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Crackdown on cybercriminals Grant will be used to buy expensive technology to track online activity

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Crime victims in the 21st century don’t always look like they did 20 or 30 years ago. Whereas criminals of the past might have needed a gun or a crowbar to pull off their dastardly deeds, all today’s more sophisticated

crooks need to target you is Internet access and a password or two.

As more and more of our daily lives are lived online, it becomes easier and easier for our personal information to fall into the wrong digital hands, allowing criminals virtual access to your home or bank account. To keep up with online crime, police departments need the tech to fight back.

said Police Chief Russell Roark. “You just read the paper, and you see how computers are being used for identity theft or financial fraud.”

Even locally, police encounter more criminal activity moving through the web.

“We see our elderly residents getting

To that end, Sumter Police Department has received a federal grant for new equipment that will help officers track down cybercriminals. The need for such tools has become more and more evident to investigators as web crime has gained increased attention and visibility in recent years.

“Just look at what happened at the Department of Revenue or Target,”

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Science teacher stays busy with bees

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Editor’s Note: This story is part one of a four-part series about four Sumter School District teachers who take on different jobs in their free time and during the summer vacation. In the coming days, readers can expect stories on teachers working at an upholstery shop, a rehab center and a grocery store.

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eroy Steigerwalt looks in on the thousands of honeybees in the colony he maintains in the backyard of his home on Manning Road in Sumter. He notices that one of the hives may be having a little trouble and stops to check on it.

“This hive is being robbed,” he said. “Bees from the other hives have been stealing their honey. They probably won’t produce any more honey in this hive this summer.”

During the school year, Steigerwalt can be found teaching science to eager and impressionable youngsters in the classrooms of Kingsbury Elementary School. But when the summer months roll around, his focus goes directly to beekeeping, harvesting honey and organic farming. Steigerwalt and his family run a farmers market from June to the end of summer vacation. Along with their naturally grown vegetables, Steigerwalt and his wife also sell fresh honey.

Making the transition from teacher to farmer and beekeeper is not that different, he said.

Because he’s a science teacher, the topic of bees and beekeeping comes up in his lessons.

“The bee lends itself to lessons in the classroom. I also use the honey as rewards for students,” he said. Compared to store-bought honey, Steigerwalt said his students have said over and over again that they like fresh honey more than the stuff sold on grocery store shelves.

In the bee colony he maintains, Steigerwalt said about

Leroy Steigerwalt, a science teacher at Kingsbury Elementary School, is also an organic farmer and beekeeper. He maintains an organic garden, using no pesticide or herbicides, during the summer and sells fresh vegetables and honey at his farmers market in front of his home on Manning Road.

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No new taxes needed to cover county’s budget

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Property owners can rest easy for another year. The county budget has been balanced without the need for an

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Instead, officials will dip into Sumter County’s reserve fund for the final $2.3 million needed to fund county operations in the 2014-15 fiscal year, including more than a million dollars to cover the county’s retiree benefit contributions.

The budget was balanced at $46.9 million heading into Sumter County Council’s budget workshop Tuesday, with an estimated $333,600 in fee-inlieu-of-tax funds making up the difference in revenue projections from council’s last meeting.

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Cellphones might be allowed in classrooms soon District will review policy; technology could be used for educational purposes

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Students in Sumter School District may see a huge change to the cellphone policy in the future. Right now, students are not allowed to use cellphones in schools; however, Superintendent Frank Baker said with recent technology updates and the district’s efforts to integrate more technology into the curriculum, the district has

decided to review the technology policy and possibly make some changes.

“Our technology updates are a work in progress, but we will continue to look at ways for integrating technology into the curriculum that includes possibly allowing students to use cellphones in the classroom,” Baker said.

“This is something teachers are asking for, too, so we may change the policy.”

The superintendent is looking at the current technology policy with the technology team. Baker said they will suggest changes to the policy, including allowing students to use cellphones in the classroom for instructional purposes. Another feature

Baker said they are considering is designating a certain area in schools for students to use their phones without being reprimanded.

Baker clarified there will still be some websites — such as Facebook and Twitter — that will be blocked on school grounds. Taking a look at the technology policy and possibly allowing use of cellphones in the classroom is just one of many ways the school district is looking at its options for moving the schools forward and using more technology for instruction in classrooms.

The school district is already on the path of updating technology across all schools. Cornelius Leach, the district’s assistant superintendent for school

services, recently provided the board of trustees an update on technology changes the district has already made this past school year.

Those updates include all schools now having wireless services and providing about 600 laptops to teachers who were in former Sumter School District 2 to make sure they received the same materials and opportunities as teachers in former Sumter School District 17 who already had laptops before consolidation.

Baker said the district plans to present a draft of the new technology policy for schools to members of the board of trustees for consideration in late July.

Fiber Frolic weaving lessons

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Colton Holloway and Allison Culick, both 8, work on their weaving in the Fiber Frolic class at the Sumter County Gallery of Art’s summer art camp. The camp continues through Aug. 1 with week-long classes in many different mediums. Call (803) 775-0543 for more information.

Sheriff’s office seeks 2 burglary suspects Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday it is actively seeking two suspects it thinks are involved in a series of break-ins in the Dalzell area.

Delvin Deshawn Singleton, 20, last known address 2904 Dalzell St., and Damien Kyrell Waiters, 20, last known address 690 N. Kings Highway, are both wanted on burglary charges.

Singleton is described as a black male with brown hair standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds. Waiters is described as a black male with brown hair standing 5 feet 10 inches tall, also weighing 150 pounds.

Investigators ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of these men to contact the office at (803) 436-2000.

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Children invited to Summer Fest Free health screening for children will be available at Summer Fest from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at HopeHealth Pediatrics, 12 W. South St., Manning.

Children will be able to participate in interactive fitness activities and enjoy story time. The first 100 kids will receive a frozen treat.

The event is sponsored by HopeHealth Pediatrics, Blue Choice Medicaid and Health Connections Medicaid.

For more information, call (803) 4334124, extension 5061.

If you’re struggling with grief, Sail into Hope can help

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250

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It’s about connecting with people and moving forward.

Tuomey Hospice Services will hold its 12th annual Sail into Hope, a grief retreat, from 10 a.m. to noon June 27 at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens Visitors’ Center, 822 W. Liberty St. “This retreat is really for anyone who has lost loved ones,” said Tuomey Hospice Chaplain B.J. Drayton.

“They can meet people going through something similar and support one another. It’s a brief break to be

WHAT: Sail into Hope, Grief Retreat WHEN: 10 a.m. to noon June 27 WHERE: Swan Lake-Iris Gardens Visitors’ Center, 822 W. Liberty St. COST: Free, but pre-registration is required to prepare refreshments FOR MORE: Call (803) 773-4663 or contact B.J. Drayton at betty. drayton@tuomey.com

with others, to rest and to find coping skills that they can use in their grief process.”

Usually about 40 people attend the free event, she

said, and the loss can have occurred at any time, no matter how long ago or how recent. Topics they cover include self-care, spiritual care and therapeutic approaches.

“People are looking for ways to manage grief because grief can be very unpredictable and chaotic sometimes,” Drayton said.

“People go through suffering when they have losses, and we try to find ways to help them move into the phase of accepting the loss and moving forward.”

Tips the facilitator offers include: • music;

• guided medication; • writing; • journaling; • poetry; • yoga; and • aromatherapy.

“We offer a list of things they can try to see what fits for them,” Drayton said.

“They actually learn from the session that there is no right or wrong way. There is only your way.”

And sometimes it’s just about sharing their stories.

“A lot of it is really about the connection, people helping people,” Drayton said.

“If you put two widows together, they can understand each other. If you put some-

one who has lost a parent with another person who has lost a parent, they seem to connect.”

Her own mother died two years ago, so she gets something out of the meetings as well.

“I find them helpful by just being with others,” Drayton said. “The sessions will always teach you something. There are great lessons of life in those groups.”

Register in advance, as refreshments will be provided.

For more information or to sign up to participate, call (803) 773-4663 or contact B.J. Drayton at betty.drayton@ tuomey.com.

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100 new teachers will greet students this fall

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Sumter School District will open its arms and its doors to about 100 new teachers starting in the 2014-15 academic year.

According to Superintendent Frank Baker, the school district recently interviewed a number of candidates to fill positions throughout the district at various schools.

“We’re excited about the new teachers we were able to recruit. After interviews, several of them even drove here to visit the different schools where they will be teaching and signed their contracts while they were here,” Baker said.

Recent statistics show Sumter School District has 120 out of 2,923 employees who are leaving the school district after the 2013-14 school year. Of the 1,109 certified employees — including counselors, teachers and administrators — 81 will leave the district this year.

Compared to the 2012-13 academic year, the district has a 2.7 percent retention rate increase for certified employees

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Collam Wells, 58, of 1430 Camp Branch Road, was charged with receiving stolen goods of $10,000 or more in value after police said the suspect stole approximately $65,000 in aluminum molds from a local business and then attempted to sell them at a local recycling center.

ASSAULT An officer witnessed a 31-year-old woman swinging a large tree branch near a 43-year-old man outside a residence in the 500 block of Lawson Street at 6:20 p.m.

Tuesday. After approaching the two, the 31-year-old woman told the officer the 43-year-old man had punched her in the mouth, which he denied. Meanwhile, the 43-year-old man told the officer the 31-year-old woman was attempting to attack him with the branch, which she denied.

FIRE Firefighters responded to reports of a fire at a residence in the 1800 block of Fletcher Drive at 6:49 p.m. Tuesday.

Upon arrival, firefighters said they found fire had spread from a nearby pump house into and throughout the home’s attic. After attacking the blaze from inside and outside the home, reports indicate the fire was under control at 7:52 p.m., some 49 minutes after the first fire crews arrived. An estimated $45,000 in damage was

and a 0.9 percent retention rate increase for all district employees. According to the district, more than 50 employees decided to retire after this academic year.

Baker said it’s not unusual for employees to leave because of the military or because their spouses receive career opportunities elsewhere. He explained because of this and the number of employees who retire every year, the addition of 100 new teachers is about the same number the district normally hires each year.

“We employ a number of military wives at Sumter School District. Their spouses may have to move or may receive a job somewhere else,” Baker said. “So we usually hire about 100 new teachers in our district every year.”

New teachers will come to Sumter School District next year from across the state as well as from out of state to teach at various grade levels in the county starting in the fall.

According to the district’s website, new teacher orientation is scheduled for Aug. 7, and the first day of school is set for Aug. 18.

caused by the fire, which preliminary reports indicate was triggered by an overheated water pump.

VANDALISM An estimated $2,500 in damage to a burgundy 2006 Nissan Maxima outside a residence in the 40 block of West Moore Street was reported at 2 p.m. Tuesday.

STOLEN PROPERTY An assortment of electronics were reportedly stolen from a vehicle parked in the 400 block of Rast Street between 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday. The items are valued at $877. The vehicle also sustained $700 in damage when an unknown suspect scratched the passenger side of the vehicle and damaged the trunk lock.

A red Toro riding lawn mower valued at $4,000, a green John Deere riding lawn mower valued at $9,000 and a black 7-foot-by-15-foot trailer valued at $1,900 were reported stolen from a residence in the 30 block of Lemmon Street before 11 p.m. Tuesday.

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A parking sign for the former Social Security Administration office is seen in Houston on Wednesday.

Budget cuts have forced the Social Security Administration to close dozens of field offices even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, a senior agency official told Congress on Wednesday.

Social Security closes offices as baby boomers get older WASHINGTON (AP) — Budget cuts have forced the Social Security Administration to close dozens of field offices even as millions of baby boomers approach retirement, swamping the agency with applications for benefits, a senior agency official told Congress on Wednesday.

Better Internet access and more online services are easing the transition, said Nancy Berryhill, the agency’s deputy commissioner for operations.

“We are fully committed — now and in the future — to sustaining a field office structure that provides face-to-face service for those customers who need or prefer such service,” Berryhill told the Senate Special Committee on Aging. “We also understand, however, that customer expectations are evolving due to changes in technology, demographics and other factors.”

Senators appeared unconvinced.

“The fact of the matter is, millions of seniors and disabled Americans are not accustomed to doing business online,” said Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, the top Republican on the Aging Committee. “Even as computer and broadband technologies become more widespread, the idea that the Social Security Administration can serve beneficiaries primarily online ignores the very real needs of the senior and disabled populations.”

The committee held a hearing Wednesday after issuing a bipartisan report showing that Social Security has closed 64 field offices since 2010, the largest number of closures in a five-year period in the agency’s history.

In addition, the agency has closed 533 temporary mobile offices that often serve

remote areas. Hours have been reduced in the 1,245 field offices that are still open, the report said.

As a result, seniors seeking information and help from the agency are facing increasingly long waits in person and on the phone, the report said.

“They don’t do any kind of analysis on what would happen to a community when their field office closes, including figuring out how the most vulnerable populations would make their way to the next-closest office,” said Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., chairman of the Aging Committee.

The closings come as applications for retirement and disability benefits are soaring, a trend that will continue as aging baby boomers approach retirement.

More than 47 million people receive Social Security retirement benefits, nearly a 20 percent increase from a decade ago.

About 11 million people receive Social Security disability benefits, a 38 percent increase from a decade ago.

The Social Security Administration has been encouraging people to access services online. The agency has upgraded its website in recent years, including secure connections to access confidential information. People can apply for benefits without ever visiting Social Security offices.

In 2013, nearly half of all retirement applications were filed online, the report said.

But the committee report notes that many older Americans lack access to the Internet or might not be comfortable using it to apply for benefits.

Last year, more than 43 million people visited Social Security field offices.

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Lawmakers grappling with what to do in Iraq Recent al-Qaida insurgency prompts meeting of leaders WASHINGTON (AP) — President Obama briefed leaders of Congress on options for quelling an al-Qaida-inspired insurgency in Iraq as Republicans lawmakers and administration officials clashed Wednesday about who is to blame for the militants’ lightning gains.

White House officials said Obama had made no decisions about how to respond to the crumbling security situation in Iraq, and they cast his meeting with lawmakers as part of an effort to consult with Capitol Hill. While Obama has not fully ruled out the possibility of launching airstrikes, such action is not imminent, officials said, in part because intelligence agencies have been unable to identify clear targets on the ground.

Obama huddled in the Oval Office for more than an hour with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., House Speaker John Boehner, ROhio, and House Minority Leader

Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif.

Obama’s decision-making has been complicated not only by intelligence gaps, but also by the Iraqi government’s reluctance to embrace longerterm political changes that the president has said must accompany any U.S. military action. Iraq’s once-dominant Sunni minority has long complained of discrimination by the Shiite-dominated government and security forces.

