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Officer accused of distributing drugs

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A 29-year-old corrections officer with Sumter-Lee Regional Deten-

tion Center has been charged with distributing marijuana after an undercover drug operation in Dalzell on Saturday led to his arrest.

Wesley Dale Gardner,

Violations close down nightclub

of 5115 Dennis Road, Rembert, became the focus of the drug sting after a confidential informant told Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office that Gardner had been sup-

plying marijuana.

According to the sheriff ’s office, the informant first met Gardner, who identified himself as “Marcus,” while incarcerated at Sumter-Lee

Club Miami is the location of the March 17 killing of Tyrus Archie, 33. The club is closed as of Sunday because of code violations.

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Club Miami’s owner says spot is temporarily undergoing renovations A welcome sign is posted on a pillar of Club Miami on Broad Street Extension, which includes rule no. 5: No firearms near the closure notice on the club’s door.

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said his office is attempting to terminate the club’s liquor license and business license.

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A closure notice posted on Club Miami’s door cites sections 115 and 116 of the International Building Code after an inspection Sunday. Club owner Jay Warren said the club was “closed for renovations” and that he was seeking legal advice.

Club Miami on Broad Street Extension across from Shaw Air Force Base is closed, at least temporarily, after being cited for various code violations during an inspection by officers from multiple local and state agencies early Sunday morning.

According to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the establishment’s owner, Jay Warren, was issued multiple codes citations for the building and administrative-type alcohol violations, adding the club will remain closed until “propINSIDE er” conditions have been met.

Club owner Jay Woman jailed Warren said Monon attempted day the club was murder “closed for renovacharge after tions.” He also indiSumter club shooting. A2 cated he was seeking legal advice.

Officers with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office; the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division; South Carolina Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services; and Sumter City and County Building Inspection Department were all involved in the inspection.

Regional Detention Center. After the conversation with Gardner, the informant reported the incident to an investigator

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis said the move to terminate the club’s liquor license is continuing.

“We are preparing to pull the liquor license. Of course, he (Warren) will be able to have a hearing,” Dennis said.

The club has been the scene of numerous shootings and disturbances dating back more than a decade. Last week, Dennis announced an effort to close the club “by any

means necessary.”

“Due to the repeated and ongoing disturbances and violent activities taking place over a period of years, I am immediately beginning the process necessary to close the establishment of Club Miami,” he said. “We can no longer continue to tolerate the threat this establishment has caused to our citizens, Shaw Air Force Base partners, the

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Williams will serve 4 months, be dismissed from Air Force

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com (803) 774-1201 On Dec. 23, 2013, at 7:30 a.m., United States Air Force Capt. Robbie L. Williams was awake and dressed, ready to leave his Columbia apartment and head back to work at Shaw Air Force Base after two weeks on leave.

Instead, he went back to bed.

The repercussions for Williams’ actions during the next five weeks, during which he caused authorities to search for him throughout the Southeast, culminated Monday at his court martial hearing as he will be officially dismissed from the United States Air Force WILLIAMS once he completes a fourmonth sentence in prison after pleading guilty to desertion.

When he first disappeared during the Christmas holidays, military officials expressed concern for Williams’ safety, worried that something tragic might have happened to him.

Fellow airmen drove to his apartment to see if he was all right. Officials reached out to family members and friends to see if they had a clue as to his whereabouts. Eventually the military turned to the press, hoping someone somewhere could provide some helpful information.

In court Monday, Williams admitted all the while he was traveling throughout the Southeast, leaving his militaryrelated items packed up in his car and paying for hotel rooms with cash to

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U.S. Air Force Capt. Robbie L. Williams is seen on surveillance video in locations across the Southeast after he disappeared in December and January. Williams pleaded guilty to desertion and will serve a four-month sentence before being dismissed from the Air Force.

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Friends of Library to hear from McKoy Perhaps best known locally for his dramatic Recovery sculpture at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens, Grainger McKoy is known nationally and internationally for his realistic sculptures of birds and his ability to make wood and metal McKOY “fly.” At 2 p.m.

Sunday, the artist will be presented by the Friends of the Sumter County Library to talk about his art and his creative process.

McKoy’s presentation will be followed by a reception.

The event is free, and the public is invited to attend.

The Friends of the Sumter County Library is a citizen volunteer group with membership open to all. The group raises money through membership dues and fundraising activities, including an annual book sale and the Forrest Ray 5kRun/Walk Celebration.

To join the Friends, pick up an application from the circulation desk at any of the library locations, on the Bookmobile, or download it at the website sumtercountylibrary. org.

Sunday’s presentation by McKoy will be held at 2 p.m. in the Main Library Meeting Room, 111 N. Harvin St., directly behind the Sumter County Courthouse.

For more information, call (803) 773-7273, or visit the library’s website.

Wilson Hall sets SAT scores record Wilson Hall recently received its latest SAT scores, and Headmaster Fred Moulton said the senior class has set a new record. The average score for critical reading is 584, and the average for math is 607.

The entire average for the senior class is 1191.

The top quartile among seniors also set a new record, according to Wilson Hall records. The top quartile critical reading score was 716, and math was 728, with an average of 1444 for all seniors/top quartile.

Man found in burning car had been shot CAMDEN — A Camden man who had been shot in the head has died after he was found in a burning car.

Kershaw County Sheriff Jim Matthews said callers to 911 Saturday morning said they heard a car crash and gunshots.

Twenty-five-year-old Antwan Mario Dixon died Saturday afternoon at Palmetto Health Richland hospital in Columbia. Matthews said doctors discovered Dixon had been shot in the head.

He said investigators are looking for a suspect.

Matthews said investigators later discovered several bullet holes in the car and shell casings in the road.

Another shooting outside a Sumter County nightclub led to the arrest of a 35-year-old Wedgefield woman early Sunday morning after she allegedly attempted to shoot a man twice in the face.

Yvonne Nicole Holladay, of 6135 Phoenix Court, was charged with attempted murder at 2:13 a.m. after allegedly firing two rounds from a handgun at a man outside the Ravens Nest on Ravens Nest Lane. She was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where her surety bond was set at $50,000 Monday morning.

According to Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the victim said Holladay

almost ran him over while she was backing up her white Ford truck in the club’s parking lot. When the victim confronted Holladay, she brandished her silver-andpink handgun, pointed it at the victim’s head and pulled the trigger, only for the gun to fail to fire.

Holladay then, according to reports, loaded the gun HOLLADAY and fired twice near the victim’s face. A witness told police the victim was able to avoid being shot by turning the gun away from his head.

Holladay fled the scene but was later located at her residence by law enforcement.

Officers found what appeared to be two .38-caliber shell casings and one .32-caliber shell casing at the scene of

the reported incident. A witness at the scene admitted to firing a shot from his Keltec .32-caliber handgun at the truck’s right rear tire as Holladay fled. Both guns were confiscated by law enforcement, and Holladay’s truck was found to have a flat right rear tire.

Lt. Robert Burnish with the sheriff’s office said investigators questioned Holladay, but she refused to speak without an attorney present.

The investigation is ongoing, and more charges may be brought against her, Burnish said.

The victim claimed to have been grazed in the face by a bullet, but initial law enforcement reports indicate investigators think his wound was from being struck by Holladay’s truck.

Couple wants you to consider kidney donation

BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Larry Hood is waiting on a kidney.

The 66-year-old Vietnam veteran almost had a transplant in December.

“It’s been an emotional roller coaster,” said Elaine Hood, his wife. “He’s been a possible recipient three or four times. It really was (heartbreaking) the first couple of times, but now we know the process. It’s the Lord’s timing.”

Now, he and his family are encouraging people to consider donating this vital organ.

Hood first learned he had a problem following a general health screening at his job in 1999. His blood showed an elevated substance that meant his kidneys were not functioning at full strength. He was sent to a specialist and learned they were functioning at about 50 percent.

No one then nor now has been able to tell him what caused the damage, but Hood and his wife have theories. He was exposed to Agent Orange, a chemical pesticide, during his time in Vietnam, and he also contracted malaria while there.

“At first, I was thinking about a couple of guys I knew on dialysis, and they didn’t live too long,” Hood said. “But they had a whole lot of other stuff going on. Most were diabetic or had high blood pressure.”

He managed to live a relatively normal life until July 2010 when he was admitted to the hospital with “flu-like symptoms.” Then he began to have dialysis three days a week for almost four hours a day.

“It greatly impacts all areas of our lives,” Elaine Hood said. “No matter what, he goes every other day to get his blood cleaned, and he’s wiped out.”

He can take vacations, but he still has to coordinate treatment in satellite locations, Larry Hood ex-

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Larry Hood, left, and his wife, Elaine, are working to get the word out about the need for kidney donations. The father and grandfather has been on dialysis since 2010 and on the transplant list a little more than a year. plained. He’s often too worn out for church on Sunday and Wednesday nights, his wife said.

Many family members and friends have been tested to find out if they are a match to donate a kidney.

“When I first found out, of course my reaction was, ‘take one of mine,’” their son Jamie Hood said.

Unfortunately, he was eliminated as a candidate when his blood pressure spiked during a screening.

He doesn’t have high blood pressure now, but down the road he might and would need both his kidneys.

“High blood pressure rules out a lot of people down South,” said Sara Parker, living donor nurse coordinator with the Medical University of South Carolina. “We want to give

our patient in our center a good, quality kidney.”

Other reasons people might be disqualified include diabetes, gestational diabetes, infectious diseases and impaired kidney functions, she said.

Only Larry Hood’s cousin Patti Barrett has made it through the entire extensive screening process and been cleared to donate.

One problem. She’s not a match for Hood.

So the two entered the Pair Donor Exchange, which is what led to the “almost” transplant in December with seven other pairs. One of the groups fell ill.

“Pair Donor Exchange, Good Samaritan, Exchange, Swap — we have lots of names for the same thing,” Parker said. “What

we do is we enter patients not compatible by blood type or tissue type into the National Kidney Registry. ... Then we kind of sit back and wait. The software lets us know when there is a potential match.”

More tests are run to ensure compatibility and health. If everything is a go, then the process begins to create a chain of transplants across the country.

“Any center that gives a kidney gets a kidney back,” Parker said. “It can be started by a Good Samaritan.

It’s pretWAIT. ty amazTHERE’S ing the MORE. things people National Kidney will do Foundation for perencourages fect Americans strangto “give their kidneys a second ers. It thought and a happens. well-deserved It’s not a check up” / C1 common occurrence, not like once a month, but when it does come through, it’s pretty cool.”

Larry Hood agreed.

“It’s mind blowing,” he said. “Even though I might have known them my whole life, that out of the blue, they would want to be tested and maybe give me a kidney. And people doing it for people they don’t know. Hats off to them.”

Donors have two options when they go to give a kidney, Parker said. They can go on the exchange as Barrett did, or they can donate to someone in particular.

Because of patient confidentiality, though, Elaine Hood said you must be able to name the person you want to donate to.

The point is, consider donating and get tested, the Hoods said.

“Let them (the medical personnel) be the ones to tell you you’re definitely not a candidate,” Elaine Hood said.

For more information, call (843) 792-1594 or email livedonor@musc.edu.

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Members of the Sumter County delegation Rep. David Weeks, left; Sen. Thomas McElveen, third from left; and Rep. Murrell Smith, second from right, present Helping Youth Pursue Excellence after-school program representatives with a check for $95,000 on Thursday. HYPE representatives are retired Sgt. Eric Avery, second from left, board chairman of the M.H. Newton Family Enrichment Center, one of the after-school program’s sites; Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Senior Pastor Marion Newton, third from right; project director Barney Gadson, right; and Antonio Davis, front, third-grade Kingsbury Elementary School student. HYPEserves more than 300 students every weekday with a meal and educational enrichment at several centers throughout the county.

CHARGES Justin Allen Holland, 25, of 155 Pack Road, was arrested at 5:27 p.m. Wednesday and charged with criminal domestic violence. According to reports, Holland repeatedly punched the victim in the face and head. Officers arrived at the scene to find the victim crying hysterically with swelling to her left cheek and a small red and purple contusion under her left eye. After hearing what happened from both Holland and the victim, officers determined that Holland was the aggressor, placed him under arrest and transported him to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

Janice Welch Lyles, 41, of 40 Regency Court, was arrested at 10:51 p.m. Wednesday and charged with child abuse.

According to reports, Lyles reportedly forced her 9-yearold son to sleep outside in a tent. Officers reportedly arrived at the incident location for a welfare check when Lyles, along with an accomplice, attempted to evade law enforcement by fleeing the residence and abandoning her child. She was arrested and transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center.

ARSON Officers responded to a business in the 700 block of Manning Avenue where an unknown suspect attempted to burn it down between 5 p.m.

March 8 and 6 a.m. March 10 by tossing a burning ball of paper through the fan shutters. The damage is estimated at $100, and the incident is under investigation.

POINTING AND PRESENTING A FIREARM Officers responded to the 3000 block of Widman Drive at 2:44 p.m. Thursday where a complainant said a 77-year-old white male came up to her and threatened her with a firearm. The complaint could not provide any more information.

STOLEN PROPERTY A white 2006 Chevrolet Impala valued at $5,000 was reported stolen at 10:43 a.m.

Wednesday from a residence in the 4000 block of Spencer Road in Rembert.

A .22-caliber revolver valued at $200 was reported stolen at 12:28 a.m. Thursday from a residence in the 5000 Peach Tree Road in Wedgefield.

A white pit bull valued at $500 was reported stolen at 7:23 a.m. Thursday from a residence in the 3000 block of Second Street in Mayesville.

A 1999 Ford Crown Victoria valued at $2,500 was reportedly stolen between 5:30 p.m. Wednesday and 10:24 a.m. Thursday from a residence in the 100 block of Hoyt Street.

A blue firearm valued at $350 with a 6-inch barrel was re-

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Florida man with $100K, steroids in truck arrested

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Thursday from a vehicle parked in the 3000 block of Wedgefield Road.

An ASUS laptop, a 25-inch flat-screen TV, a Vizio 32inch flat-screen TV and 15 credit cards were reported

A 43-year-old Florida man transporting more than $100,000 along Interstate 95 in Sumter County on Saturday night was arrested after officers also found steroids in his truck.

Nelson Rapheal Giron, of 6078 Savannah Way, Lake Worth, GIRON Fla., was charged with possession of anabolic steroids and driving under a suspended license at 10:28 p.m. after deputies with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office pulled over a yellow Penske moving truck at mile marker 135 on I-95.

According to the report, officers pulled the vehicle over after observing it cross the fog line several times. Giron, the truck’s only occupant, said that he was moving items from Florida to New York. He also told officers he had

stolen at 2:58 p.m. Thursday from a residence in the 2000 block of Ben Sanders Road in Dalzell. The items are valued at $1,035.

A white 1992 Ford Mustang valued at $1,000 was reported stolen at 4:41 p.m. Thurs-

$10,000 that belonged to him, as well as an additional $100,000.

Officers searched the vehicle and located a glasses case containing two syringes and two bottles of suspected steroids.

They also found four brick-like packages in a bag on the front passenger floor board, as well as a second bag containing $10,000. Giron said the $10,000 was his payment but denied ownership of the packages. The money was transferred to the United States Marshal Service pending forfeiture proceedings.

Giron was transported to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center to await his bond hearing.

Maj. Allen Dailey with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said they are unsure what or if Giron was trafficking at the time of his arrest.

Records show that Giron was arrested on Nov. 17, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale for possession of firearm by a convicted felon.

day from a residence in the 1000 block of South Pike Road.

A charcoal gray 2011 BMW 535 valued at $52,000 was reported stolen at 4 a.m. Friday from a residence in the 2000 block of Creek Side Drive.

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Flood insurance premiums may affect preservation CHARLESTON (AP) — Charleston’s storied historic district of about 4,800 structures lies on a peninsula almost entirely in a flood plain. And there’s concern that raising premiums to help get the federal flood insurance program back in the black will make historic preservation there more difficult.

An Associated Press analysis finds as many as 1.1 million property owners nationwide with subsidized flood insurance face sharp rate increases as the government works to erase a $24 billion shortfall in the flood program.

In South Carolina, the analysis shows about 29,000 of those policyholders, many of them along the

coast. There are 205,000 policies in effect in the state.

The subsidies help pay the cost of insurance for homes and businesses built in flood zones before there were rules about building close to the water.

That includes many structures in the historic district of Charleston, which was settled at its current site in 1680.

Charleston has 23,000 policies in effect, with 5,600 property owners facing the sharp increases.

