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State house passes bill to incentivize building solar farm

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Poet Nikky Finney, a graduate of Sumter High School and winner of the National Book Award for poetry, will read at Piccolo Spoleto’s Sundown Poetry Series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 10, at Dock Street Theatre Courtyard, 135 Church St. Admission is free.

COLUMBIA — An old toxic waste dump at Lake Marion is being looked at as a site for a solar farm that could help reduce the nearly $4 million public cost of maintaining the landfill each year.

The state House of Rep-

resentatives approved a solar energy bill Tuesday night that included an amendment specifically intended to land a solar farm at the Pinewood dump. The amendment provides a 25 percent income tax credit for anyone to build, purchase or lease a solar farm at the closed hazardous waste site.

Rob Kerr, an executive with the landfill’s management company, said Wednesday that the state is seeking ways to defray the landfill’s maintenance

cost. The site shut down about 15 years ago, and its former operator filed for bankruptcy, leaving the state responsible for maintenance.

Without maintenance, the 279-acre landfill could leak industrial chemicals into groundwater, Sparkleberry Swamp and Lake Marion, state officials acknowledge. The state must manage toxic water that builds up in the landfill.

Kerr declined to name companies he has spoken with but said the tax credit

for a sun farm at Pinewood could help entice a solar energy company. The property includes areas away from toxic waste disposal pits that would provide ample room for a field of solar panels, he said.

“There are a lot of pieces to this puzzle,’’ Kerr said.

“It is in a very preliminary stage, and we have no promises. But it would certainly be much more viable’’ if the amendment passes the Legislature.

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Sumterites perform at Piccolo Spoleto

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Sumterites have a presence at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival every year, and it’s always worth your while to check them out while in Charleston. The festival, known as the official outreach arm of Spoleto Festival USA, cites its mission “to provide access to the Spoleto Festival USA experience for everyone, regardless of their economic, social or physical circumstances and to provide the opportunity for excellent local and regional artists, writers and performers to be showcased ....”

The festival started May 27 and will continue through June 11.

Among the local artists and performers is Carole Carberry, who can be seen every day during that time. The award-winning Sumter artist has a large selection of her watercolors in Marion Square beginning at 10 a.m. She’s already there, having begun showing her work on May 27. Admission is free.

Sumter native McKenzie QuinnBarnett is a featured actor in College of Charleston’s theater series, Stella di Domani (stars of tomorrow). A rising sophomore and theater major, she can be seen in “Under the Lights,” a series of 10-minute plays written and acted

by College of Charleston students.

Among them are the winners of the Franklin B. Ashley Playwriting and the Todd McNerney Student Playwriting awards. See “Under the Lights” at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, June 6 through 8, at the the College’s Chapel Theatre, 172 Calhoun St. Admission is $17 for adults, $14 for seniors and students.

Former Sumter resident and Sumter High School graduate Nikky Finney, winner of the National Book Award for poetry for her volume, “Head Off and Split,” will read from her works as part of the Sundown Poetry Series at 6:30 p.m. Friday, June 10. She has published three other collections and is the editor of “The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South” and

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Emergency crews work a crash at Alice Drive and U.S. 378 on Tuesday evening. No details of the wreck were available at press time.

Lakewood senior receives Boozer scholarship

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Lakewood High School senior Alan P. Johnson III received a $500 scholarship on Wednesday in memory of a local high school student who drowned in a swimming accident in June 1988.

Joseph Boozer, 15, drowned in Lake Marion after the large inner tube he and two other boys were playing on flipped over. Boozer reportedly did not know how to swim. The other two boys were rescued.

Boozer was described as an exemplary high school student admired by his family, community, teachers and classmates.

Boozer was a 10th-grade student at the former Furman High School, now a middle school.

“He believed in getting things done,” said his mother, Elizabeth Boozer. “He loved sports, but also cared about his education. He dreamed of playing for the Dallas Cowboys and building bridges as an engineer.”

Boozer loved school and had perfect

attendance the year he was killed, his mother said.

In an article from the June 1988 The Sumter Item, Furman High School Athletic Director Rudy Wheeler described him as “one of those kids who, if you had a son, you would want him to be like Joseph.”

Boozer was on student council and was scheduled to be on Wheeler’s junior varsity team the following year.

Boozer was the third oldest, of six children. His younger sister, Clara Clayborne, said he loved fishing,

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Crooks flushed out by sharp-eyed store owner Sometimes, fate is in the cards.

A trio of men were taken into custody Tuesday after one of the men dealt himself a bad hand at Reliable Pawn Shop on Liberty Street.

According to reports, a Florida man wasn’t playing it straight when he attempted to purchase a stainless steel Rolex watch worth $4,800 with a Western Union Netspend debit Mastercard.

Seemingly sharper than a one-eyed

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Deputies seek church vandalism suspects Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding those responsible for vandalizing Wedgefield Baptist Church.

The damage happened sometime between the last service on Sunday evening and Tuesday morning when church officials arrived.

Church officials discovered that someone had broken a window on the front door and entered the building upon arrival Tuesday morning.

Once inside, the suspects sprayed two fire extinguishers throughout the building and onto furniture. They also dumped red paint on the floor and dipped microphones in the paint, according to the sheriff’s office.

The damage is estimated at about $1,100.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at (803) 436-2000.

Grandfather picks up wrong boy from school COLUMBIA — A South Carolina grandfather is apologizing for picking up the wrong boy from an elementary school.

According to WIS-TV, an incident report in Orangeburg County says Joseph Fuller showed up at Edisto Primary School on May 19 and spotted a boy who he thought was his grandson.

The report says the grandfather approached the boy and gave him a hug. When Fuller asked the boy if he was ready to go, the boy said yes.

The report says a teacher’s assistant told sheriff’s deputies that she asked the boy if the man was his grandfather, and the boy said yes.

It wasn’t until after Fuller brought him home that the mistake was realized and he returned the boy to the school.

He says he’s very sorry.

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sleeve. Unfortunately for the suspect, the man’s alias was flushed when police found a Florida driver’s license in his pocket identifying him as Leon Prophete.

The deck was stacked when the real Florida license trumped the fake Ohio ID. He was also carrying a number of other debit cards.

The game was up for Prophete. He was charged with financial transaction card fraud greater than $1,000, giving false information to police and criminal conspiracy.

Jack, store owner John Nesbitt noticed the embossed account number on the debit card didn’t match the number printed on the card.

Playing it close to the vest, he called the card-issuing company and confirmed the card was bogus. He then called Sumter Police Department.

When law enforcement arrived, the suspect identified himself to police as “Andrew Thomas” using an Ohio driver’s license.

Maybe the Rolex-wearing wannabe should have kept the bogus ID up his

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Police next turned their attention to the pair of jokers.

Police questioned the two men who were with Prophete, Ronald Petitfrere and Robert Hicks, and then charged the duo with criminal conspiracy.

With Prophete finding himself under arrest and the two other men quickly following suit, the back seat of the police cruiser must have been a full house.

A 2016 Nissan Altima was seized and towed to an impound lot, according to the police report.

4-H2O camp provides special wetlands study

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Lee State Park and Lee County 4-H are collaborating to teach youth about the importance of protecting water quality.

4-H2O Camp for ages 9 to 13 is a hands-on exploration of the way scientists study and test factors influencing water clarity, as well as aquatic macrobiotics — “water bugs” — using the tools scientists use.

Campers will meet at the Lee State Park Education Center at 10 a.m. daily June 13 through 17 for nature hikes and walks down the boardwalk to learn what wetlands are and why they are so important to the environment.

Using an Enviroscape — a 3-D model of a wetlands environment — participants will also learn about pollution and watersheds.

Each session will end at

3 p.m. In addition, campers will make some eco-crafts to take home.

Campers should bring sunscreen, wear closed-toe shoes and leave cellphones, iPods and other electronics at home.

Parents should also provide information about allergies and special needs in advance of the start date.

Drinks and snacks will be provided daily.

Fee for the week-long camp is $25 per child, due to Lee County Clemson Extension before the camp starts.

Campers must be picked up and dropped off on time each day. Space is limited.

Lee State Park is located at 487 Loop Road. Phone number is (803) 428-4988.

To register or for more information, contact Darlas Moore at the Lee County Extension office, 5 Courthouse Square, Bishopville, at (803) 484-5416.

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Participants in the 4-H2O camp at Lee State Park will learn about the importance of water quality and the watershed using scientific tools and other aids. They’ll take guided nature hikes and stroll the park’s boardwalk that snakes through the floodplain forest.

USC Sumter student compiles brochures about Swan Lake wildlife Amelia Cornell smiles as a dragonfly lands on her nose. The University of South Carolina Sumter student and intern helped create two brochures for Swan Lake including one about dragonflies commonly found at the Sumter attraction.

FROM STAFF REPORTS Swan Lake-Iris Gardens is a place well-known for its natural beauty.

Now some of that beauty has been captured by two interpretive guides authored by University of South Carolina Sumter student and intern Amelia Cornell.

Through a partnership with photographers, students and staff, Cornell produced a display of dragonflies and birds of Swan Lake for two brochures, “Field Guide to the Birds of Swan Lake Iris Gardens” and “Common Dragonflies of Swan Lake Iris Gardens.”

The guides capture the most common members of both groups and provide photos, identification information and directions on how park visitors can learn more while exploring the gardens, states a news release from USC Sumter.

“I’m incredibly thankful Amelia approached me for this internship,” said Austin Jenkins, USC Sumter faculty member and naturalist who helped coordinate the project.

Through a long-standing partnership with Swan Lake, Jenkins’ stu-

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hance her own personal experience with her surrounding environment as well as enlighten Visit Swan Lake visitors www.uscsumter.edu about the native species of Swan Lake.

She said the process of compiling the two brochures showed her that “humans are very connected to nature and to the specific species of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens.”

“A connection to nature and with people is important, and I have made connections that will last a lifetime,” Cornell said.

The bird and dragonfly guides are available in print at Swan Lake Iris Gardens Visitor’s Center and in electronic form at USC Sumter’s website, www.uscsumter.edu.

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dents were able to list numerous species found at the park as part of biodiversity inventory exercises.

Jenkins said Amelia later put that information into a form that can be enjoyed by the public.

Cornell said her goal was to en-

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Officers swarm UCLA after murder-suicide LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hundreds of heavily armed officers swarmed the sprawling UCLA campus Wednesday following a shooting that forced thousands to barricade themselves in classrooms and offices, some using belts and chairs to secure doors, until authorities determined the gunman and single victim were dead.

About two hours after the first 911 call came in around 10 a.m., with the center of campus still saturated with officers, Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck said it was a murdersuicide and declared the threat over.

Two men were dead in an engineering building office, and authorities found a gun and what might be a suicide note, he said.

Authorities did not identify the men, and a motive was not immediately clear.

The response to the shooting was overwhelming: Teams of officers in helmets and bulletproof vests looking for victims and suspects ran across the normally tranquil campus tucked in the city’s bustling west side. Some with high-powered rifles yelled for bystanders to flee.

Groups of officers stormed into buildings that had been locked down and cleared hallways as police helicopters hovered overhead.

Advised by university text alerts to turn out the lights and lock the doors where they were, many students let friends and family know they were safe in social media posts. Some described frantic evacuation scenes, while others wrote that their doors weren’t locking and posted photos of photocopiers and foosball tables they used as barricades.

It was the week before final exams at University of California, Los Angeles, whose 43,000 students make it the largest campus in the University of California system.

Classes were canceled Wednesday

but would resume Thursday.

Olivia Cabadas, a 22-year-old nursing student, was getting ready to take a quiz in the mathematics building when her classmates began getting cellphone alerts. Through a window, they could see students rushing down the hallway.

An officer yelled that everyone should get out.

“It was just a little surreal — this is actually happening,” Cabadas said.

“It was chaos.”

Those locked down inside classrooms described a nervous calm.

Some said they had to rig the doors closed with whatever was at hand because they would not lock.

Umar Rehman, 21, was in a math sciences classroom adjacent to Engineering IV, the building where the shooting took place. The buildings are connected by walkway bridges near the center of the 419-acre campus.

“We kept our eye on the door. We knew that somebody eventually could come,” he said, acknowledging the terror he felt.

The door would not lock, and those in the room devised a plan to hold it closed using a belt and crowbar and demand ID from anyone who tried to get in.

Scott Waugh, an executive vice chancellor and provost, said the university would look into concerns about doors that would not lock.

Overall, he said, the response was smooth.

Tanya Alam, 19, also was in the same classroom with about 20 other students. She said she saw an alert on her phone that warned of police activity near Engineering IV. Then, several minutes later, an alert said there was an active shooter.

“I let that sink in. Then I realized there was a shooter on campus and Engineering IV is right here! So I said it out loud,” she said.

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Clara Clayborne, left, and Elizabeth Boozer, middle, present the $500 Joseph Boozer Scholarship to senior Alan P. Johnson III of Lakewood High School. Johnson plans to attend Morris College and become a teacher. Clayborne is Joseph Boozer’s sister, and Elizabeth Boozer is his mother. The Osteen family, which owns The Sumter Item, endowed the scholarship a year after Joseph Boozer’s death in 1988.

SCHOLARSHIP FROM PAGE A1 playing sports, but also had unique hobbies such as studying the history of weaponry.

“He was a perfectionist with an excellent memory,” Clayborne said. “He also was a very good teacher.”

His mother said he would review Sunday School material with younger children at home.

“He did that so well, that when the children got to church, they already knew everything from that lesson,” she said.

Johnson said he was honored to receive the scholarship in Boozer’s memory.

Johnson is planning on attending Morris College and majoring in elementary education with aspirations of becoming an elementary

school teacher.

The scholarship was created in 1989 by a nonprofit organization called Friends of Furman Foundation Inc., a private supporter of Furman High School. The scholarship was endowed by the Hubert D. Osteen Jr. family.

When Furman High School was closed, the scholarship was transferred to Lakewood High School, where it has been given out nearly each year, said Ike Jenkins, scholarship chairman of the Lakewood Leadership Foundation.

The scholarship is presented annually to a minority student. The student is nominated by his or her teacher and has to submit an essay and go through an interview process.

PERFORM FROM PAGE A1 founder of the Affrilachian Poets. Finney is the John H. Bennett Chair in Southern Letters and Literature at University of South Carolina. Admission to her reading in the Dock Street Theatre Courtyard, 135 Church St., is free.

Sumter’s Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will perform at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 11, at St. Philip’s Church, 142 Church PHOTO PROVIDED St. The 20-member choir diThe Trinity United Methodist Church Chancel Choir will be in concert rected by Charles Haraway at the Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston on Saturday, June 11. sings mostly a cappella music Admission is free to the program at St. Philip’s Church from the Renaissance period

to the 20th century. Admission is free, but donations will be accepted.

Piccolo Spoleto has a plethora of exhibitions and events each day. Charleston Director of Cultural Affairs Scott Watson, said, “This year’s offering is a testament to the creativity, originality and resourcefulness of our local and regional artists. Festival traditions, like Sunset Serenade at the U.S. Custom House and the Sundown Poetry Series at the Dock Street Theatre Courtyard, sit along-

side countless new discoveries and Piccolo Spoleto premieres.”

