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GOP hopefuls stump in Sumter Woman, 33, BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 A half-dozen Republican contenders crunched the peanut shells on the floor of Logan’s Roadhouse on Thursday, scrounging for votes at the monthly meeting of the Sumter County

Republican Party. With several contested primaries for GOP voters to consider June 10, Republicans will have a lot to consider during the next few weeks. Those enjoying their dinner this week were given even more to consider by four candidates for education superintendent, two

U.S. Senate contenders and one hopeful to lead the state’s National Guard. Since so many candidates running to replace GOP Superintendent Mick Zais appeared at this meeting, much of the discussion was dominated by the candidates’ opposition to Common Core curriculum stan-

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dards and what they argue is a federal takeover of local education. “I never intended to be a candidate, but I’m here because I’ve been leading the fight against Common Core,” said Sheri Few, who has based her campaign on

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“It started out with just me kissing the goat, but then Baxter said she would kiss the goat as well,” said Whiteley. “Today, a few teachers said they also want to kiss the goat. The students paid to see it,” and she said a drawing was held to determine which student would hold the goat. According to the Sumter School District office, one of the most common fundraisers throughout the district is jeans day, during which faculty and

A Sumter woman is facing an attempted murder charge after a dispute turned violent on Thursday. Laura A. Klavon, 33, of 3510 Windham Road, was arrested Friday by officials with Sumter County Sheriff’s Office and charged with attempted murder following the investigation of a series of incidents that occurred on Thursday with a 23-year-old male during which she allegedly attempted to stab him in the neck with his own knife. According to reports, several witnesses Thursday afternoon saw Klavon and the victim get into a confrontation in her yard as they were allegedly arguing about a medication prescription, and as the argument escalated, Klavon became physically aggressive. She reportedly began striking the man, who then got into his car to get away from her. Once the victim was in his car, however, Klavon did not relent, beating on the car’s windows and doors as she reached in to hit the young man. In a hurry to leave, the man struck Klavon’s daughter in the leg with the bumper of the vehicle. She was taken to Tuomey Regional Medical Center where she was treated for a laceration above her right knee. “Several witnesses confirmed that it was accidental,” Lt. Robert Burnish said. “He was trying to get away from (Klavon).” The victim got away, but Klavon pursued him to another location in the 2200 block of Swallow Drive. There, she reportedly resumed her assault, this time striking the man with a metal candleholder, causing a laceration to the man’s head. As the altercation continued, Klavon reportedly took a knife off the victim and then tried to stab him in the neck

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Principal Delcia Harper-Baxter, left, and Assistant Principal Celeste Whiteley take turns kissing a goat for a Relay for Life fundraiser at Lemira Elementary School on Friday.

Lemira faculty smooch a goat for Relay for Life BY RAYTEVIA EVANS revans@theitem.com (803) 774-1214 How far would you go to raise money for a good cause? With this question in mind, the Lemira Elementary School family stood by Friday afternoon and watched as Principal Delcia HarperBaxter, Assistant Principal Celeste Whiteley and a number of teachers got up close and personal with a goat to raise money for the American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life.

Relay school captain Shamarla Hart organized the event as well as other fundraisers for the school. More than 200 students paid $1 each to witness their principals and teachers smooch a 2-week-old goat brought in by one of the faculty members. In the past, the faculty and administration have kissed a pig and a frog to raise money for Relay for Life. So far this year, the school has raised about $4,500 in their efforts to raise money and awareness for Relay and the American Heart Association.

Stay alert to stay safe when tornado strikes BY JIM HILLEY (803) 774-1211 jim@theitem.com With the recent severe weather throughout the Southeast triggering devastating tornadoes, many people in the area are either revisiting, or establishing for the very first time, exactly what they need to do should a twister hit their community.

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“’Tis the season,” he said. “Springtime is tornado season.” But don’t think that you can escape to a nearby tornado shelter. “People ask, ‘When are you going to open a tornado shelter?’” he said. “There isn’t such a thing.” There are two main reasons for that. First of all, you don’t have much time when there is a tornado approaching. “It is not like a hurricane or an ice

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storm, where you know in advance,” he said. Second, tornadoes simply pack too much power. “A tornado will take down anything,” he said. “It doesn’t matter what kind of codes you put on. You’ve seen it happen. Just look at all the damages through the years. Tornadoes are

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Challenge: Be a philanthropist on Midlands Gives Day BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com (803) 774-1250 A South Carolina foundation is encouraging everyone to be a philanthropist during a 24hour, online challenge Tuesday. Sponsored by the Central Carolina Community Foundation, five nonprofits in the tricounty area are among the 150 agencies that will benefit from Midlands Gives Day. “This is the first time we have hosted an event like TURNQUIST this, and we believe it is the first time in the Midlands,” said JoAnn Turnquist, president and CEO of the foundation. “We are one of hundreds of community foundations that will be participating in the oneday, online ‘day of giving’ in honor of community founda-

tions turning 100. “Oftentimes, people think one has to be rich to be a philanthropist. The day of giving questions that and basically dispels that with as little as $20 online donation to a charity of his her choice.” Central Carolina Community Foundation is a nonprofit organization serving 11 counties in the Midlands — including Sumter, Clarendon and Lee — by helping charitable individuals and businesses meet the needs of their community. Collectively, the foundation also raised more than $90,000 in incentives and bonuses to give out during the drive. The best way to give to any of the organizations is to visit midlandsgives.org on Tuesday between midnight and 11:59 p.m., Turnquist said. Once on the site, you can select the organization you like by name or search for one by category. “It’s as easy or easier than placing an order on Ama-

zon,” she said.

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TRI-COUNTY BENEFICIARIES Three Sumter groups will receive money from this event — Sumter County Museum; United Way of the Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties; and YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. “I like the fact it brings the community together,” said Annie Rivers, executive director of Sumter County Museum. “The museum wants to be a community place, a community center where everyone feels welcome. We want people to see the museum as their museum. We’re excited to be part of this.” Money raised for the museum will go toward educational programs, she said. “An online day of giving is a great way for United Way to engage a new generation of donors in our work,” said Natasha Jenkins, community development director.

In Sumter: Sumter County Museum United Way of Sumter, Clarendon and Lee Counties YWCA of the Upper Lowlands Inc. In Clarendon: Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center In Lee: Lee County Adult Education

For the YWCA, it means more money for its greatest area of need, domestic violence. “What this means for us is unrestricted dollars coming in to support what we do here,” said Yolanda Debra Wilson, executive director. One group is from Clarendon.

“It’s the first time we’ve participated in a group funding like this,” said Ann Driggers, executive director of Jordan Crossroads Ministry Center. “We’re the only one in Clarendon County actually participating, so I’m feeling special favor from God.” The money raised will go toward the operation of the ministry’s transitional housing for battered women and their children. “Another reason we decided to get involved was to get more exposure,” Driggers said. “A lot of people don’t know what we do (and) that we’re here to serve the community.” Lee County Adult Education will also receive money from this endeavor. For more information on Central Carolina Community Foundation, visit yourfoundation.org. For more information on the fundraising challenge, visit midlandsgives.org.

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Community members gather to pray at Bethesda Church of God on Thursday during the National Day of Prayer.

Manning church fire causes minimal damage BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com (803) 774-1211 Pastor Marcus Van Vlacke and the congregation of New Covenant Presbyterian Church, 2833 Alex Harvin Highway in Manning, have a lot to be thankful for. “Early this morning, at approximately 3 a.m., a fire started in one of our children’s classrooms,” Van Vlacke said. He said it was apparently caused by an old HVAC system no longer in use. “We thank the Lord and rejoice it wasn’t worse,” he said. The church is equipped with a

monitoring system that alerted Deacon Pete Surette of the blaze, said Clarendon County Fire Chief Frances Richbourg. She said the early morning alert allowed the fire crew to get to the fire and knock the blaze down quickly. “It was fortunate the doors (between the classrooms) were shut, and we were able to locate it quickly,” Richbourg said. “The rest of the building had smoke in it, but the firefighters did a good job of knocking it down quickly and clearing the smoke.” She said the firefighters were also able to help members of the church locate the services they need to get it cleaned up.

“Richbourg told us it was within minutes of getting into the roof,” Van Vlacke said. “Surette was able to give access, and all the firefighters had to do was break a window. We are already cleaning up.” Van Vlacke said a wedding scheduled for today and services on Sunday would go on as planned. Without the monitoring system and the quick work of firefighters, Van Vlacke said the church would be gone. And a little help from up above, of course. “We are so grateful the Lord was looking after us,” Van Vlacke said.

During Sunday’s meeting of the Sumter County Historical Society, Bill Rhodes will share the history and process of the renovation of Mayesville’s Bland Stables, built when the town was thriving and growing. At the society’s 3 p.m. 2014 membership/business meeting, Rhodes will give a presentation at the stables, illustrating their past importance to the community’s business, when merchants took the train to Mayesville, rented horses and buggies from Bland Stables and used them to sell their goods throughout the countryside. He will also share plans for future renovations. A lifelong Mayesville resident, Rhodes has served as the town’s clerktreasurer since 1977 and has been involved in many renovation projects there. An elder in the Mayesville Presbyterian Church, he also serves on the boards of the Sumter County Historical Society and Sumter County Museum. Members and anyone interested in joining the society are invited to attend. To get to the Bland Stables, take U.S. 76 to Mayesville, bear left on South Lafayette Street, travel two blocks to the center of town, cross the former railway and turn right on North Main Street East. The stables are on the left. For more information, call Pat DuBose at (803) 775-1091.

S.C. withdraws lawsuit about nuclear fuel funding COLUMBIA — South Carolina has withdrawn a lawsuit seeking to keep viable a nuclear reactor fuel project at the Savannah River Site near Aiken. Attorneys for South Carolina said Friday they were pulling the complaint because the federal government has said it will continue construction through the current fiscal year. The state sued the U.S. Energy Department to keep the government from defunding a multi-billion-dollar project to turn weapons-grade plutonium into commercial reactor fuel.

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The Sumter Community Concert Band Jazz Band will present two concerts this month, one with the Sumter High School Jazz Band and the second a Big Band Dance at the Sumter Elks Lodge.

May’s a feast for jazz, concert band lovers BY IVY MOORE ivym@theitem.com

Expect some contemporary music, as well, including “some rock and a little funk,” Stoudenmier said. “We’ll be The Sumter Community playing ‘Whiplash’ by Eric Concert Band will end its seaMorales, for example. It’s a son with three May concerts, rock tune that’s not in the one Tuesday that has the regular 4-times field. It’s a litSCCB Jazz Band sharing the tle more contemporary rock.” stage with the Sumter High The SCCB Jazz Band will School Jazz Band, another on also play some contemporary May 15 with the concert band music, such as Bruno Mars’ big alone, and the third — the hit “Runaway Baby,” but the highly anticipated Big Band 17-member ensemble concenDance on May 30 at the Sumtrates on classic jazz. ter Elks Lodge. Admission to “As always, we’ll open with all but the Big Band Dance is our theme song, ‘Moonlight free. Rick Mitchum, trumpet play- Serenade’ made famous by the er, SCCB spokesman and direc- Glenn Miller Orchestra, then tor of the SCCB Jazz Band, said follow with some Ellington the musicians are excited about tunes and (Erroll Garner’s) playing in Patriot Hall on Tues- ‘Misty.’” “Misty” will be played by the day evening with the Sumter combo of guitarist Dick Booth, High Jazz Band, which is dipianist Kay Rasmussen, drumrected by Tori Stoudenmier. mer Jay Shealy and bassist “They are really a fine Darren Polluta; they’ll be band,” Mitchum said. “It’s true that Sumter School District has joined by alto sax Sean Hackett for Antonio Carlos Jobim’s an excellent music program.” “Girl from Ipanema.” He added that “studies have Emmett Anglin will reprise shown that students who play his arrangement of Rodgers in their school bands usually and Hart’s “My are good stuFunny Valendents academitine,” playing cally.” WANT TO GO? the solo on the Stoudenmier alto (“F”) is in her first SCCB and Sumter High trumpet; and year with SumSchool Jazz Bands Ray Graham ter School DisWHERE: Patriot Hall, will play solo trict, but her jazz 135 Haynsworth St. trombone on band has already WHEN: 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 “God Bless the distinguished itCOST: Free Child.” self with perfect Several other scores in the Sumter Community pieces, includstate jazz band Concert Band ing some imfestival and has WHERE: Sumter High School provisational had numerous Commons, 2580 McCrays Mill tunes, will give well-received Road the audience a performances. WHEN: Thursday, May 15 taste of the “Our season COST: Free music the started in DeSCCB Jazz cember,” she SCCB Jazz Band Band will be said, “and we Big Band Dance playing in have had tons of WHERE: Sumter Elks Lodge, three sets at its community per1100 W. Liberty St. second-annual formances.” WHEN: 7 to 11 p.m. Big Band One of those Dance at the performances COST: $25 couple/$15 Sumter Elks was at the Uniindividual Lodge on May versity of South For more information on all 30. From 7 to 11 Carolina Sumconcerts, call (803) 775-9265. p.m., the lodge ter, where they will become a played with a ’40s-style nightclinician from club with a dance floor and tathe Charlotte Symphony Orbles, and hors d’oeuvres and chestra. Today, the band is beverages. Tickets are $25 per playing at the Black Cowboy couple, $15 for individuals. Festival at Greenfield Farms “We’re hoping for a big near Rembert, they played for crowd,” Mitchum said. “It’s a the Festival on the Avenue in lot of fun, whether you like to April, and on Saturday, May dance or not.” 24, during the Sumter Iris FesBut before the dance, the tival, they’ll be playing at the Sumter Community Concert gazebo at Swan Lake-Iris GarBand will present a free condens after the Shrine Day Pacert on Thursday, May 15, in rade. The Sumter High School Jazz the commons area at Sumter High School. Mitchum said the Band comprises “the standard band will play a program of make-up for a jazz band,” pieces for concert bands, inStoudenmier said, with saxocluding several marches, at the phones, trumpets, trombones, 7 p.m. concert. drum set, piano, guitar and Directed by James H. bass, for a total of 18 musicians. “Jimmy” Mills, the band will The band’s half of the conbegin its performance with cert, she said, will offer “a few “The Star-Spangled Banner” in standard tunes, including a a program that offers a lot of nice ballad by Duke Ellington, variety. (Glenn Miller’s) ‘In the Mood,’ Among the marches are H.L. and ‘Echoes of Harlem,’ a wellBlankenburg’s “Gladiator’s known piece by Ellington.”

