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Soccer fans welcome World Cup attention

Tuition to increase slightly at USC Sumter

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BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 After Sunday’s game, the United States men’s national soccer team is in a strong, but not guaranteed, position to advance to the knockout stages of the World Cup. Their performance in the tournament has more people throughout the country talking about soccer, bringing the sport out of the niche it often resides in and into the cultural mainstream.

That’s what some folks in Sumter like to hear.

“In this community and in this country, soccer is not as big as it is worldwide,” said Patrick Enzor, who has been associated with the Sumter Soccer Club, including serving as a coach for one of the youth teams, for the past four years.

“It’s behind football, baseball, basketball and maybe even hockey. But it’s growing.”

Nearly 20 people gathered at his house Sunday to watch Team USA take on Portugal.

“It was a tough tie today, but we’re still sitting pretty,” he said after the Portuguese scored in the final moments of the game to force the 2-2 result. “I wish we could have held on to it another 20 seconds.”

Throughout the game, these local fans often found themselves on the edge of their seats during tense moments, shouting specific instructions to the team playing nearly 3,000 miles away in Manaus, Brazil, a city of 1.8 million deep within the Amazon. The riveting game also produced countless cheers of joy from the local gathering, a group comprised of former and current soccer players and coaches as well as their family and friends. These outbursts were less precise in their wording but full of enthusiasm.

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Tuition for most local students at USC Sumter will increase about three percent next semester after the University of South Carolina Board of Trustees recently raised class prices. The school’s marketing director, Misty Hatfield, said the board approved an increase of about $102 more per semester for the local campus.

Starting in the fall, tuition for South Carolina students will increase to $3,343 per semester including the technology fee of $196 at all of the school’s regional campuses, up from the current rate of $3,241 per semester. For non-resident students with less than 75 credit hours, tuition at USC Sumter will increase from $7,816 with technology fee included to $8,065 per HARRIS PASTIDES semester.

For USC President those students who already have more than 75 credit hours, USC Sumter tuition rates will increase from $4,705 per semester to $4,852 with the technology fee included. For non-resident students, tuition along with the additional technology fee will increase from $9,221 to $9,514.

Despite the increase, the local satellite campus remains less expensive than tuition at the school’s main campus in Columbia, which is seeing it’s own rate increase, although at a slightly larger percentage.

With the rate hikes, approved by the trustees Friday, in-state student tuition at the university’s main campus in Columbia will increase by an average of 3.2 percent, or about $171 per semester for each student, to approximately $5,566 per semester.

According to the university, the tuition increase is in keeping with the

‘We must ensure all South Carolinians have access to an affordable college education ...

Our state’s future economic prosperity depends on it’

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Kathleen Krivejko, left, takes a bandana from her son, Dexter Wilkinson, to fix it for him. Both were sporting patriotic gear for the U.S. versus Portugal game Sunday in the World Cup. Clockwise from top left, Patrick Enzor, Steve Zimmerman, Emma Chapman, Maddie Durant and Taylor Smith cheer and clap while watching the U.S. play on Sunday.

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Summer of Caring donations spike; more repairs this week

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 This week, The Sumter Item collected the most money yet, $700, to help support programs of United Ministries of Sumter County.

Which is good, because UMSC is as busy as always.

“One person assisted was a 24-year-old who was abandoned by her children’s father,” said Mark Champagne, executive director of United Ministries. “We assisted to have power restored, provided a referral to get a GED and provided dia-

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Summer of Giving is a partnership between The Sumter Item and United Ministries in which the publication collects donations for the community nonprofit. Besides the Crisis Relief Ministry, the new initiative also aims to help the Home Repair and Wheelchair Ramp Ministry as well as the Homeless Shelter.

Nine homes were worked on during the first Summer Restore Project, including the home of Frank Lee and Betty Smalls. Nicole Brockway’s crew gave them a new roof.

“Their family formed a

unique bond with the young people and adults workers on the site,” Champagne said.

“They worshiped, had lunch together each day and Mr. Smalls’ gospel group, ‘The Gospel Kings,’ performed at the closing ceremony. When asked about her experience with the time they spent together, Ms. Smalls replied, ‘They were a godsend.

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Two additional homes will receive renovations this week, and the crews will wrap up any loose ends from the first round. The homes will also receive inspections, Champagne said.

As for the homeless shelter, he shared the story of a man who had been part of the New Life Program, a Christ-centered career development program, for the last year.

“He (had been) released from prison and was having a tough time finding employment,” Champagne said. “(He) was very discouraged, but he believed God would

make a way.”

The program empowers participants by teaching them a new decision-making process that leads to a new outlook on life and is centered on a relationship with Jesus Christ. This relationship then will hopefully lead to meaningful employment and healthy relationships with family and friends as individuals commit their daily lives to the kingdom of God, he said.

This man was partnered with the shelter director, who is also a certified career

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Wanted man accused of sexual assault Sumter County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman passed out in her car.

Lashonda Monique Dennis, 35, of 4115 Victoria Pollard Lane, Rembert, has been charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct.

About midnight on April 30, Dennis allegedly DENNIS came upon the 20-year-old victim as she slept in a parked car near the intersection of Dais Road and Mayrant Road, entered the car and assaulted her while she was unconscious, according to a witness.

Third-degree criminal sexual conduct occurs when the victim is physically or mentally incapacitated.

Dennis is described as a 6-foot-3, 200-pound man with black hair and brown eyes. Investigators think he is somewhere in Sumter or Kershaw counties near the Rembert area.

Sheriff ’s office warns of scam Fake ‘deputies’ extort money with threats of arrest

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 It can be frightening to receive a phone call from a sheriff’s deputy saying a warrant has been issued for you, and you need to pay a fine to avoid being arrested. But if you do receive such a call, relax. It isn’t true.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office has received several calls in the last few days after local residents received calls from someone claiming to be a sheriff’s deputy who tells his victims they can avoid the slammer if they purchase money on a “green dot” card. Officials warn that the calls are

a blatant scam.

At no point would a real sheriff’s deputy tell someone they can stay out of jail by paying the deputy money, said Maj. Allen Dailey, especially not by purchasing a prepaid debit card commonly issued at stores such as Walmart and giving them the information over the phone.

“We wouldn’t say you should pay on a card,” Dailey said. “If you have a warrant, we’d just ask you to turn yourself in.”

But that’s what victims have been asked to do by “Sgt. Farris of the warrants division,” as the scammer identifies himself, after telling the victim he or she has missed jury duty — some-

thing the sheriff’s office wouldn’t even handle.

Dailey said the sheriff’s office decided to publicize the scam after at least one victim handed over card information totaling nearly $800 to two men who called themselves “Lt. Snider” and “Officer Matthew Fairly.”

Police scanners can often be heard in the background of the calls, and the scammers use law enforcement jargon and codes, Dailey said, but he advises the public to contact the sheriff’s office directly to confirm the calls before giving the scammers any personal information. Deputies are working with the phone company to trace where the calls may be coming from.

Single-vehicle wreck on Airport Road

Hydrant tests coming to Lakewood Links The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests throughout the Lakewood Links Subdivision. Water customers in the surrounding area may experience temporary discolored water. Work will be performed Wednesday and Thursday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

Correctional officers get mental health prep COLUMBIA — A small group of South Carolina correctional officers is getting specialized training on dealing with mentally ill inmates, an effort by the agency to respond to criticisms lodged in a lawsuit against the prisons department.

The weeklong training started Monday and involves 24 volunteer correctional officers doing a combination of classroom training, role play with actors imitating inmates and visits to mental health facilities, Corrections Director Bryan Stirling said.

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A man is airlifted from the field in front of BD on Airport Road to a Columbia area hospital for treatment Monday after a single-vehicle crash on the same road less than a quarter-mile from the makeshift helicopter landing site. Officials at the scene said the driver of the red Ford Explorer was the only passenger in the vehicle when it left the road and rolled over in the nearby ditch, trapping him inside.

Airport Road was blocked off to traffic for about 30 minutes as emergency responders worked to remove the driver from the overturned vehicle and then transport him to the site where the emergency helicopter could land. The man was conscious and alert as he was placed in the helicopter.

S.C. National Guard band opens tour in Sumter

CORRECTIONS The administrative director of Any Length Recover was incorrectly named in Sunday’s edition of The Sumter Item.

His name is Joey Nichols.

In Sunday’s edition of The Sumter Item, the photo displayed for Jimmie Lee Wells, 59, of 722 S. Main St., was incorrect. Wells has been charged in connection to a home repair scam by officials with Sumter Police Department.

COLUMBIA — The 246th Army Band of the South Carolina National Guard will present a free concert, open to the public, at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. The performance starts the band’s summer tour of S.C. cities.

Commanded by Chief Warrant Officer Jessie Morlan, the band comprises 40 National Guard soldiers who serve part time. In addition to concert and ceremonial duties, band members perform in various musical teams: The ceremonial band, the pop music band called “Moment’s Notice,” the jazz combo called

“Blues in Green” and other ensembles.

The 246th Army Band was organized and federally recognized Oct. 12, 1939, in the S.C. National Guard, as the Band Section, Service Battery, 178 Field Artillery at Columbia. In 1940, the band was reorganized and re-designated as the Band, 178 Field Artillery, which became part of Gen. George Patton’s command.

The band was again reorganized in 1944 and designated as the 246th Army Ground Forces Band. During World War II, the band participated in campaigns in Tunisia; Naples, Italy; Foggia, Italy; and Rome. The 246 Army

Ground Forces Band was inactivated in 1945 in Italy.

For more information, visit the band’s website at http://246armyband. info or on social media at http://on.fb. me/V6ffJR. The S.C. National Guard comprises more than 11,000 soldiers and airmen who serve their state and nation. Members of the S.C. National Guard deploy worldwide as needed in response to the National Command Authority and the governor.

For additional information on the Guard visit www.scguard.com.

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Children from Lake City Recreation Camp cool off in the pool Friday at the Sumter Aquatics Center.

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Militants surging in Iraq Neighboring countries in Middle East on alert BEIRUT (AP) — An al-Qaida breakaway group’s seizure of territory in Iraq and Syria has sent tremors across the Middle East, jolting neighboring countries into action over fears that the Islamic militants may set their sights on them next.

In Jordan, the army dispatched reinforcements to its border with Iraq last week to boost security, while in Lebanon heavily armed police busted a purported sleeper cell allegedly linked to the group, known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, in raids on two hotels in central Beirut.

The region has warily watched the Islamic State’s expansion during the past year across much of northern and eastern Syria. But the group’s audacious offensive this month in neighboring Iraq, aided by Sunni tribal fighters and former members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath party, threatens to redraw the Middle East map — putting a host of governments on alert.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, who is traveling through the Middle East, warned during a stop in Cairo that the Islamic State has become “a threat not only to Iraq, but to the entire region.”

His words were echoed by Syrian Information Minister Omran al-Zoubi, who warned that the dramatic events in Iraq threaten to implode “the entire Middle East” and undermine security in Europe and beyond.

Topping the list of concerned nations are Jordan and Lebanon, two countries already grappling with fallout from the Syrian civil war. The urgency of the matter was laid bare after Islamic State fighters captured the Iraqi side of the border with Jordan on Sunday.

The Islamic State has never explicitly stated its desire to expand into either country. But it openly aims to create an Islamic state that encompasses Iraq and Greater Syria, also known as the Levant — traditional names that refer to a swath of land that includes Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Israel and the Palestinian territories.

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Silent killer Shirley Copeland, left, wellness educator with Tuomey Healthcare System, talks to Charles McGee after taking his blood pressure Saturday at the housing/job fair held at South Sumter Resource Center. Copeland said she hoped to check many people and talk to them about the dangers of high blood pressure, which is sometimes called a silent killer because people are unaware they have the condition that can lead to strokes and heart attacks.

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Planning some outdoor time? Follow these tips to avoid, treat poison ivy

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 If you’ve come across it before, you know how much of a pain poison ivy can be.

“It’s leaves are very, very delicate,” said Amanda McNulty, a Clemson Extension horticulture agent in Sumter. “You just brush them, and they release some of the compound urushiol. Some human beings have an allergic reaction to it, but not all people are sensitive to it. It’s curious.

Human beings are the only species affected by it. It’s a nuisance. It’s not any fun to get. The best thing is to be educated.”

Though at a glance it looks like Virginia creeper, poison ivy vines have three leaves instead of five. These leaves can be smooth, serrated or lobed.

“Leaves of three, let it be,” McNulty said. “Leaves of five, let it thrive.”

Knowing this little ditty can help you avoid the plant. Other tips McNulty offered include not walking along sides of paths in the woods and wearing socks.

“It does not like open spaces,” she said.

“It likes places that are on the edge where there is good, moist soil.”

In the wild, the plant is an important part of song birds’ habitats.

“Poison ivy climbs trees forming very strong horizontal limbs, and the vine is a fabulous place for birds to nest,” McNulty said. “It also produces beautiful white berries. They are one of the major food sources for song birds in the swamp in the winter time. So hooray for poison ivy berries.”

But if it’s in your yard, McNulty said it isn’t hard to remove. There are herbicides designed especially for poison ivy. Or, if you wear long sleeves and gloves, you can

TUITION FROM PAGE 1A small increases of the past few years.

“State policy on funding public higher education is fast evolving,” said USC Chief Operating Officer Ed Walton last week. “While state support for many public entities is being restored and sometimes surpassing pre-recession levels, the state’s public higher education system is being increasingly funded by student tuition.”

In a news release, Walton

pull it.

“If it is going up a tree, very, very carefully cut the vine with pruning sheers avoiding the tree trunk, and then immediately paint the area with glyphosate.”

Never burn it.

“If you breath it in, it could cause respiratory problems,” said Amanda Connor, a licensed practical nurse with the Allergy Asthma and Sinus Center.

It’s another good reason not to burn yard trash, McNulty said.

“You can compost it,” she said. “The oil degrades over time.”

If you don’t want to compost it, you can put it in a bag and put it with household garbage.

If you think you have been exposed, McNulty recommended washing the area with a dish detergent that has a strong degreaser in it, You may also use rubbing alcohol and a paper towel to wipe the area, she said.

According to the Clemson Extension Service website, washing with running water is recommended. Do not use soaps that contain oils because they can spread the irritating oil from the poison ivy. If the oil isn’t removed within 10 minutes of exposure, a reaction is inevitable for those who are sensitive to the poison. At this point, rubbing alcohol is a better choice than water.

“The majority of people are sensitive to it,” Connor said. “Symptoms include linear blister-like lesions.”

