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No more lunch money All Sumter, Clarendon 2 district students will eat free meals this school year

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Parents can rest easy when it comes to paying for their children’s school meals next academic year.

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students will officially have free lunch and breakfast starting this fall semester.

The district was recently approved for the federally funded program established by the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 after it was determined the district had

enough students qualifying for either free or reducedpriced lunch programs to become eligible.

“Currently, the district has universal free breakfast, and we were reimbursed for that, and that didn’t include reduced or full-priced meals,”

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said Leon Williams, food service director for the district.

“This will be a huge change because every student will receive free lunch and breakfast through the program.”

To be eligible for the free lunch program, the school district had to agree to pay

Floyd Bryant, owner of the home that caught fire Monday night on Crowndale Drive, speaks with a firefighter outside his home.

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for any costs of providing the free meals that might go above the federal funding it will receive.

Williams and the district expect a number of benefits from being approved for

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Man charged 2nd time with tattooing child

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 Once wasn’t enough, apparently.

A Sumter man has been charged for illegal tattooing practices for the second time in a two-and-a-half-year span.

Deputies with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office have arrested Shawn M. Boykin, 27, of 112 Victory Drive and charged him with the crime after he allegedly gave a middle-school student a tattoo.

“Our school resource officer at Chestnut Oaks Middle School noticed a student walking around with a tattoo on him,” said Lt. Robert Burnish of the sheriff’s office. “From there, she checked things out and discovered where they were coming from.”

Burnish said the resource officer came to the sheriff’s office and filed a report in May, and the follow-up investigation led to the arrest. She’s since been transferred to investigations.

The 14-year-old student reportedly had his name tattooed on his upper right arm. Burnish wasn’t sure if there were other cases pending.

“This is the only case we have so far,”

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Sumter Fire Department firefighters work to put out a fire Monday night at a home in the 1300 block of Crowndale Drive.

Firefighters battled the fire for two hours, thinking they had it extinguished, only to return six hours later after it reignited.

Red Cross helping 3 after series of overnight fires destroyed house

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Unfortunately for Floyd Bryant and his family, the second fire was even worse.

A series of blazes starting Monday night destroyed a home in the 1300 block on Crowndale Drive, bringing firefighters from four Sumter Fire Department stations and Shaw Air Force Base as well to the scene.

No one was injured in the fires that also heavily damaged at least three cars parked outside the residence at the corner of Crowndale and Prescot drives.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation; however, Lt. Ralph Carroll of Sumter Fire Department said initial indications are pointing to a potentially leaking propane tank.

Carroll said investigators think the warm conditions on the summer day might have led to a loose line attached to a propane tank, allowing the gas to escape and build up in the

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garage until about 9 p.m. Monday, when some sort of spark ignited the gas in a giant fireball, blowing out the metal garage door.

The theory seems to correlate with Bryant’s experience during the night.

“We heard a loud explosion. We looked outside. It was so loud, I didn’t know what had happened,” Bryant said. “It sounded like a shotgun.”

Shortly after the blast, Bryant said one of his neighbors was banging on his front door, telling him, his wife and son that the house was on fire.

“I’m so glad they did. From where we were (in the house), we couldn’t see it was on fire,” Bryant said.

Within five minutes, Bryant said, firefighters arrived as flames shot out of the roof above the garage of the one-story home. Firefighters battled the blaze for about 25 minutes before they had it under control and remained on the scene looking for hot spots and spraying the home down until after 11 p.m.

With the fire seemingly extinguished and damage kept primarily to the attached garage and surrounding cars, officials estimated they were able to save about $85,000 in property.

Unfortunately, at 5 a.m. Tuesday, some six hours after they left the scene, firefighters received another call, saying the house was on fire yet again. This time, the fire spread throughout the home, gutting it and destroying anything that had been saved during the previous fight.

“It’s not common, but unfortunately it’s one of those things that happens,” Carroll said. “It just takes that one little piece that isn’t out and the right wind, and it can start up again.”

Bryant and his family were assisted by the American Red Cross on Monday night in temporary shelter.

And while the loss of property is frustrating, he said the home is insured and that the situation could have been much worse.

“I’m so glad we’re all OK,” he said.

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Protest hearing doesn’t derail Manning runoff

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Tuesday’s special election runoff in Manning will go on as planned after the Manning Election Commission voted Tuesday to recertify the results of the Manning City Council District 5 special election held July 8.

The commission held the hearing to listen to write-in candidate Sharmane Anderson’s protest alleging some voters in the district were turned away at the polls, unable to cast a vote.

Anderson sent a letter to the commission alleging changes were made to district boundaries on June 23, that voting lists contained discrepancies and that voters had been turned away at the polls and not been given a chance to cast provisional ballots.

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Man charged in school, store burglaries Local law enforcement has charged a Sumter man in connection to two burglaries, one of which took place at an area school.

Eric Leneau, 33, of 101 Cherokee St., has been charged with two counts of second-degree burglary after he was arrested on Tuesday.

According to reports, Leneau is accused of LENEAU breaking into a building on the Bates Middle School campus in October 2013 and stealing a laptop computer valued at $1,000. He also allegedly broke into a local retailer recently and stole 31 packs of men’s underwear, a total value of $258.

Leneau is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where is awaiting a bond hearing.

Rembert man, 25, charged with arson A man is behind bars after officials with the local sheriff’s office charged him with arson on Monday.

Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has apprehended Edward M. Baker, 25, of 4780 Peach Orchard Road, Rembert, and charged him with third-degree arson in connection to a Dalzell house fire that occurred last year.

According to reports, deputies think Baker is responsible for setting fire to a home in the 6300 block of Peach Orchard Road on Aug. 11, 2013, resulting in $30,000 in damage.

Baker has been released from Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center on a $30,000 personal recognizance bond.

Charges in boat wreck expected next week The public will have to wait at least one more week before knowing what will come of the second boater involved in a fatal wreck on Lake Marion.

According to Capt. Robert McCullough of S.C. Department of Natural Resources, investigators are planning to confer with the area solicitor’s office before moving forward with any decisions.

“We’re planning to meet with them next week and discuss what options we have before we press any charges,” McCullough said.

Nearly two weeks after the wreck, officials have yet to release the name of the individual or group responsible for the wreck that took the life of Hailey Bordeaux, a 21-year-old Sumter native and University of South Carolina student.

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Man charged in stabbing

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 A 60-year-old man is recovering at a local hospital after he was stabbed several times Monday.

Officials with Sumter Police Department have arrested Richard Porcher, 55, of 3305 S. Guignard Drive, No. 11, and charged him with attempted mur-

der in connection to the incident.

According to reports, witnesses told police that Porcher and the victim were drinking Monday evening before the PORCHER altercation. The two reportedly began arguing about 5 p.m. at an East Moore Street location, and shortly after, the confrontation be-

came physical, resulting in the victim being stabbed numerous times about his body with an unknown object.

The victim was taken to a nearby hospital and treated for his wounds.

He is listed as being in stable condition.

Porcher remains in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where his bond was set at $50,000.

Do dragons have bad breath?

Find out with Sciencetellers at the library

SCIENCETELLERS: DRAGONS & DREAMS WHEN: from 2 to 2:45 p.m.

Friday WHERE: Sumter County Library Wesmark Branch, 180 W. Wesmark Blvd.

COST: admission is free PHONE: (803) 469-8110 ONLINE: sciencetellers.com

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Before written language, there was storytelling. And when the world was very young, almost nothing was known about how things work — what makes fog, rain, snow and fire, how the human body works and more.

The group appearing at the Sumter County Library’s Summer Reading Program on Friday will combine storytelling and science for a presentation titled “Dragons & Dreams.”

Sciencetellers, who are interactive science storytellers, will present a fun way to learn about science in an energetic performance that will get the audience of young readers involved.

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When Sciencetellers present their program at the Wesmark Branch of the Sumter County Library at 2 p.m. on Friday, summer readers will witness many experiments and learn some real science.

They’ll be at the Wesmark Branch of the library for a 45-minute show starting at 2 p.m.

According to spokeswoman Jenna Gerstenblith, the Sciencetellers will take their audience to “a faraway world with castles, kings, dragon keepers, ice sorcer-

esses and a powerful item known as the Horn of Fire, (where) two villagers must take a daring journey to release the dragons and save the entire kingdom.”

Dragons & Dreams will focus on the science of fire and ice, with “interactive science experiments with

dry ice, flash paper, exploding bottles and much more,” she said, adding that those attending will see, feel, smell and “maybe even taste” dragon’s breath.

Sciencetellers is a New Jersey-based group that has been combining storytelling and science for more than 10 years to entertain children — and adults — involving them in the process while teaching them basic science. One of their mottos is: If you’re in the room, you’re part of the story.

Friday’s program is open to the public, and there is no admission charge.

Ice storm cleanup costs Clarendon $600,000

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Cleaning up after February’s ice storm cost the county $600,000, Clarendon County Controller Lyndon Anthony told county council at a regularly scheduled council meeting Monday. Anthony said that while the Federal Emergency Management Agency is expected to cover 75 percent of the cleanup costs, about $125,000 would still be reflected in the 2013-14 fiscal year budget.

Anthony said revenue collections for the county’s general fund were about $300,000 below expectations, but expenditures were also down, including a drop in salary costs that would mostly offset the shortfall in collections.

“Without the unanticipated expense of the ice storm, it looks like we are going to be pretty much where we budgeted,” he said.

Agenda items approved by council included: submitting an application for a $576,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant for the purchase of a fire engine and associated equipment for the Clarendon Fire Department, renewal of a

Mutual Aid Agreement between Spartanburg and Clarendon county sheriff’s offices and renewal of a revised agreement allowing juvenile offenders from Clarendon County to be housed in the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice Detention Center in Columbia.

Council agreed to take ownership of portions of Creekside and Millcreek drives from the Millcreek Subdivision Homeowners Association.

County Manager David Epperson told council the streets were paved to meet county guidelines when the area was subdivided but had only been maintained by the homeowners association since that time. He said the association had improved the roads as instructed, and the county engineer had inspected the roads and said the improvements were sufficient.

Council, acting as the county transportation committee, also passed a resolution to ask the S.C. Department of Transportation to post markers designating a portion of Fourth Street in Summerton as “B.O. Butler Street,” in honor of a former educator at Scott’s Branch High School. No residents will be required to change the addresses be-

cause it is only a commemorative name change, the council was told.

Amendments to the Clarendon County water and sewer regulation reduced the cost of tapping into the water system and how late payments would be handled.

The tap fee for a three-quarter-inch line will drop from $2,000 to $1,200, and the tap fee for a 1-inch line will drop from $5,000 to $3,000, Epperson said.

The cost of a pre-tap fee for a threequarter-inch line will be $800, he said.

Other amendments to the ordinance set two months as the cut-off date for delinquent accounts, made payments collectible by any county department and limited adjustments for lost water to 10 days. Another amendment allows the county to turn off water service when home occupants are absent for a $25 fee.

Council also heard a report from Epperson on the status of repairs to the county courthouse. He said contractors were waterproofing the foundation and had removed most of the outside windows for reconditioning. Inside the building, demolition was continuing and steel plates were being installed to hold trusses.

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Bringing back bog, barbecue to raise money for YWCA

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 If you’ve been craving chicken bog or barbecue, then a Sumter-based nonprofit has just the ticket you need.

A plate for the July 25 fundraiser will cost you $7.50, and the money goes toward YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. “This is a fun event that helps us to meet the community, solicit volunteers and members (all) while raising awareness of domestic violence,” said Yolanda D. Wilson, executive director. “Having various events allow us to network and solicit support for our community.”

The money will go to support the Safe House Shelter and other domestic violence programs.

This is the third year the organization that serves Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties has held the School House Bar-BQue Inc. Fundraiser.

Last year, the nonprofit raised $1,900.

“We are hoping to raise $2,000 this year,” Wilson said. “The YWCA’s primary program is our domestic violence program. We have also implemented supportive programs for victims. The YWCA Career Assistance Program helps with résumés, interviewing skills and

WANT TO EAT? WHAT: YWCA School House Bar-B-Que Inc. Fundraiser WHEN: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

July 25 WHERE: Sumter County Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. COST: $7.50 a ticket; may be purchased from YWCA staff member, board member, volunteer or in person at the YWCA office, 246 Church St. BENEFITS: YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc.’s Safe House Shelter and other domestic violence programs NOTES: Orders must be placed by July 23; delivery available for orders of eight

teaching women to connect with the job market. Our S.A.F.E Program and DEW Project — Sister Acquiring Financial Empowerment and Deposits Empowering Women — teaches women not to be victims of financial abuse ... to save and invest their money.”

The United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties assists with the financial education.

“The YWCA Sister’s Closet provides clothing for job interviews along with shoes, jewelry, make-up and toiletries as available,” Wilson said. “This program helps any woman trying to get back into the work place but especially victims of DV. Some

or more FOR MORE: Call (803) 7737158 MENUS Chicken bog plate includes: • Chicken and rice • Sweet potatoes • Green beans • Roll • Dessert • Drink Barbecue plate includes: • Barbecue • Hash and rice • Coleslaw • Roll • Dessert • Drink

other services offered by the YWCA are parenting, South Carolina legal assistance referrals, Gift of Sight Program through Lens Crafters, DV support group counseling and individual counseling, DV community presentations and trainings, Batterer’s Intervention Program and court and hospital accompaniment for victims.”

Tickets may be purchased from YWCA staff members, board members or volunteers. They are also available at the YWCA office, 246 Church St. Orders must be placed

by July 23.

Delivery is available for orders of eight or more.

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Don’t let summer plans keep you from helping The following local groups are asking for your help this summer.

John K. Crosswell Home for Children, 11 Crosswell Drive, needs help in preparing its children for school. The following items are needed: • Bookbags (ages preschool to high school); • Loose-leaf, wide-ruled paper; • Composition books; • 1- and 3-subject spiral notebooks; • Construction paper; • Graph paper; • Mechanical pencils; • Cap erasers and pink erasers; • Pencil boxes; • Glue sticks/glue; • Scissors; • 3”-by-5” notecards; • Folders with prongs and pockets; • Poster board; • Binders, 1-inch, 1½-inch, 2-inch and 3-inch (preferably hard cover); • Pens — red, blue and black; • Washable markers; • Colored pencils; • Highlighters; • Protractors and compasses; • Pencil sharpeners; • 3-hole pencil pouches; • Scientific calculators; • Memory sticks; • Flash drives; • Kleenex; • Clorox Wipes; • Hand sanitizer and hand soap; • Resealable plastic bags, quart and gallon size; • Uniform polo-style shirts — white, light blue and navy (for kindergarten through middle school); • Uniform khaki or navy shorts, pants, skorts, jumpers, etc. (for kindergarten through middle school); and • Walmart or Staples gift cards to purchase specific items not supplied.

To set up a time to drop off donations, contact Kelly Rowell at krowell@crosswellhome.org, or call (803) 778-6441.

Every year, United Ministries organizes its program Gear Up for Learning to encourage local churches and

organizations to sponsor school supply items to donate to students in need in Sumter School District.

Deliveries should be made to Church of The Holy Comforter youth building, 213 N. Main St., from 9 a.m. to noon. Churches and local organizations that can’t make morning deliveries can call to confirm a more convenient delivery date and time.