Alto saxophonist Tori Stoudenmier and tenor saxophonist Christian Sanchez do double duty with the SCCB Jazz Band and the Sumter High School Jazz Band. Stoudenmier is the Sumter High School Jazz Band director, and Sanchez is a senior at the school. They’re seen here playing at the Sumter Opera House during the April concert by the SCCB Jazz Band. Sumter High junior Noah Bruening also plays alto sax with the band. Farewell” and Karl King’s “Lexington” and “Hosts of Freedom.” Another King piece is “The Walking Frog,” a twostep, or “cakewalk tempo.” “There’s also a medley of familiar tunes called ‘An Instant Concert,’ and we’ll play a couple of tunes from the Broadway musical ‘Miss Saigon,’”

Mitchum said. “Themes Like Old Times” is also a medley of familiar tunes; arranged by John Edmondson, they include “Chicago” and other tunes from the Roaring Twenties. The audience will hear “Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye,” “Ballin’ the Jack” and several others.

The band’s Robert Berry will take the trumpet solo on George Gershwin’s “Summertime.” “The Armed Forces Salute” is a medley of the anthems of all of the U.S. military services. For more information on any of these performances, call Mitchum at (803) 775-9265.

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Longtime Chamber employee taking new post with church BY BRISTOW MARCHANT bmarchant@theitem.com (803) 774-1272 For more than a dozen years now, Nancy Lee Zimpleman has had two homes in Sumter: a business home at the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce and a spiritual home at Alice Drive Baptist Church. She joined the latter right after she moved to Sumter from Louisiana to take a job with the former, and for 13 years she’s seen the growth of both. When Zimpleman started her job as vice president for membership development, she joined a church that had just moved into its current headquarters on Loring Mill Road. “I think they had the opening ceremony the week before,” Zimpleman said. In the years since, she’s seen membership at the Chamber grow to 1,150 member businesses, a record high, and overseen the recent launch of the business organization’s first mobile phone app. But now, Zimpleman is leaving the Chamber later this month to make her church home her business as Alice Drive’s new communications director. When she leaves the Chamber office, her fellow staff members will give her a fond farewell. “She’s really served the Chamber and the community well over the last 13 years,” said Chamber President Grier Blackwelder. “We have a small staff here, and everybody has a role to play, and she’s been a vital part of our team. She will surely be missed.” A church job will give Zimpleman more time to spend with her husband and 1-year-old daughter. But she still feels a deep connection to the Chamber’s recent success and hopes to continue to work with many of the same people in her new position, whether they are members of Alice Drive or not. “I’ve made Sumter my home. I’ve lived here longer than I’ve lived anywhere else, and I look forward to making it a better place,” she said. Zimpleman’s last day at the Chamber will be May 21, but she won’t start work at Alice Drive until after Memorial Day. “That will give me a couple days of down time between jobs and let me enjoy the Iris Festival,” she said. TSI: What will you be doing at Alice Drive Baptist? NLZ: I’m going to be the director of communications (who handles) pretty much any of their communications either internal or external about any programs, services or activities we’re doing, both with our current members

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES Raymond Anthony Conyers, 33, of 4450 Christine Drive, was arrested at 1:42 a.m. Friday and charged with criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature. According to reports, a female victim told law enforcement that she and Conyers got into an argument late Thursday night about her talking to other men on the phone. Conyers reportedly struck the victim several times, including a punch to her left eye that caused swelling. According to the victim, Conyers then grabbed a knife and cut her left wrist, causing three small cuts. EMS responded and examined both parties, but no one was transported for medical attention. Conyers was then taken to SumterLee Regional Detention Center. Sandra Marie Farrell, 23, of 539 Ten Rod Road, Exeter, Rhode Island, was arrested at 7:55 a.m. on Thursday and charged with speeding, possession of marijuana and possession of cocaine. According to reports, an officer patrolling Interstate 95 near the 136 mile marker noticed a silver Scion traveling at a high rate of speed Thursday morning. The officer confirmed the car was speeding, initiated a traffic stop and identified the occupants, Farrell being the passenger. While the officer was interviewing the driver, he reportedly kept rocking on his feet and asking the officer if everything was OK and failed to maintain eye contact with officer while being asked about drugs in the vehicle. The officer asked Farrell, the owner of the vehicle, for permission to search the car, searched Farrell’s purse and reportedly found a small plastic bag containing a white powder substance. Farrell reportedly told the officer it was cocaine and told him there was marijuana in the glove

give our members another opportunity to showcase themselves, and mobile devices and tablets seems to be where everything is going. We definitely want to get our members educated about that. It’s very much going to be an ongoing process, but I want to get that first round out of the way, and get it ready for download.

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Nancy Lee Zimpleman will leave her job with the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce this month to serve as Alice Drive Baptist Church’s new communications director. Zimpleman has worked with the Chamber for 13 years as vice president for membership development, and her last day will be May 21. and members of the Sumter community. I’ll be promoting anything from Bible school to Operation Inasmuch, our big community service drive this weekend. Internal communications includes a weekly e-mail and a weekly mail bulletin they put out as well as the Sunday bulletin they hand out when you walk in the door, which includes all our programs and a weekly calendar. TSI: Why make a change now? NLZ: It’s just something a little different, a new challenge. TSI: What are the similarities between the two jobs? NLZ: One of the similarities with the Chamber is I’m used to dealing with different people in the community and just people in the area. Those same skills will translate to the church. We’ve got a big church with a big cross section of people, and we can improve how they communicate, how they get

box. Officers found a plastic bag containing two marijuana joints in the glove box, and Farrell was taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center. Quiron Juanchez Geter, 28, of 240 Independence Ave., was arrested on Thursday and charged with possession of marijuana. According to reports, while Geter was being processed at SumterLee Regional Detention Center for a separate charge, officers found in his back right pocket a brown paper napkin containing approximately 2 grams of a green, leafy substance. The substance was seized and placed into evidence. ARMED ROBBERY According to reports, officers responded to a home in the 3100 block of Nazarene Church Road at about 6 a.m. Thursday in reference to an armed robbery. When officers arrived, the victim said he was walking down Nazarene Church Road at about 2:30 a.m. on Thursday

information and how we can get that information across. Sumter’s a small enough town that I’ll probably be dealing with the same people in getting information out to the community. So I’ll still be involved and active in Sumter. TSI: And what are the differences? NLZ: Probably how the communications are done. A lot of the communications are probably going to be the same stuff every week. With the Chamber, you’re dealing with a wide variety of events and things, and this job will be a little more focused. Here I do a lot of different things; I wear a lot of different hats. This is more focused on one area. TSI: What do you want to finish up at the Chamber before you go? NLZ: The app is probably the big thing. We’ve got a training session coming up on the 14th and 15th of May. The app is something we’ve been looking at for a number of years to

when a white four-door car pulled up to him and offered a ride home. The man said he recognized the driver, described as a black male, and the three passengers, all identified as white males. He then reportedly declined the offer, to which the driver responded, “We already know what you did to Sammy. We about to go ahead and handle it.” According to the victim, the four men then exited the car and began attacking him, knocking him to the ground and kicking and punching him. The assailants then reportedly took $210 in cash from the victim. STOLEN PROPERTY Thirty pallets of shingles were reported stolen from a construction site in the 3500 block of Katwallace Circle at 5:14 p.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $1,200. A black 50-inch Sanyo flatscreen TV, a black 50-inch Emerson flat-screen TV, two black 26-inch flat-

TSI: What do you want to do once you get on the job at Alice Drive? NLZ: It will probably take me some time to get to know what all the programs are. They just launched a new website, so we want to work out all the kinks there. They had adbc.org, and now they’ve switched to alicedrive.org within the last six months or so. For the longest time, I think they were trying to do an “ADBC” thing, but everybody just called it “Alice Drive,” so they decided to go with it, and they changed the logo. I’m not 100 percent sure what I’ll be doing, but I know a lot of it will be working with volunteers. Everybody in the church tries to pull in volunteers to work on their projects and coordinate a lot of volunteers, so that will be a big part of it. And that will be similar to what I’m doing at the Chamber, because I work with a lot of volunteers here. It will mostly be church members, but they will be working in different aspects of the community. Like with Operation Inasmuch, they might be working with the Crisis Pregnancy Center, which is what we did last year. They put in shelves and coordinated other activities around the center, and we’ll be doing different projects around the community. TSI: Where were you before you came to Sumter? NLZ: West Monroe, Louisiana, the home of “Duck Dynasty.” I started with the West Monroe Chamber my senior year in college; I stayed there part-time through the year and joined right after graduation. I graduated on Saturday and started work on Monday, and I’ve been in the Chamber business ever since. I started there in the summer of ’97, and I was there for four years. TSI: How have things changed since you came to the Chamber? NLZ: We’ve grown and developed programs, trying to figure out what works best for our members, how they get communications and how they prefer to do events and networking. We’ve tried to do things to benefit our members and help them grow in the long run, like the app. With everything that’s changed in the community and the world, we’ve tried to find what works best. That’s the ultimate goal, to help them grow.

screen TVs, a black Xbox 360 and an assortment of video games and controllers were reported stolen from a home in the 230 block of Independence Avenue at 3:45 p.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $2,900. An 8-by-6 steel trailer and a Husqvarna zero-turn riding lawn mower were reported stolen from a home in the 800 block of Pitts Road at 6:26 a.m. on Thursday. The items are valued at $3,300. A chainsaw, a Cub Cadet lawn mower, a PlayStation 3 and an Xbox One were re-

ported stolen from a home in the 2200 block of Kings Mountain Drive in Dalzell at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday. The items are valued at $2,700. An air-conditioning unit was reported stolen from a home in the 6400 block of Dinkins Mill Road in Rembert at 3:21 p.m. on Thursday. The item is valued at $5,000. A set of four tires and rims valued at $1,000 was reported stolen from a home in the 100 block of Willow Street in Mayesville at 12:06 p.m. on Thursday.

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U.S. gains 288k jobs, the most in 2 years BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer

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South Korean coast guard officers try to rescue passengers from the Sewol ferry as it sinks in the water off the southern coast near Jindo, south of Seoul, South Korea, on April 16. the listing worsened, they joked about “final commemorative pictures” and Data transmitted by an on-board transponder used for “defying gravity” by trying to walk on tracking, shows path of ship, the Sewol, before it capsized. the walls. A sideways 3 1 Sewol “It’s like we’re becoming the Titanic,” SOUTH tilting, ship is heads one student said. KOREA flooded and south At 8:53 a.m., less than two minutes sinks. into the video and two minutes before a Detail crew member on the bridge made the ferry’s first distress call, one student 2 The ship asked, “Am I really going to die?” makes a At the start of the video, a message J-shaped blared from the ferry’s loudspeakers: turn. “Don’t move away from your places and Some of the worst ferry accidents brace for any possible accidents.” DATE DEATHS LOCATION In subsequent announcements, pas4,340 Philippines 12/20/87 sengers were again told to stay put, 1,800+ 9/26/02 Gambia even as some questioned whether they SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Soon 1,000+ 2/3/06 Red Sea should flee. after the ferry began to tilt, there was 9/28/94 Baltic Sea 852 The last message from the bridge nervous laughter, jokes about the Ti6/21/08 Philippines 800+ came at 9:08 a.m.: “We’re again antanic and talk of selfies and Facebook Lake Victoria, 5/21/96 800+ East Africa nouncing: For passengers who can posts from the doomed high school stuPort-au-Prince, wear life vests, please wear them now. dents huddled below deck. 2/16/93 700* Haiti Never move away from your places.” But the lighthearted atmosphere soon River Meghna, 5/25/86 600* Bangladesh That warning came eight minutes turned serious as the listing worsened. North Sea, after a Sewol crew member told a maFear began building, and one student 4/7/90 159 * Approximate from Oslo rine traffic official, “The body of the asked, “Am I really going to die?” SOURCES: South Korea Maritime Ministry; AP news reports AP ship has tilted, and it’s impossible to The shaky video (http://apne.ws/ move,” according to a transcript of R7iRbX) — at times poignant and heartcommunications with the ferry. breaking as the teens said last words to About 220 bodies, mostly from inside After the passengers were ordered to the submerged vessel, have been recovtheir loved ones — was found on the stay in their cabins, Capt. Lee Jooncellphone belonging to 17-year-old Park ered. More than 80 percent of the vicseok took at least a half-hour to order Su-hyeon when his body was recovered tims were students from a high school an evacuation. It is unclear whether in Ansan, south of Seoul, on their way after the disaster off South Korea on to the tourist island of Jeju for a school that order was ever relayed to passenthe morning of April 16. gers. Lee has said he delayed the evacutrip. The boy’s father, Park Jong-dae, proation because of worries about sending The group of teens in Park Su-hyvided it Thursday to The Associated eon’s video alternated between bluster, passengers into cold waters and fast Press, saying he wanted to show the currents before rescuers arrived. attempts at humor and unmistakable world the conditions aboard the Sewol Lee could be seen in a separate video fear. as it sank. He earlier released it to seOnly one could be seen wearing a life released by the coast guard leaping lect South Korean media. Information from the ferry in his underwear onto a jacket at the beginning of the clips, such as video can be recovered from rescue boat while many passengers which started at 8:52 a.m. and ended, micro SD cards in cellphones even if were still in the sinking ship. with a small break between them, at the device is submerged. He and 14 other crew members re9:09 a.m., when everyone appeared to be More than 300 people are dead or sponsible for the ferry’s navigation wearing them. missing in the disaster, which has have been detained on suspicion of negSome of the students struggled as plunged South Korea into mourning ligence and abandoning people in need. they tried to buckle the life jackets. As and touched off anger and shame.

