May 14, 2015 by The Sumter Item

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Pinewood landfill debate continues BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com A joint Senate subcommittee tried to dig a little deeper into issues surrounding the Pinewood Site, a toxic waste landfill on the shores of Lake Marion, but broke little new ground at its first meeting Wednesday in Columbia. Subcommittee chairman Sen. Danny Verdin, R-Laurens, began the hearing by saying that dealing with the issue would not be easy work, but it was apparent the General Assembly would have to “shoulder more and lift more,” to come to a solution. Testimony from Elizabeth A. Dieck, director of Environmental Affairs for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and Ben A. Hagood Jr., president of Pinewood Interim Administrator Inc., reiterated the department’s contention the site is safe, at least for the near future. “No releases of hazardous waste above a regulated limit

have been detected,” Dieck said. Dieck expressed the administration’s desire to work with the General Assembly on the issue and pledged transparency. “We are committed to working with you to achieve the overarching goal: public safety,” she said. She recounted a brief history of the landfill for the subcommittee, including its beginnings in 1972, before federal or state legislation began to restrict where such facilities could be located. Hagood said the site has an extensive monitoring system and additional monitoring wells have been installed since former trustee Kestrel Horizons resigned in October 2014. “We have maintained trustee contracts with independent professionals who do the sampling and analysis and report back to us,” he said. Dieck said DHEC was working to secure a new trustee for the site and had several re-

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Department of Health and Environmental Control Director of Environmental Affairs Elizabeth Dieck, left, speaks to a Senate subcommittee about the Pinewood Site on Wednesday in Columbia. Sen. Thomas McElveen, right, holds a copy of a report distributed by former Pinewood Site Trustee Bill Stephens. sponses to a request for information from interested companies.

Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter, asked if selection of the new trustee would be en-

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Senate will debate House roads bill BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Maybe the third time is the charm. The South Carolina Senate voted Tuesday afternoon to put a roads bill passed by the House on special order, but Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, said it doesn’t mean the bill will make it to the Senate floor. “We are running out of time,” he said. Tuesday’s vote was the third time the Senate voted on whether to move a roads bill ahead of most other legislation, but it had been voted down twice previously. One bill scheduled for debate ahead of the roads bill is legislation to make abortion illegal at 20 weeks. The abortion bill may provoke a filibuster from senators opposed to the provision, which could delay action on the roads bill. The House bill (H-3579) would change the Commission of the Department of Transportation to appointments by the governor, would raise the tax cap on automobiles from KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Zymeria Shannon, 4, drives the fire truck while fireman Brandon Bullard, 5, climbs onto the seat next to her at Swan Lake on Wednesday.

Senate cuts bond bill for higher ed BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Two local colleges are seeking alternative funding opportunities after the South Carolina Senate has cut a bond bill that would have funded public and technical college projects and armory renovations on Tuesday. Sen. Thomas McElveen, D-Sumter, said the bond bill was attached to the state

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capital reserve fund and Lt. Gov. Glenn McConnell ruled that the language of the bill did not fit the purpose of the reserve fund which is to be used for future investments. Central Carolina Technical College would have received more than $2.5 million for two projects, and University of South Carolina Sumter would have received $950,000 to fund renovations to the school’s sci-

ence building. Both school’s plans have been presented to Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon, who announced Tuesday evening that the county is also having its own funding issues. Mixon said he anticipates that the state will not provide the county with proper funding to cover the operations cost of state agencies

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NATIONAL POLICE WEEK

Meet Lt. Melissa Addison In honor of National Police Week, The Sumter Item wants you to get to know law enforcement officers from different police departments and sheriff’s offices in the tricounty area.

NAME AND RANK: Melissa Addison, Lieutenant, Sumter County Sheriff’s Offfice

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT? I have been in law enforcement since 1997.

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County looks for $1.3 million, may raise taxes BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com

funding from the state over the past seven years. Currently, the proposed budget has a deficit of $1.3 million; proposed revenues are $48.3 million; and proposed expenditures are $49.6 million. Mixon also stated that county officials have discussed adding a seventh ambulance to the Sumter County Emergency Medical Services and changing the department’s shift schedule from a 24/48 to 24/72. If the schedule is changed, employees would work a 24 shift and have the next three days off. Mixon said the new schedule would make the department more desirable to new employees. He said 15 new positions would have to be added if the change is made and a new ambulance is added

Sumter County Council had an afternoon full of meetings as it discussed the budget for fiscal year 2016, possible changes to an amendment to the county’s zoning and development standards and the conveyance of a city- and county-owned water system on Tuesday. During council’s budget workshop for the upcoming budget year, County Administrator Gary Mixon said the county may have to raise taxes if the state government does not provide adequate funds to the municipality for the operations of state facilities in Sumter. He said Sumter County has not received nearly $7 million in promised

to the fleet. Sumter County Land Use Committee met in the council conference room to discuss possible changes to amendments that would allow automatic coin-operated vending machines to be placed on general commercial property as primary commercial structures and receive the same guiding standards as a retail or grocery store. The current county standards only allow the machines to be placed on property as an accessory use if a larger commercial structure such as a restaurant is also on the property. The committee discussed also allowing the vending machines to be a primary use on agricultural conservation zoned property in the county, which has less general commercial

property than the city. No action was taken during the meeting, but any further amendments will be brought before council for a vote. There was only one item for consideration during council’s regular meeting making for a brief gathering. Council approved first reading of an ordinance authorizing the conveyance of the Rembert Water System to the High Hills Rural Water Company. The water system is jointly owned by the City of Sumter and Sumter County. County Attorney Jonathan Bryan said High Hills is ready, willing and able to take over ownership and operations of the system. He said the water system has not proved profitable to the city and county.

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Clarendon library board will meet Monday The Harvin Clarendon County Library Board will meet on Monday at the Clarendon County administration building at 4:30 p.m. The board will review financial reports, including an April report, a draft budget for the fiscal year 2015-16 and an IRS auditor update. It will also discuss the library director’s job description and get an update on the library’s technology plan. For more information about the agenda, email cjohnston@ clarendoncountylibrary.com.

Wilson Hall’s 42nd annual May Day celebration was held in the Nash Student Center recently. The program began with the presentation of the court that included representatives from grades one through 12 followed by the May Pole Dance by the fifthgraders.

Lee man charged with 20 counts child porn South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of James Randolph McKenzie, 50, of Bishopville, on 20 counts involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, a member of the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, made the arrest. The Lee County Sheriff’s Office assisted. Investigators say McKenzie was allegedly involved in sending child pornography via file sharing. Acting on a Cybertip from the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a search warrant was obtained and executed at McKenzie’s home on April 21. Computer-related equipment and media were seized for further examination. McKenzie was arrested on Tuesday and charged with two counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, second degree, a felony offense punishable by as many as 10 years imprisonment on each count; and 18 counts of sexual exploitation of a minor, third degree, a felony offense punishable by as many as 10 years imprisonment on each count. The case will be prosecuted by the Attorney General’s office.

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Participate in Sumter County Relay For Life this Friday BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Sixty-six teams from various organizations from Sumter County will participate in the 2015 Relay For Life of Sumter County, which starts Friday at Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell. The event will last from 7 p.m. Friday until 7 a.m. Saturday. “This is one of the few relays in the area to continue having a 12-hour, allnight event,” said Debbie Alexander, American Cancer Society’s Relay manager for Clarendon, Sumter and Lee counties as well as the City of Andrews. “There is a dedicated committee and a lot of support for Sumter’s Relay.” The fundraising goal for this year’s event is $155,000 and as of Wednesday, $77,944 was raised, with 726 participants who have raised money, according to

the American Cancer Society’s Relay website. Like the recent Clarendon County Relay For Life, the theme for the Sumter County one this year will be superheroes. Each team will decorate their booths and dress up as superhero characters. There will also be a superhero contest and a silent auction. Raffle tickets will be sold for various prizes. “We are really looking forward to having a great turnout and getting closer to our fundraising goal,” said Diane Yellowhorse, cochair of the 2015 event, along with Gene Williams and Stephanie Browder. Many of the activities willl be famililar from years past. There will be a survivors’ and caregivers’ walk, with entertainment provided by various local musicians, including bands from the Sumter School District. At 10 p.m., luminarias

WANT TO GO? WHAT: Sumter County Relay For Life WHEN: 7 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday WHERE: Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell COST: Free to attend but donations welcomed at team booths FOR MORE: Call Diane Yellowhorse, co-chair of the 2015 Sumter County Relay For Life, at (803) 236-9007

WANT TO HELP BUT CAN’T GO? Visit www.relayforlife.org and type in “Sumter County” in the search box. Donations can be made for this year until Aug. 31.

will be placed around the track. Each luminaria is personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer.

Luminarias can also be dedicated in support of a Relay participant. Each of the individuals’ names will appear on the scoreboard screen. A fireworks display will light up the sky. Money raised through Relay For Life is used by the American Cancer Society for research and assistance to those suffering from cancer, according to the national relay’s website. Money raised will also come back to the area through various local programs, said Alexander. If you are interested in making a donation to Relay For Life of Sumter County, go to Relay for Life’s national website, www.relayforlife.org and type in “Sumter County” in the search box. Donations can be made for this year until August 31. For more information on Sumter’s event, contact Diane Yellowhorse at (803) 236-9007.

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Investigators: Train was going more than 100 mph PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, killing at least seven people, was hurtling at more than 100 mph before it ran off the rails along a sharp curve where the speed limit is just 50 mph, federal investigators said Wednesday. The engineer who was at the controls refused to give a statement to authorities and left a police precinct with a lawyer, police said. The engineer’s name was not immediately released. More than 200 people aboard the Washington-to-New York train were injured in the derailment that plunged screaming passengers into darkness and chaos Tuesday night. It was the nation’s deadliest train accident in nearly seven years. “We are heartbroken by what has happened here,” Mayor Michael Nutter said. Amtrak suspended all service until further notice along the Philadelphia-to-New York stretch of the nation’s busiest rail corridor — forcing thousands of travelers to find some other way to reach their destination — as investigators examined the wreckage and the tracks and gathered up other evidence. The dead included an AP employee and a midshipman at the U.S. Naval Academy. Hospitals treated hundreds of victims for injuries that included burns and broken bones. At least 10 remained hospitalized in critical condition. Nutter said some people remained unaccounted for, though he cautioned that some passengers listed on the Amtrak manifest might not have boarded the train, while others might not have checked in with authorities. “We will not cease our efforts until we go through every vehicle,” the mayor said in the afternoon. He said rescuers expanded the search area and used dogs to look for victims in case someone was thrown from the wreckage. Hours after recovering the locomotive’s data recorder, the National Transportation Safety Board tweeted that the train “exceeded 100 mph” before jumping the tracks in a decayed industrial neighborhood not far from the Delaware River shortly after 9 p.m. The finding appeared to corroborate an Associated Press analysis of surveillance video from a spot along the tracks. The AP concluded from the footage that the train was

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment Wednesday in Philadelphia. The Amtrak train, headed to New York City, crashed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens of others. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

speeding at approximately 107 mph moments before it entered the curve. The speed limit is 70 mph just before the bend, the Federal Railroad Administration said. Despite pressure from Congress and safety regulators, Amtrak had not installed along that section of track Positive Train Control, a technology that uses GPS, wireless radio and computers to prevent trains from going over the speed limit, the railroad agency said. The notoriously tight curve is not far from the site of the site of one of the deadliest train wrecks in U.S. history: the 1943 derailment of the Congressional Limited bound from Washington to New York. Seventy-nine people were killed. Amtrak inspected the stretch of track on Tuesday just hours before the accident and found no defects, according to the Federal Railroad Administration. In addition to the data recorder, the train had a video camera in its front end that could yield clues to what happened, said NTSB member Robert Sumwalt. Passengers scrambled through the windows of torn and toppled cars to escape. One of the seven cars was severely mangled. Jillian Jorgensen, 27, was seated in the second passenger car and said the train was going “fast enough for me to be worried” when it began to lurch to the right. Then the lights went out, and Jorgensen was thrown from her seat. She said she “flew across the train” and landed under some seats that had apparently broken loose from the floor. Jorgensen, a reporter for The New York Observer who lives in Jersey City, New Jersey, said she wriggled free as fellow passengers screamed. She saw one man lying still, his face covered in blood, and a woman with a

broken leg. She climbed out an emergency exit window, and a firefighter helped her down a ladder to safety. “It was terrifying and awful,

and as it was happening it just did not feel like the kind of thing you could walk away from, so I feel very lucky,” Jorgensen said in an email to the

AP. “The scene in the car I was in was total disarray, and people were clearly in a great deal of pain.” Award-winning AP video software architect Jim Gaines, a 48-year-old father of two, was among the dead. Also killed was Justin Zemser, a 20-yearold Naval Academy midshipman from New York City. Several people, including one man complaining of neck pain, were rolled away on stretchers. Others wobbled as they walked away or were put on buses. “It’s incredible that so many people walked away from that scene last night. I saw people on this street behind us walking off of that train. I don’t know how that happened, but for the grace of God,” Nutter said.

