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Sumter loses philanthropist, community leader Philip Lafayette Edwards, 89, a Sumter philanthropist who generously gave millions to various causes in the Sumter community and throughout the state, passed away on Tuesday morning. Edwards' family is well known in South Carolina. University of South Carolina's football stadium, WilliamsBrice Stadium, is named after his aunt, Martha Williams-Brice. Upon her death in 1969, Edwards and his brother, Thomas W. Edwards, served as executors of their aunt's es-

tate and negotiated the details of the estate's bequest to enlarge the football stadium at USC. That multi-million-dollar project was completed in the early 1970s. The stadium was EDWARDS renamed the Williams-Brice Stadium in the family's honor in September 1972. The will also designated money toward the college's nursing school,

renamed the Williams-Brice School of Nursing. Harris Pastides, president of the University of South Carolina, said he will always remember Edwards as a humble, yet confident leader and supporter of the university. "He gave of his time and financial resources and asked for nothing in return," Pastides said. "He cared only that a high-quality education would be available to the people of Sumter and the state. He will be sincerely missed." Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen said

Edwards did many positive things throughout the community and state that most people didn't know about. "He was a true philanthropist and gentleman in the humility that he showed while contributing in many ways," McElveen said. Stan DuBose, one of Edwards’ close friends, described him as a very positive and caring person. "He was one of the finest men I've ever known," DuBose said. "He was

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YWCA opens children’s therapy area

County council recognizes youth program participants

Yard sale and annual fish fry mark occasion BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

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riday will be a busy day at the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands. The nonprofit organization at 246 Church St. has three events that day, all aimed at helping the YWCA achieve its mission. Executive Director Yolanda Wilson said that mission is to bring about social change to improve the lives of people living in the community. "As such," she said, "we strive every day to achieve race and gender equity, economic independence for women, respect for diverse cultures and a place where children and youth can strive to be the best that they can be." The YWCA relies on grants and contributions to support its programs, and two of Friday's three events are fundraisers. From 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., there will be a yard sale on the grounds, and the YWCA's annual fish fry will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Fish sandwiches will be available for $4; fish dinners with red rice, slaw and cake are $8. Call (803) 773-7158 to place an order. Delivery is available for some orders. Proceeds from these fundraisers will go toward the elimination of domestic abuse in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties. Wilson said the YWCA staff and volunteers are especially excited about the opening of the recently com-

During Sumter County Council's meeting on Tuesday, county Human Resources Director Keysa Rogers provided a report about the 2016 county Summer Youth Work Program participants. Of the 120 high school students who applied for the program, 50 were selected through an interview process, she said. During the summer program, the students worked 5½ hours a day and met with mentors who provided information about educational options after high school, how to prepare for a job interview and how to set long-term financial goals, Rogers said. Council chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney said providing money for the program was an investment that council was happy to make. “You are indeed the future,” she said to the students. It is easy to tell students what they need to do, but it's great that they put all of their efforts into practice, said councilman Eugene Baten. Later, county council approved a resolution supporting a governmental leasepurchase agreement between Sumter County doing business as Crystal Lakes Golf Course and TCF Equipment Finance of Waterloo, Iowa, regarding equipment at Sumter County Airport. County Attorney Johnathan Bryan

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Darryl Peyton and Tom Wellman of Lowe’s of Sumter’s Lowe’s Heroes add a panel to the roof of a gazebo for the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands’ children’s playground. Shaded by a very big oak tree, the playground will cover about half of the YWCA’s back yard. A crew of Lowe’s Heroes, volunteers who give up a vacation day or holiday to perform community service, was also constructing a gazebo, picnic tables, a storage building, playground equipment and more. The play therapy center will open at 1 p.m. Friday in the rear of the YWCA of the Upper Lowlands. pleted Children's Playground. Wilson said Lowe's of Sumter partnered with the YWCA to open the park:

The shaded playground was constructed by Lowe's Heroes, volunteers from the Sumter Lowe's home im-

provement store, who give up a day of vacation or a

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Local delegates finding Democratic convention positive BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com The Democratic National Convention is taking place in Philadelphia through Thursday. Barbara Bowman, a Hillary Clinton delegate from Sumter, said Tuesday she is having an exciting time at the convention. “The who's who of politics is here,” she said. “I am reminded of how much I do love politics and the whole process.”

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She said delegates are kept very busy. “It's work; you have to be in certain places at certain times,” Bowman said. “It's on and on and on.” The most exciting event for Bowman so far, she said, was the speech by first lady Michelle Obama. “It was the highlight of my day and my night,” she said. Bowman, who is a delegate to the Democratic National Convention for the third time, said she was impressed by the way everything inside the hall

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remained positive although there were protests outside. “We had a major protest, and it delayed us getting to the stadium,” Bowman said. “It was an organized protest with 2,000 folks.” She said the positive energy stems from everybody having a common goal. “Everybody wants to see Secretary

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Clinton get in office,” she said. The positive energy inside the hall is not reflected in national media's coverage of the event, she said. “There is so much stuff people don't get an opportunity to see, and they will see what they want to see,” she said. Other delegates to the DNC include Dennis Kern, William Boyd and Marryanne Kee of Sumter, Joan Clark of Alcolu, Manning Mayor Julia Nelson and Manning City Councilman Clayton Pack.

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Conservation easement will protect Shaw Air Force Base City of Sumter, the Conservation Fund and Congaree Land Trust will have a signing ceremony to commemorate the creation of a 694-acre permanent conservation easement adjacent to Shaw Air Force Base at 10 a.m. today in the conference room at the Swan Lake Visitors Center. Speakers will be Mayor Joe McElveen; Sumter Military Affairs Committee Chairman Steve Creech; retired Maj. Gen. Bill Hyatt, a consultant for the city; South Carolina Conservation Fund Director Jason Johnson; and Congaree Land Trust Executive Director Stuart White. MCELVEEN The easement is in an area called the Kel-Sam tract, located along U.S. 521, with borders on Frierson Road and Stamey Livestock Road, and is intended to prevent encroachment around the base. “Encroachment is one of the biggest concerns and threats to retaining a military installation, and the city of Sumter must do what we can to protect against development around Shaw Air Force Base and its $910 million impact on our economy,” said Shelley Kile, City of Sumter communications director. For more information, call Kile at (803) 774-1661.

Deputies searching for missing man FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff's Office is seeking any information that could lead to the location of 83-year-old Marvin Loomis who was reported missing on Tuesday. According to the sheriff's office, Loomis was noticed missing Tuesday when he was supposed to return to his daughter’s home in the 2300 block of Bethel Church Road. He LOOMIS drives a burgundy Grand Marquise with South Carolina tag 6849W. Loomis is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds and has gray hair and blue PHOTO PROVIDED eyes. Anyone with information is asked to Sumter County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information that could lead to the call the sheriff's office (803) 436-2700 or location of Marvin Loomis, an 83-year-old man reported missing on Tuesday. Loomis drives a burgundy Grand Marquise with South Carolina tag 6849W. CrimeStoppers at (803) 436-2718.

Midlands Fatherhood Coalition opens new office

Black Lives Matter Encounter event planned for Sunday Bishop Sylvester Francis III announced last week that Cross Road CFM and St. Peter Baptist Church will host a Black Lives Matter Encounter event at 4 p.m. on Sunday at St. Peter, 845 Webb St. Francis said he organized the event to make the public aware of what it can expect when encountering law enforcement in such routine situations as a traffic stop. Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner with Sumter County Sheriff's Office will provide information about expectations from law enforcement and the community. Sumter City Councilman Calvin Hastie, representing Ward 3, will discuss ways the community can come together. Francis said people in the community have expressed concern about tensions between the black community and law enforcement in other parts of the country, and he wanted to organize the event to illustrate challenges law enforcement faces daily while also offering ways to defuse potentially explosive encounters between officers and the public. The event will end with a questionand-answer session. Francis estimates the event will last about an hour.

CORRECTION An article in the Tuesday edition of The Sumter Item incorrectly identified the victim in a fatal traffic wreck that occurred on Sunday. The 32-year-old Sumter man who was killed in a wreck off Jefferson Road was Billy Ray Vachon.

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Keith Ivey, center, cuts the ribbon before a large crowd at an open house at the new Midlands Fatherhood Coalition office at 687 N. Guignard Drive on Tuesday. The coalition is a part of the S.C. Center for Fathers and Families, ”a faith-based nonprofit organization that ... strengthens relationships between fathers and families throughout the state.” Ivey noted that although the Midlands Coalition has far exceeded its goal, “We’re thinking more about families than data, and we’re happy to have made so much progress so fast.” Ivey referred to the coalition’s mission as a “ministry” and said he wakes up every day eager to go to work. “When you truly find your purpose, it helps you in everything you do,” he said. “We help our clients find jobs, so they’re able to pay child support and be good fathers, and they become good citizens.” Speakers for the grand opening included Mayor Joe McElveen, former Sumter mayor Steve Creech, Clerk of Court Jamie Campbell, Chamber President Chris Hardy and Richard Barr, director of Community Development and Programming for the S.C. Center for Fathers and Families, and Steve Yarborough, assistant director of the S.C. Department of Social Services’ Child Support Enforcement Division.

Lee may get vote on Sunday beer and wine sales BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com In a called meeting on Tuesday morning, Lee County Council approved the first reading of an ordinance that would put the question of allowing Sunday beer and wine sales before county voters in the Nov. 8 General Election. County Administrator Alan Watkins said the county received a request from the Lee County Chamber of Commerce asking for the referendum on Sunday alcohol sales. “We did some research and saw where Clarendon

County has a similar ballot question and Kershaw County has had Sunday sales legalized now for several years, both in restaurants and retail commercial outlets,” Watkins said. “The Chamber was asking us to level the playing field.” The ordinance was approved on first reading at Tuesday’s meeting, and the second reading will be considered at a called meeting at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in the County Council Chambers of the Lee County Courthouse, 123 S. Main St., Bishopville. Watkins said council will have a third reading

before submitting it to the South Carolina Election Commission for inclusion in the November election. There are presently no legal alcohol sales on Sundays in Lee County, he said. Watkins said there are three options on Sunday alcohol sales that can be put before voters: only allowing by the glass pour at restaurants; only allowing alcohol to be sold in grocery stores and convenience stores; or a combination question, which is to both legalize alcohol in restaurants by the pour and allow sales at convenience stores and

grocery stores. Watkins said county council approved the combination question, which is the same option Clarendon County is proposing. “It would be only for beer and wine; liquor stores would not be allowed to open on Sunday,” Watkins said. In other action, during an executive session, Watkins said he updated the council on a company interested in investing in Lee County. “We have not received a formal request for an incentive package, and once we get to that point we will disclose what it is about,” he said.

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Sanders supporters continue protests PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Unmoved by Bernie Sanders’ plea for party unity behind Hillary Clinton, several hundred Sanders supporters chanting “Bernie or bust!” took to the streets under the hot sun Tuesday for another round of protests on Day 2 of the Democratic convention. They held a midday rally at City Hall with plans to link up later in the afternoon with groups decrying police brutality and economic injustice. They all planned to make their way down Broad Street to the convention site 4 miles from City Hall. Speakers at the rally charged that Sanders was cheated out of the nomination by Clinton. Demonstrators said they weren’t swayed by Sanders’ speech at the convention Monday night, in which he said: “Based on her ideas and her leadership, Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States. The choice is not even close.” “He persuaded no one to vote for Hillary,” said Greg Gregg, a retired 69-year-old nurse from Salem, Oregon. He said he intends to

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Supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., yell during a rally near City Hall in Philadelphia on Tuesday. vote for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, quoting the turn-of-the-last-century socialist labor leader Eugene Debs as saying, “I’d rather vote for what I want and lose than what I don’t want and win.” On Monday evening, police cited 54 people for disorderly conduct for trying to climb the barriers outside the convention center during a pro-Sanders protest that reflected the tensions inside the hall between the Vermont senator’s supporters and Clinton’s.