Most people then go to their primary care physician, she said.

“Topical steroids and antihistamines treat the rash and itching,” Conner said.

“The topical steroid you may have to get through a doctor, but the antihistamine you can get over the counter.”

cited a decline in fiscal support from the state’s legislatures as a reason for the increase, saying state support for the university has decreased nearly 40 percent from a high of $230 million in fiscal year 2008 to $144 million this year, comprising only 10.8 percent of the school’s total revenue.

The university also stated the school still receives a record number of applications each year and expects to continue to do so despite the increase in tuition.

“We have done more with less, outsourced when possi-

ble and reduced costs in many areas in order to focus resources on the education mission at USC,” Walton said.

“USC cut costs and completely reworked its business model to successfully emerge from the recession. At this time, USC is a lean operation providing outstanding educational opportunities for South Carolinians at an excellent price. We are very concerned about the long-term effects of increased costs mounting upon the university without additional resources.”

“We are now at a critical tipping point,” said USC Pres-

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The leaves of Eastern poison ivy can be smooth, serrated or lobed.

ident Harris Pastides. “The current trajectory is no longer sustainable for our students, parents and taxpayers.

We must ensure all South Carolinians have access to an

affordable college education and the opportunity to earn workforce-ready baccalaureate degrees. Our state’s future economic prosperity depends on it.”

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It’s a frog. It’s a gorilla. No, it’s Pig the dog This peculiar puppy always draws a crowd

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Pig the dog sure does enjoy getting his head scratched. Pig was born with severe deformities, and at 8 months old, the mutt was adopted

by Kim Dillenbeck of Helena, Alabama. Pig runs and plays with other animals despite have a shortened spine, misshapen hips and no neck.

ALABASTER, Ala. (AP) — It’s impossible not to stare at Kim Dillenbeck’s dog Pig. Born in Atlanta with severe deformities and adopted by the Alabama woman, the 8-month-old mutt has gangly legs, a body that appears to have been chopped in half and no neck.

Pig looks like one of those fake animals created with Photoshop to draw clicks on websites, yet she’s real.

“The whole clinic loves her.

She comes in, and she’s a rock star here,” said Dr. Rachael Hudson-Breland, a veterinarian who treats Pig. The friendly little animal hops like a frog to stand up and walks with a high-shouldered gait that resembles a gorilla.

Unable to swing her head side to side, Pig spins her whole body to see what’s beside her.

None of the vets who care for the dog have ever seen another animal with the same condi-

tion, said Hudson-Breland, but Dillenbeck has seen a few similar-looking dogs on the Internet.

Found as a puppy with three littermates in a wooded area in metro Atlanta, Pig is smaller than her surviving siblings at only 15 or so pounds. Her spine is about 7 inches shorter than normal and wavy, with many bones fused together.

Dillenbeck, who first saw the dog during a Christmas visit and later brought her home, said coming up with a name wasn’t difficult.

“When she was really, really little she looked like a little fuzzy piglet,” said Dillenbeck, who lives in nearby Helena.

Tens of thousands of people have watched Internet videos of Pig since she had a coming-

out party during a community event in Birmingham last month, and Pig has her own Facebook page with more than 3,400 followers.

Last week, dog owners at a suburban park lost track of their own animals as they stopped to watch Pig play in water and run around surprisingly quickly.

Dillenbeck said it’s the same anytime Pig ventures out in public.

“She always draws a crowd,” she said.

Visiting the park with her boyfriend and two dogs, ballet dancer Tricia Bianco didn’t know quite what to make of Pig. “She is like a little pig. She’s cute,” Bianco said.

Pig plays and runs with other animals, and HudsonBreland said the dog doesn’t have any major health problems. But Pig does tire easily, and she sometimes loses her balance and topples over like a toddler.

Overall, though, Pig is in great shape for the shape she’s in.

“I don’t think Pig really knows that she looks different,” Hudson-Breland said.

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“It is these type of things that we are able to accomplish at the shelter with the help of our community,” Champagne said. “Their financial support is still much needed to ensure that the shelter is available for those who find themselves in need.”

If you are seeking assistance, call (803) 775-0757 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. today through Thursday to set up an appointment. United Ministries will be closed June 30 through July 11.

“This works as a great way for staff and volunteers to be able to rest and come back at full strength,” Champagne said. “We will continue to review this practice, but for now we will continue to close until it doesn’t make sense. We are one avenue for God to work through, (but) we are not the only way. ... If we believe that God cannot work beyond United Ministries, we have a serious problem.”

The homeless shelter will remain open.

If you are interested in helping, financial donations may be mailed to: The Sumter Item Summer of Caring P.O. Box 1677 Sumter, SC 29151 Contributions may also be dropped off at The Sumter Item office, 20 N. Magnolia St. If donating in someone’s name, identify the individual clearly and with the correct spelling of his or her name. Spell out groups and acronyms.

Donations received as of June 23 included: Ronald & Patricia Wilson, $50; The Davis Family for Crisis Relief, $100; Ronald & Sue Pitts for Home Repair & Wheelchair Ministry; $100; and Happy Birthday Freddie, $100.

Combined anonymous donations totaled: $350, $250 for Crisis Relief and $100 undesignated Total this week: $700 Total this year: $1,967

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Taylor Smith yells in excitement as the U.S. scores a goal playing Portugal in the World Cup on Sunday. A soccer player herself with Liverpool and Wilson Hall, she said she likes the unpredictability of the sport.

WORLD CUP FROM PAGE A1 (players) to watch professional soccer to see how they work together as a team,” said Zach Rivers with the Sumter Soccer Club. “I love to see people improve. I love the game. Sumter is not a big soccer town, so anything that can promote it is good.”

Others like the sport for the family time it promotes.

“Six nights a week, I’m out there watching my boys play,” Steve Zimmerman said. “It’s pretty much our favorite thing to do.”

Lee Chapman and his wife, Sharon, agreed.

“It’s a good family sport,” he said. “It’s something that keeps the kids off the iPods and away from the screens for more than 20 minutes. It gets them outside, sweating and being kids.”

He, too, has seen soccer grow since he was a young man playing football, basketball and baseball.

“It’s catching on fast and becoming more main stream,” Chapman said. “I like that females and males can play. It does happen, but not too many girls play football. It’s always nice for a father to see his daughter play sports.”

With a victory over Ghana and the draw with Portugal under their belts, the American team now prepares to take on Germany in a highstakes game at noon Thursday.

This will likely bring even more potential fans to the sport, trying to find out what makes soccer and the World

Cup so compelling. For those who have followed the sport for some time, that can often lead to having to answer what they might think are rudimentary questions about the nuances of the game. Enzor hopes his fellow soccer aficionados will take the time to help cultivate that curiosity.

“If someone shows an interest, there is no reason for fans to be snobbish,” Enzor said.

“Don’t act like a know-it-all.

Invite questions. Answer questions. We want to support and grow a basic knowledge of soccer.”

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From American family man to Middle-Eastern ‘Tyrant’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH With “Tyrant” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA) we’re asked once again to identify with a nuanced character on the dark side. When first seen, Bassam Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner) is a handsome, all-American pediatrician with a beautiful wife (Jennifer Finnigan). They go by “Barry” and Molly. How cute is that? Their teens are matching bookends of surly attitude and affection.

But we quickly learn, via flashbacks, that “Barry” is the youngest son of an elderly dictator of a Middle Eastern nation. Bassam left home as a teenager and adopted America and California as home and Molly and the kids as his family. But duty and guilt drag him back to the fictional kingdom for the wedding of his brother Jamal’s (Ashraf Barhom) eldest son. Barry and viewers soon learn that life as the heir apparent has left Jamal more than slightly damaged, if not deranged.

It’s not giving too much away to reveal that the pilot sets up a story where Americanized Barry has to get back into the family business. The plot does a good job of letting viewers in on Barry’s very complicated relationship with his family and his homeland, but offers few clues as to where “Tyrant” may be going.

While Barry’s story seems loosely based on that of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad, the

FX NETWORKS

An ambitious new drama about a fictitious dictator of a Middle Eastern nation, “Tyrant” premieres at 10 p.m. on FX. pilot of “Tyrant” offers a rather generic view of a MiddleEastern society and power structure. One would hope that a show this ambitious will offer more information about the social, religious and political fabric of Barry’s homeland. In the Middle East, and elsewhere, the devil is in the details.

Joan Hart, Jesse Metcalfe, Pete Wentz and baseball player David Justice help choose a new car designer on “Motor City Madness” (10 p.m., TruTV).

• Scheduled on “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (10 p.m., HBO): soccer scandals, Darryl Strawberry and the exploitation of NFL cheerleaders.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

CULT CHOICE

• Henry Winkler guest-stars on “Royal Pains” (9 p.m., USA, TV-PG).

• Violent weather fills the wards on “The Night Shift” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A terror attack looms on the season five premiere of “Covert Affairs” (10 p.m., USA, TVPG).

• Celebrity judges Melissa

The 2014 documentary “I Am Steve McQueen” (9 p.m., Spike) explores the enduring appeal of the leading man who died in 1980. “Bullitt” (10:30 p.m.) follows.

SERIES NOTES Stolen military equipment on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) *

Peter quarterbacks on “Family Guy” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * A family prepares on “Famous in 12” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) * A friendly wager and arson-fired pizza on two episodes on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (8:30 p.m. and 9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Explosions at a fish market on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Dogged detective work on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Fitness agony on “The Mindy Project” (9:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14) * Amanda Beard and Heidi and Spencer Pratt on “Celebrity Wife Swap” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Jennifer Esposito is booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Meredith Vieira, Dean Norris and Cherub appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Jeff Wild, Loni Love and Ian Karmel are on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Edie Falco is on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Cen-

tral) * Melissa McCarthy, Rachelle Lefevre and Phish appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Louis C.K., Neil Young and Jack White on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC, r) * Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Gilbert Gottfried and Kip Moore visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts David Sedaris and Moon Bloodgood on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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COMMENTARY

Bombing will not save Iraq

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he panic that engulfed this capital after the fall of Mosul, when it appeared that the Islamist fanatics of ISIS would overrun Baghdad, has passed.

And the second thoughts have begun. ‘’U.S. Sees Risk in Iraqi Airstrikes,” ran the June 19 headline in the Washington Post, “Military Warns of Dangerous Complications.”

This is welcome news. For if it is an unwritten rule of republics not to commit to war unless the nation is united, America has never been less prepared for a Mideast war.

Our commander in chief is a reluctant warrior who wants his legacy to be ending our two longest wars. And just as Obama does not want to go back into Iraq, neither does the U.S. military.

The American people want no new war, and Congress does not want to be forced to vote on such a war.

Our foreign policy elites are split half a dozen ways — on whether to bomb or not to bomb, on who our real enemies are in Syria and Iraq, on whose support we should and should not accept, on what our strategic goals are, and what are the prospects for success.

Consider the bombing option.

Undoubtedly, U.S. air power could blunt an attack on Baghdad. But air power cannot retake Mosul or the Sunni Triangle that Baghdad has lost, or Kirkuk or Kurdistan. That will take Pat boots on the ground and casualties.

Buchanan And nobody thinks these should be American boots or American casualties.

And why should we fight to hold Iraq together? Is that a vital interest to which we should commit American lives in perpetuity?

When did it become so?

No. Bombing cannot put Iraq together again, but it may tear Iraq further apart.

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria has succeeded in northern Iraq because it has allied with the same militias, Baathists and tribal leaders who worked with Gen. David Petraeus in the Anbar Awakening.

And if we use air power in Sunni provinces that have seceded from Baghdad, we will be killing people who were our partners and are not our enemies. Photos of dead Sunnis, from U.S. air, drone, and missile strikes, could inflame the Sunni world.

Upon one thing Americans do agree: ISIS and al-Qaida are our enemies. But are bombing ISIS and killing Sunnis the way to destroy ISIS? Or does bombing martyrize and heroize ISIS for the Sunni young?

And if destroying ISIS is a strategic imperative, why have we not demanded that the Gulf states and Saudi Arabia cease funneling arms and aid to ISIS in Syria? Why have we not told the Turks to stop permitting jihadists to cross their border into Syria?

Why are we aiding and arming the Free Syrian Army to bring down Bashar Assad, when Assad’s army is the only fighting force standing between ISIS and the conquest of Syria?

If ISIS is our mortal enemy, why have we not persuaded the Turks to seal their border and send their NATOequipped army into Syria to annihilate ISIS? Turkey’s Kemal Ataturk ended the old caliphate and put the caliph on the Orient Express to Europe. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could be the man who strangled the new caliphate in its crib.

U.S. policy in Syria and Iraq today add up to incoherence.

Iran is consistent. She wants to see the Shia regimes survive in Damascus and Syria, and has put blood and treasure on the line.

The Saudis and Gulf Arabs are consistent, while playing a dangerous game. Seeing the Shia regimes in Damascus and Baghdad as alien and hostile, they are helping extremists to overthrow them.

Only the Americans seem conflicted and confused.

In Iraq we are on the side of the Shia regime fighting ISIS. In Syria we are de facto allies of ISIS fighting to overthrow the Shia regime. ‘’Take away this pudding,” said Churchill, “it has no theme.”

Washington believes that the fall of Baghdad would be a strategic defeat and disaster. Have we considered what the fall of Damascus would mean? Who rises if Bashar Assad falls?

Who goes to the wall if the al-Nusra Front and ISIS prevail in Syria? Would Americans be welcome in that new Syria?

If we help bring down Assad’s regime and a radical Sunni regime takes its place, like the terrorist-welcoming Taliban of yesterday, would we then have to go in on the ground to oust it?

This is not an academic question. The use of U.S. air power in Iraq could cause ISIS to turn back to its primary target — Damascus.

And there are reports that part of that stockpile of U.S. arms and munitions ISIS captured in Mosul is already being moved across the border into Syria for a fight to the finish there, rather than in Iraq.

This new civil-sectarian-secessionist war in Syria and Iraq looks to last for years. How have we suffered by staying out of it?

Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of the book “The Greatest Comeback: How Richard Nixon Rose From Defeat to Create the New Majority.” © 2014 creators.com

Quality education — for all

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trial judge in California has now delivered a resounding decision in the great tradition of Brown v. Board of Education — yes, the case that sounded the death knell for Jim Crow in public schools after half a century of legally established and maintained racial segregation.

This case is styled Vergara v. State of California, but it might as well be named Poor Kids v. Teachers’ Unions, and this time the kids won one.

