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Pastor charged with sex crimes

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At least 1 child among alleged victims

A Crime Scene Unit van from the Sumter Police Department sits outside Pastor Larry DuRant’s home in the 2000 block of Four Bridges Road on Friday afternoon.

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com A Sumter minister has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct involving three female church members, in-

cluding at least one minor. According to the Sumter Police Department, 58-year-old Larry DuRant, the pastor at Word International Ministries on North Guignard Drive, was arrested Friday by officers with the Sumter Police Department and charged

with two counts of criminal sexual conduct with a minor, second degree (between the ages of 11-14 years old), and four counts of criminal sexual conduct, third degree. Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said his office will also be

charging DuRant, of 2080 Four Bridges Road, with two counts of third-degree criminal sexual conduct as it works with the city to pursue the investigation. SEE PASTOR, PAGE A7

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Sumter jobless rate at 9 percent BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com

Carolina Tree Care workers trim tree limbs from the power lines above a home on Pinewood Road on Thursday morning.

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Layoffs hit Clarendon Health System BY SHARRON HALEY sharron@theitem-clarendonsun.com MANNING — Thursday was rough for more than 20 employees of Clarendon Health System, the company that owns Clarendon Memorial Hospital and other medical facilities spread throughout Clarendon County. Director of Public Relations

Jeffrey Black said Friday that the company is re-sizing the hospital’s workforce by laying off as many as 24 workers. “This does not impact our service or facilities,” he said. Layoffs, he said, will be felt across the entire organization, not focused on one department or facility. Chief Executive Officer Richard Stokes laid blame on the eco-

ment has resulted in an increase in uninsured patients and a greater use of the emergency department by the uninsured and the underinsured for primary medical care.” More than 950 employees work for the company, which aside from the hospital owns SEE LAYOFFS, PAGE A8

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Sumter County unemployment climbed to 9 percent in May, as nearly 400 people entering the local labor force pushed the area rate upward. Despite the 0.7 percentage point increase reported by the South Carolina Department of Employment and Workforce, Sumter County’s unemployment rate remains well below where it stood at the same time last year, when it was 10.3 percent. Both Clarendon and Lee counties saw their rates increase in May as well, according to the DEW, climbing 0.6 percentage points. Clarendon County’s unemployment rate now stands at 11.7 percent, while Lee County’s grew to 10.1 percent. In May 2012, Clarendon County was at 13.8 percent, and Lee County was at 11.9 percent. Marion County continues to have the highest unemployment rate in the state, at 15.2 percent, while Lexington County has the lowest, at 6.1 percent. Local rate increases in the tricounty area were on par with other parts of the state, with 45 of 46 counties also experiencing increases. Despite those increases, the seasonally adjusted SEE JOBS, PAGE A8 LOCAL 2013 NUMBERS APRIL Sumter: 8.3 percent Clarendon: 11.1 percent Lee: 9.5 percent

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Woman wins national award for public service BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item BISHOPVILLE — Rosalyn Moses, the executive director of the Family Resource Center in Lee and Kershaw counties, has been awarded the Jefferson Award for public service. Moses recently returned home from Washington, D.C., after receiving the award, which was established in 1972 and designed to create a Nobel Prize for public MOSES service. “I was very excited,” she said. “I don’t do the work I do for recognition; I do it because it’s not only the agency’s mission, but also my passion. But it certainly feels good to have people appreciate your efforts.” The Family Resource Cen-

‘I don’t do the work I do for recognition; I do it because it’s not only the agency’s mission, but also my passion.’ Rosalyn Moses, executive director of Family Resource Center ter provides counseling and other services in Bishopville for victims of rape and child sexual abuse. “Our services include teen pregnancy prevention programs, advocacy, hospital and court appointments, counseling for victims of rape and child abuse, forensic interviews, education outreach, trainings for school staff and other community members on issues related to child abuse and sexual violence,”

Moses said. A weekly empowerment group offered by the center called “This is Girl Power” provides girls an opportunity to talk about everything from healthy relationships to selfesteem. In her letter nominating Moses for the Jefferson Award, board member Roshanda Pratt of the Champions Center in Bishopville said Moses has been an advocate for women and chil-

dren in South Carolina for more than 15 years. “She gives presentations across the state, educating the community on issues, including child abuse, sexual violence, women and girls’ empowerment,” Pratt wrote. Moses said the most important aspect of her winning the award is that it gives exposure to the services provided by the Family Resource Center. “Winning the award gives me the opportunity to talk about the issues of sexual violence, child abuse and teen pregnancy prevention on a much larger platform and to a larger audience,” she said. A native of Paterson, N.J., Moses lives in Elgin. She has a degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from Benedict College and is a member of both the NAACP and the Rotary Club. She is also a nationally recognized certified trainer

for Points of Light Youth Leadership Institute. Brady Tanner, the director of the Jefferson Awards Public Service program, said Moses was one of two award winners in South Carolina in 2013. A community service organization at Ashley Ridge High School in Dorchester County also received the honor for volunteering for almost 20,000 hours of community service, collecting donations of 13,000 pounds of food in the food drive and raising almost $500,000 through multiple fundraisers and accumulated service hours. For more information on the Family Resource Center, visit the center offices at 126 E. Council St. in Bishopville, or call the center at (803) 425-4537. The Family Resource Center also offers a hotline at 1-(800) 585-4455.

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Downtown Market offers pets for adoption

Kristy Jackson, Baker’s Sweets cake decorator

Adoptable dogs and cats will be looking for new homes at the Downtown Sumter Market today from 8:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The pets are being provided by two local rescue organizations, Sumter TNR Kitten and Rescue and For Belles Sake, which gets most of its dogs from Sumter Animal Control. You’ll find them under the yellow and blue umbrella at Rotary Centennial Plaza on the corner of Main and Liberty streets. Also at the Downtown Market, in addition to the traditional produce, eggs, meats and cheeses, you’ll find bread, crafts, breakfast that includes crêpes, biscuits, mimosas and more. The market continues each Saturday through September.

Life can take us in so many directions, and, as it did with Kristy Jackson, it will often place you in a profession you wouldn’t expect. Jackson, a Durham, N.C., native, moved to Sumter approximately five years ago when her husband, Ben, was stationed at Shaw Air Force Base. When she arrived, Jackson immediately sought work. She applied to numerous places across Sumter, but the best fit was at Baker’s Sweets, the confectionery juggernaut of the Sumter community. Having very little experience, she signed on to work as a cake decorator. Five years later, she still loves her job and the joys it brings her daily.

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HOW DID YOU GET INTO CAKE DECORATING?

I’ve enjoyed cooking all my life, especially baking. I used to toy around with decorating cakes and such. IS THAT HOW YOU LANDED THIS POSITION?

Well, sort of. When I applied to work here, it was essentially the only position available, so I took it. WERE YOU WELL PREPARED FOR THE JOB?

Oh, no. Not at all. All I was really familiar with was the “butter knife and bowl of icing” approach. I knew next to nothing. IT’S BEEN FIVE YEARS NOW. I’M GUESSING YOU GOT GOOD AT IT FAIRLY QUICKLY.

I learned as quickly as I could. My co-worker Ayesha Canty trained me. She’s taught me everything I know about cake decorating, from making the icing and shaping the cakes to texturing frosting and molding fondant. There’s a lot that goes into it, and she knows how to teach and execute every bit of it. She’s been amazing. WHAT’S THE MOST DETAILED CAKE YOU’VE MADE?

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Kristy Jackson, cake decorator at Baker’s Sweets, pours icing onto a set of cupcakes Thursday afternoon at the bakery.

We once made a speed boat cake that took several hours to decorate. We did all the little pieces, including a steering wheel, the seats and the windshield. We even made little buoys to run along the side of the boat.

prised to see how intricately detailed the cakes are. It’s the greatest testament to my hard work. It’s going to be tough to leave here.

WHAT ABOUT THE MOST EXPENSIVE CAKE?

My husband and I want to live in Europe, which we hope will be where he’s sent next. It’s going to be tough to leave here for many reasons. I love this place. We’re like a family here. We have regulars who come in all the time and are always so nice to us. I’ve done cakes for each of a customer’s several children — for graduation, birthdays, you name it. I’ve made so many friendships through this place ... . I’m going to hate “goodbye.” — Rob Cottingham

We once made a four-tier, hexagonal wedding cake that probably cost between $800 to $1,000. It was huge. I’d guess it was made to feed 50 to 100 people. IS DECORATING THE CAKES YOUR FAVORITE PART OF WORKING HERE?

No, definitely not. I mean, I enjoy it, but really it’s seeing the reactions of people when they come in to pick up their cakes. They’re always so happy and sur-

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McCLELLANVILLE — Federal experts are investigating the crash of a twin-engine plane in northern Charleston County that killed two people. The plane came down in an old rice field near the Intracoastal Waterway near McClellanville about 5 p.m. Thursday. Authorities said 44-year-old Patrick Eudy and 69-year-old Robert Ulrich were killed in the crash. Ulrich was helping Eudy renew his certification to fly the Rockwell International 690B the two men were flying. Emergency workers had to build temporary bridges between sections of high ground to get to the scene with their all-terrain vehicles.

S.C. State gets warning about its accreditation ORANGEBURG — The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools has issued a warning to South Carolina State University about standards for its governing board and financial resources. The Times and Democrat of Orangeburg reported that new college President Thomas Elzey said he’s confident the concerns will be resolved. Elzey said the warning won’t threaten anyone’s degree or the university’s standing. He said he was notified Thursday, and the college is being asked to respond to deficiencies in materials it sent earlier.

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3 more charged in connection with car break-ins BY JADE ANDERSON janderson@theitem.com The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrests of three more individuals in connection with a rash of recent car breakins, bringing the total to five people involved in the alleged thefts. According to reports, 21-year-old Deanna Thomas, 22-year-old Donald Richburg and 30-year-old Robert

Catoe, all of 735 Pridgen Lane, face various charges in relation to the incidents. Thomas faces seven counts of breaking and entering an automobile and one count of petit larceny, Richburg was charged with 11 counts of breaking and entering an automobile, eight counts of financial transaction card theft, four counts of financial transaction card fraud and one count of petit larceny,

and Catoe was charged with possession of stolen goods. The three suspects join 18-year-old Jessie James Brown and 20-year-old Blaze McKenzie Brown, both of 5360 Ray Lane in Dalzell, who were arrested earlier in the week and charged. The younger Brown faces seven counts of breaking and entering an automobile and one count of petit larceny, while the older

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Brown faces 10 counts breaking and entering an automobile, four counts of financial transaction card theft and one count of petit larceny. The investigation is ongoing, said Capt. Allen Dailey of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, and his office is working with the Sumter Police Department to discover if there are any more victims or more suspects connect-

ed to these crimes. Warrants issued on June 14 allege that Blaze Brown and Richburg entered vehicles June 12 without the consent of owners and took items at two homes in the 700 block of Bay Springs Drive, one home in the 600 block of Sierra Street and one home in the 2200 block of Toxoway Drive. The following day, Blaze Brown, Jessie Brown, Richburg and

Thomas entered vehicles without the consent of the owners and took items at two homes in the 3100 block of Widman Drive and one home in the 2500 block of Indigo Drive, according to a sheriff’s office news release. They are also suspected of taking items from a yard in the 300 block of Loring Mill Road. Catoe was charged on Wednesday.

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Council gives final approval to increases BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item BISHOPVILLE — Lee County Council gave final approval to a hike in property taxes and vehicle user fees at a called meeting held Tuesday night at the Lee County Courthouse. By unanimous votes, the council approved both a 3-mill increase on property taxes and a $5 increase in the vehicle user fee beginning July 1. The hikes come on the heels of a one-penny sales tax for capital improvements that went into effect in the county on May 1. The proposed county budget includes $100,000 in mandated new expenditures including retirement and insurance. Since the budget was initially proposed, several line items have been removed, including all salary increases, and three full-time positions in public works, parks and recreation, and the sheriff’s office, according to County Administrator Alan Watkins. The millage increase would require a taxpayer to pay $6 in additional taxes on a home valued at $50,000. The county will also raise the vehi-

cle user fee from $10 to $15 per vehicle. The $5 increase would generate an additional $70,000 in revenue, giving the county about $210,000 to maintain the county’s more than 400 miles of dirt road. County council also approved Lee County School District’s request for $62,440 more in funding from the county in addition to the current funding level of $5,293,306. The increase in the school budget is equivalent to a 2.8-mill increase, said Watkins. However, the county expects to use carryover funds rather than having to raise millage for school operations, he said. In other action, the county council also gave final approval to a tax anticipation note of $1.5 million, Watkins said. “The county hasn’t had to use this for the several years now, but it is good to have it in place just in case the cash flow becomes a problem in the fall,” Watkins said. Tax revenues generally don’t come in until November and December, Watkins said. “But, of course, you still have plenty of expenditures in the summer and fall,” he said.

