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Lunch attendees mark ‘Go Red for Women Day’

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute hosted its first Healthy Red Heart Luncheon in support of American Heart Association’s National “Go Red for Women Day” at Hamptons on Friday.

Physicians Marketing Manager at McLeod Health Shaw Thompson said the purpose of the lunch was to educate local women about heart disease and provide advice that could possibly reduce the risks of heart issues.

During the lunch, attendees received a presentation from Dr. Dennis Lang, McLeod cardiologist, who explained the heart issues women could face.

He said heart disease, an issue that is overlooked in women, is the number one killer of women.

He said a leading reason why women sometimes fail to notice symptoms of heart disease is because they are busy caring for their families.

Heart disease affects women of every race and ethnicity equally, and a woman’s chances of having heart disease rise after the age of 40, Lang said.

“We can treat it, but it’s better to prevent it,” he said.

Factors that can increase a woman’s risk of heart disease include: • Diabetes; • Smoking; • No physical activity; • Overweight or obesity; • High cholesterol; • Depression or anxiety; and • A family history of heart disease.

Lang said those who have diabetes should avoid smoking.

“It’s like playing Russian roulette,” he said.

He said obesity and physical inactivity are not the most common factors associated with heart disease but working on maintaining a healthy weight will help keep other risk factors down.

Lang said eating healthy can also help reduce the risk of heart disease.

He said people should avoid eating foods that are high in sugars and be aware of the amount of carbohydrates consumed.

Lang said heart disease can take the form of coronary artery disease or blocked arteries, stroke, heart attack or heart failure.

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David Tuders, an instructor at Central Carolina Technical College, fits a 3-D printed hand onto Connor Morgan’s hand during a visit to the school Friday.

CCTC to create prosthetic arm for Clarendon boy

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com The child of a Clarendon School District 2 instructional coach was surprised with the news that he will receive his first prosthetic hand during a visit to Central Carolina Technical College’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center on Friday.

Seventh-grader Connor Morgan, who is home schooled, visited the facility with his mother, Shanna Morgan, and a class of sixth-graders from Manning Elementary School.

“There are no words,” Morgan said. “You can’t thank people for something like this.”

She said Connor was born without his right hand and having a prosthetic hand will positively affect his self-confidence, although

he has never let having one hand hold him back.

“We never told him he couldn’t do things,” she said.

Connor said he can pretty much do everything now, but the prosthetic hand will allow him to do much more.

Central Carolina Engineering Graphics Technology Program Manager David Tuders said he willingly accepted the challenge of creating a prosthetic hand because he thought it would be a great learning opportunity for himself, his adjunct instructor and students.

“No one had ever done anything like this before,” he said.

The prototype consists of 17 pieces that were printed using the college’s 3-D printers. The prototype is based on a publicly shared design that Tuders and his stu-

U.S. added just 151K jobs in January WASHINGTON (AP) — Consider looking past January’s so-so job growth.

At first glance, Friday’s government report on U.S. hiring was a downer — 151,000 added jobs, well below the pace of the previous few months.

Yet once you take a fuller view, a brighter picture of the job market emerges: A sub-5 percent unemployment rate.

Healthy pay raises. And a stream of people who grew confident enough in the job market to start looking for work.

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at a job fair held by The Genuine Hospitality Group in Miami. On Friday, the U.S. government issues the January jobs report.

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dents altered along the way.

“We enjoyed the process,” he said.

Connor’s prosthetic hand will be controlled by his wrist; when he bends his wrist, the fingers of the hand will grip, Tuders said.

During his visit Friday, Connor was sized for the prosthetic hand that he plans to take home within a few weeks after it has been redesigned. Tuders said the hand will be printed in Connor’s favorite color, red, and will have black tendons. And, Tuders and his students will design new hands as Connor grows.

Connor’s surprise was a great opportunity to show the students the many different things they can do with science, technology, engineering and math, said Clarendon

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How youth are affecting the presidential vote MANCHESTER, N.H. — On Thursday, the two Democratic frontrunners battled it out on the stage of the Johnson Theater on University of New Hampshire campus in the last Democratic debate before the Tuesday’s primary.

As I immersed myself among UNH students at their on-campus watch party hosted by MSNBC, I heard the constant shouts and chants for Sen. Bernie Sanders as the debate preshow rattled from a projec-

tor on the wall of their student center. A couple of Sec. Hillary Clinton supporters Amanda were scatFinney tered in the room, but their voices were silenced even before they could begin.

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DOT employee to speak on Sumter’s roads Chris Geter, Sumter County sign foreman for South Carolina Department of Transportation, will speak on the road conditions in Sumter County at Monday’s meeting of the League of Women Voters. The meeting, which is open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Central Carolina Technical College Health Sciences Center, 133 S. Main St. For more information call league president Delois Woodward at (803) 469-3485.

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Sumter Police Department needs your help in identifying a man who used a woman’s credit card number to make more than $1,400 in purchases in at least two businesses in the city on Friday.

Sumter Police Department needs your help in identifying a man who used a woman’s credit card number to make more than $1,400 in purchases.

The woman, who had the card in her possession, canceled it after she was notified of the unauthorized charges for gift cards and other items and then notified police.

Detectives think the man seen in surveillance footage used the number from the victim’s credit card in at least two local businesses.

To protect yourself from similar fraudulent transactions, police advise the following:

• Never give your number over the phone unless you have initiated the call; • Do not keep your card and PIN number together; • Monitor your purchases against your statement; • Use only trusted sites on the internet; • Never lend your card to anyone; and • Report suspicious activity immediately to your card company and notify police.

If you have any information about the individual pictured, call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Tips can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC.

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Harvin Clarendon County Library, 215 N. Brooks St., Manning will close for President’s Day on Feb. 15 and reopen on Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The book drop will be available for return of unrestricted materials.

For more information, please call the library at 803435-8633.

Lee County Council will meet Feb. 9 The Lee County Council will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 9, in the main courtroom on the second floor of the Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville.

Items listed on the agenda include recognition of the Lee Academy football team, appointment of Jim Tallon to the Lee County Board of Zoning and the award of a bid to demolish the old Bishopville High School.

The council will also hear committee reports and take public comments.

Anyone who needs assistance to attend the meeting should contact Julie Atkinson at (803) 484-5341, extension 323, 24 hours prior to the meeting.

Legal expert speaks on cybersecurity, liability COLUMBIA — A University of California legal expert is speaking at a South Carolina Law Review symposium on issues involving cybersecurity and the law.

Jill Bronfman of Hastings College of Law is delivering an address Friday at University of South Carolina Alumni Center. It is free and open to the public.

The symposium includes discussions of the science behind cyber-attacks. It also deals with civil liability and redress for injuries caused by cyber-attacks. There will also be a discussion of specific concerns lawyers may face in dealing with cyber-attack issues.

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Britta Piccot walks with her son Ethan, 11, and dog, Clover, around the retention pond at Palmetto Park on Thursday. Sumter Assistant City Manager of Public Services Al Harris said Palmetto Park also serves as a retention pond to prevent heavy flooding in the residential areas surrounding it. “It’s doing exactly what its supposed to do,” he said. Though the water can sometimes rise above the bridges in the park, the features were built to handle it, Harris said. He said water that collects at Palmetto Park slowly flows through the storm water system underneath Alice Drive and McKay Road into Second Mill Pond. The park also held large amounts of water during the 1,000-year flood in October.

Report: S.C. workers make less, pay more for benefits

BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — A report on state workers’ salaries shows they’re underpaid compared with their counterparts in other states and local governments within South Carolina; plus they give up more of their paycheck for health care and retirement benefits than other public workers.

Rep. Mike Pitts said Friday the findings confirm what he thought when he pushed for the state-paid study during last year’s budget debate.

“We certainly can’t compete with private industry ... but we should be competitive with other states and especially with local governments,” said Pitts, R-

Laurens, chairman of a House budgetwriting panel for state law enforcement agencies.

State officers can earn an additional $5,000 or more by going to a local police or sheriff’s department, costing the state millions in revolving-door training, Pitts said.

The Highway Patrol alone is losing roughly 100 troopers a year, he said.

“We’re losing more troopers than we’re training,” he said. “The problem’s already critical in law enforcement and corrections.”

According to the report, state salaries in South Carolina lag other states’ wages in comparable jobs by an average of 15 percent; in-state public jobs, by 16 percent; and in-state private-sec-

tor jobs by 18 percent.

“This creates challenges both in recruitment and retention of qualified employees,” reads the report by California-based Kenning Consulting. “Unlike in some other states where the overall competitiveness of the benefits package offsets the level of competitiveness of salaries, this is not the case.”

South Carolina workers’ 8.2 percent pension contributions are the highest among all Southeastern states and 3 percent higher than the national average for state workers. The 21 percent share that employees pay for their health insurance is higher than the typical range of 7 to 15 percent that workers in other state governments pay, according to the report.

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RED FROM PAGE A1 The most common symptom of heart disease is chest pain, which can also be caused by stomach issues.

Another symptom, tiredness or fatigue, is usually associated with old age, but it should also not be overlooked.

Other symptoms may include irregular or increased heartbeat, sweating and shortness of breath.

Lang said if someone suspects they may be experiencing symptoms of heart disease, they should alert a doctor, no matter how subtle the pain.

No one should ever be embarrassed if symptoms turn out to be a false alarm, he said.

He said chest pains that later go away may not be a good sign and could mean that a heart muscle has died. Key tests to check for heart disKEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM ease include blood pressure, Dr. Dennis Lang, a physician with McLeod Cardiology Associates, talks to women attending the Go Red for body mass index, cholesterol Women event at the Main Room on Friday. Lang talked about the dangers of heart disease to women. level, diabetes and stress tests.

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Women who have questions about heart disease or who believe they are experiencing symptoms, should have a heart-to-heart with their doctor, he said.

Take a list of questions and concerns and take notes, Lang said.

He said it is also important to be honest about behaviors including smoking, drinking and level of physical activity.

Lang said those diagnosed with heart disease can still live fulfilled lives.

“This is a new lifestyle, not a quick fix,” he said, “Make changes you know you will be able to stick with.”

He said it may be best to “buddy up” because it’s much harder to skip the gym if a friend is waiting to meet there.

Dr. Dennis Lang can be reached locally at McLeod Cardiology Associates, 115 N. Sumter St., Suite 410, a shared office with fellow McLeod Cardiologist Ryan Garbalosa.

The office can be reached at (803) 883-5171.

Strong quake hits Taiwan; 160 pulled alive, many trapped TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling a complex of two high-rise residential buildings where rescuers pulled out more than 160 people. More are still thought to be trapped inside.

Firefighters scrambled to the sites with ladders, cranes and other equipment and pulled survivors from the buildings that were lying on one side of the road in the southern city of Tainan, footage from local TV broadcasters showed.

Among the survivors, Taiwan’s official news agency said a 10-day-old infant and a 40-year-old man were found in critical conditions when they were pulled out of a 17-story Wei Guan residential building.

So far, 127 people were pulled from the rubble and at least 29 were injured.

The Central News Agency said that about 200 people are thought to have been living inside in about 60 households.

