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Internet presence: More than a Web page Publisher creates digital service to help Sumter businesses thrive online

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Geofencing. Reachapocalypse?

Say what?

Quite a few Sumter-area small business owners heard these terms at a seminar Wednesday presented

by Iris Digital Agency, a venture launched this week by Osteen Publishing Co., owner of The Sumter

Item. The new agency is intended to help small businesses take advantage of opportunities on the Internet and social media of which many small business owners SHAW are unaware.

Katie Shaw, a digital specialist with Iris Digital Agency said it’s all about being found, especially on social media.

“Different companies will have different things they need from us,” she said. “We want to increase your visibility in all things social.”

Jack Zavoral, a digital media consultant from Madison, Wisconsin,

said having a Web presence doesn’t mean just having a Web page, but involves “getting found” by potential customers on the Internet by email and on social media such as

Facebook and YouTube.

“Social media is the word-ofmouth advertising of today,” he said.

Zavoral said to do that, you must leverage the digital targeting capabilities that are available.

He said he works with newspapers and other media all across the country to provide an integrated approach to business advertising.

It’s important to make advertising compatible with different platforms, he said.

“We all have a lot of digital devices now,” Zavoral said.

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Wateree Correctional dedicates pond, fishing pier Inmates build facility for special needs children

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Friday the 13th was a fine day for a tour of the new pond and fishing pier at Wateree River Correctional Institution. The sunny, cool morning brought out about a dozen people involved in the conception and construction of the new catfish pond, calm and glass-smooth, with a big, handicap-accessible pier.

Warden Don Beckwith beamed as the admiring crowd, which included a few “civilians,” arrived in shifts for the 10 a.m. dedication.

Jacob Bryant, 19, came with his stepfather, Mike Griffin, to be the first to test out the pier.

It projected into the pond quite a way, its entrance blocked by a yellow ribbon waiting to be cut after the official dedication by Beckwith.

Bryant, an avid hunter and fisherman who uses a wheelchair, waited under a tent with his dad and others as the crowd grew. He’d come all the way from Jefferson to be the first official fisherman on the pier.

“I like to fish,” Bryant said.

“I’ll catch just about anything that can bite — bream, catfish, sunfish, crappie, bass. I want to catch a big ol’ bass.

They fight a little — they can tire you out.”

Unfortunately for Bryant, there were no fish in the pond Friday, just three very small alligators that were soon to be

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Mark Ferrell, left, coordinator of S.C. Department of Natural Resources’ Take One Make One program, and SCDNR Aquatic Education Coordinator Sarah Chabaane, right, present a fishing outfit to Jacob Bryant. Bryant volunteered to be the first to check out the new pier and pond at Wateree River Correctional Institution. removed, before the pond was fully stocked.

The Catfish Pond, as it will be known officially, and pier grew out of the involvement of Beckwith and other members of the Institute’s staff with the Outdoor Dream Foundation, S.C. Deptartment

of Natural Resources’ Take One Make One program and Wounded Warriors, said Clark Newsom, internal communications director for S.C. Department of Corrections.

The Outdoor Dream Foundation “provides outdoor adventures to children who have

Weather a concern for Shaw Expo

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com There is little doubt “Thunder Over the Midlands” will take place this weekend at Shaw Air Force Base.

The question is: Will it be an air show or a lightning storm?

Maybe some of both according to Shaw Air Force Base Public Affairs.

A base spokesperson said they are proceeding with plans for the “Thunder Over the Midlands” Air Expo, scheduled for 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Saturday and Sunday at the base.

“It’s still a go,” she said.

She did say they are working on contingency plans.

Wednesday, John Quagliariello, a meteorolo-

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Precipitation chances are 60 percent Friday, 70 percent Saturday and 30 percent Sunday, he said.

“It looks like scattered showers on Sunday,” he said. “It doesn’t look like a major washout.”

Federal Aviation Administration has very specific requirements for an air show to proceed, said John Cudahy, president of the International Council of Air Shows. The cloud ceiling can’t be lower than 1,500 feet and the visibility must be at least 3 miles.

“Obviously if there is lightning or a torrential downpour, it would not proceed,” he said,

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Senate overrides farm bill veto

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com As South Carolina Senate President Pro-Tem Hugh Leatherman, R-Florence, introduced the motion to override Gov. Nikki Haley’s veto of the Farm Aid Bill Wednesday, he said he thought it was one of the most serious issues he has seen in 36 years in the General Assembly.

“I have walked the fields with farmers,” he said. “I have seen everything lost.

In many cases, farmers work the land by the sweat of their brow and the blood

of their families. Let’s not turn out back on the farmers when they need it most.”

With many farmers and S.C. Secretary of Agriculture Hugh Weathers in the gallery, the Senate then voted 39-3 to override the veto.

After a 112-2 vote in the House Tuesday the Farm Aid Bill will become law and will set up a $40 million fund to provide up to $100,000 for farmers who can document at least a 40 percent uncompensated

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Special meeting called on trangender policy Sumter School District will hold a special called meeting today at 2 p.m. at the district office, 1345 Wilson Hall Road.

The only item on the agenda is discussion of Policy JBAB Student Gender and Orientation. The policy refers to transgender students use of restrooms, locker rooms and other facilities.

Third and final reading of the policy will be held at 6 p.m. on June 13 at the district office.

Elliott man killed in hit and run in Lee County South Carolina Highway Patrol is seeking information about a deadly hit-and-run collision that killed an Elliott man early Wednesday in Lee County.

Shonterrio Kuante Bell, 32, of 166 Freedom Lane, Elliott, was reportedly struck by a vehicle at the intersection of U.S. 401 and S.C. 341 between midnight and 5 a.m., according to Highway Patrol. Lee County Coroner Larry Logan said Bell died of blunt force trauma and was pronounced dead at the scene.

Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident.

Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact call (803) 896-9621 or (800) 768-1501.

Information may also be reported to www.midlandcrimestoppers.com.

CORRECTION The wife of Hayes F. Samuels Jr. was misidentified in photo in Wednesday’s edition of The Sumter Item. Her name is Yvonne J. Samuels.

Candidates open up at NAACP forum

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Sumter residents learned a little more about Sumter County Council District 1, 5 and 7 candidates during Sumter Branch NAACP’s candidate forum at Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Building on Monday night.

District 1 candidates include Barbara Bowman, Alphonso Johnson, Caleb Kershaw Jr., former Sumter County Council Chairman Roland Robinson and Chris Sumpter.

District 5 candidates include Geraldine Gamble, county council chairwoman Vivian Fleming-McGhaney and former county council chairman Frank Williams Jr. District 7 candidate councilman Eugene Baten attended the forum but did not sit on the panel because he is running unopposed.

The forum was moderated

by Sumter Branch NAACP Political Action Chairman Billy Shaw.

The candidates took turns answering questions about their thoughts of county government and plans for the county if they are elected.

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE ROLE OF COUNTY GOVERNMENT? Sumpter, the youngest candidate, said the role of county government is to make sure each district gets a fair share of the pie because all residents pay taxes.

Johnson, who had a similar response, said county government should tell the people where the money is going and it should not keep any secrets from the public.

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Sumter County Council Chairwoman and 2016 District 1 candidate Vivian Fleming-McGhaney answers a question during Sumter Branch NAACP’s candidate forum at Central Carolina Technical College’s Health Sciences Building on Monday evening. economic developments.

Williams said continued cooperation with the local and state chambers of commerce is key. The former county council chairman said he would also like to bring in environmentallyfriendly industries.

Bowman agreed with Sumpter and Johnson but added that accountability is also important.

WHAT WOULD BE YOUR PLANS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND HOW WOULD YOU MAKE THEM HAPPEN? Kershaw said he would continue to make the county more presentable to new industries to help retain students after they graduate from high school and college.

“We have to do a better job of taking care of home,” Sumpter said, referring to the litter and crime in the county.

He also said the county should focus on producing a trained workforce ready to take on new industry jobs in Sumter.

McGhaney said the county government’s infrastructure fund has been instrumental in encouraging industries to come to Sumter.

She said the fund has also made it possible for the county to fund other local

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON TERM LIMITS? Sumpter said he is a big advocate for term limits.

Council’s members need to change with the times, he said.

If term limits were in place, McGhaney said she would not have an issue complying. However, she said term limits are unnecessary if elected officials are doing their duties correctly.

Wisdom comes with time, she said.

Williams said council members should stop running once they cease to perform. Just because someone has been there a long time does not mean they are doing a good job, he said.

Bowman and Johnson said

some elected officials can become stale if there are no term limits.

HOW WOULD THE CANDIDATES PROPOSE TO ASSIST SUMTER SCHOOL DISTRICT FINANCIALLY? McGhaney mentioned the proposal county council is considering; to increase the millage for county industries and businesses to give teachers a 5 percent pay increase.

She said she is in support of the increase to help retain local teachers.

Robinson said he also supports the millage increase for teacher’s salaries because Sumter has become “a training ground for teachers to work in Columbia.”

Williams said he would not mind providing financial assistance to the district as long as officials showed where and how the money would be used.

School district officials should have teacher’s salaries in mind whenever they ask for increased funding, Johnson said.

Supreme Court: Haley can’t appoint Transportation secretary COLUMBIA (AP) — A state Supreme Court ruling Wednesday temporarily put the Department of Transportation’s leadership in limbo and, according to lawmakers, underscored the Legislature’s need to pass a roads bill.

The justices threw out a clause in the 2015-16 budget allowing Gov. Nikki Haley to continue appointing the Transportation secretary, saying it was unrelated to the budget and therefore unconstitutional “log-rolling.”

The issue is whether “suspending the termination of the governor’s appointment power is reasonably and inherently related to the raising and spending of tax monies. We hold that it is not,” Chief Justice Costa Pleicones wrote in the 4-1 decision.

Under the 2007 government restructuring law that put the Transportation agency in the governor’s Cabinet, Haley’s ability to appoint the secretary should have expired July 1, 2015.

Legislators intended to address that as part of highway-funding legislation.

When they couldn’t agree on funding, legislators tacked a one-year extension onto the budget.

The court’s order says the authority

to appoint a new leader should have reverted last July to the Transportation Department’s commission, restoring its full oversight of the agency.

The ruling is another victory for Greenville resident Ned Sloan, a retired paving contractor who, for more than a decade, has successfully challenged the legislative practice of “bobtailing” — tacking one bill onto another.

Hours after the ruling, commissioners voted 8-0 in an emergency meeting to keep Christy Hall as secretary and ratify her decisions.

“We have no issue with who the secretary is. Apparently the Supreme Court has an issue with how she got there,” said DOT Chairman Mike Wooten. “She’s what South Carolina needs, and we need to keep her in that position as long as we can.”

The Senate confirmed Hall as secretary in January, but she’d been at the helm as acting secretary since last summer.

It was her second stint in the interim position, following the second resignation of a Haley appointee. Legislators have widely praised Hall’s leadership during the February 2014 ice storm and

last fall’s catastrophic flooding.

Rep. Gary Simrill, who has led the House’s highway-funding efforts, said he wasn’t surprised by the high court’s ruling.

“We were Band-aiding the process,” he said.

It does show the ramifications of what could happen if the Legislature continues to delay on legislation aimed at fixing South Carolina’s crumbling roads, and it highlights the need to combine reform with funding, said Simrill, R-Rock Hill.

Later Wednesday, the House Ways and Means Committee unanimously advanced a bill merging a Senate borrowing proposal with changes in the DOT’s governance. It would continue to give the commission appointing powers, with legislators’ approval, but allow the governor to appoint every commissioner. Legislators appoint seven commissioners and the governor appoints one.

The borrowing plan, which the Senate approved as part of its budget proposal for 2016-17, uses about $200 million in existing fees, fines and vehicle sales taxes to borrow $2 billion during

10 years. Hall has said that frees up other money the DOT can use to replace bridges and pave roads, allowing for more than $4 billion worth of work total.

Last year, the House passed a bill that would have provided an additional $400 million yearly for highway construction. A Senate version raised roughly twice that, but the session ended with opponents of increasing gas taxes preventing a vote on the Senate floor.

The DOT has said it needs an additional $1.5 billion annually during three decades to bring the state’s highway system to good condition.

“The court’s ruling underscores the need for the legislature to reform the DOT this year — otherwise we’re going to keep throwing taxpayer dollars at a system that’s broken, which would be irresponsible,” said Haley spokeswoman Chaney Adams.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Larry Martin, R-Pickens, blasted the court’s ruling but said he’s optimistic the Legislature will address both funding and governance before the session ends next month.

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Homes are seen at The Cannery, which is set beside the plowed field of the small, urban farm that is a centerpiece of the community in Davis, California. Housing developments incorporating farms, known as agrihoods, are a new niche in the market.

Agrihoods take root in housing market DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — “How ya gonna keep ‘em down on the farm?” asks the old song. The answer may be: Build them an agrihood.

Feeding off the continuing interest in eating fresh, local food, developers are ditching golf courses and designing communities around farms, offering residents a taste of the pastoral life — and tasty produce, too.

The latest incarnation of harvest homes is The Cannery, a community designed around a small farm in Davis, about 20 miles west of California’s capital, Sacramento.

Master developer The New Home Co. was looking to build a neighborhood, not just homes, and market research showed that people wanted to connect to community. So “it made lots of sense to take this 7.5-acre piece of property and turn it into an urban farm, have that be the focus point,” said Kevin Carson, New Home president.

Residents can sign up for a weekly box of produce from the farm, and no matter what their level of participation they get to feel part of something, Carson said.

“They can see the pumpkins being harvested or the tomatoes being planted or the different seasons that happen on a farm,” he said.

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Building homes close to food sources isn’t new. Back before refrigerated trucks and sophisticated delivery systems, it was the norm. But modern housing design took a different tack as suburbs sprouted around cities.

Developers looking to distinguish their offerings began designing golf course communities. But it turned out many buyers weren’t into golf so much as the view, says Ed McMahon, senior resident fellow at the Urban Land Institute in Washington, D.C. Since golf courses are big and expensive, developers moved to open spaces, then orchards and pastures and now gardens and/or urban farms.

It’s still a niche; McMahon is tracking almost 200 projects of various sizes, a fraction of the overall market. Some agrihoods are big, some small. A few involve residents actually working on farms.

Most, like The Cannery, have professionals handling the agricultural side of things. But the trend “is growing quite rapidly and there seems to be

some interest in it,” McMahon said. “I get a call literally almost once a day from some developer who wants to talk about this.”

Nationwide, examples of agrihoods include Willowsford in Ashburn, Virginia; Agritopia near Phoenix, and Prairie Crossing in Grayslake, Illinois.

In California, The Cannery opened in August 2015 and is planned to be a 547-home community, with prices starting in the $400,000s for town homes.

The farm has produced tomatoes, sunflower and corn, which were harvested by volunteers and donated to a food bank.

Among those moving into The Cannery are Samrina and Mylon Marshall, who were attracted by the farm as well as the energy efficiency of their new home, which is equipped with solar panels. Mylon Marshall’s grandfather was a farmer in California’s Central Valley, and he spent a little time in the fields. But he doesn’t have much of a green thumb, so the idea of having fresh, local produce without having to actually work the land appealed.

Living in an area where the farm-to-fork movement is particularly strong.