• Crayons (16 or 24 count); • Glue sticks; • Highlighters; • Pens (black or blue); • Loose-leaf notebook paper (college rule); • Loose-leaf notebook paper (wide rule); • Notebooks (3-ring binders); • Pencils (Lots of pencils); • Large plastic pencil boxes; • Primary writing tablets ruled for kindergarten; • Pocket folders; • Pocket folders; • Rulers; • Round-tip scissors; • Spiral notebooks (college rule); • Spiral notebooks (wide rule); • Composition notebooks; • Colored pencils; • Back packs; • Reading books for kindergarten readers) and reading books for firstthrough third-grade readers.

The Salvation Army pantry is in need of nonperishable food. The following items or financial contributions can be made at The Salvation Army office, 16 Kendrick St., between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.

• Rice; • Dried beans; • Peanut butter; • Jelly; • Canned meat; • Easy open, ready-to-eat food; • Kool-Aid packets; • Baby formula and food; • Diapers; and • Soups and stews.

For more information, call (803) 7759336 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

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Schools are a safe haven for kids crossing borders ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Teacher Michael Coughlin sometimes learns about his students’ harrowing trips across the border alone and what they left behind from the essays they write. Other times, they’ll mention a court date or ask for help finding an immigration attorney.

Most of these students at H-B Woodlawn Secondary Program are determined, he says, but “they are also very scared because they don’t have certainty for their future here.”

America’s schools are one of the few government institutions where the children and teens coming unaccompanied across the border are guaranteed services, from science instruction to eye exams.

While their cases are being processed by immigration authorities, most of these minors are released to family members or sponsors who are told the children must be enrolled in school.

Schools and districts in metropolitan areas such as Washington, Houston and Miami have seen an uptick in the number of these students and anticipate more could enroll this fall. “They have their hearts in the right places, but it’s a difficult task,” said Randy Capps, director of research for U.S. programs at the Migration Policy Institute, a nonpartisan Washington think tank.

The government estimates that 90,000 children, primarily from El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala, could make the journey alone by this fall and that as many as 145,000 of them could arrive next year.

They often come to join a parent, many times escaping criminal gangs or extreme poverty.

In school, they frequently require special resources such as English language and mental health services that already are strained because of budget cuts.

In Miami, the school board voted to seek federal aid after Superintendent Alberto Carv-

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Ravenel says he’ll return to TV show COLUMBIA — A day after presenting signatures to run for U.S. Senate, former state treasurer and convicted felon Thomas Ravenel says he will return for the second season of a reality TV show based in Charleston.

Although Ravenel had said he wouldn’t participate, a Tuesday statement reversed course. He says he will participate in the Bravo show “Southern Charm” and that it will give him a platform to spread his ideas to a bigger audience.

In the first season, the 51-year-old Ravenel got a costar less than half his age pregnant. He now lives with her and their infant daughter.

Ravenel was elected state treasurer in 2006 but resigned after less than a year because of a felony drug charge.

Museum will sit where slaves entered U.S. CHARLESTON — A $75 million International African American Museum will be built in South Carolina on Charleston Harbor where tens of thousands of slaves first set foot in the United States.

“There is no better site,” Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. said Tuesday, standing on the waterfront tract where the 42,000-square-foot museum will be built in the city where the Civil War began. It’s near where a wharf where slaves left ships once stood.

Riley said that as research for the museum was done, the significance of Gadsden’s Wharf became evident. The wharf was built by Revolutionary War patriot Christopher Gadsden, and it’s estimated that 40 percent of African slaves brought to the United States in the late 18th and early 19th centuries walked across it.

Eddison James works with students at Liberty High School on July 1 in Houston. James, a math teacher at the school, said it’s important to try to keep students engaged. The school, which serves a large immigrant population, including “unaccompanied minors,” offers information about legal and other services available and works to connect students with community groups if they need help re-integrating with family.

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alho said 300 foreign-born students, many from Honduras and traveling alone, enrolled toward the end of the school year. He said the district has both a “moral and legal requirement” to educate the students, some illiterate in both English and Spanish.

The cost is about $1,950 more per student than it gets from the state, he said.

“They need to be fed. They need to be clothed. They need to be cared for and then taught,” Carvalho said.

Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder issued new guidance in May reminding districts that a 1982 Supreme Court ruling gives all children the right to enroll in school, regardless of immigration status.

Kristyn Peck, a refugee programs official with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, fields calls from school administrators seeking a better understanding of the students.

“They have multilayered trauma,” Peck said. “They

often experience trauma which propelled them and motivated them to leave them in the first place. Then they experience trauma along the journey, and then often the experience at border patrol can be traumatic for them. ...

These are really special kids with a lot of needs.”

Patricia Chiancone, an outreach counselor in the international counseling office in Prince George’s County, Maryland, says she hears stories of hardship, including girls being raped on the journey into the United States, siblings and parents killed in gang violence back home and teen brothers from rural Guatemala who left home after their farm harvest was destroyed.

“We see death certificates, and we see letters that a minister wrote saying this child left because he was being threatened by this,” Chiancone said.

Coughlin’s school allows students learning English to stay into their 20s. In the past two years, it has seen in-

creased numbers of students who crossed the border alone.

He says many work long hours at night in restaurants or cleaning to pay for immigration attorneys or, in at least one case, to pay back a relative who spent thousands of dollars to have them smuggled into the country.

The language barrier proved to be a big obstacle for Ronald Pojoy, who came alone from Guatemala in 2007 when he was 15 to join his mother.

“Sometimes, I tried to give up because it was a lot of language I had to learn,” he said.

“It was really hard for me because I had to work and then school. That would make me more tired.”

Now 21, Pojoy received his diploma last month from Liberty High School in southwest Houston. The school serves a large number of immigrants and offers information about legal and other community services.

“We have to clearly demonstrate to the students that what they are doing is very important. ... We also have to

demonstrate to the students that they can make it,” said Eddison James, a math teacher.

One of Coughlin’s students, Milsa Martinez, 20, says she was 18 when her parents sent for her in El Salvador, after her grandmother died, 14 years after her parents had moved to the U.S. She was terrified as she made the journey with two smugglers and about 30 others — including children ages about 8 and 9. At one point, she said, a woman with bunions was left behind because she couldn’t walk.

Martinez was treated as a minor when detained because, she said, she looked young.

Now, she works at a hospital many evenings taking out trash. She dreams of going to college but worries about deportation even though she says she was told her immigration case was closed.

“I think that if I graduate from college it can help me in another country, too, not only here, even though I want to stay here,” Martinez says.

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5 tips for making family trips with teens more fun

BY BETH J. HARPAZ AP Travel Editor NEW YORK — Family travel falls into three distinct phases. First, there’s the exhausting period of travel with crying babies who need diapers, bottles, strollers, car seats and naps. Then come the golden years, when kids can handle long rides and long walks, when they actually think scavenger hunts are fun and when they bask in their family’s love and attention.

But that’s followed by the teenage years, which can be nearly as challenging as the toddler years — because to a teenager, any place a parent wants to go is by definition uncool.

It’s tempting to fantasize about leaving them home (surely they can take care of themselves!), but they might throw wild parties in your absence, so you’ll have to bring them along. Here are five strategies — crowd sourced and from personal experience — to help you survive. It may not be cool for teenagers to travel with their parents, but you can definitely make it more fun.

FIND APPEALING ACTIVITIES Teenage brains crave danger. Parental brains crave security. Fortunately, many activities are both thrilling and basically safe, like zip-lining, whitewater rafting and roller coasters.

Teens also like trying new things. Let them try surfing, stand-up paddleboards or snorkeling. No reason mom and dad can’t sit that stuff out,

through a gallery or two.

Here’s the good news: Now that my kids are older — 16 and 21 — they think art is cool.

What’s more awesome than putting a selfie with “The Scream” on Instagram? And even if you can’t get teens psyched about museums, they might love street art. Many cities have neighborhoods where graffiti — illegal or sanctioned — is a tourist attraction, such BE FLEXIBLE ABOUT as Wynwood; Miami; or BushITINERARIES wick, Brooklyn. Look for walkI like museums, gardens and ing tours; your guide might even be a cool 20-something historic sites. My husband who’ll impress the heck out of likes 6 a.m. sunrise hikes, preferably up steep mountain your kids. trails. Guess what? Our kids BRING A FRIEND sometimes rebel, and we sometimes compromise. Being Friends can make trips more flexible about itineraries and fun and give parents time to letting kids help plan is critirelax while kids hang with cal to family travel happiness. their buddies. But consider a We’ve let a kid stay at the trial-run sleepover at home hotel while we’ve gone hiking. first to get a realistic preview I’ve done botanical gardens of your prospective guest’s alone while the others went to habits. Can you handle overly a zoo. We’ve even skipped alpicky eaters, screen addicts leged must-sees because the and kids who either won’t go to sleep or won’t wake up?

AP FILE PHOTO kids didn’t want to do them, and really, what’s the point?

If you can afford accommoWhitewater rafters are seen going down the Sacandaga River in Lake It’s vacation, not medicine. dations with a separate room Luzerne, New York, in 2011. Activities such as whitewater rafting, zipThere’s also no harm in letfor teens — even if it’s just a lining, surfing and stand-up paddleboarding often appeal to teenagting them sleep in or hang out pullout sofa in a living room ers, even when they’re at the age where they’re not all that excited at the pool while you visit an with a TV — that might also about vacationing with their parents. Being flexible about itineraries, art show or antiques store. make everyone happier. letting teens help plan outings and including activities that they’ll Some families plan trips by Inviting another family — enjoy can make traveling with teens more fun for everyone. letting each person pick one parents as well as kids — to place for the group to visit, al- vacation with you is another ternating adult choices with stores. Like the song says, “Is by the way — the kids will option, depending on budgets kid picks and limiting musethat your grandma’s coat?” surely learn faster than you, and logistics. ums to an hour if kids don’t and you wouldn’t want to be LET THEM EXPLORE GIVE A TEEN A JOB want to be there. Sure, you humiliated. want to see the “Mona Lisa” in If activities involve spending Let teens explore on their Let them drive on a road Paris, but you needn’t spend money, discuss limits ahead of own as much as possible, trip. Put them in charge of time. And if shopping’s on the whether the setting is a theme all day at the Louvre. Another taking pictures. And with all museum strategy: Let teens sit their digital know-how, let itinerary, don’t forget thrift park, mall, beach, festival or shops as fun, bargain alterna- neighborhood. If everyone has somewhere playing with their them navigate when you’re phones while you power walk tives to malls and brand-name cellphones, it’s easy to keep lost. track of their whereabouts, but you can also plan the oldfashioned way: “See you at 4 p.m. at the fountain (or the car or the hotel room).” Casually add that you’re prone to panic and will call the cops, have their names broadcast over public address systems, or write “WHERE ARE YOU?” in shouty-caps on their Facebook pages if they’re late.

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FREE LUNCH

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FROM PAGE A1 community eligibility including faster lunch lines, less money for cashiers to count at the end of the day and fewer bank deposits, no lunch applications and no notification letters.

This option will also be a relief to parents who will no longer have to be concerned about paying for their child’s meals at school.

Because of the program approval, Williams said the district’s food service department can now claim 85 percent of the meals at the free rate, which will result in more reimbursement from the federal government.

Neighboring Clarendon School District 2 has also been approved for community eligibility and will provide free breakfast and lunch to all students, according to a recent news release.

Free lunch and breakfast won’t be the only change in the food service department next school year.

Williams and the Sumter School District also announced earlier this year that to meet the new nutrition guidelines according to federal and state laws, the school district will have 100 percent whole-grain options starting in the 2014-15 school year.

Burnish said. “We haven’t been notified of any others.”

In addition to illegally tattooing a minor, Boykin doesn’t have a license

RUNOFF FROM PAGE A1 cases not allowed to cast provisional ballots.

During the hearing, Voter Registration Director Shirley Black-Oliver was asked about the eligibility of each of the voters in question.

She ruled most of the voters ineligible but said she could not make a determination in one case because the voter was marked as eligible on a list provided by the Santee Lynches Regional Council of Governments, which acts as a consultant for local government agencies, and ineligible on a list provided by the City of Manning.

Two other voters who appeared on a “do not vote” list were in fact eligible, she said, and were apparently allowed to vote after coming to the Voter Registration Office after being turned away at the polls.

After Black-Oliver’s testimony, it was agreed that the status of two ballots — at most — remained undetermined.

After a brief recess, the committee returned and voted unani-

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to give tattoos, period. He’d been warned before.

On Feb. 11, 2012, Boykin was arrested by local law enforcement and charged with one count each of tattooing and operating without a license or violating age restrictions.

The charges stemmed from an incident in which he allegedly gave two underage girls tattoos in a hotel room.

For each of these offenses, a person faces up to a year in prison and a $2,500 fine if convicted.

‘I think that there was a wrong that was not righted. I pray and hope that going forward, elections will be different.’

A change of two votes would not have changed either who the two runoff candidates would be or who the eliminated candidates would be.

Manning City Manager Scott Tanner said the city would take a closer look at some of its election information.

“We are going to try to verify that our maps are correct,” Tanner said. “We want to clarify that our maps are in order and the addresses listed are accurate.”

Black-Oliver said she didn’t think her office needed to change any of its current procedures.

“I do see the need to make sure that only those voters who are eligible to vote appear on the voter lists for each district,” she said.

“They had to make a decision made based on how many votes that we were looking at,” Anderson said. “I think that there was a wrong that was not righted.”

She said she still thinks some voters were turned away at the polls.

“I pray and hope that going forward, elections will be different,” she said.

SHARMANE ANDERSON

mously to certify the election.

“After hearing all the evidence presented, I vote to certify,” said commission member Margaret Walker.

Official totals from the July 8 election showed Julius “Jay” Dukes with 40 votes and Gloria Frierson with 31 votes, making them the two candidates who will be on the ballot in the July 22 runoff. Louis Griffith had 27 votes, and Anderson had 28. The election results necessitated a runoff between Dukes and Frierson when none of the candidates was able to gain 50 percent of the vote.

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NOTABLE & QUOTABLE P.J. O’Rourke writing about World Cup soccer.

Read it online at thedailybeast.com:

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WE NEED TO RETURN TO PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTION, HOLY SCRIPTURES I have become increasingly concerned over the state of our republic and the deterioration that is rapidly occurring. Many explanations, political and economic, could be given as to the cause of the decay. The complexities seem endless at times, almost defying solutions. As in all problem solving in life, it behooves us to always seek to get to the underlying cause or causes of the dilemma.

I would like to posit two primary causes for the predicament that we as a people are presently facing. The first is a lack of knowledge concerning our nation’s Constitution and the founder’s understanding of the principles of a Constitutional Republic. As a Christian, if I desire to understand the Christian message, I must go to the source document — the Holy Scriptures and the writings of the Apostles.

As a citizen-patriot, I must also go to the source document, the Constitution, and the writings of the founders.

The second cause is best stated by our

founder’s own words: “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other,” John Adams.

“Only a virtuous people are capable of freedom. As nations become corrupt and vicious, they have more need of masters,” Benjamin Franklin.

