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Officials urge safety during cold weather BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com

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Sumter residents have endured some unseasonably frosty temperatures this week with overnight

lows dipping to almost 20 degrees. Tuesday and Wednesday saw nearrecord lows, as temperatures fell to 25 and 21 degrees on those nights, respectively. With the cold front upon us, local officials this week began issuing

weather safety tips for residents to mind during the winter chills. From indoor fire hazards to overexposure, the effects of the cold weather can be deadly as residents

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Eric Rygalski, above, shucks an oyster during Thursday’s 17th annual Carolina Backcountry Oyster Roast at the Martha Brice Gardens on the Sumter County Museum complex grounds. The all-you-caneat fundraiser for the museum always draws a crowd to enjoy the fresh Lowcountry and Chesapeake oysters as well as chili, whole-hog barbecue and Glenn Evans’ “drunken collards.”

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Hank Edens and Jim Comeau, left, stir chili during the oyster roast. PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

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Court refuses to block S.C. gay marriages BY BRUCE SMITH The Associated Press CHARLESTON — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday refused to block gay marriages in South Carolina, but Attorney General Alan Wilson said the issue is still not settled. The court denied Wilson’s request to prevent the marriages while he appeals last week’s decision by a federal judge tossing out the state constitutional ban on gay marriage. On Wednesday, a Charleston judge issued the first gay marriage

licenses in the state, and a lesbian couple exchanged vows on the courthouse steps. The U.S. Supreme Court order said only Justices Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas were in favor of granting Wilson a stay. “The order from the U.S. Supreme Court officially puts an end to the long fight for access to marriage for South Carolina’s samesex couples and their families,” said Beth Littrell, an attorney for Lamda Legal, a national civil rights law firm that assisted the plaintiffs in a Charleston case. Wilson said in a statement the

issue is not over. “Despite today’s refusal to grant our motion, the U.S. Supreme Court has not yet resolved conflicting rulings by federal appeals courts on the issue,” he said. While a 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision cleared the way for gay marriages in the circuit that includes South Carolina, Wilson has argued a decision by the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upholding gay marriage bans in several Midwest states means the matter will likely go to

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Obama spurns GOP with immigration orders Almost 5 million won’t be deported BY JULIE PACE AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON — Spurning furious Republicans, President Obama unveiled expansive executive actions on immigration Thursday night to spare nearly 5 million people in the U.S. illegally from deportation and refocus enforcement efforts on “felons, not families.” The moves, affecting mostly parents and young people, marked the most

sweeping changes to the nation’s fractured immigration laws in nearly three decades and set off a fierce fight with Republicans about the limits of presidential powers. In a televised address to the nation, Obama defended the legality of his actions and challenged GOP lawmakers to focus their energy not on blocking his actions, but on approving long-stalled legislation to take its place. “To those members of Congress who question my authority to make our immigration system work better, or question the wisdom

of me acting where Congress has failed, I have one answer: Pass a bill,” Obama said, flexing his presidential powers just two weeks after his political standing was challenged in the midterm elections. Still, Obama’s actions and the angry Republican response could largely stamp out prospects for Congress passing comprehensive immigration legislation under the current administration, ensuring that the contentious debate will carry on into the 2016 presidential campaign. Republicans, emboldened by their sweeping victories

in the midterms, are weighing responses to the president’s actions that include lawsuits, a government shutdown, and in rare instances, even impeachment. “The president will come to regret the chapter history writes if he does move forward,” Sen. Mitch McConnell, the Kentucky Republican who is soon to become the Senate majority leader, said before Obama’s address. While Obama’s measures are sweeping in scope, they still leave more than half of the 11 million people living in the U.S. illegally in limbo.

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Winter festival organizers seek volunteers Donations also needed before Youth Academy holiday event BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com Youth Academy continues to strive to help children and families in need in Sumter and Williamsburg counties as the holiday season nears. Executive Director Daphne Boston recently decided to host a winter festival, complete with games and prizes, educational activities and rides. Although they’ve made a lot of progress during the past three months, Boston said they are always looking for volunteers and donations so they can continue their mission of reaching and encouraging Sumter’s youth. In their efforts to fund raise and prepare for the opening of the winter festival scheduled for Dec. 12, Youth Academy is looking for the community to lend a hand by donating lightly used or new Christmas toys, lights and other items to make

ITEMS NEEDED Christmas tree; Christmas lights and decorations; Lightly used or new toys; Used playhouses or storage sheds; Kids’ motorized cars, batteries, etc.; Golf carts and go-carts; Paint; and Insulation. For those interested in donating items to Youth Academy, Janet Caldwell and Daphne Boston said they are willing to pick up those items if residents are unable to bring the items to the Sumter site at 1110 E. Brewington Road. For more information about Youth Academy and what you can do to help, contact Caldwell at (803) 236-7071.

