July 19, 2014

Cigarette Bandit nabbed Suspect 1 of 2 arrested in string of tobacco burglaries

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No man can outrun the law for long. Local police think after searching for a few weeks, The Cigarette Bandit, as he came to be known, has been arrested.

After a joint investigation between Sumter Police Department and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Tony Bradley, 43, of

335 Rolling Creek Drive, was arrested Tuesday in connection with a string of convenience store burglaries in which dozens of cartons of Newport BRADLEY cigarettes were stolen.

Officers from both agencies began working together on the case after responding to several incidents in their jurisdictions that had very similar elements. As the

investigation continued, more cases developed, and law enforcement was eventually led to Bradley through a Crime Stoppers tip, surveillance footage and other information.

On Tuesday, after a brief foot chase on Robney Drive, Bradley was apprehended and brought in for questioning. Officials served him with five warrants — three

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Sex offenders on GPS, electronic monitoring under close watch

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S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services officer William Sumter recently demonstrates how to attach a GPS monitoring ankle bracelet.

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Sumter, who has 15 years’ total experience under his belt with the department, now has about 40 registered sex offenders under Editor’s Note: This story is the his watch, 10 of whom are monisecond of a two-part series on the tored by GPS tracking devices. monitoring of registered sex ofSumter said while GPS technolofenders in Sumter County. This gy has been around awhile, the piece focuses on the use of GPS latest developments are nothing tracking devices and the people short of incredible. who wear them.

“These devices report in real When people are convicted of a time,” he said, sitting at his office’s desk. “The moment an ofsex-related crime, they are refender enters an exclusion zone, quired to register as sex offendthe bracelet’s speaker will sound ers within the county they live and give them a warning. At that in, and under current statutes, exact same moment, we get an their names will never be realert here at the office. It’s the moved from that list. most advanced technology we The accountability of any reghave.” istered sex offender is deterAn exclusion zone is an area in mined by a judge, and while most only deal with home visits by law which a registered sex offender enforcement or trips to the sher- isn’t allowed to be, which is typiiff’s office, others are kept under cally anywhere frequented by minors. a much more rigorous watch.

“That includes parks, a mall, Locally, that watchful eye belongs to Senior Probation and Pa- an arcade — anywhere you’re more likely to find someone role Officer William Sumter, the man in charge of monitoring sex offenders for S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon SEE GPS, PAGE A7

‘These devices report in real time. The moment an offender enters an exclusion zone, the bracelet’s speaker will sound and give them a warning. At that exact same moment, we get an alert here at the office. It’s the most advanced technology we have.’

WILLIAM SUMTER Senior Probation and Parole officer in charge of monitoring sex offenders in Sumter County talking about the GPS tracking device

Penny tax would rejuvenate Manning Avenue bridge 74-year-old structure needs repair work, aesthetic improvements

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 EDITOR’S NOTE: This is one in a series of stories examining the proposed projects for a renewed penny sales tax, which Sumter County voters will be asked to approve in November.

Money raised by the tax will go toward a series of building, infrastructure and other projects throughout the county.

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The Manning Avenue bridge is not ranked highly enough by the Department of Transportation to be replaced in the near future, so local officials are hoping to do $2.5 million worth of work on the connector using money raised by the possible renewed penny tax. Sumter County will vote on the tax this November.

The bridge spanning Manning Avenue is literally historic. The construction technique used to build the flyover bridge connecting the north and south sides of Sumter over railroad tracks was so unique in 1940, the Depart-

ment of Transportation thinks it’s eligible for the National Register of Historic Places.

“The way it was built was unique for its time,” said Sumter Planning Director George McGregor. “It used variable depth beams that were later considered standard for larger span bridges after World War II.” But the flip side of that historical note is that the Manning Avenue bridge is showing its age. A joint study carried out by DOT and the city of Sumter identified several structural needs on the 74-year-old span. Repair work, along with aesthetic improvements and increased pedestrian accessibility, will be the focus of a proposed $2.5 million project that would be

funded by the renewed penny sales tax.

Officially the John Bossard Britton Bridge, it was named in honor of the senator from Sumter who died from injuries received in an accident on March 8, 1940.

Renovations to the aging structure — which is still the main connection between Main Street and Manning Avenue, forming the city’s major downtown business corridor — would include repair to the deck and expansion joints, substructure repair, sealing the concrete and repainting of the steel structure.

If approved, work on Manning Avenue would begin

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Bigger workforce means bump in jobless rate

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 Despite an increase in jobs, the Sumter unemployment rate climbed dramatically in June, as a large number of people returned to the area workforce.

According to the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Sumter’s unemployment rate

climbed 0.7 percentage points to 6.7 percent as more than 400 additional people began actively looking for work. DEW also reported about 70 additional Sumterites began working in June as well.

Both Clarendon and Lee counties saw their unemployment rates increase as well, as Clarendon jumped nearly a full percentage point to 8.4 percent, while Lee County’s rate climbed slightly more than a half

percentage point to 6.9 percent.

The local increases mirrored the rest of the state, as the non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rates climbed in 43 of South Carolina’s 46 counties.

Lexington and Greenville counties both have the lowest rates in the state at 4.8 percent, while Allendale and Marion counties are the only two areas with double-digit unemployment, sitting at 10.1 percent.

During the past 12 months, Sumter

has gained more than 650 jobs while at the same time seeing its labor force shrink by more than 600 people. The combination has dropped the unemployment rate dramatically, from 9.5 percent a year ago.

Despite the June increases in virtually every county across the state, the statewide rate, which is seasonally adjusted to account for expected fluctuations, held steady for the secondstraight month at 5.3 percent.

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Flight to Boston diverted to Myrtle Beach airport MYRTLE BEACH — A Spirit Airlines flight from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, to Boston has been diverted to South Carolina because of a cracked windshield.

Myrtle Beach Assistant Airport Director Kirk Lovell said Spirit Airlines Flight 610 landed safely shortly before 11 a.m. Friday.

Lovell said no one on the plane was hurt. He did not know what caused the crack in the plane’s windshield. But he said maintenance crews were working on it early Friday afternoon.

It was unclear how soon the plane would be able to resume the flight to Boston.

1st new joint strike fighter arrives in Beaufort BEAUFORT — The first of the nation’s new F-35B Joint Strike Fighters has arrived at the Beaufort Marine Corps Air Station.

The Beaufort Gazette reported the plane landed Thursday afternoon, the first of 15 expected to arrive in Beaufort during the coming year.

Squadron commander Lt. Col. Joseph Bachmann flew the plane in from Eglin Air Force Base in Florida where the squadron currently trains.

Training in Beaufort is to begin in October. Squadron members began arriving in Beaufort earlier this month.

The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is the next generation of aircraft for the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps.

Military officials expect some of the jets to also be based at Shaw Air Force Base near Sumter.

Man pleads guilty to wild turtle trafficking CHARLESTON — A South Carolina man has pleaded guilty to illegally trafficking in wild turtles.

The Post and Courier of Charleston reported that 33-year-old Steven Baker of Holly Hill pleaded guilty this week in federal court to trying to sell turtles to a buyer in Florida.

Authorities said the buyer was really a U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agent.

Baker had a previous conviction for grand larceny and burglary and also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of guns and ammunition.

He will be sentenced later. Baker faces up to five years in prison and a $20,000 fine on the wildlife charge and 10 years and a $250,000 fine in the weapons case.

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The tuba line practices during Thursday’s band camp at Crestwood High School.

Bands prepare to perform, entertain

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junior and Crestwood drum major Dajaun McDonald jokingly. “It’s a family feel, and it’s not only during performances. We help each other out in school as well.”

In the stands at athletic events, these talented students manage to make their performance look easy and effortless. However, their flawless performances are the result of grueling hours of exercise and practice in the summer and throughout the school year. During summer band camp, Tindal said they start jogging at 8 a.m. and add on more miles each day before they even pick up a flag or an instrument to practice music. They then break into sections for practice before coming together as a whole band to rehearse.

Crestwood’s band camp takes place for two weeks out of the summer from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Sumter High School’s band will follow a similar schedule when they start practice Monday. Both schools are under new leadership with Victoria Stoudenmier as the assistant band director and jazz band director at Sumter High and Whitney Washington leading the Marching Knights.

In band, the students will dedicate themselves to learning an instrument but also take with them a number of values that are applicable to everyday life.

“This also teaches them responsi-

While high school athletes have been enduring conditioning and practices, the students who bring the energy, style and entertainment during their games in the school year have been hard at work as well.

Precision and synchronization are two things students in band camp are focusing on. Learning to love music and perfect an instrument takes a lot of hard work, dedication and heart — something that’s easily seen during band camp at Sumter high schools.

Bright and early for at least two weeks out of the summer, the students spend every minute together, exercising, practicing, arguing, performing and bonding. In the end, they spend almost as much time together as they do with their families, and that bond becomes obvious while they’re performing and hyping up the crowds at athletic events throughout the school year.

“We spend every day together, so we’re a family unit. We may argue, or things can go bad during practices, but we work together and become really close,” said Michaela Tindal, a rising junior and color guard captain at Crestwood High School.

“We’re here 24-7. That’s longer than my mother works,” said rising

bility because they’re responsible for getting here on time every day and learning and remembering their music,” Washington said. “If one person is off, the entire band is off.”

For the coming year, band and music lovers, athletics supporters and band parents can expect the same energetic, fun and interesting performance during football and basketball games because the students from Crestwood, Sumter High and Lakewood High School dedicate a lot of time, practice and determination in their work. Some students in the district work on their craft all summer before entering band camp for their schools.

Washington said Crestwood fans and parents can expect to hear a few of the popular pop tunes of the summer, including music from the unavoidable, but always crowd pleasing, Beyoncé.

“We hope to do our best and entertain,” she said. “People seem to really like our performances, so we hope to continue to have their support and entertain them.”

High school bands often participate in competitions and events throughout the year while also performing at athletic events. To find out how you can support and/or donate to the band students at Crestwood, Sumter High and Lakewood, contact he individual schools for more information.

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Renovations continuing at Sumter Y More parking spots added, men’s locker room redone

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Don’t worry if you see a cloud of dust coming up in front of the Sumter Family YMCA. It’s just the newly paved parking lot, including 45 new spaces, getting the dirt blown off.

“We have a very busy parking lot, especially in the evenings and during youth basketball season,” said John Hoffman, executive director. “People end up parking all over the neighborhood. We have had requests, and we recognized the need. We JOHN HOFFMAN hope this will improve Sumter Family YMCA the member and commuexecutive director nity experience.”

The new design will also feature improved traffic flow with the removal of medians. He hopes the work will be finished up by the beginning of September.

This is just one of the many projects in the capital campaign renovation plans.

‘The members and community have given great support to the capital campaign.

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The parking lot of Sumter Family YMCA gets a makeover as part of the capital campaign renovations. It should be complete by the beginning of September, and 45 parking spaces will be added. The men’s locker room is also being redesigned.

While the parking lot is being addressed outside the building, inside the Men’s Health Services and locker room is getting remodeled.

“It was quite dated,” Hoffman said.

“Now it will be similar to the female side. We took care of the ladies’ first.”

The Women’s Health Services and locker room was renovated in 2005, while the men’s had not been updated for 20 years or more, he said.

The new design includes individual shower stalls, a hallway being removed and a flooring upgrade.

“Early on, we decided to try to address line of sight,” Hoffman said.

“We wanted to make it safer and to use flooring that is made of the most slip-resistant material. We’re also installing material that makes surfaces easier to clean.”

Last fall, the work was focused on replacing the roof and air-conditioning units.

“Really, all the projects are coming along nicely,” Hoffman said. “The members and community have given great support to the capital campaign. We’re blessed.”

The next step will be energy-efficient lighting, specifically in the pool area.

“As we move into fall, the days are going to get shorter, and the lighting will be more important,” Hoffman said.

He also hopes to get to the basketball gyms this fall. Besides lighting, four partition curtains priced at $8,000 apiece are needed.

One local civic organization donated $2,500 specifically to that cause.

“The Sumter Sertoma Club has worked with the Y for quite awhile now, just like other civic groups such as Rotary and Kiwanis, especially with our Camp Mac Boykin,” Hoffman said. “They wanted an opportunity to do a little more, and the op-

portunity presented itself.”

The group’s name will be displayed.

“It was a win-win,” said Brant Bahnmuller, a member of the Sumter Sertoma Club. “We donate a little money to them, and they promote our name on a curtain.”

The organization’s name is already present on one of the cabins at the camp.

“Most of the cabins at Camp Mac Boykin have a name, and most of those names are of a civic club,” Bahnmuller said. “Over several, several years, we’ve worked to improve the cabin and clean it up. We wanted to make it look good for the campers.

We didn’t want to give up our time there, but we wanted to give a donation to improve the Y facility.”

For more information or to make a donation, contact Hoffman at (803) 773-1404 or at jhoffman@ymcasumter. org.

Sunday gathering at church seeks to bridge cultural divides

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 MANNING — Rock Hill Baptist Church will once again host its annual Friendship, Fellowship and Biker Sunday this weekend.

Leon Winn, pastor of the church, said the church has held an event on South Carolina Biker Sunday for several years, and last year, they invited various Republican organizations to join the nonpartisan event.

“Our overall goal is bringing the community together,” Winn said. “We invite the whole community to come, and we want to bring people together across racial and political lines so people can get to know who they live next to.”

Winn said the event attracted 500 people last year, including a large number of bikers.

“It’s a chance to reach across political lines to worship and have fellowship,” said Moye Graham, chair-

man of the Clarendon County Republican Party. “Last year it was really nice. People from all over — Columbia, Charleston, Sumter and of course Clarendon County — came and joined. It is still non-political.”

Sunday school at the church is at 9 a.m., and the church service will start at 10:30 a.m.

“We’ll try to be out by noon for the fish fry, hot dogs and a lot of fun,” Graham said.

He said the event is getting

support not only from the Clarendon County Republican Party, but also from the state Republican Party and the Republican National Committee.

Graham said he expected South Carolina Secretary of State Matt Hammond to attend, as well as District 6 congressional candidate Anthony Culler.

Republican Party of South Carolina Chairman Matt Moore said he would be there.

“Political parties should

support our communities,” Moore said. “We are honored to be able to join with Manning in fellowship. Sunday’s event isn’t about politics; it is about uniting in fellowship and praying for our state and nation.”

“We never know who will show up until they get here,” Winn said.

Rock Hill Baptist Church is at 6569 Old Georgetown Road (Old Manning Road).

For more information, call Graham at (843) 687-8619 or Winn at (803) 316-5539.

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Ben Boschetto of Wayland, Massachusetts, left, and Wes Bell of Fort Ann, New York, try to force each other into the water while log birling on Lower St. Regis Lake at the Adirondack Woodsmen’s School at Paul Smith’s College on Thursday in Paul Smiths, New York.