“The sum of all is, if we would most truly enjoy the gift of Heaven, let us become a virtuous people; then shall we both deserve and enjoy it,” George Washington, farewell address.

My appeal to all citizens is that we would humble ourselves and call out to the King of Heaven and the Governor of the world that He would grant us His mercy and lead us into repentance that once again we and our posterity may be given showers of blessings.

PAUL STRICKLAND Dalzell Editor’s note: This letter, which originally appeared in Tuesday’s edition, is being rerun in order to attribute quotes to the correct people.

COMMENTARY

Unwillingness to defend

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he U.S. Justice Department’s Bureau of Justice Statistics reports that 2012 losses because of personal identity theft totaled $24.7 billion (http://tinyurl.com/mdncmmw). The money losses from identity theft pale in comparison with the costs of paperwork, time and inconvenience imposed on the larger society in an effort to protect ourselves. According to LifeLock, while the laws against identity theft have gotten tougher, identity theft criminal prosecution is relatively rare. Unless we develop a low tolerance and a willingness to impose harsh sentences, identity thieves will continue to impose billions of dollars of costs on society.

Today’s Americans tolerate what would have been unthinkable years ago. According to the National CenWalter ter for Education Statistics Williams and the BJS, 209,800 primary- and secondary-school teachers reported being physically attacked by a student during the 2011-12 academic year (http://tinyurl.com/nltrzaz). Hundreds of thousands more are threatened with injury.

On average, 1,175 teachers are physically attacked each day of the school year. These facts demonstrate an unwillingness to defend ourselves against these young barbarians, who often will grow into big barbarians.

During the 1940s and early ‘50s, when I was in school, assaulting or threatening teachers was unthinkable. Corporal punishment in school and/or at home would have been the result of an assault or threat against a teacher. Starting in the ‘50s, following Dr. Benjamin Spock’s advice, what worked for centuries was exchanged with what sounded good.

In 1970, Thomas Gordon, best-selling author of “Parent Effectiveness Training,” told parents to stop punishing their children and to start treating them “much as we treat friends or a spouse.” Corporal punishment has been criminalized. Other forms of punishment have been replaced with “timeout” and other such nonsense.

When young barbarians grow up to become big barbarians, often there’s still an unwillingness to defend ourselves. In many poor neighborhoods, the police know who the

criminals are, but their hands are tied by the courts. These criminals are permitted to prey on the overwhelmingly law-abiding members of the community, who, because of ineffective police protection, are huddled behind bars in their homes. Sometimes these criminals go downtown to single out white people, whom they sometimes refer to as “polar bears,” to play the “knockout” game. What’s worse is that sometimes, as in the case of Rochester, New York, the police characterize these brazen attacks as harassment rather than assaults. Though most of these attacks are against white people, the news media and police are reluctant to call them racist hate crimes.

It’s in the international arena where we face the greatest threat from our unwillingness to protect ourselves. Most of the international community sees Iran as a sponsor and exporter of terrorism. There’s no question that if Iran develops nuclear weapons, it doesn’t bode well for the world. But what does the world do, led by the U.S.? It allows Iran to go full speed ahead in the name of what the Iranian press calls “the Iranian nation’s nuclear rights.” The U.S. alone has the power to tell Iran to permit unimpeded inspection of the country’s nuclear facilities, with the threat of bombing if it doesn’t comply.

The West, led by our country, is doing exactly what it did in the run-up to World War II. It knowingly allowed Adolf Hitler to rearm — in violation of treaties — which led to a war that cost 60 million lives. In 1936, France alone could have stopped Hitler.

We have a similar lack of willingness to effectively deal with terrorists. Our intelligence community knows the national origin of those who attack Americans. At least one part of our strategy should be to inform nations that we will exact a heavy price from them if they become a staging ground for terrorists.

Unfortunately, for the future of our nation and the world, we are too focused on government handouts rather than the most basic function of government: defending us from barbarians.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2014 creators.com

Soccer is not likely to become a sport that American life revolves around like the Super Bowl. Or March Madness when all business activity ceases while employees devote full time to filling in brackets only to lose the pool to the executive assistant who picks colleges according to which school colors she likes best. Or the World Series where you can take a snack break during the wind-up for every pitch.

For us Laz-Y-Boy League All-Stars in our 50s and 60s (a key sports fan demographic), soccer will always be a thing that was introduced at schools, YMCAs, and rec centers when America was having its JFK physical fitness fit.

Soccer was intended to be safe, free from the worrisome “over-competitiveness” of Little League and Pop Warner, and playable by any kid no matter what a fat little jerk he was. That is, soccer was intended to be no fun, like a 50-mile hike.

Plus children didn’t know how to play it. And they still don’t. Every parent winces at the mention of soccer, recalling endless afternoons spent viewing Kid-Cluster-Kick, usually in shade-free places with nowhere to sit and mosquitoes. Twenty years after the phrase entered the American lexicon, “Soccer Mom” retains its power as hurtful speech.

The time between World Cups is too long. America is “gratification nation” and we like ours immediate or, at least, annually. Soccer is similar to one of those Olympic sports that get us excited — 400 meter hurdles, platform diving, pole vault, 200 meter butterfly — then four years pass and we can’t remember which one we’re excited by.

Maureen Dowd in her Sunday New York Times column titled, “Isn’t it rich?” Read it online at www.nytimes.com: Chelsea Clinton never acted out during the eight years she came of age as America’s first daughter.

So it’s strange to see her acting out in a sense now, joining her parents in cashing in to help feed the rapacious, gaping maw of Clinton Inc. With her 1 percenter mother under fire for disingenuously calling herself “dead broke” when she left the White House, why would Chelsea want to open herself up to criticism that she is gobbling whopping paychecks not commensurate with her skills, experience or role in life?

As the 34-year-old tries to wean some of the cronies from the Clinton Foundation — which is, like the Clintons themselves, well-intended, wasteful and disorganized — Chelsea is making speeches that go into foundation coffers. She is commanding, as The Times’s Amy Chozick re-

ported, up to $75,000 per appearance.

Hillary’s book — which feels like something she got at Ikea and had someone put together — is drooping because it was more about the estimated $13 million advance and the campaign ramp-up than the sort of intriguing self-examination and political excavations found in the memoirs of Timothy Geithner and Bob Gates. If she had had something to say, the book might have been shorter.

The Clintons were fiercely protective of Chelsea when she was a teenager, insisting on respect from the media and getting it. They need to protect their daughter again, this time from their wanton acquisitiveness.

In the Sunday New York Times Review, Sonia Nazario writes it’s “a refugee crisis, not an immigration crisis.”

Read it online at www.nytimes.com: I last went to Nueva Suyapa in 2003, to write about another boy, Luis Enrique Motiño Pineda, who had grown up there and left to find his mother in the United States.

Children from Central America have been making that journey, often without their parents, for two decades. But lately something has changed, and the predictable flow has turned into an exodus. Three years ago, about 6,800 children were detained

by United States immigration authorities and placed in federal custody; this year, as many as 90,000 children are expected to be picked up.

Around a quarter come from Honduras — more than from anywhere else.

Children still leave Honduras to reunite with a parent, or for better educational and economic opportunities. But, as I learned when I returned to Nueva Suyapa last month, a vast majority of child migrants are fleeing not poverty, but violence. As a result, what the United States is seeing on its borders now is not an immigration crisis. It is a refugee crisis.

Many Americans, myself included, believe in deporting unlawful immigrants, but see a different imperative with refugees.

The United States should immediately create emergency refugee centers inside our borders, tent cities — operated by the United Nations and other relief groups like the International Rescue Committee — where immigrant children could be held for 60 to 90 days instead of being released. The government would post immigration judges at these centers and adjudicate children’s cases there.

To ensure this isn’t a sham process, asylum officers and judges must be trained in child-sensitive interviewing techniques to help elicit information from fearful, traumatized youngsters.

Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen.

Reach him at graham@theitem.com.

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FYI The USS Long Beach CGN-9 Association Inc. 2014 Reunion will be held Sept. 8-14, at the Hilton St. Louis Airport, 10330 Natural Bridge Road, St. Louis, Missouri. Call (314) 426-5500 for reservations and identify yourself as a member of the USS Long Beach reunion. For details, call Don Shade at (866) 352-2469 or (716) 569-2314; email lbcgn9@aol.com; or visit www.usslongbeach-assoc. org.

The Lincoln High School Class of 1969 will hold a reunion Saturday-Sunday, Aug. 2-3, at the Lincoln High School Alumni Building, 26 Council St. Call Cynthia Mack Harvin at (803) 773-9790 or Rosalie Pringle at (803) 773-5706.

Hillcrest High School Class of 1984 is planning a class reunion for Aug. 8-10. If you are a member of this class or know someone who is, contact Dianna Adams (Miller) at (301) 471-7250, adams_dianna@yahoo.com or visit http://hhs1984wildcats.com.

The 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans Organization will hold its 20th Annual Reunion Aug. 28-30 in Charleston. All who served with the 101st Division in Vietnam, their guests and supporters, are invited. For details, visit www.101namvet.com or call (803) 506-3120.

The University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and Sumter County Active Lifestyles are sponsoring a free walking program. If you are interested in becoming more active, form a walking group of 4-8 members and join Sumter County On The Move! This program allows you to walk at your own convenience or with a group. Free workshops and physical activity information available. Call (803) 774-3860 or register at https://www.surveymonkey. com/s/scotm-test2.

Are you a breast cancer survivor? Maggie L. Richardson is seeking other survivors to form a music group and give back to the community. If you are interested in joining, contact her at mlrminstry2012@gmail.com or (803) 236-9086.

Belly dancing classes are held at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Parks and Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Only $20 per month.

The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone/everyone who served in the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit www.2ida.org or contact Mike Davino at MDavino@ yahoo.com or (919) 498-1910.

Zumba classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and

Wednesdays at the Parks and Recreation building on Haynsworth Street. Classes are $5 each. No registration required. Contact Deanne Lewis at zumbadeanne@ gmail.com.

The Palmetto Singles Club holds a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month at the VFW on Gion Street. Call Sarah Shorter at (803) 847-3288.

Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the Sumter Mall community room, 1057 Broad St. The group helps in developing speaking and leadership skills. Call Douglas Wilson at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271.

The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Bultman Conference Room at USC Sumter.

Administrative professionals, assistants and secretaries are encouraged to attend.

Call Mary Sutton at (803) 938-3760.

Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients from the American Cancer Society.

Transportation to treatment, help for appearance related side effects of treatment, nutrition help, one-on-one breast cancer support, free housing away from home during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to talk to — all free. Call (800) 227-2345.

The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships Inc., a non-profit organization, announces the S.C. Weatherization Assistance Program. This program helps provide weatherization assistance to low-income South Carolinians. Services include, but are not limited to, insulating attics, walls, floors, water heaters and exposed pipes; stripping and caulking around doors and windows; and replacing broken glass panes. Call the Weatherization office of Wateree Community Action Agency Inc. at (803) 773-9716 or the state information line at (888) 771-9404.

Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762) past and present, to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, contact Allen R. Hope, president, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; fax (260) 492-9771; or email at hope4391@verizon.net.

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The last word in astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Share your EUGENIA LAST thoughts with your peers, and you’ll come up with a viable solution regarding a situation that’s been bothering you. Put romance at the top of your list. Passion is a much better way to release excess energy than anger.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Do something that helps those less fortunate, and you’ll feel great satisfaction and possibly meet someone who can broaden your outlook and lead you in a positive direction. Don’t make changes at home or overspend on luxury items.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Be careful whom you share personal information with. Someone will give you a false impression or take advantage of you emotionally.

Focus on using your skills masterfully and finishing whatever job you’re given without making a fuss.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your curiosity will lead to interesting conversations. Collaborate with someone who comes from a different background and you will come up with a plan that can lead to greater prosperity. Greater security and stability is within reach.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Spice up your life. Visit a place you’ve never been before. You’ll learn something new that can bring you good fortune if you attend an unusual event. Help someone elderly, and you will be rewarded for your time and effort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll attract attention if you do things differently today. Change your routine or try out an activity or hobby that interests you. You’ll come up with an idea that can lead to extra cash. Settle any pending

debts or legal matters.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Get busy doing things that help you look and feel good. Activities that will get you into shape or raise your awareness will also help you master a happier, more fulfilling lifestyle.

It’s out with the old and in with the new.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): This is the perfect day to begin something new. Use your experience and knowledge to persuade others to join you, but do not exaggerate or make promises you cannot keep. A shopping spree will lead to a bargain you cannot resist.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make alterations at home that will add to your comfort and convenience. Don’t listen to anyone pitching you an idea, product or investment that sounds too good to be true. Channel your energy into physical activities that are challenging but satisfying.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

6-13-26-30-32 PowerUp: 2

2-3-7-23-51 Powerball: 26 Powerplay: 2

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

8-8-8 and 9-1-4

3-0-1-2 and 4-5-0-7

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Billy Brunson shares a picture of his beautiful lilies.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Stay away from confrontation. Someone will want to pick a fight. Avoid anyone who is overindulgent. Focus on your investments and unique ways to bring in more cash. Strive for greater stability at work and protect your reputation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Concentrate on your financial situation. Don’t give in to anyone trying to bully you or trying to get you to do something for nothing.

Stand up for your rights, and you’ll gain respect. A career change looks positive. Check online job postings.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t let emotional matters limit your productivity. If there’s something you want, go after it. You can improve your home and domestic life with a couple of changes that will make your place more comfortable and inviting.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Spurrier, Carolina still trying to take next step

Swinney: Tigers won’t slow down on offense

BY JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

HOOVER, Ala. — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier doesn’t necessarily sit in recruits’ living rooms emphasizing the chance to go 11-2.

The Gamecocks have posted that record three years running, but still were relegated to spectators for the Southeastern Conference championship game. So, Spurrier sells a shot at making history to prospects.

“I can assure you I tell those recruits, ‘If you come here, hopefully you’ll be on the first SEC championship team ever,’’’ Spurrier said

Tuesday at SEC media days. “That’s still our goal. We haven’t quite done it. I think we’ve been close but not close enough.’’

Of course, not too long ago South Carolina would have celebrated doubledigit wins, nice bowl trips and three straight Top 10 finishes. The Gamecocks did win the SEC East title in 2010, but have been 6-2 in the league each of the past three years.

Spurrier had glowing reviews of his current team, which figures to join Georgia as two of the favorites in the East. He praised the Gamecocks’

SEE USC, PAGE B4

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South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier speaks on Tuesday during the Southeastern Conference media days in Hoover, Ala.

SUNSET — Clemson’s not slowing down, even without the offensive stars that made them go in receiver Sammy Watkins and quarterback Tajh Boyd.

Tigers coach Dabo Swinney said Tuesday his team won’t ease up on the attack that averaged better than 40 points and 500 yards for a second straight. Of course, he won’t have Watkins and Boyd, the high-performance duo who took center stage as Clemson went 32-8 and won the 2011 Atlantic Coast Conference cham-

pionship during their three seasons as starters.

Watkins SWINNEY left school a season early and was picked No. 4 overall by the Buffalo Bills while Boyd was taken in the sixth round by the New York Jets this past May — opening up two very high-profile spots on last year’s eighth-ranked Tigers.