President Obama last week signed into law a measure easing the immediate impact of the rate increases and which would phase them in over several years. Still, rates would increase

T-shirt messages meant to empower violence victims

BY JENNY ARNOLD Spartanburg Herald Journal SPARTANBURG — Don’t be afraid to tell someone.

He did not break me.

You think you made me a victim, but I’m a survivor.

You are worthy.

Converse loves you.

Those messages, painted boldly on T-shirts and hung on a clothesline, blew in the wind for all to see on the Converse College campus recently. Some came from students who are rape or sexual abuse survivors, others from supporters hoping to raise awareness of the issue.

Rachel Epperly, a double major in philosophy and psychology, with a minor in women’s studies, was inspired by the national Clothesline Project and applied for a Creative Collaborative Grant from the college, receiving $2,500. She and fellow junior Keeli Wofford also have planned a screening of the documentary “It was Rape” and a panel discussion of the issue in April, and they want to create a safe space on campus where victims of sexual assault will feel safe reporting a crime, talking about it and healing.

Wofford’s shirt hangs on the line. It reads, “You think you made me a victim, but I’m a survivor.” She said she was raped before she came to college.

“It was very freeing,” Wofford said of the clothesline project. “This is the first time I’ve been able to open up and talk to others about it. I think this is a major part of the healing process.”

Sarah Reinhardt, also a junior, created a T-shirt based on her own experience of childhood sexual abuse. Her message: Not your fault.

She said she felt empowered after painting her shirt and placing it on the clothesline.

“As a rape victim, I have really struggled with blaming myself,” Reinhardt said. “It brings down my self-esteem.”

Last year, Reinhardt began serving as a community adviser at Converse, a “hall mom” of sorts for about 30 freshmen living on campus. It was then she learned that many other young women are survivors of sexual assault, and she felt moved to speak out.

“It affects women and men alike, and we need to stop it,” Reinhardt said. “We’ve had a phenomenal response from the campus.”

The Clothesline Project started in Cape Cod, Mass., in 1990 to address the issue of violence against women, according to www.clotheslineproject.org. It is a vehicle for women affected by violence to express their emotions by decorating a shirt, then hanging the shirt on a clothesline to be viewed by others as testimony to the problem of violence against women, according to the website.

Epperly visited New York City last year for a weeklong feminist intensive hosted by SoapBox Inc. She met theorists, authors, activists and nonprofit organizers to discuss ways to incorporate feminist philosophy into not only a future career path, but also everyday life, she said.

One of the highlights of Epperly’s week in New York in-

cluded a spoken word poetry workshop on “the power of claiming space and words,” hosted at the apartment of noted feminist Gloria Steinem, Epperly said. Now, the project Epperly has spearheaded claims space and words along the clothesline strung for hundreds of feet near the back of campus, with the shirts gently flapping in the wind. About 200 shirts were expected to be hung with their somber or empowering messages. The public was recently invited to come take a look.

Epperly, Wofford and others assisted students and faculty at the Montgomery Student Center in creating their shirts.

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18 percent a year for people whose primary home is in a flood zone and 25 percent for people’s second homes and businesses until reaching a level consistent with their real risk of flooding.

“The problem is the insurance payments will become so onerous that no one can afford to pay them,” said Robert Gurley, the director for advocacy of the Preservation Society of Charleston, founded in 1920 and the oldest community preservation group in the nation.

“With some beach properties, they are talking of raising the houses” out of the flood plain, he said. “But that’s not practical to do on a house on Meet-

ing Street that’s 150 years old.”

Local engineer and builder John Ferrell, who owns houses in the historic district as well as on nearby Sullivans Island and the Isle of Palms, said the city’s Board of Architectural Review closely controls what can be done with buildings.

“It’s rare to get a demolition permit in Charleston, and so you’re stuck with a house you can’t raise because that destroys the scale and mass of the structure and isn’t historically accurate,” he said. That means owners can pay the high premiums, self-insure or “sell at a discount and get out.”

Epperly said the response to the project has been overwhelming and positive.

“This was really to open up the conversation,” she said.

“That we’re all in this together,” added freshman Kennady Kent.

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Rachel Epperly hangs T-shirts for the Clothesline Project at Converse College in Spartanburg on Feb. 20.

The project addresses rape and domestic violence, with students painting empowering messages against sexual assault and violence on T-shirts, which are displayed in the middle of the quad at the campus.

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Lincoln High alumni honor 12 during Women’s History Month

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com The Lincoln High School Alumni Association continues its forums at 6 p.m. Thursday with a celebration of Women’s History Month. The program will highlight the lives of 12 black women who have South Carolina connections. The program will be presented in the Lincoln building at 26 Council St. It is free and open to the public.

Individuals to be honored were active in many fields, and their contributions to education, civil rights and service to community are outstanding. Many are from the Sumter area or spent many years here.

Ronetta Moses of the alumni association said that most of the honorees are deceased but that Dorothy Randolph Toney, who is still active in service to the community, will be present.

“A biographical sketch of each honoree (much more extensive than the outlines here) will be presented by a speaker,” Moses said.

Guests are invited to participate in discussions of the honorees following the presentation.

The Lincoln alumni association inaugurated a series of forums in 2013 at the former Lincoln High School to tell of and preserve area civil rights and history stories for the present and future generations.

The women to be honored at Thursday’s forum are: Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune was born to former slaves in Mayesville. She founded Bethune-Cookman College in Daytona Beach, Fla., was adviser to several U.S. presidents, founder of the National Council of Negro BETHUNE Women and convinced President Franklin Roosevelt to appoint the first black general in

the U.S. military, Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Bethune’s portrait hangs in the South Carolina Statehouse.

Septima P. Clark was a teacher in the public schools of South Carolina in 1956 and was fired from her job because she refused to give up her membership to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People CLARK after the state Legislature passed a law that banned any government employee from being a member of the organization. She joined Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and taught adults in rural areas to read and write in order to register and vote. At age 76, she ran for and won a seat on the Charleston School Board.

Dr. Anna D. Reuben was one of the organizers of the South Carolina NAACP in 1939 in the basement of Benedict College’s library.

She was elected assistant secretary. She married Dr. O.R. ReuREUBEN ben and spent her adult life as a professor at Morris College. In 1969, Gov. Robert McNair appointed her to the Juvenile Correction After Care Board, a first for blacks.

Viola Duval Stewart in 1944 was the plaintiff in the first lawsuit challenging segregation in South Carolina. In the case of Viola Duval v. Charleston School Board, she sought to make pay for black and white teachers STEWART the same at a time when white teachers were earning 1/3 more than black teachers. She won the case. She met her husband, who was a Tuskegee airman

training in Walterboro, on a blind date. She moved to Philadelphia and taught in the public school system until her retirement in 1981. Stewart died at age 91 in 2010.

Modjeska M. Simkins is affectionately known as the “Mother of Civil Rights” in South Carolina.

She was one of the organizers of the state NAACP in 1939 and served as its secretary from 1941 to 1956. She SIMKINS assisted in drafting many of the lawsuits that brought down the barriers of segregation in South Carolina.

Her house on Marion Street in Columbia is now a place for displaying civil rights artifacts. It also served as a “bed and breakfast” for Thurgood Marshall when he was in the state working on civil rights cases. Her portrait hangs in the South Carolina State Capitol building.

Sarah Mae Fleming in 1954 sued the bus system in Columbia that was operated by South Carolina Electric & Gas Co. for discriminating against black riders. Her lawsuit went to the U.S. Supreme Court, where she FLEMING won. This was a full year before Rosa Parks and the Montgomery bus boycott. When the Parks case reached the U.S. Supreme Court, the court simply said it had already outlawed bus segregation in the Fleming Case in South Carolina. Fleming faded into history until several years ago, when her story was finally revealed.

A street in Columbia has been renamed to keep her memory alive.

Marian Wright Edelman, a Bennettsville native, began her civil rights activities as a student at Spelman College in 1960 during the sit-ins. She

later earned a law degree from Yale Law School and was the first black woman admitted to the Mississippi Bar. She assisted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the organizing of “The Poor People’s Campaign” in 1968. In EDELMAN 1973, she founded the Children’s Defense Fund. She was inducted into the South Carolina Hall of Fame on Feb. 24, 2014.

Fannie S. Ivey was a Kentucky native who adopted Sumter as home. She spent many years at Lincoln High School and served as a summer librarian at Morris College.

She found a way IVEY to teach black history to her students when it was not approved by the school board. In 1944, she started the first Girl Scout Troop in Sumter.

Irene S. Sampson’s teaching contract in Sumter School District 2 was not renewed because of her involvement in civil rights demonstrations in Sumter. She sued the school board and won.

I. SAMPSON During the two years it took the case to run its course, she taught at Morris College. She received back pay, her contract was renewed, and her teaching career spanned 33 years.

The lawyers representing her included Ernest A. Finney; Matthew J. Perry; her brother, Donald Sampson; and her sister, Dorothy V. Sampson.

Dr. Agnes H. Wilson Burgess was elected Teacher of the Year in 1969, a first for blacks in South Carolina. That same year, she was elected president of the S.C. Education Association and presided over the merger of the Palmetto BURGESS Education Association, the black group, and the S.C. Teachers Association, the white group. During her tenure at Lincoln High School, she served as adviser to the school’s newspaper, The Echo, which won 13 consecutive first-place association competitions at Columbia University Scholastic Press meetings. She died in 2012 at age 98.

Dorothy V. Sampson was the first female black attorney to practice law in Sumter County. She earned degrees from Hampton University, Atlanta University and North Carolina Central Law D. SAMPSON School. She was a social worker, a teacher and a lawyer. She had many runins with Sumter Police Department because they refused to call her Attorney Sampson or Ms. Sampson, but addressed her as Dorothy. She was one of the lawyers representing her sister, Irene Sampson, in the successful lawsuit against Sumter School District 2.

Dorothy Randolph Toney graduated from Lincoln High School in 1953, after which she studied at Columbia School of Nursing and did postgraduate studies at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami. She was the first black head nurse TONEY at Tuomey Regional Medical Center and served as an instructor for nursing assistant classes. Additionally, she worked at Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia. She serves on many boards and commissions and has been awarded many citations and honors.

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Brian Anderson, left, and Coby Young search through the wreckage of a home belonging to the Kuntz family Sunday near Oso, Wash. The entire Kuntz family was at a baseball game Saturday morning when a mudslide swept through the area. The family returned Sunday to search through what remained.

Search for mudslide survivors grows ARLINGTON, Wash. (AP) — The search for survivors of a deadly Washington state mudslide grew Monday to include 108 people who are still unaccounted for, raising fears that the death toll could climb far beyond the eight confirmed fatalities.

Authorities predicted that the number of missing would decline as more people are found to be safe, but the startling initial length of the list added to the anxieties in this former fishing village two days after a mile-wide layer of soft earth crashed onto a cluster of homes at the bottom of a river valley.

“The situation is very grim,” Snohomish County Fire District 21 Chief Travis Hots said, stressing that authorities are still in rescue mode and are holding out hope. But he noted, “We have not found anyone alive on this pile since Saturday.”

About 30 houses were destroyed, and the debris blocked a mile-long stretch of state highway about 55 miles northeast of Seattle.

Adding to the worries was the timing of the mudslide, which struck Saturday morning, a time when most people are at home. Of the 49 structures in the neighborhood, authorities think at least 25 were full-time residences.

An overnight search of the debris field turned up no

other fatalities, Hots said.

Monday’s search was to include aircraft, dogs and heavy equipment.

Retired firefighter Gail Moffett, who lives in nearby Oso, said she knows about 25 people who are missing, including entire families with young children.

“It’s safe to say I’ll know everyone affected or who they are,” Moffett said. “There’s so much pain going on in the community right now.”

Elaine Young and her neighbors uncovered several bodies Sunday and had to contact authorities to get them removed.

They also found a chocolate Labrador named Buddy alive and helped pull the dog from the rubble, leading her to wonder if other survivors could be out there, desperate for help.

“If we found a dog alive yesterday afternoon that we cut out of a part of a house, doesn’t that seem that maybe somebody could be stuck up under part of a house and be alive too?” asked Young, whose home survived the slide but was on the edge of the devastation.

She said she realized searchers need to stay safe but lamented the pace of rescue efforts.

Authorities think Saturday’s slide was caused by recent heavy rains that made the terrain unstable.

From the beginning, rescue crews on the ground have faced dangerous and unpredictable conditions as they navigated quicksand-like mud and debris that was 15 feet deep in some places.

Some who went in got caught up to their armpits in the thick, sticky sludge.

The threat of potential flash floods or another landslide also loomed over rescuers. On Monday, some crews had to pull back because of concern that a hillside could shift.

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — It was the unwelcome, anguishing news that families of the missing had dreaded, and when they heard it from Malaysia’s prime minister Monday night, there were shrieks and intense heartbreak: The missing Malaysian Airlines flight whose fate was a mystery that consumed the world had crashed into a remote corner of the Indian Ocean.

The news, based on fresh evidence gleaned from an unprecedented analysis of satellite data, meant it was all but impossible that any of the 239 passengers and crew on board the jetliner could have survived.

That realization may help bring some closure to families 17 days after their nightmare began when the Boeing 777 inexplicably disappeared from Asian skies during what was supposed to be a routine overnight flight from Malaysia’s capital to Beijing on March 8.

But the latest clue is also only a small step toward solving one of the greatest puzzles in aviation history.

With the location of Flight 370 itself still unknown — most likely somewhere at the bottom of the

sea in the southern Indian Ocean — profound questions remain unanswered about what brought down the aircraft and why.

And the grueling search for the wreckage and the plane’s black boxes could take years. The task, involving a multinational force sweeping a vast region of ocean whose dark floor is up to 23,000 feet deep, has been daunting. So much so, that it is also possible that what is left of the plane may never be found.

Dressed in a black suit, Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak somberly announced the news in an unexpected late-night statement to reporters in Kuala Lumpur. The information, he said, was based on a study of data from a satellite that had received the final known signals from the plane as it tracked southward.

The data indicated that the jetliner flew “to a remote location, far from any possible landing sites,” Najib said.

“It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean.”

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • April (Kristin Chenoweth) and Holly (Gwyneth Paltrow) pull out all the stops on “Glee” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Danny unburdens himself on an old friend on “Twisted” (9 p.m., ABC Family, TV-14).

• Marcus plays Cupid on “About a Boy” (9 p.m., NBC, TVPG).

• Joyce finds employment on “Growing Up Fisher” (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• A murky case on Embassy Row on “Person of Interest” (10

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AROUND TOWN Free income tax filing services and FAFSA applications will be provided through April 15 as follows: 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Fridays, 3-8 p.m. Saturdays, appointments only on Sundays, Goodwill Job-Link Center, 1028 Broad St., (803) 7745006; and 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m.

Thursdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m.

Saturdays, Lee County Adult Education, 123 E. College St., Bishopville, (803) 484-4040. Call Ms. Samuels at (803) 240-8355.

The AARP Foundation TaxAide Program will offer free income tax assistance and electronic filing for taxpayers with low to middle incomes. All ages are welcome and you do not have to be an AARP member.

Assistance will be available 9 a.m.-3 p.m. on Mondays and Wednesdays through April 15 at the Shepherd’s Center, 24 Council St. Call Lynda at (803) 469-8322.

The Sumter County Educators Association-Retired will meet at noon Wednesday, March 26, at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. New members are encouraged to join. Call Brenda Bethune at (803) 4696588.

In recognition of March being Credit Education Month, the Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St., will host “Lunch and Learn: Smart Investing and Banking Tips” with a representative from Wells Fargo at 1 p.m.

Wednesday, March 26.

Bring your lunch and enjoy this free presentation while you eat.

The Shannon Town Community Association will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Call Mrs. Watson at (803) 3169461 or Mrs. Witherspoon at (803) 773-4730.

The Sumter Unit of the National Association of Parliamentarians will meet at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 27, at the Sumter School District building, 1345 Wilson Hall Road. Call Laura LeGrand at (803) 775-0830.

The Sumter Chapter of POMC (Parents of Murdered Children) will hold its first meeting 5:30-7 p.m. Friday, March 28, at the Birnie HOPE Center. Call Maggie Richardson at (803) 2369086 for details.

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The bigger the subject, the more tedious the documentary.

That’s my philosophy and I’m sticking to it. I’m a big fan of focusing on a particular subject and drawing out big ideas from specifics. A great example of this approach can be found in the 2007 film “Helvetica.” The discussion of a single font or typeface evoked a much broader conversation about culture, history and politics.

