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No charges yet SCDNR investigating boating death of woman, 21 JADE REYNOLDS / THE SUMTER ITEM

Insulation and other materials that sustained smoke damage lie outside Mariachi’s on Thursday. A Wednesday night fire caused an estimated $200,000 in damage.

Blaze burns popular eatery

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 The Lake Marion boating wreck that claimed the life of a Sumter woman July 4 remains under investigation as officials with S.C. Department of Natural Resources determine what charges might arise from the incident.

“There aren’t any charges yet,” Capt. Robert McCullough of SCDNR said Thursday. “I expect charges to come, but we’re still going over all the details right now.”

Investigators are sifting through details about the circumstances surrounding the death of 21-year-old Sumter native Hailey Bordeaux, who was killed in a boating wreck near Scarbor-

ough’s Landing on Lake Marion.

McCullough said some investigations take longer than others, and investigators are processing as much information as they can.

“Our investigators are checking the boats, double-checking witnesses and their statements, among other

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Staring down the barrel

Fire at Mariachi’s ruled accidental

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 That smoky smell at 1072 Broad St. is not a new taco seasoning.

A fire broke out at Mariachi’s late Wednesday evening.

Capt. Joey Duggan with Sumter Fire Department said heavy smoke was coming from the restaurant when firefighters first arrived about 11:20 p.m.

Wednesday. “We conducted an aggressive interior attack,” Duggan DUGGAN said. “We did set up a ladder operation in case we needed it, but we gained control of the fire fairly quick.”

No one was injured in the fire that was under control 25 minutes later. The ladder deployment also provided access to the roof to check for the extent of the fire, he said, and to ensure it was out.

The 18 firefighters battling the blaze were able to leave the scene about 90 minutes after arriving, leaving shortly before 1 a.m. Thursday.

Although the outside of the restaurant looks fairly unscathed, the structure sustained an estimated $150,000 in damage, the report states.

The loss of content was about $50,000. An estimated $250,000 in structure value and another $50,000 in contents were saved, according to reports.

The fire is being ruled accidental, Duggan said.

“At this point in the preliminary investigation, it appears a fryer was left on,” he said.

The grease fire spread from the fryer up a kitchen wall and into the attic area, the report states.

Unfortunately, this is not the first fire the Mariachi’s brand has had to deal with.

In 2006, the Mariachi’s Restaurant in Manning was destroyed by fire, forcing the owners to rebuild the location.

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Cpl. Larry Wix of the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team in Sumter County takes aim at a target during a demonstration at a firing range recently. Wix has been a sniper on S.E.R.T. for about three years.

Sheriff ’s office sniper used for gathering info, kill shot

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 If you’re unfortunate enough to find yourself in a standoff situation with law enforcement in Sumter County, you’ve got more to worry about than the men you see just outside your door.

There’s an extra set of eyes on you, and try all you want, it’s quite unlikely you’ll be able to see him at all. If you

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do see him, it’s too late anyway, because he’s sighted in and ready to take the shot, if need be.

The Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team of Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has two snipers on its roster, and both undergo rigorous training and exercises to be as deadly as they have to be.

“We have to do accuracy tests every month,” said Cpl. Larry Wix of S.E.R.T. “It involves more than just

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Kidnapping suspect had several previous arrests No bond for man charged in break-in

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 MANNING — A man who allegedly demanded sex while threatening a woman with a knife is in Clarendon County Detention Center on kidnapping charges.

Leon Antonio Hilton, 34, of

1807 Durant Lane, Manning, allegedly entered a woman’s residence on Major Drive before noon Saturday and ordered HILTON her into a bedroom before threatening to kill her if she did not have sex with him, according to reports from Manning Police Department.

The woman told police she begged Hilton to leave, but he

kept telling her “neither of them were leaving until she gave him sex.” She said she told him she had to go to the bathroom and attempted to call 911, which she was eventually able to do. She said Hilton took the phone and went into the kitchen, where he retrieved a knife and again threatened to kill her if she didn’t have sex with him. The woman said she was able to dial 911 again, and he punched her in the face. She said she

Public records show Hilton has been previously arrested for simple assault, grand larceny over $2,000 but less than $10,000 and criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. He also has several traffic, driving under suspension and alcohol-related arrests.

At a bond hearing on Wednesday, Hilton was denied bond and remains in custody at Clarendon County Detention Center.

also received a cut on her arm.

Manning Police Department Pfc. William Secrist was dispatched to the scene, and before his arrival, he was informed Hilton had five outstanding warrants. When Secrist reached the scene, the woman told him Hilton was fleeing out the back door. Hilton ran into a wooded area, but Secrist reported he was able to apprehend him on Bradham Avenue. Secrist took Hilton into custody.

Kids, how’s your golf swing?

Program can teach you life lessons, better game each summer

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Patience, perseverance, sportsmanship and responsibility are just a few lifelong characteristics Head Coach Willie Robinson is teaching the members of the Sumter Junior Golf Foundation.

Robinson — with the help of more than 10 volunteer coaches — teaches local youth the fundamentals of the sport and how to apply a lot of aspects of the game to life.

“We teach them everything about golf, and I tell them what they learn on the golf course can apply to life,” Robinson said.

Over the years, the foundation has had some members sign up repeatedly each summer, and quite a few of them have improved at the sport, loving the challenge and the relaxing feeling Robinson said comes with being a golf lover.

Jeffrey Shirley, 12, has been playing golf for years after visiting a course with his dad and trying it out. He has spent three years with the foundation and continues to improve as a golfer.

RAYTEVIA EVANS / THE SUMTER ITEM “I’ve learned how to putt Brandon Griffin, 13, is one of many participants this year in the Sumbetter and chip. I learned from watching the other players ter Junior Golf Foundation. Brandon said the coaches have been a too,” Jeffrey said. great help to improving his game in preparation for the PGA NationThe group has seen a few of als later this month.

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Events net $5K donation to Crime Stoppers Local folks have a little more incentive to aid law enforcement after Crime Stoppers received a sizeable donation from local police.

Officials with Sumter Police Department delivered a check totaling $5,950 to the non-profit organization on Wednesday.

The money was raised through department-sponsored events held during National Police Week, such as the Chuck Nesbitt Memorial Blood Drive, the “Hot Pursuit” 5K, a golf tournament and the annual Prayer Breakfast, which recognizes fallen law-enforcement officers.

Run by civilians, Crime Stop-

pers is an organization that offers citizens a means to anonymously help law enforcement apprehend suspects in criminal cases.

Callers are not required to fill out a report to provide the information and can sometimes be rewarded if their tips lead to an arrest. Once a caller gives a tip, the organization forwards the information to law enforcement.

CORRECTION In the story in Thursday’s paper headlined “She’s back in school at 73,” it was mentioned that Betty Brown has three daughters living in New York.

Brown actually has one daughter and two sons who live in New York, a daughter in Sumter, a daughter in Columbia and a daughter in Florida.

LEARN MORE The Sumter Junior Golf Foundation offers a Tiny Tots program for participants between the ages of five and seven along with its regular program for students 8-17. For Tiny Tots, the program is $25 per week, and it costs $65 per week for kids 8 years old to 17 years old.

The foundation is preparing to finish out its last few weeks of the summer but welcomes interested participants who may want to try out the program next year. For more information about the Sumter Junior Golf Foundation, call (803) 773-2171.

its members continue playing the sport and become successful while still returning in the summers to give back to other young golfers. Solomon Deas and Javonte Isaac both went through the program, where they learned to love the sport.

“This is my second year coaching, and I went through the program about eight years ago,” Deas said. “I didn’t like team sports because I didn’t like the idea of playing a sport well and still losing if the team doesn’t do well. So I wanted to try an individual sport.”

Deas recently qualified for a state championship later this month and plays for Erskine College. Isaac watched golf on

TV and thought he would give it a shot. He quickly became skilled at the complex sport and said he loves it and draws a lot of parallels between life and the game.

“I learned to love this game, and it can be applied to life. I also have a passion to help kids, so I came back to coach, and I do a juvenile delinquency golf program as well,” Isaac said.

Robinson, a retired member of the military, has been with the program for 16 years and has watched the program grow. Each year, there are regulars who return to participate in the program as well as a lot of newcomers.

Like Deas and Isaac, some of the students are participating in tournaments in the state as well as national tournaments.

Thirteen-year-old Brandon Griffin is one of a few members who will show what he learned with the foundation when he competes in the PGA Nationals in late July.

The foundation has been around for more than a decade, first as a First Tee organization. Although it’s no longer with First Tee, administrator Tom Payne said they continued the program under a different name and receive some assistance to help students pay the fee to participate from local organizations.

Man reportedly smashes lottery monitor, assaults clerks at store

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 A Sumter man has been arrested after reportedly throwing a temper tantrum at a local convenience store.

William Farren Childers, 48, of 560 Timmerman St., was arrested on Wednesday and charged with public disorderly conduct, trespassing, malicious injury to property and three counts of third-degree assault and battery.

The charges levied against Childers stem from an incident that occurred Monday at a convenience store in the 4200 block of U.S. 15 South. According to reports,

Childers entered the business and began shouting racial slurs and cursing at the owner and individuals in the store.

Childers then reportedly grabbed an S.C. Education Lottery monitor and ripped it from the ceiling, taking down the brackets and wiring with it, and threw it to the floor. The man was reportedly told before his tirade that he was no longer welcome in the store.

Childers’ rampage concluded with a verbal assault in which he reportedly threatened an employee and physically assaulted two others.

According to the Sumter County Public Index online, Childers posted $6,000 in bail for the charges and has been released.

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Media lawyer says court’s call for secrecy not a surprise COLUMBIA (AP) — Critics of House Speaker Bobby Harrell said Thursday they’re concerned by the state Supreme Court’s call for secrecy in future court arguments in his case.

But media attorney Jay Bender said he thinks the justices only recognized the secrecy of grand juries.

On Wednesday, the state’s high court unanimously overturned a lower court’s deci-

sion and said Attorney General Alan Wilson has the authority to investigate Harrell and empanel a state grand jury to consider allegations the powerful Charleston Republican abused his power for

personal benefit.

That lower court must now decide whether Wilson should be removed from the case, as Harrell initially sought in his February motion. The justices noted Judge Casey Manning

had raised questions about Wilson’s jurisdiction on his own.

Harrell, speaker since 2005, maintains he’s done nothing wrong. He’s called the allegations and investigation politically motivated.

You can hear Sumter singers from summer camp in concert tonight

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Sumter students and Lakewood High School choral director Herbert Johnson attended Allen University’s inaugural Hall Johnson Summer Camp for high school choral students this week.

Johnson is serving as an instructor for the camp. Tonight at 6 p.m., the students will present a concert directed by conductor Roland Carter.

Hall Johnson was a 1908 graduate of Allen University who left a lasting impact on the world of music through his compositions and arrangements, especially those of Negro spirituals. He also studied at the University of Pennsylvania, the Juilliard School and the University of Southern California.

Among Johnson’s works is the score for the 1936 film “Green Pastures,” which featured black actors re-enacting stories from the Bible. In addition, he wrote for Broadway and coached many renowned opera singers, including Marian Anderson, Robert McFerrin and Shirley Verrett.

According to Charlene Spearen, chairwoman of the Humanities Department at Allen, the purpose of

HALL JOHNSON SUMMER CAMP CHORAL CONCERT WHERE: Willie H. Johnson Center for Educational Excellence, 2300 Taylor St., Columbia WHEN: 6 p.m. tonight COST: Free admission CONTACT: (803) 376-5794

the camp is to continue Johnson’s legacy by placing an emphasis on his music and his contemporaries.

The camp engaged the distinguished composer, conductor, educator and pianist Roland Carter as festival conductor.

Now professor emeritus at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Carter has conducted concerts with major choruses and orchestras throughout the country and is in demand for master classes, lectures and workshops.

During this week, the Sumter singers and their fellow campers from across the state have explored the music of Johnson and the history of the spiritual, as well as rehearsing with the camp concert choir, with which they will perform at 6 p.m. tonight in a free concert that is open to the public.

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Sumter students participating in the Hall Johnson Summer Camp for high school choral students stand with camp director Kenneth Green, holding the sign. The students are, front row, Zondria Levell, Daesha Lee and Julian Holland; second row, Eric McClam, D’Andre Riley and Benjamin Way; third row, Deontrae Charles, Brittany Machado and Dreshawn Wilson; fourth row, Lakewood High School choral director and camp instructor Herbert Johnson, students Ericka McClam and Myia Williams; and back row, festival conductor Roland Carter and Dominique Martin.

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Scientists need your help Some look to the public to help pay for research NEW YORK (AP) — In more than three decades of studying ferns, Duke University professor Kathleen Pryer has received her share of grant money. But for her newest project, she’s getting help from a retired nurse in Canada and a 17-year-old in Arkansas.

It’s her first foray into the modern-day world of crowdfunding, the practice of using the Internet to raise relatively small amounts of money from a lot of people to finance a project. It’s quite a departure from the normal sources of funding for scientific research, chiefly industry, government and philanthropies.

Outside of science, it’s been successful for projects such as developing video games and other consumer products, publishing books and making films and other entertainment programs. A campaign to finance a movie sequel to the cult television show “Veronica Mars” pulled in $2 million in less than a day, eventually gathering

A reconstruction image of the world’s largest-ever flying bird, Pelagornis sandersi, is seen.

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more than $5.7 million in 30 days.

But “science has yet to gain Veronica Mars status,” notes Jeanne Garbarino, director of science outreach at Rockefeller University in New York, who has used crowdfunding and informally advised others. Instead, scientific projects tend to be far more modest, generally raising just thousands or tens of thousands of dollars.

One researcher, for example, raised about $2,000 to get a truck and buy camp supplies to recover a triceratops skeleton he’d found in Wyoming. Current campaigns on the website experiment.com include $5,000 to investigate a parasite in North Carolina bay scallops, $3,560 to study a disease of bats and $17,400 to tag sharks for migration research.

Pryer launched a six-week campaign last month to raise $15,000 to decipher the DNA of a fast-growing aquatic fern called Azolla. It’s small enough to fit on your thumbnail, but

she says learning more about the plant could pay big benefits.

Azolla captures and processes nitrogen from the air with the help of bacteria that live on it, and further study may let scientists engineer that trick into crop plants, reducing the need for fertilizer, she says.

Azolla also sucks heat-trapping carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere, making it potentially useful for fighting global warming, according to Pryer.

She turned to crowdfunding after being “turned down flat” by the National Science Foundation and rejected by other traditional sources of funds.

But her project caught the eye of Andrew Willoughby, 17, of Little Rock, Arkansas, when he learned about it on Twitter.

With his interest in botany, he thought any steps toward engineering crops that get and process their own nitrogen would be “a great idea.” He pitched in $15.