Heartbreaking video shows teenagers on sinking ferry

The vessel had taken a sharp turn

WASHINGTON — U.S. employers added a robust 288,000 jobs in April, the most in two years, the strongest evidence to date that the economy is picking up after a brutal winter slowed growth. The Labor Department also said Friday that the unemployment rate sank to 6.3 percent, its lowest level since September 2008, from 6.7 percent in March. But the drop occurred because the number of people working or seeking work fell sharply. People aren’t counted as unemployed if they’re not looking for a job. In addition to the burst of hiring in April, employers added more jobs in February and March than previously estimated. The job totals for those two months were revised up by a combined 36,000. Employers have now added an average of 238,000 jobs the past three months, up from 167,000 in the previous three. “Not only is job growth continuing, but it is accelerating,” said Patrick O’Keefe, director of economic research at the accounting and consulting firm CohnReznick. Sal Guatieri, an economist at BMO Capital Markets, said the surge in hiring “signals that American companies are optimistic the economy will snap back smartly after the largely weather-related slump in the first quarter.” Hiring last month was broad-based and included higher-paying jobs: Manufacturing gained 12,000, construction 32,000. Professional and technical services, which include accounting and engineering positions, added 25,100 jobs. The number of government jobs grew 15,000, mostly at the local level. One sour note: Average hourly pay was unchanged at $24.31. Average wages have risen just 1.9 percent in the past 12 months, just above the annual inflation rate of 1.5 percent.

Police use new tool to source crowds for evidence BY TAMI ABDOLLAH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES — An annual spring party in a Southern California beach town devolved into a riot last month when revelers turned violent, rocking cars, smashing windows and throwing rocks. Dozens were injured and about 50 people ended up in the hospital, including several police officers. Today, as authorities seek help with the investigation in Isla Vista, they’re employing a new online and mobile app that designers say was created specifically for this type of situation. “When the public really wants to catch these bad guys as badly as we do, this is the mechanism,” said Los Angeles Sheriff’s Cmdr. Scott Edson, who helped conceptualize the system in the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings. “They can help us by sending us pictures and video.” The innovation, known as LEEDIR, the Large Emergency Event Digital Information Repository, pairs an app with cloud storage to help police use smartphones as tools to gather evidence. Proponents say the crowdsourcing system gives authorities a secure, central repository for the countless electronic tips that can come in during a crisis. And since it uses remote database servers that police access online, floods of

data won’t cause system crashes or be expensive to store. Most agencies, Edson said, “don’t have lots of bandwidth lying around.”

Privacy advocates criticize the app as overly broad, saying it subjects innocent people to police scrutiny and probably won’t produce much good evi-

dence. “There’s a reason that we pay professionals to work in police departments,” said Nate Cardozo, a civil liberties attorney with the Electronic

Frontier Foundation. “And there’s a reason we don’t crowdsource photo lineups and the like — crowds aren’t good at it,” he said.

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‘Mom in the Movies’ nurtures a fan’s love of film MOVIE MOM QUIZ Make mother proud by testing your knowledge of movie moms with these five questions inspired by Corliss’ text: 1. Shirley MacLaine was nominated for Oscars when she played mothers in what two films? 2. In what 1934 film and 1959 remake with the same title does a black mother die of heartbreak because her light-skinned daughter rejects her to “pass” for white? 3. After she plays a mother saving her daughter from the devil in “The Exorcist” (1973), what actress won an Oscar the next year for playing a mother who takes her son on the road in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”? 4. Who won the best-actress Oscar — and in what 2000 movie — for playing a twice-divorced, unemployed mother of three who turns whistle-blower? 5. Who played Debbie Reynolds’ mother in “The Catered Affair” (1956), and whose mother did Reynolds play four decades later in “Mother” (1996)?

Answers: 1. “The Turning Point” (1977) and “Terms of Endearment” (1983), winning an Oscar for the later film 2. “Imitation of Life” 3. Ellen Burstyn 4. Julia Roberts in “Erin Brockovich” 5. Bette Davis and Albert Brooks

(AP) — Don’t go thinking this is a hardcover companion to a sickly sweet greeting card designed to give you-know-who a good cry on her special day. The smartly written and nicely illustrated “Mom in the Movies” is appropriate for any occasion, an entertaining slice of movie history that’s served up by one of film’s best writers and a few special guests. Time magazine critic Richard Corliss, working with cable channel TCM, takes us through the cinema’s treatment of motherhood from the silent films of a century ago to the IMAX-size moms of today. That’s a long string of depictions that include Lillian Gish as “eternal motherhood” rocking the cradle in the classic “Intolerance” (1916) and Diane Lane calming a young Clark Kent in last year’s “Man of Steel.” In spite of that stretch of time, Corliss argues that the mother movie often seems near extinction these days. One reason he offers is that modern movies present stories wrapped in danger and physical triumph, not the stuff of home and hearth. The shift from realism to fantasy after the success of “Star Wars” (1977) also has helped thin the herd of mother movies, he writes, as has the industry’s catering to the young male demographic. “In real life, mothers far outnumber superheroes or serial killers in this country,” he says,

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The book cover of “Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate)” by Turner Classic Movies with Richard Corliss is seen. Not just a book to give to your mom this Mother’s Day, the smartly written and nicely illustrated book is appropriate for any occasion. “but not on this country’s multiplex screens.” Corliss neatly divides his subject into several types — perennial moms like those in the many film versions of “Anna

Karenina” and “Stella Dallas” and great American moms such as Ma Joad (Oscar winner Jane Darwell) in “The Grapes of Wrath” (1940). As we know, not all mothers are perfect:

Piper Laurie as the insane mother in “Carrie” (1976), Anjelica Huston as the swindling mother in “The Grifters” (1990) and the unseen and unhinged Mrs. Bates in “Psycho” (1960) are among those he places in the ranks of criminal moms and horror moms. In separate essays, actresses Debbie Reynolds, Carrie Fisher, Eva Marie Saint, Illeana Douglas, Jane Powell and

Tippi Hedren join actor Sam Robards in offering their unique views on movies and motherhood. “Movie mothers were neat, organized, energetic and seemed always ready to be a perfect spouse and parent,” Reynolds observes. “They made most of us forget the areas in our life we weren’t so happy with, for a movie moment.”

Gift Guide: Solid tech options for upgrading mama ATLANTA (AP) — Mom is busy. She’s working and making and doing and raising you, among other things. In return, it’s probably time for her to upgrade her aging PC or laptop. Hint, hint. To that end, I’ve found and tested three products with all the latest touch-screen creature comforts: one tablet, one laptop and one all-in-one, which is a computer where the crucial components (CPU, optical drive, hard disk drive, RAM) are all built in to the housing of the display.

ASUS VIVOTAB NOTE 8

tem comes in handy. The Wacom stylus pen is an attractive bonus. But you’ll use it on some Windows applications that have less-than-finger-friendly menus, or to doodle some notes in the margins of documents. The VivoTab Note 8 battery boasts 8 hours of life and comes with Microsoft Office for free. It’s typically free only on tablets with a lightweight variant of Windows called RT. The Note has the full version. It also has a MicroSD slot for expanded storage, which can come in handy if your mom shoots a lot of video.

($299, Windows 8): Your mom is probably like a lot of busy moms who use smartphones for nearly everything. But occasionally a little more screen size would do nicely. The Asus VivoTab Note 8 is a solid pick for a tablet. The Note 8 has an 8-inch display, measured diagonally, and can quickly go from easy, breezy light-use mode to professional-environment workhorse. Popular social media apps such as Facebook and Twitter are just a touch away. But when it’s time to get productive, that’s where having a full version of the Windows 8 sys-

LENOVO FLEX 15D ($499, Windows 8): Touch screens on laptops are tricky. Touch them too hard with one finger and the laptop rocks back, or tips over. Lenovo Group’s Flex 15D hinge is designed such that the keyboard half of the laptop can face down and act as a stand for the touch display. It’s a sleek-styled laptop, tapered thin near the touchpad below the keys. The straight lines and minimalist bezel design make this a very eye-appealing addition to the office or household. The touch screen responded

well to my pinches and swipes, but I found the resolution a little soft. It’s sharp enough for most common tasks, but not jaw-dropping sharp.

ASUS ALL-IN-ONE PC ET2322 ($1,099, Windows 8): All-in-one desktop computers have finally hit their full stride with the advent of touch-screen

interaction. This Asus unit is big and bold. It handled visually oriented tasks on my desktop effortlessly. The display is a lush 23-inch full high-definition screen that delivers rich colors with crisp sharpness. The display houses all of the guts of the computer — the hard drive, processor, RAM and optical DVD-RW drive. It

all rests on a circular, silver stand that can angle the screen for sight-level comfort. Looks aside, this is a powerful PC with an Intel Core i5 processor. Moms are going to like launching simple pastime apps with the swipe of a finger and then settling down with the wireless keyboard and mouse for some home office productivity. I know I did.

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SUSAN I. JOHNSON MACK MANNING — Susan Irene Johnson Mack, 85, widow of Harris Mack, died Monday, April 28, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. She was born Sept. 19, 1928, in the Jordan Community of Manning. She is a daughter of the late William and Gertrude Robinson JohnMACK son. She was preceded in death by two sons, Edward Mack Sr. and Lee Ernest Mack. She received her formal education from Manning Training School. She was a member of Society Hill AME Church and served faithfully as senior choir president, youth choir president, Sunday school teacher and stewardess. She was a member of the YMCA Lodge. Survivors are her children: Frances (Charles) Miller of Philadelphia; Sarah Mack of Manning; Lorene (Linwood) Perry of Manning; Gertie Mouzon of Elkridge, Maryland; Harris Mack Jr. of Manning; Isaiah (Sandra) Mack of Stafford, Virginia; Anthony (Cynthia) Mack of Alcolu; and Phinese (Tony) Howard of Columbia; two loving daughters-in-law, Lena B. Mack and Barbara Mack; five sisters-in-law; three brothers-in-law; 26 grandchildren; 41 great-grandchildren;

and one great-great-grandchild. The celebratory services for Mrs. Mack will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Society Hill AME Church with the Rev. Mary Rhodes, pastor, officiating; Elder Hazel Clayton, presiding; the Rev. Albert Thompson, presiding; and Elder James Robinson, Evangelist Shirley Waiters and the Rev. Mishael Miller assisting. Mrs. Mack will lie in repose one hour prior to services. Burial will follow in Society Hill Church Cemetery.

BEATRICE J. WYNN WARREN, Ohio — Beatrice Jenny Wynn, age 53, passed away on April 29, 2014, after a long illness. She will be sadly missed by her husband, George; her children; grandchildren; and friends. Services were held in her hometown of Warren, where she was WYNN placed to rest. Arrangements were entrusted to McFarland & Son Funeral Home in Warren. To view Beatrice’s full obituary, please go to www.McFarlandCares.com.

NAOMI L. BURRESS GOOSE CREEK — Naomi

Lyles Burress, 87, widow of Johnnie Owens Burress Sr., died Thursday, May 1, 2014, in Goose Creek. Born in Lee County, she was a daughter of the late Hanie L. Lyles and Willie Lourine Watson Lyles. Mrs. Burress was a member of Northside Memorial Baptist Church and attended Northside Baptist Church in Moncks Corner. She was a former volunteer at Tuomey Regional Medical Center with more than 8,000 volunteer hours. Surviving are two sons, Johnnie O. “Chip” Burress Jr. of Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, and Jimmy A. Burress of Sumter; three daughters, Virginia B. Stamey (Elliott) of Goose Creek, Ann B. Brewer (William) and Joye B. Mims (Derrick), all of Sumter; one brother, Ray Lyles (Ann) of Sumter; 11 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Pat Turner. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church with the Rev. Jimmy Holley officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Northside Memorial Baptist Church.

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. 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.

