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Funding bill may be on road to nowhere BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Frustrated motorists in South Carolina have been hoping the South Carolina General Assembly and Gov. Nikki Haley would take action this legislative session to address the poor condition of South Carolina highways. At this point, however, it looks like their brains may have been addled by all those potholes. Instead, it appears any solution may be blown off course by a Hurricane Hugo-sized political storm brewing between the governor and the General

Assembly. House Bill 3579, written by a special committee that met before the beginning of the session, has been passed out of two subcommittees to the full House Ways and Means Committee. Included in that bill are provisions that would change the way the Commission of the Department of Transportation is appointed, create a mechanism to transfer some state roads to counties, increase the user fee on wholesale gasoline and raise the maximum taxable amount of vehicle sales from $300 to $500. The South Carolina Coalition to Fix Our Roads, which

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has waged an extensive lobbying campaign for action on the state’s roads, has thrown its support behind the House bill, even if not very enthusiastically. “We are anxious to have them move forward with a positive road funding proposal, and that looks like the only thing that is really moving right now that has any significant funding in it,” SCFOR executive director Bill Ross said. “We are supporting it fully. We don’t think it is adequate, but it is a start. It is moving in the right direction,” he said. In short, SCFOR is taking the position that some addi-

tional money for roads is better than none. “We have had so many years pass that we haven’t done anything and the roads are in terrible condition,” Ross said. “The longer we wait the more it is going to cost. “It’s just one of those things that we feel like we have to start somewhere.” Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, who is on the House Ways and Means Committee, said he has reservations about the bill and is not committed to vote for it. “I think there are still some refinements to be made,” he said.

Smith said that while the House bill raises more money than the governor has proposed, it would only maintain roads in what the Department of Transportation calls “satisfactory” condition. On top of that, Smith thinks tweaking the DOT leadership structure will not produce better results for smaller, rural communities and is not getting to the core of the problem. “This bill, as it currently stands, is asking the taxpayers of Sumter County and Lee County and Clarendon County to, in essence, fund projects in

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$86,000 set aside by council for recertification studies BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com In preparation for the recertification of Black River Airport Industrial Park, Sumter County will provide funds for the studies needed to qualify the land as a marketable industrial site. Industrial sites must be re-certified by the South Carolina Department of Commerce every five years in order to qualify as marketable property. Black River Airport Industrial Park’s first certification in 2009 expired in 2014, and in order for the site to be marketable to future companies, it needs to be certified. “The major point of a site certification is to reduce the number of unknowns about a property,” said Rick Farmer, director of communications and strategic initiatives of Sumter Economic Development. He said uncertified properties could be problematic to investing companies if all of the necessary

studies are not completed before the land is sold. The funds provided by the county will go toward an updated environmental assessment, wetlands delineation, a protected species study, Federal Emergency Management Agency flood maps and documents associated with the ownership of the property. Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon said the re-certification of the industrial park will be a big advantage for the county because the site will be listed on the S.C. Department of Commerce’s website for industrial parks in the state. Sumter County Council voted to provide as much as $86,000 for the re-certification of the industrial park during its meeting on Tuesday. The money will come from the county’s infrastructure fund, which is set aside for industrial and economic development initiatives. The

Jennifer Thomas, above left, an employee of the Rubye Johnson Headstart center, learns to juggle with GiGi the clown from Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus at the Sumter County Library on Thursday. GiGi read to the children and performed magic for them. GiGi the clown takes a make-asilly-face “selfie” with the children from the Rubye Johnson Headstart center. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

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Heart disease not always obvious; Heart Association work critical BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com

started this column last month when my 85-year-old mom was having congestive heart failure. She has since recovered and is doing well. It was a natural fit to promote Saturday’s American Heart Association Heart Walk (9 a.m. at Greater Sumter Area Chamber of Commerce, 32 E. Calhoun St.), especially since my dad also had heart disease when he died at 81. As a former competitive distance runner who has continued to run, bicycle and lift weights all my life, I never thought I’d be writing about my

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own heart issues. That changed a few weeks ago and will change more this week. For about a year, I had been experiencing severe headaches during and after long bike rides (as long as 70 miles). Before moving to Sumter in October, doctors in Reno, Nevada, had taken an MRI of my head to see if I had a developing aneuCARPENTER rysm or blockage that might be causing the headaches. They allegedly found a brain, but no health issues. That was after doctors there had me add salt to my diet (yes, a doctor actu-

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ally prescribed the unthinkable); exercising with and without caffeine; taking mega-doses of ibuprofen before, during and after a ride; and running exhaustive blood tests to see if I had an imbalance of chemicals that might be causing the headaches. Nothing showed up. When I moved here, Dr. Luke Lucas at Colonial Family Practice put me through a battery of tests that I basically rolled my eyes over with the attitude “been there, done that.” The tests included a nuclear stress test, an echocardiogram, an electrocardiogram, a carotid Doppler test and a holster monitor that looks for irregular heartbeats and fainting spells for 24 hours.

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In a follow-up visit, Lucas said the echocardiogram showed a suspicious area that looked like it might be limiting blood flow through my right subclavian artery, which winds its way through my right clavicle (aka collarbone) and supplies blood to my right arm all the way to my fingers. Last week, I had an angiogram where a doctor in Columbia was planning to insert a stent in the artery to open it. But when the doctor got to that point, he discovered there was what appeared to be an aneurysm on the other side of the blockage. Luckily, the doctor stopped the procedure to

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County moves toward industrial growth BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter County Council approved two measures during its meeting Tuesday that could increase industrial growth and sustainability in Sumter and surrounding counties. The move toward industrial growth extends from council’s approval of a resolution to provide financial support to help finalize the development of the proposed I-95 Megasite in Clarendon County.

The industrial site is a joint project between Sumter, Clarendon, Lee and Williamsburg counties to continue the growth of industrial business in the region. Development of the megasite began in 2006, and plans are to complete the site in the next couple of years. The property only qualifies as an industrial site, and it must have railroad access to be designated a megasite. The rail access will also make the land more marketable to interested companies

that would construct a manufacturing or distribution facility on the property. Now that council has approved the resolution, the four counties can bring in engineering experts to survey the property to determine the location and route of a proposed railroad line. Keeping with the theme of industrial advancement in the area, council approved a motion to provide as much as $86,000 from its infrastructure fund for the recertification of Black River Industrial Park off North Wise

hosted by USC Sumter on Monday night where Dean Michael Sonntag spoke with him about providing the college with $500,000 for the construction of a science building. He said Sonntag requested a tax increase of one mill to fund operations costs for the building, too. Mixon said he is in support of the new addition to the college’s campus and hopes that the funding for the science building will be considered during the county’s budget process for fiscal year 2016.

Drive near Sumter Municipal Airport. The motion was created during the Fiscal, Tax and Property Committee meeting, which was held before the council meeting. Sumter County will receive a 75 percent reimbursement from South Carolina Department of Commerce for the amount of funds provided for the recertification. Also during the council meeting, Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon said he attended an event

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Fire ravages apartment building

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No one was seriously injured during a house fire that ravaged a two-story residence in Sumter early Tuesday morning. The vacant multi-family structure at 16 S. Blanding St. sat in ruins Wednesday afternoon, charred from the smoke and flames that spread throughout the building during the fire. According to a report from Sumter Fire Department, nearly 20 firefighters responded to the scene and battled the blaze for about three hours before completely subduing it. One fireman sustained blistering to the hand while battling the burn, but fire department officials indicated the injury was minor. Crews arrived to the blaze and found the home, which had been divided into three apartment units, under serious duress from heavy flames. Reports indicate no one resided at the residence at the time, and there were no smoke detectors or a power supply inside the home. Nothing was salvaged from the blaze, which caused about $75,000 in estimated property loss to the structure. Officials indicate the fire sparked in one of the residence’s living rooms and have yet to determine what ignited it.

The construction of a convenience store, fuel center and wholesale alcohol store is closer to becoming a reality after Sumter City and County Planning Commission approved the major site plan for the project during its regular meeting Wednesday. The construction project calls for two phases, including a 2,250-square-foot convenience store and fuel center and a 12,600-square-foot wholesale alcohol store at the corner of Manning and Pocalla roads. The commission approved the buildings’ designs, landscaping and road improvements. The first construction phase will include the convenience store and fuel center with two stations, one diesel and the other for automobiles. Landscaping and road improvements will also take place during the first phase, which project design-builder Greg Walker said is expected to last about five months. Maxwell Avenue, the dirt road that is a part of the property, will be paved, and street access to the site will be modified during the first phase. The second phase will include construction of the wholesale alcohol store after the completion of phase one. Walker said the plan is to start construction of the first phase as soon as possible, but city senior planner Helen Roodman said the planning department recommends construction is put on hold until the builders receive an encroachment permit from S.C. Department of Transportation because part of the property is in the DOT right-of-way. Later in the meeting, the commission moved to a discussion about tackling blighted properties in the city. City Quality Assurance Manager John Macloskie said the codes enforcement department has begun to crack down on blighted, vacant and abandoned properties. He said the city can demolish blighted property, but the cost would put a strain on the city. According to Macloskie, on average it costs the city approximately $2 per square foot to demolish a property but that amount increases depending on the materials. The department has focused its efforts in response to the city’s move to address vacant and abandoned properties with proposed amendments to the city’s property maintenance code.

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Broken and melted glass hangs from a window frame at 16 S. Blanding St. after an early morning fire Tuesday. The fire caused about $75,000 in property damage.

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Dalzell man arrested after reported abduction attempt A Dalzell man was arrested after an abduction attempt early Wednesday during which he reportedly tried to kidnap a woman. Vincent Bradley, 31, of 331A Picardy Drive, was charged with kidnapping in connection with the incident. According to reports from Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the suspect ran up to the victim’s ve-

hicle as she was pulling out of her driveway in the 400 block of Old Castle Street before 2 a.m. The victim told deputies Bradley jumped into the car’s passenger seat, ordered her to drive and not stop and threatened to break her neck if she didn’t follow his orders. The woman drove about six miles before pulling into a Sunoco gas station along Broad Street and told the suspect she needed to refuel her car. She then ran inside and notified law enforcement of the kidnapping. Bradley fled the scene before authorities arrived but later returned and turned himself in. It

was not immediately clear Wednesday afternoon whether he and the victim were acquainted before the alleged abduction.

CORRECTION In a Wednesday article announcing the winners from Sumter County Historical Society, The Sumter Item referred to each recipient as a college scholarship recipient. Only Kendall Brogdon received a $1,000 college scholarship. The other five recipients were given cash awards, not scholarships.

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Wild Game Night returns Friday with quail, frog legs and more BY MATTHEW BRUCE matthew@theitem.com More than 700 hungry hunters and fishermen are expected to pack the halls at First Baptist Church on Friday night as the Sumter cathedral hosts its annual big game cookout. Nearly 35 local businesses teamed together to co-sponsor the 2015 Wild Game Night, which begins at 6 p.m. Everything from quails and gators to frog legs and wahoo are expected to hit the grill as dishes of all kinds will be

on hand for the night, which is open to men and boys only. “Every year the men of First Baptist roll out the red carpet for Sumter sportsmen as they fire up their grills and fryers in an effort to share their faith and passion for God’s creation,” Pastor Dan Barber said. “While this event is hosted by FBC Sumter, it is our church’s privilege to see many others involved in truly making this a community event.” Dozens of local hunters and fishing gurus provide the ingredients for Friday

night’s big meal offering their kills and catches for the event. The night also includes several seminars, which begin at 4:30 p.m., on topics ranging from duck calling and bass fishing. There will also be a “CrossFit” demonstration. Barber is expected to serve as speaker, doling out stories from his hundreds of trips to the Gulf Coast on South Carolina’s coast. Tickets are $10 at the doors, and T-shirts will be available for $20.

