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Ripped naturally From left, Ashley Harden; Jaquelynn Madsen, from Sumter; Kyrie Quarrella, from Sumter; and Bethannie Irvin, also from Sumter, compete in the Bikini Novice division of the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation’s South Carolina Bodybuilding Championships on Saturday at Sumter Opera House.

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com For the second year, Sumter Opera House was packed Saturday with bodybuilders for the World Natural Bodybuilding Federation Amateur South Carolina Bodybuilding Championship, an event organized by Sumter Family YMCA. Missy Corrigan, executive of community health at the local Y, said Saturday’s event was a natural competition, so each competi-

tor had to pass a polygraph test to make sure they did not take any banned substances to prepare. This competition showcases that people can achieve physical fitness in a healthy and natural way, she said. That way everyone competes on a level playing field, she said. Corrigan said 55 athletes from South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia and Georgia competed on Saturday. About half of Saturday’s competitors were from the Sumter

area, and there were several returning competitors from last year, she said. The athletes competed in five categories — Men’s Bodybuilding, Men’s Physique, Ms. Fit Body, Women’s Bikini and Women’s Figure — for a chance to be the overall winner of their group to receive a pro card. Once an athlete receives a pro card, they are able to compete for cash prizes in professional competitions, Corrigan said.

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Bella Land, 12, drops shoes for donation into a bucket after members of six local churches marched from Swan Lake to United Ministries carrying new and slightly used shoes to give to the charity on Saturday morning.

All day Saturday, many of Sumter’s volunteers donated clothes, food, money and time to help out their neighbors and strangers during Operation InasMuch. Dozens of volunteers participated in the Walk for Soles event, created by Wilson Hall senior Stewart Holler, to donate shoes to Lemira Elementary School and the Crisis Closet. Holler, also a member of First Presbyterian Church, said she came up with the idea for the walk a few years ago but did not know how to make it happen until she met Travis Kinley, coordinator for Inasmuch United Sumter. Holler said she was nervous before the walk started because she did

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not know how many people would show up, but she was ultimately delighted to see how many people participated. She said she put fliers

in various business across Sumter to get more people in the community and not just church members involved.

Farmers enjoy favorable spring weather BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com A stretch of good weather in April has allowed farmers to get a good start to the year, according to Clemson Extension Associate Extension Agent David DeWitt. “People are planting wide open,” he said. The limited amount of wheat that was planted is doing well, he said. “We didn’t get much wheat planted with how wet is was, but what

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we did get planted looks good,” he said. DeWitt said many farmers started planting corn in early March, and planting has continued since. Pinewood farmer Joey Smoak said he was unable to plant any wheat and has been planting corn. “We just finished planting corn, and we are putting nitrogen down and spraying for weeds,” he said. Smoak said he has finished cleaning up from the flood, but it has set him a few weeks behind schedule.

DeWitt said he thinks the corn acreage will be up this year. “We have a lot of corn planted,” he said. “It’s off to a good start with some good warm days and adequate rainfall during April. It seems to be fine right now.” Cotton and peanut planting is just getting underway, he said. “Cotton may be down a little bit, but I think peanuts are going to be stable,” he said.

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Shepherd Rowell, 18 months, gathers strawberries at Willard Farms in Gable on Friday. PHOTO PROVIDED

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Sheriff’s office deputies no longer seeking truck Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is no longer searching for a red truck that was previously reported to have been involved in an alleged sexual assault on Tindal Road on April 26.

City council to consider resurfacing project Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St., to consider: • A resolution authorizing a contract for the State Streets Resurfacing Project 2016; • A resolution authorizing a contract for the Flood Recovery Project Management Services; and • First reading of an ordinance authorizing a municipal services agreement with Black River Electric Cooperative Inc. City council will also go into executive session to discuss contractual matters and appointments to boards and commissions. Council may take official action on those matters follow executive session.

Tracy’s Camp seeks volunteers for clean-up Tracy’s Camp, a Christianbased retreat, is asking for volunteers to help spruce up the camp from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday. The camp, located at 2031 Crooked Pine Trail in Pinewood, is a 300-acre site with a rifle range, an archery area, nature trails, zip lines and a skeet-shooting area. Bekah Howard, one of the camp directors, said she’s asking for volunteers to make reservations so that she can notify them about how they need to dress and accessories they will need depending on the projects they will be working on. Howard said dams holding water on two ponds were breached during the October 2015 flood. She said repairs to those dams are almost complete. Some volunteers will be working to clean up flood damage. Other volunteers will be doing routine maintenance at the camp ranging from deep cleaning to cutting and stacking firewood, she said. If you’d like to volunteer, send an email to tracyscamp@ ftc-i.net.

Expect lane closures on U.S. 378 today FROM STAFF REPORTS The right eastbound lane of U.S. 378 will be closed beginning at 7 a.m. today as participants in the Base2Base Race run from McEntire Joint National Guard Base near Columbia to Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter. According to a news release from Sumter Family YMCA, Richland and Sumter county sheriff’s offices, drivers are asked to use caution when travel-

ing the route this morning by yielding to runners, remaining in the left lane and reducing speed. Also in the release Y Executive of Community Health Missy Corrigan said sections of U.S. 378 will be marked with caution signs, cones and mobile billboards, and traffic assistance will be provided by officials from both counties. Base2 Base Race is a 35K point-topoint race organized by the local Y in

honor of Military Appreciation Month. A finish line celebration with food and vendors will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Shaw Park, 3875 Broad St., and is open to the public. Proceeds from the race will benefit the Y’s Warriors to Wellness program designed to support military personnel and their families by offering reduced cost or free programs and services. For more information, visit ymcasumter.org/base-2-base-race.

Morris will host 139th convention this week BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Baptist Education & Missionary Convention, the state’s largest black religious body, will convene for its 139th annual session Monday through Thursday at Morris College. The Morris College family, along with the Sumter, Black River, Wateree and Christian Fellowship Baptist association churches invite the public to join in the week of activities. Baptist Education & Missionary Convention’s objective is to promote the gospel by aiding Christian education at Morris College, Benedict College and Voor-

hees College as well as the missions, evangelism and disciples of member churches, according to information provided by the group. Founded in 1877, the convention’s member churches also assist communities with pastor and minister training sessions and coordinated disaster relief. The Rev. James Blassingame, president of the convention and pastor at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, said there are more than 800 Baptist churches across the state that are convention members and more than 1,000 individuals are expected to attend this week’s event. Blassingame said Sumter

is blessed to have another local church leader as a convention officer; the Rev. George Windley Jr. of First Baptist Missionary Church serves as secretary of the convention. “It’s going to be a great week of fellowship,” he said. Blassingame said the session will also bring an economic push to Sumter with hundreds of people coming to the area this week. Registration for the session will start at 8 a.m. Monday and a welcome program and worship service will be held at 7 p.m. There will be a president’s educational prayer breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Thursday at Mount Zion Enrichment

Center, 315 W. Fulton St. Blassingame said attendees will receive a detailed report on relief efforts across the state after the 1,000-year-flood in October 2015 during the week’s activities. The pastor said he recently visited Georgetown where there are still families that have not been able to return home. There are still people on the ground providing aid, he said. For a full list of Baptist Education & Missionary Convention’s 139th Session events, go to www.bemsc.org. For more information, contact the Rev. James B. Blassingame at (803) 8401029.

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2 Sumter Girl Scouts achieve highest honor with Gold Awards FROM STAFF REPORTS Two Sumter Girl Scouts are receiving the organization’s Gold Award, the highest award that a Girl Scout Senior or Ambassador can earn. Tishon Pugh and Olivia Tomlin of Sumter will be honored from 3 to 5 p.m. today at Presbyterian College in Clinton for making meaningful, sustainable change in their communities

and around the world, states a news release from Girl Scouts Of South Carolina Mountains to Midlands. According to the release, the Girl Scout Gold Award acknowledges each recipient’s dedication to not only empowering and bettering herself, but also making the world a better place for others. Gold Award recipients invest one to two years on each project.

Only 14 girls in the state will receive the award this year. After learning about alarming illiteracy rates in her local community, Pugh designed and built a library for a local child care center which did not have many books for the children to choose from. She coordinated the collection of books and designed a shelving system that would make it easy for the

young children to check out books. Tomlin’s Gold Award project targeted young people in foster care or those recently removed from foster care. For her project, she provided different information about scholarships and funds available to foster youth after high school graduation. She created a website that listed the scholarships and other resources.

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Clinton backers ‘feel the Bern’ of angry Sanders supporters WASHINGTON (AP) — Nancy Schumacher says she just wanted to do her civic duty, and so she heeded the call to become a superdelegate for Hillary Clinton. But in the year of the angry voter, not even an administrative assistant from Elk River, Minnesota, can escape the outrage. “Some of the (phone and email) messages called me names. Some of them called Hillary names. And others said I was a stupid ... and something bad will happen to me,” said Schumacher, a Democratic committee member. “It’s kind of hard to take sometimes.” Bernie Sanders defied expectations to turn his long-shot presidential bid into a real threat for the Democratic nomination. Now, as his path to the White House becomes all-but-impossible, some of his supporters are lashing out at a system they think was engineered against them from the start. While Sanders decries a “rigged” economy, some of his backers see signs of corruption everywhere — even in the party their candidate hopes to lead. Some have turned their frustration on superdelegates, the party insiders whose ability to back either candidate give them an outsized role in picking the nominee. The superdelegates include public officials: governors, former presidents and even Sanders himself. But they also include people like Schumacher, volunteers who’ve generally stayed behind the scenes. The Sanders campaign assures ev-

eryone that it doesn’t condone harassment. Yet Schumacher said she’s received vitriolic phone and email messages from self-identified Sanders backers and doesn’t quite understand how things got quite so nasty. Eight years ago, she backed Clinton but said she “cheerfully” switched to Illinois Sen. Barack Obama. She’d do the same, she said, if Sanders won the popular vote or pledged delegates from state primary elections. “I got five emails on Easter Sunday. I mean, give me a break,” she said. Barry Goodman, a personal injury lawyer in Detroit, suddenly found his firm’s Yelp business review page besieged by bad ratings. “You deserve this rating. Why does some random lawyer get more sway than the citizens,” read one comment. Gus Bickford, the former executive director of the Massachusetts Democratic Party, was taken aback by the threats that flowed into his inbox and onto his Facebook page. “Someone put up a list of the superdelegates, and a person from Rhode Island posted a response that basically said, ‘They should all be assassinated,’ and then said ‘I’m only joking,’” recalled Bickford. “With the way people are talking, you never know who’s going to take something like that seriously.” Bickford said many of the callers were Sanders supporters who asked him to side with the will of the people, even though Clinton narrowly won Massachusetts in March. Democrats aren’t the only ones fac-

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ing this kind of barrage: Some Republican delegates say they have also found themselves at the receiving end of death threats and other personal attacks from supporters of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. But Clinton won the support of many superdelegates even before votes were cast in the primaries, and that has drawn the wrath of many Sanders partisans. Clinton is 91 percent of the way to capturing the nomination, meaning that she can lose every remaining primary by a wide margin and still become the party’s standard-bearer, according to an Associated Press analysis. It also means Sanders would need to

flip hundreds of superdelegates to his side to have a shot at the nomination — including many from states that Clinton won. Though they’ve been part of Democratic presidential elections since 1984, the superdelegates have never been a determining factor. Even in 2008, when several dozen switched to Obama from Clinton, Obama won enough pledged delegates to make superdelegate support largely irrelevant. Several liberal organizations have circulated petitions asking superdelegates to align their choice with the vote in their state. Even if that happened, Clinton would still likely be the nominee, given her lead in the popular vote.

New device prevents blood clots, reduce risk of stroke FLORENCE — McLeod Regional Medical Center is one of three hospitals in South Carolina to offer cardiac patients a newly approved implant device that can get them off blood thinners. The device is the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Implant. It is manufactured by Boston Scientific and is given to patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation — or A-Fib. “So your heart has four chambers: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium and left ventricle,” said Dr. Rajesh Malik, the director of electrophysiology services for the

McLeod Heart and Vascular Institute. Malik is the only physician at McLeod credentialed to perform the procedure. Atrial fibrillation is an irregular, often rapid, heartbeat in the upper chamber of the heart that can cause poor blood flow. For patients with A-Fib, clots are likely form to in the left atrium of the heart, also called the left atrial appendage. “If you can somehow prevent a clot from releasing from that appendage then you may be able to reduce the risk of stroke,” Malik said. Patients who are not able to tolerate blood thinners or regular standard-of-care medications are generally the best candidates for the device, he

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said. The Watchman device varies in size and is comparable in looks to a jellyfish or umbrella. It is deployed in the left atrial appendage with a catheter. Though it has been researched for more than five years, the research was predominately done in Europe, Malik said. The device was just approved by the FDA in March 2015, and Malik performed his first procedure at McLeod at the end of the same year. In all, the procedure takes approximately an hour. Even though it is now FDAapproved, Malik said, the procedure is still heavily monitored and researched. Physicians must complete a thorough follow-up.

“Why you did it, what technique you used, what your complications were …” Malik said. For 45 days after the procedure, the patient will stay on blood thinners. Then the patient will return to the hospital for a checkup in which ultrasounds are taken.

After six months, if all is well, the patient will be completely removed from blood thinners of all kinds, Malik said. Those interested in learning more about the Watchman device can visit www.mcleodheart.org, www.watchmanheart.org or www.watchmanimplant.com.

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Trump makes case to GOP insiders after Thursday’s chaotic rally scene BY MICHAEL R. BLOOD The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Donald Trump is making his case to California’s Republican establishment after he kicked off his crucial campaign for the state’s presidential primary with a rally marred by confrontations between protesters and his supporters on the streets. The front-runner and his two rivals pitch their campaigns from the stage and in behind-the-scenes cajoling at the GOP convention outside San Francisco, with Trump and Ohio Gov. John Kasich appearing Friday and Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and his new running mate, Carly Fiorina, up Saturday. It’s a key event in the campaign for the nation’s largest GOP primary, June 7, an exercise that usually comes after the party nominees are known but this time looms as a decisive contest that could either clinch the prize for Trump or force him into a contested convention in July. All three candidates are looking to galvanize supporters, sway undecided party members or poach from rival campaigns at the convention. “It’s going to be a free-forall,” predicted the state party vice chairman, Harmeet Dhillon. That label clearly applied to Trump’s Orange County rally Thursday night, which filled the Pacific Amphitheatre to its capacity of about 8,000, with many hundreds more turned away. Protests that stayed mostly peaceful during the event grew in size and anger after. Police in riot gear and on horseback pushed the crowd back and away from the arena; one Trump supporter had his face bloodied in a scuffle as he tried to drive away. One man jumped on a police car, leaving its front and rear windows smashed and the top dented, and other protesters sprayed graffiti on a police car and the venue’s marquee. About 20 people were arrested, said the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Trump’s remaining rivals can’t beat him in what’s left of the primary season. Their only

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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump greets supporters after a rally Thursday. hope is to deny him a majority of delegates heading into the July convention and wrestle for the prize in multiple ballots there. But questions persist in the party — nationally and in California — about Trump’s electability in the fall and his conservative credentials. So the reception Trump in particular receives from the state’s party activists and grassroots organizers will be noteworthy. He rarely speaks to Republican establishment groups, and he rails against what he calls a rigged party system that governs the nomination. The convention crowd defies expectation in a state known as a Democratic fortress. There have been pushes toward moderation, but the group tends toward conservative leanings and favors calls for free markets, tax cuts and shrinking the size of government. It’s also socially conservative: The state party’s platform defines marriage as between a man and a woman, and wants

the Supreme Court’s affirmation of abortion rights reversed. Trump has spoken favorably about Planned Parenthood, which provides abortion services. He has warned against cutting into Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, often targets for conservatives who want to slow government spending. When Trump earlier this month said transgender people should be able to use whichever bathroom they choose, Cruz’s campaign released a statement saying Trump was “no different from politically correct leftist elites.” The California platform endorses free markets; Trump has long criticized U.S. trade policy and advocated steep tariffs on Chinese goods. The California primary will award 172 delegates. Trump now has 994 delegates, Cruz has 566 and Kasich has 153, according to the AP’s delegate count. It takes 1,237 to clinch the nomination.

tional epidemic. While public health advocates urged the agency to apply the measures to all painkillers, the FDA decided to limit its action to long-acting painkillers such as OxyContin and Opana because of their high levels of drug ingredients. The risk-management measures don’t apply to the most commonlyused opioids like Vicodin and Percocet. The FDA’s initial ideas to improve safety included mandatory certification for doctors and a national registry to track patients taking the drugs. But industry pushed back. Drugmakers and the pain specialty groups they fund argued that certification would be too burdensome for doctors, leaving many patients undertreated. And patient groups said that registries would unfairly stigmatize those who rely on painkillers to deal with long-term pain. The FDA’s final plans were ultimately much milder than its initial proposals. Patients would receive pharmacy pamphlets about the risks of opioids and drugmakers would fund optional physician training. The FDA’s own panel of outside advisers rejected that proposal by a vote of 25-10, saying the steps wouldn’t do enough to curb misuse and abuse. At the time, FDA officials said the risk plans were designed to address inappropriate use of the drugs, not deliberate abuse. In July 2012, the FDA put in place the risk plans, essentially unchanged. In its briefing book Friday, the FDA again notes that it actually supports requiring doctors to take training courses before renewing their prescribing registration with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Only physicians registered with the DEA can prescribe opioids. However, the FDA notes that putting this requirement in place would require action by Congress. The FDA has its own authority to require specialty training for certain drugs, but says such measures “impose significant burdens on the health care system and reduce patient access.”

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Corrigan said two of the competitions sponsors, Scott Will Toyota and Thompson Construction, recognized some of the competitors who shared their health and fitness journeys in a special awards competition. She said another of the events sponsors, GNC, provided goodie bags for the participants and winners. Desiree Farmer, a Sumter native, started bodybuilding almost eight months ago before competing for her first time on Saturday. “The struggle has been real,” she said, referring to keeping with her fitness schedule. You learn a lot about yourself, Farmer said. No matter how difficult the journey may be, Farmer encourages those just starting out or those questioning themselves to keep pushing. “I never saw myself coming this far,” she said about participating in her first competition. If it’s a goal, you should definitely believe in yourself, she said. Two-year bodybuilding veteran Susan Duran said scheduling workouts and meal prep into her daily life was somewhat difficult until she finally got into the routine. She

SPRING FROM PAGE A1 Jay Willard, of Willard Farms in Gable, said he has completed planting corn and is getting ready to start planting soybeans. Suppliers have been warning farmers there will be a shortage of some varieties of soybean seed, and they may not be able to plant the varieties they prefer, DeWitt said. “They are having to take some early varieties,” he said. “Most of the soybean planting will be in May and June so we are not sure.” He said early varieties are harvested in August while most varieties are harvested in late September and early October. Smoak said he will plant soybeans in a couple of weeks and still doesn’t know what varieties will be available. “That is a very good question,” he

said some people think bodybuilders are hungry all the time because of their diets, but that’s not true. You’re eating six times a day, she said. Duran’s diet consists of very little carbs and fats and lots of vegetables and meats. Duran is also a member of Sumter Y Team F.I.T. program, which modifies her workouts based on how her body reacts to the routines and depending on how far out competition day is. She decided to compete on Saturday to finally show off what she has been working on. “It’s been a lot of fun,” Duran said. “I’ll probably do it again.” Y Athletics Director Isaac Mallett has been competing for three years. Mallett said he was already doing track and field so he might as well see what he would look like on stage after starting bodybuilding. He said anyone thinking about participating in a bodybuilding competition should just go for it. “It’s all about bettering yourself,” Mallett said. Go out and have fun on stage and leave everything else in the gym, he said.

said. “Our suppliers say there is a very short supply of certain varieties and groups, and we will probably have to settle for a different group than we usually plant.” Commodity prices have shown some improvement, DeWitt said, but prices are still down from a few years ago. “We have had a little bump in the last few weeks,” he said. “Some market conditions have turned more favorable.” He said some farmers are signing contracts on their crops now to lock in the better prices. “If they have a good crop, they can make a little money,” DeWitt said. He said there is still a lot of financial stress in the agricultural community after last year’s drought and floods. “The Farm Services Agency, which is in charge of emergency loans, is pretty backed up,” he said. “Some farmers are still waiting on those loans.”

OBITUARIES BETTY JEAN F. GREEN MANNING — Betty Jean Freeman Green, 81, widow of Durant Thomas Green Sr., died Friday, April 29, 2016, at her home. Born Aug. 17, 1934, in Andrews, she was a daughter of the late Eugene Clarence and Minta Iva McCants FreeGREEN man. She was a member of Kingstree First Free Will Baptist Church. She is survived by two sons, Terry Michael Green and Randy Green, both of Manning; two daughters, Katherine Camilla Green Schwartz (Dr. Louis) and Cheryl Green Ridgeway (Arthur Dean), both of Manning; two sisters, Gloria Clayton (Randy) of Moncks Corner and Juanita Hanniford (Joe) of Summerville; four grandchildren, Terry Green of Charleston, Lance Green, Stacy Tanner (Kent) and Erin Crosby, all of Manning; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her stepmother, Catherine Cleo Cantley Freeman; a sister, Shelvia Glisson; and two brothers, William “Billy” Freeman and Stanley Freeman. A funeral service will be held at 4 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Wayland Owens and the Rev. Chad Costello officiating. Burial will follow in Brewington Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Lance Green, Brian Nexsen, Buddy Justice, Jason Hewitt, David Glisson and Kenny McClary. Visitation will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the residence, 6068 Kingstree Highway, Manning. Memorials may be made to Kingstree First Free Will Baptist Church, 2348 Sumter Highway, Kingstree, SC 29556. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church Street, Manning, is in charge

of arrangements, (803) 4352179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org.

