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BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 South Carolina Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the cause of a Thursday afternoon wreck along Interstate 95 that claimed the life of a 7-year-old Clarendon County girl and has left two others in life-threatening condition.

About 12:45 p.m. Thursday, a 1999 Ford F-250 truck driven by 20-year-old Nicole Parsons of Manning headed off the northbound section of the interstate near the 112 mile marker, into the median of the highway and crashed into a tree.

No other vehicles were reportedly involved in the crash.

The crash claimed the life of Mettie Livingston, who was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to police reports, Parsons had to be extricated from the vehicle before she and a 4-year-old boy were flown to Medical University of South Carolina Hospital in Charleston.

Livingston was reported as wearing a seatbelt, but reports did not indicate if she or the boy were wearing proper

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Summer meal program will return to usual Mayesville site Volunteers, donations needed

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Travis Miller reacts Friday during his bond hearing at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Miller was denied bond for charges levied against him in a May 20 incident that resulted in a 20-year-old man being shot in the neck.

Mayesville’s children should have a place to eat this summer after all, if a program to feed hungry kids secures the support of its community.

After some initial uncertainty about its status, the Seamless Summer feeding program has been cleared to return to Mayesville Community Center.

But first, organizers say the program will need help ensuring local youth have all they need to make it through the summer.

Food service officials with Sumter School District inspected the Pringle Street center Friday to ensure the site meets all requirements for the food aid program managed by the district.

The center had been used for the program for years, making sure kids have access to regular meals during summer break when they no longer have school meals to depend on.

But the Mayesville building suffered flood damage and is no longer operated by Sumter County’s Recreation and Parks Department, which normally oversees Seamless Summer meals at its 19 community centers across the county. Instead, local citizens are organizing to distribute the food themselves.

“They’ve repaired the damage, so it’s got all new furniture and a new refrigerator to store the food,” said Edna Barrows, a teacher at R.E. Davis Elementary School, who is organizing the feeding program at the facility

Miller still in jail; Dingle out on $105K in bonds

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BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 One Sumter area shooting suspect remains in custody while another was released on bond on Friday.

Dominique Keshawn Dingle, 17, of 117 King St., faced three charges as he appeared in magistrate’s court early Friday morning for his hearing: attempted murder, unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a stolen firearm. Each charge netted a bond set at $35,000, levying a total of $105,000 in bonds against him.

MILLER Dingle posted bail Thursday afternoon and has been released from Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. With his attempted murder charge, Dingle’s bond stipulates he must not come into DINGLE any contact with the victim’s family, directly or otherwise, and must wear a GPS monitoring device.

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A Sumter police officer checks licenses on Manning Avenue on Friday while asking for information on a string of recent shootings in the South Sumter area.

Police saturate South Sumter hoping for leads in shootings

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225 Sumter Police Department continued its efforts to put an end to violence in South Sumter on Friday as it set up stop points and began questioning residents one at a time about the recent string of shootings that have plagued the area.

Capt. Jefferey Jackson, a 26year law-enforcement veteran and lifelong resident of Sumter, was in charge of the operation and said he hopes to attain some useful information in connection to the shootings.

“We’re out here asking for residents to speak up,” he said.

“We want to I.D. the responsible

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Philanthropy award nominees wanted Central Carolina Community Foundation — a nonprofit organization that serves 11 Midlands counties including Sumter, Clarendon and Lee — is calling for nominees for the Fifth Annual Best of Philanthropy Awards.

Categories include individual or family, student or student group, local business and group. Nominees must reside in the foundation’s service area, and Best of Philanthropy Award winners will have a $1,000 donation made in their names to the nonprofit organization of their choice in the foundation’s service area.

For more information, visit Central Carolina Community Foundation at YourFoundation.org or facebook.com/CentralCarolinaCommunityFoundation.

NBA Cares donates basketballs to Y

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Through a partnership with DICK’s Sporting Goods and Spalding, NBA Cares recently donated 72 new basketballs to the Sumter Family YMCA. This donation provides new basketballs to youth who participate in the Y’s church basketball league, summer camps and Team Perseverance.

The Sumter Y is one of more than 200 Ys nationwide to receive a donation of basketballs, and this program is an extension of the NBA Cares Season of Giving.

For more information on Y basketball, visit ymcasumter. org or contact Coach J. Allen at (803) 773-1404 or jallen@ ymcasumter.org.

Man mowing lawn killed by pickup truck EFFINGHAM — Authorities said a drunken driver has hit and killed a man mowing his lawn in Florence County.

Troopers said a pickup truck crossed the two-lane highway about 6:30 p.m.

Thursday and hit the man outside his Effingham home.

The coroner’s office said 35-year-old Juan Ortuno died at the scene.

Authorities said the driver of the pickup, 28-year-old Christopher Powell of Florence, is charged with driving under the influence resulting in death and child endangerment because there was a child in his pickup truck at the time of the crash.

26,000 absentee ballots cast in S.C. primaries COLUMBIA — More than 26,000 votes have been cast in next week’s primaries in South Carolina, according to the State Election Commission.

The pace of voting is a little slower than the primaries four years ago but well ahead of the pace in 2012, when there were no statewide races on the ballot.

Houston Scott, right, 8, folds her paper into a design while Brianna Conyers, also 8, cuts up fake money for a game recently at The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club. The club’s summer program will continue this summer thanks to donations from the community.

Sumter steps up donations to save Boys & Girls Club summer camps

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ward with the full seven weeks. ... We’ll continue on as we have in the past. The community has been wonderful. My sincere thanks.”

The Sumter community The nonprofit provides has come together to save about 100 children with a a youth program.

This time last week, Ben full day of activities such as skating, swimming and field Bailey, executive director trips. For 40 to 45 hours a of The Salvation Army week, it supplies a safe place Boys & Girls Club, wasn’t sure he’d be able to put on for them to be, Bailey said.

His organization is able to the annual day summer offer breakfast, lunch and camp because of a lack of snacks through a U.S. Defunds. But he made an appeal to the community, and partment of Agriculture program.

Sumter really stepped up.

The program will be held “We’re open. We’re going at 187 S. Lafayette Drive, to do it,” he said. “We’ll start offering it on Monday, and the cost is $35 per (and) the way it is now, we child. A one-time registration fee of $40 is required will be able to move for-

for a child new to the program and covers the youth for a calendar year. That means should a child wish to participate in the afterschool program come fall, he or she would not be charged the registration fee again.

Tax-deductible donations are still being accepted as are sponsorships of children.

Checks or money orders made out to The Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club may be sent to PO Box 229, Sumter SC 29150.

For more information, contact Ben Bailey at (803) 775-5006 or email baileybenjamin67@yahoo.com.

‘We’re open. We’re going to do it. We’ll start offering it on Monday, (and) the way it is now, we will be able to move forward with the full seven weeks.’

BEN BAILEY director of the Salvation Army Boys & Girls Club

4-H classes, camps will keep kiddos busy

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 With school out, it’s important to keep the youth active and engaged during summer vacation. A number of colleges and universities, as well as local organizations, offer everything from summer and science camps to crafts classes.

Locally, the 4-H Creative Craft Class for students ages 8-14 is planned for June 16-18 at the Sumter County Extension Office, 115 N. Harvin St., fifth floor.

Clemson University County 4-H Agent Terri B. Sumpter said these classes fill up quickly, and the crafts class is currently the only one with availability as the sewing and cooking classes are now full. Through the creative craft class,

students will experience three days of 4-H activities, including scrapbooking and crafts projects. The registration fee is $20 and is non-refundable, and it’s required for enrollment in the class.

Through Clemson University, 4-H is also offering camps for youths. Like the local craft class, the residential summer camps are for active club members ages 8 to 14. Membership is open to children interested in joining their local 4-H Club to participate in summer camp and year-round programs.

All camp sessions are held at the W.W. Long 4-H Leadership Center in Aiken, known as “Camp Long,” at 82 Wire Road in Aiken. Camp dates are scheduled by region. Upcoming camps include June 8-12, June 15-19 and June 22-26. Camp will include canoeing,

swimming, team challenge courses, a climbing wall and more. Tuition is $250 with limited scholarships available.

Military gets an additional discount of $100.

State 4-H Congress will also be available for kids 14-19 this summer. State 4-H Congress is an awards event with educational activities where delegates will participate in service learning and teen leadership.

The camp will be held July 16-19 at Clemson University. There are slots open for non-4-H participants. The cost is $250, and scholarships are available.

Interested parents are encouraged to sign children up early to ensure they have a slot. Reach Sumpter at (803) 7735561 to find out if there are spaces available.

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Tuesday’s primary: In their own words F or several months, candidates throughout South Carolina have been campaigning for Tuesday’s primary. Some of the most highly contested races include races for U.S. Senate and Superintendent of Education.

These are statements, taken from the candidates’ own websites, on issues they find to be important to voters.

REPUBLICANS: U.S. SENATE Det Bowers: “This generation has the responsibility to ‘support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.’ Our Constitution is being abused and misapplied by all three branches of government.

The strict constructionist address to the Constitution must be embraced.”

Lee Bright: “South Carolina is a conservative state, one of the most conservative in the nation.

When our representatives turn into liberal Washington insiders who deal only in connections and not principles, we must replace them. That’s what has happened to Lindsey Graham, and that’s why he must be replaced and why it will take a grassroots takeover to do it.”

Richard Cash: “I believe that the origins and foundation of American greatness lies in Christianity, capitalism and the Constitution. I believe that this is not only our heritage, but it is our hope for the future. As such, I am unapologetically committed to faith and family as the essential elements of enduring freedom.”

Bill Connor: “I am a national defense conservative and will both protect our strong military as a means to peace and stand firm when our vital national interests are at stake. I believe the support for Israel and facing the danger of radical Islam is within our national interests. I will not support governments, like that of the Muslim Brotherhood coming to power in Egypt, if those governments seek to bring Sharia Law and a new Caliphate.”

Benjamin Dunn: “By means of a 17 trillion-dollar debt, the NSA spying on every American and Obamacare mandates bureaucratizing the health care industry, our freedoms are being forfeited. This loss of liberty has largely gone unnoticed as Americans have become too preoccupied with the machinations of celebrity and the minutiae of posts, texts and tweets to realize the extent to which government is increasing its influence over every aspect of our lives.”

Lindsey Graham (i): “Whether it’s fighting the unions to save jobs, building the Keystone pipeline, opposing Obamacare, looking for answers on Benghazi, standing up for our military or deeping the Port of Charleston, my job is to ask tough questions and find answers and be that

MEET THE CANDIDATES

These are the candidates that will appear on ballots throughout the tri-county area in Tuesday’s primaries, trying to earn their party’s nomination for the November election.

Democrats:

Republicans: LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR: Mike Campbell Pat McKinney Henry McMaster Ray Moore SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION: Sally Atwater Gary Burgess Meka Bosket Childs Amy Cofield Sheri Few Don Jordan Elizabeth Moffly Molly Mitchell Spearman TREASURER: Curtis Loftis Brian Adams COMPTROLLER GENERAL: Richard Eckstrom Robert D. Shelley

AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER: Hugh E. Weathers Joe Farmer ADJUTANT GENERAL: Bob Livingston James Breazeale U.S. SENATE: Lindsey Graham Det Bowers Lee Bright Richard Cash Bill Connor Benjamin Dunn Nancy Mace U.S. SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION: Tim Scott Randall Young U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 6: Leon Winn Anthony Culler

conservative leader you can count on to get things done.”

Nancy Mace: “Politicians in Washington continue to spend, continue to raise the debt ceiling and continue to ignore the coming wave of entitlement costs that will bankrupt our nation.

Now is not a time for politics as usual; we need real leaders with courage to make the difficult choices. Spending is out of control, our national debt is soaring and politicians continue to hide from the real challenges.”

DEMOCRATS: U.S. SENATE Brad Hutto: “It’s time to end the gridlock, shut out the extreme special interests and listen to the will of the people. My priority will be South Carolina jobs, schools and roads. Together we can get Washington working again.”

Jay Stamper: “I stand with President Obama for middle class and working families. Brad Hutto stands with the NRA and the conservative S.C. Chamber of Commerce.”

REPUBLICANS: U.S. SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION Tim Scott (i): “I believe in our unlimited potential, and my opportunity agenda really is a key component of unlocking that potential in every American.”

Randall Young: has no website and has not commented on his campaign.

DEMOCRATS: U.S. SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION Joyce Dickerson: “As a resident of South Carolina, I have a vested interest in our state’s eco-

SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION: Montrio M. Belton Sr. Sheila C. Gallagher Jerry Govan Tom Thompson

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6: Charlie Jones James T. McCain CLARENDON COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1: Loretta Pollard Nathaniel Pugh Billy Richardson

U.S. SENATE: Brad Hutto Jay Stamper

LEE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 6: Charles Arthur Beasley Frank Brent Millican Jr.

U.S. SENATE SPECIAL ELECTION: Joyce Dickerson Sidney Moore Harry Pavilack U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT 6: Jim Clyburn Karen Smith S.C. HOUSE DISTRICT 50: Grady Brown Brian L. Alston

nomic success. As your U.S. senator, I will put politics aside and work for the greater interest of the citizens of South Carolina. I will work for you in Washington to make your concerns heard, ‘Because You Matter.’”

Sidney Moore: His website has no issue stances but points out he is a native of Rock Hill who once served as a York County Council member.

Harry Pavilack: “The U.S. Senate needs a representative with experience in creating jobs, with knowledge of the real estate market and the ability to bring people with differing ideas together in order to get things accomplished.”

REPUBLICANS: SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION Sally Atwater: “The future of South Carolina is in the classroom. As a special-needs teacher, I know that ‘one size fits all’ mandates never work. We’re tired of wasteful spending. I’ll make sure education dollars get to the classroom.”

Gary Burgess: “I will work to get rid of Common Core and other barriers and hindrances to teaching and learning. Instead, I will work to see that teachers have the freedom that is necessary if they are to teach classes that speak to the different learning styles of their students, something that requires both freedom and adequate planning time.”

