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BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com The housing market in Sumter continues to show rapid improvement, as both home sales and sale prices continued to climb in June. According to the South Carolina Board of Realtors, the Sumter area market saw home sales increase by 19 percent in June when compared to last year, making this the 11th time in the past 12 months area housing sales have outpaced sales from the same time a year before. Because of this continued growth, halfway through 2013, Sumter sales were 21 percent ahead of 2012 levels. Marking its highest point in nearly three years, the median home sale price in the Sumter market also climbed nearly 10 percent to $142,500 in June, nearly 10 percent ahead of the median price of a year ago. Lisa Svetlik, broker-in-charge at the Sumter office of ERA Wilder Realty, said activity at their office has picked up substantially recently, which she attributes in part to people feeling more comfortable with current economic conditions. “I think when people see interest rates move up a little bit, it makes them maybe go ahead and decide to do something when they’ve maybe been sitting on the fence for a little while,” Svetlik said. Even with sales increasing, Svetlik said the local market continues to offer a wide array of home choices for the potential buyer. “There’s a good selection out there, but that good selection is shrinking,” Svetlik said. “We’re beginning to see recovery, and people’s confidence

ABOVE: Though business technically started in the Sumter County Judicial Center on June 10, local officials waited roughly a month to hold a grand opening ceremony. That time came Monday afternoon, with state and local legal authorities marveling at the 80,000-square-foot structure. LEFT: South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Jean H. Toal said the new Sumter County Judicial Center is an “asset to the justice system in Sumter and in South Carolina” during the grand opening ceremony. PHOTOS BY ROBERT J. BAKER / THE ITEM

Legal officials celebrate 3-story, $20 million project starting earlier this year so that Sumter Clerk of Court Jamie Campbell could move his offices and others in by the end of May. It was a deadline he missed by only a couple of weeks, and the building officially opened June 10. “This is just a grand facility,” Campbell said Monday. “I’m proud to be able to show it off.” The three-story, $20 million project began taking shape in September 2011, although Campbell and other county officials began talking about replacing the Sumter County Courthouse as early as 2008. Though

BY ROBERT J. BAKER bbaker@theitem.com It will be several months at least before 3rd Circuit Judge Howard P. King will preside over court in the new Sumter County Judicial Center. But he was sure to take his time showing others through the new building on Monday, both before and after local officials held a grand opening ceremony for the building, which was paid for through the Penny for Progress tax approved by voters in 2008. “(This building) is a tremendous asset to the administration of justice in Sumter County,” King said.

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Sumter County Clerk of Court Jamie Campbell said the new Sumter County Judicial Center is about 80,000 square feet and includes more than 300 doors and 35 miles of cable.

“It’s something we’ve needed for a long time, and I think it will enable everyone to do their jobs better.”

Crews from Sumterbased Thompson Turner Construction worked on the facility seven days a week

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Carolina Skies seeks outside contractor to run eatery BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Officers and enlistees alike come to the Carolina Skies Club to relax and have a bit to eat. Today, the club’s food services fall under the onbase 20th Force Support Squadron, which oversees

much of Shaw Air Force Base’s recreational activities. But by the end of the year, airmen and soldiers will be eating in the only base eatery in the country outsourced to a private business. Shaw is currently taking bids for any interested restaurateur to take over food ser-

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Thunderbirds, others to fly again this year According to the Air Force Times, one-third of the Air Force’s combat fleet has received more funding and will fly again after being grounded for almost three months. On Monday, Air Combat Command announced that it has restored $208 million as part of a $1.8 billion reprogramming allocation authorized by Congress. This funding will re-instate training and test operations for squadrons in Air Combat Command, along with those assigned to U.S. Air Forces Europe and Pacific Air Forces, including the Air Warfare Center’s Weapons School, aggressors and the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team. The funding will only affect operations until the end of the fiscal year. Shaw Air Force Base’s 77th Fighter Squadron was among units that were grounded.

Fire hydrant flow tests Wednesday, Thursday The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday on Wise Drive, Yuma Court, Powhatan Drive, Creek Side Drive, Wilson Hall Road, Brownfield Way, Porcher Drive, Windmill Drive, East Glouchester Drive, West Glouchester Drive, St. Augustine Drive, Tara Drive, Veranda Drive, Mayflower Lane and Loring Mill Road. Water customers in these areas may experience temporary discolored water. Direct questions to (803) 436-2558.

Camden man charged with attempted murder A Camden man has been charged with attempted murder after a Bishopville man was attacked with a knife, the Kershaw County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. According to The State, the sheriff’s office said Marcus Maurice Dow, 24, is accused of starting a fight Thursday with Trevin A. Johnson, 21, at an East Camden Dollar General. Dow is accused of cutting Johnson with a knife on the side of his head as well as stabbing him multiple times in the torso, investigators said. Johnson was discovered in front of the store that afternoon, badly bleeding, while Dow had left the scene, according to witnesses. Officers stopped Dow’s car as he was on the way to a hospital for treatment of a knife wound he had gotten to his head. After being treated for the wound, he was charged with attempted murder and was being held Sunday in the Kershaw County Detention Center on $200,000 bond. Johnson was hospitalized in critical but stable condition.

Camp ‘Can’ Do celebrates children who survived burns BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com A 12-year-old Alcolu boy recently got to attend summer camp for free. Jamar Lawson went to Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island to participate from June 29 through July 3 in the 17th Annual Camp ‘Can’ Do, a camp designed especially for children who JAMAR have suffered a severe burn injury. It is sponsored by the Medical University of South Carolina Children’s Hospital Pediatric Burn Services and South Carolina Firefighters. “It has all my favorite activities,” said the Manning Junior High student who just completed his fourth time participating in the camp. “I like it when the two artists came, and we painted their pictures. My cabin, The Alligators, got a medal for being the sportiest. We played basketball every single day. There is a carnival with a big ole water slide, and firefighters in helicopters come out and talk to us. We do fishing and hunting games.” Thirty-five South Carolina children ages 6 to 17 attended the camp this summer, according to a news release. “While some activities have been modified to accommodate this group’s specific needs, the camp is designed to allow the children to have fun, build self-esteem and develop friendships with others who have ex-

perienced similar injuries,” said Jill Evans in the release. She is the camp administrator and coordinator for pediatric burn services for MUSC Children’s Hospital and Burned Children’s Fund. In 2009, Jamar suffered second- and third-degree burns to his leg when he tried to help his mom steam clean the carpet and a handle came loose. “It didn’t hurt a lot,” he said. “He doesn’t remember everything from that time,” Jamar’s mother, Sandra NelsonLawson, said. “They cleaned it out real good and did surgery at MUSC. They put some kind of netting in to help it mesh together as he healed. Once a week, they checked on how he was healing up, and after a period of time, we were able to do it at home and call them with any questions.” He does remember it itching and not being able to scratch it, not being able to sleep on it and using crutches. The following spring, the hospital sent information on the camp and an application to the family. Nelson-Lawson asked her son if he wanted to go, and Jamar said yes. “Before all this took place, I’d looked at putting him into a camp, but I could not afford it,” she said. “For them to be able to do this for a family is awesome. I’ve decided this year to try to raise some money for the camp for next year.” While Jamar’s burns can be covered with clothing, some children’s scars are more pronounced. For example, one little boy who has been going as

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Jamar Lawson, 12, tie dyes a T-shirt at Camp ‘Can’ Do earlier this month. This was his fourth time attending the MUSC program for children who sustained severe burns.

long as Jamar suffered burns to his arm and face, Nelson-Lawson said. “He was burned on his entire body,” Jamar said. “His nose and ears came off, (and) his fingers are in a ball. He wears fake ears and nose and a hat every single time, except when he goes to bed at night.” But this camper and the rest don’t have to endure taunts and finger pointing the way

they might at other camps, Nelson-Lawson said. “If anybody has the opportunity to go, I would say go because the children get the chance to experience something they wouldn’t normally have,” she said. “Other children there have been burned, so they do not have to be shy about how they look.” Reach Jade Anderson at (803) 774-1250.

Make a strike for small animal shelter BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com Knock down some bowling pins to knock down the cost for a local animal rescue. KAT’s Special Kneads is hosting its second annual Bowl A Paw on July 28. “Last year we had approximately 40 people in the event, and we cleared a little over $200,” said Kathy Stafford, founder and director. “This was more of a ‘meet and greet’ to let the community know about us.” Kind Advocates That Support Special Kneads small animal shelter came into being in September 2010. The name comes from the animals who have special needs and cats’ habit to knead, “pitty pat” or “make biscuits” with their paws, she said. “We are a small group of fosters who are trying to help with the animal population,” Stafford said. “Times are real bad, and we are seeing a huge increase in animals being

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dumped, starving or neglected. Right now we have, between all the fosters, approximately 19 felines up for adoption.” Proceeds from the fundraiser will go toward a building fund and other needs of the animals. Her ideal building would cost about $250,000, Stafford said. It would be about 2,400 square feet with an upstairs for offices, a meeting room and medical supplies, and a downstairs to house the animals, exam and small operating room or rooms, a quarantine area and a reception area. “If you are going to dream, dream big,” Stafford said. The organization has already raised more than $1,000 toward the building fund and $1,500 for vetting through a crop and craft day it held in April. “We completely vet these animals unless they are not old enough to be spayed or neutered,” she said. “Then the adoptee will have to show proof when they get this done.” The adoption process also includes a home visit and an introductory meeting between adoptee and potential adopter. “It isn’t fair to both parties if we just adopt out, and things don’t work out,” Stafford said. “In order to keep stress on the animals as well as the family low, we have a meet and greet to make sure the animals and the family will be compatible. “We do charge an adoption fee. The fee

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Raymond Anthony Conyers, 33, of 4450 Christine Drive, was arrested Friday and charged with criminal domestic violence, first offense. On June 22, in a home in the 4500 block of Christine Drive, Conyers reportedly choked and pulled the hair of a former girlfriend after she had moved out. Crystal Jewell Jenkins, 31, of 867 Whatley St., was arrested Friday and charged with criminal domestic violence, first offense. While visiting with her children at their father at his home on July 4, Jenkins reportedly struck the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s father on the back of the head and then proceeded to jump on his back and strike him several times until witnesses pulled her off. Jenkins was located Friday during an unrelated court hearing and taken into custody.

Gunshots were reportedly fired in the 200 block of Manhattan Avenue about 11:16 p.m. Thursday. Witnesses reported hearing two shots, then seeing a vehicle described as a white or gray Honda or Nissan speed away from the scene. No damage was noted to the home, nor bullets or casings recovered. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A Browning 12gauge shotgun, a Housa 204, a Remington Express 12-gauge, a Weatherby Vanguard and a Leopold scope were all reported stolen from a car in the 1700 block of Hideaway Drive at 12:02 a.m. Friday. Because of prior damage to the car, the driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s side window was down at the time of the theft. The guns are valued at $4,400. A silver 1996 Honda Accord, a black Android phone

and $50 cash were reportedly stolen from the first block of East Williams Street between 2:30 and 3:05 a.m. Friday. The items are valued at $2,265. The car was later recovered at a home down the street. An Acer laptop computer was reported stolen from the 2400 block of Old Manning Road at 3:55 p.m. Thursday. The computer is valued at $650. A 32-inch television and a Nintendo DS were reported stolen from the 300 block of West Foxworth Mill Road at 11:22 a.m. Thursday. The items are valued at $550. A 1990 black Yamaha moped was reportedly stolen by a boy, approximately 13 to 15 years of age, from outside a grocery store in the 300 block of Atlantic Street between 8:50 and 8:55 p.m. Thursday. The moped is valued at $500.