VICTOR H. JACKSON Victor H. Jackson, 78, husband of Joyce M. Jackson, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at McLeod Hospice House in Florence. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

FLORENCE DUBOSE MANNING — Florence DuBose, 80, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. She was born March 13, 1936, in Charleston, a daughter of the late Elliott Samuel and Susan Rhames DuBose. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

KENNETH RAY Kenneth Ray, 66, husband of Kathy Greenwald Ray, died Friday, April 29, 2016, at his home. Born Aug. 29, 1949, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Lever and Irma Buckner Ray. He was a member of Springbank Baptist Church and retired from the Housing Maintenance Department at Shaw Air Force Base after more than 20 years of service. Survivors include his wife of 46 years; a daughter, Dana Marie Ray of Sumter; three sisters, Sara “Betty” Violet and Wilma Leviner (Wayne), both of Sumter, and Iris Hardy of Collins, Mississippi; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Marvin Ray and Edgar Ray. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Springbank Baptist Church with the Rev. Steve Miller officiating. Burial will be in the Springbank Baptist Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Mayer, Barry Ray, Greg Ray, Wayne Tickel, Randy Benenhaley and Steven Walker. Honorary pallbearers will be David Brooks, Perry

and give back. “I’m proud of her,” said Josie Holler, Stewart’s mother. So many people were involved with organizing the walk, and it was a pretty good turn out, she said. “Hopefully we’ll bring it back, and it will grow,” she said. Carolyn Putnam, a former educator at Millwood Elementary School, said the walk was a great way to spread awareness that some people do not have shoes while others have too many. Putnam said she donated some of her gently-worn shoes to the cause. “I was happy to unload,” she said. Lamar Atkins, interim director of Santee Baptist Association’s Crisis Closet, said he was impressed that the project was started by a high school student. Atkins said the nonprofit organization will sort through the donations on Tuesday and give out shoes to those in need on Thursday. Next door at Sumter United Ministries, members of Alice Drive Baptist Church, Trinity United Methodist Church, Christ Community Church and First Church of God collected food and monetary

DeWitt said he is encouraged to see the farm relief bill making its way through the General Assembly. “The Senate passed the farm relief bill,” he said. “(Which is) a grant that will pay back 20 percent of your financial losses from last year up to $100,000. “Gov. Haley has said she will veto it, but the House and the Senate passed it by big enough numbers maybe they can override the veto.” The Plan It Forward Foundation, a nonprofit sponsored by the S.C. Department of Agriculture, is making its final decisions on grant funding and should be sending out checks soon, DeWitt said. The group raised more than $500,000, he said, but he was unsure how many people applied for the grants or how much farmers might receive. “We are just hoping for good weath-

Benenhaley, Jack Buckner, Tim Hudson, Tony Bernard, Roger Hood, Peter Ray, Royce Foster and members of the Hillside Hunting Club. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 950 48th Avenue North, Suite 101, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

WILHELMENA THOMAS SMITH Wilhelmena Thomas Smith departed this life on April 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born on December 5, 1927, in Bishopville, to the late Edward and Linda Thomas. Mrs. Smith was a member of First Baptist Missionary Church. She worked for many years as a laundry attendant and later on for the Campbell Soup Company. In the latter part of her life, she was employed at The Sumter Item newspaper. Surviving loved ones include two sons, Edward D. (Bleanda) Mitchell Sr. and Rhaheme T. Smith (caregiver), and one daughter, Debra J. Croskey, all of Sumter. She also leaves her grandchildren and a host of other beloved relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her husband, Calvin Smith; daughter, Linda Smith,;loving sister, Edna Peace; and brother-in-law, Leroy Peace. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Funeral Service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the Job’s Mortuary Chapel, 312 S. Main St. Interment will be held on Tuesday, at Hillside Memorial Park. Family will be receiving friends at the home, 514 S. Main St. Job’s Mortuary, Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at: jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the

donations to be delivered throughout the community. Alice Drive Operation InasMuch Team Leader Marlene Burgess said the donations will go to United Ministries, the Salvation Army, Emmanuel Soup Kitchen and Christian Charities of Sumter. As of Saturday evening, Burgess said the group received donations from 9 a.m. into the afternoon. “Every time we try to leave, more donations come in,” she said. “Nobody in Sumter should be hungry next week.” Another Walk for Soles participant, Julie Balduf, said the event was one of her final Operation InasMuch tasks. Balduf and other members of Trinity United Methodist Church started their morning staining a ramp at Sumter Missions Outreach women’s shelter and hanging up bird feeders on the property once the resident’s painted them. She said the InasMuch group also replaced the washing machine at the shelter. Throughout the day, Balduf saw members of other churches and faiths volunteering in the community and that showed her the true spirit of Operation InasMuch. “No matter our faith background, we’re all here for the same thing,” she said.

er,” DeWitt said. “We don’t need it to get hot and dry, and we certainly don’t need it to flood again.” There is good news, however, as Willard said his strawberry crop is very good. “We have a very, very delicious, sweet strawberry crop; the quality and quantity have been fantastic,” he said. “We have had just the right amount of rain here lately, which is a very nice change after so much adversity.” Smoak said he is very thankful of how the agricultural community responded during the recent setbacks. “I appreciate that people connected with the ag industry came together during this trial in the farmers’ lives and their business during the course of this storm and the aftermath,” he said. “A lot of people have come together, and I sure do appreciate that.”

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BETTY BRADLEY Betty Bradley, 66, the wife of Joseph Bradley, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. She was born March 17, 1950, in Sumter to the late Joseph and Marie Choice. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 100 Pearl Court. Funeral services are incomplete and will be an-

nounced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

GLORIA LEE Z. S. CARTER Gloria Lee Zehner Smith Carter, 76, formerly of White Haven, Pennsylvania, passed away after a long illness at her home in Sumter with her loving husband and family members at her side on Wednesday, April 27, 2016. Services will be announced by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

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efore my career in journalism, I worked in food service for 14 years, and, in that time, I learned a few things about modern human behavior. Customers are now endowed with a set of rights and a sense of entitlement that is becoming increasingly problematic. We’re becoming a society so focused on our own individual needs and wants that we run roughshod over anyone or anything that stands in our path. I know what you’re thinking. “How do you know this, Cliff ?” Well, working on the front lines of this battle in food service, I can tell you about the most damning piece of evidence I have: the inability of customers to order off of a menu. Customers now seldom, if ever, fol-

COMMENTARY low the menu. Instead, they create their own dishes, fusing together various items that I’d previously thought were uncombinable, all in an effort to slake their desire for their perfect meal. I’ve received orders for quarter sandwiches, and I had to cut two pieces of bread into four distinct parts Cliff and make four tiny McCollum sandwiches. The key word in that sentence: had. Was forced to do so. In business, you have to keep the customers happy, even if their requests

are whackadoo and show a complete lack of understanding or logic. Businesses empower customers to act in such a manner because they are deathly afraid of bad word-of-mouth reviews in person or on Yelp. In small communities, a few negative customers can easily begat a going-outof-business sale. Because businesses empower customers to act this way, customers become emboldened and make even crazier demands. They show up 30 minutes after businesses have officially closed and expect to be waited on and served. They scream and yell, and they get their way, often getting free items from management wishing to quell any negative vibes. Folks, I implore you, be better cus-

tomers. Show retail staffers and food service employees the amount of respect you should show your fellow human beings. Pets get treated better than waiters in our society, and we allow it to happen. Realize businesses have limitations, and don’t expect your perfect item or dish to be there exactly as you envisioned it. If you do want to have things exactly your way, for all our sakes, stay at home. Don’t poison the world with your self-centeredness. Cut the crusts off of your own sandwich, and please leave those good food service folks be. Cliff McCollum is managing editor of Gulf Coast Media. He can be reached at cliff@gulfcoastmedia.com.

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ne of the most effective political ads of the season features women repeating the many derogatory statements Donald Trump has made about the fairer sex. No editorial comment is needed when a candidate’s own words stand alone to expose his flaws and thus to condemn him. Just ask Mitt Romney, Kathleen whose 47 perParker cent remark effectively ended his presidential aspirations. Saying that he wasn’t worried about the 47 percent of people who are on some form of welfare was perceived as exposing a lack of compassion for the poor. Romney’s ruin on that account may not have been fair, but it was enough. Trump, by contrast, can say nearly anything and escape judgment from a majority of Republican primary voters. Hearing him refer to women as “bimbo,” “dog” or “fat pig,” — or discuss his own wives’ gastrointestinal functions with Howard Stern — have left him sufficiently unscathed. It is understood that Republicans rarely suffer for criticizing Hillary Clinton. “Hating Hillary” is a chronic obsession on the right, especially among men for whom Trump spoke when he recently told MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough that it was too early in the morning for him to listen to Clinton’s “shouting.” There’s no denying that a woman’s raised voice is every man’s nightmare — for so many obvious reasons. For similarly obvious reasons, it is never polite for a man to point this out. Unless it seems if you’re Trump. He and Scarborough were chatting about Trump’s recent comment that all Clinton had going for her was the female vote and accused her of playing the “woman’s card.” Just being a woman apparently is playing this card in Trump’s world where he prefers that women play the man’s card. Or, as Trump might say, his “whatever.” Why not put a bow on that while you’re at it, eh, chap? Despite the daunting competition, nothing else Trump has said has been further from the truth. That is, until he said it. In no time, Clinton’s campaign was offering a pink, credit card-sized “Woman Card” to online donors. Trump also provided Clinton the sort of touche moment atheists pray for: “Well, if fighting for women’s health care and paid family leave and equal pay is playing the woman card, then deal

me in,” she said in an impassioned voice. (Trump-lator: Screeching like a wounded owl.) Adding confetti and champagne to his gift, Trump went on: “And frankly, if Hillary Clinton were a man, I don’t think she’d get 5 percent of the vote. ... And the beautiful thing is that women don’t like her, OK?” Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you, roared the columnist from her bunker. Do we hear a hallelujah? Hallelujah! Thus heralding the obvious question: What if Trump were a woman? Imagine a Donna Trump running as a Republican who: • Got her start with more than $1 million from her father’s business, parlayed into billions via four bankruptcies and various business failures. • Wouldn’t disclose tax returns and donated to numerous Democrats, including Hillary Clinton. • Ran a university wracked by allegations of fraud. • Imported two of her three husbands from overseas, one of them on a “model” visa and dumped the second husband days before their prenuptial agreement could hurt her wallet. • Put her third husband on her plane, naked and handcuffed on a bear rug for a photo shoot she said was “classy.” • Said her son was so handsome she’d date him if he weren’t her son. • Said women who had abortions should be punished (if abortion were illegal). • Knew nothing about foreign policy or even how to pronounce the names of countries. • Routinely cursed, called people names, demonized her opponents, as well as Mexicans, Muslims and others, and called men dogs, morons and fat slobs. If Trump were a woman, not only would he not get 5 percent of the vote, he’d be tarred, feathered, branded and ridden out of town backward on a donkey. Voters male and female would recognize immediately that such a woman was inappropriate, lacking in quality and character, perhaps more than a little crazy — and utterly unqualified to be president of the United States. The only thing Trump’s got going for him, one is tempted to say, is the men’s vote, which is no way to deflect accusations of a GOP war on women. But as Trump himself would assert, at least he’s keeping it classy. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR WRITER RECEIVES ‘EXCELLENT’ CARE AT PALMETTO HEALTH TUOMEY I recently had an unfortunate accident but had the good fortune to be cared for by an excellent team of dedicated professionals at Palmetto Health Tuomey. EMS arrived at our house in record time, and in particular, Elizabeth did an excellent job of taking care of me in a reassuring and calm manner. She made my first ride in an ambulance a lot less traumatic than I expected it would be. The emergency room staff was amazing to watch in action. I have never seen such frantic activity, but they all held up under well under the stress. I don’t know all the names of those on duty in the early evening hours on the April 25, but there was no one on duty who wasn’t working at full speed.

I was extremely fortunate to have the direct care of Dr. Joseph Degulis and Physician’s Assistant Sophia Raptis. I admired his knowledge and experience and especially noticed the way he mentored her and willingly shared his knowledge. I was very impressed with Ms. Raptis’ focus and attention to painstakingly suturing 25 stitches. Ms. Raptis has a very bright future ahead of her. I also truly appreciate Dr. Adam Przybyla. The entire staff at Sumter Surgical continues to be there for me when I need them the most. I am proud to be a resident of Sumter where we have such a fine medical facility with outstanding professionals who go the extra mile to care for their patients. SALINDA A. LARABEE Sumter

NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “If Not Trump, What?” David Brooks writes that “Donald Trump now looks set to be the Republican presidential nominee. So for those of us appalled by this prospect — what are we supposed to do?” Read it online at www.nytimes.com: Well, not what the leaders of the Republican Party are doing. They’re going down meekly and hoping for a quiet convention. They seem blithely unaware that this is a Joe McCarthy moment. People will be judged by where they stood at this time. Those who walked with Trump will be tainted forever after for the degradation of standards and the general election slaughter. The better course for all of us — Republican, Democrat and independent — is to step back and take the long view and to begin building for that. This election — not only the Trump phenomenon but the rise of Bernie Sanders, also — has reminded us how much pain there is in this country.

Trump’s success grew out of that pain, but he is not the right response to it. The job for the rest of us is to figure out the right response. ••• From “Gender — good for nothing,” Lionel Shriver writes that “Our preoccupation with gender identity is a cultural step backwards. For me, the self transcends sex.” Read it online at www. prospectmagazine.co.uk: I was a tomboy as a kid and scrabbled in the dirt with my brothers playing with model cars and making toy trains crash spectacularly from a height. I shunned Barbies and detested baby dolls. I reviled dresses, spurning lace and flounces for jeans and flannel shirts. At 15, I changed my name from Margaret to Lionel. Were I to have grown up 50, 60 years later, it’s entirely possible that my parents would have taken me to see a therapist and put me on hormone therapy.

I’m glad they didn’t. Not because being a woman is so swell, but because being either a woman or a man doesn’t matter that much to me. I certainly experience myself as female in relation to other people. But alone in a room, falling asleep, hiking by myself in the woods, writing at my computer, thinking—I do not experience myself first and foremost as a woman. . . . For all of Facebook’s 71-genders-and-counting, the experience of self cannot be all that different. Oh, our characters are different. But the crucial constituents of our characters have little to do with gender, unless we insist on labeling clumps of qualities – forcefulness, violence, inability to cry; tenderness, consideration, inability to drive – as exclusively male and female, which they are not. ... We’re in the process of taking a giant cultural step backwards. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@ theitem.com.

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‘Hats off ’ to production of ‘The Full Monty’ BY JANE COLLINS Special to The Sumter Item

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It is true that a lot of hype surrounds “The Full Monty,” Sumter Little Theatre’s more recent production. It is undeniable that the machinations of the six guys as they take up the “art of stripping” provide many humorous vocal and visual moments. It s is also clear that symbolically the “full monty” (you know, take it off…take it all off) reflects their total commitment to their new project. It is also true that if you miss seeing this play, you will have missed a wonderful theater event and a chance to laugh yourself silly. I have worked with the Sumter Little Theatre since we arrived at Shaw in 1971, and I can honestly say this production is the funniest show I have ever seen presented. Director Carmela Bryan worked hard to find just the right combinations, and she hit the jackpot. These six steel workers have lost their jobs, even the boss. Financially they are in trouble, but just as importantly, they are struggling with issues of personal dignity and sense of worth and value. They need to reclaim their self-image and redefine their mojo. The cast is not about vocal perfection or Chippendale physiques (I have seen that group perform, but they were no match for the Sumter “Full Monty “ guys). Yet each of the six Hot Metal guys, as they eventually call themselves, infuses perfection into his character. Rob Rock (Keno) brings a great looking body and moves in the opening scene — in itself worth the price of admission. Todd Warrick (Jerry) instills enthusiasm, moments of tenderness, believable songs and, unabashedly, some great moves to his character. Hunter Cappelmann, who plays Dave, his best buddy, imbues Dave with enthusiasm, heart-breaking honesty and delightful stage maneuvers. Matt Wilt has several show stopping moments coupled with a sense of youthful exuberance and great dedication to Gene Kelly and a wall. In fact, you might label him “buns of steel.” Tim Boyd plays Malcom, a shy, retiring guy still living with his mother. He humorously struggles to master the moves. Michael Duffy adds so much

charisma as Harold, an older man married to a young wife. He manages to combine voice, body language and facial expressions that seem so honest. Hugh China (Horse) has some great dialog, which he delivers flawlessly and cleverly. His dance audition is positively spectacular — a talent which in no way detracts from the other guys but adds a wonderful dimension to the other would-be strippers. Ann Floyd creates the charming character of “Married eight times” Jeanette, the Hot Metal’s accompanist, with verve and a great vocal number. Her costume, including wig and glasses, is just spot on. Gabe Rickard, who plays Jerry and Pam’s son, develops a character that seems natural and believable. Jenny Thigpen (Vicki, Harold’s wife), Charlotte Gallagher (Pam, Jerry’s ex), and Katie Wise (Georgie, Dave’s wife) are excellent matches for their partners and are superb in adding depth and passion to their rolls. Thigpen and Wise, especially their duets with their husbands, enhance their status as caring women facing the reality of their spouse’s tenuous position. The supporting cast surrounds the storyline with a variety of enthusiastic vignettes, and I must say that hot pink looks good on Traci Quinn. The band, led by Musical Director Linda Beck, keeps the numbers moving and full of energy. Libby Singleton’s choreography is deliciously naughty and appropriate, filled with clever maneuvers and howlingly funny moves. Thanks, Libby. The set design by Randy Abbott continues to reflect his amazing abilities. I must confess that I enjoyed the set but spent much more time watching the action on stage and wiping the tears from my eyes. Underscoring all the humor is the reality of the men’s difficult times and their need for redemption. It may not be “phoenix rising from the ashes,” but to the six men and their families, there is a desperate seriousness. The play is not recommended for anyone under 18. Nor is it suitable for someone who is easily affronted or offended by several “ language slips.” It is intended for audiences who want to experience a play that approaches real issues with a fantastic sense of humor and

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Sumter Little Theatre, 14 Mood Ave., in the County Cultural Center (Patriot Hall) presents “The Full Monty” today and again May 5 through 8. Sunday matinees are at 3 p.m.; all other shows begin at 8 p.m. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students 18 and older, seniors and military. For reservations, call (803) 775-2150 or visit the website https://ticketpeak.com/res/ sumterlittletheatre.

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PUBLIC AGENDA CLARENDON SCHOOL DISTRICT 2 SPECIAL CALLED BOARD MEETING Monday, 5:30 p.m., boardroom, 15 Major Drive, Manning SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, 7 p.m., Santee-Lynches Board Room, 36 W. Liberty St. LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS BOARD MEETING Monday, 5:30 p.m., Sumter

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Do your best to EUGENIA LAST take care of matters concerning an older relative, finances or health. You’ll have the energy to go above and beyond your normal pace, so strive to take care of business.

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Romance is heading your way. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Look out for yourself first. Go places that will help you avoid a situation that is overbearing or demanding. Pampering and treats will help ease your stress and give you a better perspective on your current personal situation or home life.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Plan a funfilled day for your family and friends. Your insight into what will please others, along with your ability to organize, will make you the go-to person and the hero of the day. A romantic gesture will keep your love strong.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): You’ll dazzle onlookers with the creative spin you put on everything you do. Your emotional insight will bring you closer to someone you love. Plan something special. Romance is encouraged.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep busy and avoid trouble. Getting involved in gossip or rumors will come back to haunt you. Don’t meddle, and refuse to let anyone interfere in your affairs. Focus on adding new skills to your resume.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Don’t venture far from home. Avoid activities that are risky or might result in injury. Be careful while operating machinery or equipment. Moderation will be necessary to avoid financial loss.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Don’t worry about what other people do. Move in the direction you’re drawn to, and you’ll end up with the people you have the most in common with. Visitors will have something interesting to share with you. Love is highlighted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make family plans or check out real estate deals that will raise your standard of living or add to your investment portfolio. Romance and making special plans for two will bring you closer together. Money will come from an unusual source.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Keep a close watch over what’s being done and said, but don’t intervene. Consider your motives and whether or not you should take part in something that doesn’t really interest you. If you feel uncertain, take a break and do something you enjoy.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Keep your emotions in check when dealing with friends and relatives. Not everyone will see things your way, but if you offer facts and solutions, you’ll win enough support to bring about the changes you want to make.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ve got the edge you need to be great. Don’t stop until you’re satisfied with the results you get. You’ll stand out in a crowd, so use the opportunity to present what you have to offer.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Rely on your past to make good choices now. Reconnect with an old friend or romantic partner. You’ll enjoy catching up, and it will help you realize what you want to do with the rest of your life. Romance is highlighted.

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name 40 Internet-era prefix 43 Appear imminent 44 Certain fruit farm 47 Pampering initials 50 Difficult duty 51 Luke’s sci-fi sister 52 Robust 53 Smile broadly 54 Splatter protector 55 Possible pocket-knife attachment 59 Shootingrange supply 60 Law-office visitors 62 Unfreeze 63 Channel covering Congress 64 Melancholy poem 65 Mr. Potato Head part 66 “For want of __ . . .” 68 Loft group 70 Prefix for scope

71 Set straight 73 PBS science series 74 Construction site trailer 78 Metallic material 80 Raised, at a ranch 81 Peace Nobelist Wiesel 82 Timber wolf 83 Sharp blow 84 Uber offering 85 Frying medium 89 Italian auto, for short 90 Fully necessary 91 Berate, in a ballpark 92 Isn’t free 93 Be indecisive 96 Spills (over) 97 Contribute (to) 99 Convention settings 101 Dig for 102 App’s customers 107 Toddler 109 “Brave” descriptor of the puzzle’s longest answers 112 After the buzzer

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Sumter 83/68

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 83/65

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Charleston 85/69

Today: A shower or thunderstorm around in the afternoon. High 79 to 85. Monday: A couple of afternoon showers and a thunderstorm. High 80 to 85.