Rescuers also pulled out 34 people from another Wei Guan high-rise, which had 16 floors and housed 150 families. The road where the building

is located had gas leaks and water pipe ruptures, the news agency said.

Several other buildings are also collapsed or partially damaged.

As dawn broke, live Taiwanese TV showed survivors being brought gingerly from the building, including an elderly woman in a neck brace and others wrapped in blankets.

The trappings of daily life — a partially crushed air conditioner, pieces of a metal balcony, windows — lay twisted in what appeared to be nearby rubble.

People with their arms around firefighters were being helped from the building, and cranes were being used to search darkened parts of the structure for survivors.

Newscasters said other areas of the city were still being canvassed for possible damage.

Men in camouflage uniforms, apparently military personnel, marched into one area of collapse carrying large shovels.

Aerial images of at least two different buildings showed what appeared to be significant devastation. It was unclear if both were residential structures.

Rescue workers guide a man from the rubble of a toppled building after an earthquake in Tainan, Taiwan. The 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck southern Taiwan early Saturday, toppling at least one high-rise residential building and trapping people inside.

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The Taiwanese news website ET Today reported that two buildings toppled in Tainan and that some water and gas utility pipes had ruptured. Sirens were wailing as city authorities responded to the quake.

It said a mother and a daughter were among the 34 people pulled from one of the Wei Guan buildings and that the girl drank her urine while waiting for rescue. It said the building could have 300 to 400 people at the

time of the quake.

The temblor struck about 4 a.m. local time. It was located some 22 miles southeast of Yujing and struck about 6 miles underground, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.

It was felt as a lengthy, rolling shake in the capital, Taipei, on the other side of the island.

But Taipei was quiet, with no sense of emergency or obvious damage just before dawn.

Missouri couple wanted in crime spree led police on chase; 1 killed in shootout MILTON, Fla. (AP) — A weeklong search for a Missouri couple wanted in a series of robberies and abductions across the South ended with one suspect dead and the other wounded Friday, after authorities say they chased the pair across the highway and through a rural neighborhood and exchanged gunfire with them in Florida’s Panhandle.

Blake Fitzgerald died and Brittany Nicole Harper was at a hospital under armed guard with a wounded leg, Escambia County Sheriff David Morgan said at a news conference. She faces charges including home invasion, robbery, false imprisonment and grand theft auto, but no court appearances are scheduled, Morgan said.

The sheriff said the chase began shortly after reports of an armed robbery at a Famous Footwear store in Pensacola at 7:56 p.m. Thursday. Witness said the man held a gun on the clerk while the woman shopped, according to Morgan.

Authorities began chasing the couple, following them to nearby Pensacola Beach, before zigging and zagging though Pensacola and even going onto Interstate 10 a couple of times, Morgan said.

At one point, authorities lost sight of the pair for a couple of hours, Morgan said. During that time, they held a Pensacola family hostage and eventually fled in the family’s red pickup truck, he said.

It was 12:16 a.m. Friday when the vehicle was spotted on I-10, Morgan said. Deputies followed the truck as it exited and went down a rural road.

Morgan said his deputies had a standoff with the couple for about 15 minutes before Fitzgerald got out of the truck and appeared to be heading into a home that was occupied near the small town of Milton.

Gunfire erupted, and authorities say Fitzgerald was killed.

In online video posted by Pensacola station WEAR-TV, a volley of gunshots can be heard amid flashing police lights. Dozens of police and sheriff’s deputies blocked the rural road.

Authorities had linked Fitzgerald and Harper to a series of crimes in Alabama and Georgia, saying the offenses fit a similar pattern: People are robbed, kidnapped and let go unharmed, usually after a vehicle is stolen.

Morgan and Escambia County State Attorney Bill Eddins provided no further details about the hostage situation in Pensacola.

The sheriff said he’s found no ties to the area for Fitzgerald and Harper but that he heard they were heading to Panama City to get married.

Authorities said the couple had been on the run since January. Police in Joplin, Missouri, had wanted to interview the two about a Jan. 22 breakin in which guns were stolen

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos tangle in Super Bowl 50 (6:30 p.m. Sunday, CBS). So this year, the hoopla and ratings don’t just involve a Super Bowl but 50 years of Super Bowls. That’s either a remarkable achievement or a sign of cultural stagnation, depending on one’s point of view.

A half-century of big games with big ratings showing no signs of abating is clearly an indication of the NFL spectacle’s hold on the TV audience.

And it also points to the enduring ability of television to attract a huge audience.

Every year we hear that TV is dying, or changing utterly, or losing out to new media. And every year advertisers pay even higher fees to buy commercial time to sponsor a sporting event on network television, something people watch in “real” time, often in living rooms shared with other human beings.

At the same time, 50 years is a mighty long time. We are as far removed from Super Bowl I, held on Jan. 15, 1967, as that game was from 1917.

The pop culture of 1967 (“Cool Hand Luke,” “Bonnie & Clyde,” “Star Trek,” “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” and The Jimi Hendrix Experience) seemed very far removed from 1917, the year Eddie Cantor made his first Victrola recordings and when silent stars Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle met for the very first time.

Technology has certainly exploded over the past 50 years, advancing in ways far beyond the imaginings of folks in the futuristic 1960s.

But while technology has changed — some say it’s “disrupted” life at a rapid pace — other aspects of popular culture seem as persistent as a stuck window. As Saturday night’s Lifetime movie about Charles Manson attests, we’re still listening to The Turtles.

And this “Super Sunday,” more than 100 million of us will tune into a football tradition. Some for the 50th time.

But some traditions must end. After XLIX (49) years of using Roman numerals, the NFL has “modernized” the name to Super Bowl 50.

So we’ve gone from Roman

numerals to Arabic numerals.

I’m sure some see this as a conspiracy.

• While not as venerable as the game itself, the tradition of the post-”Super Bowl” broadcast continues with a special helping of “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (10 p.m. Sunday, CBS, time approximate). Look for Tina Fey, Margot Robbie, Will Ferrell, Megyn Kelly, Keegan-Michael Key and Jordan Peele to appear on this live broadcast.

The ability of these special broadcasts to help a series is a bit checkered. The 1996 “Friends” episode titled “The One After the Super Bowl” propelled that comedy from popular to utterly dominant.

But in 1990, CBS followed up the game with the pilot episode of a bounty-hunter series called “Grand Slam.” It was canceled by mid-March.

Oddly enough, the most popular postgame event ever was a 1980 episode of “60 Minutes” that attracted a 50 percent share of TV households.

A postgame airing of a quirky “Office” episode attracted a 21 percent share for NBC in 2009.

Given Colbert’s offbeat appeal, I suspect he’ll probably do about as well as the folks from Dunder-Mifflin.

• Lifetime clings to its obsession with women stuck in basements or crazy cults. But don’t go looking for deep psychological insight in “Manson’s Lost Girls” (8 p.m. Saturday).

This is a 1960s flashback complete with tie-dyed outfits and a period soundtrack.

“Lost Girls” begins with news reports about the 1969 cult murders of actress Sharon Tate and her entourage and flashes back to a teenage runaway-turned-single mom (MacKenzie Mauzy) who lands at Charles Manson’s (Jeff Ward) commune at an old Western movie set called the Spahn Ranch, some years before the grim events.

Everything’s groovy and everyone looks trim, fit and healthy. Look for a lot of beach parties and picnics that would not be out of place in a soft drink commercial. Even Manson, a man described here as having spent most of his time in prison, looks more like a handsome assistant professor than a paranoid cult leader.

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From left, Eden Brolin stars as Susan Atkins, Mackenzie Muazy as Linda Kasabian and Isabel Shill as Patricia Krenwinkel in “Manson’s Lost Girls,” premiering at 8 p.m. today on Lifetime.

Separated from anything resembling historical context, “Lost Girls” unfolds as one music video after another.

Watching the dark Svengali getting mellow to the sounds of The Turtles’ bubblegum hit “Happy Together” almost seems like a spoof or an outtake from an “Austin Powers” movie. Or both.

• Recently screened at the Sundance Film Festival, the documentary “Jim: The James Foley Story” (9 p.m. Saturday, HBO) profiles the photojournalist kidnapped in Syria who went missing for two years before his gruesome execution was disseminated as ISIS propaganda.

• With the New Hampshire primary just three days off, ABC News hosts a Republican debate (8 p.m. Saturday) moderated by David Muir and Martha Raddatz.

• Kevin Frazier hosts “Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials AllStar Countdown” (8 p.m. Saturday, CBS), a survey of the top ads of the past 50 years. This is at least the third such clip show of the week and the last we’ll have to endure until Super Bowl 51.

• Conan O’Brien hosts the 5th Annual NFL Honors (9 p.m.

Saturday, CBS), an event celebrating the season’s best players and performances and the

announcement of the latest Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

On a related note, “Super Bowl Saturday Night” (8 p.m., NFL Network) covers the arrival of celebrity fans at the 5th Annual NFL Honors as a red carpet event.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Our heroes ponder the horrors of zombies and waiting in line at a supermarket on “MythBusters” (8 p.m., Discovery, TV-PG).

• A crisis under the sea on “Doctor Who” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG).

• Flint pushes Silver to extremes on “Black Sails” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Felines frolic on “Kitten Bowl III” (noon, Hallmark).

• We’re already up to “Puppy Bowl XII” (3 p.m., Animal Planet)!

• “The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth” (8 p.m., Showtime, TV-14) surveys the presidential campaign.

• Anna Kendrick, Skylar Astin, Rebel Wilson, Adam DeVine and Anna Camp star in the 2012 a cappella comedy “Pitch Perfect” (8:30 p.m., NBC).

• Thomas feels unloved on “Downton Abbey” on “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings).

• Chuck gets the skinny on Axe on “Billions” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE An earnest reporter (Albert Brooks) loses the job and the girl (Holly Hunter) to a pretty face (William Hurt) in the 1987 media satire “Broadcast News” (8 p.m. Saturday, TCM).

SUNDAY SERIES Specters from Halloweens past on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Pratfalls and antics on “America’s Funniest Home Videos” (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Post-collegiate shenanigans on “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A quest for concentration on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Urban beehives need some buzz on “Beyond the Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * The wall has unintended consequences on “Bordertown” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A new take on recreation on “Shark Tank” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

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Dems in New Hampshire EDITOR’S NOTE: A look at political claims that take shortcuts with the facts or don’t tell the full story WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by the very richest Americans.

A look at some of the claims in their latest Democratic presidential debate: CLINTON on Wall Street: “They are trying to beat me in this primary.”

THE FACTS: Wall Street is not the anti-Clinton monolith she implied. People in the securities and investment industry gave more than $17 million last year to super political action committees supporting her presidential run and nearly $3 million directly to her campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org, a campaign-finance watchdog.

Wall Street is the top industry donating to her effort, ahead of the legal profession, nonprofit institutions and others.

Clinton is taking heat from Sanders for her Wall Street ties, which go back decades.

The Washington Post reported Thursday that Clinton has brought in more money from the financial sector during her four federal campaigns — for Senate and president — than her husband, Bill Clinton, did in his quarter-century political career. In all, more than $44 million was raised for her campaigns. This includes more than $1 out of every $10 of the money contributed for her 2016 campaign.