For those returning, the message is clear, says offensive coordinator Chad Morris: “To prove that we weren’t a

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B4

LEGION BASEBALL

Stronger by the inning

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Sumter first baseman Tee Dubose, right, waits for the ball as Hartsville’s Casey Kelly slides safely back into first during the P-15’s 4-1 victory on Tuesday at Jimmy White Park in Kelleytown. The P-15’s took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 second-round American Legion baseball state playoff series.

Jacob Watcher finds rhythm, Soles delivers late as P-15’s pull within 1 win of state tournament berth

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com KELLEYTOWN — A night after almost getting a no-hitter from their starting pitcher, the Sumter P-15’s found themselves in a pitcher’s duel on Tuesday in the best-of-5 American Legion baseball second-round state playoff series at Jimmy White Park.

Hartsville’s Maliki Mack matched Jacob Watcher for seven innings, but a wild pitch in the eighth and a 2-run single by River Soles in the ninth proved to be the difference in a 4-1 Sumter victory.

Watcher had a 5-hit complete game effort for Sumter, which is now 24-8 on the season and leads the series 2-0.

The P-15’s can win the series

RAINOUT IN MANNING Tuesday’s Game 2 between Florence and Manning-Santee was postponed because of rain. The two teams will meet today at 7:30 p.m. in Manning.

and earn a spot in the state tournament with a win today in a 7 p.m. contest at Riley

Park.

Watcher allowed one unearned run and struck out six while walking three.

Watcher struggled early and admitted his ability to throw strikes was something he had to adjust to as the game went on.

“I struggled obviously throwing strikes in the early innings and couldn’t find my

arm slot,” Watcher explained.” I was getting under my changeup a lot so it was kind of squirting out of my hand.

“If I just learn to locate my outside changeup – location is everything,” the P-15’s winning pitcher said. “It’s not about how hard you throw or

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B2

MLB ALL-STAR GAME

AL leads NL 5-3 in 8th; Jeter jogs off to cheers

BY DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Jeter started his last All-Star game with a long ovation and a leadoff double, and Miguel Cabrera followed with a two-run homer to give the American League a strong start on the way to a 5-3 lead over the National League through

seven innings on Tuesday night.

In the annual gathering of the game’s best, Jeter was the honored guest this year. The presence of the 40-yearold New York Yankees shortstop, who will retire after the season, prompted a steady stream of cheers from the crowd at Target Field. Before he stepped

to the plate, he waved to admirers in the seats and on the field before digging in and hitting a double for the AL against Adam Wainwright of St. Louis.

Mike Trout drove in Jeter with a triple.

Then Cabrera’s smash was the first to leave an All-Star field in two

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

American League shortstop Derek Jeter, right, singles during the third inning of SEE ALL-STAR, PAGE B2 Tuesday’s All-Star Game in Minneapolis. The AL led 5-3 after seven innings.

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PRO BASEBALL

Cespedes wins 2nd straight HR derby

BY DAVE CAMPBELL The Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Yoenis Cespedes knew how to pace himself in this rain-delayed home run derby, drawn out further by a new format.

The Oakland Athletics outfielder simply trusted his own strength.

Cespedes became the first repeat winner of the All-Star skills contest in 15 years, powering his way past Cincinnati’s Todd Frazier 9-1 in the final round Monday night.

Ken Griffey Jr. took the title in 1998 and 1999.

With a serious, determined look on his face the whole time, Cespedes finished with 28 homers. That was four fewer than last year, when he beat Washington’s Bryce Harper 9-8 in the final round.

The 28-year-old Cuban even told Athletics teammate Josh Donaldson he was doing this wrong.

“I knew he wasn’t going to win because his mentality was to take the ball out of the stadium, and I told him that is not the way you win this competition,’’ Cespedes said through an interpreter.

He added: “I’m somebody who’s very conscious of the power that I have. So I don’t need to put more of a swing or more of an effort in order to hit a home run. I just have to look for a good pitch and put a good swing on it, and it usually takes care of it.’’

Cespedes saved his best for last, a 452-foot blast to the third deck above left field that officially measured as the longest of the night. A’s third base coach Mike Gallego again pitched to Cespedes, who went deep 32 times in last year’s derby at Citi

ALL-STAR FROM PAGE B1 years. Nobody went deep in 2013.

Trout spoiled Pat Neshek’s homecoming in the fifth inning with a bouncing RBI double down the line ruled fair by third base umpire Scott Barry, though replays showed the ball might have been foul. Neshek, the bearded side-arming setup man for the Cardinals, gave up three hits after starting his first AllStar appearance with an out. Neshek grew up in the suburb of Brooklyn Park, just 10 miles north of the ballpark.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oakland’s Yoenis Cespedes holds the trophy after winning the Home Run Derby in Minneapolis on Monday.

Field in New York. Gallego’s arm looked nearly out of gas by the final round, which started after 10:30 p.m. local time.

“Maybe next year I’ll put up a better showing at the end,’’ Frazier said. “Now that I understand, maybe I’ll do a couple of more pushups.’’

Cespedes topped Toronto’s Jose Bautista, and Frazier surprisingly beat Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton in the semifinals.

Bautista and Stanton each earned a bye to the semifinals under the

After Tyler Clippard relieved Neshek, Jose Altuve stretched the AL lead to 5-3 with a sacrifice fly.

The Milwaukee Brewers comprised one-third of the NL lineup this year, and they helped bring the NL right back in the second against Jon Lester.

Third baseman Aramis Ramirez of the Brewers hit a one-out single to start the rally and scored on a double by Philadelphia’s Chase Utley.

Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy followed with his first of two RBI doubles to cut the lead to 3-2.

Jeter started the third with a single, raising his All-Star batting average to

.481, with 13 hits in 27 atbats. That’s the secondbest of all time for players with 20 or more at-bats, behind Hall of Famer Charlie Gehringer.

Then, right before the fourth inning began, Jeter was taken out for Alexei Ramirez and the captain jogged off an All-Star field for the 14th and final time.

With Frank Sinatra’s “New York, New York” playing on the stadium speakers, he waved to the crowd and exchanged hugs and handshakes in the AL dugout and then took a curtain call before the game resumed.

Utley was hit by a pitch from Chris Sale of the White Sox with two outs,

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 even how good your stuff is; if you just locate it they’re going to have trouble hitting it.”

P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson said despite struggling early Watcher was good and carried the team for awhile. Watcher had 3-, 7- and 8-pitch innings later in the game to help conserve some innings and enable him to go the distance.

“Early in the game he wasn’t really good,” the P-15’s coach said. “He had some big innings in the first and second innings where we got out of some jams, but as the game got going that joker got better.

“Early in the game we started going fastball, curveball and then as the game progressed we started throwing curveball, changeup, and late in the game we stuck with fastballs mainly mixing in some off speed.”

Mack allowed one run, scattering five hits over 7 1/3 innings and left in the top of the eighth with runners on first and second before giving way to Jalen Durant. Mack walked five and struck out two in the loss.

Durant uncorked a wild pitch against Chris Crawford allowing River Soles to score and give Sum-

new bracketed format, which gave each player seven outs and pitted the survivors from each side in the final round. Bautista went deep 10 times in the first round, keeping the fans in the second deck above left field on their toes, and Stanton hit six.

That was all for him, though.

After a long wait for his next turn, Stanton put up a zero in the semifinals and let Frazier advance with only one.

Oh, but Stanton’s six were beauties.

One landed in the third deck above left field, about a half-dozen rows shy of the very top of the ballpark. Another reached the second deck above the center field batter’s eye, a place never touched by a ball during an actual game here.

Bautista, the AL captain, has 11 home runs in 14 regular-season games here, the most by any visiting player. That’s only one less than Twins cornerstone Joe Mauer, who has played 284 career games at Target Field.

Cespedes, who beat Donaldson in a tiebreaker after each finished with three in the first round, breezed by Baltimore’s Adam Jones in the second round. Frazier topped NL captain Troy Tulowitzki on the other side.

Colorado’s Justin Morneau, the fan favorite after 10-plus years and four All-Star games for the host Twins, was eliminated in the first round.

It was delayed 54 minutes by light rain on an unseasonably cool night — even for Minnesota — with a start-time temperature of 59 degrees.

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Sumter starting pitcher Jacob Watcher throws during the P-15’s 4-1 victory over Hartsville on Tuesday at Jimmy White Park in Kelleytown. Watcher threw a 5-hit, complete-game effort as the P-15’s took a 2-0 lead in the best-of-5 American Legion baseball state playoff series. ter a 2-1 lead.

Soles hit a 2-run, 2-out single to center field in the ninth to give

and pinch-runner Dee Gordon — who leads the majors in steals with 43 for the Dodgers — scored on a double by Lucroy to tie the game at 3.

The game began with a temperature of 72 degrees under a pictureperfect summer sky, a view that wasn’t possible the last time Major League Baseball took its midsummer showcase to the land of lakes. In 1985, when the NL beat the AL 6-1 at the Metrodome, a Teflon ceiling covered the action on the other end of downtown Minneapolis. The Twins ditched the roof when they moved to Target Field in 2010.

Sumter the cushion it needed. Phillip Watcher reached on a 2-out fielder’s choice and Jacob Watcher singled before Soles’ clutch hit.

“The last guy (Dillon Tiller) threw 20 miles an hour faster than the first guy (Mack) so I just tried to get my foot down early, see the ball out front,” Soles said of his third hit of the night. “I got a little jammed, but got enough on it to get a hit.”

Sumter held the lead for six innings until the seventh when a single and error allowed Hartsville to tie the game. Post 53 tied the game after leaving six runners on base.

Cody Kelly led off the inning with a single and advanced to second on a Wade Hawkins sacrifice bunt. Austin Morris singled to center and Crawford, the Sumter centerfielder, bobbled while attempting to field the ball, allowing Kelly to score Hartsville’s first run.

Sumter took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning without the help of a base hit. Leadoff man Phillip Watcher scored on a fielder’s choice groundout by Kemper Patton. Phillip Watcher walked and was sacrificed to second by Jacob Watcher.

Soles led the team offensively with three hits, all singles. Phillip Watcher had two hits.

Post 53 fell to 13-8 on the year.

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

8 a.m. -- International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Eleven from Oyannax, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

10:30 a.m. -- College Football: SEC Media Days from Hoover, Ala. (ESPNU).

4 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

6 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.76, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

6:30 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: State Playoffs Second-Round Series Game Three -- Hartsville at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).

6:55 p.m. -- Major League Soccer: New York at Philadelphia (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- Minor League Baseball: Triple-A All-Star Game from Durham, N.C. (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

10 p.m. -- Collegiate Summer League Baseball: California Collegiate League All-Star Game (SPORTSOUTH).

10 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Summer League Game from Las Vegas (NBA TV).

4 a.m. -- PGA Golf: British Open First Round from Hoylake, England (ESPN).

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION Detroit Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Houston Texas

W 52 49 47 44 43

L 42 47 47 53 52

Pct .553 .510 .500 .454 .453

W 53 48 47 45 44

L 38 46 47 51 50

Pct GB .582 – .511 6 1/2 .500 7 1/2 .469 10 1/2 .468 10 1/2

W 59 57 51 40 38

L 36 37 44 56 57

Pct GB .621 – .606 1 1/2 .537 8 .417 19 1/2 .400 21

TUESDAY’S GAME

All-Star game at Minneapolis, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

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

W 51 52 45 44 42

L 42 43 50 50 53

Pct .548 .547 .474 .468 .442

GB – – 7 7 1/2 10

W 53 52 51 49 40

L 43 44 44 46 54

Pct .552 .542 .537 .516 .426

GB – 1 1 1/2 3 1/2 12

W 54 52 41 40 40

L 43 43 54 55 56

Pct GB .557 – .547 1 .432 12 .421 13 .417 13 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

All-Star game at Minneapolis, 8 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

NASCAR

By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through July 13 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 670. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 658. 3, Brad Keselowski, 634. 4, Matt Kenseth, 621. 5, Jimmie Johnson, 598. 6, Carl Edwards, 574. 7, Ryan Newman, 573. 8, Kyle Busch, 567. 9, Joey Logano, 551. 10, Clint Bowyer, 548. 11, Paul Menard, 541. 12, Denny Hamlin, 530. 13, Kevin Harvick, 528. 14, Kyle Larson, 524. 15, Austin Dillon, 524. 16, Greg Biffle, 519. 17, Kasey Kahne, 515. 18, Brian Vickers, 507. 19, Tony Stewart, 502. 20, Marcos Ambrose, 489.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $4,435,136. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $4,074,129. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $4,048,318. 4, Jeff Gordon, $3,953,343. 5, Jamie McMurray, $3,850,390. 6, Kevin Harvick, $3,651,706. 7, Matt Kenseth, $3,635,687. 8, Kyle Busch, $3,567,145. 9, Joey Logano, $3,566,033. 10, Denny Hamlin, $3,481,056. 11, Greg Biffle, $3,093,994. 12, Austin Dillon, $3,015,504. 13, Paul Menard, $2,980,836. 14, Carl Edwards, $2,965,577. 15, Clint Bowyer, $2,961,680. 16, Brian Vickers, $2,943,649. 17, Aric Almirola, $2,943,409. 18, Tony Stewart, $2,871,386.

19, Kyle Larson, $2,783,125. 20, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $2,766,695.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL

Major League Baseball MLB _ Named Billy Bean as a consultant who will serve as Ambassador for Inclusion.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association CHICAGO BULLS _ Released F Carlos Boozer.

Waived F Lou Amundson, G Ronnie Brewer and G Mike James.

DALLAS MAVERICKS _ Signed F Dirk Nowitzki and F Chandler Parsons.

DETROIT PISTONS _ Signed G D.J. Augustin and F Caron Butler.

HOUSTON ROCKETS _ Acquired F Trevor Ariza, F Alonzo Gee, G Scotty Hopson and a 2015 firstround draft pick from the New Orleans Pelicans, the Pelicans received C Omer Asik, F Omri Casspi and cash considerations and the Washington Wizards receive C Melvin Ely and a trade exception.

MEMPHIS GRIZZLIES _ Signed G Beno Udrih to a multiyear contract.

MIAMI HEAT _ Re-signed G Dwyane Wade.

OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER _ Signed G Sebastian Telfair.

SAN ANTONIO SPURS _ Named Etorre Messina assistant coach.