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Mets great Strawberry goes deep with stories of faith BEAR, Del. (AP) — On the night this year’s New York Mets tried to top the 1986 team for the best start in franchise history, the star slugger from that era was again going deep. With another sold-out crowd on hand at a Delaware church for the home run champ, Darryl Strawberry took a swing for the heavens. “Can you hear me? Amen!” “Amen,” the congregation responded. “Glory to God. Glory, glory to God.” The former World Series champion takes road trips these days as a pastor, not to revisit tales of his baseball exploits that helped once make him one of the game’s highest paid players and an eight-time All-Star, but to chronicle his story of how faith and a strong woman saved him more than any intervention. Strawberry has largely stripped himself of the past, the only reminder of his former profession shining through in testimonials that about temptations that derailed his career and nearly cost him his life. “I was a liar; I was a cheater; I was a womanizer; I was an alcoholic; I was a drug addict; and I was a sinner,”said the 53-year-old. Strawberry is more known for his personal failings than the stats that

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Former baseball player Darryl Strawberry gives a sermon in Bear, Delaware, in April. His promising career was derailed by drug addiction, domestic violence, tax woes and a bout with a cancer. Strawberry is on a new path these days, speaking with his wife from the pulpit and spreading his story of redemption. shaped him into one of the game’s elite players of the 1980s. He was a cocaine addict and arrested for crimes ranging from soliciting a prostitute to domestic violence. He was indicted on federal tax

evasion charges. He was charged with failing to make child support payments. He was suspended from baseball. He was diagnosed with colon cancer. Strawberry was a mess. For the more

modern fan who never saw any of Strawberry’s 335 career home runs, he was Josh Hamilton times 10. At the bottom of the heap, New York’s household name turned to religion and his wife.Strawberry met his third wife, Tracy, also a recovering drug addict, at a narcotics center convention 15 years ago. She was clean; he was troubled. After a rocky start — he fled their home in Missouri for a spell — they married in 2006, and now tour churches and prisons sharing their faith about 75 times a year. Strawberry cut the cord with baseball and founded, with Tracy, Strawberry Ministries and The Darryl Strawberry Recovery Center. Relaxed in jeans, Strawberry was an invited guest of Chuck and Sharon Betters of MARKINC Ministries to describe his path from the Amazin’ Mets to amazing grace. “It’s really not sharing a story. It’s a message from God,” Strawberry said. “God called me.” Strawberry only looks ahead these days, refusing to wonder if the next day will lead to a relapse. “We don’t look at the old, that’s what we preach about,” Strawberry said. “You don’t look at it what it used to be, just what it is today.”

CHURCH NEWS ALIVE Praise & Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., announces: * Friday-Saturday — Women’s conference “Impacting Lives Mentally, Physically and Spiritually” at 7 p.m. on Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday. Allen Chapel AME Church, 471 Lynam Road, announces: * Sunday — Student recognition and achievement at 10 a.m. * Sunday, May 31 — WMS / YPD children’s contest / fashion extravaganza after morning worship. Bethel AME Church, 219 E. Calhoun St., announces: * Regular services have resumed at the church as follows: 9 a.m. Sundays, church school; 10:30 a.m. Sundays, service; and 6:30 p.m. on the second, third and fourth Tuesdays, Bible study. * Monday-Friday, June 8-12 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church, 774 Douglas Ave., announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, May 17-20 — Revival services at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday and 7 nightly Monday-Wednesday. Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday, May 24 — 39th anniversary celebration of soloist Sister Clara Pringle at 4 p.m. On the program: Corinthian Gospel Singers; Melodyaires; Spiritual Gospel Singers; and more. Church of Christ, 313 Mooneyham Road, announces: * Saturday — Calendar tea at 5 p.m. * Sunday, June 7 — Appreciation service for Minister John Turner at 11 p.m. Cross Road Christian Fellowship / St. Peter Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Thursday-Sunday, May 21-24 — Women of Faith 2015 women’s conference at 7:30 nightly Thursday-Friday, 9 a.m. Saturday and 11 a.m. Sunday. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday-Friday, June 21-26 — Vacation Bible School will be held from 6 to 8 nightly. Free din-

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ner each evening at 5:30. For 4K through 6th grade.

Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Sunday, May 24 — Cancer Survivor Sunday and book signing at 5:30 p.m. featuring Dr. Eliza Black and Author Matt D. Talford.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day worship. Sunday school begins at 10 a.m. followed by 11:30 a.m. worship.

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, May 31 — Youth service. * Sunday, June 7 — Usher’s anniversary program during morning worship. * Monday-Friday, June 8-12 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

First Assembly of God, 3574 S.C. 260 South, Manning, announces: * Saturday, May 23 — Yard / bake sale beginning at 7 a.m. First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Sunday — Men’s Day celebration at 11 a.m.

LaGree AME Church, 2920 Kolb Road, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day celebration at 4 p.m. with a gospel explosion featuring Heavenly Stars and more.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Usher’s anniversary program at 3:30 p.m. Full Proof Deliverance Ministry, 2758 S.C. 341 S., Olanta, announces: * Saturday — The Risen Kings of Judah men’s fellowship 11 a.m.-1 p.m. with Pastor Billy Smith — Radio Angels. Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — 152nd church anniversary celebration. Sunday school begins at 9 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship. High Hills AME Church, 6780 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Thursday-Saturday, May 28-30 — Youth Explosion Revival at 6:30 nightly. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Celebration for the 147th church anniversary begin-

Love Covenant Church, 245 Oswego Road, announces: * Saturday — Bless the Community giveaway event 9 a.m.-noon. Available items will include: summer clothes for all ages; baby items; shoes; books; cookware; toys; games; furniture; appliances; housewares; electronics; and more. Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day program at 3:30 p.m. * Sunday, May 24 — Women’s Day program at 11:15 a.m. Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — YWA program with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and devotional service at 10:30 a.m. * Friday, May 22 — Adult choir anniversary program at 7 p.m.

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* Sunday, May 31 — Youth Day service. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — YWA Ministry anniversary worship at 10:45 a.m. * Saturday, May 23 — Family and friends weekend as follows: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, fun and games for the whole family, stewardship workshop by the pastor and cookout on the church grounds; and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, worship celebration. * Sunday, May 31 — Youth worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday — YWA anniversary program at 10:45 a.m. New Beginning Outreach Ministry, 4660 Thomas Sumter Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Dedication service at 3 p.m. New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 S., announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day program at 10 a.m. New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 6 p.m. featuring Holy City Gospel Singers.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Monday, May 18 — Widow’s luncheon at 11 a.m. * Tuesday, May 19 — Wilma DuBose Mission Group will meet at 10 a.m. at the home of Katherine Healon. * Sunday, May 31 — Graduation Sunday at 11 a.m. Quinn Chapel AME Church, 2400 Queen Chapel Road, announces: * Today-Friday — Revival services beginning with devotion at 6:45 nightly. Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, meets at Econo Lodge, Iris Room, 226 N. Washington St., announces: * Sunday, June 14 — Celebration for second church anniversary at 5 p.m. St. Mark United Methodist Church, 1093 Oswego Highway, announces: * Saturday — Family and friends homecoming carnival 10 a.m.-2 p.m. * Sunday — Family and friends homecoming closing worship celebration at 10:30 a.m. Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday — 100 Men in Black program at 4 p.m. * Sunday-Thursday, May 24-28 — Revival service at 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 nightly MondayThursday.

New Testament Lighthouse Church, 1114 Boulevard Road, announces: * Saturday — Gospel singing at 7 p.m. featuring His Calling.

Walker Avenue Church of God, 100 Walker Ave., announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day celebration at 11 a.m.

One Step Christian Ministries, 125 S. Nettles St., Bishopville, announces: * Sunday — Vision and Seed (building fund) worship service at 4 p.m.

Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, 302 N. Wise Drive, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming celebration at 10 a.m. Dinner will be served after morning worship.

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Pastors’ wives armor bearers in war of faith

ay is Pastors’ Wives Appreciation Month. It’s also Celiac Awareness Month, Borderline Personality Awareness Month and — a recent claim to the month’s list of commemoration events — Zombie Awareness Month. In all honesty, I had no idea that we had a month — I’m speaking here as a pastor’s wife, not a zombie — until I received a card in the mail recently. I always knew about Pastors’ Appreciation Month in October, but a month commemorating the efforts and sacrifices of those who serve alongside people of the cloth? Great idea. I count myself blessed to be the wife of a pastor. Many spouses bemoan the obligations and expectations placed upon their family, but I’m proud to fight the good fight beside my love. And it is a fight sometimes because the position has its own unique set of challenges. In my former capacity as the political reporter for The Sumter Item, I interviewed a woman, a Sumter City Council candidate, who served alongside her husband, a pastor, in a local church. After the interview, we struck up a conversation that turned personal. I told her my husband was preparing to enter the ministry. She smiled.

“You will have to become his armor-bearer,” she said. An armorbearer, according to early customs in Scripture, was Faith Matters an attendant employed during JAMIE H. battles by rankWILSON ing officials. They would carry the official’s equipment — shields, weaponry and other necessities — into war. They were a team, this pair, fighting alongside each another. I haven’t found a metaphor that better describes my role as a pastor’s wife than this one of early warfare customs, which might seem a little aggressive, but really aptly describes the tenacity needed to serve the spiritual needs of a group of people. It isn’t easy; pastors’ wives are expected to be certain things. We are expected to be Bible study leaders and Sunday school teachers no matter what our skill set. We chaperone youth trips. We have to keep the nursery when a volunteer doesn’t show. Also, your hemline must be at that enigmatic length that doesn’t offend the sensibilities of the more conservative congregants but isn’t so long as to

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

Vatican recognizes Palestinian state

appear out of touch with the younger generation. Of course, your personal and family lives are scrutinized. Living life in a fish bowl isn’t easy, especially when, in a moment of weakness, you shoot a mean look at the slow driver in the other lane only to discover you are staring into the face of the vice chairman of the deacon board. Yet even when the litany of obstacles and frustrations weigh down one’s spirit, the blessings outweigh the bad. Because of my proximity to my husband’s work, I get to share in the victories of a church member whose child came out of addiction. I’m one of the first invited into the recovery room after a member has delivered a child. I’m constantly being called to up my commitment to my own spiritual life so that when I’m called upon, I’m able to give an account of my faith. I’m able to encourage my husband in his calling to the church and its people while I work out my own faith. It’s a daunting load, but one I gladly share with my husband. So here’s to you, pastors’ wives and first ladies. We appreciate you and your tireless effort to serve in the trenches in this, our great war of faith.

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Anglican Church of the Holy Comforter 213 N. Main Street 803-773-3823 The Rev. Marcus Adam Kaiser Sunday Services 8:30 am (Rite 1) & 11:00 am (Rite ll) in the Sanctuary Sunday School for All Ages at 10 am Nursery Available 10 am to 12:30 pm www.holycomforter.net

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verything starts with a step forward. Throughout life we keep stepping ahead, but every so often we take a step or two back. We learn from every success, and we learn more from every failure. Backward or forward, let your steps guide you and not discourage you. Life takes you to unfamiliar places, so, most importantly, have a relationship with your Heavenly Father. He will help you along your path; He will hold you up and keep you from stumbling and falling. Worship this week; God is waiting to be your guide.

Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

St James Lutheran Church 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org Pastor Keith Getz Sunday School: 9:00 am Sunday Worship: 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Holy Communion: 12:00 pm

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Pope Francis is welcomed by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas upon his arrival to the West Bank city of Bethlehem in May 2014. The Vatican officially recognized the state of Palestine in a new treaty finalized Wednesday, immediately sparking Israeli ire and accusations that the move hurt peace prospects. The treaty, which concerns the activities of the Catholic Church in Palestinian territory, makes clear that the Holy See has switched its diplomatic recognition from the Palestine Liberation Organization to the state of Palestine.

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

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

Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Methodist - United Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net St John United Methodist Church 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Rev. J. Robert (Bob) Huggins Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Night Supper/Bible Study 6:30 pm

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Sunday School: 9:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm

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

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Interim Pastor Rev. Ray Fancher Sunday School (all ages) 9:30 a.m. Hospitality/Fellowship 10:00 a.m. Morning Worship 10:30 a.m.

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

Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am Yard Sale May 9th

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

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Clarendon Relay raises more than $70K for society BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com The 2015 Clarendon County Relay For Life raised more than $70,000 for the American Cancer Society on Friday at Manning High School’s Ramsey Stadium. So far, participants have raised $70,761. This is the 30th year of the Relay across the country. The theme at Clarendon’s Relay was superheroes. Twenty-five teams participated, with many coming up with their own unique theme. About 500 people in attendance included survivors, caregivers, family members of those who died from cancer and community members. Clarendon’s Relay is one of the most active in the state, according to Brandi Steward, senior manager for the cancer society’s South Atlantic Division. “This event really brings everyone together,” Steward said. “Even though each of the survivors’ stories is different, they can all relate to each because they overcame cancer and faced many challenges along the way.” Teams fundraise for the cancer society year round. The King Team has been participating in Relay for 10 years. They have raised more than $100,000 during that period, said Craig King, team leader and cancer survivor. “We have many family members from all over the country who fundraise as well as many friends locally,” King said. During Relay, which lasted from 7 p.m. to midnight, at least

one of the team members walks around the track at all times. George Callaway has been cancer free for seven years. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and had to undergo 43 radiation treatments during six months. Callaway has been coming to the event for at least 10 years. “It’s just not something you miss,” he said. There was a survivors’ and caregivers’ walk with entertainment provided by various local dance academies and singers. Luminaries were placed around the track. Each luminaria was personalized with a name, photo, message or drawing in memory or honor of a friend or loved one who has been affected by cancer. Luminarias were also dedicated in support of a Relay participant. Each of the individuals’ names were read aloud, said Karen Reit, co-chair of this year’s event with Judy Hooks. Money raised through Relay For Life is used by American Cancer Society for research and assistance for those suffering from cancer, according to the national Relay website. Money raised will also come back to the area through various local programs, Reit said. Each team will continue fundraising until Aug. 31. You can go to Relay For Life’s national website, www.relayforlife.org, and type in “Clarendon County” in the search box to donate. For more information on the local event, contact Reit at (803) 410-0080 or Hooks at (803) 4352615 or (803) 460-8393.

Josh Shorter, 19, above, lights a luminaria at the 2015 Clarendon County Relay For Life event on Friday night. Shorter has been lighting luminarias at Relay since he was 5 or 6 years old. Clarendon County Relay For Life’s theme for the 2015 event was superheroes. Jason Montgomery, center, Relay committee member dressed as Captain America, is seen with Michael Lynch, left, dressed as Spiderman, and Josiah Cesear, wearing Spiderman’s mask. PHOTOS BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY / THE SUMTER ITEM

New Horizons Family Center teaches life skills to teen mothers BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com SUMMERTON — New Horizons Family Center in Summerton provides a home for teenage mothers and their children as well as pregnant teens who are in the custody of Department of Social Services. The center now houses eight girls and seven babies. The center at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton is operated by Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute. “It’s about starting with the basics, first teaching the young ladies to be receptive and to have trust,” said Porscha Henson, assistant director of

the center. “It’s also about teaching them parenting skills, life skills and being responsible mothers.” The girls become self-confident and learn how to be effective mothers through hands-on educational experiences, meeting personal daily needs and needs of their children, completing weekly goal plans and community service projects, Henson said. All of the young women are enrolled in either school or GED courses. During the summer months, the girls work at a variety of part-time jobs. The goal is to make the girls feel like part of a family, said Pamela Hall, director of the center. Each house has a

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“house mom,” an employee who lives in the house with the girls five days a week, and staff who come in for the other two days. The house moms supervise the girls and make sure each girl is on task. They also babysit their children when the girls are in school or at work. “The goal is not to replace family but represent as close to what a family

should be,” Hall said. “Whenever the young ladies leave here, we want them to have a sense of family and have a set goal in mind.” Marcella Dunkin, 21, was in the program for about seven months before recently aging out of the center. She has a 16-month-old son. “Being at New Horizons taught me how to be more patient,” she said. “It’s a family atmosphere that teaches you how to be independent.” Hall said there is a waiting list for girls to come to the center through DSS. “Many times we get a new resident the same day that someone else completes the program,” she said.