SANDERS: “Almost all new income and wealth is going to the top 1 percent.”

THE FACTS: This has been a mantra by Sanders, but it relies on outdated numbers. In the first five years of the economic recovery, 2009-2014, the richest 1 percent captured 58 percent of income growth, according to Emmanuel Saez, a University of California economist whose research Sanders uses.

That’s a hefty share, but far short of “almost all.” In the first three years of the recovery, 2009-2012, the richest 1 percent did capture 91 percent of the growth in income. But part of that gain reflected an accounting maneuver as the wealthiest pulled income forward to 2012 in advance of tax

increases that took effect in 2013 on the biggest earners.

CLINTON: “I am against American combat troops being in Syria and Iraq. I support special forces. I support trainers. I support the air campaign.”

THE FACTS: Clinton makes a dubious distinction. Although it can be debated whether certain types of military personnel fit the definition of “combat” troops, there is little doubt that special operations forces like those now operating both in Syria and Iraq do.

SANDERS: “You have three out of the four largest banks in America today, bigger than they were, significantly bigger than when we bailed them out because they were too big to fail.”

THE FACTS: Sanders is right that JPMorgan, Bank of America and Wells Fargo are larger than they were in mid-2008, before they received bailout money. But those gains largely reflect mergers and acquisitions that occurred, frequently at the government’s behest, during the financial crisis.

JPMorgan bulked up by purchasing Bear Stearns, in a deal facilitated by the Federal Reserve. Bank of America ballooned when it acquired Merrill Lynch, and Wells Fargo roughly doubled in size when it bought a floundering Wachovia Bank.

CLINTON on Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal: “I said that I was holding out hope that it would be the kind of trade agreement that I was looking for. I waited until it had actually been negotiated because I did want to give the benefit of the doubt to the administration. Once I saw what the outcome was, I opposed it.”

THE FACTS: As Obama’s secretary of state, Clinton was far more enthusiastic about the Pacific trade deal taking shape than she became once she was running for president and trying to appeal to the liberal wing of her party. As secretary she had given speeches around the world in support of the deal under negotiation, saying in Australia in 2012 that it “sets the gold standard in trade agreements,” a cheerleading sentiment she echoed elsewhere.

She’s stated since that the final agreement didn’t address her concerns. But the final version actually had been modified to drop certain provisions that liberal activist groups had opposed.

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VOTE FROM PAGE A1 Some of the young men and women who were obviously “feeling the Bern” hailed from places like Texas, Florida and California, while only a small handful represented The Granite State.

When asked why they choose to support the 74-yearold Sanders instead of the 68-year-old Clinton, students reflected on him as being their “hip, cool grandfather.”

To them, Clinton feels like the stuffy, upper cruster who

just cannot seem to relate to the modern and average American.

An 18-year-old freshman commented that the Bush and Clinton families have been in the political arena for far too long and society needs a “breath of fresh air, whose name is Bernie.”

Senior and former volleyball team member, Kathy, was held up on events of the past, some taking place before she was alive. She said there’s something about Clinton that grates on her.

“I don’t know what it is,

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maybe it’s her pantsuit ... I know she has a great track record; she’s very articulate, but she stayed with Bill Clinton after he cheated on her.”

Even though many remarked on Clinton’s knowledge, expertise and years of experience, millennials don’t see her as someone they can trust, as she represents the establishment and the “big money” ideals of their parents’ generation.

Nevertheless, Bernie’s effects on young people seem to soar as his mantra defines his campaign being for the

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School District 2 Instructional Coach Marian Marlowe.

She said the school district is implementing the STEM initiative at all five schools through Project Lead the Way, a national nonprofit organization that develops curricula for elementary, middle and high schools across the country.

“We’re starting students as early as kindergarten,” she said.

The kindergarten students work with Cubelets, magnetic robot blocks that exhibit different behaviors when stuck together in different arrangements.

During their visit to Central Carolina’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center, students learned the basics of one of the engineering graphic programs the college students use.

Tuders talked to the students about the different areas of engineering graphics and how engineering graphics technicians design most of the things they use every day.

“We’re preparing them for so many jobs that don’t exist yet,” Marlowe said.

director of the Congressional Budget Office and president of the conservative American Action Forum.

That seems especially true given that the job gains come at a delicate time for the U.S. economy. Analysts have warned that the economy faces a growing risk of another recession within a year or two after having recovered only gradually from the Great Recession. Economic weakness overseas and reeling financial markets have slowed growth and squeezed manufacturers.

Last month’s pay raises and the addition of retail jobs suggest that consumers have the resilience to bolster growth. Average hourly wages have jumped

people and paid for by the contributions of the people.

As far as UNH students are concerned, 2016 won’t be a revolutionary year because they would elect our first female president; rather, it would be a revolutionary year as the youth make a significant political impact by almost single-handedly electing Sanders.

Amanda Finney was born and raised in Sumter until the age of 7 when she moved to Columbia. She is a graduate of Heathwood Hall Episcopal

2.5 percent over the past 12 months, evidence that years of steady job growth are finally helping generate pay raises for more Americans.

The strong fundamentals in the jobs report could make the Federal Reserve somewhat more likely to raise rates again this year — a prospect that likely contributed to a sharp sell-off in stocks. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 211 points or about 1.3 percent.

“The wage numbers were the most encouraging bit of news all around,” said Carl Tannenbaum, chief economist at Northern Trust.

Tannenbaum said the figures gave him “extra comfort that the expansion wasn’t sliding toward an untimely conclusion.”

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She took off her senior year to work as a field organizer in Virginia for President Obama’s 2012 re-election.

Finney is pursuing her master’s degree at Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Communications. She is reporting on the 2016 campaign for The Sumter Item this week in New Hampshire. Tweet Amanda at @FinneyAmanda2.

now 4.9 percent — its lowest level since 2008 — many workers have managed to gain raises because their employers have had to offer better incentives to compete for talent. The unemployment rate dipped in January even though a sizable 502,000 more people began hunting for jobs.

That reversed a trend in which the unemployment rate had been dropping for a discouraging reason: Jobseekers had stopped looking for work and were no longer counted as unemployed.

Wage growth is a crucial indicator for the Fed, which is weighing whether to raise interest rates in the face of global risks that could imperil broader economic growth. The Fed wants to see earnings accelerate after years of sluggish gains.

OBITUARIES REBECCA J. BELLE Rebecca Junious Belle, 58, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at her residence.

Born in Clarendon County, on Feb. 2, 1958, she was a daughter of Alex “Sonny” Junious and the late Alice Green BELLE Gaymon. She was the widow of Charles Jerome Belle.

She leaves to mourn her passing and cherish her memories a daughter, Princess Belle; her father, Alex “Sonny” Junious; five brothers, Elliott (Carolyn) Junious, Leroy Junious, Johnnie Junious, the Rev. Thomas (Ruth) Junious and Nathaniel (the Rev. Denise) Junious; three grandchildren, Jai’Niyah, Alexus and Solange Belle; and a host of other close relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at William Parker Gymnasium, Old Scott’s Branch High School, in Summerton, with the Rev. Theola Parker officiating.

Final resting place will be Brown Cemetery in Pinewood.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Dyson’s Home for Funerals Chapel.

The body will be placed in the gym one hour prior to the service.

The family is receiving friends at home, 1199 Detwilder Road, Summerton.

Professional services are entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

MARY LEE COKER Mary Lee Thigpen Coker, 77, beloved wife of the late Sherrill Clyde Coker, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at her home.

Born in Clarendon County, she was the daughter of the late Rev. William Hugh COKER Thigpen and Bertha Corbett Thigpen.

Mrs. Coker became a member of Sumter Freewill Baptist of the Pentecostal Faith Church in 1970 where she taught the adult Sunday school class for 29 years and was the secretary of the

church for 19 years. She also attended Grace Full Gospel Church.

She was a 1956 graduate of Hebron High School and received a business degree from Sumter Technical College.

Mrs. Coker retired from BD with 28 years of service. She served as the bookkeeper for her husband’s business until he was forced to retire due to failing health. She was also a caretaker for her son, Mitchell.

Surviving are her four sons, Kenneth C. Coker (Debi) of Sumter, Timothy Wayne Coker (Elaine) of Creedmoor, North Carolina, Mitchell Andrew Coker of the home and Chad S. Coker (Christina) of Charlotte, North Carolina; two brothers, Willie M. Thigpen (Dot) and Ernest Thigpen (Mary); six grandchildren, Kimberly White (Chris), Shane Coker (Jennifer), Kerri Lavender (Edward), Adrienne Coker, Michael Coker, Zaida Coker; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her grandson, Brandon Scott Coker.

Funeral Services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Freewill Baptist Pentecostal Faith Conference Center, 3868 Puddin Swamp Road, Turbeville, with the Rev. Stacey Floyd and the Rev. Caleb Howell officiating.

Burial will be in Hebron Methodist Church Cemetery in Cades.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home, 1935 Florence Highway.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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James Vanolin Brewer Jr., died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Born Nov. 20, BREWER 1932, in Lake City, she was a daughter of the late Samuel Davies and Lila Tisdale Gaskins.

She was a member of Manning United Methodist Church.

She was a former clerk at Clarendon County Auditor’s Office and was a member of the Lord Clarendon Cotillion.

She is survived by a daughter, Susan Lynn Brewer Poe (Don) of Charlotte, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Elizabeth McGill Brock and Chandler Brewer Brock; three stepgrandchildren, Donald Fann Poe Jr., Kathleen Montgomery Poe and James Harrison Poe; and numerous nephews and nieces.

She was preceded in death by a half brother, David Gaskins.

A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Manning United Methodist Church with the Rev. Randy Smith officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church.

The family requests that memorials be made to Manning United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 68, Manning, S.C. 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

ISAAC GATHERS Isaac Gathers, 50, entered eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at his home.

Born in Sumter County, on Sept. 19, 1965, he was the son of the late Harry Gathers and Maggie Anderson Prince.

Family is receiving visitors at the home of his aunt, Mammie English, 872 Twin Lakes Drive, Sumter.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

NIYOKA P. LUDD Niyoka Patrice “Mykie” Doss Ludd, 44, wife of Lawrence Ludd, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, at Riverside Nursing Home, Charleston.

Born in Brooklyn, New York, on July 22, 1971, she was the daughter of Ernest Miles and the late Cynthia Doss.

Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ANGELO J. SAGONA Angelo John Sagona, 64, beloved husband of Joan Francine, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at his home.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

Surviving are her brother, Edgar Laird Dallery and sisterin-law, Mary; two nephews, the Rev. James Franklyn Dallery and his wife Tamara and Robert Laird Dallery and his wife Krystal; and seven great-nephews and nieces, William, Mary Grace, Annabelle, Abigail, Charlie, Maclean and Christopher.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery with the Rev. Dr. Webb Belangia officiating.

The family will receive friends at the home of Ed and Mary Dallery.

Memorials may be made to Aldersgate United Methodist Church, 211 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com.

The family would like to express its appreciation to all of the staff at Sumter Valley Health & Rehab. for their love and care of Miss Dallery.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

CAROLYN DALLERY Carolyn Dallery, 77, passed away Thursday, Feb. 4, 2016, at Sumter Valley Health and Rehabilitation Center.