In a blow for equality of opportunity in his state, and maybe in this country, His Honor Rolf M. Treu of the Los Angeles County Superior Court struck down California’s ridiculous laws governing teacher tenure. The kind of laws that bosses of teachers’ unions love but that can keep lots of kids in poor and racially isolated neighborhoods from getting a decent start in life.

As the judge noted, laws that let incompetent teachers keep on miseducating kids in failed schools “impose a real and appreciable impact on the students’ fundamental right to equality of education.”

It was only fitting that the plaintiffs who brought this case to court should be nine children, as in the Little Rock Nine who challenged racial segregation in another time — the Little Rock Crisis of 1957. Once again it is the kids, millions of them, whose fu-

COMMENTARY tures are at stake. This time they’re threatened by the elaborate systems of teacher tenure and mountains of red tape that protect the most incompetent teachers in our public schools — the kind of teachers who have destroyed the hopes of children and their families for generations.

Judge Treu struck down things like the “last-in, first out” rule Paul that puts seGreenberg niority above all other considerations when it comes to laying off teachers, especially those who should have been forced out years ago. You could almost hear the deadwood in so much of American education shake as His Honor handed down his decision in plain, to-the-point English.

For it’s not easy — indeed, it’s well-nigh impossible — to get rid of bad teachers in California, or as Judge Treu noted in his Parade of Horrible Examples, it took Los Angeles $3.5 million over the last decade to fire only seven teachers for their poor performance, or rather try to.

Only four of those menaces to kids’ education were finally shown the door, two collected lavish settlements, and one

stayed on the payroll to go on crippling the next generation.

And generations. Pitiful. Also wasteful and shameful. Which is why the judge’s decision in this case is a heartening victory for quality education, not to mention truth, justice and the American Way. Every year, every day, lost in a child’s education is invaluable, and hard if not impossible to make up. And every day these poor excuses for teachers stay in the classroom, the damage they do to children’s lives is incalculable.

In his eloquent decision, it was only right that His Honor should cite Brown v. Board of Education, the landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in 1954 which declared that an opportunity to get an equal education “is a right which must be made available to all on equal terms ...” The emphasis is the judge’s, but it ought to be every American’s. For we all have a stake in the coming generations, rich or poor, black or white or Latino or Other — for they’re all Americans. In that sense they’re all ours.

The word on the street, or rather in courthouse corridors and departments of education, is that this landmark decision could ripple out all over the country. For some of us, those ripples can’ get here fast enough.

Paul Greenberg is the Pulitzer prize-winning editorial page editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (Fax) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 STATE LAWMAKERS Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 Columbia: (803) 734-2934

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AROUND TOWN The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 26, at the Sumter School District office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, with Douglas Wilson presiding.

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

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

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

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

Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will meet at 11 a.m. on Monday, June 30, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Frances Woods at (803) 773-3804, Lillie Wilson at (803) 775-9088 or Bertha Willis at (803) 7759660.

The Lincoln Alumni and Friends Reunion, sponsored by the Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association and the Sumterites Associa-

tion, will be held Friday-Saturday, July 4-5, at Lincoln High School, Council Street.

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

The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 5, at Golden Corral.

The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 8, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Suzie Kearney, management development officer, SAFE, Identity Theft, will speak. Transportation will be provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or at (803) 775-5792.

For pertinent information regarding the upcoming gala, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992.

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

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

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

each Tuesday for Bible study.

The group meets at the CGA office in Dillon Park. Refreshments provided and golf after Bible study. Call (803) 773-2171.

UAW Eastern Carolina International Retirees Council meets at 10 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month at the VFW in Little River. All UAW retirees are welcome to attend. Call Bob Artus at (803) 481-3622.

PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6 p.m., board room, 10 E. Hospital St., Manning SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., council chambers, 13 E. Canal St. CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6:30 p.m., boardroom, 15 Major Drive, Manning GREATER SUMTER CHAMBER OF

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take care of EUGENIA LAST domestic matters before they escalate into a fullfledged problem. Whether it’s a physical, emotional or financial fix that’s required, stay on top of matters. Expect to alter your plans due to a last-minute change.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t share personal secrets. You’ll encounter someone who is jealous and unpredictable. Keep your professional matters to yourself and focus on doing your job.

Accept the inevitable and you will find it much easier to deal with the changes going on around you.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stick to whatever budget you set. Impulse purchases will set you back.

Problems with settlements, legal matters or contracts can be avoided if you’re precise in what is and isn’t acceptable. You can’t please everyone.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take part in community ventures that are geared toward improving your neighborhood. Showing an interest can bring about positive changes.

The contributions you make will raise issues that must be dealt with before you can proceed with plans.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You are in need of a change. Take the initiative. Start a crusade that brings about incentive to the people you work with to help you reach your goals. An emotional relationship will be enhanced by your actions.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Put everything you’ve got into doing the best job possible. You will be judged on your professional dealings and ability to get along with others. Don’t be fooled by someone trying to mislead you.

Control, caution and courtesy will

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WEATHER

Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2014

AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

A heavy afternoon thunderstorm

A t-storm in spots this evening

A couple of afternoon t-storms

An afternoon t-storm possible

Some sun with a t-storm possible

A thunderstorm possible

88°

72°

94° / 72°

94° / 71°

94° / 72°

91° / 73°

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 30%

Chance of rain: 30%

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

Winds: SSW 3-6 mph

Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

Winds: N 6-12 mph

Winds: SSE 4-8 mph

Winds: SW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 85/70 Spartanburg 84/70

Greenville 83/69

Columbia 88/73

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 88/72

Aiken 86/71

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/74

Today: Partly sunny; a heavy thunderstorm.

High 85 to 89.

Wednesday: An afternoon shower or thunderstorm. High 88 to 93.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 84/68/t 85/63/pc 90/75/pc 82/66/t 91/73/t 79/63/pc 90/76/pc 81/69/pc 93/73/t 85/70/pc 105/80/s 69/56/pc 88/73/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 71° 89° 68° 99° in 1954 56° in 1992

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest.

357.99 75.23 75.14 97.43

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.02 +0.01 +0.04

Sunrise 6:12 a.m.

Moonrise 4:12 a.m.

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

0.00" 2.35" 4.03" 17.92" 23.41" 21.65"

NATIONAL CITIES Wed. Hi/Lo/W 87/69/c 79/59/pc 89/74/t 79/60/pc 89/74/t 80/63/pc 89/74/t 82/68/t 94/75/t 85/70/t 106/80/s 67/54/s 89/70/t

Myrtle Beach 86/74

Manning 89/71

Today: A shower or heavy thunderstorm.

Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Wednesday: A couple of thunderstorms.

Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph.

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest.

Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Florence 89/71

Bishopville 89/71

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

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

FYI The Rise and Shine Call Program, sponsored by LifeLine Senior Services Inc., is a free service that provides a daily “reassurance” call to older adults who live alone in the community. Call (803) 7747414 for details or to sign up.

The Westside Neighborhood Association meets at 5:30 p.m. on the third Monday of each month at the Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. The Christian Golfers’ Association (CGA) meets at 8 a.m.

DAILY PLANNER

Sunset Moonset

8:37 p.m.

6:18 p.m.

New

First

Full

Last

June 27

July 5

July 12

July 18

TIDES

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 3.78 -0.05 19 4.25 -0.27 14 2.49 -0.18 14 2.49 +0.21 80 76.17 -0.18 24 4.84 none

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Wed.

High 7:30 a.m.

8:01 p.m.

8:20 a.m.

8:46 p.m.

Ht. 2.8 3.4 2.7 3.4

Low Ht. 2:15 a.m. 0.2 2:14 p.m. -0.3 3:05 a.m. 0.1 3:01 p.m. -0.2

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 77/65/t 86/68/t 87/70/t 89/74/t 84/73/s 89/74/t 85/70/t 84/69/t 88/73/t 89/71/t 84/71/s 89/71/t 90/71/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 82/63/t 89/69/c 93/68/t 93/76/t 85/76/pc 95/75/t 87/69/t 88/69/t 94/72/t 93/70/t 88/73/t 94/72/t 95/71/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 89/71/t Gainesville 90/70/t Gastonia 85/70/t Goldsboro 90/71/pc Goose Creek 88/73/t Greensboro 86/70/t Greenville 83/69/t Hickory 84/68/t Hilton Head 87/78/pc Jacksonville, FL 90/72/t La Grange 86/67/t Macon 88/70/t Marietta 84/68/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 95/71/t 92/72/t 88/68/t 93/71/t 95/74/t 87/69/t 89/68/t 88/67/t 90/79/t 93/73/pc 89/67/c 92/68/pc 87/69/c

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 83/66/t Mt. Pleasant 88/74/t Myrtle Beach 86/74/t Orangeburg 88/72/t Port Royal 88/74/t Raleigh 90/71/pc Rock Hill 86/70/t Rockingham 89/71/t Savannah 90/73/t Spartanburg 84/70/t Summerville 87/77/pc Wilmington 86/71/t Winston-Salem 85/70/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 87/65/t 92/76/t 90/77/t 94/71/t 92/76/t 91/69/t 89/68/t 93/69/t 93/74/t 89/69/t 90/77/t 90/73/t 86/68/t

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

SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

lead to victory.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Listen, discuss plans and do your best to learn whatever information you require first-hand. Ulterior motives are apparent where money is concerned. Get whatever you agree upon in writing. A change of plans can help alleviate discord.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Evasiveness regarding a contract or investment should be questioned.

Home improvements that are conducive to your comfort and emotional outlook should be put into motion. Make a point to do a follow-up regarding a medical issue.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Hard work plus creativity and talent will put you ahead professionally. A partnership will have its perks as long as you keep what you bring to the table equal.

Don’t be enticed by someone offering a secret rendezvous.

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 MONDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

11-16-19-25-27 PowerUp: 2

1-22-25-29-56 Megaball: 3 Megaplier: 5

5-6-37-41-54 Powerball: 26 Powerplay: 3

PICK 4 MONDAY

PICK 3 MONDAY

1-8-7-8 and 1-6-3-6

9-2-2 and 3-2-9

PICTURES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Take a walk down memory lane and you will find the answers you need to move forward. Reflect, rejuvenate and consider your options. With a little thought, consideration and planning, you can improve your life. Try something new.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Don’t neglect your responsibilities when you should be moving full-tilt ahead in order to reach your destination. Making changes to your surroundings or altering how you live will bring you satisfaction and greater joy. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stop procrastinating and make a move.

Time is of the essence and can make a difference between success and failure. Make a decision regarding your home and your personal finances. A joint venture isn’t likely to work, so be prepared to move forward on your own.

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A small flock of sheep grazes as the first rays of sunlight color the sky above Crystal Springs Farm in Brunswick, Maine.

SECTION

Murray wins; PPO alum Stephens falls B4

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

LEGION BASEBALL

Taylor-made no-hitter

Post 68 sweeps Cheraw

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter’s Taylor McFaddin threw a no-hitter during the P-15’s 5-0 victory over Dalzell-Shaw on Monday at General Field in Dalzell.

McFaddin strikes out 7 in P-15’s 5-0 win over Dalzell-Shaw

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item DALZELL — Starting what could prove to be a pivotal 3-game series for both teams as they jockey for position in American Legion League III, Sumter pitcher Taylor McFaddin proved to be too tough to handle for Dalzell-Shaw on Monday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field.

In fact, the P-15’s right-hander proved to be unhittable, tossing a no-hitter in a 5-0 victory over the Jets.

McFaddin struck out seven in the process, retiring the Jets in order in the first, second, fourth, sixth and seventh innings. The only Post 175 baserunners came on a Chris Tention walk in the second, David Hayden reaching on an infield error in the fifth, Shane Bishop being hit

WOMEN’S PRO GOLF

by a McFaddin pitch to open the eighth and walks to Juan Gardner and Edison Aldridge in the ninth.

Tention was caught attempting to steal second as part of a 1-2-3 third, Hayden was left stranded after a Leniel Gonzalez strikeout to close the fifth, Bishop was caught up in a 5-4-3 double play to end

SEE MCFADDIN, PAGE B3

MANNING — Manning-Santee Post 68 entered its American Legion baseball doubleheader against Cheraw Post 123 on Monday in last place in 6-team League III. When the night was done, Manning found itself in fifth place and breathing down the neck of CUTTER DalzellShaw Post 175 for fourth place.

Post 68 swept Cheraw 6-3 and 4-0 in 7-inning contests at the Manning High School field to put itself in a good position to make the state playoffs.

“It was good to win two of them tonight,” said Manning head coach G.G. Cutter, whose team improved to 5-9 in league play and 5-11 overall. “Now we’re in kind of a wait-and-see situation.”

Well, Post 68 actually has a little more business it can take care of on its own today when it travels to Cheraw for a 7 p.m. to close out league play. Manning is just one-half game behind 5-8 Dalzell. The Jets lost to Sumter 5-0 on Monday and has games against Sumter today and on Wednesday.

A win today and Post 175 losses to Sumter would get Manning fourth place, which would more than likely earn it a spot in the postseason. Official playoff brackets have yet to be released.

SEE POST 68, PAGE B3

WORLD CUP

Maturing Wie now a major champion

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PINEHURST, N.C. — Michelle Wie put her table-top putting stance to good use in the late hours after she became a U.S. Women’s Open champion.

In a photo she posted to Instagram, Wie is bent over so sharply that her back is parallel to the ground. Only instead of a hitting a putt — like the 25-footer for birdie on the 17th hole at Pinehurst No. 2 that clinched her first major — her head is buried in the Women’s Open trophy.

A text message to Meg Mallon would seem to confirm what she was doing.

“She said, ‘It takes 21 1/2 beers to fill up the U.S. Open trophy,’’ Mallon said Monday.

The maturation of the 24-yearold from Hawaii has been fascinating to watch.

She was a 12-year-old with chubby cheeks and braces who stood behind the 18th green at the Sony Open and talked about her dream of playing the Masters.

Wie played in the final group of an LPGA major when she was in the eighth grade. She had a chance to win three majors when she was 16. She shot a 68 on the PGA Tour to miss the cut by one shot at age 14, which inspired her to compete against the men and invited sharp

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Portugal’s Silvestre Varela, center, heads the ball past United States goalkeeper Tim Howard, right, to score the game-tying goal during Sunday’s 2-2 draw at the World Cup at the Arena da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil.

No breather for U.S. after Portugal tie

BY RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

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Michelle Wie holds the trophy after winning the U.S. Women’s Open by two strokes on Sunday in Pinehurst, N.C., for her first major championship. criticism when she couldn’t even beat the women.

