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South Carolina House of Representatives will not meet until April 12, but State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, said the budget bill has had a second reading, and passed 111 to 1. The House budget bill includes $415 million dedicated to roads, he said, and the House will take up the Senate version of the roads bill when it returns. According to an email Smith SMITH sent out Friday, $316 million of the money for roads is appropriated to the State Highway Fund for paving, rehabilitation, resurfacing and reconstruction of the primary road system; $49 million is allocated to Department of Transportation to address road repair costs from the October 2015 flood damage; and $50 million in nonrecurring funds is distributed among county transportation committees to use for resurfacing, reconstructing and repairing roads and bridges in the state-owned, secondary-road system. When the House returns, Smith said it will debate the Senate’s version of the roads bill. “We could concur or amend it,” he said. Smith said funding roads with a one-time $415 million appropriation is “not sustainable” and predicted the debate about a permanent source for road funding would likely come after the close of this General Assembly session. He said there are several items in the House budget that will have an impact on the Sumter area. The budget allocates $5.2 million in nonrecurring funds for Pinewood Custodial Site capital improvements and repairs, he said. “The safety of the landfill is a priority,” Smith said. The budget includes $40 million in appropriations from the 2014-15 Contingency Reserve Fund for the “South Carolina Farm Aid Fund” created to assist farmers who suffered extensive damage in the October 2015 floods through H.4717, which has been passed by the House and sent to the Senate, Smith said in his email. The budget also includes $10.5 million for

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Forbes lists Continental among top places to work FROM STAFF REPORTS For the second year in a row, Continental Tire the Americas was ranked one of America’s Best Employers 2016 in a survey by Forbes magazine. Continental has invested more than $1.5 billion in the United States since 2011 and just announced a $1.4 billion investment for a new commercial vehicle tire plant in Mississippi, a Forbes news release said. With more than 208,000 employees worldwide, the company employs approximately 17,000 people in the United States, according to the release. More than 650 people work at Continental’s passenger and light truck tire

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plant in Sumter, according to Sumter Economic Development. Forbes magazine’s list of America’s Best Employers is generated from a national survey among 30,000 employees from companies throughout the U.S. and rates employers who continuously raise the bar on employee initiatives and strive to achieve corporate culture excellence, the release said. Each survey participant was asked to rank both his own employer as well as other employers in the same industry sector. “We are extremely excited and proud to once again be named as one

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Church hosts fundraiser for woman battling cervical cancer BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manning United Methodist Church is hosting a major fundraiser on April 2 at the church, 17 E. Rigby St., to benefit the family of a 25-year-old Manning woman, Kerrie Cribb, who is battling a rare form of cervical cancer. Money raised will offset the family’s medical, travel and other expenses: • The United Methodist Men will have a pancake breakfast for $6 per plate on from 6:30 to 9 a.m. in the church fellowship hall. • A yard sale will take place in the gym from 7 a.m. to noon. Donated items may be left in the gym. For those needing to have their large items picked up, contact Travis Brown at (803) 435-2420 or Sonny Sanders (803) 225-2796. • A live and silent auction will take place in the gym from 10 a.m. to noon. • A 1977, 22-foot Sea Ray Cabin Cruiser has been donated, and a drawing for the boat will be held at noon in the church gym. Only 200 tickets will be available for a donation of $25 per ticket. Tickets are available at the Manning United Methodist Church Office or by contacting Charlie Gavin at (803) 4607530. • A bake sale will also take place from 8 a.m. to noon. For those interested in making a monetary donation, make checks payable to MUMC or the United Methodist Men. For more information, contact Gene Barber at (843) 230-1749, Mickey Sexton at (843) 601-2889 or Sandra Brewer at (803) 473-3186.

Local charged with contributing to delinquency of a Virginia minor FROM STAFF REPORTS Bobby Lee Kelley III, 20, of Sumter was arrested Thursday on warrants out of Virginia charging him with three offenses: contributing to the delinquency of a minor, encouraging explicit material and using a computer to commit sexual offenses with a minor. Kelley began an online conversation with a 17-year-old Virginia female and, as things developed, his messages turned explicit, resulting in Kelley sending explicit material to the girl and requesting the same from her, said Sumter County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Ken Bell. The girl’s parents discovered the messages and gave Virginia authorities their daughter’s computer and password to their daughter’s Face-

book page, Bell said. Virginia authorities pretended to be the girl and engaged Kelley in additional conversations, Bell said. In South Carolina, a KELLEY 17-year-old is not considered to be a minor, but that is not the case in Virginia, Bell said. Virginia authorities pointed out to the girl’s parents the fact that there was only a three-year difference in the ages of Kelley and their daughter, but the parents wanted Kelley charged, Bell said. Virginia authorities sent three warrants to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, one for each of the charges, and the warrants were served on Thursday. Virginia authorities said they plan to charge

Kelley with a total of 27 misdemeanor warrants including contributing to the delinquency of a minor, four felony warrants charging use of communications systems to facilitate certain offenses involving children and four felony warrants for taking indecent liberties with children, Bell said. Bell said that young adults should be careful when developing a relationship, even an online relationship, with someone who could be a minor. “Even though there is only an age difference of three years in this case, it just so happens that the female is still considered a minor in her home state,” Bell said. Kelley is being held in Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center awaiting extradition to Virginia.

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Extended hours offered for Clarendon candidates to file Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections Office will have extended hours on the following days: • Today: noon — 4 p.m.; • Monday: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.; • Tuesday: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m.; and • Wednesday: 8 a.m. — 5 p.m. (Filing closes at noon on this date) For more information, contact Shirley L. Black-Oliver, executive director of Clarendon County Voter Registration & Elections Office, at (803) 4358215.

CORRECTION An article in the March 13 edition of The Sumter Item about the possible expansion of Oswego Rural Water Company incorrectly listed the roads that would be incorporated into the water system. The roads in the previous article already receive Oswego water service. The correct roads include: portions of East Brewington and Plowden Mill roads, extending to the Sumter-Clarendon county line; Ike Brunson Road; Relief Road; Tearcoat Branch Road; Boots Branch Road; Britton Road; Joe Billy Road; French Williams Road; and Leaning Tree Lane.

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Krista Jennings, a Pocalla Springs Elementary School teacher and the Sumter School District Teacher of the Year, shows off the books donated to her by Bojangles’ on Thursday at the restaurant’s location on U.S. 15. The teachers were given approximately 20 books, and they and their supporters were treated to lunch.

Early onset mosquito season expected in S.C. NORTH CHARLESTON (AP) — Six months after historic rains and floods left the ground saturated in many areas and with a wet spring in the forecast, South Carolina is preparing for an early onset of mosquito season. After spraying for the blood-thirsty insects late into the fall, crews in some counties hard-hit by the rains are out earlier than usual this spring to combat the swarms of mosquitoes expected to arrive when the weather warms for good. “We’re probably about six weeks earlier than we normally would start,”

said Richard Hall, the planning director in Orangeburg County, one of the areas inundated by the rains. Crews have been out applying chemicals to kill mosquito larvae in ditches and other areas with standing water. Aerial spraying is expected to begin in the county in a week or two to kill adult mosquitoes. The early October storm dumped 2 feet of rain in some areas and destroyed or damaged more than 38,000 homes. The rain saturated fields and yards that do not usually flood and left standing

water in roadside culverts. Because the rains came in autumn’s cooler weather, there was less evaporation, and trees were dormant so they didn’t absorb the additional water through their roots. Then there was more rain over the winter. “We still have a lot of standing water, although that water is starting to dry up in some places,” Hall said. “We know there are more breeding areas out there so we have sort of prepared for the worst and are hoping for the best,” said Frank Carson, mosquito control manager for

Charleston County. “A dry spell would be a big help.” But the three-month outlook from the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center predicts about a 40 percent chance of above-normal rainfall for the state. In Horry County, on the state’s north coast, complaints about mosquitoes are already coming in and spraying is expected to begin earlier than usual, said county spokeswoman Lisa Bourcier. Crews will be treating 8,500 catch basins in the county with tablets to kill mosquito larvae, 2,500 more than last year.

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Raining money to spur the economy? Not as crazy as it sounds FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Helicopters dropping money in the streets: it’s a vivid metaphor for a drastic form of central bank stimulus that is gaining attention as a possible way to help the global economy out of its malaise. The idea of “helicopter money” is straightforward: central banks would create new cash and give it to people, like an air drop of supplies. As people spend or invest it, economic growth and inflation would rise. The potential efficacy is tempting in a world where central banks are struggling to nudge up low inflation and growth with their current tools: repeated interest rate cuts — often below zero — and extraordinary stimulus programs such as bond purchases. As the world economy faces the threat of deflation, a longterm weakness in prices and wages that kills off growth for years on end, the sound of choppers bearing bank bags is being heard more and more in discussion among economists. “Helicopter money may be the next big thing, as policymakers reach the limits of standard unconventional practices,” says Andrew Kenningham, senior global economist at Capital Economics in London. European Central Bank head Mario Draghi was asked this month about the possibility of using “helicopter money” after the bank announced a further round of stimulus measures, including negative interest rates and more massive bond purchases aimed at pushing up inflation and growth. “We haven’t really thought or talked about it,” he said. “It’s a very interesting concept that is now being discussed by academic economists and in various environments. “ Nobel laureate economist Milton Friedman first proposed the idea almost 50 years ago. It is close to — but not quite the same — as quantitative easing, the method central banks such as the U.S. Federal Reserve, Bank of Japan, Bank of England and ECB have used since the financial crisis and Great Recession of 2007-2009.

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President of European Central Bank Mario Draghi is seen on his way to a press conference following a meeting of the governing council in Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday. The European Central Bank cut all its main interest rates, expanded its bond-buying stimulus program and offered new cheap loans to banks, making an unexpectedly aggressive effort to boost inflation and economic growth in the 19 countries that share the euro. Under quantitative easing, central banks buy government bonds from commercial banks. Central banks pay for the bonds by electronically increasing the amounts of money in the accounts that the commercial banks are required to hold at the central bank. When the account balance goes up, new money is created. There’s just one problem. The money is sitting in a reserve account. If the bank itself is shaky or has become cautious about lending, the central bank can print all it wants, but the new money won’t reach people. Helicopter money gets around that dependence on banks. It aims to put the money directly into circulation. And helicopter money is supposed to be accompanied with a guarantee that it is a permanent addition to the money supply — unlike quantitative easing, which central banks say they eventually intend to unwind. As Friedman put it in a 1969 paper, “let us suppose now that one day a helicopter flies over this community and drops an additional $1,000 in bills from the sky, which is, of course, hastily collected by members of the community.” They then spend it, increasing economic activity and pushing up inflation. Other top economists have put forward versions of the same idea. British economist John Maynard Keynes said

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the government should bury bottles of banknotes in old coal mines, and let people dig them up to increase the supply of money. In 2002, Ben Bernanke, at the time a member of the Fed-

eral Reserve’s board of governors and later its head, proposed a helicopter drop as a way for Japan to get out of its deflationary quagmire. Money-printing can be a disaster, if governments come to depend on it or central banks lose the courage to withhold it when it’s not needed. It can result in hyperinflation, as it did in Germany in the 1920s and more recently in Zimbabwe. The time to do it, backers of the idea say, is when the economy is so slack that inflation is not a worry. In theory, central banks could just print banknotes and hand them out. But most current discussion focuses on Bernanke’s specific version of how helicopter money could best be delivered. The government delivers a tax cut, and then issues more bonds, which the central bank promises to buy, in effect financing the tax cut with new money. Bernanke said such a step would “almost certainly be an effective stimulant to consumption and hence to prices.”

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Microbe with stripped-down DNA may hint at secrets of life MALCOLM RITTER AP Science Writer NEW YORK — Scientists have deleted nearly half the genes of a microbe, creating a stripped-down version that still functions, an achievement that might reveal secrets of how life works. It may also help researchers create new bacteria tailored for pumping out medicines and other valuable substances. The newly created bacterium has a smaller genetic code than does any natural freeliving counterpart, with 531,000 DNA building blocks containing 473 genes. (Humans have more than 3 billion building blocks and more than 20,000 genes). But even this stripped-down organism is full of mystery. Scientists say they have little to no idea what a third of its genes actually do. “We’re showing how complex life is, even in the simplest of organisms,” researcher J. Craig Venter told reporters. “These findings are very humbling.” Some of the mystery genes may be clues to discovering unknown fundamental processes of life, his colleague Clyde Hutchison III said in an interview. Both researchers, from the J. Craig Venter Institute in La Jolla, California, are among the authors of a paper on the project released Thursday by the journal Science. The DNA code, or genome, is contained in a brand-new bacterium dubbed JCVI-syn3.0. The genome is not some one-and-only minimal set of genes needed for life itself. For one thing, if the researchers had pared DNA from a different bacterium they would probably have ended up with a different set of genes. For another, the minimum genome an organism needs depends on the en-

vironment in which it lives. And the new genome includes genes that are not absolutely essential to life because they help the bacterial populations grow fast enough to be practical for lab work. The genome is “as small as we can get it and still have an organism that is ... useful,” Hutchison said. One goal of such work is to understand what each gene in a living cell does, which would lead to a deep understanding of how cells work, he said. With the new bacterium, “we’re closer to that than we are for any other cell,” he said. Another goal is to use such minimal-DNA microbes as a chassis for adding genes to make the organisms produce medicines, fuels and other substances for uses such as nutrition and agriculture, said study co-author Daniel Gibson of Synthetic Genomics in La Jolla. The work began with a manmade version of a microbe that normally lives in sheep, called M. mycoides. It has about 900 genes. The scientists identified 428 nonessential genes, built their new genome without them and showed that it was complete enough to let a bacterium survive. Experts not involved with the work were impressed. “I find this paper really ground breaking,” said Jorg Stulke of University of Goettingen in Germany, who is working on a similar project with a different bacterium. In an email, he said the researchers seem to have gotten at least very close to a minimum genome for M. mycoides. Ferren Isaacs of Yale University called the work “an impressive tour de force,” one that may begin to identify “a universe of minimal genomes.”

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Warmer weather boosts mood

ith the beginning of spring comes warmer weather, longer days and more colorful life to nature. Many people look forward to this time of year because it boosts their mood and improves their productivity. In fact, many who have been stuck indoors during the winter months find themselves spending as much time as possible outside during the first few weeks of spring. Research shows that warmer weather not Missy only imCorrigan proves mood and memory but it helps to reduce anxiety as well. The effect of weather on mood is referred to Seasonal Affective Disorder. Most people feel a bit down and depressed in the winter months but feel better in the warmer months. Research indicates that optimal temperature for a good mood is 72 degrees, with mood decreasing as the temperature becomes warmer or colder. Studies show that there is a connection between depression and the onset of winter and fall. But it isn’t enough for the weather to be warmer to improve your mood. Research suggests that you need to

spend at least 30 minutes outside in the warm, sunny weather. Spending time indoors when the weather is nice can actually decrease your mood and reduce your memory and cognition. And you may find your indoor activities to be boring or you may become more easily irritated. However, with the mood-enhancing benefits of spring also comes headaches, migraines and allergies. With the changes in the temperature, humidity and fragrances of nature the frequency and intensity of these negative side effects increase. These seasonal allergies are caused by an abnormal immune response to the pollen. While there is not much you can do to control the weather, you can manage certain factors and avoid triggers that bring on or enhance symptoms. During the changing seasons it is important to stay well-hydrated, maintain your sleep pattern and get plenty of exercise. Keep your allergy and migraine medications handy, try to avoid exercising outdoors and regularly change your HVAC filters at home. But don’t avoid the outdoors even if you experience seasonal symptoms. You will still reap the psychological benefits of improving your mental health and mood by spending time outside.

4-legged healers soothe stressed-out doctors and nurses CHICAGO (AP) — Patients who delay getting treatment and insurers who balk at paying for it are among job stresses that Chicago nurse Ben Gerling faces on a semiregular basis. So there was no tail-dragging when his employer offered a few fourlegged workplace remedies. Gerling and dozens of other nurses, doctors, students and staffers flocked to a spacious entrance hall at Rush University Medical Center after learning about special animal therapy sessions the hospital has organized. Three huggable pups named Rocco, Minnie and Dallis greeted almost 100 white-coat and scrubs-clad visitors at a recent session, happily accepting cuddles, ear rubs and treats. Big grins on the human faces suggested the feelings were mutual. Minnie, a fluffy white and gray Labradoodle mix, had “the softest fur I’d ever felt, like a little cloud,” Gerling said dreamily as he headed back to work. Many hospitals use animal therapy for patients — Rush has even brought in miniature horses. And many workplaces allow pets on site to boost employee satisfaction, but heelers for healers offers a different twist. The medical center has held the monthly Pet Pause sessions for more than a year using dogs from a local shelter and an animal therapy group. Recently, Rush nurses launched a study to see if the program has tangible effects on employee stress. Research in other settings

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Medical assistant Eloise Olmos pets Dallis the Westie at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The medical center has offered monthly animal therapy sessions for more than a year as an employee health and satisfaction program using dogs from a local shelter and an animal therapy group. Recently, Rush nurses launched a study to see if the program has tangible effects on employee stress and morale. has shown benefits from interacting with animals, including lowering stress hormone levels, blood pressure and heart rate. Early indications are that it may have similar benefits for hospital workers. In the study, the human visitors get blood pressure measurements and fill out questionnaires rating their stress levels before and after the canine cuddle sessions. Gerling’s results were promising. “My blood pressure was kind of high when I came in, and it was lower when I left by about 10 points, so that

was good,” he said. Melissa Browning, a Rush nursing director involved in the study, rattles off a long list when asked about what makes hospital work partic-

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cines and doses — it can all add up, Browning said. For Benjamin Gonzales, a graduate student in health systems management at Rush, the heavy course workload can be taxing, and he called the dog session a welcome break — even if his blood pressure was a little higher afterward. “I could feel the big sighs coming out of me when I was with the dogs, so I know that just coming to this has made my day less stressful,” Gonzales said. “This is amazing. I wish it could be every day.” A management professor emeritus at Virginia Commonwealth University is among researchers who have found improvements in employee stress, satisfaction and productivity when dogs are allowed in the workplace. His name is Randolph Barker, and he laughs that maybe he was destined to study the topic. His research was at a dinnerware company, but Barker said there’s no reason to think hospital workers wouldn’t gain similar benefits. Dogs can potentially serve as a “low-cost wellness intervention,” Barker said.

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Beyond size, what you get and give up with iPhone SE BY ANICK JESDANUN AP Technology Writer

just potentially be slower without LTE Advanced. • The SE doesn’t come in a version with 128 gigabytes of storage — just 16 GB for startiPhone 6S Plus. This won’t matter to most people, though. ers and 64 GB for $100 more. Many high-power users will I typically have to blow up probably want a bigger screen shots and look real closely for anyway, but if that’s not the differences. You get the same case, splurge for 64 GB. Your options for panorama shots, phone will fill up quickly — esslow motion and high-resolupecially as still images now tion “4K” video in all three come with three-second videos phones. by default, doubling storage re• The SE lacks a barometer, quirements. which means fitness apps Promised battery life for won’t record stairs climbed. The SE also lacks 3D Touch, in video and Web surfing is 13 hours — a few hours better which you can press on an icon hard and harder for short- than the 6S. It helps that cuts and other options. Includ- there’s less screen to light up. The SE largely retains the ing it would have made the boxy feel of the 5S, so old cases phone thicker. You can still will work, but you don’t get a perform the same tasks, but smoother feel from the larger might need an extra tap or phones’ curved edges. On the two. • The SE doesn’t support “LTE Advanced” cellular technology, which can be twice as fast as regular LTE. The iPhone 6 doesn’t either, and frankly, I didn’t even notice when I got the 6S. There’s one SE model for Sprint and another for AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon. China has its own model, though both U.S. versions should still work there and elsewhere abroad — data will

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NEW YORK — Unless you take a lot of selfies or need a bigger phone, Apple’s new 4-inch iPhone SE is a good choice at a good price. You get the same 12-megapixel rear camera that’s in the much larger iPhone 6S but for $250 less at about $400. You also get the same speeds and graphics capabilities. Of course, you don’t get everything. The SE isn’t going to be right for everyone, especially power users. Now that Apple has started taking orders, keep these differences in mind: • Most noticeable is the front camera. The SE has an older 1.2-megapixel camera — not the 5 megapixel one in the 6S. But with software improvements, selfies taken with the SE came out better compared with the iPhone 5S it replaced. In addition, the SE’s screen turns into a front-camera flash. That’s more important than megapixels in darker settings. • Though you get the same rear camera as the 6S, you don’t get an image-stabilizing feature found in the jumbo

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other hand, the smaller size feels more comfortable, and had there been a curved design at that size, your phone might slip out of your hand more easily. I ran 14 miles with the phone in my hand or pocket and forgot about it. Oh, I miss that size. But the screen now feels tiny for reading and typing, now that I’m used to a bigger one. If you’ve been clinging on to your 5S because you don’t want a larger iPhone, now is a good time to upgrade. A new wireless chip enables payments with Apple Pay. There’s faster Wi-Fi, though not as fast as the 6S. You can also access the Siri voice assistant anytime hands-free, without pressing the home button. Though your 5S might last a few more months, it’s going to

get tougher to run the latest software and apps. And the $400 price is $50 less than what the 5S sold for. If your 5S is in good condition, you can trade it in at an Apple store and get the SE for $240, in 24 monthly installments. Many Android makers have shunned 4-inch screens in premium phones. You’re stuck with mid-range phones that lack high-end cameras and speeds. I had expected older technology in the iPhone SE, as Apple usually has 2-year-old hardware at this price. Instead, much of what’s inside is just six months old — better than the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus. Sure, there are trade-offs, but at least Apple didn’t try to pressure people into larger models by skimping on what matters most.