Forum focuses on strengthening families BY MATTHEW BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Effective parenting will be the theme Saturday as a local organization sponsors an educational family forum in Bishopville. Lee County First Steps will be hosting its Early Care and Education Conference for the second consecutive year at Lee Central Middle School, 41 Charlene Lane, Bishopville. The forum serves as a community awareness event, is funded by a grant from the Children’s Trust of South Carolina and is aimed at strengthening families. “This is a great opportunity for Lee County First Steps,” Director Alexis Pipkins said. “We are excited to continue our focus on school readiness and strengthening families by hosting our second conference.” The Children’s Trust also funds the organization’s Strengthening Families program, which kicked off its third cycle in February. The 14-week training segment is based off a national, research-based framework designed to teach such household lessons as conflict resolution, problem solving and coping skills. The program increases family stability, enhances child development and reduces

child abuse and neglect, according to studies. Saturday’s conference is held in conjunction with the Strengthening Families program, and organizers said it will display some of the aspects of the training curriculum to the public. Early child care educators, parents and grandparents, early childhood advocates, childcare providers, community members and college students are all encouraged to attend. Retired professor and early childhood expert Dr. Martha Jean Adams-Heggins is expected to be on hand to deliver the keynote address. Adams-Heggins was a longtime educator and administrator at South Carolina State University, and she received several awards and accolades during her career. A registration fee of $20 is required for Lee County residents, and out-of-county attendees must pay $30. The day kicks off at 7:50 a.m. with a session for participants to register. Attendees will be able to register up until noon. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. and is slated to continue until 3 p.m. For more information, contact First Steps at (803) 484-5110.

Detained man reportedly tries to eat baggies of cocaine BY MATTHEW BRUCE matthew@theitem.com A Sumter man faces several charges following a car and foot chase with Sumter County deputies late Tuesday morning. Henry Dingle, 20, of 12 Providence St., was charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, manufacture, distribution, etc. of cocaine base, failure to stop for a blue light, and driving under suspension in connection with the incident. According to a Sumter County Sheriff’s Office report, a patrolman spotted the suspect driving a 2015 Chevrolet Cruz southbound on U.S. 15 and initiated a traffic stop on the vehicle because it was following too closely behind the car in front of it. When the deputy turned on his squad car’s blue lights, the suspect began speeding away and

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unctuation is incredibly important in the written word. Just ask the precious editors who have to edit my columns each week. Caught up in the act of writing, I often forget to perfect my grammar and syntax. While I strive to be more technically proficient in my writing, I’m reminded how the same carelessness spills over into other aspects of my life. When you write a sentence like, “Let’s eat, Grandpa!” punctuation is key. As it stands, it’s a lovely little suggestion. Without that comma, you advocate the cannibalism of an elderly family member. So it is with relationships: You have to punctuate carefully or run the risk of harming another. If we believe God wants to guide our steps (Proverbs

3:5-6), then we must accept that God should be the sole author of each person’s life journey. He is the one Faith Matters providing the JAMIE H. literary framework WILSON for His perfect will for our lives. Those crazy plot twists, a story’s dizzying climax and the eventual denouement; those are all products of the Almighty’s dutiful storytelling. Why then do we feel that we should be the guest authors of another person’s journey, providing our own narration? What gives us license to step inside someone else’s story and forever con-

CHURCH NEWS Briggs Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 7135 Wash Davis Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, April 12 — Gospel Explosion at 3 p.m. Calvary Baptist Church, 495 Calvary Church Road, Bishopville, announces: * Saturday, April 4 —Mid-Carolina Singing at 6 p.m. featuring the Stokes Family and Cedar Creek Quartet. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday, April 5 — Sunrise service at 6 a.m. The youth Easter recital will be held at 4 p.m. * Sunday, April 19 — The 96th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Sunday, April 19 — Pastoral anniversary celebration of the Rev. James L. and Ann Clark at 4 p.m. The Rev. Frank Williams Jr. will speak. Concord Baptist Church, 1885 Myrtle Beach Highway, announces: * Sunday — “Because He Lives” Easter cantata at 11 a.m. presented by the sanctuary choir. There will be a gospel concert at 6 p.m. featuring Southern Sound Quartet. A love offering will be received. * Sunday, April 5 — Easter services: sunrise service at 7 a.m., Sunday school at 8:45 a.m. and morning worship at 10 a.m. Corinth Missionary Baptist Church, 25 Community St., announces: * Sunday — Youth Sunday observance with service beginning at 10:30 a.m. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Donations of non-clothing items are being accepted until Wednesday, April 8, for the Relay for Life yard sale. Items can be dropped off on the porch of the Dorcas Closet building (white house) on church property or call Barbara at (803) 565-1602 and leave message to arrange pickup. * Saturday, April 11 — Relay for Life yard sale from 7 a.m. until everything is gone. Barbecue fundraiser will be held 11 a.m.2 p.m. Cost is $7 per plate and includes barbecue pork, hash, rice, slaw, green beans, bread and pound cake.

a.m. Food, fun and fellowship. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday, April 5 — Gospel singing 20th anniversary of Cynthia Boykin. Doors open at 4 p.m. and the program begins at 5 p.m. On the program: Man of God of Georgetown; Sumter Violinaire; The Anointed Voices of Bamburg; and others. Green Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 1260 Green Hill Church Road, Alcolu, announces: * Sunday — Youth day will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Lewis H. Nelson Jr. will speak. * Sunday, April 5 — Easter services at 6 a.m., 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. worship. Minister Cedric Anderson will speak during the 6 a.m. service. * Monday-Wednesday, April 6-8 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. David Lawson will speak. High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Today-Friday — Women’s Revival at 7 nightly. * Saturday — Third anniversary of the Brook’s Family gospel singing program at 4 p.m. Howard Chapel AME Church, 6338 Old Manning Road, New Zion, announces: * Sunday — Fifth anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Wednesday, April 1 — Passion week Wednesday service and communion at 7 p.m. Minister Edmond Hamilton will speak. * Friday, April 3 — Good Friday worship “The Last Seven Sayings of Jesus on the Cross” at noon. Speakers: Pastor Marion H. Newton, Pastor Nate Brock, Pastor Linda Speed, Minister Randolph Green, Pastor Ricky Simmons, Pastor Napoleon Bradford and Minister Estell Brunson.

demn them for their choices? It’s a question we need to ask ourselves every time we feel the impulse to judge another person. In a moment of frustration several years ago, I publicly spoke against the actions of a friend when said friend happened to walk into the room. She immediately knew, and the tension was palpable. My statement about her wasn’t untrue, but it certainly wasn’t helpful. What was worse is she had already acknowledged she was having a hard go of it. She didn’t need my commentary.

I couldn’t take back the words; the damage had been done. I tried to apologize, realizing I had provided a harsh, ungracious voice in her story. God wasn’t finished with her story, so why was I writing a review of her life? It’s no secret that the faith community needs fewer critics. Written across the pages of Scripture are stories of redemption because, despite a person’s mistakes, those stories featured people that allowed God to finish writing their stories. Imagine if the stories of Abraham, Moses or David had

ended because they accepted the criticism of their peers or enemies. What if Paul had indulged the criticisms heaped on him while he introduced the new message of the gospel? I think those stories would be markedly different, as would our faith. After my embarrassment, I decided to look at another’s spiritual journey as a work-in-progress, which is something that helps me view each person from God’s perspective. God isn’t finished writing their stories, and, while you continue to draw breath, He isn’t finished with yours either. There is still space for a chapter or even an epilogue where you find truth and live your life in it. Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Youth service. Church school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. * Sunday, April 5 — Easter services: 6:30 a.m. sunrise service; 9 a.m. church school; and 10 a.m. program and worship.

New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Wednesday-Friday, April 1-3 — Holy Week services at 7 nightly.

6:30 p.m. A love offering will be received and refreshments will follow.

‘What gives us license to step inside someone else’s story and forever condemn them for their choices?’

Kingdom Life International Ministries, 404 Broad St., announces: * Friday — “Outpour” revival at 7:30 p.m. Prophetess Eartha Coard will speak. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, April 11 — Knitting Hearts Café 10 a.m.-noon. Sheila Solomon, Golda Gordon and B. Patel will share their testimonies. www.knittingheartsministry.org Lake Marion Christian Church, 1326 Morello Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday, April 4 — Community Easter Egg Hunt at 11 a.m. Age groups: 2-4; 5-7; and 8-10. Snacks, crafts, stories for the whole family. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Palm Sunday / youth worship at 10:45 a.m. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday, April 5 — The Rev. M.G. Walters will speak during the 6 a.m. sunrise service. Easter recitations: “Jesus, his life, suffering, death and resurrection!” at 10:30 a.m. * Monday-Wednesday, April 6-8 — Youth revival at 7 nightly. Speakers: the Rev. Travis Laws; the Rev. Wilbert White; and the Rev. Linda Speed. * Sunday, April 26 — Women’s day service at 10:45 a.m. Audrey Potts Neal will speak. Nehemiah Kingdom Builder’s Assembly, 845 Webb St., announces: * Sunday — Spiritual Gift workshop at 4 p.m. Bishop Sylvester Francis will speak.

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Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, 105 Dinkins St., Manning, announces: * Monday-Friday, April 6-10 — Revival at 7 nightly. The Rev. George P. Windley Jr. will speak.

Olden Chapel UME, 189 Hoyt St., announces: * Sunday — Building fundraiser at 3 p.m. Bishop Willie Green Jr. will speak. Our Lady of Hope Catholic Parish announces: * Sunday-Sunday, April 5 — Holy Week and Easter Tridium Schedule for Catholic churches in Manning, Summerton and Santee as follows: March 29, Palm Sunday mass schedule as usual; 8 a.m. Monday, March 30, mass at St. Mary, 12 N. Canty St., Summerton; 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, Chrism mass at Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, Charleston; 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, Stations of the cross and mass at Our Lady of Hope, 2529 Raccoon Road, Manning; 7 p.m. Thursday, April 2, mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Ann, 2205 State Park Road, Santee; 3 p.m. Friday, April 3, Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at Our Lady of Hope; 8:30 p.m. Saturday, April 4, Easter Vigil Celebration at St. Ann; and Sunday, April 5, Easter service at 7 a.m. at St. Mary, 9 a.m. at Our Lady of Hope, and 11 a.m. at St. Ann. Visit www.myoloh.org. Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Friday, April 3 — Good Friday service at 6:30 p.m. * Sunday, April 5 — Easter services: 7:15 a.m. sunrise service; 7:45 a.m. breakfast; 9 a.m. Sunday school; and 10 a.m. worship. Visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org or call (803) 4525373. * Sunday, April 26 — Lynda Randle (www.lyndarandle. com) will perform in concert at

St. Jude Catholic Church, 611 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Friday — Knights of St. Peter Claver Council 316 fish fry dinner 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Cost: $8 per dinner. St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — March birthday month program at 3 p.m. Wear your colors. Minister Harry Beaufort will speak. * Sunday, April 5 — Easter program during 10 a.m. service. * Saturday, April 11 — Adult Choir’s “Taking It Back” old time gospel program at 4 p.m. * Saturday, April 18 — Adult Choir’s “Worst Dress Christian” program at 4 p.m. * Sunday, April 19 — St. Mark window rally during 10 a.m. service. * Sunday, April 26 — April birthday month program at 3 p.m. Wear your colors. St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday, April 26 — Women’s Day celebration at 10 a.m. The Rev. Betty Jeffcoat Wannamaker will speak. Gail Glover Faust, ministry of dance, will be featured. Summerton Southern Methodist Church, 1107 Felton Road, Summerton, announces: * Saturday — Barbecue chicken supper 4-7 p.m. $8 per plate. Wayman Chapel AME Church, 160 N. Kings Highway, announces: * Saturday, April 11 — Car wash and fish fry beginning at 8 a.m.

THE FALL OF BABYLON A Sermon from Revelation 18 11:00 AM March 29, 2015

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Faith Missionary Baptist Church No. 1, 115 Laurel St., announces: * Sunday — Sumter Baptist M&E Association fifth Sunday service at 5 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 350 Red Bay Road. Dr. Otis Butler Jr. will speak.

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Sumter Christian School 420 S. Pike West Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8339 Ron Davis, Pastor

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Sunday — Appreciation service for Apostle Virnetta Evans at 3 p.m. Elder Raymond Johnson Jr. will speak. First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Saturday — Community churches on the move at 10

New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Friday — Free glow in the dark Easter egg grab and family movie showing of “Hop” at 7 p.m. Concessions available. Preregister at www.newsalemsumter.com.

Second Baptist Church, 323 Alfred Henry Drive, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Fifth Sunday night singing at 6 p.m. with Heaven Sent featuring David Floyd and Marty James. Love offering will be received and covered dish will follow.