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Nigel is a 3-month-old, male brindle cur/Lab mix. He has had his age-appropriate shots and has been neutered and dewormed. He’s a sweet boy and is looking for a wonderful home. He is learning to walk on a leash and is doing well.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice Policy of Public Awareness The Clarendon County Board of Education advises the citizens of school district #2 that three (3) seat in district #2 will be appointed. The appointees' term will run for three (3) years beginning July 2015. Any persons interested in being considered by the County Board of Education should pick up an application at the Clerk of Court's Office at 102 South Mills Street, Manning, SC beginning May 18, 2015. Applications should be returned to the Clerk of Courty's Office No Later Than 12:00 noon on May 29, 2015. These appointments will be made on June 20, 2015

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

Estate: Edward Hicks #2015ES1400114 Personal Representative: Shirley H. Blanding Post Office Box 398 Alcolu, SC 29001 05/14/15 - 05/28/15 Estate: Blondell Louise Bennett Bannister #2015ES1400107 Personal Representative: Lakeisha Bannister 1117 Goslin Pond Road Summerton, SC 29148 05/07/15 - 05/21/15

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Kimberly Walker, Vertell Wright, Sharon Soles, Carnell Mack, Ulysses Mack, Charles McKinney, and if any of the above named Defendants or other heirs at law of Moses P. McKinney be deceased, JOHN DOE, a fictitious name constituting and representing all unknown heirs at law, legatees, devisees, grantees, assignees, and lien creditors, said Defendants and unknown heirs at law of Moses P. McKinney, and RICHARD ROE, a fictitious name constituting and representing all unknown parties who may be minors or suffering under any legal disability or persons in the Armed Services of the United States and all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint, and the South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, Defendants.

fail to make such deposit or should fail to comply with the terms of the sale, the said Property shall be resold on the same or some subsequent Sales Day on the same terms, at risk of the defaulting purchaser(s).

I, the undersigned special referee, or my designee, pursuant to an order of this Court in the above referenced case, will sell at public outcry to the highest bidder(s), at the Clarendon County Courthouse, Manning, South Carolina, on the next Sales Day, being Monday, June 1, 2015 commencing at 11:00 AM, the following described property, to wit: See Exhibit A, attached hereto and made a part hereof. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH, the successful bidder(s) shall deposit five percent (5%) of the amount of the bid (in cash or equivalent) at the time of the bid, same to be applied on the purchase price only upon compliance with the bid, but in case of noncompliance within twenty (20) days, same to be forfeited and applied to the costs and Plaintiff's debt. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, past due and payable, and to any existing easements and restrictions. Purchaser(s) to pay for the preparation of Deed, Deed Stamps and cost of recording Deed. In the event the successful bidder(s) should

ADDITIONALLY, SAID PROPERTY IS SOLD SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD.

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t’s time to enjoy your tea. So sit back and relax, and enjoy sipping the tea of your choice while you are reading this article. Just a bit of tea history: The love affair that we have for tea goes back thousands of years. It’s said, “Chinese have been cultivating the tea plant about 4,000 years, and sometime in the 8th century A.D. the Japanese discovered it.” During the 17th century, Europeans were introduced to tea for the first time by the Dutch and the Portuguese, who had picked it up in their travels to Asia. Tea became an important item of trade, and the British took up tea drinking with a passion. Tea became England’s national drink. They imported about 40,000 pounds of tea in 1699 Nancy and as much as Harrison 240,000 pounds in RETIRED CLEMSON 1708. Dutch and EngEXTENSION AGENT lish colonists brought tea to the New World, and early settlers in America soon embraced this soothing new beverage. There are more than 3,000 varieties of tea grown worldwide, and all of them come from the same type of plant, a small shrub (Camellia sinensis). Each type of tea has certain flavor characteristics associated not only with the variety, but also with the soil in which it is grown (much like wine grapes). There are three main categories of tea: black, oolong and green, determined by the manner in which the leaves are processed. • Black teas are fully fermented, and because of this, they are also the highest in caffeine. They are also the most popular type of tea in this country. The different kinds of black teas are: Assam, Ceylon, Darjeeling, Keemun, Lapsang souchong, Ti Kuan yin and Yunnan. • Oolong (red) tea is the type found in most Chinese restaurants in this country. Like black tea, it is fermented but for shorter periods of time. Within this category, there are some that are more fermented than others. The different kind of oolong teas are: Black dragon, Cantonese oolongs, Formosa oolongs, Jade oolong, jasmine and Pouchong.

• Green teas are completely unfermented. The fresh leaves are air dried and then roasted or steam dried. There are dozens of green teas from China, Japan — where green is the tea of choice — and Korea. • Some teas are blended, and many of the better-known blends were created by British tea companies in honor of members of the royal family, or as private blends for wealthy customers. Some of the teas are Earl Grey, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, Lady Londonderry and Prince of Wales. The fluoride in black, green or oolong tea may help to strengthen tooth enamel, fight cavities and prevent dental plaque. However, with fluoride, tea contains only a little potassium and folate and traces of other minerals. Unless you add sugar or honey, tea has just 2 calories per cup. Phytochemicals are found in some teas, including green tea, which has become a likely choice these days for people looking for health benefits from their beverages. Current research indicates that all tea is good for you, as long as it comes from the leaf of Camellia sinensis — as do all green, black and oolong red teas. The chemicals that make tea a potential protector of health are called polyphenols. Green tea was once thought to have the most polyphenols, but it turns out that black tea has a similar amount. The most potent polyphenol in tea is a substance called epigallocatechin gallate, which belongs to a group of flavonoid phytochemicals called catechins. Tea lovers would probably recommend loose tea over tea bags, which are most often made from a grade of tea leaf called fannings or dust — fragments of tea leaf broken off from larger leaves. These leaf fragments are used in tea bags because they have a greater surface area and brew really quickly. This same increased exposure to air is what makes teabag tea less fragrant than loose tea. When you get ready to store your tea, keep in mind that, because air and light can weaken it, it should be stored in opaque, airtight containers. Enjoy your tea. Nancy S. Harrison is a retired food and nutrition educator with Clemson University Extension Services.

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BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Saturday was World Belly Dance Day. The mission of the day is to unite the initiative of dancers around the world to celebrate the art form, according to Donna Marie Alsbrooks, belly dance instructor and founder of a local belly dance group. To celebrate the day, many belly dance groups around the world hold what’s called a Shimmy Mob, a “Flash Mob”-type dance event. Shimmy Mob raises money for women’s and children’s shelters around the world and awareness for victims of domestic and child abuse. The local event, called Shimmy Mob of Manning/Sumter, raised money for the New Horizons Family Center by having the group of women participate in performances at eight locations around the Lake Marion area on Saturday. New Horizons provides housing for teenage mothers or pregnant teens who are in the custody of Department of Social Services. The center is operated by Clemson University’s Youth Learning Institute and is at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton. The local belly dance group has been in existence for five years. Every year, the group chooses a local organization to donate to through the Shimmy Mob event, Alsbrooks said. In 2012, it raised money for Jor-

dan Crossroads Ministries Center — Haven of Rest, a temporary housing facility in Clarendon County for victims of domestic abuse and their children. In 2013 and 2014, the group fundraised for YWCA of the Upper Lowlands of South Carolina. Belly dance, also known as “Dance of the Orient,” has Middle Eastern roots, according to the website, www. shimmymob.com. The styles and costumes of belly dance vary from place to place within the Middle East and around the world. In recent years, several new styles have evolved in the U.S., Alsbrooks said. On Saturday, the group did a fourminute American Tribal Style Belly Dance. Manning native Brandy Del Rio has been with the local belly dance group, called troop Habibi, for about four years. “I love belly dancing because it really builds your self-confidence and is great exercise,” Del Rio said. “The Shimmy Mob event is great because it raises money and awareness for some very important causes.” The belly-dance group performed for the teenage mothers and their children at New Horizons on Saturday. They also made several monetary and kitchen item donations. For more information on the bellydancing group or Shimmy Mob of Manning/Sumter, contact Donna Marie Alsbrooks at (803) 410-7916 or check out https://www.facebook. com/ShimmyMobOfSumter.

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What I like most about my job is that although an unfortunate crime has likely occurred that resulted in my contact with victims, I am grateful that I am available to provide assistance by investigating cases, making an arrest and bringing the offender through the court system to answer for his/her crime. And in so doing, I am hopefully restoring a sense of peace and faith back to the victim’s and to the community.

The most understood part of the job of an investigator is that investigating and solving cases should be accomplished with ease and promptness. I attribute this myth in part to the onslaught of current and past law enforcement television shows depicting every case being solved with the help of near psychic investigators along with their trusty tools and gadgets that often do not exist in the real world.

WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING PART OF YOUR JOB?

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My entire career.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER? Prior to becoming a sheriff ’s deputy, I worked as a dispatcher in the telecommunications center. As I worked in the call center and took 911 calls from various callers, I would, of course, hear what the officers were doing on the front lines and began to ponder the thought of becoming a law enforcement officer. Upon leaving dispatch, I was initially hired as the civilian evidence technician for the sheriff ’s office, but I still had that yearning to do more, to be hands on, if you

The most changeling part of my job has been not being able to solve

cost of the renovations in the bond bill was $3.5 million but that was reduced to $950,000. Sonntag said the state needs individuals in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, and renovating the science building would do well to serve the community. He said the college will reduce its renovation plans and focus on upgrading one of the science classrooms. Sonntag said the school will have to operate within the means of the state and county governments and will keep looking for other funding sources. McElveen said the CCTC and USC Sumter have capital needs that have been neglected for a long time. He said another bond bill has been introduced by the Senate finance committee but he does not know if the bill will have much success because of the short time frame that is available.

ROADS FROM PAGE A1 $300 to $500, make changes to the infrastructure bank, impose an excise tax on gasoline of as much as 16 cents and adjust income tax brackets, among other provisions. The House bill was sent over to the Senate previously after passing the House by a veto-proof majority. Should the Senate vote on the legislation and pass it by a similar margin, it would represent a rebuke of Gov. Nikki Haley’s leadership on the state’s infrastructure problems. McElveen expressed dismay at the governor’s characterization of a vote for special order

as a vote for a tax increase. “She suggested a vote for special order is a vote for the bill,” he said. “It is a vote for debate.” “She is going around saying people voted for the largest tax increase in South Carolina history,” he said. “I have never had the opportunity — first, second or third reading — to vote on a roads bill,” he said. “Any vote to advance a bill that would raise taxes by hundreds of millions of dollars is a vote for one of the largest tax increases in South Carolina history,” said Haley’s press secretary, Chaney Adams.

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tion in a report produced for Kestrel Horizons did not agree with DHEC’s characterization of the site. “Are you saying Kestrel’s information is not accurate?” he asked. “Let’s say we have a differ-

FROM PAGE A1 Dieck said the way the settlement creating the trust is written, it would be DHEC’s decision, but the department would welcome input. McElveen expressed concern at the appearance of having the trustee working for DHEC, which is also its regulator. “We need to address the issue,” Dieck said. “The successor trustee could be given more autonomy, and we will evaluate and approve that if it is appropriate.” Also testifying before the committee was David Hagen, senior vice president of Haley & Aldrich, a firm brought in by DHEC to provide an independent, third-party evaluation of the site. Hagen, who said he is a hydrologist with extensive landfill experience, said his investigation found no problems with the way the site has been maintained. “We did not find any current risk to human health or the environment,” he said. “The site is well monitored.” Cost of maintaining the site was a major concern to the senators. Dieck said the site is funded by an annuity which pays about $1 million a year and another $3.8 million a year is funded through a legislative appropriation. Sen. Kevin Johnson (D-Clarendon) asked why informa-

That is a tough question to an-

swer because I have been blessed to be in this career for so long. I have had many successes regarding cases with convictions and pleas; all, of course, with the assistance and help of everyone involved in the judicial process as investigating and making successful cases is really a team effort. To answer the question, if I have to choose one, then I would have to say that my recent promotion to lieutenant is my most memorable event. I choose my promotion because there are so few women in law enforcement and even fewer who rise to the rank of lieutenant and above so I am very proud to be selected. Hopefully my successes can serve as an example to other women entering the law enforcement arena or just thinking about it.

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FUNDING FROM PAGE A1 in the county and will therefore have a difficult time funding other much needed projects. He said he understands that there is a great need to provide the colleges with the funding they have requested, but it will be tough to do so. CCTC President Tim Hardee said $1.9 million was planned to be used for the expansion of the college’s Kershaw campus, and $675,000 was to be used to help fund renovations to the Sumter campus’ industrial building. He said he has had conversations with Sen. Vincent Sheheen, D-Camden, and Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, about other state funding options. USC Sumter Regional Campus Dean Michael Sonntag said plans to renovate the science building have been in the works for about 10 years. He said the first projected

all of my cases.