“The entire enterprise is at risk as long as this political situation is in flux,” Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told a Senate panel Wednesday. He added that some Iraqi security forces had backed down when confronted by the militants because they had “simply lost faith” in the central government in Baghdad.

Republicans continued to insist that Obama bore the blame for allowing the insurgency to strengthen because of his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq in late 2011 after more than

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President Obama meets with, from left, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of California and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Wednesday. eight years of war. Washington and Baghdad failed to reach a security agreement that would have allowed American forces to stay longer.

“What’s happening in Iraq is a direct result of the president’s misguided decisions,” said Rep. Duncan Hunter, RCalif., a Marine reservist who served two combat tours in Iraq. “Militarily, the U.S. won in Iraq, but the hardfought and hard-earned gains of our servicemen and women have been po-

litically squandered by the president and his administration.”

The decision to withdraw from Iraq diminished U.S. spying capabilities in the Middle East, leaving Iraq largely off-limits to American operatives. Intelligence agencies are now trying to close gaps in order to provide the president with possible targets for strikes against the militant group known as the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant.

Burned Ukrainian boy jubilant over ability to walk Therapist Katherine Hartigan interacts with Ihor Lakatosh at Shriners Hospital for Children in Boston on May 28. Ihor had been burned in Ukraine, where his mother abandoned him at a hospital in 2011. Neglect had caused his burned skin to contract, fusing his arm to his chest and leaving him unable to walk.

He was about 8 or 9 years old and weighed less than 30 pounds when he was flown to Boston in 2012 to treatment.

He eventually returned to an orphanage in Ukraine but has returned to Boston for additional surgeries.

BY RODRIQUE NGOWI Associated Press Writer BOSTON — Ihor Lakatosh struggles to describe his life before the surgeries, when his severe burns went untreated for years in his native Ukraine, leaving him with one arm fused to his body, unable to walk and abandoned by his mother.

The 11-year-old boy, however, smiles widely and repeatedly makes the sign of the cross when he describes how he feels now, after a series of surgeries and physical therapy at a Boston charity hospital. “Thank you, I can walk. Thank you, I can walk. Thank you Lord, I can walk,” he said recently through an interpreter.

Ihor returned to Boston early this year for a second round of procedures and has been spending time showing off his newfound ability to walk, take off his jacket and climb onto a bed.

No one knows the details surrounding the fire that burned 30 percent of Ihor’s body when he was about 3 years old. He was severely malnourished and unable to walk or bend his arms when neighbors in Lviv, Ukraine, urged his mother to take him to a hospital in 2011, doctors said. She did and never came back.

The hospital provided minor care but couldn’t pay for extensive treatment of Ihor. Staff there thought he was mentally impaired and took him to a special orphanage for children with cerebral palsy.

The orphanage director contacted a Ukrainian burn physician, who got in touch with Boston-based anesthesiologist Dr. Gennadiy Fuzaylov and sent him a photo of the boy. Fuzaylov and plastic surgeon Dr. Daniel Driscoll run a nonprofit organization, Doctors Collaborating to Help Children, which works to improve medical care for children in various countries. Through the organization, they brought Ihor to Boston’s Shriners Hospital for Children two years ago. The philanthropic hospital specializes in severe burns.

He was about 8 or 9 years old when he arrived and weighed less than 30 pounds, half the average weight for a boy his age. The boy hadn’t walked since he was burned.

“His initial surgery was done to bring his arm away from his body where it had completely scarred to his torso. That was a big one,” Driscoll said. Other operations gave Ihor the ability to bend his knees, and each was followed by extensive physical therapy to straighten elbows, shoulders and legs. Then more surgeries were added to refine Ihor’s progress.

Physicians also struggled to figure out why the boy

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wasn’t eating properly, until they discovered 14 rotten teeth that they had to extract, Fuzaylov said.

Doctors also determined that Ihor wasn’t mentally impaired at all; he simply had never been to school and was unable to hold a pencil.

The fact that he spent crucial formative years with mentally impaired children also undermined his development, doctors said.

Ihor was sent back to the orphanage in Ukraine after his first set of surgeries and will return there next

month, after this latest round of treatment.

The western Ukraine region where the orphanage is located has not been affected by turmoil engulfing eastern parts of the former Soviet republic. Fuzaylov, who is also Ukrainian, said the charity is not worried about Ihor’s safety.

Occupational therapist Katherine Hartigan said she is impressed by Ihor’s determination to fight through pain and frustration.

“Looking at him where he was two years ago and now,

the really independent person he is, it’s amazing. It’s absolutely amazing,” Hartigan said after a recent therapy session.

Ihor also returned to the operating room, where Driscoll and another physician worked on a scar on his left cheek that made it difficult for the boy to open his mouth. They also operated on some of his bothersome scars.

As for his future, Ihor remains up for adoption in Ukraine. But for now, he is focused on enjoying his new

life in his improved body, relishing his favorite food (chicken) and trying to entertain just about everyone around him. The painful surgeries and therapies have not diminished Ihor’s enthusiasm to reclaim his childhood.

“I can do everything now. I can go to school ... I can go outside and play. I can eat by myself. I can go home and do my homework. I can go to bed by myself,” he said through an interpreter. “I can do everything by myself.

I can live a life now.”

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Syfy’s ‘Dominion’ stands out as a true disaster

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Diehard sci-fi buffs have grown to dislike, distrust and even hate the Syfy network for moving from science fiction to fantasy. And a show like “Dominion” (9 p.m., TV-PG) will give them plenty of new ammunition.

At its best and smartest, science fiction meditates on the effects of science and technology on the human condition. It’s a form of speculative history in reverse, contemplating potential futures and alternative realities based on the possibilities inherent in the known and knowable world. While some reduce sci-fi to cliches about space travel and robots, a film as nuanced, smart, funny, sad and humane as director Spike Jonze’s 2013 gem “Her” is pure science fiction.

At the beginning of “Dominion,” we’re told that God has vanished, leaving things to angry archangel Gabriel, who never liked mankind in the first place. He wages war on humans and hunts them to near annihilation before archangel Michael helps people fight back. “Dominion” takes place 25 years after the wars for extinction in the city of Vega, a human outpost in the ruins of Las Vegas.

Christopher Egan stars as an impetuous soldier who may or may not be some kind of chosen one destined to save humanity. Set against this thoroughly ridiculous story, cob-

CW), honoring the best comedies, dramas and reality series on the small screen.

Avenue comedy “Lover Come Back” (10 p.m., TCM).

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Plagued with cheesy production values, “Dominion” premieres at 9 p.m. today on Syfy. bled together from snippets of mangled religious malarkey and brain-dead apocalyptic culture, are equally contrived subplots of rival kingdoms, Amazonian sheikdoms, cascading hierarchies of angelic powers and other contrived fairy tale stuff.

To make matters worse, the production values are cheesy and the dialogue wooden. In a universe with no shortage of terrible television shows, “Dominion” truly stands out as stupid, poorly made and dull.

• Now in its second season, “Defiance” (8 p.m., Syfy, TV-14) is set in the ruins of St. Louis, where human holdouts mingle uneasily with new life forms,

the result of an alien invasion and colonization. Far superior to “Dominion.”

• One of the more acclaimed series of 2013, “Rectify” (9 p.m., Sundance, TV-14) returns, following the life of Daniel Holden (Aden Young), an exonerated prisoner and death row inmate sent home, who discovers that his own family and community have extremely mixed feelings about his return.

• Andy and Dov become enmeshed in a holdup in the twohour season five premiere of ABC’s “Rookie Blue” (9 p.m., TV14).

• Cedric the Entertainer hosts the 4th Annual Critics Choice Television Awards (8 p.m.,

• Bickman and Black face a delicate procedure on “Black Box” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• A mysterious guitarist revives interest in a rural 1950s Alabama roadhouse in the 2007 fantasy “Honeydripper” (8 p.m., Aspire), written and directed

by John Sayles and starring Danny Glover.

• Carlos’ plan unravels on “Gang Related” (9 p.m., Fox, TV14).

• “The Sixties” (9 p.m., CNN) recalls the war in Vietnam.

CULT CHOICE A songwriter (Rock Hudson) and a “career gal” (Doris Day) bicker on their way to romance in the 1959 comedy “Pillow Talk” (8 p.m., TCM), co-starring Tony Randall and Thelma Ritter.

Hudson, Day and Randall returned for the 1961 Madison

Jennifer Esposito is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Kevin Hart and Rhona Mitra are on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Meagan Good, Ben Gleib, Fortune Feimster and Ryan Stout are booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Jay Carney is on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Paul Rudd, Jeff Altman and John Doe appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes George Lopez and Pitbull on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Eric Bana, Clayton Kershaw and Linkin Park are on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Paul Haggis visits “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Craig Ferguson hosts Carson Kressley and Shantel VanSanten on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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Defrocked Methodist pastor appeals punishment Schaefer lost credentials after officiating gay son’s wedding

BY MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Associated Press Frank Schaefer lost his job but not his voice.

Defrocked by the United Methodist Church six months ago for officiating his son’s same-sex wedding, Schaefer has gained a following among reformers who want the nation’s second-largest Protestant denomination to loosen its policies on homosexuality.

He’s told his story dozens of times to largely sympathetic audiences across the country: How his son came out to him as a teenager who had contemplated suicide. How he hid the 2007 wedding from his conservative Pennsylvania congregation, fearing it would sow division. How he finally decided — in the midst of his high-profile church trial last fall — to become an outspoken advocate for gay rights at a time when his denomination is bitterly divided about the issue.

After his trial and conviction, “I thought I had lost everything,” recalled Schaefer, 52. “There was a moment of pain and depression, and the next thing I knew, I was catapulted. I have more opportunities now than I ever did.”

Except the right to call himself a Methodist minister.

church for more than 40 years, but the conflict between theological conservatives and liberals has intensified recently. Hundreds of Methodist ministers have publicly rejected church doctrine on homosexuality, while traditionalists say they have no right to break church law just because they disagree with it. Some conservative pastors are calling for a breakup of the denomination, which has 12 million members worldwide, saying the split over gay marriage is irreconcilable.

“The church is a little shell-shocked right now,” Schaefer said.

Church officials put the Germanborn preacher on trial in southeastern Pennsylvania after one of his congregants in Lebanon filed a complaint against him, accusing him of ignoring his pastoral vows by presiding over his son’s ceremony in Massachusetts.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Schaefer could have avoided the trial Frank Schaefer, left, and his son, Tim Schaefer, speak Saturday before a ceremony where — and, after his conviction, kept his orFrank Schaefer received an award for his public advocacy marking 10 years of legal gay dination — by promising he wouldn’t marriage in Massachusetts. Schaefer, a Methodist pastor who was defrocked for officiat- perform another same-gender wedding.

But he refused, declaring he would offiing his son’s wedding to another man, will appear before a church panel in Baltimore ciate more gay marriages if asked. this week to argue that his punishment was illegal under church law.

His stand galvanized gay rights activists within the church, and he’s becy on homosexuals. The Methodist “I would like to get my credentials come a fixture on the lecture circuit. church accepts gay and lesbian memback,” said Schaefer, who will appear bers but rejects sex outside of hetero- In between appearances, Schaefer before a church panel in Baltimore wrote a book, “Defrocked,” that will sexual marriage as “incompatible this week to argue that his punishbe released later this month by Chalwith Christian teaching.” Openly gay ment was illegal under church law. ice Press. A documentary film crew people may not serve as clergy, and “I’m hoping for a ‘re-frocking.’” ministers are forbidden from perform- has been following him around, and a In little more than six months, Philadelphia theater company is deing same-sex marriages.

Schaefer has become a public face of veloping a play about him.

The issue has roiled the Methodist the movement to change church poli-

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Visit a church this vacation Y

was fresh and new, the very thing my heart had desired — a reprieve from the monotonous. It was nice to be a sort of spectator in the audience.

Unfortunately, I often come to church with a list of things to accomplish while I’m there.

Personally, I think God wanted to show me that my church attendance shouldn’t be motivated by obligation but be an opportunity to worship Him, to hear Him, to experience God in a new way. It was an incredibly liberating moment in my spiritual life.

I know a lot of people will still be dogmatic in their approach to church on vacation: They will continue to go, or they will not. Honestly, I don’t think fire and damnation will rain from the heavens should you not attend weekly services once in a while. I also don’t believe that you become a more prestigious believer based on perfect church attendance alone.

I do believe that it’s the attitude of the church-goer that matters most. Do you attend church out of a sense of guilt or routine? Do you look forward to church, or do you go because that is what “good” people do?

Check out the local church services while on your next vacation. Experience what it is like to sing hymns with your toes buried in the sand during a seaside service. Find a small country church tucked into the mountains that still uses pews handhewn by its charter members.

Attend the services of a new church that holds services in the cafeteria of a middle school. Get out there and see what God is doing in congregations around the world.

This year’s vacation could not only be physically and mentally rejuvenating, but also spiritually revitalizing.

Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com.

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The Rev. LaDana Clark, left, also known as Ladyjam, is seen with Gospel Rapper Zadok at this year’s “Awesome Veterans Memorial Celebration” in South Sumter Park. Ladyjam is the founder of Church-N-The Hood, which meets at 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at the Econo Lodge.

You might just be surprised our attitude toward attending church while on vacation reveals a good deal about your attitude toward church in general, I think.

I would imagine that for most, church on vacation is as high on the priority list as packing that extra sweater. If it happens, it happens, but in all likelihood, it doesn’t happen because, hey, it’s a vacation. Your focus is getting away from the rouFaith Matters tine.

As I teenJAMIE H. ager, I reWILSON member actively trying to distract my parents from the prospect of church on vacation. Inevitably the topic would come up as the day drew closer. I didn’t bring any church clothes or we’ll miss the continental breakfast were among my preferred excuses.

As a family often involved in the logistics of our church worship services, we rarely missed a service, and I felt I was owed a break. Throughout my whole childhood, I don’t think I ever saw a Sunday’s mid-morning sunlight that wasn’t filtered through a stained-glass window.

This was and has been my attitude up until several years ago when I was shanghaied into attending a church service on vacation. I sat down in the pew and promptly began to nurse my disdain for attending church on that particular Sunday. Then I began to notice things around me: church members streamed in, smiling and greeting one another; the music leader sang songs differently than those I was familiar with; and the pastor had a tone and timbre to his sermon that caused me to perk up and listen. Church

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‘God is in the hood’: Hip-hop church is a place you can ‘crunk for God’

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 This is not your grandmother’s church.

Or is it?

“I have a concern for young people,” said Cheryl McKnight, member of a local hiphop church. “I see their vision is geared toward the young. A lot of other churches are geared toward the old. If you are the parent of young kids or someone looking for something different, it’s the Gospel in a fun way.

Even though it’s fun, it can reach anybody 9 to 90 years old.”

