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BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com Two former school district employees have been arrested and charged with cruelty to children after authorities said they left a disabled 5-year-old alone on a parked bus for at least three hours.

Delinda Bradley, 49,

of 276 Kinsey Drive, and Marley Reynolds, 21, of 410 Seminole Road, were both arrested Tuesday by the Sumter Police Department.

Bradley is a former school bus driver and Reynolds was her bus monitor before both were terminated by the school district after the

incident Monday.

The child reportedly got on a bus at his Marilyn Avenue BRADLEY home about 7 a.m. on the way to Kingsbury Elementary School. The boy apparently never got off the bus at the school,

manned by Bradley and Reynolds, and was then driven to Sumter High REYNOLDS School where buses are parked after completing their routes. The child was then left on the bus from about 8 a.m. until

he was discovered at 11 a.m.

Sumter School District spokeswoman Shelly Galloway said Monday the accused did not follow “standard procedure, (which) is for the bus to be searched upon the completion of the route.”

The charge faced by

the suspects is a misdemeanor punishable by a maximum of 30 days in jail or a $200 fine.

Both were released on personal recognizance bonds Tuesday and are scheduled to appear in municipal court Monday.

Reach Bristow Marchant at (803) 7741272.

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arise from an expected action by the South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which Keith said would likely open up bidding to companies to provide certain services such as meals and minor home care to state residents that

Bond has been denied for the 18-year-old shooting suspect charged with murder in the killing of a Sumter woman attempting to break up a fight in her front yard last week. And six other people are now facing charges stemming from the incident.

Derrick Antwan Darby, the Sumter teenager accused SINGLETON in the shooting death of 54-yearold Patricia Singleton, remains at Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. In addition to the murder charge, Darby now DARBY faces multiple weapons charges, including possession of a stolen pistol.

Sumter police said the .380 semi-automatic pistol they recovered was reported stolen during a burglary earlier this year.

Singleton died after police said she was shot last Wednesday while she was attempting to break up a fight between two teenage girls in front of her home in the 400 block of Council Street. When Singleton tried to intervene, police said the suspect pulled out a gun and, for reasons investigators said remain unclear, fired, striking Singleton in the upper chest.

Both Singleton and Darby lived on the same block of Council Street, a neighborhood which police described as being made up of relatives and friends.

During their investigation, police obtained a cellphone video of the fight between the two young women. This recording also showed several other people cheering on the

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: Shaw service member Beth Sprawls-Morgan, Robbie Rickard from the Sumter Fire Department and Sumter Police Department Officer Anthony Cousar read to students at Kingsbury Elementary School on Friday during Read Across America Day. Students and staff celebrated what would have been Dr. Seuss’ (Theodore Seuss Geisel) 109th birthday with Things 1 and 2, blue and red hair and activities geared at exciting children about reading. Students signed pledges to read each day and enjoyed hearing local “celebrities” read aloud to them. Superintendent Randolph Bynum began the day by reading “I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!” Other visitors included officer David Capell; Coach Sorrells from Sumter High School; Shaw servicemen Ann Grogan and Rolo Collantes, who is also a karate expert; District Office personnel Emily Kimpton and Robin Mixon; and Principal Phillip Jackson.

COG explores managed care business possibility

BY BRADEN BUNCH bbunch@theitem.com The Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments is exploring the possibility of joining with private companies in providing managed care to local residents receiving Medicaid and Medicare, the coun-

cil announced at its meeting Monday night.

In a unanimous vote, the council gave approval to a motion made by the COG’s Aging Committee to allow staff to sign non-binding letters of intent with inquiring managed care companies to explore the possibility.

“We all (on staff) look at this as a possible opportunity that, at this point, would be difficult to pass up,” said COG Aging Director Shawn Keith, adding a potential agreement could have the potential of generating revenue for the agency.

The opportunity could

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One Pot Cook-Off benefits Shepherd’s Center

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com Soup, stew and chili lovers won’t have to choose from among their favorite cool weather dishes for lunch on Friday — that’s when the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter will host its third annual One Pot Cook-Off. From 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. diners at the gym in the Trinity Lincoln Center can have all they can eat from more than two dozen cooks, all for a donation of $10.

Shepherd’s Center director Jeanette Roveri said the cook-off is an event members look forward to each March.

“We’ve got some incredible cooks in our membership,” she said. “A lot of them cook dinner from scratch every night, and they love making their best dishes for our events.”

Last year’s winner was Mattie Meeker, Roveri said, “for her potato soup.”

Crowd favorites included Jim Breznay’s vegan tortilla soup, Jerry

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Domrese’s seafood chowder, Janice Williams’ collard soup, Joe Krish’s oxtail soup, Earl Whitbeck’s beef soup and many others, she said.

“All the dishes were popular with the diners,” Roveri said, “and our cooks are getting into the friendly competition. Earl said he’s got a secret recipe for this year. He won’t tell me what it is.”

Accompaniments will include cornbread, crackers, hot sauce, dessert and a variety of soft drinks, tea

and water. No reservations are required; just pay at the door.

Proceeds from the One Pot Cook-Off support the programs of the Shepherd’s Center, which provides participants 50 years of age and older with “lifelong learning, health enhancement and cultural enrichment opportunities.”

Reach the Shepherd’s Center of Sumter at (803) 773-1944, sumtershepherdscenter@yahoo.com or visit the office in the Trinity Lincoln Center at 24 Council St. from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. weekdays.

WOMEN’S HONOR ROLL OF SUMTER COUNTY

BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com A woman reported missing by her sister two weeks ago has been found in a Columbia hospital.

Maristine Carroll, 52, had not been seen by her family since leaving her sister’s home on East McLeod Street in Rembert on Thanksgiving Day. Carroll was admitted to Providence Hospital with symptoms related to mental-health issues for which she apparently had not been taking CARROLL her prescribed medication since her disappearance. Hospital personnel contacted the Richland County Sheriff’s Office, which alerted its Sumter County counterpart that Carroll had been found.

Sumter County investigators think Carroll was staying at a women’s shelter somewhere in the Columbia area but had not previously been able to locate the correct shelter.

“We made contact with the family and got (Carroll) back in touch with her sister, and we’re closing the case,” said Lt. Robert Burnish with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

At first, Carroll’s sister wasn’t worried when she hadn’t heard from her sister for a while, but she became more concerned the longer she went without seeing her. She filed a missing person’s report Feb. 19 after receiving her sister’s Social Security information and medical card through the mail.

ABOVE: Jo Anne Morris, second from right, talks with Dr. Edna Davis as friends and family of the late Lillie Moore Nelson gather for Nelson’s induction onto the Women’s Honor Roll of Sumter County.

Morris is the executive director of Sumter Volunteers Inc., which sponsors the program that honors outstanding women of Sumter County. Dorothy Toney, far left, spoke about her mother’s life and contributions during the ceremony.

LEFT: Martha Dabbs Greenway, standing, congratulates Emily Bolger Mason on her induction into the Women’s Honor Roll of Sumter County. Greenway was also added to the honor roll during a Friday ceremony and reception at the Swan Lake Visitors Center. Representatives from Sumter city and county government spoke at the ceremony, and the inductees were introduced by friends and family. The honor roll plaque hangs in the lobby of Patriot Hall, and a garden of Lady Banksiae roses at the Sumter County Civic Center honors all 102 honorees.

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Internist joins staff at Bishopville’s CareSouth

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Internal medicine specialist Dr. Mark Franco has joined the staff at CareSouth’s Bishopville facility. Franco, who has been on board for about a month, said he is impressed with the resources and staff available at CareSouth.

Ashley Walters, R.N., right, is one of several staff members providing support to Franco and the other physicians.

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Dr. Mark Franco, who practices internal medicine, has joined the staff at Bishopville’s CareSouth on South Main Street.

Franco, 57, has worked as an emergency room doctor, hospitalist and teacher. He has most recently worked at SouthEast Alaska Regional Health Consortium and the Northern Hospital in Mount Airy, N.C. Franco, who lives with his wife and two daughters in Blythewood, said he is impressed with the resources available to CareSouth patients.

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Franco joins pediatrician Dr. Roosevelt Daniel and family practitioners Evelyn Coe and Betty Whiteside at the Bishopville facility.

Amanda Adelman, the community relations manager with CareSouth, said Franco has been at the Bishopville facility for about a month.

“Dr. Franco is going to be a great asset to the staff here and to all the folks in Lee County,” she said. “He is a caring individual with many years of experience and knowledge. We’re delighted he’s joined CareSouth Carolina.”

Internal medicine physicians have a varied case load, Franco said.

“We see just about everything,” he said. “Our focus is on adults. Of course, making referrals to the doctors they need is important.”

Franco said he enjoys working in a rural setting.

“There’s a lot of need here,” he

said. “It’s not just medical problems.

There are a lot of social problems here. We do a lot of preventive medicine. And at this clinic, we’re able to get our patients the kind of care they need.”

CareSouth Carolina is a private, nonprofit health and human services provider located in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina. The private nonprofit community-owned business operates nine medical centers in eight communities in the Pee Dee region: Bennettsville, Bishopville, Cheraw, Hartsville, Lake View, McColl, Chesterfield and Society Hill.

CareSouth Carolina has more than 280 employees, serves more than 35,000 patients a year and has an annual operating revenue of more than $20 million.

Franco will see patients at CareSouth Carolina, 545 Sumter Highway, Monday through Friday.

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ABOVE and BELOW: New banners on the sides of the airport’s fuel station greet visitors upon landing at Butters Field. The vinyl signs pay tribute to Lee County veterans and the late Ray Butters, a combat pilot in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Butters, the man the airport is named after, is credited for his leadership in renovating Lee County’s only airport during his tenure on the county’s airport commission from 1989 until his death in 2008. The other side of the fuel station promotes the county’s new veterans museum set to open in May next door to the South Carolina Cotton Museum on West Cedar Lane.

Billboards greet visitors to Butters Field

BY RANDY BURNS Special to The Item BISHOPVILLE — Visitors to Butters Field, Lee County’s Airport, will now be greeted with new billboards.

The vinyl banners have been placed on the sides of the airport’s fuel station, which opened in December.

George Roberts, chairman of the Lee County Airport Commission, said the new signs pay tribute to Ray Butters and all veterans.

“The first thing you’re going to see when you land at the airport will be these signs,” Roberts said. “One will tell people a little about Ray (Butters) — the person the airport is named after — and it’s a way to promote our new veterans museum.”

Butters, chairman of the Lee County Airport Commission from 1989 until his death in 2008, is recognized as being responsible for the renovations completed at the airport in the past 15 years. A major in the Army Corps, Butters served as a combat pilot in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. He was inducted into the South Carolina Aviation Hall of Fame in 2006.

His widow, Linda Butters, said she had an opportunity to meet the graphic artist responsible for the signs.

“It is awesome,” she said. “As I told him, I wish my husband was here to see the signs.

He would have been so proud. He was a humble man, and he would just appreciate this honor.”

Linda Butters said she was impressed with the research and detail put in by the artist.

“He just did a tremendous job,” she said.

“I don’t think you’re going to see a small airport with signs like this.”

Roberts said the signs are an effort to help commercialize the airport, Roberts said.

“It’s all about marketing the airport,” he said.

“We want the airport to be a gateway for Bishopville and Lee County.

We get revenue from rental of the hangars

Previous phases of the plan included a new paved runway, lighted system, hangars, paved parking ramp, tie-downs and a paved taxiway, Roberts said.

Ninety-five percent of the airport projects are proand tie-downs on the vided by federal paved ramp and by sell- funds, with 2.5 pering fuel. And these new cent provided by signs make the airport the state and 2.5 more attractive. We percent matching want the airport to be funds provided by more commercial.” county council, Roberts said the new Roberts said. signs were completed as The fuel station part of the fuel station project cost more project. than $200,000 inThe new fuel station cluding $89,000 for is self-serving and will the fuel tank itself. operate just like a tank The project also reat a gas station for auto- quired engineermobiles. The gas will be ing, a fuel road, a available 24 hours a pad and electrical day. support, he said.

The newest renovation at the airport is part of the Lee County Airport Improvement Plan, previously approved by Lee County Council.

Several Sumter County men face charges related to suspected drug or gambling activity after two homes were raided by local law enforcement during the weekend, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Raynard Johnson, 47, of 106 Carolina Ave., was charged about 8:20 p.m. Saturday, shortly after sheriff’s office and Sumter Police Department officers searched a residence at 201 Woodlawn Ave. Johnson was listed in a report as the owner and operator of 11 machines in the home, which were seized along with tally sheets, ledgers, a .25-caliber handgun and $7,397 in cash.

He was granted a $3,000 personal recognizance bond Sunday and released.

Sheriff Anthony Dennis said Tuesday that it was the second joint operation undertaken by police that day, following an earlier drug bust at 675 Bernie Court.

According to reports, police found more than two pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $12,200 at the home, along with a “quantity of drug paraphernalia, a 9-millimeter Smith & Wesson handgun and $628 in

U.S. currency.”

Arrests in that incident include: • John Lewis, 24, and Wayne Lewis, 28, both of the home, are charged with possession with intent to distribute marijuana; • Bryant Hudson, 24, of 4114 Patriot Parkway, is charged with possession of marijuana and violation of ABC laws; and • Keaven Pearson, of 4480 Julius Lane, is charged with possession of marijuana.

Pearson was also found to have an outstanding bench warrant.

John Lewis, who initially fled the home and was caught outside by deputies, was also charged with a violation of South Carolina gun laws. Lewis, who was free under a $50,000 surety bond for weapons charges in 2011, was denied bond on Sunday.

Wayne Lewis was granted a $5,000 surety bond, and Pearson and Hudson a $620 surety bond each. They were all released Sunday.

Dennis said units from both departments were involved in parts of each bust. Those units included the Sumter County Drug Unit, the Sumter Police Department Organized Crime Vice Control and the Neighborhood Empowerment and Community Actions teams.

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CHARGES:

CRIMINAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:

Scott Irving Ketchum, 31, of Wedgefield, was charged with burglary and criminal domestic violence about 11:49 p.m. Saturday after reportedly breaking into an apartment in the 900 block of Eagle Road and assaulting his girlfriend. Ketchum was transported to SumterLee Regional Detention Center, and on the ride, Ketchum reportedly told police “You’re going to die� and “I’m going to blow up your car with your children in it.�

James Doyle Douglas Jr., of 304 Loring Drive, was charged with public disorderly conduct March 4.

About 12:34 p.m. he called police on himself, reportedly stating he was “grossly intoxicated and he wanted to go to jail.� He was arrested and transported to SumterLee Regional Detention Center.

A Crestwood High School student was charged about 8:28 a.m. March 1 with assault and battery after allegedly punching a bus driver in the face and starting a fight between the two. According to reports, the driver had several cuts on her face and was treated at Sumter Medical Park. The student, a juvenile, told police that the bus driver said demeaning things to her and stared at her. The student was taken to SumterLee Regional Detention Center.

A couple who have a child in common had a physical altercation about 4:08 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 200 block of S.C. 261 South in Wedgefield. A 24-year-old woman told police that a man pulled off her wig and pushed her to the ground during the fight, and that he also busted the back window to her 2008 Chevrolet HHR, opened the hood, pulled wires, removed fuses and threw rocks at the right rear side window, causing chips in the glass. About an hour later, the man called dispatch, saying the woman came at him with a stick, and that he pushed her to keep her away. He said the rock damage to the car came from her friends throwing rocks at him.