Junior Edward McMillan and his date dance to shag music at Wilson Hall’s 44th annual junior-senior prom, held in the Nash Student Center. The event was sponsored by the junior class as a gift to the seniors. With the theme of “Simply Southern,” the gym was decorated from floor to ceiling with iconic scenes from the South. PHOTO PROVIDED

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S.C. House passes body camera bill COLUMBIA — A South Carolina bill promoting the use of body cameras has been named for the black man who was fatally shot last month by a white North Charleston police officer. The House unanimously passed its version Wednesday. A perfunctory vote Thursday returns the bill to the Senate, which passed its version two weeks ago. Changes included an amendment re-naming it “The Walter L. Scott Law.” The legislation became a priority after a bystander’s video of then-officer Michael Slager fatally shooting Scott as he ran away prompted Slager’s arrest for murder. The House version adds

ence of opinion,” Hagood said. Meanwhile, Bill Stephens, former site trustee, announced Tuesday he would have his own presentation about the Pinewood Site at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 26, at

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Freedom of Information Act, such as to whom conflicts would be appealed. Last week, two newspaper editors told lawmakers the proposal would provide a cheaper way to fight governments when records requests are denied. A fight over an open records request must go straight to Circuit Court, which can be expensive. The bill has already passed the House and makes several public records law changes, including clarifying how quickly governments must respond to requests and preventing them from charging excessive fees. Chairman Chip Campsen said the subcommittee would schedule another meeting.

Senate hears more on public records bill COLUMBIA — A Senate subcommittee has taken more testimony on a bill that would overhaul South Carolina’s open records law. Senators on Wednesday questioned representatives from the South Carolina Bar Association about suggested changes to the proposed Office of

hearing is the appropriate forum,” McElveen said. Verdin said the subcommittee would meet again at 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 27, and he would contact Stephens to have him voice his concerns at the hearing.

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Ethan (Matt Dillon), left, meets Dr. Jenkins (Toby Jones) in the premiere episode of “Wayward Pines” airing at 9 p.m. today on FOX. Blacklist” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • Olivia’s team takes on Command on “Scandal” (9 p.m., ABC). • Mary targets Conde on “Reign” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14). • Alfredo disappears on “Elementary” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A case closes with lives changed on the season finale of “American Crime” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14).

• A stab at diversity on “The Comedians” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA). • Jane has a sleepover on “Louie” (10:30 p.m., FX, TV-MA).

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• Mideast intrigue on “Bones” (8 p.m. Fox, TV-14). • Fans of cranky, dyspeptic and cerebral comedy can join “Maron” (10 p.m., IFC, TV-MA) for a third season of not-soquiet desperation.

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It’s a matter of trusting the right people T

he sketchy details are this: I bid on a motorcycle ride at an auction held by the Eastern Shore Art Center. Since I don’t like motorcycles — you know there’s a back story there somewhere — but as often happens, when people bid on things they really don’t want, guess what usually happens? They win. That’s how I found myself clinging to the back of a Harley DaLeslie Anne vidson, racHarrison ing down the highway one Saturday morning. Not only do I not like motorcycles, but I’m also not crazy about having to wear all that black leather before evening. I mean, I’m a seersucker kind of girl, which explains why I wore my pearls, mainly out of habit, and

partly because if the paramedics had to scrape me off the road, they wouldn’t have to make an extra stop by the house to get my pearls before they took me to the hospital. Now, I wouldn’t go on a motorcycle ride with just anyone. I mean, everyone knows bikers are known to be a bit crazed, right? But this was a ride with our local dentist and champion of veterans’ causes, Dr. Barry Booth. He’s been riding his Harley for 20 years and has made several cross-country trips. Dr. Booth was also instrumental in transporting 957 veterans to Washington, D.C., and back on the Honor Flight of South Alabama, and they all returned just fine. I decided this ride was the equivalent of going to the moon with Neil Armstrong, so I held my breath and decided to trust him. Oh, and I said a prayer, too. The funny thing was, it was precisely when I reached

down deep inside of my shallow little heart and scooped up a few drops of trust that I began to relax and took my fingernails out of the poor dentist’s ribs. I started to open my eyes a bit and noticed the lovely spring day, with flowers blooming along the road and pelicans flying along beside us. We cruised over the Causeway to tour the U.S.S. Alabama, and because of his involvement on the board of directors, Dr. Booth had his own key to the side gate, once again reassuring me that if the U.S. Navy trusts the man with a key to a battleship, I was in good hands. We inspected the new construction that was underway for a 9/11 memorial, scheduled to open Sept. 11, and I also got an up-close look at the Vietnam Memorial. Having a veteran stand next to me and touch the engraved names of men he knew that didn’t return quieted my nerves as the stories he told

made a motorcycle ride seem like no big deal. What I thought would be a “day of dare” was turning into a meaningful real-life history lesson and wasn’t so nerve-wracking after all. With a lump in my throat, we headed over to tour the Alabama State Veterans’ Memorial Cemetery, and once again, I was reminded of the men and women who had given their all for our country. A serene setting only open for two years already has more than 500 veterans interred within its gates. Riding through miles of tree-shaded rural lanes and feeling the cool spring breeze, we flaunted our wildness by eating ice cream before lunch and then visited Dr. Booth’s farm where I felt like a kid as I got to play with more donkeys, horses, dogs, goats and llamas than I had planned on seeing that day or any other day to be exact. The ride wasn’t as windy,

deafening nor as jarring as I thought it would be. I was surprised at being able to smell the individual flowers, saltwater and pine trees as we zipped along the roads. And although my jacket and helmet turned out to be a garish lime-green safety color, therefore totally ruining my accessories, I felt safe, calm, and what was this feeling? Relaxed. Spending a day free from fear in a country that’s free from danger was a wonderful experience. It was a reminder that good things will happen when we learn to trust the right people. Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www. fairhopesupply.com. She can be reached at la@fairhopesupply.com.

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE From “Boeing wants your children,” by Sumter Item staff writer Jim Hilley. Read it online at www.theitem.com: Frank Hatten with the Boeing Co.’s education relations talked to seventhgraders at Ebenezer Middle School on Tuesday about how to take advantage of opportunities that will be available at his company’s Charleston assembly plant. “There are a lot of misconceptions about working at Boeing,” Hatten said. “One is that you have to have a college degree to work for Boeing; actually, onethird of our work force does not have college degrees, but they have the proper skill sets we need.” Hatten told Lori Smith’s seventhgrade Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics class that as a worldwide company, working for Boeing has a lot of advantages. Hatten was visiting Ebenezer Middle School and Sumter as part of “Boeing Day,” a program to interest children in the skills necessary for a manufacturing plant such as Boeing’s plant in Charleston. “You have a chance to work for the largest aerospace company in the world,” Hatten said, “and you can do it right in South Carolina.” ••• Writing in The Sumter Item, Jack Jones of The Associated Press outlines Volvo’s announcement this week. Read it online at www.theitem.com: COLUMBIA — Another automotive manufacturer is coming to the Southeast, and this time South Carolina won the prize. Volvo Cars announced Monday that it will build a $500 million plant — its first in the U.S. — and eventually employ up to 4,000 people at the Berkeley County site, about 30 miles northwest of Charleston. Volvo is the third foreign automaker to put a U.S. plant in South Carolina. BMW led the way for manufacturing on American soil when it built a plant in Greer more than 20 years ago. Daimler AG is building its Sprinter vans at a plant about 15 miles down Interstate 26 in Ladson. In the past two decades, Nissan has built plants in Tennessee and Mississippi; Kia in Georgia; Volkswagen in Tennessee; and Honda, Mercedes-Benz and Hyundai in Alabama. Volvo Cars liked that South Carolina already had auto suppliers to the BMW and Sprinter van plants in

place, South Carolina Commerce Secretary Bobby Hitt said. The company also was impressed by the worker training programs in place for Boeing, which started building its 787 jumbo jets near Charleston in 2011, Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday at an announcement outside the Governor’s Mansion. “What I believe won Volvo Cars for South Carolina was our workers. They saw the fact this is a state where we build planes,” Haley said. The state plans to borrow about $150 million to build the site and a new interchange on Interstate 26, Hitt said. ••• In The New York Times, Frank Bruni discusses “The bitter backdrop to 2016.” The title of a gathering of professors, politicians and writers at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C., later this week asks: “Is the United States at a Crossroads?” Specific panels will mull related questions: “America’s Decline: Myth or Reality?” and “Is the United States Still the ‘Indispensable Nation’?” In The Times last month, Jonathan Weisman interviewed officials involved in the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and noted that “concern is rising in many quarters that the United States is retreating from global

economic leadership.” The economist Edwin Truman, who worked in the Obama administration, told Weisman: “We’re withdrawing from the central place we held on the international stage.” This sense of American drift, of American sputtering, informs President Obama’s current push for a sweeping trade agreement and his support for energy exploration, including drilling in the Atlantic and the Arctic. He’s after some economic juice. It will inform the 2016 presidential election, too. Politicians and voters will wrangle in the foreground over taxes, the minimum wage, student debt, immigration. But in the background looms a crisis of confidence that threatens to become the new American way. Let’s hope for a candidate with the vision and courage to tackle that. ••• Robert Samuelson discusses “Why we love World War II,” in The Washington Post. To mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II — Victory in Europe Day occurred on May 8, Victory over Japan Day happens on Aug. 14 — the Census Bureau has published some fascinating numbers that also throw light on the war’s larger historical

meaning. They help explain why WWII remains our favorite war. This massive mobilization tells us that the triumph in World War II was a collective, democratic and unifying event, the likes of which we never experienced before (the Civil War in some respects rivaled the effect, but of course, it was also hugely divisive). It involved almost everyone. As soldiers, sailors and airmen, rich and the poor were tossed in together, so were North and South, urban and rural. The triumph was not the property of any group, region or class; the victory was national. It belonged to everyone. One of the war’s great emotional appeals, I think, is this emphasis on communal responsibility, obligation and reward. (Unsurprisingly, there are many exceptions to this, the most conspicuous being the continued segregation, even in fighting units, of African Americans.) Carried into the 1950s, this lesson meant that the violent ideological battles of the 1930s went largely unrepeated. The combination of victory and economic success laid a foundation of confidence for nearly two decades of prosperity and (relatively speaking) domestic tranquility — until we discovered that World War II’s simple and nostalgic teachings no longer matched the real world’s complexities. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@ theitem.com.

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AROUND TOWN friends and community The Sumter Stroke Support members are invited. Call Group (Overcomers) will meet at 6 p.m. today in the James L. Green at (803) Are you a stroke 968-4173. library of Alice Drive Bap- survivor? tist Church. Call Joyce or The Morris College Alumni Wayne Hunter at (803) 464- Chapter of Lee County will 7865. present its annual tots to teens pageant at 4 p.m. on The Sumter Combat Veterans Sunday, May 17, at New Group will meet at 10 a.m. Zion AME Church, Wisacky. on Friday, May 15, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Phi Omega Omega of Manning Lafayette Drive. All area will hold its Miss Ivy Pearl and veterans are invited. Little Miss Ivy Pearl pageants The Lincoln High School Pres- at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 17, at Manning Junior High ervation Alumni Association School. The event is free will hold a dinner fundraiser and open to the public. from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on However, nonperishable Friday, May 15, at the Linfood items and old or used coln High School gymnasibooks are being accepted um on Council Street. Cost for donation. Food items is $8 per dinner and meal will be given to United Minwill consist of fried fish or istries of Clarendon County fried chicken, seasoned rice, green beans, roll, des- and donated books will help supply books for a sert and a drink. Dine in or free book drive in Clarentake out. Call James L. don County. Green at (803) 968-4173. Sumter’s Marine Corps Lincoln High School Class of 1965 will meet at 11:30 a.m. League Detachment 1202 will celebrate its 10th anniversary on Friday, May 15, at the at 6 p.m. on Monday, May Lincoln High School gym18, at the VFW, Gion Street. nasium on Council Street. The detachment was charAll classmates are invited. tered on May 5, 2005, with Call Betty Miller at (803) 49 former Marines signing 775-1616. the charter. All members, The Starlight Savings Club spouses, associate memwill hold a fundraiser yard bers, and spouses of those sale from 7 a.m. to noon on Marines who have passed Saturday, May 16, at the on are invited to attend. farmers market at the Call Bill Hartley at (803) South Sumter Resource 469-8723 or Jackie Hughes Center, 337 Manning Ave. at (803) 775-4555. Proceeds will benefit women of domestic abuse. The Sumter Cemetery AssociCall Gloria Showers at (803) ation’s annual lot owner’s meeting will be held at 4 905-3289. p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, in The American Red Cross will the Sumter Cemetery ofoffer a New Volunteer Orienfice, 700 W. Oakland Ave. tation / Disaster Services Overview for new Red Cross VFW Post 11078 will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, volunteers from 9 a.m. to at the post quarters, North noon at Sandhills Service Canty Street. The annual Center, 1155 N. Guignard Drive. Call (803) 775-2363 to poppy drive will be held May 22 and 23 at Walmart. register. The Pinedale Neighborhood Lincoln High School Class of Association will meet at 4 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, at Ameri- p.m. on Thursday, May 21, at the South HOPE Center, can Legion Post 202, 310 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. Call Palmetto St. Lincoln classFerdinand Burns at (803) es from 1960 through 1969 are welcome to send a rep- 968-4464. resentative to help plan A community giveaway of dothe reunion celebrating the nated items will be held beModern Civil Rights Moveginning at 11 a.m. on Saturment. Call Ferdinand Burns day, May 23, at the home of at (803) 968-4464. Viola Shaw, 186 Green Lane, Bishopville. Free dinTaw Caw Community Outner will also be served at reach Center will present an noon. Items to be given evening of fashion and fun at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 16, away include: clothes for children of all ages; adult at 1126 Granby Lane, Sumclothing; toys; car seats; merton. Tickets: $10 for infant swings; televisions; adults; $5 ages 5-12. The Lincoln High School Pres- books; games; comforters; canned goods; and more. ervation Alumni Association Tickets will be drawn for will meet at 4 p.m. on Suncash door prizes. Call Viola day, May 17, at the Lincoln Shaw at (803) 428-3488 for High School cafeteria on details. Council Street. Lincolnites,

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AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 80/57 Spartanburg 80/58

Greenville 79/61

Columbia 84/61

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

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Charleston 80/63

Today: Partly sunny; pleasant. High 76 to 82. Friday: Variable cloudiness; pleasant. High 76 to 81.

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trace 0.28" 1.26" 17.85" 12.62" 15.61"

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Sumter 82/59 Manning 82/54

Today: Partly sunny. Winds east-southeast 6-12 mph. Cloudy. Friday: Variable clouds. Winds south 4-8 mph.