Check out the full schedule online at http://bit. ly/1Zb4wZy or pick up a comprehensive program guide for the festival at the Piccolo Spoleto Box Office, at host venues and other public areas during the run of the festival.

To request a copy of the printed program guide or for more information, call the Office of Cultural Affairs at (843) 724-7305.

The Piccolo Spoleto Festival box office is located at the Gaillard Center, 95 Calhoun St.

regulators, who went to work for the dump. Before it closed in 2000, the dump accepted millions of tons of hazardous waste from sites across the South and East Coast.

At one point in the 1990s, the landfill’s operator, Laidlaw Environmental Services, wielded great influence in the Legislature and in South Carolina government. In the mid 1990s, the company succeeded in blocking a requirement that it post more than $100 million in cash for a cleanup one day.

Environmentalists tried for more than a decade to force the landfill’s closure before they succeeded with a landmark court decision in 2000 against Laidlaw’s successor, Safety Kleen.

Rep. James Smith, D-Richland, said the bill approved Tuesday night gained bi-partisan support, which speaks well of the state’s commitment to solar energy and its effort to find ways to reduce taxpayer costs at Pinewood.

The legislation, S626, passed the House 54-36 after extended debate about

whether to approve tax abatements for homeowners and business people who install solar energy.

Opponents of the bill said the solar industry is being subsidized too greatly, and it’s time for that to stop. Boosters of the bill said solar is a clean form of energy that South Carolina should help expand.

SOLAR FROM PAGE A1 A version of the bill — which provides tax breaks for solar energy overall — has passed the state Senate.

But the Pinewood amendment would need approval from the upper chamber.

Rep. Murrell Smith, RSumter, said he’s heard no opposition to his amendment from senators. The Legislative session ends Thursday.

Smith said he did not know the name of companies interested in a solar farm at the dump but said he understands that “someone has expressed interest.’’

Using the landfill property for a solar farm is part of a push to re-use old industrial sites in South Carolina. The Legislature already has approved a bill offering incentives for companies to establish solar farms at Superfund cleanup sites, Smith said. The idea is to foster the growth of solar power in South Carolina, while providing some use for abandoned and polluted land.

The Pinewood dump, however, is not a Superfund site,

so legislation was needed to encourage solar at the landfill that lies just a few football fields from Lake Marion, which is about a 45-minute drive southeast of Columbia.

Bringing a solar farm to the landfill could offset the $3.9 million annual taxpayer cost for the site, Smith said.

A lease for the site could generate revenue, he said.

“Even if it is a couple of hundred thousand dollars, that’s significant savings,’’ he said.

The Pinewood landfill has a colorful history. It opened in the late 1970s at the site of an old cat litter mine and was developed with the help of former state environmental

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Mississippi governor: ‘Secular’ world angry about new LGBT law JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says the “secular, progressive world” vented at him for signing a bill that would let clerks cite religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The Republican governor spoke in Washington as the conservative Family Research Council gave him an award last Thursday for signing House Bill 1523 this year and a similar one in 2014 called the Mississippi Religious Freedom Restoration Act. “About 60 days ago, it seemed as if all of the secular, progressive world had decided they were going to pour their anger and their frustration — their friends in the media willingly joining with them to bring all that they could upon the governor of the state,” Bryant said. “Hoping, first, that surely he wouldn’t sign that bill if we could just draw enough editorial cartoons ... if we could condemn him enough, if we could get enough cameras in his office, if we could get

people to go out and protest in front of the governor’s mansion at night.

“We could get people to call him bad names — ‘Oh, you know, he’s from Mississippi so we can use that racist idea.’ How dare them. How dare them.”

Family Research Council president Tony Perkins presented Bryant with the organization’s first Samuel Adams Religious Freedom Award during a conference for pastors. Perkins — who attended a private ceremony where Bryant signed the 2014 bill — said the award is named for the American founding father known as the “last of the Puritans.”

“Targeted by those who wish to advance a radical social agenda, Gov. Bryant has stood firm and unequivocal in defending religious liberty for the citizens of Mississippi,” Perkins said, according to a video of the event posted to the Family Research Council website. “Inflexible in matters of truth yet committed to the welfare of his fellow man, Phil Bryant embodies

CHURCH NEWS Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Sunday, June 12 — Recognition of graduates at 10 a.m. * Wednesday-Friday, June 15-17 — Vacation Bible School 5-7 nightly.

Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Holy communion after 10:15 a.m. worship. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Sunday, June 12 — Youth Day at 10 a.m. * Monday-Friday, June 13-17 — Vacation Bible School at 6 p.m.

Monday and 6:30-8:30 nightly Tuesday-Friday.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Usher’s anniversary program at 10 a.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. Food available each night.

Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Saturday — Gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Danny Funderburke. Love offering will be received.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 9 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook.

Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Saturday-Sunday — Family and friends weekend as follows: noon-4 p.m. Saturday, family and friends picnic; and 4 p.m.

Sunday, Bishop Eddie Graham will speak. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Revival at 7 nightly.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. All ages are welcome.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Student recognition at 11:30 a.m. * Sunday, June 12 — Deacon / deaconess anniversary program at 4 p.m.

Goodwill Baptist Church, 1329 Goodwill Church Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday — Fun day 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with horse rides, musical chairs, volleyball, bounce house, Bible bowl and more. Free food and drinks. Call (803) 460-7560.

Kingsbury Road Church of Christ, 215 Kingsbury Road, announces: * Sunday-Saturday, June 11 — 19th Annual Central Carolina School of Preaching Lectureship as follows: 9:45 a.m., 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. on Sunday; 7-8 nightly Monday-Friday; and 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1-3 p.m. on Saturday.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, June 11 — Knitting Hearts Cafe 10 a.m.-noon. Patti Banks Walden will speak. www. knittingheartsministry.wordpress.com Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, 1510 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday-Thursday, June 9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8:30 nightly.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Communion during 10:30 a.m. service. Church school begins at 9:30 a.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8:30 nightly.

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Jennifer Riley-Collins, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, center, speaks May 9 in Jackson, Mississippi, about a lawsuit the group filed against the state over House Bill 1523, which will allow workers to cite their own religious objections to same-sex marriage and deny services to citizens. the kind of leader Samuel Adams envisioned to sustain virtue in public life and freedom in public law.”

Two legal challenges seek to block House Bill 1523 from becoming law July 1.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit May 9 on behalf of a gay couple from Meridian. State attorneys argued last week that the new law should go into effect. The ACLU responded Tuesday that the law will treat gay couples unfairly.

1114 Boulevard Road, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming and gospel singing. Worship service begins at 11 a.m. with singing at 2 p.m.

reach, meets at Econo Lodge, Iris Room, 226 N. Washington St., announces: * Sunday, June 12 — Third anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 5 p.m.

Orangehill Independent Methodist Church, 3005 S. Kings Highway, Wedgefield, announces: * Sunday, June 12 — Children’s day celebration at 10 a.m.

Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., announces: * Wednesday-Friday, June 15-17 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Friday-Sunday — Annual family weekend as follows: 7:30 p.m.

Friday, quartet program; 10 a.m.

Saturday, picnic; and Sunday, Presiding Elder Joseph Postell will speak at 10 a.m. * Sunday, June 12 — Children’s day service with recognition of graduates at 11 a.m. * Monday-Thursday, June 13-16 — Vacation Bible School for all ages at 6:30 nightly.

Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, June 12 — The play “Surviving the Struggles” will be presented at 3 p.m.

Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday-Thursday, June 9 — Vacation Bible School for ages 3 through adult as follows: 6-9 p.m. Sunday; 6:30-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; and 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, family night and commencement followed by supper.

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Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. * Sunday, June 12 — Athletic ministry banquet at 1 p.m.

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly for all ages. * Saturday, June 11 — Vacation Bible School picnic 10 a.m.-2 p.m. * Sunday, June 12 — Graduation and youth day at 10 a.m.

Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, June 8 — Revival at 6 p.m. Sunday and 7:30 nightly Monday-Wednesday.

New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday, June 11 — Clothes giveaway 9 a.m.-noon.

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St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., announces: * Monday-Wednesday, June 13-15 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, June 8-10 — Revival at 7:30 nightly.

St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, announces: * Tuesday-Saturday, June 14-18 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly for preschool through adult. Meals will be served.

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announces: * Saturday — Yard sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday — The Robert E. Galloway Mass Choir’s 11th annual concert at 4 p.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. * Wednesday-Friday, June 15-17 — Revival at 7 nightly.

Sumter Baptist Missionary and Educational Association, 508 W. Liberty St, announces: * Saturday-Sunday — The 68th Annual Session will be held at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, as follows: 1:45-4 p.m.

Saturday, School of Methodology, talent and oratorical presentations; and Sunday, School of Methodology presentation of pastors and officers of SBCCE and SBMEA. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

Union Station AME Church, 945 S. Main St., announces: * Monday-Friday, June 13-17 — Vacation Bible School 5:30-8 nightly.

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Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Tuesday-Thursday, June 7-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8:30 nightly. Adults / youth lessons. * Sunday, June 12 — Christian education / graduation / promotion day honoring graduates during 10 a.m. service.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Evangelist Savitrus McFadden will speak at 6 p.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 8-11:30 a.m. daily. Classes for all ages. * Sunday, June 12 — Children’s Day / Graduate’s Recognition at 10:45 a.m.

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He adds that “whatever our Lord says, whatever our beloved Prophet says, we shall follow that path.”

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VBS can have long-term benefits

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or about two decades, I’ve been a part of a vacation Bible school program, both as a participant and a leader. As the wife of a children’s minister, I have worked alongside my husband as he juggled two major roles, that of VBS director and recruiter of (sometimes reluctant) volunteers. I’ve distinguished the two because of their equally formidable scale.

Oh, if only it was as easy to secure VBS volunteers as it is to build a set, memorize songs, gather materials and resources for crafts, make hundreds of snacks and register all VBS participants.

While VBS isn’t as popular as it was in the 1990s, about 70 percent of protestant churches still host an annual VBS, according to research company Barna Group. Of those churches polled in the 2012 study, the most common reason for not offering VBS was the lack of volunteers.

Perhaps the most disheartening aspect of all of this is that studies continually prove that a little less than half of all Americans who make decisions to be Christians do so before they turn 13 years old. Further, “the trajectory for a person’s lifetime habits and behaviors — including spiritual behaviors — are

often set in childhood,” the study asserts.

So why can’t I and other VBS advocates get a person to spend half an hour to help a six-yearFaith Matters old build a popsicle-stick house JAMIE H. during VBS WILSON week?

As I was planning this particular column, God sent me to Wesley Murphy, who happened to be giving his personal testimony about his VBS involvement at a church I was visiting one Sunday. Murphy describes himself as an unlikely volunteer who was very hesitant about volunteering for VBS. I asked his permission to share select passages from his beautifully written address to the congregation.

“It looked like there were 500 kids in there, running, screaming, laughing — pure bedlam everywhere,” he said. “I wanted to turn around and leave but I decided I was bigger than all of them, and I was pretty sure I could outrun even the fastest of them, so how bad could it be?”

Murphy found himself re-enacting the story of Jonah in a small john boat with kids piled

Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

Salem Missionary Baptist Church 320 West Fulton Street 803-775-8054 Sun. School 9:00 am Praise Worship 9:55 am Worship 10:00 am

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inside, rocking the boat, simulating thunder and feigning seasickness.

“There might not be a kid in Sumter who remembers that morning, but I’ll never forget it,” he said.

It was a moment that Murphy said he realized the full weight of his involvement; of what ministering to these kids might mean.

“If church is a fun, safe place where they can learn, then, hopefully, when they’re old enough to decide for themselves if they want to come to church, they will,” he said.

I couldn’t have said it better.

The results of VBS aren’t always harvested at the end of the week, but often much later when a child connects to faith in a meaningful way having been shown God’s love through VBS volunteers. If they come to understand church as a place of excitement and love as a child, the chances are they will return when they are older. That can only happen when God’s people show up and minister to these kids.

Murphy: “If it turns out it isn’t for you, you can probably outrun them anyway.”

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Grace Baptist Church 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Dr. Stephen Williams S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm

Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverened Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

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Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White, Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm Bible School June 20th - 25th 6:00 - 8:30 PM 4 year old & up

Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Interdenominational City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

Assembly of God Catholic - Roman First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterfirstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 www.stjudesumtersc.org Marion H Newton, Pastor Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Saturday: 6:00 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Lutheran - ELCA St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

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140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

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Presbyterian - ARP Presbyterian USA Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

Presbyterian PCA Westminster Presbyterian Church 230 Alice Dr., Sumter 803-773-7235 Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am

St John United Methodist Church The Rock Church of Sumter 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 365 N. Saint Pauls Ch. Rd. • 803-494-7625 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Pastor Gwendolyn Credle Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m.

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Pentecostal First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm

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Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church Abundant Life 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 Kingdom Ministries S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Pastor Dion E. Price Sunday Worship: 10:45 am 803-468-1567 & 6:00 pm Sunday Morning 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter

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Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club: A bright spot in China SHENZHEN, China (AP) — WalMart’s Sam’s Club took a gamble in China almost two years ago. It changed the way it sells meat and fish, putting them in packages instead of letting Chinese shoppers physically inspect cuts of meat or live fish in tanks the way they’re used to.

The new approach is paying off.

The affluent Chinese customers Sam’s Club attracts are well-traveled and used to the way shopping works in the West.

“I really trust the store,” said Huang Liu, who shops here once a week. She doesn’t mind that the meat or seafood is packaged: “Even though it’s not live, it is very fresh.”

That move is counter to the rest of the Wal-Mart experience in China where its namesake stores highlight live crabs and frogs as well as piles of fish with bulging eyeballs. That’s because many Chinese want to touch and feel the products as a way to determine they’re fresh. That’s different from the U.S. where customers prefer products packaged. But in many ways, the world’s wealthy shoppers are perhaps more similar to each other than their own countrymen. And Wal-Mart sees this move to introduce more Western ways of merchandising in China as a way to attract high-income shoppers such as Liu. Wal-Mart Sam’s Club is also expanding its array of foreign imports and spicing up the offerings with eye-catching fancy TVs. That strategy has helped turn Sam’s Club stores into Wal-Mart’s biggest success in China.

Wal-Mart has 800 of the membersonly stores worldwide, and four of the top 10 are in China. The No. 1 Sam’s Club is in Shenzhen, a status

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Shoppers buy fish on sale at a Wal-Mart in Shenzhen, China, in November 2015. In American Wal-Marts, customers don’t get to handle their fish. But America is not China, as the world’s biggest retailer has learned. If the Arkansas-based company wants to win over foreign consumers, it has to shed some of its American ways and cater to very different customs and conventions that are fast changing. it’s enjoyed since 2008. The company plans to add seven or so Sam’s Clubs to the 13 now in China by 2017, offsetting sluggish sales at its namesake store.

Wal-Mart’s Sam’s Club is just starting to focus on wooing the affluent in the United States as a way to set itself further apart from its namesake stores, which generally cater to lower-income shoppers. It

hopes to lure well-off American shoppers to Sam’s Club and away from industry leader Costco Wholesale Corp., which has consistently beat the U.S. clubs on a key sales measure. Sam’s Club is opening stores in wealthier areas in the U.S. and improving its food brands.

