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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Ten of the 16 project categories have been completed from the first passage of the Penny for Progress in 2008 and the other six are in the works. Passage of that referendum authorized Sumter County Council to levy a temporary sales tax to fund 16 capital projects. The sales tax was implemented in May of 2009 and will be removed when $75 million is collected or by May 2016, whichever comes first, according to the county’s website. The 10 completed projects include the construction of the county judicial center, additions to the Patriot Park SportsPlex, renovations to the county’s nine community centers and the Sumter County Civic Center, sidewalk improvements near several schools, improvements to North Wise Drive, infrastructure improvements to Sumter Airport, infrastructure improvements to Pocotaligo Industrial Park and the acquisition of several properties located on Manning Avenue, Liberty Street, Main Street, Broad Street and near Shaw Air Force Base. Sumter County Purchasing Director Bobby Galloway said most of the projects have been completed and many of the projects that are still in progress are in the inspection and approval stages: • all but one of the rural fire stations have been renovated; as of May 18, improvements to the Dalzell station were still in progress; • City Assistant Manager Al Harris said the city has opened a bid for the construction of a sixth water plant in the area and will present proposed bids to Sumter City Council in the coming weeks. During a

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One of Sumter’s most prominent dentists won’t be filling cavities or pulling teeth for the next generation of Sumterites. Dr. Wallie Jones has retired from practicing dentistry at the West Liberty office after four decades. Because of his deep religious faith and love of baseball, however, he won’t be sitting in a rocking chair looking back on his glory days. Jones was born in Richmond, Virginia, but grew up in Pinewood where his grandparents lived, from the time he was 6 years old. “It was a great childhood in Pinewood,” he said. “It was right in the town of Pinewood, and there were scads of kids my age, and we always had plenty to do. We were outside climbing, playing; there was always some kind of open field with a ball game going on. “We would hunt and fish, so it was a great time,” he recalled. “I cherish my memories from those days.” It was in Pinewood that he began learning to play baseball. “I started playing when I was about 7 years old,” he said. “My dad (Bernie Jones) loved playing ball, and he worked with us in the yard.” Jones said as he got older, he started playing in Sumter, as there wasn’t a youth league in Pinewood. From there it was on to high school ball at Furman, five years of American Legion ball (playing for his father) and four years with the University of South Carolina, finishing his career as an all-Atlantic Coast Conference second baseman.

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Jackson Brown, a short stop and pitcher, listens as Wallie Jones teaches him how to field a double play ball at Jones’ training facility. Eventually, Jones put away his ball and bat but hit a home run when he learned a career. “I went to dental school in 1972 at Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston and came back to Sumter and opened my dental practice,” he said. He practiced at the same location on West Liberty Street for his entire career, he said. “I rented the building with Burke Watson Sr. We struck a deal on the rent and became great friends,” he said. With a wife, Marcia, and children to feed, he said he worked 5 1/2 days a week, which was unusual

for a dentist. “I went around town and told all the dentists if they had an emergency on Saturday and they were on the golf course and didn’t want to see them, to call me up and I’ll be glad to help with that,” Jones said. “The dental community was real gracious and helped me along with developing my practice.” He said the thing he enjoyed about dentistry was his patients. “They became more my friends than my patients,” he said. “In 40 years, I would see three generations of the same family.”

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Community rallies to raise money for basketball standout’s funeral BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com

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Members of Sumter High School’s basketball team washed cars and collecting donations on Saturday to raise money for Erick White’s funeral.

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was found dead off the coast of Myrtle Beach Tuesday after what the Horry County Coroner’s Office called an accidental drowning. Even after his death, he impacted the people he played with, and those people he touched have sprung into action to raise money for his funeral. “We’re just out here for our

brother Erick,” said Brandon Parker, a senior at Sumter High School who played with White. “He supported us during basketball season so we wanted to give back to him.” There have been numerous community fundraisers including a GoFundMe page, started by his former

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City budget faces first reading Tuesday Sumter City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers, Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. to consider first reading of the proposed budget for fiscal year 2016 and first reading of an ordinance to amend commercial garbage rates. Council will also consider: • first reading of a request revising the Beach Forest Planned Development ordinance to increase the number of lots and remove a section of townhomes from the plan. The ordinance also proposes to include general townhouse development standards for designated areas of the development site; • first reading of an ordinance revising the Hunter’s Crossing Planned Development ordinance to permit townhouse development on the western side of the subdivision adjacent to Stamey Livestock Road; • a resolution authorizing a contract for waterline projects on Calhoun, Main and East Liberty streets; and • first reading of an ordinance to convey the city and county owned Rembert Water System to High Hills Rural Water Co.

USC Sumter has another opportunity to receive funds for science building BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com South Carolina Senate passed an amendment to the state appropriation bill allocating $500,000 to University of South Carolina Sumter for renovations to the college’s science building. Regional Campus Dean Michael Sonntag said he and others with the college are grateful for the proposed state funds. Plans to build a new science building have been part of the college’s longrange plan for several years but after more consideration, faculty decided it would be best to bring in new equipment instead.

This is the third funding opportunity presented to the college in the past three months. In March, Sonntag reached out to Sumter County Administrator Gary Mixon and proposed that the county provide $500,000 to purchase modern and upgraded equipment for the science building. Sonntag also proposed a one mill increase to fund maintenance of the campus grounds. During Sumter County Council on May 26 budget workshop, Mixon said the county’s current proposed budget, with a deficit of $1.8 million, does not include funds for USC. Earlier this month, a bond bill allocating millions of dollars to all public

and technical college projects and armory renovations in the state was removed from the state capital reserve fund. If the bond bill had passed, USC Sumter would have received $950,000 for the science building. “It’s all about doing what’s right for the community,” said Rep. David Weeks. Weeks said he and other legislators recognize the need for the college and the importance of ensuring that the school has the opportunity to progress like other institutions in the state. Weeks said the budget process is still ongoing and he cannot predict the final success of the amendment.

Yard sale for a cause Ruth Torchia and her daughter, Ann Marie, set out items at Russell & Jeffcoat for an afternoon yard sale May 22 with plans for the proceeds to benefit Camp Corral, which sends kids of wounded, disabled or fallen servicemen. The real estate hopes to raise $500 for each child to go to camp, and the firm will match all proceeds from the sale.

Firefighters rescue dozen ducklings twice GREER — A dozen ducklings are safe because Greer firefighters rescued them not once, but twice, from storm drains near City Hall. The Herald-Journal of Spartanburg reported the ducklings first became caught in a storm drain near the pond outside City Hall. Firefighters retrieved them from both ends of the drain, using a skimming net to get to some. Greer fire Chief Dorian Flowers says that several hours later, the ducklings trapped themselves again within an overspill drain in the center of the pond. No ducklings were injured in either rescue, and they were returned to their mother. Flowers says the ducklings were relocated to the home of a city employee who volunteered to have them live on her property.

Train kills 18-year-old Greenville man GREENVILLE — Authorities say an 18-year-old man was killed when a train hit him as he tried to cross railroad tracks in Greenville. Multiple media outlets report Malik Reese of Greenville was struck Friday afternoon and pronounced dead at the scene.

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Grandfather encourages awareness of genetic disorder BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com Although today is the last day of May and Neurofibromatosis Awareness Month, it is not too late to spread insight and understanding of the genetic disorder that affects thousands with benign and malignant tumors every year. There are three types of neurofibromatosis: peripheral neurofibromatosis, bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis and schwannomatosis. According to the Children’s Tumor Foundation website, peripheral neurofibromatosis, also known as NF1, typically develops on or just beneath the surface of the skin and can also cause enlargement and curvature of bones. Early symptoms of bilateral acoustic neurofibromatosis, NF2, usually include hearing loss and problems with balance caused by tumors called schwannomas growing on the acoustic or vestibular nerves, respectively. Schwannomas develop on various nerves throughout

the body and can cause pain and dysfunction as they grow and push on other nearby nerves and organs. Schwannomatosis is the most rare and aggressive form of NF and affects 1 in 40,000 people. The first symptom of schwannomatosis is usually pain as the tumors develop on nerves and push on them causing damage. There is currently no cure for NF, and the main treatment option is to remove tumors once they have grown large enough. Robert Hutton of Summerton said his grandson, Devin Benjamin, 12, was diagnosed with NF soon after he was born when a growth was discovered on his foot. Devin also has a growth near his left eye, close to his optic nerve. Hutton said Devin has had five surgeries throughout his life; three for the tumor near his eye and two for the tumor on his foot. He said doctors are hesitant to perform any major procedures because of Devin’s age. Hutton said his grandson has been able to stay positive,

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Devin Benjamin stands with his grandparents, Robert and Marion Hutton. Devin has a tumor on his foot and one near his eye. despite his disease, through humor. “He’s a little bit of a cut up,” he said. He said it is extremely important that Devin is cheerful because he is in a challenging stage in his life. He said young people around Devin’s age already have a hard time trying to fit in but having a physical deformity can make it more difficult. Hutton said the family has been able to stay positive through the support of the

doctors who work with Devin. He said he has also found comfort in researching new treatment options. He encourages other families that are affected by NF to reach out and create support systems through social media or NF research sites like ctf. org. Hutton said he also invites members of the Sumter and surrounding communities to join the fight against NF by learning more about the disorder.

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individuals who were to fast until noon. The results showed that those who ate before noon actually took in more total daily calories than those who skipped breakfast. However, looking further into the study, it is Missy important to Corrigan point out that the people who ate before noon were not given specific guidelines on what foods to eat, and the foods they consumed were high-sugar cereals, fruit and juices that contained three-

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ories foods than those who had eaten breakfast. The conclusion was that skipping breakfast increased cravings, which leads to overeating and consuming more calories. A third study grouped people as breakfast eaters and breakfast skippers. Both groups consumed the same amount of calories and types of foods. Both groups lost about the same amount of weight within 12 weeks. The conclusion was that regardless of eating breakfast, losing weight is possible as long as the individuals follows the meal-program guidelines. While there is no definitive answer, the choice is yours. Regardless of your goal,

breakfast is an important meal. After a long night without food, the body needs nutrients to recharge the brain and body to begin functioning at its best. Eating breakfast within an hour of waking, especially a protein-rich complex-carbohydrate breakfast, can help reduce cravings and hunger as well as prevent muscle loss. So whether or not breakfast is for you, be sure your foods are nutrient dense. If you have been starting your day off with high-sugar foods, I would suggest you consider changing your food choices before skipping it altogether.

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handle valued at $500 was reported stolen out of a 2000 Dodge Caravan Tuesday. A man recently had $900 stolen from him Wednesday as he was trying to prevent his power from being shut off in his business. The victim said he wired $900 to a man claiming to represent Black River Electric. The man said he needed the money so the power in the victim’s business could stay on. When the victim called Black River, they said they did not know the man and they hadn’t got the $900 from the victim. A black Samsung Galaxy S5 valued at $650 was stolen from a truck Wednesday while the owner was

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Could rape kits put thousands behind bars? Authorities across the country focus on processing old tests BY SHARON COHEN AP National Writer The evidence piled up for years, abandoned in police property rooms, warehouses and crime labs. Now, thousands of sexual assault kits are giving up their secrets — and rapists who’ve long remained free may finally face justice. A dramatic shift is now taking hold across the country as police and prosecutors scramble to process these kits and use DNA matches to track down predators, many of whom have attacked more women while evidence of their crimes sat in storage. “There’s definitely momentum,” says Sarah Haacke Byrd, managing director of Joyful Heart Foundation, an advocacy group working on the issue. “In the last year, we really are seeing the tide turn where federal and state governments are offering critically needed leadership and critically needed resources to fix the problem.” In Cleveland, the county prosecutor’s office has indicted more than 300 rape suspects since 2013, based on newly tested DNA evidence from old kits. Ultimately, 1,000 are expected to be charged. In Houston, authorities recently cleared a backlog of nearly 6,700 kits, some decades old. The project turned up 850 matches in a national DNA database.

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A small piece of cotton from a swab in a sexual assault evidence kit is placed into a vial for testing in the biology lab at Houston Forensic Science Center in Houston on April 2. In Detroit, the prosecutor’s office, hamstrung by city and county financial troubles, has partnered with two nonprofits to raise $10 million to help analyze, investigate and prosecute cases stemming from more than 11,000 untested kits. There’s a new urgency, too, among lawmakers. Legislators in more than 20 states are considering — and in some cases, passing — measures that include counting all kits and setting deadlines for submitting and processing DNA evidence. The high-profile campaign also is getting a big financial boost: at least $76 million for testing, prosecution and reforms. It’s too soon to know how much testing will cost. But in some cases, it’s too late for justice because statutes of limitations have expired. In others, investigators will

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HIV treatment: ‘The sooner the better,’ new study shows BY LAURAN NEERGAARD AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON — A major international study sought to settle how soon is best to start HIV treatment — and the advice is don’t delay. People who started antiAIDS drugs while their immune system was strong were far less likely to develop AIDS or other serious illnesses than if they waited until blood tests showed their immune system was starting to weaken, the U.S. National Institutes of Health announced Wednesday. The findings are prelimi-

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Another round of rain brings more Texas flooding BY ALLEN REED The Associated Press DALLAS â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Floodwaters submerged highways and flooded homes Friday in Texas as another round of heavy rain added to the damage inflicted by storms that have killed at least 28 people in the U.S., 24 in Texas, and left 11 missing. The line of thunderstorms that stalled over Dallas dropped as much as 7 more inches overnight. That rainfall contributed to another death early Friday, when firefighters in a Dallas suburb said a man drowned in his truck after it was swept into a culvert. Houston-area authorities recovered the bodies of two men who had been reported missing. The body of 87-year-old Jack Alter, who was swept away when a boat attempting to rescue him from a bayou overturned, was recovered from the Houston Ship Channel. The search for a missing 51-year-old man was called off Friday after the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service found a body on a southeast Texas beach on Friday that matched his description. The unidentified man and two others, who later escaped, were fishing in the Brazos River on Thursday when they were caught in the currents. The rain also seeped into homes and stranded hundreds of drivers, many of whom lingered along highways that were nearly gridlocked from the high water and abandoned vehicles. Fire rescue crews responded

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WHITE FROM PAGE A1 employers at the Sumter Family YMCA, to raise money and help from his teammates on the Sumter High basketball team. Sterling Tabon, who played and graduated with White, said the team will be hosting the “Diamond Stackz Basketball Tournament” today at 4 p.m. to help mitigate some of the funeral costs. The tournament will feature teams with players from the Sumter High basketball team along with others. Admission is free, however, organizers will be collecting donations. The team was out Saturday hosting a car wash to help raise money, and they are selling meals made my team parents for $10. According to Janean Atkins, a mom of a Gamecock player and one of the moms cooking the meals, they have raised more than $1,000 on meals alone. The GoFundMe account has raised $3,137. “This just shows how much Erick meant to everybody,” Tabon said. “He was just a good person. Even though he only lived 20 years, he was liked by everybody. It shows you should live your life the right way.” The primary goal of the numerous fundraisers is to relieve the stress faced by White’s mother. “We just wanted to take as much pressure off his mom as possible, help her the most,” Quentin Kershaw, Sumter High senior and

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FROM PAGE A1 previous interview, Harris said he anticipates that construction will start sometime within the next year; and â&#x20AC;˘ Galloway said the county is awaiting South Carolina Department of Transportation approval for several projects; landscape changes for the U.S. 15 South corridor project, traffic improvements to intersections at U.S. 15 North and U.S. 76 and Broad Street and Carter Road and multiple streetscapes in the central business district. Galloway said there is no specific completion date for all of the projects. As of May 18, county expenditures totaled $54.6 million, about $15.3 million away from the projected budget of $69. Galloway said the county will complete as much as was budgeted for each project and will make additional improvements if needed once all projects are completed. The 16 projects are being managed by a team of project coordinators, and overseen by the Sumter County Administrator and Sumter County Council.

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ASHINGTON — Several years ago, I heard Republican strategist Karl Rove give a most eloquent answer to a question about his faith, rendered here from memory: Faith is a gift that, unfortunately, I have not received. I feel the same way about reality shows. Whatever was given to the millions who delight in reality TV was not received by me. This is especially so when reality, religion and politics converge in a home populated by 19 children and two compulKathleen sively fertile Parker adults. I’m referring, of course, to “19 Kids and Counting,” which puts literate people in mind of a baby goat factory that under similarly procreative practices would prompt charges of animal cruelty. Human offspring are children, accurately speaking, not kids. And 19 of them isn’t just a brood but a sideshow. As most know by now, Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar are the prolific parents in this mysteriously popular TLC show. They left to God the number of babies they would bring forth — and God is clearly not counting. Recently, even the leastinterested among us learned that their oldest, Josh, sexually preyed upon five underage girls, including some of his little sisters, 12 years ago when he was a teenager. This despite the Duggars having raised their children by the book — homeschooling, restricting access to entertainment, guiding courtships and advising that sex should await marriage, which, come to think of it, wouldn’t hurt a nation that seems to be in perpetual rut. The Duggars’ expectations were more or less the norm not so very long ago -- and many would argue that the country would be better off if more parents were similarly engaged in their children’s lives. This may explain in part why their show has ranked among the top 25 cable shows, especially among conservative Christians. Other viewers most likely have been gawkers riveted by the spectacle of so much postbetrothal activity under one tent by just one couple — and the fact that no one in his or her right mind would wish 19 children on anyone. The Duggars have been further differentiated from Mainstream America 2015 by being frequently associated with, and embraced by, the Quiverfull movement. The tenets of this Christian patriarchy sect are fairly obvious: Men rule; women serve. Although the family says they

are not affiliated with the movement, they mirror many of its principles. This might explain why Jim Bob went to church elders after his son confessed to child molestation and why he later sent Josh to see Arkansas State Trooper Joe Hutchens, who lectured him but took no action. Perhaps this is because Hutchens was nursing some unholy thoughts of his own. He is now serving a 56-year sentence for child pornography. Into this perverse auto-da-fe have waltzed two Republican presidential candidates, Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, presumptively the two most devout Christians among the — hey! — 19 likely Republican presidential candidates. Numerologists? Both men have been political favorites of the Duggar family, though Santorum has now begun distancing himself. The rather obvious expectation is that the GOP’s evangelical base will anoint either Huckabee or Santorum as their nominee. And these two candidates may not have been far-fetched in their calculations in cozying up to the family, but only if they have no ambitions beyond the primary. Nationally, neither has a ghost of a chance of becoming president for the simple reason that Americans in increasing numbers find the convergence of religion and politics distasteful if not loathsome. This is especially true for political moderates and millennials, according to a just-released Pew Research Center study. Young people, who missed the Golden Age when most people didn’t talk about their religious beliefs or their politics — and never in combination, perceive that to be religious is to be politically conservative. They’re saying “no thanks” to that and, by extrapolation, to anyone with an (R) after his or her name. In the meantime, one religious group is flourishing — Muslims. Pew demographic projections forecast that Muslims eventually will surpass Jews as a religious minority owing to immigration and birth rates. To a party that tends to be skeptical toward Islam and draconian about immigration, separating politics from religion would seem to be an imperative of some urgency. At the very least, Republicans wishing to become president might steer clear of religious grandstanding and avoid association with reality show stars whose single claim to fame is having more babies than anyone else. And counting.

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’m not a motorcycle rider, but I always enjoy seeing the parade of humanity associated with bike rallies as the leather-clad participants pass through Georgetown, S.C., where I have lived for the past eight years. Early in May there’s a big spring rally, which is Harley Davidson-centric and involves mostly white people. I think of it as “Orthodontists in Bandanas,” but there’s usually a fair number of actual ruffians and ne’er dowells. The “white bikGraham ers” spend Osteen their time in and around Murrells Inlet at places like the “Suck, Bang and Blow” entertainment complex, and the “Beaver Bar.” Memorial Day weekend features the “black bikers,” who spend their time around Myrtle Beach and Atlantic Beach, further up the coast. There’s always plenty of media attention due to some past behavioral problems, but this year it was pretty tame. There are so many preconceived notions about white and black bikers that I’m compelled to tell you this story. Last weekend I was pumping gas at the convenience store on the corner of U.S. 17 and St. James Street, which is on the right before you cross over the Winyah Bay bridge heading north toward Pawleys Island and places beyond. A group of three black bikers came rolling in with music blaring, and I turned around to see what these

ominous characters were up to. When the roaring engines stopped and the helmets came off, I realized they were all about my age, which I now think of as “experienced.” I looked at them and they looked at me because the music was even louder with the engines off. When our eyes met, we all burst out laughing. They were listening to Frank Sinatra, full blast. It was like a commercial for Courvoisier or Viagra. Or maybe both. They were from Roanoke, Va., and headed to Myrtle Beach for the 20th straight year. We talked for a few minutes and then went our separate ways. Travelers on the highway of life. ••• Now let’s switch gears and talk about life lessons as revealed through basketball. One of my good friends for 20-plus years loves basketball as much as I do, and we were texting like giddy junior high school girls during the Western Conference playoffs the other night when Steph Curry did the flip and everyone thought he was badly injured. The Golden State Warriors lost that particular game but – as my friend predicted – finished off James Harden and the Houston Rockets in the very next game. The Finals start this Thursday and will feature Golden State versus Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Anyway, my friend made a great point that bears repeating. He said: “It’s a great game. Just think about it. Men of that size doing the things they do. Unreal. A game of beauty and teamwork. It teaches life lessons - TEAMWORK.”

••• Which brings me to the final part of this week’s rambling screed. I had a dream the other night so vivid that I was having those “dream conversations” with the people in my dream. Here’s what I think was going on in my subconscious mind: I haven’t missed a single televised game of the aforementioned Eastern or Western Conference NBA playoffs in the past couple of weeks. In my dream I come off the bench, rip off my sweats and hit a couple of pivotal three-pointers down the stretch. My team wins, of course, and the next day (still in my dream) people are telling me how impressive it is that someone my age (experienced) could do such a thing. I didn’t want this beautiful dream to end. When I finally woke up and shook off the cobwebs, it wasn’t completely over. That very afternoon I was telling my wife and one of her friends about this strange dream experience. “Graham,” they said, “that’s a great story. You should write about it. Really.” They then rolled their eyes and immediately went back to talking, and I now suspect they were just trying to be nice so I’d go away. If you put all this together we have at least three solid life lessons here to start the summer. First, teamwork is great. Second, all bikers should listen to Frank Sinatra in order to upgrade their image. And third, never stop dreaming. Graham Osteen is Editor-AtLarge of The Item. He can be reached at graham@theitem. com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

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EZEKIEL GATES

CARRIE M. SINKLER

MANNING — Minnie Lois Thompson Johnson, widow of Oscar Johnson Jr., died Thursday, May 28, 2015. Public viewing will be held from noon until 7 p.m. Monday. Survivors are JOHNSON two daughters, Linda Sharper and Shirley Ann Johnson; four sons: Rhonnie (Anna), Thompson, Glenwood (Rita), Gregory Johnson and Alonda (Jackie) Moses; and seven grandchildren. Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 North Church St., Manning. Pastor Billy M. Graham officiating; the Rev. Carl McKnight presiding; Stanley Morton, Ronnie Smiling and Albertus Smiling assisting. Burial will follow in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery, Bethel Highway (U.S. 15), Sumter. The family is receiving friends at her residence, 12592 Bethel Highway (U.S. 15) Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

Ezekiel Gates, 85, entered eternal rest on Monday, May 25, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born December 3, 1929, he was a son of the late Furlisher “Felicia” Gates. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Walker Cemetery. Online memorial can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

Carrie Mae Sinkler, 66, daughter of the late Dawson Sinkler and Virginia Sinkler, was born March 27, 1948, in Sumter. She departed this life on Friday, May 29, 2015, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Family will be receiving friends at the home of her daughter, 160 Rolling Creek Drive, Sumter, S.C. 29153. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

DENVER G. WILLIAMS

SATARA D. SHARPER

COLUMBIA — Denver Gerard “Den-Lo” Williams, 29, entered eternal rest on Tuesday, May 26, 2015 in Columbia. Born February 15, 1986, in Sumter, he was the son of Dianne Williams and the late Dennis Lee McCoy. He was a member of the Church of God by Faith where he was a member of the Hallelujah Youth Choir. He attended the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Sumter High School with the class of 2004. He continued at Central Carolina Technical College. He was employed with Calltech Communication, Columbia. Survivors are his mother, Dianne Williams, of the home; two sons, Den’Nalion and Den’Mauarion K. Williams, of Sumter; two brothers, Leroy C. Gibbs and Charon L. Gibbs; paternal grandmother, Margaret McCoy of Sumter; nine aunts; four uncles; and a host of other relatives and friends. He can be viewed from 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Church of God by Faith, Sumter, No. 1, with Pastor James Lucas; Bishop Jeffrey Johnson, eulogist; and Elder Tony Parker. Burial will follow in Bradford Cemetery. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of his mother Dianne Williams, 28 Iris Winds Trail Park. Online memorial can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

Satara Dayquan Sharper, 32, daughter of Joshua Burgess and Patricia Sharper was born March 27, 1983 in Sumter. She departed this life on Friday, May 29, 2015 at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Family will be receiving friends at the home of her mother, 809 South Main St., Sumter 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, S.C.

