, (U5) Laurence Mannning 56 at Porter-Gaud (Charleston) Game 2 -- (U3) Pinewood Prep vs. (U6) Orangeburg Prep, 4 p.m. Game 4 -- (L3) Northwood 63, (L6) Hilton Head Prep 50 at Sumter County Civic Center Game 3 -- (L4) Wilson Hall 62, (L5) First Baptist 40 GIRLS First Round Friday At Sumter County Civic Center Game 1 -- (U5) Porter-Gaud 56, (U4) Orangeburg Prep 44 Game 4 -- (L3) Wilson Hall 53, (L6) First Baptist, 25 at Pinewood Prep A (Summerville) Game 2 -- (U6) Ben Lippen 35, (U3) Hilton Head Christian 32 at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 3 -- (L5) Laurence Manning 51, (L4) Augusta Christian 46 Quarterfinals Tuesday At Sumter County Civic Center Game 5 – (U5) Porter-Gaud vs. (U1) Northwood, 8 p.m. Game 6 – (U6) Ben Lippen vs. (U2) Heathwood Hall, 6:30 p.m. Game 7 -- (L5) Laurence Manning vs. (L1) Pinewood Prep, 5 p.m.

Game 8 – (L3) Wilson Hall vs. (L2) Hammond, 3:30 p.m. 2A BOYS First Round Saturday at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U1) Spartanburg Christian 68, (U8) Calhoun 21, 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 75, (U7) Richard Winn 47 Game 5 -- (L1) Charleston Collegiate vs. (L8) Robert E. Lee, 1 p.m. at Sumter County Civic Center Game 4 -- (U6) Carolina 34, (U3) Bible Baptist 29 Game 6 -- (L5) Spartanburg Day 47, (L4) Dorchester 35 GIRLS First Round Friday at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 1 -- (U1) Richard Winn vs. (U8) The King’s Academy Game 8 -- (L3) Spartanburg Day vs. (L6) Holly Hill 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 54, (U7) Thomas Sumter 36 Game 7 -- (U2) Palmetto Christian vs. (L7) Robert E. Lee at Wilson Hall A Game 5 -- (L1) Thomas Heyward 57, (L8) Carolina 36 Game 6 -- (L4) Marlboro 41, (L5) Spartanburg Christian 35 Quarterfinals Monday at Sumter County Civic Center Game 9 -- Game 1 winner vs. (U4) Calhoun, 3:30 p.m. Game 10 -- (U2) Bible Baptist vs. (U3) Pee Dee, 5 p.m. Game 11 -- Game 5 winner vs. (L4) Marlboro, 6:30 p.m. Game 12 -- Game 7 winner vs. Game 8 winner, 8 p.m. 1A BOYS First Round Saturday 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 83, (U7) Glenforest 49 Game 6 -- (L4) Patrick Henry vs. (L5)Wardlaw, 4:30 p.m. at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 4 -- (U3) Anderson Christian 57, (U6) Cathedral 43 at Sumter County Civic Center Game 5 -- (L1) Christian Academy 84 (L8) James Island Christian 34

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 at Wilson Hall B Game 1 -- (U1) Lowcountry Prep vs. (U8) Faith Christian Game 6 -- ((L4) W.W. King vs. (L5) Christian Academy Game 8 -- (L3) Colleton Prep vs. (L6) Newberry at Pinewood Prep B (Summerville) Game 2 -- (U4) St. John’s Christian vs. (U5) Patrick Henry at Heathwood Hall (Columbia) Game 3 -- (U2) Anderson Christian 51, (U7) Clarendon Hall 25 at Wilson Hall A Game 4 -- (U3) Andrew Jackson 41, (U6) Laurens 28 Game 7 -- (L2) Trinity-Byrnes vs. (L7) Covenant Classical Christian at Pinewood Prep A (Summerville) Game 5 -- (L1) James Island Christian vs. (L8) Jefferson Davis Quarterfinals Monday at Wilson Hall Game 9 -- Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6:30 p.m. Game 10 -- (U2) Anderson Christian vs (U3) Andrew Jackson, 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.

SCHSL BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS BOYS 4A Second Round Saturday Upper State Rock Hill at Hillcrest Spring Valley 72, Laurens 57 South Pointe 60, T.L. Hanna 53 Spartanburg at Irmo, ppd. Lower State West Ashley at North Augusta Sumter 61, Bluffton 43 Aiken at Goose Creek Ridge View at Summerville 3A Second Round Friday Upper State Daniel 48, Southside 42 A.C. Flora 81, Chapman 68 Eastside 95, Seneca 62 Lower Richland 68, Chester 53

Lower State Myrtle Beach 60, Orangeburg-Wilkinson 51 Darlington 73, Strom Thurmond 64 Crestwood 72, Stall 63 Hartsville 96, Hilton Head 46 Third Round Tuesday Upper State A.C. Flora at Daniel Lower Richland at Eastside Lower State Darlington at Myrtle Beach Crestwood at Hartsville 2A Second Round Saturday Upper State Carolina at Landrum Crescent at Newberry, ppd. Cheraw at Keenan, ppd. 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 59, Ware Shoals 55 Christ Church 71, Lamar 66 Lewisville beat Greenville Tech Fox Creek 65, McCormick 63 Lower State Whale Branch 62, Timmonsville 46 C.E. Murray 67, Baptist Hill 52 Carvers Bay 58, Military Magnet 35 Johnsonville 67, Allendale-Fairfax 41 Third Round Tuesday Upper State C.A. Johnson at Christ Church Fox Creek at Lewisville

Lower State C.E. Murray at Whale Branch Johnsonville at Carvers Bay GIRLS 4A Second Round Friday Upper State Greenwood 64, Mauldin 37 Dorman 70, Ridge View 57 Northwestern 67, J.L. Mann 44 Wade Hampton 44, Spring Valley 38 Lower State Dutch Fork 47, Goose Creek 34 Sumter 51, Colleton County 36 West Ashley 68, North Augusta 40 Aiken 58, Summerville 45 Third Round Monday Upper State Greenwood at Dorman Wade Hampton at Northwestern

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at the Civic Center. “Then, in the second quarter especially, we started turning the ball over, and then we allowed them dribble penetration. I thought we had done a very good job in the first quarter of keeping them out of the paint and next thing I know, our 10- or 12-point lead was down to four at half. But I really felt like it was more of what we were not doing than so much what they were doing.” Wilson Hall took control right out of the blocks in the second half with a 5-point possession. Duffy drained two free throws after an intentional foul call, then Kinney hit a three off the ensuing inbounds to push the lead back to nine. The lead was eight, 37-29, with 3:17 left before Turner converted a 3-point play. Confusion ensued on the next Hurricane possession as Parker McDuffie was called for a blocking foul by one official while another one called the charge on Allen. After discussion among the officials, a double foul was called with the basket counting, cutting the Barons’ lead to 40-31. That

weren’t on in the first half, but Quentin was. “I’ve always told the guys before the game to stay focused and be ready to go, because I don’t know what their role is going to be that night.” The Bobcats pulled within five points twice in the third quarter before Sumter finally put the game away with a late run that stretched into the fourth quarter. Erik White scored all five of his points toward the end of the third quarter and buckets by Sonny Butler and Moses to start the

would be the closest First Baptist would get the rest of the way. Wilson Hall’s lead was 47-35 at the end of the third and gradually expanded through the final quarter. The largest lead was 23, 60-37, after a 13-2 Barons run to open the fourth. “We knew that they were going to be a scrappy bunch and that they were going to play very hard, and they did,” Talley said. “I felt like our defense was pretty good most of the night. We got some turnovers, and in the second half we made shots. When you play good defense and you make shots, it’s usually a pretty good formula. In the first half we didn’t shoot free throws very well (one for five) and in the second half I thought we made our free throws (15 for 18).” Allen scored 19 to top the Hurricanes, who close with a 10-17 record.

WILSON HALL 62 FIRST BAPTIST 40 FIRST BAPTIST 12 9 14 5 – 40 WILSON HALL 13 12 22 15 – 62 FIRST BAPTIST Acrum 7, Keisler 2, Richardson 6, Bocklet 2, Bradford Allen 19, Gramling 2, Howard 2. WILSON HALL Sharp Turner 16, Brabham 4, Kyle Duffy 20, W. Kinney 8, A. Kinney 3, McDuffie 2, Pannell 7, Carraway 2.

Lower State Dutch Fork at Sumter Aiken at West Ashley 3A Second Round 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 Blacksburg 49, Abbeville 42 Pendleton 47, Landrum 42 Keenan 41, Columbia 31 Cheraw 40, Fairfield Central 38

fourth stretched the lead to 12. The run came at a price, however, as White went down with a knee injury and is likely done for the playoffs, Fuller said. He was on crutches following the game. In the fourth quarter, Sumter’s defense combined with an off shooting night from the Bobcats kept the Gamecocks in control the rest of the way. Bluffton missed all 11 shots from 3-point range in the final period, and made just three for the game. “We tried to take

LMA from Page B1 Hammond at the Sumter County Civic Center on Wednesday. Green and Pipkin led the Swampcats in scoring, finishing the night with 17 points apiece. Bradley Singleton led the Highlanders with 21 points. Vaughn added 15. Saturday’s riveting ending was nothing like the beginning. Heathwood used a patient, persistent offense to work up a 17-5 lead on LMA by the end of the first quarter. The Swampcats closed that gap with a 14-9 second quarter performance to go into the locker room trailing 26-19. There were no halftime speeches or technical adjustments, Epps said. “The kids just kind of got loose and got into the game,” he said. “They realized that it was just basketball, like it always is.” The Swampcats burst out of the locker room and set the tone of the third quarter with Maliq Green’s 3-pointer. Pipkin’s basket closed Heathwood’s lead

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Sumter’s Duane Kyles (1) puts up a shot over Bluffton’s BJ Hill during the Gamecocks’ 61-43 second-round playoff victory on Saturday at the SHS gymnasium.

those shots away, but they still got a lot off,” Fuller said. “Sometimes,

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Wilson Hall’s Sharp Turner, right, prepares to put up a shot while being defended by a First Baptist player during the Barons’ 62-40 victory on Saturday at the Sumter County Civic Center.

on the road, the shots just don’t fall your way.” E.J. Frazier led the Bobcats with a gamehigh 13 points followed by Marquis Weber with 10. Holloway had eight points and seven rebounds for Sumter followed by Brandon Parker with seven points. Moses and Duane Kyles each had six points and Moses led SHS with eight rebounds.

SUMTER 61 BLUFFTON 43 BHS 11 6 17 9 – 43 SHS 14 12 16 19 – 61 BLUFFTON Frazier 13, Weber 10, Hill 5, Scott 5, Hendrick 5, Smalls 3, Cofer 1, Murphy 1. SUMTER Kershaw 10, Holloway 8, Parker 7, Moses 6, Kyles 6, Butler 6, McBride 5, White 5, Edwards 4, Rembert 2, Hoskins 2.

to 26-24. The Highlanders went on a 12-3 scoring run to take a 38-27 lead on the Swampcats, but LMA outscored Heathwood 17-6 in the final 5:25 of the third to take a 44-41 lead into the fourth. The lead changed six times over the fourth quarter as both teams battled to stay alive in the postseason tournament. The Swampcats may have come up short on the final rally, but Epps likes the direction his team is going. “We came out nervous and our inexperience showed throughout the game, especially down the stretch,” he said. “You’ve got to love coaching these guys. They compete, they work hard, they try their very best. We’ve got four starters coming back next year, so we’re excited about the future.” HEATHWOOD HALL 58, LAURENCE MANNING 56 Laurence Manning 5142512--56 Heathwood Hall 17 91518--59 LAURENCE MANNING S. Green 17, Pipkin 17, M. Green 9, Anderson 7, DuRant 2, Crump 2, Gibbons 2. HEATHWOOD HALL Singleton 21, Vaughn 15, Blue 7, Underwood 6, Fleming 5, Caldwell 3, Curtin 2.

SHERRILL from Page B1 record, two saves and 6.18 earned run average. Sherrill said he typically pitched during the seventh and eighth innings. “I was used to pitching every day,” said Sherrill, who was a starter in high school. “It’s something I had to get used to.” He expects to have the same role this season, so he worked on sharpening his pitches. He developed a changeup to use against left-handed batters and focused on creating more movement. “They (the coaches) like my movement on the fastball,” he said. “I worked on different pitches to get more movement.”

Lower State Burke 56, Ridgeland-Hardeeville 53 Bishop England 60, Battery Creek 32 Lake City 59, Dillon 52 Kingstree 57, Mullins 54 Third Round Tuesday Upper State Pendleton at Abbeville Cheraw at Keenan Lower State Burke at Bishop England Kingstree at Lake City 1A 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

Sherrill hit .200 in three games as a third baseman but doesn’t see himself playing much infield. Pitching suits him fine. “I feel relieved,” he said. “I know I can do it. I feel more comfortable with what I’m doing.” He retired both batters he faced during a relief appearance in the Bulldogs’ season opener on Friday. MORE BASEBALL

Francis Marion University pitcher Tyler Smith, also from Wilson Hall, has no record and a 0.00 ERA in one appearance. Sumter High School graduate Paul Joseph Krouse is a freshman pitcher for The Citadel.

Another out of Sumter, Tyler Broome, is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA in two appearances for Lander University. Connor Lewis, who played for USC Sumter, has hit .290 through seven games for Lander. He has one home run and seven runs batted in. Lewis competed for Elon University last year. Bobby Delly of Sumter is a freshman outfielder for Saint Augustine’s University. He has one RBI through five games. Manning High School product Michael Keels is a redshirt for Francis Marion after playing two years at Spartanburg Methodist College. Send updates about area athletes to Barbara Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com.

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Tribe even series, win 11-2 over Tigers FROM LOCAL REPORTS CLEMSON —William & Mary totaled 16 hits to defeat Clemson 11-2 at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Tribe, who evened the series 1-1, improved to 1-1 on the season. The Tigers dropped to 1-1. It was William & Mary’s firstever win over Clemson in five all-time meetings. The Tribe broke the game open with three runs in the third inning, two runs in the fourth inning, and two more runs in the fifth inning. In all, William & Mary combined to score its 11 runs in five different innings. In each of those five innings, the Tribe’s leadoff batter was retired. Therefore, William & Mary was able to string together hits on a consistent basis. Starter John Farrell (1-0) earned the win by tossing 7.0 effective innings. He allowed nine hits, two runs, and one walk with four strikeouts. J.T. Castner and Mitchell Aker both pitched a scoreless inning to close out the game. Sophomore Patrick Andrews (0-1) suffered the loss in his first career start. He yielded five hits, four runs, and one walk with three strikeouts in 3.0 innings pitched. Six pitchers in all took the mound for the Tigers, including freshman Clate Schmidt, who pitched the final 2.2 innings without allowing a run. William & Mary scored its first run in the series in the first inning. Ryan Brown drew a one-out

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Clemson catcher Matt Reed, left, waits for the ball as William & Mary’s Ryan Brown scores a run in the first inning of the Tribe’s 11-2 victory on Saturday in Clemson.

walk and scored when Ryan Lindemuth grounded a 1-2 pitch over the first-base bag for a double. In the third inning, William & Mary used a hitby-pitch followed by four straight singles to score three runs. Kevin Nutter reached on a hit-by-pitch with one out, then Brown singled through the right side. Lindemuth loaded the bases with a single to right field on an 0-2 pitch. Michael Katz followed with a single down the right-field line to score Nutter and Brown. William Shaw then grounded a 1-2 pitch through the right side for a single to plate Lindemuth and increase the Tribe’s lead to 4-0.