In China, Sam’s Club has a big advantage. It faces no direct rivals in the club business. Costco has only a

small presence in China; it’s launched an online store with China’s online giant Alibaba.

Still, it’s a big feat to convince the Chinese to purchase food in bulk; many Chinese shoppers like to buy a little at a time every day. And to keep track of what’s selling — and to ensure better quality control in the wake of food scares — Wal-Mart wanted to persuade customers to buy pre-packed goods.

Andrew Miles, chief operating officer at Sam’s Club China, admitted he was a bit nervous about the switch to all packaged meat and seafood. Customers liked it, though some still like to open up boxes of fruit and other items to check their quality.

So Sam’s Club decided to make the changes slowly. It first used transparent bottoms of the meat and fish packaging and then switched to opaque ones.

Sam’s Club is also bringing in more foreign imports, such as top quality roasted seaweed from Korea and apple pie from the Netherlands, and packaging them under its warehouse private brand Member’s Mark.

Sam’s Club shoppers’ habits are changing. They used to shop every day for fresh food; now they shop every 10 days and spend more, Miles says. That’s compared to Wal-Mart shoppers who now go to a Wal-Mart store in China five times a month.

Sam’s Club also highlights some eye-catching items to set the upscale tone. On a recent tour of the top-performing Shenzhen store, a reporter spotted an LG 105-inch 5K-TV for 768,888 yuan (about $117,200). Nearby, a female worker was showing a customer how to use a clothing steamer from Laurastar that’s priced at 28,888 yuan ($4,400). It comes with free four-hour training.

Clinton scores prized endorsement from Gov. Jerry Brown LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hillary Clinton landed a coveted endorsement from California Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday, patching up a strained relationship between the two Democrats as she seeks to deliver a final blow to Bernie Sanders’ campaign.

Clinton heads into California and the other end-of-theline primaries June 7 with the Democratic nomination virtually locked up. But Sanders is staging boisterous rallies across the state and running TV ads in hopes of delivering an upset that he says would strengthen his claim to the nomination, despite the numbers.

While Clinton’s campaign has been looking to California as the triumphant conclusion to her primary run, her lead appears to have vanished in recent days. Polling last week showed a race that’s nearly tied.

A loss in California would amount to a deeply symbolic wound in a state Clinton carried in the 2008 presidential primary against then-Sen. Obama. It would also encourage Sanders to make good on his promise to remain in the

race until the party convention in July, hampering Clinton’s ability to unify her party and sending her limping into the general election.

While the state has a pronounced Democratic tilt, a Clinton defeat could also embolden Republicans who would love to see her have to defend ground in a state that hasn’t sided with a Republican presidential candidate since 1988.

At this point, Clinton is eager to devote her time and money to the campaign against presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.

But the unexpectedly tough race in California, and her determination to win it, is highlighted in her upcoming schedule — starting Thursday, she’s planning events for five consecutive days. She’s also running a series of ads targeting black, Latino and Asian-Americans in the state, spending cash she’d hoped to conserve for spots going after Trump.

“I’m feeling very positive about my campaign in California,” Clinton said in an interview with MSNBC on Tuesday.

“We are working really hard. I

want to cover as much of the state as I possibly can.”

With Brown’s blessing, Clinton has the support of virtually every major Democrat in California.

In a written statement, the governor stopped just short of saying Sanders should step aside. Instead, he called Clinton’s lead “insurmountable,” pointed out she had amassed about 3 million more votes than Sanders and argued it was urgent for Democrats to begin focusing solely on Trump.

He said Clinton “has convincingly made the case that she knows how to get things done and has the tenacity and skill to advance the Democratic agenda.

“This is no time for Democrats to keep fighting each other,” Brown wrote. “The general election has already begun.”

Brown and Clinton’s husband, former President Bill Clinton, were bitter rivals in the 1992 presidential contest.

During the campaign, Brown at one point said Bill Clinton was becoming “the prince of sleaze.”

In one Democratic debate, Brown accused Bill Clinton,

Testy Trump amps up war with press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s heated war with the media reached new heights as he turned the brag-worthy feat of raising $5.6 million for veterans’ charities into a sparring match with reporters pressing him on the issue.

“The press should be ashamed of themselves,” a defensive Trump railed during a Tuesday news conference at Trump Tower, called to announce a list of 41 charities that received a cut of the money he raised during a highly publicized January fundraiser.

The presumptive Republican presidential nominee had previously declined to disclose which charities had received the $6 million he’d claimed to have raised, and his campaign had gone back and forth about how much pledged money had come through. The Washington Post had pressed for an accounting of the donations, and several charities said they received checks just last week.

Throughout Tuesday’s 40-minute question-and-answer session, Trump accused

then Arkansas’ governor, of funneling state business and money to his wife’s law firm.

The Clintons strongly denounced the accusations.

And at the party’s national convention that year, Brown supporters chanting “Let Jerry speak” twice interrupted remarks by Hillary Clinton at a California delegation meeting.

The governor’s campaign had similarities to Sanders’ outsider bid — a point made

by Brown in his endorsement of Clinton. As a candidate in 1992 he railed against America’s “corrupted” politics, a line that echoes in Sanders’ daily assaults on the intersection of big money and government. Brown called his outsider bid “a cause ... a move-

ment,” another line often heard from Sanders in reference to his campaign.

Brown’s late-coming endorsement has a practical side. Trump’s attacks on the validity of climate change would undercut one of the pillars of Brown’s agenda — global warming.

Recent polling finds Clinton is in a virtual tie with Sanders in California; a year ago, by comparison, the Vermont senator registered in single digits in the state. In stop after stop, Sanders has argued that a big win in California would open a pathway to the nomination.

Sanders held rallies in the Democrat-rich areas of Northern California Tuesday — Santa Cruz and Monterey.

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U.S. Army vet Claude Copeland, center, is joined by veterans as he speaks during a press briefing outside a Donald Trump news conference on Tuesday in New York. “We stand against anyone who is using hate rhetoric in regard to representing veterans,” said Copeland. the media of being “unbelievably dishonest” in their treatment of him.

“I sent people checks of a lot of money. ... And instead of being like, ‘Thank you very much, Mr. Trump,’ or ‘Trump did a good job,’ everyone’s saying: ‘Who got (the money)?

Who got it? Who got it?’ And you make me look very bad,” he complained. “I have never received such bad publicity for doing such a good job.”

While Trump has frequent-

ly made the media a punching bag, calling out reporters during his signature rallies, the taunts Tuesday were intense, even for him. The billionaire mogul interrupted his recitation of the list of groups receiving portions of the money to complain about the way reporters had called up charities to try to verify his contributions. He called the political press “disgusting” and dismissed one ABC News reporter as “a sleaze.”

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BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Ever buy a goldfish and forget to feed it? The results aren’t pretty. That’s sort of how I feel about the relationship between the CW network and “Beauty and the Beast” (9 p.m., TV-14).

I know, you’re saying to yourself, “Is that still on?”

Well it is, but not for long.

In some ways, “Beauty and the Beast” should have been a winner. Like half of the product coming out of Hollywood, it’s a remake. Even better, a remake of a remake, and then some. But this tale of a gorgeous cop, Catherine “Cat” Chandler (Kristin Kreuk, “Smallville”), who bonds with feral mystery man Vincent (Jay Ryan, “Terra Nova”) never really found traction with the CW audience. And now that the CW has become the DC Comics network, “Beauty and the Beast” has become an odd fit.

But rather than just cancel “Beast,” the CW has doled out seasons in slow motion, as if to torture and punish what few fans the series has left.

Those who still remember its existence have been waiting since last September for the arrival of season four, which will be the show’s final outing. Well, it’s here.

• A comedian facing a grim cancer diagnosis who was popularized by Ellen DeGeneres’ daytime show gets a standup special “Quincy Jones: Burning the Light” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Sometimes it only takes an exciting title to reel me in.

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky), historian Don Ritchie and former Senate Parliamentarian Alan Frumin reflect on “30 Years of Gavel-to-Gavel Senate Coverage on C-SPAN2” (8 p.m., C-SPAN).

• Texas lawmen have been part of TV entertainment ever since Westerns dominated the dial in the late 1950s.

“Lone Star Law” (10 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-14) revises the script a little by following Texas game wardens as they get between the state’s critters and its citizens. As you might have heard, it’s a vast state with a diverse landscape ranging from deserts, lakes, plains and bayous to beaches and piney woods. Just thinking about this show makes

me want to spray myself down with flea and tick repellent.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A documentary film crew tails the Jeffersonian team on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Jimmy Kimmel Live” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) anticipates Game 1 of the NBA Finals (9 p.m.).

• “Huang’s World” (Viceland, r) visits Burgundy (8 p.m.), Istanbul (9 p.m.) and Orlando (10 p.m.). Opinionated restaurateur and chef Eddie Huang is the inspiration for the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat.”

• Gil confronts photographic evidence on a two-hour helping of “Game of Silence” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Tom’s son becomes his polar opposite on part four of “Roots” (9 p.m., History, Lifetime, A&E, LMN, TV-14).

• Ethical questions abound when a cop and his shooter need urgent care on “Code Black” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV14). “Rush Hour” has been canceled.

• Two men accused of carjacking elderly tourists stand trial on “Las Vegas Law” (10 p.m., ID, TV-14).

• Alison’s loyalty is questioned on “Orphan Black” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

• Shaquille O’Neal and Aisha Tyler compete on “Lip Sync Battle” (10 p.m., Spike).

CULT CHOICE Upon its release in 1990, the goofy comic-book adaptation “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (8 p.m., Syfy) became one of the highest-grossing independent movies of all time. Its distributor, New Line Cinema, had been known for cult “midnight” movies like “Reefer Madness” and John Waters’ comedy “Polyester” before “Turtles” conquered America. New Line has since been absorbed into Warner Bros.

SERIES NOTES Sheldon’s authority figure on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * A winner emerges on “Strong” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) * A rough

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Kristen Kreuk stars as Catherine and Jay Ryan as Vincent in the “Monsieur et Madame Bete” season four premiere episode of “Beauty and the Beast,” airing at 9 p.m. today on the CW. bunch on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Awkwardness in the office and at home on “Life In Pieces” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * A teen in need on “Mom” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Hunkering in the bunker on “American Grit” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * With Felix away, Oscar decides to play on “The Odd Couple” (9:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

Powell’s ON MAIN

LATE NIGHT Katie Couric is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central, r) * Sacha Baron Cohen, Jimmy Pardo and Parquet Courts appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Expect Audra McDonald on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central, r) * Tom Hanks, Leslie Odom Jr., the Strumbellas and Roy Haynes are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Iggy Azalea, Larry Wilmore and Will Calhoun visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Ice Cube, Tony Hale and Maisie Williams appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS, r).

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Manning hosted Memorial Day Ceremony

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Retired Lt. Col. Joe Lysaght, commander of the American Legion Department of South Carolina, was the featured speaker at the Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday held at the William-Burgess American Legion Post 68 building in Manning.

Lysaght, a Vietnam War veteran, who throughout his career served in the U.S. Air Force and South Carolina State Guard, spoke about the effect of war on veterans and families of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Memorial Day is a federal holiday, observed every year on the last Monday of May in the United States, commemorating those who died while serving in the nation’s armed forces.

A total of 1.1 million Americans have been killed in wars, spanning from the American Revolutionary War to the Global War on Terror, according to estimates from the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

More than 58,000 Americans were killed in the Vietnam War. About 1,350 Americans were prisoners of war or missing in action and about 1,200 Americans were reported killed in action and whose bodies have not been recovered, according to the National Archives.

“We were all young at the time, but the things we witnessed cannot

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Manning High School Air Force Junior ROTC color guard, above, presents the colors at the Memorial Day Ceremony held on Monday at the William-Burgess American Legion Post 68 building in Manning. Veterans, right, listen at the ceremony. be surgically removed,” Lysaght said. “We brought back a lot of baggage with us.”

Lysaght stressed the difference between Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Veterans Day is an official U.S. public holiday, observed annually on Nov. 11, that honors military veterans.

Veterans Day celebrates the service of military veterans, while Memorial Day honors those who died while in military service, he said.

On Memorial Day weekend, the American Legion places flags on the graves of soldiers killed in action all over the world.

The American Legion, chartered and incorporated by Congress in 1919, is the nation’s largest wartime veterans service organization.

The nonprofit is committed to mentoring youth and sponsoring programs in communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security and

continued devotion to fellow service members and veterans, according to its website, www.legion.org.

Lysaght said there are 23,000 legion members in South Carolina.

To be eligible to join the organization, one must have served federal active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces during a war era, and have been honorably discharged or are still serving, according to the website.

Memorial Day ceremonies were also held in Summerton and Turbeville on Monday.

For more information on the American Legion, visit www.legion. org.

Clarendon 2 Manning natives run for probate judge Adult Ed Knox talks passion to serve Sorrell cites her experience receives $8K donation

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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com On May 26, Dollar General Literacy Foundation awarded Clarendon County Adult Education an $8,000 grant to support adult literacy and a new career pathways initiative.

The local grant award is part of more $7.1 million in grants awarded to more than 900 schools, nonprofits and organizations across 43 states that Dollar General serves, according to a news release from the corporation.

“We are very excited to partner with the Dollar General Literacy Foundation to support our students at Adult Education and throughout Clarendon County,” said Lisa Justice, director of Clarendon County Adult Education.

According to Justice, money will be used to provide instruction for students working toward a high school or career-readiness credential.

Justice said during the summer Clarendon County Adult Education will begin implementation of a new federal program through the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act that requires the program to provide academic and career guidance for their students.

Justice said the program will be connecting with many local agencies and service providers to establish clear goals and career pathways for those enrolled.

Adult Education recently celebrated the graduation of 32 students from its three sites in Clarendon County.

The program will operate with a full schedule of day and evening classes beginning in late August.

Summer classes will meet during the day only, starting on June 13 at F.E. Dubose Career Center, 3351 Sumter Highway, Manning. Contact Lisa Justice at (803) 473-2531 for more information.

Peggy H. Knox, D-Manning, is one of the two candidates running for Clarendon County Probate Judge in the June 14 primary.

There are only two candidates in the race, both KNOX Democrats, so the primary will likely determine the next probate judge.

Knox is running against Margaret “Peggi” Jackson Sorrell, D-Manning.

Knox said she chose to run because of her passion to serve the community and commitment to making a difference in people’s lives.

Born and raised in Manning, she is a 1972 graduate of Manning High School.

She received a bachelor’s degree in social work from Limestone College in 1993 and a master’s degree in social work from University of South Carolina Columbia in 1998.

Knox has a total of 35 years of experience in human services.

She began her career at Williamsburg County Department of Social Services in the administrative field. Her career has involved working in various departments of DSS. Knox also worked for the Governor’s Office of Continuum of Care, a South Carolina state program serving children with serious emotional or behavioral health diagnoses whose families are in need of assistance in taking care of

the child. She has also worked in the DSS department of Manage Treatment Services.

She is now an adjunct instructor at Central Carolina Technical College teaching human services.

