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Prognosis grim for rural hospitals Talks continue with McLeod, end with Palmetto Health for now BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Clarendon Health System’s discussions with McLeod Health are still “extremely preliminary,” said interim

Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer Paul Schumacher. “It will require a lot of conversations and sharing information about each organization and deciding if the fit is there culturally, professionally

and quality-wise,” he said. In a memo sent to employees Tuesday, Schumacher said the hospital’s board of trustees met with representatives of McLeod Health and Palmetto Health before voting to continue talking only to McLeod, at least in the short term. Schumacher said it is difficult for small, rural hospitals to survive in the current financial environment. He said Gov. Nikki Haley’s decision

to opt out of the expanded Medicaid portion of the Affordable Care Act has particularly affected rural hospitals. “Based on the information I’ve received from the South Carolina Hospital Association, in the states that expanded their Medicaid programs, those rural facilities are doing quite well financially,” Schumacher said. “In the states that have not expanded

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Collision at Loring and North Lafayette drives First responders work to free a driver from her vehicle after a wreck at the corner of Loring and Layafette drives Wednesday afternoon. At least three people were injured during the collision between a tractor-trailer truck and a Chevy Tahoe SUV. Sumter Police Department Public Information Officer Tonyia McGirt said the wreck happened about 3 p.m. when the tractor-trailer was traveling north on Lafayette Drive and struck the SUV that was traveling west on Loring Drive. McGirt said the driver of the tractor trailer and a child passenger in the Chevy Tahoe were both taken to Palmetto Health Tuomey. The tractor trailer driver was released hours later, and the condition of the child was not known as of Wednesday evening. She said the driver of the SUV was transported to Palmetto Health Richland. An update of her condition was also not available as of Wednesday evening. McGirt said the investigation is ongoing. Personnel with Sumter Police Department, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Sumter County Emergency Medical Services and Sumter Fire Department responded to the incident. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Staff Sgt. Rivers honored as ‘Hero of the Month’ BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Staff Sgt. Tony Rivers with Sumter Police Department was surprised Wednesday morning with the news that he had been named “Sumter Homes for Heroes’ Officer of the Month.” Rivers was nominated by the public, which indicates how much the community appreciates him, said Jay Linginfelter, a member of Sumter Homes for Heroes, a local group that helps military personnel, first responders, teachers and healthcare workers buy and sell houses. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Rivers, who serves as head Staff Sgt. Tony Rivers receives applause from his coworkers after of the police department’s

being named “Hero of the Month” by the Homes for Heroes program on Wednesday morning.

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Rembert native seeks District 50 candidacy FROM STAFF REPORTS Rembert native Crystal Cunningham has announced her candidacy for the Democratic nomination for South Carolina State House of Representatives District 50. The primary election will take place June 14. Cunningham, who is running for public office for the first time, said she thinks her outsider status will be a positive factor in her quest to represent voters of the district, which includes all of Lee County and parts of Sumter and Kershaw counties. “I have long felt that our future begins here at home, and it begins with the generation coming up today,” Cunningham said.

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“That is why helping the people here in our local communities is the focus of my campaign and CUNNINGHAM will always be a priority of mine.” Cunningham holds a degree in psychology and Spanish with honors from Coker College and serves as an evangelist and mentor to children and young adults, according to a news release announcing her candidacy. “I like to reach people where they are and empower them to achieve their goals and dreams,” she said. “I fully believe

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County council approves sale of Spectrum Senior Center

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During its meeting on Tuesday, Sumter County Council authorized the sale of the Spectrum Senior Center on Pinewood Road for $700,000 for a commercial use. The motion to approve the sale was made by Sumter County Fiscal, Tax and Property Committee, which met before the regular council meeting. Council did not provide details about the commercial use or which entity intends to purchase the five and half acres property. Also, county council approved second reading of an ordinance to lease property to South Carolina Department of Natural Resources for a ground water monitoring project. County Attorney Johnathan Bryan said council did not agree on the first suggested location, near the front of Central Carolina Technical College and South Carolina Environmental Training Center, so council memebers agreed to approve first reading, in title only, to avoid delaying the DNR project. DNR identified two other sites, one on Queen Chapel Church Road north of Quinn Chapel AME Church and the other behind the environmental training center, which will be considered by council. Chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney requested that a public hearing be held before council considers third reading of the ordinance during its next meeting on April 12 so that the members of Quinn Chapel AME Church will have a chance to comment on the project location. In other news, council approved a request for support of a proclamation declaring April Fair Housing Month in Sumter County.

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Committee to consider demolition requests Sumter Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet at 3:30 p.m. today in the conference room at the Sumter Planning Department building, 12 W. Liberty St., to consider a request to demolish a structure at 4 E. Hampton Ave. and to demolish the façade on property at 35 N. Main St. for a proposed restaurant and music venue.

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A longstanding tradition in Sumter is the annual sunrise Easter service at Swan LakeIris Gardens, which continues at 7 a.m. Sunday, sponsored by Sumter Ministerial Association. Why a sunrise service on Easter Sunday? After Jesus’ crucifixion and death on the day now called “Good Friday” (Matthew 27: 30-50), he was entombed, and the entrance to his tomb was sealed with a “great stone.” According to Luke 24:1-3 the women from Galilee “upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning ... came unto the sepulchre ... and they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, and they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.” The Rev. Stewart Marzell of Westminster Presbyterian Church and president of the Sumter Ministerial Association is the organizer for Sunday’s service, which will begin at 7 a.m., ahead of sunrise at 7:14. Marzell said the community-wide, nondenominational service “brings Christians together to worship and proclaim the good news that Jesus Christ is risen from the dead. It’s definitely a very special day for Christians.”

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Stained glass windows in many churches depict Christ’s crucifixion. The public is invited to attend the 7 a.m. Easter Sunday sunrise service celebrating Christ’s resurrection at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens. Maggie Richardson, Ramona Josephs and Kenneth Smith, chaplain at Palmetto Health Tuomey. The sunrise service will be very similar to a regular Sunday service, Marzell said, as it will comprise scripture

He said pastors across denominational lines will participate in the service, with the Rev. Constance Lane delivering the homily or sermon. Other participants include pastors Chris Moore, Marion Zeigler, Blake Sorie,

readings, prayers, sermon, the Last Supper (communion), the doxology and a closing prayer. Easter’s date changes. It traditionally falls on the first Sunday following the first full moon after the spring equinox. The spring equinox occurred this year on March 20, and there was a full moon on March 23, making Easter “early” this year. Today is Maundy Thursday, or Holy Thursday, commemorating the day on which Jesus celebrated Passover with his disciples. Known to Christians as the Last Supper, this event was also the origin of communion and preceded the day of Christ’s crucifixion, Good Friday. Marzell said everyone is encouraged to attend the service, “ ... an opportunity for all Christians in Sumter to come together to celebrate unity in that Jesus Christ died” for all of us. Chairs for the Easter sunrise service will be set up by 6:30 a.m. in Heath Gardens on the south side of Swan Lake-Iris Gardens across from the Visitors Center, and the service will begin at 7 a.m. Swan Lake is located on West Liberty Street. Many area churches conduct their own sunrise services on Sunday. See the Church News on page A4 in today’s paper for listings.

USDA makes rural development grants available FROM STAFF REPORTS U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeking applications for loans and grants to help support the start-up or expansion of rural businesses. “Our small, rural businesses need financing to compete in the global economy,” Rural Business Cooperative-Service Administrator Sam Rikkers said. “With this announcement, USDA is demonstrating its continued commitment to investing in small towns and rural communities. These loans and grants will spur entrepreneurship, create jobs and improve the quality of life

in rural America.” The money is being provided through the Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program. Under the program, USDA provides zero-interest loans and grants to local utilities, which use the money to create revolving funds for projects that will create or retain jobs in rural areas. USDA is making $37 million in loans and $11 million in grants available. A recipient may receive a loan of as much as $1 million or a grant of as much as $300,000. Since 2009, USDA has invested more than $330 million in loans and grants

through the REDLG program. In 2015, Aiken Technical College in Graniteville received a $1 million loan to build a facility to provide training in advanced manufacturing. The 35,000-square-foot facility, called the Center for Energy and Advanced Manufacturing will help the college’s students graduate with degrees in technically advanced fields of study. For information on how to apply for REDLG loans or grants, contact Michele Cardwell at (803) 765-5163. The first round of applications are due March 31, and the second round of applications are due by June 30.

Gov. Haley tells feds to stop sending plutonium COLUMBIA (AP) — Federal officials must stop sending nuclear materials to South Carolina and should reroute a shipment of plutonium coming from Japan, Gov. Nikki Haley told the U.S. government in a letter. The Republican governor’s demand is part of a long-running dispute with the federal

government about where the materials should be stored. Last month, South Carolina sued the Energy Department saying it had failed to remove plutonium from the state as promised. “It is imperative to the safety of our citizens and our environment that South Carolina not allow this to

happen,” Haley wrote to Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz, asking him to stop or reroute a shipment of 331 kilograms of plutonium coming to the Savannah River Site. “Therefore, stop shipment or re-route this defense plutonium. God bless.” The shipment left Japan earlier this week, according

to Savannah River Site Watch, a watchdog group that monitors activity related to the site. It is slated to arrive in South Carolina in about two months and, according to the group, consists of plutonium supplied to Japan in the 1960s and 1970s for nuclear reactor research purposes.

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THE SUMTER ITEM confirmed the charge. A pill bottle containing Ultracet, Naproxen and Flexeril and a marijuana grinder with marijuana inside were found in Alston’s pants pocket, the report states. He is charged with being a fugitive from justice, unlawful possession of prescription pills and simple possession of marijuana. STOLEN PROPERTY Approximately $2,000 worth of copper tubing and wire were reportedly stolen from a residence in the 900 block of South Main Street between March 13 and March 16. Also, $150 worth of damage was caused to the enclosed porch when the glass was broken, providing entry into the house for the suspect. A 2008 copper and black Suzuki Hayabusa 1300 motorcycle valued at $7,500 was reportedly stolen from a residence in the 1000 block of North Guignard Drive between 11 p.m. Sunday and 6 a.m. Monday.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Shermaine A. Johnson, 35, of 5500 Randolph St., Sumter, was arrested on Monday for firing a handgun while arguing with another individual on Saturday, according to a news release from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The victim was not struck by any of the bullets. The release states the incident took place in front of a 7-year-old child. Johnson is charged with first degree domestic violence. Trevar Alston, 35, of 4 Reed St., Sumter, was arrested on Tuesday for having several prescription pills and marijuana in his possession. Alston was approached by officers who suspected he was a subject wanted for attempted murder in Maryland. A U.S. Marshall identified Alston as the attempted murder suspect and a check through the national crime investigation center

Cruz emboldened, but needs near miracle to catch Trump dates’ families. Cruz slammed Trump during an appearance in the front-runner’s hometown for making a vague threat on Twitter the night before to “spill the beans” on Cruz’s wife. “Gutter politics,” Cruz said. Trump’s warning that he would disclose something about Heidi Cruz came in response to an ad by an outside political group that featured a provocative photo of Trump’s wife, Melania, when she was a model and before they were married. Trump misidentified the Cruz campaign as the source of the ad. Heidi Cruz addressed the situation directly during an appearance outside Milwaukee. “The things that Donald Trump says are not based in reality,” she said. The Republican infighting came the day after Cruz scored a win in Utah and Trump claimed Arizona. Despite modest signs of strength, the first-term Texas senator needs a near miracle to catch the billionaire businessman. The day-after delegate math laid bare the challenge: Cruz needs to win 83 percent of the remaining delegates to overtake the front-runner. And further complicating Cruz’s path, Ohio Gov. John Kasich vowed to stay in the race at least until the next primary.

WAUWATOSA, Wis. (AP) — While Ted Cruz decried “gutter politics” against him, former Republican presidential contenders gave him a boost Wednesday, casting the Texas senator as the party’s last best chance to stop Donald Trump. The long and bitter 2016 campaign shifted to a new Midwestern battleground. Ahead of Wisconsin’s April 5 primary, Gov. Scott Walker, who dropped out of the race last fall, declared that only Cruz can catch Trump as time runs short in the primary season. And former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush gave Cruz his endorsement — a step perhaps designed to hurt Trump more than help the unpopular Texas senator. “For the sake of our party and country, we must move to overcome the divisiveness and vulgarity Donald Trump has brought into the political arena,” said Bush, who was knocked out of the 2016 contest last month. “To win, Republicans need to make this election about proposing solutions to the many challenges we face, and I believe that we should vote for Ted as he will do just that.” Indeed, as Democrat Hillary Clinton addressed rising national security concerns, the Republican contest was hit again by personal insults — this time involving the candi-

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BRUSSELS (AP) — As police hunted for the surviving Brussels bomber, evidence mounted Wednesday that the same Islamic State cell carried out the attacks in both Paris and Brussels, and that the militants may have launched this week’s slaughter in haste because they feared authorities were closing in on them. On a day of mourning across Belgium after Tuesday’s bombings of the Brussels airport and subway that killed 31 people and wounded more than 270, new information emerged about the four attackers: • European security officials said one of the suicide bombers was Najim Laachraoui, a Moroccan-born Belgian whom police have hunted as the suspected bombmaker in the Nov. 13 attacks on Paris by the Islamic State that killed 130 people. • The other two suicide bombers were Belgian-born brothers, Ibrahim El Bakraoui, and his younger brother, Khalid, both known to the police as common criminals, not anti-Western radicals. • Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Ibrahim El Bakraoui was caught in June 2015 near Turkey’s border with Syria and deported, at his own request, to the Netherlands, with Ankara warning Dutch and Belgian officials that he was a “foreign terrorist fighter.” But other Turkish officials said he was released from Dutch custody because of lack of evidence of involvement in extremism.

