June 05, 2015 by The Sumter Item

Budget balanced County council still talking cuts, expenditures BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

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Further discussion of the Sumter County 2016 fiscal year budget continued Thursday evening during a special called budget workshop for Sumter County Council. Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon presented council with a proposed balanced budget for 2016 based on figures from the current 2015 budget with expenditures and revenues totaling $48.2 million. He said the budget had a few

slight increases and decreases in some departments and could be used as a starting point to consider more significant increases and cuts and additional items for the 2016 budget. The first expenditure item discussed was the addition of a seventh ambulance to the Sumter County Emergency Medical Services fleet, and changing the departments shift schedule from 24 hours working and 48 hours off to 24 hours working and 72 hours off. The ambulance and new schedule,

which would require about 15 personnel, would add about $403,000 to the county’s budget for 2016. Mixon said the 24/72 schedule could help with retention in the department. He said the 48 hours off is not an adequate enough recovery period for EMS personnel, and the additional ambulance would help to spread out the responsibility of call responses which have increased during recent years.

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Andrew Wrenn, center, dove into a pool to pull Michal Hoge out after Hoge dove in and cracked three vertebrae in his neck. Wrenn then performed CPR on his teammate. Members of the Dalzell-Shaw Jets alumni wore black uniforms with “Hope 4 Hoge” and played an exhibition game against the current team, which raised about $8,200 for Hoge’s medical expenses on Wednesday.

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Michal Hoge never left the side of his buddy, Andrew Wrenn, when he was caught underneath a Polaris Ranger utility vehicle last summer after their ride flipped while taking a sharp turn at a high rate of speed. Wrenn needed two stitches in his face and tore the right tricep in his shoulder just a day after his 18th birthday. On Sunday, May 17, Wrenn was there for Hoge when he needed him the most. Hoge suffered an injury which left him with three broken vertebrae in his neck while diving into a swimming pool. Wrenn performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation on his former teammate with the Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 and Thomas Sumter Academy baseball teams, saving his life. “That’s a life-changing event in all of this, that we have an oppor-

tunity to go forward and deal with whatever is in front of us because Michal is alive, and he’s only alive because Andrew Wrenn practiced CPR,” said Laura Hoge, Michal’s mother.

FUN TURNS SERIOUS Hoge and several friends were at a friend’s house swimming on May 17. Hoge dove into the shallow end of the pool and made a splash, then another. “Knowing Michal Hoge, if anyone knows him, he’s a big jokester, and he kids around so we thought he was kidding around,” said Wrenn who played in a fundraising game on behalf of Hoge on Wednesday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field between the current Dalzell team and former Jets. “After about a minute and a half, then my friend said, ‘Andrew, jump in the pool and see what’s wrong with him.’ “I jumped in the pool and pulled him up to the top, and his face and

lips were as blue as could be. At that moment I told myself, ‘I have to get him out of the pool and get him to the side.’” After several friends helped Wrenn pull Hoge out of the pool, Wrenn began to perform CPR on him. For a minute and half nothing happened. Then, slowly but surely, progress could be seen. Hoge began to vomit, and water came up, and Wrenn said he could hear him breathe on his own. Yet his friend was still unconscious. Wrenn, who learned CPR in a class as a student at TSA, said he continued CPR until medical personnel arrived and took Hoge to Tuomey Regional Medical Center about midnight. Hoge was then transferred to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia where friends and family waited from 2:30 a.m. to 7 a.m. while he had surgery done on his neck.

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Haley: New domestic violence law 1st culture-changing step BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s new domestic violence law marks a first step in changing a culture that has quietly ignored abuse, Gov. Nikki Haley said Thursday, just before she signed the bill. The law increases penalties for repeat domestic violence offenders based on the severity of the attack, the number of prior offenses and other factors, such as whether the victim was strangled, is pregnant or was abused with children nearby. It replaces an old system that based punishment mostly on the number of offenses. It also imposes a lifetime gun ban on the worst abusers and an automatic three- or 10-

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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley signs the state’s new domestic violence bill into law on Thursday. The new law increases penalties for domestic violence and has a gun ban for batterers. year ban in other cases. Haley said the new law works well with the task force

she created to fight the longignored problem in South Carolina. The state often

ranks at the top of the nation for the number of domestic violence deaths, a statistic advocates blame as much on a culture that tries to hide domestic violence problems as on lenient laws favoring abusers. “We are working hard to make sure domestic violence is no longer a whisper — that it is something we actively talk about on a daily basis,” Haley said, surrounded by more than 50 lawmakers and supporters of the new law. Rep. Shannon Erickson helped guide the bill through the House. She said its comprehensiveness was critical. Along with increased penalties, it gives victims more options to get financial and other help escaping from bad relationships and offers coun-

seling and help for first-time offenders. Erickson, R-Beaufort, joined the governor and others in thanking The Post and Courier of Charleston for its Pulitzer-Prize winning 2014 series on domestic violence, which put pressure on lawmakers and officials to stop ignoring studies about South Carolina’s high domestic violence rate. Erickson said the newspaper gave a voice to the bravest people — victims willing to tell their stories publicly. “We can thank the media all we want for giving them a voice, but it is a hard thing to do to talk about what happened in those very, very, very difficult situations. They spoke from their heart for months,” Erickson said.

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3 seniors achieve perfect attendance really focus on her education when she got to high school. “I wanted to be academically successful, and I knew that one of the factors in order to achieve that was to be present at the school every single day,” she said. Erin not only learned TIARA the importance of education, but also grew up loving to attend school. “When I was in the second grade, there was one day no one could take me to school in the morning, because my brother’s wife was having a baby,” she said. “I stayed up crying that night, and my grandma came to take me to school the next morning.” John Eagle said for him it was a bit of a challenge to see if he could achieve perfect attendance.

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Three students in Sumter County will have graduated this year without ever missing a day of school. Sumter High School seniors Tiara Lonon and Erin Collins and Wilson Hall senior John Eagle Miles Jr. have attended school every day, from kindergarten through the 12th grade. For all three, the feat was not something they planned; they were just conscientious students who valued the importance of the education they were receiving. “When I was in the seventh grade, I started realizing how important it was to be in school every day, because if you a miss even just one day, it’s a lot harder to catch up,” Tiara said. Tiara’s classmate, Erin, wanted to

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“Both of my parents encouraged me to see how long I could go without missing school,” he said. “There were a few close calls over the years, a few days when I felt sick, but came to school anyway; thankfully it was nothing contagious.” John Eagle enjoys playERIN ing various instruments including the alto saxophone, piano, viola and the flute. Tiara will attend Francis Marion University and major in biology. Her ultimate goal is to become a pediatrician. Erin plans to attend University of South Carolina Sumter and major in nursing; she then wants to transfer to Clemson University. She would like to work as a flight paramedic. John Eagle will attend USC in Co-

lumbia and major in pre-med, with the ultimate goal of being a doctor. “John Eagle exemplifies what it means to be a conscientious student,” said Wilson Hall Headmaster Fred Moulton. “His passion for learning is not just in academia, but also in the performing JOHN EAGLE arts, where he excels.” Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker said that 13 years of perfect attendance is an exceptional achievement. “Never missing a day takes a lot of discipline and dedication, and I commend Erin and Tiara for completing such a momentous task,” said Baker. “I am very proud of their accomplishments and wish them nothing but the best as they continue their educational journeys.”

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Clayton Goff, 10, and his brother, Cooper, 8, enjoy the early dismissal from the final day of school at Alice Drive Elementary School to fish for bass at Wilson’s Pond on Wednesday afternoon. The brothers fish for bass, which they release.

COLUMBIA — The South Carolina Senate has unanimously appointed a Greenville attorney and former Duke Energy executive to run the state’s health and environmental agency. Catherine Heigel’s appointment as director the Department of Health and Environmental Control came Thursday in the final hour of the General Assembly’s regular session. Heigel was president of Duke Energy’s South Carolina operations from March 2010 to June 2012. She plans to resign positions on the board of the Nature Conservancy’s state chapter and the board of state-owned utility Santee Cooper. In her confirmation hearing last month, Heigel was strongly praised by senators from both parties.

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Sumter County hosting sold-out National Trails Day event at Poinsett BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com As summer swings into full gear and more people are spending time outdoors, the Palmetto Conservation Foundation is taking time to celebrate the outdoors by hosting events outside this weekend. The first Saturday in June is National Trails Day, a day to appreciate the work and effort it takes to maintain hiking and biking trails in state parks, and to take time to enjoy the environment around the trails. This year’s National Trails Day falls on June 6, and state parks across the state are hosting events to celebrate. “Its focus is the celebration and utilization of trails through the people who not only hike and bike the trails, but those who build the trails, maintain the trails, the volunteers who work on the trails and the organiza-

tions or businesses that house the trails,” said Zabo McCants, park ranger at Poinsett State Park in Sumter County. There are three big events across the state during the weekend, all of which are put on by the Palmetto Conservation Foundation, with one being at Poinsett. This is the third year Poinsett has hosted the weekend-long event. The other two events are one similar to Poinsett’s at Croft State Park in Spartanburg and a hike at the Awendaw Passage in the Lowcountry. The events across the state are open to Palmetto Conservation Foundation and Southern Off-road Bicycle Association members. Membership for Palmetto Conservation is $35 for a student, $50 for an individual and $100 for a family of as many as four people, according to its website. Membership for SORBA

starts at $30, according to its website. McCants said the event at Poinsett is full, however. Mary Rowe of the Palmetto Conservation Foundation said the events in Croft Park and Awendaw Passage still have room. During the course of the weekend at Poinsett there are different guided hikes, mountain biking trail rides, biking skills courses and story time by a campfire. McCants said it’s good for Poinsett to host one of the events this weekend because it opens people’s eyes to previously unknown parts of the state. “The ability to see people hiking and utilizing the park trails, the smiles, the enjoyment on children’s faces, the enjoyment of adults getting out and seeing a tree they may never have known what it looks like, or seeing wildlife on the trial or discovering a part of South Carolina they’ve

never been to, that’s the enjoyment and what I get out of it as a state park ranger,” he said. “It’s always important for state parks to be able to be a host site for events like this because it’s discovery of South Carolina and what South Carolina has throughout the state,” McCants said. McCants said the event is fun and many of the participating rangers do a great job interacting with the people who come during the weekend. He mentioned a wildlife demonstration and some of the guided tours through the wilderness. While those are great, McCants said the weekend has built-in down time where people can relax by the lake, which is something National Trails day is all about. “It refreshes their soul before they go back to the hustle of everyday life,” McCants said.

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Boston police confirm target of terror plot BOSTON (AP) — A Boston man shot to death by the terror investigators who were surveilling him had talked about beheading blogger Pamela Geller before deciding to target police officers, Boston police said Thursday. “There was some mention of that name,” said Police Commissioner William Evans, who dismissed it as “wishful thinking” while speaking on the “Today” show. Geller’s a combative personality known for provoking Muslims by campaigning against a mosque near the World Trade Center site in New York, sponsoring inflammatory advertisements and organizing Prophet Muhammad cartoon contest in Texas “They want to make an ex-

ample out of me to frighten the rest of the US into silence and submission,” Geller wrote in an e-mail to the AP on Thursday. “This is not about me. This is about whether the US will stand for freedom or submit and cower before violent intimidation.” Usaama Rahim, 26, was killed Tuesday by anti-terror investigators who tried to question him. Authorities told his family that they would show them a police video of the shooting on Thursday. Already shown to community leaders who then backed the police account, they say it shows officers retreating as Rahim lunges at them with a military-style knife, then shooting when he refused to drop it.

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Lips, cheek reconstructed for dog with taped muzzle NORTH CHARLESTON (AP) — Surgery on Caitlyn, the South Carolina dog who was severely injured after her muzzle was taped shut, took a little longer than expected, but the surgeon is optimistic about her recovery. Local media outlets report the surgery was performed at Veterinary Specialty Care in Mount Pleasant on Tuesday. A spokeswoman says Caitlyn had her lip and cheek reconstructed but only lost minimal function of her

tongue. Caitlyn, a stray 15-monthold chocolate Staffordshire mix, showed up at a home last Wednesday with her mouth tightly bound with black electrical tape. Authorities say 41-year-old William Leonard Dodson of North Charleston was arrested Monday and charged with ill treatment of animals. He remains in Charleston County Jail. It wasn’t clear if he has an attorney.

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Physical therapist Regi Mathew works with transplant patient Jim Boysen at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston on Wednesday. Texas doctors say they have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help Boysen with a large head wound from cancer treatment.

Texas doctors do 1st skull, scalp transplant BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Texas doctors say they have done the world’s first partial skull and scalp transplant to help a man with a large head wound from cancer treatment. MD Anderson Cancer Center and Houston Methodist Hospital doctors announced Thursday that they did the operation on May 22 at Houston Methodist. The recipient — Jim Boysen, a 55-year-old software developer from Austin, Texas — expects to leave the hospital Thursday with a new kidney and pancreas along with the scalp and skull grafts. He said he was stunned at how well doctors matched him to a donor with similar skin and coloring. “It’s kind of shocking, really, how good they got it. I will have way more hair than when I was 21,” Boysen joked in an interview with The Associated Press. Last year, doctors in the Netherlands said they re-

placed most of a woman’s skull with a 3-D printed plastic one. The Texas operation is thought to be the first skull-scalp transplant from a human donor, as opposed to an artificial implant or a simple bone graft. Boysen had a kidney-pancreas transplant in 1992 to treat diabetes he has had since age 5 and has been on drugs to prevent organ rejection. The immune suppression drugs raise the risk of cancer, and he developed a rare type — leiomyosarcoma. It can affect many types of smooth muscles but in his case, it was the ones under the scalp that make your hair stand on end when something gives you the creeps. Radiation therapy for the cancer destroyed part of his head, immune suppression drugs kept his body from repairing the damage, and his transplanted organs were starting to fail — “a perfect storm that made the wound not heal,” Boysen said. Yet doctors could not per-

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Before you sit down ... Experts to office workers: Stand at least 2 hours daily BY MARIA CHENG AP Medical Writer

ONDON â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Are you sitting down? In that case, you should probably stand up before reading this.

