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Exercise addiction BY MISSY CORRIGAN Special to The Item

hen we hear the word “addiction,” we often think about drug or alcohol addiction, although it can also be used to say that someone is addicted to a certain TV show or restaurant. While we all are aware of the benefits of exercise, exercise addiction is becoming more prevalent. Exercise CORRIGAN should have a positive impact on your health, and it should be a regular part of your life. Exercise addiction, however, is a negative behavior which occurs when exercising shifts from a healthy habit to an obsession. Working out daily or being committed to a healthy lifestyle does not mean that you are at risk for being exercise dependent. A negative addiction to exercise is a compulsive need to exercise, and it can often take priority over one’s health. Such individuals will exercise, even during injury or illness, despite knowing the importance of recovery. Organizing exercise into your day is the sign of a healthy exerciser. Being annoyed that you missed a workout is completely normal, too. But organizing your life around exercise at the expense of family, work or other priorities are not. This is a sign of exercise dependency. Exercise addicts lose sight of the purpose of exercise, and often the enjoyment and benefits are ignored. It becomes more of a requirement that

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Senate hopeful rallies at TEA Party meeting BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Members of the TEA Party don’t much like South Carolina’s senior senator. Locally and nationally, Lindsey Graham has earned a reputation among some Tea Partiers for being insufficiently conservative, with the senator’s advocacy of comprehensive immi-

gration reform in particular earning him the nickname Lindsey Grahamnesty. Richard Cash hopes that displeasure among the conservative base will open a path for a challenger to knock off Graham in next year’s Republican Senate primary. The Upstate businessman and former congressional candidate has jumped into the race

early and made a stop at the Sumter TEA Party on Thursday to make his case for a change. “Lindsey Graham too often acts like what I call a Republicrat, somebody who’s always looking for the middle of the road,” Cash told the group. “But the middle of the road is

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U.S. Senate candidate Richard Cash speaks Thursday at a meeting of the Sumter TEA Party about challenging Sen. Lindsey Graham.

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IT UP “TURN IT UP” was the theme for Alice Drive Baptist Church’s vacation Bible school, which was held July 14-18. Children attending the event discovered how they can be a part of “God’s Big Story” when they turn up the power of God’s love in their life. More than 30 people were baptized during the event, which also had a high one-night attendance of 912 total children and volunteers on campus. PHOTOS PROVIDED

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Firefighter program gets award from Municipal Association BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Sumter firefighters and school officials about a year ago started one of the first high school firefighter training courses in the state, combining course credit with the prospect of earning state certification as a trained firefighter. 20 N. Magnolia St. Sumter, SC 29150 (USPS 525-900)

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Last Saturday, that program received statewide recognition from the Municipal Association of South Carolina, when Sumter was presented with a Municipal Achievement Award at the association’s annual meeting. “To receive this for the city is a great honor, especially with this being a new program,” said Sumter Fire Chief Karl

Ford. “That says a lot about our staff, who had the fortitude to look at what it would take to do this. We’ve made this a team effort.” School officials likewise celebrated receiving the award. “I was ecstatic,” said John Michalik. “This program is a great example of cooperation between the city and

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Virginia Paturzo and Luevida Simon, Mayo’s Discount Suits At some point in our lives, we’ve had many articles of clothing that we cherish, whether it was a brand new shirt that was slimming or a worn-out hoodie we’ve had since high school that feels so comfortable against your skin. Just as often, we’ve attempted to put on these items only to find they no longer fit. Whether they’re too big or too small, we heave a sigh and say farewell to our favorite attire, forgetting that they can be saved in many situations. The art of tailoring is often overlooked, but for Virginia Paturzo and Luevida Simon, it’s a career and a passion. Tucked away in the back of the shop where they can concentrate, the two women work together at Mayo’s Discount Suits in the Wesmark Plaza Shopping Center on Broad Street, altering clothing to provide that perfect fit their customers seek.

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HOW LONG HAVE YOU TWO BEEN WORKING HERE?

Paturzo: I’ve been here for about three years. Simon: This year makes 14 for me. I WON’T TRY TO REVEAL YOUR AGES, BUT AT WHAT AGE DID THE TWO OF YOU BEGIN WORKING AS TAILORS?

Paturzo: I started when I was about 15 years old. My mother began to teach me the ins and outs of being a seamstress. She worked as a seamstress out of our home and taught me on an old pedal machine. Simon: I’d say I started about the same age. My mother taught me, as well, starting me off with making clothes for my dolls, then I progressed from there. I KNOW “TAILOR” IS A NEUTRAL TERM THAT MANY PEOPLE THINK IS SPECIFIC TO MEN, BUT DO YOU PREFER TO BE CALLED SEAMSTRESSES?

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ABOVE: Carefully aligning the seams, Virginia Paturzo fixes the sleeve cuff of a dress shirt on Friday at Mayo’s Discount Suits. BELOW: Luevida Simon works on a dress shirt Friday afternoon at Mayo’s Discount Suits in Sumter.

Simon: I suppose so. In many cases, depending on how difficult an alteration is, it feels more appropriate. Paturzo: I’d have to agree. SO WHAT ALL DO YOU DO BACK HERE?

Simon: We do quite a bit, actually. Hems, cuffs, sleeves, and we take in or let out waistbands and pant legs. Many people don’t realize you can do these things. Paturzo: Yes, especially when it comes to the sleeves and backs of shirts. ARE THERE ANY ALTERATIONS THAT ARE PARTICULARLY MORE DIFFICULT THAN OTHERS?

Simon: We’ve been doing this for so long, it’s not so much a matter of it being difficult as much as it is time consuming. I guess the difficulty lies in the fabric. Silk, for example, can be very hard to work with; it’s so delicate, and the seams often use very fine thread. Paturzo: Letting out sleeves takes quite a while, sometimes. You have to go the length of the sleeve. Jeans can be very hard to work with too because denim is tough and requires a large needle.

COLUMBIA — State health officials on Friday asked that South Carolina Supreme Court deny an appeal to force the agency to reinstate a program that regulates some hospital spending. In documents obtained by The Associated Press and filed with the high court, attorneys for the Department of Health and Environmental Control said that the agency’s pending request that the court consider the Certificate of Need is the appropriate venue to debate the issue. The health department suspended the program in June after the Legislature did not override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of $1.7 million to run it. Haley has said she thinks it’s an impediment to the free market and is no longer needed. The House sustained Haley’s veto after Ways and Means Chairman Brian White took the floor and said the veto was just about the money, not whether the program should continue. Since that debate, House Republicans have said they did not intend to nix the program entirely. Hospitals and health care associations have asked the Supreme Court to order the agency to reinstate the program, which regulates whether new medical facilities can be built, hospitals can expand and doctors can buy expensive equipment. In papers filed last week, groups including

the South Carolina Hospital Association said not having the program constitutes an “imminent harm” to the public. But DHEC had already asked justices for an opinion on suspending the program, and it’s that request, the agency argued Friday, that should be the venue to debate the issue. “There is nothing hypothetical about the department’s effort to obtain from this court the ultimate authoritative resolution of these questions of public importance,” DHEC’s attorneys wrote. “Instead of waiting to be sued by members of the regulated community, the department took the initiative by seeking immediate resolution of this concrete controversy at the highest level.” When DHEC Director Catherine Templeton halted the program in June, the department was reviewing 32 projects expected to cost more than $100 million. They range from adding four patient beds at a mental health and substance abuse center in Charleston, at a cost of just $20,600, to spending $12.3 million to build a fourth floor for patients at a Myrtle Beach hospital. State law still requires medical facilities to acquire a Certificate of Need before building, expanding, offering a new service or buying medical equipment costing more than $600,000. It’s that provision, the hospitals argued, that means that DHEC can’t just stop administering the program.

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Paturzo: Oh, yes. I used to own my own shop. We had a specialized machine just for denim there. SOUNDS LIKE YOU’RE BOTH VERY EXPERIENCED.

Simon: We’ve been doing this all our lives. Before I began working here, I worked at a sewing plant in Bishopville for a good while.

Paturzo: I used to make my own clothing, but it’s simpler just to buy it. I lost the patience required to do it.

DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE ALTERATION?

Paturzo: A straight hem or cuff. They’re quick and easy. DO EITHER OF YOU HAVE A FAVORITE PROJECT OR ITEM YOU LOOK BACK ON FONDLY OR ARE PROUD OF?

Simon: I really like recalling memories of the old printed fabrics I used for my doll clothes. They hold a special place in my heart, making me smile every time. Paturzo: I guess I’d have to say I’m proud I know how to sew. It used to be a commonly taught skill, but it’s dying out, I guess. ARE THERE THINGS YOU DON’T DO ANYMORE?

Simon: I once made dresses for my daughter’s bridesmaids. It was a lot of work, but I enjoyed it. I still alter wedding dresses, but I don’t want to make something that difficult again.

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IS THERE ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT BEING A SEAMSTRESS?

Paturzo: Well, something that has always bothered me is when customers bring in pants to be hemmed, and they’re dirty. We use our hands in this profession, constantly touching the fabric. It sometimes feels disrespectful. You want us to take care of your clothes; be considerate and please care for us, too. Simon: Being a seamstress can be very tiring. Your eyes, your neck, your fingers ... they can get sore after a while. Many people don’t understand that with bigger jobs. Paturzo: We do like working here, though. It’s a passion. And our boss is very nice. Simon: Yes, that always helps. He’s been kind to us and very understanding. — Rob Cottingham

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina has refused to rehear a Republican activist’s arguments accusing Gov. Nikki Haley of breaking ethics laws. The state Supreme Court on Friday turned down the request from John Rainey. Rainey sued Haley in 2011, accusing the GOP governor of improper lobbying while working as a hospital fundraiser and for a highway engineering firm while representing Lexington in the state House. A judge threw out Rainey’s case, which he appealed. Rainey also lodged a parallel complaint with a House ethics panel, which ultimately cleared Haley of all allegations last summer.

Work resumes at archaeological dig near Lake City LAKE CITY — Archeologists are digging at a site near Lake City where prehistoric artifacts were first found four years ago. The Morning News of Florence reported the site was found during a road-widening survey along U.S. 378 between Lake City and Johnsonville. Archeologist Mona Grunden said human remains have been found at the site and will eventually will be reinterred as close to the property as possible.

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POLICE BLOTTER ASSAULT:

At 12:05 a.m. Thursday, a 34-year-old man was walking near the corner of Harvin and Penn streets when a group of six or seven teenagers reportedly attacked him, punching and kicking him, then took an undetermined amount of money out of his pockets and stole the red-and-yellow Air Jordan shoes off his feet. FIRE:

An unidentified car in the 2600 block of U.S. 15 South was found on fire at 11:06 p.m. Monday. The damage to the vehicle is estimated at $6,000. The cause of the fire is under investigation. At 3:54 p.m., firefighters responded to the 900 block of Club Lane regarding a fire in an attic above a home’s garage, causing damage estimated at $10,200. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A 47-inch flat-screen TV, two wooden jewelry boxes with assorted jewelry and a .45-caliber handgun were reported stolen from the 1900 block of Twelve Bridges Road at 9:50 p.m. Wednesday. The items are valued at $11,100. A 42-inch flat-screen TV, an iPad Mini, three laptop computers, a .45-caliber Kentucky Muzzler Loader, a .306-caliber rifle, a camera, an Xbox 360 with

two controllers, two cellphones, and a bow and 30 arrows were reportedly stolen from the 2900 block of Lakeview Drive between 9:30 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $7,295. An air-conditioning unit and air handler, bedroom set, a dryer and an attic fan were reported stolen from the 1000 block of Boulevard Road. The items are valued at $6,100. Bar stools, a queen bed set, a sectional a couch, a flat-screen TV, boxing equipment and assorted electronics were reported stolen from a storage unit in the 2200 block of Peach Orchard Road at 10 a.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $3,000. Two gray power transformers were reportedly stolen from behind a chain-link fence in the first block of Bridge Court between July 9 and 2:25 p.m. Tuesday. The transformers are valued at $2,200. At 1:17 p.m. Tuesday, an unknown man entered a store in the 700 block of Broad Street and asked to see a

necklace. When the necklace was removed from the display, the man reportedly grabbed it from the clerk’s hands and ran from the store, leaving the area in a newer-model Dodge Ram truck. The necklace is valued at $1,500. A green 1993 Nissan Altima was reportedly stolen from the 5000 block of Alabama Lane in Rembert between 7 and 11 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle is valued at $1,400. A 46-inch flat-screen TV, a laptop computer, a desktop monitor and an Xbox 360 were reported stolen from the 1900 block of Mason Road in Dalzell at 12:47 p.m. Wednesday. The items are valued at $1,169. A satellite dish was reported stolen from the 3300 block of Queen Chapel Road at 1:08 p.m. Tuesday. The dish is valued at $1,100. A 1998 Plymouth Breeze was reported stolen from the 1200 block of Spruce Lane at 4:43 p.m. Tuesday. The car is valued at $1,000. Two cellphones were reported stolen from the 4400 block of Broad

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Street at 3:50 p.m. Wednesday. The phones are valued at a total of $1,000. A UPS package was reportedly stolen from the porch of a home in the 1300 block of Broad Water Road between 2:26 and 3 p.m. June 5. The package is valued at $800. A set of golf clubs was reportedly stolen from the first block of Lesesne Drive between 7:15 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday. The clubs are valued at $550. A two-month-old black-and-white retriever puppy in a gray cage was reported stolen from the 100 block of Somerset Drive be-

tween 1 and 11:30 p.m. Wednesday. The dog and cage are valued at $130. The left front tire of a car parked in the 1200 block of North Lafayette Drive was reportedly removed and replaced with a similar tire between 1 and 5 p.m. Monday. Two individuals were reportedly seen changing a tire on a neighboring vehicle in the parking lot. The stolen tire is valued at $70. VANDALISM:

At 2:36 a.m. Wednesday, a man in the 200 block of Alexander Place reportedly woke up to six or seven unknown individuals

banging on his door demanding money they claimed he owed them. When the resident refused to open the door, the suspects reportedly took a cinder block and broke out the windshield and front and back driver’s side windows of a car parked in front of the home as well as the driver’s side window of another vehicle at the scene. Damage to the vehicles is estimated at $8,500. The window of a car parked in the 2300 block of Hunt Club Road was reportedly broken at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday. The damage is estimated at $1,650.