PRESENTING A FIREARM:

An 18-year-old man told police Saturday that another man between the ages of 18 and 20 pointed a handgun at him in the 300 block of Rast Street between 1 and 1:10 a.m. The victim told police that the incident was unprovoked.

STOLEN HANDGUN:

A black and charcoal gray 9 mm Generation 4 Glock 26 handgun valued at $400 was reportedly stolen from a home in the first block of Bonview Drive between 9 p.m. Feb. 3 and 5

p.m. Saturday. The owner told police the gun has night sights and an extended magazine.

METAL THEFT:

About 30 aluminum window frames valued at $300 were reportedly stolen from a property in the 2000 block of Lowder Road sometime before 2:35 p.m.

March 1.

VANDALISM:

Unknown suspects caused about $2,000 in damage to a property fence in the 500 block of Caroland Drive in Sumter about 12:25 p.m. March 2.

CHILD ABUSE:

A Sumter Family Health Center patient told police about 12:42 p.m. Feb. 28 that his mother had been hitting him inappropriately, allegedly spanking him and slapping him across the face and hitting him in the head with a highheeled shoe. The child told police that his head was bleeding after being hit with the shoe, and that his mother put Vaseline on it.

Reports indicate no physical injury present on the child at the time police spoke with him. The child told police that his mother became angry at him for breaking a window in late December.

EMS CALLS:

Sumter Emergency Medical Services responded to 49 medical calls March 3.

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Evaluation plan for S.C. teachers receives approval COLUMBIA (AP) — The federal Education Department has approved Superintendent Mick Zais’ plan for evaluating teachers and principals in South Carolina, handing a blow to educator groups that had offered their own plan.

Zais spokesman Jay Ragley on Tuesday called the validation from the Democratic administration a ZAIS significant achievement that should put to rest partisan fears. “Having an independent, non-South Carolina-based, even Democratic administration say this plan can work and is a valid plan is something everyone in South Carolina should look at,� Ragley said. “Using student learning as part of evaluations is not a partisan issue.�

But advocates for teachers and principals continue to blast the state agency’s plan as invalid and unreliable.

They’ll continue to make their case to the state Board of Education, which must approve the details before they’re implemented statewide in 2014.

Evaluating educators based on performance is a required

part of the state’s exemption from the all-or-nothing provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind law. States granted the waivers are exempt from requirements that all students score proficient on state-standardized math and reading tests by 2014.

The U.S. Education Department approved South Carolina’s request for flexibility in July. It OK’d the state’s specific plan for evaluations last month.

The approved guidelines “reaffirm South Carolina’s commitment to improving academic achievement and the quality of instruction for all of the state’s elementary and secondary school students,� assistant secretary Deborah Delisle wrote in a letter received Feb. 27.

Roger Smith of the South Carolina Education Association called the federal thumbs-up frustrating.

Both state and federal agencies “totally ignored the education community’s alternative plan,� said Debbie Elmore with the state School Boards Association.

The key differences in Zais’ plan and educators’ alternative — presented to the board last November — are not using letter grades and the way student growth is measured.

Dow hits record, erasing Great Recession losses

BY BERNARD CONDON AP Business Writer NEW YORK — The stock market is back.

Five-and-a-half years after the start of a frightening drop that erased $11 trillion from stock portfolios and made investors despair of ever getting their money back, the Dow Jones industrial average has regained all the losses suffered during the Great Recession and reached a new high. The bluechip index rose 125.95

points Tuesday and closed at 14,253.77, topping the previous record of 14,164.53 on Oct. 9, 2007, by 89.24 points. “It signals that things are getting back to normal,� said Nicolas Colas, chief market strategist at BNY ConvergEx, a brokerage. “Unemployment is too high, economic growth too sluggish, but stocks are anticipating improvement.�

The new record suggests that investors who did not panic and sell their stocks in the 2008-

2009 financial crisis have fully recovered.

Those who have reinvested dividends or added to their holdings have done even better.

Since bottoming at 6,547.05 on March 9, 2009, the Dow has risen 7,706.72 points or 118 percent.

The Dow record does not include the impact of inflation. Adjusted for that, the Dow would have to reach 15,502 to match its old record.

The Standard and Poor’s 500, a broader

index, closed at 1,539.79, 25.36 points from its record.

The last time the Dow hit a record, George W. Bush still had another year as president, Apple had just sold its first iPhone, and Lehman Brothers was still in business.

But unemployment was also 4.7 percent versus 7.9 percent today, a reminder that stock gains have proved no elixir for the economy.

Still, the Dow high is another sign that the

nation is slowly healing after the worst recession since the 1930s. It comes as car sales are at

a five-year high, home prices are rising and U.S. companies continue to report big profits.

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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez, left, and Cuba’s President Fidel Castro look on during an event in Cordoba, Argentina, on July 21, 2006. Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced on Tuesday that Chavez, 58, has died after a nearly two-year bout with cancer.

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government announced the death of President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday, ending 14 years of charismatic rule by the firebrand socialist but leaving his party firmly in control of the nation.

Vice President Nicolas Maduro’s voice broke several times and tears ran down his face as he appeared on national television to announce that Chavez died at 4:25 p.m. local time (3:55 p.m EST) “after battling tough with an illness over nearly two years.”

He did not say what exactly killed Chavez, although the government had announced the previous night that a new, severe respiratory infection had severely weakened him.

Just a few hours earlier, Maduro made a virulent speech against enemies he claimed were trying to undermine Venezuelan democracy.

But as he announced the death, Maduro called on Venezuelans to be “dignified inheritors of the giant man” Chavez was.

“Let there be no weakness, no violence. Let there be no hate. In our hearts there should only be one sentiment: Love. Love, peace and discipline.”

Maduro called on Venezuelans to convene in the capital’s Bolivar Square, named for the 19th century independence hero Simon Bolivar, who Chavez claimed as his chief inspiration.

The vice president also called on the opposition to respect “the people’s pain.”

“Those who never supported the comandante Hugo Chavez, respect the pain of the people. This is the moment to think of our families, of our country.”

Chavez leaves behind a socialist political movement firmly in control of the nation, but with some doubt about how a new leadership will be formed.

Chavez’s illness prevented him from taking the oath of office after he was re-elected to a new term on Oct. 7 and under the constitution, National Assembly chief Diosdado Cabello apparently would take over as interim president.

But there was no sign of Cabello on the podium as Maduro announced Chavez’s death.

The constitution also says that elections should be called in 30 days. Chavez had specified that his supporters should support Maduro as his successor.

Successor must rally support in deeply divided country CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Vice President Nicolas Maduro is taking over leadership of Hugo Chavez’s political movement after the socialist leader died Tuesday at age 58 following a nearly two-year bout with cancer. Maduro now faces the daunting task of rallying support in a deeply divided country while maintaining unity within his party’s ranks.

Maduro decidedly lacks the vibrant personality that made Chavez a one-man political phenomenon in Venezuela, but he has the advantage of being Chavez’s handpicked successor.

The mustachioed 50-year-old former bus driver won Chavez’s trust as a loyal spokesman who echoed the president’s stances. How Maduro will lead in Chavez’s absence remains to be seen, although he’s widely known as both a skilled negotiator and a leader who views upholding his mentor’s legacy as his personal crusade and responsibility.

One of the biggest tasks Maduro will likely face is attempting to hold together a diverse movement that includes radical leftists, moderates and many current and former military officers.

Analysts have speculated that differences might emerge between

factions led by Maduro and Diosdado Cabello, the influential National Assembly president who is thought to wield power within the military. But thus far both men have denied such divisions and vowed to remain united.

After Chavez’s Dec. 11 cancer surgery, Maduro stepped up his public appearances to fill the void, providing regular updates on the president’s condition, calling for unity among allies and lambasting the opposition.

Maduro also showed how he could attempt to continue Chavez’s socialist-inspired project.

Speaking at one December rally, he vowed in

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vague terms to maintain policies that have angered the country’s leading business federation, Fedecamaras, which was long at odds with the

president.

“We aren’t going to give dollars to Fedecamaras. What we’re going to give them is pains, headaches with this Boli-

varian Revolution,” Maduro shouted, his voice hoarse. “I swear to you ... we’re never going to betray the people of Venezuela!”

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GOP’s anti-tax focus trips Dems in budget battle WASHINGTON (AP) — Congressional Republicans’ unyielding stand against income tax increases has caught President Obama and his allies off guard, resulting in the spending-cuts-only approach to deficit reduction that Democrats most wanted to avoid.

It also has dimmed hopes for broader efforts this year to start taming the costly and fast-growing “entitlement” programs of Medicare and Social Security.

The result is a new round of deficit reduction that tilts more toward Republicans’ wishes than many people would have expected after Obama won re-election with a campaign that called for higher taxes on the rich.

Democrats thought House Republicans would accept some new revenues last month to minimize military cuts and to pressure liberals to confront entitlement spending. Instead, Republicans seem more determined than ever to block tax increas-

es on high incomes, whatever the political risk.

It’s now the overriding priority for GOP lawmakers — even if they hold a different view of payroll taxes on wage earners. With relatively little debate, Republicans and Democrats this year raised the payroll tax rate, which funds Social Security, after granting a two-year reduction.

In all, two years of budget debates have yielded laws to reduce deficits by nearly $4 trillion over 10 years, a point of pride for Republicans.

About $620 billion of that will come from tax hikes made inevitable by the “fiscal cliff” legislation, resolved on Jan. 1.

The rest will come from spending cuts and savings on interest.

The ratio disappoints liberals. They recall that Congress’ top Republican suggested $800 billion in new revenue, and Obama proposed $1.2 trillion or more, in “grand bargain” talks that started in 2011 but never

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reached fruition.

“Somehow we ended up with $600 billion,” and with no provisions to rein in entitlements, said Jim Kessler of the Democratic think tank Third Way. “It was an enormous missed opportunity.”

For House Republicans, the no-income-tax-increase stand is more doctrine than strategy. Whether lucky or

strategic, however, they feel they outfoxed Obama on deficit-reduction policies this time.

When a new “fiscal cliff” law was about to raise income tax rates on nearly all U.S. earners in January, GOP leaders accepted Obama’s offer to limit the increase to incomes above $450,000. It was a concession by the president, who

had campaigned for a somewhat broader tax hike.

Republicans never reciprocated, however. That cleared the way last week for acrossthe-board “sequester” spending cuts, once considered too damaging to enact. The deal contains none of the new revenues that Democrats had hoped would follow their compromise on the fiscal cliff.

Martha Stewart denies wrongdoing in Penney deal NEW YORK (AP) — Home décor and food guru Martha Stewart testified in court on Tuesday that she did nothing wrong when she signed an agreement to open shops within most of J.C. Penney’s stores across the country.

Stewart testified in New York STEWART State Supreme Court in a trial over whether the company she founded breached its contract to sell cookware, bedding and other items exclusively at Macy’s when she inked the deal with Penney.

Stewart’s appearance, which followed a lineup of other top brass including the CEOs of both Macy’s Inc. and J.C. Penney Co., attracted a lot of attention from the media. So much so that the judge opened up the jury box to make room for the expanded audience, and spectators had to wait behind a roped line to enter the courtroom.

During four hours of testimony, Stewart, who

founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc., denied Macy’s allegations that she did anything unethical and said she was only looking to expand her brand.

Stewart said it’s Macy’s that didn’t uphold its end of the agreement to try to maximize the

potential of her business. She said her brand had grown to about $300 million at Macy’s, but the business was now “static” at the department store chain. She said she had hoped the business would exceed $400 million.

“We were disappoint-

ed,” Stewart, 71, wearing a light brown tunic and a mini skirt, testified. “We got to a certain dollar amount and struggled

and never got any further.”

The trial, which began Feb. 20, centers around whether Macy’s

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rom time to time we are reminded of the value and impact of what is known to people of faith as “The Good Book.”

That book, of course, is the Bible, the most read, the most influential book of all time.

This reminder comes from an article in The Wall Street Journal written by Roma Downey and Mark Burnett, husband and wife, who created a 10-part miniseries, “The Bible,” which premiered March 3 on the History Channel. Their article was more than a plug for their miniseries, which dramatizes key stories from Scriptures that its creators hope audiences around the world “to open or reopen Bibles to understand and enjoy these stories.”

The couple are naturalized American citizens, she from Ireland, he from England. They are hopeful the miniseries will encourage public schools in America to give young people the same opportunity they had growing up in their countries, where Bible teaching “was viewed as foundational to a well-rounded education.” As the writers remind us, the Bible “has affected the world for centuries in innumerable ways, including art, literature, philosophy, government, philanthropy, education, social justice and humanitarianism.

One would think that a text of such significance would be taught regularly in schools.”

Somehow it has become fixed among too many in positions of authority in this country that the Bible doesn’t belong in the classroom — the old separation of church and state, or “forcing religion” down the throats of impressionable students, you see.

However, the couple notes, the U.S. Supreme Court has never banned Bibles from the classroom, ruling in a 1963 opinion that “The Bible is worthy of study for its literary and historic qualities. Nothing we have said here indicates that such study of the Bible or of religion, when presented objectively as a part of a secular (public school) program of education, may not be effected consistently with the First Amendment.” What the court was saying had nothing to do with religion or politics. It was talking about knowledge, and in the words of Downey and Burnett, “The foundations of knowledge of the ancient world — which informs the understanding of the modern world — are biblical in origin.”

They quote Rough Rider Teddy Roosevelt as saying, “A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.” Think about the impact of the Good Book: without it, Shakespeare would have never been exposed to the 1,200 references to Scripture in his works, and without the Bible there would be no Sistine Chapel, and even in movies, without biblical allegories, there would be no “Les Miserables” or “Ben Hur,” no Alcoholics Anonymous, Salvation Army or Harvard University — all of which found their roots in Scripture. We are in total agreement with the writers’ final words, that “No one in the English-speaking world can be considered literate without a basic knowledge of the Bible.”

To that we add a hearty “Amen.”

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et’s work through an example. Suppose 100 yards of fence could be built using one of two techniques. You could hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each, or you could hire one high-skilled worker for $40. Either way, you get the same 100 yards of fence built. If you sought maximum profits, which production technique would you employ? I’m guessing that you’d hire one highskilled worker and pay him $40 rather than hire three low-skilled workers for $15 each. Your labor costs would be $40 rather than $45.

Suppose the high-skilled worker came into your office and demanded $55 a day. What would be your response? You’d probably tell him to go play in the traffic and hire the three low-skilled workers.

After all, hiring the three lowskilled workers for $45, to get the same 100 yards of fence, would be cheaper than the $55 a day now demanded by the high-skilled worker.

The high-skilled worker is not stupid and knows that’s exactly what you’d do. He will do a bit of organizing first, convincing decent, caring people that low-skilled workers are being exploited and not earning a living wage and that Congress should enact a minimum wage in the fencing industry of at least $20. After Congress enacts a minimum wage of $20, what then happens to the chances of a highskilled worker’s successfully demanding $55 a day? They go up because he’s used the coercive powers of Congress to price his

competition out of the market. Because of the minimum wage, it would cost you $60 to use the three low-skilled workers.

