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1 suspect caught, 2 others sought Police: Remaining jewelry store robbers from Dillon BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter Police Department recently arrested one suspect and is searching for two others in connection to an armed robbery at a local jewelry store Monday. Michael D. Knowles, 33, of 8151 St. Charles Road, Mayesville, was arrested Friday in Richland County. He was later booked at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention KNOWLES Center, according to a news release from the department. Knowles was charged with armed robbery and four counts of kidnapping and conspiracy. Detectives are searching MEARITE for Rondrick Shequile Mearite, 22, of 517 Lakeside Court, Dillon, and Bradley Devon Brown, 21, of 1206 W. Main St., Dillon, in connection to the armed robbery at Jewelry Wholesale, 41 E. Wesmark Blvd, on Memorial BROWN Day. Mearite is described as 6 feet tall and weighs about 155 pounds. He faces charges of armed robbery, conspiracy, four

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Sumter High School students toss their hats at the end of the school’s graduation ceremony Saturday morning. See more graduation photos for Sumter High as well as Crestwood High School on page A3.

Commander’s Breakfast set Being thrifty never goes out of style for Wednesday How, when and where to go to ‘pop some tags’

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Some may think staying in style means shelling out hundreds of dollars. That could be the case, unless you regularly stroll into your local thrift stores to find more inexpensive options. Thrift shopping can be time consuming, but once you find the few items you’re looking for, that time spent is worth it, especially when paired with the amount of money you spend.

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he annual Commander’s Breakfast sponsored by Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce will be held at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday at Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road. “Shaw Air Force Base is vital to our community, and this event always gives residents an opportunity to hear about the happenings not only on the local installation, but in the Air Force as a whole as it may relate to the Sumter area,” said Chamber Vice President of Operations Nicole Milligan. In previous years, the breakfast was held in the Carolina Skies Club on Shaw Air Force Base, but changes to base

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City council to consider first reading of budget on Tuesday Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: • Final reading of an ordinance to rezone 4.65 acres of land at 2120 Thomas Sumter Highway from general commercial and agricultural conservation to general commercial; • First reading of an ordinance to amend the city’s budget for fiscal year 2016; • First reading of an ordinance to adopt the city’s 2017 fiscal year budget; and • A resolution to authorize South Carolina Department of Transportation improvements to Broad Street to include operational and safety improvements and resurfacing in accordance with plans prepared by the state agency. City council will also recognize City of Sumter Finance Department for excellence in financial reporting.

County Council will continue 2017 budget discussion Sumter County Council will hold a special called meeting and budget workshop at 4 p.m. Tuesday in County Council Conference Room or County County Chamber, Sumter Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St. During its meeting on May 24, council approved second reading of its proposed 2017 budget of $49.45 million with a 2.6 millage increase to offset projected reduced state funding. Council will discuss the county government’s employee handbook, water rates, capital improvement fund, local government fund and summary sheet before going into executive session to discuss an employment contract regarding clerk to council services. County council will later consider first reading of an ordinance to amend the county’s 2015 budget ordinance by changing the amount of funds to be allocated.

Rembert group will host 6-week youth summer camp Rembert Area Community Coalition will host a six-week youth summer camp from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. starting Monday and running through July 15. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. and lunch will be served at noon daily. Summer camp activities include arts and crafts, baking and cooking, math intervention, reading, and skating. The children will also go on field trips, play games, watch movies and go on picnics. For more information about an application and fees call the Rembert coalition at (803) 432-2001

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Car show will send 7 kids to MDA Summer Camp BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com A Sumter realty’s car show on Saturday raised money to send seven children with muscular dystrophy to a summer camp. ERA Wilder Realty Inc. held its second annual “Send a Kid to Camp” Car Show at a parking lot on Bultman Drive, raising a total of $7,400, according to Charlie Fossett, realtor with the company and organizer of the event. With locations across the country, Muscular FOSSETT Dystrophy Association summer camps offer a fun and safe outdoor experience, along with opportunities to engage in activities such as adaptive sports, arts and crafts, camp dances and more for children suffering from the disease, according to www.mda.org. Saturday’s event attracted about 2,000 attendees and 68 cars and motorcycles ranging from a 1923 Model A Ford to a 2016 Chevrolet Camaro. Fossett said the local realty was in a fundraising competition with eight other ERA Wilder Realty’s across the state. Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass, according to the Mayo Clinic’s website, www.mayoclinic.org. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes, or mutations, interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle. There is no cure for any form of muscular dystrophy, but medications and therapy can slow the course of the disease. Each year, ERA Real Estate offices across the nation fund raise to assist the lives of children and adults living with muscular dystrophy and other neuromuscular diseases through its support of the Muscular Dystrophy Association, according to a news release from the company. Sumter resident Karen Szubinski, who was volunteering at the show, knows firsthand the effects of the disease. Her brother, Joseph Szubinski, 60, died after being diagnosed

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An auto tag on this car shares the philosophy of the car owner. with myotonic dystrophy, a rare form of the disease, in 2009. Myotonic dystrophy is a muti-systemic inherited disease that affects at least 1 in 8,000 people, or about 40,000 individuals in the United States, according to the Myotonic Dystrophy Foundation. Individuals affected by the disease may have skeletal muscle problems, heart function abnormalities, breathing difficulties, cataracts, issues with speech and swallowing, cognitive impairment, excessive daytime sleepiness or diabetic symptoms. Szubinski said in her brother’s case, the disease was not diagnosed until it was too late. Szubinski said anesthesia from another surgery caused him to get

aspiration pneumonia, an inflammation of the lungs and bronchial tubes, which put him in a coma. Anesthesia for someone with myotonic dystrophy could cause serious complications, Szubinski said. It was only after that surgery that doctors discovered the disease. He passed away two months after being diagnosed, and one day before he was supposed SZUBINSKI to see a specialist on muscular dystrophy, she said. “He fell through the cracks,” Szubinski said. “I’m hoping more people become more aware of this awful disease.”

Fire destroys Rembert church The remains of Union Baptist Church, 5840 Springhill Road, Rembert, are seen Saturday afternoon. Fifty-five firefighters from Sumter, Lee and Kershaw counties as well as Shaw Air Force Base responded to the fire a little after 2 p.m., said Sumter Battalion Chief Joey Duggan, and they were still working on the scene after 6 p.m. The blaze caused more $1 million in damage leading Duggan to declare the structure a total loss. No one was injured. Because it was a church and per protocol, Duggan said S.C. Law Enforcement Division responded. Also on scene were Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, he said, and Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The incident remains under investigation.

Sumter City and County Board of Zoning Appeals will not meet on Wednesday because there are no requests in the Sumter Planning Office that require review by the board. The next scheduled meeting of the board of zoning appeals will be at 3 p.m. on July 13. Questions can be directed to Sumter Planning Department at (803) 774-1660.

CORRECTION The amount of of drugs confiscated by the Clarendon Sheriff’s Office on Interstate 95 was incorrectly listed in a front page story in Saturday’s edition of The Sumter Item. It was 2.8 pounds of heroin and 4.5 pounds of marijuana.

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Charge on ‘Obamacare’ premiums Trumped up WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump says the Obama administration plans to delay telling consumers about premium increases for 2017 under the president’s health care law — for political reasons. But there is no indication there will be such a delay, and Trump appears to have mixed up the calendar. “The numbers are coming out, right now, the numbers are scheduled to come out on November 1. The increases are going to be so large that everybody is going to vote for Donald Trump. It’s a catastrophe,” the presumptive Republican nominee for president, said Wednesday at a rally in Sacramento. He added: “Now Obama is trying to move it into December because if people see the kind of increases that you’re talking about — could be 40 percent, by the way — nobody’s going to vote for anybody having to do with the Obama administration.” Trump seems to have gotten some dates wrong. Nov. 1 is actually the long-designated start of the 2017 sign-up season under President Obama’s health care law, not the date for the unveiling of premium levels. Consumers have until Jan. 31 to enroll for new coverage or make changes to their current choices. Premiums are being posted on an ongoing basis by the administration and many states. All premiums should be publicly available by Aug. 1. Administration spokesman

Ben Wakana said Thursday in a statement that open enrollment will begin as scheduled on Nov. 1, and the date will not be moved. Pushing the date to December, after the Nov. 8 election, as Trump suggested would happen, would not be as simple as the White House firing off a news release. The open-enrollment period was formally set by a federal regulation, and changing a regulation is a legal process that involves public notice and comment. It can take months. Clare Krusing, spokeswoman for the main industry trade group, America’s Health Insurance Plans, said there’s no indication the administration plans to change the date. Even if Obama wanted to call a timeout, it likely would create more havoc than it’s worth. Millions of customers have coverage that expires Dec. 31 and must be renewed ahead of time to roll over into the new year. “Pushing back open enrollment would be a significant challenge for consumers and health plans,” explained Krusing. “Consumers would have a very limited window to make their coverage decisions.” Insurers might not be able to process everything on time. About 12.7 million people renewed or signed up for coverage this year in the health care law’s insurance markets, which offer subsidized private plans to those who don’t have access on the job.

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Police form a line to contain protesters outside a campaign rally for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday in San Jose, California.

Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Donald Trump supporters leaving the presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose were pounced on by protesters, some of whom threw punches and eggs. A dozen or more people were hit and car windows were broken. Trump hats grabbed from supporters were set on fire on the ground. At least one woman was pelted with an egg. Police stood their ground at first but after about 90 minutes moved into the remaining crowd to break it up and make arrests. At least four people were taken into custody, though police didn’t release total arrest figures Thursday night. One

officer was assaulted, police Sgt. Enrique Garcia said. There were no immediate reports of injuries and no major property damage, police said. Thursday night’s crowd, which had numbered more than 300 just after the rally, thinned significantly as the night went on, but those who remained near the San Jose Convention Center were rowdy and angry. Some banged on the cars of Trump supporters as they left the rally and chased after those on foot. Mayor Sam Liccardo, a Democrat and Hillary Clinton supporter, criticized Trump for coming to cities and igniting problems that

local police departments had to deal with. Trump, the presumptive GOP nominee, spoke for about 50 minutes at the rally, sniping at Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and calling her speech on foreign policy earlier in the day “pathetic” and “sad to watch.” Protesters before the speech included Adam Rivas, a 22-year-old community college student who was born and raised in San Jose. He was holding a spraypainted sign that read “Dump Trump.” Rivas said he was particularly disturbed by Trump’s remarks about Mexicans.

Public Hearing Notice This is to inform the public of the opportunity to attend a public hearing on the proposed FY 2016–2017 and 2013 Carry Forward Section 5310 (Enhanced Mobility of Seniors and Individuals with Disabilities Program) Applications to be submitted to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, no later than June 6, 2016, by the Sumter County Disabilities and Special Needs Board, Inc. (SCDSNB). Those interested in attending a public hearing on this application should contact Thoyd Warren, Executive Director in writing on or before June 14, 2016. The public hearing will be held on June 20, 2016, before the SCDSNB Board of Director. The contact address is: 750 Electric Drive, Sumter, SC 29153. The Transportation Program provides assistance for transportation options and services for the communities operating in Sumter County in Santee Lynches Region. These services are currently provided using SCDSNB ADA accessible vehicles. Services are rendered by SCDSNB. The total estimated amount requested for the period July 1, 2016 through June 30, 2017: Project Category

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Family: Blue Angels pilot killed in crash dreamed of flying SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — A Blue Angels pilot who died when his F/A-18 fighter jet crashed near Nashville, Tennessee, had wanted to fly since he was a child, relatives said. A U.S. official identified the pilot killed Thursday as Marine Capt. Jeff Kuss. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. “It’s hard to put into words right now, but it’s beautiful that a person can live and die engaged in their life’s pursuits,” said his grandfather, Dolph Kuss, reached at his home in Durango, Colorado. “This was his dream since he was a child, to be an aviator, a flier.” He choked back tears and said he was struggling to gather his thoughts. “It’s hard to celebrate someone’s life in this way,” he said. “It is certainly a shock. Everything in life has its dangers, I guess.” Kuss was married with two young children, his grandfather said. It was the second fighter jet crash of the day for the military’s elite fighter jet perfor-

mance teams. A member of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds crashed in Colorado after a flyover for the Air Force Academy graduation where President Obama spoke. That pilot ejected safely into a field. Harry Gill, the town manager in Smyrna, just outside Nashville, said Thursday that the Blue Angels pilot was the only casualty and no civilians on the ground were hurt. The Navy said in a news release that the pilot was beginning to take off during an afternoon practice session for a weekend air show performance when the crash happened. Five other F/A-18 jets landed safely moments after the crash. “My thoughts and prayers go out to the family and friends of the Blue Angels after this tragic loss. I know that the Navy and Marine Corps Team is with me. We will investigate this accident fully and do all we can to prevent similar incidents in the future,” Adm. John Richardson, the Navy’s top officer, said in a Facebook post. The team is based at Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida.

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Los Angeles police Chief Charlie Beck comments on the investigation into a murder-suicide on the UCLA campus during a news conference in Los Angeles on Thursday. At left is a Minnesota license plate illustration of the missing car driven by the shooter. Read more online at theitem.com.

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Police: Minnesota killing preceded UCLA shooting LOS ANGELES (AP) — The path to the campus shooting death of a UCLA professor began nearly 2,000 miles away in Minnesota. There, a former student with a grudge, Mainak Sarkar, killed his estranged wife. Sarkar then made the long drive to Los Angeles where he found his former mentor, engineering professor William Klug, and shot him before turning the gun on himself, authorities said Thursday. Both victims were on a “kill list” police found at Sarkar’s Minnesota apartment. A third person on the list, another UCLA professor, was spared because he was not on campus Wednesday when Sarkar arrived with two semi-automatic pistols, police said. Authorities did not publicly identify the unharmed professor or the woman. A law enforcement official with knowledge of the investigation told The Associated Press the

woman on the list was Ashley Hasti, who documents show married the gunman in 2011. The investigation unfolded rapSARKAR idly based on a note Sarkar left in the office where he killed Klug. It asked anyone who read it to check on Sarkar’s cat in St. Paul, Minnesota. At Sarkar’s apartment, authorities found his list of three planned targets. They checked the home of the woman in the nearby town of Brooklyn Park and found her body. The law enforcement official said Hasti was the name of the woman on Sarkar’s list. Beck said the woman named on the list was the victim; and a neighbor told AP that Hasti lived in the home with her father. The official who said Hasti’s name was on the list was not authorized to publicly discuss the case and spoke on

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condition of anonymity. Gordy Aune Jr., who lives three doors away and is the neighborhood watch commander, said Hasti and her father kept to themselves. Records in Hennepin County, Minnesota, show Hasti married Sarkar in 2011, though more recently they had different residences. Hasti’s grandmother, Jean Johnson, said the two remained together for only about a year, but didn’t get a divorce because Hasti couldn’t afford one. “They just didn’t get along,” Johnson told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. “The only enemy she had was him, I guess. I never thought he would do something like that.” Hasti hadn’t mentioned any recent animosity with Sarkar, she said. Sarkar had disparaged Klug online and the professor knew of his contempt, but police have not uncovered any death threats, Beck said.

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ROCK HILL — When Dr. Gerald Ray Comer was considering obstetrics and gynecology as his medical specialty, he found a photo that helped seal his decision. While paging through his own baby album, Comer said, he discovered a picture of longtime friend Dr. William Revell holding him on the day of his birth in 1984. Until then, Comer said, he didn’t know that Revell had delivered him. Thirty-one-year-old Comer and 64-year-old Revell are now among 12 physicians and nine midwives in Piedmont GYN/OB, the medical practice that Revell started in 1982 after moving to Rock Hill. The practice, which serves Rock Hill, Fort Mill and south Charlotte, is part of the Carolinas HealthCare System in Pineville. Comer, who joined the practice in September after finishing his residency with Carolinas HeathCare System in Charlotte, welcomed his first child this month with his wife, Caroline Comer. “It meant so much to have Dr. Revell participate in some of the prenatal treatment,” Comer said. “He played a huge role in the whole pregnancy process for us.” Comer said the couple had hoped Revell would be

able to deliver their son, Nash Comer, born on May 8. But that didn’t happen because Caroline went into labor a couple of weeks early while Revell was out of town at a conference. Revell “did make a very special home visit a few nights ago to welcome Nash into the Piedmont GYN-OB family,” said Comer, who hopes Revell can also be a mentor to his son. Revell, a Georgia native who did his training at Medical College of Georgia, said he and his brother, Walter Revell Jr., moved to Rock Hill to start medical practices. Walter Revell started Piedmont Surgical Associates. Comer went to middle and high school with Revell’s children, and he took Revell’s daughter, Laura, to the Northwestern High School senior prom in 2002. Comer also was friends with Revell’s son, Roger, and nephew, McAuley Alexander. “Their home was always a place for us to gather and fellowship,” Comer said. “And he was always around ... He was able to balance a very busy and demanding career, but also support his wife and his family.” Revell said he has enjoyed working with Comer and helping him learn the ropes of the medical practice, and Comer said he has enjoyed the mentorship of a longtime family friend.

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inch tall and weighs about 148 pounds. He faces charges of armed robbery and conspiracy. The business was robbed about 4:45 p.m. on Monday, according to Tonyia McGirt, the department’s spokeswoman. Four employees were in the store when two men with a handgun en-

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things you think might think fit despite the size on the tag. And, even if you find clothing that may need a little sprucing up like adding new buttons FROM PAGE A1 or fixing a zipper, the cost might still be cheaper than purchasing new items. You can One of the most rewarding also find good quality furniture aspects of thrift shopping is and appliances at thrift stores. finding vintage or name-brand Some pieces. items such as The first rule SOME LOCAL OPTIONS couches or of thrift shopchairs may ping is to not be SALVATION ARMY THRIFT STORE: be a little discouraged by 5664 Broad St., is open from 10 a.m. worn or have the amount of to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, outdated fabclothes in front Thursday and Friday, and from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday and ric, but they of you. It might Saturday. can be transdo you well to formed with have specific BROAD STREET THRIFT MART: some sanditems in mind 426 Broad St., is open from 9 a.m. paper, paint when you go to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. and a fabric shopping. pattern of If you plan to GOODWILL: 1028 Broad St., is your choice. try on clothes, open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday Kaley what you wear through Saturday and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. Briesmaster, to the thrift public relastore can sometions officer times make or for Palmetto Goodwill, said the break your experience. You stores have reduced prices for should always wear clothing men and women’s tops, jeans that is easy to remove and put and jackets since February, and back on. the prices of home goods are Because there are clothes reduced every week. from many different brands, She said those who regularly and decades, sizes will not be the same for all items, so try on shop at Goodwill should get a

Goodwill customers can find significant bargains for everything from shoes to dress shirts. rewards card so they can earn 25 percent off of a purchase with every 250 points they earn for shopping. One point is earned on the rewards card for almost every $1 spent, according to Goodwill’s website, www. clubgoodwillrewards.com . Customers get double points when they shop on Wednesday, Briesmaster said. Maria Kumher, manager of Salvation Army Thrift Store, said there are deals on items every week for 50 percent off or 49 cents. Not only do people save money by shopping with Salvation Army, but they also help others in Sumter because 100 percent of proceeds go back to the community, she said.

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Muhammad Ali, ‘The Greatest,’ dead at 74 TIM DAHLBERG AP Boxing Writer He was fast of fist and foot — lip, too — a heavyweight champion who promised to shock the world and did. He floated. He stung. Mostly he thrilled, even after the punches had taken their toll and his voice barely rose above a whisper. He was The Greatest. Muhammad Ali died Friday at age 74, according to a spokesman for his family. He was hospitalized in the Phoenix area with respiratory problems earlier this week, and his children had flown in from across the country. Family spokesman Bob Gunnell said Ali, who had Parkinson’s disease, died of septic shock. While it’s not clear exactly what transpired with Ali, people with late-stage Parkinson’s often have difficulty swallowing. Food and liquid landing in the lungs can lead to pneumonia or a chest infection that could cause sepsis, a bloodstream infection. “It’s a sad day for life, man. I loved Muhammad Ali, he was my friend. Ali will never die,” Don King, who promoted some of Ali’s biggest fights, told The Associated Press early Saturday. “Like Martin Luther King, his spirit will live on; he stood for the world.” A funeral will be held in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. The city held a memorial service Saturday. One of Ali’s daughters described her father’s last moments in an Instagram post, saying his heart wouldn’t stop beating for 30 minutes after all of his other organs failed. Hana Ali said the family was surrounding her father, hugging and kissing him, holding his hands and chanting an Islamic prayer, while his heart kept beating as his other organs gave out. “No one had even seen anything like it. A true testament to the strength of his Spirit and Will!” she wrote. With a wit as sharp as the punches he used to “whup” opponents, Ali dominated sports for two decades before time and Parkinson’s disease, triggered by thousands of blows to the head, ravaged his magnificent body, muted his majestic voice and ended his storied career in 1981. He won and defended the heavyweight championship in epic fights in exotic locations, spoke loudly on behalf of blacks and famously refused to be drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War because of his Muslim beliefs. Despite his debilitating illness, he traveled the world to rapturous receptions even after his once-bellowing voice was quieted, and he was left to communicate with a wink or a weak smile. “He was the greatest fighter of all time but his boxing career is secondary to his contribution to the world,” promoter Bob Arum told the AP early Saturday. “He’s the most transforming figure of my time certainly.” Revered by millions worldwide and reviled by millions more, Ali cut quite a figure, 6-foot-3 and 210 pounds in his prime. “Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” his cornermen exhorted, and he did just that in a way no heavyweight had ever fought before. He fought in three different decades, finished with a record of 56-5 with 37 knockouts — 26 of those bouts promoted by Arum — and was the first man to win heavyweight titles three times. He whipped the fearsome Sonny Liston twice, toppled the mighty George Foreman with the rope-a-dope in Zaire and nearly fought to the death with Joe Frazier in the Philippines. Through it all, he was trailed by a colorful entourage who merely added to his growing legend. “Rumble, young man, rumble,” cornerman Bundini Brown would yell to him. And rumble Ali did. He fought anyone who meant anything and made millions of dollars with his lightningquick jab. His fights were so memorable that they had names — “Rumble in the Jungle” and “Thrilla in Manila.” But it was as much his an-

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Muhammad Ali is greeted in downtown Kinshasa, Zaire, in September 1974. Ali was in Zaire to fight George Foreman. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died, according to a statement released by his family on Friday. He was 74. Read the full article at theitem.com. tics — and his mouth — outside the ring that transformed the man born Cassius Clay into a household name as Muhammad Ali. “I am the greatest,” Ali thundered again and again. Few would disagree. Ali spurned white America when he joined the Black Muslims and changed his name. He defied the draft at the height of the Vietnam war — “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong” — and lost 3½ years from the prime of his career. He entertained world leaders, once telling Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos: “I saw your wife. You’re not as dumb as you look.” He later embarked on a second career as a missionary for Islam. “Boxing was my field mission, the first part of my life,” he said in 1990, adding with typical braggadocio, “I will be the greatest evangelist ever.” Ali couldn’t fulfill that goal because Parkinson’s robbed him of his speech. It took such a toll on his body that the sight of him in his later years — trembling, his face frozen, the man who invented the Ali Shuffle now barely able to walk — shocked and saddened those who remembered him in his prime. “People naturally are going to be sad to see the effects of his disease,” Hana Ali said when he turned 65. “But if they could really see him in the calm of his everyday life, they would not be sorry for him. He’s at complete peace, and he’s here learning a greater lesson.” The quiet of Ali’s later life was in contrast to the roar of a career that had breathtaking highs along with terrible lows. He exploded on the public scene with a series of nationally televised fights that gave the public an exciting new champion, and he entertained millions as he sparred verbally with the likes of bombastic sportscaster Howard Cosell. Ali once calculated he had taken 29,000 punches to the head and made $57 million in his pro career, but the effect of the punches lingered long after most of the money was gone. That didn’t stop him from traveling tirelessly to promote Islam, meet with world leaders and champion legislation dubbed the Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act. While slowed in recent years, he still managed to make numerous appearances, including a trip to the 2012 London Olympics. Despised by some for his outspoken beliefs and refusal to serve in the U.S. Army in the 1960s, an aging Ali became a poignant figure whose mere presence at a sporting event would draw long standing ovations. With his hands trembling so uncontrollably that the world held its breath, he lit the Olympic torch for the 1996 Atlanta Games in a performance as riveting as some of his fights.