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History mixes with hostility at convention PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A glass ceiling is shattering at the Democratic National Convention as Hillary Clinton ascends to the presidential nomination with Tuesday’s roll call of the states, making her the first woman to lead a major party into a White House race. Clinton’s campaign hoped to use the achievement to bolster the candidate’s popularity — mindful that while many voters are happy to be nominating a woman, they’re not wild about this particular woman candidate. But as history is being made, hostility is being heard, too. Bernie Sanders’ primary challenge has unleashed vitriol toward the party establishment that Sanders himself has been unable to rein in. His supporters, many new to party politics, spent much of Monday protesting his treatment by top officials, even booing Clinton’s name. The division left what was once expected to be a tightly orchestrated convention, run with all the professionalism and experience that were lacking at Republicans’ often-chaotic coronation of Donald

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EDWARDS FROM PAGE A1 philanthropic from every aspect but did not seek any publicity for his contributions. He was so modest, yet gave so much to this city." Born on Oct. 22, 1926, in Sumter, Edwards was the son of Richard Thomas and Louise Williams Edwards. He served as vice president and general manager of Williams Furniture Corp. until its merger in 1967 with Georgia Pacific Corp. He then served as general manager of the Williams Furniture Division of Georgia Pacific until his retirement in 1983. Edwards' commitment to community and state through his involvement and philanthropic endeavors were numerous, said Wilson MacEwen, who was Edwards’ accountant and friend for many years. "Phil absolutely adored this community," MacEwen said. "His life serves as an example of the humanitarian spirit he promoted." Edwards and his late wife, Flora McLeod Edwards, established the Williams-BriceEdwards Charitable Trust, for which he served as chairman. The trust has funded many charitable endeavors throughout Sumter County, including the WilliamsBrice-Edwards Administra-

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Phil Edwards, left, was known as a great humanitarian, philanthropist and community leader. At right, Edwards presents 40-year awards to employees of Williams Furniture. tion Building at USC Sumter. Les Carpenter, retired president of USC Sumter, served as head of the college when the $1 million donation to the endowment was made. "He was always a Southern gentleman," Carpenter said. "The Sumter community was always near and dear to his heart, and we were grateful for everything he did." Edwards also funded the Recovery wing sculpture at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, conference rooms at Palmetto Health Tuomey and Sumter County Library, as well as established numerous scholarships at USC Sumter, David-

son College and Medical University of South Carolina. The two brothers also donated the Williams-Brice House in Sumter to the Sumter County Historical Society. Today that building is the Sumter County Museum, featuring items owned by the family and other prominent families in the area. Julian Frasier, owner of Frasier Tire in Sumter, described Edwards as a very modest individual. "He did so much for this city, yet never wanted to take

credit for it," Frasier said. "He was a very reserved person who lived a remarkable life. This is a huge loss for the Sumter community." Edwards' contributions also funded the WilliamsBrice Youth Center at Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia, Williams-Brice Youth Center at Trinity Church in Sumter and the Williams-Brice Center at Coastal Carolina University in Conway. In 2006, for his lifetime of selfless servitude, Edwards

was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor in the state, by former Gov. Mark Sanford. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Stephen Holler and the Rev. Reginald Thackston officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday in the parlor at Trinity United Methodist Church. — Konstantin Vengerowsky

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Behavior changes offer clues dementia could be brewing BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — Memory loss may not always be the first warning sign that dementia is brewing — changes in behavior or personality might be an early clue. Researchers on Sunday outlined a syndrome called “mild behavioral impairment” that may be a harbinger of Alzheimer’s or other dementias and proposed a checklist of symptoms to alert doctors and families. Losing interest in favorite activities? Getting unusually anxious, aggressive or suspicious? Suddenly making crude comments in public? “Historically those symptoms have been written off as a psychiatric issue or as just part of aging,” said Dr. Zahinoor Ismail of University of Calgary, who presented the checklist at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference in Toronto. Now, “when it comes to early detection, memory symptoms don’t have the corner on the market anymore,” he said. Alzheimer’s, the most common form of dementia, affects more than 5 million people in the U.S., a number growing as the population ages. It gradually strips people of their memory and the ability to think and reason. But it creeps up, quietly ravaging the brain a decade or two before the first symptoms become noticeable. Early memory problems called “mild cognitive impairment,” or MCI, can raise the risk of later developing dementia, and worsening memory often is the trigger for potential patients or their loved ones to seek medical help. It’s not uncommon for people with dementia to experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, too — problems such as depression or “sundowning,” agitation that occurs at the end of the day — as the degeneration spreads into brain regions responsible for more than memory. And previous studies have found that people with mild cognitive impairment are at greater risk of decline if they also suffer more subtle behavioral symptoms. What’s new: The concept of pre-dementia “mild behavioral impairment,” or MBI, a term that describes specific changes in someone’s previous behavior that might signal degeneration is starting in brain regions not as crucial for memory, he said. Ismail is part of an Alzheimer’s Association com-

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What can racial discrimination explain to us?

guiding principle for physicians is primum non nocere, the Latin expression for “first, do no harm.” In order not to do harm, whether it’s with medicine or with public policy, the first order of business is accurate diagnostics. Racial discrimination is seen as the cause of many problems of black Americans. No one argues that racial discrimination does not exist or does not have effects. The relevant question, as far as policy and resource allocation are concerned, is: How much of what we see is caused by current racial discrimination? From the late 1940s to the mid-1950s, black youth unemployment was slightly less than or equal to white youth unemployment. Today black youth unemployment is at least double Walter that of white youth unemWilliams ployment. Would anyone try to explain the difference with the argument that there was less racial discrimination during the ’40s and ’50s than today? Some argue that it is the “legacy of slavery” and societal racism that now explain the social pathology in many black neighborhoods. Today’s black illegitimacy rate is about 73 percent. When I was a youngster, during the 1940s, illegitimacy was around 15 percent. In the same period, about 80 percent of black children were born inside marriage. In fact, historian Herbert Gutman, in an article titled “Persistent Myths about the Afro-American Family” in the Journal of Interdisciplinary History (Autumn 1975), reported the percentage of black two-parent families, depending on the city, ranged from 75 to 90 percent. Today only a little over 30 percent of black children are raised in twoparent households. The importance of these and other statistics showing greater stability and less pathology among blacks in earlier periods is that they put a lie to today’s excuses. Namely, at a time when blacks were closer to slavery, faced far more discrimination, faced more poverty and had fewer opportunities, there was not the kind of social pathology and weak family structure we see today. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, sometimes referred to as The Nation’s Report Card, nationally, the average black 12th-grader’s test scores are either basic or below basic in reading, writing, math and science. “Below basic” is the score received when a student is unable to demonstrate even partial mastery of knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work at his grade level. “Basic” indicates only partial mastery. Put another way, the average black 12th-grader has the academic achievement level of the average white seventh- or eighth-grader. In some cities, there’s even a larger achievement gap. Is this a result of racial discrimination? Hardly. The cities where black academic achievement is the lowest are the very cities where Democrats have been in charge for decades and where blacks have been mayors, city councilors, superintendents, school principals and teachers. Plus, these cities have large educational budgets. I am not arguing a causal relationship between black political control and poor performance. I am arguing that one would be hard put to blame the academic rot on racial discrimination. If the Ku Klux Klan wanted to destroy black academic achievement, it could not find a better means for doing so than encouraging the educational status quo in most cities. Intellectuals and political hustlers who blame the plight of so many blacks on poverty, racial discrimination and the “legacy of slavery” are complicit in the socio-economic and moral decay. But one can earn money, prestige and power in the victimhood game. As Booker T. Washington long ago observed, “there is another class of coloured people who make a business of keeping the troubles, the wrongs, and the hardships of the Negro race before the public. Having learned that they are able to make a living out of their troubles, they have grown into the settled habit of advertising their wrongs — partly because they want sympathy and partly because it pays. Some of these people do not want the Negro to lose his grievances, because they do not want to lose their jobs.” Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2016 CREATORS.COM

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR CLINTON WORKS FOR GOOD BUT TRUMP WORKS FOR HIMSELF Hillary has been working all her life for public good, primarily for children, all the way back to the 1970s. She and her husband have been through 30 years of investigation and never been charged. The Republicans have admitted it was persecution to harm Hillary’s chances of being elected president. They have spent almost $50,000,000 tax money in this effort. A friend of mine got this off the internet — “An unlikely voice recently bemoaned the decline of civility in presidential politics, warned that ‘deep anger’ was fueling an ‘almost radical populism’ and sang the praises of former President Bill Clinton — particularly his ‘redemptive’ years of philanthropic work since leaving the White House.” Hillary is a strong person. She continued to work for good in our nation despite persecution. Trump has worked tirelessly and, based on several bankruptcies while he was growing richer, unethically for himself. These bankruptcies hurt many, many working people. He has been caught in lie after lie and refuses to acknowledge what he said was just wrong even after it is pointed out to him. He says he saw on the cover of the Inquirer that Ted Cruz’s father was part of the JFK assassination conspiracy. He threatened to publish unflattering pictures of Cruz’s wife. Now Republicans are angry with Cruz for not endorsing Trump? What would you do if Trump did that to you? And he will if you disagree with him. The Rev. Mark Burns of South Carolina said Trump “is a man of God and that the ‘enemy’ is ‘Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party’” in his benediction at the convention. Later in an interview, Burns accused Hillary of enabling Bill’s infidelity. He said marriage was between one man and one woman. The interviewer said, what about Trump. He thinks marriage is between himself and three women? Burns looked surprised. He was then asked if Trump was responsible for his own infidelity. Burns looked shocked and had no answers. I wonder if he would still say Trump was a man of God. Based on these facts, Hillary is the positive choice for president. Trump? Heavens no. LOYD YOUNG Sumter

MULVANEY HAS FAILED THE RESIDENTS OF HIS DISTRICT Mick Mulvaney is not fit to serve

in the U.S. Congress. When he was first elected, hundreds of supporters became what I refer to as political trash. His supporters here in Sumter worked tirelessly to help get him elected. The Committee for Responsible Government spent $10,000 and more on “Sack Spratt” signs which were placed throughout the state. In addition, tens of thousands of dollars were collected and turned over to the Mulvaney campaign to be used by them during the campaign. No doubt that Mick Mulvaney benefited from the hard work and donations put out by the citizens in Sumter District 5. He has betrayed us all. A traitor! He turned his back to the American farm family. He said he did not and said in a letter to me that he came to Sumter and toured the flood damage area with our Mayor McElveen and city manager. Not true! Rural areas and farms are not something the mayor and city manager would generally concern themselves with. A local farmer and cotton ginner wrote letters to the congressman requesting help for farmers after the flood. He never responded to the letters. He claims to have worked on legislation to help the farmers. H.R. Bill 2029 tells a different story. The results were 316 yea to 113 nay to help farmers. Congressman Mulvaney was one of the 113 nays. Does he think our food grows in the grocery store? In addition to that, the Committee for Responsible Government considers that he may have covered up fraud by his cronies. Congressman Mulvaney has not done one thing for this district. He is now asking us to extend his time in Washington once more. This is nothing more than a two year opportunity to be paid while he works on his campaign for governor of the state of South Carolina. Do we want him as governor? We should all remember that there are a few good Democrats and a few corrupt Republicans. I have not voted for a Democrat in 20 years but I will be voting for Fran Person for Mulvaney’s seat and recommend you take a look at him as well. GARDNER GORE (farmer) Member, Committee for Responsible Government Sumter