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BANGKOK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thailandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s premier university has apologized for displaying a billboard that showed Adolf Hitler alongside Superman and other superheroes, saying Monday it was painted by ignorant students who didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image would offend anyone. The huge billboard was placed outside the art faculty of Chulalongkorn University as part of a tribute to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s graduating class. It said â&#x20AC;&#x153;Congratulationsâ&#x20AC;? in bold white letters and showed Hitler with his arm raised in a Nazi salute next to Batman, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk and Iron Man. â&#x20AC;&#x153;(We) would like to formally express our sincere apology for our studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Superheroâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mural,â&#x20AC;? art school dean Suppakorn Disatapundhu said in a statement issued Monday. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can assure you we are taking this matter very seriously.â&#x20AC;? The billboard was up for two days before being removed Saturday in response to criticism. Online photographs showed graduating students in their robes, mimicking Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s raised arm salute. Suppakorn said that freshman art students had painted the banner as part of a traditional send-

WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Barack Obama welcomed President George H.W. Bush to the White House on Monday in a salute to public service and to the drive for volunteerism that the 41st president inspired with his â&#x20AC;&#x153;thousand points of lightâ&#x20AC;? initiative more than two decades ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are surely a kinder and gentler nation because of you,â&#x20AC;? Obama told the elder Bush, who sat in a room filled with his friends and former aides. The first President Bush â&#x20AC;&#x201D; â&#x20AC;&#x153;41,â&#x20AC;? he often calls himself â&#x20AC;&#x201D; came to attend a ceremony Obama was holding to recognize the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award. The awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name comes from the description in his 1989 inaugural address of Americans serving each other as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a thousand points of light.â&#x20AC;? Thanks to Bush, Obama said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;volunteerism has gone from something that some people do some of the time to something that lots of people do as a regular part of their lives.â&#x20AC;? Bush responded briefly, thanking the Obamas for their â&#x20AC;&#x153;wonderful hospitality,â&#x20AC;? and leaving his son Neil Bush to offer more extended remarks. In addition to Neil Bush, the former president was joined by his wife, Barbara, the former first lady; and Michelle Nunn, CEO of the Points of Light organization and a possible Democratic Senate candidate from Georgia. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the daughter of former Sen. Sam Nunn, D-Ga.

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Former President George H. W. Bush is wheeled off the stage to sit next to President Obama at a ceremony recognizing the 5,000th Daily Point of Light Award in the East Room of the White House in Washington on Monday. Obama welcomed Bush to the White House in a salute to public service and to the drive for volunteerism that the 41st president inspired with his â&#x20AC;&#x153;thousand points of lightâ&#x20AC;? initiative more than two decades ago.

President George W. Bush, the 41st presidentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s son, did not attend. Obama and first lady Michelle Obama and the Bushes had lunch in the Red Room before the ceremony. Obama announced the creation of a federal task force to come up with new ways for the public and private sectors to collaborate to support national service as a means of tackling national priorities. In the past year, the Corporation for National and Community Service, sponsor of the AmeriCorps national service program, launched partnerships with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and

the Education Department. The 1,600-member FEMA Corps has the sole mission of responding to disasters. School Turnaround AmeriCorps will send 650 volunteers into low-performing schools this fall to help improve academic achievement, attendance, high school graduation rates and college and career readiness. Both presidents share a commitment to volunteerism and service. Bush, 89, established the Daily Point of Light Award in 1990 while in office. More than 1,000 of the awards were distributed between 1989 and 1993, Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s single term as the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 41st president.

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off from incoming students to the graduating class, and it was one of dozens of banners and billboards across the campus during the universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commencement period. The artistic vision behind the picture was to show that good and bad people co-exist in the world, Suppakorn said after summoning the students for an explanation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They told me the concept was to paint a picture of superheroes who protect the world,â&#x20AC;? the dean said in a telephone interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitler was supposed to serve as a conceptual paradox to the superheroes,â&#x20AC;? he said, noting that the superheroes were painted in vivid colors, while Hitlerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s image was in grey. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This kind of thoughtless display will not happen again.â&#x20AC;? The Simon Wiesenthal Center, an international Jewish human rights group, had criticized the banner before its removal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hitler as a superhero? Is he an appropriate role model for Thailandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s younger generation â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a genocidal hate monger who mass murdered Jews and Gypsies and who considered people of color as racially inferior,â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Abraham Cooper, associate dean at the center, said in a statement Friday.

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Military works to change culture to combat rape JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; The laughter and chatter ceased as soon as the two naval chiefs appeared on the rooftop deck of the barracks, where four sailors â&#x20AC;&#x201D; three men and one woman â&#x20AC;&#x201D; were having drinks in a hot tub with a sweeping view of San Diego Bay. Chief Petty Officer John Tate approached the group and asked a 23-year-old in a donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t-tryto-fool-me tone whether his Gatorade bottle was spiked. Then Tate turned to the only female in the hot tub: â&#x20AC;&#x153;You on the same ship? You drinking a little bit, too?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just sipping on it,â&#x20AC;? she said. There was no mention of the militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s push to prevent sexual assaults in its ranks, but those in the hot tub at Naval Base San Diego said they knew thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why Tate was there. Tate serves on one of the Navyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new nightly patrol units charged with policing bases to control heavy drinking and reckless behavior. The patrols are among a number of new initiatives the armed forces is implementing to try to stop sexual assaults by changing the militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work-hard, play-hard culture. The effort follows a Pentagon report, released in May, that estimates as many as 26,000 service members may have been sexually assaulted last year. The head of the Army has called sexual assault â&#x20AC;&#x153;a cancerâ&#x20AC;? that could de-

stroy the force, while Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the problem threatens to undermine troopsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; effectiveness in carrying out missions. But military leaders have rejected far-reaching congressional efforts to strip commanders of some authority in meting out justice, saying that would undercut the ability of commanders to discipline their troops. Now every branch is scrambling to demonstrate it can get the situation under control by instituting new measures that emphasize a zerotolerance message and crack down on alcohol, which is said to be a major contributor to the problem. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need cultural change, where every service member is treated with dignity and respect, where all allegations of inappropriate behavior are treated with seriousness, where victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; privacy is protected, where bystanders are motivated to intervene, and where offenders know that they will be held accountable by strong and effective systems of justice,â&#x20AC;? Hagel said after the report was released. Hagel ordered all commanders to inspect workspaces by July 1 to ensure they were free of degrading material, and he gave military leaders until Nov. 1 to recommend ways to hold officers accountable for their commandsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; environments. In June, thousands of military men and women attended interactive, inyour-face training pro-

grams as part of a Pentagon-ordered stand-down from regular duties to specifically address sexual assault. The service members role-played uncomfortable scenarios, watched explicit videos that included rape scenes and were grilled over the meaning of â&#x20AC;&#x153;consentâ&#x20AC;? in boot camp-style lectures. Some branches allowed media to attend the sessions. During one course at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot on Parris Island, 1st Sgt. Rena Bruno paced in front of screens filled with statistics as she schooled 200 recruits, in their 10th day of basic training, on the definitions of sexual assault and harassment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re tired of hearing about it in every military branch!â&#x20AC;? Bruno bellowed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It brings dishonor to the Marine Corps! You got that?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, maâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;am!â&#x20AC;? the young men yelled back. Bruno cited an incident in which a Marine drugged his roommate, and then videotaped the ensuing encounter. The class groaned, but recruit Alex Ritter, 21, of Lafayette, La., said Brunoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s message came through loud and clear: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It shows

whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening both in the civilian world and in the armed forces.â&#x20AC;? At another class at Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle, about 200 airmen, mostly in their 20s, watched videos that showed an old World War II bomber plane decorated with a painting of a pinup girl and a sexually suggestive squadron patch. Saying the culture has to change, Lt. Col. Rick Hughes told the group: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s view is that the military condones sexual assault.â&#x20AC;? At Fort Bliss Army base in Texas, Sgt. Wallace Levy inappropriately rubbed a soldierâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s back to see if those in his training class would react. When no one did, he admonished them: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look the other way if you see it happening.â&#x20AC;? Each branch of the military is imposing new rules, mostly aimed at service members in their 20s, who the Pentagon says are most vulnerable

to an attack. The Army implemented a 9 p.m. curfew and banned alcohol for young soldiers at 22 of its basic training facilities. The Marine Corpsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; top leader ordered â&#x20AC;&#x153;climate surveysâ&#x20AC;? for all new commanders to check for harassment, hazing and alcohol problems among their subordinates. The Air Force put a female two-star general in charge of a beefed-up office responsible for sexual assault prevention and response, while the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado hired a civilian psychology professor to teach courses on interpersonal violence and men and masculinity for one year. The Navy plans to replicate the nightly patrols roaming San Diegoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bases at some 70 installations worldwide, including in Pensacola, Fla.; Naples, Italy; and Yokosuka, Japan. Military officials are also learning from mis-

takes made while trying to address the problem. Responding to a lawmakerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s complaints, the Air Force this summer pulled a brochure circulated at a South Carolina base that stated, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re attacked, it may be advisable to submit than to resist.â&#x20AC;? Some service members have bristled at the new restrictions, calling them unfair for punishing all for the sins of a few. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This represents the militaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s simplistic approach to solving a complex issue that it has ignored for years,â&#x20AC;? Army Spc. Sam Ellison, a 28-year-old soldier at Texasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Goodfellow Air Force Base, which has a 9 p.m. curfew for new troops, wrote in an email to the Army Times newspaper. Ellison said the misguided thinking is, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we treat all of the soldiers like criminals, they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t commit crimes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Big Brother would be proud,â&#x20AC;? he wrote.

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Beekeepers encourage others to join DREW BROOKS (Spartanburg) Herald Journal SPARTANBURG (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Buddy Williams is a third-generation beekeeper who oversees 75 hives and more than 75,000 bees. Bees are his livelihood â&#x20AC;&#x201D; he sells honey from his home in Landrum and at farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s markets across the Upstate. But Williams and other Spartanburg-area beekeepers are doing something many small business owners wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dream of. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re encouraging others to join the craft, even if that means competition. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bees are declining so much, we need more,â&#x20AC;? said Williams, who lost 15 hives during the winter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need more beekeepers.â&#x20AC;? Williams is a member of the Spartanburg County Beekeepers Association and hosted several other members at his home on a recent Satur-

day while six local beekeepers earned their state certification. The associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s president, Dennis Fleming, said the group has grown in recent years, fueled by hobbyists with a small number of hives interested in collecting honey for their families and neighbors. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people are taking an interest in what theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eating,â&#x20AC;? Fleming said. Joan Slemenda, a beekeeping hobbyist and former school teacher, said the association was formed four years ago with 10 members. Now the group boasts more than 90 members. Williams and Slemenda said beekeepers are needed to care for and nurture hives amidst a national outbreak of Colony Collapse Disorder, a not-yet-understood phenomenon where worker bees are unable to find their ways home, dooming the hive. The issue is a concern

not only to beekeepers, but also to farmers and the nation in general, Slemenda said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the pollination,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we lose our bees, we lose farms.â&#x20AC;? Greg Pack, an English teacher a Boiling Springs High, was the first of six beekeepers being tested on Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; hives. Pack, flanked by experts, dismantled one of the hives, pointing out the different makeup of the hive population, from the queen to the brood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I always wanted to do it,â&#x20AC;? said Pack, who worked for a beekeeper when he was in high school and has kept his own bees for the last five years. Pack said he has four hives of his own and collects honey for his family and friends. The test was the last step for certification, and the beekeepers and others from across the state are being recognized this summer at Clemson University, Fleming said. Be-

fore taking the test, the keepers completed six weeks of courses and then kept their own hives for at least a year. Williams and others in the Spartanburg County Beekeepers Association are there to help new hives flourish in the region. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My father had bees. My grandfather had bees,â&#x20AC;? said Williams as he reached down with a bare hand to pick up an Italian honey bee at his home. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been handed down through the years.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very gentle,â&#x20AC;? he said, before slipping on a crooked grin as the bee fell from his grasp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But I wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t advise you to try that.â&#x20AC;?

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From left, Landrum beekeeper Buddy Williams speaks to hive students Greg Pack and Michael Paulson.