the event special for children in Sumter. Janet Caldwell, communications and food and nutrition coordinator, said because they are a small nonprofit organization, they receive some funding but always welcome some assistance from the

Sumter community and surrounding area. “We’re a small nonprofit, so we try to make it work with what we have,” Caldwell said. “We’re growing, and we’re excited about that because it’s not just about helping people from Sumter. There’s a need in other areas.” As they prepare for the winter festival, Boston said they’re looking for people who can give advice and help rebuild used go-carts and derby cars for the attractions. They will also have food and drinks from clergy in Turbeville and the Sumter area, games, a princess castle and a Santa Claus available for photos. In their journey to help families and children in need, Youth Academy recently started its Job Corps initiative to help about 10 young men who are working toward receiving a high school diploma or a GED. These students are helping staff and volunteers build attractions for the winter event after spending time working on academics, vocational and life skills.

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Boston, who started Youth Academy with her husband, the Rev. Curtis Boston, said the program’s Job Corps students are preparing for the winter festival, and by building the attractions for the event, the young men are gaining valuable life skills — something they learn and discuss with U.S. Army Sgt. Jimmy Griffin, who has been in the military for more than eight years and enjoys mentoring young men. “It’s important to me to mentor young men of all races because we need our men to go back to leading our families,” Griffin said. “So I want to help them reach their destiny so they can impact their families, communities and the country.” For those interested in donating items to Youth Academy, Caldwell and Boston said they are willing to pick up those items if residents are unable to bring the items to the Sumter site at 1110 E. Brewington Road. For more information about Youth Academy and what you can do to help, contact Caldwell at (803) 2367071.

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Deputies searching for Summerton teenager Clarendon County Sheriff’s Office is looking for 15-year-old Christopher Shadd, who reportedly ran away from home Saturday from the 1300 block of Roadside Road, Summerton. He is described as a white male with brown eyes and brown hair, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black jacket, a white-striped collared shirt and blue jeans. Anyone with information on the youth’s whereabouts can call the sheriff’s office at (803) 435-4414.

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Bailey Roseail, Zowie Hatfield, Anna Parker Hatfield, Maryann Hardesty and Sara Missildine show off their Gamecock pride at the 21st-annual Big Wednesday tailgate and USC vs. Clemson pregame event at USC Sumter.

LATTA — Authorities said all three people found dead in a home near Latta last week were shot to death in what appears to be a murder-suicide. Dillon County Coroner Donnie Grimsley would not say how many times the victims were shot or release other details from the autopsies on 33-year-old Miguel DiegoMendez, his 30-year-old wife, Tiana Mendez, and 20-year-old Summer Grice.

Police Department hosts annual Thanksgiving food drive FROM STAFF REPORTS The campaign may have a new name, but it has the same great mission. Previously called Mile for a Meal and now the Thanksgiving Food Drive, the fourth annual project sponsored by Sumter Police De-

partment continues through Wednesday. “This is one of many ways our department helps fulfill its role in the community by helping others,” said Chief Russell F. Roark III. The big push will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Piggly Wiggly, 1011

Broad St. Bins for nonperishable food items are already set up at all Sumter Piggly Wiggly grocery stores. They are also at the three HOPE centers, Dollar General stores on U.S. 15 South and at Savannah Plaza and Sumter Law Enforcement Center,

107 E. Hampton Ave. Donations will help supply a local soup kitchen with the items it needs to serve a hot meal to those in need this holiday. For more information, call the department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 4362723.

WANT TO HELP? WHAT: Sumter Police Department’s fourth-annual Thanksgiving Food Drive WHEN: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday WHERE: Piggly Wiggly, 1011 Broad St. FOR MORE: Call the department’s Crime Prevention Unit at (803) 436-2723.

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Register now to save money on Turkey Trot Early packet pick-up available this year BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com Almost everyone has a Thanksgiving tradition. For some, it’s watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Maybe it’s grabbing an afternoon nap before planning the shopping excursions of Black Friday. For others, it’s about walking or running about three miles that morning. “We are so appreciative that the Sumter community chooses to incorporate this tradition into their holiday festivities,” said Daniela Bachmeier, healthy living director at Sumter Family YMCA. “The Turkey Trot is a fun race that promotes health and family fitness.” For more than 30 years, the local nonprofit has held its annual Turkey Trot and Gobbler Dash for children the morning of Thanksgiving Day. The 5K starts at 9 a.m. on the Willow Drive side of the Y, 510 Miller Road. The registration fee is $20 per individual and $10 for additional family members from the same household, but starting Tuesday, the price will increase to $30 for individuals and $15 for family members. Of course, if you registered with Sumter Series earlier in the year, there is no extra charge to participate in this final race. Started in 2013, this second year