Ax throw, log climb at lumberjack class Crash course was held this summer for college credit

BY MICHAEL HILL The Associated Press PAUL SMITHS, N.Y. — Ax throwing is encouraged in lumberjack class. It’s also OK to dump your classmate in the lake — as long as you’re both frantically trying to stay upright on a floating log.

The annual Adirondack Woodsmen’s School is being held this summer amid the tall pines and placid waters of Paul Smith’s College. Despite the course’s name, there are no bushy beards here, no flannel shirts, no suspenders, no oxen.

Instead, 18 young students in matching gray sports shirts took part recently in a weeklong crash course on oldschool lumberjack skills such as sawing, chopping, ax throwing, log boom running and pole climbing. While the course is for college credit, many participants echo Tommy Grunow, who said he wanted to learn the “lost art of lumberjacking.”

“I looked at the list of what we’d be doing ... and I got to ax throwing, and I lost it. I had to come,” said the incoming Paul Smith’s freshman from Riverside, Connecticut.

Paul Smith’s focuses on environmen-

tal studies, and the woodsmen’s summer curriculum includes the “history of axes” and the “art and science of hand-hewing logs,” but there’s also a lot of fun stuff with axes and saws.

On a recent afternoon at a lakeside clearing on campus, students strapped spikes around their boots to scramble up a 45-foot pole and raised long-handled axes over their heads, executioner style, to send the tools tumbling into a bull’s-eye painted on a log end. They sawed solo with a bow saw and in pairs with a 6-foot crosscut saw. They practiced their underhand chop, which required them to stand on the log they were axing (with metal booties to protect against errant swings).

“It’s like a brave new world out here,” Liam Gilbert, of Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, said with a smile. “I had not thrown an ax, and on my first throw I managed to break a handle. So I have not thrown one since.”

Later on at the lake, the students, in their late teens and 20s, took turns trying to dash across a log boom stretching from the shore and climbed on a floating log two at a time to see whose fast footwork could keep him or her vertical on the spinning lumber the longest.

Instructor Brett McLeod oversaw all of it, offering occasional tips on fluid ax swings or crosscut techniques. McLeod is a former logger who chopped and sawed in woodsmen competitions, as do

some of these students. Late in the afternoon, he divvied up the students into relay teams involving cutting, climbing and throwing, which looked sort of like the Hunger Games as imagined by Paul Bunyan. The races hone students’ timber sports skills, though McLeod sees a larger value in the course.

Students, he said, will need these skills if they go on to work as park rangers in wilderness areas that don’t allow mechanized equipment. Others could use their newfound skills to build their own log cabins. And all of them will get a (calloused) hands-on experience about natural-resources management and the history of the Adirondacks, where loggers have been swinging axes for centuries.

“The idea was basically to get students to think about things besides video games and really sort of bring them back to nature,” McLeod said.

The first one-week course is for beginners, with more advanced training this week. Many students will attend both weeks. The first week’s group included three female students. One, Madison Lemoine, of Chepachet, Rhode Island, said she’s used to competing with males in lumberjack competitions.

“It’s tough, actually. You have big guys, and I’m like, ‘OK, give me an ax, and I’ll do my best.’ But you just try as hard as you can,” she said. “It’s like God’s fury raining down with that ax.

You put in everything you have.”

Obama opens East Coast to oil search

BY JASON DEAREN The Associated Press ST. AUGUSTINE BEACH, Fla. — The Eastern Seaboard is being opened to offshore oil and gas exploration for the first time in decades with the Obama administration’s approval Friday of sonic cannons that can pinpoint energy deposits deep beneath the ocean floor.

The decision dismays environmentalists worried about the immediate impact of the sonic cannons, which shoot sound waves 100 times louder than a jet engine through waters shared by endangered whales and turtles, as well as the offshore drilling that now requires such sophisticated mapping technology as a first step. The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management disclosed its final approval to The Associated Press.

The approval opens the Eastern Seaboard from the coast of Delaware down to Florida to exploration by en-

ergy companies that are preparing to apply for drilling leases in 2018, when a moratorium is set to expire. The bureau contends it has found a way to proceed while minimizing deaths and injuries of marine life, although it acknowledges that thousands of sea creatures will be harmed.

“The bureau has identified a path forward that addresses the need to update the nearly four-decade-old data in the region while protecting marine life and cultural sites,” acting BOEM Director Walter Cruickshank said in a statement. “The bureau’s decision reflects a carefully analyzed and balanced approach that will allow us to increase our understanding of potential offshore resources while protecting the human, marine and coastal environments.”

The sonic cannons are already in use in the western Gulf of Mexico, off Alaska and other offshore oil operations around the world. They

are towed behind boats, sending strong pulses of sound into the ocean every 10 seconds or so.

The pulses reverberate beneath the sea floor and bounce back to the surface, where they are measured by hydrophones.

Computers then translate the data into high-resolution, three-dimensional images.

“It’s like a sonogram of the Earth,” said Andy Radford, a petroleum engineer at the American Petroleum Institute, an oil and gas trade associa-

tion in Washington, D.C. “You can’t see the oil and gas, but you can see the structures in the Earth that might hold oil and gas.”

The surveys can have other benefits, including mapping habitats for marine life, identifying solid undersea flooring for wind energy turbines and locating spots where sand can be collected for beach restoration. But fossil fuel mostly funds this research, and the data in many cases will be held as energy company secrets.

SPARTANBURG (AP) — The wind rushed against Caroline Pulliam’s face, and she squealed in excitement.

The 11-year-old, who normally gets around in a wheelchair, was moving down Greenville’s Swamp Rabbit Trail in the front seat of an 85-pound tandem tricycle.

Her feeding tube was duct taped to the handle bars, and her mother, Donna, was behind her pedaling and steering the three-wheeled vehicle.

Caroline put her hands in the air and pretended she was flying.

The Pulliam family, of Spartanburg, are avid cyclists. Donna and her husband, Norman, ride together frequently. Their 8-year-old son, Andy, rides his bicycle often as well.

But they were having a tough time finding a way to include Caroline in those activities.

“When my daughter was smaller, we could hitch one of those buggies on the back, but she’s too big for that now,” Donna Pulliam said.

“We just haven’t had the opportunity to go as a full family.”

Then they learned about tricycles that were available for rent at TTR Bikes in Greenville near the 17.5-mile Greenville Health System Swamp Rabbit Trail.

“It looked like the bike was just what we needed,” Donna Pulliam said.

After an 8-mile ride on the trail together as a family, she realized it was.

“To have the opportunity to do a normal family activity was awesome,” she said during a phone interview. “It was really emotional, exciting. She (Caroline) squealed the full 8 miles. She had the wind in her face; she felt freedom from a bike ride that most people would take for granted. It was fantastic.”

As of July 15, the Pulliams will no longer have to travel to Greenville to enjoy cycling as a family.

The Mary Black Foundation awarded Partners for Active Living $13,225 to purchase tricycles, and they became available for the public to rent at the Thomas E. Hannah YMCA on Tuesday.

“We are really excited,” said Partners for Active living Executive Director Laura Ringo. “This will give more families the opportunity to be active in Spartanburg.”

The tricycles cost $6,500 each and are made by the Canadian company Freedom Concepts. They are designed to seat two people. The bike and handlebars are completely adjustable, and the front pedals have Velcro straps and a guide rope that keeps the foot platform level, since many children have problems with their feet dropping when trying to pedal a traditional bike.

“Safety is always the Y’s top priority,” said Cassie Lloyd, marketing and communication director for the YMCA of Greater Spartanburg. “Our staff will be trained to remind people to wear their helmets and abide by all traffic laws, which will result in an extra measure of safety for participants in the program.”

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Palestinians salvage usable belongings from the rubble of their homes in an apartment building after it was hit by an Israeli missile strike in Gaza City on Friday. Israeli troops pushed deeper into Gaza on Friday to destroy rocket-launching sites and tunnels, firing volleys of tank shells and clashing with Palestinian fighters in a high-stakes ground offensive meant to weaken the enclave’s Hamas rulers.

Israel expands operation GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops pushed into Gaza on Friday in a ground offensive that officials said could last up to two weeks as the prime minister ordered the military to prepare for a “significantly” wider campaign.

The assault raised risks of a bloodier conflict amid rising Palestinian civilian casualties and the first Israeli military death — and brought questions of how far Israel will go to cripple Gaza’s Hamas rulers.

Officially, the goal remains to destroy a network of tunnels militants use to infiltrate Israel and attack civilians. In its first day on the ground in Gaza, the military said it took up positions beyond the border, encountered little resistance from Hamas fighters

and made steady progress in destroying the tunnels. Military officials said the quick work means that within a day or two, Israeli leaders may already have to decide whether to expand the operation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had ordered the military to prepare for a “significant expansion” of the ground offensive.

“It is not possible to deal with tunnels only from the air.

It needs to be done also from the ground,” he told a special Cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv.

“We chose to begin this operation after the other options were exhausted and with the understanding that without the operation, the price we will pay can be very high.”

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kered truce agreement and the failure of a 10-day campaign of more than 2,000 airstrikes to halt relentless rocket fire on Israeli cities, Israel launched a ground offensive it had previously been reticent to undertake to further weaken Hamas militarily.

With calls from Israeli hardliners to completely crush Hamas, it remains unclear how far Israel will go in an operation that has already seen 274 Palestinians killed in Gaza, a fifth of them children.

“It won’t end that quickly,” said Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Israel’s minister of public security. “Anything can happen. If we need to keep going, we will keep going. We won’t stop. We need quiet for the citizens of the south and the citizens of Israel.”

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The human cost of the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 hit home around the world Friday, upending scores of families and small communities spanning half of the planet, from a Dutch fishing village to an Australian soccer club and a Dubai cake store.

Relatives and colleagues paid emotional tribute to the dead. Students gathered to pray for lost friends, and even Tour de France cyclists paused for a moment’s silence in memory of the 298 people killed in Ukraine.

The victims came from 11 countries and all walks of life. They included an acclaimed AIDS researcher from Amsterdam, a nun and teacher from Sydney, a Dutch senator and a World Health Organization spokesman.

“Today, the stories are emerging about individual travelers,” Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said.

“Youngsters, a big group of scientists, sometimes whole families who got on board and unknowingly headed toward their hopeless fate.”

Because the plane took off from Amsterdam, most were Dutch headed for Kuala Lumpur. But others were from elsewhere in Europe, Asia, Australia and

New Zealand. One was a dual U.S.-Dutch citizen, Malaysia Airlines said.

They left behind relatives searching for answers and clinging to memories.

“It’s a black day,” said Ron Peter Pabellon, a Filipino cake maker in Dubai who fears he lost an aunt, uncle and two cousins, one of them his best friend. “I want to see (them) with my own eyes because I don’t want to accept. I don’t want to believe.”

The crash heaped tragedy upon tragedy for one Australian family that also had relatives aboard the Malaysian Airlines plane that vanished in March.

Kaylene Mann’s brother Rod Burrows and sister-inlaw Mary Burrows were on Flight 370, which is thought to have crashed into the southern Indian Ocean but has never been found. On Friday, Mann learned that her stepdaughter, Maree Rizk, was killed on Flight 17.

“It’s just brought everyone, everything back,” said Greg Burrows, Mann’s brother. “It’s just ... ripped our guts again.”

Several passengers on Flight 17 were traveling to Melbourne, Australia, for a major international AIDS conference.

The United Nations organization UNAIDS said the crash claimed “some of the finest academics, health care workers and activists” working on the disease.

Children thank community through service

CHARGE Cedrick Baldwin, 33, of 19 Albert Spears Drive, was arrested and charged with criminal domestic violence after an incident that reportedly occurred about 9:15 p.m.

Wednesday in the first block of South Wise Drive. He is accused of dragging a woman by her hair, pinning her to a couch, beating her and then following her out of the house with a knife. The suspect and the victim were both taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

STOLEN PROPERTY The following items valued at a total of $3,500 were reportedly stolen from a home in the 4000 block of U.S. 15 about 10:27 p.m.

Wednesday: one black 52-inch flat-screen TV; two antique model cars, a 1939 Chevrolet and a 1926 Chevrolet Superior; a large assortment of collector coins from different countries; one black 19inch Phillips flat-screen TV; and a gray Magnavox DVD player.

An Xbox gaming system, four video games, a desktop computer, a home stereo, a 14-karat gold necklace and a 14-karat gold bracelet were reported stolen from a home in the 1200 block of South Pike East at 1:07 a.m. on Friday. The items are valued at $1,810.

A 2000 Brown Dodge Neon was reportedly stolen at approximately 5:40 p.m. on Sunday in the 10 block of East Calhoun Street. The vehicle is valued at $1,000.

EMS CALLS On Monday, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services responded to 52 calls. Forty were medical calls, 10 were listed as other trauma, and two were fire standbys.

On Tuesday, Sumter County EMS responded to 59 calls. Forty-two were medical calls, nine were motor-vehicle wrecks, seven were listed as other trauma, and one was a fire standby.

On Wednesday, Sumter County EMS responded to 54 calls. Fortyseven were medical calls, and seven were listed as other trauma.

PHOTOS BY CATHERINE FOLEY / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

On Friday morning, the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club went on a trash pick-up walk from the club’s location to the South Sumter Resource Center as part of the children’s summer program, which began June 7 and will last until Aug. 1. Executive Director Benjamin Bailey said the children wanted to show their appreciation for the community’s contributions to the club.

Thirty-six members of the Salvation Army’s Boys & Girls Club walk Friday morning while picking up trash along the roads.

A child picks up trash during the walk.

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Don’t forget these tech goodies to bring on trips

BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer DENVER — Your swimsuit and your sunscreen are in the luggage, and your boarding passes are all printed out.

But did you remember your gadgets and chargers? Did you download enough entertainment? Do you know where you’re going?

In my travels, I’ve come across a number of products and services worth bringing along:

KEEPING YOUR GADGETS CHARGED Duh. You’ll need not only the charging cord, but also the unit for plugging into the wall outlet. If you’re going abroad, bring adapters and make sure your chargers will work with the voltage there.

Also consider ways to keep your gadgets charged during the day. If you’re driving, bring a USB charger that plugs into your car’s cigarette lighter. There are also portable chargers you can plug gadgets into. Some phone cases also serve as spare batteries.

One product that stands out is Mophie’s Space Pack for the iPhone 5 and 5s. It not only doubles battery life, but also gives you additional storage for

photos and videos. A 16-gigabyte version retails for $150, while a 32-gigabyte one costs $180. A 64-gigabyte version starts selling next week for $250.

With it, I get about two full days of general phone use. It’s clunky to use, though. The iPhone uses its own power first, and you recharge the iPhone battery by switching on the Space Pack’s battery. If you forget to switch it off, the pack’s battery will continue to drain, even after the iPhone is fully recharged. The pack itself also takes a while to recharge — typically about four hours in my tests.