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Demographic change amplifying racial inequities SUZANNE GAMBOA Associated Press WASHINGTON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; One-yearold Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lani is so fascinated by a round plastic toy that she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see her mother, Keâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;sha Scrivner, walk into the Marthaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Table day care, chanting her name while softly clapping out a beat that Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lani keeps with a few bounces on her bottom. Once on welfare, Scrivner worked her way off by studying early childhood education and landing a full-time job for the District of Columbiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education superintendent. She sees education as the path to a better life for her and her five children, pushing them to finish high school and continue with college or a trade school. Whether her children can beat the statistics that show lagging graduation rates for black children is important not just to her family. The success of Kaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Lani and other minority children who will form a new majority is crucial to future U.S. economic competitiveness. A wave of immigration, the aging of non-Hispanic white women beyond child-bearing years and a new baby boom are diminishing the proportion of children who are white. Already, half of U.S. children younger than 1 are Hispanic, black, Asian, Native American or of mixed races. â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of people think demographics alone will bring about change, and it wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t,â&#x20AC;? said Gail Christopher, who heads the W.K. Kellogg Foundationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s America Healing project on racial equity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If attitudes and behaviors donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change, demographics will just mean weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have a majority population that is low-income, improperly educated, disproportionately incarcerated with greater health disparities.â&#x20AC;? In 2010, 39.4 percent of black

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children, 34 percent of Hispanic children and 38 percent of American Indian and Alaska Native children lived in poverty, defined as an annual income of $22,113 that year for a family of four. That compares with about 18 percent of white, non-Hispanic children, according to Census Bureauâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2011 American Community Survey. Asian children overall fare better, with 13.5 percent living in poverty, the survey said. The overrepresentation of minority children among the poor is not new. What is new is that minority children will, in the not-too-distant future, form the core of the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workforce, and their taxes will be depended on to keep solvent entitlement programs for the elderly. Based on where things stand for nonwhite children today, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not hard to make some educated guesses about what the fu-

ture holds for the youngest of Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s children who already are a majority of their age group, said Sam Fulwood III, a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. The recent recession worsened conditions for many children, but minorities were hard hit and are having more difficulty recovering. The Pew Charitable Trusts found that, from 1999 to 2009, 23 percent of black families and 27 percent of Hispanic families experienced long-term unemployment, compared with 11 percent of white families. Pew Research Center, a subsidiary, found that the median wealth of white households is 20 times that of black households and 18 times that of Hispanic households. That means more minority families end up in poor neighborhoods with underperforming school systems, leading to

lower graduation rates and lower lifetime earnings, said Leonard Greenhalgh, a professor of management at Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are looking at the future workforce of the United States â&#x20AC;&#x201D; what we need to be competitive against rival economies such as India and China, and we are not educating the largest, fastest growing percentage of the U.S. workforce, so as a nation we lose competitive advantage,â&#x20AC;? Greenhalgh said. It all starts with preschool, where overall enrollment has been increasing, but Hispanic children are less likely to be included. Of Hispanic children ages 3 to 5 in the U.S., 13.4 percent were enrolled in full-day public or private nursery school in 2011, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. That compares with 25.8 percent of black children enrolled in full-day preschool and 18.1 percent of white children. But already, Hispanics are onequarter of students enrolled in public schools. The situation prompted San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro to push for voter approval to raise the sales tax and expand preschool opportunities in his city, which is 63.2 percent Hispanic. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see a gap in educational achievement for San Antonio children versus children in Texas and the nation, and a large percentage of those are minority children and of course, we wanted to change that trajectory,â&#x20AC;? Castro said in an interview. President Obama has proposed raising cigarette taxes to help pay for preschools. He has proposed a program to entice states to expand preschool programs to reach families with incomes up to twice the poverty

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Zimmerman trial protesters aim to keep up momentum VERENA DOBNIK Associated Press NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Thousands of demonstrators from across the country â&#x20AC;&#x201D; chanting, praying and fighting tears â&#x20AC;&#x201D; protested a juryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s decision to clear neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager, and organizers say theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll try to maintain the momentum with vigils next weekend. Rallies on Sunday were largely peaceful as demonstrators voiced their support for 17-year-old Trayvon Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s family and decried the verdict. Police in Los Angeles said they arrested six people, mostly for failure to disperse, after about 80 protesters gathered in Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard and an unlawful assembly was declared. New York police said at least a dozen people were arrested on disorderly conduct charges during a rally in Times Square. Advocates want federal civil rights charges against Zimmerman, who was acquitted Saturday in Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2012 shooting death. The Rev. Al Sharpton said Monday that his organization will hold vigils and rallies in 100 cities Sat-

urday in front of federal buildings. The Justice Department has said itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s considering whether federal prosecutors should file criminal civil rights charges now that Zimmerman has been acquitted in the state case. The department opened an investigation into Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s death last year but stepped aside to allow the state prosecution to proceed. Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s demonstrations, held in cities from Florida to Wisconsin, attracted anywhere from a few dozen people to a more than a thousand. At a march and rally in downtown Chicago attended by about 200 people, 73-yearold Maya Miller said the case reminded her of the 1955 slaying of Emmett Till, a 14-yearold from Chicago who was murdered by a group of white men while visiting Mississippi. Tillâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s killing galvanized the civil rights movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fifty-eight years and nothingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s changed,â&#x20AC;? Miller said, pausing to join a chant for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice for Trayvon, not one more.â&#x20AC;? In New York City, more than 1,000 people marched into Times Square on Sunday night, zigzagging through Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets to avoid police lines. Sign-carrying marchers thronged the busy

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People gather Sunday in Raleigh, N.C., to protest the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.

intersection, chanting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Justice for! Trayvon Martin!â&#x20AC;? as they made their way from downtown Union Square, blocking traffic for more than an hour. In San Francisco and in Los Angeles, where police dispersed an earlier protest with beanbag rounds, police closed streets Sunday. President Obama, Sharpton and the Rev. Jesse Jackson have urged calm. In Oakland, Calif., during protests that began late Saturday night, some angry demonstrators broke windows, burned U.S. flags, vandalized a police squad car and spray-painted anti-police graffiti. Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti urged protesters to

â&#x20AC;&#x153;practice peaceâ&#x20AC;? after rockand bottle-throwing. Later, more than 100 officers in riot gear converged and ordered people to disperse. A handful of people were given citations, mostly for blocking a street or jaywalking Rand Powdrill, 41, of San Leandro, Calif., said he marched in San Francisco with about 400 others to â&#x20AC;&#x153;protest the execution of an innocent black teenager.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;If our voices canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be heard, then this is just going to keep going on,â&#x20AC;? he said. Earlier, at Manhattanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Middle Collegiate Church, many congregants wore hooded sweatshirts similar to the one Martin was wearing the

night he was shot. Hoodieclad Jessica Nacinovich said she could only feel disappointment and sadness over the verdict. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m sure jurors did what they felt was right in accordance with the law but maybe the law is wrong, maybe society is wrong; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot that needs fixing,â&#x20AC;? she said. At a service in Sanford, Fla., where Zimmerman was tried, teens wearing shirts with Martinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s picture wiped away tears during a church sermon. Protesters also gathered in Atlanta, Miami, Milwaukee, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., along with a host of other cities.

Horse breeders in Texas sue to register clones LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two Texas quarter horse breeders want a federal jury to rule that their cloned animals should be registered by the American Quarter Horse Association, something the organization has banned since 2004. Panhandle rancher Jason Abraham and Amarillo veterinarian Gregg Veneklasen sued the 280,000-member organization last year in an attempt to overturn the prohibition of cloned horses. AQHA spokesman Tom Persechino said the antitrust lawsuit, to be heard in Amarillo this week, will be closely monitored by horse breeders and registries worldwide because no registry currently allows clones. Registering a horse adds value to the animal and it could then participate in breed competitions, Persechino said, and any offspring are automatically registered, he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is a big deal,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think other associations will be watching this just because of the precedent it would set.â&#x20AC;? Abraham and Veneklasen â&#x20AC;&#x201D; both members of the AQHA â&#x20AC;&#x201D; own an undisclosed number of cloned quarter horses or offspring and claim the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rule violates federal antitrust laws that prohibit any entity from monopolizing commerce without a legitimate reason. AQHA has denied the suitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s claims, saying its rules promote competition. The organization argues private organizations with voluntary memberships should be allowed to operate without court interference. Persechino also said Sunday the membership has indicated it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want the organization to register clones.

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HOME SALES from Page A1 level is getting a little more solid,” said Mack Kolb, broker-in-charge at Century 21 Hawkins & Kolb, although he also added, despite the improvement, he thinks Sumter remains a buyer’s market. “If a buyer’s out there, they want the best deal they can get, and you can’t blame them, so the seller either adjusts their price to the market, or there may be a longer marketing time,” Kolb said, adding his office’s sales figures are very similar to those reported for the entire Sumter area. And although sale prices have increased, Sumter still lags behind the rest of the state in the average time a home stays on the market, with the local region being the only one in South Carolina where the average market time has increased during the past year. According to the state Realtors’ report, a Sumter home remains on the market nearly six months, substantially longer than the four months it takes to sell the average home statewide. The shortest period a home remains on the market continues to be in the Charleston area, where the average home sells in less than three months. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Michigan City police and firefighters dig Friday to rescue Nathan Woessner, of Sterling, Ill., who was trapped for more than three hours under about 11 feet of sand at Mount Baldy dune near Michigan City, Ind.

Coroner: Sand dune rescue a ‘miracle’ CHICAGO (AP) — One minute, 6-year-old Nathan Woessner was scampering up a massive dune in northern Indiana with his dad and a friend. He was gone the next, without a warning or sound. More than three hours later, rescuers pulled Nathan out from under 11 feet of sand Friday. He showed no signs of life: He was cold to the touch, had no pulse and wasn’t breathing. His limp body was put into the back of a pickup truck, which started toward a waiting ambulance. The plan was to take him to the hospital rather than the coroner’s office, even if he was dead, in order to “give the family and rescue workers hope,” La Porte, Ind., County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Huffman said Monday. As the truck bounced over the dune, a medic noticed something astonishing: The boy took a breath. Then, the cut on his head started bleeding. The jolt apparently shocked Nathan’s body back to life, Huffman said. Nathan was rushed to the hospital and was crying in the emergency room when Huffman arrived a few minutes later. “Man, I tell you that was such a great feeling,” Huffman said. “This is not something that I as the chief deputy coroner get to report that often. It’s an absolute miracle this child survived.” Nathan, of Sterling, Ill., remains in critical condition at the University of Chicago Medicine Comer Children’s Hospital, but he is expected to recover and be released in 10 to 14 days, Dr. Tracy Koogler said Monday. Of greatest concern is

The doctor who helped treat Nathan Woessner, the 6-year-old Illinois boy who was buried for hours in a sand dune, said Monday that he’s responsive and expected to make a full neurological recovery. The boy has been in critical condition since being rescued Friday.

his lungs, as the amount of sand he breathed in could lead to asthma-like symptoms, she said. Don Reul, Nathan’s grandfather, was getting ready for bed after a long day of tooling around on motorcycles in New York state with his wife and another couple when the phone rang. On the other end was the “hysterical” voice of his daughter, Faith Woessner. “She said, ‘Dad, Dad, we can’t find him, he’s under the sand,” said Reul, a minister from Galva, Ill. But he understood little else, and by the time he hung up, he

thought that his grandson had fallen on the beach at Indiana Dunes National Seashore and had been pulled into Lake Michigan. “I said Nathan has died, he’s drowned,” Reul told his wife. The Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, running for about 25 miles along the southern shore of Lake Michigan, is a popular vacation spot that has long attracted families, hikers and birdwatchers from all over the Midwest. The dune Nathan fell feet-first into is one of the tallest dunes, the 123-foot-tall Mount Baldy.

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JUDICIAL CENTER from Page A1 merely a crosswalk separates the new building from the old courthouse built 100 years ago, Campbell said they are light years apart when he thinks about how the new building will serve Sumter residents. “The courthouse is over 100 years old, and daily traffic is much higher than a facility (that) old and (that) size can handle,” said Campbell, who has estimated in the past that more than a third of Sumter County’s population of about 108,00 treks through the courthouse during any given year. “What we needed to do was have more meeting space available for clients and attorneys, more secure facilities and more space to grow, and this new facility gives us that.” It also gives attorneys and other court personnel the technology they need, King said. “The technology in the old building was very behind,” King said. “This new facility is state of the art. I can’t wait to see what all we can do.” Amenities in the building’s largest courtroom, 3B, which is roughly the same size as Courtroom No. 1 in the old courthouse, include large flatscreen TVs and even monitors recessed into panels in the jury box. “That way if an attorney has a document or a video they need the jury to see, they will be able to look right there,” Campbell said. Campbell’s office isn’t the only one calling the new building home. He and his staff are joined by both probate and family courts, the 3rd Circuit Solicitor’s and Public Defender’s offices and the county’s probation department. The building has five courtrooms spread out among its floors, and everyone has room to grow. Family Court’s extensive operations moved from the County Administration Building, whose seven stories sit between the new building and the Sumter County Library. “Sumter has a bright legal future,” said South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean H. Toal on Monday. “I have said that in the future, the issues of diversity and unity for our people won’t be resolved in the big metropolitan areas. “They will take place in places like Sumter, in small towns,” Toal continued. “Sumter is greatly served by a building such as this one. As I think back ... to what these assemblies looked like a few short years ago when ... I started, the future is bright for Sumter County indeed.” Reach Robert J. Baker at (803) 774-1211.

