July 13, 2013 by The Sumter Item

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No bond for man accused in shooting BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com

Living with osteoarthritis BY MISSY CORRIGAN Special to The Item

steoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. This degenerative disease is the wear and tear of joints because of aging, overuse, injuries or obesity. While pain and stiffness may deter you from exercise, exercise is generally prescribed as a treatment. There is no specific diet for improving this condition, but reducing weight with a healthy nutrition plan and exercise program that focuses on strengthening the muscles that surround the joints can help minimize pain. As we age, the CORRIGAN healthy cartilage that absorbs shock from everyday movement and impact is worn down, causing bones to rub together, which can lead to pain, swelling and reduced range of motion. The most common areas affected are the hands, spine, hips and knees. Early warning signs are joint stiffness or soreness after physical activity or sitting in one position for an extended period of time. Athletes and exercise enthusiasts, at any age, are at an increased risk for osteoarthritis. This can be because of the longevity of the activity or even the intensity. It is recommended that those who participate in regular physical activities cross train to reduce the possibility of advancement of this disorder. So for you avid daily long-distance runners, throw in a few days of biking, swimming or strength training to reduce the repetitive pounding stress on your joints. Extra weight, even if you are just a few pounds overweight, can put a tremendous amount of unnecessary pressure on your joints. For every pound of extra weight, you have an extra 4 to 5 pounds of pressure on your joints. So someone who is 30 pounds overweight has an added 150 pounds of stress on his or her joints. Over time, this can lead to osteoarthritis. Luckily, for every pound you SEE HEALTHY LIVING, PAGE A8

A 23-year-old man the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office accused in April of shooting and injuring another man has been turned over to the state Department of Corrections and will not be eligible for

bond as he awaits trial. Lavoures Dontrel Praylou, also known as Trell Praylou, PRAYLOU of 520 Deschamps Road in Sumter, had a probationary sentence for previous drug

charges revoked in June, two months after his arrest for attempted murder. He was ordered by 3rd Circuit Judge W. Jeffrey Young to serve a Youthful Offender Act sentence not to exceed five years, according to probation records. Praylou’s attorney, Sumter Assistant Public De-

fender S. Elaine Cooke, had filed a motion for bond that was to be heard Monday at the Sumter Judicial Center, but she withdrew the motion because of Praylou’s current incarceration. Described as “armed and dangerous” by deputies SEE NO BOND, PAGE A8

Fire engulfs home

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Multiple fire engines responded to a blaze at a vacant home in the first block of Gates Street on Friday. The fire briefly threatened neighboring structures, closed the street for a block and knocked down a live power line.

Rain not enough to stop inferno on Gates Street BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com A few raindrops Friday evening were no match for an inferno on Gates Street. Multiple fire engines responded when flames shot through a small, blue house shortly after 5 p.m. in the first block of Gates Street, a block west of South Main Street between Atlantic and Williams streets. Police had to shut down the roadway at Atlantic when a crowd gathered to watch flames rising into a cloudy Firefighters were able to get the fire under control in approximately 20 minutes. The cause of the blaze could not be immediately determined.

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Budget cuts mean some won’t get unemployment checks BY DAVID SLADE The Post and Courier Next week, 16,379 South Carolina residents who have long been searching for work will not receive an unemploy-

ment benefit payment because of federal budget cuts known as the sequester. Across the state, nearly $4 million will vanish from the economy. In Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester

counties, 2,060 people will be denied a payment that averages about $235 a week before taxes. “Contrary to the assertions of some, no one’s getting rich on unemployment,” said Mat-

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Board chooses principal for new charter school BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com The new charter school in Lee County won’t open until August, but the new principal is already on the job. Sabina Alexander has been chosen to lead Pee Dee Math, Science and Technology Academy beginning in the 2013-14 school year. She started July 1. “I was excited about the news and the many opportunities that I will have as principal to play an important role in helping each child succeed academically,” she said. “Together with program director Keith Bailey and the rest of the school board, we are committed to establishing a new and exciting program which incorporates STEM — Science, Technology, Engineering and Math — concepts across all curriculum areas.” Last year, she served as an assistant principal in Ben Hill County School District in Georgia. “We believe Ms. Alexander is the right fit for the academy,” Bailey said in a June news release. “We are looking forward to having her on board.” Alexander has more than a decade of successful educational work experience in elementary, middle and high school, according to the news release, but this will be her first time holding the title of

“principal,” she said. “I have worked at the school and district level to develop several new STEM models and programs in other school districts,” Alexander said. “I have always been an advocate for charter schools and a supporter of the implementation of STEM in public schools. “I am a strong believer that if a child can do math and science, he or she can do anything. Children who are exposed to STEM during their primary years have better cognitive and analytical skills

which give them an advantage in all subject areas, and, I would say, in navigating through life in general.” It’s one of the reasons she was drawn to the school that will initially serve kindergarten through second grade this coming year. “Two, I have a strong desire to be a part of the overall initiative to close achievement gaps and to implement (STEM) within the Lee County area,” she said. “Three, I believe in the mission and vision of the school, and I want to continue our partnership with the educational community.” The school’s mission statement is “to develop innovative, confident and self-motivated citizens through a math, science and technology curriculum enhanced with collaborative community learning partnerships,” according to its website, pdmsta.org. A native of North Carolina, she is a summa cum laude graduate of North Carolina A&T State University where she

Sabina Alexander, new principal of Pee Dee Math, Science and Technology Academy, says she’s excited to be present for the inaugural year of the charter school located in Lee County. PHOTO PROVIDED

received her bachelor of science in biology. Alexander earned both her master of education degree in educational leadership and a specialist of education degree — also known as a masters plus 30 — in teacher leadership. She has been active in both the Georgia and National Science Teacher Associations. She was also nominated as Teacher of the Year. “While my résumé illustrates my qualifications, it does not explain my uncompromising view that all students, when given a positive atmosphere, can learn,” Alexander said. “I am a role model, a cheerleader and a soldier for education. ... I believe that it is important to raise the moral bar to advocate high standards and that every educator should strive to make learning enjoyable and exciting. At the end of the day, the relationships that are built between students, staff and the administration are what drive us toward success.” Her own children will attend the academy this year. The school is currently accepting applications, but registration doesn’t start until July 22. As a public charter school, there are no fees for admission or enrollment, Alexander said, but the maximum enrollment capacity is 120 students. For more information or to apply, visit pdmsta.org or call (803) 6921814. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 7741250.

Man charged with DUI after collision injures 2nd driver BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com A Sumter man was in jail Friday after a late-night car crash sent another driver to the hospital. Hazel Leonard Budden Jr., 27, of 569 McCrays Mill Road, was arrested Friday and charged with DUI, first offense; driving under suspension, third offense; and leaving the scene of an accident. At 3:10 a.m., police responded to reports of a collision at the intersection of Liberty and Main streets. Officers determined a blue 1999 Ford Explorer to be at fault, and the driver had apparently left the scene on foot. Several papers with Budden’s name on them were reportedly found in

the car’s glove box. A short time later, the suspect was reportedly found walking on South Washington Street near Dingle Street. He reportedly had airbag powder on his clothes and admitted to driving the car but said he couldn’t remember the wreck. Officers said an open bottle of Canadian Superior Whiskey was found in the Explorer’s center console. Budden refused to perform field sobriety tests or perform a breathalyzer and was arrested. The driver of the other car was transported by EMS to Tuomey Regional Medical Center with unspecified injuries. Budden’s vehicle was reportedly uninsured and unregistered.

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I-20 widening project to include lane split COLUMBIA — Crews widening Interstate 20 east of Columbia are getting ready for a major traffic shift. The South Carolina Department of Transportation said the eastbound lanes would be split starting Friday by concrete barriers with drivers unable to change lanes for 6 miles. Anyone wanting to take Exit 80 to Clemson Road will have to be in the right lane. The DOT warns there could be delays as drivers adjust to the new traffic pattern.

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Tiffany Barrs is owner of Curves fitness gym at 397 Rast St. Barrs is also participating in the weight-loss program.

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Tiffany Barrs, owner of Curves Stay-at-home momturned-small-businessowner Tiffany Barrs said she took a leap of faith when she bought local fitness gym Curves. She is not only the owner, but also a client herself, having lost almost 50 pounds in the program. Barrs said the best part of the job is seeing others begin and maintain a healthy lifestyle through diet and exercise. TELL ME ABOUT THE TRANSITION FROM HOMEMAKER TO CURVES OWNER?

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My daughter even said she wants to own her own Curves when she gets older. It’s been a big change for them, but they have been great. DID YOU WORK OUT BEFORE YOU BEGAN RUNNING THIS BUSINESS?

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A lot of people feel intimidated when they come in here, so it helps to have someone to relate to. They are committing to a big life change. I’m right there going through it too. EXPLAIN THE BASIC PREMISE OF A CURVES WORKOUT.

It’s a 30-minute cardio and strength training workout specially designed for women. This year we started a program called Curves Complete, which includes one-on-one coaching, meal plan-

ning and fitness. It’s made a huge difference for a bunch of our members who were at a standstill in their weight loss. It gives them the structure they need. I’ve lost 38 pounds this year on Curves Complete. WHAT IS THE MOST REWARDING PART ABOUT BEING THE OWNER OF CURVES?

It’s about being a part of everyone’s story. I can be at Curves and be a witness to the change people are experiencing all around me. — Jamie H. Wilson

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A plastic bag containing a white powder was found on the ground outside the Sumter County Courthouse about 2 p.m. Tuesday. The substance tested positive as cocaine. VANDALISM:

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Sumter County Gallery of Art Executive Director Karen Watson applauds the winner of the Sumter Artists Guild Show, Rose Metz, right, as Terrance McDow looks on.

Guild show ‘testament to value of art’

An air-conditioning unit in the 1900 block of Mason Road was reported damaged at 11:13 a.m. Wednesday. The damage is estimated at $3,000. At 9:22 a.m. Tuesday, a woman on the 100 block of Brentwood Drive reportedly asked her brother to turn the TV down because her children were asleep. The brother reportedly responded by going outside and cutting the cable line to his sister’s bedroom, causing damage estimated at $50. STOLEN PROPERTY:

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Serene and calming, Genevieve Rath’s watercolor, “The First Snow,” located at the left entrance to the Ackerman Gallery at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, establishes a gentle respite from today’s turmoil. Gracefully laced tree limbs, accentuated by an almost cobalt blue, seem intimately isolated. Dusted with a light coating of snow, the green leaves in the foreground emit a glimpse of color in the otherwise pristine setting. It is a quiet moment of contemplation before the current Sumter Artists Guild Show erupts with a variety of color, styles and genres. The Guild, nearing its 47th year, provides an outlet for professional and amateur artists, and the exhibit itself places the two categories side by side, not for comparison but for the celebration of how art can inspire. What is particularly effective is allowing the artists to exhibit three pieces, a technique that not only emphasizes the variety of artistic approaches, but also stresses that their art is not a fluke happening, but a serious exploration. The names of this year’s winners are not new to art goers. Rose Metz, first place winner, infuses what might seem an almost generic watercolor/still life with surprise, like a cloth inside the vase. Her two other pieces, watercolor “Lake Louise” and abstract “Kaleido,” attest to her versatility. Second place winner John Cotner’s “Aerial View” highlights his effective use of design and form to create dimension and depth, also visible in his other two entries. Third place winner Vicki Hagner uses mixed media mosaic in “The Return” and another entry to emphasize concept and form. The three honorable mention

winners reward viewers with pieces that reveal strong technical skills and creativity of execution. In “Homage to the Individual” and his other work, Gerald Williams continues to explore, using dots and layers of Plexiglas, creating a fascinating feel of 3D and expanding form. Michael Broadway’s “Chakras” and his other paintings seem like creative exercises in combination of design and color, especially “Medusa II.” “WovenHe,” Terrance McDow’s watercolor composition, infuses his delicately drawn knotted material, slightly skewed and irregular creating a measure of free styling, with strong realism. In his companion painting, “Woven-She,” the knots are rigidly formed and symmetrical (uptight)? The triptych “Kingdoms of the Flesh” uses vivid color, symbols, including a bull like the idol Baal, and an outstretched hand appearing to squeeze out the rewards of the sinner’s accumulation. Marjorie Hook’s three entries underscore her versatility. “Thinking Inside the Box” combines a tightly organized wooden frame crammed with miniature items, her mixed media clay “Blue Totem” combines color and shape, and her abstract mixed media “Time Out” places forms and color to suggest the title. Also diverse in content and style, Myra Barton’s contributions underscore the exhibit’s scope. Her acrylic “Gracefully Turning Gray” and “Humming Bird Flight at Night” use shapes and abstraction, while her whimsical “Turning Over a New Leaf” combines wood and bicycle parts. Jim Wade and Randy Abbott also present a variety of approach-

es. Wade’s “Desert Flower” and Abbott’s “State of Grace,” the woman’s face fused into the background of the picture, exemplify contrasting techniques. Joe Valcourt and Gerald Campagnari explore photography, while Laura Cardello and Carole Shoemaker Swartz create a range of ceramic pieces. Both Denise Greer, especially in her “Ship High … “ (some double entendre intended), and Patz and Mike Fowle in “Screwed” celebrate the quirky ability to combine excellent skill with visual commentary. Note the Fowles’ ants’ general form (screws or bolts dipped in resin perhaps?). David Brown’s “Christmas Cactus” combines the delicate blue container and reddish pink flowers with an interesting study of shadows reflecting from the outside window onto the glass table top. Stephanie Grimes contributes an energetic bronze, “Picking Up the Pieces.” A wonderful spokesman for the Guild and an artist’s commitment to artistic growth and exploration, Ray Davenport emphasizes patriotism, form and color in his acrylic, “HAP Arnold Wings,” managing to fuse his great attention to detail with a more expansive feel of freedom. The exhibit, which will remain at the gallery until Aug. 29, is a wonderful testimonial to the value of art, especially in its capacity for creativity, cultural diversity and fulfillment of emotional success. The Sumter Gallery of Art is located at 200 Hasell St., adjacent to Patriot Hall in the Sumter County Cultural Center. Hours are 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30 to 5 p.m., on Sunday. Admission is free. Call (803) 7750543 for more information.

A black-and-white golf cart was reportedly stolen by six boys approximately between the ages of 8 and 13 from the Crystal Lakes clubhouse in the 1300 block of Clara Kellogg Drive on Wednesday. The golf cart is valued at $4,000. A 1997 Cadillac Deville was reportedly stolen from the first block of Cheyne Street

between 6 a.m. July 2 and 6:55 a.m. Monday. The car is valued at $3,000. A red 1998 Chrysler Concorde was reportedly stolen from the 700 block of South Sumter Street between 1 p.m. Saturday and 6 p.m. Monday. The car is valued at $2,700. Four aluminum cages were reported stolen from the 3800 block of Ramsey Road at 1:18 p.m. Wednesday. The cages are valued at $2,000. Two TVs, a 12gauge pump-action shotgun, a jewelry box, a bracelet and a class ring were reported stolen from the 300 block of Reynolds Road in Pinewood at 5 p.m. Monday. The items are valued at $1,600. A 50-inch flatscreen TV and PlayStation3 were reported stolen from the 900 block of Houck Street at 8:50 p.m. Monday. The items are valued at $1,800. Four twin beds with their frames, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, two dressers and one dresser mirror were reportedly stolen from a vacated rental property in the first block of Edwards Street between April 24, 2012, and 1 p.m. July 3. The items are valued at $710.

Orangeburg man faces 45 counts of church vandalism ORANGEBURG (AP) — An Orangeburg man is in jail charged with 45 counts of vandalizing 17 Orangeburg-area churches during five years. The Times and Democrat reports that 56-year-old Bill Hiscox was arrested Wednesday.

The arrest came after a video camera recorded a man throwing rocks at a downtown church. Authorities said in one instance, a stained glass window was shattered. Hiscox could be sentenced up to 10 years on each count if he is convicted.

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The choir One Purpose will present its debut concert at 5 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St. Thelma Isaac, who started One Purpose in March, said the mission of the choir is to bring Christians in the community together for one purpose â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to praise the Lord. Admission to Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s concert is free to the public; however, a love offering will be accepted to benefit music scholarships. For more information, contact Isaac at (803) 236-3717 or thelmaisaac@yahoo.com.

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McConnell announces program for emergency rental assistance Rental Assistance, an applicant must: Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell anâ&#x20AC;˘ Be 60 years of age or older; nounced Wednesday that appliâ&#x20AC;˘ Rent or lease his/her resications for the Emergency Rent- dence in the state of South Caral Assistance program, which is olina; administered through the Lieuâ&#x20AC;˘ Have a gross household intenant Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office on come at or below 150 percent of Aging, are the current now availHHS Poverable. NEED AN APPLICATION? ty GuideThe Emerlines; and gency Rental The application for ERA is a simple two-page â&#x20AC;˘ Be fiAssistance form that must be accompanied by a copy of a nancially program is photo ID or driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license and proof of income. able to meet funded Also included in the application package is a W-9 normal through the (Taxpayer ID) form and Landlord Verification form rental obliSouth Carolithat must be completed by the landlord or propgations after na Housing erty manager. Detailed instructions and a checkthe emerand Finance list are provided with the application package. gency situaDevelopment Applications are available on the LGOA webtion has Authority and site, www.aging.sc.gov, and may be mailed or passed. provides asfaxed directly to the LGOA, though it is recomThe need sistance to mended that applicants work with and submit for assislow-income applications through their regional Information, tance must seniors age Referral and Assistance specialist at their local be because 60 and older. Aging and Disability Resource Center. These speof an emerThe program cialists will ensure that applications are completgency situacannot proed and submitted properly, and they may also be tion that is vide longable to identify additional resources or programs unexpected term housing that are available locally. If you need help locator tempoassistance, ing the center nearest to you, call the Lieutenant rary and can but it can Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office on Aging at (800) 868-9095. be resolved. help seniors For additional information on the Emergency This means get through a Rental Assistance program, contact Pamela Grant that rouâ&#x20AC;&#x153;rough timeâ&#x20AC;? in the Lieutenant Governorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office on Aging at tinely not by providing (803) 734-9893 or toll-free at (800) 868-9095 or having funding for by email grantp@aging.sc.gov. enough rent that will money to be sent dipay regular rectly to the property owner or bills is not an emergency and landlord. will not be considered unless â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am excited to be able to there is a pending, expected announce the Emergency Rent- change, such as Social Security/ al Assistance program,â&#x20AC;? McCon- SSI payments starting or innell said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is encouraging that creasing, moving to a less exwe can provide a helping hand pensive home, an adult child or to seniors struggling with emer- roommate moving in to help gencies.â&#x20AC;? with finances or an increase in To be eligible for Emergency income. FROM STAFF REPORTS

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Turbeville man accused in multiple thefts

Daughter of kidnapping suspect charged

A Turbeville man is facing theft charges of everything from a grain bin to a refrigerator. Robert Morse, 40, of 2824 Hicks Road, Turbeville, was arrested Friday and charged with three counts of unlawfully obtaining nonferrous metals. The charges stem from separate incidents in early June. The first occurred on June 4, when the suspect reportedly cut the wiring MORSE out of a grain bin on Rooster Circle, causing $5,000 worth of damage in the process. The next day, the same thing was done to an auger on Gibbs Dairy Road, this time causing $200 worth of damage to the instrument. The suspect also reportedly entered a shed on Gibbs Dairy where several tools and a refrigerator valued at $1,500 were reported stolen. Morse has reportedly made a statement to law enforcement admitting to the offenses.

COLUMBIA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The daughter of a man suspected of kidnapping a South Carolina teenager a year ago has been charged with helping her father dispose of the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cellphone. Dominique Grant, 27, was arrested Thursday and charged with accessory after the fact, according to Richland County authorities. Investigators said she tried to help her father by leaving Gabbiee Swainsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cellphone in Myrtle Beach, where it was found last month behind a grocery store by a delivery driver. Freddie Grant has been charged with kidnapping the girl, who was 15 when she was last seen at her home in August. Gabbieeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blood was found on duct tape near Grantâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s property, and authorities said Grant had dated the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother. In April, Grant, a convicted felon, was sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for having shotgun shells and .38 caliber bullets in his home when it was searched by authorities seeking the girl.

Father, son face drug charges after home raid A father and son are both facing charges after a raid on an Amberwood Drive home Friday. Stanley Walker Sr., 51, and Stanley Walker Jr., 20, both of 1893 Amberwood Drive, are charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of drug parapernalia. The Sumter County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office narcotics division executed a search warrant at the home Friday, seizing 54 grams of suspected marijuana along with scales and other paraphernalia. The street value of the marijuana is valued at $540. Both men were reportedly out on bond on other drug charges at the time of the arrests. They were transported from the home to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center without incident.

False alarm program seems to be working in Horry MYRTLE BEACH â&#x20AC;&#x201D; A new program to reduce the number of false alarms received by law enforcement in Horry County seems to be working. The Sun News of Myrtle Beach reports that the program started in February gives businesses and residents a warning the second time a false alarm comes in. On a third false alarm, they are fined $150. County assistant administrator Paul Whitten said that since February, 511 letters have been sent and $12,000 in fines has been collected. The county is working with Public Safety Corp. of Maryland, a company that uses software to track false alarms, process invoices and collect payments. The county set up the program because of a large number of false alarms. In 2011, the county received more than 15,000.

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Lynchburg council elects new members

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BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item LYNCHBURG – On July 1, Lynchburg Town Council held a swearingin ceremony at the former Gibbs Community Center for two new members. Dorothy Mills and Pamela Robinson joined Ken Lytch, Marion McClam and mayor Nancy Galloway on council. Mills and Robinson were elected June 4 with no opposition in a nonpartisan election. Former council members Jessie Slater and Gertrude Major did not seek reelection. Mills, 60, said she decided to seek public office because she wants to make a difference. “I want to bring in new things to Lynchburg,” she said. “There are people interested in investing in our community. But we’ve first got to improve our infrastructure.” Residents should get involved in working with town council, Mills thinks. “It is important for

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Lynchburg Mayor Nancy Galloway, center, welcomes new council members Dorothy Mills, second from left, and Pamela Robinson, fourth, to the town council. Councilman Ken Lytch and Jackie McDonald, town clerk, look on.

residents to be active in the community,” she said. “We’ve got to get them more involved in making the town a better place.” Mills said she has the experience and background to help the town grow. A retired federal employee, she worked for 32 years in civil service in Washington, D.C. Born in Sumter, she attended business school in Columbia. She retired in 2007 and moved to Lynchburg in 2009. “I opened a food pantry for the needy here even before I moved here,” Mills said.

