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Residents on a rural Dalzell road recently got an unwanted delivery in their mailboxes. Notices from the post office arrived notifying residents of the 11 homes on Bolden Lane that their mail delivery would be cut off because the road had become impassable. Problems with mail de-

livery on the unpaved, county-maintained road that stretches for nearly a mile off Peach Orchard Road have re-opened longstanding concerns among residents about the state of their little country lane. Those living there like the country location but have long experienced difficulties with the roadway, even before the notices were mailed April 22, saying mail delivery would be stopped

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Clayton Feagin, 11, walks every day from his home on the private Eight Point Drive down Bolden Lane to catch a school bus on Peach Orchard Road, a nearly one-mile hike. The Feagins have been told Bolden Lane is too narrow for school buses to travel. within two weeks. “I’m worried about getting my check,” said resident Larry Bolden. When Lori Feagin, who lives on a private drive with a mailbox on Bolden Lane, asked how she could be sure she received

her mail, “they said I should get a P.O. box.” Newspaper carriers have also told residents they couldn’t make deliveries on the street, which often floods when it

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Segregation still present decades after landmark civil rights ruling WASHINGTON (AP) — Segregation is making a comeback in U.S. schools. Progress toward integrated classrooms has largely been rolled back since the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education decision 60 years ago, according to a report released Thursday by the Civil Rights Project at UCLA. Blacks are now seeing more school segregation than they have in decades, and more than half of Latino students are now attending schools that are majority Latino. In New York, California and Texas, more than half of Latino students are enrolled in schools that are 90 percent minority or more, the report found. In New York, Illinois, Maryland and Michigan, more than half of black students attend schools where 90 percent or more are minority. Project co-director Gary Orfield, author of the “Brown at 60” report, said the changes are troubling because they show some minority students receive poorer educations than white students and Asian students, who tend to be in middle-class schools. The report urged, among other things, deeper research into housing FILE PHOTOS segregation, which is a “funHarry and Eliza Briggs were one of 21 families who became part of the Briggs v. Elliott damental cause of separatecase, which ultimately joined with other cases to form Brown v. Topeka Board of Edu- and-unequal schooling.”

cation which, in a Supreme Court decision in 1954, ultimately ended state-sponsored segregation in American public schools.

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.com Students from Summerton pass a school bus in the 1940s. More than 20 families from the area joined together in 1947 to request adequate transportation for their students, and they filed suit with local courts when refused. That case, Briggs v. Elliott, ultimately was joined with several others to form the groundbreaking Brown v. Board of Education case.

S.C. House speaker ruling raises accountability questions COLUMBIA (AP) — Who has the power to choose which cases to prosecute in South Carolina, if not the state’s attorney general? It’s a question being raised after a judge halted an investigation involving the House speaker — ostensibly the state’s most powerful lawmaker — ruling the case should first be heard not by the State Grand Jury but by the House Ethics Committee, where the accused would be judged by a panel of his legislative peers. Prosecutors say the move

seriously undercuts the attorney general’s power, while watchdogs worry the action means legislators are able to break laws with minimal consequence. Both groups worry the case sets a dangerous precedent by saying lawmakers aren’t held to the same legal standards as the people who elect them and instead are judged solely by their colleagues. Attorney General Alan Wilson had been in the midst of presenting state police findings regarding possible cor-

ruption charges against Speaker Bobby Harrell to the State Grand Jury. The case stems from allegations the powerful Charleston Republican used his influence to get a permit for his pharmaceutical business and HARRELL improperly appointed his brother to a judicial candidate screening committee. But, after objections from Harrell’s attorneys, a circuit

judge overseeing the process this week ordered Wilson to halt the investigation. The judge ruled that such allegations against a lawmaker must first be heard by a legislative ethics panel, which could ultimately then send the matter to prosecutors for consideration. State ethics law, Circuit Judge Casey Manning wrote, requires that the attorney general first have such a panel’s approval before pursuing his own case. “The Attorney General’s

initiation of this matter is premature,” Manning wrote. “Any investigation by the State Grand Jury at this stage is illegitimate.” The move was immediately celebrated by Harrell, who had decried the entire case as “politically motivated” and criticized Wilson for pursuing it. “By defying the court’s order the way he did, Alan Wilson is trying to act as both prosecutor and judge in this case,” Harrell said Wednesday. “He’s made it clear that this is about playing politics.”

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State senators balk at $27M cost for cursive writing COLUMBIA (AP) — A Senate panel narrowly advanced a bill on Thursday requiring South Carolina’s school districts to teach students how to write in cursive by fifth grade after questioning its $27.6 million price tag. Senators sent it to the full Education Committee on a 3-2 vote. The budget office estimated last month

that districts would have to spend $25 million on instructional materials and $2.5 million on travel for teacher training. Sen. Ray Cleary, R-Murrells Inlet, said that’s ridiculous, since every elementary school teacher should know how to write in cursive. “How much is it to put a banner

across a classroom, give them a pad of paper and say, ‘We’re cursive writing today?’ It seems to me that’s a defensive item,” he said. A Department of Education spokesman said later Thursday there was a miscalculation with the estimate, and a revision should be much lower. State standards haven’t required

cursive writing in the classroom since 2008. It is unclear how many districts opt to teach it to elementary school students. The House passed the measure 92-10 last month. The Senate subcommittee changed the mandate’s effective date by one year, to require the instruction starting in 2015-16.

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Sumter County Relay for Life to be held tonight Sumter County Relay For Life will be held from 6 p.m. today until 6 a.m. Saturday at the Donald L. Crolley Memorial Stadium behind Hillcrest Middle School, 4355 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell. For more information, contact Diane Yellowhorse at (803) 236-9007 or rflchair@ sc.rr.com or visit http://on. fb.me/RUJPUW.

Weekend bluegrass festival in Pinewood The Birdfest Bluegrass Festival will be at noon Saturday at Pineland Farm, 2377 Gaymon Road, Pinewood. The event will benefit the Cypress Foundation of Clarendon Memorial Hospital, which provides resources to support local health care projects and programs. Performers include Town Mountain, the Shannon Whitworth Band, Randy Lucas, Cosmic Possum, One Leg Up, Susan Douglass Taylor, Liver Puddin, Lee Barbour, Don McCloskey and Red June. Admission is $10 per person. Children under 12 years old are admitted free. Food vendors will be available as well as an activity area for children. For more information or to order tickets, call the Cypress Foundation at (803) 435-5282.

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Central Carolina Technical College recognized Josh Arrants, seen in above left photo at right, and awarded him with the Outstanding Alumni Award. President Tim Hardee presented Arrants with the award during the school’s recent commencement ceremony. The college also recognized Amy Geddings, seen in above right photo at right, and awarded her with the Outstanding Alumni Award. Hardee presented Geddings with the award during the school’s recent commencement ceremony.

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Students will Stomp the Yard to help support after-school program BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 Alice Drive Middle School will host the 6th Annual Stomp the Yard at 1 p.m. Saturday. About 12 schools are scheduled to perform in the popular competition. Some of the schools competing from Sumter School District include Lemira Elementary School, Alice Drive Middle School and Hillcrest Middle School. Pedro Washington, school counselor at Alice Drive, said

he picked up organizing the event after it was created by a previous colleague. The event, which will cost $5 at the door, will benefit the after-school mentoring program at the middle school. The step show is considered a spin off of the mentoring program, providing students with another way to get involved after school. “Not every child is athletic or interested in sports, but they need something where they can express themselves,” Washington said. “So we offer the step program and the af-

ter-school mentoring for those students who need another outlet to express themselves.” Washington said there will be three divisions throughout the show which will go on until 4 p.m. They will have four to five judges who will judge performances from teams on the elementary-, middle- and high-school levels. The teams will have eight to 10 minutes to perform and will receive points in 10 categories including complexity, creativity, synchronization and enthusiasm. Judges will

score the teams based on a 100-point scale and determine first- and second-place winners for each school level. Saturday’s event will be Lemira’s last competition of a successful season. Coach Mary Tuggle said the team has won seven first-place trophies and one second-place trophy in different competitions in and out of state since the beginning of the school year. “We’re hoping everyone comes out to support the students and all Sumter schools,” said Lemira Princi-

pal Delcia Harper-Baxter. The step show will be held in the gym at Alice Drive and Washington said, just as in past years, they expect to pack the entire gym with somewhere between 700 and 800 parents, teachers and supporters. Washington said they will open the doors at 12:30 p.m., and the concession stand will be open throughout the competition. “We really hope people will come out and enjoy the performances,” Washington said. “And we hope to put on a good show.”

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‘Making Memories’ at Miss Libby’s Sumter dance studio celebrates 25 years of jazz, ballet, hip-hop and more BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Libby Singleton had long dreamed of having her own dance studio, when in May 1989, she and her sister-in-law Debbie Bowen opened Miss Libby’s School of Dance at “1089-B Alice Drive, where Baker’s Sweets is now,” Singleton said. “We really didn’t have a dime, but our parents helped us out — and we did pay them back,” Singleton said, laughing. She started with about 300 students and only one instructor — herself. The school grew so quickly, she and Bowen built a new, much larger studio on West Wesmark Boulevard just six years later. “We felt like we were established enough to grow, and this land was decent priced, and we were trying to look to future generations,” Singleton said. “And thank goodness, Seth and Jennifer (Reimer) moved here from New York.” Once the studio moved into the new facility, it was necessary to add more dance instructors. Kelley McMillan, Kelli Hill Walker and Holly DuBose comprised the teaching staff, along with Singleton. “Holly was my first instructor. She’s still teaching here today,” Singleton said. Starting tonight and continuing through Sunday, Miss Libby’s will celebrate its first 25 years with five anniversary recitals. “The first year, we had two recitals, an afternoon show on Saturday afternoon and an evening one at Patriot Hall,” Singleton said. Jennifer Alford Reimer, one of Miss Libby’s original students, returned to teach full time in 2007, and she and her husband, Seth, became partners in the business in 2009. Both also teach. In 1989, Miss Libby’s offered classes in “ballet, tap, jazz and a little bit of pointe,” Singleton said. “Debbie started the gymnastics program.” Jennifer Alford Reimer said the school now teaches those “plus ballroom, hip-hop, contemporary, adult classes, tumbling and cheerleading.” Shag will be added this summer, when Betty Kane Kennedy, a member of the S.C. Shaggers Hall of Fame and the National Legends of Dance, comes on board to teach shag. Seth Reimer estimates that about 20,000 students have passed through the dance school. The 25th anniversary recitals will not only show off the skills learned by Miss Libby’s students during the years, but they will also feature “alumnae reunion” dance numbers at each performance. Laura Smith Hollingsworth, an original student, came back from Washington, D.C., to dance and spend time with her former instructors and fellow dance students. She was a Miss Libby’s Rising Star until she graduated from high school in 2000. “All my sisters took dance at Miss Libby’s, too,” Hollingsworth said. “Practically my whole family is here for the recitals. My mom, dad and my aunts.” Singleton said her students “are eager and very excited to perform this weekend. They’re thrilled to dance and can’t wait for their families to see them on stage. “And the families are always supportive. We have grandparents flying in. Sum-

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“Miss Libby” Singleton teaches a tap class to her younger students at Miss Libby’s School of Dance on Wesmark Boulevard on Tuesday. They’re working on their big recital number, singing “We’re putting on a show,” for the studio’s 25-year anniversary. ter always supports its kids.” Why do the students like their dance lessons so much, and what does the Miss Libby’s experience mean to them once they’re adults? Hollingsworth answered: “I loved every minute of it. Libby was a second mom to me. She’s the heart and soul of the studio. She taught me to be independent and to strive for what you want to achieve and never give up — that it’s OK to be imperfect. I made lifelong friends here.”

MISS LIBBY’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY RECITALS WHERE: Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. WHEN: • 7 p.m. today • 3 and 7 p.m. Saturday • 3 and 6 p.m. Sunday COST: Admission $5 at Miss Libby’s or at the door CONTACT: (803) 469-8277

One of Miss Libby’s first classes poses for a group shot in 1990. The dance and gymnastics studio is celebrating its 25th anniversary this weekend. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Under Common Core, parents are likely to see some unfamiliar terms on their children’s elementary-school math homework. Here are some examples drawn from New York state’s math curriculum:

Parents rail against Common Core math plore and understand concepts such as place value before they become fluent in the standard way of doing arithmetic. Critics An Iowa woman jokingly say it fails to stress basic comcalls it “Satan’s handiwork.” A California mom says she’s bro- putational skills, leaving students unprepared for higher ken down in tears. A Pennsylvania parent says it “makes my math. Stanford University matheblood boil.” matician James Milgram calls What could be so horrible? the reform math-inspired stanGrade-school math. As schools across the U.S. im- dards a “complete mess” — too advanced for younger students, plement national Common not nearly rigorous enough in Core learning standards, parthe upper grades. And teachers, ents trying to help their kids he contends, are largely ill-prewith math homework say that pared to put the standards into adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing has become as practice. “You are asking teachers to complicated as calculus. They’re stumped by unfamil- teach something that is incredibly complicated to kids who iar terms like “rectangular array” and “area model.” They aren’t ready for it,” said Milgram, who voted against the wrestle with division that restandards as part of the comquires the use of squares, mittee that reviewed them. “If slashes and dots. They rage you don’t think craziness will over impenetrable word probresult, then you’re being fundalems. mentally naive.” Stacey Jacobson-Francis, 41, Common Core supporters inof Berkeley, California, said her daughter’s homework requires sist the standards are developher to know four different ways mentally appropriate and driven by research. to add. “For years there has been a “That is way too much to ask of a first-grader,” she said. “She raging debate in mathematics can’t remember them all, and I education about which is more don’t know them all, so we just important, procedural fluency or conceptual understanding. do the best that we can.” The obvious answer is ‘both’ Simple arithmetic isn’t so and the standards give that ansimple anymore, leading to swer,” said University of Arizoplenty of angst at home. Even na mathematician Bill McCalcelebrities aren’t immune: The comedian Louis C.K. took to Twitter recently to vent about his kids’ convoluted homework, writing that his daughters went from loving math to crying about it. Adopted by 44 states, the Common Core is a set of English and math standards that spell out what students should know and when. The standards for elementary math emphasize that kids should not only be able to solve arithmetic problems using the tried-and-true methods their parents learned, but they should also understand how numbers relate to each other. “Part of what we are trying to teach children is to become problem solvers and thinkers,” said Diane Briars, president of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. “We want students to understand what they’re doing, not just get the right answer.” That’s a radically different approach than many parents are accustomed to. Jennie Barnds, 40, of Davenport, Iowa, was puzzled by her fourth-grade daughter’s long division homework, a foreign amalgam of boxes, slashes and dots with nary a quotient or dividend in sight. “If we are sitting there for 20 minutes trying to do a simple problem, how is an 8-, 9-, 10-year-old supposed to figure it out?” she said. “It’s incredibly frustrating for the student and the parent.” Whether Common Core itself is responsible for the homework headaches is a contentious issue. Some experts say Common Core promotes reform math, a teaching method that gained currency in the 1990s. Derided as “fuzzy” math by critics, reform math says kids should ex-

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Stacey Jacobson-Francis works on math homework with her 6-yearold daughter, Luci, on Wednesday at their home in Berkeley, California. As schools across the U.S. implement national Common Core learning standards, parents trying to help their kids with math homework say that adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing has become as complicated as calculus. lum, who co-wrote the math standards. Common Core advocates acknowledge parents are frustrated but blame the problems on botched implementation, insufficient training or poorly written math programs that predate Common Core. They say schools also need to communicate better. “The homework can appear ridiculous when it is taken out of context — that’s where the biggest problem lies,” said Steve O’Connor, a fifth-grade math

teacher in Wells, New York. “Parents don’t have the context, nor have they been given the means to see the context.” O’Connor has set up a website in an effort to reduce parents’ frustration about homework. Other school districts have held workshops for parents to learn alongside their children. But many parents say they’ve been on their own, complaining that districts have foisted new math curricula with little explanation.

Grade 2 addition Solve using your place value chart and number disks, composing a 10 when necessary: 53 + 19 Grade 2 subtraction Craig checked out 28 books at the library. He read and returned some books. He still has 19 books checked out. How many books did Craig return? Draw a tape diagram or number bond to solve. Grade 4 multiplication Represent the following expressions with disks, regrouping as necessary, writing a matching expression, and recording the partial products vertically: 3 x 24 Grade 4 word problem Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 × 24, she says, “3 × 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then there’s just 2 tens left in 24, so add it up and you get 3 tens and 2 ones.” Do you think Cindy’s shortcut works? Explain your thinking in words and justify your response using a model or partial products. — The Associated Press

In Pennsylvania, which signed on to the national Common Core in 2010 but developed its own version, Allison Lienhard said homework sessions with her 10-year-old have ended in tears. “She gets frustrated because I can’t do it the way they are supposed to do it,” Lienhard said. “To me, math is numbers, it’s concrete, it’s black-andwhite. I don’t understand why you need to bring this conceptual thing into math — at least not at this age.”

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Shinseki says report on VA due within 3 weeks WASHINGTON (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Facing calls to resign, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki said Thursday that he hopes to have a preliminary report within three weeks on how widespread treatment delays and falsified patient scheduling reports are at VA facilities nationwide, following allegations that up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment at the Phoenix VA center. Shinseki resisted calls from a Democratic senator to bring in the Justice Department and FBI for a criminal investigation. Shinseki said he first wanted to see results of the audit and a report on the VA inspector generalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office on its investigation of the Phoenix hospital. Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said there appears to be â&#x20AC;&#x153;solid evidence of wrongdoing within the VA

systemâ&#x20AC;? that could be criminal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a pattern and practice, apparently, of manipulating lists and gaming the system â&#x20AC;&#x201D; in effect, cooking the books, creating false records,â&#x20AC;? Blumenthal said, adding that the VAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspector general lacked the proper resources to pursue a criminal investigation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more I learn about the misconduct and impropriety at the VA medical facility, the more concerned I am thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s evidence of criminal wrongdoing,â&#x20AC;? said Blumenthal, a former state attorney general and federal prosecutor. Shinseki said he is â&#x20AC;&#x153;mad as hellâ&#x20AC;? about allegations of treatment delays and preventable deaths at a Phoenix veterans hospital and vowed to hold employees accountable for any misconduct.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Any adverse event for a veteran within our care is one too many,â&#x20AC;? Shinseki said at a Senate hearing Thursday on the Phoenix allegations and other problems at the VA. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We can, and we must do better.â&#x20AC;? Shinsekiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s testimony marked his first extended comments since allegations surfaced last month that the Phoenix VA hospital maintained a secret waiting list to hide lengthy delays for sick veterans. A former clinic director says up to 40 veterans may have died while awaiting treatment. Some Republicans and veterans groups have called for Shinseki to resign. Pushing back against sometimes hostile questions, Shinseki said he welcomes a White House review of his beleaguered department. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If allegations about manipulation of appoint-

ment scheduling are true, they are completely unacceptable â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to veterans, to me and to our dedicated VA employees,â&#x20AC;? he said. The hearing before the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee comes as President Obama has assigned White House deputy chief of staff Rob Nabors to work on a review focused on policies for patient safety rules and the scheduling of patient appointments. The move signaled Obamaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s growing concern about problems at the VA. Problems similar to those that surfaced in Phoenix have since been reported in other states. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., said the hearing â&#x20AC;&#x153;needs to be a wake-up call for the department,â&#x20AC;? noting that outside reviews have outlined problems with wait times and quality of care since at least 2000.