You need Mophie’s free Space app to copy photos and other content to the Space Pack’s storage.

Because of these constraints, and the fact that the case is bulky and heavy, I’m better off with a regular, unpowered case when I’m near chargers. The Space Pack is good for trips and other times I know I’d be draining the battery or filling up the phone’s storage faster than usual.

KEEPING ORGANIZED I’ve been a loyal user of TripIt since I reviewed it in 2007. Back then, it was strictly a website for organizing your travel plans. Now, there are apps for various mobile devices. The apps re-

mind you where to go next and offer easy links to your phone’s mapping apps for directions.

TripIt automatically creates a dayby-day itinerary based on all the flight, hotel and other confirmation emails that you forward to it. TripIt automatically pulls out flight numbers and seating information from the email, while adding useful information such as gate numbers. For hotels, TripIt pulls out addresses and check-in times.

You can add notes such as the hours for a national park you’re visiting.

TripIt proved helpful this spring when I went with two friends to Yosemite National Park in California. I forwarded everyone’s flight confirmations to keep track of who was arriving when. I added details on hikes we were planning and the dress code for a fancy dinner. I then shared a link with everyone.

The basic service is free. I haven’t found a need to pay $49 a year for TripIt Pro, which offers information on alternate seats or flights and ways to track frequent flier programs.

KEEPING ENTERTAINED You might want to download some books, magazines and video ahead of time for when you don’t have a good

Internet connection.

If you’ll be driving, consider an FM radio transmitter. These gadgets transmit whatever’s playing on your digital music player over an open frequency on the FM dial.

I bought Griffin’s iTrip from a Best Buy in Minnesota in 2009 for about $50.

It has become essential for all my road trips. I simply plug the iTrip cord into my iPod’s headphone jack. I then tune the car radio to an open FM frequency that iTrip finds for me. Podcasts, audiobooks and regular music come over the car speakers.

There are separate models for Apple devices depending on the type of charging port it has. For other devices, use the iTrip Auto Universal Plus, which uses the standard headphone jack. If you’re getting Space Pack, you’ll want this universal version, too, as the case covers up the iPhone’s regular port. This model also has a USB port to charge gadgets while driving.

These transmitters don’t work well in urban areas, where there aren’t many free frequencies. Also, sound quality isn’t as good as what you normally get over the radio. But it beats silence. Beware that other motorists within 30 feet might also be able to tune in to what you’re listening to.

Posthumous Clement album sweet send off Star made 3rd album after cancer diagnosis

BY MICHAEL McCALL The Associated Press Jack Clement was a court jester who emphasized the joy and camaraderie of making music.

A member of the Country Music Hall of Fame, Clement made his greatest mark as a producer (Jerry Lee Lewis, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings), a songwriter and a studio owner.

The posthumous “For Once and For All” is only his third album, recorded after he was diagnosed with liver cancer. He died in August 2013 at age 82, leaving behind an album that perfectly conveys why he was such a special creative catalyst.

The album captures Clement’s breezy personality and love for wistful songs about lost love and touching story songs.

His voice shows some age, but it’s also warm and expressive, especially on songs such as “Got Leaving On Her Mind” and “I Know One,” both songs Clement wrote for Charley Pride.

The guests underscore his high standing among artists and include Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys, T Bone Burnett, Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Leon Russell and others.

The music is spare yet perfectly played — especially on the tragic “Miller’s Cave” and the sweetly sad “Baby Is Gone.”

Everything echoes a bygone era that emphasized ensemble play and melodies over virtuosic, flashy dramatics.

It’s a perfect parting shot from a behind-the-scenes master who contributed greatly to the American song book.

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This CD cover image shows “For One and For All,” by Jack Clement, who died in 2013 at age 82.

‘The Bone Orchard’ is satisfying mystery in author’s series

BY BRUCE DESILVA The Associated Press Mike Bowditch’s recklessness and insubordination, along with his struggle with a series of personal tragedies, seemed to make him a bad match for his job as a Maine game warden. So, as the fifth novel in this fine series opens, it comes as no great surprise that Mike has quit law enforcement and taken refuge as a fishing guide in the state’s great North Woods.

But Sgt. Kathy Frost, Mike’s former mentor in the warden service, is in trouble. A suicidal Afghanistan war vet she was assigned to help has been shot dead. The ex-soldier’s politically connected parents and former army buddies blame her.

And she is under investigation for her role in the affair.

Thinking he might be able to help, or at least offer a sympathetic ear, Mike drives to her cabin and comes under sniper fire in her driveway. He finds his old friend critically wounded.

A civilian now, Mike has no business getting involved. As

reckless and impetuous as always, he dives in anyway.

The authorities suspect the dead soldier’s old army buddies in the attack on Kathy.

Mike casts his net wider as he pursues the case from the urban landscape of Portland to

the desolate farming villages of Aroostook County. As always, Paul Doiron describes his state so vividly that it becomes not just the setting, but also a character in its own right.

As Mike’s list of suspects

grows, he digs deeply into Kathy’s past. Along the way, he also keeps running into people from his own past, including old friends, old enemies and an ex-wife.

The encounters lead to much soul-searching — so much that

for a good portion of the book, the biggest mystery Mike confronts isn’t who shot Kathy but what kind of man Mike has become. This makes “The Bone Orchard” both a rich exploration of character and a satisfying mystery story.

OBITUARIES | REGION

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REVA KLUMP DALZELL — Reva Odetha Curry Klump, age 90, beloved wife of the late Robert Wayne Klump, died on Friday, July 18, 2014, at her residence.

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

died on Friday, July 18, 2014, at McElveen Manor, Sumter.

She was born on Sept. 15, 1915, in Florence, a daughter of the late Ellett and Mary Agnes Rowe Gregg.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her nephew and niece, Charles and Elouise Jackson, 4056 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning.

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

BARBARA ANN DEWITT MARGUERITE G. GARDNER Marguerite Gregg Gardner, 98, widow of Cary Gardner,

Barbara Ann DeWitt, 69, widow of Robert Stevenson “Steve” DeWitt Sr., died on Saturday, July 12, 2014, at

BANDIT FROM PAGE A1 from the city and two from the county — as connections were made between Bradley and the crimes Wednesday and Thursday.

Each of those warrants pertains to a charge of second-degree burglary.

So far, Bradley has been linked to burglaries at the following locations: • Young’s on Mason Road; • Young’s at the intersection of Lafayette Drive and Charlotte Street; • Busy Bee on East Liberty Street; • Young’s at the intersection of Nandina Drive and U.S. 15; and • The Station in Mayesville.

In each instance, the businesses were broken into while closed, causing damage to the buildings. Collectively, more than

BRIDGE FROM PAGE A1 shortly after DOT completes work on the city’s other main north/south thoroughfare.

Transportation officials recently announced the bridge on Lafayette Drive will close next month as the department works during the next year to replace the overpass, redirecting traffic around the construction project for most of 2015. The Lafayette Drive project is part of a state DOT program replacing older bridges and is not using any local funds. Work on Manning Avenue, on the other hand, would be funded by the local penny tax, with DOT providing the planning work.

“The Manning Avenue bridge is structurally deficient, but it’s not been approved for replacement because where it ranks on the statewide rankings wouldn’t allow for it,” said Bener Amado, the DOT program manager for the Pee Dee region.

“We took matters into our own hands” in commissioning the study, said City Manager Deron McCormick. “There’s not that much structural work that needs to be done, but that will be done before the more aesthetic changes.”

The four lanes of the Manning Avenue bridge will be reconfigured, narrowing down to two lanes with expanded bicycle and pedestrian lanes on the sides, behind a concrete crash barrier. The bridge will also be re-striped, with the side railings raised to improve pedestrian safety and decorative lighting added.

While the Manning Avenue bridge will

GPS FROM PAGE A1 under the age of 18,” Sumter said. “If they walk into one of those zones, the bracelet will tell them to call their officer immediately. It’s the officer when the officer isn’t around.”

The GPS monitor, called a behavioral intervention device, is often a bracelet or band worn around the offender’s ankle. Attached to that band is an instrument that constantly relays information about the offender’s movements to the GPS Operations Center in Columbia.

Five of the 10 offenders currently monitored by GPS will likely be on the monitoring system for life. Those people have typically been convicted of more violent sexual crimes, such as first-degree criminal sexual conduct, otherwise known as forcible rape.

“Lifers are determined by the offense for which they’re sentenced,” Sumter said.

“Another example is third-degree criminal sexual conduct with a minor, or what used to be called lewd act on a minor.”

In the past, something as simple as entering a tin building would interfere with the signal, but Sumter said that doesn’t even faze the system now. And the bracelet has its own sense of self awareness.

“If the offender moves it in a certain manner, it goes off. If they cut the band, it goes off. If they try to remove the pin, it goes off,” Sumter said. “If they touch it in a way they’re not supposed to, we’ll know.”

Stipulations that accompany GPS monitoring are also very strict and carry stiffer punishments than those for your run-ofthe-mill offender.

“Typically, if you have a minor violation as a sex offender, such as failing to register, a first-time offense carries a penalty of up to 366 days in prison,” Sumter said. “If one of my offenders violates a term of their agreement, such as by cutting the band of their monitor, they could have their sen-

her home.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Lorraine and Lottie Bartlette Atkinson.

She was a member of Promiseland Ministries.

Survivors include two children, Herman B. Hatfield (Sandra) and Amy McLeod (Jeffrey), both of Sumter; five grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; and a sister, Nina Barkley of Sumter.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at Promiseland Ministries, 1880 Myrtle Beach Highway, Sumter, SC 29153 with the Rev. James McElveen officiating.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematori-

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014 um of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

ANTOINE D. OSBORNE Antoine Delvine Osborne, 25, departed this earthly life on July 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

He was born on Aug. 3, 1988, in Sumter, to Terry Whiting and the late Vivian Lorraine Osborne.

Antoine leaves to cherish his memories: father, Terry Whiting; two brothers, Terrance D. Osborne and Robert D. Osborne; sister, Santanna P. Osborne; grandmother, Ella Whiting; three aunts, Georgia (James) Mason, Katie Osborne

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and Florence Stubbs; seven uncles, Johnie (Sarah) Osborne, James, Simon, Richard and Milton, Roosevelt Whiting and Al Whiting; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with Pastor Melvin Mack officiating.

A public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Whites Mortuary LLC, 517 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

Online condolences can be made at www.whitesmortuary. net.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC, (803) 774-8200.

$4,000 in goods were stolen from the businesses, most of which were cartons of Newport cigarettes.

As of Friday afternoon, Bradley remained in custody at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center pending a bond hearing.

City and county officials said they are working on two additional cases that have yet to be tied to Bradley. According to reports, another individual might be responsible.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Sumter Police Department at (803) 4362700, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000 or Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718.

Calls to Crime Stoppers can be made anonymously. An award may be available for information leading to an arrest or conviction.

also be at least partially closed for a time during the renovations, officials are unlikely to shut down both bridges simultaneously. Voters won’t decide on the penny tax until November, three months after Lafayette closes, and new funds would not start coming in from the sales tax until early 2016.

But Sumter County may seek to kickstart funding for the penny projects early, and how soon Manning Avenue is affected will depend on what other funds become available.

Work on the bridge is part of a larger vision of improving the Manning Road/Main Street thoroughfare. Work on South Main Street up to the base of the bridge was approved in the 2008 Penny for Progress referendum, but the bridge structure itself has yet to be worked on. The current round of the penny tax also includes funding for road work on both sides of the span.

“There’s a federal grant that’s tied in with the corridor improvements on Manning Road and North Main Street,” said Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon. “If we got that grant, that’s the only thing that would move it up.”

But Amado rules out closing both the Manning Avenue and Lafayette Drive bridges at once, and work on the former may not require the bridge to be entirely closed to traffic.

“It depends on the amount of traffic,” he said. “We’ll do it if it’s reasonable for the project and if the detour is less than eight to 10 miles. But all those decisions will be made once we start.”

tence revoked and be returned to the department of corrections.”

If the offender does so happen to remove his or her anklet, Sumter said it doesn’t take long to find the offender.

“We usually find them within five hours,” he said. “It’s a matter of urgency.

The public, regardless of what neighborhood, is more likely to help you find a registered sex offender, because when most people hear the term ‘sex offender,’ their minds immediately think ‘child molester,’ so they become very cooperative. While it’s not always a child molester we’re chasing, no one wants a child to suffer. The help is very much appreciated.”

And it sure isn’t cheap to be under the state’s cautious supervision. GPS monitoring costs an offender $60 a week, every week, for the rest of his or her life. For example, if an offender is released at 30 years of age and dies at 70, he will have spent more than $124,000 for GPS monitoring.

While the official jargon is that an offender is subject to such regulations “until he or she is no longer required to register as a sex offender,” the general state guidelines imply that individuals are registered for life.

While Sumter’s job mainly entails monitoring his clients’ movements, he maintains a balance of keeping the offender’s safety in mind along with the public’s, working to re-incorporate offenders into society with the aim of helping them become productive citizens.

“If they’re let out and move to a highrisk area, I’ll often advise them to move,” Sumter said. “Most of my GPS-monitored offenders live in rural areas of the county.”

Though sex offenders face a lifetime of public scrutiny, Sumter said he’s never had a case in which an offender was actually attacked.

“We’ve had a few who had rocks thrown at their house or have endured constant taunting, but I haven’t seen an actual assault,” Sumter said.

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Camper Jacob Threatt, 9, of Macon, Georgia, center, is hugged by counselors in training Savannah Sherman, 16, left, and Drew Donovan, 17, while running through a mud obstacle course at Camp Twitch and Shout on Thursday. The camp, for children with Tourette’s Syndrome, is located in Winder, Georgia. Many of the kids were reluctant to do the obstacle course but did so after encouragement from staff members.

It’s a way to help some of the campers who also have obsessive compulsive disorders go outside their comfort zone.

Summer camp helps children with Tourette’s WINDER, Ga. (AP) — Eleven-year-old Blake Desadier thought his mom was lying when she told him there were other kids like him with Tourette’s syndrome.

Then he went to “Camp Twitch and Shout,” a weeklong summer camp for children with Tourette’s, a neurological disorder that makes people have different types of involuntary muscle movements or speech. The camp helps children embrace the disorder. Many of the counselors also have Tourette’s.

“My mom wasn’t lying to me about how many people have Tourette’s,” said Blake, who is from New Orleans.

His face twitches, and he clears his throat uncontrollably.

Blake is one of about 170 kids who attend the camp each year. It ended Friday.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke estimates 200,000 Americans have the most severe form of Tourette’s syndrome. Symptoms are often worse in the early teens but improve into adulthood. Boys are affected more often than girls.

