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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Two men drowned during the weekend in separate incidents on Lake Marion in Clarendon and Orangeburg counties. The first incident occurred Friday evening in Orangeburg County when a boat crashed, according to Capt. Robert McCullough of South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. The body of Olin Nelson Tindal Sr., 78, of Orangeburg was recovered by DNR’s dive team on Sunday about 9 a.m. Dive teams are still looking for the boat and motor, McCullough said. No other details of the incident were available. The second incident occurred in

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Car show will honor sophomore Proceeds will help provide scholarship named for teen BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Katie Carter was one of those people who lit up a room with her smile upon entering it. She was described as one who touched the lives of every person she met and was a young woman of strong faith who always placed the needs of others before her own. Katie died from a sudden illness May 3. She KATIE was 16 and a sophomore at Sumter High School. To honor her memory and to raise money for a scholarship fund in her name, several Sumter High students and faculty are organizing a car and

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Carolina Wrecking Inc. of Columbia began knocking down the building at 10 N. Main St. next to the proposed location of the unidentified downtown hotel across the street from Sumter Opera House on Monday. The crew should complete the demolition of that building and the building at 8 N. Main St. by the end of the week or the beginning of next week. The buildings being demolished are across the street and a little south of the Sumter Opera House, seen in the background.

Construction will begin after 2 North Main Street buildings demolished BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Construction of the yet to be disclosed hotel on Main Street is set to start before the end of the year after the demolishment of two buildings on North Main Street this month. Mayor Joe McElveen said the city has been planning to demolish the two buildings at 8 and 10 N. Main St. for a number of years. “Those buildings need to come down,” he said.

considered to be an intrusion in the downtown area because it detracts from the area’s sense of time, place and architectural designs, according to another report from the planning department. That report said the building was constructed about 1868 and was the site of one of the first jewelers in the city. Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee gave approval

In particular, he said the building at 10 N. Main St. was in such bad shape that it would be unfeasible for the city to repair. According to a report from Sumter City Planning Department, it would cost the city about $1.6 million to rehabilitate the building. Sumter County Fire Chief Karl Ford submitted a letter to the planning department declaring the building unsafe and recommended it be demolished, according to the report. The building at 8 N. Main St. is

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Those with nowhere to turn find help through United Ministries BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com When a man got evicted from a family member’s house, he didn’t know where to turn. He slept in his car the night he was kicked out before finding a place to stay with Sumter United Ministries. According to the organization, he

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was brought to the attention of the shelter director and the very same day was staying there. He is a college student and a member of a local church but didn’t have a way of making money. It wasn’t until his stint with Sumter United Ministries that he

was able to lock down a part-time job at a local business. A spokesperson for the organization said he is constantly expressing gratitude to those at the emergency shelter for helping give him a place to stay. Now he doesn’t have to worry about a place to stay and should have enough money soon to afford his own place to live after the help he received

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at Sumter United Ministries. These are the people whose stories The Sumter Item and Sumter United Ministries are teaming up to tell you about. The second-annual “Summer of Caring” is in full swing to raise money for three of the ministry’s

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Shaw, Sumter formalize ties Mayor: Initiative will strengthen relationship with base saving and increased cooperation. Shaw Mission Support Shaw Air Force Base hosted Group Col. John Thomas said that while cooperation bea meeting with officials from the City of Sumter and Sumter tween the base and the comCounty on Thursday at Caroli- munity is nothing new, the na Skies Conference Center to initiative promotes the continued growth of that relationsign memoranda of understanding that resulted from re- ship by formalizing many of the partnerships already in cent meetings conducted as place. part of the Shaw Community “When we formalize it in Partnerships initiative. The initiative intends to ex- this way it makes the ties that bind us even tighter,” he said. plore ways Air Force bases Sumter Mayor Joe and the communities they McElveen also said the relaare located in can share retionship will be strengthened sources for efficiency, cost

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by the memoranda of agreement. “We have for many years had cooperative agreements with Shaw,” he said. “One that comes to mind is fire protection. Shaw has equipment that we don’t have — that very few cities of our size would have — that is available to us if we need it in an emergency. I remember times when there were fires involving Shaw property, and our guys have been out there around the clock working with them. Now we are going to formalize it in writing.”

Among the documents signed Thursday were memoranda concerning fire and law enforcement liaisons, religious sources, local tours, event information, mentoring and E-911 services. Thomas said he hopes the signings can lead to more cooperation between the base and the community. “We are looking forward for this to become not just a onetime signing but symbolic of the relationship we have, and we hope that this process carries on for further innovative ideas,” he said.

McElveen said the relationship is deep between the base and the community. “We will be celebrating 75 years of Shaw being in our community next year, so the relationship between Shaw and our city is very, very strong,” McElveen said. “I have learned over many years of working with them that probably we have one of the strongest base-city relationships you will find anywhere.” Shaw Air Force Base photojournalist Mike Cossaboom contributed to this article.

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Sumter man dies in single-vehicle wreck An 18-year-old Sumter man was killed in a single-vehicle wreck near the intersection of U.S. 378 and S.C. 527 about 11:30 p.m. Sunday, according to reports. Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock said Destin Jermar Wise, 18, of 450 Lynam Road, was killed when his vehicle left the road and struck a utility pole. Wise, who was wearing his seatbelt, was the only person in the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene, Bullock said.

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David Dreyton Jr., 63, died Monday morning in Columbia from injuries suffered in an automobile wreck May 23 on Secondary 26 in Clarendon County. Dreyton, from Pinewood, was reportedly not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the wreck.

Off-duty Aiken deputy charged in wife’s death COLUMBIA — An off-duty Aiken County sheriff’s deputy has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and fired after his 24-year-old wife was shot to death in their North Augusta home. Authorities said when officers arrived Saturday night, 23-year-old Matthew Blakley was running out with blood on his hands. He identified himself as a deputy and said he shot his wife in an accident. A police report said officers found Candace Blakley in a bathtub bleeding from the head. Another man in the home had tried to do CPR. Officers found an M4 rifle, a shell casing and a broken wedding ring on the bathroom floor.

Paula McNair, left, sells J-Mac Farms’ locally grown produce to a customer at Sumter County Farmers Market on Saturday.

Local farmers market in full swing they’re not here growing.” The market is open Monday through Saturday at 8 a.m. On weekdays it closes at 6 p.m., and on Saturdays it closes Like any traditional perennial sumabout 2:30 p.m. The market closes for mer crop, the Sumter County Farmers the summer on Aug. 29. Market sprouted during the warm seaThe market is open to growers in son and is now in full bloom. Sumter, Kershaw, Lee and Clarendon The market opens annually about counties and includes items such as April and runs throughout the sumhoney, fruits, vegetables, flowers and mer. Presented by American Legion traditional farm crafts. Post 15, the market is located in the Paula McNair said having a market Agricultural Building at the Sumter here in Sumter is great because people Fairgrounds, 700 W. Liberty St., and who buy there know exactly where features farms from the surrounding their food is coming from and because community. it supports small businesses. J-Mac Farms and Produce from Clar“A lot of times if you go to the Coendon County is owned by Johnny Mclumbia market you have stuff coming Nair and has been a staple at the marin from Georgia, Florida, North Caroliket. Johnny McNair’s brother Bob McNair and Bob’s wife, Paula McNair, were na, so you don’t know who you’re supselling produce Saturday, with their spe- porting there,” she said. “But when we cialty being butter beans and peas. They bring it up here, it’s our product, and were also selling corn, tomatoes, squash we are in Clarendon County. So (buyers are) supporting the farmers of Clarenand cucumbers. Paula said she’s been don County and Sumter County.” selling at the market for 15 years. Paula McNair said she and her hus“I like seeing the same people over band are usually there Thursday and over every year,” Paula McNair through Saturday, the busiest days of said. “It gives the people in Sumter an opportunity to buy fresh vegetables be- the week. However, some of the vencause they don’t live in the country, and dors are there every day.

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Paula McNair said she loves seeing the same people week after week and talking to them, saying “sometimes it’s like social hour for them” as she cracks a smile. Bob McNair said his wife will joke and poke fun at them, calling them “grumpy” while the market-goers laugh. He said it’s that kind of relationship that keeps people coming back to their table. “They come in and buy one bag of beans, but they come in every week and buy that bag of beans,” he said. Beverly Dexter, one of the patrons of the market, said she loves coming because of the locally grown goods. “It boosts the economy for one thing, and then it helps the nutrition of older people, senior citizens, like myself,” she said. “We can come out and buy very good produce at a reasonable price during the summer.” She said she frequents the market about three times a week during the summer. “There have been times where I’ve come out with five or six dollars, and I could get a splendid meal for the middle of the day in the hot, summer sun,” Dexter said.

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Shark-attack victims were in shallow water OAK ISLAND, N.C. (AP) — Two young people vacationing in the beach town of Oak Island were swimming in waist-deep water when they lost limbs in separate lifethreatening shark attacks, town officials said Monday. A 12-year-old girl from Asheboro lost part of her arm and suffered a leg injury, and a 16-year-old boy from Winston-Salem lost his left arm less than 90 minutes later and about 2 miles away late Sunday afternoon, officials said. The victims were each about 20 yards offshore, in waistdeep water. Surgeons amputated the girl’s left arm below her elbow, and she has tissue damage to her lower left leg. The boy’s left arm was amputated below his left shoulder. Both were in good condition Monday after being airlifted about 25 miles to New Hanover Regional Medical Center in Wilmington, said hospital spokeswoman Martha Harlan. Neither victim’s name was released. “Honestly they have a really long road ahead,” said Brunswick County Emergency Services director Brian Watts. Watts credited their survival to bystanders who helped to stanch their bleeding and the quick work of emergency personnel. “Without that, we would have had a different outcome,” he said. The emergency call about the girl came in about 4:40 p.m., followed by a call about the boy at 5:51 p.m., local officials said. Investigators said they didn’t know whether the same shark attacked both victims, nor the size of the shark in either attack. Deputies using boats and helicopters to monitor the water after the attacks saw a 7-foot shark between where the incidents happened, Sheriff John Ingram said. Oak Island is working with local law enforcement and the Shark Research Institute to locate the shark but wouldn’t say what would happen if they find it, town manager Tim Holloman said. “We’re just monitoring right now,” he said. Sunday’s attacks were the

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People assist a teenage girl at the scene of a shark attack in Oak Island, North Carolina, on Sunday. Mayor Betty Wallace of Oak Island, a seaside town bordered to the south by the Atlantic Ocean, said that hours after the teenage girl suffered severe injuries in a shark attack Sunday, a teenage boy was also severely injured by a shark. second and third in the area in less than a week. A 13-yearold girl suffered small lacerations on her foot from a shark bite Thursday in Ocean Isle Beach, about 15 miles to the west of Oak Island. Both are barrier islands just off the mainland. There were 72 unprovoked shark attacks around the world in 2014, including 52 in the U.S., according to the In-

ternational Shark Attack File at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Three of the attacks, all in other countries, were fatal. In Oak Island, witnesses described a frightening and chaotic scene among visitors enjoying one of the first busy weekends since public schools let out for the summer. “I saw someone carry this girl (out of the water), and

people were swarming around and trying to help,” Steve Bouser, who was just beginning his weeklong vacation, said. “It was quite terrible.” The girl was bleeding heavily, and people applied makeshift tourniquets while asking her questions to try to keep her conscious. It was “quite nightmarish,” Bouser said. Officials sent an all-terrain-

vehicle and people with megaphones to get everyone out of the water after the attacks. Oak Island Mayor Betty Wallace said the window of less than two hours between attacks didn’t give workers enough time to close down the town’s beaches, but they were closed after the second attack. “Our local police ATVs and the sheriff’s boat and helicopter patrolled immediately after the second one, getting everyone out of the water,” Wallace said. Wallace said even if the beach had closed after the first attack, the order might not have reached the area where the second victim was bitten. On Monday, the beaches were open. Officials urged caution but said they can’t stop people from swimming. “There’s no way we’re going to stop people from going into the water,” said Watts, the county emergency manager. “There’s really no way to control that.” Oak Island doesn’t have lifeguards on the beach. Watts said all beaches in the county are within municipalities, which make the decision about whether to employ lifeguards. Holloman encouraged swimmers to avoid people who are fishing, stay out of the water if they have bleeding cuts and not to swim in murky waters or after a storm. “Oak Island is still a safe place,” Holloman said. “We’re monitoring the situation. This is highly unusual.”