Hollings, other WWII vets being honored by France CHARLESTON (AP) — Seven World War II veterans from South Carolina, including former governor and U.S. Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, are receiving the highest honor bestowed by France. The HOLLINGS seven receive the Order of the Legion of Honor during a ceremony on Monday. The award is to honor the South Carolinians for their help in liberating France in 1944 and 1945. It was created by Napoleon in 1802, and those who receive it are designated by the president of France. The award is for eminent military or civilian services rendered to the Republic of France. Francois Delattre, the French ambassador to the United States, will bestow the award during a ceremony at Charleston’s historic Dock Street Theatre. Others receiving the honor include Army Air Corps veterans Ernest Haar of West Columbia, Alexander Molnar of Bluffton and Joseph Jones of Hilton Head Island. The others are Army veterans

Stanley Wapinski and Leon Jones, both of Columbia, and Richard Jolley of Aiken. Hollings, who is 91, joined the Army after his 1942 graduation from The Citadel and served in Africa and then in Europe for almost three years. He commanded a radar and search light unit that for a time was stationed at Ambrerieu Airfield in eastern France. “I have never seen braver pilots than those I was working with,” he told the AP on Friday. Hollings, who served in the Senate for 38 years from 1966 to 2005, said he appreciates the honor. “But the others did the job. I remember the 50th anniversary of D-Day at Normandy. I went around getting all

the names off the crosses of South Carolinians, and it took two months to call all the families,” Hollings said. “That crowd deserves the credit. We had a cakewalk invading into southern France.” Jolley, another of those being honored, told the Aiken Standard this week he arrived in Normandy five weeks after D-Day in 1944. Jolley, now 88, was wounded a short time later but recovered and fought in the Battle of the Bulge that December. “I’m real proud. It’s a special thing,” he said of receiving the Order of the Legion of Honor. Hollings said he didn’t know until he was told by a reporter that six other veterans were being honored. “You cover the others,” he said.

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Robert A. Galiano, mayor pro tem of Sumter City Council, presents a gift to Lt. Gen. Vincent K. Brooks, commanding general of Third Army/ARCENT, and his wife, Dr. Carol Brooks, at a dinner held in their honor at Sunset Country Club on Thursday. The Sumter community bid farewell to the commanding general and his wife at the event attended by numerous community leaders. Brooks, who was Third Army/ARCENT’s first commander after the headquarters moved here from Fort McPherson, Ga., in 2011, said he was proud of Third Army/ARCENT’s positive effect on Sumter and the surrounding areas. Brooks will be promoted to the rank of general July 2 when he takes command of U.S. Army Pacific at Fort Shafter, Hawaii. The first Third Army/ARCENT change of command ceremony in South Carolina will be at Patton Hall, Third Army/ARCENT headquarters, at 9 a.m. Tuesday when Lt. Gen. James L. Terry assumes command from Brooks following an assignment as V Corps commander in Heidelberg, Germany, and Afghanistan.

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5 nabbed on drug charges, 1 man wanted BY SHARRON HALEY sharron@theitem-clarendonsun.com MANNING — A two-day drug sweep this week by the Clarendon County Narcotics Task Force ended with the arrest of five people on various drug charges. Clarendon County Sheriff Randy Garrett said warrants were served and arrests were made after undercover members of the task force made controlled purchases of crack cocaine at various locations throughout the county. Deputies then served search warrants on Wednesday and Thursday with help from the

Manning Police Department, the Williamsburg County Sheriff’s Office and the State Law Enforcement Division, Garrett said. According to reports, the various searches resulted in the arrest of four Manning residents and a Pinewood resident: • Latease Denise Williams, 25, of 2159 Alex Harvin Highway in Manning, charged with trafficking crack cocaine after a search of a home on Pruitt Lane; • John Q. Hilton, 36, of 1075 Bethleham Road in Manning, charged with possession of crack cocaine and possession

of marijuana, both second offense, after a search of a home on Mallett Road; • Lionell Thompson, 28, of 2109 Mallett Road in Manning, charged with possession of crack cocaine, second offense, after a search at Manning Garden Apartments; • Terry R. Nelson, 30, of Route 1, Box 22-B in Pinewood, charged with possession of crack cocaine, second offense, after a search of a home on Long Road; and • Emmanuel Dewitt Morant, 22, of 214 Alfred Henry Drive in Manning, charged with possession with intent to distribute cocaine and posses-

sion with intent to distribute crack cocaine, both second offense, and two counts of distribution within a half-mile of a school or park. Garrett said deputies are still searching for Christopher Polite, 24, of 1146 Waynes Drive in Manning. Polite will be charged with trafficking crack cocaine, three counts of distribution of crack cocaine and distribution of marijuana when arrested, Garrett said. The investigation is ongoing, and more arrests are expected, according to Garrett. According to the Clarendon County Public Index, both Williams and Nelson are out

of jail on $18,000 and $10,000 surety bonds, respectively. Hilton was granted a $20,000 cash or $40,000 surety bond, Thompson a $10,000 cash or $20,000 surety bond and Morant a $16,000 cash or $36,000 surety bond. As of Friday afternoon, they are still being held at the Clarendon County Detention Center. Garrett asked that anyone with information on Polite’s whereabouts call the Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 435-4414, or Crime Stoppers at 1 (888) CRIME SC. Senior staff writer Robert J. Baker contributed to this report.

For re-enactors, Gettysburg battle is pinnacle of hobby GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — The commander of the Confederate army marched to the front of the makeshift classroom in jeans and a dress blue shirt to deliver battle plans to his top lieutenants, complete with a PowerPoint presentation and laser pointer. Gen. Robert E. Lee would have been proud, if not perplexed, in seeing how Brian Gesuero took charge of the preparations for recreating the Battle of Gettysburg. This year’s commemoration has even more significance, given that it’s the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, and Gettysburg will represent the pinnacle of the re-enactment careers of thousands of Civil War buffs. “This will be special, different than the other ones. It’s the turning point of the war,” said Gesuero, 44, a firefighter from Federalsburg, Md. “This is our one chance to do it right.” Actually,

the 150th anniversary of Gettysburg is so big that it’s getting two separate re-enactments. A group called the Blue-Gray Alliance expects more than 10,000 re-enactors to take part in its event, June 28-30. This group has also held large-scale re-enactments, in honor of the Civil War’s 150th anniversary, at Vicksburg, Shiloh, Twin Rivers and Wilson’s Mill. The National Park Service official events start June 30. The battle was fought July 1-3, 1863, at locations that have become legendary to war buffs, such as Devil’s Den, the Wheatfield and Little Round Top. Gettysburg was the bloodiest conflict of the Civil War, with more than

51,000 casualties. But the re-enactments themselves occur on private property, not the actual battlefield. The Gettysburg Anniversary Committee has more than 10,000 participants registered for the second gathering on July 4-7 on fields at the Redding Farm north of town. It’s the group to which Gesuero, along with federal counterpart Allen Baldwin, methodically presented re-enactment preparations. The groups had discussed holding just one re-enactment, similar to the 135th anniversary in 1998. Back then, two events were eventually combined into one large battle.

LEFT: Re-enactors portraying Union cavalry begin a three-hour ride in 2009 in Gettysburg along part of the original route the cavalry took to get to the Battle of Gettysburg, for the Gettysburg Civil War Battle Re-enactment.

Not this time around. The topic’s touchy to all sides, but essentially the groups couldn’t reconcile differences over how to run the events. The federal commander for the BlueGray Alliance event, Bob Minton, said his group is proud to have secured the Bushey Farm, the site of the 135th anniversary reenactment.

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Patrick Peters, portraying a Confederate captain, stands by an artillery piece in May at a ridge above the field of Pickett’s Charge, in Gettysburg, Pa. Tens of thousands of visitors are expected for the 10-day schedule of events that begin June 29 to mark the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg that took place July 1-3, 1863.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Andrea Nicole Garrett, 31, of Virginia Beach, Va., was arrested by the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office on outstanding warrants from Dorchester County about 10:48 a.m. Wednesday after a traffic stop near the 134mile marker on Interstate 95 in Sumter. Deputies observed Garrett’s 2008 Kia Optima traveling 77 mph in a 70 mph zone and switching lanes without signaling. A license check showed she was wanted in Dorchester County, but reports do not give details about the warrant. STOLEN PROPERTY:

The owner of a business in the 200 block of

Thomas Sumter Highway in Sumter told police about 7:31 a.m. Tuesday that an unknown person entered his property during the previous night and stripped about $3,500 worth of copper from air-conditioning units left outside the business. A black 5-by-10-foot utility trailer valued at $600 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 3400 block of Myrtle Beach Highway in Sumter before 10:53 a.m. Tuesday. A man living in the first block of Wingate Court told deputies on Wednesday that he discovered a Mossburg pump shotgun valued at $400 and 400 rounds of .357-caliber and .38-cal-

| iber bullets valued at $500 were taken from his home after a party he held before 1:21 p.m. Wednesday. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT:

A 19-year-old man told police he was cut on both his forearms about 11:50 p.m. Wednesday during an argument and subsequent fight with his girlfriend’s 24-year-old brother at a home in the

700 block of Warley Street in Sumter. The man said the girlfriend’s brother had been “actively assaulting” him, so he pulled out his pocket knife to protect himself. When the older man tried to take the knife, the younger man was cut on both arms. The older man’s mother was also cut on her hand when she attempted to get the knife. The 19-year-old man was

treated at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. The woman was treated by EMS at the scene. BANK FRAUD:

A woman living in the 1900 block of Myrtle Beach Highway told deputies on Tuesday

that an unknown person made $1,000 worth of withdrawals from her bank account before 3:38 p.m. Tuesday. The woman said the card had been stolen from her but did not say when, according to reports.

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Know how to stay safe this summer BY DANIELA BACHMEIER Special to The Item

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ummer is a time to be carefree, but at the same time, cautious. According to skincancer.org, skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, with more than 3.5 million cases in more than two million people diagnosed annually. Because of this, sunscreen becomes an important protectant, especially during the summer months. The American Melanoma Foundation recommends buying a sunscreen with an SPF of 15 or greater and suggests users apply the sunscreen 30 minutes before going outside, with additional BACHMEIER applications if you swim or sweat heavily. Eye care is just as important during the summer. When buying sunglasses, make sure they have 100 percent UV protection, as UV damage to the eye can cause cataracts, macular degeneration and keratitis. It’s also important to remember to stay hydrated while outside during the summer months because a more humid climate and hotter temperatures can lead to dehydration very quickly. Some simple signs to watch for are dry mouth, sleepiness, exhaustion, headache and dizziness. Summer is the time when farmers markets are abundant across communities. I recommend trying to buy your produce there. Not only are you supporting local farmers, but you are also reducing your carbon footprint by not buying food shipped in from all over the world. The foods at farmers markets are often grown naturally, so you don’t have to worry about the chemicals often found on foods at grocery stores. Plus, it’s a fun way to get outside and do your shopping. Keeping a first-aid kit in your car could help prevent a lot of trouble if you are away from the house this season. Make sure it contains all the necessary items for quick, emergency treatment, including bandages, gauze, triple antibiotic ointment, gloves, a thermometer, tweezers, a cold pack, alcohol wipes and aspirin. Think about carrying Benadryl and an EpiPen, as well, if you know anyone has allergies. As the temperatures rise, so does the amount of outdoor activities, making it important to remain aware of the activities of others around us during the summer, especially while driving. Bikers can be difficult to see, so we all need to be sure to follow the rules of the road. A few tips for bikers are to wear a helmet, dress in brightly colored clothing and make sure to have a light on your bike if you plan to ride at night. We seem to flock to the water when the months heat up. Make sure to bring life vests and arm floaties if your child needs them. If you go to the ocean and the tide is strong, having water protection could be the difference between life and death. Daniela Bachmeier is a Health Promotion Intern at the Sumter Family YMCA.