Patrick fastest in Daytona 500 practice BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — If two practices are any indication, Danica Patrick is a solid candidate to win the pole for the Daytona 500. Patrick turned the fastest lap Saturday in a pair of practice sessions focused solely on qualifying for the Daytona 500. She went 196.220 mph around Daytona International Speedway in the second PATRICK practice session and said she’s eyeing the top starting spot in “The Great American Race.” “Everything that we do is to make sure that we do whatever we can to be on the pole,” Patrick said. “That is what we all are shooting for.” The front row for the Feb. 24 season-opening Daytona 500 will be set in Sunday’s time trials. The rest of the field is set next Thursday after a pair of qualifying races. Patrick said it would be an ac-

complishment for her StewartHaas Racing team to lock into the field on Sunday. “I think it would be really nice for all of us to know we were in the race,” she said. “It’s nice to know as a team, but it’s also nice to know for your (sponsors) like GoDaddy and all the other people that are involved in the car. That is who really pays for you to be out there on the track.” Patrick was nearly a second faster than the other drivers Saturday. Second fastest in the afternoon session was three-time champion Tony Stewart, her teammate and car co-owner, who turned a lap of 195.363 mph in his Chevrolet. Kyle Busch was third in a Toyota, and he was followed by Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Jamie McMurray as Chevrolet took four of the top five spots. Trevor Bayne, the 2011 Daytona 500 winner, was the fastest Ford in sixth. Joey Logano paced the morning practice with a fast lap at 195.410 mph in his Penske Racing Ford. He was followed by Austin Dillon for Richard Childress Racing and then Patrick, who went 195.359 in the

first session. She came to Daytona with a different car than the one her SHR team tested with in January. That car was fast and had the team encouraged, but crew chief Tony Gibson settled on a different Chevy based on wind tunnel data. “I think being fastest on the chart, just being fast in general shows everyone else how dead serious Tony Gibson is with his guys and how he wants poles, he wants to give me the fastest car possible,” Patrick said. “He is doing absolutely everything he can and is putting so much hard work into it. I think that just shows his confidence in everyone including myself about what we can do.” Talking about her car was a welcome change for Patrick, who has spent the last few days answering questions about her relationship with fellow driver Ricky Stenhouse Jr. The two are dating and competing against each other for Sprint Cup Series rookie of the year. “I have always felt in my career that when things go well on the track the media responds to it,” she said.

AL WEST CAPSULES OAKLAND ATHLETICS Manager: Bob Melvin (third season). 2012: 94-68, first place, lost in division series. Training Town: Phoenix. Park: Phoenix Municipal Stadium. First Workout: Feb. 12/17. He’s Here: OF Chris Young, SS Hiroyuki Nakajima, C John Jaso, INF Jed Lowrie, RHP Fernando Rodriguez. He’s Outta Here: RHP Brandon McCarthy, SS Stephen Drew, OF Jonny Gomes, SS Cliff Pennington, 3B Brandon Inge, C George Kottaras, RHP Tyson Ross, OF Collin Cowgill, RHP Jim Miller, 1B Chris Carter. Going campin’: The low-budget A’s came out of nowhere last season to beat out big spenders Texas and the Los Angeles Angels and win the AL West title on the final day of the season. Oakland will have a hard time taking teams by surprise again, but they might have more talent on this seasons’ roster with the additions of Young and Japanese import Nakajima. A full season from lefty Brett Anderson and the return of right-hander Bartolo Colon after finishing his 50-game suspension for a positive testosterone test should help make up for the loss of McCarthy. Oakland is also counting on an even bigger year from Cuban defector Yoenis Cespedes in his second season in the majors. The key will be whether the bullpen led by closer Grant Balfour and setup men Ryan Cook and Sean Doolittle can match last year’s success and rookie starters Jarrod Parker and Tommy Milone avoid sophomore slumps.

TEXAS RANGERS Manager: Ron Washington (seventh season). 2012: 93-69, second place, lost wild-card game. Training Town: Surprise, Ariz. Park: Surprise Stadium. First Workout: Feb. 13/16. He’s Here: DH-1B Lance Berkman, RHP Josh Lindblom, RHP Joakim Soria, C A.J. Pierzynski, hitting coach Dave Magadan. He’s Outta Here: OF Josh Hamilton, INF Michael Young, C Mike Napoli, RHP Koji Uehara, RHP Mike Adams, RHP Scott Feldman. Going campin’: There are significant changes with the offseason departures of Hamilton, a five-time All-Star and 2010 AL MVP, Napoli and Young, the franchise’s career hits leader and longest-tenured player before being traded to Philadelphia. After consecutive World Series appearances, Texas didn’t even win a playoff game last October, losing the AL’s first one-and-done wild-card playoff after going 4-9 down the stretch and losing the AL West title on the last day of the regular season. A big question mark this spring is whether RF Nelson Cruz, going into the final year of his contract, will face a 50-game suspension after being among several players named in a Miami News Times story alleging the purchase of banned performance-enhancing drugs. Until told differently, the Rangers plan for Cruz to remain their everyday right fielder. But top infield prospects Jurickson Profar and Mike Olt, who made their big league debuts last season, are among players who could get a look in the outfield this spring. While many will view this offseason as a failure for the Rangers — who didn’t re-sign Hamilton, lost out in their pursuit of top pitching free agent Zack Greinke and couldn’t work out a trade for OF Justin Upton — general manager Jon Daniels’ only concern is what happens during the season and he genuinely likes their chances. Especially with a solid starting rotation fronted by Yu Darvish, the Japanese ace who won 16 games as a major league rookie, and Matt Harrison, the lefty who got a $55 million, five-year contract extension after winning 18 games in an All-Star season. Who will set up closer Joe Nathan after Adams and Uehara left in free agency? Offensively, the switch-hitting Berkman was considering retirement after being limited last year to 32 games for St. Louis

| (surgery twice on right knee), but as the primary DH will add some versatility to a lineup filled with right-handers. With Hamilton gone, David Murphy finally goes into camp considered the everyday left fielder while Craig Gentry and Leonys Martin, the speedy Cuban defector who got a $15.5 million, five-year deal nearly two years ago, likely split time in center.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS Manager: Mike Scioscia (14th season). 2012: 89-73, third place. Training Town: Tempe, Ariz. Park: Tempe Diablo Stadium. First Workout: Feb. 12/15. He’s Here: OF Josh Hamilton, RHP Tommy Hanson, RHP Ryan Madson, LHP Jason Vargas, RHP Joe Blanton, LHP Sean Burnett, LHP Brandon Sisk, INF Bill Hall. He’s Outta Here: OF Torii Hunter, RHP Zack Greinke, 1B Kendrys Morales, RHP Dan Haren, RHP Ervin Santana, C Bobby Wilson, INF Maicer Izturis, RHP Jordan Walden, RHP LaTroy Hawkins, RHP Jason Isringhausen. Going campin’: Hamilton is the Angels’ latest eye-catching prize from free agency, but he’s just one part of a significant makeover of a good team that wasn’t quite good enough last year. Los Angeles won more games than AL champion Detroit in 2012, yet still missed the playoffs for the third straight season — a first under Scioscia. Right after the Angels decided not to spend the money to keep Greinke, they signed a similarly enormous check for Hamilton, who defected from Texas to join the Rangers’ most consistent divisional rival. Hamilton’s fearsome bat joins a lineup already featuring Mike Trout, Albert Pujols and Mark Trumbo. The Angels also reconfigured their rotation in a shuffle of proven veteran pitchers, losing Greinke and jettisoning Haren and Santana after their inconsistent 2012 efforts while acquiring Vargas, Hanson and Blanton to pitch behind ace Jered Weaver and C.J. Wilson. Los Angeles also is banking on long-injured Ryan Madson to become its new closer, although Ernesto Frieri is still around if he falters. The Angels’ changes came at a price: Along with losing Greinke as a short-term rental, they’ll return to camp without Hunter after the veteran slugger and their unofficial team captain was allowed to leave for the Tigers. Morales was traded to Seattle for Vargas, clearing more consistent playing time for Trumbo. And the Angels are still stuck with underachieving Vernon Wells, who has two years left on his lavish contract. Yet it’s tough to dislike Los Angeles’ potent lineup, with the AL Rookie of the Year (Trout) setting the table for former MVPs in Pujols and Hamilton. And for all of their offseason machinations, the Angels managed to keep hold of promising OF Peter Bourjos.

SEATTLE MARINERS Manager: Eric Wedge (third season). 2012: 75-87, fourth place. Training Town: Peoria, Ariz. Park: Peoria Sports Complex. First Workout: Feb. 13/16. He’s Here: OF-DH Michael Morse, 1B-DH Kendrys Morales, OF-DH Raul Ibanez, OF-DH Jason Bay, C Kelly Shoppach, INF Robert Andino. He’s Outta Here: LHP Jason Vargas, C Miguel Olivo, C John Jaso, INF Munenori Kawasaki, INF Chone Figgins, RHP Shawn Kelley. Going campin’: Seattle tried to upgrade its offense in the offseason, but was forced to do so through trades after failing to land free-agent outfielder Josh Hamilton. Acquiring Morales cost Seattle the No. 2 pitcher in its rotation with Vargas going back to the Angels, but it helped solidify the Mariners’ designated hitter role. Before he broke his ankle in 2010, Morales hit 34 homers and finished fifth in AL MVP voting. Coupled with the addition of Morse — from Washington — Seattle’s offense instantly should get an upgrade from where it stood the past three years when it was the worst in baseball.

One big debate to settle during spring training is what happens at first base. Is Justin Smoak out of chances to be an everyday starter or can he parlay a strong close to 2012 into solidifying a role in the linuep? Seattle’s offseason moves give it versatility to find a replacement for Smoak if he can’t produce, but the Mariners would like to see the young switchhitter win the job. Also to be determined is how playing time breaks down, especially in left field. Depending on how they perform in camp, Bay and Ibanez could make the decision even more difficult. Second baseman Dustin Ackley and shortstop Brendan Ryan will begin spring training coming off operations for injuries that impeded their offensive production in 2012. Ackley’s drop-off was noticeable but Wedge remains confident his young second baseman will eventually be an elite hitter. Center fielder Franklin Gutierrez will try and get through spring training healthy for the first time in three years. Seattle’s bullpen is solid, but the rotation remains a question after ace Felix Hernandez, who was working on a $175 million, seven-year contract with the Mariners that would make him the highest-paid pitcher in baseball. With Vargas gone, Hisashi Iwakuma becomes Seattle’s prospective No. 2 in the rotation, with Blake Beavan, Erasmo Ramirez and Hector Noesi likely slotting in behind the duo. Seattle is still high on its big three of young prospects James Paxton, Taijuan Walker and Danny Hultzen, but any of the three would have to be dominant this spring to start the season in the majors.

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 9 a.m. -- International Soccer: FA Cup Match -- Manchester City vs. Leeds (FOX SOCCER). 9 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Africa Open Final Round from East London, South Afrida (GOLF). 11 a.m. -- International Soccer: FA Cup Match -- Huddersfield vs. Wigan (FOX SOCCER). Noon -- NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at Buffalo (WIS 10). 1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Ohio State at Wisconsin (WBTW 13, WLTX 19) 1 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Daytona 500 Pole Qualifying from Daytona Beach, Fla. (WACH 57). 1 p.m. -- College Basketball: Louisville at South Florida (ESPN). 1 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: North Carolina at Florida State (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Final Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (GOLF). 1 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Penn State vs. Denver from Jacksonville, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: DePaul at Louisville (ESPNU). 1:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Louisiana State at Mississippi State (SPORTSOUTH). 1:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: Liberty at South Carolina (WPUB-FM 102.7, WNKT-FM 107.5). 2 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: South Carolina at Mississippi (WOLO 25). 2:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Notre Dame at Marquette, Georgia Tech at North Carolina State, Alabama at Auburn and Oklahoma at Kansas {ESPN2). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Northern Trust Open Final Round from Pacific Palisades, Calif. (WBTW 13, WLTX 19). 3:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Los Angeles at Chicago (WIS 10). 3:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Stanford at UCLA (ESPNU). 3:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Texas at Texas Tech (SPORTSOUTH). 3:30 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Ohio State at Jacksonville (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Tennessee, Maryland at Virginia, Cincinnati at St. John’s and Iowa at Purdue {ESPN2). 5:30 p.m. -- West Virginia at Iowa State (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6 p.m. -- College Basketball: Miami at Clemson (ESPNU, WWBD-FM 94.7). 6 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Washington at New York Rangers (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour ACE Group Classic Final Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 8 p.m. -- Track and Field: Millrose Games from New York (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- College Basketball: Wichita State at Illinois State (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA All-Star Game from Houston (TNT) 10 p.m. -- College Basketball: Southern California at California (FOX SPORTSOUTH). MONDAY 4:30 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Norfolk State at Hampton (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: U-20 Match -- Haiti vs. United States (FOX SOCCER). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Notre Dame at Pittsburgh (ESPN). 7 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Texas A&M at Kentucky (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Norfolk State at Hampton (ESPNU). 7 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Whelen AllAmerican Series from Daytona Beach, Fla. (SPEED). 7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Montreal (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Virginia at Kansas State (ESPN). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Baylor vs. Connecticut from Hartford, Conn. (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Rutgers at Villanova (ESPNU). 12:30 a.m. -- College Basketball: Asuza Pacific at Brigham Young Hawaii (BYUTV).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE By The Associated Press TODAY EAST Holy Cross at American U., Noon New Hampshire at Boston U., 1 p.m. Niagara at Manhattan, 2 p.m. Marist at Rider, 4 p.m. James Madison at Delaware, 7:30 p.m. SOUTH Louisville at South Florida, 1 p.m. Appalachian St. at UNC Greensboro, 2 p.m. Miami at Clemson, 6 p.m. MIDWEST Penn St. at Michigan, Noon Ohio St. at Wisconsin, 1 p.m. Milwaukee at Cleveland St., 2 p.m. Green Bay at Youngstown St., 2:05 p.m. Minnesota at Iowa, 2:06 p.m. Illinois at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. Wichita St. at Illinois St., 8:05 p.m. FAR WEST Arizona at Utah, 3 p.m.

| Southern Cal at California, 10 p.m. Women’s College Schedule By The Associated Press TODAY EAST Loyola (Md.) at Rider, 1 p.m. Albany (N.Y.) at Hartford, 2 p.m. James Madison at Hofstra, 2 p.m. Manhattan at Marist, 2 p.m. Temple at Saint Joseph’s, 2 p.m. Niagara at Siena, 2 p.m. Cincinnati at St. John’s, 5 p.m. SOUTH Virginia Tech at Clemson, 1 p.m. Southern Miss. at East Carolina, 1 p.m. Georgia at Florida, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Florida St., 1 p.m. Georgia St. at UNC Wilmington, 1 p.m. La Salle at VCU, 1 p.m. DePaul at Louisville, 1:30 p.m. LSU at Mississippi St., 1:30 p.m. George Washington at Charlotte, 2 p.m. South Carolina at Mississippi, 2 p.m. Northeastern at Old Dominion, 2 p.m. UMass at Richmond, 2 p.m. UTEP at UCF, 2 p.m. Delaware at William & Mary, 2 p.m. Boston College at Miami, 2:05 p.m. Alabama at Auburn, 2:30 p.m. Georgia Tech at N.C. State, 2:30 p.m. Vanderbilt at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Wake Forest at Duke, 3 p.m. SMU at Memphis, 3 p.m. Houston at Tulane, 3 p.m. Marshall at UAB, 3 p.m. Towson at George Mason, 5 p.m. Maryland at Virginia, 5 p.m. MIDWEST West Virginia at Iowa St., 1:30 p.m. St. Bonaventure at Butler, 2 p.m. Fordham at Saint Louis, 2 p.m. Rhode Island at Xavier, 2 p.m. Oklahoma at Kansas, 2:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Marquette, 2:30 p.m. Northwestern at Minnesota, 3 p.m. Iowa at Purdue, 5 p.m. SOUTHWEST Missouri at Arkansas, 3 p.m. Rice at Tulsa, 3 p.m. Texas at Texas Tech, 3:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA New Jersey 14 9 2 3 21 40 31 Pittsburgh 15 10 5 0 20 48 35 N.Y. Rangers 13 7 5 1 15 36 34 Philadelphia 15 6 8 1 13 37 45 N.Y. Islanders 13 5 7 1 11 40 46 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 12 8 2 2 18 34 29 Montreal 13 8 4 1 17 36 33 Ottawa 14 7 5 2 16 35 27 Toronto 14 8 6 0 16 40 36 Buffalo 15 6 8 1 13 43 50 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 13 8 4 1 17 41 37 Tampa Bay 13 6 6 1 13 49 40 Florida 13 4 6 3 11 30 47 Washington 14 5 8 1 11 40 49 Winnipeg 13 5 7 1 11 33 43 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 14 11 0 3 25 48 29 Nashville 14 7 3 4 18 28 26 St. Louis 14 8 5 1 17 48 45 Detroit 14 7 5 2 16 38 41 Columbus 14 4 8 2 10 31 43 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 13 8 3 2 18 38 29 Minnesota 14 6 6 2 14 30 36 Edmonton 13 5 5 3 13 29 34 Calgary 12 4 5 3 11 35 44 Colorado 12 5 6 1 11 27 32 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 13 10 2 1 21 47 35 Dallas 15 8 6 1 17 38 39 San Jose 14 7 4 3 17 37 33 Phoenix 14 6 6 2 14 35 38 Los Angeles 12 5 5 2 12 28 33 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Pittsburgh at Buffalo, 12:30 p.m. Los Angeles at Chicago, 3:30 p.m. Boston at Winnipeg, 6 p.m. Calgary at Dallas, 6 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 6 p.m. Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 6 p.m. St. Louis at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Monday’s Games Ottawa at New Jersey, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 1 p.m. Nashville at Colorado, 3 p.m. Carolina at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

