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Hundreds of local, state and worldwide leaders gathered for the grand opening of the German tire manufacturer’s grand opening of its Sumter plant on Tuesday.

Continental’s big show Tire plant officially gets rolling

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com “When I stood in the Sumter Opera House in October of 2011 to announce we had selected Sumter, it was very emotional,” Nikolai Setzer told a crowd of dignitaries gathered at the Continental Tire plant announced that day. The event was exciting partly because “it was in English, and could be shown all over the world.”

Tuesday’s grand opening ceremony for the German tire manufacturer’s Sumter plant highlighted more than two years of economic development at an international level, work that drew the German ambassador and South Carolina’s governor to the capstone event finishing the path to the plant’s opening.

Work on the Continental plant moved so quickly, they

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Gov. Nikki Haley spoke with workers taking finished tires off an assembly line in the Continental Tire plant on Tuesday, shortly after she spoke SEE CONTINENTAL, PAGE A7 at the plant’s grand opening. Continental began tire production in October three months ahead of schedule.

Our jobless rate at lowest point in half a decade

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There were no somber words spoken during the funeral service for George Andrew “Andy” Johnson at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church on Tuesday. It was a celebration of the life he lived and the people he left behind: his loving family, his wonderful friends and the three people he saved from a house fire on Jan. 22 at the cost of his life.

Johnson died from smoke inhalation after rescuing the people from an early morning fire at his neighbor’s house on Nathaniel Street. As part of Tuesday’s services, he was honored

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The Sumter unemployment rate fell to 7.1 percent in December, its lowest point in nearly more than five years, while the state rate fell below the national average for the first time in 13 years.

According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Sumter gained slightly more than 150 jobs in the last month of 2013

The family of George Johnson celebrates his life at New Bethel MissionSEE JOHNSON, PAGE A8 ary Baptist Church on Tuesday.

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Deputy, son released from hospital after wreck

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com The sheriff’s deputy and his young son injured in a car wreck Monday have been released from the hospital, while the driver of the other vehicle is reportedly in critical condition.

Lt. Dale Horton, the driver of a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office vehicle that collided

head on with a 2002 Chevrolet Cruze on St. Pauls Church Road about 5 p.m. Monday, was released after being airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Horton was thought to be suffering from a head injury after the crash, but a CAT scan at the hospital was negative, and after being held overnight for observation, he was cleared for release, according to Sheriff An-

thony Dennis.

Horton is a longtime veteran of the sheriff’s office and was recently named administrative lieutenant of the patrol division.

Horton’s 10-year-old son, Landon, was a passenger in the patrol vehicle and was also injured in Monday’s wreck but not severely enough to be flown out by helicopter. He was reportedly

treated for a broken wrist and released from Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The second driver, identified by Dennis as Sumter resident Cotez Kind, was reportedly in more serious condition, suffering several broken bones in his legs, according to Dennis. He required surgery Monday night after being airlifted from the scene of the wreck. Information on his

current condition was unavailable at press time.

Dennis said he had been in contact with the families of both men about the wreck.

Details of the wreck are unclear, and the incident remains under investigation by S.C. Highway Patrol.

Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272. Staff writer Tyler Simpson contributed to this story.

Cut Rate crowded on ‘Day for Lois’ Meals’ cost will help pay for longtime waitress’ medical bills

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ois McLeod is the quintessential diner waitress, the Flo of Sumter Cut Rate’s lunch counter. Walk in for the first time and, if you’re lucky enough to have Lois serve you, you’ll soon be her Little Buddy, Sugar, Sweetie, Girlfriend or Darlin’. Your beverage glass will never be dry, and you’ll never go without whatever you need to make your meal complete, whether it be food or advice.

On Tuesday, Cut Rate was overflowing with customers there not just to eat, but to donate to McLeod’s medical expenses.

She has some serious medical issues and was, in fact, being readmitted to the hospital Tuesday, while customers ate and paid for their meals knowing that every dollar spent at the lunch counter would be used for the expenses of their favorite server.

All the booths and the three lunch counters were full, and people stood in the aisles waiting for a seat; those who couldn’t wait dropped bills into a donation jar at the check out register.

Servers said the lunchroom had been “slammed all day.”

Nobody complained of having to wait.

The Cut Rate dining room collected donations Tuesday from those who were not able to eat at the restaurant where longtime waitress Lois McLeod works.

Tuomey Healthcare System’s public relations department sat together at a long table set up just for the occasion. Each wore a name tag reading “Shugga,” “Darlin’” or “Honey Bun,” in honor of McLeod. Large booths were crammed with police officers and city employees, all enjoying special dishes renamed for the pet names Lois uses for her customers.

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Downtown Sumter employees enjoy lunch at the Sumter Cut Rate diner during the store’s “Day for Lois” on Tuesday. Lois McLeod, a waitress who works at the diner, was readmitted to the hospital Tuesday, and the money raised from breakfasts and lunches bought during the day Tuesday will be used to help pay for her medical expenses. soup with a ham and cheese, while the Girlfriend was chicken bog.

And the Day for Lois would continue until the special dishes were gone, the

donation jar was full, and the Lois anecdotes were told.

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Next superintendent must meet narrower qualifications Trustees vote to change eligibility policy

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com Although they recently signed an administrative head to a three-year contract, the Sumter School District Board of Trustees changed its policies for superintendents Monday night, narrowing the qualifications for eligible future candidates.

By approving the recommendations of their policy subcommittees by a unanimous vote, the trustees limited future candidates to peo-

ple who have had at least five years of administrative experience in education, with at least two years on a district level.

Now, not only will people outside of the education field not be eligible, but long-serving principals without district-wide positions on their résumés will be ineligible, as well. Previously, candidates with at least 10 years of experience in a senior leadership position, such as a chief executive officer of a business, head of a government agency

or a high-ranking military officer, were eligible.

Ralph Canty, the trustee who headed the subcommittee making the recommended change, said the subcommittee felt it needed to emphasize the importance of career educators.

“We had considerable discussion about other folks being qualified based on career experiences in other areas, but we felt that anyone who was going to be superintendent should have come through the ranks,” Canty said. “They might have great administrative skills, but they need to understand

what education is about.”

Several other changes were made to the district policy, as well, including: · Striking the policy language that suggested schools should “discourage” students from sharing or trading food during lunch or snack times. · Removing the policy that prevented teachers from using unhealthy snacks – candy, sodas, etc. – as any kind of a reward. · Permanently established a 45-minute executive session for regular board meetings on the second Monday of each month. The trustees

will officially be scheduled to start their open session for each meeting at 6:45 p.m. · Striking language that allowed a majority of the board members to take action on an issue even if it did not appear on the agenda, as long as a majority of the trustees approved. · Changing one of the district’s objectives from trying to provide “the highest type of educational environment for students at the lowest possible expenditure of tax dollars,” to “the appropriate expenditure of tax dollars.”

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It’s a snow day in South Carolina Know how to keep your family safe FROM STAFF REPORTS Winter storms can range from inconvenient to dangerous. In either case, being prepared can save you a lot of trouble.

The American Red Cross, State Fire Marshal and Bridgestone Americas offer the following suggestions:

PROTECTING YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES • Wear warm, loose-fitting, lightweight clothing in several layers to try to prevent frostbite and hypothermia. • Stay indoors, if possible, or take frequent breaks from the cold. • Get out of the cold if you see any signs of hypothermia or frostbite. Signs of hypothermia include shivering, numbness, glassy stare, apathy, weakness, impaired judgment and/or lack of consciousness. Frostbite signs include lack of feeling to an affected area such as fingers, toes, nose or earlobes and skin that appears waxy, is cold to the touch and/or discolored. • Don’t play near water, and be aware of the wind chill factors. • Drink plenty of warm fluids or warm water, but avoid caffeine and alcohol. • Stay active to maintain body heat. • Keep children and pets away from open fires and space heaters.

PROTECTING YOUR HOME • Insulate your home by installing storm windows or covering windows with plastic from the inside to keep cold air out. • Running water, even at a trickle, helps prevent pipes from freezing. • Keep garage doors closed if there are water supply lines in the garage. • Open kitchen and bathroom cabinet doors to allow warmer air to circulate

YOUR SUPPLY KIT: • Water, at least a three-day supply at one gallon per person per day.

This is for drinking and does not include if you need water to flush toilets, wipe something down, etc.; • Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable, easy-to-prepare food; • Flashlight with batteries and backup batteries; • Battery-powered or hand-crank radio (NOAA Weather Radio, if possible); also monitor local stations; • First-aid kit; • Medications, a seven-day supply and medical items such as hearing aids with extra batteries, glasses, contact lenses, syringes, etc.; • Sanitation and personal hygiene items; • Cellphone with chargers; • Family and emergency contact information; • Extra cash; • Sand, rock salt or non-clumping kitty litter to make walkways and steps less slippery; and • Warm coats, gloves or mittens, hats, boots and extra blankets and warm clothing for all household members.

around the plumbing. Be sure to move any harmful cleaners and household chemicals up out of the reach of children. • Keep anything that can burn away from heating equipment. • Turn off portable heaters when leaving the room or going to bed. • Never use an oven to heat your home.

PROTECTING YOUR VEHICLE • Keep the gas tank full, as this will help keep the fuel line from freezing. • Check your other fluids such as antifreeze. • When you park your car, be sure to flip up your blades.

This will prevent them from icing over and breaking in half when you go to turn

them on. • Avoid driving when conditions include sleet, freezing rain or drizzle, snow or dense fog. • If travel is necessary, keep a disaster supplies kit in your vehicle. This kit should include a blanket, warm clothes, flashlight, matches, bottles of water, protein bars, light sticks, flares, whistles and kitty litter or sand. Either one can help if you get stuck and need extra traction. • Check your tires. Tire pressure is important, as you lose one pound for every 10-degree change in temperature. Also, take the time to check tread depth using the penny test to make sure you have enough tread to face the elements.

PROTECTING YOUR ANIMALS • Bring pets inside during winter weather. Move other animals, such as livestock, to sheltered areas, and make sure that their access to food and water is not blocked. • Make sure you have sturdy leashes, harnesses and/or carriers to transport pets safely and ensure that they can’t escape. • Make sure you have food, drinking water, bowls, cat litter/pan and a manual can opener.

IF YOU LOSE POWER • Turn off and unplug all unnecessary electrical equipment, including sensitive electronics. • Turn off or disconnect any appliance, equipment or electronics you were using when the power went out. When power comes back on, surges or spikes can damage equipment. • If you are a Progress Energy customer, call 1-800-4196356 to report an outage. • If you are a Black River Cooperative customer, call (803) 469-8060 to report an outage.

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Leon Williams Jr. of Sumter County Public Works shovels a mixture of sand and salt along the sidewalks around Sumter County EMS on Thursday. Weather forecasts called for snow, and freezing rain and sleet began falling late Tuesday evening.

Williams spreads the de-icing mixture in the parking lot of Sumter County EMS in preparation for a snow storm that started in the evening.

Hit me with your best shot; it’s snowball fight time FROM STAFF REPORTS Snow means snowballs, and snowballs mean snowball fights. It’s always fun to have a small war with friends and family while enjoying snow-white weather and possible time off from school.

If you’ve never been in a snowball fight before (you live in the South, so you probably haven’t), here are some tips: 1. It’s simple to make a snowball. All you do is scoop up some snow, roll it into a ball, and throw it.

2. Gather some friends or family and challenge them.

It’s important to remember to stay safe and not get carried away, even when having fun.

Set up a time and location.

3. Prepare a snow fort to prepare for incoming snowballs.

4. Stock up on as many snowballs as you can to have an advantage over the opposing team.

However, it’s always important to remember to stay safe and not get carried away, even when you’re having fun.

Here are some rules to stay safe and keep your snowball fight in check.

1. Create a “safety word� to

stop the game in case somebody gets hurt or gets in trouble during the game.

2. Snowballs must only be made of snow. Adding anything else, such as a rock or a baseball, can be very dangerous and possibly lead to a criminal offense.

3. Divide teams evenly, and make sure they are fair. Remember, the game is supposed to be fun for everyone.

4. When throwing the snowball, make sure not to hit someone in the face.

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Grants available for certification of teaching AP FROM STAFF REPORTS State Superintendent of Education Dr. Mick Zais recently announced an annual grant program now open to applicants to increase the numbers of those teaching Advanced Placement classes.

According to a recent news release, up to $225,000 in funding will be awarded to educators looking to receive certification to teach high school Advanced Placement courses. The grants will be awarded on a competitive basis, and the deadline for applications is Feb. 5. “These grants are a great way for institutions of higher education to partner with school districts, support our teachers and expand Advanced LEARN MORE Placement course offerings for high school The South Carolina students,� Zais Department of said. “This grant Education has program is a relaunched a new online sult of cooperagrants page with tion between updated information our state’s colon grants, eligibility, application deadlines leges and uniand technical versities, the assistance.

General Assembly and local http://ed.sc.gov/SCDE-GrantOpportunities/ school districts.

I encourage eligible applicants to apply and expand the upward positive trend we’re seeing with AP coursework and grades.�

Through AP courses, high school students are able to earn college credit after taking an exam determining their mastery of the course materials. Exams are graded one through five, with five being the highest score. According to the news release, the state of South Carolina pays for AP instructional materials and student test fees and offers specialized educator training.

The number of S.C. public school students taking AP exams increased during the 2012-13 school year by 9.3 percent, which is more than the national rate of 6 percent.

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Debbie Jurcak, a mother of three, checks out the bread at the West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge, Ill. Jurcak, 43, was among many Americans who lost unemployment benefits in late December. On the verge of eviction, she and her husband sought the help of faith-based organizations to help them pay rent.

Long-term unemployment still reality for 1.3M AURORA, Ill. (AP) — Down the road from an emergency food pantry where a small crowd waits for the chance to gather free groceries, there is a church sign that reads: “If you need help, ask God. If you don’t, thank God.�

Debbie Jurcak, one of those in line, will tell you that it is indeed divine help — or, anyway, faith-based organizations — that she and her family have relied on in recent weeks. Late last month, the federal government ended her unemployment benefits, six months after she was laid off from an administrative job.

Having passed that six-month mark, she had joined the ranks of the “long-term unemployed,� a growing group of more than 1.3 million Americans for whom Congress recently declined to extend benefits. It is a label that Jurcak, a former teacher with two master’s degrees, never expected would apply to her. “It’s not something you want to go around talking about all the time. I think a lot of people don’t

share what the depth of their need is,� the 43-year-old mother of three said, wiping tears from underneath her glasses as she waited for her turn at the West Suburban Community Pantry, outside Chicago. “But ... there’s no room for pride,� she added, “because we all come to a point in our life — whether it’s financial reasons, or medical reasons, or mental health reasons, or whatever they are — where you recognize your need for help.�

Turns out, Jurcak is one of the lucky ones, or so she hopes. After months applying for jobs, she learned just days after her visit to the pantry, that she got a customer service job, which she starts this week. It’s only temporary for now and the pay is modest. But if she proves herself, there’s a good chance she’ll be hired permanently, she said.

Her husband, Frank, is working for a temp agency, driving a forklift or delivering documents for $12 an hour. He, too, is awaiting word on a full-time job, his in law enforcement.

Permanent employment would mean major changes for this family and for their children, who were on the verge of eviction after Jurcak’s benefits expired last month.

But many other American parents are still struggling to find work.

A recent report from the Urban Institute found that, in an average month, there are still three times as many children living with parents who’ve been out of work more than six months as there were in 2007, before the recession hit. And Illinois is among the states with the highest percentage of children in that predicament — with nearly 5 percent of them living with parents who are long-term unemployed, according to the report.

Unemployment benefits are certainly not a cure-all, said Julia Isaacs, a senior fellow at the Urban Institute, who co-authored the report.

But they do help cushion the negative impact that unemployment, and resulting poverty, can have on outcomes such as school performance, she said.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Robert Smith, 55, of 212 Brooklyn St., was charged with criminal domestic violence at his residence at 7:22 p.m. Friday. According to the report, Smith’s girlfriend, who was living with him, allowed her ex-boyfriend to the residence to visit her brother while family was visiting. Smith became jealous and threatened to “get her back� once everybody left, according to the victim. When everybody left, Smith began to yell at her using derogatory obscene language in the bedroom. The victim tried to leave the room, but Smith grabbed her by the throat and pushed her onto the bed, ripped off her shirt, slapped her several times and scratched her left breast. Smith also grabbed a glass jar filled with loose change and threw it toward the victim, shattering it at her feet. Smith fled the scene before law enforcement responded to the incident.

The victim said Smith has a history of being very violent toward her when he drinks and smokes crack. Smith later returned to the

scene, where officers arrested him and transported him to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

ARMED ROBBERY An armed robbery reportedly occurred on Harvin Street near Telephone Street early Sunday morning between 12:01 a.m. and 12:20 a.m. According to the report, the victim was walking along Harvin Street when the suspect asked him for money for a bus ticket to Manning. The victim reportedly made a deal with him to sell some of the money from his S.C. SNAP card for cash.