Born June 29, 1938, in Orange, New Jersey, she was a daughter of the late Franklyn Laird and Lois Rankin Dallery.

Miss Dallery attended C. J. Scott High School in East Orange, New Jersey, and moved to Sumter in 1969 with her parents. She was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church.

THERESA BRUNSON Theresa Brunson entered eternal rest on Friday, Feb. 5, 2016, at her residence, 1430 Stokes Bridge Road W., Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

FREE SPEAKING PROGRAMS Glenn Givens is an Attorney and Experienced Speaker who is offering free speaking programs to local social, civic, religious, school and business organizations with 15 or more meeting attendees. Are you an organization looking for an upcoming speaker?

Are you an employer or administrator who wants to reward your employees by offering an informative program?

Glenn is offering speaking programs for Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties on the following separate topics from which to select: 1. Wills and Dying without a Will; 2. Trusts and Avoiding Probate and Distribution Planning; 3. Health and Financial Powers of Attorney and Living Wills.

The programs allow for audience participation and questions during and after the program. If you are interested and have at least 15 meeting attendees, contact Glenn at (803) 418-0800; ext. 108.

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AROUND TOWN frontier.com. For all chapter Lincoln High School Class of updates, listen to the 24/7 1964 will hold an informamessage line at (206) 376tive meeting regarding the Campbell Soup lunch 5992.

Transportation is proclass reunion at 10 a.m. onfriends group to at meet vided within the mileage Saturday, Feb. 6, Shonarea. ey’s. Call Frances Woods at (803) 773-3804, Lillie Wilson The Sumter Stroke Support at (803) 775-9088 or Bertha Group will meet at 6 p.m. on Willis at (803) 775-9660.

Thursday, Feb. 11, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church The Campbell Soup friends library, corner of Loring Mill lunch group will celebrate Road and Wise Drive. There their 24th anniversary at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. will be Valentine treats.

6, at Golden Corral.

The Mary McLeod Bethune The National Alliance on Men- Sumter Branch will meet at 5 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 12, at tal Illness of Sumter (NAMI) the South Sumter Resource will sponsor the Family to Center, Manning Avenue.

Family education course Call Miranda Choice at specifically for families of (803) 469-0863. individuals who have been diagnosed with severe “A Night to Remember” Valenbrain disorders (mental illtine gala will be held at 5 ness). The free 12-week p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at course will begin on SunTaw Caw Community Outday, Feb. 21, and will meet reach Center, 1126 Granby each Sunday afternoon.

Lane, Summerton.

Pre-registration is required The Sumter SPCA Valentine

by Feb. 10. Call Fred HarDance will be held from 7 to mon at (803) 905-5620 or 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. (803) 491-4756.

13, at the Elaine D. Korn MeThe Shepherd’s Center, 24 morial Center, 1100 S. GuigCouncil St., will offer public in- nard Drive. Music will be formation sessions from 11 to provided by The Recollec11:50 a.m. on Thursdays as tions Band. Cost is $20 per follows: Feb. 18, creating a person (must be 21 years living will / hospice; and or older) and all proceeds March 3, COPD. Christina benefit the SPCA. Heavy Blakley, registered nurse hors d’oeuvres will be with Palmetto Health Tuom- served. Call (803) 773-9292. ey, will speak.

The Annual Black History Clarendon School District One Month Parade, hosted by the will conduct free vision, hearMLK Riders of South Caroliing, speech and developmenna, will be held on Sunday, tal screenings as part of a Feb. 14. The parade will child find effort to identify begin at 1:30 p.m. at Riley students with special Ball Park and will end at needs. Screenings will be Barlette and Main Street. held from 9 a.m. to noon at There is no registration fee the Summerton Early Child- but a donation of $10 is rehood Center, 8 South St., quested. Churches, groups, Summerton, on the followclubs, schools, individuals ing Thursdays: Feb. 11; are all welcome. Call Jacob March 10; April 14; and May Dennis Sr. at (803) 840-4784 12. Call Sadie Williams at or Harry Lesane at (803) (803) 485-2325, extension 983-5389.

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The Sumter Combat Veterans AARP will offer free tax prepa- Group will meet at 10 a.m. ration from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 on Friday, Feb. 19, at the p.m. on Mondays and South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Wednesdays through April Lafayette Drive. All area 13 at the Shepherd’s Center veterans and active miliof Sumter, 24 Council St. tary are invited.

Applicants are advised to The Lincoln High School Presbring with them governervation Alumni Association ment-issued photo IDs, Social Security cards and / or will hold a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Medicare cards for anyone Friday, Feb. 19, at the Linin the household, last coln High School gymnasiyear’s tax forms, W-2 and / or 1099 forms, and power of um, 26 Council St. Cost is $8 attorney certification forms per plate and dinner will consist of grilled barbecue if they are filing for someone else. For more informa- chicken or fried fish, seasoned rice, sweet pea, roll, tion, call Henry Dinkins at dessert and a drink. Dine in (803) 499-4990 or Lula King or take out. Call James L. at (803) 316-0772.

Green at (803) 968-4173.

The Sumter Chapter of the Na“Piano Music with a Feminine tional Federation of the Blind Touch: Celebrating Women of South Carolina will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 9, Composers in History” will be held at noon on Friday, Feb. at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Lee and 19, at the USC Sumter NetLaura Colclough-James will tles Auditorium. Jane Luther Smith will lecture on speak. The 2016 king or and perform pieces by queen will be crowned for eight 19th and 20th century the Sumter Chapter. Confemale composers. Event is tact the chapter president, free and open to the public.

Debra Canty, at (803) 775Refreshments will be 5792 or at debra.canty@ served.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t dwell EUGENIA LAST on the impossible or worry about problems that don’t exist. Be rational and concentrate on where you should be putting your efforts. Gains can be made if you are willing to work with others instead of going against the grain.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can raise your profile and impress others with your knowledge and experience if you participate in an event that tests your skills and challenges your abilities. Celebrate your victory with someone you love. Personal gains look promising.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be careful what you wish for. Helping someone else could turn into a fiasco. Be aware that ulterior motives are present and that you could be taken advantage of if you aren’t careful. Don’t let someone’s bad habits rub off on you.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Concentrate on personal improvements. This is a great day to travel or do something special with someone you love. A day at a spa or doing something you enjoy is recommended. Express your feelings.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Being prepared will make a difference to the outcome of a development you want to put into play. Know exactly what you want and whom you want to be involved with before you begin. Don’t let anyone lead you astray. You can’t please everyone.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take a moment to review past experiences and apply what you learned then to whatever situations you face now. Entertaining will be costly, but also help you nurture a relationship that is important to

you. Share your plans and express your desires.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Not everyone will like the way you do things or the choices you make.

Follow your heart even if it means heading in a new direction. Find a way to expand your interests and spend time with people who have similar goals.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Visiting a friend will motivate you to take on something innovative and refreshing. A change in scenery or the places you hang out will give you the kind of creative boost you’ve been searching for.

Romance should be a priority.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make positive changes at home.

Start a project that will give you the incentive you need to reach your expectations. Check out the online job market and an ad will grab your interest. Send out your resume.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take time to relax and to update your image and appearance. The changes you make will be a good investment and bring an interesting response from someone you least expect. Plan a passionate evening for two.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Listen, but don’t divulge information that can be used against you. Keep a watchful eye on how others react and respond to situations that are going on around you. Someone from your past will send conflicting signals.

Proceed with caution.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You’ll attract people who can help you reach your goal. You can make a difference if you believe in your abilities and take control. The impressions you make on someone special will lead to a fun-filled evening.

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Greenville 50/30

Columbia 54/35

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Sumter 53/35

Aiken 51/33

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Charleston 53/35

Today: A shower in spots late in the afternoon. High 49 to 53.

Sunday: Cloudy; periods of rain, except dry in southern parts. High 41 to 51.

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ODDITIES

Panel backs ‘Maniac’ license-plate proposal BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A northern Idaho lawmaker is once again seeking to create a specialized license plate depicting a hotly disputed Idaho high school mascot.

The proposed plate would portray the Orofino “Maniac,” a caricature mental health groups call offensive.

Republican Rep. Paul Shepherd of Riggins attempted to get approval for the license plate last year, but legislation failed to move out of committee. However, this year, the Idaho Transportation and Defense Committee voted to send the bill to the House floor, but with the recommendation that the word “maniac” be re-

moved from the proposed statute.

Orofino Councilwoman Jill Woolsey told the panel Thursday that the term maniac would not be on the plate and defended the mascot, calling it positive representation of the community.

“In 2016 our mascot, the maniac, continues to be a symbol of unbridled enthusiasm and a symbol of overcoming odds,” Woolsey said. “It’s about a positive image to win and keep fighting.”

She explained the funds raised from the sale of the specialty license plate are needed for advanced programs in the underfunded high school, in-

cluding advanced science and math classes.

Opponents testified for more than an hour against the measure, saying the mascot’s portrayal only further ostracizes mentally ill people, particularly because Orofino is also the home of a state-run mental health hospital. Kathie Garrett of Idaho’s chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness said she had a different, less positive interpretation of the word “maniac.”

“By allowing that to be put in our code, it will signal that Idaho sanctions the use of the word and stigmatizes those that are living with mental illness,” she said.

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Ollie, a housebroken 3-month-old orange tabby male American short hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is sweet, affectionate, gentle and loving. Ollie adores cuddling, being held and given lots of attention. Being super with cats and loving everyone, Ollie would be an excellent addition to a family with children. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The Sumter SPCA Valentine Dance will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Music will be provided by The Recollections Band. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 years or older) and all proceeds benefit the SPCA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be served. Call (803) 773-9292.

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prep basketball

Worth the effort Morant, Jennings lead Knights’ comeback win over Gators; CHS girls mover closer to region crown

By JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

prep wrestling

Sumter wrestlers prep for playoffs SHS opens against Fort Dorchester

After surviving an initial burst by Lakewood High School on Friday, the Crestwood varsity boys basketball team found itself down just three points at the half.

“We felt like we had a chance at that point,” Knights head coach Dwayne Edwards said.

With the way Ja Morant and Dakota Jennings were playing, it proved to be more than just a chance.

Morant scored 39 points – including the final 17 for Crestwood -- while Jennings added a double-double in the Knights’ come-from-behind 65-60 victory at The Swamp to sweep both region games from their rivals.

CHS improved to 14-5 overall and 5-3 in Region VI-3A. The Gators fell to 18-6 and 6-3.

Crestwood will face Darlington on Tuesday at home while Lakewood travels to Marlboro County.

The Bulldogs lead the region with one loss while Darlington has two losses.

“I’m proud of the guys and the way they played,” Edwards said. “It took everything we had to win this game. We talked all week long about more energy and more effort and the kids had that tonight.”

CHS certainly got plenty of effort from its top scoring duo.

Morant scored 18 points in the final quarter and had three straight quarters of doubledigit point totals. His basket with just over 30 seconds remaining gave the Knights just their second lead of the game, 61-59.

LHS’ Daquan Tindal was then fouled and hit the first free shot, but the second missed and came right to Morant, who finished with five boards.