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Filipino nailed to cross prays for Belgium, Philippines BY RENE CASIBANG The Associated Press SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines — A Filipino devotee was nailed to a cross for the 30th time in an annual Good Friday ritual, which he dedicated to peace in Belgium and other countries targeted by Islamic extremists. Ruben Enaje and 14 other men, some screaming in pain, were nailed to wooden crosses by actors dressed as Roman centurions in San Pedro Cutud and two other rice farming villages in Pampanga province north of Manila, according to organizers. Thousands of foreign and local tourists snapped pictures of the devotees, who re-enacted Jesus Christ’s suffering and death in scorching heat. Other devotees flogged their own bloodied backs with whips while walking barefoot around the dusty villages. The gory spectacle reflects the Philippines’ unique brand of Catholicism, which merges church traditions with folk superstitions. Many of the mostly impoverished penitents undergo the ritual to atone for sins, pray for the sick or for a better life and to give thanks for what they believe were God-given miracles. Enaje, a 55-year-old sign painter, began the annual ordeal after he fell from a threestory building in 1985 and survived nearly unscathed. Asked what he was praying for this year, Enaje said he was saddened by the recent bombings at the Brussels airport and subway station and other attacks in the Middle East that hurt innocent people. “What are they fighting for?” Enaje asked, referring to Islamic State group militants who have claimed responsibility for the Brussels attacks. “Even the innocent are not spared. They want to lord over the world, but that can’t be allowed to happen.” He expressed concern about reports that Islamic State extremists may have already in-

Filipino penitents, above, are nailed to wooden crosses during a reenactment during Good Friday rituals at Cutud, Pampanga province, northern Philippines. Ruben Enaje, right, is untied and lowered down by a volunteer dressed as a Centurion after the reenactment. Several Filipino devotees had themselves nailed to crosses Friday to remember Jesus Christ’s suffering and death, an annual rite frowned upon by church leaders in this predominantly Roman Catholic country. PHOTOS BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

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in the next few years, although he remains physically fit to endure the experience, which has deepened his faith. The intensity of the pain, he said, has never changed in each of the year that the fourinch stainless steel nails were hammered through the same spot in his palm and feet. When the cross is hoisted up, the movement adds to the suffering, he said. “The only thing in my mind is that God went through worse,” Enaje said.

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Help celebrate 50 great years of USC Sumter BY MICHAEL SONNTAG USC Sumter dean

his year USC Sumter celebrates 50 years — 1966 to 2016 — as a unique and remarkable university initiated by the citizens of Sumter. It is indeed a great time to be a USC Sumter Fire Ant and part of the Gamecock Family. In honor of the anniversary, I would like to let the community know some of the wonderful efforts taking place on the USC Sumter campus. I invite you to visit our campus and see the developments we have made. Among the highlights are improvements to the median on Miller Road, parking lot repaving, removal of “the hedge” between USC Sumter and CCTC, new Michael landscaping, Sonntag extensive deep cleaning inside and outside of buildings, tree trimming and removal, new picnic tables and swings in our live oaks, a campus garden that is thriving with seasonal fruits, vegetables and herbs, and a host of smaller improvements that continue to improve the USC Sumter experience for students, staff and community. In addition, thanks to a partnership with FTC, we now have every building and our campus grounds wired for Internet service. In addition, we recently celebrated more than $80,000 in scholarship awards to USC students in 2014-15 and the funding of an additional 16 new endowed scholarships. And finally, we celebrated an amazing year of baseball, with our Fire Ants winning the Region X regular-season championship, the Eastern District Tournament, and going on to play in the Junior College World Series in Colorado. We recently added men’s and women’s tennis, as well as an eSports team. In addition to the campus improvements and financial support for students discussed above, we continue to support faculty research, expand and improve our athletic teams, student success, campus beautification, and our special project: renovation of our aging science building. We’ve so far raised $500,000 of the $7 million needed for the science building renovation and continue to receive strong support from our legislative delegation, county council and others in support of our efforts. And I can’t forget our new statue commemorating the beginning of our 50th anniversary year. The statue, borne of a partnership between USC Sumter and the CCTC welding program, stands as a symbol of our strength, pride and the power of partnerships as we move

‘What this university has done in its first 50 years is incredible, but where it could go and what it could do in the next 50 years almost defies imagination.’ into our next 50 years. We continue our focus on expansion of student services by hiring a new recruiter, expanding marketing, forming our new Early College partnerships with local high schools, expanding our dual enrollment program to additional high schools and creating transfer programs with other four-year institutions in nursing (Francis Marion), and hospitality management and health promotion (USC Beaufort). Finally, folks keep asking me, “What is this ‘Palmetto College’ I keep hearing about?” Well, that’s how USC Sumter is now a four-year bachelor’s degree delivering campus. Through partnerships with our other USC campuses, we now deliver seven bachelor’s degrees on the USC Sumter campus. These new programs require some college work online, but they are the same quality and the same value as any other USC Sumter program. I urge you to visit our admissions office to learn more about the Palmetto College bachelor’s degrees in such areas as nursing, business administration, hospitality management, education, criminal justice, organizational leadership and liberal studies. We truly are your accessible, affordable, and high quality one-stop shop for a USC bachelor’s degree. As we celebrate 50 years of constant, never-ending passion for student success, we invite alumni, former faculty, staff, and the community to celebrate with us. We have had 50 years of defining success as our alumni impact their chosen field, their community, nation and the world; 50 years of faculty and staff, students and graduates excelling and serving others; and 50 years of higher education that affects the world we live in today. What this university has done in its first 50 years is incredible, but where it could go and what it could do in the next 50 years almost defies imagination. I hope you will join us this year as we celebrate the past and the future of this great institution. Michael Sonntag has been the dean at USC Sumter since 2014. He can be reached at sonntagm@uscsumter.edu or (803) 938-3826.

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR FRIEND THAT WAS BRUTALLY BEATEN REMEMBERED During Holy Week, the Passion of Jesus Christ is foremost in our thoughts and prayers as Christians. However, my thoughts and prayers are also with an old friend and his wife. They lived, prayed and worked here as part of our Sumter/Shaw Air Force Base community. I was the proxy godfather for their last child, a boy, who became a Catholic priest. In the Vietnam War, his RF-101 aircraft was shot down, he became a POW carried as missing. Much later, it was confirmed that he had escaped and was recaptured. This resulted in his being brutally beaten to death at the hands of his North Viet-

namese captors. Years later, his wife tragically ended her own life. Her endless unbearable pain was finally ended. Will man’s inhumanity to his own ever end? A veteran — whether active duty, retired, or National Guard or Reserves — is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made payable to “The United States of America,” for an amount of “up to and including my life.” Rest in peace, Charlie and Marion, you are in my prayers; I will never forget you. RAY TIFFAULT Retired RF-101 pilot, friend Stateburg

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nother week, another batch of Islamic terrorists blowing themselves up and killing innocent people in the process. It’s painfully clear the civilized world is being forced to unite, share intelligence and ramp up the fight against an evil ideology now right in the midst of our own cities. It’s not going away on its own, and we’re dealing with people intent on slaughtering other human beings. The presidential candidates — except for my man John Kasich — continue diminishing themselves and our nation with increasingly shrill personal attacks and outrageous assertions about what’s best for America. It helps to laugh, but it’s getting old. Next up for Trump and Cruz will be “Yo mama’s so ugly” jokes. If history has taught us anything, it’s that there’s always hope, and Easter is the perfect time to reflect on what’s good in the world. For Christians, the acceptance of the Resurrection as fact is the essence of their faith, and that’s what Easter is all about. As our perpetually sunny distant cousin Joel Osteen says, “Life happens. The storms of life come to every person. You may be in the storm — the key is to not let the storm get in you.” Of course he was just paraphrasing Jesus, who in Matthew 6:34 said: “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.” Life is rooted in human relationships, and Jesus discussed the most pro-

COMMENTARY found issues of human conduct in the simplest ways through his use of parables, imagery and questions. His teachings went beyond urging people to obey Graham God’s law, Osteen for He was concerned more with people understanding why it is right to obey God’s laws. He demonstrated that the focus of all ethical behavior rests on our motives and intent. Because we humans are inherently weak and easily influenced, to live as Jesus did is perhaps the ultimate moral challenge. The greatest thinkers of all times have been befuddled trying to interpret the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It has been explained away by legions of theologians, philosophers and scientists, and Christ’s reported existence after death has been denied by the most persuasive and prolific minds in history. Believers for more than 20 centuries have continued to hold out hope for something better after we leave this human world, and these believers take the time each year to reflect on the meaning of Christ’s life and death. In that sense, the ultimate evidence of the Resurrection is the existence of the Christian church. Many people say that He was probably just an extraordinarily righteous man who happened to be delusional about his own mortality. Others say He

‘For those who see in Christ’s life and death the revealed will of God and a reason for living, Easter Sunday is indeed the ultimate time to rejoice.’ was a radical, effective prophet, but not necessarily the son of God. Some say He was a complete fake and the legend of His life and death nothing more than a carefully conceived story formulated by wise men who sought to explain man’s suffering on earth. Nobody knows for sure, and therein lies the mystery. The discovery of those who seek answers to this confusing life is often that in order to comprehend the miracle of life after death for Jesus and for man, they must accept the reality of an event unsupported by ordinary experience. That event is, of course, the Resurrection. For those who see in Christ’s life and death the revealed will of God and a reason for living, Easter Sunday is indeed the ultimate time to rejoice. For those who don’t believe, that’s OK too. Let’s just all try to do better and not kill each other. Graham Osteen is EditorAt-Large of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www. grahamosteen.com.

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Central Carolina Technical College’s Workforce Center and $3.5 million for University of South Carolina at Sumter Science Lab. “It (lab) was last upgraded in the ’70s or ’80s,” Smith said. A bill to make a portion of military retirement income exempt from state income taxes passed out of the Senate Finance Committee, Smith said. “That’s more movement than we’ve seen in the Senate in three years,” he said.

of America’s Best Employers by Forbes,” said Rick Ledsinger, vice president human relations, Continental North America. “Attracting and retaining top talent has become more challenging in our business. As the tech-driven automotive industry continues to evolve, we must remain flexible within this changing landscape by offering unique programs and services that not only meet the needs of employees, but their families too.” With millennials increasingly joining the workforce and drastically changing the workplace, so are the expectations that employees have toward employers, the release states. Flexible working arrangements, a casual work atmosphere, more creativity in the workplace as well as an improved work-life balance are just a few of the factors that today’s employees are taking into consid-

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‘(W)e must remain flexible within this changing landscape by offering unique programs and services that not only meet the needs of employees but their families too.’ RICK LEDSINGER Vice president of human relations Continental North America eration when deciding on a new job and selecting their employer of choice. “At Continental, our employees are our greatest asset,” Ledsinger said. “In our 2015 worldwide employee survey, the vast majority — 85 percent — of employees said

they were proud to work for Continental.” Ledsinger said that is about 10 percent higher than the previous survey carried out in 2011. “Our employees are working on ideas and technologies that are shaping future mobility,” Ledsinger said. “They are the drivers of our business growth and longterm success.” He said the company remains committed to advancing its talent development strategies and ensuring the company is continuously creating effective and engaging opportunities across the organization. “Each year, we strive at becoming the employer of choice. Our innovative employee initiatives and dedication to creating an excellent work-life balance culture are among the many reasons we have again made it to the Forbes list this year.” America’s Best Employers 2016 list will be published in the April 11 issue of Forbes magazine. To learn more about careers at Continental, visit www.careers-continental.com.

OBITUARIES ZURIE S. SCARBOROUGH Zurie S. Scarborough died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at the W.J. Bryan Dorn Medical Center in Columbia. Born in Sumter County, he was a son of the late Enos Albertus Scarborough and Minnie Keith SCARBOROUGH Scarborough. He was married to the late Rosa Lee Scarborough. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. In 1941, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the 2032nd Quartermaster Company as a first sergeant. He served for four years and received the American Service Medal and the European African Middle Eastern Service Medal. He was affiliated with the VFW and the American Legion of Sumter. He was a member of Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church of Sumter. In addition to his wife and parents, he was preceded in death by three siblings, William and Claude Scarborough and Ollie S. Heyward, and a nephew, James Scarborough. Survivors include two nephews, Darryl Z. (Verlencia) Johnson of Sumter and William (Andrea) Scarborough of Jamaica, New York; one niece, Carol (Ronnie) Carter of Plainfield, New Jersey; two grandnieces, Chantal D. Johnson of Columbia and Alicia Scarborough of Atlanta; a grandnephew, Jae (Jessica) Scarborough of Atlanta; and many other loving relatives and friends. Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. is in charge of the arrangements. Funeral services for Mr. Scarborough will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Pisgah A.M.E. Church, 217 W. Bartlette St.,with the Rev. Laddie N. Howard officiating. Interment will follow in the Hillside Memorial Park, Sumter. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St. Mr. Scarborough will be placed in the church at 9 a.m. for further viewing until the hour of service. Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at: www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Dr. Eugene Mosier officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service from 2 to 3 p.m. at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 127 Singletary Ave., Lake City. Memorials may be made to 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.

MARITZA MORSE Maritza Louise Montgomery Morse, 69, died on Thursday, March 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Taft, California, she was the daughter of the late Ivan Montgomery and Elizabeth WilMORSE liams Montgomery. Ms. Morse was a medical office administrative assistant, and she taught crafts at the Holliday Manner. She considered herself to be very patriotic. She will be remembered as a loving mother, grandmother and friend. She was of the Episcopal faith and was a member of St. Andrews Episcopal Church in Taft. Surviving are: a son, Ricky Lee Morse and his wife, Amy, of Sumter; a daughter, Amanda Louise Hackler and her husband, Craig; and six grandchildren, Gregory, Emily, Steven, Maggie, Monty and Macie Claire. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a son, Montgomery Morse. Services will be private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the American SIDs Institute, 528 Raven Way, Naples, Florida 34110 or to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements. The family’s guestbook may be signed at www.bullockfuneralhome.com.

FRED T. SNIDER MANNING — The Rev. Fred Thomas “Goodtime” Snider, 89, husband of Cynthia Houston Snider, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at his residence, 5208 Liberty Church Road, Foreston Community, Manning. He was born July 9, 1926, in Georgetown and was the son of the late Henry Snider Sr. and Rose Kennedy Snider. Family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

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Johnny L. Gaines, born April 12, 1947 in Columbia, exchanged time for eternity on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 801 Broad St., Camden. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 1200 Fontaine Road, Columbia. Fleming and DeLaine Funeral Home and Chapel of Manning is in charge of services. Online condolences may be made on www. flemingdelaine.com or sent to flemingdelaine@aol.com.

Daisy Bell Samuel departed this earthly life and was called to heavenly reward on Wednesday, March 23, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on September 29, 1935, in Lee County to the late Willie and Carrie Jennings. She was married to the late Eddie Samuel and to this union 12 children were born. She was educated in the public schools of Lee County. Daisy was a faithful member of Galilee Baptist Church for many years, even during her illness. Daisy Bell leaves to cherish her precious memories: six sons, Jerry (Linda) Jennings, Isaac Samuel, Edward Samuel, Dennis Samuel, David Lee Samuel and Willie Samuel; three daughters, Evelyn (Tony) Wright, Dilene (Micheal) Hodge and Tiffany Samuel; three sisters, Lillie Mae Dubose, Louviena Toney and Lou Bertha (Frank) Butler; one brother, Marion Gregg; 15 grandchildren, 31 great-grandchildren; a very special niece, Sarah Dwyer; home health nurse, Louise Singleton; special friends, Pearl Parrott, Margret Rubin, Thelma Hodge and Wilhelmina Titus; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. Monday at Job’s Mortuary. Ms. Samuel will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Tuesday until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Galilee Baptist Church, 126 E. Sumter St., Mayesville. Interment will follow in King Emmanuel Baptist Church Cemetery, Lynchburg. Family will be receiving friends at the home 214 Emily Drive. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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JAMES J. BAIRD LAKE CITY — James Joseph Baird, 52, husband of Barbara Tisdale Baird, died Wednesday, March 23, 2016, as a result of injuries received in a tractor trailer accident. Born June 18, 1963, in BinghamBAIRD ton, New York, he was a son of the late William Kevin Baird and the late Barbara Ann McGaw Baird. He was a U.S. Navy veteran with 11 years of service, and he was a truck driver for more than 20 years. He is survived by his wife of Lake City; two daughters, Blair Sauls of Waynesboro, Virginia, and Brandy Sauls of Lake City; a sister, Wendy Hancock (Wayne) of Greeleyville; a brother, Jeffrey Baird (Christine) of Cameron, North Carolina; two grandchildren, Gracie and Zoey Hampton; and several nieces and nephews.

Brother James Simmons, died Friday, March 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland Hospital, Columbia. She was born Feb. 14, 1931, in the St. Paul section of Clarendon County. She was the daughter of the late Robert Ragin and Henrietta Richardson Ragin Bennett. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 9234 Liberty Hill Church Road, Taw Caw Park and Goat Island Section of Summerton. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home, LLC, of Manning.

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died Friday, March 25, 2016, at his residence, 7489 Bloomville Road, Manning. He was born May 21, 1947, and was the son of the late Isaac “Ike” Levy and Inez Pearson Levy. Family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

ALICE M. HARRELSON Alice Moore Harrelson, 95, widow of James Dow Harrelson Sr., died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Funeral services will be announced by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory.

Moonlite Drive. The members of the Lee Altman Bible Class will serve as honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Bethel United Methodist Church, 5575 Lodebar Road, Sumter, SC 29153. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

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DEBRA K. LOWDER Debra Kay Lowder, 56, wife of Thomas Mark Lowder, passed away Saturday, March 26, 2016, at her residence. Born in Sumter, she was a daughter of Bonnie Newman Warren and the late Thomas Bill Warren. Debra worked for Palmetto Health Tuomey in outpatient registration and was a member of Bethel United Methodist Church in Oswego, where she was also a member of the Lee Altman Bible Class. Surviving, in addition to her husband and mother, are a daughter, Elizabeth Ashley Lowder of Sumter; two brothers, Ken Warren (Marilyn) of Sumter and Ricky Warren (Sue) of Sumter; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Jeremy Howell officiating. Burial will follow in Bethel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will be receiving friends at the residence, 2665

On Tuesday, March 22, 2016, Clift “Donnie” Thomas Jr. parted with his earthly ties to take his place in the divine plan that was designated for his life. Clift was born on Aug. 31, 1952, in Bishopville to Clift “Doc” Thomas Sr. and the late Lucille Simon Thomas. Clift leaves to cherish his memories seven children Dontreal Thomas of Charlotte, North Carolina, Chanta (Kenneth) Howard of Conyers, Georgia, Kialyn (William) Clay of Camden, Keith Thomas of Atlanta, Georgia, Cheenekie Hickman of New York, New York, Marcell Thomas of Solomon’s Island, Maryland, and Christopher Hickman of Bishopville; and other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Lee Central High School, 1800 Wisacky Highway, Bishopville, with the Rev. Leon Dizzley, eulogist. Interment will follow in the Boone Cemetery, Bishopville. Online condolences can be sent to the family at esquaredealfun@sc.rr.com. Square Deal Funeral Home, 106 McIntosh St., Bishopville, has been entrusted with these arrangements.

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Columbia 71/62

Sumter 71/61

IN THE MOUNTAINS

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You can offer assistance, but be careful not to go overboard. Someone is likely to withhold information in order to take advantage of your generosity. Spend your hard-earned cash on a personal reward, not on someone else. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You can better understand the possibilities by deciphering what you need to do in order to get what you want. Don’t leave it up to someone else to tell you what you should do. Take control and avoid being manipulated. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Open up your home to friends and family. Your generosity will give you greater control when decisions have to be made. Extraordinary insights will be revealed if you do something special with children or elders. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Look for adventure and you will find it along with new connections and a chance to test your abilities. Don’t be fooled by someone who is boasting or showing off. Bide your time and your skills will reign supreme. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Listen to any complaints being made, but don’t become defensive. You have options. Refuse to give in to someone who is trying to control or manipulate you. Offer what you want with kindness and affection

and you’ll come out on top. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): It’s your prerogative to change your mind if you want to. Follow your heart and do the things you enjoy the most while letting others do as they please. Honesty will help you keep the peace.

Today: A few showers. Winds east-northeast 3-6 mph. Monday: Partly sunny and warmer. Winds west-northwest 6-12 mph.

Aiken 68/60

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Let your intuition lead you down an unusual path filled with creativity and unique encounters. Explore new possibilities and share your feelings with someone you feel close to and everything else will fall into place. Be proactive when it comes to love. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Your unpredictable actions, agility, speed and intellectual insight will keep you ahead of any competition you face. Don’t be tempted to use underhanded tactics when you can win by playing fair. A problem or delay can be expected if you travel. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You’ll have an interesting idea that can be used to improve your skills or help you finalize a deal you’ve been working on. Investing more time in personal improvements will result in an unusual encounter with someone who piques your interest. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Pump up the volume and get busy bringing about the changes you want to see happen at home. Don’t be fooled by someone who is offering the impossible. You’ll do better working alongside someone who shares your interests. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider the best way to move forward with your plans without causing tension or getting into a dispute. Offer incentives that will give the people on your team a reason to be there. Romance will lead to a stronger commitment.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD WISE WOMEN: Reaching the same conclusions By S.N.

ACROSS 1 Measure off 6 “__ Mia” (15 Across tune) 11 Pastel shade 15 Swedish singing group 19 Present one’s case 20 Sci-fi staple 21 Winning streaks 22 Sheltered waters 23 Victorian Era actress 25 Pop singer superstar 27 Remarks 28 Tenth of a thou 29 Conditional release 30 Essence of some sushi 31 Moves a bit 32 Diamond tactic 33 Pressing 35 Eliot Ness

nemesis 39 Not overly vocal 40 Ten times CCV 41 Nautical course 42 Cautions 44 Throw off 48 Apparel 49 Ten Commandments transportation 50 Term of endearment 53 Groundbreaker 54 Shade of yellow 55 Stewart’s Daily Show successor 56 Letters on tachs 57 Motivations 59 Person in servitude 60 One of the environmental Three R’s 61 Talk nonstop 62 Every other hurricane 63 “Goldfinger” singer

65 Whopper of a tale 66 NL West team 67 Casual shirts 68 At an angle 69 Bunch of buffaloes 70 Bylaw, for short 71 Storage rental 72 __ Adventures in Wonderland 73 Bygone bird 74 Big name in eggs 76 Hilary Swank biopic 77 Speak to sharply 80 Mythical river 81 Danced at Carnival, quite possibly 83 1993 Peace Nobelist 84 Half a figure eight 87 Far from convinced 88 Had a conference 89 Cherbourg’s region 92 Modest comment

Charleston 74/63

Today: Periods of rain and a thunderstorm; patchy morning fog. High 70 to 74. Monday: Partly sunny; a thunderstorm in spots. High 76 to 81.

