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More than 1,000 people participated in the Dream Walk on Monday to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Sumter. Walkers covered a 3-mile route and listened to an inspirational speech by Delcia Harper-Baxter, principal of Lemira Elementary School. She emphasized teaching young people about King’s work and legacy.

Marchers enjoy annual event’s spirit of unity BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com It was a chilly but sunny Monday morning in Sumter as hundreds joined together to march in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. during Dream Walk 2016. Beginning on the University of South Carolina Sumter campus, the walk proceeded on Miller Road to Broad Street, then to Bultman Drive, returning to the USC campus, where marchers enjoyed hot dogs and soft drinks before listening to the program celebrating the Martin Luther King Day holiday. Many of the marchers said they like the walk because it brings people together. “It’s symbolic of the

strides we have made and a community coming together for the cause of freedom,” said Marie Grady who was marching for her sixth time. Airman Lester Liburd, who is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, pushed his 2-year-old daughter on the walk. “It means a lot,” he said. “He (King) worked hard to get us to where we are today,” Liburd said. “Everybody comes together, and we walk for MLK,” said Alexus Dawson. Wendy Mellerson walked with her sons Mavuryon, 9, and Maron, 13. “I’m trying to carry on the tradition,” she said. “It means a lot to know I walked with my children.” “It was fun, it was important, a little bit of history,”

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Lemira Elementary School. “Our children don’t know the past,” Harper-Baxter said. “It is our responsibility

The Sumter Branch of the NAACP hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church on Monday afternoon, and attendees heard pleas for more involvement in the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the community as a whole. Roland Robinson urged attendees to join the NAACP,

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Dream Walk grand marshal and guest speaker Delcia Harper-Baxter leads the audience in chanting “Keep on marching until we march as one.” This was the 16th year that University of South Carolina Sumter, Central Carolina Technical College and Morris College have joined to sponsor the event on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Maron Mellerson said. Passing the history on to the next generation was a major theme of the grand marshal, speaker Delcia Harper-Baxter, principal of

Freezing temperatures keep demand for help high BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com Even though donations have been less than $1,000 for each of the last couple of weeks, the demand for assistance doesn’t diminish in the Sumter community. More than 40 families were assisted last week, and appointments are continuing to be made into this week, according to Salvation Army social

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worker Christy Lamb. While every client may be different and have varying circumstances as to why he or she may need assistance, the one thing they all have in common

is how they are going to heat their home this winter. Up until recently, a senior citizen was living by herself, but because of recent health issues, her daughter and grandchildren had to move in with her. During that time, the daughter was undergoing chemotherapy as well. With only her Social Security as income, she was no longer able to afford kerosene to heat her home. Like so

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many others, she is trying to put her family first. This is how Fireside Fund helps families every single day. This year’s Fireside Fund is in honor of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, who died on May 20, 2015, at the age of 90. Propst founded Sumter Pediatrics with Dr. Ted Young in 1954, where he

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Police reportedly hear from mom but still consider her missing

Pinewood Site meeting is tonight at Oakland Primary BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

PINEWOOD SITE LANDFILL REPORT

FROM STAFF REPORTS Shardae Davis, a mother reported missing from her Ritz Mobile Home Park resident early Friday evening, has reportedly had phone contact with police. Davis reportedly told a Sumter Police Department detective that she is OK but was reluctant to come forward beDAVIS cause of an outstanding shoplifting warrant in Horry County. Because police are unable to meet with Davis in person, she is still considered missing. Further efforts to reach her have been unsuccessful. Officers also have not been able to locate Herbert Linwood Butler, 34, of 114 Willow Drive, who is wanted for questioning in her disappearance. ButBUTLER ler is known by police to have a tumultuous history with Davis and is wanted on a warrant for domestic violence from a previous incident. Officers responded at 5:11 p.m. Friday to the 611 E. Liberty St. mobile home park after a neighbor called 911 because of a disturbance at Davis’ residence. Two small children, a 2-yearold and 5-week-old, were found by officers alone and unharmed. Both are now being cared for by family members, which Davis is aware of. Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700. Tips can also be given anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (803) 4362718 or 1-888-CRIME-SC.

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Wreck claims life of 34-year-old A fatality occurred early Monday morning on S.C. Highway 261 about four miles north of Pinewood in Sumter County. According to South Carolina Highway Patrol, a man was driving north on Highway 261 in a 1997 Nissan four door at about 3:30 a.m. when he lost control of the vehicle, ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock identified the victim as Craig Keels, 34, a Manning resident. Bullock said Keels died of blunt-force trauma. Keels, who was wearing a seatbelt, was the only occupant of the vehicle according to SCHP.

Representatives from Pinewood Interim Administrators Inc. will hold a meeting to get public input on a recently released preliminary report on capital outlay needs at the Pinewood Site landfill at 5:30 p.m. today at Oakland Primary, 5415 Oakland Drive. The report includes a list of possible requests for studies and capital improvement projects of more than $4.7 million for the Pinewood Site in southwest Sumter County. The toxic waste site’s proximity to Lake Marion has made preventing leaks at the site a

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major concern for South Carolina. The report is partly the result of stakeholder hearings held concerning the landfill which included representatives from the Department of Health and Environmental Control, the Department of Natural Resources, the South Carolina Legislature, Santee Cooper, the Santee-Lynches Council of

Governments and concerned organizations and individuals. A copy of the report is available at www.pinewoodstakeholder.com. The Pinewood Landfill accepted hazardous wastes from 1978 to 2000, when the landfill was ordered to stop accepting wastes. The owner in 2000, SafetyKleen, declared bankruptcy and negotiated a settlement with DHEC which transferred ownership and responsibility for the toxic waste dump to the State of South Carolina. PIA will present the report, public comments and the related requests to the House Budget Subcommittee on Wednesday, Jan. 27.

Teacher serves district for 37 years BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY Konstantin@theitem.com Audrey Keys remembers when schools did not have air conditioning and students used typewriters instead of computers. The year was 1979, and Keys had just begun working at Ebenezer Middle School as a reading teacher. Thirty-seven years later, Keys continues to work where her career began, splitting her time between Ebenezer Middle School and Hillcrest Middle School as a career specialist. During her career, Keys has also served as a language arts teacher and counselor. Keys, along with Eric Caldwell, started the Future Business Leaders of America program at Ebenezer, one of the first among middle schools in the district. The program became one of the largest in the state, said Marlene De Wit, the school’s principal. She runs the FBLA program at Ebenezer and Hillcrest. “Mrs. Keys goes above and beyond the classroom,” De Wit said. “She has a very positive relationship with her students. She knows not just the child’s name, but also about their life, their hobbies, it’s these things that build strong bonds.” Tarsha Staggers, Hillcrest principal, described Keys as being very flexible with the amount of work she has to juggle between the two schools. “There’s no task that Mrs. Keys cannot do,” Staggers said. “She is a jewel and a team player. She works well in representing both schools for the common goal.” Keys said she was inspired to go into education by her mother, who was a language arts and physical education teacher in her

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Audrey Keys, center, a career specialist at Ebenezer Middle School and Hillcrest Middle School, works with fifth-grade student Elizabeth Watts, right, while Amesha Williams, left, does an assignment on her computer. Keys has been an employee of Sumter School District for 37 years, working in various fields. hometown of Bluefield, West Virginia. “In my childhood, I always said I wouldn’t be a teacher, but I enjoyed reading and liked to play games,” Keys said. “So I ended up going to college and majoring in language arts and physical education.” She received a bachelor’s degree in education from Bluefield State College, in hometown. She also has an interdisciplinary master’s degree in English and education from University of South Carolina. After working for one year as a teacher in Ohio, she decided to move to Sumter as she had family members living here. She started out at Ebenezer and has also taught at Shaw Heights Elementary School

and High Hills Elementary School. As a career specialist at both Ebenezer and Hillcrest middle schools, she works with as many as 700 students, grades 6-8. Keys works with students on career assessments to see what careers they may be potentially interested in. She also works with students on “soft skills,” such as punctuality, teamwork, communication, problem solving, etc. Eighth-grade students come up with a “graduation plan,” which specifies what career field they may be interested in in the future. They review their plan every year with a career specialist or counselor, she said. “Students need to get the basics in education in

middle school,” Keys said. “Because when they move up in grade level, if they don’t have the basics, their career fields may be limited. So they need to work hard now and get all of the knowledge that they possibly can so that they will have more options in the future.” Keys said the 37 years she’s spent in the education field in Sumter have flown by. She has taught several generations, including children and grandchildren of former students. “I enjoy the friendships I’ve built with my co-workers over the years and just working with the children,” she said. “It’s an interesting career, and you get to do something different every day.”

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Democratic debaters tackle health care, gun control WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Clinton bungled statistics when giving President Obama’s health care law credit for driving down the nation’s health costs and picked through her rival’s gun control record for just the parts that make him look like a buddy of the gun lobby. Sen. Bernie Sanders also was selective with his facts, playing up the gun votes he most wants Democrats to know about. And he glossed over the complexities of the brand-new health care reinvention he’s proposing for a country still grappling with the last one. The latest Democratic presidential debate was a feisty one, by that party’s standards, and even statements that were accurate on their face may have left the wrong impression for viewers as the contenders scrambled to score points. For example, Clinton was right that Sanders “voted to let guns go on to the Amtrak.” But that doesn’t mean gunslingers roaming the trains — rather, unloaded firearms can go in checked baggage in a secured section, with 24 hours’ notice and other conditions. The following is a look at some of the claims and how they compare with the facts:

makers to lawsuits. Since 2010, people who are entitled to carry guns by state and federal law have been allowed to carry those weapons in national parks, except for certain buildings, under a law Sanders supported.