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The Sumter High School wrestling team will travel to Lexington today to face Fort Dorchester in the first round of the 4A duals state playoffs at Lexington High School beginning at 10 a.m.

Should the CORBETT Gamecocks defeat Fort Dorchester, it would then face the winner of a first-round match between West Ashley and Lexington.

The first-round matches will occur simultaneously.

SHS enters the playoffs as the No. 3 seed from Region VI, going 11-18 during the regular season. Fort Dorchester is the No. 2 seed from Region VIII. It is just 8-5 o the season, but is ranked No. 6 among 4A schools by scmat.com.

Lexington is the Region V champion and is 21-6. West Ashley finished fourth in Region VII and is 17-15.

After the conclusion of the state duals, Sumter has 12 wrestlers who have qualified to compete in the lower state individual tournament at Fort Dorchester High in North Charleston on Feb. 19-20.

Those who finish in the top four in their weight class in the lower state will advance to the individual state finals to be held Feb. 26-27 at Anderson Civic Center.

Sumter has three wrestlers who are region champions, seven who finished second and two who finished third.

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Lakewood’s Davonte Pack (11) tries to get a shot off while Crestwood’s Dakota Jennings, right, and See knights, Page B3 Kobe Thomas defend during the Knights’ 65-60 victory on Friday at The Swamp.

racing

Sumter girls rebound in 2nd half against Carolina Forest while boys lose nailbiter

By Eddie Litaker Special To The Sumter Item Sumter High School’s varsity basketball teams both got out to slow starts on their home court Friday against Carolina Forest.

At the end of the night, the Lady Gamecocks rallied in the first half and pulled away down the stretch for a 60-37 romp while the Gamecocks got caught up in a see-saw affair that came down to who would score the last basket. That turned out to be the Panthers, who claimed a 45-44 win.

Sumter’s girls trailed 8-6 after one quarter before outscoring Carolina Forest 17-7 in the second to take a 23-15 lead into the break. The lead swelled to 14 early in the third before the Lady Panthers cut it back to 11, 39-28 as Ellen Nardella hit the final bucket of the frame.

Carolina Forest pulled within eight, 41-33, after Nardella nailed three free throws but consecutive 3-point plays from Anna McBride and Jessica Harris and a Cy Cooper free throw would push the advantage to 16, 50-34, with 3:51 to go. Nardella would answer

with a 3, but that would prove to be the Lady Panthers’ last points.

“I give Carolina Forest a lot of credit,” said Lady Gamecocks head coach Jason Loudenslager, whose team remained a perfect 8-0 in Region VI-4A play while improving to 19-4 overall. “They made us adjust to them for the first two quarters of play. They dictated the tempo the game was going to be played at. They went into that locker room down eight, but I promise you they were feeling good about their position and where they were at.

We really had to try to mix that up and change that. “... The biggest issue in the first half wasn’t really our intensity. We just couldn’t finish.

We missed a lot of easy layups inside and those (misses) kept us from being able to set up any kind of pressure, and then they were being very patient bringing the ball down the floor. In the second half, we were making those layups and we were forcing some more turnovers, so we were able to get into that press.”

The scoring came in spurts

47th Sumter Enduro set for Sunday

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Sumter’s Jessica Harris (20) goes in for a layup as Carolina Forest’s Aubrey Bowen pursues in the Lady Gamecocks’ 60-37 vicSee sumter, Page B3 tory on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.

The Super Bowl is celebrating its golden anniversary on Sunday with the 50th edition of the game. The Sumter National Enduro will be holding its annual off-road motorcyle race throughout Manchester State Forest on Sunday as well, and while not golden, it has been around almost as long ast the Super Bowl.

This will be the 47th year that the Sumter Enduro Riders Motorcylce Association has hosted the event.

There are several different classes of competition, but the overall winner will be determined by the lowest total time through six different sections.

Racers will take off in 1-minute intervals.

The course is approximately 65 miles long.

The first bikes will leave the SERMA facility located at 2300 Spots Road in Wedgefield at 9:01 a.m. and head into Manchester. The last rider is scheduled to leave at 11 a.m.

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South Carolina forward Chris Silva (30) grabs a rebound against Georgia in a 69-56 loss on Tuesday.

The No. 25 Gamecocks face No. 8 Texas A&M today.

Gamecocks looking for win at No. 8 Texas A&M

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — No. 25 South Carolina has followed both of its previous losses with victories in the next game. They look to do it for the third time on Saturday against Southeastern Conference co-leader in No. 8 Texas A&M. South Carolina (19-3, 6-2 SEC) can inch closer to the top of the SEC against the Aggies (18-4, 7-2), reach 20 wins for the first time in seven years and prevent its first two-game losing streak of the season.

Gamecocks forward Mindaugas Kacinas said the players won’t worry much about

all that, carrying the same mindset into Texas A&M they’ve worked with all season.

“We don’t overreact to a win or loss,” said Kacinas, a senior who is among five South Carolina players averaging double-figure points this season. “We come in every day after the game just work hard, learn from our mistakes and move forward.”

If the Gamecocks do that once more, they could come out of the weekend on top of the SEC. South Carolina is a game behind the Aggies and LSU, both 7-2 in SEC play.

South Carolina might’ve been in first already if it had taken care of things against

up-and-down Georgia this past Tuesday in a 69-56 loss.

Kacinas said the team came out sluggish and could not match the Bulldogs’ intensity.

“We got outrebounded, got outshot at the free throw line,” South Carolina coach Frank Martin said. “It’s hard for us to win when that happens.”

Martin said several players were “listless” against Georgia.

The Gamecocks put those issues aside the next day and had several days of perky workouts, Kacinas said.

“We’ve worked on what we did wrong,” he said.

“We’re ready to go.”

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Sumter JV/B Team tourney concludes today The final day of the Sumter JV/B Team Invitational boys basketball tournament will be held today at the Sumter High School gymnasiums.

The first games are scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. with the final game scheduled to start at 3:30 p.m.

JV Consolation Bracket 10:30 a.m. Main Gym (5) Manning vs. (8) Crestwood 10:30 a.m. Auxiliary Gym (6) Lower Richland vs. (7) Lakewood 2:15 p.m. Auxiliary Gym Consolation Championship Gamet

JV Championship Bracket 1 p.m. Main Big Gym (1) Sumter vs. (4) Lee Central 1 p.m. Auxiliaryl Gym (2) Richland Northeast vs. (3) Westwood 3:30 p.m. Main Gym Championship Game

B Team Bracket 11:45 a.m. Auxiliary Gym (2) Sumter vs. (3) Westwood 11:45 a.m. Main Gym (1) Ridge View vs. (4) Lower Richland 2:15 Main Gym Championship Game

dinals men’s basketball team amid ongoing investigations into a sex scandal, a decision that stunned coach Rick Pitino.

President James Ramsey said at a news conference that an investigation revealed violations did occur when the school reviewed allegations by an escort that a former Louisville staffer paid her and other dancers to strip and have sex with recruits and players.

Ramsey said the ban is for all postseason tournaments, including the NCAA and the Atlantic Coast Conference tournaments. The president said he received the latest results of the investigation on Thursday, but noted the review of the allegations is continuing.

“We found out yesterday that we had a problem,” said athletic director Tom Jurich, adding that university wanted to deal with the findings as quickly as possible.

Upper Pee Dee middle school semis today

father: Manziel self-destructing

The boys and girls semifinal games in the Upper Pee Dee Middle School Conference basketball tournaments will be held today at the Lee Central gymnasium in Bishopville beginning at 11 a.m.

The first girls semifinal will have Kingstree taking on C.E. Murray at 11 followed by Lee Central and Scott’s Branch at 12:30 p.m.

The first boys semifinal will Kingstree and Hannah-Pamplico playing at 2 and Lee Central and C.E. Murray meeting at 3:30.

The finals will be played on Monday at Lee Central.

The girls game will start at 6 p.m. followed by the boys contest.

CLEVELAND — With Johnny Manziel’s professional career in doubt and his personal life crumbling, his father fears for his safety.

The troubled quarterback was under investigation by two police departments following allegations that he hit his former girlfriend last weekend in Texas. Manziel was dropped by his agent Friday, was ordered this week to stay away from his ex for two years and will be released by the Cleveland Browns next month after two tumultuous seasons.

“I truly believe if they can’t get him help, he won’t live to see his 24th birthday,” Paul Manziel told The Dallas Morning News.

Manziel’s father said the family has made two unsuccessful attempts in the past week to get the player into a rehab clinic.

Manziel agreed to go to

Louisville announces postseason ban LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The president of Louisville announced a one-year postseason ban Friday for the Car-

the Enterhealth Ranch addiction facility in Van Alstyne, Texas, but he would not stay, Paul Manziel told the Morning News. He tried to have his son admitted Tuesday to Carrollton Springs Hospital, but Manziel was allowed to leave.

Paul Manziel said he told a Denton County Sheriff officer he believed his son to be suicidal.

Hahn shoots bogey-free 65 to take Phoenix lead SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — James Hahn shot a bogeyfree 6-under 65 on Friday to take the lead in the suspended second round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Hahn had a 10-under 132 total on TPC Scottsdale’s Stadium Course to enter the weekend a stroke ahead of Rickie Fowler and Danny Lee. Fowler birdied his final hole for a 68, and Lee had a 66.

An estimated 160,415 fans, not counting a large bobcat that sauntered between the first and second holes in the afternoon, packed the grounds. The crowd broke the Friday record of 123,674 set in 2014 and was the 10thlargest figure for any day in tournament history.

Ko, Jang share lead after a long day OCALA, Fla. — Lydia Ko hit the ball only 22 times in a span of 11 hours Friday in the Coates Golf Championship and finished where she started with a share of the lead, and still a long way from the finish line.

Ko three-putted from 15 feet for bogey in 39-degree weather to finish the raindelayed second round in the morning. In the afternoon, she made one birdie in six holes to get back to 7-under par and share the lead with Ha Na Jang, who played 24 holes on Friday.

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Thursday’s Games

TODAY 7:40 a.m. – Soccer: English Premier League Match – Leicester City vs.

Manchester City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9:30 a.m. – Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Borussia Dortmund vs. Hertha Berlin (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:30 a.m. – Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Wolfsburg vs. Schalke 04 (FOX SPORTS 1).

9:55 a.m. – Soccer: Watford vs. Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic Third Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

Noon – College Basketball: Boston College at Louisville (WKTC 63).

Noon – College Basketball: George Washington at Virginia Commonwealth (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

Noon – College Basketball: Kansas at Texas Christian (ESPN).

Noon – College Basketball: Cincinnati at Memphis (ESPN2).

Noon – College Basketball: Temple at Central Florida (ESPNU).

Noon – College Basketball: Marquette at Xavier (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Basketball: Florida State at Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

Noon – College Basketball: Coastal Carolina at Radford (TIME WARNER 1250).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – West Ham vs. Southampton (WIS 10).

12:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Bayern Munich vs. Bayer Leverkusen (WACH 57).

12:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Davidson at Duquesne (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Phoenix Open Third Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (GOLF).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Michigan State at Michigan (WLTX 19).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Northern Iowas 2 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina State at Duke (ESPN).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Iowa State at Oklahoma State (ESPN2).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: Rutgers at Nebraska (ESPNU).