DILIA J. LUCCA DALZELL — Dilia “Jean” Lucca, 87, widow of Luis A. Lucca Sr., died Thursday, May 1, 2014, at her home. She was born June 8, 1926, in Yauco, Puerto Rico. She was formerly employed as a teacher’s aide in the New York City School system. Survivors include three children, Maria Sosa of Greenville, Luis Lucca Jr. (Rebecca) of Edison, New Jersey, and Dilia Gray of Dalzell; 11 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services will be private. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

CATHERINE M. ALLEN TURBEVILLE — Ms. Catherine Margaret Allen, 91, passed away Thursday, May 1, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital. Funeral services will be at 7 p.m. Sunday at Floyd Funeral Home Chapel in Olanta, with burial in Grove Hill Cemetery in Connecticut. The family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Born in Connecticut, she was a daughter of the late Oscar Thomas and Catherine Tibbals Thomas. She is preceded in death by her husband, Roy Allen. Surviving are two sons, Jim (Carol) Allen of Turbeville and John T. Allen of Glendale, Arizona; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

DOUGLAS RILEY MANNING — Mr. Douglas Riley, 63, husband of Rosalyn Riley, entered eternal rest on Friday, May 2, 2014, at his home in Manning. Born March 26, 1951, in Clarendon County, South Carolina, he was a son of the late Douglas Riley Sr. and Elizabeth Tindal Riley. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home, 1082 Riley Road, Manning. Funeral plans will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

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Gary Burgess speaks at a meeting of the Sumter County Republican Party on Thursday. A candidate for state superintendent of education, Burgess was one of a half-dozen candidates in Sumter this week hunting for votes ahead of June’s primary.

GOP FROM PAGE A1 opposing the standards adopted by state education authorities in 2010. With the S.C. Senate voting this week to develop new standards to replace Common Core beginning in 2015, this year’s race is that much more important, Few said. “The next superintendent is going to appoint the panel that’s going to rewrite the standards, or decide we’re getting the same thing with a different name,” she said. Elizabeth Moffly, a Charleston County school board member who ran against Zais in 2010, said one-size-fits-all federal standards will never work, and the state needs to take its own steps to improve graduation rates. “South Carolina is ranked 48th in the country in drop-out rates,” Moffly said. “We have one diploma that prepares you for a four-year college, when many kids know that’s not where they’re going. We need a technical diploma to show a student’s technical certification, and a diploma for special education students if they finish their education path.” Teacher Sally Atwater said classrooms must be prepared for the 21st century. “I fought to get one computer for all my students to use,” she said. Gary Burgess said he was campaigning against “political correctness” in education and thinks education worked best at a time when “teachers could teach and discipline their kids.” “Before you can go to first grade, you have to pass a readiness test. They ought to call it a not-readiness test, because if you’re ready,

KISS A GOAT FROM PAGE A1 staff pay $5 each to wear jeans on Fridays. Other schools may organize events including Relay for Life walks and raffles. One of the events going on in the district is a fundraiser sponsored by the Sumter Career and Technology Center. For a donation of $5, a participant will have the chance to win one of three prizes. Jacquemar Law, Relay coach for the career center, said their goal for the fundraiser is $500, and the school will have the drawing at 10 p.m. May 16 at the stadium. Other upcoming events in the district in-

you just go home,” Burgess said. “I didn’t go to kindergarten. I went to first grade because I turned 6.” Candidates for other offices also held forth at the meeting. Will Breazeale, candidate for the state’s adjutant general, tried to inject some controversy into his race against Adj. Gen. Robert Livingston. He accused Livingston of ignoring a recruiting scandal that has 56 S.C. National Guard recruiters and assistants under federal investigation for fraudulently obtaining recruiting bonuses. Those guardsmen are part of a nationwide investigation by the Justice Department into recruiting fraud. “Gen. Livingston is keeping quiet about it,” Breazeale said. “I’m the guy to hold them accountable.” If he defeats the incumbent, Breazeale has committed to serving only one term, and to hold himself to that pledge, he told the meeting he’s placed his entire net worth into a bond to be distributed to charity in the event he runs for a second term. “My accountant told me not to do it, because if I change my mind, this thing is foolproof,” he said. “If I break my word, I’ll be broke.” Also present were Benjamin Dunn, a Columbia attorney challenging Lindsey Graham for the party’s Senate nomination, along with representatives of Senate candidate Det Bowers and Agriculture Commissioner Hugh Weathers. Sumter County chairwoman Shery Smith adjourned the meeting by saying more candidates will likely be speaking at the party’s June meeting, just days before voters head to the polls.

clude a Hat Day on May 9 at Sumter High School, during which students can donate $1 to fight against cancer and to wear their hats. Alice Drive Elementary School will also have a dodgeball tournament May 16 for secondthrough fifth-grade students. Relay for Life is a national fundraising effort that more than 4 million people in more than 20 countries participate in each year to raise money and awareness to save lives from cancer. Like Lemira, all schools in the district are participating in Relay for Life this year. For more information about opportunities to donate to the district’s efforts, visit www.sumterschools.net or the website of a specific school.

something. They are so powerful. In a hurricane, you have those real strong gusty winds, those sustained winds, but a tornado is just something else.” Hayes recommended people invest in a weather radio so they have as much warning as possible. “You can get them for from $10 to $80,” he said. “Find one you can afford.” Hayes said you should program your weather radio not only for Sumter County, but also for neighboring counties. “We are willing to look at them for you and make sure they are set up correctly,” he said. “The fire department will help, too. We are really believers in that.” He said that when a tornado approaches, try to find a safe place. “Always be in an interior,” he said. “If you’re still in your mobile home, try to get away from windows or doors. The wind will whip the outside right off.” One lucky thing for South Carolina, he said, is we are not likely to be hit by an especially strong tornado. “In our area, the big, huge super cells tend to break up. The F-4s and the F-5s, like you see in Alabama and Mississippi, don’t usually happen here — it can happen, but an F-3 is generally the most we’ll have.” He emphasized that even smaller tornadoes should not be taken lightly. “I believe our last death (in Sumter County) out on Highway 76 was just an F-1,” he said. “Even a zero, straight-line wind from a thunderstorm can knock down a house.” And planning ahead before a storm happens is a major way to avoid trouble, said Hayes. “A lot of people just don’t realize sometimes what will and will not happen. If you live in an apartment complex or a

multi-story building, can you get down the stairs? You should go down the stairs and wait at the bottom. Don’t sit on the third floor if you have a tornado warning.” “What are you going to do when the power goes out? Or if the fire alarm sends the elevator to the first floor and cuts off ?” Hayes said things people have learned in the past may not be applicable today. “A lot of people say get in the tub, but I think that goes back to when the tubs were real heavy. They are made of fiberglass now.” Hayes said flying debris is actually the worst danger. “Now, they are teaching people to get a bicycle, baseball or football helmet to put on during a storm,” he said. “They are saying one of the biggest things they are finding is head trauma.” While the idea may sound silly, it could save your life. “You can picture people running around in football helmets during a storm. It’s humorous, but it is a good idea.” With communications evolving all the time, the ways people can stay informed are changing as well. Besides weather radios, he said there are apps you can get for your smartphones that can provide warning of dangerous weather conditions. “I like the Red Cross’ app,” he said. “The Red Cross will push the National Weather Service alerts out, and it’s free.” He said the Red Cross has hurricane tornado apps, and users can set their location or other locations by zip code. “I have zip codes set for Alabama, because I have family there,” he said. For more information, call the Emergency Management Office at (803) 436-2158.

CHARGES FROM PAGE A1 multiple times, causing two scratches. When officers arrived at the initial incident location, Klavon wasn’t there. As officers were collecting information, Klavon returned, and when she approached the officers who responded to her home, she reportedly

dropped a black knife. The recovered weapon was later confirmed to be the same knife Klavon allegedly tried to use on the victim. She was arrested and taken to Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, where she is currently awaiting a bond hearing.

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AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center will offer free public information sessions 11-11:50 a.m. each Thursday through May 29 at 24 Council St. Scheduled topics / speakers are as follows: May 8, Ford Simmons of the Sumter County Library will provide tips and tricks on using your personal computer or iPad; May 15, Cpl. Eddie Hobbes of the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office will discuss self defense awareness; May 22, Cpl. Hobbes will discuss home security; and May 29, Carol Boyd will discuss gardening with herbs. Free computer classes will be offered from 4 to 6 p.m. every Tuesday and Thursday, May 13-June 5, at S.C. Works, 31 E. Calhoun St. Attendees will learn computer skills, basic emailing, Internet searching and keyboarding skills. Registration is required and space is limited. Call (803) 774-1300.

In honor of National Foster Care Month, an awareness walk will be held at 8:30 a.m. today at Dillon Park. The event is free and participants are asked to wear blue. For more details, contact Katina Dreamer, of Lee County Foster Adoption Association, at (803) 856-6633. Extreme Sports Yamaha Polaris will hold an open house and fundraiser from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today at 405 W. Wesmark Blvd. There will be a bike show, free dyno runs, 50/50 drawing, hot dogs, drinks and door prizes. Proceeds will go to Crosswell Children’s Home. Call (803) 905-7766 or visit www.esyp. com. Lincoln High School Class of 1960 will meet at 10 a.m. today at the alumni building on Council Street. All class members are invited to attend. Call Lucile Davis at (803) 775-6253 or Louis Ragin at (803) 778-2715. The Campbell Soup friends lunch group will meet at 11:30 a.m. today at Golden Corral. “WOOFSTOCK: A Music Festival Going to the Dogs!” will be held at noon today at the Elaine D. Korn Memorial Center, 1100 S. Guignard Drive. Participating bands include N&J Acoustic Express, Sanctuary Blues Band, High Ridge Bluegrass Gospel Band, Southeastern Way, 4 Way Stop, Pack Road Project, and Victoria Elizabeth Cook. Cost: $5 per adult; and free for children under 12. Bring your lawn chairs, picnic baskets and leashed pets for a fun-filled day. All proceeds benefit the Sumter SPCA. Call (803) 773-9292 for more information. The Lynchburg Magnolia Beautification Action Committee will hold its Annual Magnolia Festival and Parade today. The parade will begin at noon at Fleming Lighthouse Center, go down U.S. 76 and S.C. 341 to Main Street in Lynchburg. There will be vendors with a

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Don’t let EUGENIA LAST confusion set in because you are trying to do too much all at once. Slow down and make everything you do count. Refuse to let your emotions stand between you and your common sense. If something isn’t working, change it.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Finding solutions to other people’s problems will put you in a popular position. The help you offer will make you feel good, boosting your confidence and helping you attract influential allies. Expand your interests, knowledge and your circle of friends. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t mess with what’s working. Stick to your game plan and focus on your important friendships. Stay active and participate in events that will connect you with people from different walks of life. Shoot for the stars and you will be successful.

variety of food and gift items for sale. Music will be provided by the Army Band and Rock Band as well as Gentlemen of Distinction. The Lincoln High School Class of 1969 will meet at 5 p.m. today at the alumni building on Council Street. All class members are invited. Call Cynthia Harvin at (803) 7739790 or Rosalie Pringle at (803) 773-5706. The Clarendon Section National Council of Negro Women will meet at 5 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the Council on Aging, 206 S. Church St., Manning. The Sumter Benedict Alumni Club will meet at 6 p.m. Monday, May 5, at the North HOPE Center. Call Shirley M. Blassingame at (803) 5064019. Lincoln High School Class of 1964 will meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 6, at South Sumter Resource Center, 337 Manning Ave. Call Frances Woods at (803) 773-3804, Lillie Rogers-Wilson at (803) 775-9088 or Bertha Willis at (803) 775-9660. The Lee County Adult Education 2014 Community Involvement Day Fair will be held from 1 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Lee County Parks & Recreation, 121 E. College St., Bishopville. The Clarendon County Republican Party will meet on Thursday, May 8, at Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church, 2116 Greeleyville Highway, Manning. Supper will be served at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will begin at 7 p.m. Guest speakers will include: South Carolina Treasurer Curtis Loftis; South Carolina Comptroller General Richard Eckstrom; Pat McKinney, candidate for lieutenant governor of South Carolina; Sally Atwater, candidate for superintendent of education of South Carolina; and Republican National Committee representative Hope Walker. The Mary McLeod Bethune Section of the Council of Negro Women will meet at 5 p.m. on Friday, May 9, at Morris College. The Sumter Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at Shiloh-Randolph Manor, 125 W. Bartlette St. Suzie Kearney, management development officer, will speak. Transportation provided within the coverage area. Contact Debra Canty at DebraCanC2@frontier.com or (803) 775-5792 to reserve your gala tables. Call the 24/7 recorded message line at (206) 376-5992. The Pinedale Neighborhood Association will meet at 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 15, at the South HOPE Center, 1125 S. Lafayette Drive. T-shirts for the association will be disbursed. Call Ferdinand Burns at (803) 968-4464.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The power of persuasion will not work as well as you are accustomed to. Rethink your plan of attack and consider doing something concrete to convince others to acknowledge your plan and perhaps pitch in and help. Love is on the rise and romance is highlighted. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Broaden your horizons, expand your interests, meet new people and indulge in creative endeavors that inspire you. Consider making unusual changes to your home or to the way you live. Unique surroundings will stimulate your mind. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll attract a lot of attention with your outgoing, flamboyant approach to life, love and money. Generosity will raise your profile and your reputation. It’s okay to give, but don’t let anyone take you for granted.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Step back and be observant. Watching the way others react will help you CANCER (June 21-July 22): This can gauge what you can and cannot turn into a moody, emotional day if get away with today. Sticking close you aren’t careful. Be aware of what to home will help you bypass others need from you and find a interference. Focus on home, way to fulfill those needs without family and keeping the peace. compromising your position. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): What Balance and integrity will be you offer physically and visually necessary. will attract attention. Experiment LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s what you and explore potential outlets for do that will count, not what you your creative ideas. Don’t let say. Back away from anyone intent criticism daunt you. Everyone is on goading you into a debate. entitled to an opinion, but don’t let Practice safety no matter what you it stop you from following through do. A personal pick-me-up will with your plans. boost your confidence. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Speak VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Travel up and ask for opinions from should be high on your to-do list. reputable individuals. Concentrate Pick a destination or make plans to on gaining greater stability by visit someone you don’t see often securing your position and making enough. Helping someone will lead your overhead more doable. The to a substantial favor in return. changes you make to cut corners Raise your profile by being a good will reflect how innovative you can be. Praise will be offered. Samaritan.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

SUNDAY

MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY

Pleasant and warmer

Mainly clear

Sunny and pleasant

Mostly sunny and pleasant

Partly sunny and very warm

Very warm with clouds and sun

80°

53°

85° / 59°

90° / 62°

88° / 62°

Chance of rain: 10%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 15%

Winds: W 6-12 mph

Winds: WSW 4-8 mph

Winds: WSW 6-12 mph

Winds: WSW 7-14 mph

Winds: ENE 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 76/51 Spartanburg 77/52

Greenville 77/52

Columbia 80/52

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 80/53

Aiken 80/49

ON THE COAST

Charleston 79/55

Today: Cloudy in the morning, then some sun in the afternoon. High 74 to 79. Sunday: Sunshine and pleasant. High 77 to 84.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Today Hi/Lo/W 76/55/s 66/46/pc 88/59/s 62/42/sh 87/58/s 85/60/s 80/61/s 67/52/sh 75/61/t 70/51/pc 98/74/s 64/52/pc 73/53/pc

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 357.96 75.98 74.83 96.61

24-hr chg -0.01 -0.08 -0.06 +0.20

Sunrise 6:31 a.m. Moonrise 10:02 a.m.