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DOWNTOWN FROM PAGE A1 for demolition permits for both buildings during its meeting in February. The demolition company, Carolina Wrecking Inc. of Columbia, started taking down the vacant building at 10 N. Main St., formerly the site of Mr. Fried Rice, at about 1 p.m. on Monday. Downtown Development Manager Howie Owens said the city anticipates the building at 10 N. Main St. will be down by Friday. He said demolition will begin at 8 N. Main St. later this week or the beginning of next week, once enough space has been cleared at the first site. “We anticipate the demo and cleanup of both 8 and 10 N. Main St. to be done within a few weeks,” Owens said. Both buildings are owned by the city, and once the lots have been cleared, the properties will be used as stage areas for the hotel construction company to store its equipment during the building process, McElveen said. “This is a project that the city has been working on for quite some time, and we feel it will be a catalyst for extreme growth and devel-

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Searching for Earhart is his life’s quest, despite doubters sis of measurements indicate they could’ve come from a woman of European descent. None of it is definitive proof, OXFORD, Pennsylvania — he and his team realize. There are many people with “We have compiled a prepontheories about what happened derance of evidence suggesting to Amelia Earhart. But few stir — not proving — that our hyup more excitement — or more pothesis is true,” says Tom ire — than Ric Gillespie. King, TIGHAR’s lead archaeolThe longstanding official ogist. theory is that the famed pilot Some critics insist that Giland her navigator, Fred Noonlespie has found nothing rean, ran out of gas and crashed motely tied to Earhart — and into deep ocean waters norththat remnants on the island west of Howland Island, a tiny are more likely from a former speck in the South Pacific that Coast Guard station or from isthe pair missed while attemptlanders who settled on Nikuing an around-the-world flight maroro after Earhart’s disapin 1937. pearance until the mid-1960s. Since 1989, Gillespie and The Then there’s Tim Mellon, a International Group for Hisone-time supporter and now toric Aircraft Recovery, or critic, who thinks quite the opTIGHAR, have been testing anposite — that Gillespie knows other theory — and they’ve more than he reveals. Two headed back to the region this years ago, Mellon accused Gilmonth. They surmise that EarAP FILE PHOTO lespie in an unsuccessful lawhart made an emergency landAviator Amelia Earhart, left, and navigator Fred Noonan are seen with a map of the Pacific Ocean showing suit of hiding the fact that he’d ing on a flat stretch of coral the planned route of their around-the-world flight. Ric Gillespie and The International Group for Historic found Earhart’s plane so Melreef off what was then known Aircraft Recovery have been testing a theory about Earhart’s disappearance since 1989. lon would donate more than $1 as Gardner Island, south of million in stock to help fund Howland. And they’ve raised Through the years, Gillespie the 2012 expedition. A judge remillions in private money to fiand his team have found other jected Mellon’s appeal last nance several treks to the disHawaii $PHOLD (DUKDUW·V month, but he’s sticking to his items in what they think is an tant atoll, now called Nikumaintended route old castaway camp. These, they assessment of Gillespie. roro. “It’s a business for him, even say, aren’t as easily explained The TIGHAR team now Papua Howland — heel fragments from a wom- though he calls it a charity,” wants to check an anomaly New Guinea Mellon said in a telephone inan’s shoe, a rusted jack knife seen in sonar imaging on an Island Pacific terview. and fragments of toiletries underwater cliff where the Ocean Now Mellon has filed a comthey think are from the 1930s. reef drops off. Nikumaroro plaint with the IRS, claiming Their own expert’s high-tech Could it be the fuselage of Lae that TIGHAR is violating nonanalysis of an object in an old Earhart’s Lockheed Electra Island photograph of the island deter- profit guidelines. Already, pub10E airplane? lic records show Gillespie has mined that it could be LockGillespie makes no promises: 800 mi heed landing gear jutting from a state tax delinquency in Dela“There’s no guarantee of sucAUSTRALIA ware for more than $55,000 — the reef before being washed cess.” 800 km an amount Gillespie’s wife and away, they say. He’s far from the only one SOURCE: The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery AP TIGHAR co-founder, Pat In England, the team also looking for Earhart. found records of human bones Thrasher, says they’re working An Australian researcher to pay back after getting into and boundless optimism of the not of the famous pilot but of a found long ago on the island. thinks wreckage spotted by The bones are missing, but Gil- debt to pay for a defense in the tiny infant. members of his country’s mili- American spirit” — a referMellon lawsuit. One of TIGHAR’s more con- lespie says modern-day analytary years ago on a Papua New ence to the expedition that year in which TIGHAR collect- troversial finds is a piece of Guinea island could be hers. metal, likely from an airplane, ed several underwater sonar Others are investigating local which the team found at Nikuimages. island lore that Earhart and maroro in the early 1990s. GilBut there’ve been disapNoonan crash landed on Mili lespie’s latest theory is that it’s pointments and controversy, Atoll, 800 miles northwest of a patch that covered a window Howland, and died in Japanese too. on Earhart’s plane. Many critThere was the filing cabinet hands. ics dispute that, though GilVarious teams who think the discovered on Nikumaroro lespie has at least one notable crashed-and-sank theory — an that the team thought came supporter — MIT engineering explanation supported by cura- from Earhart’s plane but was professor Thomas Eagar who later linked to a military airtors at the Smithsonian’s Air craft. The team also excavated thinks it may be “the real and Space Museum — have thing.” tried to find the plane using so- a grave that turned up bones, phisticated equipment to scan the ocean floor. No one has found a verified plane part or bone fragment. We Buy: Gold & Silver Jewelry, Silver Coins But Gillespie says he and his We will buy ammo you do not & Collections, Sterling/.925, Diamonds, team are building their case, want in your house. Pocket Watches, Antiques & Estates slowly but surely. He has his admirers. In 2012, then Secretary of State Hillary We will dispose of old ammo. 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Parents shame kids with viral ugly hair cut videos BY LEANNE ITALIE The Associated Press NEW YORK — Russell Fredrick’s middle son was 12 when he wouldn’t quit playing around in class and ignoring his homework, so the barber did what he does best. He picked up his clippers and cut off his fade. But it wasn’t just any cut. It was a complete shave intended as a form of discipline when other tactics such as taking away gadgets failed to work. “After I shaved him bald, I told him that if things continued, I would get more creative with each cut,” said Fredrick, co-owner of A-1 Kutz in Snellville, Georgia. “But I never had to because he straightened up his act.” Fredrick and his son — one of three — are success stories in a social media trend: parents taking electric razors to the heads of their misbehaving tweens and teens to create ugly cuts as a form of punishment, then publicly posting the handiwork on YouTube, Facebook and elsewhere.

After Fredrick put a photo on Instagram of his son’s shave late last year, parents began to approach him for embarrassing, old-man cuts dubbed Benjamin Button specials or the George Jefferson, named for their baldness up top and fringe left on the sides and around the base like the movie and TV characters they’re named for. He’s done more than 20 since February, free of charge. “Whenever people come in and ask for it, we do it,” said the 35-year-old Russell. “You’ve got to reach these kids before law enforcement has to do the punishing.” The spate of ugly-cut videos during the last six months or so has lit up debate about public shaming as discipline and fits into a broader trend of parents using social media video to humiliate their kids online, from yelling and screaming to smashing their computers or phones for infractions such as bad grades or breaking curfew — to outright corporal punishment. Clinical psychologist Clau-

Russell Fredrick, co-owner of A-1 Kutz, grooms the hair of an unidentified boy in Snellville, Georgia. Some parents have taken electric razors to the heads of their misbehaving children to create ugly cuts as a form of punishment, then posted their videos online. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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A dying man asks for ‘Proof ’ of life after death BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH High concept, hi-tech and high-strung, the new drama “Proof” (10 p.m., TNT, TV-14) is perfectly ridiculous. And I mean that in all the nicest ways. Too many procedural dramas set their sights too low. Busting criminals; trying cases; saving lives in the surgery ward — who hasn’t seen that a gazillion times? In “Proof,” crack surgeon Dr. Carolyn Tyler (Jennifer Beals, “Flashdance”) accepts the challenge of a lifetime. Maybe even one that transcends life itself. Early on, she’s summoned by Internet guru and multi-billionaire Ivan Turing (Matthew Modine) and told that he has an aggressive cancer and mere months to live. Having surmounted a lifetime of business challenges by being prepared, Turing wants Dr. Tyler to help prepare him for the big sleep by using her brilliance and skills to answer once and for all if there is life after death. Tyler’s insights into the matter might be helped, or confused, by her own brush with near-drowning and her ongoing grief for a recently deceased teenage son, a trauma that resulted in a divorce from her husband, fellow surgeon Dr. Len Barliss (David Sutcliffe) and estrangement from her troubled daughter (Annie Thurman). Along the way, Tyler tenta-

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Matthew Modine stars as Ivan Turing and Jennifer Beals as Dr. Carolyn Tyler in the new original series “Proof” premiering at 10 p.m. today on TNT. tively joins forces with Peter Van Owen (Callum Blue), a best-selling author and possible charlatan who claims to be psychic helping a photogenic child who appears to be familiar with both sides of the great divide. Tyler is also aided by a brilliant intern, Dr. Zedan “Zed” Badawi (Edi Gathegi), whose African background helps her think outside the box. Beals is quite convincing as the stern taskmaster and dictator of the surgical operating theater. But her role as a doctor trying to maintain rational skepticism while wading into the shallow end of a pool of New Age spirituality may be beyond any performer’s gifts.

Modine’s scenes are brief, few and convincing. The real question is where “Proof” can go. Modine’s Turing is a no-nonsense pragmatist who thinks cosmic questions can be tackled with the determination, grit and piles of money that sent man to the moon just two generations after the first airplane flight. Peter Van Owen seems closer to the author of the religious best-seller “Heaven is Real,” a story best taken on faith. If not to the grave, then just where is “Proof” headed? Will Modine’s Steve Jobs-like character linger around forever? Will viewers tune into a murky series consumed with mortality? I’m not a betting man, but I

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • If required, a prime-time edition of “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (8 p.m., ABC) anticipates game six of the 2015 NBA Finals (9 p.m., ABC). • After a setback, a studious med student develops curious cravings in the pilot episode of “iZombie” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) • Richard Burton and Clint

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The best option for police oversight BY BILL ROGERS S.C. Press Association

ardly a week goes by now without the surfacing of a cellphone video of police abuse, often of minorities. These private camera videos are providing the best and often only record of police confrontations, such as the shooting of Walter Scott in North Charleston or the more recent incident at a pool party in Texas. South Carolina just passed a law requiring police to wear body cameras, and while they may do some internal good, don’t expect to see the images in the news. The public and the press will not have access to the images from these police cameras. Their data is now legally “not a public record” and not subject to release under the

COMMENTARY Freedom of Information Act. The idea that these cameras could provide needed oversight of police actions was trumped in the Legislature by privacy concerns, real or imagined. These cameras will cost taxpayers an estimated $22 million a year. Yet these recordings are secret. So let’s look at the Walter Scott shooting. The policeman who shot Scott in the back can be seen on the privately shot video planting his Taser by Scott’s body, likely to corroborate his original story that the unarmed man was shot in self-defense. Without the private video, the truth might never have been known. This tragedy helped the body-camera bill gain traction at the Statehouse.