Founded in November by the Rev. LaDana Clark, Church-N-The Hood: A “Hip Hop 4-Life!” Jesus, Justice & Community...

Street-Movement meets at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at the Econo Lodge Conference Center, 226 N. Washington St. Clark, who is also known as Ladyjam, still serves as the outreach pastor of the nondenominational congregation and describes McKnight as “young at heart.”

“I want to (reach) young people in urban areas and young people period who identify with the genre of hip-hop,” Ladyjam said.

“God is in the hood. We welcome the entire community. God hasn’t told me I’ve the right to pick and choose who I minister to.

We want to be a blessing to everybody. We hope to be a bridge building in the community, to bring together people who might not normally come together and praise God.” She has served in ministry across the United States for 28 years.

The hip-hop church has drawn in a number of young people, and in turn, they have drawn in adults.

That’s how George McQuilla III got involved.

Every Thursday, his children and their friends would borrow his truck.

“I asked them what they were doing, and they said they were going to Church-N-The Hood,” he said. “I said, ‘you’re going to church on a Thursday dressed like this?’

Then they told me all about it, saying, ‘I

learned this’ and ‘we did this.’”

McQuilla had some health problems following a bite from a brown recluse spider.

“I’d tried everything else, so I thought, ‘Let’s try God,’” he said. “They told me I would not walk anymore, but God didn’t say that. Through faith and prayer, I have a newfound strength. It’s not mine but the Lord’s.”

There is no certain attire required, Ladyjam confirmed.

“It’s really come as you are,” she said.

“Just don’t come naked.”

As you might imagine, the church features a strong musical component including DJ Al Kelly, DJ Cool C and Gospel Rapper Zadok.

Ladyjam invited Zadok to perform at an event in South Sumter last summer.

“After the first event, she still called and still thought about me,” Zadok said. “She made me feel like I had something to offer.

You can tell how much she is willing to reach out. You can be here or not, and she makes sure you feel the love.”

Sister Rebecca heads up the hospitality team, and she, too, was pulled to the congregation because of love and acceptance, she said. Her daughter, Antonnitia, participates in the praise dance ministry.

“She loves to dance,” Rebecca said. “She loves hip-hop. Now she can crunk for God.” Crunk refers to a type of rap music that usually features repetitive chants and rapid dance rhythms.

“She’s great,” said Ladyjam about Antonnitia. “She’s so anointed.”

Sharon Bennett heads up the dance group and uses it to help the girls build self-worth.

“I tell these young ladies nobody in the world will love you better than Jesus Christ,” she said. “A lot of young girls have trouble with self-esteem, especially if they have been through verbal or physical abuse.

They have shame they don’t know how to express in words. Dance is their vehicle to God.” For more information, contact Ladyjam at (803) 403-3763 or RevLaDanaClark@ gmail.com.

CHURCH NEWS Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Saturday — Janie Williams Women’s Missionary Society prayer breakfast at 9 a.m.

Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, 4319 Rowe Drive, Summerton, announces: * Saturday, June 28 — Musician’s appreciation program at 6 p.m. for Brother Harold Bradley and Brother Damonte Lawson. The Rev. Ranzy McFadden Jr., pastor of St. John Missionary Baptist Church, will speak.

Clark United Methodist Church, 2980 U.S. 401 N., Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Student recognition day. Sunday school begins at 9:45 a.m. followed by worship at 11 a.m. * Monday-Friday, June 23-27 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly for all ages.

Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Sunday-Friday, June 27 — Vacation Bible School from 6 to 8:30 nightly for preschool through fifth grade. Supper provided. * Saturday, June 28 — Gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Believer’s Quartet and Singing Steven. A love offering will be received.

Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday — Homecoming celebration at 5 p.m. The Rev. Dr. James Blassingame, of Mount Zion MBC and president of the Baptist Educational & Missionary Convention of S.C., will speak. * Sunday, June 29 — Youth fifth Sunday service. All youth will conduct contemporary worship beginning with 9:30 a.m. church school. * Sunday, July 6 — Communion service will be observed and

the Lord’s Supper will be administered at 11 a.m.

Cross Road / St. Peter Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Sunday — Buck and the Heavenly Lights will hold a 26-year anniversary celebration at 5 p.m. On the program: Heavenly Voices; Singing Cousins; Brook Family; and more. * Saturday, June 28 — Gospel Extravaganza 11 a.m.-4 p.m. featuring various gospel groups, vendors, games and fun. * Sunday, June 29 — Fifth Sunday youth worship at 11 a.m.

Minister Stacey Francis Champagne, of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, will speak.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemmon Ave. at Boyle’s Point on Wyboo (across from Camp Bob Cooper): * Outdoor lakeside nondenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Aug. 31.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Sunday — “To bring souls to Christ service” at 7:30 p.m. Pastor Linda Simmons, of Resurrection Tabernacle Deliverance, will speak.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Student achievement recognition program at 11:30 a.m. Trustee ministry’s anniversary program at 3:30 p.m.

Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, announces: * Monday-Wednesday, June 23-25 — Youth Revival at 7 nightly. Speakers: Monday, Minister Torey Fountain; Tuesday, Minister Antwaun Richardson; and Wednesday, Minister Jake Sanders.

* Saturday, June 28 — Men in concert with men that cook reception at 5 p.m.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — 31st pastoral anniversary celebration of Dr. E.W. Palmer during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Wednesday-Friday, June 25-27 — Revival services at 7 nightly.

The Rev. Thomas Habersham, pastor of High Hills AME Church, will speak.

Historic Santee AME Church, 1045 Dingle Pond Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, July 6 — Family and friends day. Church school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11 a.m. worship. * Sunday, July 20 — Lay Organization Day program sponsor the 66 books of the Bible at 3 p.m.

Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Applications for 4k first steps enrollment are available until Sept. 1 at JMBC Christian and Academic School, 415 Manning Ave. * Friday — Third Friday Praise Jam at 8 p.m.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, June 29 — Youth service. Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship.

Land Flowing with Milk & Honey Ministry, 1335 Peach Orchard Road, announces: * Saturday, June 28 — Icebreaker for all youth ages 13-25 with guest speakers, open forum and discussion.

Liberty Hill AME Church, 2310 Liberty Hill Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — 100 men and women

in black, red and white program at 3 p.m. The Rev. Dr. Bennie Colclough, of Providence Christian Church, Manning, will speak.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — 151st anniversary of the church will be celebrated during morning service. * Sunday, June 29 — Fifth Sunday youth day celebration during morning service.

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s Aide 35th anniversary celebration at 10:45 a.m. The Rev. Edmond Hamilton, associate pastor of Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, will speak.

Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. King Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday — Celebration at 3 p.m. for the 130th anniversary of the church. Elder Thomas Junious will speak.

Paxville Baptist Church, 10278 Lewis Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Gospel singing at 6:30 p.m. featuring Believers Quartet.

Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — The BHN Singers will celebrate their anniversary at 3 p.m.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Sunday-Friday, June 27 — Vacation Bible School 6:30-8:30 nightly.

Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, announces: * Sunday — Friends and family

day at 4 p.m. The Strings of Mercy will provide music.

Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., announces: * Saturday — Bible study 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Lake Ashwood during church picnic. * Sunday — Vacation Bible School closing service during 10 a.m. worship. * Monday-Wednesday, June 30July 2 — Revival services at 7 nightly. The Rev. Stanley Hayes, pastor of Enon Missionary Baptist Church and moderator of the Sumter Baptist Missionary and Educational Association, will speak.

Sheppard Ministries, 8490 Two Mile Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Friday — Gospel singing at 7 p.m. featuring the Singing Sheppards and others at Freedom Worship Pentecostal Holiness Church, 1490 Florence Highway.

St. Matthews Missionary Baptist Church, 1126 St. Matthew Lane, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Pack-the-pews program at 2 p.m. The Rev. Albert Thompson, pastor of Friendship AME Church of Silver, will speak.

St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday — Friends and family day at 10 a.m. * Sunday, June 29 — Children’s day / awards and promotions day at 10 a.m.

Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — YWA anniversary celebration during 11 a.m. worship. Ordination service will be held at 5 p.m. for Sister Kathleen Bennett, Sister Linda Jackson, Brother Willie Jackson and Sister Carol Tindal. Pastor Larry W. Barnes, of Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church, will speak.

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STEIGERWALT FROM PAGE A1 60,000 small honeybees go back and forth daily to one of the many hives he maintains.

Altogether, more than one million bees come and go from the colony, bringing in nectar from flowers to create honey in their respective hives. Last year, the family sold 47 pounds of fresh honey in less than three hours. This year, they’ve produced 123 pounds so far, and all but 12 pounds of it was sold as of this past Wednesday, Steigerwalt said.

Besides being able to use his beekeeping experience to create teaching moments for his students, Steigerwalt said he has learned quite a bit about it himself, especially after researching and reading about bees, their natural habits and beekeeping.

“What I’ve learned is that no matter how many books you read or how much research you do, they’re going to do what they want to do because everything a bee knows, they’ve known it since birth,” he said.

This year, the Steigerwalt family also grew its own or-

ganic vegetables.

“It’s all organic. No pesticides or herbicides. This year, I got some help from my wife, and about six people helped the other day and four people yesterday (last Tuesday),” he said. “Last year, we had the farmers market, and everything was South Carolina produce, and I shook the hands of the men that grew it.”

In his backyard this year, Steigerwalt maintains a garden of everything from tomatoes and squash to sweet corn — all grown naturally. They also use the land they lease in Gable for organic farming.

Now that school is out, some of his students who live in the neighborhood also stop by to help out with the garden.

Organic farming and buying organic produce is becoming more popular in the U.S., Steigerwalt explained.

It’s healthier, and people are more comfortable making a purchase knowing where their food is coming from.

“My generation is saying, ‘That’s enough.’ Tomatoes shouldn’t all be the same size

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Kingsbury Elementary School science teacher Leroy Steigerwalt can be found in the backyard of his home on Manning Road tending to his colony of bees. Steigerwalt runs a farmers market from June to the end of summer vacation. if they’re naturally grown,” Steigerwalt said, describing the size of many tomatoes for sale in grocery stores. “The vegetables in stores can be a week old. After anything is

three days old, we give it to the fire station or others in the neighborhood.”

On top of the fresh vegetables and honey, Steigerwalt accidentally fell into raising

and selling organic chickens.

“My colleague hatched some chickens in her classroom and didn’t have anywhere to keep them,” he said.

“She asked if I would take them, and I did and then realized I had nowhere to put them either.” Steigerwalt maintained them until he was able to put up an outdoor structure for them. And thus, he started raising and selling organic chickens.

Now with a number of heritage chickens and some hens, Steigerwalt and his family also sell fresh eggs.

Maintaining an organic garden, heritage chickens and running a small farmers market is all tedious work throughout the summer, but Steigerwalt has teaching moments that transfer from his work at home to his classrooms.

School in Sumter is officially out, but in the meantime, Steigerwalt can be found from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday at 1246 Manning Road at his farmers market, teaching his students and his neighbors interested in his products about where exactly their purchased produce originated.

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The digital fingerprint scanner used by Sumter Police Department gets a hit in the Automated Fingerprint Identification System. A federal grant to allow local police departments to get high-tech crime-fighting equipment paid for the scanner and is now being used for a program Sumter investigators can use to track online criminals through their digital trails.

COUNTY FROM PAGE A1 benefits. But those final adjustments, all drawn from the county’s reserve fund, stirred controversy among council members.

Council approved setting aside $1.5 million for what are called “other post-employment benefits,” covering the projected needs of current and former county employees. Sumter County’s latest audit actually specified an even larger annual contribution of $2.6 million when calculating long-term OPEB liability for the county, but previously the budget didn’t include any set-aside contribution for employee benefits.

“That shows the ratings agencies you’re addressing it,” finance director Pam Craven told council, which is

important because “it’s only going to grow over time.”

Another late addition was $700,000 for a new fire station to serve the Beech Creek community, whose residents saw their insurance rates rise because of a change in the way the distance to the nearest fire station is calculated.

Councilman Eugene Baten voted against both appropriations after council earlier voted down his request for $500,000 for the Wateree

AIDS Task Force.

“I’m disappointed in my colleagues, frankly, that they could find $700,000 for a fire station that will benefit that community but not when I ask for $500,000 for a serious health problem affecting the whole county,” Baten said, noting both Sumter County and South Carolina as a state have higher-than-average rates of HIV/AIDS infections.

“These are volunteers who commit their personal time, and it seems the county is not

scam messages from somebody claiming to be in Nigeria,” Roark said.

The $32,150 Justice Assistance Grant, or JAG, will help Sumter police pay for the hardware and software necessary to do a “forensic investigation” of a cyberspace crime scene. Just as crooks leave behind fingerprints and DNA evidence in the real world that can be used to identify them, Internet activity also leaves a digital trail investigators can use to track down a perpetrator offline, if they are able to follow the crumbs.

A grant was needed because the technology used to track online activity can be quite expensive. The server to host the necessary programs alone can cost up to $10,000, police estimate. Currently, local investigators must turn to forensic technicians at South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, or even the FBI, to help track an online predator. With the new equipment, more of the

investigation can take place in-house at the police department.

Police are vague about the details of the program, partly because the exact equipment the grant money will purchase hasn’t been selected yet, but also because investigators don’t want to give away too much information about what the program can do.

“We’re concerned that it could facilitate crimes against children or the elderly if it’s known what equipment we’re using and how they can avoid it,” Roark said.

Sumter has used the annual JAG grant from the U.S. Justice Department for other tech upgrades, too, most recently for a digital fingerprint scanner that ties in directly to the state fingerprint database. While Roark said the grant, like other federal programs, has been reduced in recent years, the kit it helps the department pay for is hugely helpful in keeping local residents safe, online and off.

committed to helping them.”

Smaller contributions were added to some other agencies.

Council voted 5-2 for a onetime additional $86,000 for Central Carolina Technical College’s new manufacturing training center next year.

Jimmy Byrd and Charles Edens voted against the appropriation because the project may not start until the county’s next fiscal year, which would fall outside the budget currently being drawn up.

An additional $30,000 was added to the Santee-Wateree Regional Transportation Authority so the RTA will qualify for matching federal funds. Edens also voted against that appropriation.

Also voted down was a $1 million request by the Sumter Airport to build a new hangar out of fears it brought the reserve fund to close to its 12 percent minimum balance, leaving only $1.6 million available for other spending needs.

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COMMENTARY

Americans see a world in disarray P

olls show that most Americans wanted the United States to withdraw from Iraq.

Barack Obama did indeed withdraw U.S. forces from Iraq, not troubling to negotiate a readily negotiable status of forces agreement that would have left a contingent of American soldiers there.