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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.

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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The Carolina Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. today at 155 Haynsworth St., the Parks and Recreation Department Building. Visitors welcome. Call (803) 7758840 for more details.

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) 316-7320 or Delores Evans McMillan at (803) 565-9642.

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The City of Sumter Aquatics Center will hold family night 7-10 p.m. Friday, July 19; and Friday, July 26. The center is located at 1115 S. Lafayette Drive. Cost: $5 for a family of four (two adults and two children).

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 6-10 p.m. Friday at the Lincoln High School cafeteria. Class banquet will be held 7-10 p.m. Saturday at the Lincoln High School cafeteria. Cost: $50 per person. Call L.J. Williams Sr. at (803) 240-6072 if you plan to attend.

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14) does not have as long a TV tradition as the All-Star Game, but sometimes it seems that way. Ryan Stiles, Wayne Brady and Colin Mochrie return to amaze audiences with their quick wits and improvisational chops, as they have been doing since they were on the BBC series way back in the mid-1990s. Aisha Tyler hosts.

Tonightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Other Highlights â&#x20AC;˘ Hannaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts to protect her mother run afoul of the law on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Pretty Little Liarsâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC Family, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Arielle Kebbel hosts the dating series â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfect Scoreâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG). â&#x20AC;˘ Time is of the essence on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Deadliest Catchâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., Discovery, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ Maura falls under suspicion on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rizzoli & Islesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ A road trip may offer clues about Reginaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s murder on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twistedâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., ABC Family, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ A corporate CEOâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s number comes up on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Person of Interestâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

â&#x20AC;˘ Strange evidence points to an exorcism on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Body of Proofâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14). â&#x20AC;˘ An environmentalist suspects toxic reactions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perceptionâ&#x20AC;? (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

Cult Choice A small-town band faces crises as their catchy single climbs the charts in the 1996 romantic comedy â&#x20AC;&#x153;That Thing You Do!â&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., Sundance). Tom Hanks appears and directs a fine young cast, including Tom Everett Scott, Liv Tyler, Steve Zahn, Giovanni Ribisi and Charlize Theron.

Series Notes An exhumed corpse may contain evidence on â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCISâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Jane Lynch hosts â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hollywood Game Nightâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., NBC, r, TV-PG) * Food addiction on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Extreme Weight Lossâ&#x20AC;? (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A terrorist evades justice on â&#x20AC;&#x153;NCIS: Los Angelesâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Las Vegas auditions on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got Talentâ&#x20AC;? (9 p.m., NBC, TV-PG).

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Learn from the Zimmerman verdict Within two hours of Zimmerman being found “not guilty” I heard at least three men say that “they hoped they could learn from what had happened.” This is what I have learned: 1. Don’t let your children (under 18 years of age) go out in the darkness, especially if they have a “hoodie” on. The reason, some people can’t tell how old someone is if they have a hoodie on. 2. Walk around yelling “I don’t have weapon.” The reason, some people won’t know it if you don’t tell them. (Remember — it isn’t nice to lie). 3. Portraying oneself as a “wannabe cop” is worse than those who act like they are the cop, the judge and the jury. 4. You better die after you try to use deadly force, if you fear death or bodily harm to yourself from someone else, and you shoot that other person. 5. There are groups of people who think they can kill others but no one better kill them. 6. There are groups of people who can’t control their own kind from committing crimes, but they want to control others who are trying to protect themselves. 7. You are a racist if someone else calls you a racist, no matter the circumstances or if it’s true. Solutions: 1.Teach others the 10 Commandments, especially if you want them to know right from wrong. 2. Teach or learn about “reaping what you sow.” If you are trying to get even with someone, you can’t get ahead of them. 3. Be careful what you try to do to others when your hands and thoughts are dirty. Take 30 minutes to read the book of Esther in the Bible. If you don’t want to know the whole story and don’t have 30 minutes, then read Esther 7:10 and 9:25, that will take about 30 seconds. 4. If you want to save yourself, family, neighborhood, state and nation then love what is good and leave evil for those who hate themselves, family, neighborhood, state and nation. JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

Bynum, majority of board, not trustworthy To the Sumter School Board: This letter is to express my concerns about the current status of Sumter School District. The problem occurring, as I see it, is that education is not at all the primary purpose of the decision makers of this district. Mr. Bynum and his “cabinet” are not displaying any choices that have convinced our community that the goal of the school district is to provide students the best education possible. The future of the children in this community will be determined by the education they receive and the status of the superintendent, and the majority of the board is not concerned with the education, but with the business and money-making side of education. Teaching to the test and the SWEET 16 program has proven to not

be the best game plan for our district. (This letter was written prior to the cancellation of SWEET 16.) The leaders of our combined district in Sumter — Randoph Bynum, Cassandra D. Dixon and Lisa M. Norman — have implemented a business model instead of a focus on education. I, too, will present my views as a business issue as well. There is a speaker I met that does seminars and training on how to be successful in business. Her name is Belinda Ellsworth. She has been in direct sales for many years and devised a way to teach successful techniques in building a business. The one most important thing she taught me is that people do business with people they like and people do business with people they trust. I cannot name a single person in Sumter that trusts or likes Mr. Bynum and the majority of the Sumter school board members don’t have a vast fan list either. What I hear in our community is that Mr. Bynum and his colleagues that came with him — who fled from bad press that began in the Atlanta school district cheating fiasco — are making decisions that are not honest or forthcoming. LAUREL JORDAN Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

Time for board to get rid of Harris, Bynum Ladies and gentlemen of the Sumter School Board, I am writing to you because I am greatly concerned about the state of our school system. My son is a rising senior at Sumter High this year and is in the IB program — that is if it still exists. The students in the IB program have worked so hard and come too far just to have the proverbial rug pulled from under their feet. Our school district is a disgrace, and you, the board members (who chose to run for your position) are responsible. Mr. Bynum and his crew from Atlanta have

done nothing but cause disruption and chaos and you have allowed it. Why you gave him until July 22 to make changes — something he has been unwilling to do until his pie job with so many “benefits” was threatened — leaves many of us questioning your common sense. Another area of great concern is Sumter High and Principal Harris. It is obvious when 40 teachers leave, there is a problem with leadership. Address that as well. The IB program is being dismantled, teachers spend too much time dealing with disruptive, ill-mannered students who don’t want to be there, all the while students who are simply trying to better themselves and actually get an education are being punished, being told it is mandatory to join a club such as “scrabble club” or scrapbooking. Really? The new school year will be upon us soon. Time is ticking, board members. Get busy, and get rid of Harris, Bynum and his groupies from Atlanta. Concentrate on the future and do what you were elected to do: look after the welfare of our children, find a new leader, restore the IB program at Sumter High, clean up your mess and listen to those of us who put you in your position. Enough is enough. SUSAN JACKSON Sumter

Historic events, notable leaders shape us locally Having just celebrated our nation’s Independence Day on July 4, preceded by the somber, memorial services for the tragic Battle of Gettysburg on July 1, 2 and 3, it is a good time for us to pause and consider just how our nation has developed via these historic events and notable leaders. Our own Bishopville and Lee County have come about as a result of historic events led by those persons who at the time committed themselves to their hopes for the future. It is sobering and moving also to think that we as individuals have become who we are because of all that has happened to us in our short lives, forming our personal histories.

I have attended too many funerals to suit me in the last few years. I have sat with other mourners as we celebrated lives that ended too soon or shared our gratitude for the lives of others who were blessed with longevity. I have said my goodbyes to young friends such as William Welsh, John Henley Mccutchen, Frank Davis, Will Woodham and others. I have also said goodbye to some older friends who lived out their life expectancies and left me with a more acceptance of death —long-time friends such as Billy Dabbs and Jack Shufford. All of these events have gotten me to thinking more lately about death and dying and, thankfully, I so far haven’t been one of these. But death is for real, and we each reach that end point at some time, don’t we? I am sure that everyone has thought of such things. Creative artists have always shared their insights into the transience of time with us. Robert Frost in his poem “Birches” when he celebrates his own life as like climbing a birch tree to the top and then swinging back down to earth having fun both going out and coming back, but then realizing the inevitability of death when he says, “May no fate willfully misunderstand me and half grant what I wish and snatch me away not to return.” DON MATHIS President Lee County Historical Society Bishopville Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

Support teachers, students at next school board meet The Sumter School Board gave Mr. Bynum until July 22 to outline his plan for the problems plaguing Sumter School District. Canceling SWEET 16 was a good start, but Mr. Bynum and his cabinet have brought so many ills to our community, leading me to conclude the only way ahead is to remove him as superintendent and send his cabinet and handpicked administrative minions else-

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where. These people, by their actions, demonstrate no commitment to our community. The school board needs to take charge and stop letting Mr. Bynum call the shots. Why, for example, is Mr. Bynum making the announcements and sending out the emails? He serves at the pleasure of the school board who are our elected representatives and not the other way around. Does he work for the board, or does the board work for him? Mr. Schultz and board members: the time to exercise your powers and fix this mess is now. Failure to take decisive action now will have dire consequences for our students, our teachers and the local business community. I encourage all parents, teachers and community leaders to attend the next board meeting. Come and show your support to our great teachers and our students. Tell the board where you stand on these important issues. According to the district’s website, http://district.sumterschools.net, the next board meeting will be held at the district headquarters. This venue is unacceptable, and I challenge the district to hold the meeting a location large enough to support the expected crowd. Suitable locations would be Sumter High School or Sumter County Civic Center. I also request the board set aside enough time for more than the usual token of public participation. I look forward to seeing you July 22. BRYAN FUNKE, M.D. Sumter

No faith can be restored in Bynum’s leadership When I read the article about Mr. Bynum temporarily suspending the use of the infamous SWEET 16 program, my first reaction was, “about time.” Upon reflection, I realize Mr. Bynum is attempting to put a Band-Aid on a gaping wound. He has done his damage, and nothing he can do will restore any faith we may have had in him. He and his whole gang need to leave town, and the board should go to Mr. Baker hat in hand and beg him to take over temporarily or permanently. EMMETT ANGLIN Sumter

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CAROLINA SKIES from Page A1 until July 31, with plans to have a new food service provider in place by the start of the federal government’s new fiscal year on Oct. 1. Once the contract is taken up, Carolina Skies’ new operator will be the only person running what is essentially an on-base restaurant. “From our research, we’ll be the first ones to do it,” said Maj. John W. Kendall, commander of the contracting squadron. Other bases have attempted to outsource their food services, Kendall said, but either failed to find a capable provider or later went back to managing the eatery on base. Delores Green with Serendipity Catering and Café is one local businesswoman interested in the bid. She toured the facility Wednesday along with a group of other prospective bidders to get some idea of what she would be taking on. Green, who said she’s catered events at Shaw before, sees the contract as a chance for her business to grow. “This is an opportunity to cater to the military and get my name established,” she said. She said the equipment at Carolina Skies is more advanced than some of the items she currently works with and said the process so far is similar to other contracts Serendipity has pursued, although since this is a government contract for working on a military base, “there are more stipulations and restrictions on what you can and cannot do.” Currently, Carolina Skies is staffed by about 25 civilian employees and operates on its earnings from 3,500 club members, other base personnel and visitors, Heredia said. When the outside contract is awarded, those employees may have “right of first refusal” before a new operator brings in new employees, and the club itself will remain under its base management.

“The customers coming in will not know anything’s changed. It will have the same services,” Heredia said. “It’s going to be a smooth transition.” “They’ll pay a percentage to the government, and we’ll pay the utilities and provide access to the clientele,” Kendall said. The Air Force will also provide and replace all equipment used on base, which will remain governmentowned. Contractors will also be asked to keep in place the club’s current menu of “pub food” — hamburgers, hot dogs, pizza, nachos — at least initially, with a chance for providers to introduce their own specialty dishes later on. Carolina Skies is open daily from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m., and the operator can also cater special events that rent out the clubhouse. “We’ve done weddings, retirements, balls, family reunions and business meetings,” Heredia said. At the same time, bidders will have the option to take over a counter inside the base fitness center, which is currently vacant. From there, they can serve off-duty airmen and soldiers coming in for a workout and earn additional money. “I thought it was very informative,” Green said of this week’s tour. “Because the ultimate goal is to make money, and we need to know that this is an environment where we can do that.” Base officials said the contract could be awarded to any Sumter-area restaurant or catering service that can show it’s capable of operating the club. Even a start-up could take the contract, Kendall said, although the government is requesting references for previous food-services experience as part of the bid submission. “We’re open to any large or small business,” he said. “We’re not excluding using an out-of-state contractor, but this would be a great opportunity for a local restaurant to expand their business.” Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 7741272.