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BECOMING A BELIEVER IN VIGILANTE JUSTICE I have written various letters to the editor over the past few years in regard to law enforcement in Sumter County, some in criticism, some in praise. I haven’t written anything now in a couple of years, but the poor service of the sheriff’s department tonight has definitely given me cause to write in again after my long silence. A friend of mine passed away Saturday evening at his residence, and I had asked two of his neighbors to keep an eye on his place and call me if they saw anyone on the property. At about 6:30 a.m. the following morning, the neighbor called me and said there had been someone with a flashlight in the yard over there. She called the sheriff’s office, and a deputy stopped out at the end of the driveway. She tried to signal the officer, but he drove off without checking the location in question, despite her trying to flag the officer down. Later in the morning I called Sheriff Dennis’ office phone and left a message for him to please call me back. I received a call back Monday from the chief deputy who was handling the sheriff’s calls while he was away. I explained the situation to him, including what the deputy did upon arrival, and requested a house check on the property. He was advised that I live in Dalzell and that some neighbors who lived closer would be keeping an eye on the property for me. He was given my contact information, along with contact information on the executor of the estate. He told me he would handle it. This evening at 9:30 p.m., the neighbor called me at home and advised me there were three prowlers on the property and that one of them was on the front porch trying to peep in the front window. After I got off the phone with her, I called the sheriff’s department at 9:38 p.m. to report the prowlers. The communications technician who answered had no idea of a house check at that address, which I had to give her no less than five times on the phone. JOE E. MOORE JR. Dalzell

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4. “I want a president with a record of public service, someone whose record shows our children we don’t chase fame and fortune for ourselves.” 5. “Leaders like Hillary Clinton who has the guts and the grace to keep coming back and putting those cracks on that highest and hardest glass ceiling until she finally breaks through, lifting all of us along with her.” 6. “What I most admire about Hillary is she never bucks under pressure; she never takes the easy way out. Hillary Clinton has never quit on anything in her life.” 7. “Don’t let anyone ever tell you that this country isn’t great, that

somehow we need to make it great again. Because this, right now, is the greatest country on earth.” 8. “In this election, we cannot sit back and hope that everything works out for the best. We cannot afford to be tired, or frustrated, or cynical.” 9. “I wake up every morning in a house that was built by slaves, and I watch my daughters, two beautiful, intelligent black young women, playing with their dogs on the White House lawn.” 10. “Because of Hillary Clinton, my daughters and all our sons and daughters now take for granted that a woman can be president of the United States.”

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE Here are 10 memorable lines from first lady Michelle Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention on Monday night: 1. “We explain when someone is cruel or acts like a bully, you do not stoop to their level. Our motto is when they go low, you go high.” 2. “We urge [our daughters] to ignore those who question their father’s citizenship or faith.” 3. “I want someone with the proven strength to persevere, who knows this job and takes it seriously, someone who knows the issues are not black and white and cannot be boiled down to 140 characters.”

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 2016

SUPPORT GROUPS Carolinas Rehabilitation HosAA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: pital, 121 E. Cedar St., FlorAA — Monday-Friday, noon July 27, 2016 Support Groups: ence. Call (843) 661-3746. and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Amputee Support Group — p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and Fourth Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 775Carolinas Rehabilitation Hos1852. pital, 121 E. Cedar St., FlorAA Women’s Meeting — ence. Call (843) 661-3746. Wednesdays, 7 p.m., 1 Warren EFMP Parent Exchange Group — St. (803) 775-1852. Last Tuesday, 11 a.m.-noon, AA Spanish Speaking — SunAirman and Family Readiness days, 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. Center. Support to service (803) 775-1852. members who have a depenAA “How it Works” Group — dent with a disability or illMondays and Fridays, 8 p.m., ness. Call Dorcus at (803) 8951154 Ronda St. Call (803) 4941252/1253 or Sue at (803) 8475180. 2377. 441 AA Support Group — Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: S.C. 441. Sickle Cell Support Group — AA Summerton Group — Last Wednesday, 11 a.m.-1 Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Manning Al-Anon Family Group (803) 774-6181. — Thursdays, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Divorce Care — Wednesdays, Church St., Manning. Call 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist (803) 435-8085. Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursdays, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Grief Share — Wednesdays, Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543. 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — Second Monday, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call (803) 3166763. Find the group on Facebook.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — First Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call (803) 4696059, (803) 979-4498, (803) 469-4506 or (803) 938-8544. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Tuesdays, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to anyone who has lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday, 5:30 p.m.,

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — First Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 9057720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets first Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call (803) 905-5620.

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SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — Third Saturday, 1:30 p.m., 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna at (803) 481-7521.

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Clemson football

Championship surge? Florence explodes for 10 runs over 2 innings to eliminate Chapin/Newberry, stay unbeaten ahead of title round

Tigers stout, strong up front Offensive line has high expectations By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Florence starting pitcher Blake Robinson throws during Post 1’s 11-2 victory over Chapin/Newberry Posts 193/24 on Tuesday at Riley Park in the American Legion state tournament.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

home. With the win, Post 1 improved to 35-3 overall and For the first five innings will face Camden today at 10 on Tuesday, it appeared as if a.m. with an eye on its third missed opportunities might state championship in the doom Florence Post 1 to its last five seasons. Post 17 will first loss in the American have to beat Florence twice Legion baseball state tourna- to claim the title. ment. Posts 193/24 end its season Then the sixth and seventh with a 21-7 mark. innings rolled around -- and “This was a big win for so did the Post 1 bats. us,” Florence head coach DeA couple of big errors by rick Urquhart said. “I was Chapin/Newberry Posts proud of the guys and espe193/24, four runs batted in by cially the ones we had reNoah Matthews and a 10-run turning from last year. Those outburst across two innings guys took it to us a few times helped Florence rally for an last year. When you beat a 11-2 victory at Riley Park quality team and a quality and send the defending program like that, it just World Series champions feels good.

“We’re in good shape, but still not done.” It was tough sledding early on for Florence in the run department as it fell behind 2-1 after two innings. It loaded the bases in the first, but managed just a lone run on a C/N error. A double play in the third erased a potential rally with no outs and Post 1 also failed to bring a runner home from third with two outs in the fifth. All that soon changed, however. Florence sent 20 men to the plate during the sixth and seventh innings and exploded for eight hits with two big C/N errors mixed in. Jon Mitchell Carter had a 2-run double in the

sixth and both Matthews and Grayson Cottingham followed with RBI singles. Matthews also had the big blow in the seventh with a 3-run single that ricocheted off Posts 193/24 second baseman Blake Smith to allow the speedy Post 1 runners to all score. Matthews finished 4-for-4 with a walk and three runs scored. “Once one person on the team gets going, it’s like fireworks -- everyone on the team just starts popping off,” Matthews said. “Everything just goes from there. We all work as a team and we’re going to do our best to come

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Camden plays way into championship Post 17 hangs on for 10-9, 10-inning win over Inman By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com When Camden Post 17 was swept by Chapin/ Newberry in its second-round series in the American Legion baseball state playoffs, the question was raised among players and coaches about turning in uniforms. Then everyone remembered the season might not be over yet because of the possibility of the play-in series among the three secondround losers should host Sumter win its way into the state tournament. Well, the play-in series took place and Camden won two games to play its way into the state tournament. Now Post 17 has played itself into the tournament’s championship round. William Cobb singled home Nick Stokes with two outs in the bottom of the 10th inning to lead Camden to a 10-9 victory over Inman on Tuesday at Riley Park.

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Camden’s Nick Stokes slides safely into third base as Inman third baseman Tim Beach is late with the tag in Camden’s 10-9, 10-inning victory on Tuesday in the See Camden, Page B4 American Legion state tournament at Riley Park.

CLEMSON — It’s a problem Robbie Caldwell hasn’t dealt with much during his five years at Clemson — people expecting big things from the offensive line. That’s what offensive line coach Caldwell is facing this season with the Tigers seemCaldwell ingly stout and strong up front as the national runner-ups chase another Atlantic Coast Conference title and spot in the College Football Playoffs. “We always take offense to whatever, we’re over there in the background,” Caldwell said. “We have our own goals whether people believe in us or not.” There’s plenty to believe in this season. Starters Jay Guillermo, Mitch Hyatt and Tyrone Crowder are back to anchor the line after all were question marks last season, most notably five-star prospect Hyatt as freshman protecting the blindside of franchise quarterback Deshaun Watson. But Hyatt started all 15 games, logging the most snaps ever for a Clemson freshman on the offensive line, while Watson was barely touched last season. Guillermo, at center, is the vocal leader and soul of the line who had walked away from the team after 2014 while dealing with depression. He came back last fall a different man, one ready to work to turn the Tigers into winners.

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Pro golf

McIlroy, Spieth still looking for 2016 major win By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Rory McIlroy took stock of his game and the shots required at Baltusrol and reached a most logical conclusion Tuesday. He believes the PGA Championship will be his best chance this year to win a major. He overlooked the obvious. It now is his only chance. McIlroy is not alone. Except for the three players who have achieved the ultimate in golf this year by winning majors — Danny Willett at the Masters, Dustin Johnson at the U.S. Open and Henrik Stenson at the British Open — the PGA Championship is all they have left. The focus starts with McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Jason Day. They began the year as the modern version of the “Big Three” because they had captured five of the previous six majors and took turns at No. 1 in the world ranking.

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Scoreboard

Olympics

TV, Radio

Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY

The Associated Press

Roger Federer celebrates his 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 victory over Alejandro Falla in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Federer says he will miss the Rio Olympics and the rest of the tennis season to protect his surgically repaired left knee.

Federer says he is out of Rio, done for year By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

ber of tennis’ so-called “Big 4” — a group that includes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Roger Federer is sitting Nadal and Andy Murray — out the rest of this season, to pull out of the Rio including the Rio de Janeiro Games, where that sport’s Olympics and U.S. Open, to competition starts on Aug. protect his surgically re6, a day after the opening paired left knee. ceremony. Federer wrote on his The arthroscopic proceFacebook page Tuesday that dure Federer had on his he needs “more extensive knee in February, repairing rehabilitation following my torn cartilage, was the first knee surgery earlier this operation of his lengthy year.” and accomplished career. “The doctors advised that He’s also had back issues if I want to play on the ATP this season, missed the World Tour injury free for French Open to end his reanother few years, as I incord 65-appearance streak tend to do, I must give both at major tournaments, and my knee and body the prop- did not win a title of any er time to fully recover,” Fe- sort in 2016 — making it the derer said. first year since 2000 he will His agent, Tony Godsick, end without at least one trowrote in an email to The As- phy. sociated Press that Federer’s So after participating in plan is to “be ready for the every single Grand Slam start of next year.” tournament from the 2000 Federer is the first memAustralian Open through

the 2016 Australian Open, Federer will be sitting out two of the last three this year. The owner of a record 17 Grand Slams titles turns 35 on Aug. 8. He hasn’t played since losing to Milos Raonic in the Wimbledon semifinals early this month. Federer fell awkwardly during that match and said at the time he wasn’t sure how badly he might have been injured. In his statement Tuesday, Federer wrote: “The silver lining is that this experience has made me realize how lucky I have been throughout my career with very few injuries.” And he added: “I am as motivated as ever and plan to put all my energy towards coming back strong, healthy and in shape to play attacking tennis in 2017.”

