May 27, 2014 by The Sumter Item

Golf tourney will benefit LeNoir Store BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214

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Students in Sumter High School’s Hands on History class have been spending the semester completely immersed in the history of Sumter. The class gets students directly in touch with the Sumter County Museum’s Carolina Backcountry, where they recreate

history, dressed in clothing appropriate for the early 19th century and learn about and experience life in Sumter in earlier years. It was through this class that senior Matthew Gentry was inspired to gather his fellow classmates to organize the upcoming fundraiser golf tournament to benefit the LeNoir Store in Horatio, which is a business that

has been around for almost 200 years. “It’s the oldest continuous business in South Carolina and has been in the family for many years,” said John Shipman, history teacher at SHS. Shipman said he has been the instructor for Hands on History for a few years now, and he often takes his students to Horatio to see the store

for themselves and make purchases from the general store. The store, owned and operated by the LeNoir family since it opened, is in danger of closing. As rural post offices recently closed across the country, the LeNoir store was also hit by this change in the economy. The onsite postmaster

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MEMORIAL DAY 2014

‘They did not die in vain’

P-15’s are back Sumter, Manning-Santee set for Legion opener B1 SECOND FRONT

Local free clinic awarded $54,000 A2 THE CLARENDON SUN

Truck driver receives national recognition C1 DEATHS, B6 and B7 Joan Pollock Gibbs Thomas Dukes Sr. Esther James Nola B. Jenkins Isaac Johnson Eartha Davis

James Snyder Sr. James O. Mayberry Delphine A. Hilborn Levern Scotts James Carter Alfred Wheeler

Americans killed in combat remembered

Kenneth F. Duffy acknowledges the applause of the crowd at Monday’s Memorial Day event at Mabry Park. At the age of 92, Duffy was one of the oldest veterans attending the event in honor of the nation’s war dead. Duffy himself was captured and served time as a prisoner of war in World War II.

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Dominik Gholamireents checks a headstone for markings that would indicate it belongs to a veteran. During Memorial Day weekend, Boy Scouts placed American flags on veterans’ graves. See more photos from Memorial Day events on page A3.

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hey came both in uniform and out, combat veterans, families of veterans and those who simply wanted to pay their respects. They included those old enough to remember the wars of the past and those young enough to hope to never see one in the future. They filled every available parking space near Mabry Veterans Memorial Park on Monday, sitting beneath a flurry of flags as they honored those who were not present, those who had made the ultimate sacrifice for their nation. The crowd for the remembrance ceremony, including both veterans and active-duty military, know Memorial Day is a solemn occasion to recognize the contribution of those who fought and died for their country. To much of the rest of the country, Memorial Day is a day off work, a chance to barbecue or head to the beach.

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“But they forget why,” said Bush Hanson with the Sumter County Veterans Association. “It’s because of the sacrifice made by these men and women ... including those still serving in Afghanistan, where 2,500 Americans have died.” Speakers at Monday’s memorial emphasized the grave numbers of Americans killed in combat since the first Memorial Day was held in the aftermath of the Civil War. Those who died far from American shores were represented by a small replica version of Flanders Field,

the famed graveyard of World War I dead in Belgium. “This is one of many cemeteries throughout Europe and the Pacific,” Hanson said, “where they gave their lives not only for our freedom, but to liberate the countries and islands where they lie.” William “Dutch” Holland, the retired major general and guest speaker for the event, said the past holds lessons for the future, drawing parallels between military

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Sumter Item, United Ministries launch ‘Summer of Caring’ BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Your local newspaper is starting up a new way to help the community. Modeled after The Sumter Item’s Fireside Fund — a partnership between the publication and The Salvation Army started in 1969 to raise money for heating needs — the “Summer of Caring” is a partnership between The Sumter Item and United Ministries of Sumter County. “The Sumter Item has always tried to do its part in moving the community forward since we began in 1894. By launching the ‘Summer of Caring’ initiative along with Mark Champagne and United Ministries, I believe more good can be done this summer than ever before in regards to helping those most in need,” said editor and publisher Jack Osteen. “If the Salvation Army Fireside Fund is any indi-

donations go down, until about October or November,” said Mark Champagne, executive director of United Ministries. The home repair ministry will kick off in June, and the list currently includes 12 houses. “The time for this is just aweCHAMPAGNE some for that,” Champagne said. “We’ll be putcation of how giving Sumter ting new roofs on most of them.” area residents can be, I believe Other work this category covthe ‘Summer of Caring’ initiaers includes adding wheelchair tive will impact many, many ramps, repairing floors and genlives for the better during the erally making homes safe, dry, upcoming months.” secure and accessible, he said. The office will collect money Projected costs are as follows: and turn it over to United Min• $550 — average cost of istries for three areas — Home wheelchair ramp; Repair and Wheelchair Minis• $3,500 — average cost for try, formerly known as SAM; summer restore home repair; Crisis Relief Ministry and the • $150 — per house for roofHomeless Shelter, formerly ing felt; called Samaritan House. • $1,000 — roof shingles; and “This community is really big • $100 — portable toilet. on helping each other, (but) sumThe crisis relief assists people mer is typically when we watch

year round with eviction and disconnect notices. They also provide food, furniture and appliances to survivors of domestic violence or families following a fire. Assistance requires a budget review interview, Champagne said. Based on averages between January to March this year, those numbers tend to look like: • $140 — per client electric utility; • $100 — per client water utility; and • $320 — per client rent assistance. Similarly, the homeless shelter is open 365 days a year from 6 p.m. to 7 a.m. with a capacity for 20 men and eight women. They do not take pets or children, Champagne said. “The Samaritan house always comes up short,” he said. “This could be a huge help.” Between January and March this year, United Ministries provided 2,078 beds. Based on those numbers, costs average:

WANT TO HELP? Fill out the Summer of Caring donation form on page A8. • $67 — cost for a bed for one week; • $285 — cost for 30 days; and • $6,545 average cost per month. Individuals who need assistance can call (803) 775-0757 between 9 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday to set up an appointment. Financial donations may be mailed to: The Sumter Item P.O. Box 1677 Sumter SC 29151 Contributions may also be dropped off at the office, 20 N. Magnolia St. If donating in someone’s name, identify the individual clearly and with the correct spelling of his or her name. Groups and acronyms should be spelled out.

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United Ministries’ local free clinic awarded $54,000 BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 Support continues to pour in for Sumter’s free clinic. Set to open in July, United Ministries of Sumter County was awarded another $54,000 for the Mercy Medical Clinic on Thursday. “We have some great people in the community who have donated a huge amount of money,” said Mark Champagne, executive director of United Ministries. “This money is very helpful. It’s probably enough to carry us close to eight months’ worth of operations in the clinic. That’s pretty good.” The funding comes from the Department of Health and Human Services

and the Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation as administered by the S.C. Free Clinic Association. State Rep. Murrell Smith, R-Sumter, helped with the $29,000 from the Department of Health and Human Services, Champagne said. “United Ministries’ free clinic is important for the quality of life in Sumter,” Smith said. “I GALLOWAY actually read about it in the paper (The Sumter Item). I was glad to contact DHHS to help secure funding. Providing health care to the underserved is a critical area and goal of legislation.” Harvey Galloway, executive director of the foundation, agreed.

“The Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Carolina Foundation is an avid supporter of free clinics across the state,” he said. “Sumter has needed a free clinic for a long time. The folks there that are trying to do it have a great attitude and a great desire. They really want to help people in Sumter County.” Three years ago, his organization donated $5.5 million to the S.C. Free Clinic Association. In turn, the association set up various funding streams including one for starting up new clinics. Interested groups apply for grants with the association, and then the foundation reviews the applications and cuts a check. “We walk hand-in-hand with them,” Galloway said. The remaining $25,000 came from

his group. “Sumter has proven worthy of that money,” Galloway said. “We’ve been very happy with what we’ve seen. We’re excited for Sumter, and we believe it will be a good program. United Ministries has a great reputation. We’re excited to see the doors opened.” United Ministries is ready to conduct potential patient interviews, said Mariah McKellar, clinic director. Once a client qualifies financially based on the same criteria used for the Crisis Ministry, the individual will be able to set up appointments as he or she would with a regular healthcare provider. For more information, call (803) 7750757 or email mariah@unitedministriessumter.org.

AmeriCorps teams come to Youth Academy BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 After months of submitting for grants, Youth Academy will have two AmeriCorps teams come to Sumter this season to help with their summer camp program. With a number of expensive camps and options for summer activities for youth, locally run Youth Academy offers a less expensive and productive option for underprivileged kids in Sumter County. Youth Academy, a small nonprofit organization, was started by the Rev. Curtis Boston and his wife, Daphne, of Community Outreach Church. A few months ago, Youth Academy lost some of its materials, such as tables, chairs and play equipment, in a fire on the property. Tonya Montgomery, curriculum coordinator, said many of the items lost had been donated by those in the community. Along with the first AmeriCorps team, the summer camp’s counselors are quickly bouncing back from the tragic setback and preparing for students to start arriving for day camp in early June. When they came up with the idea for the summer camp program, the Bostons wanted to help parents and families who were in need of something productive for their children to do during the summer months. “Sometimes it’s a hardship for parents throughout the summer, so we’re happy to provide activities and hot meals for underprivileged kids,” said Janet Caldwell, food and nutrition coordinator. Elizabeth Reitzell, AmeriCorps team leader, said the group arrived on Wednesday and has already started preparing for the camp and interacting with the counselors and children. Previously, Reitzell and her team were in Vicksburg, Mississippi, where they helped with a gentrification project. However, she and the five other team members were ready to interact directly with those in need.

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AmeriCorps team leader Elizabeth Reitzell listens to a child at Sumter’s Youth Academy. The camp will have two AmeriCorps teams this season to help with their summer camp program. Locally run Youth Academy offers an inexpensive and productive option for underprivileged kids in Sumter County. “In Mississippi, we did a lot of painting to help improve the looks of the community, but here we’ll mainly help with the camp and work directly with kids. This is our first day on site, but some of the team is already working with the kids with flashcards, teaching them how to spell,” Reitzell said Thursday. “We’re really excited to help out and be involved in giving back.” Caldwell said they’re preparing for possibly serving and caring for about 200 chil-

dren ages 2 and older. Throughout the summer, camp coordinators will have a number of activities set up for Kidz Camp for participants ages 2 to 5, including hands-on activities, get fit activities, building and educational games, Montgomery said. For older campers, Caldwell said they will have Jaganna Kinloch from their location in Kingstree join them to engage the children in arts and crafts and sports. Reitzell’s team will remain in Sumter and help out with

Youth Academy’s summer camp until July 9, when a second team will arrive and help out through the end of August. AmeriCorps is an organization for volunteers ages 18-24. The organization sends out teams of volunteers to assist those in need all over the country. Parents and community members are encouraged to register early to enroll kids into the summer camp program. Camp will begin Monday, June 9, and will continue

until Aug. 15. Summer camp will run from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Fridays. The cost per child is $10/ week with free breakfast and lunch. Caldwell explained that Youth Academy is working with the U.S. Department of Agriculture to make sure they’re following the guidelines and providing healthy meals. To register your child for summer camp at the Youth Academy, call (803) 651-9032.

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MEMORIAL DAY AT MABRY PARK

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

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Memorial Day is marked at Mabry Park on Monday with a representation of Flanders Field, an American World War I cemetery in Belgium, erected in honor of those American service members who died and were buried overseas. An honor guard from Shaw Air Force Base fire off a 21-gun salute in honor of America’s fallen.

Maj. Gen. William “Dutch” Holland spoke about the lessons America’s past wars hold for the future.

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POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Darren Aubrey Witherspoon, 22, of 1 Highland Ave., was arrested at 1:43 a.m. on Friday and charged with driving under suspension, third offense. According to reports, an officer on patrol noticed a white Lexus traveling on Lafayette Drive with a busted tail light. When the officer initiated a traffic stop, the driver, identified as Witherspoon, reportedly told the officer that he didn’t have a driver’s license because it was suspended. An SCDMV check confirmed that Witherspoon’s license had been suspended and this traffic stop was his third offense. He was arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. STOLEN PROPERTY An two-and-a-half-ton Carrier air-conditioning unit was reported stolen from a home in the 4000 block of Queen Chapel Road at 1:22 p.m. on Thursday. The item is valued at $2,500. A 42-inch LG flat-screen TV and eight silver watches were reported stolen from a home in the 4000 block of Queen Chapel Road at 9:21 p.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $1,300, and the home sustained $600 in damage during the alleged burglary. An air-conditioning unit valued at $5,000 was reported stolen from a home in the 300 block of Paralee Circle at 11 a.m. on Thursday. A black Gibson guitar and a guitar amplifier were reported stolen from a home in the first block of Betsy Lane at 3:38 p.m. on Thurs-

day. The items are valued at $935. A black 47-inch Panasonic flat-screen TV, a black 47inch LG flat-screen TV, an Xbox gaming system, 10 Xbox video games and a black king-sized bed were reported stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Belmont Drive at 5:39 p.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $3,600. A 42-inch Samsung TV, a pink piggy bank, a 20-inch gold herringbone necklace, a gold Jesus portrait necklace, a gold dancing man necklace with a diamond its hat and a laptop computer were reported stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Cherryvale Drive at 4:20 p.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $1,713. VANDALISM Two vehicles parked in the 1900 block of Poole Road in Pinewood were each reported as having sustained $1,000 in damage at 11:12 p.m. on Thursday after an unknown suspect broke the windshield and scratched an expletive into the side of one vehicle and then broke the rear window and scratched up the body of the other car.

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In search of a good book? Sumter County Library adult reading club can help BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com (803) 774-1221 Grown-ups needn’t feel left out when their young friends participate in the Sumter County Library’s summer reading program. There’s one for them, too. It’s just a little different. Ford Simmons, the library’s reference and information services coordinator and webmaster, said the June 9 through Aug. 14 program is not modeled after the one the Friends of the Library sponsors for children each summer. Instead, it is mainly an online “book club” but is not restricted to the web. It works like this, Simmons explained. Members simply write reviews of books they read during the summer and share them with the reading group. “A grand prize will be given out to one lucky person at the end,” he said. “Patrons may begin submitting book reviews at the Main, Wesmark or South Sumter li-

2014 ADULT SUMMER READING EVENTS Downloading eBooks and Audiobooks • June 11, 10 a.m., Main Library, 111 N. Harvin St. • June 25, 1 p.m., Wesmark Library, 180 W. Wesmark Blvd. • July 15, 1:30 p.m., Main Library, 111 N. Harvin St. • July 29, 1:30 p.m., Wesmark Library, 180 W. Wesmark Blvd. A Novel Idea This class will teach patrons how to use Novelist (through DISCUS) to find new and interesting reads. • June 10, 1:30 p.m., Main Library Computer Training Room • July 7, 1:30 p.m., Main Library Computer Training Room

braries on June 9. They may fill out a review slip at those libraries, or online at Shelfari.com.” In order to join the online group created by the library, “Patrons may register at Shelfari.com and find our group by following the link: http://www.shelfari.com/ groups/106679/about. Each individual review counts as one entry into the grand-

prize drawing.” In addition to the online club, Simmons said, the library will host “several events linked to Adult Summer Reading, in addition to our usual Computer Classes and Résumé Assistance.” For more information about the adult reading group, visit any branch of the Sumter County Library or call (803) 773-7273.

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‘I Wanna Marry Harry’ capitalizes on gullibility BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH It’s not often I get to invoke poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) during a review of a dumb “Bachelor” knock-off, so bear with me. Coleridge coined the phrase “suspension of disbelief” to describe the lengths a reader or viewer will go to be moved by a fictional narrative. We know a story/play/ movie is all “make believe,” but we go along for the ride to experience genuine feelings of shock, suspense, joy and catharsis. This suspension is part of the bargain we make in order to be entertained. Sometimes, creators just ask too much of a reader or an audience. Some balked at the 1996 thriller “Chain Reaction.” They just couldn’t buy Keanu Reeves in a story about nuclear physics. Go figure. This brings us back to the silly summer distraction “I Wanna Marry ‘Harry’” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-14). “Harry” is a royal remake of the 2003 reality classic “Joe Millionaire.” It was easy to buy into the notion that a gaggle of giggling gold-diggers could think that a self-effacing rich guy would participate in a reality show and actually pick one of them as his one true love. But can anybody entertain the idea that even this bevy of the brainless actually believe that Britain’s real Prince Harry is on “their” TV show? I have to admit that Fox’s fake “Harry” is a dead ringer for the real royal. His male Pygmalion story is half-entertaining. But I digress. As much as I’d like to see these loathsome ladies suffer, I can’t help giving them all too much credit. For all of the “actuallys” and “Oh-myGods!” in their dismally truncated vocabulary, I still can’t conceive of anyone so gullible. Even the contestant who calls herself “The total pack-

age” in her very first scene can’t be THAT shallow. In short, “Harry” doesn’t work for me because I can’t believe that they believe in this contrived situation. Thank you, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, you’ve saved me from a summer of wasted time. • Feisty, flirty and fetching doctors, residents and nurses can’t keep their hands off each other in “The Night Shift” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14), a new medical melodrama set at a fictional San Antonio hospital. • An actor and blogger sums up the week in pop culture with an accent on science fiction on “The Wil Wheaton Project” (10 p.m., Syfy, TVPG). • Diminutive exhibitionists clink champagne glasses and live large in the contrived reality spectacle “Little Women: LA” (10 p.m., Lifetime, TV-14). • On a night that “Joe Millionaire” is being recycled, it’s fitting that well-worn reality personality Rocco Dispirito participates on a new season of “Extreme Weight Loss” (8 p.m., ABC, TVPG).