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April and Elizabeth Coffey prepare to cross the finish line during the 2013 Turkey Trot. More than 450 participated in the 5K last year. featured eight races to serve the four-fold purpose of: • Drawing more people to smaller races; • Encouraging health and fitness year-round; • Drawing elite runners along with their family and friends; and • Highlighting some of the community’s positive aspects. The top three finishers in all age divisions will receive awards. The Gobbler Dash for children ages 4 to 9 is free, but

registration is required. It will start shortly after the Turkey Trot. More than 450 people participated in last year’s Turkey Trot. “Online registration and official race results have attracted runners throughout South Carolina and beyond,” Bachmeier said. To help with traffic flow this year, early registrants may pick up their packets from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the YMCA. Locals are encouraged to take advan-

tage of this option, she said. Runners can register one of four ways: • In person at the Sumter Family YMCA, 510 Miller Road; • Visit www.ymcasumter. org and download application forms for the Turkey Trot and Gobbler Dash; • Visit www.strictlyrunning.com to register for just the Turkey Trot; or • In person the day of the event. For more information, call the Y at (803) 773-1404.

Clarendon development director takes job in Dorchester BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Clarendon County Economic Development Director John Truluck said Thursday he has taken a similar TRULUCK position in Dorchester County, where he will begin work Dec. 1. “It just happened to be the right opportunity at the right time,” he said. “I am looking forward to it.” County Manager David Epperson said Truluck has been a loyal employee. “The county is sorry to see him go,” Epperson said. “We enjoyed having him here.” He said the county has already posted the position and will consider applications as they come in. Truluck said Clarendon County will remain a special place for him. “They gave me an opportunity when I was just a young guy, and I am hoping I made them proud of the chance they gave me,” he said. Among his biggest accomplishments, he said, has been attracting Georgia Pacific and Kent Bicycle. “You get judged on the numbers, so Georgia Pacific is one of the highlights, having 250 people out there working, Kent Bicycle is another,” Truluck said. “They’re on their way to having 175 people out there.” He said he was proud of helping develop the industrial

park even though the economic slowdown kept it from realizing its potential. “That sort of got rocked by the Great Recession,” he said. He said he thinks the county has made progress toward such things as an im-

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proved workforce. “That’s stuff that I won’t see and maybe even my generation might not see.” Truluck said there is a long list of accomplishments he feels proud of. “I enjoyed the small projects

STOLEN PROPERTY A 12-gauge shotgun, 9mm pistol and .22-caliber rifle were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1800 block of East Brewington Road before 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. A mini bike valued at $700 was reported stolen from a storage shed in the 4300 block of Dubose Siding Road at 4:45 p.m. Wednesday. Assorted jewelry, a 46inch flat-screen TV, .410 shotgun, 12-gauge shotgun, a Beretta automatic shotgun, .308 rifle, .22-caliber rifle and $50 were reportedly stolen from a home in the 3600 block of Nazarene Church Road after 6 p.m. Wednesday. Two LG cellphones valued at $582 were reportedly stolen from a store in the 1200 block of Broad Street between 9:30 and 9:45 p.m. Wednesday. Four males reportedly stole 265 lighters valued at $427 and 124 energy drinks valued at about $408 from a gas station in the 1200 block of Broad Street about 2:20 p.m. Wednesday. A 1999 Ford Mustang valued at $1,500 was reportedly stolen from a body shop in the 900 block of Main Street between 5 p.m. Tuesday and 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. DAMAGED PROPERTY A Dodge Avenger sustained $16,000 in damage and a Chevrolet Tahoe sustained $8,000 in damage during a reported fire in the 400 block of Robney Drive after midnight Thursday. A car wash office in the 2000 block of Thomas Sumter Highway sustained $5,000 in damage during an alleged breakin between 7 p.m. and 10 a.m., in which suspect(s) reportedly stole $300. Two masked men reportedly broke into an enclosed area at a body shop in the 1100 block of Broad Street between Nov. 10 and 10:50 a.m. Tuesday, causing $5,000 in damage to a pair of vehicles.