GOLF Northern Trust Par Scores The Associated Press Saturday At Riviera Country Club Course Los Angeles Purse: $6.6 million Yardage: 7,349; Par: 71 Third Round Bill Haas 70-67-64—201 -12 Webb Simpson 70-66-68—204 -9 ACE Group Classic Par Scores Saturday At TwinEagles Golf Club (Talon Course) Naples, Fla. Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 7,193; Par: 72 Second Round Bernhard Langer 62-70—132 -12

HOUSTON ASTROS Manager: Bo Porter (first season). 2012: 55-107, sixth place, NL Central. Training Town: Kissimmee, Fla. First workout: Feb. 11/15. He’s Here: 1B-DH Carlos Pena, RHP Jose Veras, RHP Philip Humber, 1B Chris Carter, RHP Brad Peacock. He’s Outta Here: Manager Brad Mills, SS Jed Lowrie, RHP Wilton Lopez, OF Jordan Schafer, C Chris Snyder, RHP Fernando Rodriguez. Going campin’: Porter, the former Nationals third base coach, takes over a team which has finished last in the majors in each of the last two seasons. The Astros will try to avoid becoming the first team to lose at least 106 games in three straight seasons since the expansion Mets did it from 1962-65. It won’t be easy for a team with just five players on the 40-man roster with more than two years of major league experience and the league’s lowest payroll. Plus, they’ll have to deal with the transition of moving from the NL Central to the powerful AL West. Their only major offseason move was the addition of aging slugger Carlos Pena, who can play first base, but is expected to be the team’s first full-time designated hitter. The 34-year-old is one of only three players on the 40-man roster who is 30 or older. They also signed reliever Jose Veras, who had a 3.63 ERA in 72 appearances for Milwaukee last season, and Philip Humber, who threw a perfect game for the White Sox in 2012 but finished the year with a 6.44 ERA. The team avoided arbitration with Bud Norris by agreeing to a one-year, $3 million contract. The 27-year-old right-hander is the highest paid player on the team with a payroll of about $25 million. Houston continued slashing its payroll on Monday when it traded veteran shortstop Jed Lowrie to Oakland. The Astros are looking for Tyler Greene and Marwin Gonzalez, who both saw action last season when Lowrie was injured, to compete for the job. Houston needs second baseman Jose Altuve to build on a solid 2012 season where he hit .290 and was named an NL All-Star. The Astros were also encouraged by the performance of 29-year-old outfielder Justin Maxwell, who hit 18 home runs in his first full season in the majors after playing portions of three seasons with the Nationals. General manager Jeff Luhnow believes the Astros added power to their lineup with the recent addition of Carter, who hit 16 home runs with 39 RBI in 67 games last season for the Nationals.

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Different looks for Heat, Lakers at All-Star break BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press HOUSTON — The last All-Star game in Houston was a glimpse of what Miami Heat games would become. LeBron James scored 29 points and was the MVP. Dwyane Wade added 20 and made the go-ahead basket to cap a huge comeback, and the Eastern Conference beat the West 122-120 in 2006. “I had a pretty good experience the first time around, looking for the same thing this time,” Wade said Friday. The way things are going for the Heat, why not? And think about this: James was already the best player that night, and he was nowhere near the player he is today. “I’m a better player. At that point in time, I wasn’t a complete basketball player. I couldn’t shoot as well as I can now, I never posted up back then,” James said. “More games, more playoff games, more knowledge. You continue to learn each and every day, it makes you a better player. That’s what you want, to become a better player. That’s what I want. I want to be the greatest of all-time. I try to do whatever it takes to get me in that position. “Seven years, I’ve tried to improve each and every year.” Back where they first teamed up as THE ASSOCIATED PRESS All-Stars, Wade, James and Chris Bosh Miami center Chris Bosh (1) shoots in front of Oklahoma City forward Serge Ibaka (9) in will start together for the East on SunThursday’s first quarter in OKC. Bosh was recently named to the NBA’s Eastern All-Star day night, another highlight for the squad. The game will be played today. NBA champions.

Lacey, Alabama top South Carolina 68-58 TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Trevor Lacey scored 17 points, and Rodney Cooper and Nick Jacobs had 10 each to lead Alabama to an easy 68-58 victory over South Carolina Saturday. Levi Randolph contributed nine rebounds as the Crimson Tide (17-8, 9-3 Southeastern Conference) won its third straight game, while the Gamecocks (12-13, 2-10) lost their sixth straight. For South Carolina, Brenton Williams had 14 points, Bruce Ellington and Laimonas Chatkevicius 11 and Eric Smith 10. Lakeem Jackson had nine rebounds. Trevor Releford had two steals, giving him 170 for his career and moving him ahead of Robert Horry for third on the school’s all-time steals list. The junior needs seven steals to tie Senario Hillman, Alabama’s career leader. The Tide, which had not scored more than 60 points in its last eight games, opened the game by bolting to a 32-9 lead, topped off by a field goal by Cooper at the 5:55

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South Carolina guard Lakeem Jackson (30) loses control of the ball as Alabama’s Rodney Cooper (21) defends during the Tide’s 68-58 victory on Saturday in Tuscaloosa, Ala.

mark. The run was triggered by six 3-point baskets, two each by Lacey and Retin Obasohan and one each from Releford and Cooper. “We’re obviously happy to get the win today and take sole possession of second place,” said Alabama coach Anthony Grant. “We came out with great focus. We answered the bell early. We didn’t finish the half well, but I was proud of the way we started the second half.

Kobe Bryant, Dwight Howard and the Los Angeles Lakers aren’t having nearly as much fun in a season so disappointing that Bryant was asked Friday if the All-Star weekend was a “retreat” for him. “I don’t know if it’s a retreat, it’s just more of an opportunity to get some rest, regroup, put the first half of the season behind us and move on,” he said. As Wade knows, the All-Star break can be just that — a break — from a forgettable season. He arrived for the 2008 All-Star game with a 9-43 record after the Heat lost on Valentine’s Day to the Chicago Bulls, on their way to a 15-win debacle just two years after they won the NBA title. “I put all that aside, though, and I came and I enjoyed the weekend, and when I went back to Miami, it was like, ‘Oh my God, we’re back in it,’” Wade said. “But All-Star weekend, you just enjoy being an All-Star. You enjoy being around the guys. You can kind of forget about that a little bit, unless you have the cameras and the microphones in front of you asking you questions about it, but besides that you try to enjoy it.” This time, the Heat celebrated Valentine’s Day in Oklahoma City with a 110-100 victory over the Thunder, the team they beat in five games last summer for the title. They have won seven in a row, James is playing arguably the best basketball of his career, and they can relax and reminisce as they return to Houston.

Tigers set for toughest test yet in No. 3 Miami BY TRAVIS SAWCHIK Post and Courier CLEMSON – Brad Brownell looks at third-ranked Miami traveling to Littlejohn Coliseum at 6 p.m. today (ESPNU) and sees a program offering a roadmap to success for Clemson. Miami is undefeated in conference play (20-3, 11-0 ACC), and is the highest-ranked team to play at Clemson (13-11, 5-7) since third-ranked Duke in 2009 not because it has signed an elite a cadre of McDonald’s All-Americans, but rather beBROWNELL cause it has accumulated a rare amount of experience - forward Kenny Kadji was born in 1988 and developed players in a era of one-and-done players and heavy attrition. Clemson can never expect to follow the North Carolina and Duke blueprint to success – recruiting the top players in the country year in and year out – but the Tigers can hope to model themselves after experience-rich Miami. “I hope so,” Brownell said of modeling Miami. “That’s certainly what I’ve talked about. I think your best years at Clemson are when you have older teams. We won’t get a lot of one-anddone guys here so you hope to

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Clemson forward Devin Booker (31) and the rest of the Tigers face a tough task when they battle thirdranked Miami, unbeaten in ACC play, at Littlejohn Coliseum tonight at 6 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPNU.

put two or three classes together of guys that get to play and learn through experience, and grow up through the program. By the time they are seniors and juniors, you feel good about a group that has been together. I think that’s the case with Miami.” Experience has always been a valuable asset in college basketball. But in an era where most elite players turn professional before reaching their junior and senior seasons, in an era where there is more coaching turnover resulting in more player attrition, experience is rarer and more

valuable. Miami is one of the most experienced teams in the country. Four of the five Hurricane starters are seniors, including Kadji, the Hurricanes’ leading scorer (14.2 ppg) and rebounder (6.1 rpg), and star guard Durand Scott (12.4 ppg). “Experience is a little more rare,” Brownell said. “It’s certainly unique what they have this year. There aren’t a lot of teams with it. It’s special.” Brownell said the intangibles that come with experience lead to tangible results, and Miami ranks fourth better in 10 of the 18 team statistical categories kept by the ACC. Miami does nearly everything - shoot, defend, pass - well. Brownell hopes he has the young core in place that can grow into becoming one of the better teams in the ACC. Freshmen guards Jordan Roper and Adonis Filer have had their moments. Freshman center Landry Nnoko is raw but has the size and athleticism to develop into a rebounding and shot-erasing asset. Fellow freshman Jaron Blossomgame was the highestrated prospect in the class but is redshirting due to injury. Sophomore K.J. McDaniels has improved his jump shot as a sophomore.. “We’re all young,” McDaniels said. “We can do nothing but keep learning.”

SPORTS ITEMS

Saint Francis Xavier’s season comes to an end with 71-50 loss Tyron McElveen scored 15 points as Trinity-Byrnes School earned a 71-50 victory over St. Francis Xavier High School on Saturday at Nash Student Center in the first round of the SCISA 1A state tournament. Dalton Forman had 20 to lead the Padres followed by KJ Dozier with 18. SFXHS finishes the season at 18-9.

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER Foreman 20, Dozier 18, White 4, Chris Rickabaugh 4, Matt Rickabaugh 4.

REGION VI-3A BOYS HONORS NAMED

The Region VI-3A boys basketball honors have been announced and Hartsville captured both the Coach of the Year and Region Player of the year honors (Jaylen Shaw). The all-region region team consisited of Devontae Washington and Zeke Copeland

from Hartstville, James Richardson and Frankie Johnson of Darlington, London Johnson and Travis McRae from Marlboro County, Crestwood’s Seth Fitzgerald, Manning’s Jire Brunson and Lakewood’s Josh Gholson. Shaw and Richardson were each named to the 3A all-state squad as well. USCS BASEBALL PPD; DH TODAY AT NOON

The Unversity of South Carolina Sumter baseball team was tied with Florida State College of Jacksonville 4-4 in the top of the ninth on Saturday when inclement weather forced the game to be suspended. The two squads will finish up that game today at noon at Riley Park and then play a doubleheader afterwards.

USCS is 5-1 on the season. USC BASEBALL TO HOST DH TODAY

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina-Liberty baseball game on Saturday has been postponed due to inclement weather. The two teams will play a doubleheader beginning 1 p.m. today. The first game will be nine innings with the second game scheduled for seven innings. Both Saturday and Sunday’s tickets will be honored for both games of the doubleheader. FICHARDT, VAN ZYL LEAD AFRICA OPEN

EAST LONDON, South Africa — South Africans Darren Fichardt and Jaco Van Zyl share the lead going into the final round of the Africa Open, two shots clear of their nearest pursuers at East London Golf Club. Fichardt had a 65 on Satur-

day, setting up a great day by firing four birdies and an eagle on the first eight holes, but his second bogey on the 17th dropped him back to 15-under 129 and into a tie with Van Zyl, who had a 68. HAAS SHOOTS 64 TO TAKE LEAD AT RIVIERA

LOS ANGELES — Bill Haas had no reason to think this round at Riviera was going to be anything special. With an iron in his hand, he failed to make birdie on the par-5 opening hole, the easiest on the golf course. Solid iron shots led to a pair of birdies on the front nine, and with Riviera playing tough in warm, dry conditions on Saturday, he was part of a large group challenging for the lead.

Langer shot a 2-under 70 to take a three-shot lead after the second round of the Champions Tour’s ACE Group Classic on Saturday. TOWNLEY WINS 1ST ARCA RACE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Bobby Gerhart had the dominant car and a ninth ARCA win at Daytona only laps away. Not so fast. Gerhart’s car slowed on the track with seven laps left, just the break John Wes Townley needed to nudge him out of the way and zip to the lead. Then he took the checkered flag. Townley held off Kyle Larson down the stretch Saturday to win his first ARCA Series race at Daytona International Speedway.

LANGER HAS 3-SHOT LEAD

NAPLES, Fla. — Bernhard

From wire, staff reports

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‘Pond hopping’ can be perfect remedy for what ails you

afield & afloat

t was going to be a day of the boat time and time “pond hopping.” Coffee again. It finally dawned on Pot (CP) and I were going Dumb and Dumber that we to leave around 9 a.m., after were completely wasting it warmed up just a bit, and our time. The boat went ride over to the pond that is back on the trailer. on his hunting club. He had After a quick tour of the taken a couple of nice bass hunting club and a couple and crappie from the pond of short strolls through the this past summer and since woods, we packed it all in we had nothing else pressing and headed for Gene’s us, hey, why not? place. By early afternoon we We called Gene to let him were going to stop by Gene’s know that we were on the pond, cast our baits a few way, and he told us that my times and head home. son, Robert, his buddy, After stopping for, Matt, and my grandyou guessed it, a daughter, Katie, steaming cup of cofwere there, along fee, we arrived at his with my daughterclub, which is in Kerin-law, Val. The boys shaw County, just were fishing and west of Bishopville. Gene and Katie The pond was were riding around Earle beautiful, smooth looking at the cows. WOODWARD and bathed in the As we launched early morning sun, the boat for the secand on the far side the sun ond time that day, Robert bounced off of the bright, and Matt came over and gray feathers of a mallard talked a little fishing before drake that was putting on a they went to do some target show for his not-so-elopractice. They had picked quent lady friend. up a few bass on beetle As soon as we launched spins, but it had been slow. the boat we knew that this CP and I began chunking wasn’t going to be easy. The hefty bass lures, everything water was shallow and gin from jig ‘n’ pigs to worms to clear. You could see every crankbaits to, well, you detail of the bottom out to at name it, and caught nothing least 6-7 feet and could see for almost an hour. CP finallarger obstacles ever deeper. ly got one to hit a worm and My dad used to say, “If hoisted the fish into the you can see the fish, then boat, where it was unhooked they can see you.” How true! and released, and we conWe fished hard for about 45 tinued to fish. minutes to an hour and The beetle spin thing watched bass, bream and kept ringing in my head, crappie streak away from and not one to shun any-

thing that works, I picked up my ultra-light rod and began tossing a black beetle spin with a yellow head. It didn’t take long and I was into a small fish which threw the hook just before I got him to the boat. The second cast after that, the rod bent double and for an instant I was into a fish that felt like he had some big shoulders on him; then the line parted at the knot and he was gone. I heaved a different bait or two at them for a while, and then tied on a spinnerbait, which got immediate results, but they were all short striking the lure, hitting the skirt, but not the hook. I began to dig around in the tackle box for a smaller spinnerbait and came up with one of about a quarter ounce. It had a chartreuse head and a white and chartreuse skirt, and had a Colorado blade, just like a beetle spin. I picked up one fish of maybe a half pound on it. After a few more misses, my brain went to smoking and I came up with a plan. CP had some black crawfish trailers and I bummed one. I pulled the skirt off of the spinnerbait and then went to work on the trailer. I pinched off the craw part, and took the remaining grub, lit a match and rounded off the flat part where it had been pinched, and threaded the grub on the hook of the spinnerbait.