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times. The cost is $45 per golfer PTC Summer Camp II and includes the praise Registration for the PTC dinner on Friday as well as GOLF Summer Tennis Camp II at lunch and beverages on Churches Challenge Palmetto Tennis Center is Saturday. Players can also Registration is being currently being taken. purchase up to two mullitaken for the 17th annual The camp will begin on gans for $5 that can be Churches Challenge Praise Monday and run through used anywhere on the Rally & Golf Tournament, Friday, Aug. 5, from 9 a.m. course. to noon each day. The camp which will be held Aug. 26Registration forms can be 27. is open to boys and girls mailed to CGA, 1285 Clara The praise rally will be ages 5-13, and the cost is Louise Kellogg Drive, Sumheld at Alice Drive Baptist $125 per camper. ter, SC 29153 or can be Church, while the tournaFor more information, brought to the office at Dilcall Palmetto Tennis Center ment will be held at Sunset lon Park, next to Crystal Country Club. at (803) 774-3969 or go to Lakes Golf Course. On Friday, Aug. 26, the www.palmettotenniscenter. The tournament is known players, sponsors and fami- for its prizes with none com. lies will gather for fellowgreater than the $51,000 Twilight Tennis in Parks ship, devotion, praise prize if someone sinks a The final event of Twimusic and food at 6 p.m. at hole-in-one on the 18th hole. light Tennis in the Parks, Alice Drive Baptist Church Should someone ace the sponsored by Palmetto Ten- located at 1305 Loring Mill 18th hole, his or her church nis Center, will be held on Road. will receive a check for Saturday at Birnie Park On Saturday, Aug. 27, at $50,000 and the player will from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The Sunset, sign-in for the morn- receive $1,000. event is open to children ing flight begins at 7 a.m. For more information, ages 5-12 with demonstraTee off will begin at approx- contact Granderson James tions from a PTC profession- imately 8 a.m. The afterat (803) 968-2391 or granderal. noon flight will have sign-in sj@aol.com or Richard GedFor more information, call at 11 a.m. for its 1 p.m. tee dings at (803) 468-8858.

Tigers

Joining that core on the line this fall are sophomores Jake From Page B1 Fruhmorgen at right tackle and Taylor Hearn at left Expect Guillermo to get in guard. The two saw plenty of Watson’s face when things are snaps last year as Clemson tough, not to yell or pump him rolled in fresh offensive lineup, but to ask, “Tell me you men to keep its offense chuglove me” until the Heisman ging along. Trophy finalist smiles. The Tigers, led by Watson, Crowder was a 6-foot-2, 330 are expected to light up scorepound powder keg at right boards and stat books again guard, clogging up the middle this season. and holding back rushing deWatson, a junior, passed for fenders. Crowder graded out 4,104 yards and 35 touchdowns at 86 percent in a 24-22 victory and ran for 1,105 yards and 12 over Notre Dame last October, touchdowns. The Tigers also a win that propelled Clemson had the a single-season rushto a 14-0 start and a No. 1 ranking yardage record breaker in ing. the backfield as Wayne Gall-

man, also returning, gained 1,527 yards in 2015. Guillermo said the linemen take a lot of pride in those marks and hope to put up even bigger numbers this season. “We know what kind of team we’ve got and we want to work to do our part,” Guillermo said. Guillermo doesn’t have to think too far back to remember how little regard fans held for the Tigers offensive line. NFL evaluators were no exception. Clemson had 42 players drafted in Dabo Swinney’s seven full seasons as coach. Just two were offensive linemen (tackle Chris Hairston in

10 a.m. – Youth Baseball: NYBC AllStar Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. – American Legion Baseball: State Tournament Championship Round Game – Camden vs. Florence (WPUB-FM 102.7). 1 p.m. – Youth Baseball: NYBC All-Star Game from Yaphank, N.Y. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. – American Legion Baseball: State Tournament Championship Round Game – Camden vs. Florence (If Necessary) (WPUB-FM 102.7). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Boston or Washington at Cleveland (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. – Horse Racing: Honorable Miss Handicap from Saratoga Springs, N.Y. (FOX SPORTS 2). 4:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at San Francisco or Tampa Bay at Los Angeles Dodgers (Joined In Progress) (MLB NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. – International Soccer: International Champions Cup Match from Columbus, Ohio – Real Madrid vs. Paris-Saint Germain (ESPN2). 7:30 p.m. – Women’s International Basketball: United States vs. France from Newark, Del. (NBA TV). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Chicago Cubs (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Minnesota (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7). 9:30 p.m. – International Soccer: International Champions Cup Match from Chicago – Bayern Munich vs. AC Milan (ESPN2). 11:30 p.m. – International Soccer: International Champions Cup Match from Pasadena, Calif. – Chelsea vs. Liverpool (ESPN2). 4:30 a.m. – LPGA Golf: Women’s British Open First Round from Milton Keynes, England (GOLF).

MLB Standings AMERICAN League

WNBA standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

New York Atlanta Indiana Chicago Washington Connecticut

W 18 13 12 11 9 8

L Pct GB 8 .692 — 12 .520 4½ 12 .500 5 13 .458 6 15 .375 8 16 .333 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles Minnesota Phoenix Seattle Dallas San Antonio

W L Pct GB 21 3 .875 — 21 4 .840 ½ 10 14 .417 11 9 15 .375 12 9 16 .360 12½ 5 18 .217 15½

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

Tuesday’s Games

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Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled

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W 58 55 56 51 38

L Pct GB 40 .592 — 42 .567 2½ 44 .560 3 48 .515 7½ 60 .388 20

W 56 52 49 48 37

L Pct GB 41 .577 — 48 .520 5½ 50 .495 8 50 .490 8½ 61 .378 19½

W 58 54 50 45 44

L Pct GB 42 .580 — 45 .545 3½ 48 .510 7 55 .450 13 55 .444 13½

Monday’s Games

Baltimore 3, Colorado 2, 10 inn. Toronto 4, San Diego 2 Detroit 4, Boston 2 Texas 7, Oakland 6 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 4 N.Y. Yankees 2, Houston 1 L.A. Angels 6, Kansas City 2

Tuesday’s Games

Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Chi. White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m. San Diego at Toronto, 12:37 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Oakland at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Houston, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Baltimore at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m..

National League East Division Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

Thursday’s Games

Colorado at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Washington at San Fran., 10:15 p.m.

Transactions

By The Associated Press East Division Baltimore Boston Toronto New York Tampa Bay Central Division Cleveland Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota West Division Texas Houston Seattle Oakland Los Angeles

Wednesday’s Games

Philadelphia at Miami, 12:10 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 12:10 p.m. San Diego at Toronto, 12:37 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Dodgers, 3:10 p.m. Cincinnati at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Chi. Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Arizona at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Atlanta at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

W 58 52 53 46 33

L Pct GB 41 .586 — 45 .536 5 46 .535 5 55 .455 13 66 .333 25

W 59 52 51 42 39

L Pct GB 39 .602 — 46 .531 7 47 .520 8 55 .433 16½ 60 .394 20½

W 58 56 47 43 41

L Pct GB 41 .586 — 44 .560 2½ 52 .475 11 57 .430 15½ 58 .414 17

BASEBALL American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled INF Raul Mondesi from Omaha (PCL). Optioned INF-OF Whit Merrifield to Omaha. TEXAS RANGERS — Designated RHP Kyle Lohsed for assignment. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Acquired OF Melvin Upton Jr. and cash considerations from San Diego for RHP Hansel Rodriguez. National League PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Reinstated C Eric Fryer from the paternity list. Optioned C Elias Diaz to Indianapolis (IL). ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed RHP Trevor Rosenthal on the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Dean Kiekhefer from Memphis (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reinstated 1B Ryan Zimmerman and LHP Sammy Solis from the 15-day DL. Optioned OF Michael A. Taylor and RHP Lucas Giolito to Syracuse (IL). American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released RHP Cody Scarpetta. S C Tanner Adam. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Carlos Pinales, LHP Braulio Torres-Perez and INF Andy DeJesus. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed C Ermindo Escobar. LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Brandan Alfson. LINCOLN SALTDOGS — Signed RHP Nigel Nootbarr. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed OF Levon Washington. TEXAS AIRHOGS — Signed LHP Derek Callahan. Can-Am League SUSSEX COUNTY MINERS — Signed RHP Danny Moskovits.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Signed C Matt Costello. CLEVELAND CAVALIERS — Signed coach Tyronn Lue to a multiyear contract extension. DETROIT PISTONS — Signed G Ray McCallum Jr. MIAMI HEAT — Signed G Dion Waiters to a two-year contract. WASHINGTON WIZARDS — Re-signed G Bradley Beal.

FOOTBALL National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Released WR Devin Hester. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Waived DB A.J. Stamps. DENVER BRONCOS — Signed LB Darnell Sankey. Waived LS Nathan Theus. NEW YORK GIANTS — Promoted Corry Rush to vice president of communications. Named Jennifer Conley director of corporate and football communications and Dion Dargin communications coordinator. TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to terms with OL Will Campbell.

HOCKEY

St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 4:10 p.m., 1st Colorado at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Seattle at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. San Diego at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Chi. Cubs at Chi. White Sox, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Miami, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m., 2nd Washington at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Signed D Danny DeKeyser to a six-year contract. NEW YORK RANGERS — Signed D Sergey Zborovskiy to an entry-level contract. American Hockey League BAKERSFIELD CONDORS — Signed D Frankie Simonelli to a one-year contract. GRAND RAPIDS GRIFFINS — Named Jessica Boyer season ticket sales account executive. ECHL READING ROYALS — Agreed to terms with F Matt Wilkins. Signed Fs Justin Crandall, Olivier Labelle, Mike Pelech, Mike Pereira, Joe Rehkamp and Ian Watters and D Nick Luukko, Derik Johnson and Mike Marcou.

2011 and guard Brandon Thomas in 2014). Caldwell believes that’s about to change. Hyatt is a no-nonsense worker, who at 6-5, 295 pounds is considered a first-round talent in the 2018 draft. Fruhmorgen and Crowder are also expected to go high when eligible for the next level. Caldwell’s breaking in two true freshmen into the mix in tackles Tremayne Anchrum and Sean Pollard, both who enrolled in January and who earned back up spots on Clemson’s two-deep depth chart coming out of spring. The Tigers were picked

ahead of LSU, Alabama and Michigan — all schools known for huge, talented offensive linemen — as the nation’s best unit by Foxsports.com. Right now, the focus is on this season and Clemson’s offensive line living up to its billing. “There’s a lot of pride in that room,” said Caldwell, the one-time Vanderbilt coach. “They want to make a little history of their own.” So how will Caldwell deal with the group’s new-found respect and tone down the good feelings? “We’ll think of something,” he said, smiling.

Monday’s Games

Baltimore 3, Colorado 2, 10 inn. Toronto 4, San Diego 2 Philadelphia 4, Miami 0 St. Louis at N.Y. Mets, ppd. Milwaukee 7, Arizona 2 Chicago White Sox 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Cincinnati 7, San Francisco 5

Tuesday’s Games

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Wednesday, July 27, 2016

PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

Masters champ eyes greener pastures at PGA By TOM CANAVAN The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — Since winning the Masters, Danny Willett has taken his green jacket to Wimbledon, thrown out the first pitch at a New York Yankees game and enjoyed the celebrity that goes with being a major champion. Add in fatherhood and it’s been a couple of fun months. Willett’s golf game is another story. He has played in seven tournaments since winning at Augusta and has only one top 10

finish, a third at the BMW PGA Championship in his native England on the European Tour. He tied for 37th in the U.S. Open, finished tied for 53rd in the British Open and missed three cuts. The goal for this week at the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club is to get his game going again. “I think it’s settled down a bit now. ... We are trying to get back down to work and knuckle down because we have got a very important second half of the season coming up,” said the 28-year-old Willett, who

will play in the Olympics and Ryder Cup this year. “Yeah, like I said before, it’s time to move on a little bit from what we did in April. It was fantastic and yeah, it’s changed my life, but we need to get back to the kind of form that we took into that week and hopefully then move forward.” Willett never had a chance in the British Open, simply based on tee time. He had an afternoon draw in the opening round, got the worst of the weather and never recovered. “You look at the weather

conditions were pretty brutal over there,” Willett said. “Rory (McIlroy) was the tee time behind us and I think he finWillett ished the best from our side at 4 under, I think. To shoot the scores at the boys shot would have been virtually impossible from the times that we played.” The weather — other than the heat — should not be a problem this week. The battle will be to find the fairways on this tree-lined venue and the

Major

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Phil Mickelson signs autographs during Tuesday’s practice round for the PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club in Springfield, N.J..