“We really have come to appreciate what it means to eat locally and to eat seasonally,” Samrina Marshall said.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Bernie Sanders won Oregon’s presidential primary and battled Hillary Clinton to a razor-thin margin in Kentucky, vowing to stay in the race until the end as Clinton aimed to blunt his momentum and prepare for a fall campaign against Republican Donald Trump.

Tuesday’s primary in Kentucky was too close to call with Clinton leading Sanders by less than onehalf of 1 percent. Closing in on the Democratic nomination, Clinton declared victory in Kentucky nonetheless, telling her supporters on Twitter: “We’re always stronger united.”

Trump won the GOP’s Oregon primary, the only Republican contest on Tuesday. In a sign of his pivot into the general election, his campaign announced that it had signed a joint fundraising agreement with the Republican National Committee that will allow it to raise cash for both his campaign and other Republican efforts.

After months of discord within the GOP, Democrats displayed new signs that it could have trouble uniting around Clinton’s candidacy as Sanders plows through the end of the primary calendar in mid-June. Sanders will need to win about twothirds of the remaining pledged delegates to end the primary season in a tie but

is not letting up.

“Before we will have the opportunity to defeat Donald Trump, we’re going to have to defeat Secretary Clinton,” Sanders said Tuesday night to cheers in Carson, California.

Clinton ended the night with a commanding lead of 279 pledged delegates more than Sanders and a dominant advantage among party officials and elected leaders known as superdelegates.

The outcomes in Kentucky and Oregon, where Sanders led by 9 percentage points with roughly threequarters of the vote counted, did not dramatically change the delegate count.

The former secretary of state remains on track to clinch the nomination on June 7 in the New Jersey primary.

But Tuesday’s elections followed a divisive weekend state party convention in Nevada in which supporters of Sanders were accused of tossing chairs and making death threats against the Nevada party chairwoman at the event in Las Vegas.

Supporters argued that party leadership had rigged the results of the convention in favor of Clinton.

In a sign of the tensions between the two sides, Sanders issued a defiant statement Tuesday dismissing complaints from Nevada Democrats as “nonsense.”

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ur world is rife with religious controversy, and perhaps no controversy is as alarming as the average believer’s ill-preparedness to deal with religious controversy. We know struggles are everywhere in this world; Scripture told us so (John 16:33).

We simply don’t know how to deal with them, especially when it comes to reacting in a way that would honor the Author of our faith.

It has been especially obvious given the recent controversy surrounding transgender individuals having access to public restrooms. First, I’d like to include a bit of a disclaimer: There are those — yes, those spirituallyminded — who interpret any statement that doesn’t express outrage and anger about the issue as as an open endorsement of that lifestyle. That is not the subject or intent of this column.

How we react to such controversy often speaks louder than the actual statements that we make. For example, a child might not remember the actual words a parent said, but they will remember if those words were spoken in anger or in love. Our reactions create indelible impressions on those around us, and if

our impulse isn’t first to love the sinner, then we will have reacted poorly.

The problem is that most of us don’t have the spiritual fortiFaith Matters tude to shoot JAMIE H. from the hip in these circumWILSON stances (2 Tim. 4:2). We haven’t prayed about it or researched God’s word to find the appropriate response, so what results is defensiveness and, sometimes, hateful statements. We further alienate people to whom God would have us show grace.

You don’t have to choose between mercy and righteousness; the two pair nicely when practiced together. So allow me to suggest a new practice when it comes to living in the light of controversy: become the light to a dark world (Phil. 2:15).

I’ll be among the first to tell you that the faith we claim is often misrepresented, but a lot of those misconceptions are perpetuated by Christians themselves. It’s true; you can hate the sin and love the sinner, but as much as we tout that sentiment,

CHURCH NEWS and vendors. American Legion Post 204 will provide music.

ALIVE Praise & Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., announces: * Today-Saturday — Women’s conference at 7 p.m. today and Friday and 9 a.m. on Saturday.

Various speakers.

Goodwill Baptist Church, 1329 Goodwill Church Road, Manning, announces: * Friday — Revival at 7 p.m. * Saturday, June 4 — Fun day at Goodwill from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with horse rides, musical chairs, volleyball, bounce house, Bible bowl and more.

Free food and drinks. Call (803) 460-7560.

Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, 2571 Joseph Lemon-Dingle Road, Jordan community, Manning, announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s Aide ministry will sponsor a “7-Up Program” at 3 p.m. Call (803) 4784557 for information.

Cedar Grove Missionary Baptist Church, 1275 Oswego Highway, announces: * Sunday — Celebration for the 40th anniversary of soloist Sister Clara Pringle at 4 p.m. On the program: Melodyaires, Gospel Kings, Hill Boys and more.

Cross Road Christian Fellowship / St. Peter Baptist Church, 845 Webb St., announces: * Friday-Sunday — Women of Faith Women’s Conference “Under Construction Building Our House in Christ Proverbs 14:1” as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 8:30 a.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m. Sunday. Various speakers.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday, May 29 — Fifth Sunday joint worship service at 10 a.m. Sunday school will begin at 9 a.m.

Family Life Center Church of the Living God, International (CLGI), 341D W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday — District meeting for Coastal S.C. District CLGI at 3 p.m. Speakers: District Superintendent Cornelius Hudson and Pastor Christopher M. Evans.

Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Sunday — Choir and praise ministry anniversary celebration at 3:30 p.m. Bishop Leroy T. James will speak.

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Saturday — Wateree Baptist Sunday of Christian Education Workshop and the C.O. Jackson Oratorical Contest at 10 a.m.

Historic Mount Zion AME Church, M.W. Rickenbaker Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Women’s Day celebration at 3 p.m. The Rev. Vanessa Johnson will speak.

Hopewell Baptist Church, 3285 Peach Orchard Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — The 140th anniver-

Preacher who accused Whole Foods of slur on cake drops his lawsuit AUSTIN, Texas — A gay Texas pastor who sued Whole Foods alleging that a cake he bought from the grocer had an anti-gay slur written on it in icing has dropped his lawsuit and admitted that “the company did nothing wrong.”

Jordan Brown of Austin issued an apology on Monday, saying he was “wrong to pursue this matter and use the media to perpetuate this story.” Whole Foods vigorously denied the allegation when Brown first came forward in April.

The Austin American-Statesman reports that the company released surveillance video that it said showed Brown was lying and filed a counter suit against him.

The company said in a statement Monday that given Brown’s apology and public admission that his story was false, it sees “no reason” to move forward with its lawsuit.

Franklin Graham rallies Christians at Missouri Capitol during 23rd tour stop JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.— The son of the Rev. Billy Graham is urging Missouri’s Christians to run for office and support candidates who adhere to biblical principles.

Franklin Graham delivered his message Tuesday as thousands rallied in the rain outside the state Capitol. Some attendees stepped onto ledges outside lawmakers’ office windows to get a better view. Graham made Jefferson City the 23rd stop of his 50-State Decision America Tour.

He compared Christians’ struggle against secularism to America’s fight against communism.

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House of Judah Worship Center, 3890 White Oak Drive, Davis Station, announces: * Sunday, May 29 — Fifth Sunday service at 11:45 a.m. Apostle Harold Bennett III will speak.

Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church, 803 S. Harvin St., announces: * Friday-Saturday — Transform HER 2016 women’s conference and International Natural Hair Meet Up Day as follows: 7 p.m.

Friday; 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and 3-6 p.m. Saturday. Speakers vary.

Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Sunday — Missionary program at 3 p.m. Evangelist Gail Parson will speak.

Mount Pisgah AME Church, 217 W. Bartlette St., announces: * Sunday — Men and women’s day at 4 p.m.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday, May 29 — Youth Day. Minister Jake Sanders will speak. Church school begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by 10:30 a.m. worship.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Tuesday-Thursday, June 7-9 — Vacation Bible School 6:30-8:30 nightly. Bible lessons, arts and crafts, food and games. Adults / youth lessons from: Showcasing My Work for Jesus “I’ve Got Talent.”

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist

Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Saturday-Sunday, May 28-29 — Family and friends weekend as follows: 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, fun day with activities for all ages and a cookout; and 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship.

Pinewood Baptist Church, S.C. 261, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday-Thursday, June 5-9 — Vacation Bible School for ages 3 through adult as follows: 6-9 p.m. Sunday; 6:30-9 p.m. Monday-Wednesday; and 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, family night and commencement followed by supper. Call (803) 452-5373 or visit www.pinewoodbaptist.org.

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Saturday — GIA’s will sponsor a pancake breakfast 7:30-9:30 a.m. Donations only. Proceeds will go to summer camp funds. * Sunday — Graduation recognition at 11 a.m. * Sunday, May 29 — Fifth Sunday night singing at 6:30 p.m. featuring Mended Vessels.

St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, announces: * Thursday-Sunday, May 26-29 — Youth conference at 7 nightly. Speakers vary.

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 1715 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Sunday — The 103rd anniversary of the church will be celebrated during the 11 a.m. service. The Rev. Michael A. Walters will speak. Dinner will be served after the service. * Saturday, June 4 — Yard sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

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St. Paul AME Church, 835 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday, June 5 — The Robert E. Galloway Mass Choir’s 11th annual concert at 4 p.m.

Taw Caw Missionary Baptist Church, 1130 Granby Lane, Summerton, announces: * Sunday — Family and friends day during 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. services.

The Rock Church of Sumter, 365 N. St. Paul Church Road, announces: * Sunday — The eighth anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Apostle Lenard King will speak.

Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday-Thursday, May 29June 2 — Revival at 10 a.m. Sunday and 7 nightly MondayThursday.

Unity Baptist Church, 4000 U.S. 15 South, announces: * Sunday — Combined church service with Elizabeth Baptist Church at 6 p.m. The Rev. Terry Johnson will speak.

Willow Grove AME Church, 8105 A/B Sumter Landing Road, Horatio, announces: * Saturday — Mayfest 2016 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. featuring food, fun, games and prizes. * Sunday — Pastor’s Aide annual birthday rally. Church school begins at 8:45 a.m. followed by 10 a.m. worship.

Wise Drive Church of the Nazarene, 302 N. Wise Drive, announces: * Sunday — Homecoming 10:30 a.m.-noon. Dr. Jim Thrower will speak and the Shireys will provide music.

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First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Friday — “WORTH: Seeing yourself through the eyes of God” young adult conference for ages 18-45 at 7 p.m. Belinda Windley-McKoy and Darrion Somerville will speak. Levitical Priesthood will provide music.

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we do very little to embody the statement.

We certainly are good at hating the sin. We don’t, however, love the sinner; we just ignore them entirely.

I’m speaking directly about myself. I came to such a crisis earlier this year when a transgender individual joined my son’s reading group. For weeks, I watched as she played with her child in the corner of the room. I wrestled with my convictions until I realized something about this individual that was bigger than the label of transgenderism: They needed to know God’s grace — the same as me. Here I was, a Christian, a self-described practitioner of God’s grace, and I was letting a relatively menial issue stop me from communicating God’s love to this person. I went over and introduced myself.

What a terrible lie to believe, that we can’t both hold tightly to the tenets of our faith and still show others the all-consuming love of our Heavenly Father. He is the one, after all, that first loved us despite our shortcomings (Rom. 5:8).

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Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Thursday-Saturday, May 26-28 — Youth Revival / seminar at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday.

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PIER FROM PAGE A1 friends in a controlled environment,” Newsom said.

Beckwith said other structures, including a large gazebo, will eventually be added to the site.

“We want to bring kids out here to teach them how to catch fish, clean and cook them and then show them how to eat ‘em,” he said.

He explained that the pond and the pier are “totally manmade” — John Gardenhire, the institute’s carpentry shop instructor, designed the pond and pier, and he and three of his students provided labor, clearing the overgrown land of trees and underbrush, digging the five-acre, 5-foot-deep pond and constructing the pier, which is equipped with handrail posts and stations for those using wheelchairs.

Delano Rogers, who lives near Wateree River Correctional Institute, donated the 8-inch valve that allows water to flow from the “Big Pond” into the Catfish Pond. Tony Betancourt of Construction Equipment Operations had the idea of building an island and taught the inmates how to do that using heavy equipment.

Gardenhire said the hands-

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Above, Wateree River Correctional Institute instructor John Gardenhire, left, and warden Donald Beckwith, middle, with Danny Robinson of Lowe’s of Camden’s PRO Services, cut the ribbon to open the institute’s new 5-acre catfish pond and handicap-accessible pier, left. The pier was dedicated to Wounded Warriors and the handicapped persons for whom it was built on May 13. on experience of the project will also prepare his inmate students with skills that should result in gainful employment upon release.

Total cost for the pier was “about $10,000,” Gardenhire said. The pier was made possible with donations of lumber and hardware from Lowe’s of Camden, Pollard Lumber Company, Shaw Lumber Company and Keziah Lumber Company and some funding from SAFE Federal Credit Union in Sum-

ter. SCDNR will stock the pond with catfish, and fishing equipment will likely be provided.

With completion of the pier delayed by the October 2015 flood, Beckwith said May 13 was a long time coming and the culmination of hard work, dedication and the collaboration of the institute, organizations, companies and individuals.

“People can get things done if they work together,” he said.

The crowd assembled as Beckwith offered a prayer to open

the pier for use, dedicating it to those responsible for it and to those who will be using it.

Once he, Gardenhire and Danny Robinson of Lowe’s cut the ribbon, Bryant entered the pier and tested one of the wheelchair stations.

“This is just right,” he said, noting the height and positioning of the rails, as he tracked the slow movements of a couple of the pond’s alligators, no doubt anticipating catching a few catfish and a big ol’ bass.

FOR MORE INFORMATION DNR Take One Make One program: visit DNR at www.dnr.sc.gov Outdoor Dream program: http://outdoordream.org If you’d like to contribute to the ongoing projects at the Catfish Pond site, you can send checks to: Wildlife Fund, Wateree River Correctional Institute, P.O. Box 189, Rembert, SC 29128

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

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

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

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

Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N. Kings Hwy. • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverened Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Hickory Road Baptist Church 1245 Cherryvale Dr 803-494-8281 Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship 10:55 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am

Shaw Heights Baptist Church 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Rev. Robert White Pastor Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm

Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 qm - Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Catholic - Roman

Assembly of God

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Anne Site 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

The Catholic Community of Sumter, St. Jude Site 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 www.stjudesumtersc.org Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 Saturday: 6:00 pm Marion H Newton, Pastor Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am (in Spanish) Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm

Baptist - Missionary

Sunday School 10:30 am Wed Bible Class: 7:00 pm

Methodist - United

Interdenominational

Aldersgate United Methodist 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Dr. Webb Belangia, Reverend Traditional Service 9:00 am Sunday School 10:15 am Contemporary 11:15 am

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

Bethel United Methodist Church 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Rev. Jeremy Howell Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School: 10 am www.yourbethel.org BMethodist@ftc-i.net

Baptist - Southern

African Methodist Episcopal

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

Church of Christ

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

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

Lutheran - NALC Immanuel Lutheran Church 140 Poinsett Drive 803-883-1049 • 803-774-2380 Pastor Gary Blobaum Worship Service 9:00 am

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

Presbyterian USA First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Jim Burton Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m.

Hospitality & Fellowship (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m.

Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.

Children (Third Floor) and Youth (West Center) 5:00 p.m.

Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

Presbyterian - ARP

St John United Methodist Church The Rock Church of Sumter 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 365 N. Saint Pauls Ch. Rd. • 803-494-7625 www.stjohnumcsumter.com Pastor Gwendolyn Credle Rev. Larry Brown Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Worship 11:00 am Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am Trinity United Methodist Church 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Rev. Steve Holler Blended Service 8:45 am Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am trinityumcsumter.org

Pentecostal

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

SHARING GOD

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

Non-Denominational

Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church Abundant Life 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 Kingdom Ministries S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Pastor Dion E. Price Sunday Worship: 10:45 am 803-468-1567 & 6:00 pm Sunday Morning 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer Christ Community Church(CCC) 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter www.cccsumter.com 803-905-7850 Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) 135 Haynsworth Street

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Clarendon County road fees could go up $20 Vehicles would be taxed at $45 annually if proposal approved

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Clarendon County Council is in the process of increasing an annual road user fee for all registered vehicles in Clarendon County from $25 to $45.

Third reading for the proposed increase will be held at council’s meeting on June 13 at 6 p.m. at the Clarendon County Administration building.

If approved, the fee will be effective as of July 1, according to County Ad-

ministrator David Epperson.

The $20 increase will generate about $570,000 per year in additional funding for the public works department.

This includes repair and maintenance of county roads, ditch drainage, purchasing of equipment, salaries, etc.

Epperson said the county had already been working with its public works department before last year’s flood in identifying ways to improve

the road maintenance program and come up with a new policy.

“The flood exacerbated the need for improvements,” he said. “We’ve made a significant investment in our roads since the October flood to get them back into respectable condition, and we want to maintain that condition going forward.”

The original road user fee was established in 1993 in the amount of $15. In 2001, the road user fee was increased from $15 to $25.

The road user fee is a component of the general fund and not a restricted or special purpose fund, said Chief Financial Officer Lynden Anthony.

“We took a look at what we’ve been achieving in the public works department and a $20 increase was the ap-

propriate amount to have enough for repair and maintenance,” Anthony said. The county maintains about 370 miles of roads, 320 of which are unpaved.

Each year, the county receives money from the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s C Program to fund the improvements for state and county roads. Twenty-five percent of “c-funds” has to be used on state maintained roads, leaving 75 percent for county roads, Epperson said.

“County council has historically used the 75 portion for paving of county roads and purchasing equipment,” he said.

The road user fee will not be used for paving roads.

Windsor Manor residents mark National Nursing Home Week

Kathy Moylan, paints the word “Hope” on Breanna Bridgewater’s forehead during last year’s Camp Happy Days carnival day at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton.

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Clarendon man raises money for 2016 Camp Happy Days

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

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For the past 25 years, Manning resident Bill Ellis has Days staff creates a theme been raising money for a every year, with each day incamp for children suffering cluding something new. Chilfrom cancer, survivors of candren participate in activities cers, their siblings and sibrevolving around the theme, lings of children who have said Teresa Bishop, the camp’s passed away from the disease. family and outreach services Camp Happy Days is held at Camp Bob Cooper in Summer- director.

This year’s theme is “High ton annually, and this year’s Five For 25 Years,” in honor of event will be held from July 2 the camp being held at Camp through July 9.

Bob Cooper for the 25th year, Ellis’ involvement with the she said. Camp Happy Days camp began when one of his has been coworkers held for 34 at South years, Carolina going back Electric & to its oriGas’ plant gins in in Canadys Charlesboiled peaton. nuts for Each children camper is attending placed into the camp. one of 10 Ellis and teams about 10 of based on his coage group. workers “The would goal is to come to create lifethe camp changing one day experiencduring the es for the week of campers,” camp and Bishop boil peasaid. nuts.

Bishop “They said the all loved camp’s acthe peativities are nuts, so we focused on started team builddoing it,” Giovanni Vega, 8, tries his hand at juging.

Ellis said. gling during last year’s Camp Happy Days “Many That at Camp Bob Cooper in Summerton. people grew into don’t realEllis and his friends, dubbed the Peanut ize how much actual therapy, support and healing occurs at Gang, seeking donations from the camp as a result of what businesses and individuals as we do here,” she said. well as various items for the The camp has as many as camp. Last year, Ellis and his 200 volunteer counselors as friends raised about $25,000 well as doctors, nurses and for the camp. He is asking for other staff who donate their donations again this year. time during the week.

The camp is free for 250 Monetary donations are campers, ages 4-16, from needed, as well as hats, Tacross South Carolina. shirts, toothpaste, sunscreen The weeklong stay allows and other items. participants to enjoy 18 proFor those interested in makgram areas at the site including waterfront activities, three ing donations to the camp, contact Bill Ellis at (803) 460outdoor adventure courses, a 7666. climbing tower, recreation For more information on fields, gymnasium, rifle range, Camp Happy Days, visit www. parasailing and more. camphappydays.org.

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Sarah Miller, 68, a resident at Windsor Manor, enjoys the festivities at the Gospel Fest & Cookout on Saturday at the nursing home in Silver.

Saturday’s Gospel Fest & Cookout proves a hit

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com SILVER — Residents at Windsor Manor listened to gospel music while enjoying a cookout on Saturday at the culmination of National Nursing Home Week, celebrated May 8 to 14, across the nation, with the Gospel Fest & Cookout.

The holiday was established by the American Health Care Association in 1967.

This year’s theme was “It’s a Small World with a Big Heart,” said Johnnie Gilley, administrator of the nursing home. “The week was an excellent time for the residents to enjoy activities they may not normally do.”

Each day had its own theme filled with fun events, she said. This included a Cinderella ball, Western day, an antique car show and even a belly dancer performance.

On Saturday, several motorcycle groups were on hand to grill food and various church groups and local gospel groups sang soulful songs.

Susan Charles, 103, a resident, said she was feeling “pretty good” as she clapped her hands to the local gospel groups’ songs.

“I like being outside and all the activities out here today,” Charles said.

Cherylle Davis, 49, a resi-

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Life Line Connection to hold first meeting Life Line Connection, a faith-based ministry for those seeking recovery from substance abuse or any life controlling problems, will

Greg “G-man” Wilson, president of Vision Ryderz motorcycle club, grills chicken, hamburgers and hot dogs at the Gospel Fest & Cookout on Saturday at Windsor Manor in Silver. dent, described the atmosphere as “lovely.” Davis said she enjoyed the music and the company.

Greg “G-man” Wilson, president of Vision Ryderz motorcycle club of Manning, said the event offered his club an opportunity to give back to the community.

“I think it’s awesome,” he said. “Our club is about support, services and youth. We want to be a part of the community and help out as much as we can.”

Mike Jones, community liaison for Amedisys Hospice, was serving cotton candy at the event. The hospice works with some of the patients at the nursing facility.

“This is a great event to get the residents out in the sun and meet and connect with other people in the com-

host its first meeting at 7:30 p.m. on Monday at First Assembly of God, 3574 S.C. 260, Manning.

Library will be closed Memorial Day The Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed for Memorial Day on Monday, May 30.

munity,” Jones said.

Randy Bennett, also known as “Joe the Balloon Dude,” was making different animal-shaped balloons for children and residents to enjoy.

Howard Holliday, commander of American Legion Post 204, was at the event to show his support for the residents.

Deputy 1st Class Annett Smith, who co-organized the event with Sharron Haley, said she was pleased with the turnout and wanted to thank all of the sponsors and donors.

“It was great because we had most of the residents and their family members come out for the event,” Smith said. “It’s always an honor and a blessing to do something for someone else.”

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Re-enacting a Union soldier’s experience

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Stephen Bacon, a history professor from Bluffton, gives an presentation entitled “Sherman’s March to the Sea: Atlanta to Savannah� at the Harvin Clarendon County Library in Manning on Saturday. Bacon was dressed in a Union officer’s uniform and had for display all items a federal soldier carried into battle, including weapons. After describing the uniform, as well as Confederate uniforms he brought with him, he gave an account of Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s troops in first person, as though he was one of Sherman’s soldiers. Bacon also shared some of the memorabilia he brought with him. Col. Henry Laurens Benbow Camp No. 859 Manning Chapter of the Sons of Confederate Veterans sponsored the presentation, and United Daughters of the Confederacy provided light refreshments.

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Fortunately, eating more fruits, vegetables and grain products is an easy way to fuel up without weighing yourself down.

Carbohydrates are convenient and jam-packed Nancy Harrison with vitamins, minerals and RETIRED fiber. Plus, CLEMSON they are generEXTENSION ally low in diAGENT etary fat and are good sources of complex carbohydrates.

Current dietary guidelines recommend obtaining 55 to 60 percent of energy from carbohydrates, especially complex carbohydrates.

But how do these guidelines translate into daily food choices? And what are the specific benefits of whole-grain foods in the healthful eating equation?

Carbohydrates are a valuable energy source, fueling the central nervous system and muscles during physical activity.

Supplying four calories per gram, carbohydrates also help the body efficiently use vitamins, minerals, amino acids and other essential nutrients.

Scientists classify carbohydrates into two categories: simple and complex. Sugars are called simple carbohydrates because they consist of one or two sugar units. Sugars occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, milk and other foods, as well as in a refined state, such as table

Saute’ green pepper and onion in fat until tender.

Add eggplant, tomatoes, salt and pepper; simmer 10 minutes.

Place mixture in a greased shallow casserole; sprinkle with bread crumbs.

Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until eggplant is tender and crumbs are brown.

SCALLOPED EGGPLANT 1 green pepper 1 small onion, chopped 2 tablespoons melted fat 1 large eggplant, peeled and cubed 4 cups chopped fresh or canned tomatoes 2 teaspoons salt, pepper to taste 1 cup buttered bread crumbs

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sugar or sucrose. The body cannot distinguish between naturally occurring and added sugars and digests both in exactly the same manner.

Complex carbohydrates — found in grain foods, as well as fruits and vegetables — get their name from their complex chain-like structure of many sugars units. Among complex carbohydrates are starches and dietary fiber. During the digestive process, starch is typically broken down into sugars and used by the body for energy.

Studies indicate that high-fiber diets can reduce the risks of heart disease and certain types of cancer. Soluble fiber in cereals, oatmeal, beans and other foods has been found to lower blood cholesterol.

Insoluble fiber, found in cauliflower, cabbage and other vegetables and fruits, helps move foods through the stomach and intestine, thereby decreasing the risk of cancers of the colon and rectum.

Whole-grain breads and cereals, dry beans and peas, fruits and vegetables are generally low in fat and contain little or no cholesterol. They are also

rich in fiber, which facilitates proper bowel function and can reduce symptoms of chronic constipation and hemorrhoids.

For the most part, consumers appear to be aware of the benefits of carbohydrate consumption. Yet evidence shows that when it comes to complex carbohydrates, people are consuming only one half the recommended number of servings each day.

Surveys have been conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture estimating that adults consume an average of four to five servings a day of grain products, only one of which is whole grain.

It is worth noting that the food guide pyramid recommends from 6 to 11 servings of grain products per day, at least three of which should be from whole-grain foods.

Despite the clear benefits of a fiber-rich diet, most Americans fall far short of optimal intakes.

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Good or bad: How the new U.S. overtime rules might affect you WASHINGTON (AP) — More pay?

Or just fewer work hours?

The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who work longer hours — or, just reduced time on the job.

The rule doubles the salary level that employees must receive to be ineligible for overtime pay. If they earn less than the new threshold, they get 1½ times regular wages for any work done beyond 40 hours a week. The threshold will be $47,500 a year, up from the $23,660. Hourly workers are already entitled to overtime pay.

Labor Secretary Tom Perez says the change, which will take effect Dec. 1, will qualify 4.2 million more workers for overtime pay. The higher level is intended to offset inflation, which has eroded the old limits.

Some retail and restaurant chains pay low-level managers as little as $25,000 a year and no overtime — even if they work 60 hours a week.

Business groups argue that the rule will raise compliance costs and paperwork because companies will have to track workers’ hours more meticulously. They also contend that many small businesses can’t afford either to raise managers’ salaries above the new threshold or pay them overtime.

I’M A MANAGER AT A FAST-FOOD RESTAURANT AND FREQUENTLY WORK 50 OR 60 HOURS A WEEK. WILL I GET PAID FOR THE EXTRA TIME? If you make more than $23,660 but less than $47,500, you will now be eligible for overtime pay. But that doesn’t mean you will necessarily get it.

The National Retail Federation says about one-tenth of salaried employees newly eligible for overtime will likely receive raises high enough to lift them above the $47,500 threshold.

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won’t qualify for overtime pay.

Managers paid more than the threshold are ineligible because they fall under the so-called white collar exemption that excludes supervisors and professionals from overtime.

WHAT IF MY SALARY IS BELOW $47,500 AND I WORK OVERTIME? Then you might get time and a half.

But the retail federation, for example, says that more than half of salaried retail and restaurant employees who earn less than the threshold will likely have their base wages cut.

As a result, even after receiving overtime pay, their overall income won’t change. And an additional onethird will probably have their hours cut to below 40 hours a week, the retail federation estimates.

Administration officials disagree that pay cuts will be so widespread.

“These are their most valuable employees,” Perez said Tuesday. “They go to the bank and deposit the money. ... It’s irrational to lower the salary of your most trusted employees.”

WILL THIS NEW RULE HELP REDUCE MY TIME AT WORK ANY? It could, if your employers cuts your hours rather than paying overtime.

But if you’re a doctor, lawyer, software engineer or other highly paid professional, the new rule won’t affect you. Doctors and teachers are specifically excluded from earning overtime, and most other professionals make more than the threshold.

The rules assume highly paid workers have the ability to bargain for either larger salaries or more time off.

DOES THIS MEAN I WILL HAVE TO PUNCH A TIME CLOCK AND GET PAID HOURLY? If you are below the threshold, business groups say that could happen. Companies will convert you to

hourly status closely track your hours to avoid paying overtime.

“For most employees, that’s viewed as a demotion,” says David French, a senior vice president at the National Retail Federation.

Hourly workers typically receive fewer benefits and are unlikely to have paid vacation. They also aren’t paid if they leave early to attend a parent-teacher conference or other family event.

But supporters of the overtime rule respond that it doesn’t force companies to do any of this. Employees who are eligible for overtime can still be paid a salary and given flexibility about their work time.

WHO ELSE MIGHT BE AFFECTED? Colleges and universities have complained that they will have to boost pay for researchers and teaching assistants. Coaches and athletic staff, as well as admissions officials, will probably have to travel less to avoid incurring too much overtime on the road.

Melissa Bard, chief human resources officer at East Carolina University, said the school has 286 employees who don’t receive overtime but would become eligible under the new rule.

If they are close to the threshold, she said, they could get a raise to lift them back above it.

“For the smaller colleges like us, it’s going to have a significant impact,” said Scott Miller, president of Virginia Wesleyan College. “”The immediate doubling of the threshold is way too high. It’s too expensive, and it’s happening too quickly.”

Nonprofits will also be affected.

Bill McKinney, director of research and evaluation at The Food Trust in Philadelphia, said his group already seeks to limit workers’ overtime hours.

“When there is fluctuations in pay ... that can have a great impact because we aren’t built to have large

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President Obama speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on May 6. Roughly 5 million more U.S. workers will soon become eligible for overtime pay under new rules issued by the Obama administration. stores of reserves,” McKinney said.

The liberal Economic Policy Institute estimates the new rule will benefit roughly a third of salaried employees in the agriculture, restaurant and hotel, construction and retail industries.

HOW EASY WILL IT BE TO TRACK EMPLOYEES’ HOURS? Not as easy as it used to be. Andrew Volin, a lawyer in Denver who represents employers, says work habits could make it difficult. How will they count time that an employee spent reading an email after-hours at home? How will they know when he or she even saw it?