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Military: Bergdahl may face life in prison FORT BRAGG, N.C. (AP) — Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who abandoned his post in Afghanistan and was held captive by the Taliban, was charged Wednesday by the U.S. military with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. If convicted, he could face life in prison. Misbehavior before the enemy carries a maximum sentence of up to life in prison. Desertion carries a maximum of five years. Bergdahl could also face a dishonorable discharge, reduction in rank and forfeiture of all his pay, if convicted. The case now goes to an Article 32 hearing to be held at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where Bergdahl has been performing administrative duties as he awaits the conclusion of the case. That proceeding is similar to a grand jury. From there, it could be referred to a court-martial and go to trial. A date for that hearing was not announced. The charges are the latest development in a long and bitter debate about Bergdahl’s case. They also underscore the military and political ramifications of his decision on June 30, 2009, to leave his post after expressing misgivings about the U.S. military’s role and his own in the Afghanistan war. After leaving his post, Bergdahl was captured by the Taliban and held by members of the Haqqani network, an insurgent group tied to the Taliban

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. The U.S. military says it will make an announcement Wednesday on the case against Bergdahl, the soldier who left his post in Afghanistan and was held by the Taliban for five years before being released in a prisoner exchange. that operates both in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Last May 31, Bergdahl was handed over to U.S. special forces in Afghanistan as part of an exchange for five Taliban commanders who were imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The exchange set off a debate about

whether the U.S. should have released the five Taliban members. Little is known about what the five have been doing in Qatar where they are being monitored by the government. Some lawmakers have predicted that the five would return to the battlefield. Sen. Lindsey Graham has said that

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WHERE DOES GOD LIVE?

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

Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter 213 N. Main Street 803-773-3823 The Rev. Marcus Adam Kaiser Sunday Services 8:30 am (Rite 1) & 11:00 am (Rite ll) in the Sanctuary www.holycomforter.net

here does God live? He can be anywhere and everywhere; He is omnipotent and omnipresent. He made the world and everything in it and we are his temple. God dwells in each of us. Visit your house of worship this week and share His love with others. In Matthew 18:20 we hear, “For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” So what is the primary way for God to be in our places of worship? We must go there together!

Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

Hebrews 1:1-14

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

Hebrews 2:1-18

Weekly Scripture Reading Hebrews John John 3:1-19 11:1-16 11:17-44

John 11:45-57

John 12:1-11

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

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

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

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Long Branch Baptist Church 2535 Peach Orchard Rd. Dalzell 803-499-1838 Pastor Jonathan Bradshaw Sun School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Sun Evening Worship 6:00 pm Wed Mid Week Service 7:00 pm Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

he received information that one of the five has been in touch with members of the Haqqani network. On the flip side, Afghanistan’s peace council in 2011 requested the release of one of the five, Khairullah Khairkhwa, from Guantanamo because it thought he might be able to help foster reconciliation talks with the Taliban. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a member of the Armed Services Committee, was asked by a reporter Wednesday whether the charges raised doubts about the initial trade of Bergdahl for the Taliban members. “I would think that it would raise doubts in the mind of the average American if those doubts weren’t raised already,” Wicker said. Daniel Conway, a military defense lawyer and the author of a forthcoming book on military crimes, said he wouldn’t expect the Army to seek much prison time for Bergdahl because of his time as a Taliban captive. However, military brass needed to prosecute the case because a conviction would mean Bergdahl cannot collect special compensation as a prisoner of war, Conway said. “He did spend X number of years as a prisoner of the Taliban — that certainly mitigates the need for him to be locked up,” Conway said. “But as a political matter, I don’t think we can stomach the possibility that he deserted his post and could receive $300,000 in back pay for it.”

Catholic - Roman Lutheran - ELCA Non-Denominational The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Fr. Thomas Burke, C.S.S.R. Weekend Masses: Sat Vigil 5 pm Sun. 9:00 and 11:30 am Mass

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Fr. Charles Michael Donovan, C.S.S.R. Saturday Vigil: 5:00 pm Sun. Euch.: 9:00, 11:30 am, 1 pm (Spanish)

St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Sunday School: 9:00 am

Calvary Christian Outreach Ministry - “Multi-Cultural” 220 Hasel Street, Sumter, SC (Sumter School District Annex Building) Sunday Worship 11:00 am LaShonda McElveen, Pastor

Lutheran - NALC

Christ Community Church(CCC) 525 Oxford St, Sumter 803-934-9718 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall)

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

Church of Christ Methodist - United

Plaza Church of Christ 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School: 10 am Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm

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

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

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

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

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

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

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

St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. J. Robert (Bob) Huggins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30 pm

Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:45 am & 6:00 pm Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 7:00 pm

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Ray Fancher Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. Hospitality/Fellowship 10:10 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m. Night Church Schedule: 4:45 p.m. Children & Youth 5:00 p.m. Adults 6:30 p.m. Supper (all ages)

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

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

Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Worship 8:45 am Traditional Worship 11:00 am Sunday School 9:45 am trinityumcsumter.org

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Seniors Nitaja Tindal, left, and Daishawn “Curtis” McFadden dust for fingerprints from a mock crime scene as Instructor Ladell Grice looks on during a law enforcement class at Central Carolina Technical College’s F.E. DuBose Career Center.

Students learn about law enforcement BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstatin@theitem.com MANNING — Some may want to be law enforcement officers. Others would just like to get the experience. Their reasons for taking the course may be different, but the consensus is the same: All 30 students enrolled in law enforcement classes at Central Carolina’s Technical College’s F.E. DuBose Career Center campus enjoy it. The campus has been offering the classes for high school students from all five high schools in Clarendon County for the last four years. Daishawn “Curtis” McFadden, a senior at Manning High School, said that he is considering a career in law enforcement after taking the class. His uncle, Nakia Cooper, is a deputy at Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office. “I’ve got to meet a lot of interesting people in this class from different schools, and it seems that everyone is really engaged in the subject matter,” McFadden said. “It’s awesome to have an instructor who has so much experience in law enforcement and who in-

vests so much time into teaching this course.” The program is divided into two courses: level one, a semester-long course, and level two, which is two semesters. In the first year, students cover the basics from health and physical fitness to different phases of verbal and nonverbal communication. The first years’ course also covers interviewing suspects or victims. The laws that law enforcement have to apply on a daily basis are also studied at length. Everything from crime-scene processing, forensics, fingerprinting, the court systems, members of the courtroom, different type of evidence presented during trials and arrests are covered in the first-year course. “It’s a mini-cadet program, or a scaled down version of what would happen at the police academy,” said Ladell Grice, CCTC’s law enforcement instructor. In the level-two course, focus shifts to gaining more hands-on experience, Grice said. Students are exposed to various safety mini-courses taught through

“These courses teach what your rights are as a citizen, which is important regardless (of) the career that the students decide to pursue,” she said. Students enrolled in the courses also do community projects and fundraisers every year. One of the main fundraisers this year is raising money for Carolina Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), a nonprofit organization with a goal of helping to rebuild the lives of law enforcement families who have lost a loved one in the line of duty. Grice has been involved in law enforcement for more than 25 years. She graduated from Baptist College (today Charleston Southern University) in 1986 with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. She also holds two master’s degrees from Troy University, in criminal justice and public administration. She worked as a patrol officer and in investigations for nine years at Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. She also worked for South Carolina Department of Corrections for 16 years as a regional investigation supervisor and as an assistant division director for investigations.

local law enforcement agencies, such as the Concealed Weapons Permit course, defensive driving, traffic stops, accident reconstruction and more. The level-two course also gives students the opportunity to do a threemonth internship at one of the local partnering agencies or organizations. This allows the students to receive hands-on experience through local lawenforcement agencies, detention centers, municipal and summary courts, the public defender’s office and local criminal defense law firms. The students rotate through their internship sites every four weeks. “This allows them to see what each job entails and how the whole process works,” Grice said. In the law enforcement agencies, students receive the opportunity to work with entering tickets into the agencies’ software systems, helping out with police reports as well as participating in ride-alongs with the officers. Students receive a benefit from the two courses even if they choose not to pursue law enforcement as a career, said Grice.

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Habitat for Humanity hosts local fundraiser BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstatin@theitem.com MANNING — Clarendon Habitat for Humanity will host a fundraising event tonight to raise money to build the organization’s 23rd house. The Charity Martini Tasting will be held from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the courtyard of Land, Parker & Welch law firm, 29 S. Mill St. in Manning. Tickets are $30 in advance or $35 at the door. Houses that Habitat constructs require the owner to be an active participant in the building process. About 200 hours of sweat equity are required to be put in, with 150 hours by the residents themselves in either building the house or volunteer work associated with Habitat, and the other by family or friends. Residents also have to pay utility bills and a zero-interest mortgage. “They have to meet a certain income level, depending on the number of family members,” said Connie Robinson, Clarendon Habitat’s executive director. “They also have to have a credit score of 575 or above.” Each house costs about $45,500 to build, Robinson said.

The lots that Habitat houses are built on are either owned by the recipient families or are donated by others. Since 1994, Habitat has built 22 houses throughout Clarendon County, including Manning, Summerton, Turbeville, New Zion, Paxville and the Cypress Forks community. The organization, started in the county by the Rev. Steve Shugart, Marie Land and the late Bill Smith, has helped numerous families receive housing, and a sense of pride and ownership. “It’s hard to believe that we’ve built 22 homes, as this has mostly been done with volunteer work,” said Land. Most of the homes that Habitat has built over the nearly 20-year period have

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Clarendon Habitat for Humanity will have a home dedication in memory of Bill Smith, one of the founders of the organization, on April 11 at 11 a.m. at the 22nd house built by the organization, located at 910 Branchview Drive in Manning. the original homeowners residing in them today, she said. “I’ve visited some of these homes and its residents really take pride in them,” said Land. Habitat will have a home dedication in memory of Bill

Smith on April 11 at 11 a.m. at the 22nd house built by the organization, located at 910 Branchview Drive in Manning. For more information about the Clarendon Habitat for Humanity, contact Robinson at 803-378-6021.

MANNING — Jordan United Methodist Church of Manning presented a $3,000 check to Central Carolina Technical College Foundation to benefit its Scholars Program on Tuesday at CCTC’s F.E. DuBose Campus in Manning. This is the church’s fifth donation to Jordan United Methodist Church Scholarship fund, which was established in 2011 to provide scholarships to Clarendon County students attending the college. More than 25 students from the county have benefited from the scholarships. “We value and appreciate our partnership which benefits the students of Clarendon County,” said CCTC Foundation Executive Director Meree McAlister.

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Check the back: Box recipes have changed

id you ever wonder about those recipes that are on the

back of the box of cereal, on cans of fruit and on packages of frozen vegetables?

Nancy Harrison

It seems that almost RETIRED CLEMSON every type of food that EXTENSION AGENT comes in a package has a serving idea or recipe somewhere on the label. The people in the marketing department at food companies like this “free advertising” because it gives the consumer another idea for using that food and, therefore, a reason to buy the product again. Consumers like it, too, as a last

minute idea for supper. Home economists in company test kitchens develop recipes for using their food products. The recipes are tested many times before they are put on a package. The home economists will even make purposeful mistakes to test the “limits” of a recipe. The cooking instructions are also tested many times before they are printed on the package, even with wording as simple as “microwave on HIGH for 5 minutes,” and consumers must be able to easily understand how to use the product so that they will have success with it. Recipes on the back of the box have changed during the years. In the 1950s, homemakers had more time to cook, and the recipes were more involved than they are today. Years ago, people had less equipment and only a few cookbooks, but they spent more time in the kitchen.