Similarly, retired nurse Ingrid Kern of Toronto was im-

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Crowdfunding, the practice of using the Internet to raise relatively small amounts of money from a lot of people to finance a project, is helping Duke University professor Kathleen Pryer raise money to research the fast-growing aquatic fern Azolla. pressed by the project when she read a commentary by Pryer in her local newspaper.

She tracked down Pryer’s page on experiment.com and donated $100, her first contribution to a

crowdfunding campaign.

The fern “interests me because it’s tiny, and it has great potential,” said Kern, who’d been an industrial microbiologist before turning to nursing.

Study: Bird fossil reveals huge wingspan NEW YORK (AP) — A fossil found in South Carolina has revealed a gigantic bird that apparently snatched fish while soaring over the ocean some 25 million to 28 million years ago.

Its estimated wingspan of about 21 feet is bigger than the height of a giraffe.

The skeleton was discovered in 1983 near the Charleston airport, but its first formal description was released Monday by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Daniel Ksepka of the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Connecticut, who wrote the

paper, said the creature probably did not land on water.

And it was apparently clumsy on land.

The bird is named Pelagornis sandersi. The name honors a retired Charleston museum curator who recovered the fossil.

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Disabled denied right to vote, group says

BY MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES — At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically denied that basic right in the nation’s largest county.

A Voting Rights Act complaint submitted Thursday to the U.S. Justice Department in Los Angeles goes to a politically delicate subject that states have grappled with through the years: Where is the line to disqualify someone from the voting booth because of a cognitive or developmental impairment?

The complaint by the Disability and Abuse Project argues that intellectual and developmental disabilities, including conditions such as Down syndrome, are not automatic barriers to participating in elections. It seeks a sweeping review of voting eligibility in Los Angeles County in such cases, arguing that thousands of people with those disabilities have lost the right to vote during the last decade.

“If somebody can articulate in whatever way ... that they want to vote, that they have an interest in voting, that’s the only test that should be applied nationwide,” Thomas F. Coleman, the group’s legal director, said at a news conference outside the federal courthouse, echoing a recommenda-

tion from the American Bar Association.

At issue in the California case is access to the ballot box for adults who enter so-called limited conservatorships, legal arrangements in which parents or guardians assume the right to make certain decisions for people who lack the ability to manage their financial and medical affairs. In the course of taking that step in court, voting rights are routinely voided, according to the advocacy group.

California has more than 40,000 such cases, and those covered by the arrangements usually live with their families or in group homes. A recent sample of 61 cases by the advocacy group in Los Angeles County found that 90 percent

of people covered by limited conservatorships had been disqualified from voting.

The complaint says judges in Los Angeles Superior Court use literacy tests to determine if adults in limited conservatorships should have voting rights, a violation of the federal Voting Rights Act. It also says that judges and court-appointed attorneys violate federal laws that allow people with disabilities to have assistance to complete voter-registration forms and cast ballots.

“Autism is a broad spectrum, and there can be low skills, and there can be high skills. But what I observed was that people tend to just dismiss it as though they have no skills,” Teresa Thompson, whose son has autism and

whose case helped prompt the complaint, said in a videotaped statement.

Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman Mary Eckhardt Hearn said Wednesday she had not seen the complaint and declined comment.

The complaint could trigger an investigation by the Justice Department. It also asks Superior Court to rescind thousands of voter-disqualification notices it has issued in those cases over a decade.

For years, advocates brought attention to the obstacles to voting faced by the physically disabled. More recently, the focus has shifted to the mentally or developmentally disabled, who advocates say have long been stigmatized in the voting process.

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Toddler’s parents charged in hot-car death

BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press FLORENCE — A South Carolina couple arrested on neglect charges after leaving their child in a hot car told police that they forgot the toddler was in the vehicle when they returned home from church, according to reports obtained by The Associated

Press on Thursday.

Joe Kennedy, 57, said he and his wife, Ruthene Kennedy, 44, each thought the other had removed the child from the car May 25, according to police reports.

Kennedy said the couple got to their Florence home about 5 p.m., then realized more than an hour later that the child was not inside.

When they went out to their pickup truck, they found 13-month-old Jeremiah Kennedy sweaty and experiencing seizures, according to the reports. They sent their two other children next door to family and drove the toddler to the hospital.

The high temperature in Florence that day was 86 degrees.

The child died three days later.

Deputies met the Kennedys at a Florence hospital. They took the child’s diaper as evidence and impounded the couple’s 2011 Chevrolet Silverado.

The child had no visible injuries, and an autopsy indicated the boy died from hyperthermia, coroner Keith von Lutcken said.

Sheriff’s Maj. Mike Nunn

did not say why the boy had been left in the car.

It was not clear whether the Kennedys, who were arrested Wednesday, have attorneys.

No one was at the couple’s home Thursday. Next door, a family member declined to comment or identify himself, and several children and scattered playground equipment were in the yard.

SNIPER FROM PAGE A1 shooting at a target.”

In their accuracy tests, snipers with the sheriff’s office are given a target at a distance of about 100 yards.

They then fire three shots, adjusting for accuracy between each round. Their overall performance is then graded, and an assessment is made.

“After we fire the first round, we make adjustments for all kinds of factors, including wind, humidity, elevation and temperature,” Wix said. “You never know what kind of situation you’ll be in when you respond to a call.”

Wix said he’s been with the sheriff’s office for about three years but hasn’t had to pull the trigger yet. Don’t underestimate him, though.

Wix is very familiar with a rifle. Wix’s father gave him his first gun, a .22-caliber rifle, when he was just a boy.

“I’ve been shooting since I was old enough to hold a gun,” Wix said. “My dad used to take me out several times a week. He’d get off work, come home, and we’d go shooting. I’d usually fire about 50 rounds each time.”

Wix still has that rifle, and it’s one of his most valued possessions.

“I’ll never sell it,” he said.

“I’ll have to pass it on to someone else some day.”

Many would assume that snipers must have excellent vision to be qualified for the position. Wix, however, said he has average vision, but another element plays a larger role.

“Instinct,” he said. “Instinct is one of the most important features of a sniper.

You have to be aware of your own movement, your breathing, your heart rate and all the elements of your surroundings, which constantly change. You’ve got to be able to do all of this and stay calm, no matter what.”

Wix first began working as a sniper for S.C. Department of Corrections as part of a hostage rescue team. While most think of snipers as the “one shot, one kill” assassin-

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Cpl. Larry Wix jots down some notes in his shooting notebook during a demonstration at a shooting range in Sumter recently. Wix said his book, which contains notes about every shot he’s taken during qualifications, is his most important asset. type officer, Wix said the main role snipers play is gathering information.

“Intel is key to any operation,” he said. “The more we know about what’s going on, where the subject is, et cetera, the more we can do to plan an efficient course of action.”

Hollywood has had no shortage of films featuring snipers and their adventures, often portraying them as cold, cowboy-type killers who operate entirely on their own. Wix said that’s not the case with S.E.R.T. and other agencies.

“We’re tactically trained to be part of a team,” he said.

“We get our eyes on the target and relay information to the rest of our team.”

The weapon of choice for Wix is a customized Reming-

BOATING DEATH FROM PAGE A1 things,” he said. “We’re waiting on toxicology screenings and coroner’s reports, as well.”

According to initial reports, Bordeaux, her boyfriend and another couple were idling in a slough near the landing in the early morning hours of July 4. Shortly before 1 a.m.,

another boat came through at a high rate of speed and hit the other. Bordeaux suffered severe injuries in the wreck but reportedly had a pulse when EMS responded to the incident.

She succumbed to her injuries at Clarendon Memorial Hospital shortly after 1:30

ton 700 .308-caliber rifle, a $2,000 rig that lets him do what he needs. The rifle itself is a key tool in his trade, but Wix said his best asset is the notebook he carries with him.

“I keep records of every qualification shot I take,” he said. “I take note of all the adjustments I’ve made between each shot so I know what I might need to do in the future.”

Being a sniper also requires an extensive amount of personal training in terms of endurance and agility.

Wix never knows how long he’ll have to stare down the scope during an operation, and he has to be ready to wait it out and be able to react quickly if things suddenly change.

“A lot of it involves getting your heart rate up and see-

a.m. that morning.

“She died as a result of blunt-force trauma to the head,” said Clarendon County Coroner Hayes Samuels, who has investigated Bordeaux’s death alongside DNR. Bordeaux’s death was the fourth separate incident this summer that Clarendon County officials responded to in which a life was lost on Lake Marion.

ing how quickly you can slow it down and fire accurately,” Wix said. “You spend a lot of time crouching and crawling. It can be very physically demanding.”

Though he has decades of experience with a rifle, Wix said there’s always room for improvement.

“I’m always striving to be a better shot,” he said. “I’ve been that way since I was young.”

The early days spent shooting with his dad still have a

special place in his heart.

Those memories also give him confidence in his ability.

“I got very good at it early on,” Wix said, smiling. “I graduated on from there and kept pushing myself. My dad was an excellent shot, and he trained me to be the same.

Eventually, I got to a point where I was probably a bit better than him, but he’d just chalk it up to who trained me. I think he was surprised and proud all at the same time.”

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COMMENTARY

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR SAYING ‘INEFFECTIVE BLACK FAMILY’ CROSSES LINE OF SENSIBILITY Mr. LePage, from your letter to the editor of our fine newspaper, I always thought you were a very intelligent gentleman until I read your letter to the editor on Wednesday, July 2, titled “The ineffective black family needs to take responsibility.” Either you are very ignorant or high on drugs.

The statement “the ineffective black family” put every black family in the world under this category. Mr. LePage, if you had any credibility with the black family and the black community, it is all gone now.

When writing an opinion, you need to choose your words very carefully, especially when we offer our opinions about any ethnic group. Mr. LePage, you’re the worst kind of racist that needs to take a long look at yourself and see if you are a self-righteous racist.

In your opinion, you said, “I know that sounds racist, but don’t think a virus or whatever causes HIV knows the difference between white, black, brown.”

When there is a virus of any sort in the world it affects people of every race. It doesn’t matter, Mr. LePage, which group seems to be affected the most.

Mr. LePage, get your facts together about the truth about HIV and how it got started in the first place. This virus is a problem in every ethnic group. Whether you like it or not, taxpayers’ dollars will always take care of the research and the cost of medication for all races of people.

Mr. LePage, when you say the ineffective black family and the black church, you have crossed the line of sensibility. The black church has always taken the lead in educating our people against the sin that will destroy us as a people of faith.

The black church has always been our front when it comes to speaking out about the social ills and social injustice in the black community. Where does your church stand on social issues?

And finally, Mr. LePage, we are proud of the success of the African-American community, our young people, like your young people, are achieving high marks all over the world, in every area of this great country we live in.

You can’t put every black family in the same category no more than you can call all white people racist.

JOSHUA DUPREE Jr. Sumter

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

decisions that are reached in public activity and in the formulation of public policy.”

The State

The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg

July 7

DON’T USE FOI RULING AS EXCUSE TO SHUT PUBLIC OUT OF GOVERNMENT Governmental bodies shouldn’t need a law to force them to release agendas to the public in advance of meetings. Public officials who have any interest whatsoever in serving the public would do this voluntarily, at the same time they provide the agenda to their members.

So now that the state Supreme Court has reversed everyone’s understanding of what our open meetings law requires, we’ll find out which governing bodies have any interest in serving the public: They’ll be the ones that continue to release their agendas at least 24 hours in advance of meetings.

Frankly, there’s no good reason that agendas shouldn’t be released much sooner than 24 hours before a meeting. If something comes up late that needs to be added, officials can amend the agenda and share that information with the public as soon as it’s available. ...

While a separate provision that the court didn’t mention requires governments to “notify persons or organizations, local news media, or such other news media as may request notification of the times, dates, places, and agenda of all public meetings,” the court hung its ruling on the first part of the statute, which requires the posting of an agenda, “if any,” for regularly scheduled meetings.

It comes as no surprise that our Freedom of Information Act doesn’t provide as much information as it ought to; it never has been particularly muscular. What makes this ruling so distressing is that governments in our state — particularly at the local level — never have been particularly careful about obeying the meager requirements we do have. ...

Surely this ruling, overturning what everyone had understood the law to be, will give our lawmakers impetus to act once and for all and write a law that comports with its highminded preamble, which declares that “it is vital in a democratic society that public business be performed in an open and public manner so that citizens shall be advised of the performance of public officials and of the

July 6

OUR GOVERNOR PROMISES A PLAN, BUT NEED WILL DEMAND A GAS TAX INCREASE Gov. Nikki Haley has promised voters she will announce a plan next year to meet the state’s road and highway improvement needs without raising taxes.

That would be quite a feat. The state has a significant backlog of road needs, and federal money is drying up. Like most other states, when the Great Recession hit, states put off road projects and cut maintenance funding.

All that deferred maintenance has piled up, and the lack of improved roads has made conditions worse. Two years ago, a state transportation task force estimated the state needs to spend $29 billion over 20 years to catch up. ...

To make matters worse, the federal highway funding on which states such as South Carolina depend ... is diminishing. As is its pattern, Congress has spent the money in the transportation budget more quickly than it comes in through federal fuel taxes. As soon as next month, the budget is expected to reach a critical level that will result in reduced funding to states.

That will leave South Carolina with an even bigger than $29 billion problem. ...

South Carolina needs a meaningful plan to improve our roads, not just the vague promise of a plan after the election. Haley also needs to drop her blind refusal to even consider raising the gasoline tax to meet this critical state need.

South Carolina has one of the lowest state gasoline taxes in the nation. The national average is more than 31 cents per gallon. South Carolina’s tax is less than 17 cents per gallon.

If the state were to raise the tax, experts say that 34 percent of the revenue raised would come from residents of other states just passing through South Carolina and filling up.

It simply makes no sense not to take advantage of this revenue stream to improve our roads, prevent more wear and tear on our vehicles, improve our safety and build our economic future. South Carolina needs a real plan, not merely the promise of one.

ASHINGTON — As is his wont, President Obama is treating the border crisis — more than 50,000 unaccompanied children crossing illegally — as a public relations problem.

Where to photo op and where not. He still hasn’t enunciated a policy. He may not even have one.

Will these immigrants be allowed to stay? Seven times was Obama’s homeland security secretary asked this on “Meet the Press.” Seven times he danced around the question.

Presidential press secretary Josh Earnest was ostensibly more forthcoming: “It’s unlikely that most of those kids will qualify for humanitarian relief. ... They will be sent back.” This Charles Krauthammer was characterized in the media as a harder line. Not at all. Yes, those kids who go through the process will likely have no grounds to stay. But most will never go through the process.

