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Clarendon Health joins with McLeod Florence-based health system assumed management responsibility Wednesday

BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Clarendon Health System Board of Directors has signed a management services agreement with McLeod Health that is a step toward a more

formal affiliation between Clarendon Health System and Florence-based McLeod Health, Chairman Jim Darby said on Tuesday.

According to a news release from McLeod Health, the system has assumed management responsibility for

Clarendon Health System effective May 25.

“This agreement is consistent with our nonprofit mission,” Rob Colones, president and CEO of McLeod Health said in the release.

Deborah Locklair has been appointed as the new CEO of Clarendon Health System, Darby said, and interim CEO Paul Schumacher will return to his duties as chief operating officer.

He said other management-level employees will remain in place.

No specific positions will be eliminated at this time, he said.

Locklair is a senior vice president and regional administrator for McLeod Health and will act as the LOCKLAIR interim administrator for Clarendon Health System through the transition, according to a biography released by McLeod Health.

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20 more arrests made in drug trafficking case Law enforcement seeks 16 others

BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Local, state and federal authorities have made 20 more arrests in connection with the investigation into cocaine trafficking and distribution in Sumter and Richland counties between 2014 and the present.

Sumter Police Department is working alongside Richland County Sheriff’s Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation and other member agencies of Columbia Violent Gang Task Force to target the suppliers of cocaine in both counties.

During a press conference at Sumter City Centre on Wednesday afternoon, Assistant United States Attorney of the District of South Carolina J.D. Rowell said the office of U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina Bill Nettles unsealed three indictments against 36 individuals, members of an illegal organization known as “The Movement,” involved in the trafficking of cocaine in the two counties.

The charges include conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine.

Twenty people were arrested Wednesday while 16 others are still being sought by law enforcement.

Authorities continue to

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Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III, left, talks about the cocaine arrests which took place in the city during the last several months while Dave SEE ARRESTS, PAGE A3 Thomas, special agent for South Carolina, listens. The investigation took place during the last year and has netted arrests and seizure of cocaine and money.

Chamber names new VP of sales, marketing FROM STAFF REPORTS Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce has named a former administrator for Westside Christian Academy as its new vice president of sales and marketing.

Chamber President and CEO Chris Hardy announced Maureen Dunton would join the chamber in the position.

Dunton has been head of Westside Christian Academy for six years after serving seven years as a teacher.

The chamber news release said she has been proactive in bringing together diverse groups of individuals and working with them to establish and achieve common goals based on integrity, character and service to others.

Dunton’s primary duties in-

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‘Her leadership experience, community collaboration, positive attitude and enthusiasm will be greatly welcomed.’

CHRIS HARDY Chamber President and CEO clude recruiting new members, retaining existing members along with program and event sponsorship as well as leading the marketing efforts of the chamber.

Dunton holds a bachelor of arts degree in organizational management and early childhood educa-

tion from Ashford University in Clinton, Iowa.

A native of the Adriondack mountain region New York, she first came to DUNTON Sumter in 1988 as a military spouse.

After moving out of state, the family returned in 2001.

Hardy said her previous experience in sales and marketing will help the chamber grow its membership.

“Her leadership experience, community collaboration, positive attitude and enthusiasm will be greatly welcomed,” Hardy said.

Chamber executives are working with Dunton to determine an exact start date.

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The Sumter Civic Chorale, under the direction of Herbert Johnson, will present its final concert of the season at 3 p.m. Sunday in Patriot Hall. “Songs of Our American Heritage” will feature a diverse selection of songs that evoke feelings of patriotism and nostalgia for American history and culture.

Civic Chorale ends season on patriotic note

BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com

School chorus won a Grammy in 2015.

“I think Herbert’s excited to be working with an older group,” Edens said. “This is his first year as director of the chorale.”

Following the Crestwood High School Color Guard’s presentation of the colors, Sunday’s concert will begin with “Star-Spangled Banner,” the first of a three-song Patriotic Tribute set in praise of the U.S. that also includes “America, the Beautiful” and “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” “Bugle Boy” is a World War II song that hit big for the Andrews Sisters and is still widely performed.

Edens said that instead of a female

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he Sumter Civic Chorale ends its 2015-16 season with a celebration of its 30th anniversary and a Memorial Day tribute at 3 p.m. Sunday in Patriot Hall. Titled “Songs of Our American Heritage,” the concert offers a wide variety of music and some special guests.

“We’re singing everything from gospel to jazz,” said Sandie Edens, spokeswoman for the chorale.

She said the chorale is “really enjoying working with (director) Herbert Johnson,” whose Lakewood High

LOCAL BRIEF FROM STAFF REPORTS

Rembert group will host tobacco panel today Rembert Area Community Coalition invites the local community to its South Carolina Tobacco Collaborative grant kickoff celebration at 6 p.m. today at University of South Carolina Sumter in the Reynolds Gallery of the WilliamsBrice-Edwards Administration Building.

A panel will be present during the event to discuss the possible dangers of tobacco use that could affect the community as well as local students.

For more information, contact Rembert Area Community Coalition at (803) 420-1255. or visit its website at raccinc.org.

trio, the chorale’s performance will feature an octet from the group, alto Frances English and a partner dancing to the still-popular jump blues song.

Folk Tunes and Spirituals, among them Stephen Foster’s “Oh! Susanna,” the Irish-American favorite “Danny Boy” and the spiritual “Ride the Chariot,” are in the second set, after which the chorale will take an intermission.

“But the music will continue during our break,” Edens said.

The Lakewood High School Chorus will perform during the break as will an ensemble from the Sumter High School Advanced Orchestra.

From Jazz to Motown features two jazz standards, the Gershwin brothers’ “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” and “When I Fall in Love,” with

words and music by Victor Young and Edward Heyman. Motown is represented by “Soul Man” and Earth, Wind and Fire’s “Sing a Song.”

The chorale will close the concert with four familiar songs in the set titled Celebrating Our Nation, featuring “America” and “God Bless America.”

Ann Dave will accompany the chorale on piano.

“It’s a varied selection of songs and a little different for us,” Edens said.

“It’s a lot of good music.”

The Sumter Civic Chorale, directed

by Herbert Johnson, will present its final concert of the season, titled “Songs of Our American Heritage,” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Patriot Hall, 135 Haynsworth St. Admission is free, and the public is invited to attend.

Sheriff reminds public of safe trade location FROM STAFF REPORTS Sumter County Sheriff Anthony Dennis issued a news release Tuesday to remind people to be wary when meeting people they do not know to buy or sell items.

Late Monday night, a victim met with two people to sell his laptop computer.

When one of the men went inside the home on the pretense of getting the money, the other man punched the victim before snatching the computer and fleeing, the release stated.

The victim gave chase and began fighting with the suspect until the other man came out of the house and

fired shots at him. No one was hit, and the two suspects fled the scene. The investigation into this case is ongoing.

“People need to be aware that not everyone is honest, and they need to take precautions to protect themselves from theft or bodily harm,” Dennis said. “This incident easily could have resulted in a loss of life. In this case, the victim was fortunate he was not injured or even worse.”

Dennis recently established an Internet Exchange Safety Zone in the public parking lot at the Sheriff’s Office located at 1281 N. Main St. (U.S. 15) that is open to the public 24 hours a

day to prevent incidents such as this one.

“The parking lot is under constant surveillance,” he said. “We want the public to use this as a place where they can know someone is watching out for their safety.

We see people out there several times a week DENNIS — and that’s good — but not everyone is using it.”

Dennis offered the following tips for conducting these transactions safely: • Always meet in a public place that is well-lit; • Never go alone to meet

someone. Take another family member or a friend; • Make sure someone knows who you are meeting: their name, phone number and the location; • Never conduct these transaction from your home.

This will let the other person know where you live and where you keep the item you want to sell. You might be talking to someone who plans to come back and steal the item later.

• Perform transactions during daylight hours only; • If it sounds too good to be true, it normally is. Trust your instincts; and • Take your cellphone with you.

Bill creates special 1-week legislative session that starts June 15

BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBIA — Legislators will likely return to Columbia in midJune for a special legislative session.

Under a resolution approved Tues-

day by the Senate, the special session would start at noon June 15. That’s the day after many legislators face challengers in party primaries.

The measure sent to the House allows the limited session to continue

through June 22.

Legislators hope to reach agreement on a roughly $7.5 billion state spending plan in the next two weeks.

State law requires that the regular session end at 5 p.m. June 2. But legis-

lators routinely create a special session to wrap up their work on the state budget and other bills that have already passed both chambers with differences.

The state’s 2016-17 fiscal year starts July 1.

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AFFILIATION FROM PAGE A1 She served as interim administrator for McLeod Health Cheraw in 2015, and before her current role, she served as the administrator for McLeod Health Dillon for 10 years.

According to Darby, the management agreement is intended to allow McLeod Health an opportunity to research and analyze the situation at Clarendon Health before a more formal affiliation agreement is put in place.

“It’s an agreement which, in essence, creates an environment in which McLeod Health can do their due diligence research,” Darby said.

Darby said the board of directors of the Clarendon Health System, which

ARRESTS FROM PAGE A1 search for: • Demtre Allen Baxter, AKA “Me Dot,” 29; • Demarcus Benjamin, 36; • Rayshawn Leval Brewer, AKA “Boat Gas,” 29; • Christopher Obryant Burch, AKA “Chris,” 29; • Tywon Jenell Blackwell, AKA “Ti,” 35; • Darrell Jermaine Green, 36; • Shawn Antonio Green, 38; • Rondrick Laron Jones, AKA “Loco,” 35; • Kelvin Oneil Kennedy, AKA “Buff,” “Kool Aid,” “Koolaid,” 45; • Theron Tobias McCray, AKA “Ron,” 38; • Keenan Tishad McDowell-Gregg, 22; • Jarvis Codell Prince, AKA “Jig,” 31; • Roderick Sharon Prince, AKA “Papa Rod,” 36; • Marcus Rhodes, AKA “Stinky Leg,” “Stank,” “Stink,” 26; • Charon Rondell Rhodes, AKA “Ccemile;” • Anthony Maurice Richardson, AKA “Roo,” 33; and • Gregory Wilson Sharper, Jr., 32.

Of the 20 people already arrested, 14 have pleaded guilty to the charges against them, Rowell said.

Authorities seized approximately 9 kilograms of cocaine, $900,000 in cash and eight firearms during the investigation, according to a news release provided by the U.S. Attorney of the District of South Carolina Office.

Authorities also discovered that The Movement was responsible for the distribution of more than 150

is the operational name for the Clarendon Health District, is appointed by the county legislative delegation.

“They are an independent entity and will remain an independent entity into the future,” he said.

The affiliation agreement, if it is fully implemented, will determine what kind of board will be put in place by McLeod, Darby said.

South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services offered several rural hospitals in South Carolina an incentive to affiliate with a larger facility to expand and diversify services that might be made available, Darby said.

“We were one of the hospital systems that took advantage of the research that was done and if the affiliation does take place, an amount of money, somewhere in the range of $4

kilograms of cocaine, with a wholesale value of $6 million, in Sumter and Richland counties during the investigation.

Sumter Police Chief Russell Roark III said the investigation started in 2014 after the department realized that several shootings on the south side of Sumter were connected. There were nine shootings in a 10block area between January and May 2014, he said.

Roark said officers were later able to glean that the violent crimes were committed by a gang-style organization called The Movement as a way to control the drug trafficking operation in the area.

After the connection was made between the shootings and drug trafficking, Roark said the police department reached out to Federal Bureau of Investigation and Columbia Violent Gang Task Force to see if the agencies would be interested in pursuing the drug trafficking ring.

He said the recent arrests are a victory for law enforcement, but officers will continue to stay vigilant because there are others waiting in the shadows to continue the illegal activity.

Wednesday’s arrests were the second set of arrests made during the investigation. The first set of arrests were made in October 2015 when 19 individuals were apprehended, one of which was sentenced in March to 100 months incarceration and three years of supervised release.

Roark said great cooperation with the community has been instrumental to the investigation.

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million, may be made available to enhance services in Clarendon,” he said.

Darby said that a target date of July 1 has been set to accomplish and complete several tasks included in the management agreement, but no date for a formal affiliation has been set.

“It may be later than July 1,” he said. “After the due diligence has been completed, there is the need for drafting fairly in-depth legal documents that would define the relationship between McLeod Health and the Clarendon Health System.

“I think it is important to recognize that the Board of Directors of Clarendon Health District, doing business as Clarendon Health Systems, is chartered in legislation to be responsible for the provision of quality of health care services to the residents of Clarendon County and the surrounding

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areas,” Darby said.

Darby said the Clarendon board was pleased at the opportunity that has been put before it.

“We are certainly going to cooperate as we move forward to explore together with McLeod Health how this proposed relationship might very specifically benefit the citizens of Clarendon County and meet their health care needs far into the future,” he said.

A change in branding can be expected if the affiliation is finalized, he said.

“They have partnered with other hospital systems in Cheraw and Dillon and Loris,” he said. “They have McLeod Health Dillon and McLeod Health Cheraw, and I am sure consideration will be given to a similar terminology here.”

Justice Don Beatty reacts as legislators elect Beatty as South Carolina’s second black supreme court chief justice since Reconstruction in Columbia on Wednesday.

Beatty, 64, was the most senior member of the Supreme Court behind Costa Pleicones after being elected as an associate justice in 2007.

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Legislators elect Beatty to be S.C.’s 2nd black chief justice COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina has elected its second black chief justice since Reconstruction: a Democrat who clashed with a well-respected Republican lawmaker during a hearing and has been nominated to become a federal judge.

Don Beatty celebrated after Wednesday’s vote with dozens of friends, family and lawmakers. He was running unopposed for a chief justice term that runs until July 2024, replacing Chief Justice Costa Pleicones, who must retire Dec. 31 after just a year as top judge because he’s reached the mandatory retirement age of 72.

Beatty, 64, was the most senior member of the Supreme Court behind Pleicones after being elected as an associate justice in 2007. By custom, South Carolina lawmakers usually turn over the top job to the court’s most senior member.

Beatty follows in the footsteps of Ernest Finney Jr., who in 1994 became South Carolina’s first black chief justice since Reconstruction. He retired in 2000. Jean Toal ran the Supreme Court from 2000 until 2015, so If Beatty serves his entire term, a black person or a woman — all Democrats — will have run South Carolina courts for 29 of the past 30 years.

“South Carolina is moving in the right direction,” Beatty said. “I think this is proof we are moving forward as a state.”

Republicans were at least a little leery of Beatty, who served four years as a Democrat in the House from Spartanburg before becoming a state judge.

He argued with mild-mannered Republican Sen. Larry Martin during his screening.

Beatty said he knew what Martin was thinking when he sin-

gled out Beatty for comments about potential unethical conduct by prosecutors and didn’t criticize former white female Chief Justice Toal for saying similar things. Martin snapped back that Beatty couldn’t know what he was thinking, and Beatty apologized.

Associate Justice John Kittredge of Greenville, who’s next in seniority behind Beatty, had also picked up an application for chief justice but decided not to run.

Beatty might have another job offer to consider soon. President Obama nominated him to be a federal judge from South Carolina. But the U.S. Senate has not given any indication when that nomination might be heard.

“I’m only concerned with the chief justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court at this time,” Beatty said after his election.

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few weeks ago, a friend of mine recounted a heartbreaking story. Police in a nearby town — as specific as I’ll be as the formal investigation is still underway — recently recovered two young children as a part of a prostitution sting. I don’t know the details of their situation, but it was safe to assume that they were victims of crimes unimaginable, forcibly coerced into a terrible situation.

It’s heartbreaking for so many reasons, but perhaps most disconcerting for me: This particular business was in the middle of a busy shopping center; a place where middle-class families shopped for clothes, school buses rushed by and a church stood sentinel over the quiet neighborhood beside it.

I’m sure many upstanding individuals had visited the store beside it, sharing a wall with this inconceivable horror. Why didn’t someone help those children sooner?

I can’t help but think the physical proximity had very little to do with the real problem. Most of us are, mentally, miles away from the idea of human trafficking. I hadn’t even considered the fact that human trafficking could happen in the same locations where I might go grocery shopping or to the post office. It does, and it should make God’s people burn with righteous anger.

Earlier that day, I had been

planning a couple of upcoming events at my church when I read a particular bit of Scripture put the Faith Matters that entire situaJAMIE H. tion in the WILSON proper light. “… I despise your religious festivals … Let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream …” (Amos 5:21, 24, NIV) As believers, we can’t ignore injustices such as human trafficking and other victimizing crimes, and it’s not enough to simply throw money at it. It’s a problem to be shouldered by every believer who proclaims the love of an Almighty God. If these abused children follow statistical probabilities, their lives will be shaped by psychological turmoil, some prolonged and, arguably, more catastrophic than the physical violence they’ve endured. The World Health Organization lists depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, an inclination toward substance abuse and a host of other maladies that can manifest with such disorders. Some will carry undue guilt and unmitigated shame for the rest of their lives.

We can’t stand in the light of this knowledge and not be imbued with a God-given fire to seek justice and restora-

CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Today-Saturday — Youth Revival / seminar at 7:30 p.m. today and Friday. Saturday’s program begins with 8:30 a.m. registration. Theme: Recharge! #HYPE 4 CHRIST. Minister Cee’Jay McFadden is the guest revivalist. Seminar speakers as follows: Brother Trimaine McFadden, Minister Carl Beard, Evangelist Kimberly Britt, Deborah Dunbar, Tiara Lonon and more.