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Medical resident Stephanie Place examines Maria Cazho at the Erie Family Health Center in Chicago on March 28. When the Affordable Health Care Act takes full effect next year, a shortage of primary care physicians in some parts of the country is expected to worsen.

Newly insured to deepen doctor gap BY ANN SANNER The Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio — Getting face time with the family doctor could soon become even harder. A shortage of primary care physicians in some parts of the country is expected to worsen as millions of newly insured Americans gain coverage under the federal health care law next year. Doctors could face a backlog, and patients could find it difficult to get quick appointments. Attempts to address the provider gap have taken on increased urgency ahead of the law’s full implementation Jan. 1, but many of the potential solutions face a backlash from influential groups or will take years to bear fruit. Lobbying groups representing doctors have questioned the safety of some of the proposed changes, argued they would encourage less collaboration among health professionals and suggested they could create a two-tiered health system offering unequal treatment. Bills seeking to expand the scope of practice of dentists, dental therapists, optometrists, psychologists, nurse practitioners and others have been killed or watered down in numerous states. Other states have proposed expanding student loan reimbursements, but money for doing so is tight.

As fixes remain elusive, the shortfall of primary care physicians is expected to grow. Nearly one in five Americans already lives in a region designated as having a shortage of primary care physicians, and the number of doctors entering the field isn’t expected to keep pace with demand. About a quarter million primary care doctors work in America now, and the Association of American Medical Colleges projects the shortage will reach almost 30,000 in two years and will grow to about 66,000 in little more than a decade. In some cases, nurses and physician assistants help fill in the gap. The national shortfall can be attributed to a number of factors: The population has both aged and become more chronically ill, while doctors and clinicians have migrated to specialty fields such as dermatology or cardiology for higher pay and better hours. The shortage is especially acute in impoverished inner cities and rural areas, where it already takes many months, years in some cases, to hire doctors, health professionals say. “I’m thinking about putting our human resources manager on the street in one of those costumes with a ‘We will hire you’ sign,� said Doni Miller, chief executive of the Neighborhood Health Association in Toledo, Ohio. One of her clinics has had

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a physician opening for two years. In southern Illinois, the 5,500 residents of Gallatin County have no hospital, dentist or full-time doctor. Some pay $50 a year for an air ambulance service that can fly them to a hospital in emergencies. Women deliver babies at hospitals an hour away. The lack of primary care is both a fact of life and a detriment to health, said retired teacher and community volunteer Kappy Scates of Shawneetown, whose doctor is 20 miles away in a neighboring county. “People without insurance or a medical card put off going to the doctor,� she said. “They try to take care of their kids first.� In some areas of rural Nevada, patients typically wait seven to 10 days to see a doctor. “Many, many people are not taking new patients,� said Kerry Ann Aguirre, director of business development at Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital, a 45-bed facility in Elko, a town of about 18,500 that is a fourhour drive from Reno, the nearest sizable city. Nevada is one of the states with the lowest rate per capita of active primary care physicians, along with Mississippi, Utah, Texas and Idaho, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. The problem will become more acute nationally when about 30 million uninsured people eventu-

ally gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act, which takes full effect next year. “There’s going to be lines for the newly insured, because many physicians and nurses who trained in primary care would rather practice in specialty roles,� said Dr. David Goodman of the Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice. Roughly half of those who will gain coverage under the Affordable Care Act are expected to go into Medicaid, the federal-state program for the poor and disabled. States can opt to expand Medicaid, and at least 24 and the District of Columbia plan to. In Ohio, which is weighing the Medicaid expansion, about one in 10 residents already lives in an area underserved for primary care. Mark Bridenbaugh runs rural health centers in six southeastern Ohio counties, including the only primary care provider in Vinton County. The six counties could see some of the state’s largest enrollments of new Medicaid patients per capita under the expansion. As he plans for potential vacancies and an influx of patients, Bridenbaugh tries to identify potential hires when they start their residencies — several years before they can work for him. “It’s not like we have people falling out of the sky, waiting to come work for us,� he said.

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AREA PLAN 2014-2017 REVIEW AND PUBLIC HEARING The Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging/Aging, Disability and Resource Center will be holding a public hearing on Wednesday June 26, 2013 at 6:00pm at the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments (36 West Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29151). The Area Plan is the document submitted by the Area Agency on Aging to the State Unit on Aging (SUA) to define for the State Unit on Aging how the Area Agency on Aging will apply the Older Americans Act (OAA) and state grants for services in the comprehensive and coordinated service delivery system in the Planning and Service Area. Through the Area Plan, the AAA commits to administer funded activities in accordance with all OAA and SUA requirements. Anyone interested in providing feedback on the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging/Aging, Disability and Resource Center Area Plan is invited to attend. Copies of the Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments Area Agency on Aging/ Aging, Disability and Resource Center Area Plan can be found at www.santeelynchescog. org. Click in the link under Aging and Who We Are.

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Faith leaders asked to help members get legal aid NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When Grace Liverman needed to write a will, the 66-yearold who suffers from lupus and other health problems didn’t know where to turn. So she called her pastor at Hamilton United Methodist Church in Nashville. Liverman didn’t know it, but the church had recently begun participating in a pilot program that provides attorneys to needy members at no cost. Soon after that call, an attorney came to her home and helped her draft a will. “I was totally depressed and stressed out, not knowing what was going to happen,� Liverman said. “It was like a miracle, almost, that someone would do this for me.� Tennessee’s faith-based initiative is unusual compared to most legal aid programs across the country because it recognizes that many people who could use an attorney’s help would never go to a legal aid clinic even if it were held at their house of worship. That’s because they don’t recognize their problem as a legal one.

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Pastor David Johnson works in his office at Hamilton United Methodist Church on Wednesday in Nashville, Tenn. Johnson has helped several people find free legal help through the Tennessee Access to Justice Commission’s faith-based initiative.

“People show up every day at churches and synagogues and mosques, and they may not ask for legal help. They may need food assistance. But often there is an underlying legal problem,� said Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Connie Clark, who helped the faith-based initiative get off the ground. “We realized we can help more people by

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PASTOR from Page A1 “Our investigators are working along with the city on this case,” Dennis said. “We’re pursuing charges for the incidents that happened at DuRant’s home, which is in the county.” Sumter law enforcement said during their investigations the alleged victims and their families told detectives that DuRant forced children to participate in various sexual acts using his position in the church, claiming the occurrences were part of a “healing process” and “private prayer.” According to law enforcement, victims told detectives the incidents began in 2011 and continued into 2013, occurring both at the church and at DuRant’s home, a recently constructed 3,500-square-foot, two-story house. On Wednesday, before his arrest, DuRant posted an anecdote on his Facebook wall that reads, “When we live in a glass house, we should not throw stones because one could be thrown back.” Louis Hurley, a retired military veteran who lives across the street from DuRant, said he had never seen or experienced any problems with his neighbor since DuRant completed his home nearly two years ago. The construction of the home, which according to the Sumter County Assessor’s office is valued at about $299,000, appears to coincide with the timeline provided to investigators with when the alleged lewd acts began to take place. In addition to the sexual conduct charges, the pastor is facing a forgery charge after he allegedly forged the name of a victim’s grandmother on a Quit Claim Deed and filed it with the Sumter County Register of Deeds after the sexual assaults were reported

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Pastor Larry DuRant, of Word International Ministries on Guignard Drive, seen above and left, has been charged with multiple counts of criminal sexual conduct involving three female church members, including at least one minor. PHOTOS BY BRADEN BUNCH / THE ITEM

to law enforcement. Durant, having lost his legs in a train accident 25 years ago, is a bilateral amputee who is also legally blind. In a story published in The Item in April 2007, DuRant said the incident and the resulting injuries changed his life, made him “a much better person” and led him to develop several charitable projects and being recognized as an activist in the area. In October 2004, DuRant was awarded a $1.4 million Section 811 grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to jumpstart his Miracle Square project, a housing development that provides homes for lowincome, disabled individuals. Then, in 2007, DuRant and his associates began the pro-

cess of starting a charter school in Sumter called Achievement Academy. Ultimately, after a back-and-forth battle with Sumter School District 17 officials, the charter was denied by the school district’s board amid budget worries during consolidation. DuRant expressed his dissatisfaction gravely, citing concerns for the children who needed an alternative to public school methods. “I can’t understand why they put comfort above children’s education,” he said in March 2009. Earlier this year, however, the Mary L. Dinkins Higher Learning Academy, a charter school for students in kindergarten through eighth grade, originally based in Bishopville,

relocated to the Word International Ministries facilities. It was the eighth location in five years for the charter school that has since had its licensed revoked. DuRant is being held at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting a bond hearing. Officials think there might be other possible victims and encourage them to come forward. Anyone with information pertaining to these alleged crimes is asked to contact the Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2717 or Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC. You can remain anonymous. Jade Anderson and Braden Bunch contributed to this report.

OBITUARIES JAMES B. HUDSON GREENVILLE — James “Jimmy” Brooks Hudson, 35, died on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Greenville. Born Friday, Sept. 9, 1977, in Lexington, he was a son of Colleen Hudson Howard and the HUDSON late James Grover Hudson. Jimmy grew up in Sumter, where he graduated from Sumter High School in 1996. He worked locally for many years in the field of land surveying with his late father, James Grover Hudson. To the many who knew him, he was well-known for his warm smile and loving heart. Jimmy knew no strangers and welcomed everyone into his life. Jimmy will be missed by his mother, Colleen Howard (Fred) of Charleston; sister, Kelly Hudson Ledford (Jeremy) of Charleston; and nephew, Caleb Brooks Hudson. He is also survived by his paternal grandmother, Ruth Holloman Hudson of Columbia; two uncles, John L. Hudson and Douglas G. Hudson of Columbia; a niece, Taylor Hudson of Columbia; and two half-brothers, Cory Galt and David Galt of Macon, Ga. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at McAlisterSmith Funeral Home West Ashley Chapel, 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414.

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NEW YORK — Traders decided that the stock market has suffered enough, at least for now. After a two-day plunge, stocks ended the week with an advance on Friday, suggesting that Wall Street may be successfully weaned from the Federal Reserve’s easy money after all. “Saner heads are prevailing,” said Jim Dunigan, chief investment officer at PNC Wealth Management. “People are looking a little deeper into the message from the Fed — the economy is getting better,” he said. “At the end of the day, that’s a positive.” The Fed’s move also pushed up the yield on the 10-year Treasury note to the highest level in almost two years as investors bet that U.S. interest rates will rise. Investors had known that sooner or later the Fed would quit spending $85 billion per month pumping money into the U.S. economy. That money has been a big driver behind the stock market’s bull run the last four years. It led to low interest rates that encouraged borrowing for everything from factory machinery to commercial airplanes to home renovations.

| A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church, Charleston. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to “Project Care,” Attn: Stephen’s House, P.O. Box 5844, Greenville, SC 29606. Expressions of sympathy may be viewed or submitted at www.mcalister-smith.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, 2501 Bees Ferry Road, Charleston, SC 29414, (843) 722-8371.