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Howard Stern, Heidi Klum, Mel B, Howie Mandel and Nick Cannon return as “America’s Got Talent” (8 p.m., NBC, TV-PG) enters its ninth season. • “World’s Strangest” (8 p.m., Science) explains a mystery whirlpool in Louisiana. • The 1918 Armistice ends a war, but does not bring peace on part two of “The World Wars” (9 p.m., History). • “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) examines ongoing crises in Syria and Ukraine. • Keegan-Michael Key and

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SERIES NOTES Suspicion falls on Gibbs’ ex’s beau on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Improv on an angle on “Riot” (8 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Klaus returns on “The Originals” (8 p.m., CW, r, TV-14) * A kidnapping case spells danger on “NCIS: Los Angeles” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Sam’s grim prognosis on “Su-

pernatural” (9 p.m., CW, r, TV14) * The machine spits out 38 numbers on “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14).

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Church and Nightmare and the Cat are on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS, r) * Matt Lauer and Savannah Guthrie, Matt Walsh and Bill Nye visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts Betty White, Richard Quest and Jamestown Revival on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

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MEMORIAL DAY FROM PAGE A1 conditions after previous conflicts and the current drawdown in military strength as the U.S. withdraws from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “In Korea ... we were unprepared because of the downsizing that occurred after World War II. Sound familiar?” Holland said. “I spoke to a military commander in Korea who said you want to be so strong, so prepared to go to war, that we don’t have to. (But) if you have the people to send without the equipment, or the equipment without the trained personnel, you have what I would call a hollow force.” Several veterans at the event were marked out by their caps or the salutes they gave to the flag. Kenneth F. Duffy, at the age of 92, was one of the oldest veterans attending the event. He wore a hat highlighting his time as a prisoner of war in World War II.

“Usually at things like this,” Duffy said. “They have me on the cover.” Cadets from area high schools also spent their holiday in uniform taking part in the event. Lakewood freshman Tyler Burke said his hand felt sore after gripping the lock of his Air Force JROTC rifle through the ceremony. It was his first time taking part in the Memorial Day event. “It was pretty cool,” Burke said. “It was an honor,” said fellow cadet Antoinette Harvin, who carried the South Carolina flag in the presentation of the colors. Throughout the morning ceremony, the flag over the park’s Air Force Memorial was at half-staff “to honor those who gave all they had so we could enjoy our freedom and liberty, which some of us today take for granted or don’t even realize what they mean,” Holland said. But at the end of the remembrance, the flag was slowly raised to full staff “as a symbol of hope,” the general said, “that they did not die in vain.”

LeNOIR FROM PAGE A1 now provides limited services to the residents of Horatio. The post office portion of the business was the store’s main source of revenue, Shipman explained. While visiting and learning about the history of the store, Gentry was inspired to donate $5 to the store owner, who was moved by his efforts. “I always take my students out there so they can get in touch with the history of the store and buy a few items from the store,” Shipman said. “One student went back inside before we left and gave the owner $5. The guy got very emotional.” On the bus ride back to Sumter, Gentry and his classmates started coming up with plans to help out the store owners as much as they can. Throughout the year, Shipman said, they have sponsored hat-and-jeans days to benefit the store. Shipman and the students also decided to organize the golf tournament for more people in the community to participate and donate. “I felt bad because Mr. Shipman told

THE SUMTER ITEM me he (the store owner) cried when I gave him the $5. I just felt like we should help out because it’s a part of history, and that store has been in his family for many years,” Gentry said. The golf tournament is scheduled for a shotgun start at 9 a.m. May 31 at Lakewood Links. So far, Shipman said he has about six teams signed up to participate. They’re still inviting people to sign up to participate for $40 per person. They’re also selling ads for each hole. People are welcome to sponsor a hole for $300, cosponsor a hole for $100 or multi-sponsor a hole in the tournament for $50, $40, $30 or $20. They will also have a raffle during Saturday’s tournament. The golf tournament is open to anyone with any level of golf experience. If you don’t have a team, organizers will place you on a team the day of the event. To learn more about the tournament and to register to participate in Saturday’s fundraiser event, contact John Shipman at (803) 481-4480, extension 3212 or at (803) 968-4755 or email him at john.shipman@sumterschools.net.

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Writing program gives inmates ‘a sense of hope’ PELZER (AP) — On a recent Tuesday morning, a couple of men in prison-issue khaki uniforms, stripes down each leg and SCDC emblazoned on the shirt back, sat in folding chairs, books propped in their laps. Others used one of the three computers for reports and such, since there’s no Internet access. In cell block CBU at Perry Correctional Institution, the loudest noise is the heating and air-conditioning unit. Almost 200 men live there in what’s known as the character dorm. Their cells measure 8 feet by 16 feet, two to a cell, which circle a common area. On this day in the common area, a group of 13 men straddled four rows of metal benches fastened to the spotless concrete floor. A center aisle allowed them to face each other in something fairly representing a circle. One by one, they read words scratched out on legal pads or loose-leaf notebook paper. Stories of love lost, lost hope, unmet dreams, childhood memories, alcohol troubles. The stories sound autobiographical, but there’s no way to tell, no reason to tell, no directive to tell. The only thing required is that they write. They are members of the Writers Block, an exclusive group among the almost 1,000 inmates at Perry, one of South Carolina’s eight maximum security prisons, where the state houses people convicted of the most egregious crimes: murder, assault, burglary. Some of the men in the writing program have killed a girlfriend, an aunt. There are convictions for rape, assault and battery, lewd act on a child. But here, in this space, their crimes are left unsaid. The women who started the writing program, Carol Young Gallagher and Anna Katherine Freeland, say for the most part they don’t know what brought these men to prison. And they say they don’t want to know. They want only to help them express themselves as writers and, for the few who one day might get out of prison, to help them find words that failed them before. Michael McCall, who was the warden when the writing program began and now serves as deputy director of the corrections department, said he’s aware some people feel that people convicted of serious crimes should be incarcerated without special privileges. “I’m an old country boy,” he said. “I was raised to think the same way.” But, he said, some of the men will be released one day, and they need skills and knowledge of how to live more productive lives. “They’re going to be our neighbors one day,” he said. The others, the lifers, make a difference in the lives of other inmates and of family members. “This gives them a sense of

were inside, walking past immaculate flower beds and manicured lawn to CBU. Waiting was a writing group of young and old, black and white. “Back when we started, inmates were tiptoeing,” Kevin said. “Are they going to accept us? Will they keep an open mind about who we are?” Over time, trust grew. “I don’t think we’re hesitant anymore,” Kevin said. Writing programs in prisons have grown in number over the past few decades. PEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS American Center, which works Carol Young Gallagher, center, and Anna Katherine Freeland, not seen, to advance free expression, has operated a prison writing prolead a writing workshop called The Writers Block for a group of ingram since 1971. Seventy menmates at Perry Correctional Institution in Greenville. tors across the country work with writers, and the organization sponsors an annual prison On Sept. 13, 2011, Freeland hope,” McCall said. “It’s changand Gallagher met in a parking writing contest. ing the culture of the prison.” Other programs are operatlot and drove together to the Gallagher was president of ed by nonprofit organizations southern Greenville County the Emrys Foundation when as well as the University of prison. she received a letter from an Michigan Residential College. The concertina wire atop inmate at Perry three years Gallagher and Freeland go chain link fencing is the first ago. Kevin, the inmate, had every Tuesday, except in sumglimpse of the facility that read a story about Emrys, a nonprofit that publishes a jour- spreads out across the country- mer, when they cut down to twice a month. On a recent side. nal to showcase writing each They handed their identifica- day, everyone was there, and year and offers workshops, they were reading work based tion to the officer at the gate. readings, scholarships and on the prompt “what it means They were patted down. publishes books. Four locked gates later, they to be here.” Other Emrys members had done personalized writing groups in hospitals or with cancer patients. Gallagher was interested in designing and conducting the prison program herself. Freeland, also on the Emrys board and now its president, was interested as well. Freeland said she has wanted to do a creative writing program in a prison since she was an undergraduate in the English and creative writing program at Converse College 16 years ago. Gallagher, with a bachelor’s degree in English and a master’s in education, had been a teacher and later director in the Marshall Pickens Hospital children’s program. McCall, who now oversees programs at SCDC, said initially he had some reservations about the idea. He worried about the women’s safety. But he said he has built a career on giving new programs a shot. There were rules, though. No personal contact with inmates, even handing them papers. Background checks. Dress code including no open-toed shoes. Questions to be answered. Did they know anyone in the prison system? Any family members? Two-hour meeting with the chaplain. Familiarize themselves with corrections procedure. Even the most innocent thing on the outside can bring repercussions inside. Gallagher and Freeland decided to limit the number of participants to 15 and to conduct it not as a writing class but as a traditional creative writing workshop over 12-week sessions. They would have craft classes, readings and then at the end of the session peer critiques. Kevin selected the participants based on writing samples and an interview.

Michael read about churning ice cream when he was 8. He described the churning, the judgment from adults over the quality. “Making homemade ice cream is serious business,” he wrote. The story took a surprising twist — and one only the inmates understood immediately — when he read, “I got up slowly realizing in speculation licking my fluorescent orange spork.” Prison issue plastic cutlery. He’s eating Blue Bell southern peach cobbler ice cream from a container. Memories fill many prison days. He’s been inside since 1996, when he was convicted in Spartanburg County of stabbing his girlfriend to death. When he finished reading, the others, as is their custom, snapped their fingers. Then they told him the phrases they remember from the work. Their recall is extraordinary. It’s obvious they are listening intently. Michael said after the workshop that he never would have imagined he’d be a writer. When he reads his work to his peers, it is freeing. “It’s a great privilege to me,” he said.

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Teen copes after vacation fire kills parents TIMMONSVILLE (AP) â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Like most high school freshmen, 15-year-old Kristen Tilton began planning her spring break in December. She started talking to her parents about renting a house in Garden City so she and her friend, Lexi Walker, could enjoy a long weekend at the beach. She started shopping and picking out clothes to take as soon as spring clothes were in the stores in February. She couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait for all of the fun that surely awaited her and her family, and when April 17 rolled around, she was packed and ready to go. Little did she know within three days, everything would change â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so much so that today she doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think she ever wants to go back to the beach. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Everybody had gotten in the bed and everything that night,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The next thing I remember is my mom coming in our room and waking us all up. It was me, Lexi, my little brother Joe-Joe and my little cousin Allie. She was telling us all to get up and get out of the house, that the house was on fire. At first I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it was real. I thought I was having a bad dream.â&#x20AC;? It was about 3 a.m., and Kristen said once she realized that she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dreaming, she immediately jumped up and took off down the stairs to get out. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d only been at the house a couple of days, so nobody knew their way around that good, especially in the middle of the night,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I just went toward the stairs. I held my breath, closed my eyes and ran down. I guess it was just adrenaline that kicked in. It happened so fast, it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like we really had any time to think.â&#x20AC;? But most people would say Kristen doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t give herself enough credit. She was thinking that night. When she got to the bottom of the stairs, she realized she was the only person whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d taken the stairs and made it outside. Hearing screams, she looked up to see the rest of her family stranded on the balcony, with fire closing in behind them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was screaming for help, but there was nobody coming out at first,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The neighbors thought it was spring break people partying. I saw my dad on the top balcony, then I saw Allie, Joe-Joe and Lexi on the balcony. They didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have anywhere they could go. So I told them they were gonna have to jump and I would catch them â&#x20AC;&#x201D; well you know, try to catch them to break their fall.â&#x20AC;? Lexi jumped first, knocking herself and Kristen to the ground. But 8-year-old â&#x20AC;&#x153;Little Joeyâ&#x20AC;? Lamb and 7-year-old Allie Moore were not as easily convinced. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Allie didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to jump at all,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She kept crying and saying she wanted to go back in and get her blanket. I just kept talking to her and telling her, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Come on, Allie, you can do this. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll catch you.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Finally she did, and Joe-Joe did, too. With each one, we fell down as I caught them, but I still got them.â&#x20AC;? Meanwhile, Kristenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stepfather, Joey Lamb â&#x20AC;&#x201D; whom she

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Deep down, I already knew. I knew she was gone. I already knew.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; KRISTEN TILTON Describing how she felt when she realized her mother was still in the burning house considered a natural father â&#x20AC;&#x201D; had made his jump and had been moved away from the house by neighbors, who finally had realized what was happening and emerged from their homes to help. Kristenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother, Melissa Moore Lamb, was nowhere to be found. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew she hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t come out, but I just kept screaming for her and asking where she was. I wanted to go back in to try to get her. Of course, they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t let me, and nobody would tell me anything. Deep down, I already knew. I knew she was gone,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said, tearing up, her voice trailing off. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I already knew.â&#x20AC;? By that time, the scene was covered in firefighters and emergency workers. Kristen spotted her dad lying on the ground, being tended to by neighbors and emergency workers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I went over to my dad, and I told him that I loved him,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He tried to talk. He tried to say something to me, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t understand what he was saying.â&#x20AC;? Kristen suffered severe burns to the bottom of her feet and her right hand. Lexi, Little Joey and Allie all suffered smoke inhalation but no other serious injuries. Kristen

and her brother were taken to one hospital, but their dad was taken to another. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The whole time in the ambulance, I was just trying to get Joe-Joe to calm down, because he was so upset, he could barely breathe or talk,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then when we got to the hospital, they wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell me what was going on with JoeJoe or where my dad was,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We were there by ourselves for a long time, waiting on my grandparents and family because they had to drive from here.â&#x20AC;? Eventually, Kristen and her brother were told their 38-year-old mother had not made it out of the fire. Their 46-year-old father died in the hospital the next day as a result of injuries he suffered in the jump from the house. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a month since the fire. Kristen and her brother now live with their grandparents, across the street from the home they shared with their parents. Kristen has spent the past few weeks in and out of doctorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s appointments. She was recently released from her wheelchair and is physically doing much better. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homeschooling now and plans

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to return to East Clarendon High School as a sophomore. But the mental and emotional scars are a bit deeper. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For a little while, I blamed myself, because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the teenager,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was the one who wanted to go to spring break. If it hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been for that, we probably wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have been down there. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just hard to think about.â&#x20AC;? Both Kristen and Allie have regular nightmares about the fire. Kristen said sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not sure if little Joey does. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk much about what happened. The entire family is still struggling to come to terms with it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been a living nightmare,â&#x20AC;? said Linda Moore, Kristenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s grandmother. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You just canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ever imagine something like this happening. I mean, there just arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t words.â&#x20AC;? But despite the loss of their daughter and the grief theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through, Linda Moore said she and her husband, Kenneth, and the rest of the family are determined to make life as normal as possible for Kristen and Little Joey. After all, if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for Kristen, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a good chance

the fire would have claimed more lives. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d have the other three children if it werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for Kristen,â&#x20AC;? said Bree Moore, Kristenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aunt and Allieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a miracle. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the reason all the children are still here. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think there are words for what this family has been through. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been through so many emotions. You feel relief because the kids are OK, but at the same time, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re mourning the loss of two people â&#x20AC;&#x201D; two people who were half of our family,â&#x20AC;? Bree Moore said, fighting back tears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But we will be forever grateful to her. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think those kids would have jumped for anyone else. Our daughter, little Joey â&#x20AC;&#x201D; theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still with us because of Kristen. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know many adults that could have taken action so quickly and thought in that situation. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s our hero.â&#x20AC;? Kristen disagrees. She said her mother is the one who got everybody up and out of the house. â&#x20AC;&#x153;She got us up, and I feel like I just did what anybody else would do in that situation,â&#x20AC;? Kristen said.