These kids are being flown or bused to family members across the country and told to then show up for deportation hearings. Why show up? Why not just stay where they’ll get superior schooling, superior health care, superior everything? As a result, only 3 percent are being repatriated, to cite an internal Border Patrol memo.

Repatriate them? How stone-hearted, you say. After what they’ve been through?

To those dismal conditions back home?

By that standard, with a sea of endemic suffering on every continent, we should have no immigration laws. Deny entry to no needy person.

But we do. We must. We choose. And immediate deportation is exactly what happens to illegal immigrants, children or otherwise, from Mexico and Canada. By what moral logic should there be a Central American exception?

There is no logic. Just a quirk of the law — a 2008 law intended to deter sex trafficking. It mandates that Central American kids receive temporary relocation, extensive assistance and elaborate immigration/deportation proceedings, which many simply evade.

This leniency was designed for a small number of sex-trafficked youth. It was never intended for today’s mass migration aimed at establishing a family foothold in America.

Stopping this wave is not complicated. A serious president would go to Congress tomorrow proposing a change in the law, simply mandating that Central American kids get the same treatment as Mexican kids, i.e., be subject to immediate repatriation.

Then do so under the most

humane conditions. Buses with every amenity. Kids accompanied by nurses and social workers and interpreters and everything they need on board. But going home.

One thing is certain. When the first convoys begin rolling from town to town across Central America, the influx will stop.

When he began taking heat for his laxness and indecisiveness, Obama said he would seek statutory authority for eliminating the Central American loophole. Yet when he presented his $3.7 billion emergency package on Tuesday, it included no such proposal.

Without that, tens of thousands of kids will stay. Tens of thousands more will come.

Why do they come? The administration pretends it’s because of violence and poverty.

Nonsense. When has there not been violence and poverty in Central America? Yet this wave of children has doubled in size in the past two years and is projected to double again by October. The new variable is Obama’s unilateral (and lawless) June 2012 order essentially legalizing hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came here as children.

Message received in Central America. True, this executive order doesn’t apply to those who came after June 15, 2007.

But the fact remains that children coming across now are overwhelmingly likely to stay.

Alternatively, Obama blames the crisis on Republicans for failing to pass comprehensive immigration reform.

More nonsense. It’s a total non sequitur. Comprehensive reform would not have prevented the current influx. Indeed, any reform that amnesties 11 million illegal immigrants simply reinforces the message that if you come here illegally, eventually you will be allowed to stay.

It happens that I support immigration reform. I support amnesty. I have since 2006.

But only after we secure the border.

That begins with completing the fencing along the Mexican frontier. Using 2009 Government Accountability Office estimates, that would have cost up to $6.6 billion. Obama will now spend more than half that sum to accommodate a mass migration that would have been prevented by just such a barrier.

But a fence is for the long term. For the immediate crisis, the answer is equally, blindingly clear: Eliminate the Central American exception and enforce the law.

It must happen. The nightmare will continue until it does. The only question is: How long until Obama is forced to do the obvious?

Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

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DAILY PLANNER

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014

AROUND TOWN The Annual Dr. Mary McLeodBethune Celebration will be held today-Sunday in Mayesville as follows: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. today, presentation of the flags, Unsung Heroes, children and adult activities, vendors and food; 6-10:30 p.m. today, downtown block party with live music by the Touch Band; 10 a.m. Saturday, dedication of the learning center, gospel singing featuring various groups, praise dancing, hat show, activities for children and adults, vendors, basketball, bounce house, food and games; and 3 p.m. Sunday, antique cars and bikes show. Call Jeannie Jefferson at (803) 453-5482.

The Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association (a British heritage society) will meet at 11 a.m. today at the Spectrum Senior Center, Pinewood Road. All British expats are welcome. Call Josie at (803) 775-8052.

A cookout to honor all veterans will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. on Tuesday, July 15, at the VA Clinic, Salem Avenue.

Call (803) 506-3120 for information. Luncheon is cosponsored by the General George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart.

The General George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart, will meet at 6 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liberty St. All Purple Heart recipients and those interested in associate membership are invited.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, July 18, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited.

The Goodwill Educational Historical Society Inc. will present its 7th Annual School Restoration Fundraiser Celebration from 6 to 10 p.m. on Friday, July 18, at Sumter Civic Center, 700 W. Liberty St. The evening will feature entertainment by the Charleston Jazz Initiative Sextet with vocalist Ann Caldwell.

Heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served.

Admission is by a $50 donation, with all proceeds benefiting the restoration of the former Goodwill Parochial School on Old Brick Church Road. Call (803) 4953513.

Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the Civil Rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

The Red Hill Lodge No. 144 Annual Lodge Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at St. Paul AME

Church, Plowden Mill Road, in the multi-purpose room.

Lewis H. Nelson, most worshipful grand master for the state of South Carolina, will speak. Cost is $25 per ticket.

Call Lester Williams at (803) 983-3568 or Jarvais Wilson at (704) 608-3945.

S.C. Works and Clarendon School District One will sponsor a job fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, at the Clarendon One Community Resource Center, 1154 Fourth St., Summerton. Job seekers should dress for success in work-appropriate attire with conservative closedtoe shoes. Be sure to bring copies of your resume as well.

The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, at the Sumter School District office, Wilson Hall Road.

Douglas Wilson will speak.

Call (803) 775-0830.

A School House Bar-B-Que Inc. fundraiser, sponsored by the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc., will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at the Sumter County Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Tickets are $7.50. Delivery may be possible for several orders.

Call (803) 773-7158.

A Sumter Back-to-School Jamboree will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Event will feature educational and activities exhibits, school supplies, haircuts, wellness screenings and more. Call (803) 983-3399.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 12, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. The associate members and guest speakers on marital tips will begin with Jerry and Judy L. Simon. The spotlight will shine on Beatrice Oyekan.

The associate members are Laura Colclough and Lee James. Transportation will be provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For pertinent information about the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.

The Stroke Survivors Support Group will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library, 1305 Loring Mill Road and Wise Drive, far left front entrance. Following the initial meeting, the group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month.

Call Wayne Hunter at (803) 464-3003 or Joyce at (803) 464-7865.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Revealing EUGENIA LAST how you feel will work against you. Hold any frustration or anger you are experiencing until you can put things in perspective.

Making assumptions will only lead to trouble. Show restraint and offer compassion and understanding.

Focus inward and make selfimprovements.

asking for a handout.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can make positive changes at home.

Add to your comfort and convenience or make a move that will help improve your financial position. Don’t let work-related matters get you down or cause emotional stress. Create a stable environment.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t discuss money matters or you will raise issues that will make you look bad. Focus on what you can do to update your appearance or improve your skills. An interview or sending out your resume will lead to an interesting proposal.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take care of your responsibilities and refuse to get caught up in other people’s melodramas. Take the initiative to improve your position by doing the best you can. Don’t let your productivity wane due to an emotional setback.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look at the bright side of life and make whatever alterations you can to make your job, domestic situation and your relationships the best that they can be. Refuse to let someone who is disgruntled drag you into a debate. Put love first.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Get involved in events and activities that are familiar to you. You’ll enjoy the certainty that comes along with feeling comfortable and in control. Keep your distance from unpredictable individuals or those

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Tension will mount if you fight the inevitable alterations going on around you. Take a step back and focus on the people and pastimes that you enjoy the most. Visit a place that makes you feel calm and relaxed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Check out all your options, not just the most convenient ones. A change to the way you live will help you make a decision you’ve been laboring over. Use restraint when dealing with authority figures or anyone trying to start an argument.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Put more effort into your personal relationships and home environment. The less time you spend thinking about what you should have done in the past, the better. Let go of what you cannot change. The future is now. Strive for success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Go over everything you do carefully. A mistake will be criticized and can cost you emotionally, physically or financially. Moderation will be necessary and discipline a must when it comes to temptation. Keep your emotions in check.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You’ve got Lady Luck on your side.

Make your move and positive change will transform your life.

Don’t limit what you can do.

Believe in yourself and your attributes and forge into the future with confidence. Romance will bring positive results.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Participate in events you believe in and offer your time and services to someone who has something you want in return. A problem at home must be handled diplomatically to avoid repercussions or a dent in your reputation.

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Some sun with a t-storm; humid

A t-storm early; partly cloudy

A stray t-storm in the afternoon

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A t-storm around in the p.m.

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Winds: S 3-6 mph

Winds: S 3-6 mph

Winds: ESE 3-6 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 7-14 mph

Winds: WSW 8-16 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 88/68 Spartanburg 89/69

Greenville 87/68

Columbia 89/72

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 87/70

Aiken 89/69

ON THE COAST

Charleston 87/74

Today: Clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm; humid. High 83 to 89.

Saturday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 84 to 90.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 87/71/pc 80/66/pc 97/76/s 80/63/s 93/74/t 79/66/pc 90/75/t 83/68/pc 90/74/t 87/68/pc 104/84/t 72/58/pc 86/72/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.99 75.26 75.14 97.45

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.03 -0.05 +0.03

Sunrise 6:19 a.m.

Moonrise 7:47 p.m.

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

trace 0.06" 1.56" 18.48" 29.45" 24.35"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 71° 91° 70° 104° in 1986 58° in 1961

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

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Sat. Hi/Lo/W 88/72/pc 81/68/t 99/78/s 81/69/pc 93/75/t 83/68/pc 91/75/t 83/69/pc 91/74/t 87/70/pc 108/88/pc 70/58/pc 89/74/t

Myrtle Beach 83/73

Manning 88/71

Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds east-northeast 3-6 mph.

Saturday: A thunderstorm. Winds east-southeast becoming south 3-6 mph.

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Florence 86/71

Bishopville 89/71

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5:27 a.m.

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AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sat.

High 8:24 a.m.

9:11 p.m.

9:21 a.m.

10:05 p.m.

Ht. 2.9 3.7 3.1 3.8

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/63/pc 89/68/pc 88/68/t 88/74/t 82/72/t 87/74/t 87/68/t 89/71/pc 89/72/t 85/70/t 80/69/t 83/69/t 85/69/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 83/64/t 90/69/t 90/68/pc 90/75/pc 83/72/t 89/73/t 88/70/pc 90/71/t 92/73/t 90/72/t 84/69/t 89/70/t 91/70/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 86/71/t Gainesville 89/70/t Gastonia 86/68/t Goldsboro 82/69/t Goose Creek 87/73/t Greensboro 86/68/t Greenville 87/68/pc Hickory 86/67/pc Hilton Head 87/75/t Jacksonville, FL 91/71/t La Grange 92/70/t Macon 87/68/t Marietta 86/70/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 91/72/t 88/71/t 88/70/pc 89/70/t 89/73/t 89/70/pc 89/70/t 88/68/pc 87/75/pc 89/72/pc 91/72/pc 88/68/pc 89/71/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/65/pc Mt. Pleasant 89/74/t Myrtle Beach 83/73/t Orangeburg 86/71/t Port Royal 89/74/t Raleigh 85/67/t Rock Hill 86/67/t Rockingham 87/70/t Savannah 89/74/t Spartanburg 89/69/pc Summerville 87/76/t Wilmington 83/70/t Winston-Salem 85/68/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 89/65/t 89/74/t 84/73/t 88/71/t 90/75/pc 89/70/t 87/69/pc 92/71/t 89/73/pc 92/71/t 87/75/pc 89/71/t 88/71/pc

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow flurries, sn–snow, i–ice

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

11-19-20-30-38 PowerUp: 2

9-25-42-55-57 Powerball: 14 Powerplay: 2

14-25-27-48-49 Megaball: 9 Megaplier: 5

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

5-1-8 and 4-4-5

3-4-2-0 and 3-6-7-7

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Pretty Boy, a 1-year-old tan and white neutered male lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken, playful, active, gentle, affectionate, friendly and smart. Pretty Boy loves to play chase and adores lots of attention. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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LEGION BASEBALL

USC WOMEN

P-15’s up 3 when rain forces suspension

Wilson not only hoops prospect with talent

Teams return to LC today, will pick up in 2nd inning

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@ theitem.com LAKE CITY— The goal for Sumter P-15’s head baseball coach Curtis Johnson going into Thursday’s American Legion baseball game against Lake City Post 73 in the first-round state playoffs series was to get off to a good start and put the pressure on the home team.

Sumter did just that, taking a 3-0 lead, but it will have to wait until 7 p.m. today to see if the quick start will hold up as Game 4 was postponed due to inJOHNSON clement weather. The teams will return to Carolina Academy’s Buddy Wallace Field to resume the game with Javon Martin coming to the plate in the top of the second with the P-15’s up by three.

The P-15’s took the lead in the top of the first thanks to four straight 2-out hits. River Soles got things started with

a single then Kemper Patton and Taylor McFaddin hit back-to-back RBI doubles.

After McFaddin took third on a passed ball, he scored on Tee Dubose’s RBI single to center, capping a string of four consecutive hits.

“It was good; our guys came out and squared up some balls and had a good first inning,” Johnson said. “Our goal was to try to score some runs early and put some pressure on them, and I thought we did a good job.”

The start of the Thursday’s game was

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impact on children’s lives.”

Miller set up a box at every Dalzell-Shaw American Legion game in its just complete season, whether home or away, asking people to donate bats, gloves, catcher equipment, helmets, baseball, softballs, new uniform pants, new uniform shirts, equipment bags, bases, batting

COLUMBIA — A’ja Wilson is South Carolina’s most-talked about newcomer on the women’s basketball team this fall and she’s part of the country’s No. 2 signing class.

Coach Dawn Staley brought in two other McDonald’s AllAmericans besides Wilson in 6-foot-4 WILSON forward Jatarie White and 5-6 guard Bianca Cuevas.

Those three along with fellow freshmen in WHITE guards Kaydra Duckett and Doniyah Cliney all come in looking to make a quick and significant CUEVAS impact for the defending Southeastern Conference regular-season champions.

“I just see a lot of potential when I look around the room at team meetings,” said White, the country’s No. 7 best prospect according to ESPN. “I just see how we could make a difference.”

That’s the attitude Staley wants to hear. The basketball Hall-of-Famer has steadily built the Gamecocks the past six seasons into a program the country’s very best high schoolers can’t ignore. She has said there will be very difficult decisions about playing time ahead, especially if her newest players prove they belong on the court.

“Everybody wants to contribute, but our program is at a place where our depth chart is incredible,” Staley said this spring. “Our players understand that.”

South Carolina’s newest players understand that, too.

Wilson is the 6-foot-5 headliner from Columbia who picked the hometown Gamecocks over national champion Connecticut, SEC powerhouse Tennessee and dynamic North

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Cause for collection

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Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 pitcher Brendan Miller sets up collection bins at a Jets American Legion baseball game earlier this season. Miller is involved in a community service project that collected equipment to donate to the John K. Croswell Home for Children among other needy organizations.