FOOTBALL

National Football League NEW ORLEANS SAINTS _ Agreed to terms with TE Jimmy Graham on a multiyear contract.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE

AMERICAN LEGION STATE PLAYOFFS LOWER STATE

Sumter vs. Hartsville Monday Sumter 7, Hartsville 6 Tuesday Sumter 4, Hartsville 1, Sumter leads series 2-0 Today Hartsville at Sumter Thursday Sumter at Hartsville (if necessary) Friday Hartsville at Sumter (if necessary) Manning-Santee vs. Florence Monday Florence 10, Manning-Santee 2, Florence leads series 1-0 Tuesday Florence at Manning-Santee, ppd., rain Today Florence at Manning-Santee Thursday

Manning-Santee at Florence Friday Florence at Manning-Santee (if necessary) Saturday Manning-Santee at Florence (if necessary) Camden vs. Georgetown Monday Camden 7, Georgetown 5, Camden leads series 1-0 Tuesday Camden at Georgetown Today Georgetown at Camden Thursday Camden at Georgetown (if necessary) Friday Georgetown at Camden (if necessary)

UPPER STATE

Spartanburg vs. Greenwood Monday Spartanburg 6, Greenwood 4,

Spartanburg leads series 1-0 Tuesday Greenwood at Spartanburg Today Spartanburg at Greenwood Thursday Greenwood at Spartanburg (if necessary) Friday Spartanburg at Greenwood (if necessary) Rock Hill vs. Union Monday Rock Hill 7, Union 4, Rock Hill leads series 1-0 Tuesday Rock Hill at Union Today Union at Rock Hill Thursday Rock Hill at Union (if necessary) Friday Union at Rock Hill (if necessary) Inman vs. Fort Mill Monday Inman 8 Fort Mill 2, Inman leads

series 1-0

Tuesday Inman at Fort Mill Today Fort Mill at Inman Thursday Inman at Fort Mill (if necessary) Friday Fort Mill at Inman (if necessary) Chapin-Newberry vs. Greenville Monday Chapin-Newberry 5, Greenville 1, suspended, 4th inning, rain Tuesday Chapin-Newberry at Greenville Today Greenville at Chapin-Newberry, completion of suspended game Greenville at Chapin-Newberry Thursday Chapin-Newberry at Greenville (if necessary) Friday Greenville at Chapin-Newberry (if necessary)

GB – 4 5 9 1/2 9 1/2

Atlanta Indiana Washington Connecticut Chicago New York

W 15 10 9 9 8 7

L 5 11 12 13 13 13

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix Minnesota San Antonio Los Angeles Seattle Tulsa

W 16 16 11 9 9 7

L 3 6 11 11 14 14

Pct GB .750 – .476 5 1/2 .429 6 1/2 .409 7 .381 7 1/2 .350 8 Pct GB .842 – .727 1 1/2 .500 6 1/2 .450 7 1/2 .391 9 .333 10

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Connecticut at Seattle, 3 p.m.

Los Angeles at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Washington at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at New York, 11 a.m.

Tulsa at Minnesota, 1 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Tulsa, 12:30 p.m.

Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Connecticut at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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

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BRITISH OPEN TEE TIMES The Associated Press At Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England Purse: $9.24 million Yardage: 7,312 yards; Par: 72 (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday 1:25 a.m.-6:26 a.m. — David Howell, England; David Duval, United States; Robert Karlsson, Sweden.

1:36 a.m.-6:37 a.m. — Dawie Van Der Walt, South Africa; Cameron Tringale, United States; Masanori Kobayashi, Japan.

1:47 a.m.-6:48 a.m. — Chris Wood, England; Matt Jones, Australia; Bernd Wiesberger, Austria.

1:58 a.m.-6:59 a.m. — Erik Compton, United States; Kim Hyung-Sung, South Korea; Marc Leishman, Australia.

2:09 a.m.-7:10 p.m. — Koumei Oda, Japan; Ben Martin, United States; Anirban Lahiri, India.

2:20 a.m.-7:21 a.m. — Kiradech Aphibarnrat, Thailand; Brooks Koepka, United States; Edoardo Molinari, Italy.

2:31 a.m.-7:32 a.m. — Branden Grace, South Africa; Freddie Jacobson, Sweden; a-Ashley Chesters, England.

2:42 a.m.-7:43 a.m. — Justin Leonard, United States; Ben Curtis, United States; Paul Lawrie, Scotland.

2:53 a.m.-7:54 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Italy; Ryan Moore, United States; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark.

3:04 a.m.-8:05 a.m. — Matteo Manassero, Italy; a-Bradley Neil, Scotland; Mikko Ilonen, Finland.

3:15 a.m.-8:16 a.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Patrick Reed, United States; Stewart Cink, United States.

3:26 a.m.-8:27 a.m. — Tom Watson, United States; Jim Furyk, United States; Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland.

3:37 a.m.-8:38 a.m. — Luke Donald, England; Rickie Fowler, United States; Sergio Garcia, Spain.

3:53 a.m.-8:54 a.m. — Harris English, United States; Paul Casey, England; Matt Every, United States.

4:04 a.m.-9:05 a.m. — Tiger Woods, United States; Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Henrik Stenson, Sweden.

4:15 a.m.-9:16 a.m. — Charl Schwartzel, South Africa; Padraig Harrington, Ireland; K.J. Choi, South Korea.

4:26 a.m.-9:27 a.m. — Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland; Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Jordan Spieth, United States.

4:37 a.m.-9:38 a.m. — Ian Poulter, England; Dustin Johnson, United States; Jimmy Walker, United States.

4:48 a.m.-9:49 a.m. — Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa.

4:59 a.m-10 a.m. — Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Hunter Mahan, United States; Victor Dubuisson, France.

5:10 a.m.-10:11 a.m. — Nick Faldo, England; Todd Hamilton, United States; David Hearn, United States.

5:21 a.m.-10:22 a.m. — Ryan Palmer, United States; Brett Rumford, Australia; Tomohiro Kondo, Japan.

5:32 a.m.-10:33 a.m. — John Singleton, England; Peter Uihlein, United States; Marc Warren, Scotland.

5:43 a.m.-10:44 a.m. — Paul McKechnie, Scotland; Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; Juvic Pagunsan, Philippines.

5:54 a.m.-10:55 a.m. — Rhein Gibson, Australia; Brian Harman, United States; Kim Hyung-Tae, South Korea.

6:05 a.m.-11:06 a.m. — Christopher Hanson, England; Oscar Floren, Sweden; Yoshinobu Tsukada, Japan.

6:26 a.m.-1:25 a.m. — James McLeary, Scotland; Matthew Southgate, England; Hiroshi Iwata, Japan.

6:37 a.m.-1:36 a.m. — Roberto Castro, United States; Victor Riu, France; Tyrrell Hatton, England.

6:48 a.m.-1:47 a.m. — Jang Dong-kyu, South Korea, Nick Watney, United States; Shawn Stefani, United States.

6:59 a.m.-1:58 a.m. — D.A. Points, United States; Y.E. Yang, South Korea; Brendan Steele, United States.

7:10 a.m.-2:09 a.m. — Scott Stallings, United States; Pablo Larrazabal, Spain; Bryden Macpherson, Australia.

7:21 a.m.-2:20 a.m. — George Coetzee, South Africa; Charley Hoffman, United States; Michael Hoey, Northern Ireland.

7:32 a.m.-2:31 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, United States; Brendon de Jonge, Zimbabwe; Brendon Todd, United States.

7:43 a.m.-2:42 a.m. — Gary Woodland, United States; Sandy Lyle, Scotland; Kevin Stadler, United States.

7:54 a.m.-2:53 a.m. — Brandt Snedeker, United States; Graham DeLaet, Canada; a-Pan Cheng-Tsung, Taiwan.

8:05 a.m.-3:04 a.m. — Boo Weekley, United States; Danny Willett, England; Ashun Wu, China.

8:16 a.m.-3:15 a.m. — J.B. Holmes, United States; Jonas Blixt, Sweden; Chris Kirk, United States.

8:27 a.m.-3:26 a.m. — Miguel Angel Jimenez, Spain; Bill Haas, United States; Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand.

8:38 a.m.-3:37 a.m. — Martin Kaymer, Germany; Jason Day, Australia; Zach Johnson, United States.

8:54 a.m.-3:53 a.m. — Webb Simpson, United States; Jamie Donaldson, Wales; Yusaku Miyazato, Japan.

9:05 a.m.-4:04 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Ernie Els, South Africa; Bubba Watson, United States.

9:16 a.m.-4:15 a.m. — Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano, Spain; Russell Henley, United States; Billy Horschel, United States.

9:27 a.m.-4:26 a.m. — Adam Scott, Australia; Justin Rose, England; Jason Dufner, United States.

9:38 a.m.-4:37 a.m. — Ryo Ishikawa, Japan; Lee Westwood, England; Keegan Bradley, United States.

9:49 a.m.-4:48 a.m. — Kevin Na, United States; Joost Luiten, Netherlands; John Senden, Australia.

10 a.m.-4:59 a.m. — John Daly, United States; Tommy Fleetwood, England; Ross Fisher, England.

10:11 a.m.-5:10 a.m. — Mark Wiebe, United States; Rafa Cabrera-Bello, Spain; a-Paul Dunne, Ireland.

10:22 a.m.-5:21 a.m. — Oliver Fisher, England; Chesson Hadley, United States; Shane Lowry, Ireland.

10:33 a.m.-5:32 a.m. — George McNeill, United States; Richard Sterne, South Africa; Chris Stroud, United States.

10:44 a.m.-5:43 a.m. — Gregory Bourdy, France; Jin Jeong, South Korea; Matthew Baldwin, England.

10:55 a.m.-5:54 a.m. — Justin Walters, South Africa; Rhys Enoch, Wales; Billy Hurley III, United States.

11:06 a.m.-6:05 a.m. — Christopher Rodgers, England; Scott Jamieson, Scotland; An Byeong-Hun, South Korea.

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BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press HOYLAKE, England — Tiger Woods was an hour into his practice round Tuesday at the British Open when he stood on the fifth tee with a foreign object in his hand.

In golf vernacular, it’s called a driver.

Woods smashed it into the wind on the 528-yard hole and didn’t need to watch where it landed to realize it was in the middle of the fairway.

“This is a different golf course when what we played in ‘06,’’ Woods said. “It was hot, ball was flying. It was very dusty. Now we’re making ball marks on the greens, which we weren’t doing then.’’

So much has changed in so many areas.

Royal Liverpool, green and thick this time around, is still a firm and bouncy test of links golf. But it’s nothing as it was in 2006, when the fairways were so baked and brown that Woods hit only one driver in four rounds. That was on the 16th hole of the first round, and the ball wound up in the 17th fairway. He still made birdie.

But it’s not just the golf course.

Woods is not the same player, having gone through three operations since — two on his left knee, the most recent surgery March 31 on his back. He used to win majors at a rate slight better than one per year. Now he has gone six

years without, dating to his 14th at Torrey Pines in the 2008 U.S. Open.

And the biggest change might be the guys who are trying to beat him.

“I think it gets harder every year just because the field gets deeper — more guys with

a chance to win. What did we have, 16, 17 straight first-time winners?’’ Woods said, referring to one stretch when there were no repeat champions in 16 straight majors. “It’s getting harder to win. Guys are going to get longer. They’re going to get faster.”

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SPORTS

WEDNESDAY, JULY 16, 2014

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SPORTS ITEMS

CLEMSON FROM PAGE B1

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Miami’s Dwyane Wade (3) is staying with the Heat, agreeing to a 2-year deal with a player option for 2015-16. Wade made reference to the deal on Tuesday, tweeting “Home Is Where the Heart Is” and calling himself a “HeatLifer” in a photo of him below Miami’s three NBA championship banners.

Wade stays in Miami, signs 2-year contract MIAMI — Dwyane Wade is staying with the Miami Heat, and his latest deal is designed to give both the player and the only franchise he’s ever known some flexibility in the coming years.

Wade signed a new contract with the Heat on Tuesday. It’s a 2-year deal, the second of those seasons a player option, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because neither side announced terms.

“I am proud to have spent every single day of my career as a member of the Miami Heat and to have brought three championship titles to this great city,’’ Wade said in a statement. “I’ve been here through the good times and the hard times. I have confidence in the Miami Heat organization and the team they are building.’’

Earlier Tuesday, Wade tweeted “Home Is Where The Heart Is... My Home,My City,My House’’ and attached a photo of himself standing below the three NBA championship banners that hang at Miami’s home arena.

Financial terms were not an-

USC FROM PAGE B1 “wonderful attitude,’’ new starting quarterback Dylan Thompson, the defense and an offensive line he feels has a chance to be one of South Carolina’s best.

“I think coach Spurrier’s clear and we’re clear about our goal, and that’s to win the SEC East first and then the SEC,’’ Thompson said. “That’s a huge challenge, though. That’s been our goal for the past three years and we’ve fallen short. It just made us hungry, and I think the fans are getting that way. When you have a great leader like coach Spurrier, he’s not satisfied.

“We’ve been fortunate to win 11 games three years in a row, but that’s not enough for us. We’re going to do all we can to get there and more.’’

The 68-year-old Spurrier still seemed to be enjoying the ride at his 22nd media days’ trip, in the midst of what he calls the “talking season.’’

The No. 4 finish in the Associated Press ranking last season was South Carolina’s best.

The Gamecocks do have to replace eight starters, including No. 1 overall NFL pick defensive end Jadeveon Clowney.

“We’ve got a good program now,’’ Spurrier said. “If we continue to work out tails off, hopefully we can keep it up.’’

Spurrier also offered his take on Alabama coach Nick Saban’s success. He was asked about an offseason comment that Saban had underachieved at Alabama, despite winning three national titles.

“I just made the statement that I think they’ve had five No. 1 recruiting classes out of

nounced, though it’s expected Wade’s salary for next season will not reach the $20.2 million he would have made under his previous contract.

So now, what was the “Big 3’’ is a “Big 2.’’ Bosh is in the process of finishing a $118 million, 5-year contract with Miami.

Also Tuesday, the Heat signed Luol Deng to a two-year, $20 million deal, which was agreed to over the weekend

SAINTS SIGN TE GRAHAM TO NEW MULTIYEAR DEAL NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints on Tuesday confirmed a multiyear contract with Jimmy Graham, ending a protracted holdout for the star tight end.

Graham skipped all of the Saints’ voluntary and mandatory practices and workouts — and challenged the NFL’s franchise tag process through arbitration.

The odds of Graham leaving the Saints were slim since the club in late February placed its franchise tag on the player.

The NFL Players Association filed a grievance, contending Gra-

the last six years, which has got to make him the greatest recruiter in the history of college football,’’ Spurrier said.

“Arguably, they’ve got the greatest collection of football players ever assembled for a college team. If the recruiting services are correct, and they’re pretty much correct.

ham was used as a wide receiver often enough to qualify for the more lucrative receiver tag, worth about $5 million a year more than the $7 million tag for a tight end.

WIZARDS SEND ARIZA TO HOUSTON IN 3-TEAM TRADE WASHINGTON, D.C. — Houston acquired Ariza as part of a 3-team trade that was announced by Washington on Tuesday, bringing the 6-foot-8 forward back to where he averaged a career-high 14.9 points during the 2009-10 season.

Ariza will join Houston in a sign-and-trade in a deal also involving New Orleans and the Wizards.

The Rockets will send center Omer Asik, forward Omri Casspi and cash considerations to New Orleans, while Houston will also get forward Alonzo Gee, guard Scotty Hopson and a 2015 first-round draft pick from the Pelicans.

Washington will receive center Melvin Ely and a trade exception as part of the deal.

From wire reports

“As long as they can recruit like that, they’re always going to be the favorites. I guess fortunately sometimes the team that plays the best is the team that wins instead of maybe who has all the best players.’’

The Gamecocks are among the teams in hot pursuit of the Crimson Tide.

two-man show.’’

That question should linger into the season opener at Georgia on Aug. 30.

Cole Stoudt, a senior and son of NFL passer Cliff Stoudt, won the quarterback job in the spring, helped by both an injury to rising freshman DeShaun Watson and the spring game sideline meltdown and subsequent dismissal of Chad Kelly.