“This is its fourth year of operation.” There are grant and funding opportunities available which could improve housing in the community, she said. “There are so many things we need,” she said. “We need better housing. We need medical care, a pharmacy and a grocery store.” Three years ago, Mills organized a nonprofit organization that has been responsible for sponsoring a group of students from Boston College to spend their spring break helping those in need in Lynchburg. Robinson, 43, is no stranger to town council.

She served three terms on town council in the 1990s, she said, including one term as mayor pro tem. “I just want to keep things moving forward,” she said. “I think the town is moving in the right direction. I just want to keep things moving and help it to continue to grow. I think this council is a good one. I look forward to working with this council.” A graduate of Mount Pleasant High School and Central Carolina Technical College, Robinson is employed at Dollar General in Timmonsville.

Eat barbecue. Help survivors of domestic violence. It’s that simple. The YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. is holding one of its main fundraisers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 26 at the Sumter County Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. In 2012, the Sumterbased nonprofit helped 103 victims of domestic violence in Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties, said Yolanda Debra Wilson, executive director. The goal is to sell 400 dinners, Wilson said, and last year the event raised about $2,000. “We feel the food will be even better this year,” she said. Tickets are $7.50 and are on sale now. There are two options. One is a barbecue plate with pulled pork, hash and rice, coleslaw, a roll, dessert and a drink. The second option is

chicken and rice, sweet potatoes, green beans, a roll, dessert and a drink. New this year is the option to buy separate slices of cake for $2 apiece or a slice of rum cake for $3. Debbie’s Cake in a Jar will be sold for $3, and Debbie’s Rum Cake in a Jar will be sold for $5. “I have people asking for my specialty cakes, especially the rum cake, all the time, so we thought it would attract more buyers,” Wilson said. Also new this year, people can eat on site. “If a group of friends want to have lunch together, everything will be decorated and set up nicely,” Wilson said. Delivery is available for area businesses who order four or more dinners. For more information or to place an order, call (803) 7737158. Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 7741250.

High-tech gadgets monitor seniors’ safety at home WASHINGTON (AP) — It could mean no more having to check up on Mom or Dad every morning: Motion sensors on the wall and a monitor under the mattress one day might automatically alert you to early signs of trouble well before an elderly loved one gets sick or suffers a fall. Research is growing with high-tech gadgets that promise new safety nets for seniors determined to live on their own for as long as possible. “It’s insurance in case something should happen,” is how Bob Harrison, 85, describes the unobtrusive monitors being tested in his apartment at the TigerPlace retirement community in Columbia, Mo. Living at home — specialists call it aging in place — is what most people want for their later years. Americans 40 and older are just as worried about losing their independence later in life as they are about losing their memory, according to a recent survey by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Common-sense interventions such as grab bars in bathrooms and taping down rugs to prevent tripping can make homes safer as seniors deal with chronic illnesses. Technology is the next frontier and a far cry from those emergency-call buttons seniors sometimes wear to summon help. Already, some companies are offering monitoring packages that place motion sensors on the front door, a favorite chair, even the

refrigerator, and then send an alert to a family member if there’s too little activity over a certain period of time. Other gadgets can make pill bottles buzz when it’s time for a dose and text a caregiver if it’s not taken, or promise to switch off a stove burner that’s left on too long. Researchers at the University of Missouri aim to go further: Their experiments show that certain automatic monitoring can spot changes — such as restlessness in bed or a drop in daytime activity — that occur 10 days to two weeks before a fall or a trip to the doctor or hospital. “We were blown away that we could actually detect this,” said nursing professor Marilyn Rantz, an aging-in-place specialist who is leading the research. She compares it to “a vital sign of my physical function.” Why would the gadgets work? That monitor under the mattress can measure pulse and respiratory patterns to see if heart failure is worsening before someone realizes he or she is becoming short of breath. More nighttime bathroom trips can indicate a brewing urinary tract infection. A change in gait, such as starting to take shorter or slower steps, can signal increased risk for a fall. Basic motion sensors can’t detect that. So Rantz’s team adapted the Microsoft Kinect 3-D camera, developed for video games, to measure subtle changes in walking. (Yes, it can distinguish visitors.) The researchers installed the sensor package in apartments at the university-affiliated Ti-

gerPlace community and in a Cedar Falls, Iowa, senior complex. On-site nurses received automatic emails about significant changes in residents’ activity. One study found that after a year, residents who agreed to be monitored were functioning better than an unmonitored control group, presumably because nurses intervened sooner at signs of trouble, Rantz said. The bigger question is whether simply alerting a loved one, not a nurse, might also help. Now, with a new grant from the National Institutes of Health, Rantz will begin expanding the research to see how this monitoring works in different senior housing — and this time, participants can decide if they’d like a family member or friend to get those alerts, in addition to a nurse. Rantz says embedding sensors in the home is important because too many older adults forget or don’t want to wear those older emergency-call buttons — including Rantz’s own mother, who lay helpless on her floor for eight hours after tripping and badly breaking a shoulder. Rantz said her mother never fully recovered and six months later died. “When we started this team, I said we are not going to make anybody wear anything or push any buttons, because my mother refused, and I don’t think she’s any different than a lot of other people in this world,” Rantz said. Monitoring raises important privacy questions, about just what is tracked and who has ac-

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Bob Harrison prepares a snack in his TigerPlace apartment in Columbia, Mo., as different sensors mounted near the ceiling record activity patterns. The sensor technology is unobtrusive and does not interfere with his everyday tasks. Researchers at the University of Missouri are studying high-tech monitoring systems that promise new safety nets for seniors living on their own.

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Master Firefighter Brantley Hutchinson was one of several firefighters with the Sumter Fire Department responding to the fully involved house fire Friday afternoon in the first block of Gates Street.

FIRE from Page A1 sky from a block away. Battalion Chief Hal Watts said the first firefighters on the scene found the house about 65 to 75 percent involved, with the fire seemingly concentrated around the front porch. Their job was complicated when two live power lines running between the house and a pole on the other side of the street went down in the middle of the road, and responders had to move to avoid the sparking lines as they tackled the blaze. The fire was so heavy, firefighters took the precaution of spraying down a neighboring apartment building with a hose to prevent the fire from spreading. “We had exposure on the charlie (north) side, and our priority is

always exposure with as much fire as we had involved here,” Watts said. Firefighters had the fire under control within about 20 minutes of arriving with three engines, a ladder truck and a rescue truck. Firefighters made their way through the burned-out structure to catch any hotspots, with pieces of the roof or outer wall occasionally disintegrating into dust as a blast of water shot through it. What sparked the fire could not be determined immediately Friday night. The home was apparently vacant at the time. Isiazetta Harris arrived with her sister at her sister’s home two houses south of the fire about the time the fire erupted. “We came up and saw it going up in flames, so we called it in,” she said.

She and some family members stood watching the action a couple houses down from the Harris house because “we could feel the heat in the yard,” she said. Harris said the house had been empty for some time but said she and her family often saw activity around the house. “There always (were) young boys hanging out over there,” she said. “I don’t know if anybody was over there (today).” As firefighters hosed the structure down, the skies opened up again and drizzled lightly on the burning structure, without much obvious effect. “A little bit of water won’t do anything for a fire like this,” Watts said. Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

NEW YORK (AP) — June sales heated up for stores, a sign that Americans likely will continue to spend during the important back-to-school shopping season. U.S. retailers reported their strongest sales gains since January, as shoppers, enticed by warm weather and an improving economy, took advantage of summer discounts. Revenue at stores opened at least a year — an industry measure of a retailer’s health — rose 4.1 percent in June compared with the same month a year ago, according to a preliminary tally of 13 retailers by the International Council of Shopping Centers. The mall trade group had expected an increase of 3 to 3.5 percent. The data, released Thursday, offers positive signs for the back-to-school season, which is the second-biggest shopping period behind the winter holidays. June is when stores clear out summer merchandise to make room for goods for fall, so brisk sales mean that stores likely won’t be stuck with piles of summer shorts and T-shirts that they need to get rid of as the back-to-school season kicks off later this month. June’s performance was its best since January’s 4.5 percent gain and showed a gradual improvement since early this spring. The tally was up 3.4 percent in May and 3 percent in April. Going forward, Michael P. Niemira, chief economist at the International Council of Shopping Centers, expects that total sales for the back-to-school season, which runs from mid-July through mid-September, will be up a solid 3.1 percent to $42.2 billion. That would be less than the 3.6 percent gain in 2011 but in line with the 3.3 percent pace on average during the past 10 years. Stores are benefiting from an improving economy that has gained a robust 195,000 jobs in June. Employers have added an average 202,000 jobs for the past six months, up from 180,000 in the previous six. The housing market is also gaining strength. And consumer confidence in June is at the highest level since January 2008, according to the Conference Board. “The reports are encouraging,” Niemira said. “We had seen consumers pull back a littler earlier this year, but now there’s a willingness to spend. It adds to the flavor of the other economic data out there that looks better.” Indeed, while big chains such as WalMart Stores, Target Corp. and Macy’s Inc. no longer report monthly revenue, the stores that do offer economists a snapshot of consumer spending habits. In total, the retailers that report monthly data represent about 6 percent of the $2.4 trillion in U.S. retail industry sales. One of the retailers that reported monthly revenue is Stein Mart, a department store chain that sells everyday low prices on top brands. The retailer said June revenue at stores open at least a year climbed 6.5 percent, driven by strong sales of women’s clothing. Analysts had expected a 4 percent increase. Stein Mart had the biggest gains in women’s casual sportswear and boutique items. Weaker areas were men’s sportswear, women’s accessories and plus-size clothing. Costco Wholesale Corp. also was among the retailers that posted a revenue increase in June. The wholesale-club operator said revenue at stores open at least a year climbed 6 percent, topping Wall Street’s expectations.

OBITUARIES JOSEPHINE BRADLEY MANNING — Josephine Bradley, 51, died Wednesday, July 10, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was born Sept. 6, 1961, in Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Robert and Thelma Samuel Bradley. The family is receiving friends at 1274 Cambridge Drive, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. VURH RUBY MOSES Vurh Ruby Moses, 74, wife of Hillard Moses, died Tuesday, July 9, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born May 16, 1939, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Lang and Janie Robinson Helton.

| The family will receive friends and relatives at the family home, 1245 Goodson Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

CAROL K. KENNEDY MOUNT PLEASANT — Carol King Kennedy, age 59, died on Thursday, July 11, 2013, at her residence. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Rembert J. and Dorothy K. Kennedy. Ms. Kennedy served as a caseworker for the Clarendon County Department of Social Services. She later retired as a media specialist at Hunley Park Elementary School, Charleston

County Schools. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church of Sumter. Survivors are one brother, Rembert J. Kennedy Jr. of Sumter; one sister, Nancy K. Huett and her husband, Edward, of Mount Pleasant; and two nieces, Sandra Burke of Mount Pleasant and Elizabeth Huett of Savannah, Ga. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a nephew, Dustin K. Kennedy. A memorial service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of First Presbyterian Church of Sumter with the Rev. Ray Fancher officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from

1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at First Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or Hospice of Charleston, in memory of Carol K. Kennedy, 4975 Lacross Road, North Charleston, SC 29406. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

LESESNE F. KENNEDY MANNING — Lesesne Floyd Kennedy,

50, died Thursday, July 11, 2013, at The Regional Medical Center of Orangeburg. Born April 10, 1963, in Kingstree, he was a son of Walter Muldrow Kennedy and the late Bettie Sue Floyd Kennedy. He was the owner of LFK Automotive and a member of Union United Methodist Church. He is survived by his father of Columbia; two brothers, Walter M. “Sonny” Kennedy of Florence and William Paul Kennedy of Elgin; three sisters, Margaret K. Turner (Larry) and Mary K. Cherry (Ray), both of Florence, and Laura Ann K. Thomas (Tiger) of Manning; four nephews, Tommy Cherry, Kevin Cherry, Reece Thomas and Carson Thomas; one aunt, Mae