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A sign reads “Why?” in English, French and Flemish behind candles and flowers near the Maelbeek metro station in Brussels on Wednesday evening. Details of the investigation from chief prosecutor Frederic Van Leeuw pointed to a rising sense of panic among the three bombers who blew themselves up. An unidentified fourth man who was shown in airport video surveillance footage remains at large after Van Leeuw said his suitcase bomb failed to detonate properly. Authorities say he was the man in a light jacket and hat on the far right of the video footage. Van Leeuw said the bomb did partially explode after police had already evacuated the terminal, injuring nobody. The prosecutor said a laptop seized from a garbage can on a street outside the brothers’ last known address contained a message purportedly from Ibrahim El Bakraoui that indicated he was expecting to be arrested imminently after Friday’s capture in Brussels of

the suspected ringleader of the Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam. “I don’t know what to do; I’m in a hurry; people are looking for me everywhere,” Van Leeuw quoted the message as saying. “If I give myself up I’ll end up in a cell next to him,” — an apparent reference to the justarrested Abdeslam. Police were drawn to the brothers’ apartment Tuesday night thanks to a tip from a taxi driver who had unwittingly delivered them to the airport, Van Leeuw said. Inside the northeast Brussels residence they found an apparent bomb-making factory, including 33 pounds of homemade explosives and nails for use as shrapnel. Neighbors told The Associated Press they had no idea of the brothers’ activities and barely saw them until the taxi collected them and their visibly heavy bags Tuesday morning.

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CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Friday — Last words of Christ from the cross service. Speakers: Evangelist B. Seymore; Evangelist T. Lonon; Evangelist C. Washington; Evangelist G. China; Evangelist K. Britt; Evangelist M. Ragin and Elder T. Benjamin. Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Friday — Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. * Sunday — Sunrise service at 6:45 a.m. Easter program will immediately follow the 10 a.m. worship. Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph LemonDingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Sunday, April 3 — Pack the pew program at 3 p.m. Dr. Alice Ridgill will speak. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Sunrise service at 6 a.m. Youth Easter recitals at 4 p.m. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Sunday, April 17 — 20th pastoral anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. of the Rev. James L. and Alethia Clark. Bishop Jeffery Johnson will speak. Church of God of Prophecy, 140 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday — The 43rd anniversary of the New Gospel Tones of Sumter will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Doors open at 4 p.m. On the program: the Rev. Matthew Mickens and the Highway Travelers of Hopkins; Spiritual Caravans of Sumter; Team of Joy of Orangeburg; and many others. Clark United Methodist Church, 2980 U.S. 401 N., Oswego Highway, announces: * Today-Friday — Holy Week services at 7 nightly. Speakers: today, the Rev. Jeffrey Sally; and Friday, the Rev. Emma Jones. * Saturday — Community Easter egg hunt from noon to 2 p.m. * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. at Mt. Moriah UMC, 1379 Swimming Pen Road, Mayesville. Easter worship will be held at 11 a.m. at Clark UMC. Community Church of Praise, 562 S. Pike Road, announces: * Saturday — Youth Easter Extravaganza at 2 p.m. * Thursday-Friday, March 31April 1 — Revival at 7 nightly. Pastor Windley Jr. will speak. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 7 a.m.; Sunday school at 8:45 a.m.; and 10 a.m. worship. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Accepting donations of nonclothing items until Friday, April 1, for the Relay for Life yard sale. Drop items off on the porch of the Dorcas Closet building (white house) on the church grounds. For pick up, call Barbara at (803) 5651602 and leave message. * Saturday, April 2 — Relay for

Life yard sale and fish dinner from 7 a.m. until everything is gone. Rain or shine. Fried fish dinner with all the fixings for $6. * Saturday, April 9 — Golf tournament at Crystal Lake Golf Club. Tee time is 8:30 a.m. Shotgun start. Format is 18hole Captain’s Choice with four person team of your choice. Fees: $50 per person or $200 per team (includes cart, green fees, food and prizes). Call David at (803) 983-6441 for more information or to register. Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * “Men Helping Boys and Men to Become Better” event at 6 p.m. each Monday in the fellowship hall. Sponsored by ministers, veterans, churches and businesses in Clarendon County. Call (803) 556-1848 or (803) 968-9466. Emmanuel Baptist Church, 1794 Old Georgetown Road, Manning, announces: * Friday — Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 7 a.m. and Easer worship at 10 a.m. Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. The Rev. Marion H. Newton will speak. Sunday school at 10 a.m. followed by 11:30 a.m. Easter worship. First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. The Rev. Laddie Howard will speak. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Friday — Seven last words service at 7 p.m. * Sunday — Easter service at 11:15 a.m. Full Proof Deliverance Ministry, 2758 S.C. 341 S., Olanta, announces: * Wednesday-Friday, April 6-8 — Awakening of the Holy Ghost Revival at 7 nightly. Speakers: Wednesday, Pastor Alfreada Johnson; Thursday, Pastor Teresa Baxter; and Friday, Pastor Richard Croom. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Joint Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. The Rev. Stanley Rivers will speak. * Sunday, April 3 — Holy communion will follow the 10:15 a.m. worship.

3890 White Oak Drive, Davis Station, announces: * Sunday, April 3 — The 16th anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. One Accord of Manning will provide music. Kingdom Builder’s Outreach announces: * Saturday, April 2 — “So You Think You Can Praise” friendly competition event. Open to all solo artists, groups, ministry teams, mime, praise dance, and all other Christian talents. Registration ends March 1. Contact Minister Chenise MzChozen Williams at (803) 305-5255. Manning United Methodist Church, 17 E. Rigby St., Manning, announces: * Registration for the 20162017 school year has begun. Nursery, 2-year-old and 3/4-year-old classes available. Offering 5 days a week and early drop off. Classes begin in late August. Call (803) 4358115. Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Wednesday-Thursday, April 6-7 — Revival services at 7:30 nightly. Pastor Rosa Mae Fulton will speak. Mount Glory Missionary Baptist Church, 841 N. Main St., announces: * Friday-Saturday — Free soft drinks 10 a.m.-2 p.m. * Sunday — Special Easter program for children at 11 a.m. Minister Ida “Ruby” Melton will speak. Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Sunday — Easter Sunday services as follows: 8:15 a.m. church school and 9 a.m. worship and Easter program. * Sunday, April 3 — Stewardess / Pulpit Aide day during 10 a.m. service. * Sunday, April 10 — The 123rd anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 10 a.m. The Rev. Carl McKnight will speak. * Tuesday-Wednesday, April 12-13 — Spring Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Donna Jackson will speak. * Sunday, April 24 — Gospel choir anniversary program at 10 a.m. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Saturday — “Health and Heritage” health fair from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Mount Zion Enrichment Center, 315 W. Fulton St. Call Delores Nickelson at (803) 9723034 for vendor information. * Sunday — Annual joint Easter sunrise worship to be held at 6 a.m. at Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., followed by 9:45 a.m. Easter program.

Holly Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1304 Hidden Branch Road, Manning, announces: * Sunday, April 3 — Four Gospels program at 5 p.m. Speakers: Pastor Kenneth Murray; Pastor Ranzy McFadden; Elder Kevin Bosier; and Pastor David Pugh.

Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 130 Loring Mill Road, announces: * Saturday, April 2 — Prayer breakfast at 8 a.m. The Rev. Clifford Witherspoon will speak. The Singing Cousins will provide music.

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THE SUMTER ITEM Road, announces: * Sunday — Resurrection Sunday with Mulberry’s Scholars recitations at 10:15 a.m. Worship service will immediately follow. * Monday-Tuesday, March 28-29 — Youth Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. Clifton Witherspoon will speak. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Today — Holy Week services at 7 p.m. Pastor Willie A. Wright Jr. will speak. * Sunday — Easter service at 10 a.m. New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Sunday — Easter services as follows: 8 a.m., outside reflections at the cross; 8:15 a.m. worship; and 9:45 a.m. potluck brunch. Pastor Kevin Massey will speak. New Testament Lighthouse Church, 1114 Boulevard Road, announces: * Saturday, April 2 — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring the Oxendines of North Carolina. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church announces: * Today-Sunday — Holy Week and Easter Mass Schedule for Catholic churches in Manning and Santee as follows: 7 p.m. Holy Thursday service at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church, 2529 Raccoon Road, Manning, and at St. Ann’s Church, 2205 State Park Road, Santee; 3 p.m. Good Friday service at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and St. Ann’s Church; 8 p.m. Saturday Vigil service at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church and St. Ann’s Church; 9 a.m. Easter Sunday service at Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church; and 11 a.m. Easter Sunday service at St. Ann’s Church. www.myoloh.org Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Resurrection Day Sunrise service at 7 a.m. Breakfast will be served. * Sunday, April 3 — Praise dancers anniversary program at 2:30 p.m. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Friday — Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. * Sunday — Easter services as follows: 7:15 a.m. sunrise service; 7:45 a.m. breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday school; 10 a.m. worship service. Nursery provided. Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Saturday — Easter egg hunt for children under 13 years of age from 10 a.m. to noon. * Tuesday, March 29 — Senior adult lunch at noon. Bring a covered dish. Salem Missionary Baptist Church, 320 W. Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 6 a.m. The Rev. Dr. James B. Blassingame will speak. Second Presbyterian Church,

1125 Old Pocalla Road, announces: * Friday — Good Friday worship service at noon. The Rev. Dr. Ella F. Busby will speak. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Saturday — First quarter 2016 seminar 8 a.m.-noon. Topics of discussion include: ministers and ministries; tithing and giving; and evangelism and discipleship. Call (803) 236-6451 to confirm attendance. * Sunday — Easter program during the 10 a.m. service, sponsored by the youth ministry. Sumter Ministerial Association announces: * Sunday — Community-wide Easter Sunrise service at 7 a.m. at Swan Lake. Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Friday — Good Friday worship service at 7 p.m. * Sunday — The 131st anniversary of the church will be celebrated. Sunrise worship at 6 a.m.; Sunday school at 9 a.m.; devotional service at 9:45 a.m.; and 10 a.m. worship. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Friday — Good Friday service at 7 p.m. * Saturday — Youth Easter fun day at noon. * Sunday — Easter Sunrise service at 6:30 a.m. Youth Easter presentations at 8:30 a.m. followed by Easter worship at 10 a.m. Triumph Ministries, 3632 Broad St. Ext., announces: * Friday, April 15 — Prophetic encounter (One Night of Glory!) at 7 p.m. Bishop J. Donald Edwards will speak. * Saturday, April 16 — School of the prophets 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Bishop J. Donald Edwards will speak. * Friday, April 29 — Night of explosion, impart at ion and manifestation at 7 p.m. Apostle Frankie Perry will speak. Unity Baptist Church, 4000 U.S. 15 South, announces: * Wednesday, April 20 — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring the Believers Quartet. Voices of Christ Apostolic-Prophetic School of the Scribe announces: * Saturday, April 16 — “Scribes Over this City” 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at The Ruach, 245 Oswego Highway. Who should attend: poets; spoken word artists; playwrights; song writers; letter writers; devotionalists; grant writers; administrators; speech writers; novelists; and educators. Theresa Harvard Johnson and Terrance L. Frederick will speak. Call (803) 775-7605 for details. Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday, April 17 — CWC Women’s Day program at 4 p.m. The Rev. Belinda Chaneyfield will speak.

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his Easter holiday we log one more year into the span of time that separates us from the historical event of Jesus’ crucifixion roughly 2,000 years ago. Between the bookends of Jesus’ crucifixion and 2016 are centuries, filled with conflicting ideologies and numerous shifting baselines of what is both culturally and morally acceptable. There have been fantastic advances in medicine and Faith Matters technology that have propelled us JAMIE H. into untold prosperWILSON ity. There has been both tragedy and triumph that have marked the human journey. It would seem like Christ’s crucifixion and subsequent resurrection have no hold on modern life. But there is one lesson taught by Christ on Easter Sunday that still rings true, despite humanity’s greatest achievements: Grace still matters.

It matters to the young man beset by his own poor decisions. He lost everything, and now he fully understands how hard it will be to climb out of the pit of consequence. He’ll face temptations that will try to convince him that grace isn’t the answer: It is the choice of a weak man. He’ll wallow in anger and regret until he gives in to grace. Grace matters because she needs grace, the woman that sits across the aisle at church. She wears the pain of a broken marriage across her face, only thinly veiled by a smile. Her estranged husband sits just three seats away, but it might as

well be miles. God’s all-consuming grace would easily heal her marriage if her heart wasn’t so thickly covered with her own pride. She will continue to let pride’s caustic nature eat away at her relationships until nothing but pain and regret remain. Grace matters to the father, struggling with a wayward son; the city official dealing with the constant complaining from their constituency; and the single mother trying to make her paycheck stretch to the end of the month. It matters to the pastor frustrated with his congregation, and the congregation frustrated with its pastor. It is the one thing that can change

‘We’ve thrown a lot of peripheral remembrances into our celebration of Easter, but nothing is as important as the lavish, unconditional and allconsuming gift of grace given by our Heavenly Father when Jesus Christ died on the cross, paying the ransom for all our sins.’

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alvation is ours because of Christ’s crucifixion upon the cross. He died so that we could be forgiven. Salvation is God’s gift to us; in return we can grow in wisdom and in the Spirit and spread God’s love to others. In 1 John 4.16-17, we read, “God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him. In this way love is made complete among us.” This Easter, accept God’s gift of love and share it with joy!

Anglican Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

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

Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

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

Baptist - Missionary Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Marion H Newton, Pastor Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

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

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

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

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org FPastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM

City of Refuge Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 Barbara & Johnny Davis Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:15 am Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm www.cityofrefugeministry.com

Spiritual Life Christian Center 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Victory Full Gospel Interdenominational Church 601 Pitts Rd • 481-7003 Joann P. Murrill, Pastor Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Youth Bible Study 7:00 pm

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

our hearts and lives if we but choose to accept it and practice it. Grace still matters. It matters because no other aspect of our faith so clearly testifies to our beliefs. We have laid claim to the idea that no one is perfect (Rom. 3:10), and no matter how hard we try, we’ll always be imperfect (Rom. 3:23). God’s grace is our only hope (Rom. 5:2). We’ve thrown a lot of peripheral remembrances into our celebration of Easter, but nothing is as important as the lavish, unconditional and all-consuming gift of grace given by our Heavenly Father when Jesus Christ died on the cross, paying the ransom for all our sins. No event has been so spiritually cataclysmic than the act of Jesus’ death on the cross. It should be the heartbeat of our celebration. No matter how many years separate us from the crucifixion event, we must proudly proclaim the timelessness of grace. Without it, nothing else matters. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail.com.

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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

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Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 The Rock Church of Sumter Rev. Jeremy Howell 365 N. Saint Pauls Ch. Rd. • 803-494-7625 Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Pastor Gwendolyn Credle Sunday School: 10 am Sunday School 9:30 am www.yourbethel.org Worship Service 11:00 am BMethodist@ftc-i.net St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Non-Denominational Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street

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First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Jim Burton Maundy Thursday (Fellowship Hall) Soup Supper, Communion, and Act of Humbleness 6:00 p.m. Good Friday Service (Sanctuary) 7:00 p.m Celebration of Resurrection Sunday Easter Egg Hunt & Refreshments (West Lawn) 9:30 a.m. Worship with Communion (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.