There, I now had an oversized yellow and black beetle spin, just like the one the last fish had taken from me except 10 times bigger. Coffee Pot and I found a quiet spot out of the brisk breeze where the sun had been warming the waters all day and began to cast to the shallow waters there. CP hit them right away and began to put fish in the boat, I delayed for a few minutes, mostly because my pal, Coffee Pot, was blocking any shot I had at the bank by casting to cut me off. He didn’t do it on purpose, at least I don’t think he did, but I got a couple of casts later while he was unhooking a fish. All of a sudden, the bass seemed to like the oversized beetle spin. I picked up three fish pretty quickly and another a bit later. All in all, CP and I picked up 10 bass at Gene’s, five apiece, and had a fantastic day of fellowship to boot. On the way out, we stopped at the house, thanked Gene for his hospitality, hugged Robert, Val and especially Katie, and headed for the house. What a great, great day. I could have gone to the lake or swamp, but there is something about floating around on a secluded pond with good friends that is just peaceful, and after the weeks that both Coffee Pot and I’ve had lately, it was the perfect remedy.

FISHING REPORT

Santee Cooper System Striped Bass: Good. Captain Jim Glenn reports that striper fishing is good in both lakes, with striper concentrated in and around large schools of baitfish. Bait will be suspended in deep water in Lake Moultrie as well as in some of the bigger creeks in Lake Marion. There are also concentrations of baitfish along the old river channel in Lake Marion as well. Lake Murray

Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Brad Taylor reports that crappie can be found around deep docks and bridges by casting jigs in about 20 feet of water. Fish can also be found around deep brush along the main channel. Crappie are starting to work their way into the mouths of creeks where they can be caught tight lining with jigs and jigs and jigs and minnows. Striped bass: Fair to good. Lake World reports that most striper are being found from the mid-lake on up. The key to locating fish is to look for birds that are either circling or hitting the water. When fish are on or near the surface casting bucktails or pulling free-lined herring is effective, and for deeper fish down-lines are the best option. Lake Wateree

Largemouth Bass: Fair. Captain Chris Heinning reports the largemouth bass bite remains somewhat slow, but the fish being caught have good weight to them. Soon the warming air and water temperatures will have bass more active and more moving up to shallows. Lake level is down a few feet and water is fairly muddy for Wateree after recent rains and discharge. Concentrate on rocky points and banks using bright color vibrating cranking hardbait. Lake Greenwood

Crappie: Good. Angler Russell Riley reports that fish are still near the river channel. Right now the fish he is targeting have been a couple of feet off the bottom in 14-18 feet of water, but if temperatures warm they could move towards the mouths of creeks. The first move will be vertical in the water column and the second move will be shallower. It’s unlikely that fish would move into the backs of creeks in the next two weeks, but they could have moved into creek mouths if temperatures are mild. A combination of jigs and minnows will be the winning bait. Largemouth Bass: Fair. Some schooling reported around the lake. The best bet is to look for circling birds. White perch can also be caught under the bass by jigging and spoons are working. For bass use crankbaits off points and around coves. Lake Monticello

Catfish: Good. The bite for blue catfish in the 10-20 pound range is still good, with fish running bigger not uncommon. Many shad and catfish are glued to the bottom and the most productive depth range has been 50-65 feet. Anchor around shad schools that are not tight to the bottom and slightly broken up, which indicates that fish are feeding on them. White perch, gizzard shad and even herring are working well and cutting the bait in cubes about the size of a mussel has been catching the majority of the fish.

TIDE TABLES MONDAY, Feb. 18 01:35 AM 4.74 H 08:06 AM 0.95 L 02:04 PM 4.14 H 08:08 PM 0.56 L

| TUESDAY, Feb. 19 02:32 AM 4.7 H 09:04 AM 0.97 L 03:02 PM 4.13 H 09:06 PM 0.54 L

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 20 03:31 AM 4.76 H 10:00 AM 0.87 L 03:59 PM 4.24 H 10:02 PM 0.41 L

THURSDAY, Feb. 21 04:26 AM 4.91 H 10:51 AM 0.67 L 04:52 PM 4.43 H 10:55 PM 0.2 L

FRIDAY, Feb. 22 05:16 AM 5.1 H 11:37 AM 0.42 L 05:42 PM 4.67 H 11:43 PM -0.03 L

SATURDAY, Feb. 23 06:02 AM 5.3 H 12:19 PM 0.16 L 06:27 PM 4.91 H

PUBLIC RECORD Property Transfers Darell L. and Lawanda M. Shaw to Amanda M. and Richard C. Smeeding, one lot, one building, 3065 Temple Road, $180,000; Federal National Mortgage Association to Mark A. Taylor and Marion B. Feagin, one lot, three buildings, 2101 Shallowford Road, $65,000; James M. and Brenda L. Krivejko to Deneen M. Fioritto, one lot, one building, 102 Wactor St., $105,056; Delores G. Horton to Cherry Violet Sweat, one lot, two buildings, 348 W. Calhoun St., $171,900; Hurricane Construction Inc. to Jarvis M. Dunham, one lot, 530 Adger Lane, $217,900; Dorothy H. Brown to Leon S. Brown, one lot, two buildings, 25 E. College St., $5 etc.; Edison T. and Lorraine C. Aldridge to J.W. Ainsworth, one building, 5325 Longbranch Drive, $32,000. Rolando D. and Amanda M. Collantes to Rolando D. Collantes Jr., one lot, one building, 520 Brutsch Ave., $5 etc.; Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. fka Bankers Trust to Home America LLC, one lot, two buildings, 510 Bagnal Drive, $11,500; James G. and Coleen H. Graham to Coleen H. Graham, one lot, two buildings, 24 Edgewater Drive, $5 etc.; Wanda K. Anglebrant et al to Cynthia Morris and Wanda K. Anglebrandt, one building, 3170 Oswego Highway, $5 etc.; Cynthia Morris and Wanda K. Anglebrandt to Gerald Connor, one building, 3170 Oswego Highway, $35,000; Davin and Desmond Smith (lifetime estate resident) to Devin and Desmond Smith, one lot, one building, 619 Colonial Drive, $5 etc. Joseph J. and Ronda C. Wright to Jeremy A. and Brooke L. Kirkland, one lot, one building, 4625 Fountain Court, $88,500; Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Glenn Leroy Taylor, one lot, one building, 690 Bennington Drive, $81,400; Secretary of Housing & Urban Development to Charles Smith, one lot, one building, 2760 Kolb Road, $27,000; Robert E. Reaves Estate to Thomas E. and James R. Reaves, one lot, one building, 30 Church Court, $5 etc.; George Kershaw to Timothy Colwell, one lot, $500; William Brown et al to Colin Davis and Carroll Barnett, one lot, 752 N. Main, $1,100; Nina S. Barnes to Nina S. Barnes (lifetime estate), three buildings, 570 Pinewood Road, $5 etc.

SUNDAY, Feb. 24 12:28 AM -0.26 L 06:44 AM 5.46 H 12:58 PM -0.08 L 07:09 PM 5.14 H

| Mary Johnson to Vernita Peay and Ben Peay Jr., Dais Road, $2,400; Helena T. Weatherly to Walter B. Weatherly Jr. and Judith H. McLeod, Narrow Paved Road, $5 etc.; Tom Dennis Realty Inc. to Tremekia Glover, one lot, 7555 Bennett Drive, $6,950; Michael W. and Marsha L. Madsen to Johnny and Julie Murray, one lot, two buildings, 3375 Ashlynn Way, $165,000; Sumter Habitat for Humanity Inc. to Latoya Jackson, one lot, one building, 1010 Habitat Drive, $78,500; Sumter Habitat for Humanity Inc. to Ozena L. Edwards, one lot, 1260 Habitat Drive, $85,000; Deborah Ann and Thad B. Mozert to Timothy E. and Donna G. Capps, 6573 Francis Marion Ave., $18,000. Shelton Smith (lifetime estate) and Gregory Smith to Judy M. Smith (lifetime estate), one lot, one building, 2108 Greenville Circle, $5 etc.; Leroy C. Gibbs Jr. to Cindy D. Gibbs, one lot, one building, 725 Radical Road, $5 etc.; Patricia Ann Singleton and Silas Singleton Estate to Patricia Ann Singleton et al, one lot, one building, 5059 Dennis Road, $5 etc.; Robert L. McCants to S.C. Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention, one lot, 812 N. Main St., $7,700; Virginia King to Sheena Shaw, one lot, 204 W. Williams St., $2,000; Bertha Lee Lowery (estate) to Mary Ann Gillens et al, one lot, one building, 122-124 McCutcheon St., $5 etc.; Bertha P. Lowery to Mary Ann Gillens et al, one lot, one building, 123 McCutcheon St., $5 etc. John H. and Tammy L. Moore to Dan A. and Dawn Michelle Walters, one lot, one building, 470 Innisbrook Court, $280,000; Raymond Capers Dixon et al to JMJ Homes LLC, one lot, 35 Eveningshade Lane, $32,900; J.B. Kennedy Jr. Estate to Francis J. Kennedy, one building, 4310 Furman Cove, $5 etc.; Ryan B. and Kimberly W. Cagle to Clarence Jr. and Irene Hilton, one lot, one building, 1845 Vintage Court, $282,500; BAC Home Loans Servicing LP to Charles and Annette Ridgill, one building, 1555 Reynolds Road, $130,000; Forfeited Land Commission to Horace L. and Feneca J. Carter, one lot, 1550 Stephen Tindal Drive, $4,400; Federal National Mortgage Association to Charles M. Smith, one lot, one building, 138 Pratt Ave., $32,000. Christopher and Vickie Green to Pa-

tricia D. Prioleau, one lot, one building, 2430 Hummingbird, $80,000; Mark J. and Mich Martin to Bryan C. and Shawna L. Hilferty, one lot, two buildings, 600 Chickasaw Drive, $238,500; Timothy W. Hills et al to Bernard A. and Gail C. Harrison, one lot, three buildings, 36 Hilltop St., $65,000; Nicolas T. Iorga to Paul Kiser, one building, 2845 Stamey Livestock Road, $56,000; Timothy L. and Deborah D. Russ to LNV Corp., one lot, one building, 108 Gleaton Ave., $98,320; Hurricane Construction Inc. to Lashona S. McElveen, one lot, one building, 3340 Lauderdale Lane, $199,490; Hurricane Construction Inc. to Darrell E. Bruce, one lot, one building, 3640 Galloway Lane, $214,990. Tia M. Carlson to Glenn E. and Christina Iski, one lot, one building, 1795 Lirope Way, $139,000; Virginia King to Louvenia McDonald, one lot, one building, 568 S. Sumter St., $5 etc.; Estelle Moore Estate to Rovenia Perry, one lot, one building, 1025 Dibert St., $5 etc.; Dixie Properties LLC to Forfeited Land Commission, one lot, two buildings, 116-118 Hoyt St., $1,790; Willard Glover to Patar Montgomery, 5485 Cannery Road, $1,300; Natalie C. and Blair C. Tirado to Natalie C. Tirado, one lot, one building, 670 Brutsch Ave., $5 etc.; George D. Couch to Hugh Harrelson, two buildings, 2200 Couch Lane, $40,000; Jordan D. White et al to Gertrude White (lifetime estate), one building, 490 W. Brewington Road, $5 etc. Jordan D. White (lifetime estate) to Jordan D. White et al, Scriven Place, $5 etc.; William F. and Juel B. Gafford to Juel B. Gafford Estate, one lot, one building, 1121 Antlers Court, $5 etc.; Eva May Sanders to Montrell D. Sanders, one building, 5085 Dais Road, $5 etc.; Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. to Robert Lee and Stephanie E. Bryant, one lot, 240 Corn Road, $14,000; Lashonda S. McElveen to Lashonda S. and Lee V. McElveen, one lot, one building, 3340 Lauderdale Lane, $5 etc.; Leo Eduardo and Iva Jean Deoliveira to Capital Investment Co., one lot, two buildings, 22 Wilson St., $18,000; City of Sumter to O&O Associates LLC, one lot, 313 W. Liberty St., $19,500. Gregory T. Blair Sr. to Federal Home

Loan Mortgage Corp., one lot, two buildings, 298 N. Brand St., $15,000; Melissa M. Walker to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., one lot, two buildings, 509 Laurens Ave., $38,373; Mary Ann G. Ford Estate to Ronald Wayne Ford et al, two buildings, 2525 S.C. 261 South, $5 etc.; Mary Ann G. Ford Estate to Kimberly G. Overstreet, 2515 S.C. 261 South, $5 etc.; Sandra Brown Carter et al Trust to United States of America, Frierson Road, $250,000; Sandra Brown Carter et al Trust to United States of America, Frierson Road, $250,000; Thomas D. Keels Jr. to Joseph W. Stanton Jr., one lot, one building, 805 Aull St., $5 etc. Richard R. Singleton Estate to Angela Wixey et al, one building, 1760-1768 Florence Highway, $5 etc.; Richard R. Singleton Estate to Angela Wixey et al, 2 Glenwood Drive, $5 etc.; Angela Wixey et al to Robbie Singleton, 2 Glenwood Drive, $5 etc.; Angela Wixey et al to Angela Wixey, one building, 1760-1768 Florence Highway, $5 etc.; Marcus Brown to Marcus Brown Estate, one lot, one building, 833 Weeks St., $5 etc.; Dorothy M. Wilson and Mary M. Josey to Dorothy M. Wilson, one building, 5405 Lodebar Road, $5 etc.; Dessie McDowell (1/2 interest of Evalina conveyed) to Mary Washington et al, one lot, one building, 3470 Narrow Paved Road, $5 etc.; Barry K. and Sherri L. Falin to Chad William and Malinda Berry Prescott, one lot, three buildings, 2330 Watersong Run, $525,000. Robert and Lou Ella Singleton to Lou Ella Singleton, one lot, one building, 350 Freedom Blvd., $5 etc.; Dorothy Geddings Estate to Scott E. and Eun Mi Ibarra, one lot, two buildings, 73 Pumpkin Lane, $193,000; Meredith L. Moore and Michael B. Mefford to Justin Wendell and Lindsey Alicia Stimets, one lot, one building, 1925 Adirondack Court, $220,100; Roger C. and Mimi G. Berberich to Roger C. Berberich, one lot, one building, 2960 Ashlynn Way, $5 etc.; Mary D. Brown to S. Marvin Brown Jr. and Patricia B. Clemmons, one lot, one building, 86 Willow Drive, $5 etc.; Richard and Dorothy Halley to Dorothy N. Halley, one lot, 8350 Black River Road, $1,200; Wanda H. Neal to Wanda Faye Neal and Janice Neal Meyer, one lot, two buildings, 123 Morgan Ave., $5 etc.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

THE ITEM

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High-income households 11th smallest in concentration Sumter has one of the smallest concentrations of high-income households in the nation, a report released recently by the U.S. Census Bureau indicates. The study, taking its data from the American Community Survey from 2007 to 2011, found that only 1.4 percent of Sumter households made at least $191,000 a year, the income level necessary to be in the top 5 percent of households nationwide. This 1.4 percent ranked Sumter 356th out of 366 metropolitan areas nationwide. The largest concentration of high-income homes, according to the study, is in the Bridgeport, Conn., area, where 17.9 percent — or more than one of out every six homes — has an income of at least $191,000. The smallest concentration of wealthy households is in the Danville, Va., area, where only 1.1 percent of the homes are in the top 5 percent nationally.