In the first advice of its kind, British experts are recommending office workers stand for at least two hours a day, in a warning against the dangers of prolonged sitting. The guidelines were developed by a group of experts invited by Public Health England and an advocacy group and were published online Monday in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. The experts recommend people start with two hours of standing or light activity, adding they should eventually double that to four hours. In recent years, the hazards of sitting too much have been compared to those of smoking, with research suggesting people who spend most of their days seated are more likely to be fat, have heart problems, cancer and even die earlier. Not even regular exercise seems to help. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Even if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re meeting your physical activity guidelines, you cannot undo the risks of prolonged sitting,â&#x20AC;? said Gavin Bradley, director of the campaign group Get Britain Standing, one of the authors of the new guidance. Bradley, who spoke during a telephone interview while walking, said officials estimate the average Briton sits for

more than half of their working hours. His group is expanding its campaign to other countries, including the U.S., and is pushing for more people to have access to a desk that allows them to stand. According to the guidelines, people who sit the most have more than twice the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, a 13 percent increased risk of cancer and a 17 percent increased risk of premature death, compared to those who sit the least. Jenny Nissler, an occupational physical therapist and spokeswoman for Britainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Chartered Society of Physiotherapists, said people who sit for long stretches could be more prone to joint stiffness and back pain. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Companies should reconsider the culture around taking regular breaks and think about whether meetings could be held standing up or walking,â&#x20AC;? she said. Bradley, who takes all his calls standing, says curbing the amount of time people spend sitting could have huge benefits since up to 95 percent of adults in developed countries are classified as inactive.

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doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know what to expect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We like to let the family shape and mold the experience,â&#x20AC;? Cooney said. As grim as the deed is, performing this service can be rewarding for veterinarians. They get to see a more intimate side of humansâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relationship with their pets than they would at a clinic. Some humans send off their beloved pet with a party. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It might be like an Irish wake, with people laughing and telling stories,â&#x20AC;? Cooney said. Rituals are not uncommon. McNabb, who euthanizes perhaps 70 pets each month, has witnessed Wiccan and Buddhist ceremonies during house calls. My wife and I had previously had two cats put down, both times at a clinic. As Echo became sicker, as she lost interest in food and water, and after an overnight stay at an emergency hospital failed to stop the downward spiral, we talked seriously about when and how to have her euthanized. Echo was an exceptionally

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timid cat. When someone visited, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d scamper beneath the chaise upstairs. Trips to the clinic were a torment for her â&#x20AC;&#x201D; the pet carrier, the half-hour drive, alien hands groping her. We decided Echoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s final moments should be as dignified and calm as possible. In-home euthanasia costs more than having it done at a clinic. But for us, it was the best way. When McNabb arrived, she explained the procedureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s technical aspects, and we talked about how we wanted it done. McNabb told me to take my time talking with Echo. She would be ready when we were.

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New fed data shows no slowing of global warming BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — Global warming has not stopped or even slowed in the past 18 years, according to a new federal study that rebuts doubters, who have claimed that that heating trends have paused. Scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration readjusted thousands of weather data points to account for different measuring techniques through the decades. Their calculations show that since 1998, the rate of warming is about the same as it has been since 1950: about two-tenths of a degree Fahrenheit a decade. The so-called hiatus has been touted by non-scientists who reject mainstream climate science. Those claims have resonated; two years ago, the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change felt the need to explain why the Earth was not heating up as expected, listing such reasons as volcanic eruptions, reduced solar radiation and the oceans absorbing more heat. “The reality is that there is no hiatus,” said Tom Karl, director of the National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, NoXrth Carolina. He is the lead author of a study published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science. One key to claims of a hiatus is the start date: 1998. That year there was a big temperature spike; some of the following years were not as hot, though even hotter years fol-

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China suspected in massive breach Officials: Hackers accessed 4 million federal employees’ personal data BY KEN DILANIAN AND RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chinabased hackers are suspected of breaking into the computer networks of the U.S. government personnel office and stealing identifying information of at least 4 million federal workers, American officials said Thursday. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that data from the Office of Personnel Management and the Interior Department had been compromised. “The FBI is conducting an investigation to identify how and why this occurred,” the statement said. The hackers were thought to be based in China, said Sen. Susan Collins, a Maine Republican. Collins, a member of the Senate intelligence committee, said the breach was “yet another indication of a foreign power probing successfully and focusing on what appears to be data that would identify people with security clearances.” A U.S. official, who declined to be named because he was not authorized to publicly discuss the data breach, said it could potentially affect every federal agency. One key question is whether intelligence agency employee information was stolen. Former government employees are affected as well. “This is an attack against the nation,” said Ken Ammon, chief strategy officer of Xceedium, who said the attack fit the pattern of those carried out by nation states for the purpose of espionage. The information stolen could be used to impersonate

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ment said. Rep. Adam Schiff, ranking Democrat on the House intelligence committee, called the hack “shocking because Americans may expect that federal computer networks are maintained with state-ofthe-art defenses.” Ammon said federal agencies are rushing to install two-factor authentication with smart cards, a system designed to make it harder for intruders to access networks. But implementing that technology takes time. Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., said the government must overhaul its cybersecurity defenses. “Our response to these attacks can no longer simply be notifying people after their personal information has been stolen,” he said. “We must start to prevent these breaches in the first place.”

SEN. RICHARD BURR, R-N.C., chairman for Senate Intelligence Committee acquire when doing these investigations, both on the subjects of the investigations and their contacts and references, it would be a vast amount of information,” Holland added. DHS said its intrusion-detection system, known as EINSTEIN, which screens federal Internet traffic to identify potential cyber threats, identified the hack of OPM’s systems and the Interior Department’s data cen-

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HOGE FROM PAGE A1 Two of his vertebrae, the C5 and C7, were completely repaired whereas the C6 was completely rebuilt. All three vertebrae were lying on top of his spinal cord but were not severed. That leads to the hope that Hoge may one day walk again. Hoge, who just finished his freshman year at University of South Carolina, is paralyzed from the chest down, and there is no guarantee that he will be able to walk again. He can move his arms and mouth but can’t speak and doesn’t remember what happened to him. “He wants people to be in good spirits and does not really want people to feel sorry for him because once he knows that people feel sorry for him then he’ll start feeling sorry for himself, which he really doesn’t want,” Wrenn said. “He wants people to be happy and know that he loves all of us.”

COMING TOGETHER Hoge needs the support of his family, friends and community, and the community stepped up on Wednesday as about $8,200 was raised from the game. All of the proceeds will go toward medical costs. General Field was packed as Hoge watched via Skype as his former teammates and coaches came together for his cause. Hope4Hoge was on the back of several T-shirts. It serves as a message to spread the news about Hoge throughout the community, to bring about prayers, awareness and monetary contributions. “He is just a great young man, and to have that great crowd to support him was just kind of like a testament to what kind of person he is,” said Bill DeLavan, who coached Hoge at Thomas Sumter. “All of that outpouring of support he had was great, but it wasn’t surprising because I know what kind of kid he is.” Both the Sumter P-15’s and Manning-Santee Post 68 American Legion teams will show support for Hoge by wearing a sticker with No. 6 on their helmets. Former Jets head coach Steve Campbell, now the Sumter P-15’s head coach, said Hoge was a dream to coach. “Whenever the P-15’s play Michal Hoge is in the hearts and thoughts of the P-15’s as well,” Campbell said. “We’ll never forget him; he’s a great kid, and he’s a model young man which every parent wishes his son to grow up and be like.”

THE SUMTER ITEM Caitlyn Welsh and Taylor Riles sign a T-shirt for Michal Hoge during a fundraiser baseball game at Thomas Sumter Academy on Wednesday. Hoge broke his neck diving into a pool, and he and Riles have been friends since elementary school.

“He’s one of the most pleasurable people I’ve ever coached,” said current Jets head coach Gene Durant, who was an assistant to Campbell while Hoge was playing with the Jets. “Michal gave it 100 percent from the time he hit the field to the time he got off. He made some plays for us that were just unbelievable.” “As a teammate he’s great,” Shane Bishop said of Hoge, his former TSA and Dalzell teammate. “He’s one of those guys you can always rely on, and being a pitcher I always loved having him in the infield. He was one of those guys that when the ball was hit to him you knew he was going to make the play. You don’t get that out of a lot of guys, and he was one of those guys that always had your backs.”

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ACROSS 1 Was missing 7 Cell download 10 “The Wild Duck” playwright 15 Inclusive term 16 Engage in a bit of selfcriticism 17 Word on a résumé 18 Item with pips 19 Scene when stores open on Black Friday? 21 “I believe in the absolute __ ... of humanity”: Gandhi 23 Investment initials 24 CPR provider 25 Certain rider 26 Boost, say 29 Quill __ 31 Superhero preparing to cook dinner? 35 Yachting, perhaps 36 Relies (on) 37 Eclair big enough to share? 42 Pub patron’s words 44 Pole-to-pole link 45 Efficient wall decor for a steel vault? 53 Tirana is its cap. 54 Blu-ray play-

er error message 55 Sandusky’s lake 56 N.T. book 58 Comprehended 59 Winery event 62 Just tempting enough ... and what 19-, 31-, 37and 45-Across are? 65 “Move it!” 66 Principle 67 Dickens’ “__ Mutual Friend” 68 Fountain offering 69 Minor surgery targets 70 Old spy gp. 71 Heads (toward) DOWN 1 Started 2 Like many Schoenberg compositions 3 Cell component 4 Actors Kevin and Richard 5 Article in Der Spiegel 6 Spanish deity 7 “__ you kidding?” 8 Lock up, say 9 ‘60s Moore role 10 One of an academic octet 11 Sit tight 12 Subject of a

1765 act 13 Defunct carrier 14 O.T. book 20 Woodworking tool 22 More practical 27 Vacation time 28 “Honor Thy Father” author 30 FDR was once its governor 32 Move it 33 Violin attachment? 34 Fresh, to a Frau 37 Farm houses 38 Cape named by Charles I 39 “__ Love”: “Carmen Jones” song 40 Demand 41 Decline 42 Org. encour-

aging vaccination 43 “Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered” musical 46 Inedible wrap 47 Affirming retort 48 Rue family tree 49 Wrap up 50 Sibelius’ “Valse __” 51 Dead __ 52 “Holy moly!” 57 Cancel the dele 60 __ box 61 Box __ 62 NYC Freedom Tower locale 63 Nos. on driver’s licenses 64 Anniversary no

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COMMENTARY

Why doctors quit, Ch. 2 W

ASHINGTON — I rarely do follow-up columns. I’m averaging one every 10 years. And while my last such exercise resulted in a written apology from the White House (for accusing me of making up facts over its removal of Churchill’s bust), today’s is not a complaint. It’s merely a recognition that the huge response elicited by last week’s column, “Why Doctors Quit,” warrants both rebuttal and clarification. Physicians who responded tended to agree with my claim that doctors are being driven out of the profession by the intrusions, interferences, regulations, mandates, constraints and sundry other degradations of their vocation that are the result of the bureaucratization of medicine. Chief among them is the imposition of electronic health records. I’ve also heard from people who notice how much attention their doctor must devote to filling out EHR boxes on a computer screen rather than to engaging with them during an office visit. To the point CHARLES Krauthammer where a heretofore unheard of profession has been invented — the “scribe” who just enters the data so the doctor can actually do doctoring. On the other hand, my critics, vocal and many, had two major complaints. First, that I’m just a Luddite unwilling to adapt to the new digital world and looking for excuses not to. Second, that while I might have a point about the bureaucratization of medicine, could I not have made it without satisfying my anti-Obama tic and blaming it all on him, and my other itch and blaming it on liberalism? First, I don’t oppose going digital. Properly used, it brings many benefits. The gains, however, are not coming from massive databases attempting to cover and extend to all of medicine but from far more narrow and tailored adaptations. In radiology, for example, one is dealing with artifacts — X-rays, CT scans, MRIs — that can be easily categorized, digitized, filed, transmitted and shared in a way impossible in the age of the shadowed X-ray film held up to backlight. The problem with the EHR, however, is that the pretense of universality leads to information collection that is largely irrelevant to the patient. And, more fundamentally, that the EHR technology, being in its infancy, is hopelessly inefficient. Hospital physicians will tell you endless tales about the wastefulness of the data collection and how the lack of interoperability defeats the very purpose of data sharing. As for my complaint about President Obama and his fellow liberals: Again, I don’t oppose going electronic. What I oppose is the liberal instinct to impose doing so, giving substance to that old saw that a liberal is someone who doesn’t care what you do, as long as it’s mandatory. Why could they not leave the decision of when and how to go electronic to those who use the technology and can best judge its ripeness and usefulness? Instead, the Obama administration decided arbitrarily six years ago that EHR should be universally in use by 2015. Time being up, doctors who did not conform are now penalized through partial loss of Medicare reimbursement. In time, we will surely develop more tailored, specific and efficient data-collection systems that doctors and hospitals will adopt if only to keep up with the increasing efficiency of their digitized competitors. Why, then, the punitive mandate? I was in no way arguing that the bureaucratization of medicine began with Obama. It is the inevitable and inexorable result of the industrialization of everything from cloth making to food service, now extended to health care. My point is that, given the consequent loss of autonomy and authority of doctors, why are we compounding their demoralization by forcing an EHR mandate that robs them of both time and the satisfaction of proper patient care? Yes, in principle, vast record collection will create mass databases that in theory could be mined to help administrators and perhaps even to yield medical insights. But it is somewhat ironic that with incessant complaints about NSA collection of telephone metadata — as of last Sunday, now banned in these United States — as an assault on privacy and civil liberties, we seem not at all disturbed by the current amassing of mountains of medical data about you and your insides, a literal and far more intrusive invasion of the self. My argument is simple. If electronic records are such a great boon — as I think they eventually will be — they will be adopted over time as the benefits begin to exceed costs. Let the market work. Let doctors breathe. And while you’re at it, drop the Medicare penalty. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@ charleskrauthammer.com. © 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