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ASHINGTON — Former President George W. Bush once said, rather proudly, that he didn’t read newspapers. President Barack Obama, a confirmed newsie, has claimed to read the major papers, perhaps to learn what’s going on in his own administration. Latest to the list of presidential discoveries thanks to the dailies is the horrific news that the Department of Veterans Affairs has kept secret lists of veterans waiting for treatment. Some have died during the wait. In a world of faux outrage, finally we have something about which to be scandalized. It is hard to imagine leaving our veterans to wither and die after they’ve survived enemy fire and war. During Memorial Day weekend, it must have been particularly painful for the families of those who never reached the top of the list. The deepest cut is knowing that the president, who as a candidate promised that veterans’ care would be among his highest priorities, hasn’t burdened himself with keeping this promise. Instead, we learn that Obama knows more or less what every newspaper-reading American knows. Does he also do more or less what Americans do in response? Shake his head, cluck his tongue and then turn the page? The president didn’t know, for inKathleen stance, how badly things were Parker going over at Health and Human Services preceding the dramatic non-rollout of the Affordable Care Act. In other breaking news, Obama was surprised to learn that the Internal Revenue Service was paying special attention to conservative groups. And, who, by the way, knew whatever was going on in Benghazi that horrific night? Not to pound the Republican drum, which too often sounds like a car alarm, but was the administration’s first impulse really to call YouTube? So says Rep. Darrell Issa, Republican chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. Issa recently noted a State Department email indicating that one of the White House’s first responses to the attack on Sept. 11, 2012, was to contact the video-sharing website to warn of the ramifications of posting the anti-Islam video initially blamed for the attack. Issa has entered into the Congressional Record an excerpt from the email, which was sent at 9:11 p.m. Eastern Time that very night: “White House is reaching out to U-Tube (sic) to advise ramifications of the posting of the Pastor Jon video,” the email reads, according to Issa. No word yet on whether the president knew about this at the time, but his history suggests that this, too, may have been news. His communications team has managed, meanwhile, to detect a sliver of silver in the cloud of doubt hovering over Benghazi. The fact that the White House was contacting YouTube as Americans were being attacked merely confirms that the administration really believed that the attack erupted during a video-induced riot. What difference does it make at this point, one might ask? Does it matter that the president gets his news from the media rather than from his staff and Cabinet? Does it matter that time after time — add the NSA’s spying on our allied leaders and the Justice Department’s tapping into reporters’ communications — the president doesn’t know what’s going on in agencies his Cabinet oversees? Yes, it all really matters. It matters because denial of knowledge tastes like chicken and smells like cover-up. At best it sounds like incompetence. It matters because this White House has failed to perform in a manner that justifies the public’s faith and trust in its leadership. Being president is surely the least enviable job imaginable, second only to being a woman in most other places. Staying abreast of so many complex issues — not to mention foreign affairs — must be overwhelming at times. And, to be fair, sometimes agency leaders don’t like to share bad news with their commander in chief. Finally, the problem of admitted ignorance may be less a matter of negligence than a symptom of an even bigger problem — the programs themselves. To admit that our government bureaucracies and our hulking programs are too big to succeed, however, is to admit to a failure of ideology. The president likely knows this in his heart, which may be why he prefers being surprised by news than collapsing under the burden of being wrong. Kathleen Parker’s email address is kathleenparker@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Parents must remember respect begins at home When I sent my letter to the editor on May 8, I had no idea there was as much turmoil going on with the school buses as there is. One thing that was clarified for me after the May 20 article was that children are out of control. The school bus is a privilege that many parents and grandparents can surely remember not having. Let us consider the requirements for being able to drive a school bus: 1. Are the drivers tested for their people skills? 2. Are they required to have

degrees in childhood education or psychology? 3. Must they be subjected to the rudeness of the few privileged that ride the bus instead of carpooling? Face it parents, if you look down on the people who perform a much-needed service, then your children will also. To demand that the drivers not receive pay raises, based on your dislike for a particular driver, is very arrogant, and I wouldn’t use my surname either. One article stated that only the specialneeds buses have monitors. I totally understand that some may require assistance getting on

and off the bus. But what of the ones who will not sit down, that pick on others and throw things? Perhaps there is a bit of undiagnosed ADHD being dealt with. The children are bad. It doesn’t matter what area they reside in — Shaw or Dalzell — as long as the driver is being disrespected by the parents and blamed for everything, the children will continue to behave the way they do. Telling one-sided stories and pitting one adult against the other is an old game. After all “it’s only the driver.” Respect begins at home. LORRAINE MUHAMMAD Dalzell

COMMENTARY

An address we will never hear

ASHINGTON — All modern presidents of both parties have been too much with us. Talking incessantly, they have put politics unhealthily at the center of America’s consciousness. Promising promiscuously, they have exaggerated government’s proper scope and actual competence, making the public perpetually disappointed and surly. Inflating executive power, they have severed it from constitutional constraints. So, sensible voters might embrace someone who announced his 2016 candidacy this way: “I am ambling — running suggests unseemly ardor — for president. It is axiomatic that anyone who nowadays will do what is necessary in order to become president thereby reveals character traits, including delusions of adequacy and obsessive compulsive disorder, that should disqualify him or her from proximity to powers concentrated in the executive branch. Therefore, my campaign will initially consist of driving around the Obnoxiously Entitled Four — Iowa, New Hampshire, South Carolina and Nevada — trying to interest their 3.8 percent of America’s population in a minimalist president. “Candidates are constantly asked, ‘Where will you take the country?’ My answer is: ‘Nowhere.’ The country is not a parcel to be ‘taken’ anywhere. It is the spontaneous order of 316 million people making billions of daily decisions, cooperatively contracting together, moving the country in gloriously unplanned directions. “To another inane question, ‘How will you create jobs?’ my answer will be: ‘I won’t.’ Other than by doing whatever the chief executive can to reduce the regulatory state’s impediments to industriousness. I will administer no major economic regula-

tions — those with $100 million economic impacts — that Congress has not voted on. Legislators’ should be explicitly complicit in burdens they mandate. “Congress, defined by the Constitution’s Article I, is properly the first, the initiating branch of government. So, I will veto no bill merely because I disagree with the policy it implements. I will wield the veto power only on constitutional grounds — when Congress legislates beyond its constitutionally enumerated powers, correctly conGeorge strued, as they Will have not been since the New Deal. So I expect to cast more vetoes than the 2,564 cast by all previous presidents. “My judicial nominees will seek to narrow Congress’ use of its power to regulate commerce as an excuse for minutely regulating Americans’ lives. My nominees will broaden the judicial recognition of Americans’ ‘privileges or immunities,’ the rights of national citizenship mentioned in the 14th Amendment, and the unenumerated rights referred to by the Ninth. “In a radio address to the nation, President Franklin Roosevelt urged Americans to tell him their troubles. Please do not tell me yours. Tell them to your spouse, friends, clergy — not to a politician who is far away, who doesn’t know you and whose job description does not include Empathizer in Chief. ‘I feel your pain,’ Bill Clinton vowed. I won’t insult your intelligence by similarly pretending to feel yours. “A congenial society is one in which most people most of the time, and all politicians almost all of the time, say, when asked about almost everything: ‘This is none of my business.’

If as president I am asked what I think about the death of a rock star, or the imbecilic opinions of rich blowhards who own professional sports teams, I will say: ‘Americans should have no interest in my thoughts about such things, if I had any.’ I will try not to come to the attention of any television camera more than once a week, and only that often if I am convinced that I can speak without violating what will be my administration’s motto: ‘Don’t speak unless you can improve the silence.’ “I will not ruin any more American evenings with televised State of the Union addresses. I will mail my thoughts on that subject to Congress ‘from time to time,’ as the Constitution directs. This was good enough for Jefferson and every subsequent president until Woodrow Wilson, the first president who believed, as progressives do, that the nation cannot function without constant presidential tutoring and hectoring. “This country has waged many wars since it last actually declared war, on June 5, 1942, against Bulgaria, Romania and Hungary. If it is necessary to use military force, I shall, if exigencies permit, give Congress the pleasure of collaboration. “Finally, there have been 44 presidencies before the one I moderately aspire to administer, and there will be many more than 44 after it. Mine will be a success if, a century hence, Americans remember me as dimly as they remember Grover Cleveland, the last Democratic president with proper understanding of this office’s place in our constitutional order.” George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2014, Washington Post Writers Group

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

AROUND TOWN The Sumter County Education Association-Retired will meet at noon on Wednesday, May 28, at the North HOPE Center, 904 N. Main St. Members are encouraged to invite newly retired educators to join the association. Call Brenda Bethune at (803) 469-6588. The Shepherd’s Center will offer a free public information session 11-11:50 a.m. on Thursday, May 29, at 24 Council St. Carol Boyd will discuss gardening with herbs. Good Samaritan’s for All People will hold a giveaway at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, at the old Bishopville High School football field, 600 N. Main St., Bishopville. Items will include new clothing and footwear for families with children. Call the Rev. Eddie Thomas at (803) 459-4989. A “Rembert Friends & Family Day” will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, May 31, at 6785 Bradley St. (behind Rembert Car Wash). Sponsored by the Rembert Area Community Coalition (RACC), this family-oriented event will feature a variety of foods, beverages, entertainment and conversation. Call Dr. Juanita Britton at (803) 432-2001 or (803) 420-1255 for more information. The Clarendon County Democratic Party will meet on Thursday, June 5, at the Manning Restaurant, 476 N. Brooks St., Manning. The executive committee will meet

at 6 p.m. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. with the meeting beginning at 7 p.m. “Gospel Fest by the Pond,” sponsored by the Mary McLeod Bethune Museum Development Association, will be held 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 7, at 1940 Mary McLeod Bethune Road and S.C. 154, Mayesville. On the program: Higher Calling; Sumter Violinares; New Generation; the Singing Jubilees; the Chosen Generation; and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office Gospel Choir. Event will also feature a silent auction of various items, raffles of quilts and various items and numerous vendors. Bring your lawn chair. Call (803) 453-5014. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 10, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Mary Ingram, ADA coordinator of Santee Wateree RTA, will speak. The spotlight will shine on Belle Mosley and the associate member is Cynthia Faulkner. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty, chapter president, at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792. For more pertinent information regarding the federation or for chapter updates, call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 3765992.

DAILY PLANNER

WEATHER TODAY

TONIGHT

are sponsoring a free walking program. If you are interested in becoming more active, form a walking group of 4-8 members and join Sumter County On The Move! This program allows you to walk at your own convenience or with a group. Free workshops and physical activity information available. Call (803) 774-3860 or register at https://www.surveymonkey. com/s/scotm-test2. Are you a breast cancer survivor? Maggie L. Richardson is seeking other survivors to form a music group and give back to the community. If you are interested in joining, contact her at mlrminstry2012@gmail.com or (803) 236-9086.

CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BOARD OF TRUSTEES Today, 6 p.m., hospital board room

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t waste EUGENIA LAST time when you should be promoting what you have to offer. The effort you put in today will raise awareness and interest in what you do best. Money can be made if you take the initiative. Cut unnecessary costs.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Bottling up your emotions will not solve problems. Think matters through and consider intelligent ways to make things better. Stubbornness will result in your being left out of the loop. Express your thoughts reasonably and make realistic suggestions. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Making assumptions will get you into trouble. Dig deep and get your facts directly from the source. Take action based on what you know and don’t feel pressured to follow what someone else decides to do. Take care of personal business. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You may have good suggestions, but if you try to meddle in the affairs of others, you will end up being blamed for interference. Do your own thing. Choose to have fun, and the people you care about will join in. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): You need a change. Visiting unfamiliar places or making new friends will inspire you to find suitable ways to alter your current routine. Don’t let guilt or the demands or responsibilities being handed to you stifle your chance to be happy. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Stick to what you know and do best. Determination will lead to success. Don’t let a diversion distract you. An unexpected opportunity to make a financial gain may not be as failsafe as you are lead to

THURSDAY

FRIDAY

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An afternoon t-storm in spots

A thunderstorm in the afternoon

Clouds and sun, a t-storm; warm

Partly sunny, a t-storm possible

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Winds: SW 7-14 mph

Winds: SW 6-12 mph

Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

Winds: W 3-6 mph

Winds: W 4-8 mph

Winds: NE 3-6 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 88/65 Spartanburg 89/65

Greenville 88/65

Columbia 91/68

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 89/68

Aiken 88/66

ON THE COAST

Charleston 87/69

Today: A shower or thunderstorm in spots in the afternoon. High 81 to 88. Wednesday: Partly sunny; a shower or thunderstorm. High 85 to 90.

LAKE LEVELS

Today Hi/Lo/W 86/68/pc 81/58/t 80/66/r 80/63/t 84/70/t 80/62/pc 85/71/t 84/60/t 90/69/t 85/68/t 106/84/s 65/51/pc 87/70/t

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 358.09 75.59 75.34 97.58

24-hr chg +0.05 -0.09 -0.12 +0.12

Sunrise 6:14 a.m. Moonrise 5:30 a.m.

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

0.08" 2.03" 2.64" 14.60" 18.64" 16.99"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

86° 62° 84° 60° 100° in 1953 46° in 1979

Precipitation 24 hrs ending 4 p.m. yest. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 86/66/pc 72/58/t 84/69/t 77/58/pc 85/68/t 80/60/pc 83/69/t 66/53/c 90/70/t 73/56/t 107/82/pc 68/50/pc 80/63/t

Myrtle Beach 82/71

Manning 88/68

Today: A thunderstorm in spots. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph. Wednesday: A thunderstorm. Winds west-southwest becoming west 4-8 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 88/68

Bishopville 89/68

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

PUBLIC AGENDA PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL BUDGET WORKSHOP Today, 5:30 p.m., Pinewood Town Hall

WEDNESDAY

A t-storm in spots in Couple of showers, the p.m. thunderstorms

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Hillcrest High School Class of 1984 is planning a class reunion for Aug. 8-10. If you are a member of this class or know someone who is, contact Dianna Adams (Miller) at (301) 471-7250, adams_dianna@yahoo.com or visit http://hhs1984wildcats.com. The 101st Airborne Division Vietnam Veterans Organization will hold its 20th Annual Reunion Aug. 28-30 in Charleston. All who served with the 101st Division in Vietnam, their guests and supporters, are invited to this event. For details, visit www.101namvet.com or call (803) 506-3120. The University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and Sumter County Active Lifestyles

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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 82/58/pc 88/64/pc 89/66/pc 88/70/pc 79/70/t 87/69/pc 88/64/pc 89/66/pc 91/68/pc 88/67/pc 85/68/t 87/69/t 88/68/t

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 83/56/t 90/65/pc 91/63/pc 90/70/pc 82/71/t 91/70/pc 90/64/t 90/65/t 93/67/t 92/67/t 89/67/t 92/69/t 93/69/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 88/68/pc Gainesville 88/66/t Gastonia 88/65/pc Goldsboro 88/68/t Goose Creek 87/69/pc Greensboro 87/66/pc Greenville 88/65/pc Hickory 88/64/pc Hilton Head 83/75/pc Jacksonville, FL 88/67/pc La Grange 87/63/pc Macon 88/66/pc Marietta 87/66/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 92/68/t 87/66/t 90/66/t 93/68/t 90/70/pc 89/66/t 90/65/t 89/64/t 85/74/pc 87/67/pc 86/60/pc 90/65/pc 86/65/pc

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 86/63/pc Mt. Pleasant 86/69/pc Myrtle Beach 82/71/t Orangeburg 88/68/pc Port Royal 86/70/pc Raleigh 88/66/t Rock Hill 88/64/pc Rockingham 89/67/pc Savannah 88/69/pc Spartanburg 89/65/pc Summerville 84/74/pc Wilmington 85/70/t Winston-Salem 87/66/pc

Wed. Hi/Lo/W 87/62/t 89/70/pc 86/72/t 90/65/t 89/70/pc 90/67/t 91/64/t 93/67/t 90/68/pc 91/65/t 87/73/pc 91/70/t 88/67/t

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

SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL Today, 6 p.m., Sumter County Council Chambers SUMTER CITY-COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 3 p.m., fourth floor, Sumter Opera House, Council Chambers

believe. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): There is plenty going on around you, but if you ignore the signs or waffle when a decision needs to be made, you are likely to miss out on a fabulous opportunity. Embrace change and make a point to be a participant. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Use your charm and mysterious allure to capture interest in what you are doing. Broaden your interests and share your creative thoughts with diverse groups who can benefit from what you have to offer. There is money to be made. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Get involved in activities that allow you to socialize or network. Interacting with people who can benefit from what you have to offer will lead to friendships and business opportunities. Love is in the stars, and romance is highlighted. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Make a decision and follow through. You will face opposition and must be ready to handle whatever comes your way. Get your facts straight and leave no room for error. Preparation will be the key to your success. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Getting together with old friends or people you may have worked with in the past will bring about both negative and positive results. Take control of any situation you face and use your charm, experience and quick wit to win. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Choose your words carefully when dealing with someone who can disrupt your plans or your personal life. Put greater emphasis on legal, medical and financial matters that need updating. Refuse to let anyone take advantage of you.