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Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 72/47/s 55/35/s 71/53/s 55/34/pc 75/56/s 65/48/pc 75/60/pc 61/42/r 82/65/t 67/44/r 85/57/pc 62/49/pc 68/45/r

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 71/60/sh 80/66/t 66/60/sh 71/61/sh 72/64/r 63/56/sh 66/58/sh 62/56/sh 71/64/r 78/65/t 72/60/t 73/61/t 73/56/t

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SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

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ist 34 __ plaid (woolen fabric) 35 Epiphanic, as a moment 36 Permit 37 Gymnast at the 1968 Olympics 38 Francisco’s farewell 39 Tex-Mex fare 42 Gondolas’ routes 43 Brides and grooms 45 British anthropologist 46 Hamper 47 Was a sub at the office 49 Enticement metaphor 51 Mitigated 52 People in general 54 Tex-Mex fare

55 Snapple competitor 57 Mooring places 58 Because of this, in legalese 59 Sandal part 60 Bad, as butter 63 Egg on 64 “Greatest Show” surname 69 Multitude 72 Lager descriptor 73 Two-fisted 75 Member of the board 76 February birthstone 77 Hungarian composer 78 Brewery product 79 Wee bit 82 See 83 Down 83 With 82 Down,

Sondheim revue 85 Persian ruler 86 Old photo tints 88 Dollywood host 89 American Buffalo playwright 90 Visibly amazed 91 “The Highwayman” poet 93 Rototiller part 96 Take a crack __ 97 Pedometer measure 98 Leaping bug 99 Ancestor of “D’oh!” 100 Hearty enjoyment 101 Peering pair 103 Drizzly 104 Putin’s 1980s employer

105 Tolkien creature The environmental Three R’s (60 Across) are “reduce, REUSE and recycle.” SHIRLEY BASSEY (63 Across) performed the title songs in three James Bond films, two more than any other artist. In 1918, MAY WHITTY (102 Across) became the first actress to receive a damehood, for her charitable work during World War I.

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93 Back to the Future hero 94 Before now 95 Unconcern 97 Havana’s __ Castle 98 Disconcert 102 The Lady Vanishes star 104 Celebrity biographer 106 Sporting sword 107 Isn’t up to par 108 Murkiness 109 Tenancy document 110 Audition, for instance 111 Proofreading mark 112 City north of Turin 113 Forgoes food DOWN 1 Square dance partners 2 Diva’s performance 3 Hostile, as a crowd 4 Square dance partners 5 Essence of some sushi 6 Quarterback brothers’ surname 7 Dan Quayle successor 8 Hands, so to speak 9 Unimportant 10 Vague amount 11 Huckabee’s home state 12 15 Across, e.g. 13 Biblical preposition 14 Sanctuary 15 Prez on a penny 16 Ballet rail 17 “Love will find a way” poet 18 Up to now 24 Overture follower 26 Durable hairdo 29 100% 31 Tapered tip 32 Leave It to Beaver novel-

Myrtle Beach 72/63

Manning 70/62

ON THE COAST

The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology Take a look at EUGENIA LAST your financial status and you’ll find a way to raise your income or cut costs to have more disposable cash on hand. Decide on an incentive for your efforts, such as a vacation.

Florence 71/60

Bishopville 69/62

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usc women’s Basketball

On any given night South Carolina strays away from pounding post in loss to Syracuse

Charlie Neibergall/The Associated Press

Members of the South Carolina women’s basketball team display their emotions during their 80-72 loss to Syracuse on Friday in the Sioux Fall Regional semifinals in Sioux Falls, S.D. The loss was just the Gamecocks’ second of the season and kept them from reaching the Final Four for a second straight year.

By Willie T. Smith III wtsmith@greenvillenews.com COLUMBIA - South Carolina’s basketball season ended in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to a team it probably should have defeated. But, as the saying goes, on any given night, anything can happen. Syracuse, executing its game plan flawlessly in the second half, defeated the Gamecocks 80-72 in an encounter it deserved to win. The game boiled down to two things, South Carolina did not play to its strengths and the Orange did. In the first half, the Gamecocks were the beneficiaries of 17 points by Tina Roy who made five 3-point shots. That turned out to be a curse, however, as it made the team more comfortable relying on those long range bombs instead of doing what

it does best — pass the ball inside. A quick look at the stat sheet proves what a mistake that was. “We took the bait,” USC coach Dawn Staley said following the loss. “If you look at the stats, our post players were 17 of 22 from the floor, 31 rebounds, 41 points. Shooting at that percentage, we should have been trying to get that ball in a lot more than we did.” Most disappointing was the sub-par play of guards Tiffany Mitchell and Khadijah Sessions. The duo, which has been spectacular during the post season, was saddled with early foul trouble and never seemed to fully rebound from that. That made it more essential for the Gamecocks to play to their strengths. Failing to pound the ball inside and “feed

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Disappointing is only way to describe year

Dennis Brunson

aster plans for thousands of South Carolinians have been unexpectedly altered. No, the Easter bunny still made his rounds and sunrise and morning worship services to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ will take place. And, as morning turns into afternoon, a trip to your favorite restaurant or having a meal at the family table is likely in the offing.

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men’s ncaa tournament

A mini-ACC Tournament on 1 side of NCAA bracket By JOEDY McCREARY The Associated Press This mini-Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament has even higher stakes than usual: The winner earns a spot in the national championship game. The entire right side of the NCAA Tournament bracket has boiled down to four teams — and they’re all from the ACC, with North Carolina and Notre Dame in the East, and Virginia and Syracuse in the Midwest. The Tar Heels and Fighting Irish play Sunday in the East Regional final in Philadelphia, with the Cavaliers and Orange facing off in the Midwest final in Chicago. Because those regions are paired in the Final Four, those winners will meet next Saturday night on the big stage in Houston with a spot in the national title game on the line. No wonder Notre Dame coach Mike Brey called the ACC “the sexiest league.”

“I just remember the grind of the Big East and this is the same grind with the depth of this league now,” Brey said Saturday. “Everybody talks about our league now and the matchups.” The ACC got off to quite the hot start in this tournament, finishing the opening weekend with a 12-1 record. It joined the Big 12 and Big Ten in placing seven teams in the field but outperformed those leagues by having six of them — all but Pittsburgh — reach the Sweet 16. And who knows how far a likely eighth team — Louisville — would have advanced, had the Cardinals not self-imposed a postseason ban for this year? “I happen to think the ACC is the best league from top to bottom, the depth we have,” North Carolina coach Roy Williams said. Miami and Duke bowed out in their regional semifinals on

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Sooners bound for Final Four Hield good for 37 in 80-68 win over Oregon By GREG BEACHAM The Associated Press

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Oklahoma’s Ryan Spangler (00)( dunks during the Sooners’ 80-68 win over Oregon in the West Regionn final on Saturday.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Buddy Hield was brilliant from start to finish for Oklahoma, scoring 37 points with a fluid jumper and an answer for everything Oregon tried against him defensively. In fact, there was only one remaining question after Hield climbed a stepladder to cut down the net that he had just set on fire in the West Region final of the NCAA Tournament. Can Buddyball take the Sooners all the way to their first national title? Hield hit eight 3-pointers in another utterly dominant performance, and Oklahoma advanced to its first Final Four since 2002 with an 80-68 victory over Oregon on Saturday. “It’s special,” Hield said afterward, a piece of the net tied

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The SUMTER ITEM

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Back from exile and a force in the New York Yankees’ lineup at age 40, Alex Rodrigues is 75 home runs faway rom tying Barry Bonds’ career record. Rodriguez has two seasons remaining on his contract. and will likely need three years to have a chance at breking the record.

A-Rod has decision to make in homer chase By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

March, blue Rodriguez batting practice jerseys that cost $129.95 sold out at SteinTAMPA, Fla. — Alex Robrenner Field, and team driguez plants his right foot doesn’t appear to anticipate in the batter’s box, takes a a dispute if A-Rod reaches swing, steps in and taps the the next payment level for plate. His name is anmatching Ruth at 714. nounced, and fans respond Rodriguez turns 41 this with 7 seconds of applause. July and in the post-steroids After two years as a era already is at an age scoundrel, he’s once again a where feet and bats slow, star in the minds of many where balls that once soared New York Yankees fans. over walls are caught on the One year after his return warning track. His hairline from a drug suspension, has started to recede and he A-Rod is approaching the keeps his locks trimmed, home run marks of Babe limiting hints of gray to a Ruth, Hank Aaron and minimum. Barry Bonds. He hit 33 last As much as he tries to year, his most since 2010, concentrate on the next and enters this season with game, the next at-bat and 687, just 75 from matching the next pitch, the big picBonds’ record. ture infiltrates his thoughts, “I know he gets there in like water starting to trickle three years,” Yankees great through cracks in a dam. Reggie Jackson said. “I “There are things you just think it would be shocking can’t help to think about. if he got there in two.” Obviously, they’re there. A-Rod says he plans to re- They’re big numbers,” he tire after the 2017 season. said. “But the goal for me But he also says he could this year is exactly what it change his mind. Surpasswas last year: come out, ing Bonds could be too allur- work really hard, be in good ing. shape, better be productive Last spring, Rodriguez’s in the middle of the lineup name was absent from items and try to help us win in the Yankees’ gift shops as games. And whatever the the team prepared to fight numbers add up to, they add over a $6 million marketing up to.” payment triggered by his History suggests he might 660th home run — matching fall short of Bonds’ 762. Willie Mays’ total. This Bonds holds the record for

most home runs after turning 40 with 79 — Rodriguez already has 10 since the big birthday last July 27. The mark for most in a season who already was 40 on opening day is 29, shared by Ted Williams and Raul Ibanez. “Of course, I’m sure it’s in his head,” Yankees manager Joe Girardi said. “You hope that it doesn’t weigh heavily, and that he’s able just to go out and relax and play.” Rest and relaxation. Shifted from third base to designated hitter, Rodriguez spent just 11 innings in the field last season. He played in 151 games, his highest total since 2007. Before the suspension, he had gone on the disabled list six times in six years for a string of ailments that included operations on both hips, one knee surgery, a strained calf and a broken hand. Still, Rodriguez tailed off in the last two months of the season, like a leaf shriveling in the summer heat and falling to ground at the first hint of autumn cool. After homering off the Texas Rangers’ Matt Harrison for his sixth birthday homer, he ended his first night as a 40-year-old with a .276 batting average, 24 homers and 59 RBIs. A-Rod hit .208 with nine homers and 27 RBIs the rest of the season.

college baseball

Fire Ants move into first in Region X with sweep ALLENDALE – The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team moved into first place in NJCAA Region X with a doubleheader sweep of USC Salkehatchie on Saturday at the Salkehatchie field. The Fire Ants won by the scores of 6-1 and 5-4 to sweep the 4-game series and improve to 22-10 overall and 10-2 in region play. They now lead Spartanburg Methodist by one game. In the opener, Tyler Bialeschki allowed just one run in 5-plus innings to get the victory and improve to 4-2. Jake Trejo pitched the final two innings. Mickey Dugan hit a 2-run homer for Sumter. Jason Miller and Evan Carter both had two hits and Patrick Price had a hit and two runs batted in. The Fire Ants rallied from a 4-3 deficit to win the second game, which was delayed by rain for 1 hour, 25 minutes. Tee Dubose walked to start the top of the seventh inning and scored the winning run on a 2-out single by Fred Wadsworth. Dubose had two hits and scored twice, while Derrick Parnell had two hits and Miller had a hit and two RBI. Trejo pitched three in-

nings of scoreless relief to get the win. Sumter plays host to the Belmont Abbey junior varsity team in a doubleheader on Wednesday at Riley Park at 3 p.m. USC 4

Williams. On Friday, USC beat Ole Miss 9-5. Freshman Braden Webb struck out 14 batters in 8-plus innings for the victory. VMI 8

Mississippi 0

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Citadel lost to Virginia Military Institute 8-3 on Saturday at Gray-Minor Stadium. The Bulldogs dropped to 10-13 overall and 1-1 in the Southern Conference. VMI improved to 14-12 and 1-1. The Citadel had just three hits, one from Sumterite William Kinney.

OXFORD, Miss. -- Freshman right-hander Adam Hill pitched six scoreless innings to lead South Carolina to a 4-0 victory over Mississippi on Saturday at Swayze Field. The Gamecocks swept Ole Miss in the 3-game series to improve to 23-2 on the season and 6-0 in the Southeastern Conference. The Rebels fell to 20-5 and 2-4. Hill limited the Rebels to just four hits and three walks while striking out four batters to improve to 5-0. Sophomore right-hander Tyler Johnson retired all five batters he faced to pick up his second save of the year. USC struck for three runs in the top of the first inning. Gene Cone led off with a double and scored on John Jones’ one-out groundout to first base. Alex Destino doubled to left and scored on a base hit from Dom Thompson-Williams. Jonah Bride’s RBI single delivered Thompson-

Citadel 3

Miami 9 Clemson 8

CORAL GABLES, FLA. – Willie Abreu hit a 2-run walkoff home run to in the bottom of the ninth inning to lift Miami to a 9-8 victory over Clemson on Friday at Mark Light Field. Saturday’s game was not complete at press time. The Tigers rallied from a 7-2 deficit and took an 8-7 lead in the top of the ninth on Drew Wharton’s 2-out, 2-run single. Miami improved to 18-4 overall and 5-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Clemson dropped to 17-4 and 5-2. From staff and wire

Friday’s Games

TODAY 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Arizona vs. Milwaukee from Phoenix (MLB NETWORK). 10 a.m. – College Hockey: NCAA Tournament East Regional Semifinal Match from Albany, N.Y. – Yale vs. Massachusetts-Lowell (ESPNU). 10 a.m. – PGA Golf: World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play Semifinal Matches from Austin, Texas (GOLF). 1 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Johns Hopkins at Virginia (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Minnesota vs. New York Yankees from Tampa, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Vanderbilt at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: Clemson at Miami (WPUB-FM 102.7). 2 p.m. – Women’s College Hockey: NCAA Tournament Championship Match from Durham, N.H. – Minnesota vs. Boston College (WLTX 19). 2 p.m. – College Gymnastics: Southeastern Conference Championships from North Little Rock, Ark. (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: World Golf Championships-Dell Match Play Final Match from Austin, Texas (WIS 10). 3 p.m. – Professional Basketball: Euroleague Game – CSKA Moscow vs. Brose Baskets (NBA TV). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Cincinnati vs. Los Angeles Dodgers from Glendale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. – College Baseball: Tennessee at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Hockey: NCAA Tournament West Regional Final Match from Fargo, N.D. – St. Cloud State vs. North Dakota (ESPNU). 5 p.m. – NHL Hockey: New Jersey at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Kia Classic Final Round from Carlsbad, Calif. (GOLF). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Missouri at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – College Hockey: NCAA Tournament East Regional Final Match from Providence, R.I. – Providence vs. Denver (ESPNU). 7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at New York Rangers (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh from Bradenton, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9 p.m. – PGA Golf: Puerto Rico Open Final Round from Rio Grande, Puerto Rico (GOLF). 11 p.m. – NLL Lacrosse: Calgary at Georgia (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 11 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Seattle vs. Chicago Cubs from Mesa, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 2 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Milwaukee vs. Cleveland from Goodyear, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). MONDAY 6 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Tampa Bay vs. Toronto from Port Charlotte, Fla. (MLB NETWORK). 9 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Arizona vs. Texas from Surprise, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 11:30 a.m. – College Football: Mississippi Pro Day from Oxford, Miss. (SEC NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Baltimore vs. Boston from Fort Myers, Fla. (ESPN). 3 p.m. – College Basketball: Vegas 16 Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas – Tennessee Tech vs. Old Dominion (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Chicago White Sox vs. Colorado from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 5:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Vegas 16 Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas – California-Santa Barbara vs. Northern Illinois (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Houston vs. Atlanta from Kissimmee, Fla. (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Bridgeport Regional Final Game from Bridgeport, Conn. (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Missouri at Alabama (SEC NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Buffalo at Detroit (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – High School Basketball: Powerade Jam Fest and 3-Point Contest from Chicago (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Atlanta at Chicago (NBA TV). 8:30 p.m. – College Basketball: College Basketball Invitational Championship Series Game One – Morehead State vs. Nevada (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Vegas 16 Tournament Quarterfinal Game – Oakland vs. Towson (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: NCAA Tournament Dallas Regional Final Game from Dallas (ESPN). 10 p.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Texas vs. Los Angeles Dodgers from Glendale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK). 10 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Los Angeles at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Boston at Los Angeles Clippers (NBA TV). 11:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Vegas 16 Tournament Quarterfinal Game from Las Vegas – East Tennessee State vs. Louisiana Tech (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 2 a.m. – Major League Exhibition Baseball: Arizona vs. San Francisco from Scottsdale, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

nba Standings By The Associated Press

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

W L Pct GB 48 23 .676 — 42 30 .583 6½ 30 43 .411 19 20 51 .282 28 9 63 .125 39½ W L Pct GB 43 30 .589 — 42 30 .583 ½ 41 31 .569 1½ 35 37 .486 7½ 29 43 .403 13½ W L Pct GB 51 21 .708 — 38 33 .535 12½ 39 34 .534 12½ 36 35 .507 14½ 30 43 .411 21½

WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB y-San Antonio 61 11 .847 — Memphis 41 32 .562 20½ Houston 36 37 .493 25½ Dallas 35 37 .486 26 New Orleans 26 45 .366 34½ Northwest Division W L Pct GB y-Oklahoma City 50 22 .694 — Portland 37 36 .507 13½ Utah 35 37 .486 15 Denver 31 42 .425 19½ Minnesota 24 48 .333 26 Pacific Division W L Pct GB y-Golden State 65 7 .903 — L.A. Clippers 44 27 .620 20½ Sacramento 28 44 .389 37 Phoenix 20 52 .278 45 L.A. Lakers 15 57 .208 50 x-clinched playoff spot y-clinched division

Minnesota 132, Washington 129,2OT Detroit 112, Charlotte 105 Houston 112, Toronto 109 Miami 108, Orlando 97 Atlanta 101, Milwaukee 90 San Antonio 110, Memphis 104 Sacramento 116, Phoenix 94 Golden State 128, Dallas 120 Denver 116, L.A. Lakers 105

Saturday’s Games

Brooklyn 120, Indiana 110 Toronto 115, New Orleans 91 Orlando 111, Chicago 89 Atlanta 112, Detroit 95 Cleveland 107, New York 93 Utah 93, Minnesota 84 Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 92 Charlotte 115, Milwaukee 91 Boston at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Portland, 10 p.m.

nhl Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 74 43 26 5 91 209 177 Florida 74 41 24 9 91 211 182 Boston 75 39 28 8 86 219 206 Detroit 75 37 27 11 85 192 206 Ottawa 75 34 33 8 76 214 230 Montreal 75 34 35 6 74 199 216 Buffalo 75 31 34 10 72 179 202 Toronto 73 27 35 11 65 180 214 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA z-Washington 73 53 15 5 111 232 170 N.Y. Rangers 74 42 24 8 92 212 194 Pittsburgh 74 41 25 8 90 211 184 N.Y. Islanders 73 39 25 9 87 204 189 Philadelphia 73 36 24 13 85 192 195 New Jersey 75 36 31 8 80 169 190 Carolina 74 32 28 14 78 180 200 Columbus 74 30 36 8 68 193 228

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Dallas 75 44 22 9 97 243 216 x-St. Louis 75 44 22 9 97 199 185 Chicago 74 42 25 7 91 205 185 Nashville 74 38 23 13 89 205 189 Minnesota 76 37 28 11 85 206 189 Colorado 75 38 33 4 80 200 212 Winnipeg 75 31 38 6 68 192 220 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA x-Los Angeles 74 44 25 5 93 200 171 x-Anaheim 73 40 23 10 90 190 174 San Jose 74 41 27 6 88 217 192 Arizona 74 33 34 7 73 195 220 Calgary 74 31 37 6 68 204 234 Vancouver 74 27 34 13 67 169 214 Edmonton 77 30 40 7 67 189 226 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. x-clinched playoff spot z-clinched conference

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Washington 1, New Jersey 0, OT Tampa Bay 7, N.Y. Islanders 4 St. Louis 4, Vancouver 0

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Buffalo 3, Winnipeg 2 Pittsburgh 7, Detroit 2 Minnesota 4, Colorado 0 Dallas 4, San Jose 2 Boston 3, Toronto 1 N.Y. Rangers 5, Montreal 2 Anaheim 4, Ottawa 3, OT Florida 5, Tampa Bay 2 St. Louis 4, Washington 0 N.Y. Islanders 4, Carolina 3, OT Nashville 5, Columbus 1 Chicago at Calgary, 10 p.m. Philadelphia at Arizona, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Los Angeles, 10 p.m.