These days we have many appliances and all kinds of cookbooks, but we have less time for food preparation. Today’s homemakers cook fewer elaborate meals, too. So, recipes on today’s packages are simpler with fewer ingredients and focusing on healthy foods. A basic rule of thumb nowadays for recipes is “five ingredients or less, and 20 minutes or less to prepare.” The phrase “speed-scratch cooking” has evolved in the last few years. It means “not quite from scratch, but still doing some cooking.” Meal starters such as the packages of frozen vegetables and pasta that include a packet of sauce would be a good example of speed-scratch cooking. Culinary habits have also changed during the years. A wider variety of fresh vegetables and fruit is more readily available now than in the 1950s and 1960s. Nowadays, people are pre-

serving more food for later use — getting back into “canning.” Serving sizes of meat are smaller than they were in the past. We now have a variety of pasta shapes, sizes and even flavors, but in the middle of the last century one could find only spaghetti, macaroni and egg noodles in the pasta section of the supermarket. We have a wider variety of foods available than ever before, even foods from many places around the world, and recipes on food labels have evolved to reflect our culinary habits. Foods are more nutritious because of better transportation and storage and increased knowledge of nutrition, agri-

culture and food science. All the people who contributed to “the back of the box” through the years have helped us a great deal. Preserving your food for later use when making your favorite recipes is coming soon. Check the media for “Canning Workshops.” The workshops will help you preserve your foods safely for later use. If you are interested in canning workshops in your area to help you and others learn how to preserve your food and produces safely, contact Nancy Harrison at nhrrsn@ clemson.edu or ndje5@windstream.net or call (803) 874-2354 extension 113.

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A Relay for Life Bake Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the County Administration Building, 411 Sunset Drive, Manning. For information, call (803) 435-4414.

age your artifacts. If you are a collector or dealer and would like to exhibit, contact David Wielicki at (803) 452-6001 or scwadw@ftc-i.net. Dealer tables are available for $25 each, and display tables for collectors are available for $10 each. Directions to the SCWA Wildlife Education Center may be found on www.scwa.org.

BLACK OUT CANCER WALK

LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED FOR HOLIDAY

The Black Out Cancer Walk will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday at Liberty Hill AME Church in Summerton. Registration is $10. Contact Debra Brailsford at (803) 862-5559.

The Harvin Clarendon County Library will close for Easter on April 3 and 4 and re-open on April 6 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The book drop will be available for return of unrestricted materials. For more information, call (803) 435-8633.

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RFL BAKE SALE WILL BE MARCH 27

NATIVE AMERICAN ARTIFACT SHOW The Piedmont Archaeological Society of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina is sponsoring a Native American artifact show on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the South Carolina Waterfowl Association Wildlife Education Center near Rimini. Collectors and experts will display thousands of South Carolina and Southeastern Native American artifacts. Admission is free, and lunch is available for $5 per person. Collectors are encouraged to attend. Archaeological experts will be on hand to identify and

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PLACE YOUR ORDERS FOR BARBECUE SALE The King Team will hold its Easter Barbecue from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Williams Chapel Christian Church on the Greeleyville Highway, Manning. Prices are: barbecued pork, $12 per pound; whole barbecued chickens, $10 each; and barbecued pork sandwiches, $5 each. Please order by March 30 from any King Team member, or call Paulette King at (803) 473-6070.

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

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Dennis Cox of Pinewood holds the trophy for winning the co-angler division at the 2015 Walmart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament held on Lake Marion on Saturday.

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Locals fare well in Lake Marion tourney BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstatin@theitem.com SUMMERTON — Several locals placed in the top 10 among boaters and co-anglers at the 2015 Walmart Bass Fishing League South Carolina Division tournament on Lake Marion held Saturday. The tournament was hosted by Fishing League Worldwide, the sanctioning organization for a series of bass fishing tournament tours. Dennis Cox of Pinewood won the co-angler division. Cox weighed in three bass totaling 16 pounds, nine ounces and won $1,840. He was not originally signed up for the tournament. “Someone from FLW called me Friday night and asked me if I would be interested in participating because they were short of a few co-anglers,” Cox said. “I wasn’t expecting to win.” He also caught the biggest bass of the tournament in the co-angler division, weighing eight pounds, 14 ounces, earning the day’s Big Bass award of $240. The top local among boaters was Jess Williams of Sumter who weighed in five bass, totaling 22 pounds 14 ounces, winning $1,225. “This is a great event for Clarendon County,” he said. “With nearly 200 people and almost 100 boats, I’m sure tournaments like this have an economic impact on the county.” There were 96 boats in the tournament and 192 participants. Bo Chappell, of Olanta, came in 10th place among boaters, catching five bass and weighing in a total of 19 pounds 12 ounces for a prize of $429. Judd Bolen of Summerton came in fourth among co-anglers, catching five bass and weighing in a total of 11 pounds, nine ounces for a prize of $429.

“You have some of the best bass in the country here,” Bolen said. The top 50 boaters and 50 coanglers will qualify for the regional championship to be held Oct. 8-10 on Lake Sinclair in Milledgeville, Georgia. Boaters will compete for a top award of a Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard and $20,000, while co-anglers will fish for a new Ranger Z518C with a 200-horsepower Evinrude or Mercury outboard. The BFL is a 24-division circuit devoted to weekend anglers with 120 tournaments throughout the season. The top 50 boaters and coanglers from each division

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ROADS FROM PAGE A1 more metropolitan areas,” he said. That situation is detrimental to smaller counties, he said. “Every county has priorities,” Smith said. “Every county needs their infrastructure to be in line to support economic growth and growth in population and when you don’t allow those counties to improve their infrastructure they have no chance to grow and to flourish.” County officials, meanwhile, have consistently said they do not want to take over more roads from the state as the House bill proposes. “I think that would be an extremely short sighted move by the legislature,” said Clarendon County Commission Chairman

Dwight Stewart. He said the transfer would put counties in a bad position. “We don’t have the resources, and even though they have promised to send more money, we know that will only last as long as they have more money,” he said. “If they don’t want to send more money, they won’t fund it, and we will still have the liability.” Whatever comes out of the General Assembly, however, may not make it past the governor’s desk. “One of the big issues is the governor’s position on this, and she has basically threatened to veto the House bill,” SCFOR’s Ross said. “We are very concerned

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about that and she is obviously willing to have nothing passed so she can say they didn’t pass her income tax reduction. She is obviously holding the House and Senate hostage to her plans, which is just very, very discouraging for our state overall,” he said. “I’ve talked to legislators, and they are all discouraged that she continues to slam them and insist that it is her plan or no plan.” Smith said the prospect of a veto can’t be overlooked. “You have to take the politics of the situation into account,” Smith said, “At the end of the day, the governor is going to veto it, and you have to count the votes to see if there are enough for an override. I don’t know if there is, either in the House or the Senate,” he said.

SITE FROM PAGE A1 S.C. Department of Commerce reimburses the county 75 percent of the county’s investment in the re-certification. Farmer said Sumter Economic Development estimates that the county will actually need to provide about $25,000 for the re-certification of the industrial park. The site is the industrial development project of the City of Sumter, Sumter County, Black River Economic Development Corporation, Farmers Telephone Cooperative, Progress Energy and the Brading family, among other invested entities. The site spans over the intersection of North Wise Drive and Jefferson Road near the Sumter Municipal

Airport. Sumter County owns the site property north of Jefferson Road, and Black River Economic Development Corporation owns the site property south of Jefferson Road. The 800-acre park is occupied by Becton, Dickinson and Company, Caterpillar Precision Pins, Caterpillar Hydraulics, Porter’s Fabrications and Sumter Mold Services. Described as Sumter’s premiere industrial park, Farmer said about 575 acres of Black River Airport Industrial Park are available for development. “Without certified sites that are truly shovel ready, a community will find itself at a competitive disadvantage to other communities that have done their homework and invested in site certifications,” Farmer said.

HEART FROM PAGE A1 get a second opinion. Luckily, I say, because I didn’t mention that my dad died after a relatively routine angiogram that went bad. His aorta was punctured while the doctor tried to push through a mass. He came out of the procedure paralyzed from the waist down and lost blood flow to his vital organs. He died two days later. I regained confidence when I watched my mom go through the procedure last month. I was next sent to a vascular doctor whom I visited with Monday. I explained to him that I’ve always eaten healthy, monitored my weight and exercised my whole life, so I didn’t understand how I could have a closed artery. Like the other doctors, he said some health issues are hereditary, regardless of lifestyle. The first question he asked was whether I ever had trauma to my right shoulder. I explained the two operations I had to repair frequent shoulder dislocations, and another to repair a broken right clavicle from a mountain biking accident about 10 years ago. He hypothesized that that accident may have stretched and pinched that artery to the point that blood wasn’t flowing freely through it causing my right arm to not get enough blood flow. That explains why three other doctors couldn’t get a pulse on my right wrist and why the blood pressure in my right arm is 30 mm Hg less than my left arm. He discovered I have a case known as “subclavian steal” (Google the term for info) because my left subclavian artery tries to flood my right artery at a juncture in my head. I’m having it surgically repaired next week. He advised me that I’ve had the issue for years and not to quit exercising — now that I’ve laid off for two weeks waiting to hear a diagnosis. Without having doctors searching for answers to my headaches, I would never have known I had any kind of heart or vascular issue. That is exactly why we need to raise money for the American Heart Association, whose mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular disease and stroke. By the time most people know they have heart disease — such as my mom, dad and, yes, me — it’s often too late to do anything about it. They even call one artery blockage the “widow maker” because the first sign of it is often deadly. Like many, I knew the causes of heart disease and was proactively doing something about it. Now I’m searching for the warning signs. Sometimes, like in my case, they aren’t even there. If you would like to donate to Rick’s American Heart Association Walk on March 28, go to http://bit. ly/1xgKkfx or search for Heart Walk AND Sumter, S.C. It will take you to a site where you can find me or other walkers.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR LEACH LEFT A LASTING IMPRESSION ON STUDENTS

COMMENTARY

Wacko birds nesting in U.S. Senate

ASHINGTON — President Obama got it twothirds right when he said that the delayed confirmation of his attorney general nominee, Loretta Lynch, is owing to Senate dysfunction and Republican stubbornness. He left out the part about Democratic intransigence and at least one incident of “wacko-birdness” from the left. When John McCain originally used “wacko birds” to describe a few of his Senate colleagues, including now-presidential candidate Ted Cruz, he seems to have released a contagion. The U.S. Senate, once the perch of eagles, has begun to resemble an aviary of grackles. Much aKathleen cawing about little. Parker Lynch’s qualifications aren’t really in question. Most agree that she’s more than up to the job, yet her confirmation has been stalled by Republicans who want something in exchange for their blessings. Within this construct are at least four moving parts that have little or nothing to do with Lynch’s confirmation — sex trafficking, abortion, race and immigration. If you’re not confused, stick around. First up, abortion and sex. What else? Republicans are demanding a (Henry) Hyde Amendment-type component to the sex-trafficking bill. This sort of restriction of federal spending for abortion has routinely been included without debate in relevant legislation for nearly 40 years. This time, Democrats say no-go. Republicans respond: No Hyde, no Lynch. Both points of view have merit though neither is germane to the Lynch nomination — or necessarily apt in this particular piece of legislation. We are, after all, talking sex trafficking of mostly women and children, some of whom may have become pregnant in the process. Given that most Republicans are willing to grant excep-

‘When John McCain originally used “wacko birds” to describe a few of his Senate colleagues, including now-presidential candidate Ted Cruz, he seems to have released a contagion. The U.S. Senate, once the perch of eagles, has begun to resemble an aviary of grackles. Much a-cawing about little.’ tions to their anti-abortion stance for victims of rape or incest(the language for which is included in the Hyde Amendment), I’m not sure what either Republicans or Democrats are worried about. With or without the Hyde language, a sex slave is going to get what she needs medically. Meanwhile, what does it profit the GOP to tie the confirmation of Lynch — who would be the first AfricanAmerican female attorney general — to legislation that needn’t be controversial? Answer: It doesn’t. Lynch has been waiting in the wings now for longer than any other attorney general nominee in U.S. history. Republicans, principled or not, have merely opened themselves up to challenges of racism and even sexism. Clamoring to this low branch is grackle du jour Sen. Dick Durbin, whose hyperbole is exceeded only by his wearying lack of originality. Republicans, he cawed, are forcing Lynch to “sit in the back of the bus.” The “bus”? Really? The back burner, perhaps, but the Lynch debate hardly centers on race relations in America.