Meka Bosket Childs: ‘When we give parents a choice in where and how their children are educated, we give kids a chance for a bright future. Parents must be

LEE COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 7: Johnette McCutchen Caughman Sheila Johnson Moses LEE COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4: Robert Don Bowman Sylvia A. Scott

empowered to make effective education decisions for their children, whether it be traditional, private, charter, magnet, Montessori, single-gender, homeschool, virtual or one of the many other options we must be willing to consider. Our children’s futures are too important to take any reasonable options off the table.”

Amy Cofield: “For South Carolina to protect and grow our economy, we must provide our kids the best education possible — training them for the jobs of tomorrow and preparing them to lead the next generation. Our schools must be institutions of acceptance and challenge, so our children may reach their full God-given potential.”

Sheri Few: “I am the only person currently running for this position who is not affiliated with the public education system. I am not an insider who sat on the sidelines while being compensated with taxpayer dollars.

Your dollars. As Superintendent of Education, I will use every resource available to put parents and teachers back in the role of deciding what is in the best interest of South Carolina students.”

Don Jordan: “One of the best investments we can make in a

child’s life is high-quality early education. Education belongs in the hands of our parents, local officials, local educational agencies and states.”

Elizabeth Moffly: “First and foremost, Elizabeth absolutely, positively supports a parent’s right to make the final decision regarding their children’s education, whether that be public school, private school, charter school, home school or parochial school.”

Molly Mitchell Spearman: “We’ve reached a critical point in South Carolina for K-12 education.

The current system was designed for an agrarian and textile society, and while our state is moving forward, our education system continues to lag behind. We must commit to making this system more personalized and up to date with our changing economy and society.”

DEMOCRATS: SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION Montrio M. Belton Sr.: “On one extreme, you have candidates that want to dismantle our public education system by introducing vouchers. I totally reject that notion. On another extreme, you have candidates who simply think to solve our problems we simply need to pump more money into the system. I reject that notion, as well.”

Sheila C. Gallagher: “The Common Core Standards were developed by the National Governors Association and the Council of Chief State School Officers. Educators, parents and researchers were involved in the development of CCS. The CCSs are rigorous standards that set high, quality academic expectations. The Common Core Standards allow the flexibility and diversification by the classroom teacher on how the standards will be taught.”

Jerry Govan: “I consider myself a servant leader who feels strongly about the importance of faith and empowering others. I believe that there is nothing that we cannot accomplish when we join together in a common cause united with one hope, one vision, one Carolina.”

Tom Thompson: “I’ve experienced our state’s educational system from the inside out and — more than anyone — I recognize the challenges we face. That’s why I promise to work with other elected officials, educators, parents and students — in a true spirit of cooperation — to create the change we all seek.”

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Koryta’s latest novel is thrilling adventure story

BY OLINE H. COGDILL Associated Press Writer Michael Koryta’s latest novel skillfully melds a thrilling adventure story set against the Montana wilderness with a poignant comingof-age story.

“Those Who Wish Me Dead” moves at a brisk pace as Koryta weaves in themes of redemption, survival and grief to illustrate how ethical choices can reverberate.

Teen Jace Wilson is spend-

ing the afternoon jumping in the pool of an abandoned quarry near his Indiana home when he dives next to a body. Jace then witnesses two men in police uniforms dragging a man to the quarry and killing him. Jace escapes but leaves behind his identification and clothes, which the men find. To keep him safe, former U.S. marshal-turnedsecurity-expert Jamie Bennett places Jace in a Montana wilderness training program for troubled teens run by sur-

vival expert Ethan Serbin.

To protect Jace, Ethan won’t know which of the seven boys he is. Witness protection doubling as wilderness training is a logical idea for Ethan, who found his own salvation in the woods when he was on the path to becoming a juvenile delinquent. It was more than just being able to build a fire, Ethan knew; it was the self-confidence that survival skills had given him and the teens in his charge that could translate into any

situation, rural or urban. “... a candle of self-confidence, it could accomplish great things,” Ethan remembers.

In the woods, Jace begins moving toward adulthood.

His maturation — and Ethan’s skills — will be tested when the two killers make their way into the wilderness.

Koryta’s vivid Montana landscape scenes pulsate with the smells and sounds of the great outdoors. His threedimensional characters realistically explore the choices

Lambert shines on ‘Platinum’

Young actress Woodley helps anchor ‘Fault’

BY JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Let’s start with the obvious. For its core audience, “The Fault in Our Stars” is essentially critic-proof. If you’re a fan of the wildly popular young-adult book by John Green and have already shed tears at its story of teenage cancer patients learning about life, love and sex as they fight to stay alive, then you’ll be a fan of this movie.

Slam dunk. Go buy your ticket.

But of course, you probably already have.

Happily, we can report that “The Fault in Our Stars” is, despite the occasional misstep in tone, largely a solid success — a film that not only manages the transition from page to screen nicely, but also navigates with skill that hugely tricky line between the touching and the trite, the moving and the maudlin.

And that latter task isn’t easy. But there’s one major reason that the movie succeeds in this regard. Her name is Shailene Woodley.

It’s hard to believe it’s only been two years and change since Woodley’s breakout performance in “The Descendants.” Her mere presence lends an air of authenticity to whatever else is happening onscreen.

That’s particularly crucial in the role of Hazel Grace Lancaster, a 16-year-old with an easy wit — intelligent, wry and pragmatic without being overly cynical. Hazel barely survived thyroid cancer as a preteen; a flashback shows the agonizing moment when her mother (a touching Laura Dern, in a difficult part) told her it was OK to “let go.”

But Hazel didn’t, and now, buoyed by an experimental drug, she’s already taking college classes. She wears nasal

they are forced to make as the author keeps the plot twisting with believable turns. Even as he matures in this high-stakes situation, Jace retains the persona of a teenager.

It would be easy to make caricatures of the killers, with their odd speaking patterns and creepy stares, cutting a swath of violence in their wake, but Koryta is careful to make these murderous brothers frighteningly real.

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Ansel Elgort, left, and Shailene Woodley are seen in a scene from “The Fault In Our Stars.” tubes, which carry oxygen from the portable tank she carries with her always. Urged by her doting parents to try a cancer support group, she reluctantly attends, and there meets Gus — better known to readers as Augustus Waters (the appealing newcomer Ansel Elgort), along with his sidekick, Isaac (Nat Wolff). Gus is handsome — very handsome — and somewhat cocky, though clearly this is a fighting mechanism. Gus has lost a leg to cancer, but he’s apparently in remission, and determined to live — not just any life, but an extraordinary one.

But what defines an extraordinary life? The movie explores this theme as it follows Hazel and Gus to Amsterdam. Their goal: to meet Hazel’s favorite author, Peter Van Houten (a suitably crusty Willem Dafoe), and ask

questions about his novel, “An Imperial Affliction” — a book with which Hazel is obsessed.

The trip is by turns disappointing, inspiring, joyful and tragic. A crucial love scene is beautifully handled, with nary a false note. It’s unfortunate that an earlier moment, involving a trip to Anne Frank’s house, feels uncomfortable — cheesy, and, in its juxtapositions, somewhat tone-deaf. It’s important to note that the scene — and the rationale behind it — is conveyed far more successfully in the book.

But that’s a fairly rare misstep. And now we must inform you, dear moviegoer: About three-quarters of the way through, if not sooner, you’ll start hearing sniffles, then sobs, all around you. And it’s hard to imagine you too won’t succumb, even a little.

Country star Miranda Lambert describes her fifth album, “Platinum,” as transitional: She wanted to show the maturity of an awardwinning artist who has turned 30 and settled into marriage.

But don’t worry, she’s still the wildest risk-taking Nashville singer roaring through the back roads. She frontloads the new 16song collection with a saucily slurred lyric about the power of bleach jobs (“What doesn’t kill you only LAMBERT makes you blonder” she cracks in “Platinum”) and another (“Little Red Wagon”) that rips a would-be Romeo with a string of putdowns delivered with punkish glee.

Yes, Lambert continues to grow.

But at her core, she continues to celebrate the colorful drama of working-class lives, punching them up with the freshest country rock arrangements this side of Eric Church. The way she reflects modern women, complete with risqué word play and edgy humor, is what makes Lambert a fully three-dimensional country star.

“Platinum” only falters when Lambert leans on country clichés, as when she waxes nostalgic about a pre-digital world in her recent hit “Automatic” and on a one-dimensional tale (“Something Bad”) about wicked women that wastes a duet pairing with fellow superstar Carrie Underwood.

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25-year-old takes on veteran House District 50 representative

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 Democratic primary voters in S.C. House District 50 will have a choice between sticking with their longtime representative in Columbia or opting to go in a new direction after 30 years.

Grady Brown is the longest-serving member of the S.C. House of Representatives, first elected in 1984. The Bishopville Democrat touts his exALSTON perience as a Statehouse veteran to bringing attention and services to his constituents. But this year Brian Alston, a 25-year-old Rembert resident and former public health worker, is BROWN challenging Brown, arguing not enough is being done to bring development and jobs into the district covering Lee, Sumter and Kershaw counties.

The winner of Tuesday’s vote won’t face any opposition in November.

What makes you best qualified to serve District 50 in the Statehouse?

BA: I am best qualified because I believe in advocating for those that are seemingly invisible and voiceless. I believe in listening to the ongoing issues of each resident in Kershaw, Lee and Sumter counties that require the production of legislation. I believe in supporting small businesses and industries throughout the area. I believe in training an educated workforce that stimulates our economy. I believe in organizing communities that care for our seniors and children, the most vulnerable population. I believe in networking with elected officials from local, state and federal government to increase the standard of living for all of us.

GB: I am best qualified to serve House District 50 because of my experience, eight years on county council and my legislative service to my constituents by having an office accessible to all. I have devel-

oped bipartisan relationships with House colleagues, and I have used those relationships to support the district. I am most proud of providing leadership in reducing infant mortality and being an A or A+ advocate for public education. I have worked to help countless constituents find employment, access to health care and overcome barriers.

I have served my country in the military as well as run a business with my wife for 40-plus years.

As a long-time incumbent, how has your experience in holding the office benefited the district? Please give specific examples.

GB: I like people, like to be of service to people and enjoy helping others achieve their goals and objectives. Constituent service is a very important part of being an effective legislator. I have experience that my opponent does not have. I have developed one-on-one relationships with legislative colleagues, local and county officials throughout District 50 and with my constituents. I am a team player. I have been very successful in listening to and finding solutions for constituents’ problems.

Small counties in South Carolina have lost their ability to have a resident House member because of population shifts. My seniority helped protect House District 50.

As a first-time office seeker, what new perspective or ideas specifically can you bring to representing the district?

BA: As a first-time office seeker, I am creating a District 50 Advisory Committee in representing the district. The committee would consist of stakeholders from across the district that have a voice of change, ready to tackle issues and fresh ideas for District 50. This will give everyone a voice to be heard and create the platform for the district.

We are all interconnected in a village that embraces one another. We count, and our issues matter; with the District 50 Advisory Committee, we can make a difference in building a future for the next generation.

What would/could you do in the House of Representatives that your opponent could not?

BA: I would give District 50 a voice, make it visible and create a district that is a force to be reckoned with. I will not get in the gutter with others, but I will stand in the trenches with each resident of District 50 in Lee, Sumter and Kershaw counties. I am taking the political seat of District 50 back and creating a seat for the people, one that serves the public and not a select few. It is not about me; it is about improving the standard of living for all of us in District 50.

GB: As I have stated on many occasions, constituent service has been the hallmark of my legislative service. This is something that I proudly proclaim when I speak to any group or organization — looking after, solving problems, providing solutions, being accessible to the needs of a growing senior citizen electorate, having the experience of working every day, knowing who to call, who to contact, where to go and how to get the job of being a representative done. Something I learned early on as a county councilman — experience — there is no match for it.

Which issue facing the state of South Carolina do you feel most needs to be addressed in Columbia, and how would you as representative address it?

GB: The major issue facing districts like House District 50 is and has been the lack of jobs and job opportunities. The current administration, like previous administrations, has not stressed the need for industrial growth in rural South Carolina counties. I am sure the Department of Commerce recognizes the need for economic industrial growth in districts like House District 50.

Economic and industrial growth gives a spurt to the local economy and boosts the tax base, which provides critical tax dollars needed for improving educational opportunities.

The one question asked of me most often — please help me find a job.

BA: The issue of minimum wage facing the state of South Carolina needs to be addressed in Columbia.

District 50 is one of the most impoverished areas where the state’s population of nearly 5 million South Carolinians are moving out in drastically noticeable numbers, mainly our young people. Working with members of the General Assembly, I would introduce legislation that would increase the minimum wage to bring countless individuals out of poverty and improve the economy in District 50 and across the state of South Carolina.

It would create communities and the stability needed to raise families, ideals that we cherish as a district.

What might voters not know about you that they should know before voting on Tuesday?

BA: I am a product of each resident of District 50. I grew up on Highway 261, in the great town of Rembert. I attended the public schools of Sumter County and South Carolina. I graduated from Columbia High School before my matriculation at Morehouse College.

I have labored, learned and loved in the trenches of Central America and the Panama Canal with the Honorable Archbishop Desmond Tutu addressing issues of race, ethnicity, human rights and sustainable development. I have worked with children of incarcerated parents as a community organizer and on the issues of HIV/AIDS and other health disparities as a public health professional.

GB: As a Democrat House member, most voters see us as not being consistent in our basic, everyday beliefs. I proudly tell people that I believe in a higher power — namely God. I am pro-life, and I firmly believe in the sanctity of marriage between man and woman. This political office belongs to the people who live within it, and as their representative, I will continue to be a representative who works for and treats everyone in a fair and equitable manner.

County council candidates eager to serve District 6 constituents

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 When Larry Blanding, an eight-year incumbent and current chairman of Sumter County Council, announced he wouldn’t seek re-election this year, voters in Council District 6 were left to choose between two electoral newcomers to represent them for the next four years.

Jimmy McCain is a Sumter native who spent 35 years in Atlanta as a JONES manager for UPS before he retired and moved home to Sumter in 2007.

Charlie Jones is a recording artist and songMcCAIN writer originally from Tallahassee who toured with gospel musicians until he settled permanently in Sumter in 1985.

Both want to focus on bringing new development to Sumter’s southside, in the heart of the district, but have different approaches.

McCain has worked with local officials on problems facing the community, while Jones wants to challenge local government to do more.