Audrey Vogel attended camp four years ago when she was 14. Now, she is a counselor in training.

“It was honestly one of the coolest moments in my life and, this sounds weird, but everyone was just ticcing,” Vogel said of her first camp.

“Kids were throwing them-

selves on the floor, they were screaming at the top of their lungs. I have a tapping tic where I have to tap people eight times on the shoulder.

No one even cares.”

Vogel said the camp changed her life. She is now open to telling people about her condition.

Located at a state park in Winder, about 50 miles east of Atlanta, the camp was started six years ago by a handful of parents whose children have Tourette’s. Tricia Kardon is one of the cofounders and camp director.

“Our vision was to have a place where no one would question their disorder, where they could be normal and they could have typical camp experiences. And, hopefully change their life,” she said.

The children’s tics range from mild to severe.

One child spits in someone’s face and apologizes.

Others fall unexpectedly, so camp counselors always have an eye on them.

Through sharing experiences, the children learn to better cope with Tourette’s.

“It’s made me look at Tourette’s not so much as a problem, more like a quality,” said 11-year-old Sam Duggar.

For many, the biggest challenge is leaving.

“It’s a lot of on-and-off crying,” Vogel said. “You stop ... and then a friend comes up and hugs you, and you start crying all over again.”

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Democrats will celebrate the 2014 Campaign Headquarters Grand Opening with a drop-in from 12:30 to 3 p.m. today at 577 Bultman Drive, Suite 1B. Food and non-alcoholic beverages will be served. Visitors will have the opportunity to hear from and speak to gubernatorial candidate Vincent Sheheen, various congressional candidates and other elected officials.

Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. today at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the Civil Rights era.

Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

Hillcrest High School Class of 1975 will hold a class reunion meeting at 3 p.m. today at St. Paul AME Church (Shaw).

All classmates are asked to attend.

The Red Hill Lodge No. 144 Annual Lodge Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. today at St. Paul AME Church, Plowden Mill Road, in the multi-purpose room. Lewis H. Nelson, most worshipful grand master for the state of South Carolina, will speak. Cost is $25 per ticket. Call Lester Williams at (803) 983-3568 or Jarvais Wilson at (704) 6083945.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, at Lincoln High School, Council Street. Call James L. Green at (803) 9684173 for information.

S.C. Works and Clarendon School District One will sponsor a job fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 23, at the Clarendon One Community Resource Center, 1154 Fourth St., Summerton.

Job seekers should dress for success in work-appropriate attire with conservative closed-toe shoes. Attendees should also be sure to take copies of their resume as well.

The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 24, at the Sumter School District office, Wilson Hall Road. Douglas Wilson will speak. Call (803) 775-0830.

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

Delivery may be possible for several orders. Call (803) 7737158.

The Sumter Branch NAACP monthly membership meeting will be held at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, at Union Sta-

tion AME Church, 945 S. Main St. A Sumter Back-to-School Jamboree will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Event will feature educational and activities exhibits, school supplies, haircuts, wellness screenings and more. Call (803) 983-3399.

The Devine Sistas of Pretty Girls Rock S/C will hold a back-toschool drive from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 2, at Expos baseball field, 645 Eagle Road (off of Patriot Parkway). Event will feature school supplies, food and games. Call (803) 406-5917 or (803) 406-9621.

The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 4, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 5064019.

A back-to-school / stay-inschool bash, sponsored by Sumter Branch NAACP and Mt. Pisgah AME Church, will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Mt. Pisgah AME Church Family Life Center, 35 Council St. School supplies will be given to students.

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

The spotlight will shine on Beatrice Oyekan. The associate members are Laura Colclough and Lee James. Transportation will be provided within the coverage area.

Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For pertinent information about the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 3765992.

The Stroke Survivors Support Group will hold its first meeting at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 14, at the Alice Drive Baptist Church library, 1305 Loring Mill Road and Wise Drive, far left front entrance.

Following the initial meeting, the group will continue to meet on the second Thursday of each month. Call Wayne Hunter at (803) 4643003 or Joyce at (803) 4647865.

Sumter Green Fall Feast will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 18, at USC Sumter. Music will be provided by 4-Way Stop and a variety of food will be available from chefs, caterers, restaurateurs and gourmet cooks.

Tickets are $30 in advance or $40 at the door if any are left. This event is for adults only. Call (803) 436-2640.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Stay on top of EUGENIA LAST what needs to be done.

Don’t let personal problems spin out of control. Tolerance will be required if you want to avoid an argument. Socialize with friends, and new opportunities will develop. Keep your secrets to yourself.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Uncertainties will arise regarding your status, reputation and relationships. A change may be necessary, but before you take a leap of faith, reconsider what is best for you. Don’t sign anything until you have sought legal advice.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Play it safe. Whether you are traveling, communicating or dealing with institutions, you must protect your rights and your personal secrets.

You will learn from whatever experience you encounter. Being prepared and organized will help.

Romance will brighten your day.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can make a difference if you participate in a fundraiser or donate your time to a group that can benefit from your services. The people you meet will be diverse. Some will offer insight and opportunity, while others will mislead you.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You can sign a contract, make a commitment and find alternative ways to bring in extra cash.

Proceed with confidence and address issues of concern.

Romance is on the rise, and a relationship you have with someone unique will warm up.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make personal changes at home or to the way you live. Don’t get angry over something you cannot change, but do whatever it takes to avoid a similar situation.

Preparation and organization will ensure future success.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Problems with a friend, neighbor or CANCER (June 21-July 22): Observe relative can be expected. Don’t what’s happening around you. Now make a hasty decision that can escalate into an uncontrollable is not the time to implement situation. Put more time and change or to make a decision that energy into your home, family and will influence your future. Greater your life, where you can make opportunities are heading your positive gains. way, but patience is required in order to avoid making a mistake AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): now.

Change your habits, and you will LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take an active role in what’s happening at home. Offer to help older relatives.

Patience will be required regarding emotional matters. Situations will escalate quickly if someone is indulgent or overreacts. Do your best to keep the peace.

improve a pending financial, medical or legal problem. Take a look at your professional options and partnerships with an eye on a prosperous joint venture. Don’t let an emotional matter get blown out of proportion.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Show everyone what you are capable of doing. Speak from the heart, but stick to the facts and figures. As long as you are genuine and show concern and compassion, you will gain support and get your way.

Romance is on the rise.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Spend time securing your assets and protecting what you’ve worked so hard to acquire. An unusual plan that includes someone you love will improve your personal life, an important relationship and your future. Love is in the stars.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Variable cloudiness

Partly cloudy

Variable clouds with a shower

A couple of thunderstorms

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

A thunderstorm in the afternoon

84°

69°

84° / 69°

82° / 69°

86° / 70°

87° / 71°

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 50%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 60%

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: VAR 3-6 mph

Winds: E 4-8 mph

Winds: ESE 4-8 mph

Winds: E 3-6 mph

Winds: SW 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 77/67 Spartanburg 77/67

Greenville 75/65

Columbia 87/71

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 84/69

Aiken 83/68

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/72

Today: Partly sunny. High 84 to 88.

Sunday: Variable clouds with a couple of thunderstorms. High 83 to 87.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 77/69/t 81/61/s 88/71/pc 76/61/sh 89/75/t 78/65/pc 85/75/t 80/66/pc 93/75/t 83/66/pc 105/86/s 74/61/pc 83/69/c

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.88 75.31 75.20 97.24

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.03 none -0.17

Sunrise 6:24 a.m.

Moonrise 12:51 a.m.

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

0.00" 2.10" 2.98" 20.52" 33.84" 25.77"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

89° 67° 91° 70° 101° in 2002 62° in 1967

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 82/69/t 83/65/pc 93/75/pc 82/63/pc 90/76/t 77/62/pc 87/74/t 77/67/c 91/73/t 83/66/pc 106/83/pc 72/61/pc 85/71/pc

Myrtle Beach 85/71

Manning 86/69

Today: A thunderstorm or two. Winds eastnortheast 3-6 mph.

Sunday: A couple of thunderstorms. Winds east-southeast 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 86/69

Bishopville 85/68

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 2.12 19 2.92 14 2.93 14 2.13 80 76.27 24 7.07

Sunset Moonset

8:32 p.m.

2:19 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

July 26

Aug. 3

Aug. 10

Aug 17

TIDES

24-hr chg +0.01 -0.04 +0.04 +0.01 +0.13 -1.68

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sun.

High 3:27 a.m.

4:04 p.m.

4:23 a.m.

5:02 p.m.

Ht. 3.0 3.2 2.9 3.2

Low Ht. 10:15 a.m. -0.3 11:00 p.m. 0.4 11:11 a.m. -0.2 -----

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 69/63/t 79/67/t 85/68/t 88/73/pc 83/73/r 89/72/pc 81/64/t 76/68/t 87/71/t 84/68/c 80/68/r 84/67/c 85/67/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 74/63/r 84/67/t 84/66/t 87/73/t 82/71/c 87/72/t 81/67/c 82/69/t 84/71/t 86/69/c 82/69/c 85/68/c 86/69/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 86/69/c Gainesville 89/72/t Gastonia 78/64/t Goldsboro 82/68/c Goose Creek 88/72/pc Greensboro 79/65/c Greenville 75/65/t Hickory 74/63/t Hilton Head 84/72/pc Jacksonville, FL 88/72/pc La Grange 82/71/t Macon 79/69/t Marietta 76/68/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 87/69/c 86/70/t 80/67/c 84/68/c 87/72/t 82/67/c 79/66/t 79/65/r 84/72/t 88/71/t 87/69/t 84/67/t 82/68/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 73/65/t Mt. Pleasant 86/71/pc Myrtle Beach 85/71/pc Orangeburg 85/70/c Port Royal 86/72/pc Raleigh 81/66/c Rock Hill 81/64/t Rockingham 84/64/c Savannah 87/72/t Spartanburg 77/67/t Summerville 84/72/pc Wilmington 86/70/pc Winston-Salem 78/64/c

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 80/66/r 86/72/t 83/70/c 84/69/t 87/72/t 85/67/c 80/66/c 87/66/c 86/73/t 82/68/t 84/72/t 85/69/c 81/67/c

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

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

8-16-30-33-38 PowerUp: 2

5-15-18-26-32 Powerball: 35 Powerplay: 3

PICK 3 FRIDAY

PICK 4 FRIDAY

2-4-3 and 5-3-0

8-2-4-2 and 7-0-6-4

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK Leia, a 3-year-old tortoiseshell / tabby spayed American shorthair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, great with other cats, playful and active. Leia is also affectionate and loves human attention. She would be a great addition to any family.

The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA is always in need of the following: Newspapers; stuffed animals (any size); heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets (for cat cages and puppies); litter; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, cat and puppy food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

SECTION

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LEGION BASEBALL

Post 68 to host Georgetown in play-in series opener

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Manning-Santee Post 68 will take on Georgetown in the opening game of the play-in series to determine the final team from the lower state to play in the American Legion baseball state tournament

next week at Riley Park.

Georgetown became the third and final second-round state playoffs series loser on Friday with Camden’s 6-4 victory that gave Post 17 a sweep of the best-of-5 series and earned it a spot in the state tournament.

Manning is supposed to

play host to Georgetown in the opening game with the winner traveling to Kelleytown to take on Hartsville Post 53 for the final spot in the 8-team tournament.

Dates or times have not been set up for either of the games.

Hartsville earned the bye by virtue of having an overall 3-3 record in the two playoff series, as did Manning, and allowing the fewest amount of runs. Post 68 is getting to host the first game because

Georgetown finished 3-4 in the two series.

After winning its first-round series against Beaufort by forfeit, Manning was swept by Florence. Hartsville swept its opening series against Murrells Inlet before being swept

by Sumter, even though two of the games were close affairs.

BRITISH OPEN

Another one in the bag?

2-time Major winner McIlory has big lead after 2nd round again

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press HOYLAKE, England — Rory McIlroy only saw birdies at Royal Liverpool, mostly on his scorecard, and even one pheasant that trotted across the eighth green as he was lining up a putt. That was but a minor interruption in his command performance Friday in the British Open.

Once he made a birdie, and then another, nothing could stop McIlroy.

Not another collapse in the second round. Not anyone in the field. And certainly not Tiger Woods.

After a bogey on his opening hole stirred memories of another “Black Friday,’’ McIlroy looked more like the Boy Wonder who won two majors in a runaway. With three

birdies in his last four holes, he posted a second straight 6-under 66 to build a 4-shot lead over Dustin Johnson.

McIlroy spoke of an “inner peace,’’ and the two secret words that triggered his powerful swing and set up birdie chances on just about every hole.

“People call it the zone, people call it whatever,’’ he said.

“It’s just a state of mind where you think clearly. Everything seems to be on the right track. I’ve always said, whenever you play this well, you always wonder how you’ve played so badly before. And whenever you’ve played so badly, you always wonder how you play so well. I’m happy where my game is at the minute. And hopefully, I can just keep up the

SEE MCILROY, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rory McIlroy plays a shot off the 5th tee during Friday’s second round of the British Open at the Royal Liverpool golf club in Hoylake, England. McIlory shot a second straight 66 to grab a 4-shot lead entering today’s third round.

USC FOOTBALL

Returning Gamecock players confident they’ll keep winning

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina linebacker Kiawan Lewis believes the Gamecocks’ success won’t stop now that stars such as Jadeveon Clowney and Connor Shaw are gone.

“I still love all my great former teammates that I’ve had, but it’s a new team. New faces that are here looking to make an impact,’’ he said Friday. “It’s going to be another big season, as big as we can make it.’’

That’s a high bar to clear.

Clowney, Shaw, defensive tackle Kelcy Quarles and receiver Bruce Ellington were some of the catalysts for an unprecedented run of South Carolina success: the Gamecocks finished 11-2 each of the past three seasons and last January were No. 4 in the national rankings for the team’s highest finish ever.

The Gamecocks took part in the yearly summer Pigskin Poets event at the Richland County Public Library on Friday. The players were swarmed by grade-schoolers for autographs after reading books and

Winged Sprints, Monster Minis highlight weekend

BY CODY TRUETT Special To The Sumter Item

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Returning players like wide receiver Damiere Byrd (1) believe that South Carolina can keep up its winning ways despite the losses of players like Jadeveon Clowney and Connor Shaw. singing songs.

Lewis, a junior, knows the Gamecocks can’t worry about who they’ve lost as they get

ready to report to preseason camp in two weeks.

SEE USC, PAGE B4

With no racing the last two weekends and only one night of racing in the last month, the gates at Sumter Speedway will be open today with something more than the normal divisions on the schedule.

The Monster Minis divisions will be in town, competing for $1,500, and, on top of that, the winged Sprints will also be on hand for the second time this season.