HERMAN W. MILES Sr. Herman W. Miles Sr., husband of Bertha D. Miles and son of the late Charles A. and Bertha A. Miles, passed away on Sunday, June 16, 2013. He is survived by four sons, three daughters, two sisters-in-law, 13 grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. After graduating from Vandergrift (PA) High School in 1942, he served his country in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1946. In 1946, Herman entered civilian service in Washington, D.C., as a typist and ultimately as chief deputy administrator for the Department of Defense. After his long career with the federal government, Herman became the vice president of the Science and Technology Information Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). He also

served as a U.S. representative to NATO’s Advisory Group for Aerospace & Development (AGARD) on their Information Systems Technology panel. Funeral service will be held Tuesday at Fort Lincoln Funeral Home and Cemetery, 3401 Bladensburg Road, Brentwood, Md., with Pastor Walter Davis officiating. Viewing will begin at 12:30 p.m. with funeral immediately following at 1:30 p.m. Interment with military honors will follow at 2:30 p.m. Visitations will be held from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. today at Wilson’s Funeral Home, Bishopville. Online condolences may be sent to the family at wilsonfuneralhome@sc.rr.com. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

MAMIE B. ROMAN Mamie Billups Roman, 79, departed this life on June 20, 2013 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born April 23, 1934, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Howard and Ella Brunson Billups. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter. The family is receiving friends at the home, 999 Huddersfield Road, Sumter, SC 29154. CARRIE BELL ROBINSON Carrie Bell Robinson,

85, beloved widow of Charlie Robinson Jr., died Wednesday, June 19, 2013, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born Oct. 13, 1927, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late William and Mary Durant Gregg. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a member of Quinn Chapel AME Church, where she served on the stewardess board, women’s missionary society, usher board, and sang with the Quinn Chapel mass choir. She was employed by Sumter School District 17 as a dietitian at Alice Drive Middle School, from where she retired. Survivors include two daughters, Gardenia Cindy (Bernard) Burgess and Renee (Don) Witherspoon, both of Sumter; four sons, Richard (Julia) Gregg and Wilford Robinson, both of Sumter, Derrick (Jean) Robinson of Hampton, Va., and James Windham of Dalzell; two sisters, Lou Bertha Singleton of Sumter and Lou Emma Moore of Fort Worth, Texas; one brother, Cephus (Elzetta) Gregg of Sumter; a nephew she raised as her own, Sylvester James Jr. of Sumter; nine grandchildren, Michelle Gregg of Columbia, Richard Gregg Jr., Shirrell Chantay (Anthony) Scarborough, Darius Witherspoon, Dustin Witherspoon, Dre Robinson, Randy Robinson and Terence Robinson, all of Sumter, and Tawa-

nda Windham of Charlotte, N.C.; eight greatgrandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Bertha Robinson, Claudie Lou Gregg and Martha Gregg, all of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends who will miss her dearly. She was preceded in death by three brothers, Jeremiah, Willie and David Gregg; and one son, Herbert Lee Robinson. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, Sumter, with the Rev. Earther McCloud-Joe, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. E. Robert Thomas. The family will receive friends and relatives at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Don and Renee Witherspoon, 190 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. The funeral procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home of her son-in-law and daughter. Floral bearers will be nieces. Pallbearers will be nephews. Burial will be in White’s Cemetery, Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc.com. Services directed by

the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

VERMELL A. McFADDEN Vermell “Mell” Anderson McFadden, wife of William “Bill” McFadden Jr., died Friday, June 21, 2013, at her residence, 135 H St., Sumter. She was born April 8, 1952, in Manning, a daughter of the late Thronwell and Alice Vermell Ragin Anderson and step-daughter of Sarah Jones Anderson. The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Juanita and Flager Parson, 722 Barnwell St., Manning. These services are entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. EUGENE ROGERS BISHOPVILLE — Eugene Rogers, of 131 Lower Lee School Road, Bishopville, died Friday, June 21, 2013, at his residence. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville.

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ures are revised in the coming months. Last year, the DEW initially reported the Sumter County unemployment rate increased in May 2012 by 0.9 percentage points, from 9.8 to 10.7 percent. After revisions were made to the statistics by the Bureau of Labor Statistics earlier this year, the monthly increase was reduced to a 0.5 percentage-point gain, to 10.3 percent.

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Obama nominates Comey to head FBI “one of the biggest transformations of the FBI in history to make sure that nothing like that ever happens again.” But Mueller is leaving as the agency of 36,000 employees faces new challenges surrounding its intelligence gathering and criminal investigations. The bureau has parried questions in recent weeks about media leak probes; the Boston Marathon bombings; the attack at Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans; vast government surveillance programs into phone records and online communications; and a criminal probe into the former National Security Agency contractor who revealed those programs to the media. And just this week, Mueller revealed the FBI uses drones for domestic surveillance and said the privacy implications of such operations are worthy of debate. “This work of striking a balance between our security but also making sure we’re maintaining fidelity to those values that we cherish is a constant mission,” Obama said.

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here,” Stokes said. “Providing quality and compassionate health care has been our cornerstone since 1951, and that will never change.” Black said the hospital’s $22.5 million renovation and expansion project completed in 2012 did not have an impact on the decision. The project added a first-floor surgical suite, additional rooms, a remodeled emergency room and an urgent care facility. Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart said Friday that the company’s layoff announcement would have “an immediate impact on our folks.” “A lot of families rely on two incomes to make ends meet,” Stewart said. “Unfortunately, this isn’t good news for them.”

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WASHINGTON — As the FBI grapples with scrutiny over government surveillance, President Obama on Friday moved to turn the agency over to James Comey, a top Bush administration COMEY lawyer best known for defiantly refusing to go along with White House demands on warrantless wiretapping nearly a decade ago. Obama cited Comey’s “fierce independence and deep integrity” as he nominated him to replace outgoing FBI Director Robert Mueller. Mueller has led the agency for 12 years, longer than any previous director except J. Edgar Hoover, after Obama asked him to stay on beyond his initial 10-year term at a time of global threats. Mueller had moved into the director’s office just the week before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, and Obama applauded him during a Rose Garden ceremony for leading

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three nursing homes, a home health service and cardiac rehabilitation unit. CHS will lose 2.5 percent of its workforce through the reduction in staff, Stokes said. “This is an extremely difficult decision to make because of the way it will impact our employees in the short term,” he added. “Sadly it was necessary to guarantee the longterm success of our health care system.” According to Stokes, CHS determined it needed to make staffing changes after conducting a workforce staffing analysis through a partnership with Premier Health Alliance, which has an office in Charlotte. “While we anticipate making changes in the way we work and how we staff our facilities, we are committed to maintaining the personalized attention and the quality health care that we are known for

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): the last word in astrology Take care of yourself and Take on a challenge and the little things around get physically involved in eugenia LAST your home that need to activities that will lead to be changed. Getting self-improvement. Travel together with friends or and you will learn from taking up a new activity will get your mind the experience you encounter. racing about the possibilities. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Nurture the TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Visit a destination relationships that are important to you. that allows you to share with the people you Consider where you put your time and love most. A financial boost is heading your energy and what you get back. Overhaul your way. Romance is on the rise. plans in order to build a strong and stable future. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Play by the rules or someone will criticize your actions. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Revisit old Arguments will escalate if you don’t stick to plans, places and people you lost touch with. the truth. Show what you’re capable of doing Looking back can help you move forward in a and offer positive, responsible help. direction that will allow you to make better choices based on past experience. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Go over what’s been happening at work or with people you CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Sit on any deal with daily before taking action. Consider changes you want to make. Acting your options and opt for a unique way to impulsively will not be in your favor and can move forward. also cause problems with people who may be affected by the decisions you make. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A challenge will show how skillful you are. A secret admirer will turn AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Take a day trip or out to be trouble. You may be in need of a change your routine. Doing things differently change, but consider your motives before you will motivate you to explore your options. initiate something that may complicate your Socializing will result in being offered an life. interesting proposal. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Do your own thing. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take on a creative Don’t jump to conclusion or initiate change. challenge. Lean toward the unique. Take the Focus on love, romance and the relationships road less traveled. It’s important not to shy that are important to you. Compromise will away from a chance to make a difference. pay off. Romance is in the stars.

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

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Ford, Wilhelm to join Ring of Honor FROM STAFF REPORTS CLEMSON — Longtime baseball head coach Bill Wilhelm and former footbal head coach Danny Ford will be inducted into the Clemson Athletics Ring of Honor this fall. The announcement was made on Friday. Both will be recognized at a Clemson home football game this season. Wilhelm, who will be induct-

ed posthumously, also will be honored at a Clemson baseball game in the spring of 2014. The Ring of Honor is the highest award bestowed by WILHELM the Clemson Athletic department. An inductee must be a member of the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame, have

an undergraduate degree from a 4-year institution, and have made a significant impact on the heritage of Clemson athletic history. Wilhelm and Ford combined for 16 ACC Championships, 23 top 25 seasons, and 25 postseason appearances. Wilhelm took the Clemson baseball team to six College World Series and eight top eight finishes in

final polls. Ford coached Clemson in eight bowl games, including the 1982 Orange Bowl when he led Clemson to its most significant football victory, a 22-15 win over Nebraska that brought Clemson its first national championship in any sport. “I am very appreciative of this honor,” Ford said. “I feel a coach is SEE RING OF HONOR, PAGE B4

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Former Clemson head football coach Danny Ford will be inducted into the Clemson Athletics Ring of Honor along with former head baseball coach Bill Wilhelm.

LMA golfer Martin inks with USCL BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

needed to make a perfect throw right there and they did. Jacob was a little slow getting back there to tag, but I thought it was a good job for our guys to battle.” The P-15’s fell to 13-2 on the season, haveing their 12-game winning streak snapped. Sumter will now face Kernersville, N.C., at 7 p.m. today, which ironically has handed Post 45 two of its three losses on the season. Sumter will then host Wilmington, N.C., at. 7 p.m. on Sunday to complete the tournament. “It’s baseball. We’ve got to go back and get at it (today),” Johnson said. “It’s a marathon, not a sprint, so we’ve

Having missed out on a chance at earning a spot on the All-SCISA Region II-3A golf team in his junior season, Laurence Manning Academy’s Tyler Martin would not be denied his senior year. In a 4-man playoff, Martin sank a 12-foot birdie to earn all-region honors, and was the only player on LMA to do so this season. “He’s grown up a lot and had to mature and get more serious about his game,” LMA head golf coach Will Epps said of Martin. “The older he got the more mature he got and the more time he put into MARTIN his golf game, and it’s obviously paid off.” Martin will get to continue playing golf on the collegiate level, having signed with the University of South Carolina Lancaster. He will join former LMA teammate John Taylor Duke, who signed with Lancaster last year. Martin said he considered all the USC school branches, but USCL was the only one which offered scholarship money if he meets certain score requirements. “The golf course they have is a good fit for me,” he said. “(Head coach Rick Walters) is a really great guy and the people too. It just seem like the right place for me to go.” Martin said as he grew older, he also became bigger and stronger, which led to better scores. Starting around his eighth-grade year, his average score was in the 50s, but he has seen

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Sumter P-15’s starting pitcher Javon Martin delivers a pitch during the P-15’s 4-3 loss to Randolph County, N.C., on Friday in the FTC Challenge of the Carolinas at Riley Park.