JOSEPH C. WHEELER TURBEVILLE — Joseph C. “Blue” Wheeler, Jr., 54, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 29, 2015, at his home. Born July 7, 1960, in Gable, he was the son of Essie Mae Caesar RollerWHEELER son and the late Joseph C. Wheeler Sr. He attended the public schools in Clarendon County and graduated from East Clarendon High School in 1978. He was a veteran of the United States Army National Unit in Manning. He was employed for Santee Print Works and Union Camp. He later moved to Frederick, Virginia, where he was employed by Evolver, Alexandria, Virginia. He was a member of Hickory Grove Freewill Baptist Church, Turbeville. Survivors are his mother; four children, Lawonda Wheeler, Lashonda Brand, Alisa Wheeler and Nikki Wheeler; six grandchildren, DaQuan, Tyson, Camora, Denija, Ali and Emmanuel; one brother, James Smith; a step-brother, Michael Mack; four sisters, Loretta Wheeler, Cynthia Johnson, Jerry Hargrove and Lois Wheeler; a special friend, Elizabeth Wise; and a host of other relatives and friends. Public viewing is from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday and the family meet-and-greet from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Funeral services will be at noon Tuesday at Hickory Grove Freewill Baptist Church, 1146 Old Manning Road, Turbeville, with Pastor Ronnie L. McFadden. Burial will follow in church cemetery. Family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 2295 Treetop Lane, Sumter, from 4 to 8 p.m. daily. Online memorial can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

TROY D. WELLS Troy Dewayne Wells, 43, entered eternal rest on Saturday, May 30, 2015, at his home. Born Oct. 23, 1971, in Sumter, he was a son of Estell Green Wells and the late Nathaniel Wells Sr. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 760 Commander Road, Sumter. Funeral Services are incomplete and will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

ANTHONY MITCHELL NEW YORK — Anthony “W” Mitchell, 56, husband of Nilma Osorio Mitchell, died Tuesday, May 26, 2015, at Harlem Hospital, New York, New York. He was born March 11, 1959, in New York City, a son of Henry William Mitchell and Aslee White Mitchell. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

ANNIE B. OAKS COLUMBIA — Annie Bell Oaks, 57, daughter of the late George Martin and Marie Mahoney and Junior Shaw was born August 12, 1957, in Sumter. She departed this life on Friday, May 29, 2015, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. Family will be receiving friends at the home of her daughter, 1943 Coral Way Drive, Sumter, S.C. 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter.

DAISY SIMON BISHOPVILLE — Daisy Simon, 66, died on Friday 29, 2015, at Sumter East Health and Rehabilitation Center, Sumter. The family will receive relatives and friends at 436 Manville Wisacky Road, Bishopville. Funeral services are incomplete and will be announce later by Square Deal Funeral Home of Bishopville.

NORMAN J. SHUMAKER, SR. April 22, 1924 – Friday, May 29, 2015 Norman Jefferson Shumaker Sr., 91, a Child of God by faith in Jesus Christ, Norman desired to see God glorified. “Praise God, for absent from the body means that God’s child is with Him!!!” (2 Corinthians 5). Norman is no longer here with us, but he was never more alive than he is now! Son of the late Albert A. Shumaker and Estelle G. Shumaker of Sumter, he is survived by two sons, Norman J. Shumaker Jr. (Jeff) and his wife, Wilbur Bernshouse Shumaker, and Ralph A. Shumaker of New Orleans, Louisiana; four grandchildren, David J. Shumaker and his wife, Kristin, Abbie Strong and her husband, Jim Strong, Rachel Shumaker and Austin Shumaker; three great-grandchildren, Samuel and Faith Strong and Micah Shumaker; and several nieces and nephews. Norman was preceded in death by his faithful and loving wife of 69 years, Rosella Landry (Rose) Shumaker, and two brothers, Albert A. Shumaker Jr. and William George Shumaker.

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Norman was a retired master sergeant of the United States Air Force. Born in Sumter, he graduated from Edmunds High School and Palmetto School of Aeronautics in Columbia. He entered the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII, earned a diploma from the B-24 Airplane Mechanics Course, maintained B-24’s and later graduated from Chaplain’s Assistant School. Norman also served in the Air Force during the Korean Conflict (Japan) and the Conflict in Vietnam. He graduated from the York (Penn.) Refrigeration & Air Conditioning School and served in Turkey, France and stateside assignments. After retirement, Norman was very involved in Post 15 of the American Legion becoming chaplain and service officer and assisting veterans with their spiritual needs and health care benefits as long as his health permitted. He was awarded the Outstanding Legionnaire of the Year for 1997 for the state of South Carolina. A volunteer at William Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Hospital (Columbia), Norman was recognized by both the Disabled American Veterans and The Veterans of Foreign Wars for helping veterans. Also for a time in the 1990s he helped with jail ministry. Important to Norman in his work with veterans and others was Isaiah 40:31, “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” Norman was active in all phases of work in churches wherever he was and with base chapels while serving overseas. For years Norman was very active in the Gamecock Citizens Band Radio Club of Sumter; his handle was “Cobbler.” He was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church and of the Brotherhood Sunday School Class. He was a member of the Christian Business Men’s Connection; he was a Gideon; and he was a member of the National Organization of Veterans Outreach Ministry. A memory of Norman is him saying: “I am the Lord’s, and everything I have is the Lord’s.” For many years, Norman enthusiastically participated in singing, “making a joyful noise,” as part of a church congregation. Norman enjoyed listening to men’s quartets and choirs. Norman’s heart for God moved him to serve people. He enjoyed serving where the glory was given to God and he was not noticed. Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with Dr. Clay Smith officiating. The family will receive friends from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Elmore

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Hill McCreight Funeral Home and other times at the home of his son, 229 Lesesne Drive. Private burial will be at Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. In place of flowers, memorials could be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, The Gideons International in Sumter or the American Legion. 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. 803-775-9386.

BRUCE Y. JACKSON CAMDEN — A memorial service to celebrate the life of Bruce Yates Jackson, 72, of Horatio will be held at 2 p.m., Friday at First Baptist Church in Camden. The Rev. Bruce Hancock, Frank Legare, Marcus Kaiser Sr. and Billy Bennett will officiate. The family will speak to friends following the service in the church vestibule. Bruce Yates Jackson, husband of Catherine Orem Jackson, died Wednesday, May 27, 2015. He was born in Lugoff, the son of Lorine Easler Parrish and the late Henry Yates Jackson. Bruce served in the U.S. Navy, was a member of the American Legion Post 17 and was on the Bowani Racing Team. He was also a retired dog trainer, nature conservationists, a well-respected member of the community and a legendary storyteller. Most importantly, Bruce was a Christian. Besides his wife and mother, Bruce is survived by his sons, Yates (Rose), Jeff (Deborah), Sims (Robin) and Tripp (April); granddaughters, Brooke, Emma, Hannah-Kate; and his brothers, Ken, Andy, Benji and Russell Jackson. Besides his father, Bruce was predeceased by his sister, Jan, and his brother, Jerry. A special thanks to the staff of Warrior’s Walk at the VA Hospital, Dr. Babcock and all of the many medical professionals, caregivers, friends and family who so lovingly cared for Bruce. Kornegay Funeral Home, Camden Chapel, is in charge of the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project (http://www. woundedwarriorproject.org) or to Tracy’s Camp (http:// www.tracyscamp.com). Online condolences may be sent to the Jackson family by visiting www.kornegayfuneral.com.

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DAILY PLANNER

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FYI UAW retirees are welcome. The Westside Neighborhood AsCall Bob Artus at (803) 481sociation meets at 5:30 p.m. 3622. on the third Monday of each month at the Birnie HOPE The Ballard-Palmer-Bates AmeriOpportunities to get involved Center, 210 S. Purdy St. can Legion Post 202 meets at 7 p.m. on the third Wednesday The Christian Golfers’ Associaof each month at the Post, tion (CGA) meets at 8 a.m. 310 Palmetto St. All veterans each Tuesday for Bible study are welcome. Call (803) 773at the CGA office in Dillon 4811. Park. Refreshments provided and golf after Bible study. The Civil Air Patrol Sumter ComCall (803) 773-2171. posite Squadron meets from 7 to 9 p.m. each Monday at the UAW Eastern Carolina InternaSumter Airport. Contact Jared tional Retirees Council meets at Buniel at (803) 481-7915 or 10 a.m. on the second JaredLotR@juno.com. Visit Wednesday of each month at www.scwg.cap.gov/sumter/. the VFW in Little River. All

PUBLIC AGENDA SANTEE-LYNCHES REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS BOARD OF DIRECTORS Monday, 7 p.m., Santee-Lynches Board Room, 36 W. Liberty St. SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St.

ARIES (March 21-April 19): An EUGENIA LAST investment will pay off. Diversify and apply for positions that interest you outside your chosen field. Getting together with people you have worked with in the past will lead to a new beginning. An unexpected change will turn out to be beneficial.

The last word in astrology

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): You will meet someone special through a friend or by attending an event in your community. The discussions you have will give you insight into a job opportunity. Don’t miss out on a chance to spend time with someone you love. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Focus on fitness and getting back into shape. Improve your diet, lifestyle and mental attitude. Consider how to eliminate stress by engaging in activities that will stimulate you mentally, physically and emotionally. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Look for the most creative outlets and let your mind wander. Getting involved in something that takes your mind off your worries will result in a better mental attitude and help you find a practical solution to a bothersome situation.

BISHOPVILLE CITY COUNCIL Tuesday, 6:30 p.m., Colclough Building TOWN OF LYNCHBURG PLANNING COMMISSION Wednesday, 4 p.m., town hall

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): What you learn through conversations with older or more established individuals will help you size up your situation and make changes that will help improve your personal life. Attend a conference or make travel plans. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Consider what makes you happy and change your lifestyle accordingly. It’s up to you to say no to the people and offers you aren’t interested in pursuing. Follow your heart, your head and your passion. Romance is highlighted. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): An adventure will lead to a profitable proposal. Check out the changes you can make to your residence that will aid you in reaching your professional goals. It’s up to you to make things happen. Consider a partnership with someone you trust. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Work on your own projects. Inconsistency will lead to a change of heart. Reevaluate your feelings and prepare to make the changes necessary to achieve both personal and professional satisfaction. It’s never too late to follow your dreams.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): You must get out and enjoy what life has to offer. Love and romance will be in a high cycle. Put on your Pisces charm and you will intrigue someone you really want to spend time with. A creative project will turn a profit.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD ON THE CARDS: Or in them, if you prefer By Fred Piscop

ACROSS 1 Cabbage salad 5 Strahan’s morning cohost 9 Salsa-topped chip 14 Let happen 19 Pun reaction 20 Online periodical 21 More fit 22 Purple shade 23 BINGO CARD 25 TIME CARD 27 Output from a new printer 28 Director Spike 29 Drilling devices 30 Yes vote 31 Aromatic neckwear 33 Best hand in baccarat 34 Tibetan priests 38 Boats’ backbones 40 Facebook entry 41 HS support group

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

THURSDAY

A p.m. t-storm in the area

Partly cloudy and humid

Variable clouds with t-storms

A shower and thunderstorm

Showers and t-storms possible

Mostly cloudy, a t-storm; humid

88°

66°

87° / 66°

84° / 66°

82° / 65°

84° / 66°

Chance of rain: 40%

Chance of rain: 25%

Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 60%

Chance of rain: 35%

Chance of rain: 55%

SSW 4-8 mph

S 4-8 mph

SSW 6-12 mph

SW 4-8 mph

ENE 4-8 mph

ENE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 83/65 Spartanburg 84/66

Greenville 84/66

Columbia 89/68

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

44 Eurasia’s __ Mountains 45 FACE CARD 48 “That’s a laugh!” 49 Evening, in ads 50 Force on Earth, for short 51 Mardi __ 52 Contend (with) 53 Fireplace flake 54 ID CARD 58 Major fad 59 Undone, as a law 61 Loafers’ lack 62 Touch up 63 Filled with farms 64 Loaf on the job 65 Irish export 67 Keep on file 69 Bridge expert Charles 70 Misfortune 73 Boxcar riders 74 REPORT CARD 76 X-ray alternative 77 Pointed tools 78 Pro __ (gratis) 79 Port of Yemen 80 Not very much 81 65 or so 82 CREDIT CARD

86 Viral Web phenomenon 87 Street often near Pine 88 Rolled-up lunch 89 Environmentminded 90 Ranch measure 91 Nursery bag 92 Boor 93 Baseball great Ripken 95 Family support group 98 Avocado center 99 House-cleaning event 104 FIGHT CARD 107 TAROT CARD 108 Lightweight fabric 109 “Hello” or “Goodbye” 110 Corrodes 111 Memo directive 112 Allied (with) 113 Serving to punish 114 Nautical call 115 Not filleted DOWN 1 Subdued in

sound 2 Enticement 3 Air-force heroes 4 Sharpen 5 Make good on 6 Mind’s-eye view 7 How fast you’re going 8 Era 9 “Uh-uh!” 10 Do away with 11 Whodunit data 12 “Have some!” 13 RN workplaces 14 Adds up (to) 15 Whopping 16 Leia’s brother 17 Transcending 18 Takes the plunge 24 Hot springs 26 Belt settings 31 Summer zodiac sign 32 Tolkien being 33 Pop singer Jones 34 Eclipse adjective 35 Spring up 36 FLASH CARD 37 “India Pale” brew 38 Weak-__ (timid) 39 Kellogg’s brand 40 Repair-bill component 41 BUSINESS CARD 42 Short putt 43 In the future 45 Eucalyptus eater 46 Chip giant 47 Pelican cousin 52 Animal-crackers shape 54 Shows boldness 55 Botanist’s study 56 Sort of hard roll 57 Cupcake topper 58 Patches up 60 Money in Malta 64 Charitable person 65 Filled with cargo 66 2011 hurricane

Sumter 88/66

Aiken 88/66

Charleston 87/68

Today: Partly sunny and humid. High 82 to 87. Monday: A couple of showers and a thunderstorm. High 81 to 87.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

88° 64° 85° 61° 95° in 1953 50° in 1992

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.65 75.10 74.93 97.51

24-hr chg -0.02 -0.01 -0.03 -0.01

RIVER STAGES

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 2.74 +0.04 19 3.52 -0.25 14 2.18 -0.06 14 2.90 +0.50 80 76.06 +0.13 24 4.98 -0.13

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

trace 0.81" 3.14" 18.38" 15.57" 17.49"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today City Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 85/68/t Chicago 54/44/pc Dallas 80/58/pc Detroit 53/47/r Houston 83/65/t Los Angeles 76/61/pc New Orleans 84/69/t New York 83/63/t Orlando 90/71/t Philadelphia 87/68/c Phoenix 106/78/s San Francisco 65/56/c Wash., DC 91/73/pc

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

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 84/67/t 60/44/pc 81/62/pc 66/48/pc 86/66/pc 76/61/pc 83/70/t 70/59/r 89/72/t 83/66/t 105/76/s 68/57/pc 87/70/t

Myrtle Beach 83/71

Manning 89/67

ON THE COAST

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 89/67

Bishopville 88/68

Today: A heavy thunderstorm. Winds south-southwest 4-8 mph. Monday: A shower and thunderstorm around. Winds southwest 4-8 mph.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Home, family and positive changes should highlight your day. Discuss LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take on the your ideas and flesh out the role of leader. Say what’s on your possibilities. A move or an mind and put your plans into improvement that will bring you motion. Not everyone will be closer to someone you love will pay happy with what you do, but as long as your intentions and motives off. Don’t procrastinate. Look, see are good, you will come out on top. and do. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Look for the positives in every situation you face. The suggestions you are offered will be modified to sound good. Read between the lines and use your common sense. Trust in your intuition and experience, and you won’t be led astray.

THE SUMTER ITEM

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/60/t 86/65/t 89/65/t 86/69/pc 82/68/pc 87/68/pc 87/66/t 85/68/t 89/68/t 89/67/t 84/68/pc 88/67/pc 89/68/t

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 78/59/t 84/64/t 88/65/t 87/70/t 82/68/t 87/69/t 85/65/t 84/67/t 87/67/t 89/66/t 85/68/t 86/67/t 88/67/t

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 89/67/t Gainesville 88/67/t Gastonia 86/65/t Goldsboro 88/67/pc Goose Creek 87/68/pc Greensboro 85/66/pc Greenville 84/66/t Hickory 84/64/t Hilton Head 83/72/pc Jacksonville, FL 86/67/t La Grange 90/67/t Macon 89/65/t Marietta 83/65/t

Sunrise 6:12 a.m. Moonrise 6:37 p.m.

Sunset Moonset

8:27 p.m. 4:55 a.m.

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Today Mon.

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 89/67/t 88/67/t 84/65/t 87/67/t 87/69/t 82/65/t 82/65/t 82/63/t 82/72/t 87/67/t 85/66/t 87/65/t 82/64/t

High 7:59 a.m. 8:39 p.m. 8:43 a.m. 9:21 p.m.

Ht. 2.7 3.3 2.7 3.4

Low Ht. 2:49 a.m. 0.3 2:44 p.m. 0.0 3:34 a.m. 0.1 3:27 p.m. -0.1

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 82/62/t Mt. Pleasant 87/68/pc Myrtle Beach 83/71/pc Orangeburg 87/66/t Port Royal 86/71/pc Raleigh 88/67/pc Rock Hill 85/64/t Rockingham 89/67/t Savannah 86/67/pc Spartanburg 84/66/t Summerville 87/68/pc Wilmington 84/67/pc Winston-Salem 85/67/pc

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 82/63/t 87/70/t 83/71/t 87/66/t 86/72/t 87/66/t 84/64/t 88/68/t 86/68/t 83/66/t 87/69/t 83/68/t 82/65/t

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SATURDAY’S ANSWERS CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

67 Nuance 68 Symbol of surrender 69 Enliven, so to speak 70 Sported 71 Fiction category 72 Seashore sky sights 74 The “f” in fstop 75 Political campaign 78 Peter the Great’s explorer 80 Mad Men airer 82 Fainted 83 Prankster’s taunt 84 Capote nickname 85 To now 90 Hawkeye Pierce portrayer 91 Take potshots 92 Found by

chance 93 Epic-poem division 94 High-flown 95 Nuts and bolts 96 Loughlin of 90210 97 Felled 98 Beyond the __ (improper) 99 Opposite of 9 Down 100 Sign of healing 101 “And don’t forget . . .” 102 Rest (against) 103 Catch sight of 105 Tourist guide 106 Actor Holbrook 107 Casserole morsel MAUVE (22 Across) is derived from the French word

for the mallow plant, known for its pale purple flowers. Pop singer/songwriter NORAH Jones (33 Down) is the daughter of sitarist Ravi Shankar. Peter the Great’s first

assignment for Vitus BERING (78 Down) included confirming the presence of the strait between Asia and America, which was eventually named for Bering.

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PREP BASEBALL

Chapman resigns as Gators’ coach BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Michael Chapman has resigned from his post as the Lakewood High School baseball head coach. Coming off back-to-back 3A state playoff appearances and having won more games than the previous season with a 7-14 record, Chapman was

under the impression that things were going well for the Gators program. “I was called into the office and the AD (athletic director Frankie Ward) basically said you’ve got two options; you can either resign and step down or we can fire you, and we don’t want to fire you, but we just want to move the program in a different direction,”

Chapman explained. “It kind of caught me off guard after all year we’d been talking about me CHAPMAN being here and everything.” Ward said the parties came to an agreement which ultimately led to Chapman’s resignation.

“I’m not going to comment on that,” Ward said of Chapman’s description of the meeting. “We had a meeting, that’s correct, and we came to a mutual agreement, and whenever he walked out because of the mutual agreement his resignation was turned in the next day to Mr. (John) Michalik, who is our principal.” Chapman finished with a

16-37 overall record and 0-4 mark in postseason play. The Gators went 4-13 in his first season, finishing fifth in the region and not making the playoffs. His second year they went 5-10 but went 0-2 in the postseason. “I don’t know what direction the program wants to

SEE CHAPMAN, PAGE B2

COLLEGE BASEBALL

CLEMSON BASEBALL

Seminoles make a late splash

Tigers still fighting to keep year alive FROM STAFF REPORTS

25). Cougars starter Brandon Glazer was the hard-luck loser. He allowed all three runs on seven hits in eight innings pitched with three strikeouts

FULLERTON, Calif. – Clemson erased a 7-run deficit against Pepperdine on Saturday, but a throwing error in the ninth inning gave the Waves the lead back as they led the Tigers 10-8 in the last inning on Saturday in the Fullerton Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. The final score was not available at press time. The loser of the game is eliminated while the winner advances to face loser of Saturday night’s contest between Arizona State and Cal State Fullerton today. The Waves got on the board early and often. Four of the first five Pepperdine batters reached, including Aaron Barnett who came through with an RBI single and Matt Gelalich who hit a sacrifice fly. The Waves got a third run on a Clemson fielding error to make it 3-0 after a half inning of play. Chris Fornaci made it 4-0 in the second with a solo homer. Nick Costello added a sac fly in the sixth and Hutton Moyer lined a 2-run double that same inning to make it 7-0. The Tigers finally broke through against Pepperdine stater A.J. Puckett in their half of the sixth. Reed Rohlman had an RBI groundout and Robert Jolly singled home Tyler Krieger to make it 7-2. Krieger made it 7-4 with a 2-run single in the seventh after Clemson loaded the bases with no outs to start the inning. Chris Okey and Jolly added run-scoring singles as well as the Tigers cut the deficit to 7-6. Then, with two outs, Tyler

SEE SPLASH, PAGE B4

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B4

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Florida State’s Quincy Nieporte gets water dumped on his head by teammate DJ Stewart while being interviewed after hitting the game-winning home run during the Seminoles’ 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA college baseball tournament in Tallahassee, Fla. on Saturday.

Eighth-inning HR lifts FSU past College of Charleston 3-2 FROM STAFF REPORTS TALLAHASSEE, Fla.— Quincy Nieporte’s solo home run in the bottom of the eighth inning proved to be the difference as host Florida State squeaked out a 3-2 victory over the College of Charleston on Saturday in the win-

ner’s bracket game of the Tallahassee Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament. FSU improves to 43-19 and advances to today’s championship matchup against the loser of the game between the Cougars (44-14) and Auburn (36-

NBA FINALS

Unstoppable James, Curry set to meet with NBA championship up for grabs BY TOM WITHERS The Associated Press INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — With a week to get ready for the NBA Finals, the Cavaliers have a check list of things to get done before Game 1. First, is to get All-Star guard Kyrie Irving healthier after he sat two games in JAMES the conference finals with knee and foot injuries. Then, there’s putting together a defensive plan to try and slow Golden State guard Stephen Curry, the league MVP and quickest draw in the West. LeBron James believes

that’s futile. Asked how to stop Curry, James was dismissive. “Well, the same way you slow me down,” he said, pausing for effect. “You can’t.” The marquee matchup between James and Curry, the game’s established face vs. the fresh-faced newcomer and probable successor, won’t happen until next Thursday, allowing for a buildup that may rival Mayweather-Pacquiao for hype. With the Cavs and Warriors making the finals, the league is getting to showcase its two biggest stars — both, by the way, were born in Akron, Ohio — who have been battling each other from afar all season for the public’s affection.

Now, they’ll go head to head with a trophy up for grabs. This is nothing new for James, who will appear in his fifth straight finals, a feat not accomplished since 1966 when Bill Russell and a few of his Boston teammates were in the midst of their dynastical run. He’s four wins from winning his third title, and he has a chance to end Cleveland’s 51year pro sports championship drought — the longest for any city. James has never been more driven, and Friday he and his teammates returned to the floor following two days off to celebrate their sweep of Atlanta in the conference finals.

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Golden State’s Stephen Curry (30), the league’s MVP, will lead the Warriors into a NBA Finals showdown against championship veteran LeBSEE TITLE, PAGE B3 ron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

SPORTS

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

SCOREBOARD

N.Y. Yankees (Warren 3-3) at Oakland (Chavez 1-5), 4:05 p.m. Cleveland (Salazar 5-1) at Seattle (Happ 3-1), 4:10 p.m. Detroit (Price 4-1) at L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 3-4), 8:05 p.m.

TV, RADIO

MONDAY’S GAMES

TODAY

8 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour Irish Open Final Round from Newcastle, Northern Ireland (GOLF). Noon - Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches from Paris (WIS 10). 1 p.m. - College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Eleven from Oklahoma City (ESPN). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPN2). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Regional Tournament Updates (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup Series FedEx 400 from Dover, Del. (FOX SPORTS 1, WEGX-FM 92.9). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Byron Nelson Final Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF). 1 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (SEC NETWORK). 2 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Los Angeles Dodgers at St. Louis or Chicago White Sox at Houston (MLB NETWORK). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Byron Nelson Final Round from Irving, Texas (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. – LPGA Golf: ShopRite LPGA Classic Final Round from Galloway, N.J. (GOLF). 3:30 p.m. – IRL Racing: IndyCar Series Indy Dual in Detroit Race Two from Detroit (WOLO 25). 3:30 p.m. - College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Twelve from Oklahoma City (ESPN). 4 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at San Francisco (FOX SPORTSOUTH,WPUB-FM 102.7). 4 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (SEC NETWORK). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: New York at Seattle (ESPN2). 7 p.m. - College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Thirteen from Oklahoma City (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Los Angeles at New England (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – International Volleyball: FIVB World League Match from Los Angeles – Iran vs. United States (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (SEC NETWORK). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Detroit at Los Angeles Angels (ESPN). 9 p.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from New Plymouth, New Zealand – Brazil vs. Nigeria (FOX SPORTS 2). 9 p.m. – International Volleyball: FIVB World League Match from Los Angeles – Iran vs. United States (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. - College Softball: Women’s College World Series Game Fourteen from Oklahoma City (If Necessary) (ESPN2). 11 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU). Midnight -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Christchurch, New Zealand – Honduras vs. Uzbekistan (FOX SPORTS 1). Midnight -- International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Christchurch, New Zealand – Hungary vs. North Korea (FOX SPORTS 2).