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Young phenoms hit All-Star game BY MIKE FITZPATRICK The Associated Press NEW YORK — Flip on any highlight show and you’re almost sure to see them, with those peachfuzz faces and boyish features beneath their big league caps. Mike Trout makes a diving catch on the warning track. Manny Machado whacks another double into the corner at Camden Yards. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Bryce Harper belts a tape-measure Baltimore’s Manny Machado is just one of many young home run or barrels into a catcher ... players in this year’s MLB’s All-star game at Citi Field. or an outfield fence ... or whatever

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stands in his way. The next generation of baseball stars has arrived — straight from the senior prom, it seems — and these guys are changing the complexion of the grand ol’ game. Derek Jeter is 39 and injured, left off the All-Star team for the first time in eight years. Matt Harvey is 24 and merciless, with a polished array of breaking pitches to complement 98 mph heat. “These guys are coming up now with incredible talent, these young players,” National League manager

American League 1. Mike Trout, Angels, lf 2. Robinson Cano, Yankees, 2b 3. Miguel Cabrera, Tigers, 3b 4. Chris Davis, Orioles, 1b 5. Jose Bautista, Blue Jays, rf 6. David Ortiz, Red Sox, dh 7. Adam Jones, Orioles, cf 8. Joe Mauer, Twins, c 9. J.J. Hardy, Orioles, ss National League 1. Brandon Phillips, Reds, 2b 2. Carlos Beltran, Cardinals, rf 3. Joey Votto, Reds, 1b 4. David Wright, Mets, 3b 5. Carlos Gonzalez, Rockies, lf 6. Yadier Molina, Cardinals, c 7. Troy Tulowitzki, Rockies, ss 8. Michael Cuddyer, Rockies, dh 9. Bryce Harper, Nationals, cf

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Lancaster sweeps Post 175 BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

have that,” said Sumter head coach Curtis Johnson, whose team won its firstround series against Lake City by forfeit when Lake City didn’t turn in its roster on time. “But Jacob stayed out there and battled and he ended up giving us a good performance.” Watcher worked 6 1/3 innings and allowed just one hit, an infield single to Grant Youman leading off the fourth. He struck out four and walked three. Paul Joseph Krouse pitched a perfect 1 2/3 innings with one strikeout and Taylor McFadding pitched a scoreless ninth. “I thought our pitching was good enough. When you only give up one hit and that an infield single, you’re doing pretty good,” said Johnson, whose staff

It could be argued that Lancaster Post 31 wasn’t that much better than Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 in their first-round series in the American Legion baseball state playoffs. It can’t be argued though that Lancaster was the better team. Post 31 defeated the Jets CAMPBELL 8-3 on Sunday at Harvey Eggleton Field in Lancaster to sweep the best-of-5 series and bring Dalzell’s season to an end. Post 175 finishes the year with a 5-13 record while Post 31 is now 12-8 on the season. It will begin a second-round series against the Greenville Generals today with the a spot in the state tournament at Sumter’s Riley Park July 26-31 on the line. “Lancaster’s got a very good club,” said Dalzell head coach Steve Campbell, whose team was the No. 4 seed from League VIII while Post 31 won the League V crown. “The difference was when we made mistakes they took advantage of them, and when they made mistakes we didn’t take advantage.” Lancaster scored two runs in the first and added two more in the fifth to go up 4-0. Hard-throwing lefthander C.D. Pellham started on the mound for Post

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Sumter’s Andrew Reardon watches the flight of the baseball as he hit a 3-run home run in the second inning of the P-15’s 11-2 victory over Hilton Head on Monday at Riley Park in the opening game of the second-round state playoff series.

No signs of slowing down P-15’s win with 11-2 rout of Hilton Head to open 2nd round BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

SUMTER VS. HILTON HEAD

It had been over a week since the Sumter P-15’s had played a baseball game before Monday’s contest against Hilton Head at Riley Park in the second round of the American Legion state playoffs, while the Lowcountry Heat had to make the 3-hour trip from the coast to play the game. So which would win out, a rusty team or one with tight legs after a long JOHNSON trip? Neither came out of the gate strong, but on this particular night, Sumter rolled to an 11-2 victory to take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-5 series. The series continues today with Game 2 scheduled for a 7 p.m. start at

Monday Sumter 11, Hilton Head 2, Sumter leads series 1-0 Today Sumter at Hilton Head, 7 p.m. Wednesday Hilton Head at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Thursday Sumter at Hilton Head, 7 p.m. (if necessary) Friday Hilton Head at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. (if necessary)

the Hilton Head High School field. P-15’s starting pitcher Jacob Watcher got off to a rough start, walking two batters, hitting another and throwing a wild pitch in the first inning. Hilton Head managed to get a run out of it, but the Sumter right-hander did leave a runner stranded on third with one out. “I don’t think we were rusty; Jacob just didn’t have his command at the beginning, and it’s tough when you don’t

Vickers pulls off surprise victory BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press LOUDON, N.H. — Stuck in a hospital bed, Brian Vickers wanted to live another day. Once he recovered, he hungered for a competitive ride. And once he landed a solid seat, well, Vickers simply had to win. Even when life tossed obstacles in Vickers’ path, his determined spirit never waned. After four years VICKERS of health scares and unemployment put his promising career in doubt, Vickers kept pushing toward the finish line. He got there Sunday as the surprise winner at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. “Coming here and sitting in Victory Lane, just makes it one of the most special events in my life,” Vickers said. He had plenty of drivers in the series pulling for this comeback. One by one, they saluted Vickers with a wave from the car or a back slap on the way to Victory Lane. SEE VICKERS, PAGE B6

CAMPING WORLD RV SALES 301 RESULTS The Associated Press Sunday At New Hampshire Motor Speedway Loudon, N.H. Lap length: 1.058 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (13) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 302 laps, 103.5 rating, 0 points, $214,075. 2. (4) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 302, 128, 43, $228,043. 3. (9) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 302, 112.4, 41, $141,935. 4. (1) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 302, 119.9, 41, $179,076. 5. (17) Aric Almirola, Ford, 302, 81.7, 39, $152,496. 6. (43) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 302, 93.7, 38, $147,646. 7. (18) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 302, 82.2, 37, $140,221. 8. (6) Carl Edwards, Ford, 302, 92.2, 36, $128,560. 9. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 302, 112, 36, $127,776. 10. (5) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 302, 102.6, 34, $134,871. 11. (8) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 302, 97.3, 33, $105,235. 12. (11) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 302, 83.8, 32, $117,380. 13. (20) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 302, 83.2, 31, $127,518. 14. (3) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 302, 98.1, 30, $108,260. 15. (22) Greg Biffle, Ford, 302, 80.6, 29, $102,410. 16. (19) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 302, 70.9, 28, $118,610. 17. (14) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 302, 73, 27, $116,501. 18. (24) David Gilliland, Ford, 302, 65.1, 26, $103,918. 19. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 302, 59.5, 25, $109,618. 20. (42) David Stremme, Toyota, 302, 53.2, 24, $100,518.

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Spurrier always a hit at SEC media days BY DARRYL SLATER Post and Courier HOOVER, Ala. — Steve Spurrier likes to say that the months between spring practices and the beginning of college football games are “talking season.” Media members and fans prognosticate how the autumn will unfold. Coaches and players offer endlessly optimistic comments about offseason workouts, conditioning and the like. But in the end, none of it matters, and Spurrier knows that. Talking season, which peaks today through Thursday with Southeastern Conference media days, serves as nothing more than an opportunity to anticipate and hope for

greater things than last year brought. For Spurrier and South Carolina, these are heady times, the finest in the program’s history. The Gamecocks went 11-2 each of the past two seasons – their top records ever. They finished last year eighth in the Associated Press poll (another high), and will be around there in this year’s preseason poll. They have next year’s No. 1 NFL draft pick in defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. Twenty-three years SEE SEC, PAGE B6

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A string of All-Star subs, but no Puig BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

The Associated Press Rosters for the MLB All-Star game on Tuesday, July 16 at Citi Field in New York (x-injured, will not play; y-injury replacement; z-inactive pitcher replacement; f-final player fan vote; i-inactive pitcher):

TODAY 8 a.m. -- International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Sixteen from Gap, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- College Football: SEC Media Days from Hoover, Ala. (ESPNU). 4 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas -- Miami vs. Minnesota (NBA TV). 5:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: Gold Cup Group Stage Match from East Hartford, Conn. -- Belize vs. Cuba (FOX SOCCER). 6 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas -- Sacramento vs. Toronto (NBA TV). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. -- International Athletics: World University Games from Karzan, Russia -- Men’s Basketball Bronze Medal Game (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: MLB All-Star Game from New York (WACH 57). 8 p.m. -- International Soccer: Gold Cup Group Stage Match from East Hartford, Conn. -- United States vs. Costa Rica (FOX SOCCER). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas -- Chicago vs. Portland (NBA TV). 9 p.m. -- International Athletics: World University Games from Karzan, Russia -- Men’s Basketball Gold Medal Game (ESPNU). 10 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas -- Denver vs. Washington (NBA TV).

AMERICAN LEAGUE STARTERS Catcher — Joe Mauer, Minnesota First Base — Chris Davis, Baltimore Second Base — Robinson Cano, New York Third Base — Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Shortstop — J.J. Hardy, Baltimore Outfield — Mike Trout, Los Angeles; Adam Jones, Baltimore; Jose Bautista, Toronto Designated Hitter — David Ortiz, Boston RESERVES Catcher — Jason Castro, Houston; Salvador Perez, Kansas City Infielders — Prince Fielder, 1b, Detroit; Jason Kipnis, 2b, Cleveland; Manny Machado, 3b, Baltimore; Dustin Pedroia, 2b, Boston; Jhonny Peralta, ss, Detroit; Ben Zobrist, 2b, Tampa Bay Outfielders — Nelson Cruz, Texas; Alex Gordon, Kansas City, Torii Hunter, Detroit Designated Hitter — Edwin Encarnacion, Toronto PITCHERS z-Grant Balfour, Oakland; x-Clay Buchholz, Boston; Brett Cecil, Toronto; yi-Bartolo Colon, Oakland; x-Jesse Crain, Chicago; x-Yu Darvish, Texas; f-Steve Delabar, Toronto; Felix Hernandez, Seattle; z-Greg Holland, Kansas City; i-Hisashi Iwakuma, Seattle; Justin Masterson, Cleveland; y-Matt Moore, Tampa Bay; Joe Nathan,

die Freeman, all on the original NL All-Star squad, are hurt and will miss Tuesday night’s game at Citi Field. “It’s pretty cool to be considered among the upper echelon of Major League Baseball players,” Melancon said. “It’s really humbling. It’s something you always hope will happen at some point in your career and I’m really excited about it.” He learned of his addition late Saturday afternoon. “My first thought was, how I am going to get so many people to New York — which is a pretty busy city, to say the least — on such short notice?” Melancon said. Pirates traveling secretary Greg Johnson helped with the arrangements to transport a dozen people in Melancon’s group.

NL manager Bruce Bochy also selected Sergio Romo, his San Francisco Giants closer, as a replacement pick along with Atlanta catcher Brian McCann. St. Louis closer Edward Mujica was chosen to fill in for teammate Adam Wainwright, who started Sunday night. Under baseball’s labor contract, pitchers who start on the Sunday before the All-Star game may opt not to participate. Despite four changes to the NL team, only one position player pulled out Sunday and Puig was not picked as the replacement. Though he’s spent just six weeks in the majors, Puig has been so successful and exciting that some clamored for his inclusion, sparking a heated debate about whether that would be fair.