CLINTON: “One out of three African-American men may well end up going to prison. That’s the statistic.” THE FACTS: That’s a stale statistic, and Clinton isn’t the only person to use it. Sanders has said nearly the same thing. Both drew on 13-yearold data that stated this as a projection, not a fact. A 2003 report from the Bureau of Justice Statistics said, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “About 1 in 3 black males, 1 in 6 Hispanic males, and 1 in 17 Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Hillary Clinton are seen during the white males are expected to go Democratic presidential debate at the Gaillard Center on Sunday in Charleston, South Carolina. to prison during their lifetime, if current incarceration rates creased after that was because care entitlements with his pro- for shielding the gun industry remain unchanged.” But it of the economic recovery. went on to say that at the time, posed overhaul. It would do so from most lawsuits. only in the course of establishTHE FACTS: Both are singling 16.6 percent of adult black ing a health care system in out aspects of Sanders’ record males had actually ever gone CLINTON on Sanders’ prowhich traditional Medicare, that suit them, but that record to prison, or 1 in 6. The incarposal for a taxpayer-paid ceration rate for black men Medicaid and more would no is nuanced. health care system: “I don’t has gone down since then, acSanders indeed supported want to see us start over again longer be needed — because cording to the Sentencing the government would be inwith a contentious debate.” an instant background check, Project. suring everyone. and at certain points, a threeSANDERS: “We’re not going She made that argument to tear up the Affordable Care day waiting period. But he opherself in an earlier debate Act,” but “move on top of SANDERS: “Whenever anyposed longer waiting periods but did not repeat it Sunday that.” body in this country is killed — of five to 10 days — which night. THE FACTS: As Clinton suggun control advocates see as a while in police custody, it gests, Sanders’ plan would inmore effective way to flag peo- should automatically trigger a U.S. attorney general’s investideed mean a radical change in SANDERS: “I have a D-minus ple who should not be getting gation.” direction — one that makes voting record from the NRA.” CLINTON on effects of a gun. “I have supported from Day 1 Obama’s health care law: “We the government the payer of THE FACTS: The Justice DeClinton is right that he opan instant background check,” posed various versions of the now have driven costs down to health care for everyone, not partment already investigates just for the elderly or the poor- as well as a ban on assaultthe lowest they’ve been in 50 Brady bill with longer waiting some such deaths but focuses est Americans or members of type weapons. years.” only on those in which a federperiods. But his poor marks the military. THE FACTS: Not so. Health CLINTON: “He voted to let from the National Rifle Associ- al civil rights violation apWhether that means buildcare spending is far higher guns go on to the Amtrak. He ation reflect a record that does pears possible, such as if than a half century ago. What ing on Obama’s law or ripping voted against the Brady bill lean toward stronger gun con- there’s an indication that an officer knowingly used unreait up may be a semantic argushe must have meant is that five times” as well as for allow- trols. Sanders now says he sonable force. ment. But at the core, Sanders ing guns in national parks and would support exposing gun the rate of growth of health care spending year to year is would switch the country lower than it’s been in 50 years away from a private health in— closer to the truth, but still surance system. Employees, not right. employers and others would The government reported in pay higher taxes in return for December that health care health care with no premiums spending in 2014 grew at the or deductibles, a striking defastest pace since Obama took parture from the subsidies and office, driven by expanded cov- conditions that Obama’s law erage under his law and rising has overlaid on the existing drug prices. Not only that, but system. health care spending grew Clinton did not exaggerate faster than the economy as a in describing the huge politiwhole, reaching 17.5 percent of cal battle that it took just to GDP. That means health care achieve “Obamacare” and the was claiming a growing share inability to sell Congress on a of national resources. taxpayer-paid system even This was after five years of when Democrats were in conhistorically low growth in trol. 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Researchers confirm site of hangings for Salem witch trials SALEM, Mass. (AP) — A team of researchers using historical documents and 21st-century archaeological techniques has confirmed the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the Salem witch trials more than three centuries ago. The site, known as Proctor’s Ledge, is a small city-owned plot of woods nestled between two residential streets and behind a Walgreens pharmacy, said Salem State University history professor Emerson “Tad” Baker, a member of the seven-person team which announced its findings last week. Historian Sidney Perley had pinpointed Proctor’s Ledge nearly a century ago as the site of the hangings by using historical documents, but his findings were lost to time, and myth, misconceptions and conspiracy theories had taken their place, Baker said. The current research, known as the Gallows Hill Project, was about correcting the misinformation many people have about one of the most tragic episodes in American history. “We are not discovering anything, and we don’t want to take credit for that,” he said. “This is all about the healing, not about the discovery.” Twenty people suspected of

witchcraft were killed in Salem in 1692 during a frenzy stoked by superstition, fear of disease and strangers, and petty jealousies. Nineteen were hanged, and one man was crushed to death by rocks. “The witch trials cast a long dark shadow on Salem history,” Baker said. The top of nearby Gallows Hill had long been thought of as the site of the hangings, but there was no evidence to support that, Baker said. Proctor’s Ledge is at the base of Gallows Hill. To determine the spot, the team looked at eyewitness accounts of the hangings, then used modern-day aerial photography and ground-penetrating radar not available a century ago. The team made other interesting discoveries. They determined there probably never was a gallows at the site. More than likely, the executioners tossed a rope over a large tree. Baker also stressed that there is no evidence that any of the victims were buried at Proctor’s Ledge — it’s too rocky and the soil is too shallow. “I think knowing the exact location where the executions took place is important because we want to get history right,” Mayor Kim Driscoll said. “It’s also an opportunity to come togeth-

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Salem State University history professor Emerson Baker walks through an area on Jan. 11 that he and a team of researchers said is the exact site where 19 innocent people were hanged during the 1692 witch trials in Salem, Massachusetts. Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll said the city plans to put a memorial at the site, which is known as Proctor’s Ledge and is surrounded by private homes. er and recognize the injustice and tragedy.” The city plans to place a marker at the site but also wants to respect the rights of the people who live in the

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40-year Series E bonds issued between 1941 and November 30, 1965; 30-year Series E bonds issued between 1965 and June 30, 1980; Series A, B, C, D, F, G, J and K bonds (all of which were issued prior to 1958); Series H bonds issued between June 1, 1952 and December 31, 1979; Series EE bonds issued between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1980; and Series HH bonds issued between January 1, 1980 and December 31, 1990;

You are hereby noti ed of the existence of a civil action led in the Richland County Court of Common Pleas that would impact your title interest in such U.S. Savings bonds. There are hundreds of millions of dollars in matured U.S. Savings Bonds which were issued to South Carolinians decades ago, most of which have become abandoned, lost, stolen, or destroyed. The U.S. Treasury owes billions of dollars for mature bonds which have gone unclaimed for decades, but the U.S. Treasury continues to hold the proceeds of these bonds while making little to no effort to seek out the owners and return the proceeds to the original owners or to a person who may have an interest in the bond. Millions of mature bonds remain unclaimed for years and are never redeemed. To address this inequity, the South Carolina legislature passed legislation to allow the State of South Carolina to take title to these U.S. Savings Bonds by a process known as title-based escheatment. The new law also provides persons asserting an equitable interest in the proceeds from these bonds to assert a claim after redemption occurs. The Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina has led a civil action in Richland County to seek escheatment and a declaration of title ownership of these bonds to the State of South Carolina. The Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina is taking steps to recover the proceeds from these abandoned, lost, stolen, destroyed, and unclaimed mature U.S. Savings Bonds. If you have a mature and unredeemed U.S. Savings Bond described in this notice and have questions about redeeming this bond or desire to keep legal title to such bond, please contact the number at the bottom of this notice for additional information. There are two groups of U.S. savings bonds subject to this escheatment action: Group One are U.S. Savings Bonds identi ed above which are considered “absent”—that is abandoned, lost, stolen, destroyed or the original owner has simply relinquished a claim over the bonds—and therefore the bonds are not in the physical possession of the Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina (“absent bonds”). The Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina is seeking the identity of the persons who purchased these absent bonds from the U.S. Treasury, but the U.S. Treasury refuses to reveal their identity. The U.S. Treasury makes little to no effort to locate these persons and this civil action is the rst step in an effort by the Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina to address this failure. Group Two are U.S. Savings Bonds identi ed above which are abandoned, unclaimed, and currently in the possession of the Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina (“bonds in possession”). The Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina has twelve (12) bonds in possession and these bonds in possession bear the names and addresses of the following ve (5) individuals: William P. Howell Charles Lewis Johnny B. Randolph Dan C. Waring Eddie Washington

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If you believe you are a person listed on the face of or a person who may have an interest in either of the groups of U.S. Savings Bonds listed above and you wish to learn more information about this civil action, visit http://www.treasurer.sc.gov/unclaimed-property/, or call toll free at 1-800-966-7752. You are further noti ed that a Petition pursuant to South Carolina’s Uniform Unclaimed Property Act has been led in the Richland County Circuit Court, 1701 Main St., Room #205, Columbia, South Carolina 29201, by the Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina seeking a declaration that title to the above-described U.S. Savings Bonds has passed to the State of South Carolina by way of escheatment pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. § 27-18-75. This civil action is captioned as follows: STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF RICHLAND IN RE: ESCHEATMENT OF MATURED, UNREDEEMED, AND UNCLAIMED UNITED STATES SAVINGS BONDS WITH PURCHASERS OR OWNERS WITH LAST KNOWN ADDRESSES IN THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA Of ce of the State Treasurer of South Carolina, Petitioner, v. William P. Howell, Charles Lewis, Johnny B. Randolph, Dan C. Waring, Eddie Washington, and Unknown John and Jane Doe Owners, Respondents. _______________________________________________

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You are hereby required to answer the Petition or otherwise respond on or before February 22, 2016, in the Richland County Circuit Court, whose address is listed in the paragraph above. If you fail to answer or otherwise defend, the Petition and other related pleadings will be taken as true, and judgment, the nature of which will be stated and may include a declaration that title to the above-described U.S. Savings Bonds have passed to the State of South Carolina by way of escheatment, will be rendered accordingly. You are further noti ed that on February 23, 2016, at 2:00 p.m. EST, a hearing will be held at the Richland County Circuit Court, at which time the court will determine whether the above-referenced bonds should escheat to and be titled in the State of South Carolina.