Make a documentary about a paperclip and you can discuss the uses of steel, industrial design, the rise and fall of the office, the world of paper and myriad particulars. Show me a film on the history of metal production and I’ll be asleep in five minutes.

Survey histories certainly have their place, but as television they can be deadly. With “The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings), a five-part series, Schama has approached the impossible. Meditating on three millennia of history that include the stories of the Old and New Testaments and 2,000 years of diaspora, oppression, culture, endurance, literature, science, genocide, assimilation and resilience is a lot to approach in 50 hours, never mind five.

At their best and their worst, big picture TV survey histories offer the impression that somebody is reading to you from a coffee-table book. I think a culture that identifies with the preservation, celebration and adoration of the written word deserves a little better.

• Jake’s controversial investigation hits a brick wall on the season finale of “Brooklyn NineNine” (9:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG) visits Kenya’s giant spitting cobra.

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The Damascaus Gate, Jerusalem, is shown in this photo courtesy of Tim Kirby, Oxford Film & Television.

The five-part series “The Story of the Jews With Simon Schama” begins at 8 p.m. today on PBS. p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• A whistle-blower needs encouragement on “Mind Games” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• A local shooting concentrates the mind on “Justified” (10 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

LATE NIGHT Amy Yates Wuelfing and Gibby Haynes are booked on “The Daily Show With Jon Stew-

art” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Fred Armisen, Carrie Brownstein, Rachael Harris and Lucius appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Jayma Mays, John Caparulo, Sarah Colonna and Ron G are booked on “Chelsea Lately” (11 p.m., E!) * Jimmy Carter is on “The Colbert Report” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Emma Watson and Nick Offerman are on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35

p.m., CBS) * Jude Law and Shakira on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Nicole Kidman and Alyson Hannigan appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Taran Killam, Arianna Huffington and Bobby Flay visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Howie Mandel, Ginger Gonzaga and the Belle Brigade on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Old McCaskill’s Farm will hold its 2014 Spring Farm Day and annual sheep shearing from 1 to 6 p.m. Sunday, March 30. Events at the working farm will include: sheep shearing viewing; a border collie demonstration; working saw mill; spinner, weaver and quilters; and so much more. Farm fresh concessions also available.

Admission is $4 per person. Children under age 2 are admitted free. The farm is located at 377 Cantey Lane, Rembert. Visit www.oldmccaskillfarm. com or call (803) 432-9537.

Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will hold a reunion meeting at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, at the South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet Thursday, April 3, at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St., Manning.

Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting at 7 p.m.

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CLOSED FROM PAGE A1 community and visitors to our area. We will not continue to expose our great community to this nuisance and dangerous menace to our people.”

The sheriff’s effort to close the club follows the March 17 shooting of Tyrus Archie, 33, who was killed in the club’s parking lot. Another man was wounded by a gunshot to the leg.

Dennis said he’s spoken with Warren previously about incidents connected to the club, but he thinks the owner did little to comply with his suggestions.

Dennis said his office has responded to more than 400 calls at the club since 2006.

The sheriff said his office will target Club Miami’s business license as well as its alcohol license. He said he was going to meet with the S.C. Department of Revenue to discuss the alcohol license.

A notice posted on the club’s door cites sections 115 and 116 of the International Building

Code. Section 116 reads, in part, “Structures or existing equipment that are or hereafter become unsafe, unsanitary or deficient ... or are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or that involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed in unsafe condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made safe, as the building official deems necessary and as provided for in this section ...”

The notice is signed by Heyward Avins.

Area residents are also seeking to have the club closed.

Cherryvale resident Calvin Bennett started an online petition drive to have the establishment declared a public nuisance.

“It’s pretty much the consensus,” Bennett said. “Everybody wants to close it down.”

Bennett told The Sumter Item earlier he’d also like to prevent any new club from opening in the building now housing Club Miami.

“I want to have it demolished, like a crack house,” he said.

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OFFICER FROM PAGE A1 with the sheriff’s office, triggering the investigation.

Gardner eventually texted the informant that he wanted to meet. In order to initiate a take-down operation, the drug unit requested the informant ask Gardner if he could acquire marijuana. The informant, wearing surveillance equipment, met with Gardner at a gas station. Gardner entered the informant’s vehicle and supplied a quantity of marijuana before deputies arrested him.

The informant handed the marijuana over to deputies.

Gardner was transported to Clarendon County Detention Center to await his bond hearing. This arrest was Gardner’s first offense, said Maj. Allen Dailey of the sheriff’s office.

Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis confirmed Gardner’s termination from the jail.

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NYC museum dedicated to 9/11 victims opens May 21 NEW YORK (AP) — A long-awaited museum dedicated to the victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks will open to the public at the World Trade Center site on May 21, officials announced Monday.

The opening will follow a May 15 ceremony and a six-day dedication period during which the museum will be open around the clock for 9/11 family members, rescue and recovery workers and others directly affected by the 2001 attacks, said Joe Daniels, president of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum.

The museum includes two core exhibitions at the foundation of the trade center complex.

One of them, called “In Memoriam,” pays tribute to the 2,983 people killed in the attacks as well as the

six people killed in a truck bombing at the trade center on Feb. 26, 1993. The other, a three-part historical exhibition, tells the story of Sept. 11 and explores what led to the terrorist strikes.

The museum’s regular hours will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily.

“This is a major milestone,” Daniels said. “It’s just a very real marker of the rebirth of the World Trade Center.”

Planners had originally hoped that the museum could open in 2011, on the 10th anniversary of the attacks. Construction delays were made worse by flooding caused by Superstorm Sandy and by a funding dispute with the site’s owner, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, stopping all work for nearly a year.

Study ties breast gene to high-risk uterine cancer

BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Women with a faulty breast cancer gene might face a greater chance of rare but deadly uterine tumors despite having their ovaries removed to lower their main cancer risks, doctors are reporting.

A study of nearly 300 women with bad BRCA1 genes found four cases of aggressive uterine cancers years after they had preventive surgery to remove their ovaries. That rate is 26 times greater than expected.

“One can happen. Two all of a sudden raises eyebrows,” and four is highly suspicious, said Dr. Noah Kauff of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York.

His study, reported Monday at a cancer conference in Florida, is the first to make this link. Although it’s not enough evidence to change practice now, doctors say women with these gene mutations should be told of the results and consider having their uterus removed along with their ovaries.

“It’s important for women to have that information ... but I think it’s too early to strongly recommend to patients that they undergo a hysterectomy” until more research confirms the finding, said Dr. Karen Lu, a specialist in women’s cancers at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

She plans to study similar patients at her own hospital, the nation’s largest cancer center, to see if they, too, have higher uterine cancer risks.

About 1 in 400 women in the U.S., and more of eastern European descent, have faulty BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes that greatly raise their risks for breast and ovarian cancer.

Doctors advise them to be screened early and often for breast cancer, and to have their ovaries removed as soon as they have finished having children to help prevent ovarian and breast cancer because ovarian hormones affect breast cancer as well.

But the role of BRCA genes in uterine cancer isn’t known, Kauff said.

His study looked at 1,200 women diagnosed with

BRCA gene mutations since 1995 at Sloan Kettering.

Doctors were able to track 525 of them for many years after they had surgery that removed their ovaries but left the uterus intact.

The vast majority of uterine cancers are low-risk types usually cured with surgery alone.

Aggressive forms account

for only 10 to 15 percent of cases but more than half of uterine cancer deaths.

Researchers were alarmed to see four of these cases among the 296 women with BRCA1 mutations.

None were seen in women with BRCA2 mutations, Kauff said.

The study was discussed Monday at the Society of

Gynecologic Oncology’s annual meeting in Tampa, Fla. Last year, the actress Angelina Jolie revealed she had preventive surgery to remove both breasts because of a BRCA1 mutation.

Her mother had breast cancer and died of ovarian cancer, and her maternal grandmother also had ovarian cancer.

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ASHINGTON — This week’s meeting between Pope Francis and President Obama holds great promise in a time of turmoil, though not necessarily in the ways some may hope.

In anticipation of the meeting, everyone seems to want a piece of the pope. The head of the New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good has posted a petition on the White House’s “We the People” website that makes a religious case for action on climate change.

Activists pushing for immigration reform are seeking an audience with Pope Francis the day before he meets with Obama. The president has said he wants to discuss his own agenda of tackling poverty and income inequality, the focus of the pope’s ministry.

None of these issues can be characterized as hard sells to the leader of the Catholic Church, a man who has eschewed the papal palace for more modest accommodations and strolls the streets of Rome in sensible shoes; who has said we have a duty to protect God’s creation; and who is, by the way, South American.

Thus, getting the pope to voice concern about poverty, immigration and environmental conservatism is not likely to require much sweat Kathleen in the exercise of persuasive powers. Getting to how one Parker accomplishes such things through policy isn’t in the pope’s wheelhouse.

Getting people to examine their own souls is something else.

When the pope and the president look into each other’s eyes, they may not see each other’s souls, but we know that one of them will be focused intently on its discovery. What happens next is known to no one. But it is inconceivable that the president will not be moved in the presence of such grace. Equally likely is that Pope Francis will discover the pilgrim in Obama.

The rest of the world will see what it needs.

In the U.S., both left and right have projected onto the pope the image they wish to see — that is, a reflection of themselves — rather than the man he truly is. My own observations are gleaned not from a crystal ball but from many conversations with people close to the Vatican and from each man’s actions.

From these we may infer the verities each holds dear.

We know our president well enough at this point, but our view of the pope has been only a partial image conveyed by commentaries and cameras. He is the pontiff who pats a stray boy’s head when the child tries to keep the pope’s attention to himself. He’s the leader who wants the church to focus less harshly on the social issues that divide. He is the most unusual pope who organizes a fast and leads a peace vigil opposing U.S. military action in Syria.

And he is the one who asks, “Who am I to judge?” on the subject of gays.

He is beloved because he makes us feel good, pointing us in the direction of our better angels. But he is also human and we should not infer that because he is benevolent, he is also benign. This would be to misunderstand and underestimate him. In his daily homilies, Pope Francis talks frequently about the struggle between good and evil. He quotes from Robert Hugh Benson’s 1907 novel “Lord of the World” a story of the anti-Christ.

His earthly concerns may be the least of these, but his primary business is souls.

He is also a cagey, worldly-wise Jesuit — keenly aware of human nature and motivations. In other words, he knows full well that he is the object of a presidential photo-op. But the man whose kind smile reminds us all that we were children once will play his part because, let’s face it, he’s the pope. His smile for the camera may be interpreted as pleasure with present company, but more likely it will be for the good it might do.

Beneath that kind countenance is a sharp mind well versed in the conflicts between his church and this president. For certain, he will have been thoroughly briefed on the several dozen lawsuits against the Obama administration related to the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive mandate.

Obviously, not all Americans see the point in all the fuss about contraception, to the extent they care about it at all. The principles in dispute may seem esoteric, but at the end of the day, yes, the Pope is Catholic. And though he may bless our president and beam that knowing smile, his prayer for humanity’s salvation has no political party affiliation and should be construed by none as such.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Morris College an asset to Sumter community I would like to thank my friend, Margaret Mukooza, for calling to remind me about Morris College’s Community Day on March 22. I really enjoyed seeing our own 106-year-old college right here in Sumter. The president gave us some interesting facts about the history of Morris College. One that I did not know is that the college is operated by the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina. It is great to know that the students have a Christian environment in which to learn. Another fact is that there is a Morris Brown College in Atlanta, and he didn’t want people to get our college and the one in Atlanta mixed up.

The campus is small, but there are definite advantages to being small. I enjoyed a tour of the library, which is adequate for any learning facility. Then we went to see the Forensic Center. They share this facility with local police departments. I want to thank the very capable young man, who will be graduating this May, for his ability to explain the different aspects of this building. Sumter is lucky to have this facility, not only for teaching purposes, but also for criminal investigations.

Then a male employee took me for a golf-cart ride around the campus. That didn’t take very long, but I could see that the students have everything they need right in about a five-to-seven square-block area.

As we were ending the tour of the campus, we saw a young man in an Army uniform walking down the sidewalk. We stopped to talk to him. He is a ROTC student and is due to go to boot camp this summer at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He will be a great officer one day as he was very respectful and seemed to be looking forward to a career in the United States Army.

Thank you again, Morris College, for sharing your college with Sumter today. I also love your motto, which is “Enter to Learn, Depart to Serve.”

JACQUELINE K. HUGHES Sumter

No previous president can compare to Obama Ms. Frazier, you recently said President Obama was far from being the worst president in our history. President Obama’s “Worst Lie of 2013” and Demo-

crats’ non-representative government vote to force the Affordable Care Act on a majority of Americans who opposed it resulted in millions of Americans losing their insurance, their doctors and their jobs, and it caused premiums to skyrocket.

Obama was admittedly tutored

by Communist Frank Marshall Davis, studied and quoted Socialist Saul Alinsky during an inauguration speech and was mentored by racist, hate-spewing, Anti-American “pastor” Jeremiah Wright. He campaigned in 2008 by promising to “fundamentally change” the United States. Obama has abandoned his oath of office, repeatedly violating both Constitution and rule of law. The Separation of Powers Act, for example, declares only Congress has the authority to modify a law; however, Obama has bypassed Congress to modify the ACA 13 times. He called Bush “unpatriotic” for adding $4 trillion in debt over eight years. Obama set monthly, annual and total deficit-spending records while adding over $6 trillion in debt in only four years and affecting the only credit rating down-grade in U.S. history. He used our military to assist al-Qaida to rise to power in Libya, helped the Muslim Brotherhood control Egypt, armed both Mexican drug cartels and Islamic extremists, hired an al-Qaida-associated militia to protect Ambassador Stevens in Benghazi and let four Americans die. He used the IRS to target his political enemies, allowed multiple agencies to spy on Americans — to include Congress — and his administration is in the midst of no less than four ongoing scandal investigations. President Nixon was forced from office for the coverup of only one scandal, and President Clinton was impeached for lying under oath during the only sexual harassment lawsuit brought against a president. Obama has no equal.

TODD “EASY” GARRICK Sumter

Calling Obama names makes you look like a spoiled child This is concerning a letter from Gene Bradley that was in the Thursday, March 20, edition of The Sumter Item. I think calling the sitting president of the United State names, i.e., “a two-faced liar” and the worst president in history simply because you do

not agree with his policies has reached a new low, even for you. I think the real reason is one I refuse to discuss with the likes of you. However, I will ask this question: If President Obama is a twofaced liar and the worst president in history, how would you classify the president that immediately preceded him? Do WMDs and mushroom clouds come to mind?

Does turning a surplus, when he entered office, into the worst economy since the 1930s jog your memory? Why don’t you grow up.

You cannot redo the election by acting like a spoiled child. If you cannot remember anything else the instructors tried to teach you in school, please try and remember respect. And you even had the nerve to mention impeachment.

What a joke. Be careful. Your bias is begin to show. Have a wonderful day.

CLAUDE GARRETT Sumter

Salterstown Park amenities paid for by grants, not tax I must correct some misinformation about Salterstown Park that was written in a letter to the editor published on March 16.

Quoting the writer: “Just so everyone knows, Salters Town Park off of Highway 401 was built and paid for by the last Penny for Progress, which means the residents of Sumter County.” This is incorrect.

The new community center building, constructed in 2013, was paid for with Penny for Progress funds, but the park amenities (walking track, playground equipment, bicycle rack, benches, picnic tables, grills, trash cans, basketball court and park signs) were paid for with grants awarded to the Salterstown Community Center community-based organization (unaffiliated with Sumter County Parks and Recreation Department) in the 2009 Community Mini-Grant Program and 2011 Community Advocacy and Leadership Program, which were both administered by Sumter County Active Lifestyles (SCAL) and the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center.

How do I know this? I was the SCAL executive director at the time the grants were awarded.

Read all about it in the news archives section of the SCAL website, www.sumtercountyactivelifestyles.org.

LINDA PEKURI Sumter

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WILLIAMS FROM PAGE A1 make his whereabouts harder to track.

Eventually, however, as information started trickling in, the concern for an airman possibly in distress turned into a manhunt for a fugitive who said he knew he was being sought.

“I knew what I was doing was wrong, and I had an idea of what was facing me when I came back,” Williams said. “I wasn’t ready to face that.”

It wasn’t until a police officer in Dothan, Ala., spotted Williams on Jan. 29 at a gas station that either military or civilian law enforcement had any contact with the then-fugitive.

The captain tasked with organizing and facilitating communications between airmen overseas with their commanders was finally apprehended and in contact with military officials.

