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Sumter sheriff’s deputies take photographs of the scene of a head-on collision on Wedgefield Drive on Monday evening involving Lt. Dale Horton with the Sumter Sheriff’s Office, his 10-year-old-son and the driver of a silver Dodge sedan.

2 airlifted, 1 at Tuomey after head-on collision BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com A head-on collision Monday afternoon on St. Pauls Church Road has left two men, including a deputy with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, and a young boy hospitalized with serious injuries. The drivers of both vehicles, Lt. Dale Horton with the Patrol Division of the Sheriff’s Office and another man, identified by authorities only with the last name of Kind, were both airlifted to Palmetto HORTON Health Richland in Columbia from the scene. The boy, later identified by Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis as Horton’s 10-year-old son, was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Recent funding reductions for the nation’s military could have far-reaching implications for years to come, both Sen. Lindsey Graham and Maj. Gen. Jake Polumbo stressed at the recent Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce retreat in Greenville. Speaking with business leaders from throughout the Sumter area at the annual retreat this past weekend, both men said budget restraints, caused by both sequestration and the recent government shutdown, have had a serious impact on the country’s military capabilities. “The sequestration budget has been a disaster for our military,” Graham said of the forced budget constraints GRAHAM caused by the government’s inability to reach budgetary agreements last year. “It was never meant to happen, which meant it was bound to happen in Washington.” The state’s senior senator said he was shocked by the POLUMBO number of his colleagues, especially fellow Republicans, who were willing to allow the military to take the deep budget cuts. “Congress did more damage to our military than any enemy could hope to,” Graham said. To alleviate the issue as much as possible, Graham said Congress is now trying to restore many of the budget cuts. “We’re trying to dig out of this hole,” he said. Reinstating the funding for the various

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DEATHS, B5-B6 Lillie Dean Richburg George A. Johnson Carolyn H. Hamrick Leon H. Coulter Laura Harrison Floyd L. Ethridge Rufus Stinney Jr. Jeffie B. McDonald

Virginia L. Evely Marshall Griffin Bernard S. Tobiassen Debra Ann Carraway Norman C. Hughes Russell B. Elmore Sr. Freddie Addison Laurie Davis

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Sumter County Sheriff’s Deputy Lt. Dale Horton with the Patrol Division is airlifted from the scene of the crash Monday evening.

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Green Beret heads to Sochi as analyst Local Russian expert will advise security at Olympic games BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com Any time your name is mentioned in the same sentence as Henry Kissinger, you know you’re the man. That was the case for Lt. Col. Robert Schaefer, who retires on Feb. 1 from the Army to join the vast crew of media covering the 2014 Winter Olympics. Schaefer will be working as an advisor and media liaison for assessing terrorist and insurgent threats, a task requested of him by Jim Bell, NBC’s executive producer for their Olympics coverage. “When he called me and asked me if I’d do this, I was floored,” Schaefer said. “Then I asked him why he called me, and he said, ‘Well, I called Henry Kissinger, then I called you.’ That shocked me even more.” Though he displays the modesty

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Robert Schaefer will be attending The Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games as part of NBC’s crew. He retired from the special forces to take a position as a security specialist in a nation that he expects to have many terrorist threats. expected of such a high-caliber soldier, Schaefer definitely has credentials that are far beyond impressive. A native of Villa Hills, Ky.,

Schaefer enlisted in the Army at the age of 20, inspired by his Karate instructor, who was a Green Beret. Schaefer didn’t expect to have such a long stint in the Army but found himself enjoying the career. He decided to climb the ranks to become a Green Beret himself. “I specifically wanted to be a foreign area officer,” Schaefer said. “It seemed like such an amazing career path, so I began working for it.” Schaefer explained the high expectations the Army has for its FAOs. He was expected to become an expert in a region, and while many might opt for something a little less daunting to learn about, he aimed for one of the most difficult: Russia. “I’ve been interested in the culture since I was a child,” he said. “When you begin training as a foreign area officer, they’re going to send you to grad school. You apply for what programs you want; I got accepted by Harvard, and (the government) said I was good enough to go.”

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Snow, ice cause extra worry for many BY JACK OSTEEN Jack@theitem.com While the likely chance of snowfall in the area may bring delight to many Sumter residents, it can also be extra tough on those families without heat or struggling to pay their bills. Salvation Army Social Worker Pamela Lassiter said the organization is continuing to get calls daily and is booked up until the end of February.

FIRESIDE FUND 2013-14 Dedicated to the memory of Glen Sharp “I am getting a lot of new folks who have never been to us for help,” she said. “We have helped approximately 200 families.” Lassiter said she recently helped a gentleman who was being released from the hospital

and knew his bill was due the next day. He couldn’t afford to pay his bill and buy his medication. “I understand if you can’t help, but I knew I needed to ask,” he said. Lassiter said they were able to help the man, and he left in tears and hoped one day he could give back to The Salvation Army. Lassiter also wants to remind

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18 charges, 2 arrests in undercover sting BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com Two Sumter residents were charged with multiple drug counts after a sting operation led to a vehicle pursuit along Patriot Parkway on Friday. Isiah Williams, 26, of 211 Murphy St., and Lyndon Allen, 30, of 2440 Lisbon Drive, were arrested for possession with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana; trafficking crack cocaine; possession of a controlled substance; possession of a firearm during a violent crime; and possession of heroin, ecstasy and methamphetamine. Williams is facing his sec-

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ond offense of intention to distribute marijuana, and Allen is facing his second offense in trafficking cocaine. Allen’s bond was posted at $100,000, while Williams was denied bond on all of his charges. According to the report, deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office drug unit conducted an undercover operation near Patriot Park-

way and Lisbon Drive. A traffic stop was attempted on a suspicious vehicle driving along Patriot Parkway, but the vehicle failed to stop. A short vehicle pursuit ensued along Patriot Parkway before the vehicle pulled behind a residence just before it reached St. Pauls Church Road. The vehicle stopped when it came upon a fence and wooded area behind one of the residences. Both Williams and Allen fled into the wooded area on foot but were apprehended by deputies a few minutes later. Williams, the driver, was charged with driving under suspension, third offense, and failure to stop for blue

lights and siren. Both suspects were arrested and sent to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. An inventory search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 700 grams of marijuana with an estimated street value of $7,000, 15 grams of suspected crack cocaine with an estimated street value of $3,000, one gram of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of $200, two grams of suspected cocaine with an estimated street value of $200, 1,000 various types of prescription and controlled medications with an estimated street value of $25,000, one gram of what is thought to be methamphetamine with an

estimated street value of $200 and an undetermined amount of pills thought to be ecstasy, with an estimated total value of $500. A loaded handgun was also found on the floorboard of the vehicle, and approximately $1,500 in U.S. currency was seized from the suspects. Allen was previously arrested on Nov. 22, 2007, for assault on an officer with a deadly weapon and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine following a high-speed chase from a checkpoint at S.C. 261 and Mallette Road to Rogers Avenue. Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 774-1295.

Alice Drive open, Preot could be closed 2 weeks BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Following delays caused by cold weather, Alice Drive is scheduled to open to thru-traffic today after a three-day closure ending Monday. But residents on Preot Street will still have to find an alternate route for an additional two weeks. While resurfacing work on Alice between Gion Street and Wise Drive — part of the ongoing expansion of the street by the Department of Transportation — was scheduled to be completed Monday night, work laying stormwater pipes between Oriole Court and Wesmark Boulevard will keep the entrance to Preot near St. James Lutheran Church closed for a little while longer. DOT workers have dug a 12-foot hole in the roadway at Preot and plan to construct an underground brick structure to hold three separate pipes running through the area, but expected cold weather and snow will delay the start of work. “If we tried to put in the mortar now, it would freeze,” said Justin Farnum, the project manager for Alice Drive. In good weather conditions, the structure can be finished in three days, Farnum said. The hole on Preot won’t disrupt traffic on Alice Drive, though. Workers finishing paving on the street Monday, and barricades and detour signs were expected to be removed Monday night, ending the closure during the weekend.

Cold weather, and its effects on workers’ machinery, caused the planned delay last Wednesday to be delayed itself until noon Friday. “On Saturday, we worked from sunup to sundown,” Farnum said. “If it hadn’t been for the weather, we would have been done by the weekend.” Even after Alice reopens, drivers who need to get on Preot will have to continue using side streets on Gion and North Guignard Drive. Once work there is complete, the most inconvenient part of the pipe laying should be over. Workers have to put down drainage pipes to carry rainwater

off the expanded roadway, starting with a trench already dug on the side of Alice Drive near Oriole Court and heading north, at a total length of 3,000 feet. “The top line is 18 inches (wide), and as you go downhill they have to get bigger,” Farnum said. “Oriole is the largest, deepest trench, and heading up from there, it’s not as large.” Farnum said he doesn’t expect another road closure on Alice until mid-April, and future closures shouldn’t take as long as this weekend’s did.

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Construction crews continue working Monday afternoon on Alice Drive near the intersection with Preot Street. Despite the gaping hole running along the west side of the major thoroughfare and the potential icy conditions, officials plan to reopen Alice Drive today.

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Handgun arrest at house party turns into riot Saturday BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com An arrest for unlawful possession of a firearm on Lemmon Street in Sumter on Saturday night led to a riot between approximately 30 house party guests and several law enforcement officials, leading to two additional arrests. Larry Marquis Bradley, 23, of 2070 Patton Lane, was arrested for unlawful possession of a firearm while Erik Dwayne Walcott, 32, of 314 Lemmon St., and Bridget Bradley, 32, of 2070 Patton Drive, were arrested for public

disorderly conduct when 30 house party guests attempted to interfere with law enforcement during Bradley’s arrest. According to a report from the Sumter Law Enforcement Center, officers responded after an anonymous caller referenced possible illegal activity on Lemon Street, saying that he or she saw a male suspect running from the woods and getting into one of the parked vehicles along the roadway near 314 Lemmon St. Officers made contact with the homeowner, Walcott, who said he was hosting a house party, to advise him that the vehicles

were parked illegally. While on the scene, officers could smell a distinct odor of marijuana coming from a Black 1982 Cadillac illegally parked in the roadway and made contact with an occupant of the vehicle, Bradley. Bradley told officers that there was no marijuana in the vehicle but did admit to having a handgun in the waistband area of his clothing. An officer patted Bradley down to seize a black 9mm Kel-Tec handgun, for which he did not possess a concealed weapons permit. As officers arrested Bradley, guests of the house party

came out to the front yard of the house and began to interfere with law enforcement verbally, crowding closely around the officers who then called for back up from the Sumter Police Department and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. As an officer was attempting to arrest Bridget Bradley for public disorderly conduct, Walcott began to aggressively run up behind the arresting officer. Another officer managed to maneuver Walcott away from the arresting officer, which reportedly enraged Walcott, as he charged at the officer before she

pushed him away. Walcott was advised to ask his guests to move their vehicle and to stay out of the roadway, but Walcott refused to listen as he was clearly under the influence of alcohol, according to the report. Walcott was arrested, and he, along with the other two suspects, was sent to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where all were released on bond. All evidence collected at the scene was placed into an evidence locker. Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 744-1295.

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Purple Heart Chapter honors Mabry BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com On Sunday afternoon, the local chapter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart honored Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. by renaming their chapter after the Sumterite and war hero. Chapter members presented Mabry’s children and family members with the official certification verifying the name of the chapter during a brief ceremony at the Sumter Military Museum at the James E. Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center. “They’ve renamed the chapter General George L. Mabry #817. He was the sweetest daddy, and he was my hero,� said Mabry’s daughter Gail Ferrick, who now resides in Columbia. “He loved the Army and soldiers with every branch of the military, and he was a good man.� Chapter #817 has 21 members who have received the Purple Heart for their sacrifices and one associate member in the Sumter area. Dave Nesbitt, finance officer for the chapter, said the group is making an effort to involve more local military members with the organization to keep the chapter going over the years. “No one wants to receive a

Purple Heart. You usually earn one after putting yourself in danger,� Nesbitt said. “We wanted to rename the chapter, and it was a unanimous vote to name it after General Mabry. We were going to name it after Thomas Sumter who the town is named after, but we would still be the Sumter chapter. Mabry was a good man and a great soldier, so we all agreed.� Mabry was born in Sumter in 1917 and graduated from Presbyterian College in Clinton. He entered the Army after graduation, and during World War II he landed at Utah Beach on D-Day as part of the 8th Infantry Regiment on June 6, 1944 and fought with his battalion through France, Luxembourg

and into Germany. For his heroic actions throughout his military career, Mabry received the Congressional Medal of Honor. He died on July 13, 1990 and was buried at Holy Cross Episcopal Church in Stateburg. Commander James Miller, also a chapter member, said the organization takes part in recovering and returning Purple Hearts and medals to family members when they are lost. On Feb. 8, the chapter will present a lost Purple Heart to a soldier’s family members in Myrtle Beach after the medal was presumed lost during a house fire. Reach Raytevia Evans at (803) 774-1214.

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SHS teacher placed on administrative leave A Sumter High School French teacher was placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of a law enforcement investigation. Koffi Agba, 31, of 3520 Katwallace Circle, was arrested along with 23 other suspects in a prostitution sting recently conducted by the Sumter and Camden police departments. He was charged with solicitation. This move is in accordance with board policy, said Shelly Galloway, spokeswoman for Sumter School District. He has worked for the school district since last August. Agba has been released on a personal recognizance bond and is scheduled to appear in court Feb. 24.

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Grass fire leaves land scorched, home untouched

Sumter Fire Department responds to the aggressive grass fire that threatened four structures, an 18-wheeler and two pickup trucks on Saturday afternoon. The call came in about 3:09 p.m., and units were en route four minutes later. The fire started because of heavy winds, low humidity and dry vegetation.