Swinney said Watson, who set Georgia state high school records with 17,134 yards and 218 touchdowns, is healthy and pushing for playing time.

Swinney and Morris say they knew since Watson’s first practice with the Tigers he would get playing time, just when and how much are the questions.

Morris is high on Stoudt, who performed ably in mop up duty and the few times Boyd came out with injuries.

“Cole, we’re excited about you,’’ Morris said. “Now it’s time to go out and win some ballgames.’’

Swinney recalls the last time he faced this situation after Kyle Parker left to play Major League Baseball after the 2010 season and he was left with untested redshirt sophomore Boyd and freshman Stoudt as the main backup.

“I can promise you I’m sleeping a lot better with this situation,’’ Swinney said.

Stoudt will have several big targets to throw to, just not those Tiger fans had been used to watching the past several years. Along with Watkins leaving early, 6-foot-5 Martavis Bryant also gave up his senior season for the pros. Bryant was second on the team with 42 catches for seven touchdowns.

The receiver spot starts with the return of Charone Peake, considered Watkins equal when the two arrived in 2011 but who missed all but two games with a knee injury. Mike Williams will get a chance to earn a spot, but should be pushed for playing time by midyear enrollees Artavis Scott and Demarre Kitt.

Clemson also has several capable tight ends who can catch the ball in Sam Cooper and Stanton Seckinger.

Jordan Leggett, at 6-5, could be the team’s most talented player at the spot and has stepped up his work habits after a lackluster freshman season, said tight ends coach Danny Pearman.

Morris, starting his fourth season in charge of the offense, thought back to when he took the job after the 2010 season. He said people were happy here with an offense that was averaging less than four touchdowns a game.

That’s a so-so half to Morris’ way of thinking and he won’t let the fire slide simply because his old stars are gone.

Swinney agrees, saying he’s developed a program the past five-and-a-half seasons that can stand the test of changing personnel.

“I think our guys are confident because we’ve built a good program and good programs can sustain themselves in through success and adversity,’’ he said. “You look around at the better programs and that’s what you see.’’

OBITUARIES

THE SUMTER ITEM

ROBERT MARK BLACKMON MANNING — Robert Mark Blackmon, 57, husband of Nancy Brewer Blackmon, died on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born on Feb. 8, 1957, in Camden, he was a son of the late BLACKMON Robert Lewis and Myrtis Fletcher Blackmon. He was a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon Civil Engineering Fraternity, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Fraternity, and Phi Beta Kappa Fraternity.

He was a board certified engineer with the S.C. State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. He was a district engineer for the Wateree District of the Department of Health and Environmental Control, city engineer for the City of Sumter, and retired as county engineer for Clarendon County. He was a member of Union United Methodist Church at Wilson.

He is survived by his wife of Manning; two sons, William Lewis Blackmon and Thomas Alexander Blackmon, both of Manning; and many beloved uncles, aunts, cousins, sisters, brothers-inlaw, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a brother who died in infancy.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Union United Methodist Church with the Rev. Wallace Culp and the Rev. Carl Ritter officiating.

The family will receive friends immediately following the memorial service in the church fellowship hall and other times at the residence, 2322 Nesbit Road, Manning.

Memorials may be made to Union United Methodist Church, c/o Charles Hester, P.O. Box 667, Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 4352179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

KIMBERLY H. HULSEY Kimberly Monique Hyatt Hulsey, age 49, died on Monday, July 14, 2014, at her residence.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Clinnie and Marilyn McElveen Hyatt. Kimberly enjoyed art and loved to paint and draw.

She will be remembered as a loving daughter, sister, aunt and friend.

Surviving are one brother, Ronnie Hyatt and his wife, Gail, of Sumter; two sisters, Sherry Gardner and her husband, Velter, of Sumter and Tami Ramsey and her husband, Richard, of Rocky Mount, North Carolina; nieces and nephews, Heather Gardner, Heath Gardner, Alicia Hyatt, Courtney Ramsey and Callie Ramsey; her special great-niece, Madison O. Gardner; along with many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. today in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy McDonald officiating.

The family will receive

friends 30 minutes prior to the service from 3:30 to 4 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to American Diabetes Association, 2711 Middleburg Drive, Columbia, SC 29204.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

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

NORMAN CHINA Norman China, 66, husband of Reatha Ingram China, departed this life on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Sumter Valley Health & Rehab.

Born on Oct. 21, 1947, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Robert L. and Thelma Franklin China.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 216 S. Washington St., Sumter, SC 29150.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Florence National Cemetery, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta.

Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9 to 10 a.m. on Thursday at the funeral home.

Born in Conway County, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Loyd and Mildred Rosette Freeman Crawford. She retired from an oil and energy company as an accountant. She was a member of Shiloh United Methodist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Louis Martin; one brother, Donald Loyd Crawford; and two sisters, Annie Montene C. Rasor and Mary Jean C. Galloway.

She is survived by one daughter, Teresa Johnson of Lynchburg; two sisters, Dorothy C. Keisler of Bryant, Arkansas, and Marjorie C. Roberts of White Hall, Arkansas; one brother, Robert Glen Crawford of Cedar Park, Texas; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be accessed at www.floydfuneral.com.

CATHERINE PEARSON Catherine Pearson, 91, widow of Willie Pearson, died on Friday, July 11, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She was born on Aug. 25, 1922, in Sumter County, a daughter of the late Madison and Emma Wright McBride. She received her formal education in the public schools of Sumter County.

She was a member of Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church and later became a member of Pearson Chapel Nondenominational Church.

Survivors are six daughters, Ella Nora Pearson, Bernice Samuel, Evangelist Emma (Adam) Jones, Minnie (Miller Jr.) Conyers, Willie Mae (Larry) McKnight and Catherine Richburg; one son, Joe (Ella) Pearson; a stepsister, Carrie Amos Hodge; 16 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and 12 great-greatgrandchildren.

Celebratory services for Mrs. Pearson will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday at Rock Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 6569 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, with the Rev. Hazel Charles officiating, the Rev. Roosevelt McFadden presiding, and the Rev. Daniel Bennett and Evangelist Emma Jones assisting. Burial will follow in Pearson Chapel NDC Cemetery.

Mrs. Pearson will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Ella Nora Pearson, 3210 Old Manning Road, Sumter.

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

MILDRED A. MARTIN LYNCHBURG — Mildred Arlene Crawford Martin, age 77, passed away on Sunday, July 13, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center in Florence, after an illness.

DAVIES M. GADDY WOODBRIDGE, Virginia — Davies McKenzie Gaddy, 76, passed away on Friday, July 11, 2014, in Woodbridge.

Born on Sept. 18, 1937, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late David Rush McKenzie and Alene Grooms McKenzie. Mrs. Gaddy was a resident of Woodbridge for the past 44 years and worked for CACI as a logistics analyst in Stafford, Virginia. She was well-known as being a second mother to both people and dogs alike.

She will be deeply missed.

Surviving are her daughters, Donna Lynn Gaddy Myer and Sandra Leigh Gaddy Bolton; grandsons, Brian Michael Myer, Jacob Allan Myer and James “Trey” Thornton Bolton III; and sisters and their spouses, Faye Gammon, Dinky Russell, Mickey and Phil Weatherly, Travis and Bobby Mims, Dorcas and Henry Savage, and Martha and Chip McClard.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Donald Lee Gaddy; a daughter, Susan Teresa Gaddy Carlson; a granddaughter, Amanda Elizabeth Bolton; and two sisters, Shelby McKenzie and Mary McKenzie Weatherly.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

The Rev. John Hall officiated. Burial was in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the “Have a Heart” Fund, in care of Dale City Animal Hospital, 2980 Dale Blvd., Woodbridge, VA 22193 or to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, 5540 Falmouth St., Suite 101, Richmond, VA 23230.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com.

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, was in charge of the arrange-

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CHARLES A. HALLMAN DALZELL — Charles Arnold Hallman, 65, husband of Suzanne Hallman to whom he was married for 45 years, died on Monday, July 14, 2014, at his home.

Born in Darlington, he was a son of the late Fred Hallman and Mary Anderson Hallman Tate. Mr. Hallman was part-owner of Cook’s Towing and he was employed by Charles Hodge Trucking Co. He was a member of Mill Creek Hunting Club. Mr. Hallman was a loving husband, father and grandfather.

Surviving are his wife; three sons, Bobby (Fran) Hallman, Michael (Sandy) Hallman and Jason (Christina) Hallman, all of Dalzell; six grandchildren, Katherine, Brittany, Tyler, Dylan, Melissa and Sami Hallman; two brothers, Donald Hallman and Leslie Hallman; and four sisters, Dianne (Roland) Floyd, Lisa Miles and Patricia (Mit) Turner, all of Sumter, and Mary Pope of Darlington.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Lois Haithcock McLeod; and a brother, Ray Hallman.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Mark Barnette officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the home, 4827 Camden Highway.

Memorials may be made to Temple Baptist Church, 120 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

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.

JIMMY LEE BROWN JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Jimmy Lee Brown, 91, departed this life on Monday, July 14, 2014, in Jacksonville.

He was born on Sept. 30, 1922, in Clarendon County, to the late Thomas Sr. and Fannie Lawyer Brown.

The family will receive friends at the home of his niece, 1039 Wellington Road, Sumter.

Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter, (803) 774-8200.

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CLARENCE N. WILLIAMS Clarence Nathaniel Williams, 71, husband of Novlette Jackson Williams, died on Friday, July 11, 2014, in Baltimore, Maryland.

Born on Feb. 3, 1943, in Lee County, he was a son of Rose Williams Spivey.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of his brother and sister-in-law, John JW and Gloria Williams, 117 Carolina Ave., Sumter.

These arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Chatman-Harris Funeral Home, 4210 Belair Road, Baltimore, MD 21206.

This is a courtesy announcement of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

JEANETTE B. NEWMAN Jeanette Brown Newman, 89, beloved wife of the late Claude Bradley Newman Sr., passed away on Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at her residence.

Born on Feb. 5, 1925, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Robert Myer Brown and Ruth McLeod Brown. She was a member of Concord Presbyterian Church.

Jeanette is survived by her four children, Betty Jean Dondero and her husband, Richard, Judy Lasseigne and her husband, Larry, Claude Newman and his wife, Faye, and Tommy Newman and his wife, Sara, all of Sumter; 14 grandchildren; 35 great-grandchildren; one great-greatgrandchild; and a special friend, Delores McKnight.

She was preceded in death by six sisters, seven brothers, a grandson and a daughter-in-law.

Graveside services will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Concord Presbyterian Church Cemetery with the Rev. James Braswell officiating.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. on Thursday in the Concord Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall and other times at the home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Concord Presbyterian Church Building Fund, 3350 E. Brewington Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

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

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Maintains accurate and up-to-date records of all citizens registered to vote in Lee County.

Manages office operations and formulates department policies an procedures in accordance with South Carolina Registration and Election laws. The Director is responsible for hiring and managing the staff. The Director serves at the pleasure of the Lee County Board of Voter Registration and Elections MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE Requires high school diploma (a Bachelor's Degree preferred) plus three to five years in responsible office management position, a Vote Registration Office, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Must be able to type quickly and accurately. Must have a clear understanding of district and precinct maps. Applications can be picked up and submitted to: Office of Human Resources, Lee County Courthouse or Voter Registration/Election Office-101 Gregg Street Bishopville, SC 29010 Resumes are accepted and can be emailed to: lfata@leecountysc.org All applications/resumes must be delivered by 5:00 p.m. day of closing (July 23, 2014 "This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer." It is the policy of Lee County to recruit, hire, train, and promote employees o the basis of qualifications and without discrimination because of race, religion, color, political affiliation, physical disability, national origi sex, age. Lee County is a Drug-Free Workplace.

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

Looking for an Office Helper/Secretary. The job description requires computer skills, filing, dispatching and answering telephones. Good personality, people skills and organization. Full time position. Apply in person at 1640 Suber Street.

Help Wanted Full-Time Thomas Sumter Academy in Rembert, SC is seeking applicants in the following teaching areas for the 2014-2015 school year: •Full-time Upper School Spanish Teacher (Spanish II & III) •IT Specialist/Computer Apps Teacher Minimum requirements include a bachelor's degree, strong interpersonal skills, and a willingness to become involved in the school's extracurricular program. Please contact/send resume to Debbie Nix, Headmaster, at tsa.generals@thomassumter.org or 803.499.3378.

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For a full description of desired consultation services and requirements to the RFP, please contact the Compliance Officer at the below listed number or email address.

Resume Deadline/Time: 7/28/14 12:00 P.M. Number of Copies: 5 Agency/Owner: Santee Wateree Regional Transportation Authority Name & Title of Agency Coordinator: Patricia Drakeford, Compliance Officer Address: 129 South Harvin Street, P.O. Box 2462, Sumter, SC 29151 Telephone: (803) 934-0396 ext. 103 Fax: (803) 938-9867 E-Mail: pdrakeford@swrta.com

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PURSUANT TO SC CODE ยง62-2-901, PUBLICATION IS HEREBY MADE OF THE FOLLOWING LAST WILL AND TESTAMENTS HAVING BEEN DELIVERED TO THE SUMTER COUNTY PROBATE COURT 215 NORTH HARVIN STREET, SUMTER SC 29150.

Sallie L. Abrahamsen Leroy Bowman Jerry Allen Cox, Sr. Velma B. Glover Evelyn Brenda Harper Herbert June, Sr. Harlan Harry Laumeier Clarence Emerson Longberry, Jr. Joyce Josephine Nelms Estelle Stephens Charlie Washington Jearlean Weary Pamela J. Zeich

LEGAL NOTICE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA CLERK'S OFFICE NOTICE OF HEARING AND PREFILE TESTIMONY DEADLINES (Revised)

ANNUAL REVIEW OF THE PURCHASED GAS ADJUSTMENT (PGA) AND GAS PURCHASING POLICIES OF SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTRIC & GAS COMPANY On August 14, 1987, the Public Service Commission of South Carolina ("the Commission") issued its Order No. 87-898 which requires the annual review of the Purchased Gas Adjustments and the Gas Purchasing Policies of South Carolina Electric & Gas Company.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice LEGAL NOTICE Project Name: Financial Management Consultation and Comptrollership Services Project Number: SWRTA 14/15-02 Project Location: Sumter, SC Description of Project: SWRTA is seeking requests for proposals from firms interested in financial management consultation and comptrollership services to include reviewing financial reports and providing guidance and recommendations regarding the operation of the finance and personnel functions, assisting with identifying problems and making recommendations to address areas of concern, and ensuring compliance with state, local and federal rules and regulations as related to finance. Services are provided on a part-time contractual basis for a

Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of record, should file a Petition to Intervene in accordance with the Commission's Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before September 24, 2014. For the receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include an email address in the Petition to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No. 2014-5-G and mail a copy to all other parties in this docket. Any person who wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing should notify, in writing, the Commission; the Office of Regulatory Staff at 1401 Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and K. Chad Burgess, Esquire, SCANA Corporation MC C222 Operation Way, Cayce, South Carolina 29033-3701, on or before September 24, 2014. Please refer to Docket No. 2014-5-G. For the most recent information regarding this docket, please refer to www.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2014-5-G. INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PARTIES OF RECORD, (APPLICANT/PETITIONER AND INTERVENORS ONLY) pursuant to 10 S.C. Code Ann. Regs. 103-845: 1. South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) must prefile with the Commission one copy of the direct testimony and exhibits of the witnesses it intends to present and serve the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses on all Parties of Record on or before September 26, 2014 (must be post-marked on or before this date).