2 p.m. – College Basketball: DePaul at Creighton (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Villanova at Providence (FOX SPORTS 1).

2:30 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: Texas at Iowa State (FOX SPORTS 2).

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Delaware at William & Mary (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Phoenix Open Third Round from Scottsdale, Ariz. (WIS 10).

3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Coates Golf Championship Final Round from Ocala, Fla. (GOLF).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida at Kentucky (WLTX 19).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Pacific at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: New Mexico at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Purdue at Maryland (ESPN).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Stanford at California (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Clemson at Virginia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: South Carolina at Texas A&M (ESPNU, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240).

4 p.m. – College Basketball: Missouri at Alabama (SEC NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Arizona at Washington (WACH 57).

4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Butler at St. John’s (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

5 p.m. – College Basketball: Western Kentucky at Texas-El Paso (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 p.m. – College Hockey: Penn State at Minnesota (FOX SPORTS 2).

5 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Allianz Championship Second Round from Boca Raton, Fla. (GOLF).

5:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Auburn at Georgia (SEC NETWORK).

5:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Santos vs. America (UNIVISION).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Mississippi State at Louisiana State (ESPN2).

6 p.m. – College Basketball: Oklahoma at Kansas State (ESPNU).

7 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina at Notre Dame (ESPN).

7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Washington at Charlotte (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST).

7:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Dorados vs.

Monterrey (UNIVISION).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Baylor at West Virginia (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Vanderbilt at Mississippi (ESPNU).

8 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee at Arkansas (SEC NETWORK).

9 p.m. – NFL Football: NFL Honors from San Francisco (WLTX 19).

9 p.m. – Men’s College Volleyball: California-Santa Barbara at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Golden State (ESPN).

9:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Toluca vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION).

10 p.m. – College Basketball: Wichita State at Illinois State (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – College Basketball: Hawaii at Cal Poly (ESPNU).

Midnight – College Basketball: Gonzaga at Pepperdine (ESPN2).

3:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic Final Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division

Atlanta Miami Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division

Cleveland Chicago Indiana Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 34 16 .680 — 29 22 .569 5½ 23 29 .442 12 12 38 .240 22 7 42 .143 26½ W L Pct GB 29 22 .569 — 28 22 .560 ½ 24 25 .490 4 21 26 .447 6 21 27 .438 6½ W L Pct GB 35 13 .729 — 27 21 .563 8 26 23 .531 9½ 27 24 .529 9½ 20 31 .392 16½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division

San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division

Oklahoma City Utah Portland Denver Minnesota Pacific Division

Golden State L.A. Clippers Sacramento Phoenix L.A. Lakers

W L Pct GB 41 8 .837 — 29 20 .592 12 28 24 .538 14½ 27 25 .519 15½ 18 31 .367 23 W L Pct GB 38 13 .745 — 23 25 .479 13½ 24 27 .471 14 19 31 .380 18½ 15 36 .294 23 W L Pct GB 45 4 .918 — 32 17 .653 13 21 28 .429 24 14 37 .275 32 11 41 .212 35½

Detroit 111, New York 105 Houston 111, Phoenix 105 L.A. Lakers 99, New Orleans 96 Toronto 110, Portland 103

Friday’s Games

L.A. Clippers at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Washington, 7 p.m.

Miami at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Boston at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Sacramento at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m.

Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Denver, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at Utah, 9 p.m.

San Antonio at Dallas, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Portland at Houston, 5 p.m.

Detroit at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

New Orleans at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m.

Brooklyn at Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.

Chicago at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Dallas at Memphis, 8 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

Utah at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Sacramento at Boston, 1 p.m.

Atlanta at Orlando, 1 p.m.

Denver at New York, 1 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Miami, 2 p.m.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Florida 51 31 15 5 67 146 113 Tampa Bay 50 28 18 4 60 133 118 Boston 51 27 18 6 60 153 137 Detroit 51 25 18 8 58 126 133 Montreal 52 24 24 4 52 140 142 Ottawa 52 23 23 6 52 146 168 Toronto 50 19 22 9 47 121 139 Buffalo 52 21 26 5 47 120 141 Metropolitan Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 49 36 9 4 76 163 111 N.Y. Rangers 51 28 18 5 61 148 134 N.Y. Islanders 49 26 17 6 58 137 124 New Jersey 52 26 20 6 58 119 123 Pittsburgh 49 25 17 7 57 127 125 Philadelphia 49 23 18 8 54 119 132 Carolina 52 23 21 8 54 124 139 Columbus 53 20 28 5 45 136 169

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 55 35 16 4 74 154 127 Dallas 52 33 14 5 71 171 139 St. Louis 54 29 17 8 66 131 131 Colorado 54 27 23 4 58 147 148 Nashville 52 24 20 8 56 132 138 Minnesota 51 23 19 9 55 126 124 Winnipeg 50 22 25 3 47 129 145 Pacific Division

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Los Angeles 51 31 17 3 65 137 119 San Jose 50 27 19 4 58 147 133 Anaheim 49 24 18 7 55 108 115 Arizona 51 24 21 6 54 137 157 Vancouver 51 20 19 12 52 123 141 Calgary 49 22 24 3 47 130 147 Edmonton 52 21 26 5 47 134 152 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Thursday’s Games

Boston 3, Buffalo 2, SO Toronto 3, New Jersey 2, SO Columbus 2, Vancouver 1, SO N.Y. Rangers 4, Minnesota 2 Washington 3, N.Y. Islanders 2 Edmonton 7, Ottawa 2 Florida 6, Detroit 3 San Jose 3, St. Louis 1 Philadelphia 6, Nashville 3 Dallas 4, Colorado 3, OT Chicago 5, Arizona 4, OT Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2

Friday’s Games

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Carolina at Winnipeg, 8 p.m.

Columbus at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Arizona at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 1 p.m.

N.Y. Rangers at Philadelphia, 1 p.m.

Edmonton at Montreal, 2 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Detroit, 2 p.m.

Buffalo at Boston, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Ottawa, 7 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Florida, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Nashville, 8 p.m.

Chicago at Dallas, 8 p.m.

Winnipeg at Colorado, 10 p.m.

Calgary at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Philadelphia at Washington, 12 p.m.

Carolina at Montreal, 2:30 p.m.

Edmonton at N.Y. Islanders, 2:30 p.m.

Golf

By The Associated Press PGA Tour Champions Par Scores Friday At The Old Course at Broken Sound Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $1.75 million Yardage: 6,807; Par 72 First Round Corey Pavin 34-32—66 -6 Todd Hamilton 32-34—66 -6 Tom Lehman 33-34—67 -5 Billy Andrade 34-33—67 -5 John Huston 32-36—68 -4 Guy Boros 34-34—68 -4 Kirk Triplett 32-36—68 -4 Esteban Toledo 33-35—68 -4 Brad Bryant 33-36—69 -3 Jeff Sluman 35-34—69 -3 Bernhard Langer 35-34—69 -3 Lee Janzen 33-36—69 -3 Willie Wood 33-37—70 -2 Carlos Franco 37-33—70 -2 Tom Purtzer 33-37—70 -2 Kevin Sutherland 35-35—70 -2 Joe Durant 37-33—70 -2 Colin Montgomerie 33-37—70 -2 Paul Goydos 35-35—70 -2 Olin Browne 33-37—70 -2 Jay Haas 36-34—70 -2 Scott Parel 34-36—70 -2 Stephen Ames 39-32—71 -1 Mark Brooks 37-34—71 -1 Fuzzy Zoeller 33-38—71 -1 LPGA Tour-Coates Championship Par Scores Friday At Golden Ocala Golf and Equestrian Club Ocala, Fla. Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,541; Par 72 Second Round Note: Third round was suspended with no one completing the round Ha Na Jang Lydia Ko Haru Nomura Sei Young Kim Lexi Thompson Jessica Korda Lizette Salas Xi Yu Lin In Gee Chun Brooke M. Henderson Suzann Pettersen Cristie Kerr Sakura Yokomine Kim Kaufman Candie Kung Amy Yang Mo Martin Paula Reto Michelle Wie Kelly Tan Simin Feng Julie Yang Austin Ernst Hyo Joo Kim Na Yeon Choi

65-72—137 -7 69-69—138 -6 72-66—138 -6 68-71—139 -5 69-70—139 -5 71-68—139 -5 69-70—139 -5 71-68—139 -5 68-72—140 -4 70-70—140 -4 73-67—140 -4 69-71—140 -4 70-70—140 -4 68-73—141 -3 68-73—141 -3 70-71—141 -3 69-72—141 -3 72-69—141 -3 70-71—141 -3 68-73—141 -3 70-71—141 -3 71-70—141 -3 73-68—141 -3 71-70—141 -3 72-70—142 -2

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Lady Stallions roll past Kingstree 62-16 BISHOPVILLE – Lee Central High School’s varsity girls basketball team improved to 7-1 in Region VII2A with a 62-16 victory over Kingstree on Friday at the LC gymnasium.

A’Yanna Lucas had a doubledouble for the Lady Stallions with 18 points and 11 rebounds. Alexis McMillan scored 15 points while grabbing nine rebounds with eight assists and six steals.

Jiah Ervin and Keonyia Dennis both had eight points.

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BOYS VARSITY BASKETBALL Laurence Manning 78 Orangeburg Prep 46 ORANGEBURG – Nazir Andino scored 21 points to lead Laurence Manning to a 78-46 win over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at the OP gymnasium.

Rashaad Robinson and Shakeel Robinson both added 18 points for the Swampcats.

Calhoun 49 Thomas Sumter 39

ST. MATTHEWS – Thomas Sumter Academy lost to CalCalhoun 30 houn Academy 49-39 on Friday ST. MATTHEWS – Bree at the CA gymnasium.

Stoddard had a double-double Ryan Dixon and Austin Hudof 25 points and 12 rebounds to son both scored 10 to lead TSA. lead Thomas Sumter Academy Dante Linder added eight. to a 45-30 victory over Calhoun Academy on Friday at the CA JUNIOR VARSITY gymnasium.

BASKETBALL The Lady Generals imLaurence Manning 47 proved to 19-2 overall and 6-1 in SCISA Region II-3A. Orangeburg Prep 26 Latrice Lyons added seven ORANGEBURG – Laurence points for TSA. Manning Academy defeated Orangeburg Prep 47-26 on FriJUNIOR VARSITY day at the OP gymnasium.

BASKETBALL Chase Lee led LMA with 13 Thomas Sumter 31 while Wyatt Rowland added 11.

Calhoun 20 ST. MATTHEWS – Thomas Sumter Academy improved to 15-1 with a 31-20 victory over Calhoun Academy on Friday at the CA gymnasium.

Aubrey Stoddard led the Lady Generals with 10 points and three steals. Caetlyn Martin added eight points.

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Orangeburg-Wilkinson 16 ORANGEBURG – Sumter High School improved to 9-2 with a 34-16 victory over Orangeburg-Wilkinson on Thursday at the O-W gymnasium.

Geovonate Peterson led the Gamecocks with 13 points.

