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Baker asks for teacher salary bump Millage increase would help retain local talent pool BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker’s request to Sumter County Council for a millage increase

to raise teacher salaries to prevent losing teachers to surrounding districts was met positively at Tuesday night’s council meeting. The millage increase, if approved, will not affect primary homeowners, said Gary Mixon, Sumter County administrator. It will, however, affect rental properties, businesses and industries, he said. Although council did not make any decisions on the request as it seeks further anal-

ysis on the issue, several members expressed their support for the increase at the meeting. “I’m hoping that my colleagues would seriously consider the proposal to increase teacher salaries,” said Sumter County Council Chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney. “Now is the time for us to do something.” Baker asked county council

Council approves first reading of budget BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

Sumter County Council approved first reading of its 2016-17 fiscal year budget during its meeting Tuesday evening after holding its second budget workshop. Tuesday’s budget workshop focused on the proposed purchases using a $2.5 million SEE SALARIES, PAGE A4 general obligation bond and

special revenue funds. The general obligation bond will fund the purchase of 15 vehicles for Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, two ambulances for Sumter County Emergency Medical Services, eight vehicles for Sumter County Public Works, equipment for Sumter Fire Department and

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Choice Bus presents students with stark lessons Educational tool will visit area schools all week BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Eighth-graders from Ebenezer Middle School squirmed in their seats a little more than usual as they watched presentations on the Choice Bus on Tuesday afternoon at the school near Dalzell. The Choice Bus is a touring educational tool that presents in stark contrast the choice students face between staying in school and getting an education or making bad choices and ending up in jail or prison. The front half of the bus looks much like an ordinary school bus. The students sit and watch a video which emphasizes the difference in expected income for different levels of education and introduces the students to several inmates in the Alabama prison system who talk about how their bad choices put them there. One female inmate, who went to prison when she was only a little older than the middle school kids on the bus, said staying in school is the most important decision the children may make in their life. “I should have stuck to my books,” she said. Another inmate recounted how he had thrown away all of his dreams by making one bad decision. After the video, the monitor is swung to the side and a curtain is drawn back so

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Ebenezer Middle School students learn about how the decisions they make could land them a good job or in jail on the Choice Bus on Tuesday afternoon. The bus is divided into a seating area and an authentic 8-by-8-foot jail cell to teach the children about where they could end up if they don’t continue in school. the kids get can see a typical prison cell, complete with bars, hard metal bunk beds and a multipurpose urinal.

Anthony Williams facilitated during the video and asked students about their experience after the student toured the cell.

“Make good choices and you are giving yourself a future,” Williams said. “The choice belongs to you.” The eighth-grade students

who had seen the presentation seem to take away the intended lessons.

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Praying for our sworn protectors BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Local law enforcement officers and community leaders met Tuesday morning at Bethesda Church of God to pray for the sworn protectors of Sumter during the annual National Police Week Prayer Breakfast. The breakfast was hosted by Sumter County Sheriff’s OfPHOTO PROVIDED fice and Sumter Police DeSumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis, left, U.S. Rep. James E. Clypartment. burn, D-S.C., center, and State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, smile During National Police during the National Police Week Police Week Prayer Breakfast. Week, thousands of law en-

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forcement officers, their family members and supporters attend hundreds of events honoring those who have sworn to protect and serve and those who lost their lives in the line of duty. U.S. Rep. James E. Clyburn, D-S.C., a Sumter native, served as the guest speaker of Sumter’s prayer breakfast. Clyburn referenced scripture from Micah 6:8 during his speech. Act justly, love with mercy and walk humbly, he said. He then told the story of the

good Samaritan, stating that in order to work through the word of God one has to act with compassion toward his neighbor. The story of the good Samaritan follows a Jewish man who is beaten, robbed and left on the side of the road. He is passed by several people, but a Samaritan man stops to help him. Jewish people and Samaritans did not get along back then just as they do not get

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Mental Health Awareness event set for Thursday BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Mental Health Awareness Day will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday at Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Admission is free. Richard Guess, executive director of Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Center, said a number of displays, presentations and screening will be going on at

the event. “We are going to have about 12 different agencies represented,” he said. “Sumter Family Health will be doing HIV screening, and we will be doing depression screening.” Local author Carla Damron, a licensed social worker, will be signing copies of her book, “The Stone Necklace,” and winners of a school poster contest will be announced, Guess said.

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Local National Alliance on Mental Illness President Fred Harmon said his group will have brochures and other information at the event, where he hopes to connect with people who can make use of a monthly support group for families of people who have a mental illness. “We are not health care professionals, but we all have members of our families who have mental health issues,”

Harmon said. “We can offer people support in a group setting because we have been there.” Lunch from Substation II will be served for those attending the event about lunch time, he said. There will be a radio remote by Old School Radio at the event, he said, which also celebrates May as Mental Health Month. A number of agencies, nonprofit groups and mental

health professionals will be on hand at the event including Santee-Wateree Community Mental Health Clinic, Mental Health America, Care Reach, Sumter County Library, Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands, National Alliance on Mental Illness, author and social worker Carla Damron, S.C. Vocational Rehabilitation, Sumter Behavioral Health Service and Sumter Family Health Center.

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School offers free classes to 2016 high school graduates FROM STAFF REPORTS Central Carolina Technical College will hold its Signing Day for 2016 high school graduates at 10 a.m. Saturday in Room M401, Building M400 WANT TO GO? of the main WHAT: Central Carolina campus, 506 N. Technical College Guignard Signing Day Drive. WHEN: 10 a.m. According to Saturday information from the colWHERE: Room M401, lege, high Building M400, 506 N. Guignard Drive school graduates in Sumter, NOTES: Registration Clarendon, requested by Thursday Lee and Kerby calling (803) 7743372 or by email shaw counties osbornebs@cctech.edu may be eligible to participate FOR MORE: cctech. in Central edu/scholars Carolina Scholars, a tuition-free program for one two-year area of study (six consecutive semesters). In order to eligible for Central Carolina Scholars, students must be 2016-19 high school graduates and present a final high school transcript showing their graduation date and a minimum GPA of 2.0. Prospective students will also need to test into college level coursework through ACT, SAT or Central Carolina placement exam scores and must begin taking classes in the summer or fall semester immediately after high school graduation. On Saturday, prospective students will: • Learn more about Central Carolina Scholars and sign a scholars program contract; • Complete an admissions application and sign a LIFE Scholarship affidavit; • Learn how to complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid application; • Learn how to join Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society during your first semester; and • Be photographed in your new Central Carolina Scholars hat with family and friends. For more information about the Central Carolina Scholars program, visit cctech.edu/scholars. RSVP for CCTC’s Signing Day by Thursday via phone, (803) 774-3372, or by email, osbornebs@cctech.edu.

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Runners take off at the beginning of the Derby Days Run for the Roses 5K Run/Walk in downtown Sumter on Saturday morning. All female finishers received a red rose after crossing the finish line. Proceeds from the run and the Derby Day event Saturday evening benefit United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties.

Farmers: Haley’s aid bill veto shows she doesn’t back them COLUMBIA (AP) — Dorchester County farmer John Pendarvis remembers well when Gov. Nikki Haley told him she had the backs of all farmers in South Carolina. She was standing in front of reporters in his muddy, flooded field less than three years ago. But with Haley planning to veto a bill this week to provide $40 million in state aid to farmers devastated by last year’s historic floods, Pendarvis said her actions show she isn’t a friend to those who work the land. “When she was running for reelection, she promised to help. Now she’s backpedaling on me,” said Pendarvis, who voted for Haley in 2010 and 2014. Haley reiterated on Monday her veto will be based on fairness. She said farmers can buy crop insurance and on top of that have a number of other federal programs that can pay for lost yields or to prepare damaged fields for the next planting. That kind of help is not available to other small businesses that lost everything in the cata-

strophic October floods. “My heart breaks for farmers,” Haley said. But “it would be wrong to bail out the farmers when we can’t bail out small businesses, when we can’t bail out homeowners.” To Pendarvis, that stance makes what she said in his field in August 2013 seems disingenuous. “You are seeing a farming community in crisis,” Haley said back then. “What we are here to do is show we have the backs of our farmers.” Much of the help Haley suggested back then is similar to what she suggests now. She asked the federal government to rush crop insurance payments and encouraged farmers to ask for special loans during both floods. Farmers said the scope of the disasters were much different. The federal government paid $61 million in crop insurance payments in 2013. Losses from last year’s flood are approaching $400 million. South Carolina lawmakers have passed a $40 million proposal that

would allow farmers in disaster-declared counties could apply for grants of up to $100,000 each, covering no more than 20 percent of their total loss. Haley said she will veto it, setting up a rare veto showdown outside of the budget. The original bill passed the House 95-6 and the Senate 33-3 — majorities well more than the twothirds needed to override the veto. Lawmakers from almost every rural district in the state have a story about at least one farmer stretched to the limit of their credit by losing everything in the flood. Then the situation got worse when they couldn’t plant a full yield this season because it kept raining, and the standing water never receded. Sen. Brad Hutto is a frequent critic of Haley. The Orangeburg Democrat said he has no idea why she is digging in her heels this time. “It seems like she is going out of her way for this fight,” Hutto said. “She just wants to poke them in the eye and say ‘I can make some of you fail, and I’ll do that.’”

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2 historic district homes featured on Thursday tour BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com The Main Street Society presents its annual tour of two homes in Sumter’s historic district Thursday evening. The public is invited to visit the homes of Carmela Bryan and Michael Duffy and Gene Brown from 6 to 7 p.m. “We like to showcase twice a year renovations downtown and in the historic district as well,” said Lucy Wilson, president of the society. The two homes, located just a few doors apart on West Calhoun Street, are very different, she said. Both homes were scheduled for the tour in October 2015, but damage from the flood forced the postponement of the event. Since then, they have been fully restored. “One has a modern flair with more contemporary art, and the other is more traditional with beautiful antiques,” she said. Brown’s home at 418 W. Calhoun St. was built in 1928, and its Spanish architecture features many structural imports from Spain. He moved in from his longtime home in Charleston fairly recently and has added distinctive European and Asian accents, including many antiques collected during the years. Besides artwork fit for a gallery, handsome mirrors and Empire chandeliers add light and beauty throughout the home, and each room is furnished with antiques. Brown’s home reflects the perfect blend of a Spanish-style home whose

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Laws on marijuana, driving questioned WASHINGTON (AP) — Motorists are being convicted of driving under the influence of marijuana based on arbitrary state standards that have no connection to whether the driver was actually impaired, says a study by the nation’s largest auto club. The problem is only growing as more states contemplate legalizing the drug. At least three, and possibly as many as 11 states, will vote this fall on ballot measures to legalize marijuana for medicinal or recreational use, or both. Legislation to legalize the drug has also been introduced in a half dozen states. Six states where medical or recreational marijuana use is legal — Colorado, Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Washington — have set specific limits for THC, the chemical in marijuana that makes people high, in drivers’ blood. But the study by AAA’s safety foundation says the limits have no scientific basis and can result in innocent drivers being convicted, and guilty drivers being released. “There is understandably a strong desire by both lawmakers and the public to create legal limits for marijuana impairment in the same manner we do alcohol,” said Marshall Doney, AAA’s president and CEO. “In the case of

marijuana, this approach is flawed and not supported by scientific research.” Another nine states, including some that have legalized marijuana for medical use, have zero-tolerance laws for driving and marijuana that make not only any presence of THC in a driver’s blood illegal, but also the presence of its metabolites, which can linger in a driver’s bloodstream for weeks after any impairment has dissipated. That makes no sense, said Mark A. R. Kleiman, a New York University professor specializing in issues involving drugs and criminal policy. “A law against driving with THC in your bloodstream is not a law you can know you are obeying except by never smoking marijuana or never driving,” he said. The problem is that determining whether someone is impaired by marijuana, as opposed to having merely used the drug, is far more complex than the simple and reliable tests that have been developed for alcohol impairment. The degree to which a driver is impaired by marijuana use depends a lot on the individual, the foundation said. Drivers with relatively high levels of THC in their systems might not be impaired, especially if they are regular

BUDGET FROM PAGE A1 repairs to Sumter County Detention Center, among other projects. Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon said the county already has two new ambulances on the road and is waiting for the delivery of two more ambulances that were purchased last year. Once the vehicles that were ordered in 2015 arrive sometime near August, the county will consider purchasing the final two ambulances, for a total of six, one vehicle at a time. Other projects to be funded using the bond include resurfacing South

SALARIES FROM PAGE A1 for a millage increase to raise teacher pay, for 1,186 teachers, by 5 percent and to also expand the teacher’s annual salary increase step levels from 22 to 30 years. The current “step” increase stops at 22 years, he said. The increase in salaries would only affect teachers, not teacher assistants or administrative positions, Baker said. Applied to taxes, 1 mill is equivalent to $1 in taxes per $1,000 in taxable value. Baker asked council for a millage increase of 9.12 mills. The district is being funded at 151 mills, and Sumter School District, by law, can increase to a rate of 160.12 mills, he said. Baker was referring to a formula from Act 388, a state law passed in 2006 that sets the parameters by which county governments can fund school districts. If council chooses to increase the millage rate by 9.12 mills, a commercial property worth $100,000 will see an increase in taxes by an estimated $54, said Mixon. Industries, that are not in a fee arrangement would see a $94.50 increase on their taxes per $100,000 of value, he said. One mill in Sumter County generates $201,000, Baker said. Hypothetically, if the county approves a 9.12 mill increase, the school district would be able receive about $1.8 million more for teacher salaries, he said. Jay Schwedler, president and CEO of the Sumter Economic Development Board, who also spoke at the meeting, said that although the board has not taken official position on the matter, members of the organization are in support of raising teacher salaries. Schwedler said that manufacturers would be hit the hardest by a millage increase; however, they are most in

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A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House in Washington. Six states that allow marijuana use have legal tests for driving while impaired by the drug that have no scientific basis, according to a study by the nation’s largest automobile club that calls for scrapping those laws. Read the full story at theitem.com. users, while others with relatively low levels may be unsafe behind the wheel. Some drivers may be impaired when they are stopped by police, but by the time their blood is tested, they have fallen below the legal threshold because active THC dissipates rapidly. The average time to collect blood from a suspected driver is often more than two hours because taking a blood sample typically requires a warrant and

Sumter Resource Center parking lot and restructuring the county detention center to include more individual cells and purchasing three playground sets. Mixon said special revenue funds for county community development showed an increase from $963,000 in fiscal year 2015-16 to $1.3 million on the proposed 2016-17 budget to allow South Sumter Resource Center to expand one of its housing programs. He said the road user special revenue funds increased from $1.2 million on the 2015-16 budget to $1.3 million on the proposed 2016-2017 fiscal year budget so public works can make use of the revenue stream.

need of an educated and skilled workforce. “Companies are looking to invest into community, to make it better,” he said. “If we’re going to be serious about education, we’ve got to attract and keep teachers in Sumter.”

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transport to a police station or hospital, the foundation said. In addition, frequent marijuana users can exhibit persistent levels of the drug long after use, while THC levels can decline more rapidly among occasional users. Colorado’s 5-nanogram limit for THC in blood “was picked out of thin air by politicians,” said Robert Corry, a Denver criminal defense attorney. “Innocent people are convicted of

Council approved first reading of the budget in title only during its regular meeting after the budget workshop. Council Chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney said the approval is to allow council to work within its time constraints to have a balanced budget by June. In other news, council approved first reading of a request to rezone 2.23 acres on Thomas Sumter Highway from limited commercial to agricultural conservation. Sumter Planning Department Director George McGregor said Sumter County Council approved the zoning of the land to limited commercial in

Schwedler said that increasing the salaries of all of teachers, or about 1,186 in total, with a 5 percent increase, will also make a “drastic” jump in the county’s per capita income. Out of 27 school districts in the Midlands region, span-

DUI because of this.” Melanie Brinegar, who uses marijuana every day to control back pain, was stopped by police two years ago for having an expired license plate. The officer smelled marijuana and Brinegar acknowledged she had used the drug earlier in the day. Her blood test showed a level of 19 nanograms, well over the state limit. She was arrested and charged with driving while impaired.

the early ’90s. The applicant intended to put a restaurant on the property but that never happened, he said. There is a mobile home on the property, and the land owner now plans to put another residential structure on the lot after it is rezoned, McGregor said. County council also approved first reading of an ordinance to abandon and convey a portion of Jake Road to the adjoining property owners. County Attorney Johnathan Bryan said Jake Road is one of many old farm access roads in the county that are no longer used by the public. He said there are no residences or farms located off of the road.

ning from Richland School District 2 to Williamsburg County School District, Sumter School District is ranked 20th on the list for starting teacher salaries, according to the S.C. Department of Education’s website, www.ed.sc. gov. Richland 2 has the high-

est starting teacher salary rate in the region, $35,211, while Sumter School District pays $30,999. A public hearing on the county’s budget will be held at the county council meeting on May 24. Deadline to submit next year’s budget is June 30.

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Tornadoes hit Plains; 2 dead, homes destroyed OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tornadoes destroyed homes, overturned vehicles and stripped the bark from trees as they churned across Oklahoma, part of a strong series of storms that hit the Plains. At least two people died Monday in weather so violent that forecasters declared a “tornado emergency” for communities in the path of one of the twisters. The Storm Prediction Center said 23 tornadoes were reported across five states. “You are in a life-threatening situation,” forecasters declared while warning the communities of Roff, population 725, and Hickory, population 71, which were ultimately spared major damage. “Flying debris will be deadly to those caught without shelter.” Dana Lance was driving through the community of Roff, about 85 miles southeast of Oklahoma City, on her way home from work Monday when the skies grew ominous, sirens wailed and forecasters on the radio told people to take cover. “I parked and went into the school, which has a safe room,” Lance said. “There were kids and elderly people, dogs and cats, babies. It was like the whole town was there.” In nearby Murray County, where Hickory is located, emergency management director Gary Ligon said one person was injured. Garvin County officials said a man thought to be in his upper 70s died when another tornado hit a home near Wynnewood, south of Oklahoma City. That storm, caught on video by several storm chasers, appeared white against the dark clouds of a supercell storm. In Johnston County, the sheriff’s office said a man was killed by a tornado near Connerville. The Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management reported the storms destroyed a radio station building in Coal County and an undetermined

number of homes in Murray, Garvin and Johnston counties. The bad weather should settle Tuesday in the Ohio and Tennessee valleys, where hail, strong winds and tornadoes are possible. A separate system is poised to move through north Texas, including the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In all, about 44 million people live in areas that could see storms Tuesday, the Storm Prediction Center said. Another storm system should bring storms to the area from north Texas to near St. Louis on Wednesday. In Hugo, Oklahoma, near the Red River, Charles Webb piled one of his dogs and one of his cats in the laundry room Monday and hunkered down as the storm came over his house, clipping trees and spinning up debris. Webb said he emerged from his home minutes later to see blue skies. “We’re real lucky, but we’ve been lucky for a lot of years, fortunately,” Webb said Monday. In the rolling hills between Oklahoma City and Dallas, the Oklahoma Highway Patrol closed Interstate 35 near Wynnewood for 15 minutes Monday so the storm could pass. Jessica Randolph, a cashier at the Love’s Travel Stop in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, said the tornado came so close that managers ordered employees and customers to take shelter. “They put us in the showers,” Randolph said. “I drove in when all of that was going on. All we had was pea-sized hail.” Despite the danger, Randolph said she has seen severe weather before and wasn’t frightened by the experience. “Not for me. I’m used to it,” she said. The National Weather Service said a tornado touched down in central Iowa, with no immediate reports of damage, and another hit near Nehawka, Nebraska, about 30 miles south of Omaha. Massive hail fell in parts of Lincoln, damaging cars and other property.