“Had I not been arrested, I would not have returned,” Williams told the court.

In an attempt to explain his actions, Williams told the judge, Col. William Muldoon, he was experiencing anxiety, depression and severe alcoholism at the time of his decision to leave.

In fact, during Monday’s proceedings, Williams said he had been binge drinking for nine days leading up to his desertion.

Still, Williams said he knew exactly what he was doing and was in control

of his actions when he decided not to return to work and also recognized there were many different programs available to him to receive treatment he might have needed.

During the hearing, prosecuting attorneys for the Air Force said the military has no record of Williams having any previous mental health issues, and Williams admitted he had no intention of ever returning to his post.

Monday’s hearing officially ended what, according to military review documents submitted to the court, was an exemplary military career.

Williams could have faced a potential three years in jail for his actions, however, a pre-trial agreement limited the maximum time he could be sentenced. Still, military lawyers sought a longer, nine-month confinement sentence for Williams.

“What is more dishonorable than an official walking out and quitting his post?” prosecuting attorney Capt. Ross Brennan asked, later adding, “The accused was not a teenager working at McDonald’s. He was a commissioned officer in the United States Air Force.”

After hearing both sides and considering his options in chambers for about 90 minutes, Muldoon returned with his sentence for Williams, granting the defendant credit for the 54 days he had already spent in jail.

STATE BRIEF

facts alleged in the Complaint do not constitute a FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS violation of the South Carolina Ethics Act,” Commission Chairman Phillip Final order dismisses Florence wrote in the order issued Friday. ethics charges Last week, the commission held a hearing regardCOLUMBIA — Ethics ing allegations that Eckcharges have officially strom, now in his third been dropped against term as the state’s chief South Carolina Comptroller Gen. Richard Eckstrom, accountant, broke ethics law when he used $1,642 in according to an order iscampaign money for gasosued by the state Ethics line, food and a hotel stay Commission. during the 2012 Republican “After carefully considNational Convention in ering argument of counsel Tampa, Fla., at which his and reviewing the written girlfriend was an alternate submissions, the Commisdelegate. sion concludes that the

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PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6 p.m., hospital board room

Wednesday, 3 p.m., Planning Department, conference room, 12 W. Liberty St.

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Council Chambers

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

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The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology Do your own EUGENIA LAST thing and extend others the same courtesy. Make choices that best suit your needs, but be mindful of what’s going on around you. A situation that can influence your living arrangements should be handled with care.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Avoid stress, which could lead to unwanted consequences. Partnerships may leave you feeling vulnerable or used.

Focus on your needs and reach out to those who share your interests and concerns.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Participating in fundraising events or organizational functions will bring you in contact with someone who shows interest in your ideas and plans. Weigh the pros and cons of an opportunity that is presented.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll be caught between two possibilities that lead in different directions. Follow your intuition and you’ll gain greater stability and happiness once you pass the initial stage of change that makes you uncomfortable.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be a leader.

Make changes that will secure your advancement. Focus on important partnerships and do your best to improve your love life by adding a little romance to the mix.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Honesty will keep you out of trouble. Share your feelings, but protect your heart,

your assets and your reputation. A function you attend will promote new friendships.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll get the backing you need if you’re upfront regarding your motives. A personal relationship will get a boost if you make a couple of changes that are sure to please. Focus on romance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Question what everyone else is doing, but follow your dreams. A creative plan will help you out both at home and when dealing with friends, relatives and your peers. Protect your health and emotional wellness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t forget to pay people back. The offers you get may be generous, but know that you will have to earn whatever’s being proposed. A relationship with someone unusual will be questioned.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Ultimatums and demands will stand between you and what you want.

Whether it’s you or someone else calling the shots, it isn’t likely that you will come to a workable agreement.

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC SUBMITTED BY: Sandy Tomlinson OCCASION: Sandy Tomlinson and her husband visited Mount Rushmore in the fall of 2013 while on vacation to South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): You can flirt with the past, but don’t make promises. Getting together with an old friend will cost you emotionally.

Don’t bend to someone trying to take advantage of you or what you have.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Ask questions and find out what’s expected of you before you become too enthusiastic about an overrated idea. Invest in yourself and your ideas, not what someone else has to offer.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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NASCAR

Kyle Busch wins at Fontana, but Larson dazzles

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Kyle Larson was ninth on the final restart at California, with four rows of traffic to navigate in two laps in a frantic bid for the best finish possible. With Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart at the front, Larson wasn’t even thinking about victory.

“Tony’s going to win,’’ Larson radioed his Chip Ganassi Racing team.

“Man, these restarts are crazy. You never know,’’ replied crew chief Chris Heroy.

So Larson went for the win.

He weaved low on the start alongside teammate Jamie McMurray, but quickly surged ahead. Then he blew past childhood idol Jeff Gordon and found himself in a side-by-side race with Paul Menard. Using the apron, his wheels inching dangerously close to the infield grass, Larson quickly cleared Menard.

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He gained five spots on the first lap, and now had just three cars in front of him. He again drove low. As Kyle Busch passed his older brother and Stewart for the lead, Larson swept past Stewart

and tucked in behind Busch.

He looked inside for the lead, but Busch threw a block that stopped Larson’s momentum.

No matter. Second was just fine for the rookie.

“Wow,’’ Larson said after following Busch across the finish line at Auto Club Speedway. “Wow! Wow! Good job!’’

Larson was echoing the sentiments of thousands of fans who had just been wowed by a dazzling drive through the

pack.

If there were any doubts that he belonged at NASCAR’s top level, the 21-year-old answered them at Fontana.

He beat Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick on Saturday for his first win in a Nationwide Series race, then seemed to use everything he’d learned from watching the big names all those years to nearly steal Sunday’s victory, too.

SEE LARSON, PAGE B3

PREP BASEBALL

USC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

Starting strong

Top-seeded Gamecocks set to face Oregon State

BY TIM BOOTH The Associated Press SEATTLE — Five years to rebuild was probably a reasonable expectation for Scott Rueck when he arrived at Oregon State considering the disarray he was inheriting.

He arrived in Corvallis to take over a program that was devastated amid allegations of emotional abuse under former coach LaVonda Wagner. The roster was so barren, Rueck held open tryouts. His first game, the

squad included two returners, three freshmen, three walk-ons, a soccer player and a volleyball player.

That was the fall of 2010. Tonight, Oregon State (24-10) will play for a spot in the Sweet 16 when the ninthseeded Beavers face No. 1 seed South Carolina.

“I don’t think there’s any way you could have predicted that we would be here right now. I wouldn’t have,’’ Rueck said Monday.

SEE GAMECOCKS, PAGE B3

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Sumter High starting pitcher Charlie Barnes throws during the Gamecocks’ 3-0 victory over Region VI-4A foe West Florence on Monday at Gamecock Field.

Barnes goes distance in SHS’ 3-0 region-opening win over WFHS

BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item Sumter High School’s varsity baseball team got Region VI-4A play started on a positive note on Monday, thanks to a 3-run fifth inning that starting Charlie Barnes made stand up for a 3-0 victory over West Florence at Gamecock Field in the opener of a 3-game series this week.

Barnes, a Clemson University signee, went the distance with 11 strikeouts and no walks while surrendering just three hits. The first Knights hit came in the form of a leadoff triple by Logan McRae to start the second. Barnes rebounded to strike out Avery Hart, induced a grounder back to the mound which he handled cleanly to retire Cal Butler and got a soft line drive to second from Benj

Jones to leave McRae stranded at third.

West Florence’s other two hits came with two outs in the sixth.

Leadoff hitter McLean Hartz and Daniel Gerth connected for backto-back singles before Grayson Cottingham grounded into an unconventional 4-6 force at second.

Sumter second baseman Phillip

SEE SHS, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell (25) drives around Cal State Northridge’s Janae Sharpe (3) during the Gamecocks’ 73-58 victory on Sunday in the first round of the NCAA women’s tournament in Seattle. USC faces Oregon State tonight in the second round.

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Tigers hope early-season adversity pays off against Belmont

BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — It all started in Rome.

With one more win, it’ll end in New York City.

The journey began in July with preinternational trip practices, and is still rolling strong as Clemson’s men’s basketball team is still playing, something only a handful of teams around the country can say.

Little did the Tigers (22-12) realize their challenging circumstances last summer might actually aid their cause in today’s 7 p.m. NIT quarterfinal showdown with visiting Belmont (26-9) at Littlejohn Coliseum, with the winner bound for the semis April 1 at Madison Square Garden.

Clemson was significantly shorthanded in the frontcourt for its 10-day, five-city, 4-game tour through Italy in August.

Redshirt freshman forward Jaron Blossomgame was not quite healed from a broken leg, so he accompanied

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Clemson’s Rod Hall, left, steals the ball from Illinois’ Malcolm Hill during the Tigers’ 50-49 victory on Sunday in the NIT in Clemson. The Tigers host Belmont today with a trip to Madison Square Garden on the line. his teammates on the trip but didn’t suit up. Center Sidy Djitte had a holdup with his travel Visa and forward

Ibrahim Djambo was not yet enrolled in classes.

That left center Landry Nnoko and

forward Josh Smith as the only true bigs, meaning swingman K.J. McDaniels had to shift to the ‘4’ position in droves along with three guards.

“It teaches me to read the game better, seeing the advantages and disadvantages,” McDaniels said. “Playing the 4 is a lot different, especially through the whole game, but I’m learning as I go along.”

So there was plenty of smallball across the pond.

“Because Jaron didn’t play in Italy, we played more fast-paced, and guys are used to doing it,” shooting guard Jordan Roper said. “K.J.’s a versatile player, is the biggest thing. He’s able to play the 4 because of his athleticism.”

With Blossomgame out Sunday with a bruised leg, McDaniels was right back at power forward against Illinois.

“I like the smaller lineup, but Jaron’s a good rebounder,” point guard Rod Hall said. “With a smaller lineup,

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Lakewood soccer shuts out LRHS USC Lancaster sweeps HOPKINS — Greg McLeod scored three goals and had an assist to lead Lakewood High School to an 8-0 varsity boys soccer victory over Lower Richland on Monday at the LR field.

JirBre Brown had two goals and an assist and Gianni Jackson had two goals for the Gators, who improved to 6-0 on the season.

Christian McDonald had a goal and two assists while Sanchez Morales, Jonathan Turcios and Blake Carraher each had an assist. Mike Paterna had seven saves while recording the shutout.

WILSON HALL 5 ORANGEBURG PREP 0

ORANGEBURG — Wilson Hall picked up its first victory of the season on Monday with a 5-0 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Monday at the OP field.

Drake Shadwell led the Barons, who improved to 1-3 on the season, with three goals. Jake Croft added two goals.

Dalton Miller had two assists while Christian Albertson and Justin Schare each had one.

Ken Ballard and Albertson combined for the shutout in goal.

THOMAS SUMTER 2 LAURENCE MANNING 0

MANNING — Thomas Sumter Academy defeated Laurence Manning Academy 2-0 on Monday at the LMA field.

Noah White and Jaidon Martin both scored goals for TSA. Patrick Kuzbary and Ross Campbell combined for the shutout in goal.

3 — Stover (WH) defeated Powell 6-3, 6-2.

4 — Hickman (ACF) defeated Hendrix 6-2, 6-1.

5 -—Fant (ACF) defeated Thompson 6-4, 6-3.

DOUBLES 1 — Brown/Davis (WH) defeated Douglass/McClamrock 6-0, 6-1.

2 — Kneece/Kirkland (ACF) defeated Stone/King 6-2, 6-3.

JUNIOR VARSITY BASEBALL WILSON HALL 11 PROVIDENCE ATHLETIC CLUB 1

COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall improved to 5-1 on the season with an 11-1 victory over Providence Athletic Club on Monday at the PAC field.

Drew Talley pitched four no-hit innings with eight strikeouts to get the victory. Luke Stokes had three strikeouts in three innings.

Daniel Reynolds, Sam Watford, Talley and Stokes each had two hits. Watford and Stoke both had doubles.

LAURENCE MANNING 9 EDISTO 2

MANNING — Ryan Touchberry had 10 strikeouts in six innings of work to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 9-2 victory over Edisto High School on Monday at the LMA field.

Dawson Hatfield, Trent Frye and Buddy Bleasdale both had two hits to lead the Swampcats offense.

JUNIOR VARSITY GOLF EAST CLARENDON 193 SUMTER 212

VARSITY GOLF

MANNING 218

WILSON HALL 146

COLUMBIA — Sumter High School finished second in a 3-team match with the varsity teams from East Clarendon and Manning on Monday at Oak Hills Golf Club.

EC won with a 193, while the Gamecocks shot 212 and Manning 218.

Brandon Griffin led SHS with a 50. Bradley Coulter shot a 52, Michael Spurling a 54 and Andrew Griffin a 56.

CALHOUN 168 ROBERT E. LEE 201

ST. MATTHEWS — Wilson Hall picked up a 22-stroke victory in a 3-team match at Calhoun Country Club on Monday.

The Barons shot a 146, while Calhoun Academy had a 168 and Robert E. Lee Academy a 201.

Grier Schwartz led Wilson Hall with a 34 while Walker Jones shot a 36. Christian Salzer and Easton Ward both had a 38.

VARSITY TENNIS WILSON HALL 4 A.C. FLORA 3 COLUMBIA — Wilson Hall improved to 4-0 on the season with a 4-3 victory over A.C. Flora High School on Monday at the ACF courts.

The Barons won the match by winning the No. 1 doubles match.

SINGLES 1 — Brown (WH) defeated Douglass 6-0, 6-0.

2 — Davis (WH) defeated McClamrock 6-2, 6-3.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD SUMTER FINISHES FOURTH

IRMO — Sumter High School finished fourth in the Silver Fox Invitational on Saturday at the Dutch Fork track.

Tyreke Conyers won the high jump for the Gamecocks and finished second in the long jump.

Pressley Harvin won the shot put.

Demitrius White was second in the triple jump and third in the long jump, while Devontaye Edwards was second in the discus and third in the shot. Jalyn Lewis was third in the triple jump and Austin Benjamin was third in the 100meter dash.

twinbill from Fire Ants After sweeping a doubleheader from the University of South Carolina Lancaster on Saturday to take over first place in Region X, the USC Sumter baseball team was swept by the Lancers on Sunday at Riley Park.

The Fire Ants lost 7-2 and 2-0 to fall to 19-5 overall and 5-3 in region play. The losses dropped Sumter to fourth in the region behind 9-2 Florence-Darlington Technical College and 7-3 Lancaster and Spartanburg Methodist College.

USCL is 22-10 overall.

Connor Collins had two hits and Brett Auckland drove in two runs for USCS in the opener.

In the nightcap, USC Sumter wasted a complete game performance from Trevor Bradley. He allowed just one earned run while striking out seven and scattering eight hits.

Bradley also had a double while John Mark Hughes had two hits.

The Fire Ants play host to the Anderson University junior varsity team today at 3 p.m. at Riley Park.

USC 8 KENTUCKY 3

LEXINGTON, Ky. – Joey Pankake and DC Arendas each belted homers and freshman righthander Wil Crowe (5-0) worked six-plus innings as top-ranked South Carolina defeated Kentucky 8-3 on Sunday in the series finale at Cliff Hagan Stadium.

The Gamecocks improved to 19-3 overall and 3-3 in the SEC with Kentucky dropping to 17-3 and 3-3.

Arendas’ solo homer was in the fifth inning with Pankake belting a 3-run blast to give the Gamecocks some insurance runs in the ninth inning.

Pankake has a 10-game hitting streak as he went 2-for-5 with two runs scored. Connor Bright added two hits, a RBI and two run scored with Arendas also scoring two runs.

Crowe did not allow a hit until the fifth inning. He finished allowing three runs on four hits with a pair of walks and two strikeouts.

Junior right-hander Joel Seddon picked up his seventh save with 2 1/3 perfect innings and four strikeouts.

ROCKETS 100 BOBCATS 89

CHARLOTTE — James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had a double-double in his return to the court and the Houston Rockets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 100-89 Monday night for their fourth straight win.

Kemba Walker had 22 points and Al Jefferson had 20 points and 11 rebounds for Charlotte, which lost for only the second time in 11 games at home.

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GIRLS AREA ROUNDUP

LMA softball beats Williamsburg Academy 8-4 MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy’s varsity softball team defeated Williamsburg Academy 8-4 on Monday at the LMA field.

Emily McElveen had a double and a triple while driving in three runs and scoring another for the Lady Swampcats. Hannah Hodge had two hits, while Cora Lee Downer and Maggie Eppley both scored two runs.