Now if we were talking about coffee ... Durbin has earned ample criticism for his remark, but the double standard deserves a fresh airing. To wit, or tu-whoo, if I am to sustain this now-burdensome bird metaphor, Durbin’s vote against Condoleezza Rice for secretary of state 10 years ago. Was he being racist? Finally, we arrive at the fourth moving part — immigration. All but four Republican senators thus far say they won’t confirm Lynch because of her kinda, sorta, roundabout cautious embrace of Obama’s executive actions on immigration as at least “reasonable.” At least these objections are based somewhat on concerns about legal reasoning, but are they smart? One of the GOP’s persistent flaws is picking the wrong battles — and this seems yet another. As a matter of record, nearly every president in the past 50 years has taken some executive action on immigration. More to the core of the problem, Republicans could have pre-empted the president’s action with a comprehensive reform bill. Instead, they’ve taken a piecemeal approach, first by threatening to shut down Homeland Security (brilliant!) and now trying to block access to Earned Income Tax Credit for immigrants affected by Obama’s executive action. The quid for their quo isn’t applause but fresh nourishment for three familiar narratives: Republicans wage war on women; Republicans are racists; Republicans don’t like Latinos. It doesn’t matter that these are false, just as are right-wing taunts that Obama is a Muslim who hates America. It only matters that the narratives survive through this election cycle. In the game of branding and perception, truth sits in the back of a bus called Narrative, steered by a wacko bird called Twitter. And Republicans seem to get off on the wrong stop every time. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2015, Washington Post Writers Group

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Seeing Mr. Barry Leach’s picture on the front page of Sunday’s paper made me smile. He was my 5th-grade science and math teacher and a wonderful person to know. I had many great teachers over the years I spent in what used to be District 17, but only a handful that made a lasting impression upon my life as Mr. Leach did. I can remember his funny stories he would tell to incorporate whatever subject we were learning (many of which my family got to enjoy again at the dinner table that evening when I would tell them “what Mr. Leach said in class”). I remember his everyday attire of dark pants and a white button down shirt. I remember how much fun he made our class. He enjoyed having a good time learning, and we enjoyed making him laugh. My most vivid memory is of the day he brought in a fish he caught over the weekend (he loved to fish) and dissected it for us. The entire class gathered around the table at the front of the classroom hanging onto his every word as he showed us each part of the fish and explained its function. He was the kind of teacher who cared even after you left his classroom and moved on. If I ever saw him around town or even back at Millwood when visiting, he would ask how things were going and enjoyed hearing what was happening in my life. I know there are many others out there that were impacted by the caring instruction Mr. Leach gave in his classroom, and what a great testament it showed on the day of his funeral as I looked around at so many I had gone to school with remembering his legacy along with me. I would like to thank Dr. Hilton and those on the Barry Leach Memorial Scholarship Fund Board for all you have done each year in keeping Mr. Leach’s memory alive. LAURIE LYNN BAUER Sumter Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Sumter Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT NEEDS A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP If you want to see the status of Sumter, all you need is to drive the streets of Sumter. You might say that the streets are the foundation of Sumter. It seems that we need a total change of “leadership” in Sumter. We need to change city government to a “strong mayor” form of government. I would like to say that the streets in the Historic District are being swept more often lately. I don’t know if Councilwoman Yates had anything to do with it, but it sure is better than the two times a year schedule. If we are not afraid of change, change the Sumter government. We could use a mayor that shows up even if there is no camera present. We need a government that sees what is needed by the people and the city. And, while we’re changing, let’s consolidate city and county councils; we don’t need two to create confusion and it would simplify and cost less. As I write this, the street sweeper just passed my house; it passed yesterday also. Thanks, Councilwoman Yates. LEE INGLE Sumter

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FYI gmail.com. The City of Sumter will accept applications for its Summer The Palmetto Singles Club holds Youth Employment Programs a dance from 7 toinfor10 p.m. on Summer Youth Program from April 1 through MayEmployment 8. the first and third Fridays of mation Students ages 14-15 will work each month at the VFW on in city government and stuGion Street. Call Sarah Shortdents age 16 through high er at (803) 847-3288. school will work in the Co-Op Program for local businesses. Sumter Area Toastmasters meets at 7 p.m. each Tuesday Students must live in the city at the Sumter Mall communilimits and meet income rety room, 1057 Broad St. The quirements set by HUD. Students should see their school group helps in developing speaking and leadership guidance counselors for apskills. Call Douglas Wilson at plications and income guide(803) 778-0197 or Rebecca lines or pick up an application 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday- Gonzalez at (803) 565-9271. Navy and Marine Corps shipFriday, at the Liberty Center, 12 W. Liberty St., Office H. Call mates who served on the USS Columbus CA-74/CG-12 from Carolet Thomas at (803) 7741944 through 1976 and the 1652 or Clarence Gaines at USS Columbus (SSN-762) past (803) 774-1649. and present, to share memoThe Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC) is accepting ap- ries and camaraderie with old friends and make new ones, plications for the 2014-15 after contact Allen R. Hope, presischool program. Applications can be obtained at 8455 Cam- dent, 3828 Hobson Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46815-4505; (260) den Highway, Rembert, SC 486-2221 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; fax 29128. Call (803) 432-2001. (260) 492-9771; or email at Having cancer is hard. Finding hope4391@verizon.net. help shouldn’t be. Free help for Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is in cancer patients from the need of volunteers in Sumter American Cancer Society. and surrounding counties. Transportation to treatment, Opportunities available for help for appearance related you to use your time and talside effects of treatment, nuents to be of assistance intrition help, one-on-one clude reading, musical talbreast cancer support, free ents, companionship, light housing away from home housekeeping, etc. Contact during treatment, help finding clinical trials, someone to Joyce Blanding at (803) 8835606 or hospicecareofsumtalk to — all free. Call (800) ter@yahoo.com. 227-2345. Agape Hospice is in need of volThe Rembert Area Community unteers. Whether your passion Coalition (RACC) offers a senior is baking, knitting, reading, citizens program 10 a.m.-noon singing, etc., Agape Hospice each Monday and Wednescan find a place for you. Conday at 6785 Bradley St. (betact Thandi Blanding at (803) hind community car wash), 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 or tbRembert, SC 29128. Transporlanding@agapsenior.com. tation is available. Call (803) Hospice Care of South Carolina is 432-2001. Sumter High School Class of 1975 in need of volunteers in Sumter County. Do you have one will hold a 40-year class reextra hour a week? Opportuunion celebration May 29-31. nities are available for paSend all addresses to cintient/family companionship, dyd27@juno.com. administrative support, meal Are you a breast cancer survipreparation, light household vor? Maggie L. Richardson is projects, student education seeking other survivors to and various other tasks. Conform a music group and give tact Whitney Rogers, regional back to the community. If you volunteer coordinator, at are interested in joining, con- (843) 409-7991 or whitney.rogtact her at mlrminstry2012@ ers@hospicecare.net. gmail.com or (803) 236-9086. Amedisys Hospice is in need of The Second (Indianhead) Divivolunteers. Volunteer opportusion Association is searching for nities include 1) special projanyone/everyone who served in ects of baking, sewing, knitthe 2nd Infantry Division. Visit ting, crafts, carpentry and www.2ida.org or contact Mike yard work; 2) administrative/ Davino at MDavino@yahoo. office duties of copying, light com or (919) 498-1910. filing and answering phones; and 3) patient companionship Zumba classes will be held at — develop one-on-one rela6:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at the Parks and tionships with hospice patients (training provided free Recreation building on Haynof charge). Contact Rhoda sworth Street. Classes are $5 Keefe, volunteer coordinator, each and no registration is at (803) 469-3047 or rhonda. required. Contact Deanne keefe@amedisys.com. Lewis at zumbadeanne@

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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Warm; clouds, then some sun

Mostly cloudy, a shower or two

Spotty morning showers

Sunshine

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Cool with plenty of Some sun; pleasant sunshine and warmer

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SSW 7-14 mph

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WNW 8-16 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 75/49 Spartanburg 75/50

Greenville 77/51

Columbia 82/61

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 82/58

Aiken 80/58

ON THE COAST

Charleston 80/63

Today: A shower or two, storms in the north. High 75 to 79. Friday: Not as warm with a couple of thunderstorms. High 65 to 69.

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Today Hi/Lo/W 77/46/t 43/24/c 64/45/pc 48/25/r 67/48/t 94/63/s 74/52/t 61/44/r 86/69/pc 68/44/r 89/62/s 73/54/s 76/47/sh

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.21 75.40 75.20 97.54

24-hr chg -0.04 none +0.02 +0.19

Sunrise 7:18 a.m. Moonrise 12:09 p.m.

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 61/37/pc 32/20/pc 70/48/s 35/20/sf 75/52/s 94/63/s 69/52/pc 52/33/pc 79/54/t 53/36/pc 92/64/s 67/54/s 54/38/c

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Manning 81/61

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Make a list of the people you want to connect with who can help you reach your career goals. Discussing what you have to offer will help you revamp your resume to suit the changing economic climate. Update your image. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Do something to improve your community or support a cause you endorse. Your ability to bring about change and your willingness to reach out to those in need will give you the push required to excel. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take a quiet or secretive approach to what you feel needs to be done. Flying under the radar will ensure that you avoid interference. Someone will mislead you if you rely on hearsay. Put more effort into an important relationship. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Be open about the way you feel and what your expectations are. The changes you want to make will be much easier if you have the approval of the people who mean the most to you. Secure your position by taking action. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Form an alliance with someone who feels the same way you do about a concern you have. Making a difference in your community will put you in a position requiring diplomacy, strength and determination. Don’t let anyone

stand in your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Don’t believe everything you hear. Being gullible will make you look bad and can end up being costly as well. Do your own research and make changes based on your needs, not on what someone else wants. Don’t give in to bullying. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Get your documents in order to avoid any trouble with banks, government agencies or other institutions. Preparation will spare you grief as well as legal troubles. Follow your intuitions and act quickly. Contracts and financial deals look promising. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Follow your heart, not what someone else wants. You have to stand up for your rights. Deferring to someone in order to avoid discord will only make matters worse. Do your own thing and don’t look back.

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4-17-37-39-40; Lucky Ball: 18

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Calvin Boykin shares a picture he took from the back porch of The Fish Market Grill toward the I-95 bridge.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You can make positive changes at home or to the way you live. Don’t be tempted to copy what someone else is doing. Putting greater effort into a personal relationship will help you avoid an outpouring of complaints. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Restlessness will kick in if you aren’t challenged by your current career. Consider your options and determine how you can use your skills differently. Don’t be afraid to set your goals high. You’ll find it easy to learn as you go. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Refuse to give in to someone who is using emotional manipulation. Stand up for your rights and follow through with the plans that interest you the most. A change at home can be made if you act quickly.

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SUMTER GAMECOCK CLUB

Spurrier speaks in Sumter

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USC head football coach chats about upcoming season in visit with Sumter Gamecock Club BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Steve Spurrier pointed out some of the good things to come out of the University of South Carolina’s 2014 football season while speaking at the

Sumter County Gamecock Club’s spring banquet on Wednesday at USC Sumter’s Nettles-Schwartz Building gymnasium. He talked of the Gamecocks winning three of their final four games to finish with a

winning season. USC’s victory over Miami in the Independence Bowl was its fourth straight bowl victory, leading Spurrier to quiz the gathered crowd. “We’re just one of three teams to win their bowl

games each of the last four years,” Spurrier said. “Do you know who the other two are?” After no real response, Spurrier said it was Michigan State and Texas A&M. “So we did do some good things,” he said.

There weren’t nearly as many as were expected though after three straight 11win seasons and a preseason top 10 ranking. Spurrier has acknowledged as much and

SEE SPURRIER, PAGE B3

PREP TENNIS

Wilson Hall trio wins in SCISA State Open BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Wilson Hall’s Thomas Brown won the boys singles title in the SCISA State Open Tennis Tournament on Wednesday at Palmetto Tennis Center, allowing him to join Barons teammates Pierce Thompson and Chandler Stone as state champions. Thompson and Stone won the boys

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doubles title on Tuesday, beating teammates Hunter Hendrix and Tradd Stover in the championship

match. “I think this is something that is good for the overall team,” said Brown, who beat Jack Willy of St. Andrew’s 6-0, 6-2 in the championship match. “It gave us more experience, more practice time, and it will make us more confident in our play as we try to go all the way (to a 3A state title).” Wilson Hall, which is 6-0 as a team

this season, almost took both spots in the singles championship match as well. Trey Davis, the Barons’ No. 2 singles player to Brown’s No. 1, winning two matches before losing to Willy in the semifinals on Tuesday. Brown rolled to a pair of 6-0, 6-0 wins on Tuesday, beating Cameron Pankau of Cardjnal Newman in his

SEE TRIO, PAGE B3

MEN’S NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Like home: Wisconsin back in California for NCAA regional BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Bo Ryan is trippin’ about being back in the NCAA West Regional. First, the Wisconsin coach has the same man escorting him around that he did last year, when the Badgers won the regional in Anaheim. Then Ryan bumped into coach Sean Miller, whose Arizona team lost to the Badgers in a one-point overtime game to get to the Final Four. “I’m like, wait a minute,” THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Ryan said. “Weren’t we just doing this a year ago?” Wisconsin forward Sam Dekker, center, goes up for a reverse layup So Ryan feels right at home during the Badgers’ 72-65 victory in the second round of the NCAA in Los Angeles, and he’s hopTournament. Wisconsin will face North Carolina today in a regional ing Frank Kaminsky & Co. do, semifinal game.