Bruce Bochy said Monday at Citi Field, where the New York Mets are hosting the All-Star game for the first time since Shea Stadium opened in 1964. “I think they are just getting better, faster, bigger, stronger still, and it’s impressive to watch.” No kidding. Trout and Harper, the Rookies of the Year last season, are making their second trip to the All-Star game. This time, they will start Tuesday night after getting elected by fans with a fervor for the new boys of summer. Some of baseball’s best players are among the youngest on the field. Night after night, they put up unprecedented numbers and turn in spectacular plays that belie a birth certificate from the 1990s. “It’s good for the game,” Trout said. “A lot of young guys are playing fearless and making a name for themselves at an early stage in their career.” Not only that, they move merchandise. Jersey sales for Harvey, Harper and Trout rank among the top 10 this season based on purchases of Majestic tops at MLB.com, the league and the players’ association said last week. Harper is 20, and Trout is all of 21. Barely old enough to vote, let alone buy a drink. Machado’s jersey ranked eighth, one spot behind Jeter, even though the Baltimore third baseman has spent less than a year in the majors. That didn’t stop him from earning his first All-Star selection on his 21st birthday. “In today’s era, young dudes are getting better

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NATIONAL LEAGUE STARTERS Catcher — Yadier Molina, St. Louis First Base — Joey Votto, Cincinnati Second Base — Brandon Phillips, Cincinnati Third Base — David Wright, New York Shortstop — Troy Tulowitzki, Colorado Outfield — Carlos Beltran, St. Louis; Carlos Gonzalez, Colorado; Bryce Harper, Washington RESERVES Catcher — y-Brian McCann, Atlanta; Buster Posey, San Francisco Infielders — Pedro Alvarez, 3b, Pittsburgh; Everth Cabrera, ss, San Diego; Matt Carpenter, 2b, St. Louis; Allen Craig, 1b, St. Louis; fx-Freddie Freeman, 1b, Atlanta; Paul Goldschmidt, 1b, Arizona; Marco Scutaro, 2b, San Francisco; Jean Segura, ss, Milwaukee Outfielders — Domonic Brown, Philadelphia; Michael Cuddyer, Colorado; Carlos Gomez, Milwaukee; Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh PITCHERS Madison Bumgarner, San Francisco; Aroldis Chapman, Cincinnati; Patrick Corbin, Arizona; Jose Fernandez, Miami; Jason Grilli, Pittsburgh; Matt Harvey, New York; Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles; Craig Kimbrel, Atlanta; Cliff Lee, Philadelphia; i-Jeff Locke, Pittsburgh; z-Mark Melancon, Pittsburgh; z-Edward Mujica, St. Louis; zSergio Romo, San Francisco; i-Adam Wainwright, St. Louis; Travis Wood, Chicago; i-Jordan Zimmermann, Washington.

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NEW YORK — Seven new All-Stars and still no Yasiel Puig. The rookie sensation from the Los Angeles Dodgers was left out again after a string of substitutes were added to the National League roster Sunday. But this time, fans were not responsible. Instead, it sounds as though Puig’s ailing hip settled baseball’s big debate. “If a guy is hurt, it doesn’t make sense for him to go,” Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. Puig may not be headed to Citi Field, but plenty of Pirates are. Pittsburgh reliever Mark Melancon was picked as a replacement for the NL squad, giving the Pirates five All-Stars for the first time since 1972. That year Roberto Clemente, Willie Stargell, Steve Blass, Al Oliver and Manny Sanguillen represented the defending World Series champions at the National League’s 4-3, 10-inning win in Atlanta. Now, the Steel City has a fab five once again. Seeking to end a record streak of 20 consecutive losing seasons, the Pirates are 56-37 at the All-Star break and contending for the NL Central lead. “It’s a great honor for our organization and shows how far we have come in the last few years,” general manager Neal Huntington said. Once viewed by the Yankees as Mariano Rivera’s possible successor, Melancon was traded by New York, Houston and Boston in a span of 2½ years. Now he joins third baseman Pedro Alvarez, center fielder Andrew McCutchen and closer Jason Grilli on the NL roster. Pirates pitcher Jeff Locke, Washington Nationals righthander Jordan Zimmermann and Braves first baseman Fred-

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MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 58 39 .598 – Tampa Bay 55 41 .573 21/2 Baltimore 53 43 .552 41/2 New York 51 44 .537 6 Toronto 45 49 .479 111/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 52 42 .553 – Cleveland 51 44 .537 11/2 Kansas City 43 49 .467 8 Minnesota 39 53 .424 12 Chicago 37 55 .402 14 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 56 39 .589 – Texas 54 41 .568 2 Los Angeles 44 49 .473 11 Seattle 43 52 .453 13 Houston 33 61 .351 221/2 Sunday’s Games Cleveland 6, Kansas City 4 Minnesota 10, N.Y. Yankees 4 Detroit 5, Texas 0 Philadelphia 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Baltimore 7, Toronto 4 Tampa Bay 5, Houston 0 Oakland 3, Boston 2, 11 innings Seattle 4, L.A. Angels 3 Tuesday’s Games All-Star Game at New York (Mets), 8 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 54 41 .568 – Washington 48 47 .505 6 Philadelphia 48 48 .500 61/2 New York 41 50 .451 11 Miami 35 58 .376 18 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 57 36 .613 – Pittsburgh 56 37 .602 1 Cincinnati 53 42 .558 5 Chicago 42 51 .452 15 Milwaukee 38 56 .404 191/2 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 50 45 .526 – Los Angeles 47 47 .500 21/2 Colorado 46 50 .479 41/2 San Francisco 43 51 .457 61/2 San Diego 42 54 .438 81/2 Sunday’s Games Washington 5, Miami 2, 10 innings Philadelphia 4, Chicago White Sox 3, 10 innings Cincinnati 8, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Mets 4, Pittsburgh 2 Colorado 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Milwaukee 5, Arizona 1 San Diego 10, San Francisco 1 St. Louis 10, Chicago Cubs 6 Tuesday’s Games All-Star Game at New York (Mets), 8 p.m. Monday’s Games No games scheduled Wednesday’s Games No games scheduled

and more prepared to come up to the big leagues,” said Orioles teammate Adam Jones, an All-Star himself. “It’s just an improvement in the game. These young dudes are phenoms, and he’s put his name up there. “He’s probably more mature than I am, and I’m 27.” Machado was voted in by players, a significant sign of respect from his peers. Well, mostly elders, actually. He certainly deserved it at a power-packed position after hitting 39 doubles in the first half, threatening the singleseason record of 67 set by Earl Webb in 1931. “Swing and hit the white ball coming at you. That’s all it is,” Machado said. “There’s no secret to it.” Just like Little League, apparently. Sometimes he makes it look that easy, too. But take a swing around the majors and you see it’s not only Trout, Harper and Machado. There is Miami rookie Jose Fernandez, a 20-year-old All-Star with a Cy Young future. Don’t forget lefty Patrick Corbin (23), who is 11-1 with a 2.35 ERA for Arizona. And second-year shortstop Jean Segura in Milwaukee, who leads the NL in hits at age 23. “I feel pretty good when they compare me with those guys,” Segura said about his place among baseball’s new breed. Then there’s Harvey, the New York Mets ace with 29 major league starts to his name. His next one will be Tuesday night on his home mound opposite Detroit Tigers right-hander Max Scherzer. “For me, he’s the best pitcher in the game,” Diamondbacks outfielder Cody Ross said this month.

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AMERICAN LEGION STATE PLAYOFFS Lower State Second Round (2) Murrells Inlet vs. (1) Goose Creek Monday Murrells Inlet at Goose Creek Today Goose Creek at Murrells Inlet Wednesday Murrells Inlet at Goose Creek Thursday Goose Creek at Murrells Inlet (if necessary) Friday Murrells Inlet at Goose Creek (if necessary) (1) Florence vs. (3) Beaufort Monday Beaufort at Florence Today Florence at Beaufort Wednesday Beaufort at Florence Thursday Florence at Beaufort (if necessary) Friday Beaufort at Florence (if necessary)

(1) Sumter vs. (2) Hilton Head Monday Sumter 11, Hilton Head 2, Sumter lead series 1-0 Today Sumter at Hilton Head Wednesday Hilton Head at Sumter Thursday Sumter at Hilton Head (if necessary) Friday Hilton Head at Sumter (if necessary) Upper State First Round (1) Lancaster vs. (4) Dalzell-Shaw Wednesday Lancaster 4, Dalzell-Shaw 2 Saturday Lancaster 5, Dalzell-Shaw 1 Sunday Lancaster 8, Dalzell-Shaw 3, Lancaster wins series 3-0 (2) Rock Hill vs. (3) Orangeburg Monday Rock Hill 9, Orangeburg 8

JETS from Page B1 31 and had the shutout for five innings. “He throws darts,” Campbell said of Pellham, who turned down a free agent offer from the Miami Marlins and will attend Spartanburg Methodist College starting in the fall. “His control was a little questionable, but there is no doubt he threw it well.” Dalzell broke through in the sixth and was trailing 7-3 in the eighth when it left the bases loaded. “We get a hit there and we’re right back in the game,” Campbell said. Campbell said the difference was Lancaster’s ability to hit the ball. “I thought going in the pitching was even,” Campbell said. “I thought

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it would come down to who hit the ball better, and they were a good hitting ball club.” Campbell thinks his team could be close to taking a step up in the coming season. “There were so many games that we played so close,” he said. “We win a few of those games and maybe we’re getting out of the No. 4 spot and having to face the No. 1 team in the first round. But I felt like this team played its hardest every time we were out there on the field.” The Jets return 11 of the 14 players on this year’s roster. Those who have used up their eligibility are pitcher/ first baseman Jeremy Harmon, third baseman Logan Ingram and pitcher/ outfielder Joe Watcher.

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Sumter Ponytails stay unbeaten NORTH CHARLESTON — The Sumter 11-12 year-old Ponytails all-star softball team remained undefeated in the state tournament on Monday with a 7-2 victory over Jefferson at Wescott Park. Sydney Daniel pitched four innings for Sumter to get the win, allowing just one hit. Rebecca Dinkins worked the final two innings, allowing no hits and striking out three. She was also 2-for-2 at the plate with a walk and two runs scored. Ellen Dinkins had two runs batted in while Riley DeLavan, Erin McCaffrey, Kinsley Waynick and Maggie Josey each had a hit. On Sunday, Sumter beat Turbeville 16-6 as every Sumter player had at least one hit. Carly Allred, Waynick and Ellen Dinkins were each 3-for-3, while Emily Jackson, Rebecca Dinkins, and Daniel were

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all 2-for-3. Allred had three RBI and Chelsie Logan had two RBI. Rebecca Dinkins and Daniel combined to limit Turbeville to four hits. 11-12 O’ZONE SUMTER LEXINGTON AMERICAN

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FLORENCE — The Sumter 11-12 year-old O’Zone all-star baseball team defeated Lexington American 7-2 on Sunday to stay unbeaten in the state tournament at Greenwood Athletic Park. Jacob Holladay went the distance on the mound for Sumter, scattering four hits while striking out six. Holladay, Seth Stamps and Chase Ward each hit home runs for Sumter. Sumter was scheduled to play defending state champion Midland on Monday.

Greenwood 14, Gaffney 2 Saturday Greenwood 3, Gaffney 2, Greenwood wins series 3-2 (2) Greenville Generals vs. (3) Greer Wednesday Greenville Generals 6, Greer 0 Thursday Greenville Generals 9, Greer 2 Friday Greer at Greenville Generals, ppd., rain Saturday Greenville Generals 10, Greer 0, Greenville Generals win series 3-0 Second Round (2) West Columbia vs. (1) Inman Monday West Columbia at Inman Today Inman at West Columbia Wednesday West Columbia at Inman Thursday Inman at West Columbia (if necessary) Friday

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SUMTER from Page B1 was facing a team that scored double digits in its three wins in its 4-game first-round series victory against Conway last week. The Heat, which fell to 15-6 on the season, struggled in a mighty way defensively in the first inning. P-15’s leadoff hitter Phillip Watcher had his fly ball dropped by leftfielder Jake Martin. After River Soles’ first of four hits on the evening, Andrew Reardon’s grounder was booted by second baseman Tommy Cooper as Phillip Watcher scored. Soles ended up scoring on a passed ball to make it 2-1. Taylor McFafddin, who had walked, went all the way to third on a groundout and scored when Hilton Head first baseman Logan Phillips threw the ball away trying to get him out at third. “This was really a carryover from the Conway series where we had some shaky innings defensively,” said Heat head coach Chris Sealback, whose team finished with six errors. “This is a better team we’re facing than Conway, and we can’t make mistakes like this and win. “I went out to tak to (starting pitcher) Chance (Murphy), and he was mad,” Sealback added. “I told him he couldn’t worry about that. He didn’t pitch that bad. He did a good enough job to keep us in the game.”