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Russia: North Korea ready to resume nuclear talks BY VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV The Associated Press MOSCOW — North Korea says it’s ready to resume international talks on its nuclear program, Russia’s foreign minister said Thursday as Moscow sought to raise its profile in the international standoff about Pyongyang’s nuclear and missile programs. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke after meeting with Choe Ryong Hae, a special envoy for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who earlier this week gave Russian President Vladimir Putin a letter from Kim. North Korea has wanted to resume talks for a long time, but the U.S., Japan and South Korea say it needs to honor its previous commitments first to shut down its nuclear programs. Lavrov said Kim’s letter confirmed a desire to expand bilateral ties and “cooperate on settling the problems that still remain on the Korean Peninsula.” He said Pyongyang is ready

to restart the six-way nuclear talks involving both Koreas, as well as the United States, China, Japan and Russia. The negotiations on dismantling Pyongyang’s nuclear program have broken up over Pyongyang holding nuclear and missile tests. “Pyongyang is ready for the resumption of the six-party talks without any preconditions,” Lavrov said. Without naming any country, Lavrov also warned against a military buildup in the region “along the bloc lines,” an apparent hint at military cooperation between Washington and Seoul. Russia’s ties with the communist North soured after the 1991 Soviet collapse, but have improved under Putin’s watch. Moscow has previously sought to help mediate the nuclear standoff, but its diplomatic efforts have had little visible effect. Lavrov also said Pyongyang is considering a Russian project to build a gas pipeline and a power line to South Korea via its territory.

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Parents beware: Home, baby cameras not secure LONDON (AP) — A child playing in Bucheon, South Korea. An empty crib in Absecon, New Jersey. Cattle feeding in Behamberg, Austria. Footage from more than 100 countries is being streamed from bedrooms, office buildings, shops, laundromats, stables and barns. Experts have a message for anyone with a webcam, baby monitor or home security camera: change your password now, because feeds from the cameras are being posted online by a Russian website. The site takes advantage of the fact that camera users receive default passwords to get devices working — such as “1234.” Many manufacturers also put default passwords online, Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office said Thursday. “The ability to access footage remotely is both an Internet camera’s biggest selling point and, if not set up correctly, potentially its biggest security weakness,” Simon Rice, the ICO group manager for technology, said in a statement. “Remember, if you can access your video footage over the Internet, then what is stopping someone else from doing the same?” The ICO is joining with its counterparts in the United States, China, Australia and Canada in warning consumers about the Russian site, which offers live streams together with the coordinates of where the cameras are located. Officials declined to publicly identify the site for fear of driving traffic to it. Authorities say they have no jurisdiction in Russia, so it is simpler to warn people about the site than it is to try to take the site down. “I will do what I can, but don’t wait for me to have sorted this out,” Information Commissioner Christopher Graham said. “The action is in your own hands if you have one of these pieces of kit.”

‘Remember, if you can access your video footage over the Internet, then what is stopping someone else from doing the same?’ SIMON RICE Britain’s Information Commissioner’s Office group manager for technology

Israel to demolish homes of attackers BY PETER ENAV The Associated Press JERUSALEM — Israeli police on Thursday handed home demolition notices to families of four Palestinian attackers from east Jerusalem, including two assailants who killed five people in a synagogue attack earlier this week, according to relatives and Palestinian officials. The orders followed a pledge by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step up home demolitions as a punitive measure for a wave of Palestinian attacks on Israelis during the past month. The policy has drawn heavy criticism in the past and was rarely used in recent years, but Israeli offi-

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46.3 million expected to hit the road for holiday NEW YORK (AP) — The good news for Thanksgiving travelers: The price of gas is at five-year lows. The bad news: A lot more people will be on the road. During the long holiday weekend, 46.3 million Americans are expected to go 50 miles or more from home, the highest number since 2007, according to travel agency and car lobbying group AAA. That would be a 4.2 percent increase from last year. While promising for the travel industry, the figure is still 8.5 percent short of the 50.6 million high point reached in 2007, just before the recession. Like on every other holiday, the overwhelming majority of travelers — almost 90 percent — will be driving. The numbers on the gas station signs will be much kinder this year. AAA said the average retail price for gasoline is $2.85 per gallon, 43 cents cheaper than Thanksgiving Day last year. With the average car getting 18.5 miles per gallon, that means a family driving 300 miles will save $6.97 in fuel this holiday. Those flying won’t be so lucky. Average airfares are $307.52, up 1.1 percent from last year, according to the Airlines Reporting Corp., which pro-

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Travelers walk under a sign reading “Happy Thanksgiving” at LaGuardia Airport in New York on Nov. 26, 2013. There will be 12.3 million round trip passengers, globally, on U.S. airlines during the 2014 holiday travel period. cesses ticket transactions for airlines and travel agencies. That figure doesn’t include an average of $51 in additional taxes and fees that passengers pay. There will be 12.3 million round trip

passengers, globally, on U.S. airlines during the holiday travel period, up 1.5 percent from last year, according to the industry’s lobbying group, Airlines for America. (AAA’s forecast