She has served as the planning commission board member for City of Manning and as food pantry coordinator at Calvary Missionary Baptist Church.

Some of the changes Knox said she would like to bring to the office of probate judge are creating a series of workshops and seminars to educate individuals about probate court.

She said she would like to make the office more customer friendly.

Knox said her goal would be to look at all concerns and assess them, implementing changes where appropriate. She said she would like to create “superior” customer service.

She said she would also like to create a flexible office schedule, including creating a half Saturday, once a month by appointment.

“I would like to create a court environment with consistency in which individuals feel comfortable handling personal affairs,” she said.

Knox said she has the skills necessary for the job.

“I have a passion for making a difference in the lives of others,” she said.

“My background and history in working in public service show that.”

All precincts in the June 14 primary will be open. A runoff will be held on June 28, if necessary.

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

Margaret “Peggi” Jackson Sorrell, D-Manning, is one of the two candidates running for Clarendon County Probate Judge in the primary election to be held on June SORRELL 14.

The Democratic primary will determine the next judge as there are no Republican candidates in the race.

Sorrell is being challenged for the position by Peggy Knox, D-Manning.

Sorrell, who serves as Clarendon County’s deputy probate judge, is a 1981 graduate of Laurence Manning Academy.

She received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston in 1985 and a law degree from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988.

She has served in various capacities in the legal field throughout her career, including assistant solicitor for the Third Circuit, first ever law clerk for retired Third Circuit Judge Tommy Cooper and has operated her own law firm in Manning.

She has also served as a municipal judge for City of Manning and a trust officer for NBSC bank in Sumter.

While working as an attorney in Manning, she was on a task force that created Clarendon County Drug Court.

In summer of 2013, she joined the Clarendon County Probate Office part-time as clerk.

In November 2015, she was named deputy probate judge.

The probate office is responsible for probating the estates of deceased persons, involuntary commitment of mentally incompetent persons, guardianships and conservatorships of incapacitated adults and conservatorships of minors.

The office also issues marriage licenses.

The office handles about 300 estates per year.

Sorrell said she thinks she has the education and experience to lead the probate office.

“I’ve been through hearings and understand the legal terminology that is used in the courtroom,” she said. “This is a great way to utilize my education and experience.”

Among the things Sorrell said she would want to improve in the office include upgrading technology to computer-generated bookkeeping and receipts as well as accepting credit and debit cards.

She also said she would like to expand the office to perform weddings and notary services for the public and provide training for potential personal representatives of estates through videos and brochures.

All precincts in the June 14 primary will be open. A runoff will be held on June 28, if necessary.

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Different fats can have diverse effects on your body

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ll fats are combinations of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids, which is why fats are described with terms such as “highly saturated” or “highly unsaturated.”

For instance, about half the fatty acids in beef are saturated, which is a high proportion.

SATURATED FATTY ACIDS

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These are the fats that are usually solid at room temperature.

This is the fat that comes from animal sources —meat, poultry and whole milk

dairy products.

UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS These fatty acids are called either monounsaturated (olive, canola, peanut and avocado oils are largely monounsaturated), or polyunsaturated (corn, safflower and sesame oils are primarily polyunsaturated). These important fats come from plants and fish. They are liquid at room temperature.

Keep in mind a diet high in saturated fat can raise blood cholesterol levels, which increases the risk of heart disease.

Unsaturated fats appear to have a

beneficial effect on cholesterol levels — and some of the experts say that oils rich in monounsaturated fats, such as olive and canola, are probably more protective than polyunsaturated fats. However, the polyunsaturated oils known as Omega-3 fatty acids, found mainly in fish, may be especially protective against heart disease.

Most experts recommend that you get no more than 30 percent of your daily calories from fat. It’s also important to be careful about the type of fat you consume.

CHOLESTEROL Cholesterol is a fatlike substance that is present in all tissues in humans and animals and in all foods from animal sources. There is no cholesterol in plants.

The cholesterol that we get from foods is not an essential nutrient. The human body can make all the cholesterol it needs from dietary fats. Too much cholesterol in the bloodstream increases the risk of developing atherosclerosis — clogged arteries that can lead to a heart attack or stroke.

FOODS TO CONTROL CHOLESTEROL You have heard of these negative approaches: cut back on this, eliminate that.

There are some foods you can add to your diet that may help lower your cholesterol. Some of these foods are proven to be effective, but bear in

mind: None of these foods, even the best, is a “magic bullet” against cholesterol. Eat these foods instead of animal products high in saturated fat. All of these foods have other potential health benefits as well.

• Fruits and Vegetables.

Some are rich in soluble fiber, pectin which helps lower total and LDL (bad) cholesterol. These include apples, citrus fruit, berries, carrots, apricots, prunes, cabbage, sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts. If you eat a lot of these, at least five servings a day, you’ll see an extra drop in cholesterol beyond the effect of a low-fat diet.

• Beans (legumes).

Lima, kidney, black and other beans, as well as lentils and chickpeas, are some of the best sources of cholesterol-lowering soluble fiber.

Studies have found that eating even 4 ounces of beans a day can significantly reduce total and LDL cholesterol.

• Cholesterol-lowering margarines.

Benecol brand margarine can lower total and LDL blood cholesterol by an average of 10 percent, when eaten in the recommended quantities, without lowering HDL (“good”) cholesterol.

Benecol’s “medicinal” ingredients are patented stanol esters, which are forms of plant sterols derived from pine trees.

There are also other similar products, such as Take Control margarine and dressings, which contain sterols derived from soybeans. These plant

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Prissy is an 11-week-old, female domestic medium hair, black and tan kitten. She has had her age appropriate shots, has been spayed and tested negative for feline leukemia. She is a sweet little girl who loves to be petted. Stop by the shelter and see Prissy and her siblings. Their adoption fee is $100. A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301) is open 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.

Candy is a 1-year, 9 month-old female domestic shorthair orange tabby cat. She is current on her shots, has been spayed and tested negative for feline leukemia. She is affectionate, sweet and talkative. She is good with other cats. The shelter is running a $50 special for all cats 1 year and older.

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Voter Registration Office open June 11 The Clarendon County Voter Registration Office, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning, will be open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 11, to any persons wishing to vote under the absentee process.

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Manning High School’s graduation will be held at 9 a.m. Saturday at the school’s Ramsey Stadium, 2155 Paxville Highway, Manning.

“Graduates only” will be allowed to park in the back of the school behind the gymnasium. Each graduate will have one parking pass and must present the pass in order to park.

Parents, friends and guests of graduates will park in the student parking lot next to the tennis courts.

Overflow parking will also be provided on the football practice field and other designated areas.

School administrators said they highly recommend family and friends to allow sufficient time to park and proceed to Ramsey Stadium.

If there is inclement weather and the ceremony is moved inside, only those guests with designated tickets will be admitted into the gymnasium.

Once the gymnasium reaches maximum capacity, individuals wishing to observe the graduation ceremony will have to go to the lecture hall and watch on a closed-circuit projection monitor.

Additionally, there will be limited handicap parking in the rear of the school for individuals who possess valid handicap decals.

As a result, attendees should make plans to drop handicap individuals off at the entrance of Ramsey Stadium and then park in one of the designated areas.

chemicals act to help prevent dietary cholesterol in your digestive system from being absorbed and passing into your bloodstream.

There are also dietary supplements on the market that contain stanol esters and related compounds. However, the ingredients in the supplements are not identical to those in the margarines. Moreover, the doses are too small to have a significant cholesterollowering effect.

• Nuts.

The monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats in nuts help lower cholesterol, especially when substituted for sources of saturated fat, such as meat or cheese.

Moreover, certain phytochemicals in nuts, such as sterols, may inhibit cholesterol absorption. Studies have found that eating 2 to 4 ounces of nuts a day has a significant effect; one found that a mere 8 to 11 walnuts a day reduced cholesterol levels by 4 percent. Just remember that nuts are calorie-dense.

• Oats.

Oats are one of the best sources (along with barley) of a type of soluble fiber called beta glucan, which helps lower total and LDL cholesterol. Oat products are allowed to bear a hearthealthy claim.

But it takes a fair amount of oat fiber — the amount found in about 1½ cups of oatmeal or 3 cups of dry oat cereals — to have a significant effect.

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Obama administration calls for less sodium

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK The Associated Press WASHINGTON — From cheese to sliced turkey, the Obama administration is encouraging food companies and restaurants to lower the amount of salt in the foods they sell.

If the effort is successful, most Americans won’t even notice the change. The idea is to lower sodium levels gradually so consumers’ taste buds can adjust and to give the industry time to develop lower-sodium foods.

Voluntary guidance proposed by the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday sets two-year and 10year sodium targets for about 150 categories of foods.

It’s the first time the government has recommended such limits.

Sodium content already is included on existing food labels, but the government has not previously set specific sodium recommendations.

YOU PROBABLY EAT TOO MUCH SALT Health officials from the FDA and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say 9 out of 10 Americans are eating too much salt.

The recommended amount is 2,300 milligrams a day, or about a teaspoon. But most people eat closer to 3,400 milligrams a day.

The government says overwhelming scientific evidence shows that blood pressure increases when sodium intake increases, upping the chances of heart disease and stroke.

Most of that sodium is hidden inside common processed foods and restaurant meals, making it harder for consumers to control how much salt they eat.

FROM SOUP TO DONUTS TO DELI MEAT The new targets cover a wide variety of processed and packaged foods. The guidelines propose average sodium amounts for categories of foods and also upper limits for individual foods.

But the wait means that Obama administration officials probably won’t be around to see if individual companies follow the guidelines. A new administration will be likely be tasked with making them final, as they could take a year or more to complete.

SOME THINK THEY SHOULD BE MANDATORY, OTHERS DON’T LIKE IT AT ALL

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Low sodium versions of popular soups are seen in Washington on Wednesday. Food companies and restaurants could soon face government pressure to make their foods less salty.

For some foods, levels of sodium can vary widely. According to the CDC, sodium in a slice of white bread ranges from 80 milligrams to 230 milligrams. The new guidelines are designed to encourage more consistency and for companies to aim for the lower ranges.

When lowering sodium levels, companies say that in some cases, just removing added salt or switching ingredients does the trick. Potassium chloride can also substitute for common salt (sodium chloride), though too much can cause a metallic taste.

In addition to flavor, companies use sodium to increase shelf life, prevent the growth of bacteria or improve texture and appearance.

That can make it more difficult to remove from some products.

DINERS MAY NOT TASTE THE CHANGE Whether you can taste it or not, many food companies have already lowered the amount of sodium in their foods. Wal-Mart, ConAgra Foods, Mars Food, Nestle and Subway restaurants say they have achieved major sodium reductions in

their products.

While those companies have touted their reductions, others have kept them quiet, fearing consumers may think their foods don’t taste as good. The food industry has lobbied against the guidelines, noting companies are already making changes.

Leon Bruner of the Grocery Manufacturers Association, an industry group, said Wednesday that companies will work with the FDA on the guidelines and will ensure the agency is using the most recent science.

FDA officials say they expect companies to eventually comply.

tute issued another report in 2013 that said there is no good evidence that eating sodium at very low levels — below the 2,300 milligrams a day that the government recommends — offers benefits.

The food industry touted that report.

Some companies have worried that the guidelines are more warning than suggestion.

GUIDELINES ARE A LONG TIME COMING The guidelines were delayed for several years amid the backlash from the food industry.

The FDA first said it would issue voluntary guidelines in 2010, after an Institute of Medicine report said companies had not made enough progress on reducing sodium and advised the government to establish maximum levels for different foods. The FDA decided to go with a voluntary route instead.

In the meantime, the insti-

Health groups have argued for mandatory standards, but say voluntary guidelines are a good first step.

Michael Jacobson, the head of the Center for Science in the Public Interest, says the government should assess how the voluntary standards work and set mandatory targets if they don’t.

The guidelines could face some backlash in Congress.

Republicans have already fought the Obama administration over efforts to require calorie labels on menus and make school lunches healthier.

And at least one group is totally opposed to the guidelines: The American Salt Institute. The group says lowering levels could be harmful if people don’t get enough sodium. “Americans should be extremely skeptical,� the group said in a release.

Red, White and Blue Celebration Friday, July 1, 2016 ~ 7PM City’s Red Barn This is a patriotic family-oriented event which will include live music, food, and a vibrant firework display which will illuminate the skies over Downtown Manning. It should be a fun and enjoyable night for all to remember. Call City Hall for more information 803-435-8477.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2016-CP-14-00110 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON U.S. Bank, N.A. as trustee for Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1997-6 Plaintiff, -vsThe Personal Representatives, if any, whose names are unknown, of the Estates of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr.; James Sinkler, Jr. and Kim Sinkler a/k/a Kim L. Sinkler, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Ethel Sinkler aka Ethel Plowden Sinkler and James Sinkler, Sr., Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any Unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe; South Carolina Federal Credit Union and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), James Sinkler, Jr. YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 1640 St. Julian Place, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if

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TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S), AND/OR TO PERSON UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY, INCOMPETENTS AND PERSONS CONFINED: YOUR ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint in the above-captioned action were filed on March 3, 2016, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina.

Crawford & von Keller, LLC. PO Box 4216 1640 St. Julian Place (29204) Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-790-2626 Attorneys for Plaintiff

Notice of Sale SECOND AMENDED NOTICE OF SALE

BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of The Citizens Bank vs. Harry L. Kirven, Jr., and the United States of America, though its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, CA# 2015-CP-14-494, I, the undersigned, will sell on June 6, 2016 at 11:00 a.m,.at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 W. Keitt Street, Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder the following property: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all

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MATTERS OF RECORD AND THE RIGHT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA TO REDEEM THE PROPERTY FOR A PERIOD OF 120 DAYS AFTER THE SALE improvements located thereon, lying, being and situate in School District No.1 of the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 3 more particularly shown on a plat prepared by F. Davis Mitchum, PLS, dated April 25, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book S52 at Page 557. Said plat shall be incorporated herein by reference pursuant to §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

This being the same premises conveyed to Harry L. Kirven, Jr. by deed of Clyde H. Steverson and Janett L.Steverson, dated April 30, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Deed Book A-658 at Page 31. Said premises further identified as Clarendon County Tax Map Parcel Number: 159-07-03-005.

Property Address: 1797 Lake Marion Shores Rd. Summerton, SC 29148 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit, at the conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of the bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the property will be resold on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day at the risk of the said highest bidder. Personal or deficiency judgment having been waived, the bidding will not remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the sale but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Purchaser to pay for preparation of the deed, documentary stamps on the deed, and recording fees.

SUBJECT TO CLARENDON COUNTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS, EASEMENTS, RESTRICTIONS, ANY OTHER

William C. Coffey, Jr. Master in Equity for Clarendon County May 2, 2016

Estate Notice Clarendon County

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: Rossie Lucille Stukes Brown #2016ES1400124 Personal Representative: Jesse B. Brown 16 Burgess Street Summerton, SC 29148 05/26/16 - 06/09/16 Estate: Bonnie Jeanne Wiltse Tiller AKA Bonnie J. Tiller #2016ES1400123 Personal Representative: Charles F. Tiller 133 Ridge Lake Drive Manning, SC 29102 05/26/16 - 06/09/16 Estate: Dalton Mobley Allen #2016ES1400122 Personal Representative: Rebecca Ruth Bryant 1878 Cecil Road Manning, SC 29102 05/26/16 - 06/09/16

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COMMENTARY

Once a great notion

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XFORD, Md. — It was such a marvelous idea: The United States of Ameri-

ca.

