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BY TYLER SIMPSON tyler@theitem.com It’s getting close to that time of year when Clemson fans serve their chicken dinners and Gamecock fans hang their stuffed tigers by the tail. But both have the opportunity to get in on the tailgating action a week before the biggest college football rivalry in South Carolina takes the field. The USC Sumter Nettles Building will be covered with garnet and black and orange and purple as it holds Sumter’s 20th Annual Big Wednesday Tailgating Party this Wednesday. Diehard Gamecock and Clemson fans can PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE ITEM

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Nurses tend to a mock patient during a code red drill at Tuomey Regional Medical Center that tested the hospital’s response to a fire in the operating room.

Tuomey, first responders run emergency drills BY MATT WALSH matt@theitem.com

Sumter firefighters look for patients left behind during a code red drill at Tuomey on Monday morning.

Tuomey Regional Medical Center’s Cheryl Martin got to do what one nurse called, “every child’s dream.” She pulled the hospital’s fire alarm. The alarm sounded the annual internal Code Red emergency drill conducted on Monday, testing the hospital’s ability to evacuate an operating room of 20 patients in the event that it goes up in flames. The hospital’s staff,

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Heartbreaking stories commonplace for Fireside Fund suitors BY JACK OSTEEN jack@theitem.com Each week gets busier and busier at the Salvation Army, according to social worker Pamela Lassiter. “We helped a lady who has cancer and she

told me that would do to Local Ministries the only heat offer other ways stay warm,” she has is the Lassiter said. to stay warm. kerosene heatStories A8 ers, and if it such as these weren’t for the are heard kindness of people like every day according to you (Salvation Army) and Lassiter. “I see firsthand the Fireside Fund she SEE FIRESIDE, PAGE A8 doesn’t know what she

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Man, 72, dies from fire injuries

Hydrant flow tests Wednesday, Thursday

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The City of Sumter will perform fire hydrant flow tests between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday on Loring Mill Road, Lewis Road, Coachman Drive, White Pine Way, Club Lane, North Harvin Street, Nicholas Drive, Summit Drive, North Bultman Drive, Wall Street, South Pike West, U.S. 521 South and North Wise Drive. Water customers in these areas may experience temporary discolored water. Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

An elderly Sumter man who suffered severe burns when his mobile home was destroyed by fire last week has died. John Henry Choice Jr., 73, of Sid John Road, Rembert, died of multiple organ failure Sunday at Joseph M. Still Burn Center in Augusta, Ga., after an eight-day struggle with his injuries. “The burns were so severe,” said Sumter County Coroner Harvin Bullock, “that

several of his organs just shut down on him.” On Nov. 10, Sumter Fire Department responded to the 5600 block of Sid John Road in reference to a house fire. When firefighters arrived, the mobile home residence was fully involved. Firefighters on the scene said Choice had managed to get out of the building badly injured, but alive. Choice, the only known victim of the fire, was airlifted to the burn center about 7 a.m. that morning. A close friend of the family said Choice had burns covering

about 70 percent of his body. “I don’t know what percentage it was, officially,” Bullock said. “It managed to shut down his organs, though.” The fire was first spotted by a passing firefighter who then reported the smoke he saw to the local station, according to Battalion Chief Brian Christmas. The severity of the situation was apparent as soon as they arrived. “When we got there, the roof had already caved in,” Christmas said. “We actually couldn’t get the door open

because the roof was blocking the way. We had to bust it up just to through the door. From what I could tell, it looked like the fire started on the right side of the home.” Firefighters from three stations reported to the scene, but their efforts were in vain as the mobile home was quickly razed by the flames. Investigators were still uncertain as to what caused the fire as of Monday afternoon. Item staff writer Tyler Simpson contributed to this report.

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Ex-S.C. State trustee wants evidence tossed COLUMBIA — Attorneys for a former South Carolina State University trustee charged in a public corruption investigation want a judge to throw out evidence against their client that the government obtained using wiretaps. In court documents filed late last week, attorneys for Jonathan Pinson, 43, said the wiretaps the government used to monitor their client’s phone calls hadn’t been obtained properly. Pinson was originally arrested in January and accused of taking kickbacks in exchange for arranging business deals involving S.C. State, including trying to get the Orangeburg school to buy land from a Florida developer in exchange for a Porsche SUV as a “thank you” gift for Pinson. Using the wiretaps, prosecutors have said they heard Pinson discussing a deal with a former campus police chief, who they said also agreed to help promote the property sale — which never happened — in exchange for about $30,000 and an all-terrain vehicle.

Bar where sheriff says gangs gather closes COLUMBIA — Columbia officials have closed a bar the sheriff said a gang has used as a hangout. The State newspaper reported that city officials moved in on the bar formerly known as The Library about 1 a.m. Sunday and closed it because they said it was operating without a permit. Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins said the club was serving alcohol, a DJ was playing music and a doorman was selling tickets. Jenkins said the bar no longer uses The Library name and signs with the name have been removed.

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University of South Carolina campus student body presidents went to Washington, D.C., in October to lobby for USC with a pre-set agenda to meet with S.C. legislators. In addition, they had a chance meeting with Vice President Joe Biden in his office. USC Sumter student body president Jared Buneil is at center, facing forward.

Haley: Education plan going to lawmakers next year BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON — Gov. Nikki Haley said Monday she will be taking on what she called “the big bear in the room” when she presents a package of bills to improve public education in South Carolina to state lawmakers in January. Haley, who has not yet released the plan developed over the past year, said it will include proposals to improve education in the state during the next decade. She said she has been meeting during the last year with everyone from lawmakers of both parties to educators, people who homeschool their children, university deans and business people among others. “We have come up with — what I don’t think will be a one-year silver bullet because there’s not one — but what I do think could be a great eight- to 10-year plan on how

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Gov. Nikki Haley speaks during a news conference in Charleston on Monday. Haley told reporters that her proposals to improve public education will go to state lawmakers in January. She said her plan, which has not been unveiled, will not be a quick fix but a plan to improve education in the state over eight to 10 years. Behind Haley are state Sens. Paul Thurmond, R-Charleston, left, and Larry Grooms RBonneau.

to truly reform and improve K-12 education in South Carolina,” the governor said.

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Haley made the comments while in Charleston during a series of news conferences

she has been holding across the state to push for ethics reform in the General Assembly next year. She was asked about her legislative priorities for the upcoming session beyond getting an ethics bill passed. “You will see us take on the big bear in the room, as I call it, which is K-12 education,” Haley said. She said when she was elected her priority was jobs in a state reeling from the Great Recession. “As the jobs started coming in, it was very much about making sure our South Carolinians are getting these jobs,” she said, so the state focused on job training programs for new hires working with technical colleges and the state Commission on Higher Education. “The one thing that’s left is we have do K though 12,” Haley said Monday. She said there will be an upcoming announcement to detail the specifics of her education reform plan.

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Haley ally backs Sheheen magistrate legislation BY SEANNA ADCOX The Associated Press COLUMBIA — As Gov. Nikki Haley’s campaign criticized her Democratic opponent Monday for arguing cases before magistrates he helps put in office, one of her allies backed his proposal for ending the practice. During a conference call with reporters arranged to knock state Sen. Vincent Sheheen on the issue, attorney Leighton Lord said Sheheen’s bill offers a good solution for removing the appearance of impropriety between the local judges and senators who are lawyers. Lord noted the practice is not illegal, and it’s not limited to Sheheen, who is again challenging Haley in 2014. “It doesn’t even violate the South Carolina rules of ethics. What it does is it causes people to lose faith in our criminal justice

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LHS STUDENTS LEARN ABOUT DISABILITIES Lakewood High School seniors Camara Pearson and Nick Jarman try to kick a soccer ball while using crutches during a recent event at the school to promote awareness for people with disabilities. The goal of the event was to educate all Lakewood students about disabilities and ask them to pledge to treat people with respect and dignity, regardless of any disability they might have.

system,� said Lord, a member of Haley’s fundraising team. “This is something the bar ought to get behind changing. It probably puts senators in a bad position just like it puts everybody in a bad position.� Under state law, the governor appoints the state’s 300 magistrates following the recommendation of senators representing each county. Since 2008, Sheheen has sponsored legislation to instead use the Supreme Court’s suggestions. He last filed the bill in January. It has again gone nowhere. Haley’s campaign went on the attack after The State newspaper reported that Sheheen has eight cases pending before two Kershaw County magistrates. A 2011 letter shows they were jointly recommended by the Camden Democrat and Sen. Joel Lourie, D-Columbia, who also represents portions of the county.

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POLICE BLOTTER STOLEN PROPERTY:

Electrical wiring was reportedly stolen from a construction site in the 2600 block of Broad Street between 6:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and 1:20 p.m. Tuesday. The wiring is valued at $10,000. Various tools were reportedly stolen from the 1800 block of U.S. 521 South between 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, and 7:30 a.m. Monday. The items are valued at $7,059. A six-foot refrigerator, a 4-by-6-foot deep freezer, copper pipes, a washer and dryer and a mini-forklift were reportedly stolen from the 1100 block of North Main Street between 9 a.m. and noon Tuesday. The items are valued at $5,700. An 18-foot, five-ton Hopper trailer and a Topcon laser beam were reported stolen from the 2100 block of Storage Road at 9:47 a.m. Thursday. The items are valued at $8,495. A Browning .270 rifle, a camouflage shoulder bag, a green scope, a rifle case, binoculars, duck calls and a wallet were reportedly stolen from the first block of

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Moise Drive between 5:45 p.m. Monday and 7:10 a.m. Tuesday. The items are valued at $4,065. A U-Haul tow dolly was reported stolen from the 3600 block of Wedgefield Road at 2:29 p.m. Thursday. The dolly is valued at $3,800. A shotgun, 12 handmade knives, two toolboxes and copper tubing were reportedly stolen from the first block of Ideal Circle between Oct. 26 and Nov. 9. The items are valued at $3,500. A riding lawn mower was reportedly stolen from the 2100 block of Boots Branch Road between Oct. 30 and Nov.

9. The mower is valued at $2,500. A blue-and-white Yamaha dirt bike was reported stolen from the 2300 block of Killdee Drive at 4:59 p.m. Sunday. The bike is valued at $2,000. A riding lawn mower and a weed trimmer were reported stolen from the 300 block of Myrtle Beach Highway at 10:56 a.m. Wednesday. The items are valued at $1,400. A flat-screen TV, two gold bracelets, a pair of gold teeth and an Xbox 360 were reported stolen from the 1400 block of Cherryvale Drive at 3:37 p.m. Thursday.

The items are valued at $1,100. A white MacBook computer was reportedly stolen from the 1100 block of North Lafayette Drive between 5 and 11:30 p.m. Monday. The computer is valued at $1,000. A pitbull was reportedly stolen from the yard of a home in the 100 block of Milton Street between 11:45 p.m. Thursday and 12:02 a.m. Friday. The dog is valued at $1,000. A 46-inch flat-screen TV was reported stolen from the 200 block of Tullah Drive at 1:51 p.m. Thursday. The TV

is valued at $900. A laptop computer, a cellphone charger, the face of a radio/CD player, two suitcases full of clothes and a makeup bag were reportedly stolen from an unlocked car in the 1300 block of Broad Street between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 3:30 a.m. Thursday. The items are valued at $760. A 42-inch flat-screen TV was reported stolen from the 2200 block of Stadium Road at 1:07 p.m. Sunday. Two men were reportedly seen entering the home and carrying away the TV. It is valued at $500.

An iPhone 4S was reportedly stolen from a public restroom on the 2000 block of Oswego Highway on Friday, Nov. 9. The phone is valued at $500. VANDALISM:

A car parked in the 500 block of East Calhoun Street was reportedly vandalized between 6 p.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. The sides of the car were keyed; gasoline was poured in the interior; and the seats, console and steering wheel were stabbed with an unknown object. Damage is estimated at $8,000.