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Myrtle Beach 80/70

Manning 82/68

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Local teams set for playoffs Sumter, Crestwood, Lakewood, Manning among contenders By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

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Lakewood High School’s Zaire Cain collapsed during football practice last summer and had to be resuscitated. He spent the better part of the next six weeks in a medically induced coma. He recovered and went on to earn All-State honors at this year’s strength meet with an eye on returning to the football field for his senior season.

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t was a only a few weeks ago when Brain Jackson was talking with a group of students that he received some of the best news he’d heard in months. “Hey coach,” they said, “Zaire’s back to normal.” Thinking about it for a moment, the Lakewood High School football head coach couldn’t help but respond, “But he’s so silly and goofy.” “Yeah,” the students said. “That’s Zaire. That’s how he was before.”

It was a welcome description of Zaire Cain, although there have been many more for the rising LHS senior. Standing 6-feet-2-inches and weighing 330 pounds, Cain’s somewhat imposing physique is offset by his easy-going personality. “He’s a big, lovable teddy bear,” Jackson said. “Heart of a lion, very courageous.” And a talented football player, too. Although he throws discus and shot put for the track team and is a standout in the weight room, Cain’s passion lies on the gridiron -- something he hopes will carry him to college one day. Jackson was hoping to harness that

passion when he took over the Gators last season and implemented the WingT running attack. Cain was going to be a vital cog on both the offensive and defensive lines. However, all of those plans changed one fateful morning last July, and although “normal” is the best description Jackson could have hoped for after that day, he can’t help but think of Cain as something few people ever get to witness. “He’s a walking miracle,” Jackson said.

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The South Carolina High School League boys and girls soccer state playoffs begin this week and the field will be filled with several local teams. The girls playoffs begin on Monday and Sumter High School will be in the 4A state playoffs while Crestwood and Lakewood will both be playing in the 3A state playoffs. The boys playoffs crank up on Tuesday with Sumter in the 4A playoffs and Crestwood, Manning and Lakewood in the 3A playoffs. Only one team will be at home and that is the Crestwood boys. The Knights, who finished second in Region VI3A, will play host to North Myrtle Beach on Tuesday beginning at 6 p.m. The Sumter boys will travel to Ashley Ridge on Tuesday for a 6 p.m. match. The Gamecocks, who are 7-13 on the season, finished in a tie for second place in Region VI-4A, but are the region’s No. 3 seed in the playoffs. Manning finished third in Region VI-3A and Lakewood is the No. 4 seed from the region. Manning will play at Wilson at

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Playoff schedule Girls Monday 4A Sumter at Fort Dorchester, 7 p.m. 3A Crestwood at North Myrtle Beach, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Myrtle Beach, 6 p.m. Boys Tuesday 4A Sumter at Ashley Ridge, 6 p.m. 3A North Myrtle Beach at Crestwood, 6 p.m. Manning at Wilson, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Myrtle Beach, 6 p.m.

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SCISA playoffs

Williamson, SHS eliminate Wando 3-1 in state playoffs

Wislon Hall, LMA baseball teams receive first-round tourney byes

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com Rylan Williamson didn’t know exactly how long he would be counted on to pitch in Saturday’s 4A District VI state playoff elimination game, but he wanted to go as far as he could. “I wanted to help the team out,” Williamson said. “I wanted to hit spots, make them put the ball in play and let the defense work, have short innings and maybe get a strikeout or two.” The Gamecocks got everything they needed from Williamson, who went 6-plus innings and allowed one run, none earned, on four hits with one walk, two hit batters and five strikeouts in a much-needed long outing. He also had SHS’ lone RBI in a 3-1 victory over Wando at Gamecock Field. Sumter improved to 14-12 on

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Rylan Williamson tossed 6-plus strong innings for Sumter High School on Saturday as the Gamecocks defeated Wando 3-1 in a 4A District VI elimination state playoff game at Gamecock See SHS, Page B6 Field. SHS advances to face River Bluff on Monday.

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com

Pinewood Prep. In the 3A baseball playoffs, Thomas Sumter is in the The Wilson Hall and Lauplayoffs after going winless rence Manning Academy last season. The Generals are baseball teams and the Wilson 6-13 on the season, and will Hall boys tennis team will re- travel to ACS on Monday for ceive byes in the first round a doubleheader beginning at of their respective state tour5 p.m. in the best-of-3 series. naments. Should a third game be needWilson Hall and LMA, along ed, it will be played on Tueswith Pinewood Prep and Car- day at General Field in Daldinal Newman, will not play zell. until Friday when they both In the 2A baseball playoffs, host best-of-3 quarterfinal se- Robert E. Lee Academy will be ries of the 3A state playoffs. trying to reach the state chamThe Barons, the 2-time depionship series for the third fending state champions, will straight season. The Cavailers, take on the winner of Monthe 2014 state champion and day’s first-round series bethe runner-up last season, will tween Augusta Christian and play host to Spartanburg Thomas Sumter Academy, Christian on Monday in a douwhile LMA will meet the win- bleheader in the first-round ner of the Northwood-Heathseries. wood series. Clarendon Hall will be playThe WH tennis team, which ing in the 1A state playoffs on played for the 3A state title Monday, traveling to Columbia last year, won’t play until to take on Northside Christian Wednesday in a semifinal in a first-round series doublematch. The Barons will play header. The 7-10 Saints and host to the winner of MonNorthside will play the twinday’s quarterfinal match bebill at the Heathwood Hall tween Cardinal Newman and field beginning at 4 p.m.

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Washington’s Daniel Murphy delivers an RBI single during the first inning of the Nationals’ 6-1 victory over St. Louis on Saturday in St. Louis.

Werth’s bat, Ross’s arm lead Nats over Cards 6-1 ST. LOUIS — Jayson Werth’s three-run home run capped a four-run first inning and Joe Ross had another stingy outing for the Washington Nationals in a 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday. Ross (3-0) allowed one run on six hits in six innings, raising his ERA to 0.79. He has given up only two runs in 222/3 innings. Werth added an RBI single in the eighth, his fifth in the first two games of a weekend series and 10th of the year. Washington goes for a sweep Sunday after raising its record to 8-24 at 11-year-old Busch Stadium. Mets 6 Giants 5

NEW YORK — Michael Conforto and Wilmer Flores homered and the New York Mets won their eighth in a row, building an early lead for Jacob deGrom and holding off the San Francisco Giants 6-5 Saturday. The crowd of 44,466 was

the largest for a regular-season game at Citi Field since the park opened in 2009, with a lot of fans attracted by the Noah Syndergaard Garden Gnome giveaway. The Mets almost gave it away. Ahead 6-3 in the eighth inning, they walked a pair of batters and let the Giants load the bases with no outs. Hunter Pence’s bid for a go-ahead grand slam was caught just in front of the center-field wall for a sacrifice fly. Tigers 4 Twins 1

MINNEAPOLIS — Jordan Zimmermann won his fifth straight start to begin his first season with Detroit, and Justin Upton hit a three-run homer to help the Tigers top the Minnesota Twins 4-1 on Saturday. Zimmermann (5-0) gave up one run and six hits with no walks and seven strikeouts over seven innings. He became the first Tigers pitcher to win five games in

April since Frank Tanana in 1988, according to STATS. Victor Martinez doubled twice for the Tigers, who have won five of six. Athletics 2 Astros 0

OAKLAND, Calif. — Jesse Hahn pitched into the seventh inning in his return to the majors and combined with two relievers on a fourhitter as the Oakland Athletics beat the Houston Astros 2-0 on Saturday. Hahn (1-0) was called up from Triple-A Nashville before the game and pitched as well as he did for most of 2015 before missing the final three months with a right forearm strain that also delayed his debut in spring training this year. The right-hander faced the minimum through five innings. He gave up three hits and allowed only one runner past first base to win for the first time since July 1. From wire reports

Auto racing

Chase Elliott wins Talladega pole 30 years after his dad By JENNA FRYER The Associated Press TALLADEGA, Ala. — Chase Elliott wasn’t born yet when his father turned a record-setting lap to win the pole at Talladega Superspeedway. He’ll get to experience leading the field to green just like his dad did, though, after winning the pole himself on Saturday, 30 years after Bill Elliott’s blistering qualifying run. Elliott turned a lap at 192.661 Elliott mph to put his Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet in the top position for Sunday’s race. Bill Elliott won the pole in 1986 with a lap at 212.229 mph. “This is definitely a special place,” said Chase Elliott, who grew up in Dawsonville, Georgia, which is 170 miles from Talladega. “This has always been a special place to him and it’s certainly great to be here and have the opportunity.” Elliott also won the pole for the seasonopening Daytona 500, but he crashed and finished 37th. He’s back in the same car he drove at Daytona, and he credited his No. 24 team and the Hendrick engine department for giving him such a good car. “Man, this is cool,” he said. “Those guys do such a good job. And as I said in Daytona, this had nothing to do with me. This is the car that we had. This is the same car we had in Daytona. They brought another fast one here.” It’s the fifth pole in the last six restrictorplate races for the No. 24 Chevrolet. Jeff Gordon won three of those poles before he retired and turned the car over to Elliott this season. “Obviously I have a lot to learn,” Elliott said. “The race last time at Daytona didn’t go so good. Hopefully for me, I’ll just try to take what I learned and try to cut down those dumb mistakes that I made in the Daytona 500 this year and just try to be smarter. The first thing is making it to the

Geico 500 lineup After Saturday qualifying; race Sunday At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (24) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 192.661. 2. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 192.424. 3. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 192.293. 4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 192.181. 5. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 192.116. 6. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 192.089. 7. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 192.008. 8. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 191.954. 9. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 191.819. 10. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 191.812. 11. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 191.789. 12. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 191.581. 13. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 191.566. 14. (14) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 191.509. 15. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 191.298. 16. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 191.191. 17. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 191.164. 18. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 191.039. 19. (21) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 190.921. 20. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 190.772. 21. (44) Brian Scott, Ford, 190.73. 22. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 190.382. 23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 190.26. 24. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 190.166. 25. (7) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 190.109. 26. (32) Bobby Labonte, Ford, 189.966. 27. (34) Chris Buescher, Ford, 189.925. 28. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 189.921. 29. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 189.8. 30. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189.729. 31. (95) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 189.519. 32. (38) Landon Cassill, Ford, 189.47. 33. (55) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 189.313. 34. (15) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 189.025. 35. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 189.01. 36. (98) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 188.961. 37. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 188.954. 38. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 188.478. 39. (35) David Gilliland, Ford, 188.467. 40. (23) David Ragan, Toyota, 187.636. Failed to Qualify 41. (30) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 185.679.

end and obviously I didn’t do a very good job of that in February. Our first goal is to try to get to the end of the race; and if we can get there, just try to be smart.” Austin Dillon qualified second for Sunday’s race with a lap at 192.424 mph. Driving the No. 3 Chevrolet that the late Dale Earnhardt drove to nine of his record 10 Talladega victories, Dillon hoped to give grandfather Richard Childress another trip to victory lane. Defending race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. qualified third to give Hendrick three cars in the top five. Jimmie Johnson qualified fifth. Matt Kenseth qualified fourth in a Toyota, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Brad Keselowski were sixth and seventh in Fords, and Daytona 500 winner Denny Hamlin qualified eighth. Carl Edwards qualified ninth to join Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Kenseth and Hamlin in the top 10.

American League

TODAY 6 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour China Open Final Round from Beijing (GOLF). 6:55 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Liverpool vs. Swansea (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Russian Grand Prix from Sochi, Russia (CNBC). 8 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Teams To Be Announced (USA,). 8:25 a.m. – International Soccer: Dutch League Soccer Match – Cambuur vs. PSV Eindhoven (UNIVISION). 9 a.m. -- International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Leicester City vs. Manchester United (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11:25 a.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Manchester City vs. Southampton (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Match from Kennesaw, Ga. (ESPNU). 12:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Tennessee at Missouri (SEC NETWORK). 12:45 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Cruz Azul vs. Toluca (UNIVISION). 1 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Seven -- Charlotte at Miami (WOLO 25). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series GEICO 500 from Talladega, Ala. (WACH 57, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1 p.m. – College Lacrosse: Patriot League Championship Match from Annapolis, Md. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 1 p.m. – Women’s College Lacrosse: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Championship Match from Blacksburg, Va. (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 1 p.m. – PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Final Round from Avondale, La. (GOLF). 1 p.m. – Major League Baseball: San Francisco at New York Mets or Toronto at Tampa Bay (MLB NEWORK). 1:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Florida at South Carolina (WNKT-FM 107.5). 2 p.m. – College Baseball: Texas A&M at Arkansas (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – College Tennis: Big 12 Conference Men’s and Women’s Championships from Stillwater, Okla. (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Chicago Cubs (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 3 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Series Game Two – St. Louis at Dallas (WIS 10). 3 p.m. – PGA Golf: Zurich Classic of New Orleans Final Round from Avondale, La. (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – College Softball: Arizona at Oregon (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: North Texas LPGA Shootout Final Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game One -- Portland at Golden State (WOLO 25). 3:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Toronto at Portland (ESPN). 4:30 p.m. – College Softball: Missouri at Mississippi State (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Softball: Central Florida at South Florida (ESPNU). 5:50 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Dorados vs. Guadalajara (UNIVISION). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Auburn at Tennessee (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Professional Golf: Web.com Tour United Leasing & Finance Championship Final Round from Newburgh, Ind. (GOLF). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: New York Yankees at Boston (ESPN). 8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Los Angeles at Kansas City (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Western Conference Semifinal Series Game Two – Nashville at San Jose (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs First-Round Series Game Seven -- Indiana at Toronto (TNT). MONDAY 2 p.m. – International Soccer: Bundesliga League Match – Stuttgart vs. Werder Bremen (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:55 p.m. – International Soccer: English Premier League Match – Tottenham vs. Chelsea (NBC SPORTS NEWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at Pittsburgh (ESPN). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: Florida State at Clemson (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at New York Mets (FOX SPORTS SOUTHEAST). 7 p.m. – College Softball: Auburn at Tennessee (SEC NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game One – Atlanta at Cleveland (TNT). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Stanley Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinal Series Game Three – Washington at Pittsburgh (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Philadelphia at Los Angeles (UNIVISION). 9:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two – Oklahoma City at San Antonio (TNT).

MLB Standings By The Associated Press

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

W L Pct GB 16 7 .696 — 15 7 .682 ½ 13 10 .565 3 11 11 .500 4½ 5 18 .217 11 W L Pct GB 17 5 .773 — 14 9 .609 3½ 12 12 .500 6 9 14 .391 8½ 8 14 .364 9 W L Pct GB 12 12 .500 — 12 13 .480 ½ 12 13 .480 ½ 10 12 .455 1 8 15 .348 3½

Friday’s Games

Chicago Cubs 6, Atlanta 1 Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3, 11 inn. Pittsburgh 4, Cincinnati 1 N.Y. Mets 13, San Francisco 1 Miami 6, Milwaukee 3 Washington 5, St. Louis 4 Colorado 9, Arizona 0 San Diego 5, L.A. Dodgers 1.

Saturday’s Games

Washington 6, St. Louis 1 Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, ppd; rain N.Y. Mets 6, San Francisco 5 Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. Colorado at Arizona , 8:10 p.m. San Diego at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

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

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

W L Pct GB 14 8 .636 — 13 10 .565 1½ 11 13 .458 4 10 12 .455 4 8 13 .381 5½ W L Pct GB 16 8 .667 — 13 10 .565 2½ 12 10 .545 3 10 10 .500 4 7 17 .292 9 W L Pct GB 13 10 .565 — 12 10 .545 ½ 13 12 .520 1 11 12 .478 2 7 17 .292 6½

Friday’s Games

Baltimore 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Philadelphia 4, Cleveland 3, 11 inn. Boston 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 Toronto 6, Tampa Bay 1 Texas 4, L.A. Angels 2 Detroit 9, Minnesota 2 Oakland 7, Houston 4 Seattle 1, Kansas City 0

Saturday’s Games

Detroit 4, Minnesota 1 Oakland 2, Houston 0 Toronto at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. Chic. White Sox at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 8:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Toronto at Tampa Bay, 1:10 p.m. Chic. White Sox at Baltimore, 1:35 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 2:10 p.m. Cleveland at Philadelphia, 2:35 p.m. L.A. Angels at Texas, 3:05 p.m. Houston at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Boston, 8:05 p.m.

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland vs. Atlanta May 2: at Cleveland, 7 p.m. May 4: at Cleveland, 8 p.m. May 6: at Atlanta, 7 p.m. May 8: at Atlanta, 3:30 p.m. x-May 10: at Cleveland, TBA x-May 12: at Atlanta, TBA x-May 15: at Cleveland, TBA

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City vs. San Antonio April 30: at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. May 2: at San Antonio, 9:30 p.m. May 6: at Oklahoma City, 9:30 p.m. May 8: at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. x-May 10: at San Antonio, TBA x-May 12: at Oklahoma City, TBA x-May 15: at San Antonio, TBA Golden State vs. Portland May 1: at Golden State, 3:30 p.m. May 3: at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. May 7: at Portland, 8:30 p.m. May 9: at Portland, 10:30 p.m. x-May 11: at Golden State, TBA x-May 13: at Portland, TBA x-May 16: at Golden State, 9 p.m.

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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

Western CONFERENCE

Dallas 1, St. Louis 0 April 29: Dallas 2, St. Louis 1 May 1: at Dallas, 3 p.m. May 3: at St. Louis, 9:30 p.m. May 5: at St. Louis, 8 p.m. x-May 7: at Dallas, TBA x-May 9: at St. Louis, TBA x-May 11: at Dallas, TBA San Jose 1, Nashville 0 April 29: San Jose 5, Nashville 2 May 1: at San Jose, 8 p.m. May 3: at Nashville, 9 p.m. May 5: at Nashville, 9 p.m. x-May 7: at San Jose, TBA x-May 9: at Nashville , TBA x-May 12: at San Jose, TBA

Golf By The Associated Press PGA-Zurich Classic Par Scores Saturday At TPC Louisiana Avondale, La. Purse: $7 million Yardage: 7,341; Par: 72 Completed Second Round Brian Stuard Jamie Lovemark Jhonattan Vegas Harold Varner III Daniel Berger Byeong-Hun An Charles Howell III Chad Collins Patrick Rodgers Patton Kizzire Thomas Aiken Steve Wheatcroft John Senden Jason Day Seung-Yul Noh Derek Ernst Lucas Glover Chris Kirk Spencer Levin Cameron Percy Bobby Wyatt Gary Woodland Chris Stroud Bryce Molder Ryan Ruffels Cameron Tringale Will Wilcox David Toms Billy Horschel Robert Garrigus Henrik Norlander Jonas Blixt Freddie Jacobson Stuart Appleby Robert Streb Geoff Ogilvy Retief Goosen

64-68—132 -12 67-66—133 -11 64-69—133 -11 69-67—136 -8 71-65—136 -8 68-68—136 -8 67-69—136 -8 72-64—136 -8 67-69—136 -8 67-70—137 -7 68-69—137 -7 69-68—137 -7 70-67—137 -7 69-68—137 -7 68-69—137 -7 67-70—137 -7 69-69—138 -6 71-67—138 -6 68-70—138 -6 68-70—138 -6 67-71—138 -6 72-66—138 -6 72-66—138 -6 71-67—138 -6 70-68—138 -6 69-70—139 -5 70-69—139 -5 68-71—139 -5 68-71—139 -5 69-70—139 -5 66-73—139 -5 70-69—139 -5 69-70—139 -5 69-70—139 -5 71-68—139 -5 67-72—139 -5 65-74—139 -5

LPGA-Volunteers of America Texas Shootout Par Scores Saturday At Las Colinas CC Irving, Texas Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,462; Par: 71 Third Round a-denotes amateur Gerina Piller Amy Yang Mi Jung Hur Jenny Shin Sei Young Kim Ariya Jutanugarn Eun-Hee Ji Shanshan Feng Catriona Matthew Mirim Lee Charley Hull

67-65-67—199 -14 68-68-65—201 -12 66-69-66—201 -12 68-70-65—203 -10 68-67-68—203 -10 69-66-69—204 -9 67-66-71—204 -9 72-69-65—206 -7 68-70-68—206 -7 70-71-67—208 -5 71-69-68—208 -5