MONDAY

5 a.m. -- Professional Tennis: French Open Men’s and Women’s Round-of-16 Matches from Paris (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – College Golf: NCAA Men’s Championships Individual Stroke-Play Final from Bradenton, Fla. (GOLF). 6 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Updates (ESPNU). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – American Legion Baseball: Sumter at Goose Creek (WWHM-FM 92.3, WWHM-FM 93.3, WWHM-AM 1290). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Milwaukee at St. Louis (ESPN). 8 p.m. - College Softball: Women’s College World Series Finals Game One from Oklahoma City (ESPN2). 9 p.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Whangarei, New Zealand – Myanmar vs. Ukraine (FOX SPORTS 2). 9:30 p.m. – Major League Baseball: Atlanta at Arizona (SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 11 p.m. – College Baseball: NCAA Tournament Regional Game (ESPNU). Midnight – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Wellington, New Zealand – Austria vs. Panama (FOX SPORTS 2). 3 a.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Auckland, New Zealand – New Zealand vs. United States (FOX SPORTS 1). 3 a.m. – International Soccer: U-20 World Cup Group Play Match from Wellington, New Zealand – Argentina vs. Ghana (FOX SPORTS 2).

AMERICAN LEGION LEAGUE III STANDINGS LEAGUE OVERALL W L Pct. GB W L Camden 3 0 1.000 — 3 0 Sumter 3 0 1.000 — 3 0 G. Creek 0 0 .000 1 0 0 Hartsville 0 0 .000 1 0 0 Manning 0 3 .000 3 0 3 Dalzell 0 3 .000 3 0 3 Monday’s Game Sumter 11, Manning-Santee 1, 7 innings Tuesday’s Game Camden 13, Dalzell-Shaw 3, 7 innings Wednesday’s Games Sumter at Manning-Santee, ppd., rain Camden 22, Dalzell-Shaw 4, 7 innings Thursday’s Games Sumter 6, Manning-Santee 2 Camden 11, Dalzell-Shaw 1, 7 innings Friday’s Game Sumter 17, Manning-Santee 4, 8 innings Monday’s Games Sumter at Goose Creek, 7 p.m. Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Tuesday’s Game Goose Creek at Sumter, 7 p.m. Hartsville at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Manning-Santee at Hartsville, 7 p.m. Thursday’s Game Sumter at Goose Creek, 7 p.m. Friday’s Game Sumter at Florence, 7:30 p.m.

JUNIOR LEGION SCHEDULE

Monday’s Game Sumter at South Florence No.2, 7 p.m. Wednesday’s Game Lake City at Sumter, 7 p.m. Friday’s Game Sumter at Manning-Santee, 7 p.m.

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

W 25 24 23 23 22

L 24 25 24 28 27

Pct .510 .490 .489 .451 .449

GB – 1 1 3 3

W 29 29 28 22 22

L 18 19 22 25 26

Pct .617 .604 .560 .468 .458

GB – 1/2 21/2 7 71/2

W 30 25 24 24 19

L 19 24 24 25 32

Pct .612 .510 .500 .490 .373

GB – 5 51/2 6 12

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota 3, Toronto 2 Tampa Bay 3, Baltimore 0 Houston 3, Chicago White Sox 0 Boston at Texas, 7:15 p.m. Kansas City at Chicago, ppd., rain Detroit at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Oakland, 10:05 p.m. Cleveland at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 3-5) at Baltimore (Tillman 2-6), 1:35 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Danks 2-4) at Houston (R.Hernandez 2-3), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Hutchison 4-1) at Minnesota (Nolasco 5-1), 2:10 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 3-2), 2:20 p.m. Boston (J.Kelly 1-4) at Texas (W.Rodriguez 2-2), 3:05 p.m.

Toronto at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Minnesota at Boston, 7:10 p.m. Baltimore at Houston, 8:10 p.m. Tampa Bay at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees at Seattle, 10:10 p.m.

NATIONAL LEAGUE EAST DIVISION Washington New York Atlanta Miami Philadelphia CENTRAL DIVISION St. Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Cincinnati Milwaukee WEST DIVISION San Francisco Los Angeles San Diego Arizona Colorado

W 28 27 23 19 19

L 20 22 25 30 31

Pct .583 .551 .479 .388 .380

GB – 11/2 5 91/2 10

W 32 25 25 20 16

L 16 22 23 27 33

Pct .667 .532 .521 .426 .327

GB – 61/2 7 111/2 161/2

W 30 28 24 22 20

L 20 19 26 25 26

Pct .600 .596 .480 .468 .435

GB – 1/2 6 61/2 8

FRIDAY’S GAMES

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

SATURDAY’S GAMES

Colorado 5, Philadelphia 2 Arizona 7, Milwaukee 3 Miami 9, N.Y. Mets 5 Cincinnati 8, Washington 5 Kansas City at Chicago, ppd., rain L.A. Dodgers at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 10:05 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

Miami (Phelps 2-2) at N.Y. Mets (B.Colon 7-3), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Roark 1-2) at Cincinnati (Lorenzen 1-1), 1:10 p.m. Colorado (Lyles 2-5) at Philadelphia (Williams 3-4), 1:35 p.m. Arizona (C.Anderson 1-1) at Milwaukee (Wagner 0-0), 2:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (B.Anderson 2-2) at St. Louis (C.Martinez 4-2), 2:15 p.m. Kansas City (Guthrie 4-3) at Chicago Cubs (Hammel 3-2), 2:20 p.m. Atlanta (Teheran 4-2) at San Francisco (Bumgarner 6-2), 4:05 p.m. Pittsburgh (Locke 3-2) at San Diego (Despaigne 2-3), 9:10 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Toronto at Washington, 7:05 p.m. Chicago Cubs at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at St. Louis, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Atlanta at Arizona, 9:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets at San Diego, 10:10 p.m. Pittsburgh at San Francisco, 10:15 p.m.

TENNIS The Associated Press FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

Saturday At Stade Roland Garros Paris Purse: $30.86 million (Grand Slam) Surface: Clay-Outdoor Singles Men Third Round Andy Murray (3), Britain, def. Nick Kyrgios (29), Australia, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3. Marin Cilic (9), Croatia, def. Leonardo Mayer (23), Argentina, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Novak Djokovic (1), Serbia, def. Thanasi Kokkinakis, Australia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Jeremy Chardy, France, def. David Goffin (17), Belgium, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Rafael Nadal (6), Spain, def. Andrey Kuznetsov, Russia, 6-1, 6-3, 6-2. Jack Sock, United States, def. Borna Coric, Croatia, 6-2, 6-1, 6-4. Richard Gasquet (20), France, def. Kevin Anderson (15), South Africa, 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5, 6-4. David Ferrer (7), Spain, def. Simone Bolelli, Italy, 6-3, 1-6, 5-7, 6-0, 6-1. Women Third Round Petra Kvitova (4), Czech Republic, def. Irina-Camelia Begu (30), Romania, 6-3, 6-2. Sara Errani (17), Italy, def. Andrea Petkovic (10), Germany, 6-3, 6-3. Andreea Mitu, Romania, def. Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 7-5, 6-4. Alison Van Uytvanck, Belgium, def. Kristina Mladenovic, France, 6-4, 6-1. Timea Bacsinszky (23), Switzerland, def. Madison Keys (16), United States, 6-4, 6-2. Julia Goerges, Germany, def. Irina Falconi, United States, 6-4, 6-1. Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Tsvetana Pironkova, Bulgaria, 6-4, 6-1. Serena Williams (1), United States, def. Victoria Azarenka (27), Belarus, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2. Doubles Men Second Round Carlos Berlocq and Leonardo Mayer, Argentina, def. Pablo Cuevas, Uruguay, and David Marrero (12), Spain, 6-1, 6-7 (5), 7-6 (3). Third Round Radu Albot, Moldova, and Lukas Rosol, Czech Republic, def. Maximo Gonzalez, Argentina, and Andre Sa, Brazil, 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5. Ivan Dodig, Croatia, and Marcelo Melo (3), Brazil, def. Guillermo Garcia-Lopez, Spain, and Edouard RogerVasselin (15), France, 6-1, 6-4. Women Second Round Chan Hao-ching, Taiwan, and Anabel Medina Garrigues, Spain, def. Ysaline Bonaventure, Belgium, and Anna Karolina Schmiedlova, Slovakia, 6-3, 5-7, 6-3. Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina (2), Russia, def. Lyudmyla Kichenok and Olga Savchuk, Ukraine, 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-3. Bethanie Mattek-Sands, United States, and Lucie Safarova (7), Czech Republic, def. Varvara Lepchenko, United States, and Zheng Saisai, China, 6-3, 6-2. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and Zheng Jie (11), China, def. Annika Beck, Germany, and Shahar Peer, Israel, 6-3, 6-2. Casey Dellacqua, Australia, and Yaroslava Shvedova (12), Kazakhstan, def. Alize Cornet, France, and Magda Linette, Poland, 6-2, 6-1. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Flavia Pennetta (4), Italy, def. Madison Brengle, United States, and Tatjana Maria, Germany, 6-1, 6-3. Daniela Hantuchova, Slovakia, and Sam Stosur, Australia, def. Timea Babos, Hungary, and Kristina Mladenovic (3), France, 7-5, 6-3. Michaella Krajicek, Netherlands, and Barbora Strycova (13), Czech Republic, def. Kimiko Date-Krumm, Japan, and Francesca Schiavone, Italy, 7-6 (5), 6-1. Mixed Second Round Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez, Spain, and Robert Lindstedt, Sweden, def. Raquel Kops-Jones, United States, and Robert Farah, Colombia, 6-4, 6-4. Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mike Bryan (2), United States, def. Elina Svitolina, Ukraine, and Jamie Murray, Britain, 6-3, 6-3. Zheng Jie, China, and Henri Kontinen, Finland, def. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Rajeev Ram, United States, 6-3, 1-6, 11-9. Chan Yung-jan, Taiwan, and John Peers, Australia, def. Anna-Lena Groenefeld, Germany, and Jean-Julien Rojer, Netherlands, 6-1, 6-4. Katarina Srebotnik, Slovenia, and Horia Tecau, Romania, def. Martina Hingis, Switzerland, and Leander Paes (8), India, 6-7 (6), 6-3, 10-6.

TRANSACTIONS The Associated Press BASEBALL

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Optioned RHP Tyler Wilson to Norfolk (IL). Assigned C Ryan Lavarnway outright to Norfolk. Agreed to terms with RHP Mikey O’Brien on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Optioned RHP Chris Beck to Charlotte (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Sent RHP Samuel Deduno to Fresno (PCL) for a rehab assignment. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Agreed to terms with RHPs Geovanny Acosta and Cesar Melendez on minor league contracts. NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed OF Slade Heathcott on the 15-day, retroactive to Friday. Recalled OF Ramon Flores from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Placed LHP Sean Doolittle on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Thursday. Recalled RHP Angel Castro from Nashville (PCL).

THE SUMTER ITEM

SPORTS ITEMS

Sumter P-15’s to host Public Safety Appreciation Night The Sumter American Legion Post 15 baseball team would like to recognize the men and women who protect and serve our community. All law enforcement, fire and EMS Personnel are invited to attend this special night. All active law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel will be admitted free of charge for Tuesday, June 2 game against Goose Creek at Riley Park. Please have ID present. Sumter is 3-0 on the season after sweeping Manning-Santee in League III action to begin the year. MANNING-SANTEE 4 MANNING 1

MANNING – The ManningSantee Junior American Legion baseball team opened its season with a 4-1 victory over the Manning Monarchs on Friday at Laurence Manning Academy’s Tucker Belangia Diamond. Buddy Bleasdale allowed just one hit in 6 1/3 innings for Manning-Santee. Braden Osteen and Taylor Lee completed the game for Manning-Santee. Bleasedale, Lee, Dawson Hatfield, Max Smith, Osteen, Matthew Frasier and Jake Jordan each had a hit. WARRIORS’ KERR EXPECTS THOMPSON TO PLAY IN GAME

OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr is so confident Klay Thompson will be cleared for Game 1 of the NBA Finals against Cleveland that he isn’t preparing to play without him. The All-Star guard sat out a second consecutive practice Saturday recovering from a concussion. Kerr said Thompson is feeling well and progressing through the NBA’s concussion protocol. The Warriors are off today and resume practices Monday. They host the Cavaliers in Game 1 on Thursday night. PRESSEL KEEPS LEAD IN SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP, N.J. — Morgan Pressel kept her patience Saturday despite a steady breeze and greens that grew bumpy in the afternoon, shooting a 2-under 69 to maintain a one-stroke lead in the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Pressel had three birdies and a bogey to reach 7-under 135 on Stockton Seaview’s Bay Course. The 27-year-old American won

the last of her two LPGA Tour victories in 2008. Sweden’s Anna Nordqvist was second. She birdied the last three holes for a 69. Gerina Piller, Kelly Shon, Pernilla Lindberg, Catriona Matthew and Christel Boeljon were tied for third at 4 under. Shon had a 68, and Piller, Lindberg, Matthew and Boeljon shot 70. DENMARK’S KJELDSEN SHOOTS 67, TAKES 2-STROKE IRISH OPEN LEAD

NEWCASTLE, Northern Ireland — Soren Kjeldsen of Denmark shot a 4-under 67 to take a two-stroke lead Saturday in the third round of the Irish Open. The 40-year-old Kjeldsen used superior putting to break free of a six-way tie as gusting winds at Royal County Down sabotaged many players’ short games. He rolled a long eagle attempt on the 12th to within 18 inches, settling for his fifth birdie. On the next hole, his curling 30-yard putt for a sixth birdie left Kjeldsen punching the air in jubilation. AP SOURCE: PELICANS HIRE ALVIN GENTRY AS COACH

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Pelicans have hired Golden State Warriors assistant Alvin Gentry as head coach, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke to The Associated Press on Saturday on condition of anonymity because no announcement has been made. Gentry is expected to remain with Golden State until the Warriors complete the NBA Finals against Cleveland, the person said. AP SOURCE: BRADY’S DEFLATE APPEAL WILL BE JUNE 23

A person familiar with the situation says Tom Brady’s appeal of his suspension in the deflated footballs scandal will be heard on June 23. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity Friday because the date hasn’t been officially announced. The New England Patriots quarterback was suspended four games after an NFL investigation found that he was “at least generally aware” of an illegal scheme to play the AFC championship game with improperly deflated footballs. From staff, wire reports

CHAPMAN FROM PAGE B1 go,” Chapman said. “We won more games than every year before. We went from 19 players to 60 trying out, we raised about $10,000 (for the program) and we produced about 10 all-region players, and almost had a North-South guy this year, but he just barely missed out on it.” Ward said the school is in the process of looking for Chapman’s replacement and hopes to find someone who wants longevity and knows the kids, but is also willing to sell the program. “I’m looking for consistency, someone who is looking to kind of recruit kids here because we haven’t really had the numbers of kids in this area who have played baseball in this area through parks and recreation,” Ward said. “I’m looking for someone who’s going to put their nose in parks and recreation and get out there to the young kids and the parents and sell our program, sell our program to them and let them know that Lakewood baseball is a good program and maybe one day they’ll be a part of it.” Chapman finished four years with the program. He was an assistant with Scooter Prince in the 2011-2012 season and also worked with the junior varsity squad his first year.

More surprised than anything by the decision, Chapman said he had talks with Ward about what could be done next year to help improve the team. “I was kind of shocked, in disbelief,” Chapman said. “I was hoping with all the hard work we had done in trying to get the program back to where it needed to be and getting the numbers up and having a little bit better JV record and a little bit better record in varsity, making the playoffs two years in a row, that it showed. I guess the AD thought maybe we should’ve done a little better than what we did this year.” Chapman won’t be going too far though and will see the Gators again next season as he said he was offered a position to work with both the football and baseball programs at Hartsville High School. “Coach Chapman was a guy who came to work every day; he had a lot of energy,” Ward said. “He was a guy who worked hard. Of course, he put us in the playoffs the last two years. He’s graduated seniors so he did his job as far as mentoring kids. He is one of those guys I like him as a person and I wish him the most success at his next place.”

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AUTO RACING

Johnson makes drive toward history BY DAN GELSTON The Associated Press DOVER, Del. — Jimmie Johnson needs a mammoth man cave at home for all of his Dover trophies. Known as the Monster Mile, the Dover winner gets a menacing, red-eyed Miles The Monster trophy that weighs 60 pounds and measures at just under 1 1/2 feet from the base to the top of the hand that clutches a mini car. But it’s not the oversized reward Johnson truly wants at Dover. “You guys have tall Budweisers in victory lane,” Johnson said, joking. Happy hour usually comes late Sunday afternoon at Dover after yet another Johnson victory. No active driver owns a track like Johnson does the concrete mile at Dover. Johnson, the defending race winner, holds the track record with nine victories in just 26 starts. Johnson, a six-time Cup champion, will attempt to become just the fifth NASCAR driver with 10 or more wins at a single track in today’s race. Should Johnson win, he would join NASCAR Hall of Famers Richard Petty (Martinsville-15, North Wilkesboro-15, Richmond-13, Rockingham-11, Daytona-10), Darrell Waltrip (Bristol-12, Martinsville-11, North Wilkesboro-10), Dale Earnhardt (Talladega-10) and David Pearson (Darlington-10) as drivers to win 10 races at a single track. “I go all the way back to my first trip here in an ASA (American Speed Association)

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Jimmie Johnson will attempt to become just the fifth NASCAR driver with 10 or more wins at a single track today as he aims to win the FedEx 400 at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Del. FEDEX 400 BENEFITING AUTISM SPEAKS LINEUP The Associated Press After Friday qualifying; race today At Dover International Speedway Dover, Del. Lap length: 1 miles (Car number in parentheses) 1. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 160.121. 2. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 159.723. 3. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 159.681. 4. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 159.674. 5. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 159.596. 6. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 159.497. 7. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 159.483. 8. (19) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 159.229. 9. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 159.046. 10. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 158.975. 11. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 158.709. 12. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 158.29. 13. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 158.891. 14. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 158.814.

15. (55) David Ragan, Toyota, 158.66. 16. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 158.479. 17. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 158.263. 18. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 158.172. 19. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 158.165. 20. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 158.144. 21. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 158.096. 22. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 158.082. 23. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 158.082. 24. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 157.687. 25. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 158.27. 26. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 158.082. 27. (33) Brian Scott, Chevrolet, 158.04. 28. (9) Sam Hornish Jr., Ford, 157.673. 29. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 157.66. 30. (7) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 157.301.

31. (6) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 157.123. 32. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, 157.054. 33. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 156.658. 34. (46) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 156.638. 35. (26) Jeb Burton, Toyota, 156.624. 36. (83) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, 155.75. 37. (35) Cole Whitt, Ford, Owner Points. 38. (34) Brett Moffitt, Ford, Owner Points. 39. (98) Josh Wise, Ford, Owner Points. 40. (23) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, Owner Points. 41. (62) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Owner Points. 42. (32) Mike Bliss, Ford, Owner Points. 43. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points. Failed to Qualify 44. (39) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 155.246. 45. (30) Jeff Green, Chevrolet, 152.964.

car,” Johnson said, “and it was love at first sight.” Here’s a look at the nine

races that defined Johnson and crew chief Chad Knaus in the Hendrick Motorsports No.

48 Chevrolet at Dover: June 2, 2002: Johnson showed what kind of domi-

PRO BASKETBALL

Almost colleagues, Kerr and Blatt are rare rookies in finals BY ANTONIO GONZALEZ The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — The path to the NBA Finals for Steve Kerr and David Blatt, a rare pair of rookie coaches on basketball’s biggest stage, started with a meeting organized by their agent at Los Angeles International Airport last June. The two clicked immediately, talking about their philosophies for basketball and life, and Kerr offered Blatt a spot on his new staff with the Golden State Warriors. Blatt, a successful coach internationally, had been waiting for the right opportunity to break into the NBA and initially accepted. Then, an unexpected call gave their plans a twist. When the Cleveland Cavaliers asked Blatt to interview for their coaching vacancy, Kerr encouraged him to seek the job. Now the next time they see each other will be from opposite benches when the Warriors host the Cavaliers in Game 1 of the finals Thursday night. “No way we could’ve guessed back then that we’d be facing each other in the NBA Finals less than a year later. It’s crazy to think about,” Kerr said, echoing his counterpart’s amazement. “That’s a great irony and story,” Blatt said. “The way that I look at it is, especially when I look back to our conversation, is that we both got exactly what we wanted. We wanted to be part of a successful team that competes for the championship of the NBA. And it’s happened — only we’re on different sides.” The matchup is more than a coincidence. It’s historic. This is the first time rookie coaches have met in the finals time since the NBA’s inaugural season in 1946-47.

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And no first-year coach has won the title since Pat Riley with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1982. Both took different roads to NBA coaching careers — Kerr as a five-time champion player, broadcaster and general manager, and Blatt as a coach in Europe and the Middle East. In the past 12 months, their journeys have varied just as much. Kerr took over a 51-win team led by Stephen Curry, this season’s MVP, and loaded with talent. He coached the Warriors to a franchiserecord 67 victories, rolling through the schedule with relative ease to earn the league’s top playoff seed. LeBron James came back to Cleveland in free agency shortly after Blatt took over, and Blatt faced constant questions about his abilities — which are magnified for anybody coaching the fourtime MVP — when the Cavaliers got off to a slow start. Kerr and Blatt admired each from afar before they had ever met. They got a chance to study their teams more closely this season, and that bond grew as they went through the NBA coaching grind for the first time. “Anytime you’re put in the spotlight like he was early in the season when things weren’t going well for them, that’s when your character shows, that’s when your grit comes out,” Kerr said. “I thought he handled all that stuff beautifully and just kept going and they righted the ship. I’m glad to see that he’s getting the credit that’s due.”

nance was ahead with a win in his first Cup race at Dover. Johnson passed four-time Dover winner Ricky Rudd to take the lead on lap 363 and held off Hall of Famer Bill Elliott to win his second race of the season. Sept. 22, 2002: Johnson went back-to-back at Dover, one of two times he’d sweep the season at the Monster Mile. Johnson joined Petty as the only drivers to win their first two races at Dover. He led 170 of 400 laps and tied the Cup record for most victories by a rookie with his third of the season. It was his last win of the season and he finished fifth in the points standings. “I’ve had plenty of reminders that I’m a rookie,” Johnson said. “I’d trade some youth for experience in a heartbeat.” Sept. 25, 2005: Johnson needed three years until he found victory lane again at Dover, a reminder that it only seems like he wins every race here. Johnson barely hung on to beat Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kyle Busch by about a car length. “I’ve got to thank Kyle for being such a good teammate and racing me clean at the end,” Johnson said. May 31, 2009: If Johnson was slowly adding Dover wins to his resume over his first seven years, this was the race that truly ignited his run at track greatness. It may have been the best one, with two Cup champs battle for the checkered flag. Johnson thrashed the field, then rebounded from a late pit stop that dropped him back into traffic to catch Tony Stewart with two laps left in a thrilling finish.

TITLE FROM PAGE B1 The Cavs had a light workout, but they’ll increase their intensity in practice over the next few days. James said the break has been good physically and mentally for everyone. “For a lot of our guys that have been banged up, including myself, to get some rest and be able to get back to as close to full strength as possible,” he said. “I don’t think we’ll be able to get there, but as close as possible, and I’m going to do a lot of shooting this week to kind of get my shot back on point, where it was kind of missing the last round.” It’s about the only component of James’ game that’s been missing after he nearly averaged a triple-double as the Cavs swept the Hawks. He had to do more than usual, forced to handle the ball because of Irving’s medical issues. Irving sat out Games 2 and 3, but returned for the series close-out win, scoring 16 points in 22 minutes as the Cavs clinched their second conference title. Irving’s health will remain a hot topic until he takes the floor and shows what he can do, especially when he’s defending Curry. But the 23-year-old, who has been playing with a brace on his left leg, said returning to the court for Game 4 was a psychological boost. The pain in his left knee and right foot was no match for the hurt at not helping his teammates. “Being hurt sucks, especially at a time like that,” he said. “It was just a learning experience, to say the least. But it was a test of my will and I was very resilient in what I was doing, and hopefully going forward I won’t have any relapses with my knee.” Irving’s injuries made it difficult for the Cavs to formulate a game plan against the Hawks. His playing status often came down to a game-time decision, and the Cavs will only benefit if they know they can count on Irving in the finals. “More so for him, to be able to get out there and be comfortable,” coach David Blatt said. “Not have to

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Cleveland’s LeBron James (23) is making his fifth straight NBA Finals appearance while Golden State’s Stephen Curry, not pictured, is making his debut. worry about, ‘Am I going to hurt today? Is it going to get worse if I play? Is it going to bother me from doing the things I normally do at both ends of the court?’ So I’m

hoping, more than anything else for him, his feeling is such that he can get out there and play without worry and without concern. Then he’ll be fine.”