A few years after that, he sat mute in a committee room in Washington, his mere presence enough to persuade lawmakers to pass the boxing reform bill that bore his name. Members of his inner circle weren’t surprised. They had long known Ali as a humanitarian who once wouldn’t think twice about getting in his car and driving hours to visit a terminally ill child. They saw him as a man who seemed to like everyone he met — even his archrival Frazier. “I consider myself one of the luckiest guys in the world just to call him my friend,” former business manager Gene Kilroy said. “If I was to die today and go to heaven, it would be a step down. My heaven was being with Ali.”

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Spray flies from the head of challenger Joe Frazier as heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali connects with a right in the ninth round of their title fight in Manila, Philippines, on Oct. 1, 1975. Ali won the “Thrilla in Manila” on a decision to retain the title. Read the full article at theitem.com.

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any of us older South Carolinians remember watching closed circuit television events at the Carolina Coliseum in downtown Columbia. I’m trying to figure out which of the three Muhammad Ali versus Joe Frazier fights I saw there with my father back in the early 1970s. I’m pretty sure it was the first one, and I have the program stuck in a box somewhere. “The Fight of the Century” took place on March 8, 1971. Frazier retained the Graham title with a unaniOsteen mous decision, and handed Ali his first professional loss. The second was on January 28, 1974. Ali won on a unanimous decision, and it’s considered their least impressive fight. The third was Oct. 1, 1975, the famous “Thrilla in Manila,” which Ali won by technical knockout. I never met Ali in person, but here’s part of a column I wrote about Joe Frazier when he passed in November 2011: A final passing to note this week is that of the great fighter Joe Frazier, a fellow South Carolinian. I had the unforgettable experience of meeting and talking with Mr. Frazier in a New York hotel bar about 15 or 20 years ago. He was warm and gracious, even after I used the “excuse me but I’m from South Carolina” card to interrupt him. What struck me that night ( figuratively) was the magnitude and power of his hands. To shake hands with Frazier was to be grasped by what looked and felt like a sledgehammer, complete with scarred, iron fingers. Frazier held versions of the heavyweight title from 1968 to 1973, but his

three brutal fights and complex relationship with Muhammad Ali have defined much of his legend so far. That will change over time as the greatness of their rivalry remains unmatched and new generations discover what so many of us watched unfold. ••• I started Googling around about the history of events at the Carolina Coliseum, which led me down an entirely different rabbit hole. The Coliseum opened in 1968, and among the most famous basketball games there, according to various accounts, was the Nov. 30, 1968, game in which USC beat Auburn on a last second shot by the great John Roche. Our neighborhood gang in Sumter

idolized all of those Frank McGuire teams and many of us attended McGuire’s summer basketball camps for years. I was sitting close to the floor as a nine-year-old on Dec. 16, 1970, when South Carolina got into a benchclearing brawl with Maryland. That’s when USC’s John Ribock decked Maryland Coach Lefty Driesell with a punch, and USC Coach Frank McGuire famously observed that Lefty hit himself. “It was like a riot,” Driesell said in an interview. “One of their players had one of our players on the ground, and I tried to separate them. That’s when Ribock hit me. Frank McGuire said I must be mistaken and that I hit myself.”

I was also there in 1972 when USC and Marquette got into a brawl. Here’s the Sports Illustrated account: “Frank McGuire was in the middle of the floor, bodies whizzing past him, but Al McGuire remained on his bench with his reserve players. ‘A waltz,’ he was to say later. ‘A bar-hall bouncer wouldn’t take his coat off for this one.’” We’ll never see the likes of Frank and Al McGuire again, and nothing will ever match the legend of Ali and Frazier. Glad we got to witness it. Graham Osteen is Editor-At-Large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

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AIR FORCE ASSOCIATION THANKS LOCAL DELEGATION As president of the local chapter of the Air Force Association, I would like to thank our local delegation for their work on HR3147, the military retirement tax relief bill. Without the efforts of Rep Murrell Smith, Rep David Weeks, and Sen Thomas McElveen, I don’t believe that

this bill would have passed. Like Sen McElveen stated, it isn’t what they had hoped for but it is a start and that is a lot better than nothing at all. Hopefully, the state of South Carolina will be the ultimate beneficiary of this bill as more retirees decide to stay in South Carolina upon their retirements from the military and start their second careers in SOUTH CAROLINA versus going to a neighboring state. Again, thanks to our delegation for their work and efforts on this bill, it is definitely noticed and appreciated by military retirees. BUSH HANSON Col (Ret.) USAF Air Force Association Sumter

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BREAKFAST FROM PAGE A1 access policies will make the off-base location easier for attendees, Milligan said. “Clay Smith and his team at Alice Drive Baptist are our gracious hosts this year,” she said about the church’s lead pastor. The event is presented by ERA Wilder Realty and its affiliate, Great Southern Homes, has joined the sponsorship as well. Col. Stephen Jost, commander of the 20th Fighter Wing, will be guest speaker. Milligan said this will be

Jost’s final time as speaker, since he will be leaving Shaw later this summer. “While I am sure his successor will be wonderful as well, Col. Jost really is an engaging speaker, and he brings a lot of his great personality to this event,” Milligan said. She said the chamber is hoping to hear a recap of the recent Air Expo. “By all accounts it was deemed a huge success, and the chamber is very excited to have been a part of that,” Milligan said. Steve Creech, chairman of the Sumter Military Affairs Committee, will emcee the breakfast. Fostering the relationship between

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Shaw and the community is important for the chamber, Milligan said. She said the Sumter Military Affairs

Committee, headed up by Creech and Jack Osteen, organizes several events each year to support the relationship, and the Commander’s Breakfast is one of those events. Other events include the Military Appreciation Picnic held in the fall and the Joint Dinner hosted by the Chamber and the Air Force Association scheduled Aug. 17, she said. Cost of the breakfast is $10 for chamber members and $15 for nonmembers. Deadline to register is Monday. For more information or to register, call Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce at (803) 775-1231 or visit www. sumterchamber.com.

OBITUARIES Tae Elizabeth Smith Graham, wife of Raymond Lee Graham Jr., died on Thursday, May 19, 2016, at her home. Mrs. Graham was born on Dec. 21, 1940, at the Houff-Smith GRAHAM homeplace near Staunton, Virginia, to the late Joseph Albright Smith and Ruth Virginia Clark Smith. She graduated from Wilson Memorial High School and Madison College (James Madison University) with a degree in music education with a voice major and piano minor. She was the president and soloist of the concert choir and voted the most musical and happiest in her class. She was a member of the Alpha Sigma Tau sorority. Tae taught school in Virginia, Wyoming, and at Lemira Elementary School in Sumter. She did graduate work at the University of South Carolina. In high school, she was elected student body president, attended Girls State, received the Rotary Club Code of Ethics award, was co-head cheerleader and was the number one seed on the tennis team and the Junior Tennis Champion for the city of Staunton. She was active in 4-H club work; was selected to attend National 4-H Conference in Washington, D.C., National 4-H Congress in Chicago and Camp Minnewanca in Michigan. She served as Virginia’s 4-H president at the annual state Short Course; and was inducted into the Virginia 4-H All Stars. In Sumter, she was a member of First Presbyterian Church and sang with the church choir for more than 30 years. She was a member of the Skylarks and Sumter’s Home Chapter of the DAR. She served as president of both the Sumter Art Association and the Woman’s Afternoon Music Club. She was a board member of the SumterShaw Community Concert Association. Tae enjoyed playing with the Woman’s Tennis Group and played in a state women’s doubles championship match. Earlier, she won 4 golf club championships in Germany, Texas and Sumter. She traveled to all 50 states and 19 foreign countries. She lived in Sumter 34 years. Tae married U.S. Air Force Col. Raymond Lee Graham Jr. on Aug. 31, 1963. She is survived by her husband at home of 52 years; her son, Brian Winthrop Graham (Desiree) of Mt. Juliet, Tennessee; daughter, Stephanie

Graham-Esparza (Joseph Esparza) of San Antonio, Texas; and four grandchildren, Ava Elizabeth and Harper Jeanette Graham and Catherine Raine and Michael Joseph Esparza. She is also survived by her sister, Jo Ann Smith Trail (Tom) of Moscow, Idaho; her brother, Dale Clark Smith (Libby) of Staunton; and six nephews and nieces. In addition, she is survived by her stepson, Dr. Mark Graham (Corine), Ella and Rea Graham of Fayetteville, North Carolina, and Lucy Graham of Arlington, Virginia. Memorial services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Jim Burton officiating. A reception will follow in the fellowship hall. Burial will take place at Pleasant View Cemetery near Staunton within sight of the family farm. Memorials may be made to the music ministry of First Presbyterian Church, 9 W. Calhoun St., Sumter, SC 29150 or to the Woman’s Afternoon Music Club, 38 Paisley Park, Sumter, SC 29150. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

BILLIE LEE WHITE SR. MANNING — Billie Lee White Sr. died on Monday, May 30, 2016. Funeral services for Mr. White will be held at 2 p.m. today at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Jordon commuWHITE nity, Manning, with the Rev. Sam Livingston Sr., pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ERNEST NELSON JR. Ernest “Buddy” 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. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Tuesday at Shiloh Missionary Baptist

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Church, Summerton, the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, pastor, officiating. Final resting place will be Shiloh Cemetery, NELSON Davis Station. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. on Monday at the funeral home. The body will placed in the church at 1 p.m. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1150 Lincoln St., Summerton. Online condolences may be sent to: www.dysonshomeforfunerals. Professional services are entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton. 803-485-4280.

JOSHUA B. BARKLEY Joshua Blake Barkley, 24, died on Friday, June 3, 2016 at his residence. Born in Sumter, he was the beloved son of Rudolph “Randy” S. Barkley Jr. and Susan Elaine BARKLEY Hodge Barkley. Joshua had a loving smile and a great sense of humor. He loved all people and his infectious personality brought a smile to everyone that he met. He enjoyed playing video games and loved to go fishing with his dad on the pontoon boat. Although Joshua had a hard and difficult life physically, he attacked each and every struggle with a positive attitude and never complained. Surviving in addition to his parents are one brother, Callen Barkley, of Sumter; one sister, Brittany Barkley of Greenville; one nephew, Nicholas Smith of Greenville; paternal grandfather, Rudolph S. Barkley Sr. and his wife, Linda, paternal grandmother, JoAnn McElveen and her husband, Gerald, maternal grandfather and Willie Joseph Hodge and his wife, Debbie, all of Sumter. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Judith Ann Hodge. A funeral service will be held at noon on Monday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. today at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

LUCILLE M. BATTLE

GERALD K. JOHNSON

Lucille M. Battle, 98, died on June 3, 2016, at Blue Ridge Rehabilitation Center of Sumter. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Bina Bradford McCleary. The family will receive friends at the home of her daughter, Leola Sessions, 948 Rebecca Cove, Sumter, SC 29153. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

Dr. Gerald Kenneth “Ken” Johnson, 62, husband of Angie Jackson Johnson, died Thursday, June 2, 2016, at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory.

GEORGE R. LAMBERT George Richard “Buddy” Lambert, 69, passed away June 1, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born Nov. 18, 1946, in Andrews, he was a son of Odell Langston Lambert and the late Richard R. Lambert Jr. Survivors, in addition to his mother of Sumter, include three sons, Richard S. Lambert (Kathy) and Frankie Lawhon, both of Sumter, and Robert “Sharpe” Turner of Manning; four sisters, Libby Harris (George), June Nicholes, and Terri Feagin, all of Sumter, and Richardean Martin of Elloree; two brothers, Dexter Lambert (Debbie) of North Augusta and Mitchell Lambert of Sumter; seven grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. In addition to his father, he was preceded in death by two children, Jennifer Sharpe and Danny Sharpe; and one sister, Maryanne Lambert. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Tommy McDonald officiating. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of Richard Lambert, 33 Lindley Ave. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, 140 Stoneridge Dr. No. 210, Columbia, SC 29210. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

JO T. BLACKWELDER Jo T. Blackwelder, 55, beloved wife of Grier U. Blackwelder, died on Saturday, June 4, 2016. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

MILTON C. MCCARTY Milton Carl McCarty, 80, husband of Maria Dorothy Ballerini McCarty, died Friday, June 3, 2016 at his home. Born in Vineland, New Jersey, he was a son of the late Heyward McCarty and the late Florence Gilliland McCarty. Mr. McCarty owned and operated McCarty’s Emporium in Dalzell for more than 50 years. Survivors include his wife of Sumter; one son, Trotty McCarty (Pam) of Sumter; one granddaughter, Sophie McCarty; and two step-sons, John O’Grady, Jr. (Carol) of Pennsylvania and Thomas O’Grady (Laura) of New Jersey. He was preceded in death by his brother, Theodore McCarty. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. today with the Rev. Marshall Harper officiating. Burial will be in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Trotty McCarty, Kevin Millwood, Paul Byrd, Gene Jenkins, Frierson Wilson and Eugene McCarty. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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PUBLIC AGENDA LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BOARD MEETING Monday, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Sheriff’s Office conference room

CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT TWO SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., district office, 15 Major Drive, Manning

SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, 7 p.m., Santee-Lynches Board Room, 36 W. Liberty St.

BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building

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

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Live, learn and EUGENIA LAST make travel plans that will expand your mind and bring you in contact with people who can help improve your life. Romance is highlighted and will lead to greater happiness and a higher standard of living.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Speak openly about your plans and see if anyone is interested in taking part. Be upfront about any costs involved to prevent complaints down the line. An opportunity to travel will give you a chance to learn and explore new things. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Show some restraint when it comes to donations, handouts or taking on someone else’s responsibilities. Avoid anyone who tries to coax you into something that is detrimental to your health. Discipline will be required to maintain your personal stability. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ve got enough charm to wow everyone with your ideas and plans. The changes you make at home will please your loved ones and bring you closer to someone who is willing to contribute to your future pursuits. Avoid legal entanglements. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Participate and you’ll gain insight into what others think and do. You can enforce changes at home, but they must not exceed your budget. A romantic encounter will be enticing, but riddled with complications. Avoid people from your past.

about something that you want to pursue will encourage you to move forward. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll attract attention. Get out and participate in community or cultural events. A chance meeting with someone special will spark your interest and help bring about changes to your life that will bring greater happiness. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Don’t be too open about your assets or future prospects. Personal negotiations won’t be in your best interest. Get professional guidance if someone wants you to make a long-term commitment or sign a contract. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Someone may make an attractive offer, but do your homework before you agree to anything that has the potential to jeopardize your current situation. Don’t get involved in gossip or you’ll end up being talked about. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Plan to have fun. Getting together with friends or indulging in something that challenges you mentally will bring you great pleasure and prove that you have what it takes to be first. A proposal looks inviting. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Good fortune is heading your way. Greater stability at home is possible with a little effort on your part. Love and romance are on the rise, and doing something special for someone you love will bring rewards.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD

ACROSS 1 Wimbledon shot 6 Nativity scene threesome 10 Trivial details 14 Six on a parfive hole 19 Fine and dandy 20 Frizzy do 21 Race distance, for short 22 Enraged 23 Engages in storytelling 25 Garden vegetable 27 Summons 28 Fancy pitcher 29 Alternate name 30 Web-crawling software 31 Just 33 Full collection 34 Helmet attachment 37 Nursery rhyme starter

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

MONDAY

TUESDAY

Showers and thunderstorms

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm

Variable clouds with a t-storm

Mostly sunny and humid

85°

70°

82° / 69°

85° / 66°

83° / 61°

82° / 63°

Chance of rain: 75%

Chance of rain: 55%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 15%

Chance of rain: 10%

SSW 8-16 mph

SW 6-12 mph

NNW 7-14 mph

NNW 6-12 mph

NNE 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Greenville 81/65

Columbia 88/72

Aiken 82/69

39 School support org. 40 Cricket equipment 43 Pigtail material 44 Connecting concept 47 World Cup cry 48 PD alert 49 Bun seed source 50 Long swimmers 51 Mattress size 52 UNLV collegian, in headlines 53 Short-tempered 54 “Let me think about it” 56 Cereal grains 57 Extravagant 59 Cry of concession 60 Easily tipped boat 61 Agree silently 62 Eat voraciously 66 Mix in 67 Fake drake 69 Winter Games vehicles

70 Seasoned sailor 74 Common mirror shape 75 James of The Blacklist 77 Be partial to 79 Pal of Piglet 80 Register compartment 81 Actress Hatcher 82 Water channel 83 Line of seats 84 Put a stop to 85 Add potency, at a party 88 Sit for a portrait 89 Barnyard abode 90 Saucer crew, for short 91 Provoke 92 Reduced in number 93 Frat letter 94 Across the sea 96 “It’s freezing in here!” 97 Bank job 99 Carries out 100 Grow quickly 105 Begin acting

Charleston 89/74

Today: Showers and a heavier thunderstorm. High 84 to 88. Monday: A shower or thunderstorm around. High 82 to 86.

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

91° 73° 86° 63° 99° in 1985 50° in 1988

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.43 75.52 75.34 97.65

24-hr chg -0.01 +0.05 none +0.06

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

0.33" 0.64" 0.65" 22.07" 20.19" 18.40"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 82/68/t Chicago 77/60/pc Dallas 86/63/s Detroit 77/59/t Houston 82/68/t Los Angeles 79/61/pc New Orleans 86/75/t New York 76/68/t Orlando 92/75/t Philadelphia 83/68/t Phoenix 114/83/s San Francisco 73/56/pc Wash., DC 86/68/t

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 83/68/t 79/54/pc 87/64/s 80/56/t 85/68/t 76/61/pc 89/75/t 84/68/s 77/74/r 85/67/s 112/80/s 73/57/pc 86/68/s

Today Hi/Lo/W 77/60/t 81/67/t 82/69/t 88/75/t 83/74/t 89/74/t 84/68/t 82/66/t 88/72/t 86/72/t 87/73/t 86/72/t 88/72/t

Flood 7 a.m. stage yest. 12 7.57 19 4.13 14 7.07 14 3.54 80 76.93 24 10.01

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 80/60/s 82/66/t 83/67/t 84/73/r 82/73/t 84/73/t 85/67/t 86/66/s 85/71/t 83/70/t 85/71/t 84/71/t 86/70/t

24-hr chg +0.25 +0.45 +0.58 +0.02 -0.05 -0.04

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 87/72/t 90/71/t 83/66/t 85/72/t 88/74/t 84/66/t 81/65/t 81/64/t 87/76/t 90/72/t 83/68/t 83/68/t 80/66/t

Sunrise 6:11 a.m. Moonrise 6:52 a.m.

Sunset Moonset

8:30 p.m. 9:08 p.m.

First

Full

Last

New

June 12

June 20

June 27

July 4

TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Mon.

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 84/70/t 78/70/r 85/66/pc 85/70/t 84/72/t 84/65/pc 84/66/pc 83/64/s 85/74/r 84/71/r 85/67/t 83/67/t 82/66/r

High 9:57 a.m. 10:22 p.m. 10:52 a.m. 11:14 p.m.

Ht. 3.1 3.8 3.0 3.7

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

Low 4:36 a.m. 4:39 p.m. 5:28 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W 79/59/t 88/76/t 87/75/t 86/71/t 87/75/t 89/69/t 83/68/t 86/71/t 87/73/t 81/65/t 88/73/t 87/73/t 82/65/t

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SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

36 Wavy Yuletide sweets 37 Staff supervisors 38 “I __ my wit’s end!’’ 39 Brazilian soccer legend 40 Cupid’s gear 41 2006 Court appointee 42 Jittery 44 Average grades 45 Nametag greeting 46 Fix again, as a hemline 49 Hit the books 51 Frog cousins 54 Deduce 55 Some TV screens 58 Hoodwinks 59 Sudden impulse 60 Close-knit group

63 Irish county 64 Accounting inspection 65 Rookie 67 Showers attention (on) 68 Part of a meet 71 Nessie’s home 72 Lenient 73 Sky-high structure 75 Legislative act 76 Push-up beneficiaries 77 Ever-shifting 78 Family member 82 Pet adoption org. 85 Animal restraints 86 Joined the staff 87 Son of Seth 88 Careful reading

92 Displeased looks 93 What’s on every cover of a magazine 94 Really like 95 Destructive insect 96 Dude 97 Crude shelters 98 List-shortening abbr. 100 Small cut 101 Handheld organizers: Abbr. 102 Domesticate 103 Accustomed (to) 104 MIT degrees 105 CBS franchise 106 Male swan 107 Sign of a happy hound 108 Common portfolio

holding The athletic teams of UNLV (52 Across) are all known as the Rebels, except for basketball, whose team is the Runnin’ Rebels. Before the current The Blacklist, James SPADER (75 Across) was a regular on the TV series Boston Legal. Among its many uses, HYSSOP (5 Down) is used by beekeepers to produce a rich and aromatic honey.

JUMBLE

Ht. -0.6 -0.9 -0.6 -0.7

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 83/59/s 84/74/t 85/72/t 85/69/t 84/73/r 85/68/t 85/67/t 85/69/t 84/72/r 85/65/pc 84/71/t 85/71/t 83/65/s

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

independently 107 Pane holder 109 Old-hat 110 “America’s Favorite Cookie” 111 Prima donna’s solo 112 Identified 113 Maui and Kauai 114 Capital in the Alps 115 Empty spaces 116 Iditarod vehicles DOWN 1 Impudence 2 Wear a long face 3 Comparable (to) 4 Marine hazard 5 Mint family herb 6 Bread spread 7 Worship from __ 8 Watchdog’s warning 9 Physics particle 10 “Piece of cake” 11 Info from a spy drone 12 Absorbent fabric 13 Snow runner 14 It’s tough to overcome on the field 15 Planetary path 16 Mother of the Titans 17 LAX predictions 18 Hankering 24 Toward the rudder 26 Romanian tennis great 28 Personal flair 31 Rat Pack pal of Frank and Dean 32 Wind quintet member 34 Quick-witted 35 Narrow gradually

Myrtle Beach 87/75

Manning 87/72

Today: Showers and a heavy thunderstorm. Winds southwest 7-14 mph. Monday: Mostly sunny and nice. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Florence 87/72 Sumter 85/70

IN THE MOUNTAINS

LOCAL ALMANAC

THURSDAY

Nice with plenty of Sunny and pleasant sunshine

Bishopville 86/71

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

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

WEDNESDAY

Gaﬀney 82/65 Spartanburg 81/65

ON THE COAST

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Proceed with caution and avoid a mishap. You’ll face opposition if you don’t VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Take care abide by the rules. Listen carefully to the voice of authority before you of personal responsibilities so that you can have a little time to yourself. engage in something questionable. A function that offers information Aim for simplicity and moderation.

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Clemson baseball

Power outage After huge game, Clemson bats go silent in 12-2 loss to Oklahoma State in regional play

USC baseball

Unlikely hero lifts USC to victory Defeat Duke 4-2 in elimination game By CHRIS DEARING Special to The Item

Katie McLean/The Independent-Mail

Clemson’s Andrew Cox slides into home as Oklahoma State catcher Collin Theroux tags him out during Saturday’s regional matchup in Clemson. Oklahoma State won 12-2.