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Friends and family of Lisa Buckner, not pictured, help to clean up after a tornado destroyed Buckner’s home west of Wynnewood, Oklahoma, in rural Gavin County on Monday. Storms swept through the nation’s midsection Monday, spawning numerous tornadoes. Sandy Weyers, the director of the Cass County Emergency Management office, said a homeowner didn’t make it in-

cuts and scrapes, while the home was a total loss after the roof and four outer walls gave way.

side by the time the tornado arrived so he grabbed onto a tree and “rode it out.” Weyers said the man suffered only

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Dems eye North Carolina comeback CHARLOTTE (AP) — Four years ago, North Carolina was the one that got away for Democrats — the only battleground state President Obama didn’t carry in his resounding re-election triumph. Now, with Donald Trump at the top of the Republican ticket and state GOP officials embroiled in a contentious fight about transgender rights, Democrats see a ripe opportunity for likely nominee Hillary Clinton to grab North Carolina back in November as well as boost her party’s prospects in competitive races for Senate and governor. “Trump just opens up possibilities, opportunities for Democrats to say, look, this is at least a possible winnable race in North Carolina,” said John Dinan, a politics professor at Wake Forest University. Obama stunned Republicans by carrying North Carolina in 2008, the first time a Democratic presidential candidate had won the state in more than 30 years. Democrats saw his winning coalition of young people, black voters and Hispanics as a model for how the party could regain a foothold in the South as the region becomes more diverse. But that excitement was tempered after Republicans consolidated power throughout the state during Obama’s first term, and North Carolinians frustrated with a sluggish state economy rebuked the president in 2012. This fall’s fight for North Carolina will probably be shadowed by the mounting legal battle about a new state law restricting the use of public restrooms by transgender people. Republican Gov. Pat McCrory, who is running for a second term, and the U.S. Justice Department filed competing lawsuits against each other Monday, with the governor trying to keep the law in place and the federal government seeking a court order declaring the law discriminatory. For Democrats, the measure is an example of North Caroli-

na Republicans overreaching and wading into issues that run counter to the needs of the state’s voters. “On a statewide basis, I think people are saying, ‘What have we gotten ourselves into?’ “ said Kay Hagan, who won a Senate seat in North Carolina on Obama’s coattails in 2008 but was pushed from office in 2014 when the Democratic president was out of favor. “If they moved here in recent years, they say, ‘If I’d known all this, I would have picked a different state.” Indeed, businesses in North Carolina, the home of Bank of America and a prime destination for technology firms, vigorously oppose the law. Trump initially said he opposed the law, then said the matter was for states to decide. Ferrel Guillory, a politics professor at University of North Carolina, said the response to the bathroom law has exploded for Republicans “in a way that I don’t think they anticipated.” But he said it was too early to know whether the GOP-led effort would result in a backlash from voters in November. “Is that overreaching? That’s some of what the election is going to test,” Guillory said. Even if the bathroom law has a negative fallout for Republicans, Clinton’s success in North Carolina will still depend largely on her ability to register and turn out the young, diverse coalition Obama cobbled together to win the state in 2008. But Democrats also see an opportunity for Clinton to outperform the nation’s first black president with white voters, who made up 70 percent of North Carolina’s electorate in the last presidential race. “If you increase your support with white voters in North Carolina two or three points, that probably would make the difference,” said Mitch Stewart, who oversaw Obama’s 2012 campaign operations in North Carolina and other battleground states.

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Then-Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama speaks at a rally at University of North Carolina Charlotte during the 2008 campaign. Four years ago, North Carolina was the one that got away for Democrats, the only battleground state President Obama didn’t carry in his resounding re-election triumph. Read the full story at theitem.com.

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Raid rescues son of former Pakistan prime minister KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — U.S. and Afghan forces conducting a raid Tuesday against Islamic militants unexpectedly found and rescued the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who had been abducted three years ago, officials said. Ali Haider Gilani, thought to be about 30, was discovered in good health during the raid near Afghanistan’s eastern border with Pakistan. The operation killed four of the extremists, the officials said. Gilani is the son of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani, who celebrated the rescue with his family. His secular anti-Taliban Pakistan People’s Party’s led several major offensives against Islamic militants. Afghan National Security Adviser Mohammad Hanif Atmar told Pakistan’s foreign affairs adviser, Sartaj Aziz, about the raid in a telephone call, the Pakistan Foreign Ministry said. Gilani was being taken to

the Pakistani Embassy in Kabul, although officials there said he had not yet arrived, according to Zafar Hashemi, a spokesman for Afghan President Ashraf Ghani. The raid took place in the Gayan district of Paktika province, Hashemi told The Associated Press. It was conducted under the authority of the U.S. anti-terrorist mission in Afghanistan, Operation Freedom’s Sentinel, according to the U.S. military in Afghanistan. “Four enemy combatants were killed as a result of the operation. No other injuries or damage was observed or reported,” the U.S. statement said. The counterterrorism mission was “planned and launched after evidence of terrorist activity was confirmed,” it added. A spokesman for Afghanistan’s National Security Council, Tawad Ghorzang, told reporters in Kabul that the rescue took place during an ongoing op-

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Jamal Uddin, 6, celebrates a release of his father Ali Haider Gilani in Lahore, Pakistan, on Tuesday, A joint raid by U.S. and Afghan forces rescued the son of a former Pakistani prime minister who was held captive for three years by Islamic militants, officials said. eration against al-Qaida and other militants. The operation was not specifically seeking Gilani, but came across him as it was being carried out, Ghorzang said. Gilani was in good health and “will soon be handed through diplomatic channels to Pakistan,” he added. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Charles Cleveland, spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said Gilani was flown by helicopter to Bagram Air Field, about 30 miles from Kabul, where he underwent medical checks. “We think he is in good health,” he said. The purpose of the operation “was to

go after al-Qaida-related targets in the area, and there was an indication that there may have been a hostage being held with them,” Cleveland said. “So it was a nice surprise to get that.” Gilani had been held in a compound occupied in the Gayan district by al-Qaida operatives, he said, though the “rescue happened outside the compound.” “He (Gilani) was the sole noncombatant. He didn’t fight back, so we picked him up,” he said. U.S. forces would return Gilani to Pakistan once medical checks and other procedures at Bagram were completed, he said.

New Philippine leader seen as emancipator, looming dictator MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rodrigo Duterte, the bombastic mayor of a major southern city, was heralded Tuesday as president-elect of the Philippines after an incendiary campaign that projected him alternatively as an emancipator and a looming dictator. “Our people have spoken and their verdict is accepted and respected,” outgoing President Benigno Aquino III’s spokesman, Sonny Coloma, said in a statement. “The path of good governance ... is already established as all presidential candidates spoke out against corruption.” Former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas, who was running

second behind Duterte in the unofficial vote count after Monday’s election, conceded defeat. “Digong, I wish you success,” Roxas said at a news conference, using Duterte’s nickname. “Your victory is the victory of our people and our country.” Duterte’s harshest critic also conceded that the mayor, known for his off-color sexual remarks and pledges to kill criminal suspects, had emerged the unquestioned winner. “I will not be the party pooper at this time of a festive mood,” Sen. Antonio Trillanes IV, who has filed a plunder

complaint against Duterte, told The Associated Press. “I will step back (and) listen to his policy pronouncements. This time we don’t expect a stand-up comedy act but a president who will address the nation.” Duterte, 71, has not spoken publicly since casting his vote Monday and remained at his home in Davao, on the southern main island of Mindanao. Results from a semi-official count gave Duterte an unassailable lead, thrusting him into national politics for the first time after 22 years as mayor of Davao and a government prosecutor before that. In those two jobs, Duterte

gained recognition by going after criminals, although he was accused of carrying out hundreds of extrajudicial killings. That earned him the nickname “Duterte Harry,” a reference to the Clint Eastwood

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PRAYING FROM PAGE A1 along now, Clyburn said. He said the story has three morals: being a good neighbor has nothing to do with church membership nor race, and it may require getting off your high horse. “Go and do likewise,” he said, concluding the story. Later during the breakfast, Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis presented awards to City of Sumter Mayor Joe McElveen and Ernest A. Finney Jr., the first black chief justice of the

South Carolina Supreme Court since Reconstruction. And, Chief Deputy Hampton Gardner conducted the final inspection of Sumter County’s fallen officers while the Sumter County Sheriff ’s Office Gospel Choir sang “Amazing Grace.” “You’ve borne your burdens well. Come and walk a beat on heaven’s streets, you’ve done your time in hell,” he said, reciting “The Final Inspection” poem.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump steamrolled through the West Virginia and Nebraska primaries, victories boosted by majorities of Republican voters who say they’re optimistic or excited about the possibility of a Trump presidency. In the West Virginia Democratic primary, where a significant portion of voters said they were not Democrats, independent voters were favoring Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders over former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Also in West Virginia, voters from both parties in Tuesday’s presidential primary are united on two things: They see the economy as the top issue facing the country, and they think trade is taking American jobs. In Nebraska, where voters were going to the polls in the

didn’t scare her. “Make good choice and hang around the right people,” she said. Williams said the Choice Bus is made possible through a partnership between the Mattie C. Stewart Foundation, the school district and local State Farm Agent Ben Griffith Jr. The bus has traveled to 22 states in the eastern U.S., he said, from Texas to upstate New York.

TRUMP’S BASE Most West Virginia Republicans feel good about the possibility of a Trump presidency. About 8 in 10 say they’re excited or optimistic about what he would do, and about 9 in 10 West Virginia Republicans say they would vote for Trump in a general election matchup against Clinton. About two-thirds of GOP voters in the state say it’s very likely the billionaire would beat Clinton in West

He said they can do as many as 15 presentations in a day for as many as 300 school children. “It gives them the opportunity to see something that hopefully they will never see,” he said. “It is a shock to see the cell and learn the reality of the consequences of the choices they make.” The Choice Bus will be in Sumter for the rest of the week, Williams said. The bus visited Hillcrest Middle

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DEMOCRATS IN NAME ONLY A third of West Virginia Democratic primary voters say they identify as independents, and nearly 7 in 10 of those voters supported Sanders. Overall, just 6 in 10 of those voting in that state’s Democratic primary say they’re Democrats. The exit polls also illuminated another bloc of voters: those who voted for Sanders on Tuesday but would abandon him if he faced Trump in November. In a Sanders-Trump general election matchup, 3 in 10 primary voters say they would support Trump. In a Trump-Clinton matchup, one-third of the primary’s voters— again mostly Sanders supporters — say they’d vote for Trump in that matchup.

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Former governor nails why Trump is still better choice

n interesting opinion piece popped up in Monday’s The Wall Street Journal by former Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal whose final term in office expired this year. It’s interesting in that Jindal has been an outspoken critic of Donald Trump’s Hubert presidential Osteen campaign. While sympathetic to the “anybody but Trump” movement within the Republican Party, Jindal has come to the conclusion that he should and will vote for Trump because in his view “the stakes for my country, not merely my party, are simply too high.” And while he thinks “electing Donald Trump would be the second-worst thing we could do this November, it’s better than electing Hillary Clinton to serve as the third term for the Obama administration’s radical policies.” Trump, Jindal said, is “completely unpredictable,” but the problem is ” Hillary is predictably liberal.” He goes on to say that “Republicans are fooling themselves if they think Hillary would perform as her husband did when he was elected president by signing into law sensible policies such as NAFTA, the crime bill, welfare reform or deficit reduction packages, all moderate initiatives.” A President Hillary Clinton in the Oval Office would keep tacking to the far left as she is already doing in order to become the Democratic Party’s nominee for president, Jindal said. “Hillary is more responsive to pressure from Black Lives Matter and the far left, and ... I have no idea what Mr.

Trump might do, while Mrs. Clinton is predictable. Both are scary, the former less so.” What’s even more scary from Jindal’s perspective is that the next president will make a critical appointment to the Supreme Court who will cast the tiebreaking vote in important cases that will set precedents for years to come, issues such as the sanctity of innocent human life, constitutional protections for religious liberty and Second Amendment rights and limits on the unelected federal bureaucracy that hang in the balance. Jindal continues: “In my lifetime, no Democrat in the White House has ever appointed a Supreme Court Justice who surprised the nation by becoming more conservative, while the opposite certainly cannot be said for Republican appointments,” adding that “ ... there is only a chance that a President Trump would nominate a bad justice, while Mrs. Clinton certainly would.” Jindal is realistic about Trump, stating this: “I do not pretend Donald Trump is the Reaganesque leader we so desperately need, but he is certainly the better of two bad choices. Hardly an inspiring slogan, I know. It would be better to vote for a candidate than simply against one ... I understand why so many of my Republican friends are in denial while many of my Democratic friends gleefully anticipate and applaud defections. The media is poised to reward those ‘courageous Republicans’ ready to do the ‘right thing’ and endorse Hillary. Count me out “ Jindal concludes . The headline above the Jindal commentary says it all; “I’m voting Trump, warts and all.” Reach Hubert D. Osteen Jr. at hubert@theitem.com.

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ost black politicians, ministers, civil rights advocates and professionals support Hillary Clinton’s quest for the presidency. Whoever becomes the next president, whether it’s a Democrat or Republican, will mean little or nothing in terms of solutions to major problems that confront many black people. We’ve already seen that even a black president means little or nothing. Politics and political power cannot significantly improve the lives of most black people and may even be impediments. Blacks hold high offices and dominate the political arenas in Philadelphia, Detroit, Baltimore and other cities. Yet these are the very cities with the nation’s poorest educational outcomes, highest crime rates, high illegitimacy rates and other forms of social pathology. Let’s look at this pattern, focusing just on Philadelphia, Detroit and Baltimore, cities with large black populations and black-held political power for nearly a halfcentury. In Philadelphia, only 19 percent of eighth-graders score proficient in math and 16 percent in reading. In Detroit, there is only a 4 percent proficiency level in math and 7 percent in reading. In Baltimore, it’s a 12 percent proficiency in math and 13 percent in reading. These results are even more depressing when one tallies the percentages of students scoring “below basic” on the National Assessment of Education Progress test, often referred to as “the nation’s report card.” Below basic means that a student is unable to demonstrate even partial mastery of

COMMENTARY knowledge and skills fundamental for proficient work at his grade level. In Philadelphia, 47 percent scored below basic in math and 42 percent in reading. In Baltimore, it was reWalter spectively Williams 59 and 49 percent. In Detroit, 73 percent scored below basic in math and 56 percent in reading. In terms of murders, shootings and other kinds of criminal behavior, these three cities are at or near the top. They also experience high rates of illegitimacy and single-parent households. Let me be absolutely clear about what I am saying. I am not saying that blacks having political power is the cause of these problems. What I am saying is that the solution to the problems confronting black people will not be found in the political arena. I am also saying that blacks working to secure the presidency of Hillary Clinton or Sen. Bernie Sanders are wasting resources that could be better spent trying to reverse the tragic destinies of so many black youths. The Obama administration, as well as black and white liberals, expresses concern with disproportionate numbers of black students suspended or expelled. They have created a practice called “restorative justice,” where students are called on to repair the harm caused by their bad behavior. Under this regime, curs-

ing a teacher or assaulting a teacher is no cause for traditional discipline. Instead, there’s talking and pleas. But I’ll bet the rent money that the black and white liberal elite would never send their own children to schools where teachers are routinely assaulted and cursed. They would never send their children to schools so unsafe that students must enter through metal detectors so as to prevent the introduction of guns, knives and other weapons. The disgraceful academic performance by black students is not preordained. In other words, it just doesn’t have to be that way. The Washington, D.C., Opportunity Scholarship Program, a school-choice voucher program, has an excellent record, with 91 percent of its “at-risk” students graduating. But the Obama administration, doing the bidding of teacher’s unions, has attacked the program. U.S. Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., questioned Secretary of Education John King Jr. about the D.C. scholarship program during confirmation hearings. King replied, “I do not personally believe that vouchers are a scalable solution to the equity and excellence challenge and prefer the route of public school choice.” I would have asked Mr. King how that position differs from a position that says: “No black children shall be saved unless and until all black children can be saved.” I don’t think black people can afford such a policy perspective. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. © 2016 creators.com

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR SEN. KEVIN L. JOHNSON MAKES CLARIFICATION I am very thankful for the loyal support that I receive from my constituents in the Sumter County portion of the Senate District that I represent. Working together, we have accomplished some amazing things. However, for clarification, although I am running for re-election for S.C. Senate District 36, I will not be on the ballot for the June 14th election because I don’t have any primary opposition. I will be on the ballot for the November 8th general election. Our campaign for re-election will intensify after the June election. I have been asked by several people to clarify this because another Kevin Johnson is running for Clerk of Court of Sumter County, and apparently this has caused confusion for some.

To further clarify, any phone calls or letters that you may have received in reference to voting or campaign donations are not from me and are not on my behalf. Thanks. SEN. KEVIN L. JOHNSON Manning

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMIC CLASSES MAY HAVE HELPED S.C. GOVERNOR Unbelievable. Only word to describe the governors’ comment on a “bailout” for agriculture. She says that agriculture should not be treated different from any other business. Well, agriculture is different. What other business takes net profits from 5 or 6 years and plants it in the ground come spring, then bets on the weather and the markets?