“This is going to create a new cottage industry for companies that have technology to track work time,” he said.

WHAT WILL THE OTHER EFFECTS BE? Labor Secretary Perez says the rule will collectively raise workers’ pay by $1.2 billion annually, though that is just a fraction of the $8 trillion in wages and salaries Americans will receive this year.

Even if employers cut hours for some workers to avoid overtime pay, they could be forced to step up hiring to ensure that necessary work is done. Economists at Goldman Sachs estimate that employers will create an extra 120,000 jobs in the year after the rule takes effect to offset the cut in hours.

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Neither appeared to have caused serious damage but the government decided to cancel school nationwide as a precaution.

In Guayaquil, office workers fled into the streets after the second quake.

Both tremors were centered along the Pacific coast near the epicenter of last month’s magnitude-7.8 quake and rattled homes as far away as the capital, Quito.

Wednesday’s initial shake was a magnitude-6.7 quake that struck before 3 a.m., and that was followed by a 6.8 tremor around midday.

President Rafael Correa said one person died in Manabi province in confusing circumstances that were still being investigated.

At least 85 people were injured, two of them seriously.

“These sorts of aftershocks are normal but that doesn’t mean they’re not scary and can cause damage,” Correa said in a televised address after the first quake.

He added that aftershocks of this magnitude were normal for up to two months after a major quake like the one Ecuador experienced in April.

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Two women begin to stir from their sleep in the bed of a pickup parked outside their earthquake-damaged home in Manta, Ecuador, on April 20. A fresh tremor rattled Ecuador before dawn Wednesday, a magnitude-6.1 magnitude jolt that set babies crying and adults pouring into the streets, fearful of yet more damage after the 7.8-magnitude earthquake duringthe weekend. It was the strongest aftershock yet following Saturday’s monster quake that killed more than 500 people. tures had already been evacuated and no buildings collapsed.

Security coordination minister Cesar Navas said one person was injured when a wall fell and five others were hurt in panicked efforts to flee buildings.

The magnitude-7.8 earthquake on April 16 was Ecuador’s worst natural disaster in decades, killing 661 people and leaving more than 28,000 homeless.

It has been followed by hundreds of aftershocks, at least five of them of magnitude 6.0 or higher.

Ecuador was already struggling economically before the April disaster.

Correa has raised taxes to fund the recovery but says it will take years to rebuild the beach towns and tourist hubs leveled by the quake.

Jorge Zambrano, mayor of Manta, one of the areas hit hardest by last month’s earthquake, said the streets were calm after Wednesday’s tremors.

“It was a big shake, and all of us were scared, but there are no major problems at the moment,” said Zambrano.

Associated Press writers Joshua Goodman in Bogota, Colombia, and Al Clendenning in Madrid contributed to this report.

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ABC continues to bet big on Shonda Rhimes

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Six series sign off tonight.

Most will return. That says something about how TV is changing, staying the same or both. “Grey’s Anatomy” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) and “The Catch” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14) wrap up their 12th and first seasons, respectively. Both have been renewed. “The Catch” did not exactly draw enormous audiences, but, like “Grey’s” and “Scandal,” it is from producer Shonda Rhimes, who has basically been given ABC’s Thursday nights to treat as her creative laboratory.

I have often found that around about the time a producer or TV creative force becomes better known than his or her shows, the shows themselves begin to suffer. It’s hard to list the number of failed series linked to Steven Bochco, David E. Kelley and Aaron Sorkin that I’ve had to review over the years. “Bordertown” shows that Fox has gone to the Seth MacFarlane well too many times.

Shonda Rhimes has yet to hit that wall. Some creative forces seem to endure. There may have been some stinkers along the way, but Aaron Spelling kept his magic touch from “Honey West” (1965) to “Charmed” (1998) — a pretty long run.

NBC doesn’t have a night devoted to one creator/producer, but it has given Dick Wolf (“Law & Order”) his own city.

The familiarity of his “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago P.D.” and “Chicago Med” may have bred contempt among critics, but enough viewers have turned up for his deep dish to inspire the forthcoming NBC drama “Chicago Law.” Can “Chicago DMV” be far behind?

Live long enough and everything comes back into style.

NBC’s dependence, or rather,

over-reliance on Dick Wolf is hardly a recent phenomenon.

Or punch line. I recall reviewing a fairly nasty little NBC sitcom called “MYOB” way back in another century. It costarred a pre-”Gilmore Girls” Lauren Graham, just to give you an idea of its vintage. One of the central character’s (Katharine Towne) recurring gags centered around the fact that TV consisted of nothing but episodes of “Law & Order.” That was 17 TV seasons ago.

ABC is so happy with Rhimes that it announced that she is currently developing “Still Star-Crossed.” This period melodrama follows feuding Montagues and Capulets after the double suicide of Romeo and Juliet, arguably William Shakespeare’s most enduring characters. Like Dick Wolf, some writers never go out of style.

• Also ending its first season tonight, “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, TV-PG) is part of the network’s growing affiliation with the DC comic book pantheon. In addition to “Flash” and “Arrow,” the CW will air “Super Girl” next season.

TONIGHT’S OTHER SEASON FINALES • Tuition sticker shock on “Mom” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Closing in on Liz’s killer on “The Blacklist” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• The heroes take stock on “The 100” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14).

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From left, Paige Turco stars as Abby, Bob Morley as Bellamy and Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia in the “Perverse Instantiation — Part Two” season finale episode of “The 100,” airing at 9 p.m. tonight on The CW.

recalls a changing music business.

• The 2015 documentary “Sonic Sea” (9 p.m., Discovery) looks at the effects of industrial noise pollution on whales and other ocean creatures.

• Carter falls hard for a murder witness on “Rush Hour” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Catching Carroll on his own turf on “Game of Silence” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

• Sarah abandons caution on “Orphan Black” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE Arnold Schwarzenegger stars in the 1982 comic book adaptation “Conan the Barbarian” (10 p.m., IFC).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS

SERIES NOTES

• A cappella can be murder on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• Very fancy footwork on “American Grit” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “The Eighties” (9 p.m., CNN)

Amy and Sheldon cross a threshold on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * On two helpings of “The Odd Couple” (CBS, TV-14), matchmaking (8:30 p.m.), behind the

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booked on “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” (11 p.m., Comedy Central) * Josh Brolin, Tom Segura and Cage the Elephant on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS, r) * Expect Paul Scheer on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Rose Byrne, Bobby Flay and “Weird Al” Yankovic are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Seth Rogen, Fred Armisen and Corinne Bailey Rae on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Magic Johnson, Ludacris, Ciara and Ariana Grande appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Zac Efron, Wendy Williams, Eric Ripert and Allison Miller visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Anthony Hopkins, Kristen Bell, Jerrod Carmichael and Ziggy Marley appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

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IRIS FROM PAGE A1 He pointed out that in the past few years, people spend more time on cellphones than desktop computers.

“If someone looks at your marketing and it doesn’t work on a cellphone, they’re gone,” he said.

Zavoral said that with targeted Internet and social media marketing, business owners can reach more people than by direct mail for much less money.

“Direct mail often costs $220 per thousand, where targeted email can cost onethird as much and reach many more people,” he said.

In addition, he said, email marketing can target people by a large range of factors.

“If you want 40- to 60-year-old men who are bad golfers with bad eyesight, you got me,” he said.

EXPO FROM PAGE A1 “but a drizzle or light rain would not necessarily mean a cancellation.”

Cudahy said the military may have a higher ceiling requirement than the FAA, possibly 5,000 feet or more.

In the event of lightning, he was unsure if there is a distance requirement, but said Air Force rules require the field to be cleared if the event director determines lightning is too close.

“Each individual performer may have their own requirements as well,” he said.

The public affairs spokesperson said she could not say exactly what contingency plans might be put in place, but many of the scheduled displays and shows can take place regardless of most weather events.

“The Thunderbirds have a variety of contingency plans,” she said.

According to the air show schedule, in addition to the aerial displays, more than 50 static displays of military aircraft and vehicles will be available for viewing, and demonstrations and displays will take place all day in Hangar 1200.

In the event of a cancellation, The Sumter Item will post that information online at theitem.com as soon as base officials notify the newspaper.

Zavoral told attendees that what people do on the Internet and social media is captured and used for marketing. If you have been searching for a new car, for instance, when you open a web page it will be surrounded by ads for automobile dealers, he said.

“That’s where you want your ad to be,” he said.

Among the techniques advertisers can use, he said, is “geofencing.”

“Would you like to send an email ad to everyone in a stadium or at a trade show?” he asked. “You can do that.”

He said companies also need to make sure they are optimized for search engines, particularly Google, which he called the “800pound gorilla” of search engines.

Also important is to have a presence on YouTube and Facebook, he said, but he

cautioned that the media companies are after users’ money.

“Do you know what the ‘reachapocalypse’ was?” he asked. “That’s when Facebook limited the distribution of your posts.”

Attendees said the seminar was very informative.

“I thought it was great,” said Jenny Osborne, a finance manager at Boyle Buy Here Pay Here Auto Sales.

“We were told a lot of things, and I have a lot of questions,” she said.

Christi Waynick and Debbie Kitterman of At Your Service Home Care said they found the seminar very interesting.

“We are in the process of building a new website,” Waynick said. “We haven’t gotten into tracking and all that.”

Kitterman, who does marketing for the at-home

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Jack Zavoral, Vice President of Digital Media for MediaMix, talks to Sumter residents Wednesday at City Center about branching out their digital footprints by using services of the new Iris Agency. health care company said she gained a lot of information at the seminar.

“It gives me a good place to start,” she said.

Additional seminars are scheduled from 8 to 9:15 a.m.

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FARM FROM PAGE A1 loss resulting from the October 2015 floods. A commission will be set up to determine which farmers are eligible.

Numerous senators strode to the chamber to make passionate statements in support of the motion to override.

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington, said the food supply is not a special interest.

“Farming is fundamental,” he said. “What we are talking about now is money for those who are our lifeblood.”

Sen. Thomas McElveen, DSumter, said the General Assembly does a lot to make South Carolina a good place to do business and to attract commerce.

“I have voted for incentives to attract industry,” he said.

“Let’s not forget the partner who brought us to the dance.”

McElveen said agriculture is a $47.5 billion business in South Carolina.

“When you consider that, $40 million is a pittance,” he said.

Among the three who voted against the override was Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort, who has long advocated for limited government on most issues.

“I don’t think government exists to take money from some people’s pockets and put it in other people’s pockets,” he said.

After a question from Davis about the proper role of government, Malloy responded that when the General Assembly unites after a healthy debate, including hearing from dissenters such as Davis, that is the proper role of government.

“The good news is that we can come together as a body; it’s about our humanity,” he said.

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COMMENTARY

Hillary Clinton’s viral nightmare

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ou could say that it all depends on how you define “lie.” Or, perhaps, that it’s hell to have a public record.

Either way, Hillary Clinton’s vast resume of, shall we say, inconsistencies, is the dog that caught the car and won’t let go. A viral video collection of her Kathleen comments on Parker various subjects through the years is bestirring Republican hearts.

To those who’d rather vote for a reality show host than a Clinton, the video merely confirms what they’ve believed all along.

For independents and even Democrats, it’s a reminder of how often Clinton has morphed into a fresh incarnation as required by the political moment.

Most of the highlights would be familiar to anyone who follows politics — her varying takes on Bosnia, health care, Wall Street, NAFTA — but the juxtaposition of these evershifting views is more jarring than one might expect.

Politicians count on Americans’ short attention spans (and memories) as much as they do their own policies and/ or charms. This video (https:// youtu.be/-dY77j6uBHI), inartfully titled “Hillary Clinton lying for 13 minutes straight,” clarifies blurred recollections and recasts them in an order that, among other things, reminds us how long the Clintons have been around.

If you’re looking for a fresh face or an anti-establishment candidate, Hillary Clinton isn’t it. But then, neither are Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump, both of whom have been haunting the public square nearly all of their adult lives — one a raging radical, the other a radical rager.

Presumptive nominees Clinton and Trump are equally egregious in their misstatements, if in substantively different ways. Clinton is measured, poised, concentrated and studied when she revises her personal history.

Trump just says whatever tiny thought penetrates his prefrontal cortex where inhibitory functioning is obviously kaput, blurting absurdities and bromides the way pirates toss plastic beads from papier-mache ships at Mardi Gras.

Lacking a policy record to defend or reverse, Trump gets to gloat and sneer at his female foe.

He did reverse himself on his irrelevant position regarding the Iraq War, but the number of real estate developers whose opinions entered into the nation’s military calculus in 2003 was exactly zero.

Otherwise, his evil-clown act toward women, minorities, the disabled and others is apparently acceptable to the Republi-

can Party.

Clinton’s record is something else. The woman who would become president promises a continuation of President Obama’s policies, even though she rejected many of them in 2008.

The candidate who hates NAFTA almost as much as she now despises Wall Street is captured in several clips praising NAFTA. A review of her bizarre accounting of landing in Bosnia under sniper fire in 1996 is almost entertaining. Audacious, really.

Rather than ducking and dodging across the tarmac where no welcoming committee was present, film footage reminds us that she and daughter Chelsea Clinton calmly walked from the plane, posed for photographs with students there to greet them and shook hands with a little girl.

No news here, just a rehash of history. One web author who posted the video — sent to me by several readers — insists that it would be impossible to vote for Clinton after viewing the 13-minute montage.

This may or may not be true given the alternative, but a refreshed memory does invite fresh consideration of Clinton’s character.

On questions of honesty and trustworthiness, Clinton consistently polls low, including among Democrats, which partly explains Sanders’ support.

His economic plan may be fantastical, but at least he’s honest.

Well, maybe. With Clinton, there’s no maybe, as the 13 minutes make clear. For whatever reason, she simply can’t seem to stick to the truth, which, at times, needs neither embellishment nor denial. Wasn’t it enough to have gone to Bosnia to conduct the nation’s all-important soft diplomacy?

Clinton has been in public life long enough to have made some honest mistakes and even changed her mind a few times, which aren’t sins. But trustworthiness requires honesty, which often begets forgiveness.

After all these decades, Clinton still wants everything every which way, just never straightforward. Her lengthy tenure as a public figure has become her greatest obstacle. This isn’t only because of her lack of forthrightness, but also because, having lived under such intense scrutiny for so long, she seems incapable of allowing herself the ultimate dodge: She’s merely human.

A person who can admit to mistakes, express genuine remorse, apologize for errors of judgment or failures to act, and who revises history only in the service of truth — that person could become president of the United States.

If only.

Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR THANKS FOR POSITIVE SURGICAL EXPERIENCE For the first time in my adult life, I had surgery and couldn’t have asked for a better experience than I had at Palmetto Health Tuomey last Thursday.

From registration to release, I was treated with great care by a warm and professional staff.

I want to thank Dr. Mark Crabbe, Dr. Tim Wilson and all the great caregivers who attended to my needs prior, during and post op. We even got a follow-up call from a nurse checking that all was OK and a get-well card from the staff yesterday. First class all the way.

HUGH CAMERON Sumter

THANK YOU FOR INVITE TO WELCOMING EVENT There is so much going on in the world politically, socially and religiously it seems safer to only go out when necessary. The thought of all the hate, fear and anger appearing to grow daily makes me not want to be in the right place at the wrong time. My grandchildren and I would like to go the movies and don’t.