By Brad Senkiw Independent Mail CLEMSON – Monte Lee made no bones about it even after Clemson rolled to a 24-10 victory Friday night against Western Carolina to kick off the NCAA postseason. “We need to play a cleaner game of baseball,” Lee said after that game. “That’s for sure.” The Tigers didn’t on Saturday, and it caught up with them against a much more fearsome opponent in Oklahoma State. Clemson fell 12-2 to the Cowboys and face an elimination in its own regional today at noon. Second-seeded Oklahoma State took

advantage of four errors by the top seed and became the third consecutive team to score double-digit runs on the Tigers. Oklahoma State jumped on Clemson starter Clate Schmidt from the beginning as the Cowboys scored two runs on three hits, including back-toback RBI singles, in the first inning. Schmidt got a double play ball to limit the damage and get out of the frame, but he gave up a single and a hard-hit RBI double to the gap in leftcenter field by Corey Hassel in the second. A throwing error at shortstop kicked off a 3-run third. Ryan Sluder hit a 1-out RBI double, followed by an RBI single from Jon Littell and an RBI dou-

ble from Collin Theroux. That was it for Schmidt, who ended up allowing eight runs (six earned) on nine hits in the loss. The last time Schmidt gave up six earned runs in a game, it began one of the worst stretches of his career. That came on April 1 against Pitt, and after that, Clemson’s senior right-hander allowed nine more runs in his next two starts before beginning a brief bullpen stint. However, Schmidt worked himself out of those midseason struggles to limit his last four opponents before Saturday night to four runs in 251/3 innings.

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Muhammad Ali: 1942-2016

Coming home as ‘citizen’ of world for funeral The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — In a funeral he planned years ago, Muhammad Ali will be coming home as a “citizen of the world” when he is buried Friday in Louisville. A procession will carry his body down an avenue that bears his name, through his boyhood neighborhood and down Broadway, the scene of the parade that honored the brash young man — then known as Cassius Clay — for his gold medal at the 1960 Olympics. Funeral details were outlined by family spokesman Bob Gunnell at a news conference Saturday in Scottsdale, Arizona, not far from Ali’s home in his final years. The family “certainly believes that Muhammad was a The Associated Press citizen of the world ... and they Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali stands over fallen challenger Sonny Liston, shouting and know that the world grieves gesturing shortly after dropping Liston with a short hard right to the jaw in Lewiston, Maine, on with him,” Gunnell said.

May 25, 1965. Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible perSee Ali, Page B5 sonality transcended sports and captivated the world, has died. He was 74.

Seldom-used sophomore Hunter Taylor’s tie-breaking, run-scoring double in the ninth inning propelled No. 1 seed South Carolina to a 4-2 victory over Duke on Saturday in an elimination contest of the Columbia regional at Taylor Founders Park. The Gamecocks and Blue Devils were tied at two when the unlikeliest of heroes came through. Taylor’s double hit the bag and bounced over the Blue Devils third baseman’s head to score Dom Thompson-Williams from second base. Thompson-Williams led off the inning with a single and was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt by Madison Stokes. It was just the fourth hit of the season for Taylor, who was making his fourth start at catcher. South Carolina later added an insurance run in the ninth when LT Tolbert scored on a wild pitch “They brought a lefty, Madison got the bunt down and I was trying to hit a fastball to opposite field,” Taylor said. “I got out in front a little bit, but I was lucky enough to get a hit on it and it hit the bag.” Taylor was in the conversation to start, but when John

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Legion baseball

Florence strikes early in 10-0 win over Sumter BY MARK A. HASELDEN Morning News FLORENCE — By the time Sumter found a pitcher who could throw strikes Friday night, it was too late. Florence Post 1 took advantage of the P-15s’ early wildness on the mound and scored nine runs in the first three innings on its way to a 10-0, runruled win in seven innings. Post 1 officially ended the game with one out in the seventh when Jack Henry Beasley scored on a wild pitch for the 10th run. “I think the lesson today for our hitters was that we didn’t chase a lot of bad pitches,” Post 1 coach Derick Urquhart said. “We still had a couple of at-bats where we struck out looking where I would like for us to be a little more aggressive. But we took advantage of some walks and put some pressure on them there. “We talked before the game about how we wanted to play with a lead. Two in the first, five in the second, two more in the third — we did that pretty well.”

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PRO Golf ROUNDUP

Golf scores PGA Tour Memorial Tournament Par Scores Saturday At Muirfield Village Golf Club Dublin, Ohio Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,392; Par 72 Third Round

The Associated Press

Matt Kuchar reacts to a missed putt on the fourth hole during the third round of the Memorial on Saturday at Muirfield Village Golf Club in Dublin, Ohio. Despite the miss, Kuchar shares the lead going into today’s final round.

Kuchar endures ups and downs for share of lead DUBLIN, Ohio — Matt Kuchar finished the third round of the Memorial in a share of the lead, just how he started Saturday. If only it were that simple. Kuchar fell off the pace quickly at Muirfield Village, rallied on the back nine and regained the lead after a 21/2-hour storm delay, then chopped the 18th hole for a bogey. It added to a 2-under 70 and a share of the lead with William McGirt (64) and Gary Woodland (69). They were at 14-under 202, and with the starting times moved up Sunday because of a forecast for more storms, this was far from settled. Jason Day, the No. 1 player and Muirfield Village member who has never finished in the top 25 at the Memorial, ran off two quick birdies to get within one of the lead, only to watch a chip roll back past him into the fairway on the 18th hole for a double bogey and a 68. He was three shots behind. Rory McIlroy was making headway until he dropped a shot at the last for a 70 that put him five back.

Icher ties Bay course record, leads LPGA GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Karine Icher matched the Bay Course record with a 9-under 62 on Saturday to take the second-round lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. The 31-year-old French player, winless on the tour, had nine birdies in a 13-hole stretch in the round that started on No. 10 at Stockton Seaview. She tied the record on the Donald Ross-designed course set by Laura Davies in 2005 and matched by Jimin Kang that year and Jennifer Johnson in 2014.

Andrade, Durant, Hamilton tied for lead DES MOINES, Iowa — Billy Andrade broke the course record with a 9-under 63 on Saturday for a share of the secondround lead with Joe Durant and Todd Hamilton in the PGA Tour Champions’ Principal Charity Classic. Durant had a 65, and Hamilton shot a 67 to match Andrade at 10under 134 at the Wakonda Club. The Associated Press

William McGirt 70-68-64—202 -14 Gary Woodland 68-65-69—202 -14 Matt Kuchar 66-66-70—202 -14 Adam Hadwin 70-66-67—203 -13 Dustin Johnson 64-71-68—203 -13 Jon Curran 68-67-68—203 -13 Emiliano Grillo 67-66-70—203 -13 Soren Kjeldsen 71-69-64—204 -12 Zac Blair 69-67-68—204 -12 Kevin Streelman 67-68-69—204 -12 Robert Streb 68-73-64—205 -11 Webb Simpson 69-70-66—205 -11 John Huh 69-69-67—205 -11 Jason Day 66-71-68—205 -11 Scott Brown 69-67-69—205 -11 J.B. Holmes 71-68-67—206 -10 H. Swafford 66-71-69—206 -10 K.J. Choi 68-69-69—206 -10 Phil Mickelson 68-69-69—206 -10 Harold Varner III 68-67-71—206 -10 John Senden 69-70-68—207 -9 Matt Jones 71-68-68—207 -9 Russell Henley 68-70-69—207 -9 Ryan Moore 70-67-70—207 -9 Brian Harman 68-70-69—207 -9 Keegan Bradley 68-69-70—207 -9 Rory McIlroy 71-66-70—207 -9 Geoff Ogilvy 68-69-70—207 -9 Brendan Steele 65-67-75—207 -9 Bud Cauley 69-73-66—208 -8 B. DeChambeau 72-67-69—208 -8 Patrick Reed 68-71-69—208 -8 Jason Dufner 68-70-70—208 -8 Ryan Ruffels 67-71-70—208 -8 David Lingmerth 68-73-68—209 -7 Danny Lee 66-75-68—209 -7 Ben Martin 69-71-69—209 -7 Jonas Blixt 71-69-69—209 -7 Marc Leishman 69-71-69—209 -7 D. Summerhays 72-67-70—209 -7 Tony Finau 70-69-70—209 -7 Smylie Kaufman 71-67-71—209 -7 Jason Bohn 67-71-71—209 -7 Kyle Reifers 71-67-71—209 -7 C. Schwartzel 68-69-72—209 -7 Alex Cejka 70-72-68—210 -6 Byeong Hun An 71-70-69—210 -6 Patton Kizzire 73-67-70—210 -6 Jason Gore 72-67-71—210 -6 Lucas Glover 70-67-73—210 -6 Anirban Lahiri 70-72-69—211 -5 George McNeill 71-71-69—211 -5 Kevin Chappell 71-70-70—211 -5 Jamie Lovemark 69-72-70—211 -5 Roberto Castro 70-70-71—211 -5 Jim Furyk 69-70-72—211 -5 David Hearn 66-73-72—211 -5 Spencer Levin 73-69-70—212 -4 Hiroshi Iwata 75-67-70—212 -4 Russell Knox 73-69-70—212 -4 Jordan Spieth 70-68-74—212 -4

LPGA Tour ShopRite Classic Par Scores Saturday At Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club (Bay Course) Galloway, N.J. Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,179; Par 71 Second Round a-amateur Karine Icher Na Yeon Choi Haru Nomura Anna Nordqvist Mariajo Uribe Jacqui Concolino Christel Boeljon Christina Kim In-Kyung Kim Gaby Lopez

68-62—130 -12 67-64—131 -11 65-66—131 -11 64-68—132 -10 69-65—134 -8 68-66—134 -8 66-68—134 -8 69-66—135 -7 69-66—135 -7 68-67—135 -7

PGA Champions Principal Charity Classic Par Scores Saturday At Wakonda Club Des Moines, Iowa Purse: $1.75 million Yardage: 6,831; Par: 72 Second Round Billy Andrade Joe Durant Todd Hamilton Miguel Jimenez Tom Lehman Rocco Mediate Scott McCarron John Inman Gary Hallberg Duffy Waldorf

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By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press LONG POND, Pa. — Dale Earnhardt Jr. tweeted this week that he had become a fan of the cult series “The Walking Dead.” Fitting, perhaps, because Earnhardt has found nothing but dead ends as he tries to race into victory lane for the first time in 2016. Earnhardt is winless for the season through 13 races, and his recent swoon has him hoping he can dig out of his slump at Pocono Raceway. Earnhardt’s late-career renaissance in the No. 88 Chevrolet really took off at Pocono in 2014 when he swept both races. Back at the tri-oval track, Earnhardt starts eighth in Sunday’s race. He won seven Sprint Cup races in 2014-15 and does have three runner-up finishes this season. But over the last five races, Earnhardt has been pedestrian with no finish better than 13th and two at 32nd or worse. Long NASCAR’s most popular driver, Earnhardt said he wasn’t worried yet his winless streak. He would clinch a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship with a victory. He already had a spot secured at the point in the season each of the last two years. Earnhardt is 13th in the points standings, and the top 16 make the Chase field. He wasn’t won since Phoenix in November 2015. “At 41 years old you kind of get over that stuff,” he said. “I spent the first 18 years worrying myself to death. I think we are a good enough team to make it whether we get a win or not. We are a good enough

Scoreboard TV, RADIO

TODAY 5:30 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Women’s Doubles Final match from Paris (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Nordea Masters Final Round from Stockholm, Sweden (GOLF). 9 a.m. – Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s Singles Final Match from Paris (WIS 10). Noon – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU). Noon – Golf: Memorial Tournament Final Round from Dublin, Ohio (GOLF). Noon – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Columbia Regional Game Five from Columbia – South Carolina vs. Rhode Island or North Carolina Wilmington (WNKT-FM 107.5). 1 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Nine from Oklahoma City – Florida State or UCLA Oklahoma or Michigan (ESPN). 1 p.m. – Women’s Soccer: United States vs. Japan from Cleveland (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Axalta We Paint Winners 400 from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Baltimore or Toronto at Boston (MLB NETWORK). 2 p.m. – International Gymnastics: P&G Men’s Championships from Hartford, Conn. (WIS 10). 2 p.m. – LPGA Golf: ShopRite LPGA Classic Final Round from Galloway, N.J. (GOLF). 2:30 p.m. – PGA Golf: Memorial Tournament Final Round from Dublin, Ohio (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – College Baseball: ESPN Bases Loaded NCAA Regionals Highlights Show (ESPNU). 3:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Indy Dual in Detroit Race Two from Detroit (WOLO 25). 3:30 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Ten from Oklahoma City – Alabama or Louisiana State vs. Georgia or Auburn (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Los Angeles Dodgers (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 4 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Principal Charity Classic Final Round from Des Moines, Iowa (GOLF). 5 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa America Centenario Opening Group Stage Match from Chicago – Jamaica vs. Venezuela (WACH 57). 5:30 p.m. – College Baseball: ESPN Bases Loaded NCAA Regionals Highlights Show (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Thirteen from Oklahoma City (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – NBA: NBA Finals Game Two – Cleveland at Golden State (WOLO 25). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at St. Louis (ESPN). 8 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa America Centenario Opening Group Stage Match from Glendale, Ariz. – Mexico vs. Uruaguay (FOS SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – International Swimming: Arena Pro Grand Prix from Santa Clara, Calif. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Fourteen from Oklahoma City (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. – Gymnastics: Women’s Secret U.S. Classic from Hartford, Conn. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). MONDAY 6 p.m. – College Baseball: ESPN Bases Loaded NCAA Regionals Highlights Show (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Orangeburg (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Philadelphia (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa America Centenario Opening Group Stage Match from Orlando, Fla.. – Panama vs. Bolivia (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Final Championship Series Game Four – Pittsburgh at San Jose (WIS 10). 8 p.m. – College Softball: Women’s College World Series Championship Series Game One from Oklahoma City (ESPN). 10 p.m. – International Soccer: Copa America Centenario Opening Group Stage Match from Santa Clara, Calif. – Argentina vs. Chile (FOX SPORTS 1). 10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at San Diego (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 11 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPN2).

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Auto racing

Earnhardt hopes to shake winless streak

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By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League

AXALTA 400 lineup After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 181.726 mph. 2. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 181.400. 3. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 181.316. 4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 181.192. 5. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 180.759. 6. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 180.563. 7. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 180.047. 8. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, 179.605. 9. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 179.472. 10. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 179.451. 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 178.941. 12. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 178.827. 13. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 179.444. 14. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 179.379. 15. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 179.151. 16. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 178.980. 17. (78) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 178.763. 18. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 178.391. 19. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 178.370. 20. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 178.363. 21. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 178.235. 22. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 178.140. 23. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 178.123. 24. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 178.108. 25. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 177.267. 26. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 177.207. 27. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 177.204. 28. (95) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 176.974. 29. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 176.929. 30. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 176.640. 31. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 176.450. 32. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 176.298. 33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 175.709. 34. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 175.466. 35. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 174.659. 36. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 173.157. 37. (55) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 173.117. 38. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 169.157. 39. (32) Jeb Burton, Ford, 166.664. 40. (98) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 164.087.

team. That is not a guarantee, I just feel confident that we will get in.” So what’s wrong with his Hendrick Motorsports team? Earnhardt said there were no easy answers, though more open communication in the car with crew chief Greg Ives would help. “I can really bug him to death and pick his brain and try to be as knowledgeable about the car as he,” Earnhardt said. “So while we are out there on the race track and I’m driving it and I’m feeling something I can kind of think to the setup and give him some direction on the setup aside from his own ideas and plans that he has had over the week.”

East Division Baltimore Boston Toronto New York Tampa Bay Central Division Kansas City Cleveland Chicago Detroit Minnesota West Division Texas Seattle Houston Los Angeles Oakland

W L Pct GB 31 22 .585 — 32 23 .582 — 30 26 .536 2½ 25 29 .463 6½ 23 30 .434 8 W L Pct GB 30 24 .556 — 29 24 .547 ½ 29 26 .527 1½ 26 28 .481 4 16 38 .296 14 W L Pct GB 32 22 .593 — 31 23 .574 1 26 30 .464 7 25 29 .463 7 25 30 .455 7½

Friday’s Games

Baltimore 6, N.Y. Yankees 5 L.A. Angels 9, Pittsburgh 2 Detroit 10, Chicago White Sox 3 Cleveland 6, Kansas City 1 Toronto 5, Boston 2 Texas 7, Seattle 3 Houston 12, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 4, Minnesota 2

Saturday’s Games

L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 4:05 p.m. Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 4:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 4:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 7:15 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 7:15 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 9:05 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Chi. White Sox at Detroit, 1:10 p.m. Kansas City at Cleveland, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 1:35 p.m. Oakland at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Texas, 3:05 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Kansas City at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Toronto at Detroit, 7:10 p.m. Houston at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League East Division Washington New York Miami Philadelphia Atlanta Central Division Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati

W L Pct GB 33 22 .600 — 30 23 .566 2 29 26 .527 4 27 28 .491 6 16 38 .296 16½ W L Pct GB 39 15 .722 — 29 25 .537 10 28 27 .509 11½ 25 30 .455 14½ 20 35 .364 19½

West Division San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 35 22 .614 — 29 27 .518 5½ 24 30 .444 9½ 24 34 .414 11½ 22 34 .393 12½

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 6, Arizona 0 L.A. Angels 9, Pittsburgh 2 Philadelphia 6, Milwaukee 3 Cincinnati 7, Washington 2 N.Y. Mets 6, Miami 2 San Francisco 5, St. Louis 1 L.A. Dodgers 4, Atlanta 2 San Diego 4, Colorado 0

Saturday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 5, Arizona 3 Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 4:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Miami, 4:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

N.Y. Mets at Miami, 1:10 p.m. Washington at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. Arizona at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at St. Louis, 8:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 9:10 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Chi. Cubs at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Atlanta at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule By The Associated Press FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Golden State 1, Cleveland 0 June 2: Golden State 104, Cleveland 89 June 5: at Golden State, 8 p.m. June 8: at Cleveland, 9 p.m. June 10: at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 13: at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-June 16: at Cleveland, 9 p.m. x-June 19: at Golden State, 8 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule By The Associated Press STANLEY CUP FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Pittsburgh 2, San Jose 0 May 30: Pittsburgh 3, San Jose 2 June 1: Pittsburgh 2, San Jose 1, OT June 4: at San Jose, 8 p.m. June 6: at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-June 9: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-June 12: at San Jose, 8 p.m. x-June 15: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

WNBA Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta Chicago New York Indiana Washington Connecticut

W 6 4 3 3 2 1

L Pct GB 1 .857 — 4 .500 2½ 3 .500 2½ 4 .429 3 6 .250 4½ 6 .143 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles Minnesota Dallas Seattle Phoenix San Antonio

W 6 6 3 3 2 1

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 — 3 .500 3 4 .429 3½ 5 .286 4½ 4 .200 4½

Friday’s Games

Atlanta 83, Connecticut 77 New York 91, Indiana 59 Chicago 98, Washington 72 Seattle 95, Phoenix 81

Saturday’s Games

Los Angeles at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Indiana at Connecticut, 3 p.m. Washington at Atlanta, 3 p.m. New York at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled

TRANSACTIONS By The Associated Press

BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Agreed to terms with RHP Luis Perez on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Selected the contract of OF Jason Coats from Charlotte (IL). DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned LHP Kyle Ryan from Toledo (IL). Recalled LHP Blaine Hardy from Toledo. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Nick Tropeano on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Friday. Selected the contract of RHP Deolis Guerra from Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed 1B Mark Teixeira on the 15-day DL. Selected the contract of INF Chris Parmelee from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Transferred OF/1B Dustin Ackley to the 60-day DL. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Andrew Triggs to Nashville (PCL). Recalled LHP Daniel Coulombe from Nashville. Sent RHP R.J. Alvarez to Stockton (Cal) for a rehab assignment. Agreed to terms wtih RHP Yeudy Minaya on a minor league contract. SEATTLE MARINERS — Optioned RHP Cody Martin to Tacoma (PCL). Selected the contract of SS Edwin Diaz from Jackson (SL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Agreed to terms with RHP Wilmin Lara on a minor league contract. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Optioned RHP Ryan Weber to Gwinnett (IL). Reinstated RHP Jim Johnson from the 15day DL. Sent SS Erick Aybar to Gwinnett for a rehab assignment. CHICAGO CUBS — Sent RHP Dallas Beeler to Iowa (PCL) for a rehab assignment. CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Dayan Diaz to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Kyle Waldrop from Louisville. Sent RHP Dallas Beeler to Iowa for a rehab assignment. MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned OF Keon Broxton to Colorado Springs (PCL). Reinstated OF Domingo Santana from the 15-day DL. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Optioned RHPs Rob Scahill and Wilfredo Boscan from Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Curtis Partch from Indianapolis. Recalled LHP Cory Luebke from Indianapolis. Sent RHP Arquimedes Caminero to Indianapolis for a rehab assignment. Transferred RHP Ryan Vogelsong to the 60-day DL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Sent SS Jhonny Peralta to Palm Beach (FSL) for a rehab assignment. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent LHP Buddy Baumann to El Paso (PCL) for a rehab assignment. American Association JOPLIN BLASTERS — Released RHP Josh Evans and OF Kade Andrus. WICHITA WINGNUTS — Released RHP Richard Ruff. Can-Am League TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Released OF David Amberson.

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The SUMTER ITEM

Sunday, June 5, 2016

Staff report MANNING — The Sumter Junior P-15’s American Legion baseball team scored eight runs in the second inning on the way to a 9-5 victory over Manning-Santee Post 68 on Thursday at the Manning field.

Sumter

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The Associated Press

Garbine Muguruza falls on the clay after defeating Serena Williams for the French Open women’s singles title on Saturday in Paris. Muguruza won 7-5, 6-4.

Muguruza’s 1st Slam title denies Williams her 22nd PARIS — The day before the French Open final, Serena Williams’ coach, Patrick Mouratoglou, was discussing whether his player would need to lift her level to beat Garbine Muguruza and collect a record-equaling 22nd Grand Slam title. “I don’t know why everybody’s so impressed with Garbine,” Mouratoglou said. “Did she win a Slam ever?” His comment, accompanied by a chuckle, was intended in a lighthearted way. About 24 hours later, his question required a new answer. Muguruza won her first major trophy and prevented Williams yet again from collecting No. 22, outplaying the defending champion in a 7-5, 6-4 victory at Roland Garros on Saturday. “She has a bright future, ob-

Sumter tops Manning 9-5

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viously,” said Williams, who at 34 is 12 years older than her Spanish opponent. “She knows how to play on the big stage and ... clearly, she knows how to win Grand Slams.” The fourth-seeded Muguruza used her big groundstrokes to keep No. 1 Williams off-balance and overcame signs of nerves in the form of nine double-faults. Most impressively, Muguruza broke Williams four times, including three in a row. “I can’t explain with words what this day means to me,” Muguruza said. This was her second major final; she lost to Williams at Wimbledon last year. But Muguruza has won her past two matches against Williams on the clay of Roland Garros, including in the second round in 2014. So dating to the start of the 2013 French Open, Williams is 0-2 in Paris against Muguruza, 21-0 against every-

one else. “They key? I just have a very aggressive game,” said Muguruza, whose three career tournament titles are 67 fewer than Williams’ total. “I go for my shots with no regrets.” For Williams, whose timing was not exactly right much of the afternoon, Saturday’s loss postponed her pursuit of Steffi Graf’s Open-era mark of 22 major singles championships. Margaret Court holds the alltime record of 24. Williams got No. 21 at Wimbledon in 2015, her fourth major in a row. Since, she was beaten in the U.S. Open semifinals by Roberta Vinci, in the Australian Open final by Angelique Kerber, and now by Muguruza. It’s the first time in Williams’ career she lost backto-back Slam finals. Williams credited Muguruza with playing “unbelievable,” adding: “The only thing I can do is just keep trying.”