SOUTHERN WITH A GULF COAST ACCENT

Back in black for a funeral

few months after a cheerful parade celebrating her 100th birthday, complete with a ride in a convertible Corvette, my great aunt passed away, and I was thrown into a tizzy trying to find a dress to wear to the funeral. Or should I say, a “proper” dress to wear to the funeral. I searched my closet for my go-to summer black dress but remembered it had become a bit too ... let’s go with “worn” as opposed to “snug.” My longLeslie Anne sleeved wool Harrison dress was the only suitable black dress I had, and a July funeral in Jay, Florida, is no place for such an oppressive garment. I own other black frocks, but they are more “night on the town” than “hole in the ground” types of outfits. Nothing is worse than someone being a little too “hoochie–coochie” looking at a funeral. I know these days, people accept all sorts of colors when we gather to marry them or bury them, but, for a funeral, I just feel a strong pull to the tradition of sad, sorrowful black. I also like it when it rains at a funeral be-

cause it’s like the whole world is shooting out tears. People who say they want everyone to wear colorful clothing to their “Celebration of Life” are getting birthdays and funerals confused. It’s the same as if they had a piñata at the service so people would have fun, but then filled it with bees so there wasn’t too much fun. “Be happy! Wear red! Then cry your head off ’cause I’m not here anymore!” The only other set-in-stone color rule in society is for weddings, where the only one wearing white should be the person holding the largest bouquet of flowers and being presented the gift of jewelry. White is for the bride alone, although a few grooms in the 1970s thought they’d give the all-white tuxedo a try. (Not such a good idea after all, was it, Mr. Polka-Dot Underwear?). Much to my horror, an old girlfriend of my husband showed up at our wedding wearing white and managed to jump into several photos. I swear on a stack of Bibles I had nothing to do with it, but the poor girl was never seen or heard from again, bless her heart. Back to my great aunt’s summertime funeral; I finally settled on a lightweight tan dress with coordinating tan heels, minimal jewelry and no perfume — because you never want to clash with all the

flowers. I was suitably subdued, respectfully bland, but still not in proper black. My husband’s college roommate, John, was raised in the South by a mother from Boston who was extremely proper. After John’s date with a promising young lady, we asked him how it went. He gloomily shook his head and said, “I knew she wasn’t for me when she answered the door wearing all black before sundown.” At 20 years old, I had never heard that rule but was deeply impressed there were still social and fashion rules I didn’t know. From that point on, John’s mother was my hero, and years later, she attended my wedding and endeared herself to me even more for casting an evil eye at the chick wearing white. If any of you aren’t feeling well, I’d appreciate it if you could just hang on a little longer while I find a decent black dress. I promise it will be worth the wait. And if heaven forbid, it’s my turn to be planted in the ground, by all means, wear whatever you’d like. But those in black get preferred seating. And pearls will earn you a souvenir funeral fan.

gants know about each other. Why is the birth rate, outside of wedlock, such a prevalent matter in one race more than another? If the illegitimacy problem were not a factor, would the child support system be so overloaded? Why can I say all this? I worked in child support enforcement in Sumter, as a constable and deputy sheriff for 19 years. I have witnessed the judges, court clerks and DSS support enforcement people do everything in their power to work with the men and women involved with paying and receiving support. It is further amazing how when facing a jail sentence the defendant can come up with some money to pay toward the support. Guess what happens then? They do not make another payment until again facing jail time. Each time, as it should be, the

money or length of time to be served becomes greater for violating the court’s order. Many of the men and women I locked up would tell you, I told them to at least make an attempt to pay something through the window for their child, if they make $20 doing something, put $10 in to the support case. When they make no effort at all that pretty much shows they really don’t care about a court order and worse, their child. If the value of a “family unit” is taught, maybe the illegitimacy which is even being glorified today in the Hollywood way of life would bring our morals back in check. That would keep our inmate rate lower because fewer would be in jail for “Failing to Pay Child Support as Previously Ordered.” JIM AUSTIN Sumter

Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for Gulf Coast Media — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She can be reached at la@fairhopesupply.com.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Rose-colored glasses need to be checked Wow, Dr. Williams, again it is somebody else’s fault that a failure to do right ends up putting the poor black man in jail. You say, “Most men and women reckon with their mistakes and shortcomings with intentions, prayers, hopes and desires to make amends, repent, reform and reconcile.” Check your rosecolored glasses; I do believe a cleaning is necessary. The percentages you quote of those locked up, by race, are probably pretty close. Check with DSS Child Support in Florence; get the percentage of race in child support cases in the Sumter courts. I wish they had rates on the recidivism of those cases, or how many of the litigants are multiple cases. It is also amazing how little the liti-

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DAILY PLANNER

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FYI holds a dance from 7 to 10 Camp Happy Days is in need p.m. on the first and third of donations of caps, TFridays of each month at shirts, sunscreen and Offerannually some help, helpon or Gion just Street. the VFW funds. Held thefind some get involved Call Sarah Shorter at (803) first week in July, Camp 847-3288. Happy Days is a weeklong event helping hundreds of Sumter Area Toastmasters young cancer patients and meets at 7 p.m. each Tuestheir siblings spend time in day at the Sumter Mall an atmosphere of fun, community room, 1057 laughter and fellowship. If Broad St. The group helps you or your business can in developing speaking and help in any way, contact leadership skills. Call DougBill Ellis at (803) 460-7666. las Wilson at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Gonzalez at The Sumter Combat Veterans (803) 565-9271. Group holds weekly peer to peer meetings at 11 a.m. Navy and Marine Corps shipevery Tuesday at the South mates who served on the HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafay- USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 ette Drive. These meetings from 1944 through 1976 and are designed for veterans the USS Columbus (SSNto help other veterans with 762) past and present, to PTSD, coping skills, claims share memories and camaand benefits. Open to all raderie with old friends area veterans. and make new ones, conHaving cancer is hard. Finding tact Allen R. Hope, president, 3828 Hobson Road, help shouldn’t be. Free help Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; for cancer patients from (260) 486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; the American Cancer Socifax (260) 492-9771; or email ety. Transportation to treatment, help for appear- at hope4391@verizon.net. ance related side effects of Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is treatment, nutrition help, in need of volunteers in Sumone-on-one breast cancer ter and surrounding counsupport, free housing away ties. Opportunities availfrom home during treatable for you to use your ment, help finding clinical time and talents to be of trials, someone to talk to — assistance include reading, all free from your American musical talents, companCancer Society. Call (800) ionship, light housekeep227-2345. ing, etc. Contact Joyce The Rembert Area Community Blanding at (803) 883-5606 or hospicecareofsumter@ Coalition (RACC) offers a senior citizens program 10 a.m.- yahoo.com. noon each Monday and Agape Hospice is in need of Wednesday at 6785 Bradley volunteers. Whether your St. (behind community car passion is baking, knitting, wash), Rembert, SC 29128. reading, singing, etc., Transportation is available. Agape Hospice can find a For details, call (803) 432place for you. Contact 2001. Thandi Blanding at (803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 or Sumter High School Class of tblanding@agapsenior. 1972 will hold a 43-year com. class reunion Sept. 11-13. For information, email your Hospice Care of South Caroliname and address to na is in need of volunteers in shs1972classreunion@ Sumter County. Do you gmail.com. Deadline is July have one extra hour a 31, 2015. week? Opportunities are Are you a breast cancer survi- available for patient/family companionship, adminisvor? Maggie L. Richardson trative support, meal prepis seeking other survivors aration, light household to form a music group and projects, student education give back to the communiand various other tasks. ty. If you are interested in Contact Whitney Rogers, joining, contact her at mlrminstry2012@gmail.com or regional volunteer coordinator, at (843) 409-7991 or (803) 236-9086. The Second (Indianhead) Divi- whitney.rogers@hospicecsion Association is searching are.net. Amedisys Hospice is in need for anyone/everyone who of volunteers. Volunteer opserved in the 2nd Infantry portunities include 1) speDivision. Visit the website at www.2ida.org or contact cial projects of baking, sewing, knitting, crafts, Mike Davino at MDavino@ carpentry and yard work; yahoo.com or (919) 4982) administrative/office du1910. Zumba classes will be held at ties of copying, light filing and answering phones; and 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and 3) patient companionship Wednesdays at the Parks and Recreation building on — develop one-on-one relaHaynsworth Street. Classes tionships with hospice patients (training provided are $5 each and no registration is required. Contact free of charge). Contact Rhoda Keefe, volunteer coDeanne Lewis at zumordinator, at (803) 469-3047 badeanne@gmail.com. or rhonda.keefe@amediThe Palmetto Singles Club sys.com.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

Partly cloudy and humid

Thundershower

An afternoon shower or t-storm

A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

Thundershower

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66°

88° / 66°

87° / 66°

90° / 71°

92° / 71°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 55%

NNW 6-12 mph

SW 2-4 mph

NW 3-6 mph

ESE 6-12 mph

SW 6-12 mph

WSW 7-14 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 80/62 Spartanburg 81/63

Greenville 83/64

Columbia 85/66

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 84/66

Aiken 85/64

ON THE COAST

Charleston 83/68

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 81 to 85. Saturday: Sunny intervals with a thunderstorm; humid. High 83 to 89.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 85/68/t 65/52/c 90/67/s 79/56/pc 91/69/pc 70/59/pc 91/74/pc 70/61/pc 90/71/t 74/60/pc 96/73/t 68/56/pc 74/65/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.75 75.10 75.01 97.64

24-hr chg +0.08 +0.07 +0.09 -0.14

Sunrise 6:11 a.m. Moonrise 11:10 p.m.

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

1.81" 1.81" 0.65" 20.19" 15.57" 18.27"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

78° 64° 86° 63° 99° in 1985 50° in 1988

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 87/70/t 70/55/pc 93/68/s 72/53/pc 92/69/s 72/60/pc 92/76/s 79/57/pc 88/70/t 83/59/t 96/71/pc 69/57/pc 82/66/t

Myrtle Beach 83/69

Manning 83/67

Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds light and variable. Saturday: A couple of thunderstorms. Winds light and variable.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 83/66

Bishopville 83/67

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 2.60 19 5.14 14 2.28 14 3.94 80 76.09 24 8.35

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8:30 p.m. 9:07 a.m.

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June 24

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AT MYRTLE BEACH

High 11:41 a.m. --12:13 a.m. 12:32 p.m.

Today Sat.

Ht. 2.8 --3.4 2.8

Low 6:32 a.m. 6:28 p.m. 7:19 a.m. 7:20 p.m.

Ht. -0.2 -0.2 -0.3 -0.1

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/58/t 86/63/pc 87/63/pc 85/69/pc 81/69/pc 83/68/pc 83/63/pc 85/65/pc 85/66/pc 84/65/pc 78/64/pc 80/65/pc 81/64/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 83/61/t 90/65/t 91/65/t 89/70/t 79/68/t 86/68/t 88/65/t 90/69/t 90/68/t 88/67/t 79/66/t 84/65/t 85/65/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 83/66/pc Gainesville 90/67/t Gastonia 82/62/pc Goldsboro 80/64/pc Goose Creek 83/68/pc Greensboro 79/63/pc Greenville 83/64/pc Hickory 81/63/pc Hilton Head 83/72/pc Jacksonville, FL 85/65/t La Grange 90/67/t Macon 89/64/t Marietta 85/65/t

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 88/67/t 89/67/t 87/65/t 83/65/t 86/68/t 82/64/t 88/66/t 85/63/t 86/72/t 89/67/t 92/68/t 91/64/t 87/66/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 80/60/t Mt. Pleasant 83/68/pc Myrtle Beach 83/69/pc Orangeburg 84/66/pc Port Royal 84/70/pc Raleigh 77/63/pc Rock Hill 82/62/pc Rockingham 82/64/pc Savannah 84/67/pc Spartanburg 81/63/pc Summerville 83/68/pc Wilmington 82/65/pc Winston-Salem 80/64/pc

Sat. Hi/Lo/W 84/63/t 86/69/t 85/70/t 88/67/t 87/71/t 83/64/t 87/64/t 88/66/t 88/69/t 88/65/t 87/68/t 84/65/t 83/64/t

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

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Social EUGENIA LAST networking will present a problem for you. Use your intelligence and choose your words wisely. Keep your emotions in check and remain professional in the workplace. Bide your time, do a stellar job and you will advance.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Participate in events, activities or research projects that will help you make a decision regarding where you live or the places you visit. Don’t let your emotions dictate what you do. Intelligence and common sense will lead you in the right direction. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Listen carefully to matters concerning investments, expenditures and medical matters. The information you pick up will help you avoid making assumptions that can lead you down the wrong path. Make positive changes to improve your standard of living. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Love is highlighted. Take care of personal and emotional issues that have been causing uncertainty. Adjust your attitude if it will help you get ahead at work or give you a chance to do something unique. Make positive changes. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t sit back waiting for someone else. By being proactive, you will show how dynamic and vital you can be to any project you pursue. It’s what you do that will summon support and the favors needed to reach your goals.

that will make you feel good about who you are and what you do. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Do things that are conducive to looking and feeling your best. Love and romance are highlighted along with creative pursuits. Take a trip or sign up for a seminar that sparks your interest. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The people you question will be reluctant to inform you of the drawbacks to a situation that concerns you. Use your intuition to ferret out what’s best for you. Don’t let love stand between you and your success. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Get busy and finish what you start. If you leave things undone, someone will complain or ruin your plans for the weekend. A partnership looks like it might need an overhaul. Address issues of concern and move along quickly. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Someone will feel slighted if you try to take over. Don’t be surprised if a colleague reverses a decision you thought you had in the bag. Avoid getting too close to someone you work with. Professionalism is required. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Avoid making any decisions about legal, financial or medical matters until you have had enough time to research how you want to handle matters. Put greater emphasis on home, family and having fun with the ones you love.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): A fundraising event will lead to an interesting conversation with VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus on someone who will bring clarity to a project you want to pursue. Don’t your responsibilities and completing what’s expected of you. share what you know, just listen to what’s being said. Don’t wait for Your actions are what count, not someone else to make the first arguing with someone who is unwilling to budge. Do something move.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

3-5-6-8-36 PowerUp: 2

6-8-13-37-40 Powerball: 11 Powerplay: 2

2-9-11-22-23 Megaball: 12 Megaplier: 4

PICK 3 THURSDAY

PICK 4 THURSDAY

3-9-6 and 4-8-1

8-5-0-9 and 7-2-7-4

SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Ryker, a 1-year-old tan and black neutered male German Shepherd mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken and loves to play with other dogs. He is a very sweet and friendly dog who loves attention and enjoys playing fetch with a tennis ball! Ryker would make an excellent addition to any family. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 7739292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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TIGERS BASEBALL

Clemson parts ways with Leggett Longtime coach fired after 2nd straight 0-2 run in postseason BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA— Clemson fired longtime baseball coach Jack Leggett on Thursday after the Tigers’ second straight 0-2 appearance in the NCAA tournament. Leggett led Clemson to 955 victories, six College World Series trips in 22 seasons and a legacy as one of college baseball’s top coaches. However, the Tigers have not reached Omaha, Nebraska, since 2010 and have gone 5-10 in their past five NCAA tournament trips, including getting swept out of regionals in 2014 and 2015. The Tigers were 32-29 this past season, losing both games at the Fullerton Regional last weekend. A year ago, Clemson lost two straight at the Nashville Regional. Clemson athletic director Dan Radakovich met with Leggett earlier this week to assess the team’s progress and future. “After my evaluation, it came down to this: I think we can be better,” said Radakovich, who informed Leggett of the dismissal earlier Thursday. Leggett, 61, did not immediately messages from The Associated Press. Clemson had been one of the best in college baseball for much of Leggett’s tenure.