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Find home-grown goods at Buck’s Produce shop when it was a barber shop,” she said. The name of the store is a The homemade sign made tribute to Buck Watson, forof an old fish aquarium, scrap merly a member of the popumetal and left over wood tells lar Southern gospel group — everyone on S.C. 34 in Lee the Cedar Creek Quartet, and County that Buck’s Produce husband Tommy Page’s late in Cedar Creek is open for father, Tom “Buck” Page. business. “It’s a family business,” Owner and operator CrysCrystal said. “We are all intal Watson Page said the mer- volved. We all have been inchandise inside the store is volved in planting the garden. also “homeMy husband made.” boils the peaOpen for busi- BUCK’S PRODUCE nuts. My father ness since July 1, brings vegetables WHERE: 2870 Camden Highway Buck’s Produce from his garden CONTACT: (803) 229-5611 offers South Carwhen he can.” SCHEDULE: Visit Buck’s Produce olina tomatoes, Retired eduon Facebook for updates watermelons, cator Virginia cucumbers, Stokes, a Cedar shelled beans, Creek resident, peanuts, okra, zucchini and said she applauds the Pages peas at competitive prices. for wanting the produce store Most of the fruit and vegetato be a learning experience bles for sale are grown behind for their children. the store by Page and her In fact, Page said her chilfamily or by her father, Buck dren — Wyatt, 10, and ChrisWatson. The Pages make trips tian, 13 — are the reason she to the State Farmers’ Market and her husband decided to in West Columbia to get what open the store. they can’t obtain locally, she “We wanted them to learn said. the value of hard work,” she “I’ll be truthful,” she said. said. “They have been in“We grow most of it. But if we volved in the whole process: didn’t grow it, I will tell you.” tilling the land, planting The Pages bought the store seeds, weeding, harvesting, a few months ago from Crysgoing to the farmers’ market, tal’s father. The building is setting up the store and waitbest known in the community ing on customers. They are for being the home of Sidney the reason the place exists. I Watson’s Barber Shop. did not want them to spend “I’ve had so many people another summer in front of come in the store and tell me the TV or playing video that they used to come in games. They earn a small BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item

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Crystal Watson Page said the sign standing outside the family’s new produce store in Cedar Creek is about the “first thing” she’s ever made by herself. The sign is not the only homemade item found at the store. Most of the produce inside the store is grown in the store’s back yard by the family.

wage for their work, and they take pride in our garden and little store.” Page said people are “now just beginning to find out they are open.” A teacher at Camden Middle School, Page said she and her husband are on a threeto five-year plan. “We are going to see what happens,” she said. “We are not looking to make a lot of money, but we do want to break even.” Martin Farman, who lives

day and Saturday) through Aug. 3. The Pages will go on vacation for a week, and Crystal will return to the classroom the week of Aug. 12. “We will only be open on Saturdays beginning Aug. 17,” she said. “We expect to stay open on most Saturdays in the fall.” Crystal said customers will be able to keep up with the latest produce and the store’s schedule by visiting the Facebook page for Buck’s Produce.

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A nurse holds up a vial and box for the HPV vaccine at a clinic in Kinston, N.C., in 2012. Health officials have said vaccination rates have remained mostly unchanged because family doctors aren’t encouraging getting the shots as much as other vaccines. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Report says teen cervical cancer vaccination rate still lagging ATLANTA (AP) — Only about half of U.S. teenage girls have gotten a controversial cervical cancer vaccine — a rate that’s changed little in three years. “We’re dropping the ball,” said Dr. Thomas Frieden, head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “This is a huge disappointment.” About 54 percent of teenage girls have received at least one of the three HPV shots. Only a third was fully immunized with all three doses. Last year’s rates were essentially unchanged from 2011 and up only slightly from 2010. Rates for other vaccines aimed at adolescents have risen much faster. A big part of the problem: Family doctors aren’t prodding patients to get HPV shots as forcefully as they recommend other vaccines, health officials said. The vaccine, introduced in 2006,

about four miles away on Calvary Church Road, said he thinks Buck’s Produce will be successful. “She (Crystal) is well known in the community,” he said. “And she has a great personality. The vegetables are good, too.” Another customer, Cheryl Watson, said the best watermelons she’s had all summer came from Buck’s Produce. Buck’s Produce will be open five days a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Fri-

protects against human papillomavirus, or HPV. The sexually transmitted bug can cause cervical cancer and genital warts. The vaccine was first recommended for girls ages 11 and 12 because it works best if given before a teen starts to have sex. In 2011, it was also recommended for boys that age to help prevent the virus’ spread. More than 20 states have considered adding HPV to the vaccines required for school attendance, but only Virginia and the District of Columbia did so. Most states abandoned it after political fights triggered by funding woes, concerns about the vaccine’s safety and worries that the shots would promote promiscuity. CDC studies have shown no significant side effects and that girls who got the shots did not start having sex earlier than girls who didn’t. Still, some parents, teens and their doctors have been hesitant.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — You may ing of things that will later be autohave heard that shopping for health mated.” Translation: emails, phone insurance under President Obama’s calls, faxes. health care overhaul will be like The Obama administration, using Travelocity or Amazon. which will be running the markets But many people will end up or taking the lead in 35 states, has with something more mundane yet to demonstrate the technology than online shopping, like a call to platform that will help consumers the help desk. get financial help with their premiStruggling with a deadline ums and pick a plan. crunch, some states are delaying Officials say they always envionline tools that could sioned people would be make it easier for consumON THE NET able to apply in a variety of ers to find the right plan ways, from online to the when the markets go live Read this story mail. About 7 million are on Oct. 1. in its expected to enroll in the Ahead of open enrollentirety marketplaces by next year, ment for millions of uninonline at and the administration says sured Americans, the feds theitem.com. consumers will be pleased and the states are investing with the experience. in massive call centers. Also known as exchang“The description that this was es, the markets are supposed to going to be like Travelocity was a transform the way individuals and very simplistic way of looking at it,” small businesses buy private health said Christine Ferguson, director of insurance by increasing transparenthe Rhode Island Health Benefits cy and competition, bolstering govExchange. “I never bought into it.” ernment oversight of insurers, and “The bottom line is that with injecting hundreds of billions of tight timelines ... states have had to dollars in taxpayer subsidies. scale back their initial ambitions for The experience will be more like Day 1,” said Paul Hencoski, leader of buying a new car than snapping up KPMG’s government health pracairline tickets on Travelocity or electice, which is advising nearly 20 tronics on Amazon. states. “A lot of the more sophisticat“Consumers see this as a serious ed functionalities that might have product, and something that rebeen offered through the Web are quires a serious amount of rebeing deferred to later phases.” search,” said Julie Bataille, overseeWhen the markets first open, ing the outreach effort at the federal Hencoski said, “there will be a sigHealth and Human Services departnificant amount of manual process- ment.

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War’s U.S. legacies: Permanent troops and 7,900 MIAs BY ROBERT BURNS AP National Security Writer WASHINGTON — Sixty years after it finished fighting in Korea, the U.S. is still struggling with two legacies that are reminders of the costs — political, military and human — that war can impose on the generations that follow. The first is the leading role that America still is committed to playing in defending South Korea should the 1950-53 Korean War reignite. Washington has tried for years to wean its ally, South Korea, off its dependence on the U.S. military by setting a target date for switching from American to Korean control of the forces that would defend the country in the event North Korea again attacked the South. That target date has slipped from 2012 to 2015 and, just this past week, American officials said the Koreans are informally expressing interest in pushing it back still further. The second is the seemingly endless challenge of accounting for thousands of U.S. servicemen still listed as missing in action. That mission, which competes for Pentagon resources with demands to also retrieve and identify MIAs from the battlefields of World War II and Vietnam, is beset with problems including bureaucratic dysfunction, according to an internal Pentagon report disclosed July 7 by

The Associated Press. The common thread that binds these two legacies is the lingering hostility between the North and South and between the North and Washington, which still has no formal diplomatic relations with the communist nation. What began as a Cold War contest, with the former Soviet Union and China siding with the North and the U.S. and United Nations allies supporting the South, remains one of the world’s most dangerous flashpoints. In some respects, the security threat from the North has grown more acute in recent years. So the U.S. is stuck with a lead wartime role in Korea and with a dim prospect, if any, of building the kind of relationship required to return to the former battlefields of North Korea to excavate remains of U.S. MIAs. The Pentagon said there are about 7,900 MIAs, of which approximately half are thought to be recoverable. President Obama marks the armistice’s 60th anniversary with a speech today at the Korean War Veterans Memorial. The U.S. has kept combat forces on the Korean Peninsula since the fighting halted July 27, 1953, with the signing of an armistice, or truce, and it still has 28,500 troops based in the South. They are a symbol of a vibrant and important U.S.South Korean alliance, and few advocate even a partial American troop withdrawal.

Fliers from the 18th Fighter Bomber wing are happy to learn of the armistice signing after coming back to the United States on July 29, 1953, from a combat mission over North Korea. From left are 2nd Lt. John Putty of Dallas, Texas; 1st Lt. James A. Boucek of Ottawa, Kan.; and 1st Lt. Richard D. Westcott of Houston, Texas, seen waving from back seat.

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But some U.S. military officers think their permanence on the peninsula, with a singular focus on North Korea, is an anachronistic arrangement that should have been overhauled years ago. The armistice agreement itself did not envision a long-term U.S. troop presence. It contains a passage recommending that within three months a high-level political conference be convened to negotiate the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Korea and “the peaceful settlement of the Korean question.” That has never happened. Bruce Bennett, a Korea expert at the RAND Corp., a federally funded think tank, said he thinks the argument for giving Seoul wartime command of its own troops loses ground as North Korea’s nuclear ambitions grow bolder. The North has

Korean divide continues 60 years after end of war BY JEAN H. LEE The Associated Press PANMUNJOM, North Korea — Some Americans call it the “Forgotten War,” a 1950s conflict fought in a far-off country and so painful that even survivors have tried to erase their memories of it. The North Koreans, however, have not forgotten. Sixty years after the end of the Korean War, the country is marking the milestone anniversary with a massive celebration today for a holiday it calls “Victory Day” — even though the two sides only signed a truce and have yet to negotiate a peace treaty. Signs and banners reading “Victory” line the streets of Pyongyang, the North Korean capital. The events are expected to culminate with a huge military parade and fireworks, one of the biggest extravaganzas in this impoverished country since leader Kim Jong Un took power in late 2011. Here at the border in Panmunjom, the war never ended. Both sides of the Demilitarized Zone are heavily guarded, making it the world’s most fortified border. The North Koreans consider the presence of 28,500 U.S. troops in South Korea a continued occupation.

COMING SUNDAY Reflections pays tribute to the veterans who served and sacrificed in what is commonly known as the ‘Forgotten War.’