S.C. Bar offers free legal clinic in Lynchburg The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor a free legal clinic in Lynchburg on Wednesday. The topic is wills, estates and probate, featuring attorney William W. Wheeler III and Judge S. Bryan Doby. The clinic will be held from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Shiloh St. John Senior Center, 475 Pudding Swamp Road. Registration is not required. A schedule of upcoming seminars throughout the state is available online at www.scbar. org/clinics. For more information, contact the S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program at (803) 799-6653, extension 158.

Schwedler named to DCI’s ‘40 Under 40’ Jay Schwedler, president and CEO of Sumter Economic Development, was named by Development Counselors International as one of the winners of its “40 Under 40” awards, designed to recognize young professionals in the economic development profession. SCHWEDLER The New Yorkbased economic development marketing firm DCI chose the winners from a pool of more than 150 professionals based on the candidates’ contributions to the economic development industry.

XDOS named top sales agent in North America for 2012 Sumter-based XDOS Inc. was named the top sales agent in North America in 2012 for companies their size by Xerox. This is the fourth time since 2000 that XDOS, who competed against more than 100 other companies, has won the award, and is the only Xerox Sales Agency to win this award more than twice.

Prudential agents receive company awards Two sales associates for Prudential John M. Brabham Real Estate were recently recognized by the nationwide company for their sales production during the past year. C.O. “Buddy” Gulledge was recognized as qualifying for the President’s Circle award, which less than 2 percent of all Prudential associates nationwide obtain, while Katherine Rauch was awarded the company’s Honor Society award, given to less than 5 percent of all associates.

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LEFT: Sandra Cooper constructs an apparel display rack inside the soon-to-open Roses location. RIGHT: George Shaw installs shelving for the store in the site formerly occupied by Sears.

Roses sets March opening date Discount retailer will move into Sears’ old site at Sumter Mall

Roses is expected to open a new location in the Sumter Mall near the end of March, company officials said.

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Discount retailer Roses is in the process of opening a new location in one of the anchor storefronts in Sumter Mall, replacing the Sears store that left the mall a few months ago. As the company targets a late March opening date, Wilson Sawyer, president of Variety Wholesalers, said the local Roses plans to hire about 50 people. Roses is one of several store brands within Variety Wholesalers, a Henderson, N.C.-based company that also owns Maxway, among others. Among its different brands, Variety Wholesalers operates about 400 stores in 16 states. “We’ve been looking back in markets that we think there is an opportunity to do business and offer something to the customer other than what they’re getting there, especially where we have Maxway stores that are doing well,” Sawyer said. In addition to selling apparel, the new store will also sell home furnishing and décor, toys and small electronics, among other merchandise. The mall location is already being remodeled for Roses, employment applications are being accepted, and Sawyer said the store should begin receiving merchandise relatively soon. “Typically, it takes us four to six

weeks (to open) once we start receiving merchandise, assuming everything goes according to plan,” Sawyer said. The new Roses will also not only fill the void in the mall left by the departed Sears, but also will provide an employment opportunity for Maxway employees displaced by the recently closed downtown location. Last year, the city of Sumter purchased the buildings at 14-20 N. Main St., which housed both a Maxway and a CitiTrends, with plans to demolish them in hopes of luring a hotel to the property. The downtown location sits across from the Sumter Opera House. While no developer for the potential project has been announced, city officials hope a new hotel would be able to attract convention-based events and business to the area. Until a development deal is agreed upon, the city plans on placing a downtown park on the site. With the downtown Maxway closing, however, Sawyer said he expects the employees at the former Main

Street store to join the staffs of either the new Roses or at the company’s other Maxway location on Guignard Drive. The opening of the Sumter Mall location is just one of several new Roses stores the company plans to open throughout the Southeast this year. So far, the company has announced six locations — including one in Lake City — and Sawyer said the company’s goal is to open from 20 to 25 new stores in 2013. This comes after a 2012 in which Variety Wholesalers opened about 16 stores. The Roses chain of stores has been in operation for nearly 100 years — first opening in 1915 — but began to see difficulties in the 1990’s, which eventually led to the company’s bankruptcy. Variety Wholesalers later purchased the Roses chain in 1997. “It took us about four or five years to stabilize the company, and since then we’ve been looking to open stores,” Sawyer said. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

New report questions FAA’s airline safety promise WASHINGTON (AP) — Since a deadly airline crash in 2009, the government hasn’t kept its promise to ensure that major airlines are holding their smaller partners to the same safety standards, a federal watchdog said. The Transportation Department’s inspector general faults the Federal Aviation Administration for not taking steps to encourage the big airlines “to consistently share safety information and best practices” with regional airlines that operate flights under contract for them.

That business link is known as code-sharing, by which one airline sells tickets for seats on a flight operated by another airline — United and United Express, for example. More than half of all airline flights in the U.S. are operated by regional airlines using names such as United Express, Delta Connection, American Connection and US Airways Express under codesharing arrangements. A flight operated by regional carrier Colgan Air for Continental Airlines under the name Continental Express crashed in

February 2009 near Buffalo, N.Y., killing 50 people. After that crash, officials at the department and the FAA said they would begin reviewing code-share contracts to see if they impinged on safety. Investigators cited pilot training lapses by Colgan as a factor. Colgan ended flying in September as part of its parent company’s restructuring. A National Transportation Safety Board investigation and congressional hearings after the Colgan crash pointed out the differences in safety cultures that sometimes occur be-

tween the two types of airlines. For example, at that time, some regional carriers were hiring pilots with as few as 250 hours of flight experience, which FAA rules allow. Major airlines typically hired pilots with about 10 times that much experience. After the crash, pilot unions and safety advocates said regional carriers were driven to cut corners on safety, including hiring inexperienced pilots at low wages, in part to meet performance goals required under the codesharing contracts.

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Viva Las Vegas!

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Members of the cast of Viva Las Vegas!, the 16th annual Sumter Arts Showcase to raise funds for the Tuomey Foundation, take a break from rehearsal to pose for a photo. Directors Seth and Jennifer Reimer promise a colorful spectacular bigger than any in the past. See the show at Patriot Hall on Feb. 23 and 24.

Arts showcase set to dazzle BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com

right lights and big city entertainment come to the Patriot Hall stage Saturday and Sunday with the 16th Annual Sumter Arts Showcase. Last February Directors Seth and Jennifer Reimer and the Rising Stars of Miss Libby’s School of Dance took “A Bite out of the Big Apple” to celebrate the arts in New York City. This year, they’re presenting the performances of Las Vegas, with all kinds of Vegas entertainment, from showgirls to legends. The Reimers said more than 100 dancers will perform and that audiences at “Viva Las Vegas!” can expect to see local celebrities impersonating Vegas stars from Elvis and Cher to Barry Manilow and Celine Dion during a spectacular show that raises funds for the Tuomey Foundation. And they can see them in one location — Patriot Hall — rather than having to roam from casino to casino on the Vegas strip. While they don’t want to give away too many surprise guests, Seth Reimer did reveal that emcee Ann Floyd will be back and that she will portray Bette Midler; however, he would not say which of the Divine Miss M’s

songs she’ll perform. The cast will be a mix of the Rising Stars and the special guests. “The entire show is a scripted theme with a variety of talent,” Seth said. “We’ll have a lot of singers, Sumter High percussion and a magician among the guests.” Brandon Wagster, whom Jennifer called “an energetic, talented young magician” will be featured with highlights of his popular act of legerdemain. She said the music and acts for the show will “be a mix of the old and new. You might see Sinatra and the Rat Pack in some form.” Seth said the audience will see the familiar Vegas strip and lights, but “the highlights of the Showcase will be the shows you see inside the casinos, from Siegfried and Roy’s white tigers to the showgirls. The showgirls will come out and open the show with a big medley.” Jennifer said, “One of the shows in Vegas right now is Cirque du Soleil, so our Elite Stars (the gymnastics team) are going to tackle that. The hot Broadway show out there right now is ‘Rock of Ages,’ and we’re going to do a medley of that, too.” The Sumter High School percussion group will become Blue Man Group. “We’ve made Blue Man instruments,” Seth said. “That’s been fun.” The Blue Man Group is the nextto-last act, a set up for a huge finish,

he said. “We’re going to have the ‘wow factor’ from the time the curtain opens,” Seth said. “You’ll feel like you’re in Vegas from the time you pull into the parking lot. In fact, we encourage people, if they so choose, to dress up in green visors and sleeve straps and be a dealer. Or come as a big gangster in your pinstripes, because we’ll have a big casino scene.” “And we’ll have a ‘daddy dance,’” Jennifer added. “We’ve got a lot of dads that are going to be on stage.” ALL NEW SHOW “This is a new show every year,” Seth said. The Reimers wrote the show together, with little disagreement. Jennifer laughed and said the two sometimes brainstorm ideas for the showcase “when we’re on a family road trip or something, and we can’t get out and walk away.” “In terms of production, this is our biggest undertaking of the year,” Seth h love l Cirque du added. “We both ereed ideas of how to Soleil. We pondered get people to fly orr jump or go ld dn’t norplaces they wouldn’t iott Hall, mally go in Patriot h out. o to kind of branch taarted.” That’s where it started.”

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Magician Brandon Wagster will entertain during the Sumter Arts Showcase. The theme for the Feb. 23 and 24 show is Viva Las Vegas!

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Markwell to head Santee-Cooper project; Jaycees to hold Iris parade costing an estimated $34,000,000. The KennedyBurrows Co. of Sumter was awarded a contract to provide surveyors stakes for this massive project. From the “In and Around the Town” column — “High- Sammy way 76 is being WAY widened between Lynchburg and Florence by adding black top shoulders to the roadway. The past few hot, dry days have been fine for yesteryear

75 YEARS AGO – 1938 July 15-21 Kenneth Markwell was announced as project engineer for the Santee-Cooper hydroelectric, navigation and flood control project for South Carolina by the Public Works Administration. Markwell, currently working in Tennessee, after receiving news of his assignment stated that he would “take up his duties as soon as he could clear his desk in Chattanooga.” His duties included the supervision of the “largest flood controlnavigation-power undertakings in the southeast outside the Tennessee valley area”

cotton farmers and tough on the boll weevil, and that is fine for all the people who do business hereabouts. Farmers are also apprised that the cotton ginners are getting their plants in condition to start operations when the ginning season opens. The usual advice is given farmers to avoid ginning green or wet cotton. “The Osteen Publishing Company has installed another automatic self-feeding job printing press, replacing a smaller, old-type hand-fed press that had been in service a number of years. It is essential to have modern equipment of the latest and most

efficient type to keep in step with the times. “The talk that Mr. Francis Moise made to the Rotary Club Monday on the city schools was informative, and the essential parts are printed today for the benefit of the general public. “Camp Miller, P-63 CCC, which has been located at Cane Savannah since immediately after the establishment of the Civilian Conservation Corps, being one of the first camps established in South Carolina, has been dismantled and the entire personnel, officers and veteran enrollees, transferred to the

new camp on the 26-acre track adjacent to the State Forest Nursery and Municipal Park, east Liberty street, between the Florence and Shiloh highways. ... ” Other news — Officials reported that the “County Fairgrounds will be in almost perfect condition for the Carolina-Davidson game during County Fair week. The field has been graded, and a fine sod of Bermuda grass carpets the gridiron. More rain fell last year between January 1st and July 20th than during the same period this year, but it is SEE YESTERYEAR, PAGE C6

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Barkley-Takahashi Tiffany Barkley of Sumter and Armake, vocalist. thur Takahashi of Ribeirão Preto, BraEscorted by her father, the bride zil, were united in marriage at 4:30 p.m. wore a lace strapless gown accented Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at Grace Bapwith a ribbon sash and a small flower. tist Church in Sumter. She carried a bouquet of white hyThe bride is the drangeas, white daughter of Mr. and roses and white lisiMrs. Bill Barkley of anthus accented Sumter, and the with caspia and fingranddaughter of the ished with teal riblate Mr. and Mrs. bon. James Eldridge Josey Mrs. Alyssa Sr. of Bishopville and Metze served as the late Mr. and Mrs. matron of honor. Robert M. Barkley of Bridesmaids were Sumter. She graduatMrs. Brandi Kaked from Sumter High adelis, Paula TakaSchool and Winthrop hashi, Lindsay RogUniversity with a erson, Angela Newbachelor’s degree in man, Jessica Pickjournalism and Spanens, Nicole Smith ish. She is employed and Shatesha by Patch, a local news Scales. Laken Smith website in Lexington. and Taylor Corbett The bridegroom is served as flower MRS. ARTHUR TAKAHASHI the son of Dr. and girls. Mrs. Paulo Takahashi Diego Toledo of Ribeirão Preto, and served as best man. the grandson of Mrs. Groomsmen were Tomoko Kamiya and the late Sosaburo Danilo Fernandes, Arnold Komola and Takahashi of Japan and the late Mr. and Daniel Daudt. Ushers were Karl KakMrs. Kuansei Nisiyamamoto of Brazil. adelis, Chris Metze and Tobias HandHe graduated from Liceu Albert Sabin schin. in Brazil and Winthrop University with The parents of the bride held the rea bachelor’s degree in journalism and a ception at Sunset Country Club and master’s degree in history. He is emthe rehearsal party at Sumter City Cenployed by WRDW-TV in Augusta. tre. Dr. Steve Williams officiated at the Following a wedding trip to San ceremony. Francisco, Calif., the couple will reside Music was provided by Jessica Shuin Lexington.

WEDDING / ENGAGEMENT POLICY Engagement and wedding announcements of local interest are published on Sundays. The deadline is noon on the preceding Monday. Holiday deadlines vary. Engagement and wedding forms may be obtained at The Item or downloaded from The Item’s Web site at www.TheItem.com. The Item charges the following fees: $95, wedding form announcement with photo; $90, wedding form announcement without photo; $75, engagement form announcement with photo; and $70, engagement form announcement without photo. If you would like your announcement to include information that is not on The Item form, there will be an additional $50 charge.

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Griith-Payne Mr. and Mrs. Watson Louis Griffith Jr. of Manning announce the engagement of their daughter, Anna Lindsey Griffith of Daniel Island, to Michael Chase Payne of Daniel Island, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Edward Ham Sr. of Florence and Michael Lewis Payne of Darlington. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry E. Hancock Sr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Watson Louis Griffith Sr., all of Orangeburg. She graduated from the University of South Carolina and Charleston School of Law. She is the owner of Paisley of Daniel Island. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Mrs. Carolyn Hyder of Anderson, Furman Youngblood of Six Mile, MISS GRIFFITH and Mrs. Dorothy Owen of Darlington. He graduated from Florida State University and Charleston School of Law. He is the owner of Payne Law Firm. The wedding is planned for April 6, 2013, on Edisto Island.

NEW ARRIVAL

Brandon Charles Hodge Jr. Brandon and Michelle Hodge announce the birth of a son, Brandon Charles “Charley” Hodge Jr., on Oct. 2, 2012, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Charley weighed 8 pounds and 3 1/2 ounces. BRANDON CHARLES “CHARLEY” HODGE JR. He was 21 1/4 inches long. Grandparents are WJ and Christine Coker, Charles Hodge, and Joyce Hodge, all of Sumter. Great-grandparents are the late Mr. and Mrs. Holly Timmons, the late Mr. and Mrs. Woodrow Coker, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Willard Holloman, all of Sumter, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Willie Douglas Hodge. Mrs. Hodge is the former Michelle Coker.