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Third Round 64. Tennessee, Kevin Byard, s, Middle Tennessee. 65. Cleveland, Carl Nassib, de, Penn State. 66. San Diego, Max Tuerk, c, Southern Cal. 67. Dallas, Maliek Collins, dt, Nebraska. 68. San Francisco, Will Redmond, cb, Mississippi State. 69. Jacksonville, Yannick Ngakoue, de, Maryland. 70. Baltimore, Bronson Kaufusi, de, BYU. 71. New York Giants, Darian Thompson, s, Boise State. 72. Chicago, Jonathan Bullard, dt, Florida. 73. Miami, Kenyan Drake, rb, Alabama. 74. Kansas City (from Tampa Bay), KeiVarae Russell, cb, Notre Dame. 75. Oakland, Shilique Calhoun, de, Michigan State. 76. Cleveland (from Los Angeles through Tennessee), Shon Coleman, ot, Auburn. 77. Carolina (from Detroit through Philadelphia through Cleveland), Daryl Worley, cb, West Virginia. 78. New England (from New Orleans), Joe Thuney, g, N.C. State. 79. Philadelphia, Isaac Seumalo, c, Oregon State. 80. Buffalo, Adolphus Washington, dt, Ohio State. 81. Atlanta, Austin Hooper, te, Stanford. 82. Indianapolis, Le’Raven Clark, ot, Texas Tech. 83. New York Jets, Jordan Jenkins, lb, Georgia. 84. Washington, Kendall Fuller, cb, Virginia Tech. 85. Houston, Braxton Miller, wr, Ohio State. 86. Miami (from Minnesota), Leonte Carroo, wr, Rutgers. 87. Cincinnati, Nick Vigil, lb, Utah State. 88. Green Bay, Kyler Fackrell, lb, Utah State. 89. Pittsburgh, Javon Hargrave, dt, South Carolina State. 90. Seattle, C.J. Prosise, rb, Notre Dame. Kansas City forfeited. 91. New England, Jacoby Brissett, qb, N.C. State. 92. Arizona, Brandon Williams, cb, Texas A&M. 93. Cleveland (from Carolina), Cody Kessler, qb, Southern Cal. 94. Seattle (from Denver), Nick Vannett, te, Ohio State. 95. x-Detroit, Graham Glasgow, c, Michigan. 96. x-New England, Vincent Valentine, dt, Nebraska. 97. x-Seattle, Rees Odhiambo, g, Boise State. 98. x-Denver, Justin Simmons, s, Boston College. Fourth Round 99. Cleveland, Joe Schobert, lb, Wisconsin. 100. Oakland (from Tennessee through Philadelphia and Cleveland), Connor Cook, qb, Michigan State. 101. Dallas, Charles Tapper, de, Oklahoma. 102. San Diego, Joshua Perry, lb, Ohio State. 103. Jacksonville, Sheldon Day, dt, Notre Dame. 104. Baltimore, Tavon Young, cb, Temple. 105. Kansas City (from San Francisco), Parker Ehinger, g, Cincinnati. 106. Kansas City (from Chicago through Tampa Bay), Eric Murray, cb, Minnesota. 107. Baltimore (from Miami), Chris Moore, wr, Cincinnati. 108. Tampa Bay, Ryan Smith, cb, N.C. Central. 109. New York Giants, B.J. Goodson, lb, Clemson. 110. Los Angeles, Tyler Higbee, te, Western Kentucky. 111. Detroit, Miles Killebrew, s, Southern Utah. 112. New England (from New Orleans), Malcolm Mitchell, wr, Georgia. 113. Chicago (from Philadelphia through Tennessee through Los Angeles), Nick Kwiatkoski, lb, West Virginia. 114. Cleveland (from Oakland), Ricardo Louis, wr, Auburn. 115. Atlanta, De’Vondre Campbell, lb, Minnesota. 116. Indianapolis, Hassan Ridgeway, dt, Texas. 117. Los Angeles (from Buffalo through), Pharoh Cooper, wr, South Carolina. 118. New York Jets, Justin Burris, cb, N.C. State. 119. Houston, Tyler Ervin, rb, San Jose State. 120. New Orleans (from Washington), David Onyemata, dt, Manitoba (Canada). 121. Minnesota, Willie Beavers, ot, Western Michigan. 122. Cincinnati, Andrew Billings, dt, Baylor. 123. Pittsburgh, Jerald Hawkins, ot, LSU. 124. Chicago (from Seattle), Deon Bush, s, Miami. 125. Indianapolis (from Green Bay), Antonio Morrison, lb, Florida. 126. Kansas City, Demarcus Robin-

son, wr, Florida. 127. Chicago (from New England), Deiondre’ Hall, s, Northern Iowa. 128. Arizona, Evan Boehm, c, Missouri. 129. Cleveland (from Carolina), Derrick Kindred, s, TCU. 130. Baltimore (from Denver), Alex Lewis, ot, Nebraska. 131. x-Green Bay, Blake Martinez, lb, Stanford. 132. x-Baltimore, Willie Henry, dt, Michigan. 133. x-San Francisco, Rashard Robinson, cb, LSU. 134. x-Baltimore, Kenneth Dixon, rb, Louisiana Tech. 135. x-Dallas, Dak Prescott, qb, Mississippi State. 136. x-Denver, Devontae Booker, rb, Utah. 137. x-Green Bay, Dean Lowry, de, Northwestern. 138. x-Cleveland, Seth Devalve, te, Princeton. 139. x-Buffalo, Cardale Jones, qb, Ohio State. Fifth Round 140. Tennessee, Tarjae Sharpe, wr, Massachusetts. 141. Carolina (from Cleveland), Zack Sanchez, cb, Oklahoma. 142. San Francisco (from San Diego), Ronald Blair, de, Appalchian State. 143. Oakland (from Dallas), DeAndre Washington, rb, Texas Tech. 144. Denver (from Baltimore), Connor McGovern, g, Missouri. 145. San Francisco, John Theus, ot, Georgia. 146. Baltimore (from Jacksonville), Matt Judon, de, Grand Valley State. 147. Seattle (from Miami through New England), Quinton Jefferson, dt, Maryland. 148. Tampa Bay, Caleb Benenoch, ol, UCLA. 149. New York Giants, Paul Perkins, rb, UCLA. 150. Chicago, Jordan Howard, rb, Indiana. 151. Detroit, Joe Dahl, g, Washington State. 152. Washington (from New Orleans), Matthew Ioannidis, dt, Temple. 153. Philadelphia, Wendell Smallwood, rb, West Virginia. 154. Cleveland (from Oakland), Jordan Payton, wr, UCLA. Los Angeles Exercised in supplemental draft. 155. Indianapolis, Joe Haeg, ot, North Dakota State. 156. Buffalo, Jonathan Williams, rb, Arkansas. Atlanta forfeited. 157. Tennessee (from New York Jets through Denver), LeShaun Sims, cb, Southern Utah. 158. New York Jets (from Washington), Brandon Shell, ot, South Carolina. 159. Houston, KJ Dillon, s, West Virginia. 160. Minnesota, Kentrell Brothers, lb, Missouri. 161. Cincinnati, Christian Westerman, g, Arizona State. 162. Kansas City (from Seattle), Kevin Hogan, qb, Stanford. 163. Green Bay, Trevor Davis, wr, California. 164. Philadelphia (from Pittsburgh), Halapoulivaati Vaitai, ot, TCU. 165. Kansas City, Tyreek Hill, wr, West Alabama. 166. Houston (from New England), D.J. Reader, nt, Clemson. 167. Arizona, Marqui Christian, s, Midwestern State. 168. Cleveland (from Carolina), Spencer Durango, ot, Baylor. 169. Detroit (from Denver), Antwione Williams, lb, Georgia Southern. 170. x-Arizona, Cole Toner, ot, Harvard. 171. x-Seattle, Alex Collins, rb, Arkansas. 172. x-Cleveland, Rashard Higgins, wr, Colorado State. 173. x-Cleveland, Trey Caldwell, db, Louisiana-Monroe. 174. x-San Francisco, Fahn Cooper, ot, Mississippi. 175. x-San Diego, Jatavis Brown, lb, Akron. Sixth Round 176. Denver (from Cleveland through Tennessee), Andy Janovich, fb, Nebraska. 177. Los Angeles (from Tennessee), Temarrick Hemingway, te, South Carolina State. 178. Kansas City (from Dallas through San Francisco), D.J. White, cb, Georgia Tech. 179. San Diego, Drew Kaser, p, Texas A&M. 180. Minnesota (from San Francisco), Moritz Boehringer, wr, no college (Germany). 181. Jacksonville, Tyrone Holmes, lb, Montana. 182. Baltimore, Keenan Reynolds, rb, Navy. 183. Tampa Bay, Devante Bond, lb, Oklahoma. 184. New York Giants, Jerrell Adams, te, South Carolina. 185. Chicago, DeAndre Houston-Carson, s, William & Mary. 186. Miami (from Miami through Minnesota), Jakeem Grant, wr, Texas Tech. 187. Washington (from New Orleans), Nate Sudfeld, qb, Indiana. 188. Minnesota (from Philadelphia), David Morgan, te, Texas-San Antonio.

189. Dallas (from Oakland), Anthony Brown, cb, Purdue. 190. Los Angeles, Josh Forrest, lb, Kentucky. 191. Detroit, Jake Rudock, qb, Michigan. 192. Buffalo, Kolby Listenbee, wr, TCU. 193. Tennessee (from Atlanta), Sebastian Tretola, g, Arkansas. 194. Oakland (from Indianapolis), Cory James, lb, Coloradoa State. 195. Atlanta (from New York Jets through Houston), Wes Schweitzer, g, San Jose State. 196. Philadelphia (from Houston through New England, Miami and Minnesota), Blake Countess, cb, Auburn, 197. Tampa Bay (from Washington), Dan Vitale, fb, Northwestern. 198. San Diego (from Minnesota), Derek Watt, fb, Wisconsin. 199. Cincinnati, Cody Core, wr, Mississippi. 200. Green Bay, Kyle Murphy, ot, Stanford. 201. Jacksonville (from Pittsburgh), Brandon Allen, qb, Arkansas. 202. Detroit (from Seattle), Anthony Zettel, dt, Penn State. 203. Kansas City, Dadi Nicolas, de, Virginia Tech. 204. Miami (from New England), Jordan Lucas, s, Penn State. 205. Arizona, Harlan Miller, cb, Southeastern Louisiana. 206. Los Angeles (from Carolina through Chicago), Michael Thomas, wr, Southern Miss. 207. San Francisco (from Denver), Jeff Driskel, qb, Louisiana Tech. 208. x-New England, Kamu GrugierHall, lb, Eastern Illinois. 209. x-Baltimore, Maurice Canady, cb, Virginia. 210. x-Detroit, Jimmy Landes, ls, Baylor. 211. x-San Francisco, Kelvin Taylor, rb, Florida. 212. x-Dallas, Kavon Frazier, s, Central Michigan. 213. x-San Francisco, Aaron Burbridge, wr, Michigan State. 214. x-New England, Elandon Roberts, lb, Houston. 215. x-Seattle, Joey Hunt, c, TCU. 216. x-Dallas, Darius Jackson, rb, Eastern Michigan. 217. x-Dallas, Rico Gathers, te, Baylor. 218. x-Buffalo, Kevon Seymour, cb, Southern Cal. 219. x-Denver, Will Parks, s, Arizona. 220. x-Pittsburgh, Travis Feeney, lb, Washington. 221. x-New England, Ted Karras, g, Illinois. Seventh Round 222. Tennessee, Aaron Wallace, lb, UCLA. 223. Miami (from Cleveland), Brandon Doughty, qb, Western Kentucky. 224. San Diego, Donavon Clark, g, Michigan State. 225. New England (from Dallas through Seattle), Devin Lucien, wr, Arziona State. 226. Jacksonville, Jonathan Woodard, de, Central Arkansas. 227. Minnesota (from Baltimore through Miami), Stephen Weatherly, lb, Vanderbilt. 228. Denver (from San Francisco), Riley Dixon, p, Syracuse. 229. Pittsburgh (from New York Giants), Demarcus Ayers, wr, Houston. 230. Chicago, Daniel Braverman, wr, Western Michigan. 231. Miami, Thomas Duarte, wr, UCLA. 232. Washington (from Tampa Bay), Steven Daniels, lb, Boston College. 233. Philadelphia, Jalen Mills, s, LSU. 234. Oakland, Vadal Alexander, g, LSU. 235. New York Jets (from Los Angeles through Houston and Denver), Lac Edwards, p, Sam Houston State. 236. Detroit, Dwayne Washington, rb, Washington. 237. New Orleans, Daniel Lasco, rb, California. 238. Atlanta, Devin Fuller, wr, UCLA. 239. Indianapolis, Trevor Bates, lb, Maine. 240. Philadelplphia (from Buffalo through Minnesota), Alex McCalister, de, Florida. 241. New York Jets, Charone Peake, wr, Clemson. 242. Washington, Keith Marshall, rb, Georgia. 243. Seattle (from Houston through New England), Kenny Lawler, c, California. 244. Minnesota, Jayron Kearse, s, Clemson. 245. Cincinnati, Clayton Fejedelem, s, Illinois. 246. Pittsburgh, Tyler Matakevich, lb, Temple. 247. Seattle, Zac Brooks, rb, Clemson. 248. Indianapolis (from Green Bay), Austin Blythe, c, Iowa. 249. San Francisco (from Kansas City), Prince Charles Iworah, cb, Western Kentucky. 250. Cleveland (from New England through Miami), Scooby Wright III, lb, Arizona. 251. Philadelphia (from Arizona), Joe Walker, lb, Oregon. 252. Carolina, Beau Sandland, te, Montana State. 253. Tennessee (from Denver), Kalan Reed, db, Southern Miss.

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Conference Carolinas championships today The Erskine College women’s tennis team will go after its 12th straight conference tournament championship today when its faces Limestone in the championship match of the Conference Carolinas tournament at Palmetto Tennis Center. Today’s match is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Top seed Erskine slipped past No. 4 Pfeiffer 5-4 in a semifinal match on Saturday, while No. 3 Limestone beat No. 2 Mount Olive 5-1. The men’s championship is set for a 9 a.m. start today as well with No. 2 Mount Olive taking on No. 1 Pfeiffer. Mount Olive beat No. 3 Barton 5-1 in a semifinal on Saturday, while Pfeiffer beat No. 5 Limestone 5-1. Clemson 10 Florida State 3

CLEMSON -- Weston Wilson hit a home run and drove in four runs and Chris Okey went 3-for-5 with a homer and five RBI to propel Clemson to a 10-3 win over No. 3 Florida

State on Saturday at Doug Kingsmore Stadium. The Tigers, who took a 1-0 lead in the series, improved to 27-14 overall and 10-12 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Seminoles dropped to 28-12 and 13-5. Sumter’s Charlie Barnes started on the mound for the Tigers. He pitched shutout ball through the first four innings with Clemson scoring three runs in the bottom of the fourth to tak a 3-0 lead. However, FSU touched the left-handed Barnes for three runs in the fifth. Barnes worked 41/3 innings, allowing six hits and two walks while striking out three. Furman 9 Citadel 6

CHARLESTON – Furman University defeated The Citadel 9-6 on Saturday in the first game of a doubleheader at Riley Park. John Patrick Sears of Sumter took the loss for the Bulldogs, falling to 5-4. He allowed nine hits and walked two in

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downs last season, but it traded up to Former Scott’s Branch High take Cook in front School standout and Universiof Dallas out of ty of South Carolina tight end fear the Cowboys Jerell Adams was selected by might be looking the New York Giants in the for a potential sucAdams sixth round of the National cessor to Tony Football League draft on SatRomo. Dallas then urday. grabbed a quarterback later in Adams, a 6-foot-6-inch, the round when it took Missis252-pounder from Pinewood, sippi State’s Dak Prescott at was the 184th overall pick, was No. 135. the last of three Gamecocks The 6-foot-4 Cook set school selected in the final day of the records with 9,194 yards passdraft, which had rounds 4-7. ing and 71 touchdown passes Wide receiver Pharoh Coofor the Spartans. But questions per was the 117th overall pick, about his 57.5 completion perbeing selected by the Los Ancentage and leadership skills geles Rams in the fourth pushed him down the board. round. Offensive Brandon Billings, a little over 6-foot Shell was selected by the New and 300-plus pounds, was anYork Jets in the fifth round, other one of the top names on the 158th oveall pick. the board coming into the day. Adams was the Gamecocks’ He was a first-team AP Allsecond-leading receiver in American in his last season their 3-9 2015 season. Adams with the Bears, leading the had 28 receptions for 421 team with 15 tackles for loss. yards, an average of 15.0 yards “My agent started going per catch). He was also second crazy when the third round on the team with three touchpassed,” Billings said. “We sat down catches, scoring against down and talked about it. Kentucky, Louisiana State and Geno Atkins went in the Tennessee. fourth round as well. So the Adams had his career best fourth round was good. Great, performance in USC’s 23-22 actually.” loss to The Citadel. He had six Minnesota grabbed one of catches for 105 yards. the draft’s biggest wild cards For his career, Adams, a when it took wide receiver 4-year letter winner, had 66 Moritz Boehringer in the sixth catches for 977 yards and round. Boehringer, who wowed seven scores. Adams had 21 teams with an impressive pro catches for 279 yards and one day, played in the German TD as a junior. As a sophoFootball League last season. more, he had 13 catches for 187 According to the NFL, Boehyards and two catches and had ringer is the first player from four catches for 90 yards and Europe to go in the draft withanother score as a freshman. out playing in college. Clemson, which had four Southern Mississippi safety players selected on Thursday Kalan Reed is the new Mr. Irand Friday, had five more relevant, going to Tennessee picked on Saturday. Lineback- with the last pick. er B.J. Goodson was selected Long before Reed and the Tiin the fourth round by the Gitans closed out the proceedants, nose tackle D.J. Reader ings, the impressive showing was a fifth-round pick of for Ohio State continued on Houston, running back Zac the draft’s third day. LinebackBrooks was selected by Seattle er Joshua Perry went to San in the seventh round, wide re- Diego at No. 102, and quarterceiver Charone Peake was a back Cardale Jones was draftseventh-round pick of the Jets ed by Buffalo with the last and safety Jayron Kearse was pick of the fourth round for 12 picked by Minnesota in the in all. seventh round. Jacksonville continued its In other draft news on Satdefensive focus when it selecturday, Michigan State quarter- ed Notre Dame tackle Sheldon back Connor Cook watched as Day at No. 103. Day had four six quarterbacks came off the sacks and two forced fumbles board before he was selected for the Irish this season. by Oakland with the second The Jaguars also selected pick of the fourth round on three defensive players in the Saturday, and Baylor defensive first three rounds, including lineman Andrew Billings tum- Florida State cornerback bled all the way to Cincinnati Jalen Ramsey at No. 5 overall, at No. 122 after it looked as if and UCLA linebacker Myles he could be a first-round pick. Jack in the second. “Anytime you see another Baltimore used three of its quarterback get drafted in whopping five fourth-round front of you, it hurts,” Cook picks on offensive players. said. “I’m a competitor. ObviKenneth Dixon, a running ously, I think I’m one of the back from Louisiana Tech, best quarterbacks in this draft could be an immediate conclass, but nothing is ever easy tributor after he rushed for and nothing is ever perfect.” 1,141 yards and caught 34 balls Oakland already has Derek for 467 yards during his senior Carr, who threw for 32 touchseason with the Bulldogs.

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five innings of work. He struck out three and was charged with six runs. Sumter’s William Kinney had a double and an RBI.

Stuard takes one-shot lead at wet Zurich Classic AVONDALE, La. — Brian Stuard completed his second straight bogey-free round to take a one-shot lead in the waterlogged Zurich Classic. Stuard played just six holes Saturday, completing his second round with a 4-under 68 to reach 12 under.

Gerina Piller takes 2-stroke Texas lead IRVING, Texas — Gerina Piller took a two-stroke lead Saturday in the LPGA Tour’s Volunteers of America Texas Shootout, putting her in position for a breakthrough victory in her home event. Winless in 123 career starts, the 31-year-old Piller shot a bogey-free 4-under 67 to reach 14under 199. From staff, wire reports

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Lee Central softball gets first playoff win NORTH CHARLESTON – Lee Central High School picked up its first softball victory ever in the 2A state playoffs on Saturday, defeated Academic Magnet 8-7 at the AM field. The Lady Stallions, who improved to 9-11 on the season, will play at Edisto on Monday in another elimination game.

VARSITY BASEBALL Laurence Manning 8 Carolina 1 LAKE CITY – Laurence Manning Academy defeated Carolina Academy 8-1 on Friday at the CA field. Ryan Touchberry pitched five innings to get the victory for the Swampcats. He struck out seven batters. Touchberry

also had two hits. LMA had 15 hits. Tripp Mason had four hits, while Cole Hair, Morgan Morris, Taylor Lee and Trent Frye each had two hits. Clarendon Hall 14 St. Johns’ Christian 4

MONCKS CORNER – Clarendon Hall defeated St. John’s Christian 14-4 on Friday at the SJC field. The Saints were led offensively by Matthew Corbett, who went 3-for-4 with four runs and three RBI. Lance Browder was 4-for-4 with two runs and an RBI, Hilton Layton was 2-for-3 with a double and two RBI and William Corbett had two hits, a run and an RBI. Layton got the win on the mound.

Area SCOREBOARD BASEBALL Manning-Santee meeting A meeting for those interested in playing for the ManningSantee American Legion Post 68 junior and senior baseball teams will be held on Saturday, May 7, at 9:30 a.m. at the American Legion hut in Manning. For more information, call Spencer Jordan at (803) 4609029 or Steve Crisanti at (585)704-7846.

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Miami’s Dwyane Wade (3) shoots over Charlotte’s Courtney Lee (1) during Friday’s Game 6 in Charlotte. The Heat won 97-90 to even the series at 3-3.

Heat force Game 7 with 97-90 win over Hornets By STEVE REED The Associated Press CHARLOTTE — Dwyane Wade hadn’t made a 3-point shot since December, enduring a streak of 22 consecutive misses. That all changed on Friday night with Miami’s season on the line. The 34-year-old star hit both 3-pointers he attempted, including a big one with 46 seconds left, finishing with 23 points as the Heat beat the Charlotte Hornets 97-90 to force a decisive game in the first-round series. “If we were going to lose, I was going to go out shooting it tonight,” Wade said. Wade scored 10 points in the fourth quarter, including two 3s. He said he was “itching” to get some 3-point shots off after attempting just one in the series. “Once I saw one fall, anybody who is scorer knows the basket gets a little bigger,” Wade said. “Once that first 3 went in my confidence grew.” Luol Deng was 9 of 14 from the field and finished with 21 points, while Goran Dragic added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Heat, who will host Game 7 on Sunday. “I play for these moments,” Wade said. The Heat overcame a playoff career-high 37 points from Kemba Walker to hand the Hornets only their 11th loss of the season at home. Al Jefferson had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Cody Zeller had 12 points off the bench for Charlotte. “He’s not normally known to be a 3-point threat, but bigtime players make big-time plays,” Walker said of Wade. “That is what he did. He rose

A pre-tryout meeting for the Sumter American Legion Post 15 senior and junior teams will be held on Thursday at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the American Legion Hut at 34 South Artillery Drive. Players between the ages of 14 and 18 who plan to try out should attend the meeting with a parent or guardian and bring their original birth certificate. For more information, contact Bill Lyons at (803) 9685115.