Jets’ Miller helps Croswell Home for Children, others with equipment donation project

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

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rendan Miller loves playing baseball, and while doing so hopes to hit a home run for those less fortunate than himself.

The Crestwood High School and Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 player is currently working on a community project to collect sporting equipment to

donate to the John K. Crosswell Home for Children and other organizations as well.

The Knights senior is one of 16 students eligible to earn the R.D. Bennett Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 issued by the state association of Electric Cooperatives. Students must complete a community project with the winner being announced in late August.

“I might be doing this for a $5,000 scholarship, but I’m also doing this to help impact lives,” Miller said. “I thought about helping out elderly people, but I’d rather have an impact on the community and the children because they’ll probably remember more than older people. Since it’s close and local, I wanted to help my local community and thought this would make an

Up to 5 freshmen could make quick impacts for Staley

PRO BASKETBALL

No decisions yet from LeBron, Melo as NBA signing day arrives

BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press Signing day arrived Thursday in the NBA, though the biggest free agents didn’t rush to grab their pens.

Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh might be waiting on LeBron James — isn’t everybody? — before making their decisions.

There’s been no indication when James plans to do so, so Miami and Cleveland waited anxiously — as did fans lining up outside James’ Akron, Ohio home, even while he was in Las Vegas.

Knicks President Phil Jackson was hoping Thursday would finally bring a decision from Anthony.

“But I expected one yesterday and the day before yesterday,’’ Jackson said at the Knicks’ summer league practice in Las Vegas. “But no, we’re waiting.’’

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Utah forwardGordon Hayward (20) signed an offer sheet with Charlotte in one of the few transactions that occurred on a slow Thursday as the NBA signing period began.

In the meantime, Kyle Lowry and Marcin Gortat signed contracts to remain with their teams, while Chan-

dler Parsons and Gordon Hayward inked offer sheets that could land them on new ones.

Teams and players could negotiate and agree to deals since July 1, but contracts couldn’t be signed or trades made until Thursday, after the moratorium period ended and next season’s salary cap was set.

Most of the best free agents have usually committed by the time they can sign, though that hasn’t been the case this year, largely because of the holdup caused by Miami’s Big Three and Anthony.

Bosh may want to wait on the word from James to decide whether he wants to remain in Miami. Anthony was perhaps holding out in case there was some way he, too, could end up partnering somewhere with the fourtime MVP. While they wait, so do players such as Pau Gasol, Lance Stephenson, Luol Deng and Paul Pierce, who are on the

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MLB ROUNDUP

Cards C Molina out 8-12 weeks ST. LOUIS — St. Louis Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina will undergo surgery Friday to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and could miss the rest of the season.

The team estimated Molina could be sidelined eight to 12 weeks. He’s hoping to make it back in seven or eight weeks.

Molina got the news Thursday morning, three days from his 32nd birthday. The Cardinals left Busch Stadium Wednesday night prepared for the worst news and minor league call-up Audry Perez was already on the way.

General manager John Mozeliak said he’d be on the lookout for a “stopgap’’ solution. For now, backup Tony Cruz is the starter for the defending National League champions.

Molina was injured Wednesday when he planted his hand for balance after sliding feet-first into third base in the second inning. He caught another half-inning before Cruz hit for him in the third.

The slide was the same as it’s always been, except that his thumb got stuck in the dirt, he said.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

St. Louis All-Star catcher Yadier Molina will be sidelined 8-12 weeks after an injury to his thumb during Wednesday’s game against Pittsburgh will force him to have surgery. batted for David Ross and lined a single between shortstop and third base as Nava scored the winning run for the second consecutive game.

burst an inning later, helping Philadelphia complete a 4-game sweep of Milwaukee with a 9-1 win.

Rollins greeted reliever Will Smith in the eighth by singling to left to drive home two runs. Garza (6-6) had just been pulled from the game to a standing ovation but could only watch helplessly from the dugout as his shutout evaporated.

The Phillies sent 12 batters to the plate in the eighth and got RBI ground-rule doubles from Ryan Howard and Cody Asche.

CUBS 6 REDS 4

CINCINNATI — Luis Valbuena hit a tiebreaking, 2-run in the 12th inning and the Chicago Cubs avoided a rare 5-game sweep in Cincinnati with a 6-4 win.

Highly regarded prospect Arismendy Alcantara singled with one out and went to second on Starlin Castro’s 2-out infield single. Valbuena, 0-for-4 with three strikeouts, sent a ball to deep right field off J.J. Hoover (1-6) that Skip Schumaker couldn’t catch up with and was thrown out at the plate trying to stretch it into an insidethe-park home run.

INTERLEAGUE ATHLETICS 6 GIANTS 1 SAN FRANCISCO — All-Star Scott Kazmir struck out nine in seven scoreless innings to help Oakland win the annual Bay Bridge series by beating San Francisco 6-1.

Josh Donaldson hit a 2-run homer and Stephen Vogt drove in three runs for the A’s, who won three of four in the 2-city series.

AMERICAN LEAGUE RED SOX 4

ORIOLES 4

WHITE SOX 3 BOSTON — Mike Carp’s pinch-hit single in the 10th inning gave Boston a 4-3 win for its second straight walk-off victory over the Chicago White Sox. Pinch-hitter Daniel Nava drew a leadoff walk and went to second on a sacrifice by Mookie Betts.

Stephen Drew, in an 0-for15 slump, was intentionally walked by Ronald Belisario (3-6). Carp then

PHILLIES 9 BREWERS 1

MILWAUKEE — Jimmy Rollins broke up Matt Garza’s no-hit bid with a single in the seventh before sparking a 7-run out-

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 delayed by 52 minutes because of rain earlier in the day and getting the field ready for play. As the game started nearly an hour late, rain again fell as the teams were able to complete just the first inning.

Phillip Watcher started the game for Sumter and had a 1-2-3 inning, striking out Lake City’s Matthew Wilson and Ken Parker. Post 73 threw Chris Davis, who

NATIONALS 3

BALTIMORE — Steve Pearce homered and scored twice to help WeiYin Chen earn his ninth victory, and Baltimore beat Washington 4-3.

Adam Jones and Nelson Cruz both drove in a run for the Orioles, who built a 4-0 lead in the third inning and held on.

From wire reports

allowed three runs on four hits in one inning of work as Sumter left two runners stranded.

Johnson said he feels confident in the remaining arms he has left as Jacob Watcher only threw 30 pitches two days ago and the team still hasn’t used Soles, Brandon Spittle or Taylor Finley.

Should a fifth game be needed, the game will be played at Riley Park on Saturday.

LEGION PLAYOFF SCHEDULE LOWER STATE

First Round Georgetown vs. Goose Creek Monday Goose Creek 11, Georgetown 9 Tuesday Georgetown 5, Goose Creek 4 Wednesday Georgetown 11, Goose Creek 1, Georgetown leads series 2-1 Thursday Goose Creek at Georgetown Today Georgetown at Goose Creek (if necessary) Horry vs. Camden Monday Camden 11, Horry 2 Tuesday Camden 4, Horry 3 Wednesday Camden 8, Horry 1, Camden wins series 3-0 Dalzell-Shaw vs. Florence Monday Florence 18, Dalzell-Shaw 2 Tuesday Florence 12, Dalzell-Shaw 8 Wednesday Florence 22, Dalzell-Shaw 0, Florence wins series 3-0 Manning-Santee vs. Beaufort Manning wins series by forfeit, advances to second round Lake City vs. Sumter Monday Sumter 12, Lake City 1 Tuesday Sumter 18, Lake City 10 Wednesday Lake City 8, Sumter 3, Sumter leads series 2-1 Thursday Sumter 3, Lake City 0, susp., rain Today Sumter at Lake City, completion of suspended game Saturday Lake City at Sumter (if necessary) Hartsville vs. Murrells Inlet Monday Hartsville 9, Murrells Inlet 2 Tuesday Hartsville 2, Murrells Inlet 1, Hartsville leads series 2-0 Wednesday

Hartsville at Murrells Inlet, ppd.

Thursday Hartsville at Murrells Inlet Today Murrells Inlet at Hartsville (if necessary) Saturday Hartsville at Murrells Inlet (if necessary) Upper State Easley vs. Rock Hill Monday Rock Hill 5, Easley 3 Tuesday Rock Hill 11, Easley 5 Wednesday Rock Hill 11, Easley 1, Rock Hill wins series 3-0 Lexington vs. Union Tuesday Lexington 17, Union 12 Wednesday Union 6, Lexington 2, series tied 1-1 Thursday Lexington at Union Today Union at Lexington (if necessary) Saturday Lexington at Union (if necessary) Columbia Northeast vs. Inman Tuesday Inman 9, Columbia Northeast 4 Wednesday Inman 13, Columbia Northeast 5, Inman leads series 2-0 Thursday Columbia Northeast at Inman Today Inman at Columbia Northeast (if necessary) Saturday Columbia Northeast at Inman (if necessary) Belton vs. Fort Mill Monday Fort Mill 17, Belton 4 Tuesday Belton 7, Fort Mill 0 Wednesday Fort Mill beat Belton, Fort Mill leads series 2-1 Thursday Fort Mill at Belton Today Belton at Fort Mill (if neces-

sary) Lancaster vs. Greenwood Monday Greenwood 3, Lancaster 2 Tuesday Greenwood 10, Lancaster 0 Wednesday Greenwood 6, Lancaster 2, Greenwood wins series 3-0 Spartanburg vs. Orangeburg Monday Spartanburg 11, Orangeburg 1 Tuesday Orangeburg 6, Spartanburg 5, series tied 1-1 Wednesday Spartanburg 9, Orangeburg 4 (game suspended) Thursday Completion of suspended game Today Orangeburg at Spartanburg Satuday Spartanburg at Orangeburg (if necessary) Greer vs. Chapin-Newberry Monday Chapin-Newberry 12, Greer 2 Tuesday Chapin-Newberry 8, Greer 5 Wednesday Chapin-Newberry 13, Greer 1, Chapin-Newberry wins series 3-0 Clover vs. Greenville Monday Greenville 11, Clover 0 Tuesday Greenville 13, Clover 9 Wednesday Greenville 4, Clover 3, Greenville wins series 3-0

SECOND ROUND

Lower State Georgetown or Goose Creek vs.

Camden Manning-Santee vs. Florence Sumter or Lake City vs. Hartsville or Murrells Inlet Upper State Rock Hill vs. Lexington or Union Columbia Northeast vs. Belton or Fort Mill Greenwood vs. Spartanburg or Orangeburg Chapin-Newberry vs. Greenville

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SCOREBOARD

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

TV, RADIO

EAST DIVISION

TODAY

5:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Scottish Open Second Round from Aberdeen, Scotland (GOLF).

7:30 a.m. -- International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Seven from Nancy, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Consolation Game from Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV).

9 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Women’s British Open Second Round from Southport, England (ESPN2).

10 a.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Consolation Game from Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV).

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Championship Game from Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV).

1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

2 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Consolation Game from Orlando, Fla. (NBA TV).

3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Sta-Green 200 Practice from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: John Deere Classic Second Round from Silvis, Ill. (GOLF).

4 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: U.S. Senior Open Second Round from Edmond, Okla. (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Dallas vs. New York (NBA TV).

4 p.m. – IRL Raicng: IndyCar Series Iowa Corn Indy 300 Pole Qualifying from Newton, Iowa (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs (FOX SPORTSOUTH, MLB NETWORK).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Camping World RV Sales 301 Pole Qualifying from Loudon, N.H. (FOX SPORTS 1).

6 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Utah Championship Second Round from Sandy, Utah (GOLF).

6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Los Angeles Lakers vs.

Houston (NBA TV).

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

6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: State Playoffs First-Round Series Game Five – Lake City at Sumter (If Necessary) (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).

7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 Pole Qualifying from Newton, Iowa (FOX SPORTS 1).

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Milwaukee (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Milwaukee vs. Cleveland (NBA TV).

8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series American Ethanol 200 from Newton, Iowa (FOX SPORTS 1).

9 p.m. – International Softball: World Cup IX Game from Irvine, Calif. – United States vs. Japan (ESPN).

9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Tureano Johnson vs. Mike Gavronski in a Middleweight Bout from Shelton, Wash. (ESPN2).

10 p.m. – CFL Football: Ottawa at Edmonton (ESPNEWS).

10 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game – Sacramento vs. San Antonio (NBA TV).

11 p.m. – Major League Soccer: D.C. at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

GOLF The Associated Press JOHN DEERE CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Thursday At TPC Deere Run Silvis, Ill. Purse: $4.7 million Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71 (35-36) First Round Zach Johnson 33-30—63 Rory Sabbatini 31-32—63 Brian Harman 32-31—63 Todd Hamilton 32-32—64 Steven Bowditch 32-32—64 William McGirt 32-32—64 Brendon de Jonge 33-32—65 Kevin Tway 31-34—65 David Toms 34-31—65 Robert Streb 31-34—65 Charles Howell III 31-35—66 Ryan Moore 34-32—66 Johnson Wagner 32-34—66 Jerry Kelly 32-34—66 Justin Hicks 32-34—66 Trevor Immelman 32-34—66 Harris English 36-31—67 Bo Van Pelt 33-34—67 Nicholas Thompson 35-32—67 Bud Cauley 31-36—67 Wes Roach 32-35—67 Scott Brown 33-34—67 Sean O’Hair 34-33—67 Brice Garnett 34-34—68 Kevin Na 31-37—68 John Senden 32-36—68 J.J. Henry 32-36—68 Kevin Kisner 35-33—68 Alex Prugh 35-33—68 Ricky Barnes 32-36—68 Troy Merritt 32-36—68 Steve Stricker 32-36—68 John Huh 33-35—68 Brian Stuard 34-34—68 Kevin Chappell 32-36—68 ALSO Tommy Gainey 34-36—70

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WOMEN’S BRITISH OPEN PAR SCORES