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Minnesota 6, Tampa Bay 1 Baltimore 11, N.Y. Yankees 10, 10 inn. Atlanta (ss) vs. Detroit, ccd., rain Atlanta (ss) 1, Houston 1, tie, 7 inn. N.Y. Mets 5, St. Louis 5, tie L.A. Angels 11, Oakland 3 San Francisco (ss) 8, Kansas City 5 Milwaukee 5, Chicago Cubs 4 Colorado 7, Cincinnati 6 Arizona 7, Cleveland 5 Seattle 5, Chicago White Sox 4, 10 inn. Boston 6, Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 4, Toronto 4, tie Washington vs. Miami, ccd., rain Texas 12, San Diego 11 L.A. Dodgers 13, San Francisco (ss) 0

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta 3, N.Y. Mets 3, tie, 10 inn. Baltimore 16, Boston 8 Washington 7, St. Louis 0 Detroit 6, Philadelphia 5 Minnesota 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 0 N.Y. Yankees 4, Toronto 3 Cincinnati (ss) 9, White Sox (ss) 7 Kansas City 5, Oakland 2 San Francisco 5, Chicago Cubs 2 Milwaukee 7, Arizona 7, tie Cincinnati (ss) 7, Cleveland 4 Seattle 7, L.A. Dodgers (ss) 6 Colorado 8, Texas 6 L.A. Angels 9, San Diego (ss) 8 Miami vs. Houston (ss), ccd., rain Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh (ss) 1 Houston (ss) vs. San Diego (ss) White Sox (ss) vs. L.A. Dodgers (ss)

Golf SCORES By The Associated Press Dell Match Play Results At Austin Country Club Austin, Texas Yardage: 7,703. Par: 71 Fourth round Saturday (Seedings in parentheses) Chris Kirk (54), United States, def. Bill Haas (30), United States, 2 and 1. Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Zach Johnson (14), United States, 1 up. Brooks Koepka (18), United States, def. Matt Kuchar (28), United States, 1 up. Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Brandt Snedeker (15), United States, 3 and 2. Rafa Cabrera Bello (52), Spain, def. Byeong-Hun An (27), South Korea, 11 holes, An withdrew. Ryan Moore (45), United States, def. Patton Kizzire (63), United States, 4 and 3. Dustin Johnson (8), United States, def. Patrick Reed (9), United States, 3 and 2. Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Jordan Spieth (1), United States, 4 and 2. Quarterfinals Rory McIlroy (3), Northern Ireland, def. Chris Kirk (54), United States, 4 and 3. Jason Day (2), Australia, def. Brooks Koepka (18), United States, 3 and 2. Rafa Cabrera Bello (52), Spain, def. Ryan Moore (45), United States, 2 and 1. Louis Oosthuizen (16), South Africa, def. Dustin Johnson (8), United States, 2 and 1. LPGA Tour-Kia Classic Scores Friday At Aviara Golf Club Carlsbad, Calif. Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,593; Par: 72 Second Round Jenny Shin Lydia Ko Brittany Lang Hyo Joo Kim Inbee Park Sung Hyun Park Jessica Korda Jodi Ewart Shadoff Rachel Rohanna Haru Nomura Na Yeon Choi Mi Jung Hur Ai Miyazato

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From Page B1 the beast,” as Staley calls getting the ball to posts A’ja Wilson and Alaina Coates, proved costly. Coates was magnificent, making all seven of her shots. She finished with a team-high 18 points, while grabbing 16 rebounds for her 20th double/double of the season. The fact that Coates had only seven shots, some coming on offensive rebounds, is almost criminal. Wilson was not far behind, adding 15 points and 10 boards, while senior Sarah Imovbioh came off the bench to score eight points on four of five field goal shooting. She also pulled down five rebounds. The Gamecocks did some great things in compiling a 33-2 record, including a perfect 19-0 record in the Southeastern Conference. Carolina claimed its third straight SEC regular season championship and second consecutive SEC Tournament title. Wilson was named the league’s most valuable player and defensive player of the year. Mitchell and Coates joined Wilson as All-SEC First Team selections. Little of that mattered for a team that set a goal of advancing to the Final Four and winning a national championship as the squad remained in shock immediately following the loss. “We know where we went wrong,” said Coates. “We know what we should have done, could have done. But it didn’t happen.” While the tears were flowing in the USC locker room, Staley wants her returning players to remember the feeling — as USC should again have an elite team next season. Wilson and Coates are the top returners. Point guard Bianca Cuevas will join the duo. Inside performer Jatarie White and guard Doniyah Cliney will also receive additional playing time. Two outstanding transfers will become eligible. Six-two guard Kaela Davis, who led the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring as a

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BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL Regional Semifinals At Bridgeport, Conn. Saturday, March 26 UConn 98, Mississippi State 38 Texas 72, UCLA 64 Regional Championship Monday, March 28 UConn vs. Texas, TBA DALLAS REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Saturday, March 26 At Dallas Baylor 78, Florida State 58 Oregon State 83, DePaul 71 Regional Championship Monday, March 28 Baylor vs. Oregon State, TBA SIOUX FALLS REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 At Sioux Falls, S.D. Syracuse 80, South Carolina 72 Tennessee 78, Ohio State 62 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Syracuse vs. Tennessee, 3:30 p.m. LEXINGTON REGIONAL Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 At Lexington, Ky. Washington 85, Kentucky 72 Stanford 90, Notre Dame 84 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Washington vs. Stanford, 1 p.m. FINAL FOUR At Indianapolis National Semifinals Sunday, April 3 Bridgeport champion vs. Dallas champion, TBA Sioux Falls champion vs. Lexington champion, TBA National Championship Tuesday, April 5 Semifinals winners, 8:30 p.m.

sophomore at 19.2 points per game, should become the squad’s next star. Davis was named All-ACC in each of her two seasons at Georgia Tech. In high school, she was rated the second best prospect in the nation by ESPN. Six-foot guard Allisha Gray, a transfer from North Carolina, will also become eligible. Rated the number seven player in the country as a high school senior, the 6-0 Gray scored 1,053 points in two seasons with the Tar Heels. She was named AllACC after averaging 15.2 points and 7.6 rebounds as a sophomore. As a freshman, she shot 41.8 percent from 3-point range. Two highly regarded high school performers, a point guard and an inside performer, will also join the team. “This is the life of college athletics,” said Staley. “You’ve got to get the next group ready to duplicate some of the things this senior class has done for our program.”

say this could be seen coming. After all, USC won 33 of From Page B1 its first 34 games with the lone loss a respectable one to What has changed in the it- the Huskies, who play at a inarary though is plopping different level than every down in front of the televiother program in women’s sion this afternoon to watch college basketball. Also, the the University of South Caro- fact that USC went undefeatlina women’s basketball team ed in the SEC, which had a play for a berth in its second record nine teams make the straight Final Four. The NCAAs, speaks volumes Gamecocks’ 80-72 loss to Syr- about the way it consistently acuse on Friday in the Sioux met challenges throughout Falls Regional semifinal the year. marked that off the list. However, one can honestly There’s no other way to put say he possessed a sneaking this than to say this season suspicion of the possibility. can now be deemed a major As talented as the Gamecocks disappointment. Going unde- were, they had issues feated in the Southeastern throughout the year of havConference with the only pre- ing lulls in a game. Somevious loss coming to national times it would be a slow start; champion Connecticut does others would come at differnot matter at this point. It’s ent points in a game. On Frinot quite on the level as the day, it happened in the second New England Patriots going half as USC watched what undefeated before losing in had been as much as a 13the Super Bowl to the New point lead painfully dwindle York Giants a few years ago, away into a crushing, seasonbut it’s not far off, especially ending-way-too-early loss. in Gamecock Nation. This will be an extremely The regular season, the long offseason of soul searchSEC tournament, heck, even ing for the program. Carolina the NCAA tournament were will lose Mitchell and several all means to an end. Of other seniors who have concourse, that was getting to tributed mightily to this prothe Final Four. And, in reali- gram, but it returns several ty, it wasn’t just getting to the veteran players as well along Final Four again that was the with talented recruiting goal; it was getting in the classes over the last couple of championship game and years. There’s no doubt that going agaisnt UConn and tak- head coach Dawn Staley has ing a shot at history. built the program into one of Carolina just missed doing the best in the country and it last year, losing to Notre with that comes extremely Dame in the semifinals. So high expectations. with All-American Tiffany Starting practice in the fall Mitchell and ultra-talented won’t completely take away twin towers A’Ja Wilson and the ache these young women Alaina Coates back with a are feeling nor will the start year of experience under of the regular season, the their belts along with most of start of SEC play or the SEC the suppporting cast, the tournament. Only getting to Gamecocks were expected to the 2017 NCAA tournament be in Indianapolis next week- and seeing if what happened end. on Friday was a fluke or if Instead, they were back in the 2015 Final Four trip was Columbia on Easter morning. more special than anticipated One can’t be honest and will help ease that.

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Connecticut’s Katie Lou Samuelson, left, shoots over Mississippi State’s Victoria Vivians during the regional semifinals of the women’s NCAA Tournament in Bridgeport, Conn., on Saturday. UConn won 98-38.

UConn routs Bulldogs in record fashion, 98-38 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Breanna Stewart had 22 points, 14 rebounds and five blocks to lead No. 1 UConn to a 98-38 record rout of fifth-seeded Mississippi State on Saturday. The win was the 72nd straight for UConn (35-0) and left the Huskies three victories shy of an unprecedented fourth consecutive national championship. Their road to that historic title got a bit easier on Friday night when top seeds South Carolina and Notre Dame both lost in the Sweet 16. Stewart and the Huskies were determined to make sure that the upset trend didn’t continue Saturday. The best team in the nation put together one of its most dominant games during this run, needing just four minutes to quash any thoughts of the Bulldogs pulling off the victory. UConn scored the game’s first 13 points and led 32-4 after the first quarter. It didn’t get any better for the Bulldogs, who trailed by 49 at the half and lost by a record margin. (1) Baylor 78 (5)Florida State 58

DALLAS — Nina Davis scored 30 points and Baylor is going to the Elite Eight for the third straight year after a 78-58 victory over Florida State on Saturday. The Lady Bears (36-1), the No. 1 seed in the Dallas Regional, went ahead to stay with a 15-3 run to end the first quarter after an early flurry of turnovers led to frustrated coach Kim Mulkey calling timeout. Alexis Jones added 15 points, nine rebounds and five assists for Baylor, which has a 23-game winning streak. Khadijiah Cave had 10 rebounds. Leticia Romero had 11 points for fifth-seeded Florida State (25-8), which made consecutive Sweet 16 appearances for the first time in school history. Ivey Slaughter and Shakayla Thomas each had 10 points. It was only the fifth time this season the Seminoles were held below 65 points. (2) Oregon State 83 (6) DePaul 71

DALLAS — Jamie Weisner had career highs with 38 points and seven 3-pointers and Oregon State advanced to its first women’s NCAA Tour-

nament regional final with an 83-71 victory over DePaul on Saturday. Weisner also had 10 rebounds for the Pac-12 champion Beavers (31-4), the No. 2 seed in the Dallas Regional. They will play top-seeded Baylor (36-1) on Monday night with a Final Four berth on the line. Sydney Wiese added 13 points for Oregon State, including consecutive 3-pointers in an early 90-second span when the Beavers went ahead to stay. Ruth Hamblin also scored 13 points. DePaul (27-9) was in its fourth Sweet 16 under 30-year coach Doug Bruno, but has never gotten farther in the tournament. Jessica January had 20 points for DePaul, while Jacqui Grant had 15 and Mart’e Grays 14. (2) Texas 72 (3) UCLA 64

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Imani Boyette scored 18

points and grabbed 10 rebounds to lead second-seeded Texas to a come-from-behind 72-64 win over UCLA on Saturday in a Bridgeport Regional semifinal. Brooke McCarty added 15 points for the Longhorns (314), who will play in their first regional final since 2003. Monique Billings scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for UCLA, which finishes its season at 26-9. Jordin Canada also had 20 points for the third-seeded Bruins. UCLA led by 10 points in the second quarter, five points at the half and 54-48 after three quarters. But Texas scored the first 10 points of the fourth to take a 58-54 lead, and did not trail again. UCLA missed its last nine shots. Texas will play UConn in the regional final. The top-seeded Huskies routed Mississippi State 98-38 in Saturday’s first semifinal. The Associated Press

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Virginia knocking on door of Final Four By JAY COHEN The Associated Press CHICAGO — Before every game, the door knocker comes out, and each of the Virginia Cavaliers takes a turn. While the swings are different for each player, the message is the same. Just keep going. “We don’t want to take steps back,” junior guard London Perrantes said Saturday. “We want to keep on knocking until the door opens for us.” The next door for the topseeded Cavaliers (29-7) leads to the Final Four in Houston, but standing in the way is resurgent Syracuse (22-13) after a late slide almost led to another empty March for the Orange. With coach Jim Boeheim deftly pulling the right strings on

his tricky, 2-3 matchup zone, 10th-seeded Syracuse is allowing 53.7 points per game in the NCAA Tournament. The Orange appeared to be in big trouble in the Midwest Regional semifinals against Gonzaga, but used their fullcourt pressure to rally for a 63-60 win and an all-ACC rematch against Virginia. “They’re a very disciplined team, and we’ve just got to be smart defensively and offensively, as well,” said Michael Gbinije, who scored 20 points against the Bulldogs, including a go-ahead layup with 22 seconds left. The Orange visited Virginia on Jan. 24, and the Cavaliers used a strong finish to secure a 73-65 victory. Syracuse trailed 49-48 with 5:58 to go before Malcolm Brogdon hit con-

secutive 3-pointers to help Virginia pull away. The Cavaliers shot 56.8 percent from the field in their third consecutive victory against the Orange. It was the highest shooting percent against Syracuse since North Carolina State shot 57.7 percent in the Orange’s 88-72 victory on Dec. 17, 2011. “It’s a good zone. You have to be able to attack it in different ways,” Virginia coach Tony Bennett said. “You have to knock down some shots. The ball has to move, you have to dent it off the dribble, get on the glass, different kinds of things. “I just think I have the guys that have the right spacing and the right mindset, and these are the guys who have made the shots and made the plays.”

Mostly known for its defense since Bennett took over in 2009, Virginia is averaging 80.7 points and shooting 55.7 percent from the field in the NCAA Tournament. Led by Anthony Gill’s 23 points, the Cavaliers placed four players in double figures in their 84-71 win against Iowa State in the regional semifinals. “They have a very, very good defensive system, and they have a much better than people think offensive system, as well,” Boeheim said, “and that’s why they’ve had the success they have.” Here are a couple more things to watch when the Cavaliers and Orange play their third NCAA Tournament game in the series between the schools: AT STAKE: Virginia is going

for its third consecutive 30-win season and the school’s third appearance in the Final Four. It also made it in 1981 and 1984. Syracuse is trying for its first Final Four since 2013 and No. 6 overall. It also made it in 1975, 1987, 1996 and 2003. GBINIJE VS. VIRGINIA: Gbinije also had four rebounds, three assists, two steals and two blocked shots against Gonzaga. The graduate student, who is from Richmond, Virginia, leads the Orange with 17.8 points and 4.3 assists per game. “I enjoy playing against teams from Virginia just because I’m from Virginia, and there’s a sense of familiarity,” said Gbinije, who scored 24 points in the January loss to the Cavaliers.

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North Carolina head coach Roy Williams, right, and the Tar Heels will face Notre Dame in the East Region championship game today in Philadelphia.

North Carolina, Fighting Irish are no strangers By JIM O’CONNELL The Associated Press

tional championship game. North Carolina players look to another matchup the PHILADELPHIA — The Tar Heels had with Notre day before North Carolina Dame that turned the season and Notre Dame were to around. On Feb. 6, the Fightmeet for a berth in the Final ing Irish won at home, 80-76, Four, the talk around the and the Tar Heels say that Wells Fargo Center was second half is what turned about a game played two around for them and they weeks ago. have gone 12-2 since that loss. That would have been the “First thing we’ve learned semifinals of the Atlantic is that defense wins champiCoast Conference Tournaonships. We’ve really played ment, a 78-47 victory for well defensively especially at North Carolina over the the end of the first half and Fighting Irish. A 31-point beginning of the second. And blowout just 15 days ago. that’s basically what we “I misplaced it,” Notre learned mostly out of that Dame coach Mike Brey said game,” said Brice Johnson, about the game tape. “Those North Carolina’s leading are the ones that you burn, scorer (16.8) and rebounder you don’t go back to. But cer- (10.5). “We can’t let up on tainly you have to learn from them because they’re a very it and we’ve talked about it a good team and they will little bit in practice.” make runs during the game. Since that loss Notre Dame And that’s pretty much it.” has become the comeback This is North Carolina’s kids of the NCAA Tourna26th regional final and the ment. The Fighting Irish Tar Heels have gone on the have trailed in the second Final Four a record 18 times, half of all three of their the last in 2009 when they games and two have come won the last of their five nadown to the final seconds. tional championships. “They’re playing at a really For Notre Dame this is its high level right now. But I seventh regional final and think we are as well,” Notre the Fighting Irish won once, Dame forward Steve Vasturia its only Final Four appearsaid. “So especially with one ance in 1978. day to get ready for them, North Carolina’s Marcus we’re so familiar with what Paige, who got the Tar Heels’ they do and they know what Sweet 16 win over Indiana we do. So I think mainly for off to great start with four us just going out there and 3-pointers, brought it all focusing on what we do best back to what Sunday night’s and playing with nothing to game really means. lose and that should be good “Revenge can’t be the only enough for us.” motivating factor in a game The matchup between top- that gets you to the Final seeded North Carolina (31-6) Four. That’s the biggest and sixth-seeded Notre Dame thing. This game is to go to (24-11) in the East is just one the Final Four,” he said. “I of two all-ACC regional fidon’t care what happened in nals. In the Midwest, topthe past. And I’m sure they seeded Virginia meets 10thdon’t either. This is a oneseeded Syracuse, guaranteegame opportunity to change ing the ACC a team in the na- your season.”

MEN’S NCAA TOURNAMENT EAST REGIONAL At Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Notre Dame 61, Wisconsin 56 North Carolina 101, Indiana 86 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Notre Dame vs. North Carolina, 8:40 pm. SOUTH REGIONAL At KFC YUM! Center Louisville, Ky. Regional Semifinals Thursday, March 24 Villanova 92, Miami 69 Kansas 79, Maryland 63 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Villanova vs. Kansas MIDWEST REGIONAL At The United Center Chicago Regional Semifinals Friday, March 25 Virginia 84, Iowa State 71 Syracuse 63, Gonzaga 60 Regional Championship Sunday, March 27 Virginia vs. Syracuse, 6 p.m. WEST REGIONAL At The Honda Center Anaheim, Calif. Thursday, March 24 Oklahoma 77, Texas A&M 63 Oregon 82, Duke 68 Regional Championship Saturday, March 26 Oklahoma 80, Oregon 68 FINAL FOUR At NRG Stadium Houston National Semifinals Saturday, April 2 South champ vs. Oklahoma East champ vs. Midwest champ National Championship Monday, April 4 Semifinal winners

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need the help. “Buddy just makes shots,” From Page B1 Kruger said. “He’s just unbelievable. He shoots with great to his Final Four hat. “As a confidence and doesn’t force kid, you dream of having many. He got it going early, games like this. ... I’m just and he made some big shots happy that we all made it, and there in the second half to we’ve just got to finish it out.” keep them from cutting into Jordan Woodard added 13 the lead, too.” points for the Sooners (29-7), Elgin Cook scored 24 points who streaked to an 18-point for the Ducks (31-7), whose 11lead in the first half and never game winning streak ended let the Ducks back in it. Okla- one game shy of the second homa is in the Final Four for Final Four in school history. the fifth time in school history, “No one expected it,” Cook and coach Lon Kruger is back said. “We were confident. We in college basketball’s biggest believed in each other, but this showcase for the second time hurts a lot.” after a 22-year absence. Hield scored 17 points in the “It’s about seeing the feelfirst half, capped by drilling ings of satisfaction on the his fifth 3-pointer from three players’ faces,” Kruger said. steps behind the line with 4 “They feel good about this seconds left to put the Sooners right now, but they’ll feel even up 48-30 at the break. better about it years from now. He hit two more huge They’ve got a special, special 3-pointers down the stretch, spot.” including a graceful, highThe regional final was a arching shot with 4:20 to play monument to the formidable that pushed Oklahoma’s lead talent of Hield, the Sooners’ back to 17 points. senior star who passed on “I thought he had a phenomNBA riches for another enal game,” Oregon coach chance to reach the Final Dana Altman said. “And every Four. time I felt like we were getting He carved up the Ducks’ de- ready to do something, he fense from all distances with would jump up and make a his smooth outside shot and a shot.” knack for momentum-swingOregon had beaten six ing buckets. NCAA Tournament-bound Even Orange County resiteams by double digits during dent Kobe Bryant watched ad- its winning streak, but Oklamiringly from the stands, homa’s outside shooting and prompting some Oregon play- rebounding led to a first-half ers to compare Hield to the hole that was too deep for the Lakers’ retiring superstar. Pac-12 champions. Hield had “I’m not Kobe Bryant,” the highest-scoring perforHield said with an embarmance against the Ducks all rassed grin. “They should not season. compare me. I just make shots. With this breakthrough win, Me and Kobe (are) in two difthe 22-year-old Hield’s senior ferent classes.” year has become everything he The Sooners have never won anticipated when he decided to a title, but Hield’s talent sugstay at Oklahoma for a fourth gests history could be made in season. The two-time Big 12 Houston. Their traveling fans Player of the Year scored at serenaded him with chants of least 30 points for the 12th time “Buddy! Buddy!” after the this season and matched his final whistle. career high for 3-pointers, Sure, he didn’t have an aswhile his 37 points were his sist in 39 minutes. Hield didn’t third-best total of the season.