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THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Clemson baseball head coach Jack Leggett was fired on Thursday after 22 years leading the program. The Tigers went to the NCAA tournament 21 times in his 22 seasons, but hadn’t won a regional in five years and went 0-2 the past two years. Leggett took over for the late Bill Wilhelm in 1994 and continued his predecessor’s success — Wilhelm led Clemson to six College World Series trips between 1958-93 — with the Tigers. Leggett’s team, led by future Major League Baseball pitchers Kris Benson and

Billy Koch, reached the College World Series in 1995 and 1996. His teams also went to Omaha in 2000, 2002, 2006 and 2010. But since then, the Tigers have had a drastic postseason drop-off. They had not hosted an NCAA regional (Clemson held 11 in Leggett’s first 18

seasons) since 2011. Perhaps worst of all for Clemson fans was the rise of rival South Carolina, which won national titles in 2010 and 2011 and until this season had lost each season series with the Gamecocks since 2006. Leggett’s win totals slid from 40 in 2013 to 36 last year

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Manning wins 2nd straight to take series BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Fields, who stepped down to take the girls job at Darlington High. “I know Coach Frances is a great person and I believe in what she instilled here and we want to continue to build from that. “Obviously we’re two different coaches; it may be a little change in certain things, but, for the most part, if it’s successful I believe in continuing with it,” she said. “We’re definitely going to build off what she has done.” The Lady Gators were 22-5 last season and lost to Lancaster 44-42 in the state championship game. Adams-Ludd has no varsity coaching experience. She was an assistant to Dorothy Fortune at Lee Central this past season and was the head junior varsity

After losing to Hartsville 13-1 in seven innings on Monday at Jimmy White Park in Kelleytown, G.G. Cutter wasn’t feeling too good about his Manning-Santee American Legion baseball team. Post 68 was 0-4 and had lost three of its games in seven innings due to the 10-run mercy rule. He’s feeling a bit better now. That’s because Manning won the CUTTER next two games, winning the series with Post 53 with a 4-2 victory on Wednesday back in Kelleytown. “Yeah, we’ve played a little bit better the last two games,” said Cutter, whose team beat Hartsville 7-2 on Tuesday. “We hit the ball better, had good pitching and played good defense.” This after Post 68 lost the middle of its infield and its leadoff hitter and cleanup hitter after Monday’s game. Second baseman and leadoff hitter Collin Lee and shortstop and No. 4 hitter Steven Cox decided to quit. Now Manning-Santee faces another issue as it tries to maintain the momentum with two League III games against Dalzell-Shaw and another against Camden next week.

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SEE MANNING, PAGE B4

FROM STAFF REPORTS

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POST 68 BASEBALL

P-15’s trying to stay perfect GOOSE CREEK – The Sumter P-15’s were trying to hold on for an American Legion baseball series sweep against Goose Creek on Thursday at the Goose Creek Middle School field. Sumter led 7-6 after five innings thanks to a big 6-run second inning and big nights from River Soles and Jacob Watcher. After both teams missed scoring opportunities in the first, the P-15’s took advantage of four straight walks to start the second inning to plate the first run with Dawson Price picking up an RBI. Javon Martin followed with a run-scoring single, Phillip Watcher added an RBI groundout and Jacob Watcher came up with the big hit of the inning – a 2-run double to make it 5-0. Soles then followed with his first hit and RBI of the night to increase the P-15’s lead to 6-0. It stayed that way until the top of the fourth when Soles came up with two outs and a runner on third. He collected his second hit and second RBI of the night to make it 7-0. Post 166 finally got to Sumter starter Chris Crawford in the bottom of the fourth.

and 32 this season. His program came under scrutiny from Radakovich last season, the AD opting to retain the coach while putting him on notice there had to be significant improvement. Leggett has one year left on

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Former Lee Central High School and University of South Carolina basketball standout Demetress Adams-Ludd has been named the new girls head coach at Lakewood High School. She replaces Frances Fields, who led the Lady Gators to the 3A state title game this past season.

Former standout Adams-Ludd new Lakewood girls basketball coach BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com After having great success with one former local standout as its girls basketball head coach, Lakewood High School will turn to another looking for the same success. Demetress Adams-Ludd, the former Lee Central High and University of South Carolina standout, has been hired as the new head coach for the Lady Gators, who played for the 3A state title this past season under former Sumter High standout Frances Fields. “For most people, it’s pressure, pressure pressure, but I’m taking the perspective and role that, hey, that’s a great legacy and we’ll continue to build off of that,” Adams-Ludd said of replacing

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5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters Second Round from Malmo, Sweden (GOLF). 9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters Second Round from Malmo, Sweden (GOLF). 11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s Semifinal Matches from Paris (WIS 10). Noon – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Coral Gables Super Regional Game One from Coral Gables, Fla. – Virginia Commonwealth at Miami (ESPNU). Noon – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 Practice from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon – LPGA Golf: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Second Round from Cambridge, Ontario (GOLF). 2 p.m. – Formula One Racing: Canadian Grand Prix Practice from Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 2:20 p.m. – International Soccer: Netherlands vs. United States from Amsterdam (ESPN2). 2:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Memorial Tournament Second Round from Dublin, Ohio (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: Races from New York (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Charlottesville Super Regional Game One from Charlottesville, Va. – Maryland vs. Virginia (ESPNU). 4:30 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Fayetteville Super Regional Game One from Fayetteville, Ark. – Missouri State vs. Arkansas (ESPN2). 4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Axalta ‘We Paint Winners’ 400 Pole Qualifying from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400k Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1). 6 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Firestone 600 Pole Qualifying from Fort Worth, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic First Round from Des Moines, Iowa (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at New York Yankees or Oakland at Boston (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Florence (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Gainesville Super Regional Game One from Gainesville, Fla. – Florida State vs. Florida (ESPN2). 7:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Florida at New York (SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series WinStar World Casino 400k from Fort Worth, Texas (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 9 p.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Dunedin, New Zealand – Colombia vs. Portugal (FOX SPORTS 2). 9 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at Houston (UNIVISION). Midnight – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Dunedin, New Zealand – Mexico vs. Serbia (FOX SPORTS 1). Midnight – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match – Mali vs. Uruguay (FOX SPORTS 2).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

31 30 27 25 24

22 25 28 27 28

.585 .545 .491 .481 .462

– 2 5 51/2 61/2

W New York 29 Tampa Bay 28 Toronto 25 Baltimore 24 Boston 24 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 30 Minnesota 31 Detroit 28 Cleveland 25 Chicago 24 WEST DIVISION W Houston 34 Los Angeles 28 Texas 27 Seattle 24 Oakland 23

L 25 26 30 29 30

Pct .537 .519 .455 .453 .444

GB – 1 41/2 41/2 5

L 20 21 27 27 27

Pct .600 .596 .509 .481 .471

GB – – 41/2 6 61/2

L 21 26 26 29 33

Pct .618 .519 .509 .453 .411

GB – 51/2 6 9 111/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Boston 6, Minnesota 3, 1st game N.Y. Yankees 3, Seattle 1 Toronto 8, Washington 0 Oakland 6, Detroit 1 Minnesota 2, Boston 0, 2nd game Chicago White Sox 9, Texas 2 Houston 3, Baltimore 1 Kansas City 4, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 6, L.A. Angels 5, 10 innings

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oakland 7, Detroit 5 Baltimore 3, Houston 2 Minnesota at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Cleveland at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 4-1), 7:05 p.m. Houston (R.Hernandez 2-4) at Toronto (Aa.Sanchez 4-4), 7:07 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 2-7) at Cleveland (Marcum 2-0), 7:10 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 2-3) at Boston (Miley 4-5), 7:10 p.m. Detroit (Ryan 1-0) at Chicago White Sox (Quintana 2-6), 8:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 3-6) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-3), 8:10 p.m. Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 1-0) at Kansas City (Volquez 4-3), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 4-5) at Seattle (Happ 3-1), 10:10 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Houston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 4:10 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 7:15 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 7:15 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Houston at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Detroit at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 4:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Pct

Washington 29 New York 29 Atlanta 26 Miami 22 Philadelphia 21 Central Division W

W L 24 25 27 32 33

.547 .537 .491 .407 .389

– 1/2 3 71/2 81/2

Pct

St. Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division

18 24 24 29 36

.660 .547 .529 .431 .333

– 6 7 12 171/2

Pct

35 29 27 22 18

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 7, Milwaukee 4 Arizona 9, Atlanta 8 Pittsburgh 5, San Francisco 2 Philadelphia 5, Cincinnati 4, 11 innings Toronto 8, Washington 0 Miami 7, Chicago Cubs 3 Colorado 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 San Diego 7, N.Y. Mets 3

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-0) at Washington (Roark 1-2), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 5-3) at Philadelphia (Williams 3-5), 7:05 p.m. San Diego (T.Ross 2-5) at Cincinnati (R.Iglesias 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Morton 2-0) at Atlanta (W.Perez 1-0), 7:35 p.m. Milwaukee (Lohse 3-6) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-3), 8:10 p.m. Miami (Koehler 3-3) at Colorado (E. Butler 3-5), 8:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-5) at Arizona (Hellickson 3-3), 9:40 p.m. St. Louis (C.Martinez 5-2) at L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-3), 10:10 p.m.

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs at Washington, 12:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 10:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

San Diego at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. San Francisco at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Miami at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, 8:05 p.m.

NBA FINALS By The Associated Press

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State vs. Cleveland Thursday, June 4: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. Sunday, June 7: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. Tuesday, June 9: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. Thursday, June 11: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 14: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-Friday, June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS By The Associated Press

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Chicago 1, Tampa Bay 0 Wednesday, June 3: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Saturday, June 6: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 7:15 p.m. Monday, June 8: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 10: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Saturday, June 13: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m. x-Monday, June 15: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 17: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION

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Cleveland forward LeBron James, right, guards Golden State guard Stephen Curry (30) during the first half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday in Oakland, Calif. The Cavaliers led 51-48 at halftime. Visit www.theitem.com for complete results.

Cavs lead 51-48 at halftime Stephen Curry is showing why he is this year’s MVP. Curry scored 14 points in the half, LeBron James poured in 19 and when the dust settled the Cavs were holding a 51-48 lead at halftime on a late J.R. Smith 3-pointer. Go to www.theitem.com for final results. With a pair of his trademark long-range jumpers, he sparked a Warriors rally that helped Golden State battle back from a 14-poimt deficit and take the lead — and turn the game around. NCAA HITS UNC WITH 5 VIOLATIONS IN WAKE OF SCANDAL

North Carolina’s longrunning academic fraud scandal now includes five NCAA charges, including a lack of institutional control for poor oversight of an academic department popular with athletes and the counselors who advised them. The school released a 59page notice of allegations Thursday from the NCAA, which uses the document to specify violations uncovered

during an investigation. The charges were more broadbased than focused on individual sports, with the NCAA regarding academic irregularities in the formerly named African and AfroAmerican (AFAM) Studies department as potential improper benefits by saying athletes received access to courses and other assistance generally unavailable to non-athletes. No coaches were named in the five allegations, though one dealt specifically with the conduct of a women’s basketball adviser for providing too much help on research papers. MATSUYAMA, VAN PELT TIED AT MEMORIAL; WOODS 9 BEHIND

DUBLIN, Ohio — Hideki Matsuyama was bracing for a rough day at the Memorial and wound up with a share of the lead Thursday. Tiger Woods still doesn’t know what to expect. Matsuyama made a bold start in his bid to join Woods as the only repeat

winners at Muirfield Village by running off four straight birdies on the back nine and one strong par save on his way to an 8-under 64 that tied the Japanese star with Bo Van Pelt. WOODS, KERR, KONGKRAPHAN MATCH COURSE RECORD

CAMBRIDGE, Ontario — Cheyenne Woods, Cristie Kerr and P.K. Kongkraphan matched the course record at 9-under 63 on Thursday to share the first-round lead in the Manulife LPGA Classic. SON OF BRONCOS OWNER ARRESTED ON DOMESTIC CHARGES

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Bowlen Jr., the 29-year-old son of Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and an administrative employee of the team, has been placed on indefinite leave following his arrest on domestic violence charges. From wire reports

FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

Thursday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $30.86 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Women Semifinals Lucie Safarova (13), Czech Republic, def. Ana Ivanovic (7), Serbia, 7-5, 7-5. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. Doubles Men Semifinals Bob and Mike Bryan (1), United States, def. Simone Bolelli and Fabio Fognini (6), Italy, 6-3, 6-3. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, and Horia Tecau (5), Romania, 6-3, 7-5. Mixed Championship Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Lucie Hradecka, Czech Republic, and Marcin Matkowski, Poland, 7-6 (3), 6-1. Legends Doubles Round Robin Men Under 45 Juan Carlos Ferrero and Carlos Moya, Spain, def. Michael Chang, United States, and Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3. Arnaud Clement and Nicolas Escude, France, def. Yevgeny Kafelnikov, Russia, and Andrei Medvedev, Ukraine, 6-4, 7-5. Men Over 45 Guy Forget and Henri Leconte, France, def. Mikael Pernfors and Mats Wilander, Sweden, 6-2, 7-6 (7). Ladies Kim Clijsters, Belgium, and Martina Navratilova, United States, def. Conchita Martinez, Spain, and Anastasia Myskina, Russia, 7-5, 6-3. Lindsay Davenport and Mary Joe Fernandez, United States, def. Marion Bartoli, France, and Iva Majoli, Croatia, 6-3, 6-3. Junior Singles Boys Quarterfinals Taylor Harry Fritz (2), United States, def. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera (10), Chile, 6-3, 6-4. Michael Mmoh (6), United States, def. Reilly Opelka, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Corentin Denolly (4), France, def. Juan Pablo Ficovich, Argentina, 6-0, 7-6 (6). Tommy Paul (13), United States, def. Manuel Pena Lopez, Argentina, 6-3, 6-1. Girls Quarterfinals CiCi Bellis (4), United States, def. Jil Teichmann, Switzerland, 6-2, 6-1. Marketa Vondrousova (1), Czech Republic, def. Katharina Hobgarski, Germany, 6-3, 6-2. Paula Badosa (12), Spain, def. Katerina Stewart (3), United States, 6-2, 6-2. Anna Kalinskaya (16), Russia, def. Fanny Stollar, Hungary, 6-7 (4), 6-0, 6-2. Junior Doubles Boys Quarterfinals Tim Sandkaulen, Germany, and Mate Valkusz, Hungary, def. Taylor Harry Fritz, United States, and Orlando Luz (1), Brazil, 6-4, 2-6, 10-5. Alvaro Lopez San Martin and Jaume Munar, Spain, def. Michael Mmoh, United States, and Akira Santillan (3), Japan, 6-3, 6-3. William Blumberg and Tommy Paul (4), United States, def. Dragos Nicolae Madaras, Romania, and Louis Wessels, Germany, 6-1, 6-4. Franco Capalbo and Geronimo Espin Busleiman, Argentina, def. Corentin Denolly, France, and Johan Nikles, Switzerland, 6-2, 4-6, 10-7.

SUMTER FROM PAGE B1 Crawford pitched out of a bases-loaded, no-out jam in the first and had allowed no hits with seven strikeouts entering the inning. But a leadoff single led to bigger things for the Phoenix, who scored two runs on an RBI sacrifice bunt by Coleman Padgett and an RBI single by Brad Browder. A couple of walks, a hit batsmen and errors helped Post 166 add on in the fifth inning and ended the night for Crawford. After a 1-out double and a hit batter, a throwing error al-

LEAGUE III STANDINGS League Overall W L Pct. GB W L Sumter 5 0 1.000 5 0 Camden 3 0 1.000 1 3 0 Hartsville 1 2 .333 3 1 2 Manning 2 4 .333 3 1/2 2 4 G. Creek 0 2 .000 3 1/2 0 2 Dalzell 0 3 .000 4 0 3 Monday’s Games Sumter 15, Goose Creek 1, 7 innings Hartsville 13, Manning-Santee 1, 7 innings Tuesday’s Games Sumter 20, Goose Creek 10, 7 innings Manning-Santee 7, Hartsville 2 Wednesday’s Game Manning-Santee 4, Hartsville 2 Thursday’s Game Sumter at Goose Creek, late Today’s Game Sumter at Florence, 7:30 p.m. Junior Legion Schedule Thursday’s Game Bishopville at Manning-Santee Today’s Games Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Manning at South Florence No. 2, 6:30 p.m.

lowed the third Goose Creek run to score and an-

LAKEWOOD FROM PAGE B1 coach. “It’s one of those things where someone’s always got to get a chance, you know?,” Ward said in deciding to go with Adams-Ludd. “A lot of people, once they get that chance, they take advantage of it and I feel she’s at the phase in her life where she’s saying, ‘I just want a chance,’ and I feel like with her basketball Xs and Os and her knowledge I feel like giving her the opportunity to be a head coach is something that has been deserved, and I think she’s going to take it and run with it.” The 6-foot-4-inch AdamsLudd brings quite a pedigree as a player. She won four 2A state championships and five region titles playing for Fortune at Lee Central. She went on to a good career at USC and played professionally overseas for three years. “She’s been at all phases

of the game, where a lot of kids want to go, so I felt like from that standpoint she can communicate with the girls on all levels and communicate to say,‘Hey, I know what it takes to get where you want to go, here are some of the things you have to be able to do’ ” Ward said. “Plus, she’s got high character; she’s very professional in how she presents herself so it’s not only from the basketball standpoint but from a personal side too. I think she’s a person who the girls will really relate to, look up to as a role model and really enjoy being a part of her program.” Adams-Ludd played at USC from 2005-09, the final season under current head coach Dawn Staley. She is ranked third in career blocked shots, fourth in offensive rebounds, fourth in defensive rebounds and eighth in field goal percent-

other error on dropped a fly ball – Sumter’s fourth miscue of the night – spelled the end for Crawford, who had a high pitch count entering the frame. Sumter reliever Drew Talley walked in the fourth and fifth runs before being relieved himself and Ryan Touchberry walked in another to make it 7-6 before he got the final two outs to stop the bleeding. The P-15’s were looking for their sixth straight victory to start the season and their sixth straight victory to start League III play. Sumter won the opener against Goose Creek 15-1 on Monday and rallied for a 20-10 victory on Tuesday at Riley Park.

age. She fell just 23 points shy of 1,000-point plateau, but recorded 16 double-doubles and scored in double figures 36 times. She also holds the school record for both total rebounds and defensive rebounds in a game. She had 26 rebounds against Arkansas in 2008, 17 of which were defensive. Adams-Ludd wants the focus to be on the Lakewood team, coach included. “We’re all going to face obstacles and overcome them together,” she explained. “And I want it to be a team atmosphere where it’s just ‘Oh, this is the head coach.’ Yes, it will be a respect level, but we’re all on the same even playing field with this thing. And to be honest, I think this is a great situation because the new players coming in are feeding into that culture and things that will be set by myself and that has carried over from what the previous coach has done.”

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FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015

FRENCH OPEN

Serena comes back again to reach final BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — At changeovers in her French Open semifinal, an ill Serena Williams walked ever so slowly to the sideline, where even lowering herself to sit seemed difficult. With the temperature nearing 85 degrees (30 Celsius), she pressed white towels filled with ice against her forehead and neck and guzzled water. Early on, her play was as poor as her health. She failed to chase balls she normally would. As telling as anything: On those occasions when she did win points, Williams mostly refrained from her familiar fist pumps and yells of “Come on!” Never can count her out, though, no matter the circumstances. Down a set and a break Thursday, and clearly not herself, Williams summoned the resolve to reach the final by beating 23rd-seeded Timea Bacsinszky of Switzerland 4-6, 6-3, 6-0. After getting broken to fall behind 3-2 in the second set, Williams claimed the final 10 games. She had a 12-2 edge in winners in the final set. “Stunning,” said Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou. “This is the difference between champions and everyone else. There is no logical explanation.” Mouratoglou said the No. 1-ranked Williams has been dealing for several days with the flu, including a fever and difficulty breathing. Williams skipped her news conference — something sister Venus did after losing last week, drawing a $3,000 fine — and issued a statement reading: “I have been feeling un-

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Serena Williams returns the ball to Timea Bacsinszky during her 4-6, 6-3, 6-0 semifinal victory in the French Open on Thursday at Roland Garros in Paris. Williams played through an illness to win and will face No. 13 seed Lucie Safarova in the final on Saturday. well for a few days, and ... I needed to see the tournament doctor.” Now one victory from her third French Open championship and 20th major title in all, Williams faces 13th-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic on Saturday. “I tried everything. I thought if I lose, I will lose with a fight,” Williams told crowd in French. “I tried, I tried. I found the energy. I don’t know where, but I found it. And I won. I hope that on Saturday, I hope ...” Cutting herself off, she stepped away from the microphone, bent over and began coughing. She offered a quick wave, collected her things and

left. Off the court, she got a hug from Mouratoglou, who helped her down stairs toward the locker room. “I was worried,” said Williams’ mother, Oracene Price. “But I knew if she could get through the second set, somehow maybe the adrenaline and God would help her get through the match.” Next comes Williams’ 24th Grand Slam final, and Safarova’s first. In her statement, Williams called herself “determined to be 100 percent ready.” The left-handed Safarova eliminated defending champion Maria Sharapova in the fourth round and 2008 champion Ana Ivanovic 7-5, 7-5 on

Thursday. Williams won her semifinal despite dropping the first set for the fourth time in six matches. She’d never fashioned that many comebacks during one major tournament. When this one was over, finally over, Williams leaned forward and rested her head on her hands atop the handle of her upside-down racket. Bacsinszky — who said she noticed Williams “was taking some time between points” but tried to focus on herself — was asked how her own mistakes contributed to the result. “We say in French: ‘If we could put Paris in a bottle.’

HORSE RACING

NEW YORK— All that separates American Pharoah from ending the longest drought in horse racing history — 37 years without a Triple Crown winner — is 1 1/2 miles and seven rivals determined to make him earn a victory in the Belmont Stakes. Twelve horses before him have tried to complete the sweep of the Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont and failed since 1978. Now it’s American Pharoah’s turn Saturday. The bay colt with the unusually short tail appears to have come through the Derby and Preakness with energy to spare, and he’ll need it in the longest and most grueling of the three-race series. American Pharoah galloped around the big Belmont oval Thursday before visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He will take to the track again Friday for his final tuneup. He is the heavy 3-5 early favorite. Before Affirmed swept the 1978 Kentucky Derby, Preakness and Belmont, 25 years had passed between Triple Crown winners Citation in 1948 and Secretariat in 1973. Now it’s 37 years, with a chance for American Pharoah to make history and goose the struggling sport or become just another miss. “There’s a lot of anxiety,” said Bob Baffert, the only trainer to lose the Belmont three times with horses that had won the first two legs. “I don’t even think about the history.” American Pharoah and seven rivals will run the longest race of their lives Saturday. If there’s rain in the forecast, give the edge to American Pharoah, who romped to a seven-length win in the Preakness after a massive downpour occurred as the horses were

going to the starting gate. The colt’s grand-sire, Empire Maker, won the 2003 Belmont, spoiling Funny Cide’s Triple Crown bid. This time, the competition seems committed to sticking closer to American Pharoah, whose preferred running style is at the front, although he’s shown he can sit off the early pace and win. How many of the horses press the early pace will determine who has enough gas left for the 1,097yard run down the stretch. “I want him to break cleanly and freely,” Baffert said, “and have Victor put him in the mode where he’s comfortable. I’m sure they’re all going to be pretty close together.” Just as horses aren’t used to running 1 1/2 miles, jockeys aren’t used to riding races that long, either. The Belmont has undone some who have moved too soon and burned out their horses. Others have moved too late and let the leaders get away. The track’s deep, sandy surface can prove tiring to run on, the turns are sweeping, and the poles used by jockeys to judge their location are placed differently than at the mile tracks where most of them ride. American Pharoah’s California-based jockey, Victor Espinoza, has experience in the Belmont, having lost two other Triple tries, with California Chrome last year and War Emblem in 2002. “If he’s happy, it’s all going to be easy,” Espinoza said. “If he’s not happy, you’re going to force things and he’s not ready to do it.” American Pharoah will be the only horse to run in all three Triple Crown races this year. Five of his rivals already lost to him in the Derby, one was beaten by him in the Preakness, while another is new to the series.

AP Sports Writer Samuel Petrequin contributed to this report.

Exercise rider Jorge Alvarez gallops Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner American Pharoah at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., on Thursday. American Pharoah is attempting to become the first Triple Crown winner in 37 years by winning the Belmont Stakes on Saturday.

Distance, rivals challenge American Pharoah’s Triple try BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press

Like, I could say, ‘If, if, if. If my forehand was in. If I would maybe choose another tactic,’” Bacsinszky said. Bacsinszky wiped away tears as she left the court, her magical run abruptly done. She never had been past the second round in Paris — or the third round at any major. Two years ago, she took a hiatus from tennis to work at restaurants with an eye toward pursuing a degree in hotel management. Last year, she was ranked 112th and went through qualifying at the French Open. This year, equipped with a dangerous backhand and an affinity for drop shots, Bacsinszky beat two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova in the fourth round and lost a tournament-low 33 games entering Thursday. She was 7-0 in her French Open career when taking the first set. Ah, but none of those matches came against Williams. When the going gets toughest, no one is better than Williams at the moment — and, perhaps, in the history of the game. In 2015, she is 31-1, including 11-0 in three-setters. If she defeats Safarova, the 33-year-old American would add to her 2002 and 2013 French Open titles and collect a third consecutive major championship. “She never thought about withdrawing,” Mouratoglou said. “Even on one leg, she will step on court. She always believes that she can pull through. This is her strength. You can’t take it away from her.”

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Vanderbilt pitcher Carson Fulmer and the Commodores will have to win on the road in the Super Regionals in order to reach the College World Series and have a shot at defending last year’s championship. Vanderbilt is playing at Illinois.