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Lend someone a helping hand this holiday season. The following are just a few of the needs in our community. John K. Crosswell Home for Children, 11 Crosswell Drive, is licensed to provide care for up to 40 children. Children live in cottages based on their age and gender and are supervised at all times by cottage parents. Cottages are in need of the following: • Cottage A (4- to 7-year-old boys): Six twin boy-themed comforter sets and sheets; 1 queen-size comforter set and sheets; a gingerbread house kit; a set of pots and pans; a set of oven mitts; a large crockpot; a set of adult cups and plates; a coffee maker; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; a large toy chest; educational flashcards and games; large toy trucks; a CD player; and CDs such as Kids Bop, contemporary Christian, etc. • Cottage B (infant to 6-year-old girls): restaurant-style, wooden high chairs; 10 twin boysand girls-theme comforter sets and sheets; children’s dishware; a cordless phone; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; two play yard sets; two umbrella strollers; one double umbrella stroller; a shaved ice/snow cone machine; a Diaper Genie; pre-school furniture/sofa chairs; cushioned glider rockers; two 8x10 preschool rugs; a CD player; and CDs such as preschool songs. • Cottage C (8- to 16-year-old boys): 10 twin-boy comforter sets and sheets, two queensize comforter sets and sheets, a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner, a set of pots and pans, a set of oven mits, a set of coffee cups, 10 alarm clocks

with radio, a stereo system, 4 Wii remotes, Wii games for boys, two sets of foosballs for a foosball table, a large wall clock, a flag football set, 10 bedside lamps, sports-/huntingthemed framed posters for rooms and sports balls. • Cottage D (6- to 15-year-old girls): 10 twin-girl comforter sets and sheets; a heavy duty commercial vacuum cleaner; a set of pots and pans; a duster with extension handle; 10 bedside lamps; girl/ pre-teen framed posters for rooms; 10 non-pushpin fabric picture boards for rooms; a smoothie juice maker; a stereo system; placemats and a dish/glass set for 10 plus; a DVD player; craft kits; CDs such as Kids Bop, contemporary Christian, etc.; hair bows/clips/ties; Wii remotes; 10 alarm clocks with radios; and a digital camera. • Campus general needs — batteries: AA, AAA, C, D and 9 volt; Christmas wrapping paper, bows, bags and boxes; life-size manger scene; Wii games; DVDs (G and PG movies); disposable cameras; four paper shred-

• Gift Cards — Activity gift cards/passes/financial sponsorship for activities for the children to do during Christmas break (such as movie passes, roller skating, bowling, McDonald’s, Chick-fil-a, Chuck E. Cheese, Monkey Joe’s, Riverbanks Zoo Christmas Lights; EdVenture Kids Museum, etc.) • Clothing and toy purchasing gift cards such as Walmart, JCPenney, Kmart, TJ Maxx, Burke’s, etc.

Something new this year for clients to know is that the Salvation Army is teamed up with the Sumter Fire Department to make sure every home has a smoke detector in it.

For more information, contact Suzy Allred at (803) 778-6441 or volunteer@crosswellhome. org. Because of storage and staff constraints, Crosswell cannot accept unsolicited donations of used clothing, toys, etc.

There is no charge for this service and someone from the fire department will come out and install the detector as well. Folks still need to come by the office to fill out an application for the smoke detectors.

Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, is accepting donations of gently used or new coats, sweaters, blankets, scarves, gloves and new socks of all sizes for the Coats for Christ giveaway. Drop off donations at Dorcas’ Closet at the church. Call (803) 499-5190 or (803) 4690160 for more information.

Families needing assistance should call the Salvation Army at (803) 775-9336. Donations can be mailed to The Item, PO Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29151 or dropped off at 20 N. Magnolia St. Names, including groups, should be spelled completely. When making a donation in someone’s honor or memory, please include the full name. Names will be printed as given.

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Sumterites who need help with heating costs, including past-due electric bills and vouchers for kerosene and wood. The Item collects the money and the Salvation Army interviews candidates, who must provide a valid form of picture identification, paycheck stubs and copies of late bills. This year, Fireside Fund is dedicated to the late Glen Sharp, one of Sumter’s greatest philanthropists and businessmen.

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Reading and art are vital. Help the Boys & Girls Club by donating new or gently used books or art supplies (crayons, colored pencils, paints, paper, paint brushes, colored markers, etc.). Storage units and shelving are also needed to set up rooms for three age groups of children: 6-9, 10-14 and 15-18. Monetary donations are also being accepted to use for this purpose. Call Jean Ford, program director, at (803) 775-5006 for additional information.

Take a walk with the Sumter Police Department during Mile for a Meal from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at Sumter Mall, 1057 Broad St., to raise awareness about hunger in our community. Residents are asked to bring a non-perishable food items for the department’s third-annual program. All donations benefit food banks in Sumter. Donations can also be made up to the day before Thanksgiving in the lobby of the Sumter County Law Enforcement Center, 107 E. Hampton St. or at Sumter-area Piggly Wiggly stores, where the police department has set out boxes to collect canned goods and other non-perishable food items. For more information, contact the Sumter Police Department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 436-2723.

One of the largest Thanksgiving dinners to be served in Sumter will bring hundreds of people to the South Sumter Gym on the corner of Atlantic Avenue and South Sumter Street between noon and 2 p.m. Sunday. Geraldine Singleton, 69, has been preparing the meals with the help of volunteers for 19 years. She cooks 50 or 60 turkeys herself for the meal, and volunteers cook more, as well as accompaniments. Donations of money or grocery store gift cards, as well as turkeys, vegetables and other foods, napkins, forks and cups are welcome. Prepared foods can be delivered to the gym starting at 8:30 a.m. the day of the dinner. She emphasized that while volunteers to prepare and serve plates on the day of the dinner are needed, many are also needed to help deliver meals for the homebound elderly. To contribute before the event or for more information, contact Singleton at (803) 7752047.

Nonprofit organizations providing assistance to others for the holidays can email their list of needs to rhondab@theitem.com for publication in The Item’s Helping Hand list.

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The Gothard Sisters get the audience involved with their fiddling, singing and dancing during their Thursday concert at the Sumter Opera House.

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The Gothard Sisters may be from Washington state, but their music and hearts shout “Ireland!� Sandi Edens, president of the Sumter-Shaw Community Concert Association, called them “beautiful� and “spirited.� The three girls certainly lived up to her praise. Their concert at the Opera House on Thursday, second in the SSCCA series, provided a great dose of energetic Irish tunes and dancing, audience participation and humor. For most people, playing an instrument, singing or dancing would in itself be a feat. These girls, however, managed to combine all three talents, often at the same time. Mostly lively fiddlestyle music, the evening’s program offered a variety of titles, including “A Girl You Don’t Meet Every

Day� and “Raglan Road,� and a great discussion of the difference between an Irish jig (say strawberries) versus a reel (say rutabaga). Personally, I think it must be the amount of breaths a person must take before collapsing from the speed. The trio did manage to include the “Orange Blossom Special,� the unofficial fiddle player’s national anthem and bluegrass favorite, a humorous version of “Devil Went Down to Georgia,� an arrangement of “Scarborough Fair� and a poignant rendition of “Danny Boy.� All three girls sang, danced and played the violin — usually fiddle style — but they also played the bodhran and guitar. Their voices were well matched for the musical style, and they played and sang offstage among the audience and en-

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couraged enthusiastic clapping from the crowd. As for their humor, they shared stories of tonguein-cheek lessons they have learned from their travels and their week’s visit to Ireland where “it rained only twice — once for three days and the second time for four days.� Their enthusiasm was infectious, and the audience appreciated the non-stop activity. There was no time for dozing. So far, the concert series has been lucky with trios. Sixth Floor Trio, the first program, was excellent, and the Gothard Sisters delivered an evening of fun and showmanship. The next SSCCA event, comedian and actor Hal Linden, will be at Patriot Hall on April 11, 2014. For more information, contact Sandi Evans at (803) 469-2264 or hedens@ftc-i.net, or contact Betsy Ridgeway at (803) 469-2114.

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Exhibits explore war front, homefront FROM STAFF REPORTS Photography and paintings will fill the Sumter County Gallery of Art from Thursday through Jan. 3. Opening with a reception from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the gallery presents Christopher Sims: Dress Rehearsal and Lori Larusso: Homefront. CHRISTOPHER SIMS: DRESS REHEARSAL

Sims’ photographs capture simulated Iraqi and Afghani villages in the U.S., where troops train before their overseas deployment. This exhibition provides a glimpse into a world rarely seen and shows us aspects of what life is like for U.S. soldiers from recruitment to training for the battlefield. Also included in this exhibition are works from the series “Hearts and Minds,� in which Sims has captured images of young men and teenagers at the “Virtual Army Experience,� a traveling road show and recruiting event the U.S. Army takes cross-country to NASCAR races and air shows. Participants wait in line to enter a large tent, where they play video games produced by the Army and meet decorated soldiers who have returned from service at the fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. In his artist statement, Sims writes that the training grounds are “largely unknown to most Americans. The villages are situated in the deep forests of North Carolina and Louisiana, and in a great expanse of desert near Death Valley in California. The villages serve as a strange and poignant way station for people heading off to war and for those who have fled it. U.S. soldiers interact with pretend villagers who are often recent immigrants from Iraq and Afghanistan who have now found work in America playing a version of the lives they left behind. These villages are places of fantastic imagination.� Gallery curator Frank McCauley thinks the Sumter community, “especially the Shaw Air Force Base and Third Army communities, will find these images incredibly interesting.

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Chris Sims’ Casualty is part of his exhibition “Hearts and Minds,� images of young men and teenagers at the “Virtual Army Experience,� a traveling road show and recruiting event the U.S. Army takes cross-country to NASCAR races and air shows.

... This exhibition affords the viewer a rare, intimate view behind the scenes, showing both where our soldiers come from and how they prepare for where they’re going.� A Michigan native, Sims’ work has been widely exhibited, and his project on Guantanamo Bay was featured in The Washington Post, the BBC World Service, Roll Call and Flavorwire. He was selected as the recipient of the Baum Award for Emerging American Photographers in 2010 and was recently named one of the “new Superstars of Southern Art� by Oxford American magazine. LORI LARUSSO: HOMEFRONT

Kentuckybased artist Lori Larusso’s work pres-

WANT TO GO? WHAT: Christopher Sims: Dress Rehearsal & Lori Larusso: Homefront WHEN: Opening reception is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday WHERE: Sumter County Gallery of Art, 200 Hasell St., COST: Members free; non-members $5 for reception only, free at all other times

ents her beautiful and brightly colored, shaped paintings featuring representations of middle America, interior spaces and manicured semi-private outdoor spaces that suggest a relative level of comfort and social acceptance. The architecture and objects represented in these works conjure a decidedly 1950s nostalgia for the American Dream. These elements confirm, and at times question, the stability of the situation and remind the viewer of the culture we maintain on a daily basis. Bret McCabe of the Baltimore City Paper wrote, “Larusso’s paintings hover in that curious realm of subur-

“Natural Dollhouse Disaster� is one of Lisa Larusso’s paintings in her “Homefront� exhibition opening Thursday at the Sumter County Gallery of Art.

ban pop ... and for the most part her targets are soft, but what she chooses to show and hide is what pushes her paintings into more interesting territory, precisely because it’s unclear where she might be headed. There is a calm malevolence that seeps through Larusso’s work, the suggestion that all is not right in the placid world of the great American suburb.� Her recent awards include a Visual Artist Fellowship from the MacDowell Colony, the Kentucky Arts Council’s Al Smith Fellowship, a Milton and Sally Avery Fellowship and the 2012 James Rosenquist Artist in Residence at North Dakota State University. Sumter County Gallery of Art Director Karen Watson states, “These are two wonderful exhibitions, even though the two artists’ bodies of work are very different, viewers will find there is a very interesting and I believe salient symmetry between Sims’ imagery of the war front and Larusso’s representation of the domestic front.� These exhibitions are a community effort supported by First Citizens, The Evening Pilot Club and Ross McKenzie, with flowers provided for the past two years’ reception by the Poinsett Garden Club.

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Feuding co-workers on ‘White Collar Brawlers’ BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH The beauty of writing about television is that even the dumbest show can be interesting in its own terrible way. “White Collar Brawlers� (10 p.m., Esquire, TV-14) reminded me of the most quotable line from “This is Spinal Tap,� the one about the “fine line between clever and stupid.� In every episode of “Brawlers,� two feuding office workers are asked to step into the ring and settle their differences the old-fashioned way — by punching each other in the face! The success of early reality shows like “Survivor� was attributed to their resemblance to office squabbles. Richard Hatch and other contestants seemed “real� because they reminded viewers of nightmarish co-workers — only in a tropical setting. Years later, the fake documentary series “The Office� mined comedy from characters like Dwight Schrute and other aggressively eccentric pencil pushers. Now “Brawlers� strips away

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Wateree Community Actions offers Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program to eligible households. Requirements: • Gross household income that is at or below 150 percent of poverty; • Proof of income for the last 30 days; • S.C. state-issued ID; • Valid Social Security card for yourself and all household members; and • Most recent energy bill. This program is funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and administered by 14 Community Action Agencies throughout the state. In the tri-county, those offices are: • Sumter Community Service Center; (803) 773-6512; 13 S. Main St. • Clarendon Community Service Center; (803) 435-4337; 3 W. Boyce St., Manning • Lee County Community Service Center; (803) 484-5401; 613 full name. Names will be printed as given. Contributions received as of Monday include: Carol Seech, $25; Love in Action Sunday School Class, $100; In Memory of Glen Sharp from Sue and Chuck Fienning, $500; St. Marks United Methodist Women, $50; Brewington FCL Club, $90; James & Helen Prescott,