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From Page B1 Thursday night before ACC schools went 4 for 4 in the Friday night games. As the top seeds in their regions, North Carolina and Virginia expected to be here. Notre Dame, the No. 6 seed in the East, and Syracuse, the 10th seed in the Midwest, were the ones left standing after some higher seeds from the other power conferences went down in earlier rounds. It’s the first time that one conference has placed four teams in the Elite Eight since 2009 — when the old Big East had Connecticut, Villanova, Louisville and Pittsburgh make it this far. The ACC is assured at least 19 wins in the tournament, breaking the record of 18 set by the Big East in 1985 — when that league put three teams in the Final Four. Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim says it’s “too simplistic” to measure the strength of a conference by its success in the tournament, though he added that “it certainly is relevant.” “What does it really all

mean?” he asked rhetorically, then added with a chuckle: “Nothing.” These regional finals and one of the two Final Four matchups look an awful lot like the bracket at the ACC Tournament two weeks ago in Washington. North Carolina’s path to its first national championship game since 2009 — first Notre Dame, then Virginia — could be identical to the one it took to the ACC title. The Tar Heels routed the Irish 78-47 in the ACC semifinals before edging the Cavaliers 61-57 in the league title game. “I guess if I was (Notre Dame), I would try to use that ACC game — like if it was us that got blown out, we would be talking about that nonstop up until the game,” North Carolina guard Marcus Paige said. “But at the same time, revenge can’t be the only motivating factor in a game that gets you to the Final Four. That’s the biggest thing. This game is to go to the Final Four. “I don’t care what happened in the past,” he added. “And I’m sure they don’t either. This is a one-game opportunity to change your season.”

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Top-ranked Lydia Ko takes 3-shot Kia lead CARLSBAD, Calif. — Topranked Lydia Ko made three straight birdies early on the back nine Saturday in the Kia Classic and finished with a 5-under 67 to take a threestroke lead. Ko birdied Nos. 11-13 and closed with five straight pars to reach 14-under 202 at Aviara in the final event before the major ANA Inspiration next week in Rancho Mirage. “I’d rather be a couple shots ahead than a couple shots behind,” Ko said. “But the girls are playing great golf. The course is tough, but still, the scores are out there. So I’ve just got to focus on my game. Anything can happen.” The 18-year-old New Zealander saved par with a 10-foot putt on the par-4 18th, and has played bogey-free since her second hole in the first round. She won five times last season and is coming off second-place finish last week in Phoenix in the Founders Cup. “I struck the ball really well,” Ko said. “I think almost the harder part was that because I was giving myself a lot of opportunities, it almost felt like I wasn’t putting good, but I was stroking good and holing a few putts here and there. I’m really proud with the way I played today. Obviously, I’ve got to take the positives and the confidence going into tomorrow.” Sung Hyun Park, Brittany Lang and second-round leader Jenny Shin were tied for second. Park had five straight birdies on Nos. 12-16, made a double bogey on par-5 17th, and closed with a birdie for a 68. Lang had a 70, making three birdies and four bogeys on the back nine. Shin shot 71. Second-ranked Inbee Park was 10 under after a 70.

Poulter shoots 68 to take Puerto Rico Open lead RIO GRANDE, Puerto Rico — Ian Poulter shot a 4-under 68 on Saturday at windy Coco

Beach to take the third-round lead in the PGA Tour’s Puerto Rico Open. Playing the event for the first time after failing to qualify for the Match Play tournament in Texas, Poulter had an 11-under 205 total. The Englishman bogeyed the par-4 13th and rebounded with birdies on the par-5 15th and par-3 16th. He’s winless since the 2012 World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions in China. Tony Finau, Jonathan Byrd and Steve Marino were a stroke back. Finau shot 67, Byrd 68, and Marino 69. Puerto Rico’s Rafael Campos, the leader after each of the first two rounds, had a 72 to drop into a tie for fifth at 9 under with Scott Brown (67) and Aaron Baddeley (69).

Nadal retires in 3rd set at Miami against Dzumhur KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. — Rafael Nadal faded in the subtropical heat and retired after falling behind in the third set of his opening match Saturday at the Miami Open against Damir Dzumhur. The No. 5-seeded Nadal trailed 2-6, 6-4, 3-0 when he called it quits after losing a point to fall behind 30-15. He had earlier consulted with a trainer at his chair between games three times, and had his blood pressure checked. The match lasted less than two hours, but the weather was sunny and humid, with a temperature approaching 90 degrees and even higher on the stadium hardcourt. Nadal, a 14-time Grand Slam champion, hasn’t won a tournament since August. But it had been 443 matches since he retired in the 2010 Australian Open quarterfinals against Andy Murray. Key Biscayne remains one of the biggest tournaments Nadal has never won. He’s 0-4 in finals. The Associated Press

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Jordan Spieth reacts to his shot on the 15th hole during his Round-of-16 match against Louis Oosthuizen at the Dell Match Play Championship on Saturday at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas.

Spieth loses match, top ranking at Match Play By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

their matches. Day won two of the first three holes to pull away from Brooks Koepka, AUSTIN, Texas — Jordan closing him out on the 16th Spieth lost his match. Then hole. McIlroy ran off four he lost his No. 1 ranking. birdies in six holes for a Jason Day assured a return 4-and-3 victory over Chris to the top of the world rankKirk. ing Saturday when he adLouis Oosthuizen, who vanced to the semifinals of eliminated Spieth with a the Dell Match Play. His re4-and-2 victory in the mornward is to face Rory McIlroy, ing, took advantage of Dustin who ran his unbeaten streak Johnson’s blunders in the to 12 matches in this event quarterfinals to win, 2 and 1. and needs two more to join Rafa Cabrera Bello of Spain Tiger Woods as the only play- also advanced to the semifiers to win in consecutive nals by beating Ryan Moore, 2 years. and 1. “It’s been a bit of an up and McIlroy and Day have down week, especially emonever faced each other in tionally,” said Day, who conmatch play. sidered withdrawing Wednes“I’ve love to play Jason,” day night when his back McIlroy said. “I’d really relish seized up on him. “It’s been it. He’s playing really well at quite amazing to be able to the minute, coming off a win start the week, not really last week. I’d be really up for thinking I’m going to be able it. It’s a big match.” to play with what happened Spieth won’t be around for Wednesday, and then turn all the excitement. around and I’m No. 1 in the He struck the ball poorly on world. It’s a strange feeling. the range, tried to find a I’m glad I stuck it out.” quick fix on the golf course Even with the local star and never had a chance. He gone, Match Play has a heavy- made putts of 12 feet and 25 weight battle on Sunday feet on the opening two holes morning. This is only the sec- to keep from falling behind, ond time since the Match Play but couldn’t keep that up. began in 1999 that the No. 2 “I didn’t make it very hard (Day) and No. 3 (McIlroy) on Louis today, which is unseeds have met in the semififortunate,” said Spieth, who nals. lost holes with three bogeys Day and McIlroy were all and a double bogey. “I was off square going to the back in from when I hit my first 10

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shots on the range. I’ve had incredible control of the ball this week and of my wedges. I’m not exactly sure what happened.” Spieth led a trail of Americans to the airport. There were 11 Americans in the round of 16 at the start of the day, none at the end of it. This is the first time since 2010 that no Americans advanced to the semifinals. Day has played the fewest holes this week — 69 holes over five rounds — helped by an ill Paul Casey pulling out after six holes on Thursday. Day and Oosthuizen are the only players left who have yet to play the 18th hole in competition. Day squared the match against Koepka on the eighth hole, pulled ahead with a birdie on No. 10 and then hit out of the bunker to about 20 feet for an eagle that was conceded to go 2 up. Koepka never won another hole. McIlroy’s toughest work came in the morning against Zach Johnson, who battled McIlroy to the very end. McIlroy was leading 1 up when he hit wedge to 3 feet on the 18th that seemingly wrapped up the match, except that Johnson made a 20-foot birdie putt and McIlroy had to roll in his birdie to win. Oosthuizen reached the semifinals for the first time.

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Warriors hit 21 threes, beat Mavs for 65th win By JOSH DUBOW The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; After a record-setting night of 3-pointers for Golden State, coach Steve Kerrâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s focus was more on deficiencies at the other end of the court that nearly cost his team a game against an undermanned opponent. Klay Thompson scored 40 points and Stephen Curry added 33 as the Splash Brothers combined for 14 3-pointers in all in a 128-120 victory Friday night over a Dallas Mavericks team missing Dirk Nowitzki and two other starters. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our defense was horrific,â&#x20AC;? Kerr said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dallas exposed us and they ran great stuff and they made shots and deserve all the credit in the world. But our defense was horrific. We lost focus time after time.â&#x20AC;? Thompson and Curry made sure it didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter. Their long-range shooting helped Golden State make 21 3-pointers in all to give the team a record 938 on the season, breaking the mark of 933 set by Houston last season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty sweet,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The game is kind of changing and I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the forefront of that. Our teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shooting ability is second to none.â&#x20AC;? Draymond Green added 19 Marcio Jose Sanchez/The Associated Press points as the Warriors won Golden Stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Stephen Curry, right, drives past Dallasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Dwight Powell their 52nd straight regularon Friday in Oakland, Calif.Golden State won 128-120. season home game and improved their record to 65-7 following a 67-win season a year ago. The only other team to win at least 65 games in consecutive seasons was Chicago in 1995-96 and 1996-97. The Bulls won a record 72 games that first season, a mark the Warriors remain on target to beat after their latest win. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We know we can make history,â&#x20AC;? Thompson said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good motivator itself.â&#x20AC;? Wesley Matthews scored 26 points and J.J. Barea added 21 for the short-handed Mavericks, who were without Nowitzki, Devin Harris and Chandler Parsons. David Lee added 12 points, nine rebounds and six assists in his first game back in Oakland since winning the championship with Golden State last season. Dallas fell into a tie for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with Utah. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shown that we can compete with everybody in the league. The important thing now is getting there,â&#x20AC;? coach Rick Carlisle said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next 10 games are going to tell the story.â&#x20AC;? The Warriors opened up an 18-point lead in the third quarter before Dallas fought back to get the deficit into single digits early in the fourth three times. Thompson responded with 3-pointers each time to restore the double-digit margin. The Mavericks then closed to 116-113 with just over three minutes remaining on a 3-pointer by Charlie Villanueva. But Harrison Barnes hit a turnaround jumper and Curry scored on a coast-to-coast layup with help from a slick behind-the-back dribble to elude Zaza Pachulia to make it 120-113 with 2:33 remaining. Curry was involved in one of the few plays that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work on a night dominated by the offenses. Late in the second quarter, he found himself all alone behind the 3-point line. Thompson raised his arms in celebration and started back down to the other end of the court, so sure that Curry would make the open 3. The only problem was Curry decided to pass to an equally open Thompson. The ball hit off Thompson and was nearly a turnover. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I thought he was hotter than I was at the time, so I wanted to give it up,â&#x20AC;? Curry said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad decision.â&#x20AC;? Curry made up for that blunder when he hit a 33-footer punctuated by a shimmy dance just before the halftime buzzer to make it 72-58.

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Hawks top Pistons to end win streak UBURN HILLS, Mich. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Paul Millsap had 23 points and nine rebounds, and the Atlanta Hawks snapped the Detroit Pistonsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; five-game winning streak with a 112-95 victory Saturday night. The Hawks have won 13 of their last 16 and moved a game ahead of Miami atop the Southeast Division. The Pistons remained two games ahead of Chicago for the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, since the Bulls lost to Orlando on Saturday. Andre Drummond had 19 points and 17 rebounds for Detroit, but the Pistons couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recover from a poor first quarter. Atlanta never trailed and led by as many as 20 in the fourth. Cavaliers 107 Knicks 93

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; LeBron James had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in his third triple-double of the season, Kevin Love added 28 points and 12 rebounds, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the New York Knicks 107-93 on Saturday night. Even with Kyrie Irving resting, the Cavaliers easily bounced back from a loss in Brooklyn on Thursday, shutting the Knicks down in the first half and pulling away when the lead got down to 10 in the fourth quarter. J.R. Smith finished with 13 points in the Cavsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; sixth

straight victory over the Knicks. Magic 111 Bulls 89

ORLANDO, Fla. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Orlando journeyman center Dewayne Dedmon scored a career-high 18 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, Jason Smith added 14 off the bench and the Magic dealt the Chicago Bulls a blow to their fading playoff hopes with a 111-89 win. Elfrid Payton scored 15 points and had 10 assists and Evan Fournier added 12 points for the Magic who snapped a six-game skid. The Bulls (36-36), fighting to climb back into the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, dropped their third straight game as they try to catch surging Detroit. Nets 120 Pacers 110

NEW YORK â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Brook Lopez scored 23, Bojan Bogdanovic added 18, and the Brooklyn Nets beat the Indiana Pacers 120-110 on Saturday. Sergey Karasev added a career-high 17 points for the Nets, who took a 104-102 lead on Bogdanovicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 3-pointer with 5:41 remaining. Lopez then scored nine consecutive points for Brooklyn before Bogdanovic nailed a contested 3-pointer to put Brooklyn ahead 116-110 with 39 seconds remaining. The Associated Press

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Above left, local social worker and artist Kathy Cheek painted this Easter egg with a rabbit and flowers, themselves symbols of spring and Easter. She used acrylic paint, which is more durable than egg dye. PHOTOS BY IVY MOORE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Above right, Betty Reese of Elephant Ear Gallery painted this egg using acrylics. She said it is raw, coated with polyurethane, and that it will eventually dry completely, making it a permanent decoration —provided no one drops it from too high an altitude.

Irises, also a sign of spring, cover this egg decorated by Jan Dittmar. The dogwood tree’s blossom is seen by many as a representation of the cross. Some people believe the cross Jesus was crucified on was made from the dogwood; however, that story is not true. Dogwoods do not grow naturally in Israel or the surrounding areas.

Potter Laura Cardello’s egg is shiny and abstract. There is no set design for Easter eggs; their decorations are left solely to the ones dyeing or painting them.

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Carl Faberge created many elaborate, jewel-encrusted “eggs” from about 1885 until the Russian Revolution. Of about 50 he made for the Russian imperial family, only 43 survive. Jennifer Franklin works on an Easter egg design last week. She and Jan Dittmar, both pottery students of Laura Cardello, met at Cardello’s home to decorate eggs on St. Patrick’s Day.

Jan Dittmar, Jennifer Franklin, Laura Cardello and Olivia Tucker couldn’t quite fit all their eggs in one basket after an afternoon of egg dyeing and decorating at Cardello’s home on St. Patrick’s Day. Olivia Tucker’s egg, right, sits in a sake cup for its portrait.

Easter symbols, traditions have Christian, pagan origins BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

t’s Easter, when more Americans attend church than on any

other Sunday throughout the year. Besides being one of the holiest days in the Christian calendar and a time of great rejoicing, Easter has many traditions and symbols associated with it, some Christian and some pagan. The most widely recognized

symbol of Christ, or God, is the lamb. One might wonder then why it’s eaten at Easter by so many Christians. In the book of Genesis, Abraham sacrifices a lamb rather than his son Isaac during a test of his faith. Early Christians believed meeting a lamb at Easter was lucky. In the 8th century, a prayer for blessing the lambs was written by Benedictine monks, and a few centuries later, the pope started the practice of cooking an entire lamb on Easter. Nowadays, many people shape lambs out of butter and cook lamb, although not many roast an entire one. While that doesn’t exactly answer the question of why the “lamb of God (agnus dei)”

is the meat of choice for the holy day, perhaps it does put the custom in perspective. Aside from the lamb and the cross or crucifix, we are reminded of Easter by the coloring and hunting of eggs, the Easter Bunny and other familiar objects and events. How much do we know about these?

ter” mean? 7. Why is the dogwood tree a symbol of Easter for some people? 8. Why do we call a certain flower the “Easter” lily? 9. Why do we have sunrise services on Easter Sunday? 10. Aside from the children’s verse, what are Hot Cross Buns?

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1. Early Christians wore white linen robes, which symbolized rebirth and new life, on Easter Sunday. Constantine, the first Christian Roman emperor, decreed in 300 B.C. that his followers wear their best clothes on Easter. Later, wearing new clothes was customary at the end of Lent because many

1. Why do we wear new clothes to church on Easter? 2. Why do we decorate and hide eggs? 3. Where did the Easter Bunny originate? 4. What about the Easter parade? 5. What is a Faberge egg? 6. What does the word “Eas-

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Christians had been wearing the same clothes for most or all of the 40 days. 2. The egg is an ancient pagan symbol of new life. To Christians, eggs symbolize Jesus’ resurrection — emerging from the tomb as chicks do from eggs. Some people believe that people began decorating eggs eight centuries ago, when it was forbidden to eat them during Lent, the 40 solemn days before Easter, when people fasted and denied themselves certain “luxuries.” At the end of Lent, they decorated the eggs to mark the end of the period, then ate them to celebrate the anniversary of Christ’s rising

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Dove season shortened; more Laidlaw tears 75 YEARS AGO – 1941 Aug. 18 – 24

1966 — Herbert Moses, who reached his 90th birthday today, is one nonagenarian who doesn’t believe in retirement. Now in his 48th year with Henry P. Moses Co., “Mr. Herbert” reports for duty every day at the local real estate firm.

A countywide Negro farm and 4-H club picnic was held at Bethel Baptist Church near Tindal with a total attendance of 800. Eddie Butler, chairman of the Better Farm Living Club, Tindal, presided. The program “Better Farm Living for Home and National Defense” featured J.B. Bowens, student at Morris College; Eddie Right, community leader, Tindal; Marion W. McLester, president of Sumter County Council of Farm Men and Women; James Brown, community leader, DuBose; and Annie Dennis, teacher and farmer, Rembert. The 4-H program, “Raising Hogs at a Profit,” was presented by Sidney McCleary Jr., who fed a litter of 12 pigs for 163 days. At the end of this time they

weighed 2,155 pounds. For this outstanding record, he was awarded a scholarship of $100 a year for four years by Sears-Roebuck & Co. to take a course in agriculture at State A&M College, Yesteryear Orangeburg. in Sumter • Eleven men left SAMMY WAY Selective Service Board 76 this morning for Fort Jackson, where they will be inducted into the U.S. Army. They were Oren Eugene Beasley, Lafayette Bagnal Adams, Sumner Jewell Smith, Thomas Boyd Rhame, Charles Herman Belk, Reuben Brody, Robert Moren Martin, Frank Irwin Grooms, Harry Dennis Schum-

acher, Kenneth Rockwell Young and Vernon Wallis Baldwin. • Officers of the city police department will begin issuing warnings to citizens creating unnecessary noise, Chief Kirven announced today. The anti-noise drive is the result of a number of complaints which have been coming in to the office of the chief of police about persons blowing horns unnecessarily, particularly early in the morning in residential sections, and on Main Street at lunchtime. There have also been objections to cars being driven without mufflers and motorcycles with cutouts. • Clifton G. Brown, Sumter lawyer, who holds a first lieutenant’s commission in the U.S. Army reserve, leaves

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YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 Friday for the air base at Albany, Georgia, where he will begin a tour of active duty with the Army. Brown will be attached to the air corps in a non-flying status. A graduate of the Citadel and the law school of University of South Carolina, he became a member of the Sumter County bar association July 12 this year. • Representatives from Sumter County Health Department, as shown in a report submitted to the county board of commissioners, visited more than 2,000 persons during the year ending June 30, 1941. Patients seen by the health department doctor numbered 769; nurses saw 1,295. The total number of laboratory examinations made during the year was 3,056, and 561 visits were made by the sanitarian. Personnel of the department, which was reorganized as a full-time county health department in July, includes Dr. E.A. Heise, director; Rhett Nicholson Jr., sanitarian; Mrs. Lula B. Exum, Mrs. Cora Mae Douglas and Miss Frances Entzminger, county nurses; and Miss Lulie Folsom, clerk. • Chief Game Warden A.A. Richardson said today the open season on doves in South Carolina would be shortened because of a scarcity of birds. The 1941-42 season for the entire state will run from Dec. 1 to Jan. 11 with a bag limit of 12 and a possession limit of 15. He said the fish and wildlife service of the department of the interior announced the shortened season was because of a decrease in the dove population in part because of storms last winter that killed thousands of birds. • David Cuttino III, son of Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Cuttino Jr., is a member of the Apollo Boys’ Choir which was scheduled to play at Edmunds High School. The choir, composed of 20 boys, selected from various states, is spending the summer at a camp near Asheville, North Carolina. In winter, they stay at Sanford, Florida. Their daily schedule includes from two to three hours a day in rehearsal.

50 YEARS AGO — 1966 June 20-26 Sumter’s P-15’s try to shake off a two-game losing streak when they take on Manning’s American Legion nine tonight at Riley Park. Coach Bernie Jones has not indicated who his starter will be, but it is expected to be either Billy Ardis or Gerald Enter. Highlighting tonight’s game will be the reunion of the 1950 Sumter State Championship team. Most of the members of that squad, one of the greatest in Sumter history, have indicated that they will be on hand for tonight’s festivities. The team’s most famous member, New York Yankee second baseman Robert (Bobby) Richardson, will also be present. • When Jim Kronberg arrived at Clemson to participate in a biology institute, he was making the fourth trip he has won through his science activities since December 1965. Kronberg, a rising senior at Edmunds High School and son of Mr. and Mrs. T.G. Kronberg of Sumter, has received a National Science Foundation grant to attend the six-week institute for high-ability secondaryschool students. • Mendel “Bubba” Stafford, South Carolina AAA high school champion in the 100yard dash, will attend Baptist College at Charleston this fall. Stafford, who graduated from Sumter’s Edmunds High School, has been clocked in the 100 at 10.0 and in the 220-yard dash in 22.2. • The Sumter County Board of Commissioners moved closer to a solution of the Second Mill problem at its monthly meeting. Executive Clerk to the Board E.M. DuBose read a recommendation by the County Planning Board and the City Planning Commission that the county and city acquire the lake and

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1941 — Jane Cooper, Sumter girl, made her first solo flight at the Sumter airport this week. She is standing beside the plane she flew. Cooper was trained by Billy Lynam, manager of Sumter Aviation Service. adjacent swamp, restore the dam, and beautify the area. • When a man reaches 90 years of age, it’s a noteworthy accomplishment. When he reaches 90 and is still going to work every day, there’s a most unusual person involved. Herbert A. Moses celebrates his 90th birthday while 1966 marks his 48th year at Henry P. Moses Insurance Co. Born in 1876, “Mr. Herbert” remembers when downtown Sumter “looked like a village . . . there was a two-story frame building where Lawson’s Drug Store is now, and a frame house type office where the old Lee & Moise building is, with big frame offices in between.” • Miss Margie Kinney, of Home Federal Savings and Loan Association of Sumter, was honored with an Achievement Award at the fourth graduation exercises of the Pee Dee Area Chapter of the American Savings and Loan Institute in Florence. Miss Kinney also received a Certificate of Award, along with Mrs. Mary Davis and Miss Vera Alford of Home Federal, for satisfactory completion of the course of study in Teller Operations. • Sumter Raceway promoters John and George Rowland are offering a reward for the capture of the “Indian Rain Maker” who is bringing the rain at their quarter mile race track every other week. For the third time in two months, the rain was the winner of the over all competition. After five nights of racing, only once has a Ford driver been victorious in the Late Model Sportsman division. Lee Johnson, driving a 55 FoMoCo product was the “David” who slew the “Lions.” The “Lions” in this case are the Chevrolets. • Five new records were set in the City’s Swimming Meet at the Sumter Elks Club. Wade Kolb Jr. bettered two former marks. Kolb replaced Hugh Knight’s time of 51.1 seconds in the junior boy’s 70-yard butterfly with a time of 49.1, and had a 51.1 second win in the junior boys’ 70yard breaststroke to eclipse Mac Hill’s 1954 record of 52. Others setting records were J. P. Morris, Coty Cuttino, Virginia Boyle, Steve Guyton, Jane Lareau and Jud Cuttino, and Kent Mims was winner in the diving contest.