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Whiteside gets triple-double as Heat hold off Hornets 98-95 CHARLOTTE — Hassan Whiteside had 10 points, 10 rebounds and 10 blocked shots, and the Miami Heat came up with two key steals in the closing seconds of a 98-95 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night.

Dwyane Wade scored 22 points and Chris Bosh added 20 points for the Heat, who have won six of seven.

Marvin Williams scored 27 points for the Hornets, and Nicolas Batum added 21.

The Hornets led 93-90 with 1:10 remaining, but Wade made a layup and Bosh added a three-point play to make it 95-93 with 23.5 seconds left.

Hawks 102 Pacers96

ATLANTA — Paul Millsap scored 24 points, Al Horford added 21 points and the Atlanta Hawks won their third straight game with a 102-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.

Paul George finished with 31 points for Indiana, which has lost 17 of its last 19 regularseason matchups in Atlanta.

Millsap scored 14 of the Hawks’ first 24 points and finished 10 for 14 from the field.

The Pacers missed their first six shots of the fourth quarter before C.J. Miles’ runner cut the lead to 78-74 with 8 minutes remaining.

Wizards 106 76ers 94

WASHINGTON — John Wall had his fourth career tripledouble with 18 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists, leading the Washington Wizards over the Philadelphia 76ers 106-94 Friday night.

Marcin Gortat had 21 points and had 13 rebounds for the Wizards, who had lost five of their previous six. Bradley Beal scored 22 in his first start since Dec. 9.

Clippers 107 Magic 93

Orlando, Fla. — Chris Paul had 21 points and six assists, DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 18 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Orlando Magic 107-93 on Friday night for their fifth win in six games.

J.J. Redick and Jamal Crawford each scored 20 points for the Clippers.

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Sumter’s Xzavion Burson (21) tries to drive the baseline against Carolina Forest’s Damon McDowell during the Gamecocks’ 45-44 loss on Friday at the SHS gymnasium.

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from Xavier Lynch that put Carolina Forest up 17-16 at the half.

The third quarter saw three lead changes before closing with a trio of 3s in the final minute. A Damon McDowell trey put the Panthers up 31-29 before Ahmad Peoples and Tylik Simon found the range late to put Sumter up 35-31 heading into the fourth.

The tug-of-war continued in the fourth as Sumter led by as many as five before Carolina Forest stormed back, 43-38, with 3:09 remaining. The last 1:08 proved fatal for Sumter. Cedric Rembert followed a miss to pull Sumter within one, 43-42, Peoples hit a bucket with 17 seconds left for a 44-43 Sumter lead and then Lynch hit a deuce for a 45-44 Panther lead with eight seconds left. The Gamecocks had one last chance but Simon’s 3-point attempt missed at the buzzer.

“Fifteen turnovers, man, that’s pretty much the ball game,” said Gamecocks head coach Shawn Jones, whose team dropped to 6-2 in region play and 12-4 over-

all. “Before that, I was trying to call a timeout to set up our defense but, yeah, that’s a tough (loss). That one really hurts, but hopefully that lights a fire. But we’ve got to have better starts. That’s been our Achilles’ heel, slow starts, and we’ve just got to continue to get better on defense.

They’re a well-coached team, and they’re going to be a team to be reckoned with in the playoffs.”

With the win, Carolina Forest moves to 5-3 in region play and 14-7 overall. The Gamecocks now lead the Panthers by one game with road dates against West Florence and Socastee next week. Sumter’s loss also left the door open for South Florence and West Florence heading into the final week, depending on their results from Friday.

Rembert closed with eight points to lead a balanced scoring attack for Sumter as five Gamecocks scored at least six points.

McDowell was the only player to reach double figures, leading Carolina Forest with 12 points.

also made sure we had a hand in Jarvis (Johnson’s) From Page B1 face and tried to keep pressure on him.”

Morant connected on all Pack led the Gators with four of his attempts from 18 points while Johnson finthe charity stripe in the ished with eight. final seconds to seal the vicThe Knights kept pace in tory, the first quarter and had a “Down the stretch we just steady post and rebounding couldn’t get certain shots to presence all night thanks in fall,” Lakewood head coach part to Jennings. Jennings Bryan Brown said. “We got scored eight points in the out-rebounded and we have first quarter and finished to get better at that. with 13 to go along with 11 “Their defense played well rebounds. the whole game, but I think On the girls side, the Lady we didn’t make as many Knights all but clinched the good decisions down the Region VI-3A title with a stretch about which shots to 54-40 victory over Laketake and which ones not to wood. and they did.”

Crestwood improved to It was a bitter ending to a 17-3 and 8-0 in region while game that started so well for LHS fell to 11-9 and 3-6. The the Gators. Davonte Pack hit Lady Knights have two a pair of 3-point baskets in games remaining and were the opening minute and had up by two games as of Fri10 points in the quarter as day.

LHS raced to an 11-2 lead.

“It’s big for us to win the But Lakewood made just region and have a couple of three more shots from behome playoff games,” CHS yond the arch the rest of the head coach Tony Wilson way, and didn’t have any in said. “We didn’t play as well the final quarter. as we could have in the first “We probably forced them half. We were playing too out a little farther (on the much as individuals and not perimeter) than they wanted as a team. Give credit to to be,” Edwards said. “We Lakewood because they es-

tablished what they wanted to do in the first half.

“In the second half, we turned up the pressure a little bit and started playing together as a team more.”

An 18-7 run in the third quarter proved the difference in a game the Lady Gators actually led by two at the half. A 7-1 run in the fourth quarter put the game out of reach.

“We’ve struggled in third quarters pretty much all season,” Lakewood head coach Demetress AdamsLudd said. “We didn’t do a very good job of taking care of the basketball in the second half when they did turn up the pressure. So that’s something we’ll learn and grow from.”

Shanquanda Miller-McCray nearly posted a tripledouble for Crestwood -- finishing with 12 points, 12 rebounds and seven blocked shots. Lindsey Rogers was next with 10 points while Avis Murphy and Destinee Jamison each had nine.

Taja Randolph posted a double-double for the Lady Gators with 15 pionts and 12 rebounds. Tatyana Weldon added 12 points.

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for Sumter’s top scorers.

Kyra Wilson had 13 of her 19 points in the first half while Harris finished with a game-high 20, with eight coming in the first half and seven in the final quarter.

After being held scoreless in the first half, Cooper tallied 10 points in the second half.

Wilson almost had a triple-double, adding 10 rebounds and seven steals to her 19 points. Harris also closed with seven steals while Cooper grabbed eight boards.

Alexis Tomlin came away with a double-double of 18 points and 15 rebounds while Nardella contributed 14 points for the Lady Panthers, who dropped to 9-13 and 2-6.

Sumter’s boys trailed 8-3 after one quarter before rallying to take their first lead, 16-15, on a Zykiem Jackson free throw with 2:05 left in the first half. Both teams had scoring opportunities down that final stretch but it would be two free throws

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Broncos give credit to former coach Reeves

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

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Carolina fullback Mike Tolbert had 256 yards rushing, 154 yards receiving and four touchdowns this season.

He plays a vital role for the Panthers even though fullbacks are becoming obsolete in the NFL.

Tolbert an old-school fullback in today’s NFL

By ROB MAADDI The Associated Press

More teams are running spread offenses and operating out of the shotgun formation SAN JOSE, Calif. — Mike for most of the game, so they Tolbert is the best at a position don’t want to waste a roster that’s going out of style. spot on a fullback. The CardiFullbacks are a dying breed nals, Bengals, Bears, Broncos, in the pass-happy NFL. Ten Chargers, Dolphins, Jaguars, teams didn’t even have one on Colts, Rams and the Eagles their rosters this season. didn’t list one on their roster.

Tolbert plays for a club that Some teams will use a tight uses its fullback more than end as an H-back or they’ll moanyone else and he’s a big part tion someone into the backfield of Carolina’s success. The two- when they want a lead blocker. time All-Pro had 256 yards A few teams have even used rushing, 154 yards receiving defensive linemen to block in and four touchdowns comshort-yardage situations. bined this season.

“That’s what makes us “There’s not a lot of us,” unique,” Panthers defensive Tolbert said. “We pride ourtackle Kawann Short said. “A selves on being able to do lot of teams do a lot of things more than just one thing. different because they can’t More than just block, we like stop old-fashioned football. to catch the ball, we like to run Mike Tolbert, if you have him the ball, we pass-protect, we on your team, you’ve got to do it all — even on special have him at fullback. You betteams. I think that’s what has ter respect him as well.” kept me around so long, but I At 5-foot-9 and 243 pounds, hope it keeps me around for a Tolbert looks like a prototypilot longer.” cal fullback. The 30-year-old Tolbert played 38.3 percent began his career as an unof Carolina’s snaps, down drafted free agent with San from 58.2 percent two years Diego in 2008 after playing at ago. The workload is declining Coastal Carolina. Tolbert had even for teams who employ a a career-high 182 carries, 735 fullback. yards rushing and 11 TDs in

2010 for the Chargers.

He joined the Panthers in 2012 and has helped form a three-headed rushing attack along with Cam Newton and Jonathan Stewart.

“Sometimes he comes in the huddle and he calls the play and then he’ll hit me in the stomach, ‘Here we go Tubby, let’s get it,”’ Tolbert said of Newton. “It’s fun. We’re not selfish over that. As long as we (score), we don’t care who is in, we’re celebrating.”

NFL Network analyst Heath Evans played fullback for 10 seasons from 2001-10. He blames college coaches for not developing traditional fullbacks because of the influx of spread offenses.

“If I was a head coach, I’d have a Tolbert or (John) Kuhn,” Evans said. “But you can’t have a guy who can only block. He has to wreak havoc on special teams, run shortyardage downs and be versatile. Seven of the final eight playoff teams last year had fullbacks who played 25 percent of the snaps. The best teams are the toughest teams who can hunker down and get the tough yards.”

AREA SCOREBOARD triathlon YMCA Indoor Triathlon The Sumter Family YMCA will have an indoor triathlon on March 5 at the YMCA located at 510 Miller Road.

There will be an endurance event and a sprint event. The endurance event will include swimming 500 yards, biking 12 miles and a 5K run. The sprint is 300 yards swimming, biking nine miles and a 5K run.

The triathlon is for both individuals and teams. For the endurance event, the cost is $45 for an individual and $60 for a team. The cost for the sprint event is $30 for an individual and $45 for a team.

There are 10 individual age groups, starting at 12-15 and running through 55+. The team combined age groups are 50 and under, 70under, 120-under and 121-up.

Registration will run through March 1. Registration will be taken at the YMCA or online at ymcasumter.org.

golf St. Francis Golf Classic The 21st Annual St. Francis Xavier High School Golf Classic will be held on May 6 at Sunset Country Club.

The format will be 4-man Captain’s Choice with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $70 per person.

For more information, contact Steve Capinas at scapinas@hotmail.com.

basketball Sumter Perseverance Tryouts The Sumter Perseverance youth basketball program is holding tryouts for the upcoming AAU season.

Tryouts will run through April 1.

For more information, contact Coach Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513, at coachj_persever-

ance@yahoo.com or at www.facebook.com/perseverancebasketball.