Sept. 11 museum dedicated NEW YORK (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; President Obama praised the new Sept. 11 museum on Thursday as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a sacred place of healing and of hopeâ&#x20AC;? that captures both the story and the spirit of heroism and helpfulness that followed the attacks. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an honor to join in your memories, to recall and to reflect, but above all to reaffirm the true spirit of 9/11 â&#x20AC;&#x201D; love, compassion, sacrifice â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and to enshrine it forever in the heart of our nation,â&#x20AC;? he told an audience of victimsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; relatives, survivors, rescuers and recovery workers at the Ground Zero museumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dedication ceremony. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Like the great wall and bedrock that embrace us today, nothing can ever break us. Nothing can change who we are as Americans.â&#x20AC;? After viewing some of the exhibits, including a mangled fire truck and a memorial wall with photos of victims, the president touched on some of the many stories of courage amid the chaos: the passengers who stormed a hijacked planeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cockpit over a Pennsylvania field and first responders who rushed into the burning twin towers. He also honored military members â&#x20AC;&#x153;who have served with honor in more than a decade of war.â&#x20AC;?

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President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama, along with former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former President Bill Clinton tour the Memorial Hall at the National September 11 Memorial Museum with former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday in New York. He focused especially on the story of Welles Crowther, a 24-year-old World Trade Center worker and former volunteer firefighter who became known as â&#x20AC;&#x153;the man in the red bandannaâ&#x20AC;? after he led other workers to safety from the trade centerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stricken south tower. He died in the towerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s collapse.

One of the red bandannas he made a habit of carrying is in the museum, and Crowtherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Alison, told the audience she hoped it would remind visitors â&#x20AC;&#x153;how people helped each other that day, and that they will be inspired to do the same in ways both big and small. This is the true legacy of Sept. 11.â&#x20AC;?

By her side was Ling Young, one of the people Welles Crowther rescued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was very hard for me to come here today,â&#x20AC;? but she wanted to thank his parents, she said. Before the ceremony, Obama walked quietly through an expansive hall with former New York City

Mayor Michael Bloomberg. First lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton followed behind them. The museum, which commemorates the 2001 terrorist attack, as well as the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, opens to the public on May 21.

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60 YEARS LATER FROM PAGE A1 Although segregation is more prevalent in central cities of the largest metropolitan areas, it’s also in the suburbs. “Neighborhood schools, when we go back to them, as we have, produce middle-class schools for whites and Asians and segregated high-poverty schools for blacks and Latinos,” Orfield said. Housing discrimination — stopping or discouraging minorities from moving to majority-white areas — also plays a role in school segregation, and “that’s been a harder nut to crack,” said Sherrilyn Ifill, president of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, which argued the Brown case in front of the Supreme Court. School performance can be entwined with poverty, too. “These are the schools that tend to have fewer resources, tend to have teachers with less experience, tend to have people who are teaching outside their area of specialty, and it also denies the opportunities, the contacts and the networking that occur when you’re with people from different socio-economic backgrounds,” said Dennis Parker, director of the American Civil Liberties Union Racial Justice Program. For students such as Diamond McCullough, 17, a senior at Walter H. Dyett High School on Chicago’s South Side, the disparities are real. Her school is made up almost entirely of black students. She said her school

BOLDEN FROM PAGE A1 rains. The narrowness of the lane, encroached on by trees at its slimmest point, makes it almost impossible for a car heading out to get around a car headed in. Feagin’s 11-year-old son, Clayton, has to walk a mile from the family home on Eight Point Drive to the highway to catch the school bus to High Hills Elementary School because there isn’t enough room on Bolden for the bus to turn around. Fortunately for the residents there, the mail issue was soon addressed. Eddie Newman, Sumter County’s public works director, said he’d spoken to Dalzell postmaster Michelle Pierson about Bolden and other rural roadways postal workers have concerns about. Bolden residents noticed workers clearing and smoothing the roadway, and mail was still being delivered after the cut-off date. Pierson confirmed her workers’ concerns about the road had been addressed and delivery would now continue.

doesn’t offer physical education classes or art, and Advanced Placement classes are only available online. McCullough noted the school is named after a famous musician, Walter H. Dyett, and the school no longer has a band class. “We don’t have a music chorus class,” she said. “We barely have the basic classes we need.” Aquila Griffin, 18, said she transferred from Dyett to another high school 20 blocks away because she needed biology and world studies to graduate. The two traveled to Washington this week for a labor-sponsored rally outside the U.S. Supreme Court in support of public education. “Many blame the schools for failing, or teachers, but they never blame the bad policies put in place in schools,” Griffin said. “A teacher can only teach to a certain extent with the resources. It’s the policies put in place that’s failing the students.” On May 17, 1954, the Supreme Court ruled: “In the field of public education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. Separate educational facilities are inherently unequal.” Clarendon County, South Carolina, was on the front line of the legal battle that led to the court’s landmark decision. Twenty-one black families filed suit against the local school district protesting the unequal treatment between the separate white and black schools, specifically the lack of a school bus for black children to ride to school. The resulting case, Briggs v. Elliott,

“To my knowledge, they never missed a beat,” Newman said. But issues with the mail are not the only concerns residents have about the state of the roadway. Mattie Goodwin said dust thrown up from the road outside her home has exacerbated her asthma. “I had to put something up on my porch like a blind, so I could breathe a little better,” Goodwin said. “I sure would like to see it paved. I’ve wished for that since we moved here.” Lynard Bolden, one of five Bolden brothers who grew up on their parents’ farm and still live on the road that bears the family name, is gathering signatures from his neighbors to have Bolden Lane widened and paved, ensuring the road will always be accessible. “If a fire truck or somebody couldn’t get back here, it could cost someone their life,” he said. Bolden’s mother submitted a petition to the county in 1993 to maintain the road, after which crushed rock was laid to keep the road passable. Now her son wants

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was ultimately combined with Brown and other cases that reached the Supreme Court. In the years since, and despite continued struggles, an area that was once hostile to black advancement in education and elsewhere in life has come to embrace its role in the civil rights movement. “It has 100 percent changed our attitudes and acceptance of one another. We’re not there yet, but we’re 90 percent of the way,” said John Land, the former state senator for Clarendon County whose father was active in the civil rights movement in the area. “When I was first elected, we didn’t have one black employee at the courthouse, we didn’t have one black magistrate, we didn’t have one black member that sat on a board. We changed all that. … I’ve seen it change in my lifetime.” In the aftermath of that ruling, scores of cities and towns implemented desegregation plans that often included mandatory busing, in some cases triggering an exodus of whites to private schools or less-diverse communities. John Rury, an education professor at the University of Kansas, said the work at UCLA has revealed how many of the advances in desegregating schools made after the Brown ruling have stopped — or been reversed. While racial discrimination has been a factor, other forces are in play, Rury said. Educated parents with the means to move have flocked to districts and schools with the best reputations for decades, said Rury, who has studied the phenomenon in

to see the road widened by 50 feet to allow cars to pass each other, improve water runoff, pave the road up to his home at the dead end and install a cul-de-sac in front. But Bolden and his neighbors may have to wait to see those kinds of improve-

the Kansas City region. In the South, many school districts encompass both a city and the surrounding area, he said. That has led to better-integrated schools. Still, across the country, only 23 percent of black students attended whitemajority schools in 2011. That’s the lowest number since 1968. Advocates point to rulings by federal courts that have freed many of the schools from Brown-related desegregation orders since the 1990s. That, they say, is leading the country back toward more segregated schools. At the same time, there’s been a demographic change in public schools. Between 1968 and 2011, the number of Hispanic students in the public school system rose 495 percent, while the number of black students increased by 19 percent and the number of white students dropped 28 percent, according to the Education Department. Today, many Hispanic students are attending segregated schools, particularly in the West. Chuck Brothers, a retired social studies and psychology teacher who taught in a low-income school in St. Lucie County, Florida, said the nation trips over how to solve these issues. “I think we haven’t taken the time, and it’s across the board, politically and socially, to really understand what we really do want out of education and how are we really going to make it available for everyone,” Brothers said. Sumter Item staff writer Bristow Marchant contributed to this story.

ments. County maintenance ends at the home of the original petitioner, Newman said, leaving Lynard Bolden’s home and a couple of others out of bounds. Bolden’s chances of getting widened or paved will be evaluated based on cost and manpower concerns and how the

impact of the project stacks up against the county’s other potential roadwork. “Just because of the number of miles and the number of houses,” Newman said. “I’m not saying it will never be paved, but it will have to come up as funds are available.”

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR National Time Out Day confirms commitment to patients On June 11, National Time Out Day will be practiced in hospitals and ambulatory surgery centers across the country. Taking a “time out” to confirm correct patient, correct procedure, correct surgical site and other important information before every operative and other invasive procedures is a requirement of The Joint Commission Universal Protocol. Despite the requirement, 40-60 wrongsite surgeries likely occur in the U.S. each week. Time Out Day was created by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) in 2004 as a way to raise awareness about the importance of requiring the entire surgical team to pause before all invasive procedures to communicate as a group and confirm key information about the patient and procedure to help prevent errors from occurring. Wrong patient, wrong site, wrong procedures are sentinel events — described by The Joint Commission as “an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof.” To perioperative nurses, they are tragedies. That is why as a perioperative nurse and AORN member I commemorate National Time Out Day with this public commitment to my patients, their loved ones and the entire surgical community that I will always take time out for every patient, every time. IVONNE MOORE, RN, CNOR Sumter

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP A recent editorial from a South Carolina newspaper:

The Aiken Standard May 13

Trash scorecard should prompt concern in S.C. South Carolina’s latest distinction as the nation’s “dirtiest” state won’t do us any favors when it comes to growing tourism, our greatest economic driver. A national anti-litter group recently gave the Palmetto State the eye-raising ranking, which rates states based on a number of factors, including litter, recycling legislation and state waste disposal. While such scorecards are hard to always give complete credence to, being recognized at the top of any list ranking dirtiest states is disconcerting. The report criticized the state for its lack of litter taxation, “container deposits” that it says are proven to reduce litter and “comprehensive” recycling rules and legislation. Imposing a litter tax is an ill-advised solution, but a greater concentration on cleanup efforts could prove beneficial, especially for a state that relies so much on tourist dollars. The scorecard from the National AntiLitter Group also alleges that South Carolina has failed to promote the state’s antilittering slogan, “Keep it beautiful, South Carolina.” That’s debatable, but South Carolina could certainly do better in punishing those who litter in our state. Fines for littering in South Carolina often get reduced to about $100, according to Rodney Cooper, solid waste field supervisor for Aiken County. In states such as Florida, however, when a $1,000 fine is charged to someone, it’s virtually always imposed. Less leniency for those who litter would be a step in the right direction. Locally, Aiken County is taking the wise approach of trying to ensure younger generations don’t make the mistake of littering. The county sends a litter control officer along with a S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control representative to schools to speak with students about littering, recycling and penalties for not following the law. The state’s Adopt-A-Highway campaign is another positive program that allows a group to “adopt” a two-mile stretch of a state roadway and commit to four litter pickups on that portion of the road each year for two years. Such an initiative should help to instill greater pride in our state and makes sure we’re working toward a cleaner South Carolina. Keeping our state beautiful is vital for our economy as litter undoubtedly has a negative impact on tourism and the state’s ability to attract businesses. Ensuring litter laws are fully enforced makes sure our message of a beautiful South Carolina actually stays relevant.

COMMENTARY

The sound and the fury — and the tweet

ASHINGTON — Mass schoolgirl kidnapping in Nigeria — to tweet or not to tweet? Is hashtagging one’s indignation about some outrage abroad an exercise in moral narcissism or a worthy new way of standing up to bad guys? The answer seems rather simple. It depends on whether you have the power to do something about the outrage in question. If you do, as in the case of the Obama administration watching Russia’s slow-motion dismemberment of Ukraine, it’s simply embarrassing when the State Department spokeswoman tweets the hashtag #UnitedForUkraine. That is nothing but preening, a visual recapitulation of her boss’ rhetorical fatuousness when he sternly warns that if the rape of this U.S. friend continues, we are prepared to consider standing together with the “international community” to decry such indecorous behavior — or some such. When a superpower, with multiple means at its disposal, reverts to rhetorical emptiness and hashtag activism, it has betrayed both its impotence and indifference. But if you’re an individual citizen without power, if you lack access to media, drones or special forces, then hashtagging your solidarity with the aggrieved is a fine gesture and perhaps even more. The mass tweet is, after all, just the cyber equivalent of the mass petition. And people don’t sneer at petitions. Historically, they’ve been a way for individuals, famous or anonymous, to make their views known and, by weight of number, influence authorities who, in democratic societies, might respond to such expressions of popular sentiment. The hashtag campaign for the Nigerian girls — originated in Nigeria by Nigerians — was meant to do exactly that: pressure the Nigerian government to more seriously

respond to the kidnapping. It has already had this effect. And attention from abroad has helped magnify the pressure. As always, however, we tend to romanticize the power of the tweet. For a while, Twitter (and other social media) was seen as a game changer that would empower the masses and invert the age-old relationship between the ruler and ruled. This is mostly rubbish. Yes, the tweet improves upon the mass petition because tweets contain an instant return address that allows Charles for mass mobilizaKrauthammer tion. People can be summoned to gather together somewhere — Tahrir Square, for example. At which point, alas, the age-old dynamics of power take hold. If the tyrant, brandishing guns and tanks, is cruel and determined enough, your tweets will mean nothing. Try it at Tahrir or Tiananmen, in Damascus or Tehran. They will shoot and torture you, then maybe even let you keep your precious smartphone. Michelle Obama’s tweeting #BringBackOurGirls for the nearly 300 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists poses an interesting case of the semiofficial tweet. This was no exercise in vanity. She does advise the man who does deploy the forces, and who in this case provided serious concrete support — intelligence, reconnaissance, onthe-ground advisers — to help fight the evil. What was peculiar about her tweet, however, was its uniqueness: It’s the first time she’s expressed herself so personally and publicly about a foreign crisis. And she was nicely candid about the reason: “In

these girls, Barack and I see our own daughters.” The identity of the victims here — young, black and female — undoubtedly helps explain the worldwide reaction. Two months earlier, Boko Haram had raided a Christian school and, after segregating the boys, brutally murdered 59 of them. That elicited no hashtag campaign against Boko Haram. Nor was there any through the previous years of Boko Haram depredations — razing Christian churches, burning schools, killing infidels of all ages. Nonetheless, selective outrage is not necessarily hypocrisy. There are a million good causes in the world, and one cannot be devoted to all of them. People naturally gravitate to those closest to their heart. Thus last week’s unlikely sight: a group of congresswomen holding a news conference demanding immediate U.S. action — including the possible use of drones — against Boko Haram. These were members, like Sheila Jackson Lee, not heretofore known for hawkish anti-jihadist sentiments. No matter. People find their own causes. Their sincerity is to be credited and their commitment welcomed. The American post-9/11 response to murderous jihadism has often been characterized, not least by our own president, as both excessive and morally suspect. There is a palpable weariness with the entire enterprise. Good, therefore, that new constituencies for whom jihadism and imposed Shariah law ranked low among their urgent concerns should now be awakening to the principal barbarism of our time. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 Jimmy R. Byrd Jr. 1084 Broad St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 775-2726 (Fax) countycouncil3@ftc-i.net DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office)

DISTRICT 6 Larry Blanding Chairman P.O. Box 1446 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 775-8518 (home) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten Vice chairman P.O. Box 3193 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 773-0815 (home) SUMTER CITY COUNCIL MAYOR Joseph T. McElveen Jr. 20 Buford St. Sumter, SC 29150 803-773-0382 jmcelveen@sumter-sc.com WARD 1 Thomas J. Lowery 829 Legare St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-9298 WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284

WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 WARD 4 Charlie Burns 422 W. Calhoun St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-8859 WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 STATE LAWMAKERS

Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 Fax: (803) 734-9142 Columbia: (803) 734-2804 jn@schouse.org Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087 Columbia: (803) 212-6929 Rep. Ronnie A. Sabb, D-Greeleyville District 101 P.O. Box 311, Greeleyville, 29056 (843) 355-5349 Columbia: (803) 212-6926

Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 District 50 P.O. Box 580 420 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29151 Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 778-2471 (803) 484-6832 Fax: (803) 778-1643 Columbia: (803) 734-2934 Columbia: (803) 734-3042 murrellsmith@schouse.gov

Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 Columbia: (803) 734-3102 Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 Columbia: (803) 212-6148 Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 Columbia: (803) 212-6108 Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 Columbia: (803) 212-6132

NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 Main: (803) 933-0112 Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