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NCCA REGIONALS The Associated Press Double Elimination; x-if necessary

TALLAHASSEE REGIONAL

At Dick Howser Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. Friday Coll. of Charleston 7, Auburn 6, 11 innings Florida State 5, Mercer 4, 10 innings Saturday Auburn 1, Mercer 0, Mercer eliminated Florida State 3, College of Charleston 2 Today Game 5 — Auburn (36-25) vs. College of Charleston (44-14), Noon Game 6 — Florida State (43-19) vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Friday Michigan 10, Bradley 5 Louisville 7, Morehead State 2 Saturday Bradley 9, Morehead State 4, Morehead State eliminated Louisville 4, Michigan 3 Today Game 5 — Bradley (36-20) vs. Michigan (38-24), Noon Game 6 — Louisville (45-16), vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 6 p.m.

Saturday Missouri State 14, Canisius 1 Oregon 12, Canisius 6, Canisius eliminated Game 4 — Iowa (40-16) vs. Missouri State (46-10), 9:05 p.m.. Today Game 5 — Oregon (38-24) vs. Game 4 loser, 3 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, 2 p.m.

NASHVILLE REGIONAL

At Alex Box Stadium Baton Rouge, La. Friday LSU 10, Lehigh 3 UNC Wilmington 10, Tulane 1 Saturday Game 3 — Lehigh (25-30) vs. Tulane (34-24), 4 p.m. Game 4 — LSU (49-10) vs. UNC Wilmington (40-16), 9 p.m. Today Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 4 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, 8 p.m.

At Hawkins Field Nashville, Tenn. Friday Indiana 7, Radford 1 Vanderbilt 9, Lipscomb 1 Saturday Radford 5, Lipscomb 2, Lipscomb eliminated Game 4 — Indiana (35-22) vs. Vanderbilt (43-19), 8 p.m. Today Game 5 — Radford (44-15) vs. Game 4 loser, 4 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, 7:30 p.m.

GAINESVILLE REGIONAL

At Alfred A. McKethan Stadium Gainesville, Fla. Friday South Florida 5, FAU 3 Florida 19, Florida A&M 0 Saturday FAU 8, Florida A&M 1, FAMU eliminated Game 4 — South Florida (34-24-1) vs. Florida (45-16), 6 p.m. Today Game 5 — FAU (41-18) vs. Game 4 loser, Noon Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 4 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 7 p.m.

CHAMPAIGN REGIONAL

At Illinois Field Champaign, Ill. Friday Notre Dame 13, Wright State 7 Illinois 10, Ohio 3 Saturday Wright State 5, Ohio 2, susp., 3rd inning, rain Notre Dame vs. Illinois, ppd., rain Today Game 3 — Wright State (41-16) vs. Ohio (36-20), 12:05 p.m., comp. of susp. game Game 4 — Notre Dame (37-21) vs. Illinois (48-8-1), 4:05 p.m. Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 55 minutes after game 4 Monday Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA

CORAL GABLES REGIONAL

At A-Rod Park at Mark Light Field Coral Gables, Fla. Friday Columbia 6, East Carolina 3 Miami 6, FIU 2 Saturday FIU 2, East Carolina 0, ECU eliminated Game 4 — Columbia (32-15) vs. Miami (45-14), 7 p.m. Today Game 5 — FIU (30-30) 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.

SPRINGFIELD REGIONAL

At Hammons Field Springfield, Mo. Friday Iowa 3, Oregon 1 Missouri State vs. Canisus, ppd., rain

LOUISVILLE REGIONAL At Jim Patterson Stadium Louisville, Ky.

BATON ROUGE REGIONAL

STILLWATER REGIONAL

At Allie P. Reynolds Stadium Stillwater, Okla. Friday Arkansas 8, Oral Roberts 6 Oklahoma State 5, St. John’s 4 Saturday St. John’s 10, Oral Roberts 4, ORU eliminated Game 4 — Arkansas (36-22) vs. Oklahoma State (38-18), 7 p.m. Today Game 5 — St. John’s (40-15) 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.

FORT WORTH REGIONAL

At Lupton Baseball Stadium Fort Worth, Texas Friday N.C. State 3, Stony Brook 0 TCU 10, Sacred Heart 0 Saturday Stony Brook 11, Sacred Heart 6, Sacred Heart eliminated Game 4 — N.C. State (35-21) vs. TCU (46-11), 8 p.m. Today

Game 5 — Stony Brook (35-15-1) vs. Game 4 loser, 3:30 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, 8 p.m.

Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 8 p.m. Monday Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, TBA x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

DALLAS REGIONAL

LOS ANGELES REGIONAL

At Horner Ballpark Dallas Friday Oregon St. 5, Texas 4 VCU 7, Dallas Baptist 2 Saturday Texas vs. Dallas Baptist, ppd., rain Oregon State vs. VCU, ppd., rain Today Game 3 — Texas (30-26) vs. Dallas Baptist (43-14), 1 p.m. Game 4 — Oregon State (39-16-1) vs. VCU (38-22), 5 p.m. Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 9 p.m. Monday Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m. x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 8 p.m.

COLLEGE STATION REGIONAL

At Olsen Field College Station, Texas Friday California 9, Coastal Carolina 3 Texas A&M 5, Texas Southern 0 Saturday Coastal Carolina 4, Texas Southern 1, TSU eliminated Game 4 — California (35-19) vs. Texas A&M (46-11), 7 p.m. Today Game 5 — Coastal Carolina (39-20) 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, 7:30 p.m.

HOUSTON REGIONAL

At Cougar Field Houston Friday Louisiana-Lafayette 7, Rice 6 Houston 6, Houston Baptist 4 Saturday Game 3 — Rice 1, Houston Baptist 0, susp., 4th inning, rain Game 4 — Louisiana-Lafayette (4021) vs. Houston (43-18), ppd., rain Today Game 3 — Rice (35-21) vs. Houston Baptist (28-26), 11 a.m., comp. of susp. game Game 4 — Louisiana-Lafayette (4021) vs. Houston (43-18), 4 p.m.

At Jackie Robinson Stadium Los Angeles Friday Maryland 3, Mississippi 1 UCLA 7, Cal State Bakersfield 2 Saturday Game 3 — Mississippi (30-27) vs. Cal State Bakersfield (36-23-1), 7 p.m. Game 4 — Maryland (40-21) vs. UCLA (43-14), 11 p.m. Today Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m.

FULLERTON REGIONAL

At Goodwin Field Fullerton, Calif. Friday Arizona State 7, Clemson 4 Cal State Fullerton 9, Pepperdine 3 Saturday Game 3 — Clemson (32-28) vs. Pepperdine (30-28), late Game 4 — Arizona State (35-21) vs. Cal State Fullerton (35-22), 11 p.m. Today Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 7 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 11 p.m.

LAKE ELSINORE REGIONAL

At The Diamond Lake Elsinore, Calif. Friday Virginia 6, Southern Cal 1 San Diego State 4, UC Santa Barbara 3 Saturday Game 3 — Southern Cal (37-20) vs. UC Santa Barbara (40-16-1), 6 p.m. Game 4 — Virginia (35-22) vs. San Diego State (41-21), 10 p.m. Today Game 5 — Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 loser, 6 p.m. Game 6 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 10 p.m. Monday x-Game 7 — Game 4 winner vs. Game 5 winner, 9 p.m.

Coastal ousts Tigers to stay alive in College Station Regional FROM STAFF REPORTS COLLEGE STATION, Texas —Andrew Beckwith produced another outstanding performance to lead 25th-ranked Coastal Carolina to a 4-1 victory over Texas Southern on Saturday in the first elimination game of the College Station Regional of the NCAA baseball tournament. Coastal Carolina will now face the loser California and Texas A&M today at 1 p.m. Beckwith, who now has 56 appearances in his two years at Coastal, scattered seven hits over a careerhigh 8 1/3 innings. He allowed one run in the ninth before exiting the contest to a standing ovation. The sophomore walked one and struck out five, which marks the second-best single-game total in his career. Chanticleer shortstop Michael Paez broke the scoreless tie in the top of the third inning with a 2-out home run

over the left field wall for his eighth round-tripper of the year. In the fourth, the Chanticleers exploded for three runs to take a 4-0 lead. Zach Remillard and Tyler Chadwick started the frame with back-to-back doubles, including a run-scoring one for Chadwick. Jack Curtis then plated Chadwick with an RBI single to right-center field. Anthony Marks capped the scoring with another RBI single, this time to left field. Texas Southern avoided the shutout with a run in the ninth. Ryan Lazo hit a lead off double and Christopher Scroggins walked. Robert Garza followed with an RBI single to bring home Lazo. After a ground out, Beckwith turned the game over to Bobby Holmes. The 2015 Big South Freshman of the Year got a groundout and a flyout to end the game and record his fourth save.

Top: Florida State third baseman Darren Miller (3) waits for the throw as College of Charleston’s Bradley Jones arrives at third base during the Seminoles’ 3-2 victory in the Tallahassee Regional of the NCAA college baseball tournament in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday. Left: College of Charleston’s center fielder Morgan Phillips makes a diving catch in the bottom of the third inning.

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 Slaton roped a triple to right center that plated two and gave the Tigers their first lead of the game, 8-7. But Brad Anderson knotted the score again in the top half of the eighth with an RBI single after Fornaci doubled to lead off the inning. The Waves retook the lead in the ninth after Gelalich walked and

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scored on throwing error following a double by Jefferson. Former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Charlie Barnes got into the action in relief, allowing two hits but no runs in 2/3 of an inning for Clemson. Tigers starter Zack Erwin last 5 1/3 innings and gave up seven runs, six earned, on eight hits.

SPLASH FROM PAGE B1 and two walks. Seminoles starter Boomer Biegalski went 7 2/3 innings and allowed two runs on five hits with eight strikeouts and one walk. Neither team scored until the fifth inning. Josh Delph and DJ Stewart put Florida State up 2-0 with a pair of RBI singles. Nieporte grounded into a double play to end the inning

and the threat. Charleston finally got to Biegalski in the top of the eighth. Alex Pastorius’ 2-out double set the table for Carl Wise’s game-tying 2-run homer as it appeared the Cougars had a little more magic left in them. But after Neiporte’s solo shot in the bottom half of the inning, Billy Strode pitched a perfect ninth to put the Cougars on the brink of elimination.

Holbrook vows to get Gamecocks back in NCAA tournament BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina baseball coach Chad Holbrook promised an offseason like no other so the Gamecocks would not endure another season like this one. South Carolina, which three years ago played for a thirdstraight national championship, missed the NCAA Tournament for the first time in 16 years. A team that started 17-3 after sweeping Kentucky to start Southeastern Conference play went 15-22 to finish at 32-25 and in the very unfamiliar spot: outside the na-

tional tournament. “We’re going to work tirelessly to ensure that when I’m sitting up here next year at this time, we’re getting ready to play a big NCAA Tournament game and not wrapping up our season,” he said. “That’s going to be our focus and determination as we move forward.” Holbrook said he’s spent the past week or so since South Carolina was knocked out of SEC Tournament play by Missouri searching for reasons why things went so wrong. He took responsibility for the team failures and said he, his coaches and players would

carry a sense of urgency to improve into the summer and fall to prepare for next spring. HOLBROOK Holbrook said this year’s team lacked the toughness or fiery personalities that marked South Carolina’s College World Series titles in 2010 and 2011, and its run to the CWS final series in 2012. Holbrook was the top assistant to coach Ray Tanner and filled Tanner’s office a few weeks after that last Omaha trip when Tanner became athletic director at South Carolina.

The biggest issue for South Carolina was at the plate, where it hit .257 for its worst batting average in 42 years. Holbrook acknowledged he may have helped that demise by switching out players and not letting them get comfortable to try and find their swings. “Maybe I moved guys around a little too much earlier in the year and they didn’t get quite comfortable and in a consistent rhythm of playing,” he said. Holbrook said to expect different faces on the field next season. One-time starters in shortstop Jordan Gore and

catcher Logan Koch have said they’re leaving the team. Ace Jack Wynkoop, who led the Gamecocks with eight victories on the mound, likely played himself into a high Major League Baseball draft pick and is not expected back, while top hitter Kyle Martin exhausted his eligibility this season. Holbrook said he is up to the challenge of turning things back around. “I’m not going to overhaul who I am because we had a tough stretch this year because I’ve been a lot more successful than I’ve been unsuccessful,” he said.

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Sumter Christian School will host four separate basketball clinics over two months at the school’s gymnasium. The first clinic, originally scheduled to begin on June 8 for grades 1-3, will instead begin on Monday. The other clinics are for grades 3-6 on June 22-26, grades 6-9 on July 6-10 and grades 9-12 on July 27-31. The clinics, which will run from 10 a.m. to noon each day, will be run by SCS coaches Bobby Baker and Tom Cope at a cost of $45 per student. For more information, contact the school at (803) 7731902. TEAM PERSEVERANCE REGISTRATION

Team Perseverance Basketball is now registering boys and girls ages 8-18 for its offseason travel program. For more information, contact coach Junko Allen at (803) 795-5513, or by email at coachj_perseverance@yahoo. com.

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The camp will be conducted by Coker head coach Dave Schmotzer. Campers can register online at www.cokercobras.com/ information/camp/index, or register on the morning of June 15. For more information, call (843) 383-8105, or send an email to dschmotzer@coker. edu.

COKER COLLEGE CAMP

The Coker College Skills & Drills Summer Baseball Camp will be held June 15-19 at Tom J. New Field in Hartsville. The five sessions will be held from 9:30 a.m. until noon. The camp will be devoted to pitching, hitting, bunting and base running. The camp is open to players ages 6-17 and the cost is $75 for the week. Participants will need to provide their own bats and gloves. All other equipment will be furnished by the camp. Each camp participant will receive a camp t-shirt.

FOOTBALL OFFICIATING CLASSES

Training classes for prospective high school football officials is currently being held at the Sumter County Recreation Department at 155 Haynsworth Street. Classes are being held every Monday beginning at 6:30 p.m. To learn more about the South Carolina Football Officials Association visit its website at www.schsl.org/ scofa.htm. For more information on the classes, call Granderson

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The Hurricane Junior Golf Tour will play host to the Columbia Jr. Shootout on June 13-14 at Cobblestone Park Golf Club in Blyethwood. The 36-hole tournament is open to both boys and girls ages 11-18. The entry fee is $189 for tour members and $234 for non-members. Registration is open through Wednesday. For more information, visit the tour website at www.hjgt. org., call (904) 379-2697 or send an email to info@hjgt. org.

Youth Athletics of Sumter is taking registration for its Pop Warner football and cheer programs. The programs are open to children ages 5-14. The registration fee is $100 for football and $120 for cheer and flexible plans are available. The last day to register is July 31. For more information, call (803) 464-8453, (803) 720-6242, (813) 786-9265 or (954) 258-6817 or email youthathleticsofsumteryas@yahoo.com.

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The Sumter chapter of the Christian Golfers’ Association is looking for volunteers for its Junior Golf Program. The camp runs for four weeks during June and July. For more information, call

The Links at Lakewood golf course is hosting a 9-hole Captain’s Choice event every Thursday at 5:30 p.m. The cost is $25 per player and includes a steak dinner, a cart and prizes. To sign up, call the pro shop at (803) 481-5700 up to 5 p.m. the day of the event.

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Bowditch shoots 65 to keep lead; Spieth 6 back at Byron Nelson BY SCHUYLER DIXON The Associated Press

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Cincinnati’s Zack Cozart (2) hits a double to deep center to drive in Todd Frazier and Jay Bruce for the go-ahead runs in the Reds’ 8-5 victory against Washington on Saturday in Cincinnati.

Cozart’s double rallies Reds over depleted Nats CINCINNATI — Joey Votto hit a two-run homer — his second in two days — and Zack Cozart doubled with the bases loaded in the eighth inning on Saturday, rallying the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-5 victory over the Washington Nationals. Cozart’s double highlighted a four-run inning off Casey Janssen (0-1). Billy Hamilton followed with a two-run single. The Reds have won consecutive games for the first time in more than two weeks, ending Washington’s club-record streak of winning nine consecutive series. The NL East leaders have lost consecutive games for the first time since April 2627. J.J. Hoover (3-0) retired all three batters on grounders in the eighth. Aroldis Chapman walked two while getting his ninth save in as many chances. The Nationals were missing outfielder Bryce Harper, scratched from the lineup because of a sore back. He was hit in the middle of the back by Tony Cingrani’s pitch on Friday night during Cincinnati’s 5-2 win and had words with the pitcher. MARLINS 9 METS 5

NEW YORK — Giancarlo Stanton homered twice and Christian Yelich snapped a seventh-inning tie with a two-run single, sending the Miami Marlins to a 9-5 victory over the New York Mets on Saturday. DIAMONDBACKS 7 BREWERS 3

MILWAUKEE — Paul Goldschmidt outslugged the Milwaukee Brewers with two homers and four RBIs, leading the Arizona Diamondbacks to a 7-3 win Sat-

urday. ROCKIES 5 PHILLIES 2

PHILADELPHIA — Nolan Arenado, Michael McKenry and Ben Paulsen each homered Saturday, leading the Colorado Rockies to a 5-2 victory over the slumping Philadelphia Phillies. AMERICAN LEAGUE TWINS 3 BLUE JAYS 2 MINNEAPOLIS — Brian Dozier drove in the tiebreaking run with a triple in the seventh inning, lifting the Minnesota Twins past the Toronto Blue Jays 3-2 on Saturday. RAYS 3

als and Chicago Cubs scheduled for Saturday night has been rained out. A makeup date at Wrigley Field was set for Sept. 28 at 7:05 p.m. on the final Monday of the regular season. NATIONALS PUT STRASBURG ON DL WITH STIFF NECK

CINCINNATI — The Washington Nationals put Stephen Strasburg on the 15day disabled list on Saturday, a day after he had to leave a start after 16 pitches because of a stiff neck. Strasburg had a rough May, failing to last four innings in four of his five starts. He left one start with tightness behind his right shoulder.

IRVING, Texas — Steven Bowditch shot a 4-under 65 on Saturday in the AT&T Byron Nelson to take a twostroke lead and leave hometown favorite Jordan Spieth six shots back heading into the final round. On a mostly sunny day that started with the second straight three-hour delay because of earlier rain, Bowditch got to 13-under 195. The Australian won the Texas Open last year in San Antonio for his lone PGA Tour title. Dustin Johnson was in the group tied for second after the day’s low round of 62 on the rain-altered par 69 at TPC Four Seasons. Jonathan Randolph, playing with Spieth and sitting 266 spots behind him in the world ranking, briefly held the lead but went in the water on 18 for a double bogey that dropped him into a tie with Johnson, Texan Jimmy Walker, Scott Pinckney and John Curran. Pinckney shot 64, Randolph 65, and Walker and Curran 67. Spieth had a 68. The Masters champion was tied for 18th. Curran, the rookie who shared the second-round

lead with Bowditch and Walker, rallied with three straight birdies late in the round. Clouds gradually disappeared during the afternoon and the forecast is clear for Sunday. But the course is still soggy enough that the normally par-4 14th will remain a pitch-and-putt par 3 barely longer than 100 yards for the third straight round. PGA Tour officials believe it’s the first par-69 course in records going back to 1983. Threesomes will play off both tees again Sunday, and the final par total will be 277 after the first round played at the normal 70. Bowditch, who held the lead alone after the first round, battled some marshy conditions to stay on top. The 31-year-old Australian who lives in the Dallas area had his only bogey at No. 9, when his tee shot went way right and he had to take a penalty drop in a mushy part of the rough. The squish of his footsteps could be heard as he spent several minutes discussing his lie with rules official Peter Dachisen before finally hitting. Bowditch shook his head as he walked while the ball rolled onto a cart path behind a bunker left of the hole. He missed a par putt.

OLDEST LIVING CUBS PLAYER LENNIE MERULLO DIES AT 98

ORIOLES 0

BALTIMORE — Erasmo Ramirez threw three-hit ball over seven innings, and Tampa Bay beat Wei-Yin Chen and the Baltimore Orioles 3-0 Saturday to end a six-game losing streak. ASTROS 3 WHITE SOX 0

HOUSTON — Dallas Keuchel struck out a careerhigh 11 and pitched a fourhitter, leading the Houston Astros over the Chicago White Sox 3-0 on Saturday. ROYALS-CUBS RAINED OUT

CHICAGO — The game between the Kansas City Roy-

CHICAGO — Lennie Merullo, the oldest former member of the Chicago Cubs and the last living person to play for them in the World Series, died Saturday. He was 98. Cubs owner Tom Ricketts said in a statement that Merullo died earlier in the day. The team didn’t include details of Merullo’s death. Merullo was a major league shortstop from 194147, all with the Cubs. He hit .240 with six home runs and 152 RBIs. From wire reports

Summer Camp Schedule Youth (ages 8-17) at Crystal Lakes Golf Course June 8 - July 24 (classes are limited to 20 per class) All camp sessions are from 8:00 am to 12:00 noon

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Steven Bowditch tosses a ball before taking his tee shot on the first hole during Saturday’s third round of the Byron Nelson tournament in Irving, Texas. Bowditch shot a 65 to take the lead at 13under par.

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No. 1 Serena edges Azarenka in 3rd round BY HOWARD FENDRICH The Associated Press PARIS — At the outset, Serena Williams was grimacing and cursing and, worst of all, losing by a lot. Then, suddenly, the 19-time Grand Slam singles champion was putting shots right where she wanted, imposing her will as only she can. And the only anger Williams displayed was directed at her opponent, Victoria Azarenka, while they traded gestures and words over the chair umpire’s decision to replay a key point. By the end, when she was aggressively grabbing the final six games and 10 of the final 12, all that really mattered was that the No. 1-ranked Williams was not going to let this one get away. Williams erased deficit after deficit and beat former No. 1 Azarenka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in a third-round French Open match filled with momentum swings and one GIF-ready contentious exchange. Afterward, Williams told the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd: “I don’t want to lose.” Rarely does. Williams is 26-1 in 2015, 9-0 in three-setters. The American improved to 50-11 at Roland Garros, making her the first woman since 1968, when Grand Slam tournaments admitted professionals, to have that many wins at each major. She’s never been as comfortable or confident on the French Open’s dusty red clay as with grass or hard courts underfoot, exiting in the second round last year and the first in 2012. She only has been past the quarterfinals once in the past 12 years in Paris — in 2013, when she won her second French Open title. Compare that to the 33-yearold’s trophies elsewhere: six apiece from the Australian Open and U.S. Open, five at Wimbledon. Azarenka owns a pair of Australian Open trophies. She also was twice a U.S. Open finalist, but lost each to Williams, who has won 16 of their 19 matchups. They tend to be close as can be: This month on clay in Madrid, Williams won after Azarenka double-faulted three times while serving for the

match. So maybe that collapse and Saturday’s, when Azarenka led by a set and 4-2 in the second, are an indication that Williams holds an edge in more than shotmaking. She produced nearly twice as many winners as Azarenka, 41 to 21. “She really stepped it up,” the 27th-seeded Azarenka said. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS “Nobody is probably harder ... Serena Williams returns a shot to Victoria Azarenka during her 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory on Saturday in the third for me to play against.” round of the French Openat the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. She will now face Palmetto Pro Open alum On the last point of the secSloane Stephens. ond set, Azarenka hit a shot that landed near the baseline. Williams netted a response at about the same time an “out” call came. Chair umpire Kader Nouni decided the point should be replayed, which Azarenka disputed. She and Williams wound up looking at each other, and Azarenka waved her hand, as if to say, “Eh, never mind.” Williams then appeared to tell Azarenka not to wag her hand. ★ DISTRIBUTED IN AND AROUND SHAW AFB AND MCENTIRE Azarenka, who still was *AROUND FT. JACKSON - BASE ACCESS PENDING ★ steamed about Nouni’s ruling after the match, lost the replayed point, giving Williams the set, and was warned for a visible obscenity. Barnettes Auto Parts • Chick-fil-A Broad Street Azarenka headed to a bathroom break. When she reDeMaras Italian Restaurant Hwy 441 turned, she took a 2-0 lead in D & L Diner 441 back gate at Shaw the third set. Williams wouldn’t drop anDuncan Dogs 5641 Broad Street other game. The two are friends away El Cheapo Gas Station Hwy 76 Across from Shaw from the court, and Azarenka Gamecock Bowling Lanes Broad Street said later: “We don’t have any air to clear. But I gave her a Georgios 5500 Sycamore at 5000 area of Shaw Afghan national pair of my shorts because she sport kicks off another season really liked them. True story.” IHOP • Kwik Mart Hwy 441 In the fourth round, Williams Logan’s Roadhouse will face the other remaining U.S. woman, 40th-ranked McDonalds 76/441 at Shaw Sloane Stephens. The most significant victory MRMA #441 Midlands Retirement Military Association of the 22-year-old Stephens’ caPalmetto Oyster House (PO House) reer came when she reached her only Grand Slam semifinal Parkway Shell Station Hwy 441 at Shaw by beating Williams at the 2013 Australian Open. Later that Pita Pit 1029 Broad Street • Quiznos year, Stephens found herself in SHAW AAFES Gas Station & Shoppette a bit of a brouhaha over lessthan-flattering comments she SHAW Base Exchange • SHAW Commissary made to a reporter about Williams. Sumter Cut Rate Drug Store 32 S. Main St. Other fourth-round matchups: No. 4 Petra Kvitova vs. No. Tuomey Hospital 23 Timea Bacsinszky, No. 17 TWO Main Entrances at Patton Hall 3rd Army Sara Errani vs. Julia Goerges, and 93rd-ranked Alison Van YMCA Miller Road • Yucatan Mexican Restaurant Uytvanck vs. 100th-ranked Andreea Mitu.