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

trace 0.01" 0.19" 12.58" 14.97" 14.54"

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

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

68° 56° 79° 53° 94° in 1986 41° in 1963

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

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 83/60/s 55/39/sh 91/63/s 61/39/pc 87/61/s 77/58/pc 84/63/s 64/48/sh 85/61/pc 68/47/pc 99/74/s 64/52/pc 73/50/pc

Myrtle Beach 74/57

Manning 79/52

Today: Mostly sunny and delightful. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph. Sunday: Sunny and nice. Winds west-southwest 6-12 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 79/53

Bishopville 79/53

Sunset Moonset

8:07 p.m. none

First

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Last

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May 6

May 14

May 21

May 28

TIDES

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 9.20 -0.17 19 5.12 -0.37 14 6.86 -0.65 14 4.26 +0.42 80 79.56 -0.13 24 6.67 -1.30

AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Sun.

High 12:22 a.m. 12:55 p.m. 1:04 a.m. 1:42 p.m.

Ht. 3.2 2.7 3.1 2.6

Low 7:32 a.m. 7:29 p.m. 8:15 a.m. 8:14 p.m.

Ht. 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.6

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 71/43/pc 76/51/s 80/49/pc 79/57/pc 69/60/pc 79/55/pc 76/50/pc 79/53/s 80/52/pc 79/52/pc 73/53/pc 77/54/pc 78/53/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 79/49/s 84/56/s 87/53/s 84/62/s 74/61/s 85/61/s 83/55/s 86/58/s 87/57/s 85/57/s 80/53/s 84/60/s 85/59/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 79/53/pc Gainesville 76/52/t Gastonia 76/52/pc Goldsboro 77/54/pc Goose Creek 79/55/pc Greensboro 74/51/pc Greenville 77/52/pc Hickory 74/50/pc Hilton Head 75/61/pc Jacksonville, FL 76/53/t La Grange 76/46/s Macon 80/50/s Marietta 75/52/s

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 85/59/s 85/56/s 85/55/s 84/58/s 85/61/s 82/56/s 85/58/s 82/56/s 79/66/s 85/56/s 83/52/s 86/55/s 83/57/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 74/48/pc Mt. Pleasant 78/55/pc Myrtle Beach 74/57/pc Orangeburg 80/52/pc Port Royal 77/57/pc Raleigh 75/52/pc Rock Hill 77/49/pc Rockingham 78/50/pc Savannah 79/54/pc Spartanburg 77/52/pc Summerville 75/58/pc Wilmington 78/56/pc Winston-Salem 74/51/pc

Sun. Hi/Lo/W 82/54/s 84/61/s 78/63/s 85/56/s 83/62/s 81/54/s 84/55/s 85/56/s 85/59/s 85/57/s 80/64/s 83/61/s 81/57/s

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

LOTTERY NUMBERS PALMETTO CASH 5 FRIDAY

POWERBALL WEDNESDAY

4-9-24-26-35 PowerUp: 3

2-9-11-19-50 Powerball: 32 Powerplay: 3

PICK 3 FRIDAY

PICK 4 FRIDAY

1-5-5 and 6-2-4

0-8-6-3 and 0-5-1-7

PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC

E.M. Jackson took this picture of Lake Ashwood in Lee County.

MEGAMILLIONS numbers were unavailable at press time.

SECTION

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

USC SUMTER BASEBALL

Fire Ants entering Region X tourney with ‘nothing to lose’ BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Tim Medlin has no worries about his University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team as it opens play in the NJCAA Region X Tournament at Grainger Park in Kinston, N.C., today. “We’re playing with house money,” said Medlin, whose Fire Ants are the No. 5 seed and take on No. 4 seed USC Lancaster today at 4 p.m. in the opening game. “We have nothing to lose. There’s no pressure on us at all.” USCS is 34-12 on the season and went 9-9 in region play. The Lancers are 32-17 and went 14-10 in the region. The teams split their four

regular-season meetings. Lancaster was one of the few region teams Sumter had an opportunity to play a full series with because of all the rain it faced. USC Sumter played just 18 of a possible 28 region games. That fact, however, could play in the Fire Ants’ favor, according to Medlin. MEDLIN “We played terrible in the four games against Spartanburg (Methodist College, the top seed) and the two games against Florence(-Darlington Technical College, the No. 2 seed),” he said. “They haven’t seen us play at our best; hopefully we’ll

be able to do that.” USCS needs to get past USCL first though. Right-handed pitcher sophomore Fernando Pinillos will get the call today. He is 4-3 on the season, but with a 2.42 earned run average in 52 innings pitched. Freshman lefty Victor Gonzalez is expected to get the start in Sunday’s game, which will come against either No. 1 SMC, which is 39-13 and ranked fourth in the country, or No. 8 and 6-31 Guilford Technical Community College, win or lose. That isn’t a definite though. “The only one that’s set in stone is the first game,” Medlin said.

SUMTER ITEM FILE PHOTO

SEE USCS, PAGE B3

Will Thompson (3), Taylor Kellner (18) and the rest of the University of South Carolina Sumter baseball team look for another Region X tournament run as the Fire Ants get set to face USC Lancaster today at 4 p.m. in Kinston, N.C.

PREP BASEBALL

Shutout sweep

LMA ousts defending champion Skyhawks BY WORTHY EVANS Special to The Sumter Item

Pitching has been Wilson Hall’s strong point and it didn’t disappoint on Friday. Orangeburg Prep, the No. 5 lower seed which finished its season 10-14, struck out 25 times while getting a single from Charlie Sutcliff in the sixth inning of Game 1 and a double by Chris Brown in the sixth inning of Game 2. “Pitching in tournament

COLUMBIA — The Laurence Manning Academy baseball team chalked up a sweep in its SCISA 3A baseball quarterfinal series against defending state champion Hammond at Folsom Field on Friday, winning the first game 4-3 and taking the nightcap 5-2. Mark Pipkin struck out 13 HATFIELD and 2-hit the Skyhawks in the second game. In addition, Pipkin had a double to start a 2-run second inning. We know our strength is our pitching, as long as we don’t get in each other’s way,” said LMA head coach Barry Hatfield, whose team improved to 14-6 on the season. “Mark threw a heck of a game. Linc (Powell) threw well (in the first game) and Russell (Thompson) came in and shut the door. I’m real proud of them. This is a tough place to play.” The Skyhawks finished the season 18-3. Laurence Manning opened the second game with a run on two hits. J.T. Eppley scored on Powell’s 1-out single up the middle. Hammond starter Jackson Derrick then walked Davis Martin and left the game after just one-third inning of work. Fred Wadsworth came on the mound for the Skyhawks

SEE SWEEP, PAGE B3

SEE LMA, PAGE B3

MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

Wilson Hall Game 1 starter John Patrick Sears delivers during the Barons’ 9-0 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Baron Field. WH also earned a 6-0 shutout in Game 2 to sweep the Indians in a SCISA 3A quarterfinal state playoff series.

WH pitchers blank Indians twice as Barons advance in SCISA 3A playoffs BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com Wilson Hall came into the SCISA 3A baseball state tournament coming off its only loss of the season after winning 22 straight games. It showed no signs of a lapse on Friday, throwing back-toback 1-hit shutouts to sweep a doubleheader from Orangeburg Prep at Baron Field in a quarterfinal series. Brothers John Patrick

Sears and McLendon Sears combined for the 1-hitter in the Game 1 9-0 win, while William Kinney and Chase Belk combined on the 1-hitter in a 6-0 victory in Game 2. “I feel like our No. 1 through 4 W. KINNEY pitchers could be a No. 1 on any team,” senior catcher Parker McDuffie. “We have a great pitching

staff; it’s easy to catch them when they throw right where they want to every time. “To be able to bounce back like this is a big confidence booster, and we’re looking forward to the second round (semifinal series) of the playoffs and fully expect to play like we did,” he said. Wilson Hall will host Pinewood Prep, which swept Porter-Gaud on Friday, in the semifinal series on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

HORSE RACING

California Chrome sets gold standard for Derby BY BETH HARRIS The Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The owners of California Chrome are putting all their hopes into the chestnut colt to win the Kentucky Derby. After all, he’s the only horse they own. California Chrome, based at lesser-known Los Alamitos racetrack in suburban Los Angeles, is the early 5-2 favorite for Saturday’s 140th Derby with good reason. He has won four straight races by a combined 24 1/2 lengths under Victor Espinoza, who won the

Derby in 2002 with War Emblem. “He’s so light on his feet,’’ Espinoza said. “He just does things so easy and makes my job easy.’’ California Chrome’s owners, Steve Coburn and Perry Martin, are no Kentucky blue bloods. They’re a couple of

working stiffs who live near Reno, Nevada. “We’re going to go down in history,’’ Coburn predicted. California Chrome is the product of an $8,000 mare and a $2,500 stallion. He’s earned more than $1 million already, making it somewhat easier for Coburn and Martin to turn down a pre-Derby offer of $6 million for a 51 percent stake in the horse. “We’ve been blessed with this colt,’’ Coburn said. “The first time we saw him, we knew it was going to be

SEE DERBY, PAGE B3

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Kentucky Derby favorite California Chrome gets a bath after a morning workout on Thursday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky.

SPORTS

SATURDAY, MAY 3, 2014

AREA ROUNDUP

SHS girls track & field wins Region VI-4A meet MYRTLE BEACH — The Sumter High School girls track and field team qualified for 21 spots in the 4A state qualifier while winning the Region VI-4A meet on Thursday at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. The Lady Gamecocks won with 112 points. West Florence was second with 93 followed by Conway with 61, Carolina Forest with 57 and South Florence with 28. SHS won five events, led by Kadejuha Kennedy who claimed the long jump and the triple jump. She also ran a leg on the winning 4x400-meter relay team with Ars’Breana Tyler, Brianna Witherspoon and Deanna King. Ally Welborn won the pole vault and Dae’Shondra Stephens the discus. First-Place Finishers Ally Welborn, pole vault; Kadejuha Kennedy, long jump, triple jump; Dae’Shondra Stephens, discus; 4x400 relay (Ars’Breana Tyler, Brianna Witherspoon, Deanna King, Kadejuha Kennedy). Second-Place Finishers Sherah Pair, shot put, discus; Deanna King, 400 run; Ars’Breana Tyler, long jump, triple jump. Third-Place Finishers Alexus Choice, 100 dash, 200 dash, triple jump; Dariana Reid 800 run; Teresa Taylor, 100 high hurdles; Sophie Mobius, pole vault; Tasheana Chestnut, shot put; 4x800 relay (Brianna Witherspoon, Jayde Huffman, Dariana Reidd, Diamond Clay); 4x100 relay (Alexus Choice, Kadejuha Kennedy, Ars’Breana Tyler, Raven Pringle). Fourth-Place Finishers Brianna Witherspoon, 400 intermediate hurdle; Dae’Shondra Stephens, shot put.

VARSITY SOFTBALL WILSON HALL 11 FLORENCE CHRISTIAN 1

FLORENCE — Wilson Hall beat Florence Christian School 11-1 on Friday at the FCS field to clinch the SCISA Region II-3A title. Holly Scott struck out to pick up the victory. Hannah Jordan had a double and scored two runs to lead the WH offense. Scott and Bailey Connor had two hits and two runs batted in while Catherine Kelley and Becka Noyes both had a 2-run double. Danielle de Holl had two hits, and Drake Ives and Betsy Cunningham both had two RBI.

VARSITY SOCCER LAKEWOOD 2 DARLINGTON 0 DARLINGTON — Lakewood High School picked up a school record eighth win on Friday with a 2-0 win over Darlington at the Darlingtona field. The Lady Gators improved to 8-3

overall and 5-2 in Region VI-3A. Vannia Moreno Gil scored both goals for the Gators. Jody Brandel and Idalia Lopez each recorded one assist. Jonaleah Moroz and Nikki Gonzalez each had five saves in goal for the shutout.