Gates will open at 4 p.m. and hot laps will get started at 6. Grandstand tickets will be $15 for adults and pit passes will be $25 for adults.

Active duty military will be admitted to the grandstands free of charge with military identification.

In the most recent night of facing, Ken Appleton made the best of

the night by picking up his first win of the season in the Super Street division, ending Robbie Disher’s dominance of the division, at least for the time being.

As the race got began, Steven Bartlette, Justin Timmons and Appleton battled for the lead.

Bartlette spun in turns 1 and 2 and brought out an early caution. On the restart, Appleton and Disher battled for the top spot before Disher took over the spot. Appleton and Timmons stayed right on his heels, waiting for the opportunity to make their move.

As the laps wound down, Disher still showed the way. However, while going through turns 1 and 2, Disher cut a tire down and came to a stop to bring out a caution. Disher got the tire changed and rejoined

SEE SPEEDWAY, PAGE B4

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SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

MLB ROUNDUP

EAST DIVISION

TV, RADIO TODAY

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Atlanta parted ways with struggling second baseman Dan Uggla on Friday. Uggla, who was batting .162 with two homers and 10 RBI, is still owed more than $18 million.

Braves part ways with Uggla ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves have requested unconditional release waivers for struggling second baseman Dan Uggla, parting ways with a former starter still owed over $18 million over the remainder of this year and next.

In his fourth season with the Braves, the 34-year-old Uggla was batting .162 with two home runs and 10 RBI in 48 games and 130 at-bats.

Uggla lost his job to Tommy La Stella when the rookie second baseman was called up May 28.

The Braves’ patience with Uggla appeared to wear thin last Sunday when he was suspended one game for reporting just 30 minutes before the start of a game in Chicago.

Uggla, a 3-time NL AllStar, hit .179 with 22 homers and 55 RBI last year.

YANKS’ SABATHIA SCHEDULED FOR SEASON-ENDING SURGERY

NEW YORK — CC Sabathia is scheduled for season-ending surgery on his right knee next week, ending any hope of him returning to the New York Yankees’ ravaged rotation this year.

Sabathia will have surgery Wednesday, and general manager Brian Cashman said he thinks “in theory’’ the big left-hander will be ready for spring

training in February. But there is no guarantee Sabathia will be able to pitch effectively next season.

The team all but ruled out Sabathia returning in 2014 after he had a setback early this month while he was on a minor league rehab assignment. He was hit hard July 2 in an outing for Double-A Trenton and woke up the next morning with swelling in the knee joint.

BRAVES 6 PHILLIES 4

ATLANTA — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs, Andrelton Simmons had two RBI, and Atlanta won its third straight game with a 6-4 victory over Philadelphia.

Returning from the AllStar break, the Braves moved one game ahead of Washington in the NL East.

Last-place Philadelphia dropped 11 games behind Atlanta.

Ervin Santana (8-6) gave up six hits, three walks and four runs — three earned — in six innings to win for the third time in four starts. He struck out one.

BREWERS 4 NATIONALS 2

WASHINGTON — Scooter Gennett and Khris Davis homered and Kyle Lohse pitched seven strong innings to help Milwaukee

beat Washington 4-2 in a meeting of division leaders.

Aramis Ramirez added a 2-run single for the NL Central leading Brewers.

Lohse (10-4) picked up his first win since June 22.

GIANTS 9 MARLINS 1

MIAMI — Pablo Sandoval hit a 3-run homer and San Francisco beat slumping Miami 9-1.

All-Star Madison Bumgarner (11-7) allowed one run in six innings.The Marlins lost their fifth game in a row.

AMERICAN LEAGUE RANGERS 5 BLUE JAYS 1 TORONTO — J.P. Arencibia hit a 3-run homer against his former team, Yu Darvish matched his season high with 12 strikeouts and Texas beat Toronto 5-1.

INTERLEAGUE YANKEES 4 REDS 3 NEW YORK — Jacoby Ellsbury hit a 2-run homer, and David Phelps pitched the Yankees to a fast start in the second half, leading New York to a 4-3 victory over Cincinnati.

Brian McCann and Carlos Beltran had 2-out RBI for the Yankees.

From wire reports

7 a.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third Round from Hoylake, England (ESPN).

7 a.m. – International Cycling: Tour de France Stage Fourteen from Risoul, France (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Grand Prix of Germany Pole Qualifying from Hockenheim, Germany (CNBC).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at New York Yankees or Texas at Toronto (MLB NETWORK).

1:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto Pole Qualifying from Toronto (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. – Amateur Golf: American Century Championship Second Round from South Lake Tahoe, Nev. (WIS 10).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third Round from Hoylake, England (WOLO 25).

3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Marathon Classic Third Round from Sylvania, Ohio (GOLF).

3 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Honda Indy Toronto Race One from Toronto (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3:30 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: WNBA AllStar Game from Phoenix (ESPN).

4 p.m. – International Soccer: Tottenham vs. Seattle from Seattle (ESPN2).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

5 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Boise Open Third Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF).

6 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Los Angeles at Kansas City (ESPN2).

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

6 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: New York at Boston (SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Charlotte at Ohio (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – PGA Golf: British Open Third Round from Hoylake, England (ESPN).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Detroit (FOX SPORTS 1).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

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

8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Arizona (WGN).

8:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series EnjoyIllinois.com 300 from Joliet, Ill. (ESPN2, WEGX-FM 92.9).

9 p.m. – International Lacrosse: World Championship Final Match from Commerce City, Colo. (ESPNU).

10 p.m. – Arena Football: San Antonio at Los Angeles (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Baltimore at Oakland or Seattle at Los Angeles Angels (MLB NETWORK).

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

GOLF The Associated Press MARATHON CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Friday At Highland Meadows Golf Club Sylvania, Ohio Purse: $1.4 million Yardage: 6,512; Par 71 Second Round Laura Diaz 62-69—131 -11 Lydia Ko 67-67—134 -8 Lee-Anne Pace 66-68—134 -8 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 68-67—135 -7 So Yeon Ryu 68-67—135 -7 Brittany Lang 70-66—136 -6 Kayla Mortellaro 69-67—136 -6 Cristie Kerr 70-67—137 -5 Candie Kung 70-67—137 -5 Caroline Hedwall 69-68—137 -5 Katherine Kirk 69-68—137 -5 Mariajo Uribe 67-70—137 -5 Lindsey Wright 67-70—137 -5 Mirim Lee 71-67—138 -4 Beatriz Recari 70-68—138 -4 Marina Alex 69-69—138 -4 Brittany Lincicome 69-69—138 -4 Brooke Pancake 69-69—138 -4 Kelly Tan 68-70—138 -4 Mo Martin 67-71—138 -4 Pernilla Lindberg 71-68—139 -3 Kristy McPherson 71-68—139 -3 Belen Mozo 71-68—139 -3 Line Vedel 71-68—139 -3 Moira Dunn 70-69—139 -3 Mina Harigae 70-69—139 -3 Jennifer Rosales 70-69—139 -3 Christina Kim 69-70—139 -3 Haru Nomura 69-70—139 -3 Austin Ernst 66-73—139 -3

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

SPORTS ITEMS

AP sources: Bon Jovi part of group eyeing Bills BUFFALO, N.Y. — Rocker Jon Bon Jovi is part of a Toronto group that has retained a banking firm and submitted paperwork expressing interest in buying the Buffalo Bills, three people who have reviewed documents regarding the sale process told The Associated Press on Friday.

It is unclear if the group would eventually want to move the NFL team to Toronto. The club is on the market after Hall of Fame owner Ralph Wilson died in March.

The group includes Larry Tanenbaum and the Rogers family. Tanenbaum is chairman of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment, which controls the NHL’s Maple Leafs and NBA’s Raptors. The Rogers family includes Edward Rogers, who is deputy chairman of a Toronto communications giant.

DIAZ RALLIES TO MAINTAIN LEAD IN OHIO

SYLVANIA, Ohio — Laura Diaz rallied for four birdies down the stretch to shoot a 2-under 69 for a 3-stroke lead over Lydia Ko and Lee-Anne Pace after Friday’s sec-

ond round of the Marathon Classic.

Diaz led by four shots after shooting a bogey-free 62 in the opening round. She is at 11-under 131 at the tournament’s midpoint.

Ko shot a second consecutive 67 to share second with Pace, who had a 68.

LAWYER: CLIPPERS SALE COULD MISS DEADLINE

LOS ANGELES — A lawyer for the man offering to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for $2 billion told a judge Friday that Donald Sterling’s stalling tactics are threatening to doom the sale by pushing it past a contractual deadline.

At a hearing to set parameters for the rest of a probate trial, attorney Adam Streisand implored the judge to make a swift decision when hearings conclude July 28.

He said the final deadline for closing the deal with former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer was extended by a month, but “the deal ends on Aug. 15.’’

From wire reports

AMERICAN LEGION STATE PLAYOFFS LOWER STATE Sumter vs. Hartsville Monday Sumter 7, Hartsville 6 Tuesday Sumter 4, Hartsville 1 Wednesday Sumter 9, Hartsville 1, Sumter wins series 3-0 Manning-Santee vs. Florence Monday Florence 10, Manning-Santee 2 Wednesday Florence 15, Manning-Santee 2 Thursday Florence 14, Manning-Santee 0, Florence wins series 3-0 Camden vs. Georgetown Monday Camden 7, Georgetown 5 Thursday Camden 9, Georgetown 1 Friday

Camden 6, 4, Camden wins series 3-0 UPPER STATE Spartanburg vs. Greenwood Monday Spartanburg 6, Greenwood 4 Wednesday Spartanburg 10, Greenwood 2 Thursday Greenwood 9, Spartanburg 0 Friday Greenwood 15, Spartanburg 5, series tied 2-2 Today Spartanburg at Greenwood Rock Hill vs. Union Monday Rock Hill 7, Union 4 Wednesday Union 14, Rock Hill 2 Thursday Rock Hill 3, Union 2 Friday Union 12, Rock Hill 5, series tied 2-2

Today Union at Rock Hill Inman vs. Fort Mill Monday Inman 8, Fort Mill 2 Wednesday Inman 13, Fort Mill 7 Thursday Fort Mill 10, Inman 8 Friday Inman 20, Fort Mill 1, Inman wins series 3-1 Chapin-Newberry vs. Greenville Tuesday Greenville 7, Chapin-Newberry 4 Wednesday Chapin-Newberry 8, Greenville 1 Chapin-Newberry 4, Greenville 3 Thursday Greenville 9, Chapin-Newberry 8, series tied 2-2 Friday Greenville 6, Chapin-Newberry 1, Greenville wins series 3-2

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

GB – 4 5 9 1/2 9 1/2

W 53 48 47 45 44

L 38 46 47 51 50

Pct .582 .511 .500 .469 .468

GB – 6 1/2 7 1/2 10 1/2 10 1/2

W 59 57 51 40 38

L 36 37 44 56 57

Pct .621 .606 .537 .417 .400

GB – 1 1/2 8 19 1/2 21

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

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

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Simon 12-3) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

Texas (Lewis 6-6) at Toronto (Stroman 4-2), 1:07 p.m.

Cleveland (Kluber 9-6) at Detroit (VerHagen 0-0), 1:08 p.m., 1st game Cleveland (McAllister 3-5) at Detroit (Scherzer 11-3), 7:08 p.m., 2nd game Houston (Keuchel 9-5) at Chicago White Sox (Noesi 3-7), 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 5-9) at Boston (R.De La Rosa 2-2), 7:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Price 9-7) at Minnesota (Correia 5-11), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (W.Chen 9-3) at Oakland (Hammel 0-1), 9:05 p.m.

Seattle (F.Hernandez 11-2) at L.A. Angels (Richards 11-2), 9:05 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

Texas at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 1:08 p.m.

Kansas City at Boston, 1:35 p.m.

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m.

Seattle at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m.

Baltimore at Oakland, 4:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

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 .557 .547 .432 .421 .417

GB – 1 12 13 13 1/2

THURSDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Simon 12-3) at N.Y. Yankees (McCarthy 0-0), 1:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 11-5) at St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-1), 4:05 p.m.

Colorado (B.Anderson 0-3) at Pittsburgh (Morton 5-9), 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 6-6) at Washington (G.Gonzalez 6-5), 7:05 p.m.

Philadelphia (Hamels 3-5) at Atlanta (A.Wood 6-7), 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco (Hudson 7-6) at Miami (H.Alvarez 6-4), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 7-8) at Arizona (Miley 5-6), 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Gee 4-1) at San Diego (T. Ross 7-10), 8:40 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Miami, 1:10 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m.

Milwaukee at Washington, 1:35 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Arizona, 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 4:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

San Francisco at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS _ Recalled RHP Chen-Chang Lee from Columbus (IL).

Optioned RHP Zach McAllister to Columbus.

TEXAS RANGERS _ Assigned 1B Carlos Pena outright to Round Rock (PCL).

TORONTO BLUE JAYS _ Optioned RHP Chad Jenkins to Buffalo (IL).

National League ATLANTA BRAVES _ Released 2B Dan Uggla. Recalled INF Tyler Pastornicky from Gwinnett (IL).

MIAMI MARLINS _ Placed RHP Kevin Gregg on the 15-day DL, retroactive to July 14. Reinstated RHP A.J. Ramos from the 15-day DL. LOS ANGELES DODGERS _ Recalled LHP Paco Rodriguez from Albuquerque (PCL).

SAN DIEGO PADRES _ Selected the contract of INF Chris Nelson from El Paso (PCL).

WASHINGTON NATIONALS _ Agreed to terms with RHP Erick Fedde on a minor league contract.

American Association AMARILLO SOX _ Released INF Brandon Pinckney.

GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS _ Sold the contract of RHP Aaron Wilkerson to Boston (AL). Released OF Palmer Karr and C Mitch Abeita.

Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS _ Released OF JaRon Shepherd.

Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS _ Signed INF Bill Hall.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE HORNETS _ Signed G Lance Stephenson to a three-year contract.

CHICAGO BULLS _ Signed F-C Pau Gasol and F Nikola Mirotic.

DALLAS MAVERICKS _ Signed F Eric Griffin.

MIAMI HEAT _ Re-signed F Udonis Haslem.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS _ Re-signed F Drew Gooden.

FOOTBALL

National Football League BUFFALO BILLS _ Released WR Cordell Roberson and DB Darius Robinson.

CLEVELAND BROWNS _ Named Peter John-Baptiste vice president of communications.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League ARIZONA COYOTES _ Signed LW Brendan Perlini to a three-year entry-level contract.

FLORIDA PANTHERS _ Re-signed D Dmitry Kulikov to a three-year contract.

PITTSBURGH PENGUINS _ Named Mark Recchi player development coach.

Signed D Simon Despres to a two-year contract.