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ospel music and Motown are pretty compatible, Elijah

Bradford thinks. Next Sunday afternoon, he and two ensembles will demonstrate what he calls a “new gospel sound” at Alive Praise & Worship Center in Sumter. Called the Coffee House Revue after Bradford’s company, Coffee House Productions, the concert will launch a new direction in music for him, Purpose Driven and The Valentinos. Having sung gospel since age 7, starting with a group of neighborhood boys called The Gospel Sunshine, Bradford went on to sing with friends from Ebenezer Middle School and continued through high school with a community choir they started themselves. Years later, after college, he and several members of that choir reunited under his direction to form Purpose Driven, a group that became very popular locally and on tour, singing traditional gospel for 18 years now. Purpose Driven became an all-female group two years ago when Bradford started the male group, The Valentinos, named in honor of Bobby Womack, who had an early group with that name. In addition to himself, The Valentinos comprise Arsenio Bradford, Matthew Rufus, TeShuan ALexander, Duron Alexander, Van Smith, Quintin Johnson and Rickey Stuckey. “All of us are music ministers for churches, and everybody plays at least two instruments,” Bradford said. “Three of them will sing with me while the others play.” Bradford also serves as worship leader at Grace Cathedral on Oswego Road. “We’re a busy group!” he said. The Valentinos also play for Purpose Driven, which comprises Latisha Boyd, Sonya Jennings, Rashika Bracey, Rita Washington, Brandi Magazine, La’Keisha Bradford and Sabretta Ragin. “At the end of the revue, The Valentinos and Purpose Driven will do a number together,” Bradford said.

TOP: Elijah Bradford, center with microphone, is the lead singer and leader of The Valentinos, who will be in concert at the inaugural Coffee House Revue on June 7. LEFT: Purpose Driven is a popular all-female gospel group that has been performing locally and touring for 18 years. PHOTOS PROVIDED

While he hasn’t changed his mission to offer a spiritual message through music, Bradford has altered the sound and rhythm of The Valentinos’ music. Singing and producing gospel music is fulfilling, Bradford said, “but I was kind of looking to add something a little different.” He was watching a TV show called “Unsung,” when he said, “I had an epiphany. The show was about great performers that didn’t receive their just due, and they were featuring The Marvelettes,” a Motown “girl group” known mostly for their hits “Please, Mr. Postman” and “Don’t Mess with Bill.” It was then that he decided to set his original gospel songs to a Motown beat, com-

plete with choreography like that of The Temptations, The Supremes and other groups that recorded for Stax Records and other companies. The music will continue to provide inspiration, Bradford said, no matter that the beat has changed. “We believe that music can provide healing to those who listen to it,” he said. “In fact, the motto of Coffee House Productions is ‘Music is a medicine, God is the ingredient, and we write the prescription.’ That’s why we refer to ourselves as doctors. “We have made a conscious decision to provide healing of the total man through the medicine of music about God and for his glory. It is our desire to see every concert attendee leave feeling healed,

refreshed and eager to be all that God has predestined you to be.” Bradford said the concert will begin with a brief segment to introduce the artists and will be followed by a musical trip “back in time while offering new tunes like ‘Healer Within,’” which he wrote. All of the music during the concert will not be gospel, he said. “We’ll sing some inspirational songs, like ‘The Impossible Dream’” from the Broadway musical “Man of La Mancha,” he said, adding that the classical “Ave Maria” is also on the program. Special guests for the revue are Hartsville violinist Te’Quan Coe and the children of the Coffee House performers, who will have a surprise

for the audience. In addition to the music, the Coffee House Revue will highlight Bradford’s new book, “Notes of Reassurance.” The book, he said, “is patterned after our previous CD of the same name, and each chapter” is patterned after a cut on the CD. Following the concert, the audience is invited to meet the artists, ask question, take photos and purchase Coffee House Productions products. Coffee House Revue will be presented at 5 p.m. Sunday, June 7, at Alive Praise and Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St. Admission is free, but reservations are encouraged, as seating is limited. For more information call (803) 968-4267.

Junior high’s ‘The Biddy’ debuts; Item ‘paper boys’ off to D.C. 75 YEARS AGO – 1940 Oct. 22-28 Marion Moise Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. F.M. Moise, has been elected to Phi Beta Kappa, national honorary scholastic fraternity, at Duke University. He will be initiated Dec. 5. Besides being an outstanding scholar, Marion is very proficient as Yesteryear an athlete, in Sumter being Southern ConferSAMMY WAY ence breast stroke champion and co-captain of the 1941 edition of the Duke swimming team. • Commissioner A.J. Hatfield of Sumter has been appointed by the president of the Interstate Conference of Employment Service Committee of Employment Security agencies to serve on the organization’s Committee of Employment Service Contribu-

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1940 -- Pictured are the 13 charter members of the newly-formed club, Les Coeur Cognees. From left, seated, are Jeanne Harby, Lucy Stubbs, Margaret McLeod, Pretto Brunson, Mary Ellen Cain, Zadah Beth Green, Susanne Mallard. Standing from left are Polly Moise, Carol Humbert, Sally Nash, Barbara Lee, Iva Belle Seale, Less Moses. tion to National Defense, Chairman Sam Pratt Jr., of the South Carolina Unemployment Compensation Commission announced recently.

In informing the commission of Hatfield’s appointment, Clifford A. Someville, president of the Interstate Conference, said that plans were ten-

tatively made for the committee to meet in Washington Nov. 14. • Allen College of Columbia will play Morris College in Sumter Oct. 25. Allen, champion of the conference last season, will be playing her first conference contest. This contest will be watched carefully as a guide to the strength of Benedict and Allen in case they meet. Morris College claims to have one of the best backs in the conference, and also one of the best punters. These two, G.G. Daniels and Robert Martin, with the aid of Captain Phillips and co-captain Bowman, H. Melvin, Marcus, H. Dupree, J. Burroughs, Boykin P. Green, J. Perkins, are expecting to give Allen a surprise. • The students of Sumter Junior High School this week issued the first number of “The Biddy: Something to Crow About,” a mimeographed school paper. It contains seven pages of school news and comment, all of interest to pupils and their par-

ents. • Kennedy Coulter of Sumter County and Eula Stuckey of Bamberg were judged the healthiest boy and girl in South Carolina in the State 4-H Rally at the state fair. • J.J. Brennan served as chairman of the local Red Cross Chapter and general director of Red Cross activities for Sumter County. Brennan has served as chairman of the local chapter for a number of years and has efficiently answered the many calls for Red Cross help that come to the local chapter. • This evening some 30 citizens will meet at the Salvation Army Citadel on South Harvin Street to secure prospect cards and other supplies previous to making a canvass of the business district on behalf of the Salvation Army Budget Fund. Dr. J.Z. Hearon, chairman of this department of the campaign, gave final instructions to the workers. The captains who will direct the solic-

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Mary LeNoir Saunders and Thomas Hepworth Oswald II, both of Charleston, were united in marriage at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at St. Anne Catholic Church in Sumter. The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frasier Saunders III of Dalzell, and the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Elliott LeNoir, and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Frasier Saunders Jr. of Sumter. She graduated from the College of Charleston in 2013 with a bachelor of science in sociology and a minor in hospitality and tourism management. She is employed as a sales coordinator at The Charleston Marriott. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. James Thomas Oswald of Clemson, and the grandson of Mr. Thomas Hepworth Oswald of Greenville and the late Mrs. Elizabeth Barton Oswald, Mrs. Nancy Eileen Jernigan of Powdersville, and Mr. Raymond Edward Denz of Port St. Lucie, Florida. He graduated from The Citadel in 2013 with a bachelor of science in criminal justice. He is employed as a police officer with the Summerville Police Department. Father Tom Burke performed the ceremony.

CHARLESTON — Sara Elizabeth Crosby and Davis Wilder Boyle, both of Charleston, were united in marriage at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 30, 2015, at First Baptist Church. The bride is the daughter of retired Maj. Gen. and Mrs. William Timothy Crosby of Huntsville, Alabama, and the granddaughter of the late Col. and Mrs. Ralph Dozier Crosby of Charleston, and the late Mr. and Mrs. Donel Haddon McIntosh of Sumter. She graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of science in business administration in marketing and public relations. She is employed as marketing project manager by Rewined Candles in Charleston. The bridegroom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Adville Barnes Boyle III of Sumter, and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. George Byard McEwen of Sumter, Mr. Robert Edgar Wilder of Manning, and Mrs. Adville Barnes Boyle Jr. of Pawleys Island and the late Mr. Boyle. He graduated from The Citadel with a bachelor of science in business administration. He is employed as a data analyst by Benefitfocus on Daniel Island. The Rev. Mark Eugene Yoder performed the ceremony. The bride was escorted by her father. Rebecca Elise Crosby, sister of the bride, served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kelly Elizabeth Anderson, Ashley Renee Coomes, Allison Yokley England, Lindsey Rogers Godfrey, Alexandra Long Ibsen, Grace Caroline Keidel

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and Lorene Elizabeth Williams. Salley Elizabeth Todd and Lila Ferebee Todd, cousins of the bride, served as flower girls. The bridegroom’s father and Austin O’Neil Boyle, brother of the bridegroom, served as best men. Groomsmen were Adville Barnes Boyle IV and John Evans Boyle, brothers of the bridegroom, William Timothy Crosby Jr., brother of the bride, Tyler Christian Goff, Jacob Scott Moorer, Edwin Craig Stephens, Neal Palmer Strange and Thomas McConnell White. Alexander Hampton Keidel, godson and cousin of the bride, served as ring bearer. The reception was given by the bride’s parents at Prospect Hill Plantation. The rehearsal party was given by the bridegroom’s parents at The Mills House. Following a wedding trip to Mexico, the couple will reside in Charleston.

Marriage coming years later for alot of couples BY SOLVEJ SCHOU The Associated Press “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes baby in a baby carriage.” So the old playground rhyme goes. These days, however, many couples are taking a long time getting from step 1 to step 2. They’re waiting until they’re in their 30s or 40s to wed, with or without kids, after five, six, seven, eight or more years being in a relationship and living together. The trend of long cohabitation before marriage in the United States is becoming part of the norm, according to family expert Arielle Kuperberg, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Jun Yanagimachi and David Semien, both 38, of Pasadena, California, got married in 2010, 12 years after they started dating and seven years after they moved in together. When they were in their 20s, none of their friends were married, and they also didn’t feel pressured by their parents. “We were happy then, and we’re happy now. Marriage is like agreeing to be more responsible. You kind of have to reach a certain age first,” said Semien, a composer. Yanagimachi, a business research specialist, agreed: “I think that’s kind of how we felt. We didn’t feel mature enough to get married earlier.” Soon after they married, they had two children. Kuperberg found that from 2009 to 2013, 17.6 percent of women polled by the National Survey of Family Growth had lived with their partner for more than five years before tying the knot; 5.4 percent had cohabited more than eight years; and almost 3 percent more than 10 years. Just 20 years earlier, from 1989 to 1993, an NSFG survey found that those numbers were 7.8 percent that had lived together for five years before marrying their partner; 1.9 percent more

than eight years; and 0.7 percent more than 10 years. “Is it culture or cost of living that keeps people from getting married?” mused Kuperberg. “Cohabitation is much more socially acceptable now. We also find that financial instability makes people put off marriage. Part of maturity is emotional maturity, but also financial maturity.” The recent recession has had an impact on many couples, Kuperberg said. And very religious people are still much less likely to cohabit before marriage, added D’Vera Cohn, a senior writer at the Pew Research Center. In states where gay marriage has recently become legal, longtime same-sex couples can now decide too whether they want to tie the knot. As for Yanagimachi and Semien, when they finally wed, they did so with friends and family at a Japanese Buddhist temple they had visited for years in the Little Tokyo neighborhood of Los Angeles. Yanagimachi wore a white kimono that her mother had received as a gift when she married. Semien, raised Catholic, wore a suit. “We wanted it to have meaning for us, and make sense for us, and be personal,” Yanagimachi said. Jen Tunac Camarena, a 42-year-old architect in Fullerton, California, eloped to Las Vegas in 2008 with her chef boyfriend, Armando Camarena, after eight years of living together. He wanted to marry sooner, she said. She wanted to elope to avoid the potential stress of a wedding, and social pressure from her large family. “Our marriage felt like a natural step,” she said. “I wanted to leave Armando what little I have, should anything happen to me. It does feel different, for some reason. It feels like you are legitimately tied to someone else, and I felt a greater sense of responsibility to him as my husband rather than my boyfriend.”

Music was provided by Kipper Ackerman, harpist; Ann Caldwell, organist and pianist; and Tripp Koon and Michelle Williams, vocalists. Escorted by her father, the bride wore a modern gown made from the vintage gown that her grandmother and mother wore in 1946 and 1981, respectively. The alencon lace and heirloom slipper satin gown was lined in habotai silk and handmade by Caroline Baker of Maude Couture in Charleston. She carried a bouquet of Little Gem Magnolia leaves, white lisianthus wax, ivory Vendela roses and coral roses. Stephanie Marie Eggiman served as maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Kelsey Hawkins, Hannah Grace Moore, Caroline Richardson, Margaret Jonte, Caitlin Altman and Louise Smunk. Addyson Gail Campbell and Vivian Stone Watts served as flower girls. The bridegroom’s father served as best man. Groomsmen were Friar Thompson, Danny Till, Jamie Oswald, Frasier Saunders, David Suggs and Evan Reynolds. Ushers were Rowland Alston, Errett Jacks, Colin Pettigrew and Timmy Suggs. Liam Nicholas Smith and Warren

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Rhett Jones served as ring bearers. Also participating were Mr. Rowland Poole Alston Jr., Mr. William Elliott LeNoir Jr., Mr. Jordan Mize and Mr. Parker Gaston. The bride’s parents held the reception at San Souci Farms in Sumter. The bridegroom’s parents held the rehearsal party at the Alice Boyle Garden Center in Sumter. Following a wedding trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica, the couple will reside in Charleston. ••• The couple is registered at Pottery Barn, www.potterybarn.com; Belk, www.belk.com; Bed, Bath and Beyond, bedbathandbeyond.com; and Naomi and Warner in Sumter.

ENGAGEMENT

Moses-Johnson Mr. and Mrs. Frank Harby Moses of Sumter announce the engagement of their daughter, Margaret Elizabeth Moses of Columbia, to Guy Earl Johnson Jr. of Columbia, son of Guy Earl Johnson of Ridge Spring and Mr. and Mrs. Jerald Ernest Bright of Columbia. The bride-elect is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moses Jr. and the late Mr. and Mrs. Marion Moïse, all of Sumter. She is employed as the office manager of The Law Offices of Marion M. Moses, LLC. The bridegroom-elect is the grandson of Carol Joan Thompson and the late Henry Olin Thompson of Parsons, West Virginia, and Susan Laura Johnson and the late Earl Arnie Johnson Jr. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is employed in sales and service for Sika Corporation ConMISS MOSES, JOHNSON crete Division. The wedding is planned for September 2015 at The Millstone at Adams Pond in Columbia.

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Robertsons celebrate 50 years of marriage Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Ott Robertson of Sumter celebrated their 50th anniversary on May 28, 2015, at Hamptons. A party was given in their honor by their two children, Wes and Angie Boyce of Greenville; and Dawn Robertson and her fiancé, David Curlovic, of Sumter. The couple has three grandchildren. Mrs. Robertson is the former Elisabeth Wilhelmina Eykholt of Eindhoven, Holland.

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Little bit of mother-in-law is enough DEAR ABBY — I have been married to my husband a little over a year. He’s a wonderful man, but I feel he’s a little too attached to his mother. She lives about 20 minutes away, and he wants to go visit her almost every day. Dear Abby His mother is a negative ABIGAIL person. She isn’t mean and VAN BUREN we get along well, but her negativity is overwhelming. She finds joy in practically nothing and I leave feeling agitated. I have talked with my husband about this before and his response is, “That’s how some old people are.” I could put up with it a few times a week, but this everyday thing is wearing on me. How can I get my husband to understand how I’m feeling without hurting his mother’s feelings? No joy in Texas DEAR NO JOY — If he wants to see his mother every day, that’s fine. But you should not be obligated to go with him more than a couple of times a week if you don’t want to. If he feels he needs to give her an explanation for your absence, he should tell her you are busy with things you need to do. It’s polite, it’s logical. DEAR ABBY — My boyfriend has been meeting a group of diving friends in Mexico for more

than 15 years. We are now a couple and this was my first year meeting everyone. There were two other couples and one female, “Connie,” sharing the condo. The other couples had private bathrooms, and we shared the main bathroom with Connie. I found it odd that Connie would leave the bathroom after showering with only a towel wrapped around her. My boyfriend would stay in the room or go out to the deck and read, yet she didn’t hesitate to walk out to the patio and converse with him. Is this socially acceptable or is it me? What can I say to her next year? I thought about buying her a bathrobe and giving it to her. I have also considered that my boyfriend and I could get a private room and stay in there until we know she’s dressed. Really, she needs the private room, and I thought about paying for it, or should something just politely be said? No proper wrap DEAR N.P.W. — Do you think she is coming on to your boyfriend? Remember, these are all diving friends who have gotten together for a very long time before you were in the picture. If he was interested in her, which I doubt, he wouldn’t be with you. I do not think paying for another room for Connie would be appropriate. I do think you should get to know her better and, if you still feel threatened (which you may not), talk to your boyfriend about your feelings.

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1990 -- The Leadership Sumter class of 1989-90 is shown here with Acting County Administrator Avery Frick, far left, at their last “class” at Shaw Air Force Base. Graduates are, front row, Ron Blankenstein, Jim Barnard, Traci Duffy, Jo Anne Morris, Kay Oldhouser, Zona Jefferson, Charles Bostick Jr. and Stewart Davis. Second row, Jim Summers, Johnny Cooke, David McMahon, George Meury, John Brabham Jr., Bob Harris, Chuck Gibbs and Allidease Pollard. Third row, Frank Edwards, Bob Vaden, Fred Moulton and David Cuda. Not pictured are Barry Reynolds and Bill Stokes.

YESTERYEAR FROM PAGE 1C itation in the various sections assigned are: W.N. Bradford, A.A. Crumpton, Major Figgins, Marion Foxworth, F.E. Gibson and W.A. Hurst.

50 YEARS AGO – 1965 Aug. 23-29 The Sumter Daily Item’s annual Washington trip football contest for carriers kicked off Saturday with a goal of 500 new subscriptions by the time the competition ends. Last year 697 new subscriptions were added to the ITEM’s list, enabling the newspaper to pass the 11,000 circulation figure for the first time. John Edens and Jimmy Barker were dual winners last year. The two carriers won all-expense trips to Washington to see the Washington Redskins pro football team play. • The ugly spectre of vandalism has added new woes to the Sumter Daily Item’s problems. A break-in at the Item plant on Hampton Avenue was discovered today by shop foreman J.C. Adams. Over $500 in tools, machine parts, personal and plant equipment and cigarette machine change was missing. Entry was gained by the thief or thieves through a partially secured door leading to the composing room, which escaped damage in the disastrous fire two weeks ago. • The second major fire to hit Sumter in 13 days early yesterday morning burned to the ground a large warehouse filled with household furnishings and owned by W.B. Boyle Co. at West Hampton Avenue and North Magnolia Street. Edwin Boyle, chairman of the board of directors of W.B. Boyle Co. estimated the damage would run between $55,000 and $65,000. • The Sumter Booster Club opened its 1965 membership campaign today with a goal of 500. Charles “Foots” James will be steering committee chairman for the organization which supports the athletic program in the Sumter city schools. Mrs. A.D. Plowden, Jr. is the new club secretary, and Russell Woods will continue to serve as treasurer. • Sumter boxer Ed Hudson will go after his fourth straight victory as a professional tomorrow night in Charleston. The 19-year-old middleweight, undefeated since he turned pro last May, will take on Willie James, at 155-pounds, in a six-round fight at County Hall. It will be part of a five-bout program which will begin at 8:30 p.m. Hudson, who weighs 157, defeated Charleston’s George Ramirez twice in his first two pro fights in May and June.

Last month he scored a technical knockout over Rocky Hiver of Jacksonville in a sixrounder, stopping Hiver’s streak of five straight wins. • Fred W. Ortmann III of Sumter, a USC student, has been named as a recipient of a two-year Air Force ROTC scholarship. Ortmann was one of eight students receiving scholarships that include tuition, fees, laboratory costs and $50 per month. Graduates under the AFROTC program are commissioned as second lieutenants in the USAF. • Wyman Taylor, head coach of Furman High School’s Indians, says he will have one worry in the coming football season. “My only problem,” declares the former Edmunds High School and Newberry College quarterback, “will be to get 11 men on the field every Friday night for eight weeks.” His witticism makes an important point: Furman, the conference 5-B champion last year with a 7-2-1 record, has lost a lot of horses. Gone are 13 lettermen and 10 offensive starters, including Taylor’s touchdown twins – speedy halfback Wallie Jones and bruising fullback Marvin Haley. • The 1965 Edmunds High School Gamecocks will be “short on experience and long on hustle.” That’s the way head coach Steve Satterfield sums up the football picture as he and assistants Bill Noonan, Bill Painter, Bob Cherry and Bill Lesesne prepare their team for its September 10 opener against defending AAA champion Camden. The meeting with Red Lynch’s Bulldogs at Memorial Stadium will be Satterfield’s first game as head coach here.

25 YEARS AGO – 1990 May 25-31 On the old Indian trail which ran from Eutaw Springs to Lancaster, St. Mark’s Episcopal Church was one of the first churches to be built in Sumter District. St. Mark’s Parish was cut from Prince Frederick’s Parish in 1757. However, it was some years later before a church was built. Commissioners were appointed to conduct a fundraising drive. They were Richard Richardson, Matthew Neilson, Isaac Brunson, James McGirt, Joseph Cantey, William Cantey and John Cantey. In 1759, the commissioners reported that they had chosen a site on Halfway Swamp for the new church, but they had not been able to collect enough money. They received an appropriation of 700 pounds from the Commons House. In 1764, Richard

1990 -- Building the product, cardboard partitions for a Sumter Packaging customer, are Corey Mack, left, and Derrick Thomas, members of the Wilder Wizards Workshop.