Polls show that most Americans want the United States to withdraw from Afghanistan. Barack Obama has announced that the bulk of U.S. forces will withdraw from Afghanistan during his term in office, with only small numbers -- less than military leaders recommended -- remaining, provided the new Afghan government approves.

The most recent Pew Research Center poll conducted for the Council on Foreign Relations shows that 52 percent of Americans -- the highest percentage in the last 40 years -- think the U.S. should mind its own business internationally and let other countries get along as best they can on their own. Evidently they don’t want to see America being, in the old phrase, the policeman of the world.

Barack Obama seems to be following the polls, yet more and more voters express disapproval of his foreign policy -- 50 percent in a Michael recent Washington Post/ABC News Barone poll, with only 41 percent approving, a new low in that survey.

This is a reversal of the public response during Obama’s first term. Then his job approval on foreign policy was usually higher than his job approval generally.

So what gives? Obama has seemingly given the public what it wants -- including the death of Osama bin Laden. And yet the public is dissatisfied.

Which is an illustration of how public opinion polls can be misleading guides for public officials. Poll respondents tell interviewers (or recorded voices on the phone) what they would like at that moment.

Often on foreign policy that means just being left alone. But history tells us something else about Americans’ attitudes.

They have understood, no matter how little they want to be bothered or to see their fellow citizens suffer casualties, that Americans have a stake in what goes on beyond our borders and across the seas.

This has been true from the early days of the republic. Thomas Jefferson sent the Navy and Marines to subdue the Barbary pirates in “the shores of Tripoli.” American traders began sailing to China in the early 1800s, and the U.S. Navy had ships on the Yangtze River for nearly 100 years until they were expelled by Japan in the 1930s.

American missionaries spread their faith in China, in the Middle East, in Hawaii long before it was annexed in 1898. Americans did business abroad for years, including a mining engineer named Herbert Hoover who resisted the Boxer Rebellion in Beijing in 1900.

In the 20th century, after two world wars, Americans came to understand that their nation’s traditional commercial interest in protecting the sea lanes also served to maintain an international order in which freedom and democracy had a chance to prevail.

What most Americans are saying now, when they voice disapproval of the president’s foreign policy, is not that they disagree with this or that decision or action. They are saying that they are seeing a world in disarray.

A 56 percent majority still wants the United States to be the world’s sole military superpower, Pew reports. But 53 percent say that America is playing a less powerful and important role than it was 10 years ago, and 70 percent say the United States is less respected than in the past.

The disarray is visible, even in the moments one searches for the remote control to switch to a less disquieting channel. Disarray in the murder of a U.S. ambassador in Benghazi, about which only 32 percent in the Post/ABC poll believe the administration has disclosed what it knows.

Disarray in Syria, where chemical weapons are being used by a dictator despite the agreement brokered by Russia. Disarray in Ukraine, in Iraq, in the Far East, with clashes between China and U.S. allies and nuclear weapons in North Korea.

A policy that disrespects friends, relies on the good faith of unfriendly powers and seeks to propitiate enemies tends to result in such disarray.

Friends seek other means of self-preservation, unfriendly powers concoct deals that leverage their advantage, and enemies are increasingly confident they can defy the United States.

Americans may have supported most steps along the way. But they recoil at the disarray that tends to predictably result.

Michael Barone is a senior political analyst for The Washington Examiner. © 2014 creators.com

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Thanks for courage, sincerity in addressing problems I appreciated Mr. Dupree’s “Open letter to the AfricanAmerican Community.” As you know, Mr. Dupree, only an African-American can speak negatively against his or her race without being a racist. He or she may be ostracized for being an “Uncle Tom” (a much higher crime than being called a racist, I suppose) but not a racist. I, as a white man, can speak negatively about white people who

are lazy, derelict fathers, unfit mothers, thieves and alcoholics (and there are far too many of us) without acquiring any labels in the white community. None of my white friends will say, “Who does he think he is, talking about our people that way?” I will not be accused of being uppity.

I can also assume, without being castigated in the white community, that all white people who are in prison, earned their way in. The police, in my mind, don’t run into white Sunday school classes and randomly pick

out white people to go to prison.

I am sorry that right and wrong cannot be addressed without considering what color our skin is. Laziness, dereliction of duties, irresponsibility, stealing and vulgarity are universally negative traits and should be labeled as such by all of us who want a better place to live.

Mr. Dupree, you are trying to do your part. I thank you for your sincerity and courage. I’m trying, too.

WALLIE JONES Sumter

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

The Sun News of Myrtle Beach June 14

We’re on right track with more appointed state posts In a military organization such as a state’s National Guard, it makes sense that the overall commander, the adjutant general, is appointed. That’s the case in every state except South Carolina. Here, the office of the adjutant general is one of nine on the ballot.

Gov. Nikki R. Haley earlier this month signed legislation, approved with wide support by the General Assembly, setting a public referendum in November on a constitutional amendment. If voters approve, the S.C. adjutant general will be appointed by the governor.

To the credit of House and Senate members, H.3540 was approved 105-5 in the House and 39-0 in the Senate. S.C. legislators may take a bipartisan bow — except for those five naysayers in the House. At least on this measure, bipartisanship was alive and well in the General Assembly and that surely is a good thing.

Credit also goes to Army Maj. Gen. Bob Livingston, who has worked to advance the measure through the Legislature to the governor. When she signed H.3540, Haley and legislative leaders praised Livingston. “He is a great leader that has done great things for our National Guard, and we wouldn’t be here today without him. To know that we will have someone of his caliber appointed, rather than having to take a chance in an election, is an extremely important step forward for the people of South Carolina,” Haley said.

ordinances in about 20 cities and counties in the state, that version would have been worse than passing no ban at all.

Fortunately, lawmakers in both the House and Senate opted overwhelmingly for the House version, which also supersedes local ordinances but covers all drivers.

Under the new law, it is illegal for anyone, regardless of age, to “use a wireless electronic communication device to compose, send or read a text-based communication while operating a motor vehicle on the public streets and highways of this state.”

Lawmakers, however, included reasonable exceptions for the use of GPS navigators and texting to summon emergency services.

With this law, South Carolina now has a uniform statewide ban that will apply no matter where people might be driving.

And while it sensibly bans texting for drivers of all ages, we hope it will have a significant effect on teen texting. ...

The new law doesn’t feature onerous fines. Drivers who violate the texting ban would not The Herald of Rock Hill receive penalty points, and fines June 16 would start at only $25.

Police would be prohibited South Carolina finally from confiscating or viewing a passes texting ban cellphone to determine whether On June 4, with South Caroli- a driver was texting. During the first 180 days after the law goes na’s passage of a statewide ban into effect police would issue on texting while driving, Mononly warnings before citations tana became the only state in the nation without a ban. While are handed out.

But the value of the new law it took far too long for the Palis likely to be in educating the metto State to join the other 48 states and the District of Colum- public and prodding drivers to bia in banning this deadly prac- adapt their behavior to conform tice, we are grateful that the bill with the law.

Once young drivers internalpassed by lawmakers had some ize the fact that texting is both teeth in it. dangerous and illegal — and if The version of the bill passed they lose friends to texting-relatearlier by the Senate was a watered-down plan that would have ed accidents — they are likely to change their behavior voluntariapplied only to young drivers ly. The sooner that happens, the with learning permits. Because better. it would have superseded local Livingston was renominated last week by a wide margin over his Republican primary opponent and no Democrats sought nomination as adjutant general candidate. South Carolina has a highly ranked National Guard and voters have elected capable and qualified leaders in the past.

It’s risky, however, to take a chance on the possibility of election of a candidate with no military background. (Livingston’s primary opponent, James Breazeale of Florence, is a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.) Electing the adjutant general also causes stress through the organization and no military organization needs more stress than is part of the job Even with having the gubernatorial offices elected as a team and appointing the adjutant general, the S.C. ballot will include the offices of secretary of state, treasurer, attorney general, comptroller general, state superintendent of education and commissioner of agriculture.

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AROUND TOWN The Pinedale Neighborhood Association will meet at 4 p.m. today at Golden Corral restaurant, 2385 Walmart Blvd.

Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

The General George L. Mabry Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order of the Purple Heart will meet today at the Elks Lodge, 1100 W. Liberty St. All Purple Heart recipients and those interested in associate membership are invited. Dinner will begin at 5 p.m. in the Elks restaurant with the business meeting at 6 p.m.

Call (803) 506-3120.

The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 20, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. All area veterans are invited.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will sponsor a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, June 20, at the Lincoln High School gymnasium, 26 Council St. Cost is $7 per dinner and consists of turkey wing or baked chicken, seasoned rice, butterbeans, rolls and a drink. Dine in or take out. Call James L. Green at (803) 968-4173.

In observance of homeownership month, a housing fair will be held 11 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Find out if you qualify for a home. There will be refreshments, door prizes and fun for children. Call (803) 436-2276.

The Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the civil rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, in the cafeteria of Lincoln High School, Council Street. This will be a special recognition meeting and all committee members as well as committee chairpersons are asked to attend. Call James L. Green at (803) 9684173 or Hayes Baker at (803) 316-7695.

The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 22, at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 South.

The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the Sumter School District office,

1345 Wilson Hall Road, with Douglas Wilson presiding.

The program “Privileged Motions” will be presented by Connie Suitt and Nancy Jordan. Call (803) 775-0830.

The Fuller Gardens Neighborhood Watch Association will host its second annual health and wellness fair from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Blvd.

This event is free and open to the public. There will be blood pressure checks, blood sugar checks (no eating after midnight), door prizes, ongoing aerobics and zumba, light snacks, a raffle drawing and much more.

Hillcrest High School Class of 1975 will hold a 40-year class reunion planning meeting at 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 28, at Golden Corral, 2385 Walmart Blvd. All interested classmates are asked to attend.

The Lincoln Alumni and Friends Reunion, sponsored by the Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association and the Sumterites Association, will be held Friday-Saturday, July 4-5, at Lincoln High School, Council Street.

An indoor picnic will be held from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday and a dinner dance will be held from 8 p.m. to midnight on Saturday. For ticket prices or further details, call William Richards at (803) 7736700, James L. Green at (803) 968-4173 or Frances Jones at (803) 469-8917.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Suzie Kearney, management development officer, SAFE, Identity Theft, will speak. The spotlight will shine on Leland Brooks and the honorary members are the Rev. Dr. and Mrs. William S. Randolph. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or at (803) 775-5792. For pertinent information regarding the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.

The Red Hill Lodge No. 144 Annual Lodge Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 19, at St. Paul AME Church, Plowden Mill Road, in the multi-purpose room.

Lewis H. Nelson, most worshipful grand master for the state of South Carolina, will speak. Cost is $25 per ticket.

Call Lester Williams at (803) 983-3568 or Jarvais Wilson at (704) 608-3945.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Mainly clear, a t-storm; humid

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Winds: WSW 7-14 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 94/68 Spartanburg 95/70

Greenville 94/69

Columbia 97/70

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 95/70

Aiken 95/68

ON THE COAST

Charleston 93/72

Today: Mostly sunny; a stray thunderstorm in southern parts. High 86 to 91.

Friday: A shower or thunderstorm around in the afternoon. High 88 to 93.

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LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 94/71/s 81/68/t 91/76/t 81/62/t 91/73/pc 79/62/pc 90/72/pc 80/63/r 88/72/t 84/65/t 101/79/s 68/54/pc 91/71/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

358.14 75.30 75.08 97.48

24-hr chg -0.06 none -0.01 -0.09

Sunrise 6:11 a.m.

Moonrise 12:57 a.m.

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

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Myrtle Beach 89/73

Manning 95/69

Today: Warm and humid with sunny intervals. Winds west 3-6 mph.

Friday: Warm; an afternoon thunderstorm.

Winds west 3-6 mph.

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Florence 96/70

Bishopville 95/70

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PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 3 Today, 7 p.m., district office, Turbeville

The last word in astrology

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Keep things EUGENIA LAST in perspective.

You’ll be tempted to overreact, causing a rift with someone important to your future. Think matters through carefully and use your wit, charm and diplomacy to endear others to your side instead of pushing them away.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make whatever you do count. Take part in a cause you believe in. Sign up for any event, activity or class that will help you further your ideas and plans for a better future. You will attract both personal and professional admirers.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stop being so trusting. Someone you work with is likely to make you look bad. Take care of your tasks personally. A sudden change regarding your position can be expected. The outcome will depend on how hands-on a job you present.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Share your feelings concerning a situation that needs to be improved. Lay out plans that are easy to incorporate and are within budget. Discussing plans for the future will help ease your mind and give you something to look forward to.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Change will lead to good fortune. Now is not the time to sit idle when you should be making crucial moves that will help you manage your investments better and improve your relationships with the people in your life that matter.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Remain calm. It’s important not to let anyone think you are feeling uncertain. Sending a positive signal will buy you time to figure out how to proceed and handle the

relationships with the people you deal with most personally or professionally.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Embrace change. Use your innovative ideas to outshine anyone who may be after your position. Although you may feel a little insecure, this is not the day to let it show. Speak up and display what you have to offer.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Follow your heart. Take any opportunity to flaunt your talents. Social events are a must and will lead to intriguing contacts. You will encounter someone who is a perfect fit for whatever type of partnership you are looking for.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Make plans to do something exciting. Enjoy the company of those who share your interests. The changes you make at home or regarding work will help you to improve your lifestyle.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 WEDNESDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

1-3-18-27-34 PowerUp: 4

10-14-24-47-60 Megaball: 3 Megaplier: 4

PICK 3 WEDNESDAY

PICK 4 WEDNESDAY

1-9-9 and 5-7-1

3-0-7-4 and 1-2-6-9

POWERBALL numbers were not available at press time.

PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Step back and observe what’s going on around you. Use whatever means you have to improve your relationship with colleagues or those you deal with daily. Take time to relax and rejuvenate as the day comes to a close. Romance is highlighted.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put greater emphasis on investments, long-term goals and how you can earn more money. Send out your resume or check in with people you have worked with in the past and you will get a lead on an interesting prospect.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Emotional deception is apparent.

Communicate with clarity and precision to avoid being misinterpreted. Do whatever is necessary to protect your investments and your reputation.

Legal matters will turn out in your favor if you stick to the facts.

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Spectators watch as seven hot air balloons light up during the 26th annual Thurston Classic hot air balloon festival’s Night Glow event at Allegheny College’s Robertson Athletic Field in Meadville, Pennsylvania.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

LEGION BASEBALL

P-15’s earn sweep of Cheraw the hard way in 8-5 victory at Riley

Jets miss chances in 9-3 loss to Hartsville

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item

The Sumter P-15’s got more of the type of game they expected from Cheraw on Wednesday at Riley Park, but they were still able to complete a sweep of the 3-game American Legion baseball series with an 8-5 victory.