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A white German shepherd named Phaedra walks along ground destroyed by a brush fire on Saturday afternoon in the 4000 block of Lorene Drive in the Pinewood area. A house on the property went unscathed as flames encircled the structure. Sumter Fire Department Capt. Joey Dollard said there were no injuries during the fire, and all animals on the site were also safe. Only the under panel of one of the structures was damaged during the fire. Dollard said the cause of the fire was undetermined at the time.

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Columbia is more than your shopping destination Marketing luring visitors to historic sites, attractions

ties statewide and represented about 5 percent of the South Carolina total. About 6,100 people in the county were employed in tourism. In Horry County, where Myrtle Beach is located, domestic travelers spent $3.5 billion, almost a third of the state total. Horry is the state’s

area promotes. “We are trying to change The boyhood home of that mindset that people have Woodrow Wilson is in Columabout Columbia,� Jamieson bia, and the historic site resaid. “It’s a challenge, but it’s opens next month after alexciting to be able to change most $4 million in renovathat perception.� tions. She said things began BY BRUCE SMITH The South Carolina State changing a few years ago. Associated Press Writer Museum is located in an old Today there’s a marketing ap1893 textile mill. proach promoting the Later this year, the region as “Famously COLUMBIA — South CaroWANT museum opens “WinHot,� which Columbia lina’s most popular tourist TO KNOW dows to New Worlds,� summers certainly destinations include CharlesMORE? an addition including, are, away from the ton’s Historic District and among other attracstate’s cool mountain Myrtle Beach. But now its Columbia, S.C.: tions, an observatory, regions and sea breezcapital city is redoubling efhttp://www. planetarium, theater es. forts to attract visitors as it columbiacvb.com/ and a gallery of his“It is the new markets itself as “Famously toric telescopes. MuSouthern hot spot, Hot.� seum officials expect and that is something Columbia has been best the new features to result in known for years simply as the we have carried through with an additional 75,000 visitors a our branding,� she said. seat of state government and Columbia’s Riverbanks Zoo, year. home to the University of The Columbia 63 effort has the Columbia Museum of Art, South Carolina, said Kim Jasponsored a series of events the Congaree Riverwalk and mieson, spokeswoman for the commemorating the Civil nearby Congaree National Midlands Authority for ConRights Movement. Markers ventions, Sports and Tourism. Park are all attractions the noting key Columbia events will be unveiled this year on Main Street. The marketing effort also promotes the city’s food, shopping and entertainment offerings along Main Street, the Congaree Vista and in Five Points near the university campus. The effort is working, and the area now draws an estimated 1 million visitors a year, a number Jamieson said is probably conservative. A study by the U.S. Travel Association for the state Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism shows that in THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 2012, domestic travelers spent A jogger and her dog cross a bridge at the Columbia Riverfront Park almost $572 million in Richin Columbia on Saturday. In recent years, the area’s attractions have land County, where Columbia been marketed as part of a tourism campaign that the area is “Fais located. mously Hot.� An estimated 1 million visitors a year now visit the area. That was fifth among coun-

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8 inches of snow, ice, sleet forecast for the Carolinas COLUMBIA (AP) — Forecasters predicted a winter storm could bring as much as 8 inches of snow as it cuts a swath across the Carolinas on Tuesday, with the heaviest snowfall expected in eastern North Carolina. The National Weather Service posted winter storm warnings effective Tuesday morning from the Savannah

River on South Carolina’s western edge northeast to the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Meteorologist Carin Goodall of the National Weather Service office in Morehead City, N.C., said an arctic cold front would move through the region Monday and stall offshore. A low-pressure center

forming along the front was to move northeast, spinning moisture into the region with snow beginning Tuesday and continuing into Wednesday. She said the worst time for travel would be overnight Tuesday, with heavy snow and wind gusts of up to 25 mph in eastern North Carolina. Temperatures

will remain in the 20s with wind chills in the single digits. “It’s unusual but not unheard of” to have such snow in the region, she said. “Two years ago we got about a foot on the Outer Banks.” Winter storm watches were being posted Tuesday for the lower South Carolina coast.

Concern about the storm prompted leaders of the South Carolina General Assembly on Monday to cancel this week’s legislative sessions in Columbia. Many school districts in the two states planned to run on half-day schedules on Tuesday. The North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro announced it would be closed.

What’s closed or canceled today? SCHOOL CLOSINGS The following cancellations were as of 9 p.m. Monday. Sumter School District will dismiss early today: 11:30 a.m., elementary schools and Early Head Start; 12:15 p.m., middle schools; and 1 p.m., high schools. Afternoon preschool and all after-school activities have been canceled. All Sumter Adult Education afternoon and night classes have been canceled. Clarendon School District 1 schools will have early dismissal today: Summerton Early Childhood Center, 11 a.m.; St. Paul Elementary School, 11:15 a.m.; and Scott’s Branch Middle/High School, 11:30 a.m. All schools in Clarendon School District 2 will be closed today and Wednesday. Thomas Sumter Academy will dismiss school at noon today and be closed on Wednesday. There will be a two-hour delayed start on Thursday. School will begin at 10 a.m. and end at 2:30 p.m. All Central Carolina Technical College campuses and locations will be closed today. This total closure is for students, faculty and staff. Lee County School District will serve breakfast and lunch today but will close early: 11 a.m., Bishopville Primary, Lower Lee Elementary and West Lee Elementary schools; 11:30 a.m., Lee

Central Middle , Lee Central High, Lee County Adult Education, Lee County Academic Learning Center and Lee County Career & Technology Center. All after-school programs and extracurricular activities are canceled today. An announcement regarding school schedules for Wednesday and Thursday will be announced by 3 p.m. today. St. Francis Xavier High School will dismiss school at 11:30 a.m. today. Both basketball games today and Wednesday have been rescheduled. Wednesday’s game will be played Feb. 5 and Tuesday’s will be Feb. 10. Laurence Manning Academy will be closed today. A decision on closings or delays for Wednesday will be made by 5 p.m. today. Sumter Christian School will close early today. Preschool through eighth grade will close at noon. High school will close at 12:15 p.m. and daycare will close at 1 p.m.

CANCELED EVENTS The regular meeting of Sumter County Council scheduled for 6 p.m. today in the county administration building, 13 E. Canal St., has been canceled. Council will not meet again until its next regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 11.

How familiar are you with winter weather terms? • Winter Storm Warning: Issued when hazardous winter weather in the form of heavy snow, heavy freezing rain or heavy sleet is imminent or occurring. Winter Storm Warnings are usually issued 12 to 24 hours before the event is expected to begin. • Winter Storm Watch: Alerts the public to the possibility of a blizzard, heavy snow, heavy freezing rain or heavy sleet. Winter Storm Watches are usually issued 12 to 48 hours before the beginning of a Winter Storm. • Winter Storm Outlook: Issued prior to a Winter Storm Watch. The Outlook is given when forecasters believe ITEM FILE PHOTO winter storm conditions are possible Snowflakes pass through the light from a street lamp in the parking lot of First Baptist and are usually issued three to five Church on East Liberty Street in Sumter in February 2013. Forecasts have called for at days in advance of a winter storm. least 6-8 inches of snow for the midlands, along with freezing rain and sleet. • Blizzard Warning: Issued for sustained or gusty winds of 35 mph or more and falling or blowing snow creating visibilities at or below a fourth STATEWIDE SNOWFALL BY THE NUMBERS of a mile. These conditions should 0.7 inches: Sumter’s average annual snowfall 24 inches: Record 24-hour snowfall in South persist for at least three hours. Carolina, recorded in Rimini, Feb. 10-11, 1973 • Wind Chill Warning: Issued when 5.5 inches: Sumter’s record monthly snowfall wind chill temperatures are expected 28.9 inches: Largest snowfall “event,” for January (1936) to be hazardous to life within several recorded at Caesar’s Head, Feb. 15-17, 1969 Source: weatherdb.com minutes of exposure. 30-40 percent — Chance of snowfall in the Jan. 10, 2011: last comparable snowstorm, • Wind Chill Advisory: Issued when tri-county area in any given year which “clobbered parts of Georgia, South wind chill temperatures are expected Carolina and North Carolina with between to be a significant inconvenience to 0.50 and 1.00 inch of ice.” Source: S.C. State Climatology Office, life with prolonged exposure, and if Department of Natural Resources Source: AccuWeather.com caution is not exercised, could lead to hazardous exposure.

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President Obama will give his State of the Union address tonight. There’s only so much that Obama can do to help his party this year. Six years in, he’s less popular than before, and aside from fundraising, his value on the campaign trail is limited, especially in the places that matter most for Democrats.

Obama to address what’s achievable JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — No longer about bold ambitions, this year’s State of the Union address will focus more on what’s actually achievable. For the White House, that dose of realism is aimed at avoiding a repeat of 2013, when a long list of unfulfilled policy goals — including gun control and an immigration overhaul — dragged President Obama down like an anchor. Today’s prime-time address will focus instead on redefining success for Obama — not by what he can jam through Congress but rather by what he can accomplish through his own presidential powers. He is expected to announce executive actions on job training, retirement security and help for the long-term unemployed in finding work. All are part of the White House focus this year on boosting economic mobility and narrowing the income gap between the wealthy and the poor. “Tomorrow night, it’s time to restore opportunity for all,� Obama said Monday on the video-sharing site Vine, part of the White House’s broad social media promotion of the speech. “I think the way we have to think about this year is we have a divided government,� White House senior adviser Dan Pfeiffer said. “The Republican Congress is not going to rubber-stamp the president’s agenda. The president is not going to sign the Republican Congress’ agenda.� The address, delivered before a joint session of Congress and millions of Americans watching on television and the Internet, typically garners a president his largest audience of the year. It also provides perhaps his best opportunity to try to persuade skeptical Americans that he still wields substantial power in Washington, even if he can’t break through a divided Congress. The risk for Obama in centering his agenda on his own executive actions is that those directives often are more limited in scope than legislation that requires congressional approval. And that raises questions about how much impact he can have. For example, Obama can collect commitments from businesses to consider hiring the long-term unemployed, as he’ll announce Tuesday night, but without the help of Congress he can’t restore expired jobless benefits for those Americans while they look for work. White House officials insist executive actions should not automatically be pegged as small bore, pointing in particular to steps the president can take on climate change, including stricter regulations on power plants and new car efficiency standards. And some Democrats are cheering the strategy, saying it’s time

‘Tomorrow night (Tuesday), it’s time to restore opportunity for all.’ PRESIDENT OBAMA for Obama to look beyond Capitol Hill after spending more than half his time in office mired in congressional gridlock. “They spent far too much time actually trying to think they could negotiate with House and Senate Republicans,� said Jim Manley, a longtime adviser to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. “I, for one, am glad that they finally decided to go around Congress to the extent possible.� Not surprisingly, Republicans have been dismissive of the president’s go-it-alone approach. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Mo., suggested that some executive actions might run up against legal challenges, saying Congress should insist Obama “find the Constitution and follow it.� And House Speaker John Boehner’s office said the strategy was simply a rehash of earlier Obama efforts to focus on executive authority when action in Congress stalled, including a 2011 effort that the White House branded, “We Can’t Wait.� Obama aides say this year’s push will be more extensive than in the past. White House officials have been trying to boost involvement by oftensidelined Cabinet members, and the president has brought in John Podesta, a prominent advocate for executive action, to serve as a senior adviser for one year. Obama won’t be abandoning Congress completely. He’s expected to make another appeal during the State of the Union for passage of a sweeping immigration bill, which stalled in the House after getting through the Senate last summer. The president also is likely to make a new pitch for two proposals that got little traction after they were first announced in last year’s address to Congress: expanding access to early childhood education and increasing the federal minimum wage from $7.25 an hour to at least $10 an hour. There are glimmers of hope for him on at least some of those issues. House Republicans are readying their own immigration proposal addressing border security, increased visas for high-skilled workers and legalization for some of the 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. illegally, though stopping short of providing a pathway to citizenship. And with some GOP lawmakers also increasingly focused on economic inequality issues, White House officials say conditions could be right this year for pursuing a minimum wage increase.

WASHINGTON — From the White House to the Vatican to the business elite in Davos, Switzerland, one issue keeps seizing the agenda: the growing gap between the very wealthy and everyone else. It’s “the defining challenge of our time,� says President Obama, who will spotlight the issue in his State of the Union address tonight. A Gallup poll finds two-thirds of Americans are unhappy with the nation’s distribution of wealth. Experts say it may be slowing the economy. Why has the issue suddenly galvanized attention? Here are questions and answers about the wealth gap — what it is and why it matters. Q. Hasn’t there always been a wide gulf between the richest people and the poorest? A. Yes. What’s new is the widening gap between the wealthiest and everyone else. Three decades ago, Americans’ income tended to grow at roughly similar rates, no matter how much you made. But since roughly 1980, income has grown most for the top earners. For the poorest 20 percent of families, it’s dropped. Incomes for the highest-earning 1 percent of Americans soared 31 percent from 2009 through 2012, after adjusting for inflation, according to data compiled by Emmanuel Saez, an economist

at University of California, Berkeley. For the rest of us, it inched up an average of 0.4 percent. In 17 of 22 developed countries, income disparity widened in the past two decades, according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Q. So who are the top 1 percent in income? A. They’re bankers, lawyers, hedge fund managers, founders of successful companies, entertainers, senior managers and others. One trend: Corporate executives, doctors, and farmers made up smaller shares of the top 1 percent in 2005 than in 1979. By contrast, the proportion of the wealthiest who work in the financial and real estate industries has doubled. The top 1 percent earned at least $394,000 in 2012. Through most of the postWorld War II era, the top 1 percent earned about 10 percent of all income. By 2007, that figure had jumped to 23.5 percent, the most since 1928. As of 2012, it was 22.5 percent. Q. How has the middle class fared? A. Not well. Median household income peaked in 1999 at $56,080, adjusted for inflation. It fell to $51,017 by 2012. The percentage of American households with income within 50 percent of the median — one way of measuring the middle class — fell from 50 percent in 1970 to 42 percent in 2010.