Mickelson not close to being over British Open runner-up By TOM CANAVAN The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, N.J. — If you thought two weeks was enough time for Phil Mickelson to get over his secondplace finish in the British Open duel with Henrik Stenson, guess again. Lefty said it’s going to take a long time to get over the British Open, probably longer than any of his other excruciating losses in a major. The hurt and disappointment wasn’t because Mickelson missed out on either his sixth major or his first win since the 2013 British Open. This was the first time the 46-year-old Mickelson played his best, and it wasn’t good enough. The 40-year-old Stenson won his first major with a recordshattering 20-under total. Mickelson’s 265 final total would have won every British Open other than the most recent one. “I think it’s one of those things where I’ll look back over time and my disappointment will probably increase, because I think it’s the first time in my career that I have played to that level of golf and not had it be enough to win a tournament,” Mickelson said at a practice to prepare for the

PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club. “That’s a disappointing thing because I would have loved to have added another claret jug.” Jordan Spieth, who played a practice round with Michelson on Tuesday, walked over to his playing partner Tuesday and told him it was fun to watch him, and that he was unlucky not to win. “And that’s when he said, ‘Hey, I’ve been on that side of things (lately), Masters in ‘15, and Troon even more so two weeks ago,” Spieth said. “But then he’s seen himself on the other side of things where no one is running away with it and he wins in a close battle or he wins by a lot, whether it’s in a major or regular tour event.” Mickelson believes he will win again. He feels his game is improving, his swing is back and he likes the course. He validated his first major — the 2004 Masters — by capturing the 2005 PGA here with a 72nd hole birdie. His goal this week is to play as well as he did at Troon. “I don’t believe that there is a small window,” Mickelson said of winning again. “I think there’s a really big window of opportunity to add to my resumé, to continue to compete in big events, for the simple rea-

son that the feel and sensitivity of hitting shots; the ability to play golf courses a certain way, to visualize, to make birdies, to pull shots off, that has not diminished.” Mickelson said the key at Baltusrol is to drive the ball straight and putt well on greens that have a lot of contours. “There’s a lot of little rolls and knolls,” said Mickelson, noting the greens are going to roll a lot faster than Troon. “You can see multiple lines and only one of them is correct, and it’s sometimes hard to see.” What many people would like to see would be another Mickelson-Stenson showdown. Stenson said he has not had a chance to talk with Mickelson since the British Open. “It’s one of those things, it doesn’t really strike you when you’re in the middle of it,” Stenson said “But afterward, with the 63 and the 20-under and the way we played, we pushed each other to the limit, both of us, for 36 holes more or less, and trading punches and blows all the way around the golf course for two days. That certainly is what made us play so well. We both wanted it badly and we performed so well because of each other.”

But they have come up empty in the majors — so far. Spieth is feeling it as much as anyone, mainly because he nearly won them all a year ago with a major performance that ranked among the best ever. So when a question was posed to him Tuesday that expecting 20 more years like that would probably be a tough benchmark, Spieth leaned toward the microphone and interrupted. “Probably?” he said. Even with two victories and a chance at the Masters that he threw away with one bad swing at the wrong time, he has been noticeable in the last two majors by his absence from the leaderboard. Spieth, who turns 23 on Wednesday, had contended in five straight majors. He finished 13 shots behind in the U.S. Open and 22 shots behind at the British Open. “I set my own expectations so high,” Spieth said. “So have I met them this year? Not yet.” He still can. So can Day, a three-time winner on the PGA Tour this year. Stenson’s victory at Royal Troon surely gave hope to players who have yet to win a major, from Sergio Garcia to Lee Westwood, from Rickie Fowler to Matt

center of the rolling greens at this course that last played host to the PGA in 2005, when Phil Mickelson won with a 4-under total. As far as Willett is concerned, this might be the best field of the year, and the event is wide open, at least judging by what has happened this year in the majors. He won the Masters as an unknown, even though he was ranked No. 12 in the world. The last player to win the Masters and PGA in the same year was Jack Nicklaus in 1975. Kuchar. Baltusrol was soaked with nearly 2 inches of rain overnight, though the Lower Course was in remarkably good shape for a full day of practice on Tuesday in sweltering conditions that only add to the pressure of players trying to break through. McIlroy was especially optimistic given the length of Baltusrol, exceptionally long (7,462 yards) for a par 70 that doesn’t have a par 5 until the final two holes. He is among the top power players in the game, and his driving is aesthetically beautiful because of his balance. That wasn’t lost on McIlroy as he blasted a 345-yard drive off the first tee in the Long Drive Competition and made his way around the course. He looks ready to go. McIlroy was asked to describe his season in one word, and after some thought, settled on “neutral.” That’s another way of saying he has been spinning his wheels. “I feel there’s been times where I got a little bit of momentum, and then sort of got set back a little bit,” he said. “It’s been a little stop-start in a way. But it’s hard. I’m trying to stay as positive as I can. I feel like I am positive because my game is in good shape. But I guess just maybe running out of patience a little bit and trying to make it happen.

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Rory McIlroy hits from the fairway during a practice round for the PGA Championship on Tuesday. This will be McIlroy’s last chance of the year to win a major.

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Sumter 14s lose out to Aynor 12-11 AIKEN – Aynor scored five runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to defeat the Sumter 14-year-old all-star baseball team 12-11 on Tuesday in the state tournament at Citizens Park. The defeat ended Sumter’s run in the state tournament. Sumter ended with 15 hits and was led by Aaron Carlton, who was 3-for-4 with two triples, two runs scored and a run batted in. Jackson Hoshour had two hits, a double and a home run, to go with three RBI and two runs. Bryce Spittle had two hits and an RBI, while AC McKinnon and Sebastian Ducom were both 2-for-4 with two runs and an RBI. Blaine McFaddin had a hit and scored twice.

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Inman’s Ethan Wright (3) signals he is safe at third base along with the umpire as he went from first base to third base on a sacrifice bunt in Post 45’s 10-9, 10-inning loss to Camden Post 17 on Tuesday in the American Legion state tournament at Riley Park.

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“It was actually the coaches who were talking about taking up the uniforms,” said Camden head coach Tyler Pike. “Then we remembered about the play-in and we told our guys about it. You could see their eyes light up when we told them that we might have another chance.” Post 17 is now 16-9 on the season and will play today at 10 a.m. against undefeated Florence Post 1. Camden will have to beat Florence twice to claim the state title. It looked as though the game were going to the 11th inning when Inman reliever Hunter Gneisig retired the first two batters. However, Stokes drew a walk and moved to second on a wild pitch. Cobb ripped a single into right-center field to easily score Stokes with the winning run. “I was trying not to do too much,” said Cobb, who finished 3-for-5 with two runs scored and the game-winning RBI. “I was just looking for something that I could go to the backside with.” Cobb had missed the first two games of the tournament due to a hip pointer injury. He got into Camden’s 12-6 loss to Florence on Monday late in the game. He said he was happy to be able to help his team stay alive in its second chance. “We were really down

after we lost to Chapin (in the series),” Cobb said. “We knew we were a talented team, so when we found out we would get another chance we wanted to make the most of it.” Inman, the upper state No. 3 seed that had rallied from a 15-1 beatdown by Chapin/ Newberry in its opening game of the tournament, came oh so close of playing itself into the championship round. Leading 9-8 in the bottom of the ninth, Gneisig retired the first two batters of the inning and appeared to have the game over when Brock Robinson hit a ground ball down the third base line that third baseman Tim Beach fielded and threw to first in enough time. The ball was ruled foul though, giving Robinson new life. He ended up drawing a walk and went to third on a single by Nick Butler. Camden’s Josh Hernandez then hit a hard grounder that Beach, who was playing very deep, bobbled at third. He short-hopped his hurried throw to first as Hernandez reached safely and Robinson scored. “I’m proud of the way this team battled today and the way it came back in the tournament,” said Inman head coach Steve Skinner, whose team finished 23-8. “We had plenty of opportunities to win this game today, but we just weren’t able to get it done in the end today.” Post 45 missed out on a

plate, Post 45 tried a suicide squeeze. Camden saw it coming and threw a high-andoutside pitch that catcher July 23-27 Riley Park Will Abbott handled. He tagged out Corn, who was SATURDAY trying to evade the tag, but Game 1 — Florence (L1) 12, Greenville (U4) 1 the ball came loose. HowevGame 2 — Camden (L4) 11, Rock er, the umpire said Corn Hill (U1) 6 Game 3 — Greenwood (U2) 9, slapped at Abbott’s mitt to Sumter (L3) 4 knock the ball out. Game 4 — Chapin/Newberry (L2) 15, Inman (U3) 1 “The umpire said that he SUNDAY (Corn) slapped at the ball to Game 5 — Sumter 9, Greenville 0 (Sumter wins via forfeit), Greenknock it out of the glove,” ville eliminated Skinner said. “He said it Game 6 — Inman 5, Rock Hill 2, Rock Hill eliminated didn’t come loose (on its Game 7 — Florence 6, Greenown). I really didn’t see it.” wood 4 Game 8 — Camden 9, Chapin/ It was a back-and-forth afNewberry 4 fair with Inman taking a 1-0 MONDAY Game 9 — Inman 7, Greenwood lead in the top of the first. 6, Greenwood eliminated Camden was up 3-1 after two Game 10 — Chapin/Newberry 12, Sumter 7, Sumter eliminated before Post 45 scored five Game 11 — Florence 12. Camden straight runs to go in front 6 TUESDAY 6-3 entering the bottom of Game 12 — Camden 10, Inman 9, the sixth. Post 17 scored two Inman eliminated Game 13 — Florence 11, Chapin/ in the sixth and two more in Newberry 2, Chapin/Newberry the seventh to pull into a 7-7 eliminated TODAY tie. Inman scored two runs Game 14 — Camden vs. Florin the top of the eighth beence, 10 a.m. Game 15 — Camden vs. Florfore Camden scored single ence, 1 p.m. (if necessary) runs in the eighth and ninth to force extra innings. chance to take the lead in the The teams combined for 33 top of the 10th. With one out, hits to go along with the 19 Jacob Corn singled against runs. Post 17 finished with 18 side-arming left-hander Ross hits, led by Butler’s 4-for-6 Hough with one out. Payton performance with three RBI. Keadle put down a sacrifice Robinson was 3-for-4 with bunt that third baseman two walks, two runs and an Hernandez threw away to RBI, Stokes was 2-for-5 with put runners on second and two runs and Hernandez was third. 2-for-5 with an RBI. Post 17 chose to intentionElijah was 2-for-3 with ally walk leadoff hitter Mike three runs and two RBI to Elijah, who had a 2-run sinlead Post 45. Robbie Vess had gle in the eighth to give two hits and two RBI, while Inman a 9-7 lead, to load the Clayton Caudell, Gneisig, bases. With left-handed batEthan Wright and Keadle ter Luke Johnson at the each had two hits.