NCAA TOURNAMENT TV, RADIO SCHEDULE MEN TV Regional Semifinals Today WLTX 19 7 p.m. – Wichita State vs. Notre Dame 9:30 p.m. – West Virginia vs. Kentucky TBS 7:30 p.m. – North Carolina vs. Wisconsin 10 p.m. -- Xavier vs. Arizona Friday Regional Semifinals WLTX 19 7 p.m. -- UCLA vs. Gonzaga 9:30 p.m. -- West Virginia vs. Kentucky TBS 7:30 p.m. -- North Carolina State vs. Louisville 10 p.m. -- Michigan State vs. Okla-

too. The top-seeded Badgers (333) take on fourth-seeded North Carolina (26-11) in a re-

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RADIO WWFN-FM 100.1 WNKT-FM 107.5 (Today) WOMEN Regional Semifinals Friday ESPN 7 p.m. -- South Carolina vs. North Carolina 9:30 p.m. -- Stanford vs. Notre Dame ESPN2 7:30 p.m. -- Iowa vs. Baylor 9:30 p.m. -- Florida State vs. Arizona State Saturday Regional Semifinals ESPN 4:30 p.m. -- Duke vs. Maryland 7 p.m. -- Tennessee vs. Gonzaga ESPN2 Noon -- Connecticut vs. Texas 2:30 p.m. -- Dayton vs. Louisville

gional semifinal on Thursday night at Staples Center. The

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6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. Philadelphia from Clearwater, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 7 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Trophee Hassan II First Round from Agadir, Morocco (GOLF). 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Washington vs. St. Louis from Jupiter, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 10:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Trophee Hassan II First Round from Agadir, Morocco (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Detroit from Lakeland, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Texas Open First Round from San Antonio (GOLF). 3:55 p.m. – International Soccer: France vs. Brazil from Paris (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Seattle vs. Kansas City from Peoria, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 6 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Kia Classic First Round from Carlsbad, Calif. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: NCAA Division II Tournament Semifinal Game from Evansville, Ind. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Chicago Cubs from Mesa, Ariz. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Alabama at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Mississippi at Arkansas (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Fredrick Lawson vs. Breidis Prescott in a Welterweight Bout from Hialeah, Fla. (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: NCAA Division II Tournament Semifinal Game from Evansville, Ind. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Oakland vs. San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 2 a.m. – NHL Hockey: Nashville at Tampa Bay (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Texas vs. Colorado from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 2 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Malaysian Grand Prix Practice from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

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L 26 29 36 40 44

Pct .639 .597 .493 .429 .380

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L x-Memphis 50 21 Houston 47 23 San Antonio 44 26 Dallas 45 27 New Orleans 37 33 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Portland 44 25 Oklahoma City 41 30 Utah 31 39 Denver 27 44 Minnesota 16 54 PACIFIC DIVISION W L y-Golden State 58 13 L.A. Clippers 46 25 Phoenix 38 33 Sacramento 25 45 L.A. Lakers 18 51 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 108, Toronto 104 Oklahoma City 127, L.A. Lakers 117 Dallas 101, San Antonio 94 Milwaukee 89, Miami 88 Sacramento 107, Philadelphia 106 Golden State 122, Portland 108

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Indiana at Washington, 7 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Orlando, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at New York, 7 p.m. Miami at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Houston at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Memphis, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Denver, 9 p.m. Portland at Utah, 9 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Indiana at Milwaukee, 8 p.m.

TODAY

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

Varsity Baseball Conway at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Clarendon Hall at Orangeburg Christian, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Baseball Sumter at South Florence, 6 p.m. Crestwood at Hartsville, 6:30 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m. Manning at Hartsville, 6:30 p.m. B Team Baseball Wilson Hall at Cardinal Newman, 4:30 p.m. Varsity Boys Golf Manning at Darlington, 4:30 p.m. Wilson Hall, Thomas Sumter, Laurence Manning, Orangeburg Prep, Calhoun in SCISA Region II-3A Match (at Beech Creek Golf Club) Junior Varsity Boys Golf Sumter at Camden Military (at White Pines), TBA Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Florence Christian at Thomas Sumter, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Boys Soccer Sumter at Conway, 6 p.m. Varsity Girls Soccer Sumter at Conway, 7:30 p.m. Marlboro County at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Junior Varsity Girls Soccer Conway at Sumter, 6 p.m. Lakewood at South Florence, 6 p.m. Varsity Softball Conway at Sumter, 6:30 p.m. Williamsburg at Laurence Manning, 5 p.m. Varsity Boys Tennis Hartsville at Sumter, 5 p.m. Georgetown at Manning, 5 p.m. Wilson Hall at Trinity-Byrnes, 4 p.m. Varsity Track and Field Crestwood, Hartsville at Manning, 5:30 p.m. Lakewood, Marlboro County at Darlington, 5:30 p.m. Lee Central in Home Meet, 5 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING By The Associated Press

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

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L 8 9 9 8 9 8 9 9 11 10 10 10 13 11 15

Pct .619 .609 .591 .579 .571 .529 .526 .500 .476 .474 .474 .444 .409 .389 .318

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W L Pct Los Angeles 11 6 .647 Colorado 12 9 .571 St. Louis 9 7 .563 Miami 11 9 .550 Arizona 12 10 .545 New York 12 10 .545 Pittsburgh 10 9 .526 Philadelphia 11 10 .524 San Diego 11 10 .524 Cincinnati 9 9 .500 Washington 9 9 .500 Milwaukee 9 11 .450 Chicago 9 12 .429 Atlanta 9 13 .409 San Francisco 6 17 .261 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against nonmajor league teams do not.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 6, Toronto 5 Philadelphia 5, Atlanta 3 Baltimore 9, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 9, Boston 4 Houston 4, N.Y. Mets 3 Oakland 14, Chicago Cubs 2 San Diego 6, Seattle 4 Texas 15, L.A. Angels 8 Colorado 7, Chicago White Sox 6 N.Y. Yankees 9, Detroit 8 Milwaukee 12, Arizona 0 Cleveland 9, San Francisco 5

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Detroit 8, Miami 4 N.Y. Mets 7, N.Y. Yankees 2 Houston 7, Philadelphia 1 Tampa Bay 2, Minnesota 1 Toronto 5, Baltimore 2 St. Louis 1, Washington 0 Milwaukee 9, Oakland 9, tie L.A. Dodgers 9, San Diego 5 Colorado 5, San Francisco 2 L.A. Angels 4, Cleveland 3 Colorado vs. Texas at Surprise, Ariz., 9:05 p.m. Oakland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 10:05 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION Toronto

W 42

L 29

BOYS AREA ROUNDUP

Barons move to 8-3 Wilson Hall’s varsity baseball team improved to 8-3 on the season with a 3-1 victory over Gray Collegiate Academy on Wednesday at Baron Field. Edward McMillan picked up the victory, striking out six in a complete game effort. Robert McMillan led the offense, going 2-for-3 with two stolen bases. Charlton Commander had a hit and scored a run and Brent Carraway had a hit and drove in a run. On Tuesday in Orangeburg, Wilson Hall improved to 3-0 in SCISA Region II-3A with a 4-2 victory over Orangeburg Prep. Drew Talley allowed just one hit and had six strikeouts in 6 2/3 innings to get the victory. McMillan faced the final batter to get the save. McLendon Sears was 2-for-3 with a double and a triple and a run scored. McMillan had a double and two runs batted in. MANNING 4 CRESTWOOD 3

MANNING – Manning High School got a walk-off single in the bottom of the

seventh inning to defeat Crestwood 4-3 on Tuesday at the Manning field. The Knights, who fell to 2-9 overall and 0-4 in Region VI-4A, left the bases loaded in the top of the seventh. Cole Benenhaley and Leandre Robinson both had two hits, including a double. Collin Kremer also had two hits. Benenhaley took the loss despite allowing just two earned runs. CLARENDON HALL 11 DORCHESTER 6

ST. GEORGE – Clarendon Hall improved to 3-3 in SCISA Region III-1A with an 11-6 victory over Dorchester Academy on Tuesday at the DA field. The Saints, who are 4-3 overall, were led by Matthew Corbett. He was 4-for5 with two runs scored and an RBI. Tilton McRae was 2-for-4 with two runs and two RBI, while Dustin Way had two hits and two RBI and Raj Patel had a hit and two runs. McRae got the win on the mound, pitching 6 2/3 innings. He allowed five hits with three walks -- two intentional – and seven

strikeouts.

VARSITY SOCCER LAKEWOOD 3 DARLINGTON 0 Lakewood High School snapped a 2-match losing streak with a 3-0 victory over Darlington on Tuesday at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Greg McLeod had two goals and an assist to lead the Gators, who are 8-2 overall and 2-0 in Region VI-3A. Charles McEachin had the other goal and Jonathan Roberts had three saves while delivering a shutout.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOCCER SUMTER 6 LAKEWOOD 0 Sumter High School improved to 5-0 with a 6-0 win over Lakewood on Wednesday at the SHS field. Connor McAlister and Blake Drown both scored two goals for the Gamecocks. Ja’Von Perry and Evan Moxley both had an assist. Drown had two assists, while Conrad Kenner, Christian Hines and Walker Barber each had an assist.

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EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W Montreal 74 46 Tampa Bay 74 46 Detroit 72 39 Ottawa 72 37 Boston 73 36 Florida 73 33 Toronto 74 27 Buffalo 73 20 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W N.Y. Rangers 72 46 N.Y. Islanders 74 44 Pittsburgh 73 40 Washington 73 39 Philadelphia 74 29 New Jersey 73 31 Columbus 73 34 Carolina 72 26

L OT Pts GF GA 20 8 100195 162 21 7 99 242 191 21 12 90 208 195 24 11 85 212 190 25 12 84 193 190 26 14 80 180 201 41 6 60 193 237 46 7 47 138 245 L OT 19 7 25 5 22 11 24 10 29 16 31 11 35 4 36 10

Pts GF GA 99 219 167 93 226 205 91 202 181 88 212 180 74 192 215 73 164 186 72 198 228 62 165 199

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CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Nashville Chicago Minnesota Winnipeg Dallas Colorado PACIFIC DIVISION

L OT 21 7 21 8 22 6 25 7 24 12 28 10 27 12

ST. GEORGE – Clarendon Hall improved to 5-1 in SCISA Region III-1A with an 8-4 varsity softball victory over Dorchester Academy on Tuesday at the DA field. The Lady Saints, 6-3 overall, were led by Delaney Peeler with two hits and two RBI. Jordan Carter and Aubrey Johnson each had a hit and drove in two runs, while Shannon Corbett had a hit and an RBI. Gracyn Royce got the win in the circle. THOMAS SUMTER 5

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W 74 46 74 45 72 44 74 42 74 38 73 35 72 33

Lady Saints top Dorchester 8-4

Pts GF GA 99 226 182 98 211 178 94 206 163 91 211 183 88 207 195 80 228 233 78 193 201

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 75 46 22 7 99 219 211 Vancouver 73 43 26 4 90 211 195 Calgary 73 40 27 6 86 214 191 Los Angeles 73 36 23 14 86 196 182 San Jose 73 35 30 8 78 201 206 Edmonton 73 20 40 13 53 173 251 Arizona 74 22 44 8 52 154 246 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

TUESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, SO Los Angeles 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 St. Louis 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Columbus 5, Anaheim 3 Arizona 5, Detroit 4, OT Tampa Bay 4, Florida 3 Nashville 3, Montreal 2, OT Vancouver 5, Winnipeg 2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

DALZELL – Emily DeMonte went 3-for-4 with a run batted in and struck out 13 batters in the circle to lead Thomas Sumter Academy to a 5-1 victory over Gray Collegiate Academy on Tuesday at the TSA field. Carmen Silvester added two hits and a run batted in for the Lady Generals, while Kayla Chappell had a hit and two RBI. MANNING 10 CRESTWOOD 1

MANNING – Crestwood High School fell to 0-4 in Region VI-3A with a 10-1 loss to Manning on Tuesday at the MHS field. Brittany Epps led the 1-5 Lady Knights with three hits. Raven Bennett and Katelyn Barwick both had two hits, while Jada Thompson had a hit and walked twice. Samantha Stone scored CHS’ only run.