What other businesses have no control over the prices of the products that they produce and sell? What other businesses are both producers and consumers? Agriculture is the largest business in this state with an economic impact of more than $40 billion dollars. Agriculture supports over 200,000 jobs. The prices farmers receive for their commodities have not risen at a steady level for years. I doubt that Boeing, Volvo or BMW are selling their products for the same amount as in past years. Speaking of them, most of their products are sold out of state. Very little economic impact here. A majority of the agricultural products produced in this state, stay in this state. Major economic impact. I believe all these companies received major amounts of money from

the state in the forms of tax breaks, incentives, large infrastructure work and other perks. Their economic impact on this state is peanuts compared to agriculture. The governor’s veto promise is not a surprise. She had an opportunity to request federal aid at the end of the year but did not. That $300 million dollars or part of it went to Texas where their state leaders understand agriculture. Governor Haley’s national political aspirations are not helping us on the local level. She should have taken a few Ag econ courses while working on that accounting degree. Couldn’t have hurt. RAYMON E. WELLS III Manning Clemson University Class of 1978, “Agriculture”

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SUPPORT GROUPS 5:30 p.m., Carolinas RehabilitaAA, AL-ANON, ALATEEN: tion Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., AA — Monday-Friday, noon Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. and 5:30 p.m.; Saturday, 8 Support Groups: May Amputee 11, 2016Support Group — p.m.; Sundays, 10:30 a.m. and Fourth Tuesday each month, 7 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) 7755:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilita1852. tion Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., AA Women’s Meeting — Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Wednesday, 7 p.m., 1 Warren EFMP Parent Exchange Group — St. (803) 775-1852. Last Tuesday each month, 11 AA Spanish Speaking — Sunday, a.m.-noon, Airman and Family 4:30 p.m., 1 Warren St. (803) Readiness Center. Support to 775-1852. service members who have a AA “How it Works” Group — dependent with a disability or Monday and Friday, 8 p.m., illness. Call Dorcus at (803) 1154 Ronda St. Call (803) 494895-1252/1253 or Sue at (803) 5180. 847-2377. 441 AA Support Group — Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 8:30 p.m., Hair Force, 2090-D S.C. WEDNESDAY MEETINGS: 441. Sickle Cell Support Group — last AA Summerton Group — Wednesday each month, 11 Wednesday, 8 p.m., town hall. a.m.-1 p.m., South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Manning Al-Anon Family Group — Ave. Call (803) 774-6181. Thursday, 7:30 p.m., Behavioral Health Building, 14 Church Divorce Care — Wednesdays, St., Manning. Call Angie at 6:30 p.m., Bethel Baptist (803) 435-8085. Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160. C/A “Drop the Rock” Group — Thursday, 9:30 p.m., 1154 Grief Share — Wednesday, 6:30 Ronda St. Call (803) 607-4543. p.m., Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road. Call (803) 481-2160.

MONDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Vitiligo Support Group — second Monday of each month, 5:45-6:45 p.m., North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Call (803) 316-6763. The group is also on Facebook.

TUESDAY MEETINGS: Sumter Connective Tissue Support Group — 1st Tuesday of January, March, May, July, September and November, 7 p.m., 180 Tiller Circle. Call (803) 773-0869. Mothers of Angels (for mothers who have lost a child) — First Tuesday at noon and third Tuesday at 6 p.m., Wise Drive Baptist Church. Call Carolyn at (803) 469-6059, Mary at (803) 979-4498, Margaret at (803) 469-6887 or Karen at (803) 2366782. Sumter Combat Veterans Group Peer to Peer — Every Tuesday, 11 a.m., South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Veterans helping veterans with PTSD, coping skills, claims and benefits. Parkinson’s Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 5:30 p.m., Carolinas Rehabilitation Hospital, 121 E. Cedar St., Florence. Call (843) 661-3746. Sumter Amputee Support Group — Second Tuesday each month, 6:30 p.m., Sumter Prosthetics & Orthotics, 259 Broad St. Call (803) 883-4356. Sumter Chapter Parents of Murdered Children (POMC) — Third Tuesday, 5:30-7 p.m., Birnie HOPE Center, 210 S. Purdy St. Open to anyone who has lost a loved one to murder in a violent way. Multiple Sclerosis Support Group — Third Tuesday each month,

THURSDAY MEETINGS: TOPS S.C. No. 236 (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) — Thursdays, 9 a.m., Spectrum Senior Center,1989 Durant Lane. Call Diane at (803) 775-3926 or Nancy at (803) 469-4789. Alzheimer’s Support Group through S.C. Alzheimer’s Association — Every 1st Thursday, 6-8 p.m., National Health Care, 1018 N. Guignard Drive. Call Cheryl at (803) 905-7720 or the Alzheimer’s Association at (800) 636-3346. Journey of Hope (for family members of the mentally ill), Journey to Recovery (for the mentally ill) and Survivors of Suicide Support Group — Each group meets every 1st Thursday, 7 p.m., St. John United Methodist Church, 136 Poinsett Drive. Call (803) 905-5620.

DAILY PLANNER

WEATHER

SATURDAY MEETINGS: Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy/ Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Support Group — 1:30 p.m. every third Saturday, 3785 Blackberry Lane, Lot 7. Call Donna Parker at (803) 4817521.

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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A t-storm in spots in the p.m.

Mostly cloudy, warm and humid

A t-storm in the afternoon

A shower or heavy thunderstorm

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WSW 7-14 mph

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 83/63 Spartanburg 85/63

Greenville 86/63

Columbia 90/68

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 89/68

Aiken 89/63

ON THE COAST

Charleston 89/68

Today: Partly sunny and humid. High 81 to 88. Thursday: An afternoon shower or thunderstorm around. High 81 to 89.

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

78° 67° 80° 55° 95° in 1963 40° in 1980 0.00" 2.75" 0.97" 17.66" 17.77" 15.45"

NATIONAL CITIES City Atlanta Chicago Dallas Detroit Houston Los Angeles New Orleans New York Orlando Philadelphia Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC

Today Hi/Lo/W 87/66/pc 68/55/pc 89/69/t 67/54/c 85/70/pc 74/59/pc 86/70/pc 71/54/pc 88/66/pc 66/54/c 94/71/s 71/53/pc 66/58/c

LAKE LEVELS

SUN AND MOON

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

7 a.m. yest. 357.82 75.66 75.22 97.87

24-hr chg none -0.02 +0.04 +0.11

RIVER STAGES

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 87/67/t 73/51/pc 78/61/t 75/57/t 86/68/c 79/62/pc 86/72/pc 72/56/pc 89/66/pc 72/57/pc 100/73/s 70/52/pc 69/60/c

Myrtle Beach 84/69

Manning 89/67

Today: A shower or thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph. Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds light and variable.

LOCAL ALMANAC

Florence 88/68

Bishopville 89/65

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

FRIDAY MEETINGS: Celebrate Recovery — Every Friday, 6 p.m. dinner, 7 p.m. program, Salt & Light Church, Miller Road (across from Food Lion). For help with struggles of alcohol, drugs, family problems, etc. Wateree AIDS Task Force Support Group — Every third Friday, 11:30 a.m., 508 W. Liberty St. Call Kevin at (803) 778-0303.

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River Black River Congaree River Lynches River Saluda River Up. Santee River Wateree River

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 7.62 -0.25 19 3.93 +0.93 14 7.83 +0.41 14 2.82 -0.75 80 77.76 -0.91 24 6.49 +0.03

Sunrise 6:23 a.m. Moonrise 11:08 a.m.

Sunset 8:14 p.m. Moonset 12:19 a.m.

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High 1:19 a.m. 1:57 p.m. 2:14 a.m. 2:55 p.m.

Ht. 3.5 2.9 3.3 2.8

Low Ht. 8:25 a.m. -0.1 8:32 p.m. 0.0 9:20 a.m. 0.1 9:30 p.m. 0.3

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 78/57/pc 90/65/pc 90/63/pc 88/68/pc 77/66/pc 89/68/pc 84/63/t 87/65/t 90/68/pc 89/66/pc 84/61/pc 88/65/pc 87/66/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 79/58/t 90/65/t 93/65/t 89/69/t 75/65/c 89/68/t 87/65/t 90/66/t 92/69/t 90/69/t 77/61/c 88/67/pc 87/67/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 88/68/pc Gainesville 88/64/pc Gastonia 85/64/t Goldsboro 86/65/pc Goose Creek 89/66/pc Greensboro 83/62/t Greenville 86/63/t Hickory 81/60/c Hilton Head 84/69/pc Jacksonville, FL 89/64/pc La Grange 88/63/t Macon 89/63/pc Marietta 86/64/pc

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 88/68/t 90/64/t 87/63/t 85/67/c 89/67/t 81/65/t 88/65/t 82/61/t 85/69/t 90/65/t 89/65/t 90/64/t 86/64/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 81/58/c Mt. Pleasant 85/69/pc Myrtle Beach 84/69/pc Orangeburg 89/67/pc Port Royal 85/67/pc Raleigh 84/63/t Rock Hill 86/63/t Rockingham 88/65/pc Savannah 89/66/pc Spartanburg 85/63/t Summerville 89/66/pc Wilmington 85/67/pc Winston-Salem 82/62/t

Thu. Hi/Lo/W 82/60/t 86/69/t 84/70/t 91/67/t 87/69/t 81/66/c 87/65/t 89/66/t 91/68/t 88/64/t 89/66/t 86/68/pc 81/64/t

Weather(W): s–sunny, pc–partly cloudy, c–cloudy, sh–showers, t–thunderstorms, r–rain, sf–snow ﬂurries, sn–snow, i–ice

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER COUNTY VOTER REGISTRATION / ELECTION COMMISSION Thursday, 5:30 p.m., registration / election office, 141 N. Main St.

CITY OF BISHOPVILLE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION Thursday, 6 p.m., South Carolina Cotton Museum, Bishopville

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let EUGENIA LAST children or domestic situations get you down. Put emotions aside and take on a physical challenge that will ease stress or help bring in more cash.

improve your life.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take the plunge and spend a little on updating your home. Consider entertaining more or making your place comfortable and convenient. Personal relationships will be enhanced if you share your feelings and plans for the future. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Stay focused on what and who is important to you. Do whatever it takes to stabilize important relationships, and avoid dealing with people who are deceptive or take you for granted. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Mingle, participate and help where needed. Your contribution will lead to interesting people and opportunities. Larger quarters or sharing your space with more people is featured. Someone from your past will bring back fond memories. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Problems will develop if you try to take over. Do what you do best and don’t expect anything in return. The changes that will bring the best results are those that encourage you to develop skills and knowledge. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Engage in activities that will help you get to know your neighbors or co-workers better. Showing interest in what others do and contributing what you have to offer will raise your confidence and profile. Romance will

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Take part in events or functions that will get you out of the house and involved in your community. A disciplined approach to bringing about positive changes will be rewarding. Don’t mix emotional differences with professional dealings. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Discuss your plans and be sure to check out suggestions that are unique. Taking an unusual route or position will bring you increased awareness and knowledge. Express how you feel and find out where you stand. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Avoid people who entice you to participate in indulgent or expensive pastimes. Make the right choice and do whatever it takes to improve your life, health and financial position. Work hard, stay fit and avoid poor influences. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Attend a reunion or get together with people you can share memories and future plans with. Host an event or make residential alterations that will improve your standard of living. Love and romance will add to your happiness. Share your emotions. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Try new things. Make changes that will show off your versatility and help you convince others that you’re capable of handling more responsibilities. Refuse to let someone’s insecurity stop you from following your dreams. Change will lead to good fortune and new beginnings. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Let the past inform your future decisions. Pick the strategies that have worked the best for you and weave them into your current situation and plans. A partnership looks promising.

“Where Quality Matters”

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FURNITURE & BEDDING

SUMTER ANIMAL CONTROL PET OF THE WEEK Meet George, a medium-sized fellow who is an all-around happy boy. George loves everyone, and he is good withis George other andogs. all- He has possibly been house around trained. George happy boy is in the market for a new home. This cheerful boy has a personality that shines. George is waiting for his new family in kennel 31 at Sumter Animal Control, 1240 Winkles Road, (803) 436-2066. Thank you for considering a homeless pet. You can view lost / found / adoptable pets at Sumter Animal Control on Facebook. Remember to check with us if your pet is lost.

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandra@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.Photos of poor reproduction quality may not publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received.

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Prep Baseball

Big fourth helps carry ’Cats past Cards 12-4

Start with a bang Dabbs, Sears homer, Commander allows four hits as Barons take opening game of 3A semifinal series 14-4 BY EDDIE LITAKER Special To The Sumter Item

bY WORTHY EVANS Special To The Sumter Item COLUMBIA — The Laurence Manning Academy baseball team collected some early runs and got some shut-out pitching in later innings on Tuesday night at Cardinal Newman’s Joe Tronco Field. The Swampcats overcame a small deficit and ended up routing the Cardinals 12-4 in the first game of its best-of-3 SCISA 3A state semifinal series with the Cardinals. “I thought both teams came out and played a little bit tight,” LMA head coach Barry Hatfield said. “We scored two they scored two, but it went well. To get a first win on the road, I’ll be satisfied with that.” Laurence Manning (21-5) will play host to Cardinal Newman (16-6) at Tucker Belangia Diamond tonight at 7 p.m. in Game 2. LMA needed just eight hits in the run-up to a dozen runs. Cardinal Newman’s six pitchers issued nine walks and hit a batter to keep the bases packed for the Swampcats. Laurence Manning used three pitchers on the mound. Starter Taylor Lee lasted three innings and gave up three runs on five hits, striking out two. Ryan Touchberry also pitched three innings, but nohit the Cardinals, giving up a run in the fourth on two throwing errors. He struck out four and walked three. Taylor Finley pitched the seventh and struck out the side, while walking a batter. “We’ve got a lot of good pitchers,” Hatfield said. “We can probably run six starters out there and I would feel comfortable. We’ve got kids we haven’t even used on the mound this year who can pitch well.” Both teams scored two runs in the first inning, but Cardinal Newman picked up a run in the third to take a 3-2 lead.

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Charlton Commander tossed a 4-hitter with eight strikeouts and Daulton Dabbs and McLendon Sears both hit home runs as Wilson Hall runruled Ben Lippen 14-4 in five innings on Tuesday in the opener of their best-of-3 SCISA 3A semifinal playoff series at Baron field. Commander, whose final pitch count stood at 99, rolled through the first four innings, allowing three hits and walking one while facing 16 batters. After a 29-pitch first inning that saw Ben Lippen take its only lead of the game with a 2-out rally that included a walk, passed ball third strike and single to left, Commander retired the side in the second and faced three batters in the third, thanks to a nifty play in the field. A Cole Owens single to open the third was wiped out by a 3-4 double play, with Edward McMillan fielding and recording the unassisted out at first before firing to Robert James at second to complete the play. After a 7-run fourth put the Barons up 13-1, Commander surrendered two walks ahead of a Robert Satcher 3-run home run over the right field fence but rallied to get the final two outs on strikeouts. After the Falcons extended the game to the bottom of the fifth, Edward McMillan took the first pitch he saw from new pitcher Ryan Hooks to right field, where it would bounce over the fence for a leadoff ground-rule double. Sam Watford would follow with a groundout to third, with McMillan breaking for third as the throw was delivered to first. After first baseman Tucker Johnson recorded the out on Watford, his throw back to third sailed behind the bag and into foul territory, bringing McMillan home with the kEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM game-ending run.

Wilson Hall’s Charlton Commander allowed just four hits and struck out eight during the Barons’ 14-4 victory over Ben Lippen on Tuesday at Baron field in the opener of a SCISA 3A semifinal series.

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PRO BASKETBALL

Curry returns with 40 points in 132-125 OT win over Blazers

Golden State’s Curry first unanimous pick for NBA’s MVP award

By ANNE M. PETERSON The Associated Press

By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. — Stephen Curry nailed a 3-pointer in overtime and gestured to the crowd, exclaiming over and over: “I’m back! I’m back!” Golden State’s superstar certainly was. Curry returned from a sprained right knee to score an NBA-record 17 points in overtime, finishing with 40 as the Warriors rallied to take a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference semifinals with a 132-125 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday night. “I love this game, I love playing and love competing. And really, really missed being out there with my teammates,” Curry said. “To help our team get a win tonight and in that fashion, that was a good feeling in that moment to be back on the floor and playing.” Playing for the first time since he was injured in Game 4 of the first-round series against Houston, Curry was rusty for three quarters and sensational down the stretch after the Warriors trailed by as much as 16 points. Originally expected to play about 25 minutes off the bench, Curry picked up a heavier workload in the second half after Shaun Livingston, who had been starting in his absence, was ejected in the second quarter after arguing a call and picking up two technical fouls. Curry’s victorious return came hours after a person with knowledge of the award told The

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry’s desire to keep getting better while always striving to entertain at every stop on the schedule has the Golden State superstar being mentioned right along with the best ever, Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson. And he just turned 28. On Tuesday, Curry accomplished something those former stars never did: He is the first unanimous NBA MVP, earning the award for the second straight season after leading the defending champion Warriors to a record-setting season. “I never really set out to change the game. I never thought that would happen in my career,” Curry said. “What I wanted to do was be myself. ... I know it inspires the next generation. You can work every day to get better.” Curry is the 11th player in league history to be voted MVP in consecutive seasons and the first guard to do so since Steve Nash in 2004-05 and 2005-06. Curry received 1,310 points from the 130 media voters from the U.S. and Canada. He was followed in the vote by Kawhi Leonard of San Antonio, LeBron James of Cleveland and Oklahoma City teammates Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant. Curry’s teammate Draymond Green was seventh. Curry is the first two-time winner in franchise history, and Wilt Chamberlain The Associated Press (1959-60) is the only other Warriors winner.

Stephen Curry, left, who repeated as MVP on Tuesday, helped Golden See WARRIORS, Page B7 State earn a 132-125 overtime victory against Portland on Monday.

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Wednesday, May 11, 2016

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SCOREBOARD

BOXING

The Associated Press

Canelo Alvarez, left, watches after knocking down Amir Khan during their WBC middleweight title fight on Saturday. Boxing’s next big fight could be between Alvarez and Gennady Golovkin.