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out and do it again tomorrow.” It was a tough pill to swallow for C/N, which was hoping to get through six innings with starter Peyton Spangler in order to give itself a chance to win two games today, but things didn’t unfold that way. “We were one pitch away, one play away from that happening,” Posts 193/24 head coach Daniel Gregory said. “But the bottom line is that they made the plays and got the hits and we didn’t. When it was time for it, they got it done. Unfortunately, we didn’t do it tonight, especially late.” Part of that was Florence starter Blake Robinson shaking off two early Chapin/ Newberry runs to settle down and pitch a more-thansolid eight innings. He KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM walked three, struck out seven and allowed seven hits Chapin/Newberry’s Corey Stone, left, gets back to the bag ahead of the throw to Florence first baseman Cody Green on Tuesday during Posts 193/24’s 11-2 loss at Riley Park. -- including just three after the second inning. “He’s not your typical No. early because he had to tingham also had four hits Ryan Stoudemire drove in 4 starter,” Urquhart said. knock some rust off, but for Florence and drove in a the first run in the top of the “He was 3-0 with a 0.00 what an outstanding effort run. Will Hardee had a pair first with a 2-out RBI single earned run average going from him. We got the perfor- of singles and Justin Thomp- and Spangler was walked into the game and hadn’t mance we needed and saved son added a double. with the bases loaded in the given up a run in 18 innings. pitching again.” No Chapin/Newberry bat- second to drive in the other “We were a little worried Aside from Matthews, Cot- ter had more than one hit. run.

TORONTO — The Toronto Blue Jays have acquired outfielder Melvin Upton Jr. from the San Diego Padres. The Blue Jays also received cash from San Diego. In return, the Padres get minor league right-hander Hansel Rodriguez. Upton is batting .256 with 16 home runs, 45 RBIs and 20 stolen bases. The 12-year veteran has also played for Tampa Bay and Atlanta.

Falcons release return specialist devin Hester FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The Atlanta Falcons have released star return specialist Devin Hester before the opening of training camp. Hester is a three-time AllPro who set an NFL record with 20 career returns for touchdowns. A turf toe injury knocked out most of his season in 2015. He had 269 total return yards during the last five games of the year. The injury prevented him from full participation in offseason workouts. Cardinals 3 Mets 2

NEW YORK — Jedd Gyorko homered again, hitting a tworun drive off Noah Syndergaard that sent the St. Louis Cardinals over the New York Mets 3-2 Tuesday in the first game of a doubleheader. Gyorko connected for the sixth time in eight games, giving him 13 this season. The Cardinals lead the NL in home runs with 137, matching last year’s total. Rockies 6 Orioles 3

BALTIMORE — Carlos Gonzalez and Trevor Story had two RBIs apiece in a four-run third inning, and the Colorado Rockies beat Chris Tillman and the Orioles 6-3 Tuesday night to end Baltimore’s fivegame winning streak. Seeking to become the first 15-game winner in the majors, Tillman (14-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in five innings. The right-hander allowed a combined four runs over 28 innings in his last four starts. Marlins 5 Phillies 0

MIAMI — Tom Koehler pitched six innings of three-hit ball, helping the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5-0 on Tuesday night. Ichiro Suzuki made his first start in five games and went 1 for 5, giving him 2,997 career hits. White Sox 3 Cubs 0

CHICAGO — James Shields allowed four singles in 72/3 innings, Adam Eaton homered and the White Sox stayed unbeaten since Chris Sale’s suspension by beating the Cubs 3-0 Tuesday night in Chicago’s crosstown rivalry. The Cubs lost their second straight and never got to use new closer Aroldis Chapman hours after he joined the team and struggled answering questions related to an altercation last year with his girlfriend. Staff and wire reports

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BILLY RAY VACHON Billy Ray Vachon, age 32, beloved husband of 12 years to Joy Charlene Searles Vachon, died on Sunday, July 24, 2016. Born in Biddeford, Maine, he was a son of Stella Elaine Libby Vachon and the late Joseph Zoel Vachon. Billy Ray was a graduate of Sanford High School and served in the U.S. VACHON Navy Amphibious Construction Battalion. He was an accomplished welder and a recent small business co-owner. Surviving in addition to his wife and mother are two sons, Brayden Quinn Vachon and Dylan Chase Vachon of Sumter; four brothers; and seven sisters. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Friday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 4 to 5 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to The Jake Koenigsdorf Foundation, P.O. Box 401, East Islip, NY 11730-0401. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

LEVI CONYERS JR. PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Levi Conyers Jr., 61, died on Thursday, July 21, 2016. He was a son of the late Levi Sr. and Leona Watson Conyers. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial CONYERS Chapel, Manning, with the discourse by Brother Charlie White. Burial will follow in State Cemetery (Jordan Community), Manning. The family is receiving friends at the home of his niece, Stephanie Robinson, 1723 Cummings Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

PHILIP L. EDWARDS Philip Lafayette Edwards, 89, widower of Flora McLeod Edwards, died on Tuesday, July 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Oct. 22, 1926, in Sumter, he was a son of Richard Thomas and Louise Williams Edwards. After moving to Conway in 1932, he attended public schools in Conway and graduEDWARDS ated from Conway High School in 1944 with academic and athletic honors. He entered Davidson College in the Fall of 1944 and, after one year of school, he entered the U.S. Merchant Marines Officers Training Program, where he served in the Pacific and Atlantic. Upon his discharge from the Merchant Marines, he re-entered Davidson College. Upon his graduation in 1949, he moved to Sumter, going to work in the family business, Williams Furniture Corp. He served as vice president and general manager of Williams Furniture Corp. until its merger in 1967 with Georgia-Pacific Corp., which he served as general manager of the Williams Furniture Division of Georgia-Pacific, until his retirement in 1983. He also served on Southern Coatings and Chemical Co. board of directors, V.B. Williams Furniture Co. board and Sumter Coatings board as secretary. Phil’s commitment to community and state through his involvement and philanthropy endeavors are numerous. He and his wife established the Williams-BriceEdwards Charitable Trust, which he served as chairman.

This charitable trust funded all or a portion of charitable endeavors throughout Sumter County, including the Recovery Wing at Swan Lake, the Williams-Brice-Edwards Administration Building at USC Sumter, and conference rooms at Tuomey hospital and the Sumter County Library. He served on the following: Davidson College board of trustees; MUSC board of visitors; NBSC board of directors 1958-1997 (board member emeritus); Mid-Carolina Commission for Higher Education 1995-2007 (vice chairman); Sumter County Museum Foundation board; long serving board member and financial supporter of the Sumter County Museum; Sumter Rotary Club since 1953, serving as president 1975-1976; past president of the Sumter Industrial Association; and Covenant Place board of trustees. He served as past director or board member of the following organizations: Sumter Family YMCA; Sumter Mental Health Association; Sumter Red Cross; Heritage Trust advisory board; Governor’s Mansion Committee; Santee Wateree Manpower Commission; Sumter United Way; Sumter Chamber of Commerce; Derthick Foundation-Sumter High School; and the Pee Dee Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America. He established and funded numerous scholarships at USC Sumter, Davidson College and MUSC. Along with his brother, Thomas W. Edwards, as executors of the Martha Williams Brice Estate, they negotiated details of the estate’s bequest to enlarge the football stadium at the University of South Carolina to become Williams-Brice Stadium and the Williams-Brice School of Nursing at USC; built the Williams-Brice Youth Center at Epworth Children’s Home in Columbia; WilliamsBrice Youth Center at Trinity Church in Sumter; the Williams-Brice Center at Coastal Carolina University in Conway; and gave the WilliamsBrice home in Sumter to the Historical Society for the purpose of housing the Sumter County Museum. His many awards include Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina Ambassador of Economic Development, YMCA Humanitarian of the Year, Rotarian of the Year, City of Sumter-Gamecock City Society Award, Daughters of the American Revolution-Award of Excellence in Community Service, Boy Scouts of America Eagle Scout, Order of the Arrow and Silver Beaver Award. He was an avid accomplished tennis player, becoming a top ranked player in the state and winning the S.C. State Championship in both singles and doubles in the seniors division. He was an active member of Trinity United Methodist Church and the Boyle Bible Class, which he attended faithfully. He was also socially active in The Sumter Assembly, the Thalian Club, the Trian Club, Knock Rummy Club, Sunset Country Club and The Dunes Golf and Beach Club. Phil is survived by three nephews, Richard T. Edwards II of Surfside Beach, Frank O. Edwards (Vicky) and extended family of Sumter, and Dr. John R. Edwards of Vermont; sisters-in-law, Florence McLeod Ervin and extended family and Mrs. James C. McLeod Jr. and extended family, both of Florence; and trusted friends and advisor, Wilson and Lynn MacEwen of Sumter. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Thomas W. Edwards and Richard L. Edwards. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Trinity United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Stephen Holler and the Rev. Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Boyle Bible Class. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Friday in the parlor at Trinity United Methodist Church. Private burial will be held at Sumter Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Sumter County Museum,

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CYNTHIA BOYKIN Cynthia Boykin entered eternal rest on Monday, July 25, 2016, at her home. Born on July 9, 1952, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Lucille Colclough Johnson and the late Cleve Mack. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1034 Jessamine Trail. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

HARSEN RICHARDSON Harsen Richardson, husband of Roxanne Richardson, entered eternal rest on Monday, July 25, 2016, at McLeod Heath-Clarendon. Born on Jan. 10, 1958, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Ransom Sr. and Josephine James Richardson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 9149 Governor Richardson Road, Pinewood. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

CARL F. JACKSON MANNING — Carl Frank Jackson, 81, husband of 61 years of Margaret DuRant Jackson, died on Monday, July 25, 2016, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Born on June 29, 1935, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Moultrie Reid Jackson and Anna Charlotte Singleton Jackson. He was a farmer and a member of the Presbyterian Church at Manning. Surviving besides his wife are a son, Carl F. Jackson Jr. of Manning; a daughter, Peggi Jackson Sorrell (Mike) of Manning; two grandsons, William Jackson Sorrell and Robert DuRant Sorrell, both of Manning; and a brother, Ralph S. Jackson of Gable. He was preceded in death by six brothers, M.R., Billy, Jehu, Jimmy, Scott and Robert Jackson; and two sisters,

Eunice Epperson and Edna Hinson. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Presbyterian Church at Manning with the Rev. Dr. George Wilkes and the Rev. Mike Sorrell officiating. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service in the church fellowship hall and at other times at the home, 214 N. Brooks St., Manning. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Presbyterian Church at Manning, P.O. Box 207, Manning, SC 29102. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

ROSA LEE MCDUFFIE Rosa Lee McDuffie entered eternal rest on July 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia. The family is receiving friends at the home, 403 Gum St., Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JOE NELSON Joe Nelson entered eternal rest on July 26, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House, Florence. The family is receiving friends at 414 Arrants Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

JAMES C. OSBORNE James Charles Osborne, 66, husband of Lora Lee McLeod Osborne, died on Monday, July 25, 2016, at the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Brooks and Inez Osborne and the late Leroy and Jean Tidwell. Mr. Osborne owned and operated Osborne Plumbing Co. Survivors include his wife of 44 years; two sons, Eric "Peanut" Osborne and Jamie Osborne (Sarah), both of Sumter; one daughter, Becky Hardin (the Rev. Robbie) of Sumter; seven grandchildren, Jacob Osborne, Owen Osborne, Grantley Hardin, Lauren Hardin, Kade Hardin, Kaitlyn Osborne and Kensley Osborne; four brothers, R.L. Tidwell Jr. of Sumter, David Osborne (Ann) of Georgia, Ray Osborne (Regina) and Mike Tipton, both of Texas; five sisters, Brenda Long of