As the victim took out his wallet to give the suspect his PIN number, the suspect grabbed the wallet, struck the victim in the back of the head with a stick and fled the scene. The victim was unconscious for approximately two hours before he called law enforcement and was sent to Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Among the items stolen from the victim was a black Verizon flip-style phone, his black

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STOLEN PROPERTY A Dell laptop computer and a black computer bag were reportedly stolen from a vehicle in the 1000 block of Broad Street between 12:30 and 2 p.m. Jan. 8.

The estimated value of the stolen items is $1,040.

A 60-inch Sony TV and a Power Sprayer pressure washer were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 10 block of Gerald Street between noon Dec. 30 and

10:47 a.m. Jan. 15. The estimated value of the stolen items is $1,600.

A black 50-inch LG television valued at $800 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 800 block of Carolina Avenue between noon and 12:30 p.m. Friday.

Two flat-screen televisions were reported stolen at 8:55 p.m. Sunday from a residence in the 5000 block of Scenic Lake Drive, Rembert. The estimated value of the stolen items is $1,000.

VANDALISM An unknown suspect keyed the body and carved the words “Fat G� into the trunk of a 2007 Dodge Charger at a residence in the 200 block of Apollo Street, Wedgefield, before 1:36 a.m. Monday.

An unknown suspect keyed the hood, trunk and both sides of a Green 2000 Infinity I-30 at a residence in the 1900 block of Millwood Road before 8:26 a.m. Monday. Damage is estimated at $2,000.

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art of the progressive agenda is to create hate and envy. One component of that agenda is to attack the large differences between a corporation’s chief executive officer’s earnings and those of its average worker. CNNMoney published salary comparisons in “Fortune 50 CEO pay vs. our salaries.” Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf’s annual salary is $2.8 million.

CNN shows that it takes 66 Wells Fargo employees, whose average salary is $42,400, to match Stumpf’s salary. It takes 57 Walmart employees, who earn $22,100 on average, to match CEO Michael Duke’s $1.3 million. At General Electric, 44 employees earning $75,300 a year match CEO Jeff Immelt’s $3.3 million salary. For people with little understanding, such differences seem patently unfair. Before touching on the fairness issue, let’s look at some high salaries that progressives ignore.

Forbes lists the “Highest-Paid Football Players 2013.” Drew Brees, quarterback for the Saints, earned $40 million.

If the average Saints organization employee earned $45,000, it would take almost 900 of them to match Brees’ salary.

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady earned $31.3 million, and Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant earns $23.5 million for Walter playing basketball. It would take the earnings of more than 1,200 workers Williams making $45,000 a year to match the earnings of Brady and Bryant.

But the “unfair” salaries of sports players pale in comparison with movie stars. According to Forbes’ listing of the highest-paid actors, Robert Downey Jr. earned $75 million from June 2012 to June 2013. Channing Tatum: $60 million. Hugh Jackman: $55 million. Let’s suppose the cameraman working with Downey earned $60,000. It would take the salaries of 1,250 of them to equal his salary. Oprah Winfrey’s 2012 salary came to $165 million, thousands of times what the earnings of people who work for her are.

Though sports and Hollywood personalities earn multiples of CEO salaries, you’ll never find leftists and progressives picketing and criticizing them.

Why? The strategy for want-to-be tyrants is to demonize people whose power they want to usurp. That’s the typical way tyrants gain power. They give the masses someone to hate.

In 18th-century France, it was Maximilien Robespierre’s promoting hatred of the aristocracy that led to WALTER E. WILLIAMS his acquiring dictatorial power. In the 20th century, the communists gained power by promoting public hatred of the czars and capitalists. In Germany, Adolf Hitler gained power by promoting hatred of Jews and Bolsheviks.

I’m not equating America’s progressives and liberals with Robespierre, Josef Stalin and Hitler. I am saying that promoting jealousy, fear and hate is an effective strategy for leftist politicians and their followers to control and micromanage businesses. It’s not about the amount of money top executives earn.

If it were, politicians and leftists would be promoting jealousy, fear and hatred toward multi-multimillionaire Hollywood actors, celebrities and sports stars. But there is no way that politicians could usurp the roles of Drew Brees, Kobe Bryant, Robert Downey Jr. and Oprah Winfrey.

That means celebrities can make any amount of money they want and it matters not one iota politically.

Do you think President Barack Obama would stoke the fires of hate and envy by remarking that he thinks that “at a certain point, you’ve made enough money” — as he did in a 2010 Quincy, Ill., speech — in regard to the salaries of Winfrey, Brees and Hollywood celebrities?

Why the high salaries? Ask yourself: If a corporate board of directors could hire a person for $45,000 who could do what a CEO could do, why would they pay CEOs millions? If an NFL team owner could hire a person with the athletic ability and decision-making capacity of Drew Brees for $100,000, why would he pay Brees $40 million? If some other actor could have created as many box-office receipts, why would movie producers have paid Downey $75 million?

There’s another important issue. If one company has an effective CEO, it is not the only company that would like to have him on the payroll. In order to keep him, the company must pay him enough so that he can’t be lured elsewhere.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. To find out more about Walter E. Williams and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com. © 2014 CREATORS.COM

‘Though sports and Hollywood personalities earn multiples of CEO salaries, you’ll never find leftists and progressives picketing and criticizing them.

Why?’

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Our vote is the most important thing we have In response to the letter from Dave Mathis, I have not seen a more paranoid and insane opinion. It blows my mind to think that there are people who think like this. I do believe that Dave needs to pull his head out and I don’t mean sand.

The problem with Sumter is the people. The problem with the government is the voter that can’t see beyond their noses.

I listened to Gov. Haley’s speech and was impressed by her views on education, but I believe that she is very wrong

about her saying that the government is the state’s biggest problem. The government is us, we voted for the people in government including Gov. Haley.

The problem with government, both state and federal, is an ill-informed voting population. It’s strange that voters believe that other state representatives are the problem and never see the people that we send to Congress as the problem. When President Obama was elected Republicans’ brains exploded, so next election people voted to stop him.

So, you got the government

you voted for. President Obama should be an inspiration to everyone.

I hope that all Democrats go out and vote every election and don’t sit it out. The most important thing we have is our vote.

Like me, Mr Baten has sworn to defend this country from all enemies, foreign and domestic.

We know who the “foreign enemies” are, but who are the “domestic enemies?”

P.S. Mr Baten, I suggest giving away free ice cream and see who attacks you.

LEE INGLE Sumter

NOTABLE AND QUOTABLE Seeger’s legacy lies in music-community bond From Pete Seeger’s obituary in The New York Times. He died Monday at age 94.

Mr. Seeger’s career carried him from singing at labor rallies to the Top 10 to college auditoriums to folk festivals, and from a conviction for contempt of Congress (after defying the House Un-American Activities Committee in the 1950s) to performing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial at an inaugural concert for Barack Obama.

For Mr. Seeger, folk music and a sense of community were inseparable, and where he saw a community, he saw the possibility of political action.

In his hearty tenor, Mr. Seeger, a beanpole of a man who most often played 12-string guitar or five-string banjo, sang topical songs and children’s songs, humorous tunes and earnest anthems, always encouraging listeners to join in.

His agenda paralleled the concerns of the American left: He sang for the labor movement in the 1940s and 1950s, for civil rights marches and anti-Vietnam War rallies in the 1960s, and for environmental and anti-war causes in the 1970s and beyond. “We Shall Overcome,” which Mr. Seeger adapted from old spirituals, became a civil rights anthem.

Mr. Seeger was a mentor to younger folk and topical singers in the ’50s and ’60s, among them Bob Dylan, Don McLean and Bernice Johnson Reagon, who founded Sweet Honey in the Rock. Decades later, Bruce Springsteen drew the songs on his 2006 album, “We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions,” from Mr. Seeger’s repertoire of traditional music about a turbulent American experience, and in 2009 he performed Woody Guthrie’s “This Land Is Your Land” with Mr. Seeger at the Obama inaugural.

Senior moments have a reason In “The Older Mind May Just Be a Fuller Mind,” Benedict Cary writes in the Wash-

ington Post that “senior moments” have a reason, and it may not be what you expect.

Read it online at www.washingtonpost.com: People of a certain age (and we know who we are) don’t spend much leisure time reviewing the research into cognitive performance and aging.

The story is grim, for one thing: Memory’s speed and accuracy begin to slip around age 25 and keep on slipping.

The story is familiar, too, for anyone who is over 50 and, having finally learned to live fully in the moment, discovers it’s a senior moment. The finding that the brain slows with age is one of the strongest in all of psychology.

Over the years, some scientists have questioned this dotage curve. But these challenges have had an ornery-old-person slant: that the tests were biased toward the young, for example.

Or that older people have learned not to care about clearly trivial things, like memory tests. Or that an older mind must organize information differently from one attached to some 22-year-old who records his every Ultimate Frisbee move on Instagram.

Now comes a new kind of challenge to the evidence of a cognitive decline, from a decidedly digital quarter: data mining, based on theories of information processing. In a paper published in Topics in Cognitive Science, a team of linguistic researchers from the University of Tübingen in Germany used advanced learning models to search enormous databases of words and phrases.

Since educated older people generally know more words than younger people, simply by virtue of having been around longer, the experiment simulates what an older brain has to do to retrieve a word. And when the researchers incorporated that difference into the models, the aging “deficits” largely disappeared.

“What shocked me, to be honest, is that for the first half of the time we were doing this project, I totally bought into the idea of age-related cognitive decline

in healthy adults,” the lead author, Michael Ramscar, said by email. But the simulations, he added, “fit so well to human data that it slowly forced me to entertain this idea that I didn’t need to invoke decline at all.”

Dr. Ramscar’s report was a simulation and included no tested subjects, though he said he does have several memory studies with normal subjects on the way.

For the time being, this new digital-era challenge to “cognitive decline” can serve as a ready-made explanation for blank moments, whether senior or otherwise.

It’s not that you’re slow. It’s that you know so much.

The political wars we face will never end From “The Black Book of the American Left” (2013), by David Horowitz: To be a conservative is first to understand that there is no solution to the dilemmas of the human condition. Second, it is to understand that to escape these dilemmas, human beings will inevitably embark on desperate quests for redemptions in this life. These redemptions, in turn, will require holy wars to purge the world of demons – of those who do not share their faith, and who stand in their way. In this regard, totalitarian Islam is really no different in its heart from totalitarian socialism or progressivism, even though the latter are secular and the former is pursued in the name of a vengeful and malignant God. Both seek to cleanse mankind of its irreparable imperfections.

To remain free beings, we are continually forced to defend ourselves and our breathing space, against the efforts of the redeemers to perfect us — against the armies of the saints who are determined to make the world a better place than it can ever be. That is how I see the political wars we face, and why they will never end.

Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com.

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BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — Forget being sneezed on: Government scientists are deliberately giving dozens of volunteers the flu by squirting the live virus straight up their noses.

It may sound bizarre, but the rare type of research is a step in the quest for better flu vaccines.

It turns out that how the body fends off influenza remains something of a mystery. “Vaccines are working, but we could do better,� said Dr. Matthew Memoli of the National Institutes of Health, who is leading the study that aims to infect up to 100 adults over the next year.

Wait a minute: Flu is sweeping the country, so why not just study the already sick? That wouldn’t let scientists measure how the immune system reacts through each step of infection, starting with that first exposure to the virus.

It’s not an experiment to be taken lightly. After all, the flu kills thousands of Americans a year. For safety, Memoli chose a dose that produces mild to moderate symptoms — and accepts only volunteers who are healthy and no older than 50.

And to avoid spreading the germs, participants must spend at least nine days quarantined inside a special isolation ward at the NIH hospital, their health closely monitored. They’re not released until nasal tests prove they’re no longer contagious.

The incentive: About $3,000 to compensate for their time. “I received a very scolding email from my mother� about signing up, Daniel Bennett, 26, said with a grin. “Their standards are so high, I

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Dr. Matthew Memoli, an infectious disease specialist, recently sprays live flu virus into the nose of Daniel Bennett, 26, of College Park, Md., who is part of a study at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md. don’t believe I’m in danger,� added Bennett, a restaurant worker from College Park, Md. “I don’t get sick that often.�

A masked and gloved Memoli had Bennett lie flat for about a minute.

CONTINENTAL FROM PAGE A1 were able to start tire production in October, three months ahead of schedule.

But when Setzer, Continental’s executive board member, spoke to those assembled at the plant this week, he formally welcomed Sumter into the company’s global production network.

Using the term for a plant under construction, Sumter production manager Kimberly Simpson summed up the event. “Today we stop being a green field,� she said, “and start being a real plant.�

Gov. Nikki Haley called the plant that once went by the codename “Project Soccer� her “baby,� a development project she and her Commerce Department have shepherded from beginning to end. “When we have a company come in, I ask them two things; to hire South Carolina people and buy from South Carolina businesses,�

Haley said. “Since then, Continental has invested $100 million in South Carolina businesses. That’s a partnership.�

Haley’s tour of the plant’s production facility was her first visit since groundbreaking at the site back in 2012,

when the site on U.S. 521 was a muddy field. Plant manager Craig Baartman highlighted the progress made since then. “Today, 400 people are employed here, and another 200 will join us this year,� Baartman said. “They went to facilities in Germany, Mexico, China, Portugal and my home country of South Africa for the best possible training.�

Now that it’s up and running, Sumter’s plant will produce 800,000 tires this year, Baartman said, and 4 million tires by the end of its first phase of production in 2017. By 2021, production should double to 8 million, and the workforce grow to 1,600.

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rounding the plant, Baartman said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;we have plenty of room for expansion.â&#x20AC;?

Sumter already is important enough to Continentalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North American operations for Peter Ammon, Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ambassador to the United States, to make an appearance. Ammon noted German investment has created 600,000 jobs in the U.S. and his homeland is the secondlargest destination for South

while the area labor force remained relatively stable.

The last time Sumterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rate was below Decemberâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s level was April 2008, when area unemployment sat at 6.7 percent. From that point, the area rate ballooned to as high as 13.1 percent in 2009 and as recently as January 2013 remained in double digits.

South Carolinaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 6.6 percent rate, which in recent years was consistently one of the highest rates in the nation, dropped below the national rate of 6.7 percent. The last time the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported South Carolina had a better unemployment rate than the national average was in 2001.

December marked the sixth-straight time Sumter reported a monthly decline and the fourth-straight month the statewide average fell.

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, speaking during her visit to Sumter on Tuesday for the grand opening of the Continental Tire the Americas plant, said the current numbers were hopefully the beginning of even better news for the state. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To see it go down to 6.6 percent â&#x20AC;Ś says so much about South Carolina, but it says more about where weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going,â&#x20AC;? Haley said.

Clarendon and Lee counties also experienced unemployment rate improvements, as 40 of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 46 counties saw decreases.

The Clarendon County rate fell 0.5 percentage points to 9.3 percent in December, while Lee County fell 0.3 points to 8 percent. A year ago, Clarendon County was reporting a 13.7 percent unemployment rate, while Lee County stood at 11.2 percent.

Only five counties in South Carolina have a double-digit unemployment rate in the latest report. This is in stark contrast to a year ago, when 25, or more than half of the stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s counties, had figures above 10 percent.

Reach Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

Carolina products.

Transatlantic trade, he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;is not a race to the bottom. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a race for better wages, social and environmental standards.â&#x20AC;?

Local leaders also weighed in on the importance of the new plant. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This culminates three years of effort by many, many people,â&#x20AC;? said Jay Schwedler, director of the Sumter Economic Develop-

ment Board. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are so proud of the team of associates that Conti has assembled in our community and we celebrate this milestone as a proud partner.â&#x20AC;?

Schwedler thanked the company and local advocates of the project â&#x20AC;&#x153;for making this dream for 1,600 people a reality.â&#x20AC;?

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JOHNSON FROM PAGE A1 posthumously by the Sumter Fire Department for his heroic deed when Battalion Chief Johnnie Rose presented his family with the Department’s Bravery and Valor award.

“Andy was really our hero, my hero. He meant a lot to me,” Rose said. “Every Sunday, we’d get together after church, and we would talk about the old times, about sports and everything.”

A longtime friend of Johnson’s from when they attended Sumter High School together, Rose said, “He was a great husband, a great father, a great grandparent and also a great friend.”

Johnson, knowing the risks, ran into the house of his aunt Wessie Johnson when it caught fire, only thinking about the safety of all three residents of the house.

“Andy didn’t lose his life; he gave his life,” said Leon Mullins, Johnson’s cousin.

Johnson touched the lives of everyone who attended the service, from his family to THE REV. WILLIE A. WRIGHT friends he has known since his time in high school. Joe Potts, Johnson’s teammate from Sumter High football, remembers him as a superhero for everything he has done in his life, including one particular football game in which he gained inspiration from Johnson.

“We were in the huddle, and Andy said ‘keep your head,’” Potts said. “In the year 1976, I took Andy’s advice all the way through even after Andy had graduated. That year, I made Most Valuable Defensive Lineman because of that man.”