CAMPUS CORNER MASON PREPARATORY SCHOOL

Former Sumterite Roseann Dennis Jordan, daughter of Rose Dennis and the late Marioni Dennis, has been named head of school of Mason Preparatory School in Charleston. Jordan is a graduate of Thomas Sumter Academy and has a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston and a master’s degree from Southern Wesleyan University. SCIENCE & MATH GOVERNOR’S SCHOOL

The South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics in Hartsville announces that Atiana McBride-Tobiere of Sumter has successfully completed her first semester. She is one of the 102 students representing 30 South Carolina counties as the class of 2014. Atiana, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Tobiere Jr., attended Crestwood High School prior to transferring to GSSM. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AIKEN

The University of South Carolina Aiken announces its fall 2012 President’s and Dean’s Lists. Students named to the Dean’s List must achieve a 3.50-3.99 grade point average, and students named to the President’s List must achieve a 4.0 grade point average. Area students named to the President’s List are: • Sumter — Lester Craver; George Jones; Jessica Zaragoza Area students named to the Dean’s List: • Bishopville — Arnisha Atkinson • Dalzell — Shawnta Vaughn • Santee — Christianna Harmon • Sumter — Brienne Alsbrooks; Chelsea Bradford;

| Britney Brinton; Yolanda Green-Stevens; Jessica hansen; Jennifer Jones; Mallory Kessler; Kayla Pack; Amanda Prince; Whitney Robinson; Henry Watson; and Andrew White The following area students were among University of South Carolina Aiken’s Fall 2012 Graduates: • Dalzell — Allison Bethea; Adam Wagoner, magna cum laude (cumulative GPA of 3.75-3.94); • New Zion — Lindsey Baird • Santee — Christianna Harmon • Sumter — Megan Burchfield; Symphony English; Andrew Hodge; Jennifer Jones; Amanda Kemp; Joice Martin; Quanda Mcknight; and Whitney Robinson CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

The following local residents have been named to the Dean’s List at Clemson University for the fall 2012 semester: • Sumter — Holly Michelle Benenhaley; Chandler Shea Bruening; Whittney Trina Merchant; Shawn Elliot Stickle; Joshua Keith Sullivan; Alexandra Kalar Latham; Edward William Duffy III; Heather Dawn McCullum; Maxwell Harris Stroebel; Sydney Elizabeth Vatrano; Timothy Curtis Gibson Jr.; Jeffrey Donavon Burns; Katherine Frances Strathman; Angel Rodolfo Rodriguez; Payton Vance Chappell; Jassiem N. Moore; Joshua McKnight Glenn; Rachel Joanne Sorrells; Pamela Elizabeth Scales; Cody Daniel Nunnery; Nicholas Ryan Moser; Richard Blake Stancil; Whitney Caitlin Blue Fraser; Jay Kamlesh Patel; Chelsea Lynn Breeden; Lisa Joy Crabbe; Sean Michael Hartzell; Aaron William Scanlan; Dorinda Louise Barnes; Kelli Nicole White;

Courtney Allison Kight; Hannah Denae Abercrombie; Andrew Harris Lovice; Brittany Marie Tolleson; Richard Moore Windham; Mary Elizabeth Staggs • Lynchburg — William Alex Tolson • Rembert — Alyssa Jean Buschman • Summerton — Alaina Leigh Belser • Bishopville — Margaret Rhoads Randall; Creighton Mccall Segars • Manning — Ashley Rose Page; Reena Gonzales Garma; Grace Elizabeth Wielicki • Dalzell — Joshua James Lee; Katy Wanda Kirvin • Turbeville — Whitney Renea Thigpen • Wedgefield — Cecilia Fair Edmunds To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must achieve a grade-point average between 3.50 and 3.99 on a 4.0 scale.

fin; Nicholas Lavergne; Kristen Self; Lindsey Zubel The following area students received Distinguished Honors for the fall 2012 semester. Distinguished Honors are awarded to students enrolled in at least 14 credit hours who have maintained a grade point ratio between 3.60 and 3.79. • Dalzell — Mary Saunders • Sumter — Janis Dabbs; Ebony Davis; McKenna DuBose; Jordan Hardee; Sarah Smith SHORTER UNIVERSITY

Shorter University in Rome, Ga., has announced its fall 2012 Dean’s List honorees. To achieve this honor, students must complete a minimum of 12 semester hours and earn at least a 3.5 grade point average for the term. Chelsea Powers of Sumter was named to this list.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

The following area students were awarded bachelor’s degrees from the College of Charleston on Dec. 15, 2012, in a ceremony in the TD Arena: • Dalzell — Samantha Sherrill • Sumter — Lisa Domingo; Laura Trzcinski; and Sara Varn The following students earned Highly Distinguished Honors at CofC for the fall 2012 semester. Highly Distinguished Honors are awarded to students enrolled in at least 14 credit hours who have maintained a grade point ratio between 3.8 and 4.0. • Gable — Kimberly Holliday • Manning — Allison Chilton; Danielle Herlong • Sumter — Hunter Adams; Meagan Cain; Lauren Geddings; Lindsay Grif-

WOFFORD COLLEGE

Dr. David S. Wood, senior vice president of academic affairs and dean of Wofford College, has announced the Dean’s List students for the fall 2012 semester. The following area students were named to the list: • Sumter — Kirsten MaryAnne Frost; Alexander Guy Hubbard (4.0 GPA); Hugh Johnson McMillan; Julia Marianne Smith (4.0 GPA); Katherine Lewis Smith; Nancy Cameron Smith; and Megan Li Wang • Dalzell — Jessica Kristen Gardner • Manning — Lena Ashley Williams To be named to the Dean’s List, a student must be enrolled for at least 12 semester hours of graded courses and attain a semester grade point average of 3.6 or higher.

Sumter students from Wofford studying abroad during the spring of 2013 are: Courtney King studying in Chile and Gabrielle Brizel studying in England. NORTHWESTERN STATE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA

Angela Denise Harvey of Sumter was named to the Honor List at Northwestern State University of Louisiana in Natchitoches according to NSU Provost and Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs Dr. Lisa Abney. Students on the Honor List must be enrolled full time at NSU and have a grade point average for the spring semester of between 3.0 and 3.49. SPRINGFIELD COLLEGE

Springfield College in Springfield, Mass., has named the following Sumter residents to the Dean’s List for academic excellence for the fall 2012 term: Esma Dennis; Margo Fox; and Ana Moreno. ERSKINE COLLEGE

Shelbee Danielle Cupp and Roberto De La Vina, both of Manning, were named to the Erskine College fall 2012 Dean’s List. The dean’s list honors fulltime students who earn a GPR of at least 3.80. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY

Georgia Southern University recently recognized 1,107 students on the 2012 fall semester President’s List. Anthoney Brown of Manning was named to the list for excellence in academics. To be eligible for the President’s List, a student must have at least a 4.0 grade point average and carry a minimum of 12 hours for the semester. SEE EDUCATION, PAGE C5

PANORAMA

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

THE ITEM

Columbia Classical Ballet presents ‘Swan Lake’ he had all the right dancers for the production. “This is such an important work – such a masterpiece – that one shouldn’t tackle it until all the correct pieces are in place,” Pavlovich said. “We had that last season and have it again.” The romantic ballet tells the story of Princess Odette, who has been transformed into a swan by an evil magician. During a temporary transformation back into human form, Odette and Prince Siegfried fall in love. Such a true, lasting and faithful love is the only way Odette can be freed from the spell, but the magician has other plans. He sends his daughter Odile (the “Black Swan”) to a masked ball where she tricks the prince into declaring his love for her, thus condemning Odette. Having the roles danced by two dancers provides another way to develop the richness of the characters and to bring depth to the production. “Lauren is the ideal

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In Columbia Classical Ballet’s production of Swan Lake, the roles of the white swan and the black swan will be performed by two dancers, an approach taken in some of the very first stagings of the ballet in the 1890s. Principal dancer Lauren Frere, right, in her fifth season with the company, will take the role of Odette, with new company member Nana Yamatani, left, dancing Odile.

white swan; she is such a refined dancer with long lines,” Pavlovich said. “Nana has amazing technical skills, but she also has a fire and aggression.” The prince will be danced by another new company member Tae Seok Kim. “He’s very noble,” Pavlovich said. “When he steps on the stage

Beautiful mystery plant ‘one of finest oaks around’ BY JOHN NELSON Curator, USC Herbarium Here’s one of the finest oaks around. In the summer, its branches may form a huge, rounded canopy of brilliant green leaves, providing a beautiful dappled shade on the ground below. Even on a hot summer day, the ground below could be a few degrees cooler, offering respite for the weary nature-lover. Down in the shade you may see ironwood and water-hickories scattered about, and maybe some dwarf palmetto, as well as a red-bellied water snake (or a cottonmouth), as this is a tree that likes the bottomlands. It’s completely deciduous, as the photo suggests, and those bright green leaves so high up during the summer are now easy to gather up off the damp, chilly February ground. These handsome leaves are up to seven or so inches long, shaped somewhat like a swollen football. The lower surface of the leaf feels a bit like soft felt, as there are many thousands of tiny, short hairs present. Even on the dead leaves, the lower surface is much paler than the upper surface, and of course, this feature is obvious on the living foliage. Each leaf margin is equipped with a series of rounded or triangular, short lobes, up to about 15 on each side, and for this reason, this oak’s leaves are commonly thought to resemble those of a chestnut, but a chestnut’s leaf lobes are more pointy, and usually with a bristle at the tip. This being an oak, we’ll expect it to produce acorns, which it does with great style. PHOTO PROVIDED The acorns are relatively This deciduous tree provides welcome large, sometimes nearly one shade during the hot summer. and a half inches long, and with a rounded or flat, scaly cup at the base. The acorns are ripe after a single, full season of growth (some oaks, growing in similar sites, such as cherrybark oak, have acorns that take two seasons to mature), and then they fall heavily to the forest floor. Plenty of wildlife species eagerly devour the nuts, as the flesh is sweet and nutritious. The trees have whitish, flaky bark, and can be pretty darn big, up to 70 feet tall. This species is fairly common in bottomlands from New Jersey and Pennsylvania south to northern Florida, and then over to Texas and the lower Midwest. It grows in bottomlands, but doesn’t like its roots covered with water, so most often it’s seen on slight elevations, a bit removed from the cypresses and tupelos. Plant taxonomists classify this species within the “white oak” group, all of these various species sharing leaves with rounded, bristle-free lobes, acorns that mature in one season, and having pale, scaly bark — most of the time. Our oak’s wood is strong and heavy, and is valuable as a general timber source, but has also been used, historically, for making slatted baskets. Not only is it a beautiful native species, it makes an outstanding shade tree for parks and streets. I’m proud to say that we have an outstanding example of it on our campus. Come visit me some time here at the Herbarium, and I’ll take you to see it. Answer: “Swamp chestnut oak,” Quercus michauxii John Nelson is the curator of the A. C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org or call (803) 777-8196.

you know he’s a prince.” Frere, who performed both roles in last season’s production, has danced many major roles with the Classical Ballet and the Sarasota Ballet including Balanchine’s Concerto Barocco, Ashton’s The Two Pigeons, Robert de Warren’s Coppelia, Firebird, Don Quixote, Giselle, Le Corsaire and

Rick McCullough’s Le Sacre du Printemps. A native of Houston, Texas, she studied at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Yamatani began her dance training at the age of 3 in her native Japan and came to the U.S. to study at the Kirov Academy of Ballet in Washington, D.C. She has won a First Place

Award at the Youth America Grand Prix in Japan and the bronze medal at the World Ballet Competition in Orlando, Fla. She danced the lead role of Nikiya in the Classical Ballet’s production of La Bayadere in the fall. Tae Seok Kim, a native of South Korea, has been a finalist in the Beijing International Ballet Competition, Boston International Ballet Competition and Varna International Ballet Competition. Swan Lake, choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, premiered in 1895, and interest in it has never waned. The Columbia Classical Ballet Company invites the public to attend its performance and see why the magic continues. Swan Lake will be performed at 7:30 p.m. March 1 at the Koger Center for the Arts, Greene and Assembly streets. Individual tickets are $5 to $32 and are available by calling (803) 251-2222 or going to http://www.capitoltickets.com.

Marriage starts on wrong foot after man steps out of line

EAR ABBY — I reI know this is a big adcently married a justment for you, but in loving man who time you can both put works full-time and is this unfortunate chapter studying for his MBA onbehind you. line. A few months ago, he received a promotion and DEAR ABBY — Help! was transferred to another My husband won’t wear state, so after our clothes. When our wedding I moved children were here to be with him. young, he walked While he was livaround naked being here alone because he wanted fore our wedding, to make sure they he got into some didn’t have the trouble with the law same hang-ups and he’s now on about nudity that Abigail probation. He was he grew up with. VAN BUREN never in trouble be(His father was ulfore. I have no famtra-conservative ily or friends here, and he and uptight.) can’t go out and socialize My husband began to meet new people now wearing clothes again that he’s under those strict when the kids got older, guidelines. but now they have all I have always been moved out and he has popular and have many quit. He sits naked in his friends back home, but recliner to watch TV. The I’m lonely and depressed recliner is right next to now. I moved here bethe front door, and cause I love him, but I there’s only the storm can’t get over the fact that door between him and this has dampened our the world. Abby, he literfirst year as husband and ally strips all his clothes wife. How should I handle off to do the dishes! the future of our marriage We live in a NEIGHand our life here with all BORHOOD. It’s not like these unsettling issues he we’re out in the country. has put me in? If I say anything to him, HURT WIFE IN he says I can go into a MICHIGAN different room if I don’t like it. Is this normal? DEAR HURT WIFE — NUDIE’S WIFE IN Unless your husband is FLORIDA under house arrest -which probation is not — DEAR NUDIE’S WIFE he can socialize. He can — It appears to be normal make friends through for your husband. Some work, and look for volun— not all — families are teer opportunities if he very relaxed about nudity. has the time. Both will As long as your living help him to make connec- room isn’t visible to the tions with constructive neighbors and you don’t people. The same is true have drop-in visitors, your for you to help you conhusband is harming no nect with the community. one. If you don’t want to dear abby

COLUMBIA - Last season the Columbia Classical Ballet Company mounted the first full staging of Swan Lake that had graced Columbia stages in two decades. The production was a critical and commercial hit, breaking attendance records for the company. On March 1 the company will once again present this amazing and magical masterpiece of ballet. The performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. at the Koger Center for the Arts in Columbia. In this production the roles of the white swan and the black swan will be performed by two dancers, an approach taken in some of the very first stagings of the ballet in the 1890s. Principal dancer Lauren Frere, in her fifth season with the company, will take the role of Odette, with new company member Nana Yamatani dancing Odile. Classical Ballet Artistic Director Radenko Pavlovich had long dreamed of bringing Swan Lake to life on a Columbia stage, but only last year did he feel

look at him, take him up on his suggestion. P.S. I hope you thank him for doing the dishes. Not all husbands are so helpful. DEAR ABBY — My daughter was a bridesmaid recently. The bride chose a designer dress that my daughter had to put a nonrefundable deposit on. A month later, the bride changed her mind about the color and canceled the order, so all six bridesmaids had to purchase another dress. Am I wrong in thinking the bride should reimburse her bridesmaids for the first dress that she insisted they buy ASAP — the one she canceled without talking to any of them? BRIDESMAID’S MOM IN ELKHORN, WIS. DEAR BRIDESMAID’S MOM — Not in my book you aren’t. And shame on the bride for not volunteering to do so. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. For a guide to becoming a more sociable person, order “How to Be Popular.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 to: Dear Abby, Popularity Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.) Go Online for Your

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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

ABOVE: A group of young children enjoy a guided tour in a small paddle boat on the pond at Cain’s Mill in a photo taken in 1956. The Cain’s Mill property is currently owned by the Cain’s Mill Club, which was founded in 1929.

Saw mills, grist mills spur Sumter’s growth This issue of Reflections will provide a brief history of numerous mills and mill ponds that exist within the Sumter community. Information for this article was obtained from The Item archives and Wikipedia Encyclopedia.