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

First United Penecostal Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Service: 10:00 am & 6:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

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Community Angels Fund gives a helping hand BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY lonstantin@theitem.com Toby Viger didn’t know where to turn after having his left leg amputated five years ago. He needed a wheelchair ramp to get in and out of his house but did not have the funding to have it built. The Community Angels Fund Inc. stepped in, and within a few days, Viger had a ramp. “It was like a weight was lifted of my shoulder,” he said. Today, Viger is able to walk with a prosthetic leg and is giving back by serving as a board member and volunteer with the nonprofit organization. The Community Angels Fund Inc. was started 10 years ago with a goal of helping people with various needs and bringing together community members to help one another. Founders Adrian and Angela Reyes began the organization after seeing the need in Clarendon County. “The need is much greater than we could provide, but we decided to start a charity to help people,” Angela said. Through the years the organization has helped as many as 3,000 people. Assistance has included helping a family cover funeral expenses for a loved one, paying rent or utility bills for individuals going through a tough financial time and providing food, medicine or gas to those in need. Wheelchair ramps have been built by the organization, and last year, an individual was assisted with the purchase of a car. “Our goal is to not turn anyone away and to have the funds to give a hand up, not a hand out,” Angela said. In 2015, the organization helped at least 300 people, she said, while raising about $7,000 in fundraising and donations. “We deplete our funds every year,” Angela said. “The community needs to know we are helping people and that we’re all in this together.” Last year, the organization was able to assist families affected by the October flood. Financial resources were provided to assist families with temporary residences as well as supplies to repair homes. Furniture was donated to those who had lost items during the flood. A meal was provided for residents who were temporarily staying at a local camp. Food and cleaning supplies were collected and donated to the Disaster Relief Distribution Center in Manning. Reyes said the organization finds people who need assistance through churches, organizations and individuals. There is no formal screening process, she said. Rather, requests for assistance are brought before the board, which then looks at each individual case to determine the need. “We fill a niche in this area,” said Sam Irvin, board member and volunteer. “Many organizations help people long-term. We assist with many shortterm needs, that in some cases may be a one-time, but critical assistance to an individual.”

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Above, participants eat dinner at the Community Angels Fund Inc. Sky Lantern Supper held in November at American Pontoon, 11141 S.C. 260, Manning. The fundraising event’s purpose was to celebrate the life of deceased loved ones. Left, Angela Reyes, co-founder and president of the Community Angels Fund Inc., gets presents ready for the nonprofit organization’s Angel Tree project in December 2015. Below, David Johnson, 13, and his mother Miriam look at a 1935 Hudson Terraplane during The Community Angels Fund, Inc. 6th annual Spring Fling Car and Bike Show in Summerton in June 2015.

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Last November, the organization adopted two families and provided them with food baskets so they would have a Thanksgiving dinner, Reyes said. In December, board members selected eight families that were struggling financially and could not afford to buy Christmas presents. “We asked for gift ideas from each of the family members and provided presents for everyone,” Reyes said. Each family also received a food basket for Christmas dinner. The organization hosts two major fundraisers a year, the Annual Community Angels Fund Spring Fling Car and Bike Show and the Sky Lantern Supper. Last year’s car show was held in downtown Summerton where it will be held again this year. The event attracted more than 450 attendees and more than 70 car owners who displayed their vehicles.

“The event is a great way to attract local families and tourists into the town as well as to promote our local businesses,” said Summerton Mayor Mac Bagnal. “The money raised goes back into the local community. The Community Angels Fund have helped a lot of people in Clarendon County.” The other fundraiser, the Sky Lantern Supper, was held in November at American Pontoon, 11141 SC 260, Manning. The event’s purpose was to celebrate the life of deceased loved ones. Sky lanterns, which are small hot air balloons made of paper, were released in memory of those who passed away. Reyes said they hope to serve more people who need assistance in Clarendon County, but in order to do so, they need to raise more money. “Every penny we receive goes back into the community,” she said. Donations can be made by check to

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Floyd named chamber director; tourism post open FROM STAFF REPORTS MANNING — Ericka Sexton Floyd has been named the new director of the Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce. She will start on April 1, filling in the position of Christina Darby, who resigned earlier this month. Floyd, 29, a Manning native, served as the chamber’s information specialist from 2006 to 2014. Chamber President Pro Prothro said the board of directors selected Floyd from a list of five candidates who had submitted applications. “All of the applicants had strong backgrounds,” Prothro said. “Ericka’s knowledge of the job really pushed her over

the top, however. She also brings a lot of energy and experience of working with our chamber members.” Floyd is a 2004 graduate of Manning High School and a 2008 graduate of University of South Carolina Aiken with a FLOYD bachelor’s degree in business administration. She worked for the chamber part-time during college and was hired full-time as information specialist after graduating. Floyd said she felt comfortable with the demands of the position and being hired about a month before Striped Bass Festival is scheduled to

take place. The festival is one of the chamber’s largest annual events. “I’m very excited and believe I have the background necessary for this position,” Floyd said. Prothro said the board also voted to create a director of

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Scottie is a 1-year-old male, domestic shorthair, gray tabby. He is up to date on his shots, has been neutered and tested negative for feline leukemia. He loves to cuddle and is very affectionate. Scottie is very playful and loves being held and carried. Stop by and see Scottie, Chico and their friends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-14-185 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsRichard Todd Avant, Teresa A. Seitz n/k/a Teresa A. Avant a/k/a Teresa Avant, Household Finance Corporation II, John McDavid, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC dba ditech, and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Richard Todd Avant, Teresa A. Seitz n/k/a Teresa A. Avant a/k/a Teresa Avant, Household Finance Corporation II, John McDavid, Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. as nominee for GMAC Mortgage, LLC dba ditech, and The South Carolina Department of Revenue, I, Frances Ricci Land Welch, as Special Referee for Clarendon County, will sell on April 4, 2016, at 11:00 am, at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 West Keitt St, Manning, SC 29102, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT PARCEL OF LAND IN CLARENDON COUNTY, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, AS MORE FULLY DESCRIBED IN DEED BOOK 434, PAGE 243, ID# 160-14-01-31, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR TRACT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 OF CLARENDON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA, CONTAINING 1.66 ACRE ACCORDING TO A PLAT THEREOF PREPARED BY DUVALLE W. ELLIOTT, RLS, ON MARCH 25, 1998; SAID PLAT BEING FILED FOR RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CLARENDON COUNTY IN PLAT CABINET A, SLIDE 38 AS PLAT NUMBER 3 AND INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE PURSUANT TO SECTION 30-5-250 OF THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976 (AS AMENDED) KNOWN AS 2572 PATRIOT ROAD FORMERLY

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff immediately and separately and such application will be deemed absolute and total in the absence of your application for such an appointment within thirty (30) days after the service of the Summons and Complaint upon you.

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TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some

The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.0% per annum. Frances Ricci Land Welch Special Referee for Clarendon County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff

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

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This being the same property conveyed to Richard Todd Avant and Teresa A. Seitz by Deed from Larry B. Minton and Dona A. Minton dated March 15, 2001 and recorded March 15, 2001 in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County, South Carolina in Book A434 at Page 243.

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controlling both chambers in the Legislature and the governor’s office. The state drew international attention last June when nine black Americans were shot to death at a church in Charleston. Authorities arrested a white man they say was motivated by racial hatred in the killings. He is awaiting trial. The bill requires refugees resettled by the federal government into South Carolina to register with its Department of Social Services. That agency would share the information with state police, who would be asked under the measure to confirm that the refugees aren’t security risks and report back to lawmakers. The bill passed 39-6. Some Democrats supported the measure after Bryant agreed to remove a requirement that no state money be spent on refugees — including funds to educate their children.

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During Sumter County Council’s meeting on Tuesday, trator Gary Mixon County Adminissaid the Federal Emergency Manageme nt Agency Disaster Relief Center will be moving another, smaller location sometime to soon because of a reduced number of visitors. He said He said sa aid d about abo ab a bout 30 people bout bo peo p eople are a visiting th center each 30 the i day. Mixon said the county has information regarding the sent off emergency money it spent for flood rescue covery. He said and rethe $114,000 is overtimemajority of the for county employees. He said the county has also extended its memorand um of understand with South Carolina ing Department Transportation of move the debris for debris pickup to refrom the county’s landfill. He said some residents have dropping off been debris at the landfill on their own, and more debris has accumulatthan 2,000 tons of ed. Mixon said the debris would sume about coneight months to a landfill space if the memorandyear of not been extended. um had He said contractor s have already started removing county can receivethe debris, and the age of reimburse a higher percentment from FEMA the debris is if removed in a short amount of time. While considerin g final reading amendments of to the county’s ordinances regarding code of yard maintenance, council discussed working City of Sumter officials to enforce with yard maintenan city county council ce regulations for constituents within city limits. living

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her for a year on behalf of his boss and controlling lover, Margot Bishop (Sonya Walger, “Lost”). A normal person might be devastated if her fiance seduced and abandoned her, vanishing without a trace. It would ruin her life. But Alice doesn’t exactly have a life, except when she’s working. So her vengeful pursuit of Benjamin / Mr. X takes some of the sting out of the mortification. At times “The Catch” resembles a showcase for Los Angeles’ most cutting-edge architecture, often filmed from odd and alluring angles. Perhaps the most stunning

act of architectural renovation on display is the transformation of Mireille Enos. In “The Killing” she was a detective / everywoman, unfashionably frumpy, as bleak as the weather and often as contemplatively still as a Buddhist monk. Here she’s forever in motion, brightly lit and never out of a designer outfit, a million dollar apartment or a Mercedes convertible. Her cheekbones are as angular and striking as the buildings on display. And her pale complexion is more than offset by the most aggressive use of false eyelashes since Faye Dunaway burst upon the scene in the late 1960s.

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When private investigator Alice Vaughan (Mireille Enos) is conned out of millions by her fiancé, Benjamin Jones (Peter Krause), she goes on a private mission for payback. “The Catch” premieres at 10 p.m. today on ABC.

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HOSPITAL FROM PAGE A1 Medicaid, those hospitals are struggling.” He said that with the ACA, the Medicaid program could be expanded to adults ages 19 to 65 who could qualify based on income. That group of patients does not qualify under traditional Medicaid and many of them remain uninsured. “If somebody shows up in our emergency room we are going to take care of them regardless of their ability to pay,” Schumacher said. Hospitals such as Clarendon Memorial continue to treat those patients, however, often without reimbursement. Schumacher pointed out that hospitals in Bamberg and Barnwell have already closed, while other hospitals struggle to keep their doors open. “Williamsburg has closed because the flood caused irreparable damage to their facility,” he said. “Because their financial condition has not been particularly strong, they didn’t have the funds to upgrade or build a new hospital.” Schumacher said Clarendon Memorial is not in danger of closing any time soon, but the system would not

RIVERS FROM PAGE A1 community relations unit, did not have much to say other than “thank you” when he was presented with a plaque for his dedication to the community. As an officer in the community relations unit, Rivers works closely with residents throughout the city on a daily basis. He said he is very apprecia-

be prepared to handle situation similar to what happened in Williamsburg if it happened in Manning. “We are all struggling in rural areas,” he said. Dr. Danette McAlhaney, who was CEO of the Bamberg County Hospital before it closed at the beginning of May 2012, said a number of factors contributed to the demise of that hospital. There were plans for a new hospital in Bamberg County, but infighting about whether it should be in Bamberg or Denmark caused the project to be delayed to the point it was no longer feasible. McAlhaney said small, rural hospitals aren’t able to compete because of the way hospitals are paid, in part because of the high proportion of older patients they treat. “There is higher reimbursement for procedures and not for caring for the elderly with pneumonia or a urinary tract infection,” she said. “If a young person comes in with pneumonia there is going to be 24-hours of IV antibiotics, they will see transitions, get an oral antibiotic and go home.” She said when an elderly patient comes in they don’t turn around that quickly. “Because you are paid the same thing for pneumonia, you couldn’t

tive for the recognition but would not call himself a hero. “I’m just doing the job,” he said. “I try to do what I can to make Sumter a better place.” Rivers started his career in law enforcement in 2001 with Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office and joined Sumter Police Department in 2004. Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III said community relations is just as important as other aspects of law enforcement.

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make money doing it,” she said. Bamberg City Manager Bruce Watson said the closing of the hospital has had a tremendous impact on the community. “It was one of the biggest employers in the whole county,” he said. “They were well paid jobs in the medical field, they had homes here. We have more homes for sale here than I have ever seen in my life, nice homes.” Watson said he has been told that small community hospitals are giving way to a regional model. “All communities can’t have a small hospital anymore,” he said. “It has to be regional in order to fund an emergency room and keep it going. It’s got to serve several cities or several counties.” At Clarendon Memorial, Schumacher said because of hospital consolidation, the Department of Health and Human Services recognized something had to be done to avoid creating areas in the state where people did not have access to health care. “The nearest hospital could be over an hour away for much of the population,” he said. The state put $40 million in a transformation fund with $4 million available to small hospitals to encourage them to explore affiliating with larger ones.

He said people usually imagine police officers as they are portrayed on television engaging in non-stop action but that is not true. Officers talk with people in the community to mitigate situations before they get out of hand, he said. Roark said Rivers’ job is a key component in improving the quality of life for residents. Sumter Homes for Heroes started in 2015 and approximately $18,000 was provided to

McAlhaney said she would like to see an incentive program set up to encourage larger hospitals to team up with smaller hospitals to keep emergency rooms open and provide beds for outpatients or short-stay admissions. Changes in reimbursement are needed as well, she said. “Just in general, a pay schedule that makes financial sense for small rural hospitals that provides limited services,” McAlhaney said. “We shouldn’t be doing heart surgery here.” She said there are good reasons for keeping local facilities open. “I think we need a 24-7 emergency room, and it would be nice if we could treat older local patients — or anybody — with pneumonia for a couple of days or do a chest pain rule out. and if they rule in, send them to a larger facility for whatever they might need.” In Manning, Schumacher said hospital system is following the steps required to receive the $4 million the state has made available. “We will continue to talk and look at opportunities to maintain Clarendon Health System and maintain a presence in Clarendon County,” he said. “What that would look like, no one can explain at this time.”

local participants, Linginfelter said. He said Homes for Heroes was created by real estate agents in Minnesota after 9/11 as a way to help military members and first responders buy and sell houses. The program has since grown to include more than 2,000 agents in 48 states. Linginfelter said services are also provided to teachers and healthcare workers. He said program participants receive financial help by

working with their local Homes for Heroes team members who provide reduced rates throughout the buying and selling processes. Linginfelter said he personally puts 25 percent of his commission toward the closing cost for a property to help participants. For more information about Sumter Homes for Heroes, contact Jay Linginfelter at (803) 494-4994, (803) 236-3737 or Jay@SumterHeroes.com.