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Study: Man-made heat put in oceans doubled since 1997 BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — The amount of man-made heat energy absorbed by the seas has doubled since 1997, a study released Monday showed. Scientists have long known that more than 90 percent of the heat energy from manmade global warming goes into the world’s oceans instead of the ground. And they’ve seen ocean heat continue to rise in recent years. But the new study, using ocean-observing data that goes back to the British research ship Challenger in the 1870s and including hightech modern underwater monitors and computer models, tracked how much manmade heat has been buried in the oceans in the past 150 years. The world’s oceans absorbed approximately 150 zettajoules of energy from 1865 to 1997 and then absorbed about another 150 in the next 18 years, according to a study published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. To put that in perspective, if you exploded one atomic bomb the size of the one that dropped on Hiroshima every second for a year, the total energy released would be 2 zettajoules. So since 1997, Earth’s oceans have absorbed

man-made heat energy equivalent to a Hiroshima-style bomb being exploded every second for 75 straight years. “The changes we’re talking about, they are really, really big numbers,” said study coauthor Paul Durack, an oceanographer at Lawrence Livermore National Lab in California. “They are nonhuman numbers.” Because there are decades when good data wasn’t available and computer simulations are involved, the overall figures are rough but still are reliable, the study’s authors said. Most of the added heat has been trapped in the upper 2,300 feet, but with every year the deeper oceans also are absorbing more energy, they said. But the study’s authors and outside experts say it’s not the raw numbers that bother them. It’s how fast those numbers are increasing. “After 2000 in particular the rate of change is really starting to ramp up,” Durack said. This means the amount of energy being trapped in Earth’s climate system as a whole is accelerating, the study’s lead author Peter Gleckler, a climate scientist at Lawrence Livermore, said. Because the oceans are so vast and cold, the absorbed heat raises temperatures by only a few tenths of a degree,

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A surfer runs into the ocean at Seal Beach, California, on Jan. 7. Man-made heat that goes into the world’s oceans has doubled since 1997, according to a study released Monday. but the importance is the energy balance, Gleckler and his colleagues said. When oceans absorb all that heat, it keeps the surface from getting even warmer from the heat-trapping gases spewed by the burning of coal, oil and gas, the scientists said.

es for life in the oceans as well as for patterns of ocean circulation, storm tracks and storm intensity,” said Oregon State University marine sciences professor Jane Lubchenco, the former chief of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

The warmer the oceans get, the less heat they can absorb and the more heat stays in the air and on land surface, the study’s co-author, Chris Forest at Pennsylvania State University, said. “These findings have potentially serious consequenc-

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Debate about sex education rages on BY DAVID CRARY AP National Writer OMAHA, Nebraska — Rival factions yelling at one another amid angry pushing. Tirades about condoms and claims of misinformation. A parent declaring that children are being force-fed course material “straight from the pits of hell.” Such has been the tenor of recent school board meetings in Omaha as board members contemplate the first update in three decades of the school district’s sex education curriculum. A public meeting in October ended in chaos after shouting and shoving broke out between supporters and opponents of the update who had packed by the hundreds into an auditorium. This month, as board members sat in stoic silence, activists from both sides vented their feelings during three hours of public comment — reflecting divisions that have bedeviled school boards nationwide, as well as state legislatures and even Congress. Kathryn Russell, a grandmother who formerly worked for the Omaha school district, said the proposed curriculum “rapes children of their innocence.” Another critic, Jesse Martinez, used the “pits of hell” reference, calling elements of the course material “garbage.” Supporters of the update — ranging from the president of the city council to students who spoke — exhorted the school board to equip students with reliable information that would help the Omaha region lower rates of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases that are above the national average. “I have a right to this information,” said Ryleigh Welsh, a sophomore at Omaha’s Central High School. “Sexual health is more than just sex. It’s about understanding and taking care of

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school-based programs. In Omaha, school board president Lou Ann Goding said one of the motivations for updating the sex-ed curriculum is to counter misinformation that students encounter outside of school. “There’s so much social media and other sources that they can go to that are not always reliable,” Goding said. Sex education in America has a long and checkered history, winning the backing of the U.S. Public Health Service in 1940, gaining traction in the 1980s during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, but generating steady opposition from social conservatives. Omaha Public Schools, which serves about 52,000 students, has taught sex education since 1986 as part of a course called Human Growth and Development.

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Bishop Leroy T. James, pastor of Kingdom Builders Deliverance Ministries Inc., gives a powerful message about perseverance and stepping out of comfort zones during the Sumter Branch of the NAACPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Martin Luther King Jr. Day ceremony Monday at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People died to give us that right,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There are those who use clever disguises to take pieces out of the Voting Rights Act,â&#x20AC;? he said, which was passed only five months after marchers attempted to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The battle has not been fought; the victory has not been won,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We still have mountains to climb.â&#x20AC;? He said these are difficult times that call for urgent action. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to march out in the deep and throw down our nets,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have to get up and go to work.â&#x20AC;? He said there is a lot going on outside

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Keep an eye on Chris Christie W ASHINGTON — Iowa and New Hampshire together have just 1.4 percent of the U.S. population, which is actually why it is fine for them to begin the presidential selection process: Small states reward an underdog’s retail politics. Chris Christie relishes such politics and has fresh evidence that voters are enjoying his enjoyment. Speaking last Wednesday by phone from his home away from home, New Hampshire, he said: “People have remembered why they liked me in the first place.” His saturation campaigning there has produced a 55-point reversal of his favorable/unfavorable rating in the Granite State, from 16 points more unfavorable than favorable to 39 points more favorable than unfavorGeorge able. AccordWill ing to last week’s Des Moines Register/Bloomberg poll, Christie’s favorability number in Iowa is 51 percent, up from 29 percent in August, when his unfavorability number was 59 percent. Nationally, among all the Republican candidates, the ABC/Washington Post poll finds Christie’s favorability rating “most improved,” from 35 percent last spring to 53 percent today. He gained among conservatives (23 points), among Republicans generally (18) and independents (14). The latter matters because, as David W. Brady of Stanford and the Hoover Institution wrote last week in The Wall Street Journal: “The arithmetic is pretty simple: 41 percent of voters in the 2012 presidential election described themselves as moderates, and 29 percent as independents. Almost all Republicans (93 percent) and self-described conservatives (82 percent) voted for Mitt Romney, but that wasn’t enough. Even if Mr. Romney had won every Republican or conservative voter, it still wouldn’t have been enough. Because there are roughly 5 percent more Democrats than Republicans, the GOP needs a solid majority of independents to win a national election. In 2012 Mitt Romney outpolled Barack Obama among independents, 50 percent to 45 percent. But that didn’t take him across the Electoral College finish line.” Christie has won twice statewide in a blue state that last voted for a Republican presidential candidate in 1988. He correctly says no rival for the Republican nomination has been elected in a state so inhospitable to Republicans. In New Jersey, 48 percent of registered voters are unaffiliated with either the Democratic (32 percent) or Republican (20 percent) parties. Chris-

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tie won re-election with 60 percent of the vote, including 57 percent of women, 51 percent of Hispanics and 21 percent of African-Americans. Christie might benefit from Donald Trump’s caroms in this year’s political pinball machine. As Jeremy Carl of the Hoover Institution argues in National Review, Republicans cannot win with Trump or without his supporters. Christie could be an alternative alpha persona, but without the ignorance. (Check Trump on the nuclear triad.) In 2012, Republicans nominated a northeastern blue-state governor, with unsatisfactory results. Christie, however, might be an un-Romney, connecting viscerally with voters — especially whites without college educations — who in 2012 stayed away from the polls in droves. Christie will campaign in Iowa for nine days before the Feb. 1 caucuses. If they yield a cloudy result — say, the top four finishers clustered within four points — New Hampshire will become the scythe that reduces the field. Christie plans to be “the last governor standing” when, after South Carolina at the latest, he expects former Govs. Mike Huckabee and Jeb Bush and current Gov. John Kasich to join current and former Govs. Scott Walker, Rick Perry, Bobby Jindal, George Pataki and Jim Gilmore on the sidelines. As chairman of the Republican Governors Association in 2014, Christie campaigned frenetically, dispersing more than $100 million as 17 Republican governors were re-elected and seven new ones were elected. So far, only four governors have endorsed candidates: Alabama’s Robert Bentley supports Kasich, Arkansas’s Asa Hutchinson supports Huckabee, Maryland’s Larry Hogan and Maine’s Paul LePage support Christie. So, 24 Republican governors, many of them indebted to Christie and all of them disposed to admire executives, have political muscles to flex. Ted Cruz and Trump are at last at daggers drawn, the former saying the latter has “New York values” —fighting words in most Republican circles — and the latter saying the former is not a natural born citizen. Republicans concerned about losing control of the Senate already wonder whether vulnerable GOP senators — Illinois’ Mark Kirk, Ohio’s Rob Portman, Pennsylvania’s Pat Toomey, Wisconsin’s Ron Johnson, New Hampshire’s Kelly Ayotte — want either Trump or Cruz at the top of the ticket, or even campaigning in their states. “I was not on the (debate) stage two months ago,” Christie says. He expects to be at the center of the stage at the Cleveland convention. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

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CLINTON WILL PROBABLY GET OFF HOOK FOR EMAIL SITUATION The end of President Obama’s time in office is fast approaching, and from all indications he does not intend to depart leaving any big stones unturned. He claims there are still some significant tasks to complete before he departs. However, whether he realizes it or not, the most significant issue facing resolution before he departs is the issue of how to handle the private email account situation surrounding Hillary Clin-

ton. If the attorney general finds that Hillary did break the law, to charge or not to charge her is the question. To those of us that have years of experience handling classified material during our long military careers, if the circumstances as reported by the media are true, there is no question that she has committed serious COMSEC violations that could gravely damage our national security. It is a “sticky” situation. Not only is Hillary a former first lady, a former U.S. senator and secretary of state, but she is also the leading contender in the president’s own political party to take his place. Dilemma: How to get past this breach of trust without prosecuting her and rendering her ineligible to ever hold public office again? (USC Title 18, Section 2071(b)) My prediction? Hillary will never be held accountable for any criminal acts. If it is found that she did violate federal laws, powerful politicians and other political appointees occupying important cabinet offices will find ways of influencing those responsible for conducting the investigations not to take any action that would find her culpable. a) She will be afforded a presidential pardon forgiving all of her past criminal actions (she, along with a ton of others will get this anyway); b) President Obama will persuade the attorney general to issue a finding concluding that she is innocent of any wrongdoing; c) Or issue a report proclaiming each and every breach of law discovered during the criminal investigation was committed by one or more members of her staff without her knowledge and or direction. (In today’s parlance “throw them under the bus.”) JOHN H. OWENS Dalzell Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www. theitem.com.