Bethel AME Church, 1605 S.C. 261, Wedgefield, announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. Food available each night. Arts and crafts for youth.

Edwin Boyle Santee Summer Ministry, 1098 Lemon Ave., Manning, (across from Camp Bob Cooper), announces: * Outdoor interdenominational worship service at 9:30 a.m. each Sunday through Sept. 9 for those who spend their summer weekends at Lake Marion. Find them on Facebook for more information.

Emmanuel United Methodist Church, 421 S. Main St., announces: * Sunday — Fifth Sunday joint worship service at 10 a.m.

Sunday school will begin at 9 a.m.

Fellowship Outreach Ministries, 1891 Florence Highway, announces: * Friday-Sunday — Women’s conference as follows: 7:30 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. Saturday; and 3 p.m. on Sunday. Speakers: Prophetess Ella Ingram; Pastor Teresa Baxter; and Pastor Tiwanna Blue. * Thursday-Friday, June 23-24, and Sunday, June 26 — Appreciation services for Assistant Pastor Mitchell Boone and Evangelist Charity Boone at 7:30 nightly Thursday-Friday and at 3 p.m. on Sunday.

Speakers: Pastor Raymond Johnson, Pastor Teresa Baxter and Pastor Johnie Gillinan.

First Baptist Missionary Church, 219 S. Washington St., announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. All ages are welcome.

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

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

Grant Hill Missionary Baptist Church, 5405 Black River Road, Rembert, announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 6-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. * Sunday, June 12 — Athletic ministry banquet at 1 p.m. * Sunday, June 26 — YWA Ministry annual day at 9 a.m.

Green Acres Assembly of God, 537 Lewis Road, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, June 5-8 — Revival at 6 p.m. on Sunday and 7:30 nightly Monday-Wednesday. The Rev. Kirt Baker will speak.

High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, June 5 — Holy communion after 10:15 a.m. worship. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. * Sunday, June 19 — Father’s Day / men’s day program during 10:15 a.m. worship. * Wednesday-Friday, June 29July 1 — Revival at 7 nightly.

The Rev. Stanley Rivers will speak.

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

Joshua Baptist Church, 5200 Live Oak Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday — Youth service at 10 a.m. * Sunday, June 5 — Usher’s anniversary program at 10 a.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly. * Sunday, June 19 — Men’s day / Father’s Day program at 10 a.m.

Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, June 11 — Knitting Hearts Cafe will meet 10 a.m.noon. Patti Banks Walden will speak. Light breakfast included. www.knittingheartsministry.wordpress.com Lewis Chapel United Methodist Church, 1510 Plowden Mill Road, announces: * Sunday-Thursday, June 5-9 — Vacation Bible School “Cave Quest” 6-8:30 nightly.

tion for these people. We risk missing the opportunities to make an impact in the name of our Heavenly Father.

There are many ways to help, and any attempt on my part to list every type of meaningful involvement in lives of victims would be woefully inadequate, so I’ll ask you to start with the most important thing you can do: pray. Ask God to create a clear path for your next steps.

I’ll suggest one specific way we can directly show God’s love. One in five runaway children are likely sex trafficking victims, according to the National Center for Exploited and Missing Children. Of those, three-quarters were a part of the social services system.

It means there are children out there — those waiting for a foster home or to be adopted — who need loving homes.

Recently, the Department of Social Services issued a call for more foster parents to help place the state’s 4,000 foster kids. My prayer and hope is that more believers will open their lives and homes to help love on these sweet children.

It’s a way we can show our love for a Heavenly Father who once adopted us. “Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me” (Mark 9:37, ESV).

Email Jamie H. Wilson at faithmatterssumter@gmail. com.

Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Youth Day. Minister Jake Sanders will speak.

Church school begins at 9:30 a.m. followed by 10:30 a.m. worship.

Mount Sinai AME Church, 5895 Mt. Sinai Church Road, Lynchburg, announces: * Tuesday-Thursday, June 7-9 — Vacation Bible School 6-8:30 nightly. Bible lessons, arts and crafts, food and games. Adults / youth lessons from: Showcasing My Work for Jesus “I’ve Got Talent.” * Sunday, June 12 — Christian education / graduation / promotion day honoring graduates during 10 a.m. service. * Sunday, June 19 — Father’s Day / Men’s Day celebration during 10 a.m. worship. Brother Arthur Gibbons will speak. * Sunday, June 26 — Adult choir anniversary program during 10 a.m. worship.

Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Saturday-Sunday — Family and friends weekend celebration as follows: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

Saturday, fun day with activities for all ages and a cookout; and 10:45 a.m. Sunday worship celebration. * Sunday, June 5 — Evangelist Savitrus McFadden will speak at 6 p.m. * Monday-Friday, June 6-10 — Vacation Bible School 8-11:30 a.m. daily. Classes for all ages. * Sunday, June 12 — Children’s Day / Graduate’s Recognition Sunday at 10:45 a.m.

All graduates pre-k through college will be recognized. * Sunday, June 19 — Father’s Day / Brotherhood Ministry anniversary worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Pastor Rodney Conyers will speak.

New Fellowship Covenant Ministries, 316 W. Liberty St., announces: * Saturday, June 11 — Clothes giveaway 9 a.m.-noon.

New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Monday-Thursday, June 20-23 — Vacation Bible School: Cave Quest 6-8:30 nightly featuring fun, games and food. There will also be an adult class.

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

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The two-time Grammy winner opens up about childhood abuse, run-ins with the law, struggles with drug and alcoholism, and doubts about God’s existence in his new memoir, “Unashamed.”

Despite his challenges, the 36-year-old also tells a story of finding his selfworth after surviving a car wreck and finding peace while expressing himself through music.

“I’m hoping my scars will heal other people,” Lecrae says. “I’m dealing with my pain and guilt in a healthy way for people to see me navigate. I’m not saying that I have it all figured out.

But I am saying that I’m willing to wrestle with it in a productive way.”

Lecrae is among other faith-based music artists who are revealing themselves as not being perfect.

Gospel’s Mary Mary and Tamela Mann both have reality shows, Tye Tribbett has talked openly about his infidelity and Kirk Franklin often speaks about his imperfections.

“It makes it very tangible,” says Franklin, who does the Milly Rock hip-hop dance at his concert performances. “It makes people see that we’re human. Peo-

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

Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Sunday — Fifth Sunday night singing at 6:30 p.m. featuring Mended Vessels.

Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, meets at Econo Lodge, Iris Room, 226 N. Washington St., announces: * Sunday, June 12 — Third anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 5 p.m. Pastor Albertis Smiling will speak.

Spring Hill AME Church, 4309 Bill Davis Road, Summerton, announces: * Sunday, June 12 — The play “Surviving the Struggles” will be presented at 3 p.m.

St. James United Methodist Church, 720 Broad St., announces: * Monday-Wednesday, June 13-15 — Vacation Bible School 6-8 nightly.

St. Mark 4-B Missionary Baptist Church, 2280 Four Bridges Road, announces: * Today-Sunday — Youth con-

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ple think if we went through it, then I can go through it and still believe, too. That’s an important message.”

Lecrae says Christians aren’t flawless.

“The standard is so high,” he says. “Historically, people from the faith community have been pigeonholed as self-righteous individuals who look down on people. We’re just trying to set the record straight.

Hopefully some of the stereotypes can fall down and crumble, so we can start having those genuine conversations and relate to one another on a human level.”

In his book, Lecrae talks about never meeting his drug-addict father and being raised by a single mother. He reveals that he was sexually molested by a caregiver about the age of 8, which he says led to promiscuous lifestyle from his teen years into adulthood, referring to himself as a “tornado of rage, confusion and hormones.”

In 2013, Lecrae became the first hip-hop artist to win a Grammy for best gospel album for “Gravity.”

His seventh album, “Anomaly,” is the first title to top Billboard’s Top 200 and gospel albums charts in the same week. He won another Grammy for his song “Messengers.”

ference at 7 nightly. KJ Scriven, Cris Parker and Minister Dionne Hough will speak. * Tuesday-Saturday, June 14-18 — Vacation Bible School Kingdom Advancement Institute 6-8 nightly for preschool through adult. Crafts, games, fellowship, Bible lessons, and songs. Meals will be served.

St. Matthew Missionary Baptist Church, 1715 S. Guignard Drive, announces: * Saturday, June 4 — Yard sale fundraiser 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Bedding items, clothing, furniture, household items, tools and more.

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

Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., announces: * Sunday-Thursday, June 2 — Revival services at 10 a.m.

Sunday and 7 nightly MondayThursday.

Union Station AME Church, 945 S. Main St., announces: * Monday-Friday, June 13-17 — Vacation Bible School 5:308 nightly.

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Anti-Trump protests turn violent outside rally ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — In one of the presidential campaign year’s more grisly spectacles, protesters in New Mexico opposing Donald Trump’s candidacy threw burning T-shirts, plastic bottles and other items at police officers, injuring several, and toppled trash cans and barricades.

Police responded by firing pepper spray and smoke grenades into the crowd outside the Albuquerque Convention Center.

During the rally, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee was interrupted repeatedly by protesters, who shouted, held up banners and resisted removal by security officers.

The banners included the messages “Trump is Fascist” and “We’ve heard enough.”

Trump lashed back at protesters, tweeting Wednesday: “The protesters in New Mexico were thugs who were flying the Mexican flag. The rally inside was big and beautiful, but outside, criminals!”

At one point, a female protester was physically dragged from the stands by security.

Other protesters scuffled with security as they resisted re-

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Riot police block off the Albuquerque Convention Center to antiTrump protests after a rally and speech by Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump at the convention center where the event was held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday. moval from the convention center, which was packed with thousands of loud and cheering Trump supporters.

Trump responded with his usual bluster, instructing security to remove the protesters and mocking their actions by telling them to “Go home to mommy.”

He responded to one demonstrator by asking, “How old is this kid?”

Then he provided his own

answer: “Still wearing diapers.”

Trump’s supporters responded with chants of “Build that wall!”

Trump later tweeted “Great rally in New Mexico, amazing crowd!”

The altercations left glass at the entrance of the convention center smashed.

Albuquerque attorney Doug Antoon said rocks were flying through the convention center

the number of people on food stamps.

“We have to get your governor to get going. She’s got to do a better job, OK?” he said, adding: “Hey, maybe I’ll run for governor of New Mexico.

I’ll get this place going.”

The governor’s office fired back saying Martinez has fought for welfare reform.

“The potshots weren’t about policy; they were about politics,” said spokesman Michael Lonergan. “And the Governor will not be bullied into supporting a candidate until she is convinced that candidate will fight for New Mexicans, and she did not hear that today.”

Trump supporters at the rally said they appreciated his stance on boosting border security and stemming the flow of people crossing the border illegally, but some said they were frightened by the violent protests outside.

Karla Molinar, a University of New Mexico student, said she participated in disrupting Trump’s speech because she felt he was attacking members of her family who are living in the country illegally. She said she thinks Trump is using them as scapegoats for the nation’s problems.

windows as he was leaving Tuesday night. Glass was breaking and landing near his feet.

“This was not a protest; this was a riot. These are hate groups,” he said of the demonstrators.

Albuquerque police said several officers were treated for injuries after getting hit by rocks thrown by protesters. At least one person was arrested from the riot, police said.

During the rally, protesters outside overran barricades and clashed with police in riot gear. They also burned Tshirts and other items labeled with Trump’s catchphrase, “Make America Great Again.”

Tuesday marked Trump’s first stop in New Mexico, the nation’s most Hispanic state.

Gov. Susana Martinez, head of the Republican Governors Association and the nation’s only Latino governor, has harshly criticized his remarks on immigrants and has attacked his proposal to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. The governor did not attend the rally and has yet to make an endorsement.

Trump read off a series of negative statistics about the state, including an increase in

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

First Church of God 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 www.sumterfcg.org Ron Bower, Pastor Sunday School: 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am Greater St. Paul Church 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 Founder Bishop W.T. English Sunday School - 10:30 am Worship - 11:30 am Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Sumter Bible Church 420 South Pike West, Sumter 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm

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

Presbyterian PCA Westminster Presbyterian Church 230 Alice Dr., Sumter 803-773-7235 Pastor Stuart Mizelle Sunday School 9:15 am Worship Service 10:30 am

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

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

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

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They fought for the future of our country and experienced overwhelming and difficult circumstances.

For many of us it is impossible to conceive of the price they paid for us. This Memorial Day, as you visit the gravesides of those who gave their lives in service, give thanks to God for their great gift.

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Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church Abundant Life 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 Kingdom Ministries S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Pastor Dion E. Price Sunday Worship: 10:45 am 803-468-1567 & 6:00 pm Sunday Morning 10:00 am Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: 1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer Photo Credit Istockphoto.com/Colb

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Expert suggests explosion downed EgyptAir jet CAIRO (AP) — Body parts recovered from the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 showed signs of burns and were so small that they suggested the jet was brought down by an explosion, a member of the team examining the remains said Tuesday.

But the idea of a blast was promptly dismissed by the head of Egypt’s forensic agency as “baseless” speculation.

The cause of Thursday’s crash of the EgyptAir jet flying from Paris to Cairo that killed all 66 people aboard still has not been determined. Ships and planes from Egypt, Greece, France, the United States and other nations are searching the Mediterranean Sea north of the Egyptian port of Alexandria for the jet’s voice and flight data recorders as well as more bodies and parts of the aircraft.

Egypt’s civil aviation minister has said he thinks terrorism is a more likely explanation than equipment failure or some other catastrophic event.

But no hard evidence has emerged on the cause, and no militant group has claimed to have downed the jet.

Leaked flight data indicated a sensor detected smoke in a lavatory and a fault in two of the plane’s cockpit windows in the final moments of the flight.

An Egyptian forensic team was examining the remains of the victims for any traces of explosives, according to a team member and a second official, both speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to reporters.

The team member said the fact that all 80 body parts recovered so far were very small and that some showed signs of burns suggested an explosion.

“There isn’t even a whole body part, like an arm or a head,” said the forensic official, who examined the remains.

He said at least one part of an arm has signs of burns — an indication it might have “belonged to a passenger sitting next to the explosion.”

An Egyptian journalist, above, lights candles during a candlelight vigil for the victims of EgyptAir flight 804 in front of the Journalists’ Syndicate in Cairo, Egypt, on Tuesday. Some personal belongings and other wreckage from the crash, left, are seen in an image taken from video posted Saturday on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman.

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“The logical explanation is that an explosion brought it down,” he said, adding that if there was a blast, the cause was not known.

But Hisham Abdel-Hamid, head of the Egyptian government’s forensic agency, dismissed the suggestion, telling the state-run MENA news agency: “Whatever has been published is baseless and mere assumptions.”

France’s aviation accident investigation agency would not comment on anything involving the bodies or say whether any information has surfaced to indicate an explosion.

Other experts were divided on whether the state of the remains necessarily suggested an explosion. Philip Butterworth-Hayes, an aviation systems expert, said such damage was unlikely if the plane was intact when it hit the water.

“Normally an impact is not going to do that to a human body in a seat belt,” he said, adding that in some aircraft hit the water, bodies are found relatively intact.

“Normally the human frame can withstand quite severe deceleration, which is what happens when a plane

hits the water,” Butterworth-Hayes said.

But David Learmount, a consulting editor at the aviation news website Flightglobal, said a water impact could have such a devastating effect on those in the plane.

“Hitting water after a fall from that height is like hitting a cliff face,” he said.

There also have been contradictory reports about the last moments of Flight 804. Greece’s defense minister said radar showed the aircraft turned 90 degrees left, then a full 360 degrees to the right, plummeting from 38,000 feet to 15,000 feet before disappearing at about 10,000 feet.

But the head of Egypt’s state-run provider of air navigation services denied that, saying the plane did not swerve or lose altitude and disappeared from radar while at its normal altitude of 37,000 feet.

A Greek military official insisted that all radar data available to Greek authorities showed the plane swerving and losing altitude. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

Egypt’s investigative team said 18 batches of wreckage have been brought to Cairo’s criminal investigation units for examination. It added that priority was to locate the flight data and cockpit voice recorders — the so-called “black boxes” — and to retrieve more bodies.

A French patrol boat is carrying a doctor to help with the search for remains. Anything it finds would first be reported to Egyptian authorities and French justice officials, the French Navy said.

Relatives of the victims were giving DNA samples to the forensic team in Cairo to help identify the remains, a security official said. The official also spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters.

Goodbye, empty nest: Millennials staying longer with parents WASHINGTON (AP) — Many of America’s young adults appear to be in no hurry to move out of their old bedrooms.

For the first time on record, living with parents is now the most common arrangement for people ages 18 to 34, an analysis of census data by the Pew Research Center has found.

And the proportion of older millennials — those ages 25 to 34 — who are living at home has reached its highest point (19 percent) on record, Pew analysts said.

Nearly one-third of all millennials live with their parents, slightly more than the proportion who live with a spouse or partner. It’s the first time that living at home has outpaced living with a spouse for this age group since such recordkeeping began in 1880.

The remaining young adults are living alone, with other relatives, in college dorms, as roommates or under other circumstances.

The sharp shift reflects a long-running decline in marriage, amplified by the economic upheavals of the Great Recession. The trend has been particularly evident among Americans who lack a college degree.

The pattern may be a contributing factor in the sluggish growth of the U.S. economy, which depends heavily on consumer spending. With more young people living with their parents rather than on their own, fewer people need to buy appliances, furniture or cable subscriptions.

The recovery from the 200809 recession has been hobbled by historically low levels of home construction and home ownership.