Hornets’ 19-hit assault with two homeruns and eight runs batted in. James Smith also homered and had six RBI. Tommy Williams and Donald Frierson both went 3 for 4. Jerome Davis went the distance on the mound to pick up the victory. • If the Federal Emergency Management Agency funds the repair of Second Mill dam, several Sumter County councilmen say they’ll push for more public access. Third District Councilman Chuck Fienning said that he, County Administrator Bill Noonan and 4th District Councilman Joe Davis plan to meet with some of the owners of the pond to kick off informal discussions on the matter. • About half of the Shaw Air Force Base troops deployed to the Middle East have come home. “We anticipate probably a couple more good-sized planeloads coming in, probably over the weekend,” Shaw spokesman Dave McMahon said, adding that planes carrying return-

ees land at the base almost daily. • Just seven months after threatening to close Sumter County Correctional Center for overcrowding violations, a state prison official praised the county’s efforts to alleviate the problem. But Blake Taylor, director of the S.C. Department of Corrections’ division of internal affairs, audits and inspections, warned Sumter County Council members not to ease up on their plans to build a larger jail and develop alternatives to imprisonment. • State inspectors have discovered more rips in a liner at the Laidlaw hazardous waste landfill near Pinewood, raising further questions about the integrity of the system designed to protect the earth and water below the 270-acre facility. A spokesman for Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. said the breaches are not proof the system is faulty. “There’s no question about the integrity of the liner system,” Dan Jones, the company’s vice president of public affairs, said. “It’s been proven time and time again.” • For the third consecutive quarter, Sumter Area Technical College has experienced an increase in enrollment over the same quarter for the previous year. At the end of the enrollment period for spring quarter, Sumter Tech’s enrollment showed an increase of at least 400 students. Dr. Herbert Robbins, the college’s president, is pleased with the steady increase in interest in the college. • Sumter High School took top honors in both the senior (12th grade) and team categories in USC Sumter’s Eighth Annual Math-Science Contest held on the Miller Road campus. “This was the biggest Math-Science Contest yet, both in terms of number of students and the number of schools participating,” according to biology professor Charles Denny, the competition’s founder and coordinator. • For 23 straight years, successful black executives have converged on Morris College for the school’s annual career awareness and planning seminar. This past week, men and women from some of America’s top companies told students that quality, effort and self-confidence are keys to success in the business world. The seminar is geared toward giving students a competitive edge in finding a job. • Sumter High School stu-

Morris College pounced on Denmark Tech for 14 runs in the first two innings and cruised to a 20-4 win at the Denmark Tech field. The Hornets put eight runs on the scoreboard in the top of the first. Chico Carter led the

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dents Dan Cude and Hal Atkinson have been selected as semifinalists in the National Beta Club Scholarship Program. Out of 996 candidates for the program from across the United States, Cude and Atkinson are part of the top 223 chosen as semifinalists. • Running a road race was the last thing on Jim Eastman’s mind just a week ago. He was more interested in getting reacquainted with the family he hadn’t seen for seven months. Eastman, who is stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, returned from Saudi Arabia as a part of Operation Desert Storm. He was there from the beginning. Less than a week of preparation was apparently enough for Eastman as he defended his men’s overall title in The Item/Park Inn/ Safe Federal Credit Union Road Race with a time of 16 minutes, 6 seconds. • Bob Sharp was the winner of the Parts Express Limited Sportsman main event at Sumter Rebel Speedway. Sharp started on the outside pole with a qualifying time of 15.67. Lee Mintz started on the inside position with the fastest qualifying time of 15.39. Sharp took the lead at the start with Mintz applying pressure in a close second. Mintz made several close, but unsuccessful, attempts to take the top spot in the early laps. • One meet record was tied and another broken as track teams representing 14 high schools competed in the annual Sumter Optimist Relays at Sumter Memorial Stadium. The Sumter High boys shuttle hurdles team, comprising Norman Greene, Kenya Evans, Andre Cook and Vince Bradley, set a meet record with a time of 1:02.1. Greene, who finished with three gold medals, and South Florence’s Alicia Daniels, who had two, were voted the outstanding male and female athlete, respectively, of the meet. • Hope, despair, hope, despair, hope, despair, hope. And, finally, resignation. The Sumter High soccer team took head Coach Jimmy Watson for another emotional roller coaster ride. The Gamecocks’ 2-1 loss to Lancaster at Sumter Memorial Stadium was a microcosm of the team’s season to date — a season in which the Gamecocks have yet to win in six regular-season attempts.

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An assembly line is seen in this shot taken during the opening of Campbell Soup Co. in 1966.

Mid-1960s building boom brings rapid growth to Sumter T his article and

next week’s Re-

flections revisit

Sumter 50 years ago,

when the city was experiencing a period of unprecedented growth. This ex-

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fected all facets of

our economy, both residential and industrial. Local residents were constantly aware of the sounds of bulldozers and other heavy equipment in addition to the banging of hammers and the whining of power saws.

In 1965, The Sumter Daily Item reported that the value of businesses and homes reached an all-time high value of more than $18,919,240. According to records kept during that time, the figure reflected the most prosperous year experienced by the city and immediate surrounding area. This article will feature photos of many of these new additions to the Sumter community with a brief description of each and the appraised value of each, where available. The information and photos used to prepare this article were obtained from The Item archives. The ensuing major construction projects were issued permits in the city during 1965 and are accompanied by the estimated cost of construction. It is important to note that we cannot feature every structure and in the second part we will select as many examples of homes and other buildings

that space will allow. Campbell Soup and Exide Battery were two major industries that chose to move to the Sumter area. These two facilities had a combined value estimated to be approximately $10,068,000. Both businesses were to be located in the Industrial Park south of Sumter off U.S. 15. On Jan. 28, 1966, W.M. Hodge was issued a permit to build 15 apartment units at 326 West Hampton Ave. valued at $90,000. The longawaited YMCA building located on Willow Drive was nearing completion and valued at $332,467. On Jan. 26, a permit was issued to Bible Fellowship to construct a $43,397 Sunday school building on Broad Street. In March and April of 1965, G.B. Nalley obtained permits for what was Sumter’s second major shopping center, Wesmark Plaza, with a value of approximately $192,000. On May 19,

Mayor W.A. “Bubba” McElveen cuts the ribbon to open a new Piggly Wiggly store near the Sumter County fairgrounds.

Mayor Richard Moses cuts the ribbon to open Kmart on Broad Street. a large metal warehouse was erected on Commerce Street by the Rowland Brothers. Maxwell Brothers and Blackwell had a masonry furniture retail store constructed on West Liberty Street. On June 11, the new colonial style Citizens and Southern National Bank to be located at 610 W.

Liberty St. was issued a building permit. A permit was also issued for a new Piggly Wiggly food store to build on West Liberty near the fairgrounds. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

Exide Battery moved to the Sumter area in the mid-1960s. The combined value of the Exide and Campbell Soup facilities, both on U.S. 15 South, was more than $10 million. The Downtowner Motor Inn on North Main Street at Loring Place opened in 1966 and is still in operation.

The YMCA was built between Miller Road and Willow Drive at a cost of more than $330,000. It is still in use.

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Vietnam War Commemoration Flag to fly Tuesday On Tuesday, March 29, the Vietnam War Commemoration Flag will be flown on the Sumter County Courthouse grounds in observance of the anniversary of the date in 1973 when the final U.S. ground troops left Vietnam.

On Jan. 27, 1973, Le Duc Tho of North Vietnam and Henry Kissinger of the United States signed the Paris Peace Accords, thus bringing to an end to the Vietnam War. Two months later, on March 29, President Richard Nixon withdrew the remaining 28,000 American troops from South Vietnam. At the same time, North Vietnam released nearly 600 American prisoners of war. Approximately 58,000 American soldiers had been killed during this nearly 10-year war. Sumter’s Home Chapter, National Daughters of the American Revolution, has received permission to have a Vietnam War Commemoration Flag flown on the Sumter County Courthouse grounds on March 29 to recognize this day 43 years ago, the last day U.S. troops were on the ground in Vietnam. DAR President Katherine Barrett encourages the public “if you know a Vietnam vet, please take the time to thank him or her for serving.”

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CLUB DIGEST SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION The annual business meeting of the association was held March 15 in the parish house at Church of the Holy Comforter. Floride McKoy presided and welcomed the 57 members in attendance. Ginger Jones presented a meditation and offered the opening prayer. Kathy Creech announced several local cultural events taking place. During the business session, members made a decision to donate two scholarships to Sumter Gallery of Art to be used to enable two young people to attend the gallery’s 2016 summer art camp. A decision was also made to make a donation to the Crestwood High School choir to assist in funding its upcoming trip to New York City, where the choir will perform at Carnegie Hall. Officers for the 2016-17 year were elected: Floride McKoy, president; Frances Betchman, vice president; Sue Tow-

SYMBOLS FROM PAGE C1 from the dead. It is likely that parents hid the colorful eggs for their children to find merely as an amusement. Egg rolls, the White House’s on Easter Monday especially, may have no religious significance; however, some people see the practice as symbolizing the stone being rolled away from Jesus’ tomb. 3. Rabbits, which are prolific producers of new bunnies, especially in springtime, remind many people of new life and thus the resurrection of Christ. Originally, they were believed to be the favorite animal of the goddess Eastre. German immigrants brought the whimsical idea of an egg-laying bunny to the U.S. in the 18th century. Chicks and ducklings, as they are hatched from eggs, also remind us of Easter. 4. The Easter parade also has its beginnings among the early Christians, who often walked together after Easter services, led by a priest carrying a crucifix or candle. These walks evolved into Easter parades, which today are mostly secular and an occasion to show off one’s new clothes, especially festive Easter bonnets. 5. Jeweler Peter Carl Faberge created a small number of elaborate “eggs,” many for the imperial family, notably Russian Tsars Alexander III and Nicholas II. Only 43 survive today. Faberge’s company stopped producing the now extremely valuable eggs in 1918 because of the Russian Revolution. Many jewelers and artists continue to create somewhat similar eggs today. 6. The word Easter is derived from an Old English word meaning “dawn.” Eoster or Eastre was the Great Mother Goddess worshiped by Northern Eu-

ery, recording secretary; Dotty Lyles, corresponding secretary; and Carla Young, treasurer. Refreshments were served by the hostess committee cochaired by Marie Hill and Mary Dallery. The floral centerpiece was created by Marie Penn.

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SUMTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Winners for February were: Feb. 3: 1st — Hugh Cook and Marie Mills; 2nd — Gary Harbath and Denis Harbath; Feb. 10: 1st —TIE — Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin; Feb. 17: 1st — Barbara James and Jimmie Ann Anderson; 2nd — TIE — Gary Harbath and Denis Harbath; Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin Feb. 24: 1st — TIE — Gary Harbath and Denis Harbath; Barbara James and Jimmie Ann Anderson; and 2nd — Hugh Cook and Marie Mills.

rope’s Saxon people. 7. Some people believe Christ was crucified on a cross made from the dogwood tree, which generally flowers during the Easter season; however, the dogwood tree does not grow naturally in Israel and its surrounding areas. Others believe that the shape and markings on the dogwood flower were caused by Christ himself as a reminder of the cross and the nails as a reminder of his suffering and death. Recent research suggests the cross was likely made of pine. 8. Easter lilies grow from bulbs buried in the ground that emerge in the spring. Their white, trumpet-shaped flowers remind us of purity and hope. 9. The service, which originated in colonial North Carolina with members of the Moravian faith, represents the dawn on the first Easter, as the sun revealed to the Virgin Mary that the stone had been rolled away from Jesus’ tomb and his body was not there. Sumter’s traditional sunrise service is at 7 a.m. today at Swan LakeIris Gardens on West Liberty Street. 10. Sweet and shiny, Hot Cross Buns are rounded and have a cross of frosting on top to symbolize to Christians the cross on which Christ was crucified. History tells us they were most likely an outgrowth of the pagan sacramental cakes eaten by Anglo-Saxons in honor of their goddess “Eastre.” The early Christian clergy couldn’t stop their use, so they “Christianized” them by blessing the buns and decorating them with the cross. How does that fit with the nursery rhyme? No one knows for sure, but another story associated with them dates back almost 200 years to a town in England, where a widow baked them for her son, expected to return home from sea on Good Friday.

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Robert Hill, a first-time customer of Sport Clips, trusted team member Caitlyn McLeod to trim his beard on Tuesday. “It seems friendly, and it’s a big change toward men’s hair. There are a lot of similarities to an old-fashioned barber,” Hill said. Sumter native and Sport Clips Haircuts founder Gordon Logan opened the salon in early March to coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament.

Score! Men get their own local salon Sport Clips, founded by Sumter native, opens spot on Broad Street

lons is that we average 15 haircuts an hour while others shoot for 30 an hour,” he said.

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he significance of Sport Clips Haircuts opening salon No. 1,500 in Sumter

doesn’t get lost on founder Gordon Logan. Logan likens the opening to a homecoming to a city where his family and friends nurtured the entrepreneurial spirit that he fine tuned while he completed an engineering degree at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, added an MBA while in the Air Force Reserves and passed the Certified Public Accountant exam while working for Price Waterhouse in 1979. Logan, who served as sports editor for the EdLOGAN mund High School newspaper and yearbook in Sumter during his senior year in 1964, launched the company in the early 1990s after getting into the salon business with a former MIT banker friend in 1979. In the late ’70s and through the ’80s, Logan watched as neighborhood barber shops closed, sending men and boys to women’s hairstylists and beauty shops dotted with Cosmopolitan and Glamour magazines instead of Sports Illustrated and Field and Stream.

Assistant Manager Keshia York cuts the hair of a young man on Tuesday. Sport Clips franchises feature multiple TVs, baseball park murals and even personal lockers for the team members, aka hairstylists.

SEEING AN OPPORTUNITY Many may have seen that as a natural transition during the period when men grew their hair longer and often had it styled — more conducive to hairNicholas Maternilck, 4, enjoys a shoulder massage given by team member Shelby Brown. stylists than barbers, who specialized in crew and buzz cuts. stole a glance at 4-year-old Nicholas customers, ages 11 through 64, pay $18 And while a few barber shops reMaternilck in the next chair enjoying a for a precision haircut; and those wantmain a bastion hideaway for men and neck and shoulder massage. At the ing the MVP service pay $23. MVP serboys to escape the effeminate world of same time, team manager Jennifer vice includes a precision haircut, hot beauty salons, Logan saw an opportusteamed towel treatment in a massaging McGee applied a hot towel wrap nity. around Michael Rosales’ face, then apchair, a massaging shampoo procedure “No one was paying attention to the and a relaxing treatment that includes a plied a massaging shampoo. men’s market,” Logan said. “Most men All three visibly transformed from vibrating and pulsating don’t look forward to stressed to relaxed. electronic massage. getting a haircut.” LEARN MORE “It’s a nice environment,” Hill said. The salon offers a $2 Logan changed that “It seems friendly, and it’s a big discount at each price by taking advantage of For more information about the level for military perchange toward men’s hair. There are a — and expanding on Sumter salon, go to www. sonnel and members of lot of similarities to an old-fashioned — that masculine barhaircutmenpatriotlandingsumtersc. Veterans of Foreign barber.” ber shop ambiance. com, or call (803) 469-2547. Wars. (The salon curBingo, said co-owner Zach Payer, Sport Clips has a rently offers the MVP who opened the Broad Street franchise. sports-bar quality — service at $18 to get He said the salon focuses although much more new customers familiar with the special on two main components: subdued and without alcohol — where treatment. There are also numerous customer service and a customers can view a number of TV coupon offers in the community.) quality haircut experience. sets and personalize one within their Payer, who along with own space that resembles a locker GIVING IT A TRY his co-owner wife, Sharoom where hairstylists, called team ron, come from sales members in Sport Clips, offer a variety On Tuesday, Robert Hill, a grocery backgrounds in Charlesof services. store dairy and frozen food manager in Z. PAYER ton, embrace the customFor Junior Varsity, boys ages 10 and Sumter, said he decided to try the MVP er service aspect of the business they under, and Seniors (beginning at age treatment after receiving a free coupon hope to capitalize on. 65), customers pay $14 for what the com- from Days Inn. Team member Caitlyn “What sets us apart from other sapany calls a “precision haircut;” Varsity McLeod even trimmed his beard as he

The Payers searched for entrepreneurial opportunities and discovered Sport Clips. At the same time, Sport Clips was recruiting potential investors. Founder Logan said the company looks for entrepreneurs who agree to invest in franchises by committing to opening a minimum of three salons within a three-year period. Each franchise requires a $150,000 to $325,000 investment and a royalty fee of 6 percent or about $300 to $450 a week. He said most investors qualify for Small Business Administration loans by paying 20 percent down on the franchise fee. And all the Payers had to do was open the Jan. 11 issue of Entrepreneur magazine to see that Sport Clips Haircuts had moved up 144 spots on the magazine’s “Franchise 500” list, from No. 160 in 2011 to No. 16 in 2016. The company will reach the $3 billion cumulative sales mark this year. Logan attributes that high ranking to only shuttering five salons in the last six years while reaching that 1,500 salon milestone. His team of 200 employees in the home office in Georgetown, Texas, research demographically situated location opportunities. They look for clusters of stores such as Wal-Mart, Target, Home Depot, Lowes, Best Buy, GameStop and Buffalo Wild Wings. The Sumter store on Broad Street sits just west of a Lowes, Wal-Mart and GameStop and shares a building with Buffalo Wild Wings at 2621 Broad St.

SLAM-DUNK IDEA Payer said he timed the salon’s opening with the NCAA basketball tournament to take advantage of the synergy of Buffalo Wild Wings which has a male-dominated, sports-minded clientele. The early March opening gave him two weeks to get the “team members” up to speed for the fullcourt press of March Madness that tipped off on St. Patrick’s Day. The company advertised adjacent to The Sumter Item’s NCAA men’s bracket to call attention to the salon’s proximity to Buffalo Wild Wings and spread coupons through local businesses. The idea created a slam dunk. During half-times and between games, customers rushed to the salon. Payer said he can track more than 250 basketball fans who bounced in on those four days. He hopes that creates rebound traffic. And the store has generated an interest with females who want to share the experience. After all, Sport Clips says it offers a family friendly environment. “Some women want to experience what their husband, brother or son experienced,” Payer said. “We do cut women’s hair,” he said. “We just don’t do chemicals or styles.” That’s why women have beauty salons.