Joseph Johnson, one of his dear brothers, and Mullins also spoke at the service, remembering him as an honest man who would always remind his family how much he loved them.

As the Rev. Willie A. Wright of New Bethel said, a lesson is to be learned from Johnson’s final actions about how the word hero can be overused sometimes.

“We use that word ‘hero’ very loosely in our society,” Wright said. “If a man hits a home run at the bottom of the ninth to win the game, he’s a hero. I don’t care how you call them a hero. I don’t care how many three point shots he hits. I don’t care how many touchdowns he scores. The only hero I know is when you live like Andy Johnson.”

Johnson was a husband, a father, a grandfather, an uncle, a cousin, a friend and a superhero to all who knew him. After the service, Johnson was transported to Fort Jackson National Cemetery, where his body will be laid to rest in peace.

“The only hero I know is when you live like Andy Johnson.”

Reach Tyler Simpson at (803) 744-1295.

CLOSINGS LIST SCHOOL CLOSINGS Clarendon School District 1 will be closed today.

All schools in Clarendon School District 2 will be closed today.

Thomas Sumter Academy will be closed today, and there will be a two-hour delayed start on Thursday. School will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday and end at 2:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning Academy will remained closed today.

BUSINESS CLOSINGS Shaw AFB reduced its manning to “Mission Essential Personnel” only for today. Unit commanders will define which members are “mission essential.” Normal operations will resume Thursday. Members should remain in the local area and be available to receive further instruction via recall as well as monitor the following websites for more information and updates.

Sumter Family Health Center will be closed today.

Sumter Surgical, and Sumter OB-GYN will be closed today, and plan to reopen at regular time on Thursday morning.

Mammography will also be closed Wednesday (1/29) as well.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Refrain from EUGENIA LAST making changes without proper documentation or the go-ahead from whatever source necessary. Keep your home and professional life free from complications. Follow the path that is presented, adding minor refinements as you push ahead.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Show enthusiasm and you’ll draw attention and advance. Deal with individuals directly and be precise about what you expect, want and are willing to give in return. A relationship will take a favorable turn due to your honesty.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Present a plan and see what kind of interest you receive. Don’t be disheartened by someone conservative. Focus on people looking for something fresh and you’ll be given an unusual opportunity. Make sure your idea is feasible before sharing your plans.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Put more effort into your relationship with others. Whether you’re doing business or making a personal connection, ensure that you’re giving and receiving as much as whoever else is involved.

Compassion and understanding will help seal a deal.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Problems at home will develop if someone takes advantage of your generosity. Step outside whatever position you find yourself in and you will get a clear picture of the situation.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get out and have some fun. Show that you have a sense of humor and that you’re just as capable of change and adaption as the next person.

Romance will brighten your love life and secure your future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Be careful when it comes to a matter of trust.

Keep your secrets well hidden and guard against anyone trying to dig into your affairs. Your intuitive intelligence won’t lead you astray.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Talk is cheap and with the information you gather, you’ll be able to make a substantial move. Add a little charm, mystery and intrigue, and you’ll increase your popularity amongst your peers.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): A bad transaction will have a ripple affect. Do your best to make up for any loss you’ve incurred by promoting something unique that you’ve developed. A change looks positive if you stick to what you do best.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Avoid any sort of confrontation that can stand between you and financial goals. Anger is a waste of time. Put your energy where it counts and pursue your goals industriously. A partnership must not be allowed to cost you.

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PRO BASEBALL

Braves must replace Hudson, Maholm in starting rotation

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press

Medlen, Mike Minor, Julio Teheran and Brandon Beachy.

Kimbrel, 25, said it’s difficult for him to realize the young starters must now lead the rotation.

“Yeah, it’s kind of hard. Guys that I played minor league ball with are now HUDSON the veterans of the ballclub,” Kimbrel said Monday, the first day of the Braves’ informal pitching camp. “It’s something that

ATLANTA — Braves closer Craig Kimbrel has played only three full seasons in the majors, and already his contemporaries are considered the veterans of the team.

That includes Atlanta’s rotation, where replacements must be found for departed veterans Tim Hudson and Paul Maholm. Hudson signed with the Giants and Maholm is a free agent.

The rotation returns Kris

happened really fast and a lot of those guys are going to have to step into those shoes and win a lot of baseball games.”

Medlen, 28, has the most experience of the returning starters.

He made his debut in Atlanta MAHOLM in 2009 and led last year’s staff with 15 wins. The others came up in 2010 or later.

Minor was 13-9 with a 3.21 ERA last season. Teheran, 23,

enjoyed his breakthrough last season, when he was 14-8 with a 3.20 ERA. Beachy missed most of last season recovering from elbow ligament-replacement surgery in 2012. He had a follow-up procedure last year to clean up the elbow and said Monday he expects to be ready when pitchers and catchers report to spring training on Feb. 13.

Beachy said his offseason has gone “exactly as I would have hoped to this point.”

He said he’ll approach workouts before spring train-

ing “a little smarter with velocity” but will have no restrictions when the Braves report to Florida.

“There’s always going to be a little something in the way back part of the mind until I go out there in April and get a few starts under my belt,” Beachy said. “Every day I come out here and throw and don’t feel anything just eases that a little bit.”

Beachy’s return as a healthy member of the rotation is a key

SEE BRAVES, PAGE B6

USC SUMTER BASEBALL

Coaching full circle Nearly 30 years removed, Medlin returns to JUCO dugout with Fire Ants

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

I

t was 2009 when Tim Medlin said that he’d never coach again.

The bold statement came on the heels of perhaps the hardCOMING est FRIDAY stretch during The 2014 his 25USC Sumter year baseball baseball season coaching preview career.

Medlin, a Columbia native, was relieved of his duties in July of ’09 after 3½ years at the helm of the Columbia Blowfish — the summer wooden-bat Coastal Plain League team he’d guided since its incep-

tion in 2006.

Prior to that, frustration with the athletic department at Newberry College led Medlin to resign in 2005 after 17 years coaching the baseball program.

“I had a bad taste in my mouth,” Medlin said about stepping down. “It was truly a frustrating experience, and I thought I could probably do without (collegiate) athletics after that.”

Having said that, though, Medlin admitted the Blowfish job was lacking something that only a university could provide.

“Don’t get me wrong, the CPL is one of the better summer leagues in the country, but it’s

SEE MEDLIN, PAGE B2

MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Former Newberry College and Columbia Blowfish head coach Tim Medlin, left, watches drills during a recent University of South Carolina Sumter baseball practice. Medlin, who began his career at the junior college level with Anderson College, officially returns to the JUCO dugout on Friday when the Fire Ants host Brunswick Community College at Riley Park.

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

SUPER BOWL XLVIII

Tigers need more than McDaniels

Seahawks CB Sherman charms on media day

BY PAUL NEWBERRY The Associated Press

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — At some point, K.J. McDaniels was going to get asked the question about needing scoring help from the players around him, and he answered it the best way he could.

It’s not in McDaniels’ nature to rip teammates, even for the good of the team. Clemson head coach Brad Brownell has said it since preseason, that McDaniels prefers to lead by action and not by words.

“It’ll come. He’s not frustrated enough yet. He’s too nice a guy,” Brownell said following the Tigers’ first losing streak of the season, falling to Pittsburgh and North Carolina by a combined 52 points this week.

“But he’ll get to a point where if it continues, he will (rally his teammates.) We need a little bit of that. The players from within have to have some spirit and fight on their own. They need to be hurting over this.”

So when it was posed to McDaniels he can’t shoulder the offense all by himself for Clemson to prosper, he grimaced, a look as if to say, “yeah, I know.”

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Clemson’s K.J. McDaniels, center, has been carrying the load for the Tigers offensively so far this season. After losing to Pittsburgh and North Carolina by a combined 52 points, McDaniels is going to need some help if the Tigers hope to compete in the ACC. But again, not in his nature to put that sentiment into words by getting in guys’ faces.

“Ummmm … well, I know I had to come out and be aggressive,” McDaniels said. “I felt like some of the guys tried, but we missed a few shots we should have made and we had a lot of

defensive lapses.”

True, the normally defensiveminded Tigers (13-6, 4-3 ACC) completely faltered the past week on the road at Pitt (a 76-43 loss Tuesday) and at UNC (80-61 Sunday), the two highest point

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B6

NEWARK, N.J. — Richard Sherman couldn’t wait to start talking Tuesday.

No surprise there.

Even before his allotted hour began at Super Bowl media day, Seattle’s polarizing cornerback started answering questions from a poSHERMAN dium set up in the middle of a hockey arena in downtown Newark.

By the time the official clock started on the Seahawks’ session, Sherman was already on No. 6.

“Whatever you got,’’ he said, egging on reporters to ask anything they wanted.

For sure, Sherman presented a much different side than that angry 20-second rant after the NFC championship game, which sparked a national de-

bate over sportsmanship and racial attitudes.

He was charming, funny and didn’t raise his voice at all except to make sure he could be heard by the horde of media gathered around him, which was at least a dozendeep at times. He went out his way to praise his teammates. He had nothing but nice things to say about Sunday’s opponent, the Denver Broncos.

But it never came across as some sort of mea culpa, as though Sherman had been coached by public-relations people on the best way to shore up his image. No, this seemed to be a guy simply taking advantage of the opportunity to show there’s far more to him than what people saw after he tipped a pass to help clinch Seattle’s victory over San Francisco, then went off on 49ers receiver

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SPORTS

SCOREBOARD

NASCAR

Charlotte Motor Speedway officials switch schedule for All-Star weekend

BY STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CONCORD, N.C. — Charlotte Motor Speedway officials are changing the schedule for the 30th annual Sprint Cup All-Star Race weekend in May. Speedway President Marcus Smith said Tuesday that the Sprint Showdown qualifying race will move to Friday night, May 16 — the night before the popular All-Star Race. The race was previously held on Saturday as a prelude to the All-Star Race.

Qualifying will move from Friday night to Sat-

urday afternoon.

By moving the Sprint Showdown to Friday night, Smith said fans will get “more bang for their buck’’ with a chance to see Sprint Cup cars and a Truck Series race on the same night.

The top two finishers SMITH in the Showdown qualify for the All-Star Race. Fans will also vote one driver into the race on Friday night.

Those three drivers will now have a chance to qualify for track position

on Saturday as part of the three-lap, mandatory fourtire pit stop qualifying event. In the past, the two Showdown qualifiers and the fan favorite started at the back of the field for the All-Star Race since qualifying had already been completed.

“Come Saturday, what we wanted to see is everybody that is competing for that All-Star trophy,’’ Smith said. “There won’t be any confusion over why is my driver on the track, or not. Now everybody racing on Saturday will be competing for the Sprint All-Star race trophy and the million bucks.’’

MEDLIN FROM PAGE B1 not like coaching at an institution of higher learning.”

Still, he said, the desire to coach again was always there, and more specifically, the desire to teach was still there even after the hard times.

It was May of 2013, almost four full years after his last head coaching gig, that the position at the University of South Carolina Sumter became available — giving Medlin an “intriguing” opportunity to bring his career full circle.

BRAVE NEW WORLD USCS shortstop Trevor

TV, RADIO TODAY

10 a.m. -- NFL Football: Super Bowl Live from East Rutherford, N.J. (NFL NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Manchester City vs. Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

6 p.m. -- Girls and Boys High School Basketball: McDonald’s All-American Selection Show from Charlotte (ESPNU).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Miami (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: North Carolina at Georgia Tech (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Rutgers at Temple (ESPNEWS).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Memphis at Central Florida (ESPNU).

7 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: NASCAR Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony from Charlotte (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Virginia Tech at Boston College (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Texas A&M at South Carolina (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXYAM 1240).

7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: New York Rangers vs. New York Rangers from Yankee Stadium (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Belmont at Morehead State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arizona at Stanford (ESPN2).

9 p.m. -- International Soccer: Mexico vs. South Korea from San Antonio (ESPNEWS).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Iowa State at Kansas (ESPNU).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Butler at Seton Hall (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Syracuse at Wake Forest (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Denver (SPORTSOUTH).

9:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Chicago at San Antonio (ESPN).

10:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Dubai Desert Classic First Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF).

11 p.m. -- College Basketball: Arizona State at California (ESPNU).

PREP SCHEDULE THURSDAY

Varsity and JV Basketball Robert E. Lee at Emmanuel Christian, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Basketball Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Manning at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

Darlington at Lakewood, 6 p.m.

Lee Central at Andrews, 6 p.m.

East Clarendon at Carvers Bay, 5:30 p.m.

B Team Basketball Westwood at Crestwood (Boys Only), 5 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m.

Timmerman at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Dillon Christian at Clarendon Hall (Girls Only), 4 p.m.

Middle School Basketball Alice Drive at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m.

Ebenezer at Bates, 5 p.m.

Hillcrest at Mayewood, 5 p.m.

Manning at Elloree, 6 p.m.

A BASEBALL TOWN Beginning with his stint in Columbia, Medlin spent time as an instructor at the Welcome to the Big Leagues Baseball Academy on Bush River Road in Columbia.

For the last several years, he’s also been a representative with BSN Sports — a sporting goods company.

“I loved giving instruction and I loved the people I worked with at BSN,” Medlin said. “But, to use a cliché, the itch to get back on the field was there and I had to scratch it.”

But a 4-year university or NCAA Division II program wasn’t really something he wanted to dive back into, Medlin said.

Instead, his very first coaching job — and his first love — seemed like the perfect fit.

“I started out in junior college 30 years ago at Anderson College (now Anderson University, as a pitching coach),” Medlin said. “I loved it because it’s so much more about player development at that level. You get to spend so much more time with the players and so much more time teaching, which is my passion.

“I thought it would be fun to go back to that.”

So when Tom Fleenor stepped down from the USC Sumter post in May after six seasons, Medlin’s dream scenario was starting to become a reality. “(The hiring process) made me feel good that my reputation was still intact,” Medlin said. “It was nice to have some good reference and some people go to bat for me.”

Medlin was hired in July and has spent the last several months getting to know his players and his surroundings a little better.

“Tom did a great job of recruiting and getting talent in here,” Medlin said.

“I’m always excited to coach young men that want to learn and want to get better, and we’re excited about the ones we have here.

“The community has been wonderful and opened its arms to me, my wife and my children.

There’s no better baseball town than Sumter.”

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New USC Sumter baseball head coach Tim Medlin began his career as a junior college coach before moving on to Newberry College and the Coastal Plain League’s Columbia team.

Bradley has known Medlin for nearly all of the young sophomore’s life.

The White Knoll High School graduate grew up in West Columbia and was coached in high school by some of Medlin’s former players.

He’s been eager to learn under the new coach since the get-go.

“Coach Medlin is a genius when it comes to baseball,” Bradley said.

“He could write a book if he wanted to. He really knows a lot about the game and there’s been a lot of teaching in practice and a lot of emphasis on the weight room and getting better each day.

“It’s been like that since Day 1.”

Individual work has also been a staple of practice, starting pitcher Victor Gonzalez said, and one of the things that drew him to USC Sumter.

Gonzalez, a transfer from Florida International University, was working out with coaches from Charleston Southern University when he first heard about Medlin.

“Everything they told me about him was true,” Gonzalez said. “He’s a hard worker and he expects you to be. He stresses individual work because the better you are at your position, the better the team will be overall.”

But what separates Medlin is his attention to detail, Gonzalez went on to say.

“He’s really big on using video and breaking things down and pointing things out,” he said. “Coaches have always shown me things mechanically, but he took it a step further and broke it down even more.”

The same holds true for hitting as well, Bradley added.

“He really makes you look at the mental side of it; just in being prepared for what to expect and what you should do,” he said.

The emphasis on video is part of the growing evolution of technology and the growing trend the sport is taking, Medlin said.

“You used to drive three hours and hope you saw a good player,” Medlin said.

“Now you can do it from your desktop on your computer. It’s wonderful.”

Medlin has adapted his coaching approach even from his Blowfish days, he said, and continues to do so.

“It’s different now, even from a few years ago,” Medlin said. “The kids are different, the bats are different and even the game is different a little bit.”

With that in mind, Medlin’s main focus has been on discipline, pitching and catching.

“We’re going to pitch and we’re going to catch the ball,” he said. “Throwing strikes, getting ahead in the count and being aggressive on the base paths are things we’ve harped on.

“Offense is critical and we have to swing the bats.

We have to get on base.”

Regardless of how things play out this season, Medlin said his team will give maximum effort.

“We’ll play hard and hustle; anything less than that won’t be tolerated,” he said. “We’ve got be able to put it all out there for nine innings or however long it takes.

“I think this group will do that. I really like the group of men we have. I like players with a chip on their shoulder because they’re the ones who want to work hard and get better.”

Varsity Basketball Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at Manning, 6 p.m.

Lakewood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Andrews at Lee Central, 6 p.m.

Carvers Bay at East Clarendon, 6 p.m.

Governor’s School at Sumter Christian, 6 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball Timmonsville at Scott’s Branch (No JV Girls), 5 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at South Aiken Baptist Christian, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Marlboro Academy, 4 p.m.

Clarendon Hall at Jefferson Davis, 4 p.m.