For Sumter, which lost for the first time in nine games, it was just the opposite. Coach Steve Campbell said he was disappointed in his team’s approach at the plate against Florence pitchers Austin Blakely, who earned the win in his first regularseason start, and reliever Nick Gray. And on the other side of the plate, the P-15s walked eight, hit three and made three errors. “Against a team like this, you can’t give them a lot of extra outs and beat them,” Campbell said. “But that’s baseball. We learned one thing tonight. I told the guys we learned we can get beat.” Already up 2-0, Post 1 (5-1) added five runs in the second inning when Sumter starter Edward McMillan had trouble finding the strike zone and reliever Ryan Touchberry couldn’t do any better. McMillan was pulled in favor of Touchberry after he walked Jon Mitchell Carter

Sumter took advantage of three hits and a couple of errors to post the big inning. Corey Blackley led the P-15’s offense, going 2-for-4. Chandler Hunter worked five innings to get the win. He allowed five runs, striking out five, walking four and allowing four hits. and Zay Paul to start the inning. Touchberry proceeded to walk the next three to give Florence a 4-0 lead. After Touchberry struck out Lindsey Robinson, Cody Green singled to left to drive in Lex Tuten to make it 5-0, and Benj Jones beat out an infield single to score Will Hardee for a 6-0 lead. With two outs, Carter walked for the second time in the inning to force in Grayson Cottingham, giving Florence a 7-0 lead. Post 1 made it 9-0 in the third. Hardee scored on Green’s bases-loaded grounder to short, and on the same play, Sumter shortstop Dawson Price threw the ball away trying to get a force play at third, allowing Cottingham to come home for a 9-0 Post 1 advantage. Blakely went five innings and gave up three hits to go along with a hit batter and two strikeouts. Gray pitched the final two innings for Post 1, surrendering one walk. McMillan was responsible for Post 1’s first four runs, giving up two hits, walking two, hitting two and striking out two.

American Legion Standings OVERALL LEAGUE

Team Sumter Orangeburg Camden Manning Dalzell

W L Pct. W L Pct GB 8 1 0.889 6 0 1.000 — 4 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 11/2 1 1 .500 1 1 .500 3 1 4 .250 1 4 .250 41/2 0 6 .000 0 6 .000 6

Thursday’s Game

Orangeburg 8, Dalzell-Shaw 1

Friday’s Game

Tuesday’s Games

Orangeburg at Sumter, 7 p.m. Camden at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Wednesday’s Game

Florence 10, Sumter 0

Sumter at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Sumter at Orangeburg, 7 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Camden, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Game

Dalzell-Shaw at Camden, 7 p.m.

Pro basketball

No stranger to adversity, Cavs have more of it in NBA Finals By JON KRAWCZYNSKI The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers know what’s being whispered — and sometimes shouted — at the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers play in the Eastern Conference, they say. They haven’t been tested, they say. What happens when the adversity finally hits? It came in Game 1, with the Golden State Warriors not even needing their two biggest stars while flattening the Cavaliers in the din of Oracle Arena. Now everyone wants to know how the Cavaliers will respond, how will they react after a body blow in Round 1 showed no indication that a fully health Cavaliers team was any more capable of defeating the mighty Warriors than the depleted unit that James dragged along with him for six games last year. The Cavs cruised through the inferior Eastern Conference all season, the narrative goes, and now their reckoning

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is upon them. Game 2 is on Sunday in Oakland, and the Splash Brothers will be frothing at the mouth after a tepid Game 1. It’s up to the Cavaliers to show they belong on the same court with the defending champions. “We’re not a team that loses our composure over anything,” James said. In reality, the Cavaliers have been tested like few others. Such is life on Planet LeBron, the most scrutinized, most followed, most nit-picked athlete in America. His gravitational pull draws in fans, teammates and anybody with a notebook, a microphone or a blog, for better and worse. “It was funny because people were talking about not having been through adversity, and, I mean, we’ve been through adversity all season,” Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue said. No adversity? How about firing a coach who led them to the NBA Finals a year ago and got them off to a 30-11 start to this season?

How about James raising eyebrows with his cryptic tweets, public challenging of teammates and midseason refreshes in South Beach? How about Kevin Love trying to find his way in an offense dominated by James and Kyrie Irving? Sure, they won their first 10 games of the playoffs. Sure, the Raptors were never truly a threat to them in the East finals, even after tying the series 2-2. Sure, the Eastern Conference remains far less challenging on a night-to-night basis than the West. But these Cavaliers have lived in a pressure cooker ever since James decided to return to Cleveland two summers ago. They know that the city’s tortured fan base pins its hopes on them to end a 52year championship drought. They have been pushed and prodded and poked at all season long. “There’s good things that can come from it and feeling like your back is up against the wall,” Love said. “Then

you have to push back and fight. I think we’ve been a team that has kind of thrived in, I don’t know if chaos is the right word, but thrived in ad-

versity and been able to bounce back. We’re going to look to Sunday as definitely a bounce-back game and try to go 1-1 back to Cleveland.”

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Sunday, June 5, 2016

NCAA Division I regionals glance Double Elimination; x-if necessary At Davenport Field Charlottesville, Va. Friday Virginia 17, William & Mary 4 East Carolina 9, Bryant 1 Saturday William & Mary 4, Bryant 3, Bryant eliminated East Carolina 8, Virginia 6 Sunday Game 5 — William & Mary (30-30) vs. Virginia (38-21), 1 p.m. Game 6 — East Carolina (36-21) vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. At Doak Field at Dail Park Raleigh, N.C. Friday Coastal Carolina 5, Saint Mary’s 2 N.C. State 13, Navy 8 Saturday Navy 8, Saint Mary’s 5, 13 innings, St. Mary’s eliminated Game 4 — Coastal Carolina (45-15) vs. N.C. State (36-20), 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Navy (43-15) vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. At Carolina Stadium Columbia Friday UNC Wilmington 11, Duke 1 Rhode Island 5, South Carolina 4 Saturday South Carolina 4, Duke 2, Duke eliminated Game 4 — UNC Wilmington (40-17) vs. Rhode Island (31-25), 6 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — South Carolina (43-16) vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. At Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson Friday Oklahoma State 6, Nebraska 0 Clemson 24, Western Carolina 10 Saturday Western Carolina 4, Nebraska 1, Nebraska eliminated Game 4 — Oklahoma State (37-20) vs. Clemson (43-18), 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Western Carolina (31-30) 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. At Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Friday Southern Miss. 14, South Alabama 2 Florida State 18, Alabama State 6 Saturday South Alabama 6, Alabama State 3, ASU eliminated Game 4 — Southern Miss. (41-18) vs. Florida State (38-20), 6 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — South Alabama (41-21) vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Friday UConn 7, Georgia Tech 6 Florida 9, Bethune-Cookman 3 Saturday Georgia Tech 12, Bethune-Cookman 3, B-CC eliminated Game 4 — UConn (38-23) vs. Florida (48-13), 6 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Georgia Tech (37-24) vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. At Alex Rodriguez Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Fla. Friday Long Beach State 5, FAU 1 Miami 4, Stetson 2 Saturday FAU 8, Stetson 4, Stetson eliminated Game 4 — Long Beach State (37-20) vs. Miami (46-11), 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — FAU (39-18) vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. 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. At Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Ky. Friday Ohio State 7, Wright State 6 Louisville 6, Western Michigan 1 Saturday Wright State 10, Western Michigan 3, WMU eliminated Louisville 15, Ohio State 3 Sunday Game 5 — Wright State (45-16) vs. Ohio State (44-19), Noon Game 6 — Louisville (49-12) vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. At Hawkins Field Nashville, Tenn. Friday UC Santa Barbara 3, Washington 2, 14 innings Saturday Xavier 15, Vanderbilt 1 Game 3 — Washington (32-22) vs. Vanderbilt (43-18), 5 p.m. Game 4 — UC Santa Barbara (38-18) vs. Xavier (31-28), 9 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m.

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From Page B1 Jones showed up late to the pregame meal, it made the decision a no-brainer for head coach Chad Holbrook. Chris Cullen caught the Gamecocks opener in a 5-4 loss to Rhode Island that ended just shy of midnight on Friday and was not available to go on the short turnaround. “I’m so proud of Hunter Taylor,” Holbrook said. “He deserved to get the game-winning hit in the NCAA tourna-

Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m. At Dudy Noble Field Starkville, Miss. Friday Mississippi State 9, Southeast Missouri State 5 Louisiana Tech 0, Cal State Fullerton 0, 7th inning, susp. Saturday Cal State Fullerton 1, Louisiana Tech 0, comp. of susp. game Louisiana Tech 9, Southeast Missouri State 4, SEMO eliminated Game 4 — Mississippi State (42-16) vs. Cal State Fullerton (36-16), 7:30 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Louisiana Tech (41-19) vs. Game 4 loser, 2:30 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m. At Swayze Field Oxford, Miss. Friday Boston College 7, Tulane 2 Utah 6, Mississippi 5, 10 innings Saturday Tulane 6, Mississippi 5, Ole Miss eliminated Game 4 — Boston College (32-20) vs. Utah (26-27), 6 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Tulane (40-20) vs. Game 4 loser, 2 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. At Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Friday LSU 7, Utah Valley 1 Saturday Game 2 — Southeastern Louisiana (39-19) vs. Rice (35-22), 7:45 p.m. Game 3 — Utah Valley (37-22) vs. Game 2 loser, 3 p.m. Sunday Game 4 — LSU (43-18) vs. Game 2 winner, TBA Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. At M.L. “Tigue” Moore Field Lafayette, La. Friday Arizona 7, Sam Houston State 3 Louisiana-Lafayette 5, Princeton 3 Saturday Game 3 — Sam Houston State (4121) vs. Princeton (24-20), 8 p.m. Sunday Game 4 — Arizona (39-20) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette (42-19), 2 p.m. Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 8 p.m. Monday Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 2 p.m. x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. At Charlie and Marie Lupton Baseball Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Friday Gonzaga 5, Arizona State 1 TCU 7, Oral Roberts 0 Saturday Arizona State 4, Oral Roberts 1, ORU eliminated Game 4 — Gonzaga (36-19) vs. TCU (43-15), 7:30 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Arizona State (35-22) vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7:30 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m.

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Seahawks beat Rhode Island 11-7, advance to title round COLUMBIA – North Carolina Wilmington advanced to the championship round of the Columbia Regional with an 11-7 victory over Rhode Island on Saturday at Founders Park. The No. 2 seed Seahawks improved to 41-17 and will play in the championship round today at 6 p.m. They will face the winner of the game between 31-26 Rhode Island and No. 1 seed South Carolina. They play the elimination game today at noon. The Rams led 6-5 after three innings, but the Seahawks tied it with a single run in the fourth and used four in the fifth to go up 10-6. Western Carolina 4 Nebraska 1

CLEMSON — Western Carolina bounced back from its blowout loss to Clemson to eliminate Nebraska with a 4-1 victory at the NCAA tournament on Saturday. The Catamounts (31-30) gave up seven homers and issued 17 walks in 24-10 loss to the Tigers to open play Friday night. This time, Western Carolina pitchers Taylor Durand, Brendon Nail and B.J. Nobles held the Cornhuskers to five hits and one run to stay alive in the Clemson Regional. Nail (5-6) earned the win while Nobles worked the final two innings for his fifth save. Western Carolina will play either Clemson or Oklahoma State in another elimination game on Sunday. Nebraska (37-22) went 0-2 in NCAA play for the first time in five appearances

Saturday to reach the NCAA Tournament Louisville Regional final. Virginia 6 Rosenbaum’s first homer CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. highlighted Louisville’s — Travis Watkins’ three-run eight-run third and followed home run capped a five-run with a drive to left center in ninth inning and East Caro- the fourth for his 10th homer lina stunned defending naoverall and first multi-homtional champion Virginia 8-6 er game this season. on Saturday in a winner’s Florida State 7 bracket game in the NCAA Southern Miss 2 tournament’s CharlottesTALLAHASSEE, Fla. — ville regional. Watkins’ blast off Tommy Steven Wells Jr. and Jackson Lueck hit home runs as Doyle (2-6) came after the top-seeded Florida State adVirginia closer had already allowed four consecutive hits vanced to the Tallahassee and a sacrifice in the inning. Regional championship with a 7-2 win over No. 2 SouthThe Pirates (36-21-1), who ern Miss on Saturday. also beat the Cavaliers in The Seminoles (39-20) will two of three games earlier face the Southern Missthis season, will await the winner of Virginia and Wil- South Alabama winner on Sunday night. liam & Mary on Sunday. since 2006. East Carolina 8

Tulane 6

Xavier 15

Mississippi 5

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OXFORD, Miss. — Jake Rogers hit a two-run homer in the ninth inning to lead Tulane over Mississippi 6-5 in an elimination game of the NCAA tournament’s Oxford Regional on Saturday. Tulane (40-20) trailed 5-4 going into the ninth, but Stephen Alemais drew a oneout walk and then Rogers drove the ball over the leftfield fence for the game’s decisive hit. Corey Merrill earned the win on the mound, giving up one run in three innings of relief. Louisville 15

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Rylan Bannon hit a grand slam in a 13-run seventh inning as Xavier upset topseeded Vanderbilt 15-1 on Saturday in their NCAA Tournament opener. Xavier (31-28) will play UC Santa Barbara in the winner’s bracket Saturday night. The Musketeers won for the 17th time in 19 games. Georgia Tech 12

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Danny Rosenbaum hit a pair of two-run homers, Brendan McKay also homered and allowed just three hits as top-seeded Louisville trounced Ohio State 15-3 on

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Tristin English drove in five runs, Brandon Gold pitched seven solid innings and Georgia Tech stayed alive in the NCAA Tournament by beating Bethune-Cookman 12-3 in the Gainesville Regional on Saturday. Wire reports

At Blue Bell Park College Station, Texas Friday Wake Forest 5, Minnesota 3 Texas A&M 4, Binghamton 2 Saturday Minnesota 8, Binghamton 5, BU eliminated Game 4 — Wake Forest (35-25) vs. Texas A&M (46-14), 9 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Minnesota (35-21) vs. Game 4 loser, 4 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m. At Don Law Field at Rip Griffin Park Lubbock, Texas Friday Texas Tech 12, Fairfield 1 New Mexico 12, Dallas Baptist 6 Saturday Dallas Baptist 8, Fairfield 5, Fairfield eliminated Game 4 — Texas Tech (42-16) vs. New Mexico (39-21), 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Dallas Baptist (42-18) vs. Game 4 loser, 3 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 3 p.m. Super Regionals June 10-13 Gainesville vs. Tallahassee Raleigh vs. Baton Rouge Lubbock vs. Charlottesville Fort Worth vs. College Station Louisville vs. Nashville Columbia vs. Clemson Starkville vs. Lafayette Oxford vs. Coral Gables

ment game. Our season was on the line and I started Hunter Taylor. That should tell you how much confidence I have in him.” South Carolina (43-16) jumped to a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and second inning off of Duke starter Trent Swart. Gene Cone led off the game with a single, was moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, advanced to third on a ground out and scored on an RBI single from Jonah Bride. The Gamecocks added a run in the second on an RBI single by Marcus Mooney, but Swart

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Clemson’s Chase Pinder runs to first base but is tagged out during Saturday’s regional contest against Oklahoma State in Clemson.

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Saturday was a far cry from his previous performance. He held a dynamic Louisville lineup in the ACC tournament to three runs (two earned) on eight hits in 82/3 innings pitched to help the Tigers earn a huge 5-3 win. Not counting the planned two innings

kept them in check through the eighth. He retired 11 in a row at one point before Thompson-Williams started the winning rally with his single. The Blue Devils (33-24) scratched across a run in the third when Max Miller singled and went to third on a failed pickoff attempt. He scored on a sacrifice fly by Jimmy Herron. It stayed that way until Justin Bellinger led off the sixth inning by blasting the first pitch he saw over the wall in right field for his seventh home run of the season to tie

Schmidt threw against Charleston Southern on May 17, Saturday tied his shortest start of the year, but the aggressive Cowboys were relentless offensively. An RBI groundout by Chase Pinder in the third inning plated the Tigers’ only run of the game through seven innings. Clemson had its chances to cut into the lead. The Tigers had a leadoff hit by

it at 2-2. Josh Reagan limited the damage by throwing 42/3 innings in relief of Braden Webb. He inherited a basesloaded, nobody-out jam in the fourth and didn’t allow a run. He gave up two hits – one was Bellinger’s home run – and turned it over to Tyler Johnson with two outs in the eighth. Johnson allowed two base runners in the ninth, but ended the game on a groundout to short. “Josh kept them at bay,” Holbrook said. “The story of the game was getting out of the bases-loaded, nobody-out

Reed Rohlman to start the fourth, but he was gunned down at second base trying to turn a single into a double. Clemson had runners at first and second with one out in the fifth, but Eli White struck out and Seth Beer popped out to end the threat. A one-out single in the sixth inning turned into nothing as well. Oklahoma State tacked on three more in the sixth against Clemson’s bullpen.

jam.” South Carolina kept its season alive and will play the loser of UNCW and Rhode Island in another elimination contest today at noon. The Gamecocks need to win three games over the next two days to advance to next week’s Super Regional. The winner of today’s noon game will play the last undefeated team today at 6 p.m. “We found a way to win,” Holbrook said. “I understand we have our work cut out for us. We will try to recover the best we can and get ready for (Sunday).”

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Muhammad Ali: 1942-2016 Reaction Quotes from around the world after the death of Muhammad Ali: “A tremendous loss. There was a time when I was a teenager and I was going through some turmoils in my life and some turmoils in the country. Muhammad Ali gave us all — especially young black men — a sense of pride and a sense of strength.” — Washington Nationals manager Dusty Baker “He was a natural force. His radiance came from inside. You got the feeling of inner excellence, he felt from himself. It came from him. As he developed as a great champion it was apparent that this was a God given quality I never doubted.” — Ferdie Pacheco, Ali’s longtime doctor and corner man

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George Foreman takes a right to the head from challenger Muhammad Ali in the seventh round in the match dubbed Rumble in the Jungle in Kinshasa, Zaire, on Oct. 30, 1974.

Ali became icon blending politics, activism, sports By DAVID BAUDER and HILLEL ITALIE The Associated Press

smarter than any heavyweight before. To athletes, he was a model of physical perfection and shrewd business acuNEW YORK — During the Beatles’ men. To the anti-establishment youth first visit to the United States in 1964, of the 1960s, he was a defiant voice clever publicity agents arranged a against the Vietnam War and the draft. meeting with Cassius Clay, then trainTo the Muslim community, he was a ing for the bout that would make him pious pioneer testing America’s purheavyweight champion. The result was ported religious tolerance. To the Afria memorable photo of a whooping Clay, can-American community, he was a who later changed his name to Muham- black man who faced overwhelming mad Ali, standing astride four “knockbigotry the way he faced every oppoout victims.” nent in the ring: fearlessly.” They were two emerging cultural The stoic generation that had fought forces beginning their path to global World War II returned home to raise fame. children who became defined by rebelBut as popular as the Beatles beliousness, impatience, an unwillingness came, it was Ali who went on to beto accept things the way they were. Few come the most recognized person in the people embodied that spirit quite like world. That picture was among the first Ali. to show him growing into that persona To his job, he brought a joy and brualongside the major cultural, political tal efficiency. Ali didn’t just beat oppoand entertainment figures of the era. nents; he predicted which round he’d For a generation that came of age in deliver the whuppin’. He spouted poetthe 1960s and 1970s, Ali was far more ry while mugging for the camera. than a boxer. With a personality that Ali talked trash before the phrase could deftly dance and connect politics was even invented. “This might shock and entertainment, activism and athlet- and amaze ya, but I’m going to destroy ics, his identity blended boundaries. He Joe Frazier,” he said. Much of it was was an entertainer, a man at the center good-natured, although his battles with of swirling political and cultural Frazier later became ugly and personchange, a hero — and a villain — to al. many for his brash self-assuredness. Ali wasn’t simply a loudmouth, since “Part of Muhammad’s greatness was his beauty and grace within the ring his ability to be different things to difdelivered on the promises. He was like ferent people,” retired basketball star Michael Jordan became in another era, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote on Facean athlete whose excellence could be book Saturday. appreciated by close and casual follow“To sports fans he was an unparalers of his sport. But even Jordan, at the leled champion of the world, faster and height of his fame, couldn’t reach the

profile that Ali did. Outside the ring, the court fight over Ali’s refusal to fight in the Vietnam War cost him three years at the peak of his career but earned him respect among the growing number of people turning against the war. His conversion to Islam, with his abandonment of the birth name Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr., tested the deepness of Americans’ support for religious freedom, five decades before a presidential candidate talked openly about banning Muslims from coming to the United States. It all made Ali the subject of countless arguments in playgrounds, bars, living rooms and offices. Everyone took sides when Ali returned from his suspension for refusing to join the military to fight Frazier. Whether or not you rooted for Ali often had little to do with boxing. And think of it: When’s the last time you argued with anyone about a heavyweight championship boxing match? In a civil rights era when many Americans still denied the very humanity of black men, Ali became one of the most recognizable people on Earth. “One of the reasons the civil rights movement went forward was that black people were able to overcome their fear,” HBO host Bryant Gumbel told Ali biographer Thomas Hauser. “And I honestly believe that, for many black Americans, that came from watching Muhammad Ali. He simply refused to be afraid. And being that way, he gave other people courage.”

“The true GOAT (Greatest of All Time). What a sad day for everyone to (lose) someone so great and kind and someone who really stood up for what they believed in. He was my hero. He always will be. (hash) muhammadali (hash)cassiusclay” — Tennis great Serena Williams on Instagram “I gave Ali the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 and wondered aloud how he stayed so pretty throughout so many fights. It probably had to do with his beautiful soul. He was a fierce fighter and he’s a man of peace, just like Odessa and Cassius Clay, Sr., believed their son could be.” — Former President George W. Bush “Muhammad Ali, a man who stood by his principles despite criticism and hardship, exemplified a true patriot and a true Muslim. His strength, courage and love of humanity has been, and will continue to be, an inspiration to people of all faiths and backgrounds in America and worldwide.” — Roula Allouch, chairwoman of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ national board “Mr. Ali was far more than a legendary boxer; he was a world champion for equality and peace. With an incomparable combination of principle, charm, wit and grace, he fought for a better world and used his platform to help lift up humanity.” — Spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon “The world has lost a great Champion. Muhammad Ali, lover of human beings, a warrior for the fight against discrimination ... a great friend.” — Tweet by football great Jim Brown “Ali, the G-O-A-T. A giant, an inspiration, a man of peace, a warrior for the cure. Thank you.” — Tweet by actor Michael J. Fox, who has Parkinson’s disease

Ali

great died at 12:10 p.m. EDT Saturday, the spokesman From Page B1 said, of “septic shock due to unspecified natural causes” Family members will acafter three decades of Parcompany Ali’s remains to kinson’s disease. Louisville within the next In Louisville, not even two days. A private funeral pouring rain Saturday could ceremony will be held stop the flood of tributes for Thursday. “The Greatest.” After the Friday procesIn the three-time heavysion, a memorial service weight champion’s old neighopen to everyone will be held borhood, brother Rahaman at Louisville’s KFC YUM! Ali stood in a small house on Center. The list of eulogists Grand Avenue and dabbed was not complete, but will his eyes as he shook hand include former President Bill after hand. The visitors had Clinton, comedian Billy come from as far away as Crystal — who famously has Georgia and as near as down done a masterful impression the street. of Ali — and sports televiAli’s death held special sion host Bryant Gumbel. meaning in Louisville, where The ceremony will be led he was the city’s favorite by an imam in the Muslim son. tradition but will include “He was one of the most representatives of other honorable, kindest men to faiths. Utah Sen. Orrin live on this planet,” his Hatch will represent Morbrother said while greeting mons. mourners at their childhood “Muhammad Ali was home, recently renovated clearly the people’s champiand turned into a museum. on,” Gunnell said, “and the Cars lined both sides of celebration will reflect his the Louisville street where devotion to people of all Ali grew up. The guests piled races, religions and backflowers and boxing gloves grounds.” around the marker designatAi’s wife, Lonnie, and his ing it a historical site. They children had 24 hours to say were young and old, black goodbye to him, Gunnell and white, friends and fans. said. Another makeshift memoThe 74-year-old boxing rial grew outside the Mu-

“He might be one of the most impactful athletes in this past century. He’s obviously a charismatic guy, did a lot for the sport of boxing. I think he’ll be, at least from my experience, known not just for how great of an athlete he was, but for the impact that he had in a social aspect as well. ... Just I think his personality, in combination with how great of an athlete he was, certainly allowed him to have the impact that he’s had on sports, not just boxing.” — Pittsburgh Penguins coach Mike Sullivan

“This is a sad day for me — and for the world. Muhammad Ali was bigger than sports and larger than life. He said he was ‘The Greatest’ and he was right. He was the greatest of his era in the ring and a global icon in sports. I was a kid during his prime, but I remember some of his epic fights and his incredible style. My sincerest condolences go out to his wife, Lonnie, his kids and family.” — Basketball great Michael Jordan

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President George Bush presents the Presidential Medal of Freedom to Muhammad Ali in the East Room of the White House on Nov. 9, 2005. hammad Ali Center downtown, a museum built in tribute to Ali’s core values: respect, confidence, conviction, dedication, charity, spirituality. Ruby Hyde arrived at the memorial holding an old black-and-white framed photo of a young Ali. She’d been a water girl at his amateur bouts as a teenager in Louisville, and seen even then that there was something special, something cerebral, about the way he fought. Years later, he came

back to the old neighborhood as a heavyweight champ, driving a Cadillac with the top down. “All the kids jumped in and he rode them around the block,” she remembered. He never forgot where he came from, she said. “He’s done so much for Louisville. He’s given us so much,” said Kitt Liston, who as girl growing up in Louisville admired Ali’s unblinking fight for justice and peace. “He’s truly a native son. He’s ours.”