LOTTERY NUMBERS 9-9-1

PICK 3 MONDAY

POWERBALL SATURDAY

MEGAMILLIONS FRIDAY

PICK 4 MONDAY

15-16-28-49-55 Powerball: 18 Powerplay: 2

12-14-21-38-70 Megaball: 15 Megaplier: 4

6-0-2-7 Palmetto Cash 5, Pick 3 evening and Pick 4 evening numbers were not available at press time.

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Title defense back on for Johnson after Charlotte win B4

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

LOCAL TENNIS

LEGION BASEBALL

Learning curve

Austin finally nabs Pro Open singles crown BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Brooke Austin has always played good tennis at Palmetto Tennis Center, just never quite good enough. Until Sunday. Twice denied in the singles championship match of the Palmetto Pro Open, the 18-year-old Austin finally broke through and claimed the PPO crown, beating qualifier Nadja Gilchrist 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-1. “It’s really exciting,” said Austin, who has reached the final in six USTA Pro Circuit events before finally winning. “I’m so glad I was able to win.” In the doubles final, Sophie Chang and Andie K. Daniell defeated No. 1 seed Caitlin Whoriskey and Sonja Molnar 6-1, 6-3.

Sunday’s singles final had an odd vibe to it. Both players struggled holding their serves, breaking each other nine times each, and there were wild momentum swings. And the biggest swing happened in the final set. After jumping out to a 4-1 lead in the first set and holding on to win the tiebreaker, Austin lost the first three games of the second set. The No. 3 seed won two straight games before Gilchrist, a qualifier who was playing her 13th match in 12 days, won three straight to win the set. When Gilchrist broke Austin’s service in the first game of the third set, it appeared she had all of

SEE PRO OPEN, PAGE B5

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

Jacob Watcher will take the mound today as the Sumter P-15’s begin their season in Manning against Post 68. Watcher pitching is about the only thing third-year head coach Curtis Johnson is sure of since the P-15’s have had just one complete practice due to the 4A state championship run by Sumter High.

Deep high school playoff runs have Sumter P-15’s entering season with just one complete practice under their belts BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com As the junior varsity head coach at Sumter High School, Curtis Johnson enjoyed being part of the varsity baseball team’s run to the 4A state championship that ended last week. As the head coach of the Sumter P-15’s American Legion team though, it has hindered him getting things together for the season, which starts today. “All I really know right now is Jacob Watcher is going to start (as the pitcher),” said

Johnson, whose third season as head coach begins at the Manning High field against Manning-Santee Post 68 beginning at 7:30 p.m. “We had our first full practice on Monday.” While he may not know exactly who is going to be where, Johnson JOHNSON has several players returning from last year’s 29-7 team that went 2-2 in the state tournament. Along with Jacob Watcher, his twin brother, Phillip, returns as a pitcher and to play in the middle of

the infield as well. Phillip led the team in hitting last season with a .468 batting average with 10 doubles, 12 stolen bases and 31 runs batted in. He was 3-0 with three saves and a 0.36 earned run average in 17 appearances, all in relief. Jacob hit .313 and was 5-0 with a 1.99 ERA in eight games, all starts. Also back and expected to start is Javon Martin (.318), who could play any of the four infield positions depending on who is pitching. Todd Larrimer (.368) and Ian

SEE P-15’S, PAGE B3

DENNIS BRUNSON / THE SUMTER ITEM

Brooke Austin returns the ball to Nadja Gilchrist during her 7-6(5), 2-6, 6-1 victory on Sunday in the finals of the Palmetto Pro Open at Palmetto Tennis Center.

NCAA BASEBALL REGIONALS

Host USC up against newcomer Campbell BY RYAN WOOD Post and Courier COLUMBIA — When the NCAA regional pairings were announced Monday, South Carolina players scrambled to learn something — or anything — about their upcoming opponent. Few had ever watched Campbell play. The Big South champions may be one of two

No. 4 seeds in this year’s NCAA tournament to win 40 games, joining College of Charleston. They’re strangers to most of college baseball, making their HOLBROOK first trip to the NCAA tournament since 1990. “All I really know is that

they’re the Camels,” junior catcher Grayson Greiner said. “That’s all I pretty much know.” The Fighting Camels, to be exact. Not that anyone would notice the difference. No. 1 South Carolina will open its NCAA tournament 7 p.m. Friday against No. 4 Campbell at Carolina Stadium. The Gamecocks will be heavy favorites, but head

Relieved Tigers pack bags for Nashville BY AARON BRENNER Post and Courier CLEMSON — The air conditioning works just fine inside Clemson’s baseball clubhouse, but sweat beads glistened on the brims of a few dozen Tigers dying to know their postseason fate. The heat was on the past few LEGGETT weeks; every win was precious, every loss a potential dagger to the Tigers’ season. All that mattered now was a chance, any chance at all — and prefer-

VANDERBILT REGIONAL At Hawkins Field, Nashville, Tenn. Double Elimination; x-if necessary Friday Game 1 — Clemson (36-23) vs. Oregon (42-18), 1 p.m. Game 2 — Vanderbilt (41-18) vs. Xavier (29-27), 8 p.m. Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 2 p.m. Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 8 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

ably away from Columbia, for a change. Clemson’s wish was granted,

one final shot at redemption with entry to its 27th NCAA baseball tournament in 28 years. “Getting in was a very, very good feeling,” sophomore lefthanded starter Matthew Crownover said. “We were kind of worried over here, but we know we’ve got a good enough team to make some noise.” The Tigers are the No. 3 seed out of four teams crashing Nashville, opening Friday against No. 2 seed Oregon while also jousting with host and top seed Vanderbilt as

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B2

coach Chad Holbrook knows better than to overlook those Camels. Holbrook could teach his players plenty about the tiny team from rural North Carolina. When USC had an open date in its schedule because of a makeup game last season, Holbrook spoke with Campbell head coach Greg Goff

SEE USC, PAGE B3

USC REGIONAL at Carolina Stadium, Columbia Double Elimination; x-if necessary Friday Game 1 — Old Dominion (3624) vs. Maryland (36-21), 1 p.m. Game 2 — South Carolina (42-16) vs. Campbell (40-19), 7 p.m. Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

Cougars travel to Gainesville to face national No. 2 seed Gators BY ANDREW MILLER Post and Courier CHARLESTON — When College of Charleston baseball head coach Monte Lee woke up Monday morning, he was almost certain his weekend travel plans would involve heading out to a Southeastern Conference city. Lee’s intuition about playing an SEC opponent proved to be 100 percent accurate. It was just the team that he got wrong. The College of Charleston will face Florida, the

GAINESVILLE REGIONAL At McKethan Stadium, Gainesville, Fla. Double Elimination; x-if necessary

Friday Game 1 — North Carolina (34-25) vs. Long Beach St. (32-24), 1 p.m. Game 2 — Florida (40-21) vs. College of Charleston (41-17), 7 p.m. Saturday Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser, 1 p.m. Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner, 7 p.m. Sunday Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 1 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 1 p.m.

No. 2 national seed in the NCAA tournament, on

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TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 well as No. 4 Xavier in double elimination action this weekend. Never in doubt, right, Jack? “I’m going to be really honest with you,” Clemson head coach Jack Leggett said. “Regardless of what our record is, I’m always a little apprehensive going into it unless you’re a true lock because of all the parity out there.” This year, a year unlike most for Clemson (36-23), Leggett had every reason to hold his breath. The Tigers’ No. 49 RPI is the second-worst of any atlarge tournament selection, besting only Cal State Fullerton’s No. 54 rating. Clemson even sneaked in ahead of West Virginia, Mercer and UCF, which each had better RPIs. Another way to illustrate how fortunate Clemson was to hit the practice field Monday afternoon instead of cleaning lockers and saying good byes: two websites, Baseball America and Perfect Game, each correctly picked 63 of the 64 tournament qualifiers on their websites. No. 64, Clemson, is sure glad they were wrong. “Deserved to be in it,” Leggett said. “It was a bit of a sleepless night, because you just never know where things will fall within the country. The kids were kind

COUGARS FROM PAGE B1 Friday at 7 p.m. at McKethan Stadium in Gainesville, Fla., in the opening round of the Gainesville Regional. Long Beach State, the second seed in the Gainesville Regional, will face No. 3 seed North Carolina at 1 p.m. Like most observers, Lee felt the Cougars’ NCAA destiny would land them in Columbia playing against South Carolina. “I knew they could put us in to a variety of places,” Lee said. “I just know that we’re excited to still be playing baseball and be a part of the 64-team field.” Charleston’s 41 wins are the most of any team in the Gainesville Regional, but the Cougars enter as the No. 4 seed, despite capturing the Colonial Athletic Association tournament title on Saturday. Florida (40-21), North Carolina (34-25) and Long Beach State (32-24), however, had RPI rankings better than the Cougars. The Cougars finished the season No. 53 in the RPI rankings. Two years ago, the Cougars earned an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a third seed with a No. 48 RPI ranking.

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of apprehensive about what was going on, so it’s a relief for them and now we can concentrate on playing baseball.” The Tigers aren’t just an NCAA postseason mainstay; they’ve won at least one regional game in 26 of the past 27 tournaments. Vanderbilt was ranked No. 19 in last week’s Baseball America poll, but the Commodores (41-18) had the No. 8 RPI to finish the season and reportedly were one of the top teams considered for a national seed not to grab one of those eight coveted spots. Tim Corbin, Vandy’s head coach the past 12 seasons, was a Leggett assistant at Clemson from 1994-02. Corbin was along for the ride to four College World Series before taking over at Vanderbilt. The Tigers have claimed two of three all-time matchups against Vanderbilt, but the programs haven’t squared off since the mid-1980s. Oregon and Xavier have never faced Clemson. Having lost six of their last nine NCAA regional games, the Tigers know they can’t look ahead their 1 p.m. Friday tilt with Oregon (42-18) and worry about the mighty Commodores, who are 26-9 on their home field. “Yeah, we’re in Vanderbilt’s region. But in my opinion, we’re in Oregon’s region right now,” right fielder Steven Duggar said. “We’ve got to beat Oregon first There’s no ifs, ands or buts about it.”

By comparison, South Carolina will face Campbell, which has a No. 67 RPI ranking, in its opening game Friday. Unlike the Gators, the Gamecocks are not one of the eight nationally seeded teams in the tournament. Clemson, which will play in the Nashville Regional, is a No. 3 seed and was No. 49 in the latest RPI rankings. “I think a few of the guys were a little upset about being a four-seed, they thought we should have been a three-seed, especially since we won our conference tournament,” said Cougars outfielder Brandon Murray. “I think some of the guys might have a little chip on their shoulders, but I’m just happy we’re still playing baseball. I didn’t care who we played as long as we were playing.” If Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan was upset about facing such a tough opening-round opponent, he didn’t make it public. O’Sullivan hinted that the Gators will start their top pitcher — freshman Logan Shore (7-1, 2.08 ERA) — against the Cougars. “Nothing surprises me any more about the selection process,” said O’Sullivan, who was an assistant coach at Clemson from 1999-2007. “There are arguments that can be made a hundred different ways. I told

our team, to be honest with you, this is the regional we need. We tend to play up to our competition or down to our competition. I think playing a team like Charleston takes a lot of the guess work out of who you throw opening night. You want to keep your rotation the same as it’s been for most of the season. We’re going to treat it like we’re playing a really good team because we are playing a really good team. “They’re a really hot team right now. I’m not going to compare our regional to anyone else’s regional. The decision was made and we’ve got three really good teams in our regional. I know Monte and his staff do a really good job and they’ll will be prepared and ready to go.” This is the second time in the last three seasons that Cougars will take part in the Gainesville Regional. The last one coming in 2012, when the Cougars were a third-seed. In 2012, the Cougars lost to Georgia Tech, 8-4, before eliminating Bethune-Cookman, 8-2. In Sunday’s elimination game, the Yellow Jackets defeated the Cougars, 3-0. Florida eventually went on to win the regional. The Cougars and Gators have met twice, with Florida winning both games in Gainesville in 2002.

USC FROM PAGE B1 about possibly setting a date. Ultimately, he decided to keep Campbell off the schedule. “We’re very aware of the program they have at Campbell,” Holbrook said. “… We about played them, and I chose not to play them, because, one, they might beat our tail and they might do more harm than good. They’re used to winning. What they’ve done the past couple years there is extremely impressive.” South Carolina and Campbell will be joined in the Columbia Regional by No. 2 Maryland and No. 3 Old Dominion, which play 1 p.m. Friday. The regional’s winner will face the winner of the Charlottesville Regional, where No. 3 national seed Virginia is the host. South Carolina will be hosting its fifth straight NCAA Regional. It’s become something of an annual tradition in the state’s capital. Holbrook said the adversity his team navigated to arrive at this point should not be overlooked. “To host a regional here in Columbia is no small feat,” Holbrook said. “I know some people might take it for granted. I think we’ve hosted 16 in the history of our program and had several in a row here. It’s not an easy task in our league. What our players have accomplished is very significant in my eyes.” Holbrook called the Columbia Regional a “huge challenge,” far from a gimme. Second-seeded Maryland is one of the hottest teams in the country, winning its final nine regular-season games and 11 of its final 13. In the ACC tournament, the Terrapins beat national seeds Virginia and Florida State in back-to-back games. “I’ve talked with several coaches in the ACC, and to a man, they all said, ‘You don’t want to play Maryland,’ ” Holbrook said. “So I know we have great teams in our regional. We have a heck of a challenge ahead of us, and our players are excited to be playing at home.” South Carolina could be the final headto-head opponent for Maryland before moving from the ACC to Big Ten in August. The Gamecocks aren’t looking that far ahead, at least not yet. First, USC must prepare for its next opponent. The lack of familiarity isn’t necessarily a bad thing. For the first time in two years, in-state rival Clemson won’t make a postseason trip to Columbia. “My first two years, we had Clemson. So it’s nice not to have that craziness around here,” Greiner said. “We kind of get to focus on baseball and not the rivalry.”

NCAA BASEBALL REGIONALS SCHEDULE By The Associated Press Double Elimination; x-if necessary

AT DAVENPORT FIELD Charlottesville, Va.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Virginia (44-13) vs. Bucknell (30-19-1), 2 p.m. Game 2 — Liberty (41-16) vs. Arkansas (38-23), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT MARK LIGHT FIELD Coral Gables, Fla.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Columbia (29-18) vs. Texas Tech (40-18), 2 p.m. Game 2 — Miami (41-17) vs. Bethune-Cookman (26-31), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT DICK HOWSER STADIUM Tallahassee, Fla.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Kennesaw State (37-21) vs. Alabama (34-22), Noon Game 2 — Florida State (43-15) vs. Georgia Southern (39-21), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT JIM PATTERSON STADIUM Louisville, Ky.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Kansas (34-24) vs. Kentucky (35-23), 2 p.m. Game 2 — Louisville (45-15) vs. Kent State (36-21), 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT BART KAUFMAN FIELD Bloomington, Ind.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Stanford (30-23) vs. Indiana State (35-16), 2 p.m. Game 2 — Indiana (42-13) vs. Youngstown State (16-36), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT SWAYZE FIELD Oxford, Miss.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — LSU (44-14-1) vs. Southeastern Louisiana (37-23), 3 p.m. Game 2 — Bryant (42-14) vs. Houston (44-15), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

Fort Worth, Texas

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT M.L. ‘TIGUE’ MOORE FIELD Lafayette, La.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — San Diego State (42-19) vs. Mississippi State (37-22), 2 p.m. Game 2 — Louisiana-Lafayette (53-7) vs. Jackson State (31-23), 7 p.m.

SATURDAY

AT CHARLIE AND MARIE LUPTON STADIUM FRIDAY

Game 1 — Sam Houston State (4117) vs. Dallas Baptist (40-19), 3:30 p.m. Game 2 — TCU (42-15) vs. Siena (2631), 8 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 1 — Georgia Tech (36-25) vs. Washington (39-15-1), 4 p.m. Game 2 — Mississippi (41-18) vs. Jacksonville State (36-25), 8 p.m.

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SUNDAY

MONDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT ALLIE P. REYNOLDS STADIUM Stillwater, Okla.

FRIDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT RECKLING PARK Houston

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT GOSS STADIUM Corvallis, Ore.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — UC Irvine (35-22) vs. UNLV (35-23), 5 p.m. Game 2 — Oregon State (42-12) vs. North Dakota State (25-24), 11 p.m.

SATURDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SUNDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

AT BAGGETT STADIUM San Luis Obispo, Calif.

