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STINNEY
Final appeals filed in Stinney YFIT program grows locally, beyond retrial saga
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Daniela Bachmeier, healthy living director of the Sumter Family YMCA, demonstrates a training session with Issac Mallett for the new YFIT program.
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BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com The judge deciding the fate of George Stinney’s retrial motion has a lot of reading to do. Friday was the deadline for supporting legal briefs to be filed in the case to overturn the verdict that sent a 14-year-old boy to his death 70 years ago, and several lengthy legal arguments from supporters of Stinney’s exoneration were filed for McCULLOCH Judge Carmen Mullen’s review. The documents now before the court, filed by civil rights organizations as amici curiae (Latin for “friends of the court”), argue that Stinney’s age and race mark his speedy conviction and execution in BURNHAM 1944 for the murder of two young girls as an injustice even for the standards of his time; that his prosecution was riddled with so many due process violations to be a de facto lynching;
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SPORTS
A fairly young program at the Sumter Family YMCA has gained a lot of attention. “As a part-time personal trainer and group exercise instructor, I knew the missing link to success was nutrition,” said Missy Corrigan, associate executive director. “I wasn’t sure exactly how it would do, but it took off with a bang. It picked up momentum and spread through the community, which is great.” A recent addition to the Y, the InBody 570 Body Composition Analyzer, which was purchased with part of a $25,000 grant from BiLo Holdings Foundation, is going to help people with their fitness goals. “The benefit is YFIT is focused on losing body fat, not weight,” Corrigan said. “Before we were using a general pinch test and a hand-held device. Neither one is exactly accurate, but the analyzer is 98 percent accurate to a DEXA Scan, which is normally used for bone density. The analyzer measures body fat in the trunk, both arms and both legs. Then it gives you a printout of the fat and muscle in each area as well as the water in and outside the muscles. It compares your body percentage to others of your height and age.” The remainder of the grant funding is being used to offset registration for participants with physician referrals enrolling in Commit to be YFIT and YFIT Camp.
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Ashley Hustav practices a chest press as a part of the program. UPCOMING YFIT PROGRAMS • Commit To Be YFIT is an introductory health and wellness class that addresses topics each week to support making healthy changes for a fit life. Additionally, you will be paired with a mentor during the program for support and encouragement. Registration is now through Tuesday. The program will run Tuesday nights at 6 p.m. starting next week until April 8. The cost is $50 for members and $75 for potential members. It’s free with a physician referral and includes a free, six-week Y membership. It also includes a free InBody Analysis screening. • YFIT Camp is a six-week program taught by a YFIT trainer that aims to help you tone up and trim down. You’ll learn how to eat to reduce your body fat and exercise to improve your quality of life, body composition and to reach your
health and fitness goals. This class includes a free InBody Analysis screening. Registration is through Feb. 27, and the camp runs from that Thursday through April 10 at 6 p.m. Thursdays. The cost is $75 for members and $125 for potential members. It is free with a physician referral and includes a free InBody Analysis screening. • Team YFIT is a 12-week program of customized diet and exercise programming to meet your goals. There will also be individual, bi-monthly meetings with your trainer to monitor progress through assessments. The cost is $175 for members and $225 for potential members. After 12 weeks you have the option to continue the program with one meeting per month that includes assessment and new exercise programs for $25 a month.
Sumter Rotary Club revives agriculture event BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Most people don’t think about where the food on their table comes from when they sit down for a meal. But the Sumter Rotary Club and a host of local farm vendors hope to change that when they present Farm to Table. The new event set for Thursday, March 13, is meant to raise awareness of local sources of meat and produce at the same time it raises money for charity. About a dozen vendors have already signed up to participate in Farm to Table, which will offer ticket holders a chance to eat their fill for the $30 price of admission to the Sumter County Civic Center. Proceeds will go to benefit three local charities: the 4-H Club, the Crossroads Wounded Warrior Archery Foundation and Rotary’s Coins for Alzheimer’s Research Trust. “We typically do a local event for the club (each year), and we wanted to do something open to the community, so they can see what we’re doing,” said Britton Moseley, chair of the Rotary committee organizing Farm to Table. “This will be a good, fun time, get a little publicity for everybody and expand the resources for our charitable groups.” Tony Barwick, involved in the event both as a Rotarian and the owner of the Palmetto Pigeon Plant,
FARM TO TABLE “Farm to Table” will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, March 13, at the Sumter County Civic Center. Tickets are $30. Vendors at the event will include: • Christi & Co. Catering • Baker’s Sweets • The Farm Store • Harvin Meats • Liberty Seafood • Manchester Farms • Palmetto Pigeon Plant • Piggly Wiggly (Black Crest Farms) • Pilgrim’s Pride
said the idea for Farm to Table came from the old Poultry Night, which was held for 20 years as a showcase for local poultry producers. The new event expands on that theme to cover the whole agriculture sector. “We have every aspect of agriculture represented,” Barwick said. “This has more variety (than Poultry Night). We’ll have poultry, beef, pork and produce.” Farm to Table will have a “buffet” layout, with vendors’ stands lined up along the walls of the Civic Center and eating tables placed in the center. Kids in the 4-H program will volunteer to serve tea and water and collect tickets. Each vendor will provide utensils. The event will bring together
many of the same vendors who participated in this past summer’s Downtown Farmer’s Market, which Barwick said helped inspire Rotary to take up a new venue for farm producers. “It kind of ties in because the success of the Farmer’s Market sparked interest in bringing this back,” he said. “It’s not affiliated with (the Farmer’s Market),” Moseley said, “but they both support local producers and raise the awareness of local producers.” In addition to raising money for good causes, Farm to Table will also serve as something of an educational tool. Although the farm isn’t as visible in everyday life as it once was, the agriculture sector still has a significant impact on the local economy. “Agriculture is still the No. 1 industry in Sumter County,” Barwick said. “Not only in terms of money, but also in terms of employment.” Rotary has 1,000 tickets available for Farm to Table, which are on sale now. Tickets are available for purchase at The Sumter Item, Galloway & Moseley, Southern States, The Farm Store and other retail outlets, as well as from any Rotary Club member. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.