Delle Johnson of Charlotte, N.C.; and one uncle, Paul Floyd Jr. (Julie Ann) of Manning. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Manning Cemetery with the Rev. Todd Fleming and the Rev. Jim Fleming officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of his sister, 213 Briarcliff St., Manning. Memorials may be made to Union United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 780, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

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NO BOND from Page A1 after the April 20 shooting incident, Praylou turned himself in at the Sumter Law Enforcement Center on April 23. The 25-year-old alleged victim had told police the two were at a family gathering in the 4600 block of Patriot Parkway, according to reports, when an argument reportedly began about the suspect’s current girlfriend, who was previously in a relationship with the victim. The suspect became “irate,” deputies said, and began shouting that he “was going to get this (obscenity)

straight right now.” Once at his car, Praylou allegedly pulled out a “large black unknown make/caliber semi-automatic handgun,” according to reports, pointed it at the 25-year-old and fired one shot. The victim was struck in the right upper thigh and pelvis area. The suspect then fled the scene, and three of the victim’s friends transported the man to Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

BENEFITS from Page A1 payment next week are those collecting extended, federally funded unemployment payments, known as emergency unemployment compensation or EUC. Those payments are available for up to 29 weeks, after exhausting the 20 weeks of compensation South Carolina allows. Federal spending was broadly cut as part of the “budget sequester” that took effect when Congress was unable to compromise on a budget plan. South Carolina decided to deal with unemployment compensation cuts by skipping three weeks of payments to the long-term unemployed, in May, July and September. “Monday’s lack of EUC payment will hurt, but I have to admit, I’m one of the lucky ones,” said LeBlanc. “My wife has a good job, but we’re still living paycheck to paycheck.” In Charleston County alone, there are 1,134 people collecting the federal EUC payments. They will share the pain of federal budget cuts with an estimated 4,300 Charleston-area civilian Department of Defense workers who are losing 11 days’ pay because of mandatory furloughs in July, August and September. Also, defense contractor Honeywell said this month that it will lay off at least 320 workers in Goose Creek because of federal spending reductions. “Eventually the rest of us will start feeling it, when all those people stop spending money,” said Sue Berkowitz, director of the S.C. Appleseed Legal Justice Center, which advo-

cates for low-income South Carolinians. “We should be up in arms, asking why Congress can’t sit down and work,” she said. “Can you imagine what it would mean if you didn’t get your paycheck one week?” Adrienne Fairwell, spokeswoman for the S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce, noted the federal unemployment benefits will end completely after this year, unless Congress extends them once again. The EUC program was created during the summer of 2008 as the nation plunged into a deep recession. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the program was modified most recently when the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 extended the expiration date to Jan. 1, 2014. Across the nation, EUC recipients in most states have seen their benefits reduced by a minimum of 10.7 percent weekly because of the sequester, according to the National Employment Law Project. North Carolina was dropped from the program entirely because of recent cuts made to benefit levels in the state program. Jason Kuravilla, a U.S. Department of Labor spokesman, said the department preferred that states deal with the cuts by reducing benefit levels. Some states, he said, decided to skip whole payments instead because it was less complicated, or they lacked the technology to implement a percentage-based reduction in benefits.

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TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY 89°

88° 84°

TUESDAY 90°

71° 70°

A couple of showers and a heavy t-storm

70°

Partly cloudy with a shower or t-storm

Periods of sun with a couple of t-storms

An afternoon thunderstorm in spots

Winds: E 6-12 mph

Winds: E 4-8 mph

Winds: ESE 6-12 mph

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 60%

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................... 81° Low ................................................ 72° Normal high ................................... 91° Normal low ..................................... 70° Record high ..................... 102° in 1977 Record low ......................... 60° in 1963

Greenville 80/70

Full 7 a.m. 24-hr pool yest. chg 360 358.07 -0.11 76.8 76.38 -0.01 75.5 75.00 +0.10 100 101.11 +0.11

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

Winds: SE 3-6 mph

Winds: SSW 4-8 mph

Chance of rain: 50%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 15%

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

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

Today Hi/Lo/W 83/69/t 78/67/t 82/69/t 85/70/t 88/75/t 86/78/t 87/75/t 81/71/t 82/71/t 84/72/t

7 a.m. yest. 11.00 13.13 11.18 11.53 81.75 25.53

24-hr chg -0.28 +3.94 -0.05 -3.05 -0.13 +1.95

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 88/67/t 80/66/t 84/70/t 88/69/t 89/73/t 87/76/pc 88/73/t 86/68/t 86/71/t 89/71/t

Sunrise today .......................... 6:20 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 8:34 p.m. Moonrise today ..................... 11:17 a.m. Moonset today ...................... 11:31 p.m.

Bishopville 85/71 Columbia 84/72 Today: Clouds and sun with a shower or thunderstorm around. Sunday: A couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm; humid.

Full

July 15 Last

July 22 New

July 29

Aug 6

Myrtle Beach 86/77

Manning 85/72

Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.

Aiken 83/69 Charleston 87/75

The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

Sat.

First

Florence 85/72

Sumter 84/71

Today: A couple of showers and a heavy thunderstorm. High 84 to 88. Sunday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 85 to 89.

City Darlington Elizabeth City Elizabethtown Fayetteville Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro

72° Mostly sunny

Gaffney 80/71 Spartanburg 80/71

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.29" Month to date .............................. 5.60" Normal month to date .................. 1.91" Year to date ................................ 29.74" Normal year to date .................. 24.70"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

71° An afternoon thunderstorm possible

Precipitation

City Aiken Asheville Athens Augusta Beaufort Cape Hatteras Charleston Charlotte Clemson Columbia

WEDNESDAY 91°

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 90/70/t 87/69/pc 90/71/pc 90/69/pc 90/70/t 90/72/t 87/68/t 89/70/pc 88/73/t 87/67/pc

Sun.

City Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta Marion Mount Pleasant Myrtle Beach

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/70/t 80/69/t 85/79/t 87/72/t 84/70/t 84/71/t 82/70/t 81/69/t 86/76/t 86/77/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 84/69/t 85/67/t 86/77/t 89/72/t 86/70/t 88/69/t 84/72/t 84/69/t 88/75/t 87/74/t

High Ht. 12:31 a.m.....3.0 1:10 p.m.....2.7 1:12 a.m.....3.0 1:56 p.m.....2.9

City Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Low Ht. 7:37 a.m.....0.2 7:57 p.m.....0.5 8:19 a.m.....0.1 8:49 p.m.....0.5

Today Hi/Lo/W 85/72/t 87/75/t 84/68/t 81/71/t 85/72/t 88/74/t 80/71/t 85/78/t 86/74/t 81/70/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 89/70/t 88/74/t 88/68/pc 87/67/t 89/68/pc 89/73/t 85/70/t 86/75/t 87/72/pc 86/68/pc

Shown are today’s noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day.

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Stationary front

Cold front Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries

Ice

Warm front

Today Sun. Today Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 92/71/pc 93/69/pc Las Vegas 100/86/pc 103/86/s Anchorage 70/57/s 68/55/pc Los Angeles 79/65/pc 84/67/s Atlanta 82/70/t 84/71/t Miami 89/76/t 89/76/t Baltimore 85/71/t 89/71/pc Minneapolis 86/68/t 86/71/pc Boston 80/68/pc 85/74/pc New Orleans 92/75/t 88/77/pc Charleston, WV 85/67/pc 91/68/t New York 82/71/pc 87/74/pc Charlotte 81/71/t 86/68/t Oklahoma City 100/68/s 83/64/r Chicago 83/67/s 88/67/pc Omaha 90/68/pc 90/66/s Cincinnati 85/68/pc 90/69/t Philadelphia 85/72/pc 89/74/pc Dallas 100/74/s 87/71/r Phoenix 106/90/pc 109/91/s Denver 94/67/t 91/64/t Pittsburgh 83/67/pc 88/69/t Des Moines 86/65/pc 85/68/s St. Louis 86/68/s 87/72/s Detroit 85/66/s 89/70/s Salt Lake City 89/69/t 94/71/s Helena 83/52/s 87/53/pc San Francisco 68/54/pc 67/55/pc Honolulu 89/72/s 89/72/pc Seattle 76/53/s 79/57/pc Indianapolis 84/68/t 88/71/s Topeka 90/66/pc 89/66/s Kansas City 88/66/pc 85/67/s Washington, DC 84/76/t 91/75/pc Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

ARIES (March 21-April 19): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): the last word in astrology Put your day to good Don’t let anyone disrupt use. Too much time on your day or plans. Take a eugenia LAST your hands won’t help lighthearted approach to situations that are any melodrama you face. emotional. Mix business Accept the inevitable, but with pleasure if possible and you will seal a minimize the damage by keeping a cool deal. head. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Pamper, play and SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Indulge in have a blast. You deserve a break, whether it’s something you enjoy. Travel plans or traveling to destinations that interest you or expanding your knowledge or skills will open spending time with people you love. Live in up doors to future opportunities. Call in favors the moment. if you need help reaching goals. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Investments and SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Problems that contracts are likely to be unpredictable. Have arise may affect your reputation or position. an expert check over any document before Stay on top of what everyone around you is you sign. You can improve the way you’re doing and make sure that you protect your living by updating your surroundings. assets and ideas. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll attract CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Focus on attention if you make a personal change. A partnerships and what you can do to improve love connection can be made through your current situation. Take control and show friends, relatives or revisiting someone from your interest in what the people you love your past. most are doing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take a break or do things AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You may need to that interest you. Don’t let responsibilities pick up additional knowledge in order to stand between you and your plans. Get up pursue a position that interests you. Love is in early and put your chores behind you so you the stars. Sharing your feelings with someone can feel free to do as you please. special will help you move forward. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Gauge your time PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Put your personal and don’t overload your schedule with life first. Look at ways to improve your living unnecessary things that help others more conditions. Use imagination and you’ll come than they help you. Focus on friends, family up with a winning combination that entails and expanding your interests. sharing with someone important.

PICK 3 FRIDAY: 0-8-0 AND 4-7-2 PICK 4 FRIDAY: 7-4-1-5 AND 1-3-6-1 PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY: 6-18-20-24-32 POWERUP: 3 CAROLINA CASH 6 THURSDAY: 7-8-11-13-26-35 MEGAMILLIONS NUMBERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AT PRESS TIME

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HEALTHY LIVING from Page A1 lose, you relieve some of the pressure and can improve and even eliminate symptoms with a healthy weight. Simple activities such as walking can be very effective. But if walking is painful, try a more lowimpact activity such as water walking or riding a bike. Adopting a healthy nutrition plan in addition to increased activity can help speed the weight loss process. Osteoarthritis, no

HEALTHY JOINTS • Maintain a healthy weight. • Strengthen the muscles. • Engage in aerobic activity daily. • Perform range-of-motion exercises. • Work on balance.

matter the cause, can be limiting, making simple daily activities a challenge. Take advantage of the parks and recreational activity and fitness centers in your area to reduce your risk. Missy Corrigan is director of healthy living for the Sumter Family YMCA. She can be reached at mcorrigan@ ymcasumter.org or (803) 773-1404.