The minimum wage not only discriminates against low-skilled workers but also is one of the most effective tools of racists everywhere. Our nation’s first minimum wage came in the form of the Davis-Bacon Act of 1931. During the legislative debate over the Davis-Bacon Act, which sets minimum wages on federally financed Walter or assisted conWILLIAMS struction projects, racist intents were obvious. Rep. John Cochran, D-Mo., supported the bill, saying he had “received numerous complaints in recent months about Southern contractors employing low-paid colored mechanics getting work and bringing the employees from the South.” Rep. Miles Allgood, D-Ala., complained: “That contractor has cheap colored labor that he transports, and he puts them in cabins, and it is labor of that sort that is in competition with white labor throughout the country.” Rep. William Upshaw, D-Ga., spoke of the “superabundance or large aggregation of Negro labor.” American Federation of Labor President William Green said, “Colored labor is being sought to demoralize wage rates.” The Davis-Bacon Act, still on the books today, virtually eliminated blacks from federally

financed construction projects when it was passed.

During South Africa’s apartheid era, the secretary of its avowedly racist Building Workers’ Union, Gert Beetge, said, “There is no job reservation left in the building industry, and in the circumstances, I support the rate for the job (minimum wage) as the secondbest way of protecting our white artisans.” The South African Nursing Council condemned low wages received by black nurses as unfair. Some nurses said they wouldn’t accept wage increases until the wages of black nurses were raised. The South African Economic and Wage Commission of 1925 reported that “while definite exclusion of the Natives from the more remunerative fields of employment by law has not been urged upon us, the same result would follow a certain use of the powers of the Wage Board under the Wage Act of 1925, or of other wage-fixing legislation. The method would be to fix a minimum rate for an occupation or craft so high that no Native would be likely to be employed.”

Whether support for minimum wages is motivated by good or by evil, its effect is to cut off the bottom rungs of the economic ladder for the most disadvantaged worker and lower the cost of discrimination.

Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2013 creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR As Americans, we will endure and overcome What a time, a president sworn in for another term, this time as a “lame duck” who will do little and accomplish less. Perhaps that’s good for us. No decisions should lead to fewer problems.

This president has had no domestic policy and even less of a foreign policy, both of which have led to a dismal economic situation, and a loss of our prestige in the world. Our allies must wonder where we’re heading.

The follow-up was our secretary of state backing off the Benghazi issue by telling us we should “move on.” Indicating yes, we lost lives, but, it’s over. Our military minds tell us we could have responded but chose not to because we didn’t have Libyan permission. Now we have a “clone” in that same position. It’s not a good sign for our future and our children’s futures. Thank goodness we are

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Americans, and we shall endure and overcome.

Now we’re faced with an immigration situation which is not getting any better as far as solutions go. I’m disappointed for the American people, discouraged with our leadership, but have hope for the future of America.

God bless America.

PAUL KORZEC Manning

Contributors should join Obama to bring America back to prominence I wish you letter-writing Republicans would graciously accept the fact that in November, in national and statewide elections, the majority of voting Americans refused to accept your view of America. I know you are angry that President Obama, this socalled “community organizer,” took on the Republican establishment, beat them at their own game and, in short

order, became the most powerful man in the world. So, instead of refuting our president, why not join strengths and help the man bring our America back to prominence?

Although a Sumterite, I have, until relatively recently, lived in Chicago for 17 years. Upon reading these letters to the editor, I feel as if I have been dropped onto another planet.

Chaplains and reverends writing “do nothing” in terms of gun control. One man actually wrote it was his “Godgiven right” to own weapons. I was mugged twice while living in Chicago, and I know what it feels like to have a pistol in my face. Stop sitting in your little world advocating the ability for anyone to own as many weapons of any caliber. That is not what the Constitution infers. If there is one thing you could possibly do to save lives, even if it means an inconvenience on your part, then you should do it. And remember, we are supposed to be a

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As concerns voter fraud, there have been less than 100 convictions of voter fraud in this country in the last 10 years. And I assume it was just coincidence that 30 Republican-held state legislatures all decided, at the same time, to inflict voter suppression that happened to affect two groups: Democrats and minorities. So yes, Sumter, racism does still exist. You act as though just because laws were enacted refuting discrimination that it just quietly went away. As an AfricanAmerican, I can tell you it has not. I am not bitter, we all must learn from a negative situation, but a fact is a fact.

I read so much about Scripture on this page. People quoting the Bible and advocating adherence to its tenets. Perhaps you should stop writing so much about Godly behavior and start practicing it.

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SHOOTING from Page A1 women as they hit each other and pulled at each other’s hair, including one man holding a small child as he recorded the fight on his phone.

This, along with other information, led police to charge six people with public disorderly conduct.

They are: Talia Darby, 17, and Teresa Bates, 34, both of 438 Council St.; Mekwana Ross, 18, of 509 Red & White St.; Vonshaiyia Abram, 18, of 33 Edwards St.; Shonecquia Washington, 26, of 332 Bowman Drive; and Daquan FunchessJohnson, 17, of 823 S. Main St. Both Talia Darby and Bates have the same address as the shooting suspect.

In addition, both Talia Darby and Funchess-Johnson face unlawful conduct toward a minor, while Bates faces a count of contributing

to the delinquency of a minor. All six are scheduled to appear in municipal court on Monday.

Bond for Darby was denied on the weapons charges he faces — possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime, unlawful carrying of a pistol and possession of a stolen pistol. Darby is scheduled to appear before a Circuit Court judge for a bond hearing on the murder charge next month.

Funeral services for Singleton will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center on South Salem Street. Before that, a public viewing for Singleton will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary at 312 S. Main St. Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 7741201.

COG from Page A1 are dual recipients of both Medicaid and Medicare. The request for proposals, or RFP, from Health and Human Services is expected to be announced in either May or June, Keith said, with contracts potentially awarded as soon as July. Once awarded, Keith said the contracts are expected to go into effect in January 2014.

National managed care companies aware of the future bidding procedure are already reaching out to find partners in communities throughout the state, Keith said, including the local COG. “Right now it’s just one organization, but once that RFP is released, there could be a half-dozen more,” Keith said.

Under the perceived scenario, should a company partnered with the local COG receive the contract from the state agency, Keith envisions the COG acting basically as a middle man in providing certain home and community based services.

“They may say ‘we need you to serve this person, and we’ll give you $3,000 to serve this person.’ Well, I might be able to go out there and broker those services and find someone that can do it for $1,000, or $1,500,” Keith said.

Although the number of people available for these type of services liv-

The Santee-Lynches Regional Council of Governments remains in the process of receiving résumés to find a new executive director to replace former head Jim Darby.

Officials with the COG said at their meeting Monday that the deadline to apply is March 13. After the deadline, the COG will form a committee to review the submissions with hopes of having a narrowed, if not finalists, list by the organization’s meeting next month.

Darby retired from the COG in September but had announced his plans for retirement six months before that. Darby left the organization after serving as its head for more than 25 years.

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ing within the COG’s four counties — Sumter, Clarendon, Kershaw and Lee counties — were not known, Keith said there are currently about 68,000 dual recipients statewide.

“We don’t have the numbers (locally). We don’t know exactly how many, we don’t know where they’re located, we don’t know how much revenue,” Keith said. “We’re just looking at an opportunity to look at it a little further.”

Any potential contract would be later presented to the COG board for approval. Taking on the service, Keith said, could require his department to hire additional people to oversee the effort.

Contact Braden Bunch at (803) 774-1201.

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Democrats say the measure limits voters’ access to polls.

A change by the committee expanded the window from seven days to nine. Early voting would be available for two Saturdays before an election.

Currently, people can vote in-person absentee if they pick an excuse for why they can’t vote Election Day, such as being at work or on vacation.

PUBLIC AGENDA TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Today, 4 p.m., town hall

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Watcher throws 3-hitter Sumter moves to 5-0 with victory

Chapman, Gators aim for success on diamond

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

Vikings starter Chris Collins – who also went the distance – but made the most of them.

River Soles and Will Smith led off the bottom of the second with back-to-back singles.

After Ian McCaffery’s sacrifice bunt, Tee Dubose drove home the first run with an RBI groundout to second for a 1-0 SHS lead.

Dubose came through again in the fourth with one out.

Despite being on its fourth head coach in as many seasons, the Lakewood High School baseball team will enjoy something it hasn’t had for a while – a little continuity at the top.

Michael Chapman takes over the reins of the Gators program from Scooter Prince, who moved back to Mississippi after one season. Chapman is not a new face, CHAPMAN however, after serving as the junior varsity coach last year for Lakewood while also working at Chestnut Oaks Middle School.

Chapman also brings back his coaching staff from last season – giving the Gators a sense of familiarity as they open their season tonight at home against Wilson at 6:30 p.m.

“I told them over the summer that I’d like the head coaching job, but if they went in another direction, I still wanted to be around to coach the JVs and be an assistant,” Chapman said. “I liked the guys, and an opening became available to coach them and teach at the high school, so everything just sort of fell into place.

“I know what type of talent we have coming back and what we need to work on. I jumped right into it during the fall and we’re probably a couple of weeks

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SEE GATORS, PAGE B2

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com Phillip Watcher wasn’t happy with his first outing for the Sumter High School baseball team this season.

“I was kind of wild earlier in the week (at the Red Bank Invitational),” he said. “I was thinking too much. I wasn’t just going out there and throwing strikes.”

That wasn’t a problem for Watcher on Tuesday, however. The junior right-hander threw 61 of his 96 pitches for strikes in a completegame, NORRIS 3-hit effort as the Gamecocks earned a 3-1 victory over Spring Valley to improve to 5-0.

SHS begins Region VI-4A play today by hosting Carolina Forest at Gamecock Field.

“Phillip pitched well tonight,” Sumter head coach Joe Norris said. “We’d talked about his changeup all week and he got it over for strikes early.

He actually had all three pitches going and was ahead in the count most of the night.”

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Sumter High’s Phillip Watcher prepares to deliver a pitch on Tuesday during the Gamecocks’ 3-1 victory over Spring Valley at Gamecock Field. Watcher tossed a complete-game 3-hitter for the victory.

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY Varsity Baseball Carolina Forest at Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Wilson at Lakewood, 6:30 p.m.

East Clarendon at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 6:30 p.m.

Junior Varsity Baseball Sumter at Camden, 6 p.m.

Varsity Boys Soccer Blythewood at Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

Crestwood at Camden, 7:30 p.m.

The King’s Academy at Wilson Hall, 6 p.m.

into trouble at all during the night. The Vikings managed just five baserunners and only one made it past second base. He struck out six and walked

Laurence Manning at Calhoun Academy, 5 p.m.

Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 4 p.m.

Varsity Girls Soccer Blythewood at Sumter, 6 p.m.

Crestwood at Camden, 6 p.m.

Varsity Softball Manning at Waccamaw, 7 p.m.

Wilson Hall at Pinewood Prep, 5:15 p.m.

Laurence Manning at Thomas Sumter, 4 p.m.

Junior Varsity Softball Sumter at East Clarendon, 5:30 p.m.

Manning at Waccamaw, 5 p.m.

Thomas Sumter at Laurence Manning, 4 p.m.

Robert E. Lee at Lamar, 5 p.m.

B Team Softball Pee Dee at Robert E. Lee, 5 p.m.

Varsity Boys Tennis Trinity-Byrnes at Wilson Hall, 4 p.m.

Varsity Track and Field Crestwood, Lakewood, Laurence Manning, C.E. Murray, Lake City at Manning, 4:30 p.m.

Scott’s Branch, Allendale-Fairfax, Calhoun County, Lake Marion at Orangeburg-Wilkinson, 5 p.m.

none.

“I like going through my windup more, so I got to do that most of tonight,” Watcher said. “I think this start just really

boosts my confidence heading into region play and the rest of the year.”

The Gamecocks managed just seven hits themselves off of

USC, Clowney back on field for spring

BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Clemson’s Milton Jennings, center, shoots between Boston College’s Eddie Odio, left, and Oliver Hanlan during the Eagles’ 68-61 victory Tuesday in Clemson.

Eagles get 68-61 road win against Clemson

BY ED MCGRANAHAN The Associated Press CLEMSON — Tight games have been the norm for Boston College this season.

Thirteen of the Eagles’ games have BROWNELL been decided by five points or fewer.

It has forced a young Boston College team to grow up quickly and gain the ability to handle adversity like the Eagles faced Tuesday in their 68-61 victory over Clemson on the Tigers’

Senior Night.

“I don’t think anybody in the country has been through what we’ve been through,” said coach Steve Donahue, whose team came in with a 2-8 road record. “They’ve been through so much, all these guys.

“There are no juniors and seniors playing, so these guys have done all the minutes. It’s not like they’ve been kind of sitting there. They’ve been playing 30, 35 minutes and they’ve been on the wrong end a lot. This was not unusual.”

SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B3

COLUMBIA — Jadeveon Clowney is back on the football field, getting ready for another season — at South Carolina.

After an offseason of questions about whether the defensive end should play college ball this fall and risk being injured, he let his actions show how he felt Tuesday.

He participated in drills, working on his technique in preparation for the Gamecocks’ 2013 season.

Several NFL analysts say the 6-foot-6, 256-pound sophomore — who did not speak

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USC’ All-American defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (7) warms up before running through drills on the first day of spring practice on Tuesday in Columbia.

with reporters after his workout — would be the first pick in this year’s draft if he were eligible to turn pro.

“He understands this is a big year for coming for him performance-wise, academically and athletically,”

Gamecocks defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward said. “He’s doing SEE CLOWNEY, PAGE B4

Jackson still fighting for basketball dream

BY DARRYL SLATER Post and Courier COLUMBIA — It might surprise you to hear that Lakeem Jackson still wants to play basketball after his college career ends in the coming days. After all, the sport has brought him mostly frustrating results on the court since he arrived at South Carolina before the 2009-10 season.

Jackson, a 6-5 wing player, and Shane Phillips, a former

walk-on guard, will be honored on Senior Night tonight against Mississippi State. The Gamecocks are having another sluggish season, but they could beat the Bulldogs — the Southeastern Conference’s JACKSON worst team — and send Jackson out with a result that has been uncommon in his career.

With Saturday’s regular sea-

son finale at Vanderbilt and the SEC tournament still remaining, the Gamecocks are 52-69 (16-48 SEC) during Jackson’s career. At 13-16 (3-13) this season, they need a late surge to avoid their fourth straight losing overall record. They haven’t done that since their first four years in the SEC, 1992-95, when they went 39-71 (17-47).

Coach Frank Martin’s first season was going to be a reSEE JACKSON, PAGE B3

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Lady Gators open season with 3-0 win Lakewood High School’s varsity soccer team opened its season with a 3-0 victory over Eau Claire on Tuesday at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

Danielle Conyers, Jody Brandell and Vannia Moreno-Gil each scored goals for the Lady Gators. Nena Batey had six saves in goal.

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Crestwood High School improved to 4-2 on the seaosn with an 8-3 victory over Lamar on Tuesday at the Crestwood field.

Reba Gibbons had five strikeouts while picking up the victory in the circle for the Lady Knights.

Amber Ryan had a hit and drove in four

GIRLS ROUNDUP runs to lead the Crestwood offense. Kaci Dinkins and Emily Horton both had a hit.

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MANNING — Laurence Manning Academy scored two runs in the first inning and three in the second and made them stand up in a 5-3 victory over Holly Hill on Tuesday at the LMA field.

Courtney Beatson picked up the victory for LMA, which improved to 5-0 on the season.

Grace Beatson had two hits to lead the offense while Hannah Hodge and Courtney Beatson both had doubles.

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WEST COLUMBIA — Sumter Christian School fell to 0-2 on the season with a 21-6 loss to Grace Christian in four innings on Monday at the Grace Christian field.

Savannah Lujan led the SCS offense, going 2-for-2 with a double, a walk and two runs scored. Morgan Walker added a hit and drove in two runs.