4. All Other Parties of Record filing Surrebuttal Testimony must prefile with the Commission one copy of the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses they intend to present and serve the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses on all Parties of Record on or before October 24, 2014. (Surrebuttal testimony and exhibits must be in the offices of the Commission and in the hands of the parties on this date.)

Direct correspondence to: Public Service Commission of South Carolina Attention: Clerk's Office Post Office Drawer 11649 Columbia, SC 29211 Please be advised that failure to comply with the instructions contained herein could result in your proposed witnesses' testimony and exhibits being excluded in the subject proceeding. Additionally, please note that failure to comply with the above on or before the dates indicated may result in the DISMISSAL of your pleading.

Persons seeking information about the Commission's procedures should contact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website at www.psc.sc.gov.

Liquor License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Pocalla Spirits, Inc. DBA Mac's Place Spirits intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Liquor at 5644 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than August 1, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Abandon Vehicle / Boat Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Bethel Tire, 828 Bethel Church Rd., Sumter, SC 29154. Described as a 70 Chevy, VIN# 133370F186273. Total Due for storage: $2,350 as of June 18, 2014.

Owner is asked to call 803-481-9898.

If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at Bethel Tire, 828 Bethel Church Rd., Sumter, SC 29154. Described as a 2006 Suzuki VIN # KL5JD56296K355134. Total Due for storage: $1,050 as of June 17, 2014. Owner is asked to call 803-481-9898. If not claimed in 30 days. it will be turned over to the Magistrate's Office for public sale.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2014-CP-43-00226 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff,

2. All Other Parties of Record must prefile with the Commission one copy of the direct testimony and exhibits of the witnesses they intend to present and serve the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses on all Parties of Record on or before October 10, 2014 (must be post-marked on or before this date).

3. The Company filing Rebuttal Testimony must prefile with the Commission one copy of the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses it intends to present and serve the testimony and exhibits of the witnesses on all Parties of Record on or before October 17, 2014.

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TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day

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of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. ยง 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

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YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 6, 2014.

J. Martin Page, SC Bar No. 100200 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff

SUMMONS AND NOTICES (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 14-CP-43-0764 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Donald Brooks, Individually and as Personal Representative for the Estate of Alice L. Lancaster; John Williams; Sharon Williams; Eric Williams; Steve Williams; Tonya Carlyle; Midland Funding LLC; AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of Department Stores National Bank; and AscensionPoint Recovery Services, LLC on behalf of GE Capital Retail Bank, DEFENDANT(S).

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to

otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 4000 Faber Place, Suite 450, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on April 21, 2014 at 1:59 P.M. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action.

If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. ยง 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order.

FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC THOMAS A. SHOOK Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, S.C. 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

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Following his presentation to young people in the Sumter County Library Summer Reading Program, Cpl. Gene Hobbs answered questions from his audience, including “Do you like doughnuts?”

Guard your personal space Young readers learn about police work

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com (803) 774-

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aw enforcement officers do much more than arrest people and write tickets, children in the Sumter County Library’s Summer Reading Program learned Monday morning. And they had one of the most experienced officers with the Sumter Country Sheriff’s Office to tell them all about it and demonstrate some very important points.

Cpl. Gene Hobbs, a deputy sheriff for the past 30 years, started with the basics.

“How do you know I’m a policeman?” he asked the more than 50 young people gathered at the South Sumter Branch of the library.

“You’ve got a badge,” several shouted. “You’re wearing a policeman’s shirt.”

Hobbs’ response began his presentation that focused on the children’s personal safety.

“Never believe an adult that just shows you a badge and claims to be a policeman,” he said. “I’ve got a uniform, and my car has a ‘uniform’ just like mine. It’s brown and gold, has a badge painted on it, and it says ‘Deputy Sheriff’ on it.”

Hobbs made his first point: “You can’t judge a person by just a badge. If an adult comes up to you and shows you a badge and says ‘I’m a policeman,’ treat him as a ‘yucky’ person.”

Indeed, “yucky persons” were a major focus of the morning, as Hobbs set a scenario with volunteers from the audience.

Portraying a stranger in a park, he approached 6-year-old Tanaisha Galloway and spoke to her.

“What you should do if he approaches you,” he said, “is take a step backwards. If a stranger moves toward you, leave.”

“It’s all about your ‘personal space,’” Hobbs explained. “If you stay at least two arms’ lengths away from a stranger, you can see what he’s doing.

It helps you stay prepared to take action if he approaches you.”

Several of the children practiced with Hobbs, who told them “Policemen do not talk to young men and women without their parents present.

An adult will never ask a child to help him find his dog.”

When Hobbs asked them what a policeman does, they responded with answers like “catch criminals, put people in jail, put handcuffs on people.”

Those are, indeed, a few of his duties as a patrol officer, Hobbs said, “but we do a lot of other things, like what I’m doing here today,” teaching about personal safety.

“Talking to young people is one of my favorite things to do,” he said, “and I bet I can get out of here without arresting a single person or writing one ticket. A big part of the job is keeping people from disturbing others. Usually, we just have to separate

Nine-year-old Tylen Walters is skeptical of the “stranger” approaching him in the park. Cpl. Gene Hobbs, playing the part of the suspicious stranger, was teaching a large group of young people to be aware of their surroundings and be prepared for any situation. them from the group they’re part of it, like a teacher would a student who was disturbing her other students while they’re taking a test.”

“We mostly deal with people who are having a bad day,” Hobbs said.

Since his presentation was part of the summer reading program, the deputy told the young people a little about how he became interested in law enforcement work.

“I love to read,” he said. “I’ve always loved to read. When I was a kid I read about police work, and I always dreamed of being a policeman. If you’re thinking of becoming a policeman, reading is very important, and you have to be able to write well. I have to write a report on everything I’ve done, even what I’m doing here today, and the sheriff has to be able to read it.”

Hobbs emphasized that police work “is never like it is on TV” and that

there are very different roles in law enforcement, such as canine training and forensic work — “We have to use math and science, too.”

In closing, he returned to the focus of his presentation.

“Always remember the personal safety rules: If a stranger approaches you, take a step back; if he moves closer toward you, go away and tell someone you trust what happened.”

Also important, Hobbs said, are “your personal decisions. What kind of dreams do you have? You need to be able to deal with things. Remember, when you take away the rights of others, usually that is what will get you in trouble.”

The Sumter County Library Summer Reading Program continues on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays through Aug. 1. For more information, call (803) 773-7273.

Keep those brains sharp — school starts soon

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n just about a month, Sumter students will head back to school. But have they made the most of their summer? It’s not too late, organizers of summer programs tell us, to minimize the “brain drain” that happens during the three months off.

According to a recent Johns Hopkins University study, Out & About many students lose A guide to arts & leisure almost 3 months’ IVY MOORE worth of the math skills learned during the school year and almost as much in reading. It seems, if you don’t use it, you lose it.

The reading program at the Sumter County Library still has eight sessions left — one on each Monday, Wednesday and Friday —

and there’s still plenty of time to read a few good books. Sarah Dippity is entertaining with her comedy and magic act today at 10 a.m. at the main library on Harvin Street and will most likely recommend some of her current favorite books.

She’s performed here for several years and always draws a large and appreciative audience.

Movies and craft activities are also on the schedule. Call the library at (803) 773-7273 for more information.

The always exciting End of Summer Reading WrapUp Party will be held at the Wesmark Branch from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 1. Refreshments, games, a bounce house, face painting and fun, educational exhibits can be found. Participants can get their reading prizes that day, too. There is

no charge.

Summer break is a good time to learn and improve other skills, too.

The Sumter County Gallery of Art at 200 Hasel St. in the Sumter County Cultural Center has two more weeks in its Summer Art Camp, and young artists can attend either or both just by calling the gallery at (803) 775-0543. There are classes to choose from in both the mornings and the afternoons. Students can take up to two classes that last three hours a day each week. Then, on Saturday, Aug. 9, some of their work will be on exhibit at the gallery during a 2-to-4 p.m. reception to which they may invite parents, teachers, family and friends. Call for details about tuition and classes.

The Sumter County Museum at 122 N. Washington

St. is bringing back its summer camp program for one week only. Space is very limited for “A Week in the Carolina Backcountry,” which will meet from 9:30 a.m. until noon on Aug. 4 through 8, so it’s a good idea to call as soon as possible.

All of the activities will reflect the skills early Sumter area residents used every day. Each day is different, with a scavenger hunt in the backcountry, blacksmith demonstrations, craft weaving activities, food demonstrations and more. Campers will learn to make butter, play games of the 18th century and will have lots of hands-on activities. Call (803) 775-0908 for more information.

Sounds like kids can go back to school on Aug. 18 with even more knowledge than when they exited in June.

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Kalan Chubb, an 11th-grader in the Hands on History program at Sumter High School, shows 8-year-old Benjamin Huntz how wooden implements for farm and household use were made in the early 19 century in the Sumter area. Children attending the Sumter County Museum Summer Camp will have many hands-on experiences while having fun and learning skills used every day by early settlers.

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Back ribs usually are sold in either full slabs (13 ribs) or half slabs (7 ribs) and are the most expensive cut of rib. When they come from a pig that was less than a year old, they are referred to as “baby back ribs.”

Make kick-butt ribs on your own grill

BY ELIZABETH KARMEL Associated Press Writer It was one of those culinary epiphanies. I realized you rarely get great barbecued ribs from a restaurant. They have to come from backyards.

My rib-awakening came during the world’s largest barbecue contest, Memphis in May. All it took was that first bite of a grill-smoked rib for me to recognize the real deal. There is nothing like homemade ribs.

And here is the dirty little secret: They don’t take nearly as long as the competition guys would like you to think they do.

And they are much simpler to prepare than legend has it.

The most popular ribs to cook are back ribs, but spareribs and St. Louis-style ribs are gaining traction, too. Back ribs are cut from high up on the rib near the spine. Back ribs are meaty, leaner than spareribs and very flavorful. This is the area of the pig from which the tenderloin is cut.

Back ribs usually are sold in either full slabs (13 ribs) or half slabs (7 ribs), and are the most expensive cut of rib. When they come from a pig that was less than a year old, they are referred to as “baby” back ribs.

True baby back ribs generally weigh 1 to 1 1/2 pounds each, which makes them difficult to cook on the grill because they have so little meat.

Spareribs are cut from the belly or side of the pig. Spareribs are longer and fatter than back ribs. While they have less meat, many parts of the country prefer them and the St. Louis-style cut is gaining in popularity. The St. Louis cut is a sparerib trimmed to remove the flap of meat on the underside of the breast bone and squared off to more easily fit on the grill.

Once you decide which type of rib to buy, there are a few things to remember when purchasing your meat. First, make sure each slab weighs at least 2 pounds and that the ribs have a nice layer of meat covering the bone. Slabs of ribs that are factory-cut often have “bone shine,” or areas of the rack where the blade hit the bone and cut off all the meat.

Second, buy the best quality, freshest product available. This is especially true with meat and there is a wide range of

product in the marketplace. If you have a local butcher who cuts the meat, frequent his or her shop. He’ll give you tips on cooking, can cut meat to order, and can special order meat.

If you don’t have a local butcher, go to a grocer that has high traffic and keeps the meat case rotated with fresh product every day. Beyond that, be sure to look at the expiration date on the label and give your purchases the old-fashioned smell test. If it smells “off” or a little funny, then it is probably old. I prefer buying ribs that are vac-

uum sealed, as they generally are the freshest choice.

The next decision that you have to make is whether or not to remove the silver skin.

Along the back (non-meaty) side of a slab of ribs there is a smooth covering or membrane that holds the ribs together. It is often referred to as the silver skin. Some people recommend removing it, but it is purely optional.

If you leave it on, it is a good indicator of when the ribs are done because it lifts away from the meat when the meat is

MEMPHIS-STYLE BABY BACK RIBS Start to finish: 2 hours 45 minutes (30 minutes active) Servings: 6 6 pounds baby back ribs 3 cups barbecue woodchips, soaked in water for 1 hour 2 lemons, halved 1/4 cup barbecue rub (see recipe below) 16-ounce bottle barbecue sauce Prepare a grill for medium-low (about 325 F) indirect cooking. In a charcoal grill, this means banking the hot coals to one side of the grill and cooking the ribs on the cooler side. In a gas grill, this means heating the grill with all burners on, but turning off the burners on one side just before putting the food on that side.

Remove silver skin from the backs of the ribs, if desired.

Place the soaked wood chips directly on the hot charcoals, or in smoking box if using a gas grill (place the box in the grill according to manufacturer directions). Cover the grill.

Rub the cut lemons all over the fronts and

cooked. It is very crispy when done, looks a little like parchment paper and is slightly translucent. Many people consider it a delicacy and enjoy eating it. Many more don’t even know it is removable.

A few cooks say that leaving the membrane intact prevents the seasonings from penetrating the meat and stops the rendering of the fat. I have never found this to be true. I think it is mostly a cosmetic issue and a little known one at that. But be forewarned, if your rack of ribs has any “bone shine,” the

backs of the ribs, squeezing to release as much juice as possible. Set aside for 5 minutes, then sprinkle the ribs liberally with the barbecue rub. Let sit for 15 minutes.

Place the ribs, bone side down, in the center of the cooking grate over the cooler side of the grill. Cover the grill and cook 1 1/2 to 2 hours, or until the meat is tender and has pulled back from the ends of the bones. Do not open the grill cover for at least the first 30 minutes. After that, if the ribs start to burn at the edges, stack them on top of one another in the very center of the grill and lower your heat slightly.

Twenty minutes before serving, un-stack the ribs if necessary, then brush with barbecue sauce. Remove the ribs from the grill and let rest 10 minutes before cutting into individual or 2- to 3-rib portions.

If desired, additional barbecue sauce can be warmed and served alongside the ribs.

Nutrition information per serving: 1,410 calories; 970 calories from fat (69 percent of total calories); 107 g fat (40 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 365 mg cholesterol; 31 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 22 g sugar; 73 g protein; 1,510 mg sodium.

membrane will keep the rack intact and if you remove it, your rack will likely fall apart.

The final thing that you need to know is that the best way to test for doneness is to make sure that the meat has receded from the ends of the bones and that you can bend the rack without breaking it in pieces.

And remember that the only way the meat will fall off the bone is if you par-boil them first (just say no!) or if you way over-cook them. The best ribs should be tender, but have a little “chew” left.

CLASSIC BARBECUE RUB Start to finish: 5 minutes Makes 1 1/2 cups 3 tablespoons granulated sugar 2 tablespoons smoked paprika 2 tablespoons kosher salt 2 tablespoons packed dark brown sugar 1 tablespoon ground cumin 1 tablespoon ground black pepper 1 tablespoon onion powder 1 tablespoon garlic powder 2 teaspoons chili powder 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients. Mix well. For a smoother rub, process the ingredients in a spice grinder until well combined and finely ground. The rub can be stored in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Nutrition information per 2 teaspoons: 10 calories; 0 calories from fat (0 percent of total calories); 0 g fat (0 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 0 mg cholesterol; 2 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 2 g sugar; 0 g protein; 320 mg sodium.