No one moved the needle like Wie in women’s golf.

And perhaps no other female

SEE WIE, PAGE B4

SAO PAULO — Instead of taking a breather, the U.S. created a World Cup math puzzle for its fans back in America.

Just 30 seconds from clinching advancement with a game to spare, the U.S. conceded a stoppagetime goal that left it with a 2-2 draw against Portugal on Sunday. With four points, the Americans may need at least a tie

from their Group G finale against three-time champion Germany to advance to the knockout stage.

“Now we have no choice but to regroup, get ourselves ready for another big game on Thursday,” midfielder Michael Bradley said.

Germany leads the group with four points after routing Portugal 4-0 and tying Ghana 2-2. The U.S., which opened with a 2-1 victory over Ghana, also has four points and

trails on goal difference.

Ghana and Portugal have one point each.

The U.S. would advance to the knockout stage of consecutive World Cups for the first time with a win or a tie against the Germans, or a draw between Ghana and Portugal in a match played simultaneously. If there’s a winner in the other game, the Americans also could advance with

SEE U.S., PAGE B2

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

SCOREBOARD

Baltimore 8, N.Y. Yankees 0 Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 5 Seattle 2, Kansas City 1 Boston 7, Oakland 6, 10 innings L.A. Angels 5, Texas 2

TV, RADIO 7 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from London (ESPN).

11:30 a.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group D Match from Natal, Brazil – Italy vs. Uruguay (ESPN).

11:30 a.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group D Match from Belo Horizonte, Brazil – Costa Rica vs. England (ESPN2).

11:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Men’s and Women’s FirstRound Matches from London (ESPNEWS).

2 p.m. – Professional Tennis: Wimbledon Men’s and Women’s First-Round Matches from London (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group C Match from Cuiaba, Brazil – Japan vs. Colombia (ESPN).

3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: FIFA World Cup Group C Match from Fortaleza, Brazil – Greece vs. Ivory Coast (ESPN2).

3:30 p.m. – Professional Golf: PGA Professional National Championship Third Round from Myrtle Beach (GOLF).

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

6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: NHL Awards from Las Vegas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: College World Series Finals Game Two from Omaha, Neb. -- Vanderbilt vs. Virginia (ESPN).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Detroit at Texas (MLB NETWORK).

8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Houston (SPORTSOUTH).

GOLF The Associated Press U.S. WOMEN’S OPEN PAR SCORES

Sunday At Pinehurst No. 2 Pinehurst, N.C. Purse: $4 million Yardage: 6,649; Par: 70 Final (a-amateur) Michelle Wie, $720,000 68-68-72-70-278 Stacy Lewis, $432,000 67-73-74-66—280 Stephanie Meadow, $271,373 71-72-69-69—281 Amy Yang, $191,536 71-69-68-74—282 Meena Lee, $149,942 72-73-70-68—283 So Yeon Ryu, $149,942 69-74-70-70—283 Lexi Thompson, $113,582 71-68-74-71—284 Sakura Yokomine, $113,582 74-68-71-71—284 Pornanong Phatlum, $113,582 71-73-69-71—284 Catriona Matthew, $90,861 75-69-75-66—285 Jenny Shin, $90,861 74-70-73-68—285 a-Brooke Henderson, $0 71-73-72-69—285 Yueer Cindy Feng, $77,640 73-71-71-71—286 Na Yeon Choi, $77,640 71-70-71-74—286 Lydia Ko, $58,096 76-71-71-69—287 Shanshan Feng, $58,096 77-70-70-70—287 Brittany Lincicome, $58,096 77-70-69-71—287 Hee Young Park, $58,096 73-73-69-72—287 Paula Creamer, $58,096 70-72-72-73—287 Chella Choi, $58,096 75-70-69-73—287 Juli Inkster, $58,096 71-75-66-75—287 Julieta Granada, $40,327 75-71-74-68—288 Sandra Gal, $40,327 74-72-73-69—288 Karine Icher, $40,327 76-72-71-69—288 Azahara Munoz, $40,327 73-71-74-70—288 Brittany Lang, $40,327 73-75-69-71—288 a-Minjee Lee, $0 69-71-72-76—288

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WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

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

Detroit at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W

L

Pct

GB

Washington Atlanta Miami New York Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

39 38 37 35 34

35 37 38 41 40

.527 .507 .493 .461 .459

– 1 1/2 2 1/2 5 5

W

L

Pct

GB

Milwaukee St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago WEST DIVISION

47 41 37 37 31

30 35 37 38 42

.610 .539 .500 .493 .425

– 5 1/2 8 1/2 9 14

W

L

Pct

GB

45 42 34 32 32

30 35 41 44 47

.600 .545 .453 .421 .405

– 4 11 13 1/2 15

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado San Diego Arizona

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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MONDAY’S GAMES

+4

+5 +5 +6 +6 +7

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

+8 +8

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

+7 +7 +7 +7 +7 +8 +8

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AMERICAN LEAGUE W 42 39 39 35 31

L 35 35 35 41 46

Pct .545 .527 .527 .461 .403

GB – 1 1/2 1 1/2 6 1/2 11

W 40 39 37 36 35

L 32 36 39 38 41

Pct .556 .520 .487 .486 .461

GB – 2 1/2 5 5 7

W 47 41 40 35 33

L 29 33 36 40 44

Pct .618 .554 .526 .467 .429

GB – 5 7 11 1/2 14 1/2

Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, 12:10 p.m.

Washington at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m.

St. Louis at Colorado, 3:10 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Cincinnati at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 p.m.

Miami at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Atlanta at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

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

W 9 7 6 6 5 4

L 4 6 6 7 9 10

Pct .692 .538 .500 .462 .357 .286

WESTERN CONFERENCE Phoenix Minnesota San Antonio Tulsa Seattle Los Angeles

W 9 11 7 5 6 4

L 3 4 6 7 9 8

Pct .750 .733 .538 .417 .400 .333

GB – 2 2 1/2 3 4 1/2 5 1/2 GB – 1/2 3 4 1/2 5 5 1/2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Tulsa 105, Chicago 99, OT New York 85, Atlanta 78 San Antonio 72, Los Angeles 69 Minnesota 83, Indiana 77 Seattle 89, Washington 86, OT

MONDAY’S GAMES

No games scheduled

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Washington at San Antonio, 12:30 p.m.

Seattle at Los Angeles, 3:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

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Toronto designated hitter Adam Lind (26) celebrates with teammate Jose Reyes after hitting a 3-run home run against the New York Yankees on Monday in Toronto during the Blue Jays’ 8-3 victory.

Lind powers Jays past Yanks TORONTO — Adam Lind hit a 3-run home run in his return to the starting lineup, rookie Marcus Stroman won for the first time in three starts and the Toronto Blue Jays beat New York 8-3 on Monday night, handing the Yankees their third straight loss.

Lind drove in four runs and Dioner Navarro had two RBI for Toronto. The AL East-leading Blue Jays scored as many runs in this game against New York as they managed over three games while being swept at Yankee Stadium last week.

Stroman (4-2) allowed one run and three hits in a career-high eight innings.

6-hit ball into the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0.

ORIOLES 6

PHILLIES 0

Troy Tulowitzki just hopes no one will hold any grudges when he picks the National League participants for the Home Run Derby at the All-Star Game.

The Colorado Rockies shortstop will serve as captain of the NL side and select the four other members for the derby. Jose Bautista of the Toronto Blue Jays is in charge of the American League.

The event will be held July 14 at Target Field, the night before the showcase game in Minneapolis.

Bautista is a two-time major league home run champion. Tulowitzki has hit at least 25 homers in three of the past four seasons.

PHILADELPHIA — Casey McGehee hit a two-run double, Nathan Eovaldi pitched

From wire reports

WHITE SOX 4

Miami (Heaney 0-1) at Philadelphia (D.Buchanan 3-3), 7:05 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 9-2) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Archer 4-4), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Bailey 7-3) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 3-1), 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Harang 5-6) at Houston (Feldman 3-4), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-2) at Kansas City (Duffy 4-6), 8:10 p.m.

Washington (Zimmermann 5-4) at Milwaukee (Gallardo 5-4), 8:10 p.m.

St. Louis (S.Miller 7-6) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 6-6), 8:40 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 4-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-6), 9:40 p.m.

San Diego (Hahn 2-1) at San Francisco (Hudson 7-3), 10:15 p.m.

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EAST DIVISION

Detroit 10, Cleveland 4 Cincinnati 4, Toronto 3 Tampa Bay 5, Houston 2

Chicago White Sox (Quintana 3-7) at Baltimore (Mi.Gonzalez 4-4), 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 3-4) at Toronto (Buehrle 10-4), 7:07 p.m.

Oakland (Kazmir 9-2) at N.Y. Mets (Colon 7-5), 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Locke 0-1) at Tampa Bay (Archer 4-4), 7:10 p.m.

Detroit (Smyly 3-6) at Texas (Lewis 5-4), 8:05 p.m.

Atlanta (Harang 5-6) at Houston (Feldman 3-4), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 7-2) at Kansas City (Duffy 4-6), 8:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Masterson 4-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-6), 9:40 p.m.

Minnesota (Gibson 6-5) at L.A. Angels (C.Wilson 7-6), 10:05 p.m.

Boston (Peavy 1-5) at Seattle (E.Ramirez 1-4), 10:10 p.m.

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MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

SUNDAY’S GAMES

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Mets 11, Miami 5 Cincinnati 4, Toronto 3 Washington 4, Atlanta 1 St. Louis 5, Philadelphia 3 Pittsburgh 2, Chicago Cubs 1 L.A. Dodgers 2, San Diego 1 Milwaukee 6, Colorado 5 San Francisco 4, Arizona 1

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Sunday At TPC River Highlands Cromwell, Conn.

Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 6,841; Par: 70 Final Kevin Streelman (500), $1,116,000 69-68-64-64—265 -15 K.J. Choi (245), $545,600 65-65-69-67—266 -14 Sergio Garcia (245), $545,600 65-69-65-67—266 -14 Aaron Baddeley (135), $297,600 67-66-65-69—267 -13 Ryan Moore (105), $235,600 63-68-66-71—268 -12 Brendan Steele (105), $235,600 62-69-71-66—268 -12 Chad Campbell (83), $186,775 64-70-67-68—269 -11 Harris English (83), $186,775 66-64-72-67—269 -11 Jeff Maggert (83), $186,775 64-70-68-67—269 -11 Carl Pettersson (83), $186,775 68-67-66-68—269 -11 Angel Cabrera (60), $123,114 68-70-65-67—270 -10 Bud Cauley (60), $123,114 63-70-68-69—270 -10 Marc Leishman (60), $123,114 70-68-65-67—270 -10 Brandt Snedeker (60), $123,114 65-69-72-64—270 -10 Scott Langley (60), $123,114 64-65-70-71—270 -10 Michael Putnam (60), $123,114 67-63-69-71—270 -10 Nick Watney (60), $123,114 70-66-65-69—270 -10 Stuart Appleby (51), $78,120 69-70-68-64—271 -9 Miguel Angel Carballo (51), $78,120 68-68-72-63—271 -9 Jason Day (51), $78,120 70-69-67-65—271 -9 Tommy Gainey (51), $78,120 70-66-67-68—271 -9 Chris Stroud (51), $78,120 67-67-68-69—271 -9 Tim Wilkinson (51), $78,120 66-68-67-70—271 -9

Oakland Los Angeles Seattle Texas Houston

Chicago White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

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

L.A. Dodgers at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

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Chicago at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Tulsa at Indiana, 7 p.m.

BALTIMORE — Chris Davis interrupted his frustrating season with a pinch-hit, 3-run homer in the ninth inning to give the Baltimore Orioles a 6-4 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Davis was excluded from the starting lineup after batting just .130 in his previous 14 starts. He launched a 3-2 pitch from Ronald Belisario (3-4) into the seats in right field.

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U.S. FROM PAGE B1 four points on a tiebreaker: goal difference, followed by total goals, head-to-head points, head-to-head goal difference and head-to-head goals. If a tie still isn’t resolved, there would be a drawing of lots.

“Had we been down 2-1 and we came back, we’d be flying high right now,” goalkeeper Tim Howard said.

“It’s the Group of Death.

Most people counted us out.

So, it’s no problem. We’re going to the last game with a chance.”

The U.S. arrived back at its base hotel in Sao Paulo at about 5 a.m. on Monday after a four-hour flight from the match in the steamy Amazon rainforest capital of Manaus. The starters were given the day off, and the reserves trained in the late afternoon at Sao Paulo Futebol Clube.

After Tuesday’s training session, the team makes the three-hour-plus flight to the northeast beach city of Recife. While the Americans have just three days off be-

PIRATES 8 RAYS 1

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Pedro Alvarez hit a 3-run homer to back the pitching of Edinson Volquez and lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to an 8-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays.

Andrew McCutchen went 3 for 5, drove in two runs and stole two bases for the Pirates.

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tween matches, Germany has four.

“There’s a lot of things you can’t control. That’s a quirk of the schedule,” U.S. Soccer Federation President Sunil Gulati said. “It’s a quirk of the schedule that we’ve got more travel than anybody else in the first round, but we had less than everyone else in the first round in South Africa. So those things balance out.”

The Group G winner likely will play Algeria, Russia or South Korea, whichever finishes second in Group H. The second-place team in Group G probably will face Group H leader Belgium, which is 2-0.

U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann did not talk to reporters Monday but spoke with the USSF in an interview for its website.

“We want to beat Germany. We want to be first in our group, so we’re not thinking about a tie,” he said.

Klinsmann starred for West Germany’s team that won the 1990 World Cup and coached Germany to third place in 2006. Joachim

Loew, Germany’s current coach, was Klinsmann’s assistant eight years ago.

Because both nations would advance in the event of a draw, some thought back to the 1982 World Cup in Spain, where West Germany needed a one- or two-goal win over Austria to assure both nations of advancement and eliminate Algeria. Horst Hrubesch scored for the West Germans 10 minutes in, and players spent much of the rest of the evening passing to their teammates without threatening the opposing goal. West Germany won 1-0, and ever since FIFA has scheduled group finales for simultaneous kickoffs.

“You’re talking about a game that is decades away that is only part of the Germany history and not the United States,” Klinsmann said. “The United States is known to give everything they have in every single game. ... We have that fighting spirit. We have that energy and that determination to do well in every single game.”

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SPORTS ITEMS

AP Source: Duncan to return for Spurs Tim Duncan could have easily gone out on top, with his fifth NBA championship trophy under his arm and his health intact just a few months after his 38th birthday.