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HOLLY HILL — Laurence Manning Academy scored 14 runs in the top of the fifth inning and went on to a 16-0 victory over Holly Hill on Tuesday at the Holly Hill field.

Ansley Ridgill picked up the victory for LMA. Cora Lee Downer led the offense, going 3-for-4 with a triple and four runs batted in.

Sara Herbert was 4-for4 with a triple and Abbie Beard and Baylee Elms were both 2-for-3.

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MONCKS CORNER — Clarendon Hall improved to3 -0 on the season with an 8-7 victory over St. John’s Christian on Monday at the SJC field.

Brystal Shuler led the Lady Saints with a 3-for-4 day at the plate.

Ava Englishand Christene Elenbark both went 2-for-4.

Elenbark picked up the win, striking out 14 in the process.

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Westwood blanks Crestwood 3-0 on diamond BLYTHEWOOD — Crestwood High School’s varsity baseball team lost to Westwood 3-0 on Monday at the Westwood field.

Christian Buford took the loss for the Knights, even though he allowed just one hit and no earned runs in 4-plus innings of work. Lee Sargent pitched two innings of scoreless baseball.

Josh Johnson had two hits to lead the offense.

Cole Benenhaley, Ryan Miller and Sargent each

had a hit.

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Soles and Smith each went 2-for-3 to lead the Gamecocks. McCaffery and Jacob Watcher also had hits.

“We work on situational hitting a lot and it came through for us tonight,” Norris said. “Our guys near the bottom of the order have been hitting well for us, and usually good things will happen when that’s the case.”

Norris was bothered by the Gamecocks’ defense, though. SHS committed three errors in the game, including one that led to the Vikings’ only run – an unearned one – on Collin Trenery’s RBI single in the sixth inning. Trenery drove in Gene Cone, who singled and then went to third on an outfield error.

“That’s something we’re going to have to shore up, but I think we will as the season goes on,” Norris said.

After Soles singled and was caught stealing, Smith singled and stole second to put a runner in scoring position. After a McCaffery walk, Dubose singled to drive in Smith for a 2-0 lead.

Chris Crawford followed with an RBI fielder’s choice for the last Gamecock run.

“I was just thinking backside,” Dubose said of his fourth-inning hit. “The pitcher was coming to plate a little slow, so I just wanted to stay back and get a good cut on it and hit a line drive somewhere.

“Sort of the same thing in the (second inning). Runner at third, I just wanted to make contact and get a ground ball somewhere and get the run in.”

GATORS from Page B1 ahead of where we would have been if someone unfamiliar with the team had stepped in.”

Chapman is originally from Cheraw and played for the Braves’ 1999 2A state championship team. He was groomed under Cheraw coaches David Byrd and Jack Jolly.

“I learned a lot from them and from (South Florence head coach) Kenny Gray, who I work with over the summer for Junior (American) Legion ball,” Chapman said. “I played and work under those kinds of programs, so I know where we need to be.”

Chapman comes in to the 2013 season with a lot of experi-

ence coming back.

The Gators return seven players who were either starters or played significant amounts of time on last year’s squad that went 5-16 overall and 2-8 in Region VI-3A. Lakewood also has seen an increase in numbers as the varsity and JV squads comprise 28 players.

Leading the way are shortstop David Hayiden and first baseman Rian Haiselton. The senior duo also makes up the top two starters in the Gators’ pitching rotation.

“We feel very comfortable with them and (sophomore) Ryan Taylor leading the rotation,” Chapman said.

“We still don’t have

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Sumter High School opened its season with a 10-stroke victory over Manning’s varsity team on Tuesday at Beech Creek Golf Club.

Hayoung Moon and Dave Rygalski both shot a 51 to lead the Gamecocks.

the depth that we want, but we’ve got a number of guys that can come in a pitch for us in a given situation.

Joseph Kruger is a late-inning guy for example.

“It’s mainly about instilling that mental toughness that comes with pitching.”

Senior T.J. Floyd returns to play left field with Kruger in right.

Courtland Howard takes over in center.

Jay Tolson will also be in the outfield some Around the diamond, super-utility man Mike Hall will see a lot of playing time along with Billy Hayes and junior Ryan Hughes. Hughes plays short, third and second.

When not pitching, Taylor will be a designated hitter and also

play third and catch some. Eighth-grader Josh Whitley takes over the starting catching duties.

Dequan Ingram, Chris Bryan and Clifton Andrews are a few of the bench players Chapman will turn to this season.

“We’re not a powerhitting team,” Chapman said. “We had no homers and no triples last season. But we had a lot of doubles and a lot of singles. We’re going to be a team that bunts and moves runners over. We’re going to play small ball and go station to station.

“From day one, I’ve stressed defense first.

We didn’t pick up a bat until we had practiced defense. I think defense and our pitching staff will be keys to our success this season.”

Wynkoop, USC roll past Ball State 10-0 FROM WIRE REPORTS COLUMBIA — Freshman left-handed pitcher Jack Wynkoop retired the first 16 batters he faced and was backed by an offense that pounded out 14 hits as sixth-ranked South Carolina upended Ball State 10-0 on Tuesday in the first of a 2-game baseball series at Carolina Stadium.

The series concludes on today with first pitch scheduled

for 4 p.m.

Wynkoop allowed just two hits in six innings of work with no walks and struck out five batters to earn the win. He is now 2-0 on the year. Ball State starting pitcher Nestor WYNKOOP Bautista worked 3 1/3 innings and allowed seven runs, six earned, on nine hits with three walks

and two strikeouts. His record drops to 0-2 for the season.

South Carolina broke ahead 3-0 in the bottom of the second inning. Connor Bright led off the inning with a base hit up the middle followed by a single off the bat of Dante Rosenberg.

With one out, Tanner English’s base hit into the gap in rightcenter scoed Bright. That was followed by another single into right field from Graham Saiko, scoring Rosenberg.

TODAY 5 a.m. -- International Baseball: World Baseball Classic First-Round Game from Fukuoka, Japan -- Cuba vs. Japan (MLB NETWORK).

9 a.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Los Angeles Angels vs. Cincinnati from Tempe, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

Noon -- NHL Hockey: Buffalo at Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

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

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Paris -- Valencia vs. Paris Saint-Germain (FOX SOCCER).

2:30 p.m. -- International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Turin, Italy -- Juventus vs. Celtic (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

4 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Italy vs. Los Angeles Angels from Tempe, Ariz. (MLB NETWORK).

4 p.m. -- College Baseball: Ball State at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5).

5 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Maryland (Baltimore County) at Maryland (ESPNU).

6 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament OpeningRound Game from Las Vegas -- San Francisco vs. Pepperdine (BYUTV).

6 p.m. -- Women’s College Basketball: Southeastern Conference Tournament OpeningRound Game from Duluth, Ga. -- Alabama vs. Mississippi State (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

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

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: North Carolina at Maryland (ESPN).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Georgetown at Villanova (ESPN2).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Oklahoma State at Iowa State (ESPNU).

7 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: New Jersey at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. -- College Basketball: Mississippi State at South Carolina (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXYAM 1240).

8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Colorado at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Wake Forest at North Carolina State (WKTC 63).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Coast Conference Tournament Opening-Round Game from Las Vegas -- Portland vs. Loyola Marymount (BYUTV).

9 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Chicago at San Antonio (ESPN).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: West Virginia at Oklahoma (ESPN2).

9 p.m. -- College Basketball: Connecticut at South Florida (ESPNU).

9 p.m. -- Major League Exhibition Baseball: Washington vs. Philadelphia from Clearwater, Fla. (MLB NETWORK).

10 p.m. -- International Soccer: CONCACAF Champions League Match from San Nicolas de los Garza, Mexico -- Tigres vs. Seattle (FOX SOCCER).

11 p.m. -- College Basketball: Stanford at California (ESPN2).

COLLEGE BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

By The Associated Press Wednesday, March 6 EAST DePaul at Syracuse, 6 p.m.

Charlotte at Duquesne, 7 p.m.

Temple at Fordham, 7 p.m.

George Washington at La Salle, 7 p.m.

Rhode Island at Saint Joseph’s, 7 p.m.

Georgetown at Villanova, 7 p.m.

SOUTH Tulane at East Carolina, 7 p.m.

North Carolina at Maryland, 7 p.m.

Mississippi St. at South Carolina, 7 p.m.

UCF at UAB, 7 p.m.

Vanderbilt at Florida, 8 p.m.

Richmond at VCU, 8 p.m.

Tennessee at Auburn, 9 p.m.

Georgia Tech at Miami, 9 p.m.

Wake Forest at NC State, 9 p.m.

UConn at South Florida, 9 p.m.

MIDWEST St. Bonaventure at Dayton, 7 p.m.

Oklahoma St. at Iowa St., 7 p.m.

Michigan at Purdue, 7 p.m.

Minnesota at Nebraska, 9 p.m.

Saint Louis at Xavier, 9 p.m.

SOUTHWEST Rice at Houston, 8 p.m.

LSU at Texas A&M, 8 p.m.

SMU at Tulsa, 8:05 p.m.

West Virginia at Oklahoma, 9 p.m.

FAR WEST UCLA at Washington St., 9:30 p.m.

New Mexico at Nevada, 10 p.m.

CS Bakersfield at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Colorado St. at Wyoming, 10 p.m.

Stanford at California, 11 p.m.

Air Force at San Diego St., 11:30 p.m.

Southern Cal at Washington, 11:30 p.m.

TOURNAMENTS Atlantic Sun Conference At Macon, Ga. First Round Florida Gulf Coast vs. North Florida, 2:30 p.m.

Mercer vs. Lipscomb, 8:30 p.m.

Northeast Conference At Campus Sites First Round St. Francis (N.Y.) at Robert Morris, 7 p.m.

CCSU at Wagner, 7 p.m.

Quinnipiac at LIU Brooklyn, 7 p.m.

Mount St. Mary’s at Bryant, 7 p.m.

Ohio Valley Conference At Nashville, Tenn.

First Round Morehead St. vs. UT Martin, 7 p.m.

SE Missouri vs. E. Illinois, 9 p.m.

Patriot League At Campus Sites First Round Navy at Bucknell, 7 p.m.

American at Army, 7 p.m.

Holy Cross at Lafayette, 7 p.m.

Colgate at Lehigh, 7 p.m.

West Coast Conference At Las Vegas First Round Portland vs. Loyola Marymount, 9 p.m.

MLB SPRING TRAINING

By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE W L Pct Kansas City 9 0 1.000 Seattle 10 1 .909 Baltimore 7 2 .778 Tampa Bay 7 4 .636 Chicago 5 3 .625 Minnesota 6 4 .600 Cleveland 7 5 .583 Houston 5 4 .556 Boston 6 5 .545 Oakland 5 5 .500 Toronto 5 5 .500 Detroit 5 6 .455 New York 3 7 .300 Texas 3 7 .300 Los Angeles 1 8 .111 NATIONAL LEAGUE W L Pct Miami 4 3 .571 Washington 4 3 .571 Arizona 5 5 .500 Colorado 5 5 .500 Los Angeles 4 4 .500 Philadelphia 5 5 .500 San Diego 6 6 .500 San Francisco 4 4 .500 Atlanta 5 6 .455 Chicago 5 6 .455 St. Louis 4 5 .444 Milwaukee 4 6 .400 Pittsburgh 3 7 .300

| New York 2 5 .286 Cincinnati 2 10 .167 NOTE: Split-squad games count in the standings; games against non-major league teams do not.

Monday’s Games Detroit 8, Houston 5 Philadelphia 5, Pittsburgh 0 Minnesota 7, St. Louis 0 Atlanta 4, N.Y. Mets 2 Boston 5, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 5, San Diego 4 Chicago White Sox 6, San Francisco 2 Seattle 16, Colorado 6 Cleveland 13, Chicago Cubs 5 Oakland 13, L.A. Angels 5 Arizona 7, Cincinnati 2 Tuesday’s Games Baltimore vs. Toronto at Dunedin, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

Houston vs. Washington at Viera, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

Cleveland vs. San Francisco at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. San Diego at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Cincinnati vs. L.A. Angels at Tempe, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Oakland vs. Kansas City at Surprise, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

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

Wednesday’s Games Toronto vs. Detroit at Lakeland, Fla., 1:05 p.m.

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

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

Pittsburgh vs. Boston at Fort Myers, Fla., 1:35 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers vs. Cleveland at Goodyear, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Seattle at Peoria, Ariz., 3:05 p.m.

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

Kansas City vs. Arizona at Scottsdale, Ariz., 3:10 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS

By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB New York 36 21 .632 – Brooklyn 34 26 .567 31/2 Boston 31 27 .534 51/2 Philadelphia 23 35 .397 131/2 Toronto 23 38 .377 15 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 44 14 .759 – Atlanta 33 26 .559 111/2 Washington 19 39 .328 25 Orlando 17 44 .279 281/2 Charlotte 13 47 .217 32 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 38 22 .633 – Chicago 34 26 .567 4 Milwaukee 30 28 .517 7 Detroit 23 39 .371 16 Cleveland 20 40 .333 18 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 47 14 .770 – Memphis 39 19 .672 61/2 Houston 33 28 .541 14 Dallas 26 33 .441 20 New Orleans 21 40 .344 26 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Oklahoma City 43 16 .729 – Denver 39 22 .639 5 Utah 32 28 .533 111/2 Portland 28 31 .475 15 Minnesota 20 37 .351 22 Pacific Division W L Pct GB L.A. Clippers 43 19 .694 – Golden State 34 27 .557 81/2 L.A. Lakers 30 30 .500 12 Phoenix 21 39 .350 21 Sacramento 21 40 .344 211/2 Monday’s Games New York 102, Cleveland 97 Miami 97, Minnesota 81 Orlando 105, New Orleans 102 Milwaukee 109, Utah 108, OT Denver 104, Atlanta 88 Portland 122, Charlotte 105 Golden State 125, Toronto 118 Tuesday’s Games Boston at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

L.A. Lakers at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m.

Denver at Sacramento, 10 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games Utah at Cleveland, 7 p.m.

Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m.

Boston at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m.

New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

Orlando at Miami, 7:30 p.m.

Portland at Memphis, 8 p.m.

Washington at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

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

Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

Chicago at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

Sacramento at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

Thursday’s Games Oklahoma City at New York, 8 p.m.

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

NHL STANDINGS EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 23 15 8 0 30 81 67 New Jersey 22 10 7 5 25 54 60 Philadelphia 23 11 11 1 23 66 68 N.Y. Rangers 20 10 8 2 22 51 51 N.Y. Islanders 22 9 11 2 20 64 75 Northeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 22 14 4 4 32 68 53 Boston 19 14 3 2 30 57 42 Ottawa 23 12 7 4 28 52 44 Toronto 23 14 9 0 28 68 57 Buffalo 23 9 12 2 20 60 73 Southeast Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Carolina 21 12 8 1 25 63 59 Winnipeg 21 10 10 1 21 55 64 Tampa Bay 22 9 12 1 19 76 71 Florida 22 6 11 5 17 55 82 Washington 20 8 11 1 17 55 59 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 22 19 0 3 41 70 41 Detroit 22 10 8 4 24 61 59 St. Louis 21 11 8 2 24 60 61 Nashville 23 9 9 5 23 47 59 Columbus 22 6 12 4 16 49 66 Northwest Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vancouver 21 11 6 4 26 61 58 Minnesota 21 11 8 2 24 49 51 Calgary 20 8 8 4 20 57 68 Colorado 20 8 8 4 20 50 60 Edmonton 21 8 9 4 20 51 58 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 21 15 3 3 33 75 60 Phoenix 22 11 8 3 25 67 63 Dallas 22 11 9 2 24 61 63 Los Angeles 20 11 7 2 24 54 48 San Jose 20 10 6 4 24 47 44 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Monday’s Games Phoenix 5, Anaheim 4, SO Toronto 4, New Jersey 2 Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 3 Los Angeles 5, Nashville 1 Wednesday’s Games Ottawa at Toronto, 7 p.m.