Sumter improved to 8-1 in League III and 11-2 overall.

It maintained its 1-game lead over Camden, which beat Manning-Santee 3-1 on Wednesday.

Cheraw fell to 2-8 overall and in league play.

The P-15’s rolled 7-inning, 10-run mercy-rule victories over Post 23 on Monday and Tuesday, winning by the scores of 12-1 and 14-1 respectively. Cheraw made them work for it on Wednesday.

“We thought Cheraw was a pretty good team coming in,” said Sumter head coach Curtis Johnson. “They had played everyone tough prior to us, but for whatever reason they struggled those first two games.”

Cheraw actually broke out on top with two runs in the top of the third off of P-15’s starting pitcher Jacob Watcher. Singles by Rob Cribb, Nick Rogers and Nolan Pierce plated one run, and Watcher walked Sam Pruitt with the bases loaded to force in the other run.

That was the only blemish on the night for the righthanded Watcher. He worked seven innings to get the victory, scattering seven hits while striking out four and

DALZELL — Missed scoring opportunities, a key defensive lapse and a flood of walks led to defeat for Dalzell-Shaw in a League III American Legion baseball game on Wednesday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field.

Hartsville ended with a 9-3 win in a game that put Post 53 a half game up on the Jets in the battle for third place in the league. With the win, Hartsville improved to 5-5 both in league play and overall while Post 175 fell CAMPBELL to 5-6 in the league and 7-8 overall.

“We know we didn’t play well tonight,” said Jets head coach Steve Campbell. “We were off-key in all aspects of the game. It was just a bad team effort all the way around.

I thought we made good contact with the ball most of the times tonight, but when we hit the ball we hit it right at somebody. We made a lot of errors tonight and gave up a lot of unearned runs, and if you’re not hitting the ball you can’t do that. We know it, and that’s what’s disappointing about what happened.”

Hartsville put the game away with four runs in the eighth after hitting just one ball out of the infield, a leadoff single up the middle by Cody Kelly. Jalen Durant and Marcus Spears reached on sacrifice bunt attempts that Jets reliever Christian Buford could not field. A Casey Kelly walk plated Cody Kelly before

Make ’em earn it After pair of blowouts,

MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter Post 15 starting pitcher Jacob Watcher slides safely back into first base during the P-15’s 8-5 victory over Cheraw Post 23 on Wednesday at Riley Park. With the victory, Sumter swept the 3-game SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3 series and maintained its lead in League III.

SEE JETS, PAGE B3

COMMENTARY

PRO FOOTBALL

Gwynn best hitter ever?

Consider the possibilities

U.S. Patent Office finds Redskins’ name offensive

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is body never did flatter a baseball uniform the way so many before him, so many of his contemporaries and so many after him did.

There was always a little paunch to his belly, even more pronounced when he bent over a bit. His rear end was a bit big and thick as were his thighs. His chipmunk cheeks just added to his persona.

Dennis Ah, but the Brunson sight of a bat in the hands of one Tony Gwynn was one of the most beautiful things one could ever see watching the game of baseball. Gwynn, who passed away on Monday at the age of 54, was the greatest hitter of his generation and can be argued as being the greatest hitter of all time.

Yes, I hear all of you naysayers out there, the majority of you calling Ted Williams Major League Baseball’s greatest hitter ever. And there is a legitimate argument for that. After all, all the Splendid Splinter did was post a .344 career batting average and hit .521 home runs, all the while missing three years of his baseball prime

SEE BRUNSON, PAGE B3

BY JOSEPH WHITE The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins’ name is “disparaging of Native Americans’’ and should be stripped of trademark protection — a decision that puts powerful new financial and political pressure on the NFL team to rename itself.

By a vote of 2-1, the agency’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board sided with five Native Americans in a dispute that has been working its way through legal channels for more than two decades.

The ruling doesn’t directly force the team to abandon the name, but it adds momentum to the campaign at a time of in-

creasing criticism of Redskins owner Dan Snyder from political, religious and sports figures who say it’s time for a change.

“If the most basic sense of morality, decency and civility has not yet convinced the Washington team and the NFL to stop using this hateful slur, then hopefully today’s patent ruling will, if only because it imperils the ability of the team’s billionaire owner to keep profiting off the denigration and dehumanization of Native Americans,’’ Oneida Indian representative Ray Halbritter and National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jackie Pata, two of the leading forces in the campaign to change the

SEE REDSKINS, PAGE B3 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Former San Diego great and Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn was one of the all-time legends both on and off the field. He died of cancer on Monday at the age of 54.

The U.S. Patent Office ruled Wednesday that the Washington Redskins nickname is “disparaging of Native Americans” and that the team’s federal trademarks for the name must be canceled.

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

MLB ROUNDUP

L.A. Dodgers 4, Colorado 2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Philadelphia’s Marlon Byrd, center, is high-fived by Ryan Howard (6) and other teammates after hitting a home run against Atlanta in the eighth inning of the Phillies’ 10-5 victory on Wednesday in Atlanta.

Phillies sweep Braves Howard drives in two more to cap monster 3-game series ATLANTA — Ryan Howard capped a big series by driving in two runs with three hits and the Phillies battered Aaron Harang and the Braves 10-5 on Wednesday to complete a 3-game sweep.

Howard, who hit homers in each of the first two games of the series, drove in a run with a double in the Phillies’ 5-run second inning. He added a runscoring single in the fifth. He had five hits, four walks and six RBI in the series.

Marlon Byrd drove in three runs with three hits, including a homer.

Evan Gattis hit a 2-run homer in Atlanta’s 4-run first inning off Roberto Hernandez (3-5). Ryan Doumit also homered and hit a 2-run single for Atlanta.

The two Atlanta homers were not enough to overcome the Phillies’ seasonhigh 18 hits. Five Phillies had three hits.

CUBS 6 MARLINS 1

MIAMI — Jake Arrieta had a careerhigh 11 strikeouts in seven innings, and Nate Schierholtz hit a 3-run homer to help the Chicago Cubs beat Miami 6-1.

Miami’s Giancarlo Stanton hit his NLleading 20th homer in the first but left the game after six innings with a bruised left wrist. His status is day to day.

METS 3 CARDINALS 2

ST. LOUIS — Bartolo Colon worked eight dominant innings in 91-degree heat and keyed the go-ahead rally with his first career extra-base hit, helping the New York Mets beat St. Louis 3-2.

Eric Young and David Wright had an RBI apiece in a 2-run sixth that put the Mets up by a run, and Young added an RBI double off Seth Maness in the seventh.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

RED SOX 2

BOSTON — Mike Napoli and David Ortiz hit consecutive homers with one out in the 10th inning and Boston rallied past Minnesota 2-1, sending the Twins to their fifth straight loss.

Boston was held to one hit — a fifthinning double by Daniel Nava — before the homers.

ROYALS 2 TIGERS 1

DETROIT — Omar Infante had a solo homer and Jeremy Guthrie pitched impressively into the seventh inning, helping Kansas City extend its winning streak to 10 games in a 2-1 victory over Detroit.

Guthrie (4-6) allowed four hits and struck out nine in 6 2/3 innings. Drew Smyly (3-6) nearly matched him, but the Detroit left-hander was victimized by Alex Gordon’s fluky RBI single off the second-base bag in the first inning and Infante’s homer in the fifth.

ATHLETICS 4 RANGERS 2

OAKLAND, Calif. — Brandon Moss hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the fifth inning and Sonny Gray pitched Oakland over Texas 4-2, giving the Athletics the best record in the majors.

Yoenis Cespedes and Josh Donaldson each had two hits for the A’s. Oakland has won four of five and is a seasonhigh 16 games over .500 at 44-28.

YANKEES 7 BLUE JAYS 3

NEW YORK — Brian McCann hit a go-ahead, two-run homer and later added a bases-loaded triple to help the New York Yankees to a 7-3 win over first-place Toronto.

Rookie Chase Whitley (3-0) remained unbeaten in seven starts since making his big league debut this season.

INTERLEAGUE WHITE SOX 7 GIANTS 6 CHICAGO — Jose Abreu hit his 20th homer, a 2-run shot in the first inning, Adam Dunn added a 3-run home run, and the Chicago White Sox beat San Francisco 7-6.

White Sox ace Chris Sale (6-1) labored, giving up three runs on eight hits through 6-plus innings for Chicago.

From wire reports

RIO DE JANEIRO — Defending champion Spain, the dominant global football power for the past six years, was eliminated from World Cup contention Wednesday with a 2-0 loss to Chile.

Chile’s Eduardo Vargas tricked goalkeeper Iker Casillas into diving the wrong way, then shot into an unguarded goal in the 20th minute. Charles Aranguiz scored in the 43rd when the ball landed at his feet after Casillas punched out a free kick.

NETHERLANDS 3 AUSTRALIA 2

PORTO ALEGRE, Brazil — A second-half by strike by substitute Memphis Depay gave Netherlands a 3-2 comeback victory over Australia in an absorbing World Cup Group B match on Wednesday.

The result puts Nether-

lands into a strong position to advance to the last 16 with two wins, including the opening 5-1 rout of defending champion Spain. It almost surely puts Australia out of contention with two defeats.

SUMTER 15 HANNAH-PAMPLICO 4

TURBEVILLE — The Sumter 7-8 year-old allstar softball team remained undefeated in the district tournament with a 15-4 victory over Hannah-Pamplico on Tuesday at the Turbeville Recreation Complex.

Samantha Kirkhart and Dani Hartley both had three hits, including a double, to lead the Sumter offense. Autumn Osteen, Hannah Branham, Ava Sliwonik and Emily Hoshour each had two hits. Osteen and Branham both had a triple.

Sumter will play either

JUNE 15

TCU 3, Texas Tech 2 Virginia 2, Mississippi 1 Texas 4, Louisville 1, Louisville eliminated Vanderbilt 6, UC Irvine 4 Mississippi 2, Texas Tech 1, Texas Tech eliminated Virginia 3, TCU 2, 15 innings

WEDNESDAY

Game 9 — Texas vs. UC Irvine, late

THURSDAY

Game 10 — Mississippi (47-20) vs. TCU (4817), 8 p.m.

FRIDAY

Game 11 — Vanderbilt (48-19) vs. Game 9 winner, 3 p.m.

Game 12 — Virginia (51-14) vs. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

x-Game 13 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 9 winner, 3 p.m. x-Game 14 — Game 8 winner vs. Game 10 winner, 8 p.m.

CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

(Best-of-3) June 23: Pairings TBA, 8 p.m.

June 24: Pairings TBA, 8 p.m. x-June 25: Pairings TBA, 8 p.m.

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Toronto New York Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Cleveland Chicago Minnesota WEST DIVISION Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

W 41 36 37 34 28

L 31 33 34 38 45

Pct .569 .522 .521 .472 .384

GB – 3 1/2 3 1/2 7 13 1/2

W 39 36 36 35 32

L 32 32 36 37 38

Pct .549 .529 .500 .486 .457

1 3 4 6

W 44 38 37 35 32

L 28 32 34 37 40

Pct .611 .543 .521 .486 .444

GB – 5 6 1/2 9 12

GB – 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Seattle 6, San Diego 1 Washington 6, Houston 5 L.A. Angels 9, Cleveland 3 N.Y. Yankees 3, Toronto 1 Kansas City 11, Detroit 4 Baltimore 7, Tampa Bay 5 Boston 2, Minnesota 1 Chicago White Sox 8, San Francisco 2 Oakland 10, Texas 6

TUESDAY VIRGINIA 2 TCU 1 OMAHA, Neb. — Daniel Pinero’s sacrifice fly scored Thomas Woodruff in the bottom of the 15th inning to give Virginia a 3-2 victory Tuesday night in a game that matched the longest in the College World Series’ 66-year history.

From staff, wire reports

SPRINT CUP LEADERS

BASEBALL

American League CLEVELAND INDIANS _ Designated LHP Josh Outman for assignment. Reinstated RHP Zach McAllister from the 15-day DL. DETROIT TIGERS _ Designated RHP Evan Reed for assignment. Selected the contract of RHP Chad Smith from Toledo (IL).

KANSAS CITY ROYALS _ Optioned LHP Donnie Joseph to Omaha (PCL). Recalled RHP Louis Coleman from Omaha. Sent 3B Danny Valencia to Omaha for a rehab assignment.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS _ Agreed to terms with LHP Wade LeBlanc on a minor league contract.

MINNESOTA TWINS _ Sent OF Aaron Hicks to New Britain (EL) for a rehab assignment.

National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS _ Agreed to terms with RHP Grant Holmes on a minor league contract.

MIAMI MARLINS _ Optioned RHP Sam Dyson to New Orleans (PCL). Reinstated RHP Nathan Eovaldi from paternity leave.

Agreed to terms with RHP Brad Penny on a minor league contract.

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS _ Agreed to terms with OF Chase Raffield on a minor league contract.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS _ Optioned LHP Xavier Cedeno to Syracuse (IL). Reinstated LHP Gio Gonzalez from the 15-day DL. Sent OF Jeff Kobernus to Harrisburg (EL) for a rehab assignment.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association CHARLOTTE BOBCATS _ Announced F Josh McRoberts has opted out of his contract and become a free agent.

FOOTBALL

National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS _ Signed DE Mario Addison and S Colin James to two-year contracts and OT Nate Chandler to a three-year contract extension.

CINCINNATI BENGALS _ Released HB Jeff Scott.

HOUSTON TEXANS _ Released QB T.J. Yates.

INDIANAPOLIS COLTS _ Signed TE Dallas Clark to a one-day contract and announced his retirement. Released LB Justin Hickman.

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS _ Signed QB Blake Bortles to a four-year contract.

NEW YORK JETS _ Released RB Mike Goodson.

PITTSBURGH STEELERS _ Signed DE Stephon Tuitt to a four-year contract and RB Jordan Hall.

HOCKEY

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Kansas City 2, Detroit 1 Baltimore 2, Tampa Bay 0 Boston 2, Minnesota 1, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 7, San Francisco 6 Oakland 4, Texas 2 Houston at Washington (late) Toronto at N.Y. Yankees (late) L.A. Angels at Cleveland (late) Seattle at San Diego (late)

National Hockey League MONTREAL CANADIENS _ Signed D David Makowski on a 1-year AHL contract.

ECHL GWINNETT GLADIATORS _ Acquired F Brandon MacLean and D Joe Stejskal from Florida (ECHL) to complete earlier trades.

TODAY’S GAMES

National Women’s Soccer League SKY BLUE FC _ Acquired F Nadia Nadim on loan from Fortuna Hjorring (Denmark).