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ASHINGTON — The New Republic magazine was, appropriately, the stimulant that last week gave the Democratic base a frisson of anticipation about a possible Elizabeth Warren presidential candidacy in 2016. Now in her 11th month as a Massachusetts senator, she is suited to carry the progressive torch that was fueled 99 years ago this month by The New Republic’s founding. Its first editor was Herbert Croly, whose 1909 book “The Promise of American Life” — Theodore Roosevelt read it, rapturously, during his post-presidential travels — is progressivism’s primer: “The average American individual is morally and intellectually George inadequate WILL to a serious and consistent conception of his responsibilities as a democrat,” so national life should be a “school.” “The exigencies of such schooling frequently demand severe coercive measures, but what schooling does not?” And “a people are saved many costly perversions” if “the official schoolmasters are wise, and the pupils neither truant nor insubordinate.” Today the magazine, whose birth was partly financed by a progressive heiress, Dorothy Payne Whitney, is owned by Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes. Warren, a scourge of (other) economic royalists, and especially of large financial institutions, is a William Jennings Bryan for our time: She has risen from among Harvard’s downtrodden to proclaim: “You shall not crucify mankind upon a cross of derivatives.” Before she sank to a senator’s salary, she was among the 1 percenters, whose annual incomes now begin at $394,000. Hillary Clinton recently made more than that from two speeches, five days apart, for Goldman Sachs, a prowling Wall Street carnivore that Warren presumably wants to domesticate. Between Warren, hot in pursuit of malefactors of great wealth, and Clinton, hot in pursuit of great wealth, which candidate would be more fun for the kind of people who compose the Democrats’ nominating electorate? Such people are in politics for, among other satisfactions, the fun of it. Americans profess detestation of politics and its practitioners, but their behavior belies their rhetoric. Last month, a poll reported that 60 percent of Americans favor voting out of office all congressional incumbents, including their own representatives. But just 11 months before this poll revealed the electorate’s (supposedly) extraordinary dyspepsia, voters re-elected 90 percent of representatives and 91 percent of senators. Most

Americans most of the time have better things to do than feel strongly (aggrieved or otherwise) about politics. They are not as angry about goings-on in Washington as they say they are, or imagine themselves to be, or think they ought to be when a pollster takes their emotional temperature. Since Andrew Jackson, with his collaborator (and presidential successor) Martin Van Buren, displaced the politics of deference to elites with the politics of mass mobilization by parties, the electoral scramble has been popular entertainment. Analyses of Chris Christie’s appeal are neglecting something: He has fun seeking and wielding power, and his fun is infectious. Can Democratic activists, for whom politics is catnip, cheerfully contemplate the uncontested nomination of someone who will be 69 on Election Day 2016, who will have been conspicuous in the nation’s life for a quarter of a century, and who cultivates nostalgia for the last decade of the previous century? Can forward-leaning, clenchfisted MSNBC viewers really work themselves into a lather of excitement about the supposed feminist triumph of smashing the ultimate “glass ceiling” for a woman whose marriage took her to the upper reaches of politics? Do Democrats, ankle-deep in the rubble of Obamacare’s paternalism, really want to nominate the author of Hillarycare? Before a Democratic-controlled Congress spurned it, she explained her health care plan this way (a delicious quotation excavated by The Wall Street Journal’s Holman Jenkins): “We just think people will be too focused on saving money and they won’t get the care for their children and themselves that they need. ... The money has to go to the federal government because the federal government will spend that money better.” Come 2016, Clinton may be the one thing no successful candidate can be, and something Warren (or some other avatar of what Howard Dean in 2003 called “the Democratic wing of the Democratic Party”) would not be: boring. The social scientist Robert Nisbet called boredom “one of the most insistent and universal” forces that has shaped human behavior. It still is. So, all those who today regard Clinton’s nomination as it was regarded in 2008 — as a foregone conclusion — should ask themselves: When was the last time presidential politics was as predictable as they think it has become?

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Baten forgets to praise Obama in recent letter When Mr. Baten writes a letter to the editor, I always can count on four subjects: Black people, white people, racism and how the current president is the best thing to ever happen to this country. His most recent letter was missing one subject. It seems that Mr. Obama has taken a nosedive as far as his popularity is concerned. People have a tendency to distance themselves from unpopular things. Even the gang on latenight TV are having a field day with Obama. And if I hear “well, what the president meant was ...” one more time, I’m going to pull what’s left of my hair out. I don’t like Obamacare, and I have a feeling the vast majority of Americans don’t like it either. Our “leaders” up on the Hill must have been out of their minds when they came up with this garbage. Poetic justice, considering most Americans are going out of their minds trying to figure out what to do with it. Rep. Joe Wilson was right after all. DENNIS E. VICKERS Wedgefield

Encourage S.C. Senate to pass ethics reform bill South Carolina is one of only six states that have a State Ethics Commission with a narrow, limited jurisdiction. This is because under state law, law passed by these same bodies, ethics investigations relating to the South Carolina General Assembly members can only be investigated by legislature members or their staffers. This means the Senate and House Ethics Committees are in charge of investigating and reprimanding their very own members that they find to be in violation of state ethics laws. An ethics reform bill, introduced by Rep. Murrell Smith, is before the South Carolina Senate, which convenes again on Jan. 14, 2014. This piece of legislation embraces the transparency, accountability and openness that proponents for a better, more honest government tend to advocate. Furthermore, it actually strengthens our ethics laws by establishing strong, independent oversight in the State Ethics Commission, treating all public officials equally. Our General Assembly members are elected to their positions, and they should be held accountable to the public office with which they

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have been entrusted. As the law stands now, those who have to rely on colleagues to help them with votes on proposed legislation they are sponsoring are then tasked to investigate their suspected ethical transgressions. That seems to be an inherent conflict of interest. Therefore, any investigation into suspected ethics violations should be conducted in public view by a totally independent body. Please join me in encouraging the S.C. Senate, which includes our own senators Thomas McElveen and Kevin Johnson, to embrace this comprehensive ethics reform bill and pass this bill quickly when they reconvene in January. Please erase any and all appearances of bias and conflict of interest by voting in favor of this much-needed reform. SHERY SMITH Sumter

2014 Sumter WineFest canceled The Sumter Senior Services board of directors and its WineFest Committee regretfully announce the cancellation of their highly successful and widely supported WineFest fundraiser originally scheduled for January 2014. Citing complex laws governing distribution of “free” alcohol and a flagging economy, the Sumter Senior Services officials have decided to eliminate the WineFest event and concentrate on other fundraising efforts. The nonprofit agency, which provides a wide array of services to older adults in Sumter County, uses funds raised to support programs such as Meals-on-Wheels and Senior Center activities. Starting in 2014, the agency will conduct the BackYard Jamboree in the spring and the Sip & Stroll in the fall. Both of these fundraisers have proven extremely popular over the past five years, and efforts will be made to improve and grow these events. The board and WineFest committee members gratefully thank the Sumter community for its corporate, small business and individual support over the past 15 years of successful WineFest events. SHIRLY BAKER Executive Director Sumter Senior Services DON TESENIAR Special Projects Manager Sumter Senior Services For the WineFest Committee

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People of all color use, sell drugs On Nov. 15, Mr. Eugene Baten wrote, “Intelligent people know that some politicians use illegal drugs.” Yes, we all remember Bill Clinton saying he didn’t inhale, and we all remember Barack Obama saying he did inhale. So yes, we know they did and maybe still do use drugs. Mr. Baten then says, “Factually, white people have always smoked crack cocaine. Also, their abundant use and abuse of cocaine, marijuana, heroin and other illegal drugs is the main reason we have a serious drug problem in America.” I am not so sure Mr. Baten realizes that people of all color use and sell illicit drugs, but I guess in his world view, whites are to blame for everything. In an effort to justify his thinly disguised racist accusations Mr. Baten quotes Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky. Now I do agree with what was quoted by Mr. Baten as being what the senator said, but as a former teacher of mine once told me, “stats can be made to say anything so be careful.” I began to wonder about these stats of three out of four incarcerated for drugs being black or Hispanic, so I decided to investigate the matter. First I went to the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports to see how many people were arrested last year for drug crimes. Table 29 shows that 1,552,432 people were arrested for using, buying or selling illegal drugs. I then looked to see the race of the people arrested. Table 43 shows 801,198 white and 372,914 black. (Before I move on let me mention that in the UCR data, Hispanics do not have their own category). So far 114 percent more whites were arrested than blacks for drug offenses. Sen. Rand Paul made another statement in that same speech. He said, “Why are the arrest rates so lopsided? Because it’s frankly easier to go into urban areas and make arrests than it is to go into suburban areas.” Now I want you to think about this: Sen. Paul wants you to think more black males are in prison because it is easier to arrest them, yet the data clearly shows that whites are arrested much more often than blacks for drug offenses. JOHN GAYDOS Wedgefield Editor’s note: Because this letter exceeded the 350-word length as stated in our Editorial Page Policies which appears regularly on this page, it can be read in its entirety under Opinion on The Item’s website, www.theitem.com.

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Gamecocks find themselves back in SEC East race BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press COLUMBIA — Twelfthranked South Carolina is a Missouri loss away from the Southeastern Conference title game, something only the most hopeful, rose-colored Gamecocks thought was possible a month ago. South Carolina’s chase for

a league championship seemed finished when the Gamecocks were upset 23-21 at Tennessee and trailed undefeated Missouri 17-0 entering the fourth quarter SPURRIER on a cold, damp night in Columbia, Mo. But play by play and break

USC-CLEMSON KICKOFF SET The South Carolina football team will host Clemson at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30, the SEC announced Monday. The game will be held at WilliamsBrice Stadium in Columbia and televised nationally on ESPN2. by break. the Gamecocks (8-2, 6-2 SEC) have climbed back into an SEC East race that sure seemed over.

South Carolina got some help on Saturday with No. 6 Auburn’s improbable, tippedball touchdown for a 43-38 win over Georgia, which had beaten the Gamecocks to start SEC play and held the tiebreaker against them. The Gamecocks took care of their part a few hours later, wrapping up the SEC with a 19-14, come-from-behind

win over Florida behind Elliott Fry’s four field goals and some staunch defense down the stretch. “Somehow or another, it worked out again,’’ Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier said. Now, South Carolina must wait as leader No. 8 Missouri

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McDaniels, Tigers top USC 71-57 BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

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Wilson Hall linebacker John Wells Baker (21) tackles then Hammond quarterback Nick Garrett (8) during the Barons’ 42-14 victory over the Skyhawks earlier this season. Wilson Hall will meet Hammond on Saturday at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia for the SCISA 3A state championship.

Opposite ends of history Barons face perennial power Hammond, Sumter takes on playoff upstart Hillcrest PREP FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS

BY DENNIS BRUNSON dennisb@theitem.com Wilson Hall will be playing a very, very, very familiar opponent for the SCISA 3A football state championship on Saturday in Columbia, while Sumter High School will be taking on a school known for years as the “other” Hillcrest in the quarterfinals of the SCHSL 4A Division I state playoffs.

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The undefeated Barons will be facing Hammond, a team that will be playing in the state champion-

ship game for the eighth straight season. The Gamecocks will be heading to Simponsville to take on Hillcrest, which has a football program with little success in its history, but one that is having a tremendous season. The Skyhawks had their streak of six consecutive state titles snapped last season by Augusta

CLEMSON — For K.J. McDaniels, his first double-double couldn’t have come at a better time. Clemson’s highflying, 6-foot-6 junior had a careerhigh 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Tigers to 71-57 victory over rival South Carolina on Sunday night. The Tigers started 3-0 for just the second time in coach Brad Brownell’s four seasons, rallying after they watched the Gamecocks (1-2) cut a 13-point lead to 40-30 with 13 minutes left in the game. That’s when McDaniels took control, scoring seven points in 10-2 spurt that put Clemson on top to stay. “Our energy was on. We got the team together and we said, `We have to go now. We can’t wait,’’’ McDaniels said. “We only get to play

them once a year. We’ve got to go out there and play as hard as we can and get this crowd going.’’ No one on Clemson’s roster does that better than McDaniels. He took a sweet pass from Rod Hall for a jam to get the run started. After Hall’s 3-point play, McDaniels followed with one of his own. He closed the charge with another jam as the Tigers moved in front 50-40. “K.J. was terrific, best player on the floor,’’ Brownell said. McDaniels surpassed his career best in points for the second time in three games for the Tigers. He scored 20 points in the season-opening win over Stetson on Nov. 8 to top his previous best of 17. He also had half the team’s 12 blocks. Jordan Roper added 15 points and SEE CLEMSON, PAGE B2

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Johnson cruises to 6th NASCAR championship BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

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Jimmie Johnson, center, celebrates after winning his sixth NASCAR championship on Sunday in Homestead, Fla.

HOMESTEAD, Fla. — Back on top with only two NASCAR greats left to catch, Jimmie Johnson won his sixth championship in eight years Sunday and staked his claim as one of the most dominant competitors in sports history. Johnson, needing only to finish 23rd or better to spoil Matt Kenseth’s career season, was on cruise

control most of the day at Homestead-Miami Speedway. Johnson’s lone hiccup came when traffic stacked-up on a restart and he and Kenseth made slight contact, causing Johnson to plunge 15 spots in the field with damage to his fender. He rallied to finish ninth and beat Kenseth for the title by 19 points. Now looming large in Johnson’s windshield is SEE JOHNSON, PAGE B3

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Clemson’s K.J. McDaniels (32) blocks a shot attempt by South Carolina’s Mindaugus Kacinas during the Tigers’ 71-57 victory on Sunday at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson.