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Grilled cauliflower is crunchy and tender J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Last summer, the hip way to handle cauliflower was to treat it like a steak.

It was a trick that started in restaurants and quickly trickled down to home cooks looking for fresh ways to make an often overlooked vegetable a little more interesting. Most recipes call for cutting a head of cauliflower into thick slabs that remain intact during cooking. The slabs are seasoned and often Battered and Grilled Whole Cauliflower uses a well-seasoned blend of almond flour and egg. grilled, and the result is a delicious, impressive and substantial dinner.

But recently I read about a whole new approach to cooking cauliflower, with “whole” being the key. The food website KitchenDaily.com posted a fascinating recipe for spicy whole-roasted cauliflower in which the entire head is coated with a spicy cuminyogurt sauce, then slowly roasted. The result is a lightly crisped exterior and a tender interior, all of which is cut into slices like a pie.

I had to try it. But I also had to adapt it. After all, it’s summer and I firmly believe anything that can be done on the grill ought to be done on the grill. I also wanted an even crunchier exterior, something savory and a little salty, but that also would play up the textural contrast with the tender interior.

My solution was a wellseasoned blend of almond flour and egg. I simply overturned the head of cauliflower into a bowl of this coating, then set it on the grill right side up. Note that the trick to getting the insides tender without burning the outside is a gentle heat. Indirect grilling is the best bet for this recipe.

BATTERED AND GRILLED WHOLE CAULIFLOWER Start to finish: 1 hour 10 minutes (10 minutes active) Servings: 4 1 large head cauliflower 1/2 cup almond flour 1 egg 1 tablespoon whole-grain Dijon mustard 1 tablespoon water 1/2 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon smoked paprika 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper Splash hot sauce Heat a grill to medium-high, then prepare it for indirect cooking. On a charcoal grill, bank the lit coals to one side. On a gas grill, turn off the burners on one half of the grill. Coat a large sheet of foil with cooking spray.

Use a paring knife to trim away any leaves and protruding stem from the bottom of the cauliflower. Be careful not to cut into the head; you want it to remain intact.

In a shallow bowl large enough to fit the overturned head of cauliflower, whisk together the almond flour, egg, mustard, water, lemon juice, smoked paprika, salt, pepper and hot sauce. Overturn the cauliflower into the bowl, turning and moving it to coat it as completely as possible with the mixture.

Set the head of cauliflower right side up on the prepared foil. Spoon any of the almond flour mixture remaining in the bowl over the cauliflower, making sure it is evenly coated. Set the cauliflower (on the foil) on the cooler side of the grill. Cover the grill and cook for 1 hour, or until lightly browned outside and tender insider (you can check by inserting a paring knife at the center).

Let the cauliflower cool for 5 minutes, then slice into wedges as you would a pie.

Nutrition information per serving: 130 calories; 70 calories from fat (54 percent of total calories); 7 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 45 mg cholesterol; 11 g carbohydrate; 5 g fiber; 4 g sugar; 7 g protein; 620 mg sodium.

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children are maturing years earlier than they did a generation ago. It’s not unusual to hear about teens engaging in adult activities at much younger ages than teens of earlier generations. That is why it’s so important for parents (and guardians) to begin discussions about alcohol, drugs and family values well before their children start experimenting. My booklet, “What Every Teen Should Know,” was written to help parents break the ice and get the conversation going. It can be ordered by sending your name and address plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby Teen Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price. You should review it before starting the discussion

so you can prepare beforehand to answer questions or guide the conversation. My booklet provides answers to frequently asked questions, such as: How old must a girl be before she can get pregnant? Can she get pregnant the first time she has sex? What time of the month is a girl 100 percent safe? How old must a boy be before he can father a child?

Another important topic is how to avoid date rape and what to do if it happens. Included is information on contraception and sexually transmitted diseases (and how to recognize them). My booklet has been distributed in doctors’ offices and used to promote discussion by educators and religious leaders, as well as parents like you who find it difficult to discuss these topics with their children.

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By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Place to wipe your boots 4 Vice squad strategies 9 “Darn!”

14 Sister of Zsa Zsa 15 Flynn of film 16 Main artery 17 Green Day’s “American Idiot,” e.g.

19 Govt.-backed bond 20 Secretary of the Interior under FDR 21 Navel type 23 Commuting start?

24 NASCAR winner’s celebration 29 First-class 31 Sales incentive 32 Send to the statehouse 35 “ÀC—mo __?”

36 Commonplace, and what the start of 17-, 24-, 51- or 60-Across is 41 Shade of green 42 German steel city 43 __ energy 46 Sleeveless shirt 51 1995 Stephen King novel 54 Prefix with space

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66 Prop for a clown 67 Hacienda brick 68 Fall mo.

DOWN 1 Inherent rights and wrongs, as of a case 2 Long-legged shore bird 3 Take on, as a challenge 4 Vintage cars 5 Dadaism founder 6 Rage 7 Greek architectural style 8 Viewpoint 9 “The Colbert Report” stock-intrade 10 Winged stinger 11 Gold, in Guadalajara 12 Polo Grounds hero Mel 13 __ Bo 18 Ship stabilizer 22 “... a borrower __ a lend-

er ...”: “Hamlet” 24 Low-lying land 25 “Me, Myself & __”: Jim Carrey film 26 In the cellar, sportswise 27 ABA member 28 Pot pie veggie 30 Was in front 33 Rite Aid rival 34 Sample 36 Chihuahua cat 37 Ruckuses 38 Like some skill-building classes 39 __ admiral 40 Bed-andbreakfast, e.g.

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WE ups its game with new drama ‘The Divide’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Sometimes networks have to change in order to grow. Or survive. The best example of a network shedding its skin has been AMC. Time was, AMC was a place for old movies, butchered, dubbed and burdened with commercials. Then came “Mad Men.” Don Draper eclipsed genial hosts like Bob Dorian as the face of AMC. Right now WE tv is known for — if it is thought about at all — a schedule of forgettable mediocrity. Can you imagine life without “Bridezillas” or “Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars?” I certainly can.

Tonight WE, which is the corporate cousin to AMC, breaks out with “The Divide” (9 p.m., TV-14), an ambitious eight-episode series about two of our country’s most controversial subjects: race relations and the death penalty.

Marin Ireland stars as Christine Rosa, a troubled legal intern at the Innocence Project, an organization that uses DNA evidence to reopen old cases to free the wrongly convicted, even those on death row.

Rosa’s work uncovers discrepancies in the prosecution’s work during one of Philadelphia’s most incendiary trials: the murder of a prosperous black family at the hands of two white men. Given the historical rarity of white criminals being prosecuted, never mind executed, for killing black people, the case, helmed by politically ambitious DA Adam Page (Damon Gupton), took on the air of a crusade.

Rosa’s 11th-hour challenge of Page’s narrative is seen by some as personally, politically and racially motivated.

“Divide” kicks off with a two-hour episode. And that’s too bad. The longer running time allows for the storytelling to dwell a tad too long on the obvious and pad the hours

• A foster mother’s murder sends Cat and Leo scrambling on “Taxi Brooklyn” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A one-night stand turns nasty on “Motive” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• “Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman” (10 p.m., Science, TV-PG) ponders a parallel universe.

• A killing raises eyebrows on both sides of the border on “The Bridge” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

SERIES NOTES Plugs for a corporate theme park on “The Middle” (8 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Adam’s big day on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG) * Incommunicado on “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Memphis mayhem on “Criminal Minds” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT STEVE WILKIE FOR WE TV

Marin Ireland stars as Christine Rosa and Paul Schneider as Clark Rylance in “The Divide,” premiering at 9 p.m. on WE. with moody musical montages.

“Divide” is a smart, well-acted drama about serious matters. And WE’s decision to broadcast it shows how that network feels the need to up its game. But as the competition to stand out increases, so do viewers’ standards and expectations.

The network’s lurch toward the serious may also be more than its audience can endure.

There was a logic to AMC’s evolution from old movies to the retro-look of “Mad Men” and from its popular Westerns to “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead” and “Hell on Wheels.”

WE is currently heavily invested in people interested in gossip, materialism and shopping. Asking them to suddenly

develop a political consciousness is a very tall order.

On the other hand, maybe the folks at WE see “The Divide” as a marketing palatecleanser. Perhaps they’re trying to say that there’s more to life than “Bridezillas” marathons.

Can you blame them?

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Oliver is perplexed on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14).

• Molly begins to understand her mystery condition on “Extant” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Rachel boils over on “Suits” (9 p.m., USA, TV-14).

• Cam’s sister (Dana Powell) harbors secrets on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG).

Jerry Seinfeld is scheduled

on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Michael Strahan and Famke Janssen appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Dane Cook, Ben Gleib and Ross Mathews are booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder, and American Authors appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Whoopi Goldberg, Stephen Moyer and Puss n Boots on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Bob Newhart, Nicola Peltz and Spoon appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Regis Philbin, John Henson and Broods visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Elijah Wood, Marcia Clark and Kristeen Young with Dave Grohl and Pat Smear on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Greek Potato Salad

A new take on a favorite side

Delicious potato salads for every gathering W

henever friends and family gather to celebrate warm weather days, potato salad is probably the most pop-

ular side dish served. However, the traditional salad made with mayonnaise and eggs that we all know and love is being passed by for lighter versions that include more vegetables, different protein sources and healthier dressings.

SIMPLE SIDES The best part is — these salads are easy to make.

Cut your Idaho potatoes into 1-inch cubes with the skins still on. Boil in water for about 8-15 minutes, then check for doneness by piercing a cube with a fork or skewer. If it goes through with little resistance, drain the potatoes and return them to the pot.

Add your favorite dressing and ingredients while the potatoes are still warm. Warm potatoes more easily absorb all the delicious dressing.

FIX AHEAD DISHES These decadent dishes are best eaten the day after they’re made. This gives the flavors a chance to intensify and come together. When you’re ready to serve, keep your cold salad the perfect temperature by placing your serving dish in a larger bowl filled with ice.

Treat your family to potato salads they’ve never tasted before. For more recipes for salads and other potato dishes, visit www.IdahoPotato.com.

Potato, Cucumber and Dill Salad

Potato Salad with Peppers and Onions

GREEK POTATO SALAD

POTATO SALAD WITH PEPPERS AND ONIONS

Servings: 8 4 medium Idaho potatoes, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch chunks 8 ounces stem ends trimmed green beans, cut into 1-inch lengths 3/4 cup buttermilk 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil 1/2 teaspoon grated lemon zest 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

Servings: 6 Mustard Vinaigrette: 2 tablespoons mustard 1 tablespoon water 1/2 cup vinegar Juice of one lemon Fresh ground black pepper 2 cups olive oil

1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large cucumber, peeled, halved lengthwise, seeded and thinly sliced 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 medium red onion, halved and thinly sliced 1/4 cup snipped fresh dill 4 ounces feta cheese, crumbled

In large pot of boiling salted water, cook potatoes about 12 minutes, until crisp-tender. Add green beans and cook 2 minutes longer.

Drain well.

Meanwhile, in large bowl, whisk together buttermilk, olive oil, lemon zest, lemon juice and salt. Add potatoes and green beans and toss gently to coat.

Add cucumber, tomatoes, red onion and dill; tossing gently. Cool to room temperature. Sprinkle feta at serving time.

Nutritional information per serving: 170 calories; 7 g fat (3 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat); 5 g protein; 24 g carbohydrate; 3 g dietary fiber; 15 mg cholesterol; 330 mg sodium; 4 g sugar.

Potato, Broccoli and Fennel Salad

Salt, to taste Salad: 4 medium Idaho potatoes, peeled 1 medium yellow or orange pepper 1 medium onion 3/4 cup Mustard Vinaigrette Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper

For vinaigrette, combine all ingredients in bowl except oil and whisk until frothy.

Whip mixture continuously as steady stream of oil is added. Whisk until all oil is incorporated. Season to taste.

For salad, boil potatoes in lightly salted water. Cut pepper into thin, 2-inch strips.

Cut onion into thin slices. Slice warm boiled potatoes into salad bowl, scatter sliced peppers and onions over them and pour on about 1/2 cup vinaigrette.

Using hands, gently mix salad until each potato slice is coated with vinaigrette and onions and peppers are well distributed.

Taste salad and season with salt and freshly ground pepper. Let salad stand at least an hour. Before serving, taste salad again and add vinaigrette to taste.

Nutritional information per serving: 280 calories; 18 g fat (2.5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat); 2 g protein; 26 g carbohydrate; 3 g dietary fiber; 0 mg cholesterol; 10 mg sodium; 2 g sugar.

POTATO, BROCCOLI AND FENNEL SALAD Servings: 14 servings 8 large Idaho potatoes (about 4 pounds), well-scrubbed, cut into 3/4-inch chunks 1/2 teaspoon salt

4 cups chopped broccoli (about 1 bunch) 2 cups (16 ounces) favorite ranch salad dressing 3 cups chopped fennel (about one

Fill large stockpot half full of water, add salt and bring to boiling over high heat. Add potatoes and bring back to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to medium and boil for three minutes.

Add broccoli to potatoes and bring back to

large bulb), with core and tops removed 1 large red onion, quartered and very thinly sliced (about 1 1/2 cups) 1/2 cup diced green olives with

boiling over high heat. Reduce heat to medium again, and cook until desired doneness (1-3 minutes). Potatoes and broccoli should both be firm. Drain well in colander.

Transfer potatoes and broccoli to large mixing

pimento (optional) Salt and pepper to taste Leaf lettuce, for garnish Cherry tomatoes or sliced tomatoes, for garnish

bowl, add ranch dressing and let cool. Stir in fennel, onions and olives, if using. Taste and season with salt and pepper, if desired. Serve on bed of leaf lettuce with ripe tomatoes as garnish.

Nutritional information per serving: 280 calories; 18 g fat (3 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat); 4 g protein; 28 g carbohydrate; 4 g dietary fiber; 10 mg cholesterol; 480 mg sodium; 3 g sugar.

POTATO, CUCUMBER AND DILL SALAD Servings: 4 3 large Idaho potatoes, unpeeled and thinly sliced 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar 1 1/2 tablespoons Dijon mustard 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil 1/2 cup chopped fresh dill, or 1 tablespoon dried whole dill weed 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 large cucumber, unpeeled and thinly sliced Place potato slices in 9-inch square microwavesafe baking dish; cover with microwaveable plastic wrap and microwave at HIGH 9-11 minutes or until tender, stirring gently every three minutes.

Combine vinegar, mustard, oil, dill and salt in small jar. Cover tightly and shake vigorously. Pour vinegar mixture over potatoes.

Cover and refrigerate until chilled. Gently mix in sliced cucumber before serving.

Nutritional information per serving: 350 calories; 14 g fat (1 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat); 6 g protein; 51 g carbohydrate; 5 g dietary fiber; 0 mg cholesterol; 450 mg sodium; 4 g sugar.