Q. Does it matter if some people are much richer than others? A. Most economists say some inequality is needed to reward hard work, talent and innovation. But a wealth gap that’s too wide is usually unhealthy. It can slow economic growth, in part because richer Americans save more of their income than do others. Pay concentrated at the top is less likely to be spent. It can also trigger reckless borrowing. Before the 2008 financial crisis, middle class households struggled to keep up their spending even as their pay stagnated. To do so, they piled up debt. Swelling debt helped inflate the housing bubble and ignite the financial crisis. Experts note that the Great Depression and the Great Recession were both preceded by surging income gaps and heedless borrowing by middle class Americans. Q. Is anything being done to narrow the wealth gap? A. President Obama has made the issue a priority and wants the government to act to reduce the disparities. The president managed to restore higher tax rates on incomes above $398,350 last year. And he’s pushed other steps that might narrow the gap slightly, such as a higher minimum wage. But congressional Republicans say those steps could hurt economic growth and have resisted most such measures.

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SCHAEFER, FROM PAGE A1 His GRE and GPA scores were high, but Schaefer insists it was his experience working with Russians that gave him an edge. He said he’s been involved in every conflict since 1987, except Somalia. Over the years, Schaefer became a go-to guy for tense situations in Eastern Europe. “When Russians were in Bosnia, they left and they seized an airport in Kosovo. Gen. Wesley Clark wanted them out of there, but a British general told him, ‘I’m not going to start World War III for you,’” Schaefer said. “Because my (special forces) team was quite fluent in Russian, we were called in to diffuse that situation.” Schaefer won several awards for his performance in that operation from the Russians. His involvement and success in other missions led to him receiving an award for being the best in special forces for a single operation in 2002. The competition for the award included other Green Berets, Army Rangers, Navy Seals and even members of the CIA.

RECOGNIZED From his experience, Schaefer developed a keen understanding of the cultures, geography and political atmosphere of the Caucasus region. He eventually decided to write a book after being infuriated by the CIA’s 2006 decision to declare the conflict in Kosovo was over. “They simply didn’t understand Russia or the climate of the area involved,” Schaefer said.

His book, “The Insurgency in Chechnya and the North Caucasus: From Gazavat to Jihad,” gained lots of attention and was awarded a Kirkus Star. The objective nature of the book elevated him to a status of being a leading national authority on the area. “People forget that what makes Green Berets so effective is that they completely immerse themselves in the language and culture they’re assigned to,” Schaefer said. “We learn everything we can about it; we become it.” Eventually, Schaefer began receiving calls about all sorts of conflicts and issues in the Caucasus region. He was even asked about the intent of the culprits of the Boston Marathon bombing. “People called me and were asking if I thought they were terrorists or if (people from their region) would continue terrorist efforts in America,” Schaefer said. “They had all kinds of questions for me, but the answers were all complicated.” Because of his reputation, NBC reached out to him when it began preparations for the upcoming Winter Olympics. “I’ll mainly be a correspondent, a talking head that discusses the dangers and threats in the area with the public,” he said. Schaefer said he’s prepared for the task at hand, and that a special mentality gives him an edge. “You have to think like the bad guy,” he said.

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the tension surrounding Sochi and the events to unfold there. “Fifteen Russian servicemen are killed every month in that region,” he said. “It’s downplayed, but it’s true.” Despite recent negative publicity, Schaefer insists it’s best to filter what you hear. “The problem with this particular event is that many of the analysts in this field get paid for their content, so they often over-sensationalize things,” Schaefer said. “There are people out there writing absolute crap, focusing only on the worst details or inflating the real dangers.” The real dangers are exactly what he’s there to assert. “I’ll be scoping areas out and discern where the real dangers are,” Schaefer said. “I’ll have to think in their terms and choose which places to monitor more securely. I have to keep the threats as far away from the Olympics as possible.” What Schaefer is up against, however, is an area that’s been in a state of unrest for hundreds of years. The longtime serviceman said that, while the specifics are often debated, the central differences between terrorists and insurgents are that insurgents typically have uniforms or unifying colors and only typically target military or “legal” targets, such as a government building or military base, instead of a civilian target. Terrorists attack militaries and civilians, alike, and mostly only exist to cause fear and panic. “Aside from the 40 years Stalin had control over it, that region has had an insurgent force present for 300 years,” he said.

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Manning Early Childhood Center will hold early enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today through Friday, Jan. 31. To be eligible for admission, child must be 4 or 5 years old on or before Sept. 1, 2014. You must bring: certified birth certificate; Social Security card; South Carolina immunization certificate; proof of residence; and Medicaid card or proof of income. Appointments for pre-kindergarten screening will be scheduled during early enrollment. The center is located at 2759 Raccoon Road, Manning. Call (803) 473-4744. The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will celebrate its 22nd anniversary (264 meetings) at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 1, at Golden Corral. The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley Blassingame at (803) 506-4019 for further details. Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a class reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, at the South Sumter Resource Center. Call (803) 773-3804, (803) 775-9088 or (803) 775-9660.

How to escape State of the Union Address BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s that time of year again; the night President Obama delivers his State of the Union Address (9 p.m., CBS, NBC, Fox, ABC, PBS, CNBC, CNN, CSpan, Fox News, MSNBC), covered on a wide swath of the television dial. Even those not watching the annual rite of government are affected by the proposed policies and agendas. And the television schedule sometimes reflects that fact. Sitting behind the president will be Vice President Joe Biden, acting here as president of the Senate, and House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) who seems certain to remain the “King of the Hill� (9 p.m., Cartoon Network, TV-PG) for another year. Look for the cameras to dwell on the reaction of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) as the president makes his proposals. Given recent poll numbers, these men are not exactly considered a “Fantastic Four� (8:15 p.m., Cinemax) by the American people. While attendance is not compulsory, look for a “Full House� (8 p.m., through 11 p.m., Nickelodeon). So, what will the president emphasize? Some say it will be income inequality, the difference between “The Haves and the Have Nots� (8 p.m. through 11 p.m., OWN). Relations with Iran will probably be mentioned, not that the “Shahs of Sunset� (9 p.m., Bravo, TV-14) will have much input. The extension of unemployment ben-

efits remains a contentious issue, particularly after a House vote that saw them “Chopped� (8 p.m. through 11 p.m., r, Food Network). Ultimately, the president’s agenda comes down to the budget and Congress’ willingness to pass it, a question of “What’s Your Number� (8 p.m. and 10 p.m. FXX). Some worry about spending and believe that, with the economy warming up, large deficits are no longer “Justified� (10 p.m., FX, r, TV-MA). Look for the president to single out notable Americans in the gallery. Saluting individual “Heroes� (9 p.m. and 10 p.m., G4) has been a staple of these speeches since Ronald Reagan’s time in office. A Republican will offer a response to the president’s address, adding to the atmosphere of partisan “Face Off� (8 p.m., r, and 9 p.m., Syfy) that permeates Washington, leading some to believe the parties operate in “Opposite Worlds� (10 p.m., Syfy). For his part, the president will certainly be asking his supporters to make “The Call�

(8:20 p.m., Starz) and “Stand by Me� (6:50 p.m., Starz). Whether you believe your congressional representatives are “Modern Marvels� (8 p.m. through 11 p.m., r, H2) or constitute a “Shameless� (8 p.m., Sho2, r, TV-MA) “House of Lies� (9 p.m., Sho2, r, TV-MA) or a “Shark Tank� (8 p.m., CNBC, r, TV-PG) no better than “The Borgias� (9 p.m., Showcase, r, TVMA), there’s always “The Day After Tomorrow� (8 p.m., Spike). Unless of course, we remain on “Dangerous Grounds� (9 p.m., Travel) with “Armageddon� (8 p.m., WGN America) right around the corner. Of course, these speeches are sometimes merely laundry lists of proposals, largely forgotten by “Independence Day� (8 p.m., Encore). Others see them as a blueprint for “American Restoration� (10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., History, TV-PG).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Secrets break up the gang on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.â€? (8 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The 2014 king or queen will be crowned. Charles E. Black, president of the National Federation of the Blind, Kershaw County Area Chapter, will speak. The spotlight will shine on Alexus Blanding and the associate member is Laura Colclough. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at (803) 775-5792 or DebraCanC2@frontier.com. Call the 24-hour message line at (206) 376-5992 for information regarding tickets for the April 19 barbecue.

CULT CHOICE Michael Caine and Britt Ekland star in the 1971 thriller “Get Carter� (10 p.m., TCM).

SERIES NOTES Parsons’ wakeup call on “NCIS� (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * “The Biggest Loser� (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * Mistaken for honeymooners on “Dads� (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * The action reverts to 1919 on “The Originals� (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Garth returns on “Supernatural� (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Alan worries about his rival on “Two and a Half Men� (10:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Adam has a TV revelation on “The Goldbergs� (10:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

Enjoy an evening of dancing and music at the SPCA Valentine’s Dance 7-11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive (next to the SPCA). Music will be provided by The Footnotes. Cost is $20 per person (must be 21 or older). Call (803) 773-9292. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA.

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he weather is supposed to turn white tonight, meaning snow. Along with snow, we can expect more cold weather as old man winter continues to kick in. Many residents of Sumter, particularly the needy, are impacted the most by the big chill. Fortunately for them,

the generosity of the community always comes through to lend a helping hand in bringing warmth to shivering homes. This generosity has been demonstrated through the Fireside Fund, which for 45 years has given the more fortunate a means to help the less fortunate. This season’s

Fireside Fund has been blessed by the outpouring of donations from local churches and faith groups. Just look at the listings of donors in today’s story on the Fund. This has been one of the most successful campaigns in recent years, already surpassing last year’s contributions. However, this winter has been par-

ticularly harsh, and the need for assistance has never been greater. The Salvation Army, which allocates funds raised by The Item, sponsor of the Fireside Fund, that go to the truly needy to pay for heating homes, is being challenged in directing this assistance as fuel bills continue to rise. We

are hopeful the generous spirit that has always existed in Sumter will come through again. To those who have given to help those in need, we thank you. To those who want to give, we can think of no better way than through the Fireside Fund. No matter the amount, every donation helps.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR We’re a step away from being a socialist nation With all the events taking place with this administration over the last six years, it should make every American wonder, what the heck is going on with this White House? There have been so many rumors that this administration is purposely pushing our country toward the final steps of a statist’s nation. Unfortunately for the public, the national media has been complicit in trying to keep the public confused by muddying the waters and spinning the truth to support the administration’s push. Everyone knows Mr. Obama started his political journey as an ardent follower of Mr. Saul Alinsky, the father of community organizing and a socialist who wrote the book Rules for Radicals, which provides eight levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a socialist nirvana. They are as follows: • Health care: Control health care and you control the people ... the most important. • Poverty: Increase the poverty level as high as possible; poor people are easier to control and will not fight back if you’re providing everything for them to live. • Debt: Increase the debt to an unsustainable level … that way you are able to increase taxes, and this will produce more poverty ... over $17 trillion debt. • Gun control: Remove the ability to defend themselves from the government … that way you are able to create a police state ... gun rights and 2nd amendment under assault. • Welfare: Take control of every aspect of their lives ... food, housing and income. 49M on welfare and 92M unemployed. • Education: Take control of what people read and listen to … take control of what children learn in school; Common Core. • Religion: Remove the nation’s belief in God from the government and schools … no prayer in schools and military events. • Class warfare: Divide the people into the wealthy and the poor … this will cause more discontent and it will be easier to take (Tax) the wealthy with the support of the poor. Income inequality message to support income redistribution. Dave Mathis Sumter 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 Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “The Pinewood dump-site lesson,” the Charleston Post and Courier weighs in on South Carolina’s role in the nation’s hazardous waste debate. Read it online at www.postandcourier.com: When Sumter County’s Pinewood landfill was one of the preferred dumping sites for toxic chemical waste from across the nation, South Carolinians were assured it would never be a problem. We were told there would always be enough money to take care of the tons of hazardous material buried near the shores of Lake Marion. But who’s really surprised that Pinewood’s trust fund to maintain and monitor the site is nearing depletion and that the state is looking for a long-term financial solution to a problem that South Carolina never should have allowed to happen in the first place? Companies associated with Pinewood — Laidlaw and Safety-Kleen — said that the landfill was safe, and even if it leaked at some point, the plume of contamination would move so slowly that any risk could be dealt with in plenty of time. So far, so good on that score. There have been no reported leaks, and the monitoring system continues to function. But any reasonable person would still have to wonder how in the world state regulators allowed this former kitty-litter mine, a stone’s throw from one of the largest sources of freshwater on the East Coast, to serve as a toxic waste dump. First, the regulatory process was far too friendly to an industry that South Carolina could have done without. And though it was sharply criticized by local citizens’ groups and environmental organizations during its 20 years of operation, Pinewood was supported by special-interest lobbyists and companies that used the facility. Together they helped restrain the better impulses of the Legislature to force its closure or at least require the operator to contribute an adequate amount for monitoring and cleanup following its closure. Pinewood was finally shut down in 2000, and Safety-Kleen went bankrupt. If this sad morality tale doesn’t adequately inform the Legislature on the foolishness of opening up South Carolina to out-of-state dumping, nothing will. Yet the “Business Freedom to Choose