BOYS VARSITY BASEBALL GILBERT 10 LAKEWOOD 1

GILBERT — Lakewood High School lost to Gilbert 10-1 in the opening game of the District VII tournament of the 3A state playoffs on Friday at the Gilbert Field. Courtland Howard led the Gator offense, going 2-for-3 with a run scored. Josh Whitley had a run batted in. Lakewood will play at James Island on Monday at a time to be determined.

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD SUMTER WINS REGION

MYRTLE BEACH — Sumter High School secured 21 positions in the 4A state qualifier while winning the Region VI-4A meet on Thursday at Doug Shaw Memorial Stadium. The Gamecocks finished with 117 points followed by Carolina Forest with 82, South Florence was third with 66, West Florence had 61 and Conway had 28. SHS won seven events, including Devontaye Edwards taking both the shot put and discus and Tyreke Conyers the long jump and the high jump Jalen Lewis won the triple jump and Ky’Jon Tyler the 100-meter dash. The 4x100 relay team of Conyers, Tyler, Rodney Pitts and Colin Washington won as well. First-Place Finishers Tyreke Conyers, high jump, triple jump; Ky’Jon Tyler, 100 dash; Jalen Lewis, triple jump; Devontaye Edwards, shot put, discus; 4x100 relay (Tyreke Conyers, Ky’Jon Tyler, Rodney Pitts, Colin Washington). Second-Place Finishers Justin Martin, 400 dash; Ky’Jon Tyler, long jump; Demitrius White, triple jump; Covozio Wells, shot put; 4x800 relay (Justin Martin, Stacey Shaw, Brandon Poston, Jacquez Sinkler). Third-Place Finishers Tyreke Conyers 100 dash; Turner Newman, pole vault; Demitrius White, long jump; Evan Myers, shot put; 4x400 relay (Justin Martin, Stacey Shaw, Ky’Jon Tyler, Rodney Pitts). Fourth-Place Finishers Benjamin Austin, 200 dash, pole vault; Covozio Wells, discus; Kalip Franklin, long jump.

THE SUMTER ITEM

SCOREBOARD

2-0), 9:05 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

TV, RADIO TODAY

6:30 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour The Championship at Laguna National Third Round from Tampines, Singapore (GOLF). 7:40 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- West Ham vs. Tottenham (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 9:55 a.m. -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Manchester United vs. Sunderland (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10 a.m. -- College Lacrosse: America East Conference Tournament Championship Match from Stony Brook, N.Y. -- Albany vs. Maryland-Baltimore County (ESPNU). 11 a.m. -- Auto Racing: ARCA Series Motorsports Hall of Fame 200 from Talladega, Ala. (FOX SPORTS 1). Noon -- College Lacrosse: Johns Hopkins at Loyola (Md.) (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). Noon -- International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match -- Manchester City vs. Everton (CNBC). Noon -- College Lacrosse: Army at Notre Dame (ESPNU). Noon -- Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby Preliminary Races from Louisville, Ky. (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon -- College Baseball: Kentucky at Tennessee (SPORTSOUTH). 12:30 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Eastern Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game Two -- Montreal at Boston (WIS 10). 12:45 p.m. -- High School Baseball: 1A State Playoffs District III Tournament Game -- Indian Land at North Central (WPUB-FM 102.7). 1 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 Pole Qualifying from Talladega, Ala. (WACH 57). 1 p.m. -- College Baseball: Louisiana State at Texas A&M (ESPN2). 1 p.m. -- College Baseball: Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 1 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship Third Round from Charlotte (GOLF). 1 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: St. Louis at Chicago Cubs (MLB NETWORK). 1 p.m. -- College Baseball: South Carolina at Georgia (WNKT-FM 107.5). 2 p.m. -- College Softball: Alabama at Missouri (ESPNU). 3 p.m. -- PGA Golf: Wells Fargo Championship Third Round from Charlotte (WLTX 19). 3 p.m. -- College Baseball: Gonzaga at Brigham Young (BYUTV). 3 p.m. -- NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 from Talladega, Ala. (ESPN, WEGXFM 92.9). 3 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: North Texas LPGA Shootout Third Round from Irving, Texas (GOLF). 3:15 p.m. -- College Baseball: Arkansas at Mississippi (SPORTSOUTH). 4 p.m. -- Horse Racing: Kentucky Derby from Louisville, Ky. (WIS 10). 4 p.m. -- College Baseball: Florida at Alabama (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 4 p.m. -- College Softball: Kentucky at Georgia (ESPNU). 4 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Seattle at Houston (MLB NETWORK). 4 p.m. -- College Rugby: Varsity Cup Final Match from Salt Lake City -- Brigham Young vs. California (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 4:30 p.m. -- College Lacrosse: Big East Conference Tournament Championship Match from Villanova, Pa -- Denver vs. Villanova (FOX SPORTS 1). 5:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Eastern Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Seven -- Atlanta at Indiana (TNT). 6 p.m. -- College Softball: Stanford at UCLA (ESPNU). 6 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland (WGN). 6:30 p.m. -- Senior PGA Golf: Champions Tour Insperity Invitational Second Round from The Woodlands, Texas (GOLF). 6:30 p.m. -- College Baseball: Florida International at East Carolina (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. -- Arena Football: Arizona at Jacksonville (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: Detroit at Kansas City (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. -- Major League Baseball: San Francisco at Atlanta (FOX SPORTSOUTH, WPUB-FM 102.7). 7:30 p.m. -- College Softball: Florida at Arkansas (ESPN). 8 p.m. -- Men’s College Volleyball: NCAA Tournament Championship Match from Los Angeles -Brigham Young vs. California-Irvine (ESPNU). 8 p.m. -- NHL Hockey: Western Conference Playoffs Semifinal Series Game One -- Los Angeles at Anaheim (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Seven -Memphis at Oklahoma City (TNT). 9 p.m. -- Professional Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana for the WBC/WBA Welterweight Title from Las Vegas (TIME WARNER PPV). 10 p.m. -- College Baseball: Stanford at UCLA (ESPNU). 10:30 p.m. -- NBA Basketball: Western Conference Playoffs Quarterfinal Series Game Seven -- Golden State at Los Angeles Clippers (TNT). 11 p.m. -- MLL Lacrosse: New York at Chesapeake (SPORTSOUTH).

PREP SCHEDULE SPORTS ITEMS

TODAY

Erwin, Tigers shut down JMU

Playoffs Summerville at Sumter, 1 p.m. Cross/Allendale-Fairfax loser at East Clarendon, 2 p.m.

CLEMSON — Sophomore lefthander Zack Erwin tossed a 6-hit shutout to lead Clemson to an 8-0 victory over James Madison at Doug Kingsmore Stadium on Friday. The Tigers (26-19) took a 1-0 lead in the 2-game series against the Dukes (15-27). Erwin (4-2) earned the win by striking out four against no walks.

Angel Pagan homered, Tim Lincecum allowed one run over six innings and the San Francisco Giants beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night.

Playoffs Allendale-Fairfax at East Clarendon, 3:30 p.m.

POST 68 MEETING SUNDAY

Wilson Hall, Laurence Manning, Thomas Sumter, Robert E. Lee and St. Francis Xavier in SCISA State Meet (at Heathwood Hall in Columbia), 9:30 a.m.

GEORGIA 3 SOUTH CAROLINA 1

ATHENS, Ga. – A pair of Gamecock errors in the bottom of the eighth inning led to two unearned runs that helped lift Georgia to a 3-1 win over seventh-ranked South Carolina on Friday at Foley Field. South Carolina fell to 34-12 and 12-10 in the SEC while the Bulldogs improved to 22-22-1 and 8-13-1 in the league. Former Sumter High and Sumter P-15’s standout Jordan Montgomery (6-4) took the loss after allowing three runs, one earned, on seven hits in seven-plus innings with no walks and two strikeouts. Grayson Greiner went 2-for-3 to lead USC and hit his team-leading sixth homer of the year in the eighth. NBA PLAYOFFS NETS 97 RAPTORS 83 NEW YORK — Deron Williams scored 23 points, shaking off a second-half injury, and the Brooklyn Nets forced a seventh game in their first-round series by beating the Toronto Raptors 97-83 on Friday night. MLB GIANTS 2 BRAVES 1 ATLANTA — Michael Morse and

The Manning-Santee Post 68 American Legion baseball program will hold a meeting on Sunday at 5 p.m. at the Manning Post 68 Legion Hut for all players interested in playing for either junior or senior team. The hut is located at 552 Sunset Drive in Manning. For more information, contact head coach G.G. Cutter at (803) 2252929 or ggcutter@fpsb.com. BRAVES, JOHNSON AGREE TO DEAL

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves and third baseman Chris Johnson have agreed to a $23.5 million, 3-year contract covering 2015-17. CABRERA, FLORES SHARE LEAD

CHARLOTTE — Two exquisite short-game shots late in the second round carried Angel Cabrera to a 3-under 69 on Friday and a share of the Wells Fargo Championship lead with Martin Flores going into the weekend. They were at 9-under 135, one shot ahead of Justin Rose, who had a 67. LEE, MASSON TIED IN NORTH TEXAS

IRVING, Texas — Meena Lee shot a season-best 64 that included a nine-hole stretch without a par and Caroline Masson had her second straight 67 to share the lead in the North Texas LPGA Shootout. At 8-under 134, Lee and Masson were stroke ahead of Texan Stacy Lewis and Natalie Gulbis. From staff, wire reports

VARSITY BASEBALL

VARSITY SOFTBALL

VARSITY BOYS GOLF

Sumter in Southern Cross (at Palmetto Golf Club in Aiken), TBA

VARSITY TRACK AND FIELD

MLB STANDINGS By The Associated Press

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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

W 15 14 13 13 13

L 12 12 15 16 16

Pct .556 .538 .464 .448 .448

GB – ½ 2½ 3 3

W 14 14 14 12 11

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

Tampa Bay 2, Boston 1, 1st game L.A. Dodgers 9, Minnesota 4, 1st game Baltimore 5, Pittsburgh 1, 1st game Seattle 4, N.Y. Yankees 2 L.A. Dodgers 4, Minnesota 3, 12 innings, 2nd game Tampa Bay 6, Boston 5, 2nd game Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings, 2nd game Toronto 7, Kansas City 3

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

TODAY’S GAMES

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

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THURSDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers 9, Minnesota 4, 1st game Baltimore 5, Pittsburgh 1, 1st game Miami 5, Atlanta 4 L.A. Dodgers 4, Minnesota 3, 12 innings, 2nd game Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 3 Baltimore 6, Pittsburgh 5, 10 innings, 2nd game Colorado 7, N.Y. Mets 4

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Chicago Cubs 6, St. Louis 5 Toronto at Pittsburgh, 7:05 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 7:35 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 10:10 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis (Wacha 2-2) at Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 0-0), 1:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 7:05 p.m. Washington (Roark 2-0) at Philadelphia (Burnett 1-1), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Maholm 1-2) at Miami (Ja.Turner 0-0), 7:10 p.m. Milwaukee (Gallardo 2-0) at Cincinnati (Cueto 2-2), 7:10 p.m. San Francisco (Vogelsong 0-1) at Atlanta (Teheran 2-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Mejia 3-0) at Colorado (Morales 3-1), 8:10 p.m. Arizona (McCarthy 0-5) at San Diego (Kennedy 2-3), 8:40 p.m.

SUNDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Dodgers at Miami, 1:10 p.m. San Francisco at Atlanta, 1:35 p.m. Toronto at Pittsburgh, 1:35 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:05 p.m. Arizona at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. Milwaukee at Cincinnati, 4:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 4:10 p.m. St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m.

NBA PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press

FIRST ROUND (Best-of-7; x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Atlanta 3, Indiana 3 April 19: Atlanta 101, Indiana 93 April 22: Indiana 101, Atlanta 85 April 24: Atlanta 98, Indiana 85 April 26: Indiana 91, Atlanta 88 Monday: Atlanta 107, Indiana 97 Thursday: Indiana 95, Atlanta 88 Today: Atlanta at Indiana, 5:30 p.m. Miami 4, Charlotte 0 April 20: Miami 99, Charlotte 88 April 23: Miami 101, Charlotte 97 April 26: Miami 98, Charlotte 85 April 28: Miami 109, Charlotte 98 Toronto 3, Brooklyn 3 April 19: Brooklyn 94, Toronto 87 April 22: Toronto 100, Brooklyn 95 April 25: Brooklyn 102, Toronto 98 April 27: Toronto 87, Brooklyn 79 Wednesday: Toronto 115, Brooklyn 113 Friday: Brooklyn 92, Toronto 83 x-Sunday: Brooklyn at Toronto, 1 or 8 p.m. Washington 4, Chicago 1 April 20: Washington 102, Chicago 93 April 22: Washington 101, Chicago 99, OT April 25: Chicago 100, Washington 97 April 27: Washington 98, Chicago 89 Tuesday: Washington 75, Chicago 69

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio 3, Dallas 2 April 20: San Antonio 90, Dallas 85 April 23: Dallas 113, San Antonio 92 April 26: Dallas 109, San Antonio 108 Monday: San Antonio 93, Dallas 89 Wednesday: San Antonio 109, Dallas 103 Friday: San Antonio at Dallas (late) x-Sunday: Dallas at San Antonio, 1 or 3:30 p.m. Memphis 3, Oklahoma City 3 April 19: Oklahoma City 100, Memphis 86 April 21: Memphis 111, Oklahoma City 105, OT April 24: Memphis 98, Oklahoma City 95, OT April 26: Oklahoma City 92, Memphis 89, OT Tuesday: Memphis 100, Oklahoma City 99, OT Thursday: Oklahoma City 104, Memphis 84 Today: Memphis at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. L.A. Clippers 3, Golden State 3 April 19: Golden State 109, L.A. Clippers 105 April 21: L.A. Clippers 138, Golden State 98 April 24: L.A. Clippers 98, Golden State 96 April 27: Golden State 118, L.A. Clippers 97 Tuesday: L.A. Clippers 113, Golden State 103 Thursday: Golden State 100, L.A. Clippers 99 Today: Golden State at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Portland 3, Houston 2 April 20: Portland 122, Houston 120, OT April 23: Portland 112, Houston 105 April 25: Houston 121, Portland 116, OT April 27: Portland 123, Houston 120, OT Wednesday: Houston 108, Portland 98 Friday: Houston at Portland (late) x-Sunday: Portland at Houston, 3:30 p.m.