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Bill Rogers, executive director of the S.C. Press Association, holds a cellphone. Video from cellphones often provide the best and only record of police confrontations. If such an incident reoccurred with a police body camera in use, would the public ever have seen it? The law now says a law enforcement

agency, the State Law Enforcement Division, the Attorney General, or a circuit solicitor may release data recorded by a body-worn camera at its discretion. But will they? Even with police dash-cam videos, which are clearly open under the law, police have a poor record of releasing videos. A suit has recently been filed in Aiken over SLED’s refusal to release the dash video from the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man in his car more than a year ago. A civil suit in the shooting has already been settled for more than a million dollars, but the public has not seen the video. In Greenwood two years ago, the Highway Patrol had to be sued before they would release a video of the arrest of a city councilwoman. Another bill, S. 647, was introduced late in the session that would make sure police

cannot hinder or prevent a person taking a photograph of a law enforcement officer performing his or her official duties in a public place. The important bill, by Sen. Gerald Malloy and others, says photographers cannot be prevented from making photographs, be arrested or be intimidated. Their cameras cannot be seized without a warrant and their recordings may not be destroyed by police. Let us all hope it passes next year. With public access to police body camera footage limited, private cellphone cameras remain our best method of documenting police confrontations. My grandson is teaching me how to take videos on mine. Rogers is executive director of the S.C. Press Association, an advocate for open government in South Carolina.

Clintonesque rebuttal

ASHINGTON — It had a familiar ring: “I don’t ever know what people’s motives are,” said former President Bill Clinton, prompting one to pause and consider just what the definition of “motives” is. Indeed, one doesn’t ever know. But when a country or a firm gives large sums of money to a charity founded by a former U.S. president, whose wife happens to be secretary of state, and whose department may be considering business related to said donor, then one would not likely infer purely altruistic motives. The former Kathleen president’s reParker marks were made during a recent interview with CNN’s Jake Tapper, during which he was asked about some of the donations that have come into question since Hillary Clinton announced her presidential run. Were some donors perhaps trying to curry favor with the then-secretary of state? This was the thesis of the recent book, “Clinton Cash,” by Peter Schweizer, which has made conservative rounds in recent weeks. Whether there’s anything shady to the fees — beyond the sheer, extravagant greed — remains unclear. It could also be nonexistent, but let’s review. Schweizer found that Bill Clinton’s fees increased significantly from his $100,000-200,000 per engagement shortly after leaving office to several above $500,000 and at least one at $750,000. Eleven of the 13 speeches for which he was paid over half a million were during his wife’s tenure at the State Department. Bill Clinton is no silvertongued devil. His words drip with gold, apparently. Be that as it may, it seems a stretch that a $550,000 speaking fee to Clinton in China was connected to the Obama administration’s Asia pivot, as some conservative outlets have suggested. Disclaimer: No one denies that the Bill, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton Foundation has done much good in the world, from fighting AIDS in Africa to rehabilitating Haiti after the devastating 2010 earthquake. There’s no requirement that public officials use their status to improve the world, and Bill Clinton found a way both to better the lives

COMMENTARY of others and enrich himself. Still, any urchin who ever helped a princess step across a puddle understands that rewards accrue to those who play nice with the powerful. Some may call this politics, others influence-peddling. The difference doubtless lies in a definition somewhere, but one thing is clear: Making a foundation contribution — or paying the secretary of state’s husband to say a few words — is a good investment. In his response during the CNN interview, Clinton said people donated to the foundation because they wanted to help, citing Haiti as an example. But not all cases are so straightforward. The New York Times explored an example that seems at least quid-proquo-ish. You’ll need a dot-connecting app for this. Around the same time an interagency committee that included Hillary Clinton’s State Department was reviewing the sale of a uranium mining company, Uranium One, to a Russian firm, the Clinton Foundation received millions in donations from people with ties to the mining company’s chairman. Then, “shortly after the Russians announced their intention to acquire a majority stake in Uranium One, Mr. Clinton received $500,000 for a Moscow speech from a Russian investment bank with links to the Kremlin that was promoting Uranium One stock,” according to the Times. Such complex relationships involving Hillary Clinton, her family’s charitable foundation, hundreds of millions in fees and donations, a former president, a secretary of state and a possible next-president — all embodied in just two people who happen to be married to each other — are certainly enough to attract a reporter’s attention and a voter’s skepticism. Never mind the 30,000 emails Hillary Clinton deleted from the personal server she used while leading the State Department. With only Bill Clinton responding to questions — and polls showing Clinton’s trustworthiness in decline — Democrats have cause for concern. Yet again, it seems that Bill Clinton only makes things worse when he tries to help his wife. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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Naked versus ‘nekkid’

was back home in Opelika for a wedding recently and was privy to an amusing story about a streaker that once made his way around the town’s historic Victorian district some years ago. “There was this man, naked as the day he was born,” the person telling the story told me. “Nekkid,” I replied. “He was nekkid.” What’s the difference, you may ask? The person telling me the story certainly did. I replied with a quote from that great Southern thinker Lewis Grizzard: “There’s a big difference between the words ‘naked’ and ‘nekkid.’ ‘Naked’ means you don’t have any Cliff clothes on. ‘Nekkid’ means you don’t have any clothes McCollum on — and you’re up to something.” Malice is a part of the charge of “nekkidness” in the opinions of this reporter. “Naked” is skinny-dippin’ in your backyard pool or a secluded pond far from the madding crowd. “Nekkid” is stripping down at the public pool or down on the public beach. “Naked” is a little kid running around the house hoopin’ and hollerin’ after getting out of the tub. “Nekkid” would be when that kid runs out the front door and bolts to the nearest mudhole, negating the effects of the previously mentioned bath. “Naked” is coming home to find your sweetheart waiting for you with a loving

look in his or her eyes. “Nekkid” is coming home to find your sweetheart in the altogether with another person, especially your ne’er-do-well cousin Delbert. “Naked” can sometimes involve an overimbibing of alcoholic beverage and usually is accompanied by a whimisical spirit of frivolity. “Nekkid” almost always involves overuse of crystal meth and is accompanied by running around the neighborhood screaming about animals trying to eat your face, dancing on top of police vehicles to “ward off vampires and evil spirits,” attacking cars on the interstate with a tire iron “preaching” about what the Great Spirit Mother Shabubu told you to do or, perhaps, getting up in a tree in Crichton and pretending to be a leprechaun. Be on the lookout for examples of “naked” and “nekkid” in your necks of the woods, and feel free to report back on instances you’ve seen. As for streakers — the jury has come back with a verdict. Nekkid. Always nekkid. Cliff McCollum is an 80-year-old soul trapped in a 20-something body. He is an ordained minister and former community college professor who enjoys British literature and field herpetology. He spends his spare time trying to show Vegans and vegetarians the error of their ways. As managing editor of the Gulf Coast Newspapers in Baldwin County, Alabama — now part of Osteen Publishing Co. — he can be reached at cliff@ gulfcoastmedia.com.

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YOU CAN DONATE The fundraiser on Saturday will be an effort to raise money for the scholarship named in honor of Katie Carter. Registration for cars is $20, and motorcycle registration is $15 in advance or the same day as the event. The event will also include trophies for car and motorcycle winners, a silent auction and raffle and more. For more information on the fundraiser, contact Will Floyd at (707) 356-9305, or email BillNyelOMC@gmail. com. Donations for the Katherine Nicole Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund can be made payable to Sumter School District and sent to Sumter School District, C/O Amy Hansen, 1325 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, S.C., 29150.

motorcycle show to be held in the school’s senior parking lot on Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Registration is available the day of the event from 9 a.m. to noon or in advance. “We wanted to do something to honor her legacy,” said Nico Plikus, one of Katie’s friends. “Katie would always find a way to brighten your day. She always had a smile on her face.” Plikus and a few other students started a fundraiser at the school for the scholarship fund, raising nearly $600. They were talking about expanding fundraising efforts with Will Floyd, a science teacher at the high school, who suggested doing a community event. Floyd is a member of the local chapter of the Iron Order Motorcycle Club, part of an international community of bikers who participate in charity events for the good of their communities and for the good of individuals in need. “We decided to jump right into it, and our club’s committee really rallied around the idea,” Floyd said. All of the profits from the event will go toward the scholarship fund created by her parents, William “Bill” Jennings Carter Jr. and Gail Carter. “I think Katie inspired and had an impact on everyone she met,” Bill Carter said. “She was all about helping others. We wanted to keep her legacy alive, and we thought that this was a good way to do that.” Katie wanted to be a journalist for National Geographic magazine. She loved to write and was a reporter for The Cock’s Quill, the school’s newspaper. “Katie was a vivacious and earnest young woman,” said Luther Barnett, adviser to the student newspaper and journalism teacher. “She was incredibly determined and always strived to be a better writer.” Barnett said when the newspaper published its first issue last year,

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Katie had the first centerpiece story. When the Carters approached Barnett about starting a scholarship in her memory, he was supportive of the idea. “Her parents wanted someone who was interested in writing or in the journalism field,” Barnett said. The recipient of this year’s scholarship was Anthony Deas, who was managing editor of The Cock’s Quill and graduated from Sumter High this month. “I was blown away, and it was definitely unexpected to receive the scholarship in Katie’s memory,” Deas said. “I was very honored and humbled. Katie was a wonderful person.” Besides being on the school newspaper, Katie was involved in National Honor Society, student government, cheerleading and Key Club. Key Club does service projects in the community during the school year and is sponsored by the local Kiwanis International Club. “Katie was a very devoted and dedicated member,” said Sharon McQuiller, Key Club adviser. “She was very energetic and always eager to help. She was very generous and always concerned with other people.” McQuiller said before her sudden death, Katie had been elected to serve

Clarendon County on Saturday about 2 p.m. The body of Noah Gerard Smith IV, 20, of Lamar, was recovered

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as president of the club next year. She was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church, where she was active with the student ministries and missions of the church. “Katie was able to affect more people in her 16 years on this Earth than most people do in their entire life,” said Tim Martin, her Sunday school teacher. “She had a very strong faith and really lived what she believed.” Martin said Katie would take mission trips with the church and would often be a leader during those trips. “She chose to live her life rejoicing Christ and became a leader at a young age,” he said. Her father said several months before Katie died, she encouraged him to go on a mission trip. Bill Carter said he is planning to go on a mission trip in her memory. “She had many goals in her life and pursued every one of those goals with much effort; she was a leader in everything she did,” he said. Carter said he is thankful for the support he’s received from the high school and Sumter School District in being able to have the scholarship presented this year. He said he hopes to continue doing it every year to keep his daughter’s memory alive and hopes to have it grow. “She was a very special, loving child who touched many lives,” said Vicki Goodwin, Katie’s aunt. The fundraiser on Saturday will be an effort to raise money for the scholarship. Registration for cars is $20, and motorcycles are $15 in advance or the same day as the event. The event will also include trophies for car and motorcycle winners, a silent auction and raffle and more. For more information on the fundraiser, contact Will Floyd at (707) 356-9305, or email BillNyelOMC@ gmail.com. Donations for the Katherine Nicole Carter Memorial Scholarship Fund can be made payable to Sumter School District and sent to Sumter School District, C/O Amy Hansen, 1325 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, S.C., 29150.

bigger programs: crisis relief, emergency shelter and the home repair and wheelchair building portion. The ministry is always looking for donations to fund its community outreach projects, and Executive Director Mark Champagne said the ministry largely runs on those and help from volunteers. The Summer of Caring started Memorial Day weekend and finished its fourth week raising money for Sumter United Ministries. The goal for the summer is to raise as much money as possible for the ministry’s work. Donations as of Monday include: From Sue and Chuck Fienning in memory of Henry Charles Fienning, $500; and from Louise and Hugh Stoddard in memory of Dr. Charles “Pap” Propst, $50. Both will go to the ministry’s emergency shelter. This week’s donations bring the total money raised to $1,765. Of that, $315 is for crisis relief, and $600 is for home repair and wheelchair building. The money raised this week brings the total specifically for the emergency shelter to $550. Total combined anonymous: $915 Total this week: $550 Total this year: $1,765 Total last year: $5,542 Total since 2014: $7,307 Financial donations for “Summer of Caring” can be mailed to: The Sumter Item P.O. Box 1677 Sumter, SC 29151 Contributions can also be dropped off at The Sumter Item’s office at 20 N. Magnolia St. If donations are made in someone’s name, identify who the person is and correctly spell his or her name. If you want the donation to be made specifically to one of the three programs, please indicate which one, and it will be applied directly to it. If no indication is made, it will go to Sumter United Ministries and be divided among all three.