There’s just no way. Duncan is having too much fun with his San Antonio DUNCAN Spurs coaches and teammates, and he’s playing too well to call it quits now.

Duncan has decided to exercise the option on his contract for 2014-15 and will return next season, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press on Monday.

The person requested anonymity because an official announcement has not been made.

STREELMAN WINS TRAVELERS

CROMWELL, Conn. — As much as Kevin Streelman enjoys the back nine at TPC River Highlands,, even he didn’t think he what he accomplished Sunday was possible.

Streelman birdied the last seven holes to win the Travelers Championship by a stroke, shooting his second straight 6-under 64 to finish at 15under 265.

He broke the tour record for consecutive closing birdies by a winner of six set by Mike Souchak in the 1956 St. Paul Open. He matched the tournament record with a 7-under 28 on the final nine.

Sergio Garcia and K.J. Choi tied for second. They each shot 67.

Aaron Baddeley was fourth at 13 under after a 69.

Bishopville native Tommy Gainey shot a 68 on Sunday and finished the tournament at 9 under. He earned $78,120.

LEHMAN EARNS ENCOMPASS CHAMPIONSHIP CROWN

GLENVIEW, Ill. — Tom Lehman made a 12-foot birdie putt on the final hole to win the Champions Tour’s Encompass Championship.

The 55-year-old Lehman closed with a 2-under 70 at North Shore and had a 15under 201 total for his eighth senior title and first since 2012.

Michael Allen and Kirk Triplett tied for second, a stroke back. Allen shot 67, and Triplett had a 68.

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The Sumter Junior P-15’s American Legion baseball team lost to South Florence

Blue 6-4 on Friday at Riley Park.

Ryan Moore was 2-for-3 with a run batted in for Sumter. Rylan Williamson had a hit and an RBI, while Ryan Taylor scored a run and had an RBI. Charlie McFarland, Joshua Whitley and Tradd James also scored runs.

SOLO ENTERS NOT GUILTY PLEA

KIRKLAND, Wash. — U.S. women’s soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo has entered a not guilty plea following her domestic violence arrest at her sister’s home in suburban Seattle.

Solo appeared in court Monday and was released without bail. She was ordered not to have contact with the alleged victims and to not drink alcohol.

Authorities say Solo was intoxicated early Saturday when she was accused of assaulting her sister and 17-year-old nephew. But her lawyer, Todd Maybrown, said she was a victim in the altercation.

Solo was booked into jail for investigation of two counts of fourth-degree domestic violence assault.

WORLD CUP SPAIN 3 AUSTRALIA 0 CURITIBA, Brazil — Defending champion Spain salvaged some World Cup pride on Monday with a convincing 3-0 victory over Australia in its last match at the tournament.

NETHERLANDS 2 CHILE 0

SAO PAULO — Leroy Fer scored a minute after coming on as a substitute to help give the Netherlands a 2-0 victory over Chile on Monday and top Group B at the World Cup with three consecutive wins.

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RECIFE, Brazil — Rafael Marquez, Andres Guardado and Javier “Chicharito’’ Hernandez scored in a 10-minute span in the second half as Mexico surged into the World Cup’s knockout stage for a sixth straight time Monday with a 3-1 win over Croatia.

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BRASILIA, Brazil — Neymar lived up to the expectations of the World Cup host nation Monday, scoring two goals as Brazil routed Cameroon 4-1 to reach the knockout stage as the top team in Group A. From staff, wire reports

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MCFADDIN FROM PAGE B1 the eighth and Gardner and Aldridge were left on base as Ron York grounded back to McFaddin, who tossed to Tee Dubose at first for the final out to clinch the no-hitter.

“Any time you win Game 1 it’s important because the goal is to win every series,” said Sumter head coach Curtis Johnson, whose team improved to 9-1 in league play and 14-3 overall as it attempts to hold off second-place Camden heading into a series with Post 17 next week. “Taylor McFaddin went out and showed why he’s our No. 1 on the mound. He went out and threw strikes and pounded the zone, and I’m really proud of him.”

After throwing the first nohitter of his pitching career and receiving a Gatorade bath from teammate Chris Crawford at the urging of Johnson, McFaddin echoed the sentiments of his teammates, who were vocal throughout the game as they renewed their rivalry with the Jets.

“It felt so good,” said McFaddin. “There’s a whole lot of rivalry between us and Dalzell. We haven’t played them in a few years, and when we come up and play them we get rowdy. We want to come out here and show them who’s boss around here, around Sumter.”

McFaddin’s effort is the latest in a string of impressive pitching outings for the P-15’s this season. Three pitchers combined on a 7-inning nohitter in an 11-0 win over Lake City and Britton Beatson and Javon Martin both went the distance in wins on Saturday in the NC/SC Challenge in Wilmington, N.C. “It definitely keeps us up-

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Dalzell-Shaw first baseman Leniel Gonzalez (23) stretches for the throw to put out Sumter’s Tee Dubose during the Jets’ 5-0 loss on Monday at General Field in Dalzell. beat,” McFaddin said of the team’s pitching success. “We were worried at the beginning of the season that we were going to be a little bit short (on pitching depth). We had a couple of guys that were going to be leaving a little early and we knew we had a couple of young guys that needed to step up. We needed starters to get us deep in the game ... and that definitely gets this team going, especially at the plate.”

Jets starter Shane Bishop battled McFaddin for six innings, limiting Sumter to three hits while striking out three, walking six and surrendering one earned run. Cole Benenhaley came on in relief and gave up one hit, a Patton single to open the seventh, before retiring the final nine batters he faced.

McFaddin aided his own

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cause in the Sumter first with a 2-out, 2-RBI single to left.

McFaddin’s hit drove home Jacob Watcher and Dubose, who had walked and reached on a fielder’s choice.

The P-15’s doubled their lead in the fourth as Crawford stroked a leadoff single up the middle. Crawford took third as Ian McCaffrey ended up at second as his sacrifice bunt attempt resulted in a throwing error. Phillip Watcher reached on an infield error, with Crawford scoring on the play. McCaffrey then came home on a Jacob Watcher grounder, pushing the Sumter lead to 4-0.

Kemper Patton drew a walk off Bishop to open the fifth, took second on a River Soles sac bunt, advanced to third on a McFaddin single up the middle and crossed the plate on Crawford’s sac fly to left, giving the P-15’s a 5-0 lead.

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Post 68 rode the strong pitching of Jarred Hair and William Ard in the opener, while side-arming right-hander Russell Thompson tossed a 6-hit shutout in the nightcap.

“I felt like our pitching was really strong tonight,” Cutter said. “We couldn’t have asked for much better performances from Jared and William and then from Russell.”

In the opener, Manning jumped out to a 3-0 lead only to see Post 123 cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth. However, Post 68 scored three in the sixth to put the game out of reach.

Manning took a 1-0 lead in the second off of Cheraw starter Dylan Ellis. Cox singled and scored on a Mark Pipkin infield single. Post 68 made it 3-0 in the third as Hair walked, Tommy King reached on an error and Collin Lee delivered them with a 2-run single.

Hair threw shutout ball for the first four innings before Cheraw got to him for two runs in the fifth. Rob Cribb walked and Joseph Rollings followed with a double. Cribb came in on a Sam Caldwell groundout and Rollings scored on a Rodney McCoy single to make it 3-2.

Ard came on to replace Hair and got a strikeout to end the inning. Ard finished the game to earn the save.

Hair scattered six hits while striking out seven, walking one and hitting another.

In the sixth, Knowlton reached on an error and King walked before Cox scored them with a triple. Cox scored on a passed ball to make it 6-2.

Manning had a big sixth inning in the second game as well to give it some breathing room entering the seventh. After scoring two runs off of Post 123 starter Trey Sowell in the opener, Post 68 didn’t score again until Lee led off the sixth with a single. Linc Powell and Pipkin followed with RBI doubles.

“We still didn’t hit the ball as well as I would have liked,” Cutter said. “We left too many men on bases. We did get some big hits late in both games though.”

King, Hair and Lee had consecutive singles to open the game against Sowell and make it 1-0. A Powell groundout pushed the lead to 2-0.

Team W Sumter 9 Camden 7 Hartsville 7 Dalzell 5 Manning 5 Cheraw 3

League L Pct. 1 .900 3 .700 5 .583 8 .385 9 .357 10 .231

GB 2 3 5 1/2 6 7 1/2

W 14 11 7 7 5 3

Overall L 3 5 5 10 11 10

Pct. .824 .688 .583 .412 .313 .231

MONDAY

Sumter 5, Dalzell-Shaw 0 Manning-Santee 6, Cheraw 3 Manning-Santee 4, Cheraw 0 Hartsville 7, Camden 6

TODAY

Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

Hartsville at Camden, 7 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

Sumter at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

THURSDAY

Camden at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee vs. Potomac Valley, W.Va., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 1:30 p.m.

Manning-Santee vs. Duplin-Sampson, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 4 p.m.

FRIDAY

Sumter vs. Moline, Ill., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach), 5 p.m.

SATURDAY

Sumter vs. Wilmington, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach), 4 p.m.

Sumter vs. Murrells Inlet in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Socastee High School in Myrtle Beach), 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee vs. Whiteville, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Conway High School in Conway), 4:30 p.m.

Camden vs. Jacksonville, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 10 a.m.

Camden vs. Garner, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 3 p.m.

SUNDAY

Sumter vs. Georgetown in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Mike Johnson Park in Georgetown), 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee vs. Potomac Valley, W.Va., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 1:30 p.m.

Manning-Santee vs. Garner, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 12:30 p.m.

Camden vs. Whiteville, N.C., in Palmetto Legion Invitational (Legion Field in Florence), 5:30 p.m.

Hair and Lee both had two hits in the second game.

Thompson struck out six and didn’t walk a batter.

Landen Walters and McCoy both had three hits for Cheraw in the opener with McCoy having two RBI. Campbell had two hits.

James Davis had two hits for Post 123, which fell to 3-10 in league play and overall, in the nightcap.

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WIE FROM PAGE B1 athlete, especially one so young, endured so much condemnation. To her credit — and her parents deserve credit for this, too — she never lashed back at those who questioned the path she chose.

Wie reached the ultimate destination Sunday, even if she never could have imagined how she would get there. Stardom included a detour to two stages of Q-school, just so she could become a part-time player while attending — and eventually graduating — from Stanford.

“This is exactly where I wanted to be,’’ Wie said on the eve of the final round at Pinehurst. “When I was 15 and 16, I think the troubles that I came into when I was younger is that I tried to plan my life, and a lot of times things don’t happen the way they should — or the way they should in my mind.’’

She had a road map at 15?

“Oh, yeah,’’ she replied, smiling at a room full of reporters. “Don’t you all?’’

It would be easy to suggest that Wie arrived as the player everyone thought she could be when the final putt fell for a 2-shot victory, just moment before the church bells began ringing at Pinehurst.

She arrived much earlier.

She won in Hawaii earlier this year. She was in the last group at a major. She was a contender just about every week.

“This was just the exclamation point,’’ Mallon said.

Mallon won her fourth major 10 years ago at the U.S. Women’s Open, the same year she first got to know a 6-foot teen from Hawaii who could hit the ball a mile. She saw a prodigy. She also saw a girl.

“I adore the kid,’’ Mallon said. “We were paired in a proam when she was 14 and we had a blast. We were challenging each other with shortgame shots and we made a bet.

She said, ‘If I win, I get to put streaks in my hair.’ I went over to Bo (Wie’s mother) and asked if that was OK. She won and put streaks in her hair that afternoon.’’

Wie’s game recently was questioned last August when she was a captain’s pick for the Solheim Cup —

by Mallon — over a player who had won that year and was ahead of Wie in the standings. Mallon called it a “no-brainer’’ because she needed someone who could handle the big stage. Few knew it better.

“I was looking at picks about three weeks out and Michelle came up and said, ‘Gosh, Meg, I know I’m six months away from where I want to be. I am so close.’ And you kind of look now at where she is,’’ Mallon said.

Wie is leading the LPGA Tour money list, approaching $1.6 million. She had never earned over $1 million in a season. She is No. 7 in the women’s world ranking.

And she figured this out all on her own.

She always had the swing and the power to win a major.

Her putting for years was the weakest part of her game. And yet she won the Open by going an entire week without a three-putt, by making a tricky 5-foot putt to salvage double bogey on the 16th hole and keep the lead, and by making one of the hardest putts at Pinehurst at the 17th. It was fast and broke in two directions, and this one slammed into the back of the cup nearly as hard as she slammed her fist when it fell.

Wie created this unique “table-top’’ style all by herself. She followed Mallon’s advice in the offseason by putting away the video and bringing more feel into her game.

There was no better feeling than holding the trophy — or drinking out of it.

She no longer tries to map out her life as much as she once did, though Wie allowed herself such a moment a week ago Sunday when she walked up the 18th fairway with Martin Kaymer when he won the men’s U.S. Open.

“I thought to myself, ‘I want to be here on Sunday. I want to feel this exact thing,’’’ she said. “It’s a dream come true that it actually happened.’’

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WIMBLEDON

Murray cruises in opener; Stephens ousted

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press LONDON — It had been, famously, more than 75 years since a British man arrived at Wimbledon as the defending champion.

So Andy Murray took a moment — and, really, only a moment — to take in the sights and sounds Monday at Centre Court as nearly 15,000 spectators, including Shaquille O’Neal up in the Royal Box, rose to greet him with a rauSTEPHENS cous standing ovation.

Murray’s parents and grandparents were present.

So, of course, was his much-discussed recent choice as coach, Amelie Mauresmo. The other player, 105th-ranked David Goffin of Belgium, was little more than a bystander for all of the proceedings, which wrapped up a little more than two hours after they began with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 victory for Murray.

“I was pretty nervous and stuff before the match. Then when you’re walking to the court — I have a lot of memories obviously from last year. To come to the court and get that reception, it was very nice,’’ said Murray, who last year became the first man from Britain since Fred Perry in 1936 to win the nation’s prestigious tennis tournament.

That title for Perry was his third in a row at the All England Club, but he did not try for another one in 1937.

Murray heeded advice from Mauresmo, the 2006 women’s champion at Wimbledon, who told him to soak in everything while walking out to play because, as he put it, “You never know if you’ll get the chance to do it again.’’

He responded to the crowd’s reaction with a

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Andy Murray hits a return to David Goffin during his 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 first-round Wimbledon victory on Monday at the All England Lawn Tennis Championships in London. quick wave and a glance around the arena.