Cades, Susan Tidwell of Sumter, Polly Sturkie and Jane Rhames, both of Camden, and Judy Mouldenhauer of Texas; a daughter-in-law, Carol Osborne of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Pocalla Holiness Church with the Rev. Jamie Osborne, the Rev. Robbie Hardin and the Rev. Tray Smoak officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JOSEPH V. BROWN Joseph Vernon Brown, 80, widower of Carolyn Janet Brown, died on Sunday, July 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Asheville, North Carolina, he was a son of the late Eugene D. and Mary Ella Brown Insko. Mr. Brown attended First Baptist Church of Sumter. He served 12 years in the U.S. Air Force and was a veteran of the Korean War. He retired from Caterpillar Inc. after more than 40 years of service. He was a member of the Lions Club and American Legion Post 15. Survivors include four children, Susan Bostanche (Dave) of Yorkville, Illinois, Edward A. Brown (Thi) of Alexandria, Virginia, John E. Brown of Plainfield, Illinois, and Ronald J. Brown (Dorothy) of St. Louis, Missouri; one granddaughter, Cassie Jolley (Chaz) of Naperville, Illinois; and his beloved dog, Ma-Li. He is also survived by his special friends, Ed and Gloria Frenz, Phil and Sharon Ehlen, Brian Husky and Trey Howell, all of Sumter. Funeral services will be held at 6 p.m. today at the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Charles Clanton officiating. A private burial will be held in the Plainfield Cemetery in Plainfield. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home, 515 Miller Road, Sumter. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church-Sumter, 107 E. Liberty St., Sumter, SC 29150 or the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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Churches join for community VBS One-day event aims to showcase unity in town of Mayesville BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Mayesville residents realize that people talk about their town as being literally divided down the middle by its main thoroughfare, Lafayette Street, with most black residents on the east side and most whites on the west. But organizers of the first communitywide vacation Bible school hope to show the street is the only thing dividing the races. The theme for Mayesville’s community Vacation Bible School, to be held from 9 a.m. until noon Saturday, Aug. 6, is “The Good Samaritan,” COMPTON or looking out for your neighbors, and that’s something townspeople say they have a head start on, according to VBS coordinator Ashleigh Compton. Compton’s church, Mayesville Presbyterian, asked her to be in charge of its Bible school, usually held from 9 a.m. to around noon weekdays, but as she works during those hours, VBS was rescheduled to fit her availability. “I suggested that since we were doing it at another time, why not invite all the churches to join us?,” Compton said, “and why not do it in conjunction with the town’s annual Back to School event, hosted by the Mayesville Coalition on Aug. 6?” All five of the Mayesville churches she approached were very interested and signed on, Compton said. They are

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Mayesville’s town square, where the town hall and the Mary McLeod Bethune Learning Center are located, will be the site of the activities of the town’s Bible school and Back to School event. Beulah Baptist,Trinity United Presbyterian, Ebenezer AME, St. Mark United Methodist and Mayesville Presbyterian churches. Selena Ruth Smith, a Sumter firefighter and a deaconess at St. Mark, said she’s excited about Mayesville’s

The Parable of the Good Samaritan Luke 10:25-37, New International Version (NIV) On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” “What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?” He answered, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’” “You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?” In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. “A priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side. “So too, a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side. “But a Samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. “He went to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. “The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. ‘Look after him,’ he said, ‘and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have.’ “Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” The expert in the law replied, “The one who had mercy on him.” Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.”

cooperative Bible School. Like Compton, she thinks Mayesville is a special place. “I love my town,” Smith said, even though many people point out that “you’re from Mayesville, black folks live on one side and whites on the other side. My reply is folks can live wherever they desire. We’ve never had a racial issue here. I know communities where folks of different races live next door to each other and tensions are high. I know this will show our town in a grand light.” Compton said she’s visited almost all the churches in town, “and I felt very welcome in all of them. They wanted me there.” That’s unusual for many towns, she said. “On Sunday morning, where do you see the most segregation?,” Compton asked, answering her own question “ — in the church pews.” “People love each other here.” Although her husband grew up in Mayesville, Compton moved there just three years ago and said she was most impressed by the town and its people. “You just don’t see black versus white here,” she said. “We want to come together. Here we care about our neighbors. We’re about loving each other and looking out for each other.” The Vacation Bible School will be held from 9 a.m. until noon in conjunction with the Mayesville Coalition’s Back to School event. Students must register ahead for the Back to School event, during which the coalition will provide school supplies, snacks and plenty of water. Registration information is available at most Mayesville businesses, including the Mayesville

Most of the activities of Mayesville’s first community-wide Vacation Bible School will take place in the Mary McLeod Bethune Learning Center on the town’s square. Theme of the event is The Good Samaritan. Children from all of the town’s churches have been invited to participate. store on U.S. Highway 76 at the entrance to the town. The coalition comprises people of all ages from Mayesville churches. All Mayesville children are invited to the VBS, which does not require registration. Compton said about 50 children are expected for the Bible school, which the presenting church groups are calling a Bible Boot Camp. “We’ll have a camp site and a raging river, and we’ll serve trail mix,” she said. “The camp will be held in the town square and at the Mary McLeod Bethune Learning Center, and we’ll have games, activities, room for art, the Bible story, music and snacks.” A hot dog lunch will be provided.

Actress Connie Sawyer, 103, recalls acting career room to help me before an assistant could even get there. He was such a gentleman and gave me a goodbye kiss on the cheek when I left.” While she never achieved the box Despite her age, Sawyer’s film career office-busting stardom of big celebrities, Connie Sawyer worked alongside only dates back to the late 1950s. “I started out in the ’30s in vaudemany, including Frank Sinatra, John ville and later in nightclubs all over Wayne, Kirk Douglas and, more rethe country doing a comedy act — litcently, a slew of today’s hottest actle routines telling stories and doing tors. parodies rather than just jokes,” she In 1994, she taught Jim Carrey a said. “In the 1950s I was an understudy lesson in “Dumb and Dumber” and shared an elevator with George Cloo- on Broadway, and then got a part in ‘A Hole in the Head.’ Frank Sinatra liked ney in “Out of Sight” in 1998. Two years ago, the year she turned 102, she the play and bought the rights for the movie.” played Matt LeBlanc’s grandma in As executive producer, Sinatra want“Lovesick.” ed Sawyer to revive her small role for “I call those young guys my boythe big screen. friends and have pictures of them on “I played an elegant lady who goes the door when you come into my little out on the town each night and comes cottage,” said Sawyer from her home back to her hotel a little loaded.” she at the Motion Picture & Television resaid. tirement facility in Woodland Hills, Arriving a day early to size up the California. set layout for shooting, Sawyer “We were on location for ‘Lovesick’ bumped into a little guy in a baseball in a rugged mountain area not far cap roaming the set. from where I live,” said Sawyer, who “I figured he was cleaning up the turns 104 in November. “My dressing room was next to Matt’s, and whenever place,” she laughed. “I told him I just wanted to see where I’d be doing my he heard me getting ready to come shtick. He suggested on the staircase, down the stairs he’d race out of his

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which I said sounded fine, then asked why he cared. He turned out to be Frank Capra, the director.” Modest roles continued to fill out her career, including bit parts with John Denver in “Oh, God!” (1977) and in the hanging scene of Wayne’s “True Grit” (1969). Despite never reaching that big star status, Sawyer happily still receives residuals from her roles with no regrets about her career. “On the whole, it’s been a good one considering I began in nightclub dumps,” she said. “Frankie (Sinatra) told me ‘Never give up, and you’ll always find a good part somewhere, sometime.’ And I did.” And if an offer came her way today, would she take it? “Oh sure, I’d consider it,” she said. “I go on auditions, but I don’t get as many as I used to.” Although she suffers from a little hearing loss and is slowed with mobility issues, she remains remarkably alert and charmingly feisty. And when pressed for the secret of long life, she responds with characteristic candor: “Just get off your tuchus, and keep moving.”

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Actress Connie Sawyer is seen with Ving Rhame and George Clooney in this scene from “Out of Sight,” released in 1998. Among her many co-stars through the years were Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers. See www.tinseltowntalks. com

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Wild Salmon with Grilled Pineapple and Scallions has sweet-and-sour flavors.

Grill fish, fruit for appealing summer dish BY ELIZABETH KARMEL The Associated Press When I first started grilling, I had one of those beginner's luck experiences that made grilled salmon and pineapple a mainstay in my dinner rotation. I was visiting my uncle in Florida and offered to make dinner. The only thing that everyone ate was salmon, so salmon it was! I wanted to give the salmon a sweet-and-sour flavor much like my uncle's favorite Asian dish. So I marinated the fish, scallions and thick slices of pineapple with traditional Asian seasonings of toasted sesame oil, fresh ginger, citrus juice, rice wine vinegar and soy sauce. Because there was a fair amount of sugar in the marinade, I grilled the salmon on a cedar plank so it wouldn't burn and the bottom skin

wouldn't get too fishy. By contrast, I wanted the whole scallions and the pineapple rings to char in places. I placed them directly on the cooking grate around the planked salmon so the natural sugars would caramelize. The sweet ingredients in the marinade may promote sticking, so use a wood plank if possible. If you don't use a plank, slide two spatulas under the fish — one from each side — and lift, leaving the skin on the grill. If you like salmon skin, turn up the heat and let crisp for two to three minutes before removing from the grill. If you don't like the skin, place the burners on high and burn the skin off. Brush the grates once the salmon skin has turned to "ash." Add steamed jasmine rice and you have a grilled meal with an appealing sweet-andsour ying and yang.

WILD SALMON WITH GRILLED PINEAPPLE AND SCALLIONS Grilling Method: Indirect/Medium Heat 1 center-cut wild salmon fillet, about 2 pounds 1/2 cup fresh-squeezed lime juice, about 3 juicy limes Juice and zest of 1 orange (about 2 tablespoons juice and 1/2 teaspoon zest) 2 tablespoons unseasoned rice wine vinegar 4 tablespoons toasted sesame oil 2 tablespoons olive oil 1 tablespoon dark brown sugar 3 tablespoons grated fresh ginger, about a 5-inch knob 4 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce 2 teaspoons sesame seeds 1 golden pineapple, peeled, cored and cut into rings 1 bunch scallions, trimmed and cleaned Lime wedges Fleur de Sel Special Equipment: Cedar or alder wood plank, soaked in water Marinating Time: 20 minutes Remove any bones from the fish with a pair of tweezers; rinse, pat dry and set aside. Combine the lime juice, orange juice and zest, vinegar, oils, brown sugar, ginger, soy sauce and sesame seeds in an extra-large heavy-duty plastic food bag. Add salmon, pineapple rings and scallions; seal securely. Rotate to distribute marinade and make sure all the food is covered. Refrigerate at least 30 minutes or up to 1 hour, turning occasionally. Remove fish, pineapple and scallions from marinade and drain, discarding marinade. (Alternatively, boil the marinade for three minutes and serve as a sauce for the fish.) Lay fish, skin side down, on a soaked cedar plank or directly on a very clean cooking grate. Cook for 10 minutes. After the fish has cooked for 10 minutes, place pineapple rings and scallions directly over the heat on either side of the fish. Turn pineapple and scallions once halfway during the cooking time, about three to four minutes per side. Remove fruit and scallions to a clean plate when they are warmed through and marked on the outside. The fish is done when the flesh is opaque and the stripes between the orange flesh are solid white, about 20-25 minutes. Transfer the fish to a platter along with fruit. Garnish with lime wedges. Season to taste with salt. Makes 6-8 servings. Nutrition information per serving: 256 calories; 111 calories from fat; 13 g fat (2 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 62 mg cholesterol; 169 mg sodium; 13 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 9 g sugar; 24 g protein.