Tindal’s body was sent to Newberry Pathology Associates for an autopsy. Smith’s body will be sent to Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston for an autopsy. Both incidents remain under investigation.

on Saturday afternoon near Polly’s Landing in Summerton. Smith was swimming in the lake when the pontoon boat he had been on started drifting away because of the wind, and he was unable to swim back to the boat, McCullough said.

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MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call Tiffany at (803) 316-6763. Find us on Facebook at Sumter Vitiligo Support.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of Jan., March, May, July, Sept. and Nov., 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — Every Tuesday, 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Betty at (803) 469-2616 or Carol at (803) 469-9426. Sumter Combat Veterans Groups — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilita-

tion Hospital community meeting room, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 6613746. Amputee Support Group — Fourth Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital cafeteria, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. EFMP Parent Exchange Group — Last Tuesday each month, 11 a.m.-noon, Airman and Family Readiness Center. Support to service members who have a dependent with a disability or illness. Call Dorcus Haney at (803) 895-1252/1253 or Sue Zimmerman at (803) 847-2377.

WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: Sickle Cell Support Group — last Wednesday each month, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Bertha Willis at (803) 774-6181.

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Asthma Support Group — Every 1st Thursday, 6 p.m., Clarendon County School District 3 Parenting Center, 2358 Walker Gamble Road, New Zion. Call Mary Howard at (843) 6592102. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., McElveen Manor, 2065 McCrays Mill Road. Call Cheryl Fluharty at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call Fred Harmon at (803) 9055620.

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, smoking, etc.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take on a new EUGENIA LAST mission. Head in a different direction and be open to meeting new people. The places you visit and information you obtain will bring positive change to your life and surroundings. Love is highlighted.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep your life balanced. Too much of anything will lead to setbacks. Focus on achieving stability in domestic matters, and use common sense when it comes to affairs of the heart. Don’t allow laziness and procrastination to take over. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t let compliments go to your head. You will get far more attention if you’re humble and gracious. Love is in the stars, and making an offer to someone special will bring positive changes to the way you live. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Try something new or check out different cultural events in your area. Signing up to learn a new hobby or adding to your skill set will result in meeting someone who inspires and motivates you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You have the insight, fortitude and energy to make things happen. A change at work will bring greater opportunities. Don’t put love on hold. Engage in romantic plans that will keep your personal life exciting and an important relationship fresh. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t trust others to be accommodating or even honest with you. Take matters into your own hands to ensure everything gets done to your specifications. A judgment call based on secondhand information

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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Record-breaking temperatures

Partly cloudy

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Very hot with plenty of sunshine

A shower and t-storm around

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97° / 76°

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Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 60%

W 4-8 mph

WSW 4-8 mph

E 4-8 mph

SW 7-14 mph

WSW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 95/70 Spartanburg 96/71

Greenville 97/73

Columbia 103/77

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

Sumter 103/77

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 100/71

ON THE COAST

Charleston 99/76

Today: Sunny to partly cloudy; humid in northern parts. High 93 to 100. Wednesday: Mostly sunny and humid. High 91 to 97.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 96/76/s 70/53/c 79/70/r 81/58/c 82/74/r 83/63/pc 90/77/t 85/67/t 94/74/t 89/69/t 111/85/s 69/53/pc 92/72/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.07 75.43 75.37 97.66

24-hr chg +0.01 none -0.03 -0.05

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

0.00" 1.83" 2.60" 20.21" 17.50" 20.22"

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

100° 75° 88° 66° 100° in 2015 50° in 1979

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

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 94/76/s 75/64/t 81/70/r 73/64/t 83/76/r 83/64/pc 90/76/pc 80/62/pc 95/75/t 84/65/pc 112/86/s 71/54/pc 86/71/pc

Myrtle Beach 96/78

Manning 102/75

Today: Partly sunny, very hot and humid. Winds west 4-8 mph. Wednesday: A storm. Winds south-southwest becoming southwest 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 103/78

Bishopville 102/76

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 1.98 -0.05 19 3.66 -0.07 14 3.84 +0.70 14 2.88 -0.01 80 76.42 -0.10 24 8.00 -0.24

Sunrise 6:10 a.m. Moonrise 6:24 a.m.

Sunset Moonset

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Today Wed.

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Low 4:17 a.m. 4:16 p.m. 5:05 a.m. 5:04 p.m.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 89/66/t 99/72/s 101/71/s 100/76/s 89/77/s 99/76/s 100/73/s 99/74/s 103/77/s 103/77/s 97/75/s 101/77/s 101/76/s

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City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 103/78/s 97/72/t 98/72/s 101/76/s 100/76/s 97/73/s 97/73/s 95/70/t 92/77/s 98/71/s 98/74/s 100/73/s 96/73/s

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 93/67/t 99/76/s 96/78/s 101/75/s 96/76/s 100/75/s 99/73/s 102/73/s 99/73/s 96/71/s 100/76/s 100/76/s 97/73/s

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 89/67/t 97/76/s 94/77/s 98/74/s 94/76/s 94/74/t 96/72/s 95/74/s 96/73/s 94/71/t 97/75/s 93/75/s 93/72/t

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For Comfort You Can Count On, Better Make It Boykin!

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will make you look bad. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): A little effort will go a long way. A chance to get involved in something that you not only enjoy but can make a profit doing will be within reach. Your popularity will grow and your love life will improve. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Misinformation can turn into a costly expense. Go over personal paperwork carefully before you make a commitment that will tie up your cash. Too much of anything will turn into a fiasco. Keep life simple and be discreet. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): An investment will pay off. You can negotiate deals, sign contracts and make a commitment that will leave you in a good position. Partnerships look appealing and will change your life in a positive manner. Love is highlighted.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 TUESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

7-11-16-24-36 PowerUp: 2

1-40-42-56-62 Megaball: 2; Megaplier: 5

29-41-48-52-54 17-27-35-38-43 Powerball: 29; PowerPlay 2 Lucky Ball: 15

PICK 3 TUESDAY

PICK 4 TUESDAY

6-7-3 and 8-9-0

7-7-9-8 and 4-3-7-7

LUCKY FOR LIFE THURSDAY

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Changes going on around you will be to your detriment. Make a move personally or professionally if it will help you avoid a loss. Don’t count on anyone but yourself to handle your responsibilities. Someone will feed you false information. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Use your imagination and be a participant. The more active you are both mentally and physically, the more you will accomplish. Put more in to important relationships and you’ll get just as much in return. Romance is heading your way. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t count on anyone but yourself. Disappointment will leave you feeling low. Emotional situations will be difficult to control. Concentrate on learning something new, not on trying to deal with an impossible situation.

Pat DuBose shares a photo taken by her son, Paul DuBose. DuBose comments, “The tufted titmouse is shown gathering the pleurocarpous moss that grows on our patio of brick pavers. Even though our whole family was sitting on the nearby porch, it made at least 15 different trips to collect the moss, each time flying over our house to a new nest site in the neighbor’s yard across the street. The little bird struggled mightily to loosen the moss, stuffing its beak repeatedly before heading out again.”

SECTION

Hogs eliminated; Vandy rallies

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015

B2 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

LEGION BASEBALL

Sumter tightens grip on lead

MARK MORGAN / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter’s Chris Crawford, right, slides into second base as Camden shortstop Tyler Bowers, left, during the P-15’s 10-8 victory on Monday at Riley Park.

Camden’s late 9th-inning rally falls short in 10-8 loss to 1st-place P-15’s BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

aged to pick up a 10-8 American Legion baseball League III victory over Camden Post 17 on Monday at Riley Park. The victory improved Sumter to 11-1 overall and 10-0 in

It wasn’t pretty and got downright scary at the end, but the Sumter P-15’s man-

league play, giving it firm control of first place in the league. Second-place Camden fell to 6-2 overall and 5-2 in league play, 3 ½ games behind the P-15’s.

The teams will play the second game today at American Legion Park in Camden beginning at 7:30 p.m. instead of the originally scheduled 7 p.m. “It wasn’t pretty, and it was

good we had those big innings early,” said Sumter head coach Steve Campbell. “We just couldn’t get them out in

SEE SUMTER, PAGE B3

PALMETTO PRO OPEN

NASCAR

Neel within 1 win of PPO main draw

Rain helps Kurt Busch to victory in Michigan BY NOAH TRISTER The Associated Press

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Ingrid Neel turns 17 years old today. And what she would like for her birthday is a victory on the courts of Palmetto Tennis Center. A win today will be her third in as many days in the qualifying draw of the Palmetto Pro Open and secure her a spot in the 32-player main draw. Neel defeated Tai Martin

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Cleveland forward LeBron James (23) watches from the bench during Golden State’s 10491 victory in Game 5 of the NBA Finals on Sunday in Oakland, Calif. James feels the Cavs can force a decisive Game 7.

6-1, 6-1 in the second round of qualifying on Monday. The No. 1 seed in the qualifying draw, Neel will face

SEE PPO, PAGE B4

inspiring postseason from crashing. “I’ve got to be better,” James said. Even that might not be enough. Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are one win from a golden trophy. Up 3-2 in a scintillating series loaded with subplots and strategy, the Warriors can win their first title since 1975 on Tuesday night with a win in Game 6. James didn’t blink after Game 5

BROOKLYN, Mich. — Kyle Larson knew the rain was coming — and wanted it to arrive as soon as possible. He didn’t get his wish. Instead, the downpour that ended this Sprint Cup race in Michigan gave the victory to Kurt Busch. With his fuel running low, Larson had to make a pit stop, ceding the lead to Busch only a few laps before heavy rain arrived and ended Sunday’s race. It was Busch’s second Cup victory of the year. Larson remains winless, although he KURT BUSCH had tried to stay out on the track long enough to reach the rainstorm in first place. “We could see weather coming there off of (Turn) 4 and just praying that it would get here in time for me to stay out and be in the lead when the rain did hit,” Larson said. “I applaud my guys for trying. We are pretty deep in points so we have to take risks like that to make the Chase. I’m happy with the call, just wish the rain would have come three laps sooner.” The fourth weather-related red flag of the day came after lap 138 of a scheduled 200. Busch was leading at the time, and he was declared the winner after a downpour soaked

SEE CAVS, PAGE B2

SEE MICHIGAN, PAGE B4

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM

Ingrid Neel hits a backhand return during her 6-1, 6-1 victory over Tai Martin on Monday in the second round of the qualifying draw for the Palmetto Pro Open at Palmetto Tennis Center. Neel is the No. 1 seed in qualifying and will be playing for a spot in the 32-player main draw today.