Thursday At Royal Birkdale Golf Club Southport, England Purse: $3 million Yardage: 6,458; Par: 72 (35-37) First Round a-amateur Ayako Uehara 33-35—68 Mo Martin 35-34—69 Mina Harigae 36-34—70 Sarah Kemp 36-34—70 Morgan Pressel 33-37—70 Holly Clyburn 35-36—71 Stacy Lewis 36-35—71 So Yeon Ryu 36-35—71 Amy Yang 35-36—71 Marina Alex 37-35—72 Julieta Granada 37-35—72 Lydia Ko 34-38—72 Jessica Korda 39-33—72 Amelia Lewis 36-36—72 Ai Miyazato 34-38—72 Azahara Munoz 35-37—72 Anna Nordqvist 37-35—72 Inbee Park 35-37—72 Suzann Pettersen 35-37—72 Jiyai Shin 34-38—72 a-Emma Talley 35-37—72 Lexi Thompson 36-36—72 Karrie Webb 35-37—72 Dori Carter 36-37—73 Chella Choi 38-35—73 Shanshan Feng 38-35—73 a-Georgia Hall 40-33—73 Erina Hara 38-35—73 Charley Hull 36-37—73 Jeong Jang 34-39—73 Brittany Lang 37-36—73 Meena Lee 36-37—73 Gwladys Nocera 34-39—73 Pornanong Phatlum 36-37—73 Jenny Shin 37-36—73 Carlota Ciganda 37-37—74 Eun-Hee Ji 35-39—74 Stacey Keating 37-37—74 Xi Yu Lin 38-36—74 Catriona Matthew 36-38—74 Kristy McPherson 34-40—74 Beatriz Recari 38-36—74 Alena Sharp 35-39—74 Angela Stanford 37-37—74 Alison Walshe 36-38—74 Linda Wessberg 42-32—74 Sun-Ju Ahn 39-36—75 Maria Balikoeva 35-40—75 Christel Boeljon 37-38—75 Paula Creamer 39-36—75 Laura Davies 36-39—75 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 38-37—75 Katie Futcher 39-36—75 Hannah Jun Medlock 39-36—75 Ariya Jutanugarn 37-38—75 Danielle Kang 36-39—75 Mi Hyang Lee 39-36—75 Rikako Morita 34-41—75 Haru Nomura 37-38—75 Michelle Wie 37-38—75

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Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

W 49 48 46 42 41

L 41 45 44 52 51

Pct .544 .516 .511 .447 .446

GB – 2 1/2 3 9 9

W 50 47 44 44 41

L 37 43 46 49 49

Pct .575 .522 .489 .473 .456

GB – 4 1/2 7 1/2 9 10 1/2

W 58 53 49 39 38

L 34 37 42 54 53

Pct .630 .589 .538 .419 .418

GB – 4 8 1/2 19 1/2 19 1/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 L.A. Angels 8, Toronto 7 N.Y. Yankees 5, Cleveland 4, 14 innings Washington 6, Baltimore 2 Boston 5, Chicago White Sox 4 Kansas City 5, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 8, Texas 4 Minnesota 8, Seattle 1 San Francisco 5, Oakland 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings N.Y. Yankees at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox (Noesi 3-6) at Cleveland (Kluber 8-6), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Kuroda 6-6) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 4-5), 7:05 p.m.

Toronto (Buehrle 10-6) at Tampa Bay (Archer 5-5), 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Richards 10-2) at Texas (Tepesch 3-4), 8:05 p.m.

Boston (Lackey 9-6) at Houston (Feldman 4-5), 8:10 p.m.

Detroit (A.Sanchez 5-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 5-8), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Kr.Johnson 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6), 8:40 p.m.

Oakland (Samardzija 1-0) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 10-2), 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 3:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 4:05 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 4:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:15 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m.

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m.

Boston at Houston, 2:10 p.m.

Detroit at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 8:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago WEST DIVISION Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Colorado Arizona

W 49 49 44 42 41

L 40 42 47 49 51

Pct .551 .538 .484 .462 .446

GB – 1 6 8 9 1/2

W 52 50 49 47 39

L 41 42 43 44 52

Pct .559 .543 .533 .516 .429

GB – 1 1/2 2 1/2 4 12

W 51 50 40 39 39

L 42 42 51 53 54

Pct .548 .543 .440 .424 .419

GB – 1/2 10 11 1/2 12

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 4, L.A. Dodgers 1 Colorado 6, San Diego 3 Arizona 4, Miami 3, 10 innings Washington 6, Baltimore 2 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 1 Cincinnati 4, Chicago Cubs 1 Philadelphia 4, Milwaukee 1 St. Louis 5, Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 5, Oakland 2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 6, Cincinnati 4, 12 innings Philadelphia 9, Milwaukee 1 Oakland 6, San Francisco 1 Washington at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Atlanta at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta (A.Wood 6-7) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 5-1), 4:05 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 6-4) at Philadelphia (A.Burnett 5-8), 7:05 p.m.

Miami (H.Alvarez 6-3) at N.Y. Mets (Za. Wheeler 4-8), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 2-1) at Cincinnati (Latos 2-1), 7:10 p.m.

St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-1) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-5), 8:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Kr.Johnson 0-0) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 9-6), 8:40 p.m.

San Diego (Hahn 4-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Haren 8-5), 10:10 p.m.

Arizona (Bolsinger 1-5) at San Francisco (Lincecum 8-5), 10:15 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 4:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:15 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Miami at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

St. Louis at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

Arizona at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m.

Minnesota at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlanta Indiana Connecticut Chicago Washington New York

W 13 10 9 8 8 7

L 5 10 12 11 12 12

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix Minnesota San Antonio Los Angeles Seattle Tulsa

W 14 14 11 7 8 7

L 3 6 9 11 13 12

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GB – 4 5 1/2 5 1/2 6 6 1/2

Pct .824 .700 .550 .389 .381 .368

GB – 1 1/2 4 1/2 7 1/2 8 8

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Washington 72, Chicago 65 Phoenix 78, Seattle 58 San Antonio 80, New York 66

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Indiana 72, Connecticut 68 Minnesota at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Los Angeles at New York, 7:30 p.m.

Seattle at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Phoenix at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Washington at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

THE SUMTER ITEM

PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Dalzell-Shaw’s Brendan Miller has engaged in a community service project collecting sporting equipment for needy organizations. The Crestwood High senior is one of 16 students eligible to earn the R.D. Bennett Scholarship in the amount of $5,000 issued by the state association of Electric Cooperatives.

The project is part of the selection process.

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Boxes have also been set up at three locations on Shaw Air Force Base, even though the project is not sponsored by the base.

“I think it’s very commendable and admirable a young man would take on this type of project, and the team is in full support of doing everything we can to help support his project,” Dalzell head coach Steve Campbell said.

“I am pleased we have this type of initiative going on in this program,” the Jets coach said. “He’s the type of person that once he sets his mind on something he’s going to make sure it’s going to get done to the best of his ability that he can get done, and something that’s pleasant and acceptable to the community.”

Miller said there is no age group or gender preference for donations. At this point, mostly bats have been collected, but some gloves, balls, helmets have been as well.

The project has been under way for almost two months and Miller is still looking for more donations. Monetary contributions are accepted, and Miller said he will take the cash he’s collected to purchase new equipment.

“One of the things American Legion does is we go out and work in the community and we do work for people in need,” Post 175 Commander Jack Lonergan said of Miller’s project. “And what he has stepped up to do to assist the kids at Crosswell Children’s Home, at the same time it would help him because there is a possibility he could get a college scholarship. It’s a win for Crosswell Children’s Home, it’s a win for (Brendan Miller) and it’s a win for Sumter because we’ve got a young man that’s willing to do this and help other people out.

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ment they need to play more than anything else,” Lonergan said. “I think that’s a big driving factor for him.”

Miller hopes to schedule a date sometime before school starts to play a game with the kids along with the help from some of his Post 175 teammates.

Those interested in helping the cause should contact Miller at (803) 236-6856 or brendanmiller2937@gmail.com.

“Anything helps,” he said.

“Even if it’s not specifically baseball, anything helps.”

Miller is in the Crestwood Honors Program and also attends the USC Dual Enrollment Program where he maintains an A average. He is a member of the National Honor Society as well as the National Technical Honor Society. He is also a part owner of a lawn care and mowing business in Dalzell area.

Miller was one of 62 students who went to the Washington Youth Tour, an all-expensespaid trip through Black River Electric Cooper, in the nation’s capital June 14-19.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

MARK MY WORDS

S.C. down to 1 all-star game

Best doubles teams are ones who think collectively, not separately

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina is down to one college football all-star game.

The Medal of Honor Bowl in Charleston said Thursday it had hired the founder of the College All-Star Bowl game in Greenville, David Wyatt, for its organization.

Wyatt says his move means there’s no need to organize the Upstate game in 2015.

“I am proud of the impact South Carolina has made in the game of football and look forward to helping the Medal of Honor Bowl become the nation’s best college all-star bowl,” Wyatt said.

Both games featured NFL draft eligible seniors looking for an extra job audition or two to impress pro evaluators.

The College All-Star Game began in 2013. The inaugural contest was held at North Greenville University in March while last year’s event was played at Furman and moved up a month to before the NFL scouting combine to better fit into the hectic schedules of pro scouts.

The Medal of Honor Bowl began this past January. Organizers said scouts from all 32 NFL teams and most CFL clubs watched player practices this year.

Former NFL head coach Sam Wyche was bowl com-

missioner of the College All-Star Game and agrees that one unified effort could help the Charleston bowl become more of a can’t-miss opportunity for prospects.

“I think this Charleston game could become the East Coast version of the Senior Bowl” played each season in Mobile, Alabama, Wyche said by phone.

Wyche enjoyed his role with the game and says he’ll do whatever is asked should the Medal of Honor bowl request his help.

Along with Wyche, the College All-Star Bowl featured head coaches with historic ties to South Carolina in ex-Clemson icon Danny Ford and former South Carolina State great Willie Jeffries. The game was originally open just to players who competed at South Carolina schools, or who played high school football in the state but went elsewhere for college. This past year, organizers opened the selection process up to all eligible seniors.

Wyche was uncertain if Ford or Jeffries would have a role in the Charleston

game going forward.

At the Medal of Honor Bowl, the teams were led by ex-Maryland coach Ralph Friedgen and former Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills and Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey.

Wyatt says he’ll be involved in developing a leadership conference and coordinating a business mentor program that participating players can use during their week in Charleston.

Bowl chairman Tommy McQueeney said his group was fortunate to hire Wyatt.

“He brings a wealth of experience to the group and he will be a true asset as we prepare for the 2015 game and beyond,” McQueeney said. “Our goal to become the best is enhanced by David’s addition.”

The Medal of Honor Bowl is in the second year of a five-year agreement with Citadel. It will take place January 10th at Citadel’s Johnson Hagood Stadium.

Last year’s game drew about 7,000 fans, about what organizers had hoped for in the week leading up to the contest.

Wyche believes Charleston has the support of the community and the backing of pro scouts — who love spending time in South Carolina’s coastal city — to make a long run as part of college football’s postseason.

“I think this is going to be great,” he said.

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3-way tie for John Deere Classic lead SILVIS, Ill. — Zach Johnson, Rory Sabbatini and Brian Harman shot 8-under-par 63s Thursday to share the lead after the first round of the John Deere Classic.

Johnson and Sabbatini played bogey-free golf, while Harman had nine birdies and one bogey on the par-71 TPC Deere Run. They led 2004 British Open champion Todd Hamilton, Australian Steven Bowditch and William McGirt, the best afternoon finisher, by a stroke. Brendon de Jonge, Kevin Tway, David Toms and Robert Streb are two back at 6-under 65.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey was seven shots off the lead at 1 under.

UEHARA LEADS; WIE STRUGGLES AT BIRKDALE

SOUTHPORT, England — Ayako Uehara of Japan got her one mistake out of the way early and opened with a 4-under 68 to lead the Women’s British Open on Thursday.

Defending champion Stacy Lewis played in the same group as Uehara and shot 71 in what might be the easiest conditions all week at Royal Birkdale. U.S. Women’s Open champion Michelle Wie struggled to keep the ball in play and shot 75.

Uehara made bogey on the opening hole, ran off three birdies in a four-hole stretch and then was flawless on the back nine as the wind started to pick up.

Morgan Pressel relied on a great round of putting for a 70.

MCILROY UP 1 AT SCOTTISH OPEN

ABERDEEN, Scotland — Rory McIlroy rolled in six birdies in seven holes around the turn to shoot a 7-under 64 and take a one-stroke lead midway through the first round of the Scottish Open on Thursday.

Refreshed after taking two weeks off, the No. 8-ranked McIlroy tamed windy conditions in northern Scotland to show his links game is in good shape ahead of next week’s British Open at Hoylake.

Unheralded Swede Kristoffer Broberg shot a bogey-free 65 to sit just behind McIlroy on a leaderboard that includes Luke

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Zach Johnson watches his drive off the first tee during the first round of the John Deere Classic on Thursday at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. Johnson finished tied for the lead with Rory Sabbatini and Brian Harman.

Donald. Phil Mickelson shot 68.

SHELLY STERLING RETURNS TO WITNESS STAND

LOS ANGELES — A day after being berated in court by her husband, Shelly Sterling returned to the witness stand Thursday in a trial to determine whether she has the right to sell Donald Sterling’s Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion.

Mrs. Sterling said her husband encouraged her to sell the team for the best price after the NBA banned him from the league for life for making racist remarks.

She moved quickly to get bids and kept her husband informed daily, she said in Los Angeles County Superior Court.

When she reported that former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer had offered $2 billion, Donald Sterling became excited and said she had done a good job but within days his mood changed, she said.

He became enraged in a conversation, cursed her, said he would never sell the team and would sue the league, she testified.

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o, you are in the middle of an exhilarating doubles match. Let’s say, for the sake of conversation, it is an important USTA match.

The score is tight and except for the fact that you don’t know who is going to step up and take control of the match, everything is great.

You are getting just what you were looking for, a highly competitive encounter against a worthy opponent. At the end of a truly good point in which you smash an unreturnable ball close to the baseline you ask the obvious question, “How was my shot?” One of your opponents responds with, “HE called it out,”, referring to his partner. At this point add in that scratchy record audio television uses when something bad happens.

Everyone has had this happen and every single one of you knows what that means.

The person who said, “HE called it out,” is not sure of the accuracy of the call and is immediately distancing himself from the responsibility or guilt of a questionable call, as though by saying that he is somehow less culpable.

So what do you do now, especially if you are sure the shot was good? You ask, “How did YOU see it?” or “Do YOU AGREE with the call?” Both are direct and both will allow you to see how he felt about the call. You have seen the look before and it does not take an expert to read it.

But let’s get away from conversation about our opponents and chat a bit about how OUR choice of personal pronouns can make a huge difference in the cohesiveness of OUR doubles team. Another hypothetical: you have played several points and both teams lose track of the score. As you retrace the game you are the first to realize the score is 30-30 and you begin recounting each point. Without much fanfare you announce the points your team won, but as you share your teams lost points you announce that SHE (your partner) double faulted once and also hit an overhead into the net.

Excellent. In one smooth stroke you have recovered the score and announced who was at fault on your team.

Am I being a touch too sensitive and huggy-feely here?

Maybe, but how about this instead? “We had one double fault and we missed an overhead.” I think that’s a lot better and it does not leave your partner with any conflicted thoughts about whether you are trying to displace some blame. Being a team feels better, especially if you happen to be the one who made the mis-

take.