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It’s the end of the line for the GOP as we know it

ominating Donald Trump will wreck the Republican party as we know it. Not nominating Trump will wreck the Republican party as we know it. The sooner everyone recognizes this fact, the better. Denial has been Trump’s greatest ally. Republicans and commentators didn’t believe he would run. They didn’t believe he could be an attractive candidate to rational peoJonah ple, no matter Goldberg how angry with “the establishment” voters said they were. They — which includes me — were wrong. The denial lasted longer for some than others. Long after many observers had come to the realization that Trump was the front-runner, Jeb Bush’s super PAC, Right to Rise, believed Bush’s real rival was Marco Rubio. It spent $35 million trying to destroy Rubio before it dropped its first $25,000 attacking Trump. Over the weekend, Republican National Committee chairman Reince Priebus showed the first public signs of acceptance about what’s in store for the party. He finally acknowledged that the Republican nominee was probably going to be determined on the convention floor in Cleveland. Priebus explained, rightly, that the rules are the rules, and that if Trump can’t secure the required 1,237 delegates before Cleveland, it’s anyone’s game. “This is a delegate-driven process,” he told CNN’s Dana Bash. “The minority of delegates doesn’t rule for the majority.” Trump’s response to this floor-fight talk was to vomit up the usual word salad. “All I can say is this, I don’t know what’s going to happen,” Trump told ABC’s This Week. “But I will say this, you’re going to have a lot of very unhappy people . And I think, frankly, for the Republicans to disenfranchise all those people because if that happens, they’re not voting and the Republicans lose.” Even through the syntactical fog, Trump’s point is clear: If he can’t reach 1,237, he should get the nomination anyway. Because he is Trump. If that doesn’t happen, his supporters will stay home, defect from the party, riot, or all three. And he’s right. Not about deserving the nomination even if he doesn’t have the

delegates. That’s typical Trumpian whining. But he’s right that if he’s denied the nomination, many — not all, but many — of his supporters will bolt from the convention and the party. Left out of Trump’s unsubtle threat: Many anti-Trump Republicans will desert the convention and the party if he’s denied the nomination. There are only three possible ways to avoid a calamitous walkout. Ted Cruz can win the nomination outright before the convention. That’s very unlikely given that he’d need to win roughly 80 percent of all the remaining delegates. Second, Trump could reveal he has a hidden reservoir of magnanimity and patriotism, and rally his faithful to the consensus nominee. Stop laughing. Third, the delegates could pick someone sufficiently attractive that Trump followers get over their understandable bitterness and support that candidate despite Trump’s objections. Who would that be? Certainly not Mitt Romney. Maybe a reanimated Ronald Reagan. Or Batman? I have no idea. All of these scenarios are so unlikely in part because the split in the GOP isn’t merely about a single personality. Trump represents just the most pronounced of a spiderweb of ideological and demographic fault lines that are increasingly difficult to paper over. As Joel Kotkin put it in a column for the Orange County Register, the Republican party now “consists of interest groups that so broadly dislike each other that they share little common ground.” Put simply, and with the incessant and obtuse comparisons of Trump to Reagan notwithstanding, you cannot have a party that’s both Reaganite and Trumpish. Trump’s cheerleaders insist that he’s a symptom of longsimmering maladies on the right. I’m persuaded (even though I think Dr. Trump’s remedies are nothing but snake oil). Even now, too many GOP leaders think Trump’s success is purely a result of his brash personality, and nothing more. But only when we accept that a terrible diagnosis is real is it possible to think intelligently about our options. To wit: This ends in tears no matter what. Get over it and pick a side. Jonah Goldberg is a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and a senior editor of National Review. He can be reached by e-mail at goldbergcolumn@gmail.com. © 2016 Tribune Content Agency

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pening around you by your fixation with social media and the entertainment world. We are mentally deranged to We have chosen to ignore leave our country so vulnerathe warnings of the coming ble and to allow our children collapse. Our leaders in to be enslaved. We are in a Washington have decided to deep sleep of denial and amprotect their own nest eggs nesia. What may wake us, and leave the borders wide will be more terror events open for the invasions. What both home and abroad. We no you see in Europe is now arlonger have vision to see our riving in America. Washingown futures. We have been ton will only advance the self-destruction of the nation. mesmerized too long in selfThis coming election, if it ac- denial and personal emotiontually occurs, will most likely al traumas. will be the last. You may JOSEPH C. VALCOURT choose to ignore what is hapSumter

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What did you do to stop him, Daddy?

ASHINGTON — Now that Donald Trump has spoken before the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), a pro-Israel lobbying group, Americans have learned Kathleen the followParker ing: Trump can read a teleprompter; he finally got someone to write him a decent speech, which he was able to deliver without resorting to vulgarities; and he has provided something like a justification for reluctant Republicans to support him. Which is a pretty low bar, you must admit. And it’s not nearly enough. You know all the arguments pro and con by now. He speaks plainly. So did Archie Bunker. His message of walled-in isolationism appeals to those tired of loose immigration policies. So was the case with Sen. Berzelius “Buzz” Windrip, the nativist demagogue in Sinclair Lewis’ 1935 cautionary novel, “It Can’t Happen Here.” Windrip, like Trump, spoke of national greatness, though Windrip was more explicit, saying that Americans “must continue to be the greatest Race on the face of this old Earth.” Like Trump’s, Windrip’s base consisted largely of working-class white males, whom he called upon to help control dissent after he ascended to the Oval Office. Sound familiar? Punch anybody in the nose lately? It’s called fascism by any other name and, yes, it does seem that it can happen here. That is, a

demagogue can become president, as Lewis was trying to warn. And, yes, we do have checks and balances in this country, but does anyone really think that Trump should have the power to start a nuclear war? He’s mighty quick to rile. No one is more familiar with the language of marginalization and authoritarianism than the Jewish community, causing one to wonder why Trump, whose rise has been spiced with bigotry and groupblaming rhetoric, was allowed in AIPAC’S door. The answer is that the nonpartisan organization traditionally invites all presidential candidates, among others, to speak to its annual policy conference. Well, that’s an explanation, anyway. The conundrum for Republicans is that though Trump may be the devil, he’s their devil. How can they condemn the guy that a near-majority of their own party prefers? If you’re, say, House Speaker Paul Ryan, how do you say you won’t support your party’s nominee? Then again, if you’re a good man like Ryan, how do you support him? That is the question of the moment, isn’t it? This is what we ask ourselves about the industrialists and “good Germans” who supported Hitler. This is what we ask our Southern grandparents about the time when blacks were being lynched. What we ask the World War II generation about rounding up Japanese-Americans. And while we’re at it, what was your vote on Vietnam, Iraq? There’s a price to pay for silence. That so few have shown the courage to deny Trump tells us how difficult it is to be brave — and how rare character is. But one can only pretend for

so long not to hear the dog whistles of history, a skill at which Republicans have become too well practiced over the decades. Perhaps they’re no longer listening. Or they’re deluding themselves that Trump’s words don’t really mean what, you know, they mean. “He won’t be that bad.” No, he’s worse. A Jewish friend of mine — a Democrat, scholar, erstwhile politician and former U.S. ambassador whose parents were Holocaust survivors — called to vent after Trump’s speech to AIPAC. First, he said he was glad his father wasn’t alive to see this, and that he’d almost like to join AIPAC so he could resign in protest. “The reality,” he said, “is if you go back and look at Hitler, somehow you elect someone that you know is beyond the pale. But you do it because you’re afraid of someone else. And then later, you look closely. And it’s too late.” Unless. The tiny flame at the end of this darkening tunnel is a contested convention, which depends on Ted Cruz and John Kasich starving Trump of the necessary 1,237 delegates needed to secure the nomination. It could happen, according to Princeton University’s Sam Wang, a statistical prognosticator and game theorist with a golden record. Basically, if Kasich campaigns only in proportional delegate states, leaving winnertake-all states to Cruz, Trump’s chances of becoming the nominee are reduced from 90 percent to 50 percent, says Wang. It’s a big gamble, but it beats losing your soul. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

TRASH ALONG WESMARK, ALICE DRIVE EXTENSION UNSIGHTLY Wesmark Blvd across the street from Wesmark Plaza and behind Wesmark Place is often the scene of much litter. This photo shows only a small sample of the litter as it can actually be seen all the way down to Pike Road. Another place which is usually an eyesore is Alice Drive Extension across the street from Walmart which is the vacant field in front of Lowe’s. The total lack of caring by people allowing their trash to carelessly be thrown out of vehicles or blown out of dumpsters or trucks with uncovered loads amazes me. HAROLD GARRETT Sumter

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FYI The City of Sumter will accept com. applications for its Summer The Rembert Area CommuniYouth Employment Programs tyvolunteer Coalition offers Reunion information, op- an after April 1 through May 6. Stuschool program for students portunities andwork more dents ages 14-15 will from kindergarten to sixth in city government and grade at the youth center students age 16 through in Rembert. Children rehigh school will work in ceive assistance with the Co-Op Program for homework, school projlocal businesses. Students ects, etc. A nutritious must live in the city limits snack is served daily. and meet income requireThere is a small monthly ments set by HUD. Stufee. Registrations are acdents should see their cepted 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at school guidance counsel8455 Camden Highway, U.S. ors for applications and in- 521, Rembert, in front of come guidelines or pick up the car wash. Contact Dr. an application 8:30 a.m.-5 Juanita Britton at (803) p.m., Monday-Friday, from 432-2001. the Liberty Center, 12 W. Make-A-Wish South Carolina Liberty St., Office H. Call is seeking volunteers to help Carolet Thomas at (803) make wishes come true for 774-1652 or Clarence children across the state. Gaines at (803) 774-1649. Bilingual volunteers are The Purple Heart Chapter of especially needed. Interest Sumter is sponsoring a projwebinars are offered at ect to have all Purple Heart 6:30 p.m. on the second medal recipients inducted Wednesday of each month. into the National Purple Preregistration is required. Heart Hall of Honor locatContact Brennan Brown at ed in New York. An enrollbbrown@sc.wish.org or ment application must be (864) 250-0702 extension completed by the medal 112 to register for the werecipient or next of kin if binar or begin the applicathe veteran is deceased. tion process. Proof of the award of the The Sumter Combat Veterans medal is required and, if Group holds weekly peer to possible, a photograph of peer meetings at 11 a.m. the recipient. Call Willie every Tuesday at the South Washington at (720) 203HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafay2112 for details and assisette Drive. These meetings tance. are designed for veterans Sumter High School Class of to help other veterans with 1976 is in the process of PTSD, coping skills, claims, planning its 40th class rebenefits, therapeutic coununion. To celebrate this seling sponsored by the event in a manner that Columbia VET Center at 11 only the Class of 1976 can, a.m. each Tuesday, and funds are needed to assist one-on-one counseling 9 in getting started with the a.m.-3 p.m. every other plans. We are asking for a Wednesday. Open to all $20 donation from each area veterans. Call James classmate. An account has Thomas at (803) 765-9944. been established with First Citizens Bank, 201 N. Wash- Having cancer is hard. Finding help shouldn’t be. Free ington St., Sumter, SC help for cancer patients 29150. You can deposit from the American Cancer funds directly or you may Society. Transportation to contact Ruthie Dow at treatment, help for appear(803) 406-8874, Ella Johnance related side effects son at (404) 435-4971, of treatment, nutrition Bobby Cook at (803) 840help, one-on-one breast 3151 or Glenn Carpenter at cancer support, free hous(704) 621-0869 for further ing away from home durdetails. ing treatment, help finding The Single Parent Institute clinical trials, someone to meets from 5:45 to 6:45 talk to — all free from your p.m. on the second MonAmerican Cancer Society. day of each month at the Call (800) 227-2345. Birnie HOPE Center. MeetThe Rembert Area Communiings are open to teenage ty Coalition (RACC) offers a single parents, custodial senior citizens program 10 and non-custodial single a.m.-noon each Monday parents. You are welcome and Wednesday at 6785 to bring your children as Bradley St. (behind comthe Single Parent Institute munity car wash), Remis for the entire family. bert, SC 29128. TransportaContact Dr. L. Quaneck tion is available. For deWalkes at (803) 223-9408 or tails, call (803) 432-2001. lqwalkes@sctechthisout.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Observe others closely and incorporate what you learn into your work and your everyday challenges. Be willing to make the sacrifices necessary to achieve what’s most important to you. A romantic compliment will flatter you. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Whether you participate or not isn’t the problem, it’s knowing what’s good for you and what’s not that is important. Examine the benefits and the disadvantages to each. Be patient with yourself. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Refuse to let indecision or impulsiveness push you into a precarious position. Check out every angle, and look for the path of least resistance. Home improvements will add to your comfort and peace of mind.

have both challenges and benefits. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Share your ideas and see what type of response you get. Plan a day trip or sign up for a conference that will help you explore new possibilities. Walk away from manipulative people. Partnerships should be based on equality.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Evaluate your situation at home and at work. Contemplate any reasons why you should make a move or change. An emotional matter will take a sudden turn based on a decision you make regarding your professional future. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t worry about outside influences. Listen to suggestions from others, but carry on with the plans you feel work best for you. Your reputation will get a boost if you show honesty and integrity in all your dealings. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): An unpredictable situation will leave you at a loss. Don’t feel you have to pay for someone else’s mistakes. Counter any offers and you will be set free from an obligation you don’t feel you should have to honor.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take the initiative to make things happen. Your gutsy, forward-thinking ideas will help catapult you to the top of any competition you face. Speak boldly and be willing to make difficult personal or professional changes.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Send out your resume or sign a new contract. Make vocational moves that will help you build up your financial portfolio and secure your future. Your energy and intelligence will help you find the road to success.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t expect everyone to appreciate your decisions. Put more time and effort into any matters that pertain to the legal, financial or medical situations you face. A partnership formed with someone unusual will

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Taking care of your personal interests will lead to an emotional matter that needs to be addressed. Be forthright and willing to compromise, and you will avoid wasting precious time and money.