Act” (now there’s a painful piece of spin) would do just that for out-of-state garbage. And it has strong support in the Legislature, having already passed the House. It would give business the “freedom” to create mammoth, towering landfills such as that proposed for Marlboro County, to serve out-of-state garbage. South Carolina doesn’t need to serve as a doormat to other states by providing a welcoming regulatory climate for cheap garbage disposal. ••• In “The Sleepiness of a Hollow Legend,” Peggy Noonan writes: “The State of the Union is a grand tradition — but only if people are listening.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: No one’s really listening to the president now. He has been for five years a nonstop windup talk machine. Most of it has been facile, bland, the same rounded words and rounded sentiments, the same soft accusations and excuses. I see him enjoying the sound of his voice as the network newsman leans forward eagerly, intently, nodding at the pearls, enacting interest, for this is the president, and he is the anchorman, and surely something important is being said with two such important men engaged. But nothing interesting was being said! Looking back on this presidency, it has from the beginning been a 17,000 word New Yorker piece in which, calmly, sonorously, with his lovely intelligent voice, the president says nothing, or little that is helpful, insightful or believable. “I’m not a particularly ideological person.” “It’s hard to anticipate events over the next three years.” “I don’t really even need George Kennan right now.” “I am comfortable with complexity.” “Our capacity to do some good . . . is unsurpassed, even if nobody is paying attention.” Nobody is! “Domes Are for Sissies, Say ColdGame Veterans,” according to The New York Times, and it could be a White Super Bowl this Sunday. Early forecasts for the big game, scheduled for Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadi-

um in East Rutherford, N.J., call for a 30% to 50% chance of snow, with temperatures between the mid-20s and mid-30s. The prospect of a blizzard-swept contest has sparked thrill among the event’s organizers and business interests, who are hoping for a memorably picturesque — and profitable — contest. NFL officials have called the idea of snow “romantic,” “exciting” and a “rite of passage.” They also say a snow-blanketed game would make for beautiful television. Fans in frigid football cities have some good-humored advice for these people: Chill out. “It is kind of entertaining listening to all the discussion about ‘Oh no, it’s going to be cold. It’s going to be snowy,’” said Kyle Kawanami, a Canadian Football League fan in Edmonton, Alberta. “Of course it’s going to be snowy and cold. You’re almost missing out if there’s going to be a dome.” “It seems like much ado about nothing,” he added. “You just have to prepare.” ••• In keeping with football themes during Super Bowl week: The Wall Street Journal asks, “In the NFL, Which Body Part Gets Hurt the Most?” Head injuries may have generated the most headlines, but they were hardly the most frequent type of injury suffered by NFL players this year. That distinction belonged to knee injuries, which accounted for 22.3% of the more than 1,300 injuries players incurred on the field, according to an analysis of NFL injury data by SimpleTherapy, an online home exercise therapy service. During the regular season and through the postseason so far, ankles haven’t fared much better. They accounted for 15.3% of all injuries. All told, lower-body injuries accounted for 63% of all injuries, while head injuries accounted for just 7.1%. ••• Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem.com.

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COLUMBIA — The state’s Medicaid agency on Monday introduced an easy-tonavigate website showing the financial data of South Carolina’s 60 hospitals that will eventually allow patients to comparison shop for health care. The agency’s multi-stage project is aimed at bringing transparency to health care costs, ultimately driving costs down, by posting data online so that it’s easy to access and interpret, said Director Tony Keck. “This is an important step in the ongoing conversation about how we deliver and pay for care in our state and across the country, and how we can purchase the most health at the least cost,” he said. The data released includes five years’ worth of profitability and occupancy data of hospitals statewide, as well as what each collected from Medicaid for treating uninsured patients. People can search for hospitals by name, find them on a map or compare up to four at a time from a list. Its expected audience includes legislators and policy makers. The project’s next stages will be more useful for consumers, when they’ll be able to compare what hospitals charge for the same services. This spring, the agency expects to add to the website what hospitals charge for patients insured through Medicaid, Medicare, and the state’s health plan through Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina. The website is being de-

Website will allow patients to shop for non-emergency health care. www.SCHealthData.org

veloped in collaboration with the South Carolina Hospital Association. The agency hopes to eventually add other insurers and health care providers. The website will allow patients to shop around for non-emergency care as high-deductible plans push more of the cost of health care onto workers. While people aren’t going to comparison shop if they’re having a heart attack, Keck acknowledged, he expects they will for services ranging from deliveries to medical tests such as an MRI. “An increasing number of people are being asked to pay more and more of their health care bill, but they don’t have the information to do it now,” Keck said. “The days of small-deductible plans probably are not going to be around much longer.” Many people choosing health plans through online insurance exchanges are choosing plans that come with the lowest monthly premiums but the highest out-of-pocket costs. The federal health overhaul is also affecting people who are insured through work. Many companies are starting to change benefits to avoid an overhaul-mandated tax on high-cost plans that takes effect in 2018. One way a company can lower the cost is to raise an employee’s out-of-pocket expenses.

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Thomas Sumter Academy raised more than $10,000 during its recent Boosterthon Fun Run fundraiser. The fundraiser, which also teaches children everyday life lessons such as the importance of friendship and saying no to bullying, culminated with a Fun Run for the Lower School and Color Run for Middle School students. Proceeds will benefit Lower School playground improvements and Middle School upgrades. TSA’s Director of Development BJ Reed, above, huddles with preschoolers to congratulate them on a successful Fun Run. Preschooler Faniko Brown, left, leads the pack during one of the Fun Run laps.

Fear of identify theft hasn’t changed our shopping habits ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK — American shoppers say they are very concerned about the safety of their personal information following a massive security breach at Target, but many aren’t taking steps to ensure their data is more secure, says a new Associated Press-GfK Poll. The poll finds a striking contradiction: Americans say they fear becoming victims of theft after the breach that compromised 40 million credit and debit cards and personal information of up to 70 million customers. Yet they are apathetic to try to protect their data. In the survey, nearly half of Americans say they are extremely concerned about their personal data when shopping in stores since the breach. Sixty-one percent say they have deep worries when spending online, while 62 percent are very concerned when they buy on their mobile phones. But just 37 percent have tried to use cash for purchases rather than pay with plastic in response to data thefts like the one at Target, while only 41 percent have checked their credit reports. And even fewer have changed their online passwords at retailers’ websites, requested new credit or debit card numbers from their bank or signed up for a

‘You feel discouraged, but in the end, everyone gets their money. It is what it is’ ANDREA DAVIS Consumer who found unauthorized charges on her credit card credit monitoring service. The poll offers insight into the effects big data breaches can have on consumer behavior. There have been worries that shoppers would dramatically change their habits since December, when Target announced the breach that could wind up being the largest in U.S. history. Weeks later, those concerns were elevated when luxury retailer Neiman Marcus disclosed that it too was the victim of a breach that may have compromised 1.1 million debit and credit cards. But security experts say the results show that Americans have come to expect that security theft is a possibility when they use their credit or debit cards or provide retailers with phone numbers, emails and other personal information. “They ... just chalk it up to ... ‘It’s part of life,’” says Cameron Camp, security researcher at global security firm ESET who believes people don’t think they will be liable for fraudulent charges. Experts also say the results show another expectation Americans have: While nearly

4 out of 10 say they have been victimized by personal data theft, most expect credit card companies, banks or retailers to take responsibility when that happens. About 38 percent report that they think they have either had someone make unauthorized purchases using their credit or debit cards without it having been physically stolen or that someone had used their personal information to apply for a fraudulent line of credit, the poll says. And just over a third of Americans think their personal information was compromised in the breach at Target. But the survey shows that just 37 percent say consumers bear most of the responsibility for keeping their data safe, while 88 percent place the burden on the retailers who are collecting it. Six in 10 say the banks that provide credit or debit cards or the credit bureaus should bear most of the responsibility. Andrea Davis doesn’t believe she was affected by the Target breach, but she recently found unauthorized charges on her American Express

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credit card. Still, she hasn’t taken steps to make her data more secure because she says she feels protected when she uses her Amex card. In fact, American Express immediately took off the charges after she notified the company. “You feel discouraged, but in the end, everyone gets their money,” says Davis, who lives in Marina del Rey, Calif. “It is what it is.” The sentiment was different among Americans who’ve been victims of personal data theft. In that group, 52 percent have checked their credit re-

port, while 41 percent have tried to use more cash. Twenty-eight percent have signed up for a credit monitoring service. Eve Sims signed up for a credit card monitoring service for a monthly fee of $14 about five years ago after she found fraudulent charges from Nigeria on her credit card. “It’s worth it,” she says. The AP-GfK Poll was conducted Jan. 17 through Tuesday and involved interviews with 1,060 adults. The survey has a margin of sampling error of plus or minus 3.9 percentage points.

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FIRESIDE, FROM PAGE A1 residents that they are still taking applications for the free smoke detectors, which include delivery and installation by the Sumter Fire Department. Come by the local office to fill out an application. Founded in 1969, the Fireside Fund collects money for those Sumterites who need help with heating costs, including past-due electric bills and vouchers for kerosene and wood. The Item collects the money, and The Salvation Army interviews candidates, who must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills. This year’s Fireside Fund is dedicated to the late Glen Sharp, one of Sumter’s greatest philanthropist and businessmen. Recently, his immediate family gave a gift of $15,000 to the fund. If you need assistance, please try to make an appointment and call for a list of documentation needed. Families needing assistance should call The Salvation Army at (803) 7759336. Donations can be mailed to The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151 or dropped off at 20 N. Magnolia St. Names, including groups, should be spelled completely. When

making a donation in someone’s honor or memory, please include a full name. Names will be printed as given. Contributions received as of Monday include: Ken & Linda Watson, $200; In memory of Charlie Freeman by Helen Freeman, $50; FaHoLo Sunday School Class Trinity United Methodist Church, $100; The Friendship Sunday School Class of Alice Drive Baptist Church, $50; Jarama & Rodney Nathaniel, $50; Mr. & Mrs. Charles Shaw, $100; Men’s Fellowship Class of Alice Drive Baptist Church, $100; Women’s Bible Study Group of Crosswell Baptist Church, $35; XI ETA Chapter, $50; The Afternoon Circle of Mayesville Presbyterian Church, $105; The Truth Seekers Sunday School Class of First Baptist Church, $300; David Edens Mission Group, $50; In honor of Mrs. Jo Altman by the Lee Altman Bible Class of Bethel United Methodist Church, $500; Faith Sunday School Class of Grace Baptist Church, $64. Total Combined Anonymous, $701 Total This Week: $2,455 Total This Year: $52,874.17 Total Last Year: $41,221.57 Total Since 1969: $1,371,188.19

WRECK, FROM PAGE A1 Dennis arrived on the scene near the intersection with Wedgefield Road shortly after the crash and then headed to Columbia to check on the condition of both drivers personally. After arriving at the hospital, Dennis said Horton had suffered a head injury but seemed to be recovering. “We’re hopeful and expect a full recovery,” Dennis said, adding that Horton had been able to communicate at the crash scene despite his injuries. Dennis said the other driver appeared to still be in surgery late Monday night. The sheriff said he thought Horton’s son was also recovering from nonlife threatening injuries, including a broken wrist. Horton has been with the Sumter County Sher-

iff’s Office for 15 years and was recently promoted to administrative lieutenant of the patrol division, according to Dennis. He was driving his vehicle off the clock on his way home from a shift at the time of the wreck. Dennis said Monday he received several calls from law enforcement personnel about the wreck, and many of Horton’s fellow deputies responded to the scene of the wreck out of concern. “We’re hoping and praying all of them will be OK,” he said. The cause of the head-on collision was unknown as of Monday night but is under investigation by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 774-1295. Staff reporter Bristow Marchant contributed to this story.

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

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Snow and sleet in the afternoon

Snow will continue; slick travel

Snow ending, 3-6 inches total

Mostly sunny

Not as cold with clouds and sun

Times of clouds and sun

36°

25°

31° / 13°

32° / 9°

41° / 26°

51° / 40°

Chance of rain: 85%

Chance of rain: 75%

Chance of rain: 70%

Chance of rain: 10%

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Chance of rain: 15%

Winds: NE 10-20 mph

Winds: NNE 10-20 mph

Winds: NNE 8-16 mph

Winds: NNE 6-12 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: SW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 31/20 Spartanburg 31/21

Greenville 31/21

Columbia 39/27

Temperatures shown on map are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Sumter 36/25

Today: A coating to an inch of snow. Winds northeast 6-12 mph. Wednesday: Partly sunny and cold. Winds northeast 4-8 mph.

Aiken 38/26

ON THE COAST

Charleston 38/26

Today: Turning colder with a wintry mix. High 36 to 44. Wednesday: Snow and sleet for a time with slippery travel. High 31 to 37.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

68° 43° 56° 33° 79° in 1949 17° in 1985

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 355.99 75.86 74.77 95.86

24-hr chg +0.05 -0.01 -0.33 -0.03

Sunrise 7:22 a.m. Moonrise 5:00 a.m.

RIVER STAGES

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

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

trace 2.50" 3.45" 2.50" 0.72" 3.45"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 36/20/sn Chicago 1/-6/pc Dallas 36/18/pc Detroit 3/-5/pc Houston 34/27/i Los Angeles 76/55/pc New Orleans 35/27/i New York 18/12/pc Orlando 78/56/c Philadelphia 18/11/pc Phoenix 73/49/s San Francisco 61/53/pc Wash., DC 20/13/pc

City Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 35/16/pc 19/15/s 47/32/s 14/8/s 44/27/pc 77/56/s 36/24/c 22/15/pc 59/44/c 23/14/pc 74/50/s 61/53/c 28/15/pc

Myrtle Beach 36/23

Manning 36/25

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 38/24

Bishopville 36/25

Today Hi/Lo/W 30/13/sf 34/23/sn 39/26/sn 39/29/sn 34/28/i 38/26/i 31/18/sn 32/25/sn 39/27/sn 36/25/sn 28/19/sn 34/22/sn 34/22/sn

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 8.34 19 3.40 14 6.00 14 7.62 80 80.23 24 12.98

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 30/10/pc 35/16/c 34/10/sn 34/21/sn 37/32/sn 34/17/sn 35/11/pc 37/23/pc 32/11/sn 30/11/sn 31/18/sn 29/10/sn 30/11/sn

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24-hr chg -0.13 -0.07 -0.13 -0.03 -0.09 -0.17

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Sunset Moonset

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Wed.