Jennifer Post, 26, has been living with her parents in Villas, New Jersey, since dropping out of law school two years ago. A law career wasn’t a good fit for her, Post decided, and now she’s seeking a job in digital media or marketing. There aren’t many opportunities in Villas, a beach town.

Even living at home, she said it’s been hard to save for a move to a bigger city after she was laid off from a baking job in March.

Post spends her days on her laptop, sending resumes and refreshing LinkedIn and other

job sites. To her parents, it looks as though she’s slacking off.

“It’s definitely a generation gap,” she said. “I think they literally think I just sit down and watch Netflix all day.”

As recently as 2000, nearly 43 percent of young adults ages 18 to 34 were married or living with a partner. By 2014, that proportion was just 31.6 percent.

In 2000, only 23 percent of young adults were living with parents. In 2014, the figure reached 32.1 percent.

The proportion of young adults living with their parents is similar to the proportions that prevailed from 1880 through 1940, when the figure peaked, Pew found. Yet in those decades, the most common arrangement for young adults was living with a spouse rather than with parents.

“We’ve simply got a lot more singles,” said Richard Fry, lead author of the report and a senior economist at Pew. “They’re the group much more

likely to live with their parents.”

The typical U.S. woman now marries at 27.1 years old, the typical man at 29.2, according to census data. That’s up from record lows of 20.1 for women and 22.5 for men in 1956.

“They’re concentrating more on school, careers and work and less focused on forming new families, spouses or partners and children,” Fry said.

The shift may also be disrupting the housing market.

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of available houses has driven up prices and made it less affordable for many would-be purchasers to buy.

Nela Richardson, chief economist at real estate brokerage Redfin, says one explanation for the sparse supply is that many baby boomers aren’t able to sell their family homes and downsize for retirement because they still have adult children living with them. Redfin surveyed homeowners ages 55 to 64 and found that one-fifth still have adult children at home.

“It’s having a big effect on

the housing market,” Richardson said.

Among young men, declining employment and falling wages are other factors keeping many 18-to-34-year-olds unmarried, Fry said. The share of young men with jobs fell to 71 percent in 2014 from 84 percent in 1960 — the year when the proportion of young adults living outside the home peaked.

Incomes have fallen, too: Wages, adjusted for inflation, plunged 34 percent for the typical young man from 2000 to 2014.

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Craig Ferguson hosts, NBC airs ‘Red Nose Day’

BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Craig Ferguson hosts “Red Nose Day” (9 p.m., NBC), a charity fundraiser for people living in poverty in the United States and around the world.

One place that poverty has been effectively eradicated is on your television screen. To watch most network dramas and comedies is to enter a world of effortless affluence, a place where very few characters ever struggle, worry or even think about how to pay the bills or put food on the table. Reality television stars occasionally capsize into bankruptcy, but only after their shows have been canceled and all of the champagne has been hurled.

OK, ABC’s “The Middle” stands out for celebrating a family of modest means. But how broke can “2 Broke Girls” on CBS be when one of them is a former heiress? Until the arrival of the often-glib “Superstore” on NBC, the only place a Wal-Mart or the Wal-Mart economy was discussed was on repeats of “King of the Hill.”

Some years back, I recall an episode of Nickelodeon’s “iCarly” where the gang’s big dilemma was how to spend $60,000 decorating a tween’s bedroom.

Imagine watching that show as the child of a single parent stringing together a meager income working three minimumwage jobs?

Nobody tunes into TV shows for harrowing social realism.

They never did. Few would have watched “The Beverly Hillbillies” to see Jethro barely keep his family fed.

Yet 21st-century television’s celebration of wealth, veneration of celebrity and indifference to growing poverty and inequality may explain why so many feel turned off by the medium. Or why so many took so rapturously to AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” a tale of a teacher’s descent into evil after his middle-class dream evaporated.

Simply put, TV’s freedom from want seems phony at best and callous at worst. And it will take more than one annual “Red Nose Day” to address that.

• Two beauty salon employees (Maggie Grace and Uzo Aduba) challenge their sleepy town’s status quo after watching a groundbreaking 1977 miniseries on the 2016 drama

“Showing Roots” (10 p.m., Lifetime).

Clearly intended to promote the Memorial Day “Roots” remake on the History Channel, it sports a game cast, including Elizabeth McGovern, Cicely Tyson and Adam Brody. It seemed odd that the network would exile it to a late hour on a Thursday night.

Then I watched it.

It’s a bit of a mess — a painful collection of Southern Gothic cliches blow-dried to a candy-colored confection.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A murdered Secret Service agent is found on “Bones” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14).

• “Jeopardy!” winner Ken Jennings appears on the second season premiere of “500 Questions” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

• “The Eighties” (9 p.m., CNN) recalls the highly politicized response to AIDS. • An escaped con seeks his family on “Rush Hour” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14).

• Bad memories consume Cosima on “Orphan Black” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-MA).

• “Lip Sync Battle” (10 p.m., Spike, TV-PG) pits CeeLo Green vs. Russell Peters.

CULT CHOICE An unknown Martin Scorse-

se directed the low-budget Depression-era drama “Boxcar Bertha” (10 p.m., TCM).

Family” (10 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG) * Suburban snobbery on “blackish” (10:30 p.m., ABC, r, TV-PG).

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tral) * Adam Sandler, David Spade, Natasha Leggero and The Lumineers appear on “Conan” (11 p.m., TBS) * Expect LeVar Burton on “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” (11:30 p.m., Comedy Central) * Lizzy Caplan, Neil Young and Mike Epps are booked on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Penelope Cruz, Tom Brokaw, Dierks Bentley and Musiq Soulchild on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Kyle Chandler, Frank Falcinelli and Frank Castronovo appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC) * Sarah Silverman, David Alan Grier, Sheer Mag and Tim Alexander visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC) * Rebel Wilson and David Schwimmer appear on “The Late Late Show With James Corden” (12:35 a.m., CBS).

Shunning Sheldon on “The Big Bang Theory” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-PG) * A recruiting mission on “DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Eavesdropping and meddling on “The Odd Couple” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TVPG) * Ellen Burstyn guest-stars on “Mom” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Improvisation counts on “American Grit” (9 p.m., Fox, TVPG) * Zoom unveils his plan on “The Flash” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * Fighting city hall on “2 Broke Girls” (9:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Group therapy on “Modern

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Spring tour to feature 9 local gardens

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com

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zalea Garden Club of Manning will host a spring garden tour, “The Art of Gardening,” featuring nine gardens throughout Clarendon County. The tour will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 11. The rain date would be held from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 12.

Ticket cost for the tour is $15 in advance and $20 on the day of tour. A boxed lunch is also available for $10 and must be ordered by June 4.

For tickets or information, contact Peggy Benton at (803) 460-6593 or Judy Langley at (843) 617-0689.

The following gardens will be on display during the event:

JAPANESE MAPLE GARDEN OF RALPH AND ELLEN ROSSONI — 24 PINE STRAW LANE, MANNING The Rossonis’ love for Japanese Maples resulted in the planting of 24 of the specimens around their home.

The maples are a species of woody plants native to Japan, China, Korea, eastern Mongolia and southeast Russia. The Rossonis’ idea was to choose plants of the “dwarf” variety, which require little to no pruning.

They also planted Asiatic Jasmine in their garden and added a five-tiered fountain to the landscape. Their backyard features zoysia grass.

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The rose and water garden of Sammy and Ann Plowden at 507 Woodland Drive, Manning, is seen above.

Left, the garden of Morgan and Anne Sauls will be on display at 5717 Old Georgetown Road, Manning.

Below left, the garden of Ron and Sherrie Wall may be seen at 1079 Country Club Circle, Manning.

THE GARDEN OF RON AND SHERRIE WALL — 1079 COUNTRY CLUB CIRCLE, MANNING

Below right, the container garden of Tom and Ginny Honea will be on display at 102 N. Meadow Drive, Manning.

The garden of Ron and Sherrie Wall displays nine water features and fountains scattered throughout the yard.

A koi pond has existed at the yard for 20 years and includes a rock waterfall added last year. Koi are ornamental varieties of domesticated common carp that are kept for their flashy looks in outdoor ponds and water gardens.

Lawns of zeon zoysia are surrounded by azaleas, drift roses and hydrangeas. Follow a winding brick pathway past a climbing hydrangea, hostas, woodland ferns and more Japanese maples. A smokehouse, filled with hunting memorabilia, mounts and trophies is tucked into a shady oasis.

The smokehouse was built

by Ron Wall and his friends.

CONTAINER GARDEN OF TOM AND GINNY HONEA — 102 N. MEADOW DRIVE, MANNING The container garden of Tom and Ginny Honea features Enkianthus, Davidia, hostas, hellebores, special hydrangeas and more.

The Honeas said “container gardening” offers both opportunities and challenges. Opportunities include having the ability to move the pots from one location to another, allowing for set up at any venue. Container gardens can be challenging as most specimens need to be removed from their containers and have roots pruned on an annual or biannual basis. The Honeas said having the ability to create a changing landscape make “potscaping,” as they call it, worth the effort.

The garden also includes camellias, Japanese maples and gardenias.

COTTAGE GARDEN OF CAROLINE AND JOHNNIE HERRING — 134 SUNSET DRIVE, MANNING Since moving into their house 20 years ago, the Herrings said they have been experimenting with the garden.

The house has gone through three renovations, and therefore the landscaping has changed as well.

They said the courtyard is well used and continues to be an important part of their

outdoor living.

The garden includes a water fountain, privacy arbor and a “living fence.”

There is also a greenhouse where citrus trees are kept alive during the winter, as well as a mini chicken house.

The Herrings are nearing completion of a granite kitchen in the new backyard.

THE GARDEN OF MORGAN AND ANNE SAULS — 5717 OLD GEORGETOWN ROAD, MANNING The Garden of Morgan and Anne Sauls, consisting of 10 acres, was established in 1840 when their house was built. The front 7 acres consists of live oaks, magnolias, white pines, dogwoods, camelias and azaleas. The Sauls moved into the house in 2005.

Anne Sauls’ vision is to have a theme resembling an 1840s garden, filled with flowers, shrubbery and trees that would have been prevalent in that time period.

Some of these plants include: echinacea, rudbeckia, Queen Anne’s Lace, feverfew, Spanish and English Bluebells.

VINTAGE GARDEN OF ED AND NANNETTE FRYE — 3775 SUMMERTON HIGHWAY, SUMMERTON Orange Hill Plantation, the home of Ed and Nannette Frye, was established in 1851

and received its name from plantings of mock orange and Satsuma orange trees. The plantation includes 150-yearold magnolias, live oaks, more than 60 camellias, sasanquas, tea olives, crepe myrtles and other types of trees.

In the spirit of a self-sustaining plantation, the Fryes planted fruit and citrus trees, blackberries, blueberries and a vegetable garden. A pond was added with a springpumped water flow. A cactus bed and Native American ramada was also built.

THE ROSE AND WATER GARDEN OF SAMMY AND ANN PLOWDEN — 507 WOODLAND DRIVE, MANNING An antique bronze sculpture from Highlands, North Carolina, has become the focal point of this garden.

Sammy and Ann Plowden have been growing and propagating roses for 50 years.

This garden features two fish ponds with lovely water plants. It is a botanical garden with varieties of plants ranging from ginger, jack in the pulpit, hellebores, hostas, parrot feather to camellias.

The garden is a Certified Back Yard Wildlife Habitat.

Joy Cabin located behind the garden. The cabin is a loosely designed replica of a Southern farmhouse typical of the early 1900s.

THE GARDEN OF DR. BUTCH AND SANDRA COKER — 4631 RACCOON ROAD, MANNING

Billy and Betty Coffey’s home was constructed in 1975. The property features a vegetable garden and a formal garden anchored by climbing roses. The formal garden also includes daffodils and snapdragons.

There have been various fruit trees, including kiwi plants that are about 40 years old and are still producing.

The kiwi vines, although not natural to the area, have survived many cold winters and produced much fruit. There are other fruits as well such as peaches, pears, apples, pomegranates, grapes, blueberries and blackberries.

The Coker home was built in 1975 on the site of a large pine thicket. During the years, the garden has evolved into a casual collection of typical southern horticultural species such as camellias, roses, hydrangeas and viburnum. It also contains bee balm (monarda), garden phlox, daylilies, Lenten roses (hellebores), Queen Ann’s lace, and numerous annuals. An extensive vegetable garden includes zinnias, poppies and rudbeckia.

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Colette, above, is a 1-year, 9-month-old female domestic shorthaired cat. She is current on her shots, has been spayed and tested negative for feline leukemia. She is a shy cat, who is laid back and doesn’t like to be picked up. She gets along with other cats.

Honey, right, is a 1-year-old female, unknown mixed breed.

She is current on her shots, has been spayed and tested negative for heartworms. She weighs 26.6 pounds and is very sweet. She loves attention. The shelter is running a $50 special for all cats 1 year and older. Stop by to see Colette, Honey and their friends from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday through Saturday at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301). To drop off an animal, call (803) 4737075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.com.

Have homegrown tomatoes year round with these simple steps

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omegrown tomatoes, homegrown tomatoes. What would life be like without homegrown tomatoes?”

Those words from an old song are gardening gospel in the South. It’s just not that special time unless you can have a sandwich now and then made with tomatoes right off the vine.

If you’re the average American, you eat Nancy Harrison about 13 pounds of fresh tomatoes and 20 RETIRED pounds of processed CLEMSON tomatoes a year. It’s EXTENSION our favorite vegetable.

AGENT It’s really a fruit, botanically speaking, but legally it’s a vegetable.

Tomatoes not only taste good, they are smart eats — low in calories and high in vitamin C, plus they’re loaded with lycopene, a phytochemical with cancer fighting properties.

While fresh homegrown tomatoes are not available all the time, you can

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still have a taste of the real thing any season if you take time to preserve some of the extras before they spoil.

You know you can’t eat them all at once.

Canning and freezing are two good ways to save your tomatoes for later use. Freezing is a simpler procedure, but canned will taste better, and the tomatoes will hold their shape.

To freeze tomatoes start with mature, deep red, ripe fruit. Wash them thoroughly and dip each tomato in boiling water for 30 seconds to loosen the skins. Run cold water over the tomatoes to cool them down. The skins should slip off easily.

Then peel, core, cut and pack the tomatoes into containers leaving an inch of head space. The pack can be raw or cooked for 10 to 20 minutes until the tomatoes are tender, then cooled and packed. Seal and freeze. Frozen tomatoes won’t hold their shape as well as canned, but once thawed they will be excellent in casseroles and sauces.

To can tomatoes, remove the peel and either leave the tomatoes whole or halve them. Put them in a saucepan and cover. Boil gently for five minutes.

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HOT CHILE SALSA 5 pounds of tomatoes 2 pounds of chile peppers 1 pound of onions 1 cup of vinegar 3 teaspoons of salt ½ teaspoon of black pepper.

Place the chiles in a 400 degree oven for 6 to 8 minutes or until the skins blister.

Remove them from the oven and put them in a plastic bag for about 15 minutes.

For the next step you may want to consider using a pair of disposable vinyl gloves, especially if the chiles are a partic-

Then add a tablespoon of bottled lemon juice and half teaspoon of salt to each pint jar.

Pack the hot tomatoes into hot jars, leaving a half-inch of head space. Fill the jars to within a half-inch of the top with hot cooking liquid. Remove air bubbles and wipe the jar rims. Then process the tomatoes in a pressure

ularly hot variety.

Peel the skin from the peppers under running water. Remove the stem and seeds and chop the cleaned chiles.

Wash the tomatoes and remove the skins using the boiling water dip method.

Core the peeled tomatoes and coarsely chop.

Add the chopped onions, the chile peppers and remaining ingredients in a large saucepan.

Heat to a boil and then lower to a simmer for 10 minutes.

Pour the hot salsa into hot pint jars, leaving a half-inch head space.

Wipe the jar rims and adjust the lids.

Process in a boiling water bath for 15 minutes.

canner at 10 pounds of pressure for 10 minutes or in a boiling water bath for 40 minutes for pint jars and 45 minutes for quart jars.

Tomatoes are the foundation for lots of dishes. Salsa is one that has exploded in popularity in recent years. It’s a good option for canning as well.

Enjoy your homegrown tomatoes.

Library’s parking lot repairs have been rescheduled for the week of May 23 for resurfacing and upgrading to add additional parking spaces. The lot will be closed during this week, but library patrons may park at Maxway and the Presbyterian Church on Brooks Street.

Call (803) 435-8633 for more information.

Summer Reading Program starts June 1

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Harvin Clarendon County Library will host a Summer Reading 2016 program for different age groups from June 1 through July 31.

“Early Literacy Club – On Your Mark, Get Set…Read!” will be held for children age 3 and under. Children who complete activities could earn prizes and a free book.

“Reader’s Club – On Your Mark, Get Set…Read!” will be held for children ages 4 to 12 years old. Students who keep track of hours spent reading could earn prize packages, a free book and a South Carolina reading medal.

“Teen Club – Get in the Game Read” will be held for students ages 12 to 18 years old. Students who keep track of books read or listened to can earn prizes, a free book and a chance in the grand prize drawing for an amazon.com gift card.

“Adult Club – Exercise Your Mind. Read!” for anyone ages 18 and older. Keep

track of how many items are read, listened to or watched and earn a prize and a chance in the grand prize drawing for an amazon.com gift card.

Sign up for the reading clubs at the library or the bookmo-

bile any time this summer.

For more information, call the library at (803) 4358633 or visit www.clarendoncountylibrary.com for a list of special programs.