BOSTON BREAKERS _ Traded F Lisa De Vanna to Washington for D Bianca Sierra and 2015 third- and fourth-round draft picks.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

FLORENCE — The Clarendon County Dixie Angels all-star softball team lost to Darlington County 10-0 on Tuesday at Freedom Florence.

Eight of Darlington’s runs were unearned thanks to five Clarendon County errors.

NASCAR

By The Associated Press

TRANSACTIONS

By The Associated Press

JUNE 14

UC Irvine 3, Texas 1 Vanderbilt 5, Louisville 3

DARLINGTON 10 CLARENDON COUNTY 0

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 4:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Milwaukee at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TUESDAY

At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. Double Elimination x-if necessary

Hartsville or Darlington today at 7:30 p.m.

Defending champ Spain ousted at World Cup

FRIDAY’S GAMES

MONDAY

COLLEGE WORLD SERIES

By The Associated Press

L.A. Angels (Richards 6-2) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-4), 12:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Duffy 4-5) at Detroit (A.Sanchez 3-2), 1:08 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-4) at San Diego (Hahn 1-1), 6:40 p.m.

Toronto (Hutchison 5-4) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 2-4), 7:05 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Archer 3-4), 7:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at Minnesota (Pino 0-0), 8:10 p.m.

Boston (Peavy 1-4) at Oakland (Kazmir 8-2), 10:05 p.m.

SPORTS ITEMS

TODAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati (Bailey 7-3) at Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1), 12:35 p.m.

Milwaukee (Gallardo 4-4) at Arizona (C.Anderson 5-1), 3:40 p.m.

Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-4) at San Diego (Hahn 1-1), 6:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Floyd 1-2) at Washington (Zimmermann 5-3), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Z.Wheeler 2-7) at Miami (Heaney 0-0), 7:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (Buchanan 2-3) at St. Louis (S.Miller 7-5), 8:15 p.m.

Through June 15 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 537. 2, Jimmie Johnson, 522.

3, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 514. 4, Matt Kenseth, 513. 5, Brad Keselowski, 490. 6, Carl Edwards, 462. 7, Joey Logano, 454. 8, Kyle Larson, 454. 9, Kevin Harvick, 447. 10, Kyle Busch, 446.

11, Ryan Newman, 440. 12, Denny Hamlin, 435. 13, Paul Menard, 420. 14, Clint Bowyer, 417. 15, Greg Biffle, 409. 16, Tony Stewart, 402. 17, Austin Dillon, 400. 18, Brian Vickers, 394. 19, Kasey Kahne, 391. 20, Jamie McMurray, 384.

Money 1, Brad Keselowski, $3,589,394. 2, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $3,573,824. 3, Jimmie Johnson, $3,510,769. 4, Jeff Gordon, $3,297,279.

5, Jamie McMurray, $3,293,497. 6, Kevin Harvick, $3,139,169. 7, Denny Hamlin, $3,067,506. 8, Joey Logano, $3,059,454. 9, Matt Kenseth, $3,043,263. 10, Kyle Busch, $2,858,801.

11, Greg Biffle, $2,552,784. 12, Paul Menard, $2,469,385. 13, Austin Dillon, $2,429,340. 14, Clint Bowyer, $2,417,071. 15, Tony Stewart, $2,367,224. 16, Brian Vickers, $2,339,029.

17, Carl Edwards, $2,304,734. 18, Kyle Larson, $2,288,795. 19, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $2,282,690. 20, Aric Almirola, $2,215,695.

TWINS 1

ORIOLES 2 RAYS 0 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Kevin Gausman pitched six shutout innings, Steve Pearce’s opposite-field double snapped a scoreless tie and Nelson Cruz added his major league-leading 22nd home run to help Baltimore beat Tampa Bay 2-0.

Pearce homered during a 7-5 victory on Tuesday night, and put the Orioles ahead this time with a line drive to right that drove in Nick Markakis from first base in the fifth inning.

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour The Irish Open Second Round from Cork, Ireland (GOLF).

10 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour The Irish Open Second Round from Cork, Ireland (GOLF).

11:30 a.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group D Match from Brasila, Brazil – Colombia vs. Ivory Coast (ESPN).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at Detroit or Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group C Match from Sao Paulo, Brazil – England vs. Uruguay (ESPN).

3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: U.S. Women’s Open First Round from Pinehurst, N.C. (ESPN).

3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Travelers Championship First Round from Cromwell, Conn. (GOLF).

5:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group D Match from Natal, Brazil – Japan vs. Greece (ESPN).

6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXYFM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240).

7 p.m. – Minor League Baseball: Wilmington at Myrtle Beach (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Mets at Miami or Atlanta at Washington (MLB NETWORK).

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

8 p.m. – College Baseball: College World Series Game Ten from Omaha, Neb. – Mississippi vs. Texas Christian (ESPN).

8 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Prichard Colon vs. Carlos Garcia in a Junior Middleweight Bout, Cesar Seda vs. Alex Rangel in a Junior Featherweight Bout and McWilliams Arroyo vs. Froilan Saludar in a Flyweight Bout from Bayamon, Puerto Rico (FOX SPORTS 1).

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour The Irish Open Third Round from Cork, Ireland (GOLF).

Philadelphia 10, Atlanta 5 Chicago Cubs 6, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 3, St. Louis 2 Chicago White Sox 7, San Francisco 6 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh (late) Houston at Washington (late) Milwaukee at Arizona (late) Colorado at L.A. Dodgers (late) Seattle at San Diego (late)

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

Detroit at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m.

Houston at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

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

Seattle at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago WEST DIVISION San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

COLLEGE

ALBANY (NY) _ Named Sareea Freeman women’s assistant volleyball coach.

ASSUMPTION _ Named Christine Lowthert associate director of athletics for compliance and senior women’s administrator.

LINCOLN MEMORIAL _ Announced the resignation of women’s basketball coach Roger Hodge.

RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE _ Named Michael Byrnes men’s basketball coach.

WNBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

EAST DIVISION Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia New York CENTRAL DIVISION

SOCCER

W 36 36 36 32 32

L 33 35 35 38 40

Pct .522 .507 .507 .457 .444

GB – 1 1 4 1/2 5 1/2

Atlanta Chicago Connecticut Indiana Washington New York

W 43 39 34 34 30

L 29 33 35 36 40

Pct .597 .542 .493 .486 .429

GB – 4 7 1/2 8 12

Minnesota Phoenix San Antonio Tulsa Seattle Los Angeles

W 43 39 34 29 30

L 29 34 37 42 44

Pct .597 .534 .479 .408 .405

GB – 4 1/2 8 1/2 13 1/2 14

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Seattle 6, San Diego 1 Cincinnati 6, Pittsburgh 5 Washington 6, Houston 5 Miami 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 2 Chicago White Sox 8, San Francisco 2 St. Louis 5, N.Y. Mets 2 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 5

W 8 6 7 5 5 3

L 3 5 6 5 7 9

WESTERN CONFERENCE W 9 7 5 4 5 3

L 3 3 6 5 8 7

Pct .727 .545 .538 .500 .417 .250

GB – 2 2 2 1/2 3 1/2 5 1/2

Pct .750 .700 .455 .444 .385 .300

GB – 1 3 1/2 3 1/2 4 1/2 5

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Connecticut 89, Indiana 67 Minnesota 94, Los Angeles 77

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta 83, Washington 73 Chicago 105, New York 100, OT Minnesota at Phoenix (late)

TODAY’S GAMES

San Antonio at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Tulsa at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

New York at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Tulsa at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

LEGION BASEBALL

Bowers, Camden edge Manning-Santee 3-1

BY TOM DIDATO Special To The Sumter Item CAMDEN — On a night when runs were as rare as a cool breeze, Camden’s Zac Bowers and Russell Thompson of Manning-Santee took turns silencing the opposing bats.

In the end, however, it was Bowers holding the upper hand in the battle of righthanders as host Post 17 won its fifth straight American Legion baseball game 3-1 on Wednesday at American Legion Park.

Camden improved to 6-1 in League III play and 10-3 overall heading into today’s makeup game at Cheraw.

Post 68 fell to 3-10 overall and 3-8 in league play. The teams will close their 3-game season series on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the Manning High School field.

If Friday’s contest is any-

thing like this one, it should be a dandy.

Bowers, an Erskine College signee, went nine innings, allowing three hits while fanning 12 batters, hitting one and walking another. During a stretch between the second and seventh CUTTER frames, Bowers retired 14 straight batters.

Not to be outdone, the Presbyterian-bound Thompson allowed just six hits in eight innings of work in which he struck out five batters. He issued one walk and hit a batter while allowing just one earned run in a game which took 1 hour, 58 minutes, to complete.

“He pitched well enough for us to win the game,” Manning head coach G.G.

Cutter said of Thompson. “I thought Russell pitched real well. He threw 90-something pitches. He was on and he felt good. We just need runs.

“And their pitcher pitched well enough for them to win the game; they only had one earned run. It was a battle.

We had two errors in that (fifth) inning and gave them a run. Then, they got two hits in (the sixth) inning with that big triple to score a run.”

Post 68 scored its lone run in the top of the second as Mark Pipkin lined a leadoff single to center, stole second, took third on a wild pitch and scored on Ryan Knowlton’s 2-out single to make it 1-0.

Bowers then got J.T. Eppley to foul out to end the inning and begin a stretch in which the guests would not get a runner on base until Pipkin lined a 1-out single through the box in the seventh.

Post 17 evened things at 1-1 with a run in the third.

Russ Radcliff reached on a single before Thompson hit Blake Serpas and Tyler Bowers to load the bases with one gone. Radcliff scored on a Lawson Stokes groundout.

Radcliff got things started in the fifth, reaching on a leadoff two-base error. With one out, Tyler Bowers sent a grounder to Pipkin at first base. Pipkin threw to third in an attempt to gun down Radcliff, who went airborne and over Knowlton at third base. Radcliff came in with the eventual winning run on Gunner Smith’s chopper to Knowlton for the second out.

It was Radcliff who supplied the insurance run in the sixth when after Austin Hayes drilled a 1-out single to center, Radcliff drove a two-out, opposite-field triple to right to make it 3-1.

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Sumter took the lead for good in the fourth. Crawford doubled with one out, stole third and came in to score when the throw went into left field. Martin singled and scored when Phillip Watcher just missed a home run in right, settling for a triple. He then scored on a wild pitch.

The P-15’s added a run in the fifth and looked to have the game locked up when it took the 8-2 lead into the eighth. However, Cheraw got three straight hits off of reliever Taylor Finley to load the bases with no outs before Crawford was called in from right field.

Post 23 got a run in on a sacrifice fly by Landon Watkins with new right fielder Dante Hartman making a great diving catch to save a hit. Rodney McCray followed with a 2-run triple to make it 8-5, but Crawford got out of the inning without further damage.

Sumter will play in the NC/ SC Challenge in Wilmington, N.C., on Friday and Saturday.

The P-15’s are scheduled to play three 7-inning contests, facing Wilmington at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Whiteville, N.C., and Rocky Mount, N.C., on Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m., respectively.

Buford rallied to strike out Denton Lee and Michael Slattery.

A wild pitch scored Durant, then Alex Miller drew a walk to score Spears and Harrison Hawkins walked to reload the bases, signaling Buford’s exit in favor of Chad Jones. After a walk to Nic Martin scored Casey Kelly for a 9-2 Hartsville lead, the inning’s 10th batter, Cody Kelly, popped out to first to end the inning.

The Jets attempted to mount a rally in the bottom of the ninth, scoring once. Juan Gardner drew a leadoff walk, stole second and came home on an Edison Aldridge single.

Ron York followed with a base on balls before Matt Holloman flied out to right and Shane Bishop grounded out to the pitcher to close out the game.

The Jets had two base runners in the first and one in the second with no runs to show for their efforts. Aldridge smacked a double down the left field line with one out and Holloman drew a 2-out walk before Bishop’s grounder to short ended the frame.

Dalzell got on the board in the third after Michael Hoge’s leadoff double. Aldridge sacrificed Hoge to third and York’s grounder to second plated the run.

The defense let Post 175 starter Aldridge down in the fourth as Hartsville struck for three unearned runs. Martin drew a 1-out walk and took second on a Cody Kelly single to left.

Errors at third and short brought Martin, Kelly and Spears home after Spears had stolen second.

The Jets got a run back

but will lose a lot of its ability to protect its financial interests. It will be more difficult for the team to go after others who print the Redskins name on sweatshirts, jerseys or other gear without permission.

“Joe in Peoria is going to have a pretty good argument that he could put the `Redskins’ name on some T-shirt,’’ said Brad Newberg, a copyright law expert in Virginia.

Newberg estimated that the ruling, if upheld, could cost the team tens of millions of dollars per year. Forbes magazine puts the value of the Redskins franchise at $1.7 billion and says $145 million of that is attributable to the team’s brand.

The board exercised its authority under a section of the Trademark Act of 1946 that disallows trademarks that may disparage others or bring them into contempt or disrepute. Over the years, the courts have rejected arguments that the First Amendment guarantees the right to register any name as a trademark.

In reaching its decision, the board drew on the testimony of three experts in linguistics and lexicography and combed

through old dictionaries, books, newspapers, magazines and even vintage movie quotes to examine the history of “redskin,’’ looking specifically at whether it was considered disparaging at the time the trademarks were issued.

The board concluded that today’s dictionaries “uniformly label the term ‘offensive’ or ‘disparaging’’’ — a change that took place between the late 1960s and the 1990s — and that its derogatory nature is further demonstrated by “the near complete drop-off in usage of ‘redskins’’’ as a term for Native Americans beginning in the 1960s.

Also, the board said a “substantial’’ number of Native Americans — at least about 30 percent — have found the team’s use of the term to be offensive.

Courts overturned the board’s 1999 ruling in part because the plaintiffs waited too long to voice their objections after the original trademarks were issued. The case was relaunched in 2006 by a younger group of Native Americans who only recently became adults and would not have been able to file a case earlier.

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Sumter’s Javon Martin, left, forces out Cheraw’s Nick Rogers at second during the P-15’s 8-5 victory on Wednesday at Riley Park.

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 walking three.

“Jacob was really good the first two innings, struggled in the third and then was good the rest of the way,” Johnson said.

“If the game had been close (Sumter had scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh to open an 8-2 lead), he could have come back out. He had only thrown 84 pitches.

“He was able to get his breaking ball and changeup over for strikes, and he was locating his fastball really well. When he does that, he’s really good.”

Sumter finished with 14 hits. Watcher and Javon Martin both had four hits in five at-bats. Chris Crawford had two hits, both doubles, while Ian McCaffrey had two hits.

The P-15’s got a run back against Cheraw left-handed starting pitcher Trey Sowell in the bottom of the third.

Martin reached on the first of two bunt singles and scored on a Watcher single.