Andrew Jackson Academy at St. Francis Xavier (No Girls), 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Basketball Hope Christian at Sumter Christian (Boys Only), 4 p.m.

B Team Basketball Laurence Manning at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

SATURDAY

Varsity Basketball West Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Timberland at Lee Central, 4 p.m.

Varsity and JV Basketball Andrew Jackson Academy at Clarendon Hall, noon

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

The Associated Press

TODAY EAST Stony Brook at Albany (NY), 7 p.m.

UMBC at Binghamton, 7 p.m.

Virginia Tech at Boston College, 7 p.m.

Army at Boston U., 7 p.m.

W. Michigan at Buffalo, 7 p.m.

La Salle at George Washington, 7 p.m.

Vermont at Hartford, 7 p.m.

Drexel at Hofstra, 7 p.m.

Loyola (Md.) at Holy Cross, 7 p.m.

Bucknell at Lehigh, 7 p.m.

Duquesne at NJIT, 7 p.m.

Maine at New Hampshire, 7 p.m.

James Madison at Northeastern, 7 p.m.

St. Francis (NY) at Sacred Heart, 7 p.m.

UMass at St. Bonaventure, 7 p.m.

Rutgers at Temple, 7 p.m.

Navy at American U., 7:30 p.m.

Butler at Seton Hall, 9 p.m.

SOUTH Charleston Southern at Campbell, 7 p.m.

Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Georgia, 7 p.m.

North Carolina at Georgia Tech, 7 p.m.

Gardner-Webb at Longwood, 7 p.m.

Texas A&M at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

Memphis at UCF, 7 p.m.

Towson at UNC Wilmington, 7 p.m.

Fordham at VCU, 7 p.m.

Delaware at William & Mary, 7 p.m.

Radford at Winthrop, 7 p.m.

Alabama at Auburn, 8 p.m.

Mississippi at Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Miami at Maryland, 9 p.m.

Belmont at Morehead St., 9 p.m.

Florida St. at NC State, 9 p.m.

Syracuse at Wake Forest, 9 p.m.

MIDWEST Ball St. at Akron, 7 p.m.

Saint Joseph’s at Dayton, 7 p.m.

Ill.-Chicago at Detroit, 7 p.m.

Bowling Green at E. Michigan, 7 p.m.

N. Illinois at Kent St., 7 p.m.

Toledo at Miami (Ohio), 7 p.m.

Cent. Michigan at Ohio, 7 p.m.

Penn St. at Ohio St., 7 p.m.

Illinois St. at Bradley, 8 p.m.

Evansville at N. Iowa, 8 p.m.

UMKC at SE Missouri, 8 p.m.

Crowley’s Ridge at SIU-Edwardsville, 8 p.m.

Richmond at Saint Louis, 8 p.m.

Missouri St. at Drake, 8:05 p.m.

Indiana St. at S. Illinois, 8:05 p.m.

Green Bay at Valparaiso, 8:05 p.m.

Iowa St. at Kansas, 9 p.m.

Northwestern at Wisconsin, 9 p.m.

FAR WEST Arizona at Stanford, 9 p.m.

Air Force at Boise St., 9:05 p.m.

Wyoming at Fresno St., 10 p.m.

Portland at San Francisco, 10 p.m.

UNLV at San Jose St., 10 p.m.

Colorado St. at Nevada, 10:05 p.m.

Arizona St. at California, 11 p.m.

Gonzaga at Santa Clara, 11 p.m.

THURSDAY EAST Monmouth (NJ) at Marist, 7 p.m.

Fairleigh Dickinson at Mount St. Mary’s, 7 p.m.

Houston at UConn, 9 p.m.

SOUTH FAU at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Chattanooga at Davidson, 7 p.m.

UT-Martin at E. Kentucky, 7 p.m.

Mercer at ETSU, 7 p.m.

Samford at Furman, 7 p.m.

The Citadel at Georgia Southern, 7 p.m.

South Alabama at Georgia St., 7 p.m.

Cincinnati at Louisville, 7 p.m.

FIU at Marshall, 7 p.m.

Florida at Mississippi St., 7 p.m.

Kennesaw St. at USC Upstate, 7 p.m.

Appalachian St. at UNC Greensboro, 7 p.m.

N. Kentucky at North Florida, 7:30 p.m.

East Carolina at Middle Tennessee, 8 p.m.

Tennessee St. at Tennessee Tech, 8 p.m.

New Orleans at SE Louisiana, 8:30 p.m.

MIDWEST Providence at Marquette, 7 p.m.

Wright St. at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

N. Dakota St. at South Dakota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Nebraska, 8:15 p.m.

Purdue at Michigan, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Rice at UTSA, 9 p.m.

Louisiana Tech at UTEP, 9:05 p.m.

FAR WEST Weber St. at N. Arizona, 8:30 p.m.

Pacific at BYU, 9 p.m.

CS Bakersfield at New Mexico St., 9 p.m.

UCLA at Oregon, 9 p.m.

Southern Cal at Oregon St., 9 p.m.

Long Beach St. at Hawaii, Mid

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W Toronto 23 Brooklyn 20 New York 17 Boston 15 Philadelphia 14 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W Miami 32 Atlanta 23 Washington 21 Charlotte 19 Orlando 12 CENTRAL DIVISION W Indiana 34 Chicago 22 Detroit 17 Cleveland 16 Milwaukee 8 WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W San Antonio 33 Houston 29 Dallas 26 Memphis 22 New Orleans 18 NORTHWEST DIVISION W Oklahoma City 36 Portland 33 Denver 22 Minnesota 22 Utah 16 PACIFIC DIVISION W L.A. Clippers 32 Golden State 27 Phoenix 26 L.A. Lakers 16 Sacramento 15

L 21 23 27 31 31

Pct .523 .465 .386 .326 .311

GB – 2½ 6 9 9½

L 12 21 22 27 33

Pct .727 .523 .488 .413 .267

GB – 9 10½ 14 20½

L 9 22 27 28 36

Pct .791 .500 .386 .364 .182

GB – 12½ 17½ 18½ 26½

L 11 17 20 20 25

Pct .750 .630 .565 .524 .419

GB – 5 8 10 14½

L 10 12 21 22 29

Pct .783 .733 .512 .500 .356

GB – 2½ 12½ 13 19½

L 15 18 18 29 29

Pct .681 .600 .591 .356 .341

GB – 4 4½ 15 15½

MONDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix 124, Philadelphia 113 Toronto 104, Brooklyn 103 Minnesota 95, Chicago 86 Oklahoma City 111, Atlanta 109 L.A. Clippers 114, Milwaukee 86 Utah 106, Sacramento 99

TUESDAY’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.

TODAY’S GAMES

Oklahoma City at Miami, 7 p.m.

Orlando at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Charlotte at Denver, 9 p.m.

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

Memphis at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Washington at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Cleveland at New York, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Boston 51 33 15 3 69 153 113 Tampa Bay 52 31 16 5 67 155 128 Toronto 54 27 21 6 60 155 168 Montreal 52 27 20 5 59 128 134 Detroit 52 23 18 11 57 135 144 Ottawa 52 22 20 10 54 147 165 Florida 52 21 24 7 49 127 158 Buffalo 51 14 30 7 35 97 147 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 53 37 14 2 76 171 128 N.Y. Rangers 54 28 23 3 59 139 138 Carolina 52 24 19 9 57 134 147 Columbus 52 26 22 4 56 152 148 Philadelphia 53 25 22 6 56 142 158 New Jersey 53 22 20 11 55 127 132 Washington 52 23 21 8 54 148 154 N.Y. Islanders 55 21 26 8 50 157 185 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 52 33 14 5 71 153 137 Minnesota 54 28 20 6 62 129 133 Dallas 53 24 21 8 56 154 157 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 53 34 13 6 74 165 126 Los Angeles 54 30 18 6 66 133 113 Vancouver 54 27 18 9 63 137 138 Phoenix 52 24 18 10 58 151 160 Calgary 52 18 27 7 43 119 165 Edmonton 55 17 32 6 40 144 190 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Boston 6, N.Y. Islanders 3 Carolina 3, Columbus 2 Pittsburgh 3, Buffalo 0 Colorado 4, Dallas 3 Edmonton 4, Vancouver 2 Los Angeles 1, San Jose 0

TUESDAY’S GAMES

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.

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers vs. N.Y. Islanders at Bronx, NY, 7:30 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Chicago at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m.

Florida at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Washington at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

New Jersey at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 9 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

Buffalo at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Philadelphia at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

PRO FOOTBALL

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Panthers reward Rivera with 3-year extension

BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Ron Rivera is staying in Carolina after leading the Panthers to their first playoff appearance since 2008.

The Panthers rewarded “Riverboat Ron’’ on Tuesday with a three-year contract extension that runs through the 2017 season after Carolina finished 12-4 this season and won the NFC South championship.

Carolina lost at home in the divisional playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers.

Rivera started the season on the hot seat after a 1-3 start, but the Panthers rebounded to win 11 of their final 12 regular season games to earn a first-round bye in the playoffs.

Rivera had one year left on the four-year, $11.2 million contract he signed in 2011 when first hired as head coach.

Financial details of the new deal were not immediately available.

“The improvement of our team has been reflected in the progress of the record over the last three seasons under Ron and we look forward to building upon that foundation,’’ Panthers owner Jerry Richardson said in a release.

Rivera is 25-23 in three sea-

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Carolina gave head coach Ron Rivera a 3-year extension on Tuesday. The Panthers went 12-4 under Rivera this past season. sons as the Panthers head coach.

The decision to extend Rivera isn’t surprising.

Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman said two days after the season ended he had “ultimate faith’’ in Rivera as the team’s coach.

He made good on that state-

ment this week, giving Rivera three additional seasons at the helm.

“The team has shown improvement under Ron each year and he is deserving of the recognition that he has received for the 2013 season,’’ Gettleman said in the release. “We are pleased and

excited with the continuity this extension brings.’’

The 52-year-old Rivera went 6-10 and 7-9 in his first two seasons in Carolina, starting those seasons 1-5 and 1-6 respectively.

After Carolina stumbled out of the blocks this year with another poor start there was

Denver QB Manning declines to talk ‘legacy’

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Peyton Manning is not interested in talking about where his career stands in football history.

Not right now, anyway.

Not when he’s still playing. And certainly not less than a week from playing in the Super Bowl for the Denver Broncos.

As collected and measured as he is while standing in a pocket, Manning coasted through the circus that is Media Day, opining on his family’s favorite beer, politely evading silly questions about reality TV

— and avoiding any wild pronouncements.

Reporters repeatedly brought up the word “legacy’’ as the 37-year-old Manning, a four-time NFL MVP who broke records by throwing for 55 touchMANNING downs and 5,477 yards this season, sat through his hour-long session Tuesday.

Hardly surprising that he never took the bait.

“I’ve been being asked about my legacy since I

was about 25 years old. I’m not sure you can have a legacy when you’re 25 years old. Even 37,’’ Manning said in response to the first such query. “I’d like to have to be, like, 70 to have a legacy. I’m not even 100 percent sure what the word even means.’’

Then, in about the closest thing to a stumble, Manning continued: “I’m still in the middle of my career.’’

At least one of the dozens of assembled media members gasped, “middle?!’’

Realizing his miscue,

Manning chuckled and went on.

“Let me rephrase that,’’ he resumed. “I’m down the homestretch of my career, but I’m still in it. It’s not over yet. And so it’s still playing out. This has been the second chapter of my career.’’

Sunday’s game against the Seattle Seahawks will be Manning’s third appearance in a Super Bowl.

The other two came with the Indianapolis Colts. He helped that franchise win the NFL championship game in 2007, then lost in the 2010 Super Bowl.

Seahawks RB Lynch has quick media day

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. — Marshawn Lynch was there. He even talked a bit.

Then he was gone, cutting short his Super Bowl media day appearance after 6 1/2 minutes.

And then he was back, albeit to the side of the “mixed zone’’ the NFL created for players not on podiums or in microphone-equipped speaking areas at the Prudential Center.

But this time he wasn’t speaking, except briefly to Deion Sanders for NFL Network, to the Seahawks website, and to Armed Forces Network.

Seattle’s star running back, wearing a cap, hood and dark sunglasses, even acknowledged he was trying to avoid being fined by the league for not meeting his media requirements Tuesday. That’s why he returned to the floor of the arena rather than disappear completely after he cut short his Q and A with perhaps 100 media members packed together trying to hear his pearls of wisdom.

When he came back, one reporter asked Lynch, “Are you trying to avoid being fined by standing here?’’

Lynch twice nodded his head yes.

Earlier this month, Lynch was fined $50,000 for not cooperating with the Seattle media. The NFL put the fine on hold, saying it would be rescinded if he complied with media obligations.

“Players are required to participate and he participated. We will continue

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Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch, right, didn’t stick around any longer than necessary on the Super Bowl media day on Tuesday in Newark, N.J. to monitor the situation,’’ NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Tuesday.

Lynch has required media sessions Wednesday and Thursday. The Seahawks play the Denver Broncos on Sunday.

Along with letting slip a profanity to Sanders, he three times described himself as “smooth’’ to the Hall of Fame cornerback, adding: “I ain’t never seen no talk that won me nothing.’’

Earlier, Lynch answered 16 questions at the outset of the Seahawks’ one-hour availability, with topics ranging from the Denver defense to teammate Michael Robinson to, well, why he avoids interviews.

“I like to keep it low key,’’ said Lynch, who the Seahawks opted to not place in one of the 17 areas with microphones and name plates identifying the players.

“I’m just about action. You say

`hut’ and there’s action. All the unnecessary talk, it don’t do nothing for me. I appreciate that people want to hear from me, but I just go to work and do my thing. You feel me?’’

Whether Lynch will feel like showing up the next two days, when the Seahawks will be available in a hotel ballroom — no barriers between them and the media — is uncertain Lynch also talked to teammates while standing around. Several youngsters in the stands above him asked to have footballs signed and he obliged once they tossed him the souvenirs. He also signed a Seahawks helmet, but he didn’t converse with the fans.

While he did that, about five dozen media members stood in front of Lynch and shouted out a few questions. He ignored almost all of them as time ran out in Seattle’s availability.

talk about Rivera’s future with the team.

But following a road win at Minnesota in Week 5, the Panthers got hot behind quarterback Cam Newton and a stifling defense led by middle linebacker Luke Kuechly.

Rivera did his part, too.

He took on a gambler’s mentality after the slow start often going for it — and succeeding — on fourth downs, earning him the nickname “Riverboat Ron.’’ “I have been very clear about how much I have enjoyed living in Charlotte and working for this organization,’’ Rivera said in the release. “I very much appreciate the support and confidence Mr. Richardson and Dave Gettleman have shown in me and our staff.’’

Rivera quickly deflected praise from this past season, saying “Any success we have enjoyed is the result of a team effort by players, coaches, scouts and the entire organization, and our ultimate goal remains winning the Super Bowl.’’

The next challenge for Rivera will be sustaining that success.

Since joining the NFL in 1995, the Panthers have never been to the playoffs in back-to-back seasons.

SHERMAN FROM PAGE B1 Michael Crabtree in a brief interview while still on the field.

“People think I’m a loudmouth, an angry guy,’’ Sherman said. “That’s a big misconception.’’

While he was astonished by some of the racially charged comments that were directed his way, he seemed pleased that the episode sparked more serious debate about racial stereotypes _ in particular, all those people who referred to the dreadlocked defensive back as a “thug.’’

“There was this picture of me, but no background information, and people passed judgment,’’ Sherman said.

“Now, there’s a discussion happening because people realize they were stereotyping people like me. We’re trying to break those walls down.’’

While Sherman made clear his disdain for Crabtree during the infamous interview with Fox’s Erin Andrews, he didn’t mention his teammates until later, after he had time to calm down and conducted a more formal news conference that was seen by far fewer people.

He said that was the thing he really regrets.

“All these cameras should go to my teammates,’’ Sherman said, listing off much of the Seattle roster at various times during his Q-and-A. “I have the best teammates in the world.’’

But he sure didn’t shy away from the attention.

Media day was made for guys like him.

Sherman arrived at the podium lugging a camera, which he used to shoot video and snap a few pictures of the media staring back at him. He looked every reporter in the eye and hopped out of his seat several times to make sure he could hear the query, very much a guy who majored in communications at Stanford. He joked around with celebrities and fist-bumped a couple of aspiring school-age journalists — neither much taller than the barrier in front of Sherman.

He told the kids to study hard and never be afraid to ask questions if there’s something they don’t understand. Though he admittedly showed poor taste after the NFC title game, including a choke sign toward the 49ers, he considers himself to be a role model. There is a side, he said, that most people never see: the guy who gives back to the inner city and never forgets where he came from.

“Kids need a positive role model, and they need to understand that there are more options to the world than what they just see in their neighborhood,’’ said Sherman, who grew up in Compton, Calif. “They need to understand there’s another opportunity, there’s another path that you can take. If those kids take those paths and use those opportunities, they’ll benefit and our future will be very bright.’’