Dakota Jackson had a hit and two RBI. Courtney Beatson picked up the win in the circle.

VARSITY SOCCER LAKEWOOD 2 LOWER RICHLAND 0 Lakewood High School improved

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 it kind of gets us going faster, everybody can go off the dribble and penetrate and kick.

But we’re missing a big rebounder.”

It’ll probably play out that

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to 3-1 on the season with a 2-0 win over Lower Richland on Monday at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

Vannia Moreno Gil and Taylor Fletcher both scored goals for the Lady Gators. Jonaleah Moroz had five saves while recording the shutout.

B TEAM SOFTBALL LAURENCE MANNING 12 COLLETON PREP 11 WALTERBORO — Emily Walker and Olivia Coker both went 3-for-5 with an inside-thepark home run to lead Laurence Manning Academy to a 12-11 victory over Colleton Prep on Monday at the CP field.

Caroline Robinson was 3-for-5 with a triple, while Maggie

way again today against the Bruins, never hesitant to launch the 3-ball and loaded with superbly efficient scorers around the rim.

“Outstanding shooting team. They space the court and play with great pace,” head coach Brad Brownell said of Belmont. “They shoot

Josey and Ann Bethea Barwick were both 3-for-5. Annie Patrick added a double.

Walker and Liz Hussey combined to strike out 15 batters.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD SUMTER FINISHES FOURTH

IRMO — Sumter High School finished fourth out of 13 teams in the Silver Fox Invitational on Saturday at the Dutch Fork track.

Sherah Pair won the discus for the Lady Gamecocks, while Kadejuha Kennedy was second in both the long jump and the triple jump.

Ars’Breana Tyler was third in both the long jump and triple jump, while Dae’Shondra Stephens was third in the shot put.

the first good shot they get.

Scrappy, and a confident team that plays with swagger, as you would expect.”

Pairing Roper and Damarcus Harrison in the starting lineup paid off in spurts; the ‘2’ guards have exchanged hot shooting nights throughout the year, and

ORLANDO, Fla. — Matt Every held on to the very end for a 2-under 70 to overcome a 4-shot deficit and win his first PGA Tour event Sunday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Every beat Masters champion Luke Scott to earn his first spot in the Masters next month.

WEBB RALLIES TO WIN JTBC FOUNDERS CUP

PHOENIX — Karrie Webb flew up the leaderboard with a course-record 9-under 63, then waited about 90 minutes to see if anyone could catch her in the JTBC Founders Cup. No one could, with third-round leader Lydia Ko finishing a stroke back along with 2013 winner Stacy Lewis, Azahara Munoz, Amy Yang and Mirim Lee. MAGGERT WINS AT FALLEN OAK

SAUCIER, Miss. — Jeff Maggert became the 17th player in Champions Tour history to win in his debut, shooting a 4-under 68 on Sunday at the Mississippi Gulf Resort Classic at Fallen Oak. Billy Andrade, who started the day tied with Fred Funk for the lead, shot a 71 to finish in second two strokes back.

From staff, wire reports

they might have to co-exist again based on Blossomgame’s absence and the Belmont matchup.

“That stretch where I wasn’t playing a lot, it was just opportunities,” said Roper, averaging 10.2 points his last five games after totaling just four points the previ-

ous six outings.

“We have depth. That’s part of our team. Damarcus Harrison stepped up and started playing very well, and that was huge for us. (Freshman) Austin Ajukwa is a special talent too.

Guys can rotate in and out … I just tried to stay positive through the whole course.”

SPORTS

THE SUMTER ITEM

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

GAMECOCKS FROM PAGE B1

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM

Sumter High’s Javon Martin, left, dives back to first base as West Florence’s Cal Butler receives the ball during the Gamecocks’ 3-0 victory on Monday at Gamecock Field.

SHS FROM PAGE B1 Watcher came up with the ball, but it slipped out of his glove, landing on the second base bag for Jacob Watcher to scoop up to record the out on Gerth.

“They hit a couple of hard balls off him that one inning, but he pretty much had them at bay,” Gamecock head coach Brooks Shumake said of Barnes’ mound effort. “We weren’t so concerned about what they were going to be able to do against Charlie. We were more concerned about what we were going to be able to do offensively.”

For the first three innings, West Florence starter Jack Henry Beasley was matching Barnes’ zeroes in the scoring column. The Gamecocks drew two walks off Beasley before Javon Martin slapped a single to right to open the third. Beasley got out of the inning with a strikeout of Barnes, a fly out to center by Jacob Watcher and a grounder to

first by Phillip Watcher.

West Florence head coach Bob Kleinknecht, whose team had swept South Florence to bring a 3-0 region record into the series, then began a pitching shuffle with Bryce Huckabee coming on in the fourth. Huckabee was greeted with a scorching single to left by Ian McCaffrey. James Barnes then sacrificed courtesy runner Chris Crawford to second and River Soles drew a base on balls before Tee DuBose grounded out to third and Jordan Holladay struck out looking to end the threat.

Nate Williams came to the mound for the Knights to open the fifth and got off to a bumpy start as Martin reached on an infield error. Charlie Barnes laid down a sacrifice bunt, and Jacob Watcher followed with an RBI single.

Phillip Watcher then singled his brother to third and McCaffrey laced a double to left to plate both Watchers for a 3-0 lead that proved to be more than enough for Barnes.

LARSON FROM PAGE B1 Larson, you may recall, is the former sprint car driver that’s been raved about by Kasey Kahne, Stewart and Gordon for years. They’d seen what he could do in a car, including one magical night in 2011 at Stewart’s Eldora Speedway, where Larson became only the second driver in history to win in all three kinds of USAC cars in a single night.

Although his interest was in IndyCar, he was snapped up before the 2012 season by Chip Ganassi and placed in a NASCAR driver development program. He was 19 and competing in a stock car for the first time in his life.

He was placed in the K&N Pro Series East and won two races and the championship.

Larson was in a Nationwide car the next year. His debut was bumpy — he was the driver who sailed into the catchfence in a last-lap wreck at the season-opener at Daytona, but Larson went on to finish eighth in the final standings. He raced almost weekly against Kyle Busch, mixed it up with Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano, sometimes Harvick and Matt Kenseth.

Come July, Ganassi was ready to promote him to the big leagues. It meant parting ways with longtime driver Juan Pablo Montoya, who had a relationship with Ganassi spanning more than a decade that included an Indianapolis 500 win and a Champ Car title.

Critics cried the kid wasn’t ready. After just two years in stock cars?

Those critics didn’t include his car owner, his fellow competitors or Target, which finances the No. 42 Chevrolet.

Shumake said it was good to see his team finally break through for some runs in the fifth.

“Obviously we had our ace out there on the mound, but we’ve got to get some runs across so he can win the game, and our defense can win the game, and we ended up doing that,” said Shumake, whose team improved to 7-0-1 overall. “We got a big hit out of Jacob Watcher there to get us off, and so when he got that big hit then we were able to plate a couple of more runs...”

The Knights could not muster a threat in the seventh as Barnes induced two grounders back to the mound before striking out Butler, with the out recorded on a toss from catcher McCaffrey to Martin at first to end the game.

The teams meet again on Wednesday at West Florence before returning to Gamecock Field on Friday to conclude the series.

Both games are scheduled for 6:30 p.m. starts.

“I thought best-case scenario would be year five or six.’’

Both South Carolina (28-4) and Oregon State have undergone massive makeovers under their current coaches. Dawn Staley has elevated the Gamecocks to the elite of the Southeastern Conference, with the school earning its first No. 1 seed this season.

Here are five things to watch as the Gamecocks and Beavers each try to reach the round of 16

FORGET BOULDER South Carolina seemed to have a clear path to the Sweet 16 last season. After knocking off South Dakota State in the first round, the Gamecocks faced 12th-seeded Kansas in the second round, the result of the Jayhawks upsetting Colorado.

But Kansas pulled off a 75-69 win, holding the Gamecocks scoreless for the final 2:52 of the game.

Staley said what happened a year ago in the second round hasn’t been discussed.

“I think we have a totally different team, one that has proven that they can play with anybody,’’ Staley said.

DEFENDING THE 3 South Carolina is well aware it cannot play off Oregon State’s perimeter shooters. The Beavers made 10 3s against Middle Tennessee and are averaging 8.2 made 3-pointers for the season.

The Gamecocks are giving up only 3.5 made 3s per game.

“We’re just going to have to hone in on their 3-pointer shooters,’’ South Carolina’s Tiffany Mitchell said. “That’s where most of their production comes from. If we can eliminate that, we should be fine.’’

AUTO CLUB 400 RESULTS

By The Associated Press Sunday At Auto Club Speedway Fontana, Calif.

Lap length: 2 miles (Start position in parentheses)

1. (14) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 206 laps, 123.1 rating, 47 points, $324,531.

2. (11) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 206, 89.4, 42, $233,450.

3. (17) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 206, 104.5, 42, $169,905.

4. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 206, 117.1, 41, $202,491.

5. (10) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 206, 82.2, 39, $159,538.

6. (25) Jamie McMurray, Chevy, 206, 95.7, 38, $148,559.

7. (19) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 206, 111.9, 38, $144,370.

8. (18) A J Allmendinger, Chevy, 206, 86.7, 36, $127,853.

9. (30) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 206, 84.1, 35, $134,309.

10. (9) Carl Edwards, Ford, 206, 88.4, 34, $121,270.

11. (20) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 206, 74.4, 33, $148,846.

12. (15) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevy, 206, 83.6, 32, $111,360.

13. (6) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 206, 114, 32, $145,096.

14. (27) Danica Patrick, Chevy, 206, 63.9, 30, $109,210.

15. (31) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 206, 67.7, 29, $125,968.

16. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 206, 100.5, 29, $140,001.

17. (13) Sam Hornish Jr., Toyota, 206, 66.6, 0, $107,410.

18. (34) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 206, 53.3, 26, $94,610.

19. (23) Michael Annett, Chevy, 206, 59.5, 25, $111,768.

20. (16) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 206, 86.7, 25, $106,110.

21. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 206, 42.3, 24, $107,868.

22. (40) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 206, 46.9, 22, $105,057.

23. (12) Martin Truex Jr., Chevy, 206, 55.9, 21, $122,718.

24. (3) Jimmie Johnson, Chevy, 206, 127.4, 22, $155,521.

25. (43) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 205, 43, 0, $90,960.

26. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 205, 94.2, 19, $135,143.

27. (41) David Ragan, Ford, 205, 39.1, 18, $100,235.

28. (28) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 205, 49.4, 16, $99,535.

29. (33) David Reutimann, Ford, 205, 36.7, 16, $91,335.

30. (8) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 205, 63.9, 14, $117,430.

31. (39) Ryan Truex, Toyota, 205, 31.3, 13, $88,885.

32. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 205, 30.4, 0, $95,685.

33. (35) Travis Kvapil, Ford, 205, 30.9, 11, $87,460.

34. (22) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 204, 56.5, 10, $123,085.

35. (37) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 204, 37.3, 0, $87,035.

36. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 204, 82.7, 8, $127,928.

37. (38) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 204, 44.2, 7, $86,664.

38. (29) David Gilliland, Ford, 202, 35.6, 7, $88,915.

39. (7) Joey Logano, Ford, 195, 72.1, 5, $116,906.

40. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 193, 62.9, 4, $117,490.

41. (26) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 180, 70, 3, $88,315.

42. (32) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, accident, 85, 43.4, 2, $64,915.

43. (21) Aric Almirola, Ford, accident, 68, 53, 1, $98,351.

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NCAA TOURNAMENT TV SCHEDULE TODAY WOMEN Second-Round Games ESPN2 7 p.m. -- Connecticut vs. Saint Joseph’s, Michigan State vs. North Carolina, Florida vs. Penn State and Texas vs. Maryland 9:30 p.m. -- South Carolina vs. Oregon State, James Madison vs. Texas A&M, Iowa vs. Louisville and LSU vs. West Virginia

NINE LIVES No. 9 seeds have not found much success in the second round of the tournament, going 3-45 all-time. One of those — Arkansas in 1998 — reached the national semifinals but had the benefit of facing No. 16 seed Harvard in the second round. The other 9 seeds to reach the Sweet 16: Notre Dame, which beat Texas Tech, in 1998 and Michigan State, which beat Duke, in 2009.

MORE THAN ONE Wiese’s scoring was enough against Middle Tennessee. The Beavers didn’t need much from others. Second-leading scorer Jamie Weisner — who missed nine games with a hand injury — finished with three points.

Ruth Hamblin, Oregon State’s 6-foot-6 presence in the middle, was in foul trouble and also had just three points.

Oregon State will need scoring from others against USC.

HOME COURT There was a noticeable lack of local connections when the NCAA unveiled its bracket for the Seattle site. Oregon State was the closest thing to a local team.

Beavers fans showed up for the first-round game, with orange the dominant color inside Washington’s home arena among the crowd of 2,214.

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SPORTS

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO TODAY

7 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Seattle vs. Chicago White Sox from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

10 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: New York Mets vs. St. Louis from Port St. Lucie, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

11 a.m. -- Professional Golf: Sunshine Tour Investec Cup Third Round from Sun City, South Africa (GOLF).

1 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Atlanta vs.

Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (ESPN).

3:45 p.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Manchester United vs. Manchester City (OLN).

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

4 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Milwaukee vs.

San Francisco from Phoenix (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinal Game -- Belmont at Clemson (ESPN, WBBD-FM 94.7).

7 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Georgetown at Villanova (ESPNU).

7 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: New York Islanders at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Philadelphia vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. -- College Baseball: Clemson at Georgia (WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. -- College Baseball: College of Charleston at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5).

7:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Detroit at Columbus (OLN).

8 p.m. -- College Softball: Oregon at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Oklahoma City at Dallas (TNT).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: National Invitation Tournament Quarterfinal Game -- Southern Mississippi at Minnesota (ESPN).

10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: New York at Los Angeles Lakers (TNT).

11 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Seattle vs.

Kansas City from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

2 a.m. -- NHL Hockey: Colorado at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

2 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Boston vs.

Tampa Bay from Port Charlotte, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

TODAY

Varsity Baseball Hartsville at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Marlboro County, 6:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 6:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Timmonsville, 5:30 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 7 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 6:30 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball South Florence at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Florence Christian, 4 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Boys Golf Sumter at Lugoff-Elgin (at Camden Country Club), TBA Hartsville at Manning, 4 p.m.

Cardinal Newman at Wilson Hall (at Sunset Country Club), 3:30 p.m.

Thomas Sumter in SCISA Region II-3A Match (at Beech Creek Golf Club), 3:30 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Trinity-Byrnes, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Crestwood at Darlington, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.

Trinity-Byrnes at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m.

Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Wilson Hall at Palmetto Athletic Club, 4 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Crestwood at Darlington, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball Sumter at Summerville, 6:30 p.m.

Hartsville at Crestwood, 6:30 p.m.

Lakewood at Marlboro County, 7:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 7 p.m.

East Clarendon at Timmonsville, 5:30 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Orangeburg Prep, 5 p.m.

Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m.

Patrick Henry at Clarendon Hall, 5 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Lakewood at Marlboro County, 5:30 p.m.

Manning at Darlington, 5 p.m.

Orangeburg Prep at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m.

Florence Christian at Laurence Manning, 3:30 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Camden at Sumter, 5 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press BAY HILL PAR SCORES

By The Associated Press

SUNDAY’S GAMES

TODAY’S GAMES

Boston vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

St. Louis vs. Miami at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Toronto vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Chicago Cubs (ss) at Mesa, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

San Francisco vs. Milwaukee at Phoenix, 4:05 p.m.

Texas vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Philadelphia vs. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (ss) vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Miami vs. Atlanta at Kissimmee, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Baltimore (ss) vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Detroit vs. Philadelphia at Clearwater, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Washington vs. St. Louis at Jupiter, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Kansas City vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Seattle vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels vs. Oakland at Phoenix, 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. Chicago White Sox at Glendale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Colorado vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 4:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets vs. Houston at Kissimmee, Fla., 6:05 p.m.

Baltimore (ss) vs. Tampa Bay at Port Charlotte, Fla., 7:05 p.m.

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W L.A. Clippers 49 Golden State 44 Phoenix 41 Sacramento 25 L.A. Lakers 23 x-clinched playoff spot

Toronto 96, Atlanta 86 Phoenix 127, Minnesota 120 Denver 105, Washington 102 Sacramento 124, Milwaukee 107 Brooklyn 107, Dallas 104, OT Cleveland 106, New York 100 L.A. Lakers 103, Orlando 94

TODAY’S GAMES

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Portland at Orlando, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma City at Dallas, 8 p.m.