Richardson donated 150 acres for the church which was completed the following year. • Walter Dunlap, the chairman of Leadership Sumter’s programs committee, says the program he introduced to the local chamber of commerce three years ago is going as well as he expected. But he said the community might not realize how important Leadership Sumter is for several years to come. “My main motivation is that one day my kids might get something out of this,” said Dunlap, a corporate vice president at the National Bank of South Carolina. “If we don’t show an interest in Sumter now and give something back, how can we expect our kids to benefit?” Leadership Sumter, one of seven “Leadership” programs in the state, is a nine-month program designed to identify and develop future leaders of Sumter. • If 50 was nifty for Neil Scoggins, then 50 + 1 must be “niftier.” April 22, 1989, one day before his 50th birthday, Scoggins made his debut at Sumter Rebel Speedway as a driver. “I can remember it very vividly,” he said. “I was starting there and there were some delays. I said what are you doing here? But at the same time, I was excited about it. I was a little apprehensive, but I was excited. It was kind of a fantasy, you might say.” Now over a year later, Scoggins is 50 + 1, hence the number that is embossed along the doors of his 1975 Nova. A year ago, the 1975 Nova he had then simply read “Nifty 50.” • A new residential development in the northwestern section of Sumter’s city limits is being lauded as “the perfect investment” for young professionals, small families and retirees by a local firm managing the project. Tudor Place – on Gion Street between Guignard and Alice drives – will feature about 100 home sites on 34 acres when the project is completed in three or four years. • Faced with nominating only one member from their ranks to represent them in the 1990 Governor’s Outstanding Professor of the Year competition, USC Sumter’s faculty organization quickly agreed that John J. (Jack) Doyle III was the appropriate choice. Doyle, a professor of English, is known for his commitment to excellence in teaching and for upholding the highest academic standards. One of his colleagues, Ellen Arl, associate professor of English, insists that Doyle’s teaching has a decided impact not only on his students, but also on his co-workers. • The Maj. Gen. George L. Mabry Jr. Veterans Memorial Park was to be dedicated during a Memorial Day service at the park next to Shaw Air Force Base. The guest speaker was decorated war hero Gen. William C. Westmoreland. Unfortunately heavy rains forced officials to postpone the dedication of the park, but the weather didn’t put a damper on a reception held at the Holiday Inn. • Ten Wilder Elementary School fourth-graders learned about the world of work in a nine-week experiment recently completed with the Sumter Packaging Corp. that gave new meaning to the phrase

1965 -- These two young ladies were top winners at last night’s Sumter County Junior Horsemanship Club show at the fairgrounds. At tops is GiGi Mabry, winner of the English Pleasure Equitation Championship aboard Pistol Peter. Elaine Hart, above, won the Western Pleasure Equitation Championship on Dipsy Doodle. “school-business partnership.” Meeting after school on Thursdays since March 22, the Wilder Wizards Workshop produced 1,776 of the box partitions purchased by a local industry from Sumter Packaging, a longtime business partner of the South Sumter school. They also learned how to read a production master diagram; how to determine how much material to order; how to conduct quality control inspections; and how to figure production rates. • Main Street’s Bistro and Grille, which opened in a historic downtown building six months ago, was destroyed Sunday in a fire that gutted the restaurant and threatened to engulf two adjacent buildings. Firefighters battling the blaze, which was reported shortly after 10 Sunday night, said heat and smoke were intense. • Sumter School District 17’s board of trustees will meet at Sumter High School to continue its effort to balance the 1990-91 operating budget, still more than $700,000 off after position cuts that could reassign some teachers next year. The meeting follows the annual tea to honor retiring district employees. With expected income just under $26 million and initial expenses of more than $28 million, the district is again giving up much of its “wish list,” cutting planned increases in staffing, equipment purchases and

maintenance. • Sumter Mayor Steve Creech this morning unveiled plans for the city’s first voluntary recycling program. Beginning Monday, city and county residents will be able to drop off a variety of paper, plastic and glass materials in nine containers set up at the former National Guard armory on Artillery Drive behind the county fairgrounds. The site will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and will be staffed by one of two summer interns. Residents must separate the materials themselves, but a trash container will be available for those who want to do so at the site. • Super South Sumter Clean-up II, sponsored by South Sumter Park, the Black Clergy and the Concerned Citizens of South Sumter, will begin at 10 a.m. South Sumter residents are encouraged to clean their yards and place filled garbage bags at the nearest street corner prior to 10 a.m. Volunteers will collect the bags throughout the day. Bags may be picked up – free of charge – at the park anytime before the cleanup date. Anyone wishing to rid their yards of limbs, appliances or other large items should call Norman China at South Sumter Park before the cleanup day. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

Disastrous fire ends Sumter’s oldest refrigeration business

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Kingstree, Georgetown, Bishopville, Camthe 1930s, but Sum- den or Pinewood; however, busiter residents did have acness was solicited cess to the cooling appliKIRBY in all of these places as well as ances, thanks to an enterConway and Myrtle Beach.” prising busiKirby moved his business from the Courtright building nessman. into a store with Eugene Earle Kirby Hutto in the spring of 1932. The business would later relolocated a cate to 1 West Liberty St., then business on to 11 West Hampton Ave. and West Liber- from there to 103 South Harvin St., where it would remain Sammy Way ty Street from 1935 to 1945. In ‘45 it reloREFLECTIONS that became cated to 415 East Liberty St., where it remained until 1975 well known when the facility was destroyed by fire. in both service and prod“During this time it would ucts. Many of Kirby’s cus- grow from a Model T Ford and tomers spent hours watch- a little tin tool box in March of 1931 to a spacious and ing the television sets left beautiful building and a large organization. Earle Kirby beon in the showrooms, as came one of Sumter’s outthese devices were a novel- standing electrical appliance dealers.” ty during the 1950s. InforIn July of 1953 Kirby’s celemation and photos for this brated the production of the article were obtained from 16 millionth Frigidaire refrigerating unit. The showroom The Sumter Item archives. displayed “the new cycle-matic Frigidaire food freezer-reAn article written for The frigerator combination, plus Item in May of 1950 stated all other new Frigidaire applithat “Earle Kirby started his ances. The display featured business in March of 1931, “White Magic” demonstrawith a show window and a small space rented from Cour- tions using Bendix automatic tright Chevrolet. At that time, washers. Miss Elizabeth McLain, Bendix home econoit is believed to have been the mist, answered customer first venture made in the city questions related to the washas an exclusive refrigeration sales and service business. At ing of clothes. On Feb. 13, 1975, the Sumter that time there was no such firm in Summerton, Manning, Fire Department was called to

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Two Sumter firefighters survey the damage to Kirby’s appliance store on East Liberty Street.

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Fire damage to the front of the building is shown in 1975, when Kirby’s was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin.

This 1953 ad appeared in The Item. extinguish a fire at the Kirby Appliance store. According to the fire chief the fire began in the rear of the building in the parts room and spread to the attic area of the one-story block building. One of the firemen fighting the blaze was injured when a portion of the attic collapsed on him. The firemen reportedly brought the fire under control in approximately one and a half hours. Elements of the former building can still be seen by many of those former Kirby’s customers. Reach Sumter Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

This ad for Kirby’s appeared in The Item in 1946.

TOP: A customer brings his refrigerator to Kirby’s for repair on a cart pulled by two horses. LEFT: Firemen examine damage to the store in this 1975 photo.

CLUB DIGEST POINSETT GARDEN CLUB The May 14, 2015 meeting of the Poinsett Garden Club was held at the Alice Drive Garden Center with 16 members present. The topic for the meeting was “Growing and Maintaining Succulents” — demonstration, lecture, horticulture — presented by Earlene McKee. The following members received ribbons for the horticulture that was brought in: Carol Boyd, 6 blue; Marie Hill, 3 blue; Winnie Johnson, 3 blue and 3 red.

SUMTER DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Winners for April were: April 1: 1st – Kenneth Hamilton and Pat Lauderbach 2nd (tie) – Lila Cobb and

Sue Pitts Denis Harbath and Gary Harbath John Mills and Marie Mills April 8: 1st – Pat Lauderbach and Sue Pitts 2nd (tie) – Winnie Field and John Mills Stan Kohli and Marvin Chin Denis Harbath and Gary Harbath April 15: 1st – Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts 2nd – Kenneth Hamilton and Pat Lauderbach April 22: 1st – Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts 2nd – Winnie Field and John Mills April 29: 1st – Lila Cobb and Sue Pitts 2nd – Hugh Cook and Marie Mills

SUMTER ART ASSOCIATION Frances Betchman presided at the final meeting of the Sumter Art Association for 2014-15, which was held in the Parish House at the Church of the Holy Comforter on May 19. She welcomed 39 members and two guests, and Gene Smith gave a devotional and offered a prayer to open the meeting. Jane Watson introduced two new members of the association, Nancy King and Debbie Thomas. Mary Gene White introduced Ruth Ann Bigger, president-elect of the Friends of Swan Lake. Ruth Ann and her husband Wes Bigger have created a video, “The Fairy Tale of Swan Lake,” narrated by Ruth Ann and featuring outstanding photos by both.

Through the Biggers’ photography and narration, the video traces the development of the gardens from the time of H.C. Bland through the years to the present time. The video is available for viewing by the public at the Swan Lake Visitors’ Center. Following the program, Dr. Mary Elizabeth Blanchard installed officers of the association for the coming year: Floride McKoy, president; Frances Betchman, vice president; Sue Towery, recording secretary; Dotty Lyles, corresponding secretary; and Linda Hogon, treasurer.

COUNCIL OF GARDEN CLUBS OF SUMTER Top award winners for the Mary Hinson Spring Flower Show, held in conjunction

with the Sumter Iris Festival were: • Tricolor award: Fair Edmunds • Designer’s Choice Award: Beverly Johnson • Design Excellence: Fair Edmunds • Educational Exhibit Award: Gay Nelson • Awards of Merit: Karen Mouradjian and Ada Lyn Johnson • Arboreal Award: Laura Baker • Horticultural Excellence Award: Ada Lyn Johnson • Sweepstakes Award: Kathryn Brown • Novice Award: Julie Jameson • Top Youth Award: “Emmelee” Peyton • Mary Hinson Award of Creativity: Beverly Johnson

EDUCATION

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Lee County School District BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL Bishopville Primary School has had numerous events recently. On Tuesday, the 4K Promotion Ceremony was held at Lee Central High School. On Wednesday, the Honors Assembly and Field Day was held for first-grade students. The 5K students participated in an Honors Day Program and Field Day on Thursday, and Third-Grade Completion Night was held that night at Lee Central Middle School. The Second-Grade Honors Day and Volunteer Luncheon was held Friday.

BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL ANNEX During the week of May 18, Heather Jackson’s fifth-grade class enjoyed selfselected reading time in the sun. After finishing their allotted reading time, they used their notebooks to document what they discovered in their novels so far. Hannah Brunson’s fourth-grade class recently discovered a live fish camera off the coast of Myrtle Beach. The class has enjoyed watching fish live in their natural environment. Students have been making observations and discussing the kinds of fish, animals and plants living in their environment.

LOWER LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL On Tuesday, Lower Lee Elementary School had its 4K Promotion Ceremony in the cafeteria. The Fifth-Grade Promotion Ceremony was held Wednesday. On Thursday, the student council and Beta Club went on a field trip to the Statehouse in Columbia. While there, they went on a tour and participated in activities both inside the Statehouse and on the grounds, which provided students valuable historical information. The Achievement Awards Program was held Friday for grades K-2 and grades 3-5. On Tuesday, Lower Lee Elementary will hold “Old Fashioned Field Day.”

WEST LEE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL All students at West Lee Elementary School who scored more than 10 points on the MAP test from winter to spring administration attended an ice cream social in the cafeteria on May 22. This was incentive to encourage students to study hard and perform well academically. On Friday, the schoolwide May Day Celebration acknowledged the accomplishments of students for the 2014-15 school year. On Tuesday, West Lee’s Move-up Ceremony for students in grades 4K and 5k will be held at 8:30 a.m. Grade 5 Graduation will be held at the school at 9 a.m. Wednesday. Meteorologist Von Gaskin from WIS TV 10 will be the guest speaker. Grades 1 through 4 will participate in an Awards Day Program at West Lee Elementary School at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday.

LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Lee Central High School had Class Night for the graduating Class of 2015 on Wednesday in Lee Central High School Gymnasium. This event highlighted accomplishments including scholarships and academic recognitions. The Lee Central High School Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2015 will occur on Saturday at 10 a.m. in Lee Central Middle School Gymnasium. Admission to this event will be by ticket only.

LEE COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION The Friends of Lee County Adult Education meeting occurred on Thursday at Lee County Adult Education building. Lee County Adult Education is offering summer school opportunities. Session 1 is through June 11, and Session 2 will be held June 15-July 23. Contact Lee County Adult Education at (803) 4844040 or (803) 484-4200 for more information. The Graduation and Recognition Ceremony for Lee County Adult Education will be held June 9 at 6:30 p.m. in Lee Central High School Auditorium.

DISTRICT WIDE Lee County School District hosted a Retirement Presentation on Wednesday for all district employees to learn more about the retirement process. The presenter for this event was George Hazin, manager of the Field Education Unit at South Carolina Retirement System. — Kara Fowler

Wilson Hall NEWSPAPER NAMED BEST IN STATE The school’s newspaper, The Baron Bulletin, won the Best in State award in the S.C. Independent School Association State Publication Competition. This is the 22nd time the newspaper, which is advised by Sean Hoskins and Elizabeth Mayes Hyatt, has won this award. Senior Logan Lee Alderman, who served as the editor-in-chief, won the award for Best News Article, and sophomore Cate McCreight won the award for Best Sports Feature. The newspaper also won the award for Best Photography. The 2014 edition of the school’s yearbook, Idylls, received honorable mentions for copywriting, photography and

theme development. Ann McCreight, a 2014 graduate, served as the editor of the yearbook, which is advised by Hoskins, Hyatt and Ben McIver.

COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS As of May 25, 100 percent of the 60 members of the senior class received merit-based scholarship offers totaling nearly $5.7 million to a four-year college or university. The following is a partial list of scholarship recipients compiled from information submitted to the college counselor, Diane Richardson. The Citadel offered a Leadership Scholarship to Trey Davis, Converse College offered a Visual Arts Scholarship to Cynthia Hall, and Furman University offered a Bell Tower Scholarship to Cody King, Mackenzie Lecher and LauraClare Thevenet. Clemson University offered a Freshman Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Scholarship to Dex Buschor and a Gateway Scholarship to Daisy Chumbler, and the College of Charleston offered a Merit Scholarship to Mackenzie Lecher, Gigi Moore, Lindsey Tisdale and Katie Weathersbee. Anderson University offered a Denmark Scholarship and Baptist Scholarship to Tia Richens, Sweetbriar College offered a Prothro Scholarship to Lindsey Tisdale, and University of South Carolina offered a Lieber Scholar to Raines Waggett. The Elks Foundation offered a Sydney Smith Scholarship to John Wells Baker, Chase Belk, Thomas McGinnis, Tia Richens and Laura-Clare Thevenet.

SCISA HONOR GRADUATES The S.C. Independent School Association awards certificates of honor to students in recognition of excellence in scholarship. Recipients must have a minimum 3.5-grade point average in academic subjects for seven semesters and have scored at least 1100 on the SAT. The following members of the senior class received this recognition: Chase Belk, Emily Bell, Kendall Brogdon, Dex Buschor, Simmons deHoll, Teresa Deng, Nathan Dilts, Amanda Dotseth, Carter Dwight, Cody Hoover, Hannah Jordan, Bethany Knaff, Mackenzie Lecher, Addie Singleton and Raines Waggett. — Sean Hoskins

Sumter School District ALICE DRIVE RECEIVES CERTIFICATION Alice Drive Middle School recently received national STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) accreditation from AdvancED, a nonprofit, nonpartisan accrediting organization that conducts rigorous, on-site external reviews of PreK-12 schools and school systems to ensure that all learners realize their full potential. Sumter School District and its schools were reaccredited by AdvancED in March. AdvancED has recently added a division to accredit STEM programs. There is a growing national effort to foster and perpetuate enthusiasm for STEM disciplines. As the leader in quality education standards, AdvancED has established the AdvancED STEM Quality Initiative. Alice Drive is only the 12th school in the nation and the first middle school in South Carolina to receive the national STEM accreditation. During the 2012-13 school year, Alice Drive Middle began as a pilot STEM school in partnership with South Carolina Math and Science Coalition. Just two years later, the school provides a quality STEM education to all students and makes STEM learning the norm, integrating the STEM principles of learning which have become a part of the overall school culture. School leaders felt ready to invite the AdvancED team in to vie for the coveted national accreditation. Dr. Jeff Wooten and Dr. Scott Givonetti, two trained AdvancED STEM certification reviewers, visited Alice Drive Middle School for two days and reviewed the school’s evidence, conducted 26 classroom observations, interviewed 68 school stakeholders affiliated with STEM and deliberated during the twoday on-site phase of the process. They announced their findings at the school on the last day of their visit. According to Principal Jeannie Pressley, “Going through the STEM certification process provided affirmation that we indeed are going in the right direction with scaling up the best practices of our STEM program. As a result of this continuous improvement process, we were able to refine the practices that were effective. At the end of the day, it’s truly all about the students we serve and increasing the overall effectiveness of the STEM education we are providing to them. I’m extremely proud to be the principal of a school that is providing a STEM foundation for all of its students, not just a select few, where we are truly dedicated to preparing the 21st century student.”

RETIREMENT PROGRAM HELD A retirement program and reception for the 2015 district retirees was held at Lakewood High School on May 29. Fiftytwo honorees were recognized for their service and dedication to Sumter School District. Chairman of the Board Daryl McGhaney welcomed the employees on behalf of the board of trustees and thanked them for their years of dedicated service. McGhaney told the retirees,

“Every single one of you in this room, including teachers, paraprofessionals, custodians, bus drivers, food service personnel, maintenance employees and administrators, has left lasting impressions on the lives you have touched. The impact you have made of the lives of children is priceless.” Assistant Superintendent of Personnel Dr. Denise Nixon offered the invocation. Entertainment was provided by the Lakewood Jazz Voices, under the direction of Herbert Johnson. Superintendent J. Frank Baker and Nixon presented the retirees with a small token of appreciation to commemorate their retirement. Baker offered remarks about the influence each retiree had made during his or her time in education. A reception was held in the lobby of Lakewood Fine Arts Center after the program. All refreshments were prepared by Sumter School District Food Services department. The Lakewood High School ROTC students provided assistance for the event.

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

LAST WEEK OF SCHOOL This is the last week of school for the 2014-15 school year. Exams will be given on Wednesday and Thursday at the high schools with half-day attendance for all students. Friday is a workday for the employees, and there will be no student attendance. Elementary report cards will be given to students on Thursday. Middle and high school report cards will be distributed or mailed. The events during this last week of school are too numerous to list, but there are awards days, student recognition programs and much more at nearly every school. For more information on all of the activities, visit the district website at www.sumterschools.net.

JORDAN WHITE OVERALL WINNER

KING AND QUEEN IRIS CROWNED Wayne William Russ II, a senior at Crestwood High School, and Angela Marie Williams, a senior at Sumter High School, were named the 2015 Iris Festival King and Queen during the opening ceremony of the annual festival on May 21. The crowning of the king and queen is traditionally the first event of the Iris Festival and is sponsored by Sumter Volunteers. Director of Sumter Volunteers Joanne Morris coordinates the King and Queen Iris activities by soliciting the nominations, acquiring the judges and planning the crowning ceremony. Each public and private high school in Sumter is asked to nominate a student for the king and queen. Nominees are chosen not only on academics, but also on community involvement and citizenship. Each nominee also submits an essay to the committee. Additional candidates, in addition to those chosen for king and queen, from Sumter School District schools were from Crestwood High School, Chelsee Patrice Davis, and from Lakewood High School, Andre Treshawn Washington and Lindsey Cheyenne Barwick. From Sumter High, the candidate for King Iris was Dylan Gregory Drown. All candidates chosen by their schools received a $100 scholarship, made possible by donations from Continental Tire the Americas, Duke Energy, First Citizens Bank, SAFE Federal Credit Union and Wal-Mart. The King and Queen Iris received $500 scholarships provided by the Iris Festival Commission.

GRADUATION SCHEDULES Graduation ceremonies will be held this weekend in Sumter School District for the Classes of 2015. Crestwood and Lakewood high schools’ ceremonies will be held on Friday at Sumter County Civic Center. Crestwood High School’s ceremony begins at 4 p.m., and Lakewood High School’s graduation begins at 7 p.m. The doors will open one hour before each graduation. The graduation for Sumter High School is Saturday at 9 a.m. at Memorial Stadium. The gates will open at 8 a.m. All in attendance at each of the three commencement exercises must have a ticket, including small children. A graduation announcement received from a student is not the same as a ticket.

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Jordan White, overall winner in the districtwide Multiplication Bee, is seen with the third-grade team of teachers at Millwood Elementary School. Millwood Elementary School thirdgraders are champions. Sumter School District hosted a districtwide Multiplication Bee between all third-grade students. The 10-week competition challenged third-grade students to correctly complete 100 multiplication facts in the least amount of time. The purpose was to encourage and assist students to meet the third-grade proficiency requirement of demonstrating fluency with basic multiplication facts. For 10 weeks, students were given 100 multiplication problems to complete within 10 minutes. The goal was to have an accuracy rate of 93-100 percent by the end of challenge. Millwood’s thirdgraders finished with an accuracy of 98.4 percent. Teachers, students and parents worked together to accomplish this goal. Students also received a little help from the school administration. They were promised a dance celebration as well as weekly incentives if they were making progress toward the goal. Jordan White was the overall winner because he completed the challenge in shortest amount of time. “My children were really motivated by each other,” said third-grade teacher Katie Huggins. Beth Moore added, “The excitement of the competition motivated my students to learn their facts.” “The kids pushed themselves to meet the goal so they could have the multiplication dance,” Tori Griffin said. Special recognition also goes out to Manchester Elementary School with 92.4 percent accuracy, R.E. Davis Elementary School with 86 percent accuracy and Cherryvale Elementary School with 84 percent accuracy. — Mary B. Sheridan

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Scott’s Branch Middle/High School track and field athletes fared well in the 2015 South Carolina High School League State Championships on May 16.

SCOTT’S BRANCH MIDDLE / HIGH SCHOOL Scott’s Branch’s track and field season came to an exciting end at the 2015 South Carolina High School League State Championships on May 16 at Spring Valley High School. The best athletes throughout the state came together to display their ability in running, jumping and throwing. Competing for Scott’s Branch on the girls’ side was Mary Wimberly, who finished fifth in the 3,200-meter run. Mary was also part of the 4X800-meter relay that finished fourth. Other members of the relay team were Paulette Wimberly, Queen Ford and Adrianna Dingle. The girls finished 16th out of 30 teams. The boys had a slightly larger contingent and competed in nine events. • Kevin Johnson finished seventh in the 200-Meter Dash. • Chauncey Aiken finished sixth in the High Jump, fourth in Long Jump and third in the 400-Meter Hurdles. • Malique Coard finished seventh in the Shot Put. • The boys 4X800-meter relay consisting of Christavis Davis, Shimari Junious, Keondre Tappin and Trent Lincoln earned third-place honors. • Shimari Junious, Keondre Tappin, Marqus House and Christavis Davis earned the prestigious title of State Champion in the boys 4X400 meter relay. The boys’ team finished sixth out of the 27 teams competing. Junious, the lone senior competing on the 4X400-meter relay, said “he was determined to help his team win the title by competing to the best of his ability and leaving it all on the track.”

SUMMERTON EARLY CHILDHOOD Second-grade students of Summerton Early Childhood Center got the “dream” ride of their lives. They boarded an Amtrak train from Kingstree and “railed” their way to Florence. This was the first time traveling by train for most students. It was an exciting and memorable excursion that is sure to be tried again. Before returning to school, students had lunch at Golden Corral in Florence. — Beverly Spry

PANORAMA

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

THE SUMTER ITEM

Festival spotlights legendary Steinway pianos FROM STAFF REPORTS The Southeastern Piano Festival opens on Sunday, June 14 with a gala concert featuring three Steinway pianos that have been played by many of today’s most iconic rock ‘n’ roll, classical, jazz and blues artists of our time. The festival continues through June 20. The Living Legends Steinway Concert Artists Pianos are instruments used exclusively by Steinway artists for

select concerts and recording opportunities. This is the first time these pianos have been played in Columbia. “These grand pianos are noted for their superior clarity, depth, responsiveness and emotional range,” said Joseph Rackers, the festival’s program director. The three pianos set to perform in Columbia have a performance pedigree that is a “Who’s Who” of living musicians, he adds. Pop performers

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Three Steinway pianos that have been played by many of today’s most iconic rock ‘n’ roll, classical, jazz and blues artists of our time will be featured during the annual Southeastern Piano Festival in Columbia June 14-21.

Billy Joel, Tom Petty and Bruce Hornsby; jazz artists Dave Brubeck, Harry Connick Jr., Diana Krall and Herbie Hancock; and classical pianists Lang Lang, Emanuel Ax and Richard Goode have played these pianos in concert halls and recording studios throughout the world. The opening gala performance will showcase University of South Carolina music faculty and Steinway artists Phillip Bush, Charles Fugo, Rackers and Marina Lomazov presenting a wide selection of piano works. The concert will take place at 4 p.m., Sunday, June 14 in W.W. Hootie Johnson Performance Hall, Darla Moore School of Business, level 1 at USC. Other festival highlights include concerts by Joyce Yang and Alexander Kobrin, medalists of the prestigious Van Cliburn International Piano Festival, a young artist performance, guest artist presentations and the Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition. “The festival is the Southeast’s only summer event

PIANO FESTIVAL SCHEDULE Sunday, June 14, 4 p.m. Piano Fireworks Opening Gala Concert; $20 Monday, June 15, 7:30 p.m. Young Artist Showcase performance by Leonardo Colafelice; $20 Monday, June 15, 1:30 p.m. – 4 p.m. Open Lessons with SEPF Piano Faculty; Free Tuesday - Thursday, June 16 – 18, 10 a.m. – noon Marian Stanley Tucker Guest Lecture Series with Yoheved Kaplinsky; Free Tuesday, June 16, 4:30 p.m. SEPF on the Road concert at City Art Gallery; Free Tuesday, June 16, 7:30 p.m. Festival Alumni Concert with Rieko Tsuchida, Kevin Ahfat, Dong Yeon Kim; $10

dedicated to piano performance,” said Lomazov, the festival’s founder and artistic director. “For one week, Columbia is a centerpiece for superior piano concerts and training of the most excep-

Wednesday, June 17, 4:30 p.m. “Piano Conversations” with Yoheved Kaplinsky; Free Wednesday, June 17, 7:30 p.m. Artist Showcase featuring Joyce Yang; $20 Thursday, June 18, 7:30 p.m. Artist Showcase featuring Alexander Kobrin; $20 Friday, June 19, all day Arthur Fraser International Piano Competition; Free Saturday, June 20, 7:30 p.m. Winners Concert; $10 All concerts offer $5 student rush tickets and free tickets to those 18 and younger one hour before each concert.

tional young artists.” A complete list of festival events and tickets sales is at sepf.music.sc.edu. For more information email sepf@mozart.sc.edu or call (803) 7770083.

Sumter Elks award 12 scholarships to graduating seniors

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The Sumter Elks Lodge 855 awarded 12 scholarships valued at a total of $12,000 to local high school seniors during the May 16 Scholarship Dinner. Recipients and their college choices (if made) were: Coleman C. Belk and Tyler King, Furman University; Thomas McGinnis, Clemson University; Trevor Moxley and Wayne Russ, University of South Carolina, Columbia; John Baker, The Citadel; Tia Richens and Laura Thevenet, Anderson University; Lyndsay Kreds, University of Alabama or Converse College; Allaina Keffer, USC Sumter; McKenzie Quinn-Barnett, College of Charleston; and Angela Williams. Sumter Elks Exalted Ruler Justin Smith is at far right; Scholarship Chairman Robert Fisette is at far left.