Another occasion is when you think your team should change tactics and the tactic change Mark focuses more Rearden on what your partner needs to change than you. Not as easy now, huh? How your partner hears it is still the key, however.

As an example; if your partner doesn’t seem to be handling shots that are volleyed his way when you are receiving you might say this: “Gosh Jim, I am not doing such a good job getting MY return past the net man. Can I get you to back up a bit for now and if I start hitting MY return better you can move back in? Sorry man.”

This is much better than focusing on his inability and instead you are tying it to something in which you have some responsibility as well. Again, it may be his fault, but no one is error-free out there, so as a good partner always own some of the blame.

As often as possible go with plural pronouns when addressing issues on court.

Choosing “you”, “he” and “she” should be used judiciously, even when you are describing something positive that happened. “Don’t you remember, he made that good crosscourt forehand?” I don’t know about the rest of you, but when I do something good I want my name attached to it, not just the generic “he.” Of course I am jesting a bit, but your partner will always appreciate hearing his/her name when you describe something positive out there.

By the way, this is not heading toward that overworked “There is no I in t...” Yeah, I am beginning to hate that one too.

How about this? Let’s get rid of another one. Take the expression, “If you don’t have something positive to say don’t say anything at all.”

Wrong. FIND something positive to say. Your partner needs feedback, especially if things are not going well, and they need that feedback couched as though you are in this thing together. We or us… you get the picture.

One final note and this is the catch-all, the pronoun in the middle of a short little sentence that disarms, comforts and lets your partner know it’s not all about you.

“How can I help?” This phrase works in life even better than in tennis. Mark my words, you can take that one to the bank.

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FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014

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Despite growing and shrinking in capacity over the years, NASCAR president and former Talladega Superspeedway president Mike Helton believes the famed track, above, still has a huge impact on the sport.

Helton: Talladega races still have huge impact

BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mike Helton has seen Talladega Superspeedway’s capacity expand in boom times and shrink along with the crowds at one of NASCAR’s signature tracks, moving in tandem with the sport’s ebbs and flows.

The speedway cut its seating capacity nearly in half in recent years, going from 140,000-plus to 78,000 as the sport dealt with a recession and the challenge of getting fans back in the stands when they can watch at home on flat-screen TVs. “We want to be relevant, and Talladega wants to be relevant,’’ said Helton, NASCAR’s president, who ran Talladega Superspeedway from 1989 through 1993. “When I left Talladega, we had 47,000 seats.

The sport has grown.

We’ve gone through a cycle, and now we’re going through another cycle to get back to where we want

the sport. I think Talladega has done a very nice job trying to figure all that out.’’

Helton, team owner Richard Childress, Talladega chairman Grant Lynch and Coca-Cola marketing executive Brenda Staton pitched the virtues of the sport and the famed track to area business representatives on Thursday. Helton said corporate interest these days is “strong and actually in some cases growing.’’

Talladega, meanwhile, is adapting to the times — and the dwindling, if still impressive, crowds.

Lynch said more than 100,000 people showed up for the spring Sprint Cup race, including those camping out in the infield. It’s still a marked decline considering unofficial race attendance used to approach 175,000 before the 2008 recession.

Talladega tore down the Allison Grandstand after last season. Track officials don’t release at-

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Wilson doesn’t think she deserves any special consideration because of high school feats — she averaged 35 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks her senior season — at Heathwood Hall Episcopal School. Still, she’s ready to battle for minutes with South Carolina’s returning standouts in 6-4 Alaina Coates, 6-foot Aleighsa Welch and 6-4 Elem Ibiam.

Coates was the SEC’s newcomer of the year after averaging 12.3 points, a team-high 8.4 rebounds, yet started just once in the Gamecocks 29-5 season.

Welch, a junior, was a second-team all-SEC who averaged 13.7 points and 7.6 rebounds while Ibiam led South Carolina with 83 blocks last season.

Sounds like a fairly stout returning front line before Wilson and White enter the mix.

tendance numbers.

“It’s been real tough,’’ Lynch said. “Any time there’s a downturn in the economy — we have a blue-collar fan base at Talladega. The lift that the country has seen has been slow to get to the Southeast around Alabama. Most of our crowd are in the manufacturing and automotive and those types of sectors, which are dragging behind some of the others.

“It’s been a tough time.

But what you do in tough times, you look at your business model and you do things like let’s replace our seats. Let’s put bigger seats in for the fans so they’re more comfortable when they’re in them.’’

He said the track has spent $68 million in recent years improving the facility, including putting in larger seats and redoing all the bathrooms.

Childress thinks downsizing capacity at Talladega fits with the times, but also said NASCAR racing keeps getting better.

“Kind of when we committed before we got to see each other, we were like, ‘Hey, we’re a good class. They’re going to be expecting a lot,’” Wilson said “I know coach Staley’s going to help us out a lot. The (returning) girls are already starting to help us out. It’s going to be fun.”

Wilson will get even more experience this summer. She’s leaving later this month as part of the USA Basketball U18 national team that’s competing in the FIBA Americas U18 Championship to be played in Colorado from Aug. 6-10.

Staley will be the team’s head coach, giving Wilson more exposure to her college coach’s exacting practice and game demands.

“I’m kind of ready for it, but I know in the end it’s going to help me out,” Wilson said.

South Carolina’s backcourt also looks crowded. It’s lead

by Tiffany Mitchell, White’s high school teammate from Charlotte, North Carolina,

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The Hoop Basketball Individual Development Basketball School will be held Tuesday through Thursday at the Mayewood Middle School Gymnasium at 4300 East Brewington Road.

The camp will be under the direction of James Smith, Harry Fullwood and Ronnie Brown. The cost of the camp is $50 per camper and is open to boys and girls ages 10 through 16. The camp will run from 8 a.m. until noon each day.

For more information, contact Smith at (803) 968-6874 or (803) 469-3188.

SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC

Registration is being taken for the Sumter Christian School 2014 Basketball Clinic to be held this month.

It is a 5-day session at a cost of $45 per camper. The camp for children in grades 9-12 will be held July 21-25. It will run each day from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

The camp instructors will be the SCS coaching staff of Bobby Baker, Tom Cope and Jimmy Davis.

For more information, call Baker at (803) 469-9304 or (803) 464-3652.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter, a division of Pop Warner Little Scholars, is registering children ages 5-16 for football for the 2014 season.

The last day to register is July 31 and the registration fee is $80.

Payment plans are available.

The fee includes security, ID Badge, use of shoulder pads, use of helmet, use of practice clothes, insurance and a mouthpiece. Parents will be responsible for buying a game jersey, game pants, cleats, a cup, and socks.

The practice season will run from Aug. 1 through Aug. 29.

Games will begin on Aug. 30 and run through Oct. 25.

Registration is being held every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Golden Corral on Broad Street.

To request registration and volunteer forms or for more information, email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com.

who is the returning SEC player of the year.

Also back at guard are Khadijah Sessions, who started 26 games at the point, and Asia Dozier, who was second on the Gamecocks with 33 three-point baskets.

Duckett, ranked the country’s 32nd best prospect by ESPN, said the older players have encouraged the younger ones through the transition to college classes and the stepped up weight sessions and workouts they’ve started.

“When you have the team and the veterans behind us saying ‘You can do it. We were just there,’” Duckett said.

“There is no excuse on why you should fail.”

Cuevas enrolled this month while Cliney is due in August when school starts.

Staley can’t wait for the full complement of players and is expecting intense practices as she chases more success.

The coach said, “This is a good place to be.”

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AUTO RACING SPEEDWAY CHAMPS SEARCH

Sumter Speedway is trying to gather information on all of its champions from 1957 to the present.

The name of the driver, the year and the division in which the title was won and the track promoter is the information hoping to be gathered.

To provide information, call James Skinner at (803) 775-5973 or e-mail Virginia Ayers at vayers@ ftc-i.net.

CHEERLEADING POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter, a division of Pop Warner Little Scholars, is registering children ages 5-16 for cheerleading for the 2014 season.

The last day to register is July 31 and the registration fee is $80.

Payment plans are available.

The fee includes security, ID badge, use of uniform, use of pom-poms, socks, undergarment and insurance. Parents will be responsible for buying shoes.

The practice season will run from Aug. 1 through Aug. 29.

Games will begin on Aug. 30 and run through Oct. 25.

Registration is being held every Tuesday from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Golden Corral on Broad Street.

Volunteers are also needed. All volunteer applications must be turned in by July 5.

To request registration and volunteer forms or for more information, email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com.

GOLF 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday.

The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble.

Call the pro shop at (803) 4815700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfer’s Association holds a golfers Bible study each Tuesday at its offices at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The study begins at 8 a.m. and is followed by a round of golf.

NBA FROM PAGE B1 next tier of free agents available.

Not everybody is waiting around. Lowry signed his deal to stay in Toronto on Thursday, which Yahoo Sports previously reported was for $48 million over four years. He had heard from Miami and Houston, but liked his situation with the Atlantic Division champions.

“Other teams had some great things and I think they had pieces that were comparable pieces, but I think the situation that I’m in, the age I’m (at), me being able to lead a team,

to lead a team and grow as a person, that was a very big factor in it,’’ he said.

Gortat is returning to Washington with a contract that will pay him $60 million over five years. The center from Poland posted a picture of himself signing the papers on his Twitter page, writing that it was the “best day of my life!!!’’

A couple of other players might be getting their riches, though it will take a few days. Hayward signed an offer sheet with the Charlotte Hornets that would pay him $63 million over four years. The Utah Jazz have three days to match the offer.

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MURRAY MONTGOMERY Sr. NEW ZION — Retired Judge Murray Montgomery Sr., 87, husband of Jannie Mae Walker Montgomery, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. He was born May 1, 1927, in Nesmith, a son of the late Wesley Montgomery and Allie Norris MONTGOMERY Montgomery.

He received his formal education in the public schools of Williamsburg County. He received a bachelor of science degree in agriculture in 1951 from South Carolina State College, Orangeburg, where he was an outstanding football player, and in 1998 he was inducted into the S.C. State University Athletic Hall of Fame. He was an avid supporter of Bulldog football and was a founding member of the Bull Boys Foundation Board of Directors.

He was a member of Melina Presbyterian Church, USA, where he was on the elder board, financial secretary, chairman of the building fund and served in other capacities where needed. He was also a member of the Golden Gate Lodge No. 78 and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity.

He was employed by Clarendon County School District 3 and was a founding faculty member of Walker Gamble School. He served as vocational agriculture teacher, assistant principal, athletic director, director of the FFA and coach. He retired in 1987 after 36 years of a distinguished career. After retirement, he presided as a Clarendon County magistrate for four years.

Survivors are his wife, Jannie M. Montgomery of the home; his children, Murray Montgomery Jr. of Columbia, Dr. Diane (Larry) Burnett of Winder, Georgia, Sherry (Sheldon) Bolden of Tyrone, Georgia, and J.W. (Yolande) Montgomery of Irmo; and seven grandchildren, Jaylen Montgomery, Jayla Montgomery, Trevin Bolden, Chase Bolden, Satara Chubb, Cameron Chubb and Damon Gamble.

Wake services will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning.

Celebratory services for Mr. Montgomery will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Walker Gamble Elementary School, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion. The Rev. Carnell

Hampton will officiate, with the Rev. Jerome McCray, presiding, and the Rev. Jimmy Montgomery, assisting. Mr. Montgomery will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. Burial will follow in the Melina Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Gable.

Family will receive friends at his residence, 2125 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

ALBERT GORDON Jr. Albert “Kem” “Gubb” Gordon Jr., 41, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of Martha Dukes Gordon and the late Albert Gordon Sr. Albert was educated in the GORDON public schools of Sumter County, a graduate of Mayewood High School class of 1991, and attended Vorhees College in Denmark. At an early age, he joined Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church in Sumter.

He was formerly employed with J W Southwoods Co. in Manning and later with Greenview Recycling in Concord, North Carolina.

In addition to his father, Albert Gordon Sr., he was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Steady and Katie Gordon, and maternal grandfather, Wallace H. Dukes.

Surviving are his beloved mother, Martha Dukes Gordon; four sisters, Velvery (Charles) McCoy, Marcella (Terry) Woods, Sheena Shaw and Walisha Gordon, all of Sumter; three brothers, Jerome (Marie) White, Marvin Gordon of Charlotte and Reginald Gordon of Sumter; grandmother, Julia Dukes; 10 aunts; nine uncles; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at noon Saturday at Mayewood Middle School, 4300 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, with Pastor Nate Brock, officiating, and the Rev. William Dukes, presiding. Interment will follow in Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery. A public viewing will be today from 3 to 8 p.m. at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter. Mr. Gordon will be placed in the school auditorium for final viewing at 11 a.m. until the hour of service. The family will receive friends at his mother’s home at 1430 Woods

St., Sumter.

The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on its memorial tribute page at www.PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

WILLIAM CALVIN Sr. William Calvin Sr., 74, husband of Ellanor Taylor Calvin, died Friday, July 4, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. He was born Sept. 8, 1939, in Alcolu, a son of the late Henry Calvin and Ella CALVIN Owens Calvin.

He received his formal education in the Clarendon County school system.

In his youth, he became a member of Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church and served on the board of trustees. He worked as a farmer for Mr. Samuel Durant for more than 50 years until his health failed.

Survivors are his wife, Ellanor Taylor Calvin of Alcolu; three sons, William Calvin Jr. of Burlington, New Jersey, Joseph Calvin of Manning and Lee Russ (Cynthia) Wells of Baltimore; 11 daughters, Robertha (William) Meyers, Wihelmenia (Aaron) Cooper, Barbara Calvin and Cathy Calvin, all of Alcolu, Mary (Allen) Tindal and Joanne Calvin of Manning, Beatrice (Leonard) Ramsey of Columbia, Ella Mae (Nathan) Brown of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Wilhelmenia (Charles) Harrell and Debbie (James) Pearson of Sumter, Shantella Lloyd of New Zion; one adopted daughter, Dorothy (Randy) Archie; three sisters, Mary Wells and Marie Daniels of Sumter and Bessie Calvin of Manning; 70 grandchildren, two of which he raised as his own, Michael Calvin and Jessie (Natasha) Calvin; 75 great-grandchildren; one great-great grandson; four sisters-in-law; and two brothers-in-law.

Celebratory services for Mr. Calvin will be held at 2 p.m. today at Mount Nebo Missionary Baptist Church, 10331 Plowden Mill Road, Alcolu.

The Rev. Hazel Charles, pastor, will officiate, with the Rev. Richard Taylor and Elder Bennie Epps Jr., assisting. Mr. Calvin will lie in repose one hour prior to service. Burial will follow in Francis Cemetery.