“The sporting universe has just suffered a big loss. Muhammad Ali was my friend, my idol, my hero. We spent many moments together and always kept a good connection throughout the years. The sadness is overwhelming. I wish him peace with God. And I send love and strength to his family.” — Soccer great Pele on Twitter and Instagram “Muhammad Ali, who passed away yesterday, was an extraordinary athlete and a remarkable man of good deeds who conquered the hearts of millions. Boxing legend Muhammad Ali’s life-long struggle against racism and discrimination will never be forgotten. May Allah have mercy on Muhammad Ali, whose courage, conviction and determination inspired all of humanity. — Tweet from Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

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Rookie Seager slugs 3 home runs in Dodgers’ 4-2 win over Braves By BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — The ball came out of Julio Teheran’s hand seeming as big as a pizza pie, and Corey Seager was hungry. The rookie shortstop homered three times, driving in the go-ahead run with his second shot in the sixth inning, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Friday night in the series opener. After the game, he headed home to eat — what else? — pizza with teammate and roommate Trayce Thompson, who had the Dodgers’ fourth homer of the game. “It didn’t matter where it was thrown, it looked like it was on a tee,” Seager said. “It was either right there or it looked like it was a million miles away. That’s a good feeling when you’re hitting, so hopefully it will be like that tomorrow.” It was the second multihomer game of Seager’s career, with the young shortstop blasting two against the Cardinals on May 15. He became the first Dodgers rookie with three homers in a game since Don Demeter on April 21, 1959, against the Giants at the Los Angeles Coliseum. “I’m enjoying the development, the evolution, whatever you want to call it,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It seems like every night he’s going to do something special.” Dodgers pitcher Ross Stripling calls him “Seag-sauce,” and lately Seager has been

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HOUSTON — Carlos Correa had three hits and his RBI single with one out in the 12th inning lifted the Houston Astros to a 6-5 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Saturday. After Jed Lowrie hit a tying home run with two outs in the ninth for Oakland, the Astros came back to win.

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Los Angeles Dodgers rookie shortstop Corey Seager watches one of the three home runs he hit against Atlanta in the Dodgers’ 4-2 victory on Friday in Los Angeles. cooking. He’s batting .317 with six doubles, 10 homers and 19 RBIs in his last 30 games since May 3. Seager has a team-leading 12 homers this season. “The temperament, the pulse and the mechanics of his swing, all these things make a good player to a great player,” Roberts said. “We’re lucky to have him. He’s unfazed, whether it’s a big spot or the

(crowd) recognition.” Kenta Maeda (5-3) allowed two runs — one earned — and six hits in 61/3 innings, striking out five and walking two. “He didn’t have his fastball command and battled to get through six-plus, but he did,” Roberts said. Kenley Jansen tossed a scoreless ninth for his 16th save in 18 chances. Returning from a sevengame trip, the Dodgers won

solo homer in the eighth inning, Jonathan Villar went deep for the third straight game and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 6-3 Saturday. Santana connected off Hector Neris (1-3) leading off the eighth for his fourth homer and first since returning from the disabled list on Friday. Mets 6 Marlins 4

MIAMI — Michael Conforto ended an 0-for-20 skid with an RBI single in the eighth and scored the tiebreaking run on pinch hitter Matt Reynolds’ two-out single later in the inning to help the New York Mets rally past the Miami Marlins 6-4 on Saturday. Conforto also hit a sacrifice

fly in the sixth. The left fielder was a last-minute addition to the lineup when slugger Yoenis Cespedes was scratched because of a sore right hip, the latest in a wave of injuries for the Mets. Reds 6 Nationals 3

their fifth in a row and eighth in their last 10 at home. Seager capped his night with a shot to left field leading off the eighth against Hunter Cervenka. The crowd demanded a curtain call, and he complied, tipping his cap from the top of the dugout steps. “That one put a smile on my face,” he said. “That’s something that you really enjoy and kind of soak that one in.”

CHICAGO — Jason Hammel allowed one hit over seven innings and snapped a tie with a two-run single to lead the sizzling Chicago Cubs to a 5-3 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Saturday. Dexter Fowler added his 17th career leadoff home run, Anthony Rizzo hit his 13th homer and Hector Rondon pitched a perfect ninth to earn his 10th save for the Cubs, who have won four straight and 10 of 11. Brewers 6 Phillies 3

PHILADELPHIA — Domingo Santana hit a tiebreaking

tending Cincinnati’s best winning streak of the season. Pirates 8 Angels 7

PITTSBURGH — Gregory Polanco and Matt Joyce hit home runs during a five-run seventh inning, Jeff Locke got his career-best fourth straight win and the Pittsburgh Pirates held off the Los Angeles Angels 8-7 on Saturday. Polanco made it 4-3 by leading off the seventh with a 461foot drive to right field, his ninth, off Fernando Salas (2-2). Joyce pinch hit for Locke and capped the rally with a threerun shot to center field off Greg Mahle that made it 8-3.

CINCINNATI — Stephen Strasburg gave up Joey Votto’s two-run homer and limped off the field a few pitches later, and the Cincinnati Reds overcame a pair of rain delays while rallying to beat the Washington Nationals 6-3 on Saturday for their fourth straight win. Adam Duvall hit Shawn Kelley’s fourth pitch for a tiebreaking three-run homer fol- The Associated Press lowing a 64-minute rain delay in the bottom of the eighth, ex-

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Diamond Pro Camp The Diamond Pro Instructional Baseball Camp will hold two 4-day sessions at Patriot Park SportsPlex. A registration session will be held today at Bobby Richardson Park beginning at 4 p.m. The sessions will be held Monday through Thursday 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 t-shirt. For more information, contact Ward at (803) 7204081, Hatfield at (803) 2364768 or Mooneyham at (803) 938-3141.

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DETROIT — J.D. Martinez homered and drove in three runs, Mike Pelfrey ended an 18-start winless string and the Detroit Tigers beat Chris Sale and the Chicago White Sox 7-4 Saturday. White Sox left fielder Jason Coats, making his major league debut, exited in the seventh inning after colliding with center fielder J.B. Shuck. Coats was bleeding from a cut in his mouth, tested for a concussion and listed as day to day. Cubs 5

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Ortiz, Betts, replay help Red Sox defeat Blue Jays 6-4 BOSTON — David Ortiz added two more RBIs to his torrid start in what he says will be his final season, Mookie Betts had two hits and drove in two runs and the Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6-4 on Saturday. The 40-year-old Ortiz entered the day leading the majors in RBIs and raised his total to 53, helping Boston snap a threegame losing streak. Astrox 6

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The first Do It Big 7-on-7 We Ball 4 Destin football tournament will be held on Saturday, June 11, at Sumter High School. The tournament is being held in memory of former Sumter High football player Destin Wise, who died in an automobile accident in June of 2015. The tournament is being put on by Wise’s half-brother Mariel Cooper, an all-state performer at SHS who recently signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins. For more information on the tournament, contact Cooper at (803) 565-5360 or at weball4desting@gmail. com, Wanda Cooper at (803) 565-3955 or at cooperwanda517@yahoo.com, Travien Maple at (803) 406-5853 or Jodecy Hithe at (803) 5424236.

GOLF Pars 4 Pets Tournament The fourth annual Par 4 Pets golf tournament will be held on Saturday, June 18, at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The format will be 4-man Captain’s Choice. The entry fee is $160 per team or $40 per player. The fee includes golf cart, lunch and beverages. The field will be limited to the first 20 teams. The money raised will go K.A.T.’s Special Kneads. For more information on the tournament, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 469-3906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 7751902.

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‘In the Company Company of Trees’ Trees Impressionistic exhibition opens at Covenant Place BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

ennis Snell is a fan of trees. He’s been painting them almost exclusively for more

than a decade, and beginning Thursday, Covenant Place and the Sumter County Gallery of Art will share many of Snell’s works in an exhibition titled “In the Company of Trees.” The show opens with a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Covenant Place Mezzanine Gallery.

While Snell has been painting for more than 50 years, he began his professional career as a painter only after he retired as a full-time firefighter in Rochester, New York, and moved to Sumter. He’s a thirdgeneration artist, having followed in the footsteps of his father and grandfather. Many local residents have seen Snell painting outside, often in Memorial Park and downtown, especially when he had his Lazarus Studio on PHOTOS PROVIDED South Main Street and While many of the later on Caldwell (Brick paintings are of trees, Street) in the late 1990s. some of the works His cityscapes of downin the show are of town Sumter, many of other subjects. The which show the city as it paintings on this looked in the early to midpage show some of 20th century, have been Snell’s tree paintings. very popular with both critics and the public. Of his concentration on trees, Snell said in his artist statement, “We can’t live without trees; they are an important

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Artist Dennis Snell works on a painting in Memorial Park in 2014. From June 9 through Sept. 16, his solo exhibition titled “In the Company of Trees” will be on exhibit in the Mezzanine Gallery at Covenant Place on Carter Road. part of the ecosystem. Trees are also individuals, like humans, and they go through similar life cycles.” He also finds spirituality in trees, noting “They can be uplifting and soothing at different times in our lives.” Snell’s work is in private and business collections in the U.S. and Europe, and in that of the City of Sumter. He is represented by Rutledge Street Gallery in Camden, and has received numerous awards for his work. He currently lives in the Sumter Historic District with his wife, Kelly and their two dogs. Karen Watson, executive director of the Sumter County Gallery of Art, and Melissa Linville, director of sales and marketing for Covenant Place, said the

Mezzanine Gallery exhibitions have been very popular with both the residents and gallery visitors. They’ve been “a wonderful success,” Linville said. “It has given (the gallery) the opportunity to have a satellite gallery ... and has given us the opportunity to display exceptional local artists. It’s been a win-win for all involved. Our residents enjoy opening their home for others to enjoy a taste of the enriched lifestyle that they live every day.” Watson said the now four-year collaboration, for which she selects the artists, has been good for the main gallery, too.

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Sumter residents take in soldiers; Hudgens Academy opens 75 YEARS AGO – 1941 Oct. 27–Nov. 2 Sumter again will play host to soldiers from the maneuver area this past weekend. Nine hundred men came by official convoy and approximately 200 were on leave with passes and chose to come to Sumter, making a total of 1,100 entertained, stated F.E. Gibson, chairman of the church and hospitality committee. According to the committee 1,051 stayed in private homes and the two hotels. Forty-nine were billeted at the Edmunds High School. • The first class of the fall term in drawing was held with a gratifying attendance. The lesson will be given by J.M. Harris, teacher in charge, The class is free to the participants, who are asked to meet in the shop building at Edmunds High at 8:30. • A new hangar, a new barracks building and an additional auxiliary field will be built at the Southern Aviation School here. The hangar, the

third for the school, will provide space for 45 additional planes, which will give the school housing for approximately 90 training ships. Jack Nettles, airport manager, also announced that plans had been made for construction of a recreational building. There are 300 men at the school. • The hunting season for ducks, geese and coots will open at Yesteryear sunrise Sunday and in Sumter continue to Dec. 31. SAMMY WAY The chief game warden’s office said live decoys, sink boxes, batteries, power or sail boats and baiting were prohibited. Guns are limited to three-shell capacity and not larger than 10 gauges. • A scrappy, alert Pinewood High School football team yesterday won the district Class C Championship by defeating the favored Hillcrest eleven

1966 — Billy Cubbage, 6-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. James M. Cubbage, says goodbye to sister Marsha, 3, as he prepares to bike to Alice Drive Elementary School to begin his 12-year career in the Sumter city school system. 22 to 13. The game was a wide-open thriller from start to finish, with both teams taking to the air for most of

their gains. The contest was hardly well underway when Pinewood scored, Fisher lugging the ball over after receiving a pass. Pinewood came right back two minutes later to tally again, Dickie Ryan taking a pass and galloping the remaining distance to pay dirt. Hillcrest, not to be outdone, charged right back and scored a touchdown on a long aerial from McCoy to Ray. The pass and run were good for 65 yards. • The Salvation Army advance gifts committee, headed by J.A. McKnight, is having excellent results in their calls and several hundred dollars have already been reported in. Among those workers who have turned in partial reports are R.C. Brown, Claude E. Hurst and M.S. Boykin. In a proclamation issued several days ago, Mayor Fulton B. Creech set aside the day of Tuesday, Nov. 4, as Salvation Army Day in Sumter.

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Hall-Brown Laura Gaffney Hall and Daniel Todd Brown, both of Sumter, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at First Baptist Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Lee Hall of Sumter, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Davis McLendon of Sumter and the late Mr. and Mrs. Roy James Hall. She graduated from Wilson Hall and Central Carolina Technical College. She is a registered nurse employed by Palmetto Health Tuomey. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. Keith Todd Brown and Ms. Mary Heather Lyles, both of Sumter, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Ashton Lyles of Sumter and the late Mildred S. Brown. He graduated from Sumter High School. He is employed by Kemira Chemicals. Dr. Derald Sterling officiated at the ceremony. Music was provided by Scott Warren, harpist. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a cathedral veil and a lace gown featuring a sweetheart neckline of sheer lace and cap sleeves. She carried a cascading bouquet of pink and white roses, hydrangeas and greenery. Ms. Lucion Hall served as maid of honor, with Mrs.

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Jamie Rogers as matron of honor. Bridesmaids were Ms. Alison Coleman, Ms. Emily Turner, Mrs. Lindsey Havenga and Ms. Mary Daniel Stokes. Ms. Mollie Gray Rogers served as flower girl, with Ms. Lillie Rogers as maiden of honor. The bridegroom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Mr. Justin Cromer, Mr. Luke Stokes, Mr. Cory Glasscock, Mr. Chas Bostic and Mr. Horace Lee Scott. The reception was held at the Gaymon Barn. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom’s parents. Following a wedding trip to St. Lucia, the couple resides in Sumter.

EDUCATION NEWS Sumter School District GRADUATION CEREMONIES HELD Crestwood and Lakewood high schools’ graduations were held Friday at the Sumter County Civic Center. The Lakewood High School ceremony was held at 3 p.m., followed by Crestwood High School at 7 p.m. The Sumter High School graduation was held Saturday at Memorial Stadium at 9 a.m. The Crestwood distinguished honor graduates were valedictorian Nicolas Ried Davis and salutatorian Jaxon Stone Sellers. Lakewood’s Distinguished Honor Graduates were valedictorian Elizabeth Susan Orban and salutatorian Viktoria Michelle Eaddy. Sumter High School’s valedictorian was William Charles Stallings, and the salutatorian was Savannah Dayne Jordan. These top two graduates from each school gave a commencement address. Other Crestwood honor graduates, in addition to Davis and Sellers, were Wilfredo Hector Anderson, Xavier Alec Charlot, Diamonte Chervondra Commander, Allison Rayann Cox, Khaura LaTrese Day, Micaela Quinn Harris, Hope Renee Hillsman, Nikko Alicia Hunter, Brian Van Huynh, Aiyana Lee Jones, Darius Jarve Jones, Ariana Danielle Keele, Danica Marie Keele, Collin Michael Kremer, Sabrora Jauntice Lemmon, Antoine Curtis Lowery, Dajuan Tyrek McDonald, Deiondra Latee Mickel, Alexis Adel Padar, Kimberly Danielle PattersonLittle, Lee Ann Nicole Releford, Amani Jeniece Je’que Sanders, Cassidy Amber Small, Jariya Nicole Taylor, Precious Tanisha Thompson, Michaela Janay Tindal, Ashley Breanna Tuggle, Sade Angelique Turner, Benjamin Andrew Wessendorf and Jonah Terry Williams. Lakewood honor graduates, in addition to Orban and Eaddy, were Jonté Ricardo Alston, Ivy Elizabeth Benenhaley, Erin Simone Brevard, Jalaina Marselle Brown, TaJané Maxine Carter, Alphonzo Maurice Choice, Ben Kel Evans, Talandra Kalease Gadson, Alexis Nicole Haley, James Austin Harglerode, Kenyanna Quadrolynn Howard, Tyreek Fitzgerald Jones, Halie Elizabeth Josey, Kendra Nakayla Kennedy, Matthew Warren Keyes, Simon Peter Levy, Kelsey Tiana Madison, Alyssa Margaret Owings, Shelby Marlena Pearson, Savannah Kay Perry, Emily Marlene Roland, Aaliyah Khylé Stokes, Michaela LaShae Stukes, Patrice Renee’ Washington and Justin Herbert Yates. In addition to the Sumter High School valedictorian Stallings and salutatorian Jordan, honor graduates were McLean Marie Achziger, Legacy Michael Allen, Schyler Delaine Anderson, Yasmeen Kai Anderson, Jonathan Emmett Austin, Daniel Forbes Barber, Sierra Christine Briggs, Jonathan Beasley Brunson, Stephen Michael Brunson, Rayana Lucinda Childers, Laurel Nichole Christmas, Tyerra Elizabeth Clayborne, Kiana Rose Colclough, Patrick Bryant Collins, Kaitlyn Marie Cook, Teazia La’Sha Cooley, Na-

DEAR ABBY — My friend “Sara” invites herself and her two children over to Dear Abby play with mine from ABIGAIL time to VAN BUREN time. When it’s time to have a snack or eat, she and her kids make themselves at home — especially with the milk. Abby, I work 70 hours a week. My children eat cereal often and love milk, but because of my schedule, I don’t get a chance to go grocery shopping as often as I should. (I am a single parent.) How do I politely tell my friend that it’s fine to make herself at home, but getting both of her children refills of milk without asking me is taking it too far? She knows I can afford it, but I’m uncomfortable asking because I don’t know how to draw the line. Working Mom Out West DEAR WORKING MOM — I assume you communicate with Sara outside of her drop-in visits to your home? The next time you talk, text or email her, explain that you love her

thaniel Whitefield Dabbs, Abbey RevaMarie Davis, Jessica Brooke Driver, Walker Edward Dury, Anna Bailey Elmore, Payton Elmore, Tyra Antionette Fane, Jer’neisha Shatina Farmer, Caroline Brice Flowers, Anna Elizabeth Floyd, Shalia Marcel Francis, Hannah Joyce Gamble, Sarah Greene, Brooklyn Cierra Gregg, Carley Montana Griffin, Jessica Renee Griffin, Kiana Christine Griffin, Shayvone Charise Harvin, Isaac Brandon Haughton, Emma Kate Hendricks, Saibryn Lane Hyatt, Tradd Anderson James, Dejon Cobe Johnson, Natalie Annice Johnson, Sarah Catherine Jones, Tiffany Michelle Jones, Brianne Rebecca Kennedy, Alexander Whitford Leasure, Tynetra Eryona McBride, Melena Calin McCoy, Daytona Jaymere McDonald, Sarah Louise McInnis, Natasha Alexandra McKnight, Meagan Elizabeth McMahon, Joshua Keith Miller, Zoe Ann Mooneyhan, Hannah Lee Moore, Emily Rae Mulholland, Anthony Edward Narduzzi, Turner Champ Newman, Brixton Thomas Niebuhr, Na Shaiy Michelle Noble, Riley Elizabeth Noonan, Rachel Marie Oakley, Aidan Clay O’Connor, Monica Michelle Ortiz, Shayla Renee Osborne, Krayton Osteen, Crystal Nicole Pearson, Patricia Annette Phillips, Daijah Cimoné Pinnick, Ja’Kera Niasia PorterLackey, Rhiannon Rose Ridgeway, Nancy Hunter Rorick, Kenyot’a Celeste Russell, Samoria Jacquel Session, Laceasar Antion Sherrod, Elizabeth Anne Silvey, Alix Darwin Skywalker, Devon Anthony Smith, Heather Madison Solberg, Brandon Scott Spittle, Terikah Louise Staggers, Shayla Daequana Stuckey, Caryn Alexza Lim Tabalanza, Kirsten Miranda Tadeo, Emma Jean Townsend, Treva Rachel Walker, Zachary Washington, Bradley Edward Watkins, Abigail Courtney Williams, Jalen Isell Williams and Raven Makenzie Williams, Kaitlyn Christine Williamson and Thomas Wyche Wilson. Junior marshals assisted with the ceremony. Marshals are chosen from among the top academic performers in the current 11th grade. From Crestwood, chief junior marshal was Keith Collins and marshals were Noah Bittinger, Michael Bradley Jr., Katherine Brinson, Jonathan Dalcourt, Joel Daniels, Shelby Hosack, Kameron Johnson, Symphanie Key, Christopher Langston, Richard Martinez, Marcus McLeod, Edward Neiswonger Jr., Brooke Quiroz, Lindsey Rogers, Taylor Sandifer, Julia Sierra, Niaya Singleton, Deja Stewart, Larissa Taylor, Nautica Vaden, Chrystian Waddell, Arianna Wade and NeTaysia Zeigler. Lakewood High School’s junior honor marshals were chief marshal Christian Compton, Faith Pringle and Naomi Tellez Duran. Junior marshals were Adam Anderson, Lauren Beam, Trevon Clark, Chryseis Follin, Gavin Hunter, Madison Harris, Gabrielle Hopkins, Sinan Jackson, Tristian Johnson, Shaquania Lipscomb, Tyreece Marrisette, Jontez Moses, Destini Nichols, Jonathan Roberts, Matthew Rodgers, Shjava Roese, Caitlin Sanderson, Bennie Smith, Wyatt Thompson and Joshua Whitley. Sumter High School’s honor marshals were Najia Taher Almosadder, William Garrett Cromer, Zachary

company and she’s always welcome, but because of your 70-hour work schedule you don’t get to the market as often as she does -- so when she brings her kids, please also bring a quart of milk with her. To do that is stating the facts, it isn’t rude and it isn’t asking too much. If she’s your friend, and not a user, she will comply. DEAR ABBY — During a recent family dinner, my uncle presented an odd gift to everyone there. He’s in his mid-50s and involved in the community and government of a small town. He and other “public figures” — most of them older —– decided to publish a calendar. On each page there is a nude photo of an aging community luminary posing with strategically placed objects covering his/ her “goods.” To say the least, the photos are not flattering, funny or particularly modest. Not only did my uncle give one to every family member – including my 80-year-old grandparents — but he took pains to point out HIS photo. The awkward silence that followed ruined an otherwise nice family dinner. Did this gift cross the line? Is there a rule of eti-

Shawn Delaney, Bronwyn Mary Hartman, Deborah Ann Jamison, Evan Donald Moxley, Mary Kathryn Shaffer, Andrew Brooks Twitty, Jillian Grace Vanderpool and Michael Zhang. Junior marshals at Sumter High School were Christopher Bailey, Daniel Bailey, Hannah Bettencourt, Kiel Bilton, Brady Black, Kwajo Boateng, Brianna Bryant, Richburg Canty, Analyssa Castro-Richburg, Alana Clabeaux, Christian Clayborne, Asia Conyers, Temonni Croskey, Alazia Daniels, KayDee Darlington, Joy Dukes, Madison Durant, Kayla Dwyer, Miasia Gadson, Corey Gant, Deanna Giles, Lona Gillard, Andrew Gillman, Caroline Glover, Rochelle Goodwin, Autumn Green, Katie Guo, Triston Hall, Skylar Head, Ann High, Jordan Holladay, Cassandra Jackson, Elijah Jordan, Caleb Larrimore, Brittney Lee, Alaysha Maple, Shelley McCoy, Austin McDuffie, Ashleigh McElveen, Keirria McKelvie, Addison McLeod, Amber Monarch, Ryan Moore, Danielle Morris, Rinal Patel, Alexander Perales, Shawna Ragan, Makaila Reilly, Tabitha Simonson, Summer Simms, Takoda Spann, Michael Spurling, Alena Stanley, Haley Stewart, Noah Stewart, Jacob Strimpfel, Megan Taylor, Jermaine Thomas, Neil Thompson, Anna Toburen, Cameron Tomlin, Andrea Washington, Tiana Wilder, Rylan Williamson, Elijah Witt, Albertus Wright and Sara Young. The combined senior classes of Crestwood, Lakewood and Sumter high schools earned more than $21.1 million in scholarships for their post-secondary educations.