Florida plant’s not nearly as popular as Disney World BY JOHN NELSON Curator USC Herbarium How could anyone not love this lovely little plant? Its graceful stems are adorned with beautifully scalloped, bright green leaves. Rub the foliage and sniff: You’ll detect a charming spicy “earth odor.” Its little stems are perfectly square in cross section — so fun to feel. And its flowers! Each calyx is a miniature star-shaped chalice, the five points stretching out. The corolla is like a miniature orchid, a pale ivory pink, with plenty of darker purplish speckles, seducing the bumbling honeybees to follow the trail inside, where delicious nectar awaits. This little plant is a member of the mint family (Lamiaceae). It’s a perennial species, which of course means that it can come back season after season from underground parts that it produces. In this case, the underground parts are swollen, somewhat crisp, white, cylindrical tubers that are produced at the ends of its slender rhizomes. Flowering commences in April where I live (actually I’ve seen the plants blooming a few times as early as late March), and of course flowering may be later as you move north. The oldest

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Today’s mystery plant from the USC Herbarium is a member of the mint family, although it is not nearly as well-liked. It is edible but can easily take over a garden or lawn, as it reproduces easily with its underground tubers. Here’s a hint: It’s native to Florida. flowers on a stem will be toward the bottom, with the newest ones up top. If all goes well, each flower will produce four small, dark fruits with one seed inside each. Flowering

tends to deplete the little tubers, and so the plants will begin producing a new crop of them later on. Did I tell you that these tubers are edible? Well, they sure are. Really! Very

tasty, I think, and perfectly suitable for salads. Just get all the sand off. This species is apparently and originally native only to Florida: The first known herbarium collections are from the Tampa area, back in the 1800s. Because of its tubers, it was able to be transported easily from one place to another. Since the 1940s, this plant has exploded onto the Southeastern scene as a serious garden weed, and I have theorized for some time now this is largely because of inadvertent transport from Florida, stowing themselves away in shipments of container plants. Once the tubers establish themselves, the plants behave like “winter annuals,” coming up as vegetative growth when autumn starts and lasting through winter’s chill. Then they bloom in the spring. This species has become a real nuisance in Southern gardens, and many people despise it, despite all the good things I’ve mentioned about it at the beginning of this essay. Unfortunately, merely pulling or digging the plants up does little to stop its spread, due to those tubers and the rhizomes, which often fragment during this failed removal process. Makes the situation worse.

I expect that only extreme diligence in digging/pulling would take care of an infestation, but who wants to put in all that work? Sure enough, there seem to be effective herbicides that will knock out this plant, but they are very powerful and potentially toxic to plenty of friendly garden things. If you must use an herbicide, please consult your friendly local Extension Office, and follow their directions. Answer: “Florida Betony,” Stachys floridana John Nelson is the curator of the A.C. Moore Herbarium at the University of South Carolina in the Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia SC 29208. As a public service, the herbarium offers free plant identifications. For more information, visit www.herbarium.org or call (803) 7778196, or email nelson@sc. edu.

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Super Green Garden & Gifts on U.S. 76 east of Sumter, which used to be a gas station, offers an array of gifts, tools and plants. The store is at 1450 Myrtle Beach Highway.

Super Green spruces up eastern side New shop offers gifts, yard supplies for sale JIM HILLEY / THE SUMTER ITEM

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otorists passing by Super Green Garden & Gifts

on U.S. 76 east of Sumter might have noticed a new look to the old gas station.

Colorful flower baskets hang from the old canopy above tables stocked with annual and perennial landscaping plants, flowers and vegetables ready for planting. On the side of the building, a chain-link fence contains a selection of trees, shrubs and landscape materials. Thomas Newman, who lives in Turbeville, has been in the landscaping business for more

than a dozen years, so when he needed a place to put an office, the old gas station on U.S. 76 owned by an uncle seemed like a good place to locate it. It also represented an opportunity to expand into the retail side of landscaping, as well as much more. With the help of his wife, Brianne, and sister-in-law Courtney Floyd, they transformed the building into a landscape nursery outside and a variety and women’s clothing store inside. They also had help from his nephew D.J. Patts. Friendly and easygoing, Newman said part of the attraction was the lack of a nursery on the east side of Sumter. “We sell a variety of plants,” he said. “Annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, pine straw, ladies’ apparel, Simply Southern

Seen at left, Courtney Floyd and Brianne Newman and her husband, Thomas Newman, are owners of the new Super Green Garden & Gifts on U.S. 76. Thomas Newman, above, displays a tree for sale at Super Green. shirts, worms, crickets, fishing hardware — a little bit of everything.” He said his wife handles the inside items, such as the women’s apparel, wind chimes and monogramming, while he handles the outdoor items such as plants and landscape materials. “We can service anyone’s outdoor needs, from consultation to installation,” he said. Landscaping, he said, is still his main business. “We don’t mow lawns; we do installations,” Newman said. “I

keep three crews running, one in Florence, one in North Carolina and one in Sumter.” He said Super Green had a soft opening about three weeks ago and plans a grand opening on Saturday, June 6. “We’re doing pretty good business,” he said. “We have our good days and our slow days.” Newman said they will also have fresh cantaloupe and watermelons. He said they will soon be selling men’s clothing and more

landscaping materials such as flagstone. While conducting the interview, a man dropped off a cooler full of boiled peanuts and promised to bring a load of watermelons for Memorial Day weekend. “I have kids,” Newman said. “I think I am losing money on the boiled peanuts.” Super Green is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday and closed Sunday. For more information, call (803) 495-3784.

Be social at Sumter’s new, 1st-ever tapas restaurant BY COLLYN TAYLOR intern@theitem.com Tables with wine glasses on top are scattered around a dance floor while the bar on the back wall glows in different shades of fluorescent greens, blues and reds. Giant TVs sit high on the wall showing sporting events, cooking shows and sitcoms. Contemporary and oldies music pumps through a DJ’s station as people stand around sharing food off their plates, something many haven’t seen in a restaurant before. “On the Rocks Tapas Bar and Grill” is the newest addition to Sumter’s restaurant scene. An unconventional theme, tapas involves sharable entrées where people each order different things and divvy them up among their party. Its grand opening was on Thursday, and it hosted Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce and different patrons from town. On the Rocks owner Andy Cline said tapas restaurants promote more of a social setting, something he said he wanted to bring to Sumter. Cline, the co-owner of two other restaurants, said he wanted to bring On the Rocks to Sumter because it was something new and fresh. Co-owner and Sumter native Al Benenhali said he’s never seen a tapas restaurant. Benenhali, 52, has lived in Sumter all of his life, he said. “Tapas, to me, is more of a shareable entrée where people can come and have a few cocktails, order a couple different tapas and not get full as far as a whole menu where each individual person has to order a meal,”

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On the Rocks owner Andy Cline talks with patron Josh Thomas during the restaurant’s grand opening Thursday afternoon. The tapas restaurant features shareable entrées. Cline said. “They can share several different items and still enjoy cocktails at the same time. It’s a good meeting place.” Eddie Farmer, the restaurant’s general manager, echoed that. “We wanted to be the first ones in town to do it,” Farmer said. “We all put our heads together, and this is what we came up with.” The restaurant is located where Wikked Wings used to be, inside Quality Inn and Suites at 2390 Broad St. in Sumter. Cline said he wanted to open On the Rocks there because it was right on the main drag and could reach different types of people. Farm-

er likes the location because it has built-in clientele from the hotel. Benenhali was part owner when it was Wikked Wings, and when he became sole owner, he remodeled it and changed its image, he said. The restaurant offers different sharable entrées such as crab cakes, lollipop lamb chops, ribs and steak. Its produce, including oranges, lemons, limes and carrots, are all certified South Carolina locally grown, Cline said. The hamburgers, Cline said, are never frozen and are handmade into patties every morning. Nothing on the menu is frozen, he said. Cline said two of their most unique

items are the tequila chicken, marinated in Patrón, and the vodka-infused beef skewers marinated in Tito’s Vodka. Both Cline and Farmer praised the crab cakes, saying they didn’t put any fillers in the cakes, and they have gotten good reviews during the restaurant’s soft opening the past week. “It doesn’t have all the fillers,” Farmer said. “You order crab cake, you get crab cake.” Along with food items, On the Rocks lives up to its name by having a full bar serving beer, wine and liquor. It has a martini list a mile long, totaling 45 martinis the bartender can make, ranging from “something dirty to something that tastes like dessert,” Cline said. The restaurant will have specialty nights ranging from shag nights every Thursday to bringing in live music on Friday and Saturday nights. “There’s a lot of local talent here, and we try to give them all a chance to show what they got,” Farmer said. Farmer said On the Rocks will have discounts for military personnel and emergency workers regardless of whether they are on duty; all they have to do is show their IDs. With TVs set up, full bar, healthy options, a unique menu and different types of entertainment options, Farmer is excited to see what they can do with their new restaurant. “We’re looking to bring in a different type of clientele in,” he said. “Everything’s fresh, and you have the healthy option of coming here; we’re looking to make a big impact and do a lot of different things than people are used to in this town.”

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THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

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Beach trip requires epic planning for fisherman

y lovely bride, Sherri, and I have been at the beach; we’re home now, but since I’ve got to write this before I go, I guess I can’t tell y’all about all that happened. Next week. Anyway, you don’t just jump in the car and head to the beach; no sir, this process started way back in December of last year. We always spend a long weekend at the beach doing our Christmas shopping, and during that time, we drive around and try to locate just the house we’d like to rent for a week in the summer. It’s got to be just the right house, which isn’t easy to come by, since Sherri and I want different things in our rental. Since I really don’t want to pay the higher rates for a house on the ocean, we compromised and chose one back just a bit; Sherri had purchased a sweet little golf cart so that she could run back and forth to the beach without expending too much effort, so being back a bit is not a problem. I wanted a house on the channel so that I didn’t have to launch the boat every day, but could leave it tied up to the pier and just jump in every morning for a day of flounder fishing. This year, that didn’t work out too well, either, because of the siltation of the channels. I’ll have to launch each

day. It appears to be a very nice house, but after spending a week in it, I’ll know if we want to rent it again next summer. So, the house had been chosen and now it was time to start Earle gathering the things Woodward we felt like we needed to take with us. I AFIELD & might just as well AFLOAT have put wheels under our home in Sumter and carted it down there. First, since we had to haul a boat and a golf cart, that required two cars, providing plenty of room to load the cargo. Next were the beach chairs, the umbrellas, the umbrella spikes, coolers — one for fish and one for the beach, crab nets, crab lines, minnow traps, cast nets, the aerator for the “on shore” bait bucket,-flow through bait buckets for the boat, a push pole and a garden hose — yep, a garden hose. Those of you that fish saltwater know all too well that saltwater can absolutely ruin every piece of equipment that you own in just a couple of days, all metal will rust and oxidize when exposed to saltwater, so a hose is essential to spraying down the boat,

trailer, and all associated fishing tackle every day upon your return to the house. I spend almost as much time cleaning up after a day of flounder fishing as I do actually fishing. If you don’t clean up, you do it at the peril of your own stuff. A dip net that has been used to lift a fish out of the water is full of salt and if not cleaned, and then some cleaned metal is exposed to it; well the transfer of the salt can be catastrophic on the part that was cleaned. Meanwhile, back on the home front, I started building trolling rigs a few weeks ago. Yes, I know that flounder rigs can be purchased, but I get a lot of satisfaction out of making my own and they are really simple to make. There are a couple of types of rigs. I’ve used both with about equal success, but I tend to like the ones that allow you to change the weight of the sinker so that when the current gets heavy, you can change weights and still get down to the bottom. A lot of people like a double minnow rig, it’s nothing more than a 3-way swivel with one leader running to a second 3-way swivel and another leader heading off to a hook, below the second swivel in another leader attached to the second hook, the weight is attached to remaining loop of the middle swivel using a clip that can be

opened to change the weights. Over the years, I’ve noticed that I don’t catch a lot of fish on the top hook, so I’ve stopped using it and just use the second swivel as the first and fish one minnow at the time. I made about ten or so rigs at home before I went so that if I snagged one on an oyster bed, I could just break off and tie on a new one. I cleaned and oiled my reels, which is important given the environment that I’ve put them in this past week. A good wipe down every afternoon during the trip was also important. I charged the 12-volt battery in the boat so that I could run the aerator all night to keep the bait alive. I was pretty sure that I was ready to go; all I had to do then was to put it all in the car and drive off. A week ago, I was chomping at the bit to be sitting in a boat, drifting aimlessly with the tide, a rod in my hand, dozing in and out as I awaited the bite of the consummate flatfish, the Southern Flounder, and now it’s all behind me; it’s so sad. What that means is that I guess in the coming weeks, I’ll mentally review all that went right with my fishing and all that went wrong and re-group for next year. I’ll give you the highlights next week, so tune in!

June 15 alligator hunting season permit deadline approaches BY SOUTH CAROLINA DNR The deadline to submit S.C. Department of Natural Resources online applications for the 2015 Public Alligator Hunting season and the Wildlife Management Area Alligator Hunting Season is June 15. Applications are accepted at the S.C. DNR website (www. dnr.sc.gov/wildlife/alligator/ index.html). A $10 nonrefundable application fee is required to apply for the public lands hunt and a $15 nonrefundable application fee is charged to apply for the WMA hunt. A randomized computer drawing based on a preference point system will determine the selection of hunters. Applicants can only apply and pay fees online or at one of the walk-up counters at a DNR Regional Office in Clemson, Florence, Columbia, or Charleston. No paper applications will be accepted. This year’s season will begin at

2015 PUBLIC ALLIGATOR HUNTING SEASON WHEN: June 15. WHERE: Applications are accepted at www.dnr.sc.gov/ wildlife/alligator/index.html or at walk-in DNR regional offices in Clemson, Florence, Columbia and Charleston.

noon on Sept. 13 and run until noon on Oct. 11. If selected, a $100 fee for the permit and one harvest tag is required to be paid online through the same online system. Unsuccessful applicants will accumulate preference points for future alligator hunt drawings. Preference points add to the likelihood of being drawn in future years. All hunters will be notified beginning in mid-July of their selection status. Hunters participating in the public alligator hunting sea-

son may take alligators in public waters and on private land where permission is granted, but alligator hunting is prohibited on WMAs and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service refuges. In addition, public alligator season permits cannot be used on lands enrolled in the Private Lands Alligator Program. By law, the fees collected are used to support the Alligator Management Program’s research and management activities, and for conservation of the American alligator in South Carolina. Only alligators four feet or greater in length may be taken and the hunter must tag the animal immediately with a harvest tag provided by DNR for any of the alligator hunting programs. This hunting season does not allow the shooting of unsecured alligators, even on private land. All alligators must be secured using approved equipment and brought boat-side or onto land before they can be dispatched.

While others may assist the permitted hunter, all participants (including permittee) must possess a valid South Carolina hunting license. All selected hunters and participants in the WMA hunts must also possess a WMA permit. In addition to the required S.C. hunting license, application, and permit fees, all nonresident alligator hunters are required to pay an added nonresident alligator hunting fee of $200 before going afield. This fee is valid for participation in any of the alligator hunting programs. The nonresident alligator hunting fee is also required for any nonresident alligator hunting assistants 16 years of age or older. The WMA hunt is a special draw hunt, in which the person selected will be permitted to take up to three assistants and have access to either portions of Bear Island WMA or Santee Coastal WMA for one hunt period (Monday at noon to Saturday at noon). There are four

available hunt periods during the WMA season. The cost for the WMA permit, if selected, is $500 for residents and $800 for nonresidents. There are two available permits for each hunt period on both Bear Island WMA and Santee Coastal WMA, for a total of four hunters (plus assistants) per week, and 16 total available permits per season. All hunters must have a hunting license, WMA permit, and if a nonresident, pay the nonresident alligator hunting fee. In addition, there is the availability of a second WMA tag for an alligator from 4-7 feet in total length. The second WMA tag may be used by anyone in the hunt party provided the person to whom the tag was originally issued is present. The cost for the second WMA tag is $75, in addition to all other fees and must be purchased at the same time as the first tag. The additional WMA tag is only valid during the chosen week for the selected WMA property.

Lake Monticello Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the overall bite for both big fish and numbers of fish has been pretty good. Anchoring on humps and points that allow you to fan cast baits from 10 to 40 feet of water has been the most pattern. Cut herring, shad and white perch cut into small pieces about the size of a mussel are the best bet. Lake Wylie Catfish: Good. The channel catfish bite should be as good as it gets on Lake Wylie, but for now some nice catches of blues. The best pattern has been fishing shallow flat areas where bait has moved up for warm water temperatures, and when there has been current generated either by wind or because of water being pulled through the dam it has really turned the fish on to feed. The best bait by far has been shad. Largemouth Bass: Good. Pre-spawn fish can be found around the banks as well as bucks guarding fry. Fishing floating worms, weightless Senkos, swimbaits, shakey head worms and Texas-rigged lizards around the banks and spawning pockets will catch fish, and there have also been fish caught on buzzbaits and chatterbaits. Once water temperatures rise a couple more degrees the shad will move up to spawn and then the bite for bass feeding on them will be wide open. Lake Greenwood Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the channel cat bite has been good, and drifting in out and of feeder creeks and coves in 5-18 feet of water with cut herring and shad is working very well. Anchoring on humps and points and fishing dip bait is also just as productive now.

Lake Russell Catfish: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that catfishing is strong, with good numbers of fish being caught. Fish cut herring off main lake points in 8-15 feet of water. Striped bass: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that striped bass remain highly scattered, with a few fish in the Rocky River, a few in the big water in front of Russell Dam and a few up the Savannah. Regardless of location, the best pattern has been fishing herring or gizzard shad on free-lines and planer boards. Lake Thurmond Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that early in the morning blueback herring are up shallow on the points, and fish can be caught on flukes, topwaters and freelines pulled across the points. There is a lot of visible fish activity including schooling in the mornings right now. Later in the day there is good down line fishing on the lower half of the lake in 25-28 feet of water when the herring pull out deeper, and largemouth are also being caught around the deeper herring during the day. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain William Sasser reports that crappie have moved out of the coves and back into the main tributaries. In the Georgia Little River his boat is catching crappie on minnows fished 10 feet down over brush in 15-18 feet of water. Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that there are still a decent number of bass spawning on Lake Keowee, although the majority of fish are post-spawn. Overall this can best be described as a transitional period, where fish are starting to move from their spring patterns into their

summer haunts. Early in the morning there is a pretty reliable topwater bite on shoals and flat points, but this does not last very long after the sun starts to get up. After that the best action is generally found drop shotting in 20-25 feet of water. As water temperatures get hotter fish will continue to move deeper. Lake Hartwell Black bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that it is a transitional time for bass fishing on Lake Hartwell. A few bass are still bedding, a few are still up shallow feeding on blueback herring that are spawning, and a few are hanging around the old growth grass. However, the largest number of fish are probably out in 15-25 feet of water either on the bottom or suspended. The bass are definitely headed that direction. Right now it is possible to a catch a lot of fish on drop shot rigs, and for shallower fish flukes and topwaters are both working well. Tournament weights have dropped in recent weeks and it seems the biggest fish aren’t eating very well right now. Crappie: Slow to fair. Captain Bill Plumley reports crappie fishing remains pretty slow, with the fish reported being caught over brush in 8-15 feet of water. Very soon Captain Bill will start looking around deep docks. Lake Jocassee Trout: Good. Jocassee Outdoor Center reports that trout fishing has been pretty good, with most fishing activity taking place in 20-60 feet of water. The bigger fish have been in the 50-60 foot range, and fish have been caught trolling both large minnows and spoons. The two best areas have been the three rivers area and between the spillway and the dam

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Largemouth bass: Fair to good. Captain Linwood Thornhill reports that the bass bite has been pretty good on Santee. Overall a lot of fish can be found around cypress trees in 3-5 feet of water, and there are also a decent number of fish around grass. There are also some fish hanging around depth changes in 5-10 feet of water such as drops and depressions close to shallow water. Plastics worms, lizards and crankbaits will all catch fish. Catfish: Fair. Captain Jim Glenn reports that catfishing has been pretty slow both drifting and shallow anchoring in the upper end of Lake Marion, while on the lower end of that lake anglers are having more success but the bite should still only be rated as fair. Overall the bite on Lake Moultrie is also fair. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that crappie are starting to load up on brushpiles in 15-22 feet of water. It is still a bit hit-or-miss with the brush, but about 75% of brush at the target depth should have fish by now. Main lake brush or brush at the mouths of creeks is the best to target, and brush in the backs of creeks is less productive. Early in the day fish will be suspended above the brush, but as the sun gets up fish are dropping down into it. Plain jigs, plain minnows and jigs and minnows will all catch fish. Lake Murray Catfish: Fair to good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that he catfish bite has picked up a little, with some days fair and some pretty good. Most fish can be caught by anchoring on humps, points

and in the backs of coves and fishing water ranging from 5-20 feet. Herring, shrimp and stinkbait are all working equally well. Crappie: Fair to good. Captain Brad Taylor reports that crappie are solidly in post-spawn mode, and his boat has been targeting deep docks and brush in a typical May pattern. The best brush has been in about 20 feet of water, and the best docks have been in 15-20 feet of water. Brush at the right depth in both the main lake and the creeks has been productive, while the best docks have been in the main lake mainly due to depth. Jigs tipped with minnows have been most productive. Largemouth bass: Fair. Captain Doug Lown reports that bass fishing on Lake Murray has been somewhat hit-or-miss. The big tournament sacks earlier in the spring have been replaced by 16-18 pound bags at the top, and while for some people it has been possible to get a lot of bites other anglers have struggled and the same anglers have struggled one day and found them the next. Erratic weather patterns this spring have made for an unpredictable bite, scattered out the fish and extended the spawn. Overall, most fish have probably spawned but a surprising number of fish being caught still have eggs. And while the herring spawn is winding down in the creeks, out on the main lake herring are still up and bass are still feeding on them. There is also a decent shad spawn up the lake early in the morning. Bass can be caught a number of different ways, including on topwaters, flukes, flipping docks, and on soft plastics fished on the bottom off deeper points, but anglers need to be flexible from day to day. And to locate the largest numbers of fish they need to follow the bait.

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CLASSIFIED DEADLINES 11:30 a.m. the day before for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday edition. 9:30 a.m. Friday for Saturday’s edition 11:30 a.m. Friday for Sunday’s edition. We will be happy to change your ad if an error is made; however we are not responsible for errors after the first run day. We shall not be liable for any loss or expense that results from the printing or omission of an advertisement. We reserve the right to edit, refuse or cancel any ad at any time. Garage, Yard & Estate Sales

PETS & ANIMALS Dogs

JAC Home Improvements 24 Hr Service. We beat everyone's prices, Free Estimates 850-316-7980

EMPLOYMENT LARGE GARAGE SALE Every Weekend Tables $2 FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

Open every weekend. 905-4242 or 494-5500

Southeast Builders LLC, Licensed & insured. Commercial/residential. Remodeling, Additions, decks, floors, painting, lot clearing, water, fire & smoke damage. 803-840-9554

20 Bowen Ct. - Moving Sale. A building and much more. 9:00am -until. Call 803-506-4502

Lawn / Garden / Nursery

Lawn Service

Sumter County/City Animal Control 1240 Winkles Rd. 803-436-2066 or 436-2755. Mon - Fri, 8:30am - 4:30pm Found: Norwood Rd. Tan/brn mix; Steeple Chase - Blk/white mix; Peach Orchard Rd. Brown mix; Oakland Plantation - Brown mix; Start St. 2 mixed - tan/blk & blk/white; Milton Rd. White mix; Bruce Circle - 2 mixed Brindel.

JT's Lawn Service Pressure Washing. Sen. Citz. Disc. 840-0322

Clary's Lawn Service. Free estimates. Call 803-406-3514

Legal Service Attorney Timothy L. Griffith 803-607-9087, 360 W. Wesmark. Criminal, Family, Accident, Injury

BUSINESS SERVICES

AKC Male Maltese Pups. $400 OBO. Health guaranteed in writing. Vaccines current. Starter kit to make babies transition smoother. Please call 803-499-1360

Roofing Business Services Bonner's Bush-hog Service shooting lanes, garden tilling, light disking, leveling dirt 803-481-4225 G&H Stone Works. Got Stone? We do flagstone, fireplaces, walkways and patios. Call 803-983-3253

All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

Heating / Air Conditioning Deal's Heating & Air Fast dependable service. Family owned. 28 yrs. exp. Free est. Licensed & insured 803-847-0869

MERCHANDISE

Electric range- Excellent condition $200 You move. 803-775-9697

Auctions

Financial Service

Sell your structured settlement or annuity payments for CASH NOW. You don't have to wait for your future payments any longer! Call 1-800-446-9734

For Sale or Trade Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 DIRECTV Starting at $19.99/mo. FREE Installation. FREE 3 months of HBO SHOWTIME CINEMAX, STARZ. FREE HD/DVR Upgrade! 2015 NFL Sunday Ticket Included (Select Packages) New Customers Only. CALL 1-800-291-6954

Appliances

Septic Tank Cleaning

Complete Construction Company 17 years in business, licensed & boned. Decks, screen porches, bathroom & kitchen remodels, room additions, garages, replace windows, vinyl siding, and painting.