Jen Pepper took these photos of the Turtle Patrol moving newly laid loggerhead turtle eggs to a safer spot on Edisto Beach. She said the patrol told her the endangered loggerhead’s eggs are subject to destruction from predators, including human beings, birds, crabs and mammals. Loggerhead females return to their birthplace to lay their eggs, usually four times a year. The average number of eggs laid at one time is 120-125; this particular nest contained 172. Gestation period is about 50 days, so these should hatch and return to sea in mid-August.

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Puig, Pirates highlight 1st half BY BEN WALKER The Associated Press NEW YORK — Just for fun, let’s turn back the baseball clock a few months. A well-rested Stephen Strasburg and the Washington Nationals are destined to face Josh Hamilton and the Los Angeles Angels in the World Series. The Houston Astros

have the best record in baseball. Manny Ramirez is playing in Taiwan. And no one is quite sure how to pronounce the name of this Puig guy. Well, a PUIG few things are still the same: Homer Bailey remains the last guy to throw a no-hitter,

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Miguel Cabrera swings the most devastating bat in the majors and, well, the drug cloud isn’t going away anytime soon. As the All-Star game approaches next week at Citi Field, a look at the first half of the season:

Pedro Alvarez, left, and the Pittsburgh Pirates’ surprising success has been one of the biggest stories during the first half of the MLB season.

EXTRA! EXTRA!

By the time Matt Harvey and the New York SEE 1ST HALF, PAGE B2

Hilton Head up next for Sumter FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter P-15’s will face Hilton Head in the best-of-5 second-round series in the American Legion baseball state playoffs beginning on Monday. The Lowcountry Heat defeated Conway 14-9 on Thursday in Conway to win the first-round series 3-1. The first game of the series will be played at Riley Park on Monday beginning at 7:30 p.m. Game 2 will be played on Tuesday at the Hilton Head High School field beginning at 7. The third game is scheduled for Wednesday in Sumter with a fourth game, if necessary, in Hilton Head on SEE SUMTER, PAGE B3

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Sumter X-play Angels pitcher Madison Elmore bunts during a recent game. The Angels won the state tournament for the second straight year and are headed to Alexandria, La., in August for the Dixie World Series.

Angels back for more The Sumter X-play Angels 9-10 year-old all-star softball team is headed back to the Dixie Softball World Series. Last year’s squad won the inaugural state tournament and went 0-2 in at the World Series in Troy, Ala. This year’s squad has three returning members who hope to have a better showing this time around. Sumter went a perfect 5-0 in the state tournament this

SUMTER DIXIE X-PLAY ANGELS ROSTER Hannah Truett Madison Truett McKenzie Truett Andi Grae Wingate

Players Morgan Berry Madison Elmore Kailin Hodge Randi Lynn Holcombe Ellie Hunter Gabby Kirkman Anna Lowder Madison Sliwonik

Coaches Wayne Elmore Nolan Hunter Brian Sliwonik

season, capturing the title on Wednesday with a 9-3 victory over Aynor at Wescott Park in North Charleston. The team hasn’t found out who it will face in the World

Series, which will be in Alexandria, La., Aug. 2-7. “I think there is a confidence between one another because many of them have played ball together; most of

them have in fact,” Sumter head coach Wayne Elmore said of the team’s tournament success. “I’ve probably coached each girl on a travel ball team at one time or another; and they’ve been comfortable with one another and have developed a confidence with one another. They trust each other going up to the plate, out in the field, making throws to one another, and so that confidence helps them.” SEE ANGELS, PAGE B3

SEE RAINOUTS, PAGE B3

USC looks to take ‘next step’ BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw is proud he’s part of school history, helping lead the Gamecocks to their most wins in a 2-year stretch. After consecutive 11-victory seasons and no Southeastern Conference division titles, Shaw said the team is seeking that next step — the phrase they wear on their workout shirts — to bigger things. Shaw, whose 17-3 as a starter, acknowledged the program unprecedented success. “But after two seasons of it, you want more,” Shaw said. “You get a little taste of it and you want more.” From what Shaw’s seen in offseason workouts, he believes the Gamecocks are capable of winning the SEC Eastern Division for the second

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South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw and the rest of the Gamecocks are looking to take the next step this season and win the SEC title.

time in four seasons. “Our goal,” he says, “is to get to Atlanta. We’ll see what happens

FROM STAFF REPORTS Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 and the Sumter Junior P-15’s each had their respective American Legion baseball state playoff games postponed because of rain on Friday. Dalzell and Lancaster had Game 2 of their best-of-5 first-round series rained out for a second straight day at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field. The game has been rescheduled for 2 p.m. today at TSA. Lancaster leads the series 1-0. Sumter and Marlboro County had the third and

Sumter X-play squad wins state, returns to Dixie WS for 2nd straight year BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

Jets, Junior P-15’s rained out again

from there.” South Carolina has had nearly full attendance at voluntary workouts, according to Shaw. There’s an added intensity to make the work count as the players close in on fall practice, which begins Aug. 2. The players showed off their routine to fans in a “Lift For Life” event at the South Carolina Fieldhouse on Thursday night. The team’s younger players took part in “Pigskin Poets,” at the Richland County Library on Friday, reading and signing autographs for elementary school children. “Everybody’s been here. Everybody’s working hard,” fullback Connor McLaurin said. “We know we’ve got goals and we work every day to get better. When the season’s here, then we’ll get rolling.” SEE USC, PAGE B3

Harvick keeps sponsor, will drive No. 4 for Stewart-Haas BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Kevin Harvick was stuck in a rut after so many empty seasons chasing a championship with Richard Childress Racing. “When you show up to the same desk for 12 or 13 years, you’re like, ‘Man, I need HARVICK a new desk,’’’ Harvick said. More like a new team. So Harvick will swap the car, get a new work address, even change his number. Just toss him a cooler — he’s keeping the beer. Harvick will take his

Budweiser sponsorship with him when he makes his long-awaited move to Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014. Harvick will have Budweiser on the No. 4 Chevrolet as the primary sponsor for 20 races in 2014. “It was just me needing to rejuvenate myself,’’ Harvick said Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Harvick’s move had been brewing since he made the decision last year to bolt the RCR team that hired him in 1999. He’s made the most of his lame duck season, with two wins and eight straight top-10s in the No. 29 to park him in SEE HARVICK, PAGE B3

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Sandusky settlements authorized UNIONTOWN, Pa. — Penn State could soon be paying out millions of dollars to victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky after disclosing Friday it had tentative agreements with some of the young men who say he sexually abused them. The school does not plan to comment on specifics until the deals are made final, which could happen in the coming weeks. University president RodSANDUSKY ney Erickson called getting approval for settlement offers “another important step toward the resolution of claims from Sandusky’s victims.’’ More than 30 claimants have come forward with sexual abuse allegations involving the longtime assistant to late coach Joe Paterno. The deals will be limited to a range of dollar values and subject to final approval by a committee empowered by the board to handle the claims. ALLEN LEADS U.S. SENIOR OPEN BY 5 SHOTS

OMAHA, Neb. — Michael Allen shot a 7-under 63 Friday and broke away from the pack for a 5-stroke lead after the second round of the U.S. Senior Open. Allen was among seven players who shared the first-round lead at 3-under. He birdied five of the first eight holes and eagled the par-5 14th while shooting his best round of the year. 3-WAY TIE AT JOHN DEERE CLASSIC

SILVIS, Ill. — Defending champion Zach Johnson, Lucas Glover and rookie Patrick Reed are tied for the lead following secondround play Friday at the John Deere Classic. Johnson shot a 5-under 66 to maintain a share of the lead for the second day in a row. MATTHEW SHOOTS 64 FOR MANULIFE LPGA LEAD

WATERLOO, Ontario — Catriona Matthew shot a 64 Friday to take a three-stroke lead after the second round of the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic. American Angela Stanford shot a 67 and was second, while Inbee Park, who is looking to win her fourth straight LPGA Tour event, had a 67 and was tied with three other players at 10-under.

1ST HALF from Page B1 Mets let the hovering seagulls take over AT&T Park well past midnight, they were wiped out. Last week’s win at San Francisco took 16 innings — the Mets already had lost a 20-inning game and a pair of 15-inning contests. “I’ve never heard of anything like this. It’s unbelievable,’’ manager Terry Collins said. “At least we’re used to it.’’ All over, fans are getting way more than their money’s worth. Going into this weekend, 19 games had lasted at least 14 innings; there were a total of 20 last year, according to STATS. WACKY WEATHER

Even in ski country, this was a bit extreme: When the Atlanta Braves and Colorado Rockies started up at Coors Field in late April, it was 23 degrees. That made it the coldest game-time temperature in STATS’ records, dating back more than two decades. Braves pitcher Mike Minor threw six innings and won —

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NEW YORK — The blockbuster breakup of the Celtics is complete. Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett are Brooklyn bound. The Nets and Celtics finalized their draftnight trade Friday, a nine-player, three-draft pick swap centered on the two aging champions who won a title in Boston in 2008. MLB REDS BRAVES

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ATLANTA — Bronson Arroyo allowed one run on three hits in seven innings and Brandon Phillips drove in two runs to help Cincinnati beat Atlanta 4-2. CARDINALS CUBS

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CHICAGO — Carlos Beltran had three hits and drove in a run, while reliever-turnedstarter Joe Kelly (1-3) won his first game of the season as St. Louis beat the Chicago Cubs 3-2. ORIOLES BLUE JAYS

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BALTIMORE — Chris Davis hit his 35th homer, Adam Jones and J.J. Hardy each had a 3-run shot as Baltimore beat Mark Buehrle and Toronto 8-5. ASTROS RAYS

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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Jarred Cosart took a no-hitter into the seventh inning of his major league debut, and Houston beat David Price 2-1 to end Tampa Bay’s 8-game winning streak. INDIANS ROYALS

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CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber pitched into the eighth inning and Michael Bourn had a big 2-run single, leading Cleveland to a 3-0 win over Kansas City. TIGERS RANGERS

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DETROIT — Jhonny Peralta’s 2-run double highlighted a 5-run first inning for Detroit, who went on to a 7-2 victory over Texas. From wire reports

in short sleeves, no less. He figured long sleeves wouldn’t help much. He also got a trainer to rub his arms, back and thighs with a heating ointment. “I was burning up there,’’ he said, smiling. Snow at Target Field, hail at Yankee Stadium and buckets of rain from coast to coast. More than 30 games postponed so far, going in the weekend. Last year? Just 21, the whole season. NEW WAVE

Be it Manny Machado, Bryce Harper or Mike Trout, the face of baseball is changing. Young stars are dominating, and also revving up the debate: Should Dodgers sensation Yasiel Puig — that’s “Pweeg’’ — be on the All-Star team? Jeff Locke is trying to pitch Pittsburgh toward its first playoff spot in two decades, Shelby Miller is dealing in St. Louis and Wil Myers is finding his stroke in Tampa Bay while Paul Goldschmidt and Patrick Corbin are leading Arizona. They were all excelling at the same time former perennial All-Stars Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez and Ramirez were toiling in the

minors. Oh, and let’s salute Orioles slugger Chris Davis, who’s proven HR-or-K hitters can learn the strike zone. SUMMER SURPRISES

Overhauled Toronto and R.A. Dickey, the powerized Angels and Hamilton, plus the revamped Dodgers have all struggled to reach the .500 mark. The Nationals also hit a wall — rather, Harper did while chasing a ball and landed on the disabled list. Houston moved to the American League and got off a terrific start, beating Texas in the major league opener. Reality quickly set in, however. Their next time out, the overmatched Astros came within one out of having Yu Darvish throw a perfect game against them. Much harder to figure, Matt Cain and the World Series champion San Francisco Giants. A year ago, Cain pitched a perfect game. This year, he had one start when he gave up nine runs in an inning, another start when he permitted nine hits in an inning and, earlier this week, he was chased in the first inning.