KING AND QUEEN IRIS CROWNED Patrick Collins and McLean Achziger, both seniors at Sumter High School, were named the 2016 Iris Festival King and Queen during the opening ceremony of the annual festival on May 26. The crowning of the king and queen is traditionally the first event of the Iris Festival and is sponsored by Sumter Volunteers. Jo Anne Morris, director of Sumter Volunteers, coordinates the King and Queen Iris activities by soliciting the nominations, acquiring the judges and planning the crowning ceremony. Each public and private high school in Sumter is asked to nominate one student for the king and queen. Nominees are chosen not only on academics, but also on community involvement and citizenship. Each nominee also submits an essay to the committee. Other candidates for King and Queen from Sumter School District schools were, from Crestwood High School, Wilfredo Anderson and Amani Sanders. From Lakewood High School, nominees were Ralph Singleton and Kenyanna Howard. All candidates chosen by their schools received a $100 scholarship, made possible by donations from Continental Tire the Americas, First Citizens Bank, Palmetto Health Tuomey, SAFE Federal Credit Union and Wal-Mart. The King and Queen Iris received $500 scholarships provided by the Iris Festival Commission.

quette regarding risque pictures of oneself ? And how do I make sure I never have to see any other family members in their birthday suits without my consent? Flabbergasted in the Heartland DEAR “FLAB” — Personally, I think the premise of the calendar is a hoot. While your uncle may have wanted to “shock” the family, I’m sure he didn’t intend to offend anyone. A movie was made a few years ago about a group of older women in an English village who did something similar to raise money for charity. I’m sorry your family was offended, but I’m sure they’ll recover and so will you. In the future, don’t accept any gifts from this relative unless they have a warning label. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. To receive a collection of Abby’s most memorable — and most frequently requested — poems and essays, send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby — Keepers Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. Shipping and handling are included in the price.

attendance for the 2015-16 school year, and Friday was a teacher workday. This is the final installment of education news for the year; the articles will resume when school starts. Sumter School District Tuesday segments on Good Morning Sumter and Star Teacher recognitions on the local Community Broadcasters radio stations will also be on hiatus until school begins. Please visit us at www.sumterschools. net for district information, links to all the schools, calendars and additional news items. Information will also be disseminated via our Facebook page and on Twitter. Beginning this week, summer hours will be in effect in Sumter School District. The district offices and schools will be open extended hours Mondays through Thursdays and closed on Fridays. All operations will be closed July 1-15 with the district reopening on July 18. Regular Monday through Friday operation will resume on Aug.1. Students return for the 2016-17 school year on Aug. 15. Have a safe and wonderful summer. — Mary B. Sheridan

University of South Carolina Sumter RED CROSS MOVES ON CAMPUS The local branch of the American Red Cross has found a new home at USC Sumter. The Sumter branch of the American Red Cross of Central SC has moved into the Arts and Letters Building at USC Sumter after last October’s historic floods damaged their previous location. Staff have continued operations without interruption while looking for a more permanent place from temporary office space at First Baptist Church. The Red Cross has assisted more than 200 residents of the four county area since January. “We are thrilled to have Red Cross on our campus to open opportunities for students through internships, volunteer opportunities and other outreach possibilities. USC Sumter has worked hard to strengthen connections to our community, and this partnership is another demonstration of our commitment to providing educational, cultural and career opportunities to our service areas in and around Sumter,” said Dr. Michael Sonntag, dean at USC Sumter. The American Red Cross will begin monthly blood drives at their new space in June, as well as continuing their blood drives throughout the community. USC Sumter and the Red Cross look forward to working together on campus, partnering to provide health and safety training to students, support for active military and veterans and of course blood services and disaster assistance. The Red Cross welcomes any and all community members to visit their new office if interested in learning more and engaging with their services. For more information, call the office at 803775-2363 or visit www.RedCross.org/SC. — AC Sullivan

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YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 50 YEARS AGO – 1966 Aug. 29 – Sept. 4 Ten seniors are to receive their nurses’ diploma at the graduation exercises at the First Presbyterian Church. Sen. John C. West, chairman of the Governor’s Committee on Nursing, will deliver the commencement address. Members of the graduating class are Sally Aycock, Linda DeRosa, Mary Fraser, Elvera Gibbons, Marcia Holladay, Betty Johnson, Cheryl Murphy, Shirley Osborne, Margaret Patila and Paulette Wagner. • Roy E. Hudgens Academy will open its doors to an estimated 180 students on Sept. 1. Ten faculty members will handle teaching chores at Sumter County’s newest private school, located six miles from Lynchburg in the old Sherwood School building. J. Thomas Browne is headmaster of the academy. • W. Loring Lee, Sumter’s Postmaster, has accepted the duties of chairman of the Government Division of the 1966 Sumter County United Fund, General Chairman Ross McKenzie announced today. • An informal reception for Sumter’s Bobby Richardson on his big day at Yankee Stadium – Sept. 17 – is being planned by the National “Bobby Richardson Day” committee. A letter received by A.S. Bahnmuller of Sumter, chairman of the local “Richardson Day” committee, discloses that the reception will follow the Yankees-Minnesota Twins afternoon game and will last about an hour. • Sumter’s newest motel, the Downtowner Motor Inn, has opened for business. Shellie Green, innkeeper, said that Tuesday night he rented half of the motel’s 68 units. The coffee shop restaurant, which will have a seating capacity of 65 persons, has not yet opened but Green expects it to be ready by the weekend. • Breaking with the tradition that says all football coaches take on a very dark view of the future, Maxie Knowlton, new head coach at East Clarendon, seems to be quite pleased with the 48-man squad that reported for practice this year. Although several key players are gone from the team that won the Conference 5B championship and went on to take the State Class B Championship last year, Coach Knowlton doesn’t deny the fact that his Wolverines are in good shape to make it two in a row in 1966. • Sumter’s newest exchange student, Abel Gallardo of Inique, Chile, arrived here last week for a year’s stay with his American “parents,” Mr. and Mrs. Richard T. Monteith. The dark-haired 18-yearold youth was honored guest at a reception held by the Monteiths. Around 150 guests, including Abel’s classmates at Edmunds High School, attended the reception. Abel will be a senior. • When Steve Satterfield is asked if he thinks the 1966 edition of the Edmunds football Gamecocks can match the fine record of 8-2-1 turned in by last year’s team, the Sumter head man breaks out into one of his boyish grins and says bluntly: “I’ve got no idea. We’re just going to take these games one at a time.” • Work on a new downtown parking lot that will be connected to Main Street by a pedestrian mall is underway.

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1991 — Palmetto Girls State delegates representing Sumter’s American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15, are, front row from left, Holly Hepfer, Amy Kubala and Leslie Ann Teseniar; second row, from left, Dana Woodrum, Holly Dickey and Maisha Johnson; and back row, from left, Marlene Thomas, Grae Boykin, Tracie Quick and Cherie Sheffer. Girls State will be held June 10 through 15 at USC in Columbia.

1991 — Iris blossoms spangle the backyard garden of Lucinda and Frank Bostick of Sumter. The Bosticks grew their flowers on the bank of Shotpouch Creek, which feeds into Swan Lake. H.H. Keith, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce Downtown Parking Committee, said the new lot – located in the block bounded by Bartlette, Sumter, Dugan and Main streets – will have about 125 spaces. The mall, a first for Sumter, will be located on a vacant lot just north of Hill Furniture Co. and will lead from the parking to Main Street. • Francis Marion Academy began its second year of operation. Brief exercises were held in the auditorium. E.B. McLeod, trustee, and Dr. S. Perry Davis, member of Francis Marion Academy Foundation, Inc., brought greetings to pupils and their parents. Mark Towery, an 11th-grader, presided over the assembly and led the group in the Lord’s Prayer and the pledge of allegiance to the flag. • The Hillcrest High School Booster Club’s president Lt. Col. Richard E. Stanley, has announced the goal of the club this year is the installation of an electric football scoreboard at the school stadium. Col. Victor Cabas, commander of the 353rd Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, and Colonel Victor J. Sampson, Shaw Air Force Base commander, have endorsed the work and goals of the Booster Club. • Attorney Howard Pickett King, a recent graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, has become associated with the law firm of Bryan and Bahnmuller. He is now serving as secretary-treasurer of the Sumter County Bar Assn. and is a member of the South Carolina and American Bar Associations.

1991 — The Rev. Ralph Canty looks over the numbers with Alvin Johnson, left, Marvin Scarborough, right, Chuck Wilson, behind Canty, and William DeBerry. Canty is the Democratic nominee for House Seat 66. • Two Tennessee Walking Horses trained in the Sumter area finished high in their class yesterday at The Celebration in Shelbyville, Tenn., America’s foremost competition for Walking Horses. Jet’s Go Boy Souvenir, owned by C.E. Hinson of Sumter and trained and ridden by Dudley Sledge of Hinson’s Stables, placed sixth in the World’s Championship Three-YearOld Walking Horse class. Midnight Champagne, owned by James Price of Lake City finished ninth in the same class. • A hoarse but happy Gus Pringels, coach of the Hillcrest Wildcats, stood in the middle of Memorial Stadium last night to accept congratulations on his team’s opening victory over Furman. • Chad Hoshour pitched a one-hitter over six innings and Brad Beatson hit a grandslam to power Sumter to a 12-2 American Legion baseball win over Dalzell at Hillcrest High School. 25 YEARS AGO – 1991 May 30 – June 5 Lt. Gen. Charles A. “Chuck” Horner, who designed the air campaign in the Persian Gulf War, received the state’s highest award, the Order of the Palmetto, in a visit to the Statehouse. Gov. Carroll Campbell presented the award, and Horner, in an eight-minute speech before the joint HouseSenate session said that all Americans should share in the war’s success. “I truly feel this was a victory all of us

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David Davis for more than 50 years, and they had 10 children. Several years after the death of Mr. Davis, she met and married Julius Armstrong. After 23 years of employment as a cook, Binah retired from Battery Park Elementary and High School in Nesmith.

as well as Revolutionary War and Civil War artifacts. • Wallie Jones has a number of reasons to be optimistic and three reasons to worry, as the American Legion baseball P-15’s prepare for the 1991 season. The Sumter coach returns a deep and experienced pitching staff and a strong outfield from a team that went 25-9 and fell to Lancaster in the state championship series a year ago. But missing from that team are center fielder Jerrell Watson, who hit .463 and was named South Carolina’s American Legion Player of the Year, shortstop Jay Jones, a solid defensive performer and a .299 hitter, and catcher Marty Werley, who hit .343 and led the team with 38 runs batted in. • Patricia Sanders used to have trouble finding books about women’s issues in Sumter, but her problem has been solved. Waldenbooks store in Jessamine Mall has created a new section of books about women’s studies. “There was very limited information in the local libraries, and when I wanted to purchase a book from Waldenbooks store in the mall, I had to wait about three weeks for the books to come,” Sanders remembered. Tired of not being able to get the information she wanted when she wanted it, Sanders recommended that a women’s section be established at the local bookstore. • Both the winner and loser of the House District 66 special Democratic primary election runoff pledged to put their differences behind them and work together for the betterment of the district. After defeating J. David Weeks in the runoff election by 259 votes, the Rev. Ralph Canty said there have been several “regrettable” occurrences during the past two weeks, as voters in the district chose a replacement for former Rep. Larry Blanding. • City residents will pay an extra 2 mills in property taxes, face higher water rates and start wheeling household garbage to the curb under the $17.2 million budget approved for 1991-92 by city council. The increase in city property taxes, which will cost the owner of a $50,000 house an extra $4 per year in property taxes, will give the city an extra $244,656 this year. County and city water users, meanwhile, will both see a $1 increase in their monthly water bills. • The movie shows a man leaning on the tailgate of his truck and telling a police officer, “I may have stretched it tonight, but it was a special occasion.” He tells the officer his friend had just come back from Saudi Arabia. They were celebrating and he had had a few beers, he says. The man is clearly unsteady on his feet. He can’t stand on one foot and count to 15 without mumbling. …While the suspect’s condition may have been evident to the officer, the videotape that captured the moment, including the man’s arrest on charges of driving under the influence, will help make it evident to a judge or jury. Sumter traffic patrols have been packing film in cameras mounted to their cars for over a month now and say the videotaped evidence of drunk drivers has made a real difference in proving what cops said they saw. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

Sailor will celebrate book release abroad

Binah Armstrong celebrated 100th birthday Saturday Binah Williams Davis Armstrong celebrated her 100th birthday on Saturday, June 4, 2016, at the Sumter City Centre with family and friends. Born on June 1, 1916, in Williamsburg County, she is a daughter of the late England and Genia Williams. Binah was married to

did, and we did it for America,” said Horner, commander of the 9th Air Force based as Shaw Air Force Base. • Sumter High School Assistant Principal Ned I. Middleton will take over the reins as Manning High School’s new principal. Middleton, 46, replaces John Bassard, who was to have become Clarendon County School District 2’s director of student services before being placed on indefinite administrative leave two weeks ago. • Mayesville Presbyterian Church originated on Jan. 8, 1881, with 34 charter members. Most of its first communicants were members of Salem Black River (Brick) Church or Mt. Zion Presbyterian Church near St. Charles. These were the two first churches of the Presbyterian denomination in this area. Its first elders were S.D. Pierson and Hugh H. Wilson. First deacons were S.W. Wilson and R.A. Chandler. • Listen for a solid tone. When you hear one, it’s probably worth the dig. Treasure hunter Bruce Mayer will vouch for that. Like many others who have discovered the fun of treasure hunting, Mayer knows you need a good ear, a good metal detector (which costs about $200), and something to dig with. “Crackling sounds are probably nothing,” Mayer said. “But if you get a deep solid tone, it probably means you’ll find something. Mayer began detecting with his father and has found numerous silver coins

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(AP) — A novelist who was twice rescued from stormbattered sailboats will be celebrating the release of his latest book from the Canary Islands. South Carolina author Michael Hurley successfully sailed solo from Calais, France, to La Palma, Canary Islands, on the first leg of an around-the-globe voyage planned for the next few years. He completed the 1,700-mile leg last week. His new book, “The Passage,” goes on sale on Wednesday. The book features some details drawn from his rescue last summer by the Maine Maritime Academy training ship, State of Maine. In 2012, Hurley was rescued by the Coast Guard and had to scuttle his storm-damaged sailboat between Haiti and Cuba.

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More than 2,000 people attended the unveiling of the monument honoring Gen. Thomas Sumter in 1907.

2 early 20th century events

SIGNIFICANT IN SUMTER HISTORY T his issue of Reflections focuses on two historic

events that had an impact on the Sumter community and its residents. These occurrences were

recorded in the local newspapers, books and often

through oral transmissions from one generation to another. The data presented has been edited for length. The majority of this information was obtained from the archives of The Sumter Item. THOMAS SUMTER MONUMENT UNVEILING August 1907 This article was titled “The grave of the Gamecock of the Revolution at last marked by a handsome monument of South Carolina granite — The ceremonies of the day — Two thousand people attend the exercises.” The article notes that 2,000 people gathered in Stateburg to observe the Sammy Way unveiling of REFLECTIONS the monument honoring Gen. Thomas Sumter. The host in attendance came primarily from Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties, “the territory that was originally embraced in the old Sumter District, which was named in honor of Gen. Sumter … its most distinguished and respected citizen. ... “Col. J.J. Dargan, chairman of the Sumter Monument Commission, called the as-

This drawing of William Ellison was made by Frank Martin in 1972. sembly to order and introduced Gov. Ansel as the presiding officer of the occasion. Gov. Ansel made a brief address and presented Hon. R.I. Manning, to whom had been assigned the duty of introducing the first speaker, Hon. A.J. Montague, a former governor of Virginia.” The monument is of Carolina granite secured from the Winnsboro Granite Co. The designs adorning the struc-

This image shows the ruins of William Ellison’s cotton gin before its dismantling was completed. ture were produced by Edwards and Walter of Columbia. The remarks are “simple yet substantial and imposing in appearance and are appropriate for the grave of the strong and rugged patriot.” The inscription on the monument reads: East side: “He came to South Carolina about 1760 and was in the Indian service on the Frontier for several years before settling as a planter, in this vicinity. Commandant 6th Regiment South Carolina Line, Continental Establishment, 1776-1778, Brig. Gen. South Carolina Militia, 1780-1782. Member of the Continental Congress 1783-1784, Member U.S. Congress, 1789-1793; 1797-1801, U S. Senator, 18011810.” North Side: Tanto Nomini Nullum Por Elogium West Side: “This Stone marks the Grave of one of South Carolina’s most Distinguished Citizens, THOMAS SUMTER. One of the found-

ers of the Republic. Born in Virginia, August 14th, 1734. Died June 1st, 1832.” South Side: “Erected by the General Assembly of South Carolina, 1907.”

WILLIAM ELLISON GIN FACTORY DISMANTLING 1911 The second article reviewed is titled “Old Landmark Being Dismantled,” which appeared in The Sumter Daily Item in September of 1911 and references the tearing down of the William Ellison Gin Factory in Stateburg. Because of the length of the article, it is necessary to present a summary of the data. The article notes that the Cotton Gin Factory had fallen into a dilapidated state and was being torn down, and the lumber was being carried off. It was noted that few if any schoolchildren knew of the existence of such a facility and its owner. Information

presented concerns William Ellison, a former slave, who purchased his freedom along with his family. The factory, which produced cotton gin equipment, was constructed sometime in the early 19th century, becoming the first of its kind in South Carolina and one of the first in the South. Ellison and his two sons were considered fine artisans, and the material they produced ranked among the very best on the cotton gin market. The factory was once located “a few hundred feet from the old Camden-Charleston highway at the point where the roads turns off to Garner’s Ferry. The facility closed during the Civil War and never reopened.” Remnants of the Ellison family, including a family graveyard, exist in Stateburg community. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

LEFT: This painting by Charles Mason Crowson of Sumter hangs in the Sumter County Museum. ABOVE: Students of Wilson Hall School visited the grave of Gen. Thomas Sumter and placed flowers at the tomb in preparation for the Tricentennial tours in Sumter County. Placing dogwoods on the tomb is Helen Wilson, daughter of Mrs. John Wilson, as Mr. and Mrs. S.O. Plowden and other students look on. ABOVE RIGHT: Sumter’s tomb stands with graves of members of his family near Stateburg.

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Delta Sigma Theta presents 10 debutantes On March 19, 2016, the Sumter Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. presented Ten Pearls of Royalty at its Annual Debutante Cotillion held at Chestnut Oaks Middle School. The theme was “A Vision of Elegance: Preparing Emerging Leaders.” The debutantes presented were: • Sumter High School senior Diamond Diondré Clay, daughter of Crystal Richburg. Her sub-debutante was Shonteria Brown, and her escort, Michael Parker; • Lakewood High School senior Eugena Keliane Davis, daughter of William and Dr. Robin Davis. Her subdebutante was Arianna Wade, and her escort, Ikeem Singleton; • Lakewood High School senior Alexus Shardai Latrese Dawson, daughter of Carey and Debra Dawson. Her sub-debutante was Danielle Rice, and her escort, Diamante McKelvie; • Sumter High School senior Natalie Annice Johnson, daughter of David and Andrea Johnson. Her subdebutante was Valencia Brown, and her escort, Jonté Johnson; • Sumter High School senior Talaia Monique Johnson-Walters, daughter of Kelton Walters and Tanisha Johnson. Her sub-debutante was Tinaya Benjamin, and her escort, Jaylen Whitlow; • Lakewood High School senior

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From left are the 2016 Delta Sigma Theta debutantes: Michaela Christine-Nisheá Rutledge; Danielle Alexandria Norfleet; Diamond Diondré Clay; Eugena Keliane Davis; first runner-up Natalie Annice Johnson; Miss Delta Cotillion 2016 Raven MaKenzie Williams; second runner-up Terikah Louise Staggers; Renaya Ahjé Samuel; Talaia Monique Johnson-Walters; and Alexus Shardai Latrese Dawson.