One day I received a call about a special function at a church that a friend was participating in and was invited to go as her guest. I was excited to spend time with my sister but apprehensive about the reception I’d receive as a Muslim. The day arrived, the children and I dressed as we do and headed out.

The Women’s Ministry of Berea Seventh Day Adventist Church put on an International Day. There were stations set up in the gym representing cuisine from Africa, American, Asian, Caribbean and Native American. There was a very young and handsome young man who played the conga drum like he was born with them in his hands (no lessons). It was magical. I was left standing, and the chil-

dren disappeared into the fold like they were at home or at a family reunion and started going from table to table. Exhaling, I headed straight for the Caribbean table.

These were people, human beings just like us.

The food was delicious, conversations were intelligent and delightful. There was no politics, no religious differences. They are my neighbors; they work and live in Sumter. It was God’s folks gathered together and breaking bread.

I was reminded that we all have more in common than man made differences, and sometimes you have to turn the TV off. It was a beautiful day. I met many and talked with a few and couldn’t possibly remember all the names.

Without a doubt I can say that the young pastor, his wife and community as a whole are hugging/loving people. Because she was kind enough to include us on her spiritual journey, I have to say that Natalie Williams is a God-fearing woman who I must thank for her considering what we needed.

I pray that God will continue to guide and bless the congregation of Berea Seventh Adventist Church for believing and relying on him. Thank you all.

LORRAINE MUHAMMAD Dalzell

SHAME ON OSTEEN FOR DISPARAGING HILLARY The Sumter Item and the Republican Party, which seem to be the same, have gone crazy.

Mr. Osteen quoted someone saying Trump is a liar, a bully, calls people childish names, has disrespected women, immigrants, many religions, has been invited not to come to Britain, has an intense love affair with himself, which is scary, and is totally unpredictable.

Despite this, Osteen says Trump is better than Hillary. Then he goes on to say

that Bill Clinton did a great job, but you can’t trust Hillary to do a good job.

Where does Mr. Osteen get his news or facts?

Hillary was an effective private attorney. She spent eight years as first lady helping her husband. Everyone now agrees he brought prosperity and progress to America.

The race is not between Hillary and perfect. Only one person in history has been perfect.

It’s Hillary against Trump. For Republican leadership to say the man they call Lucifer last week is presidential this week shows us something really frightening.

Republican leaders were lying about Trump in the past or they are lying about him now. Either way, here is the lesson.

Republican leaders will lie about anyone they don’t like to convince others they are right and Democrats are wrong. If they are lying about their own candidate, you should take everything they say about Hillary with a bag of salt.

Republicans have spent more than $40 million taxpayer dollars to try to hurt Hillary. Never any charges, only hearings strategically timed to hurt her. Their senior House leadership has even admitted it in public.

Trump won’t even show his tax returns. What would he look like after a $40 million investigation? Would he be in jail for his bankruptcies, for his probably illegal sexual behavior toward women or would he be indicted for his business of false promises? I don’t know.

I do know that Hillary is nearer to our values than Trump. Osteen should be ashamed for joining the torrent of suggestions about how bad Hillary is — not true — and how good Trump is — very, very not true.

LOYD YOUNG Sumter

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WHO REPRESENTS YOU SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. 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 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile)

DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-2353 (home) (803) 607-2777 (mobile) DISTRICT 7 Eugene Baten 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 tlowery@sumter-sc.com

WARD 2 Ione Dwyer P.O. Box 1492 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 481-4284 idwyer@sumter-sc.com WARD 3 Calvin K. Hastie Sr. 810 S. Main St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 774-7776 chastie@sumter-sc.com WARD 4 Colleen Yates 437 W. Hampton Ave. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-3259 cyates@sumter-sc.com

WARD 5 Robert Galiano 608 Antlers Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 469-0005 bgaliano@sumter-sc.com WARD 6 David Merchant 26 Paisley Park Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 773-1086 dmerchant@sumter-sc.com

STATE LAWMAKERS Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) (803) 734-2934 (Columbia) Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 (home) (803) 734-9142 (fax) (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) jn@schouse.org

Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov

Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia) Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia)

Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia) Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter District 35 P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia)

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AROUND TOWN sofas, comforter sets, The General George L. Mabry lamps, books and more.

Jr. Chapter 817, Military Order Are you a Purple Heart recipient? of the Purple Heart, will meet Shaw Air Force Base will host at 6 p.m. today at American the Shaw Air Expo open house Legion Post 15, 34 S. Artiland air show Saturday and lery Drive. All Purple Heart Sunday, May 21-22. The free recipients and those interevent will be open to the ested in associate membergeneral public from 8 a.m. ship are invited. Call (803) to 5 p.m. both days. Visit 506-3120. www.shaw.af.mil/airexpo/ for more information. Also, The Sumter Combat Veterans “like” the Shaw Air Force Group will meet at 10 a.m.

Base Facebook page at on Friday, May 20, at the https://www.facebook.

South HOPE Center, 1125 S. com/20FighterWing/ for upLafayette Drive. All area veterans and active military to-date information. Aerial demonstration teams or are invited. performances will include: The Lincoln High School PresU.S. Air Force Thunderbirds; ervation Alumni Association U.S. Army Black Daggers will hold a dinner fundraiser parachute demo; 20th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Fighter Wing Air Power; Friday, May 20, at the LinF-16 Viper; USAF Heritage coln High School cafeteria, Flight; Canadian Air Force Council Street. Cost is $8 CF-18; U.S. Navy F/A-18; Warper dinner and menu will consist of barbecue chicken birds (historical military aircraft); and Gary Ward & or turkey wing, seasoned Greg Connell. The acts are rice, vegetable, dessert, roll not in order of performance and a drink. Dine in or take and are subject to change. out. Call (803) 968-4173.

VFW Post 10813 will hold a The “Hot Pursuit” 5K run / “Wine, Cheese, Music & more walk to benefit the Sumter ...” event from 5 to 9 p.m. on Crime Stoppers will be held Sunday, May 22, at 610 at 8 a.m. Saturday, May 21, Manning Ave. Call (803) 773at the Sumter Family YMCA, 6700 for information.

510 Miller Road. Entry fee: The Sumter County Education $25 if pre-registered on or Association-Retired will meet before May 11; and $30 at noon on Wednesday, after May 11. Register at May 25, at Willie Sue’s. For www.strictlyrunning.com, the Sumter Family YMCA, or further information, call Brenda Bethune at (803) by mail to “Hot Pursuit 5K” 469-6588.

Registration, c/o Sumter Police Department, 107 E. The 60th anniversary celebraHampton Ave., Sumter, SC tion of the Eastern High School 29150. Be sure to include Trojans will be held from completed registration and noon to 3 p.m. on Saturday, fee. Make checks payable May 28, at R.E. Davis Eleto Sumter Crime Stoppers. mentary School, 345 EastThe Springhill Community 2016 ern School Road. Donation / cost: $40. Call Mary M. HudMayfest parade and festival son at (803) 453-5019. will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 21, at Spring- Sumter County Veterans Assohill Community Center, 137 ciation will hold their annual Shiver Pond Road, Rembert.

Memorial Day program at 11 This event promises a day a.m. on Monday, May 30, at of food, fun and entertainGeneral Mabry Memorial ment with a car and bike Park, located on U.S. 76/378 show, Kid Zone, Chinese just east of Shaw Air Force auction, live entertainment Base. Brig. Gen. R. Van Mcand more. Contact Wendy Carty, of the South Carolina Wilson Parnell at (803) 427National Guard, will speak.

4578 or wendy.llwilson@ A Memorial Day service, sponyahoo.com. sored by the Ruritan Club and A giveaway with food and American Legion Post 132 of drinks, sponsored by “BeTurbeville and Post 149 of New cause of God, We Can OutZion, will be held at 11 a.m. reach Ministry,” will be held on Monday, May 30, at the at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May Veterans Memorial, Main 21, at the home of Viola Street, Turbeville. The Rev. Shaw, 186 Green Lane, BishBilly Griffith will speak. The opville. Dinner will be Roll of Honor, for those East served at noon. Tickets will Clarendon veterans who be drawn for cash prizes gave their lives while in and a Ford Explorer will be service to our country, will given to a person in need. be read and a wreath Donated items that will be placed at the memorial in given away include: their honor. clothes, shoes, televisions,

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AccuWeather® five-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

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Gaffney 66/56 Spartanburg 68/57

Greenville 69/57

Columbia 78/63

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

Sumter 73/61

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 76/62

ON THE COAST

Charleston 78/66

Today: Mostly cloudy with a thunderstorm in spots. High 74 to 79.

Friday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 74 to 81.

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SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

79° 66° 82° 58° 95° in 1960 40° in 1997 0.52" 4.75" 1.76" 19.66" 17.85" 16.24"

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 81/63/c 68/45/s 66/60/r 69/48/s 78/66/r 75/60/pc 85/73/t 70/54/pc 86/70/t 70/53/pc 95/73/s 64/52/pc 68/54/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

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Myrtle Beach 75/65

Manning 76/64

Today: A couple of showers. Winds eastnortheast 4-8 mph.

Friday: Cooler with a touch of rain. Winds northeast 6-12 mph.

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Florence 72/60

Bishopville 73/61

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

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

Today Hi/Lo/W 67/54/sh 77/68/t 75/65/c 78/66/sh 78/68/t 62/54/c 67/57/sh 69/58/c 81/68/t 68/57/sh 77/66/t 73/60/c 63/52/sh

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PUBLIC AGENDA CENTRAL CAROLINA TECHNICAL COLLEGE AREA COMMISSION Today, 5:30 p.m., building M500, second floor, President’s Conference Room, 506 N. Guignard Drive

ARIES (March 21-April 19): When it EUGENIA LAST comes to your work or reputation, don’t let your impulses take over. Plan your actions strategically and make sure you have all your facts straight and your finances in order. Change is welcome if carried out responsibly.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Enjoy every moment. Let your imagination wander. Look at your options and consider lifestyles that will make your life peaceful. Make wise choices, and make your happiness a priority. You are the master of your destiny.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Take advantage of any offer that comes your way. Sitting on the sidelines will not help you get ahead.

Research any competition you face.

Don’t share personal information with others. An empty promise will lead you astray.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): An opportunity to expand one of your interests or to turn something you enjoy doing into a profitable business looks inviting. Discuss your plans with someone who might be able to contribute, and you will receive support. Romance is highlighted.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): A change of plans will work in your favor. Show dedication and put some muscle behind whatever you want to achieve, and you will surpass anyone who is trying to disrupt your plans. A business venture is likely to be a disappointment.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Set up appointments, attend conferences or travel if it will help you discover a better way to use your skills, time or money. Partnerships will play an important role in the way you move forward. A healthier lifestyle

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FREE FARE FRIDAYS will improve your stamina.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t be surprised if someone speaks out against you or spreads information that you were trying to keep secret. Make your positions clear to avoid misunderstandings.

A change may be inevitable, but will be beneficial in the end.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Discuss any matters of concern with people who will be affected by your decisions. Once you explain the benefits that will result from the changes you want to make, you will get the support you need.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Even if you have a brilliant moneymaking plan, you might have a difficult time getting others to share your enthusiasm. Gather and present information before you get others involved.

Uncertainty and insecurity will cause relationship problems.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Get your thoughts on paper and negotiate your position. Something you’ve wanted to do for a long time will become achievable. Share your victory with someone you want to work with, or celebrate with someone you love.

Debra Riles shares a sweet picture she took of a wood duck hen with her four ducklings at Swan Lake-Iris Gardens.

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Rally ‘Cats

PREP BASEBALL

PREP SOFTBALL

LMA stays alive as Osteen’s game-winning, extra-inning single forces decisive Game 3 RICK CAPRENTER/THE SUMTER ITEM

Laurence Manning Academy’s’ Liz Hussey fires a pitch while tossing a 3-hit shutout in LMA’s 5-0 win over Thomas Sumter Academy in Game 2 of the SCISA 3A state championship series on Wednesday at Julie Skoler Field in Manning. The deciding game will be played today at Lakewood High School beginning at 5 p.m.

Hussey’s shutout lifts LMA past TSA JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM

Members of the Laurence Manning Academy baseball team pile on top of Braydon Osteen, bottom, after his game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth inning on Wednesday at Tucker Belangia Diamond lifted the Swampcats to a 4-3 victory and tied the SCISA 3A state championship series at 1-1. Game 3 is tonight at Francis Marion University’s Sparrow Stadium in Florence.

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com MANNING -- With an eye on giving Buddy Bleasdale some extra arm rest, Laurence Manning Academy head coach Barry Hatfield turned to Braydon Osteen to take the mound against Wilson Hall in Game 2 of the SCISA 3A state championship series.

Osteen acquitted himself superbly -allowing just one unearned run on five hits in five innings before giving way to Taylor Finley with the score tied 1-1 in the sixth.

However, it was his bat that wound up saving the Swampcats’ season for another day.

Down by a run in the bottom of the ninth inning, Ryan Touchberry led off with a double and came all the way home on a throwing error to tie the game again.

Four batters later with two outs and Morgan Morris on second, Osteen stepped to the plate and delivered a game-winning, walk-off single to center to rally LMA to a 4-3 victory at Tucker Belangia Diamond and tie the best-of-3 series at 1-1.

KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM

Laurence Manning Academy shortstop Taylor Lee (4) forces out Wilson Hall’s Brent Carraway at second and tries to turn a double play during the Swampcats’ 4-3 9-inning victosee BASEBALL, Page B3 ry on Wednesday at Tucker Belangia Diamond.

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com MANNING – Laurence Manning Academy softball head coach Maria Rowland has had the luxury of having three pitchers available in Courtney Beatson, Liz Hussey and Lundee Olsen.

Starting with the first day of the SCISA 3A state tournament on Friday in Sumter, Rowland had each of them warm up prior to the start of each game and go with who she felt was best prepared for that particular game.

On Wednesday in a win-orseason-over Game 2 of the bestof-3 state championship series against Thomas Sumter Academy, Rowland went with Hussey. Good decision.

Hussey limited the hard-hitting Lady Generals to just three hits and LMA used a couple of multi-run innings to pick up a 5-0 victory at Julie Skoler Field.

“I felt pretty good warming up today,” said Hussey, who struck out three and walked three, two of them intentional

see LMA, Page B3

PREP SOFTBALL

PRO FOOTBALL

East Clarendon can’t get key hit as Dixie wins 1A state title

Former SHS standout Mariel Cooper signs with Redskins

By PATRICK ENZOR Special to The Sumter Item

TURBEVILLE - Billy Beane’s algorithm of success for the Oakland Athletics is predicated on one main objective: get on base. They even made a movie about it.

Wednesday’s Game 2 of the 1A softball state championship series between East Clarendon High School and Dixie might be what the general manager calls at outlier.

The Lady Wolverines had a runner on base every inning and left 10 on - six in scoring position - in a 4-0 loss to Dixie, whose runs were all unearned. Dixie won the state championship by sweeping the series.

“We have a young crew and we left runners on,” said EC head coach Lisa Ard. “We just hit the ball right to them. Sometimes it falls your way and sometimes it doesn’t.

“I felt we could have bust it loose at any moment, but then they did,” she added.

EC loaded the bases with two outs in the first and had runners at second and third with two outs in the second, but the last 60 feet proved troublesome. No Lady Wolverine struck out - all 31 batters put the ball in play.