Carolina Crush Tryouts The Carolina Crush AAU basketball organization of Columbia will host tryouts on Saturday and March 6.

There will be tryouts for for both boys and girls teams age 11-and-under, 13-and-under and 16-and-under.

Players must have a parent or legal guardian at the tryout.

For more information, call (803) 792-7222 or email crushbasketall2013@gmail.com.

bowling Gamecock Lane Scores

Dec. 28-Jan. 9 Sunday Night Mixed: Todd Haviland 263-616; Loisann Horne 667.

Hot Shots: Nancy Champion 520; Wanda Colclough 667.

Individual Mixed: Greg Cunningham 256-620; Gabe Reynolds 279-740; Johnny Stover 247-620; Russ Ratcliff 277-754; Elias Wells 245-651; John Loney 234; Othea Johnson 225619; Jay Gillion 590; Kenny Smith 652; Scott McDonald 602; Bowling Bantams/Preps: Liam Dickson 119-340; Ahmad June 98-271; Malorie Spiegel 146-319; Sydnie Vohs 67-168; Luther Bells 243; Lindsey Barwick 228.

Jr./Mr./Sr.: Connor Batey 254-655; JT Nauenburg 137-368; Brandon Greene 124-304; Dalton Kirby 168; David Hearrell 112; Mark Lupori 204-570; Emily Batey 210-564; Ryan Wolfe 521.

Tuesday Night Mixed: David Griffin 274-757; Bobby Hagood 221-571; Don Infelise 263-734; Billy Prioleau 233-617; Winston Jewell 258-710; Richard Roarick 241; Willie Graham 219-563; John Garrett 244-668; James Price 223; Worth Geddings 619; SCP Parker 408; Michael Starnes 538; Charlie Boykin 698; Thomas Price 585; Chris Johnson 581; Johnny Ross 470; Harold Allan 631; Brad Vohs 662; Sue Bailey 279; Evvie Prioleau 223-552; Loisann Horne 258; Heather Brown 417; Tonya Foster 584; Terry Starnes 469; Marie Anderson 475; Cindi Shirley 478; Stephanie Barbare 498.

Close Encounters: Mike Barwick 247-625; Steven Bartlette 437; John Brown 557; Johnny Evans 499.

Friday Night Mixed: Leon Williams 290-728; Maceo Pack 256-620; Luke Hicks 265-690; Lewis Washington 256-679; Jeffery Scott 225-546; Ricky Dinkins 246-608; Tony Friday 238; Gregg Anderson 280; Michael Gregg 243-615; Greg Jones 259-673; Bill Riles 225-641; Charlie Boykin 258; Darryl Fleming 244; Marc Harton 681; Rowland Yates 659; Sean Chapman 670; George Russ 539; Gene Jenkins 607; Earl Fronabarger 630; Romero Davis 561; John Lewis 600; Reggie Ratcliff 538; Victor Baker 557; Terrence Williams 673; Kenny Smith 652; Myron Conyers 637; Pam Clark 195-508; Sonya Smith 186-491; Sarah Nelson 478.

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Dan Reeves has barely merited a mention in the lead-up to the Super Bowl, his imprint on these Denver Broncos an afterthought.

Maybe it’s just too easy to forget that every key architect of this season’s Broncos, from general manager John Elway and coach Gary Kubiak on down, was mentored

by Reeves, who led Denver to three Super Bowl appearances nearly three decades ago.

And too hard to realize that, in a roundabout way, he influenced the way this edition of the team was built.

The bloodlines run deep, yet the patriarch is well outside of the current inner circle. On Sunday, he’ll turn on the TV at home in Atlanta and watch from afar as Denver faces the Carolina Panthers in the big game, “cheering for the Broncos, without question,” the 72-year-old Reeves said in a telephone interview. “I’ve got too many great friends there, so many people in that organization I think the world of.”

Start with Elway, the quarterback for most of Reeves’ Denver tenure from 1981-92, who says his efforts to build a No. 1 defense were inspired at least in part by his former coach.

Then there’s Kubiak, Elway’s backup back in the day.

Rick Dennison, the offensive coordinator, was a linebacker for Reeves. Wade Phillips, the defensive coordinator, originally was brought to Denver for that job by Reeves in 1989, then replaced a fired Reeves as head coach in 1993.

Bill Kollar, the defensive line coach, was an assistant to Reeves with the Atlanta Falcons. And Joe DeCamillis, the special teams coordinator, began his NFL career working for Reeves with Denver in the 1980s, then later went with him to the New York Giants and Falcons.

Taking Reeves’ role as father figure even further? DeCamillis is his son-in-law.

“The one thing about coach Reeves that you’ll always get a feel for when you talk to him is how much he cares for his former players and his former coaches. He couldn’t be happier for us,” DeCamillis said.

“He’s got his fingerprints on a lot of the guys that are here, which is pretty neat.”

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Those who finished sec-

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with the final rider scheduled to return around 3:20 p.m.

There will be three different award presentations -- for C riders at 3:37, B riders at 4:23 and A/AA and professional riders at 4:51.

Admission for spectators is

Perhaps no one more than Elway, which might seem counterintuitive, given their publicly complicated and reeves sometimes-contentious coachplayer relationship, connected to Elway’s desire to have a better-equipped and more wide-open offense. They were the key figures on Broncos clubs that reached the 1987, 1988 and 1990 Super Bowls, coming up short each time.

“Dan was very structured and very discipline-oriented.

If you have a direction and you don’t waver, then you’ll be successful. That’s what I (learned from) him. Right or wrong, he was going to stick to his guns if that’s what he thought he should do,” Dennison said. “And we were successful. We had a great run. Just couldn’t win the last one.”

Elway later won titles in each of the last two seasons of his Hall of Fame career — the second one against Reeves’ Falcons.

“When you lose three Super Bowls, as we did, there’s two people that get the blame for it: the head coach and the quarterback. ...

Nobody could have been happier than I was (when Elway won his first), because he deserved to win championships,” Reeves said.

“The next year, I wish he hadn’t won, because I was on the other side. But I did think: If I’m going to get beat, I’m glad it’s by someone I cared a lot about and respected a great deal,” continued Reeves, whose 201 coaching victories, including playoffs, rank ninth in NFL history.

“Because there’s no way I would have ever accomplished what I accomplished in the National Football League without John Elway.”

After a pause, Reeves added: “I just wish I could have won one with him.”

Elway returned to the Broncos in 2011 as executive VP of football operations, adding the GM title in 2014.

His biggest move was signing Peyton Manning. After their high-flying offense was routed by the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl two years ago, Elway made an effort to revamp his defense — a unit that deserves most of the credit for reaching Sunday’s matchup against Carolina.

ond in their classes are freshamn Sean Goodwin at 120, sophomore Zane Mooneyham at 126, senior Trevor Keffer at 132, junior Anthony Williams at 152, junior Dane Bailey at 170, freshman Andre Amaker at 182 and sophomore Glima Isenard at 195. Keffer will try to get back to the state finals after reaching it in 2014 at 113.

The third-place finishers are sophomore Anthony Gabriel at 113 and sophomore Tyler Williams at 145. free.

There will be an Enduro-X event today at the clubhouse beginning at 4 p.m. Admission is free. There will also be a spaghetti dinner sponsored

by SERMA to benefit Shriners beginning at 6 p.m. The cost is a donation of $5 or more per plate.

For more information, go to www.sermaclub.com.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2016

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTS

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

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MOTHER GOOSE

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JEFF MACNELLY'S SHOE

Clutter of decorations crushes man’s Christmas DEAR ABBY — Every December my wife virtually buries our home in Christmas decorations.

It’s not just Dear Abby the tree and ABIGAIL stockings in the living VAN BUREN room; she’s not happy until there are Christmas towels and Christmas soap in the bathroom and another tree and knicky-knacky stuff downstairs. Not even a doorknob is safe from decoration.

It drives me nuts; I feel so claustrophobic. I bump into these decorations everywhere I turn. I was raised differently, more simply. There was a tree

in the living room and stockings hung from the mantel.

That was it.

For the last 20 years of our marriage, I have suggested — unsuccessfully — that we compromise and alternate every other year. One year her way, the next mine. When I do, she tearfully accuses me of being Scrooge. I admit I’m not big on the commercialized Christmas season, but is my request unreasonable?

Not fond of Christmas in North Ogden, Utah

to be about what’s in the heart, not what’s all over the house.

DEAR NOT FOND — No, it’s not.

You are suggesting meeting each other halfway. Your wife is unwilling to do that even though she knows what she’s doing is making you uncomfortable. And that’s regrettable because Christmas is supposed

DEAR THERE TO WORK — Your middle-aged co-workers are acting like a group of teenaged boys. Continue to ignore them; you won’t be there forever.

However, if it escalates, you should discuss it with Human Resources.

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DEAR ABBY — I’m a female college student and I intern at a chemical plant. When I arrive at work, the middle-aged men start “working out” and flexing their muscles. Literally! It makes me uncomfortable. I want to tell them I’m not interested and they’re making fools of themselves. Should I say something? They read your column. Help me out, please!

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HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

By Barry C. Silk

ACROSS 1 R&B Foods brand since 2014 5 Potential diamond winner 15 Old Testament book 16 Far from perfect 17 Prepare for a meal 18 Bakery aisle offerings 19 Burpee product 21 Place to build 22 Get together 23 D-Day transport 24 Indicator of stress: Abbr.

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30 Guzzle 32 Kudos 33 Old, fading ad on a building 35 Jazz dance 37 "Aaugh!"

38 Avoid, as an issue 41 Crystal of country

2/6/16 42 Poisonous plant in the nightshade family 44 How some data is backed up 45 Low-fat meat source 48 Busters 49 Psalm words 50 Plan Z? 53 Most eleme tary level 55 Cyan relative 56 Putty base 57 Crave, with "for" 58 Newark neighbor 59 Nantes noodle?

DOWN 1 Agitated state 2 Mixture 3 Mario game racers 4 Online discussion venue 5 Storms of the '90s 6 Alençon's department 7 Fourth-largest moon of Uranus 8 Range protectors

9 Physicist Mach 10 Diamond birthstone mo.

11 Surprise with a visit 12 Antique shop furniture item 13 Vents 14 Get cozy 20 "I want to learn" 26 Ocean turbulence 27 It borders It. 28 French battle site in WWI 31 "Little modified Pon-Pon" in a 1964 hit 32 Needle source 33 Valuable particles 34 Proctor's warning

35 Wine-and-fruit beverage 36 Barons 38 Bernini's genre 39 Coat, in a way 40 Develop over time, as an idea 41 Android developer 43 Volcanic rock 45 Superior 46 Tribute maker 47 Apply to 51 Course with many angles, briefly 52 Something to fill 54 Hero in a virtual reality film trilogy

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NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO. 2015-CP-43-2784 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company and State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, Plaintiffs, v.

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SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL CASE NO.: 2015-CP-43-2212 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Willow Homes Limited Partnership Plaintiffs, vs.

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TO THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN NAMED: you are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on Kenneth R. Young, Jr., Esquire, at his office located at 23 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the undersigned attorneys at their offices, 2725 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina, 29205, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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