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Wed. Hi/Lo/W 29/12/sn 45/28/r 35/10/pc 27/9/sn 34/16/sn 33/9/pc 35/15/pc 35/13/pc 36/24/sn 42/29/r 35/8/c 36/15/sn 34/14/pc

High 6:32 a.m. 6:42 p.m. 7:30 a.m. 7:41 p.m.

Ht. 3.4 2.9 3.5 3.1

City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low 12:39 a.m. 1:31 p.m. 1:39 a.m. 2:25 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W 32/15/sf 38/28/r 36/23/i 36/26/sn 39/29/sn 30/22/sn 31/20/sn 34/22/sn 40/31/sn 31/21/sn 40/33/i 38/23/i 27/13/sn

Ht. -0.6 -0.5 -0.9 -0.8

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 34/13/pc 34/20/sn 31/16/sn 32/14/sn 34/21/sn 32/10/sn 33/8/c 33/8/sn 36/22/i 36/16/pc 35/22/sn 31/15/sn 33/10/pc

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The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology Wait to see EUGENIA LAST what others do or say. Get promises in writing and don’t offer something you may not be able to honor. Leave an unpredictable situation alone until you feel safe regarding the outcome.

your word. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Try not to get caught up in inevitable personal situations. Be as productive as possible with regard to research, educational pursuits and exploring new connections. Don’t give in to emotional blackmail.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll accomplish more if you get out and TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take do things outside your home base. action, take control. Show how Business or promotional trips will be passionate you feel about the things fruitful and take your mind off a you do and the people you care about personal matter. most, and you’ll receive greater SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep opportunity to prove how valuable your head clear and communication you are. honest and straightforward. Move GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Look quickly and precisely to get your point closely at your position and you’ll find across and make your position clear. ways to improve what you do or what Avoid spending your own money. you receive for your time and effort. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep everyone important abreast of Change things up a bit. Do the the situation. unexpected and you’ll catch someone CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take on a project that’s different from anything you’ve done in the past. Explore new avenues, meet new people. Love is highlighted. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Voice your opinion and make a difference. A change of scenery or hanging out with people from unusual backgrounds will open a host of opportunities. Expect someone to show jealousy. Don’t fuel the fire. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Enjoy people and places that have brought you joy in the past. Interacting with someone you love will enhance your life. Children will play a role in a decision you must make. Be true to

trying to give you a hard time. Offer a suggestion to someone you love and you’ll find out exactly where you stand.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 MONDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

1-16-17-24-32 PowerUp: 2

8-12-18-55-57 Powerball: 2 Powerplay: 2

22-45-46-47-65 Megaball: 10 Megaplier: 5

PICK 3 MONDAY 6-3-1 and 0-1-3

PICK 4 MONDAY 6-0-7-1 and 1-2-5-7

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC LOCATION: Vancouver, Canada SUBMITTED BY: Robin Todt COMMENT: “The country was so clean and pristine, the tap water tasted like bottled water!”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): A new source of income will buy you freedom to follow a dream. Don’t share too many of your ideas or someone is likely to pursue and take credit for a concept that is yours. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Show your willingness to get along and to be a contributor. What you offer will lead to a contract, settlement or investment that will help you out financially. A love relationship appears to have a much brighter future than you anticipated.

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PREP FOOTBALL: SEASON AWARDS

Going beyond expectations

PAUL ZOELLER / POST AND COURIER

Sumter junior wide receiver Ky’Jon Tyler (23) broke several offensive records and helped the Gamecocks get to the 4A Division I state title game this season. Tyler had 77 catches for 1,244 yards and 18 touchdowns, leading him to be selected as The Sumter Item Area Player of the Year.

Gamecocks, Knights lead Sumter Item All-Area football team

Tyler, Kennedy help SHS to state title game BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Twenty-seven athletes from the seven local South Carolina High School League schools have been chosen to the 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, nine from Crestwood, four from Manning, two from Lakewood and one apiece from East Clarendon and Lee Central. Sumter wide receiver Ky’Jon Tyler is The Sumter Item Area Player of the Year, while Reggie Kennedy, who guided SHS to the 4A Division I state title game in his first year, is The Sumter Item Area Coach of the Year. Tyler had 77 catches for 1,244 yards and 18 touchdowns for the Gamecocks,

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

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First-year Sumter head coach Reggie Kennedy led SHS to the 4A Division I state championship game after a 2-5 start. Kennedy has been selected as The Sumter Item Area Coach of the Year. who were 9-6 on the season. He returned 25 kickoffs for 761 yards, a 30.4 per-return average and three TDs. He also returned seven punts for 103 yards and had 29 carries for 115 yards. He averaged 148.2 all-purpose yards per game and scored 126 points.

Joining Tyler on the team at wide receiver are Terry Singleton of Lakewood and Marquice Elmore of East Clarendon. Singleton had 29 catches for 601 yards for a 20.7 per-catch average. He had four scores. Elmore had

SEE EXPECTATIONS, PAGE B4

For Ky’Jon Tyler and Reggie Kennedy, the 2013 high school football season was one that could probably best be described as a season of optimistic expectations. Tyler had a breakout performance as a sophomore for the Gamecocks and looked to be one of the focal points in Kennedy’s new offense. Meanwhile, Kennedy, the first-year SHS head coach, brought an impressive 131-81 overall record to the table along with seven region titles to his credit. No one, however, could have predicted how far either would exceed those raised expectations. Tyler became an all-purpose offensive juggernaut, accounting for 2,223 total yards and 21 touchdowns — seven of which came in the playoffs.

And after a 4-7 season the year prior to his arrival, Kennedy righted the ship from a 2-5 start and helped guide the Gamecocks on a remarkable run – one that ended at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. For both their efforts in SHS’ turnaround 9-6 season and its journey to the 4A Division I state championship game, Tyler and Kennedy have respectively been named The Sumter Item Area Player and Coach of the Year. “It’s great to be recognized for the season we had,” Tyler said. “We played hard and really came together at the end to play for a state title. “For me, I just wanted to help the team any way I could and just tried to get better with my speed and my running.” Most of Tyler’s damage

SEE LIST, PAGE B4

PRO FOOTBALL

PREP BASKETBALL: WEATHER POSTPONEMENTS

Super Bowl XLVIII showcases mixture of mega, upcoming stars

Fear of wintry weather leads to basketball postponements BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press JERSEY CITY, N.J. — The names are hardly as familiar as Peyton Manning and Richard Sherman. Yet, for all the megastars and All-Pros in this Super Bowl, there are guys like Jermaine Kearse and Paris Lenon. Like Michael Robinson and Terrance Knighton. Malcolm Smith and Manny Ramirez. Players who have gone from pretty much nowhere on the NFL landscape to the doorstep of a championship. Perhaps no one is more grateful for the opportunity to

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Seattle wide receiver Jermaine Kearse is one of the not-so-wellknown Seahawks who have helped Seattle into Sunday’s Super Bowl against Denver. grab a ring than these men. Some are veterans who fit the

SEE SUPER BOWL, PAGE B4

With local schools scheduled to play basketball games today against schools in counties under a winter storm warning, all those games have been postponed. Sumter was scheduled to play host to West Florence, but the two varsity games have been rescheduled to be played on Saturday beginning at 6 p.m. Crestwood, Lakewood and Manning, all members of Region VI-3A, were scheduled to be at home against Marlboro County, Hartsville and Darlington, respectively. All of those games have been rescheduled for Thursday, Feb. 13. Wilson Hall’s games in Columbia against Heathwood Hall today have been postponed and have yet to be rescheduled. Laurence Manning Academy had its games against Pinewood Prep in Summerville postponed and a makeup date has yet to be set. Thomas Sumter Academy and Robert E. Lee Academy were scheduled to

TEAM SCHEDULE CHANGES Today’s postponements West Florence at Sumter Marlboro County at Crestwood Hartsville at Lakewood Darlington at Manning Timberland at Lee Central Hemingway at Scott’s Branch Laurence Manning at Pinewood Prep Dorchester at Thomas Sumter The King’s Academy at Robert E. Lee Andrew Jackson at Clarendon Hall St. Francis Xavier at Colleton Prep Sumter Christian at Northside Christian Wednesday’s postponements St. Francis Xavier at JDA Makeup dates West Florence at Sumter (Saturday, 6 p.m.) Marlboro County at Crestwood (Feb. 13, 6 p.m.) Hartsville at Lakewood (Feb. 13, 6 p.m.) Darlington at Manning (Feb. 13, 6 p.m.) Timberland at Lee Central (Saturday, 4 p.m.) Hemingway at Scott’s Branch (Feb. 5, 6 p.m.) Andrew Jackson at CH (Feb. 6, 4 p.m.) St. Francis Xavier at Colleton Prep (Feb. 10) St. Francis Xavier at JDA (Feb. 5)

play at home against Dorchester and The King’s Academy, respectively; makeup

SEE CHANGES, PAGE B2

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

2:55 p.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Everton vs. Liverpool (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Michigan State at Iowa (ESPN). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Virginia at Baylor (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Missouri at Arkansas (ESPNU). 7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Southern Methodist at South Florida (ESPNEWS). 7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Carolina at Montreal (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Washington at Buffalo (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: San Antonio at Houston (NBA TV). 9 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Louisville at Rutgers (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Kentucky at Louisiana State (ESPN). 9 p.m. -- College Football: College Football All-Star Challenge from Arlington, Texas (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Virginia at Notre Dame (ESPNU). 9 p.m. -- College Basketball: St. John’s at Creighton (FOX SPORTS 1). 11 p.m. -- College Basketball: New Mexico at Utah State (ESPNU). 11 p.m. -- Women’s College Gymnastics: Louisiana State at Georgia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Nashville at Winnipeg (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L Pittsburgh 52 36 14 N.Y. Rangers 54 28 23 Columbus 51 26 21 Philadelphia 53 25 22 Carolina 51 23 19 New Jersey 53 22 20 Washington 52 23 21 N.Y. Islanders 5421 25

OT Pts GF GA 2 74 168 128 3 59 139 138 4 56 150 145 6 56 142 158 9 55 131 145 11 55 127 132 8 54 148 154 8 50 154 179

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 54 32 10 12 76 190 149 St. Louis 51 35 11 5 75 177 119 Colorado 51 32 14 5 69 149 134 Minnesota 54 28 20 6 62 129 133 Dallas 52 24 20 8 56 151 153 Winnipeg 54 25 24 5 55 152 158 Nashville 54 23 23 8 54 132 163 PACIFIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 54 39 10 5 83 182 130 San Jose 52 34 12 6 74 165 125 Los Angeles 53 29 18 6 64 132 113 Vancouver 53 27 17 9 63 135 134 Phoenix 52 24 18 10 58 151 160 Calgary 52 18 27 7 43 119 165 Edmonton 54 16 32 6 38 140 188 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

The top 25 teams in the USA Today men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 26, points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking: Record Pts Pvs 1. Arizona (31) 20-0 799 1 2. Syracuse (1) 19-0 769 2 3. Wichita State 21-0 724 4 4. Florida 17-2 694 6 5. San Diego State 18-1 653 7 6. Michigan State 18-2 621 3 7. Louisville 17-3 552 9 7. Kansas 15-4 552 11 9. Villanova 17-2 509 5 10. Oklahoma State 16-3 497 12 11. Kentucky 15-4 433 14 12. Iowa 16-4 386 10 13. Wisconsin 17-3 368 8 14. Michigan 15-4 346 25 15. Cincinnati 19-2 323 16 16. Duke 16-4 298 18 17. Pittsburgh 18-2 279 19 18. Iowa State 15-3 268 17 19. UMass 17-2 265 12 20. Creighton 17-3 229 24 21. Saint Louis 18-2 218 20 22. Memphis 15-4 155 22 23. Ohio State 16-4 118 15 24. Gonzaga 18-3 114 21 25. Oklahoma 16-4 85 25 Others receiving votes: Texas 41, Virginia 26, UCLA 22, UConn 18, George Washington 8, Baylor 6, Kansas State 6, Southern Miss. 6, Colorado 5, Toledo 5, SMU 1, Stephen F. Austin 1.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W 22 20 17 15 14

L 21 22 27 31 30

Pct .512 .476 .386 .326 .318

GB – 11/2 51/2 81/2 81/2

W 32 23 21 19 12

L 12 20 22 27 33

Pct .727 .535 .488 .413 .267

GB – 81/2 101/2 14 201/2

W 34 22 17 16 8

L 9 21 27 28 35

Pct .791 .512 .386 .364 .186

GB – 12 171/2 181/2 26

Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION Miami Atlanta Washington Charlotte Orlando CENTRAL DIVISION Indiana Chicago Detroit Cleveland Milwaukee

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 33 Houston 29 Dallas 26 Memphis 22 New Orleans 18 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Oklahoma City 35 Portland 33 Denver 22 Minnesota 21 Utah 15 PACIFIC DIVISION W L.A. Clippers 31 Golden State 27 Phoenix 25 L.A. Lakers 16 Sacramento 15

L 11 17 20 20 25

Pct .750 .630 .565 .524 .419

GB – 5 8 10 141/2

L 10 12 21 22 29

Pct .778 .733 .512 .488 .341

GB – 2 12 13 191/2

L 15 18 18 29 28

Pct .674 .600 .581 .356 .349

GB – 31/2 41/2 141/2 141/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Miami 113, San Antonio 101 New York 110, L.A. Lakers 103 New Orleans 100, Orlando 92 Phoenix 99, Cleveland 90 Brooklyn 85, Boston 79 Dallas 116, Detroit 106 Golden State 103, Portland 88 Denver 125, Sacramento 117

MONDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Chicago, late Atlanta at Oklahoma City, late L.A. Clippers at Milwaukee, late Sacramento at Utah, late

TODAY’S GAMES

New Orleans at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at New York, 7:30 p.m. San Antonio at Houston, 8 p.m. Memphis at Portland, 10 p.m. Washington at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Indiana at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

The Alice Drive Middle School girls basketball team remained undefeated on the season with a 50-31 victory over Ebenezer on Monday at the AD gymnasium. Jah’Che Whitfield had a double-double of 16 points 11 rebounds for the Lady Hawks, who improved to 12-0 on the season. Latrice Lyons had 15 points, five steals and three assists and Shaykyla Funchess had nine points.