Chicago at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Colorado at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Dallas at Calgary, 10 p.m.

VARSITY SOCCER

SOCASTEE 4 SUMTER 0 Sumter High School suffered its first loss of the season in its Region VI-4A opener on Tuesday in a 4-0 defeat at the hands of Socastee at the Sumter field. The Lady Gamecocks are 6-1 overall. DARLINGTON 5 LAKEWOOD 1

Lakewood High School lost to Darlington 5-1 on Tuesday in its Region VI-3A opener at J. Frank Baker Stadium. Karli Fletcher scored the lone goal for the 3-3 Lady Gators on an assist by Vannia Morreno.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL MANNING 15 CRESTWOOD 0 MANNING – Manning High School defeated Crestwood 15-0 on Tuesday at the MHS field. The Lady Knights fell to 0-5. CLARENDON HALL 13 DORCHESTER 6

ST. GEORGE – Clarendon Hall improved to 3-4 on the season with a 13-6 victory over Dorchester Academy on Tuesday at the DA field. Madison Kidd led the Lady Saints offensively, picking up a hit and driving in two runs. Glennda Kay Broadway was the winning pitcher.

TODAY’S GAMES

Anaheim at Boston, 7 p.m. Arizona at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Washington, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Carolina, 7 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Tampa Bay, 7:30 p.m. Montreal at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Colorado at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned C Rob Brantly to Charlotte (IL). Reassigned INF Juan Diaz and OF Courtney Hawkins to minor league camp. CLEVELAND INDIANS — Released 1B Jerrud Sabourin. OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Optioned RHP Ryan Cook to Nashville (PCL). TEXAS RANGERS — Released LHP Efrain Nieves. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHPs Chad Jenkins and Bo Schultz to Buffalo (IL). National League COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned RHP Tommy Kahnle to Albuquerque (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Reassigned RHP Bruce Billings to minor league camp. American Association FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS — Released RHP Kevin Fuqua and OF Brandon Tripp. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS — Signed RHP Yusuke Inoue. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed RHP Winston Abreu. ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed LHP Dylan Chavez. SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — Signed RHPs Eric Wordekemper and Jeff Marquez. SIOUX FALLS CANARIES — Signed RHP Cameron McVey. Atlantic League LONG ISLAND DUCKS — Signed INF Blake Davis. Can-Am League NEW JERSEY JACKALS — Signed RHP Hector Nelo. Released RHP Zach Staniewicz. ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed RHPs Nate Roe and Bo Budkevics, INF Sean Gusrang and C/OF Joe Maloney. QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed OF Jackson Gooch. Frontier League JOLIET SLAMMERS — Signed UT Bryan Johns. SOUTHERN ILLINOIS — Signed LHP Spencer Medick and RHP Jarret Miller.

SPORTS ITEMS

Lopez’s 34 leads Nets past Hornets CHARLOTTE — Brook Lopez had 34 points and 10 rebounds and the Brooklyn Nets handed the slumping Charlotte Hornets their fifth loss in their last six games, 91-88 on Wednesday night. Deron Williams had 10 points, 14 assists and seven rebounds for the Nets, who have won five of their last seven. Gerald Henderson and Al Jefferson each had 23 points for the Hornets. HAWKS 95 MAGIC 83

ORLANDO, Fla. — Paul Millsap had 25 points and 11 rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks snapped a three-game losing streak with a 95-83 victory over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. CLIPPERS 111 KNICKS 80

NEW YORK — DeAndre Jordan raised the NBA’s best shooting percentage above 71 percent by making all seven shots and scoring 14 points, and the Los Angeles Clippers pounded the New York Knicks 111-80 on Wednes-

day night. BULLS 116 RAPTORS 103

TORONTO — Jimmy Butler scored 23 points, Pau Gasol had 18 and the Chicago Bulls beat Toronto 116103 on Wednesday night for their fifth consecutive victory against the Raptors. USC’S THORNWELL TO HAVE INJECTIONS ON SORE KNEES

COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Frank Martin says guard Sindarius Thornwell played all season with tendinitis in both knees and will need injections to help heal this offseason. Martin said Wednesday that Thornwell chose to keep playing and working at practice instead of resting to ease the condition. Martin says Thornwell’s knees were sore during games and it caused him to lose some leg strength on his shot. CHANGE TO EXTRA POINTS LIKELY IN NFL

PHOENIX — Spicing up the NFL’s dullest play, the extra point, appears to be coming for the 2015 season. While team owners didn’t vote on any extra-

point proposals Wednesday, there was so much discussion and interest in potential changes that the issue will be a main focal point for the next set of league meetings in May. In the meantime, co-chairman Rich McKay said his competition committee would “develop alternatives and be ready for a potential vote” in two months in San Francisco. Among the possibilities are moving the line of scrimmage back for PAT kicks; placing the ball on the 1½-yard line for a 2-point conversion; eliminating the PAT kicks entirely, requiring teams to run a play from scrimmage; and allowing the defense to score, as in college football, if the ball is turned over on a 2-point try. AP SOURCE: PRICE TO COACH CHARLOTTE 49ERS

CHARLOTTE— A person familiar with the situation says the Charlotte 49ers have hired Mark Price to become their new men’s basketball coach. From wire reports

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TRIO FROM PAGE B1 first match and Brice Odom of Marlboro Academy in the other semifinal. “This feels pretty good,” said Brown, a sophomore who lost in the semifinals last season. “I had everything going pretty good. I had some very good points, played some good matches. It gives me more confidence.” The Wilson Hall doubles teams had to win three matches on Tuesday to claim the title. Hendrix and Stover make up the Barons’ No. 2 doubles team in team matches, while Thompson and Stone are the No. 3 team. The fact the four are teammates did not lead to the match being a casual affair. In fact, it probably added to the intensity.

“He kind of has that freedom to attack full court and give them that full court transition attack,” Paige said. “If he does play, we’re going to try to contain him because he’s really good and crafty with the ball.”

FROM PAGE B1 teams are meeting in the NCAA Tournament for the second time and the first since 2006. The Tar Heels won both games. North Carolina hasn’t been this far since 2012, although the Tar Heels are 25-6 all-time in regional semifinals. Their top task? Defending Big Ten player of the year Kaminsky, who leads the Badgers in scoring (18.4 points), rebounding (8.1), and fieldgoal percentage (.556). “Very, very seriously is the way we’re going to try to deal with him,” Tar Heels coach Roy Williams said Wednesday. Carolina’s front line of 6-foot-9 Kennedy Meeks, 6-6 J.P. Tokoto and 6-8 Justin Jackson can’t match the 7-foot Kaminsky in height, but the 270-pound Meeks has nearly 30 pounds on “Frank the Tank.” Meeks sprained his left knee in the win over Arkansas that got the Tar Heels into the final 16. He didn’t do much during their open practice Wednesday, but had limited contact during an earlier closed practice. Williams said if Meeks experiences any pain or swelling overnight, he wouldn’t play. Otherwise, he would be a game-time decision Thursday. “I’m doing pretty well,” Meeks said. “I’m jumping a little bit more and trying to do all the right things so I can take care of my knee.”

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Bronson Koenig was recruited heavily by Williams, but the guard from La Crosse decided to stay in-state and play for the Badgers. “I’ll pull for him like crazy tomorrow, I just won’t pull for his whole team to do well,” Williams said. “But he’s a big-time young man that I really enjoyed recruiting.” OLD SCHOOL BO

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Wisconsin head coach Bo Ryan, left, and North Carolina head coach Roy Williams will lead their teams against each other today in an NCAA Tournament regional semifinal game in Los Angeles. If Meeks can’t go, the Tar Heels may go small, like they did after Meeks went out against the Razorbacks. But that has its drawbacks, too. “I don’t want to just say when nobody can guard Frank, let’s just play small because that takes away part of our game as our inside scoring,” Williams said. “So it is a balance there that you have to have.” Carolina can throw 6-9, 228-pounder Brice Johnson at Kaminsky, too. “His combination of size and athleticism isn’t very

“We were going at them,” Stone said. “We wanted to beat them,” added Thompson. And they did – barely – winning 3-6, 7-6(8-6), 10-8. Thompson and Stone were actually down 5-3 in the second set before rallying to win in the tiebreaker. “They had five match points on us,” Thompson said of Hendrix and Stover, whom he and Stone hadn’t even faced in practice. “We had a few long points, some spots where we hit some good shots,” Stone said of what turned the momentum. “Pierce kept telling me that we needed to keep fighting.” Wilson Hall girls tennis player Zan Beasley reached the semifinals of the girls singles bracket.

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common in college basketball,” Kaminsky said. “He does a great job of attacking the glass, getting things done inside.” The Badgers have a question mark on their own roster, with guard Traevon Jackson’s playing status up in the air. The senior has yet to appear in the NCAA Tournament and has missed 18 straight games since breaking his right foot in a loss at Rutgers on Jan. 11. Jackson got in a few possessions during practice on Tuesday, and Ryan said Wednesday that if he’s physically ready

he would reward Jackson with some playing time. “Now how many possessions or how many trips up and down the court, that remains to be seen,” the coach said. Jackson made it sound like he’ll return. “I’ve been playing this game for too long to have nervousness on the court,” he said. “It’s a joy to be back on the court.” Jackson gives the methodical Badgers a different look when he’s on the court, according to Carolina guard Marcus Paige.

Ryan emphasizes limiting opponents to one shot per possession. It’s a stat he’s been keeping since he coached junior high basketball in the 1970s. Now, it’s trendy information, which makes Ryan laugh. “We just chuckle, the guys that have known me for years. ‘Hey Bo, I think you were on to something there with those points per possession,’” Ryan said. “No kidding.” COMEDIC IDOL

Kaminsky got to interview Will Ferrell when the actor-comedian received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. Kaminsky said it was cool meeting one of his comedic idols, but there was the inevitable letdown. “He said he’s cheering for North Carolina because he’s got family from there, which was obviously a little disappointing,” Kaminsky said.

SPURRIER FROM PAGE B1 the offseason has been built trying to restructure the program. Several players have left the program along with those whose eligibility has expired as the 2015 roster will be filled with several newcomers. Also, Spurrier brought in Jon Hoke to be co-defensive coordinator with incumbent Lorenzo Ward. However, Spurrier left no doubt who would be in charge. “Coach Hoke is going to be working with the secondary position, and he’s the one who’s going to be calling the shots,” Spurrier said. “That’s the way it has to be. “All the defensive coaches have blended in pretty well.” The Gamecocks will be going to more of a 4-3 set on defense after using a 4-2-5 the past several seasons. While USC had rode its defense to success in the four previous seasons, it was terrible last year. It had those infamous fourth-quarter collapses in losses to Missouri, Tennessee and Kentucky. “We just weren’t very good on defense last year,”

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University of South Carolina head football coach Steve Spurrier, left, talks with former USC head baseball coach and Sumterite Bobby Richardson at the Sumter County Gamecock Club spring banquet on Wednesday at USC Sumter’s Nettles-Schwartz Building. Spurrier said. “We think what we’re switching to will help us out on defense. We’ve been hustling and working hard in practice. We’ll have to see how it looks as we adjust to it.” USC will have several holes to fill on offense, the biggest being Dylan Thompson at quarterback. Redshirt sophomore Connor Mitch, redshirt juniors Perry Orth and Brendan Nosovitch and redshirt freshman Michael Scarnec-

chia are competing for the job in spring practice. “I don’t see that being settled until probably the fall,” Spurrier said. “Unless someone really steps above the rest of the crowd this spring, they will all be competing for it.” USC’s Garnet and Black spring game will be on Saturday, April 11. Its 2015 season opener will be on Thursday, Sept. 3, against North Carolina in Charlotte.