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Construction workers pour concrete for what would become the current dam at Second Mill Pond.

istory notes the existence of grain mills as early as 71 B.C. near the “palace of King Mithradates VI Eupator at Cabira , Asia Minor.” These early structures depended on horizontal paddle wheels, which were later known as “Norse Wheels,” as many were located in ScandiSammy navia. The basic operational WAY procedures noted in Wikipedia Encyclopedia indicate that “the paddle wheel was attached to a shaft which was, in turn, attached to the center of the millstone called the ‘runner stone.’ The turning force produced by the water on the paddles was transferred directly to the runner stone, causing it to grind against a stationary ‘bed,’

The Ellerbee Mill House remains an impressive structure located three miles south of Rembert off U.S. 521 on Rafting Creek.

a stone of a similar size and shape. This simple arrangement required no gears, but had limited applications because the speed of rotation of the stone was dependent on the volume and flow of water available and was, therefore, suitable only for use in mountainous regions with fast-flowing streams.” Many of the mills in the city and county of Sumter were often described as “undershots,” meaning that the water supply flowed under the mill. This approach was prompted by the lack of fast-moving streams, necessitating the building of dams that created ponds providing water to turn the grinding stones. Sumter has had numerous millponds; however, the majority of the mill houses have been removed over time.

ABOVE: A grinding stone sits in a Loring Mill mill house constructed by Jeremiah Pitts, who settled in the Sumter area in 1780. BELOW: The remnants of an old grist mill, seen in this recent photo, can still be viewed while traveling Loring Mill Road.

ABOVE: Two girls stand on the Spring Bridge near a spillway exiting from the Manning Mill Pond at Poinsett State Park in this photo taken in 1941. The mill house no longer exists.

EDUCATION

SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 2013

University of South Carolina Sumter STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN CAROLINA DAY

Fifteen USC Sumter students joined USC President Harris Pastides, USC Sumter Interim Dean Lynwood Watts, USC Sumter staff and hundreds of other USC students, faculty and staff at the Statehouse on Feb. 6 for Carolina Day. The event is designed to draw attention to the needs of the university and the students to South Carolina lawmakers. Pastides told legislators that star running back Marcus Lattimore, who is leaving school early to turn professional, is considering using the school’s new online college, known as Palmetto College, to complete his degree. The university is looking for $2.1 million in state money to pay for the online college, which starts operation this fall. USC requested nearly $41 million in added money from the House budget subcommittee, more than half for maintenance projects across its system. Palmetto College is a new concept for USC and USC Sumter. It will allow students to complete online up to their last two years of school work by not requiring students to come to classes in Columbia for a USC degree. Palmetto College will offer seven majors in the fall, including business, criminal justice and education. USC also wants $5 million a year for a new, expanded summer semester that is a cornerstone in the university’s “On Your Time” graduation initiative. This will give students more flexibility in class scheduling and allow for earlier graduation rates. — Misty Hatfield

Wilson Hall DEBATE TEAM WINS STATE

The middle school debate team won first place, and 11 students won individual awards in the S.C. Independent School Association State Literary Meet. By accumulating the most points, Wilson Hall’s delegation won the entire competition for the middle school division. The debate team, which debated the topic of “Should Nuclear Energy Be a Viable Energy Source,” is comprised of eighth-grader Patrick Bell and seventh-graders Chandler Curtis, Madison Reaves and Abby Zilch. Stacey Reaves, a high school English teacher, advised the students and accompanied them to the competition in Holly Hill. Fourth-grader Madison DesChamps won her division in the poetry recitation contest. Fourth-grader Nolan Jones placed third. Eighth-grader Michael DeVore and senior Sam Umbaugh won their divisions in the oral interpretation contest. Seventh-grader Liza Lowder won her division in extemporaneous speaking. Senior Katrina Salzer placed second and seventh-grader Bryce Lyles placed fourth in their respective divisions of this competition. Third-grader Lucy Matthews and second-grader Caitlyn Schumacher won their divisions in the storytelling contest. Seventh-grader Chen Lin placed third, and senior Paige Leighton placed fourth in their divisions in the essay contest. — Sean Hoskins

Morris College RELIGIOUS EMPHASIS WEEK

The college will recognize Religious Emphasis Week Tuesday through Friday. Dr. Charles B. Jackson Sr., newly elected chairman of the Morris College Board of Trustees and the senior pastor of Brookland Baptist Church in West Columbia, will be the speaker. Jackson will preach at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday. On Friday, he will give the closing message at 10 a.m. All services will take place in the Neal-Jones Auditorium. MID-WINTER BANQUET

Dr. James Blassingame, vice president-at-large of the Baptist E&M Convention of South Carolina and the senior pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the college’s MidWinter Banquet. — Vicky Sutton-Jackson

Lee County School District SECOND QUARTER HONORS PROGRAM

On Jan. 25, the Lee Central Middle School College and Career Magnet Program held its Second Quarter Honors Program to celebrate student accomplishments. A’Yanah Lucas welcomed everyone to the program and thanked Jennifer Byrd, administrative assistant at South Atlantic Canners, and South Atlantic Canners

for their support. The program began with a reading of a poem by student Kadesa Davis as a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. David Botzer and Tyreek Jenkins were named to the All-A Honor Roll. Both students received honor roll certificates along with $25 gift cards to Radio Shack presented by Byrd on behalf of South Atlantic Canners. In addition, six students made the A/B Honor Roll and received certificates and $15 gift cards to Radio Shack: sixth-graders Shikira Brailsford, Kaliyah Franklin and Brittney Moran; seventh-grader Tionne Slater; and eighth-grader Stepfan Costa and Larica Fortune. The AVID Student of the Quarter award was presented to one student from each grade level. The winners of this award each received $50 gift cards to Magnolia Mall: sixth-grader A’Yanah Lucas; seventh-grader Haley Ray; and eighth-grader Takasia McCants. In addition, the LCMS CCMP Good Citizenship award was presented to one student from each grade, each of whom received two passes to the Swamp Fox Theatre: sixth-grader Brittney Morant; seventh-grader Tionne Slater; and eighth-grader Christopher Ponder. The new Take Aim award was presented. Each semester, students are required to set a new goal for themselves and list the steps needed to reach their goal. Each of the winners of this award received a $25 gift card to Radio Shack: sixth-grader Jordan McDuffie; seventhgrader Beyounce Cooper; and eighthgrader E’mya Morant. Students with perfect attendance for the second quarter were recognized: David Botzer, Aaliyah Fortune and Lillyana McKague, sixth grade; Ashlyn Brown, Kadesa Davis, Rayshawn Holmes, Jamar McCall and Donte’ Moses, seventh grade; and Larica Fortune, Tyreek Jenkins, Nathan Lowery, Takasia McCants, Ni’Kerria Mickens, E’mya Morant, Andrea Moyer, Christopher Ponder, Courtney Robinson and Torris Scarborough, eighth grade. — Lori Link

can call WCA at (803) 775-4406. — Crystal Hicks

Thomas Sumter Academy PANCAKE BREAKFAST HELD

TSA’s Headmaster’s Advisory Council held a pancake breakfast on Feb. 14 to raise funds for their school projects. Students cooked a lot of pancakes and sausage, but the effort was well worth it. The Council works with the Headmaster to enrich the communication between students and the administration as well as to improve the overall campus. LEUKEMIA CAMPAIGN UPDATE

TSA’s Leukemia campaign kick-off assemblies saw four TSA students have their hair cut for Locks of Love with another student getting hers cut prior to the assembly. Upper school students Emily DeMonte, Kelsie Williamson, Carmen Silvester and Mari Douglas Nevels had their hair cut on stage in front of the upper school students while first-grader Maiya Allred had her hair cut prior to the Lower School assembly. Sisters Crickette and Lillian Chmiel brought their mom’s Locks of Love ponytail in to donate as well. Katie, their mom, is an alumna of TSA. The Upper School also held its talent show during the kick-off assembly. The middle school had four acts with first place going to the sixth-grade dance duo of Ashley Meadows and Amethyst Ray and second place to eighth-grader Baileigh Harrelson. The high school competition had several acts from singers to dramatic acts to guitars and drums. Taking first place was a group of five drama students, Jasmine Haynes, Randi McAda, Sarah Brandt, Elizabeth Teague and Jordan Morris, with a rendition of “Weekend Update” from “Saturday Night Live,” with second place going to the duo of Casey Gainey on guitar accompanied by Spencer Caples on the drums. — Jennifer Cain

Clarendon School District 1 St. Anne Catholic School SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER STUDENTS COMPETE IN LITERARY MEET

Thirteen St. Anne students competed in the SCISA Literary Meet at Holly Hill Academy on Feb. 6. Second-graders Ella Alan and Matthew Lauzon and third-graders Case VandeVelde and Katie Nolan entered the storytelling competition. Fourth-graders Jimmy Zalimas and Camille Wapelhorst and fifth-grader Andrea Clark competed in poetry recitation. Sixth-grader Ericka Jones and seventh-grader River Modarelli competed in oral interpretaton. Sixth-grader Lauren Carneal, seventh-graders Megan Power and Andrew Armstrong, and eighth-grader Joshua Macias entered the debate competition. OTHER STUDENT ACTIVITIES

The sixth-grade class, accompanied by Linda Coyne, sang for Tuomey Regional Medical Center staff and visitors on Feb. 11. Members of the St. Anne 9- and 10-year-old and 11- to 13-year-old basketball teams attended the USC Women’s Basketball game versus Texas A&M on Feb. 10. Registration for the 2013-14 school year is now open to the public. St. Anne welcomes students in K4-8th grade of all religious affiliations. Fouryear-olds have the option of attending all-day or half-day. For additonal information, call the school office at (803) 775-3632. — Jody Murphy

Westside Christian Academy WARRIORS OF THE WEEK NAMED

The Westside Christian Academy Warriors of the Week were recognized on Feb. 7 during chapel service, highlighting the character quality of orderliness. The elementary warrior was firstgrader Walker Allsbrooks, the middle school warrior was seventh-grader Megan Oakley and Wee Warrior of the week was kindergartner Cody Pritchard. ACTIVITIES

On Feb. 7, the student body and their families were entertained at a family chapel service. The praise team performed an outstanding rendition of “Shackles.” The drama club gave a terrific performance based on the book “You Are Special” by Max Lucado. REGISTRATION

Registration for current Westside students is ongoing. Registration opens to the public on March 1 for nursery through eighth grade. Space is limited. Families who wish to schedule a tour

One hundred was the number of the day at Summerton Early Childhood Center on Feb. 4. Students were engaged in activities that involved counting and grouping of 100 objects of every kind, writing of 100 words/things learned already, and narratives titled “If I Had $100 to Spend.” If you listened closely, you could hear various renditions of 100th day songs, raps and chants “rock” the school. ST. PAUL ELEMENTARY

SPES fifth-grade students participated in a science fair recently. First-place winners were: Tziah Daniels, Payton Mungaray and Samyra House for their project titled “The Best Crystals Ever.” There was a tie for second place between Marquel Coard, Jaylin Gipson, Kentrell Nelson and Majel Morris, Ronald Lawson and Hakeem Billie. Thirdplace winners were Shateeka Brunson, Sierrah Singleton and Jazlyn Bowman. Honorable mentions went to: Payton Cooper and Tyjuan Junious and Cierra Tevis, Ricky Glessner and Keyoina Anderson. All students will go to Columbia, where the first-place winners will compete on the state level in March. — Beverly Spry

Sumter School District INTRA-DISTRICT STUDENT TRANSFER PROGRAM

Sumter School District will begin its annual Intra-District Student Transfer program on Friday. This program replaced the former Open Enrollment program last year. The purpose of the program is to facilitate student access to school site specific K-12 educational opportunities within the school district. Students are eligible to transfer to another school if a specific education program is not available at his or her school. Enrollment opportunities for specific programs will be based upon the capacity of each school. The district reserves the right to endure studentteacher ratios will not change, and overcrowding will not occur. A student enrolled in the school to which he or she transferred may be ineligible to participate in interscholastic athletic contests and competitions for one calendar year after the student’s date of enrollment in the receiving school. This restriction does not apply to a student’s initial transfer from his school of residence if the sport is not currently offered there for middle and high school students. A student approved for enrollment in a school that is out of zone through the Intra District program or the previ-

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ous Open Enrollment program is entitled to remain enrolled in that school until completion of the final grade of the school without being required to submit annual applications, provided all conditions of the agreement are being met. Applications for the program will be available in the schools or online at http://sumterschools.net from Feb. 22 through March 22. All applications must be received or postmarked no later than March 22 and may be returned to the school, the district office annex, or mailed. Parents will receive correspondence regarding the applications no later than May 6. If selected for the program, the parent will be responsible for transporting the student to and from school. More information regarding the process and frequently asked questions, along with the application, will be posted on the website and available at the schools and the Sumter School District Office Annex beginning on Friday. For more information, contact Dr. Henrietta Green, chief student support services officer, at (803) 469-8536, extension 103. BARRY LEACH SCHOLARSHIP FUNDRAISER SET

Millwood Elementary’s annual Barry Leach Scholarship fundraiser will be held 5-6:30 p.m. Monday. The menu consists of turkey tetrazzini, green beans and a cinnamon roll for $6. Pizza will also be available for $1 per slice. The school will offer drivethrough take-out or customers may eat in and enjoy karaoke by some Millwood students. The proceeds from this dinner will go to the Barry Leach Memorial Scholarship Fund. Twelve years ago, the faculty at Millwood established the fund. Leach taught science at Millwood for 23 years. He died in September 2000 after a valiant fight against cancer. The scholarship fund provides financial assistance for college for Sumter School district seniors who are former Millwood students. Since its formation, the fund has awarded $19,500 in scholarships. According to Millwood Principal Dr. Johnny Hilton, “We are planning for this scholarship opportunity to be available for many years and to assist many students. We know of no better way to honor Barry Leach, who dedicated his life to helping others learn, than to provide scholarship assistance for students planning to further their education.” Tickets for the dinner may be purchased at the school or from any faculty member of Millwood. Tickets must be purchased in advance. No dinners will be sold at the door. For ticket information, call the school at (803) 7750648. STUDENT RECOGNIZED

The South Carolina Education Association recognized Sumter High School student Blake Ward for his service in advancing human and civil rights. At an award ceremony at the SCEA headquarters in Columbia, Ward received the Richard W. Riley Award. The award is given annually to K-12 students whose achievements in the school or community have helped enhance the sense of worth and dignity of others. Ward was recognized for his contributions to ensuring that all students in Sumter receive a world-class education. In September, Ward spoke before the State Board of Education and has also addressed the Sumter Board of Trustees. He founded and serves as co-chair of the Sumter High School Student Coalition. Also present at the award ceremony were State Senator Thomas McElveen and Sumter Schools Education Association President Paula Woodlief. Sumter High School teacher and Sumter Schools Education Association President-Elect Luther Barnett introduced Ward. STUDENT NAMED FINALIST

Furman Middle School seventhgrader Diamond Goins has been named a finalist in the 2012 Constitution Day poster design contest. The works of only two seventh-graders out of the 30,000 who entered were featured on the annual GovDocKids group website. The annual poster contest is an international contest promoted through the Internet. Those who enter the contest must design a poster demonstrating how they benefited from the freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution. One winner per grade will receive a $50 U.S. savings bond, and the overall national winner will receive a $200 US savings bond. — Mary B. Sheridan

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SHOWCASE from Page C1 Seth is the technical director for “Viva Las Vegas!,” the one who makes the show look good and run smoothly. “I love the lighting and the props and scenery and stage tricks,” he said, “so when she says ‘I want to do a medley from ‘Rock of Ages,’ I say ‘OK. What do you see?’ and we talk about what she sees on stage. Then we make it happen.” Jennifer, the artistic director, choreographed most of the dances in the show, but added that “’Miss Libby’ (Singleton) herself has choreographed one of the younger dancers’ numbers, and Jill Luzzi and Rebecca Osteen have also done kids’ numbers.” Both of the Reimers have watched the Showcase grow over the years, both in spectacle and popularity — and especially in funds raised to support local health services. Over its 16 years, Sumter Arts Showcase has raised more than $300,000 for the Tuomey Foundation. “We’ve both realized this year that this has built up and gained momentum,” Seth said. “More people are becoming involved, donating something or participating as a performer or donate props. A lot of businesses are willing to donate