Colorado at Chicago, 8 p.m.

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

Phoenix at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games Toronto at Boston, 7 p.m.

Buffalo at New Jersey, 7 p.m.

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

Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m.

Florida at Washington, 7 p.m.

Montreal at Carolina, 7 p.m.

Vancouver at Columbus, 7 p.m.

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

Edmonton at Detroit, 7:30 p.m.

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Coaches predict upsets in SEC women’s tournament

BY CHARLES ODUM The Associated Press DULUTH, Ga. — The six Southeastern Conference teams ranked in the Top 25 should be wary of upsets in this week’s women’s tournament.

And with good reason — there’s no reason the tournament should be any different than the regular season.

Most of the ranked teams, including No. 9 Tennessee, the SEC’s regular-season champion and top seed in the tournament, lost at least once to an unranked team during the 16game conference schedule. Unranked Missouri beat the Lady Vols.

No. 12 Georgia, the No. 3 seed, lost at Mississippi State. No. 19 Texas A&M, the fourth seed, lost its last three, including to Vanderbilt

and then-unranked LSU. Kentucky coach Matthew Mitchell says that is just life in the SEC. No. 7 Kentucky earned the No. 2 seed by closing the regular season with a win over Tennessee. Mitchell said winning the SEC tournament “is one of the greatest accomplishments in basketball.”

“I’m so impressed with the quality of depth in the Southeastern Conference,” Mitchell said. “I really think it’s the best league in the country. I believe you could have lower seeds beating higher seeds. I absolutely believe that is possible.”

Mitchell named LSU, the sixth seed which moved into the Top 25 at No. 22 this week, and unranked Vanderbilt as possible surprise teams which could win the

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Tennessee’s Jasmine Jones, middle, looks for an opening between Kentucky’s Janee Thompson (3) and Samarie Walker (23) at Memorial Coliseum in Lexington, Ky. The women’s SEC tournament begins today and many coaches feel there could be several upsets.

tournament.

“I don’t know if there’s a clear-cut favorite,” Mitchell said.

The other ranked team in the tournament is No. 17 South Carolina.

The tournament be-

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Tech to 53-47.

(15) MARQUETTE RUTGERS

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SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Jerian Grant had 21 points and eight assists, Eric Atkins added 15 points and No. 24 Notre Dame held St. John’s to 18 percent shooting in the second

CLEMSON from Page B1 The crowd of 7,102 had come to bid farewell to seniors Devin Booker and Milton Jennings, but BC spoiled the party with its first victory in six games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

Freshman guard Olivier Hanlan scored a game-high 24 points, hitting 12 of 14 from the free throw line, to lead BC (14-16, 6-11 Atlantic Coast Conference) to back-to-back conference wins for the

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PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Jamil Wilson scored all 10 of his points in the second half, including the late 3-pointer that put No. 15 Marquette ahead for good, and the Golden Eagles rallied for a 60-54 victory over Rutgers on Tuesday night.

Vander Blue had 22 points and made two game-sealing free throws with 13.9 seconds left for Marquette (22-7, 13-4 Big East), which kept pace with Georgetown and Louisville for the regular season title with one game remaining. Junior Cadougan added points 10 for Marquette.

Myles Mack scored 11 points and Jerome Seagears added 10 for Rutgers (13-15, 4-13), which has lost five straight and 11 of 12.

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first time this season.

Ryan Anderson had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Joe Rahon scored 10 as the Eagles, who beat Clemson 75-68 at home on Feb. 2, got all but two points from their starters, hitting 16 of 23 free throws in the second half.

“I thought we finally put together a second half that we’ve been looking to do on the road,” Donahue said.

JACKSON from Page B1 building year all along. More progress will be expected next year, when Martin continues to bring in his own recruits. Barring a strong finish this year, the Gamecocks will try to avoid their fifth straight losing overall record. That has happened once in their history — 1919 to 1923.

But all of the losing Jackson endured hasn’t diminished his desire to continue playing basketball.

He said he is scheduled to earn a retail degree this summer, then wants to play overseas.

“I still love the game, man,” he said. “This game has done a lot for me. It opened up a lot of doors for me, met a lot of great people playing this game.

So I’ll never lose the love for the game, no matter how many losses or wins or whatever. I’ll always love the game.”

Jackson came to USC for coach Darrin Horn’s second season, in a recruiting class that

gins Wednesday night when Alabama, which lost its last 10 regularseason games, plays Mississippi State.

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Duke rolls over Virginia Tech 85-57 DURHAM, N.C. — Seth Curry scored 20 points in his final home game and No. 3 Duke pulled away to beat Virginia Tech 85-57 on Tuesday night.

Fellow senior Ryan Kelly added 18 points in his second straight strong performance since coming back from an injury for the Blue Devils (26-4, 13-4 Atlantic Coast CURRY Conference).

They shot nearly 52 percent yet struggled for a while before outscoring the Hokies 32-10 during the final 12-plus minutes to finish unbeaten at home for the 17th time in school history.

Erick Green scored 25 points on 10 of 19 shooting to lead Virginia Tech (13-17, 4-13), which hasn’t beaten a team in the upper half of the league standings all season.

But for much of the game, Green and the Hokies found a way to keep pace with Duke.

Jarell Eddie’s jumper with 12½ minutes left pulled Virginia

At The Arena at Gwinnett Center Duluth, Ga. First Round TODAY Mississippi State vs. Alabama, 6 p.m.

Second Round Thursday, March 7 Arkansas vs. Florida, Noon South Carolina vs. Mississippi State-Alabama winner, 2:30 p.m.

Vanderbilt vs. Missouri, 6 p.m.

LSU vs. Auburn, 8:30 p.m.

Quarterfinals Friday, March 8 Tennessee vs. Arkansas-Florida winner, Noon Texas A&M vs. South Carolina--Mississippi State-Alabama winner, 2:30 p.m.

Kentucky vs. Vanderbilt-Missouri winner, 6 p.m.

Georgia vs. LSU-Auburn winner, 8:30 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Tennessee--Arkansas-Florida winner vs. Texas A&M--South Carolina--Mississippi State-Alabama winner, 4 p.m.

Kentucky--Vanderbilt-Missouri winner vs. Georgia--LSU-Auburn winner, 6:30 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 10 Semifinal winners, 6 p.m.

league’s 14 teams are participating. Mississippi (9-20, 2-14) announced a self-imposed postseason ban on Nov. 9. Coach Adrian Wiggins and two assistants were fired after a school investigation found academic and recruiting misconduct.

Tennessee beat LSU in last year’s tournament championship game after Kentucky won the regular-season title.

The Lady Vols (23-6, 14-2 SEC) won the regular-season title in their first season with coach Holly Warlick. She spent the last 27 years as an assistant on Pat Summitt’s staffs.

Summitt led the Lady Vols to eight national titles in 38 seasons. She stepped down last April after announcing in 2011 she had early-onset dementia.

half in a 66-40 victory Tuesday night.

The Fighting Irish (23-7, 11-6 Big East) ended a threegame losing streak to the Red Storm (16-13, 8-9), who lost for the fifth time in six games.

Notre Dame’s Cameron Biedscheid and Sir’Dominic Pointer of the Red Storm got in a skirmish with 1:46 left in the game. Both players were given technicals and ejected.

Jack Cooley, who only played 15 minutes was held scoreless Saturday against Marquette because of an illness, went 0 for 2 in the first half against St. John’s before scoring 12 points in the second half. He had 13 rebounds in his final home game.

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PHILADELPHIA — Paul Pierce had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and Avery Bradley scored 22 points to lead the Boston Celtics to a 109-101 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

“We’ve had a lot of games that we’ve been tied at half, then run out of gas.

“I thought the second half tonight was finally a step for a young team.”

Clemson scored the first seven points, yet never shook the Eagles, leading by only two at halftime despite shooting 50 percent from the field (13 of 26) to BC’s 35.5 (11-31).

Booker led Clemson with 19 points and eight rebounds, Jennings had 18 and

From wire reports

seven, and Damarcus Harrison came off the bench to score 11.

“I’m obviously disappointed that we didn’t send our seniors out in a better way,” said Tigers coach Brad Brownell. “I thought both those guys competed hard tonight and certainly were very productive.

“Offensively, I thought our efficiency was pretty good, but defensively we had a hard time guarding them in the second half.”

also included guard Ramon Galloway, who played two seasons and transferred to La Salle, where he now stars for a team likely headed to the NCAA tournament.

Guard LaShay Page, a one-year transfer who arrived this season, would have been part of tonight’s festivities, but he was declared academically ineligible after the first semester.

That leaves only Phillips and Jackson, who most USC casual fans recognize for his awkward one-handed free-throw shooting technique adopted this season to overcome his struggles. He shot 37.5 percent on free throws last season and is at 33.9 this year.

Jackson ranks sixth on the team in scoring, with 7.7 points per game, but offense has never been his greatest strength. He has started 95 of his 117 career games — though just 12 of 31 last season — but his career scoring average is 6.4 points, and never more than 7.8 in a season.

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Jerome sparks Winthrop past Radford 60-58 CONWAY — Joab Jerome scored 22 points and led a comeback in overtime by Winthrop, which defeated Radford 60-58 Tuesday in the Big JEROME South Conference tournament’s opening game.

Jerome’s layup with 2 seconds remaining won it for the Eagles (14-16), the South Division’s fifth seed, who trailed 57-52 just over a minute into overtime.

A steal by Jerome, who fed Reggie King for a layup, cut Winthrop’s deficit to 57-56 with 2:44 remaining. After Javonte Green’s free throw gave the Highlanders (13-19) a two-point lead, a layup

by Jerome at the 1:09 mark tied it.

Rashun Davis began the second half with eight consecutive points to give Radford, the North’s fourth seed, a 31-29 lead, and neither team led by more than four points for the rest of regulation.

Davis led Radford with 18 points and Green added 13.

Jerome also had 12 rebounds for Winthrop, which plays Charleston Southern on Thursday.

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CONWAY — Tristan Carey had 21 points and a career-best six steals as Longwood began its first Big South Conference tournament Tuesday by knocking off two-time defending champion UNC Asheville 87-72.

Carey scored 17 points and had all six steals in the first half, when the Lancers (8-24), the North Division’s No. 6 seed,

grabbed a 47-35 lead.

The Bulldogs (16-16), the No. 3 South seed, got to within 71-68 with 3:41 remaining on a layup by Jeremy Atkinson, who finished with 19 points and 11 rebounds. But the Lancers responded with a 9-0 run, started by a three-point play by Michael Kessens.

Lucas Woodhouse had 17 points and seven assists and Karl Ziegler scored a career-high 17 points off the bench for Longwood, which has won five of eight and will play Virginia Military Institute on Thursday.

Keith Hornsby had 14 points and five assists for UNC Asheville.

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CONWAY— Trey Freeman scored 22 points as Campbell defeated Presbyterian 81-73 in overtime Tuesday night in the first round of the Big South Conference tournament.

Marvelle Harris added 15 points for the Camels (13-19), the North Division’s third seed, including consecutive baskets late in the extra period.

Harris’ jumper gave Campbell a 75-69 lead with 1:24 remaining after Joshua Clyburn missed two free throws for the Blue Hose (8-24), the No. 6 South seed. Harris added a layup at the 54-second mark after a turnover by Khalid Mutakabbir.

Mutakabbir’s 3-pointer with 3 seconds in regulation tied the game 67-67 after his steal 5 seconds earlier. Presbyterian trailed 72-67 before Eric Washington’s layup made it a 3-point game with 0:12 left.

From wire reports

BIG SOUTH TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE At The HTC Center Conway, S.C. First Round Tuesday, March 5 Winthrop 60, Radford 58, OT Longwood 87, UNC Asheville 72 Campbell 81, Presbyterian 73 OT Liberty 78, Coastal Carolina 61 Quarterfinals Thursday, March 7 Charleston Southern vs. Winthrop, Noon VMI vs. Longwood, 2:30 p.m.

Gardner-Webb vs. Campbell, 6 p.m.

High Point vs. Liberty, 8:30 p.m.

Semifinals Saturday, March 9 Charleston Southern-Winthrop winner vs. VMI--UNC Asheville-Longwood winner, Noon High Point--Coastal Carolina-Liberty winner vs. Gardner-Webb--CampbellPresbyterian winner, 2 p.m.

Championship Sunday, March 10 Semifinal winners, Noon

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KATHLEEN H. DAMERON COLUMBIA — Graveside service for Kathleen Hoyle Dameron, 83, will be held at 1 p.m. Friday in Greenlawn Memorial Park.

Dunbar Funeral Home, Devine Street Chapel, Columbia, is assisting the family.

Mrs. DAMERON Dameron died Sunday, March 3, 2013.

Born in Bessemer City, N.C., she was a daughter of the late G.E. and Rosa Lee Poteat Hoyle. Kathleen was married to the late Lewis Wade Dameron.

She graduated from Bessemer City High School and spent her life creating a wonderful home and caring family.

She loved ceramics, bowling and gardening.

But most of all, she loved her family and friends.

Surviving are her daughter, Susan Marks (Richard) of Sumter; sons, Wade Dameron (Joan) of Midland, N.C., Bruce Dameron (Kitty) of Columbia and Charles Dameron (Kendal) of Harrisburg, N.C.; eight grandchildren; two great-grandchil-

dren; sister, Jane Crosby (Howard) of Vale, N.C.; brother, Alan Hoyle (Angie) of Gastonia, N.C.; and sister-in-law, Ginger Hoyle of Bessemer.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by a brother, Tom Hoyle.

Memorials may be made to a charity of one’s choice.

Please sign the online guest book at www.dunbarfunerals.com.

THOMAS E. REESE Thomas Edgar Reese, 78, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at his home on Kiawah Island.

The family will hold a private memorial service Friday morning with private interment to be held in Sumter Cemetery.

BARBARA M. REESE Barbara Murphy Reese, 84, died Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at her home on Kiawah Island.

The family will hold a private memorial service Friday morning with private interment to be held in Sumter Cemetery.

WILLIAM ALLEN Jr. MANNING — William Allen Jr., 58, died March 4, 2013, at Clarendon Memorial Hospi-

tal in Manning.

Born Feb. 28, 1955, in Clarendon County, he was a son of Ella Allen and the late William Allen Sr. The family will receive friends at the home of his mother, 1041 KW Hodge Road, Manning.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Summerton Funeral Home LLC, (803) 485-3755.

JENNIE P. GAYLE SUMMERTON — Jennie Plowden Gayle, 88, widow of Robert Lee Gayle, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, Wash.

Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 4352179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org JOYCE B. HUGGINS BISHOPVILLE — Joyce Branham Huggins, 78, widow of C.W. Huggins, died Monday, March 4, 2013, at Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center in Hartsville.

Born in Kershaw County, she was a daughter of the late Alex and Eva Ray Branham.

Mrs. Huggins was a

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member of St. Andrew Church of God. She was the former owner and operator of the Sharecropper and Huggy Bear restaurants.