CONFERENCE SEMIFINALS

EAST DIVISION New York Baltimore Toronto Boston Tampa Bay CENTRAL DIVISION

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

Tampa Bay (Odorizzi 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees (Tanaka 3-0), 1:05 p.m. Oakland (Milone 0-2) at Boston (Lester 2-4), 1:35 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 3-1) at Minnesota (Correia 0-3), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (Iwakuma 0-0) at Houston (Keuchel 2-1), 4:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Carroll 1-0) at Cleveland (Masterson 0-1), 6:05 p.m. Toronto (Dickey 2-3) at Pittsburgh (Liriano 0-3), 7:05 p.m. Detroit (Smyly 1-1) at Kansas City (Duffy 1-1), 7:10 p.m. Texas (M.Harrison 0-0) at L.A. Angels (Richards

(Best-of-7) (x-if necessary)

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Miami vs. Brooklyn-Toronto Sunday: Brooklyn-Toronto at Miami, 1 p.m. Note: If Brooklyn-Toronto series ends Friday

WESTERN CONFERENCE

San Antonio vs. Portland Sunday: Portland at San Antonio, 1 or 3:30 p.m. (If both teams win first round series) Portland vs. Dallas Sunday: Dallas at Portland, 3:30 p.m. (If both teams win first round series)

NHL PLAYOFFS By The Associated Press SECOND ROUND

EASTERN CONFERENCE

Montreal 1, Boston 0 Thursday: Montreal 4, Boston 3, 2OT Today: Montreal at Boston, 12:30 p.m. Tuesday: Boston at Montreal, 7 p.m. May 8: Boston at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. x-May 10: Montreal at Boston, TBD x-May 12: Boston at Montreal, TBD x-May 14: Montreal at Boston, TBD N.Y. Rangers 1, Pittsburgh 0 Friday: N.Y. Rangers 3, Pittsburgh 2, OT Sunday: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Monday: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. x-May 9: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD x-May 11: Pittsburgh at N.Y. Rangers, TBD x-May 13: N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh, TBD WESTERN CONFERENCE Minnesota vs. Chicago Friday: Minnesota at Chicago (late) Sunday: Minnesota at Chicago, 3 p.m. Tuesday: Chicago at Minnesota, 9 p.m. May 9: Chicago at Minnesota, TBD x-May 11: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD x-May 13: Chicago at Minnesota, TBD x-May 15: Minnesota at Chicago, TBD Los Angeles vs. Anaheim Today: Los Angeles at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Monday: Los Angeles at Anaheim, 10 p.m. May 8: Anaheim at Los Angeles, 10 p.m. May 10: Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD x-May 12: Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD x-May 14: Anaheim at Los Angeles, TBD x-May 16: Los Angeles at Anaheim, TBD

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Wilson Hall’s Jay Goodson delivers a 2-run single during the Barons’ 6-0 victory over Orangeburg Prep on Friday at Baron Field in Game 1 of the SCISA 3A state playoffs quarterfinal series.

SWEEP FROM PAGE B1 situations trumps all,” Wilson Hall head baseball coach Tommy Jones said. “I’ve been in these things year after year, and if you can throw a good guy — most teams have one guy and some teams have two — then you get into bullpens and the odds go in your favor. We’re able to throw a pretty good guy three or four deep and that has been the backbone of our team.” The Barons offense belted out 11 hits in Game 1 and eight in Game 2. “We really like to be aggressive, go after the ball, don’t wait for the ball or late counts or walk,” Kemper Patton said. “We like to be aggressive, go after the ball, and we like to get as many hits as possible. “I think the closer we get the more aggressive we’ll get, especially after what happened last year (losing to Hammond in the state championship series) where everybody is hungry for a victory at the end of the year. I

think the closer we get the more aggressive we’ll be.” A suicide squeeze bunt and a 2-out, hit-and-run single by Patton gave the Barons an early 2-0 lead in Game 2. McLendon Sears and William Creech singled consecutively after one out and Sears scored on a suicide squeeze bunt by Andrew Kinney for the first run. The Barons added four runs in the sixth thanks to a solo home run by John Patrick Sears and a 2-out, 2-run single by McDuffie. McDuffie came around to score after consecutive wild pitches. William Kinney threw four no-hit innings, striking out seven and hitting a batter. The senior was replaced by Chase Belk, who tossed the final three innings allowing one hit while striking out six. In the opener, John Patrick Sears threw four no-hit innings, striking out six, walking one and hitting a batter. Offensively he led the team with three hits, including a double and

three runs batted in. “Not playing for a couple of days, we wanted to come out strong, hold them on defense, pitch well and get some runs early to help us out,” John Patrick Sears said. “I went up to the plate and any good pitch I saw I just wanted to hit it. I hit the first pitch all three at-bats. (I) saw what I hit and we had a couple of guys on base to put it together to score some runs.” McLendon Sears walked two and struck out six over the final three innings. So was older brother mad the combined no-hit attempt was broken up? “Nah, he pitched really well too; it was a good game,” John Patrick Sears said of McLendon. The Barons offense showcased double-digit hits to plate nine runs in Game 1. Leadoff man Jay Goodson reached base four times and scored three runs. Patton had two hits, including an RBI. William Kinney and Walker Patrick each contributed an RBI double.

DERBY FROM PAGE B1 something special.’’ If their tale seems improbable, well, it’s happened before at Churchill Downs. Mine That Bird, a 50-1 shot owned and trained by two guys from New Mexico mocked as cowboys, pulled off the stunning upset in the 2009 Derby. At 77, Art Sherman, who oversees California Chrome, would be the oldest trainer to win. His colt would be the first California-bred to wear the garland of red roses in 52 years. Rosie Napravnik wants to grab history, too. No female jockey has won the Derby, although she came closest — fifth last year. Napravnik will ride 20-1 shot Vicar’s In Trouble. Her husband, Joe Sharp, works closely with the Louisiana-bred colt as assistant to trainer Mike Maker. “The story would almost be too good if we won it,’’ she said. Wicked Strong is the early 6-1 second choice. The colt is named for the victims of last year’s Boston Marathon bombings and is trained by Jimmy Jerkens, who has his first Derby horse. Uncle Sigh, owned by native Sumterite and Wilson Hall graduate Chip McEwen III, is listed at 30-1 odds. Trainer Todd Pletcher has four horses in the Derby — Danza and Intense

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Trainer Gary Contessa holds Kentucky Derby entrant Uncle Sigh as he grazes after a morning workout on Friday at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. Uncle Sigh is owned by native Sumterite and Wilson Hall graduate Chip McEwen III.

USCS FROM PAGE B1 “Victor should start the second game, but we’ll look at matchups and things like that. And if anybody starts to get in trouble, we’re not waiting around. We’ll go to the bullpen. “We feel like we have a good bullpen. We’ve got too many guys with good arms not to use them.” Sumter has a 2.88 team ERA. Offense is where the Fire Ants have struggled. While hitting .299 overall, they are batting just .262 in region contests and have scored just 73 runs in the 18 games. Freshman outfielder Anthony Paulsen is the only Fire Ant batting over .300 in region play, smoking it a .375. The next best region average is

Brett Auckland at .300. Paulsen is batting .388 overall with 24 runs batted in. Will Thompson is batting .331 overall with a team high 35 RBI. “Paulsen has been outstanding all season,” Medlin said. “We’ve got to find a few more guys to hit with him this weekend.” The other first round games will have 33-16-1 FDTC, coached by Sumterite Preston McDonald, taking on No. 7 and 24-28 USC Salkehatchie at 1. Pitt Community College, the No. 3 seed at 30-12, meets No. 6 and 24-21 Louisburg College at 10 a.m. SMC and Guilford play at 7. “I really feel like five of these teams can win this,” Medlin said. “It takes four wins (going undefeated) to win this. We just have to see what we can do.”

and struck out Tripp Mason and Todd Larrimer to get out of the jam. The Skyhawks evened the game at 1-1 in the bottom of the second, when two Swampcats defensive errors on Hamilton Rhinehart’s ground ball enabled Tyler Lanham to score from first with nobody out. LMA made the going rough for Hammond from that point, collecting three straight outs to retire the side and shutting down its offense through the next four innings. Hammond picked up a run on Harrison Long’s 2-out RBI single in the seventh. LMA had its best inning in two games when it came to bat in the third. Pipkin launched a 1-out double to the leftfield fence. After Powell grounded out, Martin drove courtesy runner Morgan Morris home with a double to the rightfield corner for the go-ahead run. Buddy Bleasdale batted Martin in with a 2-out single to make it 3-1 Swampcats. LMA picked up a run in the fourth and another in the sixth. In the first game, Laurence Manning held a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh when it looked as if the wheels were going to come off. Hammond’s Donald Fawcett got on base with an infield error and Rhinehart singled. Thomas Middleton then drove the ball into shallow right field to score Fawcett and cut the Swampcats’ lead to 4-2. Thompson came in to relieve Powell, who finished the night with 6-plus innings of work and six strikeouts. The Skyhawks kept the heat on though. James Shepherd ripped a single up the middle that scored Middleton to make it 4-3. With the tying and winning runs on base, Long grounded out and Tyler Lanham popped out, but Thompson hit Tyler Dunham to load the bases. Thompson, however, maintained his composure to catch Harrison McGee looking and close out the game in favor of the Swampcats. Powell was 2-for-4 with a double to lead the Swampcats, who only had four hits in the first game, but capitalized on four walks, two hit batters and two errors on the part of the Skyhawks.

Holiday are both 8-1 while his other two are longer shots, 30-1 Vinceremos and 50-1 We Miss Artie. Danza is named for “Taxi’’ actor Tony Danza, who planned to attend the Derby. Maker will saddle three horses, all long shots. Besides Vicar’s In Trouble, he has 15-1 General a Rod and 50-1 Harry’s Holiday. Three-time Derby winner Bob Baffert is down to 20-1 shot Chitu after being forced to scratch early second favorite Hoppertunity because of a minor foot problem. Trainer Steve Asmussen takes a shot with Tapiture, who started three times at Churchill Downs as a 2-year-old. Asmussen is under investigation by Kentucky and New York racing officials after an animal rights group alleged he and his former assistant mistreated horses in their care. The forecast calls for sunny skies and a high of 73 degrees, with a crowd of at least 140,000 expected. Keep an eye on jockey Calvin Borel. He and 15-1 shot Ride On Curlin will break from the No. 18 spot in the starting gate. Borel will try to hustle the colt over to his favorite path on the track — the rail. The rider nicknamed “Bo-rail’’ for his fence-skimming rides has three Derby wins in the last seven years. Post time is 6:32 p.m.

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‘Simpsons’ celebrates milestone 550th episode BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The president and the journalists who cover his administration share laughs and endure jokes at their expense at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner (6 p.m. Saturday, C-SPAN, 8 p.m., CNN). This annual event has been called the Golden Globes for political junkies and media buffs. Joel McHale (“Community” and “The Soup”) is the scheduled host for this year’s dinner. The last three hosts were Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel and Seth Meyers. So this might be a bit of an audition for McHale, a way for him to enter the scrum for a gig as the next late night talk show host. • Blanche Dubois may have depended on the kindness of strangers, but in Lifetime Movies, the cruelty of intimates is more like it. Emily Osment of “Hannah Montana” and “Spy Kids 2” fame is all grown up (OK, she’s 22) and stars in “A Daughter’s Nightmare” (8 p.m. Saturday) as a college freshman devastated by her father’s death. And she’s shocked to find that her mother (Victoria Pratt) has taken up with a handsome stranger (Paul Johansson), whose motives are not entirely clear. Gregg Sulkin (“Pretty Little Liars”) co-stars. • As a jaded critic, I tend to ignore milestone episodes of long-running series. (Oh, I bet the 100th episode of “NCIS: Sheboygan” is really going to be different and special!) But 550 episodes are an extraordinary output. That’s the number of episodes “The Simpsons” (8 p.m. Sunday, Fox, TV-PG) reaches this weekend. To commemorate the event, Homer imagines what life might be like if he and everyone in the world were made out of LEGO bricks. If you’re worrying that “The Simpsons” has sold out to promote a popular toy brand, the folks behind this longrunning series have that covered. The very first words out of Homer’s mouth express his horror that he’s been co-opted and co-branded. What follows is an absurd meditation on alternative realities. The Comic Book guy, with his selfdescribed lifelong passion for unopened children’s toy collectibles and “bad science fiction,” gets the best lines. • If Jack Bauer can come back, why not David Spade? The former “Saturday Night Live” star has been on a number of prime-time comedies that ran longer than anyone expected. He spent seven seasons on “Just Shoot Me” and seven more on “Rules of Engagement.” And don’t forget the seasons he spent on “8 Simple Rules,” the Katey Sagal/John Ritter comedy that introduced us to Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”). Spade returns for “David Spade: My Fake Problems” (10 p.m. Sunday, Comedy Central, TV-MA), his first hour-long standup special in more than a decade. • Mixing the successful “Shark Tank” model with the well-worn “can this res-

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Homer imagines what life would be like if everyone in the world were made of LEGOs on “The Simpsons” airing at 8 p.m. Sunday on FOX. taurant/bar be saved?” genre, the new series “Hungry Investors” (10 p.m. Sunday, Spike, TV-PG) searches the nation for eating establishments that need a little nudge to graduate from barely surviving to thriving.