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile)

DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home) SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 tlowery@sumter-sc.com WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 idwyer@sumter-sc.com WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com WARD 4 Colleen Yates cyates@sumter-sc.com

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 (home) (803) 734-9142 (fax) (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) jn@schouse.org Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia)

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 933-0112 (main) Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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Network TV schedule reads like Comic-Con brochure BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH We lost Alan Rickman last week. The remarkable British actor was best known for his roles in the “Die Hard” and “Harry Potter” franchises, but I always liked him best in “Galaxy Quest.” In that 1999 comedy fantasy, he played Alexander Dane, a bitter and pompous Shakespearean actor stereotyped by his supporting role in a since-canceled TV show. For those who haven’t seen it, “Galaxy Quest” is currently streaming on Netflix. In the film, aliens who have mistaken the TV show for real life attend a nostalgia convention and ask the washed-up cast to help save their planet. It takes an out-of-this-world adventure to make the jaded actors appreciate the devotion they have inspired in their audience. It may be delusional, adolescent and geeky, but passion so deep does not come by every day. The ardor of passionate fans is a good reason why tonight’s network TV schedule reads like a brochure from ComicCon. Tonight’s offerings include the pop culture retrospective “Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG), followed by the second season premiere of “Marvel’s Agent Carter” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). Those who worship from another comic-book pew may enjoy “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time is Now” (9 p.m., CW), followed by “DC Films Presents: Dawn of the Justice League” (9:30 p.m., CW). Both follow an episode of “The Flash.” By Grabthar’s hammer, that’s a lot of comic books! • Karla Cavalli hosts “Planet Primetime” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m., Travel, TV-PG), a light take on some of the more curious and outrageous TV hits and trends from around the world. Over the course of the first season, the show will explore Colombia’s obsessive beauty pageant culture, Brazil’s “Miss BumBum” competition, India’s Bollywood sitcoms, Russia’s competitive TV psychics, Israel’s political satires and other peculiar fare. First up (8 p.m.): Japan’s elaborate and strange game-show culture, followed by Mexico’s addictive telenovelas. • “American Experience” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings) presents a documenta-

ry history of “Bonnie & Clyde.” It begins with newsreel footage of Clyde Barrow’s 1934 funeral, thronged by thousands of onlookers. Period stills and news footage are enhanced by interviews with descendants of the criminal couple and the sheriff who gunned them down. The hourlong film recounts Barrow’s squalid upbringing and brutalization in a Texas prison, as well as Bonnie’s relatively comfortable childhood, penchant for writing poetry and obsession with movies. Curiously, this “Experience” does not even mention the 1967 film that would immortalize “Bonnie & Clyde,” a movie considered a turning point in American cinema, if not American culture itself. That film ended with the couple being riddled with bullets. “Experience” offers a coda that may be even more gruesome. After the shooting, police and Texas Rangers allowed crowds to gather around their unsecured bodies and even tear at

their bloody clothes for souvenirs. It seems like something out of the Middle Ages.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Accusations abound on “Pretty Little Liars” (8 p.m., Freeform, TV-14). • Audacious performers return for a second season of “The Prancing Elites Project” (8 p.m., Oxygen). • “Friday Night Tykes” (9 p.m., Esquire, TV-PG) takes a documentary look at juvenile football leagues in Texas. • Dean attracts offers from a rival firm on “The Grinder” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • A mission to Quantico on “Limitless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14). • A tornado looms on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) looks at the potential dangers of dietary supplements and vitamins. • Fitness trainer and former

“Biggest Loser” host Jillian Michaels shows off her softer side on “Just Jillian” (10 p.m., E!, TV-14).

aways with extensive injuries on “Chicago Med” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Contagion on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (9 p.m., Fox, TV14).

CULT CHOICE A good decade before “The Honeymooners,” Jackie Gleason had a bit part in “Springtime in the Rockies” (8 p.m., TCM), a 1942 musical comedy starring Betty Grable, Cesar Romero, Carmen Miranda and Edward Everett Horton.

SERIES NOTES Jury tampering on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Boldfaced names frolic on “Hollywood Game Night” (8 p.m., NBC, TV14) * Jury duty on “New Girl” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Barry thinks he should spill the beans to Patty on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A modeling career for Edie on “Grandfathered” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Another petty officer down on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Airliner stow-

LATE NIGHT Jess Glynne is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Noel Fielding appears on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Charlie Day, Colin Hanks and Margo Price are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Chelsea Handler, Fred Armisen and Mario Batali on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * James Spader, Jenna Fischer, Gad Elmaleh and Josh Freese visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Jane Lynch, Carrie Brownstein and Joel Edgerton appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2016, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN Lincoln High School Class of Carolina Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 1966 will meet at noon on Saturday, Jan. 23, at the Trinat the Parks and Recreation ity-Lincoln Center, 26 CounDepartment building, 155 Carolina Coin Club tocil meet todayare being made St. Plans Haynsworth St. The group for the 50th class reunion, meets on the third Tuesday which is scheduled for the of each month. Visitors are welcome. Call (803) 775-8840 first weekend of June. for more information. The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will meet The Shepherd’s Center, 24 at noon on Wednesday, Jan. Council St., will offer public in27, at the North HOPE Cenformation sessions from 11 to ter, 904 N. Main St. A repre11:50 a.m. on Thursdays as sentative with Hillary Clinfollows: Jan. 21, heart diston’s presidential campaign ease; Feb. 18, creating a livwill speak. Call Brenda Beting will / hospice; and hune at (803) 469-6588. March 3, COPD. Christina Blakley, registered nurse The Ruach Bridal Show and with Palmetto Health TuomSpecial Events, a day of eleey, will speak. gance and romance, will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. on SunClarendon School District One day, Jan. 31, at 245 Oswego will conduct free vision, hearHighway. Event will include ing, speech and developmental door prizes, vendors, a bridscreenings as part of a child al fashion show and more. find effort to identify stuCall (803) 775-5416. dents with special needs. Screenings will be held from The Sumter SPCA Valentine 9 a.m. to noon at the SumDance will be held from 7 to merton Early Childhood Cen- 11 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, ter, 8 South St., Summerton, at the Elaine D. Korn Memoon the following Thursdays: rial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Feb. 11; March 10; April 14; Drive. Music will be provided and May 12. Call Sadie Wilby The Recollections Band. liams at (803) 485-2325, exCost is $20 per person (must tension 116. be 21 years or older) and all The Pinedale Neighborhood As- proceeds benefit the SPCA. Heavy hors d’oeuvres will be sociation will meet at 4 p.m. served. Call (803) 773-9292. on Thursday, Jan. 21, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. The 16th Annual Cavalier Pride Lafayette Drive. Call FerdiAuction will be held on Saturnand Burns at (803) 968day, March 5, at Robert E. 4464. Lee Academy, 630 Cousar St., The General George L. Mabry Jr. Bishopville. Food will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. BidChapter 817, Military Order of ding will begin at 5:30 p.m. the Purple Heart, will meet at with the first table closing at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 21, 7 p.m. Silent and live auction at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. tickets are $15 in advance Liberty St. All Purple Heart and $20 at the door. recipients are invited to attend. For information, call (803) 506-3120.

FYI The Muscular Dystrophy FamiThe National Kidney Foundaly Foundation Inc. (MDFF), a tion of South Carolina is in non-profit organization, acneed of unwanted vehicles — cepts vehicle contributions. To even ones that don’t run. complete The car will be towed at no Donate your unwanted vehiclesa vehicle donation, make arrangements by charge to you and you will calling 1-800-544-1213 or be provided with a possible visit www.mdff.org and tax deduction. The donated click on the automobile icon vehicle will be sold at auction or recycled for salvage- to complete an online vehicle donation application. able parts. Call (800) 4882277.

PUBLIC AGENDA TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Today, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Today, 6 p.m., planning commission office, Manning CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 Today, 6:30 p.m., district office

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take action and be at the helm of any project you decide to embark upon. You will open up new possibilities through conversations with experts. Express your ideas and interest will mount and advancement and recognition will follow. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll attract poor influences. Make up your own mind rather than giving in to peer pressure. A tendency to be indulgent will leave you in a precarious position. Listen to the voice of reason, not someone using emotional manipulation. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put a little muscle behind an activity you participate in, and you will turn heads with your masterful way of presenting what you have to offer. A partnership looks promising, and talks will lead to a contract or commitment. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You’ll excel when faced with something new and exciting. Romance is on the rise, and making personal changes will bring you plenty of positive attention. Don’t let your popularity lead to conceit. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You will be in dire need of a change. Engage in something that will allow you to share your ideas with people who are uplifting and offer positive support. Don’t give in to someone using emotional tactics to control your every move.

LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6:30 p.m., District Administration Complex, 310 Roland St., Bishopville

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Sumter 40/23

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 39/19

ON THE COAST

Charleston 43/25

Today: Cold with plenty of sunshine. High 40 to 45. Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun; warmer. High 43 to 51.

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Hard-earned success Sumter’s Anderson bounces back from knee injury to grab top area honors along with head coach Barnes

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Woods back in Sumter today Wilson Hall takes on Hammond, future Tar Heel By DENNis BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Sumter High senior running back Quintein Anderson (25) rebounded from an ACL injury last season to lead the Gamecock rushing attack and earn The Sumter Item Area Player of the Year selection.

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In 13 games, Anderson amassed 1,277 yards on 187 First-year Sumter High carries with 23 School football head coach touchdowns as the Mark Barnes was a little nerfocal point of the vous about his running back Gamecocks’ offenbarnes situation entering the regular sive attack. One of season. those scores was a After all, his top back, Quin- highlight-reel run and flip tein Anderson, was coming off against West Florence that put an anterior cruciate ligament Anderson in the national spotinjury and hadn’t had any con- light on ESPN’s Plays of the tact since Week 1 of the previ- Day segment. ous year. For his accomplishments, “I really didn’t know how Anderson has been named The Sumter Item Area Player of the good he was,” Barnes said. Year. Barnes and the rest of the However, Anderson might state quickly found out -- and not have had the opportunities anyone else who happened to he did if it weren’t for Barnes. catch a mid-October airing of ESPN’s SportsCenter for that See success, Page B3 matter.