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The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology Intuition will EUGENIA LAST lead you in the right direction regarding personal matters. Don’t let your emotions run wild or disrupt plans. Give someone you love the benefit of the doubt. Focus on selfimprovement, not on trying to change others. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You’ll be disappointed if you leave yourself open to criticism. Losses are likely if you trust someone else with your cash. Don’t fold under pressure or provoke a problem with someone in an authoritative position. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Use your skills to do something to benefit a cause you believe in. Your actions will impress onlookers and discourage any competition you face. Don’t hold back on negotiations. Present and sell what you have to offer. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll face confusion and emotional distress if you aren’t accepting of the changes going on around you. Sit back and adjust to the inevitable and you’ll improve your chance to maintain your status and reputation. Hone your skills. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A go-getter attitude will make a difference. Your expertise, knowledge and ability to be a leader can be put to good use. The work you do to help others will pay off. Let emotions and discipline lead the way. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Money matters will be questionable. Don’t spend more than your budget allows. Emotional situations, settlements, contracts and medical issues must be dealt with carefully. Sit tight and observe what everyone around you is doing.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Acceptance will be crucial. You may not like the changes going on around you, but if you’re willing to compromise, you’ll find a way to make them work for you. Don’t let an incident or a misunderstanding lead to a parting of ways. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): The energy around you is infectious. Discuss your plans with someone you trust and present what you have to offer. The response you get will lead to significant alterations that can be lucrative for you. Travel and romance are in the stars. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Improve your personal life by making positive changes to your home environment. Money can be made through investments, negotiations, a settlement or gift. Share your ideas and you’ll encourage others to pitch in and help. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Listen carefully, but don’t make an impulsive move based on hearsay. Focus on yourself and what you want to do in the future. Make arrangements to learn, train and master the skills you need to reach your goals. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Strive to get ahead. Send out your resume, set up an interview, start your own business or make selfimprovements that will lead to greater confidence and success. Change will spark your enthusiasm and inspire you to move forward with your plans. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Insecurity will take over, causing problems for you when discussing your plans. Expect opposition from someone in an authoritative position. Stick close to home and work on self-improvements that will encourage you to have faith in your ability.

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PREP SOFTBALL

CH earns SCISA 1A title over Colleton Prep BY CHRIS CLARK Special to The Sumter Item ORANGEBURG — If you’re going to win your second state title in four seasons, make it exciting! That’s exactly what the Clarendon Hall Lady Saints softball team did on Wednesday, taking a 14-12 Game 3 win in a draining eight innings of

play against 2-time defending champion Colleton Prep for the SCISA 1A state championship. BAYS With this being the fourth straight season CH has been in the title series, the 18-5 Lady Saints won their second title in that span on

the same Orangeburg Prep field where the 2012 squad brought home the title trophy. Game 1 of the series went to Colleton Prep, 4-3 before Clarendon Hall got going with a 12-4 win in Game 2. For CH head coach Jeff Bays, this is his first state title as head coach of the Lady Saints. “After last night’s game, I

could have seen us scoring this many runs, but not giving up this many runs,” Bays said. “Both teams really wanted this, but we caught the big break at the end. “I was telling my assistant coaches for the last 30 minutes, while I was sitting on the bucket in the dugout, I don’t think I’ve prayed that much in all my life. It’s my third

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Remaining on top

year as head coach and first year winning it. These girls make it so special. Being down on the scoreboard, these girls don’t ever quit or give up.” Tied 11-11 after the regulation seven innings, Clarendon Hall moved ahead 14-11 on Aubrey Johnson’s second

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REL evens series, plays for chance to defend crown BY EDDIE LITAKER Special to The Sumter Item

this certainly was it,” said Jones. “We lost seven starters from last year’s team. We came back and won another title, it’s just a great feeling. “I wouldn’t say we had a smooth chemistry all year, but we improved all through the season. We got pushed

BISHOPVILLE - Robert E. Lee Academy’s Tee Outlaw laid down a bunt in the bottom of the seventh inning that handcuffed Calhoun Academy pitcher Robert Lewis and brought home Bryce Barrett with the winning run in a 6-5 REL victory on Wednesday in Game 2 of the SCISA 2A baseball state championship series at Cavalier Field. With the win, REL forced a third and deciding game in the best-of-3 title series between the dueling Cavalier squads. That game will take place today at 6 p.m. at Wilson Hall. “It was a big game, and a biggame atmoRANKIN sphere,” REL head coach David Rankin said of the game, which took place in front of a standing room only crowd representing both schools. “We played hard after getting beat 11-3 last night. To regroup there showed a lot of character. I thought we played hard. A big key to the game was when the freshman pitcher (Gavin Melton) came in and did real good. He hadn’t thrown but probably eight to 10 innings for us all year. He’s pitched a lot of JV (junior varsity) for us, and he did the job. We got some big hits early in the game when we needed them and got some momentum, and that’s what we needed.” Melton came to the mound in relief of starter Weston Green with two outs in the third. Calhoun batted around in the inning, but Melton was able to put out the fire by inducing a grounder to short-

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Wilson Hall’s Chase Belk (5) dives backwards into the dogpile after the Barons repeated as SCISA 3A baseball state champions with a 6-5 victory over Northwood Academy on Wednesday in North Charleston at the Chargers’ field.

WH captures 2nd straight 3A ring with sweep over Chargers BY DAVID SHELTON Special to The Sumter Item NORTH CHARLESTON — Tommy Jones is leaving the Wilson Hall baseball program as a winner. Not that the veteran coach needed a championship to cement his winning legacy, but winning a second consecu-

tive SCISA 3A state championship certainly ripped at the heart strings of the personable coach. Wilson Hall defeated Northwood Academy 6-5 on Wednesday, sweeping the best-of-3 championship series in two games. The title was the program’s third since 2011. “If ever there was an emotional win,

Carolina Forest ends Gamecocks’ season with 5-0 shutout victory Panthers’ newfound magic ends Sumter’s state championship reign BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com MYRTLE BEACH – Carolina Forest High School had never beaten Sumter in baseball prior to this season. Now the Panthers own three straight victories – including the one on Wednesday that sent the defending 4A state champions home. CFHS starting pitcher Jakob Frishmuth tossed a 4-hit shutout and a 4-run third inning was all the support he needed for a 5-0 victory over the Gamecocks in the 4A JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM lower state tournament at the Sumter pitcher Jordan Holladay delivers a pitch in the Gamecocks’ 5-0 CF field. The Panthers improved to loss to Carolina Forest in the 4A lower state tournament elimination 21-10 and will travel to Wando game in Myrtle Beach on Wednesday. The defending state champion on Friday for the lower state Gamecockss finished the season with a 14-14 record.

championship, needing to win two games. Sumter finishes the season at 14-14. “Give their pitcher credit because he shut us down tonight,” SHS head coach Brooks Shumake said. “I think we saw him relief earlier in the year. But he had a good fastball, he got his curveball over and he had a pretty good changeup. “We threatened a little in the second inning and that was about it.” It was Sumter’s only real threat of the night until the seventh. James Barnes led off the second by reaching on an error. He was sacrificed to second and Brandon Spittle followed by dropping the ball into left field for a double.

Barnes had to hold at second, though, and only managed to reach third. That proved costly for SHS when Barnes was thrown out at home on a ball hit to third. Sumter wound up not scoring in the inning, leaving the bases full. Frishmuth was more than solid the rest of the way. He allowed just three singles, a hit by pitch and a walk. The Gamecocks had two on with one out in the seventh, but the CF right-hander worked his way around that too, finishing with two strikeouts and two walks in seven innings. The Panthers meanwhile took full advantage of a

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SPORTS

THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015

SCOREBOARD

San Francisco at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

5:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: Open de Espana First Round from Barcelona, Spain (GOLF). 9 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championships Quarterfinal Match –United States vs. Switzerland (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: Open de Espana First Round from Barcelona, Spain (GOLF). 11:30 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championships Quarterfinal Match – Canada vs. Belarus (Joined In Progress) (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 12:30 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour The Tradition from Birmingham, Ala. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Minnesota at Detroit or Pittsburgh at Philadelphia (MLB NETWORK). 3 p.m. – NBA Basketball: NBA Draft Combine from Chicago (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Europa League Semifinal Second Leg Match – Sevilla vs. Fiorentina (FOX SPORTS 2). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship First Round from Charlotte (GOLF). 6 p.m. – College Baseball: Clemson at Florida State (WPUB-FM 102.7). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Central Florida at South Florida (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series NC Education Lottery 200 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Virginia at North Carolina (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am First Round from Greer (GOLF). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Cincinnati or New York Yankees at Tampa Bay (MLB NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Louisiana State at South Carolina (SEC NETWORK, WNKT-FM 107.5). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas Christian at Oklahoma (SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas A&M at Mississippi (ESPNU). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Six – Cleveland at Chicago (ESPN). 9 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Kingsmill Championship First Round from Williamsburg, Va. (GOLF). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Six – Houston at Los Angeles Clippers (ESPN). 11:30 p.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championships Quarterfinal Match – Sweden vs. Russia or Finland vs. Czech Republic (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION New York Tampa Bay Toronto Boston Baltimore CENTRAL DIVISION Kansas City Detroit Minnesota Chicago Cleveland WEST DIVISION Houston Los Angeles Seattle Texas Oakland

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 3, Chicago 2 Monday, May 4: Chicago 99, Cleveland 92 Wednesday, May 6: Cleveland 106, Chicago 91 Friday, May 8: Chicago 99, Cleveland 96 Sunday, May 10: Cleveland 86, Chicago 84 Tuesday, May 12: Cleveland 106, Chicago 101 Thursday, May 14: Cleveland at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD Washington 2, Atlanta 2 Sunday, May 3: Washington 104, Atlanta 98 Tuesday, May 5: Atlanta 106, Washington 90 Saturday, May 9: Washington 103, Atlanta 101 Monday, May 11: Atlanta 106, Washington 101 Wednesday, May 13: Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m. Friday, May 15: Atlanta at Washington, 7 p.m. x-Monday, May 18: Washington at Atlanta, 8 p.m.

L 12 13 15 17 20

Pct .636 .606 .545 .433 .355

GB – 1 3 61/2 9

NHL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

W 20 16 15 14 13

L 13 17 17 19 22

Pct .606 .485 .469 .424 .371

GB – 4 41/2 6 8

Washington 3, N.Y. Rangers 3 Thursday, April 30: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Saturday, May 2: N.Y. Rangers 3, Washington 2 Monday, May 4: Washington 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Wednesday, May 6: Washington 2, N.Y. Rangers 1 Friday, May 8: N.Y. Rangers 2, Washington 1, OT Sunday, May 10: N.Y. Rangers 4, Washington 3 Wednesday, May 13: Washington at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 2 Friday, May 1: Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1, 2OT Sunday, May 3: Tampa Bay 6, Montreal 2 Wednesday, May 6: Tampa Bay 2, Montreal 1 Thursday, May 7: Montreal 6, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday, May 9: Montreal 2, Tampa Bay 1 Tuesday, May 12: Tampa Bay 4, Montreal 1

SECOND ROUND

(Best-of-7)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

TODAY’S GAMES

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W 20 18 15 15 11

L 13 16 18 19 23

Pct .606 .529 .455 .441 .324

GB – 21/2 5 51/2 91/2

W 23 17 17 16 12

L 9 15 16 17 22

Pct .719 .531 .515 .485 .353

GB – 6 61/2 71/2 12

W 22 17 17 15 11

L 10 16 17 17 18

Pct .688 .515 .500 .469 .379

GB – 51/2 6 7 91/2

TUESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis 8, Cleveland 3 Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 2 Cincinnati 4, Atlanta 3 Chicago Cubs 6, N.Y. Mets 1 Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 8, Houston 1 Arizona 14, Washington 6 L.A. Angels 5, Colorado 2 L.A. Dodgers 11, Miami 1 Seattle 11, San Diego 4

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Washington at Arizona, 3:40 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Miami at L.A. Dodgers, 7:50 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Baseball Hall of Famer Yogi Berra looks on as a candle on his birthday cake is lit during his 90th birthday celebration at the Yogi Berra Museum & Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University on Tuesday in Montclair, N.J.

BY JIM HAGUE The Associated Press

WESTERN CONFERENCE

L.A. Clippers 3, Houston 2 Monday, May 4: L.A. Clippers 117, Houston 101 Wednesday, May 6: Houston 115, L.A. Clippers 109 Friday, May 8: L.A. Clippers 124, Houston 99 Sunday, May 10: L.A. Clippers 128, Houston 95 Tuesday, May 12: Houston 124, L.A. Clippers 103 Thursday, May 14: Houston at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: L.A. Clippers at Houston, TBD Memphis 2, Golden State 2 Sunday, May 3: Golden State 101, Memphis 86 Tuesday, May 5: Memphis 97, Golden State 90 Saturday, May 9: Memphis 99, Golden State 89 Monday, May 11: Golden State 101, Memphis 84 Wednesday, May 13: Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Friday, May 15: Golden State at Memphis, 9:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 17: Memphis at Golden State, TBD

W 21 20 18 13 11

St. Louis (Wacha 5-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 2-1), 12:10 p.m. Minnesota (Pelfrey 3-0) at Detroit (An.Sanchez 2-4), 1:08 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 2-2) at Texas (Detwiler 0-4), 2:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Whitley 1-1) at Tampa Bay (E.Ramirez 0-1), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 3-0) at Houston (R.Hernandez 1-3), 8:10 p.m. Boston (J.Kelly 1-2) at Seattle (Elias 0-1), 10:10 p.m.

Los Angeles San Francisco San Diego Arizona Colorado

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

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

GB – 3 4 51/2 51/2

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION

NBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

Pct .618 .529 .500 .455 .452

Boston at Oakland, 3:35 p.m. St. Louis at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. Toronto at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 7:08 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m. Kansas City at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. San Diego at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Berra celebrates 90th with return of rings, trophies

FRIDAY’S GAMES

L 13 16 17 18 17

TUESDAY’S GAMES

PRO BASEBALL

Pittsburgh at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Colorado at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. Washington at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

W 21 18 17 15 14

St. Louis 8, Cleveland 3 Toronto 10, Baltimore 2 Detroit 2, Minnesota 1, 10 innings Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Kansas City 7, Texas 6, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 4, Milwaukee 2 San Francisco 8, Houston 1 Oakland 9, Boston 2 L.A. Angels 5, Colorado 2 Seattle 11, San Diego 4

New York Washington Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION

St. Louis (Wacha 5-0) at Cleveland (Bauer 2-1), 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Worley 2-2) at Philadelphia (Harang 3-3), 1:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-2) at Chicago Cubs (T.Wood 2-2), 2:20 p.m. San Francisco (Lincecum 3-2) at Cincinnati (Cueto 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Colorado (E.Butler 2-3) at L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-1), 10:10 p.m. Washington (Fister 2-1) at San Diego (T.Ross 1-3), 10:10 p.m.