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Sumter’s Jacob Watcher delivers a pitch during the P-15’s 11-2 victory over Hilton Head on Monday at Riley Park in the second round of the state playoffs.

Murphy, a tall righty, gave up 11 hits in 6 2/3 innings. He was charged wth 10 runs, six of them earned. Sumter grabbed complete control in the second. Justin Conner reached on an error, went to second on Javon Martin’s bunt single and scored on Soles’ base hit to make it 4-1. Reardon followed by cracking a 3-run home run well over the right field wall to make it 7-1. “Andrew really squared up on that ball and hit it well,” said Johnson, whose team

improved to 25-5 on the season. “We scored 10 runs and had 10 hits, which is what we shoot for every game, so that was good.” The P-15’s finished with 12 hits. After Soles’ four, Phillip Watcher had two. Krouse, who seldom bats as a relief pitcher, had an RBI single and McFaddin reached four times -- a hit, two walks and a hit by pitch. Sumter will start righty Will Smith in today’s game. The Lowcountry Heat will send left-hander Colin Grunder to the mound.

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Mickelson wants to make it easy BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press GULLANE, Scotland â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Fresh off a Scottish Open victory, Phil Mickelson showed up at Muirfield for the first time in 11 years and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take long to figure out his strategy for the British Open. He wants to keep it as simple as possible and try to make easy pars. He didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t take the easy route on the par-5 17th, however. Mickelson couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t resist the temptation of the dunes right of the green. He placed the ball on the upward slope, even with the flag, and attempted his favorite trick shot â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hitting a lob wedge that goes backward. With a full swing, the ball went up and over his head, landed on the green and stopped about 6 feet away. But it was only Monday, a day of practice. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is fun to come in with a win, but now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to focus on Muirfield and try to learn the nuances,â&#x20AC;? Mickelson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking for is

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Phil Mickelson, left, is coming off a victory in the Scottish Open on Sunday heading into the British Open on Thursday. Tiger Woods, right, will make his return to golf after a week off healing from an injury.

how to make easy pars, how to get the ball in the fairway easily, how to get it up and around the greens without a lot of stress, without having to hit perfect shots. Because imperfect shots will be magnified by the wind.â&#x20AC;? Mickelson has not had much success in the Open. He finished one shot out of a playoff in 2004 at Royal Troon in what he considers his best week in the British

Open. Two years ago, he made a Sunday charge that came up three shots short at Royal St. Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. He is trying to understand how to play the game on the ground, so typical of links golf, but he said Muirfield is a course that sometimes requires the ball to travel more in the air to cover some of the pot bunkers short of the green. Mickelson finished toward the bottom of the

Els gives back his claret jug at Muirfield

ample. Mickelson did most of his preparations a week before the U.S. Open, so he had no trouble flying home across the country to San Diego for his daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s eighth-grade graduation and returning overnight in time for his Thursday morning tee time. He nearly won the U.S. Open. At other majors, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not unusual for him to play one full practice round at

the course and go elsewhere the rest of the week until the opening round. But he knows those courses. Muirfield requires getting reacquainted. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This week Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll spend more time on the golf course,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being able to be here and have a few quiet days is good.â&#x20AC;? His wife and three children were with him at Castle Stuart in the north of Scotland last week.

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BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press GULLANE, Scotland â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Two dozen cameras were in position Monday morning to capture the first big moment of this British Open, only they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t anywhere near the golf course. They waited in the driveway as a silver station wagon pulled through the gate and stopped in front of the clubhouse at Muirfield. Ernie Els climbed out of the back seat holding the shiny claret jug he won last year at Royal Lytham & St. Annes, and he promptly handed it over to Royal & Ancient chief executive Peter Dawson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thank you,â&#x20AC;? Dawson told him. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been a great champion.â&#x20AC;? Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s up to the 43-year-old South African to reclaim the silver prize, and that doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t figure to be easy. Els won last month in Germany. He won the last time the Open was played at Muirfield in 2002. He has more top 10s in the British Open than any other major. But he has this piece of history working against him â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the last major champion in his 40s to successfully defend his title was Old Tom Morris, and that was 151 years ago. The Big Easy is not a betting man, but he was asked to pick someone to wager a pound on at Muirfield. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have to look at the odds, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t I?â&#x20AC;? he said, trying to buy time. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe a long shot. I like to go for the long shots.â&#x20AC;? Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what he might have been considered last year at Royal Lytham. He was winless on a major tour in two years, failed to qualify for the Masters for the first time in nearly two decades and was No. 40 in the world. But he was close to flawless on the back nine and was the recipient of a shocking collapse by Adam Scott, who made bogey on his last four holes to finish one shot behind. Back to the wager. He

pack in 2002 at Muirfield. He missed the nasty weather on Saturday that derailed so many other players, but failed to take advantage of the calm conditions and shot 76. He tried to come down on Tuesday of last week for a practice round, but he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it. That means he will be spending more time playing the course than he does at other majors. Take Merion, for ex-

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Ernie Els plays a shot during Mondayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practice round forthe British Open in Muirfield, Scotland. Els is the defending champion.

was asked who should be considered in the pole position. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To name one, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to have to name 20,â&#x20AC;? Els said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s how close

it is. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know. A guy who likes the layout. A guy who likes the bounces. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not sure.â&#x20AC;? That was a good start. There is nothing like links golf, with its humps and mounds along the fairways, a landscape framed by tall grass and dotted with pot bunkers.

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Vanderbilt identifies 4 dismissed from team NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vanderbilt has identified the four players dismissed from the team for an incident last month that is being investigated by police as a possible sex crime. Coach James Franklin released BANKS a statement Monday saying defensive back Brandon Banks, safety Corey Batey, receiver Jaborian “Tip’’ BATEY McKenzie and tight end Brandon Vandenburg are no longer on the roster after violating team rules. Vanderbilt disMCKENZIE missed the players June 29 and kicked them off campus for an incident being investigated by the Metro Nashville Police DepartVANDENBURG ment’s sex crimes unit, but university officials had not identified them. None of the four played a snap for Vanderbilt last season. Batey, a Nashville, Tenn., native, came in last season as a receiver and redshirted behind Jordan Matthews and Chris Boyd before switching to safety this spring. Banks, from Brandywine, Md., also redshirted as a freshman last season. WORLD PEACE TO SIGN WITH KNICKS

LAS VEGAS — Metta World Peace says he will be signing with the New York Knicks. Team officials at the NBA summer league in Las Vegas would not confirm the move, but World Peace says he is excited to join Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks.

SPORTS ITEMS MLB OKS SEX ORIENTATION POLICY

ALBANY, N.Y. — Major League Baseball says it will bolster its policies against harassment and discrimination based on sexual orientation, according to a new agreement provided to The Associated Press on Monday. The league is scheduled to announce its new policy during its All-Star game festivities on Tuesday with the players’ union and New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, who helped draft the agreement. Under the new policy, the league will create a workplace code of conduct and distribute it to every major league and minor league player. It also will provide new training sessions and create a centralized complaint system to report any harassment and discrimination. 2 EXECS SUSPENDED FOR DUI ARRESTS

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have suspended two executives who are facing drunken driving charges. Director of player personnel Matt Russell was suspended indefinitely without pay Monday, and director of pro personnel Tom Heckert was suspended for a month without pay. CLOWNEY ON LOMBARDI WATCH LIST

COLUMBIA — Another day, another award watch list for South Carolina defensive end Jadeveon Clowney. The 6-foot-6, 274-pound junior was named to the Rotary Lombardi Award watch list Monday. He was a finalist for the honor last year, which went to Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te’o.

| Super Bowl punter Max Runager head up the latest group of people named to the South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame. The school announced the class of eight Monday. The group will be inducted September 12th. Elkins was women’s tennis coach from 1983-2012 and led the team to 17 straight NCAA appearances. He died in March 2012. Meyer played for the Gamecocks from 2000 through 2002 and was a first-round pick of the Texas Rangers. Runager punted for the Philadelphia Eagles, who reached the Super Bowl in 1980, and the title-winning San Francisco 49ers in 1984. Others honored are softball’s Megan Matthews, track’s Charmaine Howell, baseball’s Chris Boyle and football’s Dave DeCamilla and the late Jake Bodkin. SPIETH IS YOUNGEST PGA WINNER

SILVIS, Ill. — Jordan Spieth can say that he’s accomplished something that Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Rory McIlroy never did. The 19-year-old outlasted David Hearn and Zach Johnson on the fifth hole of a playoff Sunday to win the John Deere Classic, becoming the youngest winner on the PGA Tour in 82 years. PERRY WINS U.S. SENIOR OPEN

OMAHA, Neb. — Kenny Perry is getting the hang of these majors. He only wishes it had happened sooner. Perry completed a masterful performance with a 7-under 63 on Sunday that gave him a fiveshot win over Fred Funk in the U.S. Senior Open.

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PARK WINS LPGA EVENT IN PLAYOFF

COLUMBIA — Late tennis coach Arlo Elkins, ex-shortstop Drew Meyer and two-time

WATERLOO, Ontario — Hee Young Park and Angela Stanford both put up birdies

on their first three tries at the 18th hole at Grey Silo Golf Course on Sunday. Both players tied the LPGA Tour record for lowest total score at 26-under 258. It would take three playoff holes — all on the 471-yard, par-5 finishing hole — before Park ended the drama by hitting a short putt for her second career LPGA victory. MICKELSON WINS SCOTTISH OPEN

INVERNESS, Scotland — Phil Mickelson doffed his cap to an adoring and applauding crowd in the grandstands overlooking the 18th green at the Scottish Open, and walked to the side of the putting surface to hug his wife and three children. After overcoming a terrible start to his last round and wiping out a five-shot deficit to overnight leader Henrik Stenson, Mickelson only needed two putts for par on the 72nd hole to complete the perfect preparation for Thursday’s British Open at Muirfield. MANZIEL PLEADS GUILTY TO OLD CHARGE

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor stemming from a 2012 bar fight near campus, closing a case that had dogged his Heisman Trophywinning season. Manziel admitted he failed to identify himself to police following the altercation. As part of a plea deal, other charges against the 20-year-old, including disorderly conduct, were dismissed. Brazos County Attorney Rod Anderson says Manziel was ordered to pay a $2,000 fine, about $230 in court costs and was credited with the overnight jail time he served following his arrest.