28 selected to Item All-Area football team By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Twenty-eight athletes from the seven local South Carolina High School League football schools have been chosen to The Sumter Item All-Area football team. The teams are chosen based on nominations from the coaches at Sumter, Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning, Lee Central, East Clarendon and Scott’s Branch. The team includes 10 players from Sumter, five each Crestwood and Lakewood, four from Manning, three from Scott’s Branch, and one from Lee Central.

See team, Page B3

The Seventh Woods Show will be making its final regular-season appearance in Sumter today. Woods, hailed as one of the top players in the country for the past four years, and his Hammond varsity boys basketball team will take on Wilson Hall today at Nash Student Center. The varsity boys will be the final of four games between the schools, starting with the junior varsity girls contest at 4 p.m. The varsity boys game is listed as a 7:30 start. Woods recently signed with the University of North Carolina, choosing the Tar Heels over South Carolina. Hammond also has another NCAA Division I signee in 6-foot-9inch Chevez Goodwin, who has signed to play with College of Charleston. Hammond is undefeated at 17-0 after beating Keenan 68-60 on Monday, while the Barons are 7-6. It was Hammond’s 34th straight win The teams met in Columbia last month with the Skyhawks winning 71-60. Hammond will be returning to Sumter next month for the SCISA 3A state tournament which will be held at Sumter County Civic Center. Sumter, Crestwood and Lakewood will all be on the road today. Sumter travels to Carolina Forest, while Crestwood visits Darlington and Lakewood goes to Marlboro County. Manning is at home against Hartsville, Laurence Manning Academy plays host to Orangeburg Prep and Thomas Sumter Academy welcomes in Calhoun Academy.

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Panthers the buzz after topping Seahawks 31-24 by tom o’hare Special to The Sumter Item CHARLOTTE — The NBational Basketball Association team in Charlotte may be the Hornets, but it is the football team in town that is causing all the buzz. The Carolina Panthers jumped out to an unfathomable 31-0 halftime lead and then had just enough left in the tank in the second half to claim a 31-24 win over the Seattle Seahawks in Sunday’s NFC Divisional Playoff game at Bank of America Stadium. The Panthers will host the Arizona Cardinals this Sunday in a 6:40 p.m. kickoff with a trip to Super Bowl 50 on the line. This will be the first time in the franchise’s 21-year history that the Panthers will play host to the NFC Championship Game. “Have we ever hosted an NFC Championship Game?” quarterback Cam Newton asked after the win over Seattle. “No, OK, thank you.” Newton, as he always does, led the

team’s victory lap around the stadium after the game, and also led cheers for the Panthers defense in the final minutes by waving a white towel maniacally toward the fans. He expects this week’s crowd to be even better. How have times have changed. Five years ago, as a rookie, a sullen Newton drew Panthers fans’ ire for sulking on the bench with a towel draped over his head when his team was losing. Now he is the stadium’s No. 1 cheerleader. “Whatever you guys (the fans) did this week, do it two, three, four five times next week,” he said. “We’ve never had this type of vibe in the streets of Charlotte before. Today’s game was an unbelievable atmosphere.” The Panthers started their first-half onslaught faster than the team of F-16’s that provided an electric pregame flyover. Running back Jonathan Stewart took the first play from scrimmage for a 59-yard run and scored on a

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Quarterback Cam Newton (1) cheers on the sidelines Sunday during the Panthers’ 31-24 See panthers, Page B4 victory over Seattle on Sunday in Charlotte in an NFC Divisional Playoff game.

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South Carolina guard Khadijah Sessions hit a free throw with 0.9 seconds left to lift No. 2 South Carolina to a 59-58 victory over Texas A&M on Sunday at Colonial Life Arena.

Sessions’ foul shot lifts No. 2 USC to 59-58 win By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

only late-game error, either, Blair said. Jones missed the first of COLUMBIA — Gary Blair two foul shots with 4.5 secsaw things unfolding quickonds to go and Blair wanted ly, perhaps too fast for the her to miss the second so the some of his Texas A&M Aggies could go after the replayers late against No. 2 bound or a putback. Instead, South Carolina. Jones hit that try to get back Backup guard Shlonte within one. Allen was in after starter Texas A&M eventually Jordan Jones fouled out tied things with a perfect only moments earlier — and baseball throw that Chelsea it was Allen’s inexplicable Jennings caught up with foul with 0.9 seconds left in a and layed in. Right after tie game that led to South that, Allen swarmed SesCarolina’s Khadijah Sessions to send her to the line. sions’ game-winning foul Given a second chance, shot in a 59-58 loss Sunday. Sessions came through by “She needs to be in more swishing home the second of those situations and I free throw for the dramatic need to keep my point guard win. (Jones) from fouling out,” “I was shocked,” Sessions said Blair, the Aggies coach. said. “I thought they were Sessions “is too good of a going to let the shot clock player to miss two in a row.” run out and go into overSessions, after missing her time.” first attempt, swished home So did Blair, who blamed the second one to keep himself for the late-game South Carolina’s perfect, gaffe. 17-0 season on track. “That was not knowing It wasn’t Texas A&M’s the game,” he said. “We

weren’t trying to steal the ball. As an athlete and as a coach, you live with that the rest of your life. I’ll take the blame because that was basically her first play of the game.” Blair had just subbed Allen in after Jones had fouled out with 3.4 seconds remaining. A’ja Wilson had 26 points, eight rebounds and matched her career best with eight blocked shots as South Carolina. Gamecocks coach Dawn Staley acknowledged how hard it can be to keep fully aware of late-game status with players flying by everywhere and time dwindling down. She was more bothered by her team’s struggles to put the game away. “As coaches you can review and go over late game situations,” Staley said. “As much as you do it, things can turn out looking like that. It’s so unpredictable.”

NBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Atlanta Miami Orlando Washington Charlotte Central Division Cleveland Chicago Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

KNICKS 119 76ERS 113

NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony returned from a two-game absence and made a tying 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left in regulation, and the Knicks beat the 76ers in two overtimes. Anthony took, a 3-pointer from straight away over Nerlens Noel after the Knicks were on the verge of losing a game they led by 18

GRIZZLIES 101 PELICANS 99

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Marc Gasol had 16 points and 10 rebounds, leading the balanced Grizzlies to the victory. Matt Barnes, Jeff Green and Courtney Lee also had 16 points apiece for Mem-

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New York 119, Philadelphia 113,2OT Portland 108, Washington 98 Charlotte 124, Utah 119,2OT Memphis 101, New Orleans 99 Chicago at Detroit, 3:30 p.m. Orlando at Atlanta, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at Cleveland, 8 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Pau Gasol had 31 points and 12 rebounds, and Chicago won again without Joakim Noah. Noah dislocated his left shoulder Friday and likely is out for the season.

NHL Standings

By The Associated Press

HAWKS 98

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ATLANTA — Al Horford scored 15 points, Paul Millsap had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and the Hawks won their second straight. Atlanta had six players score in double figures and led the entire game. The Associated Press

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WASHINGTON — C.J. McCollum made six 3-pointers and scored 25 points, helping Portland rebound from its worst loss of the season. Portland was up by 17 points in the first half, but Washington grabbed the lead in the third quarter. The Trail Blazers responded with a 23-1 run.

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CHARLOTTE — Kemba Walker scored a franchiserecord 52 points and the Charlotte Hornets won in double overtime, beating the Utah Jazz 124-119 on Monday. Walker made 16 of 34 shots from the field, including 6 of 11 3-pointers. He was 14 of 15 on free throws.

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Edmonton at Florida, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Colorado at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Buffalo at Arizona, 9 p.m. Ottawa at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

men’s top 25

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The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25thplace vote and previous ranking: Rcd Pts Prv 1. Oklahoma (65) 15-1 1,625 2 2. North Carolina 16-2 1,515 5 3. Kansas 15-2 1,499 1 4. Villanova 16-2 1,403 6 5. Xavier 16-1 1,321 7 6. West Virginia 15-2 1,278 11 7. Maryland 16-2 1,259 3 8. SMU 17-0 1,179 10 9. Iowa 14-3 1,167 16 10. Texas A&M 15-2 994 15 11. Michigan St. 16-3 950 4 12. Arizona 15-3 801 18 13. Baylor 14-3 649 22 13. Virginia 13-4 649 13 15. Miami 13-3 645 8 16. Providence 15-3 609 12 17. Louisville 14-3 608 21 18. Butler 13-4 439 23 19. Iowa St. 13-4 411 17 20. Duke 14-4 375 9 21. Southern Cal 15-3 338 — 22. Purdue 15-3 322 24 23. Kentucky 13-4 276 14 24. South Carolina 16-1 252 19 25. Indiana 15-3 210 — Others receiving votes: Pittsburgh 184, Clemson 53, Wichita St. 38, Valparaiso 30, Notre Dame 14, Dayton 9, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 8, Gonzaga 5, Hawaii 3, Utah 3, Monmouth (NJ) 1, Navy 1, Oregon 1, UALR 1.

women’s top 25

By The Associated Press

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 17, total points based on 25 points for a firstplace vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Rcd Pts Prv 1. UConn (32) 16-0 800 1 2. South Carolina 17-0 766 2 3. Notre Dame 16-1 738 3 4. Baylor 18-1 700 6 5. Maryland 16-2 655 8 6. Texas 16-1 653 4 7. Ohio St. 13-4 568 5 8. Arizona St. 15-3 558 10 9. Kentucky 14-2 548 9 10. Mississippi St. 16-2 530 7 11. Oregon St. 14-3 493 12 12. Stanford 14-4 411 11 13. Texas A&M 13-5 399 15 14. Florida St. 13-4 397 16 15. South Florida 12-4 326 19 16. Miami 17-2 267 21 17. Louisville 14-5 254 23 18. Tennessee 11-5 235 13 19. Oklahoma 12-4 191 14 20. UCLA 12-5 160 17 21. Michigan St. 13-4 151 18 22. Florida 15-3 104 20 23. Missouri 15-3 103 24 24. DePaul 13-6 82 — 25. West Virginia 15-4 54 — Others receiving votes: Purdue 47, Northwestern 46, Washington 42, Duke 32, Syracuse 20, Green Bay 19, George Washington 11, UTEP 7, Iowa 6, California 5, Oklahoma St. 5, Arkansas 4, Colorado St. 3, San Diego 3, St. Bonaventure 3, BYU 2, Southern Cal 1, Villanova 1.