Keith Gedamke / The Sumter Item

East Clarendon’s Caitlin Timmons gets a hit during the Lady Wolverines’ 4-0 loss to Dixie on Wednesday in Game of the 1A state championship series on Wednesdsay in Turbevile. Timsee DIXIE, Page B3 mons had three hits.

BY JEFF HARTSELL The Post and Courier

the rookie camp. “I’ve learned a lot about myself doing the whole show. They With NFL Network camerfollow me and go into my life as watching, former Citadel story, and it’s really helping player Mariel Cooper turned me learn about myself. a rookie-camp tryout with “It’s also motivating to the Washington Redskins know that I will into a free-agent contract. be on national Cooper, the former Sumter TV.” High School standout, played Cooper’s backone season with the Bulldogs story is intriguafter transferring from South ing, as his youngCarolina State, reportedly er brother was signed with the Redskins on killed in a car acCOOPER Saturday after attending cident during the rookie camp at Redskins summer of 2015, when CooPark. The team announced per was in his first week at the signing officially on Tues- The Citadel. day.

Cooper helped S.C. State Cooper is one of the playwin two conference titles beers the NFL Network is feafore transferring to The Citaturing on its “Undrafted” sedel as a graduate student for ries, examining the efforts of his final season. He helped undrafted college players to The Citadel win a Southern make an NFL team.

Conference championship, Cooper, a 5-11, 192-pound starting 12 games at corner cornerback, said the NFL with 30 tackles (four for loss) Network has been following and an interception. his story since February. see COOPER, Page B3 “It’s cool,” he said before

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HORSE RACING

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The Associated Pres

Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist, left, landed the No. 3 post for the Preakness in a blind draw on Wednesday. The Preakness, the second leg of the Triple Crown, is Saturday.

Nyquist draws No. 3 post as Preakness favorite

By DAVID GINSBURG The Associated Press

keep alive his hopes of winning the Triple Crown. A year ago, American Pharoah became the 12th Triple Crown winner and BALTIMORE — Doug O’Neill couldn’t the first since Affirmed in 1978. have done any better if he picked Exaggerator has the best odds behind Nyquist’s post position himself.

Nyquist at 3-1. The horse, trained by After Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist Keith Desormeaux, drew the fifth post landed the No. 3 post for the Preakness in position. a blind draw Wednesday, O’Neill looked “Being that Nyquist is speed oriented, like a man with a winning lottery ticket. he’ll probably get pressed from the “The 3 is exactly what I wanted,” outside,” Desormeaux said. “It may make O’Neill said. “... We’re very optimistic that him go a little faster. That could be we’re going to break good and get into tactically advantageous for us.” position.”

Exaggerator has finished behind Unbeaten in eight races, Nyquist was Nyquist on four different occasions, but made the overwhelming 3-5 favorite Desormeaux hopes things will be different among 11 horses in Saturday’s race. on Saturday.

His selection as the best horse in the “We respect what he’s done,” field was justified, according to Hall of Desormeaux said, “but we’re hopeful of Fame trainer Bob Baffert, who will saddle turning the tables.’ new shooter Collected.

Stradavari, at 8-1, was the third choice, “I’d probably be surprised if he didn’t as selected by Pimlico handicapper Keith win,” Baffert said about Nyquist. “He’s Feustle. going to be tough to beat.”

The race is scheduled for around 6:30 Starting from the 13th post position in p.m. EDT on Saturday. The field includes the Derby, Nyquist won the 20-horse race Lani, a Japanese-bred horse who finished by 1 1/4 lengths over Exaggerator. ninth in the Derby, and eight new Nyquist can expect far less traffic against shooters. a smaller field at the Preakness, which From the pole, with the odds in covers 1 3/16th miles at Pimlico Race parenthesis: Cherry Wine (20-1), Uncle Course.

Lino (20-1), Nyquist (3-5), Awesome Speed “He’s a very mature horse that has (30-1), Exaggerator (3-1), Lani (30-1), speed away from the gate,” O’Neill said.

Collected (10-1), Laoban (30-1), Fellowship “And he doesn’t like to lose.”

(30-1), Awesome Speed (30-1) and Abiding O’Neill enters the Preakness seeking to Star (30-1).

CLEMSON BASEBALL

Tiger freshman Beer gaining attention with stellar season

By PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

starting light.

“That really upset him because he worked so long for that event,” the elder CLEMSON — Forget the long home runs, Beer said. the walk-off hits or Clemson quarterback So Seth Beer locked into baseball at LamDeshaun Watson Tweeting in amazement bert High in Suwanee, Georgia and rose about outfielder Seth Beer’s stellar freshinto a likely high-round pick in this year’s man season. Beer’s father said his son’s Major League Baseball draft. Beer, though, most eye-popping moment came as an wanted to play at Clemson.

8-year-old when he deftly swiped a loose “It was a difficult choice for him,” said tooth from younger sister Savannah’s Jeff Petty, Beer’s coach with the EvoShield mouth.

Canes travel team. “But he knew the ma“Just reached in and jors would be there for him after college.” snatched it out. We couldn’t beBeer was also thrown for a loop when lieve it,” a still awed Michael Clemson changed coaches, Monte Lee hired Beer told The Associated Press. to take over last June for Hall-of-Famer “To me, that’s the legend of Jack Leggett. Beer said he talked with other Seth Beer.” schools until he got a call from Lee, the forMaybe dentistry could still be mer College of Charleston coach. The two in his son’s future, it’s Beer’s talked baseball for about 90 minutes. “When Beer abilities on the field that have I hung up the phone, I felt at peace. I knew I college baseball buzzing. was going to Clemson,” Beer said.

He’s tied for the Atlantic Coast ConferBeer’s performance this season has ence lead with 15 homers, tying a freshman shown that comfort. He has reached base in record for the Tigers. He’s spent most of the 49 of the 51 games he has played — and year hitting over .400, although he’s down thrilled Clemson fans who routinely Tweet to .387 as teams have begun pitchin around about “The Legend of Seth Beer.” him.

“I’ve never had a freshman play like “Yeah, it’s frustrating,” Beer recently this,” Lee said. said. “But I’m learning how to help the Beer had a 26-game hitting streak, tied for team in other ways.” fourth longest in Clemson history. He had Beer did that Tuesday night in a 3-2 victo- four homers as Clemson swept a series ry over Charleston Southern. He made a against Wake Forest last March. He had a running one-handed grab on a sinking liner walk-off, 10th inning home run on March in right field to end the eighth inning with 20th to beat Boston College, a feat Clemthe tying run on second. Beer’s leadoff son’s Heisman Trophy finalist Watson too walk in Clemson’s half of the inning led to notice of with a Tweet of a goat emoji, a two necessary runs for the Tigers (35-18). popular acronym for “Greatest Of All “That’s what I want to do, my part to help Time.” this team win,” Beer said.

“I was sitting around with some friends For a long time, Beer was uncertain what that night when they told me,” Beer reteam — or country — he might be competcalled of Watson’s post. “You can’t believe ing for. when something like that happens.”

Beer, 19, was a successful youth swimmer Beer is confident he’ll break out of his whose times in the backstroke (he set age late-season slump — he’s hitless in six of group records in the 50- and 100-meter his past eight games — and help the Tigers’ backstrokes) gained him national notice drive for their first home NCAA tournaand appeared to have him on an Olympic ment games since 2011. track. Michael Beer said his son’s path “It’s been really cool experience to be changed for good as a 13-year-old when he part of this, hit the home runs and hit a was disqualified from an important meet couple of walk offs,” he said. “I’m glad to be because he mistook a camera flash for the where I am.”

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

TODAY 7:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Irish Open First Round from Kildare, Ireland (GOLF).

9 a.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championship Quarterfinal Match from Moscow – United States vs. Czech Republic (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour The Tradition First Round from Birmingham, Ala. (GOLF).

1 p.m. – International Hockey: IIHF World Championship Quarterfinal Match from St. Petersburg, Russia – Canada vs. Sweden (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

1:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee or Seattle at Baltimore (MLB NETWORK).

2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Relegation Playoff First Leg Match – Nurnberg vs. Eintracht Frankfurt (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – College Gymnastics: NCAA Women’s Championship (ESPNU).

4 p.m. – PGA Golf: AT&T Byron Nelson First Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF).

4:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Camping World Truck Series North Carolina Education Lottery 200 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

5:30 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game from Columbia, Mo. – Louisville vs. Nebraska (ESPN2).

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

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Creighton at St. John’s (CBS SPORTS NETWORK).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Pittsburgh (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST, WPUB-FM 102.7).

7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour BMW Charity Pro-Am First Round from Greer (GOLF).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Washington at New York Mets or Atlanta at Pittsburgh (MLB NETWORK).

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Mississippi at Texas A&M (SEC NETWORK).

7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Florida at Louisiana State (ESPNU).

7:30 p.m. – College Baseball: West Virginia at Texas Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: Santa Clara at Brigham Young (BYUTV).

8 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game from Columbia, Mo. – Brigham Young vs. Missouri (ESPN2).

8 p.m. – College Baseball: South Carolina at Alabama (WNKT-FM 107.5).

8:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Two – Toronto at Cleveland (ESPN).

9 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Kingsmill Championship First Round from Williamsburg, Va. (GOLF).

9 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Final Series Game Three – St. Louis at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

4:30 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Irish Open Second Round from Kildare, Ireland (GOLF).

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

National League East Division

Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

San Francisco Colorado Los Angeles Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 23 16 .590 — 22 16 .579 ½ 23 17 .575 ½ 21 18 .538 2 9 29 .237 13½ W L Pct GB 27 10 .730 — 21 17 .553 6½ 20 19 .513 8 17 22 .436 11 15 24 .385 13 W L Pct GB 23 18 .561 — 20 18 .526 1½ 21 19 .525 1½ 19 23 .452 4½ 17 23 .425 5½

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 12, Atlanta 9 Philadelphia 3, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 2, Washington 0 Milwaukee 4, Chicago Cubs 2 Colorado 3, St. Louis 1 Arizona 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 1 San Francisco 5, San Diego 1

Wednesday’s Games

Miami at Philadelphia, 1:05 p.m.

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

Colorado at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

San Francisco at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Chicago Cubs (Hammel 5-0) at Milwaukee (Guerra 2-0), 1:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Foltynewicz 1-1) at Pittsburgh (Locke 1-3), 7:05 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 5-0) at Cincinnati (Adleman 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Washington (Strasburg 6-0) at N.Y. Mets (Harvey 3-5), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 1-1) at St. Louis (Wacha 2-4), 7:15 p.m.

San Francisco (Samardzija 5-2) at San Diego (Shields 2-5), 9:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 1-2) at L.A. Angels (Chacin 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Washington at Miami, 7:10 p.m.

Arizona at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at San Diego, 10:40 p.m.

AMERICAN League East Division

Baltimore Boston Tampa Bay Toronto New York Central Division

Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota West Division

Seattle Texas Oakland Los Angeles Houston

W L Pct GB 23 14 .622 — 24 15 .615 — 18 19 .486 5 19 22 .463 6 16 22 .421 7½ W L Pct GB 24 15 .615 — 19 17 .528 3½ 19 19 .500 4½ 18 21 .462 6 10 28 .263 13½ W L Pct GB 22 16 .579 — 22 18 .550 1 18 22 .450 5 17 22 .436 5½ 16 24 .400 7

Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 13, Cincinnati 1 Seattle 10, Baltimore 0 Tampa Bay 12, Toronto 2 Detroit 7, Minnesota 2 Houston 6, Chicago White Sox 5, 11 innings Kansas City 8, Boston 4 Arizona 5, N.Y. Yankees 3 Oakland 8, Texas 5 L.A. Dodgers 5, L.A. Angels 1

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 2:15 p.m.

Texas at Oakland, 3:35 p.m.

Seattle at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m.

Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Cleveland at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Houston at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Boston at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Seattle (Karns 3-1) at Baltimore (Wilson 2-1), 12:35 p.m.

Cleveland (Tomlin 5-0) at Cincinnati (Adleman 1-1), 7:10 p.m.

Houston (McHugh 4-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 8-0), 8:10 p.m.

Toronto (Estrada 1-2) at Minnesota (Santana 1-2), 8:10 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Stripling 1-2) at L.A. Angels (Chacin 1-2), 10:05 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees (Nova 2-1) at Oakland (Graveman 1-5), 10:05 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Detroit, 7:08 p.m.

Cleveland at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Seattle at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m.

Kansas City at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m.

Texas at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Toronto at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 9:35 p.m.

Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 April 27: N.Y. Islanders 5, Tampa Bay 3 April 30: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 1 May 3: Tampa Bay 5, NY Islanders 4, OT May 6: Tampa Bay 2, NY Islanders 1, OT May 8: Tampa Bay 4, NY Islanders 0 Pittsburgh 4, Washington 2 April 28: Washington 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT April 30: Pittsburgh 2, Washington 1 May 2: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2 May 4: Pittsburgh 3, Washington 2, OT May 7: Washington 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 10: Pittsburgh 4, Washington 3, OT

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 4, Dallas 3 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: St. Louis 4, Dallas 3, OT May 3: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 May 5: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2, OT May 7: St. Louis 4, Dallas 1 May 9: Dallas 3, St. Louis 2 May 11: St. Louis 6, Dallas 1 San Jose 4, Nashville 3 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: San Jose 3, Nashville 2 May 3: Nashville 4, San Jose 1 May 5: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, 3OT May 7: San Jose 5, Nashville 1 May 9: Nashville 4, San Jose 3, OT May 12: San Jose 5, Nashville 0 CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 1 May 13: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 16: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT May 18: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 8 p.m.

May 20: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 8 p.m.

May 22: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m. x-May 24: Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay 8 p.m. x-May 26: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

St. Louis 1, San Jose 1 May 15: St. Louis 2, San Jose 1 May 17: San Jose 4, St. Louis 0 May 19: St. Louis at San Jose, 9 p.m.

May 21: St. Louis at San Jose, 7:15 p.m.

May 23: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m. x-May 25: St. Louis at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-May 27: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule

By The Associated Press CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 4, Atlanta 0 May 2: Cleveland 104, Atlanta 93 May 4: Cleveland 123, Atlanta 98 May 6: Cleveland 121, Atlanta 108 May 8: Cleveland 100, Atlanta 99 Toronto 4, Miami 3 May 3: Miami 102, Toronto 96, OT May 5: Toronto 96, Miami 92, OT May 7: Toronto 95, Miami 91 May 9: Miami 94, Toronto 87, OT May 11: Toronto 99, Miami 91 May 13: Miami 103, Toronto 91 May 15: Toronto 116, Miami 89

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 4, San Antonio 2 April 30: San Antonio 124, Oklahoma City 92 May 2: Oklahoma City 98, San Antonio 97 May 6: San Antonio 100, Oklahoma City 96 May 8: Oklahoma City 111, San Antonio 97 May 10: Oklahoma City 95, San Antonio 91 May 12: Oklahoma City 113, San Antonio 99 Golden State 4, Portland 1 May 1: Golden State 118, Portland 106 May 3: Golden State 110, Portland 99 May 7: Portland 120, Golden State 108 May 9: Golden State 132, Portland 125, OT May 11: Golden State 125, Portland 121 CONFERENCE FINALS

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 1, Toronto 0 May 17: Cleveland 115, Toronto 84 May 19: Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

May 21: Cleveland at Toronto, 8:30 p.m.