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WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 4, Minnesota 0 Friday, May 1: Chicago 4, Minnesota 3 Sunday, May 3: Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 Tuesday, May 5: Chicago 1, Minnesota 0 Thursday, May 7: Chicago 4, Minnesota 3 Anaheim 4, Calgary 1 Thursday, April 30: Anaheim 6, Calgary 1 Sunday, May 3: Anaheim 3, Calgary 0 Tuesday, May 5: Calgary 4, Anaheim 3, OT Friday, May 8: Anaheim 4, Calgary 2 Sunday, May 10: Anaheim 3, Calgary 2, OT

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Placed RHP Jason Garcia on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Monday. Recalled RHP Mike Wright from Norfolk (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Optioned LHP Kevin Chapman and OF Robbie Grossman to Fresno (PCL). Reinstated OF George Springer from the 7-day DL and LHP Brett Oberholtzer from the 15-day DL. MINNESOTA TWINS — Sent RHP Tim Stauffer to Rochester (IL) for a rehab assignment. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Agreed to terms with C Wil Nieves on a minor league contract and assigned him to Gwinnett (IL). CINCINNATI REDS — Optioned RHP Carlos Contreras to Louisville (IL). Recalled RHP Raisel Iglesias from Louisville. Claimed RHP Ryan Mattheus off waivers from the L.A. Angels. MIAMI MARLINS — Sent RHP Henderson Alvarez to Jupiter (FSL) for a rehab assignment. PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reinstated RHP Sean O’Sullivan from the 15-day DL. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Sent RHP Casey Janssen to Harrisburg (EL) for a rehab assignment. American Association AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — Signed LHP Clayton Tanner. LAREDO LEMURS — Released LHP Dayne Quist and LHP Luke Goodgion. Can-Am League ROCKLAND BOULDERS — Signed OF Bill Miller. TROIS-RIVIERES AIGLES — Signed INF Danny Mateo and RHP David Leblanc. Frontier League SCHAUMBURG BOOMERS — Traded RHP Anthony Smith to Winnipeg (AA) for a player to be named.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J.— As Yogi Berra might say, when you turn 90 you should celebrate it right the first time. The baseball Hall of Famer enjoyed his 90th birthday in grand style Tuesday, complete with a youth drum orchestra, a giant cake — and replicas of his 10 World Series rings and three AL MVP awards that were stolen last year. Berra, who is bound to a wheelchair, cut a ribbon but did not speak. Surrounded by family members, he smiled for cameras. “It’s obviously a wonderful day,” said Dale Berra, Yogi’s son and the former major league infielder. “It’s all about the way my dad carried himself all the time, with dignity, with respect of people. Not just opponents, but teachers, leaders. ... My dad respected all people. He just happened to be a great baseball player.” Known for Yogi-isms, such as “It ain’t over ‘till it’s over” and “When you come to a fork in the road, take it,” Berra became one of the most beloved professional athletes. A 15-time All-Star, Berra was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972.

“As a player, he was one thing, but I never got the chance to see him play,” Dale Berra said. “But as a father, he taught us to have the same humbleness that he has.” Former New York Yankees and Mets catcher Rick Cerone was on hand along with former New York Jets running back Bruce Harper and National Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer Carol Blazejowski, who played her college ball at Montclair State. Major League Baseball, the Yankees and the Mets — teams that Berra both played for and managed — arranged for the purchase of rings and plaques for the Yogi Berra Museum and Learning Center on the campus of Montclair State University. The originals were stolen last October, and a police investigation is ongoing. “To be able to get all of these rings and awards back is incredible,” said Larry Berra, the oldest of Yogi’s three sons. The Berra family also announced a petition drive urging Berra be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. “There has been no greater ambassador to baseball than my grandfather,” Lindsey Berra said. “He’s been very supportive of the idea.”

MLB ROUNDUP

Reigning AL Cy Young winner Kluber fans 18 Cardinals in win CLEVELAND — Corey Kluber struck out 18 and allowed his only hit in the seventh inning, getting his first win this season in style and leading the Cleveland Indians to a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday. The reigning AL Cy Young winner, Kluber (1-5) didn’t yield a hit until Jhonny KLUBER Peralta grounded a clean single to center with two outs in the seventh. A small crowd of 12,313 on a crisp night at Progressive Field gave Kluber a warm ovation and he finished the inning by striking out Jason Heyward. Kluber’s 18 strikeouts tied the club record for a

nine-inning game held by Hall of Famer Bob Feller (1938.) It’s also the most strikeouts by an AL pitcher since Roger Clemens in 1998.

worked out of jams to end a three-start skid thanks to some sparkling defense, and the Boston beat Oakland 2-0 Wednesday to take two of three in the series.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

ANGELS GIVE CLOSER STREET $18M FOR 2 ADDITIONAL YEARS

WASHINGTON 9 DIAMONDBACKS 6 PHOENIX — Michael Taylor hit his first career grand slam in the ninth after Bryce Harper was ejected two innings earlier, lifting the Washington Nationals to a 9-6 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Wednesday. AMERICAN LEAGUE BOSTON 2 ATHLETICS 0 OAKLAND, Calif. — Wade Miley the Red Sox starter dueled with Athletics ace Sonny Gray and

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Closer Huston Street and the Los Angeles Angels have a agreed to a contract that adds two additional seasons through 2017 and guarantees $18 million. The 31-year-old has been outstanding in the Angels’ bullpen since joining the club from San Diego last July 18. He earned 17 saves last season down the stretch with Los Angeles, and he has 11 saves already this season with a 3.29 ERA. From wire reports

SPORTS ITEMS

Wizards’ Wall active for Game 5 against Hawks ATLANTA — Washington Wizards star John Wall was active for Wednesday night’s playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks and looked set to start Game 5 of the Eastern Conference WALL semifinals despite several fractures in his left hand. Wall missed the last three games of the best-of-seven series after injuring his hand in a fall along the baseline during the May 3 opener.

BULLS’ GASOL PLANS TO PLAY IN GAME 6 AGAINST CLEVELAND CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol plans to play in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The five-time All-Star has missed the past two games because of a strained left hamstring. While coach Tom Thibodeau wouldn’t say if he will play today, Gasol later made it clear that he expects to be in uniform with Chicago down 3-2 and facing elimination at home.

TIGERS SIGN FORMER ROBERT MORRIS G REED CLEMSON— Marcquise Reed, who helped Robert Morris to the NCAA Tournament last season, has transferred to Clemson. Clemson announced the move Wednesday. Reed averaged 15.1 points in his freshman season with the Colonials, who won the Northeast Conference this past March. Reed scored 19 points as Robert Morris won its opening NCAA game. He had 22 points in a loss to eventual champion Duke.

From wire reports

SPORTS

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THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015

AUTO RACING

Old track prepping for Labor Day return BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Darlington Raceway president Chip Wile acknowledged that he gets antsy at times watching tracks host two, three or four Sprint Cup races since the last time NASCAR showed up at his place. The payoff this Labor Day, Wile says, is well worth the wait. The “Lady in Black” has gone without NASCAR’s stars since April 2014 when Kevin Harvick took the checkered flag. The circuit will return in September when the Southern 500 reclaims its once sacrosanct holiday weekend. NASCAR shook up the schedule last fall, moving Darlington from a spring slot it held the previous 10 years back to Labor Day, where the race became one of the season’s crown jewels between 1950 and 2003. The layoff of more than 16 months is unusual, Wile said. Some tracks, like Michigan and Pocono, will have hosted four Sprint Cup weekends since NASCAR last ran at Darlington. “I don’t want to say it’s tough,” he said. “We’ve kept ourselves busy.” The free time has given Darlington’s staff that chance to put on a celebration of the sport’s history, Wile said. Harvick and other Stewart-Haas Racing teams have already announced throwback paint schemes to honor Darlington’s return to Labor Day. Food stands will offer old favorites like pimento cheese sandwiches, fried green tomatoes and sausage perlo, a sausage and rice dish. The 1.366-mile egg-shaped oval has recently hosted a marathon, several movie nights, blood drives and, this

“We want to make this the weekend to celebrate the history and the heritage” of NASCAR, he said. “We also want to celebrate where we’re going.” UNSER-PALOOZA

AP FILE PHOTO

Kevin Harvick (4) and Joey Logano (22) race during the last Sprint Cup series race at Darlington Raceway in Darlington in April of 2014. It will be well over a year without a race at Darlington when it hosts the Southern 500 on Labor Day weekend. past weekend, held a concert to benefit the Darlington Education Foundation. “Those are the things, at the end of the day, that don’t generate a lot of attention, but align us with the community,” Wile said. Darlington has been a staple of the NASCAR community since Harold Brasington carved the track out of some cotton and peanut fields in 1949. The next year, the Southern 500 was born and became one of NASCAR’s most coveted trophies, won by many of the sport’s greatest drivers. In the age of super-sized race arenas, though, there wasn’t as much call for a smallish (60,000 seats) country track. Darlington lost one of its two NASCAR weekends to realignment in the early 2000s, then saw its Labor Day date shifted first to California and then Atlanta. Darlington was given Mother’s Day weekend, a previous off date for NASCAR that seemed to signal the track’s eventual path to getting padlocked for good. But Darlington turned Mother’s Day into a success, honoring drivers’ moms while racing under the lights on Saturday nights. After nine

races on Mother’s Day weekend, the track’s schedule shifted again to mid-April in 2014. Organizers said track goers would see better weather and face less competition for other regional events like golf tournaments and doublebarreled NASCAR events in nearby Charlotte the following two weekends that siphoned off some Darlington patrons. Last August, though, came word that Darlington would again be on Labor Day. It gave track staff the chance to tap into NASCAR history for the return. “We’re the Wrigley Field of NASCAR,” Wile said. “And a race everybody wanted to win. Now, we’re back to the weekend where everyone remembers us.” Wile would not commit to Darlington remaining on Labor Day — “That’s not something that’s up to us,” he says — but believed whenever NASCAR races here, it connects racing’s past to its future. Darlington took steps in that direction at its April 2014 race when it tapped Bill Elliott and his son, Chase, as part of its campaign about the track’s history.

The Unser family is having a racing reunion and what better place than Indianapolis. The SportsCar Vintage Racing Association says it is bringing five members of one of racing’s greatest families, including patriarchs Al Unser Sr. and brother Bobby, to the association’s Brickyard Invitational program at Indianapolis Motor Speedway from June 11-14. Also attending are Al Unser Jr., Robby Unser and Johnny Unser. Between them, the group has won nine Indianapolis 500s. Al Sr. leads the way with four while Bobby won three. Al Jr. took two Indy 500 crowns. “I understand what the name Unser means to race fans, especially in Indianapolis,” said Tony Parella, the SVRA president and CEO. “I speak for everyone at SVRA to say we are honored this great family agreed to be a part of our weekend.” The five Unsers will all be on the track at the same time in the oval exhibition portion of the weekend. Johnny Unser, the cousin of Al Jr. and Robby, is the son of the late Jerry Unser Jr. WHO LIVES IN A PINEAPPLE UNDER THE SEA?

Crew chief Scott Zipadelli wore a “SpongeBob Squarepants” onesie at last week’s truck race in Kansas to fulfill the challenge he made with driver Ben Kennedy that raised $20,000 for the fight against pediatric cancer. Kennedy got a SpongeBob

onesie pajama set last month when he was in Kansas promoting the race. He tweeted to Zipadelli that he found his uniform for the weekend. That’s when Zipadelli said if Kennedy could raise $10,000 for the effort to increase awareness of and to stop pediatric cancer, the crew chief would wear the cartoon pajamas. Kennedy said people responded with donations of more than $10,000 and Nickelodeon, SpongeBob’s network, gave $10,000 after hearing about the effort. Kennedy’s Toyota Tundra featured SpongeBob and other characters from the show. The money went to the Martin Truex Jr. Foundation. “I thought the challenge was a great way to bring awareness to a good cause and to have a little fun with our paint scheme,” Kennedy said. LARSON’S ROOTS

Rising Sprint Cup star Kyle Larson is offering drivers at the California kart track where he learned to drive a lucrative night of racing. Kyle Larson Racing is sponsoring the Outlaw Kart Showcase at Cycleland Speedway in Chico, California on Sept. 8. The event will offer a $20,000 purse in the Outlaw Kart Open Division. The night’s overall high-point earner will receive $5,000. “Cycleland Speedway was where I cut my teeth and learned how to race,” said Larson, 22, who’s had eight top-five finishes the past two seasons. “It’s where I developed my style as a driver, met some of my closest friends and where people starting hearing my name.” Larson was the Sprint Cup rookie of the year last season.