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Sumter at Carolina Forest, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Marlboro County, 6 p.m. Hartsville at Manning, 6 p.m. Timberland at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m. C.E. Murray at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball

Hammond at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m. Carolina Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Emmanuel Christian at Sumter Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Basketball

Orangeburg Christian at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY

Varsity and JV Basketball

Thomas Sumter at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Basketball

Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6 p.m. Darlington at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Manning at Hartsville, 6 p.m. Lee Central at Timberland, 6:30 p.m.

B Team Basketball

Wilson Hall at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Orangeburg Prep, 4:30 p.m.

Middle School Basketball

Lee Central at Timmonsville, 5:30 p.m. C.E. Murray at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m. THURSDAY

Varsity and JV Basketball

Wilson Hall at The King’s Academy (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

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Junior Varsity Basketball

Sumter at Socastee, 6 p.m. Hartsville at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Manning, 6 p.m. Lee Central at Johnsonville, 6:30 p.m.

Sumter running back Quintein Anderson is The Sumter Item Area Player of the Year. First-year Sumter head coach Mark Barnes, who led the Gamecocks to a 10-3 record, a Region VI-4A title and the second round of the 4A Division I state playoffs, is The Sumter Item Area Coach of the Year. Coming off a junior season in which he tore an anterior cruciate ligament, Anderson rushed for 1,277 yards and 23 touchdowns on 187 carries. He caught fie passes for 102 yards and three TDs and completed all three of his pass attempts for 34 yards and two more scores. He scored 156 points. Joining Anderson in the backfield are quarterback Tylas Greene of Crestwood and fellow running backs Marquise Thomas of Scott’s Branch and Tyric Gadson of Crestwood. Greene completed 140 of 252 passes for 1,889 yards and 22 touchdowns. He also rushed for 300 yards. Thomas rushed for 807 yards and eight TDs on 138 carries. Gadson rushed for 700 yards and 200 receiving yards for eight scores. The wide receivers are Colin Washington of Sumter, Julius Pearson of Crestwood and Maliq Green of Scott’s Branch. Washington caught 43 passes for 660 yards and seven scores. Pearson had 47 catches on the way to 1,300 all-purpose yards. He had 13 total touchdowns, four of them coming on special teams. Green had 36 catches for 732 yards and six TDs, and he returned one kickoff and two punts for scores. Defensively, Green had five interceptions, returning two for touchdowns, and broke up 21 passes to go with 46 tackles. The offensive line includes Landon Ragin of Sumter, Zurich Scarborough of Lee Central, Ralph Singleton of Lakewood, Christopher Simon of Crestwood and Ian Vincent of Manning. Ragin was the leader of an offensive line that opened holes for a Sumter offense that rushed for an average of 234 yards a game and had averaged 347.3 yards of total offense and 33.1 points. Scarborough graded out at 90 percent and had 24 knockdown blocks. Singleton graded out at 80 percent and had 25 knockdown blocks while finishing with 62 tackles, five tackles for loss and two QB sacks on the defensive side. Simon graded out at 89 percent, had 35 knockdown blocks and didn’t allow a sack. Vincent played all along the line for Manning, finishing with an 87 percent grade and 53 knockdown blocks.

B Team Basketball

Sumter at A.C. Flora (Boys Only), 5 p.m. Laurence Manning at Heathwood Hall, 5 p.m.

Middle School Basketball

Alice Drive at Hillcrest, 5 p.m. Furman at Ebenezer, 5 p.m. Bates at Manning, 5 p.m Mayewood at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

Varsity Bowling

Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter in SCISA State Championship, TBA FRIDAY

Varsity Basketball

Socastee at Sumter, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Hartsville, 6 p.m. Manning at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Johnsonville at Lee Central, 6:30 p.m. Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch, 6:30 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball

East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico (No JV Girls), 5 p.m. Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m. Marlboro Academy at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Colleton Prep, 4 p.m. Sumter Christian at South Pointe Christian (No JV Girls), 4 p.m.

B Team Basketball

Wilson Hall at Ben Lippen, 4 p.m. SATURDAY

Varsity Wrestling

Sumter in Gamecock Duals, 9 a.m.

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First-year Sumter High football head coach Mark Barnes, center, helped guide the Gamecocks to a 10-3 overall record, a Region VI-4A title and a berth in the second round of the 4A Division I state playoffs to earn The Sumter Item Area Coach of the Year honor.

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113 yards passing a game,” he said. “That all came off of our From Page B1 ability to run the ball.” Barnes pulled all of the Adopting a physical style of right strings in his first season play on both sides of the ball, at the Sumter helm -- moving Barnes made changes across his best athletes to the defenthe board before and during sive side of the ball and makthe season -- including a miding the decision to change season switch at quarterback quarterbacks after a bye week -- in helping guide the Gameprior to region play. cocks to a 10-3 record, a Region “That was the best time to VI-4A championship and a do it and everyone accepted berth in the second round of it,” Barnes said. “We were able the 4A Division I playoffs. to have success off of that and SHS’ turnaround earned that’s what gets them to buy in Barnes the selection as The -- when they see the success.” Sumter Item Area Coach of the Barnes pointed to the South Year. Florence game right after he “It was a great season allmade the change as the turnaround for everybody,” Ander- ing point. The Gamecocks won son said. “We all worked hard 35-0. and did what the coaches “We beat a team that they asked us to do and it paid off,” had struggled with in the past No one likely worked harder and beat them being physical than Anderson. It was an evon both sides of the ball,” he ery-day rehabilitation process said. “As an old coach, you alfor the Gamecock senior, and ways believe you can win if the mental hurdle was someyou have a good defense and a times harder than the physical good tailback and we had both one. this year.” “Rehab is stressful, and I just had to push myself through it,” he said. “(Once the season started), I really didn’t think about it and just went out there and played. “Probably around Week 3 is when I started feeling really comfortable with everything.” NO CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! BANKRUPTCY - NO PROBLEM! BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! Anderson’s rushing stats DIVORCE - NO PROBLEM! REALLY BAD CREDIT - NO PROBLEM! speak for themselves, but he ALL VEHICLES COME WITH A LIMITED WARRANTY! was also a valuable weapon in SHS’ Wildcat offense this season -- taking direct snaps and running, but also completing all three of his attempted passes, with two going for touchdowns. He even caught five passes for 102 yards and three more scores. “I loved running the Wildcat,” Anderson said. “We had a big offensive line that played really well. A lot of big guys blocking for you makes it easy.” Patience was the key factor I refer all of my friends to for Anderson this season, Boyle Buy Here Pay Here. Barnes said. -James Pitt “He’s one of the most patient players I’ve seen run that ball,” he said. “That allows Apply For Credit him to wait for the holes to Online At: open up and he sees those www.boylebhph.com openings and the rest of the field really well.” The success in the running game allowed the offense to thrive, including the passing attack, Barnes said. “We were very sneaky with our passing yardage and a lot of people don’t realize we had

OFFENSE QB – Tylas Greene, Crestwood RB – Quintein Anderson, Sumter RB – Tyric Gadson, Crestwood RB – Marquise Thomas, Scott’s Branch WR – Colin Washington, Sumter WR – Maliq Green, Scott’s Branch WR – Julius Pearson, Crestwood OL – Landon Ragin, Sumter OL – Zurich Scarborough, Lee Central OL -- Ralph Singleton, Lakewood OL – Christopher Simon, Crestwood OL – Ian Vincent, Manning All-Purpose – Terry Singleton, Lakewood DEFENSE DL – Raymond Johnson, Sumter DL – Tyreek Johnson, Lakewood DL – Johnnie Gilliam, Manning DL – Richburg Canty, Sumter LB – Christopher Rembert, Crestwood LB – Kenjae Rose, Sumter LB – Jabril Wilson, Manning LB – Daquan Tindal, Lakewood DB – Charlie Miranda, Sumter DB – Marqus House, Scott’s Branch DB – Twon Collymore, Manning DB – Quavon White, Lakewood SPECIAL TEAMS PK – Brixton Niebuhr, Sumter P – Pressley Harvin, Sumter LS – Bradley Watkins, Sumter HONORABLE MENTION Shileake Albert, Lee Central; Javirus Bradley, Crestwood; Tyquarius Brown, Lakewood; Greg Brunson, Lakewood; Blake Carraher, Lakewood; Deondrae Cisse, Lakewood; Trevon Cowell, Lakewood; Reginald Davis, Crestwood; Jaquan Dingle, Scott’s Branch; Demetrius Dubose, Lee Central; Davonte Felder, Manning; Ikeem Harper, Lakewood; Melquan House, Scott’s Branch; Michael Huffman, Crestwood; Raquan James, Lakewood; Derek Joye, Lee Central; Malyk McGee, Lakewood; Allen McMillan, Lee Central; Terrence Nolen, Lakewood; Robert Overby, Lakewood; Shyhiem Perry, Sumter; Jaron Richardson, Lakewood; Latheron Rogers-Anderson; Gary Sanders, Lakewood; Jordan Smith; Tavius Spann, Manning; Gabriel Zepeda, Crestwood.

The all-purpose player is Terry Singleton of Lakewood. He played running back, wide receiver and quarterback for the Gators. He rushed for 1,025 yards and 10 TDs on 122 carries, caught seven passes for 153 yards and returned five kickoffs for 218 yards. The defensive line is made up of Raymond Johnson of Sumter, Tyreek Johnson of Lakewood, Johnnie Gilliam of Manning and Richburg Canty of Sumter. Raymond Johnson had 72 tackles for the Gamecocks, including 27½ for loss. He also had six sacks, three forced fumbles and had a tackle for safety. Tyreek Johnson had 89 tackles, 17 TFLs, nine sacks and five hurries. Gilliam had 65 tackles, including 18 behind the line of scrimmage. He had seven sacks, eight hurries, caused three fumbles and recovered two. Canty had 55 tackles, including 22 for loss, to go along with 8½ sacks, two forced fumbles and a blocked kick.