“We really have been bunting that much, but tonight we did a good job with the bunt,” Johnson said. “We know when we get to the playoffs we’re going to need to be able to do that.”

REDSKINS FROM PAGE B1 name, said in a statement.

The Redskins quickly announced they will appeal, and the team’s name will continue to have trademark protection while the matter makes its way through the courts — a process that could take years.

A similar ruling by the board in 1999 was overturned on a technicality in 2003.

“We’ve seen this story before,’’ Redskins attorney Bob Raskopf said. “And just like last time, today’s ruling will have no effect at all on the team’s ownership of and right to use the Redskins name and logo. We are confident we will prevail once again.’’

Snyder and others associated with the team have long argued that the Redskins name is used with respect and honor and is a source of pride among many American Indians.

The ruling involves six uses of the Redskins name trademarked by the team from 1967 to 1990. It does not apply to the team’s American Indian head logo.

If it stands, the team will still be free to use the name

LEAGUE III STANDINGS League Team Sumter Camden Hartsville Dalzell Manning Cheraw

W 8 6 5 5 3 2

L 1 1 5 6 8 9

Pct. .889 .857 .500 .455 .273 .200

Overall GB W L Pct. - 11 2 .846 1 10 3 .769 3½ 5 5 .500 4 7 8 .467 6 3 10 .231 6½ 2 8 .200

MONDAY Sumter 12, Cheraw 2, 7 innings Dalzell-Shaw 12, Hartsville 7 Camden 12, Manning-Santee 4 TUESDAY Sumter 14, Cheraw 1, 7 innings WEDNESDAY Sumter 8, Cheraw 5 Hartsville 9, Dalzell-Shaw 3 Camden 3, Manning-Santee 1 TODAY Camden at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY Sumter at Wilmington, N.C. (NC/SC Challenge in Wilmington, N.C.), 7:30 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Camden at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

SATURDAY Sumter vs. Whiteville, N.C. (NC/ SC Challenge in Wilmington, N.C.), 11 a.m.

Sumter vs. Rocky Mount, N.C. (NC/SC Challenge in Wilmington, N.C.), 7:30 p.m.

in the fifth after a 1-out Aldridge double. He came home on a Holloman single to left, cutting the Post 53 lead to 3-2.

Hartsville chased Aldridge from the mound during a 2-run rally in the sixth. Aldridge hit Martin to open the frame, leading Campbell to give the ball to Cole Benenhaley. Martin took second on a Cody Kelly sacrifice and scored on a Jalen Durant single up the middle.

One out later, Durant scored on Casey Kelly’s single up the middle, pushing the Hartsville lead to 5-2.

Dalzell-Shaw let a golden opportunity get away in the sixth, leaving the bases loaded. David Hayden and Leniel Gonzalez both reached on infield errors ahead of a Benenhaley walk, but Gardner struck out and Hoge grounded out to third to leave the sacks full.

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BRUNSON FROM PAGE B1 while serving as a fighter pilot in World War II and another 1 1/2 years later in his career in the Korean War. However, let’s look at Gwynn’s career from this perspective. The man had a .338 career batting average, only six points less than Williams, in a 20-year career that spanned from 1982 to 2001. That was in a time frame in which Major League Baseball was starting to become immersed in using the bullpen much, much more liberally.

Gwynn was lucky if he saw a starting pitcher three times in a game. Normally though, he was facing a fresh arm in his final two at-bats in a game, usually a pitcher that was brought in to face him specifically.

Here are some ridiculous statistics on Gwynn that adds to just how good a hitter he was throughout his career. #The only year in which he hit lower than .300 was his rookie year when he played in only 54 games. #He is the only player with a career average of .338 or better to start his career after 1940. #From 1995, when he turned 35, to the end of his career, Gwynn had 937 hits and batted .350. #In 2,440 career games, Gwynn had only 34 multistrikeout games. On the other end of the spectrum, he had 45 4-hit games. He had one 3-strikeout game and nine 5-hit games. Unbelievable. #In 10,232 plate appearances, Gwynn struck out just 434 times. That means he struck out roughly every 24 times he stood at the plate. #In 2-strike counts — a statistic kept since 1988 — Gwynn hit .302. That’s the best recorded with the next highest being Wade Boggs at .260.

While Gwynn will always be known for his ability to hit the ball, he was far from a 1-trick pony. He won five Gold Glove Awards in his perch in right field for the San Diego Padres, and he stole 319 bases in his career.

Besides all of this, from all reports Gwynn was one of the good guys. All I have to go on personally is what I saw of him on television, and he always carried himself in a dignified, humble manner. Plus, you never heard a disparaging word about him from any of his cohorts.

The only knock that could be made against Gwynn was that he hit just 135 home runs. Still, he had 543 doubles and 85 triples to finish with a slugging percentage of .459.

One final note on Gwynn: his final hit — No. 3.141 — came against Colorado Rockies pitcher Gabe White. White was a first-round pick of the Montreal Expos who pitched with the Sumter Flyers in 1991.

Rest in peace, Tony Gwynn.

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OBITUARIES | SPORTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

JAMES M. HICKS James Michael “Mike” Hicks, age 58, beloved husband of 32 years to Jennifer Lynn Wand Hicks, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Born in Illinois, he was a son of the late James A. Jr. and Mary BuHICKS channan Hicks.

Mr. Hicks worked with the city of Sumter Drug Enforcement and was a sergeant with the detective division and former deputy with the SCSO. Mr. Hicks was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.

He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather and friend.

Surviving in addition to his wife are three sons, Michael Daniel Hicks, James Albert Hicks III and his wife, Jimmie Lynn, and Zachary Louis Hicks and his wife, Jackie, all of Sumter; and four grandchildren, Hunter, Westley, Brianna and Aviana.

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hicks was preceded in death by a son, Jeremy Michael Hicks.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Greg Pressley and the Rev. Vilma Horne officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Me-

morial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Dale Atkinson, John Litaker, Chuck Lowder, Harold Johnson, Mark Rosensteel, Glenn Harrell and Carl Smith.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

JUNIOUS BURROUGHS Junious “Junior” Burroughs, 84, died on Sunday, June 15, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence.

Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Lennie and Mollie Cooper Burroughs and brother of Dorothy Burroughs Rose of Florence.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter, with the Rev. Mary Rose Hagan officiating. Interment will follow in Goodwill Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Mayesville.

The public may view from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, Sumter.

The family will receive friends at the residence of his niece, Diane Rose, 305 Williams Blvd., Florence.

Services entrusted to Palmer Memorial Chapel of Sumter.

The family requests that memorials and condolences be made on their memorial tribute page found at www.

PalmerMemorialChapel.com.

ROSA LEE ODOM Rosa Lee Odom, 68, wife of Robert Pressley Odom Sr., died on Wednesday, June 18, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

Services will be announced

by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

MARY E. BOOTH Mary Elizabeth “Betty” Strange Booth, beloved wife of the late James M. Booth, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at her residence.

Born in Allendale, she was a daughter of the late How-

THE SUMTER ITEM ard Leland Strange and Mary Elizabeth Jones Strange. Mrs. Booth taught kindergarten at Hickory Road Baptist Church; worked at A&P Grocery; and was the manager of Mueller Coin Laundry. She was a member of Hickory Road Baptist Church, where she served as the pianist. She was a member of the Shaw Air Force Base Bowling League. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend.

Surviving are two sons, James Craig Booth and his wife, Bobbie Sue, and Kevin Dale Booth and his wife, Terry, all of Sumter; one daughter, Vivian Lorraine Booth Hastings and her fiancée, Bruce Bowen, of Alexandria; one brother, Bert Strange and his wife, Kaye, of Savannah, Georgia; two sisters, Doris Marie Strange Jimmo and husband, Jim, of Pooler, Georgia, and Joan Johnson and her husband, Eugene, of Marietta, Georgia; six grandchildren, April Ann McGill and her husband, Marvin, Tracy Angelique Booth, Bethany Renee Hastings, Christina Lee Hastings, Richard Austin Booth and Brianna Lane Booth; and nine greatgrandchildren.

A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. Ron Taylor officiating. Interment will fol-

low in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Honorary pallbearers will be Hickory Road Baptist Church members.

The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Bullock Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to Hickory Road Baptist Church, 1245 Cherryvale Drive, Sumter, SC 29154; American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210; or to the Salkehatchie Summer Service, 4908 Colonial Drive, Columbia, SC 29203.

You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

MATTHEW P. BRYCE Sr. SUMMERTON — Matthew Patrick Bryce Sr., 79, husband of Suzanne Luomala Bryce, died on Tuesday, June 17, 2014, at Lake Marion Nursing Facility.

Services will be announced

by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

PRO GOLF

Same course, new cast of players at Pinehurst

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — The sounds at Pinehurst No. 2 were the first indication that the second week of U.S. Open golf would not be exactly the same as the first.

Players arrived on the first day of practice to hear clanging from workers tearing down half of the grandstands around the 17th and 18th greens. They heard the whoosh of water coming from a hose that watered the greens to keep them softer.

That didn’t make the stage for the U.S. Women’s Open feel any smaller.

AREA SCOREBOARD BASEBALL P-15’S CAMP

The Sumter P-15’s Baseball Camp will be held June 23-26 at Riley Park.

The camp is open to children ages 7-14 and will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

The cost is $60 per camper.

Registration will be held on June 23 beginning at 7:45 a.m.

P-15’s coaches and players will run the camp.

For more information, call head coach Curtis Johnson at (803) 464-3972 or go to www.p15.net.

SOCCER YMCA YOUTH CAMP

The Sumter Family YMCA will hold a soccer camp June 23-27.

The camp is open to boys and girls ages 7-12 and will run from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. each day.

The registration fee is $60 for members and $90 for nonmembers who sign up by Thursday. There will be an extra $10 added for those who sign up after Thursday. Also, there is a 1-time $25 camp registration fee.

For more information, call the YMCA at (803) 773-1404 or visit www.ymcasumter.org or www. facebook.com/Sumter/YMCA. MANNING HIGH CAMPS

The Manning High School athletic department will a soccer camp over the summer at Manning Junior High School.

A camp for children in grades 4-6 will be held June 23-25. The cost is $40.

There will be a cash-only registration available on the first day of the campsfrom 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m.

BASKETBALL MANNING HIGH CAMP

The Manning High School

“We play good golf courses, but sometimes we don’t play great golf courses,’’ said Juli Inkster, playing the Women’s Open for the 35th time. “It seems the men play great golf courses week in and week out. I think when we come here, we’re maybe a little more appreciative of playing a great golf course. It’s in fabulous shape. I really didn’t know what to expect, us playing after the men. And it’s turned out great.

athletic department will have a boys basketball camp over the summer.

The boys camp is scheduled for July 8-10.

The camp is open to children who will be entering grades 2-6. It will be held at MHS’ Thames Arena and run from 9 a.m. to noon each day.

The cost is $40.

There will be a cash-only registration available on the first day of the camp from 8 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. at the camp site.

DEVELOPMENT SCHOOL

The Hoop Basketball Individual Development Basketball School will be held July 14-17 at the Mayewood Middle School Gymnasium at 4300 East Brewington Road.

The camp will be under the direction of James Smith, Harry Fullwood and Ronnie Brown. The cost of the camp is $50 per camper and is open to boys and girls ages 10 through 16. The camp will run from 8 a.m. until noon each day.

For more information, contact Smith at (803) 968-6874 or (803) 469-3188.

SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINICS

Registration is being taken for the Sumter Christian School 2014 Basketball Clinics to be held over the summer.

There are three 5-day sessions remaining at a cost of $45 per camper. A camp for children in grades 3-6 will be held June 23-27, grades 6-9 July 7-11 and grades 9-12 July 21-25. The camps will run each day from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.

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

For more information, call Baker at (803) 469-9304 or (803) 464-3652.

FOOTBALL POP WARNER REGISTRATION

Youth Athletics of Sumter, a division of Pop Warner Little Scholars, is registering

“You can’t even tell that the men were here the week before — except for the huge tents and everything.’’

The U.S. Women’s Open gets started today in golf’s version of a doubleheader. Just four days after Martin Kaymer won the men’s U.S. Open, it’s the women’s turn.

Everyone from the 53-year-old Inkster to 11-year-old Lucy Li will get a crack on a Donald Ross course fresh on the minds of golf fans who watched the U.S. Open last week.

“Last week with the men, they proved that under par is possible,’’ defending champion Inbee Park said.

children ages 5-16 for football for the 2014 season.

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

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

The practice season will run from Aug. 1 through Aug. 29. Games will begin on Aug. 30 and run through Oct. 25.

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

Volunteers are also needed.

All volunteer applications must be turned in by July 5.

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

OFFICIATING CLASSES

The Santee Wateree Football Officials Association is holding classes for those interested in becoming officials.

Those who pass the course will be able to officiate middle school, junior varsity and varsity games.

Classes will be held each Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Sumter County Parks & Recreation at 155 Haynsworth Street.

The state clinic and examination will be held on July 26.

For more information, contact Granderson James at (803) 968-2391 or at grandersj@ aol.com or Richard Geddings at (803) 468-8858.

TENNIS PTC SUMMER CAMP

The PTC Summer Tennis Camp will be held June 23-27 at Palmetto Tennis Center.

The camp will run from 9 a.m. to noon each day. The cost is $125 per player.

Forms must be returned to PTC by noon on June 19.

For more information, call

“So yeah, we should go out there and try to shoot under par.’’

It’s the first time the men and women have competed on the same golf course for a major in back-to-back weeks.

Pinehurst No. 2 will play at 6,649 for the women — just over 900 yards shorter than for the men — though it most likely won’t play as long as the card indicated, just as it didn’t a week ago.

The plan is for the greens to be the same speed, except a lot less firm. Even though a shorter course should allow the women to use the same clubs, the majority do not hit the ball as high or with as much spin.

(803) 774-3969 or visit www. palmettotenniscenter.com.

MANNING HIGH CAMP

The Manning High School athletic department will have a tennis camp June 24-26 at MHS’ Althea Gibson Tennis Complex.

The camp is open to children who will be entering grades 2-6. The cost is $40.

There will be a cash-only registration available on the first day of the camp.

WRESTLING SHS CAMP

The Gamecock Youth Wrestling Camp will be held July 7-10 at the Sumter High School mini gymnasium.

The cost of the camp is $30 per student. The camp will run each day from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

For more information or to register, contact SHS wrestling head coach Cody Slaughter at (803) 968-3250.

There will be open registration on the first day of camp as well.

fee is $80. Payment plans are available.

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

The practice season will run from Aug. 1 through Aug. 29. Games will begin on Aug. 30 and run through Oct. 25.

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

Volunteers are also needed.

All volunteer applications must be turned in by July 5.

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

GOLF 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

ETC.