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the occasion.” With Miami leading by two with less than a minute remaining, Wade knocked down a 3 from the left wing and added an 18-foot turnaround jump shot over Courtney Lee to help seal the win. “I’ve seen Dwyane enough over the years that it just becomes winning plays — whatever those may be,” Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. “It’s borne out of great competition and it brings the absolute best out of him. He works on it all the time but he never shoots it.” The Hornets missed a golden opportunity to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. They trailed the entire second half, never quite able to get over the hump and the Heat made timely shots and grabbed crucial rebounds. Miami outrebounded Charlotte 46-31. Walker gave it all he had. The 6-foot-1 point guard somehow got an up-and-under layup to fall amid the trees and hit big shots in the fourth quarter, including a 3-pointer from the left wing to beat the shot clock and cut Miami’s lead to 85-81. Walker drove the lane and drew an and-one with 3 minutes to go, sending Hassan Whiteside to the bench with his sixth foul. Walker then added a razzle-dazzle stepback jumper to trim the Heat lead to 90-86 with 2:12 left in the game. Walker had a chance to tie the game with about minute to play, but missed a pull-up jumper. “They had their response Wednesday night. We had our response tonight,” Spoelstra

said. “And now we get to hear the two best words in the English language: Game 7.” With their season on the line, the Heat shot 60 percent from the field in the first half to open a 59-50 lead. Deng and Wade led the way, combining for 29 points on 13-of-19 shooting and the Heat dominated the glass, outrebounding the Hornets 23-11. Walker said the Heat made more plays down the stretch and deserved to win. “We have to lock back in and watch film and be better in Game 7,” Walker said. “And we will.”

TIP-INS Heat: Had a 13-4 advantage in second-chance points in the first three quarters. Hornets: Made all 16 free throws attempts in the first half. Charlotte entered the night first in the playoffs in free throw percentage at 82.5 percent.

BATUM RE-INJURES FOOT Hornets forward Nicolas Batum left the game in the second half with a strained left foot — the same injury that kept him out of two previous games in the series. He only played 15 minutes. Batum said before the game he was “running on adrenaline” after his wife gave birth to the couple’s first son early Friday morning. Batum said he’d only slept about two hours. “To have a baby is always an amazing thing, but to have a baby before Game 6 with a chance to close a series — that is pretty crazy, too,” Batum said before the game. “It’s a unique experience.”

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6 p.m. on Tuesday, while Lakewood will travel to Myrtle Beach for a 6 p.m. match as well. In the 4A girls playoffs, Sumter will travel to North Charleston on Monday to face Fort Dorchester at 7 p.m. The Lady Gamecocks are 6-11 and finished fourth in Region VI. In the 3A girls playoffs, Crestwood and Lakewood will travel to the Grand Strand on Monday. Crestwood, the No. 3 team from Region VI, will take on North Myrtle Beach at 6 p.m., while Region VI No. 4 Lakewood will play at Myrtle Beach at 6. The Sumter boys tennis team will be playing in the 4A state playoffs on Tuesday. The Gamecocks, who finished fourth in Region VI, will play at Summerville beginning at 5 p.m.

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TENNIS Twilight Tennis Palmetto Tennis Center is holding Twilight Tennis in the Parks over the next few months. The events are open to children ages 5-12 with demonstrations from a PTC professional. The next three dates are May 14 at Dillon Park, June 4 at Memorial Park and June 25 at Swan Lake Park. Each of those events will go from 7 to 8:30. Events at Shaw Park on July 16 and Birnie Park on July 30 will run from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. For more information, call PTC at (803) 774-3969.

GOLF St. Francis Golf Classic The 21st Annual St. Francis Xavier High School Golf Classic will be held on Friday at Sunset Country Club. The 4-man Captain’s Choice has a 1 p.m. shotgun start. The cost is $70 per person. For more details, contact Steve Capinas at scapinas@hotmail.com.

Local playoffs BASEBALL 4A Saturday Sumter 3, Wandon 1 Monday Sumter at River Bluff, 7 p.m. 3A Friday St. James 3, Lakewood 1 Monday Lakewood at Hanahan, 6 p.m. 2A Saturday Battery Creek 11, Lee Central 1 1A Saturday East Clarendon 15, Charleston Math & Science 0 Cross 10, Scott’s Branch 0 SOFTBALL 3A Friday North Myrtle Beach 11, Manning 1 Georgetown 17, Lakewood 3 Monday Swansea at Manning, 6 p.m. Lakewood at Airport, 6 p.m. 2A Saturday Lee Central 8, Academic Magnet 7 Monday Lee Central at Edisto, TBA 1A Friday East Clarendon 18, Baptist Hill 0 Scott’s Branch 15, Military Magnet 1 Monday Scott’s Branch at Branchville, 6 p.m.

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‘EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL’ It’s easy to say Cain will never forget July 8, 2015, but the truth is he doesn’t really remember much -- only what he’s been told. What he does remember, or at least thinks he remembers, gives no foreshadowing of what was to come. The Gators were in the midst of summer weightlifting and football practices and that particular Wednesday was nothing special. “It was just like every other day,” Cain recalls. “Everything was fine. I don’t think I felt anything (out of the ordinary). Everything was normal.” It was around 10 o’clock in the morning and even though it was July, trainer Kimberly Holliday said it wasn’t a particularly warm day. Weather data shows that it was partly cloudy and the temperature at 9:55 a.m. was 84.2 degrees Fahrenheit with a heat index of 92.3 degrees. “It was overcast and it wasn’t really that hot,” said Holliday, who had joined the staff the previous August. “It was pretty early in the morning. Even though it was football practice, most of the players had just gotten outside.” Cain had just finished lifting, hitting 385 on the bench press, he said, and went outside. Following a water break, Cain began what is called the shuttle drill -- running five yards to an imaginary line in one direction, then back 10 yards in the opposite direction and finally reversing five yards back to the original start line. “I love to push myself,” Cain said. “In everything. I used to push myself above my limits sometimes. But I don’t think that’s what happened. I felt fine. It felt like every other time I ran it.” But it wasn’t.

‘WE HEARD A THUD’ Jackson and some of his staff walked out and made their way to the practice field in front of the school in order to start painting the lines. On the way, they heard something that made them stop in their tracks. “We heard a thud,” Jackson said. “We looked down to where the kids were at and we saw Mrs. Holliday heading over to Zaire.” Only moments before, Holliday had been sitting in a golf cart talking with some of her summer helpers. The conversation ended when assistant coach TJ Devine called for Holliday to come over to where a player had collapsed. “I went out there expecting it to be a knee or an ankle or something twisted,” she said. What she found was an unconscious Cain. He was packed down with ice as Jackson, his staff and the other players started to gather around. “As a coach, you think it’s warm outside, maybe dehydrated,” Jackson said. “That’s the first signs I would have looked for.” But the conditions weren’t really right for that or heat exhaustion, Holliday later recalled. Regardless, she began checking for more vital signs including his heartbeat and pulse. That’s when she realized there was a problem. “She looked up at me and said, ‘The pulse is weak,’” Jackson said. Both knew the next step was to get the automated external defibrillator (AED). Cain’s shirt was cut off and any excess water from the ice packs was quickly wiped away. Once the electrodes where placed, the machine began its diagnostics and then did something no one was quite expecting -- it advised a shock. “Once it told us that, (assistant coach Robbie Wright) called 911,” Jackson said. “We backed everyone off while the shock was administered. Then the AED advised CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation).” It was decided that Holliday would perform the chest compressions while Jackson gave the rescue breaths (mouth-tomouth). They performed 10 complete cycles, with the fire department and Emergency Medical Services arriving on

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State again. He’s got his bench back up to 335. It’s like he never missed a beat.” Track has been a little more difficult. As a result of all that he’s been through, Cain had surgery to have a pacemaker implanted. The doctors advised him not to throw on the side of his body that his heart is on. So as a natural southpaw, Cain had to learn to throw with his opposite hand. “It’s like starting over again,” he said. “It took me a couple of weeks to start to get comfortable with it and learn how to throw. I do a spin with it and I’m still getting used to it.” But he has one more big athletic hurdle remaining.

THE GREAT UNKNOWN May 16 is an important date for Cain. It’s his next visit with JUSTIN DRIGGERS / THE SUMTER ITEM the cardiologist -- and likely Lakewood High School’s Zaire Cain, right, had a pacemaker inserted after a medical ordeal last summer the date he’ll find out if he that saw him spend nearly six weeks in a coma, Because of the pacemaker, the left-handed Cain had to gets to play football again. learn to throw both the discus and shot put with his right hand in order to compete for the Gators’ track “It’s very important to me,” and field team again. he said. “I starting playing flag football when I was six or seven (years old) and I said a hospital and not in your own Oct. 16. the ninth cycle. this is the sport for me. I’ve “He stayed on the sideline, That was when Cain started bed,” Cain said. “Can’t forget been dreaming of playing (colbut everybody was just happy that.” to gasp a little bit, Jackson lege football) ever since.” he was there,” Jackson said. Motor skills came back as said, making him feel a little Jackson will wait until he It was a welcome moment well as he surprised the nursbetter. receives a written all-clear befor Cain, too, but after all the es by trying to stand up and Cain was placed on a backfore he takes the next step, but time away he was itching for board and loaded into the am- walk. is optimistic that Cain can “The whole right side of my some type of athletic activity. bulance where he was taken to play at the next level if he’s al“I was begging the doctor leg was sensitive and I couldn’t Palmetto Health Tuomey. lowed to compete his senior every time to let me lift walk on it,” Cain said. “They Jackson stayed behind for the gave me a wheelchair, though, weights,” he said. “I didn’t feel year. moment to be with the rest of “He’s got a good chance,” he like I had a life without lifting. and I was able to (be pushed) the team. It was learned a litsaid. “We’ll play him -- sparShe finally let me lift a little tle while later that their team- around the hospital.” ingly -- on the interior line.” He’d turned a corner, but he bit.” mate was airlifted by helicopEveryone, including Cain, is The cardiologist allowed was still miles away from ter to Palmetto Health ChilCain to begin lifting in late No- still taking things cautiously dren’s Hospital in Columbia as being “Zaire” again, he said. because the underlying cause vember and also running a precaution. LEARNING ALL OVER AGAIN some. After catching up on his is still unknown. In the meantime, Jackson One of the nurses in Colum- schoolwork with a home teach“Nothing showed up on the stayed behind to be with the bia suggested Cain transfer to er, he returned to the classphysical or the electrocardiorest of the players who were Levine’s Children Hospital in gram,” Jackson said. “There’s room a few weeks before the all shaken by the experience, Charlotte for rehabilitation, no abnormality in the heart. first semester was up. not to mention Jackson and which he did in early SeptemJust one of those freak things “The first day back was a Holliday. ber. Aside from learning to big adjustment,” he said. “It fi- that happened.” “Even though we train for Cain has done his part by those kinds of emergency situ- walk again, his cognitive func- nally all started to kick in. I tions needed fine-tuning as monitoring himself during have four classes this semesations, nothing prepares you workouts. Holliday and teamter. I’m taking it all in stride.” for something like that,” Holli- well. “Every day it was two kinds mates Tyreek Johnson and Cain’s had no drop off in day said. “I’d seen a few emerof rehab,” Cain said. “It was Raquan James have also kept grades, Jackson said, and has gency situations here, but physical in the morning. I extra-watchful eyes on him. returned to his sometimes nothing that was life or death wasn’t very coordinated. I had over-eagerness in the weight“I probably do tend to baby like that.” to work with a (balance beam) room, him more,” Holliday said. “Are It was a hard day that to learn to walk straight “I tell him everybody’s going you doing OK? How’s your turned into a hard week that again.” heart? Do you feel any differto do 20 and he’s going to do eventually became a hard Afterward it was speech ent?” 12,” Jackson said. “He goes, month as answers weren’t therapy. Cain originally had Cain has had no instances of ‘Awwwww,’ but he’s learned to easy to come by. trouble putting full sentences dizziness or a racing heart be patient.” THE LONG ROAD BACK together. He had to learn most since his return. Although In some areas more than Cain says his last memory things all over again -- ABCs, there was always be that fear, others. In 2015 at the state of that day is the helicopter 123s, how to spell and write his strength meet, Cain finished he said, he doesn’t plan on letride, although that might be own name. ting it stop him from playing in third place and made Allbecause he’s heard everyone “I wasn’t Zaire,” he said. football at the next level. State by squatting 615 tell him about it so many “My mind wasn’t right. I didn’t pounds. “It’s always going to be on times, Jackson said. feel like myself.” my mind,” he said. “But I have “We went to strength meet It was about six weeks beThings started to look up by this year and I told him we to try to push that behind me fore he can say he honestly re- October, though. He was reand look at it as a new beginwere just going to take it easy membered anything else, leased around that time and and get the minimums,” Jack- ning. though. was able to come back to Lake- son said. “But somebody had “There’s going to be that Not too long after arriving wood for the Gators’ home fear, but that’s all it is -- just to go and get a personal best in Columbia and being placed game against Darlington on fear.” of 635 pounds and make Allin the Intensive Care Unit, the doctors decided the best course of action was to put Cain in a medically induced coma. They weren’t sure what had caused his collapse, Jackson said, and they didn’t sugar-coat his prognosis for recovery either. “They didn’t tell you what you wanted to hear,” Jackson said. “They were very realistic about (his condition).” As part of a group that traveled to Columbia every day in the early going, the hardest part for both Jackson and Holliday was seeing Cain’s family that first day. “His mother and grandmother were there and visibly upset as you can imagine,” he said. “They held a vigil every day and there was a lot of • 3 Lines (up to 16 words) For the 3 Days • Businesses/Commercial Accounts praying.” • Price & Phone number must be in ad not eligible “I couldn’t imagine being in that situation,” Holliday said. • Additional Words .35¢ Each • One item, per household, per week “You drop him off for practice • Add a Photo - $5.00 • May repeat ad at regular cost and everything’s fine. 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however, and pitched around a leadoff single in the sixth with From Page B1 a double play. Another leadoff single in the seventh ended his the season and will travel to night, but Todd induced anothLexington to face 22-4 River er twin killing to end the Bluff on Monday at 7 p.m. in threat. another elimination game. The â&#x20AC;&#x153;We rushed the throw (to top-seeded Gators lost 8-1 to second) a little bit,â&#x20AC;? Shumake Summerville on Saturday. said of the fifth-inning play. RBHS has beaten the Gameâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Could have just gotten the cocks twice this season. one out, but that was the only â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rylan did a good job for us blemish we had defensively. today,â&#x20AC;? SHS head coach We played very well today just Brooks Shumake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He like we did yesterday and if stayed out there a long time you do that, you give yourself and had good stamina in this a chance to win in the end, heat. Then Lathan Todd came which we did.â&#x20AC;? in (during the seventh) and SHS will likely need more shut the door for us. offensive production moving â&#x20AC;&#x153;Really proud of those forward, though, as the Gameguys, especially Rylan becocks had just two tallies cause he kept us in the game. against Wando starter MatOffense was hard to come by, thew Painter. but we scratched across They were able to take adthree.â&#x20AC;? vantage of six walks and a hit The junior right-hander by pitch, especially in the third breezed through the first three inning. Three walks, a sacriinnings before running into a fice bunt and Williamsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s RBI little trouble in the fourth. The single gave SHS a 1-0 lead and Warriors got the first two bat- loaded the bases with one ters on via a hit by pitch and a down. It looked like that would walk, but Williamson stranded be it after a strikeout for the them with three quick outs to second out, but Jordan Hollaend the threat. day stole home while the next â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just tried to hit my spots -- batter was up for a 2-0 Sumter especially with the offspeed lead. pitches,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jordan did an excellent job The only blemish against by being aggressive there,â&#x20AC;? him came in the fifth with Shumake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He just bolted Sumter leading 3-0. A hit batfor the plate and that was a ter and a single put runners heck of a baserunning play by on first and second with one him.â&#x20AC;? down before Williamson inThe Gamecocks got another duced what looked like a dou- run in the fourth on a strateble-play ball to third. Howevgic baserunning play as well er, the throw to second was as Tradd James came home on high and the ensuing throw to a delayed steal to put SHS up first got away, scoring the 3-0. only run of the game for Sumter finished with eight Wando and keeping runners men left on base and Ryan on first and second with one Mooreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s base knock to lead off down. the game was the only other The Gamecock righty wighit of the day. gled out of that jam as well, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just not squaring

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Sumter Highâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Caleb Larrimore, right, is tagged out at home by Wando catcher Davis Wilber during the Gamecocksâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 3-1 victory on Saturday at Gamecock Field in a 4A District VI elimination state playoff game. balls up and the guys are just not getting the timing down (and getting) in rhythm with

the pitches,â&#x20AC;? Shumake said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve got to come out and hit some balls solidly (on

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Black Cowboy — Man or Myth? Entertainment, education at Greenfield Farms festival BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

isitors to Greenfield Farms this weekend can immerse themselves in the Old West, as this year’s Black Cowboy Festival makes history

hands on and fun for the 20th year. The festival at Greenfield Farms near Rembert is presented by the nonprofit Black Cultural Enlightenment Society, which states as its mission “to enlighten the community awareness on the attributes of the African-American of yesterday and today, expose our youth as well adults to the art of horsemanship.” The official name, Black Cowboy — Man or Myth? — Festival gives a clue to its origins. More than 20 years ago, Mark and Sandra Myers purchased the land her family once sharecropped and where she grew up. They named their homestead Greenfield Farms. Soon realizing that many of the children in the area had never seen a black cowboy in films or TV, much less a black family that owned horses, they began inviting young people over to see how the farm operated and to see, and sometimes ride, the horses. As interest grew and more and more people visited the farm, the impetus for the festival grew. In 1997, the Myerses held the first festival to answer the question “Is the black cowboy

ABOVE: Horse clubs from South Carolina and North Carolina will participate in the 20th Annual Black Cowboy Festival during Mother’s Day weekend. LEFT: Pork cracklins are on the menu at the Black Cowboy Festival set for Thursday through Sunday, with most events scheduled for Saturday. Here, Mary Peay demonstrates how cracklins were cooked in a castiron stew pot. Many traditional foods will be available during the festival presented by Greenfield Farms near Rembert. a man or a myth?,” and they’ve watched the event mushroom year after year. The event now offers a variety of experiences, from pure

entertainment to intriguing lessons in history, Old West culinary arts and other traditions. Some, like making soap in a stew pot, sewing all their

own clothes, growing and hunting their own food, enduring drought, prejudice and

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Stores stock up on Mod look; Braves are back in town Yesteryear in Sumter SAMMY WAY

75 YEARS AGO — 1941 Sept. 22-28 The transfer of nine air corps units from Cochran Field, Macon, Georgia, to Shaw Field has been ordered by the war department, effective as soon as adequate facilities are available at the Sumter base. The units involved in the permanent change of station will be: Fiftyseventh Air Base group (Special), Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron (Special), Seventy-seventh Air Base squadron (Special), Ninety-first Material squadron (Special) and

the Four Hundred and Fifty-fourth, Four Hundred and Fifty-sixth, Four Hundred and Fiftyseventh and Four Hundred and Fifty-eighth School squadrons. Outfit commanders include Capt. Ellis A. Manship, Capt. William C. Freudenthal, Capt. Guy F. Maddox, Capt. Charles R. Cross, Capt. Frank P. Smith and Capt. Charles E. Stiven. • At the suggestion of Secretary of Navy Knox, J.E. McKnight of the Daily Item has been made Navy editor to help the Navy in giving ambitious local young men information

about the opportunities the “Two Ocean Navy” offers them for technical training as they serve their country in its emergency. • A contract has been entered into, announces the Henry P. Moses Co., between the Harby Trust Fund and A. Drake Edens of Columbia. Mr. Edens wishes to open a large retail grocery here, recessed on a lot so that customers can drive up and park while making purchases. The Harby Trust Fund is having the plans

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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L. Ivey Jr. announce the engagement of their daughter, Tiffany Lauren Jackson, to Bradley D. Bays, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jeffrey Bays, all of Sumter. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne A. Jackson of Wedgefield and Mr. and Mrs. J.L. Ivey Sr. of Sumter. She graduated from Lakewood High School and attended Coker College. She is employed by Advantage Realty Property Management. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of the Rev. and Mrs. David F. Bays of Roseboro, North Carolina, and Mrs. Barbara McLeod Glover and Mr. and Mrs. Hugh E. Bradley, all of Sumter. He graduated from Laurence Manning Academy in Manning. He is employed by T&T Metal Roofing. The wedding is planned for

Catharine Wilke Adams and Wesley Andrew Allen, both of Greenwood, were united in marriage at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, in a family wedding in the garden of the Sumter County Museum. The bride is the daughter of Ms. Annette Blackmon Adams and the late Mr. Frank Michael Adams, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Blackmon and the late Mr. and Mrs. James Douglas Adams, all of Sumter. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a degree in history and from Piedmont Technical College with a degree in radiologic technology specializing in computed tomography. She is employed as a radiologic technologist by Lexington Medical Center. The bridegroom is the

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From left are theater festival award-winners Delaney Johnson, Greyson Sonntag and Stewart Holler.

THEATER FESTIVAL WINNERS The high school theater troupe, directed by Christian Smith, received a Superior Performance rating at the South Carolina Speech and Theatre Association Festival held at the University of South Carolina Spartanburg. Senior Delaney Johnson won first place in technical design for her set design for “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown.” Senior Stewart Holler and sophomore Greyson Sonntag won first place in comedic duet for their performance of “This Side of Heaven.” Both public and private high schools from across the state participated in the competition.

BATTLE OF THE BOOKS STATE CHAMPIONS The lower school Battle of the Books team won the S.C. Independent School Association State Championship for the second consecutive year. Advised by Kathy Coker and Susie Herlong, the following students are members of the team: fifth-graders Jackson Mahr and Steve Scholz; fourth-graders Dillon Bartlett, Robert DeSollar, Brett Rogers, Zach Scholz and Mary Parish Williams; and thirdgraders David Texas Ardis, Lottie Bynum, Thomas Creech, Ryan Hawkey, Michael Rupe and Sara Helen Simmons. America’s Battle of the Books is a reading incentive program for students in grades 3 through 12. Students read books and come together to demonstrate their reading comprehension abilities and to test their knowledge of the books they have read. The teams are given a list of 20 books to read before the competition, and then they are asked specific questions about the books to earn points.