Survivors include a son, Chuck Atkinson (Leann Threatt); two granddaughters, Jennifer Carter (Randy) and Hope Rowell (Jake); a grandson, Charlie Atkinson (Jennifer Jones); five great-grandchildren; three stepsons, Dale Anthony Huggins, Charles W. Huggins and Edward Huggins; a stepdaughter, Kay Matthews; 10 step-grandchildren; 20 step-greatgrandchildren; and a brother, Murdick Branham.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, Claude Atkinson; five brothers; and five sisters.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at St. Andrew Church of God with the Rev. Dr. Frank Ramey officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.

The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at HancockElmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at 2715 Red Hill Road, Bishopville.

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bish-

opville is in charge of the arrangements.

PATRICIA SINGLETON Patricia Singleton was born on Nov. 25, 1958, to Shirley Singleton Blanding and the late Earl Blanding. She departed this earthly life on Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center.

She accepted Christ at an early age and was a member of St. Mark United Methodist Church. She was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and was a graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1977.

She leaves to cherish her memories: the father of her children, Charles Thompson of Sumter; three children, Katrina (Robert) Singleton of Sumter, Marvin (Deandrea) Singleton of Great Falls, Mont., and Stacey (Joseph) Johnson of Sumter; her mother, Shirley Blanding of Brooklyn, N.Y.; her grandmother who raised her, Bertha Mae Singleton of Sumter; six sisters, Brenda (Rossi) Ramsey of Sumter, Sandra Blanding, Kimberly Blanding, Cynthia (Paul) Thomas and Stacey (Collin) Haynes of Brooklyn, and Nikieva Dumas of Poconos, Pa.;

16 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three godchildren, Tinika Prince, Roderick Prince and Trameka Mack; two special nieces, Kenya McCoy of Mildenhall, England, and Nineequa Blanding of Brooklyn; two special friends, Collette Mack and Veola Prince, both of Sumter; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mrs. Singleton will be placed in the church at 1 p.m. Thursday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Salem Chapel & Heritage Center, 101 S. Salem, Sumter, with Pastor Stanley E. Hayes officiating and Pastor Rossi Ramsey as eulogist. Interment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

The family is receiving friends at 709 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc. rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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Schaffer’s top-10 finish paces Patriots HOOVER, AL – Sophomore John Michael Schaffer registered his first career Top10 finish and helped lead Francis Marion University to a seventh-place tie after Tuesday’s final round of the SCHAFFER Samford Intercollegiate Golf Tournament.

The 18-team field finished up the final holes of round two on Tuesday morning and then waited through an afternoon rain delay before finally concluding the 54-holes on the par 72, 7,001yard Hoover Country Club.

Auburn University rallied from a five-shot deficit over the final 18 holes to claim the team championship by 11 shots over secondplace Vanderbilt University, 865876.

Schaffer shot a 73 in round two and followed that with a 74 over the final 18 holes to finish at two-over-par 218 and tied for ninth place. His previous personal-best finish was in FMU’s last event when he tied for 31st at the Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate Tournament. His 218 tally was also a career-low total for 54 holes.

USCS TAKES TWO FROM MERCHURST N.E.

The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball won two of its three games against Mercyhurst North East (Pa.) this past weekend at Riley Park -- inculding an-

SPORTS ITEMS other walk-off victory.

Mercyhurst took the opener 3-1 on Saturday before the Fire Ants bounced back with an 11-1, 5-innning victory in the nightcap.

On Sunday, Austin Meyer collected his second walk-off hit of the season in the bottom of the ninth of a 2-1 Fire Ants’ win.

In the opener, Marlin Morris (2-1) took the loss for USC Sumter despite pitching all seven innings and striking out 10. He allowed three runs on three hits, including a homer. Brett Mason had the lone RBI for USCS. Josh Bowers was 2-for-3.

In the second game, the Fire Ants exploded for six runs in the bottom of the fifth to finish the game early. Joey Wilson was 2-for-3 with two RBI and Meyer was 2-for-4 with two RBI and two doubles. Catcher Dyaln McConnell went 2-for-2 with two doubles and three runs driven in.

Bowers (4-0) picked up the win after allowing just one run on three hits with eight punchouts in five innings.

In Sunday’s game, Wes Shuler (2-1) picked up the win after 2 2/3 innings of relief. He struck out three. Starter Matt Poole pitched 6 1/3 solid innings, allowing just one run on two hits with seven strikeouts.

McConnell and Meyer picked up the two RBI for USCS. McConnell was 1-for-3 while Meyer was

CLOWNEY from Page B1 well the last two or three weeks handling the situation.”

Clowney’s been the face of college football since his hit on Michigan’s Vincent Smith — ESPN’s version on YouTube.com has gotten over 3.2 million viewings — sent the runner’s helmet flying and laid the player out flat before Clowney reached out with one hand to retrieve the ball. That’s led plenty of debate whether Clowney should gamble his high pro draft position with another season of college ball.

Clowney never thought about that sce-

nario, Ward said.

The player and his parents met with Ward soon after South Carolina’s 33-28 Outback Bowl victory simply to talk about what Clowney needed to do to improve.

“It wasn’t an issue with them. It wasn’t an issue with us,” Ward said. “That’s why he’s out here practicing.”

Clowney looked at home on the practice field. Ward and head coach Steve Spurrier stopped by to talk and wish him well during pre-workout stretches before Clowney broke out for position drills led

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The Fire Ants, who are 11-3 overall now, travel to Wilkesboro, N.C., on Thursday to take on Wilkes Community College in a 9-inning game before beginning Region X play on Saturday at Louisburg College with a 4-game series.

BIG EAST FOOTBALL KEEPS $100M IN SPLIT

NEW YORK — Big East football schools will get almost all of a $110 million pot in a deal that will allow seven departing basketball schools to keep the name Big East and start playing in their own conference next season, a person familiar with the negotiations says.

NEW FOX SPORTS NETWORK TO DEBUT

NEW YORK — Fox says its new sports cable network will launch Aug. 17.

The network said Tuesday that Fox Sports 1, converted from Speed TV, will be in 90 million homes. The company has rights to college basketball and football, NASCAR, soccer and UFC for the channel.

PACKERS DON’T FRANCHISE JENNINGS

GREEN BAY, Wis.— The Green Bay Packers declined to use their franchise tag on Greg Jennings, meaning the star wide receiver will become an unrestricted free agent next week.

by first-year defensive line coach Deke Adams.

Adams made Clowney go through the tackling dummies a second time when the player didn’t do it crisply enough.

“Good, good. Much better,” Adams told him.

Clowney hurried off the field across from Williams-Brice Stadium when the session was over.

“We’ve talked to him a little bit,” Spurrier said.

“He’s an exuberant young man and he’s handled it pretty well.

We’ll work with him.”

Clowney’s lived in a spotlight since high school as the country’s No. 1 college prospect coming out of South Pointe High School. He

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delayed his college choice nearly two weeks after signing day in 2011, picking South Carolina over Alabama and Clemson. Clowney was the Southeastern Conference’s freshman of the year that fall and took his game to another level this season, recording 4 1-2 sacks in the Gamecocks 27-17 win over rival Clemson last November.

Count on Clowney again being one of South Carolina’s most talked-about players. He said last fall he hoped to contend for the Heisman Trophy, college football’s top prize, before finishing up his time with the Gamecocks.

McIlroy’s way out of mess is to be like Woods

BY DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press DORAL, Fla. — The statement released by his handlers was almost as bad as the kid’s decision to walk out on the tournament.

It was the first big mistake of his career, at a time when the golf world was enthralled by such a young talent. He was criticized by the press and by his MCILROY peers for his selfish behavior, though there was hope that he at least would learn from his mistake.

This was Tiger Woods, 1996.

In his fourth straight PGA Tour event since turning pro, the 20-yearold Woods effectively locked up a spot on tour with his tie for third in the B.C. Open. The next week he had another sponsor’s exemption to the Buick Challenge. Woods showed up at Callaway Gardens before abruptly leaving town, and IMG released a statement that he was exhausted. It looked even worse when Woods didn’t even stick around for the Fred Haskins Award dinner to honor him as college player of the year.

Eleven days later, Woods won in Las Vegas and all was forgotten.

That’s the best way out for Rory McIlroy. Good golf goes a long way.

McIlroy laid the foundation for seeking forgiveness in a 25-minute telephone interview Sunday night with Sports Illustrated. He said what everyone else suspected: It was frustration over his game and not pain from his wisdom tooth that led him to walk out on the Honda Classic just eight holes into his second round. He was 7-over par, and with his second shot in the

water on No. 18, it was about to get worse.

So he turned in his scorecard and bolted for the parking lot.

“What I should have done is take my drop, chip it on, try to make a 5 and play my hardest on the back nine, even if I shot 85,” McIlroy told the magazine. “What I did was not good for the tournament, not good for the kids and the fans who were out there watching me. It was not the right thing to do.”

Expect to hear much of the same when he speaks Wednesday at Doral.

He was practicing at The Bear’s Club just hours after he withdrew from the Honda Classic. Ernie Els saw him “practicing his tail off” all weekend, and then McIlroy played Monday afternoon in the Pro-Member tournament at Seminole. They spoke privately. That’s all the Big Easy would share.

“We’ll see what he says tomorrow,” Els said.

It really doesn’t matter.

Most reasonable people know by now that Boy Wonder made a boyish blunder. Jack Nicklaus weighed in by saying if only McIlroy had waited five more minutes, he would have thought the better of leaving. There’s nothing McIlroy can do to change that now, and nothing he can say that will change anyone’s opinion.

“When it comes to being where he’s at, you’ve got to maybe think a little bit more than two minutes,” Els said. “In a couple of years’ time, he won’t even think about this or talk about this. If he wins this week, it will be the last thing we talk about. It will be history, and that’s what it should be. It’s something that’s happened and we should move on from that. He’s a great kid. He’s a great player. And if he admits he’s made a mistake, then that’s that, and let’s move on.”

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The County Council for Sumter, S. C. By: Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

STATE OF GEORGIA

NOTICE OF SERVICE OF PROCESS

BY PUBLICATION

Tony Key, Plaintiff,

Beer & Wine License

vs.

Brittany Bradley

STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF BUNCOMBE Christine Marie Burch Plaintiff vs.

Christopher Stuart Burch Defendant To Christopher Stuart Burch: Take notice that a pleading seeking relief against you has been filed in the above-entitled action. The nature of relief being sought is as follows: The Plaintiff; Christine Marie Burch, has filed a Complaint for Absolute Divorce.

You are required to make defense to such pleading not later than March 6, 2013, and upon your failure to do so, the party seeking service against you will apply to the Court for the relief sought.

Christine Marie Burch 20 Chicago Avenue Black Mountain, NC 28711 (828)713-3016

Public Auction A-1 Self Storage - Friday, March 15, 2013 9:30 AM at 3501 Broad St. Ext. Sumter, SC. The following units will be up for auction; T. Turner-D23-Gold Clubs, L. Galloway-E15-Bedroom Furn., Misc.

Furn., Misc. Boxes, TV's Stereo, D.Goins-C28-Dryer, Misc.

Furn., Mattress Set, Living Room Set, A. Frederick-B06-Misc.Boxes, Misc.

Totes, Misc. Furn., Lawn Mower, Bicycles, Mattress Set, TV, M.Graham-B02-Misc. Furn., Misc.

Boxes, Mattress Set, Excercise Equipment.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE #13-787 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A FEE AGREEMENT DATED AS OF _________________, 2013 BY AND BETWEEN SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA AND PROJECT DARK WOLF PROVIDING FOR A PAYMENT OF A FEE IN LIEU OF TAXES AND OTHER MATTERS RELATED THERETO. This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County Council on the third floor of the said County Administration Building. The public is invited to attend and participate in the public hearing.

TO: Brittany Bradley By order of the Court for service by publication dated the 14 day of December, 2012, you are hereby notified that on the 14th day of November, 2012, Toney Key filed suit against you for divorce. You are required to file with the Clerk of the Superior Court of Liberty County, Georgia, and to serve upon Plaintiff's attorney Jeffrey C. Donaldson, 420 W. Broughton St., Savannah, GA. 31401, an answer in writing within sixty (60) days of the date of the order for publication.

Jeffrey C. Donaldson (225311) Attorney for Plaintiff 420 W. Broughton Street Savannah, Georgia 31401 T: (912)233-8000 F: (912)234-0103 jdonalson@dandd-law.com

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE #13-789 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 12-765 OF SUMTER COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA (KNOWN AS THE 2012-2013 SUMTER COUNTY BUDGET ORDINANCE) AND AMENDED BY ORDINANCE 12-778 BY CHANGING THE AMOUNT OF FUNDS TO BE ALLOCATED TOWARD THE 2012-2013 BUDGET OF SUMTER COUNTY. This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, or at such other location within the said County as proper notice might specify. The said ordinance can be reviewed or a copy obtained from the Clerk to Council at the Offices of County

Notice is hereby given that D & J's Social Club 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 770 East Liberty Street, Sumter, SC 29153. To object to the issuance of this permit/ license, written protest must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2013. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110

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Like all her laughter at all our jokes, her hugs and her kisses.

We can still feel your warm embrace. And still can see your beautiful face.

A mothers' task is never done.

Heaven really must have needed one. We understand Mom god called you home. So the Angels came and took you away.

We are so blessed to have memories of years and years.

Although there is sadness and tears still almost every day.

We will never stop missing and loving you. One day it's going to be our turn. God will call us home and the Angels will take us away.

We will leave smiling because we know you will meet us at the pearly gates.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the County Council for Sumter County, South Carolina, will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, March 26, 2013, at 6:00 O'clock P.M., or as soon thereafter as practicable, as said hearing can be convened, in connection with:

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Sumter Ghost Finders investigates haunted places for free.

481-8826 on the web.

ORDINANCE #13-788

This public hearing will be held in the Chambers of the said County Council on the third floor of the Sumter County Administration

Home Improvements

Announcements

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE TRANSFER OF 13.72 ACRES OF PROPERTY ACROSS THE RAILROAD TRACKS FROM PROPERTY OWNED BY LYNETTE, LLC.

Fulton Town Electric, Service any electrical needs. Cert. Master Electrician, 938-3261/883-4607

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Today we want to wish our beautiful, strong, loving mother in Heaven a Happy Birthday!

All the pain and grief are over, every restless tossing passed; I am now at peace forever safely home in Heaven at last.

Happy Birthday Sis. Love you dearly, Earnestine

Love your children, Ambri & Javaris

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Roofing Hodge Roofing Solutions, LLC, Lic.& Bonded. Free Estimates.

Also do Vinyl Siding & Seamless Gutters. 803-840-4542

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

Tree Doctor Call us for an appt. Free est. 7 days/week. Prune trees, remove trees, grind stumps, proper limbing & treatment. 803-773-8402.

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Dated this 4 th day of March 2013.

The County Council for Sumter, S. C. By: Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

BUSINESS SERVICES Concrete

The County Council for Sumter, S. C. By: Larry Blanding, Chairman Mary W. Blanding, Clerk to Council

Notice Of Application

NOTICE

In Memory

Dated this 4 th day of March 2013.

Defendant.

IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION 12CVD05858

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Train for a career with Pathway Medical Training Services, Est. 2004. 803-316-2656 CNA $495 EKG, MOA,Coding and Billing, Medical Asst. Pharmacy Tech, Phlebotomy

PETS & ANIMALS EMPLOYMENT Dogs German Shepherd pups for sale.

(3) M, (1) F. Black/Tan $200. Call 803-406-0064.