NBA FINALS

LeBron confident Cavs can force key Game 7 BY TOM WITHERS The Associated Press CLEVELAND — Wearing a leather Cavaliers cap and a steely look, LeBron James used his postgame platform to proclaim that he’s “the best player in the world.” It’s not as if his greatness was in dispute after five dominant games of these NBA Finals. James has shown no one challenges his on-court supremacy. However, while his game and confidence soar, James knows he must do even more, if possible, to stop Cleveland’s

SPORTS

TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2015

SCOREBOARD

Kansas City (C.Young 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 4-7), 8:10 p.m. Arizona (Hellickson 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Richards 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

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TODAY

EAST DIVISION

Noon -- WNBA Basketball: Indiana at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 3 p.m. -- College Baseball: College World Series Game Seven from Omaha, Neb. -- Louisiana State vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN2). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at San Francisco or Atlanta at Boston (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Boston (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 5 p.m. -- Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group C Match from Winnipeg, Manitoba -Japan vs. Ecuador (FOX SPORTS 1). 5 p.m. -- Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group C Match from Edmonton, Alberta -Cameroon vs. Switzerland (FOX SPORTS 2). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Camden (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Toronto at New York Mets or Washington at Tampa Bay (MLB NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group D Match from Vancouver, British Columbia -- United States vs. Nigeria (WACH 57). 8 p.m. -- College Baseball: College World Series Game Eight from Omaha, Neb. -- Texas Christian vs. Cal State Fullerton (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- Women’s International Soccer: Women’s World Cup Group D Match from Edmonton, Alberta -Sweden vs. Australia (FOX SPORTS 1). 9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game Six -- Golden State at Cleveland (WOLO 25). 10 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Angels at Arizona (MLB NETWORK). Midnight -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Semifinal Match from Christchurch, New Zealand -- Senegal vs. Brazil (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:45 a.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game Six Postgame Press Conference from Cleveland (NBA TV). 3:30 a.m. -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Semifinal Match from Auckland, New Zealand -- Mali vs. Serbia (FOX SPORTS 1).

GOLF The Associated Press FEDEX ST. JUDE CLASSIC PAR SCORES

Sunday At TPC Southwind Memphis, Tenn. Purse: $6 million Yardage: 7,239; Par: 70 Final a-amateur Fabian Gomez (500), $1,080,000 66-68-67-66–267 -13 Greg Owen (300), $648,000 64-70-67-70–271 -9 Matt Jones (125), $270,600 69-67-68-68–272 -8 Brooks Koepka (125), $270,600 64-67-71-70–272 -8 Phil Mickelson (125), $270,600 68-69-70-65–272 -8 Seung-Yul Noh (125), $270,600 69-72-66-65–272 -8 Michael Thompson (125), $270,600 69-69-68-66–272 -8 Chad Campbell (78), $168,000 69-66-70-68–273 -7 OTHER: Tommy Gainey (1), $12,060 66-74-74-74–288

PGA OF AMERICA/LPGA-KPMG WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP PAR SCORES

Sunday At Westchester Country Club, West Course Harrison, N. Y. Purse: $3.5 million Yardage: 6,670; Par: 73 Inbee Park, $525,000 71-68-66-68–273 -19 Sei Young Kim, $323,230 70-68-69-71–278 -14 Lexi Thompson, $234,480 70-72-72-66–280 -12 Brittany Lincicome, $181,389 7 0 74-69-68–281 -11 Morgan Pressel, $132,725 73-70-69-70–282 -10 Brooke M. Henderson, $132,725 67-73-71-71–282 -10 Suzann Pettersen, $93,793 74-66-71-72–283 -9

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W New York 34 Tampa Bay 35 Toronto 34 Baltimore 31 Boston 27 CENTRAL DIVISION W Kansas City 34 Minnesota 34 Detroit 33 Cleveland 29 Chicago 28 WEST DIVISION W Houston 36 Texas 33 Los Angeles 32 Seattle 28 Oakland 26

L 28 29 30 31 37

Pct .548 .547 .531 .500 .422

GB – – 1 3 8

L 25 28 30 33 33

Pct .576 .548 .524 .468 .459

GB – 11/2 3 61/2 7

L 28 30 31 35 39

Pct .563 .524 .508 .444 .400

GB – 21/2 31/2 71/2 101/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 8, Cleveland 1 Tampa Bay 2, Chicago White Sox 1 N.Y. Yankees 5, Baltimore 3 Toronto 13, Boston 5 Houston 13, Seattle 0 Kansas City at St. Louis, ppd., rain Minnesota 4, Texas 3 Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 1

MONDAY’S GAMES

Chicago White Sox at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Washington at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Colorado at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Kansas City at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Minnesota at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Arizona at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Oakland at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

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

W 34 33 30 27 22

L 30 30 33 37 42

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GB – 1/2 31/2 7 12

W 41 35 34 28 24

L 21 27 27 34 40

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GB – 6 61/2 13 18

W 37 34 32 30 28

L 26 30 33 32 34

Pct .587 .531 .492 .484 .452

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SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets 10, Atlanta 8 Colorado 4, Miami 1 Pittsburgh 1, Philadelphia 0, 11 innings Washington 4, Milwaukee 0 Kansas City at St. Louis, ppd., rain Arizona 4, San Francisco 0 L.A. Dodgers 4, San Diego 2, 12 innings Chicago Cubs 2, Cincinnati 1, 11 innings

MONDAY’S GAMES

TODAY’S GAMES

Minnesota (Gibson 4-4) at St. Louis (Wacha 8-2), 1:45 p.m. Colorado (Rusin 2-1) at Houston (Velasquez 0-0), 2:10 p.m. Oakland (Kazmir 3-4) at San Diego (Cashner 2-8), 3:40 p.m. Seattle (Happ 3-2) at San Francisco (Lincecum 6-3), 3:45 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 4-2) at Boston (Miley 5-6), 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-6) at Pittsburgh (Morton 4-0), 7:05 p.m. Philadelphia (J.Williams 3-6) at Baltimore (Tillman 4-7), 7:05 p.m. Cincinnati (Lorenzen 1-2) at Detroit (K.Ryan 1-0), 7:08 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Eovaldi 5-1) at Miami (Phelps 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Copeland 1-0) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Washington (Roark 2-2) at Tampa Bay (Colome 3-2), 7:10 p.m. Cleveland (Marcum 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Wada 0-1), 8:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-4) at Texas (Ch.Gonzalez 2-1), 8:05 p.m. Kansas City (C.Young 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 4-7), 8:10 p.m. Arizona (Hellickson 4-3) at L.A. Angels (Richards 6-4), 10:05 p.m.

NBA FINALS By The Associated Press

Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State 3, Cleveland 2 Thursday, June 4: Golden State 108, Cleveland 100, OT Sunday, June 7: Cleveland 95, Golden State 93, OT Tuesday, June 9: Cleveland 96, Golden State 91 Thursday, June 11: Golden State 103, Cleveland 82 Sunday, June 14: Golden State 104, Cleveland 91 Today: 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 3, Tampa Bay 2 Wednesday, June 3: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Saturday, June 6: Tampa Bay 4, Chicago 3 Monday, June 8: Tampa Bay 3, Chicago 2 Wednesday, June 10: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Saturday, June 13: Chicago 2, Tampa Bay 1 Monday, June 15: Tampa Bay at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 17: Chicago at Tampa Bay, 8 p.m.

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

W 3 3 3 2 2 1

L 1 1 2 2 3 4

Pct .750 .750 .600 .500 .400 .200

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Tulsa Phoenix Seattle Los Angeles San Antonio

W 3 3 2 2 0 0

L 1 1 2 2 2 3

Pct .750 .750 .500 .500 .000 .000

GB – – 1/2 1 11/2 21/2 GB – – 1 1 2 21/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Chicago 98, Indiana 72 Phoenix 81, Minnesota 66 Connecticut 82, Atlanta 64 Tulsa 73, San Antonio 62 Seattle 60, Los Angeles 54 Washington 74, New York 59

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Atlanta, 12 p.m. San Antonio at Tulsa, 12:30 p.m. Connecticut at Seattle, 10 p.m.

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES ROUNDUP

Vanderbilt, Miami win on walk-off HR, single OMAHA, Neb. — Freshman Jeren Kendall’s tworun homer off Tyler Peitzmeier into the right-field bullpen in the bottom of the ninth inning gave defending national champion Vanderbilt a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Cal State Fullerton in the College World Series on Monday. The Commodores were down 3-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning when heavy thunderstorms Sunday night forced the suspension of the game until Monday afternoon. Zander Wiel’s RBI KENDALL double on the first pitch from Chad Hockin after play resumed made it 3-1. Peitzmeier, who grew up 25 miles west HEYWARD of Omaha in Yutan and walked on to Fullerton, retired six straight in the seventh and eighth before Vanderbilt struck in the ninth. Wiel doubled leading off and scored on Bryan Reynolds’ two-base hit. Then Kendall launched Peitzmeier’s 0-1 slider into the bullpen for the first walk-off homer at the CWS since Connor Rowe of Texas did it against Arizona State 2009. Kyle Wright (6-1) pitched two-thirds of an inning to earn the win. Peitzmeier (5-4) allowed only the second home run in his 59 2/3 innings, and Fullerton blew a three-run lead for the first time this season. Vanderbilt (48-19) advanced to a Bracket 2 winners game against TCU on Tuesday night. Before that, Fullerton (39-24) meets LSU in an elimination game. The loss wiped out Thomas Eshelman’s brilliant performance Sunday night. He allowed four hits, struck out eight and walked none in 5 2/3 innings. He was charged

CAVS FROM PAGE B1 when he declared he was not only the top player on seven continents, but prepared to raise his game. “We’ve got enough to win it,” he said. “I feel confident.” But so are the Warriors, and James’ bravado — and his preposterous postseason statistics aside — won’t matter if Curry, who found his stroke a few games back in Quicken Loans Arena, shoots the way he did in Sunday night’s 104-91 win. Curry scored 17 of his 37 points in the fourth quarter, when he answered every one of James’ big baskets with stunning buckets of his own as the game’s two biggest stars played a finals version of “H-O-R-S-E” to the delight of millions of

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for the run on Wiel’s sixthinning double off Hockin. Vanderbilt, which averaged better than 10 runs a game in winning its first five NCAA Tournament games, was held to one run and five hits through eight innings. Carson Fulmer, the No. 8 overall draft pick by the Chicago White Sox, gave up all three of Fullerton’s runs in his six innings. It looked like Fulmer and Eshelman, the Houston Astros’ second-round pick, would settle into the pitchers’ duel that was forecast for this game after they combined to get out 12 of the first 13 batters they faced. But when Fulmer faltered