Obviously, we’ve never really pulled it all together under one hat, but it has always seemed that at least we were striving for a more perfect Kathleen union.

Parker No more.

Something changed — and quickly, as history goes. Actually, everything did.

Massive immigration has changed the face of the nation in more than metaphorical ways.

Globalization has made us seem or at least feel less unique among nations. Our hyperpartisanship augmented by incessant media coverage tied to ratings and greed has reduced politics to a parking lot brawl.

Demographic slicing and dicing is essential to elections, of course.

Analysts and operatives are especially attached to the segmented sets of individuals, the better to objectify them into manageable parts and, thus, to predict or win elections.

This much is understood and has been so much discussed and written about that we’re nearly out of oxygen and ink.

Less well understood is how these ceaseless reductions affect the whole. How do we sustain our unitedness when our dividedness is relentlessly articulated and shrewdly used to turn one against the other?

Uniting 50 states is hard enough without the many variables that combine to make up an individual, group, class, community and, ultimately, a voting bloc.

One nation, indivisible, my eye.

Every now and then, the Ad Council, Benetton or some other group will remind us that we’re all one people. “I am an American,” says a gentleman sporting a sombrero. “I am an American,” says a woman wearing a nun’s habit.

Or a rainbow row of children wearing adorable togs will make us want to adopt the world.

They make us smile. We feel good. America rolls along. Or do we? Such ads are propaganda by any other name, idealized versions of what we’re supposed to be.

But there’s nothing multicultural about what Donald Trump is selling. And though he may have pots of gold, rainbows run away when The Donald’s dark scowl appears.

In fact, Trump and his minions don’t want a united nation. What they want is

their country back, or, in the slicker slogan, to “make America great again.”

Translation: They want their majority-white, AngloSaxon, Judeo-Christian country back.

This is never going to happen, and yet Trump never admits it. He isn’t going to round up 11 million people and send them back whence they came.

He isn’t going to block Muslims from entering the United States. But it seems to please his base for him to say so, and it doesn’t seem to bother Trump that he’s fibbing. What anyone seeking to become president at these dicey times must answer is how do we adapt to our changed world to become a united nation once again?

With so much stridency and drama, it’s hard sometimes to remember what this election is about. Exhausted by the car alarm of politics, one wishes only for peace and quiet.

Then along comes a moment that feels real and good and true — Memorial Day in Oxford, a tiny town at the end of the road on the Eastern shore of Maryland, where about 125 friends, neighbors and strangers gathered in a tight circle around a small stone monument in the town park. Umbrellas aloft, all listened intently as a retired Navy captain, an Episcopal priest, and the town’s police chief took turns reading the names of those who have fallen since last Memorial Day. As the bugler played Taps, veterans in our small group saluted while others covered their hearts. It was a tender moment of reverence — all too rare and nothing like the cacophony of the public square.

As the priest said a final prayer and the color guard passed, I felt profoundly sad, not just for those who had died and their families but for the nation known as the United States of America.

I’m not alone. People write.

Friends call to talk about what’s to come. Sitting on my stoop in Washington, a neighborhood gathering spot on any given afternoon, my fellow “stoopers” speak more seriously than they used to.

Life is less fun as the future seems more ominous.

Democracy, freedom, civilization — it all hangs by a thread. America was always just an idea, a dream founded in the faith that men were capable of great good. It was a belief made real by an implausible convention of brilliant minds and the enduring courage of generations who fought and died. For what?

Surely, not this.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@ washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR KEEP RIDGEWAY TO MAINTAIN SENIORITY IN HOUSE To the voters of District 64, the upcoming primary on June 14 is very important for the residents of District 64.

We have the opportunity to re-elect a state representative and maintain our seniority within the House. Robert Ridgeway has served all the people of District 64 well for several years.

He has an impeccable attendance record and is one of the hardest-working, honest persons I have ever

known. He will continue to serve us well if we re-elect him.

I am certain that Mr. (Mitch) Ellerby and Mr. (Alexander) Conyers are both good men, but we do not need to lose the experience and the seniority that we have with Manning resident Robert Ridgeway.

Let’s send “Bobby” back to Columbia so that he can continue to represent us as he has in the past.

BILL ELLIS Manning

Why NASCAR is the most patriotic sport

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reader sent me a text message recently, which said, “Thank you for your honesty about NASCAR.” Was that a compliment? I can’t quite decide.

Despite my deep fondness for stock car racing, I do realize I’ve been a little rough on NASCAR lately. I compared the race in Las Vegas to a Dr. Seuss book and threatened to sue Chase Elliott. I publicly called out someone with the last name Earnhardt, which is probably — no, definitely — just plain reckless.

I have been told I might need to tone it down a bit, and perhaps that’s good counsel. After all, Shakespeare did advise us that “discretion is the better part of valor,” which I take to mean that a little caution is usually a better plan than rash courage.

Oops. Too late. Don’t judge me; it’s an opinion column. I just call it like I see it.

Fortunately, the timing has worked out for me to do a little damage control this week, because although NASCAR is not perfect — and thank goodness it isn’t, because how boring would that be? — they do one thing better than any other professional sport in the world, and I’m not exaggerating.

That thing is patriotism.

More of an endurance contest than a race, the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway serves as a showcase for some of the team and driver attributes we forget about during shorter, beating-and-banging-style events — things such as patience, fortitude and strategic thinking.

These skills are also critical to success in times of war. So it seems somehow

GUEST COMMENTARY appropriate that the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series’ most grueling event is run on Memorial Day weekend.

Memorial Day was first officially observed in 1868 as a day to reCathy member Elliott those who have fallen while serving our nation.

NASCAR is a sport that is unflinchingly respectful of our country; CMS traditionally stages an exciting prerace show with a patriotic theme, and this year, all 40 NSCS drivers featured the name of a fallen service member on their race car windshields during the Coca-Cola 600.

“Each of the names proudly displayed on these race cars tells a story of honor and sacrifice,” said Brent Dewar, NASCAR chief operating officer. “As the NASCAR industry reflects on Memorial Day weekend, we’re proud to honor these and all fallen service members in a way that helps ensure their stories and lives are never forgotten.”

Goodyear is getting in on the act, too, replacing the “Eagle” sidewall design with “Support Our Troops” messaging on all tires used during Memorial Day weekend.

There is a demographic of folks born during the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s, referred to as “Generation Me,” purportedly subscribing to the theory that individual needs should always take top pri-

ority. That is certainly a less than patriotic view of things, but fortunately, it isn’t all pervasive.

There are still plenty of people out there who believe that patriotism means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country, and NASCAR fans are a wonderful example of that.

God bless them, every one.

President John F. Kennedy once said, “A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces, but also by the men it honors, the men it remembers.” All professional sports have their selling points, but when it comes to a love of country and a willingness to actively demonstrate that commitment, no one does it better than NASCAR. One of my favorite parts of a race occurs before the first lap is run. Prior to each event, the teams line up on pit road.

Before they go flying around the track, a pre-race prayer for their safety and for the safety of the nation, wings its way toward Heaven. A full color guard raises our nation’s banner to the sky.

Then, with their hands over their hearts and their families standing at their sides, the drivers and their teams join the crowd in singing America’s national anthem.

Before a single green, white or checkered flag waves, NASCAR always takes time to honor the red, white and blue.

Cathy Elliott is the former director of public relations for Darlington Raceway and author of the books Chicken Soup for the Soul: NASCAR and Darlington Raceway: Too Tough To Tame. Contact her at cathyelliott@hotmail.com.

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. 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 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile)

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com SUMTER CITY COUNCIL WARD 6 MAYOR David Merchant Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 26 Paisley Park 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 (803) 773-0382 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com STATE LAWMAKERS WARD 1 Rep. Grady Brown, Thomas J. Lowery D-Bishopville 829 Legare St. District 50 Sumter, SC 29150 420 S. Main St. (803) 773-9298 Bishopville, SC 29010 tlowery@sumter-sc.com (803) 484-6832 (home) WARD 2 (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Ione Dwyer Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins P.O. Box 1492 District 70 Sumter, SC 29151 P.O. Box 5 (803) 481-4284 Hopkins, SC 29061 idwyer@sumter-sc.com (803) 776-0353 (home) WARD 3 (803) 734-9142 (fax) Calvin K. Hastie Sr. (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) 810 S. Main St. jn@schouse.org Sumter, SC 29150 Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, (803) 774-7776 D-Clarendon chastie@sumter-sc.com District 64 117 N. Brooks St. WARD 4 Manning, SC 29102 Colleen Yates (803) 938-3087(home) 437 W. Hampton Ave. (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-3259 cyates@sumter-sc.com DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home)

Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia) Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 933-0112 (main) Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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AROUND TOWN The Lincoln High School Class you know a blind person, contact President Debra of 1966 will hold its 50th reRACC to hold FamilyCanty and Friends at (803) 775-5792 or union celebration FridayDay debra.canty@frontier.com.

Sunday, June 3-5, as folMake donations towards lows: 10 a.m. Friday, final the Applebee’s flapjack meeting before reunion at Lincoln High School cafete- breakfast scheduled for Saturday, June 11, by June 3 ria; 6-9 p.m. Friday, meet and mailed to NFB Sumter and greet at the LHS cafeChapter, P.O. Box 641, Sumteria; 9 a.m. Saturday, ter, SC 29151. breakfast at IHOP; 7 p.m.midnight Saturday, banThe Sumter County Sheriff’s quet at the LHS cafeteria; Office will host its Annual and Sunday, worship serBoys and Girls Youth Confervice at Trinity Baptist ences Friday-Saturday, June Church. Contact Juanita 17-18. The boys will be Williams at (803) 418-0540 housed at Chestnut Oaks or Walter Davis at (803) Middle School, 1200 Oswe587-7464. go Highway, and the girls will be housed at CrestLincoln High School Class of 1960 will hold a class meet- wood High School, 2000 Oswego Highway. The puring at noon on Friday, June pose of these annual con3, at the LHSPAA office on ferences is to build characCouncil Street. All memter and leadership skills bers are asked to attend.

Your ideas will be helpful in among youth ages 10-18 if still in high school. Checkthe planning of a class gathering for this year. Call in will be 6:30-8 a.m. on Friday at Crestwood and then Lucile Davis at (803) 775we will depart by bus from 6253.

The Rembert Area Community Crestwood at 8:30 a.m. to take the campers to MediCoalition will host its 7th Aneval Times and Myrtle nual Family and Friends Day Waves Water Park in Myrtle from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Beach for the day. On our Saturday, June 4, at 6785 return to Sumter, campers Bradley St. (behind Remwill stay overnight at bert Car Wash), Rembert.

Chestnut Oaks and CrestThe theme is “Planning for wood and conferences will Tomorrow” and there will resume early Saturday. be a public forum during which local candidates run- Graduation ceremony will ning for office will be avail- be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Crestwood High able to answer questions.

School and parents are enThe event will include face painting, potato sack races, couraged to attend. For apbingo, live music, and food. plications and detailed information about what Just Because Resource Center campers are required to will hold a grand opening bring with them, visit www. drop-in from 1 to 4 p.m. on sumtersheriff.org/news/.

Saturday, June 4, at 301 N. Applications may also be Depot St., Manning. The picked up from the Shercenter will serve youth iff’s Office. Call Maj. Terages 10-17 Monday through rance Colclough at (803) Friday and will offer sum436-2032, Lt. Petrina Wiley mer day camp, after school at (803) 436-2026 or Cpl. programs and community Fred Brantley at (803) 495programs. Call (803) 4358069, extension 419. Dead2971 or email justbeline for applications is 5 p.m. causeresourcecenter@ Friday, June 3. Registration gmail.com. fee is $35.

The Sumter Branch NAACP The Par 4 Pets 4th Annual Golf will sponsor a candidates Tournament will be held Satforum for clerk of court and urday, June 18, at Crystal Sumter County coroner Lakes Golf Course. Regisfrom 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, tration will begin at 8 a.m.

June 6, at the Central Caro- with shotgun start at 8:30 lina Technical College a.m. Format is 4-Man CapHealth Sciences Building, tain’s Choice with entry fee 133 S. Main St. of $160 per team ($40 per The Sumter Vitiligo Support player). Entry limited to Group 2nd Annual Support first 20 teams. Call Kathy Walk will be held 9 a.m.Stafford at (803) 469-3906, noon on Saturday, June 11, Teresa Durden at (803) 917at Salterstown Community 4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) Park, 800 Salterstown Road. 775-1902.

Each participant is asked The Sumter County Prevention to bring two non-perishTeam will sponsor a “Parents able food items for donaAccessing Resources 4 Kids” tion. Wear purple to show (PARK) event from 10 a.m. to your support.

2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6, The Sumter Chapter of the Na- at Sumter High School, 2580 tional Federation of the Blind McCrays Mill Road. The of South Carolina will meet purpose of this awareness at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June event is to provide informa14, at Shiloh-Randolph tion on available communiManor, 125 W. Bartlette St. ty resources to parents of Transportation provided youth ages 0-18 years old within the milage area. If in Sumter County.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Accept the EUGENIA LAST inevitable and keep moving forward. Your ability to pivot to new tasks will impress someone you’d like to work with. Personal development is encouraged and will help you ward off poor influences and judgment.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Don’t trust anyone with your personal papers or your responsibilities.

Broaden your horizons by signing up for a course or getting involved in community events. Old emotions will surface. Try not to display your feelings openly. Size up your situation.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll have trouble getting other people to see things your way. Try not to let this bother you. You are better off moving forward secretively to avoid opposition. A personal pickme-up will help motivate you to do your best.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t wait until it’s too late — if you have a good idea, share it with people who may be able to help you get your plan up and running. Offering a different perspective or method will prove to result in greater job efficiency.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep an open mind, but don’t back down if you think you have a better plan.

Showing patience will encourage others to consider doing things your way. Your hard work will pay off. Do something to celebrate your victory. Reward yourself.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let anyone cajole you into taking part in something that is iffy or lacks substance. No matter who is involved or how good a deal sounds, protect your assets. Accept a conservative plan instead of a

fast-cash scheme.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Reconnect with old friends. Attend a reunion or contact someone you have worked with in the past. You’ll learn by retracing your steps and remembering situations that were similar to what you are currently dealing with. Romance is featured.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your kindness and generosity will be recognized and rewarded. Offer help to your community or get involved in something that will give you more clout when it comes to decisions that will affect your lifestyle or financial situation.

DAILY PLANNER

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WEATHER

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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Partly sunny, a t-storm or two

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaffney 87/67 Spartanburg 87/66

Greenville 86/67

Columbia 92/71

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 88/71

Aiken 90/68

ON THE COAST

Charleston 88/73

Today: Partly sunny. A stray thunderstorm in central parts. High 85 to 89.

Friday: A shower or thunderstorm around.