Family is receiving friends at 1105 Boston Wells Road, Alcolu.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

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WILLIE T. BLACK SUMMERTON — Willie Thomas Black, 87, died Monday, July 7, 2014, at his residence. He was born July 25, 1926, in Clarendon County. He was the son of the late Joseph Black Sr. and Nell Bethune Black.

Willie Thomas was educated in the public schools of Clarendon County.

On Jan. 22, BLACK 1946, Willie Thomas was joined in holy matrimony to the late Mamie Ruth Riley, and from this union they were blessed with seven children.

He was preceded in death by two children, James Black and Juanita Black; three grandchildren, Joe Dixon, Matthew Dixon and Jannie Ruth Black; four sisters, Mary Lillie Owens, Nora Lee Stukes, Mary Jackson and Fannie Mae Jackson; and three brothers, Joseph Black, Noah Black and Harry Black.

Those left to cherish his memory and grow from his legacy are: two sons, Thomas (Virginia) Black and Margory “Albert” Black, both of Summerton; an adopted son, Anthony Oliver of New York; five daughters, Maxine (Leroy) Hampton, Willie Lee (James) Holland, Alicestine Dow, all of Summerton, Evangelist Della (Herbert) Lee of Manning and Kathleen Bennett of North Santee; a daughter-in-law, Allean (James) Sandra; a sister, Carrie Lee Oliver of Manning; a brother, James (Dorothy) Black of Summerton; four sisters-inlaw, Marian Black of Washington, D.C., Mary Jackson of Summerton, Hattie Mae Servance of Jacksonville, Florida, and Gloria Riley of Wilmington, North Carolina; four brothers-in-law, Henry Jackson, John Jackson, Jarrett Jackson, all of Summerton, and Accie Riley of Jacksonville, Florida; 28 grandchildren; 59 great-grandchildren; 22 great-great grandchildren; six children he helped to rear, Eddie Riley, Ricky Riley, Tony Riley, all of Jacksonville, Florida, and Tiffany, Jessica and Leroy, all of Summerton; special caregivers, Norine S. Brown of Summerton, Carrie Anna Strange, nurse buddy, and Shelia Nelson, all of Agape Hospice; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and close friends.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at St. Mark Baptist Church. The Rev. Willie J. Chandler, pastor, will serve as eulogist, and the Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson will officiate.

Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The remains will be

placed in the church at 1 p.m. until the hour of the service.

Viewing will be held today from noon to 6 p.m. at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be sent to summertonfuneralhome@gmail.com. The family will receive friends at the home, 1058 Delaine St., Summerton.

Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton. (803) 485-3755

JOHN R. McCLARY John Roosevelt McClary, 74, husband of Mary Jane Cribb McClary, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia. He was born May 3, 1940, in Greeleyville, a son of the late John A. McClary and Dora Johnson McClary. Family will receive friends at his residence, 232 Curtiswood Drive.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

DWAYNE T. HALL Mr. Dwayne Thomas Hall entered eternal rest on July 3, 2014, in Charlotte.

Visitation will be held today from 1 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Mount Joy Missionary Baptist Church, 250 Browntown Church Road, Bishopville, with the pastor, the Rev. L.B. Small, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Bobby Simmons. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

LAURA A. KLAVON Laura Ann Klavon, 33, died Monday, July 7, 2014.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of Wayne Graber and the late Debra Ann Benenhaley Graber. She was a certified dental assistant.

Survivors include her father of Sumter; a daughter, Cesliegh Morris of Sumter; a son, Kyler Klavon of Sumter; and a sister, Lisa Kruger (Josh) of Sumter.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Ralph Oxendine officiating.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Saturday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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ERIC HOLMES Eric Holmes, 57, entered eternal rest Saturday, July 5, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence.

Born June 17, 1957, in Lee County, he was the son of the late Willie Holmes Sr. and Lillie Mae Robinson Holmes. He attended and was a graduate of St. Jude Catholic School, Sumter.

Eric worked for many years in construction.

Eric will be remembered by his four children, Lolita (Walter) Thomas of Cassatt, Rick Cabbagestalk, Eric P. Holmes of Florida and Simone Holmes of Bishopville; four beautiful grandchildren, Sharvia, Sharvion, Paris and Nysere; one brother, Willie Bruce Holmes; one uncle, George Jenkins of Woodrow; one aunt, Laney Hariton of Philadelphia; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. today at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Willie Dicks, pastor of St. Matthew United Methodist Church, officiating, eulogist.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Tonya Porter, 27 Pear St., Woodrow.

Floral bearers and pallbearers will be family and friends.

Burial will be in St. Matthew United Methodist churchyard cemetery, 1186 Black River Road, Camden.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

DEBRA SKELTON Debra Ann Atkinson Skelton, 60, died Wednesday, July 9, 2014, at her home.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of Shirley Hutson Ellison and the late Junior Atkinson.

Survivors include two sons, Eric Evans (Ann) and David Evans (Jamie), both of Sumter; one stepson, Robert Evans of Florida; one stepdaughter, Tammy Evans of Sumter; four grandsons, Bruce, Tyler, Nicolas and Daniel; two brothers, Dean Atkinson (Brenda) and Edward Ellison, both of Sumter; her first husband, Gene Evans of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews.

A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday at Smithville Evangelical Baptist Church with the Rev. Ronnie Morris officiating.

The family will receive friends following the service.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LEWIS JOHNSON Lewis Johnson, 74, widower of Louise Pringle Johnson and son of the late Justice and Lucille Jones Johnson, was born on Jan. 9, 1940, in

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Sumter. He departed this life on Monday, July 7, 2014, after an extended illness at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Mr. Johnson received his education at St. Michael School in Sumter County.

In his youth, Lewis joined Wayman Chapel AME Church. In 1962, Lewis was united in holy matrimony to Louise Pringle. After marriage, they relocated to Jersey City, New Jersey, where he was employed with Kehmanf ’s and Brothers for 27 years. In December of 1991, Lewis and his wife returned to South Carolina. He then became employed with Wilson Hall School in Sumter, from which he retired. Lewis reunited with Wayman Chapel AME Church, where he attended faithfully until his health declined.

Lewis leaves to cherish his memories his loving and devoted wife, Louise P. Johnson; one sister, Rose Lee J. Tyler of Sumter; one brother, Justice (Roy) Johnson of Jersey City; two brothers-inlaw, Robert Jenkins and Sammie Anderson; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and a special fishing buddy, B.J. Public viewing will be held today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary.

The body will be placed in the church on Saturday at 11 a.m. for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday at noon at Wayman Chapel AME Church, S.C. 261, Sumter, with Pastor Laddie Howard, officiating. Interment will follow in Wayman Chapel AME Church Cemetery.

Family is receiving friends at 2130 Spot Road, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

MARY F. THOMAS Mary F. June Thomas was born May 23, 1944, to the late Brooks and Annie Mae McPherson June in Sumter County and was the widow of Douglas Moore. She departed this life on July 8, 2014, at her residence.

She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She worshipped at Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church.

She leaves to mourn her passing three daughters: Annie (Leo) Plowden, Seleina (Tommie Lee) Stuckey and Belinda (Hercules) Billie; two brothers, Charles June and Larry (Carolyn) June; one sister, Jenetta (Anthony) Reddick; 11 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband,

David Thomas Williams; three brothers, Willie, Hazel and Edward June; one daughter, Mary P. Moore; two grandsons, Brooks and Brandon Thomas; a sister-inlaw, Hattie Holland; one great-granddaughter, Takeilah Spencer; and one niece, Latasha June.

Public viewing will be held today from 1 to 7 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary.

The body will be placed in the church on Saturday at 2 p.m. for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held Saturday at 3 p.m. at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., Sumter, with Pastor Ricky Simmons officiating. Interment will follow in Walker Cemetery.

Family is receiving friends at 745 Omarest Drive, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

LEROY CANTY Leroy Canty, 71, husband of Ruby Frazier Canty, died Sunday, July 6, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born July 28, 1942, in the Rimini section of Clarendon County, a son of Emily Hickman Canty and the late Ed Canty.

He received his formal education in the public schools of Sumter County.

He was employed at Johnson Farms of Pinewood as a farmer until his health declined.

In his youth, he attended Antioch UME Church of Rimini. He remained a life-long member there.

Survivors are his mother, Emily Canty of Sumter; his wife, Ruth F. Canty of the home; four sons, Willie Canty of Smithfield, North Carolina, Joe Canty and Henry Canty, both of Sumter, and Marvin Canty of Jonesboro, Georgia; two daughters, Linda Junious of Sumter and Patricia Canty of Manning; two brothers, John Canty and Moses Canty, both of Sumter; two sisters, Gladys Dubose and Carrie Canty of Sumter; 27 grandchildren; and 20 greatgrandchildren.

The celebratory services for Mr. Canty will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. Bishop Woodrow Moorer will officiate, with Elder Nicole Blanding presiding. Burial will follow in Grace Memorial Gardens, Manning.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Linda Canty Junious, 225 Curtis Drive, Sumter.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

FRIDAY, JULY 11, 2014

ROSELLA G. TONEY Rosella George Toney, was born Dec. 29, 1924, in Lee County, near the town of Bishopville, to the late Jimmie and Leler Scarborough George, and was the widow of Albert Toney. She departed this life on July 8, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Toney attended elementary school in Lee County and graduated from Mayesville Institute, where she was a top high school student (class salutatorian) with exceptional oratorical and leadership skills. She was mentored by many of her teachers who saw her promise as an educator. Following high school, she began her teaching career, taking part-time classes and later matriculating full time at Morris College, earning a bachelor’s degree with honors in l954. She completed additional studies in education at Georgia State College, Temple University, University of Colorado and the University of South Carolina.

She received a master of science degree from South Carolina State College (now South Carolina State University) with distinction.

She had a stellar career as a classroom teacher, teaching at every grade level from elementary to secondary.

She ended her teaching career of 50-plus years as assistant principal of Bishopville High School. She had a passion for education and served for many years as director of Lee County Adult Education Program.

In religious, community, educational and civic affairs, she was an active and effective leader. She was a member of New Zion AME Church in Wisacky and was a dedicated and faithful member until recurring health challenges limited her involvement and attendance.

She served with distinction as first vice president of the AME Women’s Missionary Society in South Carolina and president of the Northeast Conference Branch of the Women’s Missionary Society, Seventh Episcopal District, achieving the coveted designation of life member.

She was a member of the church’s Lay Organization, a faithful member of the Senior Stewardess Board, on the senior choir and was a Sunday school teacher.

She held membership in the NAACP, Order of the Eastern Star, National Council of Negro Women, National Association for the Study of Negro Life, South Carolina Federation of Women and Girls Clubs, National Education Association, National Association of Secondary School Principals and the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority.

Survivors include three sisters, Mary G. Hopkins, Dr. Ruth G. Kennedy and Ivorie G. Lowe; three brothers, Arthur L. George Sr. (Doretha), H. Kershaw George Sr. and Dr. U. Eugene George (Dr. Carolyn); and a host of nieces,

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nephews, cousins, other relatives and many, many friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband and beloved son; a brother, James Edward George Sr.; and a sister, Doris Woods Baskett.

Public viewing will be held today from 2 to 6 p.m. at Job’s Mortuary.

Family is receiving friends and relatives from 6 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary and other times at 30 Currituck Circle, off U.S. 521 North.

The body will be placed in the church on Saturday at 1 p.m. for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday at 2 p.m. at New Zion AME Church, 78 Elliott Highway, Bishopville, with the Rev. Archie Temoney officiating. Interment will be in New Zion AME Church’s cemetery.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

MARY CURTIS Mary L. Curtis, 88, widow of the late Samuel C. Curtis, was born on Dec. 23, 1925, in Sumter to the late Rollie and Lucille Kennedy. She departed this life on July 6, 2014.

“Nute,” as she was affectionately called, attended Lincoln High School and Morris College. “Nute” was a person who enjoyed creating beauty, so she became selfemployed as a professional seamstress and a designer of other arts and crafts. “Nute” maintained her membership and loyalty to Good Shepherd Episcopal Church for more than 40 years.

She leaves to cherish her memories one sister, Patricia Sanders; two grandchildren, Shawna M. Waters and Milo Moore; six great-grandsons, Deyon, Marty, Manning, Brandon, Benjamin and Elijah; one great-granddaughter, Destinee; one great-great grandson, Joshua; two nephews, Ivan and Omar Sanders; a loving daughter-in-law, Gloria Ragins McKnight; a devoted cousin, Barbara Taylor; a long-time devoted friend, Frank Nelson; and a host of other relatives.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her only son, Manning Samuel (Bobby/Popeye) Moore.

There will be no public viewing.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday at 11 a.m. at Good Shepherd Episcopal Church, Dingle Street, Sumter, with Father Paul Stricklin, celebrant.

Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com, or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-1058 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing, LLC, Plaintiff, v.

Tony D. Anderson; Defendant(s).

(014293-00555)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Demanded TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Tony D. Anderson: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 120 Jasmine Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 227-01-02-002, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina June 10, 2014 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on May 23, 2014. Columbia, South Carolina June 10, 2014 FN

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) Mary R. Powers (SC Bar # 16534) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar #064236) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 014293-00555 June 10, 2014 A-FN4466824 06/27/2014, 07/03/2014, 07/11/2014

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YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina June 24, 2014

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NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 20, 2014.

Columbia, South Carolina June 24, 2014 FH

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) Mary R. Powers (SC Bar # 16534) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) Ashley M. Wheeling-Goodson (SC Bar # 101423) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 June 24, 2014 A-4469274 07/11/2014, 07/18/2014, 07/25/2014

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Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

Massive moving sale & craft show! 2375 Stadium Rd., Fri 7-5 & Sat 7-1! Name brand Clothing sz 0-16, shoes, purses, prom, jewelry, kitchen, furniture, art supplies & much more!

14 Hutchins St (Off Adams & Phelps) Sat 7-12 Hshld, futon, youth golf clubs & more!

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 803-983-5364 All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp.

SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Richard H. Spencer, III : YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 452 Holloway Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29153-5953, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 250-12-01-039, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2

Tree Service

Open every weekend.

905-4242

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

Huge Garage Sale! Home decor, furniture, clothing, purses, toys, and much more! 2755 Brownfield Way, Sat. 7:00 - 11:00

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Pets Free to good home! 3 Black (M) kittens, 6 weeks, Call 803-773-5719

Deficiency Judgment Waived

Wells Fargo Bank, NA dba Americas Servicing Company, Plaintiff, v.