COLLEGE BASEBALL

COLLEGE BASEBALL ROUNDUP

Carolina knows tough task is at hand against top-ranked Tigers

USC-Clemson win high-scoring affairs

BY NEIL WHITE The State South Carolina’s baseball team stands on the outside looking in when it comes to the likelihood of earning a 16th consecutive bid to the NCAA tournament. Defeating LSU at Carolina StadiHOLBROOK um in the final regular-season series, however, could change that standing. Yes, that would be national No. 1 LSU, winners of 44 of 52 games, including 19 of 26 in the SEC – a record that amazes USC coach Chad Holbrook. “In this day and age when there’s a lot of parity in college baseball and a lot of balance in the SEC, they’ve separated themselves this year from a lot of the other teams. They have a great team, they have a special team. They’re old, they have experience, and they have a terrific shortstop (Alex Bregman), maybe one of my favorite players to watch in college baseball,” Holbrook said. “As good as Bregman is, they’ve got other players who are elite when it comes to ranking players in college baseball. What they’ve been able to do this year through 52 games is incredible.” The Tigers, who have won seven of their past eight games, represent the highest of hurdles for the unranked Gamecocks (31-22, 12-15 SEC). But USC has won four of its past five, including a road series win against then-No. 3 Texas A&M with 31 runs in the three-game set. “We’re going to have to bring that same intensity, same focus and attention to detail all nine innings (in each game) this weekend if we want

to put ourselves in a position to win,” USC third baseman DC Arendas said. “Both teams are coming into the weekend confident, and both teams are going to have to produce and do the little things well to win the series.” Holbrook notes the Tigers do everything well, favorably comparing them with the 2009 LSU team that won the national championship. They have seven players hitting .325 or above, four players with 38 or more RBIs and three players with 20 or more stolen bases. Their pitching staff has eight arms with an ERA under 3.00. They have won eight out of nine conference series. But the Gamecocks refused to flinch in College Station, and that response last week has Holbrook optimistic that his team can rise to the challenge again, this time in front of friendlier fans. “Once that first pitch is thrown, it’s going to be who plays the best, who executes the best, who gets a few lucky breaks,” Holbrook said. “We may be in a little bit more of a situation in which we need them to not play their best. We’re certainly going to have to play our best to have a chance to win.” The USC players are convinced they can do that again. They have scored 48 runs in the past four games and haven’t made an error over the same period. It’s the most momentum they’ve managed to put together since the 17-3 start to open the season. “It’s finally all starting to come together,” USC shortstop Marcus Mooney said. “We were frustrated with ourselves and knew we needed to do something to get into the postseason. Sure enough, we’re doing that.”

COLUMBIA– South Carolina belted out 18 hits en route to a 17-0 victory over USC Upstate on Tuesday at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks improved to 31-22 on the season while loss dropped the Spartans to 15-35. John Parke earned the win and improved to 2-0 on the year. The sophomore lefthander allowed just two hits and two walks while striking out three batters in 3 1/3 innings of work. The Gamecocks went ahead 4-0 with a 4-run third inning. With two outs, a pair of walks to Gene Cone and Kyle Martin and a single by Marcus Mooney loaded the bases. Elliott Caldwell and Alex Destino followed with back-to-back walks to bring home Cone and Mooney before Hunter Taylor doubled to left field, scoring both Martin and Caldwell. South Carolina added five more runs in the fourth to take a 9-0 lead. Madison Stokes opened the frame with a single to left and advanced to second on a wild pitch. Clark Scolamiero

drove in Stokes with an RBI single and Cone followed with a base hit before Mooney drove in Scolamiero with a sacrifice fly. After Martin drew a walk to put two runner in scoring position, Destino launched a 3-run homer over the wall in right-center. It was his sixth homer of the year. CLEMSON 23 FURMAN 15

GREENVILLE - Clemson stormed back from a 10-0 deficit to defeat Furman 23-15 on Tuesday at Fluor Field. The Tigers, who won both games of the home-andhome season series, improved to 28-25 on the season, while the Paladins fell to 23-29. It was Clemson’s most runs in a game since May 18, 2006, when the Tigers defeated Wake Forest 26-1. Clemson totaled 22 hits, led by Tyler Krieger going 4-for-6 with three runs batted in. Chris Okey went 3-for-6 with two homers and five RBIs, while Weston Wilson added three hits. Tiger batters also

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CHARELSTON -- Presbyterian got four consecutive 2-out hits and scored five times in the top of the first inning, and three Blue Hose pitchers made the lead stand up in a 6-3 victory over The Citadel on Tuesday at Riley Park. The Bulldogs fell to 23-27 on the season. PC improved to 25-27, winning for the first time in Charleston in 18 games. Blue Hose starter David Sauer allowed eight hits and all three runs in five innings to raise his record to 5-4. After former Laurence Manning Academy standout Russell Thompson worked a perfect sixth, Hayden Deal escaped a two-on jam in the seventh by striking out Walsh. Deal allowed only one hit and two base runners in his 2 1/3 innings on the mound to pick up his third save of the year. From staff, wire reports

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Former UNC coach, assistant Guthridge dies at age of 77 BY JOEDY MCCREARY The Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — The North Carolina basketball family has lost a second beloved coach in the last few months with the death of Bill Guthridge, Dean Smith’s “perfect sidekick.” Guthridge, who was Smith’s longtime assistant and later GUTHRIDGE succeeded him as North Carolina’s head coach, was 77. The school announced Wednesday that Guthridge died Tuesday night. The family told team spokesman Steve Kirschner that Guthridge died of heart failure, and that the coach had lived with a heart condition the past seven years. “If he told me to run through that wall to make me better, I’d hit that wall,” former North Carolina player and well-traveled college coach Buzz Peterson told The Associated Press. “Because I knew coach Guthridge had the best interest for you and wanted to see you succeed.” Guthridge spent three decades as an assistant to Smith, helping him bring national championships to Cha-

pel Hill in 1982 and 1993. “The word ‘assistant’ means you’re helping someone,” current coach Roy Williams said, “and I couldn’t imagine anyone quote ‘helping’ someone any more than coach Guthridge helped coach Smith.” When Smith retired as Division I’s winningest men’s coach shortly before the 1997-98 season, Guthridge was promoted to replace him, and he guided the Tar Heels to two Final Fours in three seasons. Guthridge went 80-28 from 1997-2000, reaching Final Fours in 1998 and 2000 before retiring that June. “He was in the shadow, but that didn’t bother him. He liked that spot,” Williams said, adding he was “the perfect sidekick” to Smith, who died in February at age 83. Said Peterson: “They worked so well together. So much trust between those two. Just a perfect, perfect team.” The careers and lives of the two coaches from Kansas were solidly intertwined. Both played college ball in that state — Smith at Kansas, Guthridge at Kansas State — and coached at their alma maters before coming to North Carolina.

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Houston’s James Harden (13) shoots over Los Angeles Clipper Austin Rivers (25) during the Rockets’ 124-103 victory in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Tuesday in Houston.

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Jockey Victor Espinoza celebrates atop American Pharoah after winning the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., on May 2. Like almost every Kentucky Derby winner before him, American Pharoah is facing the inevitable question of whether he can win the Triple Crown. It hasn’t been done since 1978, and with him and thirdplace Dortmund both trained by Hall of Famer Bob Baffert, it’ll be interesting to see what happens at the Preakness on Saturday.

Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah 4-5 favorite for Preakness BY RICHARD ROSENBLATT The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Kentucky Derby winner American Pharoah was made the 4-5 morning-line favorite for Saturday’s Preakness and will attempt to win it from the unfavorable No. 1 post to set up a Triple Crown attempt in the Belmont Stakes. A field of eight 3-year-olds was entered Wednesday, the smallest since 2000, when Red Bullet upset Derby winner Fusaichi Pegasus. Trainer Bob Baffert is looking for his sixth Preakness win with American Pharoah and Dortmund, who drew the No. 2 post. Third in the Derby, Dortmund was the 7-2 second choice. Derby runner-up Firing Line leaves from the outside No. 8 spot and is the third choice at 4-1. Baffert has never liked the No. 1 post, and history backs him up. The last horse to win the Preakness from the inside post was Tabasco Cat in 1994; the last to win it from the No. 2 post was Snow Chief in 1986. Baffert has 10

wins in Triple Crown races, and none started from the rail. “I can’t believe I drew the 1-2,” a somewhat disappointed Baffert said, noting that if American Pharoah is the best horse, “we’re going to find out.” He added: “It’s the luck of the draw. I don’t love it, but it will be easy to watch.” If American Pharoah wins, it would set up Baffert for an unprecedented fourth Triple Crown try. The last Triple Crown winner was Affirmed in 1978. Victor Espinoza has the mount on American Pharoah, with Martin Garcia aboard Dortmund. Hall of Famer Gary Stevens is aboard Firing Line. The field, from the rail out is American Pharoah (Espinoza, 4-5); Dortmund (Garcia, 7-2); Mr. Z (Corey Nakatani, 20-1); Danzig Moon (Julien Leparoux, 15-1); Tale of Verve (Joel Rosario, 30-1); Bodhisattva (Trevor McCarthy, 20-1); Divining Rod (Javier Castellano, (12-1); and Firing Line (Stevens, 4-1).

HOUSTON — James Harden received an IV Tuesday afternoon, his answers to postgame questions were peppered with coughs and he sniffled repeatedly between queries. Harden clearly wasn’t feeling well. But faced with elimination in the Western Conference semifinals, Houston’s bearded superstar shook off his illness and had a tripledouble in perhaps his best playoff performance to keep the Rockets alive. Harden had 26 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists, Dwight Howard added 20 points and 15 rebounds, and the Rockets bounced back from two lopsided losses with a 124-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. “I’m all right,” Harden said when asked about his health. “We won, so that’s all that matters.” The Rockets hadn’t lost three straight all season, and with their season on the line they ended their skid to send it back to Los Angeles for Game 6 on Thursday night. Houston used a 36-point second quarter to take a commanding lead and withstood a third-quarter surge by Los Angeles to lead by 14 entering the fourth.

Blake Griffin had 30 points and 16 rebounds, and Chris Paul added 22 points and 10 assists for the Clippers. “They were more focused,” Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. “They played like they were the desperate team and we didn’t play very desperate.” Harden made a 3-pointer with about two minutes to play to make it 121-100 and coach Kevin McHale cleared the bench. Harden’s tripledouble was Houston’s first in the postseason since Steve Francis in 2004. Howard was impressed with Harden’s ability to play so well when he was under the weather. “This is win or go home and I’m pretty sure he wants this as bad as we all do and he showed that tonight,” Howard said. Trevor Ariza added 22 points for Houston and Corey Brewer had 15. McHale toyed with the starting lineup after losses by 25 and 33 points, inserting Josh Smith in place of Terrence Jones. Smith finished with nine points and seven rebounds, while Jones provided a spark off the bench with 12 points. “I just wanted to shake things up a bit and ... see if we could get more ball movement,” McHale said.

Houston was up by 14 with nine minutes left when Smith scored five quick points, capped by a 3-pointer, to make it 99-80. Smith, who joined the Rockets after being released by the Pistons, held out three fingers on each hand before beating his chest as fans rose to their feet. Howard managed just seven points and six rebounds in Game 4 after getting into early foul trouble. He had no such problems on Tuesday night and had eclipsed his numbers in that game in the first quarter. His work helped Houston outscore Los Angeles 64-46 in the paint. The Clippers had cut the lead from 22 points to 13 late in the third quarter when Houston started intentionally fouling DeAndre Jordan. They did it twice and he missed three of four before the Clippers returned the favor on Howard. The Hack-A-Shaq stretch wasn’t anywhere close to what it was in the last game when the Rockets did it time after time, giving Jordan 34 free throw attempts. He made just 14 of them on Sunday. Both teams also did it some in the fourth quarter on Tuesday, with Houston fouling Jordan and the Clippers doing it to Howard, Smith and Brewer.

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TOP LEFT: Wilson Hall players celebrate after John Ballard made the game-saving catch to preserve a 6-5 victory over Northwood on Wednesday in North Charleston at the Chargers’ field. BOTTOM LEFT: Wilson Hall head coach Tommy Jones, left, celebrates with Barons pitcher McLendon Sears after a 6-5 victory over Northwood helped the Barons repeat as SCISA 3A champions in Jones’ last season as head coach. BOTTOM RIGHT: Wilson Hall second baseman Robert James makes a play during the Barons’ victory. PHOTOS BY KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

TOP FROM PAGE B1 around some early, but we kept improving. It was a team that was consistently inconsistent, a little erratic at times, but they never had a fear. They never backed off.” The Barons opened the game with four runs in the top of the first inning on con-

secutive hits by McLendon Sears, Robert James, Dawson Price and Sam Watford. John Ballard also had an RBI hit in the opening frame. Northwood struck for two runs in the bottom of the inning, but the Barons answered with two runs in the third. Leading 6-2, Wilson Hall’s defense had a letdown as Northwood scored three

SAINTS FROM PAGE B1 home run of the game. With two outs and two on base, Johnson crushed a 3-run homer over the left field fence. That was all the scoring the Lady Saints would get, before their defense held the Lady Warhawks to a single run in the bottom half of the inning to clinch the game and the title. “We really came through on offense, knowing if we just hit the ball we would do well,” Johnson said. “I wanted to get at least a base hit every time and do my part. “We knew this was our year to get another title, since both of our pitchers are seniors. We’ve had a lot of home runs this year, but sometimes our bats come alive, and sometimes they don’t. Today they did. It’s great to win it, and win it again on the same field.” CH pitchers Gracyn Royce and Jordan Carter combined to get the win. Royce pitched the first 3 2/3 innings, Carter came on to pitch the next 2 1/3 innings and Royce came back inside

the circle to pitch the final two innings. Looking at the final statistics of the game, it would have been almost wrong for it not to go an extra inning to decide a winner. Each team collected 15 hits on offense and made five errors on defense. For CH, Delaney Peeler went 3-for-3 with a run scored. Royce went 3-for-5 with two doubles, a run batted in and two runs. Devin Royce went 1-for-4 with four runs scored, Johnson went 3-for-5 with two homers and five RBI. Brittany Pack had a 2-run single and scored a run. Carter went 2-for-5 with a 2-run homer and Holly Carlisle had a double and two runs. CHS went up 4-0 in the fourth inning, having plated one run in the second on a wild pitch, two in the third highlighted by a Gracyn Royce RBI double and one in the fourth on Carter’s solo shot. CP answered back with four runs in the bottom of the fourth, and the scorefest

GAMECOCKS FROM PAGE B1 Gamecock error in the third. After Christian Richardson reached on the miscue against Sumter starting pitcher Jordan Holladay, CFHS used three consecutive bunts to plate the first run of the game. Cameron Cauble then followed with an RBI single and Frishmuth helped his own cause two batters later with a 2-run single. The Panthers led 4-0 after three innings thanks to three unearned runs. “We didn’t play our best fundamental game tonight,” Shumake said. “We didn’t catch the ball and throw the ball like we normally have during this run and that reared its ugly head tonight and cost us. “None of these lower state games have had a lot offense,

but obviously if you don’t score one it’s hard to win.” Spittle had two hits for Sumter while Dante Hartman and Tradd James had one each. Holladay had a solid outing on the mound for the Gamecocks regardless. Aside from the rough third, Holladay still allowed just two earned runs over six innings with one strikeout and a hit batsman. “He went out and battled and that’s what you want,” Shumake said. “They hit a couple flares here and there, but nothing too hard. He pitched well.” The Panthers added their other run in the sixth. After two singles to start the inning, a delayed double steal produced the final tally. Frishmuth led the Panthers with three hits as well.

runs without a hit to close the gap to 6-5. Sears entered the game in the sixth and struck out four of the six batters he faced. Northwood entered the championship series after posting three upset series victories, a fact not lost on Jones. “To win on the road against a Cinderella team, a team that no one expected to be here,

was officially on. CHS plated one in the fifth. CPA went up 7-5 in the sixth, after plating three runs that inning on an Elizabeth Anne Dean 3-run homer. Johnson’s 2-run blast in the seventh put CHS up 11-7, just before CPA answered with four runs in the bottom half of the inning, including Penelope Tuten’s 3-run homer. That set up the dramatic extra inning. “We played small ball last night, but tonight it was hard to get a bunt down and we just had to swing the bats to get on and score runs,” Bays said. “This team had targets on our backs, since we have been here four years in a row. The same can be said for Colleton Prep, since they’ve been here three straight years. “Being here four years in a row, and winning it twice, really says something about this program.” Anne Garrett Carter went the distance on the pitching rubber for CP. Meredith Ware led all Lady Warhawks hitters, going 3-for-4 with a run scored and the final RBI-single, which came in the bottom of the eighth.

it’s a great win,” said the coach. “I have to hand it to Northwood. They certainly played hard on every pitch. If it had gone to a third game, momentum would have certainly been in their pocket. “We thought we had the game in the bag and that’s a bad thing to do. Those four runs early turned out to be big. Northwood just kept com-

ing. They don’t play standard baseball, they just win. Nobody wants to play a team like this. Our guys played hard too and our pitching was great at the end.” James finished with three hits while Price, Watford and Ballard each had two safeties. The Barons tallied 12 hits in the win while limiting Northwood to only three.