The linebackers are Kenjae Rose of Sumter, Jabril Wilson of Manning, Christopher Rembert of Crestwood and Daquan Tindal of Lakewood. Rose led Sumter in tackles with 124, including 79 solo stops. He was a ballhawk as well with four interceptions and four fumble recoveries. He also had 9 ½ TFLs and two fumble recoveries. Wilson had 93 ½ tackles, 6 ½ for a loss, to go along with four sacks, three hurries, and two broken up passes. Rembert led the Knights with 140 tackles, including 10 for loss. He also had three interceptions, three sacks and two caused fumbles. Tindal had 87 tackles, 14 TFLs, two sacks and two interceptions. He also scored two defensive touchdowns. The defensive backs are Charlie Miranda of Sumter, Marqus House of Scott’s Branch, Twon Collymore of Manning and Quavon White of Lakewood. Miranda had 57 tackles, including 31 solo stops. He had 4 ½ TFLs, one interception, one forced fumble, one blocked kick and broke up four passes. House had 41 tackles, three interceptions and broke up 12 passes. On offense, he ran for 686 yards and nine scores on 88 carries while catching three passes for 109 yards and one score. Collymore had a huge season for the Monarchs on both sides of the ball. He had four interceptions, forced four fumbles and broke up 11 passes on defense. On offense, he rushed for 1,127 yards and 15 touchdowns and caught 33 passes for 697 yards and eight TDs. He also had 315 return yards and returned two kickoffs for scores. White had 39 tackles, including 29 solo stops. Two of them went for loss, and he also had an interception and broke up four passes. The special teams unit is all Sumter in placekicker Brixton Niebuhr, punter Pressley Harvin and long snapper Bradley Watkins. Niebuhr scored 78 points, connecting on all 57 of his extra point attempts, setting a state record for consecutive attempts made in one season. He was 7-for-10 on field goal attempts. Harvin averaged 39.4 yards a punt on 41 attempts. Nineteen of them were downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Watkins didn’t have a bad snap the entire season on punts, extra points or field goals, a total of 109 snaps.

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Broncos accustomed to close games, wins By ARNIE STAPLETON The Associated Press

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Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald (11) celebrates after scoring the game-winning touchdown in a 26-20 overtime win over Green Bay on Saturday in Glendale, Ariz., in an NFC Divisional Playoff game.

After wild victory, Cardinalsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Arians eyes tough Panthers By BOB BAUM The Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; His first playoff victory as an NFL head coach behind him, Arizonaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bruce Arians turned his attention to Carolina and the challenge of facing the powerful Panthers on the road. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of like back in college, getting ready for the wishbone,â&#x20AC;? Arians said on Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see the quarterback in this league run (with that) power very often. So they give you so many different, unique sets that you have to account for.â&#x20AC;? Basically, a team has to defend two running backs, and trying to tackle Cam Newton, Arians said, is like trying to take down a tight end. Plus Newton is â&#x20AC;&#x153;throwing the ball down the field extremely accurately right now,

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4-yard touchdown run three plays later to make it 7-0. On Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second play from scrimmage, linebacker Luke Keuchley intercepted quarterback Russell Wilsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first pass of the game and returned it 14 yards for a touchdown, making it 14-0 before all the folks watching back in Seattle had time to let their morning cup of Starbucks coffee cool. Stewart added a 1-yard touchdown run at the start of the second quarter to make it 21-0, Placekicker Graham Gano kicked a 48-yard field midway through the quarter to stretch the lead to 24-0, then Newton threw a 19-yard touchdown to tight end Greg Olsen later in the quarter that provided the Panthers with their 31-0 margin. However, Wilson, who has led the Seahawks to the last two Super Bowls, decided to make the Panthers and their fans sweat a little before they would get to celebrate. He threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter to pull the Seahawks to within 31-14, then had anxious Panthers fans pouring something other than coffee in their cups when his 13-yard touchdown pass to Javon Kearse with 6:04 left in the game made it 31-21. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t play as well as we needed to in the second half,â&#x20AC;? Panthers head coach Ron Rivera said. Newton felt the second half was not so much a result of his teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s quality of play, but the conservative approach the Panthers took on offense when they got the big lead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We took our foot off the throttle,â&#x20AC;? Newton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We started playing tight, our coaches got tights and even our fans got tight for a little bit.â&#x20AC;? Not tight enough though. After placekicker Steven Hauschkaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s field goal with 1:12 left in the game pulled the Seahawks to within 31-24, Panthers linebacker Thomas

and (with) a lot of confidence,â&#x20AC;? Arians said. Arians called Newton â&#x20AC;&#x153;a very special guy and the things you can do with him, because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s so big and strong, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to worry about getting hurt running the football with him.â&#x20AC;? The Cardinals plan a 30-play walk-through on Tuesday, then a regular practice schedule the next three days in advance of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NFC championship game. Asked what impressed him most about the Panthersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 31-24 victory over Seattle on Sunday, Arians said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;how fast they started â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the passion, the energy they came out with.â&#x20AC;? Carolina took a 31-0 halftime lead, but had to hold off a Seahawksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; second-half surge. The Cardinals, meanwhile, persevered through a bizarre series of events to pull out a 26-20 overtime victory over

Green Bay on Saturday night, setting up a matchup of the top two seeds in the NFC this weekend. Aaron Rodgers completed what amounted to two desperation passes to Jeff Janis in the final minute, one a 60-yard gain on fourth-and-20 from the Packers 4-yard line, followed by a 41-yarder to tie the game on the final play of regulation. Then came the coin flip, repeated because it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t flip the first time, and Arizona won the toss. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Forty-five or whatever, 50 years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been doing it, I ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t never seen it never flip,â&#x20AC;? Arians said. Larry Fitzgerald took a short pass and bolted downfield for a 75-yard gain on the first play of overtime, then scored two plays later on a 5-yard shovel pass from Carson Palmer to give Arizona the win.

Davis recovered the ensuing on-side kick, allowing the Panthers to run out the clock. It will be Panther-mania this week in Charlotte and through most of the Carolinas. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve put ourselves in position to create a vibe that has never been here before,â&#x20AC;? New-

ton said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To put all the work in and see it all come to fruition, it just means a lot. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to be an unbelievable atmosphere, but weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not worried about the Super Bowl. Right now, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just worried about the Arizona Cardinals.â&#x20AC;?

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Denver Broncos donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get tight when their games get that way. Their 23-16 win over Pittsburgh on Sunday was their 10th by seven points or fewer, tying the 1978 Houston Oilers for most such triumphs in a single season in NFL history. With 14 of their games going down to the wire, â&#x20AC;&#x153;weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re battled-tested,â&#x20AC;? defensive end Derek Wolfe said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been in these situations so many times that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even panic anymore,â&#x20AC;? receiver Emmanuel Sanders said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just know that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to come through.â&#x20AC;? Against Pittsburgh, cornerback Bradley Roby forced a fumble for the gameâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only turnover, DeMarcus Ware recovered and Peyton Manning drove Denver downfield for its only TD with three minutes remaining. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That is how itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been all year,â&#x20AC;? said C.J. Anderson, who punched it in from the 1. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had ups and downs. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve struggled, but we keep on battling. Throughout the season weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve learned that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to take four quarters to beat teams. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re relentless in there. We fight, we grind, we just keep pushing.â&#x20AC;?

Saturday, Jan. 9

Kansas City 30, Houston 0 Pittsburgh 18, Cincinnati 16

Sunday, Jan. 10

Seattle 10, Minnesota 9 Green Bay 35, Washington 18

Divisional Playoffs Saturday, Jan. 16

New England 27, Kansas City 20 Arizona 26, Green Bay 20 (OT)

Sunday, Jan. 17

Carolina 31, Seattle 24 Denver 23, Pittsburgh 16

Conference Championships Sunday, Jan. 24

AFC New England at Denver, 3:05 p.m. (CBS) NFC Arizona at Carolina, 6:40 p.m. (FOX)

Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 31

At Honolulu Team Rice vs. Team Irvin, 7 p.m. (ESPN)

Super Bowl 50 Sunday, Feb. 7

At Santa Clara, Calif. TBD, 6:30 p.m. (CBS)

Denver is 10-3 in games decided by seven points or fewer. A 12-point win at Detroit in September was a fivepoint game until Owen Danielsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; TD with 2:28 left. The New England Patriots, who visit Denver for the AFC championship, are 6-3 in games decided by seven points or fewer, including a 30-24 overtime loss to the Broncos on Nov. 29.

Keeping Sumter Beautiful Pat McDaniel Clemson Extention - Sumter County Master Gardener Training

How many smoke-filled nights of summer camp sing-alongs did I endure and truthfully never did make a life-long friend. Maybe it was due to youth and superficial values (on their part!! no doubt) or perhaps my nerdish personality. But I have an opportunity for you that I can about guarantee will result in 24 carat results in both friendships and your relationship with the soil. The Clemson Extension Master Gardener program, part of an international group of those dedicated to a researched based, sustainable approach to growing trees, shrubs, flowers and vegetables and fruits, has three basic components: classes taught both inside and outside, volunteering and joining the Sumter Co u n t y Ma s te r G a rd e n e r s Association. This course provides the basics of horticulture. Botany and physiology help you to understand plant responses so you can be aware of the consequences of your actions. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll study the basic palette of plants grown in this part of the state -- learning their requirements, assets and liabilities. As much as we can, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll run outside and use living examples to make the material in the training manual immediately applicable. We will go on field trips to see beautifully landscaped but

different gardens that are combined with lectures on butterflies and other insects, water gardening, and vegetable growing. Dress code is tennis shoes, work pants, and casual shirts. Socks are optional. While in the internship phase of the training, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll join your fellow students by completing 40 volunteer hours. They can be divided between the Master Gardener office as well as leader-directed, actual â&#x20AC;&#x153;yard workâ&#x20AC;? in the specialty gardens at Swan Lake Iris Gardens and the Rain Gardens in Sumter County Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the drill. The classes meet at the Clemson Extension office in downtown Sumter on Mondays from 11 am to 4 pm, beginning February 8 and ending in May. The cost is $300 which comes down to about fifty cents an hour for what youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get; honest to Pete. If you would like to know more or to register, please give us a call at 803773-5561 or email Pat McDaniel at pmcdani@clemson.edu. We limit the class to fifteen â&#x20AC;&#x201C; we want those friendships to be deep and true â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t delay! Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, marital or family status and is an equal opportunity employer. If, due to a disability, you need special accommodations in order to participate in an Extension program, please notify office three days prior to event.