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Barons quickly dispatch Heathwood Hall as experienced group tries to work its way back to the SCISA 3A state title match BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Item Wilson Hall’s varsity boys tennis team made short work of Heathwood Hall on Wednesday, coming away with a dominating 7-0 sweep while not dropping a single game through six singles and one doubles matches at Palmetto Tennis Center. “All the singles were 6-0, 6-0 and we only played them one in No. 2 doubles because they were short one guy, and we won both of those 8-0 in the process, so today we had a rather fast match,” said Barons head coach Chuck McCord. “Heathwood’s got some young guys and we really just kind of overwhelmed them a little bit today. We’ve got a lot of experience on our team, so when we play guys that don’t have as much experience we have a big advantage in that sense, and that certainly showed today.” McCord’s squad is looking to duplicate the achievements of last year’s team, with a slight improvement on the season’s end. Wilson Hall closed out last season with a 13-2 record, but its final loss came against Porter-Gaud in the SCISA 3A state championship match. “That was a match we felt like we were really competitive in, and these guys certainly have as one of their goals to get a shot at getting back to that final match if we can do it,” McCord said. “That is our goal and that is our expectation -- to get a shot at being there when all is said and done. That’s not to say that it’s going to be an easy road, and it’s going to take a lot of good tennis to get that done. That (a loss in the state title match) always leaves a little bit of a bad taste in your mouth, and you’d love to get the opportunity to fix that.”

Oregon, Duke in national spotlight By GREG BEACHAM Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. — Dillon Brooks and his top-seeded Oregon Ducks have a golden opportunity to get college basketball’s full attention Thursday night. That’s because their Sweet Sixteen opponent, fourthseeded Duke, travels under the biggest spotlight in the sport. “I know a lot of the guys are really motivated,” said Brooks, Oregon’s top scorer. “We’ve been watching KRZYZEWSKI Duke all our lives, and once we see the lettering, ‘D-UK-E,’ we’re going to come out there with red on our face and just really take it to them.” After a remarkable regular season and a strong start to the NCAA Tournament, the Ducks (30-6) realize the magnitude of their date with the enigmatic Blue Devils (25-10) in the arena better known as the home of the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks. Although Oregon won the Pac-12 title and reached the NCAA Tournament for a school-record fourth straight year under coach Dana Altman, these Ducks still fly under the national radar.

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Wilson Hall No. 1 singles player Thomas Brown won his match on Wednesday against Heathwood Hall in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0. Brown is part of an experienced gorup of Barons returning for another see TENNIS, Page B4 run at the SCISA 3A state title.

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tension — Martin has two years left on the six-year deal he signed when taking the job before the 2012-13 season — but wanted to wait until the season was complete before concentrating on his future.

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Offseason questions loom for Martin, South Carolina By PETE IACOBELLI Associated Press

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South Carolina forward Michael Carrera (24) is one of three senior starters the Gamecocks lose after this year and their leading scorer. sion and toughness all year,” Martin said. “We just didn’t have that umph.” There are a number of questions facing Martin following his fourth season at South Carolina — some of them involving Martin. He has met with athletic director Ray Tanner regarding a contract ex-

Powerful trio leads Gamecock offense COLUMBIA — John Jones, Dom Thompson-Williams and Alex Destino. The trio could best be described as the University of South Carolina baseball team’s version of Murderer’s Row. Jones, a sophomore who transferred from State College of Florida Junior College, is leading the way for the Gamecocks’ offense. The catcher/designated hitter bats third for USC and leads the Southeastern Conference with a .422 batting average. He is tied for first in hits (35) and home runs (six). He is third in runs batted in with 31. Destino, who returns to the team after a freshman season in which he hit six home runs, has raised his average to .364 following a slow start. The cleanup hitter, he has four home runs and 22 RBI. Thompson-Williams, who transferred to USC from Iowa Western Community College, is batting .395 with four homers and 20 RBI. He leads the Gamecocks in doubles with six and triples with two. The trio has led Carolina (20-2) to a .325 batting average and a No. 10 national ranking in the USA TODAY Sports coaches poll. That’s a far cry from last season when the Gamecocks hit .257 as a team and finished 32-25.

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina’s record-tying season is more likely to be remembered for its finish than its start. Despite a 15-0 start, 25 victories to match the all-time best mark set in 1970 and 11 wins in the Southeastern Conference, the Gamecocks missed out on the NCAA Tournament for a 12th straight season, had two players arrested earlier this month and lost six of their final 10 games. Gamecocks coach Frank Martin acknowledged it has been a whirlwind of emotions the past few weeks. The most jarring incident were the arrests of reserves Jamall Gregory and Eric Cobb on misdemeanor charges in connection with firing a BB pellet gun in a neighborhood near campus. Both players are free on bail. The two were among five players (including backups Marcus Stroman, Chris Silva and TeMarcus Blanton) that Martin suspended indefinitely for a “conduct” issue two days before the arrests. The season ended for South Carolina (25-9) on Monday night with a lackluster, 83-66 loss at home to Georgia Tech in the second round of the NIT. “We’ve played on unbelievable pas-

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Joe DiMaggio, left, and Joe Garagiola chat in the dugout on July 18, 1983, at Robert F. Kennedy Stadium in Washington, D.C., during warm ups for the second Cracker Jack Old Timers baseball game. Garagiola, a former big league catcher and popular broadcaster, has died. He was 90.

Garagiola, ex-player turned glib broadcaster, dies at 90 PHOENIX — Former big league catcher and popular broadcaster Joe Garagiola has died. He was 90. The Arizona Diamondbacks say Garagiola died Wednesday. He had been in ill health in recent years. Garagiola thrived in his post-retirement career as a glib baseball broadcaster and fixture on the “Today” show. He played eight seasons in the majors, but generations of fans knew him for his 57-year career in broadcasting, including a 30-year association with NBC.

Lakewood baseball to host Alumni Game Lakewood High School will host a Lakewood/Furman/Mayewood alumni baseball game on Saturday, April 9, at the Lakewood baseball field beginning at noon. Money raised from the event will go into the Lakewood baseball program. The cost is $10 for each participant. Admission is $5 for spectators. Chicken Bog will be served to participants and spectators and concessions will be available. There will also be a bake sale. There will be a Home Run Derby and baserunning competition for participants. For more information, call Bill DeLavan at (803) 968-3866.

Clemson 8 Presbyterian 4 CLEMSON -- Weston Wilson’s 3-run homer in the fifth inning broke a 1-1 tie in No. 12 Clemson’s 8-4 victory over Presbyterian College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Tuesday night. The Tigers, who upped their overall winning streak to eight and home winning streak to 12, improved to 17-3 on the season. The Blue Hose dropped to 11-9. Seth Beer’s run-scoring single in the first inning tied the score 1-1 and extended his hitting streak to 18 games. After three scoreless innings, Wilson belted a 3-run homer, his third long ball of the year, with two outs in the fifth inning to give the Tigers the lead for good. An inning later, Reed Rohlman lined a 2-out, 2-run double, then Chase Pinder added a 2-run single in the eighth inning. Clemson’s first six runs came on 2-out hits. Tiger starter Jake Higginbotham (3-0) earned the win in a career-long 5 2/3 innings. The freshman lefthander scattered six hits and gave up just one run with four strikeouts. Presbyterian College starter David Sauer (2-2) suffered the loss as he allowed four runs on five hits in five innings. Clemson travels to the Sunshine State to face No. 4 Miami (Fla.) in a 3-game series at Mark Light Field beginning Friday at 7 p.m.

Saints coach Sean Payton agrees to 5-year contract BOCA RATON, Fla. — Saints coach Sean Payton says he has agreed to a new five-

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year contract through 2020. Payton had two years remaining on his current deal at about $8 million per season. He hasn’t signed the new contract yet, but had it in his briefcase at the NFC coaches’ breakfast Wednesday morning during the NFL owners’ meetings. Payton is 87-57 in nine seasons in New Orleans. He has led the Saints to five playoff appearances and one Super Bowl title. They’ve finished 7-9 the past two years.

NFL approves ejection proposal for 1-year trial BOCA RATON, Fla. — NFL owners have approved as a one-year trial ejecting a player who draws two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties from specific categories. Those categories include throwing a punch at or kicking an opponent; taunting; and using abusive, threatening or insulting language or gestures.

Novak Djokovic meets with King, Chris Evert KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Novak Djokovic met with former women’s tennis greats Billie Jean King and Chris Evert on Wednesday to hear their thoughts about equal prize money, and backpedaled on his controversial comments Sunday after his tournament victory at Indian Wells. Djokovic made the initial comments after Indian Wells chief operating officer and tournament director Raymond Moore said female players should be thankful to their male counterparts “because they ride on the coattails of the men.” Moore resigned late Monday.

Hawks 122 Wizards 101 WASHINGTON — Reserve Dennis Schroder scored 23 points, Kyle Korver connected on five 3-pointers, and the Atlanta Hawks came back to beat the Washington Wizards 122-101 on Wednesday night in the second half of the teams’ home-and-home series. Led by Korver and his 15 points, Atlanta (42-30) made a season-high 17 3s to keep pace in a competitive Eastern Conference playoff picture. Paul Millsap scored 17 and Al Horford added 13 for the Hawks.

Cavaliers 113 Bucks 104 CLEVELAND — LeBron James scored 26 points, Kevin Love added 24 and the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed drama-free during a 113-104 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving celebrated his 24th birthday by flirting with a triple-double and Tristan Thompson added 13 points and 10 rebounds for Cleveland, which maintained its grip on the top seed in the Eastern Conference. From staff, wire reports

kansas, has gotten off to an incredible start. From Page B1 As USC travels to Oxford, Mississippi, to take on No. 9 Ole Miss, it does so with a great deal of confidence in its ability to hit. “I like that we’ve found something that “We watch each other,” Destino said. actually is clicking for us,” said Thompson- “We analyze each other. For the most part, Williams. “Everyone is starting to settle in John hitting left-handed against the righttheir role and be comfortable in the posiies – it’s fun to have three left-handed hittion they’re playing.” ters because we’re all going to get pitched Thompson-Williams was placed in the kind of the same.” leadoff slot for several games. He strugWhile the Gamecocks’ strong offensive gled but has taken off since being placed in start is encouraging, USC head coach Chad the fifth slot. Holbrook warns against getting overconfi“I don’t know if it’s pitch selection or dent. just starting off the game, but I’ve settled “It’s not like we’ve arrived by any in,” Thompson-Williams said of batting stretch or we’re back by any stretch,” Holfifth. “Hopefully I can start producing brook said. “We’ve just got to keep playing more and producing more.” the way we’re playing, playing well and Jones, selected the National Player of keep giving ourselves a chance to win each the Week by Collegiate Baseball after hitand every game. ting two game-winning home runs in a “If we do that, we’ll have a chance to win USC’s three-game sweep of then No. 13 Ar- our fair share.”

TODAY 6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Miami vs. St. Louis from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore at Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 10:30 a.m. – PGA Golf: Puerto Rico Open First Round from Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. New York Mets from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 2 p.m. – PGA Golf: World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play Round-Robin Matches Day Two from Austin, Texas (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Italy vs. Spain from Udine, Italy (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Seattle vs. Colorado (MLB NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Softball: Mississippi Valley State at Texas Southern (ESPNU). 6 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. Atlanta from Kissimmee, Fla. (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:15 p.m. – High School Baseball: Chapin at Camden (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Oklahoma State at Kansas State (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Columbus (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: New Orleans at Indiana (NBA TV). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Louisiana State at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Mississippi (WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. – College Baseball: Loyola Marymount at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 8 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Texas at Austin (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Kia Classic First Round from Carlsbad, Calif. (GOLF). 10 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Idaho at Santa Cruz (ESPNU). 10 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Cleveland from Goodyear, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). Midnight – IRL Racing: Indy Lights Series from St. Petersburg, Fla. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

nhl Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 73 42 26 5 89 202 173 Florida 73 40 24 9 89 207 181 Boston 73 39 26 8 86 216 197 Detroit 73 36 26 11 83 186 196 Ottawa 74 34 32 8 76 213 227 Montreal 74 34 34 6 74 196 212 Buffalo 74 30 34 10 70 176 200 Toronto 72 26 35 11 63 174 209 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 72 52 15 5 109 231 170 N.Y. Rangers 73 41 24 8 90 207 192 Pittsburgh 72 40 24 8 88 204 179 N.Y. Islanders 71 38 24 9 85 197 181 Philadelphia 72 35 24 13 83 188 193 New Jersey 73 35 31 7 77 166 189 Carolina 73 31 28 14 76 177 198 Columbus 73 30 35 8 68 191 225

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Dallas 74 44 21 9 97 242 213 St. Louis 74 43 22 9 95 195 185 Chicago 74 42 25 7 91 205 185 Nashville 73 37 23 13 87 202 187 Minnesota 74 35 28 11 81 196 187 Colorado 73 38 31 4 80 198 204 Winnipeg 73 30 37 6 66 186 216 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Angeles 73 44 24 5 93 199 167 Anaheim 72 40 23 9 89 185 168 San Jose 73 41 26 6 88 214 186 Arizona 73 32 34 7 71 192 219 Calgary 73 31 36 6 68 202 228 Vancouver 72 27 33 12 66 167 207 Edmonton 76 29 40 7 65 183 223 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

Tuesday’s Games

Columbus 3, Philadelphia 2, SO Buffalo 3, Carolina 2 Montreal 4, Anaheim 3 Washington 4, Ottawa 2 Tampa Bay 6, Detroit 2 Winnipeg 2, Vancouver 0 Minnesota 2, Los Angeles 1 Dallas 6, Chicago 2 Arizona 4, Edmonton 2 St. Louis 1, San Jose 0

Wednesday’s Games

Ottawa at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Florida at Boston, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Carolina at Columbus, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Nashville, 8 p.m. Calgary at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Colorado, 9 p.m. Dallas at Arizona, 10 p.m. Edmonton at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Washington at New Jersey, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Toronto Boston New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Southeast Division Miami Atlanta Charlotte Washington Orlando Central Division y-Cleveland Indiana Chicago Detroit Milwaukee