SIX PALMETTO FELLOWS The following seniors are eligible to receive the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship administered by the S.C. Commission on Higher Education: Brayden Fidler, Catherine Kelley, Anna Lyles, Carl Smeltz, Mary Catherine Smith and Kate Whaley. This merit-based scholarship program was established to recognize the most academically talented high school seniors in South Carolina. Palmetto Fellows may receive up to $6,700 for their freshman year and up to $7,500 for the sophomore, junior and senior years. To be eligible, students must meet one of the following two sets of requirements: minimum score of 1200 on the SAT by November, a minimum GPA of 3.5 at the end of the junior year and rank in the top six percent of the class at the end of the sophomore or junior year; or a minimum 1400 on the SAT by November and a minimum GPA of 4.0 by the end of the junior year.

NATIONAL LATIN MEDALS Sophomores Joshua Easler, Amber Prewitt and Matthew Tavarez received gold medals and Summa Cum Laude certificates for their performance on

the National Latin Exam. Receiving silver medals and Maxima Cum Laude certificates were junior Sean Jackson, sophomores Meredith Johnson and Eadon Lee, freshmen Kennedy Davis and Ingrid Singleton and eighth-grader Nicholas Miller. Their names will be published in the National Junior Classical League’s magazine, Torch U.S. More than 150,000 students worldwide enrolled in Latin classes took the National Latin Exam in April. Ben McIver is the teacher for the Latin I, II and III and Advanced Placement Latin classes.

SEVENTH-GRADE TRIP The seventh grade went on the 24th annual trip to Camp St. Christopher on Seabrook Island on April 25-27. At this educational camp students learned about the ecosystem, visited the Botany Bay estuary and went crabbing and seining for shrimp. The group also learned the value of cooperation through a variety of teambuilding exercises such as a low ropes course. The trip, which was organized by Sheri Singleton, was taken in conjunction with the life science class she teaches. — Sean Hoskins

Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNEX April 25 through 29 was a busy and productive time for everyone. South Carolina College and Career-Ready Assessments were administered to students. On April 26, students took ELA Session I, ELA Session 2 was administered on April 27 and Mathematics on April 28. On Friday at 10 a.m., Bishopville Primary Annex will host its Spring Annual Title I Planning Meeting for parents. Come out and receive vital information on how Title I can help your child to be more successful in school.

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son of Mr. and Mrs. Christopher David Stuckslager, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Abner Eugene Allen, all of Greenwood. He graduated from Piedmont Technical College with a degree in computer networking. He is employed as an information security analyst by Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood. Municipal Court Judge Lee Tindal, a close family friend, officiated at the ceremony. The bridegroom and the bride seated their mothers, respectively. The bride wore her grandmother’s pearls and a white satin gown featuring a V-neckline with draping to the hip and a chapel train that was French-bustled for the reception. She carried a bouquet of baby

documents from their research: Letter, flyer, itinerary, activity list, cost spreadsheet, reference page, table of contents and title page.

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The 2016 Automotive SkillsUSA students traveled to Greenville Technical College’s McKinney Automotive Center on April 13-15 to compete in various state contests. Tevin Wilson and Darnell Franklin earned second place in the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge. The 2016 Automotive SkillsUSA students traveled to Greenville Technical College’s McKinney Automotive Center April 13-15 to compete in various state contests. SkillsUSA is a United States Career and Technical student organization serving more than 320,000 members. Tevin Wilson and Darnell Franklin, both seniors who completed all automotive courses and certification from LCCTC, competed in the SkillsUSA State Competition and the Nascar Pit Crew Challenge. The team earned second place in the NASCAR Pit Crew Challenge. Results from the SkillsUSA Competition will be announced at a later date. DISTRICT WIDE

LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL During direct instruction for ELA, Jaukina Abraham introduced the story “Mountains: Surviving on Mt. Everest” by Michael Sandler. The target skill of using text and graphic features helped students tell how words and photos work together. The students discussed the target skill and essential questions during whole group discussion. The students then rotated between 3-minute stations to discuss and write down the text and graphic features that they saw while previewing the story. The students were focused and stayed on task during the assignment.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL The Lee County Career and Technology Center FFA had a great plant sale on April 9. FFA members sold annuals and perennials they grew in the center’s greenhouse to community members. FFA members enjoyed talking with customers and helping them pick out plants. Tonya Porter’s first block Integrated Business Applications students were given an opportunity to travel to the state or country of their choice for one week. Students were given a maximum of $4,000 to spend. Students utilized Pair Share grouping to combine their money totaling $8,000 to spend. Students were required to research the following: transportation, lodging, food (breakfast, lunch and dinner for each day at a variety of different restaurants), entertainment (minimum of one activity per day) and miscellaneous (snacks, souvenirs, etc.). Students used a variety of resources including the Internet to research information needed to plan a vacation. Word processing and spreadsheet software were used to create the following

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pink and garnet peonies, roses, carnations and lilies. The reception was given by the mother of the bride in the garden of the museum. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom’s parents at Cain’s Mill. Following a wedding trip to Disney World in Orlando, Florida, the couple resides in Greenwood.

of the convention and a former member of the Morris College Board of Trustees. The President’s Educational Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday at the Mt. Zion Enrichment Center, 315 W. Fulton St. Dr. Donaldson Jones, of Leighton, Alabama, is the keynote speaker. Also on Thursday, Dr. James B. Blassingame, convention president, will deliver his message during the Convocation/President’s Hour at 2 p.m. on campus in the Garrick-Boykin Human Development Center. For more information about the convention and the annual session activities, visit the convention’s website at www.bemsc.org and click on “2016 Week at a Glance.”

2016 CLASS NIGHT The college’s Class Night Program will be held on Friday at 7 p.m. in the Neal-Jones Auditorium. Select student representatives from each academic division will present reflections of different aspects of their college career.The event is open to the public.

CLYBURN: COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER On Saturday, May 7, U.S. Congressman James E. Clyburn will deliver the commencement address during the college’s 105th Annual Baccalaureate Commencement Convocation. Clyburn, a Sumter native, was elected to represent South Carolina District Six in 1993. As assistant democratic Leader in the 114th Congress and the No. 3 Democrat in the House, he is the leadership liaison to the Appropriations Committee, one of the Democratic Caucus’ primary liaisons to the White House and chairs the recently formed House Democrats’ Democratic Outreach & Engagement Task Force. Clyburn has supported higher education by leading the charge for increased Pell grants and investing millions in science and math programs and historic preservation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Commencement will take place at 10 a.m. in the Sumter County Civic Center. — Melvin Mack

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Teacher of the Year for Lee County School District stands with his parents, Jimmy Jenkins and Veronica Jenkins, at the S.C. Teacher of the Year banquet. On April 20, James Price, Lee County School District Teacher of the Year, was recognized at the S.C. Teacher of the Year banquet held at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Lee County School District would like to congratulate Price once again for a job well done. Lee County School District will host the “Title I End of Year Parent Camp” celebration on Saturday, May 14, from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Lee County School District Office. The topic for this event is, “Ready Set Go Parents! Stay on the Track – Win the Race for READ TO ACHIEVE.” — Kara Fowler

Morris College BAPTIST CONVENTION ANNUAL SESSION The 139th Annual Session of the Baptist Educational and Missionary Convention of South Carolina will convene Monday through Thursday on the campus of Morris College. Most of the week’s services and activities will be held at designated locations on the campus. The Welcome Night program will take place at 7 p.m. in the Neal-Jones Auditorium on Monday. The message will be delivered by Dr. Ezekiel F. Hampton, a former president

TEACHER TO ATTEND C-SPAN CONFERENCE Zachariah Lowe, an eighth-grade social studies teacher at Mayewood Middle School, has been invited to attend the C-Span Classroom’s 2016 Educators’ Conference in Washington, D.C., on July 11 and 12. The conference is for middle school teachers from across the United States, and Lowe is one of 30 selected to attend this summer. C-SPAN is a private, not-for-profit company which has been in existence for 37 years. Its mission is to make government more open to the American public. It is available in 100 million American homes and globally via the Internet. C-SPAN was created by the American Cable Television Industry to provide access to live proceedings of the United States House of Representatives and Senate, give elected and appointed officials and others a conduit to the public and give other forms of access to the public regarding government and those who run it. At the conference, the teachers will learn firsthand about C-SPAN’s TV programming, websites and free educational resources. The invitation letter said, “We hope it will lay a foundation for you to bring C-Span Classroom’s free resources to teachers throughout your school district.” C-SPAN will provide and arrange roundtrip travel to the nation’s capital, accomodations and meals.

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YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE C1 prepared for the building to be on some of its property adjacent to the retail district. • The Carolinas Amateur Athletic Union held its seventh-annual convention at the Sumter YMCA. The meeting was presided over by W.F. Bailey of High Point, North Carolina, president, and was attended by athletic officials and sports writers from (North Carolina and South Carolina). Championship events to be held in 1942 were awarded as follows: basketball, Winston-Salem; gymnastics, University of North Carolina; weightlifting, Charlotte; track and field, University of North Carolina; swimming, outdoor, High Point; horseshoes, Winston-Salem; Teague Memorial award banquet, Winston–Salem; swimming, indoor, University of North Carolina; Black boxing, basketball and swimming, Greensboro; andcross-country run, Charleston. • Coach William Jones Clark of Sumter High School has been called into active service with the United States Army and ordered to report for duty with the 79th Ordinance Company, Augusta Arsenal, Augusta, Georgia, on Oct. 5. • Probability of the Florence area becoming the site of a giant army bombing squadron base loomed large after a conference this week between a joint Florence and Darlington delegation and U.S. Army officials. Although a definite decision hinges on Washington authorities Florence officials have been reliably informed that Florence is ranked as the principal city under consideration for the base. Unofficial estimates place the original construction costs at $5 million and $8 million, making the base the largest in this area. In addition, the base would bring an estimated monthly payroll to this section of between $150,000 and $200,000, exclusive of amounts which would be expended in operation and supply costs. Official sources disclosed also that the base would be located here permanently, being utilized even after the present emergency has ended. It has been reported the field would be used as a training field in peace time. 50 YEARS AGO — 1961 July 25-31 • Unless something is done fast, Sumter stands to lose potential tourist traffic traveling through this area to Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand. That’s the opinion of Rep. James Cuttino of Sumter, who fired off letters last week to city, county and Chamber of Commerce officials and other members of the county’s legislative delegation warning of such a possibility. Cuttino contends that as soon as Interstate 20 — which originates near Augusta, Georgia, passes by Columbia and skirts Camden, Bishopville and Florence, joining I-95 at Florence — is opened, Florence officials plan to make a “concentrated effort” to have the S.C. State Highway Department construct another two lanes of traffic from I-20 into Conway. • Local department stores and men’s clothing shops are stocking up now on the Mod look, imported from Carnaby Street in London for the younger generation. Outfits from top to toe have been ordered, complete with hip-hugging, cuffless slacks, extrawide belts with square metal buckles and “granny” print shirts with contrasting collars and cuffs. • Susan Cutter, Miss Sumter of 1966, is looking forward to her next beauty pageant. In two such events, she has placed high among the finalists. She was one of the five finalists at the recent Beaufort Water festival, and the city of Sumter float won honorable mention in the parade. Miss Cutter was among the 10 finalists in the Hampton Watermelon Festival. Both of these pageants were important statewide events and attracted large crowds. • Tactical Air Command’s Outstanding Information Officer of 1965 is 1st Lt. Raymond L. Quillin, 28, formerly assigned to Headquarters Ninth Air Force, here. He is now

serving in Vietnam. Quillin served at Ninth Air Force from February 1964 to April 1966 before departing for his present assignment at Bien Hou AB, South Vietnam. Accepting the award during ceremonies at Langley AFB, Virginia, was his wife, the former Margaret Barnhill, of Hampton, Virginia. Maj. Cecil H. Whaley, TAC chief for public information, made the presentation. The plaque is awarded to the officer whose information program is considered to have been the most effective during the calendar year. • Sumter had the lowest per capita crime rate of any city in South Carolina during 1965, according to information recently released by the FBI. Columbia had the highest, and Greenville was next. According to Police Chief Clarence Kirkland, Sumter last year had a decrease in the number of major crimes when compared to 1964 even though the city’s population has increased and the trend has been toward more crime in other cities. In 1964 there were 766 major crimes such as homicide, forcible rape, robbery, assault, burglary and larceny in Sumter. This compares with 726 major crimes in 1965, a decrease of 40. Kirkland noted that Sumter Police Department during 1965 made extensive efforts to encourage community leaders to participate in a crime prevention program and to make them aware of the problems facing law enforcement in the city. • Ken Lang of Shaw AFB won the men’s singles title in the city tennis tourney employing a rifle-shot service and effectively controlled ground strokes, beating Edmunds High coach Charlie Hodgin, 6-4, 6-3. On his way to the title, Shaw racquet master Lang did not relinquish a single set to any of his opponents. Lang, who double-faulted only twice in the match broke Hodgin’s service in the ninth game of the first set for the first real indication of how the match would go. The hustling Hodgin was determined to make a match of it, however, and fought on until match point came for Lang on a deftly executed drop shot Hodgin failed to reach. • The building fund drive to construct a new Little Theater facility remains $20,000 short. It is hoped that the remainder of the money can be obtained within the next month so that construction can begin in mid-August. The last phase of the fund drive is underway, and James Eaves commented that “the theater board is well pleased with the response shown so far.” Property has been purchased on a hill overlooking Alice Drive Elementary School, Alice Drive Junior High, Sumter Technical Education Center and the Clemson at Sumter complex. • A fired-up Sumter nine fought from behind to edge Clemson 5-4 in nine innings and vault into the finals of the Palmetto Major State Championship on Thursday night. It was sweet revenge for Coach Billy Williams’ crew, whose only defeat of the tournament had come at the hands of this same Clemson outfit. Sumter must now face Bennettsville and to win the title, the boys from the Gamecock City must beat their foe twice. Bennettsville is unbeaten in tournament play. Williams used five pitchers in gaining the victory. Timmy Haley started and was relieved in the first by Wayne Keeys. • Six young ladies, all teachers in the public schools of Italy, will spend three weeks in the homes of Sumter families during August. Sponsored by the Kiwanis Clubs International Relations Committee, the teachers will arrive on Aug. 3 and be officially welcomed and entertained at a tea given by the Jordan Home Demonstration Club at the Garden Center on West Liberty Street. Host families for the young ladies will be Mr. and Mrs. A.B. Holland, Mr. and Mrs. Frank McLeod, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Moise, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Keels, Dr. and Mrs. James Snyder and Mr. and Mrs. E.B. McLeod. • Sumter Southern and Sumter Northern will meet for the Dixie Youth Sub-district cham-

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1991 — Louise Duffie registers blood donors at Carolina Golden Products during a blood drive. Duffie has been serving with the American Red Cross since 1974. pionship. The game will be played at Palmetto Park at 8 p.m. Rain last night forced postponement of the contest until tonight. The teams had prepared for the contest but it was called off at 7:15 when the downpour started. • In this time of conflict, the president called upon all citizens to support their country by purchasing U.S. savings bonds. The 363rd Civil Engineering Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base answered the call. This organization of more than 400 civilians and military has posted a 96 percent participation rate in the current “Buy a Bond” campaign. In recognition of this outstanding effort, Gen. Albert P. Clark, Tactical Air Command vice commander, came to Shaw to present the squadron a “Minuteman Flag” symbolic of at least 90 percent participation by a military unit in the bond campaign. • Sumter’s fired-up Majors blanked defending state champion Bennettsville 4-0 Friday night and will meet the same team again Saturday night for the title. Bennettsville, which has won the S.C. Championship for the past two consecutive years, not only was held scoreless, but it was also the team’s first loss in the past 16 games of tournament play. Dwayne Windham was masterful on the mound for the winners as he allowed only two singles and struck out 10. His control was near perfect. 25 YEARS AGO — 1991 April 25–May 1 Its evolution is not clearly charted. In fact, its classification as a sport might yet be debated. But there was little doubt about the athleticism involved when 114 athletes from seven high schools met at Hillcrest High School to compete in regional qualifying for the state strength meet at Columbia High School. The competition is definitely a response to the emergence of high school weight programs designed primarily to enhance their respective football programs. • DHEC announced that Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc. can resume full operations of its hazardous waste landfill. But at least one Sumter lawmaker remains unconvinced that the landfill is safe and has called for an independent engineering study of the landfill’s design. The state Department of Health and Environmental Control had forbidden Laidlaw to bury anything in two pits on either side of an earth containment wall, or berm, that collapsed until tests for contamination were complete. • Wateree Community Actions Inc. won approval from the City-County Planning Commission to build an apartment quadruplex on Webb Street despite objections from more than 60 neighbors who signed a petition against the project. “We don’t feel that we are digging in or imposing on anyone,” WCAI board member Roland Davis told the commission. “We need not to stand in the way of progress.” • Sumter County’s unemployment rate fell to 9.9 percent in March after reaching its highest level in recent years a month earlier. The county’s jobless rate was down from 10.6 percent in February, according to the S.C. Employment Security

Commission, which released its March figures today. Lee County’s unemployment rate fell .3 points in March to 6.8 percent, and Clarendon County’s rate dropped a full percentage point to 8.5 percent. • South Carolina peach farmers, who suffered big losses in 1990, expect to have one of their best crops in years this season, maybe up to 250 million pounds. “We’ve had super weather, and we’ve got a good crop,” Sumter County Clemson Extension Agent Rowland Alston said. “It will definitely be different than anything we’ve experienced in peaches in a long time.” • Before long, Mary Jane David won’t have to wade through ankle-deep water to get to her mailbox every time it rains. David lives across the street from the unfinished Pocalla Springs Elementary School in Sumter School District 2. She says construction on the school has caused severe flooding in the area, a problem District 2 board members and administrators have been wrestling with since the project began. The Sumter legislative delegation agreed to spend about onefifth of its annual C-fund allocation from the state highway department on drainage at Pocalla Springs and Kingsbury Elementary School. • They’re back! Even if it is just for four days, the Braves are back in Sumter. After ending a six-year association with the city of Sumter at the end of the 1990 season, Atlanta’s South Atlantic League entry returns to Riley Park to face the Sumter Flyers today in the first game of a four-game series. • Dr. Donald B. Rice, secretary of the Air Force, will deliver the keynote address at USC Sumter’s Spring 1991 Commencement Exercise, USC Sumter Dean Jack Anderson announced. • This year’s Iris Festival will offer lots to please the palate with the popular Taste of Sumter, the new Sip of Sumter and a barbecue picnic at Swan Lake. Arts and crafts can be viewed on the grounds of Swan Lake during the festival. • It doesn’t take Sumter High senior Joey Bradley much time or many strokes to tour a golf course during competitive play. He spends many hours and hits countless balls on driving ranges and putting greens. “Joey practices more than any player I’ve ever had,” said Sumter High golf coach Jay Britton. “That’s why he is good. You don’t learn to score just by playing golf. You learn to score by getting to the putting green and driving range and hitting balls.” • For 15 years, Louise Duffie has worked for less than minimum wage. She works for free. Duffie retired as secretary of First Presbyterian Church in 1974 but began a new career in volunteer service to the community on the American Red Cross Bloodmobile, a service she continues today. Over the years, Duffie has traveled throughout the county going to companies, Sumter High School, Jessamine Mall and several other locations, registering thousands of blood donors along the way. • Morris College professor Junius Dowell was selected a winner of a 1990-91 Sears-Roe-

buck Foundation Teaching Excellence and Campus Leadership Award. Millard W. Campbell Jr., a Sears representative from the Camden store and a Morris College graduate, was most pleased in being able to return to his alma mater and make such a prestigious presentation. • “I enjoy teaching so much, I guess I show it,” said USC Sumter’s Dr. James E. Privett, associate professor of chemistry, after recently winning two awards for teaching excellence. Chosen by the student body as USC Sumter’s Distinguished Teacher of the Year for 1990-91 earlier this month, Privett was subsequently named as the winner of the USC Education Foundation’s Outstanding Teaching Award for the USC system’s five university campuses. • Danger loomed in unexpected places for state Sen. Phil Leventis, who recently returned from serving as an F-16 pilot in Operation Desert Storm. “I never thought it would be so good to be home,” Leventis, D-Sumter, said. He described his first evening back — April 14 — as “the most delightful I have ever had.” Leventis, a lieutenant colonel in the S.C. Air National Guard, and the rest of the 169th Tactical Fighter Group at McEntire Air National Guard Base, were deployed to the Middle East on Jan. 14. • The last time Sumter and Hillcrest high schools met on the baseball field, Hillcrest’s Hiawatha Wade and the Gamecock’s Wally Maynard engaged in a classic pitching duel. Wade struck out 18 Sumter batters and allowed four hits while Maynard whiffed 19 and gave up two hits in the Wildcats’ 10-inning, 1-0 victory. WadeMaynard II was set, but it never materialized. Wade failed to show for the game and Sumter rolled to an 8-0 victory at the SHS baseball field. • Volunteers are found everywhere in the United States, more than 90 million of them working toward the solutions to myriad problems and donating their time and talents to enhance the lives of others. Sumter’s Mayor Steve Creech said the community would be unable to accomplish what it has without them. • One of Sumter’s “Old Mr. Musics” will be striking up a tune once again. James Pritchard, former Sumter City Schools director of music and director of the Sumter Municipal Band, will play a clarinet solo as guest artist at the Sumter Community Concert Band’s spring concert. Admission is free and a reception will follow the concert. “We chose him because he’s one of the old Mr. Musics of this area,” Paul Booth, band publicity chairman, said of Pritchard. • Keeping allied forces in and around Iraq is an added “liability” resulting from the Persian Gulf War, Lt. Gen. Charles A. “Chuck” Horner told Larry King of Cable News Network in a 30-minute interview. Horner, who commands the 9th Air Force at Shaw Air Force Base and U.S. Central Command Air Forces, said 15,138 of the 55,900 reservists who were called to active duty and served in the Middle East remain there. • As loud as thunder and lightning quick, the Thunderbirds rocketed over Shaw Air Force Base and Sumter County on Monday at noon, rolling and climbing in the acrobatic fashion that is their trademark. The elite Air Force “precision flying team” came to Sumter from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, to perform at Florence’s air show this week and at Shaw Fest this weekend, weather permitting. • Sumter County was certified as an official member of the national Keep America Beautiful Inc. system at a ceremony attended by local government and business officials. The certification will give Sumter schools, service organizations and civic clubs access to educational materials that promote litter and solid waste reduction, recycling, composting and waste-to-energy incineration, according to Georganne Kirven, a county Clemson Extension agent. Reach Sumter Item archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Charles Owens

Willis Norton Beall

Former Boy Scouts serve U.S. in many fields T

2nd Lt. Warren H. (Bud) Burgess

his issue of Reflections remembers Boy Scout Troops 38 and 39 of 1932. These two organizations produced many of Sumter’s most decorated sol-

Cadet William M. (Billy) Wilson

diers. The oft repeated slogan “The Boy Scouts of Yesterday are the Soldiers of Today” proved prophetic in PHOTOS PROVIDED

United States Marine Corps Private Haynie McIver Wilson was killed in action during World War II.

this instance. The intent of this article is to remember those Scouts from troops 38 and 39 who enlisted and served in the military during World War II and make their sacrifices and achievements known to our readers.