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Gamecocks top Midland Valley 55-54 in MLK Bash COLUMBIA – Sumter High School’s varsity boys basketball team improved to 9-4 on the season with a 55-54 victory over Midland Valley on Monday in the Crescent Construction MLK Bash at the Keenan High gymnasium. Tylik Simon led the Gamecocks with 15 points. Cedric Rembert and Jaylenn Corbett both added 10. SUMTER Tiller 3, Rembert 10, Simon 15, Patton 5, Burson 2, Corbett 10, Missildine 2, Singleton 3, Johnson 3. MIDLAND VALLEY Carr 24, Wade 6, Brown 4, Ray 6, Morney 6, Leaphart 8.

Djokovic OPENS WITH win MELBOURNE, Australia — Novak Djokovic recalled his own brush with match-fixing, as the start of the year’s first Grand Slam tournament was overshadowed by corruption

allegations. Djokovic started his bid for a sixth Australian Open title with a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 win over Chung Hyeon of South Korea on Monday, hours after the BBC and Buzzfeed News published reports alleging matchfixing had gone unchecked in tennis. No players were identified in the reports, which alleged 16 players had been flagged repeatedly with tennis authorities but not sanctioned on suspicion of match fixing. Half of those are entered in the Australian Open, the reports said.

playoff hole to beat Brandt Snedeker on Sunday in the Sony Open. Gomez won for the second time on the PGA Tour, and this one was much tougher. He ran off seven straight birdies in the middle of his round, let Snedeker back in the game with a pair of bogeys, and then holed a 10-foot birdie putt on the 17th hole and a birdie just over 20 feet from off the green on the 18th to finish at 20-under 260.

Eagles hire Pederson

PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles have hired Doug Pederson Gomez wins Sony Open to be their coach. HONOLULU — Fabian Pederson was Kansas City’s Gomez of Argentina closed offensive coordinator the past with two birdies for an 8-under three seasons. 62, and then made his 11th birdie of the day on the second Staff and wire reports

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Novak Djokovic serves to Chung Hyeon during their first-round match Monday in the Australian Open. Djokovic won 6-3, 6-2, 6-4.

OBITUARIES JAMES L. RICHARDSON Funeral services for Lance Cpl. James Lee “Pee Wee” Richardson will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark United Methodist Church, North Main Street, Mayesville, with the Rev. Franklin R. Garrett officiating. Interment will follow in the Florence National Cemetery, Florence. RICHARDSON The public may view on Tuesday from noon to 6 p.m. at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Lance Cpl. Richardson died Jan. 6, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter. He was a son of the late Ned Wood Sr. and Martha Richardson-Peterson. James Lee was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Maywood High School in 1978. After six years in the Marine Corps., he was later employed for nearly 20 years by Whittaker Inc. in Mayesville. Surviving are: two daughters, LaToshia L. Richardson and Tymeka S. Richardson, and their mother, Carolyn J. Fulwood, all of Myrtle Beach; five sisters, Mattie R. Carter and Marth P. Harrison of Sumter; Deborah Wheeler and Virginia Logan of Mayesville, and Deloris (Luther) Thomas of Fort Myers, Virginia.; two brothers, Floyd Peterson and Bernie Fortune of Sumter; and a host of other relatives and dear friends. Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services.

MARION D. WEATHERFORD Marion Dave Weatherford, husband of Ruth Atkinson Weatherford, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville. Born in Florence County, he was a son of the late Clarence William Weatherford and the late Rosa Langston Weatherford. Mr. Weatherford was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church. He was a retired farmer and residential contractor. He loved his family dearly. Survivors include: his loving wife of 60 years; one son, Gene Weatherford (Beverly) of Sumter; one daughter; Darlene McManus (Mike) of Nashville, Tennessee.; two grandchildren, Michaela McManus and Valarie Woodward (Robert); two great-grandchildren, Katie Woodward and Laura Woodward; one sister, Virginia Schwartzback of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Kyle Weatherford; and two brothers, Carl Weatherford and Edwin Weatherford. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will be in the Ashwood Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jerry

McCauley, Frank McCauley, Gene Holloman, Russell Baker, Robert Woodward and Mike Mixon. Willie McCauley will serve as an honorary pallbearer. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Northside Memorial Baptist Church, 1004 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29153, or the Alzheimer’s Association South Carolina, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOHN SHAW John “Jay” Shaw, was born Oct. 7, 1945, in Mayesville. He departed this life on Jan. 13, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was the son of the late Alex Shaw and Victoria Jacobs Shaw. He joined Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mayesville at an early age. John was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. After graduation from high school, he joined the U.S. Army. John later studied education at Morris College in Sumter. He was employed with the U.S. Post Office for numerous years. Mr. Shaw was united in holy matrimony to Annie Ruth McFadden, and to this union they were blessed with four children. He leaves to cherish his memories: four children, Luvella (Timothy) McFadden of Willow Spring, North Carolina, John Shaw of Kingsport, Tennessee, Kelsey (Angelette) Shaw of Shreveport, Louisiana, and Gerren Shaw of Mayesville; six siblings, Gussie (Elijah) Boatwright of Sumter, David E. Shaw of Mayesville, Ola Mae (Johnny) Young of Sumter, Careatha Davis of Sumter, and Reynolds (Virginia) Shaw and Carrie (Carl) Reece, all of Edison, New Jersey; six grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by one sister, Maxine Blassingame, and one brother, Alex Shaw Jr. Public viewing will be held today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Shaw will be placed in the church at noon Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service. The funeral service will be held on Wednesday at 1 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Mayesville, with Pastor Elder Othan Franklin, officiating. Interment will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. Family will be receiving friends at the home 2445 Florence Highway, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

ADA M. HAZELL Ms. Ada Mae Hazell entered eternal rest on or about Jan. 11, 2016, at her residence, 560 S. Lee St, Bishopville. Friends may sign the register at the funeral home from noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday. The family is receiving friends at 556 W. Hampton St., Sumter. Funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at St. Paul United Methodist Church, Elliott, with the pastor, the Rev. Lee M. Johnson, officiating. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville is in charge of arrangements.

RITA S. JONES Rita Sue Jones, age 82, beloved wife of D. Ted Jones, died Monday, Jan. 18, 2016, at her residence. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1165 Morris Way Drive, Sumter, and at the residence of her mother, Mrs. Pearl Clark, 126 Perkins Ave., Sumter. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

ANNIE L. MACK Annie Louise Kingwood Mack, 65, died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Regency Hospital, Florence. She was born June 1, 1950, in Alcolu, a daughter of the late Ollie Kingwood Sr. and Elnather Singleton Kingwood. Family is receiving friends at her residence, 713 Wen Le Drive, Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

JAMES L. YOUNG MANNING — On Friday, Jan, 15, 2016, James Lee Young Sr. exchanged time for eternity at his residence. Born on Jan. 24, 1941, in Manning, he was a son of the late Joe Young and Nettie Winn Young. The family will begin receiving relatives and friends on Wednesday at the residence of his sister, Gertie Young Jones, 12488 Raccoon Road, Bloom-

ville Community of Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by the Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

PATRICIA C. CONYERS Mrs. Patricia Clark Conyers of Sumter died Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, in a Sumter hospital. Funeral services will be announced by Jordan Funeral Home Inc. of Darlington.

ROBERT I. WHITE Robert Isiah White, 79, son of the late George White and Atene Potts White, was born Oct. 2, 1936, in Sumter. He departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Family will be receiving friends at the home at 10 Neal St., Sumter Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St.

ALFONZA MOUZON JR. On Sunday, Jan. 17, 2016, Alfonza Mouzon Jr., husband of the Rev. Mattie Dingle Mouzon, exchanged mortality for immortality at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on July 25, 1941, in Manning, he was a son of the late Alfonza “Wise” Mouzon Sr. and the late Willimena Fleming Mouzon. The family will receive relatives and friends at the residence, 1133 Sparkman Drive, Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by the Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

RAYMOND DAVENPORT Raymond “Ray” Charles Davenport died at age 89 on Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was predeceased by his wife, Lula Kate Davenport. Born in Rockville Centre, New York, he was the son of the late Raymond Forbes Davenport and the late Ruth Barr Davenport. Surviving are: his children, Susan Elizabeth Davenport, Raymond Forbes Davenport II (Mary Ellen) and Louise Davenport Fudger (Jack), all of Sumter; an honorary son, Edward Cribb (Linda) of North Carolina; five grandchildren;

two great-grandchildren; and three sisters, Marcia Davenport of Florida, Janice Collins of Idaho and Alice Amman of New York. Davenport was a veteran of World War II and Korea. Initially stationed at Shaw Field in Sumter, he met his wife of 68 years, Lula Kate Chatham, who was a cadet nurse in training at Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing. She graduated from Tuomey in 1945 and later received her bachelor of science in nursing degree from the University of South Carolina. She retired from nursing from the Sumter County Health Department (DHEC). Davenport graduated from The Art School, Pratt Institute, New York City, and began his art career as a free-lance commercial artist. After moving to South Carolina and acquiring 24 years in this field, he redirected his energies to fine art. His work has received numerous awards nationwide and is found in the collections of President Ronald Reagan and the SC Permanent Collection. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24, at St. James Lutheran Church with the Rev. Keith Getz officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Grandsons and nephews will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. James Lutheran School, 1137 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150; Sumter County Gallery of Art, PO Box 1316, Sumter, SC 29151; or Tuomey Foundation Hospice Services, 102 N. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 7759386.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate:

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