SUMTER SPORTS HALL OF FAME

3-sport SHS star Pinkney earns way into NFL, Sumter Hall BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER mchristopher@theitem.com It just took a little taste of early success in athletics for Cleveland Pinkney. The rest became history. PINKNEY Pinkney was a 3-sport standout at Sumter High School before going on to a

successful collegiate career and ultimately playing in the National Football League. He is one of nine people who will be inducted into the Sumter Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday at the SHS auditorium. Other inductees include Frank Galloway, Katrina Anderson, Arland Compton Jr., Tommy Player, Terry Kinard, Jimmy Noonan, Henry Marshall, the late Rob-

SUMTER SPORTS HALL OF FAME WHAT: Induction ceremony WHEN: Thursday, Nov. 21, WHERE: Sumter High School auditorium WHO: Dr. Arland Compton, Frank Galloway, Cleveland Pinkney, Katrina Anderson Sacoco, Tommy Player, Terry Kinard, Jimmy Noonan, Henry Marshall, the late Robbie Evans and the late Rudy Singleton. SCHEDULE: Doors will open at 6 p.m. with a chat and chew reception beginning at 6:30 in the lobby outside of the auditorium. The ceremony itself will begin at 7:15. TICKETS: Tickets can be purchased on an individual basis for $25 per person. While there will be no tables for the ceremony, special sections in the auditorium can be purchased. A Bronze Section with seating for four will cost $100, a 6-seat Silver Section is $200 and an 8-seat Gold Section is $300. Those who are interested in attending can send checks by mail to the The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, P.O. Box 2229, Sumter, S.C., 29151, or contact the club at (803) 775-5006 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.

bie Evans and the late Rudy Singleton. “I want everyone to

know it’s a great honor and I’m very appreciative of it,” Pinkney said.

“I really feel like when I ultimately made my decision to retire, whether I wanted to live in Tampa (Fla.) or come back to Sumter, that I made the right decision because ultimately Sumter is my home and where I love to be.” Already a member of the Sumter High Athletic Hall of Fame, Pinkney excelled in football, wrestling and track and field for SHS. He was a

2-year starter at defensive tackle at the University of South Carolina and played with several teams in the National Football League, most prominently the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Today, he shares his knowledge and same never-say-die attitude with the Sumter High varsity football team as an assistant coach. SEE PINKNEY, PAGE B3

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NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Philadelphia 5 6 .455 – Boston 4 7 .364 1 Toronto 4 7 .364 1 Brooklyn 3 6 .333 1 New York 3 6 .333 1 Southeast Division W L Pct GB Miami 7 3 .700 – Atlanta 6 4 .600 1 Charlotte 5 5 .500 2 Orlando 4 6 .400 3 Washington 2 7 .222 41/2 Central Division W L Pct GB Indiana 9 1 .900 – Chicago 5 3 .625 3 Cleveland 4 7 .364 51/2 Detroit 3 6 .333 51/2 Milwaukee 2 7 .222 61/2 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division W L Pct GB San Antonio 9 1 .900 – Houston 7 4 .636 21/2 Dallas 6 4 .600 3 Memphis 5 5 .500 4 New Orleans 4 6 .400 5 Northwest Division W L Pct GB Portland 8 2 .800 – Oklahoma City 6 3 .667 11/2 Minnesota 7 4 .636 11/2 Denver 4 5 .444 31/2 Utah 1 10 .091 71/2 Pacific Division W L Pct GB Golden State 7 3 .700 – L.A. Clippers 7 3 .700 – Phoenix 5 4 .556 11/2 L.A. Lakers 5 7 .417 3 Sacramento 2 7 .222 41/2 Sunday’s Games Portland 118, Toronto 110, OT Memphis 97, Sacramento 86 L.A. Lakers 114, Detroit 99 Monday’s Games Portland at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Chicago, 8 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Golden State at Utah, 9 p.m. Memphis at L.A. Clippers, 10:30 p.m. Today’s Games Minnesota at Washington, 7 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 7:30 p.m. New York at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Houston, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 10 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Toronto at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Washington at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Indiana at New York, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Portland at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Utah at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Boston at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 9 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 9:30 p.m. Memphis at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press AMERICAN CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF New England 7 2 0 .778 234 N.Y. Jets 5 5 0 .500 183 Miami 5 5 0 .500 213 Buffalo 4 7 0 .364 236 South W L T Pct PF Indianapolis 7 3 0 .700 252 Tennessee 4 6 0 .400 227 Houston 2 8 0 .200 193 Jacksonville 1 9 0 .100 129 North W L T Pct PF Cincinnati 7 4 0 .636 275 Pittsburgh 4 6 0 .400 216 Baltimore 4 6 0 .400 208 Cleveland 4 6 0 .400 192 West W L T Pct PF Denver 9 1 0 .900 398 Kansas City 9 1 0 .900 232 Oakland 4 6 0 .400 194 San Diego 4 6 0 .400 228 NATIONAL CONFERENCE East W L T Pct PF Philadelphia 6 5 0 .545 276 Dallas 5 5 0 .500 274 N.Y. Giants 4 6 0 .400 192 Washington 3 7 0 .300 246 South W L T Pct PF New Orleans 8 2 0 .800 288 Carolina 6 3 0 .667 214 Tampa Bay 2 8 0 .200 187 Atlanta 2 8 0 .200 214 North W L T Pct PF Detroit 6 4 0 .600 265 Chicago 6 4 0 .600 282 Green Bay 5 5 0 .500 258 Minnesota 2 8 0 .200 240 West W L T Pct PF Seattle 10 1 0 .909 306 San Francisco 6 4 0 .600 247 Arizona 6 4 0 .600 214 St. Louis 4 6 0 .400 224 Thursday’s Game Indianapolis 30, Tennessee 27 Sunday’s Games Chicago 23, Baltimore 20, OT Oakland 28, Houston 23

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NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Tampa Bay 20 14 6 0 28 64 50 Boston 19 12 6 1 25 53 36 Toronto 20 12 7 1 25 57 47 Detroit 21 9 5 7 25 54 60 Montreal 21 10 9 2 22 52 45 Ottawa 20 8 8 4 20 58 62 Florida 21 5 12 4 14 46 70 Buffalo 22 5 16 1 11 41 68 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Washington 21 12 8 1 25 69 59 Pittsburgh 20 12 8 0 24 56 47 N.Y. Rangers 20 10 10 0 20 42 50 Carolina 20 8 8 4 20 39 55 New Jersey 20 7 8 5 19 42 49 N.Y. Isles 21 8 10 3 19 61 68 Columbus 20 7 10 3 17 52 57 Philadelphia 19 7 10 2 16 35 48 WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Chicago 21 14 3 4 32 78 61 Minnesota 21 13 4 4 30 55 44 St. Louis 19 13 3 3 29 66 46 Colorado 19 14 5 0 28 59 41 Dallas 20 11 7 2 24 58 56 Winnipeg 22 10 10 2 22 57 61 Nashville 20 9 9 2 20 46 63 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 22 15 5 2 32 71 56 San Jose 21 13 3 5 31 72 50 Phoenix 21 14 4 3 31 73 66 Los Angeles 21 14 6 1 29 58 46 Vancouver 22 11 8 3 25 56 58 Calgary 20 6 11 3 15 54 75 Edmonton 22 5 15 2 12 53 83 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Sunday’s Games Columbus 4, Ottawa 1 Washington 4, St. Louis 1 Los Angeles 1, N.Y. Rangers 0 Chicago 5, San Jose 1 Minnesota 2, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 2, Vancouver 1 Monday’s Games Boston at Carolina, 7 p.m. Anaheim at Pittsburgh, 7:30 p.m. Calgary at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Today’s Games St. Louis at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Toronto, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 7:30 p.m. Chicago at Colorado, 9 p.m. Columbus at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Florida at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Tampa Bay at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Minnesota at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh at Washington, 8 p.m. Columbus at Calgary, 10 p.m. New Jersey at Anaheim, 10 p.m.

GOLF OHL Classic Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Mayakoba Resort (El Camaleon Golf Club) Playa del Carmen, Mexico Purse: $6 million Yardage: 6,987; Par: 71 Final Harris English (500), $1,080,000 68-62-68-65-263 -21 Brian Stuard (300), $648,000 65-70-65-67-267 -17 Jason Bohn (145), $312,000 67-68-65-68-268 -16 Rory Sabbatini (145), $312,000 68-65-65-70-268 -16 Chris Stroud (145), $312,000 66-68-66-68-268 -16 Justin Hicks (89), $194,250 69-67-66-67-269 -15 Charles Howell III (89), $194,250 67-67-66-69-269 -15 Robert Karlsson, $194,250 63-67-67-72-269 -15 Justin Leonard (89), $194,250 70-67-65-67-269 -15 Bob Estes (73), $156,000 68-69-65-69-271 -13 Tim Wilkinson (73), $156,000 70-63-71-67-271 -13 Freddie Jacobson (61), $126,000 70-69-67-66-272 -12 Will MacKenzie (61), $126,000 69-69-69-65-272 -12 Kevin Stadler (61), $126,000 67-63-68-74-272 -12 Peter Malnati (56), $108,000 69-69-70-65-273 -11 Lorena Ochoa Invitational Par Scores The Associated Press Sunday At Guadalajara Country Club Guadalajara, Mexico Purse: $1 million Yardage: 6,633; Par 72 Final Lexi Thompson, $200,000 72-64-67-69—272 -16 Stacy Lewis, $103,449 72-66-67-68—273 -15 So Yeon Ryu, $75,045 68-67-71-69—275 -13 Inbee Park, $58,053 68-68-72-69—277 -11 Suzann Pettersen, $42,479 70-68-70-70—278 -10 Pornanong Phatlum, $42,479 66-69-72-71—278 -10 Amy Yang, $25,884 67-73-70-69—279 -9 Azahara Munoz, $25,884 71-69-69-70—279 -9 Michelle Wie, $25,884 69-73-67-70—279 -9 Lizette Salas, $25,884 70-67-71-71—279 -9 I.K. Kim, $25,884 70-67-67-75—279 -9 Chella Choi, $19,200 74-68-72-66—280 -8 Anna Nordqvist, $19,200 68-67-72-73—280 -8

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St. Francis Xavier wins season opener Jay McFadden led a trio of St. Francis Xavier High School 20-point scorers with 26 as the Padres earned a 74-60 victory over Sumter Christian on Monday at the Birnie Hope Center in the season opener for both schools. Dalton Foreman added 24 points for SFXHS followed by Leighton Savage with 20. Donzell Metz and T.J. Barron each had 14 points to lead Sumter Christian. Devin Green added 12. St. Francis returns to action on Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. when its hosts the PAC Panthers. ENGLISH WINS OHL CLASSIC

PLAYA DEL CARMEN, Mexico — Harris English won the rain-delayed OHL Classic for his second PGA Tour title, pulling away for a four-stroke victory in a 29hole Sunday finish ENGLISH at Mayakoba. English closed with a 6-under 65 after completing the third round in the morning with a 68. He moved into contention Saturday morning in the second round, matching the lowest round of his tour career with a 62. THOMPSON WINS OCHOA INVITATIONAL

GUADALAJARA, Mexico — Lexi Thompson won the Lorena Ochoa Invitational on Sunday for her second victory in her last four starts, birdieing

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DENVER — Peyton Manning threw for 323 yards and a touchdown Sunday night and was barely touched by Kansas City’s sack-happy defense in Denver’s 27-17 victory over the NFL’s last undefeated team. The Chiefs’ defense, which came into the game also leading the league in points allowed (12.8), remained stout throughout against the league’s highest-scoring offense (41.2). But eventually, Manning and Co., overwhelmed them, going 79, 65 and 62 yards for their last three scores and a 27-10 lead. COLLEGE BASKETBALL (1) MICHIGAN ST. PORTLAND

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Rod Hall 14 for Clemson, which defeated the Gamecocks (1-2) for the eighth time in the last 10 meetings. The win was also a welcome start to most of the orange-clad fans in Littlejohn Coliseum as the Palmetto State’s biggest rivalry perks up the next few weeks. On Wednesday night, the women’s basketball teams square off here in a contest that reunites former Virginia teammates in Dawn Staley (coach of the Gamecocks) and firstyear Clemson coach Audra Smith. On Nov. 30 comes the rivalry’s highlight when Steve Spurrier’s 12th-ranked football Gamecocks will try to extend their four-game winning streak over No. 7. Clemson at Williams-Brice Stadium. Hall said Brownell had “drilled it in our heads that some of our other sports haven’t done well against (South Carolina). I wanted to change that.’’ Mindaugas Kacinas had 13 points and 12 rebounds to lead South Carolina, which fell at No. 23 Baylor 66-64 on Tuesday and had hoped to

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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Jerami Grant scored 13 points, including a tying follow with 1:43 left, and set up the go-ahead basket by Michael Gbinije in the final minute, as No. 9 Syracuse held off St. Francis Brooklyn 56-50 on Monday night in an opening-round game of the Maui Invitational. (16) FLORIDA SOUTHERN

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CHARLESTON — James Kelly scored 18 points to lead a hot-shooting Miami to a 70-54 win over the College of Charleston on Monday night. TENNESSEE THE CITADEL

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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Jordan McRae scored 20 points and Tennessee shot 7 of 13 from 3-point range Monday in an 86-60 victory over The Citadel.