In some ways, war today is being waged outside the confines of the now-outdated armistice signed 60 years ago. The disputed maritime border off the west coast of the Koreas is a hot spot for clashes. In 2010, a South Korean warship exploded, killing 46 sailors; Seoul blamed a North Korean torpedo. Later that year, a North Korean artillery attack on a front-line South Korean island killed four people, two of them civilians. Earlier this year, Kim Jong Un enshrined the pursuit of nuclear weapons as a national goal, calling it a defensive measure against the U.S. military threat. In recent months, the warfare has extended into cyberspace, with both Koreas accusing the other of mounting crippling hacking attacks that have taken down government websites in the North and paralyzed online commerce in the South. Sixty years on, as both Koreas and the United States mark the anniversary today, there

is still no peace on the Korean Peninsula. How the main players in the war will mark today’s anniversary is a telling indication of how each country considers the conflict. North Korea is treating it as a celebration, an occasion to rally support for the country’s leader and draw attention to the division of the Korean Peninsula. In South Korea, it’s a day of remembrance. For the government, it’s a day of thanks to the 16 U.N. nations that came to South Korea’s defense during the 1950-53 war. For many, it’s also a day of sorrow as they remember family members left behind in the North, forever divided from their loved ones. Park Jong-seon doesn’t know what happened to his older brother and sister, lost in the tumult of war. “To this day, I still have not heard from them,” he said, eyes glistening. “I wonder where they are and whether they’re still alive.” In Washington, President Obama on Thursday declared July 27 National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day. He paid tribute in his proclamation to the veterans who fought to “defend a country they never knew and a people they never met.”

tested nuclear devices and may be capable of mounting one on a ballistic missile — a worry not only for South Korea, Japan and others in the region, but also for the United States. “From the South Korean perspective — and I believe there is a lot of truth to their argument — having the U.S. in (the lead) is a strong deterrent of North Korea, and it means North Korea can’t split the alliance,” he said. For similar reasons, some South Koreans favor asking the U.S. to reintroduce shortrange nuclear weapons onto the peninsula. President George H.W. Bush withdrew all U.S. nuclear weapons from Korea in 1991. In 1994 the South took peacetime control of its forces from the U.S. fourstar general who heads a South Korean-U.S. Combined Forces Command, but

the American general remained responsible for wartime control. In 2006 the two countries agreed that South Korea would assume wartime control of its forces in April 2012. But in June 2010, shortly after North Korea torpedoed and sank the South Korean ship Cheonan, Seoul and Washington agreed to delay the handover of wartime operational control until December 2015. Now, U.S. officials say Seoul officials are again raising the prospect of another delay, although no formal request has been made. Also on hold are U.S. hopes to send forensic science teams back to North Korea to find U.S. MIA remains. Although the North began to allow U.S. excavations in 1996, Washington stopped in 2005 amid rising nuclear tensions.

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Sumter officials at the annual meeting of the S.C. Municipal Association accepted a Municipal Achievement Award last Saturday in recognition of the firefighter training program operated by the Sumter Fire Department and the Sumter School District. Bottom row from left are Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, city attorney Eric Shytle, Councilman Calvin Hastie, Assistant City Manager Al Harris, Councilwoman Ione Dwyer (seated), city clerk Linda Hammett, Councilman Thomas Lowery and support services manager Shelley Kile. Top from left are Sumter School District Superintendent Randolph Bynum, City of Sumter webmaster Patrick Enzor, Fire Chief Karl Ford, Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon and City Manager Deron McCormick.

AWARD from Page A1 a field of submissions from 33 cities and towns in the Municipal Association’s public safety category. The two-year program started classes last August with 13 students from throughout Sumter School District, hoping to match graduating students with the need the local fire department had for firefighters. “Since I started at the Career Center, we tried for four years to start a fire program, and we finally got the curriculum to match what the state Fire Academy requires,” Michalik said. The principal credited Assistant Fire Chief Doug Mathis, who sits on the Career Center’s advisory board, and former training officer Capt. Brian Horton with helping develop the program’s curriculum. “Our biggest challenge was aligning it with the state Department of Education standards,” Michalik said. “It took a lot of footwork, because I think only two other schools had a program like this.”

News of the program increased interest in the city’s regular certification classes, which saw a 30 percent increase in participation. By hiring from a pool of 25 prospective firefighters trained through the program, the department estimates it can cut training costs by 60 percent through partnerships and collaborative efforts with the school district. At the end of this school year, graduates will receive a National Fire Protection Association level 2 certification from the Fire Academy, which will certify him or her to fight fires not only in South Carolina, but also in 48 states and some Canadian provinces. Taught by firefighter and certified teacher Hemby Smith, the course’s enrollment will double in the fall with more than 30 students. “These kids want a career, and they can use this certification to work as a first responder, work with EMS. You can even join the police with training as a first responder,” Ford said. “Maybe even the next chief could come out of this program.” Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen, who is also act-

ing as president of the Municipal Association this year, was on hand Saturday to accept the achievement award. “This program gets young people interested in firefighting as a vocation,” McElveen said. “It’s a chance to get a diverse group of individuals involved, if not as full-time firefighters, then a lot of them can at least volunteer as firefighters and help out their community.” Ford said he’s been impressed with the first class of students to take the course. “You have kids from different areas of the community working together as a unit,” the chief said. “There are students from Sumter High, Lakewood, Crestwood, who wouldn’t have talked to each other before, (but) became a band of brothers and sisters.” Now with statewide recognition, Michalik expects to see similar fire programs starting up in other school districts around the state. “I think a lot of other programs are going to take a look at ours now.” Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

where you get run over.” Instead, the challenger told the crowd at the Sumter Elks Lodge, he looks for inspiration to more Tea Party-friendly senators such as Ted Cruz of Texas, Rand Paul of Kentucky and Mike Lee of Utah, as well as former South Carolina Sen. Jim DeMint. Cash sought political office for the first time in 2010, when he was one of six Republicans seeking an open seat in the 3rd Congressional District. Despite starting with limited name recognition, Cash credits aggressive campaigning and word of mouth about his socially conservative platform with earning him a place in the secondround primary runoff with eventual winner Jeff Duncan. In that race, the Anderson County native used the slogan “Faith, Family and Freedom.” On Thursday night, he structured his speech around what he called the Three Cs — capitalism, Christianity and the Constitution. Cash believes these tenets of America’s heritage are under attack, citing “judicial activism” on the Supreme Court to the failure of a vote in the House of Representatives this week to limit the National Security Agency’s monitoring of Americans’ phone calls. “We’re moving from capitalism to socialism,” he said. “We’re moving from a JudeoChristian heritage to a secular culture. And we’re moving from a constitutional republic with a limited government and the rule of law to a big government with centralized power and the rule of men, where whoever’s in charge forces their power onto the public.” Although he is currently the only declared candidate challenging Graham, Cash said he doesn’t expect the 2014 Senate race to stay a contest only between the incumbent and himself. “I didn’t think three months in I’d still be the only candidate,” he said. “I’m sure there are others making phone calls and raising money, going about their campaigns in a more conventional way, and then they will announce when they want to.” But Cash welcomes others getting into the race because he thinks it will create more pressure on Graham in the primary and boost whoever comes out

on top of the challengers. “Having a number of challengers will possibly help keep Lindsey under 50 percent,” he said. “If he’s held under 50 percent and it goes to a runoff, anything can happen. I expect for most people, if he’s not their first choice, are not going to vote for him in a runoff.” To ensure he’s the one who makes the runoff, Cash is hoping to grow his grassroots support across the state through appearances such as his talk to the TEA Party. Cash credits a similar strategy with propelling his first-time campaign in the 3rd District to a place in the runoff. The candidate also said he learned from that campaign how to organize a run for office and that polish showed in the promotional campaign video he played for the crowd and the signs printed with “Replace Lindsey” he had available for any newfound supporters. Cash found a receptive audience Thursday, where dislike of the incumbent senator was taken as a given by most of his listeners. “I believe in everything he said about the founding of our country, the Founding Fathers and how we’ve traveled away from our original intent,” Bill Smith said of Cash after the meeting. “I’m very frustrated with what our politicians have done. We elect them in good faith hoping they’ll represent us, and I don’t believe Lindsey Graham has done that.” TEA Partiers also heard from another Senate hopeful Thursday. Sumter native Champ Edmunds is running in his adopted state of Montana to replace outgoing Democrat Max Baucus, and told the hometown crowd he would take support from wherever he could get it. “You might say, ‘Why should I care about Montana?’” said Edmunds, who serves in the Montana Legislature. “But Montana could swing the majority our way, and South Carolina can’t. It’s a chance to pick up a seat.” Edmunds might have picked up the technique Cash encouraged the crowd to adopt of locally focused activism to promote statewide change. “You just worry about winning Sumter County,” Cash said. “And I’ll find another group of people to win in Greenwood and Greenville and Oconee and everywhere else.” Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 774-1272.

OBITUARIES JUDITH G. DANELLA Judith G. Danella, age 73, beloved wife of Ronald Danella, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Palmetto Health Richland. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

CLINTON SCOTT Sr. Clinton Scott Sr., 67, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in England, he was a son of the late Rufus C. Scott and Marian Peasland Scott. He was a retired electrician and also served in the U.S. Army National Guard. Surviving are two sons, Clinton Scott Jr. of Sumter and Richard DeHart of Maine; a daughter, Mary Beth Briggs of Kentucky; and two grandchildren. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

| The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www. sumterfunerals.com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements. (803) 775-9386.

EDWARD M. WHITE Jr. Edward Moses White Jr. was born July 30, 1950, in Abbeville, a son of the late Edward Moses White Sr. and Mattie Washington of Orangeburg. The widower of Cynthia T. White, he passed away Wednesday, July 17, 2013, in Orangeburg. He was affectionately called “Ed” by his family and friends. He worked more than 10 years as a teacher, as a coach of the Junior Varsity at Sumter High Council Street and as a part-time insurance agent with

American Bankers Life under L.C. Frederick. He was a graduate of South Carolina State University. He is survived by his mother and many relatives and friends. Services for Mr. White were held Wednesday at Glover’s Funeral Home in Orangeburg. Announcement courtesy of Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

ROSA LEE M. MORRIS Rosa Lee McDowell Morris, wife of Eddie Morris Sr., of 122 Maney St., entered eternal rest on Tuesday, July 23, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born May 3, 1960, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Willie McDowell and Pauline Wells McDowell. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a member of the Church of God by Faith Inc. and was employed by Pilgrim’s Pride, Sumter plant. Survivors besides

her husband of the home include a son, Eddie (Tenikqua) Morris Jr. of Sumter; two daughters, Denise (Corey) Kinlaw and Nicole Morris, both of Sumter; nine grandchildren; five brothers, Willie McDowell Jr., Tony McDowell, Michael Dowell, George McDowell and Jimmy McDowell, all of Sumter; four sisters, Mary Ann Bratton and Barbara Jean (Clifford) Moses, both of Sumter, Linda (William) Wright of Florence, and Betty (Alexander) Williams of Buffalo, N.Y.; her mother-in-law, Alice Morris; and a host of other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at the Church of God by Faith, Sumter No. 1, with Elder James Lucas, pastor, Elder Thomas Gibbs, Elder John Davis and Apostle Henry officiating. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family will receive

friends at the home. Online memorial messages may be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of arrangements.

JEFF MURPHY Jr. BISHOPVILLE — Jeff Murphy Jr. was called to rest from the cares of this world on Tuesday, July 23, 2013. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. today at St. John AME Church with the Rev. Don Robinson, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery. Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of arrangements. ANNIE MAE BETHEA Annie Mae Bethea, 93, wife of the late Calvin Bethea, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center in Sumter. Born in Manning, she was a daughter of the late Annie Abraham. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Carrie Ballard, 1982 For-

est Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

JERRY P. DODSON WEDGEFIELD — Jerry P. Dodson, 69, husband of Robin Cooley Dodson, died Friday, July 26, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Services will be announced by ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter. BENJAMIN FLOYD Benjamin Floyd, 61, died Wednesday, July 25, 2013, at his home in Horatio. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Style Floyd and Sarah Gayle Floyd. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Nancy Bradford, 1360 N. Kings Highway in Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter.

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NATION

SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013

TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY 91°

85° 90°

TUESDAY 90°

WEDNESDAY 88°

71° 70°

An afternoon thunderstorm

69°

70°

Mostly cloudy with a shower or t-storm

Mainly cloudy with a shower or t-storm

Periods of sun with a thunderstorm

Winds: S 4-8 mph

Winds: SSW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 4-8 mph

Winds: S 4-8 mph

Chance of rain: 50%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 50%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 35%

Sumter through 4 p.m. yesterday

Temperature High ............................................... 90° Low ................................................ 68° Normal high ................................... 90° Normal low ..................................... 70° Record high ..................... 103° in 1949 Record low ......................... 65° in 1953

Greenville 84/68

Bishopville 90/71

24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. ........... 0.00" Month to date ............................. 10.14" Normal month to date ................. 4.57" Year to date ............................... 34.28" Normal year to date ................... 27.36"

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

7 a.m. yest. 357.50 76.51 75.28 97.34

24-hr chg none -0.01 -0.01 +0.35

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

Full pool 12 19 14 14 80 24

7 a.m. yest. 10.36 5.48 6.75 7.54 80.61 9.71

24-hr chg -0.13 -1.36 -1.45 -0.01 +0.03 +0.26

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 88/70/t 78/63/t 86/69/t 88/70/t 88/73/t 84/75/pc 88/72/t 84/69/t 87/69/t 88/71/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 88/66/t 80/56/t 87/64/t 88/67/t 91/73/t 85/77/t 87/73/t 81/65/t 87/65/t 86/68/t

Sunrise today .......................... 6:29 a.m. Sunset tonight ......................... 8:26 p.m. Moonrise today ..................... 11:33 p.m. Moonset today ...................... 11:50 a.m.