May 23: Cleveland at Toronto, 8:30 p.m. x-May 25: Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday, May 27: Cleveland at Toronto, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, May 29: Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 1, Golden State 0 May 16: Oklahoma City 108, Golden State 102 May 18: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

May 22: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

May 24: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-May 26: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-May 28: Golden State at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. x-May 30: Oklahoma City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

WNBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

New York Atlanta Chicago Connecticut Indiana Washington

W 2 1 1 0 0 0

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 — 1 .500 ½ 1 .000 1 1 .000 1 1 .000 1

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Minnesota Los Angeles Dallas Phoenix San Antonio Seattle

W 2 1 1 0 0 0

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .500 1 1 .000 1½ 1 .000 1½ 1 .000 1½

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota 97, Chicago 80 Dallas at Washington, 7 p.m.

Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Connecticut at San Antonio, 12 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Los Angeles at Washington, 7 p.m.

Atlanta at Indiana, 7 p.m.

Seattle at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

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The third and decisive game will be played today at Francis Marion University’s Sparrow Stadium in Florence with game time tentatively scheduled for 7 p.m. The ‘Cats will be the home team again.

“Biggest spot I’ve ever been in in my life,” Osteen said. “I just had to put the ball in play. I had been swinging bad all night. I just had to cut my swing down and keep my head in there.

(Assistant) coach Mark (Campbell) told me to cut my swing down and I was able to pop it into center.”

The clutch hit capped off a wild final few innings for both teams. The Barons tied the game 2-2 in the top of the seventh on Sam Watford’s RBI single. Wilson Hall also had a runner gunned down at the plate on a throw from right field by Osteen.

A bunt single by McLendon Sears, an error, a stolen base and the second RBI single of the night from Watford gave the Barons a 3-2 lead in the ninth before the costly error and Osteen’s heroics put WH’s third straight title celebration on hold for at least one more night.

“That’s just a classic Wilson Hall-Laurence Manning game,” said Hatfield, whose team improved to 24-6. “It’s just a tough, tough series. It’s really just the team that makes the (fewest) mistakes in key situations (wins).

“We had a mistake and gave them a run, and then they had a mistake and gave us the second run. It’s just a battle and I’m proud of my kids.”

Aside from the ninth inning, a Wilson Hall throwing error in the sixth allowed the second run for

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Laurence Manning Academy’s Maddie Cantley connects for a base hit during LMA’s 5-0 win in Game 2 of the SCISA 3A state championship series on Wednesday in Manning.

LMA

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Wilson Hall’s Drew Talley connects on a pitch during the Barons’ 4-3 extra-inning loss to Laurence Manning Academy on Wednesday at Tucker Belangia Diamond.

LMA to score as it took a brief 2-1 lead. The Barons also missed some earlier opportunities to score. A 2-base error to lead off the third was wasted and Wilson Hall had another runner thrown out at the plate in the first inning after getting the first two runners on.

“Little mistakes, little mistakes,” said WH head coach Adam Jarecki, whose team fell to 21-6. “We missed an opportunity in the first inning. I tried to force a run there. We should’ve scored (in that inning), so that was a missed opportunity.

“We hit the ball hard, they just made most of the plays.

They had one or two errors and so did we, but overall it was a very good game. This is the way these things are supposed to be. We’ll see what happens tomorrow.”

Pitching will be at a

premium. Finley pitched the final four innings for the win while Sears went the final four innings as well. Both pitched in Monday’s opener.

Bleasdale and Charlton Commander will likely be the starters for Game 3.

Bleasdale had two hits for the Swampcats while Trent Frye finished with two doubles. Tripp Mason singled and scored a run and Finley had a hit as well.

Touchberry had a sacrifice fly in the fourth that gave LMA a 1-0 lead and Morris had a hit and walked twice -including coming back from an 0-2 count in the ninth to reach base and score the eventual game-winning run.

Daniel Reynolds, Robert James and Sears all had two hits for the Barons. Sears had an RBI groundout in the fifth and Ed McMillan had a hit and was intentionally walked twice.

DIXIE

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“Just couldn’t get that big hit to push a run across,” said Ard. “Everything we hit went right to them.”

In the last five innings, EC left a runner on base each inning and totaled seven hits and drew three walks. On the flip side, Dixie scored four unearned runs -- all in the last two innings -- on four hits and three walks.

Dixie leadoff hitter Samantha Ferguson opened the sixth inning with a walk and moved to third on an error after a sacrifice bunt attempt from No. 2 hitter Haliegh Phillips.

Phillips took second on defensive indifference, but Leigha Snipes scored Ferguson on a fielders’ choice for the game’s first run.

Two more singles and another error brought home two more runs in the inning. The Lady Hornets converted another leadoff walk in the final stanza into a run when Bailee New scored on another error.

“We knew that Coach Ard was going to circle the wagons and we just had to stay focused and not give up any cheap runs early,” said Dixie head coach Gary Stone. “We were able to do that. I had a feeling if we stuck around... it’s hard to win these games on the road. I’ve been here four years in a row and this is the first one we’ve won on the road.”

Brooklyn Fort ended her EC career with a strong perfor-

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He suffered a concussion during The Citadel’s 23-22 upset victory over South Carolina and missed the Bulldogs’ two FCS playoff games.

“My year at The Citadel, that was really a new beginning for me,” Cooper said.

“My last year at S.C. State, I played safety, but I’m really a

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East Clarendon’s Brooklyn Fort delivers a pitch during the Lady Wolverines’ 4-0 loss to Dixie on Wednesday in the 1A state championship series in Turbeville. mance. She gave up just four hits over seven innings with five strikeouts and three walks. Caitlin Timmons was 3-for-4 for the Lady Wolverines.

“It comes down to one play

(in championship games),” said Ard. Ard already has plans for next year.

“They (Dixie) have six seniors,” she said with a laugh.

“We only have one.”

natural corner. For me to come in there with coaches like Maurice Drayton and Joel Taylor and to lead the young guys they had, it was great.

It was a good situation for me and we had a lot of success.”

Cooper has been training with his cousin, former NFL player Derrick Burgess of Lake City. At his pro day at S.C. State, he ran the 40-yard dash in 4.41 seconds, which

would have ranked among the top eight among defensive backs at the NFL Combine.

“It’s an opportunity I’ve been chasing since I was a kid,” Cooper said. “I’ve got to take full advantage of this opportunity, and do it for my brother.”

Cooper was 2-time All-State selection at Sumter High, helping lead the team to the 4A lower state title in 2008 and also played in 2010 Shrine Bowl.

And the biggest ones came in the 3-run second. Taylor From Page B1 Lee drew a walk from Thomas Sumter starting pitcher Ellie Hunter, who passes to Logan Morris. picked up the victory in “Everything felt like it was TSA’s 5-2 Game 1 win, to working pretty good. I was open the inning. She moved just trying to throw strikes to second on a passed ball and letting my defense make and to third on a sacrifice plays behind me.” bunt by Abbie Beard. She The deciding game of the scored on a single by Cora series will be played today Lee Downer. at 5 p.m. at the Lakewood Ashton Rogers sacrificed High School softball field.

Downer to second for the TSA, which is after its third second out, but Trinity Harstraight state title and secrington made it an easy trip ond straight 3A title, won home for Downer as she hit the coin toss after the game a 2-run home run to dead and will be the home team. center field.

Hussey got TSA, which “She had just thrown me a fell to 19-8 on the season, to high fastball that was called ground out five times on the a strike, so I figured she infield and pop up on the in- might do the same again,” field nine times.

Harrington, a freshman bat“Liz just pitched a great ting No. 8 in the order, said game,” said Rowland, whose of Hunter. “That’s what she team improved to 17-10. did and it was a meatball.

“She said she felt good dur“I didn’t know if I got all ing warm-ups and she of it, so I (came out of the looked good, so we went batter’s box) running hard,” with her. She was hitting Harrington added. “Then I her spots, making great heard the yelling and looked pitches.” up and saw (the centerfieldThomas Sumter only had er) with her back turned.” a couple of opportunities to The Lady Swampcats finplate some runs, the biggest ished with eight hits off of opportunity coming in the Hunter, who pitched the first top of the third inning. four innings. Baylee Elms After LMA scored three had two doubles and a run runs in the bottom of the scored for LMA and Maddie second, the Lady Generals’ Cantley had two hits, includDiamond Gibson doubled ing a double, a run and a run with one out. Morris was in- batted in. tentionally walked and the “I thought Ellie pitched a runners were moved up a pretty good game today too,” base on a sacrifice bunt by Reed said. “There’s only one Josie Reed. However, the pitch I would take back, the threat ended with No. 3 hithome run to Trinity. They’re ter Haley Hawkins popping a good hitting team. up on the infield.

Laurence Manning’s other The other threat came in runs came in the fourth. the sixth when the first two Elms doubled with two outs runners reached base, but and scored on a single by went no farther.

Brooke Ward. Cantley’s dou“You’ve got to give Liz ble scored Ward from first to credit for the game she make it 5-0. pitched,” said TSA head Rowland said Hussey’s coach B.J. Reed. “She did a performance will have no good job, and when we did bearing on who starts tohave a chance to score some day’s title game. “We’re runs, we didn’t get the big going to continue to do what hit, and they did.” we’ve been doing,” she said.

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By DAN GELSTON The Associated Press

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Cleveland guard Kyrie Irving (2) drives on Toronto’s Cory Joseph (6) during the Cavaliers’ 115-84 victory in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals on Tuesday in Cleveland. Game 2 is today.

Point man: Irving shines in Cavs’ demolition of Raptors

By TOM WITHERS The Associated Press

Irving said he was looking forward to the conference finals matchup with Lowry, who averaged 31 points in three games against INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Kyrie Irving Cleveland during the regular season and dribbled behind his back and then behind his torched the Cavs for 43 in a win on Feb. 26. back again, leaving Toronto’s Corey Joseph On Tuesday, Irving never let Lowry get grasping at air. started and harassed him all over the floor.

Irving pulled off a few other dizzying spins Toronto’s All-Star guard, playing his second and other did-he-just-do-that moves while game in three days after leading the Raptors scoring 27 points with five assists and two to a Game 7 win over Miami, finished just steals. He even got free for a rare breakaway 4-of-14 from the field. He missed all seven dunk as the Cleveland Cavaliers overpow3-pointers and didn’t get to the free-throw ered the Raptors by 31 points in Game 1 of line. the Eastern Conference finals.

Part of Lowry’s struggles can be traced to Irving did a little of everything, but perhaving to deal with Irving on the defensive haps his most significant action came off the end. floor.

The Raptors have been bouncing back As Cleveland’s reserves were putting the throughout the postseason and Lowry exfinishing touches on the 115-84 blowout Tues- pects them to do the same in Game 2 on day night, raising the unblemished Cavs to Thursday night.

9-0 in these playoffs, Irving danced along the “They’re playing at a championship level sideline to the delight of a smiling LeBron right now,” he said. “LeBron is playing like James, who looked like a proud older brothLeBron. Kyrie is playing like Kyrie, and their er. bench played extremely well. We’ve just got “He’s waited a long time to get back to this to figure it out and match it, and just go out position,” James said Wednesday following there and do things that we do. There’s alpractice. “The kid is playing some great bas- ways a fire if you get your butt kicked like ketball right now.” that. You’ve got to want to win. We want to The kid has been brilliant in his second win. We didn’t just get here to be like, ‘Oh, postseason.

OK. We want to win games. We want to comIrving has outplayed a group of talented pete.’ Our competitive nature as NBA playpoint guards who haven’t been able to stay ers, as professionals, is going to be at a high with him or stop him. He has already left De- level.” troit’s Reggie Jackson, Atlanta’s Dennis SchThe relationship between James and Irroder and Jeff Teague in his wake, and unving is an interesting study, and it has taken less the Raptors can come up with a defense time for them to get to this point. The stars to re-route the Cavaliers — who had nine haven’t always been aligned during their two dunks in Game 1 — from unimpeded attacks seasons together, but they’re in sync now — at the rim, Kyle Lowry will become Irving’s a devastating 1-2 punch — and maybe on the latest victim on his tornadic path back to the verge of a championship.

NBA Finals.

James has pushed Irving toward greatness.

One of four elite guards in the NBA’s final “He’s grown every single day, every single four, Irving, whose playoffs ended last year week, month, and over the course of these when he freakishly shattered his kneecap in last two years, becoming a leader and becomGame 1 of the Finals, has taken the scoring ing a staple of our team,” James said. “We all burden off James. He’s averaging a teamknew how talented the kid was and how talleading 24.7 points per game and at times ented he is still today, but his growth and he’s Cleveland’s first offensive option, a role what he demands out of all of us as the point James has owned but is now willing to share guard, as one of the leaders of the team. with his 24-year-old teammate.

That’s the best part about it.”

From cars to cartoons, Jimmie Johnson’s next dash at the track comes in animated form.

The six-time NASCAR champion lends his voice in a series of race car-themed episodes on the Nickelodeon series “Blaze and the Monster Machines.”

Johnson voiced Dash, a car that is friendly, fast and the ultimate racing buddy for titular character Blaze.

No spoilers here if Johnson dominated the Monsters the same way he’s mastered Dover International Speedway’s Monster Mile.

“My interest comes in capturing young fans’ interest,” Johnson told The Associated Press.

Johnson fell in love with racing as a kid by going to the track with his dad. He appreciated the fact that most NASCAR tracks now offer some sort of kid-friendly ticket deals to get them out with their families on Sundays, but realized there must be other ways to reach the next generation of fans.

He voiced a lobster last year in the Nick Jr. show “Bubble Guppies.”

Johnson, Danica Patrick, Chase Elliott and Kasey Kahne all voice characters in the six-episode block of race episodes. The first special, “Race Car Superstar,” premieres 1:30 p.m. May 30, followed by “Race to Eagle Rock” at 1:30 p.m. June 2 on Nickelodeon. The remaining four race car episodes will air this fall. Patrick voices Rally; Elliott is Mark Set-Go; and Kahne is Fender.

Johnson’s two young daughters, Genevieve (5) and Lydia (2), are fans of the “Blaze” show that focuses on science, technology, engineering and math education.

While his family often joins Johnson in victory lane, the celebrations might not top the cool factor of having dad pop up as a cartoon.

“There’s a lot of shock value with that one,” he said, laughing.

Johnson showed his delighted daughters photos of what his character will look like in “Blaze.”

Johnson has dabbled in acting — he’s had guest spots in TV shows such as “Vegas” and “Breaking In” — but had the most fun with voiceover work.

“You read the lines and think you can just add some inflection in your voice and you’ve done your job,” he said. “But you kind of go so over the top. It’s almost embarrassing. As soon as you embarrass yourself, they say,

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Jimmie Johnson puts his helmet on to re-enter his car during final practice last Saturday at Dover International Speedway in Delaware.

‘Perfect, more of that!”’

Johnson also cameoed as an airline pilot in the new video for the song “Ain’t No Man” by The Avett Brothers.

The video features Scott Avett as he makes his way through the Asheville Regional Airport on his way to join his brother and the rest of the band on the road.

Avett boards the plane and the video cuts to a quick appearance from a smiling Johnson who gives a thumbsup as the pilot.

“I love their lyrics, I love the way their music makes me think,” Johnson said.

“And seeing them live is like no other experience.”

Johnson might be most comfortable talking cars, though. He was set to host “Race Hub” Wednesday night on FS1.