Sumter suffers 2nd loss Randolph County tops P-15’s 4-3 in opening game of FTC Challenge tourney BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com

FTC CHALLENGE OF THE CAROLINAS

Trailing Randolph County, N.C., 4-3 with one out and the bases loaded in the seventh, Sumter’s River Soles hit the first pitch he saw to right field and watched it barely fall into foul territory. Several pitches later he flew out into a 9-3-2 game-ending double play to give the P-15’s only their second loss of the season to open the FTC Challenge of the Carolinas tournament at Riley Park on Friday. Soles hit a quick line drive to Randolph County right fielder Jake Hall, who then hit cutoff man Dylan Prevatte, who turned and threw a strike to home plate as Post 45 catcher Will Alb-

at Riley Park Today Randolph County (N.C.) 4, Sumter 3 Today Florence vs. Randolph County, N.C., 11 a.m. Greenwood vs. Randolph County, N.C., 1:30 p.m. Florence vs. Wilmington, N.C., 4:30 p.m. Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter, 7 p.m. Sunday Greenwood vs. Kernersville, N.C., 11 a.m. Florence vs. Kernsersvivlle, N.C., 1:30 p.m. Greenwood vs. Wilmington, N.C., 4:30 p.m. Wilmington, N.C., at Sumter, 7 p.m. Tickets: $8 for adults, $5 for students Tournament Pass: $25 covers all nine games

ertson applied the tag on Jacob Watcher to complete the double play to end the 7-inning contest. “It was a good job (by Randolph County),” Sumter P-15’s head coach Curtis Johnson said of the play. “They

Heat, LeBron secure places in history BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — Dwyane Wade was walking down the hallway toward the Miami Heat locker room in the wee hours of Friday morning, still in uniform and fussing with the new championship hat atop his head as his team and their families were in the midst of partying the night away. He stopped briefly and assessed the celebration. “We’re getting pretty good at these,’’ Wade said. That’s understandable, the Heat are getting plenty of practice at throwing themselves end-of-season parties. Four trips to the NBA Finals since 2006, three championships in that span and with the last two titles coming consecutively, it’s making the decisions that the Heat and LeBron James made

Villeneuve looks to change reputation BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

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Miami’s LeBron James holds the Larry O’Brien Trophy after the Heat’s 95-88 victory over San Antonio on Thursday in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in Miami.

three summers ago look pretty smart. By topping San Antonio in Game 7 of a back-and-forth NBA Finals on Thursday, the

Heat became the sixth franchise in league history to win consecutive championships. SEE NBA FINALS, PAGE B3

SONOMA, Calif. — He’s a former Formula One world champion, an Indianapolis 500 winner. But those accomplishments mean very little when Jacques Villeneuve races in NASCAR. His sparkling resume VILLENEUVE has been shredded by nine eventful Nationwide races that have made Villeneuve the punch line of many jokes as he returned to competition this weekend at Sonoma Raceway. “Train wreck,’’ defend-

ing race winner Clint Bowyer said Friday. “Extremely fast train, but usually ends up derailed, somehow. We’ve all seen what happened in those Nationwide races and it was too bad because it seemed to be one common denominator in a lot of the cautions.’’ Villeneuve believes the reputation is unfair and inaccurate. Yes, he made a mistake when he unsuccessfully tried to go threewide at Road America in 2011 to trigger a crash that collected several cars. The notoriety then grew when he spun Danica Patrick on the final lap SEE VILLENEUVE, PAGE B4

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Strasburg, Nats beat Rockies WASHINGTON — Stephen Strasburg struck out nine over seven innings, Ian Desmond homered in the seventh to help give the righty his first win in June and the Washington Nationals beat the slumping Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Friday night. Making his 14th start of the season, Strasburg (4-6) allowed one run on five hits for his first victory since May 31. After DJ LeMahieu’s RBI single in the third inning, Strasburg kept the Rockies scoreless. METS PHILLIES

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Watson leads by 2 midway through Travelers CROMWELL, Conn. — Bubba Watson shot a 3-under-par 67 Friday to take a 2-stroke lead over Patrick Reed and Padraig Harrington after two rounds of the Travelers Championship. Watson, the 2010 Travelers champion, was at 10-under 130 after two days of play at WATSON the TPC-River Highlands. Reed and Harrington were at 8-under after both shot 66s in the second round. Four players — including Hunter Mahan and Bishopville native Tommy Gainey — were tied for fourth at 7-under. NJ: MECHANICAL PROBLEM CAUSED LEFFLER CRASH

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey state police say a mechanical problem is to blame for the dirt-track racing crash that killed NASCAR driver Jason Leffler last week.

SUMTER from Page B1 got to try and win at the end.” Randolph County, which improved to 15-3 on the year, will face defending South Carolina state champion and Southeastern Regional champion Florence today at 11 a.m. After that, Post 45 play Greenwood approximately at 1:30 p.m. “We’re always tickled to win one,” Post 45 head coach Ronnie Pugh said of the victory. “We’ve got a pitcher (Nathan Reynolds) that hadn’t thrown a league game this week, and he really pitched better than his outcome I thought. We’re looking forward to tomorrow, to see people you don’t see and play good ball clubs; it should be a lot of fun.” After two innings of perfect work, P-15’s starting Javon Martin lost control in the third, and Randolph County took a 3-0 lead thanks to a 2-run single by Alberton and Prevatte’s sacrifice fly. A solo home run by Jake Hall in the fifth extended the Post 45 lead. The P-15’s missed on

The report finds that Leffler was not able to turn, so he slammed into a wall as he came out of a turn. Blunt-force neck injuries are cited as his cause of death. MIYAZATO SHOOTS 6-UNDER TO LEAD LPGA EVENT

ROGERS, Ark. — Mika Miyazato made the most of her return to the LPGA Tour’s NW Arkansas Championship. Miyazato birdied six of 10 holes in the middle of her round on Friday to shoot a 6-under 65 at Pinnacle Country Club. FEDERER COULD FACE NADAL IN WIMBLEDON QUARTERS

LONDON — Seven-time champion Roger Federer could face Rafael Nadal in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon. Home favorite Andy Murrayis also in the same bottom half and could meet Nadal or Federer in the semifinal. From wire reports

LEAGUE III STANDINGS W L Pct. Sumter 11 1 .917 Camden 7 2 .778 Cheraw 4 5 .444 Manning 3 8 .273 Hartsville 1 10 .091 Wednesday Sumtet 7, Manning-Santee 3 Cheraw 12, Hartsville 5 Thursday Sumter 7, Greenwood 2 Cheraw at Camden Friday Randolph County (N.C.) 4, Sumter 3 Hartsville at Camden, late Today Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Sunday Wilmington, N.C. at Sumter, 7 p.m.

LEAGUE VIII STANDINGS GB 2 1/2 5 1/2 7 1/2 9 1/2

scoring opportunities in both the first and second innings, leaving four men stranded. They finally broke through in the fifth thanks to a 2-out, basesloaded triple by Andrew Reardon. Will Smith started the fifth by reaching on an error. He wass sacrificed to second on a Martin bunt. Taylor McFaddin flew out for the second out. A Jacob Watcher walk and a Phillip Watcher single loaded the bases with two outs for Reardon, who delivered the only runs of the game for Sumter. Sumter’s Phillip Watcher came on and pitched two innings of relief to keep the deficit to one run. Martin threw 4 1/3 innings, allowing four earned runs on four hits while walking none, striking out two and hitting two batters.

W L Pct. GB 7 1 .875 5 1 .833 1 6 2 .750 1 1 5 .167 5 2 7 .222 5 1/2 1 6 .000 5 1/2 Wednesday Dalzell-Shaw at Orangeburg, ppd., rain West Columbia 11, Columbia Northeast 3 Thursday Dalzell-Shaw def. Columbia Northest by forfeit Friday Dalzell-Shaw at Irmo, late Orangeburg at West Columbia, late Columbia Northeast at Lexington, late Today Columbia Northeast at Dalzell-Shaw, ppd. West Columbia at Orangeburg, 7:30 p.m. West Columbia Orangeburg Irmo Lexington Columbia NE Dalzell

Phillip Watcher led the P-15’s offensively, going 3-for-3 while Reardon and Thomas Walker each added a hit apiece in the loss. “I thought they battled, competed and showed that they can step it up when it’s on the line, and they did a good job,” Johnson said. Randolph County’s Hunter Jobe threw 2 2/3 innings of relief to earn the victory, allowing no runs, no hits, two walks while striking out two and hitting two batters. Reynolds went 4 2/3 innings, allowing three earned runs on five hits while walking two and striking out a batter. There will be four games played both today and Sunday at Riley Park, beginning at 11 a.m. each day.

TODAY 8 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW International Open Third Round from Munich (GOLF). 8:30 a.m. -- Auto Racing: Twenty-Four Hours of Le Mans Start from Le Mans, France (SPEED). 10:45 a.m. -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Gaziantep, Turkey -- Mexico vs. Greece (ESPN). Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Johnsonville Sausage 200 Pole Qualifying from Elkhart Lake, Wis. (ESPN2). Noon -- Major League Baseball: Colorado at Washington or Tampa Bay at New York Yankees (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Travelers Championship Third Round from Cromwell, Conn. (GOLF). 1:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Trabzon, Turkey -- Turkey vs. El Salvador (ESPNU). 2 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Toyota/ Save Mart 350 Pole Qualifying from Sonoma, Calif. (SPEED). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: Confederations Cup Group Play Match from Salvador, Brazil -- Italy vs. Brazil (ESPN). 2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: Confederations Cup Group Play Match from Belo Horizonte, Brazil -- Japan vs. Mexico (ESPNEWS). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Travelers Championship Third Round from Cromwell, Conn. (WBTW 13, WLTX 19). 3 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Encompass Championship Second Round from Glenview, Ill. (GOLF). 3 p.m. -- College Baseball: College World Series Game Thirteen from Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Milwaukee (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 4 p.m. -- Auto Racing: Twenty-Four Hours of Le Mans from Le Mans, France (SPEED). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Houston at Chicago Cubs (WGN). 5 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Johnsonville Sausage 200 from Elkhart Lake, Wis. (ESPN, WEGX-FM 92.9). 5 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: NW Arkansas Championship Second Round from Rogers, Ark. (GOLF). 5 p.m. -- Track and Field: U.S. Outdoor Championships from Des Moines, Iowa (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 6:30 p.m. -- American Legion Baseball: North Carolina vs. South Carolina Challenge from Sumter -- Kernersville, N.C., at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Boston at Detroit (WACH 57). 7:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Chicago at Indiana (NBA TV). 7:30 p.m. -- Auto Racing: Twenty-Four Hours of Le Mans from Le Mans, France (SPEED). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Finals Game Five -- Boston at Chicago (WIS 10). 8 p.m. -- College Baseball: College World Series Game Fourteen from Omaha, Neb. (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxoing: Paul Malignaggi vs. Adrien Broder in a Welterweight Bout from Brooklyn, N.Y. (SHOWTIME).

MLB STANDINGS American League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Boston 44 31 .587 – Baltimore 42 31 .575 1 New York 39 33 .542 31/2 Tampa Bay 38 35 .521 5 Toronto 35 36 .493 7 Central Division W L Pct GB Detroit 40 31 .563 – Cleveland 36 35 .507 4 Kansas City 34 36 .486 51/2 Minnesota 33 36 .478 6 Chicago 29 41 .414 101/2 West Division W L Pct GB Oakland 43 32 .573 – Texas 41 32 .562 1 Los Angeles 33 40 .452 9 Seattle 32 42 .432 101/2 Houston 28 47 .373 15 Thursday’s Games Minnesota 8, Chicago White Sox 4 Texas 4, Oakland 3 Houston 7, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 3 Detroit 4, Boston 3 L.A. Angels 10, Seattle 9 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 3, Houston 1 Minnesota at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Texas at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Today’s Games Tampa Bay (Colome 1-0) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 7-5), 1:05 p.m. Baltimore (Mig.Gonzalez 5-2) at Toronto (Wang 1-0), 1:07 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-2) at Kansas City (W.Davis 4-5), 2:10 p.m. Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 4:05 p.m. Boston (Webster 0-1) at Detroit (Scherzer 10-0), 7:15 p.m. Minnesota (Walters 2-2) at Cleveland (Kluber 5-4), 7:15 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 7:15 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-2), 10:05 p.m. Oakland (Straily 4-2) at Seattle (Harang 3-7), 10:10 p.m. Sunday’s Games Minnesota at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Toronto, 1:07 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees, 2:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Oakland at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Cleveland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. National League By The Associated Press East Division W L Pct GB Atlanta 43 31 .581 – Washington 36 36 .500 6 Philadelphia 35 38 .479 71/2 New York 28 41 .406 121/2 Miami 23 49 .319 19 Central Division W L Pct GB St. Louis 47 26 .644 – Cincinnati 44 30 .595 31/2 Pittsburgh 43 30 .589 4 Chicago 30 42 .417 161/2 Milwaukee 29 42 .408 17 West Division W L Pct GB Arizona 39 33 .542 – San Francisco 37 35 .514 2 San Diego 37 36 .507 21/2 Colorado 37 37 .500 3 Los Angeles 30 41 .423 81/2 Thursday’s Games Pittsburgh 5, Cincinnati 3 Houston 7, Milwaukee 4, 10 innings Washington 5, Colorado 1 N.Y. Mets 4, Atlanta 3 St. Louis 6, Chicago Cubs 1 San Diego 6, L.A. Dodgers 3 Miami 2, San Francisco 1 Friday’s Games Chicago Cubs 3, Houston 1 Colorado at Washington, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Texas at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m. Today’s Games

| Colorado (Chacin 5-3) at Washington (Haren 4-8), 12:05 p.m. Houston (B.Norris 5-7) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 5-6), 4:05 p.m. Miami (Ja.Turner 1-0) at San Francisco (Zito 4-5), 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Gee 5-7) at Philadelphia (Pettibone 3-3), 4:05 p.m. Atlanta (Hudson 4-6) at Milwaukee (D.Hand 0-0), 4:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Leake 7-3) at Arizona (Corbin 9-0), 7:15 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 3-2) at San Diego (Volquez 5-5), 7:15 p.m. Texas (M.Perez 0-1) at St. Louis (S.Miller 8-4), 7:15 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 5-3) at L.A. Angels (Williams 5-2), 10:05 p.m. Sunday’s Games Colorado at Washington, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Houston at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Pittsburgh at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Texas at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m. Monday’s Games Philadelphia at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. San Francisco at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS By The Associated Press (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Boston 2, Chicago 2 Wednesday, June 12: Chicago 4, Boston 3, 3OT Saturday, June 15: Boston 2, Chicago 1, OT Monday, June 17: Boston 2, Chicago 0 Wednesday, June 19: Chicago 6, Boston 5, OT Saturday, June 22: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. Monday, June 24: Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 26: Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m.