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play strongly against Clemson. But second-year coach Frank Martin said his roster that features seven freshmen still has a ways to go before it plays polished and effective basketball. “I think some of the guys think this is easier than it really is,’’ Martin said. “They’ve got to learn.’’ Clemson finished 24 of 26 from the foul line, a remarkable 92.3 percent. Still, it was a shy of the team’s all-time best of 22 of 23 set in a win over Duke in 1997. Clemson and South Carolina both came into the season looking to bounce back from awful showings a year ago. The Tigers lost 10 of their final 11 games to finish 13-18 for their first losing season in nine years. The Gamecocks went just 14-18 in 201213 and gave Frank Martin his only losing season as a college head coach. The two rivals also have extremely young rosters. The only senior in the rotation for either team was South Carolina guard Brenton Williams, although Clemson’s started veterans Hall, McDaniels and Damarcus Harrison, while the Gamecocks opened with four newcomers in their starting five.

OPPOSITE from Page B1 Christian. When Hammond started this season off with a 2-3 record, it didn’t look as though it would make its way back to Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium for the 7:30 p.m. title game. Eight straight victories later though and the Skyhawks are back. Hammond defeated Orangeburg Prep 28-26 on Friday in a semifinal, avenging one of its three losses. It will be trying to do the same this weekend; 12-0 Wilson Hall handed the Skyhawks their most recent loss, winning by the score of 42-14. While Hammond can win its seventh state crown in eight years, its streak of consecutive 12-win seasons will end at seven. This will be the sixth time in the past eight seasons the Bar-

rebounds, and No. 6 Duke beat UNC Asheville 91-55 on Monday night in the opening round of the NIT Season TipOff.

ons and Hammond have faced each other in the playoffs. Two of those meetings have come in the championship game, the most recent being in 2011. The Skyhawks won that game 13-9 after Wilson Hall had won the regular-season meeting. While Hammond is used to winning two playoff games to get to the title game, winning a playoff game is a rarity for Hillcrest, which will bring an 11-1 record into Friday’s 7:30 p.m. contest. Hillcrest’s 41-13 victory over Rock Hill last Friday in the first round was the school’s first playoff victory since 1978. The Rams, the No. 2 seed, won their first region title this season, taking the Region IV crown with a 7-0 mark. This is the school’s first winning season since 1998, the final year of

a 5-year stretch when it had four winning seasons. Hillcrest is in the midst of a 9-game winning streak; it’s only loss was to Dorman 22-19 in the third week of the season. The only common foe between Hillcrest and Sumter is Mauldin, which the Gamecocks beat 41-27 last Friday in their first-round game. The Rams opened their season with a 35-13 victory over the Mavericks. Sumter and Hillcrest were the only teams to hold Mauldin to less than 30 points. Hillcrest has allowed just 161 points this season, allowing 14 points or less in 10 of its games. The Rams have scored 495. Sumter brings a 7-5 record into the game and secured its first winning season since 2009 with the win over Mauldin. That was also SHS’s first playoff win since ’09.

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FORD ECOBOOST 400 RESULTS By The Associated Press Sunday At Homestead-Miami Speedway Homestead, Fla. Lap length: 1.5 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 267 laps, 130 rating, 47 points, $322,350. 2. (1) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 267, 139.9, 44, $293,251. 3. (21) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 267, 122.5, 42, $203,860. 4. (8) Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 267, 104.8, 40, $174,235. 5. (25) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 267, 96.5, 39, $167,968. 6. (4) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 267, 110.4, 39, $156,701. 7. (11) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 267, 109.2, 37, $140,293. 8. (3) Joey Logano, Ford, 267, 98.7, 36, $119,518. 9. (7) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 267, 109.1, 35, $134,221. 10. (6) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 267, 91.7, 35, $126,246. 11. (26) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 267, 102.4, 33, $123,596. 12. (18) Carl Edwards, Ford, 267, 87.5, 32, $115,435. 13. (13) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 267, 88.1, 31, $94,060. 14. (10) Elliott Sadler, Toyota, 267, 74.8, 0, $88,110. 15. (20) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 267, 77, 0, $107,593. 16. (19) Aric Almirola, Ford, 267, 78.4, 28, $116,421. 17. (15) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 267, 78.1, 27, $113,343. 18. (27) Juan Pablo Montoya, Chevrolet, 267, 65.6, 26, $105,999. 19. (22) Mark Martin, Chevrolet, 267, 79.3, 25, $121,585.

20. (24) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 267, 61.4, 24, $80,935. 21. (2) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 267, 74.1, 24, $104,255. 22. (9) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 267, 66.7, 22, $122,396. 23. (14) Jeff Burton, Chevrolet, 267, 65.9, 21, $85,360. 24. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 267, 70.7, 20, $91,660. 25. (30) Parker Kligerman, Toyota, 267, 55.7, 0, $93,543. 26. (23) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 267, 57, 18, $103,724. 27. (31) David Gilliland, Ford, 266, 48, 17, $90,368. 28. (40) Casey Mears, Ford, 266, 49.4, 16, $95,568. 29. (29) David Ragan, Ford, 266, 48.8, 16, $93,157. 30. (28) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 265, 51.4, 14, $103,230. 31. (32) David Reutimann, Toyota, 265, 38.5, 13, $74,685. 32. (37) J.J. Yeley, Chevrolet, 264, 40.5, 12, $71,960. 33. (39) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 264, 39.7, 0, $71,760. 34. (41) Ken Schrader, Ford, 263, 34.6, 10, $71,560. 35. (42) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 263, 31.9, 0, $71,360. 36. (36) A J Allmendinger, Toyota, 257, 48.9, 8, $79,135. 37. (33) Travis Kvapil, Toyota, 248, 27.9, 7, $78,912. 38. (38) Dave Blaney, Chevrolet, 242, 36.5, 6, $65,750. 39. (12) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, accident, 229, 76.8, 5, $91,741. 40. (17) Trevor Bayne, Ford, engine, 223, 53.8, 0, $57,750. 41. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, rear gear, 119, 31.2, 0, $53,750. 42. (43) Tony Raines, Chevrolet, vibration, 104, 26.9, 0, $49,750. 43. (34) Michael McDowell, Ford, brakes, 63, 27.8, 1, $46,250.

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“I’m very thankful I was able to put myself into positions through hard work,� he explained. “Like I tell our players, hard work is going to pay off, you’ve just got to out-work your opponent.� His success in athletics began at the middle school level at Bates. He played football, basketball and ran track, but his success in football and track became evident very quickly. As a seventh- and eighthgrader, Pinkney excelled in the shot put and discus. “That was my first time actually becoming an individual champion as a seventh- and eighthgrader,� Pinkney said. The former Bantams athlete also found success on the gridiron where he quickly became fond of football. “I just thought, ‘Wow, I just hit somebody and I’m not get in trouble,’� Pinkney said. “It felt good having some kind of success and being able to do something positive. I kind of struggled in school, so having something go right for a change really got me going and got me motivated.� Pinkney played seven football games as a freshman for Sumter High and saw his career end with a trip to the Shrine Bowl. In wrestling, Pinkney went to state and finished fifth his freshman year as a heavyweight. As a sophomore and junior, he was a state runner-up. As a senior, he went undefeated and captured a state championship, becoming one of the most decorated wrestlers in SHS history. In track, Pinkney finished second in the state. In his junior year, he set a discus state record with a toss of 185 feet that was finally broken this past season.. Pinkney credited his success to his SHS strength coach, Randy Gold. “It really started with Randy Gold and how he trained me,� Pinkney said. “I really honestly believe no one trained harder than me and that drove me. “The harder I worked the easier winning became, and to me once I worked hard and did everything my coaches asked me to do, actually winning became easy,� he said. “It got to the point to where I expected to win and that kind of became the driving force, even playing in the NFL.�

finishes league play the next two weeks, against a pair of SEC West opponents with Mississippi (7-3) on Nov. 23 and Texas A&M (8-2) and Heisman Trophy winner Johnny Manziel to close league play. Gamecocks fans cheered and screamed as Williams-Brice Stadium’s 124-foot tall video board showed the final, frantic moments from JordanHare Stadium. Then they waited and worried as South Carolina fell behind 14-6 before rallying to its 16th straight home victory — the longest in program history. “I’m proud of our players, our players play like winners,’’ Spurrier said. “At halftime, there wasn’t a lot of laughter or much joy in the locker room. But afterwards,

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JOHNSON from Page B1 the mark of seven titles held by Richard Petty and the late Dale Earnhardt. Johnson barely got to finish his celebratory burnouts before the debate began: Where does “SixPack’’ rank among the greats in NASCAR? “I have six, and we’ll see if I can get seven,’’ Johnson said. “Time will tell. I think we need to save the argument until I hang up the helmet, then it’s worth the argument. Let’s wait until I hang up the helmet until we really start thinking about this.’’ Kenseth, needing a Johnson collapse to have any shot at the title, positioned himself to pounce should anything go awry. Kenseth led a race-high 144 laps and finished second to Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin. “It was just unbelievable year for us.

we had a happy bunch of Gamecocks.’’ The Gamecocks sent Florida to its fifth straight loss. South Carolina struggled to find room to move early on against Florida and its SECleading defense. No one panicked at half time, star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney said. “We have tough guys that fight through a lot,’’ Clowney said. “We came in at halftime and we were down but I told the team keep your head up and keep fighting. Anything can happen in the SEC.’’ The Gamecocks allowed 169 yards rushing in the first half to a Gators team that came in next-tolast in SEC rushing. Kelvin Taylor had touchdown runs of 20 and 29 yards, the longest allowed by South Carolina this year, to build the lead. Defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward

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said he talked to his players about playing up to their capabilities and they responded the final 30 minutes, limiting Florida to 31 yards on the ground. “We try to make sure we stick together as a group,’’ Ward said. “Bad plays are going to happen. Florida is a good football team. They have great players and we feel like we have good football players, too.’’ For Florida, a tough season continued trending downward. If

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Obviously, we wanted to win the championship as good as we ran all year,’’ said Kenseth, winner of seven races in his first season with JGR. Kenseth’s effort just wasn’t enough against a Hendrick Motorsports team that wouldn’t be denied for a third consecutive year. “If Jimmie would have got a flat or something, that would have been all right,’’ Kenseth lamented. “Never seen anything like this in the sport and probably never will again. ... Maybe he’ll retire.’’ Johnson won a record five straight titles from 2006 through 2010, was mathematically eliminated before the 2011 finale, but was back in the title hunt last season. Only he had a tire failure in the penultimate race at Phoenix and then a mechanical failure in the finale to lose the championship to Brad Keselowski.

the Gators don’t finish with wins over Georgia Southern and No. 2 Florida State, their 22year bowl run will come to an end. If you think it’ll be an agonizing two weeks of tracking Mizzou for South Carolina, think again. Spurrier says his team will focus fully all week on FCS opponent Coastal Carolina, up next for the Gamecocks at Williams-Brice Stadium. After that comes one of the season’s biggest game against No. 7

Clemson, a contest that typically captures everyone’s attention. How much time will Ward spend thinking about Missouri this week. “None,’’ he said flatly. Still, it’s tantalizing for the Gamecocks to consider how close they are to an SEC title shot after all but falling out of the race a month ago. “It’s a great feeling,’’ said Mike Davis, the SEC’s leading rusher. “Hopefully, things will play out in our hands.’’

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In Search of O.M. Back in the day, numerous friends studied transcendental meditation. Since my legs were too plump to comfortably attain the lotus position, I skipped that touchstone for the children of the sixties but was intrigued by their mantra. Seems like they had a secret word or phrase or sound which when repeated would help them achieve that state of blankness when you subconsciously knew you weren’t thinking any more but had cleaned your mind. Only a few moments of this blissed-out condition would leave them refreshed and rejuvenated and ready to be more productive than before. Well, oooommm could be the mantra for gardeners and it stands for organic matter. Tony Melton, who grew up trying to grow vegetables in the deep sands of McBee, has a question on his final exam for master gardener students. “What are three things you should add to the soil for better gardening?� The answers are 1. Organic matter. 2. Organic matter. 3. Organic matter. In two Midwest states which lead the nation in corn production, the average winter temperatures are 28oF for Illinois and 21.7 for Iowa. Here in South Carolina, where we grow

lots of corn, too, but are glad if it gets as high as a good sized horse’s whither, the average winter temperature is 46oF. So when they sing about the corn being as high as an elephant’s eye out in those mid-western States, it’s because the soils are so high in organic matter. When the ground is frozen, the microorganisms that decompose onceliving carbon containing tissues might as well have migrated to Florida. Earthworms, too -- all the invertebrates that convert leaves, branches, scraps of this and pieces of that into simple organic forms that plants can use, are inactive. In those soils, the organic matter that has accumulated from centuries of growing prairie grasses and now from crop residues makes those soils remarkably fertile. We did have a mighty cold day recently and the tomato plants in the garden finally froze but we’ve got predictions of temperatures in the 70’s ahead. The soil flora is alive and well and consuming every last iota of O.M. If you want your shrub, flower and vegetable beds to produce beautiful results in the coming year, you need to hoard every shred of organic matter you can get your hands on. Start that compost pile.