Col. John Wilson

I.D. Elmore Jr.

“On May 6, 1932, Wilbert Bernshouse took a photograph of the two Scout troops at a jamboree held in Darlington. Nearly every boy in the picture served in the armed forces. One of the Scouts attained the rank of lieutenant colonel, with sevSammy Way eral serving as captains. REFLECTIONS The remainder of the boys held important civilian jobs. The following list provides the names of these former Scouts, their service and their rank. The researcher has attempted to find as many photos of these men as possible. The list included John Gerald, lieutenant colonel, Army; Cary Durant, captain, Army medical corps; Haynie Wilson U.S. Marine Corps, KIA at Iwo Jima; Coke Lawrence, civilian aviation instructor; Dick Forester, captain, Army; Harry Ryttenberg, 1932 Scoutmaster of Troop 38; Willis Beall, lieutenant, Naval Air Corps; Zim Hearon, medical student; Henry Fishburne, aviation cadet; John Wilson, 1st lieutenant, coast artillery; Billy Wilson, 2nd lieutenant, Army Air Corps; Frank McLeod, 2nd lieutenant, Army; and Bobby Brown, secretary of Draft Board 77. Also, Tom Hutchings, 1st

Thomas Lea Hutchings

Army Lt. Simon Kittrell Rowland

Douglas R. Plowden Jr.

Benjamin O. Canty Jr.

Charles Andrews

lieutenant, Army KIA; Perry Patton, captain, tank corps; Charles Andrews, 1st lieutenant, Medical Corps; Douglas Plowden, 1st lieutenant, Army Air Corps; B.O. Canty, captain, Marines; Harrell DuRant, sergeant, Army; Guy Battle, 1st lieutenant, Army; Bud Burgess, aviation cadet; Jake Iseman, shipyard worker, Virginia; Julian Propst, captain, Army; I.D. Elmore, 1st lieutenant, Marines, Bill Boyle Captain, ordinance; Robert Rowland, 1st lieutenant, ferry command; and Henry McRae, unknown. Some of the Scouts whose faces are not visible in the picture are Bob Upshur, sergeant, Army; S.K. Rowland, 1st lieutenant, Army Air Corps KIA; Charles Owens, lieutenant, senior grade U.S. N.R.; Vernon Wilson, lieutenant, senior grade U.S.N., executive submarine officer; Erwin Robinson, ensign, Navy; Junius Leonhirth, first sergeant, Army; Davis Moise, captain, Army Medical Corps; Marion Moise, 1st lieutenant, Army infantry; Magnus Monsen, 1st lieutenant, Army; Harby Moses, Captain, ordinance; Vaughn Jennings, radio technician, first class, U.S.N.R.”

Frank McLeod Jr.

Harrell DuRant

R. Vaughan Jennings

The information for this article was obtained from Sumter Item archives. The photos utilized were provided. Reach Sumter Item archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

John Paul Gerald

I. Harby Moses

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775-1231. — Mary B. Sheridan

AMERICAN HEART WALK SUCCESSFUL

Clarendon School District 1

More than 140 employees, students and family members enjoyed pleasant weather on April 16 to participate in the annual American Heart Walk. With money still trickling in, the total so far from Sumter School District is more than $23,150. Lemira Elementary School and its employees, led by team captain Sarah Anne LeNoir, raised the most money with $3,822. Lakewood High school, led by Gwendolyn Perry, was a close second with $3,729, followed by Alice Drive Elementary and team captain Marlene Stillwell with $2,222. Additional schools that raised substantial amounts included Oakland Primary School with more than $2,000, Willow Drive Elementary School at almost $2,000, and Alice Drive Middle and Shaw Heights Elementary schools with more than $1,000. Each school had a team leader, and district office employees Joan Caraway, Judy Overstreet and Mary Sheridan coordinated the effort for the entire district.

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JONES CHEVROLET MAKES DONATION Hillcrest Middle School students who have perfect discipline records for the year are rewarded with an annual trip to Carowinds. This school incentive program began in 2012 under the leadership of then-new principal Tarsha Staggers. Last year, 145 students were given the opportunity to attend. Because the cost of tickets and transportation is expensive, the School Improvement Council helps raise funds to defray the cost of the trip. School Improvement Council Chairwoman Jennifer Barger, who is active at Hillcrest and whose husband is a teacher there, reached out to community partners for donations and sponsorships. John Jones from Jones Chevrolet has always been a loyal supporter of public education and helped with funds. Barger and Staggers recently visited Jones at the dealership and presented him with a framed picture of the students who attended and a permanent reminder of how much they appreciated his support. Jones said he appreciated the memento and said, “If it helps schools and particularly children who would not otherwise have the opportunity to go, I like to do it. We appreciate everything you all do for the students every day. Education has always been a focus for us.” Staggers said, “This trip really reinforces discipline and good behavior. It is a wonderful incentive. Every child needs to get a pat on the back for doing the right thing.” Barger said, “I was so impressed with how professional yet down to earth John Jones was, and it just explained why his dealerships are so successful. You feel like you have a new friend after meeting him. I hope that we can reward him in an even better way, after people read about his generosity with our school program, by some of the parents buying a vehicle from them because of the type of businessman he is and his integrity as a person.”

COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP FORUM SCHEDULED The Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring a Community Partnership Forum on Thursday, May 12, from 7:45 to 9:45 a.m. in the Iris Room of the Central Carolina Health Science Building. The event will serve to inform businesses, industries and faith and civic leaders about partnership and mentoring opportunities in Sumter’s public and private schools. Groups or individuals interested in this opportunity are invited to attend. The goal is for each school to be matched with a community partner that adopts a school, which could include providing such things as mentors, volunteers, assistance with service projects, in-kind or financial donations, incentives, internships and sponsorship of events. Next year, the Chamber plans to recognize the community partners at a luncheon and to give a Community Partner of the Year award. The Sumter Partners in Education program is a joint venture between the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce and Sumter’s public and private schools. No business or organization is too large or small to serve as a partner. Those who are interested in attending this informative forum are asked to respond by Thursday to susie@sumterchamber.com or call

Scott’s Branch Middle/High School Student Council’s goal is to raise $1,000 for Clarendon County Relay for Life. Student council representatives are busy working on their goal. The organization has rallied students and staff members by challenging them to “dig deep” into their pockets and purses for such a worthwhile cause. Representatives are continually encouraging their homerooms, teachers and peers to keep giving until their goal is reached. They are selling Relay for Life footprints for a donation of $1 each in an effort to achieve this goal. As visitors and parents enter the building, the Relay for Life footprints are everywhere. According to Sharon Mellette, student council adviser, the fundraiser is going well. “Everyone knows the positive impact their donation can make, and they are very willing to give.” Junior student council member Adrianne Dingle said, “We all know someone who has had cancer, and we believe in what we are doing.” The student council is confident that in the next few days their goal of $1,000 will be achieved. Sharon Mellette says, “When the students of Scott’s Branch Middle High School are determined to get the job done, it will happen.” — Beverly Spry

Thomas Sumter Academy PAGEANT WINNERS CROWNED

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Opera House. CCTC President Dr. Tim Hardee recognized the significant accomplishments of the college’s students, club presidents, club advisers, student ambassadors and the All-State Academic Team. The following are recipients of Academic Program Awards and Who’s Who Among Students in American Junior Colleges Awards: • Clarendon County — Shaquan Brown; Thomas Bryant; Shelby Boykin; Terry Dupre; Tonya Evans; Lacie Hughes; Shirley Jones; Anthony Johnson; Kedrick Johnson; Joshua Jordan; Jakob Nabholz; Stacy Pressley; Jennifer Richburg; Kristina Richburg; Hugh Thompson; Peggy Tobolic-Colburn; Lamonda Sweat; Paula Snyder; Trevor Tollison; and Cydney Welch • Lee County — Refugio Banuelos • Sumter County — David Adams; Gregory Albert; Shannon Ardis; Brandie Atkinson; LaKeithea BaileyNelson; Cristi Ballard; Gary Barrett; Tonika Benbow; Cathleen Benehaley; Latoya Briggs; Alvin Brown; Jayson Buchanan; Mandy Burke; Timothy Case; Lori Chiarello; Ashely Coker; Garrett Coleman; Margaret Conant; Austin Cromer; Tristen Dave; Ann Marie Deep; Jimmie Delecki; Alissa Dickey; Randall Draper; Skyleigh Dugener; Travis Dyer; Theresa Egbunine; Patricia Frierson; Jennifer Geiser; Aaron Gibson; Natasha Giles; Whitney Graham; Jimmy Griffin; Tawania Harvin; Tamera Hawes; Lisa Hazuda; Susan Hillsman; Tendai Hodge; Jay Hoff; Jeremy Holland; Bradley Holliday; Brittany Houck; Lindsey Howard; Kaiser Ingram; Daniel Jackson; Dorothy Jackson; Dave Jones; Moneisha Junious; Justin Keefer; Lorenzo Kennedy; Jamie Letterman; Kayla Levy; Latisha Losse; Jose Maccou; Caleb McCalla; Cheyenne McDaniel; Ashley McDuffie; Tanya McFadden; Nasheeta McIntosh; Chantele Meade; Nicholas Miller; Clayton Mixon; Anna Moore; Faith Morris; Christopher Morris; Angel Myers; Alicia Nave; Ryan Owens; Shaun Parker; John Rawls; Odell Reuben; Lekita Rhodes; Myles Rumbold; Heather Samperi; Jimme Sanders; Jaquan Scott; Ariana Segovia; Sandra Small; Baxter Stanley; Marisha Statham; Tyler Sullivan; Rebekah Taves; Johnathan Taylor; Shannon Thurston; David Tuders; Dale Turner; Melanie Turner; Holly Vasquez; Kaleena Ortiz-Velez; Judith Wadford; James Wandtke; Brianna Washington; Cameron Watson; Clara West; Kimberly Wilber; Latoya Williams; Eddie Winfield; and Rhonda Winter — Becky H. Rickenbaker

Sumter Christian School

Senior Bethany Montjoy was named Thomas Sumter Academy Miss General on April 23.

ACHIEVEMENT TESTS CHANGE SCHEDULES

On April 23, Thomas Sumter Academy girls in kindergarten through 12th grade competed in the Annual Miss General Pageant. The theme for the evening was Putting on the Ritz. Congratulations to all of the winners: Wee Miss General Madilyn Grace Nichols, 1st grade; Little Miss General Laney Caughman; Junior Miss General Kaylee Rose; People’s Choice and Miss Congeniality Lillian Lindler; Miss General Bethany Montjoy; People’s Choice Connor Mouzon; and Miss Congeniality Abigail Wiltshire. — Stephanie Saine

Sumter Christian School students had some variety in their schedules while they took their achievement tests, which shifted their class schedules around each day for a week. The freshman class especially enjoyed going out to the playground for their mid-testing breaks. After using the Stanford Achievement Test and Otis Lennon School Ability Test since the school’s beginning in 1974, SCS has switched to the Iowa Assessment and Cognitive Abilities Test. Our national and state affiliates, the American Association of Christian Schools and the S.C. Association of Christian Schools, instituted these changes. SCS accreditation and teacher certification also come through SCACS.

Central Carolina Technical College 2016 AWARDS CONVOCATION WINNERS

SCHOOL YEAR BEGINS TO WRAP UP

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Ashley Coker and Jimmy Griffin are two Phi Theta Kappa members who were recognized by the 2016 USA Today’s All-State South Carolina Phi Theta Kappa team. Ashley Coker, left, and Jimmy Griffin, right, stand with CCTC President Tim Hardee at the 36th-annual Awards ConvoOn April 22, Central Carolina Technical College hosted its 36th-annual Awards Convocation at the Sumter

As the students begin their last month of school, they are working hard to complete their textbooks and final projects. While the elementary classes are spending time learning music for their “Cinderella” musical, middle school students are working diligently to complete their science projects for the science fair on Thursday, and high school students are juggling their end-of-year activity planning with completing their coursework. Several classes have also enjoyed going on field trips. On April 30, the senior class held its spring yard sale as one of their last fundraisers for its senior trip to Washington, D.C. — Miriam Marritt

CAMPUS CORNER CLEMSON UNIVERSITY CLEMSON — Katy Nicole Graening of Sumter was recognized at the Undergraduate Honors and Awards Ceremony of Clemson University’s College of Health, Education and Human De-

velopment. Graening, a senior majoring in School of Nursing, received the Certificate of Recognition for Excellence. The April 9 ceremony recognized outstanding students in the College of Health, Education and Human Development.

WOFFORD UNIVERSITY SPARTANBURG — Drake McCormick of Sumter, a member of the class of 2018, was elected treasurer of the student government.

NEWBERRY COLLEGE NEWBERRY — Devin Blackwell from Manning has been elected to the 2016-17 Newberry College’s Student Government Association.

PHI KAPPA PHI The following local residents recently were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Ashley Brayboy of Olanta initiated at Francis Marion University. Natalie Stirewalt of Sumter initiated at Francis Marion University. These residents are among approximately 30,000 students, faculty, professional staff and alumni to be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi each year. Membership is by invitation and requires nomination and approval by a chapter. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent of juniors, having at least 72 semester hours, are eligible for membership. Graduate students in the top 10 percent of the number of candidates for graduate degrees may also qualify, as do faculty, professional staff and alumni who have achieved scholarly distinction.

THE CITADEL CHARLESTON — Men and women who entered The Citadel as freshmen last fall have officially been sworn in as members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as of April 9. Recognition Day 2016 marks the end of what many consider the toughest first year college military-training in the country. Each year, hundreds of people line the streets to cheer for the freshmen as they march, dressed in their brilliant, white uniforms, to attend “The Oath Renewal on The Citadel Green.” The oath marks their transition to officially becoming members of the Corps. The green at Marion Square was the original parade ground for the college, when it was founded in 1842 in the structure that is now the Embassy Suites. The march follows three weeks of Transition to Recognition Training during which the knobs take classes examining student ethics and leadership skills and the honor code. They also undergo inspections and drills training. The following local freshmen cadets were officially sworn in: Khafari Buffalo of Sumter; Jeffrey Davis of Sumter; Jared Hair of Olanta; Colby Harker of Sumter; William Herlong of Sumter; Talmadge Johnson of Mayesville; Keelan Kane-Yearman of Sumter; Adam Lowder of New Zion; Nathan Maynard of Pinewood; Tony Outlaw of Bishopville; Lauren Pringle of Sumter; Donald Rutledge of Sumter; Katherine Walker of Sumter; William Watson of Sumter; Nathaniel White of Sumter; and Robert Young of Sumter.

COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON

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Dr. Kendall Deas, left, is pictured with Glenn McConnell, president of the College of Charleston and former S.C. Lt. Governor, after Deas was presented with two awards at the college’s 2016 ExCEL Awards ceremony in March 30. A Sumter native, Deas was named Outstanding Faculty of the Year for both the School of Education, Health and Human Performance and the Honors College, making him the first individual in the college’s history to win multiple ExCEL program awards. He is the son of Ellaree L. Deas and the late Dr. Wilson C. Deas.

Daughter shuts door on mom in retaliation for remarriage Dear Abby ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

DEAR ABBY — I am 54. My daughter is 25 and married with two kids. Her dad and I have been divorced for almost 10 years. Three years ago, I met a wonderful man. After dating for about a year, we were married. It’s been heavenly; I love my life. My problem is my daughter. She’s angry that I remarried. She told me she should be first in my life. She no longer calls me Mom and now calls me by my first name when she talks to me,

which isn’t often. I am no longer allowed to be around her or my grandchildren. I am heartbroken. Abby, she is married and has her own family. I don’t want to be cut out of her life, and I have no intention of leaving my husband. Please tell me what to do. Heartbroken in South Carolina DEAR HEARTBROKEN — For your own emotional well-being, accept that you have an immature,

selfish, resentful daughter. Much as you might wish to, you can’t change another person. You can, however, change yourself by looking straight ahead and toughening up your hide. That your daughter would punish her children by depriving them of a grandmother who loves them for the reason she has is disgraceful. My advice is to move on, and if you’re “stuck,” talk about it with a licensed mental health counselor.

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Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos will entertain during the Black Cowboy Festival.

BLACK COWBOY FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Thursday — Roundup Day • 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. USDA workshops • 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Farrier, blacksmith • 10, 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Storytelling, horsing around with Cowboy Jim Scott • 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. — Historical drama on Harriet Tubman with Carolyn Evans • 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. — Documentary film on the Black West and Buffalo soldier • Noon — Self-reliance demonstrations – cracklins, lye soap, quilt making; and Ms. Pat’s oxtails and rice, greens, potato salad, corn bread, sweet potato pie • 6:30 p.m. — Opening fish fry ($10) • Noon — Self-Reliance (cracklin cooking, lye soap making and quilting); and Ms. Pat’s oxtails and rice, greens, potato salad, corn bread, sweet potato pie. Friday • 10 a.m. — Cowboy trail ride • Noon to 2:30 p.m. — Line dance class with Cynthia Hyman • 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. — All Famous Western Dinner and Dance with Natural Desire Band and the Sexy Man (call for menu, tickets) Saturday • 9:30 a.m. — Gates open, admission $20 adults/$8 12 and under/free 4 year-olds and younger • 10:30 a.m. — Opening, prayer, Parade of Cowboys • 11 a.m. — Gospel Show with Elijah Bradford and the Valentinos • 11:30 a.m. — Elijah Bradford and Purpose Driven

HORSE EVENTS • 11:30 a.m. — Youth gaited, quarter horse and exhibition • 1 p.m. — Adult gaited horse event • 2 p.m. — Nationwide Saddle Club demonstration with Jim Scott • 3 p.m. — Reining horse exhibition, presentation with Richard Fisher UNDER THE TENT • 1:30 p.m. — Sumter High Jazz Band ARENA AREA • 3:30 p.m. — Cowboy monologue by Mark Myers • 4:30 p.m. — Country girl riding performance with Zyarriah Myers • 4:45 p.m. — Gate prize drawing • 5 p.m. — Quarter horse competition • 8:30 p.m. — Motown Jam with Gentlemen of Distinction and Dynasty, followed by DJ Mack ($10) • Visit the barn area to view documentaries on the Black West; other historical information and items; hayrides and horseback rides in designated area, kiddy entertainment. • Homestead area – Country cooking at its best with Ms. Lillie’s chitlins, rice, greens, corn bread and sweet potato pie or stewed rooster. Sunday • 10 a.m. — Church service with Pastor Michael R. Clea • Noon — Mother’s Day brunch ($10)

Greenfield Farms is at 4585 Spencer Road, off U.S. 15 North. To get to Greenfield Farms from Sumter, take U.S. 521 North, cross S.C. 441 and continue until the dual lane becomes single, then turn left onto Spencer Road and follow the signs to the farm. For more information, visit the website www.blackcowboyfestival.net or call (803) 499-9663.

other severely adverse conditions underscore the endurance of the black cowboys and ranchers. Mark gives an annual, wellresearched presentation titled “Black Cowboy, Man or Myth?’ that sets straight the history of the hardy settlers and shows that the answer is definitely “man” and also “woman.” Included in the entertainment schedule are several educational demonstrations, including a historical re-enactment by the Buffalo Soldiers, officially the 10th Cavalry. The unit was formed at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in 1866, and served during the remainder of the 19th century. Theories as to the origin of its name include respect for its strength in battle and the fact that the Native Americans found the members’ brown, curly hair to resemble that of the buffalo in the West. Eventually the nickname came to refer to all black soldiers; today it refers only to descendants of those who served in the 9th and 10th cavalry units. From Thursday’s educational seminars led by representatives from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to farming, botany and horticulture and fish fry, to Friday’s All Famous Dinner and Dance, Saturday’s full day of activities and Sunday’s church service and Mother’s Day brunch, the festival goes almost non-stop. It’s a family friendly festival, with activities for all ages.