“Enjoyed it for the walk to the chair,’’ Murray said.

“Then when I sat down, it was time to get on with business.’’

Certainly took care of that. He was crisp and clean, finishing with only 10 unforced errors and saving the only two break points he faced. He pounded serves at up to 131 miles per hour and returned Goffin’s not-quite-as-fast offerings with ease.

All the while, the fans roared for his winners and groaned as a group when their man lost points, no matter how or what significance. They gasped when Murray’s leg buckled a bit and he slipped to the fresh turf in the third game. He rose to his feet quickly and won that point, part of racing to a 3-0 lead.

No matter the attention and expectations heaped on him by a nation, Murray handles it quite well, particularly when’s on the court. Even when he’s away from the action, he’s been at ease, pausing less than two hours before Monday’s match to oblige a fan’s request to pose for a selfie.

“I always say the buildup to the tournament is the hardest part. Once the tournament starts, it’s fine,’’ said the third-seeded Murray, whose other Grand Slam title came at the 2012 U.S. Open. “I mean, I say it every year. I don’t turn the TV on.

I don’t watch too much of the tennis. I don’t read any of the papers. I don’t go online. I just avoid it, concentrate on playing.’’

The man he beat in last year’s final, No. 1-seeded Novak Djokovic, won in similarly easy fashion on Day 1, taking the first 11 games and never facing a break point en route to beating 56th-ranked Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan 6-0, 6-1, 6-4.

“A great start,’’ said Djokovic, the 2011 champion.

All in all, it was a relative-

ly quiet start to a tournament that a year ago was as tumultuous as ever, including exits by the end of the second round for past champions Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Maria Sharapova.

That trio, along with fivetime champion and No. 1-seeded Serena Williams, play their opening matches today.

Williams’ older sister Venus won Monday, her first victory at Wimbledon since 2011. But there were losses for 2011 U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur, 18th-seeded Sloane Stephens and 27th-seeded Garbine Muguruza, the 20-year-old Spaniard who surprisingly beat Serena Williams in the second round of the French Open last month.

Three lower-seeded men lost, too: No. 18 Fernando Verdasco, No. 25 Andrea Seppi and No. 31 Vasek Ospisil.

Stephens had reached at least the fourth round at six consecutive Grand Slam tournaments, the longest active streak for a woman, but she ran up against a former top-10 player in Maria Kirilenko and was beaten 6-2, 7-6 (6).

Muguruza, meanwhile, saved a hard-to-believe 12 match points but couldn’t erase No. 13, double-faulting twice in a row to get edged 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 by 22-year-old CoCo Vandeweghe, an American ranked 51st.

“It was crazy at the end,’’ Vandeweghe said.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Bored teen should find hobby to fill her time DEAR ABBY — My 19-yearold sister died two years ago from an overdose. I’m 13. We were very close Dear Abby when we were little, ABIGAIL but during VAN BUREN the four years before she passed away, my parents didn’t want us around each other for fear of her rubbing off on me, and she wasn’t home half the time anyway. A year earlier she went to rehab, and I remember talking with her about how she was clean for good and then ...

It’s just so lonely! All my friends have sisters and

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brothers and I don’t, and I’m bored all the time. My parents work a lot, so I’m home alone at least three times a week, and although I’ve got friends and sports, I’m just really alone.

It’s awkward going out to dinner or going on vacation because my parents just want to sit and relax, and I want to go out and do things, but it’s embarrassing going everywhere with your parents. I miss having her around.

Alone in Ohio DEAR ALONE — You are still grieving, which is why you say you feel alone. However, if you think about it, because of her addiction, she has been out of your life for longer than two years. It may be that what you’re really mourning

is the relationship you MIGHT have had.

You say you have friends. If you listen to them talk, you may find that they, too, sometimes feel alone even if they have siblings. Many teenagers have told me this. Because you’re bored when you’re not with your friends or participating in sports, consider finding a hobby that will fill your time when your parents are working, or do some volunteering if they agree.

You might also consider adopting a pet from a shelter to keep you company. Of course, pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship. If it would be all right with your parents, it might be a solution for you.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 “Dracula” author Stoker 5 + or - particles 9 Ocean movements 14 Wine city near Sacramento 15 “The Bridge on the River __”: 1957 film 16 “Step __!”: “Out of my way!”

17 Goes on to say 18 Pizzazz 19 Trademarked copy 20 Runner on a corridor floor 23 Derisive expression 24 Harbor structure 25 Public health agcy.

28 Brake part 31 Actress Loren 33 Sunscreen letters 36 Twenty-onegun show of respect 39 Multi-vol. references 40 Runner in a long race 43 Steam-emitting appliance 44 “__ Fideles”: carol 45 Qt. halves 46 Dry twigs for a fire

48 Old Russian ruler 50 DDE’s predecessor 51 Eye protector 54 Stiller’s comedy partner 58 Runner in a nursery 62 Sheikhdom of song 64 Sunburn soother 65 Golden Fleece ship 66 Access Facebook, say 67 Prefix with bucks 68 Vitamin __: PABA 69 Noisy migratory birds 70 Subtle call for attention 71 Satisfy to the hilt DOWN 1 Slight depression, with “the” 2 ‘50s sci-fi monster 3 Confuse 4 Gave false clues to, e.g.

5 Swedish furniture chain 6 Big-eyed 7 Civil rights org.

8 Mount climbed by Moses 9 Many an H&R Block employee 10 “It’s clear

now” 11 Very inexpensive 12 Old name for Tokyo 13 Male or female 21 What a cuff may cover 22 Is indignant about 26 Failed to 27 Lets the lure fly 29 Desertlike 30 Bumbling sort 32 __ ejemplo: Juan’s “for example” 33 Patti of punk rock 34 City on the Seine 35 Where the major headlines are 37 A, in Arles 38 Diagnostic

aid 41 “What’s more ...”

42 Tigers and Cubs 47 Comical Boosler 49 Fixes up, as a fixer-upper 52 Snail-mail attachment 53 Putters’ targets 55 Primary artery 56 Name synonymous with synonyms 57 More than apologize 59 Debt-laden corp. takeovers 60 Clouds (up) 61 Accomplishment 62 Calc. prerequisite 63 Fish delicacy

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OBITUARIES | SPORTS

TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

WARREN H. PILLSBURY MANNING — Warren Harper Pillsbury, 62, husband of Debra Ann Gosselin Pillsbury, died on Monday, June 23, 2014, at his residence.

Born on Feb. 11, 1952, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, he was a son of the late Thomas Ray and Ellie Marge Jenkins Pillsbury. He was a retired electrician and plumber.

He was a member of Green Acres PILLSBURY Assembly of God. He is survived by his wife of Manning; a daughter, Tiffany Cribb of Manning; two sons, James A. Pillsbury (Whitney Hawkins) of Sumter and Bobby Ray Pillsbury of Manning; a brother, Ray Pillsbury (Lisa) of Sumter; a sister, Donna Burkett (Danny) of Sumter; and 11 grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jenny Logan; and a brother, Jon Pillsbury.

A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Bowman officiating.

Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 1085 Marco Trail, Manning.

The family would like to thank his caregiver, Henry “Buddy” Page, for all of his care and attention.

Memorials may be made to Agapé Hospice, 5 S. Mill St., Manning, SC 29102.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of ar-

rangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

JAMES CANTY James Canty entered eternal rest on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the home of his mother.

Born on Dec. 8, 1956, in Sumter County, he was a son of Margaret McFadden Canty and the late Edward Canty.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his mother, 1105 S. Hampton St., Pinewood.

Plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

IVORY STUKES OLANTA — Ivory “IV” Thomas Steadman Stukes, 81, widow of Rhuie Stukes, died on Thursday, June 19, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence.

She was born on Sept. 6, 1932, in the Shiloh community of Sumter County, a daughter of the late John Dickey and Carrie Epps Thomas and stepdaughter of Carey Thomas.

The Celebratory service for Mrs. Stukes will be held at 2 p.m. today at AFC Restoration and Deliverance Family Worship Center, 297 W. Main St., Olanta. Burial will follow in St. Mark AME Church Cemetery, Olanta.

Mrs. Stukes will lie in repose one hour prior to service.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 520 E. Hampton St., Olanta.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

DARNELL J. ADAMS Sr. Darnell Joseph Adams Sr., widower of Margaret Pasley Adams, departed this life on Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center, Fredericksburg, Virginia.

He was born on Oct. 1, 1923, in Jacksonville, Florida, a son of the late Chester Earl and Evelyn Morris Adams.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

MARY C. BROCK Deaconess Mary Canty Brock, 63, wife of Deacon Joe Edward Brock, died on Monday, June 23, 2014, at her residence.

She was born on Aug. 2, 1950, in the Foreston community of Clarendon County, a daughter of the late Bossie and Turner Lee Bradshaw Canty.

The family is receiving friends at the residence, 117 Curtiswood Drive, Sumter.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALEXANDER DIXON Alexander Dixon, 62, died on Sunday, June 22, 2014, in Sumter.

Born on Oct. 12, 1951, in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of William and Mae McMillon Dixon.

The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Belista Dixon, 2994 Lee State Park Road, Bishopville.

THE SUMTER ITEM Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

SHELBY BAILEY Shelby Jean Caulder Bailey, 75, wife of Anthony P. Bailey, died on Saturday, June 21, 2014, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia.

Born in Andrews, she was a daughter of Florence Ogburn Reding and the late Harold Julius Caulder. She retired from Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She and her husband were married on May 10, 2003.

Survivors include her husband; three children, Rocky Thornhill of Orlando, Florida, Cynthia Bivens (Glenn) of Utah, and Angela Huff (Jeffrey) of Summerton; nine grandchildren; six greatgrandchildren; two brothers, Harold Caulder of Sumter and Bobby Caulder of Pelion; and three sisters, Judy Hinkle and Sonya Reynolds, both of Pawleys Island, and Mary Lee (Jerry) of Alcolu.

She was preceded in death by a son, Timothy Thornhill.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Betty Gainey officiating.

Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

ROBERT E. HAYES Jr. Robert Earl “Robbie” Hayes Jr., 42, husband of Anne Ball Hayes, died on Sunday, June 22, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston.

Born in Florence, he was a son of Pat Hayes Baez and the late Robert Earl Hayes Sr. He was a volunteer with Mayesville Fire Station No. 5 for a number of years.

Survivors include his wife of 13 years; mother of Sumter; father-in-law, Dale Ball of Hopkins; mother-in-law, Jo Ball of Sumter; longtime friends, Jay Baker and Ritchie Hodge; and his beloved dogs.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Patty Gail Hayes.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Dr. Eddie Fleming officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Jay Baker, Ritchie Hodge, Walt Locklair, Chad Secrest, Scotty Huggins and Michael Baker.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.

Memorials may be made to the National Kidney Foundation, 508 Hampton St., Suite 200, Columbia, SC 29201 or to the American Diabetes Association, 107 Westpark Blvd., Suite 220, Columbia, SC 29210.

Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfuneralhome.com

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Gordon content with finishing 2nd to Edwards at Sonoma

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press SONOMA, Calif. — There’s no better driver at Sonoma Raceway than Jeff Gordon, and for more than a decade he was head of the class on road courses.

He won five times at Sonoma, and grabbed another four wins at Watkins Glen.

But Gordon’s last win on a road course was 2006. The rest of the field has caught up and Gordon is no longer considered unbeatable.

Yet there he was on Sunday, charging through the field from the 15th position — he was the highest qualifying Hendrick Motorsports driver — to give himself a shot at a sixth Sonoma victory. But he made one small error while chasing down Carl Edwards, so it took him longer to get to the leader than expected.

When he finally made it to Edwards’ bumper in the final turn of the 10-turn course, Gordon declined to move Edwards out of his way. The 4-time champion let Edwards go, and Edwards sailed off to his first career road course victory.

Gordon settled for second, his third runner-up finish this season.

“It’s not worth wrecking the guy because, hey, if you’re racing the guy and you get a couple runs on him, he blocks you here and he blocks you there and you’re faster, then

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TOYOTA / SAVE MART 350 RESULTS The Associated Press Sunday At Sonoma Raceway Sonoma, Calif.

Lap length: 1.99 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1 1. (4) Carl Edwards, Ford, 110 laps, 119.9 rating, 47 points, $335,790.

2. (15) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 110, 119.1, 43, $238,266.

3. (17) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 110, 105.8, 41, $167,230.

4. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 110, 126, 41, $185,869.

5. (9) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 110, 93.6, 39, $147,344.

6. (30) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 110, 96.7, 38, $126,870.

7. (22) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 110, 111.8, 38, $157,431.

8. (23) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 110, 94.3, 37, $137,340.

9. (19) Greg Biffle, Ford, 110, 86.2, 35, $143,820.

10. (25) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 110, 93, 35, $136,411.

11. (7) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 110, 92.1, 33, $107,785.

12. (5) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 110, 95, 32, $101,635.

13. (12) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 110, 82.3, 31, $129,543.

14. (8) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 110, 83.8, 30, $128,910.

15. (18) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 110, 82.4, 29, $123,643.

16. (10) Joey Logano, Ford, 110, 76.1, 29, $132,326.

17. (26) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 110, 65.3, 27, $141,596.

18. (11) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 110, 69.6, 26, $102,310.

19. (21) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 110, 66.2, 25, $127,743.

20. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 110, 101.6, 25, $131,193.

21. (27) David Gilliland, Ford, 110, 61.1, 23, $116,068.

22. (13) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 110, 58.2, 22, $133,268.

23. (29) Aric Almirola, Ford, 110, 61.8, 21, $127,671.

24. (28) Michael McDowell, Ford, 110, 57.4, 20, $86,785.

25. (20) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 110, 60.4, 19, $134,701.

26. (16) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 110, 65.6, 18, $97,035.

27. (32) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 110, 49.2, 17, $88,385.

28. (3) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 110, 74.2, 16, $114,555.

29. (38) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 110, 44.7, 15, $101,643.

30. (42) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 110, 40.2, 14, $100,493.

31. (24) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 109, 58, 13, $122,485.

32. (40) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 109, 39.1, 12, $93,537.

33. (35) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 109, 39.6, 11, $91,880.

34. (39) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 109, 32, 0, $83,745.

35. (41) Boris Said, Ford, 109, 33.7, 9, $83,605.

36. (31) David Ragan, Ford, 109, 40.3, 8, $91,520.

37. (2) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 108, 103.5, 9, $89,983.