High 85 to 89.

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SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

89° 69° 85° 62° 101° in 1953 46° in 1984

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

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Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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RIVER STAGES trace 0.00" 0.16" 21.43" 18.38" 17.91"

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 91/71/pc 82/63/s 77/67/t 82/61/s 79/67/t 84/59/pc 85/75/pc 76/66/t 91/73/s 80/67/t 112/82/s 79/56/s 82/68/t

Myrtle Beach 87/74

Manning 90/70

Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds south-southwest 3-6 mph.

Friday: Warm with a thunderstorm in spots.

Winds west 3-6 mph.

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Florence 89/71

Bishopville 89/70

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

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest.

12 6.54 19 3.85 14 4.78 14 3.36 80 76.99 24 9.29

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Moonrise 4:22 a.m.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 79/61/t 88/68/t 91/68/t 89/74/t 80/71/t 88/73/t 86/68/t 89/70/pc 92/71/t 88/70/t 79/68/c 89/71/pc 88/72/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 81/63/t 91/69/pc 91/69/pc 89/74/pc 82/72/pc 89/74/pc 88/69/t 90/70/t 93/73/t 90/72/t 83/70/pc 89/72/t 89/71/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 89/71/t Gainesville 94/70/s Gastonia 87/67/t Goldsboro 87/70/pc Goose Creek 88/72/t Greensboro 85/68/t Greenville 86/67/t Hickory 84/67/t Hilton Head 87/74/pc Jacksonville, FL 93/71/t La Grange 92/68/pc Macon 93/68/t Marietta 88/68/t

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 82/63/t Mt. Pleasant 87/74/t Myrtle Beach 87/74/pc Orangeburg 90/70/t Port Royal 89/75/t Raleigh 88/69/pc Rock Hill 88/68/t Rockingham 89/69/t Savannah 91/73/t Spartanburg 87/66/t Summerville 89/71/t Wilmington 87/71/pc Winston-Salem 84/67/t

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 85/64/t 88/75/pc 87/75/pc 91/71/pc 89/75/pc 89/70/t 89/69/t 90/69/t 91/73/pc 89/68/t 89/72/pc 87/72/t 87/67/t

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep an open mind, but don’t let anyone lead you astray. Listen carefully, but refuse to donate cash.

Concentrate on personal improvements instead of trying to help others. Plan a special evening with someone you enjoy spending time with.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): With a couple of alterations at home or to the way you live, you will lower your overhead and ease stress.

Don’t let older or younger people in your life put demands on you.

Call the shots and stay in control.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can stabilize your personal and professional life by making a couple of simple changes to your spending habits. If you don’t take responsibility, an emotional situation is likely to escalate. Do your best to keep the peace.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You are best to put your efforts into community affairs or making your environment a better place to live.

Trying to get along with those close to you won’t be easy. Don’t overreact or criticize the ones you love.

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While visiting Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, Debra Riles took this photo of a male cardinal.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandra@theitem. com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please. Photos of poor reproduction quality may not publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received.

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LEGION BASEBALL

Price-less sweep P-15’s righty tosses complete-game 1-hitter as Sumter tops Manning-Santee 5-0 for 3rd straight win in series

PREP FOOTBALL

Player signs to play for Methodist

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

RICK CARPENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter Post 15 pitcher Dawson Price delivers a pitch during his 1-hit shutout in the P-15’s 5-0 victory over ManningSantee Post 68 on Wednesday at Monarch Field.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com MANNING -- There was some debate as to whether to send Dawson Price back out for the ninth inning.

But not in Price’s mind.

“I was trying to talk (pitching) Coach Danny (Price, Dawson’s father) into it the whole time,” the younger Price said. “He was itching to pull me out in the eighth. But I wasn’t coming out.”

Dawson Price didn’t give the Sumter P-15’s any reason to

worry, retiring the side in order in both the eighth and ninth innings to cap off a 1-hit, complete-game shutout against Manning-Santee Post 68 by a 5-0 score at Monarch Field Sumter swept the 3-game series to improve to 8-0 overall and 6-0 in League III play. The P-15’s saved their bullpen in time for Friday’s showdown with Florence Post 1 in Florence.

Manning-Santee, meanwhile, fell to 1-4 overall and in league play. Post 68’s scheduled game on Monday against Beaufort has

been postponed. The two teams will play a doubleheader in Beaufort beginning at 5:30 p.m. on June 27. M-S has next week off.

“What an effort by our young man on the mound tonight,” Post 15 head coach Steve Campbell said. “He was in control of all of his pitches and was around the plate and pounded the zone all night. He kept the hitters off stride and got a lot of groundballs and popups.”

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

Manning, Spurrier debut on College Hall of Fame ballot

By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press

PRO BASKETBALL

LeBron, Curry square off again in NBA Finals

Kevin Love through six games in the series.

After Curry won his second MVP award this season in unanimous fashion — something no other player, including four-time winner James, had ever done — James offered a nuanced take on the achievement.

Peyton Manning and his old college football nemesis, Steve Spurrier, could enter the Hall of Fame at the same time.

Manning, who lost to Spurrier’s Florida teams three times as the starting QB for Tennessee, along with the retired Head Ball Coach are both making their first appearance on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot.

The National Football Foundation released Wednesday the names of 75 former players and six retired coaches who competed in FBS that will be up Spurrier for election. The latest Hall of Fame class will be announced on Jan. 6 in Tampa, Florida, the site of the College Football Playoff national championship game. Former Clemson coach Danny Ford is on the ballot.

Manning, the former recordFord setting quarterback for the Volunteers, retired from the NFL after winning the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos last season, making him eligible for the college hall. Spurrier retired during last season, finishing a 26year career as the winningest coach at both Florida and South Carolina. He trails only Alabama’s Bear Bryant for most Southeastern Conference victories.

Manning’s Tennessee teams went 0-4 against Florida from 1994-97, the last three games with him as the starter. Manning only lost three other games as a starter in college and was the 1997 Heisman Trophy runner-up to Charles Woodson of Michigan.

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By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron versus Steph. King James versus the Baby-faced Assassin.

Nike versus UnderArmour.

Any way you slice it, it’s a dream matchup for the league in the NBA Finals. Again.

A second straight championship showdown between LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers and Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors puts the league’s two brightest stars on its biggest stage.

It could also mark the beginnings of a new rivalry between the long-time face of the league and the shooting supernova threatening to supplant him.

“It’s really annoying for me.

That’s not what I’m playing for, to be the face of the NBA or to be this or that or to take LeBron’s throne or whatever,” Curry said Wednesday, one day before the Warriors host the Cavs in Game 1. “You know, I’m trying to chase rings, and that’s what I’m all about. So that’s where the conversation stops for me.”

Curry got his first last year, at James’ expense. And there

Daulton Player easily remembers the first time he became aware that Methodist University existed in this world.

“I was on a job with my boss (pouring concrete) at an Applebee’s in Fayetteville (N.C., last year),” Player said. “This particular Applebee’s was right across the street from the entrance of Methodist University.”

Little did Player know that just a few months later that he would be signing to play college football at said Methodist University.

“That’s just a crazy story that six months later I would be going there to play football,” said Player, a linebacker/tight end for East Clarendon High School in Turbeville.

“It’s a dream come true for me,” PLAYER Player said. “Ever since I started playing football it’s been a dream of mine to play at the next level. I started in the sixth grade (in a recreational league). I always wanted to play a sport that meant a little something to me.”

Player signing with Methodist came about in a roundabout way, according to EC head coach Scott Cook. A coach from Methodist came to the Turbeville school to visit with Cook and asked if he might have any possible candidates who would be interested in the NCAA Division III school that is a member of the USA South Conference.

“I told them about Daulton because he is someone who really loves the game of football and wanted to continue playing,” Cook said.

“They talked to Daulton and he went up for a visit with his mom and dad and liked everything.”

“I just really liked everything about it,” Player said. “I like the coaches, the facilities; they really sold me on the school.”

The 6-foot, 175-pound Player said he is being looked as a middle linebacker, but said the coaches have left the door open for different options.

“I think Methodist will be a good fit for Daulton,” Cook said. “It’s a small school and he really loves the game of football. He’s going to be doing a lot of work in the weight room over the summer to put on some weight.”

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Cleveland’s LeBron James has the Cavaliers back in the NBA finals for a second straight season against defending champion Golden State. The 7-game series begins today in Oakland, Calif. have been subtle signs of a brewing rivalry ever since.

As the Curry hype was building during the Warriors’ run to the title last season, James went out of his way to proclaim himself “the best player on the planet” during the finals. He played like it, too, averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 8.8 assists while carrying a Cavs team missing Kyrie Irving and

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USC BASEBALL

Price hopes to lend postseason experience to USC as assistant

By Matt Connolly mconnolly@thestate.com

South Carolina’s entire weekend rotation, as well as closer Tyler Johnson, have yet to appear in an NCAA Tournament game, but luckily for the Gamecocks, perhaps the most clutch pitcher in NCAA postseason history is eager to offer advice.

Former Gamecocks closer Matt Price, who holds the record for the most wins in College World Series history with five, is back with the team and serving as a Student Assistant Coach for South Carolina this year as he returns to school to finish his degree.

Price, the former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s standout who holds the SEC record with 43 saves, will do his best to help Clarke Schmidt, Braden Webb, Adam Hill, Johnson, and the rest of USC’s pitching staff stay cool, calm and collected as long as the Gamecocks remain alive in postseason play.

“He’s not going to be fazed by the moment for sure, and I believe that he’ll be able to help our pitchers with what they’re going through just based on his experiences,” USC coach Chad Holbrook said. “Obviously he has a wealth of knowledge.”

Price was instrumental in USC’s run to back-to-back national titles, as well as a runner-up finish in 2012.

In addition to holding the record for most career College World Series wins with five, he’s also tied for third with four saves in Omaha, and has finished the most games at the College World Series with 11.

Price believes the key to having success in the postseason is having the right mindset.

“I think it was just making sure that I didn’t make the situation bigger than it was, even if it was closing out a game in the World Series or closing the game out against someone else during the regular season, you’ve just got to have that same approach you’ve always had,” he said. “You’ve got to take it one game at a time, one at bat, one pitch at a time because you can’t let the game get too big right away. You’ve got to go out there and have fun and play the game that you love.”

Price was drafted in the seventh round of the 2012 MLB draft by the Baltimore Orioles. He stopped playing baseball after a couple of years in the minors and set a goal to become a full-time coach.

He said you see the game in a whole new light while watching from the dugout instead of on the mound.

“It’s a little bit more intense for me now than it was back when I was pitching in those situations,” he said. “I’m a little bit more nervous now than I was when I was pitching in them, but we’ve got some good guys that can close out games.”

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Matt Price knew a thing or two about celebrating postseason success at South Carolina, like he did here in winning the 2011 Columbia Super Regional on the way to a second straight College World Series title. Price, the former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout, is a Student Assistant Coach for USC, which opens regional play on Friday.

COLUMBIA regional At Carolina Stadium Columbia Friday Game 1 — Duke (33-22) vs. UNC Wilmington (3917), 1 p.m.

Game 2 — Rhode Island (30-25) at South Carolina (42-15), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, Noon Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 6 p.m.

Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Monday Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Holbrook added Price has been helpful as a Student Assistant, and believes the USC legend has a long coaching career ahead of him.

“He’s been great for our pitchers, and a great resource for even our position players. I love what he does for us in the game, too, from looking at pitcher’s tendencies to figuring out things and helping Coach (Jerry) Meyers in regards to calling pitches,” Holbrook said. “I thought he was going to be a great coach before this all happened, but now I’m convinced he can coach as long as he wants and he’s going to be great at it.”

Price will spend this summer coaching the Blowfish and hopes to land a permanent coaching gig somewhere moving forward.

“I’m going to try to find something coaching wise, and if not then I’ll see what life’s got for me,” he said.

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9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters First Round from Stockholm, Sweden (GOLF).

11 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Women’s Singles Semifinal Matches from Paris (WIS 10).

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Noon – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

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2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: England vs. Portugal from London (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK).

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6 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East from Thornburg, Va. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Finals Game One – Cleveland at Golden State (WOLO 25).

9:30 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Four from Oklahoma City –Louisiana State vs.

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MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Boston Baltimore Toronto New York Tampa Bay Central Division

Kansas City Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minnesota West Division

Texas Seattle Los Angeles Oakland Houston

W L Pct GB 32 20 .615 — 28 22 .560 3 28 26 .519 5 24 27 .471 7½ 22 28 .440 9 W L Pct GB 29 22 .569 — 28 25 .528 2 26 24 .520 2½ 24 27 .471 5 15 36 .294 14 W L Pct GB 31 21 .596 — 30 21 .588 ½ 24 28 .462 7 24 29 .453 7½ 24 29 .453 7½

Tuesday’s Games

Houston 8, Arizona 5 Seattle 16, San Diego 4 Texas 7, Cleveland 3 Boston 6, Baltimore 2 Toronto 4, N.Y. Yankees 1 Chicago White Sox 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Kansas City 10, Tampa Bay 5 L.A. Angels 11, Detroit 9 Oakland 7, Minnesota 4

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Minnesota at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Texas at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m.

Boston at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Detroit at L.A. Angels, 7:05 p.m.

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

Arizona at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

CLEMSON BASEBALL

Seldom-used reserve Triller making big impact for Tigers

By Scott Keepfers keepfer@greenvillenews.com CLEMSON – Many times in life we’re dealt pitches that are hard to handle, and we repeatedly come up empty.

Then there are those special times when we’re fortunate enough to be grooved a big fat fastball, and we deposit it in the cheap seats, which is precisely what Clemson University baseball player Mike Triller did May 7 in a game at Doug Kingsmore Stadium.

The home run seemed relatively insignificant, coming as it did in the ninth inning of a 20-9 loss to N.C. State, but it certainly was significant for Triller.

It was the first home run of the fifthyear senior’s career, which made it memorable enough, but more importantly it seemed to ignite something in Triller’s mental state as well as his bat.

“It had a big impact,” Triller said. “It gave me a little spark.

“And I felt something in my swing, too.

I was able to stay through the ball, and it kind of took off from there.”

No kidding.

Triller, a seldom-used reserve outfielder, has played in 10 of 15 games since that day and has eight RBIs during that span – matching his total from his first three seasons combined.

Last week, first-year Clemson coach Monte Lee inserted Triller into the starting lineup for just the third time this season in the Tigers’ Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament opener against Virginia. Triller responded with a tworun homer and a key walk in a 5-4 victory.

Starting as designated hitter again two days later against Wake Forest, Triller had a double and homered again in another 5-4 win, then capped that performance with three hits against Florida State in the title game on Sunday.

CLEMSOn regional At Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson Friday Game 1 — Nebraska (37-20) vs. Oklahoma State (36-20), Noon Game 2 — Western Carolina (30-29) at Clemson (42-18), 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, Noon Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m.

Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

“All I did was give him an opportunity,” Lee said. “And he absolutely made the most of it.”

On Sunday night, the player who entered the tournament batting .160 this season had emerged as the most unlikely of tournament Most Valuable Players, joining the likes of former Clemson AllAmericans Tyler Colvin, Shane Monahan and Brian Barnes.