Vanderbilt must hit the road to defend CWS title BY TERESA M. WALKER The Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. — If the Vanderbilt Commodores are going to reach Omaha, Nebraska, and have a chance to defend their national championship at the College World Series, they must do something this program has never managed. Win a Super Regional on the road. Not that coach Tim Corbin and the Commodores sound the least bit daunted by the pressure of trying to follow up their feat of a year ago when they won Vanderbilt’s first national title in a men’s sport. “It’s 2015, and we won a championship in 2014 and that was cool and that was fun,” junior pitcher Walker Buehler said Thursday. “But this year, it’s about trying to get to 2015, and that means trying to play good baseball again this weekend.” The Commodores (45-19) traveled Thursday to Illinois for a Super Regional that starts Saturday night. Luckily, they have the Southeastern Conference pitcher of the year in junior righthander Carson Fulmer and junior shortstop Dansby Swanson who could be the top pick Monday in the Major League Baseball draft. Both are finalists for the Golden Spikes Award. They insist they feel no pressure at all, and that’s because so many of the

Commodores are back from last season. Fulmer said they will help the younger players experiencing this stage for the first time. “I feel like we can lead them in a way to make them feel comfortable with everything,” Fulmer said. “I feel like that’s the biggest thing for us to get into an environment like that and feel comfortable right from the beginning. We’ve done it before, and we know what to expect definitely.” Vanderbilt starts only two freshmen with Will Toffey at third base and Jeren Kendall in left field. Both were voted both to the SEC’s AllFreshman team and the SEC’s All-Tournament team. Even with the experience, Corbin hasn’t changed his approach. He wants his Commodores to stay calm, have fun and enjoy each day. He sticks to the cliche of playing one game at a time. “I just want them to stay very moment-driven,” Corbin said. “That’s the only way I think you can operate in life. If you’re thinking about a lot of other things, you’re not in the now. You’re not loaded right now, and that’s really all I care about. I don’t care about the things that come along with that.” It certainly worked as the Commodores didn’t drop a game in their regional on their own field. They even tied an NCAA record for

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biggest margin of victory in a shutout in NCAA Tournament history, beating Radford 21-0 to advance. Corbin has a pitching staff that led the nation with 12 shutouts with the Commodores notching 39 strikeouts in the regional. Fulmer has shutouts this season as part of his 12-2 record and 1.92 ERA, and his 147 strikeouts ranks third in school history behind only Detroit Tigers pitcher David Price. Offensively, Vandy rank 14th nationally with a .462 slugging percentage and 10th with 62 home runs. That’s a big jump from a year ago when the Commodores managed only 22. Now Swanson, first baseman Zander Wiel and outfielder Rhett Wiseman combined to hit 41 homers by themselves. This is the third straight Super Regional for Vanderbilt and the fifth in six years. But this is the third Super Regional away from Nashville for the Commodores who lost in two games at Texas in 2004 and lost in three games at Florida State in 2010. Corbin said his only worry was making sure the bus arrived at the hotel later Thursday night and not being two wins away from another trip to Omaha. “We just got to play good baseball,” Corbin said. “We have to play better baseball than the opponent. It’s as simple as that.”

in a row for the first time since April 26 to May 2, 2011, according to STATS. TWINS 8 RED SOX 4

BOSTON — Red Sox third baseman Pablo Sandoval mishandled a throw on a bunt in the ninth inning, and the Minnesota Twins broke away from Boston 8-4 Thursday for a four-game split. Torii Hunter hit his 200th home run in a Twins uniform and added two singles. Hunter’s career 339th homer was a three-run shot. BALTIMORE 3 ASTROS 2

HOUSTON — Adam Jones had three hits, including a solo homer in the eighth inning that lifted the Baltimore Orioles to a 3-2 win over the Houston Astros on Thursday. HAMILTON GOES ON DL ONLY 7 GAMES INTO RETURN WITH TEXAS

ARLINGTON, Texas — Texas Rangers slugger Josh Hamilton was put on the 15day disabled list Thursday, only seven games into his return to the majors. The Rangers made the move before a series finale against the Chicago White Sox after saying the previous night Hamilton will be sidelined about four weeks because of a strained left hamstring. From wire reports

MANNING FROM PAGE B1 Manning will have seven players gone next week — William Ard, Hunter Robinson, Matthew Corbett and Will Gardner will be at Boys State and Michael Burgess, Zach Coker and Peyton Coker will be on a senior cruise. Post 68 will have Jared Hair, Tommy King, Dustin Way, Josh Whitley, Austin Atkinson and Tilton McCrea. Cutter hopes to be able to bring up a few players from the two Junior Legion teams being sponsored by Post 68. Manning has games with Dalzell on Tuesday and Thursday and against Camden on Saturday. It is also scheduled to play at Lake City on Wednesday. Manning only had three hits against Hartsville on Wednesday, all of them coming from Ard. However, Post 68 took advantage of some poor Post 53 defense to push across its runs. Hair reached on an error to start the game and moved to second when Burgess drew a walk. They moved up on a passed ball before Ard came through with a single to deliver both Hair and Burgess.

Manning pushed the lead to 3-0 in the third. Hair walked, went to second on a passed ball and moved to third on a Corbett groundout. Ard struck out on a pitch in the dirt and was hit in the back with the throw to first. That allowed Hair to score. “We played a lot of small ball,” Cutter said. “We didn’t have a very good day on offense; we struck out 10 times. We did a good job with the opportunities we had.” Hartsville got a run back in the fourth to make it 3-1. Manning got that run back in the sixth. Ard singled, stole second, went to third on a passed ball and scored on a Buddy Bleasedale groundout. Hair pitched 8-plus innings to get the win. He scatterd six hits and walked three while striking out five. After Hair walked the leadoff batter in the ninth, Bleasedale came on in relief to get the save. “Jared pitched a really good game,” Cutter said. “He didn’t have a lot of strikeouts, but he got them to hit it to our defense and they made all the plays behind him. We didn’t have an error.”

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FROM PAGE B1 his contract and is owed a buyout of $200,000. Radakovich said the search for Leggett’s successor had not started. The Tigers’ ace, right-hander Matthew Crownover, posted on Twitter that he came to Clemson because of Leggett. “He will always be my coach. He deserved better,” he said. Crownover, a junior who went 10-3 with a 1.82 ERA this season, is among Baseball America’s top 350 prospects for this month’s Major League Baseball draft. Assistant head coach Bradley LeCroy will take over until a new head coach is found.

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JACK LEGGETT CAREER Overall Record: 1,332-770-1 Overall Record at Clemson: 955-480-1 Years at Clemson: 22 Postseason berths at Clemson: 21 CWS berths: 6 (1995, 1996, 2000, 2002, 2006, 2010) CWS Record: 8-12 Regional Titles: 11 (1995, 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010) Postseason Record: 68-47 ACC Regular-Season Titles: 2 (1994, 1995) ACC Atlantic Division Titles: 2 (2006, 2010 (tie)) ACC Tournament Titles: 2 (1994, 2006) Elected to ABCA Hall of Fame in 2014

DETROIT — The Oakland Athletics are finally enjoying a modest winning streak, and manager Bob Melvin isn’t about to let the league standings spoil this encouraging stretch. Jesse Hahn allowed one run in seven innings and the A’s completed a three-game sweep of Detroit HAHN on Thursday, winning 7-5 and handing the Tigers their seventh straight loss. Oakland has won a season-high four in a row and six of seven. Now, the reality check: The A’s (23-33) still have the worst record in the American League. If Oakland is able to make it back to .500, the starting pitching may be the impetus. Over the last 22 games, Oakland starters are 9-8 with a 2.23 ERA. Hahn (3-5) gave up five hits. He struck out five and walked one. Detroit scored four times in the ninth, including a three-run homer by Tyler Collins. Tyler Clippard got two outs for his ninth save. Josh Phegley hit a two-run triple in the second inning for Oakland. Shane Greene (4-5) allowed six runs — four earned — and eight hits in 4 1-3 innings. He made a throwing error that contributed to Detroit’s trouble. The Tigers have lost seven

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Sumter High School will hold a basketball camp from Tuesday through Thursday at the school’s gymnasium. The camp is open to students in grades 3-9 at a cost of $50 per student. The fee includes a t-shirt. The camp will run from noon to 4 p.m. each day and will be under the direction of SHS boys head coach Jo Jo English. Registration forms are available at the school office. For more information, call (803) 481-4480. SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINICS

Sumter Christian School will host three more basketball clinics over two months at the school’s gymnasium. The clinics are for grades 3-6 on June 22-26, grades 6-9 on July 6-10 and grades 9-12

on July 27-31. The clinics, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day, will be ran by SCS coaches Bobby Baker and Tom Cope at a cost of $45 per student. For more information, contact the school at (803) 7731902. TEAM PERSEVERANCE REGISTRATION

Team Perseverance Basketball is now registering boys and girls ages 8-18 for its offseason travel program. For more information, contact coach Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513, or by email at coachj_perseverance@yahoo. com.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter is taking registration for its Pop Warner football and cheer programs. The programs are open to children ages 5-14. The registration fee is $100 for football and $120 for cheer and flexible plans are available. The last

day to register is July 31. For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 258-6817 or email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com. OFFICIATING CLASSES

Training classes for prospective high school football officials is currently being held at the Sumter County Recreation Department at 155 Haynsworth Street. Classes are being held every Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. To learn more about the South Carolina Football Officials Association visit its website at www.schsl.org/scofa. htm. For more information on the classes, call Granderson James at (803) 968-2391 or email him at grandersj@aol. com or call Richard Geddings at (803) 468-8858.

BASEBALL COKER COLLEGE CAMP

The Coker College Skills & Drills Summer Baseball Camp will be held June 15-19 at Tom

FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 2015 J. New Field in Hartsville. The five sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon. The camp will be devoted to pitching, hitting, bunting and base running. The camp is open to players ages 6-17 and the cost is $75 for the week. Participants will need to provide their own bats and gloves. All other equipment will be furnished by the camp. Each camp participant will receive a camp t-shirt. The camp will be conducted by Coker head coach Dave Schmotzer. Campers can register online at www.cokercobras.com/information/camp/index, or register on the morning of June 15. For more information, call (843) 383-8105, or send an email to dschmotzer@coker. edu.

GOLF VOLUNTEER TEACHERS NEEDED

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfers’ Association is looking for volunteers for its Junior Golf Program.

The camp runs for four weeks during June and July. For more information, call (803) 773-2171 or (803) 983-3457. HURRICANE TOUR EVENT

The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour will play host to the Columbia Jr. Shootout on June 13-14 at Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Blyethwood. The 36-hole tournament is open to both boys and girls ages 11-18. The entry fee is $189 for tour members and $234 for non-members. Registration is open through Wednesday. For more information, visit the tour website at www.hjgt. org., call (904) 379-2697 or send an email to info@hjgt.org. 9-HOLE CAPTAIN’S CHOICE

The Links at Lakewood golf course is hosting a 9-hole Captain’s Choice event every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes a steak dinner, a cart and prizes. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

STANLEY CUP FINALS

Chicago gets early jump on Lightning with 2-1 win BY GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

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Chicago right wing Patrick Kane (88) tries to move the puck away from Tampa Bay right wing Nikita Kucherov (86) and center Valtteri Filppula (51) during the Blackhawks’ 2-1 victory in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Wednesday in Tampa, Fla. The second game is scheduled for today.

TAMPA, Fla. — When the Chicago Blackhawks were seven minutes away from losing the Stanley Cup Final opener, it wasn’t Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane or Duncan Keith who stepped up and perpetuated this team’s reputation for big-game grit. Teuvo Teravainen, a 20-year-old Finn who debuted with the Blackhawks in January, scored the tying goal and then set up the winner by Antoine Vermette — who didn’t pull on a Blackhawks sweater until March. Corey Crawford, the goalie who briefly lost his job six weeks ago, quietly shut out Tampa Bay for the final 55 minutes of a one-goal win. The Blackhawks are going for third title in six seasons because they’re much more than a cluster of stars. No matter what style they must play to win, the Blackhawks have a culture that

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QB Newton shows no signs of added pressure with big contract BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Cam Newton connected with Ted Ginn Jr. on a fade route in the left corner of the end zone Thursday. He raced along the sideline screaming, laughing and playfully taunting the defense before culminating his touchdown celebration with a flying hip bump with the veteran wide receiver. Yep, same old Cam. If Newton is feeling any signs of pressure following the $103.8 million, five-year contract extension he signed Tuesday — one that made him the highest-paid player in Carolina Panthers history — he certainly isn’t showing it on the field. Newton did the same things he normally does in a typical practice. He was racing quar-

terbacks coach Ken Dorsey to the next drill, exchanging trash talk with linebacker Thomas NEWTON Davis and keeping an otherwise mundane spring practice upbeat with his lively personality. “He’s the same guy,” Panthers coach Ron Rivera said after Thursday’s OTAs. “It’s funny, a lot of people said, ‘This will change him.’ This is not going to change who he is and I’m excited about what he is doing for us.” Newton threw touchdown passes to Ginn and rookie Devin Funchess in the two two-minute drills he ran, the second score coming after he looked off his first two reads to find Funchess in the back of the end zone. But after stirring up the de-

fense with some good-natured taunting, defensive end Charles Johnson — who was the highest-paid player in franchise history before Newton’s blockbuster deal — got him back. Johnson read a short pass by Newton perfectly, leaping in the air to pull down an interception. Instead of celebrating, Johnson simply flipped the ball back to Newton and smiled while his defensive teammates roared with delight. Newton could only smile and give a thumbs-up after Johnson’s athletic play. “He enjoys playing, he enjoys competing, he enjoys giving the defense a hard time and it keeps it fun out here,” tight end Greg Olsen said. “These type of days can get a little monotonous especially as you get older and have done this a million times.”

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The family is receiving friends at 92 Harrison Road, Elliott, until 8 p.m. daily. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

OBITUARIES MATTIE P. BROWN Mattie Pearl Brown, 88, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her residence in Monroe, North Carolina. Born in Akron, Ohio, she was a daughter of the late Fletcher Allen Brown Sr. and Lottie Pearl Richardson Brown.

ARCHIE M. REAMES Archie M. Reames entered eternal rest on June 3, 2015, at her residence, 92 Harrison Road, Elliott.