The library is located 215 N. Brooks St., Manning.

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THE CLARENDON SUN

THURSDAY, MAY 26, 2016

THE SUMTER ITEM

Seven bands to perform at Bluegrass and Country Music Hoe Down

BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Seven bands will perform at the 15th annual Bluegrass and Country Music Hoe Down during Memorial Day Weekend, from Friday through Sunday at Lone Star Barbecue and Mercantile, 2212 State Park Road, Santee.

The free event is open to everyone and is family-friendly, according to Pat Williams, owner of the restaurant. The three-day festivities attract about 2,500 annually, he said.

Lone Star consists of four separate old country storetype buildings located in a wooded area on 3 acres outside Santee.

Described as a restaurant, a museum and a gathering space for local musicians all at once, Williams said he wants people to feel they are going back in time when they walk through the door.

Friday and Saturday’s entertainment will be held outside under the trees. On Sunday, all performances will be held in the main dining room of the restaurant with two dining rooms available for guests who might prefer a quieter setting, Williams said.

Bluegrass and country bands are coming from Orangeburg

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The Pine Hill Ramblers perform at last year’s Bluegrass and Country Music Hoe Down in Santee.

County and across the state.

Lauren Hall, 19, a country music songwriter and singer from Charleston, will be the youngest performer at the festival. She will be singing with her father Rick Hall on acoustics.

In the spring of 2014, at 17, Hall released her debut extended play recording “Our

Time.” The recording comprises six original songs, each having its own personality, story and acoustic-driven country-pop sound, she said.

Hall’s writing influence comes from her “love and connection” with the songwriting style of Taylor Swift, and other country stars, she said.

Lauren Hall & Band, which

and performed across the state for more than 10 years.

All members of the band contribute vocally and play instruments including banjo, guitar, fiddle, mandolin and bass fiddle. They perform traditional and nontraditional bluegrass, gospel, and some ’60s and ’70s.

Marty Carrigg, a member of the band, said the event brings everyone together from the community and visitors to the region.

“What makes this event unique is it gives people the opportunity to listen to music that would not be considered mainstream,” Carrigg said.

For more information about the event, contact Pat Williams at (803) 854-2000 or (803) 515-3938 or email Santeepat24@yahoo.com.

A schedule of performances is available at www.lonestarbbq.net.

includes six members, have played at music festivals such as The First Flush Festival, headlined by Sheryl Crow, and many private events, one in which they had the opportunity to open for season 10 American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, she said.

More recently, Hall and her band opened for new country star Chris Janson, known for his hit single “Buy Me A Boat.” The band is scheduled to open for country music star Travis Tritt in June.

“I really enjoy the atmosphere of the event at Lone Star,” Hall said. “The staff and the audience are really supportive and make you feel like you’re part of the family.”

Flatland Express is one of the local Orangeburg County bands performing at the event.

The five-member bluegrass band has won several awards

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2016 at 11:00 a.m,.at the Clarendon County Courthouse, 3 W. Keitt Street, Manning, South Carolina, to the highest bidder the following property: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any and all improvements located thereon, lying, being and situate in School District No.1 of the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 3 more particularly shown on a plat prepared by F. Davis Mitchum, PLS, dated April 25, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Clarendon County in Plat Book S52 at Page 557. Said plat shall be incorporated herein by reference pursuant to §30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended.

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COMMENTARY

A Trump too far?

W

ASHINGTON — If Donald Trump prefers combatants who aren’t captured, as he once mocked John McCain, he apparently doesn’t believe in taking prisoners, either.

The exception to the rule is obviously truth. But then, veracity is no hindrance to the conspiracy-minded.

Now, Trump points out he didn’t say this “because I don’t think it’s Kathleen fair,” but lots Parker of other people are saying that the Clintons had something to do with Vince Foster’s 1993 death, which was ruled a suicide.

Lots of people have also said that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. And who led that long march toward Looney Town? None other than Trump.

Reality check: If Obama were born in Kenya, and if the Clintons could so handily orchestrate a murder with impunity, then couldn’t they have been able to pull off something as simple as a rigged birth certificate? Eh? Trump is just clever enough to deflect responsibility for these long-ago, defanged conspiracy theories by shifting blame to others. He’s done the same in rallies. If someone in the crowd shouts an untoward remark about a political opponent, Trump looks amazed and says something like: Did you hear what he just said? I would never say that Ted Cruz eats puppies for breakfast because I don’t know that for a fact, but this guy just did.

The template has served him well. Fans go wild and Trump has cover. But importantly, the sentiment has been released into the atmosphere and absorbed into the limbic systems of the masses.

Now that Trump has cracked the lid on Foster’s coffin, Clinton-haters can luxuriate in gossip, insinuation and lies while entertaining the fantasy that they’re only interested in “the truth.” And who shall be the arbiter of that truth?

Usually, we rely upon objective third parties, the media or the courts. And though few people are naive enough to believe that investigators, judges, reporters and editors can’t be corrupted, the reality is that Foster died by his own hand. This was the conclusion of the United States Park Police, the Justice Department, the FBI, Congress, special counsel Robert Fiske and independent counsel Kenneth Starr.

Now, really.

If Trump were so concerned about the Clintons’ alleged role in Foster’s death, why, then, did Trump continue contributing to Clinton

campaigns and causes? And why did he invite them to his third wedding? Would it be because he consorts with murderers and thieves? I would never say such a thing because that would be unfair, but I hear a lot of people saying this. A lot.

The Clintons surely have an imperfect record, and gallons of ink have been spilled on the graves of their past histories. Some people will believe what they want to believe, facts to the contrary.

But who ever would have believed that Starr, he of the 1998 examination of Bill Clinton’s sex life, would find common cause with his former target? For those too young to remember, Starr’s work revealed every lurid detail of Clinton’s relationship with Monica Lewinsky and ultimately led to impeachment proceedings.

Speaking recently on a panel, Starr said it was unfortunate that Clinton’s legacy is viewed only through the lens of that “unpleasantness.”

“There are certain tragic dimensions which we all lament. That having been said, the idea of this redemptive process afterwards, we have certainly seen that powerfully” in Clinton’s post-presidency life.

Starr has perhaps softened with time. Or maybe his distance from Washington — both as dean of Pepperdine University School of Law and, more recently, as president of Baylor University — allowed him space to reflect on those years. Christians, after all, believe in redemption and forgiveness, and Starr is a devout Baptist.

Then again, maybe the former investigator’s own recent experience as a target has opened his heart. On Tuesday, news leaked that Baylor’s Board of Regents reportedly voted to fire Starr amid a sexual-assault scandal involving the school’s football team.

The nastiness of politics knows no physical boundaries, and campus punishments, we’ve observed, don’t always fit the crime.

One thing we can be reasonably sure of is that had Starr discovered evidence that the Clintons were involved in Foster’s death, he wouldn’t have hesitated to present his case. That he didn’t should put to rest any continuing nonsense to the contrary. The case is closed.

Would that this election were, too, but the long, hot summer awaits. For refreshment, we can entertain the prospect of Baptist bros Clinton and Starr dipping their toes in Nantucket’s chill waters, sipping wine and bemoaning the sad state of political affairs. The coarseness, the anger and, might we add, the irony of it all.

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

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EDITORIAL ROUNDUP

Misguided move against FOIA A recent editorial that concerns South Carolinians.

The Post and Courier May 23

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y blocking a House bill to strengthen the state’s Freedom of Information Act, Sen. Margie Bright Matthews is inadvertently demonstrating the need for greater transparency and accountability.

Ever since the FOI bill was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 16, she has kept it from a vote by the full Senate — and deprived that body of a helpful discussion on its merits and demerits.

So much for transparency.

Only last week did Sen. Matthews explained her objections to the media. She sees no need for a separate office to review complaints by people unable to obtain public information. Perhaps she has never requested information from a bureaucratic functionary and been given the run-around instead.

She also is concerned

about limiting what governments charge for providing printed information.

Evidently, the Walterboro Democrat is not be aware of instances when citizens have been charged fees so exorbitant as to discourage them from proceeding. The bill would merely cap the fees at what copying businesses would charge.

Yes, some people might make unreasonable requests for information that would mean big headaches for small governments. But the proposed FOIA complaint office would handle complaints from those governments just as it would complaints from the public.

And yes, staffing that office with a judge and an assistant would cost money. Sen. Matthews estimates it would cost up to $141,370 a year.

But without that office, such complaints go to a regular courtroom, which also has a judge and staff. A specific judge of the Administrative Law Court who deals solely in FOIA cases could actually expedite resolutions.

And people who feel aggrieved over being denied or

overcharged for FOIA requests might be more willing to appeal to that special judge than to an ordinary court.

Legislators regularly say they want government to be open and accountable, but often they don’t take steps to ensure it. This bill, however, has won wide support — up until now.

Sen. Matthews’ intransigence has led members of the House to try a different strategy: A panel has rewritten a Senate FOIA bill that would make police dash-cam and audio recordings subject to FOIA laws. It now reflects the House bill that is now in limbo, and a conference committee could agree on it.

It is well worth the extra effort, but it is a pity that South Carolina legislators have to go to such lengths to make public information available to the public.

Sen. Matthews has said that she is being bullied by proponents of the bill.

Imagine how the public feels about being stonewalled by a senator who would diminish their access to information they have a right to obtain.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR WRITER CALLS OUT NEW ENTITLEMENT MENTALITY I don’t have to go to work today, but get to. It is a privilege to use the brain and hands God gave me, make a living for my family and expect no one to give me a thing. Then again, it seems that so very many have an entitlement mentality and think that life owes them a living. I remember when I was raising my kids and as immature teens, they would often say it was not their fault that they were born, implying they were ‘owed’ something. Then and now, this is immature and irresponsible. However, that doesn’t stop many from living out a life that says, “Gimme, gimme, gimme.”

All of us are all too familiar with those who think government owes them food, housing, medical care and even a cell phone. They don’t care that somebody, the working taxpayer, has to pay for all this. Enough!

Then there is the criminal caught in the act, yet who demands his rights when caught. Easy answer: you gave them up when you chose to break the law. Besides, what about the rights of the victims?

You take a different view of the criminal when you have a

son, like I do, who wears a badge and wants to go home to his family at the end of the day. He is entitled to this, isn’t he? But we don’t hear this from the media, do we?

Enough! Vets, this message is for you, too. It was a privilege to serve our country. As a 26year veteran myself, my country owes me nothing.

Let’s be grateful for any vet benefits our nation is willing to give back. Enough!

Do I even have to say anything about all the sue-happy lawyers and supposed ‘victims’ of anything and everything? Enough! This is not to say there are not those with real needs. All of us are in favor of helping them, be it the hungry child, the widow or the handicapped.

To the others I say what Scripture makes clear: no work, no food, no entitlement. Enough selfishness, already!

RON UNDERWOOD Dalzell

WE ARE AMERICA; LET’S LOOK AND ACT LIKE IT Our country is embroiled in conflicts in many parts of the world. We have problems with immigration, terrorism, rioting and other serious situations. Not to mention our own political situation, which is horrible.

Now the president of the United States says we can’t use felons and convicts anymore as it “offends” people by recalling their past. A Southern governor has released thousands of prisoners and has returned voting rights as conditions of their release. No doubt releases have been stamped with a big D to remind them who to vote for.

Now the president has declared this LGTB project upon us and will cut aid unless schools comply with his “unconstitutional order.”

Now, do we retrofit ladies rooms with men’s equipment, and likewise re-do men’s rooms? Will Caitlin be female today and Bruce tomorrow? Confusing, isn’t it?

Our Congress will now take time to discuss this pressing issue, while the rest of the world continues to reel in turmoil, and we try to convince other nations to give democracy a chance. We aren’t a very good example, at least now.

Hopefully, after the November elections we can “right the ship” and recover our rightful place in the world, show leadership, and the fortitude we have. We are America, let’s look and act like the country we are.

PAUL KORZEC Manning

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MEMORIAL DAY SCHEDULE BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Monday.

Memorial Day following Schedule:will May 2016 on MonGOVERNMENT — The be26, closed day: federal government offices; U.S. Postal Service; state government offices; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; City of Manning offices; Clarendon County offices; Lee County offices; and City of Bishopville offices.

SCHOOLS — The following will be closed on Monday: Sumter School District; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Thomas Sumter Academy; St. Anne Catholic School; St. Francis Xavier High School; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; Wilson Hall; Robert E. Lee Academy; and Laurence Manning Academy.

Lee County Public Schools will observe an in-service / work day. There will be no student attendance.

UTILITIES — Black River Electric Coop. and Farmers Telephone Coop. will be closed on Monday.

OTHER — The following will be closed on Monday: Harvin Clarendon County Library; Clemson Extension Service; Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce; and Harvin Clarendon County Library.

The Sumter County Library will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 87/66/s 86/67/pc 85/69/t 83/67/t 84/71/t 72/58/pc 88/75/pc 88/67/pc 86/66/s 89/68/pc 86/67/s 68/53/pc 89/69/pc

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

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357.52 75.73 75.35 97.21

24-hr chg -0.09 +0.07 +0.07 -0.25

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Fri. Hi/Lo/W 86/63/pc 82/65/t 83/71/t 86/68/t 82/71/t 72/58/pc 87/73/pc 84/70/pc 85/67/pc 90/68/pc 92/70/s 72/55/pc 87/70/pc

Myrtle Beach 83/65

Manning 88/63

Today: Mostly sunny and warm. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

Friday: Warm with clouds and sun. Winds south-southeast 3-6 mph.

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Florence 87/64

Bishopville 87/62

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 5.46 -0.09 19 4.61 -0.83 14 7.53 +0.55 14 4.55 +1.05 80 79.71 -0.16 24 12.65 -1.54

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Sunset 8:24 p.m.

Moonset 10:23 a.m.

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High 12:27 a.m.

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Ht. 3.2 2.6 3.1 2.7

Low 7:38 a.m.

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/60/pc 89/63/s 89/61/s 86/65/s 79/68/s 87/64/s 87/65/pc 88/66/s 89/65/s 88/63/s 86/65/pc 88/61/s 88/64/s

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Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 87/64/s Gainesville 88/60/s Gastonia 87/62/pc Goldsboro 89/64/s Goose Creek 87/63/s Greensboro 87/65/pc Greenville 86/64/s Hickory 86/64/pc Hilton Head 84/64/s Jacksonville, FL 85/62/s La Grange 89/64/s Macon 89/62/s Marietta 86/66/s

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 86/63/s 86/63/s 85/61/s 88/61/s 86/64/pc 86/62/pc 85/62/pc 83/62/s 83/69/s 84/64/pc 87/62/pc 88/60/pc 86/63/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 84/61/pc Mt. Pleasant 85/64/s Myrtle Beach 83/65/s Orangeburg 88/63/s Port Royal 85/65/s Raleigh 88/65/pc Rock Hill 87/63/s Rockingham 88/62/s Savannah 86/63/s Spartanburg 87/62/s Summerville 87/63/s Wilmington 85/61/s Winston-Salem 86/65/pc

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

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Today, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Uncertainty EUGENIA LAST must not be allowed to stop you from making a professional move. Ask questions and negotiate on your own behalf.

It’s how you handle matters that will allow you to advance. Use your charm and experience to get ahead.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take a business trip or take part in an event that offers valuable information, and it will lead to an adventure that looks promising.

Don’t fear the unknown. Delve in and find out what you need to know to move forward.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Keep your perspective. The information you are given isn’t likely to be solid.

Ask questions and research the possibilities. Before agreeing to a scheme, consider what will bring you the highest return. Invest in yourself.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): If you need to be coaxed, ask yourself why. Don’t sign up for something that doesn’t interest you. Question your motives and make sure you aren’t trying to impress someone you don’t belong with. Associate with the people who share your interests.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t let an old love confuse you. If you are torn between the past and the present, do something that will take your mind off your concerns.

Once you distance yourself, you will find it easier to make a choice.

Focus inward.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have to duck and dodge as you maneuver your way through the day. Use your intelligence and fortitude over making choices based on what others do or say.

Give your all to something you feel strongly about.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Show off your competitive side. You don’t always have to bend to others. Use your intelligence, charm and ability to express what you want in order to bring about positive personal changes at home and within your important relationships.

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Refuse to let your emotions take over. Set your sights on something creative that will take you on a personal adventure and steer you away from trouble. Develop and pursue your dreams, and avoid unnecessary spending.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Liven things up and you will attract attention and bring about positive changes. You don’t have to venture far to get things going. The less time spent traveling or dealing with institutions or authority figures, the better. Romance is featured.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make your own deals. Don’t leave personal matters in the hands of others. It’s up to you to size up situations and voice your opinion.

A positive change at home will help you cut overhead.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Concentrate on what’s important to you. Home, family, elders and children will all play an important role in your life when it comes to the decisions you make. Change can be good if you go about it the right way. Love is highlighted.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Stick close to home and avoid any altercations with people who could make your life difficult. Plan your day strategically and execute your plans with precision. There is no room for error.

Robert Thomas took this photo during a visit to Woods Bay Natural Area. Thomas comments, “Momma posed nicely for this picture. We did not get as close as it seems in the picture. We do respect and know they are not an animal to trust. This is truly one of the dinosaurs that still live in the present day. She is truly a beautiful creature that deserves respect and a lot of extra room.”

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LEGION BASEBALL

Tough act to follow

Ard, Morris combine to allow 1 run on mound, drive in three runs as Post 68 tops Camden 5-2 in opener

by justin driggers jusitn@theitem.com

MANNING -- Manning-Santee Post 68 head coach Spencer Jordan couldn’t decide what pleased him more -- his team’s pitching, his team’s defense or his team’s clutch hitting -- after Wednesday’s 5-2 victory over Camden Post 17 at Monarch Field.