Boxing’s next big fight could be real knockout By TIM DAHLBERG The Associated Press

Up until Alvarez landed the right hand that flattened Khan and then called out LAS VEGAS — The good Triple G it seemed like the news for boxing fans is the fight was not going to hapfight they really want to see pen, at least anytime soon. may actually happen before Alvarez is De La Hoya’s bigthey grow too old to enjoy it. gest attraction, and the word Even better news is that it among boxing insiders was has nothing to do with Floyd that he didn’t want to risk Mayweather Jr., or newly him in a fight against Goelected Filipino senator lovkin, who has walked Manny Pacquiao. through everyone who has Circle the date of Sept. 17, gotten in the ring with him. but don’t plan on buying There also was an issue tickets just yet. This is boxwith weight. Alvarez holds a ing, after all, and a ton of middleweight title, but good fights that should have fought at a catch weight of happened never have. 155 pounds against Khan. Still, Canelo Alvarez says Golovkin says any title fight he wants it. Count Gennady he has will be at the 160Golovkin in, too. pound middleweight limit. Two big sluggers with one But Alvarez and De La loss between them for all the Hoya now say weight is not middleweight titles they can an issue. And the invitation bring to the ring. by Alvarez for Golovkin to “It’s one of those fights we join him in the ring after the can make,” said Tom LoefKhan fight dispelled any nofler, who promotes Golovkin. tion that he wasn’t eager to “Clearly it’s the biggest fight fight. that can be made in boxing “I invited him because I’m and it seems pretty clear not afraid,” Alvarez said. Canelo wants the fight.” “And I wanted to prove to That was evident Saturday him I’m not afraid.” night when Alvarez laid out De La Hoya reached out to Amir Khan with a vicious Loeffler on Sunday, and the right hand, then used the two planned to begin negotisame hand to motion Goations Tuesday. Loeffler said lovkin, who was watching at he and De La Hoya worked ringside, to get in the ring together for Golovkin’s fight himself. with David Lemieux last OcAnother interested obtober, and will have no isserver at ringside was Dallas sues working together for a Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Sept. 17 fight. who would like nothing betAdding to the pressure to ter than to steal a big fight make the fight is the from Vegas and fill his stadi- mandate by the WBC that um for the biggest fight Alvarez come to an agreesince Mayweather and Pacment to fight Golovkin withquiao put on a snoozefest in 15 days of the Khan fight last May. or he will be stripped of the “I invited him personally,” title. said Oscar De La Hoya, who “I’m pretty sure we can promotes Alvarez. “That’s make a deal,” Loeffler said. how seriously he takes get“There was absolutely no ting a Canelo fight.” reason for Canelo to invite

Gennady into the ring the other night unless he really wanted the fight.” The fight should prove attractive, even to casual fans who felt burned by paying $100 to watch Mayweather and Pacquiao in the richest fight ever. It won’t do the record 4.6 million pay-per-view buys that fight generated, but should do good enough numbers to make both fighters millions. Golovkin sold out Madison Square Garden for Lemieux, and did the same at the Forum in Los Angeles last month for a knockout of Dominic Wade. Alvarez, who is Mexico’s biggest boxing star, drew more than 30,000 fans to Minute Maid Park in Houston last year, and nearly sold out the new T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas for Khan. Loeffler said the two together could draw 70,000 fans to Jones’ stadium, or easily sell out in Vegas. De La Hoya also mentioned Dodger Stadium as a possible site. Both fighters are knockout artists, so there is little risk that the fight will be tough to watch like MayweatherPacquiao was. “Everyone knows with Gennady’s style and Canelo’s style people aren’t going to be disappointed with the action in the ring,” Loeffler said. “They are two machismo warriors.” Indeed, it’s a fight that sounds almost too good to be true. And, unlike Mayweather-Pacquiao it won’t take five years go make. Remember, though, it’s still boxing. And that means don’t count on it happening until the tickets actually go on sale.

HORSE RACING

No bump for Derby in TV ratings By RICHARD ROSENBLATT The Associated Press NEW YORK — There were high hopes that the popularity of horse racing would be energized a year after American Pharoah won the Triple Crown. NBC’s ratings for televising the Kentucky Derby indicate it hasn’t happened yet. The audience for Nyquist’s Derby victory Saturday dropped 3.1 percent from last year, when American Pharoah won the Derby to begin his Triple Crown run. NBC announced Tuesday that the Derby averaged 15.5 million viewers with a 9.0 rating and 21 share. American Pharoah’s Derby drew an average of 16 million viewers and a 9.6/23, which was a 2 percent increase over California Chrome’s 2014 Derby win. The drop of a half-million viewers doesn’t bother NBC.

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“The Derby has broad appeal as illustrated by an average viewership of more than 15 million for the sixth time in eight years,” NBC said in a statement. The president of the National Thoroughbred Racing Association was encouraged with the numbers, adding that a variety of digital and social media performed well. “Engagement by fans with this year’s Kentucky Derby through an array of digital and social media platforms reached an all-time high and television viewership remained exceptionally strong,” the NTRA’s Alex Waldrop said in a statement. “Few major sporting events in the United States draw a larger TV audience than the Kentucky Derby.” A year ago, there seemed to be much more pre-Derby hype surrounding American Pharoah, a dominating force in winning his Derby prep races for talkative owner

Ahmed Zayat and trainer Bob Baffert. Nyquist won all of his races in workmanlike fashion for low-key owner J. Paul Reddam and trainer Doug O’Neill. There was not much buzz in the weeks leading up to the Derby even though Nyquist was the only unbeaten horse in the field. Nyquist, who is named for hockey player Gustav Nyquist, may have helped NBC’s ratings rise for Game 5 of the Penguins-Capitals NHL playoff game immediately after the Derby. It ranked as the second mostwatched non-Stanley Cup Final game in at least 23 years, averaging 4.2 million viewers. “This year’s show provided an excellent lead-in for our Stanley Cup playoff coverage, which had near-record viewership,” NBC said. The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, is May 21 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore.

TV, RADIO

NBA Playoff Schedule

TODAY Noon – College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tournament First-Round Game from Starkville, Miss. – South Carolina vs. Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Cleveland at Houston or Arizona at Colorado (MLB NETWORK). 2 p.m. – College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tournament FirstRound Game from Starkville, Miss. – Texas A&M at Louisiana State (SEC NETWORK). 2:55 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Everton vs. Sunderland (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tournament FirstRound Game from Starkville, Miss. – Mississippi vs. Georgia (SEC NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:15 p.m. – High School Softball: 4A State Playoffs Upper State Tournament Game Five – Lugoff-Elgin at J.L. Mann (WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Kansas City at New York Yankees (ESPN). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Philadelphia at Atlanta (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Southeastern Conference Tournament FirstRound Game from Starkville, Miss. – Alabama vs. Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Series Game Seven – St. Louis at Dallas (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Five – Miami at Toronto (TNT). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Five – Portland at Golden State (TNT).

By The Associated Press

MLB Standings By The Associated Press

National League East Division New York Washington Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati Milwaukee West Division San Francisco Los Angeles Arizona Colorado San Diego

W L Pct GB 20 11 .645 — 20 12 .625 ½ 18 14 .563 2½ 17 14 .548 3 7 23 .233 12½ W L Pct GB 24 6 .800 — 17 15 .531 8 16 16 .500 9 14 19 .424 11½ 13 19 .406 12 W L Pct GB 17 17 .500 — 16 16 .500 — 16 18 .471 1 15 17 .469 1 13 19 .406 3

Monday’s Games

Washington 5, Detroit 4 Cincinnati 3, Pittsburgh 2 Miami 4, Milwaukee 1 San Diego at Chicago Cubs, ppd. Arizona 10, Colorado 5 N.Y. Mets 4, L.A. Dodgers 2 Toronto 3, San Francisco 1

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Arizona at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

San Diego (Rea 3-1) at Chicago Cubs (Hendricks 2-2), 1:05 p.m. Arizona (Ray 1-2) at Colorado (Bettis 3-2), 3:10 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 4-0) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 3:45 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 5-1) at Washington (Scherzer 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Milwaukee (Anderson 1-4) at Miami (Chen 2-1), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Eickhoff 1-4) at Atlanta (Chacin 1-2), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Liriano 3-1) at Cincinnati (Adleman 1-0), 7:10 p.m. San Diego (Pomeranz 3-3) at Chicago Cubs (Lackey 4-1), 8:05 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 2-2) at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Syndergaard 2-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Maeda 3-1), 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Philadelphia at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m. San Diego at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

American League East Division Baltimore Boston Toronto Tampa Bay New York Central Division Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota West Division Seattle Texas Oakland Los Angeles Houston

W L Pct GB 18 12 .600 — 19 13 .594 — 17 17 .500 3 15 15 .500 3 12 18 .400 6 W L Pct GB 23 10 .697 — 15 14 .517 6 15 16 .484 7 14 17 .452 8 8 23 .258 14 W L Pct GB 19 13 .594 — 18 15 .545 1½ 14 19 .424 5½ 13 18 .419 5½ 13 20 .394 6½

Monday’s Games

N.Y. Yankees 6, Kansas City 3 Washington 5, Detroit 4 Boston 14, Oakland 7 Chicago White Sox 8, Texas 4, 12 innings Baltimore at Minnesota, ppd. Houston 7, Cleveland 1 Seattle 5, Tampa Bay 2 Toronto 3, San Francisco 1

Tuesday’s Games

Detroit at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Baltimore at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. Cleveland at Houston, 8:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Toronto at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Baltimore (Wilson 1-1) at Minnesota (Hughes 1-5), 1:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Latos 5-0) at Texas (Hamels 4-0), 2:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 3-2) at Houston (Fister 3-3), 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 2-4) at Seattle (Walker 2-2), 3:40 p.m. Toronto (Stroman 4-0) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 4-2), 3:45 p.m. Detroit (Zimmermann 5-1) at Washington (Scherzer 3-2), 7:05 p.m. Kansas City (Ventura 2-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 1-3), 7:05 p.m. Oakland (Surkamp 0-2) at Boston (Porcello 5-1), 7:10 p.m. St. Louis (Garcia 2-2) at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Detroit at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Kansas City at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m. Houston at Boston, 7:10 p.m. St. Louis at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Toronto 2, Miami 2 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92, OT May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT May 11: at Toronto, 8 p.m. May 13: at Miami, 8 p.m. x-May 15: at Toronto, 3:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 3, San Antonio 2 April 30: San Antonio 124, Okla. City 92 May 2: Okla. City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: San Antonio 100, Okla. City 96 May 8: Okla. City 111, San Antonio 97 May 10: Okla. City 95, San Antonio 91 May 12: at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. x-May 15: at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Golden State 3, Portland 1 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT May 11: at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. x-May 13: at Portland, 9 or 10:30 p.m. x-May 16: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule By The Associated Press SECOND ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 27: N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 April 30: Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 May 3: Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT May 6: Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Islanders 1, OT May 8: Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT May 7: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 10: at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-May 12: at Washington, 7 p.m.

Western CONFERENCE

St. Louis 3, Dallas 3 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 May 5: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT May 7: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 May 9: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 x-May 11: at Dallas, 8 p.m. San Jose 3, Nashville 3 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 May 5: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, 3 OT May 7: San Jose 5, Nashville 1 May 9: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT x-May 12: at San Jose, TBA

Transactions By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE — Suspended Kansas City INF Raul Mondesi (Northwest Arkansas-TL) 50 games for violating Major League Baseball’s Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, and Toronto RHP Clinton Hollon (Lansing-MWL) 50 games and Minnesota RHP Logan Lombana (Cedar Rapids-MWL) 80 games for violations of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program. American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Assigned RHP Scott McGough outright to Norfolk (IL). Sent DH Jimmy Paredes to Norfolk for a rehab assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Tommy Kahnle to Charlotte (IL). CLEVELAND INDIANS — Traded C Anthony Recker to Atlanta for cash. HOUSTON ASTROS — Placed C Jason Castro on paternity leave. Recalled C Max Stassi from Fresno (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Assigned LHP Ryan O’Rourke outright to Rochester (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed OF Mark Canha and RHP Liam Hendriks on the 15-day DL. Optioned RHP J.B. Wendelken to Nashville (PCL). Recalled RHP Andrew Triggs and UT Tyler Ladendorf from Nashville. Selected the contract of LHP Daniel Coulombe from Nashville. Transferred RHP Chris Bassitt to the 60-day DL. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Placed LHP Brett Cecil on paternity leave. Recalled RHP Ryan Tepera from Buffalo (IL). National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Optioned RHP Archie Bradley to Reno (PCL). Agreed to terms with OF Michael Bourn on a minor league contract and assigned him to Mobile (SL). Named Willie Bloomquist special assistant to the president and CEO. ATLANTA BRAVES — Placed RHP Jim Johnson on the 15-day DL. Designated OF Matt Tuiasosopo for assignment. Reinstated 3B Gordon Beckham from the 15-day DL. Recalled LHP Ian Krol from Gwinnett (IL). COLORADO ROCKIES — Optioned LHP Tyler Anderson to Hartford (EL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Optioned RHP David Goforth to Colorado Springs (PCL). Assigned LHP Sam Freeman outright to Colorado Springs. Reinstated RHP Wily Peralta from paternity leave. Sent 2B Scooter Gennett to Brevard County (FSL) for a rehab assignment. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Traded OF Mel Rojas Jr. to Atlanta for cash. SAN DIEGO PADRES — Claimed LHP Keith Hessler off waivers from Arizona. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Agreed to terms with RHP Stephen Strasburg on a seven-year contract extension.

BASKETBALL

Women’s National Basketball Association INDIANA FEVER — Traded G Layshia Clarendon to Atlanta for a 2017 second-round draft pick.

FOOTBALL

National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed CB Daryl Worley. DETROIT LIONS — Signed DT A’Shawn Robinson. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed S Marwin Evans. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Released DB Jordan Kovacs and OL Jake Bernstein, Ben Clarke and Laurence Gibson. Signed DB Shannon Edwards and OL Garrick Mayweather, Drew Nowak and Zach Sterup. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Waived S John Lowdermilk. Signed RB C.J. Ham.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League DETROIT RED WINGS — Named Doug Houda assistant coach and agreed to terms with him on a three-year contract. Announced goaltending coach Jim Bedard will not be re-signed.

COLLEGE

BRADLEY — Named Paul Fessler women’s assistant basketball coach. DETROIT — Announced G/F Paris Bass and F Jalen Gibson will not return to the men’s basketball program next season. PROVIDENCE — Named Jim Crowley women’s basketball coach.

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Wilson Hall’s McLendon Sears (7) slides safely into second ahead of the tag by Ben Lippen shortstop Robert Satcher during the Barons’ 14-4 victory on Tuesday at Baron field in the opening game of a SCISA 3A semifinal series.

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tomorrow.” Ben Lippen, which fell to From Page B1 22-9, will host the second game tonight, beginning at 6:30 p.m. “I’m very proud of the Wilson Hall scored at least whole effort tonight,” said Wil- one run in each inning. Sears son Hall head coach Adam and McMillan singled and Jarecki, whose team improved walked with two outs in the to 19-5. “I felt like Charlton first. Sears stole second ahead threw strikes and when he of the McMillan walk and missed, he missed close. I came home on a Watford sinthink he struggled in the last gle. McMillan would cross inning that he threw, but he home as Jay Barnes reached did a nice job. We made plays on an infield error to put the behind him, and we scored Barons ahead for good. some runs. We had good apWith one out in the third, proaches at the plate, I like the Dabbs reached for the first of frame of mind, I’m very proud three times on the night with of us, very proud of the way a bunt that was mishandled we did it, but that’s just one. for another infield error. They’re playing for (games) Dabbs would score as James two and three. That’s what stroked a single into left centheir game is, so we’ve got to ter, making the score 3-1. come out with the same apDabbs would get a little help proach and do the same thing in his next at-bat as his long

drive to center would find its way over the fence when center fielder Owens couldn’t quite glove it and the ball went off his glove and over the fence. The shot, which pushed the lead to 6-1, brought home Brent Carraway and Drew Talley, who had reached on an infield single and a walk. The Barons sent 11 to the plate in the fourth against Tyler Estridge, who relieved starter Chase Gray. Sears, the second batter to face Estridge, smacked a solo shot with one out. Runs would come home on a Carraway groundout, Talley double, infield single by Dabbs, double by Daniel Reynolds and a triple by James, giving Wilson Hall its 13-1 cushion. “I’m very pleased with the way we swung the bats today,”

Jarecki said. “Dautlon Dabbs gets his first home run of the year, and that was a big at-bat for him. He’s been hitting the ball well but right at people, so he needed that for a little bit of a confidence builder. Of course, McLendon has been steady for us all year, but the whole overall group (hit well). We hit the ball hard all night, sometimes right at them. The third baseman made a heck of a play, the shortstop made a good play, the left fielder caught a laser beam but we were on it, and that part I’m excited about.” Jarecki said he expects to see Ben Lippen’s best pitcher tonight and plans to counter with McMillan, with Talley waiting in the wings if a third game is necessary to decide the series.

Laurence Manning blew past the Cardinals in the top of the fourth. The Swampcats sent nine men to the plate and came back with three runs on two hits and two Cardinal errors. Trent Frye led off with a walk and then scored when Touchberry bunted and Cardinal Newman’s throw went into right field. Touchberry held up at third as Frye scored the tying run. Touchberry didn’t have to wait long. Morgan Morris hit a long sacrifice fly to right field and drove in Touchberry for the go-ahead run. Leading 4-3 with two out, the Swampcats kept busy. Lee singled to right and later scored when Braydon Osteen’s infield grounder gave the Cardinals trouble. Buddy Bleasdale drew a walk and Tripp Mason singled to load the bases, but Taylor Finley struck out to retire the side. Cardinal Newman got a run in the bottom of the fourth to cut LMA’s lead to 5-4, but the Swampcats got two more runs in the top of the fifth to make it 7-4 and added three more in the sixth and two in the seventh to clinch the win and set up tonight’s matchup at LMA. Lee and Mason had two hits apiece for LMA. Frye doubled and Touchberry tripled.

Sports Items

East Clarendon baseball, softball teams try to stay alive in playoffs The East Clarendon High School baseball and softball teams will try to stay alive in their respective 1A state playoffs lower state tournaments in road games today. The softball team will play at Hannah-Pamplico beginning at 6 p.m. The baseball team will be on the road at Lake View, also beginning at 6. The winner of both games will take on the teams from Latta on Friday in the championship round.

dles). Fourth Place: 4x800 relay (Emily Reynolds, Katie Scannella, Molly Moss, Chandler Curtis); Kayla Porter (100). Fifth Place: 4x400 relay (Cantey Jacocks, Nicolette Fisher, Chandler Curtis, Katie Scannella); Kayla Porter (200); Kayla Porter (400); Dubose Alderman (100); Cantey Jacocks (100 hurdles). Sixth Place: Chandler Patrick (100 hurdles); Leah Barwick (discus, pole vault). Thomas Sumter Third Place: Aubrey Stoddard (1,600); Taja Hunley (long jump, triple jump). Fourth Place: Bella Crowe (1,600); Samantha Kindsvater (200). Fifth Place: Bella Crowe (3,200). Sixth Place: Aubrey Stoddard (400 hurdles, 800); 4x800 relay (Contessa Davis, Kylie Kistler, Tabitha Scruggs, Emily Thomas).