DAILY PLANNER

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center will offer free public information sessions 11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through May 29 at 24 Council St. Scheduled topics / speakers are as follows: May 22, Cpl. Eddie Hobbs of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office will discuss home security; and May 29, Carol Boyd will discuss gardening with herbs. The Sumter Combat Veterans Group will meet at 10 a.m. today at South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will sponsor a dinner fundraiser from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the Lincoln High School gym, 26 Council St. Cost is $7 per dinner and includes turkey wing or fried pork chops, rice with gravy, green beans, rolls and a drink. Dine in or take out. Call James L. Green at (803) 968-4173. The 17th Annual Iris Festival Pageant will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 17, at the Sumter High School auditorium. Iris King and Queen, overall, and Miss Swan Lake winners will ride on the Iris Parade float during the Iris Festival and make appearances at the Memorial Day Weekend festival. A book fair, sponsored by Saint James United Methodist Church, will be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at Books-A-Million in the Sumter Mall. Proceeds will benefit the South Carolina United Methodist Conference “One Million Book Effort” as well as Saint James UMC’s challenge of providing 1,000 or more new books for preschool and elementary school children. A book fair voucher will be needed at the time of purchase and will be provided in front of the store. Call Andrea Johnson at (803) 464-3953 or visit facebook/stjamessumcsumter. Lincoln High School Class of 1963 will meet at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 17, at American Legion Post 202, 310 Palmetto St. Plans will be made for the 2015 class reunion, which will be celebrated as the 1960s class reunion of the civil rights era. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464. A “Pay Tribute Walk” will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17. Part of the Sumter County Walks Series “Walks With Talks and More,” this event is sponsored by Sumter County Active Lifestyles. Walk will begin at the Vietnam Memorial Monument behind the new Judicial Center on Harvin Street and end at Memorial Park at Hampton and Salem streets. Sammy Way, Sumter historian, will speak. Dress for comfort and sun protection. Water will be provided. Transportation

from Memorial Park to walk origination available if needed. The Lincoln High School Preservation Alumni Association will meet at 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at Lincoln High School, Council Street. Call James L. Green at (803) 9684173. The Clarendon County Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha will sponsor a Little Miss Ivy Pearl and Miss Ivy Pearl pageant at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 18, at Manning Junior High School. Attendees are asked to bring at least one non-perishable food item. Call Jacqueline Sheriod-Scott at (803) 4650828 for information. The Carolina Coin Club will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, at 155 Haynsworth St., Parks & Recreational Building. The club meet on the third Tuesday of each month. Visitors welcome. Call (803) 775-8840. The Sumter County Library will offer “Introduction to Web Design” at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 21, at 111 N. Harvin St. Learn how to make a simple web page using HTML, the programming language behind Internet websites. CSS (Cascading Style Sheets) will also be discussed. Call (803) 773-7273 or visit the reference desk at the library to register. The Sumter Branch NAACP will sponsor a candidates forum for S.C. House of Representatives District 50 and Sumter County Council District 6 from 6 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 22, at North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. The Sumter Branch NAACP will meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 25, at Mt. Glory Baptist Church, 841 N. Main St. The Sumter County Veterans Association will hold its annual Memorial Day program at 11 a.m. Monday, May 26, at Mabry Memorial Park, located on U.S. 378 / U.S. 76 just east of Shaw Air Force Base. Retired Maj. Gen. William “Dutch” Holland will speak. The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will meet at noon on Wednesday, May 28, at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Members are encouraged to invite newly retired educators to join the association. Call Brenda Bethune at (803) 469-6588. A “Rembert Friends & Family Day” will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at 6785 Bradley St. (behind Rembert Car Wash). Sponsored by the Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC), this family-oriented event will feature a variety of foods, beverages, entertainment and conversation. Call Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001 or (803) 420-1255 for more information.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Present how EUGENIA LAST you look, what you know and who you are with finesse. A short trip or sharing thoughts with someone knowledgeable will help you make a decision regarding a relationship you have with someone. Cut your overhead by sharing expenses.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Communication, travel plans and making arrangements with friends, relatives or your lover will lead to interesting changes in your personal life. Get professional responsibilities out of the way so you can enjoy a little downtime without feeling anxious or worried.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Refrain from taking on too much or overdoing or spending on things you don’t need or that won’t help you get ahead. Focus on stabilizing important relationships and discussing ways to improve your current situation. Hold off on making physical changes. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Revisit some of your past acquaintances and projects and see if you can reunite or recycle. A change in the crowd you hang out with will introduce you to someone interesting, but caution must be taken. Avoid indulgent and unpredictable people. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Check out your options and look for a new way to use your skills and knowledge to earn a living. Don’t let someone’s unpredictable nature cost you. Size up your situation and take advantage of an opportunity to promote your ideas and talents. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Get out and mingle. Set your sights on participating in something energetic that can help you show off and attract attention. Romance is on the rise and special plans will improve your love life. A day trip will be costly, but rewarding. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Don’t jump into a fast-cash scheme. You can’t believe everything you hear and must protect against swindlers and con artists. If a deal sounds too good, back away. Put your effort into doing something special with your loved ones.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Open up to new ideas and concepts. You can improve your physical and emotional wellness if you look into a healthier lifestyle. Attending a seminar or conference geared toward holistic medicine, exercise and diet will be enlightening. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Listen carefully and make changes based on the information you are given. Don’t assume anything or you may end up with something you don’t want. Precision and strategy will be required to ensure that your personal situation is in sync with your goals. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Don’t let anyone put demands on you mentally, physically or financially. Problems with partnerships will escalate if you don’t stand up for your rights. You may have to make a move in order to maintain your integrity. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Knowledge is key when it comes to financial and medical issues. Communicate with people who have a vested interest in the choices you make. A job opportunity will be worth checking out. Follow your heart and your dreams. Love is looking good. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Don’t fight the inevitable. Embrace change and make it work to your advantage. You can stabilize your situation if you take a positive approach to whatever needs to be done to make your life better. Emotional arguments will lead to a stalemate.

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WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 73/46 Spartanburg 74/45

Greenville 74/45

Columbia 78/45

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 79/48

Aiken 78/40

ON THE COAST

Charleston 81/51

Today: Partly sunny and nice. High 77 to 81. Saturday: Pleasant with plenty of sun. High 74 to 81.

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Myrtle Beach 77/54

Manning 78/47

Today: Partly sunny and pleasant. Winds west 8-16 mph. Clear. Saturday: A passing shower. Winds west-southwest 4-8 mph.

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LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 THURSDAY

MEGAMILLIONS TUESDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

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SPCA PET OF THE WEEK Pumpkin, a 2-year-old spayed domestic medium hair, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. She is housebroken, great with other cats, playful, affectionate, active and friendly. Pumpkin loves to have her back scratched. The SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 773-9292, and is open 11 a.m.-5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit www.sumterscspca.com.

The SPCA is always in need of the following: Newspapers; stuffed animals (any size); heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets (for cat cages and puppies); litter; canned dog and cat food; dry dog, cat and puppy food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

SECTION

Heat realize 3-peat won’t come easy B4

Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

USC SUMTER BASEBALL

PREP FOOTBALL

Gateway to the West

Sumter’s Kennedy applies for Irmo job Final decision likely to come on Monday BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com

“We’re excited and we’re proud of our kids for what they’ve accomplished,” USCS head coach Tim Medlin said. “But it’s going to be a battle. You have four very good clubs that have earned their way in. “I still believe whoever wins this tournament is probably going to have to beat Spartanburg (Methodist College) twice. They’re a very good team and they’ve earned their reputation. We’ve played them five times this year and only won once, so it’s going to be a challenge.”

Sumter High School football head coach and athletic coordinator Reggie Kennedy said he has applied for the vacant positions at Irmo High School but has not accepted or been offered the job despite reports that state otherwise. In a story on its website, The State newspaper in Columbia reported, according to sources, Kennedy is exKENNEDY pected to be confirmed as Irmo’s new football coach at a board of trustees meeting for School District 5 of Lexington and Richland Counties on Monday. Kennedy was in the SHS gymnasium with the Gamecocks on Thursday afternoon for a spring practice session because of the rain. He acknowledged he interviewed for the job on Monday but said he has not been offered the job. He did say he was told the decision would be made on Monday. Mark Bounds, the chief information officer for School District 5, verified in an email the decision would not be made until next week. “No decision has been made concerning the Irmo AD/football coach position,” Bounds said in the email. “The interview and vetting process is complete,

SEE GATEWAY, PAGE B3

SEE KENNEDY, PAGE B6

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Victor Gonzalez and the rest of the University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team look to earn their first berth in the Junior College World Series by winning the Eastern District Tournament that begins today at Riley Park. Harford Community College plays Spartanburg Methodist College at 3 p.m. and USCS will face ASA College at 6 p.m.

Riley Park site of Eastern District Tournament as top-seeded Fire Ants, 3 others look to punch tickets to Junior College World Series in Colorado BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS jdriggers@theitem.com

EASTERN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

For the first time, the road to Grand Junction, Colo., and the Junior College World Series goes through Riley Park. One way or another, it will likely go through Region X as well. The University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team won the right to host the NJCAA Eastern District Tournament by virtue of its victory in the Region X tournament championship — the first in the program’s history.

at Riley Park Today Game 1 - (2) Harford Community College (Md.) vs. (3) Spartanburg Methodist College, 3 p.m. Game 2 - (1) USC Sumter vs. (4) ASA College (N.Y.), 6 p.m.

The Fire Ants will welcome two more region winners — and an all-too familiar foe as the 3-day, double-elimination tournament begins today at 3 p.m.

PREP BASEBALL / SOFTBALL

SHS, EC look to earn berths in title series BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com The Sumter High School baseball team and the East Clarendon softball team will both be looking to clinch a spot in their respective state championship series as they try to win their respective lower state tournaments with a victory today. Both teams will play at home beginning at 6 p.m. The Gamecocks, who are 262-1 on the season and undefeated in the lower state tournament, will face West Ashley, the only team they haven’t played yet. The 22-7 Wildcats are coming off a 4-2 victory

over Wando after beating Lexington 9-2. They will have to defeat Sumter twice today to win the lower state. The winner will advance to face the upper state champion, which is between undefeated Northwestern and Rock Hill. The state championship series begin on Monday at the upper state champ’s field. “At this point in time there are four teams left in the state who are playing so with those four teams you’ve got to exSUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO pect there is good ball teams Jordan Holladay and the Sumter High School baseball team will face West Ashley today at Gamecock Field still standing,” Sumter head at 6 p.m. for a spot in the 4A state championship series which begins next week. West Ashley will have to coach Brooks Shumake said. beat the Gamecocks twice in order to advance. The East Clarendon High School softball team also only “That’s a good team (in West

needs one victory against Lake View today to advance to the 1A title series. The two teams square off in SEE BERTHS, PAGE B6 Turbeville at 6 p.m. as well.

PREP TRACK & FIELD

LOCAL TENNIS

Edwards, Jones eager to defend state crowns

Pro Open qualifying draw begins on Saturday at PTC

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Sumter High School senior Devontaye Edwards and Lakewood High School senior Otis Jones are hoping to defend their respective state titles and perhaps become trend setters in their respective school’s record books as they compete in the South Carolina High School League’s state championship track meets this weekend at Spring Valley High School’s Harry Parone Stadium in Columbia. Some field events and a

few running events will be held today with the rest of the completion for the 4A, 3A, 2A and 1A state meets set for Saturday. Edwards is the defending 4A shot put champion. He is not only looking to deEDWARDS fend last year’s title, but is motivated to try and match the record of his throwing coach, Cleveland Pickney. Pinkney won both the shot put and discus in his junior and senior years — 1996 and ’97 —

at SHS.. “It’s a big record, but I think I can go out there and do it,” Edwards said. “I’m definitely more confident than I was last year and just improving throughout the season has helped me. I just JONES want to go out there and say I did the best I can do.” The Gamecock senior finished second in the shot at the 4A state qualifier last

SEE DEFEND, PAGE B6

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com The Palmetto Pro Open, a USTA Pro Circuit $10,000 women’s tennis tournament will be back at Palmetto Tennis Center for a seventh consecutive year beginning with the qualifying draw on Saturday. The qualifying draw is expected to have over 100 players competing to fill the final 12 spots for the 32-player main singles draw. The tournament will also have a 16-

team doubles draw as well. Elise Mertens of Belgium, ranked No. 503 in the world, is the No. 1 seed among the 20 in the main

SEE PRO OPEN, PAGE B6

SPORTS

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

SCOREBOARD

SPORTS ITEMS

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Indiana guard Lance Stephenson, center, puts up a shot past Washington center Marcin Gortat, left, during the Pacers’ 93-80 victory on Thursday in Washington. With the win, Indiana clinched the best-of-7 series 4-2 and will host Miami in the next round.

Pacers clinch series WASHINGTON — David West scored 29 points, and the Indiana Pacers beat the Washington Wizards 93-80 Thursday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year. Lance Stephenson added 17 points and eight assists for the Pacers, who won the series 4-2 over the Wizards. They will host Game 1 against the two-time defending NBA champion Miami Heat on Sunday. Indiana took the Heat to seven games in the conference finals a year ago. The Wizards took a one-point lead with 8{ minutes to play, but they scored only two field goals the rest of the way as the Pacers closed with a 20-6 run. Marcin Gortat scored 19 points for the Wizards, who ended their best playoff run in decades. USC 4 VANDERBILT 3

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Max Schrock’s 2-out, 2-strike RBI single in the ninth inning sent the game to extra innings and Joey Pankake’s home run in the 10th lifted South Carolina to a 4-3 victory over Vanderbilt on Thursday. USC improved to 41-13 overall and 17-11 in the Southeastern Conference. The Commodores dropped to 39-15 and 16-12. The teams play again today at 7:30 p.m. CLEMSON 8 BOSTON COLLEGE 4

CLEMSON — Tyler Krieger, Jay Baum and Steven Duggar all hit solo homers in Clemson’s 8-4 win over Boston College at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Thursday night. Clemson (33-21, 14-13 ACC), who earlier in the evening clinched an ACC Tournament berth by virtue of Notre Dame’s victory over Pittsburgh, took a 1-0 lead in the series over the Eagles (21-32, 9-19 ACC). After the Eagles scored an unearned run in the top of the first inning, Clemson responded with two

runs in the bottom of the first thanks in part to Krieger’s solo homer, his second of the season and career. After Baum’s first career home run in the third inning, the Tigers scored three runs on only one hit in the third inning. Duggar added a solo homer in the seventh inning, his first of the year and third of his career. Clemson hit a season-high three long balls. Sophomore lefty Matthew Crownover (7-5) earned the win, as he allowed six hits, one unearned run and no walks with five strikeouts in seven innings. HANSON LEADS BYRON NELSON BY 1

IRVING, Texas — Peter Hanson made his only back-nine birdie with a 6-foot putt at the 18th hole Thursday, closing out a 5-under 65 for a 1-stroke lead over David Duval and two others after the first round of the Byron Nelson Championship. Duval birdied his last three holes — Nos. 7-9 — after pitching in from 57 feet for another birdie at the fifth hole. Marc Leishman and Tim Wilkinson matched Duval at 66. MUNOZ, ERNST TIED ATOP KINGSMILL

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — Azahara Munoz and Austin Ernst had strong finishes to share the first-round lead in the Kingsmill Championship at 6-under 65. The former NCAA individual champions completed their morning rounds on the front nine at Kingsmill’s River Course, with Munoz birdieing four of her last seven holes, and Ernst closing with birdies on No. 7 and 9. CROWDED LEADERBOARD AT REGIONS

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Jay Haas, Mark Calcavecchia, Olin Browne and Chien Soon Lu shared the first-round lead at 3-under 69 in the Regions Tradition, the first of the 50-and-over tour’s five majors. From staff, wire report

MLB ROUNDUP

Padres, Reds split twinbill CINCINNATI — Rene Rivera hit the first of San Diego’s three homers, and Tyson Ross allowed three hits in seven innings Thursday night, leading the Padres to a 6-1 victory and a split of their doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds. Johnny Cueto pitched a 3-hitter for his second shutout in the opener, a 5-0 victory. CARDINALS 5 CUBS 3

ST. LOUIS — Michael Wacha pitched seven innings and drove in two runs, helping St. Louis to a 5-3 victory

THE SUMTER ITEM

TODAY

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

5:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Open de Espana Second Round from Girona, Spain (GOLF). 9:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Open de Espana Second Round from Girona, Spain (GOLF). 9:30 a.m. -- International Hockey: World Championship Preliminary-Round Match from Minsk, Belarus -- Kazakhstan vs. United States (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Draft Combine from Chicago (ESPNU). 11 a.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 12:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour The Tradition Second Round from Birmingham, Ala. (GOLF). 1 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: NBA Draft Combine from Chicago (ESPN2). 1:45 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:15 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs (WGN). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Byron Nelson Championship Second Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament Tempe Regional Game One from Tempe, Ariz. -- San Diego State vs. Michigan (ESPNU). 4 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown Pole Qualifying from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 4 p.m. -- Horse Racing: Black-Eyed Susan Stakes from Baltimore (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament Tallahassee Regional Game One from Tallahassee, Fla. -- South Carolina vs. South Florida (ESPN2). 5:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Pole Qualifying from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1). 6 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament Tempe Regional Game One from Tempe, Ariz. -- Dartmouth vs. Arizona State (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. -- Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: Web.Com Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am Second Round from Greer and Greenville (GOLF). 4:30 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament Tallahassee Regional Game One from Tallahassee, Fla. -- Fordham at Florida State (ESPN2). 7 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Sprint Showdown from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Pittsburgh at New York Yankees or Detroit at Boston (MLB NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: San Antonio at Atlanta (SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: South Carolina at Vanderbilt (WNKT-FM 107.5). 8 p.m. -- College Baseball: Mississippi at Texas A&M (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Atlanta at St. Louis (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 8:30 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGXFM 92.9). 8:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: Kingsmill Championship Second Round from Williamsburg, Va. (GOLF). 8:30 p.m. -- WNBA Basketball: Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Delvin Rodriguez vs. Joachim Alcine in a Light Middleweight Bout from Montreal (ESPN2). 9 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Seven -- Los Angeles at Anaheim (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Frank Galarza vs. Sebastien Bouchard in a Junior Middleweight Bout and Joel Diaz Jr. vs. Tyler Asselstine in a Super Featherweight Bout from Mashantucket, Conn. (SHOWTIME). 11 p.m. -- College Softball: NCAA Tournament Tucson Regional Game Two from Tucson, Ariz. -- Boston University vs. Arizona (ESPNU).

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

W 20 20 20 20 18

L 18 19 20 21 23

Pct .526 .513 .500 .488 .439

GB – ½ 1 1½ 3½

W 24 20 19 20 19

L 12 19 20 22 21

Pct .667 .513 .487 .476 .475

GB – 5½ 6½ 7 7

W 25 21 20 20 14

L 16 18 20 21 27

Pct .610 .538 .500 .488 .341

GB – 3 4½ 5 11

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 4, Boston 3, 10 innings Cleveland at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Oakland (Gray 4-1) at Cleveland (McAllister 3-3), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 5-1) at Boston (Lester 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 1-3) at Texas (Darvish 3-1), 8:05 p.m. Baltimore (Tillman 3-2) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-2), 8:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Quintana 1-3) at Houston (McHugh 2-1), 8:10 p.m. Seattle (C.Young 3-0) at Minnesota (Gibson 3-3), 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay (Archer 2-2) at L.A. Angels (Weaver 4-2), 10:05 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

BREWERS 4

BLUE JAYS 4

PIRATES 3

INDIANS 2

SUNDAY’S GAMES

MILWAUKEE — Khris Davis hit a gameending 2-run single and Milwaukee rallied in the ninth off Pittsburgh closer Mark Melancon for a 4-3 win.

TORONTO — Edwin Encarnacion hit two home runs, Juan Francisco also connected and Toronto beat Cleveland 4-2.

TWINS 4 RED SOX 3 MINNEAPOLIS — Aaron Hicks delivered the game-winning single in the bottom of the 10th and Phil Hughes struck out eight in six innings to help Minne-

METS 0 NEW YORK — Derek Jeter was pulled off the field during a double switch in the bottom of the eighth inning as the New York Yankees held off the New York Mets 1-0.

From wire reports

L.A. Angels 3, Philadelphia 0 Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 Washington 5, Arizona 1 San Francisco 10, Atlanta 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 0 San Diego at Cincinnati, ppd., rain Pittsburgh 4, Milwaukee 1 Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, ppd., rain Miami 13, L.A. Dodgers 3

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Cincinnati 5, San Diego 0, 1st game Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 5, Chicago Cubs 3 San Diego at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m., 2nd game N.Y. Yankees at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Milwaukee (Lohse 4-1) at Chicago Cubs (Samardzija 0-3), 2:20 p.m. Cincinnati (Simon 4-2) at Philadelphia (K. Kendrick 0-3), 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 2-2) at Washington (Roark 2-1), 7:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 0-0), 7:05 p.m. Atlanta (E.Santana 4-0) at St. Louis (Lynn 4-2), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Stults 2-3) at Colorado (J.De La Rosa 4-3), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 6-1) at Arizona (Miley 3-3), 9:40 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at San Francisco (Hudson 4-2), 10:15 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 8:10 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 9:05 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Atlanta at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m. Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m. Miami at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. San Diego at Colorado, 4:10 p.m.

NASCAR By The Associated Press SPRINT CUP LEADERS

Through May 10 Points 1, Jeff Gordon, 394. 2, Matt Kenseth, 379. 3, Kyle Busch, 373. 4, Dale Earnhardt Jr., 368. 5, Carl Edwards, 367. 6, Joey Logano, 346. 7, Jimmie Johnson, 340. 8, Ryan Newman, 332. 9, Greg Biffle, 328. 10, Brian Vickers, 327. 11, Brad Keselowski, 326. 12, Denny Hamlin, 318. 13, Kyle Larson, 318. 14, Austin Dillon, 306. 15, Kevin Harvick, 302. 16, Kasey Kahne, 294. 17, A J Allmendinger, 293. 18, Paul Menard, 292. 19, Marcos Ambrose, 288. 20, Clint Bowyer, 282. Money 1, Dale Earnhardt Jr., $2,929,528. 2, Brad Keselowski, $2,709,316. 3, Jeff Gordon, $2,623,139. 4, Denny Hamlin, $2,495,965. 5, Joey Logano, $2,454,659. 6, Jimmie Johnson, $2,252,119. 7, Kyle Busch, $2,247,499. 8, Matt Kenseth, $2,169,063. 9, Kevin Harvick, $2,135,681. 10, Greg Biffle, $1,942,423. 11, Paul Menard, $1,914,977. 12, Austin Dillon, $1,843,209. 13, Brian Vickers, $1,780,278. 14, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., $1,769,678. 15, Kyle Larson, $1,733,193. 16, Carl Edwards, $1,729,663. 17, Tony Stewart, $1,724,871. 18, Clint Bowyer, $1,695,234. 19, Jamie McMurray, $1,685,112. 20, Aric Almirola, $1,650,914.

NBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami 4, Brooklyn 1 May 6: Miami 107, Brooklyn 86 May 8: Miami 94, Brooklyn 82 May 10: Brooklyn 104, Miami 90 May 12: Miami 102, Brooklyn 96 Wednesday: Miami 96, Brooklyn 94 Indiana 4, Washington 2 May 5: Washington 102, Indiana 96 May 7: Indiana 86, Washington 82 May 9: Indiana 85, Washington 63 May 11: Indiana 95, Washington 92 Tuesday: Washington 102, Indiana 79 Thursday: Indiana 93, Washington 80

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 4, Portland 1 May 6: San Antonio 116, Portland 92 May 8: San Antonio 114, Portland 97 May 10: San Antonio 118, Portland 103 May 12: Portland 103, San Antonio 92 Wednesday: San Antonio 104, Portland 82 Oklahoma City 3, L.A. Clippers 2 May 5: L.A. Clippers 122, Oklahoma City 105 May 7: Oklahoma City 112, L.A. Clippers 101 May 9: Oklahoma City 118, L.A. Clippers 112 May 11: L.A. Clippers 101, Oklahoma City 99 Tuesday: Oklahoma City 105, L.A. Clippers 104 Thursday: Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers (late) Sunday: L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, TBA

EASTERN CONFERENCE

sota beat Boston 4-3.

YANKEES 1

GB – 3½ 4½ 7 11

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

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Oakland at Cleveland, 1:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Houston, 2:10 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 3:35 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 8:05 p.m.

Montreal 4, Boston 1 May 1: Montreal 4, Boston 3, 2OT May 3: Boston 5, Montreal 3 May 6: Montreal 4, Boston 2 May 8: Boston 1, Montreal 0, OT May 10: Boston 4, Montreal 2 May 12: Montreal 4, Boston 0 Wednesday: Montreal 3, Boston 1 N.Y. Rangers 4, Pittsburgh 3 May 2: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT May 4: Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Rangers 0 May 5: Pittsburgh 2, N.Y. Rangers 0 May 7: Pittsburgh 4, N.Y. Rangers 2 May 9: N.Y. Rangers 5, Pittsburgh 1 May 11: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 1 Tuesday: N.Y. Rangers 2, Pittsburgh 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Chicago 4, Minnesota 2 May 2: Chicago 5, Minnesota 2 May 4: Chicago 4, Minnesota 1 May 6: Minnesota 4, Chicago 0 May 9: Minnesota 4, Chicago 2 May 11: Chicago 2, Minnesota 1 Tuesday: Chicago 2, Minnesota 1, OT Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 3 May 3: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 2, OT May 5: Los Angeles 3, Anaheim 1 May 8: Anaheim 3, Los Angeles 2 May 10: Anaheim 2, Los Angeles 0 May 12: Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 3 Wednesday: Los Angeles 2, Anaheim 1 Today: Los Angeles at Anaheim, 9 p.m. CONFERENCE FINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

N.Y. Rangers vs. Montreal Saturday: N.Y. Rangers at Montreal, 1 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Sunday: Chicago at Anaheim OR Los Angeles at Chicago, 3 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press BYRON NELSON PAR SCORES

NATIONAL LEAGUE By The Associated Press EAST DIVISION W Atlanta 22 Washington 21 Miami 21 New York 19 Philadelphia 17 CENTRAL DIVISION W Milwaukee 26 St. Louis 21 Cincinnati 18 Pittsburgh 17 Chicago 13 WEST DIVISION

Pct .634 .548 .524 .463 .372

NHL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

Detroit 7, Baltimore 5 L.A. Angels 3, Philadelphia 0 Kansas City 3, Colorado 2 Chicago White Sox 4, Oakland 2 Tampa Bay 2, Seattle 0 Cleveland 15, Toronto 4 N.Y. Yankees 4, N.Y. Mets 0 Boston 9, Minnesota 4 Houston 5, Texas 4

over the Chicago Cubs.

AMERICAN LEAGUE

L 15 19 20 22 27

TV, RADIO

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Yankees, 4:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox at Houston, 4:10 p.m. Oakland at Cleveland, 7:05 p.m. Baltimore at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. Detroit at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Seattle at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Toronto at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m.

INTERLEAGUE

W 26 23 22 19 16

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles San Diego Arizona

L 17 19 20 20 21

Pct .564 .525 .512 .487 .447

GB – 1½ 2 3 4½

L 15 20 20 23 26

Pct .634 .512 .474 .425 .333

GB – 5 6½ 8½ 12

Thursday At TPC Four Seasons Resort Irving, Texas Purse: $6.9 million Yardage: 7,166; Par: 70 (35-35) First Round Peter Hanson 30-35—65 Marc Leishman 33-33—66 David Duval 32-34—66 Tim Wilkinson 33-33—66 Ryan Palmer 34-33—67 Boo Weekley 33-34—67 John Huh 32-35—67 Tyrone VanAswegen 34-33—67 Alex Cejka 34-33—67 Martin Kaymer 34-33—67 Alex Prugh 34-33—67 Lee Williams 33-34—67

-5 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3 -3

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NJCAA EASTERN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT CAPSULES

(1) University of South Carolina Sumter Nickname: Fire Ants Coach: Tim Medlin (1st year) Region: X Location: Sumter Overall Record: 39-13 How they got here: USCS was the No. 5 seed entering the Region X tournament in Kinston, N.C. After falling to Louisburg College on Day 3, the Fire Ants rebounded with an 11-2 victory over Eastern District Tournament No. 3 seed Spartanburg Methodist College and then captured their first-ever tourney title with 3-0 and 4-2 victories over Louisburg. Top Pitchers: Fernando Pinillos (5-3, 61 IP, 2.21 ERA, 42 K, 17 BB); Victor Gonzalez (5-4, 51 2/3 IP, 3.66 ERA, 31 K, 17 BB); Trevor Bradley (3-2, 37 IP, 2.92 ERA, 28 K, 10 BB); Jamie Strock (3-3, 29 IP, 2.48 ERA, 19 K, 4 BB); Dillon Hodge (3-0, 1 SV, 25 1/3 IP, 1.07 ERA, 29 K, 12 BB); Will Smith (2-0, 22 2/3 IP, 2.38 ERA, 17 K, 11 BB); Harper Grier (2-0, 3 SV, 21 2/3 IP, 2.91 ERA, 12 K, 7 BB); David Sauer (3-0, 20 2/3 IP, 2.18 ERA, 20 K, 9 BB); Dylan Miller (2-0, 4 SV, 19 2/3 IP, 1.83 ERA, 15 K, 5 BB); Andrew Reardon (4-1, 1 SV, 18 1/3 IP, 1.96 ERA, 23 K, 7 BB). Top Hitters: Ryan Perkins (.294 avg., 177 AB, .367 OBP, .350 SLG, HR, 26 RBI, 16 SB); Trevor Bradley (.300 avg., 160 AB, .396 OBP, .388 SLG, HR, 21 RBI, 6 SB); Will Thompson (.309 avg., 149 AB, .397 OBP, .416 SLG, 3 HR, 40 RBI, 15 SB); Taylor Kellner (.315 avg., 143 AB, .381 OBP, .420 SLG, 21 RBI, 5 SB); Anthony Paulsen (.308 avg., 137 AB, .506 OBP, .555 SLG, 2 HR, 27 RBI, 17 SB); Brett Auckland (.291 avg., 110 AB, .407 OBP, .309 SLG, 19 RBI, 9 SB); John Mark Hughes (.284 avg., 95 AB, .340 OBP, .358 SLG, 11 RBI, SB).

(2) Harford Community College

(3) Spartanburg Methodist College

(4) ASA College

Nickname: Fighting Owls Coach: Tom Eller (8th year) Region: XX Location: Bel Air, Md. Overall Record: 29-29-1

Nickname: Pioneers Coach: Tim Wallace (23rd year) Region: X Location: Spartanburg Overall Record: 42-15

Nickname: Avengers Coach: Francisco Perez (6th year) Region: XV Location: Brooklyn, N.Y. Overall Record: 28-15

How they got here: Hosting the Region XX tournament as a No.3 seed, Harford forced a deciding game with a 19-15 victory over Potomac State. The Owls then scored five runs in the ninth inning of the winner-take-all game for a 13-10 victory and its second Region XX title in the last three years. Top Pitchers: Dalton Reed (4-3, 62 2/3 IP, 5.46 ERA, 33 K, 28 BB); Anthony Atticks (4-2, 51 1/3 IP, 5.08 ERA, 33 K, 25 BB); Austin Griffie (3-3, 39 IP, 5.77 ERA, 26 K, 26 BB); Nick Economos (1-4, 32 IP, 9.00 ERA, 41 K, 31 BB); AJ Powell (1-3, 32 IP, 7.67 ERA, 23 K, 10 BB); Anthony Stricker (2-2, 1 SV, 29 1/3 IP, 8.28 ERA, 24 K, 30 BB); John Hetterman (3-1, 1 SV, 28 1/3 IP, 4.45 ERA, 14 K, 22 BB); James English (4-0, 26 IP, 3.46 ERA, 31 K, 15 BB); Ben Collincini (1-5, 25 2/3 IP, 5.26 ERA, 22 K, 19 BB); Alex Eckenrode (1-1, 1 SV, 23 IP, 7.04 ERA, 13 K, 14 BB). Top Hitters: Cody Brittain (.401 avg., 197 AB, .450 OBP, .670 SLG, 6 HR, 44 RBI, 23 SB); Daulton Weeks (.318 avg., 179 AB, .362 OBP, .464 SLG, 5 HR, 40 RBI, 4 SB); Tyler Napierala (.316 avg., 171 AB, .459 OBP, .532 SLG, 7 HR, 30 RBI, 17 SB); Rob Koski (.300 avg., 170 AB, .430 OBP, .471 SLG, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 24 SB); CJ Young (.293 avg., 167 AB, .377 OBP, .347 SLG, 25 RBI, 23 SB); Craig Joseph (.322 avg., 149 AB, .477 OBP, .450 SLG, HR, 41 RBI, 5 SB); Brandon Smith (.230 avg., 139 AB, ,398 OBP, .273 SLG, 30 RBI, 4 SB); Justin Malehorn (.201 avg., 134 AB, .321 OBP, .284 SLG, HR, 25 RBI, SB); Jake Molison (.252 avg., 111 AB, .354 OBP, .360 SLG, HR, 22 RBI, 7 SB).

How they got here: Despite being eliminated from the Region X tournament by USC Sumter, the Pioneers earned the automatic bid to the Eastern District Tournament as the regularseason Region X champions. SMC’s doubleheader sweep of Guilford Tech on April 19 gave the then second-ranked Pioneers a 19-5 mark in the region and a 35-9 overall record. Top Pitchers: Dylan Rogers (9-2, 68 IP, 3.04 ERA, 41 K, 8 BB); Tripp Rollings (6-1, 1 SV, 61 IP, 2.51 ERA, 60 K, 34 BB); Kyle Halhbon (4-2, 50 1/3 IP, 3.22 ERA, 42 K, 15 BB); Matt Riggs (4-4, 45 IP, 3.40 ERA, 37 K, 8 BB); Taylor Vetzel (4-1, 3 SV, 31 2/3 IP, 2.27 ERA, 24 K, 7 BB); Jared Felix (3-1, 3 SV, 29 2/3 IP, 3.34 ERA, 20 K, 9 BB); Michael Wright (5-1, 27 1/3 IP, 5.27 ERA, 15 K, 12 BB); CD Pelham (0-2, 26 IP, 2.42 ERA, 36 K, 21 BB); Cole Norwood (1-0, 19 IP, 3.32 ERA, 15 K, 14 BB). Top Hitters: Matt White (.377 avg., 207 AB, .445 OBP, .483 SLG, HR, 41 RBI, 22 SB); Jordan Garrett (.328 avg., 198 AB, .364 OBP, .439 SLG, 4 HR, 47 RBI, 3 SB); Zach Shields (.330 avg., 185 AB, .394 OBP, .378 SLG, 31 RBI, 29 SB); Wesley Rogers (.344 avg., 180 AB, .467 OBP, .467 SLG, HR, 30 RBI, 21 SB); Brandon Burrls (.349 avg., 152 AB, .433 OBP, .408 SLG, 27 RBI, 22 SB); Collin Steagall (.373 avg., 142 AB, .448 OBP, .662 SLG, 10 HR, 45 RBI); Kennard McDowell (.258 avg., 124 AB, .326 OBP, .371 SLG, 19 RBI, 6 SB).

How they got here: The Avengers captured their fifth straight Region XV crown earlier this month with a 2-game sweep of Monroe College in the best-of-3 championship series. ASA won the first game 3-1 behind a complete-game effort from region Player of the Year Placido Torres. The Avengers then game from behind twice in the second game for an 8-7, extrainning victory.

GATEWAY FROM PAGE B1 That potential rematch will have to wait at least one game, though. Second-seeded Harford Community College of Bel Air, Md., will take on the Pioneers to open up the tourney. Harford won the Region XX tournament while SMC earned a berth by virtue of its Region X regular-season title and is ranked No.6 in the national JUCO poll. USC Sumter, the top overall seed, will face No. 4 ASA College of Brooklyn, N.Y., at 6 p.m. The Fire Ants won five games in Kinston, N.C., to claim the Region X title — including knocking off previously unbeaten Louisburg twice in the championship round. ASA meanwhile captured its fifth straight Region XV crown with a sweep of Monroe College in the best-of-3 series. USCS will likely face the Avengers’ ace and Region XV Player of the Year in Placido Torres on the mound today. Torres is 8-1 with a 0.74 earned run average to go along with 83 strikeouts against 17 walks in 61 innings. “That young man is very good and will probably be one of the best we’ve seen this year,” Medlin said of Torres. “He throws three pitches for strikes. He’s got a good breaking ball and a good fastball and he’s going to come right at you.” ASA will be down a few players for the first two games after suspensions were handed down for an altercation against Monroe College, Medlin said. Regardless, the Avengers will bring a wellbalanced team to Riley. “(Junior) Maldonado is a very good hitter in the middle of their lineup,” Medlin said. “He drives in a lot of runs (26) and has some pop. They’re going to (steal bases); they’re going to play very sound on defense, so we know it’s going to be a tough challenge.” The Fire Ants will turn to Fernando Pinillos in the opener in order to shut down an ASA team batting .294 on the season. Pinillos has been the most consistent starter for USCS this year, Medlin said – posting a 5-3 record with a 2.21 ERA and 42 strikeouts against 17 walks in 61 innings. From there, Medlin is playing the hot hand in the second game by turning to closer Harper Grier. Grier earned the start against SMC in the Region X tournament and responded with 7 2/3 strong innings in which he allowed just

EASTERN DISTRICT TOURNAMENT Today- Sunday Riley Park Today Game 1 - (2) Harford Community College (Md.) vs. (3) Spartanburg Methodist College, 3 p.m. Game 2 - (1) USC Sumter vs. (4) ASA College (N.Y.), 6 p.m. Saturday Game 3 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, noon Game 4 - Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 3 p.m. Game 5 - Winner Game 3 vs. Loser Game 4, 6 p.m. Sunday Game 6 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1 p.m. Game 7 - If necessary (Will be played 45 minutes after the completion of Game 6) TICKETS: An adult tournament pass for all three days is $20. An adult day pass is $8. Children under the age of 12 years old get in free with a paying adult. Children 12 and over will be charged as an adult.

two runs on two hits. “I try to go with the same approach every time,” Grier said. “I’m a submarine guy, so I just try to throw strikes and get ground balls and let the guys behind me do the rest. They’ve been really good all year and they were really good in the (Region X) tournament.” Grier has a 2.91 ERA in 21 2/3 innings this season. The starter for the Fire Ants’ third game will be Victor Gonzalez (5-4, 3.66 ERA, 31 K) with shortstop Trevor Bradley (3-2, 2.92 ERA, 28 K) following. From there, Medlin has a long list of options that was made even longer after the Region X tournament. Jamie Strock has been the No. 4 starter all season while former Sumter High School and Sumter P-15’s alums Will Smith and Andrew Reardon came up with big starts in Kinston. “I really don’t feel like we have a true No. 1 starter,” Gonzalez said. “We’ve got about four No. 1s and there are guys behind them that could be No. 1s as well. We have nothing but confidence in the guys that go out there on the mound.” The same is true for the bullpen. Aside from Grier, Dil-

lon Hodge, David Sauer, David Sauer, Dylan Miller and Corey Sox have all posted sub-2.20 ERAs this season. USCS’ staff ERA is 2.67. While that has been a constant theme throughout the year, the offense has had its ups and downs for USC Sumter, especially with men in scoring position. For the season, only third baseman Will Thompson had a better than .300 average with runners in scoring position (RISP). “We had some struggles early on, not getting bunts down and things like that,” Thompson said. “I think with all the rainouts too we never seemed to be able to get into a rhythm. We were pressing sometimes. “We didn’t do that (in Kinston). We went out relaxed and calmed down and didn’t put too much pressure on ourselves or any one guy.” Medlin said the Fire Ants batted 60 points higher with RISP in the Region X tourney, and had a number of clutch hits that kept their season alive. “That’s really the big thing offensively,” Medlin said. “How well do you hit with a runner on third and less than two outs? How many runs do you drive in? We haven’t knocked the cover off the ball this year and only scored three or four runs in our last few games, but they were timely hits and big runs.” Thompson leads the team with 40 runs driven in and three homers. Anthony Paulsen is tops with a .380 average and second with 27 RBI. The infield tandem of Ryan Perkins and Bradley have driven in a combined 47 runs and scored 79.

Top Pitchers: Placido Torres (8-1, 61 IP, 0.74 ERA, 83 K, 17 BB); Jesus Reyes (3-3, 50 IP, 4.32 ERA, 72 K, 27 BB); Carlos Tejeda (3-4, 48 2/3 IP, 2.22 ERA, 36 K, 14 BB); Miguel Pena (5-3, 1 SV, 43 2/3 IP, 3.71 ERA, 30 K, 4 BB); Joseph Fernandez (2-0, 1 SV, 28 IP, 3.21 ERA, 11 K, 7 BB); Michael Melendez (3-3, 25 2/3 IP, 4.21 ERA, 26 K, 8 BB); Emmanuel Castro (2-0, 1 SV, 19 2/3 IP, 0.46 ERA, 15 K, 7 BB). Top Hitters: Alex Achevarria (.358 avg., 137 AB, .429 OBP, .489 SLG, HR, 21 RBI, 14 SB); Kevin Victoriano (.338 avg., 133 AB, .434 OBP, .481 SLG, 5 HR, 31 RBI, 15 SB); Jim Tolle (.305 avg., 105 AB, .441 OBP, .410 SLG, HR, 27 RBI, 5 SB); Junior Maldonado (.337 avg., 104 AB, .521 OBP, .385 SLG, 26 RBI, 12 SB); Jeovanny Tolentino (.314 avg., 102 AB, .489 OBP, .373 SLG, 11 RBI, 20 SB); Edward Madera (.240 avg., 100 AB, .309 OBP, .300 SLG, 19 RBI, 10 SB).