New York at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

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MLB SPRING TRAINING SUNDAY’S GAMES

Toronto 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 St. Louis 6, Houston 3 Tampa Bay 9, Boston 2 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets (ss) 1 Baltimore 7, Pittsburgh 7, tie, 10 innings Miami 8, Detroit 4 Philadelphia 5, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Mets (ss) 3, Washington 1 Seattle 6, Oakland (ss) 4 Milwaukee 9, Cincinnati 1 San Diego 11, Texas 7 L.A. Angels 5, Cleveland 2 San Francisco 13, Kansas City 9 Chicago Cubs 10, Oakland (ss) 6 Colorado 5, Chicago White Sox 5, tie Washington 4, Miami 1 Tampa Bay vs. Minnesota at Fort Myers, Fla., ccd., Rain Detroit vs. Pittsburgh at Bradenton, Fla., ccd., Rain

Phoenix at Washington, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Toronto at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Atlanta at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

L.A. Clippers at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Miami at Indiana, 8 p.m.

Denver at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

New York at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Memphis at Utah, 10:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP x-Boston 71 Tampa Bay 71 Montreal 72 Detroit 71 Toronto 73 Ottawa 70 Florida 72 Buffalo 71 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP Pittsburgh 71 Philadelphia 70 N.Y. Rangers 72 Washington 72 Columbus 71 New Jersey 72 Carolina 71 N.Y. Islanders 71

W 49 39 39 33 36 28 26 20

L 17 24 26 24 29 29 38 43

OT 5 8 7 14 8 13 8 8

Pts 103 86 85 80 80 69 60 48

GF 229 211 186 189 213 199 175 138

GA 151 189 183 200 226 237 235 210

W 46 38 39 34 36 31 31 27

L 20 25 29 27 29 28 31 35

OT 5 7 4 11 6 13 9 9

Pts 97 83 82 79 78 75 71 63

GF 222 203 190 208 200 175 177 197

GA 177 198 175 213 194 187 200 239

L 16 16 21 24 26 31 31

OT 7 15 6 11 11 9 10

Pts 103 97 94 85 77 73 72

GF 228 240 216 180 199 201 173

GA 160 186 194 178 202 211 213

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION x-St. Louis Chicago Colorado Minnesota Dallas Winnipeg Nashville PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 71 72 71 72 70 72 72

W 48 41 44 37 33 32 31

GP W San Jose 72 46 Anaheim 71 46 Los Angeles 71 40 Phoenix 71 34 Vancouver 73 33 Calgary 71 29 Edmonton 72 25 NOTE: Two points for a win, x-clinched playoff spot

L 18 18 25 26 30 35 38 one

OT 8 7 6 11 10 7 9 point

SUNDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders 2, Columbus 0 St. Louis 1, Pittsburgh 0 New Jersey 3, Toronto 2 Nashville 2, Chicago 0 Minnesota 4, Detroit 3, OT Vancouver 4, Buffalo 2 Anaheim 6, Florida 2

MONDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Boston, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m.

Winnipeg at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

San Jose at Calgary, 9 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Semifinals At FedExForum Memphis, Tenn.

Thursday Dayton (25-10) vs. Stanford (23-12), 7:15 p.m.

Florida (34-2) vs. UCLA (28-8), 9:45 p.m.

Regional Championship Saturday Semifinal winners

At AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas National Semifinals April 5 East champion vs. South champion Midwest champion vs. West champion National Championship April 7 Semifinal winners

SUNDAY’S GAMES

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SOUTH REGIONAL

FINAL FOUR

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Garden New York Friday UConn (28-8) vs. Iowa State (28-7), 7:27 p.m.

Michigan State (28-8) vs. Virginia (30-6), 9:57 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday Semifinal winners

Semifinals At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif.

Thursday Wisconsin (28-7) vs. Baylor (26-11), 7:47 p.m.

San Diego State (31-4) vs. Arizona (32-4), 10:17, p.m.

Regional Championship Saturday Semifinal winners

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City Portland Minnesota Denver Utah PACIFIC DIVISION

Semifinals At Madison Square

WEST REGIONAL

SOUTHWEST DIVISION x-San Antonio Houston Memphis Dallas New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION

EAST REGIONAL

Semifinals At Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis Friday Michigan (27-8) vs. Tennessee (24-12), 7:15 p.m.

Kentucky (26-10) vs. Louisville (31-5), 9:45 p.m.

Regional Championship Sunday Semifinal winners

EASTERN CONFERENCE Toronto Brooklyn New York Boston Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION

Virginia 78, Memphis 60 Iowa State 85, North Carolina 83 Stanford 60, Kansas 57 UCLA 77, Stephen F. Austin 60 Tennessee 83, Mercer 63 Kentucky 78, Wichita State 76 Baylor 85, Creighton 55 Arizona 84, Gonzaga 61

MIDWEST REGIONAL

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press

Houston at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Portland at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Brooklyn at New Orleans, 8 p.m.

Philadelphia at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Detroit at Utah, 9 p.m.

Milwaukee at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m.

JTBC FOUNDERS CUP PAR SCORES

MONDAY’S GAMES

NCAA MEN’S TOURNAMENT

MONDAY’S GAMES

Sunday At JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, Wildfire Golf Club Course Phoenix Purse: $1.5 million Yardage: 6,583; Par: 72 Final Karrie Webb, $225,000 66-71-69-63—269 -19 Stacy Lewis, $85,895 66-71-67-66—270 -18 Azahara Munoz, $85,895 68-71-64-67—270 -18 Amy Yang, $85,895 67-69-67-67—270 -18 Mirim Lee, $85,895 64-67-70-69—270 -18 Lydia Ko, $85,895 67-66-67-70—270 -18 Pornanong Phatlum, $37,956 67-71-67-66—271 -17 So Yeon Ryu, $37,956 68-67-68-68—271 -17 Jessica Korda, $37,956 69-66-66-70—271 -17

The Associated Press Sunday At Fallen Oak Biloxi, Miss.

Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 7,088; Par 72 Final Jeff Maggert (240), $240,000 68-69-68—205 Billy Andrade (141), $140,800 71-65-71—207 Jay Haas (105), $105,200 68-69-71—208 Bernhard Langer (105), $105,200 71-69-68—208 Fred Couples (76), $76,000 66-71-72—209

Boston vs. Baltimore at Sarasota, Fla., ccd., Rain Philadelphia 6, Toronto 3, 8 innings N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 3 Texas 6, Oakland 2 L.A. Angels 11, San Francisco 4 Cleveland 8, Cincinnati 3 Chicago White Sox 7, Seattle 6 Colorado 8, Kansas City 2 Houston vs. Atlanta (late) San Diego vs. Chicago Cubs (late)

ATLANTIC DIVISION

PREP SCHEDULE

Sunday At Bay Hill Club and Lodge Course Orlando, Fla. Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,419; Par: 72 Final Matt Every (500), $1,116,000 69-70-66-70—275 Keegan Bradley (300), $669,600 71-67-66-72—276 Adam Scott (190), $421,600 62-68-71-76—277 Jason Kokrak (135), $297,600 67-71-67-73—278 Erik Compton (100), $226,300 72-68-70-69—279 Francesco Molinari, $226,300 67-70-69-73—279 Henrik Stenson (100), $226,300 69-73-69-68—279 Ryo Ishikawa (83), $186,000 65-74-70-71—280 Brandt Snedeker (83), $186,000 67-71-74-68—280 J.B. Holmes (68), $148,800 68-69-72-73—282 Freddie Jacobson (68), $148,800 71-68-70-73—282 Graeme McDowell (68), $148,800 68-77-67-70—282 Sean O’Hair (68), $148,800 71-75-69-67—282

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St. Louis at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m.

Los Angeles at Washington, 7 p.m.

N.Y. Islanders at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at Montreal, 7:30 p.m.

Ottawa at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Detroit at Columbus, 7:30 p.m.

Dallas at Chicago, 8 p.m.

Colorado at Nashville, 8 p.m.

San Jose at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

Pts GF GA 100 221 173 99 228 180 86 174 149 79 196 201 76 176 196 65 181 210 59 178 236 for overtime loss.

OBITUARIES

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HELEN H. SMITH FORESTON — Helen Tempney Hodge Smith, 81, widow of Roy Arthur Smith Sr., died Saturday, March 22, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital.

Born Oct. 21, 1932, in Foreston, she was a daughter of the late John Henry and Naomi AlsSMITH brooks Hodge.

She was a member of Manning First Baptist Church.

She is survived by her son, Roy A. Smith Jr. (Brenda) of Sumter; her granddaughter, Tiffany Logan Smith of Sumter; a brother, Ledford Hodge of Manning; and a number of nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by an infant son, Roger Smith; and five brothers.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. today in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Revs. Walter Dinkins and Kevin Massey officiating. Burial will follow in Foreston Cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Tim Richburg, Tommy Thompson, Edgar Hodge, Gary Hodge, Dale Hodge and Joe Henry Carter.

Visitation was held Monday at Stephens Funeral Home and the family will receive friends other times at the residence, 5835 Liberty Church Road, Manning.

Memorials may be made to New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., Sumter, SC 29154.

Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

ington, and the Rev. Eugene Myers Sr. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 13 Meehan St., Sumter.

The funeral procession will leave at 2:35 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be deaconess and missionary of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Pallbearers will be deacons and trustees of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

JULIA J. BOYD

PINEWOOD — Julia Blondell James Boyd, 78, widow of Marion “EJ” Boyd, entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, March 19, 2014, at the Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston.

She was born June 26, 1935, in Clarendon County, to the late Sam Jr. and Julia Fairey James. She received her education in the public schools of Clarendon County and attended Allen University, Columbia. She confessed Christ at an early age, and was a member of Antioch AME Church.

After marriage, she joined New Hope AME Church.

Memories will be cherished by her five children: Michael (Evon) Boyd, Marion L. (Mary) Boyd, William C. (Janice) Boyd, Kenneth Boyd and Julia Lenora (Harry) Winkler; three brothers, Washington Carver James, the Rev. Saymon (Daisy) James and Wilkie James; four sisters, Alice MERDELL J. MONTGOMERY (Joe) Cummings, Ruth Diane Deaconess Merdell Johnson James, Adrian (Mackey) DesMontgomery, 88, departed this Champs and Florance Knight; 12 grandchildren; nine greatlife on Monday, March 17, grandchildren; and a host of 2014, in Mineral, other relatives.

Va. Viewing was held Monday Born Nov. 18, at the funeral home.

1925, in BradFuneral services will be dock, Pa., she held at 11 a.m. today at New was a daughter Hope AME Church with Pasof the late James MONTGOMERY tors Jacquelyn Hurston, Stanand Albertha ley Hayes, and James GoodMickens Johnson. Accepting man, and the Revs. Dorothy B. Christ at an early age, she Boyd, Barry Gadsden and joined Community Baptist Apostle Tommy Fredrick.

Church, Glenbusie, Md., Burial will be held at 2 p.m. at under the pastoral leadership the Ft. Jackson National Cemof the Rev. James Smith, etery. where she was a faithful and The family is receiving relaloyal member. After moving tives and friends at the home, to Sumter, she joined Galilee 1286 Captain Log Road, PineBaptist Church, Mayesville, wood. under Pastor Eugene Myers Online memorials can be Sr., where she served as deaconess until she joined Mount sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home Zion Missionary Baptist of Sumter is in charge of Church with Pastor James these arrangements.

Blassingame. A faithful member, she continued to serve as a deaconess, member of the GRADY M. JOHNSON missionary, golden age and choir.

FLORENCE — Grady McShe leaves to cherish her Neil Johnson, husband of memories: one loving daughMinnie Walker Johnson, died ter, Mary Jett; her niece and Sunday, March 23, 2014, at nephew, Lawrence and MarCarolinas Hospital System, sha Evans of Tarpon Springs, Florence.

Fla.; one sister-in-law, Rowena He was born in Clarendon Johnson of Clayton, N.C.; a County, a son of the late Alexhost of other nieces, nephews, ander C. “AC” and Pearlie relatives and friends.

Davis Johnson.

She was preceded in death The family is receiving by her parents; her husband, Deacon Willie Montgomery; and a brother.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 W. Fulton St., Sumter, with the Rev. James Blassingame, pastor, eulogist, assisted by the Rev. James Smith, the Rev. Alfred Wash-

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friends at the residence, 2105 Wilford Drive, Florence.

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

IDA MAE W. RUFUS REMBERT — Ida Mae Watts Rufus, 88, of 5220 Ross Farm Road, Rembert, passed on Friday, March 21, 2014.

Funeral services were held Monday at Pine Grove AME Church, Rembert. Burial was at Sandhills Cemetery, Rembert.

Haile’s Funeral Home of Camden was in charge of arrangements.

CHARLES W. KING MANNING — Charles W. King, 78, husband of Ernestine Rheames King, died Monday, March 24, 2014, at his residence, 1312 Crestview Lane, Manning.

He was born Oct. 8, 1935, in Manning, a son of the late Rev. Emanuel L. and Lena Dozier King.

The family is receiving friends at the residence.

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

CHARLIE TENNANT NEW BERN, N.C. — Charlie Tennant, 35, grandson of G. Olin Richbourg Sr. and the late Sara S. Richbourg, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2014, in Greensboro, N.C. Survivors include his grandfather of Sumter; and two uncles, George O. Richbourg Jr. and Francis Richbourg.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 11 a.m.

Wednesday at the Bethel United Methodist Church cemetery with the Rev. Jeremy Howell officiating.

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

JOHNNY LEE RUFUS Johnny Lee Rufus entered eternal rest on March 23, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Keisha Montgomery, 4455 Dawson Road, Rembert.

Funeral arrangements will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

BEVERLY D. HARRIS Beverly Durant Harris, 53, wife of Jerome Harris, departed this life on Saturday, March 22, 2014, at her residence.

She was born Feb. 8, 1961, in Sumter County, to the late Essex and Dora Reams Durant.

The family will receive friends at the home of her sister, Betty Durant, 2738 Tindal Road, Sumter.

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

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

EVELYN C. CRAVEN BISHOPVILLE — Evelyn Connor Craven, 91, widow of W.F. “Mark” Craven, died Sunday, March 23, 2014, at McCoy Memorial Nursing Center.

Mrs. Craven was born Oct. 6, 1922, in Orangeburg County, a daughter of the late Robert and Bessie Martin Connor.

She was a 1942 graduate of the University of South Carolina. She taught school for years in many different towns. She was a member of Bethune Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by two sons, Frank Craven (Nancy) and Walby Craven (Charlene), both of Bishopville; five grandchildren; 10 greatgrandchildren; and a sister, Ruth Finnegan of Hershey, Pa. She was preceded in death by a son, Thomas Craven; two grandsons, Daniel Craven and Paul Craven; two brothers, L.S. Connor and T.M. Connor; and a sister, Margaret Riddle.

Graveside services will be held at 5:30 p.m. today at Turkey Creek Cemetery with the Rev. Kimberly Evans officiating.

The family will receive friends from 4 to 5 p.m. today at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home.

Memorials may be made to the Turkey Creek Cemetery Fund, c/o Kershaw M. Graham, P.O. Box 61, Bethune, SC 29009.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

FRANK A. SHARPE Sr. PELION — Frank A. Sharpe Sr., 69, of Pelion, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 23, 2014.

Born in Swansea, he was a son of the late Walter and Carrie Lucas Sharpe. Mr. Sharpe was a 1964 graduate of Swansea High School and a graduate of Midlands Technical College. He was a lifelong and charter member of Pelion Nazarene Church. He served with distinction in the U.S. Army as a medic and received the Silver Star for saving numerous lives in an ambush in ThuDuc, Vietnam. He also received the Bronze Star, Purple Heart and various other bravery citations.

He was a charter member in the Lexington County (Pelion) Fire service and served 36 years, responding to numerous lifesaving calls.

He was a welder for 41 years at Tamper Rail. He had also served on the Pelion Town Council.

His most beloved devotion was to his Lord Jesus and his church, missing services less than a dozen times throughout his life. He loved serving others and will be missed by his family and community.

Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Jan Sturkie Sharpe; a son, the Rev. Arthur Sharpe (Michelle) of Sumter and their children, Trey, Wes, and Josh; a daugh-

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ter, Kara Hobbs (Jason) of Cocoa, Fla., and their children, Caleb and Cayeson; sisters, LaNora Jensen, Naomi Padgett and Emily Fields; and numerous nephews and nieces.