Gaffney 84/69 Spartanburg 85/69

Precipitation

Columbia 88/71 Today: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. Sunday: Rather cloudy with a shower or thunderstorm around.

New

July 29 First

Aug. 6 Full

Aug. 14

Aug 20

Myrtle Beach 86/73

Manning 90/71

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

Aiken 88/70 Charleston 88/72

The following tide table lists times for Myrtle Beach.

Sat.

Last

Florence 88/70

Sumter 90/71

Today: An afternoon thunderstorm. High 84 to 88. Sunday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 83 to 91.

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

Variable clouds with t-storms possible

Times of clouds and sun

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 87/70/t 84/71/t 87/71/t 87/70/t 86/70/t 90/71/t 82/65/t 86/70/t 87/72/t 80/65/t

Sun.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/68/t 82/67/t 85/76/t 88/71/t 88/67/t 90/69/t 86/67/t 81/67/t 88/73/t 86/73/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 85/64/t 79/61/t 86/76/t 91/72/t 88/63/t 89/67/t 85/61/t 82/60/t 86/73/t 84/73/t

High Ht. 1:14 a.m.....3.3 1:42 p.m.....3.2 2:03 a.m.....3.1 2:34 p.m.....3.1

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

Low Ht. 8:02 a.m....-0.4 8:31 p.m.....0.3 8:51 a.m....-0.2 9:27 p.m.....0.5

Today Hi/Lo/W 90/71/t 88/73/t 89/71/t 84/70/t 88/70/t 88/72/t 85/69/t 86/75/t 86/71/t 84/69/t

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 85/69/t 89/73/t 83/70/t 83/65/t 85/68/t 91/72/t 86/66/t 88/74/t 85/71/t 80/63/t

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

-10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s

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90s

Ariel Castro looks at the prosecutors’ table during court proceedings Friday in Cleveland. Castro pleaded guilty to imprisoning three women in his home and subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings.

100s

Ariel Castro pleads guilty in kidnap case BY ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS AP Legal Affairs Writer CLEVELAND — The man who imprisoned three women in his home, subjecting them to a decade of rapes and beatings, pleaded guilty Friday to 937 counts in a deal to avoid the death penalty. Ariel Castro told the judge he was addicted to pornography, had a “sexual problem” and had been a sexual abuse victim himself long ago. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors recommended Castro be sentenced to life without parole plus 1,000 years. Castro, 53, said he understood that he would never get out of prison, saying he expected he was “going to get the book thrown at me.” He later added, “I knew that when I first spoke to the FBI agent when I first got arrested.” Castro, wearing glasses for the first time in court, was far more interactive than in previous court appearances when he mostly kept his head down and eyes closed. He answered the judge’s questions in a clear, intelligible voice, saying he understood the proceedings and that he would never be released from prison. Castro, who was born in Puerto Rico, said he could read and understand English well but had trouble with comprehension.

“My addiction to pornography and my sexual problem has really taken a toll on my mind.” He later said he had been a sexual abuse victim as a child, but the judge cut him off. Near the end of the 2½-hour hearing, the judge accepted the pleas and declared Castro guilty. Sentencing was set for Thursday. The deal comes more than a month after a statement issued on behalf of the women said they were “hopeful for a just and prompt resolution” and had “great faith in the prosecutor’s office and the court.” Castro had been scheduled for trial Aug. 5 on a 977-count indictment, but 40 counts were dropped as part of the plea deal. The indictment included two counts of aggravated murder related to accusations that he punched and starved one woman until she miscarried. The former school bus driver also was charged with hundreds of counts of kidnapping and rape, plus assault and other counts. He was accused of repeatedly restraining the women, sometimes chaining them to a pole in a basement, to a bedroom heater or inside a van. The charges alleged Castro assaulted one woman with a vacuum cord around her neck when she tried to escape.

110s Stationary front

Cold front Showers Rain T-storms Snow Flurries

Ice

Warm front

Today Sun. Today Sun. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Albuquerque 88/66/t 89/67/t Las Vegas 96/82/t 100/83/pc Anchorage 75/61/s 77/63/s Los Angeles 78/64/pc 76/62/pc Atlanta 86/69/t 85/65/t Miami 88/75/t 89/77/t Baltimore 85/70/t 85/67/t Minneapolis 68/49/pc 73/56/pc Boston 85/68/pc 81/69/t New Orleans 88/74/t 91/75/pc Charleston, WV 76/62/t 76/52/pc New York 84/71/pc 83/70/t Charlotte 84/69/t 81/65/t Oklahoma City 88/66/s 88/71/pc Chicago 69/54/pc 73/56/pc Omaha 74/50/s 77/60/pc Cincinnati 78/56/t 74/54/s Philadelphia 86/71/pc 84/69/t Dallas 92/72/pc 95/77/s Phoenix 103/85/pc 104/86/s Denver 86/58/t 84/60/t Pittsburgh 76/61/t 74/56/pc Des Moines 70/51/s 78/55/s St. Louis 76/57/s 79/62/s Detroit 76/56/t 71/55/pc Salt Lake City 86/66/t 88/66/t Helena 91/54/s 82/53/s San Francisco 65/53/pc 64/53/pc Honolulu 88/74/s 87/77/sh Seattle 75/55/s 73/56/pc Indianapolis 76/53/t 74/57/s Topeka 76/57/pc 82/63/pc Kansas City 72/55/pc 77/62/pc Washington, DC 85/71/t 81/68/t Weather(W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow flurries, sn-snow, i-ice

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): ARIES (March 21-April 19): the last word in astrology Do not jump into anything Make personal changes too quickly. Information is and do things that will eugenia LAST key, and understanding add to your skills or ease the motives behind what stress. Socializing or others do will help you spending time with protect your assets and your emotional friends will help you gain greater perspective wellness. on what you want to explore next. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Expand your TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Emotional reactions interests and explore new avenues. Open up can be expected if you ignore someone vying about the way you feel and what you want to for your attention. Visiting a place that helps see happen. Love is on the rise. Money is you feel more relaxed must not end up heading your way. costing you more than you can afford. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Check out your GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Make a couple of options as well as what everyone else is doing changes that will strengthen important before making a change you can’t reverse. relationships. An idea will be worth investing a Someone you love may disappoint you. little time and energy in exploring and developing. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Talk over your plans with someone you love or trust. Remain CANCER (June 21-July 22): Keep your emotions open to discussion, allowing any in check. Someone will make a last-minute disagreements to surface so that you can do change that disrupts your plans. Be creative in your best to fix any underlying problems. the way you handle others and you’ll find a way to get what you want. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Resurrect an old idea or goal you want to pursue. Time spent LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Explore new people, on self-improvement will pay off and help places and pursuits and use what you have to build confidence as well as bring compliments offer to get ahead. Expect to face opposition from people supportive of the changes you’re as well as rules and regulations before you making. proceed. Don’t give up. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let change come to VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Look, see and do. you. Protect what you have and embrace Don’t sit back when you have so much to what you want to achieve. Build a strong offer. Put your plans into motion and you will home base and social network. Love is in the attract positive attention and get the support stars. you need.

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Have you visited someplace interesting, exciting, beautiful or historical that you’ve taken some pictures of? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include selfaddressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please. Jeff Byer shares this picture of a beautiful sunrise.

SPORTS SATURDAY, JULY 27, 2013

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State tourney begins today BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com The wait is finally over for the Sumter P-15’s — and seven other American Legion baseball teams for that matter — as the state tournament begins today JOHNSON at Riley Park with four games in the double-elimination tournament. The wait has been a little longer for Sumter, just for the fact that it has played only two games over the past three weeks due to multiple forfeits in the first two rounds of the state playoffs. P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson thinks his team will be more than ready when it

takes on Greenwood Post 20 at 8 p.m. in the final of the four games today. “It’s just about baseball right now,” said Johnson, whose team is the No. 1 lower state seed and comes into the tournament with a 27-5 record. “I think we’re going to go out and play well. “They’re ready to play,; they’re tired of practicing,” Johnson added. “They want to go out and play well, compete and have a chance to win.” Sumter will send right-hander Jacob Watcher to the mound against the Braves, the upper state No. 4 seed with a 23-9 record. Watcher is 5-0 on the season with a 1.68 earned run average in 48 1/3 innings. He’s al-

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Jacob Watcher will take the mound for the Sumter P-15’s when they take on Greenwood today at 8 p.m. at Riley Park in their opening game of the American Legion state tournament. The P-15’s are 27-5 on the year while the Post 20 Braves come in with a 20-9 record.

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

SUMTER POST 15 P-15’s 2 -- Javon Martin 3 -- Taylor McFaddin 4 -- Justin Conner 5 -- Gordon Owens 6 -- Brandon Spittle 7 -- Andrew Reardon 8 -- Paul Joseph Krouse 9 -- Ian McCaffrey 10 -- Kendall Pack 11 -- River Soles 12 -- Will Smith 13 -- Todd Larrimer 14 -- Jacob Watcher 15 -- Phillip Watcher 16 -- Taylor Finley 18 -- Donnie Brownlee 21 -- Thomas Walker 22 -- Tee Dubose Head Coach: Curtis Johnson

lowed just 28 hits while striking out 48 and walking 15. Johnson said right-

Saturday Game 1 — Inman (19-2) vs. Goose Creek (20-9), 9:30 a.m. Game 2 — Greenville (20-3) vs. Florence (23-11), 1 p.m. Game 3 — Irmo-Chapin (19-3) vs. Murrells Inlet (17-5), 4:30 p.m. Game 4 — Greenwood (20-9) vs. Sumter (27-5), 8 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 1 Loser vs. Game 3 Loser, 9:30 a.m. Game 6 — Game 2 Loser vs. Game 4 Loser, 1 p.m. Game 7 — Game 1 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner, 4:30 p.m. Game 8 — Game 2 Winner vs. Game 4 Winner, 8 p.m. Monday Game 9 — Game 6 Winner vs. Game 7

Loser, 1 p.m. Game 10 — Game 5 Winner vs. Game 8 Loser, 4:30 p.m. Game 11 — Game 7 Winner vs. Game 8 Winner, 8 p.m. Tuesday Game 12 — Game 9 Winner vs. Game 11 Loser, 1 p.m. (see note 1) Game 13 — Game 11 Winner vs. Game 10 Winner, 7 p.m. (see note 1) Wednesday Game 14 — Game 13 Winner vs. Game 12 Winner, 1 p.m. (see note 2) Game 15 — If Necessary Note 1: Pairings for games 12 and 13 will not match previous opponents against each other unless absolutely necessary. Note 2: If three teams remain after Game 13, the winner of Game 11 automatically draws the bye for Game 14.

hander Will Smith will start Sunday’s game. If Sumter is playing a third game on Monday, lefty

Andrew Reardon will start. Sumter will be taking on a team that it beat

twice during the regular season in games in which wooden bats were used. The P-15’s won 7-2 in Greenwood and followed it up with a 9-0 victory at Riley Park. Greenwood head coach Mack Hite said it doesn’t matter to him or his players that it is opening with Sumter. “To be the best you’ve got to beat the best,” Hite said. “For us to win the state, we’re going to have to beat them at some point. I don’t think it really SEE LEGION, PAGE B3

AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL STATE TOURNAMENT TEAM ROSTERS FLORENCE POST 1 1 -- Keshawn Samuel 2 -- Tallon Turner 3 -- Alex Dorriety 4 -- Fonta James 5 -- Logan McRae 7 -- Garrett Bevill 8 -- Maclean Hartz 9 -- Steven Calcutt 11 -- Brian Davis 12 -- CJ Hopkins 14 -- Zach McCay 15 -- Zach Newton 16 -- Trevor Edgerton 17 -- Zach Herndon 18 -- Kam Dixon 20 -- Austin King 21 -- Brandon Baggette 22 -- Mason Edwards Head Coach: Derick Urquhart

GOOSE CREEK POST 166 3 -- Cody Maw 4 -- Cody Smith 5 -- Christopher Zurcher 6 -- Taylor Morrison 7 -- Tyler Rio 8 -- Dalton Lash 9 -- Austin Timm 10 -- Zach Lavery 11 -- Michael White 12 -- Christian Sillanpaa 13 -- Cody Jones 16 -- Zach Wimmer 19 -- Davon Higgins Head Coach: David Holt