What is the biggest challenge facing District 6, and what will you do as a councilman to address it?

CJ: District 6 is facing many big challenges. The biggest challenges I believe that are facing District 6 (southside) are financial inequality, lack of infrastructure, jobs, lack of equal law enforcement protection, lack of businesses, area lighting and decades of neglect. As councilman, I will fight for financial equality and make sure that District 6 gets an equal share of the millions of dollars that come into the district annu-

ally. (I will) speak with area bank executives regarding being fair lenders with minority businesses and others. I will also fight to solve all of District 6’s woes, which are many.

JM: I believe there are several challenges that currently face District 6. The most pressing are economic development, employment opportunities and a sense of pride in the community in which we live. All three work in conjunction with each other. In order for new businesses to consider an area, the area has to be attractive and lucrative. Part of making the area attractive will be the revitalization of the thoroughfares and residential neighborhoods. I will work to revitalize District 6 as I have done as president of the Westside Neighborhood Association.

What can county council do to encourage more economic development in the district?

JM: My suggestion would be to begin with revitalization. Improving the infrastructure along established corridors such as Manning Avenue, which is already designated as a priority investment corridor. Another way to encourage growth is to offer incentives to businesses that locate in the area. Incentives can also be offered to existing businesses to renovate their current buildings.

CJ: County council simply needs to have the same will to do for all of District 6 what it has done for other districts. This includes, but is not limited to, infrastructure, jobs, equal law enforcement protection, area lighting, renovate or destroy run-down properties, add a four-lane highway from the Manning Avenue bridge to Manning Road (U.S. 521) and Guignard to accommodate new businesses and growth. Businesses set up next to four- and five-lane highways because they support heavy traffic.

What’s your opinion on the new capital penny sales tax?

Should it pass, and if so, what projects do you want to see on it and where?

CJ: Personally, I do not support the capital penny sales tax. My decision is based on the lack of transparency and accountability of all of our tax dollars.

Voters and residents have not seen any evidence of how the previously collected penny tax dollars were spent. However, if it passes, I will respect the voters’ decision, and I would like to see all penny sales tax dollars collected be divided equally between all seven districts of Sumter County, for infrastructure and other needed purposes. All citizens of the county will be equally affected if the capital penny sales tax passes.

JM: Historically the penny tax has served the Sumter community well. I feel that if there are projects being considered that are designated for the betterment of Sumter as a whole and the sixth district in particular, then yes, it should pass. I would like to see a project that is specifically tailored to the improvement of Manning Avenue and the surrounding areas. An example would be the establishment of a sports/activities complex in the district.

What is something voters might not know about you that has prepared you to serve on county council?

JM: My 35 years of management with UPS, a Fortune 500 company, is indicative of my stability and dedication. I served as an advocate for customers to effectively resolve their concerns. I was responsible for over 100 employees and managed a million-dollar budget. These experiences taught me effective communication, negotiation and budget skillsets.

CJ: I have stood up for individuals other than myself. I realize everyone is not strong

enough to stand up for themselves in some situations. I have fought city and county government for many years. I believe in order to be a great county councilman, one should believe in and act on fairness and equality for all county residents and businesses and must be able to think beyond one’s own ideology. Put county taxpayer dollars where they are needed most instead of select districts only.

What quality can you bring to the council that your opponent can’t?

CJ: I bring honesty, integrity and the willingness to fight for what I believe. I’ve contacted a previous police chief and several other officials regarding what I believe to be an abuse of

power use against minorities. I have a long history of fighting city and county top officials. I’ve worked with the NAACP and others to help shut down a business that abused minorities. I was threatened but stood my ground, and we succeeded. These are leadership qualities I bring to council.

Additionally, I bring blacks, whites, Democrats and Republicans that support my ideas and platform.

JM: I believe that all public servants should have integrity, humility and character. These three qualities are an integral part of who I am. I stand by the belief that if I always do what is right, which may be controversial to some, I can’t be accused of acting in a selfserving manner.

OBITUARIES | LOCAL

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DELPHINE A. HILBORN Delphine Amburgey Hilborn, age 80, beloved wife of the late Donald B. Hilborn, died on Monday, May 26, 2014, at her residence.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. today in the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s WitHILBORN nesses, 100 Lynam Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses, 100 Lynam Road, Sumter, SC 29150.

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

The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter

for the arrangements.

JANIE J. CARTY

LILLIE SPAIN Lillie Spain, 75, wife of Henry Spain, died on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

Born on May 10, 1939, in Sumter County, she was a daughter of Thomas and Eva Osborne Murphy.

The family will receive friends and relatives at the home, 3850 Edwards St., Rembert.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be an-

SUSPECTS FROM PAGE A1 was Travis Santell Miller’s turn to appear before Magistrate Judge George Gibson. The 25-year-old resident of 25 Harrison St. faced one charge each of attempted murder and possession of a weapon during a violent crime.

Erin Boland, a detective with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, spoke on behalf of the agency and requested that bond either be set at a high amount or be denied altogether for Miller, making special note of the office’s belief that Miller is a flight risk.

“Mr. Miller has been evading law enforcement since the 20th (of May),” Boland said. “He did make contact on a few occasions, at which time he agreed to turn himself in but never showed. It wasn’t until last night that he was located.”

As the detective began discussing the details of the shooting that occurred May 20, Miller began to turn his head away from Gibson, prompting the judge to accost him.

“Look back this way, sir,” Gibson said.

“I don’t want my picture taken,” Miller said, gesturing to media present at the hearing. “I’m not a criminal.”

“You don’t have the authority to say what you don’t want in here today,” Gibson shot back. “Put your hands down.”

The victim’s aunt was present to speak on behalf of the family, and after Boland explained the three weeks of painful recovery experienced by the victim, she summed it up in four simple words.

“It’s been a nightmare,” she said.

After hearing the pleas from the sheriff’s office and the victims, Gibson decided to deny bond for Miller.

“He has a bench warrant from the general sessions court ... he also has a bench warrant from the magistrate’s court ... but due the nature of this and based on what you’ve said, we’re going to go ahead and deny his bond for now,” Gibson said.

As the judge passed paperwork to Miller for him to sign, the defendant spoke up about his label

FROM PAGE A1 now run by the town of Mayesville.

Barrows volunteered with Seamless Summer at area community centers for years, and when she found out Mayesville wouldn’t have its regular services this year, she put in an application to operate the program, which will begin serving breakfast at 8 a.m. Monday.

“Those children around here who have not registered (for other summer programs) can benefit, because for most of them (the center) is within walking distance,” she said.

But without any direct support, the program will still need local support to succeed.

The school district will provide the food for anyone aged 18 and under, but the program will have to depend on volunteers to distribute the food and provide other activities for the children while they’re on site.

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Friends and family of Nicole Parsons have gathered in Charleston, where Par-

Janie Claire Jones Carty, 94, widow of Richard W. Carty, died on Thursday, June 5, 2014, at Covenant Place.

Born in Brewton, Alabama, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Lizzie Hunter Jones. Mrs. Carty was a member of First Baptist Church.

Surviving are her daughter, Susan C. (Bob) Johansson of Blythewood; a son, Michael A. (Lynn) Carty of Williston; two grandsons, Dr. Christopher M. Craft of Irmo and Nicholas Carty of Williston; and three great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Evergreen Memorial Park

as a flight risk.

“He’s saying I’m a flight risk, but I turned myself in,” Miller said.

“Don’t worry about what they said,” Gibson said. “We’ll deal with that.”

“My house got shot up; I wasn’t running,” Miller continued, attempting to speak over Gibson. “I had to move my family. It was a whole other situation ...”

“Law enforcement will deal with that,” Gibson said, cutting him off. “So just — we’re done, OK? So move back and step aside.”

Miller was taken back into the detention center after the hearing.

Miller’s charges stem from a shooting that occurred at a convenience store on Manning Road after he and the victim engaged in a verbal altercation. The exchange escalated, and witnesses said Miller then presented a small handgun and fired several shots at the victim, inflicting a gunshot wound to his neck.

Officers found the victim on the floor of the business, bleeding profusely from his injuries. He was taken to a Columbia area hospital where he eventually fell into a coma that lasted several days.

Miller reportedly made contact with law enforcement and agreed to turn himself in on multiple occasions but never showed up, according to Boland.

“Miller’s attorney set up meetings for several different times yesterday, and Miller didn’t show up to any of them,” Boland said. “(Sumter County) Sheriff (Anthony) Dennis was actually driving down (U.S.) Highway 15 and found Miller walking along the roadway last night.”

Dingle turned himself in to the Law Enforcement Center shortly after noon on Thursday after footage submitted to law enforcement reportedly showed him holding a pistol and firing several rounds at a large, dark blue SUV near the intersection of Atlantic and King streets.

The footage, supplied through consent of Dingle’s mother, went viral and eventually gained national attention. Less than 48 hours after its publication, Miller was arrested at Sumter Police Department when he turned himself in at the urging of his mother.

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nounced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

cemetery with Dr. Christopher M. Craft officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 867, Sumter, SC 29151.

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.

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Moses died on May 31, 2014, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. on Sunday at Mt. Hermon Missionary Baptist Church. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery, directed by Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville.

The family is receiving friends at 319 Woodward St.

DIAMOND BLACK CASSATT — Little Miss Diamond Black died on Sunday, June 1, 2014, after an illness.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at Sandy Level Baptist Church in Bethune. Burial will follow in Sandy Level Cemetery, directed by Boatwright Funeral Home of Bishopville.

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Sumter Police Department officers canvass a street in the South Sumter area recently, handing out fliers in hopes of getting more information about a recent string of shootings in the area. Police are also stepping up patrols there this weekend.

POLICE FROM PAGE A1 parties and offer some peace of mind to the community.”

The South Sumter area has been rather quiet through the past few years, according to officials, but there have been nine shootings in the area since January, including the May 31 shooting for which suspect Dominique Dingle was arrested. Police set up a checkpoint at the intersection of Atlantic Street and Manning Avenue on Friday afternoon and began asking questions to those who live in the area.

Jackson said the effort will continue throughout the weekend as officer presence will be intensified in the area.

“We will have a quiet weekend,” he said. “We’ll be out here with extra force throughout that time.”

Hoping to learn about the parties involved in the shootings, Jackson said the department has reached out to other organizations.

“We’ve partnered with several local organizations, including local churches and other groups, to help us gather information,” he said. “It always helps with gathering information.”

The recent surge in violence has yet to claim any victims in terms of physical injuries, but Jackson said the community doesn’t need to wait

“That’s hard to do, because most people want to get paid,” Barrows said. “Right now, with Parks and Rec, that’s a no-go.”

Vivian Fleming-McGhaney, who represents the Mayesville area on Sumter County Council, said she hoped to get some funding for the Mayesville program from the recreation department’s program, both to attract more volunteers and reward Barrows for taking on the project.

“To thank her for being willing to give her time, I’d like to at least give her something for gas,” Fleming-McGhaney said.

The program is also seeking donations of games, balls and books for kids to play with during the program.

Reading material is especially needed because teachers want to keep kids up to date on their reading skills during the summer.

Any group or facility offering meals during the summer can qualify for food aid from the Seamless Summer program. The program offers two meals a day on weekdays between June 9 and Aug. 1.

sons was listed in critical condition. The boy was also listed in critical condition, but unconfirmed reports indicate he may be released from the hospital soon.

Lance Cpl. David Jones of highway patrol said the investigation of the wreck by

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the department’s Multi-Disciplinary Accident Investigation Team could take from a week to three months.

He declined to speculate on any initial theories on why the truck veered off the roadway.

for that to happen.

“No one’s been hurt; no one’s been killed yet,” Jackson said. “But it shouldn’t get to that point.”

The captain even appealed to the culprits of the shootings, asking them to do the right thing.

“Just turn yourselves in before someone gets hurt or killed,” he said.

Jackson said the working profile on the string of shootings indicates the people involved are as young as 13 to 14 years old and range up to the early 30s. While the incidents are all thought by investigators to be connected, Jackson said there’s been no confirmation of the shootings being gangrelated, per se.

“Nothing so far confirms that this is all gang activity,” he said. “If so, we have a gang task force within our department, and if warranted, we can request assistance from the state.”

Reception for the increase in presence has been warm, so far.

“People are excited to see the blue lights flashing out there,” Jackson said. “There are a lot of good people in South Sumter. They’ve been very receptive and happy we’re there.”

Area resident Bobby Ragin agreed.

“It’s a good thing, really,” he said.

“There’s been a lot of senseless killing in the past. Something needs to change. We need to work together as a people and make it happen.”

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FYI Hillcrest High School Class of 1984 is planning a class reunion for Aug. 8-10. If you are a member of this class or know someone who is, contact Dianna Adams (Miller) at (301) 471-7250, adams_dianna@yahoo.com or visit http://hhs1984wildcats.com.

The 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans Organization will hold its 20th Annual Reunion Aug. 28-30, in Charleston. All who served with the 101st Division in Vietnam, their guests and supporters, are invited to this event. Visit www.101namvet.com or call (803) 506-3120.

The University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and Sumter County Active Lifestyles are sponsoring a free walking program. If you are interested in becoming more active, form a walking group of 4-8 members and join Sumter County On The Move! This program allows you to walk at your own convenience or with a group. Free workshops and physical activity information available. Call (803) 7743860 or register at https:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/ scotm-test2.

Are you a breast cancer survivor? Maggie L. Richardson is seeking other survivors to form a music group and give back to the community. If you are interested in joining, contact her at mlrminstry2012@ gmail.com or (803) 236-9086.

Free hip hop dance aerobics classes are offered 5:30-7 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Come out and get a great workout while burning some calories.

Belly dancing classes are held at 6 p.m. every Monday at the Parks and Recreation Department, 155 Haynsworth St. Only $20 per month.

The Second (Indianhead) Division Association is searching for anyone/everyone who served in the 2nd Infantry Division. Visit www.2ida.org or contact Mike Davino at MDavino@yahoo.com or (919) 498-1910.

Zumba classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Parks and Recreation building on Haynsworth Street. Classes are $5 each and registration is not required. Contact Deanne Lewis at zumbadeanne@ gmail.com.