TV viewers and a sonic crowd inside Oracle Arena. Curry showed why he was the league’s MVP this season, setting the Warriors up to take home the shimmering Larry O’Brien Trophy. Curry was treated for dehydration after Game 5, but he’s expected to be fully recovered as the Warriors try to finish the Cavs. “We fought hard all year and put ourselves in good position now to go to Cleveland and hopefully close it out,” Curry said. “We’re confident.” James stands in Golden State’s way, and clearly intends to do everything in his power to force Game 7. It’s unfathomable to think James can give any more than he already has, but he has no choice. “I don’t put a ceiling on

in his fourth career CWS start, the Titans made him pay. Timmy Richards walked leading off the third, moved up on Fulmer’s balk and took third on a sacrifice. He scored on No. 9 batter Taylor Bryant’s single to center. The Titans made it 3-0 in the fifth. A.J. Kennedy doubled down the left-field line, putting runners on second and third with one out. Richards scored when Fulmer’s breaking pitch in the dirt got past Karl Ellison, and Kennedy came home on Josh Vargas’ base hit to right. MIAMI 4 ARKANSAS 3

OMAHA, Neb.— Jacob Heyward singled in the winning run in the bottom of the ninth inning to put the finishing touch on a huge game for him, and Miami eliminated Arkansas from the College World Series with a 4-3 victory on Monday. Heyward opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the fifth, scored the goahead run in the seventh after Arkansas tied it and delivered again after Willie Abreu doubled off the center-field wall to open the Miami ninth. Heyward rounded first base and tossed his helmet high in the air as pinch runner Carl Chester scored. The Hurricanes (50-16) move to a Wednesday game against Virginia or Florida. The Razorbacks (40-25) went two-and-out at the CWS for only the second time in eight appearances. Bryan Garcia (6-2) earned the win after getting out of a bases-loaded situation in the top of the ninth. Zach Jackson (5-1) took the loss. Heyward, the Hurricanes’ No. 9 batter and the younger brother of St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Jason Heyward, has reached base in six of eight plate appearances in two games. From wire reports

what I’m capable of doing,” he said. “I know I’m shouldering a lot of the burden, but it is what it is.” After a 40-point, 14-rebound, 11-assist performance, he’s averaging 36.6 points, 12.5 rebounds and 8.8 assists — a mind-boggling statistical line never before seen in finals history. James is doing it all with All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love recovering from postseason surgeries, sparking debate about whether he deserves to be the finals MVP — win or lose. Jerry West (1969) is the only player to win MVP honors for a losing team. “He sets the pace,” said Hall of Famer Oscar Robertson. “He’s doing what defenses give him and he’s playing smart.” Smart and sublime may not be enough.

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Panthers sign Davis to 2-year extension CHARLOTTE — Thomas Davis plans to end his career right where it began — with the Carolina Panthers. The 32-year-old Davis signed a two-year contract extension Monday, which keeps him with the team through 2017. Financial terms were not released. Davis was selected with the 14th overall pick in the 2005 draft. He’s spent his entire career in Carolina, overcoming three torn ACLs to the same knee to return and play at a high level. Davis has posted three straight 100-tackle seasons, including 129 in 2014. Davis also had 2 1-2 sacks, DAVIS two forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and six passes defensed last year as the Panthers became the first team to win the NFC South in consecutive seasons. The former Georgia star is the second-leading tackler in franchise history with 831, and has played in 117 regular-season games and started 99, both team records for a linebacker. MANNING 5

baseball game at Riley Park. Hoge is the former Dalzell player who suffered severe injuries in a diving accident last month. All money from the gate and other events on the evening will go to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge. Post 15 is accepting items that can be used in a raffle. Anyone interested in donating items can call (803) 968-5115 for more information. Those interested can donate to the Charity Fund for Michal Hoge, SAFE Federal Credit Union, PO Box 2008, 160 W. Wesmark Boulevard, Sumter S.C. 29151. PADRES FIRE MANAGER BUD BLACK

SAN DIEGO— Bud Black understood full well the expectations for San Diego to win now with a remade, star-studded roster — and with a new front office, too. In his ninth year managing the Padres, Black was fired Monday with San Diego sitting in third place in the loaded NL West at 32-33. The Padres never reached the playoffs during Black’s tenure after he took over when Bruce Bochy departed to manage the San Francisco Giants in 2007. FABIAN GOMEZ WINS 1ST PGA TOUR TITLE AT ST. JUDE CLASSIC

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MANNING -- William Ard and Tommy King combined to pitch Manning-Santee Post 68 to a 5-4 American Legion baseball victory over Rockdale, Ga., on Sunday at Monarch Field. Ard started and worked six innings, allowing all four runs. He allowed four hits and three walks while striking out four. King worked three scoreless innings to get the save. He struck out three and allowed two hits and two walks. King and Jesse Surette had three hits apiece to lead the offense. Dustin Way and Tilton McCrea both had two hits. Manning is 4-5 on the season. Its game against Lake City scheduled for Wednesday in Manning has been cancelled. Post 68’s only game this week will be on Friday when it plays host to League III foe Goose Creek at 7:30 p.m. P-15’S TO HOLD MICHAL HOGE NIGHT

Sumter American Legion Post 15 will have Michal Hoge Night on Monday, June 22, when the P-15’s play host to Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 in a

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Fabian Gomez started Sunday tied with Owen atop the leaderboard at 9 under with 23 players within four strokes. Gomez finished off a four-stroke win that was the largest at this event since 2009 with a 13under 267 total after shooting 4-under 66 in the final round. He carded a five birdie-one bogey round for his first PGA title in his 70th start in a season already featuring three top 25s. INBEE PARK WINS THIRD STRAIGHT WOMEN’S PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

HARRISON, N.Y. — Inbee Park won her third consecutive Women’s PGA Championship on Sunday — and accomplished a whole lot more. She closed with a bogey-free 5-under 68 at Westchester Country Club, finishing the season’s second major five strokes ahead of 22-year-old compatriot Sei Young Kim. Park had 22 birdies and only three bogeys in 72 holes. From staff, wire reports

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Sumter pitcher River Soles delivers a pitch during the P-15’s 10-8 victory over Camden on Monday at Riley Park.

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the ninth inning.” Sumter took a 10-4 lead into the ninth and had to hold on for dear life. Taylor Finley, the third of four P-15’s pitchers, gave up a triple to Russ Radcliff to start the inning. Bradwin Salmond followed with a single to make it 10-5. He moved to third on a Tyler Bowers double and the bases became loaded when Finley hit Gunner Smith with a pitch. A walk to Ross Hough forced in a run to make it 10-6 and ended Finley’s night. Sumter head coach Steve Campbell brought in righthander Matthew Miles. He got Nick Stokes to hit into an RBI fielder’s choice to make it 10-7 before Lawson Stokes singled to make it 10-8 and leave runners on first and second. However, Miles got Blake Serpass to hit a ground ball up the middle that shortstop Jacob Watcher fielded, stepped on second and threw to first baseman Drew Talley for the gameending double play. “He came in and kept his composure and got the balls we needed,” Campbell said of Miles. “I know

Overall W L Pct. GB W L Sumter 9 0 1.000 - 10 1 Camden 5 1 .750 2 1/2 6 1 Manning 3 5 .286 6 4 5 Dalzell 1 4 .200 6 1/2 1 6 G. Creek 1 5 .200 7 1 5 Hartsville 1 5 .167 7 1 5 SUNDAY’S GAME Manning-Santee 5, Rockdale, Ga., 4 MONDAY’S GAMES Sumter 10, Camden 8 Hartsville at Dalzell-Shaw TODAY’S GAMES Sumter at Camden, 7:30 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m. WEDNESDAY’S GAME Lake City at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m., cancelled THURSDAY’S GAMES Camden at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. FRIDAY’S GAMES Goose Creek at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Orangeburg at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. JUNIOR LEGION SCHEDULE MONDAY’S GAMES Sumter at South Florence No. 2 Manning-Santee at Camden Manning at Lake City WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Sumter at Lake City, 7 p.m. South Florence No. 2 at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Camden at Manning, 7 p.m. THURSDAY’S GAME Manning-Santee at Bishopville, 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY’S GAMES Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7 p.m. Manning at South Florence No. 2, 7 p.m.

we were happy to see Post 17 took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first against P-15’s starting pitcher River Soles. The righthanded Soles, making his first start of the season, settled down after that be-

fore leaving in the fourth with an injury. Campbell said Soles’ arm started hurting and felt he should get him off the mound. Meanwhile, Sumter got the run back in the bottom of the inning against Camden starting pitcher and The Citadel redshirt freshman Grey Hoke. Jacob Watcher hit a 1-out triple against the left-hander, his college teammate and scored on Soles’ groundout. Sumter made it 2-1 in the second on Chris Crawford’s single before pushing across four runs in the third to go up 6-1. Kemper Patton was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded and Reese Hankins had an RBI fielder’s choice to score two runs. The other runs came on an RBI double by Todd Larrimer and another RBI single from Crawford. Post 17 got a couple of runs back in the fifth to make it 7-3, but Sumter looked to have the game under control when it posted three runs in the bottom of the seventh to go up 10-3. Crawford came on in relief of Soles and worked four innings. He allowed just two hits, but walked four and struck out two. He allowed three runs.

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Singles Qualifying Draw (6) Mari Osaka defeated Elyse Lavender 6-2, 6-1. (7) Maria-Fernanda Alves defeated Victoria Flores 6-2, 6-3. (9) Michaela Gordon defeated Alexa Bortles 6-0, 6-1. Kayla Day defeated (10) Petra Januskova 6-2, 6-1. Jessica Golovin defeated Alexandra Sanford 6-3, 7-5. Julia Jones defeated Shannon Cox 6-1, 6-2. (8) Jamie Loeb defeated Cameron Morra 6-0, 7-5. (14) Marie-Alexandre Leduc defeated Kristina Mathis 6-2, 6-3. Kourtney J. Keegan defeated Frances Altick 6-4, 6-4. (5) Jennifer Elie defeated Lynn Kiro 6-4, 6-4. (16) Andie K. Daniell defeated Brigit Folland 6-1, 6-2. Ellen Perez defeated (13) Kylie McKenzie 6-2, 7-5. (1) Ingrid Neel defeated Tai Martin 6-1, 6-1.

PPO FROM PAGE B1 No. 15 seed Maria Shishkina today, a 6-2, 6-2 winner over Yolande Leacock. Neel’s match started at 1 p.m., right about the time the temperature began to climb over the 100-degree mark. Neel is from Minnesota, and while she has spent much time in Florida at the IMG Academy, much of that time was during the winter. “I don’t think you can play at 100 percent when it is like this,” Neel said of the sweltering heat. “You just do everything you can to prepare for it and try to get through it.” Neel was happy with her play and was thankful she got off the court in relatively quick fashion. “I was being aggressive out there,” Neel said. “I felt like I was hitting the ball pretty well.” There will be seven other DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM matches in the final round of Maria Shishkina hits a return during her 6-2, 6-2 victory over Yolande qualifying with the winners Leacock in the second round of qualifying for the Palmetto Pro Open advancing to the main draw. on Monday at Palmetto Tennis Center. While four of the 16 seeds

MICHIGAN FROM PAGE B1 the track. Dale Earnhardt Jr. was second, followed by Martin Truex Jr. Larson gave up the lead on lap 133. Busch won in his backup car — he switched after an accident in practice Friday. “It was a fantastic group effort,” he said. “To be able to pull the backup car out and to have it as prepared as it was and then to have the extra work that went into it, all the crew members that (crew chief) Tony Gibson leads rolled up their sleeves, jumped right on it, and we made it a racewinning backup car.” Busch led for only six laps, but they were the last six of the race. “I don’t know how Tony got the rain to come out, but he did that,” owner Gene Haas said. “That’s all it takes to win a race is you just need about 4,000 or 5,000 things to line up, and you’re there.” Kevin Harvick led for 63 laps, but a tire problem knocked him well back. He finished 29th, only the second time all year he’s been out of the top 10. Harvick did stay atop the Cup standings, leading by 15 points over Truex. Pole winner Kasey Kahne was 15th. The shortened Michigan race was a missed opportunity for several drivers with no wins, like Kahne, Larson and Jeff Gordon. Busch’s victory in his No. 41 Chevrolet was part of a huge weekend for Chevy, which took the top three spots in this Cup race while also emerging victorious in a NASCAR Truck race, an IndyCar race and in the GTE Pro category at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. This was Busch’s third career Cup win at Michigan International Speedway and first since 2007. It’s his first multiwin season in NASCAR’s top series since 2011. This was supposed to be a 400-mile, 200-lap race, but the weather made that a tough task from the start. The first three red flags, on laps 14, 20 and 46, delayed the race for a total of over two hours. Laps 12 through 28 were all under caution, and the third red flag came during a competition caution. “You just go to your pit box and talk to your guys about the race car,” Truex said. “That only lasts a few minutes and then you talk about every-