TRACK AND FIELD

GOLF

WH team sets state record Sumter golf qualifies for state meet CHARLESTON — Wilson

Hall’s boys 4x800-meter relay team set a state record in leading the Barons to a third-place finish in the SCISA 3A state track and field championship on Saturday at the PorterGaud track. The team of Drew Reynolds, Justin Timmons, Brayden Fidler and Andrik Rivera-Nesrala won the event in a time of 8 minutes, 38.95 seconds. Other first-place finishers for the Barons were Evans Boyle in the triple jump, Rivera-Nesrala in the 400 dash and the 4x400 relay team of Reynolds, Greyson Young, Fidler and Rivera-Nesrala. Boys

Wilson Hall First Place: Evans Boyle (triple jump) ; Andrik Rivera-Nesrala (400); 4x800 relay (Drew Reynolds, Justin Timmons, Brayden Fidler, Andrik RiveraNesrala); 4x400 relay (Drew Reynolds, Greyson Young, Brayden Fidler, Andrik Rivera-Nesrala). Second Place: Jake Reaves (shot put). Third Place: 4x100 relay (Hayes Goodson, Greyson Young, Noah Harvin, Evans Boyle); Greyson Young (400 hurdles). Fourth Place: Evans Boyle (long jump); Andrik Rivera-Nesrala (triple jump); Greyson Sonntag (shot put); Lake Scott (400 hurdles); Patrick Muldrow (discus). Fifth Place: Brad Russell (400 hurdles); Noah Harvin (200, high jump); Brayden Fidler (800); Brent Carraway (long jump). Sixth Place: Brad Russell (110 hurdles); Drew Reynolds (3,200); Graham Van Patten (long jump). Thomas Sumter First Place: Hunter Jarvis (1,600, 3,200, 800). Second Place: Josh Ladson (1,600, 3,200). Third Place: Dre Litsey (long jump, triple jump). Fourth Place: 4x400 (Billy Colquitt, Austin Hudson, Hunter Jarvis, Josh Ladson); Dre Litsey (high jump). Fifth Place: Billy Colquitt (100); 4x100 (Billy Colquitt, Austin Hudson, Dre Litsey, Ty Litsey). Sixth Place: Billy Colquitt (200); Josh Ladson (800). Laurence Manning Third Place: Aaron Kruger (100) Sixth Place: Lamel Sanders (400)

Girls

Wilson Hall Second Place: 4x100 relay (Cantey Jacocks, Dubose Alderman, Ainsley Morton, Kayla Porter); Paige Anderson (high jump). Third Place: Cantey Jacocks (100 hur-

CHARLESTON — The Sumter High School varsity boys golf team finished seventh out of 16 teams on Monday at the 4A lower state tournament and earned a berth in the state tournament to be held at Furman University next week. SHS shot 316 as a team led by Dixon Flowers and Daniel Spencer, who each shot a 75 and tied for ninth place. Andrew Griffin had a personal tournament best score of 77 while Evans Lewis shot an 89 and Bradley Coulter finished with a 91.

JUNIOR VARSITY SOFTBALL Wilson Hall 6 Calhoun 5 ST. MATTHEWS — Wilson Hall closed out its season with a 6-5 victory over Calhoun Academy on Monday at the CA field. Becca Cromer picked up the win in the circle for the 10-3 Lady Barons, while Andie Grae Wingate got the save. Cromer had three hits and scored three runs, while Wingate had three hits, three runs batted in and a run scored. Sydney Jarecki had three hits, a double, a run and an RBI and Anne Land Welch had three hits, including a double. Phillies 3 Braves 2

ATLANTA — Adam Morgan allowed only one run in seven innings, Mikael Franco homered and the Philadelphia Phillies held off Atlanta 3-2 on Tuesday night to extend the Braves’ home misery. Morgan (1-0) matched the longest start of his career, allowing four hits and one walk. Franco hit his seventh

Stadium on Tuesday. The Tigers improved to 3216, while the Cougars fell to 2422-1. The 2-game series wraps up today at 4 p.m. Charleston scored four runs in the top of the fourth inning. But the Tigers stormed back with seven runs on eight 2-out hits in the bottom of the fourth inning. Chase Pinder, who had a game-high four RBI, belted a 2-run single to give the Tigers the lead, then Chris Okey capped the scoring College of Charleston 4 with a 2-run double. The CLEMSON — Trailing 4-0 Tigers added four runs in the with two outs and the bases sixth inning, one in the sevempty in the fourth inning, enth and one run the eighth. Clemson tallied eight straight Tigers reliever Patrick Anhits to score seven runs in its drews (1-0) earned his first win 13-4 victory over College of since 2013 by tossing 31/3 hitCharleston at Doug Kingsmore less and scoreless innings in

homer off Matt Wisler (1-3) to lead off the eighth. Freddie Freeman led off the ninth with his fifth homer off Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez. Gomez gave up a twoout single to Kelly Johnson before ending the game on Reid Brignac’s fly ball to center field for his 12th save. The Braves (7-24) own the majors’ worst record and are 1-16 at Turner Field. Clemson 13

relief with three strikeouts. Thunder 95 Spurs 91

SAN ANTONIO — Russell Westbrook had 35 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 95-91 on Tuesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals. Kevin Durant added 23 points as the Thunder won for the second time in San Antonio in the series. Oklahoma City can close out the series Thursday in Game 6 at home. Kawhi Leonard finished with 26 points for San Antonio. From staff, wire reports

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RECRUITING

DE Rudolph commits to Tigers Clemson flexed its instate recruiting muscle with a commitment from defensive end Logan Rudolph (6-feet4-inches, 225 pounds) of Northwestern High School in Rock Hill. After going out of state for their first nine commitments of the 2017 recruiting class, the Tigers made their first local take a big one. Rudolph holds numerous Power Five conference offers from the likes of the University of South Carolina, Notre Dame, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Florida State, Tennessee, Michigan, Georgia, Nebraska and Alabama. Clemson was later than others in getting to this party, but when the Tigers arrived they changed Rudolph’s thinking. USC appeared to be in good shape with him after he visited in late January. USC was recruiting him hard and was in touch with him daily, he said. As late as Feb. 22, Rudolph said he had not heard from Clemson since last football season. Clemson’s approach changed when Rudolph’s former head coach, Kyle Richardson, took a job on Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney’s staff in mid-March. Rudolph visited Clemson in early April and was offered then, and though he never publicly disclosed what was on his mind, he obviously moved the Tigers to the top of his list. Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables was at Northwestern last week and, according to Northwestern head coach David Pierce, he sees a player who can fit right in with what he likes to do with his defense. “I can tell you what everybody likes about Logan; they love his motor,” Pierce said. “The young man has a will and a drive and speed off the ball. I’m sure he’ll fit in great there with the defensive linemen and the linebacker play they have at Clemson. The kid has incredible speed off the ball.” Last season, Rudolph totaled 60 tackles with 15 quarterback sacks, 13 QB pressures and 10 tackles for loss. He said earlier this year it is his plan to graduate early. Wide receiver Tee Higgins of Oak Ridge, Tenn., remains non-committal regarding any list of favorites or a leader at this point. And he’s in no rush to get to that point. Higgins has more on his plate than the normal national football recruit because he’s also a national basketball recruit and he will pick a school where he can play both. Texas A&M, Florida, Tennessee, Michigan and Notre Dame have been through his school during the evaluation period. Clemson has not been there yet, but will get there this spring. Much of the talk on Higgins has focused on Clemson, but he doesn’t want to put the Tigers on a level to themselves. “I like the school just like I like a lot of other schools,” he said. “They are just in the same category as the other schools.” Higgins said he will release a short list of schools after his spring game later this month. Some of his other offers are USC, Tennessee, Alabama, UGA, Ohio State, Loui-

cruiting season. He signed with UF where he was originally recruited by the staff of then UF head coach and now USC head coach Will Muschamp and redshirted in ‘14 due to a shoulder injury. He was listed as a starter in spring practice of ’15, but was charged that April with four felony counts in connection with a home invasion and robbery. He withdrew from school and in a November trial he was found not guilty on all charges. While going through the trial process last fall, Jackson was back and forth between Gainesville and Riverside, so he didn’t play a complete season. He appeared in six games and made 25 tackles including three TFLs. He forced two fumbles and he broke up two passes. USC apparently is still seeking some immediate help at rushing the QB and on Wednesday offered DE Roderick Jones Jr. (6-2, 240) of City College of San Francisco. Jones is a native of Federal Way, Wash. He played two seasons at the JC and redshirted another, leaving him two years to play two at his next stop. He said USC and Indiana are two of the stronger possibilities. “I was extremely happy to get an offer from a school in the SEC (Southeastern Conference),” Jones said. “I have always felt like that’s where I belong and I’m extremely blessed that the USC coaches liked me enough to offer me a scholarship.” Last season, Jones was a JUCO All-American and the California Defensive Player of the Year after totaling 53 tackles, 16.5 sacks and 26 TFLs. Jones finishes up at City College this month, and then he’ll turn his attention to making his final decision. He said right now he’s focused on USC and Indiana and will visit those two. “I’m keeping my mind open to any school that offers me while I finish school,” he said. “I do really like South Carolina and Indiana, and they’re both up there.” DE Tre Lawson of North Augusta High named USC as his favorite, the first time in Lawson’s recruiting process he’s named a clear cut leader. Previously he had USC and FSU tied at the top. Lawson visited USC for the spring game, one of several visits he’s made with USC. He’s also been to Florida State, Clemson and Tennessee. He’s not hearing from the Tigers at this time. Some of Lawson’s other offers are IlliUSC nois, Mississippi, Kentucky, Former Florida DB JC Southern Cal, Georgia, MisJackson (6-1, 180) of Riverside sissippi State and South FlorJunior College in California ida. Lawson said he will visit is one of the top prospects Tennessee again and he also still available in the ‘16 plans to visit Coastal Carolirecruiting market and USC is na. one of the schools he’s QB Jay Urich of Wren High considering. Riverside in Piedmont attended the rerecruiting coordinator James cent USC cookout, and he Kuk said USC along with said the message USC delivMaryland and South Florida ered to him was clear. are three schools Jackson has “They really like me and been in contact with, and he I’m their No. 1 guy,” Urich made an official visit to said. “It means a lot. I really Maryland over the weekend. like the coaching staff and Kuk did not know of any getting to hang around them, other official visits planned at I had a great time It was more this point. of a hanging out type of day, Kuk said Jackson will finbuilding relationships.” ish his classes at Riverside in Urich picked up an offers June. from Southern Mississippi Jackson is a native of and Charlotte. Immokalee, Fla., and was one Plus he’s now hearing from of the nation’s top cornerIndiana, Wake Forest and back prospects in the ‘14 reTennessee.

siana State, Auburn, Oregon and Maryland. “Who I’m talking to the most right now is Ohio State,” HigPhil Kornblut gins said. Recruiting “And you’ve corner got Clemson, Michigan, Tennessee and Notre Dame.” DE Jordan Williams of Virginia Beach, Va., attended Clemson’s junior day in February and was believed to hold the Tigers in high regard. That’s why it was a bit of surprise in the recruiting world when his short list last month did not include Clemson. However, the Tigers’ Venables continued to talk to Williams, and what he told him worked because Williams recently reviewed his favorites list and this time Clemson was included. “There were quite a few questions that my family and I had about Clemson and one was we pulled up a roster and saw that they had a whole bunch of defensive ends,” Williams said. “That left me feeling maybe not great about them because every other program I have doesn’t have a bunch of defensive ends like they had. That really was the only thing that didn’t sit well with me and my family.” Williams said he now has a better understanding of Clemson’s personnel at DE, and that’s why the Tigers are back in contention. Williams’ favorites list consists of Clemson, UGA, VT, UF, Penn State, Tennessee, Wake Forest, Southern California, ND and Virginia. Venables was by the school last month and coaches from ND, Michigan State, North Carolina State, Alabama, Duke, Richmond, UVa and VT also have been through. Offensive lineman Andrew Thomas of Atlanta remains a prime Clemson target, but UGA is the favorite at this point. He said he’s also looking at Clemson, Alabama and ND and he will visit South Bend, Ind., on June 17. Clemson made offers last week to ‘18 QB Emory Jones of Franklin, Ga.; ‘18 QB Phil Jurkovec (6-5, 190) of Gibsonia, Pa.,; ‘18 defensive back Anthony Cook of Houston; ‘18 DL Matthew Jones of Brooklyn, N.Y.; ‘18 DB Atanza Vongor of South Grand Prairie, Texas; and ‘19 DL Trevis Hopper of Memphis.

“Those schools have not offered, but are picking up interest,” he said. Urich is maintaining an open mind about things and is not ready to name a favorite or a timetable for a decision. USC is one of the top 10 with WR Justin Marshall of Conyers, Ga. The others are Louisville, Tennessee, Mississippi State, Auburn, Maryland, West Virginia, Purdue, NCSU and UNC. Running back Chase Hayden of Collierville, Tenn., released a top five of USC, Arkansas, Illinois, Oklahoma State and Tennessee. There is no order. DL Tyrone Truesdell (6-3, 325) of Augusta, Ga., attended the recent social gathering at USC. He’s also looking hard at UF, Auburn, Louisville, Ole Miss and Oklahoma among the schools offering him. He has also visited Auburn and UGA. The schools standing out to him right now are USC, UF and Auburn, and he said they are all recruiting him hard, as are all the schools that have offered. Last season, Truesdell totaled 90 tackles and five sacks. LB Mo Burnam (6-2, 219) of Conyers, Ga., was among the recruits to attend the recent cookout at South Carolina. Burnam currently is a Tennessee commitment, but is keeping things open. USC has not yet offered, but the interest between the two is growing. Burnam said UGA is one of his favorites now. Some of his other offers are FSU, UNC and Louisville. USC made offers last week to athlete Caleb Farley of Maiden, N.C., who currently is committed to VT; ‘18 LB Quin Williams of Madison, Ga.; DB Kaleb Oliver of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; DB TJ Carter of Nashville, Tenn.; DE Isaiah Thomas of Tulsa, Okla.; ‘18 WR Dyami Brown of Charlotte; ‘18 WR Tre Turner of Huntersville, N.C.; ‘18 DE Eli Adams of South Pointe High in Rock Hill; ‘18 WR Will Mallory of Jacksonville, Fla.; ‘18 DE Malcolm Lamar of Seffner, Fla.; ‘18 ATH K’Vaughan Pope of Dinwiddie, Va.; ‘18 QB Emory Jones of Franklin, Ga.; ‘18 LB Ricky Person of Franklinton, N.C.; and ‘18 DB Isaiah Bolden of Jacksonville.

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South Aiken High ATH Tancey Richardson (5-11, 175) committed to Southern Miss in mid-March, but he’s backed out of that. Mississippi State just recently offered. USC has not yet offered, but the interest is increasing. “I’ve been waiting to hear from the staff,” Richardson said. “Now that I finally have contact, it’s big. I’m excited. They said they love that I can play multiple positions.” Richardson is expecting the USC recruiters to be by his school soon. He also has offers from Colorado State, CCU and Charleston Southern, and he’s getting other contact from Arizona State, Memphis, UK, Charlotte, Kent State and Appalachian State. Last season, Richardson had 2,000 all-purpose yards with 24 touchdowns, and on defense he totaled 55 tackles, five interceptions and two forced fumbles. DB Latheron RogersAnderson of Ridge View High in Columbia picked up offers from App State, Charleston Southern, The Citadel, Elon, Colorado State and Cincinnati. USC also checked on him through his head coach on Friday. Clemson recruiter Brandon Streeter was in to check on him last month and plans to be back for a spring practice next week. He visited App State late last month and will visit Duke next. He plans to camp at Clemson. Furman offered Summerville High WR Cam Burnette. He also has a Coastal Carolina offer. Northwestern RB Jerry How was offered by Charlotte.

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Keanu Pinder, a 6-8 player form Hutchinson JC in Kansas made an official visit to USC over the weekend and left Columbia for an official visit at Arizona. The Australia native also has visited NCSU. He’s the son of former Wolfpack star Tiny Pinder and previously was committed to Nebraska and then New Mexico. Antwan Walker, a 6-7 player from Washington, iss being recruited by USC, according to a story in the Raleigh News & Observer. The story was focusing on NCSU’s pursuit of USC AND CLEMSON Walker and also stated DB Tank Robinson of Lake Georgetown as another Marion High in Santee reschool involved. Last season, leased a top 10 of Clemson, Walker averaged 16 points, 14 USC, Mississippi, NCSU, rebounds and 6 blocked shots Michigan, Alabama, Notre per game. Dame, Virginia Tech, TennesUSC offered ‘17 6-5 shooting see and Mississippi State. guard Naji Marshall of Clemson, Tennessee, Georgia Greenbelt, Md. Adrian Butler, Tech and East Carolina have a 6-0 guard from Wade Hampbeen through thus far. He ton High in Greenville comsaid the schools he talks to on mitted to Newberry, accorda regular basis are Clemson, ing to PhenomHoops. Notre Dame, Ole Miss, MissisGuard Sharone Wright Jr., sippi State and Tennessee. an ’18 recruit form West Over the past few months he Florence High, recently has visited Clemson, South was offered by Virginia Carolina, Alabama and VirCommonwealth and Georgia ginia Tech. He does not have Tech. any future visits planned or camp plans. Robinson said he BASEBALL Shortstop Justin Row of won’t make a decision before Fullerton JC in California December or January of signed with USC for the ‘16 2017. class. This season, Row is hitDB AJ Terrell of Atlanta released a top six of Clemson, ting .390 with four home runs USC, Alabama, Auburn, UGA and 23 runs batted in. He has scored 40 runs and stolen 15 and UF. bases. As a freshman last seaLB Chandler Wooten of son, Row batted .288 with 15 Kennesaw, Ga., has Clemson RBI. and USC offers, but they Sophomore third baseman aren’t among his finalists. Those are Tennessee, Auburn Matthew Lumsden of J.L. and UF and he will announce Mann High in Greenville committed to Clemson. on Friday.

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from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Events up by Monday, May 16. at Shaw Park on July 16 and To sign up, call (803) 773Birnie Park on July 30 will run 2171. from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call BOWLING PTC at (803) 774-3969.