After the arena clocked reached zero, an NFL official arrived to pull him away. But Sherman stuck around to answer a couple of more questions, even sitting back down in front of the mic for one reply so it would be audible to everyone.

Finally, it was time to go.

Not that he was ready to leave.

“I could do this all day,’’ Sherman said. “Thanks, y’all.’’

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Gamecock target RB Scott picks Volunteers

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ne of the University of South Carolina’s last remaining football recruiting targets decided to take his talents elsewhere on Monday.

Running back Derrell Scott of Havelock, N.C., chose Tennessee over the Gamecocks.

Both head coaches, Butch Jones of Tennessee and USC’s Steve Spurrier, made their final inperson pitches last week. USC had been recruiting Scott the better part of the past two SCOTT seasons and for much of the recruiting process looked like the favorite. However, the Volunteers apparently sold Scott on early playing opportunities.

On Friday, USC had its inhome visit with defensive lineman Dexter Wideman of Saluda High School and the Gamecocks brought in their big guns. Spurrier and assistants GA Mangus, Deke Adams and Steve Spurrier Jr. met with Wideman, his grandmother and other family members for about an hour at the school.

“It was a great visit,” a source with knowledge of the sit-down said. “It was a full court press; this is what we can do for you, and there’s a chance to play fairly early. And definitely the celebrity affect was in play.

He’s still sticking to the commitment to Florida State, but there’s possibly a chink in the armor. It was definitely a great visit.”

Wideman also had a very good visit with FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher last week. Wideman will take his official visit to FSU this weekend and announce on National Signing Day on Feb. 6.

Spurrier and defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward met with defensive back Wesley Green of Lithonia, Ga., last week. “All went well,” said Green’s head coach, Cortez Allen. “They got a chance to sit down and have a pretty good conversation. They talked about jersey number and coming in early and competing for the job right away. He had his South Carolina gear on today so that kind of made the coaches feel pretty good.”

Allen said the meeting just added to USC’s strong position with Green, but he still plans to visit Georgia this weekend. “He told some of his classmates it’s all going to depend on that trip,” Allen said. “Just depends on how that trip ends up and he’ll go from there. But he’s pretty much at the same spot. South Carolina is the leader, no doubt.”

Allen expects Green to participate in the school’s signing ceremony on National Signing Day. USC commitment defensive end Taylor Stallworth of Mobile, Ala., was scheduled to take an official visit to Mississippi State this past weekend, but he canceled it and firmed up his Gamecock pledge.

“I’m just ready to get up there and help USC win a SEC (Southeastern Conference) championship,” said Stallworth, who played DE and outside linebacker in high school.

USC commitment LB Bryson Allen-Williams of Ellenwood, Ga., took an official visit to Alabama over the weekend and while he’s still committed to the Gamecocks, Allen-Williams said the visit gave him something to think about. He might take a visit to UGA this weekend and was to meet with Bulldogs head coach Mark Richt on Tuesday.

USC commitment DB DJ Smith of Marietta, Ga., canceled his visit to Tennessee last weekend and is firm with the Gamecocks.

USC’s position with DB Chris Lammons of Plantation, Fla., appears to be improving. He had a very good official visit two weekends back and last week Wisconsin, USC’s competition, took commitments from two other cornerbacks. Lammons

plans a Signing Day announcement.

Shrine Bowl DL Arthur Williams of Fayetteville, N.C., met with Phil Kornblut USC recruiter Joe RobinRECRUITING son last CORNER week at his home for about 90 minutes and was given an offer by the Gamecocks. Williams currently is committed to FSU. He also has offers from Miami and East Carolina.

“We talked about the football program and me making my visit (this weekend),” Williams said. “We also went over my eligibility. I’m in good shape. I feel like they are making a strong push.

Coach Robinson said they want me to be a part of the program.”

FSU’s Fisher and assistant Jay Graham made an in-home visit with Williams last week and was scheduled for his official visit to FSU this past weekend. However, USC is making an impression on him.

“I’ll feel a little better (about USC) after I see the campus and talk to the players,” he said. “My commitment is still strong to Florida State, but USC is coming after me pretty strong.”

Committed DE Jhaustin Thomas, who signed with the Gamecocks two years ago and did not qualify, visited this past weekend. He’s at Trinity Valley Junior College in Texas and plans to re-sign next month.

Thomas has some academic work to complete to be able to join the Gamecocks this summer.

Wide receiver Shaq Davidson of Gaffney High has been a USC commitment since July, and he made his official visit with the Gamecocks two weekends ago. Still, he made an official visit to Auburn this past weekend. Auburn was one of his dozen or so offers at the time he committed to the Gamecocks.

The Tigers made a strong push for Davidson last spring and he attended their Big Cat Weekend last May. Davidson played a lot of quarterback for the Indians, but he was a WR in the Shrine Bowl and will play that position in college.

Shrine Bowl DL Poona Ford of Hilton Head High again pulled the plug on a USC visit last week, the second time he has canceled a trip to Columbia after saying he would visit. After the first time earlier this month, Ford’s head coach, BJ Payne, said Ford just didn’t want to go to USC and realized that he was trying to please others rather than make a decision for himself. This time, Payne said it’s basically the same story.

“Poona took a couple of days to think and he decided it wasn’t the school for him,” Payne said. “He truly wasn’t interested in continuing his career there.”

Ford visited Purdue over the weekend. Ford camped at Purdue last summer and four of their coaches have known him for a while from recruiting him for different schools. Ford also has taken an official visit to Texas and new Longhorn head coach Charlie Strong is expected to visit him this week. He is scheduled to visit Missouri this weekend.

Former Shrine Bowl WR Casey Gladney (6-feet-2-inches, 185 pounds) of CopiahLincoln JC in Mississippi did not get strong interest from USC during his senior season at Columbia High, but now the Gamecocks are taking a closer look and may come through with an offer in the near future.

Gladney had a sensational senior season with the Caps in ‘11, catching 70 passes for 1,300 yards and 19 touchdowns, and he averaged 36 yards per punt return. He had offers from Alabama, Texas Tech, Tennessee, Cincinnati and Kentucky. Gladney committed to Alabama in June of ‘11, but eventually

signed with Texas Tech and then head coach Tommy Tuberville. He did not qualify and that led him to C-L, where he caught 60 passes and had eight TDs this season.

Gladney later switched his pledge to Cincinnati when Tuberville went there. The Bearcats remain his favorite, but he will take an official visit to California this weekend. He also talked with USC’s Mangus last week, and he’s expecting Mangus to come down for a visit.

“I’m just waiting on him to contact me and waiting on that offer,” Gladney said. “He said they are looking at my tape. He said with a junior college player they’ve got to get everything cleared and he said he’d get back to me.”

And Gladney is hoping for that offer. “I’m very interested in possibly coming back to Columbia. Cincinnati is still my favorite. I’m just waiting to see how everything else goes, but an offer would put USC right up there with Cincinnati.”

Gladney said he’s on track to graduate in May and he has three years to play two.

Offensive lineman Damian Prince of Forestville, Md., saw coaches from Penn State and Florida last week and his head coach, Keith Goganious, said he was looking for USC’s Spurrier and Mangus to make a visit with Prince this week. Prince made his official visit to USC two weekends back.

“He had a great weekend,” said Goganious. “He talked about Coach Spurrier and sitting down and meeting with him.”

Prince is scheduled to visit Florida this weekend and could work in a mid-week visit to PSU. He has also been to Maryland and FSU and was back at Maryland last Saturday. Maryland and Florida appear to be the frontrunners at this point.

Mangus met with South Aiken High QB Bo Baldwin last week. USC has offered Baldwin a grayshirt opportunity for this year in which he would walk on in the fall and then get a scholarship in ‘15.

Baldwin has not made a decision about his future. Elon has recently started to show interest and could become a factor.

Wake Forest, Louisville, Stanford and UGA met with WR Isaiah Ford of Jacksonville, Fla., last week, and he visited Miami over the weekend. He also has visited Virginia Tech and Louisville.

USC contacted Ford shortly after he decommitted from Louisville, but has not yet followed up with a visit.

CLEMSON Linebacker Richard Yeargin III of Hollywood, Fla., decommitted from Notre Dame on Friday and his father said on Saturday he now favors Clemson. Richard Yeargin Jr. said his son has not yet committed to the Tigers, but is looking hard at them after having an in-home visit earlier this week from Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney and defensive coordinator Brent Venables.

“As of now we’ve removed ourselves from the Notre Dame offer,” Yeargin Jr. said. “Clemson is the direction we are headed in, but we haven’t confirmed anything yet. They came in and told us all about the program and had a chance to meet and greet with the family. At this time they would be the first choice on top of some other schools he would take a second chance at since he’s opened up again.” Yeargin Jr. did not identify any other schools his son might consider. Clemson and ND are the two official visits he’s taken thus far.

“Right now he’s going to have a week where he’s a free agent and just gather his thoughts moving forward. We know it’s a blessing to be recruited and we don’t take that for granted.”

Yeargin III committed to ND in August, but also kept an interest in Clemson. He has family in the Upstate so he’s visited that part of the state often.

“We have no ill will against them (Notre Dame),” Yeargin Jr. said. “We’re just trying to do what’s best for him. He has to be happy on the field, off the field and with his teammates.”

DE Andrew Williams of McDonough, Ga., made his official visit to Clemson over the weekend. Williams is down to Clemson and Auburn and will announce on Signing Day. He visited Auburn earlier in the month.

Also visiting Clemson over the weekend were committed LB Jalen Williams of Blythewood High and walk-on candidate WR Hunter Renfrow of Socastee High in Myrtle Beach. Williams has a grayshirt offer from the Tigers, but is hopeful of still getting in with the 2014 class. Renfrow has an offer from Appalachian State and visited there earlier in the month.

The Tigers also had commitments CJ Fuller, JD Davis and Judah Davis in for official visits this past weekend.

DL Cory Thomas of McCalla, Ala., has been committed to Tennessee since November (he calls it 75 percent right now), but he’s giving Clemson and Mississippi State a good look before he announces on NSD. He visited Clemson with his mom two weekends ago and everything went well.

“I liked how it’s like being in a family,” Thomas said. “I learned the true meaning of ‘All In.’ The academic part, they do everything in their power to get you your degree, and that means a lot.”

Despite the good time at Clemson, the Tigers are still third on his list. Thomas said Tennessee is still the favorite with Mississippi State No. 2.

Clemson RB coach Tony Elliott met with transferring RB Alvin Kamara of Norcross, Ga., last week. Kamara is leaving Alabama and is considering Clemson, Arizona, Oklahoma State, UCLA and Oregon. Clemson offered Kamara out of high school.

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE South Carolina State picked up two commitments, according to the Times and Democrat of Orangeburg.

They are WR Lynard Jamison of Blythewood High and OL Alex Brown of Charlotte.

OTHERS Alabama defensive coordinator Kirby Smart came to Spring Valley High in Columbia to visit with committed LB Christian Miller. Viking RB John Miller took an official visit to Richmond, QB Chris Adams has visited Brevard and Tusculum and LB Josh Harlan visited South Carolina State and will visit Hampton on Friday. He might visit to Georgia Southern.

After taking an official visit to WF this past weekend, Shrine Bowl DL Zeek Rodney of South Pointe High in Rock Hill committed to the Deacons. Rodney chose WF over Charlotte, Marshall and Syracuse.

“Wake Forest is close to home so my family can come see me play,” Rodney said.

“It’s a good school academically and it’s in the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference).”

WR Dre Massey of Mauldin High committed to ECU last week after his official visit.

Massey was among the state’s best players in ‘13 with 2,043 rushing yards and 2,793 passing yards while accounting for 62 touchdowns.

Shrine Bowl DL KJ Ford of Bluffton High committed to James Madison after making an official visit. DB Aaron Peak of Blythewood High also committed to JMU. LB Michael Peppers of Daniel High in Central committed to Catawba; WR Shaedon Meadors of Byrnes High in Duncan committed to App State; and RB Khalil Lewis of Hilton Head High committed to Gardner-Webb.

JUNIORS Recruiting has picked up recently for tight end Jackson Harris of Columbia, Tenn.

He already holds an offer from Clemson and continues to receive interest from several schools. His offer sheet

has grown to 13 with Tennessee, Virginia and Arkansas showing interest as well.

Some of his other offers include FSU, Georgia Tech, Mississippi State and Vanderbilt.

DB Rion Davis of A.C. Flora in Columbia has scheduled two junior day visits for next month. North Carolina State is his sole offer. He will be in Raleigh on Sunday for its junior day. The Wolfpack is the only school that has been able to visit Davis since the end of the dead period. His other junior day will be to GT on Feb. 22. Davis named Clemson, USC, NCSU, UGA, FSU and Tennessee as his top schools.

North Carolina and WF had coaches in attendance to watch WR JJ Arcega-Whiteside of Dorman High in Roebuck play basketball. The 2-sport star is getting most of attention in football with early offers from Elon and App State. Arcega-Whiteside is planning to attend junior days at USC, UNC, WF and Clemson. USC assistant Shawn Elliott is the only other coach to stop by the school to visit with Arcega-Whiteside.

Clemson may be the next to offer RB Reggie Gallaspy (5-11, 220) of Greensboro, N.C. The Tar Heel state product has nine current offers and is feeling good about the possibility of the Tigers joining that group.

He likes the Tigers, though they are not in his current top five.

“I based that list on the schools that have already offered,” he said. “They are Duke, North Carolina, N.C. State, West Virginia and Virginia in that order.” He admitted that Clemson could join the list should it offer.

UNC, Duke, NCSU, WF, ECU, WVU, Illinois and UVa are the schools that have offered Gallaspy.

DB Kaleb Chalmers of Greenwood High continues to hear from several schools.

Clemson, Tennessee, Duke and UNC appear to be showing the most interest, but he is also hearing from several other schools, including USC. His offers include Clemson, Tennessee, GT, Duke, Stanford, UNC and GSU with interest from USC and Auburn.

WR Michael Bowman of Havelock, N.C., has visited USC and plans to visit again.

USC, Clemson and NCSU are schools he would like to get to before the summer. The Tigers have yet to offer though they are showing interest. USC and NCSU continue to lead for Bowman, but he does not have a favorite. Each has offered. His other offers are from UNC, ECU and PSU. DL Albert Huggins of Orangeburg-Wilkinson High will be the center of a recruiting storm for the ‘15 class and the instate rivals are making him a priority.

On Friday, Clemson’s Swinney and Venables and USC’s Ward and fellow recruiter Everette Sands were by his school to check on him. Huggins has offers from the Tigers and Gamecocks along with FSU, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Louisville, UGA, NCSU, UNC, Auburn, Vandy and GT. DL Jonathan Ledbetter of Tucker, Ga., who has Clemson among his early offers, committed to Alabama on Saturday.

VT recruiter Charley Wyles paid a visit to Bamberg-Ehrhardt High last week and offered several players -- junior DE LaSamuel Davis, junior DB AJ McDonald, sophomore OL Drew Wilson and freshman athlete Savalas Cann.

Samuel also has offers from Clemson, Florida, NCSU, UNC, Oregon, WF, GT, Kansas State, Southern California and UCLA. McDonald is just appearing on the recruiting scene after transferring in from Virginia before last season. VT is his first offer, but more are expected as coaches see his film. Wilson also has offers from NCSU, UNC and Florida, and Cann also has offers from USC, Clemson, Florida and UNC.

OLYMPICS

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FIGURE SKATING

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World champion ice dancers Meryl Davis, right, and Charlie White appear to be the United States’ best chance to medal in figure skating at the Sochi Olympics.

World champ ice dancers best U.S. gold bet in Sochi

BY BARRY WILNER The Associated Press

How skating is scored

One gold medal, one silver.

That was the U.S. figure skating haul, if you want to call it that, from the last Winter Olympics. Sounds about right for the Sochi Games, too, but only because of the addition of the team event.

Meryl Davis and Charlie White, Vancouver runners-up to their training partners from Canada, Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, are favored in ice dance. Once a discipline in which Americans struggled to sneak into the top 10 in international competitions, the quick-step and twizzle crowd has been ruled this season by the American couple affectionately nicknamed Marlie.

They are world champs for the second time, and they routed the field at the Grand Prix Final. Now the Olympics, and they are the ones pursued.

They say they are ready.

“I don’t know that it has anything to do with our Olympic experience in 2010 as much as it does with our 16 years of skating and competing together,’’ Davis says. “We really truly have put a significant amount of pressure on ourselves as it compares to the pressure from any sort of outside force.

“I think because we expect so much out of ourselves, those expectations that have slowly been coming in over the years, especially since the last Olympic Games, I don’t think they really play a huge role in the way we approach competition because we have grown so accustomed to expecting things out of ourselves.’’

Not only are they the best U.S. bet for gold, but for any spot on the podi-

Judges – The system is designed to allow judges to focus on the quality of each element performed and of the performance. It also eliminates the scoring of skaters in relation to other skaters.

Referee oversees the judges.

Technical specialist group Identifies each element in real time.