38. (43) Tomy Drissi, Toyota, 108, 25.9, 6, $85,850.

39. (36) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, rear gear, 104, 34.2, 5, $73,850.

40. (33) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 95, 32.5, 4, $69,850.

41. (34) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 91, 40.5, 3, $65,850.

42. (14) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, accident, 74, 67.5, 2, $110,986.

43. (37) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, engine, 29, 25.8, 0, $58,350.

you might not give an inch,’’ Gordon said. “You might go in there and you might use the

bumper. But I really had just caught him.’’

So Gordon felt his best bet

was to try to force Edwards into making a mistake that Gordon would seize. Edwards held it together and shook Gordon loose.

During the Victory Lane celebration, Gordon came by to congratulate the winner.

The move touched Edwards.

“I’m a fan of this sport and I grew up watching Jeff Gordon go through those s’s and watching how he drove his car,’’ Edwards said. “So to be able to hold him off like that means a lot. I’m glad there wasn’t one or two more laps in the race because I don’t know if it would have worked out that way, but it definitely meant a lot to have Jeff Gordon in my mirror.’’

At almost 43 years old, those are sentiments Gordon is hearing more frequently as he’s become the elder statesman of the Sprint Cup Series.

Mark Martin has called it a career, Jeff Burton is transitioning into a television job and Bobby Labonte no longer has a ride. Gordon’s contemporaries are climbing out of their race cars, but at the start of his third decade in NASCAR, Gordon is still getting it done.

“I’m starting to hear that a

lot more, where somebody was born when I won my first championship or was watching me as a kid,’’ Gordon said.

“I love racing here. I love being competitive and leading the points and having a shot at winning races, at 22 years into my Cup career. We’re having fun.’’

He should be: With 10 races remaining to set the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field, Gordon has a 20-point lead over teammate Jimmie Johnson in the points standings. He has the one win needed to lock him into the 16-driver Chase field. Toss out an accident-induced 39th-place finish at Talladega and Gordon hasn’t finished lower than 15th this year.

Gordon has failed to finish in the top-10 just four times in 16 races this season.

Yes, winning has a greater emphasis this season. But consistency still matters down the stretch.

Gordon still faces persistent questions about retirement.

Part of that is driven by age and the fact that the father of two young children has the luxury to choose when he wants to get off the road and become a family man.

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The proposed millage required to support the budget for 2014-2015 is 129.3 mills, an increased of 1.9 mills.

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BOA-14-07, 1081 Alice Dr. (City) The applicant is requesting a variance of 10 feet from the required 10 foot front yard setback for relocation of a freestanding business sign per Article 8, Section H, Sign Regulations and per Exhibit 8-5 due to the Alice Drive Widening Project.

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Estate Notice Sumter County

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Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate:

Sybilla Glover #2014ES4300341

Personal Representative

Charles E. Glover 545 Mallard Drive Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Woddie Odell Hinson #2014ES4300349

Estate:

Estate:

Shirley Bryan Van Voorhis #2014ES4300363

Personal Representative

Melinda Phillips C/O J. Cabot Seth Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Daniel Fulwood #2014ES4300342

Personal Representative Mary Fulwood 4835 Mt. Sanai Church Road Lynchburg, SC 29080

Estate:

Sidney Everett Walton Jr. #2014ES4300330

Personal Representative

William C. Walton 415 Fairhaven Road Lewisville, NC 27023

Estate:

Personal Representative

Dale Jared Taylor 4330 Granada Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Personal Representative

Kristi L. Hinson 90 Vining Road Sumter, SC 29150

Wilfred Joseph Taylor #2014ES4300356

Thomas Durant Keels, Jr. #2014ES4300337

Personal Representative Christopher Rye 1379 Mooneyham Road Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Personal Representative

Casey Keels Newman 75 Pincrest Drive Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Anna J. Schuler #2014ES4300355

Personal Representative

Catherine McCormick 65 Hennig Drive Pittsburg, PA 15236

James Lee Sessions #2014ES4300345

Personal Representative

Michael Sessions 812 Webb Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Eleanor Lynn Rye #2014ES4300325

Ruth Peebles #2014ES4300321

Personal Representative Sherril P. Ray 528 Mimosa Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Sharon Elaine Turner Gulledge #2014ES4300333

Personal Representative Natalie Gulledge Johnston 2890 Crest Haven Drive Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:

Robert E. Rink, Jr. #2014ES4300361

Personal Representative

Estate:

Vernon E. Hampton #2014ES4300362

Personal Representative

Latanya M. Clabon 2875 Southgate Drive Sumter, SC 29154

Robert E. Rink, Jr. C/O Kenneth Hamilton Attorney At Law PO Box 52359 Sumter, SC 29152

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014 Online: www.theitem.com/clarendon_sun | Call: (803) 435-4716 | E-mail: jim@theitem.com

Alcolu celebrates water project groundbreaking

BY JIM HILLEY (803) 774-1211 jim@theitem.com

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ith a hot saxophone player, a rousing rendition of “Falling in Love with Jesus,” and enough ministers to hallelujah Satan straight back to Hades at a dead run, the City of Manning broke ground on the Alcolu Water, Sewer & Stormwater Extensions project Thursday at the Lighthouse Center in Alcolu.

While the celebration may have seemed over the top to someone who is used to modern accommodations, the project has been a long time in the making for Alcolu residents.

“We are here to celebrate the work of several years from several entities,” said Manning Mayor Julia Nelson.

“We are not here to do this for ourselves, but it is a work for people,” said Vernita Dore, director of rural development in the state for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “Everyone deserves a decent, safe and potable water. Everybody deserves a sanitary system that works.”

Construction is expected to start in July on the project that includes 1,800 linear feet of water mains, 3,000 linear feet of gravity sewer lines, 2,030 linear feet of sewer force

SEE ALCOLU, PAGE C4

JIM HILLEY / THE CLARENDON SUN

Local dignitaries and representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture break ground for the Alcolu Water, Sewer and Stormwater Extension project Thursday in Alcolu.

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Isabel Price and sons Christian, 5, and Marcos, 3, of Summerton shop for some produce at Alexis Moultrie’s stand at the Manning Flea Market Saturday. The farmers market in Manning is open from 8 a.m. to noon each Saturday and offers a wide variety of locally grown produce.

Village Renaissance Project nears completion in Summerton

BY JIM HILLEY (803) 774-1211 jim@theitem.com Visitors to Summerton who come into town from the west on the Larry King Jr. Highway may notice a a number of improvements to the street, including new curbing, sidewalks, benches, trash receptacles and palm trees, all part of the Village Renaissance Project the town has been working on since 2010.

But Summerton Public Works Manager William Brailsford said many locals will appreciate the new pavement the most.

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Summerton Public Works Director William “Bucky” Brailsford points out the scope of Pase II of the Village Rennaisance Project nearing completion in the clarendon County community.

“The biggest, most welcome change was resurfacing the

highway,” he said. “It was in terrible shape and hadn’t

been touched for many years.

It was one of the older roads in the county that hadn’t been resurfaced.”

Summerton is one of 12 towns in South Carolina that received Village Renaissance grants, which are intended to impact and revitalize neighborhoods, he said.

The grants are made up of federal money given to the South Carolina Department of Commerce, which then worked with local councils of government to locate recipients.

“Like any small town with a chance to grab money we went for it,” Brailsford said. “It came with a lot of strings and

red tape attached. You can guess which one had more.”

During the initial planning phase, the town had public meetings and sent out questionnaires to determine what to do with the money.

“We went with the majority approach,” Brailsford said.

The project had to be contained within a half-mile radius, and it was decided to improve a four-block stretch on Larry King Jr. Highway.

Brailsford said the project extended slightly into Clarendon County on the west side, and it required an interagency

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 2014

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New Zion man new chair of banker’s group COLUMBIA – H. Blake Gibbons Jr., president and chief operating officer of The Citizens Bank, will begin a oneyear term as chairman of the South Carolina Bankers Association on July 1. Gibbons was elected to the position at the association’s annual meeting, held this past week.

Gibbons has been with the Olanta-based inMUG NAME stitution since 1979 and was named president and chief operating officer of the bank in 1991. The Citizens Bank has grown from a two-branch, $15 million operation to a 15-branch, $390 million entity during his tenure.

Gibbons succeeds Art Seaver, chief executive officer of Southern First Bank.

“I’m honored to be chosen for this position,” Gibbons said. “I believe it’s a credit to our association that the SCBA is willing to select chairmen from small banks as well as big banks. Choosing a chairman from towns such as Olanta speaks highly of the SCBA and its desire to serve all the banks of our state.”

Gibbons is a 1968 graduate of East Clarendon High School, a 1972 graduate of the University of South Carolina and a 1991 graduate of the Graduate School of Banking at Louisiana State University.

Prior to joining The Citizens

Bank, he spent seven years working for the State Board of Financial Institutions as a bank examiner.

Over the years, Gibbons has been active in the SCBA, serving as chairman of the South Carolina Bankers School and the South Carolina Insurance Trust, and on the board of the Community Bankers Council.

“Blake is a quiet but very effective banker,” said SCBA President and CEO Fred Green. “He knows everything that’s going on in his bank and the different communities it serves. He has a quiet but effective way of getting things done, and I know the other bankers in the state recognize his aptitude.”

Gibbons and his wife Sherrilyn have two children, three grandchildren and live in New Zion, in Clarendon County.

The South Carolina Bankers Association is the trade and professional association representing more than 80 financial institutions across the state. The SCBA is organized to effectively represent the common interest and welfare of South Carolina’s banking industry and to promote the professional development of its members and individual practitioners.

Begun in 1901, the SCBA’s mission is to provide legislative, regulatory, educational and product leadership on behalf of its members.

For more information about the SCBA visit scbankers.org.

PETS OF THE WEEK

HEIDI

GABE

Heidi is a Old English Sheepdog mix who is 4 months old, up to date on vaccines, and will be spayed on July 18. She’s currently ready for a foster-to-adopt family.

Gabe is Heidi’s brother, also 4 months old, and will also be neutered on July 18. These siblings were pulled from the county pound, dewormed and vaccinated, and are now searching for a permanent home.

Heidi, Gabe and many other cats and dogs can be seen at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

Free HIV tests available Thursday In recognition of National HIV Testing Week, Clarendon Behavioral Health Services (CBHS), 14 N. Church St., Manning, has partnered with the Wateree AIDS Task Force (WATF) to provide free and confidential HIV testing, counseling, referral and educational information on Thursday, June 26.

CBHS will start testing members of the public who are already clients from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 a.m. For members of the public who are not CBHS clients, WATF will be on site to test from 1 to 4 p.m. Test results will be available the same day.

The National HIV Testing Week, June 21-June 27, is coordinated by the Urban Coalition for HIV/AIDS Services (UCHAPS) and aims to reduce late diagnosis by ensuring more people become aware of their current HIV status.

“Talk HIV. Test HIV. Treat HIV” has been introduced to support dialogue in order to encourage people and populations at higher risk to ask for an HIV test, to ensure more HIV tests are offered to people at higher risk and finally to make sure people who are HIV positive are participating

Free HIV Testing Clarendon Behavioral Health Services 14 N. Church St., Manning CBHS Clients: 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m., 2-4:40 p.m.

Public: 1-4 p.m., testing by Wateree AIDS Task Force (803) 435-2121

in regular and ongoing HIV medical care.

The unacceptable reality is that in the U.S., nearly 1.2 million people have HIV and 1 in 5 don’t know it. When people are diagnosed late with HIV, delaying access to treatment, they are more likely to suffer with health complications and more likely to pass on HIV to others. In contrast, the majority of those who are diagnosed early (soon after infection), are engaged in regular HIV care, and are prescribed antiretroviral treatment in a timely manner can live healthy lives. The likelihood of their passing on HIV to others is significantly reduced.

For further information about the free HIV testing, contact Caroline Grant at (803) 435-2121.

FILE PHOTO

Sumter resident Wardell Stevenson, center, and teammates, from left, Columbia resident Furman Dingle and Sumter residents John Lawson and Ernest Roland took top honors in the Scott’s Branch High School Alumni Association Golf Tournament held Sept. 2011.

Scott’s Branch golf tournament set The Scott’s Branch High School Alumni Association’s annual Charity Golf Tournament will be at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 5, at Foxboro Golf Club, 8377 Wash Davis Road, in Summerton.

Cost to enter the four-person captain’s choice tourna-

ment is $40 per player. Registration is at 8:30 a.m. and a shotgun start will be at 9:30 a.m. The entry fee includes green fee, cart, meal and refreshments while playing.

Prizes and trophies will be awarded for first, second and Third place as well as longest

drive and closest to the pin.

All proceeds go to the Scott’s Branch High School Alumni Association.

For more information, call Robert McFadden Sr. at 803225-4085 or 866-431-0016, or visit www.scottsbranchhighalumni.com.

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS BLACK MALE SUMMIT “Restoring the Legacy of the African American Male,” Action Council for Cross Cultural Mental Health and Human Services and Omicron Kappa Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc, will be presented Friday and Saturday in Manning. The schedule is: • 7 p.m. Friday, June 27 —Convocation at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Manning, Rev. George P. Winley host pastor • 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 28 — Black Male Summit, Manning High School, Cost: $10, (Pay at the door).

Featured Workshops include: Effects of Illicit Drugs on Individuals and Communities; Financial Empowerment; Bullying and Peer Pressure; and Working with Parents of Challenging Children

JORDAN CROSSROADS MINISTRY CENTER HAVEN OF REST MEETING The center will hold its public monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 2, at New Covenant Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Parking is available in the parking area nearest the entrance to the Fellowship Hall. For more information call Ann Driggers at (803) 460-5572.

INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION IN MANNING The City of Manning is celebrating Independence Day with the Red, White and Blue Celebration on Saturday July 5, from 7 to 11 p.m.

The celebration will take place at the Red Barn on Church Street, near the Farmers Market. There will be a DJ, live music, food vendors and fireworks! The fireworks will begin at 9:30 p.m.

Bring your lawn chairs and enjoy the sights and sounds of the Red, White and Blue Celebration. Free admission was made possible with the support of many local sponsors. For more information call City Hall at (803) 4358477.

AFFORDABLE CARE ACT WORKSHOP The workshop, presented

by Carrie Sinkler-Parker, will be held at The Harvin Clarendon County Library at 6 p.m. on Monday, July 7.

This program is free and

open to the public. No registration is required. For more information, call (803) 4358633.