FROOME LEADS TOUR DE FRANCE

ENTRECHAUX, France — There appears to be little to stop Chris Froome from reaching the Champs-Elysees on Sunday in the yellow jersey and becoming the second straight British cyclist to win the Tour de France. After another brutal attack in the mountains on Sunday, Froome leads Bauke Mollema and Alberto Contador by more than four minutes with only six stages left — four of them suited to him. There is a time trial on Wednesday, followed by three straight days of tortuous climbs in the Alps. But winning looks like the easy part. The 28-year-old Froome’s physical superiority at the 100th Tour has raised eyebrows, practically inevitable in the climate of suspicion that haunts cycling after Lance Armstrong was stripped of his seven titles for serial doping. A-ROD HITS HR IN TRENTON REHAB

READING, Pa.— Alex Rodriguez went 2 for 4 with a 400foot home run in his first rehab appearance with Double-A Trenton. Rodriguez played seven innings in the Thunder’s game against the Reading Fightin Phils on Monday night. The New York Yankees third baseman had struggled in his first eight rehab games in ClassA, but looked comfortable in his first Eastern League game. He had a tough 12-pitch battle with Reading left-hander Austin Wright in his second atbat, fouling off six two-strike pitches before hitting a high hopper to third. The ball glanced off third baseman Maikel Franco’s glove and was ruled a single. From wire reports

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AMANDA G. RICHARDSON Amanda Gayle Richardson, 25, died Friday, July 12, 2013. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, she was a daughter of David R. and Barbara K. Richardson. Surviving are her parents of Sumter; a sister, Stephanie McDonald; and two brothers, Jason Austin and Justin Richardson. Graveside services will be held at 4 p.m. Thursday in the Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with Dr. David Richardson officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Thursday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

CHARLIE DAVIS Jr. Charlie Davis Jr., 90, husband of Mrs. Wilber C. Davis, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at his residence, 46 Frazier St., Sumter. Born in Norfolk, Va., he was a son of the late Charlie Sr. and Mary Davis. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial

Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

ANNE Y. McDONALD Anne Yarbrough McDonald, 89, widow of retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Claude W. McDonald, died Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter. LIVINGSTON A. SCOTT ALCOLU — Livingston Andrew Scott, 58, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at his residence, 6111 Alderman Camp Road, Alcolu. He was born June 12, 1955, in Alcolu, a son of Heyward Sr. and Dorothy Mae Daney Scott. The family is receiving friends at the home of his parents, 6097 Alderman Camp Road, Alcolu, and the home of his brother and sisterin-law, Richard and Bertha Scott, 6185 Alderman Camp Road, Alcolu. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeal Home LLC of Manning. CLIFTON WELLS Jr. Clifton Wells Jr., 51, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, July 14, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 10, 1961, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Clifton Eugene Sr. and Estell Pack Wells. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his cousin, Andrew Pack, 1048

Porter St., Sumter. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

DEBORAH B. THOMAS Deborah B. Glover Thomas, 63, entered into eternal rest on Friday, July 12, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born Jan. 23, 1950, in North Carolina, she was a daughter of Wilhelmina Dorsey. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter and son-inlaw, Roxann and Harrisen Richardson, 4149 Governor Richardson Road, Rimini. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter. ISAAC JACKSON Isaac Jackson, 51, died Monday, July 15, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Aug. 31, 1961, in Sumter County, he was a son of Geneva Singleton Jackson and the late Isaac Colclough Jackson. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 690 Rainbow Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter. VURH RUBY H. MOSES Vurh Ruby Helton Moses, 74, departed this earthly life on Tuesday,

July 9, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born May 1, 1939, in Sumter County, she was the eighth of 11 children of the late Lang Leroy and Mannie Janie Robinson Helton. She attended the public schools of Sumter County, which included: Good Hope School from grades one through eight; Lincoln High School for the ninth grade; and Eastern High School from the 10th to the 12th grade, where she graduated with the Class of 1957. During her early years, she was a member of Martin Town Presbyterian Church (USA), Sumter. After moving to Newark, N.J., then to Washington, D.C., she became a member of Mount Horet Baptist Church. Thereafter, Ruby relocated back to her home in Sumter. She leaves to mourn her passing: two children, Heather R. Moses of Maryland and Michael Moses of Washington, D.C.; three sisters, Naomi Wilson, Ruth Wilson and Gloria Jean Helton; one brother, the Rev. George Helton; one brother-in-law, William McCants; one sister-in-law, Mildred Helton; a daughter-inlaw, Colleen Antonette Moses; two grandchildren, Zakiya Elon Moses and Michael John Thomas Moses; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Trinity Presbyterian Church (USA), 136 S. Main St., Mayesville, with Elder Othan Franklin CRE, officiating, eulogist. The family will receive friends and relatives at the family home, 1245 Goodson Road, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. The funeral procession will leave at 10:20 a.m. from the home. Floral bearers will be nieces and great-nieces. Pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in Mayesville Cemetery. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

ALEXANDER LOWERY Alexander “Bobby” Lowery was born May 9, 1947, in Lynchburg, to the late Alex and Tamor Moses Lowery. He departed this life on July 10, 2013. Alexander was educated in the public schools of Lee County. He relocated to Bronx, N.Y., where he held various occupations including food service worker for the Commonwealth of New York, until his illness. Alexander had a quiet demeanor and

was a loving son and brother. He leaves to cherish his memories: four children, Lisa Robinson of Maryland, Alexander Lowery of Connecticut, Corey Lardford Lowery of Timmonsville and Marquetta Lowery of New York; one sister, Shirley (Charles) Goodman of Lynchburg; two brothers, Reynolds (Icybell) Lowery and Eugene Lowery, both of Lynchburg; 10 grandchildren; one uncle, Robert Lee (Jessie Mae) Moses; one aunt, Mary Lowery; a very special cousin who was with him throughout his illness, Annie B. Lowery of New York; a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Lowery will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Wednesday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Salem Chapel and Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem, Sumter, with the Rev. Emmanuel Davis officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter AME Church cemetery, Mayesville. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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after Spurrier arrived at Florida with a swashbuckling demeanor and prolific offense that would serve as the face of the SEC throughout the 1990s, he comes to Hoover, Ala., today as the league’s most senior coach, by far. Other than Spurrier, 68, the only SEC coaches in their 60s are Alabama’s Nick Saban and Missouri’s Gary Pinkel, who are both 61. But don’t call Spurrier old, because he can’t stand that word, and he certainly doesn’t act elderly. Moreover, USC’s recent success has energized him in the twilight of his career. Maybe he will entertain the assembled media members Tuesday afternoon with a zinger or three, like he did last year, when he said this about USC’s and Georgia’s rotating cross-division opponents in 2012: “If I made the schedule, Georgia would be playing LSU and we’d be playing Ole Miss.” Mississippi did go 1-7 and 0-8 in SEC play in 2010 and 2011, before new coach Hugh Freeze went 3-5 in 2012. So Spurrier was just saying what any coach would think, but few would say. Or maybe Spurrier will make a case for Clowney being the first exclusively defensive player to win the Heisman Trophy. Spurrier won the 1966 Heisman as Florida’s quarterback, so he has a vote. He used it last year to put Clowney first. Clowney finished sixth. Clowney will be in Hoover on Tuesday, too, along with quarterback Connor Shaw and wide receiver Bruce Ellington. None of the three are as experienced with talking season as Spurrier, but Clowney has grown more comfortable over the past two seasons with the increasing amount of attention paid to his football abilities. Still, USC has done its best to shield Clowney from the attention as it peaks. He has not been made available for one-on-one interviews this summer. So everyone who packs the hotel ballroom in Hoover will await what he says about the Heisman and USC’s chances of surpassing the past two seasons’ glory. Of course, Clowney probably realizes by now that anything he says in this forum will have zero impact on the results of USC’s season. But as he prepares to be peppered with hundreds of questions, perhaps there is more urgency to USC’s summer than there was a year ago. Yes, for the second straight year, the Gamecocks open the season with a legit opponent on a Thursday night. Last year, they traveled to Vanderbilt and won 17-13. This year, they host North Carolina on Aug. 29. But unlike last year, the Gamecocks face another challenge in Week 2. Instead of hosting an overmatched team like East Carolina, which USC pounded 48-10 last year, the Gamecocks travel this season to Georgia for their second game.

Close friend Jimmie Johnson, a five-time Cup champion, pumped his fist out the window in pure happiness as if he’d won a sixth title. Vickers did all he could to savor the unforgettable scene. “When you have so much love and support around you,” Vickers said, “it makes all the difference in the world.” Vickers even tried to celebrate with the fans, though the New Hampshire gates wouldn’t open to the grandstands. That’s OK. He had a pretty big mob waiting for him — even his fiancee, who had left the track to catch a ride home, only to reverse course and make it back just in time to greet him. About the only key

cog missing was owner Michael Waltrip. Waltrip and co-owner Rob Kauffman were in Europe this weekend for the 20th annual Goodwood Festival of Speed in England. London, Loudon. Off by a letter. Vickers drives a parttime schedule for Michael Waltrip Racing and shares the No. 55 Toyota with Waltrip and Mark Martin. His win made him the No. 1 contender for a full-time ride at MWR in 2014. “Wins help a lot of business issues. So this was a great day for that,” MWR general manager Ty Norris said. “He’s been our focus. We would love to have him in that car.” Vickers snapped a 75-

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Brian Vickers, center, celebrates with his pit crew in Victory Lane after ending a 75-race winless streak on Sunday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon, N.H.

race winless streak and hadn’t won since the August 2009 race at Michigan. He won his first career Cup race in August 2006 at Talladega Superspeedway. Vickers made the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship in 2009, only to be sidelined most of the next season with blood clots. He had two

procedures to close a hole in his heart and insert a stent into a vein in his left leg. After Red Bull Racing shut down after the 2011 season, Vickers hooked on with a limited ride with MWR. He has been driving full-time this season in the Nationwide Series for Joe Gibbs Racing.

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

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#2013ES4300240 Personal Representative Miriam Blair 776 Pointe Drive Dalzell, SC 29154

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Benny Lowery

#2013ES4300349 Personal Representative Anjanette Lowery 2875 Homestead Road Sumter, SC 29154

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Rubie H. Goodwin

#2013ES4300350 Personal Representative CC Goodwin III C/O John Jay James III Attorney At Law PO Box 507 Darlington, SC 29540

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#2013ES4300336 Personal Representative Kathleen L Phillips 1600 Hidden Oak Drive Wedgefield, SC 29168

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#2013ES4300345 Personal Representative Clinton Lane 6115 Fish Road Dalzell, SC 29040

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#2013ES4300342 Personal Representative Paula C Cox 1274 Manning Road Sumter, SC 29150

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Mae Dell McGee

#2013ES4300337 Personal Representative Queenie Hunter PO Box 290 Mayesville, SC 29104

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Larry G. Jefferson

#2013ES4300036-2 Personal Representative Valerie Jefferson 5280 Black River Road Rembert, SC 29128

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Joseph Reyes Cruz

#2013ES4300344 Personal Representative Demitria R Castro 30 Gray Fox Court Sumter, SC 29154

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William Palmer Martin

#2013ES4300324 Personal Representative Barbara G Martin C/O Ruben Gray Sr Attorney At Law PO Box 2636 Sumter, SC 29151

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Micheal Weaver

#2013ES4300334 Personal Representative Dorothy M Weaver 1800 Racetrack Road Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Vermell McCauley Temoney #2013ES4300353 Personal Representative Herbert Temoney 11 Captiva Row Charleston, SC 29407

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John Luther Edens, JR.

#2013ES4300329 Personal Representative Margaret W. Edens 3265 Oswego Highway Sumter, SC 29153

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Francis Jackson

#2013ES4300322 Personal Representative Little Emma Jackson 2420 Stover Lane Dalzell, SC 29040

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Todd Showell

#2013ES4300352 Personal Representative Jacqueline Showell C/O Wayne Ridgeway Attorney At Law 907 Elmwood Avenure Columbia, SC 29201

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#2013ES4300304-2 Personal Representative Joseph A. Mercantini, III 2575 Blessed Place Pinewood, SC 29125

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Lee's Beans & Peas Fresh Shelled Butter Beans & Peas. At the shed or Delivered to Sumter. Call 803 428-5191

Electrical Services Fulton Town Electric, Service any electrical needs. Cert. Master Electrician, 938-3261/883-4607

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

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LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on July 25, 2013 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household/business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A050 - McFadden, Christopher C031 - Crawford, Martin C059 - Starnes, Lateka Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

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Typewriter, Swintec Collegiate Electronic. Excellent condition. $50 call (803)435-8075 (4) Cemetery plots in Evergreen Cemetery (Front Acacia Sec). Asking $2,450 each or all 4 $8,500 803-606-6135

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Lost Male, Toy Poodle Apricot/Blonde color on S. Wise & Wilson Hall Rd Area. If found call 803-972-3377 or 803-968-4914

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Experienced roofers needed. Apply in person at Southern Roofing Services, Inc. 785 N. Wise Drive, Sumter, SC. Drivers license preferred but not required. CNC PROGRAMMER/Machinist, Great benefits. Experience needed. Send resumes to Office Manager PO Box 2578, Sumter, SC 29151 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 Executive Chef 2-3 yrs. executive chef experience required. Contact Robert Teichert at 775-5541 Ext 102.

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Unfurnished Apartments 2BR 2.5BA Apt. on Dartmouth Dr $850 Mo/Dep. Call 803 934-0434 Brick house for rent: Sumter, 2BR 1 BA, Central AC Fenced Yrd, $550 Mo. Call 239-293-5124 Quiet cul-de-sac, 905 Arnaud St 2BR/2BA All appl's, screened porch, lawn maintenance included. No pets, No Smoking, Single family dwelling, $850/mo. 803 464-8354

Unfurnished Homes 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.

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Abandoned Boat Notice To all persons claiming an interest in: 2000-14'-Alvmacraft, Travis N. Hickson will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claims to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No:20130625950554

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