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THE SUMTER ITEM MARRIAGE LICENSES • Eric Rodney White and Shanna Noel McDow • Brian Stephen Lardner and Mia Kristeen Bartelt, both of Glencoe, Minnesota • Larry Wayne Coker Jr. and Dana Mar-Lee Chapman • Jason Todd Watkins and Racheal Marie Ritchie of Shaw Air Force Base • Aaron Wayn Wollenberg and Tilly Roval Baity, both of Dalzell • Gregory Leonard McCray and Latoria Keeana Hough • Russell Allen Jones Sr. and Saundra Kaye Alewine • Bradley Hunter Hynes and Kelly Elizabeth Collins • Nicholas Ryan Dixon and Alyssia M. Clea • William Roosevelt Scott and Cheryl Olivia Monroe, both of Dalzell • Corey Blake Eberhardt and Shantel Nicole Davis, both of Dalzell • Jermaine Wadel Samuel and Brandolyn Janelle Farmer • John Earl Bailey Jr. and Nicole Jeannette Milligan • Robert Eugene Lee and Kellie Marie McIntosh, both of Dalzell • Adrian Troy Domingo Mesalucha of Concord, California, and Karla Mae Ocheda Gapsin of Shaw Air Force Base • Christopher David Turner and Melissa Diane West • Trequan Cortez Edwards and Deja Monique Daniels • Raymond Ray Reuben Jr. and Charmiene Elaine Drayton • Joseph Edward Logan and Leann Mary Blais • Wesley Kyle Faw of Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and Devina Amanda Bramdeo of Camden

BUILDING PERMITS • Betty Shofner, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 118 Reynolds Road, $8,212.50 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Frances D. Lowder, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 10 Folsom St., $14,250 (remove shingles over front porch / back offset / repair rotten wood, residential). • Ardanies III and Carol B. Bradley, owners, Ronnie V. Gainey dba Ronnie Gainey Roofing, contractor, 520 Rainbow Drive, $6,650 (roofing, residential). • Julia E. Reed, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 3150 Clarkson Road, Dalzell (mobile home, residential). • Lindsay and Janie Mae Carter, owners, Donald Myers, contractor, 935 Salterstown Road, $1,940 (reroof, residential). • Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1110 Rockdale Blvd., 1,861 heated square feet and 363 unheated square feet, $105,601 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1130 Rockdale Blvd., 2,125 heated square feet and 363 unheated square feet, $88,241 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1767 Smalls Drive, 2,272 heated square feet and 352 unheated square feet, $94,717 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1755 Nicholas Drive, 2,272 heated square feet and 352 unheated square feet, $96,048 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 2545 Foxcroft Circle, 1,661 heated square feet and 424 unheated square feet, $102,528 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 2551 Foxcroft Circle, 1,704 heated square feet and 415 unheated square feet, $102,144 (new dwelling, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner and contractor, 1377 Blankenship Place, 2,336 heated square feet and 377 unheated square feet, $119,064 (new dwelling, residential). • Barbara R. Campbell, owner and contractor, 15 Briarwood Drive, $30,000 (flood damage / raise floor 4 inches / flood vents / interior restoration, residential). • First Presbyterian Church of Sumter, owner, Osborne Construction Co. Inc., contractor, 11 W. Calhoun St. (land disturbance, commercial). • Great Southern Homes Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 1767 Smalls Drive, $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential); Great Southern Homes Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 1755 Nicholas Drive, $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential). • Kathleen M. Roy, owner and contractor, 1038 N. Guignard Drive (6), $3,000 (put insulation wall board 2 feet high on outside wall, residential). • Dr. Linwood Bradford, owner, Linwood G. Bradford, contractor, 5265 Dubose Siding Road, 1,200 heated square feet and 200 unheated square feet, $75,000 (convert storage building into single family dwelling, residential). • Meadowcroft Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 2545 Foxcroft Circle, $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential); Meadowcroft Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 2551 Foxcroft Circle, $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential); Meadowcroft Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 1110 Rockdale Blvd., $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential); Meadowcroft Inc., owner, Total Interiors & More, contractor, 1130 Rockdale Blvd., $2,000 (6 feet wood fence, residential). • James Davis Jr., owner, Chris Muenzer, contractor, 43 Robinson St., $10,000 (reroof, residential). • Robert Burns, owner, Phil Griffin, contractor, 105 E. Brewington Road, 1,128 unheated square feet, $6,880 (addition to existing detached storage building,

PUBLIC RECORD residential). • Vestco Properties, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 6160 Waco Court, Wedgefield, $1,850 (replace shingles, residential). • Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 3035 Ithica Drive, $2,500 (replace shingles, residential); Jesse E. McLeod dba Vestco, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 14 Strange St., $1,500 (replace shingles on back of house, residential). • SAEF Properties LLC, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 366 Seminole Road, $1,950 (replace shingles, residential). • Theodore A. and Fonda B. Hardy, owners, Tefon Construction Co., contractor, 2432 Whites Mill Road, $30,705 (flood damage repair / drywall / paint / electric / insulation / plumbing / roof, residential). • Benton Joseph and Lynn Low Young, owners, Molina Masonry, contractor, 40 Shem Cove South, $5,100 (6 feet brick fence, residential). • Gerald and Syntyche W. Mallard, owners, Wells Builders, contractor, 823 Legare St., $16,000 (install brick veneer / remove and replace shingles, residential). • Solomons Home-Maude C, owner, David Mabey dba: David Mabey Repairs, contractor, 620 N. Guignard Drive, $13,100 (interior alteration of sleeping units and kitchenette, commercial). • Nilva E. Sein (lifetime estate), owner, Wilkes Builders, contractor, 918 Sassafras Drive, $49,000 (flood damage repairs / sheetrock, residential). • Joyce Link et al (trustee), owner, Jeffery Wayne Link, contractor, 201 Hauser St., $1,800 (reroof, residential). • Donna K. Sinquefield, owner, Danny Kenneth Jackson, contractor, 2034 Tudor St., $700 (replace sheetrock and one door, residential). • Donald Johnson, owner and contractor, 3460 Narrow Paved Road, Lynchburg, 1,376 heated square feet and 184 unheated square feet, $79,000 (convert commercial building into single family dwelling, residential). • Tamiko Wiley, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 545 Pioneer Drive (mobile home, residential). • Minnie Reese, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2015 Florence Highway, $4,200 (reroof — shingles, residential). • David Huber and Dianna R. Troyer, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 2408 Peach Orchard Road, $4,382.95 (reroof — shingles, residential). • Perry O. and Patricia A. Pettiford, owners, Sears Home Improvement Products Inc., contractor, 10 Gandalf Circle, $16,677.24 (roofing — new shingles, residential). • Geore Edgar III and Susan Joyner, owners, Triple R Construction LCL, contractor, 2840 Windmill Drive, $3,800 (remove vinyl floor / install dura-rock and tile / baseboard and molding, residential). • E. Macdonald Dubose Jr., owner, Southern Roofing Services, contractor, 240 Church St. (236), $10,598 (replace shingled roof, commercial). • Jesse McLeod, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 603 Bagnal Drive, $2,750 (replace shingles, residential). • Palmetto Station LLC, owner, Parish Sign & Service Inc., contractor, 493 N. Guignard Drive, $3,250 (wall sign — Roses Express, commercial); Palmetto Station LLC, owner, Parish Sign & Service Inc., contractor, 493 N. Guignard Drive, $250 (change face of freestanding sign — Roses Express, commercial). • Johnny Vise, owner and contractor, 290 Trailwood Drive, 320 unheated square feet, $500 (detached carport — no walls, residential). • Mary A. Gibson et al, owner, Michael Partin, contractor, 1027 Collins St., $9,000 (roof, residential). • P&L Co. LLC, owner, G&S Sign Co., contractor, 550 S. Pike West, $280 (change face of freestanding sign — 546 Professional Office, commercial); P&L Co. LLC, owner, G&S Sign Co., contractor, 550 S. Pike West, $400 (change face of wall sign — 546 Professional Office, commercial). • Capital Investment Properties, owner, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 120 Thelma Drive, $25,500 (flood damage / replace flooring and sheetrock, residential). • Jospeh R. or Valerie C. Compton, owners, Hacquard & Compton Inc., contractor, 112 Salem St., Mayesville, $7,500 (remove / reroof, residential). • Wilbert and Sarah A.L. Perry, owners, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 1650 Robert Perry Road (mobile home, residential). • Diana Michelle Harvin Merchant, owner, Diana Merchant, contractor, 4155 Michelle Lane, $3,660 (repairs to mobile home — floors / ceiling / walls / insulation, residential). • JRS Properties of Sumter LLC, owner, David Windham dba Windham Roofing, contractor, 502 McFaddin Ave., $7,000 (reroof, residential). • Rodney L. and Heidi A. Woolever, owners, Herbert L. Boone, contractor, 140 E. Brewington Road, $4,500 (repair roof / repair sheetrock and paint, residential). • Daryl R. and Patrell V. White, owners, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 3260 Matthews Drive, $5,000 (install new roof, residential). • Tina M. Paranto, owner and contractor, 15 Dew St., $935 (shingle roof, residential).

• Mildred L. White, owner, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 4915 McPhail St., Dalzell, $5,000 (roof replace, residential). • Jason Pugh and Alisha Archie, owners, Baxley’s Bestway Transportation, contractor, 210 Apollo St., Wedgefield (mobile home, residential). • Bernadette P. Richardson, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 20 Annie Court, Dalzell, $4,715 (shingle reroof, residential). • Henry L. and Betty L. Wilson, owners, John Brockington dba Brock Construction, 1026 Decatur St., $3,898 (install vinyl replacement windows, residential). • Kurt S. and Amy R. Wilson, owners, William Lee dba Lee’s Roofing Co., contractor, 3117 Mayflower Lane, $8,000 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Church of the Holy Cross, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 335 N. Kings Highway, $33,602.63 (shingle reroof, commercial). • First Presbyterian Church, owner, Osborne Construction Co. Inc., contractor, 320 N. Main St., $33,000 (parking lot for church, commercial). • BPD Sumter LLC, owner, TCO Construction Inc., contractor, 1177 Broad St., $77,084 (commercial demolition — Parties R Us, commercial). • Land & Mortgage of S.C. Inc., owner, Robert Mainey, contractor, 4620 Chanson Lane, $850 (5 feet chain link fence, residential). • Gabriel Contreras, owner, Aaron Williams, contractor, 4408 Broad St., $7,300 (6 feet chain link fence, commercial). • Leroy and Frances Jones, owners, James E. Standley, contractor, 2870 Horatio-Hagood Road (2890), Rembert, $3,795 (remove / replace roof, residential). • William A. Dewil, owner, James E. Standley, contractor, 2648 Hodge St., $6,775 (kitchen remodel — cabinets / floors and bath remodel — floor / vanity / toilet, residential). • Keith E. Norris, owner and contractor, 4905 Camden Highway, Dalzell, $3,600 (expansion / modernization of bathrooms, residential). • Gregg D. and Lisa M. Gaedtke, owners, Charpy’s Pool Service, contractor, 2900 Jereco Road, $25,000 (swimming pool, residential). • Bernice Anderson and Rosa Smith, owners, Houck Trucking and Demolition, contractor, 4745 Moses Lane, $100 (residential demolition of burned house, residential). • Jacqueline Turner, owner, John Turner, contractor, 724 Warley St., $500 (residential demolition of two room wood and block house, residential). • West & Joyce LLC, owner, WEC LLC, contractor, 1351 Lafayette, $850,000 (new construction of wholesale wine and spirits, commercial). • Textilease Corp., owner, Industrial Piping Inc., contractor, 2040 Union Camp Blvd., $43,577 (install fire sprinkler, commercial). • Padraic Christopher O’Gainey, owner, David Windham dba Windham Roofing, contractor, 23 Frank Clarke St., $5,875 (reroof, residential). • Eartha L.* Hill et al (Arthur Lee), owner, Sears Home Improvement Products Inc., contractor, 207 King St., $12,308.06 (roofing — new shingles, residential). • Santee Lynches Regional Development, owner, Envirodemo Contractors, contractor, 702 Broad St., $7,477 (residential demolition of one story dwelling, residential). • Bankers Trust Co. Cal. NA, owner, JJ Hardee Construction and Design, contractor, 2136 Tanglewood Road, $61,615 (flood damage / sheetrock / flooring / cabinets / painting / HVAC unit, residential). • Joann Reap, owner, Pack Construction LLC, contractor, 1807 Millwood Road, 28 heated square feet, $6,678.75 (extend laundry room, residential). • Robert G. Junkins, owner and contractor, 3980 Queen Chapel Road, 288 unheated square feet, $5,880.60 (detached preconstructed storage building, residential). • Duane K. and Pamela R. Hill, owners, John Bailey, contractor, 1955 Sam Gillespie Blvd., $6,000 (install new shingles, residential). • Eltice E. Guest, owner, William Hansen dba Hansen’s Construction, contractor, 2790 Bryant Road, $3,200 (new roof, residential). • George and Gertrude T. Robinson (lifetime estate), owner, Dee & Gee Builders LLC, contractor, 7 Jenkins St., $3,600 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Anne S. Kilgariff and Schwabenbauer, owners, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 6 Lesesne Drive, $5,383 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • James R. Harris (lifetime estate) and Marie D. Harris, owners, Michael Partin, contractor, 4575 Camden Highway, Dalzell, $4,500 (roof, residential). • Palmetto Properties of Sumter, owner, J. Henry McLeod Jr. dba McLeod Landscaping, contractor, 526 President Drive, $2,650 (repair roof / shingles / six windows, residential). • Lloyd A. Tainter, owner, David Campbell, contractor, 5120 Joe Billy Road, Gable (mobile home, residential). • Teresa Russell, owner, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 4890 Pinewood Road, Pinewood, $3,050 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Lucille S. and Elija Cabbagestalk, owners, Larry E. Timmons, contractor, 74 Albert Spears Drive, $7,900 (replace shingles, residential). • Scott L. and Cynthia Ann Keisling, owners, Carolina Post Frame Construction

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LLC, contractor, 3455 Wedgefield Road, 884 unheated square feet, $10,000 (addition to existing building, residential). • Dennis Dozier Jr., owner, Dee & Gee Builders LLC, contractor, 447 Loring Drive, $2,800 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • LA Smith and Co. Inc., contractor, LA Smith General Contracting & Property LLC, contractor, 3501 Broad St., $16,000 (5 feet aluminum fence, commercial). • Charlie Alston Estate, owner, Buddin’s Mini Excavator Work, contractor, 440 Dogwood Drive (442), $4,875 (residential demolition — house, residential). • Charlie Alston Estate and Coplin, owners, Buddin’s Mini Excavator Work, contractor, 434 Dogwood Drive (436438), $4,875 (residential demolition — house, residential). • Charlene Avant dba Avant & Associates, owner, Avant Construction LLC, contractor, 4272 Broad St., 420 unheated square feet, $4,990 (finish small addition with three small offices, commercial). • Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, owner, Signs Unlimited, contractor, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, $24,170 (freestanding sign — Mount Pisgah Baptist Church, commercial). • Maplecreek Properties LLC, owner, Shelwood China, contractor, 3365 Drayton Drive, $4,100 (reroof, residential). • Christ Community Church of Sumter, owner, Hawkins and Kolb Construction Co., contractor, 320 Loring Mill Road, $3,450,000 (new church — sanctuary and classrooms, commercial). • Jennifer D. Rogers, owner, Eric L. Walters, contractor, 2895 Dbar Circle, $12,500 (install sheetrock / molding / door / flooring, residential). • Rosser K. Legrand, owner, Sears Home Improvement Products Inc., contractor, 2861 Sequoia Drive, $20,087.58 (roofing — new shingles, residential). • Cynthia Evans, owner, David M. Strother MBG Construction, contractor, 3635 Rhododendron St., $6,962.84 (remove / replace shingles, residential). • Margaret A. and Hodges Rolow, owners, Advance Roofing Systems, contractor, 208 Benton Drive, $6,000 (reroof, residential). • Juana L. Davis-Freeman, owner, Timothy Kelley dba Kelley Construction, contractor, 320 Freedom Blvd., $7,000 (new roof — no shop, residential). • George A. Waninger, owner, James Elbert Euten Jr., contractor, 2650 McCrays Mill Road, $4,700 (reroof, residential). • Janice E. Stewart, owner, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 49 Reed St., $3,475 (shingle reroof, residential). • Francis X. and Joan M. Doyle, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 105 Nash St., $5,000 (reroof — flat, residential). • Brady M. Lambert Jr., owner, Brady M. Lambert, contractor, 945 Kolb Road, $2,500 (metal roof, residential). • Timothy J. and Marlene Maloney, owners, Peach Orchard General Contracting LLC, contractor, 2270 Presidio Drive, $1,800 (replace one sheet OSB / one square shingles / 30 feet soffit, residential). • Chester R. and Karen M. Replogle, owners, Peach Orchard General Contracting LLC, contractor, 479 Wilson Hall Road, $1,200 (replace two sheets OSB and hydrostop / repair porch siding, residential). • Carrie D. Dawson (lifetime estate), owner, Shelwood China, contractor, 5859 Catchall Road, Dalzell, $3,000 (reroof, residential). • Wesley Ridgill, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 2350 Nastybranch Road (mobile home, residential). • Rena Osteen, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 359 Pack Road (mobile home, residential). • Helen E. Propst Estate, owner, Ram Jack of South Carolina Inc., contractor, 30 Buford St., $3,600 (foundation repair, residential). • Evangeline W. Thomas, owner, Dee & Gee Builders LLC, contractor, 125 Albert Spears Drive, $3,800 (remove/ replace shingles, residential). • Dennie L. and Catherine J. Sides, owners, Richard H. Nelson, contractor, 5080 Seymour Road, $4,050 (install siding, residential). • Clarence Michael Osteen, owner, Harvey McDonald, contractor, 4740 Olivia Lane, Pinewood (mobile home, residential). • Joseph and Venessa R. Simmons, owners, Precision Fence and Decks, contractor, 3380 Bainbridge Road, $18,500 (4 feet ornamental aluminum fence, residential). • Great Southern Homes Inc., owner, A&A International Inc., contractor, 1377 Blankenship Place, $3,000 (6 feet brick fence, residential). • Robert Scott and Shei Richardson, owners, Square It Up Roofing Inc., contractor, 30 Glen Abbey Court, $12,527 (shingle reroof, residential). • Duwayne E. and Sara L. Johnson, owners, Carolina Post Frame Construction LLC, contractor, 1180 Gulledge Circle, Wedgefield, 1,900 unheated square feet, $30,300 (construct tractor shed and incorporate existing basement, residential). • Charles R. and Yoshiko U. Mullins, owners, Triple R Construction LLC, contractor, 2600 Nicholson Drive, 768 heated square feet and 336 unheated square feet, $39,647 (detached new car garage, residential). • Robert B. and Karen G. Cave, owners, Gainey Construction Co. LLC, contractor, 2265 Beckwood Road, 268 heated square feet, $15,544 (finish bonus room, residential).

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2313 Alder Street 3BR, 1.5BA 1122sqft $97,900 MLS/ID:127590

1018 Alice Drive 3BR, 2BA 1980sqft $164,900 MLS/ID:127550

535 Alpine Drive 3BR, 2BA 1568sqft $132,900 MLS/ID:127295

1070 Andiron Dr. 4BR, 3.5BA 4172sqft $489,000 MLS/ID:122843

90 Anson Ct. 3BR, 2BA 2261sqft $250,000 MLS/ID:125725

732 Antlers 3BR, 2.5BA 3427sqft PVRM $559,000 to $648,876

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623 Antlers Dr. 4BR, 3BA 3698sqft $375,000 MLS/ID:125065

997 Antlers Dr. 4BR, 2.5BA 2400sqft $264,900 MLS/ID:126848

3150 Ashlynn Way 3BR, 2.5BA 1972sqft $168,000 MLS/ID:127890

1230 Boardwalk 4BR, 4.5BA 3246sqft $297,900 MLS/ID:123744

1084 Biar Bend 3BR, 2BA 1684sqft $119,900 MLS/ID:118660

1405 Broadwater 5BR, 4.5BA 3300sqft $398,000 MLS/ID: 127697

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103 Burns Drive 5BR, 3BA 2171sqft $174,900 MLS/ID:127452

3321 Camden Hwy 3BR, 2BA 2346sqft $144,500 MLS/ID: 126554

10 Camellia 2BR, 1BA 900sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120317

2869 Candlewood 3BR, 2BA 1226sqft $73,000 MLS/ID:127234

105 Chappell 3BR, 2BA 2365sqft $154,900 MLS/ID:127851

80 Church Court 2BR, 2BA 2222sqft $118,000 MLS/ID:120952

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3245 Coldice Ct. 4BR, 4.5BA 3205sqft $327,900 MLS/ID:126728

614 Colonial Dr. 3BR, 2BA 1621sqft $64,500 MLS/ID:125755

425 Continental Dr. 3BR, 2BA 1896sqft $152,500 MLS/ID:122152

222 Cuttino 3BR, 1BA 1256sqft $74,900 MLS/ID:115446

3155 Deer Track 4BR, 2BA 1974sqft $185,000 MLS/ID:127205

106 Dickson Ave 3BR, 2BA 1318sqft $69,900 MLS/ID:127788

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1055 Dorothy St. 3BR, 2B.5BA 1986sqft $349,500 MLS/ID:124968

590 E. Glouchester 3BR, 2BA 2073sqft $208,900 MLS/ID:122640

18 East South Street 3BR, 2BA 2039sqft $129,000 MLS/ID:127816

3155 Expedition Dr. 4BR, 2BA 1747sqft $144,900 MLS/ID:127939

720 Fawn Circle 4BR, 2.5BA 2545sqft $235,000 MLS/ID:126050

601 Fawn Cirlce 3BR, 2.5BA 2991sqft $475,000 MLS/ID:126073

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50 Francis Kinloch Circle 3BR, 2BA 1778sqft $154,900 MLS/ID:123682

29 Frederick 5BR, 2.5BA 2538sqft $179,900 MLS/ID:127106

1748 Goat Island Rd 1BA 604sqft PVRM $99,900 to $119,876

2246 Graystone 2BR, 2BA 1842sqft $124,900 MLS/ID:122838

1965 Hatteras Way 3BR, 2.5BA 2563sqft PVRM $224,900 to $254,876

9 Hawthorne 2BR, 1BA 905sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120675

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5 Hawthorne 2BR, 1BA 911sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120681

617 Henderson St. 5BR, 3BA 4202sqft $398,876 MLS/ID:126376

747 Henderson Street 4BR, 2BA 1993sqft PVRM $339,000 to $398,876

1814 Hialeah Parkway 3BR 2BA 1781sqft $136,900 MLS/ID:122153

1577 Hobbs Dr. 3BR, 2BA 1668sqft $219,500 MLS/ID:126807

1314 Howard St 4BR, 2BA 1850Sqft $119,900 MLS/ID:127944

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103 Jasmine 2BR, 1BA 911sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120562

104 Jasmine St. 2BR, 1BA 820sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120564

114 Jasmine St. 3BR, 1BA 926sqft $59,900 MLS/ID:120436

108 Jasmine St. 2BR, 1BA 902sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120565

841/843 Jessamine Trail 4BR, 2.5BA 2398sqft $139,000 MLS/ID:123945

861/863 Jessamine Trail 4BR, 2.5BA 2354sqft $139,876 MLS/ID:126958

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1236 Landing Road 3BR, 2BA 1620sqft $67,500 MLS/ID:127428

3312 Landmark Drive 3BR, 2BA 1615sqft $119,000 MLS/ID:125522

14 Lawton Circle 2BR, 1BA 859sqft $69,000 MLS/ID:120720

3360 Lee Altman Rd. 2BR, 1BA 859sqft $99,000 MLS/ID:120720

6 Lesesne 3BR, 1.5BA 1234sqft PVRM $79,900 to $99,876

1 Lewis Circle 5BR, 4.5BA 5576sqft $494,900 MLS/ID:127943

1081 Alice Drive Sumter, SC 29150

1-800-775-1201 John M. Brabham, Jr. GRI, Broker-In-Charge

www.WeSellSumter.com

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2810 Lillington 5BR, 3.5BA 3796sqft $449,000 MLS/ID:124140