AMERICAN LEGION STATE PLAYOFFS Lower State First Round (1) GooseCreek vs. (4) Hartsville Monday Goose Creek 5, Hartsville 3 Tuesday Goose Creek 9, Hartsville 5 Wednesday Goose Creek 10, Hartsville 6, Goose Creek wins series 3-0 (2) Murrells Inlet vs. (3) Camden Monday Camden 2, Murrells Inlet 0 Tuesday Murrells Inlet 16, Camden 7 Wednesday Murrells Inlet 10, Camden 5, Murrells Inlet leads series 2-1 Thursday Murrells Inlet at Camden, ppd., rain Friday Murrells Inlet at Camden Today Camden at Murrells Inlet (if necessary) (1) Florence vs. (4) Moncks Corner Monday Florence 10, Moncks Corner 2 Tuesday Florence 3, Moncks Corner 0 Wednesday Florence 13, Moncks Corner 0, Florence wins series 3-0 (2) Cheraw vs. (3 ) Beaufort Beaufort wins series 3-0 by forfeit (1) Sumter vs. (4) Lake City Sumter wins series 3-0 by forfeit (2) Hilton Head vs. (3) Conway

Monday Hilton Head 11, Conway 5 Tuesday Hilton Head 16, Conway 9 Wednesday Conway 6, Hilton Head 5 Thursday Hilton Head 14, Conway 9, Hilton Head wins series 3-1 Upper State First Round (1) Lancaster vs. (4) Dalzell-Shaw Wednesday Lancaster 4, Dalzell-Shaw 2, Lancaster leads series 1-0 Thursday Lancaster at Dalzell-Shaw, ppd., rain Friday Lancaster at Dalzell-Shaw, ppd., rain Today Lancaster at Dalzell-Shaw Sunday Dalzell-Shaw at Lancaster Monday Lancaster at Dalzell-Shaw (if necessary) Tuesday Dalzell-Shaw at Lancaster (if necessary) (1) Irmo-Chapin vs. (4) Clover Monday Irmo-Chapin 8, Clover 0 Tuesday Irmo-Chapin 8, Clover 1 Wednesday Clover at Irmo-Chapin, ppd., rain Thursday

Irmo-Chapin 11, Clover 1, Irmo-Chapin wins series 3-0 (2) Rock Hill vs. (3) Orangeburg Monday Rock Hill 9, Orangeburg 8 Tuesday Orangeburg 12, Rock Hill 1 Wednesday Orangeburg 15, Rock Hill 5, Orangeburg leads series 2-1 Thursday Rock Hill at Orangeburg, ppd., rain Friday Rock Hill at Orangeburg Today Orangeburg at Rock Hill (if necessary) (2) West Columbia vs. (3) Fort Mill West Columbia wins series by forfeit 3-0 (1) Inman vs. (4) Greenville Warbirds Monday Inman 15, Greenville Warbirds 5 Tuesday Inman 7, Greenville Warbirds 4, Inman leads series 2-0 Wednesday Greenville Warbirds at Inman, ppd., rain Thursday Inman 13, Greenville Warbirds 5, Inman wins series 3-0 (1) Greenwood vs. (4) Gaffney Tuesday Gaffney 4, Greenwood 2 suspended in fourth inning by rain Wednesday

Gaffney at Greenwood, ppd., rain Thursday Gaffney 5, Greenwood 2 (completion of susp. game) Greenwood 7, Gaffney 0 Friday Gaffney 9, Greenwood 3, Gaffney leads series 2-1 Greenwood at Gaffney, late Today Gaffney at Greenwood (if necessary) (2) Spartanburg vs. (3) Belton Monday Spartanburg 9, Belton 6 Tuesday Spartanburg 9, Belton 4 Wednesday Spartanburg 10, Belton 7, Spartanburg wins series 3-0 (2) Greenville Generals vs. (3) Greer Tuesday Greenville Generals 6, Greer 0, game suspended Wednesday Greenville Generals 6, Greer 0 Thursday Greenville Generals 9, Greer 2, Greenville Generals lead series 2-0 Friday Greer at Greenville Generals Today Greenville Generals at Greer (if necessary) Sunday Greer at Greenville Generals (if necessary)

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MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 57 37 .606 – Tampa Bay 53 40 .570 31/2 Baltimore 51 42 .548 51/2 New York 50 42 .543 6 Toronto 44 47 .484 111/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 50 41 .549 – Cleveland 48 44 .522 21/2 Kansas City 43 46 .483 6 Minnesota 37 52 .416 12 Chicago 36 53 .404 13 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 54 38 .587 – Texas 53 39 .576 1 Los Angeles 44 46 .489 9 Seattle 40 52 .435 14 Houston 32 59 .352 211/2 Thursday’s Games Cleveland 4, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 3 N.Y. Yankees 8, Kansas City 4 Chicago White Sox 6, Detroit 3 Boston 8, Seattle 7, 10 innings Baltimore 3, Texas 1 Friday’s Games Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, ppd., rain Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Minnesota (Deduno 4-4) at N.Y. Yankees (P. Hughes 4-8), 1:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-6) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-3), 3:05 p.m., 1st game Toronto (Redmond 1-1) at Baltimore (Hammel 7-5), 4:05 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 4-5) at Tampa Bay (Ro.Hernandez 4-10), 4:10 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 8-6) at Cleveland (Kazmir 4-4), 7:05 p.m. Texas (D.Holland 7-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 13-0), 7:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5) at Philadelphia (Lannan 2-3), 8:15 p.m., 2nd game Boston (Lester 8-5) at Oakland (Griffin 7-6), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 3-4) at Seattle (F.Hernandez 9-4), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Minnesota at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Houston at Tampa Bay, 1:40 p.m. Boston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 53 39 .576 – Washington 47 45 .511 6 Philadelphia 46 47 .495 71/2 New York 40 48 .455 11 Miami 33 57 .367 19

| Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 56 35 .615 – Pittsburgh 54 36 .600 11/2 Cincinnati 51 41 .554 51/2 Chicago 41 50 .451 15 Milwaukee 37 54 .407 19 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 48 44 .522 – Los Angeles 46 45 .505 11/2 Colorado 44 49 .473 41/2 San Francisco 41 50 .451 61/2 San Diego 41 52 .441 71/2 Thursday’s Games Philadelphia 3, Washington 1 Atlanta 6, Cincinnati 5 Chicago Cubs 3, St. Louis 0 Arizona 5, Milwaukee 3 L.A. Dodgers 6, Colorado 1 San Francisco 4, San Diego 2 Friday’s Games St. Louis 3, Chicago Cubs 2 Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, ppd., rain N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games Chicago White Sox (Joh.Danks 2-6) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 5-3), 3:05 p.m., 1st game Cincinnati (H.Bailey 5-7) at Atlanta (Minor 8-4), 4:05 p.m. Colorado (Chatwood 5-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-2), 7:15 p.m. N.Y. Mets (C.Torres 0-1) at Pittsburgh (A.J.Burnett 4-6), 7:15 p.m. St. Louis (Lynn 11-3) at Chicago Cubs (Garza 5-1), 7:15 p.m. Washington (Haren 4-10) at Miami (Fernandez 5-5), 7:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (H.Santiago 3-5) at Philadelphia (Lannan 2-3), 8:15 p.m., 2nd game Milwaukee (Lohse 5-6) at Arizona (Delgado 1-3), 10:10 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 4-9) at San Diego (Volquez 6-7), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Washington at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

GOLF U.S. Senior Open Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At Omaha Country Club Omaha Neb. Purse: TBA ($2.75 million) Yardage: 6,711; Par: 70 Second Round Michael Allen 67-63—130 -10 Rocco Mediate 68-67—135 -5 Jeff Sluman 69-67—136 -4 Fred Funk 67-70—137 -3 Jeff Brehaut 69-68—137 -3 Tom Lehman 67-71—138 -2 Mark O’Meara 67-71—138 -2 Gary Koch 71-68—139 -1 Duffy Waldorf 70-69—139 -1 Peter Fowler 70-70—140 E Esteban Toledo 71-69—140 E Fred Couples 71-69—140 E Steve Elkington 70-70—140 E Tom Watson 70-70—140 E Kenny Perry 67-73—140 E John Deere Classic Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At TPC Deere Run Silvis, Ill. Purse: $4.6 million Yardage: 7,268; Par: 71 Second Round Patrick Reed 67-63—130 -12 Zach Johnson 64-66—130 -12 Lucas Glover 68-62—130 -12 Matt Jones 66-65—131 -11 Troy Matteson 68-64—132 -10 Kevin Streelman 66-66—132 -10 Jerry Kelly 68-64—132 -10 David Hearn 66-66—132 -10 Daniel Summerhays 65-67—132 -10 FAILED TO QUALIFY Tommy Gainey 70-71—141 -1 Manulife Financial Classic Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At Grey Silo Golf Course Waterloo, Ontario Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,336; Par: 71 Second Round Catriona Matthew 63-64—127 -15 Angela Stanford 63-67—130 -12 Anna Nordqvist 67-64—131 -11 Chella Choi 66-65—131 -11 Ryann O’Toole 66-65—131 -11 Meena Lee 65-66—131 -11 Belen Mozo 65-66—131 -11

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 10 2 .833 – Chicago 10 4 .714 1 New York 6 7 .462 41/2 Washington 6 7 .462 41/2 Indiana 4 8 .333 6 Connecticut 3 9 .250 7 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 10 3 .769 – Los Angeles 9 4 .692 1 Phoenix 8 6 .571 21/2 Seattle 5 8 .385 5 San Antonio 4 8 .333 51/2 Tulsa 3 12 .200 8 Thursday’s Games Minnesota 69, Indiana 62 Los Angeles 94, Tulsa 78 Friday’s Games Chicago 83, Connecticut 70 Washington at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Saturday’s Games Indiana at New York, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Tulsa, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games San Antonio at Connecticut, 5 p.m. Los Angeles at Phoenix, 6 p.m. Atlanta at Seattle, 9 p.m.

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ANGELS from Page B1 Sumter’s Madison Elmore, Madison Sliwonik and Ellie Hunter were all 9-year-olds on last year’s title team. The Angels coaching staff of Elmore, Brian Sliwonik and Nolan Hunter were observers of last year’s Dixie World Series, but feels this team has a good shot. “(We) saw the level of play the teams that ended up winning the World Series last year, and we knew the right group of girls out of Sumter could bring a championship back to Sumter,” Elmore said. “And I’m not saying we’re going to win the thing, but I would say I wouldn’t bet against us, I’ll put it that way.” Elmore said the team is capable of playing both small ball and outhitting its opponent. “We won games 2 and 3 solely on putting the ball in play, bunting and following directions by running the bases by the way we taught them,” Elmore said. “In the last two games we let them swing away, and they put their biggest run totals of the tournament in 10 and nine runs in back-to-back games.” Morgan Berry won her second game of the tournament, both against Aynor, throwing a complete game in the title game. Berry struck out two while allowing just four hits without a walk. It was the second straight year Sumter defeated Aynor to win state. “We have a very strong, unique team,” Elmore said. “Their versatility and a love of the game drives them.”