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Gamecock Lanes Scores Feb. 28-March 5

Sunday Night Mixed: Patricia Hout 352; Larry Horne 232-590; Maritza Hogan 165-374; Debbie Becchetti 217553; Richard Boisvert 478; Nascar: Lindsey Barwick 129; Rhonda Carter 387; Robby Carter 219-504; John Baker 199-523; Michael Spiegel 212-548; Paul McClam 487. Hot Shots: Les Shaw Rembert 203-541; Dianne Herrington 169; Angela Rivers 178; Debra Gadson 174-435. Tuesday Night Mixed: Ricky Dinkins 697; Winston Jewell 279-699; Troy

Blake 245-578; Willie Graham 235-576; David Durant 258; Johnny Ross 196515; Gregg Anderson 279-742; Larry Schultz 277-756; Jerry Beasley 235647; Tanya Foster 247-602; April Price 164; Cheryl Benton 229-551; Sherry Lauchart 225-558; Felicia Blake 223596; Joann Goins 247-658; Loisann Horne 257; Ethel Faragi 208-531; Worth Geddings 660; Norvell Jackson Sr. 526; Kenneth Smith 669; Doug Lauchart 660; Barry Brown 449; Thomas Price 583; SCP Parker 395; Terence Williams 672; Sue Bailey 672; Bobbie Benton 407; Rita Blake 509.Close Encounters: John Brown 253-652; Brian Keely 197478; Mike Barwick 258-680; Michael Spiegel 178-446; Kathy Stafford 509; Ann Timmons 436; Denise Roberts 411. Afternoon Delight: Elias Wells 610; Julia Jenkins 507; Vicky Blackmon 553. Industrial Mixed: Elias Wells 639; Rowland Yates 266-714; Lee Taylor 216-556; Thomas Price 223-582; Steve Anderson 248-663; John Loney 233-

617; Gabe Reynolds 699; Greg Cunningham 609; Moses Jackson 663; Otha Johnson 596; Judy McDonald 582; Julia Jenkins 461. Friday Night Mixed: Kenneth Jenkins 297-753; James Canty 278-691; Bobby Holladay 279-744; Carl Lyon 249; Sam Green 259-644; Charlie Boykin 280718; Terence Williams 268-727; Sean Chapman 265-744; Gene Jenkins 630; Leroy Pringle Jr. 561; Bill Riles 605; Don Infelise 672; Luke Hicks 631; Jeronia Pringle 463; Sarah Lowrence -533; Martha Gregg 492; Judy L. Simmon 531. Bowling Bantams/Preps: Luther Bells 119-314; Ahmad June 114-260; Warner Newman 131-331; Payton Frye 151396; Liam Dickson 106-267; Bryleigh Kelly 119; Sydnie Vohs 185. Jr./Maj./Sr.: Zayd McColgin 177-451; Joseph McColgin 162-382; Conner Batey 202-570; David Hearrell 121-311; Keonta Bethea 193; Ryan Wolfe 198558; Ghassen Green 205-585; Emily Batey 269-717.

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Texas A&M sheds some swagger, tries to change trajectory By RALPH D. RUSSO The Associatd Press

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Arizona quarterback Jake Coker (6) is a free agent trying to earn a spot on the Cardinals’ roster after leading Alabama to the national title last season.

Undrafted Coker takes his shot with Cardinals By BOB BAUM The Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Fifteen quarterbacks were selected in last week’s NFL draft. Jake Coker was not among them. The player who helped Alabama win a national championship signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted rookie free agent. He isn’t looking back at the disappointing draft process as he tries to prove he can play in the NFL. “It was awesome just being able to come here and get an opportunity,” Coker said after the first day of the Cardinals’ rookie minicamp on Friday. “I’m thankful for that.” As a senior, his lone year as a starter, Coker completed 67 percent of his passes for 3,110 yards and 21 touchdowns, with just eight interceptions. He was 14-0 as a starter. Coker didn’t start in the Tide’s lone loss, to Mississippi, but came off the bench and nearly rallied the team to victory, a performance that left him the unquestioned leader of the of-

fense. Alabama won the national title with a 45-40 victory over Clemson at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, the Cardinals’ home field. In that game, Coker threw for a career-high 335 yards and two touchdowns. He was not invited to the NFL combine but did have two pro days and played in the Senior Bowl. But it wasn’t enough to get him drafted. Perhaps it was that he had only one season as a starter. He initially played at Florida State but lost in the quarterback competition to Jameis Winston. He stayed on through FSU’s 2013 championship season, then transferred to Alabama as the heir-apparent to A.J. McCarron. Instead, Blake Sims won the job in 2014. Coker finally emerged as the starter as a senior last season, but had to endure the Ole Miss benching before taking charge of the team and leading it to the championship. That odyssey may have had some impact on teams’ decisions not to draft him. “I’m sure it had something

to do with starting one year,” he said. “I think that probably had as much to do with it. But it is what it is. I couldn’t tell you. If I did I’d have fixed it a long time ago.” The 6-foot-5 Coker threw a couple of interceptions in Friday’s practice but also exhibited his strong arm. “He was fine,” coach Bruce Arians said. “Nerves get a lot of the guys, not being in sync footwork-wise. ... The interceptions didn’t bother me. He was going to the right spots on the field and he’s a big, strong kid who seems to be pretty bright.” Eventually, the Cardinals are going to have to find a successor for Carson Palmer, who turns 37 in December. But Coker is a long way from being that guy. He’s just trying to make the team, any team. In Arizona, he must beat out Matt Barkley, the Cardinals’ No. 3 quarterback acquired last season in a trade with Philadelphia. “I think if I put the time in and do what I’m supposed to do, I’m confident that I’ll be able to play,” Coker said.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The five-star quarterbacks are gone, replaced at Texas A&M by a graduate transfer looking for a second chance. The hotshot young coordinator is out. A seasoned veteran assistant is now running Texas A&M’s offense. On the recruiting trail, yet another five-star passer has bailed on the Aggies, and SUMLIN the reaction one A&M assistant had to the news this week only made matters worse for Kevin Sumlin’s program. The Aggies have lost some of the swagger that came when Johnny Football took the Southeastern Conference by storm, Sumlin became a $5 million per year head coach and Texas A&M looked as if it could be a perennial threat to Alabama. Maybe that’s good for a program and coach in need of a trajectory change after three straight seasons of not being able to break .500 in conference. Expectations will be modest for the Aggies in 2016 and that more than anything else might be what’s needed in College Station. “Whatever that perception is, what is it compared to?” Sumlin said. “Because 36 (victories) in four years is the most anybody’s won here in 20 years. From a sheer numbers standpoint, the things that you quantify where your program’s headed, by the numbers, there’s no questions this program’s in better shape than when I took over. “Is it where we want it to be? No. But is it better based on the fact that we’re winning right at 70 percent of our games and from 2000 to 2012 it was 50 percent?” Wins and losses seemed to be the least of Sumlin’s problems last December. In the span of a couple weeks two former elite quarterback recruits — Kyle Allen and Kyler Murray — decided

to transfer. Add in Kenny Hill, who left after the 2014 season, and it made three one-time starting quarterbacks to transfer out of A&M in less than a year. “We’re not in the business of trying to run people out of here,” Sumlin said. The Aggies had to play third-string quarterback Jake Hubenak in a loss to Louisville in the Music City Bowl. A few days later, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Jake Spavital was fired. Spavital was 27 when Sumlin hired him in 2013. It seemed as if a tempest was sweeping through Texas A&M football. On a warm, overcast April day in College Station, between meetings and spring practice, Sumlin said the winter upheaval was not nearly as sudden as it looked from the outside. “The assessment of the program internally is probably different than what some people have,” Sumlin said. “And it’s always been that way here. Whether it’s the first year that I got here or this year.” High-powered offenses have followed Sumlin as he climbed the career ladder from Oklahoma co-offensive coordinator to Houston head coach to Texas A&M. In 2012, Sumlin’s first season, the Aggies were second in the nation in yards per play with Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel at quarterback. The next season Texas A&M ranked fourth in yards per play. The season after Manziel left, A&M was 27th in yards per play and last season the Aggies ranked 69th. Sumlin turned to an old friend to help turn things around, hiring UCLA offensive coordinator Noel Mazzone. The 59-year-old Mazzone and Sumlin worked together at Minnesota in the 1990s. Sumlin also brought offensive line coach Jim Turner back for a second stint at A&M. Sumlin used the word “experience” eight times when explaining why he chose Mazzone and Turner.

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No. 1 Day trying to find comfort level with his 3-wood By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Jason Day, the PGA champion and No. 1 player in the world, revealed one weak area of his game. His 3-wood can make him nervous. “Everyone has an uncomfortable club in their bag. We just don’t talk about it,” Day said Tuesday. “I’m OK with talking about it.” The subject arose when Day spoke about his struggles at The Players Championship, where he has missed the cut three times in five starts and has only one top 10. He followed an opening 69 last year with an 81 to miss the cut. The Stadium Course at the TPC Sawgrass historically does not favor any particular game. Day is a power player, and the driver is not an issue. “But there’s a few 3-woods out there for me that I have to hit, and if there’s one club in the bag that’s uncomfortable for me at times, it’s the 3-woods,” he said. “That’s why I might be hitting a few more 2-irons off the tee this week, just to try and get it in play.” The problem is that Day says he tends to overdo it when trying to hit a draw, and it’s been that way since he was a kid. “Driver has always been fine, and the rest of the clubs have been fine,” Day said. “It’s just for some reason, the 3-wood ... that’s just one of those clubs.” Don’t get the idea that the Australian is incapable with a 3-wood. When it’s on, it goes a long way, and he has used it effectively at times in winning five tournaments last year and back-to-back tournaments in March that put him back to No. 1 in the world. He feels more prepared for The Players than he has in previous years. And even if he has to go with the 2-iron, it’s not like Day is giving up much distance to the field. Even so, he says it’s a 30-yard difference in clubs. “I usually carry my 2-iron about 250 yards off the tee and then it runs another ... whatever it does on the fairway, how firm it is,” he said. “The 3-wood goes about 285 yards off the tee. So there’s a big difference in gap.” Day said he has hit his 3-wood well the last few weeks. “I’ve just got to get up there and try not to think about it too much and hit the shot,” he said. OLYMPIC MEDALS: Players who want to see what they’ve been missing for the last century can swing by the USGA Museum for the next month. On display will be the medals won by H. Chandler Egan at the 1904 Olympics in St.

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Masters champion Danny Willett has been away from golf for a month and has been working harder than ever. Not with his golf clubs, but with a pen.

Rusty Masters champion Willett gets back to work By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Masters champion Danny Willett has been away from golf for a month and has been working harder than ever. Not with his golf clubs but with a pen. The last box of some 200 yellow Masters flags arrived Tuesday for Willett to sign for players and charities, bringing the total to what manager Chubby Chandler estimated at just short of 1,000 since the 28-year-old from England slipped on a green jacket. As for the golf ? Not so much. He played 18 holes with his friends at home on Saturday. He played nine holes Monday when he showed up at the TPC Sawgrass for The Players Championship. “Only time I’ve been on the golf course in the last month,” said Willett, who lives in a house he converted from an old mill behind Lindrick Golf Club, best known as hosting the 1957 Ryder Cup that produced a rare — at the time, anyway — victory for Great Britain & Ireland. “A little rusty,” Willett said. “Try and get some work done this week ... and hopefully come Thursday, we’ll have shook off a little bit of that rust.” This was a nice problem to have. Even before he rallied from

a five-shot deficit to beat Jordan Spieth on the back nine at Augusta National, Willett had planned a quiet month away from golf with his wife and newborn son to relax and do what he described as “normal things.” He wasn’t planning on chaos back home in a country celebrating its first Masters champion in 20 years. There were media appearances with his green jacket, a trip to the European Cup semifinal between Liverpool and Villareal, and an appearance at the World Snooker Championship in his hometown of Sheffield, where Willett took a lap of honor around two snooker tables. Asked what he had done differently because of winning his first major, Willett smiled and said, “Drunk more.” That’s not entirely true. Willett probably wouldn’t have spent the Tuesday night after the Masters watching a replay of his 5-under 67 that in time will get as much attention as the 41 that Spieth shot on the back nine. That began the process of realizing what he had done. “It’s still not sunk in, to be honest,” Willett said. “I just kind of watched it ... I don’t know if I felt like I had to. I just wanted to see it back over, I guess, and just see some of the things that we did. Fourand-a-half hours go pretty quick when you’re playing, and Sunday went exceptionally fast. So I think it was just to

actually watch it back and slow it down, just take in what we achieved.” Willett plans to bring his green jacket with him wherever he plays, and with it comes expectations he hasn’t felt since he was the world’s No. 1 amateur in 2008. The next few years will decide whether he’s more of a curiosity than a celebrity. Slowed by nagging back problems, the Masters was only his fifth victory worldwide. Then again, he was hardly a surprise. Willett was No. 12 in the world when he won the Masters, after winning in Dubai earlier in the year and in Switzerland last year. It’s time to get back to work. A lot of work. Willett only has a two-week break scheduled twice through October, and he could play as many as 15 times over the next 23 weeks. That doesn’t include the FedEx Cup playoffs, even though he is eligible by taking PGA Tour membership. There were other commitments he made in Europe, and Willett won’t cancel those. Not this year. He would play the FedEx Cup finale at the Tour Championship only if he can stay in the top 30 without competing in the opening three playoff events. That’s a tall order because Willett has only four events left — The Players and three majors — to earn points and he currently is at No. 34.

Finchem not concerned with players skipping Olympics By DOUG FERGUSON The Associated Press

like golf is it’s growing around the globe, it’s bringing young people to the game,” Finchem PONTE VEDRA BEACH, said Tuesday. “It’s one of the Fla. — PGA Tour commission- few sports that’s actively very er Tim Finchem doesn’t bepopular on every continent — lieve that five players skipping just to different levels, but reathe Olympics will hurt golf’s sonably popular on every contichances for staying on the pro- nent. So it’s truly a global sport, gram beyond 2020. and it’s a sport that works quite Golf returns to the Olympics well with sponsorship, and this year in Rio for the first they’re in that business. time since 1904. While it is set “I don’t think any of those for 2020 in Tokyo, the Interna- variables are going to change tional Olympic Committee will after this year,” he said. “I vote in 2017 whether the sport think we’ll be in good shape.” stays on the program beyond Finchem said it would have that. helped golf’s chances had the Adam Scott and Marc Leish- IOC voted for this year’s man of Australia, Charl games to be held in Chicago Schwartzel and Louis Oosthui- instead of Brazil because “Rio zen of South Africa and Vijay is not a golf country.” Without Singh of Fiji have said they a suitable golf course in Brawill not compete, mostly citing zil, architect Gil Hanse dea busy summer schedule of signed one for the Olympics major events. Leishman was that was behind schedule beconcerned about the Zika cause of legal fights over propvirus because his wife, who erty ownership and environnearly died last year from mental concerns. toxic shock syndrome, has a Finchem said the tour has susceptible immune system. talked to all five players who “If you look at the broader have opted not to play and said things that the IOC looks at it was a combination of issues, from a sport ... the reason they starting with a tight golf sea-

son. To clear room for the Olympics, the PGA Championship has moved to the end of July, meaning two majors will be held in the month before the men’s competition starts in Rio.

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Jason Day, the world’s No. 1 player, calls his 3-wood the weak area of his game.

Louis. That was the last time golf was in the Olympics. It’s returning this summer in Rio. Egan won the silver medal at Glen Echo Country Club, finishing behind George Lyon of Canada. Along with Egan’s silver medal, he also won a gold medal in the team competition. Egan was captain of the U.S. team that represented the Western Golf Association. U.S. teams also won the silver and the bronze. The medals are on loan from Egan’s grandson, Morris Everett Jr. “These medals are an incredibly important piece of golf history,” said Michael Trostel, director of the USGA Museum. “To have them on display is a real treat for fans of the game, the Olympics and sports in general. This exhibit is a great opportunity to connect golf’s Olympic past to its future and celebrate its return to the Games this summer in Rio.” The medals will be on display at the museum in Far Hills, New Jersey, starting Wednesday until June 8. Then, they will go to Oakmont for a display at the U.S. Open. They will be at the World Golf Hall of Fame after that as part of a special Olympic exhibit. MONTY’S LAST STAND: Colin Montgomerie would like nothing more to return to the British Open this year at Royal Troon, where his father was the longtime club secretary. His only chance is through Local Final Qualifying, and that’s where he will be. “I’m going to play in one more Open Championship, I would love it to be this year,” Montgomerie told the PGA Tour’s website. The 52-year-old Scot said he will try to qualify at Hillsdale Golf Club in Southport, which is adjacent to Royal Birkdale. “There are 60 players for five spots,” Montgomerie said. “It will be hard against the young players. At the same time, I can qualify if I play my best.” The last time the Open was at Troon, he was three shots out of the lead going into the weekend and closed with 72-76 to finish 12 shots behind.

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Golden State’s Stephen Curry (30) poured in 40 points against Portland, including 17 in overtime alone, as the Warriors rallied to a 132-125 victory in Game 4 on Monday in Portland.

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and Portland couldn’t catch up. Thompson finished with From Page B1 23 for the Warriors. Curry finally made his Associated Press that Curry first 3 of the game to give would repeat as NBA MVP. the Warriors a 103-100 lead The Warriors can win the with 4:35 left in regulation, series Wednesday night at but Portland was ahead in home in Game 5. the final minute before Damian Lillard finished Barnes tied it at 111-all with with 36 points and 10 assists a 3-pointer with 51 seconds for Portland. left. Both Lillard and Curry Curry’s fast-break layup missed to force the OT. gave the defending NBA Curry led the Warriors to champions a 120-118 lead an NBA-record 73 wins in with 2:21 left in the extra pe- the regular season, a year riod. He followed with a after leading the team to its 3-pointer, strutting and first NBA championship in pumping his fist in celebra40 years. He averaged just tion. over 30 points per game this “You knew he’d catch his season. rhythm eventually,” Klay “Remarkable,” Blazers Thompson said. “He’s proba- coach Terry Stotts said. “I bly the best player in the mean, he looked fresh. He world, the best shooter of had his rhythm. He made all-time. He was getting good tough shots, he made nice looks. We’ll take those all passes, he fought through day.” screens. Obviously 17 points Harrison Barnes’ layup in overtime. It was a hell of extended the lead to 125-118 a performance.”