HIGH-TECH CAREER with U.S. Navy. Elite tech training w/great pay, benefits, vacation, $ for school. HS grads ages 17-34. Call Mon-Fri 800-662-7419

CENTIPEDE SOD 80sqft - $20 250 sqft - $50 500 sqft- $95 Call 499-4023 or 499-4717

Pets Use Happy Jack Kennel Dip II as area spray for stable flies, fleas, ticks, and mosquitoes. Do NOT use on cats! L & E FEEDS (435-2797) (happyjackinc.com)

Septic tank pumping & services. Call Ray Tobias & Company (803) 340-1155.

ADVERTISE YOUR AUCTION in 107 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Alanna Ritchie at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

Farm Equipment / Tractors

Tree Service A Notch Above Tree Care Full quality service low rates, lic./ins., free est BBB accredited 983-9721

STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net Ricky's Tree Service Tree removal, stump grinding, Lic & ins, free quote, 803-435-2223 or cell 803-460-8747.

Rotary Cutters 4' $850 5' $750 6' $995-$1595 84" 2 Tail Wheels $1795 Rotary Tillers 5' Gear Dive $1575 6' $1895 Reverse Time $1995 7' $2295 Fertilizer/Seed Spreaders $475 16' Gates (7 Bar) $99-139 12' Corral Panels $65 10' Feed Bunks $120 Landscape/Root/Rock Rakes 5'------8' $325-$650 Box blades 5'-8' $450/$750 Plus Sales tax unless exempt Name Brands Bishopville SC 29010 843-687-2165

Help Wanted Full-Time

Martin's Used Appliance Washers, Dryers, Refrig., Stoves. Guarantee 464-5439 or 469-7311 Antiques: Oak China Cab., oak buffett, hall tree, chairs & accent tables some w/marble tops. Other items: chest of drawers, dresser, lamps. Call 491-6440 lv msg.

Help Wanted Full-Time Clinical Counselor for outpatient treatment facility. Required Master's Degree in one of the behavioral /social sciences and preferred certification through SCAADAC. Salary commensurate with experience. Send resume to P.O. Box 430, Manning, S.C. 29102 by June 5. EEO Employer. Experienced or trainable persons for caregiving & medication dispensing. Apply at Northwoods Senior Living, 1267 N. Main St. Sumter, SC 29153. No phone calls.

Experienced administrative candidates with good office skills needed for the following current openings: LEGAL SECRETARY • ACCOUNTING CLERK PROPERTY MGMT ASS’T • P/T ACCTG FILE CLERK RECEPTIONIST • P/T OFFICE ASSISTANT INSURANCE CSR

Apply at 344 W. Liberty St. Norman Williams and Associates www.williamstemporary.com

Assistant Manager needed at World Finance Company. Valid drivers license and auto required. A career opportunity that offers excellent salary and a complete fringe benefit package. Promotion to manager possible within 15 months. No experience necessary. Apply in person at: 45 S Main St . EOE, M/F. Ask for Monique Glisson Detailer with some light mechanical knowledge for busy car lot. Apply in person at 1282 N Lafayette Dr.

Morningside of Sumter is seeking an experienced Director of Maintenance for our 49 apartment assisted living community. Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Experience in the in repair and maintenance of HVAC, plumbing, fire and sprinkler equipment, kitchen appliances, emergency call system, and other building mechanics. Responding to any maintenance requests, and securing proper vendors for repairs outside the scope of normal duties. Maintaining community standards including painting, carpentry, woodwork repair, floor cleaning, carper cleaning, wall and sheetrock repair, doors, locks, keys, etc. Efficient turnover of apartments after move outs.Assist with new move ins, moving furniture, ect. ·Ordering supplies via company computer systems. · Daily, weekly, and monthly reports via computer. · Ensuring all regulatory and safety requirements, OSHA requirements, DHEC requirements, and necessary monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual inspections are completed, filed, and satisfactory. · Must be able to drive van, bus, ect. · Must be willing to be available nights, weekends, holidays, and on-call for emergencies. · Other responsibilities as necessary. Morningside of Sumter is an equal opportunity employer. You may apply in person No phone calls please. 2500 Lin-Do Court, Sumter SC 29150 between the hours of 10am 4pm Monday through Thursday.

Help Wanted Part-Time Live in Aide needed in Manning SC Thurs 9am- Sun 9am References Required. Non Smoker Call 803-478-7434

Delta x5 14" bandsaw. Exc. Cdtn, casters, Timberwolf blades, 4 new (3/4, 3/8, 1/4, 1/8) 1 sl used (1/2) mag base goose lamp. wheel brush $650 775-9713 For Sale- lg oak desk like new $300, lt oak TV cabinet $300, TV cabinet w/ TV $45, 26" TV $25 803-435-2175 Dish Network - Get more for less! Starting $19.99/month (for 12 months). PLUS Bundle and Save (Fast internet for $15 more/month). Call Now 1-800-635-0278.

2 Vaults, 2 markers, 2 spaces For sale at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery $10,000 Call 458-3117

Hospice, Your Life, Our Mission

If you are a proud parent, grandparent or family member of a school graduate, here’s your chance to tell the world! GRADUATES OF: KINDERGARTEN • HIGH SCHOOL • COLLEGE NURSING SCHOOL • TRADE SCHOOL • MILITARY

Hospice Marketing Representative

Seeking dynamic & energetic Marketing/Sales Professional with health care contacts in Sumter & surrounding area. Ideal candidate has previous healthcare marketing/sales exp. preferable for a hospice or home health agency. Must have excellent verbal & written communication skills & be very comfortable teaching others about the beneﬁts of hospice care. Must have excellent computer skills. To apply please go to: www.carishealthcare.com -click on Career tab / then Apply now Or Send resume to: Lhardy@carishealthcare.com EOE

Congratulations Sondra! We are so proud of you! Double (20 words) - $15.00

Deadline: Monday, June 1st

Way to go Lindsey, Greg and Tara! We love you so much! Single (10 words) - $10.00

Publish: Saturday, June 6th

Submitted By_______________________ Phone _______________ Address _______________________________________________ City_____________________ State________ Zip_______________ Message______________________________________ _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Please enclose a self addressed stamped envelope for your picture to be returned or picture will be thrown away.

Stop by our office Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm 20 N. Magnolia Street • Sumter,SC 29150 or call the Classified Department: 803-774-1284

WE ARE CURRENTLY SEEKING AN EXPERIENCED AND PROVEN CDL DRIVER. Qualiﬁed applicants must have a current Class A license and a good driving record with a minimum of 1- year on the road experience. Working knowledge of DOT regulations. Basic reading and writing skills. Background and a pre-employment physical / drug screen are required with this position. We have an excellent compensation package which consist of paid holidays, vacation, medical, dental, life insurance, and 401k. If you meet these requirements call for an appointment at 803-481-8555 or 803-481 6427.

Pilgrims 2050 Highway 15 South • Sumter, SC 29150 Fax: 803-481-8961 EOE-AA-M-F-D-V

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Statewide Employment

P/T Receptionist/Office Clerk needed for automotive dealership. M-F, every other Sat. Apply at McLaughlin Ford 950 N. Main St., Sumter $$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Unfurnished Apartments

AIRLINE CAREERS begin here Get started by training as FAA certified Aviation Technician. Financial aid for qualified students. Job placement assistance. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-367-2513

Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO

Join our Team! Guaranteed pay for Class A CDL Flatbed Drivers. Regional and OTR. Great pay /benefits /401k match. CALL TODAY 864.299.9645 www.jgr-inc.com

Trucking Opportunities Attention Drivers: Epes Transport has Local positions available! NEW PAY! HOME DAILY. Full Time in the Eastover, SC area. Excellent Benefits, Excellent Pay, Paid Vacations and Holidays!! Class A CDL & 1yr T/T Exp. Req. Also Hiring for Regional, Short Haul, & Independent Contractors. 888-293-3232 www.ep estransport.com

Drivers: Need a Change? More hometime this Summer? 60K+ Per Year. Full Benefit Package + Bonuses. CDL-A 1 Yr. Exp. 855-454-0392 DRIVERSLOCAL RUNSCOMPANY DRIVERS NEEDED •Brand New Equipment! •Local Runs •Earn $170 Per Day •5-6 Day Work Week, Off on Most Weekends •Medical, Dental & Prescription Coverage after 60 days •Paid Holidays •Various Bonus Incentives

JBS CARRIERS Call a Recruiter Today: 888-495-3228 www.jbscarriers.com Nesbitt Transportation is currently hiring CDL drivers. Must be 24 yrs old w/ 2 years experience. Home nights & weekends. Please call 843-621-2572 for more information.

Medical Help Wanted Sumter Valley Nursing & Rehab seeking RN's, LPN's & CNA's. Full Time for all shifts. We offer competitive wages and excellent benefits as well as a great work environment. Apply in person at 1761 Pinewood Rd Sumter.

DRIVERS -Seeking 4 CDL-A drivers. Minimum 2 years exp. Running from SC to Virginia or Florida. Home same day, $18/hour. Apply online www.be stcdl.com or call 973 202-8850. Are you ready to kick-start your new career? Now Interviewing Accredited Truck Driving School Graduates (With CDL-A) for our Entry Level Apprentice Program. Must have Good MVR, Work history and Criminal Background history. Call Chris Blackwell at 843-266-3731 to discuss pay and benefits. www.bull doghiway.com EOE AVERITT EXPRESS Start Pay: 40 to 43.5 CPM + Fuel Bonus! Get Home EVERY Week + Excellent Benefits. CDL-A req. Recent T/T School Grads Welcome. Call 888-602-7440 OR Apply @ AverittCareers.com Equal Opportunity Employer - Females, minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Experienced OTR Flatbed Drivers earn 50 up to 55 cpm loaded. $1000 sign on to Qualified drivers. Good home time. Call: 843-266-3731 / www.bulldoghiway.com EOE

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Become a Medical Office Assistant! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Online Training can get you job ready! HS diploma/GED & PC/internet needed! 1-888-512-7118.

Unfurnished Homes For rent - Newly Renovated . 4 br, 1 ba, $650 mo. Call 646-315-3274 or 803-563-7202 6 Hawthorne 3BR 1BA, hd flrs, $550mo + $1000/dep. 803-468-1612 1029 Old Pocalla Rd 2BR 1.5 BA $375 mo.Call 481-5843

2Br, 2Ba, 1 car garage townhouse in Landmark Pt. 3461 Beacon Dr. Just 5 mins. from Shaw AFB and shopping. $900 mo. 1st month free & only $500 Sec. Dep. Extra room could be used as Br or office. Contact Nancy 301-848-0083 or Steve 301-399-5999

Mobile Home Rentals 2 BR MH. All appliances, Section 8 OK 803-469-6978

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

ADVERTISE YOUR DRIVER JOBS in 107 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Your 25-word classified ad will reach more than 2.6 million readers. Call Alanna Ritchie at the S.C. Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

Resort Rentals

Home Time Weekly! Company & Owner Operators. Regional Lanes. Verifiable Experience. CDL-A. Apply: www.driveforbrown.com. Contact Bryan: 864 430-5235.

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

Vacation Rentals

RENTALS

Large rooms for rent . No deposit, No lease. Call 803-565-7924.

ADVERTISE YOUR VACATION PROPERTY FOR RENT OR SALE to more than 2.6 million S.C. newspaper readers. Your 25-word classified ad will appear in 107 S.C. newspapers for only $375. Call Alanna Ritchie at the South Carolina Newspaper Network, 1-888-727-7377.

Unfurnished Apartments

Commercial Rentals

Swan Lake Apts. Apply now. Remodeled buildings in back, 2BR 1BA apts. in quiet scenic neighborhood. No sect. 8. 803-775-4641.

Warehouse space available. Some with office space 12,000 to 35,000 sq ft. Call 773-8022

Rooms for Rent

Schools / Instructional

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2014 WATER QUALITY REPORT TOWN OF PINEWOOD SYSTEM # 4310002 We’re pleased to provide you with this year’s Water Quality Report. We want to keep you informed about the water and services we have delivered to you over the past year. Our goal is to provide to you a safe and dependable supply of drinking water. We are committed to ensuring the quality of your water. The source of our water is Ground Water. A Source Water Assessment Plan has been prepared for our system. Our sourcewater assessment is available at the SCDHEC website: www.scdhec.gov/HomeAndEnvironment/ Water/SourceWaterProtection/mindex.htm. If you have any questions about this report or concerning your water utility, or if you do not have internet access, please contact Mayor Sarah Mathis at (803) 452-5878. We want you, our neighbors and valued customers, to be informed about your water utility. Feel free to attend any of our regularly scheduled meetings on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 pm at the Town Hall. This report shows our water quality and what it means. The Town of Pinewood routinely monitors for constituents in your drinking water according to Federal and State laws. As water travels over the land or underground, it can pick up substances or contaminants such as microbes and chemicals. All drinking water, including bottled drinking water, may be reasonably expected to contain at least small amounts of some constituents. It’s important to remember that the presence of these constituents does not necessarily pose a health risk. The table below shows the results of our monitoring for the period of January 1st to December 31st, 2014. In this table you will find the following terms and abbreviations: Action Level (AL) - the concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. Parts per million (ppm) or Milligrams per liter (mg/l) - one part per million corresponds to one minute in two years or a single penny in $10,000. Parts per billion (ppb) or Micrograms per liter - one part per billion corresponds to one minute in 2,000 years, or a single penny in $10,000,000. Maximum Contaminant Level - The “Maximum Allowed” (MCL) is the highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. MCL’s are set at very stringent levels. To understand the possible health effects described for many regulated constituents, a person would have to drink 2 liters of water every day at the MCL level for a lifetime to have a one-in-a-million chance of having the described health effect. Maximum Contaminant Level Goal - The “Goal”(MCLG) is the level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level (MRDL) - The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. Maximum Residual Disinfectant Level Goal (MRDLG) – The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. Non-Detects (ND) - laboratory analysis indicates that the constituent is not present.

Town of Pinewood #4310002 REGULATED CONTAMINANTS Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the highest level detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

Disinfectants and Disinfection ByProducts Chlorine

Collection Date 2014

Highest quarterly average 0.47

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation (Y/N)

Likely Source of Contamination

0.2 – 0.50

MRDLG 4

MRDL

ppm

Water additive used to control microbes

LEAD AND COPPER TEST RESULTS

Strong Partnerships Make Strong Futures

Driver Services Recruiter

Position Summary The primary function of the Driver Services Recruiter is to recruit company drivers and owner operators along with the Brokerage Division. A Driver Services Recruiter should have a High School Diploma or equivalent. Excellent coordination skills and ability to multi-task are important. Transportation background is required along with relevant experience as a Driver Services Recruiter may be helpful. Duties & Responsibilities: • Communicate with Terminal Managers, to ﬁnd out about their recruitment needs and job openings. • Communicate with Human Resources regarding applicants. • Maintain a database of candidates recruited for follow through. • Using contacts to identify recruitment opportunities. • Contacting prospects, providing them with assistance in various stages of recruitment. • Communicating interview, road testing, pre-hire screening schedules. • Performing other tasks assigned by your supervisor Hartt Transportation offers a competitive beneﬁts package including: Medical and Dental Insurance, paid holidays, paid vacations, sick time, short-term disability, Vision Insurance, Life Insurance, and a 401 (k) retirement plan. Candidates with solid credentials are encouraged to apply in person or mail/fax their current resume to: Rick Parisien; Human Resource Director Hartt Transportation Systems, Inc. 262 Bomarc Road Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: 800-341-1586 Ext. 206 Fax: (207) 945-5193 Email: rparisien@hartt-trans.com

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Contaminant

Violation Y/N

90th percentile

Unit Measurement

MCLG

Action Level

Copper 2014

0.21

ppm

1.3

Sites over action level 0

Likely Source of Contamination

Corrosion of household plumbing systems; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives

REGULATED CONTAMINANTS Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the highest level detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

Disinfectants and Disinfection ByProducts Chlorine

Collection Date 2014

Highest Level Detected 0.50

Range of Levels Detected

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation (Y/N)

Likely Source of Contamination

0.20 – 0.50

MRDLG 4

MRDL

ppm

Water additive used to control microbes

Not all sample results may have been used for calculating the highest level detected because some results may be part of an evaluation to determine where compliance sampling should occur in the future.

TEST RESULTS Inorganic Contaminants

Collection Date

Fluoride

2012

Volatile Organic contaminants Toluene

Collection Date 2012

Highest Level Detected 0.28

Range of Levels Detected 0.24-0.28

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation Y/N

Likely Source of Contamination

4.0

ppm

Highest Level Detected 0.00264

Range of Levels Detected 0.00264 0.00264

MCLG

MCL

Units

Violation Y/N

Erosion of natural deposits; water additive which promotes strong teeth; discharge from fertilizer and aluminum Likely Source of Contamination

ppm

Discharge from petroleum factories

Violations Table - Total Coliform Coliforms are bacteria that are naturally present in the environment and are used as an indicator that other, potentially-harmful, bacteria may be present. Coliforms were found in more samples than allowed and this was a warning of potential problems.

Violation Type

Violation Begin

Violation End

Violation Explanation

Monitoring (TCR), Routine Major

07/01/2014

07/31/2014

We failed to test our drinking water for the contaminant and period indicated. Because of this failure, we cannot be sure of the quality of our drinking water during the period indicated.

All sources of drinking water are subject to potential contamination by substances that are naturally occurring or man made. These substances can be microbes, inorganic or organic chemicals and radioactive substances. All drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that the water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safe Drinking Water Hotline at 1-800-4264791. If you have special health needs-Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers. EPA/CDC guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by cryptosporidium and other microbiological contaminants are available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791). If present, elevated levels of lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The Town of Pinewood is responsible for providing high quality drinking water, but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components. When your water has been sitting for several hours, you can minimize the potential for lead exposure by flushing your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. If you are concerned about lead in your drinking water, you may wish to have your water tested. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available from the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

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Did You Know? • Utility Employees work for you 365 days a year, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day to provide you with good safe water each time your tap is opened. • Tap water is the best value for your money. A 16 ounce of bottled water cost about $1.50, whereas 1000 gallons of tap water cost about $2.00. • The water we have today is all the water there will ever be. • Drinking water in the Unites States is among the safest in the world. • You can refill an 8 ounce glass of water 15,000 times for the same cost as a 6 pack of soda. And, water has no sugar or caffeine. • The average family turns on the tap between 70 and 100 times per day.

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REAL ESTATE

Boats / Motors

LEGAL NOTICES

Homes for Sale

Bid Notices

7265 Camden Hwy., A large 3BR 1BA Remodeled. Large lot. $89K. Call 469-9800

Manufactured Housing LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 2-3-4 bedroom homes. For more information, call 843-389-4215 AND also visit our Face Book Page (M&M Mobile Homes)

84- 18' Ranger Bass Boat, 235 hp Evinrude, new depth finder & 70lb Tr. mtr $3000. call 803-983-0192

Campers / RV's/ Motorhomes

Mobile Home with Lots DW For Rent on 3 acres $700 Dep + $700 mo. Call 803-651-1519

Land & Lots for Sale Cleared acre Dalzell. Septic, water. $3500 DN. $250 MO. 0% APR 60 months 713-870-0216 1550 Stephen Tindal Dr. 1 acre vacant lot. $9,000. Owner financing. Call 404-895-3972. 34 Robinson St., 1/4 acre vacant lot. $2900. Owner financing. Call 404-895-3972. Hunting tracts for sale. Black River Clarendon County. Deer, turkey & ducks. 100 acres & up. 803-428-7988 or otis29150@yahoo.com 88 Acres of timber/wooded land, near Wateree River, located in Rembert SC 803-206-1294

RECREATION

2003 Newmar Scottsdale Ford F53 chassis 29900 mi non smoker. Many upgrades. $41,900. 803-968-4838

TRANSPORTATION Vans / Trucks / Buses 2003 Ford Ranger, Reg. Cab, AT, V6, Exc. Cond. Asking $3900 OBO. Call 803-447-5453

2006 Duramax diesel, Allison trans, white GMC Sierra 2500 HD Crew cab 4x4, 138K mi. Minor front bumper damage. Runs/drives good. $12,500 OBRO. 803-406-7086 or 406-7085.

DIVORCE WITH OR WITHOUT children $125.00. Includes name change and property settlement agreement. SAVE hundreds. Fast and easy. Call 1-888-733-7165, 24/7

Autos For Sale

2007 Hurricane Sundeck boat 23ft w/ 250 four stroke Yamaha motor. Perfect condition. incl. trailer asking $26,500. Call 803-491-4071

Sumter School District Request for Qualifications Ebenezer Middle School Roofing Project #15-0018 Sumter School District invites interested Offerors to attend the pre-qualification conference, MANDATORY (for general Contractors only) on Wednesday, June 3, 2015 in the Training Room of Sumter School District Maintenance Building, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Proposals will only be considered from contractors whose firms have sent an authorized representative to the pre-qualification conference. Attendees must sign the District's sign-in sheet at the beginning of the mandatory pre-qualification conference. No attendees will be allowed to sign once the pre-qualification conference has begun and all attendees must remain until the pre-qualificiation conference is officially concluded by District personnel.

INVITATION TO BID

4-Wheel Drive

Miscellaneous Boats / Motors

Sumter School District Bid Cancellation Notice IFB#15-0016 Ebenezer Middle School Roofing Project This notice serves as notification of the District's decision to cancel IFB#15-0016. Ebenezer Middle School Roofing Project. The District has determined that it would be in its best interest to cancel this solicitation. The decision was made in accordance with Sumter School District Procurement Code. Thank you for your interest in doing business with Sumter School District.

The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors for the following project: "Sumter/Lee Regional Detention Center - HVAC Renovations, Phase II". Bids will be received until 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 16, 2015, in the Sumter County Purchasing Department on the 2nd floor of the Sumter County Administration Building, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina, 29150. Plans and bid documents may be obtained from: Sumter County Purchasing Department, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, SC 29150. Telephone inquiries should be made to (803) 436-2329. A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held at 10:00 am on Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in the Front Lobby at the Sumter/Lee Regional Detention Center, 2150 Winkles Road, Sumter, SC 29153. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities. Sumter School District Bid Solicitation IFB#15-0017 Project Name: Painting Project Sumter High School A mandatory pre-bid conference will be held at Sumter School District in the Maintenance Department, 1345 Wilson Hall Road, Sumter, SC 29150 on Thursday, June 4, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Afterwards, a mandatory walk-thru can be scheduled with Clyde Chan. Bid packets and specifications will be distributed to attendees at the pre-bid conference. Sealed bids will be opened on Monday, June 15, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. For direct inquiries and/or questions, please contact Clyde Chan, 803-968-4106 or Clyde.Chan@sumterschools.net

SUNDAY, MAY 31, 2015

Abandon Vehicle / Boat

Summons & Notice

Abandoned Boat Notice To all persons claiming an interest in: 1977 14'4" Duracraft - 1517 & 1969 25 HP Evinrude - 25902D, Tony Rosser will apply to SCDNR for title on watercraft/outboard motor. If you have any claims to the watercraft/outboard motor, contact SCDNR at (803) 734-3858. Upon thirty days after the date of the last advertisement if no claim of interest is made and the watercraft/outboard motor has not been reported stolen, SCDNR shall issue clear title. Case No: 20150504950308

YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to Answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for a general Order of Reference of this cause to the Master in Equity for Sumter County, which Order shall, pursuant to Rule 53(e) of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure, specifically provide that the said Master in Equity is authorized and empowered to enter a final judgment in this cause.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT

NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING

TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a Guardian Ad Litem to represent said minor(s) within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff(s) herein.

IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-43-01056 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Branch Banking and Trust Company, PLAINTIFF, VS. Joseph N. Heyward, Karl Lamont Heyward, Safe Federal Credit Union, Sumter Christian School, The United States of America, by and through its agency, the Internal Revenue Service, and South Carolina Department of Revenue, DEFENDANT(S). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) JOSEPH N. HEYWARD AND KARL LAMONT HEYWARD ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above entitled action, copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve copy of your answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200, P.O. Box 2065, Columbia, South Carolina 29202, within thirty (30) days after service hereof upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff in this action will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint.

Public Hearing

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in the above entitled action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on April 30, 2015.

The Sumter City Council will hold a public hearing on proposed amendments to the City of Sumter Zoning Ordinance on Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers located on the Fourth Floor of the Sumter Opera House (21 N. Main St.). The following requests are scheduled for consideration: OA-15-03, Final Platting Requirements (City) Request to amend Article 7, Section 7.d.5. of the City of Sumter Zoning and Development Standards Ordinance to delete the minimum 10 lot/10 acre final platting requirement in order to allow the approval and recording of individual lots on final plats in Major Subdivisions. Documents pertaining to the proposed request(s) are on file in the Office of the Sumter City-County Planning Department and are available to be inspected and studied by interested citizens. Joseph T. McElveen, Jr. Mayor

SCOTT AND CORLEY, P.A. Ronald C. Scott, SC Bar #4996 Reginald P. Corley, SC Bar #69453 Angelia J. Grant, SC Bar #78334 Vance L. Brabham, III, SC Bar #71250 William S. Koehler, SC Bar #74935 J. Harrison Rushton, SC Bar #100406 Andrew M. Wilson, SC Bar #72553 Andrew A. Powell, SC Bar #100210 Andrew M. Sullivan, SC Bar #100464 ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF 2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 200 Columbia, SC 29204 803-252-3340

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FBI child specialist Claire Bennigan (Lily Rabe) investigates strange occurrences on “The Whispers,” premiering Monday at 10:01 p.m. on ABC.

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