MURRELLS INLET POST 178 TIDES

GREENWOOD POST 20 BRAVES

1 -- Dylan Thompson 2 -- Walker Darnell 3 -- Tyler Dillon 4 -- R.J. Bethea 5 -- Devin Melko 7 -- Hunter Renfrow 8 -- Buck Bacot 9 -- T.J. Wilkie 10 -- Sam McKinney 11 -- Trevor Bigham 12 -- Kyle Smith 13 -- Finn Melko 14 -- Brandon Cuyler 17 -- Jason Farria 19 -- Manny Berdayes 20 -- Dalton Smith 23 -- Charlie Nicholson Head Coach: Curtis Hudson

1 -- Di’Markus Sanders 2 -- James Freeman 3 -- David Riley 4 -- Trae Coleman 5 -- Isaiah Furqueron 6 -- Alexander Rogers 7 -- Joshua Chaney 8 -- Hunder Slack 9 -- Jeffery Miller 10 -- Blake Smith 11 -- Joseph Chaney 12 -- Christopher Prater 15 -- Shannon Smith 18 -- Matthew Bridges 23 -- Cody Adams 24 -- Christopher Panapa 25 -- Samuel Adams 30 -- Jonathan Wright Head Coach: Mack Hite

INMAN POST 45 1 -- Nick Stewart 2 -- James Deal 3 -- Jonah Corn 4 -- Lucas Thomas 5 -- Brooks Richardson 6 -- Taylor Kellner 7 -- Drew Lipscomb 8 -- Jo Jo Bradley 9 -- Kyle Bagwell 10 -- Chris Stewart 12 -- Matthew Justice 13 -- Bradley Gentry 14 -- Dylan Miller 15 -- Landon Collins 18 -- Jordan Edney 19 -- Cory Cremonese 21 -- Sam Dalton 23 -- Gavin Bishop

IRMO-CHAPIN POST 193

GREENVILLE POST 3 GENERALS

2 -- Josh Carter 3 -- Danton Hyman 5 -- Brett Auckland 7 -- Tyler Lancaster 8 -- Tyler Grubbs 9 -- Chad Davis 12 -- John Hughes 13 -- Robie Lopez 16 -- Gordon Ziesing 19 -- Ryan Stoudemire 20 -- Brandon White 22 -- Hunter Hill 23 -- Justin Hawkins 25 -- Cole Morris 26 -- Zach Ziesing 28 -- Barrett Charpia

Head Coach: Steve Skinner

Head Coach: Kurt Seibert

10 -- Kevin Dobbins 15 -- Justin Grabowski 19 -- Jonathon Bradley 20 -- Joseph Strange 23 -- Jackson Norrell 24 -- Brandon Barber 28 -- Brooks Yeager 30 -- Jackson Strange 32 -- Jordan Ford 34 -- Kyle Van Hoff 36 -- Barry Pyle 38 -- Brandon Gibbs 41 -- Ryan Mason 45 -- Ridge Chapman 47 -- Will Robertson 48 -- Sam Jones 49 -- Tyler Thornton Head Coach: Austin Lynch

Sumter Dixie Boys all-stars ready to defend WS title BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

SUMTER DIXIE BOYS ALL-STAR TEAM

After dropping the second game of the Dixie Boys baseball state tournament in Aiken earlier this week, Sumter 14-year-old all-stars head coach Danny Price wasn’t worried about his team bouncing back. After all, they’d done it before. “It actually might have focused them a little more,” Price said. “They come into a game expecting to win. It’s not arrogance, it’s just the confidence they’ve built up over the last few years.” The Sumter 14s won the Dixie World Series last season as 13-yearolds – earning a trip by winning the state tournament after coming through the losers bracket thanks to a loss in their third game.

Players Cameron White, Jett Wheeler, Cole Hair, Daquan Ingram, Hampton Rowe, Tradd James, Joshua Whitley, McLendon Sears, Ryan Touchberry, Drew Talley, Ron York, Dawson Price and Caleb Larrimore. Coaches Michael James, Pat Sears and Danny Price

With nine players returning, the expectation was nothing short of another title. Sumter will get that opportunity after coming up through the losers bracket again and knocking off Lancaster twice on Thursday, 18-2 and 10-2, to claim the state title and another trip to the World Series. Price’s squad won’t have to travel far this season for the Dixie World Series. The tournament begins on Aug. 3 in Seneca. Sumter will SEE DIXIE BOYS, PAGE B3

Mahan leads Canadian Open

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Hunter Mahan makes a birdie putt on the 16th hole during the second round of the Canadian Open on Friday in Oakville, Ontario. Mahan leads at 13-under par. Bishopville native Tommy Gainey is six shots back after shooting a 64.

OAKVILLE, Ontario (AP) — Hunter Mahan birdied the final three holes Friday for an 8-under 64 and a twostroke lead after the second GAINEY round of the Canadian Open. Coming off a ninthplace tie last week in the British Open, the five-

time PGA Tour winner had eight birdies in his bogey-free round at Glen Abbey to reach 13under 131. Aaron Baddeley and Patrick Reed shot 68 to reach 8 under, and Bishopville native Tommy Gainey (64), Chris Kirk (69) and James Hahn (68) followed at 7 under. “I kind of built off last SEE CANADIAN, PAGE B2

Stogner, Brown to be honored Sunday BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com There are plenty of talented football coaches in South Carolina, and Sumter County has two of the best, according to the South Carolina Athletic Coaches Association.

Crestwood High School’s Randy Stogner has been named the Assistant Coach of the Year, STOGNER while Mayewood Middle School’s Ronnie Brown

is the Middle School Coach of the Year. While they learned of the awards over the winter, BROWN Stogner and Brown will be honored on Sunday at

the South Carolina Football Coaches banquet. “We wouldn’t be Crestwood High School without either one of those coaches,” Crestwood head football coach and athletic coordinator Keith SEE HONORED, PAGE B2

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SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY 8 a.m. -- Formula One Racing: Hungarian Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Budapest, Hungary (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Samuel Deeds 400 Practice from Indianapolis (ESPN2).. Noon -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Senior British Open Third Round from Southport, England (ESPN2). Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Indiana 250 Pole Qualifying from Indianapolis (SPEED). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: RBC Canadian Open Third Round from Oakville, Ontario (GOLF). 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Samuel Deeds 400 Pole Qualifying from Indianapolis (ESPN).. 2 p.m. -- MLL Lacrosse: Chesapeake at Denver (ESPN2). 2 p.m. -- International Soccer: International Champions Cup Quarterfinal Match from Valencia, Spain -- Valencia vs. AC Milan (FOX SOCCER). 2 p.m. -- International Baseball: Collegiate Friendship Series Game -- Cuba vs. United States (MLB NETWORK). 2:30 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Atlanta (WACH 57 WPUB-FM 102.7). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: RBC Canadian Open Third Round from Oakville, Ontario (WLTX 19). 3:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: WNBA AllStar Game from Uncasville, Conn. (WOLO 25). 4 p.m. -- Professional Tennis: Atlanta Open Semifinal Match from Atlanta (ESPN2). 4 p.m. -- Amateur Golf: U.S. Junior Amateur Championship Final Match from Truckee, Calif. (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Indiana 250 from Indianapolis (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9). 5 p.m. -- Horse Racing: Diana Handicap and Jim Dandy Stakes from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Boise Open Third Round from Boise, Idaho (GOLF). 7 p.m. -- Major League Soccer: Colorado at Los Angeles (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at Baltimore or Texas at Cleveland (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Chicago White Sox (WGN). 7:30 p.m. -- Youth Soccer: U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship Match from Overland Park,Kan. (FOX SOCCER). 9 p.m. -- Major League Soccer: Chicago at Houston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Andre Berto vs. Jesus Soto Karass in a Welterweight Bout, Omar Figueroa Jr. vs. Nihito Arakawa for the WBC Interim Lightweight Title and Diego Chaves vs. Keith Thurman for the WBA Interim Welterweight Title from San Antonio (SHOWTIME). 10 p.m. -- Women’s Professional Tennis: Bank of the West Classic Semifinal Match from Palo Alto, Calif. (ESPN2).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 61 42 .592 – Tampa Bay 60 42 .588 1/2 Baltimore 57 46 .553 4 New York 54 48 .529 61/2 Toronto 46 55 .455 14 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 56 45 .554 – Cleveland 53 48 .525 3 Kansas City 48 51 .485 7 Minnesota 43 56 .434 12 Chicago 40 59 .404 15 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 59 43 .578 – Texas 56 46 .549 3 Seattle 49 53 .480 10 Los Angeles 48 52 .480 10 Houston 34 67 .337 241/2 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Yankees 2, Texas 0 Chicago White Sox 7, Detroit 4 Toronto 4, Houston 0 Tampa Bay at Boston, ppd., rain Kansas City 7, Baltimore 1 L.A. Angels 8, Oakland 3 Seattle 8, Minnesota 2 Friday’s Games Baltimore 6, Boston 0 Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, late L.A. Angels at Oakland, late Minnesota at Seattle, late Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Archer 5-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Nova 4-3), 1:05 p.m. Houston (Keuchel 4-5) at Toronto (Jo.Johnson 1-6), 1:07 p.m. L.A. Angels (Richards 2-4) at Oakland (Milone 8-8), 3:05 p.m. Minnesota (Deduno 6-4) at Seattle (Harang 5-8), 4:10 p.m. Boston (Dempster 5-8) at Baltimore (Feldman 2-1), 7:05 p.m. Texas (Darvish 9-4) at Cleveland (Masterson 11-7), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 10-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 14-1), 7:08 p.m. Kansas City (W.Davis 4-9) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 6-9), 7:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Texas at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Boston at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Minnesota at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Monday’s Games Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 57 45 .559 – Philadelphia 49 53 .480 8 Washington 49 53 .480 8 New York 45 53 .459 10 Miami 38 62 .380 18 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 62 37 .626 – Pittsburgh 60 40 .600 21/2 Cincinnati 59 44 .573 5 Chicago 45 55 .450 171/2 Milwaukee 42 59 .416 21 West Division W L Pct GB Los Angeles 53 48 .525 – Arizona 53 49 .520 1/2 Colorado 49 54 .476 5 San Francisco 46 55 .455 7 San Diego 46 57 .447 8 Thursday’s Games N.Y. Mets 7, Atlanta 4 Washington 9, Pittsburgh 7 San Diego 10, Milwaukee 8 Miami 5, Colorado 3 St. Louis 3, Philadelphia 1 Arizona 3, Chicago Cubs 1 Cincinnati 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 Friday’s Games N.Y. Mets 11, Washington 0, 1st game Washington 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 2nd game Detroit 2, Philadelphia 1 Miami 2, Pittsburgh 0

| Atlanta 4, St. Louis 1 Milwaukee at Colorado, late San Diego at Arizona, late Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, late Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, late Saturday’s Games N.Y. Mets (Gee 7-7) at Washington (Haren 4-11), 3:05 p.m. St. Louis (J.Kelly 1-3) at Atlanta (Teheran 7-5), 3:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Cl.Lee 10-4) at Detroit (Scherzer 14-1), 7:08 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 2-2) at Miami (Koehler 2-5), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gorzelanny 1-4) at Colorado (Pomeranz 0-4), 8:10 p.m. San Diego (Cashner 6-5) at Arizona (Skaggs 2-2), 8:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Rusin 1-0) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 10-6), 9:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Arroyo 9-7) at L.A. Dodgers (Ryu 8-3), 9:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Pittsburgh at Miami, 1:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Atlanta, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games St. Louis at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Colorado at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Cincinnati at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Chicago 12 5 .706 – Atlanta 11 5 .688 1/2 Washington 9 9 .500 31/2 Indiana 8 9 .471 4 New York 7 11 .389 51/2 Connecticut 4 12 .250 71/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 14 3 .824 – Los Angeles 12 6 .667 21/2 Phoenix 9 9 .500 51/2 Seattle 7 10 .412 7 San Antonio 6 12 .333 81/2 Tulsa 6 14 .300 91/2 Thursday’s Games San Antonio 65, New York 53 Indiana 71, Tulsa 60 Seattle 73, Los Angeles 66 Friday’s Games No games scheduled Today’s Games West vs. East at Uncasville, CT, 3:30 p.m.