The Palmetto Singles Club holds a dance from 7 to 10 p.m. on the first and third Fridays of each month at the VFW on Gion Street. Call Nancy McLeod, club president, at (803) 469-3433.

Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday at the Sumter Mall community room, 1057 Broad St. The group helps in developing speaking and leadership skills. Call Douglas Wilson at (803) 778-0197 or Rebecca Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271.

The Sumter Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals (IAAP) meets at 5:30 p.m. on the second Thursday of each month in the Bultman Conference Room at USC Sumter. Administrative professionals, assistants and secretaries are encouraged to attend. Call Mary Sutton at (803) 938-3760.

Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free help for cancer patients from the American Cancer Society.

Transportation to treatment, help for appearance related side effects of treatment, nutrition help, one-on-one breast cancer support, free housing away from home during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to talk to — all free. Call (800) 227-2345.

The South Carolina Association of Community Action Partnerships Inc., a non-profit organization, announces the S.C. Weatherization Assistance Program. This program helps provide weatherization assistance to low-income South Carolinians. Services include, but are not limited to, insulating attics, walls, floors, water heaters and exposed pipes; stripping and caulking around doors and windows; and replacing broken glass panes. Call the Weatherization office of Wateree Community Action Agency Inc. at (803) 773-9716 or the state information line at (888) 7719404.

Navy and Marine Corps shipmates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from 1944 through 1976 and the USS Columbus (SSN-762) past and present, to share memories and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, contact Allen R. Hope, president, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) 486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; fax (260) 492-9771; or email at hope4391@verizon.net.

Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in need of volunteers in Sumter and surrounding counties.

Opportunities available for you to use your time and talents to be of assistance include reading, musical talents, companionship, light housekeeping, etc. Contact Joyce Blanding at (803) 8835606 or hospicecareofsumter@yahoo.com.

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Aiken 88/67

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Charleston 88/70

Today: Clouds and sun with a thunderstorm in spots; humid. High 82 to 88.

Sunday: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in southern parts. High 82 to 88.

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PUBLIC AGENDA LEE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT CALLED MEETING OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 11:30 a.m., media center, Lee Central Middle School, 41 Charlene Lane, Bishopville

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t leave EUGENIA LAST room for error. Stay busy and avoid confrontations.

Develop and hone your skills. Make a concerted effort to engage in a healthier lifestyle. Refrain from taking on too much and overspending. Don’t make a decision based on an argument.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Keep a steady pace. Focus on finishing what you start. Use your imagination and you will find a solution. Staying calm and moving with the current will help you reach your destination unscathed. Love is highlighted.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be unpredictable, engaging and probably send the wrong signals to someone who has a vested interest in you. Try to be forthright about how you feel to avoid a misunderstanding. A physical challenge will do you good.

now will ensure a brighter future.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Emotional issues will mount if you try to do too much for someone who is ungrateful. Take a step back and focus on what you can do in your own best interests. Keep your conversations short and precise.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Explore new destinations. Trying something you’ve never done before will spark enthusiasm and get you thinking about ways you can improve your environment.

Enjoying time with someone special will lead to a better relationship.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Keep an open mind, but don’t believe everything you hear. Don’t leave a job unfinished if it may end up costing you professionally. Take care of your responsibilities first so you can enjoy any plans you have made for the evening hours.

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9-18-32-35-38 PowerUp: 2

1-7-10-22-49 Powerball: 24 Powerplay: 3

PICK 3 FRIDAY

PICK 4 FRIDAY

7-6-9 and 5-8-9

4-0-2-4 and 1-8-1-7

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

SPCA CAT OF THE WEEK

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Keep your personal matters in CANCER (June 21-July 22): Your check.

You cannot buy love. Try excellent memory will serve you your best to keep things running well when expressing your smoothly by discussing what you concerns. Don’t let anger override are willing to do and what you your knowledge and expertise regarding a subject you feel expect in return. Arguments and strongly about. Love is in the stars, unexpected reactions are evident. and romance will make a difference Proceed with caution. in a relationship.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Adventure You’ve got all the right moves and will be the name of the game. the intelligence to make your Focus on love, romance and dreams come true. Invest in your spending time with someone who home, your ideas and your future. brings out the best in you. Discuss Altering the way you earn your your plans and make a living will pay off. Don’t take a risk, commitment that will help bring but embrace positive change. you closer to your personal goals.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t let debt bring you down. Cut your losses. It’s time to make decisions based on your best interests instead of trying to please everyone around you. Love is highlighted, and the right choice

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Pick and choose wisely. Don’t let anyone lead you astray. Confusion will set in if you try to do too much for others and neglect your own needs. Speak up — it’s time to lay your cards on the table.

Eightball, a spayed 5-year-old black and white American longhair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, affectionate, gentle and friendly. Eightball adores being given lots of attention and also loves toys. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

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SENIOR SPORTS

Athleticism has no age limit Senior Games vet Baker inducted into S.C. Senior Sports Hall of Fame

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Winning a medal in sports used to mean something for Robert M. “Bobby” Baker. It used to symbolize an accomplishment, but don’t tell that to his grandkids.

“My grandchildren looked in my drawer one day. I have a drawer full of medals, and one of them said ‘Grandma, we can take those medals and melt the metal and get money for them.’

“The medals really don’t mean anything to me anymore. It means everything just to compete and to still be able to see old friends every year.”

All of those medals Baker has won though has gained him an honor.

Baker, 76, was recently inducteinto the South Carolina Senior Sports Hall of Fame at the Smith Center on the campus of Francis Marion University in Florence.

Along with 40-plus years of coaching basketball at the Sumter Family YMCA as well as on the junior varsity and varsity levels at both Thomas Sumter Academy and Sumter Christian School, Baker has been participating in the senior games for close to

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Robert “Bobby” Baker shoots a free throw during one of the many Senior Games 3-on-3 basketball game he’s participated in over his 20-plus years participating in the Senior Games. Baker was recently inducted into the South Carolina Senior Sports Hall of Fame.

20 years.

“It’s a reward for about 20 years of participating in the senior games,” said Baker, who is currently both the

varsity boys and varsity girls basketball head coach at SCS. “The awards that you actually get used to mean a great deal to me, but what means

MLB DRAFT

Jordan Montgomery didn’t jinx himself.

The University of South Carolina junior left-handed pitcher played his cards close to the vest when it came to the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft, refusing to say too much about who might pick him or where he might go.

On Friday, Montgomery was selected in the fourth round by the New York Yankees, the 122nd overall pick.

“It’s definitely great to get picked,

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and to get picked so early,” Montgomery said. “I didn’t talk too much (about the draft) because I didn’t want to jinx it.”

Montgomery was not caught off guard by either the team that selected him or where he was picked.

“There were seven or eight teams that said they had me in the fifth round,” the former Sumter High School and Sumter American Legion P-15’s standout said. “I guess they (the Yankees) decided to move up and go ahead and get me.

“I kind of had an idea going into today (the second day of the draft) of what might happen. I had my iPad

SEE COUGARS, PAGE B4

become just another near-miss.

“I’ve watched the other horses where they failed,” California Chrome trainer Art Sherman said. “I don’t know if they just got flat outrun or got tired from the Triple Crown races.”

California Chrome and 10 rivals will run the longest race of their lives on Belmont Park’s deep, sandy track with its sweeping turns. No other Triple Crown winner faced more than seven rivals.

COLUMBIA — Clemson ace Daniel Gossett is ready to begin his pro career and couldn’t think of a more meaningful organization to be part of than Oakland.

The junior right-hander was chosen in the second round of the Major League Baseball draft on Thursday night. He knows the “Moneyball” A’s are famous for using under-valued players to great success.

“Getting selected by them means they’ve seen something GOSSETT impress and not just relying on projectability,” said Gossett, who at 6-foot-1 and 185 pounds understands he’s not the 6-6 dominator on the mound teams look for.

Still, Gossett’s fastball improved as the year went on touching 95 mph late in the year as he improved his technique and strength. Gossett finished 7-2 this season with a 1.93 ERA. His 107 strikeouts were the most by a Clemson pitcher since former bigleaguer Kris Benson struck out 204 in 1996.

He made 50 appearances, 41 of them starts, in 282 2/3 innings of work the past three seasons. He had an overall mark of 23-9 with two saves.

Gossett was the fifth Clemson player taken in the first or second rounds in the past seven seasons.

“I feel like I’ve worked hard for my dream to have a career in the major leagues,” he said Friday. “I’m living in the moment and feel very honored.”

Gossett said there’s always a chance he could return to the Tigers for his senior season, but believes things will go smoothly and he’ll soon be part of the A’s system.

While Gossett was excited by his selection, he’s still disappointed at how the Tigers season ended. Clemson was ranked among the top 15 for much of the first month or so

SEE BELMONT, PAGE B2

SEE GOSSETT, PAGE B4

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HORSE RACING California Chrome takes a lap during a workout on Friday at Belmont Park in Belmont, N.Y. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner will attempt to become the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978 when he races in the Belmont Stakes today.

BY ANDREW MILLER Post and Courier LUBBOCK, Texas — If College of Charleston pitcher Tyler Thornton doesn’t get to throw against Texas Tech in their NCAA super regional here, that’s OK with him.

The way Thornton figures it, if he’s not given the ball on Monday for Game 3 of the best-of-three series, it probably means the Cougars have wrapped up an appearance in the College World SeTHORNTON ries and are on their way back to Charleston.

But if a spot in the College World Series is on the line Monday, the Cougars might not have a better series closer than Thornton.

Twice in the last two weeks Thornton has been masterful when the Cougars’ season was at stake. In the clinching game

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

Former Sumter High standout and University of South Carolina pitcher Jordan Montgomery was selected by the New York Yankees in the fourth round of the the Major League Baseball First-Year Player Draft on Friday. He SEE MONTGOMERY, PAGE B4 was the 122nd overall pick.

Cougars open Super Regional against Raiders

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California Chrome chasing history today at Belmont

BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press NEW YORK — California Chrome is 1 1/2 miles away from ending the longest drought in racing history — 36 years without a Triple Crown winner.

Eleven horses as good or better than him have tried to complete the sweep in the Belmont Stakes and failed since 1978.

The chestnut colt with the modest pedigree and self-described “dumb ass” owners can either make history Saturday or

SEE BAKER, PAGE B3

Clemson’s Gossett ready to begin pro career with Oakland

USC’s Montgomery selected by Yankees

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

more to me is seeing and developing friendships throughout the years.

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SPORTS ITEMS

Post 68 earns 1st win of season KELLEYTOWN – Manning-Santee Post 68 picked up its first victory of the season on Friday, beating Hartsville 11-4 in an American Legion League III baseball game on Friday at Jimmy White Park.

Russell Thompson allowed just one run in six innings of work to get the win for Manning, which improved to 1-7 overall and 1-5 in league play.

He allowed just two hits and CUTTER struck out 10 batters.

Each of the nine Post 68 starters had at least one hit. Linc Powell had three hits and Tommy King had two hits.

CRANE SHOOTS 65, TAKES EARLY LEAD AT ST. JUDE

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Ben Crane’s back is OK, and his putter couldn’t be working much better.

The combination helped him shoot a 5-under 65 on Friday to open a six-stroke lead in the St. Jude Classic before heavy rain delayed play twice and forced the suspension of play for the day.

Play for the day was suspended just before 5 p.m. Players are due back at 7 a.m. so they can make the cut for the third round.

LAKE CITY 5 SUMTER 2

LAKE CITY-- The Sumter Junior P-15’s fell 5-2 to Lake City on Friday. Dustin Frye threw four innings and allowed two earned runs while Tradd James pitched two innings and allowed no runs.

Offensively for the Junior P-15’s Daniel Twitty had a hit and two runs batted in.

Courtland Howard and Rylan Williamson each had a hit in the loss. Sumter falls to 5-2 on the season and will face Williamsburg in Kingstree 7 p.m. Monday.

DIAMOND PRO CAMP STARTS MONDAY

The Diamond Pro Instructional Baseball Camp will be held June 9-12 and June 16-19 at Patriot Park SportsPlex.

The camp will be under the direction of Frankie Ward, Joe Norris, Barry Hatfield and Robbie Mooneyham. The cost is $60 for one session and $100 if attending both sessions. The camp is open to boys ages 7-14

and will run from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. each day.

Registration will be held on Sunday at Palmetto Park beginning at 4 p.m.

For more information, contact Ward at (803) 720-4081, Norris at (803) 934-6670 or Hatfield at (803) 236-4768.

FIRE ANT CAMP STARTS MONDAY

The Fire Ants Baseball Camps sponsored by the University of South Carolina Sumter baseball program will begin on Monday at the USCS practice facility.

The camp will run through Friday and is open to children ages 6-9. The camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to noon each day and the cost is $70 per camper.

There will be walk up registration on Monday beginning at 7:45 a.m. Players can also register online at www.uscsumter.edu/ fireants/index.php/baseball-program.

PARK, FENG LEAD IN CANADA

WATERLOO, Ontario — Defending champion Hee Young Park and Shanshan Feng topped the second-round leaderboard Friday in the LPGA Tour’s Manulife Financial Classic, a stroke ahead of Michelle Wie. Park had a 5-under 66 to match Feng at 11-under 131 at Grey Silo. They are both bogey-free through 36 holes.

COCHRAN-PERRY, SLUMAN-FUNK SHARE LEAD

RIDGEDALE, Mo. — Russ Cochran and Kenny Perry teamed to birdie the final three holes for a share of the lead with Jeff Sluman and Fred Funk on Friday in the Champions Tour’s rain-delayed Legends of Golf.

The leaders were at 10-under 61 after their better-ball rounds on the Buffalo Ridge course.

HAMLIN WINS POLE AT POCONO RACEWAY

LONG POND, Pa. — Denny Hamlin turned a track-record lap of 181.415 mph to win the pole at Pocono Raceway.

Hamlin is a four-time winner at Pocono and won his third pole at the track on Friday. Kurt Busch joins Hamlin on the front row for Sunday’s race.

From staff, wire reports

MLB ROUNDUP

Cubs beat Marlins for 4th straight win CHICAGO — Anthony Rizzo hit a two-run homer in the 13th inning to give the Chicago Cubs a 5-3 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday.