Danielle Alexandria Norfleet, daughter of Gary and Brenda Norfleet. Her sub-debutante was Rainá Flakes, and her escort, Justin Thompson; • Manning High School senior Michaela Christine-Nisheá Rutledge, daughter of Wardell and Shatiqua Hill-Cooper. Her sub-debutante was Dyasia Pearson, and her escort Armand Sowell; • Crestwood High School senior Renaya Ahjé Samuel, daughter of RenDale and LaQuesta Samuel. Her subdebutante was Keondra Morant, and

EDUCATION FROM PAGE C2 NEWBERRY COLLEGE NEWBERRY — Local students enrolled at Newberry College have made the dean’s list for the spring 2015 semester. Students named to the list have achieved a GPA of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for the semester. • Manning — Hannah Alane Blakley • Sumter — Shelby Hanna Greene • Bishopville — Kinard Javante Lisbon

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SUMTER The following area students were named to the spring 2016 president’s list at USC Sumter. To reach this high academic achievement, students must maintain a GPA of 3.95-4.00 earned on a minimum of 12 credited semester hours at the end of the previous semester. • Sumter — Monique McCause; Marisol Rios Lecaros; Emily Cook; Ethan Courson; Samuel Dubose; Elena Gibson; Jessica Kohler; Daniel Laverdiere; Sean Marchman; Latasha McKnight; Allison Osborne; Kaitlyn Pinkney; Teleshia Toney; Ethan Weaver; Jake Smith;Julianne Coons; Sarah Flanery; and Ashlyn Mcleod • New Zion — Hannah Yarborough • Shaw AFB — Danielle Brown and Kelly Green • Turbeville — Leslie Creech • Dalzell — Victor Pacheco The following students were named to the spring 2016 USC Sumter dean’s list: • Sumter — Valencia Abraham; Jason Adams; Ahmed Atta; Betty Avins; Anna Babb; Meryl Baker; Emily Batey; James Boswell; Lyncoln Browder;Jesse Davis; Julia Davis; Madison Floyd; Mekeisha Gibbons; Matthew Hankins; William Harris; Thomas Hart; Bethany Jones; Elliott Jones; Raquise Leneau; Patrick Brown; Savannah McCause; Wilson McDaniel; Cameron Menser; Sophie Mobius; Hung Nguyen; Christopher Phillips; Steven Phillips; Amanda Redfoot; Sean Robinson; Jordan Sams; Takia Samuel; Julia Sorrells; Kristen Stringer; Kyle Wright; Richardson Marks; Rebekah McLendon; Skyler Osborne; Jonathan Van Dusen; James Fender; Joseph Frazier; Julanda Jackson; Jason Stone; Lashawnda Wilson; Bryce Gulledge; James Maher; Larry Oliver; Ryan Christian; Alicia Cohen; Mary Cornwell; Furman Dabbs; Taylor Fletcher; Allison Harrison; Nicholas Ireland; Everett James; Joseph Magrone; Kristina Paterna; Emily Pittillo; Serena Taylor; Mary Vannatter; and Leslie Ward • Manning — Hannah Baker; Conesha Myers; Ami Patel; and Franklin Skoler • Alcolu — Aaliyah Johnson • Summerton —Shaneel Bivek • Olanta — Aden Cheek • Dalzell — Kealy Lydick; Westley Simpson; Ryan Stapler; Amber Hunter; Holly Brown; and Lauren Coughlin • Wedgefield — Breanna McIntosh; • Rembert — Avin Sanders-Spann and Elizabeth Teague • Shaw AFB — Alexis Bernard and Natalie Kopilow • Turbeville — Brice Helms To be named to the dean’s honor list, a student must achieve a GPA of 3.50 or higher (3.25 or higher for freshmen) earned on a minimum of 12

credited semester hours at the end of the previous semester.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON The following area students recently graduated from the College of Charleston: • Sumter — Lauren Dabbs; Cole Mickey; Willa Midgette; Ashley Ragin; Carolina Simpson; Madeline Varn; Johnathan Vise; Kelsey Voisin; and Jawanda Webster.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA Lakiesa Cantey Rawlinson, a native of Manning, graduated with a PhD from the University of Georgia in a commencement ceremony held May 13. While at the University of Georgia, she was the cohort leader for the class of 2016, taught one graduate level research course, served on a research team and contributed to the book, “Graduate Academic Writing in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: Finding Your Voice” by Anneliese A. Singh and Lauren Lukkarila. Her dissertation, “We Are Not Felons, We Are College Students”: A Critical Analysis of African American College Males’ Perceptions and Lived Experiences With Campus Police and Local Law Enforcement focused on recent high-profile police brutality incidents and the impact of this phenomena on AfricanAmerican college males. Rawlinson is employed as the associate director of campus life at Clayton State University in Morrow, Georgia. She is married to Sgt. Clifton Rawlinson of Manning, and they have a 4-year-old daughter, Layla Calise Rawlinson. She is the daughter of Miles and Betty Cantey of Paxville.

BOB JONES UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE — Sylenthia Arnold of Sumter was among approximately 890 Bob Jones University students named to the spring 2016 dean’s list. The list recognizes students who earn a 3.00-3.74 GPA during the semester.

COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITY CONWAY — Coastal Carolina University’s Dalton and Linda Floyd Family Mentoring Program recognizes CCU students who have served as a mentor to children in Horry and Georgetown County Schools for more than one year. Brandon Shaw of Turbeville has been mentoring for six semesters at South Conway elementary and Blackwater middle schools. Harry Titus of Mayesville has been mentoring for four semesters at Myrtle Beach Middle School. Robbi Winfield of Sumter has been mentoring for three semesters at Palmetto Bays Elementary School. Approximately 1,940 students have made the spring semester 2016 dean’s list for academic achievement at Coastal Carolina University. To qualify for the dean’s list, freshmen must earn a 3.25 GPA, and upperclassmen must earn a 3.5 GPA. To qualify for the president’s list, students must earn a 4.0 GPA. All students must be enrolled full time. Those who made the dean’s list are: • Manning — Jordan Carter and Tyrice Murray

her escort, Dashawn Dicks; • Sumter High School senior Terikah Lousie Staggers, daughter of Edgar and Tarsha Staggers. Her subdebutante was Jasmine Portee, and her escort, Justin Barno; • Sumter High School senior Raven MaKenzie Williams, daughter of Elbert and Jocelyn Williams. Her subdebutante was Jazmin Bradford, and her escort, Ivory Canty. Sumter Alumnae has presented more than 100 debutantes in its 11 Delta Cotillions that included young

ladies from Clarendon, Lee, Sumter and other surrounding counties. In addition to these young ladies earning scholarships and book stipends, they are also provided with opportunities to engage in workshops and service projects. The last four Delta Cotillions have been spearheaded by co-chairs Alesia Gregory-Smith, Felisha Major and Elaine Rogers. Dr. Abigail Busby-Webb, president of Sumter Alumnae, credits these three and the committee members with the continued success of the program.

• Sumter — Jasmine Davis; Jason Dozier; Charles Jacobs; Mikel Logan; David McInnis; Jeannette Pryor; Adrianne Rivers; Asiah Thompson; Kianna Witherspoon; and Robbi Winfield • Turbeville — Brandon Shaw • Mayesville — Harry Titus • Santee — Katrice Wise Coastal Carolina University has announced that 640 students made the president’s honor list for high academic achievement for the 2016 spring semester. To qualify for the president’s list for high academic achievement, students must earn a 4.0 GPA and must be enrolled full time. Those who made the president’s list include: • Sumter — Kierra Scipio; Rhett Hanenkratt; Jonvanna Helton; and Sydney Townsend

IV, bachelor of science in management • Lynchburg — William Alex Tolson, bachelor of science in agricultural mechanization and business • Manning — Allison Leigh Page, bachelor of science in microbiology; Carol-Gray Elizabeth Stukes, bachelor of science in nursing; Lauren Taylor Stukes, master of arts in professional communication; Cheri Ward Tisdale, master of science in biological sciences; and Anton Francis Wielicki II, bachelor of science in agricultural mechanization and business • Rembert — Corey Briette Blanks, magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in genetics • Summerton — Alaina Leigh Belser, bachelor of science in health science; Nicholas Christopher Craven, bachelor of science in biological sciences; and Hope Junious, bachelor of science in health science • Sumter — Ebony A. Aiken, bachelor of science in accounting; Beatrice Thipparin Brown, bachelor of science in biological sciences; Chance Parker Buley, bachelor of science in industrial engineering; Priscilla Danesha Burgess, bachelor of science in psychology; Payton Vance Chappell, bachelor of science in chemical engineering; Caroline Walker Cunningham, bachelor of science in parks, recreation and tourism management; Catherine Mae Foley, bachelor of arts in English; Chameo Tayquann Frierson, bachelor of arts in philosophy; Maleeke Sirion Gibson, bachelor of science in management; Kathryn Nicole Graening, cum laude with a bachelor of science in nursing; Danielle Nicole Hayden, bachelor of science in agricultural education; Alexandra Kalar Latham, master of architecture in architecture; Mary Margaret McCarthy, bachelor of science in food science; Andrew Scott McDuffie, bachelor of science in biological sciences; David Allen Moore, bachelor of science in construction science and management; Derek Quentin Morte, bachelor of science in biochemistry; Cody Daniel Nunnery, cum laude with a bachelor of science in forest resource management; Graham Callahan Talley, bachelor of science in industrial engineering; Emily Catherine Tanner, bachelor of science in graphic communications; Sarah Jane Waldkirch, magna cum laude with a bachelor of arts in elementary education; and Derek Wayne Yarke, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering • Turbeville — Whitney Renea Thigpen, magna cum laude with a bachelor of science in health science

FURMAN UNIVERSITY GREENVILLE — The following area students were named to the dean’s list for the 2016 spring semester at Furman University. Furman’s dean’s list is composed of full-time undergraduate students who earn a GPA of 3.4 or higher on a four-point system. • Dalzell — William Shadwell, son of Christina Shadwell and Henry Shadwell • Shaw AFB — Elizabeth Cortes, daughter of Rose Cortes and Benjamin Cortes • Sumter — Coleman Belk, son of Leslie Belk and Gene Belk; Andrew Clinkscales, son of Nancy Clinkscales and Norman Clinkscales; Emily Demonte, daughter of Katie Knights-Demonte and Louis Demonte; Edward Held, son of Ms. Margaret Held and Mr. Paul Held; and Makayla Swygert, daughter of Dinah Swygert and Hans Swygert

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON — Cody Daniel Nunnery of Sumter was honored at the Clemson University College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Science Sciences senior awards ceremony. Nunnery, who majored in forest resources, received the Harrison Freeman Lathrop Award.

WOFFORD COLLEGE SPARTANBURG — Wofford College conferred degrees to 325 graduates at the 162nd Commencement Exercises on May 15. The following local students graduated: • Sumter — Gabrielle Sarah Brizel received a bachelor of arts degree in art history with a concentration in studio art; Julia Marianne Smith received a bachelor of arts degree in intercultural studies and a bachelor of science degree in psychology, summa cum laude, honor graduate • Manning — Lena Ashley Williams received a bachelor of arts degree in German and a bachelor of science degree in biology The following area residents received degrees at Clemson University’s May 7 commencement ceremonies. • Bishopville — Aileen Tyson Davis, bachelor of science in agricultural education; and Christopher Simon, bachelor of science in industrial engineering • Dalzell — Brandon Lee Cox, bachelor of science in mechanical engineering; and Charles Earl Metcalfe

TROY UNIVERSITY TROY, Alabama — Cora Downer of Sumter has been named to the chancellor’s list at Troy University for the spring semester/term 4 of the 2015-16 academic year. The chancellor’s list honors full-time undergraduate students who are registered for at least 12 semester hours and who earn a GPA of 4.0. Patrice Watson of Sumter graduated from Troy University during term 4 of the 2015-16 academic year. Watson attended Troy Online and graduated with the associate of science in general education degree from the College of Arts and Sciences.

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CLUB DIGEST NU MASTER CHAPTER OF BETA SIGMA PHI At the May 5 meeting of the chapter, hostess Libby Singletary presented a video of her husband’s photographs. Chapter officers for 2016-17 are Margie Zelano, president; Mary Ann Clark, vice president; Toni Burkhart, treasurer; Barbara Smith, recording secretary; and Liz Wild, corresponding secretary. The last business meeting of the year was held on May 19 at the home of Fran Kolar. Margaret Dougherty was selected to receive the Congeniality Award. Members provided diapers to be donated to Sumter United Ministries. Business meetings are suspended for the summer. Beginning Day will be held in late August. Chapter meetings will be held at 1:30 p.m. on the first and third Thursdays of each month, September 2016 through May 2017.

SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION The Sumter Art Association welcomed seven new members on May 17 for the final meeting of the 2015-2016 club year. They are Kipper Ackerman, Randa Edmunds, Kay Fort, Betsy Lynch, Margaret Moses, Bunnie Russell, and Patty Sosnowski. Floride McKoy presided in the parish hall of the Church of the Holy Comforter. She called on Ginger Jones to open the meeting with a meditation and prayer. Carolyn Brandt introduced Gray Holler, a ninth-grade student at Wilson Hall, who presented the afternoon’s program. Gray, wearing an authentic Scottish kilt, performed several traditional selections on his bagpipe and discussed the history of the pipes, types of pipes, and characteristics of different types of bagpipe music. Gray is the son of Art Association member Josie Holler and her husband David Holler. Following the program, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Blanchard installed officers for 2016-2017. They are Floride McKoy, president; Frances Betchman, vice-president; Sue Towery, recording secretary; Dotty Lyles, corresponding secretary; and Carla Young, treasurer. Refreshments were served by the hostess committee co-chaired by Carla Young and Jeanne Anne Baldwin. Jackie Gamble provided a beautiful centerpiece featuring orchids arranged in an exquisite oriental vase.

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Mystery plant is a native psammophyte BY JOHN NELSON Curator, USC Herbarium Such shocking pink in the middle of the hot, dry woods — you wouldn’t expect to see it, yet that is where our psammophyte grows. “Psammos” (don’t pronounce the “p”) is the Greek word for sand, and “phyte” refers to a plant, so a psammophyte is a plant that likes to live in sandy, gritty places. There are plenty of those kinds of places in the southeastern USA, and it’s not too hard to find this cheerful sand lover, which is blooming now and well into the summer in a wide number of upland habitats. It’s especially attractive in the wild in sand hill forests that have recently burned, thus featuring bright pink blooms above the ashy ground. Psammophytes, of course, have to be variously equipped to handle hot, arid situations. In this case, our little mystery plant has deep, rubbery roots that help it pull water from the ground. Its leaves are narrow and somewhat succulent and tend to be physiologically resistant to water loss through the atmosphere. Each plant produces a tufted patch of slick, bright green leaves. The flowering stem will bear a cluster of blossoms at the top. Each flower presents three small green sepals, and above them, three extraordinarily colorful petals. Six stamens are present, too, brightly topped with a golden yellow, pollen-filled anther. Look closely, and you will see that each filament (the stamen’s elongated stalk) is abundantly clothed with soft, cottony, pink hairs. Each flower lasts but a day, remaining open until about noon, attracting small insects, and after blooming, the petals shrivel into something of a gooey, pink mess. Down in the middle of all those stamens will be a small, green ovary. After pollination, the ovary will develop into a small seed-bearing capsule. Our sand lover isn’t completely restricted to sand hills but is widely scattered along the coastal plain and well into the Piedmont, all the way from Maryland down to Florida and Alabama. It’s related to plants such as dayflower, wandering-jew and Moses-in-abasket, among others, all of which belong to the plant family named Commelinaceae. This family, which is mostly tropical, is well known for its ornamental members, including a variety of colorful ornamentals, but the family also includes some serious weeds.

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This week’s mystery plant is a psammophyte, meaning that it is a sand lover. It’s a native plant that’s good in home gardens but likely won’t survive if you dig it up and transplant it. It can be purchased in native plant nurseries. In the very driest sites, our mystery plant generally features extremely narrow, almost grass-like leaves, and many botanists consider this particular form to be a variety of the more widespread, slightly broader leaved form. Whatever leaf form it takes, this is a native plant with spectacular blooms and is well suited for dry, sunny home gardens. It’s not very fussy, and can easily handle droughts. Look for it at native plant nurseries. Don’t try to dig it up in the woods. You’ll probably just kill it that way.

So maybe it’s not always an absolutely true psammophyte. Even sunloving semi-psammophytes seem seriously suited for some sand. Answer: “Roseling,” Cuthbertia rosea John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina, in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the Herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org or call (803) 777-8196, or email nelson@ sc.edu.

SUMTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Winners for May were: May 4: 1st – Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin 2nd – TIE - Kenneth Hamilton and Winnie Field Denis Harbath and Gary Harbath May 11: 1st - Hugh Cook and Marie Mills 2nd – TIE – Denis Harbath and Gary Harbath Jimmie Ann Anderson and Barbara James May 18: 1st – Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin 2nd – Lila Cobb and Larry Baum May 25: 1st – Jimmie Ann Anderson and Barbara James 2nd – TIE – Kenneth Hamilton and Gary Harbath Winnie Field and John Mills

SNELL FROM PAGE C1 “We get excellent feedback from Covenant Place residents, who often express enjoyment of the exhibitions,” she said, “and they have expressed their preference for a more traditional, representational style of art.” Snell paints in an impressionistic style, using oil and acrylics. Watson said she feels fortunate to have persuaded Snell to exhibit. “Dennis is excited about showing his work there. His work is so good and approachable,” she said. Snell will be teaching painting at the Sumter County Gallery of Art in the fall. “In the Company of Trees,” paintings by Dennis Snell, opens with a 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday reception in the Covenant Place Mezzanine Gallery, 2825 Carter Road, where it can be seen through Sept. 16. Harpist Kipper Ackerman will perform, and hors d’oeuvres and beverages will be served. For more information, call the Sumter County Gallery of Art at (803) 775-0543 or Covenant Place at (803) 469-7007.

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The Philadelphia Orchestra rehearses with music director and conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin in 2012 at the Kimmel Center. NezetSeguin will succeed James Levine as music director of the Metropolitan Opera but will not take over until the 2020-21 season.

Nezet-Seguin to succeed Levine at Met BY RONALD BLUM Associated Press NEW YORK — Yannick Nezet-Seguin will succeed James Levine as music director of the Metropolitan Opera but will not take over until the 2020-21 season. Nezet-Seguin will become music director designate in 2017-18 and start to collaborate on planning the company’s schedule, often done five years in advance or more. He will conduct two operas per season as music director designate and five operas per season once he

assumes the role. The 41-year-old Canadian, considered the favorite to replace Levine, has been music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra since the 2012-13 season and of Montreal’s Orchestre Metropolitain since 2000. He has been chief conductor of the Rotterdam Philharmonic since 2008-09 and intends to give up that role at the end of the 2017-18 season. “Yannick was the clear choice of the company,” Met general manager Peter Gelb said in a statement. “He is the right artist at the right

time to lead us forward.” Nezet-Seguin made his Met debut in the 2009-10 season conducting a new production of Bizet’s “Carmen.” He will become the third person with the music director title at the Met following Rafael Kubelik in 1973-74 and Levine. “Becoming the music director of the Metropolitan Opera is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for me,” Nezet-Seguin said in a statement. “I am truly honored and humbled by the opportunity to succeed the legendary James Levine and to work with the extraor-

dinary orchestra, chorus, and staff of what I believe is the greatest opera company in the world. I will make it my mission to passionately preserve the highest artistic standards while imagining a new, bright future for our art form.” Levine, who turns 73 on June 23, was music director or artistic director of the company from the 1976-77 season until the company announced in April he was stepping down because of Parkinson’s disease. He is now music director emeritus.

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Samsung aims to challenge Fitbit with new tech BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer NEW YORK — Just in time for summer, Samsung is unveiling a new fitness tracker that aims to undercut gadgets from market leader Fitbit. Beyond offering all-day step counting and automatic sleep tracking, the $180 Gear Fit2 comes with GPS sensors for more accurate measuring of distance and pacing for runners and cyclists. GPS is typically limited to higherend devices, such as the Fitbit Surge and the Microsoft Band 2, both of which go for $250. The Fit2 is also cheaper than the new $200 Fitbit Blaze, which doesn’t have GPS. The main drawback: The Fit2 won’t sync with iPhones, as Fitbits do. An Android phone — not necessarily Samsung’s — is required for syncing music and workout data. While Samsung is the world’s fifthlargest maker of wearable devices, according to technology market research firm IDC, most of those are Gear smartwatches, where fitness is an afterthought. By contrast, fitness is front and center with the Fit2. Yet it will also have some smartwatch capabilities, including the ability to reply to messages from the device. Rival trackers at most tend to show you messages; replies are typically limited to smartwatches such as Apple Watch and Samsung’s Gear S2. Advance orders on the Fit2 will begin Friday in the U.S. with shipments a week later. Later this year, Samsung will release its $200 Gear IconX earbuds that, in addition to playing music, will track

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Features on the Fit2 are demonstrated. The Fit2 has GPS tracking and records your running route on a map in addition to providing distance and pace information during workouts.

Samsung’s Gear IconX earbuds come with in-ear sensors for tracking heart rate, distance and pace during workouts. exercise and heart rate. They’re designed as a stand-alone tracker, rather than a companion to the Fit2. Under Armour’s upcoming heart-

rate-tracking headphones are expected to cost $250. Samsung’s IconX goes further with built-in sensors to measure distance and pacing, though with less accuracy than GPS devices. There’s no screen, so you get audio readouts every mile or whatever interval you set. With Thursday’s announcements, Samsung is trying to tap growing interest in health and fitness as sales of smartphones slow down. In the first three months of this year, Fitbit shipped 4.8 million devices, or 25 percent more than a year earlier. That accounts about a quarter of all wearable devices worldwide. Samsung, by contrast, shipped about 700,000, an increase of less than

Banks now making it easier to split the tab

A pharmacy tech counts prescription pills at a pharmacy in Edmond, Oklahoma. More than a dozen websites and apps are vying to help U.S. consumers find the lowest prices for prescription drugs by comparing prices and searching for deals, similar to the way Expedia looks for cheap airfare or Bankrate.com looks for low mortgage rates. Read more online at theitem.com. AP FILE PHOTO

Why aren’t you shopping for lower prescription drug prices? WASHINGTON (AP) — Most people don’t shop for lower prescription drug prices. They should, especially now that there are easier ways to do so. More than a dozen websites and apps are vying to help U.S. consumers find the lowest prices for prescription drugs by comparing prices and searching for deals, similar to the way Expedia looks for cheap airfare or Bankrate.com looks for low mortgage rates. “Patients want to see a pharmacy that says ‘everyday low prices,’ but most pharmacies can’t achieve that because the way prices are configured is pure mayhem” said Professor Darius Lakdawalla, a health economist at University of Southern California. “That’s why consumers need to know: ‘Where can I get my beta blocker for the best price?’” Recent studies show that more than one in five prescriptions in the U.S. go unfilled, in part because of financial hardship. Yet only 17 percent of U.S. consumers are willing to check multiple pharmacies for lower drug prices, according to a survey by Consumer Reports.

WHAT DO THESE SERVICES DO? Websites and apps like GoodRx and WeRx are doing two basic things:

5 percent, according to IDC. Samsung’s devices require an Android phone, while Fitbits work with iPhones and Windows phones as well. Samsung is taking a cue from Fitbit in creating leaderboards and challenges for family and friends to motivate each other. This has been one of Fitbit’s strongest areas, and Fitbit has an advantage as the market leader: Someone you’re trying to challenge — or taunt — will more likely have a Fitbit than another device. Samsung’s version works through its S Health phone app, meaning Android phone users will be able to participate without a dedicated tracker. But it could be tougher to motivate someone who hasn’t made a commitment to fitness by buying a tracker. Both the Fit2 and the IconX will let you leave your phone at home. You can download hundreds of songs for phone-free workouts, but you can’t tap Spotify and other online services without the phone. The phone needs to run at least KitKat, the 2013 version of Android. For the IconX; music syncing might not work with non-Samsung phones. A PC would be needed in such cases. These devices represent Samsung’s second effort at fitness tracking, not counting all its smartwatches with fitness capabilities. The original Gear Fit in 2014 had a beautiful, curved screen, but lacked many power features. The Fit2 addresses that with GPS and a wider, customizable screen to fit in more data on your workout. But like most trackers, the Fit2 lacks many stopwatch controls found on sports-specific devices such as Garmin Forerunners for running.

searching local pharmacy prices and then applying various discounts and coupons available to customers. The search results will show, for example, that a 30day supply of a common cholesterol drug is $11 at Wal-Mart and $13 at a Kroger pharmacy. In both cases the price is linked to a coupon which the app downloads so the customer can give it to the pharmacist. The services are exploiting the complex, nearly-constant negotiations between pharmacies, drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers that result in wide price disparities for commonly-used medications to find the best deals available that day. “We’re trying to give you a baseline of information so that you can make the right decision,” says Doug Hirsch, founder and CEO of GoodRx, the largest and oldest of the services. GoodRx, founded in 2011, offers 25 million users access to discounts from pharmacies, drugmakers and pharmacy benefit managers. Newer services include BlinkHealth, which says it negotiates lower drug prices by pooling its users with customers of pharmacy benefit managers. Each of the companies claims to have the lowest prices available, so consumers may want to shop around.

WHO STANDS TO BENEFIT MOST FROM THESE SERVICES? Patients who are taking several generic drugs and have no insurance or high co-pays. Most of the largest savings to be had are for generic drugs, where competition between multiple manufacturers and pharmacies leads to a wide range of prices. Discounts on newer, branded drugs are harder to find, since they are typically produced by one company that doesn’t have to cut prices to compete. Still, services such as GoodRx can link to drugmaker coupons that bring down the price of even high-end drugs like Humira, an injectable treatment for psoriasis. These coupons irk insurers because they entice patients to opt for the branded drug by making the out-ofpocket cost to the patient comparable to that of a generic — but they don’t reduce the higher cost the insurer has to pay for the medication. Still, it helps patients reduce the amount of money leaving their wallets. Some of the priciest drugs won’t appear on pharmacy apps at all. Specialty cancer drugs such as Avastin, for example, must be administered at a doctor’s office and aren’t available at the pharmacy.