SUNDAY

SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

At East Rutherford, N.J. Denver vs. Seattle, 6:30 p.m. (FOX)

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

Florida at Boston, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. Detroit at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Columbus, 7 p.m. Washington at Buffalo, 7:30 p.m. Carolina at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. New Jersey at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Nashville at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9:30 p.m. Minnesota at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

OT Pts GF GA 3 67 147 110 5 67 155 128 6 60 155 168 5 59 128 134 11 57 135 144 10 54 147 165 7 49 127 158 7 35 97 144

Chestnut Oaks 18 Bates 16 Bates Middle School lost to Chestnut Oaks 18-16 on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Kiara Jones led the Lady Bantams with five points

and 10 rebounds.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Crestwood 37 Marlboro County 27 BENNETTSVILLE – Crestwood High School improved to 7-5 on the season with a 37-27 victory over Marlboro County on Monday at the Marlboro gym. Felicity Sumpter and Azariah Dixon both had 10 points to lead the Lady Knights. Cyeesha Cabbagestalk had nine and Shannon Martin had seven.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bronx, NY, 7 p.m. San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

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Middle school Stallions improve to 11-0 SUMMERTON – Lee Central Middle School’s boys basketball team remained undefeated on the season with a 47-33 victory over Scott’s Branch on Monday at the Scott’s Branch gymnasium. Demarcus Smith led the Stallions, who improved to 11-0 on the season, with 13 points. Amadric Mixon added 11 points and Dayrice Austin had 10 rebounds. Bates 50 Chestnut Oaks 41 Bates Middle School defeated Chestnut Oaks 50-41 on Monday at the Bates gymnasium. Zykiem Jackson and Akeem Lawson both had 12 points to lead the Bantams. Ebenezer 41 Alice Drive 40 Ebenezer Middle School defeated Alice Drive 41-40 in overtime on Monday at the AD gymnasium. Javarius Bradley led Ebenezer with 20 points and Tyrese Felder had seven. Cameron Singleton led the Hawks with 17 points and Terrell Houston had 14. Furman 44 Hillcrest 33 DALZELL – Furman Middle School improved to 3-9 on the season with a 44-33 victory over Hillcrest on Monday at the Hill-

JUNIOR VARSITY BASKETBALL Crestwood 47 Marlboro County 44 BENNETTSVILLE – Ja Morant scored 12 points to lead Crestwood High School to a 47-44 victory over Marlboro County on Monday at the Marlboro gymnasium. Tyquan Logan and RJ Scott both had 11 points.

B TEAM BASKETBALL Crestwood 48 Marlboro County 34 BENNETTSVILLE – Crestwood High School defeated Marlboro County 48-34 on Monday at the Marlboro gymnasium. Tylus Green led the Knights with 21 points. Tyrek Gadson added 11 points.

Wawrinka upsets Nadal to win Aussie Open MELBOURNE, Australia— For 35 Grand Slam tournaments, the words of an Irish poet became something of a mantra for Stan Wawrinka. After one too many defeats, he had them inscribed on his left arm. He’s going to have to come up with something new after beating top-ranked Rafael Nadal to win his first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open on Sunday night. Nadal was clearly hampered by a WAWRINKA back injury after the first set, but Wawrinka blocked that out of his mind to win 6-3, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3.

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40 catches for 593 yards and seven touchdowns and had 12 kick returns for 385 yards. As a safety on defense, Elmore had 92 tackles and two interceptions. The quarterback is Sumter’s James Barnes. Barnes completed 166 of 315 pass attempts for 2,251 yards and 25 TDs against just nine interceptions. He also rushed for 41 yards and eight scores on 123 carries. The running backs are Ty’Son Williams and Jason McDaniel of Crestwood and Ra’Quan Bennett of Manning. Williams rushed for 1,658 yards and 17 touchdowns on 181 attempts. He averaged 9.2 yards per carry. McDaniel rushed for 1,731 yards and 18 TDs on 252 attempts. Bennett had 1,009 yards and 16 scores on 152 carries and caught five passes for 59 yards and another touchdown. The offensive line includes Marcus Hilton and Lamonte Alston of Crestwood, Aaron Boatwright of Manning and Tee Dubose and Darius Chatman of Sumter. Hilton graded out at 86 percent and had 29 knockdown blocks for a team that averaged 369 rushing yards a game. Alston had an 85 percent grade and 27 knockdown blocks. Boatwright graded out at 89 percent with 12 knockdown blocks while playing every position on the line. Dubose played center for SHS and had 30 knockdown blocks with a 90 percent grade. He allowed no QB sacks. Chatman had an 85 percent grade with 24 knockdown blocks. Sumter’s Xzavion Burson is the all-purpose player. Burson had 44 catches for 492 yards and three TDs while rushing for 72 yards and an-

other score on 10 attempts. He returned 14 kickoffs for 322 yards and a touchdown and six punts for 120 yards and another TD. As a defensive back, Burson had 34 tackles, an INT and broke up two passes. Vincent Watkins of Sumter is the placekicker. Watkins scored 67 points, hitting on 43 of 46 extra point attempts and eight of 12 field goal attempts. As a punter, Watkins averaged 35.3 yards per punt on 79 punts. The defensive line is made up of Ramero Rock and Cavazio Wells of Sumter, Kitrell Alston of Crestwood and Kinard Lisbon of Lee Central. Rock had 101 tackles with 16 tackles for loss. He also had nine sacks, five PBUs, one forced fumble and two blocked kicks. Wells had 98 tackles, three TFLs, 9.5 sacks and three fumble recoveries, returning one for a TD. Alston had 15 sacks and 12 tackles for loss in his 100 tackles. He had 26 QB hurries, forced a fumble and recovered a fumble. Lisbon played defensive tackle for Lee Central and had 90 tackles, 12 TFLs and four sacks. As a center on offense, he graded out at 87 percent with four knockdown blocks. The linebackers are Cam Darley of Manning, Johnny Smalley and Markeise Young of Crestwood and Devontaye Edwards of Sumter. Darley, who played in the Shrine Bowl, also played some defensive end. He had 104 solo tackles, 40 assists, caused four fumbles and recovered two fumbles. Smalley, who was named the Sumter Touchdown Club Defensive Player of the Year, had 162 total tackles, including eight TFLs and six sacks. He also

LIST, FROM PAGE B1 came in the passing game. The 5-foot10-inch, 165-pound wide receiver set a school record with 77 catches this season for 1,244 yards and 18 touchdowns. He rushed for 115 yards on 29 carries. His 138 career receptions are also a school record, and he’s one score shy of setting a new school mark for total touchdowns. He’s tied with Tyler Smith at 27 at the moment. “It’s not something you really think about,� Tyler said of breaking multiple school records. “It just sort of happened as the season went on and we all got more comfortable (in the offense).� But he was also dangerous as a return specialist. Tyler had 103 yards on seven punt returns and 761 yards on 25 kickoff returns — three of which resulted in touchdowns. “His speed and hand-eye coordination is unbelievable,� Kennedy said. “He makes spectacular plays in practice, too. You worry about him hurting himself with some of the plays he tries to make, but that’s how he plays

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Manning High senior Cam Darley, who played in the Shrine Bowl, has been selected to The Sumter Item All-Area football team. He had 104 solo tackles, 40 assists, caused four fumbles and recovered two fumbles. had two interceptions, 10 hurries, seven PBUs and two forced fumbles. Young had 137 tackles, including 12 tackles for loss and three sacks. He had 10 hurries and one fumble recovery. Edwards had 95 solo stops and 86 assists with nine tackles for loss, three sacks, one INT, three PBUs and one forced fumble. The defensive backfield includes Erick Wright of Sumter, Twon Collymore of Manning, Tyshawn Johnson of Lakewood and Michael Hollman of Crestwood. Wright, who played in the Touchstone Energy North-South All-Star Game, had 10 interceptions and broke up 18 passes to go with 51 tackles.

and that’s how he practices. It’s why he continues to make big plays every Friday night.� Like many great players, Tyler has shined the brightest on the biggest stage. He accounted for seven touchdowns during the 4A playoffs — six receiving and one on a kickoff return. Leading up to the state title game, Tyler accounted for 48 of the Gamecocks’ 100 playoff points. “I tried to practice hard every day,� Tyler said. “I wanted to practice like I played, and that carried over into the playoffs.� For Kennedy, the recognition was appreciated, but belonged to his players and assistant coaches, he said. “When you have a season and a run like we have, it’s the players and coaches that win these type of things for you,� Kennedy said. “I’m really proud of our players, the group of seniors we had and the coaching staff for the job they all did.� Still, Kennedy’s unwavering belief in what he was teaching was a huge part of the Gamecocks’ turnaround. At 2-5 and 0-1 in Region VI, Sumter was on the outside of the playoff win-

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dow looking in before a 7-game winning streak culminated with a date with Dutch Fork in Columbia. “We didn’t really change anything in practice, other than maybe the mentality late in games,� Kennedy said. “We wanted them to change their effort a little bit in the fourth quarter of games. “It was tough early on. But once the kids got that first win and got a taste of it, things started to change. By about the fourth win (in a row), you could see a difference in practice and a difference late in games. They expected to win.� That change in attitude was never more evident than in Sumter’s playoff run. In all three games leading up to the state final, the Gamecocks rallied from double-digit deficits to pull out late victories against Mauldin, Hillcrest and Summerville. “That’s probably one of the best playoff runs I’ve had in 25 years of coaching,� Kennedy said. “We won two games on the road against really quality teams, including Summerville, which is probably one of the most memorable wins I’ve had as a coach.�

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term journeymen. Some are youngsters who went in late rounds of the draft — or were ignored altogether. All recognize they will play some sort of role in Sunday’s championship game. Some might even sneak into a starring part, the way running back Tim Smith did in 1987 or cornerback Larry Brown did in 1996. “You never know who it might be,� said Knighton, the massive defensive tackle coming off a sensational AFC championship game performance. Knighton could be the poster child for players who graduate from the depths of the NFL — “I did my four years in Jacksonville,� he said — to the top of the pro football ladder. He’s been practically unblockable in the last few weeks, rising from obscurity to recognizability as a leader of an improving defense. “Well I think that’s naturally going to happen when you’re in the middle of the defense and you’re the anchor of the defense,� the 335-pound Knighton said. “I feel like I’m a natural leader; I think wherever I am, people just gravitate towards me, and with that it requires a responsibility to help other guys and bring them along.� Coach John Fox praises the work ethic of Knighton, who was buried deep on the depth chart in training camp after being signed as a free agent away from the Jaguars. “I’ll always put it on players,� Fox said of Knighton’s emergence from a who’s-he to a watch-out-for-him performer. “As a coach, we spend a lot of time trying to define players. Basically, our approach is, ‘Don’t let us define you. You are going to be held accountable. It is going to be based on your performance, where you are on the depth chart, how much you are going to play. All of those things, you earn or don’t earn.’ “Really, everything Terrance has done, he did (himself).� Ditto for Seattle’s Kearse, who played at the University of Washington but went undrafted in 2012. He made all of three catches that season after catching on with the Seahawks, and his job was anything but secure when Percy Harvin was acquired in a trade, and with Sidney Rice, Golden Tate and Doug Baldwin in the receiving corps for 2013. All Kearse did was go from afterthought to touchdown threat, and his 35-yard catch for the winning score against San Francisco keyed Seattle’s NFC title win. Some credit Kearse undergoing Lasik eye surgery last winter with his becoming a force, but coach Pete Carroll can’t confirm that. He can confirm that Kearse’s importance has steadily risen this season. “I don’t know for a fact that it changed things, but it sure seems like it did,� Carroll said of the surgery. “He has great athleticism, great hand-eye coordination, but he has been over the top since he came back from that. So, subjectively I would say that it had an impact, but he was good anyway. “He has been extraordinary for us in so many ways, but it seems like it gave him confidence. I don’t know what the difference was, but he’s better because of it.� Broncos linebacker Lenon’s confidence had to be waning at various points in his 12year career. He was on the 0-16 Lions of 2008, eight years after he was not selected in the draft. He was cut by Carolina in 2000, worked for the post office and then wound up in the XFL — if anybody remembers that short-lived league. Yet here he is, a backup to middle linebacker Wesley Woodyard who gets snaps in the regular defense, and plays some special teams. Lenon learned a lot from all that losing with the Lions. By applying those lessons, well, he’s managed another half-decade in the NFL.