USC from Page B1 Some expected South Carolina to get rolling to an SEC title much quicker than coach Steve Spurrier’s ninth season. The Gamecocks reached their first-ever league-title game in 2010 and were overwhelmed, 56-17, by an Auburn team on the way to a national title. South Carolina was favored to return as East champs the next season, but defeats to the Tigers and Arkansas kept them from the Georgia Dome. The Gamecocks opened last season 6-0, including a 35-7 showdown victory over Georgia that had them on the fast track to the SEC championship game. Consecutive losses at LSU and Florida relegated them to third in the division behind the Bulldogs

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The Sumter X-play Angels all-star softball team won the state tournament on Wednesday in North Charleston. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Madison Elmore, Morgan Berry, Randi Lynn Holcombe, Madison Truett, Andi Grae Wingate and McKenzie Truett. Second row: Coach Nolan Hunter, Hannah Truett, Kailin Hodge, Ellie Hunter, coach Brian Sliwonik, Gabby Kirkman, Anna Lowder, Madison Sliwonik and coach Wayne Elmore.

Sumter began the tournament with a 10-5 win over East Bay of Georgetown. Sliwonik picked up the win, striking out five in three innings while allow no hits during her time in the circle. She also had a 2-run triple. In its second game, Sumter beat Aynor won 5-3 as Berry pitched a

and Gators. Shaw wants to end his SEC career playing for a title. The offense has lost playmakers to the NFL in last year’s leading rusher Marcus Lattimore and leading receiver Ace Sanders. The returning players, though, have experience and will be counted on to pick up where the former players left off. Sophomore Mike Davis and junior Brandon Wilds will be counted on for the yards Lattimore would get in the backfield. Two-sport athlete Bruce Ellington will lead the receivers, which include the brother of former Gamecock standout Alshon Jeffery, Shamir Jeffery. “Most of them played since they were freshman and sophomores,” Shaw said. “So we’ve got people that understand the game.” The defensive focus is all on defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, a consensus All-American who finished sixth in

last year’s Heisman Trophy balloting. He’ll be the main attraction Tuesday when the SEC holds its yearly football media gathering. Then Clowney heads to Los Angeles for the ESPY Awards, where his helmet-popping hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith at the Outback Bowl is up for Best Play. Linemate Kelcy Quarles says Clowney’s maintained his poise and focus during workouts in order to help the Gamecocks improve as a defense. The true questions for South Carolina’s defense lie behind the line where the team lost five senior linebackers. The losses in the secondary include safety D.J. Swearinger, who’s hard hits often ignited the crowd and the players. Offensive lineman Cody Gibson said the players haven’t gotten caught up on expectations, instead setting their goals as high as possible.

SUMTER from Page B1 Thursday. If a fifth game is needed, it will be played on Friday in Sumter. Sumter hasn’t played since last week after it won its first-round series against Lake City by forfeit when Lake City didn’t turn in its roster to national headquarters on time. The P-15’s bring a 24-5 record into the series, while the Heat is 15-5.

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complete game, striking out five. Sumter played its closet game of the tournament in its third gamae, defeating Florence 9-8 in six innings. Sumter scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to win after trailing 6-1 after 2 1/2 innings of play. Sumter defeated Jefferson County

10-0 in four innings to become the lone unbeaten team in the tournament. Madison Elmore picked up her second tournament victory on the mound, pitching two no-hit innings with two strikeouts. Madison Truett pitched the final two innings, allowing just one hit.

HARVICK from Page B1 fourth place in the points standings. For many reasons, including a close friendship with Tony Stewart, Harvick is set to move on. So is Ryan Newman. Harvick’s arrival means one driver in the SHR stable had to go. Newman’s time is up after this season. Stewart, Harvick and Danica Patrick will drive the SHR entries next season. “We’re not ready to expand to a fourth team,’’ Stewart said. “That’s what’s made this a bittersweet day. I’m bringing in another one of my friends to the organization, also knowing that I’m losing a friend at the end of the year. ... This was a business decision.’’ Newman has won three Cup races in five seasons with SHR after leaving Penske Racing following the 2008 season. Stewart told Newman in a 20-minute conversation Wednesday night that he was out. “I do not know what my future holds. I have no idea,’’ Newman said. “That’s something that weighs on my shoulders. I have a little homework to do. I can’t say I’m happy with how everything unfolded.’’ Newman, 16th in the points race, could fill the empty seat at RCR. Kurt Busch, who drives for

CAMPING WORLD RV SALES 301 LINEUP By The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 135.922 mph. 2. (78) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 135.835. 3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 135.786. 4. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 135.757. 5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 135.525. 6. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 135.487. 7. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 135.482. 8. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 135.333. 9. (31) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 135.246. 10. (42) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 135.107. 11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 135.073. 12. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 135.006. 13. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 134.978. 14. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 134.868. 15. (39) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 134.849. 16. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 134.753. 17. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 134.71. 18. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 134.492. 19. (56) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 134.411. 20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 134.089. 21. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 134.028. 22. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 133.839. 23. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 133.835. 24. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 133.821. 25. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 133.778. 26. (51) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 133.778. 27. (83) David Reutimann, Toyota, 133.637. 28. (13) Casey Mears, Ford, 133.431. 29. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 133.273. 30. (98) Michael McDowell, Ford, 132.993. 31. (93) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 132.919. 32. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 132.905. 33. (47) Bobby Labonte, Toyota, 132.72. 34. (19) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 132.485. 35. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 132.002. 36. (33) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, owner points. 37. (32) Ken Schrader, Ford, owner points. 38. (87) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, owner points. 39. (7) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, owner points. 40. (36) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, owner points. 41. (52) Morgan Shepherd, Toyota, owner points. 42. (30) David Stremme, Toyota, owner points. 43. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, owner points.

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The City of Sumter Aquatics Center will hold family night from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday, July 19; and Friday, July 26. The center is located at 1115 S. Lafayette Drive. Cost is $5 for a family of four (two adults and two children). A book signing for Janie De Coster’s “What My Sister Didn’t Know” will be held at 2 p.m. today at Books-A-Million, Sumter Mall. The Ashwood Central High School Classes of 1976 and 1977 will meet at 5 p.m. Sunday, July 14, at McDonald’s in Bishopville. Plans are being made for the class reunion scheduled for Aug. 2-4. Reunion costs: $30 per person or $60 per couple. Contact Debra Martin Mickens at (803) 229-2445 or Barbara Mathis Wactor at (803) 660-6706. The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. Friday, July 19, at the South HOPE Center, corner of South Lafayette Drive and East Red Bay Road. All area veterans are invited. The Lincoln / Sumter High School Class Reunion for classes 1970 and 1971 will be held Friday-Saturday, July 19-20. Registration / meet-and-greet reception will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday at the Lincoln High School cafeteria. Class banquet will be held from 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln High School cafeteria. Cost is $50 per person. Contact L.J. Williams Sr. at (803) 240-6072 if you plan to attend. A Sumter High Class of 1978 meeting will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 21, at the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. Plans are being made for the Aug. 23-24 class reunion. Call Altoya Felder Deas at (803) 3167320 or Delores Evans McMillan at (803) 565-9642. Second Nature will be the featured band for Downtown Friday Nights 6:30-9 p.m. Friday, July 26, on Main Street. Food and beverages will be available for purchase. KATS Special Kneads Small Animal Shelter will sponsor a bowl-apaw fundraiser at 2 p.m. Sunday, July 28, at Gamecock Lanes. Cost: $12.50 per adult; $10 for children age 12 and under. Fee includes three games and shoes. RSVP to Kathy Stafford at (803) 4693906, Gail McLeod at (803) 840-4519 or email katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com. All proceeds will benefit the animals.

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‘Haunted Hathaways’ is hideously horrible BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Dear Nickelodeon: Young viewers are not idiots. And they are not deaf. So they don’t need to have dreadful, ancient, rimshot-style jokes screamed at them repeatedly, as they are on the new supernatural comedy “The Haunted Hathaways” (8:30 p.m. Saturday, TVG). How horrible is “Hathaways”? Hideously so. Whenever I have to review children’s fare, I try to remember what I was like as a kid and what I watched. I may have been young and foolish, but I wasn’t a fool. I could read between the lines. Children can be terrifically self-absorbed. But they’re also intensely sensitive to some of the really big questions, like life and death. And death is a subject that is never broached on “Hathaways.” That’s peculiar, because it’s a ghost story. There have been plenty of comedies featuring ghosts. “Beetlejuice,” “Topper,” “Blithe Spirit” and “The Ghost and Mrs. Muir” come to mind. They’re not morbid. Each deals with death in its own light way and then lets the ghosts carry on their comedic or romantic escapades. But the stories can’t make much sense if you don’t dispose of the bodies. Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” a holiday favorite for all ages, deals with death in its opening lines: “Marley was dead: to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that.” Apparently, Nickelodeon doesn’t believe that the same kids who appear in “Christmas Carol” pageants every

year can handle the truth about ghosts and death. So instead, “Hathaways” features Michelle Hathaway (Ginifer King), a recent divorcee who moves her two spunky daughters, Taylor (Amber Montana) and Frankie (Breanna Yde), to New Orleans to open a posh pastry shop. They soon discover that their funky fixerupper is already occupied by the ghosts of a youngish hipster jazz musician, Ray (Chico Benymon), his precocious and ingratiating tween son, Miles (Curtis Harris), and his other more spirited son, Louie (Benjamin “Lil P-Nut” Flores Jr.). Louie is not only a child’s ghost, but also somebody’s apparent reincarnation of Gary Coleman — and all of the baggage that entails. Just as it avoids death, “Hathaways” completely evades the subject of race, even while loudly tap-dancing around stereotypes. And its implicit, if unintended, message is: The only way three white women can live with three black males is if the guys are dead. • Ambitious series come in three flavors: good, bad and train wreck. Over the past two seasons, there have been two notable disasters — shows that should have been good but turned out so awkwardly miserable that you couldn’t avert your eyes. NBC’s “Smash” was one. HBO’s “The Newsroom” (10 p.m. Sunday) is the other. Like “Smash,” “The Newsroom” got a second season in order to work out the kinks and find redemption. But the problems that

plagued the first season are back with a vengeance. Nearly every character sounds exactly alike. People don’t have conversations; they give speeches. And creator Aaron Sorkin’s brand of screwball comedy banter that was practically musical on “The West Wing” is now clunky, contrived and recycled from his other shows. The most annoying flaw of “The Newsroom” is its insistence on revisiting news events of recent years and reporting them anew, as they ought to have been covered. Want to relive the Romney campaign? Here’s your chance. “The Newsroom” is clearly intended for news junkies and media nerds, and I consider myself to be in that crowd. So, I found it a little weird that the show sets a crucial broadcast on Aug. 24, 2011. On that date (you can look it up) Hurricane Irene was already a Category Three storm and on a devastating path toward the East Coast. The president would declare a state of emergency the next day, postponing the dedication of a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. Now that’s news. Or was news. When you’re stuck in the past, you need to get your facts straight.

• Jane discovers her mother’s fate and her link to the Drake on the series finale of “666 Park Avenue” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • Jason worries for Ian’s crush on “Do No Harm” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • “Being Human” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14) enters its final season.