“The next thing you know Thursday led to Saturday and Saturday led to Sunday,” Triller said. “It has been a pretty crazy little ride.”

And it’s not over yet.

Armed with a refreshed outlook and a “new” bat, Triller heads into the Clemson’s NCAA Regional opener Friday against Western Carolina fairly brimming with confidence.

“I’m just staying focused on having good at-bats,” Triller said. “All I can control is coming out here and doing my very best.

Every day that’s all that Monte asks for and that’s the only thing my teammates ask for and all I ask from them.”

Solid start Mike Triller attended Clemson’s baseball camp when he was a junior at Rutland High in Rutland, Vermont, and after graduating was extended a walk-on invitation by thenClemson coach Jack Leggett.

Arizona (Greinke 6-3) at Houston (Keuchel 3-6), 2:10 p.m.

Boston (Porcello 7-2) at Baltimore (Jimenez 2-6), 7:05 p.m.

Kansas City (Ventura 4-3) at Cleveland (Carrasco 2-0), 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 2-6) at Detroit (Boyd 0-0), 7:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Moore 2-3) at Minnesota (Gibson 0-3), 8:10 p.m.

Seattle (Miley 5-2) at San Diego (Rea 3-2), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

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

Chicago White Sox at Detroit, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Oakland at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

National League East Division

Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 32 21 .604 — 29 22 .569 2 27 25 .519 4½ 26 26 .500 5½ 15 36 .294 16 W L Pct GB 35 15 .700 — 29 22 .569 6½ 28 26 .519 9 24 29 .453 12½ 17 35 .327 19 W L Pct GB 33 21 .611 — 28 25 .528 4½ 24 27 .471 7½ 23 31 .426 10 20 33 .377 12½

Tuesday’s Games

Houston 8, Arizona 5 Seattle 16, San Diego 4 Washington 5, Philadelphia 1 Chicago White Sox 6, N.Y. Mets 4 Miami 3, Pittsburgh 1 San Francisco 4, Atlanta 0 L.A. Dodgers 5, Chicago Cubs 0 St. Louis 10, Milwaukee 3 Colorado 17, Cincinnati 4

Wednesday’s Games

Chicago White Sox at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee 3, St. Louis 1 Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

Arizona at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Seattle at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-2) at Atlanta (Blair 0-3), 12:10 p.m.

Arizona (Greinke 6-3) at Houston (Keuchel 3-6), 2:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 3-4), 2:20 p.m.

Milwaukee (Anderson 2-6) at Philadelphia (Eickhoff 2-7), 7:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh (Nicasio 4-4) at Miami (Chen 3-2), 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati (Simon 1-5) at Colorado (Butler 2-2), 8:40 p.m.

Seattle (Miley 5-2) at San Diego (Rea 3-2), 9:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

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

Washington at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Colorado at San Diego, 10:40 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Toronto 4, Miami 3 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92, OT May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT May 11: Toronto 99, Miami 91 May 13: Miami 103, Toronto 91 May 15: Toronto 116, Miami 89

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 April 30: San Antonio 124, Okla. City 92 May 2: Okla. City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: San Antonio 100, Okla. City 96 May 8: Okla. City 111, San Antonio 97 May 10: Okla. City 95, San Antonio 91 May 12: Okla. City 113, San Antonio 99 Golden State 4, Portland 1 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT May 11: Golden State 125, Portland 121 CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Toronto 2 May 17: Cleveland 115, Toronto 84 May 19: Cleveland 108, Toronto 89 May 21: Toronto 99, Cleveland 84 May 23: Toronto 105, Cleveland 99 May 25: Cleveland 116, Toronto 78 May 27: Cleveland 113, Toronto 87

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Golden State 4, Oklahoma City 3 May 16: Okla. City 108, Golden State 102 May 18: Golden State 118, Okla. City 91 May 22: Okla. City 133, Golden State 105 May 24: Okla. City 118, Golden State 94 May 26: Golden State 120, Okla. City 111 May 28: Golden State 108, Okla. City 101 May 30: Golden State 96, Okla. City 88

FINALS

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Cleveland vs. Golden State June 2: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m.

June 5: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.

June 8: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m.

June 10: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 13: Cleveland at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-June 16: Golden State at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 19: Cleveland at Golden State, 8 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press FIRST ROUND

EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 2 April 14: N.Y. Islanders 5, Florida 4 April 15: Florida 3, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 17: N.Y. Islanders 4, Florida 3, OT April 20: Florida 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 22: N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, 2OT April 24: N.Y. Islanders 2, Florida 1, 2OT Tampa Bay 4, Detroit 1 April 13: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 April 15: Tampa Bay 5, Detroit 2 April 17: Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 0 April 19: Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 2 April 21: Tampa Bay 1, Detroit 0 Washington 4, Philadelphia 2 April 14: Washington 2, Philadelphia 0 April 16: Washington 4, Philadelphia 1 April 18: Washington 6, Philadelphia 1 April 20: Philadelphia 2, Washington 1 April 22: Philadelphia 2, Washington 0 April 24: Washington 1, Philadelphia 0 Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 1 April 13: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2 April 16: N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 2 April 19: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 1 April 21: Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 0 April 23: Pittsburgh 6, N.Y. Rangers 3

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Dallas 4, Minnesota 2 April 14: Dallas 4, Minnesota 0 April 16: Dallas 2, Minnesota 1 April 18: Minnesota 5, Dallas 3 April 20: Dallas 3, Minnesota 2 April 22: Minnesota 5, Dallas 4, OT April 24: Dallas 5, Minnesota 4 St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 April 13: St. Louis 1, Chicago 0, OT April 15: Chicago 3, St. Louis 2 April 17: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 April 19: St. Louis 4, Chicago 3 April 21: Chicago 4, St. Louis 3, 2OT April 23: Chicago 6, St. Louis 3 April 25: St. Louis 3, Chicago 2 Nashville 4, Anaheim 3 April 15: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 April 17: Nashville 3, Anaheim 2 April 19: Anaheim 3, Nashville 0 April 21: Anaheim 4, Nashville 1 April 23: Anaheim 5, Nashville 2 April 25: Nashville 3, Anaheim 1 April 27: Nashville 2, Anaheim 1 San Jose 4, Los Angeles 1 April 14: San Jose 4, Los Angeles 3 April 16: San Jose 2, Los Angeles 1 April 18: Los Angeles 2, San Jose 1, OT April 20: San Jose 3, Los Angeles 2 April 22: San Jose 6, Los Angeles 3 SECOND ROUND

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 27: N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 April 30: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 May 3: Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 4, OT May 6: Tampa Bay 2, NY Islanders 1, OT May 8: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT May 7: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 10: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 May 5: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT May 7: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 May 9: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 May 11: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 San Jose 4, Nashville 3 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 May 5: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, 3OT May 7: San Jose 5, Nashville 1 May 9: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT May 12: San Jose 5, Nashville 0 CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3 May 13: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 16: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT May 18: Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 May 20: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 May 22: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT May 24: Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 2 May 26: Pittsburgh 2, Tampa Bay 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Jose 4, St. Louis 2 May 15: St. Louis 2, San Jose 1 May 17: San Jose 4, St. Louis 0 May 19: San Jose 3, St. Louis 0 May 21: St. Louis 6, San Jose 3 May 23: San Jose 6, St. Louis 3 May 25: San Jose 5, St. Louis 2 STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Pittsburgh 1, San Jose 0 May 30: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 June 1: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

June 4: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m.

June 6: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-June 9: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-June 12: Pittsburgh at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-June 15: San Jose at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

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Murray advances to semifinals full of angst

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — Entertaining as his French Open quarterfinal might have been, Andy Murray hardly enjoyed the experience.

“When you’re out there,” Murray said, “I personally find it quite stressful.”

You don’t say?

Yelling at his entourage and muttering to himself, the No. 2-seeded Murray alternated between brilliant and bad for the better part of two sets while dealing with a French opponent and a partisan crowd Wednesday, before righting things to beat No. 9 Richard Gasquet 5-7, 7-6 (3), 6-0, 6-2 and reach his fourth semifinal at Roland Garros.

“I thought I did well, for the most part, in a tough atmosphere,” said Murray, whose next opponent is defending champion Stan Wawrinka, a 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (7) winner against 55th-ranked Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Murray had a much tougher time. He led 5-2 in each of the first two sets and got broken while serving for both at 5-3.

Then he trailed 3-1 in the second-set tiebreaker, a critical moment.

“Had I won the second set,” Gasquet lamented later, “it would have been a totally different match.”

He didn’t, of course. After Murray’s ace made it 3-2, Gasquet got to a drop shot and wound up for what should have been an easy one-handed backhand, his signature shot.

The ball clipped the net tape,

though, allowing Murray a putaway for a winner.

That, basically, was that.

Hoping to see Gasquet become the first Frenchman to hoist the trophy since Yannick Noah in 1983, spectators urged him on with choruses of “Ree-shard!” They even loved a tremendous point Gasquet lost, when he wound up flat on his back, leaving his arms, legs, shirt, socks and shoes caked with the rust-colored dirt.

Murray’s white hat was smudged with clay, too. His entire being was smothered with angst.

He pointed at his temple. He screamed, “Hit it! Just hit it!”

He looked up the folks in his guest box, including coach Jamie Delgado, and shouted various complaints, mostly craving more feedback.

Now he can regroup Thursday, when the quarterfinals in the top half of the men’s draw will be played: No. 1 Novak Djokovic against No. 7 Tomas Berdych, and No. 12 David Goffin against No. 13 Dominic Thiem. Their fourth-round matches began Tuesday and finished Wednesday.

Because of showers, zero points were played Monday, and only about 2 hours’ worth were contested Tuesday. All the rain tightened the schedule to the point that players will compete several days in a row to get to the final, instead of enjoying a major’s usual off-days.

With more wet weather in the forecast, the prospect of completing the tournament by Sunday is iffy.

Aiming to win his fourth con-

ending the surprising run of 108th-ranked American Shelby Rogers 7-5, 6-3, and 2011 U.S. Open champion Sam Stosur eliminating Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria 6-4, 7-6 (6).

And in fourth-round matches originally slated for Monday, No. 9 Venus Williams lost, while her sister, No. 1 Serena, won.

With the temperature around 60 degrees (16 degrees Celsius), Venus warmed up in a zippedup gray coat, something that seemed more appropriate for winter wear. She came up short in a bid to get to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time in a decade, dropping eight games in a row during a 6-2, 6-4 loss to No. 8 Timea Bacsinszky.

Venus slipped to her knees at the baseline on one point and produced only six winners, compared to 24 unforced errors.

“The first few games she made some errors,” Williams said, “and in the last 12 games, I made all the errors.”

Bacsinszky will play 58thranked Kiki Bertens, whose first Grand Slam quarterfinal came via a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory over No. 15 Madison Keys.

Defending champion Serena defeated 18th-seeded Elina SviThe Associated Press tolina 6-1, 6-1. Williams looked Andy Murray gestures during his quarterfinal victory over Richard very much like a 21-time Grand Gasquet in the French Open on Wednesday at Roland Garros stadium Slam champion facing a 21-year-old who has reached in Paris. only one major quarterfinal, secutive major trophy and com- ing a ball boy to join him in and she now faces unseeded plete a career Grand Slam, bowing, then donning a floppy Yulia Putintseva of KazakhDjokovic continued his charm yellow hat. stan. offensive with the fans after a Later, the first women’s semi“Of course she’s the best 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 7-5 victory over No. final matchup was established, player,” Putintseva said.

14 Roberto Bautista Agut, cajol- with No. 4 Garbine Muguruza “She’s a legend.”

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Orangeburg tops Dalzell-Shaw Post 175 5-2 in game shortened to 4 1/2 innings ORANGEBURG – Wednesday night was a great night for American Legion baseball at Mirmow Field, up until the lightning strikes and the nearly two-hour loss of power to most of the city of Orangeburg southeast of Highway 301.

After an hour without lights at the stadium, the umpires called the game an official game, with Orangeburg Post 4 winning 5-2 two batters into the bottom of the fifth inning against visiting DalzellShaw Post 175.

The two teams will meet again today at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field, with a 7 p.m. start.

Dalzell is 0-5 on the season and in League III play, while Orangeburg is now 3-0 overall and 2-0 in league play.

Orangeburg scored first on Wednesday, getting a 4-hit, 4-run third inning. Three errors by the D-S infield aided the scoring.

D-S answered back with a 2-run fourth inning. Eric Lisenby reached on a leadoff single, took second on a fielder’s choice groundout, and later scored on an RBI-single from Josh Whitley. Colin Kremer came around to score on the same sequence, as an Orangeburg throw was mishandled.

Crestwood football camp to be held The Crestwood Knights Football Camp will be held on Saturday at the Crestwood High School football field.

The camp will run from 8 a.m. until noon. It is open to children ages 8-14 at a cost of $20 per camper.

Campers are asked to wear shorts, t-shirts and cleats or sneakers.

For more information, contact head coach Roosevelt Nelson at (803) 469-6200 Ext. 7114 or at Roosevelt.

Nelson@Sumterschools.net.

Baseball camp SLATED The Diamond Pro Instructional Baseball Camp will hold two 4-day sessions at Patriot Park SportsPlex.

The sessions will be held

Monday, June 6, through Thursday, June 9, and Monday, June 13, through Thursday, June 16. The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day. It is under the instruction of Frankie Ward, Barry Hatfield and Robbie Mooneyham.

The camp is open to children ages 7-12. It is $60 for one session and $100 for both.

Each camper will receive a tshirt.

A registration session will be held on Sunday at Bobby Richardson Park beginning at 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Ward at (803) 720-4081, Hatfield at (803) 236-4768 or Mooneyham at (803) 938-3141.

Indians’ Marlon Byrd suspended 162 games for drug violation CLEVELAND — Cleveland Indians outfielder Marlon Byrd has been suspended 162 games for testing positive a second time for a performance-enhancing drug.

A person with knowledge of the suspension said Wednesday that Byrd tested positive for Ipamorelin, a growth hormone releasing peptide.

Athletics 5 Twins 1 OAKLAND, Calif. — Danny Valencia had three hits, including a pair of doubles, Billy Butler added two hits and an RBI and the Oakland Athletics won their fifth straight game with a 5-1 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Wednesday afternoon.

White Sox 2 Mets 1 NEW YORK — Pitcher Matt Albers doubled leading off the 13th inning for his first hit since 2007 and scored the tiebreaking run, his first major league run, as the Chicago White Sox rallied past the New York Mets 2-1 on Wednesday, helped by Todd Frazier’s major league-leading 17th homer.

Brewers 3 Cardinals 1 MILWAUKEE — Zach Davies had a career-high nine strikeouts over eight shutout innings, and the Milwaukee Brewers averted a three-game sweep with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday.

Indians 5 Rangers 4 CLEVELAND — Yan Gomes’ single scored Lonnie Chisenhall with the winning run in the 11th inning and the Cleveland Indians defeated the Texas Rangers 5-4 on Wednesday night.

Blue Jays 7 Yankees 0 TORONTO — Aaron Sanchez pitched 6 2/3 innings to win his fourth straight decision, Edwin Encarnacion had two RBIs and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 7-0 on Wednesday night, completing a three-game sweep.