The names of William Ard and Morgan Morris came up in all areas, though.

Ard threw six solid innings and Morris pitched out of a pair of jams to pick up the victory.

Meanwhile, Ard went 2-for-4 at the plate and the duo combined for three runs batted in -- including two in a 3-run eighth inning that propelled Post 68 to an opening victory in League III play.

The two teams return to action on Friday in Camden for a 7 p.m. game.

“It was a gutsy effort,” Jordan said. “I’m real pleased with where we are. With the limited amount of practice we’ve had, I couldn’t be more pleased.

“William pitched a great game. He was East Clarendon’s ace and boy he proved it. We put Morgan in and he shut them down. He’s a heck of a little athlete and he worked out of a couple jams.”

That allowed Post 68 enough time to come through with a pair of clutch innings. ManningSantee plated two runs in the third and then took control in the eighth with a 3-run outburst.

Tied 2-2 facing Post 17 reliever Brock Robinson, Hunter Robinson stroked a 1-out single and stole second. Ard followed with an RBI single to center -- his second of the night -- and after a pair of Camden errors scored another run, Morris finished off the scoring with another RBI single.

“It’s a game of timely hitting and they got the timely hits and we didn’t,” Post 17 head coach Tyler Pike said.

Post 17 struck first in the top of the second. Pitcher Nick Stokes reached on a fielder’s choice and with two outs, stole second. A wild pitch put him on third and after a walk, another wild pitch brought him home for a 1-0 Camden lead.

M-S rebounded in the bottom of the third with a pair of runs.

Will Gardner was hit by a pitch

Blossomgame to return for senior year

By Scott Keepfer skeepfer@greenvillenews.com CLEMSON – Jaron Blossomgame, known for his leaping ability, now may be hailed more by Clemson University fans for the leap he didn’t make.

After much deliberation, the junior forward opted for the deferred gratification plan Wednesday afternoon, announcing during a news conference at the school that he will return for a senior season with the Tigers rather than take his skills to the NBA. “I had a lot to think about,” Blossomgame said. “I couldn’t sleep last night. My mind was racing – should I leave, should I stay? Now I’m at peace with the decision I’ve made.”

Ultimately, his decision came down to wanting to improve his BlossomgaMe stock in hopes of being a firstround NBA draft pick next year as well as his affinity for Clemson.

“I love it here. It’s a great place,” Blossomgame said. “And there’s a lot of positive buzz around this program. We should have a really good team.”

Clemson coach Brad Brownell learned of Blossomgame’s decision only about 30 minutes before the news conference, and obviously was pleased to welcome back his leading returning scorer and rebounder for a second consecutive year.

“Jaron knew that we were going to support him whatever he decided to do,” Brownell said. “I told him, ‘If you feel like you need to go, we’re with you. If you have unfinished business, we’d love to have you back.’ Well, maybe I gave him a little harder sell than that.

“We’re ecstatic about the outcome. I hope people understand the kind of sacrifice this young man is making to come back.”

see CLEMSON, Page B5

Keith Gedamke / The Sumter Item

Manning-Santee’s William Ard delivers a pitch in Post 6’s 5-2 victory over Camden on Wednesday at Monarch Field. to lead off the inning and was sacrificed to second. Taylor Lee brought him home with an RBI single. Two batters later, Ard helped his own cause with a hard-hit grounder that took a wicked hop through short that scored Lee, who had stolen second, to give Post 68 a 2-1 advantage.

Pitching and defense dominated the game through the rest of the first six innings. Ard allowed just four hits in six frames while walking three and striking out one. He worked around a leadoff walk in the fourth, two singles in the fifth and a 1-out error in the sixth.

His defense was near flawless behind him and catcher Connor Floyd threw out two base run-

ners -- including one at third.

Stokes was just as solid for Camden. He allowed just three hits through the first six innings with three strikeouts, one walk and two hit batters. He pitched around a leadoff double by Taylor Lee to begin the game and had three perfect innings.

Stokes exited after the seventh inning after stranding Gardner at third base after a 2-out single, stolen base and wild pitch had put him 90 feet away from home.

“He really seemed to get stronger as the game went on,” Pike said. “But so did (Ard). We couldn’t get any real solid hits off of him. It was mostly grounders and weak popups.”

see BASEBALL, Page B3

USC baseball

No. 2 South Carolina falls to Ole Miss HOOVER, ALA. – Seventhseeded Mississippi jumped out to an early 5-run lead and a 3-run home run by Henri Lartigue in the eighth inning helped put the game away as the Rebels defeated No. 2 seed South Carolina 10-4 in a first-round game in the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday at Hoover Metropolitan Stadium.

The Gamecocks fell to 42-14 on the season and will face No. 3 seed Texas A&M in an elimination game today beginning at 10:30 a.m. The game will be televised on the SEC Network and can be heard on WNKT-FM 107.5 Ole Miss is now 42-16 and will meet Vanderbilt today.

Ole Miss sophomore lefthander David Parkinson earned the win and is now 5-3 on the year. He allowed two runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings with two walks and six strikeouts.

South Carolina sophomore right-hander Clarke Schmidt suffered the loss and is 9-3.

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

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South Carolina second baseman LT Tolbert (11) leaps over shortsop Marcus Mooney (8) while trying to get to a ball during the Gamecocks’ 10-4 loss to Missippi in the Southeastern Conference tournament on Wednesday.

Schmidt allowed seven runs, four earned, on seven hits in 4 1/3 innings with two walks and seven strikeouts.

The Gamecocks entered

Wednesday with a .980 fielding percentage, the second-best fielding team in the SEC.

see GAMECOCKS, Page B4

PREP TENNIS

LMA’s Ham signs with USC Sumter to play tennis

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com Mackenzie Ham didn’t start playing tennis until the summer before her sophomore year at Laurence Manning Academy.

“My mom (Katie) signed me up,” said Ham, pointing out that the main reason her mother signed her up for lessons at Palmetto Tennis Center was to give her something to do over the summer.

Jump forward three varsity tennis seasons later, and Ham is going to get the opportunity to play at the junior college level. Ham recently signed with the University of South Carolina Sumter.

The fact that she is going to get to play at the next level is something of a surprise for Ham because it’s not like she had a passion for the sport once she started playing.

Ham “At first I really didn’t like it that much,” she said. “Once I started playing in the 10th grade though, I started to catch on to it and started to like it.”

One thing that worked to Ham’s advantage is that PTC Director of Tennis is also the head coach of the USC Sumter men’s and women’s tennis teams, which just completed their first seasons of competition.

Kiser has seen Ham develop over the years and likes what Ham brings to the court.

“She’s a player who is good, but can grow and become evern better,” Kiser said. “She has good movement around the court, she has good ball strikes. She hasn’t come close to reaching her potential.

“I really started paying attention to her last year,” Kiser said when asked when he started looking at Ham as a possible collegiate player. “I’ve had my eye on her since last year. I like the way she strikeds the ball and competes.”

Ham admits she didn’t know what to think when Kiser first approached her with the idea of playing for the Fire Ants.

“I just didn’t know if I was good enough to get the opporutnity,” she said. “I’m excited though about the opportunity. I’m looking forward to the challenge.”

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Oklahoma City center Steven Adams (12) dunks on Golden State forward Harrison Barnes (40) and center Festus Ezeli (31) in Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. The Thunder won 118-94 and can win the series with a win today in Oakland, Calif.

Thunder put Warriors on brink of elimination

By CLIFF BRUNT The Associated Press

even to the best players in the world.”

The Warriors lost consecutive playoff games by at least 20 points for the first time OKLAHOMA CITY — Suddenly, these since Games 2 and 3 of the 1972 Western Golden State Warriors who have been com- Conference semifinals against the Milwaupared all season to the Chicago Bulls dynas- kee Bucks. Golden State’s Draymond ty of the 1990s are on the brink of eliminaGreen, who was fined for kicking Steven tion.

Adams in the groin in Game 3, finished Russell Westbrook had 36 points, 11 rewith six points, 11 rebounds and six turnbounds and 11 assists, and the Oklahoma overs.

City Thunder beat the Warriors 118-94 on Meanwhile, Oklahoma City got a boost Tuesday night to take a 3-1 lead in the West- from an unlikely source. Andre Roberson, a ern Conference Finals. Golden State, which player the Warriors have ignored at times won a league record 73 games in the regular during the series, scored a career-high 17 season, lost consecutive games for the first points and grabbed 12 rebounds. time this season.

Kevin Durant added 26 points and 11 reThe Warriors must win Game 5 on Thurs- bounds and Serge Ibaka added 17 points day in Oakland to keep their season alive. and seven rebounds.

“We all have to bounce back,” Warriors As for Westbrook, it was his first triplecoach Steve Kerr said. “The good news is, double of the playoffs after posting 18 in the we go home. Obviously we play well at regular season. It was his fifth career playhome. The idea now is to go home and get off triple-double. one win. Do that, and we put some pressure “I play every game like it’s my last, reon them and we’ll see what happens.” gardless of who’s in front of me,” he said.

Klay Thompson led Golden State with 26 “That’s my job, and my job is to worry points, but two-time league MVP Stephen about my team, and that’s all I do.”

Curry was limited to 19 points on 6-for-20 The Thunder know they have to close. shooting. Curry’s shooting performance Nine teams have rallied from 3-1 deficits to was so uncharacteristic that reporters win. asked if he was hurt.

“I think we’re in a good place, but like I “He’s not injured,” Kerr said. “He’s comsaid, this game is over,” Westbrook said. ing back from the knee, but he’s not in“We’ve got to move on to the next game. jured. He just had a lousy night. It happens, Every game is different.”

Golden State could join list of teams that flopped in playoffs

BY SAMANTHA PELL The Associated Press Despite finishing the regular season with a record-breaking 73 wins, the Golden State Warriors find themselves one game away from playoff elimination. Down 3-1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals after a 118-94 road loss Tuesday night, the defending NBA champions will have to win three straight games to advance. Golden State would join a list of dominant regular season teams that were eliminated without reaching the finals.

Teams like the undefeated 2007 Patriots, who lost after advancing to the Super Bowl, were not included.

NBA: 1993-94 Seattle SuperSonics The Sonics had a league-best 63-19 record and the top seed in the West. Behind thirdseason head coach George Karl and AllStars Gary Payton and Shawn Kemp, Seattle scored an average of 105.9 points per game.

With the retirement of Michael Jordan prior to the 1993-1994 season, the Sonics were a favorite to win the championship. Facing the Denver Nuggets and Hall of Famer Dikembe Mutombo in the first round, the Sonics lost in five games. The Nuggets were the first eight seed to win a playoff series. They lost to the Utah Jazz in the next round.

NHL: 1995-96 Detroit Red Wings The Red Wings finished with 62 wins and 131 points, breaking the regular season records set by the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens.

Under coach Scotty Bowman, the Red Wings had two separate streaks of nine wins and a

13-game unbeaten streak. Right wing Sergei Fedorov had a team-high 39 goals, followed by captain Steve Yzerman with 36. Colorado upset the Red Wings in six games in the conference finals, then went on to win the Stanley Cup.

NFL: 1998 Minnesota Vikings The 15-1 Vikings earned the top spot in the NFC Central and were only the third team in NFL history to win 15 games. Minnesota broke the then scoring record with 556 points, led by quarterback Randall Cunningham, wide receiver Cris Carter and rookie wide receiver Randy Moss. Moss and Carter combined for 29 touchdowns and each had over 1,000 yards receiving. John Randle had 10.5 sacks and anchored a defense that allowed only 296 points in the regular season.

The team lost 30-27 to the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC championship. Kicker Gary Anderson — who had not missed a kick all season — missed a 38-yard field goal that would have iced the game for the Vikings, who lost in overtime.

MLB: 2014 Los Angeles Angels With a 98-64 record, the Angels were the best team in baseball during the 2014 regular season. Los Angeles was first in runs behind sluggers Mike Trout, Josh Hamilton and Albert Pujols. The team also had starting pitcher Garrett Richards, but the Cy Young contender injured his knee in August and missed the remainder of the season. The Kansas City Royals stunned the Angels with a 3-0 sweep in the American League Division Series. Los Angeles’ offense disappeared in the series, as the team batted just .170.

TODAY 5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW PGA Championship First Round from Surrey, England (GOLF).

8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Monaco Grand Prix Practice from Monte Carlo (NBC SPORTS NETWORK).

9 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW PGA Championship First Round from Surrey, England (GOLF).

10:30 a.m. – College Baseball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Game Nine from Hoover, Ala.(SEC NETWORK).

11 a.m. – College Baseball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Game Six from Durham, N.C. – Clemson vs.

Virginia (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUBFM 102.7).

12:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Arizona at Pittsburgh or Miami at Tamp Bay (MLB NETWORK).

1 p.m. – Senior PGA Golf: PGA Champions Tour Senior PGA Championship First Round from Benton Harbor, Mich. (GOLF).

1:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Game Ten from Hoover, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

2 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

3 p.m. – College Baseball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Game Seven from Durham, N.C. – Georgia Tech vs. Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

3:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Hisense 4K TV 300 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

4 p.m. – PGA Golf: Dean & DeLuca Invitational First Round from Fort Worth, Texas (GOLF).

5:30 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: XFINITY Series Hisense 4K TV 300 Practice from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

5:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Game Eleven from Hoover, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

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

7 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game One from Gainesville, Fla. – Georgia vs.

Florida (ESPN2).

7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 Pole Qualifying from Concord, N.C. (FOX SPORTS 1).

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

7 p.m. – College Baseball: Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament Game Eight from Durham, N.C. – North Carolina State vs. Miami (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

7 p.m. – LPGA Golf: Volvik Championship First Round from Ann Arbor, Mich. (GOLF).

7 p.m. – Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Washington or Colorado at Boston (MLB NETWORK).

8:30 p.m. – College Baseball: Southeastern Conference Tournament Game Eleven from Hoover, Ala. (SEC NETWORK).

9 p.m. – College Softball: NCAA Tournament Super Regional Game One from Norman, Okla. – Louisiana-Lafayette vs. Oklahoma (ESPN2).

9 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five – Oklahoma City at Golden State (TNT).

5 a.m. – Professional Golf: European PGA Tour BMW PGA Championship Second Round from Surrey, England (GOLF).

MLB Standings

By The Associated Press

AMERICAN League East Division

Boston Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Toronto Central Division

Chicago Cleveland Kansas City Detroit Minnesota West Division

Seattle Texas Los Angeles Oakland Houston

W L Pct GB 28 17 .622 — 26 17 .605 1 22 22 .500 5½ 21 22 .488 6 22 25 .468 7 W L Pct GB 27 20 .574 — 24 20 .545 1½ 24 21 .533 2 23 22 .511 3 11 34 .244 15 W L Pct GB 27 18 .600 — 26 20 .565 1½ 21 25 .457 6½ 20 27 .426 8 18 28 .391 9½

Tuesday’s Games

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

Wednesday’s Games

Kansas City at Minnesota, 1:10 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels at Texas, 2:05 p.m.

Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 2:10 p.m.

Toronto at N.Y. Yankees, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore at Houston, 8:10 p.m.

Oakland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Miami (Fernandez 6-2) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 2-5), 1:10 p.m.

Toronto (Happ 5-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 3-2), 4:05 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 1-2) at Boston (Buchholz 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Gausman 0-1) at Houston (McCullers 0-1), 8:10 p.m.

Chicago White Sox (Gonzalez 0-1) at Kansas City (Duffy 0-0), 8:15 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Boston at Toronto, 7:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Cleveland, 7:10 p.m.

N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Chicago White Sox at Kansas City, 8:15 p.m.

Detroit at Oakland, 10:05 p.m.

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

Minnesota at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

National League East Division

Washington New York Philadelphia Miami Atlanta Central Division

Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Milwaukee Cincinnati West Division

San Francisco Los Angeles Colorado Arizona San Diego

W L Pct GB 28 18 .609 — 26 19 .578 1½ 25 21 .543 3 23 22 .511 4½ 12 32 .273 15 W L Pct GB 30 14 .682 — 25 19 .568 5 24 22 .522 7 19 26 .422 11½ 15 31 .326 16 W L Pct GB 29 19 .604 — 24 23 .511 4½ 21 23 .477 6 21 26 .447 7½ 19 28 .404 9½

Tuesday’s Games

Tampa Bay 4, Miami 3 Pittsburgh 12, Arizona 1 Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 4 Boston 8, Colorado 3 Detroit 3, Philadelphia 1 Milwaukee 2, Atlanta 1 Chicago Cubs 12, St. Louis 3 L.A. Dodgers 8, Cincinnati 2 San Francisco 8, San Diego 2

Wednesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets at Washington, 1:05 p.m.

Philadelphia at Detroit, 1:10 p.m.

Chicago Cubs at St. Louis, 1:45 p.m.

San Diego at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m.

Arizona at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m.

Colorado at Boston, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Tampa Bay, 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee at Atlanta, 7:10 p.m.

Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Arizona (Corbin 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Cole 5-3), 12:35 p.m.

Miami (Fernandez 6-2) at Tampa Bay (Smyly 2-5), 1:10 p.m.

St. Louis (Leake 3-3) at Washington (Ross 3-4), 7:05 p.m.

Colorado (Gray 1-2) at Boston (Buchholz 2-4), 7:10 p.m.

Milwaukee (Peralta 2-5) at Atlanta (Wisler 2-3), 7:10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Philadelphia at Chicago Cubs, 2:20 p.m.