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sets them up for steady success in the cauldron of the Stanley Cup Final, which continues with Game 2 on Saturday night. The Chicago captain thinks it’s about time to recognize his ever-changing supporting cast and the coaches who keep it all together. “Everyone wants to talk about this Blackhawks team that keeps coming back to the Stanley Cup Final, the common players that have been on those teams, what they do well,” Toews said. “It’s not talked about enough, the support that we have, guys that have come in and really made a huge difference. I think when you’re trying to find ways to win a tough series, you can rely on your best players, but at the same time you need guys to come out of the woodwork. Maybe guys that you don’t expect firsthand to make big plays.” Deep in their third straight lengthy playoff run, it’s clear the Blackhawks have done a

remarkable job collecting enough talent to thrive in the taxing NHL postseason. Other teams have stars, but nobody else has developed enough depth to beat almost any opponent at its own game while still sticking to their basic principles of defensive responsibility. They can grind. They can pick up the pace. They can do both in the same game, if necessary. They simply adapt and excel. When the Blackhawks were matched up with the bruising Anaheim Ducks in the Western Conference finals, they met the physical challenge with minimal trouble. When they drew the speed-demon Lightning in the next round, they got off to a slow start before revving up and blowing past Tampa Bay in the third period. Vermette sees the Blackhawks’ adaptability as a reflection of that confidence because Chicago rarely panics and forces its game.

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WILLIE THOMPSON JR. Willie “Chillie” Thompson Jr., retired, husband of Cassandra “Runa” Lowery Thompson, was a son of the late Willie and Minnie Thompson, Amelia (Jim) Thompson-Callahan and Frank (Shirley) Gilliard of Melbourne, Florida. He was born in Williamsburg County. At an early age, he accepted Christ as his personal Savior and joined Mt. Seal United Methodist Church, where he served in many capacities until he joined THOMPSON the United States Army. He retired after 22 years of active duty service. He was currently a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia, under the leadership of the Rev. F. Lamont Gooding. He was a graduate of Battery High School Class of 1976 in Hemmingway. He met his loving wife of 34 years while attending Morris College. Sgt. 1st Class Thompson first entered active federal service in Anchorage, Alaska. He attended basic combat training at Fort Jackson and advanced individual training as a food service manager (92G) at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. His military assignments included: HHB ¼ 2ID, Camp Casey, Korea; B BTRY 1/20 ICD Fort Hood, Texas; deployment to Desert Shield/ Desert Storm; HHC 6th ID Fort Wainwright, Alaska; 2/12 RAR HHC, Fort Hood; deployment to Kuwait; C BTRY 6/37th Camp Stanley, Korea, with deployment to Iraq; 23rd QM BDE, Fort Lee, Virginia; Aces Department PP, Fort Lee; 1/503rd Camp Casey, Korea; and CSFWD SPT CO, Fort Carson, Colorado. “Chillie,” as he was affectionately called by his family and many friends, was a very special person who always enjoyed helping others. His devotion is evident in his contributions and dedication to God, his supportive family and church. His altruistic nature, spontaneous generosity, and unique wits are only a few of the traits he leaves as lasting memories to shine through his loved ones. Early on the morning of June 1, 2015, at John Randolph Hospital, Hopewell, Virginia, God appeared and summoned Willie Thompson home. He accepted the call and said, “Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.” Fond and precious memories will be cherished by: his devoted queen of 34 years, Cassandra Runa LoweryThompson of Fort Lee; two children, Nicole Feni Thompson (Sgt. Antonio B.) Jeter of Columbia and Willie (Monetal) Thompson of Anderson; five grandsons, Nicolas Antonio, Akello C., Ayele S. and Antonio B. Jeter and Londyn Johnson; his father, Willie (Shirley) Gilliard of Melbourne, Florida; mother-inlaw, Betty Singletary Lowery of Sumter; four sisters, Johnnie Mae (Thomas) Thompson of Hemingway, Shirley (Jim) Powers and Frances Callahan, both of Elizabeth, New Jersey, Jacqueline Callahan of Newark, New Jersey; four brothers, Ned Thompson of Hemingway, retired Sgt. 1st Class Harry (Anita) Thompson of Columbia, George (Susan) Thompson of Myrtle Beach and Jasper Callahan of Newark; sisters and brothersin-law, Rebecca Thompson of Hemingway, Yvette Lowery (retired Chief Petty Officer Eric) Anerews of Columbus, Georgia, Sheree Lowery (Sgt. 1st Class Darius) Scott of Boston, Massachusetts, Larry (Tameria) Holman and Derrick (Frances) Hastie, both of Sumter, and Warren White of Bronx, New York; 10 aunts; three uncles; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and dear friends who are deeply grieved by his passing. Mr. Thompson was preceded in death by one brother, Frank Thompson Sr.; one sister, Minnie Ann (Lindsey) Barcus; his father-in-law, Samuel “Butney” Lowery; grandparents, Charlie Sr. and Nettie Lowery; two nieces; and three nephews. A Celebration of Life ser-

vice will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with the Rev. Larry C. Weston, pastor, the Rev. Geneva Stafford, pastor of St. Mark United Methodist Church, officiating, Minister Carolyn Green-Vaughn, presiding, assisted by the Rev. Dr. Mary Lowery-Harvin, the Rev. Frank Williams Jr. and Pastor Joseph Wilson. The family will receive relatives and friends from 5 to 9 p.m. today at the home, 539 Carrol Drive, Sumter. Public viewing will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. today in the John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church for final viewing at noon until time of services. The procession will leave at 12:20 p.m. from the home. Flowers bearers and pallbearers will be classmates from Fort Lee Battery High School Class of 1976. Burial will be in the Barnettsville Baptist Churchyard cemetery, 106 Manville-St. Charles Road, Bishopville. These arrangements are entrusted to Nesmith-Pinckney Funeral Home, 81 Sams Circle, Hemingway, SC 29554. This is a courtesy announcement of the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com.

CARRIE MAE SINKLER Carrie Mae Sinkler was called to rest on Friday, May 29, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital. She was born on Dec. 24, 1948, in Sumter, to the late Dawson and Virginia Canty Sinkler. She attended the public schools of Sumter County. Carrie was a lifetime member of Beulah UME Church. She was a lovable person, always willing to lend a helping hand. She enjoyed being a stay-at-home mother and grandmother. Carrie leaves to cherish her memories: four daughters, Juanita Sinkler (Donald), Mary Sinkler and Pearl Sinkler, all of Wedgefield, and Victoria (Warren) House of Sumter; one son, Richard Sinkler of Wedgefield; one adopted daughter, Andrea Branch; three brothers, Junior Sinkler and Willie (Patricia) Sinkler, both of Sumter, and Leroy Sinkler of Wedgefield; two sisters, Ruthie Mae (Freddie) Canty and Mary (Sam) Williams, both of Wedgefield; 13 grandchildren; 11 greatgrandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by four brothers, William, Paul, Freddie and Aaron Sinkler; and two sisters, Janie Mae Bradley and Catherine Jacobs. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Sinkler will be placed in the church at 2 p.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday at Beulah UME Church, 2380 S. St. Paul Church Road, Sumter, with Pastor Jonathan Smith officiating. Interment will follow in Beulah UME Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home of her daughter, 160 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

ULYSSES FRANCIS GABLE — Ulysses “Cee” Francis, 63, husband of Marolyn Williams Francis, died on Sunday, May 31, 2015, at his residence, 1347 Bosie Lewis Road, Gable. He was born on Oct. 29, 1951, in Gable, a son of Susan Virginia Nelson Francis and the late Robert Francis. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the

Rev. Jerome McCray officiating. The family is receiving friends at his residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

WILLIAM GREGG SR. William Gregg Sr. departed this life on May 31, 2015, at Greenville Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Greenville. Born on Aug. 6, 1939, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Holloman and Marie Lonon Gregg. He was preceded in death by one son, Joseph R. Gregg; and by four brothers, David, John, Raymond, and Wesley Gregg. After attending public schools in Lee and Sumter counties, Brother Gregg began a successful career as a long distance truck driver for Nilson Van and Storage Moving Co. He mastered the art of loading and moving families throughout the United States for more than 42 years. As a result of his passion for moving people, he served as a moving consultant, teaching neophytes the proper techniques of transitioning families from one location to another. In his memory, he leaves to mourn: three sons, Elder William Gregg Jr. of Greenville, Dennis Gregg of Sumter and Corey Dingle of Sumter; three sisters, Ella Gregg Shaw and MaeRetha Harrington, both of Washington, D.C., and Annie Gregg of Silver Springs, Maryland; nine grandchildren, Crystal Grant of Columbia, Lagregory Grant of Sumter, Corey Grant of Greenville, Michael Mayes of Orangeburg, Staff Sgt. Leon (Maxine) Harris of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Tishon (Jessica) Showers of Stuttgart, Germany, Corey (CJ), Coreyona and Corrina Dingle, all of Sumter; special friend, Lue L. Dingle; two special stepdaughters, Darlene (Jeremy) China of Sumter and Sandy Dennis of Hartsville; a host of special nieces, nephews, other relatives and close friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Gregg will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Grace Cathedral Ministries (Sumter), 60 Oswego Road, Sumter, with Pastor Bishop Anthony Gibson officiating, Elder William Gregg Jr., eulogist, and assisted by Apostle Sammy C. Smith and Elder Marlin Clemmons. Interment will follow in Clarks Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the home of Darlene (Jeremy) China, 220 Cuttino Road, Sumter. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

ALFORD D. GRAYSON JR. Alford D. Grayson Jr., 23, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, May 27, 2015, in Hartford, Conn. He was born on Aug. 21, 1991, in Georgetown, to Janie Johnson Hill and Alford Grayson Sr. The family will receive visitors at the home of his father, Alford (Carol) Grayson, 45 Lawrence Drive, Georgetown. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

UVETTE P. WYCHE RICHMOND, Virginia — Uvette P. Wyche was born on Aug. 3, 1959 in Richmond to Irma Jackson Woolridge and the late Henry Cofield. She departed this life on Sunday, May 31, 2015, in Richmond. Funeral services will be announced later by Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

GLADYS JONES Gladys Rosemell Nathaniel Jones entered into eternal rest on Sunday, May 31, 2015. She was born on Oct. 20, 1941, to the late Deacon Ulysses Nathaniel and Deaconess Eva Bracey Nathaniel. She received her education in the public schools of Sumter

THE SUMTER ITEM County and graduated from Lincoln High School. She worked for the City of New York before returning to Sumter to work for Yuasa Exide and, years later, at Shawview Cleaners. She was a lifelong member of Enon Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member of the Evangelistic Echoes Choir, S.E.H. Mass Choir, YWA, Senior Ushers, Transportation, Women’s Missionary, Golden Age, Kitchen, Hospitality, Ministry Gift Support, Petals & Pearls, and the Activity Ministries. Survivors are her husband, Herbert Lee Jones of Sumter; son, Virgil Lionel Jones of Sumter; two sisters, Mabel N. Lawson and Agnes N. (Jonathan) Gregg; a brother, Ulysses Nathaniel Jr.; six sisters-inlaw, Francis Jones, Rosa Mae Jones, Lora Lee Holmes, Ivory Jones, Barbara Brunson and Joyce Brunson; three grandchildren, Felicia Nykaya Jones, Whitney Jones and Trevor Ford; two greatgrandchildren, Akaya Newman and Maycen English; a godson, Bobby Ludd; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Enon Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Stanley E. Hayes Sr. and Elect Lady Julie A. Hayes. The family will be receiving visitors at the home, 278 Bonnell Drive, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

TROY D. WELLS Troy Dewayne Wells, 44, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, May 30, 2015. He was born on Oct. 23, 1971, to Estelle Green Wells and the late Nathaniel Wells Sr. He received his education in Sumter County public schools and graduated from Sumter High School. He worked for McLaughlin Ford and Korn Industries for years. He later moved to Baltimore to work for Mercedes and BMW dealerships. Survivors include four children, Shanece McMillian, Troyyanda Wells, Cavozio Wells and Shaketa Wells; three granddaughters, Lyric Woods, and twins Zina and Zion Mickens; his mother, Estelle Green Wells; his siblings, Nathaniel Wells Jr., Stephanie Johnson, Herbert (Jennifer) Wells and Jason (Daphaney) Wells; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church in Mayesville with Pastor Eugene Myers Sr. Burial will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 760 Commander Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

CHRISTINE M. DICKS Christine M. Dicks, 92, widow of Samuel L. Dicks, died on Wednesday, June 3, 2015, at her residence in Sumter. Born in Clarendon County, she was a daughter of the late George W. and Hattie Wright McKnight. The family will receive friends at the Dick’s home, 1091 McKeiver Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter.