GOLF Travelers Championship Par Scores The Associated Press Friday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn. Purse: $6.1 million Yardage: 6,854; Par: 70 Second Round Bubba Watson 63-67—130 -10 Patrick Reed 66-66—132 -8 Padraig Harrington 66-66—132 -8 Tag Ridings 68-65—133 -7 Nick O’Hern 67-66—133 -7 Tommy Gainey 66-67—133 -7 Hunter Mahan 62-71—133 -7 Charley Hoffman 61-73—134 -6 Keegan Bradley 69-65—134 -6 Webb Simpson 65-69—134 -6 Brendon de Jonge 67-67—134 -6 Ricky Barnes 67-68—135 -5 Graham DeLaet 65-70—135 -5 William McGirt 67-68—135 -5 J.J. Henry 68-67—135 -5 Justin Rose 67-68—135 -5 Zach Johnson 65-70—135 -5 Chris Stroud 66-69—135 -5 John Rollins 67-68—135 -5 John Huh 66-69—135 -5 Jerry Kelly 67-68—135 -5 Camilo Villegas 65-70—135 -5 Kevin Stadler 68-67—135 -5 Stuart Appleby 69-67—136 -4 Marc Leishman 66-70—136 -4 Jim Herman 69-67—136 -4 George McNeill 69-67—136 -4 Brendan Steele 68-68—136 -4 John Merrick 65-71—136 -4 Seung-Yul Noh 68-68—136 -4 Russell Knox 69-67—136 -4 NW Arkansas Championship Par Scores¢ The Associated Press Friday At Pinnacle Country Club Rogers, Ark. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,344; Par 71 (36-35) First Round Mika Miyazato 34-31—65 -6 So Yeon Ryu 35-31—66 -5 Angela Stanford 33-33—66 -5 Chie Arimura 36-31—67 -4 Christel Boeljon 33-34—67 -4 Mina Harigae 34-33—67 -4 Danielle Kang 35-32—67 -4 Sarah Kemp 35-32—67 -4 Stacy Lewis 36-31—67 -4 Lisa McCloskey 34-33—67 -4 Azahara Munoz 34-33—67 -4 Suzann Pettersen 35-32—67 -4 Beatriz Recari 36-31—67 -4

WNBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Atlanta 6 1 .857 – New York 4 2 .667 11/2 Washington 4 2 .667 11/2 Chicago 4 3 .571 2 Connecticut 2 5 .286 4 Indiana 1 5 .167 41/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE W L Pct GB Minnesota 5 1 .833 – Los Angeles 3 2 .600 11/2 Seattle 3 3 .500 2 Phoenix 3 4 .429 21/2 San Antonio 2 4 .333 3 Tulsa 2 7 .222 41/2 Thursday’s Game Tulsa 83, Chicago 74 Friday’s Games Seattle at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Washington at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Minnesota at Los Angeles, 11 p.m. Today’s Games Chicago at Indiana, 7 p.m. Seattle at Tulsa, 8 p.m. Sunday’s Games Atlanta at Connecticut, 3 p.m. San Antonio at New York, 3 p.m. Tulsa at Minnesota, 7 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 8:30 p.m.

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Last ride for Spurs’ big 3? BY BRIAN MAHONEY The Associated Press

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Mississippi State’s Hunter Renfroe, right, celebrates with teammates Brett Pirtle, left, and Adam Frazier after hitting a 3-run home run against Oregon State during Friday’s College World Series game in Omaha, Neb.

Bulldogs advance to CWS finals BY ERIC OLSON The Associated Press

Moore gave up four runs on nine hits in 4 2/3 innings, his shortest outing of the season. Jace Fry pitched 3 1/3 innings of twohit shutout relief, but the Beavers’ offense couldn’t crack Mitchell and Holder. The Bulldogs’ Brett Pirtle extended his streak of reaching base to 42 games, and Renfroe extended his hitting streak to 10 games.

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OMAHA, Neb. — Hunter Renfroe hit a 3-run homer off the back wall of the left-field bullpen, and Mississippi State advanced to the College World Series finals with a 4-1 victory over Oregon State on Friday. The Bulldogs (51-18) beat the Beavers for the second time in the CWS and will play for the first time in the best-of-three championship round that starts Monday against North Carolina or UCLA. Oregon State (52-13) went 2-2 in its first CWS appearance since winning back-to-back national titles in 2006-07. Renfroe’s homer off freshman left-hander Andrew Moore (14-2) was only the third in 11 CWS games and put the Bulldogs up 4-0 in the fifth. Kendall Graveman (7-5) worked the first 5 2/3 innings, allowing one run on four hits. Ross Mitchell and Jonathan Holder finished, with Holder getting the last two outs for his 21st save of the

By The Associated Press At TD Ameritrade Park Omaha Omaha, Neb. Double Elimination x-if necessary June 15 Mississippi State 5, Oregon State 4 Indiana 2, Louisville 0 June 16 N.C. State 8, North Carolina 1 UCLA 2, LSU 1 June 17 Oregon State 11, Louisville 4, Louisville eliminated Mississippi State 5, Indiana 4 June 18 North Carolina 4, LSU 2, LSU eliminated UCLA 2, N.C. State 1 June 19 Oregon State 1, Indiana 0, Indiana eliminated Thursday North Carolina 7, N.C. State 0, N.C. State eliminated Friday Mississippi State 4, Oregon State 1, OSU eliminated UCLA vs. North Carolina, late Today x-UCLA vs. North Carolina, 8:30 p.m.

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Championship Series (Best-of-3) Monday: Mississippi State (51-18) vs. UCLA-North Carolina winner, 8 p.m. Tuesday: Mississippi State (51-18) vs. UCLA-North Carolina winner, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday: Mississippi State (51-18) vs. UCLA-North Carolina winner, 8 p.m.

season and school-record 30th of his career. It’s the sixth straight year a team from the Southeastern Conference has reached the finals.

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OMAHA, Neb. — North Carolina’s Hobbs Johnson combined with Chris McCue on a five-hitter, and the Tar Heels stayed alive in the College World Series with a 7-0 victory over North Carolina State on Thursday night. Michael Russell drove in three runs for the No. 1-seeded Tar Heels (59-11), the first on a sacrifice fly that resulted in a close play at the plate to open the scoring in the fourth inning. Johnson allowed five singles, walked two and struck out six before leaving with one out in the ninth.

MIAMI — Tony Parker refused to consider it, though it can’t be ruled out. Those last, agonizing moments of the NBA Finals may have been the last we see of these San Antonio Spurs. Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili and Parker have been togeth- PARKER er for more than a decade, through more than 100 postseason victories. They are proud winners who have endured some crushing defeats, but nothing ever hurt like this NBA championship that got away. “It’s tough to come so close,’’ Parker said. “Those last two games are tough, especially Game 6.’’ San Antonio officially lost its chance for a fifth NBA title with its 95-88 loss to the Miami Heat in Game 7 on Thursday night. But the Game 6 defeat, when the Spurs couldn’t hold a fivepoint lead in the final half-minute of

regulation, is the one they might lament far longer. The Spurs have always gotten back up when knocked down, even when it was done in such a tough manner. When Derek Fisher’s stunning shot with 0.4 seconds left helped send the Los Angeles Lakers past the Spurs in the second round of the 2004 playoffs, San Antonio came back and won the title the next year. When the Dallas Mavericks ousted them with a Game 7 overtime victory in San Antonio in the 2006 playoffs, the Spurs came back and won the title the next year. Coming back from this one might be a far tougher task. Duncan is 37, still near the very top of the list of NBA big men but approaching the final steps of a path that will end up in the Hall of Fame. Ginobili will be a 36-year-old free agent next month whose game shows signs of a drop-off, his body no longer always able to execute some of those daring plays his mind thinks up.

Coaches on spot for final 3 games of Stanley Cup CHICAGO — They keep tinkering, each of them, looking for any advantage they can find. Claude Julien made a line change in Game 2 that led to a victory for the Boston Bruins. A couple of subtle adjustments by Joel Quenneville helped the Chicago Blackhawks get a big win in Game 4. Back and forth it goes. While the Bruins and

Blackhawks compete on the ice, two former NHL defensemen are trying to become the 14th coach with at least two Stanley Cup titles. “They’ve got a role to play, just like we do as QUENNEVILLE players,’’ Chicago forward Patrick Sharp said Friday. “Ultimately it’s going to be decided on the ice, but our coaching staff, the Bruins as well, they have a lot to

NBA FINALS from Page B1 It’s their third title overall; only four clubs have more. And for James, it capped two seasons where he won all he could — two regular-season MVPs, two titles, two Finals MVPs, even an Olympic gold medal. “It feels great. This team is amazing. And the vision that I had when I decided to come here is all coming true,’’ James said. “Through adversity, through everything we’ve been through, we’ve been able to persevere and to win back to back championships. It’s an unbelievable feeling. I’m happy to be part of such a first-class organization.’’ James said winning his first title was the toughest thing he’s ever done. It’s now the second-

toughest. Defending the crown, he said, was even more arduous. He was exhausted when it was over — and still scored 37 points in the finale, more than he posted in any other postseason game this season. “Believe in LeBron,’’ Heat President Pat Riley said. Miami did, all the way to the end. The Heat rolled past Milwaukee in a firstround sweep, needed five games to oust Chicago in the second round, but then went to the seven-game limit against Indiana in the Eastern Conference finals and then to the last game again against the Spurs, who actually were 21 seconds away from ending the series in six games before

it a split of the first four games. The series resumes tonight in Chicago, with the rest of league’s coaching fraternity enjoying the chess match between two of its most accomplished members. Looking for an offensive spark, Quenneville put captain Jonathan Toews back on the same line with Patrick Kane ahead of Game 4. Toews responded with his second goal of the playoffs, and Kane had a goal and an assist.

say with what goes on.’’ They’ve already had an impact. And the next move, along with the response from the other bench, could be a deciding factor in JULIEN who wins this tight series between two of the NHL’s most beloved franchises. The Blackhawks’ 6-5 overtime victory in Boston on Wednesday made

HEAT 95, SPURS 88 SAN ANTONIO (88) Leonard 8-17 2-4 19, Ginobili 6-12 4-4 18, Duncan 8-18 8-8 24, Parker 3-12 4-4 10, Green 1-12 2-2 5, Neal 2-7 0-0 5, Diaw 2-2 0-0 5, Splitter 1-2 0-0 2, Joseph 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 31-82 20-22 88. MIAMI (95) James 12-23 8-8 37, Miller 0-5 0-0 0, Bosh 0-5 0-0 0, Chalmers 6-15 1-4 14, Wade 11-21 1-2 23, Allen 0-4 0-0 0, Battier 6-8 0-0 18, Andersen 1-1 1-2 3, Haslem 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 36-82 11-16 95. San Antonio Miami

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3-Point Goals_San Antonio 6-19 (Ginobili 2-5, Diaw 1-1, Neal 1-3, Leonard 1-4, Green 1-6), Miami 12-32 (Battier 6-8, James 5-10, Chalmers 1-7, Bosh 0-1, Allen 0-2, Miller 0-4). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_San Antonio 50 (Leonard 16), Miami 54 (James 12). Assists_San Antonio 13 (Ginobili 5), Miami 14 (James, Allen 4). Total Fouls_San Antonio 19, Miami 19. A_19,900 (19,600).