Celebrate Glenn Ford’s 100th with 2 films on TV BY NICK THOMAS Tinseltown Talks It’s no coincidence that the Turner Classic Movies network will be airing a couple of Glenn Ford movies today. “That would have been my dad’s 100th birthday,” noted Ford’s only child, Peter, from his home in Bigfork, Montana. Ford died in 2006 at the age of 90 and is remembered for almost 100 film roles in classics such as “Gilda,” “Blackboard Jungle” and “The Courtship of Eddie’s Father.” Oddly enough, the first biography on Ford was only published in 2011. Peter authored “Glenn Ford: A Life,” which is an insightful Hollywood bio filled with stories of the actor’s life and career (see www.peterford.com). “It was published by the University of Wisconsin Press, and they tell me it’s been the bestselling movie book they’ve ever produced,” Peter Ford said. Also known for many classic western features such as “The Fastest Gun Alive,” “3:10 to Yuma” and “Cimarron,” Ford was a natural cowboy. “He could draw and shoot in three-tenths of a second,” Peter Ford said, who remembers as a kid pretending to be Broderick Crawford, Ford’s villain co-star from “The Fastest Gun Alive.” “He would put a holster on me, and we’d practice drawing down on each other. He was also a gun collector and used the same gun in most of his movies.” Paul Petersen, who costarred with Ford in the 1967 western “A Time for Killing,” remembers his weapons skill. “What I most recall is how soft spoken he was ... how observant ... how professional,” Petersen said. “It was that same easy manner when they passed out the weapons and checked out the actors who would handle them. No fuss, no hysterics, just a man who knew and appreciated weaponry.” And Ford knew his horses, too, according to Petersen. “On the first day on location we had to pick our horses, and I ended up with a goofy pinto that didn’t like cameras and lights and crewmen,” Petersen said. “This was outside Kanab, Utah. I was riding around get-

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Glenn Ford is seen in cowboy costume in an early publicity shot for one of his Western movies. Today would be his 100th birthday, and TCM is showing two of his (non-cowboy) pictures tonight. ting to know my movie horse when Glenn ambled over to a horse trailer nearby, and when the tailgate dropped, out backed this magnificent quarter horse.” Petersen said that within minutes, Ford had the horse saddled and mounted with ease like a genuine cowboy. “He had that horse moving around like a dancer, backing up, tracing sideways and ever alert. Glenn Ford was no rookie.” Nor was Ford a rookie when it came to romance off the screen. He was involved with many of his leading ladies, according to Peter Ford, including Angie Dickinson. “We worked on the western ‘The Last Challenge’ (1967) and hooked up again and dated in the ’80s for a while,” Dickinson said from her home in Los Angles. “Westerns were still popular but on their way out.” She recalls preparing for a riding scene with Ford in a horse and buggy. “He was in charge of the horses, and I was sitting beside him,” Dickinson said. “He looked at me and said, ‘You’re sitting too tall.’ I was sitting up straight, but he was pulled forward to manage the horses. So I had to slouch a bit.”

Later, as a couple, Dickinson found Ford rather quiet. “He was a stay-at-home guy, and when we were together he just didn’t talk a lot, which made it difficult to keep the relationship going. I’m a very talkative person. But on screen he was charismatic and sexy and a terrific actor with a quiet power that the screen just loves.” It was Ford’s professionalism that inspired director Richard Donner to recruit Ford, in his early 60s at the time, for the role of Jonathan Kent in the 1978 blockbuster “Superman.” “As a kid, he was one of my favorite actors, just awe inspiring,” said Donner from his Los Angeles office. “I had directed several episodes of his TV series ‘Cade’s County’ in the ’70s and got to know him a little. When ‘Superman’ came along I thought he’d be perfect for the role of Pa Kent. I called him personally, and he thought about it a minute and said, ‘Sight unseen, for you I’ll do it.’ So he jumped on board and loved it.” In the final scene at the Kent farm, the young Clark Kent character comes running to Ford slumped on the ground from a heart attack, seen from

afar. While some big stars might demand a stand-in for a wide shot like that, Ford did not. “That was Glenn lying on the dirt,” Donner said. “He was just an extraordinarily professional guy, disciplined and the personification of oldschool actors from an earlier era.” Jeff East played the youthful Clark Kent in the farm scene with Ford. “When I worked with Glenn I was so relaxed by his demeanor and his professionalism; it was just easy to get into the scene with him,” wrote East in an email. “I think we did the walk-upthe-road scene in one take, and it felt so real. He was very cordial to me and the crew, and I loved that afternoon on the Kent farm and will never forget working with such a pro.” So if Ford were alive and healthy today at 100, would he still be acting? “I’m sure he would,” Peter Ford said. “He loved to act and he especially liked to be paid for doing it.” But toward the end of his career, Ford “did some less-thanstellar films,” said Peter Ford, who once asked his dad why

he took roles in forgettable movies such as 1989’s “Casablanca Express.” Ford said for that role, the producers provided him and a companion with first-class airfares to Morocco for filming, with 5-Star accommodations along the way. “He worked only three days acting his part and flew home with a briefcase stuffed with $50,000 in cash,” Peter Ford said. “I can see why acting was so much fun for him.” When Peter Ford and his wife moved from Beverly Hills to Montana in 2014, they didn’t entirely leave Hollywood behind. “We’re on 25 acres surrounded by trees, deer and wild turkeys, and it’s wonderful,” Peter Ford said. “Last October, I was invited to talk when they showed ‘Gilda’ at the local playhouse in Bigfork, and it was packed. People still remember Glenn Ford.” See “Gilda” at 8 p.m. and “A Stolen Life” at 10 p.m. today on TCM (Turner Classic Movies). Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns and interviews for more than 600 magazines and newspapers.

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Students and parents are seen in a 360-degree mirror as they gather around Becton-Dickinson employee Russ McLeod during a tour of the plant.

Students get peek inside Sumter BD plant Employees hope local eighth-graders will be interested in becoming their future co-workers BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com Sumter’s Becton-Dickinson Plant Manager Kevin Johnson outlined a plan to more than 30 eighth-grade students Monday that showed how they could use their high school years to propel themselves to making more than $50,000 a year by the time they’re 20 years old. In a competitive work environment for recruiting and training employees for his state-of-the-art manufacturing plant, Johnson opened his plant to the group to get them to begin to visualize the possibilities. Think of it more as Johnson planting the seeds of job opportunities into the minds of students and their parents that he hopes to harvest four or five years down the road. Johnson knows that with Continental Tire the Americas and other manufacturing plants vying for students training in a Central Carolina Technical College mechatronics program, he needs to get a foot in the door early so that students know about BD and its opportunities. Johnson said he decided to take a proactive approach to recruiting future employees by taking away the mystery of what goes on behind the walls of the manufacturing plant that churns out more than 1.1 billion blood-testing needles a year along with 1.3 billion blood-cell tubes, 4.5 billion rubber stoppers for the tubes and 7.5 billion injection moldings. He invited students and parents through 2019 graduates of high from seven Sumter middle schools to schools in Sumter, Clarendon, Kerthe plant to show them the possibilities of working close to home. He illus- shaw and Lee counties. (Students must graduate with at least a 2.0 GPA trated how they can take mechatronas well as meet other qualifying stanics classes at CCTC while in high dards to become eligible for free tuschool, work as apprentices during their later years of high school and be- ition.) When CCTC Presicome full-time emdent Tim Hardee ployees after graduA TOP COMPANY made the announceating. Students can ment, he said one of take the first year of Becton-Dickinson opened a plant in the goals of the Cena two-year mechaSumter in May 1970. It now employs tral Carolina Scholtronics associate demore than 700 people at the Sumter ars program emphagree program while plant, including more than 350 technical positions which are paid more sizes providing “a in high school and than $50,000 a year. BD has more than trained and ready complete the second 45,000 employees worldwide and is workforce for ecoyear after high one of the top 300 companies in the nomic development school. world. The average number of years BD in our four-county CCTC announced employees have worked in Sumter is service area.” one more offering in 17.5 years. Some people may January: free tuition envision a manufacfor two years to 2016

Above, Roger Ragin, an employee of BD, shows students and parents how an eclipse needle manufactured at the plant works. At left, Russ McLeod of BD shows students and parents how rubber stoppers come off on a mat in the manufacturing plant. turing plant as the assembly line work they saw in episodes of “I Love Lucy,” when Lucy and Ethel couldn’t keep up with the speed of the line and began eating candy that they couldn’t wrap fast enough to keep up. Or perhaps they think of the tedious repetition of hours of placing one type of component into one kind of widget day after day. Modern-day manufacturing plants have changed, Johnson said. “The modern-day manufacturing plant no longer resembles an assembly line,” he said. “Today’s plant relies on associates who are innovative, fast and willing to think.” Bert Hancock, mechatronics academic program manager for CCTC, explained to the students that the modern-day manufacturing plant incorporates computer technology, engi-

neering, mathematics and electronics along with high dosages of communication and problem-solving skills. The mechatronics program develops the skills that allow students to transition from high school into high-paying jobs within a year, he said. If the program becomes successful, Johnson plans to share his experience with other members of the Sumter Industrial Association, a Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce subcommittee representing the largest industries in the county. Besides BD, some of the other participants include Continental Tire, EMS Chemie, Eaton, Caterpillar, Sumter Packaging, Kaydon and Pilgrim’s Pride. “The more we get connected with the students and the Advanced Manufacturing Technology Training Center at CCTC, the more likely we will get a feeder program going,” Johnson said. Seventy-eight students and parents signed up for the presentation at BD, which provided pizza, cookies and soft drinks for its guests. After a short presentation by Johnson, Hancock and two of his former students working at BD, the participants divided into six groups to get what Johnson called a “window tour” of the facility. Participants could look through windows of secured manufacturing areas to get an idea of what employees were doing. Emerson Timmons, an eighth-grade student at Bates Middle School, said she went because her dad has worked there for nine years, and she had never been allowed inside. She wanted to see what was going on, she said. Yiasia Sanders, another eighthgrade student from Bates, said she was curious about the plant and the job opportunities there. And that satisfies Johnson’s objective of allowing students to become familiar with BD. “Manufacturing is the heartbeat of our economic system,” Johnson said. “I want to expose them to what it’s all about.” Johnson coordinated the presentation with Shirrie Miller, principal of Sumter Career and Technology Center. “This is great because it gives them a chance to see what the workforce is all about before entering high school,” Miller said. By 10th grade, if interested, students can begin taking courses that align with the mechatronics program at CCTC, she said.

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, MAY 1, 2016

Call the newsroom at: (803) 774-1225 | E-mail: trevor@theitem.com

After the rain … I

sat in the predawn darkness with my shotgun across my lap, listening to the big drops patter on the carpet of leaves around me. It was very still and very quiet, except for the scattered raindrops. It had rained off and on through the day Friday and all through the night. I was hopeful that it was ending now, before the dawn. The full moon illuminated the sky through the heavy cloud cover just enough to see the wispy, misty fog hanging down into the treetops and out into the adjacent cutover. I knew that the light would come slowly and that the day would creep in more subdued than normal. Whippoor-wills and owls were the first this morning to announce their claim to this part of the swamp. It was too early for the songbirds just yet. The light came so gradually it was hard to tell how it was different. But it was. It wasn’t night anymore, nor was it day either. It seemed like time was stuck here. Slowly the birds started. A twitter here and a whistle there. Bright yellow and gray warblers flitted from bush to bush. No symphony to announce this day. A sudden downpour of raindrops behind me was a concern. Was the rain returning? But it stopped — then another off to one side. Was a light wind causing the treetops to sway and shake the heavy drops from the canopy? No, it was just squirrels jumping from limb to limb, shaking the glistening drops to the forest floor below. Off in the distance crows called. There were no sounds of civilization whatsoever. I was comfortable sitting here at the base of a big beech tree, but my patience was beginning to wear thin. Other places were calling me. The light was stable now — and this seemed to be the best that the day could do — for now. I walked the damp, sandy road back to the truck, scanning the ground for arrowheads. Looking up, I noticed a pair of swallow-tailed kites circling around overhead riding the air currents. They are somewhat rare in South Carolina, and I always go online to report any sighting to the Center for Birds of Prey. Turning off the highway into the sandy clubhouse road, I was surprised to see a big gray fox squirrel hopping down the road ahead of me. They have a very distinctive hopping gait and are three times bigger than a regular squirrel. The gray face has a black face mask, and is very beautiful. When I got close, he darted off to the side of the road and climbed a little ways up a pine tree, then stopped to watch me go by. Little patches of blue were beginning to show through the clouds when I headed over to the big peanut

field. I thought I could sit there for a couple of hours, in my ground blind, before it got too warm. I parked the truck out of sight and started across the big field. There is enough roll Dan to the land that the Geddings blind is not visible until half way across OUTDOORS the field. I was walking slowly, scanning the field ahead of me, but something caught my eye much closer. A big gray fox squirrel 10 yards away. The ground cover was sparse and wet, and I had made no noise. Fox squirrels are also somewhat rare, and I was delighted to see two in one day. This one finally saw me and hopped to the nearby woods. In a few steps, I noticed something gray in the short red sour weeds ahead. Two more fox squirrels! They were busy eating peanuts and hadn’t noticed me. I walked closer, and at 10 yards one saw me and made a mad dash to the piney woods. No hopping gait this time. The other one just kept on chewing peanuts out of the hulls. His back was to me, and I slowly crept closer. I got within maybe 15 feet before he turned and saw me. He also made a mad dash to the pines. Even after all the rain, they were all fluffy dry. At the ground blind, I slipped into the chair and got comfortable. I zipped the windows back just a little, so I could peep out and scan the field. I must have nodded off after awhile and leaned to one side in the chair. I snapped back up and checked the field. A bare pine tree limb on the ground to my left caught my attention. Two birds were sitting there, preening. Tiny ground doves, half the size of our more common mourning doves. They are exquisitely beautiful with cinnamon-colored wing primaries and thin, orange-colored beaks. They are a protected species in South Carolina and are also not so common. The sun was out now, and they were drying off and stretching after a wet day and night. The clouds were breaking up and drifting off, and I decided it was time to go. I drove back to the clubhouse and signed out for the day. Turning out onto the highway, I glanced down the first dirt road I passed. A turkey was standing there. I smiled and headed on home. It had been a pretty good day in the outdoors. Dan Geddings is a weekly columnist for The Sumter Item. If you would like to contact him, you can email him at cdgeddings@gmail.com.

FISHING REPORTS Information on fishing trends provided courtesy of www. AnglersHeadquarters.com, South Carolina’s premier fishing report source. Customers of the Angler’s Headquarters online tackle store have access to daily updates and fulllength reports on its site. DHEC Fish Consumption Advisories: www.scdhec.gov/environment/water/ fish Freshwater Report Santee Cooper 4/14 Bass: Good. Steve Harmon reports that a large group of fish are post-spawn, and another big wave should move up to spawn on the April full moon. Pre-spawn fish can be caught around shallow cover on soft plastics while post-spawn fish have pulled out slightly deeper. Crappie: Good. Captain Steve English reports that crappie can be found in the shallows as well as around mid-depth brush where they will eat minnows. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Jim Glenn reports that the best catfish bite is coming in 20-30 feet of water on cut shad. Striped Bass: Fair to good. Captain Jim Glenn/ Pack’s Landing reports that the striper spawn continues and fish are being caught in the top of the system on artificials, live herring and cut herring. Bream: Fair to good. Captain Steve English reports that bluegill are staging in anticipation of the full moon, while a few shellcracker are already shallow. Midlands Area Lake Wateree 4/24 Bass: Fair to good. Dearal Rodgers reports that bass at all three stages of the spawn can still be found on Lake

Wateree, but the numbers are tilted heavily towards spawning and postspawn fish. The shad spawn is starting and spinnerbaits, buzzbaits and shallowrunning lures are catching fish. Catfish: Very good to excellent. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that catfish are concentrated along the river channel in the upper one-third of the lake, where they will eat cut bait. Crappie: Good. Will Hinson advises that a few straggler fish are still up shallow but most fish have pulled out to the middle of creeks where they will bite jigs fished at mid-depths. Lake Greenwood 4/14 Bass: Good. Fish are up shallow on Lake Greenwood, and Stan Gunter advises that the biggest wave of bass should spawn on the April full moon. Topwater lures as well as floating worms will catch fish. Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) says that catfish are biting well in the shallows on drifted cut bait. Lake Monticello 4/14 Bass: Good. Andy Wicker reports that another very good wave of fish should spawn on the April full moon. Soft plastics in the shallows work well for pre-spawn and spawning bass, and post-spawn fish will take topwater lures. Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that catfish continue to be caught in 20-40 feet of water on small pieces of cut bait. Lake Murray 4/14 Bass: Fair. Captain Doug Lown reports that cool temperatures and wind have made for some tough fishing, but expect a lot of fish to move up next week on the full moon. Smaller soft plastic baits

BY S.C. DNR

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will open the 2016 public alligator hunting season on Sept. 10, but applications for permits are available online starting today.

Apply online for public alligator hunting permits BY S.C. DNR South Carolina Department of Natural Resources will begin accepting online applications today for the 2016 public alligator hunting season and the wildlife management area alligator hunting season at www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html. More than 100,000 alligators live from the Midlands to the coast of South Carolina, and the population is not threatened by the regulated removal of a relatively small number of alligators. Last year, hunters took 333 alligators during the public alligator hunting season, with the average size being nearly nine feet in length. A $10 nonrefundable application fee is required to apply for the public lands hunt, and a $15 nonrefundable application fee is charged to apply for the WMA alligator hunt. A randomized computer drawing based on a preference point system will determine the selection of hunters. Applicants can only apply and pay fees online or at one of the walk-up counters at a S.C. DNR regional office in Clemson, Florence, Columbia or Charleston. No paper applications will be accepted. This year’s season will begin at noon on Sept. 10 and run until noon on Oct. 8. The deadline to apply is June 15. If selected, a $100 fee for the permit and one harvest tag is required to be paid online through the same online alligator hunting

will catch fish. Striper: Good. Captain Brad Taylor (803331-1354) reports that striper are scattered out around the lake from 3-50 feet of water. Free-lines, planer boards, and cut bait fishing have all been catching fish. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Brad Taylor reports that a lot of post-spawn crappie are pulling out to deeper docks, bridges and brush. Catfish: Fair. Captain Chris Simpson (864-992-2352) reports that catfish have backed out into deeper water with the cool weather but they will take cut bait. Piedmont Area Lake Thurmond 4/27 Bass: Good. Buckeye Lures reports that some bass are bedding and a very few are still pre-spawn, but most bass fishermen are thinking about the blueback herring spawn. Bass are shallow around points chasing herring and they will take topwaters, flukes and soft plastics fished on the bottom. Striper and Hybrids: Good to very good. Captain William Sasser (864-3332000) reports that striper are also hanging around shallow points and they will eat free-lined herring, cut bait and artificial lures. Catfish: Good to very good. Captain William Sasser reports that this is peak catfish season on Clarks Hill and channels and flatheads can be caught around riprap on a Carolina-rigged piece of cut herring. Shellcracker: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that shellcracker are spawning and can be caught shallow on nightcrawlers. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain William Sasser reports that crappie are in the backs of creeks where they can be caught on minnows fished vertically.

application system. Unsuccessful applicants will accumulate preference points for future alligator hunt drawings. Preference points add to the likelihood of being drawn in future years. All hunters will be notified beginning in midJuly of their selection status. Hunters participating in the public alligator hunting season may take alligators in public waters and on private land where permission is granted, but alligator hunting is prohibited on WMAs and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wildlife refuges. In addition, public alligator season permits cannot be used on lands enrolled in the Private Lands Alligator Program. The WMA alligator hunt is a special draw hunt, in which the person selected will be permitted to take up to three assistants and have access to either portions of Bear Island WMA or Santee Coastal WMA for one hunt period — Monday at noon to Saturday at noon. There are four available hunt periods during the WMA alligator hunting season. The cost for the WMA alligator hunting permit, if successfully selected in the computerized drawing, is $500 for residents and $800 for nonresidents. DNR will closely monitor these hunts and the harvest and regulations may be modified for future seasons. Please check the DNR website at www.dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/index.html for any changes and updates.

Lake Wylie 4/28 Bass: Good. FLW angler Bryan New reports that the spawn is winding down on Lake Wylie, and with it the shallow bite is falling off. Shad are spawning but bass aren’t really keyed in on them yet, but fishing in deeper water with jigs, crankbaits and more is getting pretty hot. Catfish: Good to very good. Captain Rodger Taylor (803-517-7828) reports that catches of medium to large blue catfish have been good, and flatheads are also starting to show up. The best pattern is fishing around river current with cut herring or white perch. Lake Russell 4/13 Bass: Good. Guide Jerry Kotal (706-9880860) reports that largemouth at all three stages of the spawn can be caught on Russell, while spotted bass seem to be mostly pre-spawn. Both moving baits and soft plastics will catch fish in the shallows. Crappie: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson (706-283-3336) reports that the better crappie have now spawned, but the bulk of the fish are still in relatively shallow water where they can be caught on minnows and jigs. Striped Bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that good numbers of striper are mid-way up the rivers, and they will take live herring presented on free lines and planer boards. Catfish: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that catfish can be caught around rip-rap on cut herring. Mountains Area Lake Hartwell 4/26 Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports that weights have been a little down in recent tournaments, but bass are feeding shallow around spawning blueback herring. They will eat a variety of lures on the top, middle and bottom

of the water column, and bass are also still spawning. Striped Bass: Good. Captain Bill Plumley (864-287-2120) reports that stripers are being caught around points across the lake. Anchoring with live bait as well as variety of other techniques will catch fish. Catfish: Good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that channel and blue catfish are both feeding well in 2-20 feet of water. Crappie: Slow. Captain Bill Plumley reports that crappie are showing up again around bridges and brush where they can be caught at night on minnows. Lake Jocassee 3/17 Trout: Fair to good. Guide Sam Jones (864-280-9056) reports that while they are not wearing out the fish right now, some decent trout are being caught on Lake Jocassee. In the past week or so his boat has caught three fish over 5 pounds as well as plenty of fish in the 3-4 pound range. There are also plenty of sublegal stocker-sized fish to be caught. Fish are highly scattered out, and anglers are catching fish around pretty much all of their normal spots. Sam says it’s rare to hear of someone fishing in their preferred area where they have confidence and not catching fish. Lake Keowee 3/30 Bass: Good. Guide Brad Fowler and Brock Taylor report that fish at all different stages of the spawn can be caught on Lake Keowee right now. Very shallow fish focused on bedding will take soft plastics, and pre-spawn and post-spawn fish feeding on bait will take spinnerbaits, swimbaits, drop shot rigged worms, etc. South Carolina freshwater recreational fishing regulations: (Pdf file): www.dnr.sc.gov/regs/pdf/ freshfishing.pdf

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