CULT CHOICE A jock (Leonardo DiCaprio) with a poetic soul develops a taste for drugs in Manhattan in the 1995 adaptation of Jim Carroll’s literary coming-of-age novel “The Basketball Diaries” (9 p.m. Saturday, Sundance, TV-MA). Lorraine Bracco and Mark Wahlberg co-star.

SATURDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • True love does not go smoothly for TV hosts and relationship experts (Lamman Rucker and Denise Boutte, both of “Meet the Browns”) in the 2014 romantic comedy “Where’s the Love?” (7 p.m., UP). • Shia LaBeouf stars in the 2007 toy robot adaptation “Transformers” (8 p.m., ABC). • A jealous pet endangers a honeymoon on “My Cat From Hell” (8 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-PG). • Fox offers a 30-minute sneak peak of the series reboot “24: Live Another Day — Jack Is Back” (8:30 p.m., TV-14), anticipating Monday night’s two-hour season premiere. • Joe Carroll reveals his big plans on “The Following” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV-14). • Sarah turns to familiar arms for comfort on “Orphan Black” (9 p.m., BBC America, TV-14).

• The Book of Leaves proves elusive on “Da Vinci’s Demons” (9 p.m., Starz, TVMA). • Tales of contact with extraterrestrials and alien invasion are explored on “The Real History of Science Fiction” (10 p.m., BBC America, TV-PG). • Seth Rogen, Zac Efron and Matt LeBlanc appear on “The Graham Norton Show” (11 p.m., BBC America, TV-14). • Andrew Garfield hosts “Saturday Night Live” (11:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14), featuring musical guest Coldplay.

SUNDAY’S HIGHLIGHTS • Scheduled on “60 Minutes” (7 p.m., CBS): compensation scams and the BP oil spill settlement; new secrets to longevity. • Alicia seeks her mother’s counsel on “The Good Wife” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • A survey of Earth’s origins takes the long view on “Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey” (9 p.m., Fox, TV-PG). • The town enters crisis mode on the season finale of “Resurrection” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Love finds Miss Mardle on the “Masterpiece Classic” (9 p.m., PBS, TVPG, check local listings) presentation of “Mr. Selfridge.” • Caleb and Ben receive instructions from an unidentified source on “Turn” (9 p.m., AMC). • Cersei and Tywin plot strategy on “Game of Thrones” (9 p.m., HBO, TVMA). • “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown” (9 p.m., CNN) visits Mexico City. • Emily goes after the Graysons with

new enthusiasm on “Revenge” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • Roger puts out fires on the domestic front while Peggy feels underappreciated on “Mad Men” (10 p.m., AMC, TV-14). • Erlich hires a graffiti artist to create a company logo on “Silicon Valley” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-MA). • Selina may look outside the staff for a campaign manager on “Veep” (10:30 p.m., HBO, TV-MA).

SATURDAY SERIES The keys to cupcake success on “2 Broke Girls” (8 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Kate helps Will connect on “Friends With Better Lives” (8:30 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Jane mulls a career move on “The Mentalist” (9 p.m., CBS, r, TV-14) * Missing persons and murder on “48 Hours” (10 p.m., CBS) * “Saturday Night Live” (10 p.m., NBC, r, TV-14).

SUNDAY SERIES Trekking through Spain on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * “Dateline NBC” (8 p.m.) * Home on the plains on “Once Upon a Time” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * Peter introduces Meg to frat life on “Family Guy” (8:30 p.m., Fox, TV-14) * Bo has a bad feeling on “Believe” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14) * A grand jury weighs Jane’s fate on “The Mentalist” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Dunn goes all out for Meg on “Crisis” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

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Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS (NON-JURY MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE) C/A NO: 2013-CP-43-02155 Deficiency Waived STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Marie Anderson a/k/a Marie J. Anderson, and if Marie Anderson a/k/a Marie J. Anderson be deceased, then any and all children and heirs at law, distributees and devisees, and if any of the same be deceased, any and all persons entitled to claim under or through them, also all other persons entitled to claim under or through them, and also all other persons unknown claiming any right, title, interest or lien upon the real estate described herein; Any unknown adults being a class designated as John Doe, and any unknown infants or persons under disability or persons in the military service of the United States of America being a class designated as Richard Roe, and Harry Seigler a/k/a Harry Sigler a/k/a Harry B. Sigler, Defendant(s) TO THE DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at his office, 1300 Pickens Street, Columbia, SC 29201, within Thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have Sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that should you fail to answer the foregoing Summons, the Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference 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. TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY AND MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND/OR MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE ALL BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED and notified that Plaintiff has applied for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent said Persons under some Legal Disability and Minors; and if you fail to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within Thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you, the Plaintiff's appointment will be made absolute with no further action from the Plaintiff. TO ANY UNKNOWN DEFENDANT ADULTS BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED and notified that Plaintiff has applied for a Guardian ad Litem Nisi to represent said Defendants. If you fail to apply for the appointment of a Guardian ad Litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you, the Plaintiff's appointment will be made absolute with no further action from the Plaintiff. YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the foregoing Summons, along with the Complaint, was filed with the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, SC, on December 06, 2013. Korn Law Firm, P.A. 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 MICHAL KALWAJTYS Attorneys for Plaintiff

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CLEANED OUT MAMA'S HOME: Sat 7am. 20 Laval Court (Lakewood Links): dresser, fitness equip, tools, shelving, desks, lamps, something for every room. Moving Sale: 11 Plainfield Ct., Sat. 7-1. Lots of children's clothes, toys, and lots of misc items. Jean's Flowers & Plants, 244 Wildwood Ave. Fri. & Sat. 7AM. Plants, flowers, lots of clothes, jewelry, etc. Huge Yard /Bake/Hot dog Sale. Lemira Church, 514 Blvd. Rd. Sat. 7a-1p. Tons of items added to our existing inventory. Furn., tv's, microwaves, saw, clothes and lots of misc. Must sell all at some price! 1087 Lynn Lane (off Blvd). Look for sign. Sat. 8AM. Furn, lots of new flowers, baskets, ribbons, hshld items, glassware, and lots of misc. 45 Burkett Dr. Sat. 7 am - 4 pm. Household, furniture, electronics, mens & ladies shoes, appliances, clothes, misc. 2116 Avalon Dr. Sat. 7am - 1pm. Fabric, patterns, more fabric, household items, clothing, men's suits. Senior Indoor Yard/Bake Sale Fri & Sat May. 2nd & 3rd, 7am - 3 pm. Green Acres Assembly of God. 537 Lewis Rd. 1810 Escallonia - Sat 5/3 7am-12 Multi Fam Moving Sale. Clothes, home items, baby gear and more. 3285 Poppy Ct. Sat. 7-11AM. Clothes, hshld items, odds & ends. Big Yard Sale, 4325 Lisa Dr. Off Nazarene Ch. Rd. Sat. 8 am. Something for everyone. 4920 John Franklin (off Eagle Rd) Fri 9-5, Sat 7-12, dinettes, hutch, desk, clothes & misc LARGE GARAGE SALE 1st & 3rd Weekend Tables $1 & Up FLEA MARKET BY SHAW AFB

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Unfurnished Apartments Senior Living Apartments for those 62+ (Rent based on income) Shiloh-Randolph Manor 125 W. Bartlette. 775-0575 Studio/1 Bedroom apartments available EHO 2BR/2BA, Close to Sumter Mall. All appl & water included, W/D hookup. $625/mo + dep. (803) 491-5618. Avail now.

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Beautiful 6BR/4BA home. Den, LR, DR, Lg kitchen w/Island, W/D hook-up. Featuring hardwood tile and carpet. Over-sized BRs & BAs. Huge fenced yard. Back/front patio. Like new. $1,250/mo + $1,250/dep. Call 803-316-7958 or 803-773-1838 between 9am-6pm Mon-Fri. 503 Church St. 2BR/1BA $375mo. + $375dep. Ref. req. Call 803-783-4683 3 Br, 1.5 Ba. in country but close to town. Fully carpeted, W/D hookup. Screen back porch. $700 mo. 803-491-5375 3Br 1BA near Manning on 301 N. Rd $600/mo + $600/Dep. Call 803-473-3301 3BR/ 2.5BA, 1900 sq ft. $850/mo + dep. Call William Anderson 803-775-0425 Near Shaw AFB 3BR 1BA $500 Mo.+1 Mo. Rent & Dep Call 301-802-5263 3 or 4BR house (Alcolu). $700/dep +$700/mo. 473-3301 Nice 3 Br, 3 Ba, downtown historical district, refrig, stove, dishwasher, C/H/A, hardwood floors, FP, fenced in yard, lg. workshop with C/H/A, alarm system. No Pets. $1200 mo. Call 803-491-5375.

Mobile Home Rentals Oaklawn MHP: 2 BR M.H.'s, water/sewer/garbage pk-up incl'd. RV parking avail. Call 494-8350 E. Brewington Rd. near Mayewood School, 3BR/2BA DWMH. $550/mo + $550/SD. NO Section 8. Call 803-934-6845 or 803-938-3174 2BR 1 BA MH partially furnished on N. Brewington in Clarendon Co. Call 803-473-3100 or 803-410-1241.

STATEBURG COURTYARD 2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015 4 BR/2BA, No Smoking, No Pets, Clarendon Section 8 OK. $450 mo. +$450 Dep. Call (803) 473-7694 leave message. Agent Owned 2BR 1BA 14x52 MH near town, all appliances, C/H/A Sec 8 Accepted 469-6978

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Church Building in Mayesville located on Willow St. for rent. Contact 803-453-5187 or 803-775-3975

REAL ESTATE Homes for Sale

Vans / Trucks / Buses 1998 Ford Ranger XLT Ext. cab, 109K mi. Exc. condition $4,500 OBO. Call 803-447-5453

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1999 Ford Escort, excellent condition. Very clean inside/out. Gas saver. $2,700 OBO. Call 803-447-5453

1380 Britton Rd, Sumter, SC Saturday & Sunday, 3-4 May 2014 12:00 - 4:00 PM Absolute Real Estate Auction 28 Riley Street, Sumter 3 Bedroom, 3 Baths, Formal Living & Dining Rooms, Den, Sunroom, Basement, Deck, 2 car garage. Preview Dates: May 6, 4-6 PM May 11, 3-5 PM May 13, 4-6 PM ABSOLUTE AUCTION May 15, 6 PM Details at: www.jrdixonauctions.com Rafe Dixon, SCAL 4059 (803) 774-6967

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2001 Silver BMW 530i, runs great, MP3 pkg. 150K mi. $4500 OBO. 803-464-3526 A Guaranteed Credit Approval AUTO LOANS We will arrange financing even if you have been turned down before. Loans available for no credit, bad credit, 1st Time Buyers & Bankruptcy buyers. No co-signers needed. Call Mr. Ashley Brown at 803-926-3235

Manufactured Housing (2) 4BR/2BA (Dalzell, 15S). Easy Financing. 983-8084 Looking for your DREAM HOME? LOW CREDIT SCORE? Been turned down for bad credit? Come try us, we do our own financing. We have 3-4-5 bedroom homes. Layaway program available. For more information, call 843-389-4215.

2006 Ford Ranger, 132k miles, 4 cyclinder, 5 speed. Extra clean, Cold A/C. $5,800 FIRM. 773-0035 SUMMER SALE 200 cars $4,500 or less $$$ CASH $$$ Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

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2003 Jaguar- Gold, 70k mi. $7000 Call 803-840-0604

Very Nice 4BR DW on 5 ac. Owner fin. w/large down payment or boat trade. Call 803-236-5953

Farms & Acreage For Sale By Owner, 10 Acres, 8 miles to Sumter. $55,000. Owner Financing 803-427-3888. Near Asheville, NC Secluded 8ac. mini-farm w/1800+sf barn w/hay loft, 2 bold streams, ample pasture, pvt home site. Only $119,900 Call 828-286-2981

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Land & Lots for Sale

Waterfront @ Lake Marion 3BR 2BA DW $700/Mo. + Dep 2BR 1BA SW $525/Mo. + Dep. Call 803 983-9035 or 773-6655

Minutes Walmart/Shaw, 1 Ac $6,000. 16.2 ac $32,600. Water, Electric, Paved 800-774-5720

Building for rent could use for Church or Other. Near Manning on Silver Rd. 803-473-3301

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RENTAL INVESTMENT Nice 2 br, 1 ba, totally remodeled home, C/H/A, LR, DR, kit., computer room, lg workshop, monthly income $600 mo. 101 Cherokee St. $39,500. Call 491-5375.

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

Commercial Rentals

1986 16' Duracraft, with 1978 35hp Johnson motor, trailer, steering console, $2,500. See @ Savannah pk lot 803-840-7860.

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5775 Cane Savannah Rd. (Wedgefield). 1+ acre land for sale. Perfect for a new home or future investment. Close to Shaw AFB. 803-983-2261

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