5010 Live Oak 3BR, 1BA 1313sqft $60,000 MLS/ID:108027

2245 Lloyd Dr. 3BR, 3BA 2327sqft $262,000 MLS/ID:124118

10 Lucky Ct. 3BR, 2BA 1265sqft $144,900 MLS/ID:126184

2595 Maidenhair 3BR 2BA 1693sqft $157,900 MLS/ID:127840

106 Mason Croft Dr. 3BR 3.5BA 2295sqft $225,000 MLS/ID:127218

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746 Mattison 7BR, 7.5BA 5515sqft $640,000 MLS/ID:126289

752 Mattison Avenue 4BR, 3BA 2499sqft $250,000 MLS/ID:127927

705 Mckay St 4BR, 3BA 2253sqft $179,000 MSL/ID:127621

2791 Mohican Dr. 5BR, 4BA 4432sqft PVRM $339,000 to $398,876

215 Muscovy Trail 4BR, 2.5BA 2298sqft $199,900 MLS/ID:127061

2280 Myrtle Beach Hwy 3BR, 2BA 1869sqft $159,900 MLS/ID:126393

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211 Nash St. 3BR, 2BA 1743sqft $137,900 MLS/ID:126991

2218 Old Georgetown Rd. 6BR, 7.5BA 6144sqft $699,900 MLS/ID: 125111

2780 Pintail Dr 4BR, 2.5BA 2531sqft $269,000 MLS/ID:126694

3265 Poppy Court 5BR, 3.5BA 3230sqft $358,530 MLS/ID:127447

2261 Preot 2BR, 2BA 1256sqft $92,500 MLS/ID:126585

2241 Preot Street 3BR, 3BA 1559sqft $110,000 MLS/ID:125804

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Trip up Cook’s Mountain worth the short walk

parked at the three gates. The road divided here, and each route was gated. I would go on to the top on foot, but which road would I take? The one to the left was most heavily traveled, and had an all-weather gravely surface for vehicles. It swooped up, then down, before disappearing around a little curve. My intentions were to go up, not up and down. So, I turned and sized up the middle road. It was grassy and leaf strewn. It went straight up the modest incline. I knew from my crude map that it would eventually turn to the left and run straight to the summit of Cook’s Mountain, which I was anxious and a little impatient to see. The third road went over a small rise and dipped down into the piney woods. My map showed that it made a long loop and rejoined the middle road further up the hill. I felt like it would be a nice hike some day, but not today. I took my walking — poking stick, which is just a 5-footlong cut chinaberry sapling, and headed up the middle road. It was a nice hike up the wooded hillside, surrounded by loblolly and shortleaf pines with a good mixture of hardwoods. It was a beautiful day with a bright blue sky. A pleasant day for a walk. I had walked about 300 yards when I realized that I

was approaching the spine of the long ridge. In a few steps the panoramic view commanded my full attention Dan — and caught Geddings me completeOUTDOORS ly by surprise. It was magnificent! I was astounded at the height of where I stood. The Wateree River Swamp and the High Hills in Sumter County stretched out to the eastern horizon. A small glimmer of the river sparkled through the gray hardwood forest below me. The hillside here was so incredibly steep that I was compelled to experience it, but with some degree of conciseness, aware of the danger. Very carefully, I eased down the slope a little, holding onto bushes and small trees. It was too steep to walk straight down, and I had to turn sideways to the slope. I could put my arm out and touch the ground at my side while standing straight up! I really didn’t want to slip and go rolling down that hill, so I very carefully eased my way back up to the road at the top of the ridge. I concluded it would be impossible to walk

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The view from atop Cook’s Mountain along the Wateree River on the eastern edge of Richland County. up that slope from the river below. It was as if I were on some fabulous and mysterious mountain. The grandeur and majesty of the place was almost spiritual. The road turned and continued on up the ridge, but a slight bend hid the summit. I walked on, watching as more and more of the river appeared below. The sunlight dappled on the current below and I was surprised to see it moving, at this great distance. I knew from written accounts that there were one or maybe two houses at the top. The ridge here was all hardwoods, with just an oc-

casional pine on the western downslope. After another 300 or 400 yards a two story log cabin loomed up ahead, and an open grassy lawn. A little further on was another structure that looked like a large pavilion of some sort. This was the top of the mountain, and it is the highest point in Richland County. The view here was even more spectacular! I walked onto the back deck of the empty log cabin, and gazed out over the broad river, floodplain swamp and the joining hinterlands. I had been agitated about the gates that blocked the

road to the top, but I realized now that a slow walk to the summit of Cook’s Mountain was the best way to see this special place. Eventually — reluctantly, I turned away and took the other road back toward the gates. This road ran down the western side of the mountain, and was not so steep. Old growth longleaf pines dominated the forest here. Much too soon, I was back at the truck. This had been my third attempt to find my way to Cook’s Mountain. There are no signs or directions. A kiosk just inside the property has a large map, which I took a photo of, on my phone. This had been my crude map. Cooks Mountain is located near the northeast border of the property. It is only defined on the map by the roads that make a loop to the summit and back. Look for the three gates. This land had been privately owned and enjoyed by only a few. The state of South Carolina recently acquired Cook’s Mountain and the adjoining Goodwill Plantation. The properties have been designated as the Wateree River Heritage Preserve. It belongs to the people now — forever. Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. If you would like to contact him, you can email him at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

State’s Bobwhite quail restoration effort gets new website FROM STAFF REPORTS A coordinated effort to restore quail populations in South Carolina just got an electronic boost via a new website, www.scbobwhites.org. The new site is a clearinghouse for the latest information available on the “South Carolina Bobwhite Initiative,” an effort aimed at bringing bobwhite quail populations in the Palmetto State back to the levels that quail hunters enjoyed in the early 1980s, according to a news release from South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. It’s no secret among hunters and

conservationWANT TO HELP OUT? ists that wild Check out the S.C. Quail quail populaCouncil’s website at: tions have dropped prewww.scbobwhites.org cipitously over the last four decades, the release states. In December 2014, a group of state and federal agencies, conservation groups, sportsmen and landowners formed South Carolina Quail Council with the goal of planning and carrying out a statewide plan for recovery of bobwhite quail, as well as other associated grassland bird species that are also in decline,

FISHING REPORTS Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www. AnglersHeadquarters.com, South Carolina’s premier fishing report source. Customers of the Angler’s Headquarters online tackle store have access to daily updates and fulllength reports on its site. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/ fish Freshwater Report Santee Cooper System Bass: Good. At a recent Santee Cooper tournament, while some of the anglers were apparently focusing on shallow water, Steve Harmon and Bryan Cook were mostly focused on deeper water. They targeted depressions in 8-12 feet of water that were around the areas where fish were eventually going to move up. From what they saw fish weren’t really shallow yet, but they were grouping up to come shallow. There was some cover in the areas they were fishing, and some of them had old, half-dead grass from last summer. Others had logs and debris. As Steve points out, it would be hard to find a place to fish in Santee that didn’t have some of that stuff. While some of the anglers were apparently focusing on shallow water, Steve and Bryan were mostly focused on deeper water. They targeted depressions in 8-12 feet of water that were around the areas where fish were eventually going to move up. From what they saw fish weren’t really shallow yet, but they were grouping up to come shallow. There was some cover in the areas they were fishing, and some of them had old, half-dead grass from last summer. Others had logs and debris. As Steve points out, it would be hard to find a place to fish in Santee that didn’t have some of that stuff. Even though they had some good areas similar to where they were fishing that were in the lower lake, with the tournament out of Lake Marion Steve and Bryan stuck to

the upper lake. Midlands Area Lake Wateree Catfish: Excellent. Fresh off a day on the water on Lake Wateree, Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) rates the bite for catfish as somewhere between very good and excellent. As has been the trend recently, his party on March 22 caught a significant number of strong 15-19 pound catfish to go with a “kicker” 33-pound fish. Rodger says that right now is the hot pre-spawn fishing period where everyone wants to be fishing. Fish can be caught in other areas of the lake (and Rodger caught a few in the back of a creek), but the vast majority of the fish seem to have moved upstream into the upper 1/3 of the lake. Feeding fish are setting up on ledges in 6-25 feet of water, and they are eating cut threadfin shad as well as white perch. Fish seem to use the channel as a highway, and active fish move up onto the sides of the channel where it drops off to feed. On Lake Wateree Rodger is relying almost completely on anchoring right now and doesn’t even have the trolling motor (for drifting) on his boat at the moment. Rodger notes that gizzard shad have been a little hard to find recently but threadfin have been working very well. Lake Greenwood Bass: Fair. Veteran tournament bass angler Stan Gunter concurs that Greenwood is fishing tough right now, but he adds that two additional patterns have been producing fish. Fish have been caught throwing an Alabama rig in shallow pockets, but Alabama rigs are also producing around shallow and even mid-depth cover and structure. In the middle to lower part of the lake Alabama rigs are catching bass around docks with 7-10 feet of water at the end of them as well as around boat ramps. They are also producing around creek channels and channel swings. While most fishermen have been concentrating their efforts in the clearer

according to the release. DNR Director Alvin Taylor serves as chairman of the steering committee for the group. Science-based approaches to quail recovery that have been proven to have significant impact on quail recovery do exist, the release states, but implementing these plans is a tough task that requires a coordinated effort over broad areas of land. The new website is designed to make it easier for private landowners and others interested in quail restoration efforts in South Carolina to get information about the South Carolina Bobwhite Initiative and connect with the

water down the lake, bass can still be found up the Reedy River in the muddy/ dingy water. The mud has pushed them very shallow so that they can see better, and throwing a white or chartreuse spinnerbait in 2-4 feet of water has been generating some bites. Fish will be around rocks, docks, brush and most any bank cover. Lake Monticello Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that the fishing is picking up, and it will only continue to get better as the weather continues to warm. Fish are just starting to push shallow into the 5-20 foot range, and anglers should target humps, points and mussel beds in that depth range. Blues of all sizes feed on mussels at this time of year, and so small baits that “match the hatch” are especially effective in the early spring. Pieces of cut white perch, gizzard or herring roughly the size of a mussel will all work. Lake Murray Striped bass: Good. It’s a special time to go fishing on Lake Murray, and instead of one or two species biting well right now you can find a good bite for pretty much whatever you want to target. For anglers who enjoy catching more than one species, the hardest part of the day may be deciding what to fish for! Lake World (803-957-6548) reports that the striped bass bite is already good and getting better, and free-lines, corks pulled behind the boat (to keep the bait a certain depth) and planer boards (to get the bait away from the boat) are all catching fish. A couple of weeks ago they suspected, but it was unconfirmed, that cut bait was catching some of the bigger fish being caught, but now there is no doubt about it. The cut bait bite is definitely coming on strong. About the only pattern that isn’t catching a substantial number of fish is downlining. Fish are still highly scattered, and they can be found over much of the lake. Captain Brad Taylor (803-331-1354) reports that he is also fishing free-lines and planer boards, and both live herring

agencies involved. The help and cooperation of private citizens is not only welcome, it’s necessary for the plan to work, say DNR biologists involved in the effort, “Bringing them back to 1980s levels is the goal,” said Michael Hook, a DNR wildlife biologist who coordinates the agency’s Small Game Project. “I’m very excited that the South Carolina Quail Council has been able to roll this effort out. Bobwhite quail are still an important game species in our state, despite recent population declines, and I’m very hopeful that with these efforts we will be able to ‘bring back the whistle’.”

as well as shad are catching fish. He concurs that action will be found all around the lake, but he is finding that most of the fish will to some extent be related to a creek system (even if they are at the mouth of it). A lot of fish are also being caught under the birds using bucktails, spoons and flukes. Look for more and more fish to be related to points, too, as the bait continues to stage around points and then the herring (and shad) begin their annual spawn. Piedmont Area Lake Russell Spotted Bass: Good. Everything is happening so fast this year that the bass are only a little behind the crappie if at all, and Guide Jerry Kotal (706-988-0860) says that most of the fish are moving shallow towards secondary points, and they are very close to moving into pockets to spawn. Fishing in 5-15 feet of water with Carolina rigs and crankbaits is a good bet, and Jerry points out that many of the spotted bass will spawn deeper in 10 or so feet of water where it is hard to see them. There are also still a decent number of fish out deeper in 25-30 feet of water, and these fish will take a worm fished on a drop shot or a jig. However, this bite is almost certainly winding down with warm temperatures and the spawn close at hand. Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) is finding spotted bass on the sides of shallow, sloping banks and for him they are taking a Scrounger head rigged with a fluke body as well as a jig or drop-shot rigged worm. The male spotted bass seem to be holding in 8-10 feet, while the females are a little deeper off the sides of points in 12-15 feet. Wendell is also catching a pretty good number of largemouth very shallow mixed in with the crappie in dirty water up the creeks. #5 Shad Raps have been hard to beat for these fish. Lake Thurmond Bass: Good. In the last couple of weeks Lake Thurmond water temperatures have skyrocketed, and as a result

Buckeye Lures in Augusta, Ga., in Augusta reports that significant numbers of male fish have started moving up onto points and getting ready for the spawn. The next stage for these fish will be moving into pockets, and if the water temperatures stay as warm as weather reports indicate they should then bigger females will be right behind them. They will follow males onto points and then on the next full moon they should head to the pockets for a massive round of spawning. Right now Buckeye does not report having seen any fish on beds. Right now it’s pretty easy to catch a good limit of smaller, male bass fishing off points, and Spot Removers fished out to 10 or 15 feet of water will catch these fish. Another prime pattern has been fishing The Sled off points, and Tyler Matthews with Buckeye said that when he made the switch from fishing The Sled with green pumpkin Zoom Speed Craws to a larger NetBait Magnum black and blue Paca Craw he started catching more and bigger fish. In the stained water a darker bait and a bigger profile seems to help. Lake Wylie Catfish: Good. Right now is the hot prespawn fishing period where everyone wants to be fishing on places like Lake Wylie. On recent trips in the lower part of the lake, Captain Rodger Taylor (803517-7828) has not found a great bite. It seems that fish are also transitioning up the lake, again using the river channels as a highway. Both the South Fork and the Catawba are producing. The edge of the rivers in 6-20 feet of water has been the best range, but on Lake Wylie humps in the same depth range are also good. It seems that humps provide the same feeding stations to the catfish as the sides of the channel do. On Lake Wylie cut blueback herring and cut shad have both been working well. South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/ freshfishing.pdf

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Notice is hereby given that Put It Down, LLC DBA Mocha Soul Cafe intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale and ON premises consumption of Beer, Wine and Liquor at 4668 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than April 5, 2016. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214-0907; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

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Detective Lee (Jon Foo) is surprised by the way his Los Angeles counterparts do business on “Rush Hour,” premiering Thursday at 10 p.m. on CBS.

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Lawrence feels he’s found a good “and I think the ‘Rush Hour’ thing combination with these two actors. just, kind of, blended with the show Executive producer Bill Lawrence “When we first tested the pilot with we already wanted to do, and so we with the new “Wefeel wouldn’t able to pull By Candace Havens (“Cougar Town,” “Ground Floor”) audiences, the only negatives were series. didn’t like we be were necessarily off this show even with the great stunt coordinator FYI Television and his team have re-imagined the that they weren’t enough like the taking a movie and doing a TV show we have if Jon was not only doing his own martial popular film franchise “Rush Hour” original actors who played the role, of it.incredibly It just became the bestif arts – and some ofversion them are horrifying, Executive producer Bill Lawrence (“Cougar into a ”new one-hour action-comedy and that they were too to do the show that we had youmuch everlike get in anway argument with him – but helpTown, “Ground Floor”) and his team have re-imagpremiering Thursday at franchise 10 p.m. on“Rushthe actors planned doing anyway.” ingthe usoriginal choreograph and, inonfact, pull it off for the ined the popular film Hour” intowho a played production. So, it’s awhat gift.”you hope is that a new Los one-hour Thursdaysays.whole CBS. Angelesaction-comedy Police Detectivepremiering role,” Lawrence “So, I think “I think When he was looking for his nexttoproject to at 10 p.m. onHires, CBS. Los Angeles Policeone Detective Carter (Justin “21 Jump of the cool things these two title brings people check out work on, Lawrence was surprised that there Carter (Justin Hires, “21Police Jump Street”) and Hong Street”) and Hong Kong have done is just brought their own your show and give it a look,” adds weren’t more buddy comedies on television, espeKong Police Detective Lee (Jon Foo, “Tekken”) do Detective Leewhen (Jon Foo, “Tekken”) do Leevoices to the show, and once youthey tend Lawrence. “AndinI still becially since to do well film.want He’dtoalready not hit it off they first meet. is a by-thenot hitdetective, it off whenand theyCarter first meet. lieve thatforif you well,executive write it getwho awayplays from the pilot, you’ve just on an been working idea onecast withithis book is an officer Lee is aown by-the-book detective, and actMcCormick it well and produce it well, got to count digging the producing partnerwell, Blake (“Cougar by his rules. They have opposite ways of get-on people Town”) when this show camewill along. ting the jobofficer done,who butplays they by make interesting Carter is an his an show the people stay “We after always that, long on its own merit.” just wanted a fun,the buddy cop, action-comepartnership. own rules. They have opposite ways references to the feature Foo was a martial artists per- to do after dy, ” McCormick says, “and I think the ‘Rush Hour’ Taking on the roles previously played by other of getting the job done, but they forming with the London Chinese are gone.” thing just, kind of, blended with the show we alactors can be daunting. “Chris Tucker is literally one make interesting and Flying Dudes Rock to do,The bossfeel is Capt. Lindready wanted anddetectives’ so we didn’t like we of thean reasons thatpartnership. I got into comedy,Acrobats ” Hires says. Taking the roles previously Rollable Circus he became a taking say Cole (Wendie Malick, in were necessarily a movie and doing“Hot a TV “So, it’s aonhuge honor and a privilege and to be to before played by other be show version It just became bestatway to step into thoseactors shoes.can Honestly, I justHong feel like I Kongif action hero. That back- of it.Cleveland”), whothe is good putting do the with showthe that we had planned doing anybring my“Chris own comedic that, daunting. Tucker is voice literallyto this role, ground has come in helpful them in their placeonwhile at the way.” be able eventually, the audience there’s a difone of the reasons that I gotwill intosee thatnew series. “We wouldn’t same time understanding that they “I think what you hope is that a title brings peoferent Detective Carter, and hopefully, they grow to comedy,” Hires says. “So, it’s a huge to pull off this show even with the might just make a great team. Sgt. ple to check out your show and give it a look,” adds love me somewhat comparably to Chris Tucker.” honor anditawas privilege to be able to great stunt coordinator we have“And I still Didiwant Diaz to (Aimee Garcia) Lawrence. believe thatisif Carter’s you cast “I feel a privilege regardless of whoever step intothe those Honestly, hiswrite own it well,former the firstittowell, call it well, act it partner, well andand produce played roleshoes. previously, ” adds Foo.if“IJon feltwas likenot it only doing Iwas justafeel like role if I bring my and, own yeah, it was the of people after that, longThen afterthere’s the refergood to play an arts honor martial – and some them will stayhim on his antics. Gerences to the gone. ” to be able to do this.role, Thisthat, is my first TV This is comedic voice to this areshow. incredibly horrifying, if you everfeature aldare (Page Kennedy), who happens to boss is Capt. Lindsay Cole (Wendmy first time any eventually, thehaving audience willkind seeof experience get in anlike argument withThe himdetectives’ – but be Carter’s cousin, a low-level crook ie Malick, “Hot in Cleveland”), who is good at putthis. I’ve shot some movies before, action movies, that there’s a different Detective helping us choreograph and, in fact, and a pretty good informant. ting them in their place while at the same time unbut this has been the biggest acting experience of Carter, hopefully, they pull it off for the whole production.that they When this just role make came about, derstanding might a greatMalick my lifeand up to this date. ” grow to loveLawrence me somewhat So, it’s a gift.” was curiousGarcia) about ishow it would team. Sgt. Didi Diaz (Aimee Carter’s forfeels comparably he’s found atogood combination Chris Tucker.”two actors. “When we first tested merforpartner, first call done him on with these thewas looking When he his nextand the work. “I to hadn’t an his hourantics. epiThen there’s (Page happens pilot with audiences, the only negatives were “I feel it was a privilege regardless project to that work on, Lawrence was Geraldsodic forKennedy), a long timewho and had been to be Carter’s cousin, a low-level crook and a pretty they weren’t enough like the original actors who of whoever played the role previsurprised that there weren’t more doing comedy for quite a while,” good informant. played the role, and that they were too much like ously,” adds Foo. “I felt like it was a buddy comedies on television, she says. “What was so appealing When this role came about, Malick was curious the actors who played the original role,” Lawrence good role to play and, yeah, it was especially since they tend to do with this“Ishow wasdone that itanwas an about how it would work. hadn’t hour says. “So, I think one of the cool things these two an honor to be ablebrought to do this.their Thisown voices well in film. He’d already been for a longaction-comedy, it seemed like episodic time and had and been doing comhave done is just to the edy forwith quite ” she ap-life show, andTVonce you get from the pilot,on you’ve is my first show. This is away my first working an idea for one hisa while, there wassays. just“What a wholewas lot so more pealing with this show was to that was an just got to count onofpeople digging the show producing on time having any kind experience executive partner Blake and more be itmilled hereactionthan I and it seemed likeon there was just whole its own ” some movies like this. merit. I’ve shot McCormick (“Cougarcomedy, Town”) when had seen television. Anda so I get lot more life and more to be milled here than I had Foo was a martial artists performing with the before, action movies, but this has this show came along. “We always to, sort of, be the big boss of this seen on television. And so I get to, sort of, be the London Chinese Acrobats and Flying Dudes Rock been the biggest acting experience just wanted to do a fun, group,trytrytotokeep keepall allof of these these guys big buddy boss ofcop, this group, guys and Roll Circus before he became a Hong Kong acof myhero. life upThat to this date.” McCormick in check.” in check.says, ” tion background has comeaction-comedy,” in helpful

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