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

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

Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up.

YAS FUNDRAISER

GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

Youth Athletics of Sumter, a division of Pop Warner Little Scholars, will hold YAS Sumter Spartans GALA on June 27 at Carolina Skies on Shaw Air Force Base.

The Cost is $30 and includes food, a live band and door prizes. All proceeds benefits YAS’ 2014 football and cheerleading seasons.

For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 201-4531, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 258-6817.

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

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

CHEERLEADING POP WARNER REGISTRATION

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

The last day to register is July 31 and the registration

AUTO RACING SPEEDWAY CHAMPS SEARCH

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

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

To provide information, call James Skinner at (803) 7755973 or e-mail Virginia Ayers at vayers@ftc-i.net.

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COMICS

THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2014

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Early cancer detection could have saved friend DEAR ABBY — A childhood friend of mine died from cervical cancer.

“Katy” died because she didn’t go to Dear Abby her OB/ GYN for anABIGAIL nual Pap VAN BUREN smears.

She was a beautiful, intelligent, talented wife and mother who was responsible in every other way. Katy simply couldn’t face a pelvic exam because throughout her childhood she had been molested by her father. I know it’s true, because her father molested me, too.

Katy’s doctor told her that

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had it been caught in the early stages, her cancer would have been curable.

She hadn’t been to see her OB/GYN since her last child was born nine years before.

Because of what her father did to her, she was unable to allow anyone other than her husband to touch her.

Abby, my friend suffered during the time between her diagnosis and her death. She fought to stay alive for her husband and children, whom she loved with all her heart.

But in the end, cancer took her, and her family will suffer for years to come.

PLEASE remind every woman and sexually active teenage girl about the importance of a yearly exam.

Those who feel they can’t deal with the exams should

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force themselves to talk to their OB/GYN and explain their fear. Otherwise, the sexual predators win again. I think they should be held accountable for the deaths for which they are ultimately responsible.

Sick of Molesters DEAR SICK OF MOLESTERS — Please accept my deepest sympathy for the loss of your friend. She won’t have died in vain if women of every age heed your message about the importance of regular pelvic examinations, which should start as soon as a girl becomes sexually active.

Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.

DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

ACROSS 1 Licensed med. personnel 4 Heavens 9 Relations 12 Wireless mouse batteries 14 Fuzzy __ 15 How-to presentation 16 One of a kind 17 Harebrained schemes 19 Lay the groundwork 21 Live-in help, perhaps 22 Noted sitter 26 Squirt 27 Hardly a deadeye 31 “We __ amused” 34 Role for Liz 35 Personality part 36 With 37- and 38-Across, big hit 37 See 36-Across 38 See 36-Across 39 Catchall abbr.

40 Miscellany 42 Pushed 44 Makes tawdry 46 Acct. datum 47 Cause of bad luck, so they say 52 __ New Guinea

55 Gets 56 Bizarre, and what 17-, 22-, 36/37/38and 47-Across can be, in one way or another 60 Half DX 61 Campaign funders, briefly 62 Guts 63 1980s surgeon general 64 Workplaces for 1-Across 65 Jacket material 66 Elevs.

DOWN 1 “Invisible Man” writer Ellison 2 World’s smallest island nation 3 Capital south of Olympia 4 Protect, in a way 5 Challenged 6 Per—n of Argentina 7 Pince-__ 8 Like some dogs and devils 9 Sharp 10 One-named supermodel 11 Prone to prying 13 Dining 15 Decisive

times 18 Short beginning 20 Sphere leadin 23 Able to give a firsthand account 24 “Holy __!”

25 “The Pit and the Pendulum” author 28 Proceed 29 Stare rudely at 30 Related 31 Baldwin of “The Cooler” 32 “Portnoy’s Complaint” novelist 33 Confer ending 37 Informer 38 Dugout convenience 40 Talk show tycoon

41 Durocher of baseball 42 Bet 43 Skip past 45 Is up against 48 “Cross my heart!”

49 Maker of Caplio cameras 50 Like septic tanks 51 SASE inserts, often 52 Leader who wears the Ring of the Fisherman 53 Quite a way off 54 Low-ranking GIs 57 CPR pro 58 “Man!” 59 Tool often swung

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Beginners welcomed. Call Mark 803-464-6854 or 803-469-0534

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Fenced yard, den, dining room, C/H/A. $600 sec. dep + $600 mo.

Section 8 welcome! Call Mon - Fri between 9 am - 6 pm 803-316-7958 or 803-773-1838.

3 Marborough Ct., in Marborough Estates next to Kingsbury Elem. 4BR 2BA with dble vanity, 2100 sq. ft. Dble garage. 1.6 ac. $155K. Call 803-481-0096 or 491-5360

Multi Family Sale: 509 Laurens Ave. Sat. 7am until… Lots of clothes, men, women & juniors, books, purses including Coach and Vera Bradley, car/truck parts including amps, subs and box, & various hshld items

Full-time HVAC Tech & HVAC Installer wanted for busy Heating & Cooling Co. in Sumter. Minimum 5 yrs exp. & strong job references required. Paid holidays vacations.

Please call 803-968-2272

Work Wanted

Mobile Home Rentals

4 Fmaily Yard Sale. 30 Haley Ave. Fri./Sat. 6AM-12PM. Too much to list.

2 Cherokee Rd. Fri 2-6, Sat 7-3.

Electronics, hshld goods, furniture & misc. items.

For Sale or Trade

2010 Travel trailer, Cherokee 26RL, sleeps 6, set up in park near Shaw AFB. Value $17,800, asking $13,500. Sears LTD 1000 lawn tractor, completely rebuilt, $600. Call 315-272-7118

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Salesman for busy car lot.

Sales experience required. Salary negotiable. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr Sumter. No phone calls.

Exp. Shingle Nailers & Carpenters Must have own transportation. Only experienced need to apply. Call 481-0603 or 968-2459.

No calls after 5!!!

MERCHANDISE

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.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Carolina Healthcare Hospice is seeking PRN RN's in the Sumter, & Florence, Personal Care Assistant in Sumter County. Forward resumes to PO Box 464, Sumter SC 29151 or call 803-774-4377.

Experienced HVAC service technician needed. Valid drivers license required and drug test required.

Benefits available.

Please send resumes to: sheastone80@gmail.com

DAYLILIES: Over 400 varieties, Sat. June 21st, 8AM-12.

110 Curtiswood Dr. Sumter

Tree Service

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.

Help Wanted Part-Time FT MAINTENANCE PERSON needed for a senior apartment community in Sumter. Qualified candidate must have their own tools, valid driver's license, be motivated, organized and results oriented. Painting and cleaning involved. Our company offers competitive salary and benefits.

Must pass criminal check and drug screening. Applications may be picked up at 60 Hillard Drive, Sumter, SC or call 803-934-1449 for information Thomas Sumter Academy, in Rembert, SC is seeking applicants for part-time school bus drivers.

Requirements are: a CDL license and a copy of your driving record for the last ten years. Please send this information along with a resume to: Susan.hux@thomassumter.org. $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

I am a reliable CNA looking to sit with your elderly loved ones day or night.

Ref. provided.

Call 803-225-0924 or 803-225-0543

RENTALS Rooms for Rent Rooms for rent in spacious home. Call 803-404-4662 for details

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

Unfurnished Homes Beautiful 6BR 4BA home. 10 mi. from Contential Tire. Den, LR, DR, Lg kitchen w/Island, W/D hook-up.

Featuring hardwood tile and carpet. Over-sized BRs & BAs. Huge fenced yard. Back/front patio. Like new. $900/mo + $900/dep. Call 803-316-7958 or 773-1838 between 9am-6pm Mon-Fri.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 (Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80.

No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm 3BR/1.5BA, all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo + dep. Call 803-464-5757.

American MHP, 2 & 3/BRs, lot rentals, water/sewer/garbage pkup inc'd. Sec. 8 ok. 803-494-4300.

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

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Manufactured Housing Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit?

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

(4) Mobile home in Windsor City.

All occupied. $1,780 per month income. $25,000 CASH or Buy any number. Call for info. 469-6978

KEN-CO HOMES SCOTBILT D.W. $49,900 843-394-2613, myken-co.net

1981 Singlewide Fixer-upper for sale. $500 OBO. Call 803-469-3222

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Also available 6/28-7/5 Call 803-773-2438

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale FSBO: 19 Palmer Dr. 3 Br, 2 Ba, C/H/A, lg yard, garage, paved driveway. $180K. Call for appt only 803-468-1449

Going on

Farms & Acreage For Sale By Owner, 10 Acres, 8 miles to Sumter. $55,000. Owner Financing 803-427-3888.

Land & Lots for Sale Dalzell 16.57 acre paved. $2425 dn. $580 mo. 120 mos. $2500 Ac. 888-774-5720.

Minutes Walmart/Shaw, 1 Ac, Water, Electric, Paved $6,000 cash. 888-774-5720

vacation?

Auctions Heirs of Leona Blakeney 2122 Gin Branch Rd. Contents of home: furniture from every room, pool table, outdoor items, more! Details and Bidding at www.jrdixonauctions.com, Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059, (803) 774-6967

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Don’t Miss A Thing!

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, etc or almost anything of value Call 803-983-5364

Let your carrier save your paper for you while you are on vacation!

Sumter Health & Rehab Center, 975 Miller Rd. Fri. 8AM-4PM. Something for everyone.

Estate Tag Sale Of the Late Jean Hertzog Potts June 27th 5:30-7pm June 28th 8am-12pm 3360 Lee Altman Rd, Dalzell Furniture, Antiques, Glassware, Peddle sewing machine.

Go to auctionzip.com for details and photos. Sale conducted by Bill Furniture & Antiques.

Call 803-774-1258 Customer Service Dept. Hours Mon-Fri 8am - 5pm

Large Sale! 4235 Nazarene Church Rd (inside gym @ church) Fri 9-7 Sat 7-12 Collectibles, 300+ Angels, Orig. Tupperware, dishes, yard decor, holiday, beanie babies & much more!

Cash or Credit cards only.

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

Open every weekend.

905-4242

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Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes 2011 Ultra-lite 32' camper. Elec slideout, AC, heat, sleeps 8. Exc condition. $16,299. 803-481-8301 2006 Gulf Stream Cavalier Travel Trailer Exc Condtion, Sleeps 8 $6500 OBO Call 983-3499 Aft 5pm

TRANSPORTATION

Autos For Sale

Autos For Sale SUMMER SPECIAL "Remember Cars are like eggs" Cheaper in the country!

Financing Available '04 Chevy Z71 4x4 Ex. cab $11,995 '99 Ford Ranger Ex Cab $4,995 '00 Toyota Tacoma $6,500 '010 Dodge Avenger SXT $11,995 '011 Ford Fusion $11,995 '013 Dodge Charger SE $19,995 Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip.

3349 N. Main St., Hwy 15N. Across from Mozingo Conv.

Store 803-469-9294

Miscellaneous

Legal Notice PUBLIC NOTICE SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION JUNE 28, 2014 10:00 A.M.

UNITS FOR AUCTION A-26 - CYNTHIA WILSON B-32 - QUINCY A. DUNHAM C-16 - SHERYL WHITE C-26 - ANTHONY TALBOTT C-33 - JOHN W. SUMTER D-11 - TONY FLETCHER E-19 - THELMA DANIELS

Bid Notices

Bid Notices

Summons & Notice

read aloud. The Contract documents may be examined at the following locations:

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT

•AGC Offices: Columbia, SC •Dodge Plan Room: Columbia, SC •Sumter County Administration Building - Sumter, SC - Internet: www.tpm-columbia.com (click on Public Jobs) Printed Copies of the Contract Documents may be obtained from the Sumter County Engineer, M. E. Weatherly, P.E., at their printing service; "The Print Machine" (TPM) located at 1241 Assembly Street, Columbia, S.C. 29201, (803)252-4770 upon a non-refundable payment of $ 75 per set. Checks or payment should be made out to TPM. Mailing address and Contractor's license must be provided to ensure prompt delivery.

The documents may be viewed at www.tpm-columbia.com (click on Public Jobs), however, are not available for download. All bidders are required to obtain printed copies of the contract documents.

INVITATION FOR BID NOTICE

2012 Impala, fully equipped. Extra clean. GM warranty. Book value $15,500 will take $13,750. Call 499-4207 or 840-7633

SUMTER COUNTY WATER UTILITY SHILOH WATER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IMPROVEMENTS PHASE 5 NARROW PAVED RD., LYNCHES RIVER RD. & OLD ST. JOHN CHURCH RD.

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

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

LEGAL NOTICES

Reconditioned batteries $35. Also have lawn mower, truck, 4 wheeler, golf cart & marine batteries, starters & alternators.

Car dealers/garages ask about special prices. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

Owner: Sumter County Sumter County Water Utility 13 East Canal Street Sumter, S.C. 29150 Funding By: Sumter County SC Rural Infrastructure Authority (Grant R13-1029) Engineer: M. E. Weatherly, P.E. Sumter County Engineer Separate sealed Bids for the construction of Water Distribution Line Extensions to the Sumter County Shiloh Water System, specifically the addition of approximately 26,026 LF of 8-inch PVC water line, fire hydrants, valves, services and appurtenances, will be received by the Owner, Sumter County, in County Council chambers on the 3rd floor of the Sumter County Administration Building until 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 17, 2014 and then publicly opened and

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Each Bid must be accompanied by a Bid Bond, prepared on the form of Bid Bond attached to the Contract Documents or a Surety Company's Standard Bid Bond, duly executed by the Bidder as principal and having as surety thereon a surety company licensed to do business in the State of South Carolina. The Bid Bond shall be in the amount of five (5) percent of the Bid. No Bid will be considered unless the Bidder is legally qualified under the provisions of the South Carolina Contractor's Licensing Law.

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against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO: 2014-CP-43-411

BRYAN LAW FIRM OF SC, L.L.P. J. Thomas McElveen, III Attorney for the Plaintiff 17 East Calhoun Street P. O. Box 2038 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-1263

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Dewond A. Davis, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Kierra Sadie Ervin, DEFENDANT. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Complaint was filed in the above entitled action in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 3, 2014, for the purpose of instituting an action against the Defendant as a result of a motor vehicle collision which occurred on March 4, 2011.

SUMMONS Jury Trial Requested TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANT

HEREIN

You are hereby summoned and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint on the subscribers at their offices at 17 East Calhoun Street, Sumter, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered

The successful Bidder for this Contract will be required to furnish a satisfactory Performance and Payment Bond each in the amount of one hundred (100) percent of the Bid. This project is funded, in part, through the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority.

No Bidder may withdraw his Bid within sixty (60) days after the Bid opening. The Owner reserves the right to reject any or all Bids and to waive any informalities.

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