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1996 3 bd/2 bth all Appliances.

J&G MHPK Near Shoney's.

Section 8 accepted. 469-6978 2Br/1Ba with appl. Shaw area $450 Mo. 1/2 acre with garage for a Singlewide $150 mo .Call 464-7381

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Fun Job Travel the US. Call today, start work today. 18 yrs & over. Will train. No exp. Company pays transportation. Earn $400 wkly, commission based. Cash advance while in training in sunny Florida..

Call Mr. Marshall 803-316-5536

Shiloh-Randolph Manor Apts. 1 BR apts. avail. for Elderly 62 yrs. or older. Call (803) 775-0575 or apply in person. Corner of Bartlette & Washington. Immediate Openings Rent based on income. EHO.

Upscale Salon Seeking Exp. Licensed Cosmetologist & Nail Technicians. 1st month booth rent free. Call 803-938-5348 lv. msg. or 803-847-0710.

A Must See! Newly Renovated Oakland Plantation Apartments.

Applications available at anytime.

Hours: Mon, Wed & Fri 8 am - 4: 30 pm. 499-2157. EHO

Freewill Baptist 971 Blvd Rd. March 7th , 8th, & 9th. Hot dogs, drinks & sweets, 7am - until.

Help Wanted Part-Time

1 BR Apt cable, water furn. & 2 BR House Fnced Yrd Call 803-775-6941

Office Rentals

Sumter County Flea Mkt Hwy 378 E. 803-495-2281 500 tables. Sat. $8 free return Sun.

Physical Therapist Part-time licensed Physical Therapist needed for outpatient clinic in Sumter to work evenings & Saturdays. Outpatient experience necessary.

Must be selfmotivated. Send resume to Progressive Physical Therapy, Attn: Angie, 100 Jimmy Love Ln, Columbia, SC 29212 or fax (803) 798- 3335.

107 N. Salem Ave. 1Br, pvt. patio, full kitch, new carpet, C/H/A, $435/mo. Prudential 774-7368.

50 Wesmark Ct. 1,177 sq ft. $1000/mo. Reception area, 3 office space, breakroom, 1/2ba, file/storage room. 773-1477

MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Moving Sale, Saturday, March 9th, 8 am - 12 noon. Several pieces of furniture, some applianes, over $20K of tools - many are unused & other large items.

NO clothes or broken toys! 309 Stuckey Street, (corner of Oakland Ave. & Stuckey St. in Sumter, SC).

Lawn / Garden / Nursery CENTIPEDE SOD 80sqft - $20 250 sqft - $50 500 sqft- $95 Call 499-4023 or 499-4717 For Sale 17.5 HP Craftsman riding mower, 42 in. deck. New battery, new seat, grass catcher, Good condition. $500.00 obo.

803-469-8787 or 803-968-3421.

For Sale or Trade Split Oak Firewood, $60/dump, $65/stacked. Darrell Newman 803-316-0128. Tree Service also available. **CASH** FOR JUNK CARS OR USED Call Gene 803 934-6734 Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators, Stoves. Also new Gas stoves.

Guaranteed. 803-464-5439

Firewood For Sale, $60/truck load delivered.

Call Chris at 803-464-8743

W. Calhoun 2BR//1.5BA, newly renovated. Full kit, C//H//A. water incl, $495. Prudential 774-7368.

Unfurnished Homes

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Waterfront 2BR home at Lake Marion. Private dock, boat ramp, deep water, carport. $900/mo.

Call 570-301-3322

Trucking Opportunities

2, 3 & 4/BR's Trailers for rent , Cherryvale & Dogwood & Dalzell Area $250 & up. (803) 651-9926

Driver Trainees Needed for McElroy Truck Lines Local CDL Training No Experience Needed Weekly Home Time Call Today 1-888-263-7364

Career Services Nanny/ Caregiver with CPR, First Aid, CNA Certification, and Swim Instructor, Manning or Sumter Area. Call 570-640-8727

3BR/1.5BA Oakland Ave. 1400 sq ft., lg. yard, Millwood Elem. $700 mo. + dep. 303-751-1460.

Mobile Home Rentals Scenic Lake. 2 Br/2Ba. & 3BR /2BA. No pets. Call between 9am 5pm: (803) 499-1500.

4BR/2BA in Paxville, Living Rm, Dinning Rm, Family Rm, eat in kitchen, central A-C, . 452-5544 or 410-6013 .

Mobile Homes for rent. Section 8 OK. Call 773-8022 16x80 MH, 3BR/2BA, Suitable for Mature Couple Only. No Kids due to location. $450mo. + $400 dep.

Background check.

Call 803-775-0492 lv. msg.

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

RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 14 x 70 3 Br Industrial Park area.

No Pets. $350 mo + $350 sec dep. 803-481-0365

REAL ESTATE Manufactured Housing Tired of Renting? Affordable housing. We can Help!! Call 803-469-3252.

Need a New Home? Can't Get Financing? WE CAN HELP!! Call 803-469-3222.

Pre-owned Manufactured Homes for sale. 2, 3, 4 & 5 Bedroom homes at wholesale prices. Call 803-614-1165.

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For Sale: 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, land. $350 month. Call 494-5090.

Farms & Acreage For Sale By Owner 5 ac. Owner Financing. 803-427-3888.

1995 Kawasaki 800 CC Vulcan, Vance & Heinz exh. 20,000 mi, garage kept. Mustang seat, very good cond. $2,300. 336-710-1507

Autos For Sale Land & Lots for Sale

09 Dodge Ram 4dr $13,995

Waterfront Lot Live Oak Subd.

Dalzell 5 acres $27,900 OBO Call 843-957-4752

Over 150 Cars less than $5,000.

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Cars under $5K. Buy Here, Pay Here. www.oneilfloyd.com Call 803-464-2275

Boats / Motors 2011 24 ft Bentley pontoon boat, 115 hp Mercury 4 stroke w/ Wesco trailer. $17,000. Call 803 720-6832

Guns / Ammunition Browning Auto 5, 12 gage 22 in factory barrel, very good Cond. $595. Winchester Model 12, 12 Gage, Pre 1960, 7 shot pump.

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Sumter Collects II

The late Minnie DesChamps’ untitled painting can be seen in the exhibition. The Sumter native’s work is rarely exhibited.

PHOTOS BY IVY MOORE/THE ITEM From left: Ceramics by Aggie Zed, a welded metal and marble sculpture by Theodore Gail and pottery by Melora Neaves show some of the variety in Sumter Collects II.

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he Sumter County Gallery of Art celebrated the 10th anniversary of its move to state-of-the-art facilities in the Sumter County Cultural Center with a reprise of sorts of its first exhibition, Sumter Collects. Like its predecessor, Sumter Collects II comprises more than 100 works of fine art collected by area residents.

Curators Karen Watson and Frank McCauley, who also has a piece in the exhibition, said they were excited about the quality of work, both traditional and contemporary, Sumterites have in their homes. Guests at the Feb. 28 opening agreed, filling all three gallery spaces, viewing and discussing the art.

Works as diverse as the late Sam Doyle’s outsider works with house paint on tin, a Picasso lithograph, a Remington sculpture and a Hudson River School landscape can be seen with portraits, sculptures, collages and more; most mediums are represented in the comprehensive show. Several Sumter area artists are also represented in the exhibition. Almost 50 collectors loaned items from their collections for the exhibition that can be viewed through April 19.

Sumter Collects II can be seen at the Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasel St., during regular business hours, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and 1:30-5 p.m. Sunday. Admission is free. For more information about Sumter Collects II or the gallery, contact Executive Director Karen Watson or Chief Curator Frank McCauley at (803) 775-0543.

Visit the gallery’s website at www.sumtergallery.org.

Betsy and Hugh Humphries were among the guests at the opening reception for Sumter Collects II.

Local artists Carole Carberry and Jim Wade discuss the Sumter Collects II exhibition. Behind them is a painting attributed to Hudson River School artist Carrie Sumpter McIlwaine Greene.

ABOVE: Claire Black talks with a friend about the works in the Ackerman Gallery at the Sumter County Gallery of Art. RIGHT: Guests at the opening reception for Sumter Collects II discuss famed outsider artist Sam Doyle’s painting “Black Midwife.” Doyle, a South Carolinian, painted most of his images with house paint on tin. More than 100 works of art collected by Sumter residents comprise the exhibition at the Sumter County Gallery of Art.

Sumter social workers sponsor 25th annual conference

BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com The Sumter Area Social Workers 25th Annual Conference will address a variety of current social issues and offer treatment and intervention strategies for social workers, case managers and anyone who works with those who have special needs. The fullday conference scheduled for 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. on Friday, March 15, at the North Hope Center coincides with

National Social Work Month, which has been observed nationwide since 1964.

The national theme for the month is “Weaving Threads of Resilience and Advocacy: The Power of Social Work.”

Traditionally targeted to social workers and other therapists and offering continuing education units for

certification, the conference can also provide helpful information for those in other fields and laypersons dealing with special needs individuals, said Director of Case Management Ramelle Coker of the Sumter Family Health Center.

With three general sessions, a luncheon seminar and six individual training classes, the conference will feature authorities speaking on topics such as the Affordable Care Act, chronic disease

The North Hope Center 904 N. Main St. Sumter, S.C. For more information or to register, contact: Sumter Area SW P.O. Box 313 Alcolu, SC 29001 (803) 473-3182

self-management, teenage anxiety and anger, and the effects of stress and compassion fatigue.

General session speakers in-

clude Carla Damron, president of the South Carolina chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, who will give an update on advocacy; Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville, with a legislative update; Anna Schyett, dean of the USC School of Social Work, speaking on “Community-Commitment-Tradition”; and Dr. Pamela Roshell, Regional Director IV, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, with a presentation on the Affordable Care Act.

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Steamed clams deliver big flavor, lean protein

BY SARA MOULTON Associated Press Writer I’d love to claim that this wonderful recipe required hours of arduous research and testing (not to mention the expert application of all of my hard-won culinary skills) before I was able to settle on the exact proportions of its ideal ingredients. But I’d be lying. In truth, I had almost nothing to do with it. The clams did it.

Certain ingredients — including clams, mussels, rack of lamb, skirt steak and dark chocolate — make meals delicious with very little effort on your part. Really, you’d have to be an idiot to screw them up. Clams and mussels are especially generous, delivering a one-two punch of taste thrills: the succulent bivalves themselves and the deeply flavorful juices that stream out of them when they’re cooked.

My favorite way to mess with clams is to steam them, as in this recipe. You toss all the ingredients into a pot, pile on the clams, put on the lid, crank up the heat, and presto!

Ten minutes later the dish is done. The only problem is that the clam liquor at the bottom of the pot is so tasty that I’m forced to sop it up with slice after slice of bread.

That’s why I decided to bulk up this dish with broccoli rabe, a healthy and savory vegetable that absorbs some of the clam liquor as it cooks (though the clam liquor that remains still cries out for at least a slice or two of toasted country-style bread).

As a way of blunting the vegetable’s slightly bitter edge, your first step with broccoli rabe is to blanch it.

Cut off the tough ends of the stems, then boil it all in a large pot of salted water for two minutes. Next, drain it and transfer it to a bowl of ice water to stop the cooking and set the color. Finally, chop it crosswise into pieces about 1/2-inch thick. It’s just much easier to eat that way. The

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Asian Steamed Clams or Mussels With Broccoli Rabe is ready in 30 minutes.

garlic, chili sauce, ginger and sesame oil in the broth are complements strong enough to stand up to the robustness of the broccoli rabe.

After insisting above that there’s no way to screw up cooking with clams, I’ve got to emphasize one crucial step, a step to ensure that the little guys turn out tender.

You need to remove each clam from the pot as it opens up. The first ones will be good to go after four or five minutes. The last clam might stay clammed up until five or six minutes later, by which time the first clams — if you’d left them in — would be horribly tough.

That’s it. Quick, easy, nutritious, delicious and satisfying. Try it and see if you don’t end up happier than a clam.

ASIAN STEAMED CLAMS OR MUSSELS WITH BROCCOLI RABE

Start to finish: 30 minutes Servings: 4 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 tablespoon grated or finely chopped fresh ginger 1/2 cup finely chopped scallions (white and green parts) 3 large cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Chinese chili sauce (or your favorite hot sauce) 1/2 cup dry white wine 1/2 cup low-sodium chicken broth 3 dozen littleneck clams or 2 pounds mussels, scrubbed well 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil 3 cups blanched and coarsely chopped broccoli

rabe 8 thick slices country-style bread, toasted In a large saucepan, heat the oil over medium high.

Add the ginger, scallions and garlic and saute for 1 minute.

Add the chili sauce, white wine, chicken broth and clams. Cover tightly and cook until the clams start to open.

As they open, transfer the clams to a bowl. It will take 7 to 10 minutes for all the clams to open. Discard any clams that do not open.

Keep the saucepan over medium heat. Return the clams and any liquid in the bowl to the pan. Add the broccoli rabe, then cook just until heated through. Add the sesame oil and stir well. Divide the clams and broccoli

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BY J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — America might not know what to make of a celebrity chef as comfortable quoting philosophers as corraling reality cooking show contestants.

And Nigella Lawson is completely at ease with that.

“Today, it’s all about marketing and people want to know where to place you,” Lawson said during an interview recently at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival.

“And I suppose I just don’t care about that.”

Lawson has carved a long culinary career by rejecting steroetypes and speaking her mind.

Most recently, she garnered attention for telling the producers of her latest television venture “The Taste” that they could not retouch images of her to reduce her belly.

It’s not about vanity.

It’s about voice. And she wants hers heard — or in the case of her curves, seen — without layers of producers and editors and retouchers reinterpreting her message to viewers and readers.

“I don’t need that to be mediated by any other person,” she said. “To have your voice tampered

rabe, along with the cooking liquid, between 4 shallow soup bowls. Serve each bowl with a few slices of toasted bread and a soup spoon.

Nutrition information per serving: 450 calories; 100 calories from fat (22 percent of total calories); 12 g fat (0.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 45 mg cholesterol; 52 g carbohydrate; 4 g fiber; 8 g sugar; 29 g protein; 500 mg sodium.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Sara Moulton was executive chef at Gourmet magazine for nearly 25 years, and spent a decade hosting several Food Network shows. She currently stars in public television’s “Sara’s Weeknight Meals” and has written three cookbooks, including “Sara Moulton’s Everyday Family Dinners.”

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Nigella Lawson seems intent on leaving a mark on the American culinary scene.

with is a terrible thing. It has to be a genuine conversation with the reader.”

That’s why when Lawson writes cookbooks — including her just released ode to Italian cooking, “Nigellissima” — she sends them to the designer long before they go to her publisher. It’s a way to preserve her vision for the book rather than have an editor decide how it should look.

It’s also why she’s comfortable dropping the names of British philosophers — in this case Ber-

trand Russell — in the introduction of her new book, the sort of high-faluten chatter that would end up chopped by most cookbook editors.

As for “The Taste” — which Lawson shoots with fellow culinary free spirit Anthony Bourdain — she has ideas for changing it a bit.

“The producers probably don’t want all my extra ideas, but I probably will give them the benefit of my ideas whether they want them or not,” she said.

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BY MICHELLE LOCKE Associated Press Writer Breakfast cereal flavors are jumping out of the box. Milk, ice cream, baking mixes and more are getting infused with the flavor of the classic childhood treat. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s even a line of lip balms and a cereal-flavored vodka.

Snap, crackle, what?