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HARMON O. MONROE Harmon O. Monroe, 46, departed this life on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at his residence. Born April 6, 1967, in Sumter, he was a son of the late Harmon and Ella Mae Monroe. The family is receiving friends at the home, 370 S. Brick Church Road, Gable, SC 29051. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter. BETTY G. ANDREWS Betty Faye Graham Andrews, 78, widow of Robert L. Andrews, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 9, 1935, in Lake City, she was a daughter of the late English Norman “E.N.� and Lillie Sauls Graham. Mrs. Andrews was a devoted wife, mother, homemaker and churchgoer. In her earlier years, she taught Sunday school and children’s church, and sang in the choir at Pine Grove Baptist Church. She later attended Green Acres Assembly of God, where she loved to hear the late Rev. Donnie Collins preach. She loved humming old hymns, cooking, laughing and talking to her friends. She had strong old-fashioned beliefs and was the bedrock of her family. She will be greatly missed, but her strength, gifts and lessons will never be forgotten. Surviving are a daughter, Gail Andrews Carter (Bill) of Sumter; a son, Allen Andrews (Mary) of Sumter; a daughter, Melinda Andrews Miller (Dean) of Washington, D.C.;

a brother, Howard Graham (Virginia) of Florence; a sister, Shelby Graham Adams of Florence; two brothers-inlaw, Milton (Era) and Eugene Andrews of Lamar; two sisters-in-law, Lerlene Graham of Lake City and Marguerite Andrews Porter of Mayesville; four grandchildren, Travis Andrews of Savannah, Ga., Tiffany Andrews Butler (Rick) of Sumter, Mary Ashly Garrison (David) of Sumter and Katie Carter of the home; two great-grandchildren, Skyler Garrison and Griffin Butler, both of the home; and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Fred and Buster Graham; one sister, Kathryn Graham Brayboy; and a great-granddaughter, Dakota Marie Garrison. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Michael Bowman officiating. Burial will be in Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home and following the burial at Sumter Cemetery. 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.

RAYMOND J. MATHIS Raymond J. “Chic� Mathis, beloved husband of Irene C. Mathis, died on Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at his residence. Arrangements are incomplete at this time and will be announced by Bullock Funeral Home of Sumter.

JIMMIE L. EPPS ORLANDO, Fla. — Jimmie Lee Epps, 75, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando. He was born Aug. 20, 1938, in Greeleyville, a son of the late Jimmy and Maggie Dukes Epps. The family is receiving friends at the home of his brother, Walter Epps, 1224 Burgess Road, Greeleyville. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. JULIA M. BENJAMIN Julia M. Benjamin, 89, widow of Willie Benjamin, passed on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at her residence in Sumter. Born in Sumter County, she was a daughter of the late Sam and Bina Bradford McCleary. The family will receive friends at the residence, 868 Club Lane, Sumter. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter. JOHN H. CHOICE Jr. John Henry Choice Jr., 73,

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widower of Sally Mae Pollard Choice, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Doctors Hospital of Augusta, Ga. Born May 27, 1940, in Sumter County, he was a son of John Henry and Sally Gathers Choice. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home of Doris Choice Workman, 4630 Ellerbe Mill Road, Rembert. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Williams Funeral Home Inc. of Sumter.

MARY R. MOORE SUMMERTON — Mary Louise “Lou� Richardson Moore passed away to be with the Lord on Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, in Lexington. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Charles “Dudy� and Mary Etta Bagnal Richardson. She graduated from Summerton High School and Tuomey Hospital School of Nursing. She was a registered nurse and worked for Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Dr. Williams, Dr. Thomas Marion Davis, Dr. E.W. Keller, Tuomey Hospital, and Lake Marion Nursing Facility. She attended St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Andrews Chapel United Methodist Church, and the Episcopal Church of the Holy Comforter. She was a member of St. Matthias Episcopal Church. She is survived by her sister, Norvelle Elizabeth Richardson of Summerton; and her beloved pets. She actively participated in the rescue and care of dogs and cats. A funeral service will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church

with the Very Rev. David W.T. Thurlow officiating, assisted by the Rev. Mickey Bell. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, c/o Mary S. Briggs, 17 Yellowstone Circle, Sumter, SC 29154 or to PAWS to the Rescue, 123 Dog and Cat Court, Mullins, SC 29574. Stephens Funeral Home & Crematory, 304 N. Church St., Manning, is in charge of arrangements, (803) 4352179. www.stephensfuneralhome.org

SIERRA C. JOHNSON DARLINGTON — Funeral services for Sierra Chanel Johnson were conducted Monday at Center Baptist Church, Darlington. She died Nov. 10, 2013. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 1246 W. Smith St., Lot 23, Timmonsville, and at the home of her aunt, Valerie Wright, 1416 Sunburst Drive, Darlington. Jordan Funeral Home of Darlington handled the arrangements. ELI GREEN Eli Green, 90, widower of Catherine W. Green, passed on Monday, Nov. 11, 2013, at the VA Hospital in East Orange, N.J. Born in Walterboro, he was a son of the late Simon and Fannie Middleton Green. Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Palmer Memorial Chapel Inc. of Sumter. SEE OBITUARIES, PAGE B6

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ALTON RICHBURG MANNING — Alton “Lil Bay� Richburg, 60, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He was born March 16, 1953, in Manning, a son of the Revs. Drs. Cokley and Elizabeth Sweat Richburg. He received his formal education in RICHBURG the public schools of Clarendon County School District 2 and was a 1971 graduate of Manning High School. He also attended Sumter Area Technical College. He later joined the U.S. Army and was honorably discharged. He was a former employee of Mack Trucking Co. and Senn Trucking for many years. He also delivered newspapers for the Florence Morning News. Survivors are two daughters, Angela (Leroy) Dennis of Manning and Andrea Richburg of Columbia; one son, Anthony Richburg of Columbia; his parents of Manning; three brothers, Willie C. Richburg of Orangeburg, Raymone (Ethel) Richburg of Columbia and Alonza Richburg of Manning; four aunts; one uncle; and six grandchildren. Celebratory services for Mr. Richburg will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning, with the Rev. Raymond Richburg officiating, Elder Willie C. Richburg presiding, and the Rev. Eddie Pendergrass, the Rev. Charles Smith, the Rev. Dr. Lucious Dixon and Minister Ethel Richburg assisting. Burial will follow in Grace Memorial Gardens, Manning. The family is receiving friends at the home of his daughter, Angela Richburg Dennis, 2018 Old Georgetown Road, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning. EDWIN K. LATHAN Jr. Edwin “Eddie� Kelley Lathan Jr., 56, husband of Darleene Jordan Lathan, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013. Born in Sumter, he was a son of Edwin Kelley Lathan of Sumter and the late Sally Stone Lathan. Eddie graduated from Wofford College and received his master’s in LATHAN business development from the University of South Carolina. He was a real estate Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM). He was a member of First Presbyterian Church, where he was a former elder and active in the men’s Bible study. He was also a former elder of Sumter First Presbyterian Church. Eddie was associated

with Colliers International in commercial real estate development and was president of Latco Development Co. He founded Entre Computer Center in Sumter. Eddie served on the boards of NBSC Bank, Greenville, and the Poinsett Club. He was a member of the Downtown Rotary Club and the St. Andrews Society. Surviving in addition to his wife and father are a daughter, Kelley Lathan McWhirter and husband, Tully Adrian McWhirter, of London, England; son, Edwin Cobett Lathan of Greenville; and brother, Claude Fleetwood Lathan of Sumter. A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Greenlawn Cemetery in Dillon. The memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, with visitation following in the church parlor. Memorials may be made to the Greenville Humane Society, 305 Airport Road, Greenville, SC 29607 or the Pastoral Visitation Ministry of First Presbyterian Church, 200 W. Washington St., Greenville, SC 29601. Condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.thomasmcafee.com. Thomas McAfee Funeral Home, Downtown, is in charge of arrangements.

ERNEST WELCH SARDINIA — Ernest Welch, 72, widower of Bernice Welch Welch, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at his home. Born Sept. 15, 1941, in Barrineau, he was a son of the late Samuel and Edna Anderson Welch. He was a retired auto mechanic. He is WELCH survived by a stepson, Thomas Riley (Linda) of Gable; three grandchildren, Lucas Scott Welch (Sara) of New Jersey, and Joshua Shane Welch and Ashley Hayes, both of Virginia; two great- grandchildren; three brothers, Bobby Welch (Shirley) of Gable, Kenneth Welch (Letha) of Turbeville and Edward Welch of Sardinia; a sister, Linnie Bell Chockley of Lake City; a special nephew, Jessie Welch of Gable; and several nieces and nephews. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the chapel of Stephens Funeral Home with the Rev. Bobby Morris officiating. Burial will follow in New Hope Christian Church Cemetery. Nephews will serve as pallbearers. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Stephens Funeral Home

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NORWOOD D. HATFIELD BISHOPVILLE — Norwood DuBose Hatfield, 91, of Lee County, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at his home. Born in Lee County, he was a son of the late Richard Wiley Hatfield and Bertha Marion Barnes. He was the husband of the late Elga Rhea HatHATFIELD field. He grew up in Lee County and attended the schools of Lee County. After graduation from Elliott High School, Mr. Hatfield served his country in the U.S. Army 83rd Infantry Division during World War ll in the European theater of operations. He proudly served his country from 1942 to 1945 and was awarded a Purple Heart and four Bronze Service Stars. Upon returning to the United States, Mr. Hatfield resumed his family farm operations near Elliott and worked at Reeves Brothers in Bishopville for 45 years. He was a member of Bethlehem United Methodist Church and the American Legion Post No. 29. His life was devoted to serving his country, serving his family, and serving the athletic community in Lee County. He was the proud recipient of the Distinguished Cavalier Award in 2006 in honor of his dedication and devotion to Robert E. Lee Academy. He was deeply committed to his family, loved every sport, and had a wonderful sense of humor. Mr. Hatfield is survived by his only child, a daughter, Tandra Hatfield Alderman of Sumter, to whom his life was devoted. He is also survived by his grandchildren whom he adored, Logan Lee Alderman and Emily DuBose Alderman. Mr. Hatfield is also survived by sisters, Lois Anderson of Columbia, Mary Lou Atkinson of Sumter and Louise Fanning of Florence; a brother-in-law, Ray Kelley of Bishopville; and many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by a sister, Vera Hatfield; and two brothers, Oris Hatfield and Hugh Hatfield. Funeral services will

be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Bethlehem United Methodist Church with the Rev. Larry Watson and Chaplain Mark Bredholt of Hospice Care of TriCounty officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home and other times at the home of his daughter, 830 Andiron Drive, Sumter. The family would like to express special thanks to Hospice Care of Tri-County along with Alisa Morris, Rita Hampton, Lucille March, Emma Lonan, Rena Caldwell, Ariel Johnson, Sheritta Dixon and Ernestine Hickmon. Memorials may be made to Bethlehem United Methodist Church, P.O. Box 167, Bishopville, SC 291010 or to Robert E. Lee Academy, 630 Cousar St., Bishopville, SC 29150. Hancock-Elmore-Hill Funeral Home of Bishopville is in charge of the arrangements.

NORVELLE R. GOZDZIEWSKI MOUNT PLEASANT — Norvelle Richardson Gozdziewski, 90, of Summerton, widow of Stanley A. Gozdziewski, died Nov. 16, 2013. Born Sept. 6, 1923, in Sumter County, she was one of 12 children of the late Richard Charles Richardson and Martha Waring GOZDZIEWSKI Perry. She was a direct descendent of Gov. John Peter Richardson, founder of The Citadel. She retired after 32 years with Palmetto Shipping and Stevedoring Inc. in Charleston. She was a member of Our Lady of Hope Catholic Church in Manning. She was a member of the DAR, Elizabeth Peyre Richardson, Manning chapter. A devoted mother, she was always there for her children. She was outspoken, loved to laugh, and her smile would light up a room. She took advantage of each minute of the long life she had and enjoyed every minute of it. She loved her many nieces and nephews like they were her own children and they loved her. She loved to take car trips with her sisters and brothers and even an occasional family cruise. She was beloved by family and many friends and we will miss her. She was preceded in death by her husband of 39 years; her daughter, Eleanor Gozdziewski; brother, Benjamin P. Richardson of Hanahan; sisters, Elizabeth R. McCutchen of Bishopville, Frances R. Boykin of Oswego, Martha R. Zeigler

of Allendale, Harriet R. Haigler of Orangeburg, Anne S Richardson and Laura Richardson (infant). She will be deeply missed by her children, Thomas A. Gosski (Doreen) of Lynchburg and Mary Ann Gozdziewski of Summerton; her sister, Mary R. Northcutt of Mount Pleasant; her brother, Deas M. Richardson of Spartanburg; her sister-in-law, Elizabeth O. Richardson of Hanahan; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Mount Pleasant Chapel, 1520 Rifle Range Road. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday in the chapel of the funeral home with burial to follow at Mt. Pleasant Memorial Gardens. Memorials may be made in Norvelle’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Online condolences may be sent to her family via www.mcalistersmith.com. Arrangements by McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, Mt. Pleasant Chapel, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, (843) 884-3833.