GOLF Canadian Open Par Scores¢ The Associated Press Friday At Glen Abbey Golf Club Oakville, Ontario Purse: $5.6 million Yardage: 7,253; Par: 72 Second Round a-amateur Hunter Mahan 67-64—131 -13 John Merrick 71-62—133 -11 Bubba Watson 68-67—135 -9 Patrick Reed 68-68—136 -8 Aaron Baddeley 68-68—136 -8 Tommy Gainey 73-64—137 -7 Chris Kirk 68-69—137 -7 James Hahn 69-68—137 -7 Jason Bohn 70-68—138 -6 Charley Hoffman 69-69—138 -6 James Driscoll 69-69—138 -6 Greg Owen 70-68—138 -6 David Lingmerth 67-71—138 -6 Scott Brown 66-72—138 -6 Hideki Matsuyama 69-69—138 -6 Andres Romero 69-70—139 -5 Cameron Tringale 72-67—139 -5 Roberto Castro 69-70—139 -5 Jim Furyk 72-67—139 -5 Mark Wilson 70-69—139 -5 Camilo Villegas 74-65—139 -5 Alistair Presnell 72-67—139 -5 Jeff Maggert 72-67—139 -5 Brandt Snedeker 70-69—139 -5 Kyle Stanley 68-71—139 -5 William McGirt 71-69—140 -4 Casey Wittenberg 71-69—140 -4 J.J. Henry 73-67—140 -4 Mike Weir 73-67—140 -4 Jason Kokrak 72-68—140 -4 Ryan Palmer 70-70—140 -4 David Mathis 71-69—140 -4 Fabian Gomez 72-68—140 -4 Matt Kuchar 66-74—140 -4 Billy Horschel 71-69—140 -4 Brendan Steele 65-75—140 -4 Scott Verplank 72-68—140 -4 Rory Sabbatini 69-71—140 -4 Tim Petrovic 71-69—140 -4 Morgan Hoffmann 70-70—140 -4 Scott Gardiner 66-74—140 -4 Cameron Beckman 70-71—141 -3 Sang-Moon Bae 71-70—141 -3 Graeme McDowell 76-65—141 -3 Robert Allenby 72-69—141 -3 Gary Woodland 69-72—141 -3 Bob Estes 73-68—141 -3 Luke List 72-69—141 -3 Richard H. Lee 72-69—141 -3 Chez Reavie 68-73—141 -3 Trevor Immelman 68-73—141 -3 Jeff Gove 71-70—141 -3 Greg Chalmers 73-68—141 -3 Cameron Percy 71-70—141 -3 Marcel Siem 71-70—141 -3 Matt Every 71-71—142 -2 Scott Piercy 71-71—142 -2 Brad Fritsch 69-73—142 -2 Dustin Johnson 75-67—142 -2 Stuart Appleby 69-73—142 -2 Vijay Singh 69-73—142 -2 Roger Sloan 71-71—142 -2 Ryo Ishikawa 72-71—143 -1 Brian Gay 72-71—143 -1 Ernie Els 71-72—143 -1 Brian Stuard 72-71—143 -1 Y.E. Yang 75-68—143 -1 Scott Langley 71-72—143 -1 Andrew Svoboda 71-72—143 -1 Chad Campbell 71-72—143 -1 Nicholas Thompson 73-70—143 -1 David Hearn 70-73—143 -1 Charl Schwartzel 73-70—143 -1 Justin Leonard 71-72—143 -1 Will Claxton 69-74—143 -1 Justin Hicks 72-71—143 -1 Kevin Chappell 68-75—143 -1 Seung-Yul Noh 70-73—143 -1 Steve LeBrun 73-70—143 -1 Senior British Open Scores The Associated Press Friday At Royal Birkdale Southport, England Purse: $2 million Yardage: 7,082; Par: 70 Second Round a-amateur Bernhard Langer 68-67—135 -5 Mark Wiebe 70-65—135 -5 David Frost 68-68—136 -4 Gene Sauers 67-70—137 -3 Peter Fowler 69-68—137 -3 Mark McNulty 70-67—137 -3 Jeff Hart 69-69—138 -2 Rocco Mediate 70-68—138 -2 Sandy Lyle 70-68—138 -2 Kohki Idoki 71-68—139 -1 Peter Senior 68-71—139 -1 Greg Turner 70-69—139 -1 Barry Lane 72-68—140 E Corey Pavin 69-71—140 E Steve Elkington 72-68—140 E Bill Longmuir 73-69—142 +2 Mark O’Meara 74-68—142 +2 Tom Kite 70-72—142 +2

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Wiebe, Langer in lead at British Seniors Open SOUTHPORT, England — Mark Wiebe of the United States shot a 5-under 65 Friday to share the lead with Bernhard Langer after the second round of the Senior British Open at Royal Birkdale. Wiebe had four birdies on the back nine. Langer, the 2010 champion at Carnoustie, shot a 67 and made five birdies. Both players finished at 5-under 135. Wiebe moved to 1 under by the turn with two birdies and a bogey. He had three birdies in four holes from the 13th and added another with a 15-foot putt at the last. ABRAHAM SIGNS WITH ARIZONA

GLENDALE, Ariz. — In the salary cap dominated world of the NFL, experienced players often have a tougherthan-expected time finding a job. Outside linebacker John Abraham and of-

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fensive tackle Eric Winston found that out this year. So with training camps opening around the league, Abraham and Winston looked around and decided to accept offers from the Arizona Cardinals, certainly at less money than they had anticipated earning. Abraham got a two-year contract, Winston a one-yeardeal. $500K BAIL FOR HERNANDEZ

ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Bail was set Friday at $500,000 cash for a socalled right-hand man of Aaron Hernandez who prosecutors say was with the former New England Patriots star on the night his friend was shot to death. Ernest Wallace appeared in Attleboro District Court on a charge of being an accessory after the fact to murder in Odin Lloyd’s killing. Defense attor-

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Bernhard Langer is tied for the lead with Mark Wiebe after the completion of the second round of the Senior British Open on Friday in Southport, England.

ney David Meier had sought bail of $10,000, arguing Wallace wasn’t a flight risk and wanted to return to his family in Florida. EARNHARDT SEEKS SPONSOR

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Dale Earnhardt Jr. is not only looking for his first win of the season, he’s still hunting for a big-bucks sponsor for 12 Sprint Cup races this season. Earnhardt said he’s not worried, a sign that perhaps Hendrick Motorsports has a deal on the horizon. From wire reports

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Minor sharp as Braves top Cardinals 4-1 ATLANTA — Mike Minor allowed only one run to give Atlanta’s depleted rotation a lift, Jason Heyward homered, and the Braves beat Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 4-1 in a matchup of division leaders on Friday night. Minor (10-5) gave up four hits with no walks in seven innings. His sharp performance came two days after Tim Hudson was lost for the season with a broken right ankle. MIAMI PIRATES

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MIAMI — Henderson Alvarez earned his first National League victory, Giancarlo Stan-

ton hit his 12th homer, and the Miami Marlins managed another low-scoring victory, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-0 on Friday night. NATIONALS METS

WASHINGTON — WASHINGTON — Ryan Zimmerman homered with one out in the bottom of the ninth inning Friday night, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 2-1 victory over the New York Mets for a doubleheader split. In the opener, Jenrry Mejia pitched seven scoreless innings in his season debut and Daniel Murphy homered twice and

CANADIAN from Page B1 week,” Mahan said. “I got some good things I’m doing with my swing and everything, and feel good about that. I’m just going out there and really trying to trust my game. “Just allow things to happen and not get in the way of myself and be as present as I can and keep my head up and keep moving forward and just kind of letting my abilities and everything that I’m doing in my game, let it try to come out.” John Merrick was second after a 62. He tied the course record set by Leonard Thompson in 1981 and matched by Andy Bean in 1983 — both when Glen Abbey played to a par of 71 — and Greg Norman in 1986. Merrick had an eagle and 10 birdies, playing the back nine in 6-under 31. “It was a great day,” Merrick said. “I got off to a good start, hit it over the green on 2 and chipped

HONORED from Page B1 Crolley said. Stogner, who is the Knights defensive coordinator as well as the girls track and field head coach, has 30 years coaching experience. Brown, who is Mayewood’s head football coach and athletic director, is embarking on his 20th season. He also coaches boys track and field and is an assistant for the Crestwood varsity boys basketball team. Crolley said the men make the entire coaching staff better because of their dedication to their craft. “Ronnie is one of those guys that if you don’t draw attention to him and somebody else doesn’t draw attention to him, he’s not going to do it himself,” Crolley said. “He’s like Randy; he just gets in there and does. (Brown) is going to work whether anybody

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tied a career high with five RBIs as Mets won 11-0. Murphy had two hits for New York in the nightcap and went 6 for 9 in the day-night doubleheader. INTERLEAGUE TIGERS PHILLIES

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DETROIT — Alex Avila’s two-run double in the fifth inning put Detroit ahead, and Doug Fister pitched eight impressive innings for the Tigers in a 2-1 victory over Philadelphia on Friday night that sent the Phillies to their seasonworst sixth straight loss. From wire reports

in for eagle, and that kind of calmed me down. ... I hit it well and made a lot of putts.” He won the Northern Trust Open in February at Riviera for his first PGA Tour title. “I’ve had stretches of good play,” Merrick said. “You know, it’s tough out here. It’s competitive. You’ve got to be on for four days, and I’ve had some good rounds here and there a couple days, and you just need to put four rounds together out here. My game has been feeling pretty good. Everything kind of clicked today.” Bubba Watson was 9 under after a 67. “I haven’t been in too much trouble,” Watson said. “When I hit it in the rough I have a decent lie or miss it in the right spot so I can hit the green in regulation. I missed three greens in two days, so I’m just hitting my irons well, playing smart golf, and then I made a few putts.” Mike Weir was the top Canadian, following his opening 73 with a 67 to move into a tie for 26th at 4 under.

recognizes him or not. and he’s a great fixture within our community.” As a coach, Stogner said he feels it’s his job to help a child become a better adult. He sees coaching as a way of being a role model and teaching kids about life lessons through sports. “I think if you’re going to be useful to a community you’ve got to put some time in there,” said Stogner, who began coaching in the area in 1989 at Hillcrest High School. “I’ve been here longer than I have in my own hometown, so it’s been home to me and it’s as much my community as it is anyone else who was born here.” Brown said his success came from learning and working with those that surround him in the community as well as his players. “To be honest with you, it was a pleasure (to be honored), but I know there are more coaches around the state who are more deserving of the award than I (am),” Brown said. “Just being

surrounded with great coaches and administration and blessed to be in a good district, I know that’s what really helped the situation as to why I received the award. “I think it’s a culmination of all the coaches in this area (for receiving the award),” Brown said. “I know Coach Stogner received the assistant coach of the year award, but this award doesn’t represent just the two of us, but it’s because of all the coaches, learning and dealing with all the coaches in the Sumter community that’s helped us become successful.” Perhaps Stogner put the award into perspective for both himself and Brown. “I don’t think it represents me,” he said. “I think the award represents where I come from and what I’ve been allowed to do. It’s not really my award; it’s an award given to Crestwood High School for the people I’ve been associated with and allowed me to do what I like to do.”

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DIXIE BOYS from Page B1 face the Tennessee state champion at 1 p.m. “We knew we had our core groups coming back who had been through the pressures of a state tournament and had played in a World Series,” Price said. “So we had good leadership coming back, both on the mound and at the plate. “The one thing we knew going in (to state) is that we could outscore anybody.” Sumter’s offense might actually have set a new state record for runs, Price said. After a 6-4 loss to McLeod Park of Florence in the second game, the team exploded for 44 runs over its next two games, winning 23-5 and 21-2. “We scored 91 runs in the tournament, I think, and the record was 80-something,” he

said. “So we feel very confident that our offense can hit off of anybody. I think our 7-9 hitters all batted over .400 in the tournament.” Sumter’s offense is carried by many of the same names that take the mound for the 14s. Dawson Price, Drew Talley, Ryan Touchberry and McLendon Sears make up the top four pitchers in the rotation and are among the leaders offensively. Ron York, another returnee, bats cleanup. “We’ve obviously got guys who have been there before and know what to expect,” Coach Price said. “They’re the team leaders and they’re vocal when they need to be. That helps the coaches out. “They’ve also been very good at showing

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The Sumter Dixie Boys 14-year-old all-star baseball team won the state tournament in Aiken on Thursday and will play in the Dixie World Series in Seneca beginning Aug. 3. Members of the team are, first row, left to right: Cameron White, Jett Wheeler, Cole Hair, Daquan Ingram, Hampton Rowe and Tradd James. Second row: Coach Michael James, coach Pat Sears, Joshua Whitley, McLendon Sears, Ryan Touchberry, Drew Talley, Ron York, Dawson Price, Caleb Larrimore and coach Danny Price.

the younger guys how to go about things.” Cameron White, Hampton Rowe and Caleb Larrimore are three of the newcomers who have made an impact for Sumter thus far, Coach Price went on to say.

“Cameron’s a utility guy who will play pretty much any position we ask, Hampton threw some quality innings for us in the state tournament and Caleb started every game,” he said. “Caleb really solidified a missing spot

for us after one guy from last year didn’t come back.” With the World Series in the state, Coach Price said he’s looking forward to an easy trip and a lot of support. “We’ve had good crowds from Sumter

here this week and I know we’ll have a lot of people supporting us in Seneca,” he said. “I think after that loss, the kids are really focused on taking things one game at a time and playing as well as they can.”

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Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, left, and Milwaukee outfielder Ryan Braun speak before a 2011 game. Rodgers said he was “shocked” when his friend admitted he violated baseball’s rules against using performance-enhancing substances.