CANCER FIGHT Martin Truex Jr. and his long-time girlfriend Sherry Pollex were set to host their annual “Catwalk for a Cause” fundraiser on Wednesday night. The event helps raise awareness and funds for pediatric cancer and last year’s show raised more than $250,000.”

Pollex is in remission from ovarian cancer and recently launched her website SherryStrong.org to help women and their families in coping with the disease. She was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer in August 2014.

“It’s my way of giving back to everybody that supported me in my journey,” she said.

“I’ve had a lot of women — and men — reach out to me on Twitter, social media, at the race track, that told me my story was inspiring them.

When I first got diagnosed, there just wasn’t a lot of resources for women that have my type of women, especially young women. I wanted to create a resource for a place where they could go and talk to each other.”

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Motivated Spieth back home at Nelson, his 1st PGA Tour event

By STEPHEN HAWKINS The Associated Press IRVING, Texas — Jordan Spieth is back home, at the tournament he and his father have hopped a fence to watch and at the TPC course where as a 16-year-old he played his first PGA Tour event.

Now 22 and the No. 2 player in the world, Spieth has the same ranking he had going into the AT&T Byron Nelson last year — though he has since reached No. 1 and then fallen back to second behind Jason Day, who has won seven of his past 17 tournaments.

“I’m looking to get that back ... definitely there’s some motivation there. He’s playing his game. He believes his game is better than anybody else’s and he’s on his game,” Spieth said.

“What he’s doing right now, I think I can win the next two events and I’m still not going to surpass him in the World Rankings. He’s separated himself and that bothers me and it motivates me.”

Day went wire-to-wire for a

four-shot victory at The Players Championship last week.

But Day, who got his first PGA Tour victory at TPC Four Seasons in 2010, won’t play the Nelson for the third year in a row.

Spieth played the first two rounds at The Players with Day, who was 15 under during that span and won with the same score.

But Spieth missed the cut in his first tournament since squandering a five-shot lead on the back nine at Augusta in April and missed the chance to win consecutive Masters titles.

What Spieth revealed after making a 15-foot birdie putt on his last hole at The Players was that he felt as if he was beating himself up on the course too much, and needed to do a better job being positive and having more fun.

Being at home seemingly provides the perfect opportunity for that to happen, but Spieth admitted it might not be that simple.

“At the same time, if I can engage with my friends and family maybe, and kind of smile more, it’s only going to help me on the course if I’m approaching it like it’s just another round with friends.”

This will be Spieth’s sixth start at the Nelson, his fourth since turning pro. He tied for 16th in 2010, still by far his best finish there, and then missed his high school graduation ceremony the following year after making the cut The Associated Press again and tying for 32nd.

Jordan Spieth is back home at the He was playing in the NCAA Byron Nelson, the tournament he tournament with Texas durand his father hopped a fence to ing the 2012 Nelson, but hasn’t watch and at the TPC course missed his hometown event where, as a 16-year-old, he since turning pro, finishing no played his first PGA Tour event. better than 30th.

“To be coming to my sixth “I can hit either extreme event, it’s bizarre,” he said. “It this week, trying so hard to really is kind of an odd feelplay so well in front of so ing.” many friends and family and North Texas is also home to if you’re not quite doing it, defending Nelson champion which I hadn’t, I haven’t in the Steven Bowditch, the Austrapast four years, it can be real- lian who this season has ly tough to kind of hold it tomissed five consecutive cuts gether,” he said. and seven of the past nine.

“Hopefully I can turn it around this week,” Bowditch said. “I’ve got great vibes back here, again playing in front of friends and family ... and bring back some great memories.”

TPC Four Seasons was a saturated, soggy mess last year after heavy rains in the weeks leading up to and during the tournament. The course played as a par 69 the final three rounds after the difficult par-4 14th became an easy pitch-and-putt par 3 with a temporary tee box because of the flooding on the low-lying hole.

Bowditch, who led all four rounds last May when he had 27 birdies and won by four strokes, might be the only person at TPC Four Seasons who likes the forecast calling for a strong chance of showers and heavy rain during Thursday’s first round.

“It’s too dry for me this year,” Bowditch said with a grin. “This course is in fantastic shape, best I’ve seen it.”

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SHS golf finishes 13th at state; Spencer earns All-State honors GREENVILLE -- The Sumter High School varsity golf team finished 13th at the 4A state championship this week at Furman University.

Daniel Spencer shot a 3-day total of 227 (75-78-74) to finish tied for seventh overall and earn All-State honors.

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Atlanta starting pitcher Julio Teheran delivers to Pittsburgh’s Jung Ho Kang during the fourth inning of their game on Wednesday in Pittsburgh. The Braves won 3-1.

Teheran guides Braves to 3-1 win over Pirates PITTSBURGH — Julio Teheran allowed five hits in 7 2/3 crisp innings and the Atlanta Braves gave Brian Snitker his first victory as interim manager with a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night.

Teheran (1-4) struck out three without a walk to end six weeks of frustration.

Tyler Flowers hit a home run to the bushes in center field and finished with three hits for the Braves, who won for just the third time in their last 13 games.

Arodys Vizcaino gave up a ninth-inning home run to Jung Ho Kang but got the final four outs for his fourth save. Francisco Liriano (3-3) pitched seven strong innings after getting rocked in his previous start last week against the Chicago Cubs but the Pirates lost for the first time in Liriano’s last 14 starts at PNC Park.

A night after pounding out 12 runs on a season-high 21 hits, Pittsburgh never made it to third base with Teheran on the mound.

The victory was a long time coming for Snitker, who has spent nearly four decades in the Atlanta organization in various capacities at various levels as a player, coach and manager.

He took over for the fired Fredi Gonzalez on Tuesday and a night after getting a good long look at his team’s current state in a disjointed 12-9 defeat, he saw a glimpse of something he hopes the club can build on.

Though Atlanta is in the midst of what could be a long rebuilding, the Braves

do have Teheran, who has pitched well but not been rewarded with a victory thanks mostly to an offense that mustered all off 17 runs combined in his first eight starts. The offense wasn’t much better against Liriano, but Teheran was so crisp it didn’t matter.

The 25-year-old needed only 91 pitches to get through an offense that entered the day second in the majors in batting average (.282) and sixth in runs scored. He left with two outs in the seventh but Vizcaino got Andrew McCutchen to fly out to center to end the threat.

PHILLIES 4 MARLINS 2 PHILADELPHIA — Tyler Goeddel hit his first career homer, Jeremy Hellickson pitched six sharp innings and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 4-2 Wednesday afternoon.

Hellickson (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits, striking out four. He retired 11 in a row at one point and pitched well after a shaky start. Jeanmar Gomez tossed a perfect ninth for his 16th save in 17 tries.

The Phillies won two of three for their seventh series win in the past eight, improving to 24-13 since an 0-4 start.

ROYALS 3 RED SOX 2 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Eric Hosmer homered for the second straight day, the

OBITUARIES ELEANOR B. HOLMES “Mother” Holmes, widow of William H. Holmes, transitioned on Saturday, May 14, 2016, at her residence in Salterstown, Sumter.

“Mother” Holmes was educated in the pubHOLMES lic schools of Sumter County.

She was a devoted member of New Hope Church of God In Christ of Sumter and served faithfully in many capacities.

“Mother” was honored by Sumter County with a proclamation for Mother Eleanor Holmes Day. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by two children, Susan Emma Holmes and Lillian Ophelia Holmes Gardner; three brothers, Hughie Bowens, Cleo Bowens and Wylie Bowens; and one sister, Lottie Bowens Peterkins.

Survivors include five daughters, Iris Mack, Cathy Holmes (Dorrill), Thomasina Holmes, Sandra Holmes and Shirley Johnson, all of Sumter; three sons, William Holmes (Kim), Frederick Leon Holmes (Kelly) and Edward Laws Holmes, all of Sumter; and a host of other relatives

Royals turned their first three hits off Boston’s Steven Wright into runs, and Kansas City held off the Red Sox 3-2 on Wednesday to open a split-doubleheader.

Hosmer followed a single

by Alcides Escobar with a homer in the first inning, and Lorenzo Cain added a sacrifice fly following a triple by Jarrod Dyson in the sixth for the Royals’ only offense.

It proved to be enough for Ian Kennedy and their bullpen.

TIGERS 6 TWINS 3 DETROIT — Justin Verlander struck out 10 batters, including the 2,000th of his career, to help the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 on Wednesday.

The Tigers have won four straight, equaling a season high, after losing 11 of 12 games.

Athletics 8 Rangers 1 OAKLAND, Calif. — Khris Davis hit his fourth home run in two games, Danny Valencia drove in two and the Oakland Athletics completed a three-game sweep of the Texas Rangers with an 8-1 win on Wednesday.

Marcus Semien had two hits and drove in two runs for the As, who have won four straight and five of six overall. Yonder Alfonso, Tyler Landendorf and Coco Crisp also drove in runs.

and dear friends.

Funeral services for “Mother” Eleanor Bowens Holmes will be held at noon on Friday at New Hope Church of God In Christ, 95 Community St., Sumter, with the Rev. Russell Rogers, pastor, and District Elder Harold Young officiating.

The public may view from noon to 8 p.m. today at Palmer Memorial Chapel, 304 S. Main St., Sumter.

“Mother” Holmes will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. until the hour of service.

Interment will follow in St. Mark Church Cemetery, Oswego Road, Sumter.

Condolences may be made on their tribute page found at www.PalmerMemorialChapel. com.

Palmer Memorial Chapel is in charge of the services.

ALLINE C. RUSH OLANTA — Alline Coker Rush, 98, died on Wednesday, May 11, 2016.

She was born on Nov. 1, 1917, a daughter of the late John and Lessie Coker.

Funeral services will be held at RUSH 1 p.m. on Friday at Oak Grove AME Church, 1709 Burnt Branch Road, Lake City, with the Rev. Shernard R. Barnes,

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pastor, presiding, the Rev. Oliver Davis Jr., eulogist, and the Rev. Troy Graham and the Rev. Mary Rose assisting.

Burial will follow in Union Hill Freewill Baptist Church Cemetery, Turbeville.

Public viewing will be held from 1 to 8 p.m. today at Samuels and Richardson Funeral Home, 145 N. Church St., Lake City.

The family is receiving friends at the home of her daughter, Ponzella McCray, 928 Park Ave., Olanta.

These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

VERONICA GRICE Veronica Grice, 84, beloved wife of the late Hiram Liston Grice, died on Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at her residence.

Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

ADREN WILLIAMS JR. Adren Williams Jr., 76, husband of Gracie Wilder Williams, departed this life on Tuesday, May 17, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia.

Citadel 4 COLUMBIA – Sixteen runs on sixteen hits led sixthranked South Carolina to a 16-4 victory over The Citadel in it’s final regular season home game on Tuesday night at Founders Park.

The Gamecocks improved to 39-13 while the Bulldogs fell to 16-37 on the year.

Sophomore right-hander Brandon Murray earned his second win of the season after 1 2/3 innings with one walk and three runs on five hits. Junior left-hander Nate Brecklin suffered his first loss of the season in 1/3 of an inning with two walks and three runs on two hits.

The Gamecocks got out to an early 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning. Walks to Gene Cone and Alex Destino gave the Gamecocks a pair of runners with Dom Thompson-Williams loading the bases on a hit by pitch. John Jones knocked a single to left field to score Cone and Destino. Thompson-Williams and Jones then completed a double steal to set Jonah Bride up for a RBI single to left field.

South Carolina added three additional runs in the bottom of the third after Alex Destino and Thompson-Williams each singled and Bride drove them in with a double down the left field line.

The Citadel got on the scoreboard when Stephen Windham hit a 2-out solo home run to left field in the top of the fourth inning.

Carolina put up seven runs in the bottom of the fifth.

Bride led off the inning with a single to left field and both Madison Stokes and Chris Cullen were hit by pitches to load the bases. DC Arendas followed with a grand slam to right center. With Cone and Marcus Mooney on base, Destino singled to right field to score Cone then Bride doubled to right center to score Mooney and Destino.

The Bulldogs cut the Gamecocks’ lead to nine in the top of the sixth inning when they added three runs.

He was born on June 4, 1939, in Sumter, a son of the late Houston and Sally McFadden Williams.

The family will be receiving friends at the residence, 140 Boot Branch Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

JANNIE M. WILSON Jannie M. Reames Wilson, 88, left this earthly realm on Monday, May 16, 2016, at her home.

Born on Sept. 1, 1927, in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Willie and Melissa Joe Reames and widow of Malachi Wilson. She was educated in the public schools of Lee County. Being reared in a Christian home, she accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior and joined New Zion AME Church, Wisacky, as a youth. She remained a member of New Zion until her marriage when she joined Liberty Hill Baptist Church, where she served faithfully until death.

Jannie was a loving person who lived her life according to God’s will. She always had kind, loving, caring and encouraging words for others.

She was truly a friend to man.

Left to cherish her memories: two sons, Leroy Reames

With two outs and a runner on third, Bret Hines singled, Barrett Charpia tripled and former Wilson Hall standout William Kinney singled to add three runs for The Citadel.

USC forward Raymond Doby leaving the program COLUMBIA — Freshman forward Raymond Doby is leaving South Carolina, the latest roster change for the Gamecocks and coach Frank Martin.

Martin said Wednesday that he and Doby, cited for marijuana possession last month, felt a “change of scenery” was necessary.

Two other first-year players in Eric Cobb and Jamill Gregory were dismissed last month after their arrests for property crimes involving firing a BB gun in a neighborhood near campus.

Doby was issued a summons, along with Cobb and Gregory, when police discovered marijuana in a car they were all in.

Tide of college football concussion lawsuits starts NEW YORK — As many as 50 class-action lawsuits contesting how the NCAA, major college football conferences or individual schools handled concussions will be filed in the coming months by former players seeking damages for lingering brain injuries and ailments.

The first batch of six lawsuits was filed Tuesday. Chicago-based attorney Jay Edelson says the next wave will likely be filed within the next two weeks.

Kentucky reserve G/F requests transfer LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky coach John Calipari says that freshman guard/forward Charles Matthews has been granted his full release and will transfer from the Wildcats.

The 6-foot-6 Chicago native averaged 1.7 points, 1.6 rebounds and 10.3 minutes in 36 games with three starts for the Wildcats last season. Matthews is recovering from a recent medical procedure for a hip issue, but Calipari said last week that he expected him to be fine and looked forward to him contributing more next season. He says in a release Wednesday that he was saddened to see him leave but supports his decision.

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(Irene) of Camden and Ollie Wilson of Sumter; four daughters, Evinna Wilson, Anna Holmes and Lou Ella Sorrells, all of Sumter, and Christine Zeigler of West Palm Beach, Florida; 10 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; four sisters-in-law; three brothers-inlaw; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Celebration of Life services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Liberty Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 55 Dove Lane, Bishopville, with the Rev. Jerome Douglas, pastor and eulogist, assisted by the Rev. Frank Williams Jr. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 30 Byrd St., Sumter.

The funeral procession will leave at 1:20 p.m. from the home.

Floral bearers will be Liberty Hill Missionary Society.

Pallbearers will be grandsons.

Burial will be in Broad Branch Cemetery, Bishopville.

Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com.

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When I asked her about it, her response was, “It’s just us girls dancing with each other and having a good time. We dance with each other at the table we’re at. We never dance with any of the men who ask us.” When I asked

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