FRIDAY

Game 1 — Pepperdine (39-16) vs. Arizona State (33-22), 4 p.m. Game 2 — Cal Poly (45-10) vs. Sacramento State (39-22), 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

FRIDAY

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

SATURDAY

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

Game 1 — Texas A&M (33-24) vs. Texas (38-18), 4 p.m. Game 2 — Rice (41-18) vs. George Mason (34-20), 8 p.m.

Baton Rouge, La.

Game 1 — Cal State Fullerton (32-22) vs. Nebraska (40-19), 1 p.m. Game 2 — Oklahoma State (45-16) vs. Binghamton (25-25), 7 p.m.

Game 3 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 loser Game 4 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 2 winner

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

AT ALEX BOX STADIUM

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

SUNDAY

MONDAY

x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner

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Todd Larrimer is one of several returning players the Sumter P-15’s will rely on this season as they get set to open the 2014 campaign today in Manning against Post 68.

LEAGUE III SCHEDULE MAY 27

Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Hartsville at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

MAY 28

Manning-Santee at Sumter, 7 p.m. Cheraw at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Camden at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

MAY 29

Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Camden, 7 p.m.

MAY 30

Camden at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 2

Dalzell-Shaw at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 3

Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

JUNE 4

Hartsville at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m. Cheraw at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 6

Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 9

Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

P-15’S FROM PAGE B1 McCaffrey (.228) both return as catchers. Larrimer could see some time at third base. River Soles, who played third most of the season, but also spent some time in the outfield, batted .350. Charlie Barnes is a newcomer to the P-15’s, but his talents are well known. He was the ace left-handed pitcher for Sumter High and started either at first base or in the outfield. He will be doing all of that for the P-15’s, but he may not be doing it that long. He is to report to Clemson, for which he will play baseball, on June 20, and it is highly unlikely he’ll be able to play anymore for Sumter after that date. “We’ll just have to see,” Johnson said. Others who will be vying for time on the infield are Tee Dubose, Britton Beatson and Edward McMillan at first, Taylor Finley at second and Dustin Frye at third. A regular returning in the outfield is Taylor McFaddin, a 2013 graduate of SHS. He batted .440 and had 30 RBI and 12 stolen bases. Others expected to be in hunt for time in the outfield are Kemper Patton, the cleanup hitter for Wilson Hall’s SCISA 3A state championship team, and Chris Crawford. Dante Hartman, Donnie Brownlee, Finley and Brandon Spittle will also be in the outfield mix. Along with the Watchers, McFaddin, Soles and Martin are the returnees who threw at least 15 innings.

Name Charlie Barnes Britton Beatson Donnie Brownlee Chris Crawford Hunter Donnelly Tee Dubose Taylor Finley Dustin Frye Dante Hartman Todd Larrimer Javon Martin Ian McCaffrey Taylor McFaddin Edward McMillan Kemper Patton River Soles Brandon Spittle Jacob Watcher Phillip Watcher

Date May 27 May 28 May 29 May 30 June 2 June 4 June 6 June 9 June 10 June 13 June 14 June 16 June 18 June 20 June 25 June 26

Opponent Time at Manning-Santee 7:30 p.m. vs. Manning-Santee 7 p.m. at Manning-Santee 7:30 p.m. vs. Murrells Inlet (DH) 1 p.m. vs. Hartsville 7 p.m. at Hartsville 7 p.m. vs. Hartsville 7 p.m. vs. Lake City 7 p.m. at Florence 7 p.m. vs. Cheraw 7 p.m. at Cheraw 7 p.m. vs. Cheraw 7 p.m. at Wilmington, N.C., in NC/SC Challenge 7:30 p.m. vs. Whiteville, N.C., at Wilmington, N.C. 11 a.m. vs. Rocky Mount, N.C., at Wilmington, N.C. 1:30 p.m. at Dalzell-Shaw 7 p.m. vs. Dalzell-Shaw 7 p.m. at Dalzell-Shaw 7 p.m. vs. Moline, Ill., in Palmetto Invitational at Murrells Inlet 5 p.m. vs. Wilmington, N.C., at Murrells Inlet 4 p.m. at Murrells Inlet 7 p.m. To Be Announced at Georgetown TBA at Camden 7 p.m. vs. Camden 7 p.m. at Camden 7 p.m. vs. Florence 7 p.m.

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Opponent vs. Kingstree at South Florence Gold at South Florence Blue vs. Oswego vs. Camden vs. Manning-Santee at Lake City at Kingstree vs. South Florence Gold at Oswego (Crestwood High School) at Florence at Camden at Manning-Santee vs. South Florence Blue vs. Lake City vs. Florence

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Sumter will be having to find someone to fill the spots of Will Smith, Paul Joseph Krouse and Gordon Owens, who were a combined 12-2 and threw 106 1/3 of the P-15’s 264 innings pitched. Johnson named a good portion of the roster when discussing who could see time on the mound. “I feel like we’re going to be able to pitch pretty well and play good defense,” Johnson said. “I think we’ll be able to put up some runs too. We’ve just got to get everything together as a team.” Wilson Hall aces John Patrick Sears and William Kinney chose not to play this year. “They’re going to The Citadel (to play baseball) and they felt they needed some time off,” Johnson said. “I respect their decisions. They’re all good kids and I wish them nothing but the best.”

SUMTER P-15’S SENIOR SCHEDULE Date May 27 May 28 May 29 May 31 June 9 June 10 June 12 June 13 June 14 June 16 June 17 June 18 June 20 June 21 June 21 June 23 June 24 June 25 June 27 June 28 June 28 June 29 June 30 July 1 July 2 July 4

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Sumter at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

JUNE 12

Hartsville at Sumter, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Cheraw at Camden, 7 p.m.

JUNE 16

Cheraw at Sumter, 7 p.m. Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Camden at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

JUNE 17

Sumter at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 18

Cheraw at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Camden, 7 p.m.

JUNE 20

Dalzell-Shaw at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Camden at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

JUNE 23

Sumter at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Camden at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Cheraw at Manning-Santee (DH), 5:30 p.m.

JUNE 24

Dalzell-Shaw at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Camden, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Cheraw, 7 p.m.

JUNE 25

Sumter at Dalzell-Shaw, 7 p.m. Cheraw at Manning-Santee, 7:30 p.m.

JUNE 26

Camden at Hartsville, 7 p.m.

JUNE 30

Sumter at Camden, 7 p.m.

JULY 1

Camden at Sumter, 7 p.m.

JULY 2

Sumter at Camden, 7 p.m.

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Hunter-Reay takes Indy 500 checkered flag BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS — Chants of “USA! USA!” followed Ryan Hunter-Reay as fans ecstatically celebrated the Indianapolis 500’s first American winner in eight years. They waved flags and roared their approval when, in Victory Lane, Hunter-Reay described himself as “a proud American.” “Being an American boy, I think when you look at maybe the NASCAR side of it, it’s all Americans,” Hunter-Reay said. “This is an international sport, open-wheel. We do battle on every different type of discipline, short ovals, street courses, the only series in the world like that. IndyCar Series is a true drivers’ championship. HUNTER-REAY That’s what I love most about it.” On Sunday, Hunter-Reay earned his first Indy 500 by beating one of the very best in a thrilling finish to the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing.” Hunter-Reay peeked around Helio Castroneves, then reversed course and dipped inside for a daredevil pass and the late lead. Castroneves charged back to the front, winning a drag race down the frontstretch at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. And then, in a stirring wheel-to-wheel battle between a pair of bright yellow cars, Hunter-Reay seized the lead once more Sunday as the drivers hurtled toward the finish with a single, 2.5-mile lap remaining. With nobody in front of him, Hunter-Reay used the entire track to keep Castroneves in his rearview mirror. He nipped him at the line by less than half a car length, denying his Brazilian rival a chance at history. The finish was well worth the wait — to the fans who watched 150 laps of caution-free racing, to the drivers who bided their time unsure of when they should charge to the front and to Hunter-Reay, who finally got to drink the celebratory milk in his seventh try. He beat Castroneves by just 0.060 seconds — only the 1992 race had a closer finish when Al Unser Jr. beat Scott Goodyear by 0.043 seconds.

INDY 500 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Lap length: 2.5 miles (Starting position in parentheses) All cars Dallara chassis 1. (19) Ryan Hunter-Reay, Honda 2. (4) Helio Castroneves, Chevrolet 3. (6) Marco Andretti, Honda 4. (7) Carlos Munoz, Honda 5. (10) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet 6. (12) Kurt Busch, Honda 7. (17) Sebastien Bourdais, Chevrolet 8. (3) Will Power, Chevrolet 9. (31) Sage Karam, Chevrolet 10. (9) J.R. Hildebrand, Chevrolet 11. (18) Oriol Servia, Honda 12. (5) Simon Pagenaud, Honda 13. (24) Alex Tagliani, Honda 14. (27) Jacques Villeneuve, Honda 15. (32) Sebastian Saavedra, Chevrolet 16. (28) James Davison, Chevrolet 17. (21) Carlos Huertas, Honda 18. (30) Ryan Briscoe, Chevrolet 19. (23) Takuma Sato, Honda 20. (13) Jack Hawksworth, Honda 21. (15) Mikhail Aleshin, Honda 22. (14) Justin Wilson, Honda 23. (29) Martin Plowman, Honda 24. (22) Pippa Mann, Honda 25. (25) Townsend Bell, Chevrolet 26. (16) Tony Kanaan, Chevrolet 27. (1) Ed Carpenter, Chevrolet 28. (2) James Hinchcliffe, Honda 29. (11) Scott Dixon, Chevrolet 30. (8) Josef Newgarden, Honda 31. (26) Charlie Kimball, Chevrolet 32. (33) Buddy Lazier, Chevrolet 33. (20) Graham Rahal, Honda

Johnson’s title defense is on after win BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CONCORD, N.C. — Jimmie Johnson’s run at another Sprint Cup title is on and could bring him a piece of NASCAR history. Johnson’s victory in the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday night all but locked him into the new, expanded championship Chase format. If the 38-year-old Johnson pulls it off, it’ll be his seventh series crown to tie the NASCAR mark shared by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt. NASCAR leaders changed the emphasis in qualifying, putting more of a premium on wins over the steadiness of points racing. That’s led to a flurry of drivers taking the checkered flag — 10 of them through 12 races — all gleefully celebrating their near-assured spot in the 10race championship run at the end. JOHNSON Johnson had been on the outside of that until his record-breaking seventh career win at Charlotte Motor Speedway. He outlasted second-place Kevin Harvick and Matt Kenseth in third to pick up his fourth victory all-time in NASCAR’s longest race. “The first goal is to make the Chase,’’ Johnson said. “You want to win races at the end of the season.’’ Few had done that better when it counts than Johnson. He’s collected 14 Chase victories in his six title runs, including a pair last season that led him to title No. 6. It’s a recipe, combined with the No. 48’s typically solid performance, Johnson was certain would prevail no matter how many outside the race shop raised questions. “Of course, we want to win early and often,’’ Johnson said. “But we were holding steady in championship points. In my opinion, I don’t believe there will be 16 different winners. “I felt like a strong championship points position would get us into the first phase of the Chase,’’ he added. “Granted, tonight simplifies things.’’ And gives crew chief Chad Knaus the ability to take a few chances to prepare for the playoffs the rest of the season. Not that he has to as the team approaches a stretch of tracks where they know success. Next week comes Dover where Johnson owns a record eight victories, then Pocono where Johnson’s won three times. When Johnson broke through for his first crown in 2006, he and Knaus used the formula to add four more in one of the series’ most dominant stretches. After Johnson finished sixth in 2011 and third in 2012, he was back on top last season and moved one step closer to the record with two drivers who were part of NASCAR’s first Hall of Fame class five years ago. Johnson, who had a Hall of Fame vote as Sprint Cup champion, isn’t thinking much about that yet. The 38-year-old star is eager to build on his dominant showing in Charlotte. Johnson took his first pole of the season Thursday and was strong in practice Saturday. He led 165 of the 400 laps, proving his strength at the start before settling into the rhythm of NASCAR’s long, long night. Johnson led 10 different times, including a final time with nine laps left when he swept past Kenseth in Turn 4 and was never pressured on his way to the checkered flag. With a race win finally checked off his to-do list, Johnson can concentrate on prepping for the 10-race playoffs

COCA-COLA 600 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Charlotte Motor Speedway Concord, N.C. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses)

1. (1) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 400 laps, 140.8 rating, 48 points, $465,626. 2. (11) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 400, 128.2, 43, $304,313. 3. (12) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 400, 117.7, 42, $249,941. 4. (22) Carl Edwards, Ford, 400, 90, 41, $174,980. 5. (26) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 400, 100.4, 40, $186,219. 6. (16) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 400, 101.9, 38, $166,870. 7. (27) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 400, 106.7, 38, $169,906. 8. (21) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 400, 83.5, 36, $150,834. 9. (7) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 400, 84.7, 35, $164,761. 10. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 400, 107.1, 35, $166,653. 11. (13) Aric Almirola, Ford, 400, 86.2, 34, $154,546. 12. (8) Joey Logano, Ford, 400, 95.2, 32, $151,501. 13. (18) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 400, 79.7, 31, $148,468. 14. (3) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 399, 85.2, 30, $131,660. 15. (42) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 399, 73.2, 29, $121,260. 16. (32) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 399, 70.3, 28, $156,696. 17. (5) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 399, 105.4, 27, $146,026. 18. (25) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 398, 71.8, 26, $134,680. 19. (10) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 398, 100.6, 26, $115,460. 20. (14) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 398, 58.8, 0, $103,435. 21. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 398, 63.6, 23, $146,385. 22. (6) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 398, 78.9, 22, $112,985. 23. (20) A J Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 398, 59.9, 21, $121,518. 24. (34) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 398, 55.6, 20, $126,643. 25. (15) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 398, 83.3, 19, $129,593. 26. (23) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 397, 57.9, 18, $137,310. 27. (31) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 397, 47.4, 17, $96,960. 28. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 396, 40.8, 16, $113,893. 29. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 396, 51.8, 15, $126,255. 30. (30) Michael McDowell, Ford, 396, 44.1, 14, $97,685. 31. (35) David Ragan, Ford, 395, 43.2, 13, $118,793. 32. (19) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 395, 48.7, 0, $108,457. 33. (29) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 392, 34.1, 11, $98,760. 34. (38) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 390, 29.1, 0, $106,135. 35. (43) Blake Koch, Ford, 390, 28.5, 0, $95,485. 36. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 382, 35.6, 0, $95,385. 37. (17) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 378, 60.5, 7, $103,154. 38. (36) Ryan Truex, Toyota, engine, 303, 29.9, 6, $89,350. 39. (4) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, engine, 281, 63.5, 5, $95,850. 40. (28) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, engine, 271, 51.6, 4, $81,350. 41. (37) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, accident, 229, 30.4, 3, $77,350. 42. (41) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, engine, 162, 32.9, 2, $73,350. 43. (33) David Gilliland, Ford, accident, 160, 39.7, 1, $77,850.

later on. Under the new format, the playoff field will shrink by four drivers after every three races so only four will have a shot for the trophy come Homestead in November. Johnson earned the 11th career Coca-Cola 600 victory for car owner Rick Hendrick, who’s got no doubt Johnson and Knaus are pointed to another big season. “What they’ve been able to accomplish together, it’s been amazing,’’ he said. “I always say I’m just glad I don’t have to race against them.’’

SPORTS

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

MLB ROUNDUP

PRO BASEBALL

Red Sox snap skid, beat Braves 8-6

Dodgers’ Beckett tosses no-hitter against Phillies

ATLANTA — David Ortiz homered and drove in four runs as the Boston Red Sox ended their 10-game losing streak, rallying from a 5-run deficit to defeat the Atlanta Braves 8-6 on Monday. The defending World Series champions trailed 6-1 after the fourth, with starter Clay Buchholz walking a career-high eight in only 3-plus innings. But Ortiz tied it by hitting a 3-run homer off Ervin Santana in the fifth. The World Series MVP then gave Boston the lead with a bases-loaded sacrifice fly off Ian Thomas (1-2) in the seventh. Justin Upton drove in three runs with two hits for Atlanta. Edward Mujica (2-1) got the win with a scoreless sixth inning following a 1½-hour rain delay. Chris Johnson singled with one out in the ninth before Koji Uehara capped his 10th save with Andrelton Simmons’ game-ending doubleplay grounder. Uehara was Boston’s seventh pitcher.