Rodgers: Braun lied about PEDs BY GENARO C. ARMAS The Associated Press GREEN BAY, Wis.— Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Friday that he was shocked and disappointed after his friend Ryan Braun admitted to violating baseball’s rules against using performance-enhancing substances. The Milwaukee Brewers slugger “looked at me in the eye on multiple occasions and repeatedly denied the allegations, said they weren’t true,” Rodgers recalled before a throng of reporters at his locker after the first practice of training camp. Braun accepted a season-ending 65-game suspension earlier this week. He and Rodgers are friends, and a Milwaukee restaurant is named after the Wisconsin stars. Rodgers even defended Braun on Twitter last year, saying he would bet his substantial salary that his friend was clean. Rodgers said he was simply “backing up a friend” then, and that they’ve spoken since Braun’s admission. “Obviously, in hindsight, a more measured approach next time would obviously be a better course of action. People make mistakes. I definitely believe in forgiveness and moving forward,” Rodgers said. “Obviously, he has a tough task in front of him moving forward with his career, on and off the field.” Asked about the business relationship and the licensing agreement for

LEGION from Page B1 makes that much of a difference. Once you get here, all the teams are going to be great.” Right-hander Blake Smith, who has signed with Spartanburg Methodist College, will start for Greenwood. The other opening-round games will have upper state No. 1 Inman Post 45 (19-2) taking on lower state No. 4 Goose Creek Post 166(20-9) at 9:30 a.m., upper state No. 2 Greenville Post 3 Generals (20-3) meeting lower state

the 8-twelve MVP Bar and Grill in Milwaukee, Rodgers said that was yet to be determined. “As far as the business goes, right now I’m focused on football, and I have people who can help me work with those types of issues,” he said. But the off-the-field questions weren’t done for Rodgers, even if it was the first preseason practice of the year. Earlier this week, former Packers receiver Greg Jennings — now the with archrival Minnesota Vikings — delivered his strongest criticism yet of his ex-quarterback. In an interview with the Star Tribune, he questioned Rodgers’ leadership and implied the quarterback had become bigger than the team. “Don’t get me wrong, ‘12’ is a great person,” Jennings was quoted as saying, referring to Rodgers. “But when you hear all positives, all positives, all positives all the time, it’s hard for you to sit down when one of your teammates says, ‘Man, come on, you’ve got to hold yourself accountable for this.’ It’s hard for someone to see that now because all they’ve heard is I’m doing it the right way, I’m perfect. In actuality, we all have flaws.” Rodgers said he wasn’t spending energy on Jennings’ comments. “To me, I’m concerned with the opinions of the guys in this locker room and the guys we have here,” Rodgers said. “It’s exciting to be able to be one of the leaders of this football team, and I’m very confident in my style.”

No. 3 and defending state champion and Southeast Regional champion Florence Post 1 at 1 p.m. and lower state No. 2 Murrells Inlet Post 178 Tides (17-5) meeting upper state No. 3 IrmoChapin Post 193 (19-3) at 4:30 p.m. The winners and losers of the games between Sumter and Greenwood and Florence and Greenville will meet on Sunday, while the Inman-Goose Creek and Murrells Inlet-Irmo winners and losers will meet. Tickets are $8 for adults for each of the doubleheaders through the first two days $5 for students.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tim Tebow said Friday the murder case involving Aaron Hernandez is “heartbreaking and sad” and he’s praying for all the families involved. The Patriots thirdstring quarterback spoke briefly about his former teammate in college at Florida and in the NFL with New England after the first practice of training camp. “It’s heartbreaking and sad and all my thoughts and prayers go out to all the families that were involved,” Tebow said. He declined to answer the other two questions he was asked about Hernandez — whether he was shocked and if he had any contact with Hernandez since the shooting death of Boston semi-professional football player Odin Lloyd on June 17. “I understand why you have to ask all the questions. That’s part of doing your job,” Tebow said, “and part of mine is listening to instruction and we’ve been told not to talk about it.” Tebow and Hernandez, college teammates for three years, were reunited after the freeagent quarterback signed with the Patriots on June 11. They took part in the two days of practice during minicamp on June 11 and 12. The Patriots cut Hernandez on June 26 after he was arrested and before he was charged that afternoon. That sparked speculation that the Patriots might try the 6-foot-3, 245-pound Tebow at tight end. On Friday, he caught the only pass thrown to him in a brief screen-passing drill, alternating with others. But he lined up only at quarterback during 11-on-11 drills. Is he willing to play tight end? “I’m going to do what coach asks me to do,” said Tebow, who has a non-guaranteed, two-year

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New England quarterback Tim Tebow (5) runs through drills during Friday’s practice in Foxborough, Mass. Tebow commented on former Florida teammate and former Patriot Aaron Hernandez, who is charged with murder.

contract and is trying to make the team. Typically, coach Bill Belichick was tightlipped about what that would be. “I think that we’ll use Tim wherever we feel like he’s best for the team,” he said, a comment he makes about many players, “and I know that’s what he’s committed to doing as well, whatever that is.” Tebow wore the red quarterback’s jersey during the rainy practice. “I’m just doing what I’m asked,” he said, “but so far I’ve been strictly in the quarterback room” during positional meetings. Playing mostly

against backup defenders on Friday, Tebow threw two interceptions, one to safety Nate Ebner on an overthrow. “I felt pretty good out there,” Tebow said. “I felt like I made some good decisions. I’ve got to keep improving every single day. We’ll go watch the film and we’ll get better from it, but I felt good about the practice.” The spotlight on Tebow since he joined the Patriots has been much dimmer than it was last season with the New York Jets where the inconsistent play of starting quarterback Mark Sanchez sparked calls for Tebow to replace him.

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Weekend TV offers angry exes, sharks, mobsters BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH After basking in the ratings-rich sleaze that movies about Anna Nicole Smith can produce, Lifetime returns to its women-in-peril roots with “Hidden Away” (8 p.m. Saturday, TV-14). A wife (Emmanuelle Vaugier) and daughter (Allie Gonino) escape an abusive husband and father (Ivan Sergei) by concocting their own witness protection program: They fake their own deaths. Eight creep-free years later, they are ensconced in happy luxury in Palm Springs. Think the evil hubby will track them down? • This ain’t no Canadian haunting! A&E offers three consecutive bumpin-the night episodes of “American Haunting” (8 p.m. Saturday, TV-14), documenting spectral encounters and terrified homeowners from all corners of the fruited plain. First up: A family feels threatened by spirits in their old Kentucky home (8 p.m.). Demonic spirits get noisy in Illinois (9 p.m.), and a Massachusetts dad buys a used El Camino with a certain something extra under the hood (10 p.m.). • Viewers who like their frights a little more tongue-in-cheek can catch another helping of “Sharknado” (9 p.m. Saturday, Syfy). This 2013 pop culture touchstone is the culmination of a daylong shark movie marathon, starting with “Malibu Shark Attack” (9 a.m.), and continuing with “Dinoshark” (11 a.m.), “Super Shark” (1 p.m.), “Swamp Shark” (3 p.m.), “2-Headed Shark Attack” (5 p.m.) and the never-to-beforgotten “Sharktopus” (7 p.m.). • Is the mob history?

The grim stories emerging from the Whitey Bulger trial in Boston provide strong evidence that organized crime and the colorful psychopaths who work in its ranks are hardly a thing of the past. But nostalgia for organized crime’s bad old days is what drives “Inside the American Mob” (9 p.m. Sunday, National Geographic, TV-14), a new six-episode nonfiction series running two episodes every Sunday. “Mob” begins with “Stayin’ Alive in the ‘70s,” featuring the story of Joe Colombo, who broke the Cosa Nostra’s tradition of keeping a low profile. In the early 1970s, Colombo was bold enough to organize Italian-American pride rallies and stage protests outside FBI headquarters. And these antics would get him shot, possibly under orders from Joey Gallo, a brazen killer who kept a lion on a leash in his basement. Gallo, in turn, would meet his fate in 1972 at a Mulberry Street eatery called Umberto’s Clam House. It’s still in business today. “Mob” is rich in period footage and perhaps a little too rich in nearboastful recollections of former gangsters and psychopaths. In some ways it’s more of a companion piece to mob movies than a comprehensive history. Much is made here of FBI infiltrator Joe Pistone, the real-

life inspiration for the film “Donnie Brasco.” We hear about how Pistone and other agents changed the culture of the FBI’s war on the mob in “Operation Donnie Brasco” (10 p.m.). • Reality meets wrestling on the new series “Total Divas” (10 p.m. Sunday, E!), which follows female tag team wrestlers and members of both “The Bella Twins” and “The Funkadactyls” as they navigate life in and out of the ring. • “Gator Boys” (10 p.m. Sunday, Animal Planet, TV-PG) enters a new season with the guys mulling a move back to Florida from Mississippi. • “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (10 p.m. Sunday, OWN) visits with Denise Richards, Richard Hatch and Oprah’s half-sister, Patricia Lee.

Saturday’s Highlights • Strong feelings about the lighthouse emerge on “Cedar Cove” (8 p.m., Hallmark, TV-PG). • Fear emerges from Plum Island on “Zero Hour” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG). • Adam Sandler and Chris Rock star in the 2005 remake of “The Longest Yard” (9 p.m., CBS). • A henpecked husband (Eddie Murphy) dreams of a better life in the 2007 comedy “Norbit” (9 p.m., ABC).

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Sunday’s Highlights • Sundance offers viewers a chance to catch up on the superb drama “Top of the Lake” (1 p.m., TV-14) with a seven-hour marathon. • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): dissent among America’s nuns; Bill Gates at home; infant brains and moral choices. • Carrie and Al undertake a kidnapping case on the season premiere of “Unforgettable” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). As reported earlier, CBS forgot that it had canceled this series in 2012. • A professor becomes a hit-and-run victim on the “Masterpiece Mystery” presentation of “Endeavour, Series 1” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings). • Sarah’s mistakes haunt her on “The Killing” (9 p.m., AMC, TV14). • Protecting the doctor on “Dexter” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • Bunchy receives his windfall on “Ray Donovan” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA). • A new Genoa wit-

ness comes forward on “The Newsroom” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • The Freemans open their house to a loved one on “Copper” (10 p.m., BBC America, TVMA).

Sunday Series Potential evictions on “Big Brother” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * Eightyeight keys to Bart’s heart on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * A season concludes with Gerardo and Sisqo on “Celebrity Wife Swap” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Mothers of invention on “Bob’s Burgers” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Carly Simon guest-voices on “Family Guy” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A woman floats by Gracie Mansion on “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” (9 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14) * Six contestants remain on “Whodunnit?” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Peter deals drugs on “Family Guy” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A dead heiress leaves a scary lair on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Hickman is kidnapped on “Crossing Lines” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A murder discovery sprouts a political angle on “Castle” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

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Summons & Notice to Annette McClain by deed dated June 17, 1986, and recorded in Volume 428 at Page 519, and that certain 1.0 acre lot conveyed to Willie J. Tyler Jr. by deed recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Volume 424 at Page 939. This being the same property conveyed to Wiley Tiller, Sr. and Elease P. Tiller by deed of William M. Reynolds, Jr., Master in Equity for Sumter County, by deed dated March 27, 1989, the interest of Elease P. Tiller, one-half (1/2) thereof to Wiley Tiller, Sr. and one fourth (1/4) each to Juanita Miller and Wiley Tiller, Jr. by Deed of Distribution dated March 10, 1995 and recorded in Deed Book 619 at Page 1937, and interest therein been conveyed to Juanita Tiller and Wiley Tiller Jr., by Deed of Wiley Tiller, Sr. dated March 10, 1995 and recorded in Deed Book 619 at Page 1938 in the RMC Office of Sumter County, the remaining interest Wiley Tiller Sr. having been conveyed to Barbara Ann Tiller by Deed of Wiley Tiller Sr. dated January 5, 1999 and recorded in Deed Book 741 at Page 1201 in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wiley Tiller, Jr., Plaintiff, v. Barbara Ann Tiller, US Department of Treasury, and any unknown heirs at law and distibutees of Juanita Tiller are joined and designated as a Class as John Doe, and any infant defendants or person under disability are joined and designated, as a Class, as Richard Roe, Defendants. TO: ALL PERSONS, INCLUDING THE DEFENDANTS (AND TO THOSE DESIGNATED AS MEMBERS OF THE RICHARD ROE CLASS, THEIR NATURAL, GENERAL OR TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN(S), PARENT(S), COMMITTEE(S), CONSERVATOR(S), PERSONS IN WHOSE SERVICE THEY SHALL BE EMPLOYED AND/OR PERSON(S) WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE), TAKE: YOU ARE SUMMONED AND REQUIRED to answer the Complaint in this action (which was filed with the Clerk of this Court on December 14, 2012) and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Complaint on the undersigned attorney for the Plaintiff within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the date of service. If you fail to file the Answer within this time, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief requested and will move, pursuant to Rule 53, SCRCP, for an order referring this action to the Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master In Equity for the County of Sumter, for the conduct of a merits hearing and entry of final judgment from which any appeal shall be direct to the South Carolina Supreme Court. An Order appointing Attorney Calvin Hastie, Esquire, Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for the Defendants collectively impleaded and designated as Richard Roe has been issued and was filed with the Clerk of Court on December 14, 2012. Unless those Defendants, if any, or someone on their behalf, or on behalf of either of them, shall within thirty (30) days after the service of the notice, exclusive of the date of service, procure appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them for the purpose of this action, Mr. Hastie's appointment will be confirmed and will become absolute.