Noelle Davé is one of more than 100 dancers in Viva Las Vegas, which can be seen at Patriot Hall Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.

materials (for the set), because they’ve seen a show or heard about it and know what the funds are for, and they’ll say ‘We’d love to donate,’ and it’s becoming easier, which is good.” The philanthropic arm of the Tuomey Healthcare System, the foundation is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that raises funds for the medical center and is the means through which tax-free donations can be made. The foundation also sponsors SAFEKIDS and supports the cardiology and oncology departments, Hospice and Women’s Services. Most of the funds raised through the Showcases have benefited the James E. Bell Jr. Women and Infants Pavilion at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. The Reimers have seen firsthand how the funds have been used, as both their son and daughter were born there. Seth said the foundation

also contributes to the success of the Showcase. “We sit and talk with Tuomey Foundation about ideas and planning.” he said. “They help a great deal, especially what they do with publicity.” Vicki Singleton, the annual fund director for the Tuomey Foundation, said “The shows mean so much to the foundation. The money they’ve raised funds the special needs that often arise in the Women and Infants Pavilion.” During the show, Foundation Director Jeff Faw and Tuomey Healthcare System President and CEO Jay Cox will also speak at each performance, offering more information about the foundation’s function, she said. As for the actual show, Singleton said, “I never miss it. They just get better and better. My daughters, who are 11 and 7, both love it, too.” Among her other duties, she is in charge of the sponsors’ re-

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ception on Saturday night and the box office both days, she said, adding “When the box office closes on Sunday afternoon, I just sit back and enjoy the show.” The Reimers noted that the dancers also contribute more than just their talents to the fundraiser, as do other volunteers. “The kids pay for their own costumes,” Jennifer said. “That’s a big contribution right there, and they spend hours rehearsing.” “This is totally a familyfriendly show,” Seth added, for both the audience and performers. “Jennifer’s mom makes a lot of the costumes with Gail Dent.” “And Stan Dent is working on props with Seth,” Jennifer

said, adding that many parents are working behind the scenes, as well. See Viva Las Vegas!, sponsored by the Junior Welfare League of Sumter and presented by Miss Libby’s School of Dance and the Tuomey Foundation, at Patriot Hall at 7:30 p.m. Saturday and 4 p.m. Sunday. There will be a silent auction starting at 6 p.m. Saturday and a reception for sponsors at 7. For more information or to find out how you can become a sponsor for this year’s event, contact the Foundation office at (803) 774-9014. Tickets are $15 general admission, and sponsorships are available beginning at $100. Call (803) 469-8277 or visit www.sumterartsshowcase. com to purchase tickets. From left, Abby Zilch and Nyra Talbert rehearse for a scene in the Sumter Arts Showcase’s production of Viva Las Vegas.

YESTERYEAR from Page C1 more evenly distributed. Recently there has been too much rain, the deficiency in precipitation having been made up at the wrong time for crops. Boll weevils are multiplying prodigiously. “The tourist hotels, homes, restaurants, camps on Highway No. 15 will face more energetic competition from rival routes this season than ever before. Associations promoting other routes have planned heavily financed advertising campaigns and other activities to attract tourist travel. They are going after the business.” Tragically a 10-yearold black male drowned in the reservoir of the Brooklyn Cooperage Company, according to J. Scott Cain, coroner who investigated the death. A doctor was called and artificial respiration was administered, in vain. Authorities at Floyd Bennett Airport, New York took no chances with avid souvenir hunters when Howard Hughes’ shining silver monoplane returned after circling the earth in three days and nineteen hours. As soon as it landed it was surrounded by a cordon of police, and hustled off to a special hangar where it was locked up under guard. Mr. Chester A. Korn, of the Sumter Hardwood Company, was painfully injured in an automobile accident that occurred in Augusta Saturday. He sustained a broken collar bone and several painful cuts and bruises. He is confined to bed at his home in Augusta, but is anticipated that he will be out again within a couple of weeks. His many friends in Sumter join in the hope that he will have a speedy convalescence. Local Efird store leads the entire chain — First prize of $75 in

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cash was awarded to E.L. Kluttz, local Efird’s Department Store manager, by the Charlotte office for making the largest sales increase in the chain during the annual June Sale. Mr. Kluttz came from Rock Hill, where he was assistant manager, and is the youngest in age in the Efird chain of 55 stores scattered throughout the states of South Carolina, North Carolina and Virginia. The entire sales force of the local store will also receive a bonus for their effort in making the annual June promotion the most successful ever staged. Mr. Kluttz attributed much of the success of the sale to the large amount of advertising carried in The Item during June. At the movies: The Sumter Theater featured “The Saint in New York” starring Louis Hayward, Kay Sutton, Sig Romann and Jonathan Hale. Also showing was a “Special Walt Disney Cartoon 41 minutes of real fun ‘Disney’s Revue,’ also the Latest Sound News.” Local events: The Shepherd Skating Rink located on North Main Street announced that it was now “Under a new tent with new skates and popular music. Admission was Children 25 cents and Adults 35 cents, spectators allowed in free and instructions for beginners available.” Swimming would be allowed for Women at the YMCA., and pairings

for the Sumter Daily Item and the Fishel’s junior tennis tournaments were announced. 50 YEARS AGO — 1963 March 13-19 The City Council passed a resolution yesterday authorizing the Sumter Junior Chamber of Commerce to hold its Iris Festival Parade at 4 p. m. on May 9. It was one of the most important items considered by the body. A letter was read from the First Pentecostal Holiness Church requesting a four-way stop sign or stop light at the intersection of Bartlette and Sumter Streets, a point where several accidents have happened the past few years. City Manager Wade Kolb told council that the State Highway Department has made one study of the intersection and decided a light was necessary. Lincoln Students Achieve High Honor — Two Lincoln High School students have won top awards in the Scholastic Art Awards regional contest. The two are George Day, 12th grade and Alvester Jackson, 11th grade. Their entries were among five selected by judges for submission to the national contest for a Hallmark award. The winner will be chosen from among the five. Shaw teenagers, parents and guests packed the Shaw Youth Center Saturday night to standing room only for its grand

opening after renovation. The ribbon cutting ceremonies performed by Col. Joseph R. Ambrose, base commander, were followed by a program performed by the teenagers. YMCA Activities — A basketball clinic and a baseball clinic will be held under the leadership of Jack Dean, the new Y Athletic Director. Prominent Sumter Attorney Shepard K. Nash “has accepted chairmanship of the Sumter YMCA’s campaign to raise $275,000 for a new building. In making the announcement Dr. Ted Young, president of the Sumter YMCA board of directors, said that Nash would coordinate campaign activities and enlist industry and business leadership to head various organization divisions. E. C. ‘Red’ Kneece has been named Initial Gifts Chairman for the $275,000 Sumter new building drive, Nash announced today. Kneece owns and operates Kneece Tractor and Truck Company. He came to Sumter about 10 years ago and has taken an active part in the community’s civic and church affairs.” Nu Idea Furniture Plan Expansion — “Expansion plans are in the making for the Sumter and Loris branches of Nu Idea Furniture Company, whose parent company is Adams Engineering of Miami, Fla. Thomas J. Peek, general

manager of the Sumter plant, said today a new building is to be added on the Hauser Street location within the next few months. The structure, which will be a separate building, is expected to add 25,000 square feet of space and create possibly 30 to 40 more jobs. At present the Sumter plant, devoted entirely to wood kitchen cabinets, has about 125 employees.” Sports Notes — “Bill McDonald, 35, athletic director and football coach at Frederick College died of a heart attack Saturday. A native of Alabama, he spent most of his early life in Portsmouth where he was an outstanding athlete at Woodrow Wilson High School. McDonald was a star football tackle at East Carolina College, and afterward, while in the Air Force, coached the Shaw (S.C.) Air force Base team to a 15-4-1 record in 1955-56. Coach Bob Matthews was scheduled to unveil his Sumter High baseball team against the early starting Camden High Bulldogs who have already played four games. Sunset Country Club Opens New Facility — “With plans for a proposed new club house completed and approved by the membership, Sunset Country club is beginning a membership drive this week, the first in several years. ... The proposed new club

house will be erected on the site of the present club house which will be torn down. It will be constructed so that the swimming pool, the first tee, the eighteenth green and the tenth tee will all be visible from within the building. The present club house was built in 1928.” Tuomey and Lee Memorial win yearly accreditation — “Thirtyfour South Carolina hospitals, including Tuomey at Sumter and Lee County Memorial at Bishopville, were included on the annual list of accredited hospitals published last week by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals. Of the approximately 7,000 hospitals in the U. S. the commission said roughly 4,000 are accredited. About 1,000 of the other hospitals have less than 25 or more adult beds and are not included in the Commission surveys. The remaining 2,000 are usually found in two basic categories, mental hospitals and those run for profit. Accreditation means a hospital has voluntarily submitted to a survey of its facilities and patient care and is a badge of recognition which proves it conforms to high standards.” At the movies: Offered at the Sumter Theater: “A Girl Named Tamiko” starring Lawrence Harvey, France Nuyen, Martha Hyer also starring Gary Merrill, Michael Wilding and Miyoshi Umeki.”Walt Disney’s Son of Flubber” starring Fred Mac Murray, Nancy Olson and Keenan Wynn opens Friday. The Carolina showed “Five Miles to Midnight” starring Gig Young, Sophia Loren, Anthony Perkins, and Jean Pierre Aumont. Item archivist Sammy Way will compile “Yesteryear” for the next few Sundays while Editor Hubert Osteen is away from the office. Contact Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Career Fair Saturday, February 23, 2013 8:00am-12:00pm Florence Darlington Technical College Florence Campus 2715 W. Lucas St., Florence, SC 5000 Building Student Lounge Area MANUFACTURING CERTIFICATION PROGRAM Multiple positions available Pay range: $8.75 - $20.00 This program is designed to prepare individuals for employment with RBC Bearings, Inc. Available positions may include Large Bearing Cell Operator, CNC Set-up/Operator, Grind Machine Set-up/Operator, Furnace Operator and Assembly. A certification training & assessment class, to meet on 3 consecutive Saturdays, will be held to assess candidates' knowledge and skills in mathematics, precision measuring devices, quality, safety and print reading. Completion of the class does not guarantee a job with RBC Bearings, nor does it require you to accept a job offer. Requirements • High School Diploma or GED from an accredited school • Minimum 2+ years manufacturing experience • Able to work any shift, overtime and weekends as needed Must Bring • Current resume • Copy of High School Diploma or GED • WorkKeys scores

3BR/2 full bath, brick home with carport. $750/mo + $700/dep. 803-968-1163 Waterfront 2BR home at Lake Marion. Private dock, boat ramp, deep water, carport. $900/mo. Call 570-301-3322

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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

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

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

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Lake Property 3 BD/2BTH DW, private lot, lg great rm & dining rm. Credit Check req. $600 mon + Sec. Dep. NO PETS! Call 919-563-5239 or 919-563-5232 or 336-213-0952

Rent to own 2BR/1BA all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo. Call 464-5757

Hunting Club 1000 Acres, Lynches River. Trophy Deer & Turkey. Call 803-468-0260 for all details. $1500 annual membership.

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411 N. Magnolia, Completely renovated. Garage, workshop & shed. C/H/A. Financing Available. 775-4391/ 464-5960

Lake House Wyboo Pointe 2150 sq ft, 4br 2ba, close to water, many upgrades, outdoor living space, $110,000. Call for appt. 803-795-7124. must sell

2010 Ford F-150 Truck, 4 dr super crew, XLT 4x4, cloth interior, 43 mil, $23,500, 803-491-4214. 09 Dodge Ram 4dr $13,995 Over 150 Cars less than $5,000. WHY GO TO THE AUCTION? Price Is Right Auto Sales

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

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4.26 acres 3080 N. Main St (Sumter). Call 919-875-9725

American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

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

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

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

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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.

Office Rentals 50 Wesmark Ct. 1,177 sq ft. $1000/mo. Reception area, 3 office space, breakroom, 1/2ba, file/storage room. 773-1477

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

Lakewood 3BR /2.5BA ,Lrg Kit/granite, fnd yard, heated inground fiberglass pool. $218k 803-340-0305

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Homes for Sale 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.

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For Asia Ray, being a sideshow performer such as The Rubber Girl or The Electric Lady is a family tradition, as captured on the AMC reality series “Freakshow,” airing at 9:30 p.m. Thursday.

For Asia Ray, being such sideshow performers as The Rubber Girl or The Electric Lady is a family tradition, as captured on the AMC reality series "Freakshow," airing Thursday at 9:30 p.m.

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They say that everything old is new again, and that adage certainly applies to forms of entertainment. AMC invites viewers to journey back to the days of more provocative and questionable amusements and enter the tent of the worldfamous Venice Beach "Freakshow," a new reality series airing Thursday at 9:30 p.m. Located on the Venice Beach Boardwalk, this classically inspired circus sideshow with an attached museum of oddities is not only a retro romp through the darker side of showbiz, it is intended to become the world's greatest showcase for the unique, the bizarre and the wondrous. Todd Ray, the mastermind behind the Venice Beach Freakshow, first found success (and Grammys) in music, working with such artists as The Beastie Boys, Mick Jagger and Santana. But despite the accolades and glamorous lifestyle, Todd still had ambitions that just weren't being satisfied. "I decided I'd rather share the wonders of the world with families - kids, adults, everybody," recounts Todd Ray. "I recalled an experience in my childhood, which ultimately changed my life forever. I had gone to a sideshow and saw a man named Otis Jordan (known as The Human Cigarette Factory). Performing without any limbs, he used only his shoulders, chin and tongue to roll a cigarette. At the end, I said to him, 'I don't think I

could ever do what you did.' He said to me, 'Son, if I can do what you saw me do on stage, a young man like you can do anything you ever dreamed of.' From that moment, the world seemed different and I knew it was my call as to what life could be." Life also changed for Todd's wife, Danielle, whom he met in New York during his musician days. "For Todd and me to merge our personal lives with business, most of the time it's unbelievably great," Danielle says. "Todd's passion, his love for what he's doing and his curiosity inspires me. He drives me nuts sometimes, but I wouldn't have it any other way." The same passion can be found in the couple's children: 17-year-old Phoenix, who collects admissions for the show, and his big sister, Asia, a self-taught member of the troupe with a variety of sideshow acts under her sequined belt. "I've always been very flexible, since I was a little girl," Asia explains, "so, I was like, 'Hey, Dad! I can do that, and I can bend really far!' The contortionist and I began doing an act together, and then I kept pushing myself and learning new things. I love to surprise people: 'Oh, she's so cute, but she can eat fire and get electrocuted!'" The Venice Beach Freakshow includes specialty artists who literally cover the gamut of sideshow performance, from the "Amazing Ali" Chapman - standing at 3 feet, 6 inches - to the 7-foot-8-inch George Bell, who was recognized in 2007

by the Guinness Book of World Records as the tallest man in the United States. The troupe also features sword-swallowing human-pincushion Murrugun "The Mystic," and Marcus "The Creature," one of the world's most tattooed and pierced individuals, and the first African-American body modification artist in freak show history. Another popular attraction is the sumptuously tattooed, fire-breathing and light bulb-eating Brianna Belladonna, aka "The Indestructible Woman," who also holds world records as the first woman ever to swallow a sword while being suspended from hooks, and as the current record holder for the most swords swallowed while suspended. "Like most people, I was skeptical and thought there was a trick to these acts, that they weren't real," Brianna recalls. "Then I started getting into sideshows and found out it's all real! I talked to some sideshow performers and told them I wanted to lie on their beds of nails. One thing led to another, and those performers ended up teaching me a lot of what I know today. "Todd was very encouraging, and he was just so proud of me when I mastered it," Brianna continues. "It's really about making the impossible, possible. You don't have to go out and breathe fire, but the point is that nothing is impossible. If you really want it, you can do anything in the world. That's my inspiration and motivation for doing what I do. Also, I'm crazy!!"

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