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SUSAN G. LAWSON SUMMERTON — Susan Gibson Lawson, 62, wife of Daniel Lawson, died on Friday, March 20, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. She was born on Dec. 11, 1952, in Summerton, a daughter of Alice LAWSON Nelson Gibson and the late Louis Gibson. She received her education in the public schools of Clarendon County. She was employed with Clarendon County Special Needs and Disabilities Board until she retired. Susan was a member of Greater St. Phillip RUME Church, Pinewood. Survivors are her mother, Alice Gibson of Summerton; three devoted daughters, Pamela Lawson-Crenshaw of Morrow, Georgia, and Khalilah Lawson and Melissa LawsonBrailsford, both of Summerton; three sisters, Adrianne (Johnnie) Mitchell and Shirley King, both of Summerton, and Lessie (Lee Ernest) Montgomery of Greeleyville; two brothers, Louis Gibson Jr. of Sumter and Randy (Audrey) Gibson of Summerton; seven grandchildren, Tyrese “TJ,” TreQuan “Tre,” Taylor, Joshua “Josh,” Khaliyah “LeeLee” Taraji and Gemari; five aunts; and five uncles. Celebratory services for Mrs. Lawson will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Greater St. Phillip RUME Church, Pinewood, with the Rev. Powell Hampton, pastor, officiating, and Evangelist Shirley Waiters, the Rev. Betty Lou Nelson and Evangelist Henrietta Ragin assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Public viewing will be held from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m. today. The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Melissa LawsonBrailsford, 3000 Old River Road, Summerton. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALFRED H. PERRY MANNING — Alfred Hunt Perry, 77, beloved husband of Sharon K. Perry, died on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born on March 3, 1938, in Charleston, West PERRY Virginia, he was a son of the late Katherine Smith Burford. He was a retired regional administrator in the senior executive service for the U.S. Department of Labor and a veteran of the U.S. Air Force Reserves. He was a member of the Wyboo Golf Club. He is survived by his wife of 41 years; three sons, Kevin C. Perry (Victoria) of Westfield, Indiana, Peter C. Perry of Milton, Georgia, and Gregory A. Perry (Katherine) of Grayson, Georgia; two daughters, Andrea D. Perry-Scardina (John) of Canton, Georgia, and Erica P. Clark (Dale) of Ahoskie, North Carolina; nine grandchildren, Craig Brumbalough, Perry Brumbalough, Aaron Perry, Kristofer Perry, Michael Perry, Katie Neely, Hunter Clark, Alyssa Clark and Rebecca Perry; two brothers, Sam Burford (Sandy) of Elkview, West Virginia, and Joe Burford (Nancy) of Ravenswood, West Virginia; and a sister, Mary Jo Smith (Kenneth) of Queen Creek, Arizona. The family will receive

friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 40 Woodlake Drive, Manning. A committal service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Elk Hills Memorial Park Mausoleum/Chapel in Big Chimney, West Virginia. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

DR. CHARLES W. LONG Dr. Charles “Bill” William Long, age 67, beloved husband of 28 years to Heather Murray Long, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at McLeod Regional Medical Center. Born in Helena, Arkansas, he LONG was a son of the late Benjamin A. and Laura Underwood Long. Dr. Long received his undergraduate degree in biology / chemistry from Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, in 1969 and received his medical degree from the University of Arkansas, Little Rock, in 1976. He served his internship and residency at William S. Hall Institute, Columbia. He was licensed to practice in the state of South Carolina. Dr. Long’s medical certifications include: diplomate of the American Board of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, General Psychiatry in 1981, and the Federal Licensing Examination. His awards and honors include: “Outstanding Contributions to Training Programs, 1980-1982;” “Who’s Who in the South and Southwest, 1995-1996;” “Who’s Who in America, 1996;” “Who’s Who in the World 1996;” “Who’s Who in Science Engineering, 1996-1997;” “Who’s Who in Medicine and Health Care, 1998;” and “Who’s Who in America, 1998.” His professional memberships include: the American Psychiatric Association; American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry; American Academy for Child Psychiatry; American Medical Association; and South Carolina Medical Association. Dr. Long practiced child, adolescent and general psychiatry. Over the past 35 years, his professional affiliations and practice locations included: the USC School of Medicine, Columbia; William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute, Columbia; Providence Hospital, Columbia; Richland Memorial Hospital, Columbia; Baptist Hospital, Columbia; Charter Rivers Hospital, Charleston; Psychiatric Health Services, Columbia; Baker Medical Hospital, Charleston; Palmetto Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Charleston; Behavioral Resources, Greenville; and most recently with Santee-Wateree Medical Health Center, Sumter. Surviving in addition to his wife are one son, Charles William “Billy” Long II of Hartsville; one daughter, Lindsay Long Loignon and her husband, Michael, of Charleston; and four brothers, Benjamin “BA” Long and his wife, Donna, of Lexington, North Carolina, Rodney Long and his wife, Tina, of Little Rock, Richard Long and his wife, Tena, of Woodville, Washington, and Brett Long and his wife, Julie, of Biloxi, Mississippi.

OBITUARIES A memorial service will be held at 4 p.m. on Sunday in the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Thomas Burke, C.SS.R. officiating. The family will receive friends on Sunday following the service at Bullock Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

HELEN M. REESE Helen M. Reese (nee Aarons) was born on Aug. 11, 1943, in Kingston, Jamaica, and died at her home on March 23, 2015, in Sumter. She grew up in Jamaica, graduating from Immaculate Conception REESE High School. Mrs. Reese also graduated from St. Elizabeth’s Hospital School of Nursing in Boston, Massachusetts, where she worked as a registered nurse. She met her husband of 45 years, Clark J. Reese, in Boston. They were married in 1970 and moved to Houston, Texas. In 1976, they moved to Parkersburg, West Virginia, where they resided for 37 years. Helen enjoyed working directly with patients, both as a hospice (25 years) and a Faithlink WV volunteer. Helen was active in the women’s society at St. Michael’s Catholic Church and participated in numerous church projects. Helen made a difference in people’s lives. She is survived by her husband; her daughter, Michele Reese; grandsons, Julian William Wright and Mitchel Norman Wright Reese, all of Sumter, and their father, Charles William Wright of Sumter. She is also survived by her four sisters, Grace Arscott, Maureen and Marion Aarons, all of Kingston, and Carol Schoening of Hamburg, Germany. Helen was preceded in death by her parents, Harold M. and Ena M. Henriques Aarons. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday in the St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery with the Rev. Thomas Burke, CSsR officiating. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DOROTHY M. BAIRD Dorothy Carolyn Mitchum Baird, age 77, beloved wife of the late Jerome Henry Baird, died on Sunday, March 22, 2015. A funeral service will be held at noon on Saturday at the Bullock Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service from 11 a.m. to noon at Bullock Funeral Home. You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home for the arrangements.

SUMTER COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY Please join the Sumter County Republican Party for the 2015 County Convention. Business will include the election of County Republican Officers and the selection of delegates and alternates to the State Republican Party Convention. For information please contact Shery Smith at 803-983-7157 or email at sumtercountygop@gmail.com. You may also visit our website at www.sumtercountygop.com Registration: Delegates/Alternates/Members: $5 All Others: $10 Who: Sumter County Republicans What: Sumter County Republican Convention Where: Wikked Buffalo Wings 2390 Broad Street, Sumter When: April 2, 2015; 6 PM Heavy hors d oeuvres will be served

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CHESTER L. DOUGLAS IV Chester L. “Buck” Douglas IV, 55, died on Wednesday, March 18, 2015, at a local nursing facility. Born at Shaw Air Force Base, he was a son of the late Chester L. III and Fumiko “June” Hashimoto Douglas. Mr. Douglas attended Dalzell Baptist Church. He was a carpenter. Survivors include a daughter, Heather Belt of Charlotte, North Carolina; a granddaughter, Hazel Belt; stepmother, Shelby Jean Douglas; stepbrothers, Dale Spidel of Sumter and Todd Deas of Atlanta; stepsisters, Delores Long of New Mexico and Maria Marr of Clover; aunts, Mary Grady of Waldoboro, Maine, Marjory Taylor of Ocala, Florida, and Florence York of Nobleboro, Maine; and special friends, Bobby and Mary Ann Roy of Wedgefield. A graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Mark Barnett officiating. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. on Saturday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

merous nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Minister Jennifer Grady and Minister Kelvin Naef officiating. Burial will follow in the Lamar Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of Sue and Wilbur Hawkins, 110 Phifer St. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

THOMPSON R. FOSTER SR. Thompson Reed Foster Sr., age 85, beloved husband of 53 years to Marian Grace Schaefer Foster, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

DARYLL C. MILAM MANNING — Daryll C. Milam, 56, died on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Providence Hospital in Columbia. Born on Sept. 11, 1958, he was a son of Charles Evert Milam and the late Florence Swyhart Milam. He was a truck driver. He is survived by his father; a brother, Charles David Milam and wife, Kathy, all of Manning; a nephew, David Milam and wife, Liz, of Manning; and two great-nieces, Madison and Calie Milam, both of Manning. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dale Turner officiating. Burial will follow in Clarendon Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be one hour prior to service and other times at the home of his brother, 1927 Brown Road, Manning. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association, 520 Gervais St., Suite 300, Columbia, SC 29201. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome. org

BONNIE K. PARNELL Bonnie Kate Parnell, 94, died on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at a local nursing center. Born in Lamar, she was a daughter of the late John David and Vera Richardson Parnell. Miss Parnell retired from C&P Telephone Co. in Richmond, Virginia. Surviving are two sisters, Alice Thain of Atlanta and Sue Hawkins of Sumter; nu-

CHARLIE BRUNSON Charlie Brunson, 87, widower of Maggie Sanders Brunson, entered eternal rest on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at his home, 1870 Roche Road. He was born on Jan. 22, 1928, in Lee County, a son of the late Jess and Irene Williams Brunson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

GLADYS M. KELLY-PRINGLE Gladys M. Kelly-Pringle, 64, widow of Andrew Pringle, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, March 24, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. She was a daughter of the late Martin James and Amanda Mae Jones and adopted daughter of the late Hampton and Ruth Kelly. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 4550 Christine Drive. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

MACK HOLLMON BISHOPVILLE — Mack Hollmon entered eternal rest on March 24, 2015, at his residence, 1165 Browntown Road, Bishopville. The family is receiving friends at the home of his sister, Mary Lou Holloman, 115 Blue Bird Lane, Bishopville. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville.

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YOU ARE HEREBY required to Answer the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the persons whose names are subscribed below at Post Office Box 4216, Columbia, South Carolina, 29240, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service hereof, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor in interest to Bank of America, National Association, as Indenture Trustee, successor by merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee for AFC Trust Series 2000-1, PLAINTIFF, VS. Roxanne Dennis Latimer, John Markham, Associated Adjustment Bureau, Beneficial Financial I Inc., Rmc Financial, DEFENDANT(S).

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith

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J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Andrew M. Wilson, SC Bar #72553 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 ATTORNEYS FOR THE PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) 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 cause.

IN THE FAMILY COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET No.: 2 014-DR-43-1468

of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County Family Court on November 14, 2014. James A. Stoddard Attorney for Plaintiff 314-A North Magnolia Street Sumter, South Carolina 29150 803 773-6995, FAX 803 773-0576 South Carolina Bar Number 5363

ANNOUNCEMENTS In Memory

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER

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

Susan Elaine Haas, Plaintiff, -vsDouglas Edwin Haas, Defendant. TO THE DEFENDANT DOUGLAS EDWIN HAAS:

YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) 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(s) herein.

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff(s) at the office of his/her attorney James A. Stoddard at 314-A North Magnolia Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to Answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Judgment by Default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on December 10, 2014.

(140268.01520) TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ASSOCIATED ADJUSTMENT BUREAU ABOVE NAMED:

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SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 William S. Koehler, SC Bar #74935

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the Office

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