He was preceded in death by a brother, W.C. Sharpe.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Bill Watts, the Rev. Dennis Johnson and the Rev. F. Arthur Sharpe Jr. officiating. Burial will be at 5:30 p.m.

Wednesday at New Hope Baptist Church Cemetery in Pelion.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Arthur Sharpe, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter.

Memorials may be made to Calvary Church of the Nazarene, 4235 Nazarene Church Road, Sumter, SC 29154.

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

GREGORY A. WITHERSPOON Gregory A. Witherspoon, 53, died Thursday, March 20, 2014, at Agape Hospice House, 14 W. South St., Columbia.

He was born Sept. 4, 1960, in Manning, a son of Rosa Ann Witherspoon Garrett and the late Willlie Albert Dixon. He received is formal education in the public schools of Clarendon County. He also graduated from Denmark Technical College with a degree in electronics. He was employed by Frontier Communications in Sumter for 16 years. He served in the U.S. Army for two years. He was a member of Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church and served on the trustee board. He also served on Manning City Council since 1995.

Survivors are his mother, Rose Ann Garrett of Manning; two daughters, Shaquan (Anthony) Brown of Columbia and Kenya Parker of Manning; one son, Gregory Dingle of Manning; four sisters, Sharon Witherspoon, Shirley Ann Witherspoon and Michelle Witherspoon, all of Manning, and Cassandra Dixon of Miami, Fla.; two brothers, James Dixon and Willie Dixon Jr., both of Miami; one uncle, Mack Hodge of Bronx, N.Y.; and four granddaughters.

Celebratory services for Mr. Witherspoon will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, with the Rev. George P. Windley Sr., pastor, officiating.

Burial will follow in Manning Cemetery.

Mr. Witherspoon will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.

The family is receiving friends at the home of his mother, 9 Harvin St., Manning.

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

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COMICS

TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Let bride be the guide for wedding guest list DEAR ABBY — My daughter is being married soon, and I need some guidance about inviting my aunt Dear Abby and uncle to the wedding.

ABIGAIL They live VAN BUREN about 30 miles from us. We moved to this area four years ago, and we’ve had them over for dinner once and invited them another time. They declined because they were going to be out of town.

Abby, they didn’t reciprocate, and in fact, didn’t even invite us to their daughter’s wedding, which hurt us very

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much. I had always considered myself close to these relatives before we moved here.

My mother is telling me to turn the other cheek despite everything and invite them to my daughter’s wedding. My daughter doesn’t want them to attend and neither does my husband, but Mom is emphatic about inviting them “because they’re family.”

I would appreciate your opinion on this.

Betwixt and between DEAR BETWIXT — The bride’s happiness on her wedding day is more important than the feelings of relatives who don’t bother with you, her and your family. I have always said that one should never invite guests to a wed-

THE DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ding hoping they won’t show up, because they usually do.

DEAR ABBY — I’m an average 17-year-old guy. I love basketball, football and girls. The problem is I’m a player, and girls say I “use” them.

I’m not ready to settle down, and I end up hurting girls and breaking many hearts. How can I cure my player habits and heal some of the hearts I’ve broken?

Tired of Playing DEAR TIRED OF PLAYING — Apologize to any young woman you have misled. Then ask yourself, “How would I feel if I had been treated this way?”

If you practice the Golden Rule — “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” — it will serve you well in most situations.

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

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

ACROSS 1 Ancient Egyptian pictograph, e.g.

6 Game, __, match 9 Signs 14 Tiny South Pacific nation 15 High-tech film effects, for short 16 Spreading like wildfire, as online videos 17 Place for a Hold ‘em game 19 Breathing 20 Missouri tributary 21 Approved of, on Facebook 22 Golf club part 25 Some evergreens 26 Visualize 27 Hindu royal 28 Feels poorly 30 Lith. and Ukr. were part of it 33 Swear (to) 36 See 38-Across 38 With 36-Across, needy people 39 Located in that place, in legalese 41 Arctic wastelands 43 Slippery fish 44 Baby bed 46 Veterans Day tradition

47 Trace amount 49 Afternoon socials 51 Garden locale 52 __ de plume 54 Onetime Russian monarch 56 DUI-fighting gp.

57 Social division 59 Trojan War hero 61 Some highway ramps 62 Nabisco cookies ... and what you might cry upon solving this puzzle’s three other longest answers?

66 Long-extinct birds 67 Assembly aid 68 Openmouthed 69 Opposition 70 Sloppy farm area 71 Bedbugs, e.g.

DOWN 1 Treasury Dept. variable 2 Mekong River language 3 Relative of har 4 Dressed more like an Exeter student 5 Fling 6 Nova __ 7 Self-serving activity

8 Broadcaster’s scheduling unit 9 Racetracks 10 Surroundings 11 Officer Frank Poncherello portrayer of ‘70s-’80s TV 12 Congregation area 13 Snowy day toy 18 U.K. flying squad 22 Like Parmesan, commonly 23 Newsman Dan 24 Slogan seen on computer stickers 29 Salad gowith 31 Treelined 32 Email again 34 Wall Street watchdog org.

35 Tangy 37 Genetic info transmitter 40 Dapper pins 42 Equestrian competition 45 Single or double, say 48 Deepest part 50 Rational state 53 Complicated, as a breakup 55 Sales staff member 57 Give up, as territory 58 Nervous system transmitter 60 With all haste, in memos 63 Owns 64 Get off the fence 65 Hoped-for answer to a certain proposal

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CLASSIFIEDS LEGAL NOTICES Estate Notice Sumter County

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

Estate:

Lillian Munoz #2014ES4300125

Personal Representative

Connie Warner PO Box 255 Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate: Daniel E. McGhaney, Sr #2014ES4300132 Personal Representative

Daniel McGhaney, Jr PO Box 241 Mayesville, SC 29104 Estate:

Vincent Anthony Jackson #2014ES4300147

Estate Notice Sumter County

Estate Notice Sumter County

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES

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

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

Estate:

Estate:

Benny Benenhaley #2014ES4300139

Personal Representative April Benenhaley 3060 Gainous Road Dalzell, SC 29040

Estate:

Victoria Livingston Shaw #2014ES4300117

Personal Representative Bartow S. Shaw Jr C/O Jack W. Erter 126 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Glenn H. Stokes #2014ES4300126

Personal Representative

Linda S. Hawkins C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. Attorney At Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Laurie T. Davis #2014ES4300169

Personal Representative Leslie Haynes 201 Garmon Road Columbia, SC 29212

Estate:

Louie C. Hinson #2014ES4300160

Estate:

Mary S. Jones #2014ES4300156

Personal Representative Samuel Jenkins C/O Larry Weston Attorney At Law 201 N. Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Robert Jack Burleson #2014ES4300122

Personal Representative

James D. Burleson PO Box 3734 Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Vernon T. Underwood #2014ES4300172

Personal Representative Henry R. Baker 803 Acacia Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Helen Askins Pack #2014ES4300146

Personal Representative Richard E. McLawhorn Jr. 115 Cargill Way, Suite B Hartsville, SC 29550

Estate:

Richard D. Lawrence #2014ES4300137

Personal Representative Willie B. Lawrence 640 Rainbow Dr. Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Lohman Dale Reiter #2014ES4300152

Personal Representative Melvin Coulter 1790 Campbell Court Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Thomas R. Olsen #2014ES4300155

Personal Representative Jacquelyn K. Olsen 3030 Lowfalls Lane Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Janet M. Davis #2014ES4300121

Personal Representative

Hilton Davis C/O Garryl Davis Attorney At Law PO Box 1211 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

Robert Marion Grooms #2014ES4300171

Personal Representative Debra Ann Grooms 1735 N. Pike East Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Viola Neal #2014ES4300131

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Ronald Washington 1055 Morris Way Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

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Personal Representative Marcia Yvonne Bugg C/O Cabot Seth Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

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Personal Representative Sandra J. Gross 5865 Wessex Drive Wedgefield, SC 29168

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Carla Hinson 2033 Cains Mill Road Sumter, SC 29154

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Summons & Notice

Summons & Notice

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDE(S) AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY:

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 14-CP-43-0169 (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank National Association, PLAINTIFF, vs.

Jonathan E. Higgins; and Anna Lee Higgins, DEFENDANT(S).

TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint herein, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, or to otherwise appear and defend, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscribers at their office, 4000 Faber Place, Suite 450, P.O. Box 71727, North Charleston, South Carolina, 29415, or to otherwise appear and defend the action pursuant to applicable court rules, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint or otherwise appear and defend within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for relief demanded therein, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b) SCRCP, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. If there are counterclaims requiring a jury trial, any party may file a demand under rule 38, SCRCP and the case will be returned to the Circuit Court.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action, together with the Summons, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on January 27, 2014 at 1:26 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the Supreme Court of South Carolina Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may be eligible for foreclosure intervention programs for the purpose of resolving the above-referenced foreclosure action.

If you wish to be considered for a foreclosure intervention program, you must contact Finkel Law Firm LLC, 4000 Faber Place Drive, Suite 450 (29405), P.O. Box 71727 (29415), North Charleston, SC 29405, or call (843) 577-5460 within thirty (30) days from the date of this notice. Finkel Law Firm LLC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you and is not authorized to provide you any legal advice.

IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PROCESS, THE FORECLOSURE MAY PROCEED. NOTICE PURSUANT TO THE FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT (15 U.S.C. § 1692 et seq.): This is an attempt to collect a debt and any information you provide will be used for that purpose. However, if you have previously received a discharge from bankruptcy, this message is not and should be construed as an attempt to collect a debt, but only as a requirement pursuant to the administrative order.

FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC THOMAS A. SHOOK Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorney for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, April 9, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following request is scheduled for public hearing: BOA-14-02, 3880 Broad St. (County) The applicant is requesting Special Exception approval for a Drinking Place as required per Article 3, Section 3.i.4.d Drinking Places (SIC Code 5813), Article 3, Exhibit 5 and Article 5, Section 5.b.3.e Special Design Review Criteria.

The property is located at 3880 Broad St. and is represented by Tax Map #155-04-02-016 and zoned General Commercial.

Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens.

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary Blanding, Clerk

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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.

Public Hearing SUMMONS AND NOTICES

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Congratulation to Mister Marquis Q. Clark on his nomination for "Teacher Of The Year" at Cleveland Academy in Spartanburg, SC. Marquis is a 2007 Graduate of Lakewood High School 2012 graduate of Morris College also 2012 graduate "Call Me Mister" and presently attending Furman University. Congratulations from your proud parents James & Alethia Clark, Brothers: James Jr. Mandric, Curtis Clark

Lost & Found

HAY for your special animal.

Approx 40 Round bales.

775-4391, 464-5960

Garage, Yard & Estate Sales LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

REWARD! Lost or stolen 6 mo. old male pitbull in the vicinity of American Grocery & Sharolyn Motel on Broad St. Call 803-565-5302 for any information.

BUSINESS SERVICES Home Improvements H.L. Boone, Contractor additions, painting, roofing, gutters, sheetrock, blown ceilings, decks. 773-9904

Investments 3 Rental Properties for sale.

Take in $1,155/mthly. Asking $21,00 total. Owner financing.

Serious Inquires ONLY. Call 803-464-5757

Open every weekend.

905-4242

For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364

Cash For Junk Cars, used Cars, junk Batteries & unwanted gift cards. Call Gene 803-934-6734 Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves.

Special front end load washer $399 Guarantee 464-5439/469-7311

EMPLOYMENT

Lawn Service Daniel's Lawn Care • Tree removal • Lawn Service • Mulch / Pine straw • Debris removal 803-968-4185 Oxendine & Son Lawn Care All your lawn care needs & pressure washing. Call Jonathan 803-565-2160 or Kerry 316-8726.

Four Seasons Lawn Care Serving Sumter for almost 20 yrs!

Free est. 494-9169/468-4008

Tree Service

Help Wanted Full-Time ROSE'S SUMTER MALL SUMTER, SC We have an immediate opening for Retail Assistant Store Manager. 1yr Retail Management experience req'd. F/T position with benefits. (Major medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401k, paid vacation).

Submit resume to Jerry Kotula District Manager, KotulaJerry@gmail.com

NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

803-316-0128

Springhill Suites Marriott will be taking applications in person for Front Desk Position at Candlewood Suites 2541 Broad Street.

Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Exp. Auto Tech needed IMMEDIATELY. Must have tools, driver's license & work experience.

Apply in person 601 Broad St.

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Trucking Opportunities

Mobile Home Rentals

Experienced carpenter needed with their own vehicle.

803-473-4246. Please lv. msg.

CDL drivers needed 21 & older, two years exp. Call 843-659-8254 or 843-659-2268

STATEBURG COURTYARD

Plumber's Helper needed. Exp. req. & must have tools & transportation. Call 491-4616

Help Wanted Part-Time

Chauffeurs needed for Limousine Co. Must have excellent people skills. Schedule includes days, nights & weekends. Exc wages. Fax resume & 10 year driving record to 803-494-5779 or Call 803-983-5247.

Part time truck driver with 5 yrs exp. to work local. Must have clean driving record & CDL. Great for retired person. Send Resume to SMH PO BOX 104 Sumter SC 29151

Trucking Opportunities Best Logistics Group is seeking local 1st & 2nd shift class A CDL drivers in the Bishopville, SC area.

You must have 2 years' experience with 53' dry van within the past 5 years to qualify. Drivers will average between 2000-2300 miles per week at .40 cpm. Medical, dental, vision, long/short term disability, life and 401K. Apply online at www.shipwithbest.com or call 800-849-1818 ext. 1400 or 1460 Truck Driver Trainees Needed Now at H.O. Wolding Earn $800/wk Local CDL Training NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Be trained & based locally!

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RECREATION

Homes for Sale

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

2006 Freedom Spirit tow camper, 25ft, sleeps 8w/pvt BR, gas/elect, Slideout living room & dining rm. Good condition, $6,000. Call 803-481-4389

Work Wanted I'm Available to clean your home.

Affordable, reliable 16 yrs exp ref's. Melissa 803-938-5204

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555 Psychotherapist-responsible for individual, group, family therapy, psychosocial assessments and case management. Masters in social work, psychology, or counseling required with current LISW, PC, or LPC. Fax resume to 803-774-2633 or email : lefford.fate@tuomey.com

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RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments 2BR/1BA, Conv. to Sumter Mall. $530/mo + dep. 803-775-1281.

HOLLY COURT APARTMENTS located in Manning, currently have spacious two bedroom apartments for rent. Fully carpeted with central air and heat, water and sewer included. Please call to inquire about our Move in Special.

Ph:( 803) 435-8786 Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes Nicely Updated 2BR home.

New carpet, appl's, water, dumspter, sec. lights inc'd.

Conv. Shaw. No H/A or PETS! $485/mo + $350/dep.

803-983-0043 For Rent -1425 Morris Way 3BR/2BA, 1,900 sq ft. fenced yard. sprinkler system, new roof, new carpet. washer/dryer incl. Very spacious. $1100 Mo. Call 803-310-8745

Nice 3BR/2BA SW on 1 acre. 5 min. to Shaw, all appl's, $600/ mo+dep. 803-983-0371

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

TRANSPORTATION For Sale 3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 2BA. Workshop. 1/2 ac lot.

Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

Autos For Sale

OPEN

Homes for Sale

For Sale 1387 Raccoon Rd. (Lee Cty) 3BR/1BA. C/H/A Lrg building inside yard. 1 ac lot. Fin avail. 775-4391 464-5960.

Vans / Trucks / Buses 1998 Ford Ranger XLT Super cab, 109K mi. Exc. cond. $5500 OBO. Call 803-447-5453

REAL ESTATE

INVESTORS DREAM DEAL Buy three houses get one free.

Anxious to sell. 803-773-4391, 803-464-5960

Autos For Sale

For Sale 411 N. Magnolia, Hardwood floors, C/H/A. Garage, workshop & shed. Commercial lot on Lafayette also available.

Fin Available.

775-4391/ 464-5960

Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip. Located 3349 N. Main St 5.5 miles from 378 overpass at N. Main., on Hwy 15 N. next to Baker Mini Warehouse. Remember Cars are like Eggs, Cheaper in the Country!!! 803-469-9294 Auto Choice Sales & Rentals Buy Here, Pay Here. No Credit, No Problem. Cash Rentals. 494-8827

95' Dodge Ram 1500 Leer Cap, Rhinoliner, 175K mi. Tow pkg., new Thruout $4,000 FIRM. 803-435-8075 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before.

Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

2003 Mercury Grand Marquis $2500. 803-468-0060.

Manufactured Housing

Tax Time is Here... Low Credit Score? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Land & Lots for Sale

3 Lots in City limits (Bishopville).

Asking $20,000 or possible trade.

Call 803-459-4773

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Kidney Foundation: Give your kidneys a well-deserved check up

BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 It is the final week of March, and all over the country, people have been celebrating National Kidney Month in an effort to better inform people about donating and contributing to the cause. The

National Kidney Foundation has also continued its efforts to encourage Americans to “give their kidneys a second thought and a well-deserved check up.”

According to NKF, the kidneys filter 200 liters of blood a day while also helping regulate blood pressure and direct red blood cell production. Statistics show that

more than 26 million Americans already have kidney disease, but most don’t know it because there are often no symptoms until the disease progresses.

Staying informed and knowing how you can help is one of many ways to contribute to helping

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Kidney Disease Facts • Kidney disease is the 9th leading cause of death in the country.

• More than 26 million Americans have kidney disease, and most don’t know it.

• There are more than 95,000 people waiting for kidney transplants.

• More than 590,000 people have kidney failure in the U.S. today.

Source: National Kidney Foundation

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Rides for the younger folks will be busy at the Striped Bass Festival.

Let the party begin

Striped Bass Festival set for April 3-12

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 774-1225

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f there’s one event the folks in Clarendon County anticipate all year long, it’s the Striped Bass Festival, and this year’s edition is set to be the biggest ever.

A celebration of all things Clarendon, the festival highlights the beauty of the county and pays homage to the fish that brought fame to lakes Marion and Moultrie and made them a prime fishing destination: the striped bass.

The festival is full of entertainment, including a fishing tournament, dances, boating events, a parade and much more.

Just remember to take a moment to soak in the scenery, as Clarendon County is known for its elegant and vibrant display of flowers, including azaleas, wisteria, irises, geraniums, roses and gladiolas.

The party starts with the 2014 Striped Bass Festival Pageant at Weldon on Thursday, April 3. At 5 p.m., girls aged 0-6 take the stage to vie for the crown, followed by girls aged 7 and up at 8 p.m.

On Friday, April 4, head to Manning Restaurant for the Lions Club Fish Fry at 4:30 p.m. Admission for adults is $8, children aged 4-12 are $4 and children under 4 are free. Be sure to check out the “Kiss My Striped Bass” event, as well, sponsored by Miss Clarendon Hannah Henshaw and

Miss Clarendon Teen Haley Erickson. See who ends up kissing the bass as the effort raises funds for Children’s Miracle Network.

Later on, head down to the gazebo for amusement rides, food and fun for the whole family with opening ceremonies beginning at 6:30 p.m. The highlight of the evening will be a free concert featuring the Charleston band Gracious Day at 7 p.m.

The next day, called “Super Saturday,” begins with the Striped Bass Festival 5K Run/5K Walk/1-Mile Fun Walk. Participants may begin registering at Manning Primary School at 7:15 a.m.

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Hundreds attend Christian men’s dinner

BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com (803) 744-1225

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Special guest speaker and former pastor Jimmy Sites speaks at the Men’s Wild Game Supper at Bellview Farms near Goat Island on Thursday.

God, game and fellowship.

Finding those three things wasn’t difficult traveling down Wash Davis Road on Thursday night as hundreds of men stormed the annual Men’s Wild Game Supper at Bellview Farms near Goat Island.

In its 12th year, the spiritual dinner has become a tradition many are proud to be a part of, whether they’re directly involved or play roles from the sidelines. Dawn Graham, who leases the property, said she strongly supports the event.

“It’s been a tradition for 12 years,” she said. “They always have a wonderful spiritual speaker, and it’s for a good cause; helping men better their lives through Christ.”

If the mile-long line of trucks parked along the road wasn’t a strong enough indicator, the wafting aromas

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Solo performer Loose Stone plays one of his many tunes on Thursday at the Men’s Wild Game Supper at Bellview Farms. certainly were. Judge R. Ferrell Cothran Jr. was one of 12 cooks on hand to whip together enough food to feed the mass of men in attendance.

“We’ve been here (for five hours) cooking this food,” he said. “We had

three working the fryers for the cube steak, four men frying the catfish and five of us cooking the chicken pilau rice.”

As he listed the items, Cothran included the payloads; 150 pounds of catfish, 160 pounds of chicken and 288 cups of rice. There was enough pilau rice to feed 1,000 people. Cothran was in charge of the pilau, one of his specialties, he said.

“I’ve been cooking at this event for several years,” he said. “I came one year just to help out, and I’ve been coming back ever since.”

By 7 p.m., the men waiting in line were growing hungrier. But none would partake without a blessing beforehand.

God was the central topic of the evening, which is exactly how the tradition started, according to Bubba Bolger, who’s been involved since the yearly

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THE SUMTER ITEM

Art teacher tops at Manning High

BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272

CRICKET

ISIS

Isis is a 6-month-old lab mix. She’s up to date on vaccines and already spayed. She requires a large fenced yard for plenty of room to exercise. Isis enjoys long walks and a good game of fetch. If you’re looking to add a new member to the family, you should really consider coming out and meeting this lovely little girl.

Cricket is a 8-month-old female, domestic short hair. This spunky, good time girl is searching for a family who’s up for some fun! She enjoys affection and is content in anyone’s lap. If you’re in search of a real cuddle bug, this girl just might be what you’re looking for!

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

When it came time to name Manning High’s Teacher of the Year, Robin Nelson was the victim of misdirection.

“I saw them in the hall carrying the bouquet and the banner,” Nelson said, “but they walked past me, so I thought it was going to somebody else.”

So the visual arts teacher was surprised moments later, when she was presented with the honor by the principal and her fellow teachers in the middle of printing out class material in the school library.

Nelson was selected by a vote of her fellow teachers as Manning High’s top teacher for 2014, in recognition of her work with students in courses ranging from Art 1 to AP Art Studio.

“It makes me proud,” Nelson said of her award. “A lot

Robin Nelson of the other teachers have told me I do a good job. There are a lot of times I stay late working. I don’t leave till after 5.”

Manning Principal Neshunda Walters praised Nelson after presenting her with the award.

“As our art teacher, she’s

done an excellent job,” Walters said. “Her students are always around there working on artwork or displays for an art show.”

Nelson teaches an AP course that provides dual college credit for students, each of whom compiles an art portfolio to submit to prospective colleges for consideration.

She also started the school chapter of the National Art Honor Society, which took two dozen students to the club’s state conference this weekend at the Columbia Museum of Art. “She’s the teacher you don’t have to ask twice,” Walters said. “She’s always here for her students, and her students adore her and are all supportive of the art program.”

“It’s something I really enjoy teaching,” Nelson said.

“It allows the students to be creative and really express themselves.”

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS PARENTS OF MURDERED CHILDREN GROUP The first meeting of the Sumter SC POMC (Parents of Murdered Children) Chapter will be held from 5:30-7 p.m. Friday at the Birnie Hope Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Sumter. The support group is for family and friends of those who have loss a loved one to murder. Affected persons from Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties and surrounding areas are invited to attend. For more information, call Maggie Richardson at (803) 236-9086.

BRIDGE CLOSING A portion on Liberty Church Road between S-14-262 and S-1448 in Clarendon County will be closed for approximately three months beginning Monday, April 14, as the South Carolina Department of Transportation replaces a bridge. The SCDOT expects the new bridge to be open by June 18.

Motorists will be detoured on 2-14-262 and S-14-262. Some school bus routes in Clarendon School District 2 will be affected.

For more information, call (803) 435-4431.

BASS FISHING TOURNAMENT Sumter Chapter of Delta Waterfowl will hold its Bass Fishing Tournament (two-man team) on Saturday, May 3, at Pack’s Landing. Preregister by April 18 and receive a free barbecue chicken plate. Plates will also be sold for $5 each. Registration will begin at 4:30 a.m. the day of the event. Blast-off will be at safe light in the order of registration. Weigh-in will be at 3 p.m. Entry fee: $50 per boat.

Big fish: $10 per boat. Register at Williams Sporting Goods on Broad Street or Dubose Bait and Tackle on U.S. 15 South, both in Sumter, or online at Facebook/SumterChapterDeltawaterfowl. For additional information, call Melvin at (803) 464-9741 or Richard at (803) 7204269.

FARMERS MARKET MEETING There will be a Manning Farmers Market vendor meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, April 23, at City Hall. If you are

interested in participating in the 2014 Farmer’s Market contact City Hall at (803) 435-8477.

CINDERELLA PERFORMANCE Clarendon Hall’s Drama Department will present Kathryn Shultz Miller’s “Cinderella” on Saturday, March 29, and Sunday, March 30, at the school.

Tickets for Saturday’s dinner theater performance at 6 p.m. are $15 and will include a meal of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, green beans, salad, roll, fresh fruit, banana pudding and sweet tea.

Tickets for the 3 p.m. Sunday matinee, no meal included, are $8, and are available at the Clarendon Hall office. Advanced purchase is required.

For more information call (803) 485-3550.

PRESERVATION MONTH CELEBRATION Preservation Month is held annually each May and was designed to promote historic places for the purpose of instilling national and community pride, promoting heritage

tourism, and showing the social and economic benefits of historic preservation. This year Main Street Manning, a department of the City and the Clarendon County Historical Society Museum have joined to recognize the biggest preservation project in Manning and Clarendon County, the renovation of the Clarendon County Courthouse.

Students are encouraged to participate in our Preservation Month Writing Project. Students can write in any format a poem, essay, or short story.

Following are some prompts to help the students with the writing project: Younger grades: What do judges do? What happens at the courthouse?

Older grades: What is preservation? Memory of the courthouse?

ART EXHIBITION Artists of all ages are invited to participate in a related art exhibition. Depict the Clarendon County Courthouse in a medi-

um of your choosing and frame it. The deadline for both the writing project and the art exhibition is April 16. Submitted entries will be used during Preservation Month displays and activities.

For more information call Carrie Trebil at City Hall at (803) 435-8477.

2014 RABIES CLINICS Dr. Wayne Morris, DVM, will vaccinate cats and dogs at the 2014 rabies clinics listed below.

The charge is $8 per pet. For more information, call the Morris Animal clinic at (803) 4358001.

APRIL 5 8:30-10 a.m. — Davis Building, Summerton 10:30 a.m.- Noon — Morris Animal Clinic, Manning APRIL 12 8:30-10 a.m. — Old Town Hall, Summerton 10:30 a.m.- Noon — Morris Animal Clinic, Manning APRIL 19 8:30 a.m.-Noon — Morris Animal Clinic, Manning

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TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 2014

THE SUMTER ITEM

Manning mourns loss of councilman Gregory Witherspoon Sept. 4, 1960 - March 20, 2014 Manning City Councilman Gregory Witherspoon, 53, died Thursday in Columbia. He attended Manning High School and served in the U.S. Army for two years as a cargo specialist. He was employed by Black River Electric, GTE and Verizon Wireless for many years.

Manning Mayor Julia Nelson described WITHERSPOON Witherspoon as the “voice of reason” around the City Council table.

“He spoke few words, but when he spoke his thoughts were purposeful and carried much weight in our deci-

sion-making,” she said. “He was very familiar with the history and operations and could recall the rationale and thoughts that went into a decision from the past.

“He took his oath of office seriously and always made sure the decisions rendered were in the best interest of our city.”

Daughter Shaquan Brown said she will remember her father as a good provider and supporter of all of his children and other family.

“He had a great sense of humor and was a loyal and dedicated family man,” she said.

State Sen. Kevin Johnson said he was a friend of Witherspoon’s since high school days.

“We were the best of friends and grew up together,” Johnson said. “He was a good person all around.

“He didn’t say much, but when he did say something it made sense. He was always well informed. He was a public servant for the people. We will miss him, but take comfort in knowing that he is in a better place.”

Carrol Harrington, an employee of the Manning Police Department, was a classmate of Witherspoon’s at Manning High School in the middle 1970s and knew him later as a good friend.

“I never had a problem with Gregory and I don’t know anybody who had a problem in school or on up,” he said.

Harrington said Witherspoon was a

good councilman.

“You could go to and talk to him and he would listen,” he said. “He never talked bad about anybody else on council or about any citizens. He was just an all around good guy. I thought the world of him and hated to see this happen to him. He fought a battle and I thought he had it won, but he didn’t,” Harrington said. “He didn’t say a whole lot, but when he talked you listened to him, and if he had something to say he would say it.”

Witherspoon was born Sept. 4, 1960, in Manning to Rosa Ann Witherspoon Garrett and Willie Albert Dixon. He was the father of three children, Shaquan Brown, Kenya Parker and Gregory Dingle.

DINNER,

in the realm of outdoorsmen.

He’s made quite a few famous friends along the way, including his own video’s special cast, the boys of “Duck Dynasty.” Sites is the former pastor of a 5,000-member church, so he’s quite familiar with the gospel, which made him an excellent choice for Thursday’s dinner.

The three segments of Sites’ video shared a common theme he said could be summed up in

one word.

“It’s about deception,” Sites said. “The art every hunter must master is deception.”

The experienced hunter then explained through several allegories and parables how hunters use deception, and how there’s one among us who is better than any man at deceiving his prey.

“The Great Deceiver, Satan, is the best hunter of them all,”

Sites said. “He knows exactly what you want and how to use it to catch you.”

Sites continued with many lessons expressed through hunting terms. Some were more humorous than others, such as his comparison to the elk hunting section of his video in which an elk, who already had a cow walking with him, was drawn to the hunters by the call of another cow.

“Be happy with your own cow,” he said. “Don’t go looking for others when you’ve already found your mate.”

Perhaps the heaviest lesson, considering the prevalence of father-son duos in the audience, was his explanation of why Satan wants us so badly.

“You can badmouth me all you want; that’s fine,” Sites said. “You might even get away with running your mouth about my wife, but if you threaten my kids, it’s on. I’ll do anything and everything, even take your life, to protect my kids.

“God feels the same way about us, and Satan knows that,” Sites continued. “So he chases us to get back at God for being cast out of heaven.”

The audience welcomed Sites’ insight and storytelling methods, each point receiving a resounding applause. For the occasion, one charge he laid on the crowd received louder applause than most.

“We need men to stand up and be men,” Sites said. “We need them to stand up and lead their families, to lead the good, Christian lives they’re supposed to.”

Courthouse grounds to join more than 100 vendors in celebrating the occasion. Visitors will be able to purchase items, engage in crafts and enjoy a vast assortment of festival foods. While you’re chowing down, get to know organizations in the area by visiting them at vendor kiosks.

L&S Marine will host a boat show from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on South Brooks Street, and Lakeside Pullers will be competing in a tractor pull at 2 p.m.

at 4315 Nelson Ferry Road.

Like animals? Head over to the judicial center parking lot for Wildlife Wonders’ wildlife show, where kids and adults can get a closer look at exotic animals such as zebras, wolves, bearcats and yaks.

If you’re looking to get started on your garden, head over to Land Law Firm’s courtyard between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Friday, April 11, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 12, for Master Gardeners Plant Sale.

When you’re finished eating, head over to Manning Fire Department on Boyce Street and take a look at artwork submitted by children from several local schools in the Striped Bass Festival Student Art Show.

Although it doesn’t take

place during the actual days of the festival, the Goat Island Boat Club will sponsor the Poker Run at the John C. Land III Landing at 9 a.m. on April 12. Stop by for door prizes and dancing at this Striped Bass Festival-associated event.

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“Originally, Summerton Baptist Church started it,” Bolger said. “Now, seven to eight churches are involved, and they love doing it. Sure, the food is always good, and there’s a lot of it, but this whole event is about bringing men, their brothers and their sons to Jesus. That’s what it’s all about.”

Once the men were seated, they were treated to a short video presentation by Cross Trail Outfitters. The video showcased the outreach program’s depth and breadth, as young boys who would otherwise not have the opportunity to partake in outdoor adventures got a chance to enjoy what life outside the house had to offer.

Shortly after, it was time for the main speaker to take the stage. For most of the men present, he needed no introduction.

Jimmy Sites of Spiritual Outdoor Adventures is well known

FESTIVAL, FROM PAGE C1 The 5K Run/Walk begins there at 8:15 a.m., followed by the 1-Mile Fun Walk at 8:20.

Awards will be presented at 9:15 a.m.

Be sure to get down to Brooks and Boyce streets in downtown Manning by 10 a.m. for the Striped Bass Festival Parade. After the parade, venture over to the Clarendon County

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Attendees bow their heads in prayer during the Men’s Wild Game Supper on Thursday.