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Mary J. Hicks #2013ES4300553

Personal Representative Cynthia Steele 3075 Joyce Street Sumter, SC 29154

Estate:

Louise Kimbrell #2013ES4300543

Personal Representative Dianne D. McKenzie 35 Seagrass Lane Isle of Palms, SC 29451

Estate: Oliver Perry Woodward Jr. #2013ES4300552 Personal Representative Rhidona R. Woodward 467 Robney Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate

Lillie Ann Jefferson #2013ES4300524

Personal Representative Jimmy S. Myers 610 Colony Road Sumter, SC 29153

Estate: Austin E. Westmoreland #2013ES4300542 Personal Representative Betty Diane Westmoreland 2510 Debora Drive Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Jannie Louise Greene #2013ES4300544

Personal Representative Eunice C. Greene 93 A Somerset Drive Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

George J. Callen #2013ES4300533

Personal Representative William Smith 2925 Danville Lane Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Henry Ray Lowery #2013ES4300538

Personal Representative Nancy Marie Wheeler Lowery 3120 Camden Road Sumter, SC 29153

Estate:

Fred L. Hatfield #2013ES4300550

Personal Representative Betty Machelle Geddings C/O Ruben Gray Attorney At Law PO Box 2636 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Hattie McLeod #2013ES4300540

Personal Representative Lucinda Colclough C/O Larry C. Weston Attorney At Law 201 North Main Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Joanna Keels #2013ES4300535

Personal Representative J. Kay Keels 8 Cottage Drive Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

Estate

William Raymond Seal #2013ES4300528

Personal Representative J. Gardner Gore C/O Thomas E. Player, Jr. Attorney At Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151

Estate:

Lenora Richarson McLeod #2013ES4300545

Personal Representative April Marie Nelson-Sessions C/O John S. Keefer Attorney At Law 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate:

Benny Wyatt Altman #2013ES4300539

Personal Representative Bonnie B. Altman C/O William E. Durant Jr. Attorney At Law 10 Law Range Sumter, SC 29150

Estate

Phenis Brockington Jr. #2013ES4300248-2

Personal Representative Hattie Mae Brockington 918 Fulton Street Sumter, SC 29150

Estate

Charles H. Truluck, Jr. #2013ES4300527

Personal Representative Charles H. Truluck, III C/O Gary W. Crawford Attorney At Law PO Box 508 Florence, SC 29503

Estate:

Arren Jones #2013ES4300534

Personal Representative Deborah Jones 3255 E. Brewington Road Sumter, SC 29153

Summons & Notice

Legal Notice PUBLIC NOTICE As of December 3, 2013, Harkins Moving & Storage, Inc. located at 885 S. Guignard Dr., Sumter SC, 29150, will no longer represent Atlas Van Lines, Inc.

TITLE TO AND PARTITION THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT. THE COMPLAINT IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE.

NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with Section 44-34-110-C Daniel M. Curlee D/B/A Artistics Dimensions, LLC located at 393 Rast St., Sumter, SC 29150 intends to apply for a tattoo facility license with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. This notice is given to interested citizens of the county city and community surrounding the above proposed location of the business.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-43-149 LIS PENDENS NO.: 2013-LP-43-290 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Robert L. McCants, Plaintiff, vs. Thurgood Stevenson and Francis Stevenson, and any and all unknown persons who claim any right, title or interest in the property described in the Complaint, hereinafter referred to as "John Doe", Defendants. TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

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YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this Action, of which a copy is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to said Complaint upon the subscriber, at 305 North Main Street, Post Office Drawer 3690, Sumter, South Carolina, 29151, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, Plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint and judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. If you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, not less than ten (10) days after the time for answering has elapsed, Plaintiff will apply for an order referring all issues in this action, whether, matters of fact or law, or both, to the Master-in-Equity for Sumter County and for a hearing before him, who shall enter final judgment. TO ALL OF THE ABOVE NAMED DEFENDANTS, INCLUSIVE OF ALL PERSONS UNKNOWN CLAIMING ANY RIGHT, TITLE, ESTATE, INTEREST IN OR LIEN UPON THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT, INCLUSIVE OF SUCH PERSONS WHETHER INFANTS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY, AND IN THE CASE OF INFANTS UNDER THE AGE OF FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OR PERSONS MENTALLY INCOMPETENT, TO THEIR PARENTS OR THE PERSONS WITH WHOM THEY RESIDE, OR THEIR CONSERVATOR, IF THEY HAVE ONE,

TAKE NOTICE THAT PAUL A. WEISSENSTEIN, JR., POST OFFICE BOX 2446, SUMTER, SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29151, HAS, BY ORDER FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT FOR SUMTER COUNTY ON OCTOBER 3, 2013, ALONG WITH THE ORDER OF PUBLICATION, BEEN APPOINTED AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI FOR ALL DEFENDANTS IMPLEADED HEREIN WHO MAY BE INFANTS OR UNDER OTHER LEGAL DISABILITY. THAT UNLESS YOU APPLY FOR THE APPOINTMENT OF A GUARDIAN AD LITEM TO REPRESENT YOUR INTEREST IN SAID ACTION WITHIN THIRTY (30) DAYS AFTER THE SERVICE OF THIS NOTICE UPON YOU, EXCLUSIVE OF THE DATE OF SERVICE, THE ORDER APPOINTING PAUL A. WEISSENSTEIN, JR., ESQUIRE, AS GUARDIAN AD LITEM NISI WILL BECOME ABSOLUTE. THE ORIGINAL SUMMONS, COMPLAINT, AND NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION, WERE FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OR COURT OF COMMON PLEAS FOR SUMTER COUNTY ON THE 3rd DAY OF October, 2013. THIS IS AN ACTION TO QUITE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is pending in this Court upon the Complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendants and that said action is brought pursuant to 15-53-10 through 15-53-140, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), said action being generally designated as Uniform Declaratory Judgment Act, for the purpose of determining that Robert L. McCants is the fee simple owner of the below described property and for the further purpose of barring any claims, if any there be, of all unknown persons who might claim any right, title, estate in or lien upon the real estate described in the Complaint herein, pursuant to 15-67-10 through 15-67-100, Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976). The premises affected by said claim in the action thereby commenced were at the time of the commencement of this action and at the time of the filing of this notice, described in the Complaint, as follows: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being more fully shown and delineated as Lot No. 3, containing 3.01 acres, more or less, on a plat by Edmunds Land Surveyors, RLS, dated July 25, 1991, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 91, at page 1343, the said lot being bounded, now or formerly, and measuring according to said plat as follows: NORTH by Lot No. 2, said plat, and measuring thereon 225.88' feet; EAST by Queen Chapel Road and measuring thereon 287.68' feet; SOUTHEAST by lands of the City and County of Sumter and measuring thereon 358.23' feet; and, SOUTHWEST by lands of the City and County of Sumter and measuring thereon 255.0' feet; and, NORTHWEST by Lot No. 1, said plat, and measuring thereon 325.0' feet, be all measurements a little more or less and according to said plat. This property is currently designated as Sumter County TMS#233-00-02-004. PLAYER & McMILLAN, L.L.C THOMAS E. PLAYER, JR. ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF 305 NORTH MAIN STREET POST OFFICE BOX 3690 SUMTER, SC 29151-3690 (803) 775-2306

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For Sale or Trade BIG AL, The man with the plan. The Sweet Potato Man. Call 803-464-6337. Piles of wet oak firewood with kindling, $30 a pile. 5500 Old Camden Rd. 666-8078. Expert Tech, New & used heat pumps & A/C. Will install/repair, warranty; Compressor & labor $600. Call 803-968-9549 or 843-992-2364 DON'T BE A VICTIM! AC unit Security Cages, All steel, welded built to fit units. Call Palmetto Sheet Metal @ 499-9201

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Golden Kernel Pecan Company 1214 S. Guignard Dr. Sumter, SC 803-968-9432 We buy pecans, We sell Pecan halves & Pieces, Chocolate, Sugarfree Chocolate, Butter Roasted, Sugar & Spiced, Prailine, Honey Glazed, English Toffee Gift Packages available, Fruit Cake mix

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STATE TREE SERVICE Worker's Comp & General liability insurance. Top quality service, lowest prices. 803-494-5175 or 803-491-5154 www.statetree.net NEWMAN'S TREE SERVICE Tree removal , trimming & stump grinding. Lic & Ins.

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Sparrow and Kennedy Tractor Co. in Manning is looking to hire an Ag technician with experience in the following areas: Diesel engine repair, hydraulics and electrical diagnostics. Must have valid SCDL. Applications can be picked up at 305 E. Boyce St., Manning, SC 29102. Submit applications to Service Writer. MAINTENANCE PERSON needed for senior apartment community in Sumter. This will be a full-time position. Qualified candidate must have their own tools, valid driver's license, motivated, organized and results oriented. Painting and cleaning involved. Our company offers competitive salary and benefits. Must pass criminal check and drug screening. Applications may be picked up at 60 Hillard Drive, Sumter, SC or call 803-934-1449. Ricky's Tree Service in search of certified bucket truck operator & power line trimmer. Call 803-435-2223

Applications are accepted Mon. & Wed. at either 8:30a.m. or 1:00p.m. Please call the office to inquire about what you need to bring with you when registering! Located at 101 S. Wise Dr. Sumter, SC 803-938-8100. Many other position available! Roper has numerous opportunities and we are not limited to the positions listed above!Thank you for voting us BEST OF THE BEST in employment Agencies!!!!

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Roofing C&B Roofing Superior work afford. prices. Free est., Sr. disc. Comm/Res 30 yr warr. 290-6152 All Types of Roofing & Repairs All work guaranteed. 30 yrs exp. SC lic. Virgil Bickley 803-316-4734.

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3BR/2BA, Lrg front porch, screened in back porch, country home, Quiet neighborhood. No pets $745/mo. + $745/dep. 803-406-6159, 481-4469

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Home For Sale Ready to move in $50,000 Or rent to own 4 bdrm 1.5 BA 62 Carroll St Sumter Call (803) 478-8952

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The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, aka SPCA, has an abundance of friendly pets looking for nice, warm homes with lots of love to share. Shown are just a few of the adoptable pets now available at the shelter.

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Renowned pianist, vocalist to perform in Summerton BY ROB COTTINGHAM rcottingham@theitem.com

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Folks down in Summerton are in for a special treat this season. From Dec. 7-15, internationally renowned vocalist, pianist and entertainer Yve Evans will be performing in several events throughout the area, highlighted by a concert on Dec. 12. “Evans is a very well-rounded musi-

What: Yve Evans in concert When: 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 12 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15 Where: Summerton Cultural Arts Center Tickets: $10, available at Summerton Drugs, Anderson Pharmacy and Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce, as well as Rotary members.

cian,” said Summerton Rotary President Wright Turbeville. “This is a unique cultural experience for Clarendon to have

someone as amazing as Yve Evans to come here and be a part of this community while she’s here.” Sponsored by Summerton Rotary Club, Evans’ nine-day visit includes her working alongside Clarendon School District One schools’ music departments in which the artist will be sharing her knowledge of the performing arts. SEE EVANS, PAGE C2

Garden clubs observe 65 years of beauty

From left, Azalea Garden Club President Anne Sauls, Camellia Garden Club b President Patsy Epperson, Clarenarenar renrendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart Jr., Clarendon County Administrator Dave Epperson, .... all pose with proclamations commemorating the Azalea and Camellia garden clubs’ 65 years of service on Thursday.

Azalea Garden Club member Marie Land, right, speaks with another club member during the Azalea and Camellia garden clubs’ 65th Anniversary Tea on Thursday.

Sandwiches, cookie bars and other treats sit on display during the 65th Anniversary Tea for the Azalea and Camellia garden clubs on Thursday. Aside from the fruit, every dish served at the event was produced using recipes from the Azalea Club’s 1968 cookbook.

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f there’s one thing Clarendon County isn’t short on, it’s tradition. The Azalea and Camellia garden clubs of Manning Council of Garden Clubs hosted their 65th Anniversary Tea on Thursday as guests gathered at the historic home of Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Louis Sauls III to celebrate the two clubs’ longstanding influence in Clarendon County. One of the central themes of both clubs is the pride in heritage. Nearly every woman in attendance was either a member of one of the clubs or a direct descendant of a deceased member. Hostess and Azalea Garden Club President Anne Sauls is no exception. “My mother, Amelia McFadden, is 96 years old,” she said. “She’s the only charter member still alive today.” Jo Gamble, a former president of the Azalea Garden Club, said her experience has been much the same. “My mother was a member,” she said. “I’ve been a member off and on for 20 years. My sister is a member and so is my niece. It runs in the family, I suppose.” Hundreds of guests toured the home, admiring its décor and SEE GARDEN CLUB, PAGE C2

Azalea Garden Club President Anne Sauls, right, welcomes guests to her historic Old Georgetown Road home on Thursday as the Azalea and Camellia garden clubs celebrated 65 years of beautifying Clarendon County.