Tuna or Salmon Stuffed Eggs rescue lunch box BY SARA MOULTON The Associated Press

avocado to chicken or roast beef. First, how to boil an egg. As a student of Julia f it's already time Child, I spent decades to start gearing up "boiling" eggs the way for school — and if she taught us, which was, in fact, not to boil you're open to rethem. She started by putting the eggs in a pot of thinking the typical cold water, then brought lunch box fare, conthe water up to a boil. sider losing the sand- Next she turned off the heat, covered the pan wich and embracing and let the eggs sit until the stuffed egg. they were hard-cooked. Finally, to stop them from cooking, she pulled There's nothing more elemental and satisfying the eggs out of the pot than good bread, but the and chilled them briefly in a bowl of ice water. standard loaf is loaded This method results in with empty calories. egg whites that are more Eggs, by contrast, are tender than if they had low-carb, high-protein and gluten-free. And just been conventionally boiled. about anything you can Then a few years ago, I slide between two slices heard from a couple from of bread can also be Chicago who suggested stuffed into a hardsteaming the eggs. This cooked egg. method turns out to be Still, I'm not talking about the typical version, easier to time than the no-boil method because loaded with mayo and a you don't have to wait for sprinkling of paprika. I the water to heat up. But mean eggs filled with any number of more sub- much more important is the end result: the whites stantial, and tastier, ingredients — from tuna or are ridiculously tender.

HARD-BOILED EGGS Start to finish: 40 minutes (5 minutes active) Servings: Makes 6 hard-boiled eggs 6 large eggs Fit a collapsible steamer inside a medium saucepan and fill the saucepan with about 1 inch of water or to just below the level of the steamer basket. No water should be touching the eggs. Put the lid on top of the pan and bring the water to a medium-high boil over medium-high heat. Using a large, long-handled, slotted spoon, place the eggs in a single layer in the steamer, being careful not to burn your hand with the steam. Steam the eggs for 12 minutes. Transfer the eggs to a bowl of ice and water and let them cool completely. This will take 20 to 30 minutes. When they are cool, crack them all over and peel under cold running water, starting at the wide end of the egg and making sure to get under the membrane (which makes it easier to peel the egg).

TUNA OR SALMON STUFFED EGGS Servings: 12 stuffed egg halves One 3.5-ounce can tuna or regular salmon, or smoked salmon, drained 6 large hard-boiled eggs 1/4 cup mayonnaise 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 tablespoons minced celery, plus celery leaves for garnish

In a medium bowl mash the tuna with a fork until it is in small flakes. Cut the eggs in half and remove the yolks. Add the yolks to the tuna and mash the mixture well. Stir in the mayonnaise, lemon juice and celery; salt and pepper to taste. Mound a heaping spoonful of the yolk mixture into the cavity of the whites and garnish with the celery leaves. Nutrition information per serving: 86 calories; 56 calories from fat; 6 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 99 mg cholesterol; 68 mg sodium; 0 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 7 g protein.

GUACAMOLE EGGS Servings: 12 stuffed egg halves 1 medium ripe Hass avocado (about 3/4 cup) 6 large hard-boiled eggs 3 tablespoons minced scallions 2 to 3 teaspoons minced serrano chile (with the seeds and ribs) or to taste 1 tablespoon mayonnaise 2 to 3 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or to taste Coarsely chopped cherry tomatoes, sprinkled with kosher salt for garnish In a medium bowl mash the avocado with a fork until it is mostly smooth with a few lumps. Cut the eggs in half and remove the yolks. Add the yolks to the avocado and mash the mixture until it is smooth. Stir in the scallions, chile, mayonnaise, lime juice and salt and pepper to taste. Mound a heaping spoonful of the yolk mixture into the cavity of the whites and garnish with the chopped tomatoes. Nutrition information per serving: 62 calories; 43 calories from fat; 5 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 94 mg cholesterol; 64 mg sodium; 1 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 0 g sugar; 3 g protein.

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Classic Swiss fondue never went out of style BY KATIE WORKMAN The Associated Press Food as fashion has never made a lot of sense to me. Kale is out (no, not really), jackfruit is in, and so on. But guess what? In Switzerland, the birthplace of fondue, this creamy cheese dish never went out of style, and once you make up a pot for your crew, you will realize why the Swiss never ever considered letting it go the way of the Jell-O mold. Emmenthal cheese (or, in Switzerland, Emmental) and Gruyere are the two most classic cheeses used in authentic Swiss fondue. Other traditional choices are Comte, Rachlette and Swiss Vacherin, which melts beautifully. If you want to add different cheeses, do; you need cheeses with flavor, and cheeses with a smooth, creamy melting texture — classically, cow's milk cheeses made in the Alpine style. Fontina and Jarlsberg are good thoughts too, and very accessible. Talk to your cheesemonger to see what else is an option. Rubbing the pot with a garlic clove in this version adds a subtle touch of garlic; some recipes call for actual minced garlic to be added to the pot. As for the kirsch, if you discuss "real" fondue with someone from Switzerland you will get a firm opinion on whether it should be included. Only a small amount of this cherry liqueur is used, so it doesn't seem to be a deal breaker, at least to this fondue neophyte. Some people like to keep the kirsch out of the fondue, but dip the bread lightly into a small dish of it before dipping the bread into the cheese. Other seasonings that might be added are dry mustard or nutmeg, but traditionalists would probably stab me with a fondue fork for suggesting such things. The classic item to dip into cheese fondue is bread cubes, but there is no reason to stop there. Crackers, vegetables, even meats or fruit — anything that goes well with cheese is fair game.

Additional tips: Don't overheat the cheese, and add it slowly. Melting cheese gradually over low temperature helps keep it smooth, not clumpy or stringy. If your fondue gets clumpy, add either a bit more wine or a couple of teaspoons of fresh lemon juice. If you don't have a fondue pot, you can still make fondue and just serve it in the pot you cooked it in. Reheat it, stirring, as needed. Or just eat fast.

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CLASSIC SWISS FONDUE Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 8-10 Garlic clove 1 1/2 cups dry white wine 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1 pound grated Gruyere 1/2 pound grated Emmenthal (or Emmental) cheese Freshly ground black pepper to taste 2 teaspoons kirsch (optional) To serve: Cubes of firm, day-old bread Lightly steamed asparagus, broccoli and cauliflower florets, or carrots Cherry tomatoes Strips of bell pepper Apple or pear slices Rub the inside of a heavy pot, such as an enameled castiron pot, with the garlic clove. Add the white wine, and heat over medium heat until hot. Toss the grated cheese in a bowl with the cornstarch. Add that mixture to the pot very gradually, stirring all the while, until the cheese is melted and the mixture is smooth. Season with pepper. Meanwhile, arrange the bread and other dipping items attractively on a serving platter. If you have a fondue pot, light the flame under it, and transfer the fondue to the fondue pot. Let everyone spear the food of their choice with fondue forks or other small forks, and dip away. Nutrition information per serving: 213 calories; 108 calories from fat; 12 g fat (8 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 40 mg cholesterol; 63 mg sodium; 3 g carbohydrate; 0 g fiber; 1 g sugar; 12 g protein.

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ucchini flowers are perfect for stuffing. In the following recipe, the flowers are filled with cheese

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For years, my go-to deep-frying batter has been made of roughly equal parts beer and flour. But I wanted the batter for this dish to be crisper, more like tempura, so I added seltzer and baking soda and swapped out half of the flour for cornstarch. Unlike flour, cornstarch has no gluten, which ensures a thinner, more delicate coating that nonetheless holds its shape. You'll want to mix the batter just before using it to prevent the bubbles from evaporating. Combine the dry ingredients and park them on the counter while you prep the blossoms and begin to heat the oil. When the

oil is almost up to temperature, add the liquid ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix the batter quickly. Take care not to rip the petals while stuffing the flower with cheese, then close the open end of the flower by twisting the petals like a New Year's Eve party popper. The cheese should stay put and not leak into the oil. Choose a pan with deep sides and fill it with no more than 1 1/2 or 2 inches of oil. Make sure the oil has a high smoke point. Use a deep-fat thermometer to keep track of the temperature and try to maintain it at a constant 365 F. Depending on the size of your pan, fry no more than three or four stuffed blossoms at a time. This will ensure that the temperature of the oil neither drops nor bubbles over the top. If the temperature begins to creep up, pull the pan off the flame and/or add a little cool oil. Transfer each batch of fried blossoms to a paper towellined sheet pan, sprinkle lightly with salt and keep warm in the oven while you fry the rest.

CHEESE STUFFED ZUCCHINI BLOSSOMS Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 12 squash blossoms 1/2 ounce coarsely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano 1 ounce mozzarella, cut into 12 cubes 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour (2 3/8 ounces) 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup ice-cold beer 1/2 cup ice-cold seltzer Vegetable oil for deep frying 1 cup marinara sauce (homemade or your favorite store brand), heated Basil sprigs for garnish Preheat oven to 200 F. Line a rimmed sheet pan with a double layer of paper towels. Working with one blossom at a time, carefully separate the petals to expose the inside of the flower and the central stamen (on a male plant) or pistil (on a female plant). Using small sharp scissors cut out as much of the stamen or pistil as possible to make room for the cheese. Put about 1 teaspoon of the Parmigiano-Reggiano in the cavity; top with a chunk of mozzarella. Twist the petals gently to enclose the filling; set aside the stuffed blossoms. In a medium bowl combine the flour, cornstarch, soda and salt. In a large, deep saucepan heat 1½ to 2 inches of oil over medium high heat to 365 F. When the oil is at around 325 F, combine the dry ingredients in the bowl with the beer and the seltzer; stir the mixture until it is combined well but with a few lumps remaining. Working with three or four blossoms at a time, dip them in the batter, coating them well and letting the excess drip off. Add them gently to the 365-degree oil; let cook for 30 seconds. Using tongs, gently turn them over. Cook until they are golden, about 1 to 1 1/2 minutes, turning them once again. Transfer the blossoms to the rimmed sheet pan using a slotted spoon, sprinkle with kosher salt and keep warm in the oven while you batter and fry the remaining zucchini blossoms. To serve: Spoon onefourth of the marinara sauce into the bottom of each of four soup bowls, arrange three fried blossoms on top and garnish with a basil sprig.

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Date, Coconut and Peanut Granola Bar

Naturally sweet granola bars are sure to be a hit with kids BY MEERA SODHA The Associated Press Once upon a time, my Indian grandma was left in charge of packing school lunches for my sisters and me. We were sent off to school with some potato curry and a garlic chutney so fierce my eyebrows twitched on the bus all the way to school and I couldn't bear to open the Tupperware in fear of what might be unleashed on my friends. After that, I outlawed traditional Indian food in my packed lunches, setting my mother free to get creative with Anglo-Indian dishes that became family favorites. This granola bar using

dates, coconut and peanuts is among the recipes she created. It doesn't use sugar, instead relying on dates and honey as sweeteners. The dates add a lovely fudgy texture and the oats and peanuts give slow release energy which will keep your kids (and you) going for a few hours. Cinnamon and ginger, in a nod to India, are used in small amounts to add a hint of warmth and extra flavor. Mum used to make it in big batches on a Sunday and fill the house with the most divine smells, which would creep under the door while I was doing my homework. For the rest of the week, I'd look forward to packed lunches knowing what I was going to get.

DATE, COCONUT AND PEANUT GRANOLA BAR Start to finish: 40 minutes Servings: 16 1 1/4 sticks butter, unsalted 1 cup dates, pitted and chopped 1/3 cup honey, plus more to drizzle 1 ½ teaspoons ground ginger 1 cup desiccated coconut 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 cups rolled oats ½ cup roasted unsalted peanuts, chopped Grease and line an 8-inch square baking pan and preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Add the butter, dates, honey, coconut, ginger and cinnamon to a deep saucepan and heat over a low flame until butter and honey melt, stirring occasionally. Stir in the oats and chopped peanuts until mixed, then spread evenly into the baking pan. Pat the top down with a spoon to smooth the top and drizzle top with honey. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until brown and firm on top. Cool before cutting into squares. These bars will keep for up to a week in an airtight tin. Nutrition information per serving: 200 calories; 107 calories from fat; 12 g fat (7 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 15 mg cholesterol; 11 mg sodium; 23 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 13 g sugar; 3 g protein.