Rizzo also had a two-run double in the eighth as the Cubs earned their season-high fourth consecutive victory. Jason Hammel pitched seven scoreless innings and Chris Coghlan had an RBI double in his first game against his former team.

Junior Lake hit a leadoff single against Kevin Slowey (1-1) before Rizzo connected for his 12th homer, belting a long drive to right.

Carlos Villanueva (2-5) pitched two perfect innings for Chicago.

PIRATES 15 BREWERS 5

PITTSBURGH — Russell Martin had three hits, including a three-run double during an eight-run sixth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates rolled to a 15-5 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night, handing nemesis Kyle Lohse his first loss since April 1.

Martin’s double keyed an inning that increased Pittsburgh’s lead to 13-3 and included Jose Tabata hitting two RBI singles and reliever Tyler Thornburg issuing two basesloaded walks. The Pirates sent 13 batters to the plate.

Lohse (7-2) had won seven consecutive decisions, the longest active streak in the major leagues, but was tagged for eight runs and nine hits in five-plus innings. He had won his last six decisions against the Pirates, dating to 2011.

INTERLEAGUE BLUE JAYS 3 CARDINALS 1

TORONTO — Jose Bautista and Brett Lawrie each homered, rookie Marcus Stroman won his second straight start and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 on Friday night for their sixth straight victory.

Bautista hit a leadoff homer against Lance Lynn in the third and Lawrie connected with a two-out drive off Lynn (6-4) in the fifth. The AL East-leading Blue Jays have hit an ML-best 89 home runs.

The Cardinals turned their first triple play in nine years but still lost for the eighth time in 10 games. They dropped their fifth straight meeting with Toronto.

Stroman (3-0) allowed one run and seven hits in six innings, walked one and struck out a career-high seven.

Toronto has won 15 of 17.

AMERICAN LEAGUE TIGERS 6 RED SOX 2 DETROIT — Ian Kinsler and Torii Hunter hit back-to-back homers in the fifth inning and Victor Martinez cleared the fences in the eighth, helping the Detroit Tigers beat the Boston Red Sox 6-2 and end a seasonhigh five-game losing streak.

Drew Smyly (3-4) allowed two runs on five hits over six innings. He struck out four and walked only one.

From wire reports

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SCOREBOARD

FRIDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

7 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Lyoness Open Third Round from Atzenbrugg, Austria (GOLF).

9 a.m. -- Professional Tennis: French Open Women’s Final Match from Paris (WIS 10).

9 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pocono 400 Practice from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

10:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: K&N Pro Series East from Winston-Salem, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

11:30 a.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Pocono 400 Practice from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

Noon – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Charlottesville Super Regional Game One from Charlottesville, Va. – Maryland vs. Virginia (ESPN2).

1 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Lubbock Super Regional Game One from Lubbock, Texas – College of Charleston vs. Texas Tech (ESPNU).

1 p.m. – Auto Racing: ARCA Series Pocono 200 from Long Pond, Pa. (FOX SPORTS 1).

1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: St. Jude Classic Third Round from Memphis, Tenn.

(GOLF).

1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Toronto (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Formula One Racing: Canadian Grand Prix Pole Qualifying from Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

2 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Austin Super Regional Game Two from Austin, Texas –Houston vs.

Texas (ESPN2).

2:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: True North Handicap and Just a Game Stakes from Elmont, N.Y. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: St. Jude Classic Third Round from Memphis, Tenn.

(WLTX 19).

3 p.m. – Arena Football: Spokane at Jacksonville (ESPNEWS).

3 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Nashville Super Regional Game Two from Nashville, Tenn. – Stanford vs. Vanderbilt (ESPN2).

3 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Manulife Financial LPGA Classic Third Round from Waterloo, Ontario (GOLF).

4 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Fort Worth Super Regional Game One from Fort Worth, Texas – Pepperdine vs. Texas Christian (ESPNU).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Texas (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Miami at Chicago Cubs (WGN).

4:30 p.m. – Horse Racing: Belmont Stakes from Elmont, N.Y. (WIS 10).

5 p.m. – Women’s Amateur Golf: Curtis Cup Day Two Matches from St. Louis – United States vs. England (GOLF).

5:30 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: New York at Florida (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

5:30 p.m. – International Soccer: United States vs. Nigeria from Jacksonville, Fla. (ESPN).

7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Finals Game Two – New York Rangers at Los Angeles (WIS 10).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Kansas City (WACH 57).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Louisville Super Regional Game Two from Louisville, Ky. – Kennesaw State vs. Louisville (ESPNU).

7 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.com Tour Cleveland Open Third Round from Westlake, Ohio (GOLF).

7:30 p.m. – MLL Lacrosse: Denver at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – Arena Football: Iowa at Cleveland (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Lafayette Super Regional Game One from Lafayette, La. – Mississippi at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Firestone 600 from Fort Worth, Texas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Liberty Mutual Legends of Golf Second Round from Ridgedale, Mo. (GOLF).

10 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Stillwater Super Regional Game Two from Stillwater, Okla. – California-Irvine vs. Oklahoma State (ESPNU).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7).

10 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Los Angeles Angels or Atlanta at Arizona (MLB NETWORK).

11 p.m. – WNBA Basketball: Chicago at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH).

1:30 a.m. – International Volleyball: FIVB World League Match from Long Beach, Calif. – United States vs. Russia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

LEGION BASEBALL LEAGUE III STANDINGS

League Overall Team W L Pct. GB W L Pct. Sumter 3 0 1.000 5 0 1.000 Hartsville 3 1 .750 1/2 3 1 .750 Camden 2 1 .667 1/2 4 2 .667 Cheraw 2 2 .500 1 2 2 .500 Dalzell 2 3 .400 1 2 3 .400 Manning 0 5 .000 4 0 7 .000

THURSDAY

Sumter 9, Manning-Santee 2

FRIDAY

Manning-Santee at Hartsville Dalzell-Shaw at Cheraw

MONDAY

Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

BELMONT FROM PAGE B1 “I feel more confident coming into this race than I did any race,” said Sherman, who at 77 is overseeing the best horse of his career. “I’m getting pumped up.”

California Chrome completed his final run-through on Friday, galloping two miles around the Belmont oval after visiting the paddock where he will be saddled on race day. He stood quietly in stall No. 2 before walking through the tunnel toward the track, pausing several times for photographers. His ears pricked at the sound of clicking cameras.

The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner will jog again early Saturday, about 13 hours before he tries to become the 12th horse to win the Triple Crown.

Hall of Fame trainer Nick Zito, whose horses spoiled Triple Crown bids in 2004 and 2008, said that how California Chrome handles the extra quarter-mile in the Belmont will be crucial to his chances.

“Smarty Jones was in front going a mile and a quarter, and that last quarter of a mile got him,” Zito said. “It’s a different

Oakland at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

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

Cleveland at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Houston at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (S.Miller 6-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 10-1), 1:07 p.m.

Houston (Feldman 3-3) at Minnesota (Gibson 4-5), 2:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 3-2) at Texas (Tepesch 2-1), 4:05 p.m.

Seattle (Elias 4-4) at Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-3), 4:10 p.m.

Boston (Lester 6-6) at Detroit (Scherzer 6-2), 7:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-3) at Kansas City (Duffy 3-5), 7:15 p.m.

Oakland (Gray 6-1) at Baltimore (Gausman 0-1), 7:15 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Sale 5-0) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-1), 10:05 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

By The Associated Press EAST DIVISION W Atlanta 31 Miami 32 Washington 30 New York 28 Philadelphia 24 CENTRAL DIVISION W Milwaukee 36 St. Louis 31 Pittsburgh 28 Cincinnati 27 Chicago 23 WEST DIVISION W San Francisco 39 Los Angeles 31 Colorado 28 San Diego 27 Arizona 26

L 27 28 28 32 34

Pct GB .534 – .533 – .517 1 .467 4 .414 7

L 25 30 31 31 34

Pct GB .590 – .508 5 .475 7 .466 71/2 .404 11

L 21 30 31 33 36

Pct .650 .508 .475 .450 .419

GB – 81/2 101/2 12 14

THURSDAY’S GAMES

San Francisco 6, Cincinnati 1 Washington 4, Philadelphia 2 Miami 11, Tampa Bay 6 Chicago Cubs 7, N.Y. Mets 4 Milwaukee 8, Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2 Arizona 12, Colorado 7

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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

Milwaukee at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

St. Louis at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Philadelphia at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

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

N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (S.Miller 6-5) at Toronto (Buehrle 10-1), 1:07 p.m.

Miami (Wolf 1-1) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 1-5), 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee (Garza 3-4) at Pittsburgh (Volquez 3-4), 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 8-2) at Colorado (Chacin 0-4), 4:10 p.m.

Philadelphia (R.Hernandez 2-3) at Cincinnati (Simon 7-3), 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Colon 5-5) at San Francisco (Hudson 6-2), 10:05 p.m.

Atlanta (E.Santana 5-2) at Arizona (Miley 3-6), 10:10 p.m.

Washington (Treinen 0-2) at San Diego (Cashner 2-5), 10:10 p.m.

NBA FINALS

By The Associated Press

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) San Antonio 1, Miami 0 Thursday, June 5: San Antonio 110, Miami 95 Sunday, June 8: Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Tuesday, June 10: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m.

Thursday, June 12: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m. x-Sunday, June 15: Miami at San Antonio, 8 p.m. x-Tuesday, June 17: San Antonio at Miami, 9 p.m. x-Friday, June 20: Miami at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

STANLEY CUP FINALS

By The Associated Press

(Best-of-7; x-if necessary) Los Angeles 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Wednesday, June 4: Los Angeles 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Saturday, June 7: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 9: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 8 p.m.

Wednesday, June 11: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. x-Friday, June 13: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 8 p.m. x-Monday, June 16: Los Angeles at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. x-Wednesday, June 18: NY Rangers at Los Angeles, 8 p.m.

WNBA STANDINGS

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

W 5 4 4 3 2 2

L 1 2 3 3 5 6

Pct GB .833 – .667 1 .571 11/2 .500 2 .286 31/2 .250 4

WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota Phoenix San Antonio Los Angeles Seattle Tulsa

W 7 4 4 2 2 0

L 0 1 4 3 6 5

Pct GB 1.000 – .800 2 .500 31/2 .400 4 .250 51/2 .000 6

THURSDAY’S GAMES

TUESDAY

Sumter at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

race. It’s just longer.”

If there’s one worry Sherman has, it’s whether his chestnut colt with four white socks can run that far after a tough campaign of three big races in five weeks.

“One thing I always wonder about is stamina,” Sherman said. “It could be walking pace the first part of it. All of a sudden, the guys kicking in the last part don’t get there.”

Ultimately, Sherman will leave the decision-making to Victor Espinoza, who saw his bid for a Triple Crown aboard War Emblem end in defeat at the 2002 Belmont. He and California Chrome have teamed to win six consecutive races.

“He gets him to relax. I never give him any instructions,” Sherman said. “I’m sure there will be different tactics, but that’s OK as long as Victor can have a spot where he can run the last quarter of a mile.”

Racing has been aching for another Triple Crown champion since Affirmed became the third horse in the 1970s to sweep the Derby, Preakness and Belmont. California Chrome and his team would be welcome members of the exclusive club if the colt can pull it off in front of a crowd expected to top 100,000.

Texas 8, Baltimore 6 Milwaukee 8, Minnesota 5 Kansas City 3, St. Louis 2

Camden at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

Thursday Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

FRIDAY

Lake City at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Washington 74, Connecticut 66 San Antonio 87, New York 75

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Tulsa, 8 p.m.

Los Angeles at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Minnesota at Seattle, 10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Indiana at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

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TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press

MLB STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed RHP Miguel Gonzalez on the 15-day DL, retroactive to May 31. Recalled RHP Tim Berry from Bowie (EL). Selected the contract of RHP Evan Meek from Norfolk (IL). Optioned RHP Preston Guilmet to Norfolk.

CLEVELAND INDIANS — Activated INF Carlos Santana from the 7-day DL. Optioned INF Jesus Aguilar to Columbus (IL).

OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Acquired LHP Justin Marks from Kansas City for cash considerations. Designated OF Kent Matthes for assignment.

National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Selected the contract of RHP Eddie Butler from Tulsa (TL).

LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Optioned INF Erisbel Arruebarrena to Albuquerque (PCL). Selected the contract of INF Miguel Rojas from Albuquerque. Transferred RHP Chris Withrow to the 60-day DL. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Recalled INF Ronny Cedeno from Lehigh Valley (IL). Designated LHP Cesar Jimenez for assignment.

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Activated RHP Matt Cain from the 15-day DL. Designated LHP David Huff for assignment.

Sumter at Florence, 7:30 p.m.

Lancaster at Camden, 2 p.m.

BASEBALL

AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Toronto 37 Baltimore 30 New York 30 Boston 27 Tampa Bay 23 CENTRAL DIVISION W Detroit 31 Chicago 31 Cleveland 30 Kansas City 29 Minnesota 28 WEST DIVISION W Oakland 37 Los Angeles 31 Seattle 31 Texas 30 Houston 26

L 24 28 29 32 38

Pct GB .607 – .517 51/2 .508 6 .458 9 .377 14

L 25 30 30 31 30

Pct GB .554 – .508 21/2 .500 3 .483 4 .483 4

L 23 28 28 30 35

Pct .617 .525 .525 .500 .426

THURSDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Yankees 2, Oakland 1 Toronto 7, Detroit 3 Miami 11, Tampa Bay 6 Houston 8, L.A. Angels 5

GB – 51/2 51/2 7 111/2

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8-time champ Nadal, Djokovic in French final

BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — This is what Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic wanted. It’s what they expected. And now they’ll meet in a French Open final with so much at stake for both.

Nadal is seeking championship No. 9 at Roland Garros, and his 14th major title overall. Djokovic is hoping to finally conquer the French Open and complete a career Grand Slam. Fittingly, whoever wins the rivals’ 42nd head-to-head meeting Sunday will be ranked No. 1 on Monday; the runner-up will be No. 2.

“He has the motivation to win Roland Garros for the first time, for sure. But at the same time, he has the pressure to win for the first time,” Nadal said. “I have the pressure that I want to win — and the motivation that I want to win — the ninth.”