W L Pct GB 48 21 .696 — 41 30 .577 8 28 43 .394 21 19 51 .271 29½ 9 62 .127 40 W L Pct GB 41 29 .586 — 41 30 .577 ½ 41 30 .577 ½ 35 35 .500 6 29 41 .414 12 W L Pct GB 50 20 .714 — 37 33 .529 13 36 33 .522 13½ 37 34 .521 13½ 30 41 .423 20½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division y-San Antonio Memphis Dallas Houston New Orleans Northwest Division y-Oklahoma City Portland Utah Denver Minnesota Pacific Division y-Golden State

W L Pct GB 59 11 .843 — 41 31 .569 19 35 35 .500 24 35 36 .493 24½ 26 44 .371 33 W L Pct GB 49 22 .690 — 36 35 .507 13 34 36 .486 14½ 29 42 .408 20 22 48 .314 26½ W L Pct GB 63 7 .900 —

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Tuesday’s Games

Charlotte 105, Brooklyn 100 Miami 113, New Orleans 99 Oklahoma City 111, Houston 107 L.A. Lakers 107, Memphis 100

Wednesday’s Games

Milwaukee at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. New York at Chicago, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Utah at Houston, 8 p.m. Miami at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Dallas at Portland, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

New Orleans at Indiana, 7 p.m. Cleveland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at New York, 7:30 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Portland at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Friday’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. Charlotte at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Toronto at Houston, 8 p.m. Orlando at Miami, 8 p.m. Milwaukee at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Memphis at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Dallas at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Spring Training

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Tuesday’s Games

Miami 3, Boston 0 Toronto 16, Detroit 1 Houston 8, Atlanta 7 Minnesota (ss) 5, Baltimore 1 Minnesota (ss) 7, Philadelphia 5 Chicago White Sox 8, San Francisco (ss) 7 Chicago Cubs 9, Cincinnati 6 Colorado 6, Milwaukee 5 San Diego 17, Texas 5 L.A. Angels 6, Oakland 5 N.Y. Yankees 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Kansas City 3, L.A. Dodgers 1 Arizona 7, San Francisco (ss) 7, tie, 10 innings

Wednesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 5, Minnesota 2 Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Miami vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Toronto 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago Cubs vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. San Francisco vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 5:05 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Oakland vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Detroit vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:07 p.m. Houston vs. N.Y. Mets (ss) at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Kansas City vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati vs. Texas (ss) at Surprise, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Arizona vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Seattle vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Philadelphia vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Chicago Cubs vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 10:05 p.m. Texas (ss) vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Houston vs. Atlanta (ss) at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Minnesota vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., 1:05 p.m. Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m. St. Louis vs. N.Y. Mets at Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1:10 p.m. Milwaukee vs. Chicago Cubs at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Kansas City vs. San Francisco (ss) at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Colorado vs. Cincinnati at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Cleveland vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m. Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 6:05 p.m. Toronto vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 6:35 p.m. Washington vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 7:05 p.m. San Diego vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. San Francisco (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers at Glendale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

Transactions

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BASEBALL American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Designated LHP Chris Jones for assignment. Agreed to terms with LHP Zach Phillips on a one-year contract. HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned RHP Brad Peacock to Fresno (PCL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Optioned LHPs Scott Alexander and Brian Flynn to Omaha (PCL). Granted RHP Ross Ohlendorf a release from his minor league contract. Reassigned C Parker Martin and INFs Orlando Calixte and Dusty Coleman to minor league camp. MINNESOTA TWINS — Optioned RHP J.R. Graham and LHP Taylor Rogers to Rochester (IL). Reassigned LHP Buddy Boshers, C Carlos Paulino and INFs Buck Britton and Wilfredo Tovar to minor league camp. National League LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reassigned RHP Matt West to minor league camp. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Optioned RHP Severino Gonzalez to Lehigh Valley (IL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reassigned RHP Lucas Giolito to minor league camp. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Signed RHPs Benji Waite and Dakota Dill. LAREDO LEMURS — Signed RHP Jose Nivar. Atlantic League SUGAR LAND SKEETERS — Signed RHPs Andrew Johnston and Fernando Nieve, OFs Denny Almonte and Tyson Gillies, and OF/1B Johan Limonta. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Released INF Anthony Gomez, LHP Dylan Chavez and RHP Juan Bautista.

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THAT FIRST TIME They get only a fraction of the attention given to their school’s football program, or the West’s traditional hoops powers like Arizona, UCLA and Gonzaga. A win over the defending national champions could help to turn a football school into a national hoops name. “Our basketball tradition is not that great,” Altman said. “We’re working hard to improve that. This is a point in our time that we need to play well on the national stage against someone that is very good and has proven themselves.” Altman sees Duke as “a brand all by itself in college basketball,” even in a year in which coach Mike Krzyzewski has only three big contributors left from last season’s run to the Blue Devils’ fifth title. Duke lost four of its final seven games heading into the NCAAs, but still reached the Sweet Sixteen for the 15th time since 1998. “I’m proud of our team,” Krzyzewski said after practice. “Young, kind of limited in numbers, but they’ve really grown tough together and earned their way here.” With the rebuilt roster clicking around freshman phenomenon Brandon Ingram and sophomore scorer Grayson Allen, Duke has more than enough raw talent and refined scoring ability to make any opponent wary — even the deep, balanced Ducks. “The (older) guys in our room, they’ve been here before and they tell us a lot of things,” said Ingram, who scored 45 combined points in Duke’s first two NCAA Tournament games. “We know that coming into these games, everyone is going to give us their best shot. So we’ve had to come out with a lot of poise and battle back.”

Oregon and Duke have met only once before. The Blue Devils were also the defending national champions in November 2010, and they routed the Ducks 98-71 in Altman’s sixth game at the school. “I’d rather forget that game,” Altman said. “That was our first year, and we were not very good. They got us pretty good.”

CAN’T TEACH HEIGHT Big men could play a large role in this game. Duke has an abundance of height with 7-footer Miles Plumlee, the 6-foot-9 Ingram and the 6-10 Chase Jeter, while Oregon shot-blockers Chris Boucher and Jordan Bell can alter any team’s plans to attack the basket. “I always wanted to play against Duke growing up,” said Bell, a native of nearby Long Beach. “That was my goal coming into college, just to play them at least one time. It’s great that I get to play them at home.”

ONE ON SIX Oregon is the only Pac-12 team left in the tournament after the conference’s embarrassing flop last week, while the ACC still has six teams left in the field. The Ducks don’t feel any pressure to carry the banner for their conference, however. “We haven’t done well, and that’s fair,” Altman said. “But I think the future is really good for our league.”

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From Page B1 Martin has given no indication if any of the suspended players will be back. With the Gamecocks losing three senior starters in leading scorer Michael Carrera, Mindaugas Kacinas and Laimonas Chatkevicius, the coach might have to scour campus to fill out a roster next fall. Martin said recruiting is a 24 hour a day, seven day a week, 365 days a year task that coaches attack “as if you’ve got to fill 13 spots in today’s culture, you get left without players.” He’s unsure what his roster will look like next fall. “I hope we don’t have to replace so many people, but now as we separate from the season, those are things I’ve got time to start addressing,” Martin said. “So we’ll see.” For most of the season, it sure looked like the Gamecocks would end their NCAA Tournament drought. They won their first 15 games with only 18-0 SMU having a better start in Division I before losing. The Gamecocks, picked seventh in the SEC in October, wound up third with an 11-7 mark — just their fourth 10-or-more win league season since joining the SEC in 1992. But the Gamecocks slide

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down the stretch left them on the outside of the NCAA bubble and Martin addressed South Carolina fans on Selection Sunday after not getting a bid. “You work real hard and you hope that your name goes up on the board,” he told the fans. “Unfortunately, it did not.” South Carolina will look to build next year around juniors Sindarius Thornwell and Duane Notice. Thornwell was second to Carrera in scoring at 13.4 points a game and led the Gamecocks with 50 steals. Notice came off the bench most of the season, averaging 10.8 points a game. Freshman PJ Dozier, a McDonald’s All-American in high school, had an up-anddown season where he started 28 of 34 games, but struggles on defense often saw him sitting for long stretches with foul trouble. The Gamecocks will need the dynamic 6-foot-6 guard to take a significant step forward next fall. Martin’s biggest offseason job might be reminding his team and fan base that the program made positive strides. “I’ve got to make sure I gather my thoughts to where we understand we accomplished a lot of firsts,” he said, “a lot of things that hadn’t happened in a long, long time.”

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EAST REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Wisconsin (22-12) vs. Notre Dame (23-11), 7:27 p.m. North Carolina (30-6) vs. Indiana (27-7), 9:57 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners SOUTH REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Villanova (31-5) vs. Miami (27-7), 7:10 p.m. Kansas (32-4) vs. Maryland (27-8), 9:40 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners MIDWEST REGIONAL At The United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Virginia (28-7) vs. Iowa State (2311), 7:10 p.m. Syracuse (21-13) vs. Gonzaga (28-7), 9:40 p.m. Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Semifinal winners WEST REGIONAL At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Oklahoma (27-7) vs. Texas A&M (28-

SURVIVE AND ADVANCE Don’t turn off the TV if one team takes a big lead. Both teams proved their tenacity last weekend when they overcame late-game trouble to reach the Sweet Sixteen. Duke blew 24 points of a 27-point lead against underdog Yale before holding on for a 71-64 win, while Oregon trailed Saint Joseph’s by seven points in the final minutes of a 69-64 comeback victory.

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8), 7:37 p.m. Oregon (30-6) vs. Duke (25-10), 9:55 p.m. Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Semifinal winners FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 South champion vs. West champion East champion vs. Midwest champion National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners

BYU 97, UAB 79 Second Round Thursday, March 17 Valparaiso 81, Florida State 69 Friday, March 18 BYU 80, Virginia Tech 77 Saturday, March 19 Creighton 87, Wagner 54 Sunday, March 20 Florida 74, Ohio State 66 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 77, Georgia 65 Monday, March 21 George Washington 87, Monmouth 71 Georgia Tech 83, South Carolina 66 San Diego State 93, Washington 78 Tuesday, March 22 Quarterfinals Valparaiso 60, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 44 BYU 88, Creighton 82 Wednesday, March 23 George Washington (25-10) vs. Florida (21-14) Georgia Tech (21-14) vs. San Diego State (27-9), 9 p.m. Semifinals At Madison Square Garden New York Tuesday, March 29 Valparaiso (29-6) vs. BYU (26-10), 7 or 9:30 p.m. George Washington-Florida winner vs. Georgia Tech-San Diego State winner, 7 or 9:30 p.m. Championship Thursday, March 31 Semifinal winners, 7 p.m.

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First Round Tuesday, March 15 South Carolina 88, High Point 66 Florida State 84, Davidson 74 Ohio State 72, Akron 63, OT Creighton 72, Alabama 54 Washington 107, Long Beach State 102 Florida 97, North Florida 68 Valparaiso 84, Texas Southern 73 San Diego State 79, IPFW 55 Saint Mary’s (Cal) 58, New Mexico State 56 Wednesday, March 16 Wagner 79, St. Bonaventure 75 Georgia 93, Belmont 84 Monmouth 90, Bucknell 80 George Washington 82, Hofstra 80 Virginia Tech 86, Princeton 81, OT Georgia Tech 81, Houston 62

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TSA baseball picks up 2nd straight win DALZELL – Thomas Sumter Academy’s varsity baseball team won its second straight game on Tuesday, defeating The King’s Academy 4-0. Chris Parrish tossed a 2-hit shutout and struck out nine for TSA, which improved to 3-7. Eric Lisenby went 2-for-3 with a run batted in. On Monday, Thomas Sumter defeated Northside Christian 10-6. Josh Burns led TSA, going 2-for-2 with a home run and three RBI. Dayton Ingram had a 3-run double and Burns hit a 3-run homer. Ron York pitched three scoreless innings with seven strikeouts for the win.

Sumter 6 Conway 2 CONWAY -- Dawson Price pitched five innings, allowed one earned run on three hits with three walks and seven strikeouts and hit a 2-run homer to help Sumter earn a 6-2 victory over Conway on

Wednesday. Jordan Holladay pitched the final two innings for the save, striking out two. He also had two hits. Caleb Larrimore also had a pair of hits while Rylan Williamson went 3-for-4 with an RBI. The Gamecocks improved to 5-6 overall and 2-2 in the region and will next play in the Forest Acres Classic Spring Break tournament beginning on Tuesday at A.C. Flora High School.

JV BASEBALL Lakewood 8 Crestwood 0 Allen Tidwell tossed a 1-hitter -- striking out five and walking none and also had a hit to help Lakewood earn an 8-0 victory over Crestwood on Wednesday at the CHS field. Allen Childers also had two hits for the JV Gators, who improved to 2-6 and will travel to McBee today.

Tommy Pillsbury had a hit and drove in two runs while Xavier Gamble and Hunter Day had one hit each.

Laurence Manning 11 Calhoun 0 ST. MATTHEWS -- Andrew Boyd tossed a no-hitter and struck out 12 batters to lead Laurence Manning Academy to an 11-0 victory over Calhoun Academy on Tuesday. Brewer Brunson and Jake Jordan both had three hits to lead the LMA offense. Tripp Prosser, Chase Lee, Riley Nettles and J.T. Stanley each had two hits.

South Florence 8 Sumter 6 Sumter High School lost to South Florence 8-6 on Tuesday. Sam Marlowe had four hits for the Gamecocks. Jacob Holladay, Josh Sykes and Mason McLeod each had two hits.

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Lady Gators softball gets region victory BENNETTSVILLE -Lakewood High School’s softball team picked up a 6-2 Region VI-3A victory over Marlboro County on Tuesday. Haley Josey picked up the win and had seven strikeouts. Payton Mickens had a triple, a run and an RBI and Cody Boykin had a double, a run and an RBI.

Wilson Hall 6 Cardinal Newman 1 Wilson Hall improved to 7-5 overall with a 6-1 victory over Cardinal Newman on Wednesday. Drake Ives got the win after going seven innings, striking out 13 and allowing just two hits. Betsy Cunningham finished with three hits, including an inside-the-park home run, and three RBI. Danielle deHoll had 2-run double and also scored two runs. Liza Lowder had two hits and scored two runs, Madison Reaves had a hit and Madison Elmore scored a run.