James and the Heat engineered a huge rally. Without that comeback, a championshipor-bust season would have gone bust. Instead, legacies were enhanced, more trophies were hoisted, and Miami’s place atop the NBA landscape was cemented. “To be in the championship three years in a row, to win two of those three, is unbelievable,’’ Wade said. “Everybody can’t get to the Finals and

win six in a row, like win six and not lose one like Michael Jordan. Everyone don’t do that. But we are excited about the future of this organization. We are still a good team. And we’re going to do everything we can to make sure that we can stay competitive.’’ Moves will be made, of course. The Heat have some luxury-tax concerns to address, and it would be a shock if they didn’t try to get

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even better through a trade or free agency. “All it’s about now is what’s in front of us,’’ Riley said. Then again, if James keeps getting better, Miami’s place in history will probably only rise. At 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, James has a combination of size, speed and strength that

seems unmatched in the NBA world. After Miami lost the 2011 finals to Dallas, James decided to improve his post play by working with Hakeem Olajuwon. Last season, his focus was on enhancing his mid-range jumper, something he continued working on throughout the season with Ray Allen.

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New England tight end Aaron Hernandez has not been charged with anything as police continue to investigate the death of his friend, Odin Lloyd. Lloyd’s death is being treated as a homicide.

Lloyd family seeks answers in death near Hernandez home BY BRIDGET MURPHY The Associated Press BOSTON — At least one company yanked an endorsement deal from New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Friday as puzzled family members of a friend found slain a mile from Hernandez’s home sought answers about how he died. Police have searched in and around Hernandez’s sprawling home in North Attleborough, not far from where the Patriots practice, but a court clerk said that as of Friday afternoon no arrest warrants had been issued in the case. The Bristol County district attorney has not released any information, other than saying the death of semipro football player Odin Lloyd was being treated as a homicide. A jogger found Lloyd’s body in an industrial park Monday. Family members said Friday that Lloyd had been dating Hernandez’s fiancee’s sister for about two years. They said the two men were friends who

were together the night Lloyd died. Police in nearby Providence, R.I., said they had assisted Massachusetts state police and North Attleborough police with activity related to the Hernandez investigation at a strip club named Club Desire. It was unclear if they believed Lloyd and Hernandez might have been at the LLOYD club in the days before Lloyd died. A reporter was escorted out of the club Friday afternoon before she could speak with employees or patrons. Family members have said Lloyd, 27, was never in trouble. “I want the person that killed my son to be brought to justice,’’ said Lloyd’s mother, Ursula Ward. “That’s my firstborn child, my only boy child, and they took him away from me. ... I wouldn’t trade him for all the money in the world.

RING OF HONOR from Page B1 less deserving of something like this than a player. They are the ones who did all the blocking and tackling; the coaches just try to direct them and draw up the plays. “My first thoughts on hearing this are to all the players, assistant coaches, the fans, the support staff people, the trainers and managers, the SID (sports information deparment_ staff, and (the late) Jim Phillips (the Clemson football radio voice Ford’s entire career) who helped make us successful on the field. If they look up in the stadium and see my name and it gives them pride for what we accomplished, I am for it.” Both coaches got off to great starts to their respective Clemson careers at a very young age. Wilhelm coached Clemson to its first College World Series appearance in 1958 at the age of 29, his first season as a head coach at any level. He took the Tigers to the College World Series again in 1959. “I could not think of a better person to go into the Ring of Honor with than Bill Wilhelm,”

And if money could bring him back I would give this house up to bring my son back. Nothing can bring my son back.’’ Family members said they had heard from Lloyd’s girlfriend but not from Hernandez after Lloyd’s death. They are anxiously awaiting an arrest in the case. “We’re just hoping for justice,’’ cousin Marsha Martin said. “We don’t want Odin to have died in vain.’’ Hernandez’s attorney Michael Fee has acknowledged media reports about the state police search of his Hernandez’s home but said he wouldn’t have any comment on it. Attleboro District Court clerk magistrate Mark E. Sturdy said three search warrants were issued in the investigation earlier in the week but have not been returned, meaning they’re not public. He said no arrest warrants had been filed in state courts by the time court closed at 4:30 p.m. Friday.

Ford said. “ When I first became the head football coach he was someone I looked to for guidance. Everyone had so much respect for him. He certainly helped me when I took this job at age 30. “And I could see that respect for him wherever I went. What a great man who had such a positive influence on so many young men over 36 years.” Ford became Clemson’s head coach at age 30, his first head coaching job at any level, and led the Tigers to the national championship in 1981 at the age of 33, still the youngest coach in college football history to win an NCAA Division I national championship. Neither coach had a losing season in their Clemson tenure, Wilhelm over 36 years and Ford over 11. Wilhelm coached Clemson from 1958-93 and finished his career with a record of 1,161536-10, a .683 winning percentage. Since his death in 2010, Wilhelm has been named to the Clemson Hall of Fame, the state of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame and the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Ford took over as Clemson’s head coach for the 1978 Gator Bowl against Ohio State and guided the Tigers to a 17-15 win

Hernandez was gone from his home for most of the day Friday, including when two state police officers knocked on his door. He returned home with his attorney around 5 p.m. Patriots spokesman Stacey James has said the team does not anticipate commenting publicly during the police investigation. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was waiting for the legal process to take its course. CytoSport, a Benicia, Calif.-based company that makes Muscle Milk and other supplements for athletes, said Friday it was ending Hernandez’s endorsement contract, effective immediately, because of the investigation. The Patriots drafted Hernandez out of Florida in 2010. Since then, he has combined with Rob Gronkowski to form one of the top tight end duos in the NFL. Last summer, the Patriots gave him a five-year contract worth $40 million.

over Woody Hayes’s Buckeye team. Ford also defeated Hall of Fame coaches Joe Paterno (Penn State), Barry Switzer (Oklahoma), Tom Osborne (Nebraska) and Don Nehlen (West Virginia) in bowl games. The highlight of his career took place in 1981 when he led Clemson to a perfect 12-0 record, the only perfect season in the nation that year. Three of the wins were over top 10 teams Georgia, North Carolina and Nebraska. After that season he was named National Coach of the Year by United Press International, the Football Writers Association and the American Football Coaches Association. Ford finished his Clemson career with a 96-29-4 record (last game of 1978 through 1989). “I also want to thank the professors that were at Clemson University during my career who educated our young men,” Ford said. “I am just as proud of my former players who have been successful in fields outside of athletics as I am of the ones who played professional football. “Finally, I want to thank those individuals who made this possible, including members of the Board of Trustees. Clemson is a special place to me and always will be. “

in last year’s return. It’s created what Villeneuve called “a preconceived idea’’ of how he races. “What you have to try to avoid is the stupid moves like the one I did in Elkhart Lake two years ago,’’ he said Friday. “That was stupid and I took a couple of guys out. That happens to everyone. That one cost a lot. And last year I ran into Danica and that was the worst thing you can do in racing. It doesn’t matter ultimately how or why it happened, that’s enough to create this image and now I am stuck with it.’’ The image didn’t scare off Phoenix Racing owner James Finch, who wanted a wheelman for the No. 51 Chevrolet that Kurt Busch nearly drove to victory in last year. With IndyCar and the 24 Hours of Le Mans also running this weekend, the pool of available “road course ringers’’ was small. So the team found Villeneuve, who in December had relocated his wife and three children to the tiny country of Andora, where he’s been doing F1 commentary this year. He was offered the No. 51 seat — which was apparently a relief to the Nationwide regulars. “This year, we don’t have Jacques Villeneuve over here to drive us crazy,’’ Nelson Piquet Jr. said at Road America. In Sonoma instead, he didn’t get the warmest of greetings from Patrick. “I saw him in the rookie meeting and I was like ‘Oh, hey,’” Patrick said. “After all the things that have happened, it’s hard to have any respect for someone like that. I have respect for his career, but I can’t respect him for what he does to others on the race track.’’ But Phoenix Racing viewed Villeneuve’s addition as a boon for the struggling company. Finch has claimed he’s shutting the team down at the end of July, a fate that could potentially be staved off by some good on-track results. “A Formula One champ, an IndyCar champ, driving our car, that’s pretty big for James,’’ said Phoenix general manager Steve Barkdoll, who felt the weekend schedule at Sonoma with two long Friday practice sessions and Saturday group qualifying would benefit Villeneuve. It wasn’t a totally hostile reception for Villeneuve, who found a familiar and friendly face in former F1 rival Juan Pablo Montoya. Since the two are no longer in the cutthroat open-wheel series, Villeneuve has found Montoya to be helpful during his forays into NASCAR. The two first bumped into each other in the garage before Friday practice, where Montoya gave Villeneuve a turn by turn analysis of the 1.99-mile course. He told Villeneuve where to brake, where to slow, where to attempt a pass — even where to avoid bumps. “He’ll race fair. I don’t think he’s a guy who will wreck on purpose. Same way I am — if you push my buttons, I push back. That’s the way we are,’’ Montoya said. “I think he can do a good job. He’s a racer and he wants to win. He’ll do whatever it takes to win.”

MARTIN from Page B1 gradual improvement to the low 40s and now to the mid to high 30s. “I started to practice more and got more consistent in my game, which helped me get lower scores,” he explained. Another reason for his success came from his personal drive to succeed as well as the competition around him, Martin said. “Our region has always been good and all the golfers in our region have been great golfers,” he explained.” I’ve always had that competitive drive, and I’ve always wanted to play college golf ever since I started playing.” As he prepares to compete at the next level, Martin said he is eyeing a starting spot in the top five and hopes to become a Junior College all-American. Then he hopes to transfer to a bigger school.

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while he’s making use of the men’s room. Apparently, she didn’t respect boundaries. • A year or so after changing its name from Planet Green, the Destination America channel is still in search of an identity — and an audience. So why not imitate cable’s most common denominators? “Mountain Monstersâ€? (10 p.m. Saturday, TV-14) combines the backwoods goofiness of “Duck Dynastyâ€? and the “redneckâ€? stereotyping of a dozen similar series with a quasi-technical approach to the supernatural. On “Monsters,â€? a gaggle of hardscrabble hunters and trappers form a serious-sounding posse (The Appalachian Investigators of Mysterious Sightings, or AIMS) to hunt down legendary Appalachian creatures the Kentucky Wolfman, Devil Dog, the Ohio Grassman, Wampus Beast, Mothman and Lizard Demon. Look for plenty of horseplay and gunplay. • New from Marc Cherry, the creator of “Desperate Housewives,â€? comes “Devious Maidsâ€? (10 p.m. Sunday, Lifetime, TV-PG), a series about servants working in Beverly Hills that is very much like “Housewives.â€? As on that show, “Maidsâ€? features an arch, knowing narrator. And it begins with a murder mystery that allows outsiders (and viewers) to peel the pretty veneer off a wealthy and seemingly troublefree environment. “Maidsâ€? deviates from “Housewivesâ€? in its emphasis on the vast class differences between the servants and their rich employers. With few exceptions, the

help is Hispanic, female and nearly uniformly gorgeous. They’re also funny, humane and devout. In contrast, the characters who hire them are completely lacking in feeling, empathy and much common sense. When one maid is caught sobbing over her separation from her son, her employer, a brittle actress, prattles on about needing a facial. The slave-owning families in “Gone With the Windâ€? and Shirley Temple movies were paragons of sympathy compared to these folks. It remains to be seen if the show’s combination of simplistic storytelling and obvious characterization will attract soap opera and telenovela fans, or remind them why they tired of “Housewivesâ€? in the first place. • Another tale of an outcast ethnic group looking for respectability in America, “Copperâ€? (10 p.m. Sunday, BBC America, TV-MA) enters its second season. “Copperâ€? follows the Irishborn members of New York’s police force as they try to maintain order in New York’s grim Five Points slums at the end of the Civil War.