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LILLIE DEAN RICHBURG GREELEYVILLE — Lillie Dean Richburg, 58, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at her home. Born Oct. 31, 1955, in Foreston, she was a daughter of the late Loston Mack and Lillie Hodge Richburg. She was a member of McDowell Presbyterian Church. She is survived by three sisters, RICHBURG Alffie J. Richburg, Bertha Ann Richburg and Rena Mae Richburg, all of Greeleyville; two aunts, Mary Lee Barrett and Ella Miles, both of Manning; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by a brother, Loston Mack Richburg Jr. A funeral service was held at 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home. The Rev. Pat Goodwin officiated. Burial followed in Foreston Cemetery. Pallbearers were Roy Rogers, Ernest P. Mixon, John Strong, Justin Geddings and Dean Geddings. Visitation was held one hour prior to service at Stephens Funeral Home and will be held at other times at the residence. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, was in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

GEORGE A. JOHNSON George Andrew “Andy� Johnson, 56, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born Oct. 8, 1957, in Sumter, a son of the late Bristow Sr. and Carolyn Colclough Johnson. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. A 1976 graduate JOHNSON of Sumter High School, he excelled in baseball and participated in the Junior ROTC program. He attended Morris College and Denmark Technical College. Andy played for the Sumter P-15’s baseball team as an awesome centerfielder and was drafted by the Dodgers. He later enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served our country and received an honorable discharge. He grew up in Saint Mark UM Church. He joined New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church and took great pride in worshiping with his family, praising God for blessing him with a foundation that would allow him to experience everlasting peace and eternal healing. Andy worked at Southern Coating Co., was a licensed commercial truck driver, a master barber and cook. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Bracey Johnson; two caring and special daughters, Andrea Nicole “Nikki� Johnson of the home and Kendra Andreana Johnson of Charlotte; one granddaughter, Kaylen Johnson of the home; five sisters, Earline Holland, Mary Hunter, Marjorie Johnson, Marie (Leroy) Carolina and Shirley (the Rev. James) Lane; four brothers, Joseph (Cleo) Johnson, Kirk (Sharon) Johnson, Daniel “Pee Wee� (Elizabeth Abrams) Johnson and Darrell (Wilethia) Johnson; five sisters-in-law, Elma Bracey, Carrie Bracey, Rethea B. Lemmon, Helen D. Blackmon and Amy Johnson; seven brothers-in-law, Riley (Patricia) Bracey Jr., Freddie (Joann) Bracey, Jack Bracey, Leroy (Gloria) Davis, Eugene McClinton, Teddy Davis and Daryl Davis (Kendra); four special nieces and nephews, whom he helped raise, James (Rebecca) Johnson, Alfred (Ericka) Johnson, Carol Johnson and Joyce (Marcus) Carter; and a host of other loving aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins, friends and neighbors. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 South, with Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr., the Rev. Leroy Blanding, the Rev. James C. Lane, the Rev. John Johnson and Minister Calvin Hastie. Burial is scheduled for 2 p.m. at Fort Jackson National Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1008 Nathaniel St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home

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CAROLYN H. HAMRICK CARTERSVILLE, Ga. — Carolyn Hatfield Hamrick, age 65, of Parkview Drive, Cartersville, passed away Jan. 25, 2014, following a brief illness. Mrs. Hamrick was born March 5, 1948, in Sumter, a daughter of Roger and Fay Cagle Hatfield. She was the campus dean of Georgia HighHAMRICK lands College Cartersville Campus and was a member of Sam Jones United Methodist Church. She was on the board of the Chamber of Commerce and was a member of the Etowah Rotary Club. She loved and was a strong supporter of Georgia Highlands College and Sam Jones United Methodist Church. She loved her grandbabies and she gave a lot of her time to various activities at the college, her church, her family and her community. Survivors include her husband, William “Bill� Hamrick; a daughter, Lizzi Galland and husband, Brad; a son, Ben Hamrick and wife, Theresa; grandchildren, Will Galland, Brogen Galland, Luke Hamrick and Jane Hamrick; parents, Roger and Fay Hatfield; sisters, Cindy Hatfield and Phyllis Faircloth and husband, Fred; and number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Sam Jones United Methodist Church with the Rev. Kevin Lobello officiating. Interment will follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Owen Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Sam Jones United Methodist Church Building Fund or Georgia Highlands College Scholarship Fund. Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to leave condolences for the family. Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive, Cartersville, has charge of the funeral arrangements.

LEON H. COULTER Leon H. Coulter, 75, widower of Mary Frances Davis Coulter, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Henry Phillip and Sadie Allen Coulter. He was a member of Bibleway Holiness Church for 40 years and was presently attending Chris-

tian Tabernacle Church. He retired from Korn Industries and was later employed at St. Anne Catholic School. COULTER Survivors include three sons, Melvin Lee Coulter (Patsy), Chandler Lavern Coulter (Sheila) and Eric D. Coulter (Bonnie); three daughters, Betty Davis Baun (Glenn), Joyce Ann Miles (Mike) and Mildred Lynn McLeod, all of Sumter; 16 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Janice Lorraine Coulter; brothers, Henry Coulter, Clyde Coulter and Ronald Wayne Coulter; a sister, Willene Brewer; a sonin-law, Jack McLeod; halfbrothers, Earl Coulter and Phillip Coulter; and half-sisters, Veronica McSwain, Brenda Tisdale and Julia Welch. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. M.E. Hudson, the Rev. Brent Thigpen and the Rev. Tony Porter officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Christian Tabernacle Church, 3018 U.S. 15 South, Sumter, SC 29150 or to Bibleway Holiness Church, 16, Thomas Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LAURA HARRISON MANNING — Laura Harrison, 45, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at her residence. She was born Nov. 2,1968, in Clarendon County, a daughter of Andretta Houston Harrison and the late Deacon Joe Harrison. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 3383 S. Brewington Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

FLOYD L. ETHRIDGE Floyd L. Ethridge, 70, husband of Hilda Bullock Ethridge, died Saturday, Jan. 25, 2014, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Alton “Red� and

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014 Gertrude Mitchum Ethridge. He was a member of Pinewood Baptist Church. Mr. Ethridge was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Vietnam War and was formerly employed at Bendix and Martin Color-Fi. Survivors include his wife; children, Tracy Ethridge, Vicky Ethridge and Amanda Baker; a special son, Tim Ethridge; grandchildren, Sam Ethridge, Ben Ethridge, Rebecca Ethridge, Michael C. “Chad� Avin Jr. and Nicky Singleton; a great-grandchild, Bobby Singleton; two sisters, Ett Lightbody and Gail Connelly; and two brothers, Larry Ethridge and Carroll Ethridge. He was preceded in death by a stepson, James Melton; and brothers, Talmas Ethridge, Frank Ethridge and Cecil Ethridge. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Monday at Pinewood Baptist Church. The Rev. Bennie Barwick officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael C. “Chad� Avin Jr., Glen Avins, Johnny Bryant, David Eargle Jr., Gerald Gainey and Nick Carter. Honorary pallbearer was Joe Summerall. The family received friends from Monday at Pinewood Baptist Church. Memorials may be made to Pinewood Baptist Church, 10 E. Fulton St., Pinewood, SC 29125. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

RUFUS STINNEY Jr. Rufus Stinney Jr., 56, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Windsor Manor Nursing Center in the Silver community,

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Manning. Born July 3, 1957, in Clarendon County, he was a son of Ethel Mae James Stinney and the late Rufus Stinney Sr. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Bertha Stinney, 1047 Hall St., Summerton. Funeral arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC.

JEFFIE B. McDONALD Jeffie Blackwell McDonald, widow of Alonzo McDonald, died Jan. 22, 2014, in Sumter. Born in Summerton, she was a daughter of the late William Elijah and Frances Mathis Blackwell. She was a member of the Historic Liberty Hill AME Church. Surviving are one sister, Laura (Gerald) DeClue of St. Louis, Mo.; and other relatives. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Historic Liberty Hill AME Church with the Rev. Dr. Leslie J. Lovett officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park. Please visit the Palmer Memorial Chapel website to send tributes at www.palmermemorialchapel.com.

VIRGINIA L. EVELY Virginia Lucille Evely, 61, departed this life on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Feb. 25, 1952, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Virginia Harris Evely. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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Marshall Griffin, 83, husband of Margie Johnson Griffin, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Willie W. and Mary McLeod Griffin. He retired from Sumter Casket Co. after 53 years of service. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; a son, Tony Rewis of Sumter; a daughter, Betty Ann Rewis of Pennsylvania; a brother, Roe Griffen (Annette) of Sumter; two sisters, Leila Mello of Sumter and Pat Parsons (Tommy) of Boston, Mass.; and a number of nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Tony Griffin officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the family, c/o Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

Norman Cole Hughes, 84, husband of Helen Thiele Hughes, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Dec. 20, 1929, in Richmond, Va., he was a son of the late Stevens and Margaret Dadmun Hughes. Mr. Hughes received a bachelor of science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia in 1958. He enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps at Parris Island and actively served 1 1/2 years in El Toro, Calif. He then served in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve at Cherry Point, N.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Jacksonville, Fla.; and Quantico, Va. During the course of his career, he was employed by E.I. DuPont, Waynesboro, Va.; Research Laboratory for the Engineering Sciences, Charlottesville, Va.; and U.S. Rubber Co/UniRoyal in Scottsville, Va., serving nine months in Adelaide, South Australia before serving in Shelbyville, Tenn. He retired as an engineer at Becton-Dickinson, Sumter. He was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Civitan International, American Legion Post 15, Marine Night Fighters Association and the Marine Corps League. He was a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter — Anglican, where he served as a lay reader/LEM and other church organizations. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Anne Margaret Braham (Dr. Richard) of Raleigh, N.C., and Sharon O’Nan (retired Lt. Col. David) of Brandon, Fla.; one sister, Margaret “Peg” Fisher of Raleigh; a brother, Arthur Hughes (Natalie) of Gladwyne, Pa.; a sister-inlaw, Jean Hughes of Waynesboro, Va.; a brother-in-law, Dean Freitag of Cookeville, Tenn.; two grandsons, Matthew O’Nan and Nathan O’Nan; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Stevens Hughes Jr.; and a sister, Dorothy Freitag. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Holy Comforter with the Very Rev. Dr. John MacReadie Barr III and the Rev. Marcus Kaiser officiating. Burial will follow in the Memorial Garden. The family will receive friends following the service in the Parish Hall. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

Russell Benson Elmore Sr., 69, husband of Stella Pack Elmore, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at his home. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Theo “Buster” Elmore Sr., Mae Boykin Elmore and Pauline B. Elmore. He was a member of Providence Baptist Church, where he served as an active deacon and former Sunday school teacher. He retired as the director of Sumter County EMS. He was also a member of the Sumter Optimist Club. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; two sons, Russell B. Elmore Jr. (Anna) of Dalzell and Steven K. Elmore (Tracy) of Manning; three grandchildren, Frances Mac Elmore, Russell B. “Benson” Elmore III and Coleman K. Elmore; two brothers, Gene Bonnette (Cindy) of Columbia and Danny Bonnette (Rhonda) of Sumter; and a sister, Paula Richardson (Robbie) of Sumter. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Theo Elmore Jr., David Elmore and Michael Bonnette. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Providence Baptist Church with the Rev. Graham Bochman, the Rev. Jim Palmer and the Rev. Frank Shivers officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be former and current employees of Sumter County EMS. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Russell B. Elmore Jr., 6740 Anglewood Drive, Dalzell. Memorials may be made to the Frank Shivers Evangelistic Association, P.O. Box 9991, Columbia, SC 29290 or Providence Baptist Church Children or Youth Camp Fund, 2445 Old Manning Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

BERNARD S. TOBIASSEN MANNING — Bernard S. Tobiassen, of Plummer Circle, and a longtime former resident of Saugerties, N.Y., died Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Covenant Place in Sumter. Born Aug. 17, 1935, in New York City, he was a son of the late Severin B. and Virginia Cook Tobiassen. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army, having served from 1958 to 1960 and again from 1961 to 1962. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. For many years he trained bird dogs and competed with them in field trials, winning many trophies and championships. He also judged many field trials both locally and as far away as Mexico. Survivors include his wife, the former Patricia Sullivan Cavanagh; and one son, Bernard S. “Toby” Tobiassen. There will be a memorial service at 4 p.m. Tuesday at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, 2529 Raccoon Road, Manning. Interment will be in Blue Mt. Cemetery, Saugerties. The family suggests donations in his memory be made to the Alzheimer’s Association. Expressions of condolence may be shared with the family at www.seamonwilseyfuneralhome.com.

DEBRA ANN CARRAWAY Debra Ann Carraway, 58, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of Elizabeth C. Wells and the late DuRant Carraway. She was a member of Grace Baptist Church. She loved people, and enjoyed sports. Survivors include her mother of Sumter; a brother, Carl Carraway (Denise) of Elgin; a stepsister, Jeannie Moss of Sumter; two nephews, James Carraway and Michael Moss; a niece, Amanda Thode (Dan); special uncle and aunt, Norward and Marguerite Reardon; and a number of extended family members. She was preceded in death by her stepfather, Philip Wells. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Steve Williams and the Rev. Steve Shumake officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Annie Armstrong Offering, c/o Grace Baptist Church, 219 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

FREDDIE ADDISON Freddie Addison, 70, husband of Rosa Lee Bracey Addison, departed this life on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born March 15, 1943, in St. Charles, he was a son of the late James and Marie Fortune Addison. The family will be receiving friends at 323 W. Bartlette St., Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

LAURIE DAVIS Laurie Elizabeth Tilley Haynes Davis, age 95, beloved wife of the late Dr. Harry A. Davis Jr., died on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Na-

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LIDA REMBERT Lida Rembert, 93, widow of Harmon Rembert Sr., died Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born April 25, 1920, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Harris and Ester Mack Glover. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of her daughter, Lottie R. McClary, 945 Unity Court, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

LEE E. TINDAL METTER, Ga. — Lee Ernest Tindal, husband of Maggie China Tindal, departed this earthly life on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014, at Candler County Hospital in Metter. Born Oct. 19,1951, in Manning, he was a son of the late Jenkinson and Josephine Dingle Tindal. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his brother and sister-in-law, Moses and Carol Tindal, 1103 Pine Bluff Road, Manning. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home and Chapel.