In Friday’s semifinals, the No. 1-seeded Nadal was at his imperious, and nearly immaculate, best in a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory over Wimbledon champion Andy Murray that lasted all of 100 minutes. Nadal never faced a break point, converted all six he earned, and whipped his uppercut of a forehand as only he can.

Toni Nadal, Rafael’s uncle and coach, called the match “one of the best that he has ever played here.”

That’s sure saying something. Toni’s nephew is 65-1 at the clay-court tournament and carries a 34match winning streak into the final.

The thick, gray clouds and chill that became a staple these two weeks gave way to sunshine and warmth Friday, and Nadal reveled in it.

“For me, is much better when the weather is like today,” he said. “My ball creates more topspin.

The ball goes quicker in the air, and with my forehand I am able to create more with less.”

All in all, Nadal made Murray look rather lost.

“You want to be competitive. You want to make it hard for him,” Murray said. “I wasn’t able to do that.”

The No. 2-seeded Djokovic’s semifinal was only slightly less perfunctory, a 6-3, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory over 18th-seeded Ernests Gulbis of Latvia that came first Friday, when the temperature hit 82 degrees (28 Celsius).

Wrapping a cold towel around his neck during changeovers, Djokovic was brilliant through two sets, then faltered in the third, showing frustration by spiking a racket so hard he mangled it.

Djokovic has made no secret of the importance he places on a French Open title to add to the six majors he’s won — four at the Australian Open, one each at Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.

“Obviously, Novak would like to win the one he is missing,” said Djokovic’s coach, Marian Vajda.

“So all these hopes ... make him more tense than usually you see him. But I think this match helped him to release it.”

Afterward, Djokovic said he felt “physically fatigued a little bit” and was looking forward to resting until Sunday, when the forecast predicts similar heat but also a chance of rain.

No two men in the Open era, which began in 1968, faced each other as often as these two. Nadal leads 22-19 overall, 8-3 at majors, and 5-0 in the French Open — including victories over Djokovic in the 2012 final and 2013 semifinals.

POCONO 400 LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race Sunday At Pocono Raceway Long Pond, Pa. Lap length: 2.5 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 181.415.

2. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 181.408.

3. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 181.316.

4. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 180.832.

5. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 180.513.

6. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 180.458.

7. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 179.827.

8. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 179.565.

9. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 179.548.

10. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 179.383.

11. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 179.326.

12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 179.126.

13. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 179.258.

14. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 179.229.

15. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 179.072.

16. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 179.051.

17. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 178.976.

18. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 178.919.

19. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 178.777.

20. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 178.678.

21. (47) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 178.288.

22. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 178.144.

23. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 178.031.

24. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 177.288.

25. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 178.045.

26. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 177.968.

27. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 177.908.

28. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 177.83.

29. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 177.162.

30. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 176.308.

31. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 176.025.

32. (34) David Ragan, Ford, 175.922.

33. (32) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 175.867.

34. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 175.675.

35. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 175.613.

36. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 174.958.

37. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points.

38. (44) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

39. (66) Timmy Hill, Toyota, Owner Points.

40. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points.

41. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points.

42. (33) Alex Kennedy, Chevrolet, Owner Points.

43. (77) Dave Blaney, Ford, Owner Points.

Kenseth not worried yet about winless Sprint Cup season

BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Rafael Nadal returns a shot to Andy Murray during his 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 semifinal victory in the French Open on Friday at Roland Garros in Paris. Nadal, an 8-time French Open champion, will face Novak Djokovic in the final on Sunday.

But Djokovic won their last four matchups, including on clay in the final at Rome last month, which the Serb said boosted his belief in himself.

Still, Djokovic conceded, “I don’t know how much ‘upper hand’ I have, really. ... There is no doubt that he is the favorite to win the title.”

Nadal’s take?

“Probably he will come to the match mentally a little bit better than me because he beat me the last four,” said the Spaniard, who won Wimbledon and the U.S. Open twice each, and the Australian Open once, and can tie Pete Sampras at 14 major titles, behind only Roger Federer’s record for men of 17. “But at the same time, my feeling is I am doing the things better, and I am playing better again.”

Nadal arrived at Roland Garros dealing with some doubts. There were the three losses on clay in 2014. There was the pain in his back that resurfaced early last week, leading to a dip in his serve speeds and prompting him to wear vertical strips of tape under his shirt for support.

By Friday evening, all was well.

His back felt fine. His serves had zip. His forehand was fearsome.

The sun was shining.

And now Djokovic awaits.

BAKER FROM PAGE B1 “I enjoy seeing them when I go to the senior state games, and checking on them to see how their health is. That means a whole lot more to me than having the awards,” he explained. “I thank God that he’s still allowed me to be around; not only be around but to compete in athletic games. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it and I’m going to do it as long as He allows me to do it.”

The S.C. Senior Games take place every year in which people 50 years of age and older come together in 34 different athletic competitions.

Age groups range through 11 different divisions from 50 to 100 and up. Those who qualify at the state games can compete at the national games the following year in their respective events, and there is no limit to how many events in which an athlete can compete.

“It came about 20 years ago, a friend of mine, who was an athletic director over in Darlington, called me and said how about coming to the state games. I think you’ll like them, you still participate,” Baker explained of how he first got involved. “I did, and I started out kind of slow and did one or two events. And then as time went on -- I go out of town to do this so I compete in just about everything they have.”

Of the 34 events offered, Baker competes in 30 of them. Baker is a member of the Darlington Generals 3-on3 basketball team which has

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Bobby Baker tosses a horseshoe in a Senior Games event. Baker regularly competes in 30 of the 34 events offered in the competition. qualified for a slot at every national senior games since 1999. His former teammate and friend, John Snowden, said Baker is the guy you want taking the big shot for your team.

“I have found him to be one of the most competitive players I have ever encountered,” Snowden said of Baker in his Hall of Fame induction biography. “If you need a shot at the end of the game, he’s the one you want with the ball.

He wants the ball at that moment because he is good for that shot under pressure.”

Baker qualified for nationals in Cleveland last year in 3-on-3 basketball and has also qualified for nationals next year in Minneapolis. While he can’t remember the exact number of times he’s qualified for nationals, he’s performed in more than a dozen

states.

One of Baker’s fondest memories came just last year when his team finished 13th out of 40 teams at the national games.

“For me, that was like winning a gold medal; when you’re playing against 7-footers, 6-foot-8 (guys),” he explained. “I’m only 6 feet and my other teammates are not much bigger than me. In fact, one of them is smaller than me. If we shoot well we compete with just about anybody; when we don’t shoot well we get beat.”

He admits his worst sport is shuffleboard and explained he can’t excel at all the events he wants to because a lot of the sports overlap time-wise, forcing him to decide which events in which to participate.

“I do good in some (events), and don’t do well in others,” Baker said. “It’s just a lot of fun and I get a lot of enjoyment and satisfaction out of it; to be able to not only compete, but win some.”

Baker said he became really motivated about the senior games when he watched a group of elderly gentleman play basketball at the national games in Louisville, Ky., nearly a decade ago.

“I was walking down the aisle after playing basketball and saw older men playing,” he explained. “I was probably between 65 and 70, and I walked over and watched them. They were probably 80 to 85 and one of them had on their shirt “Second World War veteran” and the other one had on a shirt that said “Old geasers.” And they were

LONG POND, Pa. — Matt Kenseth was NASCAR’s biggest winner in 2013, a dominant run that thrust him into contention for his second championship.

He came up just short. Seven wins, no title.

Small consolation.

Kenseth’s first year with Joe Gibbs Racing was a smashing success except for winning a championship to bookend with the one he has from 2003. Kenseth found the hard way that wins are nice, but winning it all matters more.

Headed into Sunday’s race at Pocono Raceway, Kenseth is atop the KENSETH points standings but the only driver in the top nine without at least one checkered flag.

NASCAR revamped the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship format this year to add great significance to winning a race in the first 26 before the cutoff. Kenseth would be a lock for the field with a victory. Without one, Kenseth might have to hope he keeps his points lead: The regular-season leader earns a spot even with a winless season.

Kenseth has won 13 races the last three years and it seems inevitable he’ll find his way in Victory Lane soon enough. He has never won at Pocono, but has two career wins at next week’s track (Michigan) and he’s won three times at Bristol (Aug. 23). He’d surrender the lead for taking the No. 20 Toyota for a spin in Victory Lane soon.

80 to 85 competing, and that inspired me so I said, ‘By God, if they can do it, I’m going to do it.’

“They were having a bushel-basket-barrel full of fun.”

As an avid fitness junkie Baker said he feels the games give him a way to still feel connected to his past. He sees the games as motivation for older people.

“I think it just gives you a sense of satisfaction in your old age that, ‘Hey, I can still do it,’ ” he said. “And I don’t have to say ‘I’m 55 or 60, I just can’t do that stuff anymore.’

Well, you won’t if you say you can’t.

“If you still enjoy doing it and want to try it, do it,” Baker said. “My advice is once you do it, you get hooked on it.

You get a great sense of satisfaction of doing it and doing it well, and it inspires you to go back and do it again.”

Baker hopes his recent acknowledgement will bring awareness to those able to compete to get involved and help their health by staying active. He also says he won’t stop until he can’t compete any longer.

“I compete just like I coach,” he explained. “I compete with intensity and desire.

I want to excel. If it’s worth doing, it’s worth doing right. I don’t always win a gold medal, but I’ve certainly won my share of them. I’m an avid believer in trying to stay healthy and not just saying, ‘Well, I’m old; I’m not supposed to be doing anything anymore’.”

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LeBron cramps up; Spurs run past Heat

Vandy tops Stanford 11-6

BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James was resting on a training table in the back of the Miami Heat locker room an hour after Game 1 of the NBA Finals ended, feeling drained, pained and frustrated.

The Heat star wasn’t stopped by San Antonio.

Instead, he was stopped by the San Antonio heat.

On a night where air conditioning failed and the AT&T Center turned into a steamy mess, James missed the final four minutes because of cramps and the San Antonio Spurs took full advantage.

The Spurs closed the game on a 16-3 run as the four-time NBA MVP could only watch helplessly, beating the two-time defending champion Heat 110-95 on Thursday night in a rather bizarre opener to the title series.

“After I came out of the game, they kind of took off,” James said. “And it was frustrating sitting out and not being able to help our team.”

The heat, not the Heat and not even the Spurs, was the story.

A power outage was blamed for the lack of cooling inside the arena, and ABC sideline reporter Doris Burke said during the network’s coverage that the temperature near the court in the third quarter was 88 degrees.

Thousands of fans shed the black souvenir T-shirts that were left on their seats before the game, understandable since no one needed to wear layers on this night.

Game 2 isn’t until Sunday. The NBA expects the arena’s issues to be repaired by then, and neither team was scheduled to practice there Friday or Saturday anyway.

“I’m sure that both teams are going to be happy that we have a couple of days before the next game,” Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said. “And hopefully, we can pay our bills.”

Popovich’s deadpan comedy probably got as much notice as the effort by his team, which topped Miami in Game 1 of the finals for the second straight year.

Tim Duncan scored 21 points on 9 for 10 shooting — the best percentage of

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San Antonio’s Tim Duncan (21) shoots against the Heat during the Spurs’ 110-95 victory in Game 1 of the NBA finals on Thursday in San Antonio. his 230-game postseason career — for the Spurs, who got 19 points from Tony Parker and 16 from Manu Ginobili.

Parker felt right at home, meaning his literal home.

“Felt like I was playing in the European Championship,” Parker said. “We never have AC in Europe, so it didn’t bother me at all.”

James led the Heat with 25 points, the last of those coming on a layup with 4:09 left that got the Heat — who led by seven with 9:38 left — within 94-92.

After that play, James couldn’t move. He stood on the baseline as play went the other way, literally unable to coax another step out of his left leg.

His night was over.

Soon, so was Miami’s chances.

“I think it felt like a punch in the gut when you see your leader limping like that back to the bench,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “But at the same time we still had an opportunity.”

Not without James, they didn’t.

Not with the way the Spurs were shooting, either. San Antonio closed on a 26-7 run in the final 6 minutes. Neither heat nor

COUGARS FROM PAGE B1 of the Colonial Athletic Association tournament May 24, Thornton threw eight shutout innings against William & Mary for a 6-4 victory that sent the Cougars to the Gainesville Regional.

This past Monday, Thornton threw a complete-game four-hitter against Long Beach State for a 4-2 victory that put the Cougars in this weekend’s super regional.

“As a pitcher, you want the ball in those situations,” said Thornton, who is 7-5 this season with a 3.03 earned run average. “I like having the ball with the season on the line. I want to be out there.”

It is just that kind of attitude that has helped the true freshman thrive in those pressure situations over the last couple of weeks, said College of Charleston baseball coach Monte Lee. At Wade Hampton High School, Thornton was the Generals’ go-to pitcher. It’s a role he relished in high school and hoped to duplicate in college.

“Tyler was used to being the guy, so we knew he was capable of filling that role for us at some point during his career with us,” Lee said. “When he was senior at Wade Hampton he set the state record for strikeouts. He threw over 100 innings. He grew up being the guy and we felt like he could do that here with us, I just didn’t think it would be during this true freshman season.”

Thornton has come a long way since February. In his first collegiate appearance against nationally ranked North Carolina, the Tar Heel batters rudely welcomed Thornton to college baseball. He lasted just an inning, giving up seven runs, four hits

SPURS 110, HEAT 95 MIAMI (95)

L.James 9-17 5-6 25, Lewis 4-10 0-0 10, Bosh 7-11 1-1 18, Chalmers 1-3 0-0 3, Wade 8-18 2-2 19, Allen 6-12 1-2 16, Andersen 1-2 0-0 2, Cole 1-4 0-0 2, Battier 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 37-78 9-11 95.

SAN ANTONIO (110)

Leonard 3-5 1-2 9, Duncan 9-10 3-4 21, Splitter 5-6 4-5 14, Parker 8-15 1-2 19, Green 4-9 2-2 13, Ginobili 5-10 3-3 16, Diaw 1-5 0-0 2, Mills 3-5 0-0 7, Belinelli 2-3 3-4 9.

Totals 40-68 17-22 110.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Vanderbilt Commodores took advantage of Stanford’s sputtering start on Friday to beat the Cardinal 11-6 and put themselves one win away from their first College World Series berth since 2011.