QUICKEN LOANS 400 RESULTS The Associated Press Sunday At Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Mich. Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (24) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 138 laps, 113.5 rating, 47 points, $186,125. 2. (14) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 138, 116.9, 43, $141,435. 3. (9) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 138, 117.1, 41, $137,580. 4. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 138, 117.6, 41, $148,471. 5. (11) Joey Logano, Ford, 138, 93.2, 40, $140,508. 6. (3) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 138, 107.7, 39, $141,031. 7. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 138, 79.9, 37, $126,331. 8. (17) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 138, 82.1, 36, $108,515. 9. (20) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 138, 71.9, 35, $132,940. 10. (32) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 138, 79.5, 34, $126,523. 11. (13) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 138, 81.7, 33, $106,015. 12. (4) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 138, 113.2, 33, $107,140. 13. (27) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 138, 70.3, 31, $116,448. 14. (22) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 138, 90.8, 0, $105,823. 15. (1) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 138, 100, 30, $110,215. 16. (19) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 138, 63.8, 29, $97,065. 17. (16) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 138, 89, 28, $116,073. 18. (23) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 138, 78.6, 26, $119,840. 19. (8) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 137, 75, 25, $131,801. 20. (7) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 137, 80.5, 24, $124,471.

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21. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 137, 87.4, 23, $131,771. 22. (26) Aric Almirola, Ford, 137, 65.4, 22, $123,346. 23. (31) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 137, 57.7, 21, $114,918. 24. (5) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 137, 78.9, 0, $82,560. 25. (33) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 137, 50.9, 19, $93,635. 26. (30) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 137, 53.2, 18, $111,630. 27. (36) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 137, 50, 17, $104,618. 28. (15) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 137, 63.7, 16, $111,924. 29. (2) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 137, 117.2, 17, $141,035. 30. (35) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 137, 44.2, 14, $85,935. 31. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 137, 50.7, 0, $83,785. 32. (40) Cole Whitt, Ford, 137, 39.8, 12, $90,732. 33. (37) Brett Moffitt, Ford, 137, 40.6, 11, $82,610. 34. (39) Josh Wise, Ford, 137, 38.7, 11, $81,010. 35. (18) David Ragan, Toyota, 136, 50.4, 9, $108,059. 36. (21) Greg Biffle, Ford, 136, 39, 8, $111,823. 37. (38) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 136, 33.5, 7, $80,731. 38. (41) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, 136, 28.4, 0, $76,142. 39. (43) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 136, 28.5, 5, $72,070. 40. (42) Mike Bliss, Ford, 136, 28.4, 0, $68,070. 41. (28) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 84, 24.3, 3, $64,070. 42. (34) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 64, 32.6, 2, $68,070. 43. (10) Kyle Busch, Toyota, accident, 52, 71, 1, $101,561.

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‘I don’t think you can play at 100 percent when it is like this.’ INGRID NEEL On playing in 100-degreeplus temperatures fell by the wayside in Sunday’s first round of qualifying, only two lost on Monday. Kayla Day defeated No. 10 Petra Januskova 6-3, 7-5 and Ellen Perez defeatd No. 13 Kylie McKenzie 6-2, 7-5. Perez will face eighth-seeded Jamie Loeb today. Loeb, the 2013 PPO champion and the current NCAA women’s singles champion, defeated Cameron Morra 6-0, 7-5. Day will face No. 5 Jennifer Elie, a 6-4, 6-4 winner over Lynn Kiro. The other qualifying final matches will have No. 7 Maria-Fernanda Alves meeting No. 14 Marie-Alexandre Leduc, No. 6 Mari Osaka tak-

Marie-Alexandre Leduc Court 5 (3) Usue Maitane Arconada vs. Michaela Gordon Jessica Golovin vs. Julia Jones Singles Main Draw Approximately 1 p.m. Court 1 (5) Lauren Embree vs. Alexandra Stevenson Court 2 Ashley Weinhold vs. Petra Rampre Feature Match 7 p.m. (1) Taylor Townsend vs. Alexa Graham Doubles Main Draw Times To Be Announced Usue Maitane Arconada/Kelly Chen vs. (2) Jamie Loeb/Sanaz Marand Samantha Crawford/Emily J. Harman vs. Mayo Hibi/Mari Osaka Sophie Chang/Andie K. Daniell vs. (3) Jacqueline Cako/Danielle Lao Mercedes Hammond/Alexandra Sanford vs. Ellen Perez/Carola Zhao Ellie Halbauer/Ingrid Neel vs. Petra Januskova/Marie-Alexandre Leduc

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Keeping Sumter Beautiful By Breann Liebermann, Clemson Extension - Water Resources Agent Patriot Park: Sumter’s Hidden Gem All fifteen volunteers at the rain garden went silent as Josh Castleberry, Central Carolina Technical College professor, listened for the croak of a Northern cricket frog. Northern cricket frogs are a species of concern in our area, and we were all hoping we had provided a habitat for one in our rain garden. We strained our ears, and it was confirmed! We had heard the infamous croaking again.

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JAMES J. EBERL HILTON HEAD ISLAND — June 6, 2015, saw the passing of James J. Eberl, of Sumter and Hilton Head Island. Formerly of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Jim moved to South Carolina and adapted easily to the southern lifestyle. He especially enjoyed going to Swan Lake and admiring the gardens, EBERL flowers, ducks and swans. Most of all, he felt privileged to have made such fine friends that added tremendously to the charm of Sumter. He graduated from SUNYBuffalo, earning his doctor of philosophy in chemistry. He enjoyed a long and successful career of research positions with Johnson and Johnson and the Scott Paper Co. in New Jersey and Philadelphia. He holds more than 50 U.S. and foreign patents. Even in retirement years, he spent his time reading, studying, and researching — always with an idea to make life better. He had such a zest for life all his years and he lived an extraordinary life! He is survived by his wife, Donna Davis Eberl of Sumter and Hilton Head Island; his sister, June Jeanette Miller; nephew, Dr. Keith Miller and wife, Ellen, of High Point, North Carolina; sisters-inlaw, Vicki Blythe Restainer of Traverse City, Michigan, and Becky Blythe Davis of Alcolu; brothers-in-law, Greg Blythe of Newark, Delaware, and Jimmy Davis of Alcolu; as well as numerous nieces and nephews who all loved and admired “Uncle Jim.” Remembrances may be made to a charity of one’s choice. The Island Funeral Home and Crematory of Hilton Head Island is in charge of arrangements. theislandfuneralhome.com

GEORGE D. ROSS JR. George D. Ross Jr., son of the late George D. Sr. and Thelma Hair Ross, passed away at his home on Saturday, June 13, 2015, after an extended illness. He was born on Oct. 30, 1929, in Dalzell, and reared in the Dalzell community. He was a graduate of HillROSS crest High School. After graduation, Mr. Ross continued to work with his father on the family farm until joining the United States Air Force. George served a tour of duty during the Korean War as well as five years in the Air Force Reserves. Upon arriving home from service, he was employed by the United States Postal Service, where he worked for 39 years until retirement. During those years, he was also engaged in farming. As a youth, he became a member of Providence Southern Methodist Church in Dalzell, where later in life he served as deacon and Sunday school superintendent / teacher. He was a current

member of Dalzell Baptist Church. Mr. Ross was a former member of the Freeman Chapter Order of the Eastern Star, serving as worthy patron for several years. He was also a former member of the Springhill Masonic Lodge. George was well known in the Dalzell community for his love of coon hunting and bird hunting. He was an honorary member of the Palmetto Coon Hunters Association, where he served as president and treasurer for a number of years. He was inducted into the South Carolina State Hunters Hall of Fame. He also served on the committee to form the State Hunt of South Carolina and the Grand American Coon Hunt, which is still held annually in Orangeburg. Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Carolyn Hall Ross; three sons, George Ronald Ross (Kathy), Gary Kenneth Ross (Leigh) and Glen Stephen Ross, all of Sumter; five grandchildren, Caitlyn, Mary Kathryn, Madeline, Molliegh and Kasen; and a brother, Charles Edward “Ned” Ross. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, and brother. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Jean R. Stoudenmire and Angelina R. Boykin; as well as a brother, Irvin C. Ross. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday in the Providence Southern Methodist Church cemetery with Pastor Mark Barnette and Pastor Charles Owens officiating. Pallbearers will be Bobby Griffin, George Hair, Frank Johnson, Truitt McNair, Gee Rabon and John Rivers. Honorary pallbearers will be his previous co-workers at the Dalzell Community United States Post Office. Memorials may be made to Providence Southern Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Melba Blair, P.O. Box B-485, Dalzell, SC 29040. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

CARRIE M. WILLIAMS Carrie Malinda Williams, 58, departed this life on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at her residence. She was born on Feb. 21, 1957, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Willie E. Williams Sr. and Dorothy Black Williams Waiters. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 4224 Hickory Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

DOROTHY BLACK Dorothy “Dot” Evans Weatherly Black, 89, widow of Hartwell A. Black, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Sumter, she was a

daughter of the late James Van Evans and Annie Belle Evans. Mrs. Black was a member of Westminster Presbyterian Church. She was a faithful member of her church, serving in different capacities. She was a member of the Cornerstone Sunday School class, the Emily Thomas Circle, and the Women of the Church. She was a member and past matron of Order of the Eastern Star, Iris Chapter No. 149, also serving in numerous district offices. She was also a member of the Red Hat Club, the Newcomer Club of Sumter, and several bridge clubs. She retired from South Carolina National Bank. She enjoyed traveling, reading, playing bridge, and bowling. She adored her grandchildren and great-grandchildren and playing games with them. Surviving are four grandchildren, Crystal Morris, Treva Fulton and husband, John, Scott Weatherly and wife, Olivia, and Chris Cottingham and wife, Rebeca; three stepchildren, Denny Black, Karen Stevens and Carolyn Black; four stepgrandchildren, Sam Black and wife, Elena, Kelli Black Davis, Shannon Alexander and husband, Jimmy, and Scott Stevens and wife, Rhonda; 16 great-grandchildren, Brandon Morris, Autumn Morris, Cameron Morris, Emily Morris, Carmen Fulton, Gavin Fulton, Zoey Grey Fulton, Faith Weatherly, Rudy Weatherly, Christiahna Scott, Eric Cottingham, Jacob Cottingham, Benjamin Cottingham, Nick Cottingham, Chistin Lingerman and Nicholas Lingerman; stepgreat-grandchildren, Nicklaus Black, Mimi Black, Drew Davis, Eliza Davis, Sierra Alexander, Morgan Alexander, Samantha Alexander, Tyler Stevens, Kaylee Stevens and Lindsey Stevens; two sisters-in-law, Nancy McLeod and Kathryn Evans; numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces, grandnephews, and friends she loved very much. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Willie Rudolph Weatherly Sr.; two sons, Rudy Weatherly Jr. and Gerald Wayne Weatherly; a stepson, Dr. Samuel Black; two sisters, Elizabeth Brunson and O’Neale McMullen; and two brothers, Rudolph Evans and Milton Evans. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Stuart Mizelle officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Great-grandchildren will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Wednesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church, 230 Alice Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221

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BARBARA R. TURNER Barbara Riles Turner, 53, wife of William Michael Turner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 14, 2015, at her home. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Clifton and Ruth Windham Riles. She was formerly employed as a waitress at Cole’s Restaurant and at Buster’s. She enjoyed BINGO. Mrs. Turner attended New Start Community Church of the Nazarene. Survivors include three sons, Michael Turner, Chris Riles and Travis Turner, all of Sumter; two grandchildren, Bryson Turner and Ashly McFarland; siblings, Patsy Hodge, Brenda Riles, Debbie Segars, Larry Riles, Kathryn Gardner and Jay Riles; a special niece, Robyn Grimsley; special great-niece, Corey Grimsley; and a special friend, Daisy. She was preceded in death by a brother, Pete Riles. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

BETTY ROUSE JONES LYNCHBURG — Betty Rouse Jones, of 75 Friendly Lane, Lynchburg, died on Thursday, June 11, 2015. Funeral services will be announced by Jefferson Funeral Home Service Inc. of Lynchburg.