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Give thanks for our blessings gail MATHIS

I am making my list and checking it twice. My grocery list for Thanksgiving, that is! I love Thanksgiving and Christmas, including all the cooking, the baking of the turkey and dressing, and casseroles.

But mostly I love spending time with family. I love seeing all my nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, catching up with what has happened during the past year, and seeing how much all the little ones

have grown. It truly is a great time, and we have much to be thankful for. Even in these uncertain times, if you can spend time with true friends and family, you have a lot to be thankful for. And while we are en-

joying our families, this is also a great time of the year to do things for others. I never thought as I grew into adulthood in Clarendon County that I would meet a homeless person. I knew they resided in

the big cities, but I just never thought I would see one here. Now I have. They are people in need, not just of a place to stay but a smile and a meal. Our local food banks and SEE MATHIS, PAGE C2

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known for planting flowers and setting up decorations all year, Land said their efforts extend beyond “making things pretty.� “We support numerous clubs around the county,� she said. “We’re now beginning to work on a project that involves identifying and preserving historic trees in the area.� One project holds a special place in Land’s heart. “After all the destruction Hugo wrought on Clarendon, the council took it upon themselves to help restore the (Clarendon County) Courthouse grounds,� she said. “We worked with a landscapist to come up with a plan, then we raised money and planted trees, shrubs and flowers around the building.� As many traditions seem cyclical, things have come full-circle again. “We’re also working presently with the architect in charge of restoring the courthouse,� Land said. “We can’t wait to see the results.� Reach Rob Cottingham at (803) 774-1225.

GARDEN CLUB from Page C1 rustic atmosphere as they munched on a vast array of finger foods. As is tradition, guests were also treated to several choice beverages, including pineapple punch, hot apple cider, coffee and of course, tea. Each of the dishes and drinks are sentimental to the club and nostalgic to the more seasoned members. “Everything you see on these tables comes from our 1968 cookbook,� Gamble said with a smile. “It feels appropriate for the occasion to include recipes created by club members.� As guests settled down, Clarendon County Administrator Dave Epperson was joined by Clarendon County Council Chairman Dwight Stewart Jr. for a special presentation. “For your 65 years of service to Clarendon County,� Epperson said, “we present to you this proclamation.� The award noted the two clubs’

extensive beautification efforts throughout the area, another tradition held in high regard by all garden club members. “We’ve always made it an effort to beautify the city of Manning,� Sauls said. “Any chance we get to help, we jump at it.� Sauls listed several projects undertaken by both clubs, including decorating the Christmas tree at Cypress Center, arranging flower beds at parks and maintaining the shrubbery at Weldon Auditorium. “The entire (Manning) Council of Garden Clubs works to help keep Clarendon beautiful,� she said. Marie Land, wife of former Sen. John Land III, is a longterm member, herself, and she was absolutely ecstatic about the occasion. “It’s a celebration,� she said. “Sixty-five years of working together to beautify the community is quite a feat.� While the garden clubs are

EVANS from Page C1 “She’s well-acquainted with so many different kinds of music,� Turbeville said. “She’s going to be sharing her talents with students and perhaps even some tutelage, piano and drums.� According to Turbeville, it was Rotary member Col. George Summers who approached Evans while he was on vacation in California. “He went to the Mammoth Lakes Jazz Festival and saw her perform there,� Turbeville said. “He really liked what he saw, so he approached her about coming to South Carolina and she said she was very interested.� Performing since the

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Interested in sponsoring Evans’ visit? Summerton Rotary Club is asking that anyone interested in being a sponsor should contact the club immediately, as this is a great opportunity to support a cultural event in Clarendon County. Any profits from the event, the club said, will go to service projects locally and abroad. For more information, call (803) 485-8164 or (803) 478-2624

Ella Fitzgerald, Evans’ influences and styles are as varied as her talents and travel destinations. She’s performed with a multitude of musicians, as well, including Dorothy Donegan, Bill Evans, Erroll Garner and Shirley Horn. In a critique featured in The International Review of Music, Don Hickman said, “She sings jazz, she sings blues, she sings

MATHIS from Page C1 churches need our help in donations. There are a lot of people in our area, who will need help to provide a Thanksgiving meal, something that most of us take for granted. A simple kind act can make such a difference to someone who is truly in need. I have decided this time of year, I am going to do more. I want to make sure I have contributed to a charity that will help people in my county have

a happier holiday season. As my church’s WMU (Woman’s Missionary Union) leader, I assisted our Shoe box ministry. As we met and put our shoe boxes together, the feeling we all shared was that we were making a difference for someone. What a good feeling. As we all sit down in the next week or so, let us remember to give thanks. Whether it is with our families, our co-workers, our friends, each of us is

blessed — blessed to be able to have family, friends, or co-workers, blessed to live in a nation where we can make our own choices, good or bad. We may not think our country is in good shape, but it is our country, and we are blessed to call it home, land of the free, home of the brave. As we begin the week before Thanksgiving, I hope that each and everyone has a good week. Be good to yourselves and to each other.

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gospel. And she accompanies herself with hardswinging piano backing. Evans is, in other words, the real deal.� Yve Evans in Concert will be presented at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 12, at Summerton Cultural Arts Center. Tickets are $10 and are available at Summerton Drugs, Anderson Pharmacy and Clarendon County Chamber of Commerce. Tickets may also be purchased from members of Summerton Rotary Club. Evans will also be performing on Dec. 15 at the arts center at 4 p.m. This time, she’ll be accompanied by several choirs from area churches to present “Yve Evans with a Mass Choir,� which is a free performance.

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Members of the Evening Primrose Garden Club of Manning will be selling fresh wreaths from Maine again this year as their fundraiser. All proceeds go toward community needs such as beautification projects, parks and playground funding, as well as the local food bank. The wreaths are 22 inches in width and sell for $20 They are made fresh and shipped directly from the grower. They make a wonderful, fragrant wreath for your front door and will last past Christmas. All orders must be placed by Wednesday, Nov. 20 and will arrive on Thursday, Dec. 5. Contact Pam Currie at (803) 460-3088 or Yana Mathis at (803) 505-2788 to order.

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Mended Hearts, a cardiac patient support group, meets at 5 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at The Cypress Center, 50 E. Hospital St. in Manning. The meetings are sponsored by Clarendon Health System Cardiac Rehab. For more information, call (803) 435-5203. CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION

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Shown with Cheryl Coggins, right, local author Jeremy Joye signed copies of his children’s book, “Daddy’s Not Coming Home,� at her shop CJ’s Creations in Manning recently. He donated proceeds from sales of the book to Crossroads Wounded Warrior Archery Foundation, a local group that helps wounded warriors with their rehabilitation through archery. For a copy of the book, call (803)696-5566. Reach the foundation at 1162 Fremont Road, Summerton, SC 29148, or (803) 478-6511.

Group to host holiday bazaar Clarendon County Recration Department will be hosting the Holiday Bazaar at the Clarendon Community Center on Saturday, Dec. 14, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. All vendors are welcome and spaces are only available on first-

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begin setting up as early as 8 a.m., but must be finished setting up by 8:30 a.m. This is a community event and everyone is welcome to attend. For more information please contact (803) 433-0103 or (803) 473-3543.

Clarendon Memorial Hospital holds evening childbirth education classes every other month starting in January of each year. There are four classes per series. For more information, call Director of Education Sherry Stewart at (803) 4353106, or email sstewart@clarendonhealth.com. USCG AUXILIARY MEETINGS

The Lake Marion Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-1 holds its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of each month in the fire department training room at the Emergency Services Complex, 219 Commerce St. in Manning. The public is invited to attend all meetings, which are moved periodically to the second Wednesday of the month due to fire department training. Time changes are noted in advance.

POLICE BLOTTER CHARGES:

Timothy Andrew Bodiford, 25, of 1849 14th St., Hartsville, was arrested at 10:40 a.m. on Nov. 13 and charged with possession of blue lights. According to reports, officers responded to the Exit 102 area of I-95 in reference to a yellow pickup truck using blue lights to flash drivers and signal them to move over. Officers and investigators set up a traffic stop north of the area at Exit 106, where they stopped Bodiford. He was arrested and transported to Clarendon County Detention Center. Shelby West, 27, of 1161 Dollard Drive, Summerton, was arrested at 4:15 p.m. on Nov. 13 and charged with possession of cocaine and driving under suspension. According to reports, officers went to West’s residence about 1:28 p.m. Nov. 13 after receiving numerous complaints about West’s recent behavior, which allegedly include using a company truck without the owner’s consent and stealing a company check he attempted to cash at a bank in Manning. After trying to resolve the issue for 30 minutes, officers left, only to see West driving the alleged company vehicle shortly after. The officer then conducted a

traffic stop in which he found 4.4 grams of suspected cocaine in West’s jacket pocket. A DMV check revealed that West’s license had been suspended for failure to pay traffic citations. He was taken to Clarendon County Detention Center. Linda Briggs, 33, of 1218 R. Johnson Road in Manning, was arrested at 10:10 a.m. on Nov. 9 and charged with driving under suspension. According to reports, officers were conducting a safety checkpoint at the corner of Commerce and Richburg streets on Nov. 9 when Briggs was stopped in her four-door Mazda. When asked for her driver’s license, Briggs presented an ID and reportedly said, “Sir, I don’t have a driver’s license. I’ve never had one.� A DMV check showed that the license Briggs supplied had been suspended since February 2010 for failure to pay eight traffic tickets. Officers arrested Briggs and took her to Clarendon County Detention Center. Carl Edward Epps, 59, of 527 Subdivision Road No. 1162, New Zion, was arrested at 8:45 p.m. on Nov. 8 and charged with driving under the influence, testing between .10 and .16 on the breathalyzer;

and possession of marijuana. According to reports, an officer on patrol noticed a white vehicle driving left of center and attempted to initiate a traffic stop. When the officer turned on the blue lights, the vehicle began to slow down and then veered off the roadway, nearly hitting a telephone pole. The driver then opened the door and threw a glass bottle of liquor under the vehicle and then stepped out the car. Weapon drawn, the officer ordered Epps to place his hands on the rear of his vehicle as the officer called for backup. Once backup arrived, officers attempted to detain Epps, who resisted aggressively. Once Epps was detained, officers found a plastic bag containing a green leafy substance thought to be marijuana. Epps was taken to Clarendon County Detention Center. At the jail, Epps blew a 0.13 on the breath analysis.

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According to reports, police responded to a home in the 400 block of West Huggins Street, Manning, about 9 p.m. on Nov. 3 in reference to a woman who claimed her brother was attacking her with an axe. When officers arrived, the alleged attacker was in the street, seemingly awaiting law enforcement. He told officers his sister, the alleged victim, locked away some of his possessions in a cabinet and that he grabbed the axe to gain access to the items. He also told officers that his sister struck him several times during the altercation. Both siblings were advised to separate for the evening. STOLEN PROPERTY:

A tan 2001 Nissan Altima, valued at $10,000, was reportedly stolen from a home in the 600 block of Sykes Street, Manning, between midnight and 11 a.m. on Nov. 7. A silver and blue TV

antenna, a 2011 310 John Deere 54-inch-cut lawnmower and a 20-gallon tank, all valued at $5,000, were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1200 block of Enlose Court in Summerton between 1 p.m. Nov. 5 and 7:32 p.m. Nov. 7. A generator and an assortment of power tools were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1000 block of Lionheart Lane in Summerton between 5 p.m. Nov. 7 and 11 a.m. Nov. 8. The items are valued at $3,800. A Fender bass guitar, a 9 mm handgun and various coins were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1200 block of McLinden Street in Manning between midnight and 5 p.m. Nov. 8. The items are valued at $1,000. A 50-inch Sony flatscreen TV, valued at $900, was reportedly stolen from a home in the 6200 block of Bill Davis Highway in Summerton between 6 p.m. Oct. 30 and 6:15 p.m. Nov. 8. A 70-inch TV, a Rem-

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Kelley said anyone who wants to be a part of the parade can join the fun. “It’s for anyone,� Kelley said. “Anyone can participate.� Mathis said the creativity of the participants is always impressive. “The possibilities are limitless,� he said. “I’d love a church to do a nativity scene on a pontoon boat; that’d be really neat. We welcome anyone who wants to join; whether it’s a church, a school, a business, it doesn’t matter.� On Friday, Dec. 6, Kelley will be waiting at the John C. Land III Landing for participants to arrive and organize for the Goat Island and Taw Caw portion of the parade, which will begin at 7 p.m.

On Saturday, Dec. 7, at 5:30 p.m., participants will meet with Carl Cagle at the end of Potato Creek to begin the Potato Creek and Wyboo areas’ portion of the parade. With the parade dates

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