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Taylor Kellner and the USC Sumter offense has been up and down this season, but produced several key hits during the Region X tournament en route to capturing the title. The Fire Ants have just one player hitting over .300 with runners in scoring position, but collectively hit 60 points higher during the tournament. Along with continued strong pitching, USCS will need timely hitting starting today at Riley Park during the Eastern District Tournament.

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Heat know biggest tests are still ahead BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — During the dog days of the regular season, the Miami Heat often spoke about the need to not take any shortcuts on the way to the playoffs. And that’s true. That doesn’t mean they necessarily enjoyed the 82-game run-up to the best time of year. “None of us,’’ Heat forward LeBron James finally confessed, “are here for the regular season.’’ When this core of Heat players was assembled, the only stated goal was winning NBA titles, which also explains why even getting through the first two rounds of these playoffs basically unscathed only merited a short celebration. Miami is back in the Eastern Conference finals for the fourth straight season, now awaiting either Indiana or Washington. The Heat got there by ousting the Brooklyn Nets in five games, the end of that series on Wednesday night being briefly accompanied by a few hoots and hollers in the immediate moments after the clinching 96-94 win was completed. Before long, order was restored to the Heat locker room. Two series wins are nice, but they know the road only gets tougher from here. “Like LeBron said, to be in this position four years in a row, this is the reason we came together four years ago,’’ Heat guard Dwyane Wade said. “We’ve got a lot more work to do but we’re a team that doesn’t take it for granted. We’re a team that worked very hard to get to this point, so we’re going to go to the next round, the Eastern Conference

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Miami forward LeBron James celebrates a 96-94 win over Brooklyn on Wednesday in Miami that clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference finals. The 2-time defending NBA champions are two steps away from their third straight title, but know the hardest tests lie ahead. finals and continue to do what we’ve done, play this game as hard as we can and try to continue to move forward.’’ The Heat are now 32-7 in first- and second-round games in the last four postseasons, that stretch coinciding with the start of the “Big 3’’ era featuring James, Wade and Chris Bosh teaming up in Miami. That first year, even that star-studded trio wasn’t enough. More pieces were added, like Shane Battier a year later and Ray Allen two years later, and they’ve all

paid dividends since. Allen kept coming up big at big times in the Brooklyn series, hitting clutch free throws to seal Game 4 and then knocking down a 3-pointer with 32 seconds left to put Miami ahead for good in Game 5. Never mind that Allen had missed 11 of his last 12 3-point tries in the series. Just like last year when he saved Miami’s season with the legendary desperation 3-pointer in Game 6 of the NBA Finals against San Antonio, when the stakes were highest, Allen came through.

“We did what we needed to do, when we had to do it,’’ Allen said. “Total team effort.’’ Miami had trailed for the entire second half of Game 5 against the Nets until that 3-pointer by Allen, a shot set up by Mario Chalmers seeing that Brooklyn’s Shaun Livingston was charging at him and somehow leaving the best long-range shooter in the history of the game wide open. That was the only break Miami needed. “The most important thing is to stay in the moment,’’ Battier said. “And I don’t there is

anyone maybe in the history of the game who does it better than Ray Allen.’’ Added Chalmers: “That’s a great option when you know you have the all-time greatest 3-point shooter to your left.’’ A year ago, the Heat needed seven games to beat Indiana in the East finals, then seven more to top San Antonio for their second straight NBA title. Thursday was a rest day for Miami, maybe one of the last ones the Heat will truly have before the season ends. Tonight, the real work starts in earnest.

Experts: NBA likely to win Sterling legal fight BY CURT ANDERSON The Associated Press

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Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling could use lawyers and lawsuits to challenge the NBA’s plan to force him out over recent racist comments, but legal experts say the league would likely prevail in the end. Sports law experts say the NBA’s constitution gives its Board of Governors broad latitude in league decisions, including who owns the teams.

A cadre of attorneys and a flurry of lawsuits could certainly slow down the NBA’s plan to force Donald Sterling to sell the Los Angeles Clippers over his recent racist comments, but legal experts say the league would likely prevail in the end. And that goes for Sterling’s wife, Shelly, who has said she’d like to keep her stake in the team even if her husband is ousted. The NBA’s constitution, which Donald Sterling signed as controlling owner of the Clippers, gives its Board of Governors broad latitude in league decisions including who owns the teams. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver is pushing for a swift vote against Sterling, which requires a minimum of three-fourths of the other 29 controlling owners to agree. Silver also has imposed a lifetime ban on Sterling and a $2.5 million fine. The ban does not apply to Shelly Sterling. “Sterling’s own signature will come back to haunt him,’’ said Michael McCann, founding

HORSE RACING

Trainer has his best horse in Preakness at 85 BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press BALTIMORE — Manny Azpurua could be retired, enjoying the South Florida sunshine. He could walk away from training, secure in his success back in Venezuela, where he won more than 3,500 races before coming to the United States 35 years ago. Few would begrudge him wanting an escape from the rigors of the racetrack — the pre-dawn wakeup calls, the physical labor, the constant worry about his horses. Except that Azpurua is training the best horse of his life, at age 85. Heck, there’s no way he wants to call it quits now. Not when he has Social Inclusion, a precocious colt AZPURUA with just three career races under his belt but a wealth of talent. Social Inclusion won his first start by 7 1/2 lengths. In his second race, he won by 10 lengths and broke a track record at Florida’s Gulfstream Park. Then he finished third in the Wood Memorial, aced out for second by a nose. As a result, he came up short on the points list that determined the 20 horses who qualified for the Kentucky Derby. So Azpurua and his horse waited for the Preakness, where Derby winner and overwhelming favorite California Chrome will try to keep alive a bid for the Triple Crown with a win on Saturday. Social Inclusion is the solid 5-1 second choice

in the 10-horse field. A victory would make Azpurua the oldest trainer to saddle a Preakness winner, coming just two weeks after 77-year-old Art Sherman became the oldest to train a Derby winner in California Chrome. “Sunny Jim’’ Fitzsimmons was 82 years, 10 months when he won the 1957 Preakness with Bold Ruler. “Every race is the same,’’ Azpurua said Thursday in a soft voice. “The only thing different is the name.’’ If Social Inclusion is an inexperienced as Azpurua is wise, the trainer’s faith in his horse remains solid. “I love this horse,’’ he said. “He’s doing everything and I’m pleased about it. I expect a lot out of him.’’ Social Inclusion will have a lot of support in Venezuela, where, like Azpurua, owner Ron Sanchez is from. “I’d say two or three million people will watch the race,’’ Sanchez said. Azpurua’s passion for training is evident in his emotion. His eyes watered and he paused to collect himself before saying, “I love this business. I love the horses.’’ He moves slowly around the barn, and in a rare concession to his age rides a golf cart over to the track to watch his horse train. Sanchez appreciates Azpurua’s dedication and passion, and describes their relationship as being like father and son.

director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire. “You agree to certain basic understandings. That’s what makes a sports league different from other businesses.’’ The key to the NBA’s authority, attorneys say, is Article 13(d) of the league’s constitution. That section says that, whether Sterling intended to or not, an owner cannot “fail or refuse to fulfill’’ contractual obligations to the NBA “in such a way to affect the Association or its members adversely.’’ There’s plenty of evidence Sterling’s comments, revealed in a recorded conversation with a female companion, affected the league adversely. They provoked threats of a player boycott, led sponsors to withdraw support and created a racially charged image problem in the midst of the NBA playoffs that even President Barack Obama remarked upon. If Article 13(d) was violated, the legal experts say the Board of Governors has solid grounds to force Sterling to sell the team along with any other owners, in this case his wife.

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COMMENTARY: MARK MY WORDS

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More players focus on strength training as part of regimens A

Chase Elliott finally set to graduate high school

fter returning from tennis conferences each year, I get amped up with some tidbit of information that one of the psychology wiz kids bestows on us. Although there is much in terms of “between the ears” kind of information being doled out, in recent times a lot of it is based upon something much more concrete: being in better shape. It goes without saying that if one is in good physical condition he or she is much more likely to do well when things get to that point in a match where you must “suck it up and go,” The thing that is changing is that more and more tennis players are finding the inherent benefit of strength training instead of all their efforts being centered around road work (i.e. sprints, jogging or other aerobic exercises). Now that doesn’t mean we are suddenly bailing out of how we establish that good aerobic base, nor does it imply that agility training is now down the tubes. It simply means that fitness for a tennis player now looks a little different. If you tune in to any tournament these days you could not miss that the players who are faring well are looking a little more muscular. Everyone is looking for an edge and being stronger than your opponent is one of the edges players are beginning to rely on more. Getting physically stronger is helping those players hit the ball harder, giving them more endurance and enhancing their agility work because their muscles are better trained to do the work. So how does the above info tie into any mental edge you may be looking for in terms of your tennis game? As a recreational player you are certainly not going to be spending the same amount of time in the gym or doing road work as the world’s elite few. Think about this however: when we make the effort to lose a few pounds and try to look a bit nicer in our clothes we exude much more confidence. The difference in how we appear may not even be discernible to anyone else, but it most certainly does affect our level of confidence and security. If one follows the natural thought progression here, then you can see that there are

AREA SCOREBOARD ETC. SKILLS, DRILLS & LIFE

The LAY UP Skills, Drills & Life Sports/Mentoring Camp For At-Risk Youth will be held June 12-14 at the Lincoln High School gymnasium located at 26 Council Street. The program will be held each day from 9 a.m. until 2:15 p.m. It is open to boys and girls ages 9-17 and is free. Those who are scheduled to participate in the event are former Clemson All-American and College Football Hall of Famer Terry Kinard, former Wake Forest quarterback Keith West and former Wake Forest basketball standout Wilbert Singleton. Each was a standout performer at Sumter High School. For more information, contact Leading America’s Youth Upward Program program coordinator Mark Shaw at (803) 236-2313 or at layup2011andup@yahoo.com.

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The Hot Pursuit 5K Road Race will be held on Saturday

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many small opportunities out there for each of us in terms of being more fit for tennis that will enhance our game. For example, you might try getting some light hand weights with which you can do wrist curls. Do Mark just a few of those three Rearden times a week and I guarantee that it will strengthen your volleys. You can use a kitchen chair to do dips that will most definitely strengthen the back of your arms, which is great for serves. And, by the way, do you know what is the most important set of muscles for any tennis player to develop? Without a doubt it is the abs and core. The reason is the core provides the kinetic link from upper body to lower on every single stroke in tennis. Seems to me this might be a good place to start. The whole idea here is that if you are doing anything to get a little fitter, then maybe you are doing something that your opponent may not be doing. Do you think that gives you a bit of an edge? Sure it does. That edge may only exist between your ears, but if it is there then you are more likely to push yourself a little harder when you play. That little extra may be enough to get you over the hump. The good news is that the less you are currently doing in terms of fitness the less you will have to do to enjoy results. If, however, you are already an exercise hound then you may need some specific tailoring for your needs. Fitter, stronger tennis players is where the game is going. I don’t think it is emotionally healthy or realistic to aspire to the “body beautiful types” we see on tour now, but I am certain a little home training here and there can add just the touch you need. Any little extra you do will no doubt help physically and therefore will spill over into the mental game, making you tougher than you were. Take the plunge with me and tell me of your results. I am starting today by marking my own words.

beginning at 8 a.m. at the Sumter Family YMCA. The registration fee is $25 for those who pre-register and $30 for those who register on the day of the race. To register in advance, go to www.strictlyrunning.com.

AUTO RACING SPEEDWAY CHAMPIONS SEARCH

Sumter Speedway is trying to gather information on all of its champions from 1957 to the present. The name of the driver, the year and the division in which the title was won and the track promoter is the information hoping to be gathered. To provide information, call James Skinner at (803) 7755973 or e-mail Virginia Ayers at vayers@ftc-i.net.

FOOTBALL OFFICIATING CLASSES

The Santee Wateree Foot-

ball Officials Association is holding classes for those interested in becoming officials. Those who pass the course will be able to officiate middle school, junior varsity and varsity games. Classes will be held each Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Sumter County Parks & Recreation at 155 Haynsworth Street. The state clinic and examination will be held on July 26. For more information, contact Granderson James at (803) 968-2391 or at grandersj@ aol.com or Richard Geddings at (803) 468-8858.

GOLF 4-PERSON SCRAMBLE

The Links at Lakewood Golf Course will host a 4-person scramble every Thursday. The cost is $25 per person and includes golf, prizes and food following the scramble.

BY LUKE MEREDITH The Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa — For many veteran NASCAR drivers, balancing a career while raising kids is a huge challenge. Chase Elliott? He has risen to the top of NASCAR’s Nationwide Series while dealing with the responsibilities that come with being a teenager. Imagine how good the 18-year-old Elliott might become now that he won’t have to worry about high school anymore. On Saturday morning, Elliot C. ELLIOTT will graduate from King’s Ridge Christian School in Alpharetta, Georgia. And then he will have to “turn and burn’’ according to his father, 1988 NASCAR champion Bill Elliott, with qualifying at Iowa Speedway scheduled less than 10 hours after Elliott receives his diploma. It’ll be the last time Elliott will have to juggle school and work. “What’s going to be weird is not going back to high school this fall. That’s going to be the deal that makes you sit back and think. I’m kind of waiting for that moment,’’ Elliott said. Unlike many high school graduates, Elliott has known his calling for years. Elliott notched six top-10s in the K&N Pro Series East in 2011 at just 15 years old. His first NASCAR win came during a K&N event in Iowa in May 2012, and last season he won an ARCA race at Pocono. Elliott also dabbled in the

Call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 before 4 p.m. on Thursday to sign up. FRIEND OF YOUTH TOURNAMENT

The Evening Optimist Club Friend of Youth Golf Tournament will be held on Saturday at Crystal Lakes Golf Club. The tournament format is a 4-person Captain’s Choice, and the entry fee is $40 per golfer. The team must have a minimum handicap of 50, and only one player can have a handicap of 8 or less. The money raised from the tournament will go to the programs of Optimist International. There are sponsorship opportunities of $300, $200 and $100 are available as well. For more information, call Les Perkins at (803) 468-1619. GOLFERS BIBLE STUDY

The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfer’s Association holds a golfers Bible study

Camping World Trucks series in 2013, posting five top-10s while becoming the youngest winner in a NASCAR national series event at Canadian Tire Motorsports Park. All of this helped him land a deal with the star-laden JR Motorsports in the offseason, even though the first nine Nationwide races fell during the end of his senior year at King’s Ridge. “He’s a pretty focused individual,’’ Bill Elliott said. “As he continues on and learns more, it’ll make him better. But how much better, I don’t know. The biggest key is, once he understands more of what he needs. He knows how to race, and I think the key of the whole thing is making sure he does what he can do and go from there.’’ Earlier in his career, Elliott tried to lessen his academic pressure by taking his books with him on the road. He quickly realized he couldn’t focus on both at the same time. So Elliott typically crammed a week’s worth of studying into just three days so he could spend Thursdays, Fridays and weekends focused on racing. It never hurt his performance in the No. 9 Chevrolet. Elliott won back-to-back Nationwide races at Texas and Darlington last month — taking over the points lead in the process — and finished second at Richmond before settling for 19th at Talladega two weeks ago. Even though Elliott is excited about the opportunity to focus mainly on racing, he’s also wary of being so focused on the track that he “gets his head screwed up.’’

each Tuesday at its offices at Crystal Lakes Golf Course. The study begins at 8 a.m. and is followed by a round of golf.

BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN CLINICS

Registration is being taken for the Sumter Christian School 2014 Basketball Clinics to be held over the summer. There will be four 5-day sessions at a cost of $45 per camper. A camp for children in grades 1-3 will be held June 9-13, grades 3-6 June 23-27, grades 6-9 July 7-11 and graves 9-12 July 21-25. The camps will run each day from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. The camp instructors will be the SCS coaching staff of Bobby Baker, Tom Cope and Jimmy Davis. For more information, call Baker at (803) 469-9304 or (803) 464-3652.

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Ashley). We haven’t faced them, but we’ve got some information on them. They’re obviously a team playing for the lower state championship and we are going to go out and compete against them and do what we need to do to win.” Shumake said he expects the Wildcats to throw their ace Jonathan Sabo. SHS will counter with Phillip Watcher. SHS beat Lexington 7-0 before edging Wando 2-1 to advance to the title game. Shumake said if Sumter advances it would be quite a feat for a team that had such high preseason accolades. “It would mean a lot to get to the state championship with any team that you coach, but for this team to have been ranked preseason No. 1, to hold that ranking and go play for a state championship would be indicative of the fact it is worthy of representing the lower state,” Shumake said. A win over Lake View will mark a return to the 1A title series for EC, the defending state champion. The teams are familiar with one another, having just played on Monday. EC won the game played in Lake View 7-0. “It’s the lower state championship, and it’s going to be a ball game; you can’t overlook it,” East Clarendon head coach

weekend with a throw of 53 feet, 8.50 inches. He won the discus with a personal best toss of 170-07. Both he and his Pinkney feel he can win both events and have their sights set on the 56-foot mark in the shot 180 in the discus. “I’m more aiming for him to be a 2-time state champion in both the discus and the shot put as I was,” Pickney said. “He’ll find out later that’s much better than breaking a record. A record is meant to be broken, but the fact that you are a state champion in both events is rare. To find throwers like that, he’s a rare kind of thrower.” Jones is in a similar spot, as he has a chance to do what no Lakewood track athlete has ever done in the history of the school — win back-to-back state titles in the 3A 800-meter run. “It’d be a great honor and something to put him in the history books, not only for Lakewood High School, but in South Carolina track and field history,” Gators boys head coach Bryant Nelson said. “The opportunity to do something that’s never been done before — his progress from last year to this year — he knows what he’s capable of doing. He not only knows how good of an 800 runner he is, he’s mentally stronger than he was last year.” As if it weren’t enough just to defend last year’s title, the senior is also eyeing the state mark. Jones will also compete in the 400, another event he feels he can win. “I feel like I’m going to use my speed and give a full effort all the way around to win,” he said of his mindset going into Saturday. “I’m going to give full effort. It’s my last year; I’m going to give it all I’ve got and leave it all on the track.” “For the 800, I’m going to have to get out fast and I’m going to have to keep the same pace,” he explained. “I’m going to have to run the first lap in 52 (seconds) and the second lap in a minute so I can beat the record. The record is 1:52 and I’m going to strive for at least 1:50.” A total of 18 individual local athletes from Sumter, Clarendon and Lee counties will compete. Sumter High led all schools with 11 state qualifiers, including five spots from the boys team and six spots from the girls squad. The Gamecocks are led by Edwards, but have junior Ky’Jon Tyler com-

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Leslie Altman and the East Clarendon High School softball team look to earn their second straight trip to the 1A state title series with a victory over Lake View today in Turbeville. Lisa Ard said. “Hopefully, we’re on our game like we were Monday night. We came out solid defensively, got the hits when we needed on offense and the pitching was great. I’d like to come out like that (today).” The Lady Wild Gators need to beat EC twice to advance and the winner will face the upper state champion, either Dixie or Lewisville, beginning on Monday at the upper state champion’s field. EC, which is 19-4 on season, got a 2-hit complete game from Leslie Altman in the win over Lake View. Lake View had to rally just to make the lower