Program components •Transitions • Interpretation • Choreography/composition • Skating skills • Performance/execution of elements Grade of execution Awarded on a scale of up to plus or minus three points Base value Each technical element has a pre-assigned base value. This depends on the difficulty of the element.

Out of these 9 scores, the highest and lowest score of every element or program component are ignored and the average will be taken from the remainder

Technical score Each element performed receives a base value plus a “grade of execution”

Total score Seven of the nine judges are randomly and anonymously selected.

Scores of two of the other judges are thrown out.

SOURCE: U.S. Figure Skating

um. Another American winning an individual medal would be surprising.

But as a nation, the United States is in solid shape for the new team event.

Although South Korea, Japan, Germany, China and Russia all have top contenders in the various competitions, across the board only the Americans, Canadians and perhaps the Russians are deep.

For the U.S. to grab team gold, it will need strong performances from ice dance. That means Marlie; Madison Chock and Evan Bates and siblings Maia and Alex Shibutani are Davis and White’s compatriots — and the women (Gracie Gold, Ashley Wagner and 15-year-old Polina Edmunds). It also will need at least solid showings from the men: four-time national champion Jeremy Abbott and 19-yearold newcomer Jason Brown. Same thing from the pairs: Marissa Castelli

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and Simon Shnapir, the U.S. winners, and Felicia Zhang and Nathan Bartholomay.

It seems doable, but Canada can pretty much match or surpass the American squad everywhere but in the women’s event.

“We are going to be out there for each other and that is something that is a little bit different,’’ White says, “but something all of Team USA is excited about.’’

Gold was among the most exciting things at the national championships, convincingly winning her first title with grace, precision and athletic skills. She’ll be up against defending champion Yuna Kim of South Korea and 2010 runner-up Mao Asada of Japan. Beating them would be a major upset.

But bronze ...

“I definitely think in singles I have a

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chance to medal,’’ Gold says, adding that goes for “a lot of people. Who is going to leave everything out on the ice? The Olympics is about, `This is what I have, go ahead and beat it.’

“I was able to do it at nationals, and in practice. You have to try to treat the Olympics like any other competition, but leave everything out on the ice.

Don’t hold anything back.’’

Abbott has always struggled internationally in such an environment.

He’s one of the most accomplished U.S. skaters in domestic competitions, matching the likes of Olympic champions Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitano in national crowns. But he hasn’t come close to medaling at worlds or the Olympics.

“I feel much more grounded and on track,’’ says Abbott, who was ninth in Vancouver after beating eventual Olympic gold medalist Evan Lysacek at nationals. “After having gone through the last Olympic experience I learned so much, and I really think I know how to handle the pressure this time.

“It’s a whole different ballgame for me. Last time was really kind of jumping in blind. This time, it is very planned and very organized, and I think I have given myself the best opportunity to be as calm and focused as I can be in Russia.’’

Wagner struggled mightily at nationals but was selected to the team ahead of third-place Mirai Nagasu (who finished fourth in Vancouver) because of her impressive record representing the nation. Considered strong-minded and even unflappable in previous seasons, Wagner’s flop in Boston and her decision to change her free skate program might smack of panic.

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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 National Healthcare of Sumter.

She was born in Durham, N.C., a daughter of the late Sidney Allen Tilley and Elizabeth Matthews Tilley. She was first married to the late George J. Haynes, until his death in 1976, and later married Dr. Harry A. Davis DAVIS Jr. in 1978. She formerly worked as a legal assistant at Spears & Spears Attorneys-at-Law. She was a member of the Cosmopolitan Club, the Jimmy Snyder Sailing Club, and was a devoted member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church, where she was a member of Wesley Fellowship Sunday School Class and Circle 1.

Surviving are two daughters, Kathy Weaver of Durham and Pepper Haynes of Columbia; two stepdaughters,

Mary Winn Davis Nelson and her husband, Wilson, of Taylors and Pamela T. Davis of Mt. Pleasant; a stepson, Harry “Inky” A. Davis III of Santee; sister-in-law, Elena Tilley; a niece, Betty Tilley Seddon; two grandchildren, Laurie Sparrow and her husband, Michael, and Scott Parrish and his wife, Sherry; five stepgrandchildren, Harry A. Davis IV, Patrick Davis, Chris Nelson, Ross Nelson and Holly Nelson Rockafella; 17 great-grandchildren; and lifetime friends, Rosa Beavers and her sons, Tom and Joe and Jim Edgerton.

She was preceded in death by one sister, Luna Tilley White; and two brothers, Leslie Tilley and Layton Tilley.

A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Friday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Reginald Thackston officiating.

Memorials may be made to the Shepherd’s Center, 38 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfu-

neralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

DOROTHY T. HATFIELD Dorothy Truesdale Hatfield, beloved wife of the late Fred Lee Hatfield Sr., died on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at her residence.

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

MARGARET M. FELDER Margaret Mack Felder, widow of Steven Felder, heard her master’s call on Friday,

THE SUMTER ITEM Jan. 17, 2014, at Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y. Born Nov. 7, 1933, in the Hallie Town section of Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late Rutledge and Martha Agnes David Mack.

She is survived by her son, George “GT” Felder of Manning; sisters, Viola L. Cain and Odessa Mack, both of Manning, and Mildred Mack of Brooklyn; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by one daughter.

A Service of Remembrance will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Chapel Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning, where the pastor, the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, will bring words of consolation. Pastor Witherspoon will be assisted by the Rev. L.W. Walker, the Rev. Michael Abraham, the Rev. E.L. Sanders and the Rev. Ranzy McFadden.

The service of committal, benediction and interment will follow in the family plot in Mt. Chapel Baptist Church cemetery in Manning.

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Martin, USC facing long losing streak

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BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Things have not been easy for South Carolina coach Frank Martin.

And while the second-year coach sees improvement from his young Gamecocks, the losses keep mounting for a head coach who hadn’t missed the postseason until coming here almost two years ago.

“It’s not fun when you’re in it,” Martin said Tuesday. “I don’t go home and celebrate every night.”

Not that’s he’s got anything to shout about these days.

South Carolina (7-12) stands 0-6 in Southeastern Conference play for the third time ever. The Gamecocks have never lost their first seven league games, something they look to avoid when meeting Texas A&M (127, 3-3) on Wednesday night.

Martin’s longest losing streak in five seasons at Kansas State was four games. This is his second-straight season dropping six in a row.

Martin could have a valid excuse this time: 12 of 14 players are underclassmen and he’s minus the two point guards he planned on running the team this season in injured Tyrone Johnson and Bruce Ellington, the two-sport standout who gave up his senior seasons in football and basketball to enter the NFL draft.

That’s left Martin and his

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While South Carolina men’s basketball head coach Frank Martin has seen the progress his young team has made in practices, he can’t get past the mounting losses as USC has started 0-6 in SEC play prior to hosting Texas A&M today. staff trying to cram experience and SEC polish into a lineup that was mostly playing in high school a year ago.

The Gamecocks are 10th in SEC scoring and next-to-last in the 14-team league in defense.

They are the only SEC team allowing more points than they’re scoring this season.

Having so many first-timers is also a problem at practice, Martin said, because they’re just finding out the intensity brought to SEC opponents.

“We don’t have the personnel

in practice to challenge each other the way those guys challenge you in a game,” he said.

“So our guys are having to learn in the game and that’s hard.”

Martin’s attempting to take the long-term view of his team’s short-comings. He understood when he took the job — and accepted a six-year contract — the fix wouldn’t come overnight, especially when overhauling the roster and adding seven freshmen into the program this past season.

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Sumter Christian boys clinch Coastal title HARTSVILLE — Sumter Christian School’s varsity boys basketball team clinched the SCACS Coastal Area 1 title with a 61-57 victory over Emmanuel Christian on Monday at the Emmanuel gymnasium.

Devin Green and TJ Barron both had 17 points to lead the Bears, who improved to 13-8 overall and 5-1 in Coastal play. Nick Canty added 11 points.

Luke Raines led Emmanuel with 39 points.

In the varsity girls game, Emmanuel beat SCS 70-22. Dixie Jones led the Lady Bears, 5-9 and 2-4, with 11 points.

In the junior varsity girls game, SCS suffered its first loss, falling 35-28. Sarah Fraser led the 8-1 Lady Bears with 15 points.

SCS won the JV boys games 45-36. Saquon Cole led the 12-3 Bears with 13 points.

B-Team, JV Invitational Saturday The Sumter High Gamecocks B-Team & JV Basketball Invitational will begin on Saturday at the Sumter High School gymnasiums.

The junior varsity boys portion of the tournament will be played in the main gym. Play on Saturday will begin at 10 a.m. with Crestwood meeting Lakewood. Sumter will take on White Knoll at 11, Crestwood will meet White Knoll at 12:30 p.m. and Sumter will meet Lakewood at 1:30.

The B Team tournament will be played in the mini gym starting with Sumter taking on Manning at 10 a.m. Crestwood and White Knoll will play at 11, Sumter will meet White Knoll at 12:30 p.m. and Manning will face Crestwood at 1:30.

Teams will be seeded after pool play on Satur-

day and tournament play will be held on Saturday, Feb. 8.

Admission is $8 each week, but a 2-weekend pass is $14.

Durant’s 30-point streak hits 11 games OKLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant scored 41 points, including the game-winning jumper with 1.5 seconds left, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second half to beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-109 Monday night for their eighth straight victory.

Durant scored 13 in the fourth quarter, including a 16-foot, step-back jumper with 25.5 seconds remaining that put Oklahoma City ahead for the first time since the opening 2 minutes. Paul Millsap tied it for Atlanta before Durant knocked down the decisive 12-footer while being guarded

by DeMarre Carroll.

Durant’s 11-game streak of 30 or more points is the longest in the NBA since Tracy McGrady did it in 14 straight games in March and April 2003.

MLB OKs protective cap for pitchers, fit for camp NEW YORK — Major League Baseball has approved a protective cap for pitchers to reduce the effects of being hit in the head by line drives.

The new hat will be available for pitchers to test during spring training on a voluntary basis.

Major leaguers and minor leaguers won’t be required to wear it in games this year.

The safety plates are sewn into the hat and custom fitted. They weigh an extra six to seven ounces and offer increased protection to the forehead, temples and sides of the head.

From staff, wire reports

Home and Chapel is in charge of services.

The family is receiving friends at the residence of her son, George “GT” Felder, 16 Second Ave., Manning.

Online memorials may be sent to Flemingdelaine@aol. com.

WILLIAM A. RICHBURG III ALCOLU — William Arthur “Bill” Richburg III, 43, husband of Regina Marie Fry “Gina” Richburg, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at his home.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

RALPH L. HARRIMAN Jr. MANNING — Ralph Loudon Harriman Jr., 93, husband of Rosalia C. Harriman, died Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

for the Braves this spring. He was only 5-5 but led the National League with a 2.00 ERA when his 2012 season ended after 13 starts.

The Braves have added some veterans to bolster the rotation.

Gavin Floyd, 31, signed a one-year $4 million deal last month.

Floyd is recovering from surgery in May to repair the ulnar collateral ligament and a torn flexor muscle in his right elbow. That ended the right-hander’s seventh season with the White Sox. Braves general manager Frank Wren said he hopes Floyd will be ready by May. Kimbrel said Floyd was an important addition for the Braves, who won 96 games and the NL East title in 2013.

“That’s a good guy to put in our rotation, and when he’s on he’s really good,” Kimbrel said. “I think that is a big move.

It’s not a big money move but strategy wise it is a big move for our ballclub.”

The Braves also re-

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 totals Clemson has allowed this year.

But it’s the games when Clemson fails to shoot 40 percent from the floor, when it seems like it’s McDaniels or bust to put the ball through the hoop, when it forces the Tigers to play perfect defense for 40 minutes to compete against ACC teams built for March.

“If we don’t defend at a high level, we can’t play with the best teams in this league,” Brownell said. “We’re not talented enough.”

The Tigers shot 32 percent at Pitt and 34 percent at UNC, though the latter number is more generous than in actuality: at the time Rod Hall hit a 3-pointer with 13:06 to play, Clemson was trailing 54-23 and had made just 6 of 34 attempts (17.6 percent).

In the first half, McDaniels had 11 of his 13 team-high points, but the rest of the Tigers had 10 points.

“K.J. competed at a high level tonight. He played harder than anybody on our team tonight,” Brownell said.

“13 points, those were hard-earned points, because he doesn’t have enough help right now. I thought he played pretty well, when their whole team’s geared to stop

signed right-hander Freddy Garcia, 37, to a minor league deal and invited him to their big league camp.

Garcia went 1-2 with a 1.65 ERA in six games for the Braves, including three starts, late last season.

Left-hander Alex Wood is expected to compete with Garcia for the No. 5 spot in the rotation this spring. Wood was 3-3 with a 3.13 ERA overall and 3-2 with a 3.54 ERA in 11 starts.

Right-hander David Hale, who allowed only one run in two starts, is another pitcher to watch in the spring.

There was no nameplate on the locker next to Beachy in the Braves’ clubhouse on Monday. It was the space formerly reserved for Hudson.

“We’re obviously going to miss Huddy’s presence,” Beachy said. “I’ve lockered next to Huddy my whole career. Kris is going to be the elder statesman and he’s the guy. Mike and Julio are building off incredible campaigns and hopefully I can help with that. Alex Wood has shown what he can do. I think we’re a pretty good unit together.”

him.”

McDaniels opened 4 for 9 while his teammates started 2 for 25 in allowing UNC to run out to a 31-point lead.

“I know they have confidence in me, but I need to let them know I have a lot of confidence in them too,” McDaniels said.

“Just find a way to do different things. Find ways to get my guys doing. If I do different things on the court, it helps them out more.

Just find a way to be better.”

McDaniels remains No. 8 in the ACC in scoring with 16.2 points per game, having reached double figures in 17 of his 19 games.

“We all gotta help him,” center Landry Nnoko said. “He’s our leader this year. He’s done a really good job.

We’ve got to find more guys to help carry this team.”

No one else is averaging 10 points per game for the Tigers, whose 64.5 points per game ranks 14th out of 15 ACC teams.

“You just gotta make more shots. When you’re not doing that, it puts unbelievable pressure on your defense,” Brownell said. “It’s hard to keep defending at a high level, especially on the road, when you just don’t get any reward and feel like, OK, we scored, let’s get our defense set. You’re constantly on your heels as they push it at you.”

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Susan Allen enjoys many kinds of artistic endeavors. Here she’s working on decorating eggs for Easter. Her watercolor and acrylic paintings can be seen along with watercolors by her mother, Karen Starke, in the Mezzanine Gallery at Covenant Place Thursday through May 9.

Like Mother, Like Daughter Florals, landscapes at Covenant Place

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he exhibition opening Thursday at Covenant Place might just be the first show by a mother and daughter curated by the Sumter County Gallery of Art. The exhibition titled “Susan Allen & Karen Starke — Like Mother, Like Daughter” is the third presented by the partnership between the gallery and the continuing care retirement community.

Covenant Place residents will welcome art lovers to the opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday in their Mezzanine Gallery, where they can enjoy art, gourmet food, wine and live music and meet Susan Allen, who can talk about her work and that of her late mother, Karen STARKE Starke.

Modest about her own talents, Allen loves to talk about her mother, who died in 2006.

“She said that she always drew, but she didn’t ever do anything formally with it,” Allen said. “She studied journalism in college, because my grandmother wanted her to.”

Allen said Starke’s “number one love was reading — reading and learning. She was really, really smart – she was a Mensa (in the top 2 percent of the general population). All I remember when I was growing up is that my mother was always studying something. She had really broad interests, but mostly she studied philosophy and religion.”

Starke’s initiation to making art was serendipitous.

She moved to Sumter in the mid1990s, where she quickly became

nized that her daughter had talent involved in the arts and made and arranged for her to have art many friends. A volunteer at the lessons when the family was living Sumter County Gallery of Art, in France. Allen was 10 at the time, Starke started painting when Allen and her art studies continued into was teaching beginning watercolor adulthood. She even started college at the gallery’s former location on as an art major, but soon switched North Main Street. to bookkeeping and accounting.

“I started with the basics — pick Her interest in art continued, howup your brush and dip it in the ever, and she studied with “some water — and they loved it,” Allen fabulous artists” in Spain, Alaska said. “That’s what they wanted.” and other Once the places she classes ended, lived after her Allen told her marriage. students “If you “I was actureally want to ally juried paint, you can into a small come to my artists guild in house on Madrid, where Wednesday afI studied with ternoons, and Donna Bogle, we’ll do it just a wonderful for fun. That’s artist,” Allen how the Wednessaid. day afternoon She said her studio got startwork and that ed, with three of of her mother my students. My are very differmother just ent, which will started coming, be apparent to and she started SUSAN ALLEN those visiting dabbling a bit, the Covenant and pretty soon Describing her mother’s outlook on Place gallery. she just went her life in Sumter Allen dewith it. She described veloped her own funny, quirky style and she painted Starke’s subject matter as mostly every day. She’d get her stuff out at “people and florals,” and her own as landscapes and florals, and while all her kitchen table, and she’d just of Starke’s paintings are watercolpaint.” ors, Allen’s are mainly acrylic.