Thomas Sumter Academy 14 Gray Collegiate 7 DALZELL -- Ellie Hunter picked up the win on the mound, had two hits and drove in two runs as Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Gray Collegiate 14-7 on Wednesday. Haley Hawkins had a 2-run homer and three RBI for the Lady Generals. Josie Reed had three hits and drove in a run as did Carmen Sylvester. Sydney Daniel and Jordan Morris each had two hits

with Morris driving in four runs. Logan Morris and Riley DeLavan each had an RBI while Diamond Gibson scored two runs.

scored three runs. Becca Cromer had two hits and led WH with four RBI. Anne Land Welch also had a hit and drove in two.

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ST. MATTHEWS -- Laurence Manning Academy defeated Calhoun Academy 9-1 on Tuesday. Lundee Olsen tossed a 4-hitter, striking out 14 while walking one. Brooke Ward led the Lady Swampcats with two doublesand two RBI. Bailee Elms had three hits, including a double, and an RBI, Courtney Beason had a double and an RBI and Cora Lee Downer had two hits and an RBI.

ST. MATTHEWS – Laurence Manning Academy defeated Calhoun Academy 11-1 on Tuesday. Maggie Josey had two doubles and three RBI for LMA. Olivia Coker was 3-for-4, Madison Truett scored three runs, RandiLynn Holcombe had a double and two RBI and Kate Johnson had a hit and an RBI. Cahki Fowler pitched five shutout innings and gave up two hits.

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FLORENCE – Sumter High School fell to 0-3 in Region VI-4A and 1-6 overall with a 3-0 loss to West Florence on Tuesday.

FLORENCE -- Gabby Kirkman and Josie Self led Sumter High School to a 13-2 victory over West Florendce on Tuesday. Kirkman was 2-for-4 with four RBI while Self was 3-for-3 with three RBI. Morgan Berry had a hit and an RBI and was also the winning pitcher.

Jv SOFTBALL Wilson Hall 11 Williamsburg Academy 8 Wilson Hall improved to 4-0 on Wednesday with an 11-8 victory over Williamsburg Academy. Andi Grae Wingate threw a complete game, striking out six and allowing three hits and had a hit. Sydney Jarecki went 4-for-4 with a double, an RBI and scored two runs. Carly Allred went 2-for-3 with a double, a triple and

Lakewood 8 Marlboro County 2 BENNETTSVILLE -- Taylor McPhail hit a grand slam home run to lead Lakewood past Marlboro County 8-2 on Tuesday. Kylie Smith and Baylee Strickland both scored twice. Avriel Clark was the winning pitcher.

OBITUARIES MATTIE LOU HOLMES Mattie Lou Holmes, affectionately known as “Sister Girl,” departed this life on Monday, March 21, 2016, with her family by her side. Mattie was born on Feb. 27, 1941, in Manchester, Georgia, and was the youngest daughter of the late Charlie Gaines Melson and Charlie Mae Ellison Melson. Mattie attended and graduated from Ruth Carter High School in Talbotton County, Georgia. She was loved and cherished by the Sumter community for her work with the Sumter County Disabilities Board, from which she retired in June 2006. She attended Grace Cathedral Ministries under the leadership of Apostle Sammy Smith, until she experienced health challenges. Many loving memories will remain with her loving and devoted husband, Elder Holmes Sr.; her daughters, Kaldejia “Dee” (Robert) Faulk, Valencia (Frederick) Gadson, Theresa Luckey, Gwen Wilson, Dorothy Mae

Davis and Rhonda “Peaches” Evans; her sons, Elder (Barbara Ann) Holmes Jr. and Ricky Holmes; her only beloved brother, T.L. Melson; two special sisters, Geneva Ling and Ruby (Abraham) Heyward; a host of dear brothers and sisters-in-laws; the loves of her life, her grandchildren, David, Deborwah, Nehemiah, Bryant, Justin and Bryton; her precious great-grandchildren, Jasmine, Ahna and Raegan; her nieces and great-nieces, Shakeria, Belinda, Ahna, Jocelyn, Kenya, Jessica, Kathy, Linda and Laura Love; and her nephews and great-nephews, Greg, Gary, Charlie John, Ervin, Aaron, Tyler, Anthony, Amor, Tequiro, Tobauis, Mark, Antavious and Jaiden. She was preceded in death by two sisters, Maggie Love and Earline Copeland Jacquelyn; and nieces, Brenda and Debra. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Holmes will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on

Prep Schedule TODAY Varsity Baseball Crestwood at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Hartsville at Manning, 6:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5:30 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Laurence Manning, 7 p.m. Robert E. Lee at Marlboro Academy, 5 p.m. Orangeburg Christian at Sumter Christian, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer

Crestwood at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Manning at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m. Calhoun Academy at Thomas Sumter, 5 p.m.

Florence Christian at Robert E. Lee, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball

Crestwood at Lakewood, 5:30 p.m. Manning at Marlboro County, 5:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 5 p.m. Gray Collegiate at Laurence Manning, 3:30 p.m. Florence Christian at Robert E. Lee,4 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field

Crestwood, Lakewood at Manning, 5 p.m. Lee Central at Lamar, 5 p.m.

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No events scheduled

Varsity Girls Soccer

Crestwood vs. Chester (at Airport High in West Columbia), 4:30 p.m.

Manning at Marlboro County, 6 p.m. Thomas Sumter at Pee Dee, 5 p.m. Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lakewood, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Girls Soccer

Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball

Sumer at Conway, 6:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Hannah-Pamplico, 6:30 p.m. Gray Collegiate at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

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Varsity Baseball

Junior Varsity Baseball

East Clarendon at Lake City (DH), noon

B Team Baseball

Sumter vs. Ben Lippen (at Dreher High in Columbia), 3 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field

Sumter in Coaches Classic (at Spring Valley High in Columbia, 10 a.m.

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Barons’ top six is seventhgrader William Coulter, who From Page B1 enters his first season of Wilson Hall singles competition holding down the No. 5 spot. The Barons are off to a 4-1 “He’s playing No. 5, so he’s start this season, with the only nearly always going to be loss coming in a 4-2 defeat at playing somebody older than A.C. Flora in a match in he is,” McCord said, “but he’s which McCord saw many engot enough juniors tournacouraging signs of growth ment experience that I think and development among his he’s comfortable in those situplayers. Five of the top six ations playing some guys that players returned from last have been playing longer than year, led by junior Thomas he has. He’s a really capable Brown in the No. 1 singles young tennis player, so he’ll spot. be a solid 5 for us and I don’t “Thomas is an outstanding expect him to do anything but tennis player, and he has win for us as we go through been playing No. 1 for us for the season.” several years,” McCord said. Rounding out the Barons “He’s worked on his game, he top six is junior Davis Kelloves the sport, he’s a smart logg, a player whose game, tennis player and he’s a tough McCord said, is “improving guy to beat, even at No. 1. all the time.” With the return He’s going to be the guy we of Kellogg to the court followlook to to get us off to a good ing a quadriceps pull, Mcstart, and so far he’s certainly Cord said the Barons are now lived up to that.” at full strength on the singles Junior Hunter Hendrix, side. who has been competing for Also available is junior Will the Barons since he was a Newman, a first-year tennis sixth-grader, moves up into player who would occupy the the No. 2 singles slot. No. 7 singles slot if needed. “He’s a very experienced McCord said Newman has player and he’s also a very been called on to play No. 6 good tennis player,” McCord this season as Kellogg worked said. “He has not played as his way back, giving him “a high as 2 in the past but he is lot of experience probably doing a great job there. He earlier than we had expected, also plays No. 1 doubles with which I know is going to pay Thomas, and he is off to a off for the team as we go strong start.” through the remaining Tradd Stover, one of two sematches on the schedule.” niors on this year’s squad, reAfter taking next week off turns for a sixth varsity seafor Spring Break, the Barons son to handle No. 3 singles return to the PTC courts on duties. April 5-6 for the SCISA Open “Tradd is a veteran in every Tournament, which will feasense of the word,” McCord ture boys and girls players said. “He’s become a mature from all participating SCISA tennis player, he thinks well on the court and he’s going to schools. be solid for us all year long.” WILSON HALL 7, HEATHWOOD HALL 0 SINGLES Fellow senior Chandler 1 -- Brown (WH) defeated Kember 6-0, Stone, another 6-year Wilson 6-0. 2 -- Hendrix (WH) defeated Adams Hall tennis veteran, is mak6-0, 6-0. ing the transition from the 3 -- Stover (WH) defeated Schumobasketball court to the tennis cher 6-0, 6-0. 4 -- Stone (WH) defeated Postic 6-0, court. As the No. 4 singles 6-0. 5 -- Coulter (WH) defeated Loughian player, McCord said Stone is 6-0, 6-0. “very experienced, a real DOUBLES good athlete and he’s a tough 1 -- Brown/Hendrix (WH) defeated Kember/Adams 8-0. guy to beat.” 2 -- Stover/Stone (WH) defeated The one new addition to the Schumocher/Postic 8-0.

Friday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem Ave., with Pastor Robert Faulk officiating. Interment will follow in Bradford Cemetery. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

Gaines departed this life at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on April 12, 1947, in Camden, he was a son of the late Arthur Gaines Sr. and Mary Boyd Adams. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the residence, 4209 Hard Scrabble Road, Columbia. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

ZURIE S. SCARBOROUGH Zurie S. Scarborough, 99, widower of Rosa Lee Scarborough, died on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the Dorn VA Regional Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Enos Albertus Scarborough and Minnie Keith Scarborough. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc.

Beulah Davis, 79, departed this life on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on Oct. 9, 1936, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Robert and Emma Amos Davis. The family will be receiving friends at the home, 125 W. Bartlette St., Apartment 402, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

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Maysie Benbow Huff, widow of Joseph Huff, en-

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tered eternal rest on Friday, March 18, 2016. Born on Jan. 19, 1927 in Pinewood, she was a daughter of the late Charlie and Odie Watson Benbow. She was a member of Zion Hill AME Church. Survivors are three children, Mazell Perry, Julia (Calvin) Nelson and James (Lizzie) Benbow Sr.; a stepson, James P. (Joann) Huff; 15 grandchildren; 26 greatgrandchildren; 12 great-greatgrandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. She can be viewed from 1 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in Pinewood with Pastor Joe Gamble. Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery, Pinewood. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 12 West Ave., Pinewood. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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LOUISE WILDER PINEWOOD — Louise Elizabeth Adger Wilder was born on Monday, Feb. 4, 1924, in the Paxville community of Clarendon County to the late James Henry and Cora Lee Boston Adger. She was united in holy matrimony to the late Pinckney Wilder WILDER Jr. On Friday, March 18, 2016, she entered into eternal rest at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. Never having been one to seek recognition and fame, she is mainly known for being a devoted daughter, a faithful and loving wife, an inspirational mother, a dedicated sister, a supportive relative and friend, and most of all, a servant of the Lord. In addition, she has always been considered by those who knew her, simply stated, as being very nice and compassionate. She loved people and people loved her. Mrs. Wilder began her education in the public schools of Clarendon County and graduated from Elloree High School in Elloree. Upon graduation from high school, she relocated to Baltimore, Maryland, in the early 1940s, where she was employed with Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. While residing in Baltimore, she also held other employment. Louise was always in church. She was an active member of St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, Silver community of Pinewood, where she served in many capacities, some of which included the ushers ministry, choir member, Sunday school teacher, chairperson of the missionary society and president of the gospel choir and senior choir. She was active with the Greater Friendly Union, where she served as assistant clerk for many years. She was also active with the Black River Missionary Baptist Association. In addition, she was also a member of the Queen of the South No. 304 Order of Eastern Stars. Until her death, she was the oldest member of the St. Mark Church family. She also had the distinction of being the very first member to the St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church family to graduate from high school. When St. Mark Baptist Church in the Silver community first began sponsoring its Black History Program many years ago, Louise would always participate in the program by reciting, word for word, the Langston Hughes poem “The Negro Mother.” Nearly everyone at St. Mark realized what her children had known all their lives — that she epitomized the character that Langston Hughes wrote about in this famous poem so long ago. She was a woman who endured many trials and struggles “in order that her family might live and grow.” She was an inspiration to all. Daily, we saw and still see the shining examples of her results. While enjoying quality time with her family and working for God in and out of church, she also enjoyed traveling around the country. She especially enjoyed indulging in her favorite hobby — fishing. In addition to her parents and her husband, Louise was preceded in death by children, Matthew, Mark, Richard, Milton, Thomas, Doll (Eliza) and Mary; and sisters, Willie Mae Billie and Annie Lou Adger. Precious memories will be cherished by four sons, Felix Boston of Pinewood, Pinkney (Shellyanne) Wilder III of Durham, North Carolina, Harold (Nanako) Wilder of Sumter and Kenneth Wilder of Pinewood; nine daughters, Barbara Wilder and Thelma Wilder, both of Bronx, New York, Cora Shannon and Dorothy Wilder of Pinewood, Bessie Spence of New York, New York, Brenda Wilder-Watkins of Brandon, Florida, Marguerite “Lois” Wilder and Linda Shannon of Sumter and Betty Lou Richardson of Dallas, Texas. She will also be cherished by a daughter-in-law, Mae Frances Wilder Gamble of Seattle, Washington; one sister, Ruth Adger Taylor Young of Sumter; a brother, Abraham Adger of Plant City, Florida; a sister-in-law, Edna

Wilder McNeil of Wilmington, North Carolina; 93 grandchildren and great-grandchildren; two special cousins, Sammie Lee Wilder of Wilmington and Jessie Baker of Savannah, Georgia; a special nephew, Harry (Nannie) Davis of Summerton; and a host of other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, Summerton, with the Rev. Dr. W.T. Johnson, pastor, officiating, the Rev. W.J. Chandler, eulogist, assisted by the Revs. Dr. George Windley, Mitchell Adger and the Rev. M. Lee Henderson. Final resting place will be St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church Cemetery, Pinewood. Visitation will be held from 1 to 7 p.m. today in the chapel of Dyson’s Home for Funerals. Eastern Star rites will be from 6 to 7 p.m. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to the service (noon). The family is receiving friends at the home, 1143 Coard Road, Pinewood. Online condolences may be sent to www.dysonshomeforfunerals.com Professional services entrusted to Dyson’s Home for Funerals, 237 Main St., Summerton, (803) 485-4280.