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Hair & Nails 23 is seeking hairdresser w/license for Booth Rental. Call 803-774-0322 or 803-565-1416 Ask for Linda

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

Fencing AAA Fence Company: Over 30 yrs of service. Building all types of fencing. Call 803-464-0214 or 803-983-8933

Home Improvements

Yard Sale/ Fund Raiser: 20 Planters Dr. Sat. 7:30-12. Hshld items, clothes, odds/ends, Christmas, books. Help send # 8 to Dixie Ozone Nationals. 1830 N. Saint Paul Church Rd Sat 8-2 Rain or shine Indoor Multi Family Lots of linens, kit. and hshld items. Great for starter or college students Also wedding items, men/ladies clothing, tools

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

2671 Ford St (near Sumter High) Friday 8-4, Saturday 8-2 Furn.Baby items, Children's clothes, Misc

TNT Painting & Carpentry for all your household needs. Call 803-460-7629.

1031 Skardon St, Sat. 8AM. Clothes, shoes, misc household items.

Professional Remodelers Home maintenance,ceramic tile, roofing, siding & windows doors, etc. Lic. & Ins. (Office) 803-692-4084 or (Cell) 803-459-4773

Jenni's Exchange & Auctions 340 Pinewood Rd Sumter Sidewalk Sale July 27th 10-5 Stay for the Auction @ 6pm 803 -847-2323

Lawn Service

Mutli-family sale, 2301 Fontana Dr. Sat 7AM. Too many items to list.

JW PROFESSIONAL LAWN Seasonal lawn maintenance, leaf removal, roof/gutter cleaning, pressure washing, hedging, pine straw, and mulch, haul off junk and much more. 20 yrs experience. 803-406-1818

1440 Crowndale Dr. Sat. 7 am - 3 pm. Baby items, clothing for the whole family: Hsehld items - sm. kit appl, decor; books - kids, adults, & teaching mat. for all ages; computer parts, printers, and more!

All that lot of land with and improvements thereon, situate in Sumter Township, Sumter County, South Carolina, represented as Tract No. 5, on plat recorded in the Sumter County RMC Office in Plat Book F-at Page 211. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to this plat is made for the boundaries, metes courses and/or distances of the property delineated thereon, less such lot as having been conveyed prior by Sarah T. Anderson and Juanita T. McDonald leaving an approximate balance of 67 acres. Less also that 1.0 acre lot conveyed

Flowers Farms END OF SEASON PRODUCE SALE CANNON TOMATOES$10 A BOX YOU PICK TOMATOES, EGGPLANT & $ BELLPEPPERS

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Utility Buildings

Help Wanted Full-Time

2086 Kingsbury Rd. Sat. 7-1. No Early Birds.

Steel Buildings Big or small Save up to 50% For best deal with contract construction to complete Source #18X 800-964-8335

Need salesperson and repairman with experience in construction and mechanically inclined. Send resume to: P-331 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151.

1071 Sweetbriar Dr Fri & Sat 7-1 bunk bed, micrwve, toys, boys & girls clothes, misc items 3690 Beacon Dr. Sat. 7AM-2PM. Exercise Bike, toy box, comforters, boys clothes, hshld items.

EMPLOYMENT

Now hiring Salvation Army Family Store. Apply in person 16 Kendrick St.

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

Help Wanted Full-Time

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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

Open every wkend. 905-4242

Oakland Plantation Apts 5501 Edgehill Rd. Sat. Aug. 3rd. 1st Annual Yard Sale starting at 8:30 - 11:30. Multi-families. Large Moving Sale Everything from clothing to furniture Sat 8-12 1175 Meadowcroft Dr Moving Liquidation Sale: 1005 Waterway Dr. Sat. 7am. Tons of seasonal items, misc. hshld goods, clothes. Multi Family Carolina Palms Subd. 3071 Daufaskie Rd Fri 7-2 Sat 7-2 Too much to list! 818 Antlers Dr Sat 8-2 Antiques, baby items, home decor and more! Car Wash, Yard Sale, Fish & Grits 1109 N Main St.(under bypass) Sat 8-? 6 Saratoga St. Sat. 6-2. Wedding dress (Sz 10, exc. cond), antiques, kitchen appliances, tools, clothes, hshld items, shoes, baby items, books. Estate Sale 790 Mckay St Sat 7-12 Furn. hshld items, outdoor, Rain or Shine 12 Bobs Dr. (off W. Oakland) Sat. 7-1 , Furniture, Household goods & more.

For Sale or Trade Bowling Ball, like new $25. Call 803-481-8878 For Sale 8" blocks, never been cemented. $75 per hundred. Call 803-469-8142 Oak Table, LR Set, Bakers rack, Exercise bike, computer console, antiques, chest, cabinet. Call for prices 208-440-6258 2 sets twin mattresses and box spring, like new with covers $100 solid wood 3 drw chest $40, desk chair on rollers $20, 2 antique sofa tables ,dark wood $35 pair call 803 469-6228 (2) Cemetery Plots, Veteran Section at Evergreen Mem. Park. 2 spaces/vaults Granite Slab. Asking $8,500. Call 803-774-0508 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 Old Mahoganey Dresser w/ mirror $100. Call 803-481-2995 Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439 My collection of 1987 and 1988 California Raisins. 33 in all for $6.00. Call 803-469-2689

Established Heating and Air Conditioning Company looking for an experienced HVAC service technician. Must have experience, a valid driver's license, people skills, good personality. Great benefits offered and top pay! Send responses to PO Box 2378 Sumter SC 29151 Industrial Machinist, Great benefits. Experience needed. Send resumes to Office Manager PO Box 2578, Sumter, SC 29151 Hoyt's is seeking employees in the fields listed below. Applicants must have a good driving record, clean background check and great work ethic. â&#x20AC;˘Service Tech: EPA Cert, Min 3 yrs exp, residential or commercial. â&#x20AC;˘Electricians: Residential service, commercial installation, min 5 yrs exp. â&#x20AC;˘Welder/Fabricator: exp in mig/tig and stick welding, sheet metal fabrication. Apply at 710 N. Wise Dr. Sumter, SC Sparrow & Kennedy Tractor Co. Bishopville is seeking Bookkeeper. Apply online at www.spar rowkennedy.com or mail resume to PO Box 246, Bishopville, SC 29010 Help Wanted, live in position in Santee, single/couple to help maintain hotel, small cash and room. Call (803)854-3378 Tender Care Home Health Care of SC Immediately Hiring RNs w/Pediatric exp is a plus. 1-888-669-0104 May apply with resume @ tchhemployment@att.net Now Taking Applications for Assistant Manager's. Apply at www.captaindsjobs.com

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

Medical Help Wanted CT Scan Tech needed Part/Full time. Fax resume to 803 403-8483. Busy medical office seeks highenergy applicants for clinical position. Ophthalmic and EMR experience preferred. Requires multi-tasking and excellent verbal/written skills. Basic medical terminology helpful. Send resume to 365 W. Wesmark Blvd, Sumter SC, 29150.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Newly renovated, spacious, 1BR/1Full bath, & 1BR/2 Full baths. Amazing area. Located at 315 W. Liberty, downtown Sumter. Conveniently located near Tuomey Regional, and walking distance from Main St. Please contact 803-607-1798 or 803-775-0429 for further information. A MUST SEE! 2BR 2.5BA Townhouse with bonus room, garage washer/dryer hook up, kit appliances incl. on Dartmouth Dr $850 Mo/Dep. Call 803 934-0434 Montreat St: (off Miller Rd.) 2: 2Br, 1Ba, appl's. No pets. From $350 - $375 mo + dep. 316-8105. Whitaker Trust August Special $200 off 1st months rent at Dillon Trace and Broad Trace Apts. Call 607-7222 or 469-6063.

Office Adminstrator, Finance, Computer, & Group Travel needed. Group travel experience helpful. Church affiliation helpful in 7 cities. Atlanta GA, Brooklyn NY, Chicago IL, Charlotte NC, Los Angles CA, Seattle WA, & Washington DC Send resume & Church Affiliation to , USACS Bags Travel, PO Box 1166 Sumter SC 29151 (And list on lower left corner what city to work in.)

Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 1, 2, & 3 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am 4:30pm.

Exp. Bartenders needed with some serving exp. Apply in person to Sunset Country Club, Mon - Fri, 8 am - 3 pm, 1005 Golfcrest Rd. .

2 & 3 Br apartments and houses available in Sumter Area. $350 per month with $25 key deposit only. Call 773-8402 for info.

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Homes for Sale

Nice 3BR/2BA Brick home with garage. Lg fenced yard. $750/mo + $750/dep. Call 803-968-5816 House For Rent, 3BR/3BA, 3 car shed, DR, 2 dens, Family room, front porch. 803-481-3498 MH at the Lake, Manning Area, Large 3 bd 2 ba, fenced yard, car port and storage. Call for details (803)460-5595. Safe, 2BR Shaw. PETS!

Attractive, & Updated home. Minutes from Many extras. No H/A or $485/mo + $350/dep. 803-983-0043

Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 1996 2BR 2BA in Sumter All appl. Sect 8 Accepted 469-6978 2br, 2ba C/H/A, $425 mo + $300 dep. Off Nazarene Church Rd. 4 person max. No pets. 481-8134. DALZELL 2BR/1BA MH quiet family park, 5 min from SAFB & Sumter, $245/mo.499-2029 lv msg For Sale, 4Bed/2Bath, Land, $325/mo. 803-494-5090

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Nice 3BR/2BA SW on 1 acre. 5 min. to Shaw, all appl's, yard maint. incl. $600/mo+dep. 983-0371 Wedgefield 3 Br 2Ba DW $650 call (803)225-0389 Sumter area , 2Br 1Ba $500-$600 2 avail.. Between Sumter and Manning, 3Br 2Ba 2 homes avail. 2Br 2 Ba 2 homes avail. 2 Br 1 Ba 2 homes avail. $350-$650 call for details (803)225-0389

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

Commercial Rentals Comm. building approx 2,501 s.f office/warehouse, fenced yard. Great for contractor. (Corner of S. Magnolia & Hauser St.) $900/mo. 775-2297

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Beach Forest 1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home.

Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops. Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances incl'd w/purchase. Reduced asking $219,000. Call 803-968-1187 Details & photos @ www.forsalebyowner.co m/23945649 & www.militarybyown er.com/MBO 264616

REDUCED Homes For Sale 1102 Manning Rd. 3BR/2BA 411 N. Magnolia (Workshop) 1387 Raccoon Rd. (Lee Cty) 4643 Allene Dr 2BR M.H. 3600 Dallas 3BR/2BA (Dalzell) Financing Available All Central Heat & Air 775-4391 & 464-5960 Real Estate Auction 1918 Millwood Road Opportunity for Investors or Occupants! Bid Online or Live! July 30th, 6 pm J. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 803-774-6967 Full details at: www.jrdixonauctions.com Investment Properties 1250 Coffey St. 3 br, 1 ba brick home. $45,900. 131 A-B Highland Ave. Duplex, $40,000. 202-206 Montreat St. Brick Triplex, $40,000. 206-208 Dixie Duplex, $35,000. With tenants. Quick sale! 316-8105. FOR SALE: 2 bd, house 1 reg ba, 1 new ba suite. Quite neighborhood near 2nd mill pond, Sumter $67,000 Call: (803)236-9446 or, (803)983-2966, or (803)460-3035

Manufactured Housing Kiss your landlord goodbye! Call us at 803-469-3252! LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4-5 bedroom homes on our lot. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215. Need a New Home? Can't get Financing? We can Help!! Call: 803-469-3252. Singlewide in Sumter, SC Call me at 803-469-3252!

Farms & Acreage FSBO: Land, Small & Large acreage. Owner financing. 803-427-3888.

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale Manning, 3BR, 2 1/5BA, 2900+ sq ft, Updated kitchen. Open floor plan. Lg Bedrooms $210k Call (803)460-7161

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Wedgefield: 3 Foxfire Ln Brick 3BR/2BA 1,800SF on 1 acre lot. Nice neighborhood $174,500. Call 803-494-8475

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

Rembert -6836 Spring Hill Rd 3BR 2BA MH 1248 Sq Ft. on 1 Acre lot, Lease option or cash discount. $500 Dwn $311 Per mo. Call 877-499-8065.

For Sale 2010 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition. Fully loaded, like new. Ext warranty. 803-478-2950

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