DESTIN J. WISE Destin Jermar Wise, 18, died on Sunday, June 14, 2015, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident, Sumter. He was born on Feb. 6, 1997, in Sumter, a son of Dennis Wise and Wanda Cooper. The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 450 Lynam Road, Sumter. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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died on Saturday, June 13, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia. Born on April 4, 2012, in Sumter County, he was a son of Henry Lewis Reames and Daynetta Wilson. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Edna Carter, 98 Joe Atkinson Road, Mayesville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

EDWARD WILLIAMS PINEWOOD — Deacon Edward “Ruth Bill” Williams, 73, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, June 10, 2015, in the comfort of his home. Born on April 26, 1942, in Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Wesley W. and Hattie D. Charles Williams. He joined Antioch UME Church at an early age and later moved his membership to New Covenant Holiness Church. At New Covenant, he served as chairman of the deacon board, trustee board and a devotional leader. He later returned to Antioch UME Church and renewed his membership. He also was a member of the Masonic Lodge. Survivors: his loving and devoted wife, Bishop Dorothy Junious Williams of the home; seven children, Pastor Charles (Michelle) Williams, Deacon James (Earnestine) Williams, Edward Green, Gloria Jenkins, Betty Williams (Pastor Daryl) Lamb, Hattie (Gerald) Tindal and Angela Poindexer; six siblings, Franklin (Mary) Williams, Dorothy P. (Ernest) Walker, Rebecca Parker, Samuel Lee Williams, Eleanor Stephens and Amelia (William) Davis; 17 grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two brothers-in-law, the Rev. Joseph Stukes and David McConico; five sistersin-law, Inez Junious, Mary Junious, Ernestine Stukes, Irene Johnson and Lucille McConico; a host of other relatives and friends. Public 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 Wednesday at Antioch Union Methodist Episcopal Church, 10026 Old River Road, Rimini, with Pastor Barry Gadsden, Pastor Dr. J. Renee Carter, Pastor Amos Harling and Elder Barry Lee. Burial will follow in Spring Grove Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1294 Fullerton Road, Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Heating / Air Conditioning

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

H.L. Boone, Contractor: Remodel paint roofs gutters drywall blown ceilings ect. 773-9904 JAC Home Improvements 24 Hr Service. We beat everyone's prices, Free Estimates Licensed & Bonded 850-316-7980

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.

MERCHANDISE Farm Products

Clary's Lawn Service. Free estimates. Call 803-406-3514

Silver queen sweet corn by the bushel & Cantaloupes.Taking orders for butter beans & peas by the bushel.Call to reserve 803-774-3276

Got Termites/ Moisture Problems! Call Grassbusters 803-983-4539 Licensed/ Insured

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2

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

Roofing All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Help Wanted Part-Time

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

RN/LPN's- Full-Time, Part-Time,and PRN positions for 3p-11a Shifts and PRN positions for 7a-3p shifts. CNA's- Full-Time, Part-Time and PRN positions for 3p-11p and 11p-7a shifts. Please apply in person to NHC Health Care Sumter, 1018 N. Guignard Dr., Sumter, SC 29150 (EOE)

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

EMPLOYMENT

Lawn Service Lifestyles Lawn Service! Disc. for home sellers, residential & commercial. Erik 968-8655

For Sale or Trade

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

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

We will be happy to change your ad if an error is made; however we are not responsible for errors after the first run day. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the printing or omission of an advertisement. We reserve the right to edit, refuse or cancel any ad at any time.

1x6 yellow pine tongue & groove flooring, V-Joint, & beaded board w/ plenty of character. $.70 per LF.

Used ac equipt. packaged splitsystems ductless wall mount. call Mike at 803-825-9075.

Home Improvements

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. 905-4242 or 494-5500

Extra Summer Cash Backroom consignment sale. You bring, we sell. You get 50%. Bring in July 1-8 get paid Aug.1st. Jenni's Exchange 803-847-2323

1 Bedroom Apartments for 62 YEARS AND OLDER •Refrigerator •Central Heat & Air •Community Room •Range •Handicap •Coin Operated •Blinds Accessible Laundry Room •Carpet •Emergency Call •Ceiling Fans System **Rent Based On 30% of Adjusted Income** **Utility Allowance Given**

Work Wanted Private caregiver seeking employment. Duties may include light housekeeping, meal prep. & general care of loved ones. Sumter area call Lisa 803-468-1283

RENTALS

Medical Billing Associate Min. of 1 year exp. req. FT w/ benefits. HS diploma or GED. College preferable. Send resume to Early Autism Project at cbaun@earlyautismproject.com

Immediate opening for subcontractors for T.W.C. Must have federal background check & drug testing. Pay commensurate with experience. Call 803-883-0250. Zaxby's Is recruiting highly effective managers for the Sumter area. Professional career path, Competitive salary w/bonus, exc. benefit package. Fax or email resume to 843662-7843/cscyphers@pmgzax.com

Newly renovated Apts. 2BR All appl's, hrdwd fls, ceramic tiles, C/H/A, $600/mo, 7A Wright St. 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

Trucking Opportunities

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

REAL ESTATE

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

Mobile Home Rentals Scenic Lake, 2BR 2BA No pets. Call 9am-5pm 499-1500. 2BR in Sumter 469-6978

STATEBURG COURTYARD

Help Wanted Full-Time

Full time director with bookkeeping, scheduling, and leadership skills needed for local Christian daycare. Send resume to P-Box 359 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151

Unfurnished Apartments

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Summer Special (Dalzell) MHP 2BR/1BA, washer, dryer, sewer & garbage P/U. No Pets. $355/mo + $355/dep. Mark 803-565-7947. DW 3BR/2BA shady lot behind Shaw Gate Pawn Shop on 378 by Shaw AFB. $450/ month. 803-491-7604 S/W MH 3Br,2 full 2Ba , All appls included w/big bckyrd, Summerton Area. Central A/C, Voucher Accepted. Available Sept 1, 2015 804-360-4355 or 804-543-0003 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350

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

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

Manufactured Housing 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)

Land & Lots for Sale 2900 Waverly Dr in Lakewood Subdv. 155ft wide & 150ft. Deep. With beautiful live oak trees. Priced to sell $16,000. Call 803-983-5691 Cleared acre Dalzell. Septic, water. $3500 DN. $250 MO. 0% APR 60 months 713-870-0216

Lake Property For Sale: Lake House 1931 Clubhouse Lane on Lizzie's Creek Waterfront. 1,605 sq ft, 4BR/2BA, Kit/ D/R, Den, Shower house, Boat house, Pier, Carport. Price reduced. 803-469-3807 or 803-983-8269.

Drivers: Drive The Best. Drive Maverick. Dedicated Flatbed Run Now Open - Home Daily!!! Must live within 35-50 mile radius of Orangeburg, SC. $.39 - $.40/mile starting pay. $55k W2/yearly avg. Load pay $15 (avg 10 plus loads per week). $15 Tarp Pay. Home Every Night & Weekends. Excellent beneﬁts & top of the line equipment. Class A CDL, 21 yrs old & 6 months of OTR/ Driving Experience Req.

1-844-371-8500 or visit www.drivemaverick.com

Got A Sports Star?

Bassett Park

1390 Granville Court • Sumter, S.C. 29150 For application or information, please call

803-469-8238 TTY 800-735-8583

Looking for a...

PET

On Saturday, June 27, 2015

The Item will publish a special Youth Sports stars page and for $10.00 your child can be included in this special lineup. Deadline is: Noon, Monday, June 22, 2015

1. Please Print Child’s Name____________________ Age_______Sport________________ Team__________________________ Hometown______________________

2. Your Name_____________________ Address_______________________ Home Phone___________________ Work Phone____________________

3. Method of Payment Check enclosed $10.00 per photo Money order (Payable to The Item) VISA MASTERCARD DISCOVER AMEX Card Number________________________ Expiration Date________________ Signature______________________________________

PLEASE CALL

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Name: Alan Williams Age: 15 Sport: Soccer School/Team: Sumter High Hometown: Sumter

Complete all of the information above and enclose your payment and photo of your child (with your child’s name on the back) and a self addressed stamped envelope to mail your picture back.

Call for additional information 803774-1284 Mail to: The Item • Classified Dept PO Box 1677 • Sumter, SC 29151

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THE ITEM

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2015

DRESS POP FROM BOTTOM TO TOP, MAYO’S SUIT CITY GIFT • Buy 1 at Reg. Price - Get 2nd Suit FREE • Dress Shoes, Shirts, & Ties - Buy 1 Get 2nd 50% Off CARDS A GREAT • 2 PC Linen Set in Stock If your suits aren’t becoming to you, It’s a good time to be coming to Mayo’s! Wesmark Plaza • 773-2262 • Mon-Sat 10-7 • www.MayosDiscountSuits.com

RECREATION

LEGAL NOTICES ANNOUNCEMENTS Beer & Wine License

Boats / Motors

For Sale 16 ft. pro craft bass boat. 90 hp Mercury motor. Trailer and trolling motor. $3,900. Call 803-983-8269 or 469-3807.

Autos For Sale

IDEA AT MAYO’S

Lost & Found

Notice Of Application

Notice is hereby given that On The Rocks Tapas Bar & Grill intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor at 2390 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29150. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than June 26, 2015. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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MISSING $500 REWARD Call 843-409-3047

Sumter County/City Animal Control 1240 Winkles Rd. 803-436-2066 or 436-2755. Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm Found: Winston Rd.: Mix black; Manhattan: Mix brown; Daufaski: Blk lab; Griffin Lane (2 dogs) Blk lab & M Tan Pitt; Lawson: Mix brown; Equinox: Mix Blk; Lewis Circle, Rembert: 2 brown puppies.

Systems Administrator FTC is seeking a Systems Administrator to join our team in Kingstree. The successful candidate must have the following: Associate Degree in a computer related ﬁeld or two years experience in the computer industry, detailed knowledge of computer hardware and operating systems, working knowledge of HTML, JAVASCRIPT, CSS, and BASIC, working knowledge of PC application software; Microsoft Ofﬁce, Email, Web browsers, Anti-virus, working knowledge of PC’s in a networked environment, excellent troubleshooting skills, excellent interpersonal skills, excellent organizational and team skills.

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803•774•1278

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