The Trail Blazers narrowed the series to 2-1 on Saturday night when Lillard scored 40 points in a 120-108 Portland victory while Golden State was still without its star guard. The Blazers became the only team to defeat the Warriors twice this season. Curry came off the bench with 5:56 left in the first quarter and Portland up 16-2. His only points in the quarter came off a pair of jumpers before he went back to the bench. Livingston felt he was fouled just before halftime and was thrown out after arguing with referee Scott Foster. The 12-year veteran guard was averaging 12.1 points and 5.5 assists in the playoffs. He had started six of the eight playoff games while Curry nursed his knee injury. Portland led 67-57 at the half.

close out the series against the Trail Blazers at home WednesFrom Page B1 day night. His teammates were on stage to cheer the latest acAfter guiding Golden State to complishment in a long list of its first championship in 40 them for the 6-foot-3, 185years, Curry & Co. took that pound point guard who many success even further to finish questioned whether he could with 73 regular-season wins to succeed at this level. top the mark set by the 1995-96 With his dazzling ballhanChicago Bulls team that went dling and jaw-dropping long72-10. range touch from way, way “You make going to work back, Curry has forced defensevery day, for me, a true joy,” es to extend. He made a record Warriors general manager 402 3-pointers after no player Bob Myers said. “It’s very had previously even hit 300 in hard not to like you. I find it a season. impossible. ... We should all “This is incredibly improbaappreciate this, appreciate this ble. But there’s a reason this is time, appreciate this moment happening,” Kerr said. because life is happening fast.” Curry averaged an NBAIn a stunning overtime perbest 30.1 points per game to go formance Monday night, with 6.7 assists and 5.4 reCurry showed exactly how he bounds. He also led the NBA can take over a game in a mat- with 2.1 steals a game while ter of seconds. He returned shooting 50.4 percent from the from a sprained right knee to field, 45.4 percent from 3-point score 40 points — and 17 in range and 90.8 percent from overtime — in a 132-125 win at the foul line. Portland to put his team up 3-1 From the start of the seain the Western Conference son, Curry vowed to take his semifinals. game to another level — and “He wants it,” coach Steve did he ever. Kerr said. “There’s no ulterior He understands the scrutiny motive. He’s constantly trying that comes with being an MVP to improve with no agenda.” and playing on a championCurry, now one of the most ship team. recognizable athletes world“They’re going to have more wide, was presented with his of a spotlight, and people are MVP trophy Tuesday at Oragoing to ask questions about cle Arena before trying to whoever it is,” he said.

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OBITUARIES ESTHER H. JOHNSON Esther Hanley Johnson, 84, departed this life on Saturday, May 7, 2016, at Sumter Health and Rehabilitation. Born on March 25, 1932, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late John Wesley and Ethel Maxey Hanley. The family will be receiving friends at the home of her son, Samuel Ray Johnson, 12 Walton St., Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

THELMA M. HARVIN COLUMBIA — On Monday, May 9, 2016, Alice Thelma Martin Harvin, widow of Tine Harvin, exchanged time for eternity at Palmetto Health Richland. Born on Sept. 16, 1934, in Manning, she was a daughter of the late James Ernest and Victoria Maude Thames Martin. The family will begin receiving relatives and friends on Thursday at the residence of her sister, Ella Mae Martin, 310 Hopkins St., Manning. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announced by Fleming & Delaine Funeral Home & Chapel.

FRANKIE LEE FURMAN Frankie Lee Furman, 64, entered eternal rested on Thursday, May 5, 2016. Born on Feb. 18, 1952, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Henry and Viola Choice Furman. He received his education in Sumter County. He was a member of St. Paul AME Church-Shaw and the Masonic Lodge. Survivors are his companion, Bessie Williams; two children, Felicia R. Furman and Felicia (James) Wright; two sisters, Shirley F. Green and Mary F. Washington; two brothers, Henry (Emma) Furman Jr. and Terry (Barbara) Furman; grandchildren, Courtney Wright and James Wright; and a host of other relatives and friends. He can be viewed from 3 to 7 p.m. today and funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday at St. Paul AME Church-Shaw with Pastor Eric Dent. Burial will be in

the church cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 4004 McCrays Mill Road. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home is in charge of these arrangements.

JAMES C. MCCASKILL JR. COLUMBIA — James C. McCaskill Jr., 61, lost his battle with cancer and went to be with our Lord on April 14, 2016. He is survived by two daughters, Lisa Robinson (Paul) of Columbia and her two children and Michelle Rabon (Chris) of Gilbert and her four children; older sisters, Sandy Mims of Chapin and Marlene Baldwin (Billy) of Myrtle Beach; a younger sister, Tammy Scott (Mel) of Sumter; and four nieces and four nephews. Graveside service will be held at 3:30 p.m. on Friday at Evergreen Memorial Park in Sumter. Announcement by BarrPrice Funeral Homes, BarrPrice.com, (803) 356-4411.

JENNIE CHATMAN Jennie “Kobbie” Chatman, 65, died on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Oct. 15, 1950, in Sumter County, he was a son of Mary Sanders Chatman. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Valerie Cantey, 441 E. Charlotte Ave. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

GERTRUDE J. MCLEMORE Gertrude Jones McLemore, 91, widow of Robert F. McLemore, died on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on April 29, 1925, in Bowling Green, Kentucky, she was a daughter of the late John and Lula Mae Belcher Jones. She was lovingly known to everybody as “Granny.” Survivors include a son, DeWayne Johnson (Vickie) of Fairburn, Georgia; two daughters, Sherry Lynn Whit-

man and Della DuBose (Tommy), both of Sumter; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Graveside services will be held at 5 p.m. on Thursday at Evergreen Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Elmore-CannonStephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 160 Ott St. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

MICHAEL MORROW BISHOPVILLE — Michael “Mike” Copeland Morrow, 67, went to be with his heavenly father on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. He was married for 42 years to Judy King Morrow. Mike was a graduate of Bishopville High School and attended the University of South Carolina. He was employed for 22 years at H.B. Robinson Nuclear Power Plant. At the time of his death, he was the owner of Morrow Oil Co. in Bishopville. He was a member of Bishopville City Council and an avid MOPAR enthusiast. The role he was most proud of was that of father and “PaPa.” He is survived by Michael Copeland Morrow Jr. (Katie), Kristen Morrow Polis (Harry), Stephanie Morrow Gochnauer (Rod); and the loves of his life, Emma and Michael Morrow III, Madison and Harry Polis III, and Reese and Olivia Gochnauer. Mike is also survived by a sister, Kathy Morrow Lewis (Joe); and a brother, Billy Morrow (Ann). He was preceded in death by his parents, Hubert Boles and Isabel Copeland Morrow. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Thursday at First Baptist Church Bishopville with the Rev. Dr. Steve Brown and the Rev. Leonard Davis officiating. Interment will be at Piedmont Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at

Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home, Bishopville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Day Star Mission, 112 Tomarla Drive, Bishopville, SC 29010. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

ERNESTINE D. HOBGOOD OXFORD, North Carolina — Ernestine D. Hobgood, 80, of Oxford, went to be with her Lord as well as her husband, C.W., on Sunday, May 8, 2016. A native of Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Ernest and Janie Goodman Dollard. She was the widow of C.W. Hobgood Jr. and a resident of Granville County for 34 years. Memorial services will be conducted at 1 p.m. today at Enon Baptist Church by the Rev. Steve Brown. Surviving are daughters, Tracey Zimmerman (Kent) of Hurdle Mills, North Carolina, and Marcey Ferguson (Chuck) of Creedmoor; sons, Mike W. Hobgood (Sharon), Mark A. Hobgood and Craig Hobgood, all of Oxford; and brother, Thomas Dollard of Sumter; grandchildren, Amy, Will, Matt, Ashley, Camden, Chase and Brooks; and greatgrandchildren, Tyler, Emily, Hayden, Carson and Grayson. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Enon Baptist Church, c/o Buck Adcock, 2115 Tommie Daniel Road, Oxford NC 27565 or Hock Family Pavillion, 4023 N. Roxboro Road, Durham, NC 27704. The Hobgood family is being assisted by GentryNewell & Vaughan Funeral Home. Online memorials: www.HallWynne.com.

RICHARD BRADFORD REMBERT — Richard Bradford, 77, departed this life on Sunday, May 8, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. He was born on Dec. 31, 1938, in Sumter County, to the late Luther and Mary Harris Bradford. The family is receiving friends at 7120 Scales Road, Rembert. Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

GLADYS S. LEMON Gladys Sweat Lemon, 82, widow of Preston Lemon, died on Monday, May 9, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

INGEBORG K. LOWE Ingeborg K. Lowe, 87, wife of Lewis A. Lowe, died on Monday, May 9, 2016, at John F. Keever Solace Center in Asheville, North Carolina. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

JAMES RAMBERT SR. James Rambert Sr., 76, departed this earthly life on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland hospital, Columbia. Born on Jan. 26, 1940, in Brooklyn, New York, he was a son of Fred McLaney and Elsie Jackson Rambert. In the early 2000’s, James moved to the Rambert’s home state of South Carolina, and the city of Sumter, where he was affectionately known by the name “Slim.” He was also known for riding the rural streets on his moped, going about his daily activities that brought so much joy to him. He leaves to cherish his memories: his children; his siblings, Marie Bryant, Sidney Rambert McLaney, Roberta Rambert and Jerome Rambert; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. today at John Wesley Williams Sr. Memorial Chapel, Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter, with Minister Jake Sanders officiating, eulogist. Burial will be in Ebenezer Presbyterian Churchyard cemetery, 4620 Queen Chapel Road, Dalzell. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www. williamsfuneralhomeinc.com Services directed by the staff and management of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. Bank National Association, PLAINTIFF, VS. Jacqueline Robinson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Wayne Johnson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Ronald Sowell, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Polly J. Berry, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority; and The Village Subdivision, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) JACQUELINE ROBINSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS HEIR OR DEVISEE OF THE ESTATE OF POLLY J. BERRY, DECEASED ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 07, 2016. SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Jessica S. Corley Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470 James L. Williams, SC Bar #102408 Allison E. Heffernan, SC Bar #68530 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

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U.S. Bank National Association, PLAINTIFF, VS. Jacqueline Robinson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Wayne Johnson, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Ronald Sowell, Individually and as Heir or Devisee of the Estate of Polly J. Berry, Deceased; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Polly J. Berry, their heirs or devisees, successors and assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority; and The Village Subdivision, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE-NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, Columbia, Post Office Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-2065, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master-In-Equity or Special Referee for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53 (e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedures, specifically provide that the said Master-In-Equity or Special Master is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute.

NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on March 7, 2016. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the order appointing Anne Bell Fant, whose address is PO Box 796, Simpsonville, SC 29681, as Guardian Ad Litem Nisi for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe, defendants herein whose names and addresses are unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, under other legal disability, or serving in the military, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, and for all named Defendants, addresses unknown, who may be infants, under a legal disability, or serving in the Military, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on the 22nd day of April, 2016. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said Defendants, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or any of them, a Guardian Ad Litem to represent them or any of them for the purposes of this action, the Plaintiff will apply for an order making the appointment of said Guardian Ad Litem Nisi absolute

The description of the premises is as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 85 on plat of Section 2 of the Village Subdivision, prepared by H. S. Willson, RLS, dated October 22, 1975 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-37 at page 271; This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 487 Alpine Drive, Sumter, South Carolina and represented by Auditor`s map of Sumter County as tax parcel 206-11-01-031. This being the same property conveyed unto Jerome G. Berry and Polly J. Berry, as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common, by virtue of a Deed from Mona Diaz dated March 23, 2011 and recorded April 11, 2011 in Book 1153 at Page 220 in the Office of the Register of Deeds of Sumter County, South Carolina. Subsequently, Jerome G. Berry died on May 19, 2011, leaving Polly J. Berry as the sole owner of the subject property. Subsequently, Polly J. Berry died intestate on July 2, 2015, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely Jacqueline Robinson, Wayne Johnson and Ronald Sowell, per public record. Subsequently, Polly J. Berry died intestate on or about 07/02/2015, leaving the subject property to his/her heirs, namely Jacqueline Robinson, Wayne Johnson and Ronald Sowell, as shown in Probate Estate Matter Number NONE.

TMS No. 206-11-01-031 Property address: 487 Alpine Drive Sumter, SC 29154 SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 Jessica S. Corley, SC Bar #80470 James L. Williams, SC Bar #102408 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

Public Hearing NOTICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION DESIGN REVIEW The Historic Preservation Design Review Committee will meet on Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 3:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). This is a public meeting. HP-15-08, W. Hampton/N. Sumter St. Parking Garage (City) Request for Historic Preservation Design Review approval for the construction of a downtown parking garage and adjacent modified parking areas on properties located at W. Hampton Ave./N. Sumter St. The properties are represented by Tax Map #s 228-12-04-033, 228-12-04-066(pt.), 228-12-039, 040, 041, 042(pt.), 228-12-04-047, 048, 049, 050, 051, 228-12-04-052, 053, 054; 055(pt.), 228-12-04-074(pt.), 228-12-04-067 (pt.), 228-12-04-058, 059 (pt.), 228-12-04-065 (pt.) and 228-12-04-0771 (pt.). Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens. Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

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Community band closes season with spring concert Diverse program features American music BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Patriotic music, marches, jazz, Broadway-style tunes and Americana will be on the program Sunday afternoon when the Sumter Community Concert Band presents its end-of-theseason concert. Director James H. “Jimmy” Mills will lead the band in its annual spring concert at 4 p.m. at Patriot Hall. A majority of the concert will be patriotic, said band spokesman Rick Mitchum. The band always opens with “StarSpangled Banner,” he said, and in the case of the Sunday concert, it’s a glimpse of sorts at things to come. The George M. Cohan medley is filled with patriotic and popular American songs, including “Mary’s a Grand Old Name,” “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “Yankee Doodle

Dandy” and “You’re a Grand Old Flag.” “Red, White and Blue” continues in that line with American music arranged by the Canadian Brass. Heard in the medley will be the familiar march “American Patrol,” “Yankee Doodle Dandy” and “Simple Gifts,” a Shaker song written in 1848 by Joseph Brackett and later popularized by its inclusion in Aaron Copland’s “Applachian Spring” music for the Martha Graham ballet. “Armed Forces Salute” includes the anthems of all of the U.S. military services, and “America the Beautiful,” with music written by Samuel Augustus Ward, celebrates the beauty of the United States and the nobility of its principles and people. The arrangement for band is by Carmen Dragon, father of Daryl “The Captain” Dragon of The Captain and Tennille (see the story on

this page). “His Honor,” a march by the prolific Henry Fillmore, was written in 1993 and dedicated to Russell Miller, a mayor of Cincinnati. Leroy Anderson’s trumpet trio, “Bugler’s Holiday,” will feature Jon Hopkins, Thomas Langford and Val Gleason in the trumpet parts. The band’s “Tribute to Louis Armstrong” offers a medley of his hits “Hello, Dolly,” “St. Louis Blues” and “What a Wonderful World” and others. Mitchum and Hopkins will have solos in this piece. “On a Hymnsong of Philip Bliss” is an arrangement by David Holsinger on “It is Well with My Soul.” Mitchum described Holsinger’s arrangement as “slow and beautiful.” “Curtain Call” by John Wasson is a Broadway-style piece that features all the sections of the concert band. The band swings in a medley that

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includes “Night Train,” “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” and “I’ve Heard That Song Before.” The arrangement is by the prolific, celebrated arranger for concert band, Warren Barker. Mitchum said the program is diverse and interesting, with music everyone will enjoy. There is no charge for admission to the 4 p.m. Sunday concert at Patriot Hall. The Sumter Community Concert Band numbers around 40, Mitchum said, but new members are always needed. “We’d love to have more clarinets,” he said, “but we need people who play every instrument.” The band will be on hiatus until August, when it will resume practice at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays in the Patriot Hall band room. For more information, call Mitchum at (803) 775-9265.

Toni Tennille recalls work with Hollywood stars BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks She put the “Tennille” in the popular ‘70s music duo of “The Captain and Tennille” and enjoyed two huge number one Billboard hits – “Love Will Keep Us Together” and “Do That to Me One More Time.” But Toni Tennille also brushed shoulders with Hollywood’s biggest stars. Born and raised in Montgomery, Alabama, Tennille recently left five decades of West Coast life behind her, as well as nearly 40 years of marriage to musical partner Daryl “The Captain” Dragon, and returned to the South. “I’m now living just northeast of Orlando near my sister,” said Tennille, who released her April autobiography “Toni Tennille: A Memoir” written with niece, Caroline Tennille St. Clair (see www. tonitennille.net). “It took two years to write and looks back at my childhood growing up in the segregated South and subsequent career,” she said. After moving to California in 1961, Tennille worked in Repertory Theater, wrote music and

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Singer Toni Tennille, now living in Florida, is shown with her niece Caroline Tennille St. Clair, with whom she has written her autobiography, released in April. In addition to personal information, Tennille recalls experiences with many of the big Hollywood stars who appeared on the TV show “The Captain and Tennille,” which co-starred her husband Daryl “The Captain” Dragon. eventually met and married musician Daryl Dragon. When The Captain and Tennille exploded onto the pop music scene in 1975, they were given

their own primetime weekly TV variety show on ABC also called “The Captain and Tennille.” Tennille says working with

the weekly guests was a highlight. “I was so excited about meeting all those fabulous stars like George Burns and Bob Hope.” Her first guest was Jackie Gleason. “I don’t think he really knew much about us, but he gamely came on,” she said. “I was just in awe, he was such a brilliant comic actor and his timing was dazzling. You could feel in your bones the charisma he exuded.” A reoccurring skit throughout the series was “Masterjoke Theater,” where a guest would perform a short monologue and close by tossing a pie in his own face. “Big stars like Vincent Price, Raymond Burr, Bob Hope and Tony Randall were all game to be silly,” she said. The show, however, only lasted one season. But with her cheerful and engaging personality, Toni was back on television again in 1980 starring in her own program, “The Toni Tennille Show,” a nationally syndicated series featuring musical numbers and her interviews with special guests. The show was short-lived, too, but the parade of stars was

once again stellar and included Ginger Rogers, Ernest Borgnine, and Charlton Heston. Now 75, with her glitzy entertainment career in the distant past, Tennille says she found the perfect house last summer after moving to Florida and easily slipped back into Southern living. But her decision to divorce Daryl in 2014 took many fans by surprise because the duo was publicly perceived as a devoted couple as they performed their string of love songs throughout the years. However, says Toni, there were problems during the marriage that became overwhelming, so it was time to move on. “We were not the lovebirds that the public saw,” she said. “We still talk regularly and care for each other. But my message for people who are in a bad relationship is to get all the help you can to remove yourself from the situation. We all deserve happiness.” Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, and has written features, columns, and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers.