ECHL ELMIRA JACKALS _ Signed Fs Andrew Conboy, Thomas Nesbitt and Taylor Stefishen to one-year contracts.

READING ROYALS _ Agreed to terms with F Kyle Bodie.

COLLEGE

DELAWARE _ Named Sarah Gallion and Corrine Drost women’s assistant lacrosse coaches.

HAMPDEN-SYDNEY _ Named Terrell Allen and Kevin Leatherwood men’s assistant basketball coaches.

NOTRE DAME _ Promoted Alan Turner to track and field and cross country coach.

PRINCETON _ Named Erika DeSanty women’s golf coach.

WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE _ Named Maddy Soule women’s tennis coach.

WNBA STANDINGS

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

W 15 11 10 10 8 8

L 6 12 13 14 13 14

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix Minnesota San Antonio Los Angeles Seattle Tulsa

W 18 17 11 10 9 8

L 3 6 12 12 15 15

Pct .714 .478 .435 .417 .381 .364

GB – 5 6 6 1/2 7 7 1/2

Pct .857 .739 .478 .455 .375 .348

GB – 2 8 8 1/2 10 1/2 11

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

New York 77, Atlanta 75 Minnesota 93, Tulsa 82

Texas at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Detroit at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

THURSDAY’S GAMES

NATIONAL LEAGUE

TODAY’S GAMES

Tulsa 95, San Antonio 90 Indiana 82, Chicago 64 Phoenix 101, Connecticut 85 Washington 79, Los Angeles 75

FRIDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

East vs. West at Phoenix, AZ, 3:30 p.m.

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MCILROY FROM PAGE B1 solid play for another couple of days.’’

Woods is fortunate to even play for two more days.

He started the second round only three shots behind. He finished it on the 18th hole, standing over a 6-foot birdie putt just to avoid missing back-to-back cuts for the first time in his career. Woods made the putt for a 77, matching his second-worst round as a pro in the British Open.

Woods hit driver five times — four more than he hit all week when he won at Royal Liverpool in 2006. None found the fairway. Woods was 14 shots out of the lead and still thought he had a chance, referring to Paul Lawrie making up 10 shots in one round to

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PAR SCORES The Associated Press Friday At Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England Purse: $9.24 million Yardage: 7,312; Par: 72 Second Round (a-amateur) Rory McIlroy 66-66—132 Dustin Johnson 71-65—136 Francesco Molinari 68-70—138 Ryan Moore 70-68—138 Rickie Fowler 69-69—138 Sergio Garcia 68-70—138 Charl Schwartzel 71-67—138 Louis Oosthuizen 70-68—138 George Coetzee 70-69—139 Jim Furyk 68-71—139 Marc Warren 71-68—139 Robert Karlsson 69-71—140 Jimmy Walker 69-71—140 Victor Dubuisson 74-66—140 Adam Scott 68-73—141 Marc Leishman 69-72—141 Edoardo Molinari 68-73—141 Thomas Bjorn 70-71—141 Bill Haas 70-72—142 Justin Rose 72-70—142 David Howell 72-70—142 Matteo Manassero 67-75—142 Stephen Gallacher 70-72—142 Shane Lowry 68-75—143 Byeong-Hun An 72-71—143 Branden Grace 71-72—143 Hideki Matsuyama 69-74—143 Graeme McDowell 74-69—143 David Hearn 70-73—143 Kristoffer Broberg 70-73—143 D.A. Points 75-69—144 Gary Woodland 75-69—144 Thongchai Jaidee 72-72—144 Phil Mickelson 74-70—144 Jason Dufner 70-74—144 Keegan Bradley 73-71—144 Gregory Bourdy 75-69—144 Chris Rodgers 73-71—144 Ben Martin 71-73—144 Darren Clarke 72-72—144 Matt Kuchar 73-71—144 Hunter Mahan 71-73—144 Kevin Stadler 73-72—145 Chris Kirk 71-74—145 Martin Kaymer 73-72—145 John Senden 71-74—145 Billy Hurley III 73-72—145 Matt Jones 71-74—145 Chris Wood 75-70—145 Brooks Koepka 68-77—145 Paul Casey 74-71—145 Angel Cabrera 76-69—145 Henrik Stenson 72-73—145 Ryan Palmer 74-71—145 Brian Harman 72-73—145 Jamie McLeary 73-73—146 Charley Hoffman 74-72—146 Kevin Streelman 72-74—146 Brendon Todd 73-73—146 Brandt Snedeker 74-72—146 Jason Day 73-73—146 Zach Johnson 71-75—146 Kevin Na 76-70—146 Koumei Oda 69-77—146 Thorbjorn Olesen 75-71—146 Stewart Cink 71-75—146 Tom Watson 73-73—146 Luke Donald 73-73—146 Matt Every 75-71—146 Tiger Woods 69-77—146 Jordan Spieth 71-75—146 Rhein Gibson 72-74—146 Missed the Cut Hiroshi Iwata 70-77—147 Shawn Stefani 73-74—147 Nick Watney 72-75—147 Graham DeLaet 71-76—147 Lee Westwood 71-76—147 Rafael Cabrera-Bello 70-77—147 Oliver Fisher 72-75—147 Dawie Van Der Walt 71-76—147 Kiradech Aphibarnrat 72-75—147 a-Ashley Chesters 70-77—147 Justin Leonard 74-73—147 K.J. Choi 72-75—147 Ian Poulter 73-74—147 Paul McKechnie 76-71—147 Oscar Floren 73-74—147 Yoshinobu Tsukada 69-78—147 Brendon de Jonge 78-70—148 a-Cheng-Tsung Pan 74-74—148 Boo Weekley 69-79—148 Danny Willett 74-74—148 Miguel Angel Jimenez 75-73—148 Bubba Watson 76-72—148 Billy Horschel 73-75—148 Ryo Ishikawa 74-74—148 John Daly 77-71—148 Ross Fisher 74-74—148 a-Paul Dunne 75-73—148 Cameron Tringale 74-74—148 Erik Compton 71-77—148 Hyung-Sung Kim 72-76—148 Fredrik Jacobson 70-78—148 Ben Curtis 74-74—148 Mikko Ilonen 70-78—148 Harris English 72-76—148 Brett Rumford 75-73—148 John Singleton 78-70—148 Hyung-Tae Kim 75-73—148 Scott Stallings 75-74—149 Yusaku Miyazato 72-77—149 George McNeill 76-73—149 Rhys Enoch 73-76—149 Patrick Reed 78-71—149 Juvic Pagunsan 76-73—149 Jonas Blixt 75-75—150 Gonzalo F.-Castano 74-76—150 Tommy Fleetwood 74-76—150 Matthew Baldwin 76-74—150 Anirban Lahiri 75-75—150 Victor Riu 74-77—151 Y.E. Yang 75-76—151 A Shun Wu 75-76—151 J.B. Holmes 74-77—151 Jamie Donaldson 79-72—151 Chesson Hadley 79-72—151 Justin Walters 77-74—151 Masanori Kobayashi 78-73—151 Bernd Wiesberger 72-79—151 Todd Hamilton 77-74—151 Tyrrell Hatton 75-77—152 Pablo Larrazabal 75-77—152 Ernie Els 79-73—152 Richard Sterne 73-79—152 David Duval 73-79—152 Padraig Harrington 74-78—152 Webb Simpson 76-77—153 Nick Faldo 76-77—153 Tomohiro Kondo 76-77—153 Brendan Steele 74-80—154 Scott Jamieson 77-77—154 Paul Lawrie 79-75—154 Roberto Castro 74-81—155 Russell Henley 75-80—155 Yeon-jin Jeong 77-78—155 a-Bradley Neil 79-76—155 Chris Hanson 81-74—155 Matthew Southgate 80-76—156 Chris Stroud 79-77—156 Peter Uihlein 77-79—156 Dong-Kyu Jang 78-79—157 Joost Luiten 81-76—157 Mark Wiebe 79-78—157 Sandy Lyle 82-84—166 Bryden MacPherson 90-80—170 Michael Hoey 75-WD

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HOYLAKE, England — As his tee shot curled farther and farther away from the 17th fairway, heading toward all sorts of trouble, Tiger Woods simply stuffed his club in the bag.

He appeared to mumble something to himself, but that was about it.

No fiery outburst. No course language. No complaints about someone talking too loud, or being on the phone, or snapping a picture.

Shoulders slumping, Woods looked as though he had accepted his fate.

There won’t be a 15th major championship.

Not at this British Open.

Woods needed a birdie at the final hole — his only one of the day — just to make the cut. He walked off the 18th with a 5-over 77, his worst Open round since that stormy day at Muirfield in 2002, and headed to the weekend a staggering 14 shots behind the leader, Rory McIlroy.

“Not very good,’’ Woods said.

Indeed, it wasn’t.

Woods made double-bogey at the first hole, a bogey at the second. Just like that, all the good vibes from a 69 in the opening round were wiped away, his score tumbling to even par. From there, it was a grind — 14 pars in a row as McIlroy pulled away.

Then came the 17th, where Woods made such a mess of things, he nearly missed the cut at a major for only the fourth time in his professional career. That afore-

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Tiger Woods chips a shot onto the 18th green during Friday’s second round of the British Open at the Royal Liverpool golf club in Hoylake, England. mentioned tee shot sailed out of bounds right of the fairway, though Woods didn’t realize it until he had walked some 150 yards toward his ball.

Back to the tee box he trudged, to hit another after taking a one-stroke penalty. This time, Woods yanked it off in the tall grass to the left, between the 16th and 17th fairways.

Four more shots were re-

quired to finish off a triplebogey 7 that nearly finished off his hopes of getting in two more much-needed rounds.

Clearly, Woods is rusty after undergoing back surgery on March 31. He missed the Masters and the U.S. Open, finally returning to action at Congressional three weeks ago. He missed the cut in that event, and his opening round at

Hoylake — five birdies in six holes on the back side — was merely an aberration.

There’s a lot of work to do.

“I had some opportunities to make a few birdies along the way to get back to even par for the day, and I just never did,’’ Woods said. “I just never made anything. I had myself in good positions to make birdies, and I just didn’t do it.’’

TODAY’S TEE TIMES

By The Associated Press At Royal Liverpool Golf Club Hoylake, England Purse: $9.24 million Yardage: 7,312 yards; Par: 72 (a-amateur) First Hole 4 a.m. — Keegan Bradley, United States; Jason Dufner, United States; Phil Mickelson, United States.

4:11 a.m. — Thongchai Jaidee, Thailand; Gary Woodland, United States; D.A. Points, United States.

4:22 a.m. — Kristoffer Broberg, Sweden; David Hearn, Canada; Graeme McDowell, Northern Ireland.

4:33 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Branden Grace, South Africa; Byeong-Hun An, South Korea.

4:44 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Ireland, Stephen Gallacher, Scotland; Matteo Manassero, Italy.

4:55 a.m. — David Howell, England; Justin Rose,

England; Bill Haas, United States.

5:06 a.m. — Thomas Bjorn, Denmark; Edoardo Molinari, Italy; Marc Leishman, Australia.

5:17 a.m. — Adam Scott, Australia; Victor Dubuisson, France; Jimmy Walker, United States.

5:28 a.m. — Robert Karlsson, Sweden; Marc Warren, Scotland; Jim Furyk, United States.

5:39 a.m. — George Coetzee, South Africa; Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Charl Schwartzel, South Africa 5:50 a.m. — Sergio Garcia, Spain; Rickie Fowler, United States; Ryan Moore, United States.

6:01 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Italy; Dustin Johnson, United States; Rory McIlroy, Northern Ireland.

10th Hole 4 a.m. — Gregory Bourdy, France; Chris Rodgers, England; Ben Martin, United States.

4:11 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Matt Kuchar, United States; Hunter Mahan, United States.

4:22 a.m. — Kevin Stadler, United States; Chris

Watson makes cut at 64

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Tom Watson plays a shot off the 4th tee during the second round of the British Open on Friday at the Royal Liverpool golf club in Hoylake, England.

win at Carnoustie in 1999.

That was against Jean Van de Velde. This is Rory McIlroy, who has won both his majors by eight shots.

“Two 66s from Rory is a bit special, but he is just that — he is a bit special,’’ Graeme McDowell said. “So he’s going to be tough to catch this weekend if he keeps that up.’’

McIlroy was at 12-under 132 — the same 36-hole score of Woods in 2006.

Dustin Johnson birdied the last two holes for a 65, the low score of the week. That ordinarily would put him in the last group with McIlroy, except they will have company in a historic decision at golf’s oldest championship. Because of a nasty storm approaching England, the Open will go to threesomes teeing off on both sides Saturday.

Francesco Molinari (70) will

Kirk, United States; Martin Kaymer, Germany.

4:33 a.m. — John Senden, Australia; Billy Hurley III, United States; Chris Wood, England.

4:44 a.m. — Matt Jones, Australia; Brooks Koepka, United States; Paul Casey, England.

4:55 a.m. — Angel Cabrera, Argentina; Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Ryan Palmer, United States.

5:06 a.m. — Brian Harman, United States; Jamie McLeary, Scotland; Charley Hoffman, United States.

5:17 a.m. — Kevin Streelman, United States; Brendon Todd, United States; Brandt Snedeker, United States.

5:28 a.m. — Jason Day, Australia; Zach Johnson, United States; Kevin Na, United States.

5:39 a.m. — Koumei Oda, Japan; Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Stewart Cink, United States.

5:50 a.m. — Tom Watson, United States; Luke Donald, England; Matt Every, United States.

6:01 a.m. — Tiger Woods, United States; Jordan Spieth, United States; Rhein Gibson, Australia.

BY STEVE DOUGLAS The Associated Press HOYLAKE, England — The ovations from the packed galleries remain as warm as ever for Tom Watson at the British Open. His scoring continues to be just as impressive, too.

The 64-year-old Watson extended his record of being the oldest man to make the cut at the game’s oldest major when he shot a 1-over 73 on Friday.

That put him at 2-over 146, just on the cut line.

“Let’s see what happens on the weekend,’’ the five-time British Open winner said, with that glint in his eye. “See if the old guy can maybe get it rolling a little bit.’’

Playing a brand of “old man’s golf,’’ as he put it, Watson outlasted Masters champion Bubba Watson as well as

join them. He was part of a large group at 6-under 138 that included Rickie Fowler (69), Sergio Garcia (70), Charl Schwartzel (67), Louis Oosthuizen (68) and Ryan Moore (68).

Johnson had a chance at the claret jug three years ago until a 2-iron that went out-ofbounds on the 14th hole at Royal St. George’s. He also lost a three-shot lead in the U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, and missed out on a playoff at Whistling Straits for grounding his club in sand at the 2010 PGA Championship.

“I’m glad and I’m in the last group,’’ Johnson said. “Just go out there and try to shoot a big number.’’