St. Louis at Washington, 7:05 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m.

Miami at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Texas, 8:05 p.m.

Cincinnati at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m.

San Francisco at Colorado, 8:40 p.m.

San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m.

NBA Playoff Schedule

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Cleveland 2, Toronto 2 May 17: Cleveland 115, Toronto 84 May 19: Cleveland 108, Toronto 89May 21: Toronto 99, Cleveland 84 May 23: Toronto 105, Cleveland 99 May 25: Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

May 27: Cleveland at Toronto, 8:30 p.m. x-May 29: Toronto at Cleveland, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Oklahoma City 3, Golden State 1 May 16: Okla. City 108, Golden State 102 May 18: Golden State 118, Okla. City 91 May 22: Okla. City 133, Golden State 105 May 24: Okla. City 118, Golden State 94 May 26: Okla. City at Golden State, 9 p.m. x-May 28: Golden State at Okla. City, 9 p.m. x-May 30: Okla. City at Golden State, 9 p.m.

NHL Playoff Schedule

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

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

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 3 May 13: Tampa Bay 3, Pittsburgh 1 May 16: Pittsburgh 3, Tampa Bay 2, OT May 18: Pittsburgh 4, Tampa Bay 2 May 20: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3 May 22: Tampa Bay 4, Pittsburgh 3, OT May 24: Pittsburgh 5, Tampa Bay 2 May 26: Tampa Bay at Pittsburgh, 8 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Jose 3, St. Louis 2 May 15: St. Louis 2, San Jose 1 May 17: San Jose 4, St. Louis 0 May 19: San Jose 3, St. Louis 0 May 21: St. Louis 6, San Jose 3 May 23: San Jose 6, St. Louis 3 May 25: St. Louis at San Jose, 9 p.m. x-May 27: San Jose at St. Louis, 8 p.m.

WNBA Standings

By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta Indiana New York Connecticut Chicago Washington

W 3 2 2 1 1 1

L Pct GB 1 .750 — 1 .667 ½ 2 .500 1 2 .333 1½ 3 .250 2 3 .250 2

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Los Angeles Minnesota Dallas Seattle Phoenix San Antonio

W 4 3 3 1 0 0

L Pct GB 0 1.000 — 0 1.000 ½ 1 .750 1 2 .333 2½ 3 .000 3½ 3 .000 3½

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta 85, New York 79 Los Angeles 93, Chicago 80

Wednesday’s Games

Minnesota at Phoenix, 10 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Los Angeles at Connecticut, 7 p.m.

Washington at Seattle, 10 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Chicago at San Antonio, 8 p.m.

Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m.

Atlanta at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Transactions

By The Associated Press

BASEBALL

American League DETROIT TIGERS — Sent RHP Shane Greene to Toledo (IL) for a rehab assignment.

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Martin hits first 2 HRs of season as Jays top Yankees NEW YORK — Russell Martin hit his first two home runs of the season, Michael Saunders also went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays finally broke out their big bats again Wednesday night, halting the New York Yankees’ six-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory.

Marco Estrada (2-2) took a two-hitter into the seventh inning and the last-place Blue Jays won for the fourth time in six games following an 0-5 slide.

The defending AL East champions batted .230 and averaged only 3.5 runs over their previous 16 games.

This time Toronto got an early two-run double from slumping No. 9 batter Ryan Goins and pulled away with two homers off reliever Chasen Shreve in a four-run seventh.

Ivan Nova (3-2) threw well again but lost for the first time in four starts since moving from the bullpen to the rotation.

TWINS 7 ROYALS 5 MINNEAPOLIS — Miguel Sano hit the go-ahead two-run home run in the fifth inning after Minnesota lost an early lead, and the Twins staved off another series sweep Wednesday by beating the Kansas City Royals 7-5.

Eduardo Nunez and Brian Dozier each homered, too, the first two batters to face Royals starter Dillon Gee (1-2) and just the fifth pair in Twins history to go deep in their first two plate appearances of the game.

Tyler Duffey (2-3) gave away a 3-0 lead during a five-run fourth by the Royals, but the right-hander hung around long enough to become the first Twins starter this season to record his second victory.

The rotation has totaled six wins. There were 11 pitchers in the major leagues with seven or more victories when the day began.

METS 2 NATIONALS 0 WASHINGTON — Steven Matz pitched a career-high eight innings to win his seventh consecutive start and help the New York Mets defeat the Washington Nationals 2-0 on Wednesday.

Matz (7-1) has a 1.13 ERA over his winning streak, not allowing a run in four of those starts.

David Wright hit his sixth

made two errors in the fourth before Herrera’s two-out homer, so three runs were unearned.

Philadelphia’s Andres Blanco swiped home in the second as part of a double steal, with Bourjos taking second.

Maikel Franco of the Phillies left in the seventh with a sprained right ankle.

Nola allowed four runs and seven hits in six innings.

Giants 4 Padres 3

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Toronto pitcher Roberto Osuna, left, does a dance with catcher Russell Martin after the Blue Jays defeated the New York Yankees 8-4 on Wednesday in New York. homer of the season in the first and Rene Rivera singled in a run in the seventh to help New York take the decider of a three-game set.

Jeurys Familia worked out of trouble in the ninth for his 16th save.

Tanner Roark (3-4) allowed two runs — one earned — over seven innings for Washington.

In a game when Nationals manager Dusty Baker used slumping slugger Bryce Harper as a pinch hitter on a “mental day off,” Washington got only one runner into scoring position before the ninth.

INDIANS 4 WHITE SOX 3 CHICAGO — Corey Kluber allowed two runs over 7 1/3 innings and the Cleveland Indians roughed up a top White Sox pitcher for the second straight day in a 4-3 win over Chicago on Wednesday.

After sending Chris Sale to his first loss after a 9-0 start, the Indians got three runs and five hits in six innings against Joel Quintana (5-4). Quintana’s ERA, an AL-best 1.98 at the start of the day, rose to 2.22.

Before Tuesday, the White Sox had been 15-3 in games started by Sale and Quintana.

Cleveland, which trailed by six games before play on May 10, closed within a half-game of the AL Central-leading White Sox, who lost for the

ninth time in 12 games. Chicago finished a 3-7 homestand in which it scored more than three runs just twice.

RANGERS 15 ANGELS 9 ARLINGTON, Texas — Rangers rookie Nomar Mazara hit the longest home run in the major leagues this season, Rougned Odor drove in three runs in likely his last game before a suspension and Texas beat the Los Angeles Angels 15-9 Wednesday.

Mazara led off the second with a drive into the second deck of the right-seat seats that would have traveled 491 feet had it landed unimpeded, according to Major League Baseball’s Statcast program.

Along with his eighth homer of the season, he had a tworun single during a four-run sixth that made it 11-6.

Los Angeles had leads of 1-0 and 4-1 after its first two at-bats, but Hector Santiago (3-3) quickly gave those up each time. It was 4-4 when Texas started the third with consecutive hits off the lefty before Ryan Rua greeted Mike Morin with a two-run single that put the Rangers ahead to stay.

mained unbeaten on the season despite allowing as many as four runs for the first time in nearly a year and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 9-8 on Wednesday.

Arrieta (9-0) joined the White Sox’s Chris Sale as the only ninegame winners in the majors.

Arrieta allowed four runs in a regular-season game for the first time since June 16, 2015.

Arrieta became the first Cub to win his first nine decisions since Kenny Holtzman in 1967 and it is the best start to a season for the franchise since Jim McCormick went 16-0 in 1886.

Kris Bryant hit a three-run homer and Jason Heyward and Ben Zobrist each drove in two for the Cubs.

SAN FRANCISCO — Brandon Crawford singled in Matt Duffy with two outs in the 10th inning, and the surging San Francisco Giants beat the San Diego Padres 4-3 Wednesday for their 13th win in 14 games.

Duffy singled off Brad Hand (1-2) with one out, pinch-hitter Hunter Pence popped out, Duffy advanced on a wild pitch and Crawford hit a 1-2 offering over center fielder Jon Jay as Duffy scored standing up.

Crawford also singled and scored after some alert baserunning in the second inning.

Duffy and Denard Span drove in runs for the NL West-leading Giants.

San Francisco completed a three-game sweep, extended its winning streak to five and improved to 9-0 against the Padres this season. The Giants’ two walkoff wins in the series were against Hand.

Pirates 5 Diamondbacks 4

PITTSBURGH — David Freese hit a long two-run home run to cap a four-run fifth inning, Sean Rodriguez also homered and the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-4 victory over the Arizona DiaPHILLIES 8 mondbacks on Wednesday night.

TIGERS 5 Freese hit a 451-foot blast DETROIT — Odubel Herreinto the Pirates’ bullpen in ra and Peter Bourjos homered center field off Rubby De La off Anibal Sanchez, and the Rosa (4-5) to put the Pirates Philadelphia Phillies salvaged ahead 5-4. They trailed 4-1 the finale of their three-game coming into the fifth but then series with Detroit, beating the Gregory Polanco hit an RBI Tigers 8-5 on Wednesday. double and Starling Marte Detroit had won eight of drove in a run with a groundnine, including the first two out. games of this set, but HerreJeff Locke (3-3) gave up four ra’s three-run drive put Phila- runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 indelphia up 5-1 in the fourth. nings for his first career victoAaron Nola (4-3) and the Philry against the Diamondbacks. lies were able to hold on from Mark Melancon worked there. Jeanmar Gomez pitched around Chris Owings’ second the ninth for his major league- double of the game with two leading 17th save in 18 chancouts to pitch a scoreless ninth CUBS 9 es. and get his 16th save in 17 opSanchez (3-6) allowed three portunities.

CARDINALS 8 earned runs and eight hits in ST. LOUIS — Jake Arrieta re- six-plus innings. The Tigers Wire reports

AMERICAN LEGION SCHEDULE Senior Teams

Keith Gedamke / the Sumter Item

Manning-Santee shortstop Taylor Lee, left, waits on the throw as Camden’s Josh Hernandez starts his slide in Post 68’s 5-2 victory on Wednesday at Monarch Field.

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Post 17 tied the game in the seventh off new M-S pitcher Kacey Floyd. Cam Holley connected on a 1-out single and after a walk, Brock Robinson’s bloop to right field was just out of the reach of Post 68 second baseman Logan Smith to plate Holley and knot the score at 2-2.

Morris came in for M-S to face Robinson and avoided further damage in the in-

ning two batters later by inducing a 1-2-3 double play to keep the score close -which proved huge as the eight inning unfolded for Post 68.

“A lot of people don’t realize how good a play that was all-around,” Jordan said. “Morgan made a great stab on a hard hit ball and then Connor made a strong throw to first. The ball actually hit off the runner and William made a great play to keep his concentration for the out or another run would have scored.”

Morris worked around an

Sumter tops Jets DALZELL – Sumter Post 15 defeated DalzellShaw Post 175 in seven innings on Wednesday at Thomas Sumter Academy’s General Field.

The teams will play again today at 7 p.m. at Riley Park For more information on the game, go to www. theitem.com. error and a hit batter in the ninth to seal the victory.

Sumter Thursday, May 26 Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Saturday, May 28 Beaufort (DH), 3 p.m. and 6 p.m.

Monday, May 30 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 1 at ManningSantee, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 3 at Florence, 7:30 p.m.

Monday, June 6 at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7 Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 8 at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Camden, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 Camden, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21 at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

June 24-26 Palmetto Invitational at Riley Park, TBA Wednesday, June 29 Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Friday, July 1 Florence, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee Friday, May 25 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 30 at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 Sumter, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 1 Sumter, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 6 Beaufort, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, June 13 Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14 at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 20 at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21 Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 23 at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 27 at Beaufort, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 30 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Dalzell-Shaw Thursday, May 26 at Sumter, 7 p.m.

Monday, May 30 Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 at Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 3 Orangeburg, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 6 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7 Camden, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 9 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 13 at Lexington, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14 at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 Lexington, 7 p.m.

Monday, June 20 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21 at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Junior Teams

Sumter Saturday, May 28 Beaufort (DH), 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.

Tuesday, May 31 Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 2 at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 3 Darlington, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 7 at Camden, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 9 Camden, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 10 Hartsville, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 14 South Florence, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 15 Marlboro, 7 p.m.

Thursday, June 16 at South Florence, 7 p.m.

Friday, June 17 at Hartsville, 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, June 21 Bishopville, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 22 at Darlington, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 23 at Bishopville, 7 p.m.

Tuesday, June 28 West Florence, 7 p.m.

Wednesday, June 29 at Marlboro, 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 30 at West Florence, 7 p.m.

Manning-Santee Tuesday, May 31 at Sumter Thursday, June 2 Sumter Tuesday, June 7 at South Florence Tuesday, June 9 South Florence Tuesday, June 14 West Florence Thursday, June 16 at West Florence Tuesday, June 21 at Camden Thursday, June 23 Camden Tuesday, June 28 at Bishopville Thursday, June 30 Bishoville

Bishopville Tuesday, May 31 South Florence Thursday, June 2 at South Florence Tuesday, June 7 West Florence Thursday, June 9 at West Florence Tuesday, June 14 at Camden Thursday, June 16 Camden Tuesday, June 21 at Sumter Thursday, June 23 Sumter Tuesday, June 28 Manning-Santee Thursday, June 30 at Manning-Santee

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Grisanti’s homer lifts Vanderbilt past Texas A&M HOOVER, Ala. — Walker Grisanti’s leadoff homer in the top of the ninth lifted Vanderbilt to a 6-5 win over Texas A&M Wednesday at the Southeastern Conference tournament.

The Commodores (43-15) moved into the winner’s bracket against Mississippi.

The Aggies (41-14) face South Carolina in an elimination game.

Matt Ruppenthal (5-1) pitched 3-1/3 scoreless innings for Vandy. He worked around a leadoff walk in the ninth with a strikeout on a bunt attempt and a double-play grounder.

The Commodores’ Will Toffey went 3-for-4 with two RBIs. Connor Kaiser also drove in two runs, the second on a tying sacrifice fly in the eighth.

Jonathan Moroney led Texas A&M, going 2-for-2 with a two-run double and a pair of walks. Austin Homan had two RBIs and his first triple.

ACC Tournament Tuesday Game 1 – (10) Wake Forest 4, (7) Duke 3 Game 2 – (9) Georgia Tech 6, (8) Boston College 0 Wednesday Game 3 – (4) Florida State 7, (5) N.C. State 3 Game 4 – (1) Miami 4, (9) Georgia Tech 0 Game 5 – (2) Louisville 9, (10) Wake Forest 3 Today Game 6 – (6) Clemson vs. (3) Virginia, 11 a.m.

Game 7 – (9) Georgia Tech vs.

(4) Florida State, 3 p.m.

Game 8 – (5) N.C. State vs. (1) Miamia, 7 p.m.

Friday Game 9 – (6) Clemson vs. (2) Louisville, 11 a.m.

Game 10 – (10) Wake Forest vs.

(3) Virginia, 3 p.m.

Game 11 – (9) Georgia Tech vs.

(5) N.C. State, 7 p.m.

Saturday Game 12 – (10) Wake Forest vs.

(6) Clemson, 11 a.m.

Game 13 – (4) Florida State vs.

(1) Miami, 3 p.m.

Game 14 – (3) Virginia vs. (2) Louisville, 7 p.m.

Sunday Game 15 – Championship, noon

SEC tournament

SEC Mississippi State 4 Alabama 1 HOOVER, Ala. — Zac Houston allowed four hits in 8 2/3 innings and Gavin Collins went 4 for 4 with a homer to help Mississippi State beat Alabama 4-1 on Wednesday night in the Southeastern Conference Tournament.

Mississippi State, the SEC’s regular-season champion, earned its 12th consecutive victory. The Bulldogs (41-14-1) will face the winner of Wednesday night’s FloridaLSU game. Alabama (32-25) will play the loser of the Florida-LSU contest in an elimination game.

Collins hit a leadoff homer in the fourth inning. Collins also singled home a run in the first, and he singled and scored in the sixth.

Houston (5-0) struck out five and walked nobody. He appeared on his way to a shutout until Alabama’s Georgie Salem and Chandler Taylor hit consecutive two-out dou-

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Florida State’s Quincy Nieporte slides safely into home as North Carolina State catcher Andrew Knizner lunges to make a late tag on Wednesday in the sixth inning of FSU’s 7-3 victory in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Durham, N.C. bles in the ninth. Blake Smith relieved Houston and struck out Will Haynie to earn his fourth save.

Alabama starter Geoffrey Bramblett (5-4) allowed four runs and nine hits in 5 2/3 innings.

ACC Florida State 7 N.C. State 3 DURHAM, N.C. — Steven Wells Jr. hit an RBI sacrifice fly to start a four-run eighth inning that helped Florida State beat North Carolina State 7-3 in Wednesday’s pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.

Taylor Walls added a tworun single in the go-ahead inning for the fourth-seeded Seminoles (35-19), who trailed

by two before tying the game on Dylan Busby’s two-run single in the sixth.

Chase Haney (5-0) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief in a rematch of last year’s championship game.

Reliever Will Gilbert (3-1) took the loss for the fifth-seeded Wolfpack (34-19). Brock Deatherage scored on a double steal in the second to get N.C. State on the board, while Brett Kinnerman drove home a run with a bunt in the fourth for a 3-1 lead.

In Thursday’s Pool A play, Florida State faces ninthseeded Georgia Tech while N.C. State faces top-seeded Miami.