CHURCHILL B. WORTHERLY JR. The Rev. Churchill B. Wortherly Jr., or “Chad,” entered into eternal rest on May 25, 2015. He was born on Nov. 28, 1945, in Sumter, to the late Bishop Churchill B. Sr. and Dorothy Johnson Wortherly. He received his primary education in the Sumter public school system and completed his secondary education at St. Jude’s Catholic High School as the valedictorian. He accepted Christ at an early age and was baptized at the Olden Chapel Union Methodist Episcopal Church and also attended St. Jude Catholic Church and New Hope Baptist Church. He received a bachelor of science degree and a master of science degree from Morgan State University. He was employed at Proctor & Gamble and became the owner of North American Contractor Co., director of the Forum Caterers and director of Procurement & Property Control at Morgan State University. He received his preaching license in January 2003. In 2009, the All Saints Lutheran Church Family called him to serve as pastor. The church grew three-folds in attendance under his leadership and many ministries were added. He leaves to cherish his memory: his loving daughter, Kenya Katherine Wortherly; two sisters, Catherine (Joe Nathan) Conyers of Manning and Catherine A (John A.) Myers of Sumter; one brother, Dr. Jeremiah Alston of Orangeburg; Eva P. Wortherly of Las Vegas, Nevada, Claudia Maxwell Wortherly of Bear, Delaware; one aunt, Sarah Wortherly of Sumter; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home and funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Olden Chapel UME Church with Presiding Elder James O. Robinson. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Catherine and Joe Nathan Conyers, 2371 Home Branch Road, Manning. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 325 Fulton Street • Sumter

773-3658 • www.mtzionmissionarybc.com “The Little Church with the Big and Friendly Heart”

Join Us This Sunday - June 7, 2015 10:45 AM - Worship Celebration/ Lord’s Supper Message by: Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor

6:00 PM - First Sunday Evening Worship Message by: Rev. Alfred Washington Vacation Bible School • June 8-12 • 8AM - 11AM

Opportunities for Life Enrichment 9:45 AM Church School (Sundays) 10:45 AM Morning Worship (Sundays) 6:00 PM Evening Worship (1st Sundays) 10:00 AM Golden Age Fellowship (3rd Wed.) 5:30 PM Prayer Service (Wed.) 6:00 PM Bible Study (Wed.) 6:00 PM Youth Ministry (Wed.) After School Care - Mon. - Fri. 2:30 - 5:30 PM (K-5th Grade)

Rev. James Blassingame, Pastor

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CLASSIFIEDS BUSINESS SERVICES Business Services Complete Construction Company 17 yrs in business, licensed & bonded. Decks, screen porches, BA & kitchen remodels, room additions, garages, replace windows, vinyl siding, & painting. 803-225-2698 G&H Stone Works. Got Stone? We do flagstone, fireplaces, walkways and patios. Call 803-983-3253

Home Improvements Professional Remodelers Home maintenance, ceramic tile, roofing, siding & windows doors, etc. Lic. & Ins. (Cell) 803-459-4773 JAC Home Improvements 24 Hr Service. We beat everyone's prices, Free Estimates 850-316-7980 Southeast Builders LLC, Licensed & insured. Commercial/residential. Remodeling, Additions, decks, floors, painting, lot clearing, water, fire & smoke damage. 803-840-9554

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208 Alice Dr. Sat 7-1 Clothing, baby items, toys, household items, books, rocking chair, lamps & much more.

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311

Hampton Pk Hist. Dist Clean, attractive 1BD (3 rm apt.) Range, Refrig.,Washer & Dryer Ceiling fans, No pets. Off Street parking $390 Mo. +Sec Dep w/Yr Lease Credit report & Refs Req.Call 773-2451

Huge yard sale June 6th, 7 am - 2 pm. Rain or shine. At Golden Corral parking lot on side. All proceeds go to help disabled, wounded & deceased veterans children go to Camp Corral. The Oaks Subdivision Neighborhood yard Sale off Wesmark Blvd. Sat., 7:30 am - 12:30 pm. No early birds. Shop at Red Flag houses. 940 Winston Rd- Sat 7am-until Huge 3 family yard sale. Something for everyone. Must come. Sumter United Ministries Support us by donating New or Used items for our future yard sales. Call Ed: 803-464-7643 670 Sierra St Sat 7-10 furn, home decor, kit. gadgets, clothing, toys & more! Cancel if rain.

115 W Foxworth Mill Rd No Early Birds! Fri 6pm-9pm, Sat 7am-1pm & Sun 2pm-6pm Moving, downsized, clearing out house, furn., linens, lamps, massage tables, spa equip., facial steamer, microdermabrasion mach., refrigerator, dresser, 3055 Kari Dr. Sat. 7-1 Multi fam. Scrubs, toys, strollers, baby items, TVs, shoes, purses, clothes & more. 5500 Broad Street. Wed-Sat. 10-5 Misc items, sundresses, games Big Sale! 938 Jensen Rd (off Shallowford Rd) Sat. 7am-2pm

Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

2808 Sequoia Dr Sat 7-12, 2 family. Clothes, entertainment center & more! 3500 Horizon Dr. Sat. 7-12 Clothes, toys, household items and decorations. 205 Wildwood Ave Sat 7am-1pm Across from BI-LO, hsehld items, men's XL-5X/ women's clothing. Multi Family 2200 Lloyd Dr Sat 8-1 Wheelchair carrier for Reese hitch, dining room set, recliner, furniture, lots of scrapbooking & misc items

Septic tank pumping & services. Call Ray Tobias & Company (803) 340-1155.

106 Lindley Ave. Fri/Sat. 6am -1pm sewing mach, car seats, furn, hsehold, yard, clothes, toys, elect.

Tree Service

Huge garage sale! 317 Burns Dr. Fri & Sat. daylight til dark. Many collectible items. Furn., jewelry, good quality ladies clothes, sterling, misc.

A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs American Rd Nose Pit Bull puppies for sale. 4 males,7 wk old $100. Call 803-566-1142

Horses / Ponies

2550 Sargent Rd. Dalzell Sat. June 6th, 7:30 am - 1 pm. Multi-family, moving yard sale. Everything from A-Z, must go! Estate Sale. 3095 Joyce St. Sat & Sun 8am-6pm Bdrm, L/R & D/R sets. Everything must go! Manning 3612 Hwy 260, Next to First Assembly of God. Thurs-Sat 8am-12pm Multi. family. Huge Sale 2191 Gion St Off Alice Dr Sat 7-12 Prices Negotiable!!! Large Variety!!! Indoor Yard Sale Sat. 7am-1pm 15 School Street St. Frances Xavier High School Indoor Warehouse Sale! Corner of Liberty & Blvd Rd. Sat. 8:30-1 Sold Building. Everything must go! Make us an offer!

LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Lush Pasture Board $150 per horse, per month. 15 year old 16 hands, strawberry roan, TWH gelding $1200 OBO. Three flant load gore goose-neck trailer w/ living quarters $10,500. 803-491-4696

Open every weekend. 905-4242 or 494-5500 671 Pringle Dr Sat 7-2 Multi Family Furn & lots of misc items! 513 Vivian Rd. Sat 6:30-12 home goods, clothes and more

MERCHANDISE Auctions Hughes Estate Auction Silver, Vintage furniture Home Items, Buick & more! Every room! Preview 6/7 or 6/9 Bid Online thru 6/9/15 Details at www.jrdixonauctions.com Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967 Auction June 6th 9AM. 5685 Broad St Ext. 50 Year collection of Michael Smith Auction conducted by Bill's Furniture, Antiques and Auction Firm and auctioneer Tommy Atkinson. SCAL 3879 Details and photos at auctionzip.com

Farm Products

Lakeside Market 2100 Wedgefield Rd Butter Beans & Peas Boiled Peanuts

MATTRESS FACTORY WAREHOUSE SALE Mattresses for sale! all sizes. good, better and best. Sat June 6 9am-2pm. 960 Oswego Hwy, Sumter. Side by side white GE refrigerator w/ ice & water dispenser in door. 31"W x 66" H x 30" D. Good running cond. $175. Call 803-460-3701 DAYLILIES: Over 400 varieties, Sat. 8AM-12. 110 Curtiswood Dr. Sumter Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

3135 Richland Rd Multi Family Sat 7-12 furn, clothes, sports equip & much more

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1813 Appaloosa Dr Sat 7-? Plus Sz men /women clothing, A little bit of everything! 1083 Pinewood Rd. Sat. 7:30 am 12 noon. Bathroom fixtures, adult & kids clothes, toys, kids bedding & lots more! 2455 Lorentz Dr. Sat. 7 am - 12 noon. Lots of children's clothes & toys, women's clothes small & med. Misc. household items. Bethel Baptist Church Family Life Center 2401 Bethel Ch. Rd Sat.7 am - 1 pm. Fundraiser for Youth Summer Camp 526 Benton Ct. Sat 7-11 household items & decor, toys, clothes, books & furniture Shiloh Pentecostal Holiness Church 240 Myrtle Beach Hwy. Fri 8 am - 4 pm & Sat. 8 am - 2 pm. Yard Sale, Bake Sale, hot dogs. St Paul Church. Inside/Outside Yard Sale 1495 N St. Paul Church Rd, Sat 7-1 Clothes, house items & office items 36 Mason Croft- Sat. 7am-12pm furniture, books, toys, something for everyone must come see. 70 WILDBERRY LN (Trailwood) Sat 7-11 Multi Family Boys/girls clothes, hshld & misc items

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Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes 3 BR 2BA on quiet Cul Du Sac in Sunway Knolls. Recently upgraded, granite ctr tops, stove, fridge, dbl pane windows, dbl garage, lg fnced backyard, $1200 mo+ dep. Pet friendly with add dep. 803-491-5811

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Hunting tracts for sale. Black River Clarendon County. Deer, turkey & ducks. 100 acres & up. 803-428-7988 or otis29150@yahoo.com Cleared acre Dalzell. Septic, water. $3500 DN. $250 MO. 0% APR 60 months 713-870-0216

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Boats / Motors 78' 16ft Duracraft 140 HP Johnson Motor, 40 mph good shape $2500 Call 840-7860 16ft Grumman fish & ski alum. boat 75 Mariner 2 Trolling motors & many extras. can be seen @ 6015 Fish Rd. Dalzell. $3995.00 OBO, GC.

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RENT TO OWN. 4 bd 1 1/2 bath down payment required. Call 803-468-5710 or 803-229-2814

Sumter School District Bid Solicitation IFB#15-0019 Project Name: Sewer Repairs various locations A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Sumter School District in the Maintenance Department, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 on Tuesday, June 10, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Afterwards, a mandatory walk-thru can be scheduled with Clyde Chan. Bid packets and specifications will be distributed to attendees at the pre-bid conference. Sealed bids will be opened on Monday, June 22, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. For direct inquires and/or questions, please contact Clyde Chan, 8 0 3 - 9 6 8 - 4 1 0 6 o r Clyde.Chan@sumterschools.net.

Summons & Notice NOTICE IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT 2014-ES-43-29 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Willie Alma Bradley

Help Wanted Full-Time Minister of Music needed. Must have experience in hymns, traditional, contemporary & gospel music. Send Resume to Mt Zion UMC,Attn: PPRC PO Box 906 Sumter SC 29151. 803 767-7172 aftr 5pm Experienced or trainable persons for caregiving & medication dispensing. Apply at Northwoods Senior Living, 1267 N. Main St. Sumter, SC 29153. No phone calls. Detailer with some light mechanical knowledge for busy car lot. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr.

Medical Help Wanted FT LPNs (Day & Night shifts available) & PT LPN (Sat only) To work in the Sumter Lee Regional Detention Center medical units. Excellent FT Benefits Pkg inc. Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K Life, & Paid Holidays and Paid Time Off. Competitive Pay. All Applicants are subject to Drug Screening and the Issuance of Security Clearance by the Facility in Which Work is to be performed. Apply online at: www.southernhealth partners.com

Trucking Opportunities Nesbitt Transportation is currently hiring CDL drivers. Must be 24 yrs old w/ 2 years experience. Home nights & weekends. Please call 843-621-2572 for more information.

Work Wanted Housekeeping Low rates, Houses, Offices & Churches. Good Ref. Avail. 803-565-9546 Looking for PT work. I have a Class A CDL w/med card current. Will pass drug test. 803-406-4517 Certified Nursing Assistant available for private duty. Excellent References. 803-669-9378

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

For rent - Newly Renovated. 4 br, 1 ba, C/H/A, no pets. $650 mo. Call 646-315-3274 or 803-563-7202

Petitioner, v. Julia Glover, Janie Lou McKnight, Willie Alma Bradley, Larry Bradley, Norman Bradley, Sarah Heyward, Willie Glover, Betty Romeo, Ella Fortune, Linda Stacey, Alfreda Glover, Andre Glover and Marcus Glover, Respondents

Mobile Home Rentals Summer Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $355/mo + $355/dep. Mark 803-565-7947. Lake Marion 3BR 2BA Ramp & Dock for Boat, $450 Mo + Electric 1 month dep + References required 803-460-7546 Scenic Lake, 2BR 2BA No pets. Call between 9am-5pm 499-1500 or 469-6978. 3BR 2BA MH $450 Mo. +$200 Dep 803- 840-8445 Serious inquiries only Scenic Lake, 2BR 2BA No pets. Call 9am-5pm 499-1500. 2BR in Sumter 469-6978

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

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

Commercial Rentals Warehouse space available. Some with office space 12,000 to 35,000 sq ft. Call 773-8022

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice PUBLIC AUCTION Sumter Self Storage, 731 Broad St. Sumter, S.C. will have an auction 10:00AM Saturday, June 13, 2015. Weather permitted. Following units be sold: Roderic Hoskins 322 Latoya Brooks 135 Melinda Rogers 354 Marquilta Washington 225 Dontae Dwyer 210 Sale handled by management. "CASH ONLY" Items must be removed by Sunday, June 14, 2015 @ 5:00PM.

Public Notice The Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC) would like to notify and inform Sumter and the surrounding communities that we are submitting an application for a public charter school. The school will be called the International STEM & Humanities Charter School, projected to open for the 2016-2017 school year. The proposed school would be located in Rembert, SC and would serve Kershaw, Sumter, and Lee County. We will be serving students Pre-K to 12 grades. Applications are being accepted. If you would like to have additional information about this prospective charter school or have any questions please contact Dr. Juanita Britton at 803-420-1255 or the office at 803-432-2001

TO THE DEFENDANT ABOVE NAMED: TAKE NOTICE that the Summons in the above mentioned action, together with the Complaint, was filed with the Sumter County Probate Court on the 9th of January, 2014. The Guardian ad Litem for any unknown heirs of the Estate of Sarah Harvin Bradley in this matter is Garryl L. Deas, Esquire, Deas Law Firm, 109 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

SUMMONS (Determination of Heirs of Sarah Harvin Bradley) YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Petition in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Petition on the Petitioner or her attorney, Larry C. Weston, Esquire, at his office, 109 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Petition within the time aforesaid, the Petitioner in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Petition. Larry C. Weston, Esquire 109 N. Main Street Post Office Box 1571 Sumter, SC 29150 803-778-2421

We buy houses, mobile homes, land anywhere in SC. CASH FAST! No high payoffs. Call 803-468-6029.

Manufactured Housing Used Fixer Uppers, Low priced, But lots of work required for most. All offers considered. 803-469-3222 TIRE OF RENTING? We help customers with past credit problems and low credit scores achieve their dreams of home ownership? We have 2,3, & 4 bedroom homes. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

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