Four shots can be lost quickly in any major, especially in links golf, particularly in nasty weather. McIlroy followed up a record-tying 63

at St. Andrews in 2010 with an 80 the following day. Even so, the ease with which he moved around Royal Liverpool was more frightening than any forecast.

McIlroy picked up his first birdie with two putts from across the green on the par-5 fifth. But it was on the par-3 sixth, when McIlroy deposited an 8-iron to 7 feet for birdie, that he found that peace and put the pedal down on the rest of the field.

He ushered the pheasant off the eighth green, regrouped and holed a 7-foot birdie putt, chipped to tap-in range on the 10th and then kept giving himself chances on all but one hole until ending with three birdies. McIlroy was in such a groove that with the wind at his back, he hit driver 396 yards on the 17th hole and pitched to 8 feet.

Webb Simpson, Patrick Reed and Harris English — three guys looking to make the U.S. Ryder Cup team captained by Watson.

The way Watson has been hitting the ball this week, he wouldn’t look out of place on the team at Gleneagles in September.

“I’m thinking about picking the captain,’’ he said, laughing.

He needed a par 5 at No. 18 to stay at Hoylake for another two days and, to the delight of the spectators filling the horseshoe stand around the green, he avoided trouble and made it with ease.

“It was pretty special playing with Tom, and the reception he got,’’ Jim Furyk said.

“And to watch him grind it out and make a birdie on the way in and make the cut was pretty cool.

It was only Friday — a fantastic one, not a freaky one — but the kid looked like he was going for a knockout.

“Once I got to 7 (under), I felt like, ‘OK, this time I feel good. I can get to 8. I can get to 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.’’’

The 17th hole is where Woods fell apart. He started double bogey-bogey and made only pars the rest of the way until his tee shot on the 17th was about 100 yards short and 50 yards wider than McIlroy’s drive.

Hanging his head, Woods was walking down the fairway when he was told it was out of bounds. Back at the tee, he hooked that shot closer to the 16th fairway and made triple bogey.

A birdie enabled him to make the cut, a small consolation considering what McIlroy is doing.

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Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel spoke about more compensation for players on Thursday during SEC Media Days in Hoover, Ala.

SEC players leave lobbying to others

BY DAVID BRANDT AND JOHN ZENOR The Associated Press HOOVER, Ala. — Southeastern Conference players have mostly been content to let league administrators and coaches take up the drumbeat for NCAA reform — not that they’re complaining.

SEC commissioner Mike Slive has even said the Big Five conferences could break away from the NCAA if players aren’t compensated more properly.

South Carolina head coach Steve Spurrier has advocated that players should be getting a bigger piece of college athletics’ substantial monetary pie for years.

Maybe the most ambivalent group in the whole process? The players.

“We’re not starving,’’ Florida quarterback Jeff Driskel said. “But at the end of the day it would be nice to receive a little

more compensation.’’

The life of major college football players and coaches could change drastically in upcoming years once the NCAA and Big Five conferences are done revamping the current system.

Players at SEC Media Days were mostly pleased about the trend toward a few more perks — including scholarships that would offer full cost of attendance — but also admit they’ve already got it pretty good. The fact that most of those upperclassmen might not be around to benefit might make it easier to downplay.

“I think that shouldn’t be a deterrent, the fact that it might not change while you’re here,’’ said Georgia receiver Chris Conley, a member of the NCAA’s Student-Athlete Advisory Council.

“You’ve got to think about others. When you don’t think selfishly, you realize that the people

SPEEDWAY FROM PAGE B1 the field as it bunched up for the restart. As racing resumed, Appleton shot into the lead with Timmons and Disher in tow. Disher made his way around Timmons to take over second and began to pressure Appleton for the lead.

Appleton came around and took the white flag, meaning he just had to hold Disher off for one more lap.

Disher gave Appleton all he could handle, but couldn’t find a way around him. Appleton took the checkered flag and the win with Disher second, Timmons third, Joey Ayers fourth and Bartlette fifth.

Bubba Johnson ending Bucky DeBerry’s 3-race win streak in the Extreme-4 division. Johnson battled with Bruce Denman and Luke Wilson in the early stages of the race before finally opening up a small lead over the rest of the field. Johnson cruised on to pick up the win with Wilson second, DeBerry third, Allen Kelly fourth and John Ledwell fifth.

Russell Thomas continued his dominance of the Rookie division, picking up yet another win. Tirston Kelly came

USC FROM PAGE B1 “We had great offseason training, so we’re going into camp optimistic and trying to keep everybody healthy and have a great season game by game,’’ Lewis said.

Others share Lewis’ belief.

The Gamecocks were picked as preseason favorites to win the Southeastern Conference Eastern Division at the league’s media days this week, despite not having a player selected to the all-SEC first team.

South Carolina’s players won’t pay attention to the high expectations for the team

behind you are going to have the same problems that you did, so you need to change those things.

“As long as the NCAA keeps evolving and growing, it can’t become stagnant because the country is evolving and growing.

As long as it keeps moving forward, that’s all we can ask.’’

The NCAA’s board of directors will vote on the Big Five’s push for more autonomy in August and if it’s approved a cascade of changes could come quickly.

Slive said the first item on the agenda would be scholarships that included full cost of attendance, which would allow players a little more financial flexibility.

“There is some angst on the part of many, but I think many realize we’re moving into the 21st century, things are different and expectations of student-athletes are different,’’ Slive said.

home second with Chelsea L’huiliier third, Jason Brazell fourth and Taylor Rice fifth.

The Stock V8 division saw its largest field of the season. Allen Dilleshaw made the best of his first race of the season by picking up the win. Emory Cook came home second with John Pritchard third, Jerry Knight fourth and David Duke fifth.

Austin Mintz picked up an impressive win in the Stock-4 division. Derrick Chance led the first half of the race before Mintz powered his way out front and never looked back. Ronnie Brown came home second with Travis Sharpe third, Bubba Kolb fourth and DJ Carraway fifth.

Disher picked up the win in the Street Stock division, leading flag to flag. Grant Hill came home second with Michael Coker third, William Disher fourth and Matthew Hodge fifth.

Matt Lawson made another trip to Victory Lane in the Crate Late Model division. Lawson started the feature from the outside front row, but didn’t waste any time getting into the top spot. Lawson shot into the lead as the green flag flew and never looked back.

Hunter Bledsoe came home second with Drew Shealy third, Mark McLeod fourth and Eugene Kinard fifth.

— or the low ones for individuals, said receiver Damiere Byrd.

“It’s not anything we worry about,’’ he said. “We just want to keep getting ready for each game.’’

Byrd is a senior — considered the fastest player on the squad — who has yet to fully live up his potential as a consistent deep threat with 48 career catches. Byrd, who had offseason knee surgery, knows he’s one being counted on to fill the void left by Ellington, last year’s leading receiver taken in the NFL draft’s fourth round by the San Francisco 49ers.

“Bruce had given us pro-

The 15th Annual Churches Challenge Golf Tournament & Praise Rally will be held Aug. 22-23.

The praise rally and dinner will be held on Friday, Aug. 22, at Alice Drive Baptist Church at 1305 Loring Mill Road beginning at 6 p.m.

The event will be open to the players, tournament sponsors and their families. Gospel group The Last Generation will provide entertainment.

The tournament will be held on Saturday, Aug. 23, at Sunset Country Club. The tournament will be split into a morning fight and an afternoon flight. The sign-in time for the morning flight is 7 a.m. with a tee time of 8, while the signin time for the afternoon flight is 11:30 with a tee time of 1 p.m.

The format for the tournament is 4-man Captain’s Choice. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50 and only one player on each team can have a handicap of 8 or less.

The entry fee is $45 per player and that includes the praise rally and dinner for the players and their families as well.

Registration deadline for the tournament, which is hosted by the Christian Golfers’ Association, is Friday, Aug. 16.

There will be a $50,000 hole-inone prize. The person who makes the ace will receive $1,000 while the church for which the player is playing will receive $50,000 from sponsor Jones Automotive Group.

The winning team as well as the second- and third-place teams will receive prizes. All cash prizes, with the exception of the $1,000 hole-in-one prize, will go to the churches of the respective winners.

There are many different sponsorship opportunities available to businesses as well.

For more information, call the CGA office at (803) 773-2171. If no one answers, leave a message.

PAR 4 PETS TOURNAMENT

The Par 4 Pets 3rd Annual Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course.

The format for the tournament is 4-Man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team and $40 per player. The tournament is limited to the first 20 teams. Prizes will go to the top three teams and prizes will be given to closest to pin on all par 3 holes.

The last day to register is Sept.

5.

Money raised from the tournament goes to K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the organization, check it out on Facebook or go to katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com.

For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902.

4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

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

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

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

GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

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

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

BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINIC

Registration is being taken for the Sumter Christian School 2014

duction that we loved and that we needed,’’ Byrd said.

“As he moved on, it’s time for the younger guys and other veterans to take that place.’’

Byrd and the other wideouts will have a new passer under center in Dylan Thompson, the backup for Shaw the past few seasons.

South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier has called Shaw perhaps the greatest quarterback in team history, yet believes Thompson has enough experience and talent to keep things going.

“We really believe he’s a very good player, has a chance to lead us to a big season,’’

Basketball Clinic to be held this month.

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

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

For more information, call Baker at (803) 469-9304 or (803) 4643652.

RACQUETBALL YMCA TOURNAMENT

The Sumter Family YMCA is currently taking registration for its first racquetball tournament scheduled for Aug. 16.

Registration will run through Aug. 7 with a fee of $15 for YMCA members and $22 for potential members. After Aug. 7, add a $10 late registration fee.

There will be six divisions -Open, A, B, C, D and novice. The tournament will run from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For more information, call (803) 773-1404 or visit www.ymcasumter. org or www.facebook.com/SumterYmca.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

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

The last day to register is July 31 and the registration fee is $80. Payment plans are available.

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

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

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

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

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

AUTO RACING SPEEDWAY CHAMPS SEARCH

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

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

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

CHEERLEADING POP WARNER REGISTRATION

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

The last day to register is July 31 and the registration fee is $80. Payment plans are available.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Spurrier said this week.

Perhaps the largest hole the Gamecocks need to fill is on the defensive line, where Clowney chased down quarterbacks and disrupted offenses for the past three seasons.

Clowney gave up his senior season for the NFL draft, where he was taken No. 1 overall by the Houston Texans.

Besides Clowney, playmaking defensive tackle Quarles and rangy, fast defensive end Chaz Sutton are also gone, leaving a bunch of spots to fill by players who haven’t had lots of experience.

Lewis said it’s a similar scenario to last year when

the Gamecocks entered the season after losing five senior linebackers or safeties from a year earlier. There were adjustments to make, he said, but by the end of the 2013 season the group had found their footing and helped South Carolina finish fourth in SEC defense and 19th nationally.

The Gamecocks will look to junior Gerald Dixon Jr. and sophomores Gerald Dixon and Darius English to pick up for the lost linemen.

“I’m optimistic about it, I think they’ll have great seasons and definitely be key contributors to this defense,’’ Lewis said.

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH While I make a meager living as a crabby TV critic, I actually like TV and hope every show I have to review is good and goes on to succeed. It pains me to see how badly some turn out — how an interesting premise turns into a boring, unbelievable, borderline ridiculous show like “The Lottery” (10 p.m.

Sunday, Lifetime, TV-14).

The year is 2025 and the world is in a pickle. No babies have been born since 2019 and nobody knows why. After years of diligent research, Dr. Alison Lennon (Marley Shelton) and her team manage to fertilize 100 embryos under laboratory conditions.

Rather than pop champagne, Alison is filled with terror because government heavies from the U.S. Fertility Commission show up, fire her and seize her lab. Among the bad guys is Darius Hayes. He’s played by Martin Donovan, who portrays a similarly creepy governmenttype on “Homeland.”

Michael Graziadei stars as Kyle, a recovering alcoholic whose drug-addicted wife left him to raise a cute kid who happens to be one of the few 6-year-olds left in the whole country. He’s met by similarly heavy-handed toughs from the federal government.

Everything about “The Lottery” is overwrought. Alison is not only a brilliant fertility doctor; she’s a pert blonde in a tootight blouse who’s forever running away from nasty strangers. When not fleeing conspiracies, she’s in bars, using supersecret sperm donor lists to find sexual partners. The affable president (Yul Vazquez) appears to have sublet his brain to his chief of staff, Vanessa Keller (Athena Karkanis).

She’s the one who convinces him to boost national morale by holding a contest, or lottery, to see which willing mothers will carry the precious 100 embryos to term.

Thriller writers have been mingling pregnancy and terror since “Rosemary’s Baby.” The theme continues on the popular new CBS series “Extant.”

Instead of focusing on fears of the most intimate sort, “The Lottery” resorts to fourth-rate government conspiracy. And for all of the dictatorial impulses on display here, Kyle and Alison slip through security with surprising ease.

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Marley Shelton, left, stars in the new drama series “The Lottery,” premiering at 10 p.m. on Sunday.

For those keeping score, Sunday nights have become seriously paranoid. And that’s without “The Walking Dead” on the summer schedule. We have the sterility nightmare of “The Lottery,” the supernatural mystery of “The Leftovers,” the vampire conspiracy of “The Strain,” a world engulfed in plague on “The Last Ship” and ragtag rebels against alien masters on “Falling Skies.”

• Popular culture takes up some ideas and won’t let them go. Over the course of several decades, themes of exorcism, the Rapture and polygamous marriage — previously consigned to the fringes of theological conversation — have become staples of books, horror movies and reality TV shows.

A more recent arrival to pop culture’s cabinet of religious curiosities is the notion of “Rumspringa.” Nobody had much heard of this until the 2002 documentary “Devil’s Playground.” It detailed the Amish practice of allowing teenagers to venture out into the wider “English” world to see what they’ve been missing and to judge for themselves if they want to remain in the secular world or return to the fold.

It was a moving film, filled with three-dimensional characters.

In 2004, the now-defunct UPN network aired “Amish in the City,” a reality take on Rumsp-

ringa whose participants were shallow enough for that particular genre. Rumspringa also loomed large in a movie called “Sex Drive.”

Now Lifetime airs “Expecting Amish” (8 p.m. Saturday, Lifetime, TV-14). It’s about 18-yearold Hannah (Alyson Stoner), who travels to Hollywood during her Rumspringa and falls for a DJ named Josh (Jesse McCartney). Her feelings for “English” Josh and her decision to leave the Amish community are complicated when she travels home and discovers that she’s pregnant.

• As even casual readers of newspapers know, feelings about undocumented immigrants run rather high. The 2014 documentary “Underwater Dreams” (1 p.m. Sunday, MSNBC) profiles undocumented students from the Phoenix area who attend Carl Hayden High School. Under the mentorship of two teachers, they competed in the college-level Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) ROV Competition. In plain English, it’s a contest involving underwater robotics. They beat participants from MIT and every other university-level participant.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • “The Facts of Life” stars Lisa Whelchel and Kim Fields

reunite in the 2014 romantic comedy “For Better or For Worse” (9 p.m., Hallmark, TV-G).