BY ROB MAADDI The Associated Press

ORIOLES 7 BREWERS 6

MILWAUKEE — Jonathan Schoop hit two home runs and newly acquired Nick Hundley singled in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as Baltimore rallied past Milwaukee 7-6. Down 6-4 with two outs in the ninth, the Orioles rallied off Milwaukee closer Francisco Rodriguez. Schoop’s second homer cut it to one. After pinch-hitter Delmon Young singled, Nick Markakis hit a game-tying double. NATIONAL LEAGUE PIRATES 5 METS 3 NEW YORK — Gaby Sanchez tagged the Mets again, delivering a pinch-hit homer in the eighth inning and a tiebreaking single in the ninth that started Pittsburgh’s 5-3, come-from-behind victory over New York. Sanchez homered off Scott Rice while hitting for Ike Davis, who was making his return to Citi Field after being traded to the Pirates in midApril. MARLINS 3 NATIONALS 2

WASHINGTON — Giancarlo Stanton hit his NL-leading 15th home run and also doubled and singled in his latest power performance at Nationals Park, leading Miami over Washington 3-2. Stanton doubled and scored in the first inning, then launched a long 2-run homer

PRO OPEN FROM PAGE B1 the momentum. However, Austin broke her serve, held her serve and proceeded to reel off six straight games to win. “I finally figured out where she was hitting the ball on her returns,” Austin said of the reason why she turned the match around so drastically. “Once I figured that out I was able to relax a lot more and I began playing a lot better.” Gilchrist, who was playing in her first tournament after sitting out almost a year with a foot injury, said she was really feeling the aches and pains in the third set. “I think I was really thinking a lot about my leg and my arm,” Gilchrist said. “They were both really killing me. I think I lost my focus, but she played a really good match too.” When Austin got the championship-winning point, she was subdued in her celebration, very much so for someone who was wanting to get that burden off of her back. “I think I was more annoyed that it took six times for me to do it,” Austin said when asked about the lack of emotion. There wasn’t nearly as much drama in the doubles final as Chang and Daniell dominated the match. The duo had played doubles several times on the juniors circuit

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston’s David Ortiz (34) watches his 3-run homer during the fifth inning of Monday’s 8-6 victory over Atlanta at Turner Field in Atlanta. The win snapped a 10-game losing streak for the Red Sox. in the third.

twice and drove in a run.

CUBS 8

ATHLETICS 10

GIANTS 4

TIGERS 0

SAN FRANCISCO — Jeff Samardzija struck out a season-high 10 for his first win since last August, leading the Chicago Cubs past San Francisco 8-4. Samardzija (1-4) allowed six hits and walked none in 7-plus innings. He also had an RBI double during a 3-run fourth to help snap his 16-start winless streak.

OAKLAND, Calif. — Kyle Blanks homered in his home debut at the Coliseum and Derek Norris capped Oakland’s 5-homer day with a grand slam as the Athletics snapped a 4-game losing streak with a 10-0 win over Detroit. Brandon Moss and Josh Donaldson each hit their 12th home run and Yoenis Cespedes also went deep for the A’s.

AMERICAN LEAGUE RANGERS 7

MARINERS 5

TWINS 2 MINNEAPOLIS — Nick Tepesch won his second consecutive start, Elvis Andrus and Chris Gimenez each had two RBI, and Texas beat Minnesota 7-2. Tepesch (2-0) allowed two runs in 6 2/3 innings, striking out four in the process.

ANGELS 1

WHITE SOX 6 INDIANS 2

CHICAGO — Dayan Viciedo hit a 3-run homer, Conor Gillaspie collected four more hits and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 6-2. Gillaspie went 4-for-4, scored

and thought that helped them come out victorious in the PPO. “I think we work really well together,” said Chang. “We’re different in a lot of ways, but in a lot of ways we’re very similar too.”

SEATTLE — Chris Young pitched shutout ball until Albert Pujols homered in the seventh inning, Robinson Cano had three hits and two RBI to raise his average to .332, and Seattle beat the Los Angeles Angels 5-1. Young (4-2) kept the Angels without a hit until Kole Calhoun’s single with one out in the sixth inning. An inning later, Pujols hit his 506th career home run, pulling within three of Gary Sheffield for 24th on baseball’s all-time list. From wire reports

“I just believed we could do it,” Daniell said. “I didn’t think it’d be easy — I knew every match was going to be tough, but I had the confidence that if we did the right things, we could definitely win the title.”

PHILADELPHIA — Josh Beckett transformed himself from power pitcher to deceptive hurler after a winless, injury-plagued season ended with surgery. He still dominates, but in a different way. Beckett pitched the first no-hitter of his stellar career and the first in the majors this season, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Philadelphia Phillies 6-0 BECKETT Sunday. “You don’t think at this point of your career that you’re going to do that,’’ Beckett said. Certainly not after a miserable 2013. Beckett was nearly derailed by a nerve condition that left him unable to feel his fingertips. He even had to learn to hold the steering wheel with his left hand because he couldn’t feel his right hand. Now he’s healthy and pitching like a guy with three All-Star games, two World Series rings and a World Series MVP award on his resume. On this day, he was downright nasty. “For him to be able to do that is nice,’’ manager Don Mattingly said. “Just for everything that he’s been

through with us, the surgery last year, he just seemed to change himself as a pitcher and is using the breaking ball more.’’ Beckett stuck out six, walked three and didn’t come close to allowing a hit against a lineup that included two former NL MVPs and four former AllStars. The 34-year-old right-hander threw 128 pitches. He fanned fivetime All-Star Chase Utley on a called strike three to end the game. Figuring Utley wasn’t expecting a fastball with a no-hitter on the line, Beckett fired a 94 mph heater right down the middle. “I was trying to think along with him,’’ Beckett said. Beckett mixed a sharp fastball with a slow curve that kept hitters off-balance while retiring 23 straight batters in one stretch. He pitched the Dodgers’ first no-hitter since Hideo Nomo beat Colorado at Coors Field in 1996, and the 21st in franchise history. Sandy Koufax threw four. “I knew he had something special going early,’’ catcher Drew Butera said. “I was a nervous wreck from the fourth inning on when he said he had never taken one this far. He’s a guy who is going to keep it loose and he didn’t want anybody to be thinking about it.’’

OBITUARIES

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

JOAN POLLOCK GIBBS Joan Frances Pollock Gibbs, age 81, beloved wife of retired Lt. Col. Charles Alfred Gibbs, died on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at National Health Care in Sumter. Born on Dec. 11, 1932, in Jefferson, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Gibbs was the daughter of the late Homer Ronald GIBBS Pollock and the late Mary Kendall Pollock Brookes. Mrs. Gibbs graduated from Jefferson District High School in 1950 and attended Millersville State Teachers College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. After completion of her freshman year, Mrs. Gibbs transferred to Pennsylvania State University, where she majored in home economics. She became a member of Sigma Sigma Sigma Sorority and graduated from Penn State on June 7, 1954. Joan married Chuck Gibbs on June 19, 1954, in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. Moving from Japan to Sumter with her husband and family in 1964, Joan became a member of Swan Lake Presbyterian Church. After a second overseas tour, Joan returned to Sumter and taught home economics at Sumter High School for more than 20 years. Joan was a Past Regent of the Sumter Home Chapter, D.A.R. She was a member of a local bridge club, played canasta, enjoyed golf and participated in many local organizations. Joan sang in her church choir and loved to read, sew and cross stitch. However, her favorite times in life were spent with her children and grandchildren. Mrs. Gibbs will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother and friend. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her. In addition to her husband, Mrs. Gibbs is survived by: three daughters, Susan Gibbs Allgood and her husband, David, of Fort Worth, Texas, Laura Gibbs Baker and her husband, Alpheus, of Sumter, and Edith Gibbs Gamble and her husband, Larry, of Franklin, Wisconsin; seven grandchildren, Phillip Simon Allgood and his wife, Katherine, of Huntington, West Virginia, Sandra Elizabeth “Betsy” Allgood Watson and her husband, Blake, of Asheville, North Carolina, Mary Frances Baker Capers and her husband, Demetrius, of Sumter, Alpheus James “Jimmy” Baker III of Sumter, Whitney Amanda Gamble of Chicago, Illinois, Theresa Hays Gamble of Franklin, Wisconsin, and William Lawrence “Billy” Gamble Jr. of Franklin; one stepbrother, Richard Brookes and his wife, Jean, of Sumter; and one sister in-law, Nancy Pollock, of Mount Joy, Pennsylvania. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Gibbs was preceded in death by: one brother, David Ronald Pollock, and her stepfather, J. Allan Brookes. A funeral service will be held on Thursday at 10 a.m. in Swan Lake Presbyterian Church with Pastor Chuck Staggs officiating. Interment will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends on Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bullock Funeral Home and at other times at her home in Sumter. Memorials may be made to Swan Lake Presbyterian Church, 912 Haynesworth St., Sumter, SC 29150, or to Tamassee DAR School, PO Box 8, Tamassee, SC 29686 You may sign the family’s guest book at www.bullockfuneralhome.com. The family has chosen Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter for the arrangements.

THOMAS DUKES SR. Thomas Dukes Sr., 83, husband of Evoila Butler Dukes, died Friday, May 23, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born Aug. 7, 1930, in Manning, a son of the DUKES late Tom Dukes and Gretchel Conyers. He received his formal education at Santee Rosenwald School. He was a member of Society

Hill AME Church. He was employed by Carraway Logging and was also self-employed. Survivors are his wife, Evoila Butler Dukes, of the home; five sons, Thomas Dukes Jr. of Manning, Roosevelt (Margaret) Dukes of Greensboro, North Carolina, Johnny (Edna) Dukes of Columbus, Georgia, Maurice (Betty) Dukes of Sumter, and Herman Dukes of Greensboro; four daughters, Betty Ann (Jenkinson) Tindal of Columbia, Pam Fields of Columbia, Helen Dukes Billie of Manning and Rosa Lee Patrice of Queens, New York; an adopted daughter, Doretha (Doug) Asberry of Santee; one additional son-in-law, Jacob Boatwright of Manning; one additional daughter-in-law, Dorothy Dukes of High Point, North Carolina; 24 grandchildren; and 32 great-grandchildren. Celebratory services for Mr. Dukes will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Society Hill AME Church, 1030 Morello Road, Santee Dam section of Manning. The Rev. Betty Rhodes, pastor, will officiate, with the Rev. O’Donald Dingle, the Rev. Albert Thompson and Evangelist Betty Canty assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mr. Dukes will lie in repose one prior to service. The family will receive friends at the home, 8154 Bloomville Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to the Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

MARY D. JAMES Mary Esther Dinkins James, 91, wife of Arthur Whiteford James, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born in Sumter County, she was the daughter of the late

Vernon Robert Dinkins and Frances Mellette Dinkins. Mrs. James attended Sumter city schools and was a graduate of Winthrop College. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Sumter and was an associate member of the French Huguenot Church in Charleston. She was also a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, the Colonial Dames, Friends of the Library, Friends of the Museum, the Sumter County Historical Society, the Huguenot Society of South Carolina and the Metropolitan Opera Guild. Surviving are her husband; three sons, Arthur Whiteford “Whit” James Jr. and his wife, Beth Segars James, Robert Hastings James and his wife, Frances Richardson James, and William Hamilton James and his wife, Cindy Gardner James, all of Sumter; one sister, Katharine Rappe of Sumter; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a niece, nephew and great-niece. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Ray Fancher and Dr. Reginald Thackston officiating. Pallbearers will be Roddey Rappe, Tommy Laney, Buddy Rivers, Charles Edens, Dickie Jones and Sammy Burrows. Honorary pallbearers will be Mark Edens, Dr. John Pate, Dick Booth, Rowland Alston and Paul Jennings. Private burial will be in the Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at the home, 2640 W. Brewington Road. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the library at Thomas Sumter Academy, 5265 Camden Highway, Dal-

THE SUMTER ITEM zell, SC 29040. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

NOLA B. JENKINS Nola Bell Jenkins entered eternal rest on Thursday, May 22, 2014, at Sumter Health and Rehab Center. Visitations will be held today from 1 to 7 p.m. at the mortuary. Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Barnettsville Baptist Church, Bishopville, with the Rev. Wayne Montgomery, pastor, and the Rev. Dr. Friendly J. Gadson, eulogist. Interment will follow in the churchyard cemetery. A repast in Mount Olive AME Church Fellowship Hall, Woodrow, will follow the interment. The family of Nola Bell Jenkins acknowledges with sincere hearts the many acts of kindness, prayers, visits and expressions of sympathy shown during this period of her illness and bereavement. A heartfelt thank you goes to the caring staff of Tuomey Regional Medical Center and Sumter Health and Rehab Center for their excellent support and compassion during these difficult times. May each of you always share the unending blessings from our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Online condolences may be sent to the family at wilsonfu-

neralhome@sc.rr.com. Wilson Funeral Home, 403 S. Main St., Bishopville, is in charge of arrangements.

ISAAC JOHNSON Isaac Johnson, 91, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Robert Woods Johnson University Hospital, Rahway, New Jersey. Born in Lee County on April 24, 1923, he was the son of the late Elisher Johnson and Abbie Myers Johnson. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of his son, Matthew Johnson, 2087 Springhill Road, Dalzell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by the Williams Funeral Home, Inc.

EARTHA DAVIS Eartha Holmes Davis, 78, widow of John Davis, died Sunday, May 25, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born Oct. 7, 1935, in Lee County, she was the daughter of Alex Holmes and Marie Herriott Holmes. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 140 E. Brewington Road, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc.

JAMES SNYDER SR. MANNING – James DeBerry Snyder Sr., 92, husband of the late Iro Kirby Snyder, died Monday, May 26, 2014, at his residence. Services will be announced by Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, (803) 435-2179, www.stephensfuneralhome. org

SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B7

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SCOREBOARD

Texas (Darvish 4-2) at Minnesota (P.Hughes 5-1), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 8:15 p.m. Detroit (Scherzer 6-1) at Oakland (Gray 5-1), 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels (Weaver 5-3) at Seattle (Elias 3-3), 10:10 p.m.

TV, RADIO TODAY

5 a.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Professional Tennis: French Open Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SecondRound Matches from Paris (ESPN2). 5 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; College Golf: NCAA Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Team Match-Play Semifinal Matches from Hutchinson, Kan. (GOLF). 6:05 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Major League Baseball: Boston at Atlanta (ESPN, SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Manning-Santee (WMHKFM 92.3, WMHK-FM 93.3, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:45 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Major League Soccer: New York at Kansas City (ESPN2). 8 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Five â&#x20AC;&#x201C; New York Rangers at Montreal (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series Game Four â&#x20AC;&#x201C; San Antonio at Oklahoma City (TNT). 9:55 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; International Soccer: United States vs. Azerbaijan from San Francisco (ESPN2). 10 p.m. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Major League Baseball: Cincinnati at Los Angeles Dodgers (ESPN).

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN LEAGUE

Detroit Chicago Kansas City Minnesota Cleveland WEST DIVISION Oakland Los Angeles Texas Seattle Houston

Houston at Kansas City, 2:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 8:10 p.m. Texas at Minnesota, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. Detroit at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. L.A. Angels at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION W Atlanta 28 Miami 27 Washington 25 Philadelphia 21 New York 22 CENTRAL DIVISION W Milwaukee 30 St. Louis 28 Pittsburgh 23 Cincinnati 22 Chicago 19 WEST DIVISION W San Francisco 32 Colorado 27 Los Angeles 27 San Diego 23 Arizona 20

L 22 25 26 26 28

Pct .560 .519 .490 .447 .440

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Pct .577 .560 .460 .458 .388

GB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 1 6 6 9Â˝

L 19 23 24 28 32

Pct .627 .540 .529 .451 .385

GB â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 4Â˝ 5 9 12Â˝

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SUNDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Toronto 3, Oakland 1 Texas 12, Detroit 4 Baltimore 4, Cleveland 2 Tampa Bay 8, Boston 5 N.Y. Yankees 7, Chicago White Sox 1 L.A. Angels 4, Kansas City 3 San Francisco 8, Minnesota 1 Houston 4, Seattle 1

MONDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 2 Texas 7, Minnesota 2 Oakland 10, Detroit 0 Seattle 5, L.A. Angels 1 N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:07 p.m. Houston at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m.

TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Tampa Bay (Cobb 1-1) at Toronto (Buehrle 8-1), 7:07 p.m. Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 8:10 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Sale 4-0), 8:10 p.m. Houston (McHugh 2-3) at Kansas City (Guthrie 2-3), 8:10 p.m.