Miami 4 Georgia Tech 0

DURHAM, N.C. — Brandon Lopez and Willie Abreu each had RBI singles in a three-run opening inning, while Zack Collins added a home run to help Miami beat Georgia Tech 4-0 in Wednesday’s pool play at the Atlantic Coast Conference baseball tournament.

Randy Batista added an RBI groundout in the first for the top-seeded Hurricanes (44-10), who finished with six hits. Collins’ bases-empty shot in the eighth was his 12th home run of the year.

Jesse Lepore (9-0) earned the win, allowing three hits in six scoreless innings.

Matt Gonzalez had two hits for the ninth-seeded Yellow Jackets (36-21), who managed just five hits. Jake Lee (3-3) took the loss after allowing three earned runs and walking three in 1/3 of an inning.

Tuesday Game 1 – (6) Vanderbilt 7, (11) Missouri 0 Game 2 – (7) Ole Miss 5, (10) Georgia 1 Game 3 – (9) Alabama 5, (8) Kentucky 2 Game 4 – (5) LSU 5, (12) Tennessee 4 Wednesday Game 5 – (6) Vanderbilt 6, (3) Texas A&M 5 Game 6 – (7) Ole Miss, 10, (2) South Carolina 4 Game 7 – (1) Mississippi State 4, (9) Alabama 1 Game 8 – (4) Florida vs.

LSU, 9 p.m.

Today Game 9 – Texas A&M vs.

South Carolina, 10:30 a.m.

Game 10 – Alabama vs. Loser Game 8, TBD Game 11 – Vanderbilt vs. Ole Miss., 5:30 p.m.

Game 12 – Mississippi State vs.

Winner Game 8, TBD Friday Game 13 – Winner Game 9 vs.

Loser Game 11, 4 p.m.

Game 14 – Winner Game 10 vs.

Loser Game 12, TBD Saturday Game 15 – Winner Game 13 vs.

Winner Game 11, 1 p.m.

Game 16 – Winner Game 14 vs.

Winner Game 12, TBD Sunday Game 17 – Winner Game 15 vs.

Winner Game 16, 3 p.m.

In Thursday’s Pool A play, Miami faces fifth-seeded North Carolina State while Georgia Tech faces fourth-seeded Florida State. FSU beat N.C. State earlier Wednesday.

Wire reports

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However, they committed a season-high five errors, only the second time this season they’ve committed three or more errors in a game.

“We pride ourselves on pitching and defense and that is what has gotten us to this point of the season,” USC head coach Chad Holbrook said. “We (didn’t) pitch very well and didn’t play great defense behind our pitching staff. Clarke did the best that he could; he just didn’t have his normal stuff. We didn’t help him out either. so we have to get back to what we do well and that’s pitch and play defense. They did a lot of damage so you have to congratulate [Ole Miss] on the win.”

Ole Miss went ahead 2-0 in the top of the first inning.

Tate Blackman reached on a 2-out single and scored on J.B. Woodman’s RBI double. \On the play, South Carolina shortstop Marcus Mooney looked to throw out Blackman at home, but his throw was low and got past catcher Chris Cullen. The ball went into the dugout and allowed Woodman to score.

The Rebels increased the lead to 5-0 in the third. After a hit batter and a walk, Lartigue drove in a run with a single with a second run coming in on a fielding error by center fielder Dom Thompson-Williams.

Lartigue scored on an error as well.

The Gamecocks got on the board in the bottom of the third with a pair of runs.

Cullen reached base on a leadoff walk and Mooney reached base with two outs on a hit by pitch. Alex Destino followed with a

Photographs by Vasha Hunt/AL.com

Mississippi outfielder J.B. Woodman (12) scores on a double by Henri Lartigue on Wednesday against South Carolina in a Southeastern Conference tournament game in Birmingham, Ala. Ole Miss won 10-4.

2-run double off the wall in right-center, just missing a homer.

Ole Miss opened the lead back to five in the top of the fifth. Woodman and Lartigue each singled with one out and scored on Colby Bortles’ double.

Carolina crept to within three again with a pair of runs in the seventh inning.

Gene Cone led off with a double to left field and Mooney reached base on an infield single.

On the play, third baseman Bortles fielded a high chopper, but threw wide of first, allowing Cone

to score from second base.

With two outs and Mooney on second, Bride belted an RBI single up the middle, cutting Ole Miss’ lead to 7-4.

Lartigue would put Ole Miss ahead by six in the eighth inning with his fourth hit of the day, a 2-out, 3-run homer to right field.

Cone, Madison Stokes and Bride each collected multihit games for the Gamecocks. Cone was 3-for5 with a run scored, Bride 2-for-5 with an RBI and Stokes was 2-for-4.

From staff reports

Mississippi infielder Will Golsan (8) is tagged out by by South Carolina third baseman Jonah Bride (20) in the Rebels’ 10-4 win on Wedesday.

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After 2 decades, Luyendyk is still Indy’s fastest driver

By MICHAEL MAROT The Associated Press

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Violet Parks, right, is congratulated by Frances Flock, left, on Wednesday after Parks’ husband, Raymond Parks, was announced as one of five inductees for the 2017 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte. Flock is the widow of NASCAR Hall of Fame member Tim Flock.

Parsons, Martin, Hendrick selected to Hall of Fame

By STEVE REED The Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Drivers Benny Parsons and Mark Martin and car owners Rick Hendrick, Richard Childress and Raymond Parks were inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame on Wednesday.

Parsons, the 1973 NASCAR premier series champion, was the first driver to eclipse 200 mph. Parsons, also a longtime broadcaster, died in 2007 at age 65.

Martin won 96 races across NASCAR’s national series competition, including 40 on the Sprint Cup level.

Hendrick won 14 owner championships, and Childress 11 across NASCAR’s three series.

Parks was the first car owner to win a title. He died in 2010 at 96.

Martinsville Speedway founder H. Clay Earles won the 2017 Landmark Award for outstanding contributions to NASCAR. None of the living inductees was present for the announcement.

Parsons received 85 percent of the votes — the most of the five inductees — followed by Hendrick (62 percent), Martin (57), Parks (53) and Childress (43).

Parsons was referred to by some as the “everyman’s champion” and was known

Clemson

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Blossomgame’s return will mark just the third time in Clemson basketball history that the Tigers will welcome back a first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, joining Choppy Patterson and Will Solomon.

It also will mark the first time in school history that Clemson will return a firstteam All-ACC player in basketball, football and baseball in the same academic year.

“I’m happy for him and I’m also excited for the season to come,” said teammate Donte Grantham. “The last three or four years we’ve been in the middle of the pack in the ACC; this is a big year coming up. We have a great opportunity with the new Littlejohn (Coliseum) here and new guys on the team and Jaron coming back. We’ve got to live up to the expectations.”

Blossomgame is coming off a breakout season in which he

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The 2017 class of the NASCAR Hall of Fame is, from left to righ, Benny Parsons, Rick Hendrick, Mark Martin, Raymond Parks and Richard Childress. for his consistency.

He won 21 times in 536 starts but finished in the top 10 in more than half of his starts (238). His biggest victory might have been in the 1975 Daytona 500, and he is recognized as one of NASCAR’s top 50 drivers. Following his racing career he made seamless transition into television and was a commentator for NBC and TNT until he died of lung cancer.

“This is the biggest honor of Benny’s life,” said Parsons’ widow, Terri. “It summarizes everything he has ever worked toward. Every job he has ever had be it as a race car driver in all divisions, host of a NASCAR radio shows, NASCAR color commentator for TV net-

works each were just as important to him as the next.

He lived his life for NASCAR fans.”

Martin was described as “the greatest driver to never win a championship,” finishing second in the Sprint Cup standings five times. Martin’s 96 career wins across NASCAR’s three national series are seventh-most on the all-time list.

Hendrick, the founder and owner of Hendrick Motorsports, has won 11 of his 14 titles on the Sprint Cup circuit — six with Jimmie Johnson, four with Jeff Gordon and one with Terry Labonte. He was part of a remarkable run from 1995-98 where Gordon and Labonte combined to win four straight championships.

averaged a career-best 18.7 points and 6.7 rebounds and showed dramatic improvement in his 3-point shooting, going from 28.8 percent as a sophomore to 41.9 percent this past season. He scored 30 or more points three times, had at least 20 points in 16 games and became the first player in Clemson history to shoot at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent on 3-pointers and 75 percent from the free throw line during a season.

The 6-foot-7, 214-pounder from Alpharetta, Georgia, shined at the recent NBA Combine in Chicago, scoring 27 points and grabbing 15 rebounds in two games. He also connected on all four of his 3-point attempts.

He also impressed with his athleticism, recording a vertical leap of 41 inches, which ranked fifth-best among all players at the combine, but still was projected as a second-round pick by most analysts.

Blossomgame had recent workouts with seven teams,

most recently Tuesday with the Phoenix Suns. He also had workouts with the Utah Jazz, Boston Celtics, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Clippers, Philadelphia 76ers and San Antonio Spurs.

“What made my decision so hard was I got good feedback,” Blossomgame said. “But I think another year will benefit me and put me in a better situation. I feel like I belong here for one more year.”

Blossomgame’s presence certainly puts Brownell’s team, which won 10 ACC games for just the fifth time in school history last season, in a considerably better place heading into his seventh season.

Wednesday’s announcement was, he concluded, sort of like Christmas in late May. “Yeah, with the gifts I’ve been getting lately – socks and undershirts – this feels a helluva lot better,” Brownell said, laughing. “It takes a team to be successful, but it takes an alpha male to get you there, and Jaron certainly is that.”

But the debate that once drove the month of May — how fast can these cars go?

INDIANAPOLIS — Twen- — has been on hold ever ty years and one week after since series officials decided Arie Luyendyk became the to slow things down for the fastest man to conquer Indi- 1997 season. anapolis Motor Speedway’s The late Scott Brayton 2.5-mile oval, his records re- won the ‘96 pole with an avmain untouched and unerage speed of 233.718. Luychallenged. endyk won it the next year And unlikely to fall anyat a seemingly pedestrian time soon.

218.263.

The man who sped around “I understand why it (a rethe 2.5-mile oval at a mindcord-breaking run) hasn’t blowing 237.498 mph during happened because I think at qualifying in 1996 and finthat time there was a transiished with a four-lap avertioning period and Tony age of 236.986 finds it hard George really was pushing to believe he’s still talking hard for the SAFER barrithose speeds as the 100th ers,” said Mike Hull, the running of the Indianapolis managing director for Chip 500 nears.

Ganassi Racing. “I think ev“It seems like a long erybody thought we would time,” Luyendyk said eventually go again with Wednesday. “I knew it speed.” would be a while with the Instead, driver safety conchanges going on at the tinued to be a hot-button speedway. I anticipated the issue. speeds would be slower for It re-emerged as a heada while, but 20 years is a line when two-time Indy long time.” winner Dan Wheldon was It’s not that series offikilled in a crash during the cials are afraid of pushing final race of the 2011 seathe limits. son, and again after Justin They call the IndyCar Se- Wilson died from injuries ries the world’s fastest and sustained from debris hitthree years ago, Mark ting him in the head last Miles, the CEO of Hulman August. Last May at India& Co., IndyCar’s parent napolis, series officials company, discussed the pos- even took away the extra sibility of breaking Luyenhorsepower boost that was dyk’s records at the centen- expected to increase qualinial race. fying speeds after three But with qualifying set cars went airborne followfor Saturday and Sunday ing crashes in practice. and the May 29 race less During the offseason, to than two weeks away, a rethe consternation of some cord-breaking run is the drivers, the series added one element that’s missing more safety equipment — from this month’s grand cel- equipment that appeared to ebration. help rookie Spencer Pigot “It used to be if you ran stay on the ground after faster than me, fine. If I ran the first crash of the week. faster than you fine, as long All of that means So Luyas it was all within the endyk will keep the record rules,” four-time Indy 500 for yet another year, even winner A.J. Foyt said. “Now, though many in Gasoline it’s kind of like spec racing, Alley would like a shot to if you want to know the break it. truth. The cars have so “I think racers enjoy much drag and downforce ... speed and we all covet that,” It’s not like it used to be.”

Hull said. “It’s great to be Some contend the changes able to set speed records have been good for the whether you’re going down sport. a country road or out here By using more standardon the track.” ized equipment, costs have And especially at the been cut and races have begranddaddy of race tracks, come more competitive.

Indianapolis.

Drivers are safer, too, even The truth is, Luyendyk’s at speeds that routinely top record could fall if series of225 mph. Ryan Hunter-Reay, ficials turn up the horsethe 2014 Indy 500 winner, power again. And after two had the fastest lap in decades of holding his title, Wednesday’s practice, going Luyendyk would like some228.202. one challenge his records.

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Former NBA player accused of using charity for personal gain KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Former NBA player Kermit Washington is accused of using donations intended to help needy people in Africa for his own gain, including paying for vacations, jewelry and entertainment.

U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson on Wednesday announced a federal indictment against Washington, who is best known for punching Houston Rockets player Rudy Tomjanovich during a game in 1977.

Lee will transfer from Kentucky, Briscoe returning to school LEXINGTON, Ky. — Kentucky forward Marcus Lee will transfer after withdrawing from the NBA draft, while guard Isaiah Briscoe plans to return for his sophomore season with the Wildcats.

Wildcats coach John Calipari said in a release Wednesday that the 6-foot9 junior wants to transfer to a school out west to be closer to his family. Lee participated in the NBA draft combine but was given an outside chance at being selected. He’ll have one season of eligibility remaining and says, “I’m

trying to do what’s right for me and my family.”

Tyson calls proposal to allow pros in Olympics ‘ridiculous’ BEIJING — Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson says a proposal to let professional fighters compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics is “ridiculous” and “foolish.”

In Beijing to promote professional boxing in China, Tyson says any pro boxers going to the Olympics should be prepared to lose because the amateurs could prove too fast for them.

Tyson says he still has strong memories of the skilled boxers from Cuba, Russia and elsewhere he fought as an amateur in the 1980s.

The head of the International Boxing Association has proposed allowing pros in the Olympics, although it’s uncertain how the plan would be implemented for Rio because qualification tournaments are either underway or have already been held for boxers in most countries.

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FRENCH OPEN

Murray pushed to five sets again in Paris

By HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press

“It’s been a tough, tough few days.”

Sure has.

PARIS — As if ordering Murray, three times a semiroom service, Andy Murray’s finalist in Paris, never had latest unheralded French won consecutive five-set Open tormenter requested that matches in any tournament. a can of Coke and a Mars bar But he twice overcame a set be brought to him right there deficit before edging 37-yearon Court Philippe Chatrier for old qualifier Radek Stepanek sustenance during their five3-6, 3-6, 6-0, 6-3, 7-5 in a firstsetter. round match suspended by Truth is, it was Murray who darkness Monday and comappeared in need of a jolt of pleted Tuesday. some sort, especially while he Then, against Bourgue — a was losing 16 points in a row 22-year-old buoyed by a partiduring one stretch. san crowd that repeatedly re“I lost my way on the court galed their man with standing today,” Murray said, “for quite ovations and jeered line calls a while.” that didn’t go his way — MurFor now, Murray is still in ray dropped eight straight the mix at Roland Garros, games, including that 16-point reaching the third round by drought, and fell behind by coming from behind yet again two sets to one. to win 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 on “I couldn’t believe it myself,” Wednesday against French Bourgue said. “I was very wild-card entry Mathias happy. I was very proud. I Bourgue, who was playing in knew I was on top of things at the second tour-level match of that point.” his life. The second-seeded Not surprisingly, it didn’t Murray acknowledged he can’t last. keep getting pushed to the This is, after all, someone limit if he has designs on addwho is ranked 164th. Someone ing a third Grand Slam title to who usually plays on the lowhis collection. er-tier Challenger tour and “I need to go and rest,” said never before faced anyone Murray, already on court for ranked better than 55th. Some10 sets and more than 7 hours. one who never before contest-

rally length will only be a few shots — maybe three, four shots max. So that’s a positive there,” Murray said. “At least I get a day’s rest now. But you can’t continue playing matches like that and then expect to win the tournament.”

Not since Gaston Gaudio in 2004 has a man been taken to five sets in each of the French Open’s first two rounds and gone on to lift the trophy.

Most of the other top seeds in action Wednesday won in straight sets, including defending champion Stan Wawrinka, No. 5 Kei Nishikori, No. 8 The Associated Press Milos Raonic and the last two Andy Murray reacts to a point during his second-round match with American men, No. 15 John Mathias Bourgue in the French Open on Wednesday at the Roland Isner and No. 23 Jack Sock.

Garros stadium in Paris. Murray won 6-2, 2-6, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

Among the women, No. 2 Agnieszka Radwanska, No. 4 ed a fourth set and so leaned with his next opponent: No. 27 Garbine Muguruza, No. 10 on advice from another French Ivo Karlovic, who hit 41 aces to Petra Kvitova, No. 11 Lucie Sapro, Gilles Simon: If exhausbeat Australian wild-card farova and No. 19 Sloane Stetion sets in, ask for a soda and entry Jordan Thompson 6-7 phens advanced in two sets. a candy bar (a ball boy eventu- (2), 6-3, 7-6 (3), 6-7 (4), 12-10 and For a segment of his 3½ally did bring Bourgue a drink become, at 37, the oldest man hour match against Murray, and a Twix on Wednesday). to reach a major’s third round Bourgue could do no wrong, To scout him, Murray asked since Jimmy Connors at the whether with big swings from some French players what 1991 U.S. Open. the baseline or perfect drop they knew about Bourgue — “It’s the only time when shots. He ended up with more he’s good on clay, they warned being old is OK,” Karlovic winners, fewer unforced er— and watched video of his joked. rors and more total points, 138match from Monday. Not Murray is 6-0 against the 137. much else to go on.