Sunday’s Highlights • Missed the acclaimed Sundance series? Catch the “Rectify” (9 a.m., AMC, TV14) marathon. • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS, r): a “mercy killer” confesses; endangered turtles. • “Pop Innovators” (8 p.m., E!, TV-14) profiles will.i.am. • Murder in Oxford on the “Masterpiece Mystery” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presentation of “Endeavour, Series 1.” • Sarah can’t be found on “The Killing” (9 p.m., AMC). • The hunt for the “Brain Surgeon” continues on “Dexter” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • “Aerial America” (9 p.m., Smithsonian) takes a bird’s-eye view of California. • Mickey spends time with his sons on “Ray Donovan” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • Forget-me-nots on

Saturday’s Highlights • A young girl works to save her school’s art program in the 2013 television movie “An American Girl: Saige Paints the Sky” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-G). • Hope for Theo on “Zero Hour” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

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Cult Choice An artistic couple (Jeff Bridges and Kim Basinger) bury their grief in adultery in the 2004 drama “The Door in the Floor” (8 p.m. Sunday, Showcase).

Sunday Series “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * A hip new pastor on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Andy Dick and Lorenzo Lamas are featured on “Celebrity Wife Swap” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Gayle is confused on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A concert melee on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Peter resurfaces on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV14) * “Whodunnit?” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * A wealthy acquaintance returns on “American Dad” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A new link to Red John on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Kidnapping on “Crossing Lines” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Music business madness on “Castle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG). © 2013, United Feature Syndicate

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Summons & Notice AMENDED SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Case No.: 2011-CP-43-499 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Heirs of Elijah Cook and Mae Ruth Cook, Plaintiffs, vs. Annie E. Cook, Arlington Cook, III, Anita Cook, Naomi Cook, Kevin Cook, Beverly Ruth Cook, Renee Cook Martin, Timothy Cook, Ronda Cook, Ann S. Cook, Wayne Cook, Jason Cook, Malik Cook, Judith Ann Cooke, Charles H. Windham, Wynella Abrams Sophia Abrams, Sadie Windham, Richard Windham, Jr., Eric Windham, Theresa Windham, Helen Windham, Lakesha Windham, Kenisha Windham, Kirk Bivins, Tomyka Eqister, Dorothea Cook Bryant, Marica Cook Sanders, Seth O. Cook, John A. Harris, II, Charlton Harris, Gloria Henry, James Christopher Cook, Cheryl Lynn Cook, Colleen Latrice Cook, Jo Ann Cook James, Rosa L. Corley, Hammie McQuiller, Diane McQuiller Royster, Cornell McQuiller, Barbara Ann McQuiller, Mabel McQuiller, Latoya McQuiller, Taiwan McQuilla, Jaron McQuilla, Herman Vaughn, Sr., Herman Vaughn, Jr., Eureka Vaughn, Winnifred Vaughn, Tilmon Vaughn, Marcia Gayle Cook, Caretta Cook, De Lois Cook Spryszak, Kimberly B. Cook, Robynn Cook (a minor),

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of land being the same tract which was conveyed to Elijah Cook, Austin Cook, Tillman Cook and Carrie Loud Cook by deed of Mrs. Florence McCutchen, et al, recorded in Book J-6 at Page 306 on the aforementioned public records. AND All that lot of land being and situated in Sumter County, State of South Carolina, and designated as lot number 6 in a re-arrangement of lots Nos 46-47-48-49 and 50 as shown on a Plat Block "C" made by C.H. Haynesworth, Surveyor, dated October 23, 1919, and recorded in the office of C.C.C.P. for Sumter County Book O-4 at page 171, said lot measuring 50 feet on front and running back to a uniform width 200 feet, this lot being a lot of land purchased by W.C. Boyle, E.B. Boyle and B.C. Wallace from J.N. Phillips. McGOWAN, HOOD & FELDER, LLC Patrick M. Killen Attorney for Plaintiff 28 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-5026 (803) 774-5028 Fax pkillen@mcgowanhood.com

NOTICE OF FILING YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Amended Summons and Amended Complaint were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina October 19, 2012. John S. Keffer, Esquire, whose address is 23 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, has been named Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent any unknown minors and persons under disability who have or may claim an interest in the subject-property.

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NO TITLE NEEDED Call Gene 934-6734 Large Depression glass relish platter- Miss America patter. Excellent condition $5.00. Call 803-469-2689

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Residential Builder Inspector

The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested, see details at www.sumtersc.gov

CNC PROGRAMMER/Machinist, Great benefits. Experience needed. Send resumes to Office Manager PO Box 2578, Sumter, SC 29151 Admin Assist strong computer skills a must, A/R, A/P. Must be proactive and detail oriented. Send resume to: office@mideastrentruckwash.com or mail to: PO Box 777, Manning, SC 29102 Looking for motivated male individual with HVAC duct-work, insulation and repair exp. Must have valid driver lisc, own tools, and truck. Salary neg . based on willingness to learn and grow within Company. All serious inquiries. Call Mike 803 825-9075 Need Experienced Duct Installers must have drivers license. Apply at Avanced Heating & Air, 2645 Warehouse Blvd. Sumter Tired of being taken granted? Want a job you actually enjoy? A local multi lined insurance agency is looking for the right person to fill a full time salaried office position. We are an industry leader. You must have or get insurance licensed and pass a background check. Duties include but not limited to great customer service and organizational skills. If interested email resume to: agenta021@yahoo.com "WANTED: Experienced Roofers [no shingles]. Benefits include Health & Dental insurance, Paid Holidays, Paid Vacation. Apply Mon-Thurs, between 9 - 4 at 14 W Oakland Ave Sumter. No Phone Calls Please." Bucket operator//groundsman needed for local tree service. Must have Valid Drivers License. 803-983-9721. EXPERIENCED Life Insurance Agent: Needed to manage a est. life agency. Base pay + Sales Commission. Great Benefit Package. Email Resume to ronnie.elliott6@gmail.com Assistant Aquatics Manager The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested, see details at www.sumtersc.gov

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SAFB/Military welcome to apply. Rent or Sale 3BR1BA 1,800 sqft brick home. New carpet and laminate floors, LR, DR, bkfst knook, den, patio, fenced bkyrd, utily. bldg. $875mo. 803-633-5847 Shown by appt. Wkend of July 15th. Crosswell School area.

Chef Wanted, part time good pay, call (803)473-9916 $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

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

Planner/GIS Analyst The City of Sumter is seeking qualified applicants. If interested, see details at www.sumtersc.gov

Experienced roofers needed. Apply in person at Southern Roofing Services, Inc. 785 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC. Drivers license preferred but not required.

Unfurnished Homes

WANTED: Christian lady for house cleaning. Age 30-45. Call 803-565-0442

Truck Shop Diesel mechanic needed. Local shop looking to grow. General knowledge of trucks/trailers a must. Welding skills desired. CDL pref. but not mandatory. Typical work wk is Tues.-Sat. Competitive hrly salary based on exp/knowledge. Call Michael 803-972-1517

The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SSG Michael Wright 803-667-0985 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979

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Medical Help Wanted Two positions available for a medical specialty practice in Sumter, South Carolina: â&#x20AC;˘Clinical Assistant- part time/PRN, CMA and BLS certification preferred, two yrs medical office experience and computer proficiency required. â&#x20AC;˘Medical Receptionist/Biller- full time position, Previous medical office experience, ICD and CPT coding knowledge, and computer proficiency required. Qualified patient focused candidates please email resume to: kroy@websterrogers.com FT RN Medical Team Administrator & FT LPN Day Shift IMMEDIATE NEED at the Sumter Lee Jail medical units. Excellent FT Benefits Pkg inc. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Life, LTD, Paid Time Off. Must have Clear Background. Drug Free Workplace. For interview call 888-231-2888 or apply online at southernhealthpartners.com

RENTALS

3BR/1BA w/game room, Watts Drive, 1/2 mile from SHS. $700 /mo+ $750/dep. 803-983-0049. 3BR house on Burgress Ct. $495, 2br house 137 Carolina Ave. $420. 2br Apts (Miller Rd) $320-$420. 983-5691 or 774-8512.

Mobile Home Rentals 4359 Confederate St 2BR 1BA $395 Mo., 1130 Middle St. 3BR 1.5 BA $395 Mo., 55 Sawgrass Ct 3BR2BA $550 Mo, 6105 Skinner Rd 3BR 2BA $550 Mo. Sec Dep. starting at $250 Sec. 8 Ok. Call 773 - 8022

1 & 2BR remodeled MHs. Appl. incl., heat pump. Water, sewage & trash P/U provided. $300 - $330 /mo+ dep. (803) 464-3437 or 464-7937, 12-8 pm.

2, 3 & 4/BR's Trailers for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood & Dalzell Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926 For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo. 803-494-5090 For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo. 803-494-5090

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Unfurnished Homes MH at the Lake, Manning Area, Large 3 bd 2 ba, fenced yard, car port and storage. Call for details (803)460-5595. Nice 3BR/2BA Brick home with garage. Lg fenced yard. $750/mo + $750/dep. Call 803-968-5816 3BR, 1BA on 15 Shuler. Quiet neigborhood, $450/mo+dep. Call 481-9195 or 418-9444 3BR/1BA Brick, Quiet Country, W/D hook-up, Carport, 7 mins to Manning. $500/mo. 1st + last + DD 803-473-4400 3 Room Apartment 7B Maney St, No appliances $300 mo.& dep Call 775-0776

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FSBO: 1878 Conway Dr. 3 br, 1.5 ba, 4 car carport, lg. garage, $89,000. Call 803-983-1527.

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

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

Beautiful home for sale or rent 2202 sq ft. 3BR 2BA Large Florida Rm, New roof, Newly built shop in fenced back yard, Alice Dr. School Dist. $149K or $1250 Mo. Rent Call 803 468-3332 or 464-8427

Singlewide in Sumter, SC Call me at 803-469-3252! LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Mobile Home Lots Mobile Home Lots for rent. $195/mo. Call Marshall 803-651-8831

Farms & Acreage

Beach Forest 1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home.

Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops. Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances incl'd w/purchase. Seller will pay $2,500. toward closing. (REDUCED) asking $225,000. Call 803-968-1187

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FSBO 2265 Tudor St 2BR/2BA carport, new paint/carpet, all appliances, Washer/Dryer. Call 469-9381 for Appt. Cute 2 Bdrm house w/ screened porch, storage shed. Below appraised value. 607 N. Magnolia St. Asking $38,000. Call 803-968-5528. 740 Colony Rd. 2 br/1ba brick home, immaculately clean, 21x24 insulated garage/work shop with electric & water. An additional 10x12 storage bldg. on approx. 1 ac. $69,000. 469-9381 *************************** 40 houses to pick from. Buy one or more at a special discount. Prospective homeowners & investors inquiries welcome. 775-4391, 464-5960 ***************************

2004 Ranger Edge 4DR. 3.0 Nice Loaded. $6,500 OBO. 803-983-4747 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

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

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16x80 MH, 3BR/2BA, $450mo. + $350 dep. Background check. Call 803-775-0492 lv. msg.

2br/2ba, new appl., floors & paint. W/D hook up $650/mo. or $30,000 for sale. Call 983-8792 or 795-9669.

Brick house for rent: Sumter, 2BR 1 BA, Central AC Fenced Yrd, $550 Mo. Call 239-293-5124

Handyman Special, Cheap! Cash only. House need some work. Call 704-900-5987

1996 2BR 2BA in Sumter All appl. Sect 8 Accepted 469-6978

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

2BR 2.5BA Apt. on Dartmouth Dr $850 Mo/Dep. Call 803 934-0434

Real Estate Auction 1918 Millwood Road Opportunity for Investors or Occupants! Bid Online or Live! July 30th, 6 pm J. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 803-774-6967 Full details at: www.jrdixonauctions.com

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Unfurnished Apartments

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Homes for Sale

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