JAMES O. MAYBERRY James O. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jimmyâ&#x20AC;? Mayberry, 76, husband of Louise Lumpkins Mayberry, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Rossville, Georgia, he was a son of the late Ordell Mayberry and the late Clara Mae Priest Mayberry. Mr. Mayberry was a member of Westside Baptist Church. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after 23 years of service and was a veteran of the Vietnam War. Following his retirement, he continued his work at Shaw Air Force Base as a civilian contractor and retired again after 25 more years of service. He enjoyed old cars. Survivors include his wife of 58 years; one son, William Todd Mayberry of Wedgefield; a daughter-in-law, Sheila Mayberry of Wedgefield; one granddaughter, Suzette Yost; two great-grandchildren; and one brother, Robert Mayberry (Sharon) of Titusville, Florida. He was preceded in death by a son, James E. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Eddieâ&#x20AC;? Mayberry; and two sisters, Shirley Ann Lambert and Diane Smith. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday in ElmoreCannon-Stephens Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Aaron Reed officiating. Burial

Arizona 2, N.Y. Mets 1, 1st game Milwaukee 7, Miami 1 L.A. Dodgers 6, Philadelphia 0 Washington 5, Pittsburgh 2 San Francisco 8, Minnesota 1 San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 3 N.Y. Mets 4, Arizona 2, 2nd game Atlanta 7, Colorado 0 St. Louis 4, Cincinnati 0

MONDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Boston 8, Atlanta 6 Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Mets 3 Miami 3, Washington 2 Baltimore 7, Milwaukee 6, 10 innings Chicago Cubs 8, San Francisco 4 N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 4:15 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 5:05 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 8:10 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 8:10 p.m.

TODAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Colorado (J.De La Rosa 5-3) at Philadelphia (Hamels 1-2), 7:05 p.m. Miami (H.Alvarez 2-3) at Washington (Treinen 0-2), 7:05 p.m. Boston (Lester 4-6) at Atlanta (Harang 4-4), 7:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (Volquez 2-4) at N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-3), 7:10 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 5-2) at Milwaukee (Garza 2-4), 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Phelps 1-1) at St. Louis (Lynn 5-2), 8:15 p.m. San Diego (Stults 2-5) at Arizona (Miley 3-5), 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati (Simon 6-2) at L.A. Dodgers (Greinke 7-1), 10:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 1-0) at San Francisco (Hudson 4-2), 10:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

Pittsburgh at N.Y. Mets, 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs at San Francisco, 3:45 p.m. Colorado at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. Miami at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. San Diego at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. Cincinnati at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m.

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will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to the Alzheimerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Association, PO Box 96011, Washington, DC 20090-6011. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

DELPHINE A. HILBORN Delphine A. Hilborn, 80, widow of Donald B. Hilborn, died on Monday, May 26, 2014, at her residence. Arrangements will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home.

LEVERN SCOTTS Levern Scotts, 78, widow of Carrie Johnson Scotts, was born June 8, 1935, in Sumter County. He departed this life on Saturday, May 24, 2014, at McLeod Regional Medical Center, Florence.

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

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Ibaka sparks Thunderâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 106-97 victory in Game 3

Miami 2, Indiana 1 May 18: Indiana 107, Miami 96 May 20: Miami 87, Indiana 83 May 24: Miami 99, Indiana 87 Monday: Indiana at Miami (late) Wednesday: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m. x-Friday: Indiana at Miami, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday: Miami at Indiana, 8:30 p.m.

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 2, Oklahoma City 1 May 19: San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 105 May 21: San Antonio 112, Oklahoma City 77 May 25: Oklahoma City 106, San Antonio 97 Today: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 9 p.m. Thursday: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m. x-Saturday: San Antonio at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m. x-June 2: Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 9 p.m.

NHL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

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

EASTERN CONFERENCE

SUNDAYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GAMES

EAST DIVISION Toronto Baltimore New York Tampa Bay Boston CENTRAL DIVISION

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TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

N.Y. Rangers 3, Montreal 1 May 17: N.Y. Rangers 7, Montreal 2 May 19: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 1 May 22: Montreal 3, NY Rangers 2, OT Sunday: NY Rangers 3, Montreal 2, OT Today: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m. x-Thursday: Montreal at NY Rangers, 8 p.m. x-Saturday: NY Rangers at Montreal, 8 p.m.

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Los Angeles 2, Chicago 1 May 18: Chicago 3, Los Angeles 1 May 21: Los Angeles 6, Chicago 2 May 24: Los Angeles 4, Chicago 3 Monday: Chicago at Los Angeles (late) Wednesday: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m. x-Friday: Chicago at Los Angeles, 9 p.m. x-Sunday: Los Angeles at Chicago, 8 p.m.

GOLF The Associated Press COLONIAL PAR SCORES

Sunday At Colonial Country Club Fort Worth, Texas Purse: $6.4 million Yardage: 7,204; Par: 70 Final (x-won on third playoff hole) x-Adam Scott (500), $1,152,000 71-68-66-66â&#x20AC;&#x201D;271 -9 Jason Dufner (300), $691,200 67-69-69-66â&#x20AC;&#x201D;271 -9 Freddie Jacobson (163), $371,200 67-71-67-67â&#x20AC;&#x201D;272 -8 Nicholas Thompson (163), $371,200 69-68-69-66â&#x20AC;&#x201D;272 -8 David Lingmerth (93), $216,960 72-69-66-66â&#x20AC;&#x201D;273 -7 Ryan Palmer (93), $216,960 69-69-68-67â&#x20AC;&#x201D;273 -7 John Senden (93), $216,960 71-68-66-68â&#x20AC;&#x201D;273 -7 Brendon Todd (93), $216,960 69-69-67-68â&#x20AC;&#x201D;273 -7 David Toms (93), $216,960 72-66-65-70â&#x20AC;&#x201D;273 -7 Kevin Chappell (68), $153,600 68-73-63-70â&#x20AC;&#x201D;274 -6 Hideki Matsuyama (68), $153,600 69-70-64-71â&#x20AC;&#x201D;274 -6 Michael Thompson (68), $153,600 73-66-69-66â&#x20AC;&#x201D;274 -6 Jimmy Walker (68), $153,600 67-68-69-70â&#x20AC;&#x201D;274 -6

Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

JAMES CARTER James Carter, 79, widow of Mariah Bradley Carter and son of the late Rubin Carter and Maggie Kelley Carter was born Sept. 29, 1934, in Lee County. He departed this life on Friday, May 23, 2014, at his residence. Family will receive friends at the home, 724 Branch St., Sumter. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Jobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

ALFRED WHEELER Alfred â&#x20AC;&#x153;Road Dogâ&#x20AC;? Wheeler, 42, died Saturday, May 24, 2014, at Carolina Hospital in Florence. Born Aug. 5, 1971, in the Olanta section of Florence county, he was a son of the late Sylvester â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jackieâ&#x20AC;? Anderson and Wilma Wheeler Anderson. The family will receive friends at the home of his sister, Jacqueline Anderson, 9960 Woodsbay Road, Lynchburg. Samuel Funeral Home LLC, of Manning, is in charge of arrangements.

OKLAHOMA CITY â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Serge Ibaka scored 15 points in a dramatic return from what was thought to be a seasonending left calf strain to help the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 106-97 on Sunday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals. Russell Westbrook had 26 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds to help the Thunder cut the Spursâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lead in the series to IBAKA 2-1. Ibaka started after missing the first two games of the series. The Thunder had said he likely would miss the rest of the playoffs, but the team changed course Friday. Manu Ginobili scored 23 points and Tim Duncan added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Spurs. SCOTT WINS COLONIAL IN PLAYOFF

FORT WORTH, Texas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Adam Scott made a 7-foot birdie putt on the third hole of a playoff Sunday to end his first week as the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s No. 1 player with a victory at Colonial. Jason Dufner, who made a 25-foot birdie putt on No. 18 in regulation, slid a 40-footer past when he and Scott played the 18th hole for the second time during the playoff. Scott then made the 7-footer for his 11th PGA Tour victory. KORDA GRABS AIRBUS LPGA VICTORY

MOBILE, Ala. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Jessica Korda won the Airbus LPGA Classic for her second victory of the year, birdieing four of the last five holes to break out of a tight pack. Korda made a breaking 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a 1-stroke victory over Anna Nordqvist. Michelle Wie, 18-year-old Charley Hull and 44-year-old Catriona Matthew tied for third at 18 under. MONTGOMERIE WINS SENIOR PGA CHAMPIONSHIP

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Colin Montgomerie won the Senior PGA Championship, finishing with a 6-under 65 for a 4-stroke victory over 64-year-old Tom Watson. The 51-year-old Scot finished at 13-under 261 at Harbor Shores. Watson also closed with a 65. From wire reports

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Legal Notice Public Storage /PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on June 12th, 2014 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household/business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153.

RENTALS Unfurnished Apartments 2BR/2BA, Close to Sumter Mall. All appl & water included, W/D hookup. $600/mo + dep. (803) 491-5618. Avail now. Large 3BR 2BA Town Home in Historic Neighborhood $950 Dep/Rent Call 468-1900 Oakland Plantation Apts. 5501 Edgehill Rd 499-2157 1 & 2 BR apartments available. Applications accepted Mon., Wed. & Fri. 8am-4:30pm. Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Unfurnished Homes If you've got Good credit you will receive a 5% reduction on your rent. Close to Shaw. No Pets or H/A. We furnish appliances, water, dumpster, C/A, sec lights in a safe, quiet neighborhood. Call 803-983-0043 Close to Shaw. Dalzell 3br 2ba brick, fenced yd, screen porch, all appl. C/H/A No Pets. $800 /mo+dep 803-316-8105 Beautiful 6BR 4BA home. 10 mi. from Contential Tire. Den, LR, DR, Lg kitchen w/Island, W/D hook-up. Featuring hardwood tile and carpet. Over-sized BRs & BAs. Huge fenced yard. Back/front patio. Like new. $1,250/mo + $1,250/dep. Call 803-316-7958 or 773-1838 between 9am-6pm Mon-Fri.

REAL ESTATE Manufactured Housing (2) 3 & 4BR/2BA (Dalzell). Easy Financing. 803-983-8084 99 Horton D/W, 27x64, 3 br, 2 ba, LR, DR, lg eat in kit., side patio, $18,000. Call 803-406-3437 Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

Mobile Home Lots 2540 Burt Gin Rd, Wedgefield .9 acres with storage bldg $150 mo. Agent Owned. Call 236-2425

Farms & Acreage Looking for 75-105 Acres of farm land with partial woods. Call 494-3515 For Sale By Owner, 10 Acres, 8 miles to Sumter. $55,000. Owner Financing 803-427-3888.

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Autos For Sale 1996 Chevy S10 Ext Cab, exc. cond. Runs great. Good Heat/AC. Clean inside/out. $2,600. 803-447-5453 2005 Buick Park Avenue Ultra, Loaded. High mileage, but exc. condition. Many extras. Must see. $5,000. 803-840-1215

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2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 3BR/1.5BA, all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo + dep. Call 803-464-5757. (Scenic Lake) 3BR 2BA 16x80. No pets Call 803-499-1500. From 9am- 5pm 242 Tullah 3BR/2BA $550/Mo., 1096 A Cherryvale Dr. 2BR/1BA $450/mo, 4115 Zachary Rd. 3BR /1BA $435/Mo, Sec Dep. starting at $250, Sec. 8 Ok. Call 773-8022 Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350

A014 - Webb, Antionio A027 - Thomas, John A036 - Medina, Laracha B008 - Greene, Tyrone B024A - Smith, Dawnlynn B035 - Kennedy, Ashanique B055 - White, Sherika C031 - Rhodes, Chelsie C044 - Rogers, Melinda C049 - Edwards, Amy C062 - Sigler, Frederick D014 - Reed, Jessica D022 - Sherard, Hesper E012 - Davis, Lakeyshia E015 - Gamble, Kay E029 - Crump, Natasia F016 - White, Ronald F024 - Mullins, Roger G026 - Sumpter, Lisette I020 - Buchannan, Lanikqua 3785 Broad St, Sumter, SC 29154 0105 - Dicks, John William 0114 - Ross, Arnteyus 0124 - Jones, Melvin Leroy 0129 - Dozier, Gloria 0242 - Canty, Annette 0338 - Rouse, Tanika Latonya 0339 - Tisdale, Cristy Renee 0340 - Benbow, Juanita 0436 - Dwyer Jr., Robert 0535A - Tumbleston, Jonathan Roy 0733 - Dennis, Latasha Denise 0738 - Walker, Kayla-Nicole 0743 - Rufus, Melissa Ann 0746 - Fullard, Joan Purchase must be made with cash only and paid for at the time of sale. All goods are sold as is and must be removed at the time of the sale. Sale is subject to adjournment.

PUBLIC AUCTION Auction Notice Notice is hearby given that the contents of the rental cube list herein will be offered for sale at the public auction per the S.C. Storage Act. The property list contained herein will be sold to satisfy liens imposed by American Storage on 6-10-14 at 1:00PM, or thereafter. The sale will occur on the premises at American Storage, located at 4194 Broad Street, Sumter, SC 29154 in the county of Sumter SC. #191 Earl Seymore Household items, #87 Laronda Dyer Household Items, #51 Thomas Brown Household Items, #33 Randall Smalls Household Items. American Storage reserves the right to reject all bids. All contents are sold "as is". Contents of the cube must be removed immediately or the storage cube containing the items must be rented by the purchaser. Sale is subject to cancellation at any time.

NOTICE OF SUMTER BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING The Sumter City-County Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Opera House (21 North Main Street, Sumter, South Carolina). The following requests are scheduled for public hearing:

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BOA-14-05, 1018 Manning Rd./1025 Pocalla Rd. (County) The applicant is requesting Special Exception approval in order to allow for a Liquor Store (SIC 592) as required per Article 3; Section I General Commercial Zoning District; 3.i.4.e Special Exceptions.- Liquor Stores; Exhibit 5 and Article 5; Section B; 5.b.1 and 5.b.2.i of the Sumter County Zoning Ordinance. The property is located at 1018 Manning Rd./1025 Pocalla Rd. and is represented by Tax Map #'s 251-08-02-001 & 251-08-02-059 and zoned General Commercial.

BOA-14-06, 1018 Manning Rd./1025 Pocalla Rd. (County) The applicant is requesting a variance from the setbacks in order to allow the construction of a Sumter Markette which includes a convenience store with gas pumps and building for beer, wine and liquor sales. Applicant is requesting a variance from the front setback of 45 feet to allow a setback of 30 feet on Lafayette Dr. and also requesting a variance from the front setback requirement of 35 feet to allow for 20' setback on Maxwell Avenue. Also a variance request to reduce the 10' wide landscaping buffer on Lafayette Dr. to (zero) feet. The property is located at 1018 Manning

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS OF ESTATES Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate:

Donald Lee Roy #2014ES4300291

Personal Representative Joseph H. Roy 308 Woodward Blvd Summerville, SC 29483 Estate:

Charles H. Overton, Jr #2014ES4300309 Personal Representative O. Bartlette Buie C/O Wade S. Kolb, Jr. Attorney At Law 107 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Patricia M. Naylor #2014ES4300281

Personal Representative Marie N. Walker C/O J. Seth Cabot Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Douglas P. Bleecker #2014ES4300297

Fred Loney C/O Calvin Hastie 7 East Hampton Avenue Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Lillie Mae T. Rogers #2014ES4300302 Personal Representative Dianne R. Pauley 4850 Cotton Acres Road Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Julia Davis Singleton #2014ES4300273

Personal Representative Bernice Jones 215 Pack Road Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Williard Lemmon #2014ES4300290

Personal Representative

Agnes Spencer 106 Orange Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate: Sandra Jean Minoughan #2014ES4300280 Personal Representative William T. Minoughan C/O J. Seth Cabot Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Thelma D. Davis #2014ES4300296

Personal Representative

Shawn T. Davis 221 E. Moore Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Janie Durant #2014ES4300271

Personal Representative

Geraldine Williams & Robert Durant 5264 Peach Orchard Rd. Rembert, SC 29128

Yardley O. Robinson #2014ES4300286

Personal Representative

Maxine Robinson 2630 Lorentz Drive Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

James P. Nesbitt, Jr. #2014ES4300308 Personal Representative Sharon O. Nesbitt 207 S. Wise Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

James Daniel Clawson #2014ES4300295

Personal Representative Alicia K. Clawson 5419 Magnolia Park Circle Columbia, SC 29206

Estate:

Harvey Michael Windham #2014ES4300285

Personal Representative Pearl D. Windham 3990 Leonard Brown Road Sumter, SC 29153 Estate:

Katherine Holloway #2014ES4300307 Personal Representative Lee O. Holloway 311 Lindley Avenue Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Helen Richburg Ragin #2014ES4300276

Personal Representative Monya L. Ragin 975 Houck Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate: Raymond Henry Dionne #2014ES4300298 Personal Representative

Howard E. Owens 1380 Broad Water Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Personal Representative

Diane Hancock 459 Upper Pond Road Wagener, SC 29164

Shirley A. Jenkins #2014ES4300272

Personal Representative

Estate:

Allen Watson #2014ES4300299

Personal Representative

Phyllis Watson C/O Kenneth R. Young Jr. Attorney At Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Jane Arden Carper #2014ES4300303 Personal Representative Kimberly J. Simmons C/O J. Cabot Seth PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Mamie Witherspoon #2014ES4300274

Personal Representative Lucille Cummings 580 Old Manning Road Sumter, SC 29150

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Prothro receives GM’s Mark of Excellence awards

General Motors Zone Manager Scott Roberts, left, and GM District Sales Manager Iran Cummins, far right, present the GMC and Chevrolet Mark of Excellence Awards to Prothro Chevrolet-Buick-GMC Used Car Manager Pro Prothro and co-owners Lannes Prothro and William Prothro.