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Break the rules on salade nicoise BY MELISSA D’ARABIAN The Associated Press Salade nicoise was the first recipe I made when I lived in France, a country that later would become my second home as an adult. But at the time I was 19, spending a semester abroad. A week after my arrival, my French was barely sufficient to order a coffee, let alone get me through my first French cookbook. Despite the language barrier, one thing that that book made clear was that a true salade nicoise never would include tomatoes because of the acid. I stood at a turning point: Would I follow the cookbook’s stern direction (even I understood the author’s tone — the tomato thing was not an “optional” point), or would I include my personal favorite

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White and green bean vegetarian salade nicoise is seen in Concord, New Hampshire. This tuna-free version of the classic French salad gets a salty-fishy-brininess from capers and nori seaweed and protein from creamy white navy beans. part of every salade nicoise I had ever eaten (dare I even call them that anymore?)? I left out the tomatoes. Nearly 30 years later, I make salade nicoise on a regular basis for my family. It’s what I call a “tray salad,” or a huge salad I make by layering ingredients on a large tray, perfect for serving a crowd. We have a lot of family nearby, so if we have unexpected extra folks to feed, tray salads are easy to stretch. Just bulk up the tray with whatever extra ingredients are available. Toss on a couple extra hard-boiled eggs, for instance, and the salad can accommodate a few more guests no problem.

With several family members being vegetarian, I have created a tuna-free version that gets the salty-fishy-brininess from capers and nori seaweed and the protein from creamy white navy beans. Of course, there is no harm in opening a can of tuna on the side for fish eaters, but honestly, I don’t even miss it with this filling recipe. By the way, years after studying abroad, I moved back to Paris and married a man whose mom was born and raised in Nice. Guess what? She had never heard of a notomato rule, which just goes to show you that recipes, even if written with an authoritative tone, are mere suggestions.

For the salad: 15 1/2-ounce can white navy beans, rinsed and blotted dry 2 tablespoons small capers 1/4 cup briny olives, roughly chopped 2 teaspoons chopped fresh dill 5 ounces baby spinach or mixed greens 4 eggs, hard-boiled, peeled and quartered lengthwise 8 ounces thin green beans, steamed until crisp-tender, cooled 8 small red potatoes, cooked and halved 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved 2 scallions, finely chopped 1 sheet nori, toasted, cooled and crushed Lemon wedges, to garnish In a small bowl, whisk together the mustard, lemon juice, vinegar and herbs until smooth. Whisk in the olive oil, slowly, creating an emulsion. Add a tablespoon of water if too thick. Season with salt and pepper, then set aside. In another small bowl, mix together the beans with the capers, olives, dill and 1 to 2 tablespoons of the dressing. Set aside. On a platter, spread out the greens. Layer on the eggs, green beans, potatoes, tomatoes and white beans. Sprinkle with the scallions, drizzle on the dressing, and top with the crushed, toasted nori. Serve with lemon wedges as garnish. Nutrition information per serving: 530 calories; 200 calories from fat (38 percent of total calories); 22 g fat (3.5 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 185 mg cholesterol; 780 mg sodium; 63 g carbohydrate; 12 g fiber; 6 g sugar; 21 g protein.

A new trick for grilling the perfect burger GRILLED GRIDDLED CHEESEBURGER Start to finish: 20 minutes Servings: 6 1 pound ground beef chuck 1 pound ground beef sirloin 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce (optional) 1 teaspoon Coleman’s Mustard powder (optional) Kosher salt and ground black pepper Olive oil 6 slices American cheese 6 potato burger buns Dill pickle chips

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thought I knew how to make the perfect burger. Now I know

better. I still stand by most of my principles — making your own blend of ground meat, a combination of ground sir-

Being careful not to overwork the meat, in a large bowl mix together the chuck and sirloin with the Worcestershire sauce, mustard powder and generous pinches each of salt and pepper. Gently shape the meat into 6 burgers, each about 3/4 inch thick. Brush each patty on all sides with olive oil. Use your thumbs to make an indent at the center of each burger. Heat the grill to medium. Place a flat cast-iron griddle on the grates at the center of the grill. When the grill and griddle are hot, place the burgers on the griddle and cook, covered, until the meat is no longer pink, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once halfway through grilling time. Top each burger with American cheese about 2 minutes before you remove them from the grill. You want the cheese to be soft but not too melted. Let the burgers rest 2 to 3 minutes and serve on a potato bun with pickle chips. Nutrition information per serving: 550 calories; 230 calories from fat (42 percent of total calories); 26 g fat (10 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 115 mg cholesterol; 900 mg sodium; 38 g carbohydrate; 2 g fiber; 7 g sugar; 40 g protein.

loin and ground chuck; working and mixing the meat as little as possible — but I recently discovered a far better way to cook the burgers. I discovered it while attempting to grill tiny samples of a variety of ground beefs (I was searching for just the right blend and didn’t want to make lots of full-size patties). As I pondered how I was going to grill tiny patties

without them falling through the grates, I considered a cast-iron grill platter, a thick, flat sheet of cast iron. Bingo! We could grill the bite-sized burgers on the sizzle platter. I placed the platter on the grill grate and started grilling the bites. They were all delicious. But the most exciting part was the rich, brown crust they all developed. The platter turned the gas grill into a flat grill, while the heat of the cast-iron surface deeply caramelized everything it touched. Because the lid was down and there were other foods on the grill, the burgers still got that smoky outdoor grilled flavor but with a griddle-style crust. It was the perfect cooking mashup of grill and griddle for my all-American cheeseburger topped with melted American cheese. Since that evening, it is the only way that I grill burgers —

of any size. The recipe below is my favorite burger these days. I traded in my aged cheddar cheese for old-fashioned American, which melts better and adds a layer of soft gooeyness on top of the crunchy caramelized crust of the burger. To me, this is the best condiment, and I don’t need anything else except maybe pickles, which I layer on the bottom bun so that the cheese and the top bun stick together and become one. Of course, you can add any of your favorite condiments and toppings, but try this minimalist burger at least once. When you use the best quality beef and grill the burgers using the cast-iron sizzle platter, you hardly need anything besides the cheese and a soft potato bun to make it summer’s best burger.

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This April 2016 photo shows a grilled cheeseburger in Concord, New Hampshire. Consider a cast-iron grill platter, a thick, flat sheet of cast iron, to grill up the perfect summer burger.

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Fried Twinkies are old hat: Try bourbon-fried pound cake Butter-browned Bourbon-basted Pound Cake was inspired by deep-fried, bourbon-soaked Twinkies, but this version is much better.

BY ALISON LADMAN The Associated Press When we first encountered deep-fried, bourbon-soaked Twinkies, we were a little smitten. Until, that is, we realized we could do so much better. Better as in ditching the highly processed snack cakes and substituting a truly amazing slab of homemade pound cake, all rich and dense and ready to sponge up some booze. Which is what we did next; we drizzled each slice with a generous glug of bourbon. And no need to use the good stuff here. Anything you’d consider using as a mixer will be fine. An ample dose of butter to pan-fry our slices until nicely crisped and warmed doesn’t hurt their flavor, either. Now all you have to do is serve — warm, please! — with fresh berries and whipped cream or ice cream. Take that, Twinkies.

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BUTTER-BROWNED BOURBON-BASTED POUND CAKE Start to finish: 2 hours (30 minutes active) Servings: 12 4 whole eggs, room temperature 2 egg yolks, room temperature 1 tablespoon water 1 cup sugar 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature, plus more for pan frying 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon almond extract 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt 1 3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons (8 ounces) all-purpose flour, sifted 3/4 cup bourbon Berries, to serve Whipped cream, to serve Heat the oven to 350 F. Mist an 8-inch loaf pan with cooking spray, then line the bottom and up the 2 long sides with kitchen parchment. In a small bowl, whisk together the whole eggs, egg yolks and water. In a large bowl, use an electric mixer on mediumhigh to beat together the sugar, butter, vanilla and almond extracts and the salt until very light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. While mixing, add the egg mixture, a couple tablespoons at a time, until well emulsified after each addition. The adding of the eggs should take about 5 minutes. Working in 2 batches, fold in the flour gently but thoroughly until no trace of the flour remains. Transfer to the prepared pan and spread to smooth the top. Gently tap the pan on the counter to release any air bubbles. Bake on the oven’s center rack for 55 to 65 minutes or until golden brown and a toothpick inserted at the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a rack to cool for an additional 20 minutes. When the cake is mostly cool, slice the ends off, then slice the loaf into 12 generous 1/2-inch-thick slices. Brush both sides of each slice liberally with bourbon. In a large skillet, melt a bit of butter over medium-high, swirling to thoroughly coat the bottom of the pan. Working in batches, fry the pound cake 3 to 4 slices at a time, for 3 to 4 minutes per side, or until toasty brown, adding additional butter between batches. Carefully transfer the toasted slices to a platter while you fry the remaining slices. Serve warm, with berries and whipped cream, if desired. Leftovers can be cooled and kept in an airtight container for 3 days, gently rewarming in a skillet. Nutrition information per serving: 350 calories; 190 calories from fat (54 percent of total calories); 22 g fat (13 g saturated; 1 g trans fats); 155 mg cholesterol; 65 mg sodium; 27 g carbohydrate; 1 g fiber; 12 g sugar; 5 g protein.

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Smitten newlywed needs to get back to work DEAR ABBY — We are friends with a couple who married five months ago. My husband, “Ian,” was one of Dear Abby the groomsABIGAIL men, so we were deeply VAN BUREN involved with wedding details a long time prior to the wedding. Ian and the groom, “Claude,” are now on the same team at work. Since the wedding, Claude spends a lot of time talking about his wife to anyone within earshot and on social media to the point of excess. (The bride is “perfect, beautiful, lovely” and he’s “so

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lucky to be married to her,” etc.) Everyone on the team works overtime every night because Claude posts love notes to his wife all day. The team supervisor talked to my husband about it, and asked him to cover Claude’s workload because of his prewedding and now post-wedding bliss. I have filtered the guy’s posts and stopped reading, but Ian feels stuck in the middle at the office. He needs Claude to get his head back in the game and work. How can my husband gently communicate that this is affecting Claude’s job performance and driving everyone batty? Ian is afraid that if he complains to the supervisor, his friend will feel betrayed. Overloaded in Alabama

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DEAR OVERLOADED — The matter should be brought to the attention of their supervisor so the supervisor can handle it before it becomes a morale problem. What’s going on is unprofessional and unfair to the other team members. The supervisor should tell Ian’s besotted friend that the time he’s spending messaging his bride has increased the workload on everyone else, the honeymoon is over, and he needs to get his mind back on the tasks at hand. For everything you need to know about wedding planning, order “How to Have a Lovely Wedding.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $7 (U.S. funds) to: Dear Abby, Wedding Booklet, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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Cold War plot of ‘The Americans’ recalls TV history BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The hardest part about period pieces is depicting fictional people reacting to “real” historic events. Some of the most forced moments on “Mad Men” involved the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Kennedy assassination. They seemed perfunctory and added little to the story. Tonight’s episode of “The Americans” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA) takes its characters through another kind of historical “reality.” We see those on both sides of the Iron Curtain watching and reacting to the ABC made-for-TV movie “The Day After,” a controversial broadcast watched by more than 100 million viewers on Nov. 20, 1983. The episode seems nostalgic, not for the Cold War, but for a television experience that might inspire thought and conversation about a serious topic. We’re shown a network introduction to the movie warning viewers that it could be too scary for children (always catnip for young viewers) and suggesting that families watch the film together. It’s useful to think back on a time before the “What do we tell the children?” attitude took hold, before parents were encouraged to shield their young from difficult subjects. Instead, they were expected to discuss these topics in a reasonable and reassuring fashion, even when there were no easy answers. Americans, like the people on “The Americans,” survived “The Day After” and the Cold War. But they didn’t build a “safe space” around it. • At a time when people just can’t seem to pull together, “Nature” (8 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) shows how critters, some deadly rivals, collaborate for survival and sometimes just for comfort. Hippos are huge, ornery and dangerous. But they’ve got tender skin that hurts when it’s covered in bugs and ticks. So they’ve learned to bathe and even snooze in shallow waters, where schools of barbel fish nibble on their aching epidermis and even pick at food particles between the hippos’ teeth. It’s nutritious for the fish and a spa treat for the big guys. Everybody’s a winner.

(9 p.m.), homicidal in Havana (10 p.m.) * Amara shows Lucifer little mercy on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Something’s catching on “black-ish” (9:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Burgess faces charges on “Chicago P.D.” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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Matthew Rhys stars as Philip Jennings, Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings, Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings and Keidrich Sellati as Henry Jennings in tonight’s “The Day After” episode of “The Americans,” airing at 10 p.m. on FX. We also learn about another type of fish that rubs up against the sandpaper skin of deadly sharks, offering a skin treatment for all concerned. Lizards and lions, tarantulas and toads, goby fish and blind shrimp all get along! Why can’t we? • Netflix launches “Chelsea,” starring Chelsea Handler, a new half-hour talk show that will stream new episodes every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday night at 12:01 a.m. PST. Like most talk shows, they are taped in front of a live audience. And like most talk shows, “Chelsea” will probably be watched, or rather streamed, hours or days after “broadcast.”

show on “Law & Order: SVU” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Hakeem worries that his fiancee won’t fit in on “Empire” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • A railroad saga on “Modern Family” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • “NOVA” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presents “Bombing Hitler’s Supergun.” • Rayna knows Maddie’s teen ambitions all too well on “Nashville” (10 p.m., ABC, TVPG). • A Bosnian ceasefire offers a respite on “Last Panthers” (10

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SERIES NOTES Organ harvesting on “Heartbeat” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * Brick becomes a grade-grubber on “The Middle” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Darhk’s dastardly deed on “Arrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-14) * A wardrobe malfunction on “The Goldbergs” (8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * On two episodes of “Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders” (CBS, TV-14): jaded in Johannesburg

Nate Silver is booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Jodie Foster, Gad Elmaleh and Mike Posner appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Expect Angie Martinez on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Kate Beckinsale, B.J. Novak and Alexander Koblikov are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Jada Pinkett Smith, Andy Cohen and Gallant on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Alec Baldwin, Riley Keough and Cole Swindell are booked on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Anderson Cooper, Cush Jumbo, Walk the Moon and Eric Kretz visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Simon Helberg, Chloe Grace Moretz and Adam Pally appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate

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Make your crusts special with a little effort BY FAMILY FEATURES Berry season means colors, tastes and aromas that are sure to please. With a variety of gorgeous fresh fruits at your fingertips, why not whip up a fabulous fruit pie or tart to surprise family or share with friends? From family dinners to spur-of-the-moment picnics, pies are easy to make and easy for family and friends to appreciate. To save time in the kitchen, start with Pillsbury Refrigerated Pie Crusts for a flaky, tender base. Just unroll it into your favorite pie plate or tart pan, spoon in a delicious fruit filling, bake and enjoy. Pillsbury has updated the packaging with a fresh, contemporary look and features a recipe for Perfect Apple Pie. For more delicious recipes, visit www.pillsbury.com/pie.

MAKE CRUSTS EXTRA SPECIAL When making a top crust for pies, these tips can help you make them look extra special. Glossy Upper Crust: Brush the dough with slightly beaten egg white (if desired, sprinkle with sugar, too) before baking. Sweet Glazed Top: Brush the top pastry with a small amount of water, and sprinkle with granulated or coarse sugar before baking. Pretty Cutouts: Cut shapes from the top crust with a can-

LEMON RASPBERRY PIE 8 servings Prep time: 45 minutes Start to finish: 3 hours 45 minutes Crust 1 Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust (from 14.1-ounce box), softened as directed on box 1 teaspoon flour 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans Filling 1/2 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoons margarine or butter 1 egg yolk, beaten 1/4 to 1/3 cup lemon juice Topping 2 3-ounce packages cream cheese, softened 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract 1 8-ounce carton frozen whipped topping, thawed 1 tablespoon milk 3 cups fresh raspberries or frozen raspberries without syrup, thawed, dried on paper towels Mint sprigs, if desired Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare apé cutter or a knife before placing the top crust over the filling. With water or beaten egg, moisten the back of each

crust according to package directions for unfilled one-crust pie using 9-inch pie pan. Press pecans into bottom of pie crustlined pan. Generously prick crust with fork. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely. In small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch; blend well. Stir in water, margarine and egg yolk. Cook over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute. Remove from heat. Stir in lemon juice. Pour into cooled crust. Refrigerate 1 hour. In small bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar and lemon extract until smooth. Beat in whipped topping at low speed until well blended. Add milk; mix until smooth and of spreading consistency. Spread thin layer of topping mixture around edge of crust. Reserve 4 raspberries for garnish. Arrange remaining raspberries over top of filling. Spread remaining topping over raspberries. Garnish with mint sprigs and reserved raspberries. Refrigerate 2 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator.

Perfect Apple Pie is a Pillsbury recipe your family will enjoy.

PERFECT APPLE PIE 8 servings Prep time: 30 minutes Ready in: 3 hours Crust 1 box (14.1 ounces) Pillsbury refrigerated pie crusts, softened as directed on box Filling 6 cups thinly sliced, peeled apples (6 medium) 3/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 tablespoon lemon juice

cutout and set the design, moistened side down, on the crust. Recipes’ source: Pillsbury

Heat oven to 425°F. Place 1 pie crust in ungreased 9-inch glass pie plate. Press firmly against side and bottom. In large bowl, gently mix filling ingredients; spoon into crustlined pie plate. Top with second crust. Wrap excess top crust under bottom crust edge, pressing edges together to seal; flute. Cut slits or shapes in several places in top crust. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until apples are tender and crust is golden brown. Cover edge of crust with 2- to 3-inch-wide strips of foil after first 15 to 20 minutes of baking to prevent excessive browning. Cool on cooling rack at least 2 hours before serving. Tip: Two cans (21 ounces each) apple pie filling can be substituted for the filling.

FRESH BERRY CREAM TART 8 servings Prep time: 15 minutes Start to finish: 2 hours 55 minutes Crust 1 Pillsbury refrigerated pie crust (from 14.1-ounce box), softened as directed on box Filling 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened 1/3 cup sugar 1 tablespoon orangeflavored liqueur or orange juice 4 cups assorted fresh whole berries (small strawberries,

blueberries, raspberries, and/or blackberries) 1/3 cup red currant jelly, melted Heat oven to 450°F. Prepare pie crust as directed on package for onecrust baked shell using 9-inch tart pan with removable bottom. Bake for 9 to 11 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely. In small bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and liqueur; beat until smooth and well blended. Spread cream cheese mixture evenly in cooled baked shell. Top with berries; brush berries with melted jelly to glaze. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving. Store in refrigerator.