• Shelly’s pregnancy scare sends everyone to the hospital on the season two premiere of “Cedar Cove” (8 p.m., Hallmark, TV-PG), starring Andie MacDowell.

• One of the more popular films turning 30 this year is “Nightmare on Elm Street” (9 p.m., Sundance, TV-MA), starring Johnny Depp.

• Ghost forgets an important date on “Power” (9 p.m., Starz, TV-MA).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Repeat reports scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): making philanthropy chic; a rescue story during the 1975 siege of Saigon; re-energizing New York’s Metropolitan Opera.

• Mark Salling (“Glee”) stars in the 2014 comedy “Rocky Road” (8 p.m., UP) about a Wall Street-type who returns home to manage an ice-cream delivery truck.

• The new series “Gunslingers” (10 p.m., American Heroes Channel, TV-PG) profiles 19thcentury Wild West outlaws.

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Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14). The story continues on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

• Josh Groban hosts “Rising Star” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG).

• Three crises point to events from a painful past on “Endeavour” on “Masterpiece Mystery!” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-14, check local listings).

• Mickey returns on “Ray Donovan” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• A rescue mission in Nicaragua on “The Last Ship” (9 p.m., TNT, TV-14).

• Jamie and Roy collaborate on “Reckless” (10 p.m., CBS, TV14).

• Scandal rocks the company at an inopportune moment on “Halt and Catch Fire” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14).

• Four survivors exhibit peculiar symptoms on “The Strain” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

• Strangers target Tom on “Falling Skies” (10 p.m., TNT, TV14).

• Kevin receives unexpected guests on “The Leftovers” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Masters finds his new professional arrangements hard to accept on “Masters of Sex” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

SATURDAY SERIES Leftovers loom large on a two-hour “Hell’s Kitchen” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Infantile antics on “Bet on Your Baby” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * On two helpings of “Bad Teacher” (CBS, TV-14): downhill racing (9 p.m.), a very bad move (9:30 p.m.) * April spills on “Mistresses” (9 p.m., ABC, r, TV-14) * Red targets a crime lord on “The Blacklist” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES The Venice Finals of “American Ninja Warrior” (8 p.m., NBC) * “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS) * On two helpings of “The Simpsons” (Fox, r, TV-PG): building blocks (8 p.m.); un-neighborly acts (8:30 p.m.) * “Wipeout” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A bad college tour on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Breaking badly on “American Dad!” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Castle’s father may be linked to a case on “Castle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TVPG).

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Dorsey Dr (Yellow Warehouse) Sat 7-? Used furniture & lots more!

Lawn Service Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

1120 Kentwood Dr. Saturday, 7 - 11. Huge sale.

Maltese puppy. Adorable AKC male $500 OBO Health Guarantee in writing. Comes with his goody bag. 803 499-1360

Pets

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

SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Tree Service STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

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

PETS & ANIMALS

Shih-tzu Puppies for sale with papers. Ready July 18th $400 F $350 M Call 803-968-0543

Chihuahua puppies for sale 1F 2M $300 Each. CKC Call Tina 803-305-7287

2701 Sequoia Dr Sat 8-? postcards, coins, good glass, linens, jewelry & lots more!

LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales E-Bay store sell off!

Tons of stuff! 2838 August Dr. Saturday, 7:30 am - until.

5555 Whisperwood Dr. Sat. 7am - 2pm. Household goods, luxury bedding, women's clothing, women's shoes, etc.

Community Yard Sale (Pinewood across from Youngs Mkt.) 12 W. Clark St. Sat. 6:30-?

Delicious fried fish sandwhiches

Dogs

2445 STADIUM RD Sat 7-?

Clothes, baby items, hshld goods & furniture

Super Yard Sale is BACK- To support Sumter United Ministries.

Farmers Market- Liberty St. Thur, Fri, & Sat 7AM-3PM. Furniture fill a bag sale and lots more.

Jenni's Exchange 340 Pinewood Rd One Day Sale Sat July 19th 10-5pm Discounts on specially marked items throughout the store.

Almost Estate Sale: (Not gone yet) Doing it now so our children won't have to. 16 Swan Dr. Sat. 8-11:30.

730 Longwood Dr. 3 Family sale!

Sat.7AM-2PM. hshld, plants, baby-child items.

Huddle House on Broad St Fundraiser Sat 7-1 Furn, clothes, tools & more!

1013 Kentwood Dr Sat 7:30-11:30am. Household items, dog house Tv's & Misc items

CONTRACTOR WANTED! For Route In The

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2325 Camden Hwy. Sat. 7-11AM. Furn, hshld, clothes, shoes, misc & baby items.

For Sale or Trade Bed Rails fits most pick up trucks. Chrome round $80 OBO Call 803-435-2019 Lv Msg,will return Call Industrial Rack & Shelving. Plus many items of industrial products.

Contact 773-1825 Craftman grass catchers. 1 for old mounting type ,1 for new Used $75 OBO. Call 803-435-2019 lV msg Trailer hitch fits Honda Accord Removable draw bar . $100 OBO. Call 803-435-2019 Lv Msg,will return Call Deluxe electric wheelchair, like new cond. Selling for $1,200.

Recharable batteries. Send email msg to: papatom@ftc-i.net 2 cemetery plots in Evergreen Cemetery. Veterans area. $4500 for both. 803-696-6171.

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

Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

2 plots Veterans section of Evergreen Cemetery. Close to road. $2,000 for both. Will pay title fee. Call 803-983-9202 before 9PM. Beautiful antiques bedroom suite. Bed, dresser & chest of drawers. $495. 803-469-8385 Lawn or Pool chairs & glass top table with umbrella, 3 metal chairs with cushions. $100 OBO. Call 803-435-2019 Lv Msg will return call.

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time STC Now Hiring Diesel Mechanic Qualified candidates must have:

•Valid driver license •High School Diploma or GED •Three years or more of diesel mechanical experience •Must provide tools / picture at interview STC offers competitive salary and benefits EOE and Drug Free Workplace Contact - Pat Joyner 803-775-1002 x107 Auto Mechanic needed ASAP. Apply in person B & C Automotive, 601 Broad St. 803 -774-2026 Experienced Floral Designers needed. Full and part time. Please call Laura at The Daisy Shop 803-773-5114 State Tree Service is looking for experienced bush hog operators for line clearing.

Call 803-491-5154.

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.

Trucking Opportunities

Unfurnished Homes

TRUCK MECHANIC/ TECHNICIAN Immediate openings for experienced truck and trailer mechanics / technicians for a locally based truck fleet. Duties include PM Service, general repair and some component rebuild or replacement and experience with Cat and Cummins engines a plus. Knowledge of Tanker HM - 183 inspections, hydraulic systems and some welding helpful. Benefit package includes medical, dental, prescription plan and life insurance. Paid holidays, Paid Vacation, 401k, profit sharing and uniforms supplied. Must have tools and pass pre-employment drug test, physical and have a valid driver's license. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Apply at FCI 132 Myrtle Beach Hwy Sumter, SC 29153; 803-773-2611 x-24 or email resume to

Nice 2BR 2BA in Tudor Place. $750/mo + dep. Call 775-1580 for details.

tmancini@freeholdcartage.com

Medical Help Wanted CMA'S & Medical Scribes with 1-3 years exp. Please send resumes to Box 363 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

1029 Old Pocalla Rd 2BR 1.5BA $390 Mo. 202 Kirvin St Pinewood 3BR 1BA Carport, Fenced Yd, $425 Mo. Sect. 8 OK Call 481-5843 or 983-6193 2BR Apartments Miller Rd $320-$395 & 3BR Homes Burgess Ct $495 Call 774-8512 or 983-5691

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

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 Nice clean DW 3 BR 2 BA Located on 27 acres,have your own garden, bring your horses.

Married Couple, No Pets. Conv to Shaw, Military discount, Ref. $600/mo + $500/dep. 905-5608

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Work Wanted I'm Available to clean your home.

Affordable, reliable 16 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204

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

3Br 2Ba DW C/H/A, Large fenced in lot . $550 mo+sec dep. Hwy 15 S area 481-4455.

(Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80.

No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm S/W MH, 2 br, 1 ba, ideal for senior citizen. Rent $350 mo. + dep.

Off Rogers Ave. 803-206-1302.

2BR for rent. $450/mo. Call 803-983-8084 1245 Pawn Shop Cir Lot # 26 2BR/1BA, fenced yard, shady lot. $400/mo + dep. 494-3573 or 840-3371.

Service Tech Needed to perform minor repairs to Stoves/Refrigerators. Must be able to pick up and deliver appliances. Clean driving record. Willing to work 42 hours per week. Please send all responses to P-Box 364 c//o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

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

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Full Time Sales position available. Some experience preferred but will train. No calls. Apply at Wally's Hardware 1291 broad St .

Large 2BR Duplex Dogwood Dr $400 Dep/Rent -Water included, Call 468-1900

Vacation Rentals

Newly renovated Apts. 2BR All appl's, hrdwd fls, ceramic tiles, C/H/A, $550/mo, 7B Wright St. 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460

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

Accountant Needed. Applicant is required to have a Bachelor's Degree in accounting with 3 years of equivalent experience in the field of accounting. Pay is commensurate with experience. Great benefits. Please send all resume to P-Box 360 C/O The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Help Wanted Part-Time Female personal asst. wanted for light housekeeping, cooking, grocery shopping. Non-smoker.

Near Shaw AFB. Mon - Fri. 10 am - 2 pm. 865-387-6161 or frjune1397@att.com

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

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REVERSIBLE COMFORTER

Twin............. $12 Each Full/Queen.....$16 Each 29 Progress St. - Sumter King............. $20 Each 775-8366 Ext. 37 Store Hours 0RQ 6DW 9:30 - 5:00 Closed Sunday

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Paradise awaits you on this spacious & private 15.31 acres fenced, borders black river, fisherman's dream. 2 large stocked ponds, 2 boats, pier, gazebo and decks. 3BR 2 BA + sunroon. 2068 sq ft. 2 gas log fireplaces, covered front porch, dble cement carport.

Two wells & septic. Entertain your friends & family at your 18 x 37 ft picnic shelter, 2 large picnic tables. has elec, water, brick FP, 3 sinks 2 BBQ pits, sheds & barns.

Can be a small farm. Quiet country living. Conv to Sumter, Camden ,Florence, Hartsville, Darlington. 6 mil S Bishopville and I-20. $189,888. Must see in person, no pictures call for 24 hr appt only 803-428-3803 580 Beacon Scores, 2 yr work history & down payment. You can own a home. Payments starting as low as $450. Call 803-236-5953 FSBO: 3BR/2BA home, 291 Cromer Dr. 1,599 sq ft, $149,900.

Agents Welcome. 803-491-7606

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

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

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

SELECTED WASHCLOTHS 3 for $1.00

Manufactured Housing

FSBO: 10 +/- acres plus custom built D/W MH. For a list of amenities & info, send email to: papatom@ftc-i.net.

Farms & Acreage

RECREATION

Boats / Motors 22' Catalina Cabin boat, w/trailer, $1,000 OBO. 803-481-8251 ask for Susan or Delbert.

14ft Jon Boat, 1999 Voyager 8HP Johnson Motor. Little use. Trolling motor. All in good cond. Asking $1,500. 469-2771 or 972-4844

TRANSPORTATION

5.1 acres (Lee Cty)for lease (cheap) for farming or ranching on long term basis. Mth or yrly.

561-502-8598 Owner lives in Fla.

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

Close to Shaw AFB. $8,900 803-983-2261 Min. Walmart/Shaw +/- 1 Acre.

Septic, cleared, $2,900 Dn. $216 mo. 60 mos. 888-774-5720 The Summit -Beautiful exterior lot in gated community $73,500 Call 803-840-2490

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SHOP WITH US FOR GREAT BUYS AND SAVE! SAVE! SAVE!

Summer Blow Out Sale: New & Used Mobile Home.

Call 803-469-3222

Mobile Home with Lots

SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2014

Mopeds / ATVs / Motorcycles

Autos For Sale A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before.

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

SELECTED HAND TOWELS 2 for $1.00 Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Autos For Sale

Legal Notice

Work truck 97' Dodge Dakota, Reg cab V6 with tow pkg & AC, $1,600 OBO.803-447-5453

original with the Clerk of the Circuit Court at P.O. Box 6043, Deland, Florida 32721-6043 before service on Petitioner or immediately thereafter. If you fail to do so, a Default may be entered against you for the relief demanded in the Petition.

LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT IN AND FOR VOLUSIA COUNTY, FLORIDA IN RE: The Marriage of Rosetta Dolores Lowery, Petitioner, and Spencer Lowery,

2009 Vulcan 900C, One owner, garage kept, less than 6,000 miles. Asking $5,000 OBRO. Call 803-847-7963 Eddie or Miranda.

Twin $12 per set Full $12 per set Queen $16 per set King $20 per set

Respondent.

NOTICE OF ACTION FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE TO: Spencer Lowery (address unknown) YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action has been filed against you and that you are required to serve a copy of your written defenses, if any, on Petitioner or Petitioner's Attorney: DAVID W. GLASSER, ESQ., 116 Orange Avenue, Daytona Beach, Florida 32114

Copies of all court documents in this case, including orders, are available at the Clerk of the Circuit Court's office. You may review these documents upon request.

Abandoned Vehicle Notice: The following vehicle was abandoned at L & L Body Shop, Inc. 1109 Florence Hwy. Sumter, SC 29153. Described as a 1988 Pontiac Firebird GTA, VIN # 1G2FW21F1JL237320. Total Due for storage is $2,650 as of July 17, 2014.

Owner is asked to call 803-778-2427.

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

You must keep the Clerk of the Circuit Court's Office notified of your address. (You may file Florida Family Law Form 12.915, Notice of Current Address.) Future papers in this lawsuit will be mailed to the address of record at the Clerk's Office.

WARNING: Rule 12.285, Florida Family Law Rules of Procedure, require certain automatic disclosure of documents and information.

Failure to comply can result in sanctions, including dismissal or striking of pleadings.

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45.7 acres $1,313 per acre. Great track only min. from Sumter.

Priced to sell at $60k. Call 803-920-0724 Dalzell 16.57 acre paved. $2425 dn. $580 mo. 120 mos. $2500 Ac. 888-774-5720.

Lake Property FSBO: Lake House: 1931 Clubhouse Lane on Lizzie's Creek.

1,605 sq ft, 4BR/2BA, Kitchen /Dining Room, Den, Shower house, Boat house, Pier, Carport.

803-469-3807

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