PRO OPEN FROM PAGE B1 draw. Canada’s Sonja Molnar (535) is No. 2 and Caitlin Whoriskey (571) of the United States is No. 3. American Brooke Austin (591), the runner-up to Jamie Loeb in last year’s PPO and a runner-up in 2011 as well, is No. 4 and Angelina Gabueva (609) of Russia is No. 5. The final 15 are Liudmila Vasilyeva (657) of Russia, American Lauren Albanese (671), American Anamika Bhargava (711), American Macall Harkins (714), Kateryna Yergina (746) of Ukraine, Samoa’s Steffi Carruthers (750), American Jessica Law-

KENNEDY FROM PAGE B1 and the information will be taken to our board of trustees on Monday (19th). They will review the information provided to them and make the final decision.” When asked if he will take the Irmo job if it is offered to him, Kennedy said, “I don’t know.” “This is a really special group here,” Kennedy said as he looked over his Sumter football team as it went through drills. “There are a lot of things you have to weigh.” Kennedy has been at Sum-

state title game. Ashley Rogers’ 2-run single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Lady Gators a 4-3, walk-off win over Latta on Wednesday. LV comes in with a 18-7 record. “We’ve got to have this win to keep going and keep playing so we’ve got to play our ball game,” Ard said. “I tell them to just go out there and give it their best. “The girls are excited they want to go ahead and get this one,” the EC coach said. “We’re not looking beyond it; we’ve got to go get this one first and then when we can concentrate on next week.”

rence (755), Elizveta Ianchuk (78) of Ukraine, Canada Petra Januskova (820), Finland’s Piaa Suomalainen (830), American Anne-Liz Jeukeng (836), Canada’s Khristina Blajkevitch (903), American Josie Kuhlman (907) and American Samantha Powers (957). Suomalainen was a PPO quarterfinalist last year and a semifinalist in both ‘10 and ‘12. Albanese was once ranked No. 158 in the world. The main draw for both singles and doubles is scheduled to begin on Tuesday. The championship matches are scheduled for Sunday, May 25. Admission is free to the public throughout the event.

ter one year as both football coach and athletic coordinator. He led the Gamecocks to a 9-6 record and a run to the 4A Division I state championship game. SHS started the season with a 2-5 record before winning its final four regular-season contests and three playoff contests to earn a spot in the title game against Dutch Fork. The Silver Foxes beat Sumter 54-14 at Williams-Brice Stadium in Columbia. Sumter School District Superintendent Frank Baker said earlier on Thursday that Kennedy has not talked to him about the situation. Kennedy acknowledged that the salary for the Irmo posi-

tions is about $20,000 more than he receives at Sumter. He made $87,465 this school year. Kennedy has a 140-87 career record and has won seven region titles. Along with Sumter, Kennedy has coached at

peting in the long jump and senior Tyreke Conyers in the high jump along with the 4x100 relay team of Conyers, freshmen Rodney Pitts, Tyler and junior Colin Washington. The Lady Gamecocks will be led by junior Dae’Shondra Stephens, who won the girls discus qualifier. Senior Sherah Pair will also compete in the discus as well as in the shot put. “My goals are to throw 140 (feet),” Stephens said. “ I’m going into (the state meet) with a positive mind focus, knowing STEPHENS that it’s a competition and people can come out there and do their best, but my goals are to come in first, win it and do the best I can do.” “Hopefully they can throw like they’re capable of and they showed at the state qualifier,” SHS girls head coach Karen McFadden said of Stephens and Pair. “I wouldn’t say (what they’ve done is) a surprise because they both threw well last year and qualified (for state) last year too. It’s just they’ve bought in to more of what Coach Pinkney has taught them to do.” Sophomore Ars’Breana Tyler will compete in the triple jump. Junior Kadejuha Kennedy also qualified in the triple and will compete in the long jump as well. In the 3A boys, Jones is not the only Gator looking to make a splash as junior teammate Khafari Buffalo will compete in the 200. Nelson said despite this being Buffalo’s first state appearance, if he does what’s he’s supposed to he should compete for a state title. “He’s going to shock a lot of people on Saturday, I really do believe that,” the LHS coach said. “Look out for Khafari Buffalo, he’s going to be something special.” Manning senior Keenan Brown will compete in the triple jump with junior teammate Darius Sharper. MHS junior Jose Zuniga will also compete in the 800. In the 3A girls, Lakewood junior Senora Dengokl will compete in the triple and long jumps. Manning senior Sapphire Frierson will also compete in the triple jump. Junior Shana Dukes, senior Lanisha Brown, junior Meighan Hilton and senior Breanna Logan will compete in the 4x100 relay for the Lady Monarchs. In the 1A boys meet, the Scott’s Branch boys 4x400 relay team will compete.

Fairfield Central High School on two occasions and at Kingstree, Orangeburg-Wilkinson and Blythewood high schools. The Irmo job came open last month after Bob Hanna announced his retirement after 20

years at the school. Hanna had been coaching for 43 years, 35 of them as a head coach. His career record was 257-169-2. He led Irmo to nine region titles and three state championship appearances.

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LORENZO FELDER MANNING — Lorenzo Felder, 67, died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. He was born April 18, 1947, in Sumter County, a son of the late Fredrick Felder and Elizabeth Clark Felder. He was educated in the Philadelphia Public School System and graduated from Thomas Edison High FELDER School in 1965. After graduation, he was drafted into the United States Army and served in Vietnam until 1969. During this time, he received the Good Conduct Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with four Bronze Service Stars, the National Defense Service Medal, the Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal and Sharpshooter (Rifle). He was honorably discharged and returned home. He was employed by the U.S. Postal Service as a mail carrier for eight years. He was a member of St. Matthews Baptist Church, Manning. Survivors are one daughter, Naeemah Felder of Philadelphia; one brother, Jerome E. (Trudy) Felder of Philadelphia; and one sister, Nova M. Felder, of Philadelphia; four grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; one uncle; and five aunts. Celebratory services with military rites for Mr. Felder will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, 5918 S.C. 260, Manning with the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor, presiding; the Rev. Isaiah Clark, eulogist; and the Rev. Rodney R. Conyers, assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. Felder will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time. Family will receive friends at his residence, 1078 Dockside Drive, Manning. These services have been

entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

CANTFIELD DAVIS Jr. Cantfield Davis Jr., 52, husband of Hannibal Davis, died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Mayesville, he was the son of Cantfield Davis Sr. and Mattie Lee Fullwood Davis. The family will receive friends at the Davis residence, 765 Radical Road, Sumter. Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of arrangements.

GLADYS B. RAYNOR Gladys Blanche Ackermann Raynor, 83, wife of Arthur N. “Art” Raynor, died Saturday, May 10, 2014, at her home. Born in Greenwood, Wisconsin, she was a daughter of the late Glen Drew and the late Nina West Drew. She was a member of the Master Gardeners Club, the Herb Society, the Sumter Newcomers Club, the Book Club and Friends of the Library. She was formerly employed at Sumter OB/GYN and Simpson Hardware. Survivors include her husband of 34 years; two sons, Richard Ackermann, M.D., (Hillary) of Lizella, Georgia, and James Ackermann of Florence; a daughter, Kimberley Waidelich (Steve) of Crofton, Maryland; a stepson, Kelly Raynor (Susan) of Fayette, Alabama; six grandchildren, Caleb Ackermann, Hannah Ackermann, Derron Ackermann, Courtney Ackermann, Drew Ackermann and Eric Raynor; two brothers, Ronald Drew (Ruth) of West Allison, Wisconsin, and Dan Drew (Sue) of Pardeeville, Wisconsin; and a special nephew, Gary Drew (Debbie). She was preceded in death by a sister, Carol Drew Turnquist. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home chapel with Chaplain B.J. Drayton officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen

Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home, 6 Spring Valley Circle. Memorials can be made to Tuomey Hospice, 500 Pinewood Road, Sumter, SC 29154. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

LOIS P. HODGE PAXVILLE — Lois Pack Hodge, 94, widow of Jack Dempsey Hodge Sr., died Wednesday, May 14, 2014, at Summerville Medical Center. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179. www. stephensfuneralhome.org

WILLIAM M. SMITH MANNING — William Monroe “Bill” Smith, 85, died Thursday, May 15, 2014, at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179 www. stephensfuneralhome.org

TOMMIE MULLIKIN CAMDEN — A Mass of Christian Burial to celebrate the life of Mary Thomas “Tommie” Stowe Mullikin, 86, of Camden, will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Camden at noon Saturday. Father Paul Bremninkmeijer will officiate. The Rite of Committal will follow in Quaker Cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at 6 p.m. Friday at Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel. Memorials can be made in Tommie’s memory to the American Cancer Society, c/o Gail Kirkland, 647 Lachicotte Road, Lugoff, SC 29078; American Heart Association, 4217 Park Place Court, Glen Allen,

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014 VA, 23060-9979; St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 39105; South Carolina Special Forces Foundation, 1874 Charleston Highway, Cayce, SC 29033; or Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church, 1709 Lyttleton St., Camden, SC 29020. Mary Thomas “Tommie” Stowe Mullikin, widow of Charles Francis Mullikin, died Thursday, May 15, 2014. She was born in Washington, North Carolina, the daughter of the late Lida Thompson Stowe and William Thomas Stowe. She was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church. Tommie is survived by her children, Cam Mullikin (Susan) of Camden, Peggy M. Kinney (Eddie) of Sumter, Mary Pat M. Kornegay (Johnny) of Camden, Thomas S. Mullikin (Virginia Ann) of Camden, and Liza M. Pickett (Mark) of Albany, Georgia; and her grandchildren, Cortney K. Seeby (Chris) of Lexington, Will Kinney (Caroline) of Columbia, Thompson Kinney (Ashley) of Columbia, Mollie Kinney of Columbia, Anna Crew Kinney of Sumter, Luke Reuwer of Sumter, Mary Elizabeth M. Van Horn (James) of Camden, Alex M. Tomlinson (Brant) of Camden, Thomas Mullikin of Camden, Charlie Mullikin of Camden, Johnny Kornegay of Camden, Reesie Kornegay of Camden, and Mary Thomas Pickett, Sally Pickett, Mills Pickett and Bo Pickett, all of Albany, Georgia; and four great-grandchildren, Frankie, Braxton and Lil Seeby of Lexington and Charles Kinney of Columbia. Besides her husband and parents, Tommie was predeceased by her sister, Nellie Rue Stowe, and her brother, William “Bud” Thompson Stowe. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the Mullikin family by

visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com.

WILLIE MAE LUCAS Mrs. Willie Mae Holmes Lucas, 91, widow of James Lucas Sr., entered eternal rest Monday, May 12, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born March 19, 1923, in St. Charles, she was a daughter of the late Henry Holmes and Beulah Hickman Holmes. She was educated in the public schools of Lee County and was a member of the Church of God By Faith, where she served as the mother of the church and sang on the senior choir. She was a self-employed seamstress. Survivors are: six sons, Elder Lee (Mattie) Holmes, Elder James (Alice) Lucas, Elder David (Min. Mabelle) Lucas, Robert Lee (Logretta) Lucas, Willie and Joseph Lucas; four daughters, Willie Mae (Allen), Cocklin Shirley Ford, Minister Jacqueline (Apostle Johnnie) Henry and Patricia Webster; one brother, Elijah Lee Holmes; three sisters, Carrie B. Robinson, Rosa Lee Scarborough and Betty Bradley; 58 grandchildren; 50 great-grandchildren; 6 great-great grandchildren; and a host of other relatives and friends. Viewing for Mother Lucas will be from 2:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home and funeral services at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at the Church of God by Faith, Sumter No. 1, 609 Atlantic Ave., Sumter, with Elder James Lucas, pastor; assisting, Elder Mack Wilson (superintendent), Pastor Stanley Hayes and Elder James Taylor. Burial will follow in Bradford cemetery. The family is receiving visitors at the home, 1046 Spaulding Ave., Sumter. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

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Hernandez charged in 2 more shooting deaths BY BOB SALSBERG The Associated Press BOSTON — Aaron Hernandez ambushed and gunned down two men after a chance encounter inside a Boston nightclub nearly two years ago, prosecutors said Thursday in an indictment that places the gun in Hernandez’s hands weeks before he signed a 5-year, $40 million contract with the New England Patriots and went on to catch 51 passes and score five touchdowns during the 2012 NFL season. Hernandez, 24, was already jailed in connection with a man’s 2013 shooting death and was indicted anew on two counts of first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the July 2012 killings of Daniel de Abreu and Safiro Furtado. A third man was wounded in that attack. Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in

the killing last year of Odin Lloyd, 27, a semi-pro football player whose body was found in an industrial area near Hernandez’s home in North Attleborough. Released by the Patriots last summer after being arrested in Lloyd’s death, Hernandez has pleaded not guilty in that case and his attorneys said in a statement that he looked forward to proving his innocence of the new charges. Suffolk District AttorHERNANDEZ ney Daniel Conley would not say whether prosecutors suspected a link between the two cases beyond their accusations of Hernandez’s involvement. According to Conley, the night of the 2012 shootings unfolded when Hernandez and an associate went into the Cure Lounge at about the same time

as the other men. The prosecutor would not describe what he called their “chance encounter,’’ but said there was no evidence that Hernandez knew the victims beforehand. After the men left, Hernandez followed in an SUV and pulled up alongside the men as their vehicle was stopped at a red light in Boston’s South End, Conley said. “Aaron Hernandez fired a .38-caliber revolver multiple times from the driver’s side of his vehicle into the passenger’s side of the victim’s vehicle,’’ killing de Abreu, 29 and Furtado, 28, said Conley. The case remained unsolved for months, but following the Lloyd shooting, Conley said the SUV was found in Bristol, Connecticut, where Hernandez grew up, and the gun used in the double shooting was recovered from a person with ties to Hernandez. Previ-

Protective order request against Panthers DE Hardy dismissed BY STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — The woman who alleges Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy assaulted and threatened to kill her “just snapped’’ after an argument over her short-lived relationship with rapper and Charlotte Bobcats minority owner Nelly, according to new court documents released Thursday. In a Charlotte Police Department warrant worksheet for obtaining an arrest, the woman said she and Hardy lived together until they broke up in March and she moved out. HARDY In the documents, the woman states she and Hardy were trying to reconcile and went out Monday night. They returned to the Hardy’s residence but he was upset over the woman’s relationship with Nelly, whose name is Cornell Haynes Jr. The court document states that the woman was lying in bed with Hardy when he “just snapped’’ and then “physically threw her into the floor, and then tossed her into the tile bathtub.’’ Earlier Thursday, Charlotte District Court Judge Charlotte Brown dismissed a protective order request by the woman after she failed to

show up in court. After the protective order was dismissed on Thursday, attorney Stephen Goodwin walked out of the courtroom and abruptly announced that he’s no longer representing the woman citing “irreconcilable differences’’ with his client. In the new court documents, the woman contends that Hardy “slammed her into a futon that had several guns and machine guns lying on it causing her to cut her arm on the end of one of (the) guns’’ and “began choking her twice during the assault.’’ The documents also state there were visible welts around her collar bone area. After being thrown on the floor of the bathtub, the document goes on to say the woman then “began to try and defend herself and swung her heeled shoe at the defendant several times to get the defendant off of her.’’ The woman “started screaming loudly and cursing, and the defendant then started recording her on video and agitating her several times trying to get her to flip out on him.’’ Judge Rebecca Thorne Tin, who oversaw Hardy’s first court appearance on Wednesday, also stated in the document that the four-year NFL veteran is to turn over any and all weapons and firearms currently in his possession or which he may have access to as an added condition to his bond.

ous court documents have said the vehicle was found at the home of Hernandez’s uncle. A grand jury heard testimony from more than 24 witnesses and examined more than 80 pieces of evidence before returning the indictments, Conley said. He said Hernandez’s notoriety played no role in the investigation. “This was never about Aaron Hernandez. This case was about two victims who were stopped, ambushed and senselessly murdered on the streets they called home,’’ he said. Hernandez’s attorneys, Charles Rankin and James Sultan, said their client was looking forward to his day in court. “It is one thing to make allegations at a press conference, and another thing to prove them in a courtroom. Unlike the district attorney, we are not going to try this case in the media,’’ they said in a statement.

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Walters’ career: journalistic triumph or harvest of shame? BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH “Barbara Walters: Her Story” (9 p.m., ABC), glances back at the ABC personality as she retires. Pardon me for not joining the party. Walters’ half-century career arc perfectly coincided with the decline of television journalism. She was heralded as a pathfinder and pioneer for female journalists, but has come to represent the reduction of “women’s news” to gossip, tears and fears. Walters came of age in television news when female correspondents were consigned to light, even trite, fare. Women newspaper columnists had to settle for advice columns and the society pages. So Barbara Walters’ ascent to news anchor in the mid-1970s seemed like a breakthrough. For a brief moment, Walters was best known for her interviews with world leaders. But over the past several decades, Walters has been the best (or worst) representative of the toxic blending of “news” and celebrity selfpromotion, jettisoning any shred of journalistic integrity in search of the next big “get.” We’ve seen a soft-focus Walters sit idly by as actor Will Smith peddled his ideas about the U.S. government spreading AIDS. Had Walters challenged him on his “facts,” she would not have gotten the interview. So, in Walters’ presence, celebrities felt free to say the darnedest things. Who can forget Anne Heche’s barking mad confession of alien encounters? The sad residue of this decades-long sellout is the presence of Jenny McCarthy, anti-vaccine conspiracy theorist, on Walters’ morning gabfest “The View.” In Walters’ world, celebrity trumps all. During her tenure, we’ve seen television news all but defanged. Rational conversation has been displaced by dueling theories — the more irrational, the better. The most insane propaganda is shared, disguised as personal opinion, or worse, “feelings.” Let’s not look on Barbara Walters’ career as a triumph, but as a harvest of shame. • “American Masters” (9 p.m.,

PBS, TV-PG, check local listings) presents “Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself,” a profile of the patrician-born “new” journalist and editor of the “Paris Review.” Plimpton was most famous for “participatory journalism,” putting himself in a series of books and pieces as an amateur experiencing professional sport and spectacle. “Plimpton” does a good job of exploring the line separating “high” literature and mass media. In later years, Plimpton would appear in TV commercials, all, some say, to raise funds to keep the “Paris Review” afloat. Plimpton “sold out” and eagerly made a fool of himself to maintain a little magazine that had discovered and celebrated writers from Philip Roth to Joan Didion and Jay McInerney to David Foster Wallace. • Gems from the stream: The Criterion Collection on Hulu Plus features the 1955 cult classic “Lola Montes,” French director Max Ophuls’ final film and his only in Technicolor. An infamous adventuress who had scandalized Europe with her many affairs, Montes (Martine Carole) is reduced to appearing in an American circus, surrounded by dwarves and acrobats (and ringleader Peter Ustinov), as she answers questions from the crowd about her life and lovers. Its opulent blend of circus exploitation, curiosity and scandal is something to think about on this, the last day of Barbara Walters’ career.

TONIGHT’S SEASON FINALES • A new take on storage on “Shark Tank” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • A rift grows between Juliette and Nick on “Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

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• An Italian restaurant undergoes renovation on “Kitchen Nightmares” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). • Zoe’s gesture rattles Wade on “Hart of Dixie” (9 p.m., CW, TV-PG).