CAVALIERS FROM PAGE B1 stop from Caleb Crosby. Melton limited Calhoun to two hits with a strikeout and two intentional walks over the final 4 1/3 innings. Wednesday’s game had been tied since the third inning, with REL striking for three runs in the first, both teams scoring two in the second and Calhoun plating three in the third. The winning rally began with a sharp single to left from Barrett. William Corbett followed with a high hop infield single, setting up Outlaw’s game-winning bunt. “We were going to bunt until we got two outs and hope we could drive one in,” said Rankin, whose team brings a 24-9 record into today’s game. “That was my thinking. We got one on and we were going to bunt him over and keep bunting once we got him in scoring position. It was a heck of a ball game by our guys. They played hard, and it was what a state championship (series) game was supposed to be like.” For Calhoun head coach

Adam Jarecki, who will move on to coach Wilson Hall next season after nearly 25 years of coaching in the Calhoun dugout, it was a disappointing ending to a game he really wanted to see his team win. “Hats off to Robert E. Lee. They really came out to play,” said Jarecki, whose team stands at 21-4 after the loss. “They came out and were very aggressive, came out strong early and got on top of us. We battled back, we had our chances and we just didn’t execute. We just let too many opportunities get away.” REL’s first-inning rally included a Barrett single, stolen base and an RBI single from Outlaw. Green was then hit by a Lewis pitch just ahead of an RBI grounder from Nick Stokes, with Green coming home on a throwing error. Matthew Tidwell reached on an infield error in the REL second and came home on a Barrett double. Barrett would later score on a passed ball.

Sumter High School’s Javon Martin fouls off a pitch against Carolina Forest on Wednesday during the 4A lower state tournament elimination game in Myrtle Beach at the Panthers’ field. JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM

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Kevin Kisner reacts as his ball stops inches from the cup on the 18th hole during the final round of The Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., on Sunday. Kisner, who has lost in a playoff in two of his last three tournaments, hopes to get a win in the Wells Fargo Championship, which begins today.

Kisner looks to break through at Wells Fargo BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Kevin Kisner sees no reason he won’t be in contention to win his first PGA Tour title this week at the Wells Fargo Championship. “If I keep playing the way I’m playing,” Kisner said Wednesday, “I’m going to win one sooner or later.” He’s been oh, so close. Kisner has lost in suddendeath playoffs in two of the last three tournaments, including Sunday at The Players Championship when Rickie Fowler capped an improbable comeback with a winning birdie putt on No. 17 at TPC Sawgrass. But the level-headed Kisner hasn’t wasted much time fretting over the second-place finish. He spent Monday at his brother-in-law’s Duck Bottom Hunting Plantation in Horatio, South Carolina, with fellow professional golfer Boo Weekley and some caddies from the tour hunting hogs in a remote area with no cellphone service.

He didn’t shoot anything — “Might have been too many beers consumed,” he said, joking — but said it was a good way to decompress following Sunday’s intense final round. Although his first PGA Tour win has proved elusive, it’s been a strong year for the 31-year-old Kisner. He’s already pocketed $1.95 million, more than he did in his previous four years on the PGA Tour combined. He’s riding a wave where he’s striking the ball perfect — and he doesn’t want it to stop. “It’s one of those stretches in your career where you know you’re playing well, you’re hot and so you better keep playing and do it as long as you can,” Kisner said. Kisner would like to get his first win because of the exemptions and job security it would bring him on the PGA Tour. He said that winning would be like a “giant weight” lifted off his shoulders. But he’s not worried about lost opportunities. He said there isn’t much else he could have done to win.

He’s hit all of the shots he wanted to hit. And he’s made most of the big putts he wanted to make — outside of one miss on No. 18 at The Players Championship that would have given him the outright win in regulation. He’s still trying to figure out how that putt didn’t drop. At the RBC Heritage last month, Kisner was in the final group and shot a 7-under 64 on the final day, a number that would mean a victory on most Sundays. Instead, Jim Furyk shot 63, forced a playoff and won with a dramatic birdie on the second playoff hole. “I’ve always wanted the ball in my hand coming down the stretch, and I feel like I’ve had it two out of the last three weeks,” Kisner said. Then he laughed and said, “One of these days, I’m going to shoot 65 on Sunday and come up and somebody is going to hand it to me.” Webb Simpson said he believes Kisner will break through and earn a win soon.

funeral home. Prayer service will begin at 10 a.m. on Monday at Colonial Funeral Home with burial in Fort Sam Houston Cemetery. You may sign the guest book by going to the funeral home website at http://www. dignitymemorial.com/colonial-funeral-home-universal/ en-us/index.page.

Memorials may be made to the Shriner’s Hospital for Children – Greenville, 950 W. Faris Road, Greenville, SC 29605. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 435-2179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

Florida State? Interested. South Carolina? Not interested. Florida? Happy to be mentioned. Georgia? Well, the Bulldogs would rather not say. Everett Golson has become a popular man in the southeast since he announced last week he is transferring from Notre Dame. The talented quarterback who would be immediately eligible to play seems like a perfect fit for a bunch of teams in the Deep South, but Southeastern Conference restrictions on graduate transfer GOLSON could go a long way toward helping Golson make his choice. And if college sports leaders get their way, this type of college football free agency will soon be a thing of the past. Golson, who is from South Carolina, began his swing through the south earlier this week in Tallahassee, Florida. Seminoles coach Jimbo Fisher said he met with Golson on Monday. Fisher made it clear if Golson wants in on the competition to replace Jameis Winston, the Seminoles of the Atlantic Coast Conference would probably accommodate him. Media reports had Golson in Gainesville, Florida, to see the Gators on Tuesday. New Florida coach Jim McElwain was not quite as forthcoming about getting together with Golson. “Per NCAA rules, he’s a prospective student-athlete, so I can’t really comment on that part,” McElwain said Wednesday during the SEC spring wrap-up teleconference. “The one thing that we are doing, however, and it’s irregardless of whatever position it is, we’re always looking to help the organization fill holes where needed.

Obviously, him mentioning us is something that’s exciting and at the same time, we’re doing it at a lot of different spots.” Golson actually has not mentioned anything publicly about where he might want to transfer. And that part about the NCAA rules is not entirely true, either. Speaking publicly about Golson is not necessarily a violation. As long as Notre Dame gave permission for Golson and a school to have contact, then the coach is free to announce it to the world. Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick has said the Fighting Irish are not blocking Golson from transferring to any of the schools the quarterback identified as places he would like to go. Swarbrick has declined to name those schools, but it wouldn’t be surprising if a few of Florida’s SEC rival are also on that list. Georgia was reportedly next on Golson’s visit list, though Bulldogs coach Mark Richt took the McElwain approach Wednesday and declined to confirm any contact with Golson. South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier was not so shy. The Ball Coach told The State.com in Columbia the Gamecocks were not in on Golson. It might be just as well. A unique SEC rule regarding grad transfers, who are allowed to switch schools without sitting out a season as usually required by the NCAA, could keep Golson out of the conference. The SEC banned its schools from accepting graduate transfers in 2011 after Mississippi accepted quarterback Jeremiah Masoli, who had been dismissed from Oregon’s team. The SEC lifted the ban last year, but with restrictions that prohibited institutions from accepting players who had significant disciplinary or eligibility issues at their previous schools.

OBITUARIES ROBERT E. BARKLEY Robert Eugene “Noots” Barkley, 79, beloved husband of Rose Mary Ridd Barkley, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at his home in San Antonio, Texas. He was a son BARKLEY of the late Robert Marion Barkley and Ida Lucille Medlin Barkley of Sumter. He joined the United States Air Force at the age of 18. He served his country in Vietnam, Turkey, and several locations in the United States, until his retirement in 1973. Surviving in addition to his wife are four sons, Robert Eugene Barkley Jr. and his wife, Debbie, Richard Anthony Barkley and his wife, Heather, John William Barkley and his wife, Irma, and James Edward Barkley and his wife, Diana; three daughters, Mary Patricia Kunkle and her husband, John, Katherine Lucille Landry and her husband, Doug, and Margaret Rose Thomas and her husband, Bruce; 10 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. He is also survived by two brothers, Charles L. “Roy” Barkley and his wife, Billie, and William E. “Bill” Barkley and his wife, Wanda; and three sisters, Betty L. Parsons and her husband, Jack, Dorothy A. Sanders and Gloria J. Hudnall and her husband, John. Colonial Funeral Home, 625 Kitty Hawk Drive, Universal City, Texas, will conduct the funeral. Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. on Sunday at the

ROBERT A. BROWN JR. Robert Ashley Brown Jr., 82, husband of Ann Aurelia Pritchard Brown, died on Tuesday, May 12, 2015, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Born on May 15, 1932, in Goldsboro, BROWN North Carolina, he was a son of the late Robert Ashley Brown Sr. and Edith Earl Thompson Brown Perry. He was a retired communications specialist with the U.S. Air Force and he was of the Episcopal faith. He is survived by his wife of Sumter; two daughters, Aurelia Ann Berry (Hollis) of Pickens and Perrie Brown of Manning; two sons, Michael Brown and Lawrence Brown, both of Sumter; and three grandchildren, Ryan Ashley Brown, Anthony Michael Brown and Robert Justin Brown. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. on Friday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Billy Griffith officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at Stephens Funeral Home and at other times at the residence, 3 Spring Lake Court, Sumter.

neral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

KEVIN PLEASANT Kevin Pleasant, 42, departed his earthly journey on Tuesday, May 12, 2015. He was born on May 29, 1972, in Sumter County. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Gwen Pearson, 1006 Kingsbury Drive, Sumter. Funeral arrangements will be announced by Sumter Funeral Service Inc.

JAMES A. HENDERSON James Allen Henderson, 90, widower of Phyliss Eileen Ace Henderson, died on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at a local nursing center. Born in Chillicothe, Ohio, he was a son of the late Homer and Mable Caroline Rowe Henderson. Mr. Henderson was a member of Bible Fellowship Church. He was a U.S. Air Force veteran of World War II, Korea and Vietnam. Surviving are a daughter, Maria Gagnon (David B. Jr.) of High Ridge, Missouri; and five grandchildren, Michael, Samuel, Rose, Faith and Hope Gagnon. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Fu-

LOUIS MONTGOMERY Louis “Yankee” Montgomery entered eternal rest on Sunday, May 10, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 11, 1960, in Jersey City, New Jersey, a son of Lucetria Montgomery and the late Joe Louis Montgomery. Louis was educated in the public schools of Jersey City. He later moved to Sumter and was employed with Phil Body Shop. Survivors are his mother, Lucetria Montgomery; three brothers, Archie Montgomery, Willie (Joyce) Montgomery and Wesley (Kisha) Montgomery, all of Jersey City; his companion, Barbara Hodge of Sumter; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Visitation will be held from 3:30 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at St. Mark United Methodist Church, Mayesville, with the Rev. Wyatt C. Minton III. Burial will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 910 S. Harvin St., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com.

Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

EDNA LEE PEACE Edna Lee Peace, 95, widow of Leroy Peace, departed this life on May 8, 2015, at her residence. She was born on July 19, 1919, in Bishopville, a daughter of the late Lindy and Edward Thomas. She was a devoted member of First Baptist Missionary Church, where she served on the Louise Johnson Club, until her illness. In her youth, Mrs. Peace was an avid traveler and made her home in New York. Surviving are one sister, Wilhelmena T. Smith of Sumter; a grandnephew (caregiver) Rhahome T. Smith of Sumter, a niece, Debra J. Croskey of Fullerton, California; a nephew, Edward D. Mitchell (Bleanda) of New Orleans, Louisiana; three sisters-inlaw; other nieces, nephews and a host of other family members. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday in the parlor of Job’s Mortuary Inc. with Dr. Ralph W. Canty officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. Viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. The family is receiving friends at the home of her sister, 514 S. Main St., Sumter, SC 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF LEE Tonmekia I. Spann, individually, and as Guardian ad Litem for Tilayah Parks, a minor under the age of 14 years, Plaintiff, Vs. Tieron Parks and Jaquan Stroud, Defendant. TO: THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint on the subscriber, William W. Wheeler, III, of Jennings & Jennings, P.A., at their office at No. 1 Courthouse Square, P.O. Box 106, Bishopville, South Carolina, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the date 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 judgment by default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

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