JOYCE MOYE SUMMERTON — Joyce Elizabeth Elting Moye, 85, beloved wife of 54 years to Joseph Roland Moye, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at her home in Summerton. Born on Aug. 2, 1930, in Rochester, New York, she was a daughter of the late MOYE James and Sara Elting. She was the owner of Joyce’s Unique Cleaning Service for more than 30 years. She was a member of St. Anne Catholic Church in Santee and the Red Hat Club, TOPS and the Christian Women’s Society. She loved fishing, traveling and spending time with her family. She is survived by her husband of Summerton; a son, Mark Moye (Mona) of Summerton; a daughter, Michelle Marie Moye of Mayesville; a daughter-in-law, Dorothy Moye of Summerton; 10 grandchildren, Mark Christopher Moye Jr., Adam Anthony Moye, Desiree Beard, Kristy Marshall, Charles Oscar Moye Jr., Elizabeth Dempsey, Joel Moye, Kevin James Moye Jr., Kevin Reese Moye and Catherine Grace Moye; and a number of greatgrandchildren. She was preceded in death by four sons, Richard Allen Moye, Charles Oscar Moye, Kim Randall Moye and Kevin James Moye. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with Charles Walsh officiating. Burial will follow in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the residence, 1213 Holland Road, Summerton. The family would like to thank the Swing Bed Unit at Clarendon Memorial Hospital and Amedisys Hospice for all of their love and care, especially Stacy Mosier and Allison Ridgeway. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org.

EFTHIMIOS DIMITRIADIS MANNING — Efthimios “Tommy” Dimitriadis, 75, husband of Panagiota Karapiperi “Penny” Dimitriadis, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. Born on March 10, 1941, in Giannitsa N Pellis, Greece, he was a DIMITRIADIS son of the late George and Efrosini Tokmakidis Dimitriadis. He was the owner and operator of Georgio’s Restaurant along with his wife Penny. He was a member of the Greek Orthodox Church of Florence. He is survived by his wife of Manning; three sons, Angelo Dimitriadis, George Dimitriadis and Nicko Dimitriadis (Sue); a daughter, Maria Ste-

vens (Shawn); four grandchildren, Christopher Dimitriadis, Matthew Dimitriadis, Alekos Dimitriadis and Zoe Stevens, all of Manning; two brothers, Chris Dimitriadis (Georgia) of Sumter and John Dimitriadis (Ioulia) of Greece; and a sister, Ariadni Foulidis (Petros) of Greece. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Father Michael Platanis officiating. Burial will follow in St. Paul Cemetery in Summerton. Pallbearers will be Shawn Stevens, Angelo Dimitriadis, George Dimitriadis, Nicko Dimitriadis, Christopher Dimitriadis and Arnie McCabe. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 3 to 4 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 1155 McKenzie Road, Manning. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org.

MARGARET R. HOUSE SUMMERTON — Margaret Robinson House, 93, widow of Wendell House, died on Friday, March 18, 2016, at Lake Marion Nursing Home, Summerton. She was born on June 13, 1922, in Manning, a daughter of the late Jasper and Lutisher Hilton Robinson. HOUSE She was preceded in death by five sisters, Florence, Queen Esther, Maebell, Lucille and Cleo; and three grandsons. At an early age, she join Antioch Baptist Church, Manning. Margaret lived and worked in Great Neck, New York, for many years before retiring back to South Carolina in 2001. While living in New York, she was a dedicated member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church and served on the missionary board. Survivors are three daughters, Shirley Lee and Helen Jackson of Manning and Dottie Henson of Lake Ridge, Virginia; two sons, Alexander (Sandra) House Jr. and Robert (Mina) House of Manning; 11 grandchildren; 26 greatgrandchildren; and one greatgreat-grandchild. Celebratory services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, Manning, with the Rev. Sam Livingston Sr., pastor, officiating, Minister Eloise Jackson presiding and Minister Diane Haynes, Evangelist Shirley Waiters and the Rev. O’Donald Dingle assisting. Burial will follow in Union Cypress AME Church Cemetery, Manning. Mrs. House will lie in repose one hour prior to service time. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Helen Jackson, 2008 Thompson Drive, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

CLIFTON THOMAS JR. BISHOPVILLE — Clifton “Donnie” Thomas Jr., 63, passed on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his daughter’s residence in Cassatt. Born in Lee County, he was a son of Clifton Thomas Sr. and the late Lucile Simon Thomas. The family will receive relatives and friends at the home of his sister, Brenda Addison Furman, 1156 Browntown Road, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville.

MILTON DUBOSE BISHOPVILLE — Milton “Bo” Dubose, 54, passed on Sunday, March 20, 2016, at his residence in Bishopville. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of the late Milton and Ellamae Dubose. He leaves to cherish his memories: one daughter and one son, Millicent Dubose Caldwell and JC Blythers of Connecticut; one granddaughter, Ty’lanne Jennings of Connecticut; one brother, Willie (Anita) Dubose of Camden; and other relatives and friends. The family will receive relatives and friends at 130 E.

THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 Council St., Bishopville. Visitation will be held from noon to 6 p.m. on Friday. Online condolences can be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com. Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

SHIRLEY STEPP DALZELL — Shirley Fay Tanner Stepp, 63, beloved wife of Michael Wayne Stepp, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Sampson County, North Carolina, she was a daughter of the late Linwood and Lena Mae Humphries Tanner. Mrs. Stepp was a title clerk for more than 25 years with McLaughlin Motors Inc. She was very active in the church, where she taught Sunday school and Bible school. She was involved in all the children’s activities, where she was able to share her talent for crafts and her love for the Lord. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She was a member of Shaw Heights Baptist Church. Surviving in addition to her husband are three daughters, Sherry Beaman of Dalzell, Donna Warren of Clinton, North Carolina, and Michelle Odell and her husband, Ray, of Dalzell; one brother, Johnny Tanner and his wife, Delores; one sister, Patsy Williams and her husband, Audery Paul, of North Carolina; and six grandchildren, Cody, Rylie, Todd, Harrison, Gage and Jett. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers and one sister. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Shaw Heights Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob White and the Rev. Victor Cheek officiating. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 2 to 3 p.m. at the church. Memorials may be made to Shaw Heights Baptist Church, 2030 Peach Orchard Road, Sumter, SC 29154. You may go to www.bullockfuneralhome.com and sign the family’s guest book. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

BRENDA E. HEMINGWAY Graveside interment will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday at Evergreen Memorial Park, Sumter, for Brenda E. Hemingway, 65, who died on March 10, 2016, in Silver Spring, Maryland. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Abraham and Rose Woods Hemingway. She was a graduate of Sumter High School and received a master’s degree in library science from Atlanta University in Atlanta. Brenda was employed as a librarian at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., and retired after 38 years of service. She was a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. Funeral services were held on March 19, 2016, at Bright Light Baptist Church in Takoma Park, Maryland. Surviving are her sister, Betty (Anthony) Brundidge of Laurel, Maryland; niece, Antone’ (Osei) Daniels of Beltsville, Maryland; and numerous cousins. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services. Condolences may be made on their tribute page www. PalmerMemorialChapel.com

HENRY THURSTON BAGNAL JR. Thurston Bagnal Jr., 66, passed away on Monday, March 21, 2016, after a brief illness. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Turbeville Southern Methodist Church, directed by Floyd Funeral Home of Olanta. Thurston was a son of the late Henry Thurston Bagnal Sr. and Margaret Rowland Bagnal. He was a principal of the South Carolina Depart-

ment of Corrections and a member of Turbeville Southern Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Sharon Coker Bagnal; a sister, Garland Bagnal Shaffner; and a brother, Earle Rowland Bagnal. He is survived by one son, Garrett Bagnal of Charlotte, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to foreign missions through Turbeville Southern Methodist Church, P.O. Box 1622, Clarence Coker Highway, Turbeville, SC 29162 or to The Gideon Bible Ministry, P.O. Box 4964, Florence, SC 29502.

HERBERT MAE SANDERS Herbert Mae Huggins Sanders, 68, widow of Charles “Chuck” Edward Sanders, died on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

BEN LEE MCAFEE MAYESVILLE — Ben Lee McAfee, 59, husband of Robin Brown McAfee, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016, at his home after a long battle with cancer. Born on April 17, 1956, in Greenville, North Carolina, he was a son of George K. McAfee and the late Lidie McCary McAfee. Survivors include his wife; father and stepmother, Diana; a daughter, Whitney Brown (Jacob); a grandson, Benson Brown; a stepson, Joey Griffin (Stacy); three sisters, Bobbie Kliewer (George), Jan Bell and Sharon Gallion; and a number of nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Carl Lavender officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery. Pallbearers will be Edward Ives, Allan Johnson, Jacob Brown, Joey Griffin, Johnny Brown and Shawn Gilroy. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Road, Suite 2, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

GOZELL SCARBOROUGH Gozell “J.D.” Scarborough, widower of Annie Bell Scarborough, entered eternal rest on Thursday, March 17, 2016. He was born on May 13, 1938, in Lee County, a son of the late Mary Ann Scarborough. He was a member of St. Mark Baptist Church in Bishopville and sang with the Gospel Stars of Sumter. He was employed for more than 60 years with Boyle Motor Co. Survivors are three sons, Elder Gozell Scarborough, Anthony (Chantay) Scarborough and Charles Scarborough; three daughters, Aretha S. Johnson, Thelma Ann Scarborough and Patricia (Rodney) China; two brothers, Eddie (Rose Ann) Scarborough and Spergen (Janice) Scarborough; two sisters, Dorothy Scarborough and Essie Toney; 16 grandchildren; three greatgrandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. He can be viewed from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today. Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday at St. Mark Baptist Church. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home of his daughter, Aretha S. Johnson, 800 Radical Road, Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Manufactured Housing

Beer & Wine License

Truck Driver needed for hauling chips. Must have CDL & min. 3 years exp. Call 803-804-9299.

Turn your Tax Refund into your dream home! We have quality used refurbished mobile homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

Notice Of Application

RENTALS Unfurnished Homes Nice 3 Br, 3 Ba, downtown historical district, refrig, stove, dishwasher, C/H/A, hardwood floors, FP, fenced in yard, lg. workshop with C/H/A, alarm system. No Pets. $1000 mo. Call 803-491-5375.

Commercial Industrial For Sale: Car wash & storage rentals. Call Bobby Sisson at 803-464-2730.

TRANSPORTATION

Mobile Home Rentals Autos For Sale

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

For sale 1974 Dodge Dart Custom, 318 engine, four barrel carburetor, $4000 OBRO. Call Kevin and leave mess. 803-506-3141

Summons & Notice

2BR 1BA C/H/A Alcolu, Ideal for singles or a couple. $400+ Dep. No smokers. No calls aft 9pm. 803-468-1768

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT (Non-Jury) Foreclosure

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water /sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350 3BR, 2BA MH available April 1st. Call 803-481-2031

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2016-CP-43-00250

Vacation Rentals Church Branch: 3 Br, screened porch, pier, swimming area, rent weekly. Call Bobby Sisson at 803-464-2730

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

2014 Honda Accord EX L White Metallic, Low mileage, tinted windows & honda accessories $21,500 OBO Call 803-968-5627

Miscellaneous

Homes for Sale

Refurbished batteries as low as $45. New batteries as low as $70. Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381

1530 Mooneyham Rd 3BR 1BA $65k Call 803-236-2232 or 803-236-5809 3BR 2BA Brick Home Approx 1800 sq ft. Hdwd floors throughout, granite counter tops, completely renovated. Alice Dr School Dist. $131K Call 803-316-6129

TRUSTMARK NATIONAL BANK, Plaintiff, vs. LUTHER W. SMITH, JR. and DONNA JO SMITH, Defendants.

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

Summons & Notice ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 16, 2016. GRIMSLEY LAW FIRM, LLC P. O. Box 11682 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 233-1177

SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO. 16-CP-43-00249 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Vanderbilt Mortgage and Finance, Inc. attorney-in-fact for The Bank of New York Trust Company, National Association, Plaintiff vs. Janie L. Jones a/k/a Janie L. J. Jones, Defendants.

and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for relief demanded in the Complaint.

ANNOUNCEMENTS Card of Thanks

NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on February 12, 2016.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been commenced and is now pending in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above Defendant(s) for the purpose of claiming and repossessing collateral, which secures the repayment of a certain Contract bearing date of January 10, 1997 and given and delivered by Defendant(s) Malcolm E. Jones and Janie L. Jones to Timberland Homes, Inc. in the original principal sum of Seventy Four Thousand Five Hundred Twenty Two and 00/100 Dollars ($74,522.00). Said collateral is described as a 1997 PALM VIN# MP1805291 mobile home and is located in the County of Sumter, South Carolina.

The family of the Late Mr. Samuel "Shorty" Holmes would like to thank everyone for your prayers, cards, telephone calls, visits and all acts of kindness shown to us during our time of bereavement.

RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC 2838 Devine Street Post Office Box 11412 (29211) Columbia, South Carolina 29205 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff

TO THE DEFENDANT(S) Janie L. Jones a/k/a Janie L. J. Jones; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at his office, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service,

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3/2, GR, DR, new kit, painted in & out, gar, fenced yd. 1575 sqft. $125,000 Call 803-481-0895

1387 Raccoon Rd. Mayesville area. Price reduced! 3 br, 1.5 ba, lg bldg in side yard, 1 ac lot with pond. C/H/A, Fin avail. No dwn pymt. $431 mo. Call 464-5960

Notice is hereby given that Dolgencorp, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at Store # 16596 located at 3380 Hwy 15 North, Sumter, SC 29153. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 9, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice This is a public notice by Boler, Maggie Anne. A commercial registration of property known as 1002 Beckridge Drive, Sumter, South Carolina 29154. Hereinafter, under a security claim and security interest lien in the amount of $1,000,000.00 pending an agreeable resolution.

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Moore's Mini Storage Auction 1 pm Saturday, April 7, 2016 1117 N. Main St. Sumter 26 Tiffeny Spears 59 Debra Pringle 64 Mary Bradford 98 Rebecca N. Mack 210 Lance Evans 231 Betty Myers

National Pet Day

6 Middle St. Price reduced. 3 or 4 Br. 2 Ba. C/H/A. New construction. Financing avail. $330 mo. 464-5960

On April 10th let everyone know how much you love your pet by placing an ad in the Sunday, April 10th issue of The Sumter Item.

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