Martha Ann Pat Spencer; Richard H. Spencer, III; Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for Taylor, Bean and Whitaker Mortgage Corp. its successors and assigns (MIN# 100029500006616316); Equity Bank, SSB; Defendant(s). (013263-00810)

Multi-Family & Friends Sale, 66 Alice Drive, Sat., 7:00 -11:00 a.m.

Everything must go!!!

3030 Springdale Way Sat 8-1 Furniture, Art, Collectibles, Small appliances, Clothes

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

BIG YARD SALE: 283 Keels Rd. Sat 7/12 7am-12pm. Too much to mention.

MERCHANDISE Farm Equipment / Tractors In Loving Memory Of Carl A. Jensen 07/13/1989 Beloved Son, Grandson, Father, Brother, Fiancee & Friend. You will be forever in our hearts. Come celebrate his life. Everyone Welcome, 472 Allen Dr. Sun. 7/13 @ 3pm.

BUSINESS SERVICES Business Opportunities Lawn Service For Sale. Truck, trailer, equipment & customer accounts. 70-80K gross. $35K sale price. Owner relocating. Call 803-468-5950 6-8pm.

CLOSE OUT SALE ON TRACTOR TIRES (7) New Tires (4) 16.9-34, (1) 9.5-32 (1)13.6-36, (1)16.9-24.

Prices reduced for quick sale.

775-4391, 464-5960 Disc, plows & blade for John Deere Tractor. Asking $65. Call 803-469-0209

Farm Products BLUEBERRIES U pick $10 Gal. I pick $15 GAl 843-992-4913 or 843-659-4895 Lee's Beans & Peas Fresh Shelled. At the shed or delivered to Sumter on Wed. Lowest prices. 803-428-2326.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales 16 Chestnut St. Sat., 7AM-Noon.

Fill a 5 gallon bucket for $5. Furn, Clothes/shoes, hshld, DVDs, tools & more.

3580 Susan St. Sat. 7am. Furn., sporting goods, books, tools, misc. Fair weather only!

Moving Sale 2878 September Dr (Keels to August Dr) Sat 7-12 Furniture, Hshld, Electronics, TV'S, fridge, Washer/dryer & lots more!

Multi-Family Sale, Sat. 7am-2pm.

Langston St. Dalzell.

For Sale or Trade Air Compressor (Campbell Hawsfield), 2HP, 20 gallon 220v, air tools. Asking $200. Wheel Chair Carrier, fits into trailer hitch, not electric. Asking $300. Call 803-472-0950 X-box 360 games and controllers $10 each. , Call 494-4825.

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

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

2004 Sea-Doo Jet ski and trailer. $3500. Call 803-494-4825 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Two Cemetery Plots in Evergreen Memorial $3,000 for both. (that's 50% off) Call Bonnie 803 481-5856

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Accountant Needed. Applicant is required to have a Bachelor's Degree in accounting with 3 years of equivalent experience in the field of accounting. Pay is commensurate with experience. Great benefits. Please send all resume to P-Box 360 C/O The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Need OTR Truck Drivers. 2yrs exp. Good driving records. Dependable, willing to work. Paid weekly. Paid vacations. Call 888-991-1005

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

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

3BR/1.5BA Oakland Ave. 1,400 sq ft., lg. yard, Millwood Elem. $750 mo. + dep. 503-590-3398.

Exp. Carpet, Sheet Vinyl & VCT Installer needed for busy carpet company. Apply in person at M & M Carpets Inc, 1285 Peach Orchard Rd, (Hwy 441) Sumter.

Seek Full-time Legal Assistant/Paralegal for general practice firm. Minimum three years experience. Competitive pay. People skills. Send all resumes to P-Box 361 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Established Heating & Air Conditioning Company looking for an exp'd HVAC service technician.

Must have experience minimum of 2 years, a valid driver's license, people skills, good personality.

Great benefits offered and top pay! Send all responses to P-Box 343 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Looking for an Office Helper/Secretary. The job description requires computer skills, filing, dispatching and answering telephones. Good personality, people skills and organization. Full time position. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

DIESEL TRUCK SHOP SUPERVISOR The applicant should have a minimum 3 years experience in management of a diesel truck shop. Be able to manage a team of technicians to ensure repairs are performed efficiently, cost effectively and on schedule. Applicants submit resume to P-Box 362 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

3BR/1BA, on 1 acre. $500/mo + $500/dep. Shaw AFB area. Call Mike 803-825-9075 Large Brick Home 4BR 2BA $1400 Mo + $1400 Dep Call Live Oak Realty 803- 469-8147 FOR RENT: Nice 2BR 2BA in Tudor Place. $750/mo + dep. Call 775-1580 for details.

Mobile Home Rentals Large SW 3 BR 2 BA $600 mo. + $600 dep. Has a deck on back.

DW 3 BR 2 BA $600 Mo. + $600 Dep Call Live Oak Realty 803-469-8147 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 1165 McArthur Dr 2BR/2BA $450 Mo/Dep. Call 775-2344 1 Bdrm Mobile Homes- All appliances, heat pump, water, sewer and trash pick up included.

Rent $310+Sec dep Call 803-464-3437 Btwn 12-8pm (Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80.

No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm 3BR 2BA MH $425 Mo. +$200 Dep Call 803- 840-8445 Serious inquiries only 3BR/2BA, DW, 2 acres, fenced yard, $700/mo + dep.

803-472-0950 or 803-410-1469.

2BR for rent. $450/mo. Call 803-983-8084

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

Trucking Opportunities Mixer Drivers Needed Glasscock Co. is seeking 2 experienced cement mixer drivers.

Candidates must have a valid CDL, medical certificate and at least 2 years CDL driving experience. Prior experience driving a cement mixer is preferred. This job is full time with benefits available after 90 days. Qualified applicants may apply in person at Glasscock Co. 5378 Broad St. Sumter SC

Medical Help Wanted Physician's Office needs LPN & Med Admin staff . Fax resume to 803-774-7004 Family practice is looking for a FT office Manager Mon-Fri. Exp. req. & must supply references. Send resume to: Office Manager, P-350 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 CMA'S & Medical Scribes with 1-3 years exp. Please send resumes to Box 363 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Work Wanted I'm available to clean your home. Dependable. 25 yrs exp.

Ref's. Call Ethel 803-469-9347.

I am available if you need help.

Light housework or assistance in your home. Reliable Rate. Call 803-720-3538 Are you looking for a child care or a sitter for the elderly to provide the family a break.

Call 803-406-2901

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Huge Neighborhood Yard Sale (between 10 & 15 houses)Pack Rd -15S area, Fri-Sat. 7AM.

To Find Cash Buyers For Your Unused Items

Support United Ministries/ Samaritan House, Please

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help us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales. Call Ed: 803-464-7643 for Pick-up.

Unfurnished Apartments

Unfurnished Homes

Second Time Around Thrift & Variety Store. New & Used items.

Open 6 days a week, Mon-Sat. 10AM-6PM. 518 W. Liberty St. Come see for your self. "The Second Time Around is Better Than The First" 835 Farrier Court, Sat. 7AM-1PM. Clothes, house furnishings, odds & ends. Everything must go.

1 BR (furnished) Apt $350 month plus dep. Call 773-7898.

2BR 1BA, Conv. to Sumter Mall. $530/mo + dep. 803-775-1281.

200 Trillium Ln Sat 7-11 Multi Family Too many items to list.

Lawn Service

PETS & ANIMALS

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-0543

Certified Activities Director Covenant Place of Sumter is looking to fill the position of Certified Activities Director. This position requires therapeutic recreation specialist, prefer minimum of 2 yrs experience in a skilled nursing facility. Please send Resume, Vita and Salary Requirements to: Risley E. Linder at rlinder@covenantplace.org. EOE

Large sale! 1224 Devonshire Dr Sat 8-1 Hshld items, outdoor equip & more!

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DW 4BR/2BA C/H/A Off Nazarene Church Rd. $550/mo + $300 /dep. 5 person max, No inside pets. 18,000 BTU A/C unit $225.

803-481-8134.

WE'VE MOVED Vestco Southland, Palmetto Properties & Lafayette Gold and Silver 480 E. Liberty Street (Inside the Coca-Cola bldg).

We buy Gold, Silver, Jewelry, Silver Coins/Collections, Sterling, Diamonds, Pocket & Wrist Watches. Business Hours Mon-Fri 8:30AM-5:30PM, Sat 8AM-2PM. 803-773-8022

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

Mobile Home Lot Rentals 2540 Burt Gin Rd, Wedgefield MH Lot for rent $150 mo. Agent Owned. Call 236-2425

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean. Call 803-773-2438

Vacation Rentals Santee/Lake Marion: Sandy 200 ft beach, 3BR, dock, sleeps 6-7.

Disc. for military. 803-492-3077

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ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

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DILBERT

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Child resents parents who skipped graduation DEAR ABBY — When I was a child, my parents skipped my elementary school graduation. For that matter, Dear Abby everyone did. My ABIGAIL grandfather VAN BUREN had just died, so Mom was mourning his loss.

Fast-forward a few years — nobody attended my junior high graduation, either.

Granted, Mom had a couple of stitches in her nose because my brother had accidentally hit her with a golf club the week before.

Well, my younger siblings just graduated from elemen-

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tary school, and my parents have again skipped the event due to their work schedules.

A mix of emotions is resurfacing for me. I’m angry and frustrated. I’m 26 now, and a long time has passed since they disappointed me, but I guess I haven’t ever truly forgiven them for missing those events. After all, these are once-in-a-lifetime milestones for a child, right?

Am I justified in feeling anger toward my parents for deciding to miss not only my graduations, but also those of my younger siblings? Should I talk to them or let it go?

What can I do?

Reliving in California DEAR RELIVING IT — How has your relationship with your parents been otherwise? If

they have always been loving and supportive in other ways, then perhaps you shouldn’t be so hard on them. When I was young, there were high school and college graduation ceremonies with cap, gown and diploma, but none for children leaving elementary school or junior high. At most, the event might be celebrated by going out for a family dinner.

Frankly, I think that multiple graduation ceremonies — while they may make cute photo-ops — dilute the importance of the one from high school. If you want to “do something,” rather than vent your anger at your parents, it would be more constructive if you made a point of attending your siblings’ graduations in the future.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Often-bracketed word 4 Lot’s uncle 11 Put down 14 Dotted line?

15 One of the halogens 16 Diocletian, e.g.: Abbr.

17 1972 host to Nixon 18 Color in four-color printing 19 1,000 thou 20 T or F, maybe 21 With 55-Across, be punished at school, old-style ... and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 22 Itinerary abbr.

23 Knotted 25 Begets 26 Tea holder 27 Deserve 28 Family nickname 29 Bar mitzvah, for one 30 Pain reliever 33 Charged, as an account 36 OPEC member 37 Certain clipon, briefly 38 Start to go out

42 46 47 49

Lost it Unassisted Galley item Big __: Red Sox slugger’s nickname 50 Aquatic birds 51 Stephen King’s “Doctor __” 53 Orch. section 54 Hot info?

55 See 21-Across 57 “___ not for you to hear what I can speak”: “Macbeth” 58 Gatekeeping org.?

59 Give off 60 Prepare for planting 61 Lend a hand 62 Like new tires 63 Directional suffix 64 Frat letters 65 Neuter 66 One skilled in repartee DOWN 1 Island on the Equator 2 Ahvaz native 3 Within reach of 4 Subj. of a 1972 defense treaty 5 Regular

sources of annoyance 6 Growth industry brand?

7 Egyptian god 8 Rear 9 Naysayers 10 Small-minded 11 Black mark 12 Ape 13 Spread out 24 Concludes 26 Arm straightener 31 Long-haired grazer 32 Formerly 34 Genre of the band Jimmy Eat World 35 Storage container 38 1992 Jerry Brown campaign pro-

posal 39 French king known as “The Stammerer” 40 Stamp suppliers 41 Circular file?

42 It has a safety pin 43 Whence “salt of the earth” 44 Like some knowledge 45 Object 48 PassŽ rooftop sight 51 Alarm 52 “For __ sake!”

55 Fine __ 56 They’re often served with spaghetti

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Waterfront @ Lake Marion 3BR 2BA DW $750/Mo. + Dep 2BR 1BA SW $525/Mo. + Dep. Call 803 983-9035 or 773-6655

1995 Fifteen passenger Van 350 Good cdtn. $3,500 Fifteen passenger Ford 350 Good Cdtn, $6,000 803-435-8136 for more info.

Office Rentals Retail, Office & Executive Suite rental space available. Busiest corner-intersection in Santee SC. Call today 803-515-3938

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Autos For Sale

REDUCED for quick sale 411 N. Magnolia, Hrwd floors, C/H/A. Garage, workshop & shed. Comm. lot on Lafayette also available. Fin Avail.

775-4391/ 464-5960

Manufactured Housing

KEN-CO HOMES SCOTBILT D.W. $49,900 843-394-2613, myken-co.net REDUCED for quick sale: 6 Middle St. 3BR & 4th optional/2BA. C/H/A. New construction.

Financing Available.

775-4391, 464-5960

4BR/2BA 32x80 DW w//land for sale. Fin. available, Payments approx. $450/mo. 803-236-5953 TOP $$$$ paid for mobile home trade ins. 803-469-3222 (2) 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) with land.

Easy Financing. 803-983-8084 Drastic Price reduction on new and used Mobile homes for limited time only. 803-469-3252 Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit?

Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Summer Blow Out Sale: New & Used Mobile Home.

Call 803-469-3222

2425 Trinity Rd. (Lynchburg).

2,200 sq ft DW 5BR/2BA on 5 ac lot. Must sell. Financing available.

803-775-4391, 464-5960

Land & Lots for Sale Dalzell 16.57 acre paved. $2425 dn. $580 mo. 120 mos. $2500 Ac. 888-774-5720.

PRICE TO SELL Nice lot. Good neighborhood.

Corner of Winn St.& Willow Dr. Financing also available.

803-775-4391, 464-5960 45.7 acres $1,313 per acre. Great track only min. from Sumter.

Priced to sell at $60k. Call 803-920-0724

3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 2BA. Big Lot. Big storage & workshop. 1/2 ac lot. Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

5775 Cane Savannah Rd. (Wedgefield).over 1 acre on main hwy. City water avail. Perfect for a new home or future investment.

Close to Shaw AFB. $8,900 803-983-2261

5 BR/3BA DW 2,128 sq ft. On approx. 1 ac. off Hwy 15 S. min. from Industrial Park. $64,900. Call James 803-840-2003.

399 Rogers Ave., City water & city sewer hookup. $3900. Call Lee 803-983-6965.

For Sale 1340 DeBerry Cir Manning 4BR 2BA Call for info 803-410-0499

Min. Walmart/Shaw +/- 1 Acre.

Septic, cleared, $2,900 Dn. $216 mo. 60 mos. 888-774-5720

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Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

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