Starke was so prolific, Allen said, In her review of “It Happened that “She painted on the backs of One Wednesday: The Art of Karen things. Everything in my house Starke,” a retrospective at the Sumthat’s framed has some other paintter County Gallery of Art five ing on the back of it. She even took years ago, Jane Collins described my paintings out of frames. Or her landscapes as “running a she’d put something she’d painted gamut of technique and palette in the front of something I’d had framed. That’s how she got started.” choices, from the bright and almost purposefully garish to the luscious On the other hand, Starke recog-

“She loved her 10 years of living in Sumter.

Before she died she told me, ‘ These 10 years were some of the happiest in my life.’”

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Susan Allen’s recent paintings are mostly acrylic and watercolor, like these sunflowers. rose and green shades in her Italianate village by the water.”

“Like Mother, Like Daughter,” curated by Sumter County Gallery of Art director Karen Watson, will offer insight into the artistic nature and sensibilities of both Starke and Allen. No doubt the exhibit will also reveal Starke’s outlook on her life in Sumter.

“She loved her 10 years of living in Sumter,” Allen said. “Before she died she told me, ‘These 10 years were some of the happiest in my life.’”

See “Susan Allen & Karen Starke: Like Mother, Like Daughter” Jan. 30 through May 9 at Covenant Place’s Mezzanine Gallery. The exhibition opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. For more information call the Sumter County Gallery of Art at (803) 775-0543 or Covenant Place at (803) 469-7007.

‘Sherlock’ makers stick to abbreviated seasons

BY LYNN ELBER The Associated Press PASADENA, Calif. — The makers of TV’s “Sherlock” say even a lobbying effort by British Prime Minister David Cameron wouldn’t persuade them to produce more episodes each season.

But “Sherlock” co-creator Steven Moffat and producer Sue Vertue tweaked Cameron anyway for lack of effort. It’s been more than a month, they noted, since he visited China and was asked by fans there to press for more of the popular mystery series.

He praised the drama and told Chinese viewers who submitted the request to him online that he would try. But Cameron has yet to contact them, Vertue said this week.

A droll Moffat added: “David Cameron, calling you on that, mate. ... All of China, they’re waiting.”

The British-produced modern take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s fictional detective has been a worldwide hit. It made its third season U.S. debut last Sunday on PBS, with husband-and-

wife team Moffat and Vertue and star Benedict Cumberbatch on hand to promote it.

Fans have to make do with just a handful of episodes — three this season — as the show’s in-demand makers and cast, including Martin Freeman and newcomer (and Freeman’s reallife partner) Amanda Abbington, see to other projects. That includes the “Doctor Who” series for Moffat, “The Hobbit” franchise for Freeman and a string of films for Cumberbatch.

“No, it’s a waste of time, sorry, China,” Moffat replied when asked if “Sherlock” might be expanded to more episodes. The nine that have aired since 2010 are the equivalent of cranking out nine movies, he and Vertue said.

But why apologize to the Chinese and not devotees elsewhere?

“Well, China were the ones who went to the top and asked,” Moffat said.

He and Cumberbatch, who said he appreciated the fervor of fans, agreed they are committed to keeping “Sherlock” going indefinitely.

Read more online at www.pbs.org

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This photo provided by PBS shows Louise Brealey, left, as Molly Hooper and Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, in a scene from Season 3, “The Empty Hearse” episode of Masterpiece’s “Sherlock,” which aired on Jan. 19, 2014, on PBS. Steven Moffat, co-creator of “Sherlock,” said the show is a hit in China and many other countries.

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Party foods combine in winning nacho dish J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Super Bowl party food is supposed to be indulgently heavy and satisfying. It should be rich and savory and totally over the top.

So to satisfying all of those criteria, I created a mega mashup that draws on two classic party foods â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Buffalo chicken wings and nachos. The resulting buffalo chicken nachos are easy to assemble, but pack tons of big, bold flavor to get you through the big game. And because they are nachos, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy to make enough to feed a crowd.

To keep things as easy as possible, I start with the meat from a rotisserie chicken. But if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d prefer to grill or roast your own, have at it.

BUFFALO CHICKEN NACHOS Makes 8 servings Start to finish: 30 minutes Ingredients 1/2 cup Frankâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RedHot Sauce (original) 1/4 cup barbecue sauce 1/4 cup butter 2-pound rotisserie chicken 7 1/2 ounces tortilla chips 8 ounces grated cheddar cheese 8 ounces Mexican-style shredded cheese 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese 3.8-ounce can sliced black olives 1 bunch scallions, sliced Salsa, to serve Sour cream, to serve Directions Heat the oven to 400 F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and coat with cooking spray.

To make the buffalo sauce, in a medium saucepan over medium heat, combine the RedHot sauce, barbecue sauce and butter. Heat, stirring, until the butter is melted and thoroughly blended. Set aside.

Remove all of the meat from the chicken, cut into bite-sized pieces and place in a large bowl.

Pour the buffalo sauce over the chicken, then toss well to coat.

Set aside.

Spread the tortilla chips in an even layer over the prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese evenly over the chips. Using tongs or a fork, spread the chicken evenly over the cheese and chips.

In a small bowl, toss together the Mexican-style cheese and the blue cheese, then sprinkle evenly over the chicken. Top with the olives and scallions.

Bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and just starting to brown. Serve with salsa and sour cream.

Nutrition information per serving: 710 calories; 400 calories from fat (56 percent of total calories); 45 g fat (21 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 190 mg cholesterol; 27 g carbohydrate; 3 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 51 g protein; 1560 mg sodium.

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Oskar Blues offers cans of Old Chub, a Scottish strong ale brewed with malted barley and grains that evoke flavors of cocoa, coffee and smoke.

Craft beer playbook is wide open MICHAEL FELBERBAUM Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The Super Bowl is all about the spectacle. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the food, the commercials, the half-time show, the game itself, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got to be big and brash.

Which is why you have no excuse for drinking some watered down, mass market beer this year. We live in an age of seemingly limitless craft beer choices, making it easy to find truly fine brews worthy of drinking during the Feb. 2 showdown between Seattle and Denver. And for inspiration, you need look no further than the teamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; home states.

SEATTLE

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While Seattle is more famous for coffee than beer, Washington State is still home to around 160 craft breweries, as well as the source for many of the hops used in beers worldwide.

Seahawks territory includes Redhook Ale Brewery, which offers Audible Ale, a pale ale created along with sports broadcaster Dan Patrick. The beer, which refers to the term when a team changes its play at the line of scrimmage, is a medium-bodied beer with a mild hop bitterness. Redhook also features Long Hammer IPA, which uses hops during and at the end of fermentation to give it a certain bitterness with a pine and citrus flavor.

Seattle also is home to Elysian Brewing Co., whose lineup features Immortal IPA and Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout.

The brewery, which was founded in 1995, says it takes a Northwest interpretation of the classic English style India Pale Ale and loads it with New World hop flavor and aroma. The stout combines sweet cream and rich chocolate flavors with Stumptown Coffee to keep you on the edge of your seat during the game.

Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The Pike Brewing Co., located near the famous Pike Place Public Market, features Pike Pale Ale, a medium-bodied beer with a crisp, citrus flavor balanced with hints of caramel from the malt. Its Scotch ale, Pike Kilt Lifter,

Elysian Brewing Co.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup features Immortal IPA and Split Shot Espresso Milk Stout.

The stout combines sweet cream and rich chocolate flavors with Stumptown Coffee to keep you on the edge of your seat during the game.

has the sweetness from the toasted malt with a hint of smokiness.

Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Fremont area is home to artists, tech geeks and plenty of beer lovers. Fremont Brewing Co. plays on the areaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s self-proclamation as the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Center of the Universeâ&#x20AC;? for its flagship beer, Universale Pale Ale. The beer offers a twist on a classic pale ale using roasted malt balanced with Northwest hops for spice.

DENVER For Broncos fans, Colorado is home to more than 150 different craft breweries, many based in the Denver area.

About three miles from Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Great Divide Brewing Co. has been serving craft beer fans a wide variety of brews since 1994.

Its Lasso IPA offers drinkers a more â&#x20AC;&#x153;sessionableâ&#x20AC;? beer they can drink throughout the game. Despite its lower alcohol content (5 percent), the beer still features the crisp, refreshing and citrus flavors one would expect from an India

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Pale Ale. For a somewhat different beer to sip during the big game, try Old Ruffian (packing a heftier 10.2 percent alcohol), a barley wine that combines a huge sweet, toffee malt backbone with citrus hop flavors.

Bronco country also is home to New Belgium Brewing Co. with its flagship Fat Tire, an amber ale balanced with toasted malts and a hint of bitter hops.

New Belgium also is releasing a new year-round beer just in time for the Super Bowl called Snapshot Wheat, an unfiltered wheat beer with a citrus aroma and a tart finish.

In 2002, Oskar Blues Brewery in nearby Lyons became one of first on the U.S. craft beer scene to put its beer in cans.

Its Deviant Daleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s IPA is delivered in a 16-ounce tallboy can and packs a punch of hops that impart hints of grapefruit and pine. For something with less hop flavor, Oskar Blues offers cans of Old Chub, a Scottish strong ale brewed with malted barley and grains that evoke flavors of cocoa, coffee and smoke.

Other breweries in the area to consider include Left Hand Brewing Co., Odell Brewing Co. and Avery Brewing Co.

NEW JERSEY The Super Bowl is being played at the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine excuse to sample some of the local brews.

The oldest of New Jerseyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s several dozen craft breweries is Flying Fish Brewing Co. in Somerdale, which opened in 1996. The breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lineup includes its Hopfish IPA, which balances the bitter hops with a malt sweetness and a citrus finish. Flying Fish also offers Exit 16, a double IPA brewed with wild rice, which the brewery says helps the beer ferment dry and showcase the five different hops used in the beer that create hints of pine and mango. Exit 16 also happens to be the off-ramp for MetLife Stadium.

Also be on the lookout for New Jersey Beer Co., as well as brews from Brooklyn Brewery and Sixpoint Brewery in nearby New York City.

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Pro players score with food ventures Sure, the Seahawks and the Broncos are hungry for a Super Bowl win. But sometimes theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hungry for other things, like pizza and Skittles.

And apparently a whole lot of eggs.

The food-football connection is a strong one, whether youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re munching in the stands, tailgating, or wading into the chips and dip at home.

But while everyone is familiar with the classic foods associated with watching the big game, some of the foodie connections with the players on the field are less obvious.

Unflappable Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is a player in possession of poise â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and pies. He owns several Papa Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pizza stores in the Denver area. And the Seahawks have a few food traditions of their own, including throwing Skittles candy on the field when running back Marshawn Lynch makes a big touchdown run. According to the team website, the athlete has been a fan of the chewy candies since his mother used to give them to him as â&#x20AC;&#x153;power pelletsâ&#x20AC;? when he was a kid playing sports, and his affinity for the rainbow-colored candy has not abated.

When it comes to regular meals, eating like an NFL player isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the steak, steak and a side of steak kind of diet you might expect.

Food & Wine magazine restaurant editor Kate Krader researched NFL diets and found quite a few players who have gone vegan for a time and still rarely eat meat, including Houston Texans running back Arian Foster, Atlanta Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez, who announced his retirement in December, and Detroit Lions running back Montell Owens.

That was a surprise. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel even though just about everybody eats more thoughtfully now, I associate NFL players with a paleo diet, all protein, eat like a vampire, basically.â&#x20AC;?

Some players got flack for shunning meat from critics who thought it would make them slower or weaker, but they were undaunted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Nope, watch me go,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? says Krader.

Looking at the Super Bowl match-up Krader notes a recent Seattle Times article which describes food served at the Seattle practice facility in Renton, Wash. Everything fresh, only organic and premium meat, and no deep-fried food; even the french fries are baked. And hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an interesting stat, team chef Mac McNabb goes through 60 dozen eggs a week.

And then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the business side of things. Manning and a number of other current and former stars are carving out second careers in the dining scene.

Former Broncos quarterback John Elway is cofounder of three steak houses all named, logically enough, Elwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Robert Bogart, chef at the Elwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Downtown restaurant in Denverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ritz-Carlton, says Elway visits all three restaurants and has been involved in things like picking out seasonings. Everything is made in house, fresh and hand-cut and the restaurants have on-site butchers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about quality and all about Colorado,â&#x20AC;? says Bogart.

Other former NFLers with eponymous steak houses include Washington Redskinsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; quarterback Joe Theismann, whose restaurant in Alexandria, Va., has been in business since 1975, and former Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, whose restaurant is just two blocks from Lambeau Field, where the Packers play.

In a more recent venture, Saints quarterback Drew Brees has opened outlets of the Jimmy Johnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Gourmet Sandwich franchise in New Orleans.

In the mood for something sweet? Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman have teamed with Dunkinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Donuts to open a string of stores

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And former New England Patriotsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; linebacker Rosevelt Colvin and his wife Tiffany are the owners of a cupcake shop called Sweeties in Indianapolis.

Or you could just go to a Seahawks game in hopes of scoring some Skittles.

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Hall of Fame quarterback John Elway sits in his Elway Home by Bassett chair while eating food from Elwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant and watching highlights from the AFL football champion Colorado Crush at the Bassett Home Direct store in Lone Tree, Colo. Elway is the co-owner of the Colorado Crush and owner of Elwayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s restaurant.

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It ran through dark woods and swamps thick with snakes. Its â&#x20AC;&#x153;stationsâ&#x20AC;? were secret rooms and musty piles of potatoes.

The Underground Railroad, as it was called, was a series of secret paths and stations that helped runaway slaves find their way to freedom. The secret railroad ran from the southern United States to Canada.

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DEAR ABBY — I have been with my husband for 19 years. I offered his plumbing services to a married couple I work Dear Abby with. While ABIGAIL he was fixing VAN BUREN the problem, he became friendly with their adult daughter. Their relationship developed into something more and we separated. He ended their friendship and we reconciled.

Things were going great, but she continued to contact him.

He has suddenly decided he can’t live without her friendship and has decided to divorce

me in order to continue it with her. He swears it’s platonic, but something he can’t live without. He hopes we can “still be friends”!

My question is how to move on from this. I have to see her enabling parents every day at work, and all of this happened under their roof. I feel betrayed on every level, especially by my husband, who was my best friend. Every aspect of my life, including my job, has been affected.

Have you any advice for moving past this without all of the anger I carry? I don’t want to leave my job. But every time I see either one of the parents, I want to cry and scream.

P.S. My husband and I still live together as “roommates,” as this is all very recent, and

we haven’t figured out our living arrangements yet.

Wronged in New England DEAR WRONGED — I do not for one minute believe that your husband’s relationship with this woman is strictly platonic, and neither should you. Consult a lawyer now, while you and your husband are still “roommates.” Make sure he doesn’t hide any assets because, after 19 years of marriage, you should be entitled to a healthy share of them.

I agree that you have been wronged, but for now hang onto your temper. “Best friends” don’t treat each other the way you have been treated.

It may take the help of a religious adviser or licensed mental health professional for you to let go of your anger.

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Television dramas are just in love with mid-20th century hedonism. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fleming: The Man Who Would Be Bondâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA) offers a fourpart look at author Ian Fleming (Dominic Cooper) as he evolves from a womanizing playboy to a World War II intelligence officer, whose real-life cloak-anddagger schemes were every bit as momentous as those of the James Bond character he would later concoct.

Look for Rupert Evans as older brother Peter Fleming, a successful travel writer and Army hero whose success turned Ian into even more of a black sheep in the eyes of their imperious mother, Evelyn (Lesley Manville). â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flemingâ&#x20AC;? is a little bit slow to start because Fleming is just not that interesting or sympathetic until the war against the Nazis gives him the avenue to fulfill his destiny.

Look for Anna Chancellor (â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Hour,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Four Weddings and a Funeralâ&#x20AC;?) as a Naval intelligence officer, Lt. Monday.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than a little Miss Moneypenny in her. â&#x20AC;˘ â&#x20AC;&#x153;American Horror Story: Covenâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) wraps up its season as the remaining witches compete to see who will become the next â&#x20AC;&#x153;Supreme,â&#x20AC;? succeeding Fiona (Jessica Lange), whose fate was sealed in last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s episode.

No other current series has the audacity to invite back the same ensemble cast to create new characters in different creepy scenarios each season.

And few series pack as much nonstop action into every installment. The season calls out for re-watching, and that seems entirely intentional.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been particularly struck by the performance of Jamie Brewer as Nan, a clairvoyant witch. Actors with Down Syndrome are often cast as characters who evoke sympathy or create poignant situations, or are used as a vehicle to create greater sympathy for main characters thoughtful enough to love or care for them.

Nan was a full-throated witch on a par with her peers and every bit as ambitious and filled with envy, lust and desire.

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Some installments back, the troubled former lightweight pop star Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) was accused of making blasphemous comments to an extremist televangelist, who edited and broadcast them to show her in the worst possible light.

As a result, she faces a violent backlash by the very multitudes of fans who once adored her. She also feels pressure from her spineless record executives to apologize to her fans and to God as well.

TONIGHTâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS â&#x20AC;˘ Viewers choose â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Bowlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Greatest Commercials 2014â&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS). â&#x20AC;˘ Frankie mothers a mutt on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Middleâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG). â&#x20AC;˘ Arrow wants to mentor Roy on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arrowâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CW, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ A filmmaker documents rare Indonesian macaques on

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Natureâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). â&#x20AC;˘ A missing girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boyfriend becomes a suspect on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Law and Order: Special Victims Unitâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Morgan and Brass go missing on â&#x20AC;&#x153;CSIâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14). â&#x20AC;˘ Olinksy shelters his daughter on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chicago P.D.â&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

SERIES NOTES Monroeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s risky assignment on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Revolutionâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Tessa nurtures George on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Suburgatoryâ&#x20AC;? (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Arizona-bound on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Criminal Mindsâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * High school daze on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Modern Familyâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Stephen suspects Hillaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motives on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tomorrow Peopleâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Richardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relapse on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Super Fun Nightâ&#x20AC;? (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

LATE NIGHT Johnny Knoxville is sched-

uled on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Daily Show With Jon Stewartâ&#x20AC;? (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Don Cheadle, Bill Burr and Hard Working Americans appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Conanâ&#x20AC;?

(11 p.m., TBS) * Emma Roberts, Chris Franjola, Sarah Colonna and Dustin Ybarra are booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Chelsea Latelyâ&#x20AC;?

(11 p.m., E!) * Cris Carter is on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Colbert Reportâ&#x20AC;? (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Paula Abdul, Vernon Davis, Les Twins and D.J. Kid Capri are booked on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Arsenio Hall Showâ&#x20AC;? (syndicated, check local listings) * Bill Maher, Whitney Cummings and Jennifer Nettles on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Tonight Showâ&#x20AC;?

(11:35 p.m., NBC) â&#x20AC;˘ Andy Garcia, Norman Van Aken and Broken Bells appear on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmy Kimmel Liveâ&#x20AC;? (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Jennifer Connelly, Miles Teller and Ronan Farrow visit â&#x20AC;&#x153;Late Night With Jimmy Fallonâ&#x20AC;? (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Kevin Bacon and Karla Souza on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Late Late Showâ&#x20AC;?

(12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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AROUND TOWN The American Red Cross, Sandhills Chapter, 1155 N. Guignard Drive, Suite 2, will offer the following classes: 9 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, Client Case Work; and 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, New Volunteer Orientation and Disaster Services Overview. Call (803)-775-2363 for additional information and to register.

The Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, 24 Council St., will offer free public information sessions 11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through March 13 as follows: Jan. 30, forms and frequency of elder abuse; Feb. 6, federal Medicaid recoupment; Feb. 13, get active/be healthy; Feb. 20, investing in uncertain times; Feb. 27, emergency preparedness; March 6, spring gardening tips; and March 13, you are what you eat.

Manning Early Childhood Center will hold early enrollment for the 2014-2015 school year 9 a.m.-3 p.m. 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 the prekindergarten 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 information.

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.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 11, at the 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 24hour message line at (206) 376-5992 for information about tickets for the April 19 barbecue.

Enjoy an evening of dancing and music at the SPCA Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

Call Rhonda Barrick at: (803) 774-1264 | E-mail: rhondab@theitem.com

Tennessee Onion Soup Gratin was the first-prize winner in the 2011 National Cornbread Cook-Off.

Get creative and win $5,000 Martha White® Kicks Off 18th Annual National Cornbread Cook-Off

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t’s time once again to up the ante on your creative cooking skills in the kitchen. Martha White® and Lodge® Cast Iron are searching the nation for the

best original main dish cornbread recipes in the 18th Annual National Cornbread Cook-Off. Now through Feb. 28, consumers can submit an original main dish recipe prepared with at least one package of Martha White Cornbread Mix and cooked in Lodge® Cast Iron cookware. Ten finalists will be selected to compete during the National Cornbread Festival® on April 26 in South Pittsburg, Tenn.

“Every year I look forward to warming up my cast iron skillet to try some of the fascinating recipes we’ve received,” said Martha White baking expert, Linda Carman. “Cooks across the country continue to impress me with their creative twists on classic recipes and trendy dishes reinvented with cornbread.”

Along with the coveted cast iron skillet crown, the Cook-Off champion will receive a $5,000 cash prize and a 30-inch stainless steel gas range (a $3,250 value) from FiveStar® Professional Cooking Equipment, a di-

vision of Brown Stove Works, Inc., and other gifts from Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron.

The second-prize winner will receive $1,500 and the third-prize winner will receive $1,000. The remaining seven finalists will walk away with $150 and all finalists will receive a $500 travel reimbursement and a gift basket courtesy of Martha White and Lodge® Cast Iron.For complete details, official rules and to complete the entry form for the contest, visit MarthaWhite. com. The National Cornbread Cook-Off is open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., age 18 years or older. Void where prohibited.

Check out these past winning Cook-off recipes and more at www.MarthaWhite. com/recipes. Join the Martha White community at www.Facebook.com/MarthaWhiteBaking and www.

Pinterest.com/BakeMarthaWhite.

HARVEST APPLE CORNBREAD PANZANELLA Second-prize winner, 2013 National Cornbread Cook-Off Makes 6 servings 2 teaspoons Crisco® 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil 4 apple chicken sausage links, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices Cornbread Ingredients 1 (7 oz.) package Martha White® Sweet Yellow Honey Cornbread & Muffin Mix or Sweet Yellow Cornbread & Muffin Mix 2/3 cup milk 1 large egg 1/4 teaspoon dried rubbed sage 1/2 cup chopped pecans Salad Ingredients 2 Fuji or Honeycrisp apples, cored and cut into bite-sized pieces 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/2 small red onion, halved and thinly sliced 4 cups packed baby kale 1/2 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese

Dressing Ingredients 1/2 cup Crisco™ 100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar 2 tablespoons apple cider Salt and cracked black pepper, to taste For sausage: Heat oven to 425°F. Place 8-inch Lodge® cast iron skillet over medium low heat. Cook sausage in olive oil for 10 minutes or until heated through, stirring frequently.

Directions For cornbread: Whisk together cornbread mix, milk, egg, sage and pecans in medium bowl. Remove sausage from pan and drain briefly on paper towels. Keep warm. Pour cornbread mixture into the hot pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Cool slightly and cut into 1-inch cubes.

Stir together apples and lemon juice in large bowl. Add onion, kale, cheese, sausage and cornbread cubes.

For dressing: Whisk oil with vinegar, cider, salt and pepper. Pour over salad. Toss gently to coat. Serve immediately.

TENNESSEE ONION SOUP GRATIN First-prize winner, 2011 National Cornbread Cook-Off Makes 8 servings Soup Ingredients 8 slices bacon, cut crosswise into 1/2-inch pieces 3 large onions, halved and thinly sliced 1 tablespoon sugar 1 pound Swiss chard, stems

removed, sliced into 1/2-inch strips 1 (15.5 oz.) can white beans, rinsed and drained 2 tablespoons cider vinegar 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 4 cups low-sodium beef stock 4 cups water 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper Cornbread Topping Ingredients

1 (6.5 oz.) package Martha White® Yellow Cornbread Mix 1 large egg, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted 2/3 cup milk 8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cut into 1/2-inch cubes Directions Heat Lodge® 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat. Cook

bacon until crisp. Remove with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Add onions and sugar to bacon drippings. Cook, stirring frequently, until onions are caramelized, about 20 minutes. Add chard, white beans, bacon, vinegar and red pepper. Add beef stock and water. Bring to a low simmer over high heat. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, 20

minutes. Add salt and pepper.

Heat oven to 400 degrees. Mix together cornbread mix, egg, butter and milk until blended. Fold in cheese cubes. Spoon over simmering soup. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve with metal spoon, breaking through cheese crust and scooping soup and cornbread into deep bowls.

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2014

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THE ITEM

DELINQUENT TAX SALE Under and by virtue of Tax Executions issued by the Treasurer of Sumter County of taxes past due and unpaid, proper levy has been made on the real estate hereinafter described as designated in the office of the County Auditor. I will sell the same at public auction to the highest bidder in the Court Room #1 at 141 North Main Street, in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina at 10:00 A.M. on Wednesday, February 12, 2014. Procedures for Tax Sale are found in Title 12 Chapter 51 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended.

The successful purchaser (or assignee) is also responsible for the cost of the mortgage/title search.

TERMS: CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK OR MONEY ORDER * ALL BIDDERS MAY PRE-REGISTER IN SUMTER COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE FROM NOW THRU FEBRUARY 10, 2014.

THERE IS A $10.00 NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE. NO REGISTRATION ON DAY OF SALE.

REDEMPTION period for property sold is TWELVE months from the date of the sale. The successful purchaser (or assignee) is responsible for the cost of tax title/or bill(s) of sale plus any documentary stamps necessary to be affixed and recording fees if property is not redeemed.

CAROLINA B. RICHARDSON COUNTY TREASURER/TAX COLLECTOR

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#21 Geri Legg Household items, tents, glider chair. #24 Natasha Olden Multiple boxes, 2 space heaters, bicycles.

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Home Going of Charlie Mickens

Sunrise 05/10/22 Sunset 11/19/13 The family of the late Charlie Mickens would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people for all visits and acts of kindness during our father's illness and stay at the Sumter Valley Nursing Home. â&#x20AC;¢ Sumter Vally nursing Staff for Exceptional care. â&#x20AC;¢ Dr. Joseph Williams an excellent physician The Following pastors came and rendered prayers â&#x20AC;¢ Rev James Williams â&#x20AC;¢ Rev Irene D. Anthony â&#x20AC;¢ Rev Wyatt Minton â&#x20AC;¢ Rev Ruth Graham â&#x20AC;¢ Chaplain John Willis of Tuomey Health Care System We thank you for every act of kindness from our friends and community, for the visits, prayers, plants, cards, flowers, and telephone calls.

As a solider in the United States Army he fought for his country, but God decided to take the solider home. He will be sorely missed bu this memory will live forever within the hearts of his children. Rest in peace Daddy.

Brenda Mickens Brown Sandra Mickens Shaw Frances Gusta Jackson

Roofing

All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp.

SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

In loving Memory of Mr. Loman Brooks Sr 3/28/1923-01/29/13 We miss you , but you will always remain in our hearts. From your Children, Family & Relatives

BUSINESS SERVICES Business Services Electrical work. New & Repair Call 803-499-4127 Old Guys Italian Restaurant We will be open Super Bowl Sunday 11am-10 pm Catering and large wing orders need to be placed no later than Thursday 3pm. Call 774-3043

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

RIGHT TO COUNSEL: If the above-named person wishes to have

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

The Tree Doctor Any size tree removal & stump grinding. Trimming & clearing. No job too big or small. Call 775-8560 or 468-1946. We accept credit cards and offer senior discounts

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 Authorityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RIÃ&#x20AC;FH ORFDWHG DW &DOGZHOO 6WUHHW 6XPWHU 6 & 2XU RIÃ&#x20AC;FH KRXUV DUH Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. to S P DQG )ULGD\ D P WR 1:00 p.m.

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8FTNBSL 1MB[B t t .PO 4BU t XXX .BZPT%JTDPVOU4VJUT DPN Tree Service Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

PETS & ANIMALS Livestock

Help Wanted Full-Time

Unfurnished Homes

Mobile Home Rentals

Commercial Industrial

Miscellaneous

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

House for Sale or Rent. $350 /mo + dep. Land for sale. Call 803-452-6260

2, 3 & 4/BR's Trailers for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

3BR 1BA on 15 Shuler. Quiet neighborhood $450/mo+dep. Call 481-9195 or 418-9444

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

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

**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!!**

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

Church Facility located at 16 Kendrick Street. Move in Ready.

10,195 sq ft on 2.35 acres with 1,040 sq ft picnic shelter. Chapel, Fellowship Hall, Sunday School Rooms, Office Complex and Full Working Kitchen. Contact Talmadge Tobias at Re/Max Summit 803-491-4573.

Dog Feed 50lbs, River Run 30/20 $26.25, 24/20 $23.75, 27/15 $22.50. Call 803-435-2797

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

3Br 1BA For Rent or Rent to own Alderman Camp Rd $600/mo + Dep. Call 803-473-3301

MERCHANDISE

Exp. Auto Repair Service Writer, Exp with Mitchell a plus, Apply in person at 601 Broad St . Mon-Fri 8-5

FOR RENT: Nice 2BR/2BA Townhouse in Tudor Place w/Carport & Screened in Patio. $775/mo + dep. Call 775-1580 for details.

Finance Trainees No experience needed. Applicants must have a sales personality and enjoy working with our customers auto required. Good starting salary and good benefits. We will train you on the job. Apply in person Lenders Loans, 304 Broad St. Sumter SC

2 & 3BR Apt & houses available in Sumter. No Sec. Dep. required.

Call 773-8402 for more info.

Wrangler All Stock, $9.00 Cattle & Horse feed. Safe Choice Senior $20.00, Protein Tubs and Mineral for Cows. 803-435-2797

Pets

Auctions NOT an Absolute AUCTION Sat, Feb 8th., 9AM Bid & Pay. Lots furniture & lots of misc items. All sales AS IS. No Refunds or Exchange, Cash only!

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend.

905-4242

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Softball Equipment- Pitching machine, Backstop, Balls, Bats ETC. Call for details 803-968-2459 Large glass/metal livingroom table with matching end table. Ten pc. porch furniture set. 774-0123.

3 Cemetery Plots for sale at Evergreen.

Call for info 843-858-2150

Established Heating and Air Conditioning Company looking for an experienced HVAC service technician. Must have experience, a valid driver's license, people skills, good personality. Great benefits offered and top pay!

Send responses to PO Box 2378 Sumter SC 29151 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

Help Wanted Part-Time $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Trucking Opportunities 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

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves.

Guaranteed.

803-464-5439 or 469-7311

Unfurnished Apartments

Old Records for sale 45, 33 1/3 , 78's mixed variety.

773-4486 Best offer.

SOUTH FORGE APTS. 1 & 2BR, Water, stove & frig furnished. Linda at 803-494-8443

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time 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

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

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Boats / Motors

Resort Rentals

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

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

50 Wesmark Ct. 1,177 sq ft. $1000/mo. + $100 CAM. Reception area, 3 office space, breakroom, 1/2 ba, file/storage room.

773-1477 217 W. Hampton, 604 sq ft. office space. $525 /mo. Lg. office, sm office/breakroom. Contact C21 Hawkins & Kolb for more info.

803-773-1477.

Commercial Rentals Building for rent, 4miles out of Manning. Might could be used as a church. Call 803-473-3301

3 BR 1BA brick home $675/mo + $675/dep. Call 481-0812 lv msg.

Guignard Storage: 57 Neal St. Personal storage units.

No deposits. Call 803-491-4914

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

Mobile Home Rentals Winter Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $360/mo + $360/dep. Mark 803-565-7947.

TRANSPORTATION

Office Rentals

In Town Manning 3BR 2BA Brick house $800 Mo/Dep Call 803-473-7577

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.

RECREATION

REAL ESTATE Manufactured Housing 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.

Autos For Sale 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 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

Miscellaneous S.C. Construction Serv., We specialize in Energy Systems, also offer Painting, Dry Wall, Floor Encapsulations, and mobile home repairs.

Call 803-847-7824 for more details.

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

Scenic Lake 2Br, 1Ba. No pets.

Call between 9am - 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500.

Firewood for Sale Will Deliver. Call 803 651-8672 Premium Firewood (Oak/Hickory) $70/del. Tree Serv. & Lawn Care avail. Chris 803-464-8743

ALCOLU: 4BR/2BA in the country for rent. $700/mo + $700/dep.

803-473-3301

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

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

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

CITY OF SUMTER BUSINESS LICENSES

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO 1st Month Special 2BR/2BA Apt. Call 803-236-5953

he City of Sumter Ordinance regulating licenses for City businesses states that â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every person engaged or intending to engage in any calling, business, occupation or profession within the limits of the City of Sumter, South Carolina is required to pay an annual license fee and obtain a business license.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;he required license fee shall be paid for each business subject thereto according to the applicable rate classiication on or before the 15th day of February each year.â&#x20AC;?

A 5% PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED ON ALL LICENSE FEES WHICH ARE NOT PAID BY THE 15TH OF FEBRUARY, AND AN ADDITIONAL 5% PENALTY WILL BE ASSESSED ON THE FIRST OF EACH MONTH THAT THE LICENSE FEE REMAINS UNPAID. If any license fee shall remain unpaid for sixty (60) days ater its due date, the Business License Department shall issue an execution which shall constitute a lien upon the property of the licensee for the tax, penalties and costs of collection.â&#x20AC;?

If you do not receive an application in the mail, please stop by our oice at 12 W. Liberty Street in the Liberty Center (the old Brody bldg) or give us a call at 774-1601. We will be available to assist you with your application or answer any questions you might have.

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