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TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • On two episodes of “Blue Bloods” (CBS, r, TV-14): Danny negotiates Erin’s release from a kidnapper (9 p.m.); a subway tragedy may be more than meets the eye (10 p.m.). • Will makes a startling admission during therapy on “Hannibal” (10 p.m., NBC, TV14). • Time after time on “Continuum” (10 p.m., Syfy, TVPG).

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the Office of the RMC/ROD for Sumter County on November 30, 2000, in Mortgage Book 788 at Page 1094. This Mortgage was subsequently assigned to Homeside Lending, Inc. by assignment dated March 5, 2001 and recorded August 3, 2001 in Book 812 at Page 135; subsequently assigned to the Plaintiff herein by assignment dated January 12, 2007 and recorded January 26, 2007 in Book 1062 at Page 974. The premises covered and affected by the said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof were, at the time of the making thereof and at the time of the filing of this notice, described as follows:

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Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on May 27th, 2014 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household/business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 202 - Clark, Angela 237 - Lowery, Tamieka 317 - Patrick, James 458 - Richardson, Joyce 463 - Swinton, Dale 471 - Shaw, Billy 507 - Brunson, Donna 603 - Richardson, Melissa 704 - Choice, Ernest 705 - Richardson, Melissa 736 - Maola, Crystal 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 B007 - Torres, Gloria B030 - Gilman, Kathleen E042 - Shaw, Andranete J009 - Carter, Shakeeda 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0147 - Dicks, Frankie 0517 - Estes, Anders 0520 - Wesbury, Marybeth 0551 - Wade, Toy 0737 - Ogle, Joshua 0815 - Faulk, Kaldejia 0835 - Stuckey, Sheila B Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

PUBLIC NOTICE Moore's Mini Storage Auction 9AM Saturday, May 31, 2014 1117 N. Main St. Sumter, SC 29153 12 Tamika Jones 17 Danielle Laws 23 Shiveen Hilton 41 Deloris Davis 53 Kevin Pinkney 59 Debra Pringle

PUBLIC AUCTION SUMTER EAST SELF STORAGE 800 MYRTLE BEACH HWY. AUCTION MAY 31, 2014 10:00 A.M.

UNITS FOR AUCTION A-8 - LAKEISHA BROGDON A-41 - ROZEAL W-BROWN B-5 - MARY M. GREEN C-22 - MARIE MACK C-27 - SHAQUANA JENKINS C-37 - SHAIKEENAN MCDOWELL E-26 - ANNETTE ROBINSON

Summons & Notice SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 14-CP-43-0392 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Jimmy Huggins; Laura J. Morris k/n/a Laura J. Huggins; Defendant(s). (013263-05026) TO THE DEFENDANT(S), Jimmy Huggins: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 2460 Autumn Terrace, Dalzell, SC 29040-8639, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 134-00-02-053, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Ste 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein. Columbia, South Carolina April 11, 2014 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS ABOVE NAMED: YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on February 27, 2014. Columbia, South Carolina April 11, 2014 NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving

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Rogers Townsend and Thomas PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) Mary R. Powers (SC Bar # 16534) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-2154 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Shawanda Evans; Cindy Akers; Derek Cain; Tyrone Cain; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Branch Banking and Trust Company; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Republic Finance; Safe Federal Credit Union; Sumter Land and Realty, Inc.; Defendant(s). (013263-04337)

SUMMONS Deficiency Judgment Waived TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Cindy Akers, Derek Cain, Tyrone Cain and any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this foreclosure action on property located at 122 Phifer Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-3026, being designated in the County tax records as TMS# 248-09-03-060, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices, 220 Executive Center Drive, Suite 109, Post Office Box 100200, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202-3200, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you fail to do so, Plaintiff will apply to have the appointment of the Guardian ad Litem Nisi, Anne Bell Fant, made absolute. Columbia, South Carolina February 28, 2014

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS DOCKET NO. 13-CP-43-2154 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Wells Fargo Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Shawanda Evans; Cindy C. Akers; Derek Cain; Tyrone Cain; Any Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe; Branch Banking and Trust Company; The South Carolina Department of Revenue; Republic Finance; Safe Federal Credit Union; Sumter Land and Realty, Inc.; Defendant(s). (013263-04337)

LIS PENDENS Deficiency Judgment Waived NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT an action has been or will be commenced in this Court upon complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendant(s) for the foreclosure of a certain mortgage of real estate given by Sylvester Cain and Mary L. Cain to Synovus Mortgage Corp. dated November 29, 2000, and recorded in

ALL that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 20 on that plat of Wilson Park Subdivision, prepared by Palmer and Malone dated October 31, 1954 and recorded in Plat Book Z-12 at Page 82 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter county, and more recently on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated November 29, 2000 and recorded in Plat Book 2000 at Page 801, aforesaid records. Said Lot No. 20 consists of 0.25 acres, more or less, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the NORTHEAST by Phifer Street, a fifty foot (50') right-of-way, and fronting thereon 74.90 feet; on the SOUTHEAST by Lot No. 19, and measuring thereon 168.71 feet; on the SOUTHWEST by Lot No. 24, and measuring thereon 54.55 feet; and on the NORTHWEST by Lot No. 22 and Lot No. 21, and measuring thereon an aggregate distance of 168.16 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said most recent plat. This is the property known as 122 Phifer Street, Sumter, SC. This being the identical property conveyed to Sylvester Cain and Mary L. Cain, as tenants in common with an indestructible right of survivorship, by deed of Anna B. Nesbitt f/k/a Anna B. Moseley, dated November 29, 2000 and recorded November 30, 2000 in Deed Book 788 at Page 1089; subsequently, Sylvester Cain died on August 24, 2005, as detailed in Probate Case 2005-ES-43-410, vesting title in the subject property in the surviving tenant, Mary L. Cain; subsequently, Mary L. Cain died intestate on April 14, 2011, leaving the subject property to her heirs or devisees, namely, Shawanda Evans, Cindy C. Akers, Derek Cain, and Tyrone Cain, as is more fully preserved in the Probate records for Sumter County, in Case No. 2011ES4300221.

Property Address: 122 Phifer St Sumter, SC 29150-3026 TMS# 248-09-03-060 Columbia, South Carolina December 5, 2013 NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANTS: Cindy Akers, Derek Cain, Tyrone Cain and any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Summons and Complaint, of which the foregoing is a copy of the Summons, were filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina on December 7, 2013. Columbia, South Carolina February 28, 2014

NOTICE OF FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to the South Carolina Supreme Court Administrative Order 2011-05-02-01, you may have a right to Foreclosure Intervention. To be considered for any available Foreclosure Intervention, you may communicate with and otherwise deal with the Plaintiff through its law firm, Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC represents the Plaintiff in this action. Our law firm does not represent you. Under our ethical rules, we are prohibited from giving you any legal advice. You must submit any requests for Foreclosure Intervention consideration within 30 days from the date you are served with this Notice. IF YOU FAIL, REFUSE, OR VOLUNTARILY ELECT NOT TO PARTICIPATE IN FORECLOSURE INTERVENTION, THE FORECLOSURE ACTION MAY PROCEED. Columbia, South Carolina February 28, 2014

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Summons & Notice may be under a disability, it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Anne Bell Fant, be and hereby is appointed Guardian Ad Litem Nisi on behalf of all unknown minors and all unknown persons under a disability, all of whom may have or may claim to have some interest in or claim to the real property commonly known as 122 Phifer Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150-3026; that Anne Bell Fant is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent said Defendant(s), unless the said Defendant(s), or someone on their behalf, shall within thirty (30) days after service of a copy hereof as directed, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians Ad Litem for the said Defendant(s), and it is FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall forthwith be served upon the said Defendant(s) Cindy Akers, Derek Cain, Tyrone Cain and any unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Mary W. Cain a/k/a Mary Witherspoon Cain a/k/a Mary L. Cain, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe by publication thereof in the The Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. Rogers Townsend and Thomas, PC ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF Samuel C. Waters (SC Bar #5958) Cheryl H. Fisher (SC Bar #15213) Jennifer W. Rubin (SC Bar #16727) Ellie C. Floyd (SC Bar #68635) Robert P. Davis (SC Bar #74030) William S. Koehler (SC Bar#74935) Vance L. Brabham, III (SC Bar #71250) Andrew W. Montgomery (SC Bar #79893) Andrew A. Powell (SC Bar #100210) J. Pamela Price (SC Bar # 014336) Laura R. Baer (SC Bar # 101076) Mary R. Powers (SC Bar # 16534) H. Guyton Murrell (SC Bar # 064134) John J. Hearn (SC Bar # 6635) Kevin T. Brown (SC Bar # 064236) 220 Executive Center Drive Post Office Box 100200 (29202) Columbia, SC 29210 (803) 744-4444 James C. Campbell Clerk of Court for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina 013263-04337 March 26, 2014 A-4457502 05/09/2014, 05/16/2014, 05/23/2014

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT C/A #: 2014-CP-43-483 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER GREEN PLANET SERVICING, LLC, Plaintiff, vs. JEREMY S. SPENCER; DAVID A. BROWN ARLENE B. MITCHELL, AND CARI M. BROWN, AS HEIRS-AT-LAW OF GEORGE A. BROWN, DECEASED AND ANY OTHER HEIRS-AT-LAW OR DISTRIBUTEES OR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVES AND THEIR SPOUSES, IF ANY THEY HAVE, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN AND TO THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT HEREIN; ALSO ANY UNKNOWN ADULTS AND THOSE PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ALL OF THEM BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; HATFIELD'S HEATING & AIR CONDT.; FRED HATFIELD; CITIFINANCIAL, INC.; and BEST LUMBER & MILLWORK, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT JEREMY S. SPENCER: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street (29201), Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 10, 2014 and the Amended Complaint was filed on March 25, 2014.

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DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint upon the subscribers, at their office, 1703 Laurel Street, Post Office Box 11682, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint in the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on March 10, 2014. NOTICE OF ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI AND ATTORNEY

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TO: THE DEFENDANTS HEREIN, NAMES AND ADDRESSES UNKNOWN, INCLUDING ANY THEREOF WHO MAY BE MINORS, IMPRISONED PERSONS, INCOMPETENT PERSONS, UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY OR IN THE MILITARY SERVICE, IF ANY, WHETHER RESIDENTS OR NON-RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND TO THE NATURAL, GENERAL, TESTAMENTARY GUARDIAN OR COMMITTEE, OR OTHERWISE, AND TO THE PERSON WITH WHOM THEY MAY RESIDE, IF ANY THERE BE:

S.C.Code Section 29-3-650 (Non-Jury)

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Motion for an order appointing Kelley Y. Woody, Esquire, as Guardian ad Litem Nisi, for all persons whomsoever herein collectively designated as Richard Roe or John Doe, defendants herein, names and addresses unknown, including any thereof who may be minors, imprisoned persons, incompetent persons, or under other legal disability, and as Attorney for said parties who may be in the military service, whether residents or non-residents of South Carolina, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. YOU WILL FURTHER TAKE NOTICE that unless the said minors or persons under other legal disability, if any, or someone in their behalf or in behalf of any of them, shall within thirty (30) days after service of notice of this order upon them by publication, exclusive of the day of such service, procure to be appointed for them, or either of them, a Guardian ad Litem to represent them for the purposes of this action, the appointment of said Guardian ad Litem Nisi and Attorney shall be made absolute.

AMENDED LIS PENDENS TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Amended Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Amended Complaint upon the subscribers at 1320 Main Street, Post Office Box 11070, Columbia, South Carolina 29211, within thirty (30) days after service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Amended Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Amended Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that pursuant to Rule 53(b), of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended effective September 1, 2002, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference to the Master In Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(b) of the SCRCP, specifically provide that the said Master In Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this action. NELSON MULLINS RILEY & SCARBOROUGH LLP Jody A. Bedenbaugh SC Bar No. 71176 E-Mail: jody.bedenbaugh@nelsonmullins.com 1320 Main Street / 17th Floor Post Office Box 11070 (29211-1070) Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-2000

ABOVE

Notice of Sale

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action will be commenced in this Court upon the Complaint of the above-named Plaintiff against the above-named Defendants for the foreclosure of that certain Mortgage of Real Estate given by the Defendant Jeremy S. Spencer to Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation a division of Mortgage Investors Corporation, its successors and assigns, dated December 28, 2010, and recorded on January 5, 2011, in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina in Book 1149 at Page 824 (the "Mortgage"). By Mortgage Assignment (the "Assignment"), Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Amerigroup Mortgage Corporation a division of Mortgage Investors Corporation assigned the Mortgage to the Plaintiff, and the Assignment was recorded February 20, 2014, in Book 1199 at Page 849 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County, South Carolina. At the time of the filing of this notice, the premises affected by the said action were situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and are described as follows: All those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina which are shown and designated as Lots 23 and 25 in Block B on a plat made by Joseph Palmer, CE, dated July 9, 1941 and recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5, Page 109. The said lots have such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Law of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 39 Lemmon St., Sumter, SC 29150. Being the same property conveyed to Jeremy S. Spencer by deed of David A. Brown and Arlene B. Mitchell dated July 22, 2009 and recorded on July 31, 2009 in the office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1127 at Page 950.

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TO: THE DEFENDANTS STEVEN A. VARHOLY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR FLUID POWER OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. AND MLR FLUID POWER, INC.:

248-09-04-008

For a complete description of the property encumbered by the Mortgage, the undersigned craves reference to the Mortgage, the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference. Edward L. Grimsley Benjamin E. Grimsley Attorneys for the Plaintiff

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No. 2014-CP-43-00257 NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Synovus Bank, N.A., formerly known as Columbus Bank and Trust, as successor in interest through name change and by merger with The National Bank of South Carolina, Plaintiff, vs. Fluid Power of the Carolinas, Inc., MLR Fluid Power, Inc., Manchester Fluid Power, LLC, Michael W. Baker, Steven A. Varholy, SCBT, successor in interest by merger with First Federal Bank, Pinewood Development Authority and Branch Banking and Trust Company of South Carolina, Defendants. TO: DEFENDANTS STEVEN A. VARHOLY, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS REGISTERED AGENT FOR FLUID POWER OF THE CAROLINAS, INC. AND MLR FLUID POWER, INC.: TAKE NOTICE that the Complaint in this action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Sumter County on the 10th day of February, 2014 and an Amended Complaint filed on March 5, 2014.

AMENDED SUMMONS Foreclosure/Collection on Guarantees/Appointment of Receiver

Judgment Demanded Pursuant to

Case No. 2013-CP-43-01066 SECOND AMENDED ORDER AND NOTICE OF SALE DEFICIENCY JUDGMENT WAIVED, BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of Branch Banking and Trust Company v. John E. Gardenhire, Sr. a/k/a John Gardenhire, I, the undersigned Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity for Sumter County, will hold a sale on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 PM at the Sumter County Courthouse, Room 211,141 N. Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150 selling the following described property to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as a 7.75 acres tract on that certain plat by Carl J. Croft, RLS, dated July 30, 1996, and filed for record in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 97, at Page 805; less, however, that 2,831 square foot parcel deeded to the South Carolina Department of Transportation by deed dated February 25, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on March 17, 1999, in Volume 734, at Page 1577. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries and measurements of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 2515 McCrays Mill Road (2525), Sumter, South Carolina and is represented on the maps of Sumter County as Tax Parcel No. 206-00-04-018. This being the same property conveyed to John E. Gardenhire by deed of Annie C. Bradham and Allene C. Burgess, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Robert A. Burgess, Jr. dated July 10, 1997 and recorded July 13, 1997 in Book 679, Page 1879, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Thereafter, John E. Gardenhire conveyed to John E. Gardenhire, Sr. and Nancy Jo Gardenhire by deed dated June 27, 2002 and recorded June 28, 2002 in Book 847, Page 626, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. Thereafter, Nancy Jo Gardenhire conveyed all of her interest to John E. Gardenhire, Sr. by deed dated January 17, 2008 and recorded January 22, 2008 in Book 1099, Page 171, in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County. 2515 McCrays Mill Road (2525), Sumter, South Carolina 29154 TMS No. 206-00-04-018 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the SUMTER County Master in Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.52% per annum. Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale. THIS SALE IS ALSO MADE SUBJECT TO ALL SUMTER COUNTY TAXES AND EXISTING EASEMENTS AND RESTRITIONS OF RECORD. Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Attorneys for Plaintiff: Samuel D. Fleder, S.C. Bar No. 79819 Smith Debnam Narron Drake Saintsing & Myers, LLP P.O. Box 26268 Raleigh, NC 27611 Telephone (919) 250 2000 Of Counsel: McDonnell & Associates, P.A. 2442 Devine Street Columbia, SC 29205 1091857 5/16, 5/23, 05/30/2014 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Nicole Mary Willoughby, C/A No. 13-CP-43-2235, The following property will be sold on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina and being more particularly shown and delineated as Lot No. 187 of Oakland North Subdivision Section 4 Phase III on that certain plat of Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated December 21, 1992 and

CLASSIFIEDS

FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2014

recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB94, Page 592. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. Derivation: Book 1122 at Page 678 30 Rainmaker Court, Dalzell, SC 29040-8201 134-01-04-025, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-2235. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-04733 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1094089 5/16, 5/23, 05/30/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-1320 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC, against Betty Johnson, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on June 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being designated as Lot. No. 17, on a plat of Windchimes, Phases I and II by Palmer & Mallard Associates, Inc., dated August 1986, and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book 88, at page 584, reference being made to said plat, which plat is incorporated herein by reference, for a more complete and accurate description; be all measurements a little more or less.

TMS Number: 138-07-01-006 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 5500 Randolph Street, Rembert, SC This being the same property conveyed to Betty Johnson and Shiron Johnson by deed of John Lewis, dated October 5, 2007, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on October 10, 2007, in Deed Book 1093 at Page 2334. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.625% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon, fka The Bank of New York as Successor in interest to JP Morgan Chase Bank NA as Trustee for the Asset Backed Funding Corporation Loan Asset Backed Certificate Series 2003-WF1 vs. Jonathan Gregg, Sr.; Agnes N. Gregg; Cutler & Associates, Inc., C/A No. 09-CP-43-0420, The following property will be sold on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain pieces, parcel or lots of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as Lot Nos. 424 and 425 on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated October 20, 1997, filed for recorded in the Office of the Register of Mesne Conveyance

(RMC) for Sumter County in Plat Book 97 at Page 1284. Said Lot Nos. 424 and 425 having such shapes, metes, courses, distances, boundaries and measurements as will more fully appear by reference to the aforesaid plat. Book 688 at Page 1449 236 Murphy Street, Sumter, SC 29150 251-02-03-050, 251-02-03-051, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit, or comply with his bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at his risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.625% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #09-CP-43-0420. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, Samuel C. Waters, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 011784-09450 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1094094 5/16, 5/23, 05/30/2014

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 13-CP-43-2117 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Green Tree Servicing LLC Plaintiff, -vsMicheal James Carlson, Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Green Tree Servicing LLC vs. Micheal James Carlson, I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on June 2, 2014, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the township of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 43 of Wintergreen Subdivision, Section I, as shown on that certain Plat of Louis W. Tisdale, PLS, dated April 14, 1999 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2001 at Page 110, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in § 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 20 Oleander Drive, Sumter, SC. This being the identical property conveyed unto the Mortgagor herein by Deed from John H. Webb and Erica L. Webb dated June 29, 2006 and recorded June 29, 2006 in the Office of the ROD for Sumter County in Volume 1034 at Page 1081.