6-foot-11 (2.11-meter) Karlovic.

“It’s a pity I lost,” Bourgue Murray is more familiar “Physically, the average said.

Area Scoreboard BASKETBALL Diamond Stackz Classic The Second Annual Diamond Stackz Classic basketball tournament will be held on Saturday at the Sumter High School gymnasium.

The tournament is being held in memory of former Sumter High School all-state basketball player Erick White. who drowned in the ocean at Myrtle Beach in May of 2015.

The money raised from the tournament will go to a senior high school basketball player with an exceptional academic record.

The 16-team tournament will begin at 10 a.m. Admission is $5 per person.

For more information, contact Sterling Ta’Bon at (803) 983-5838 or at Sbtabon1004@ email.campbell.edu.

SUMTER HIGH CAMP Sumter High School will have a basketball camp July 11-15 in its main gymnasium.

The camp will run from 8

a.m. to noon each day and is open to children ages 6-17. The cost is $35 per student.

Registration forms are available in the school’s main office or by calling SHS boys head coach Shawn Jones at (803) 467-3874.

FOOTBALL Do It Big 7-on-7 tournament The first Do It Big 7-on-7 We Ball 4 Destin football tournament will be held on Saturday, June 11, at Sumter High School.

The tournament is being held in memory of former Sumter High football player Destin Wise, who died in an automobile accident in June of 2015. The tournament is being put on by Wise’s half-brother Mariel Cooper, an all-state performer at SHS who recently signed a free agent contract with the Washington Redskins.

For more information, contact Cooper at (803) 565-5360 or at weball4desting@gmail.com,

Wanda Cooper at (803) 565-3955 or at cooperwanda517@yahoo. com, Travien Maple at (803) 406-5853 or Jodecy Hithe at (803) 542-4236.

SUMTER HIGH CAMP Sumter High School will have a football camp July 13-14 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the school’s practice field.

The camp is open to children who have completed grades 2 through 7. The camp is free, but pre-registration is required by June 30.

Forms are available in the school’s main office or by calling SHS head coach Mark Barnes at (803) 481-4480.

cart, lunch and beverages.

The field will be limited to the first 20 teams. The money raised will go K.A.T.’s Special Kneads.

For more information, call Kathy Stafford at (803) 4693906, Teresa Durden at (803) 917-4710 or Mike Ardis at (803) 775-1902.

TENNIS Twilight Tennis in the Parks

Twilight Tennis in the Parks, sponsored by Palmetto Tennis Center, will be held on June 4 at Memorial Park from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The event is open too children ages 5-12 with demonGOLF strations from a PTC profesPars 4 Pets Tournament sional.

The fourth annual Par 4 Pets Another event will be held golf tournament will be held on June 25 at Swan Lake Park on Saturday, June 18, at Crysfrom 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Events tal Lakes Golf Course. at Shaw Park on July 16 and The format will be 4-man Birnie Park on July 30 will run Captain’s Choice. The entry from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. fee is $160 per team or $40 per For more information, call player. The fee includes golf PTC at (803) 774-3969.

BOWLING Gamecock Lanes Scores

March 27-April 4 Sunday Night Mixed: Todd Haviland 255-638; Kris Hackett 521.

Nascar: Robby Carter 222; Amy Marshall 187-511.

Hot Shots: Eulinda Pinckney 203-483; Shirley Dunham 434.

Tuesday Night Mixed: Darryl Fleming 297-764; Daniel Girdvains 269; Steve Anderson 269-665; Worth Geddings 254-643; Russell Nowell 238-601; Carll Field 243-643; Don Brown 233-594; Charlie Boykin 266; Ron Poole 224; Barry Brown 503; Rowland Yates 713; Norvell Jackson Sr. 530; Lenny Girdvains 575; Edwardon Allen 722; Don Infelise 653; Willie Graham 562; Sonya Smith 184-474; Eva Jackson 245; Tiffany Reynolds 198-513; Joann Goin 254-635; Donna Girdvains 169-403; Loisann Horne 256-696; Becky Dabbs 550.

Afternoon Delight: Calvin McMillan 279-607; Elias Wells 647; Julia Jenkins 511; Gwen Cofield 534.

Industrial Mixed: Rowland Yates 266669; Willie Graham 237-608; Kenny Smith 260-713; Greg Cunningham 242658; Jerry Beasley 573; Moses Jackson 678; Pat Gillion 572; Eva Jackson 563.

Friday Night Mixed: Reggie Ratcliff 255-661; Myron Conyers 279-710; Ricky Dinkins 279-721; Sean Chapman 288-698; Leon Williams 277-727; Jerry Beasley 255-653; Leroy Pringle Jr. 236627; Earl Fronabarger 258-656; Darryl Fleming 265-744; Don Infelise 267-675; Kenneth Jenkins 258-693; Marc Harton 258-682; Lewis Washington 247; Bill Riles 618; Kenny Smith 676; Henry Watkins 572; George Russ 532; Gene Jenkins 597; Joshua Sweeney 560; Jeremy Sestile 623; Ricky Grimmett 573; Sarah Lawrence 214-514; Sammie Washington 213; Margaret Coleman 507; Lunesa Ratcliff 521; Debra Wilson 558; Sue Bailey 673; Jackie Jones 513.

OBITUARIES LILLIE MAE W. BARTELLE HEMINGWAY — Funeral services for Lillie Mae Wheeler Bartelle will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday at Goodwill Presbyterian Church USA in Mayesville. Burial will follow at the Mt. Seal United Methodist Church Cemetery in Hemingway.

Mrs. Bartelle died on Friday, May 20, 2016, at Carolinas Hospital System in Florence.

Bartell Funeral Home of Hemingway is in charges of these arrangements.

The family is receiving friends at 24 Soloman Circle, Nesmith.

IVERY LEMON Ivery Lemon died on May 22, 2016.

Ivery Lemon was created by God in his infinite wisdom and delivered as a son to the late Moses and Camey Ragin Lemon. He entered his earthly life on Dec. 2, 1918, in Davis Station. Ivery was very fortunate as a child to be nurtured by two sets of parents. When God took Moses and Camey into heaven, he provided his cousin, Jetter Williams, and his family to continue Ivery’s upbringing and nurturing him into adulthood.

Although Ivery’s sisters and brothers are all deceased now, his extended family from the Williams are still alive and cared for him until the end.

Ivery attended the public schools in Clarendon County.

He worked for O.L. Williams Veneer Plant for several years and began his career as a

chauffeur in Manning. Later he moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and began to work for Mr. Tyson at the famous Book-Binders Restaurant, where the most wealthy and famous ate. He met several movie starts such as Patty LaBelle, Sammy Davis Jr., Bing Crosby, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He also managed to drive the Pope around Philadelphia some time ago during his visit.

Ivery accepted Christ in his youth and joined Mt. Pisgah AME Church in Philadelphia.

Later, he retired and returned to Sumter and joined Mt. Pisgah AME Church of Sumter, where he was a member of the Sons of Allen, the Steward Board and the church school.

Ivery leaves to cherish his loving memories: a loving daughter, Sheryl Stewart of Philadelphia; several nieces, nephews, a host of cousins and friends; and his extended family members, Mutt, Florence and Naomi.

He was preceded in death by his sisters, Geneva Marion, Gainville Lemon Tindal, Lucille Octavia Williams and Ethel Cherry Snowdan; and brothers, Percy Lemon, Leon Lemon and Emly Lemon.

Funeral service for Ivery Lemon will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday at Mt. Pisgah AME Church with Pastor Laddie Howard officiating, assisted by the Rev. Doris Bright and Dr. Lewis Walker Jr. The body will be placed in the church at 10 a.m.

Interment will follow in Ev-

ergreen Memorial Park cemetery.

Sumter Funeral Service Inc. is in charge of arrangements.

BENNIE HARVIN WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bennie Harvin, 90, widower of Gertrude James Harvin, departed this life on Saturday, May 21, 2016, at Washington Hospital Center in Washington, D.C. He was born on April 20, 1926, in Sumter County, a son of the late Thomas and Agnes Glisson Harvin.

Services entrusted to Whites Mortuary LLC of Sumter.

RUTH T. RICHBURG Ruth Thompson Richburg, 77, widow of James Blanding Richburg, died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, in Mount Pleasant.

Services will be announced

by Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, (803) 7759386.

JULIA ANN PERRY Julia Ann Perry, 71, widow of James Perry, departed this life on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey.

She was born on July 10,

1944, in Sumter, a daughter of the late Jeff and Eliza Bell Burgess.

The family will be receiving friends at the residence, 1221 Mooneyham Road, Sumter, SC 29153.

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

JOHNNY RAY LOWERY Johnny Ray Lowery died on May 23, 2016.

Johnny Ray Lowery was born on Jan. 13, 1960, in Lee County, a son of Mary Rouse Lowery and the late Nelson Lowery. He was the fifth child of his siblings. Lowery was a member of St. Peter AME Church, Mayesville. He was employed with Gold Kist for several years.

He leaves to cherish his memories: his former wife, Kimberly Nicole Lowery; two daughters, Shahonda Lowery and Tiahandra Lowery; his mother, Mary R. Lowery; four brothers, Thomas Lowery, Roy (Jacqueline) Lowery, Robert (Debra) Lowery and Nelson Lowery; two sisters, Inell (Willie) Solomon and Lethia Greene; two aunts, Rebecca (Harry) Evans and Hattie Rouse; special nieces, Inetta Lowery and Jessica Lower; and a host of other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his father and one brother, Willie Lowery.

Public viewing will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary.

Mr. Lowery will be placed in the church at 11 a.m. on Friday for viewing until the hour of service.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Friday at St. Peter AME Church, Mayesville, with the pastor, the Rev. Emanuel Davis, officiating. Interment will follow in St. Peter AME Church Cemetery.

The family will be receiving friends at the home, 4645 McKnight Road, Lynchburg.

Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary.net.

CONNIE J. STUBBS Connie Johnson Stubbs, 86, widow of James Marion Stubbs Sr., died on Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at Covenant Place.

Services will be announced

by Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter.

LOUISE S. ANDERSON Louise Scott Anderson died on Tuesday, May 24, 2016, at Norvant Health Huntersville Medical Center, Huntersville, North Carolina.

She was a daughter of the late Deacon David and Flossie Scott.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced later by Sumter Funeral Service Inc.

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Mom objects to kids paying for roughhousing DEAR ABBY— We visit my in-laws two or three times a year.

During our most recent visit, my kids (ages 12 Dear Abby and 14) were ABIGAIL roughhousing with VAN BUREN their cousins and accidentally slammed a door, which resulted in a broken frame.

Their grandpa had asked them to stop, which they apparently didn’t do.

Now, three months later, my in-laws are visiting us, and my mother-in-law is having the kids pay for the frame. When I spoke up and let her know I thought this

JUMBLE THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME

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was inappropriate, she became very upset and said, “Kids these days don’t have any consequences,” and this is what she and the kids had agreed should happen. I emphasized in front of the kids how important it is to listen, to be accountable for your actions and to see what they could’ve done to make it up to her.

I’m just not comfortable with her still holding onto this and expecting them to pay for the frame. It seems to me that a conversation about respect and listening is plenty appropriate but, after that, shouldn’t my mother-in-law have gracefully let it go?

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ple to be great kids.

Was I wrong to express my opinion that having the kids pay her is inappropriate? If it wasn’t, then maybe we shouldn’t visit at her home, since it’s filled with breakable valuables. I am very frustrated by my controlling mother-in-law.

Upset in Morro Bay DEAR UPSET — Your “great kids” ignored their grandfather when he asked them to quit roughhousing, and the result was significant property damage. If they had agreed with their grandmother that there would be restitution -- I assume the same was true of their cousins -- you were wrong to interfere. That you would do this in the presence of your kids was a mistake.

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In Memory Of Denver G. Williams 2//15//86-05//26//15 Its been one years since you past, the tears in my eyes, i can't wipe away. The ache in my heart will always stay, although we are apart, your spirit lives within me, forever in my heart.

Love Moma, Sons, Brothers, The Williams, and Mccoy Family.

MERCHANDISE Garage, Yard & Estate Sales Moving Estate Sale. Inside. Everything goes, Best offer Thur-Sat 2303 Toxoway Dr Moving Sale - 741 Henderson St. Fri 12 - 5 pm; Sat 8 am - 12. Fishing & hunting items, furn. & household, clothes, lots of misc.

Will buy furniture by piece or bulk, tools, trailers, lawn mowers, 4 wheelers, or almost anything of value. Call 803-983-5364

Help Wanted Full-Time Truck/Tractor tire tech needed.

Experience a plus, but not mandatory. Clean driving record & valid drivers license required. Benefits include, health insurance & 401K. Call 803-773-1423 I would like to locate a lady to live in a nice furnished home in Sumter, and occasionally check on a male patient. If interested mail name, address, & phone number to G. Olin Richbourg 441 West Calhoun St. Sumter, SC HEAVY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC NEEDED EXPERIENCE IN DIESEL ENGINE REPAIR, HYDRAULIC TRUBLESHOOTING AND REPAIR, AND ELECTRICAL TRUOBLESHOOTING AND REAPAIR IS REQUIRED. CLEAN DRIVING RECORD AND VALID DRIVERS LISCENSE REQUIRED. CONTACT JEANETTE AT (803) 428-5555 FOR APPLICATION INFORMATION. LOCATED IN BISHOPVILLE, SC.

Help Wanted Part-Time Part time RN needed for Supervisory visits in Sumter County. Call 803-236-1721.

Medical Help Wanted Full time medical assistant & part time Doctor's assistant needed for high volume clinic in Sumter. Call 803-506-0179.

RENTALS Rooms for Rent ROOMS FOR RENT $100- $125 /wkly. All utilities & cable included.

803-938-2709

Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette.

775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

Resort Rentals

2006 4Dr Hyundai Elantra A/T 4Cyl. 2.0 L Eng., 75K mi., MPG up to 27 city 34 hwy, power door, locks, windows. keyless entry, CC, AM/FM CD , Drvr & pass airbags $3,800 OBO 803-236-0488

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

Miscellaneous

Office Rentals Commercial office space available call 1st Choice Contractors at 803-433-9100.

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale Refurbished batteries as low as $45. New batteries as low as $70.

Auto Electric Co., 102 Blvd Rd. 803-773-4381

Good condition Apts. 2BR 1BA All new appliances C/H/A $550-$600 7A & 7B Wright St Call 803-773-5186 or 631-626-3460 2BR 2BA Apt Appliances, washer/dryer hook up, swimming pool.

Close to mall. $600 Mo. + $600 Dep. Avail. now Call 803-491-5618

Unfurnished Homes Rent- 4BR 3.5BA $2000 Mo. Golf Course, Lakeview, Club house. Call 803-406-9723 5BR/2.5BA for rent in Sumter.

Section 8 ok. Call 803-464-1948 3 & 4 Br homes & MH, in Sumter County & Manning area. No Sect. 8.

Rent + dep. req. Call 803-225-0389.

Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water//sewer//garbage pk-up incl'd.

RV parking avail. Call 803-494-8350

For Sale- 251 Cromer Dr Sumter 3BR 2BA, large den, dining room, kitchen, laundry room, garage, fenced in yard, C/H/A, new roof.

Move in ready. Call 803-469-8700 3BR/2BA fully renovated located at 1055 Twin Lakes Dr. 2 car garage, large sunporch, lrg corner lot. Call for appointment 803-968-5627

Manufactured Housing Spring into your dream home today. We have quality used refurbished mobile homes. We specialize in on the lot financing. Low credit score is OK. Call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book page (M & M Mobile Homes).

Father’sDay Don’t forget to let your dad know how much he is loved and appreciated on Father’s Day!

Happy Birthday in Heaven Dennis Bowman May 26th Your gentle face and calming blue eyes, with sadness we recall your patient smile. You had a kindly word for all of us. Beloved by all your family. Remembering you on this day, comforted by so many memories. We Love You till We see You again, The Bowman Family, Wife, Children, Grandkids, Brother & Friends.

BUSINESS SERVICES Accounting & Bookkeeping UNCLAIMED CASH FREE SEARCH TESCO 507 BROAD ST. 803-773-1515

“Policy Of Public Awareness” The Clarendon County Board Of Education advises the citizens of school district #2 that Three (3) seat in district #2 will be appointed. The appointees’ term will run for three (3) years beginning July 2016.

Any persons interested in being considered by the County Board of Education should pick up an application at the Clerk of Court’s Office at Manning Court House beginning May 16, 2016.

Applications should be returned to the Clerk of Court’s Office No Later Than 12:00 noon on May 31, 2016. These appointments will be made on June 17, 2016.

Clarendon County Board Of Education

Dad, Thanks for all you do!

Love, Samantha Double (20 words) - $15.00

To the best dad in the world! I love you!

Love, Ethan Single (10 words) - $10.00

Deadline:June 13,2016 Publish:June 19,2016 Submitted By_______________________ Phone _______________ Address _______________________________________________ City_____________________ State________ Zip_______________ Message______________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Please send your picture with a self-return stamped envelope so that we can get your pictures back to you.

Stop by our office Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 20 N. Magnolia Street • Sumter,SC 29150 or call Mary at 803-774-1263 • mary@theitem.com

Post Office Box 476 • Manning, SC 29102 803-435-8583 ccboedu@yahoo.com George A. Wilson, Chairman

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