NANCY N. REYNOLDS CHARLESTON — Nancy Nash Reynolds, 87, wife of 64 years of William MacKenzie Reynolds Jr., died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2014, at Bishop Gadsden in Charleston. Born April 5, 1926, in Sumter, she was a daughter of Nancy McKay Nash and Shepard Kollock Nash. Mrs. Reynolds was a member of the Church of the Holy Comforter. She attended Converse College and was a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. She was a member of the Sumter Daughters Book Club and many other community organizations. Mrs. Reynolds accompanied her husband, a 29 year Air Force career officer, throughout the world, where she participated in numerous military assistance organizations and functions, supporting military members at the various bases where he served. Surviving are her husband of Charleston; her children, Helen Janes Reynolds of Charlotte, N.C., and William MacKenzie Reynolds III (Catherine) of Columbia; one sister, Sarah Nash Wilson of Sumter; and her grandchil-

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LEGAL NOTICES Summons & Notice SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CASE NUMBER: 2013-CP-43-328 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Dixie Properties, LLC and Robert T. Dubose, Plaintiffs, vs. Willie Lowery, deceased and any children and heirs at law, distributes and devisees, and if Any be deceased, then any persons entitled to Claim under or through them; also all other Persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real property described In the complaint herein, any unknown adults Being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors or persons under disability Or in the military service being a class Designated as Richard Roe; and South Carolina Department of Revenue, South Carolina Department of Mental Health, Avery Sigler, Citifinancial and Discover, Defendants. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to this complaint upon the subscriber, at the address shown below, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of day of such service, and if you fail to answer the complaint, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

LIS PENDENS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced by the Plaintiffs against the Defendants, for the foreclosure of notes and mortgages as follows: one dated February 18, 2005, executed by Willie Lowery to EquiFirst Corporation recorded February 25, 2005 in Mortgage Book 970 at Page 1773 in the RMC Office for Sumter County; and the other dated February 18, 2005 executed by Willie Lowery to Robert T. DuBose and recorded February 25, 2005 in Mortgage Book 970 at Page 1789 in the RMC Office for Sumter County. The description of the property being foreclosed and that is the subject of this action is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land together with improvements thereon lying being and situate on the City of Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, which consist of Lots 84, 85 and 86 as represented on plat of A. B. Boykin dated 06/16/1935 and recorded in the Sumter County Register of Deeds in plat Book G-5 at Page 64. Refer to plat for more complete and accurate description. TMS: 249-15-01-014

NOTICES Please take notice that pleadings for this case are on file in the Office of The Clerk of Court for Sumter County, and that James A. Stoddard has been appointed Guardian ad Litem NISA. The Plaintiff will move to refer the case to the Master in Equity with any appeal to the South Carolina Supreme Court. A. Paul Weissenstein, Jr. Attorney for Plaintiffs P.O. Box 2446 Sumter, SC 29151

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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 ile 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 irst 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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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 ile 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 irst 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.

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Estate:

Bernice J. Brunson #2014ES4300038

Personal Representative Samuel Leland Brunson 90 Pinnacle Court Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Patrick M. Mardesich #2014ES4300054

Personal Representative

Naomi V.K. Mardesich C/O David W. Siddons Attorney At Law 246 Stoneridge Drive Suite 100 Columbia, SC 29210 Estate:

Gwendolyn C. Dubose #2013ES4300001

Personal Representative Randolph A Dubose 2636 Hilldale Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Hamilton Burgess Brogdon, III #2013ES4300008

Personal Representative

James Gregory Lewis 2965 Tidewater Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Herbert Edward Wright #2013ES4300003 Personal Representative Diane M. Gillis C/O Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney At Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Nellie Webb #2014ES4300034

Personal Representative Carol L. Webb 5670 Shakemia Road Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:

Nancy Lee M. Nelligan #2014ES4300048

Personal Representative Nelson Nelligan 11 Glade Drive Wedgefield, SC 29168

Estate:

Willie B. Vaughn #2014ES4300036

Personal Representative Janie V. English 4805 Cannery Road Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:

Shirley M. Ditmer #2013ES4300012

Personal Representative Peggy Sue Ditmer Cotterman C/O Kenneth Hamilton Attorney At Law PO Box 52359 Sumter, SC 29152

Estate:

Helmi K. Cook #2014ES4300051

Personal Representative

Kenneth Hamilton Attorney At Law PO Box 52359 Sumter, SC 29152

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Forever Loved Never forgotten Mary Lou Alice Gibson McCauley

02/03/1945 - 01/28/2013 Today's the day God called you home God looked around his garden And found an empty space; He then looked down upon this earth And saw your tired face. He put His arms around you And lifted you to rest; God's garden must be beautiful, He only takes the best. He knew you were in pain, He knew you might never Get well upon this earth again. He saw the road was getting rough And the hills were hard to climb, so He closed your weary eyelids and whispered 'Peace be thine.' It broke our hearts to lose you, But you never went alone, For part of us went with you The day God called you home. Your Memories Live On Forever In Our Hearts The Family

BUSINESS SERVICES Business Services Electrical work. New & Repair Call 803-499-4127

Home Improvements H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

WINTER-SPECIAL - 20% Awnings, Patio Covers, Screen Rooms Ventu-Lite Inc 773-9545

THE ITEM

BRANCH MANAGER Immediate opening for someone experienced in Loan Office Management or in credit and collections at Assistant Manager Level. Trainees will only be considered if they have credit and collections qualifications. Top pay and profit sharing program. Good benefits package. Apply in person 304 Broad St., Sumter, SC Exp A/C Service Tech/Installer Must have valid driver license, tools and own transportation. Pay based on experience up $16/hr. Call 803-825-9075 Mike Assistant Director of Nursing Full Time 8 am to 5 pm Monday through Friday, with rotating call and occasional weekends required. RN preferred but not required. Long Term Care, Medicare and Charge Nurse experience necessary. This position is responsible for the day to day operations in the 44 bed skilled care unit, under the direction of the Director of Nursing. Apply in person to: Covenant Place 2825 Carter Road Sumter, SC 29150 EOE Multi-Specialty Practice in Midlands seeking an experienced medical billing and coding specialist for client & workers comp services. Role requires billing, posting and coding experience. Must be a team player. Great Pay, bonuses and benefits. 3-5 years experience required. CPC designation preferred. Email resume to: infochealthcare@gmail.com Exp. Auto Repair Service Writer, Exp with Mitchell a plus, Apply in person at 601 Broad St . Mon-Fri 8-5

BLACK RIVER ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. is in search of an

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT The position requires a B.A. in Business Administration and/or Accounting with strong information technology skills. Experience preferred, but not required, based on college grades and computer testing. Interested applicants are required to apply at:

Norman Williams and Associates, Inc. 344 West Liberty Street, Sumter 775-5308 (Ask for Rev Kelley) No Fees To Applicants.

Driver Trainees Needed Now! Learn to drive for US Xpress! Earn $800+ per week! No experience needed! CDL -Trained and Job-Ready in 15 days! 1-888-263-7364

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments SOUTH FORGE APTS. 1 & 2BR, Water, stove & frig furnished. Linda at 803-494-8443 HOLLY COURT APARTMENTS located in Manning, currently have spacious two bedroom apartments for rent. Fully carpeted with central air and heat, water and sewer included. Please call to inquire about our Move in Special. Ph:( 803) 435-8786

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Mobile Home Rentals

Scenic Lake 2Br, 1Ba. No pets. Call between 9am - 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500. 2 Large Double Wides 4BR 2BA, 1 rents for $675 1- $700 mo Dep. is same as rent. Call Live Oak Realty 803-469-8147

Resort Rentals

Vacation Rentals Santee, Garden City Beach Michelle Hodge, 803-491-4914

Commercial Rentals

Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units. No deposits. Call 803-491-4914

REAL ESTATE Manufactured Housing

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

1st Month Special 2BR/2BA Apt. Call 803-236-5953

2007 Singlewide. Owner financing with $5,000 down. Call 803-236-5953

Unfurnished Homes

RECREATION

2Br home Carolina Ave. & 2Br Apt Miller Rd. $395 mo. First mo. rent free! 774-8512 / 983-5691 Available Feb. 1st. 1001 Arnaud St. 2 br, 2 ba, townhouse. Stove, refrig, $750 mo. + dep. 773-5436 In Town Manning 3BR 2BA Brick house $800 Mo/Dep Call 803-473-7577 3 BR 1BA brick home $675/mo + $675/dep. Call 481-0812 lv msg. Nicely Updated 2BR home. New carpet, appl's, water, dumspter, sec. lights inc'd. Conv. Shaw. No H/A or PETS! $485/mo + $350/dep. 803-983-0043 2BR Home on Patricia Dr. Completely remodeled. Like new! Den, DR, C/H/A $475/mo. + $475/dep. Call 803-316-7958 or 803-773-1838 Mon-Fri between 9-5pm. Section 8 welcome. House for Sale or Rent. $350 /mo + dep. Land for sale. Call 803-452-6260 3BR 1BA on 15 Shuler. Quiet neighborhood $450/mo+dep. Call 481-9195 or 418-9444 **Rent To Own** 910 Cherryvale 4BR/1BA $550/mo- Appliances included 195-I Hoyt St. 3BR/1.5 $350/moAppliances included 237 Clement 2BR/1BA $325/mo 21 W. Moore St. 1BR/1BA, $375/mo (Deposit same as rent) 294 N. Bultman Dr. 803-938-5524 **Must Act Soon!!** FOR RENT: Nice 2BR/2BA Townhouse in Tudor Place w/Carport & Screened in Patio. $775/mo + dep. Call 775-1580 for details. 2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required. Call 773-8402 for more info.

Boats / Motors

2007 Triton TR-21X HP Bassmaster Classic Edit. with 250 Mercury XS Call for details 803 968-2459

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale

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

OPEN Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294

R & R Motors 803-494-2886 2007 Town & Country, 2004 Dodge Ram ext. cab SLT 4x4, 2008 Ford Explorer XLT, 2006 Pontiac G6 GT, 2005 Toyota Camry LE

Mobile Home Rentals

Miscellaneous

2Br 2Ba C/H/A, front & back deck, private lot. Homebranch area $375 mo+sec dep 481-4455.

C&C Recycling Parts & Wrecker Service Top price paid for junk cars! We buy scrap metal, alum cans, batteries, copper. 773-7702

2, 3 & 4/BR's Trailers for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926 American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

3BBR/2BA Doublewide (Wedgefield). $600. Call 803-983-8084

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 106 John St. by Dillon Pk. 2br 1ba Mobile Home $375 + dep. Call 481-4013 or 775-3364.

The Housing Authority of the City of Sumter has developed its Agency Plan in compliance with the Quality Housing and Work Responsibility Act of 1998. It is available for review at the Authority’s RIĂ€FH ORFDWHG DW &DOGZHOO 6WUHHW 6XPWHU 6 & 2XU RIĂ€FH KRXUV DUH Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. to S P DQG )ULGD\ D P WR 1:00 p.m. A public hearing will be held on January 30, 2014 at the $XWKRULW\¡V RIĂ€FH DW 3:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome.

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COMICS

TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Dad looking to relocate hates to leave parents

ACROSS 1 Scale units: Abbr. 4 Does as told 9 Jazz singer Carmen 14 Pop-up path 15 Gold purity unit 16 Greeted the day 17 Resembling an equine 19 Some IRAs, informally 20 2002 Sandra Bullock film 22 Like the articles “a” and “an”: Abbr. 23 Baseball Hall of Famer Speaker 24 1981 Alan Alda film, with “The” 31 Spread throughout 35 Enjoy eagerly 36 Blue hue 37 TV host Philbin 40 Zip 41 They’re the littlest in their litters 43 Peter and Paul, but not Mary 45 1988 John Cusack film 48 Deserve 49 “Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,” e.g. 54 1984 Molly Ringwald film 59 Former Portuguese colony in China 60 Unwilling 61 Unifying idea 62 Storm drain cover 63 Fish eggs 64 Sharon of “Cagney & Lacey” 65 Toys that have their ups and

downs 66 Month after Feb. DOWN 1 “Chicago Hope” Emmy winner Christine 2 “Peanuts” family name 3 New England food fish 4 “Cow’s Skull with Calico Roses” painter Georgia 5 Bundle in a barn 6 “CHiPS” star Estrada 7 Gabs and gabs 8 Angioplasty implants 9 Word before arts or law 10 Buttery bakery buy 11 Campus recruiting org. 12 Arthur of tennis 13 Some MIT grads 18 Stockholm’s country: Abbr. 21 Mined material 25 Sculling blade 26 Beehive State native 27 Lear’s middle daughter 28 Iridescent gem 29 Without a thing on 30 Health

resorts 31 Remove the rind from 32 Kin of iso33 Hierarchy level 34 Trig finals, e.g. 38 Wall St. event 39 Trifling amount 42 Easter Island attractions 44 Batting postures 46 G.I. ration 47 E, in Einstein’s formula 50 Banned bug spray 51 Clock radio feature 52 Salami selection 53 Fragrant compound 54 Political satirist Mort 55 Slurpee alternative 56 Fiddling emperor 57 Potter’s purchase 58 Coupe or convertible 59 Appt. calendar entry

DEAR ABBY — My two children and I have lived with my parents for a few years because I had some health probDear Abby lems. Now ABIGAIL that I am VAN BUREN healthy again, I’m ready to return to work and move to a new home, but I am encountering severe resistance from my parents. As I have recovered, our situation has gone from my parents helping me to my assuming the majority of the household responsibilities. My parents say they know I want to go back to

work and know it will be good for me to be independent, but because of their own health concerns they need me to stay. I have always felt a strong responsibility toward my family, but I know that not having a home to call our own limits the personal growth of my children and me. I have been offered a great job in another state that would allow me to provide well for my children, but I feel crushing guilt for even considering leaving my parents to fend for themselves. I know this will be a life-changing decision for all of us, so please give me an objective point of view. DAD TORN IN 2 DIRECTIONS IN TEXAS

DEAR DAD — On an emotional level, of course your leaving will be traumatic for your parents. They will miss you and the children and all the activity in the house they have become used to. Also, someone may have to assume the household chores that you have been taking care of. If you accept this job -- and in my opinion you should if you can’t find one that pays as well closer to your parents -- perhaps you could subsidize a housekeeper, a cleaning company or someone to help with the yard work a few times a month. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Write Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

Unscramble these four Jumbles, one letter to each square, to form four ordinary words.

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LODFO

SIMRYE

BINLEB

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THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Now arrange the circled letters to form the surprise answer, as suggested by the above cartoon.

A: Yesterday’s

(Answers tomorrow) Jumbles: VERGE THANK BELLOW SLEIGH Answer: Their view of the Caribbean was — AT “SEE” LEVEL

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