TMS #: 186-02-01-021 Physical Address: 20 Oleander Ct, Sumter, SC 29154 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.750% per annum. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2013-CP-43-537 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Mary Ann Collins a/k/a Mary Ann Collins; Hunters Crossing of Sumter Homeowners Assn. Inc., I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on June 2, 2014, at 12:00 PM, at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and being shown and designated as Lot 129 of Hunters Crossing Subdivision, Phase 1, Section 2 as more fully shown on a plat thereof prepared by Louis W. Tisdale, RLS, recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on June 13, 2006 in Plat Book 2006 at page 282; which plat is incorporated herein by this reference and having such metes, bounds, courses and distances, being a little more or less, as by this reference to said plat will more fully appear. This being the same property conveyed to James L.

Collins and MaryAnn Collins as joint tenants with right of survivorship by deed of Firstar Homes, Inc. recorded July 7, 2007 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Volume 1085 at Page 1233. Subsequently, James L. Collins died June 5, 2008, thus vesting his interest in the subject property in the surviving joint tenant, namely, MaryAnn Collins. TMS No. 187-12-02-027 Property Address: 1760 Polaris Drive, Sumter, SC 29150 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6.5000%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1094166 5/16, 5/23, 05/30/2014

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the case of SC Community Bank vs. Tommy L. Muldrow, under Case No. 2013-CP-43-768 I, the undersigned, as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will offer for sale separately at public outcry at 12:00 P.M., on Monday, June 2, 2014, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, the following described real property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing Lot No. 17 and a portion of Lot No. 18, being shown and delineated on that plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS, dated April 21, 1998 and recorded in Plat Book 98 at page 434 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under §30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 846 S. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC. Tax Parcel No.: 250-16-01-028 AND FOR SALE SEPARATELY All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 95 on that plat prepared by Lee & McLellan, C.E.'s, dated December 4, 1907 and recorded in Plat Book 4-A at page 12 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under §30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 202 Brand Street, Sumter, SC. Tax Parcel No.: 250-09-03-032 TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity or his designated representative shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order. Note: As a Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the sale as provided by law in such cases and compliance with the bid shall be made within twenty (20) days after the second sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive deficiency prior to the sale. Note: The two (2) parcels of property will be offered for sale separately.

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forth in a supplemental order. Note: If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, then the sale of the property will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Note: This sale is also made subject to all Sumter County taxes and existing easements and restrictions of record. Richard L. Booth Sumter County Master in Equity Louise M. Johnson Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. PO Box 11889 Columbia, SC 29211-1889 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE Deficiency Judgment Demanded IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2012-CP-43-1070 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AFC TRUST SERIES 1999-2, Plaintiff, v. CHARLES E. DINKINS A/K/A CHARLES E. DINKINS, JR. A/K/A CHARLES ELLIS DINKINS, JR.; BROCK AND SCOTT HOLDINGS, LLC; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, Defendant(s). BY VIRTUE of the decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR AFC TRUST SERIES 1999-2 against CHARLES E. DINKINS A/K/A CHARLES E. DINKINS, JR. A/K/A CHARLES ELLIS DINKINS, JR.; BROCK AND SCOTT HOLDINGS, LLC; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE; SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, the undersigned Master in Equity for SUMTER County, South Carolina, will sell on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 p.m., at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 Main Street, Room 211, City of Sumter, State of South Carolina, to the highest bidder: ALL THAT CERTAIN PIECE, PARCEL OR LOT OF LAND, TOGETHER WITH ANY AND ALL IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, LYING, BEING AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, AND STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. BEING SHOWN AND DELINEATED AS LOT NUMBER 26, CONTAINING 0.69 ACRES, MORE OR LESS, AS SHOWN ON THAT PLAT PREPARED BY EDMUNDS LAND SURVEYING, INC., DATED JANUARY 5, 1999 AND RECORDED IN PLAT BOOK 99 AT PAGE 544. ALL MEASUREMENTS BEING A LITTLE MORE OR LESS AND REFERENCE IS MADE TO PLAT FOR A MORE ACCURATE DESCRIPTION OF METES AND BEING A PORTION OF THAT PROPERTY CONVEYED TO BIBCO, INC., BY DEED OF B&G DEVELOPERS, DATED 3/25/96 AND RECORDED 3/25/96 IN DEED BOOK 643 AT PAGE 1041. ALSO BEING INCLUDED IS A 1995 REDMAN MOBILE HOME, SERIAL NUMBER 11426836AB. BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO CHARLES E. DINKINS, JR. BY DEED OF BIBCO, INC., BY DEED DATED MAY 18, 1999 AND RECORDED IN DEED BOOK 743 AT PAGE 1610 OFFICE OF THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR SUMTER COUNTY.

TMS# 100-00-04-041 CURRENT ADDRESS OF PROPERTY: 6145 Waco Court, Wedgefield, SC 29168 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master, at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to the purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to the Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the other terms of the bid within thirty (30) days, then the Master may re-sell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). Deficiency judgment being demanded the bidding will not be closed on the day of sale but will remain open for a period of thirty (30) days as provided by law. Purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 9.65% per annum. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions, easements and restrictions of record. The sale shall be subject to the United States right of redemption pursuant to 28 U.S.C.§ 2410(c). Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. In the event an agent of Plaintiff does not appear at the time of sale, the within property shall be withdrawn from sale and sold at the next available sales date upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or such terms as may be set

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Butler and Hosch, P.A. Genevieve S. Johnson SC Bar No. 78480 1201 Main Street, Suite 1110 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Telephone: (803) 252-7370 Fax: (803) 771-7768 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. vs. Vera J. Council a/k/a Vera Council; Santee Lynches Community Development Corporation; South Carolina Housing Trust Fund; The United States of America acting by and through its agency The Department of Agriculture Rural Housing Service; Santee-Lynches Affordable Housing and Community Developement Corporation; Dalzell Developers; C/A No. 13-CP-43-2106, The following property will be sold on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece parcel or lot of land with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Dalzell Acres Subdivision, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, known as 3220 Raffield Court and shown as Lot No. 50 on a plat prepared by Donald E. Thompson, RLS, dated June 29, 1998 and recorded September 17, 1999 in Vol. 99 at page 864 the Office of the RMC for Sumter County. Said tract or lot has such metes, boundries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250, Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. Derivation: Book 765 at Page 914 3220 Raffield Ct, Dalzell, SC 29040 1890401071-, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.25% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-2106. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 000098-00428 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1094159 5/16, 5/23, 05/30/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0020 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Nationstar Mortgage LLC d/b/a Champion Mortgage Company, against Kenneth Edward Crowder, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of John Morton Hamor a/k/a John Hamor, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on June 2, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, with the improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 126 of Beckridge Park, Section 7, as shown in Plat Book Z-41 at Page 158, and being more particularly shown on a plat by J.P. Edwards, RLS, dated April 19, 1985, verified on May 7, 1986 and recorded in Plat Book 86 at Page 632, in the Sumter County ROD. Said lot being bounded on the North by Orvis Street, on the East by Lot No. 127; on the South by Lots No. 114 and 113; and on the West by Lot No. 125. Be all measurements being a little more or a little less.

TMS Number: 207-06-02-004 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2362 Orvis St, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to John Hamor by deed of John Hamor and Brent Hamor, dated May 24, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on June 10, 2010, in Deed Book 1140 at Page 2086.

the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2014-CP-43-336 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: U.S. Bank, N.A. as Trustee on behalf of Manufactured Housing Contract Senior/Subordinate Pass-Through Certificate Trust 1996-3 v. Tommy L. Bethea, Sandra Bethea, HSBC BANK NEVADA, N.A., and South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on June 2, 2014 at 12:00 p.m. at the Sumter County Courthouse, 141 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder: ALL OF THAT CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND, CONTAINING 0.22 ACRE, BEING KNOWN AND DESIGNATED AS LOT NO. 1, BETHESDA PARK SUBDIVISION, BEING IN THE COUNTY OF SUMTER, STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND BEING FURTHER SHOWN AND DELINEATED ON THAT PLAT ENTITLED BETHESDA PARK SUBDIVISION, AND FURTHER SHOWN ON THAT PLAT PREPARED FOR TOMMY LEE BETHEA AND SANDRA BETHEA BY THOMAS M. REYNOLDS DATED MARCH 12, 1996 TO BE RECORDED AND HAVING SUCH METES AND BOUNDS AS REFERENCE TO SAID PLAT WILL SHOW, ALL MEASUREMENTS BEING A LITTLE MORE OR LESS. BEING THE IDENTICAL PROPERTY CONVEYED TO TOMMY L. BETHEA AND SANDRA BETHEA BY DEED OF PALMETTO DEVELOPERS, INC. BY DEED DATED AUGUST 27, 1996 AND RECORDED ON APRIL 3, 1996 IN DEED BOOK 644 AT PAGE 757 IN THE OFFICE OF THE RMC/CLERK OF COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY. Together with that certain 1996 Fleetwood Manufactured Home (VIN # GAFLS35A&B10460HH12)

TMS No.: 251-06-02-044 (Land & MH) SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County at conclusion of the bidding, five percent (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to cost and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of non-compliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity for Sumter County may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the said highest bidder). For complete terms of sale, attention is drawn to the Judgment of Foreclosure and Order for Sale on file with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. A personal or deficiency judgment being demanded against Sandra Bethea Only, the bidding will remain open after the date of sale for a period of thirty (30) days pursuant to South Carolina Code §15-39-720 (1976, as amended), unless the deficiency is waived. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.000% per annum. However, the plaintiff reserves its right to waive deficiency up to the time of the sale. Should the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent fail to appear on sales day, the property shall not be sold, but shall be readvertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when the Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney or agent is present. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Purchaser is responsible for the preparation and filing of their deed. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County

TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.56% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps.

Jeffrey L. Silver S.C. Bar No. 5104 1331 Elmwood Avenue, Suite 300 Post Office Box 11656 Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 252-7689 ATTORNEY FOR PLAINTIFF

Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

First Citizens Bank and Trust Company, Inc. as successor in interest to Community Resource Bank, NA, Plaintiff, v. Debra S. Nichols and Unknown Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of Cheryle

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on

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HUGE MOVING SALE: 135 Planters Dr., (across from Speedway on Wedgefield Hwy). Fri 5-8pm, Sat. 7am-1pm. Linens, kitchenware, craft & party supplies, furn, lawn tools, yard supplies, paint, clothes, Christmas decor, religious books, pre-school- 6th grade teaching materials (Retired teacher).

For an Extraordinary Learning experience with integrity. Pathway Medical Training Services, 1150 Broad St. Suite 9, Sumter, 803-316-2656.

Huge Garage Sale: 1120 Waterway Dr. Sat. 7AM-3PM. Numerous Items. 900 Breezybay Lane (Timberline Meadows) Sat 7Am-12PM. Qn mattress set, lrg wood armoire, bedding items, tv, pics, misc. Moving Sale: 2 Parker Dr. Sat. 7AM-?. Some furn, hshld items, rug, linens, wall mirror, electronic. 529 Carrol Dr Sat 8-12 baby clothes, ladies dresses, men's jackets, ladies shoes ETC.

Support United Ministries/ Samaritan House, Please help us by donating New or Used items from your yard sale or business for our future yard sales. Call Ed: 803-464-7643 for Pick-up. Sumter County Civic Center Indoor Garage Sale 700 W. Liberty St. Sat., May 24, 2014, 8 AM to 1 PM Free Admission For booth space, Call 436-2271 After 9:00am Multi-Family Yard Sale: 2371 Old Whites Mill Rd. (15N just past Brewington Rd.) Sat. 7AM-12PM Too much to mention. Downsizing 1975 Sam Gillespie Blvd (Beech Creek)Sat 8-12 Lots of misc items!

For Sale or Trade Auction May 17, 2014 9AM 822 S Guingard DR Heat & A/C Business Closed. Lots of Heat/AC parts. Antiques, Coke Collectibles, Antique Sumter telephone, Go to auctionzip.com for details and photos.

Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 I buy used Utility and Car trailers. Call 803-972-0900

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Homes for Sale

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99' Chevy Lumina Good body & tires. No rust or dents. Needs motor. $1,500 481-5972

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Homes for Sale

2000 Chevy Silverado, excellent condition. Runs great. Clean inside/out. $2,700. 803-447-5453

Work Wanted REDUCED for quick sale: 6 Middle St. 3BR & 4th optional/2BA. C/H/A. New construction. Financing Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

I will sit with elderly or sick. Will provide ref/exp. Call 803-236-3603 for more info.

INVESTORS DREAM DEAL Buy three houses get one free. Anxious to sell. 803-773-4391, 803-464-5960

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments 1BR Apt, LR, kitchen w/ all appliances. Parking in fenced yard w/ screen porch. 540-209-2678 SOUTH FORGE APTS. 1 & 2 BR Water, stove & frig furnished. Linda at 803-494-8443

Unfurnished Homes Nice 3 Br, 3 Ba, downtown historical district, refrig, stove, dishwasher, C/H/A, hardwood floors, FP, fenced in yard, lg. workshop with C/H/A, alarm system. No Pets. $1200 mo. Call 803-491-5375.

REDUCED for quick sale: 3600 Dallas: Dalzell, 3BR, 2BA. Big Lot. Big storage & workshop. 1/2 ac lot. Fin Available. 775-4391, 464-5960

ABSOLUTE AUCTION 4 BR home on 3 acres in Shiloh 1130 Pudding Swamp Rd., Lynchburg, SC. www.jrdixonauctions.com for full details. Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059, (803) 774-6967 Open House Sun, May 18th, 2 pm - 5 pm 1024 Pebble Lane, Manning

Autos For Sale SUMMER SALE 200 cars $4,500 or less $$$ CASH $$$ Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

Farms & Acreage For Sale By Owner, 10 Acres, 8 miles to Sumter. $55,000. Owner Financing 803-427-3888.

Land & Lots for Sale

Ernest Baker Auto Sales & Equip.

3349 N. Main St., Hwy 15N. Across from Mozingo Conv. Store 803-469-9294 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

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8 Highland 3BR 2.5BA 1900 sq ft. $850/mo + dep. Call William Anderson 803-775-0425

50 Frodo Circle 1,925 Sq Ft. 4BR /2.5 BA, Spacious, porches, LG Fenced back Yard $1,250/mo. + dep. 803-795-6140

Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

2002 Honda Shadow, exc. cond, Lizard running lights. $2,800 Call 803-410-7482/435-6938

COUNTRY SPRING SALE "Remember Cars are like eggs" Cheaper in the country! Financing Available 99 Ford Ranger 4D $4,995 07 Ford F150 Supercab $8,995 04 Chevy Z71 4x4 Xt cab $11,995 08 Chevy Trailblazer $10,995 07 Chevy Malibu $6,995 '08 Ford Focus $8,995 '07 Dodge Magnum SXT $8,995 '09 Honda Accord (Lded) $13,995 '010 Dodge Charger SXT $13,995 '013 Dodge Charger SE $20,500

Minutes Walmart/Shaw, 1 Ac $6,000. 16.2 ac $32,600. Water, Electric, Paved 800-774-5720

3 Br, 1.5 Ba. in country but close to town. Fully carpeted, W/D hookup. Screen back porch. $700 mo. 803-491-5375

3Br home Burgess Ct. $495/mo & 2Br Apt Miller Rd. $395/mo. 774-8512 / 983-5691

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FSBO, 3 Br, 2 Ba, 1750 sqft, 2 story, 0.75 ac. On pond in Buckhorn. Hardwd flrs. Updated kit. new stainless appl., granite countertops. Huge front porch, large back deck $184,900 803-381-6473 or 803-629-1958

Ren. 3BR/2BA brick home. All hrdwd, 1,850+ sq ft. $1,050 + dep. Military dis. 803-968-9019

Boats / Motors 2012 Bennington 20ft pontoon boat. 70 hp 4stroke Yahama motor. 8 ft Bimini top, full cover, privacy room, trailer. Garage kept, fresh water only used few times. Must see $18,500. 803-460-3898 or 910-612-5743

2BR 1BA C/H/A appliances, $500 mo. + $500 dep. Call 803 983-3337

Mobile Home Rentals 1Br/1Ba on private lot in Wedgefield. $375/mo + dep. Application Req. Call 494-2954 lv msg.

1037 Acres, near Continental Tires. Newly renovated DW. 3BR/2BA with garden tub. Fin. available. Call 803-775-4391 464-5960

(Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80. No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm 2BR 1BA 14x52 MH near town, all appliances, C/H/A Sec 8 Accepted 469-6978

EMPLOYMENT Help Wanted Full-Time Vice President Human Resources Sumter, SC SAFE Federal Credit Union For details, please visit our website at: http:/www.safefed.org Lead Carpenter needed . Must have transportation and valid driver license. Call 803-460-4656 CDL driver needed to haul sod. Home nights and weekends. Good driving record required. Serious Inquiries only please email countrygreenturf@yahoo.com FT ASE Certified Mechanic wanted to fix cars quickly & multi-task. All makes and models, for. and dom. Quality work done quickly. Professional exp. and ASE Cert. req. Body exp. a plus. Work hours: 8a-7p M-F and 9a-6p Sat. Must have drvs. lic. and tools. Imm. hire. $3,000 - $3,750/mo. DOE. Call Peter at 803-454-6815. Immediate opening for 3 Residential Cable Techs. Will train the right candidates, Full time work, Company truck. Call 803 612-1150 to set up interview. FT/PT Front Desk Clerk. Some experience & computer knowledge helpful. Apply in person 9 3pm. Mon -Fri. at Mt. Vernon Inn, 2 Broad St. Sumter. Dental Assistant needed for Busy Dental Practice. Fun, professional environment. Great pay benefits. Salary based on experience. Please send resume P-357 c/o The Item, PO Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151. Air Conditioning Installer If you are an Experienced Install Technician and have a good driving record, we are looking for you. Please apply in person at: Boykin Air Conditioning Services, 845 S. Guignard Dr. Full time Veterinarian assistant needed. Exp. a must. Send resume to: 2093 Alex Harvin Hwy. Manning, SC 29102. Shirt/laundry presser needed. Apply in person Polar Bear Cleaners 1087 B Alice Dr Sumter

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585 Caroland Dr. 3BR/1BA. Pvt lot. $475/mo + $475/dep. Call 803-481-7118 or 803-979-7057 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 WE'VE MOVED. Vestco, Palmetto & Southland Properties & Lafayette Gold and Silver. 480 E Liberty Street (inside Coca-Cola building), 773-8022 WHY RENT WHEN YOU CAN OWN!! 2 & 3 Bedroom homes available, with low monthly payments financing options available! For more info call 803 469-8515 or visit us at www.mhcomm.com

REDUCED for quick sale 411 N. Magnolia, Hrwd floors, C/H/A. Garage, workshop & shed. Comm. lot on Lafayette also available. Fin Avail. 775-4391/ 464-5960

Priced To sale 800 Grimble Ct 3BR 3BA 1700 sq ft Duplex in Tudor Place. $119,000 Call 938-2768

GOING FAST 3BR 2BA Homes available for immediate occupancy. Country living with city convenience. For more info please call 803-469-8515 or visit us at www.mhcomm.com.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Mobile Home Lot Rentals 130 Hoyt St. Sumter County close to downtown. Call 864-349-1400.

Resort Rentals Ocean Lakes 2BR/2BA C/H/A Sleeps 8, near ocean, Call 803-773-2438

Commercial Rentals 35,000 Sq Ft. Warehouse for rent. 803-773-8022

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