NEW YORK (AP) — Splitting the bill for those pizzas you shared with your buddies or that utility bill that is suddenly due is going to get easier and faster even if you don’t all use the same bank. JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo and other big banks are upgrading their online payment services to let customers make instant transfers of money to others who bank elsewhere, often at no cost. The move comes as traditional banks face pressure from payment companies such as Venmo and Square Cash that offer ways to split the bill. Banks developed online services that allow their customers to send money to anyone with a phone number or email address several years ago. But the services were considered overly complicated. Until last year, bank customers could only send money to another customer of the same bank. The only option bank customers often had to send money instantly to another person was a wire transfer, which can cost upward of $30 at a branch, or to use a service such as Western Union, which also charges a fee. When the option to send money to person at a different bank became available, the service would take upward of three days to complete. Silicon Valley startups Venmo and Square Cash, on the other hand, promised person-to-person transfers that were open to anyone with a debit card and would be completed in as little as one business day. The banks don’t want to lose more customers and are trying to top Silicon Valley. “This is what our customers have been asking for,” said Jason Alexander, head of digital platforms for Chase, in an interview. Chase, the nation’s largest bank by assets and the largest bank operator of person-toperson payment services, is rolling out its upgrade to Chase QuickPay next month. Wells Fargo is launching its service in July. Bank of America customers have had the ability since March, but only between them

and U.S. Bank — they were the only two with the necessary software upgrades at the time. Capital One plans to roll out real-time transfers later this year, a spokeswoman said. The instant payments between these big banks come with a limitation: the instant payments will only occur between banks on the same network, called clearXchange. The network includes Chase, Wells Fargo, Bank of America and U.S. Bank as well as Capital One and Colorado-based FirstBank. That network represents 60 percent of all U.S. mobile banking customers, according to a Chase spokesman. ClearXchange is expected to grow in the coming years, said Gareth Gaston with U.S. Bank. “It’s about connecting all the banks together to make our customers’ lives a little simpler,” Gaston said. Acceptance of mobile payments has accelerated in recent years. About 46 percent of U.S. consumers have made a mobile payment, according to a study by The Pew Charitable Trusts released this week, with most of those users being millennials or members of Generation X. “It will take some time for customers to adopt this, but we want to be there and be ready when our customers are ready,” Gaston said. Users of Venmo sent $1 billion in payments in the month of January this year, up from $100 million in the same month in 2014. In comparison, Chase customers now send $20 billion a year using QuickPay. Wells Fargo customers send $10 billion over its service SurePay. Mobile payments, particularly when people are splitting a bill, reached a level where Venmo users are using the pizza emoji every 20 seconds when sending money to each other. “Whether they use Venmo, or use a bank, this growth wraps around the same issue: the awkwardness of cash and how it’s going away,” said to Anuj Nayar, PayPal’s director of global initiatives.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

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SUNDAY, JUNE 5, 2016

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Hunting for treasure I

BY S.C. DNR

Adult manatees are about 10 feet long and weigh up to one ton. Their skin varies from gray to brown, and their bodies are rounded with two pectoral flippers. See the full article at theitem.com.

Manatees on the move in S.C. waters Sightings may be reported online BY S.C. DNR Manatees are returning to their summer haunts along the coast of South Carolina, and South Carolina Department of Natural Resources biologists are reminding coastal residents and visitors to avoid harmful interactions with these endangered animals and report sightings online. This year, S.C. DNR biologists and partners will be keeping close tabs on one manatee in particular. In December 2015, a large, multi-agency team successfully rescued a male manatee suffering from cold stress in the Cooper River, near Charleston. That animal, nicknamed Goose, was rehabilitated at SeaWorld Orlando and later released in Florida with a radio transmitter tag that has allowed researchers to track his movement. Now, Goose has migrated back to South Carolina, and coastal residents and visitors can help DNR, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Sea to Shore Alliance learn more about Goose and his species by reporting all manatee sightings. Submit sightings and photographs of live manatees online at: http://www.

dnr.sc.gov/manatee/sight. htm. Please note the date, time, location and number of manatees seen, as well as the coordinates, if possible. Photographs of scars on manatees’ backs and tails are useful, because they can often be used to identify previously known individuals — however, manatees should never be approached by boat to obtain pictures. Goose and other manatees fitted with radio transmitter tags have what looks like a belt attached around their tail. These trailing tags are harmless to the animals and are designed to break free or eventually fall off. Report an injured or dead manatee by calling the DNR hotline at 1 (800) 9225431. In addition to reporting sightings, coastal residents and visitors can help manatees by staying alert while on the water and avoiding harmful interactions with the animals. “Feeding and watering manatees is illegal and encourages the mammals to spend time at docks and marinas, making them susceptible to boat strikes, which is one of the main causes of mortality for manatees,” said DNR veterinarian Al Segars.

FISHING REPORTS Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www. AnglersHeadquarters.com, South Carolina’s premier fishing report source. Customers of the Angler’s Headquarters online tackle store have access to daily updates and fulllength reports on its site. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/fish Freshwater Report Santee Cooper 5/25 Bass: Good. Steve Harmon reports that one group of bass can be found up shallow in 1-5 feet of water where they will eat frogs, but many of the bigger fish have moved out to deeper points and ditches. These fish can be caught on worms as well as spinnerbaits and swimbaits. Catfish: Fair to Good. Captain Jim Glenn (843-825-4239) reports that catfish are moving back and forth between shallow and deeper water, and a ton of small blue cats continue to be caught to go along with some occasional big fish. Bream: Fair to Good. Captain Steve English reports that bluegill and shellcrackers are moving up to spawn around new and full moons, and then heading back to deeper water in between moon phases. Worms and crickets will catch fish. Crappie: Fair. Captain Steve English reports that crappie can be found around mid-depth brush where they will eat minnows. Fishing in the lower lake has been a little better than the upper lake. Midlands Area Lake Wateree 6/2 Bass: Good. Dearal Rodgers reports that fish can be found both shallow around the grass as well as deeper in 10-15 feet of water around structure, but the best bite is in the transitional zone between shallow and deep water. Buzzbaits, spinnerbaits, jigs and soft plastics will all catch fish.

Catfish: Fair. Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) reports that most fish are focused on spawning, and that can make for more challenging catfish conditions. While it is still worth trying up the river for a big bite, particularly when current is present, the best bite may be further down the lake where pre-spawn and post-spawn fish are more likely to be found. Anglers should experiment with a variety of cut baits to find what the fish want. Crappie: Good. Will Hinson advises that the largest numbers of fish are moving towards mid-depth brush where they will eat jigs and minnows. With clarity best in the lower lake the best catches have come from that area. Lake Greenwood 5/24 Bass: Tough. Stan Gunter reports that fish are in a transition period between shallow and deep water and getting bites is not easy. Some fish can be caught early around seawalls on topwater lures, and others are in mid-depth to deeper water where they will take worms and crankbaits. Striper: Good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that striper are being caught on free lines as well as down-lines fished at the depth where anglers mark fish. Schooling should get hot soon. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that channel catfish can be caught around humps and points on dip baits and cut herring. Lake Monticello 5/24 Bass: Fair to Good. Andy Wicker reports that this is still a transition period; while some smaller fish can still be caught shallow on topwater lures and flukes, better fish may be beginning to transition out to deeper humps and offshore structure. Deep-diving crankbaits and spoons will both catch fish. Catfish: Inconsistent. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that some days the bite for large blue catfish is very good, but on other days the fishing can be very slow. Similarly, the free-line drifting bite

knew it was a big rock of some kind. I had felt a slight bump and heard a loud “thunk” from the disk. So, I stopped the tractor and jumped down to take a look. Rocks aren’t so plentiful in the sandy soils of the coastal plain, especially big rocks, so I was curious, to say the least. The big rock, or stone, was about the size and shape of a catcher’s mitt — oval shaped and smooth, with a slight depression in the center. I had been plowing a small food plot on some hunt club land in western Clarendon County. It was early June, and the morning was hot and muggy. The plot had yielded scores of pottery shards and Dan arrowheads to me over the Geddings past few years. But, this was OUTDOORS something different. It was obvious to me that it wasn’t a naturally shaped stone, nor was it native to the area. My suspicion was that it was the base stone of a Native American mortar and pestle, also known as a metate and mano. I rubbed the soft moist dirt from the stone and carried it back to the tractor. It showed no sign of damage from the plow. At home I washed the stone in our utility sink and wondered about it’s origin. Was the depression worn into the rock from hundreds of years of use, grinding maize and nuts and berries? Who were the people that lived here and used this stone? What happened to them? The food plot where I found the stone was a favorite location of mine to search for Indian artifacts. The best time to find artifacts is after an area has been disturbed by plowing, or some other land activity. Another location had yielded numerous treasures after the area had been worked over with a bull dozer. A rain will settle the dust and wash off dirt to make things more visible. All you need is access to a good location and the patience to walk slowly over an area looking carefully for something that may look different. Arrowheads and pottery can be found almost anywhere, but locations close to a stream or a water body are best. Native people tended to live near a good water source. They left behind timeless treasures that have laid undisturbed for hundreds and perhaps thousands of years. These relics are from people that inhabited this land long before we did. Almost nothing has survived from their civilization. They had no written language that we know of. Just think — you could hold in your hand something that was made by another human being thousands of years ago. They lived here, where we do now. Yet we know so little about them. That is a marvel to me. Eventually my curiosity got the best of me and I decided to consult an expert about my stone. I called the South Carolina State Museum and talked to one of the curators. He was very interested in my stone and asked

is inconsistent – it may take some more warm weather before it gets more reliable. Small pieces of cut bait are the best option right now for all sizes of fish. Lake Murray 5/24 Bass: Fair. Captain Doug Lown reports that first thing in the morning some fish can be found shallow feeding on bait, and later in the day fish can be found around rocky points where they will take Carolina rigs. Throwing topwaters early in the creeks can also catch fish. Crappie: Excellent. Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that crappie fishing has been very strong with minnows fished over brush in about 15-20 feet of water. Striped bass: Good. Captain Brad Taylor reports that first thing free lines and planer boards will catch fish, and after that down lines in the 40-foot range have been productive. Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that fan-casting cut herring and dip baits around humps has been productive for channel catfish. Piedmont Area Lake Thurmond 5/25 Bass: Slow to Fair. Buckeye Lures reports that this is a transition period for bass with the herring spawn over and fish moving out to deeper water. First thing there can be a decent topwater bite but after that dragging soft plastics over humps is the best pattern. Crappie: Very Good to Excellent. Captain William Sasser (864-333-2000) reports that crappie are biting very well for anglers fishing minnows over brush in coves just off the main lake. Striper and Hybrids: Good to very good. Captain William Sasser reports that first thing there is some good schooling activity around the dam, and as the day progresses fish are setting up on the bottom in 25-50 feet of water. Catfish: Good to Very Good. Captain William Sasser reports that this is peak catfish season on Clarks Hill and channels and flatheads can be caught

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A Native American metate and mano, like a mortar and pestle, is seen here after their discovery by Dan Geddings while he plowed a food plot on hunt club property in western Clarendon County.. me to bring it by. Upon examination he confirmed that was indeed a metate of Native American origin. The gentleman asked me if I had the mano, which would be a hand sized rounded stone that was used to do the grinding. When I answered that I did not, he encouraged me to go back and look for it in the same general area. My thought was that it would be like finding a needle in a haystack, so I practically discounted his suggestion. A few weeks later I was back in the food plot with my tractor and to my surprise hit something again. It was a smaller rock, hand sized, rounded and smooth. Could it be the mano? I had worked food plots in that location for years and had never hit anything. Now, in the span of a few weeks I had a treasure that few have ever seen. The smaller stone fit the oval depression in the larger stone perfectly! A few weeks later I hit another large stone in a food plot at another location. This stone was not as smooth and pretty as the one that I had found earlier, but it too was almost certainly a mortar or metate stone. This time I searched for the mano, but to no avail. It was never found. Anyone who likes to spend time in the outdoors and loves the natural world could join the hunt. It has a unique way of connecting you with the land. Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. If you would like to contact him, you can email him at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

around riprap on a Carolina-rigged piece of cut herring. Shellcracker: Good to Very Good. Captain William Sasser reports that shellcracker are spawning and can be caught shallow on nightcrawlers. Lake Wylie 6/2 Bass: Fair to good. FLW angler Bryan New reports that the deep bite is significantly better than any shallow pattern. Carolina rigs, swimbaits, jigs and deep-running crankbaits will all catch fish around offshore structure. Catfish: Fair. Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) reports that priority one for the fish is spawning, and that can make for a tougher catfish bite. Anglers need to display a lot of flexibility and be willing to move around, anchor, drift and try different baits. While it is still worth trying up the river for a big bite, particularly when there is current, more catchable fish may be found in the less riverine areas. Lake Russell 5/26 Bass: Good. Guides Jerry Kotal (706-9880860) and Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) report that there is a decent shallow bass bite early on topwater lures. During the day bass can be caught on live bait or soft plastics fished off mid-depth points. Striped Bass: Very Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that solid numbers of large striper have been caught recently on freelined herring pulled over mid-depth water away from timber. Catfish: Fair to Good. Guide Jerry Kotal reports that channel catfish can be caught in the backs of coves and cuts on cut bait. Crappie: Fair to Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that pretty good numbers of decent-sized crappie can be caught over relatively shallow brush, but the biggest fish have mostly already headed out to deeper brush. Mountains Area Lake Hartwell 5/24 Bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that this is a transition period for bass as fish start to move from a spring

to summer pattern. While many fish are starting to move to deeper water where they will take soft plastics fished deep, there are still fish relatively shallow that will take topwater lures. Striped Bass: Good. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) and Guide Chip Hamilton (864-304-9011) report that striper continue to transition down the lake and out of the backs, and they have gotten a little deeper in the last week. The best bite is on down-lined herring fished just off the bottom in 30-50 feet of water. Catfish: Good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that blue catfish have moved into the 30-foot depth range, but channel catfish are scattered out in the shallow to middle depths where they will eat dip baits, cut bait, worms and more. Flathead catfish can be caught at night on live bait. Crappie: Fair. Captain Bill Plumley reports that the crappie bite is pretty good around mid-depth brush and bridges on minnows, and night fishing has been a litter better than daytime fishing. Lake Keowee 5/24 Bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that this is a transition period on Lake Keowee, and with the spawn concluded fish are starting to move towards their summer holes. In the morning there is a decent topwater bite, and after that fish will take soft plastics fished on the bottom off the ends of deeper points and humps. Lake Jocassee 5/24 Trout: Good. Guide Sam Jones (864280-9056) reports that some nice trout continue to be caught on Jocassee, with numbers and sizes still pretty strong. Fish are being caught on spoons and minnows fished in the 30-80 foot range, and while fish are still spread out over the lake, they are starting to group up in the big water. South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/ freshfishing.pdf

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Head Cook (Sumter, SC) Select & approve entire culinary resources for Chinese food & other ingredients; Collaborate, supervise, coordinate activities of other cooks; Improve existing menus, develop new products based on the customers' recommendation & satisfaction; Recruit & train assistant cook; 40hrs/wk, Min. 2 Yrs Exp. as Cook/Chef or related req'd. Resume to Kimble & Dorothy Inc., Attn. Jung Ok PYON, 1953 McCray's Mill Road, Sumter, SC 29150

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Huntington Place Apartments Rents from $625 per month Powers Properties 595 Ashton Mill Drive 803-773-3600 Office Hours: Mon-Fri 9-5

Brick home: 4 br; 3 ba; dining room; LR; FMR; screened back porch; kit.; breakfast area; utility room; garage; 2755 sq ft heated; I/G pool, SS w/ well; Guest suite w/ kit. & private entrance; Hardwood & cermic floors; HVAC one year old; gas log FP; storm windows & doors; ceiling fans; storage building; fenced yard; patio; sec. sys.; $247,000. 803-546-7087

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311. Open 7 Days a week 9am-8pm

Mobile Home with Lots 1981 Connor SW MH $4500 or $13,500 For MH +2 lots. MH needs repair. Call 404-895-3972

Land & Lots for Sale 1 Mobile home Lot remaining on Scenic Lake Dr. $4500!! Call Burch at 803-720-4129 5.98 Acres for sale, Edge Hill Rd. One mile from Shaw gate on HWY 441. $9000 Call 803-847-0558 Clarendon Co. - 40 acres. Super hunting & mini-farm with open ag land & merchantable pine located just west of Summerton. $144,000. Lee Co. - 58 acres. Back Swamp Road Tract. Nice rural property with good hunting & timber. Near Lynchburg just off I-95. Asking $118,900. Call Curtis Spencer 803-773-5461 www.afmLandSales.com

City of Sumter, SC - The City encourages Minority and Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MBE/DBE) participation in flood recovery projects. The City of Sumter will begin long term federally funded recovery and improvement projects related to the October 2015 floods. Many of these projects will completed by contractors through a competitive Invitation to Bid and Request for Proposal (RFP) processes. The City encourages minority owned and disadvantaged business enterprise participation in the recovery process and is taking proactive steps to fulfill this goal.

Country Living, 2 br, 1 ba, all appliances, $550 mo. + dep. Call 803-491-5042

Mobile Home Rentals For Sale- 251 Cromer Dr Sumter 3BR 2BA, large den, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, garage, fenced in yard, C/H/A, new roof. Move in ready. Call 803-469-8700

Help Wanted Full-Time Local Tree Co. seeking CDL drivers, bucket operators & tree climbers. Call 803-478-8299 Hampton Inn Hotel Maintenance Person Mature, sincere, dep. Must be able to work weekdays and weekends. Must have common sense. Apply in person across from the Walmart and Golden Corral on Broad Street.

CLASSIFIED ADS Will Go To Work For You! To Find Cash Buyers For Your Unused Items

NOW HIRING Vocational Instructor #021616 Vocational Instructor Salary: $22.00 Per Hour

ities and needs required to complete course of instruction. Delivers SC Department of Education approved curriculum and provide instruction to ensure student progress. Manage classroom, shop, and other applicable work areas appropriately. Supervise the use of all tools and equipment to ensure proper security use and storage. Maintain student and other required records and submit reports as needed. Perform other duties as required in the area of Vocational Education.

Administrative Assistant #021577 Administrative Assistant Salary: $16.32 Per Hour

*Mosquito Fish 20¢/ea 1.5” Recommend 1000/acre *Must Order in Multiples of 100

Fish will be delivered on June 30, 2016 • 9:00am Sharp $1.00 Bag Fee for each type of fish you order You Must Pre-Order Your Fish before June 28, 2016. The truck will be at the store for 1 hour. Bring a cooler or box to place your fish in.

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the City of Sumter Zoning Ordinance on Tuesday, June 21, 2016 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 N. Main St.). The following requests are scheduled for consideration: RZ-16-07, E. Bartlette-S. Main-S. Harvin-E. Oakland (City) Request to rezone +/- 3.26 acres from General Commercial (GC) and Light Industrial-Warehouse (LI-W) to Central Business District (CBD). Properties are located at 201 S. Main St., 8 E. Bartlette St., 12 E. Bartlette St., 130-136 S. Harvin St., 140 S. Harvin St., & 5-7 E. Oakland Ave. and represented by Tax Map #s 228-13-09-023, 228-13-09-024, 228-13-09-025, 228-13-09-026, 228-13-09-029, 228-13-09-033. Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens. Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

Classifieds - your best deal for making a few bucks on things you no longer need! Call 774-1234 today! Classified

DIESEL MECHANIC NEEDED • Work References

Apply In Person. No Phone Calls.

Ask for Butch Wilson

773-1481 Buy American… Buy Ford… Buy McLaughlin!

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Thursday, June 30, 2016 9:00am

Sterile Grass Carp $12.00/ea 8” - 11” Recommend 20 or more per acre

This is a public meeting. If there are any questions on the agenda on items, please call George McGregor or Donna McCullum at (803) 774-1600.

EARN EXTRA INCOME NOW HIRING

*Largemouth Bass $1.00/ea 2” Recommend 110/acre

SN-16-02, Rayfarms Road (County) Applicant is requesting approval to change the name of a private road in Sumter County located on the west side of Camden Hwy., north of the intersection with W. Brewington Rd., from Rayfarms Road to Thadsfarm Road.

For more information, please call Recruiting and Employment Services 4502 Broad River Rd, Columbia • 803-896-1649 www.doc.sc.gov

2236 Hwy. 301 • Manning, SC (803) 435-2797 or 1-800-422-8211

Pond Stocking *Channel Catfish 40¢/ea 3” - 5” Recommend 100/acre up to 1000/acre

The Sumter City - County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing for a proposed street name change on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, at 3:00 P.M. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following item will be open for public comment:

Deadline: Until Filled

E&E Feeds

FISH DAY

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Requirements: Under the direction of the School Leader, assess students’ abil-

EMPLOYMENT

Public Hearing

The City posts all ITB'S AND RFP's to the City website: http://www.sumtersc.gov/purchasing.aspx MBE/DBE firms are encouraged to visit this site regularly to view current solicitations. In addition, potential bidders may contact the City of Sumter Purchasing Department at 803-436-2587 for more information.

Free black piano under condition of removal from property. Call 803-840-1035 PRINTER TONER AND INK CARTRIDGES FOR SALE We have an over stock of various toner and ink refills to be sold together as one lot. For a list of cartilages email penny@theitem.com subject: toner

Rent to own, 1035 Old Pocalla, $500/dn, 3BR/1BA,$250 mo. AS IS. Asking $13,000. 803-481-5843.

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Unfurnished Homes

Country living , DW 3BR, 2BA, fenced yard, CH/A. $425 rent, $425 Dep. Summerton Area. Call 803-225-2414

Tudor Place Condo- 2BR 2BA 1600+sq ft.freshly painted, new carpet throughout and new laminate floor in kitchen. New stove & microwave, washer & dryer convey.,new light fixtures, new faucets & new floors. Two new glass outside doors, architect shingle roof & new plantation blinds. Call 934-9663 for showing.

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Unfurnished Apartments Good condition Apts. 2BR 1BA All new appliances C/H/A $550-$600 7A & 7B Wright St Call 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460

Exp. body technician needed. Several years experience is a must Call 803-469-4560.

Nice 3BR 2BA SW on 1 acre. 5 min. to Shaw. Priv lot. $650mo. + dep. 803-494-8332

Schools / Instructional

Full-time employees needed to perform general maintenance and repairs. Candidates must have general knowledge to perform task such as sheet rock, painting, and carpentry. Experience is required. If you wish to apply, please contact us at (803)464-1040, or if you have questions about the position.

South Carolina Department of Corrections NOW HIRING Farm Foreman II #011431 Farm Foreman II Salary: $26,139-48,361 Requirements: A high school diploma and experience in farm management. A bachelor's degree in agriculture may be substituted for the farm management experience. Or an acceptable equivalency as approved by the Division of State Human Resources. Deadline: June 8, 2016 For more information, please call Recruiting and Employment Services, 4502 Broad River Rd., Columbia. 803-896-1649 www.doc.sc.gov

2, 3 & 4 Bedroom for rent, Cherryvale & Dogwood Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

Homes for Sale

Requirements: Under the direction of the school leader, assists the Education Department at the Institution. Facilities placement testing and Work keys instruction/testing. Enters and maintains data into several databases. Monitors and tracks student records, testing anf enrollment with other locations. Effective communication skills and the ability to maintain a positive rapport with students and staff are required.

Deadline: Until Filled For more information, please call Recruiting and Employment Services 4502 Broad River Rd, Columbia • 803-896-1649 www.doc.sc.gov

RACCOON RD., HWY 301 & SUMMERTON AREA

CONTRACTOR WANTED! If you have good dependable transportation and a phone in your home and a desire to supplement your income,

CALL LORI RABON at 774-1216 or come in and apply at 20 N. Magnolia Street

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