Look for Donal Logue (“Sons of Anarchyâ€?) as a returning war hero and local ward boss determined to maintain (enough) order so that his constituency can gain — or seize — their rightful place in American society. Created by “Ozâ€? executive producer Tom Fontana, “Copperâ€? hews closely to the history of its period. It is also extremely violent. • I always thought the phony mansions of “The Bachelorâ€? would be the perfect setting for a murder mystery. With “Whodunnit?â€? (9 p.m. Sunday, ABC, TV-14) my dream has come true. A butler greets 13 strangers as they arrive at the posh Rue Manor. But they barely have time to adjust their cummerbunds before a body shows up in the pool. They must put their pretty heads together to solve the mystery before the next “elimination.â€?

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Tree Service Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402. Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747. A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721 STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net

Huge Garage Sale, Sat. & Sun. 7 am. 1860 Wyboo Ave. Manning. Direction: South on Hwy 260 towards dam, turn right on Patriot Rd., left on Wyboo. 100 rods & reels, tackle boxes, lures new & used. Guns, tools, left hand golf clubs, furniture, hsehold, clothing, misc.

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For Sale: TV/DVD LCD Toshiba 19/22",Excellent Condition $90 call: (803)435-8075

Estate Antiques Final close out sale. Everything must go. The house is sold. 20+ antique prints, lamps & access. Porch & interior sale. Sat 9 am, 210 Broad St. on Antique Row.

Home Improvements

816 Gordonia - Sat 6:30AM , Furn, books, home furnishings, movies, game tables, gas logs, gas heater, designer men, women, and girl's clothes and shoes, jewelry, bike, electronics, kitchen tools. 100% profit goes towards a missions trip.

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820 Marigold(off w Oakland) Multi Family Sat 7-? Baby items, toys, kitchen, & more!

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Experienced Mechanic for heavy equipment and tractor/trailers. Also, Drivers with clean CDL and at least two years experience. Please send resume to P. O. Box 1109, Summerton, SC 29148. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves. Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

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

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Moving Sale, Everything Must Go!, 203 S. Wise Dr. Sat 7AM-? Furn., hshld items, and more!

STORAGE AUCTION MOORE'S MINI STORAGE 1117 N MAIN ST. SUMTER SAT. JUNE 29, 2013. 9AM

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Yard/Bake Sale & Car Wash, 1540 Bradham Blvd. Hot dogs, Chicken & Rice Sat. 7AM -1PM

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To my Precious Daughter & Sister Veronica Renee James 09/05/93 - 06/22/09 I thought of you with love today but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday and days before that too. i think of you in silence I often speak your name. All I have are memories and your picture in a frame. Your memory is my keepsake with which I'll never part. God has in his keeping I have in my heart. Sadly missed by The James Family

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

2540 Merganzer Pt (Idlewild)Sat 7-12 Hshld , kitchen, childrens items & more 2 Cherokee Rd. Fri 12-4, Sat 7-2. Electronics, Hshld goods, & misc. items. 710 S pike W (car stereo plus) Sat 7-12 Kids clothing, Hshld items & more MOVING & EVERYTHING must go! IE washer, dryer, couches, beds, dressers EVERYTHING!! 3045 Foxcroft Cir. 208-724-8232 122 Perkins Ave, (near Bates MS), Sat. 6/22, 7AM-until. Girl (new) 24" bike, hshld items,etc. 3655 Nazarene Church Rd Sat 7-12 Baby items & clothes Hshld items Furn. & more LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every wkend. 905-4242

820 Bay Springs Dr. Sat 7:30 12:30. Treadmill, bicycles, clothes, misc. Multi-Family, 3290 Green View Pkwy (Lakewod Links) Sat. 8-12:30 pm. Furn. & misc. 578 Covington St. Sat. 7-Until, Clothes, furn, and a little bit of everyting.

Sofa- Navy Green Burgundy Gold stripes. $100 FIRM. Great condition. Call 803-468-7456 SNAPPER 33" High-Vac riding mower. 17.5 HP Briggs Engine. Grass catcher included. Well maintained; excellent condition. Used 2 seasons. Need a larger mower. Call 452-6446 8:00 a.m 8:00 p.m. $1,200 OBO. Must see and hear to appreciate. LARGE (27 inches). Hand held Bell. $5.00. Call 803-469-2689 2 Twin Craftmatic beds Extra nice $600 Call 803-484-6832 or 803 428-7143 Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 (4) Cemetery plots in Evergreen Cemetery (Front Acacia Sec). Asking $2,450 each or all 4 $8,500 803-606-6135

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The SC Army National Guard wants High School Juniors, Seniors, Grads and GED holders, and Prior Service! Ask about college tuition. Receive paid technical training and more while serving your Country and Community on a part-time basis. Call now for this great opportunity! SFC Jeffrey Hudson 803-427-3104 SSG Lorraine Lordy 803-360-1979 Taking applications for WAIT STAFF. Experienced need only apply. Apply at 6322 M.W. Rickenbaker Rd. Summerton (803)478-7337 F/T Cashier needed. Must have some computer knowledge, be self-motivated & energetic. Apply at Wally's Hardware, 1291 Broad St. Sumter

Help Wanted Part-Time Full-time licensed Physical Therapist Assistant needed for busy outpatient clinic in Sumter area. Outpatient experience necessary. Must have PTA licenses and be self-motivated. Excellent salary and benefits. Send resume to Progressive Physical Therapy, Attn: Angie, 100 Jimmy Love Lane, Columbia, SC 29212 or fax 803-798-3335 St. Paul AME (Shaw) seeks an experienced church musician. For details call 803-494-3524 or 803-397-6949 or 803-983-0977

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RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments Brick house for rent: Sumter, 2BR 1 BA, Central AC Fenced Yrd, $550 Mo. Call 239-293-5124 Accepting Applications Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 2 Br apts. available. Applications accepted Monday, Wednesday & Friday 8am - 4:30pm.

3Br 1BA Completely Renovated, den, dining Rm Some appliances washer/dryer hu $525 Mo. & Dep. 5BR 2BA Mobile home, den, dining room, living room ,fireplace, w/d hookup $625 mo. Sect 8 Welcome. Located in S sumter Call 803-316-7958 M-F 9am-6pm

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MH at the Lake, Large 3 bd 2 ba, fenced yard, car port and storage. Call for details (803)460-5595. For Rent or Sale remodeled large 3 BR 2 Ba house with large wired storage bldg. Located near lake 2 min. from boat landing 25 min from Sumter, 15 min from Manning Rent $650 mo +Dep. Call 803 478-4625 Tastefully Updated home in safe area. Min from Shaw. Many extras. No H/A or PETS! $480/mo + $350/dep. Call 803-983-0043 533 President St, 4BR/2.5BA house. $550/mo + $550/dep, 803-840-3043 3BR 2BA Fenced Yard, Nice Quiet Nbhood $550 Mo/Dep Call 803 968-0139 625 Baldwin Dr. 3BR, 2BA home in wonderful neighborhood off Alice Dr. All appliances, fenced yard. $1000/Mo and $1000/sec dep. Call 803-934-6845

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

Work Wanted Need Summer $Cash$? Buy Wholesale $100 Min & Sell Retail! Home & Body Oil Fragrances. 774-7823 - 633 Bultman Dr.

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Help Wanted Full-Time Licensed Nail Tech Needed: MUST have 1-2 yrs experience, own transportation & know how to do basic manicures, pedicures, gel nails, gel polish, acrylic nails, pink / whites. Please send resume to: 8 First Ave, Manning, SC 29102. Serious Inquires Only. Sales person needed for new used-car dealership. Exp. req. Please call to schedule an interview 803-494-5900. Full-time Tow Truck Driver needed. Must have Class A drivers license. Towing experience preferred but not required. Call Sumter Wrecker 803-773-4955 Mon-Fri 8-5

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Iris Winds MHP: 3BR/2BA MH No pets. Ref/dep req'd, $500/mo. Call 803-775-6816, 803-460-9444 Scenic Lake 2BR/1BA & 2BR 2Bth. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm ONLY! (803) 499-1500. Remodeled 3 BR 2BA SW on Lrg Private Lot Lawn & Extermination services $450 Mo /Dep Ref Required Call 481-0570

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

Property overlooks pond & community clubhouse/pool. 3BR w/maple hardwood floors, 3 full BA w/ceramic tile. Solid maple 42" kitchen cabinetry w/Charleston Style concrete countertops. Oversize 2 car garage. All appliances incl'd w/purchase. Seller will pay $5,000. toward closing. (REDUCED) asking $229,000. Call 803-968-1187

411 N. Magnolia, renovated. C/H/A. Garage, workshop & shed. Commercial lot facing LaFayette. Fin Available. 775-4391/ 464-5960

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HUGE 2003 Fleetwood 4 Bedroom Double Wide Moble Home. Excellent condition. 1 acre lot included. Mobile home is bricked underpinned and has a back porch. Owner financing available! Call 843-389-4215.

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Land & Lots for Sale

1 ac. cleared at Panda Rd. & Cane Savannah Rd. $9,500. 2 mins. from Shaw front gate off Patriot Parkway (Hwy 441). 803-464-3526. 1102 Manning Rd. 3BR/1BA, C /H/A renovated. Hardwood floors. Fenced Backyard. Easy Financing. 775-4391, 464-5960

3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 2BA. Big Lot. Big storage & workshop. 1/2 ac lot. Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

Autos For Sale

R& R Motors 3277 Broad Street Sumter 803-494-2886 '08 Mazda 6 $9550 '07 Colorado Crew $10,900 '06 Malibu $5995 '05 Camry (Sunroof) $8995 '06 Camry (Call) '03 Z71 Ext, $10,800 650 V-Star $3495

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

For Sale: Ready to build on lot, corner Winn St. & Willow Dr. 160 x 124. Fin available. 775-4391, 464-5960

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

Homes for Sale

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1785 Titanic Ct. Custom Built Quality Home in Beach Forest.

Resort Rentals

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Twin........... $12 Each Full............. $16 Each Queen......... $16 Each King............ $20 Each Sham Set.... $4 per set

2005 Harley Davidson Fatboy, 21,500 miles. 1 owner, King & Queen Mustang seat, detachable windshield and saddlebags, passenger foot boards. Original pipes and seat included. $9,995. Call 803-968-2797

Autos For Sale 2001 Ford Taurus, 170K mi. 2001 Chevy Astro, 215K mi. Call 803-795-7834 or 803-795-6477.

Commercial Industrial

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1750 Sq Ft Warehouse 1/2 Bath , At 791 E Liberty St Call 803 983-0350

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

RECREATION

Autos For Sale

‘11 Chevy Malibu FlexFuel, Low Miles, Power Everything, CD Player, Silver, Clean Ride, $12,900. Call 803-494-5900

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

The fish are jumping! 4BR/2BA in Stonecroft Subd. on pond, easy to Shaw and town. one owner only $169,900. 803-600-1125 7 room house, over an 1 ac. Furnished Asking $28,000 CALL 803-406-5582. Income Property AUCTION 1465 Morris Way Dr. Sumter, SC 6:00 PM, June 25, 2013 Bid Live or Online! Preview Dates: 6/18, 6/20, 6/23 Full details at www.jrdixonauctions.com J. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 803-774-6967

Recently ren 2BR MH on 1/2 ac shady lot in Burgess Glen Park. C /H/A, 4643 Allene Dr. Close to Shaw Fin Avail. 775-4391 464-5960

Ren. 1387 Raccoon Rd. (Lee Cty) 3BR/1.5BA. C/H/A 1,200sqft, also has approx 2,200sqft, 4rm bldg. on an add'l ac avail. Fin avail. 775-4391 464-5960.

Manufactured Housing Iris Winds MHP,Sumter Immediate occupancy. 3BR MH. $25,900. Fin. avail. 803-460-9444, 800-996-9540, 803-775-6816

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1989 Fleetwood Terry Resort Camper. Exc cond. $2,500 OBO. Call between 8am-6pm. 803-840-6249

3 BD/3 BA MH on 1 acre in Bishopville. $5500 down. Easy financing. 803-983-8084

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