MANNING – Prothro ChevroletBuick-GMC in Manning has received the GMC and Chevrolet Mark of Excellence awards for 2013. GM District Sales Manager Iran Cummins and GM Zone Manager Scott Roberts presented the awards to co-owners William Prothro and Lannes Prothro and Used Car Manager Pro Prothro Monday, May 12, at the dealership, 452 N. Brooks St. “This award is for high scores in customer satisfaction and reaching

a level of sales achievement,” Cummins said. “Very few dealers receive these awards.” “These are not easy to earn,” Roberts said. “You have to be doing your job consistently and at a high level.” Lannes Prothro said he was grateful for the award. “I want to thank our entire team for their hard work and our loyal customers for making this award possible,” he said.

Local trucker earns national award BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211

immy Ardis has driven more than 4 million miles in his 37 years as a truck driver, so it’s safe to say he has seen just about everything. Still, Ardis said earning the 2014 Citizen Driver of the Year Award from Truck Stops of America and Petro Stopping Centers was the “biggest thing that ever happened to me.” “I am still overwhelmed by everything that’s happening,” he said. As part of the award, what was formerly known as Jerry’s Truck Stop in Manning became the Jimmy Ardis Travel Center in a ceremony May 10. “That was pretty cool,” Ardis said. “Doing TV interviews and talking to the newspapers — it was big.” He said he recently received a letter from South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley congratulating him. His wife, Debbie Ardis, said he received the award for his millions of miles of safe driving and the promotion he does for the trucking industry. “He has won a lot of awards and done a lot of good stuff,” she said. When Jimmy Ardis was 6 years old, he lost an arm to cancer. “They didn’t really tell him they were going to take his arm off,” Debbie Ardis said. “When he woke up it just wasn’t there. That day his grandmother and his mother told him ‘You’re not any different. You are just going to try harder.’” “Going the extra mile” could be a trademark for

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Jimmy Ardis poses in front of the Manning truck stop which now bears his name. Jimmy Ardis. “He has that kind of attitude, he doesn’t give up on anything,” Debbie Ardis said. Jimmy Ardis said that he always wanted to be a truck driver. “They always said that when Mama had me, I dropped a steering wheel and a gear shift on the floor,” he said. “The first word I ever said was truck. I’ve worked on the farm and stuff like that before I started trucking. I could

have been a farmer but it takes too much money.” Along with his determination, Jimmy Ardis has a love for helping other people. “He is involved in Relay for Life and he has a trucker buddy program,” Debbie Ardis said. “He also works with the literacy program in Sumter at Adult Ed. He works with the orphanage in Turbeville, where they have their hunting club, and he mentors people who have come back from the wars with a lost limb.”

Summer programs available for Clarendon youth BY JIM HILLEY (803) 774-1211 jim@theitem.com The Clarendon County Recreation Department will offer a number of recreation programs for children this summer, said Director Lebon Joye. He said the department is currently taking registration for its youth golf program. “It is pretty much a yearround activity, but it starts in June,” he said. The golf program costs $25 per day, and conducts classes at Shannon Greens Golf Club. Little Tees for ages 4 to 6 is from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday and Thursdays, Junior Golf for ages 7

to 14 is Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from 3 to 5 p.m., and New Beginners for ages 7 to 14 is Tuesdays and Thursdays from 10 to 11 a.m. Creative Camps will be available at the Community Center and Weldon Auditorium. “Those are basically children’s theater programs with arts and crafts offered through the Clemson Extension 4-H Program,” Joye said. For more information on the Creative Camps, call the Community Center at (803) 433-0103, he said. Joye said the department is currently taking football registration for kids ages 8 to 12. Registration will end

June 25. “The number of teams depends on the number of kids who sign up,” he said. “Last year we had four teams for the younger kids and two for the older.” He said the department was planning on hosting some sports camps, but details were not yet finalized The British soccer camp is from July 28 through Aug. 1, he said. Joye said parents can visit www.clarendoncountygov.org and click on “Parks and Recreation” to download registration forms and a code of conduct forms. For more information, call the Clarendon County Parks and Recreation Department at (803) 473-3543.

Jimmy Ardis said that having lost an arm to cancer is what keeps him involved in the fight to defeat the disease. “I’m big on the Relay for Life or anything to do with cancer research,” he said. “I helped promote a truck that was given away last year for cancer research. Everything on that truck was donated, a guy out of St. George, Utah, — PDI Diesel — put it together and they raised over $100,000. Every dime of it went to the Breast Cancer Research Foun-

dation.” Jimmy Ardis also helps counsel those who have lost a limb. “I try to help people who lose limbs in the community or soldiers coming back from overseas,” he said. “ I can talk to them and tell them ‘Don’t let this get you down; it ain’t the end of the world.’” “He’s just a wonderful husband, he’s a wonderful grandfather, the kids just love him,” Debbie Ardis said. “And he does so much for people.”

Organic foods available

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Shaheed, Asya and Yolanda Harris display organic produce from Asya’s Organic Farm near the loading dock at Clarendon Memorial Hospital at the organic food market held at 2 p.m. each Wednesday near the hospital loading dock in Manning. Shaheed Harris said they sell their products at the market and other markets around the Midlands as part of a cooperative effort to provide access points for organic foods in places where such products are not normally accessible.

CLARENDON SUN

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

BRIEF ENCOUNTERS CLARENDON REPUBLICANS TO MEET FRIDAY The Clarendon County Republican Party will hold a public meeting at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 30, at the Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church, 2116 Greeleyville Highway, Manning. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m., and the program will begin at 7 p.m. Speakers include South Carolina Comptroller Gen. Richard Eckstrom; lieutenant governor candidates Pat McKinney and Mike Campbell; superintendent of education candidates Gary Burgess and Meka Childs; RNC field representative Kristin Beckham; statehouse District 64 candidate Robert McFadden; U.S. House District 6 candidate Leon Winn; and S.C. Adjutant General Bob Livingston.

SATURDAY WITH THE MAYOR Manning Mayor Julia Nelson will make herself available to citizens and business owners of the City of Manning on Saturday, June 14, from 9 to 11 a.m. at City Hall to provide an opportunity for the public to express their concerns and ideas regarding the City of Manning. Those wishing to schedule an appointment with Mayor Nelson should contact Daun Davis at (803) 435-8477, ext. 121 by 5 p.m. on Friday, June 13. Citizens with appointments should enter the City Hall at the North Mill Street entrance.

CAMP HAPPY DAYS Camp Happy Days is here again, and donations of hats, Tshirts, sunscreen, toothpaste and other toiletries are sought. Cash donations are especially needed, as the camp is funded solely from donations. Camp Happy Days gives children with cancer and their siblings a chance to leave worries of hospitals and painful treatments far behind as they plunge into six days of more fun than a child could ever imagine. “But most of all, we would like donations to help pay the cost of the camp,” Bill Ellis said. “The most important thing for me is that these kids have a great time and they pay nothing for it. It’s a good cause, and we’ll take any help we can get.” For more information or to make a donation, call Bill Ellis at (803) 460-7666. For more information on Camp Happy Days, visit www.camphappydays.org.

days 9 to 10 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Junior Golf (7 to 14) Tuesday through Thursday, 3 to 5 p.m. $50 for 2 days, $75 for 3 days • New Beginners ( 7 to 14) Tuesdays and Thursdays 10 to 11 a.m. $25 for 1 day, $50 for 2 days • Adults – Mondays 1:30 to 3 p.m., $25 Registrations and payments are being accepted at the recreation office at J.C. Britton Park in Manning. For more information call (803) 473-3543. All classes will be held at Shannon Greens Golf Club.

JUNIOR GOLF FUNDRAISER The Clarendon County Junior Golf program will hold a fundraiser golf tournament on Saturday, June 28, at Shannon Greens Golf Club. The format is a three-man scramble, captains choice. Shotgun tee time at 11:00 am. Check in is at 10:30 am. The cost is $49 per person. Discount cost is $135 per team if you register by June 20. Make checks payable to Clarendon County Recreation. You may pick up a registration form at J.C. Britton Park or Shannon Greens Golf Club. For more information, contact LeBon Joye at 473-3543.

FOOTBALL REGISTRATION Registration will be held through June 20. All registrations will be accepted at J.C. Britton Park in Manning. Registration will be Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Call 473-3543 for more information. The cost to register for football is $40. When registering, parents must provide the following: 1. Child’s birth certificate 2. Sign the “Parents Code of Conduct” 3. $40 fee AGES: 8 to 10, 11 to 12, as of Sept. 1. Parents are responsible for purchasing the pants, padding and shoes. Clarendon County Recreation Department supplies the helmets and shoulder pads, which must be returned at the end of the season. For information (803) 473-3543.

CLARENDON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL The CMH Board of Trustees meets at 6 p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month (excluding July and December) in the hospital board room.

JORDAN CROSSROADS MINISTRY CENTER - HAVEN OF REST

FORESTRY MANAGEMENT WORKSHOP

The center will hold its public monthly meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, June 4 at New Covenant Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall. Parking is available in the parking area nearest the entrance to the Fellowship Hall. For more information call Ann Driggers at (803) 309-8085.

A Forestry Management Workshop hosted by the Clarendon Soil and Water Conservation District, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Clemson Extension and Blue Streak Farms will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 10, at Blue Streak Farms, 3351 Governor Richardson Road, Summerton. Topics will include forest best management practices, tax incentives and farm bill programs. Cost of the workshop is $15 for Clarendon County Resi-

CLARENDON GOLF PROGRAM 2014 SUMMER SCHEDULE • Little Tees (4 to 6 years old) – Tuesdays and Thurs-

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PETS OF THE WEEK dents and $20 for non-residents. Lunch and instruction materials are included. Registration is required by Thursday, June 5. For more information, call Casey Blackmon or Brandon DuRant at (803) 435-2612, extension 3.

BRIDGE CLOSING A portion of Liberty Church Road between S-14-262 and S-14-48 in Clarendon County will be closed for approximately two months, as the South Carolina Department of Transportation replaces a bridge. The SCDOT expects the new bridge to be open by June 18. Motorists will be detoured on 2-14-262 and S-14-262. Some school bus routes in Clarendon School District 2 will be affected. For more information, call (803) 435-4431.

MENTORING PROGRAM Rural Leadership InstituteClarendon is beginning a mentoring program, called Operation Generation, for at-risk youths in Clarendon County School District 1. Initially, the program will focus on students at Summerton Early Childhood Center and St. Paul Elementary. The board members of Rural Leadership Institute Clarendon are asking adult members of the Clarendon community to volunteer to become mentors. Often, children simply need to know that someone cares about them and to have a positive role model in their lives. Mentoring time will take place on school property and only during school hours, possibly during the child’s activity time or lunch. The goal is to have mentors meet with children on a regular basis, for instance, once a week. Mentors will become volunteers of Clarendon School District 1 and will go through background checks as well as be given an orientation on being a mentor. For more information, call Bea Rivers at (803) 485-8164, Lesley Dykes at (803) 707-4901 or email rliclarendoncounty@ gmail.com.

LILLY

NAOMI, CHRISSY AND NEO

Lilly was surrendered by her owner due to unforeseen circumstances. She is a very affectionate, 2-year-old tan and white, Canaan Dog mix who is up to date on her shots and already spayed. She is house trained, knows her basic commands and walks well on a leash. If you are looking for a well mannered canine to add to the family, she would be perfect. Naomi, Chrissy, and Neo are 9-week-old kittens who were found starving and fending for themselves on the streets of Clarendon County. They were bottled fed for two weeks since they were too little to eat on their own. After weeks of rehabilitation, these kittens are healthy and ready to find their forever home. They will be spayed and ready for adoption soon. The adoption fee is $100, which includes spay/neuter, age appropriate vaccines and FELV testing. Don’t miss out on these cuties! See Lilly, Naomi, Chrissy, Neo and many other cats and dogs at A Second Chance Animal Shelter, 5079 Alex Harvin Highway (U.S. 301), which has numerous pets available for adoption. Adoption hours are 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. To drop off an animal, call (803) 473-7075 for an appointment. If you’ve lost a pet, check www.ccanimalcontrol.webs.com and www.ASecondChanceAnimalShelter.

Explore science with summer reading MANNING – Readers and listeners of all ages will explore the world of science this summer as the Harvin Clarendon County Library presents “Fizz, Boom, Read!” during the summer library program. Activities will include science experiments, magic, music, a scavenger hunt, a clown and lots of animals. The 2014 Summer Reading Program is open to ages 0-100, with programs for specific age groups, professional performers, local citizens conducting science experiments, a reading club and more. Pre-readers are invited to join the Read-to-Me portion of the program. Registration for “Fizz, Boom, Read!”

begins on June 2 and ends on July 31 (the first 20 children to register have the opportunity to have their names on the bulletin board!). Participants in the Reading Club, whether listeners or readers, will receive a Reading Record and will earn incentives as they read. There will be four different “Pick-up Crafts” for children this summer also. For more information on “Fizz, Boom. Read!” call the library at (803) 435-8633, visit the website www.clarendoncountylibrary.com, or go by the library at 215 North Brooks St. in Manning to pick up a calendar of events. All programs are free of charge.

COMICS

TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2014

BIZARRO

SOUP TO NUTZ

ANDY CAPP

GARFIELD

BEETLE BAILEY

BORN LOSER

BLONDIE

ZITS

MOTHER GOOSE

DOG EAT DOUG

DILBERT

JEFF MACNELLY’S SHOE

Woman’s HIV status casts shadow on romance DEAR ABBY — I’m a 32-year-old woman who is HIV-positive. My colleague — who is unaware of my Dear Abby status — recently introABIGAIL duced me to VAN BUREN a relative of hers who is also lonely and looking for someone to settle down with. We “clicked” and seem to complement each other in every way, although we haven’t had any sexual encounter. My fear is, how do I disclose my status without being rejected? He seems to have big plans for us, which in-

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clude settling down and having kids in the future. I am also worried that he might be angry with my colleague and not believe that she is unaware of my status. Please help me get out of this dilemma. In a spot in South Africa DEAR IN A SPOT — I’ll try, but there are no guarantees. Much depends upon the strength of this man’s feelings for you. It is very important that you have a frank discussion with him before the relationship goes any further. The fact that you are HIVpositive may be problematic, but it does not mean you cannot have a family together if you wish in the future. Medications and other medical interventions can help keep the

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virus from being transmitted to your children, and condoms can protect your partner. If you are upfront about your status, the chances are better that he will believe you when you tell him his relative was not aware that you have HIV when you were introduced. In a case like this, honesty is the best policy. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby. com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

JUMBLE

SUDOKU

THAT SCRAMBLED WORD GAME By David L. Hoyt and Jeff Knurek

HOW TO PLAY: Each row, column and set of 3-by-3 boxes must contain the numbers 1 through 9 without repetition.

Across 1 Wall calendar page 6 Gimlet garnish 10 Gangster weapons 14 Martini garnish 15 Everglades denizen, for short 16 Muffin spread 17 Rubbish 19 Rush-order letters 20 Words of commitment 21 Rubbish 23 Rubbish 28 Speed contests 29 Make, as a DVD copy 30 Expressive rock music subgenre 31 Speaker 32 Teen’s skin concern

33 Lowest deck on a ship 35 Rubbish 41 __ zone: restricted air space 42 Understands 44 Colorado skiing destination 47 Help on stage 49 Pesky insect 50 Psychologist Alfred 51 Rubbish 53 Rubbish 55 Musical sensitivity 56 Cantina hors d’oeuvre 57 Rubbish 63 Anemia treatment 64 Shipwreck survivor’s refuge 65 “Don’t worry!” 66 Penny

67 “The Wanderer” singer 68 Witherspoon of “Legally Blonde” Down 1 Unruly crowd 2 Suffix with plug 3 Zero, in soccer scores 4 Convenient meal named for what it was designed to be eaten in

front of 5 Listens to 6 Calculator readout, briefly 7 CPA’s recommendation 8 Six-Day War statesman Dayan 9 Letter between Delta and Foxtrot 10 “Skedaddle!” 11 Former German territory