LIBRARY CLOSURE The Harvin Clarendon County Library will close for Independence Day on Friday, July 4, and Saturday, July 5. The library will reopen on Monday, July 7 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The book drop will be available for return of unrestricted materials. For more information, call (803) 435-8633.

SUMMER MEAL PROGRAM Clarendon School District 2 will offer free lunches for children ages 2 to 18 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Manning Elementary School, 311 W. Boyce St., and Manning High School, 2155 Paxville Highway, Mondays through Thursdays through June 26 and again July 7 through 31.

A morning snack will be offered at Manning Elementary from 8 to 9 a.m. each day that lunches are offered.

For more information, contact the district food service office at (803) 435-4082.

FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATION The City of Manning’s Red, White and Blue Celebration of Independence Day will be held from 7 to 11 p.m. Saturday, July 5, at the Red Barn on Church Street.

The event will include food, live music, activities for children and a fireworks show at 9 p.m.

For more information, call (803) 435-8477.

CLARENDON GOLF PROGRAM 2014 SUMMER SCHEDULE • Little Tees (4 to 6 years old) – Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 to 10 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Junior Golf (7 to 14) Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m. $50 for 2 days, $75 for 3 days • New Beginners ( 7 to 14) Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 to 11 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Adults – Mondays 1:30 to 3 p.m., $25 Registrations and payments are being accepted at the recreation office at J.C. Britton Park in Manning.

For more information call (803) 473-3543.

All classes will be held at Shannon Greens Golf Club.

JUNIOR GOLF FUNDRAISER The Clarendon County Junior Golf program will hold a fundraiser golf tournament on Saturday, June 28, at Shannon Greens Golf Club. The format is a threeman scramble, captains choice. Shotgun tee time at 11 a.m. Check in is at 10:30 a.m. The cost is $49 per person. Discount cost is $135 per team if you register by June 20. Make checks payable to Clarendon County Recreation. You may pick up a registration form at J.C. Britton Park or Shannon Greens Golf Club. For more information, contact LeBon Joye at 473-3543.

WALKER-GAMBLE REUNION The Walker Gamble High School Alumni Association Inc. reunion committee will hold a reunion weekend Sept. 26-28 at Walker Gamble Elementary School, New Zion. For further details, write to WGHS Alumni Assoc. Inc., P.O. Box 335, New Zion, SC 29111.

MENTORING PROGRAM Rural Leadership Institute-Clarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1.

Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary.

The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors.

Often, children simply need to know that someone cares about them and to have a positive role model in their lives. Mentoring time will take place on school property and only during school hours, possibly during the child’s activity time or lunch. The goal is to have mentors meet with children on a regular basis, for instance, once a week. Mentors will become volunteers of Clarendon School District 1 and will go through background checks as well as be given an orientation on being a mentor.

For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 7074901 or email rliclarendoncounty@gmail.com.

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POLICE BLOTTER MANNING POLICE DEPARTMENT TRESPASS-DISORDERLY CONDUCT 8:50 P.M. June 11: Officers responded to a report of trespassing at a restaurant in the 100 block of Sunset Drive. The manager told police a man was in the restaurant being loud, using profanity and seemed to be intoxicated. The manager said he told the man to leave several times but he refused and sat down. The manager said once the police arrived the man walked outside. An officer approached the man and noticed a strong odor of alcohol. The officer asked the man why he did not leave when asked and the man replied he did not want to. The officer noticed the man had glassy, bloodshot eyes and had difficulty standing. The man admitted drink-

ing and taking prescription medication. Donald Walters, 43, of Hopkins, was arrested on charges of public disorderly conduct and placed on trespass notice at the restaurant.

12:01 p.m. June 14: Officers responded to the Clarendon Memorial Hospital emergency room in reference to a report of a possible assault. A woman at the hospital said her husband’s cousin hit her with a pot containing boiled water and chlorine bleach the night before. She said she waited to seek treatment because she had consumed alcohol. Officer noticed a bruise on her left bicep and officers learned that she also had a broken collarbone. The victim said she wished to press charges, and she was advised to seek a warrant.

CLARENDON COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE BURGLARY/BREAKING AND ENTERING 4:36 P.M. June 16: An officer responded to a report of a break in at the 2300 block of Little Star Road. Complainant said he recently returned home and noticed the rear door was kicked in. Several TVs and guns were missing as well as ammunition, identification cards and jewelry.

Missing items were valued at $4,740.

VANDALISM/THEFT FROM MOTOR VEHICLE 4:54 a.m. June 14: A deputy responded to a report of vandalism to a vehicle in the 3900 block of Elliott Road, Pinewood. Complainant said she left her car at the location at around 12:30 a.m. When she returned to the vehicle her front passenger side window was broken and her cell phone was missing. Damage was estimated at $150 and the missing cell phone was valued at $300.

LARCENY 9:23 p.m. June 14: An officer responded to a report of a sto-

len boat trailer on Floran Street in Manning. Complainant said he and friends launched a boat from a landing at about 6:30 p.m., and when they returned at 9 p.m. the boat trailer had been detached and was missing. The missing trailer was valued at $2,000.

THEFT 10:25 a.m.. June 17: A man came to the sheriff’s office to report the theft of a 4-wheeler.

Complainant said he left the 4-wheeler under a tarp on his property in the 1000 block of Jordan Church Road at around 5 p.m. Sunday, and when he returned Monday he noticed the tarp moved and the 4-wheeler missing. The missing 4-wheeler was valued at $1,500.

VANDALISM 11:51 a.m. June 14: A deputy responded to a report of vandalism in the 3000 block of Gunter Road. Complainant said a vehicle struck a telephone cable box located on his property. Damage was estimated at $1,000.

JIM HILLEY / THE CLARENDON SUN

A vehicle rolls past a bench and a trash receptacle installed on Larry King Jr. Road in Summerton as part of the Village Renaissance Project, which also included planting palm trees and new pavement for the street.

PROJECT, FROM PAGE C1 agreement with the county to complete.

“It was a real good experience,” he said.

Brailsford said Phase II construction is 99.9 percent complete, and the final close out date is in September.

The grant for Phase II was $250,000, and the city had to match 10 percent with $25,000 cash or labor.

“A good bit was labor with demolition and asbestos removal,” Brailsford said.

Six structures were set for demolition in the area, and one snag that developed was dealing with the asbestos in some of those structures.

“Each had been vacant for well over 10 years,” Brailsford said.

Brailsford said he has received good feedback from residents on the project.

“We have had comments from motorists thanking us for the smoother ride and a from a fairly good number of

people who walk into town from the west side,” he said.

The town will now wait to see if Phase II passes review by the granting agencies.

“Don’t know how long and involved the review process is,” Brailsford said. “I hope it passes the litmus test. If everybody is satisfied with the project we will be eligible for Phase III, which would involve improving the ball park and playground on Wausau Street.”

Phase III is an additional $250,000 grant with a 10 percent match, he said.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES All persons having claims against the following estates MUST file their claims on FORM #371ES with the Probate Court of Clarendon County, the address of which is 411 Sunset Dr. Manning, SC 29102, within eight (8) months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors or within one (1) year from date of death, whichever is earlier (SCPC 62-3-801, et seq.), or such persons shall be forever barred as to their claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements on the prescribed form (FORM #371ES) indicating the name and address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the claim, and a description of any security as to the claim.

Estate: Willie Preston Ragin #2014ES1400140 Personal Representative: Dorothy M. Ragin 2628 Elliott Road Pinewood, SC 29125 06/17/14 - 07/01/14 Estate: Shirley Lee Robertson Manley #2014ES1400145 Personal Representative: Shelley M. Viands 1216 Edmonds Way Summerton, SC 29148 06/17/14 - 07/01/14 Estate: Frances Reedy Buyck #2014ES1400146 Personal Representative: William O. Buyck PO Drawer 520 Manning, SC 29102 Karen H. Thomas, Esq. 1301 Gervais St. Suite 1920 Columbia, SC 29201 06/17/14 - 07/01/14

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Okra is a native of Ethiopia that has become a staple in the Southern kitchen. It can be fried, boiled, used in stews and as a thickener. Freeze or can it to have it all year long. You can even buy it as a dried snack.

Okra means you’re eating down South

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f okra is on your plate, you’re probably somewhere below the Mason-Dixon line. You lucky thing.

This native of Ethiopia has become identified with Southern cuisine as much as grits and collards.

Versatile? You bet! Some people like it breaded and fried. Others like it stewed with tomatoes and served over rice. Everybody likes it in gumbo.

It can even be made into pickles.

If you grow your own, you Nancy know well that Harrison okra is best CLEMSON when the oblong EXTENSION pods are picked small – no more than three or four inches. Big pods are a different story. They are tough.

Don’t make the mistake of thinking you can cook overgrown okra into tenderness. If you have trouble cutting it with a knife, what makes you think your teeth will do any better?

If you don’t grow your own, look at the grocery store or farmer’s market for unblemished, crisp, plump pods. Avoid the ones with brown spots or the ones that look shriveled and limp — they’re past their prime.

Okra can be stored in the vegetable bin of your refrigerator for up to three days. As with any fresh vegetable, the quality is best the same day it is picked.

CANNING OKRA Select young, tender pods.

Hot pack – wash pods and trim ends.

Leave whole or cut into 1-inch pieces.

Cover with hot water in a saucepan.

Boil 2 minutes and drain. Pack hot okra into jars, leaving 1-inch head space. Add ½ teaspoon salt to pints; 1 teaspoon to quarts, if desired. Fill jars to 1 inch from top with boiling water.

Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rims.

Adjust lids and process. Process in a Dial Gauge Pressure Canner at 11 pounds pressure Or in a Weighted Gauge Pressure Canner at 10 pounds pressure: Pints – 25 minutes, Quarts – 40 minutes If you would like additional information on freezing or canning fruits and vegetables, contact your local Clemson University Extension office.

Okra is a healthy part of any eating plan. A half cup of sliced, boiled okra has between 25 and 30 calories. It is also cholesterol free and has only the tiniest trace of naturally occurring fat.

Those who like boiled okra are few and far between. It tends to be a little slimy when it’s sliced and boiled. However, if you mix it with tomatoes and stew the mixture, it thickens the dish and goes well as a side to any entree.

You can actually make a good supper out of tomatoes and okra over rice with a pan of hot cornbread. The taste buds can take

ALCOLU, FROM PAGE C1 main, a wastewater pump station, 1,100 linear feet of storm drains, and a detention pond to support ongoing development in the Alcolu community, according to a Manning press release.

The USDA is providing funding assistance through a long-term low interest Rural Utility Service Loan and a Rural Business Enterprise Grant, and Manning also received a grant from the S.C. State Budget & Control Board for the project, the release said.

“Thank you for the work

you do and for the heart in which you do it.

“Whether you wrote a letter, whether you came from Washington or Columbia to visit, whether you did all the work back at the office, we all have a part in this great work,” Dore said. “This work is paying forward, not to people who are here today but for people who will come after.”

Nelson said the project should improve development prospects for the entire area.

“For me personally this project is not only for the lives of the individual we are

only so many pizzas and hamburgers. Then it’s time for real food.

If you’ve got too much okra to eat all at once, try freezing part of the harvest. Blanch the okra pods by boiling them for three minutes. Immediately remove them from the heat, drain the water and spread them out to cool quickly.

Leave them whole or slice crosswise. Put the okra into a freezer bag or rigid container and leave half an inch head space to allow for expansion.

Then seal, label and freeze.

If you’d like to freeze okra for future frying, the instructions are the same except that after slicing crosswise, then dredge with meal or flour. Spread in a single layer on shallow trays. Place the trays in the freezer just long enough to freeze the slices firm. Then, package the frozen, breaded slices in a freezer container the same way as described above.

When you’re ready for fried okra, simply drop the frozen, breaded slices into hot oil and fry until golden.

Nancy S. Harrison is a retired food safety and nutrition educator with Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service.

Clemson University Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to people of all ages, regardless of race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, political beliefs, sexual orientation, or marital or family status, and is an equal opportunity employer.

touching now but for the future,” she said. When you look at something like Continental (tire plant) — the difference that Continental is going to make for our area.

That isn’t just an investment that took place two years ago.

The people in Sumter had to plan for that many, many years ago. Even though some people may not be able to connect the dots with what we are doing here in Alcolu, we are expanding Manning with this project, we are bringing hope to Clarendon County.

We are going to have the infrastructure in place for those big dreams to become a reality.”

MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors has approved $9 million in loans to advance five industrial development projects across the state.

The loans support projects representing a total $17.5 million in infrastructure investment when local financing is included. The projects benefit job recruitment in Bluffton, Rock Hill and the counties of Aiken, Clarendon and Dillon.

“With today’s board actions, Santee Cooper has now invested more than $32 million in industrial infrastructure loans since 2012.

Through these loans, we are helping local, often rural, communities build facilities that will attract modern industry and create good jobs for South Carolinians,” said Lonnie Carter, Santee Cooper president and CEO. Approved for loans are: The Economic Development Partnership of Aiken and Edgefield Counties, $3.3 million to help build a 100,000-square-foot industrial spec building in Sage Mill Industrial Park. Existing park tenants include Bridgestone and Genco. Total project cost is expected to be $6 million, and Aiken Electric Cooperative will provide electric service to the building.

Bluffton Public Development Corp., $1.8 million to help purchase 55.9 acres in the Buckwalter Place Multi-County Business/Industrial Park. Total project cost is anticipated to be $3.6 million, and Palmetto Electric Cooperative will provide electric service.

Other park tenants include Don Ryan Center for Innovation and CareCore National.

Business Development Corp. of Clarendon County, $850,000 to help build a 50,000-square-foot building in the Clarendon County Industrial Park. Nearby tenants include Advantage Southeast and Powell Valves. Total project cost is expected to be $2.45 million, and Santee Electric Cooperative will be electricity provider.

Marlboro Development Team Inc., $1.3 million to help build a 15,000-square-foot building in the Northeastern Commerce Center in Dillon County. Total project cost is $2.2 million and Marlboro Electric Cooperative will provide electric service.

Rock Hill Economic Development Corp., $1.8 million to help build a 40,000-square-foot building in Waterford Business Park, which is already home to 3D Systems, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. and others. Total project cost is expected to be $3.3 million. This loan falls under a program previously approved by the Santee Cooper board for municipal customers and was presented for information purposes.

JIM HILLEY / THE CLARENDON SUN

Vernita Dore, South Carolina rural development director for the U.S. Department of Agriculture, speaks to attendees at the Alcolu Water, Sewer and Stormwater Extensions project groundbreaking Thursday, in Alcolu.