Game 2 is REYNOLDS today.

Reynolds matched his career-best with four hits and two RBI. Stanford, coming off a walk-off win in regionals at Indiana on Monday, couldn’t have started much worse. The Cardinal walked five of Vanderbilt’s first nine batters as the Commodores (45-18) took a 10-0 lead through three innings.

Cardinal coach Mark Marquess said starter John Hochstatter was out of sync in his “poorest outing” this season.

The junior walked five and allowed five runs in one inning of work.

Stanford (34-25) had strung together six straight runs in the fourth and fifth innings to pull to 10-6. Reynolds broke a stretch of three scoreless Vanderbilt innings with a hit to right to drive in Dansby Swanson in the bottom of the seventh.

Commodores starter Tyler Beede, drafted 14th overall Thursday night by the San Francisco Giants, pitched three scoreless innings before faltering, giving up back-toback singles to open the fourth and consecutive walks to start the fifth. Tyler Ferguson came on in relief with two outs in the top of the fifth and pitched 2 2-3 innings for the win.

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Miami 20 29 29 17—95 San Antonio 26 28 20 36—110 3-Point Goals_Miami 12-29 (Bosh 3-4, Allen 3-8, L.James 2-3, Lewis 2-6, Chalmers 1-1, Wade 1-3, Battier 0-1, Cole 0-3), San Antonio 13-25 (Ginobili 3-6, Green 3-7, Parker 2-2, Leonard 2-3, Belinelli 2-3, Mills 1-3, Diaw 0-1). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_Miami 31 (Bosh 9), San Antonio 45 (Duncan, Diaw 10).

Assists_Miami 16 (Cole 5), San Antonio 30 (Ginobili 11). Total Fouls_Miami 21, San Antonio 14.

A_18,581 (18,797).

AUSTIN, Texas — Nathan Thornhill pitched seven solid innings, fellow senior Mark Payton hit a two-run homer and Texas moved within a victory of returning to the

Heat would slow them down on this night.

“Not NBA Finals-worthy,” Heat guard Dwyane Wade said, speaking of the conditions, in the locker room afterward. “I’ll tell you that. This is crazy.”

Wade put an ice bag atop his head after his shower, sweat dripping off him to the point where it seemed as if he hadn’t even used a towel.

Chris Bosh slumped back in his chair while drinking his fourth Gatorade of the postgame, still complaining that he couldn’t move.

plugged up watching (the draft) on the TV.” After being a USA Today All-American and pitching Sumter High to the 4A state title in 2011, Montgomery moved on to USC and had a stellar career.

In his three years at Carolina, Montgomery has posted a 20-7 record with a 2.96 earned run average. He is one of just 22 pitchers in program history to post 20 or more career wins.

As a freshman, Montgomery went 6-1 with a 3.62 ERA and followed that up with a 6-1 mark and a 1.48 ERA as a sophomore.

In the just completed season, Montgomery posted an 8-5 record with a 3.42 ERA. He made 16 starts, working 100 innings. He struck out 95 and walked 29 while allowing 93 hits.

Montgomery was very successful in the postseason for the Gamecocks. He was 5-0 with a 0.93 ERA in five postseason starts, surrendering just four runs on 20 hits in 38 2/3 innings. He allowed just three walks while fanning 35 batters in wins over Clemson and Arkansas in ‘12, Liberty and North Carolina in ‘13 and

and walking two batters. It wasn’t exactly the start Thornton had been hoping for.

“It was definitely humbling,” Thornton said.

Lee continued to use Thornton out of the bullpen, and the 6-5, 240-pound right-hander had mixed results.

“Tyler was having a typical freshman season,” Lee said. “He would have some good outings and then he’d struggle. We knew it was going to take some time for him to figure it out. I was confident that once he did, he’d be a very good pitcher for us.”

Thornton was eased into the mid-week starting role, throwing well in back-to-back starts against South Carolina and Jacksonville.

When the CAA scheduled rolled around, Lee had seen enough to give Thornton the opportunity to win the Cougars’ Sunday starting role.

Thornton began to thrive. He lasted no less than six innings in each of his final five CAA starts.

“He gave us a quality start it seemed like every time he was out there,” Lee said.

“Tyler has exceeded all of my expectations.

You just never envision a freshman ever being able to come in and play as well as Tyler has as consistently as he has,” If the Cougars get to Monday with a trip to the College World Series on the line, Lee can’t think of anyone else he’d rather have on the mound than Thornton.

“If you look at his last four or five starts over the year, he’s probably been our best starter,” Lee said. “He’s gotten stronger as the year has gone on and he’s proven what he can do with our season on the line.”

Game 1 of the super regional is today at 1 p.m.

College World Series by beating Houston 4-2 Friday.

Thornhill, a right-hander, allowed two runs and seven hits for Texas, which is trying for its record 35th appearance in the College World Series after missing out on Omaha the past two years. Payton had three hits, connecting in the first inning for his second home run in 415 at-bats.

Game 2 of the Super Regional is today.

Payton and Thornhill were picked in the 16th and 24th rounds of Major League Baseball’s draft last year, but chose to return. Their reason: a desire to help the Longhorns return to the College World Series, where they haven’t been since their freshman seasons.

The Longhorns (42-19) made it 4-0 by the time Houston (48-16) scored its only two runs in the fifth, starting the inning with three straight singles off Thornhill.

Cougars starter Jake Lemoine was tagged for four runs in 4 2-3 innings and dropped to 1-7 with a 4.56 ERA in his last nine starts.

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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville freshman Nick Solak hit a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning, helping the Cardinals rally to a 5-3 win over Kennesaw State on Friday in an NCAA super regional.

The Cardinals (49-15) scored three runs in the eighth to come from behind and move within a victory of their second straight College World Series berth and third since Dan McDonnell was hired as coach in 2007.

Kyle Funkhouser allowed three runs — two earned — and three hits in seven innings for the Cardinals. He struck out seven and walked five. Kyle McGrath (2-1) got the win in relief.

From wire reports

MONTGOMERY FROM PAGE B1 Campbell in last week’s Columbia Regional.

Montgomery said he has given no real thought to a monetary figure or other perks that will dictate whether or not he signs with the Yankees instead of returning to USC for his senior season.

He expects the negotiations to start “in the next couple of days, after the draft is over.”

The final 30 rounds of the draft will be held today.

“I just wanted to get selected by a good franchise and to get picked by the Yankees is a great feeling,” he said. “I’ve got some friends in the organization like Tyler Webb (the former USC lefty who was selected last year). I’ll probably be seeing him.”

Montgomery was the second Gamecock selected on Friday.

The first was his battery mate, catcher Grayson Greiner, who was selected in the third round by the Detroit Tigers.

“We’ve been texting each other, congratulating each other on being selected, talking about the good times,” Montgomery said.

USC infielder Joey Pankake was also selected by Detroit in the seventh round.

GOSSETT FROM PAGE B1 of the season until a secondhalf slide left them as the final team selected for the 64team NCAA tournament.

The Tigers flamed out quickly in last week’s Nashville Regional, getting pounded by Oregon 18-1. Then Gossett, in what’s likely his final college start, couldn’t hold off Xavier, which eliminated Clemson 6-4 last Saturday.

The Tigers finished the season 36-25.

Gossett said the players understood they didn’t perform to capabilities and perhaps even got stung by the high expectation they had for themselves. There were so many times, Gossett said, where

Clemson seemed a key hit or clutch play away from success that would’ve gotten the ball rolling its way.

“May have gotten a little bit comfortable,” he said. “I believe that it happens.”

Gossett also heard some of the critics calling for a change in leadership. But the righty from Lyman says he wouldn’t have change a thing about his college career and is confident the current staff, led by Hall-of-Famer Jack Leggett, will get things straightened out.

Gossett understands the dissatisfaction by fans this year and why some were very critical of Leggett.

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There’s a ‘Power’ failure in store for Starz

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH I’m no music critic, but my reactions to hip-hop and contemporary country are pretty much the same. Two seconds into most songs, I find myself groaning because the lyrics are so strenuously cliched.

Hip-hop artist 50 Cent serves as executive producer for “Power” (9 p.m. Saturday, Starz, TV-MA), a new gangster series shot through with the old and the familiar.

Omari Hardwick stars as James “Ghost” St. Patrick, a club owner who uses his massively popular nightspot to launder the money he makes as a drug dealer and exclusive connection to a Latin American cartel.

Movies from “The Cotton Club” to “Scarface” and the HBO series “Boardwalk Empire” have used nightclubs to showcase hedonism, music and the abundant flesh of the gangster lifestyle. But those dramas used those settings and their principal characters as a window onto a wider world and a particular underworld culture. Where did these mobsters come from?

What drives them?

Like the $1,000 suits he wears and the perfect body he reveals when he disrobes, Ghost reflects the trite, far too slick conventions of hip-hop’s “bling” culture. His family and crew don’t seem genuine, but rather a demographic assortment chosen by a focus group. Ghost occasionally mentions his humble origins, but only in the most generic way. The story is far too familiar here and the character development is as shallow as the lyrics to a forgettable song.

• It’s always interesting when talented people who are immensely successful in one field try another and fail spectacularly. Howard Stern and Rush Limbaugh pretty much defined talk radio in the 1990s, but their audio antics never translated well on television.

Michael Jordan’s effort to replicate his basketball mastery on the baseball diamond was an admirable example of trying to live out a long-held dream. Then reality set in, and Jordan returned to the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and more championships.

Is it not time to finally admit that Oprah Winfrey, the

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Omari Hardwick stars as James “Ghost” St. Patrick in “Power” premiering at 9 p.m. today on Starz. queen of afternoon talk, has overreached herself by taking on an entire network and naming it after herself ?

Oprah’s personality and biography seemed so perfectly suited to her one-hour show.

Her trajectory, from “Geraldo”-like sleaze to book club uplift, tells a fascinating story. She displayed a knack for mixing the serious and the silly while cementing her “brand.” She attracted a large audience and created watercooler conversation for millions.

When the Oprah Winfrey Network debuted, the book club-era Oprah prevailed, and the network’s schedule was studded with “eat your vegetables — they’re good for you” programming that failed to catch fire.

Some have argued that Oprah has turned OWN around. But to attract viewers, OWN is now reduced to

strenuously un-nutritious fare, including “Life With La Toya” (10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m.

Saturday) and “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” (9 p.m. Sunday) featuring Charo and a reunion of “The Love Boat.”

Is this really what Winfrey envisioned when she began this new “journey”? Perhaps it’s time for Winfrey to disown OWN and return to a single one-hour show. Like Michael Jordan, she can own up to her limitations and return to what she does best.

• Metallica’s James Hetfield narrates “The Hunt” (10 p.m.

Sunday, History), an eight-episode series documenting the annual hunt for the Kodiak brown bear in Alaska. Described by the network as “one of the most dangerous pursuits known to man,” the hunt attracts many participants. Only 496 permits are granted to the thousands who apply.

“The Hunt” joins cable television’s curious obsession with the frozen north and the world of rugged “Mountain Men” (8 p.m., r, and 9 p.m.

Sunday, History, TV-PG) and “Timber Kings” (8 p.m., r, and 9 p.m. Sunday, Destination America, TV-PG) who are “Buying Alaska” (1 p.m. to 5 p.m., r, Sunday, Destination America, TV-G) while in search of “Alaskan Bush People” (7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Discovery, TV-14).

But if hunting for real bears in the 49th state isn’t manly enough, you can track down the “Russian Yeti: The Killer Lives” (7 p.m., r, Sunday, Animal Planet) while “Finding Bigfoot” (9 p.m. Sunday, Animal Planet, TV-PG).

How many Nordic fantasies do we need? It’s enough to make you want to join the White Walkers beyond the Wall on “Game of Thrones.”

That HBO series is the only one of these programs to call itself fiction.

• Hugh Jackman hosts the 68th Annual Tony Awards (8 p.m. Sunday, CBS) honoring Broadway’s best. Former host Neil Patrick Harris (“How I Met Your Mother”) is up for a Tony for his performance in “Hedwig and the Angry Inch.” Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”) is also up for his portrayal of Lyndon Johnson in “All the Way.”

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • The New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings meet in game two of the 2014 Stanley Cup Final (8 p.m., NBC).

• Vivica A. Fox stars in the 2014 romance “Looking for Mr. Right” (9 p.m., Hallmark).

• One bad Puma on “My Cat From Hell” (8 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-PG).

• Cosima’s choices dwindle on “Orphan Black” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA).

• Tom Cruise, Emily Blunt, Seth MacFarlane and Charlize Theron appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

• Kieren faces false charges on “In the Flesh” (11 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS, r): mental ill-

ness and violence; Bassem Youssef, the “Jon Stewart of Egypt”; deadly asteroids.

• The 63rd annual Miss USA Competition (8 p.m., NBC) takes place in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

• The San Antonio Spurs host the Miami Heat in game two of the NBA Finals (8 p.m., ABC).

• The series “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG) concludes with a discussion of dark matter and supernovas.

• Mary wrestles with Abe’s secret on the season finale of “Turn” (9 p.m., AMC).

• “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (9 p.m., CNN) visits Brazil.

• Another brick in the Wall on “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

• Faced with crises, Joe’s team does more bickering than building on “Halt and Catch Fire” (10 p.m., AMC, TV14).

• Thicker than water on “Penny Dreadful” (10 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA).

• A shakeup on the eve of the New Hampshire primary on the third season finale of “Veep” (10 p.m. and 10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

CULT CHOICE The 2013 satire “This Is the End” (8 p.m. Sunday, Encore), starring James Franco, Jonah Hill and Seth Rogen, sends up the popular mythology of the biblical Rapture presented in the “Left Behind” series and other pulp best-sellers.

SATURDAY SERIES A grim pattern on “Blue Bloods” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * “Bet on Your Baby” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * A math whiz’s murder doesn’t add up on “Elementary” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV14) * “Sing Your Face Off” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS).

SUNDAY SERIES Tasks left undone on “The Simpsons” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TVPG) * Peter saves Christmas on “Family Guy” (8:30 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14).

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ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

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MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

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Stingy behavior hurts woman’s relationships DEAR ABBY — I have been best friends with “Jean” ever since grade school.