The trend ties into a broader hankering for retro foods and flavors, heavy on the comfort factor, says Cathy Nash Holley, publisher and editorin-chief of the trade magazine Flavor & The Menu.

Chefs have been using cereal for a while as crusts and coatings on savory items. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new is that cereals are being used in a more whimsical sense, even calling out the brand name for an added sense of playfulness. So you have desserts like the Shaved Ice Sundae with a topping of Capâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;n Crunch at Talde in New York City or the Rice Krispies that top a flourless chocolate cake at Morimoto NY. Looking beyond restaurant menus, there are lip balms that come in the flavors of Trix (Silly rabbit, lip balm is for kids!?!), Cocoa Puffs and Count Chocula, among other flavors. Betty Crocker has cereal-flavored muffin mixes including Cinnamon Toast Crunch.

And Three Olives released a cereal-flavored vodka called Loopy with a strikingly Froot Loopsstyle motif on the bottle. A fruity delight in every... er... shot?

But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible that may have been a little too spirited an attempt at the trend. After first pitching a story on the product to the AP, company representatives suddenly went radio silent, and ultimately declined to comment on their own story. A query to Kelloggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, makers of Froot Loops, also netted a â&#x20AC;&#x153;no comment.â&#x20AC;?

On the restaurant scene, Christina Tosi, founding chef of Momofuku Milk Bar, a bakery in New York, is a pioneer in cereal creations, an obsession that began in 2007 when she was developing a panna cotta for the opening menu of chef David Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Momofuku

Ko restaurant.

There were two problems. One, the dessert menu was a blank, and two, the new freezer that was supposed to hold ice cream for that nonexistent dessert menu was on the fritz. Panna cotta seemed like a good idea, but it needed to be something a bit more interesting than the regular version of that dessert.

So Tosi, who had been experimenting with versions of steeped milk for some time, ran to the store and bought every powdered and dried thing they had and made several milk-infused flavors, including cereal milk. It was a hit and at Changâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suggestion she took things a little further, making cereal milk ice cream as well as a line of cereal milk.

Tosiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cereal milk is a little more sophisticated than the stuff you slurp up after indulging in a bowl of, letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s say, Cocoa Pebbles, having more in common with steeped milk, a staple of traditional cuisine. But it taps into the THE ASSOCIATED PRESS same themes of comfort and nostalgia as that bowl Fruity cereal milk is made using Fruity Pebbles cereal and a few other ingredients at the Milk Bar kitchen in New York. of flakes enjoyed as a latenight snack.

Cereal milk is â&#x20AC;&#x153;relatable and fun,â&#x20AC;? Tosi said in an email interview. â&#x20AC;&#x153;MakPopeye was said to get his ____________ from spinach ing a connection with because it has a lot of iron. However, Popeye didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t realize that much of the _______ in spinach canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be used by the human something you eat is what body. But spinach does have a lot of other very good things for we believe really strikes a your body!

F Spinach has lots of ________ and minerals! chord, sparks a memory (vitamin C, beta carotene, folateâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;one of the and keeps you obsessed.â&#x20AC;?

B vitamins, vitamin B6, vitamin E, magnesium and potassium) Today, Momofuku Milk is the leading producer of spinach in the F F Spinach is high in dietary ________.

Bar sells cereal milk ice Vitamin K is the United States. clotmaster! creams, including a soft F Spinach contains something called zeaxanthi Remember the which is important for keeping ____ healthy. =C F Spinach is an important way for kids to get serve cereal milk ice last time you EN = FROZ got a cut? Your Vitamin .

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TOMATOES for those who want to blood act like glue and stick SPINACH whip up a batch at home.

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DIETARY 1/4 cup raisins Toss and Add 1/4 cup mixing olive VINEGAR 2 tbsp olive oil real milk. We love finding G L S E I C S Y S R Spinach is a Wash and dry 6 serve for a raisins (or oil, orange 2 tbsp orange juice ORANGE great source ounces of raw fresh, crunchy, other dried juice and new ways to tap into the E U N F A S E Y E A 1 tbsp vinegar of Vitamin K! spinach.

POPEYE sweet treat! fruit). vinegar. memory sensor of peoN P O N O P I I B T ONIONS pleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minds and stomachs, I O I T O R A N G E SWEET and cereal is so broad in V P N P T E E W S I DEBUT When this spinach-munching cartoon character EYES flavor, texture and possiS E O T A M O T D D made his debut in 1929, spinach became the TOSS bility,â&#x20AC;? Tosi says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Currentthird most popular childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s food after turkey WASH and ice cream. Circle every other letter to ly, cereal milk soft serve is discover his name, then write it on the spaces. our favorite, combining the love of breakfast cereal with the guilty pleasure of Sam owns a restaurant and likes to use lots of ice cream, though late at fresh fruits and vegetables in the dishes he serves.

Agriculture Works!

Look at Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shopping list. Then read the prices night, a cereal milk White Not only does our agriculture industry feed us, of the produce at the market. How much will it Russian also does the it also employs millions of people. Look cost him to buy the fruits and vegetables he wants? through the newspaper and find jobs that are trick.â&#x20AC;? Š 2013 by Vicki Whiting, Editor

Prep time: 5 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes Serves: 8 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning 1/2 teaspoon dried savory 1/4 teaspoon ground sage 1 quart canned, lowsodium chicken broth 1 cup 100% vegetable juice 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar 1 cup canned, diced tomatoes (no-salt added) 1 cup canned navy beans or chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 can (8 1/4 ounces) sliced carrots, drained 1 can (8 1/4 ounces) cut green beans, drained 1 can (4 ounces)

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Find and cut out examples of fruits and vegetables in a newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grocery ads.

Sort them into roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, and seeds.

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sliced mushrooms, drained Parmesan cheese (optional) Heat oil in a large saucepan over mediumhigh heat. Add onion and sautĂŠ until transparent, about 2 minutes.

Add garlic, Italian seasoning, savory and sage, and cook 10 seconds.

Add broth, vegetable juice and vinegar, and bring to a boil.

Add tomatoes, navy beans, carrots, green beans, and mushrooms; simmer 4 to 5 minutes.

Serve in bowls garnished with freshly grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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EAR ABBY — One became your guiding star, While cleaning The other became your out my attic yesterday, I found a letter that sun.

The first gave you life my daughter wrote to you And the second taught a few years ago when she was 13. She was respond- you to live it.

The first gave you a need ing to a poem that had for love appeared in your And the second column, “Legacy of was there to give it. an Adopted Child.”

One gave you a She was going nationality, through a very tryThe other gave ing time and was you a name. being bullied beOne gave you a cause she was adseed of talent, opted and looked Abigail The other gave very different from VAN BUREN you an aim. her parents.

One gave you emotions, My daughter is grown The other calmed your now and is a delightful, successful young woman. fears.

One saw your first sweet That poem helped her smile, greatly. Can you reprint it The other dried your for others?

PROUD MOM IN tears.

One gave you up -GREENVILLE It was all that she could do.

DEAR PROUD MOM The other prayed for a — With pleasure. child LEGACY OF AN ADOPTED CHILD And God led her straight (Author Unknown) to you.

Once there were two And now you ask me women Through your tears, Who never knew each The age-old question other.

Through the years: One you do not rememHeredity or environment ber, Which are you the prodThe other you call moth- uct of? er.

Neither, my darling -Two different lives neither, Shaped to make yours Just two different kinds one. of love.

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Vietnam Veterans of America, Manning Chapter 960, will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at the American Legion Hall, Sunset Drive. Call (803) 473-3646 or (412) 8559193.

The Sumter County Republican Party will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 7, at Hibachi Grill & Buffet, 1390 Broad St. Call (803) 983-7157.

The One Pot CookOff will be held 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, March 8, at the Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center, 24 Council St. Sample soup, bog, gumbo, stew and chili. Tickets are $10 and can be purchased at the Shepherdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Center.

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) Sumter Section will meet at 5 p.m.

Friday, March 8, at Morris College.

The People to People Program will host a flapjack fundraiser at 8 a.m. Saturday, March 9, at Applebeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, 2497 Broad St. Tickets are $7 and include pancakes, sausage, milk, juice and coffee.

Proceeds will help send fifth grade student Victoria R. China on an educational trip to Canada. For tickets, call (803) 316-6789.

A Zumbathon fundraiser for the James R. Clark Sickle Cell Foundation will be held 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 9, at M.H. Newton Family Life Center, 415 Manning Ave. Contact Angela Burkett at (803) 968-3644 or FoxyAKB@ sc.rr.com.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 202 Ballard-Palmer-Bates Post 202 will meet 1:30-2:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 310 Palmetto St. Call (803) 795-3976.

The Sumter Band of Cheraw Indians will meet at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at 2530 N. Kings Highway, Rembert. Nominations are being accepted at sbciindians1@hotmail. com for the executive tribal council and judicial branch and elections will be held. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re related to an Oxendine, Benenhaley, Ray, Hood or Buckner and are interested in finding out more about your heritage, you are invited to attend and enroll in the tribe.

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ello Again, I haven’t written for a while. This past holiday season was our busiest ever, and January, which is usually our slowest month (giving me time to catch up on everything I put off during the holidays, including writing) was much, much busier than anticipated. Then came Valentine’s week! Many thanks to you — our guests, farmers, purveyors, friends and family!

Thankfully, the weather this winter has been relatively mild, but I always look forward to the colder months, because I so enjoy the foods that it brings. To my mind, March is the very king of winter months, and it’s where I start in on my freezer and pantry There are many ways to in earnest. I love the game meats of enhance meats, fish and fall — roast beef, whole chickens poultry from marinades, and classics like brines, rubs, seasoning duck a´ l’orange all come to mind. and sauces. In my mind, From the larder, the tomato sauces however, a truly successI dutifully canned ful meal is one in which are making my pasta taste like the side dishes don’t just sunshine. Some of my family’s faget mentioned but they vorites include receive equal billing. the pickles (from garden cucumbers), kimchi (my wife comes from a Korean family) and golden beets (sweeter than their red counterparts and something I never see in the stores).

WASHINGTON We all have our favorite dishes for this time of year.

While my personal choices are dominated by richer meats and game, a vegetarian would have an entirely different outlook. By the way, if you haven’t been to the restaurant lately, check out Chef Raffaele’s vegetarian risotto entrée. It’s been the surprise hit of the winter menu!

Regardless of what you like, we all want accompaniments with our main dish. For the big bold flavors of winter proteins, I like to match them with equally powerful root vegetables.

There are many ways to enhance meats, fish and poultry from marinades, brines, rubs, seasoning and sauces.

In my mind, however, a truly successful meal is one in which the side dishes don’t just get mentioned but they receive equal billing. Nothing makes me happier than when we are entertaining friends and one of them says something along the lines of “Those potatoes (or corn or carrots or beans) are fantastic.” I do cook food professionally so it stands to reason that I should be able to grill a steak, but the veggies …they’re the real challenge.

Anyone can do great side dishes if they take a little time and put a little thought into it. Just this past summer, I was having dinner with friends and our hostess presented a dish of sweet summer corn with little leaves of basil. It was very simple, yet perfectly seasoned and presented.

The balance of flavors was sublime. I have no idea to this day what all went into it or where she learned to make the dish. Was it something she read in a magazine, a treasured family recipe or simply something she whipped up off the top of her head? I don’t know and don’t care. It was great and is what I most remember about the meal (other than the great company).

But I digress. Back to winter and the subject of this article — winter root vegetables.

HAMPTONS’ HONEY BRAISED CARROTS Makes 6-8 portions as a side dish 6 large carrots (approximately 1.5-2 lbs.) At the restaurant we buy large bags of very, very large carrots and pick out the ones of similar size with the least amount of tapering to use for this dish (we save the rest for soups, stocks and dishes that feature them cut into smaller pieces).

2 cups chicken or vegetable stock 5 tablespoons of honey

5 tablespoons of melted butter 2 bay leaves Salt and pepper to taste 1-2 tablespoons of finely chopped mint, thyme or parsley (Chef Raffaele prefers mint) 1 large pot with a lid 1 colander 1 large bowl

My favorite part of this dish is its sheer simplicity. Take all the ingredients except the herbs, salt and pepper and place them in the pot together. Turn the heat on the stove to a medium low setting and cover with the lid. Begin checking the carrots after 10-15 minutes. When they are tender (not mushy), remove the pot from the stove. Turn the pot out into the colander on top of the bowl. Collect any remaining juices/butter. Add the drippings (if there are any) back to the original pot and reduce to a syrupy glaze, then pour back over the carrots and serve or refrigerate until ready to use (they can be held for up to two days). To serve, simply place them back in their pot with the chopped herbs, salt and pepper and toss over medium heat until warmed through. You can reheat them from the refrigerator the same way, just allow a little more time.

WINTER ROOT VEGETABLES I’m talking beets, turnips, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, rutabagas, salsify, parsley root, sweet potatoes, Jerusalem artichokes, crones and too many others to list — all delicious and in season right now! There is a reason these vegetables make such wonderful accompaniments to classic roasts of winter.

They are fantastic! Root vegetables hold a place at the table in every culture dating back to pre-history. While some are very familiar to home cooks — others are perhaps not.

Let’s start with a couple of the not so familiar — parsnips and turnips. We have all seen them in the supermarket, but a surprising number of people have never cooked them. I’d estimate that 80-90 percent of the times I purchase either, the cashiers ask me what I have. I have trouble imagining a soup without them. Very few things can compare to the taste of a chicken placed in a large pot of cold water with a chopped onion, a couple stalks of celery, a chopped parsnip, turnip and a couple of carrots slowly heated to a simmer for 4-6 hours. The root vegetables bring a depth of flavor to the broth that is the difference between good and great.

The last vegetable mentioned is probably the most familiar — the humble carrot is a favorite of bunnies and chefs everywhere. Carrots are a powerhouse of nutrition — abundant in beta carotene and vitamin A among others, and they taste great! Look around your yard sometime and you may even find wild carrots growing right at home.

The familiar Queen Anne’s Lace you see along the side of the road is in reality nothing more than a wild carrot.

The next time you see some in bloom take a look at the green leaves. They are almost instantly recognizable to even a novice, but the true test is to pull the root. When you do you will most likely be confront-

ed with a small, dirty misshapen root that bears little or no resemblance to the carrots at the grocery store. Take a moment to wipe away any loose soil and then, with your fingernail or a blade of some sort, scrape away the skin. The flesh will usually be off white in color, but once you take a whiff there will be no doubt. Nothing else smells like a carrot, and the wild ones are particularly aromatic.

Before you decide to take a bite, however, remember that wild carrots have the texture of shoe leather (a lesson learned the hard way). Despite that delicious smell, they also tend to be bitter. Many books about wild foods and foraging sing the praises of wild carrots, but I suspect this is more because they are abundant and easy to spot. In other words, if you were starving to death, having not eaten for days, they would probably be delicious, but otherwise stick to the grocery store and look at them more as an interesting amusement.

A quick word of caution — while wild carrots are perfectly edible, albeit not tasty, they closely resemble poisonous hemlock. Hemlock doesn’t smell anything like a carrot, however.

Growing in close proximity to roads, wild carrots can also be rife with soilborne bacteria as well as cross contaminated by all sorts of things. So if you are really bent on trying them, remember to wash them very thoroughly and use your good sense of smell for field identification.

As for grocery store carrots, they are truly one of the wonders of the root vegetable world. This month’s recipe works as a fantastic side dish with meats, poultry and seafood or when mixed into a simple parmesan risotto, can take center stage as a vegetarian entrée.