NatIONALS 7 Phillies 2 PHILADELPHIA — Max Scherzer had 11 strikeouts in eight sharp innings, Wilson Ramos hit a three-run homer and the Washington Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-2 on Wednesday night to complete a three-game sweep.

Tigers 3 Angels 0 ANAHEIM, Calif. — Michael Fulmer took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and completed 7 2/3 dominant innings to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Los Angeles Angels 3-0 on Wednesday.

Marlins 3 Pirates 2 MIAMI — Adeiny Hechavarria hit a tiebreaking RBI double in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift the Miami Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

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Sumter’s Jordan Holladay swings at a pitch during the P-15’s 5-0 victory over Manning-Santee Post 68 on Wednesday at Monarch Field.

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Manning-Santee managed just three base runners against the younger Price.

One came on a leadoff walk in the third and the other two came in the seventh -his only inning of trouble.

Taylor Lee broke up the nohitter with a leadoff single and Post 68 starter Connor Floyd walked three batters later.

Otherwise, Price had seven 1-2-3 innings and recorded five strikeouts.

“I struggled early on getting the fastball across,” Dawson Price said. “My offspeed (stuff ) was working good. About midway through, I switched to primarily pitching from the stretch and I started hitting my spots with my fastball.

“It just kind of all came together after that.”

His mound opponent was up to the challenge most of the night, however. Floyd went 7 1/3 innings for Post 68 and gave up three runs on just four hits with two strikeouts and three walks.

“Connor showed exactly why he’s one of our guys in a 3-game series,” M-S head coach Spencer Jordan said.

“I thought he pitched really well. It was a 2-0 game into the eighth inning with one out. I’m really proud of his effort.

“But what a game for Dawson Price. He kept us off balance all night long and got it done.”

There was only one base runner total in the first two innings -- Sumter’s Jordan Holladay. He led off the second with a double to the base of the fence in left field.

Brandon Spittle got him to third with a groundout and Todd Larrimer drove him home with a sacrifice fly to center for a 1-0 Post 15 lead.

It stayed that way until the seventh. Sumter had just four men reach base in the first six innings, but put four on base in the seventh frame.

Spittle had a 1-out single and Larrimer reached on a throwing error. Rylan Williamson singled in Spittle to make it 2-0, but Larrimer was tagged out at third for the second out. Ryan Touchberry reached on an infield single, but Floyd got out of the inning with no further damage.

The P-15’s put the game out of reach in the eighth.

Three walks and an M-S throwing error help set up a 2-out, 2-run single from Reese Hankins followed by an RBI single from Williamson as Sumter increased its advantage to 5-0.

“Manning’s a great ball club and they came out and pitched well and played tremendous defense,” Campbell said. “They swing the bats well and it was a great effort by both teams and a great way to end a hard-fought series.”

Williamson finished 2-for-4 with two RBI to lead the P-15’s. Spittle had two hits as well and scored two runs.

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From Page B1 James said Curry’s numbers were tremendous, “but when you talk about most ‘valuable’ then you can have a different conversation, so, take nothing away from him, he’s definitely deserving of that award, for sure.”

On Wednesday, James expanded, saying “Steph was definitely the MVP of our league.”

“You guys make rivals,” James said. “I think it’s great for the sport. It’s great for all sports. I don’t think me and Steph, when you talk about rivalries, you talk about Carolina-Duke, you talk about Ohio State-Michigan. It’s hard to say LeBron and Steph. If there’s a smaller scale or another word for a rival.”

If not rivals, certainly peers at the top of the league’s food chain. They’ve both changed the league in different ways.

“I don’t think there’s just a face in the NBA,” Warriors guard Klay Thompson said. “I think there are faces because it’s such a star-driven league. ... But I think it might be easier for the common fan to relate to Steph because it’s hard to be 6-8, 260 and have a 40-inch (vertical) and be the fastest guy on the floor.”

There are similarities between the locomotive and

The Associated Press

Golden State’s Stephen Curry, left, smiles as he jogs on the court in front of teammate Andrew Bogut, right, during practice on Wednesday in Oakland, Calif. the lightning bolt.

They have reached the stratosphere within the league and global sporting conscience, have made their teammates better by virtue of their unparalleled skills and can take over a game in the blink of an eye. They also both were born in Akron, in the same hospital no less.

But there is not a lot of real estate to be sold on the common ground between James and Curry.

James has been a star since puberty, growing up with a single mother and under the glare created by the Sports Illustrated spotlight. No cover jinx there.

He was the consensus No. 1 draft choice in 2004 and has fulfilled all of that promise and then some while asserting himself as the league’s

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conscience with his willingness to speak boldly on social issues.

The limelight hasn’t always been comfortable.

James has been scrutinized as much as any athlete in his era, each tweet parsed for deeper meaning, each loss in the finals offered as a shortcoming.

“I think I’ve exceeded expectations in my life as a professional,” James said.

“I’m a statistic that was supposed to go the other way, growing up in the inner city, having a single-parent household. It was just me and my mother. So everything I’ve done has been a success.”

Curry grew up in the affluence created by father Dell’s 16-year NBA career with all the advantages but the size. He was overlooked

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JAMES H. BURDICK James Henry Burdick, 87, beloved husband of 67 years to Evelyn Virginia Lindley Burdick, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at NHC Healthcare.

Born in Marietta, Georgia, he was a son of the late D.J. and Ruth Smith Hatfield. Jim retired from the U.S. Air Force as a senior master sergeant, where he specialized in prisoners of war and missing in action. After the BURDICK Air Force, he started and managed the Rental Center from 1973 to 1993. He was a Mason and member of the Elks Club and Rotary Club. He was the past president of the local Model Airplane Club. He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church, where he also served as a former deacon.

Jim loved traveling, yard work and gardening, but mostly loved to fish and was an avid wood worker. He will be remembered as a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend. He will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by one son, Kenneth James Burdick and his wife, Tammy, of Sumter; one brother, Dan Hatfield and his wife, Barbara, of Lexington; one sister, Carolyn Hancock of Bishopville; three grandchildren, Jessica Sweeting and her husband, James, Ashleigh Tallent and her husband, Justin, and Zachary Thames; and two great-grandchildren, Allison Sweeting and Lucas Tallent.

A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Clay Smith and the Rev. Mike Westmoreland officiating. Interment will follow in Sumter Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Lloyd Hodge, Michael Stockdale, Justin Tallent, James Williams, Jeff Williams and Johnny Williams.

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

Memorials may be made to Amedisys Hospice, 198 E. Wesmark Blvd., Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29150.

The family would like to express their thanks for the care and compassion Jim received from his special caregivers, Crystal Leonard, Kathi Branham, Jessica Wanniger, Carrie Traham and Amanda Beaulieu.

You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book.

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PHILLIP T. MALLETT MANNING — Phillip Titus Mallett died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016.

He was born on July 16, 1962, in Manning, a son of the late William Titus and Lottie Louise Montgomery Mallett.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Manning Junior High School, 1101 W.L. Hamilton Road, Manning, with Evangelist Natasha Wilson presiding, the Rev. George P. Windley Sr., eulogist, and Evangelist Mary Adams, MALLETT Apostle Elizabeth Gibson and Pastor Lucretia Pugh assisting. Burial will follow in St. Matthew Cemetery, Manning.

The family is receiving friends at 1258 Audrey Road, Manning.

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

DONALD E. EMBRY SR. SUMMERTON — Donald Edwin Embry Sr., 81, husband of Betty Doughty Embry, died on Monday, May 30, 2016, at his home in Summerton.

Born on April 9, 1935, in San Pedro, California, he was a son of the late Gordon and Eleanor Louise Williams Embry. He was a member of Oak Grove United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, Virginia, and he was a volunteer for the American Red Cross, Back Bay Foundation, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, and Volunteers in Mission with the United Methodist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 60 years; children, Donald Edwin “Eddie” Embry Jr. (Deb) of Summerton, Amy Blanche Embry Goodbred of Virginia Beach, Virginia, Emily Embry Dowdy (Danny) of Richmond, Virginia, and Thomas Lloyd Embry (Katie) of Williamsburg, Virginia; 13 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

A private memorial service will be held at a later date.

Memorials may be made to Heifer International, 1 World Ave., Little Rock, AR 72202, www.heifer.org Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

RONALD BOONE BISHOPVILLE — Ronald Boone entered eternal rest on May 26, 2016, at the Regency

The THE SUMTER ITEM by the power colleges and chosen seventh overall in 2010 because many scouts weren’t sure if he would be big enough and quick enough to play in the league.

Now he has put an entire shoe company on the map, led the Warriors to a record 73 regular-season wins and has kids the world over mimicking the way he heads back up the court without watching his shot splash through the hoop.

“The casual fan might relate better to Steph because he doesn’t have that athletic just God-given ability,” Thompson said. “It’s tough to say. It’s just personal preference, honestly.”

James and Curry made clear their preference is to focus on the game. They have little time right now for greatest-ever debates or marketing slogans.

Curry wants a second straight championship.

James is trying to end Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought.

“The fact that we’re going back to back, I think, is pretty unique,” James said. “It’s pretty unique to be in this position to have another opportunity for guys to write about, for us to play it, for the people to talk about it throughout the world. I’m blessed that I can be a part of conversations.”

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The family is receiving friends at 2240 S. Jeffords Road, Lamar.

Visitation will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at St. Paul Wisacky United Methodist Church, S.C. 341, Lynchburg, with the pastor, the Rev. Arthur Gamble, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Paul Wisacky Cemetery.

Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

DR. ALMON LEROY WAY JR. MOUNT PLEASANT — Dr. Almon Leroy Way Jr., 88, passed away on May 28, 2016.

He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Almon L. Way Sr. of Greenville. Dr. Way was a 1946 graduate of North Charleston High School and a 1950 graduate of Wofford College. Early on, he taught in Mauldin and Sumter schools. He earned a master of arts degree and doctor of philosophy degree from the University of South Carolina in 1971 and 1974. He taught political science at the university level. Dr. Way was a member of the Episcopal Church in Sumter.

Dr. Way is survived by one sister, Anne Way Parker of Mount Pleasant; two brothers, Capt. James D. Way of Corona, California, and Dr. John G. Way of Cordova, Tennessee; three nieces, Laural Moore, Lynette Salkeld and Kimberly Kruger; and one nephew, Donald Edward Barker Jr. of Mount Pleasant, with whom he was living at the time of his illness and death.

Visitation and funeral will be conducted at 3 p.m. today graveside at Mount Pleasant Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to the Shriner’s Hospital in Greenville.

FRANKLIN COOK Franklin Cook, 60, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on May 29, 1955, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Ernest Sr. and Blanche Cook.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his brother, Ernest (Evelyn) Cook Jr., 3145 Thumb Lane.

Funeral services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

PATRICIA L. BARNETT Patricia “Patty” Levi Barnett, 88, widow of Henry Davis Barnett, died on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at Covenant Place.

Services will be announced

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Sixteen players appear on the ballot for the first time. Other notable first-timers include San Diego State running back Marshall Faulk, Southern California defensive back Troy Polamalu, California tight end Tony Gonzalez and Arizona State quarterback Jake Plummer.

The holdover players on the ballot include three Heisman Trophy winners: Colorado running back Rashaan Salaam, Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch and Southern California quarterback Matt Leinart. Coaches on the ballot include Danny Ford, who led Clemson to its only national title, and Darryl Rogers, who had success at Fresno State, San Jose State, Michigan State and Arizona State.

The ballot also has 95 players and 29 coaches who competed outside of the highest division of college football, including former Mount Union coach Larry Kehres, who won 11 Division III national titles with the Purple Raiders.

To be eligible for the ballot, a player must have been a first-team All-American by one of the five organizations used by the NCAA to determine the consensus AllAmerica team: The Associated Press; the American Football Coaches Association, the Football Writers of America Association; the Sporting News; and the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Coaches must have coached a minimum of 10 years and 100 games and won at least 60 percent of their games.

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Michael Haynes, 838 Club Lane, Sumter.

Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & DeLaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

JESSIE WORKMAN JR. ERNEST NELSON JR. Ernest Nelson Jr., 58, entered into eternal rest on Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at his residence in Summerton.

He was a son of Sarah Mae Briggs Nelson and the late Ernest Nelson Sr. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1150 Lincoln St., Summerton.

Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals of Summerton.

SHIRLEY O. STANLEY Shirley Owens Stanley, 70, died on Tuesday, May 31, 2016, at her home.

Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Oris M. and Leila Geddings Owens.

She was of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include two sons, David K. Stanley Jr. (Christina) of Elgin and Kelley O. Stanley of Sumter; five grandchildren, David J. Stanley, Kristen Cannon, Courtney Cannon, Ashley Stanley and Mary-Kendall Stanley; three sisters, Nancy Gregory and Margaret Costner, both of Sumter, and Linda McCoy of Columbia; one brother, O. Melvin Owens of Sumter; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by a sister, Mary Lee Robinson.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Sumter Cemetery with the Rev. Drew Choate officiating.

The family will receive friends following the service at the graveside and other times at the home of her sister, Margaret, 2630 Indigo Drive.

Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 190 Knox Abbott Dr. No. 301, Cayce, SC 29033.

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

THE REV. HOYT GRAHAM JR. ORANGE, New Jersey — On Friday, May 27, 2016, the Rev. Hoyt Graham Jr., husband of Nora Tisdale Graham, exchanged his rugged cross for his precious crown at his residence.

Born on Aug. 25, 1957, in Manning, he was a son of the late Hoyt Graham Sr. and Evangelist Ola Lee Graham Whack.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence of his sister and brother-in-law Minister Diane and

Jessie “Bob-Poppy” Workman Jr., 87, entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 27, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

Born on Nov. 18, 1928, in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Jessie Sr. and Lucille Dinkins Workman. He attended the public schools of Sumter County. Jessie married Irene Grant and from this union God blessed them with four children. Jessie was employed for Becker Sand and Gravel. In 1956, he moved to Newark, New Jersey, with his family, where he was employed by Colonial Concrete for 40 years.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his wife, Ann Miller Workman of Newark; one daughter, Barbara Workman Edwards of Irvington, New Jersey; three sons, Leroy (Venus) Workman, Jimmy Workman and Stevie Workman, all of Newark; two sisters, Laura Dinkins of Rembert and Margaret (Freddie) Davis of Mitcheville, Maryland; two brothers, Dorsey (Eva) Workman of Jersey City, New Jersey, and James Workman of Newark; one aunt, Edmonia Wade; three brothers-in-law, Tom Sanders, James Davis Sr. and Walter James; 11 grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a special friend, Sam Fleming; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Rafting Creek Baptist Church, 3860 S.C. 261 North, Rembert, with the Rev. Melvin Mack, pastor, presiding, and the Rev. Freddie Davis, pastor of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church, eulogist.

The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 4580 Easy St., Rembert.

The remains will be placed in the church at 1 p.m.

The funeral procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be nieces and cousins.

Pallbearers will be nephews.

Burial will be in Rafting Creek Baptist Churchyard Cemetery.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.WilliamsFuneralHomeInc.com.

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