We get along great, except for one thing Dear Abby — she’s a cheapskate!

ABIGAIL Jean is sinVAN BUREN gle and still lives with her parents; I am a single mother living on my own. We earn about the same amount of money.

Whenever Jean is invited out for drinks, she brings only enough cash for one drink, and then comments loudly that she doesn’t have enough money on her for another one and waits until someone of-

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fers to pay for it. When going out to eat, she eats at home first, and then asks to “sample” everyone else’s food. If she wants to see a movie, she makes sure to bring a date to pay for her ticket.

I think her stingy behavior is keeping her from having serious relationships because she expects to pay for nothing. It has reached the point where I don’t want to do anything with her because of her penny-pinching ways. Mutual friends have asked me to speak to her. What can I say to keep my friendship intact?

Separate checks, please DEAR SEPARATE CHECKS — Because you have reached the point that your relationship with Jean is in jeopardy, talk with her about how her be-

havior has affected you. But do not allow yourself to be the appointed spokeswoman for anyone else. And unless you know for a fact that her stingy behavior is keeping her from having serious relationships with men, keep it to yourself.

In the future, if you go out with Jean and she says she didn’t bring enough money for a second drink, allow her to suffer the consequences.

And when she asks to “sample” what you’re eating, tell her calmly you’d rather she didn’t. I agree that when behavior like hers becomes a pattern -- and the person is able to pay but is mooching -that it’s obnoxious. But it won’t be corrected by enabling her, and that is what everyone has been doing.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1 Nocturnal desert lizards 16 Column opening 17 Gave everything to 18 Crew members 19 Actor Flynn 20 Demonstrate one’s humanity 21 They’re subject to inflation 22 On-call accessory 23 Mid-sixthcentury year 24 Bug-eyed cartoon dog 25 “Yes __!”

26 Convey 27 Reactions to throat tickles 28 Carroll’s caterpillar smokes one 29 Restaurant with an owl logo 32 Most like a slasher movie 33 They might be twisted 34 Sure competitor 35 The Renault 5, in North America 36 Common

hymn word 37 Recipe meas.

40 Circulate 41 Martinique volcano 42 Rachel’s sister 43 Nikon D3S, e.g., briefly 44 “The Heart of Georgia” 45 New, in Nogales 46 Novel republished to commemorate its 2012 centennial 49 Text following “@” 50 Appliance used in orthodontics DOWN 1 Shrivel 2 Madden 3 Share knowledge of 4 Gratifies 5 Betting figures 6 Baja bear 7 Swingers with pickups 8 Comes out 9 “You Gotta Be” soul singer 10 Show biz sisters’ surname 11 Biographer Leon

12 Walgreens rival 13 Resembling a high flier 14 Egg-shaped wind instruments 15 Correct 22 Docks 23 iPhone competitor 25 Complete 26 Rocky nemesis 27 Attorney chaser?

28 Silver, e.g.

29 Semitone 30 Nash priest, not beast 31 Tombstone location 32 Pollution control assessment 34 2013 John Legend hit

36 “Relax, dude” 37 Frisbee golf starting point 38 Helpless heroine’s plea 39 Electric guitar effect 41 It eats shoots and leaves 42 Comics daughter of Nancy and Frank DeGroot 44 Shake alternative 45 “99 Luftballons” singer 47 Bhutto’s overthrower 48 Unlike nerds

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LEGAL NOTICES Bid Notices INVITATION TO BID The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors to furnish One (1) 2014 SuperCrew 4 x 4 Pick-upTruck for Sumter County Public Works, 13 E Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150.

Specifications may be obtained from the County of Sumter, Office of the Purchasing Agent, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150.The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

Debt Notice DEBT NOTICE I will not be responsible for any debts incurred by anyone other than myself.

Jane Luther Smith 1120 Cutleaf Drive Sumter, South Carolina 29150

Summons & Notice AMENDED SUMMONS IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT Civil Action No.: 2014-CP-43-224

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June 14, 2014: Rock the Park Concert: Carowinds, Charlotte, NC, Featuring: Third Day, Lecrae, Jamie Grace, Departing Sumter @ 9AM. Returning after concert. $30 pp for transportation only June 20, 2014: Columbia Zoo, Columbia SC, Departing Sumter @ 9AM. Returning to Sumter @ 4pm. $30 pp for transportation only June 21, 2014: Faith, Family, Freedom Concert: Featuring: Matthew West, Britt Nicole, King & Country, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC. Departing Sumter @ 2PM, Returning after concert. $30 pp for transportation only.

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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that the Amended Summons and Amended Answer And Third-Party Complaint (Non-Jury) in the above entitled action was filed in the Sumter County Clerk of Court's Office, Sumter, South Carolina on April 30, 2014.

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that if you fail to answer the Amended Summons and Amended Answer And Third-Party Complaint (Non-Jury) within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in said Amended Answer And Third-Party Complaint (Non-Jury).

Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney for Defendant, Florence Concrete Products, Inc. 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 (803) 773-4371

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In Memory

In Loving Memory Of Lester J. Gravermoen 12 April 1940 - 7 June, 2011 A gentle wind blew cross the land.

Reaching out to take your hand.

For on the winds the angels came.

Calling out your precious name.

Left behind, all your tears. Loving memories of the years of joy and love, a life well spent. And now to God our loved one sent.

On angel's wings, a heavenly flight. The journey home, towards the light. To those who weep, a life is gone. But in God's love, 'tis but the dawn.

Always in our thoughts and hearts.

Love in Christ, Peggy, Les, Debbie, David, Brenda, Dakota, Cara

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Yard sale & Silent Auction Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene 302 North Wise Dr Sat. 7-?

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6014 & 6015 Fish Rd Sat 8-12 Longaberger baskets, fishing equip. many unique items, enclosed trailer made for model airplanes Etc...

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EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Shamrock Bingo: Hiring security guards, runners, & callers.

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Mattress Sale Sumter Mattress Factory Sat. June 7th 9 am - 1 pm. All types & sizes. Some furniture also.

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Professional Office Space 1500 Sq ft, 6 Offices 2 Baths, Reception area, Kitchen $650 Mo + Sec dep. Call 803-968-0689 or 803-972-1090

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Full time director with bookkeeping, scheduling, and leadership skills needed for local Christian daycare. Send resume to P-Box 359 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Warehouse Position Must be reliable, some knowledge of hardware. Wally's Hardware 1291 Broad St. Ext.

Help Wanted Part-Time $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

RENTALS Rooms for Rent ROOMS FOR RENT, $100- $125 /wkly. All utilities & cable included.

803-938-2709

Duplex, Nice, Clean Lrg 2BR /2BA, lots of closet space. W/D hook-up. Across from Sumter mall. Lease and dep $625/mo.

803-494-4220 or 565-0056.

Couch, loveseat & matching chair $150, microwave & stand $50, single bed cot with good mattress $50 Call 469-4051 or 983-3690

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

Office Rentals

Unfurnished Apartments

Red, White & Pink Perennial Texas Hibiscus plants for sale. $3 each . Two Storm doors for sale $35 Ea. Call 481-3754

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

Resort Rentals Carousel Horses full size. Not Old but Beautiful. Custom made & hand-painted $1,000 each. (2) smaller Carousel horses (1) with music box, $350 each. Call 803-494-4220

Multi family 609 Gib Dr. Manning Sat 8-? Lots of Good stuff!

Come & See What Treasures You Can Find at St. John Baptist Church, 3944 Brewer Road, Manning. Sat. 7AM. Various Items sold. Fish & BBQ sandwiches also avail. For more info call 803-225-0826 (Betty).

Lawn Service

Home Improvements

DAYLILIES: Over 400 varieties Fri. June 6th, Sat. June 7th, 8AM-12. 110 Curtiswood Dr.

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

KARVELAS ESTATE SALE 777 Mattison Ave Sumter, SC 29150 June 6th 11-4 June 7th 9-3 June 9th 12-4. Follow us this Weekend to the Estate of a Wonderful Estate in Sumter, SC. This 6 bedroom home is absolutely FULL! SIX Bedrooms all furnished with Nothing but the Highest Quality of furniture, Crystal, China and Collectibles. Hickory Chair, Hitchcock, Hummels, etc. www.estatesaleguys.com.

803-467-3655

John's Hand Car Wash Mobile Service Call 803-316-5919

2132 Kingsbury Dr. (Corner of Kingsbury and Gin Branch Rd).

Entire contents of home: Sat., June 7th, 7AM-2PM. Furn., electronics, tools, hshld, linens, kitchen ware, knick-knack and more.

Welcoming "thrift store" owners buying whole lot".

Multi-Family Yard Sale: 2920 & 2930 Ithica Dr. Sat. 7:30AM. A little bit of everything.

Very Fine quality Mahogany Dining Room Suite. Consist of Table & 12 chairs, Two china cabinets, bar server, six storage cabinets. This set is for a large home and is the finest you can buy. Don't pass this great deal up.

Moving to smaller home. Custom built overseas. You can not buy anything like it. And if you could it would cost you over $25,000. I am asking only $7,500. Must See. Call 803-494-4220

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Mobile Home Rentals

Looking for 5-10 acres of farm land in Sumter County. Email katsspecialkneads@yahoo.com

Furniture / Furnishings

CLASSIFIED DEADLINES

11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition.

9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition.

For Sale or Trade

4200 Frisco Branch Rd., Fri/Sat 7:00AM. No Early birds. Clothes, books, baby and more.

KAREN ZIMMERMAN ESTATE AUCTION Antique and traditional home furnishings and décor. Large auction!

ONLINE ONLY, June 5-12 Details and bidding at www.jrdixonauctions.com.

Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059, (803) 774-6967

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Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

Want to Buy

Auctions

Curtis Richardson, Helen Rayon, Sandra Allen, and Cynthia Richardson, PLAINTIFFS, vs.

Florence Concrete Products, Inc., DEFENDANT.

TO THE ABOVE NAMED PLAINTIFFS AND THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Answer And Third-Party Complaint (Non-Jury) in this action of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the Said Amended Answer And Third Party Complaint (Non-Jury) on the subscriber at his office, 23 West Calhoun Street, Sumter, SC 29150, within thirty (30) days from the date of service hereof, exclusive of the date of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Answer and Third-Party Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint

Tree Service

Lost & Found

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

Florence Concrete Products, Inc., THIRD PARTY PLAINTIFF, vs.

Ernest Nelson Washington, Leroy Shepherd, James Shepherd, Leroy Shepherd, Jr., Prescilla Peoples Brock, Doris Shepherd, Jessie Shepherd, Angela Shepherd, Thomas Shepherd, Marilyn Dennis Ragin, Barbara Dennis, Marilyn Dennis, Wesley Dennis, Jr., Kenneth Dennis, Anthony Dennis, Geraldine Dennis, Patricia Dennis, Frances Dennis, Charles Dennis, Curtis Richardson, Helen Richardson Rayon a/k/a Helen Rayon, Sandra Richardson a/k/a Sandra D. Allen, Cynthia Richardson, Larry James Richardson, Cornell Richardson, Jr., and the unknown heirs of any named Defendant herein who is deceased, and John Doe, a fictitious person representing as a class all persons suffering under legal disability and claiming an interest in the property described, THIRD PARTY DEFENDANTS.

C&B Roofing Superior work afford. prices. Free est., Sr. disc.

Comm/Res 30 yr warr 290-6152

THE ITEM

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

TUDOR PLACE 3BR//3BA, screened porch, carport, new roof.

Agents welcome, $119,00.

803-938-2768 DEERFIELD: 4BR/2BA, 2,800 Sq Ft., Large Lot, $275,000.

803-491-4200 or 843-334-8211

Manufactured Housing 4BR 32x80 DW w//land for sale.

Payments approx. $600/mo. Call 803-236-5953 Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit?

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

(4) Mobile home in Windsor City.

All occupied. $1,780 per month income. $25,000 CASH or Buy any number. Call for info. 469-6978 (2) 3 & 4BR/2BA (Dalzell). Easy Financing. 803-983-8084

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

53.26 Acres (Clarendon Co) 4 ponds & Cabin with power, also established road. Ducks, turkeys, fish, deer. Call 803-481-2048 pin# 9129

Unfurnished Homes

2540 Burt Gin Rd, .9 acres in Manchester with horse barn.. $150 mo. Agent Owned. Call 236-2425

3Br home Burgess Ct. $495/mo & 2Br Apt Miller Rd. $395/mo.

774-8512 / 983-5691

Land & Lots for Sale

Used Daycare Furniture for sale.

Call 803-494-8427

1029 Old Pocalla Rd 2BR 1.5BA $450 Mo. 202 Kirvin St Pinewood 3BR 1BA Carport, Fenced Yd, $475 Mo. Sect. 8 OK Call 481-5843 or 983-6193

DR chairs - 2 arm chairs & 6 side chairs, heavy oak, asking $300 for all OBO. 469-0217

1290 Kings Pointe 3BR/1.5BA , $700/mo + dep. No pets.

803-518-3316

Dalzell 16.57 acre paved. $2425 dn. $580 mo. 120 mos. $2500 Ac. 888-774-5720.

Minutes Walmart/Shaw, 1 Ac, Water, Electric, Paved $6,000 cash. 888-774-5720 The Summit -Beautiful exterior lot in gated community $73,500 Call 803-840-2490

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THE ITEM

RECREATION

Boats / Motors Reg. Sun Dolphin boat for sale.

Never used. Comes complete with motor, battery, life preservers, etc. $750. 803-938-5806 or 406-7000.

TRANSPORTATION

Mopeds / ATVs / Motorcycles

2002 Honda Shadow 750, exc. cond, looks great! Lizard running lights $2,400 OBO. 803-410-7482.

Autos For Sale

Miscellaneous

93 Toyota Camry Wgn. High miles but runs great, well maintained, no air , $1500 OBO Call 795-4967 or 847-0523

2012 Impala, fully equipped.

Bumper to Bumper GM warranty. $13,900. Call 840-7633

New 6 volt Golf Kart Batteries $85.95 + tax and exchange.

Group 31 truck batteries $65 + tax and exchange. Dealer Discount.

Auto Electric Co. 773-4381.

SATURDAY, JUNE 07, 2014