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Number of foreign students studying in U.S. hits record high BY KIMBERLY HEFLING AP Education Writer WASHINGTON — The number of foreign exchange students studying at U.S. colleges and universities is at a record high, with nearly onethird coming from China. A report by the Institute of International Education, in

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Gunmen patrol Jan. 5 during clashes with Iraqi security forces in Fallujah, 40 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. “We can’t stop this thing, but we can limit it,” a former Islamic State group commander, Abu Shakr, told the Associated Press of the Sunni militant group’s ambition to create a self-styled caliphate. much of the city was under the group’s sway. Their weapons were primitive at that time, he said. They could easily build explosives, he said, “but we had very few weapons. We had to rely on primitive car bombs, IEDs, as well as street fights with the army.” But they gradually drew support from Sunni tribes across Anbar province, resentful of the government. “The tribes feel the issue of oppression. For example, they didn’t get a percentage of contracts ... or someone to represent them in the government,” he said. With resources from Syria, the group could provide fighters with a comfortable salary. Abu Shakr said he was getting the equivalent of $65 a month, plus an extra $45 for his wife and $20 per child. Al-Baghdadi accelerated the group’s transformation. In early 2013, the group renamed itself the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. It began seizing territory in Syria, leading to bloody frictions with Syrian rebels. Al-Qaida’s central leader Ayman al-Zawahri began to criticize the network’s Iraqi branch. Under al-Baghdadi, “the operation changed,” Abu Shakr said. Policies became “random,” he said. Frictions with al-Qaida Central deepened. For example, “al-Zawahri objected to the policy of beheading. He told them, ‘Don’t get carried away with this publicity, it is not acceptable’,” Abu Shakr said. By the end of 2013, al-Qaida formally ejected al-Baghdadi’s group. Al-Baghdadi burst forth only more powerful, first overrunning Fallujah and parts of

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Study: Banking industry culture fosters cheating BY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON — The banking industry seems to bring out dishonesty in people, a new study suggests. A team of Swiss economists tested the honesty of bank employees in a lab game that would pay off in cash if they cheated. When workers at an unidentified bank were asked about their home life, they were about as honest as the general public. But employees who had just been asked about work at the bank cheated 16 percent more. “Bank employees are not more dishonest than others,” said Ernst Fehr of the University of Zurich, author of the study published Wednesday by the journal Nature. But he said when reminded of their job they become more dishonest, so something about the culture of

banking “seems to make them more dishonest.” The American Bankers Association dismissed the study: “While this study looks at one bank, America’s 6,000 banks set a very high bar when it comes to the honesty and integrity of their employees. Banks take the fiduciary responsibility they have for their customers very seriously.” Researchers studied 128 employees at a single bank (even the country where it is located was not revealed). They gave them what is a fairly standard honesty test. They were told to flip a coin 10 times; each time they flipped they could earn $20 if it matched what researchers had requested — sometimes heads, sometimes tails. An honest person would report matching the requested flip result about 50 percent of the time. But when workers were asked

the study is intriguing, it is too broad in its conclusions. Fehr said recent multi-billion-dollar international banking scandals convinced him that he had to test scientifically public perceptions about bankers not being honest. The study’s findings ring true to Walt Pavlo, though he is not a banker — he was in finance at telecom giant MCI and pleaded guilty to wire fraud and money laundering in a multi-million-dollar scheme. Pavlo said before joining his company he had worked in the defense industry where ethics were stressed and wasn’t tempted to cheat. That changed in his new job where he was “paid for performance” and was told to be aggressive. That culture “influenced me in a way that initially I thought was positive,” but led to prison, said Pavlo, who now teaches business ethics and writes about white-collar crime.

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BY JOHN SEEWER The Associated Press OREGON, Ohio — The costs and health risks posed by the string of algae blooms on Lake Erie are getting a closer look from a U.S.-Canadian advisory agency that focuses on Great Lakes and water issues involving both countries. The International Joint Commission plans on spending the next few months studying the impact of the algae blooms before releasing an updated report on Lake Erie next spring. The agency more than a year ago said in a report on the lake that the U.S. and Canada should crack down on sources of phosphorus runoff blamed for the rise in harmful algae blooms. Those blooms produce the kind of toxins that contaminated the drinking water for more than 400,000 people in northwestern Ohio and southeastern Michigan last August.

BY JOSEPH B. FREDERICK The Associated Press LANGHORNE, Pa. — Kelly Mathews is on a mission — to get more girls interested in STEM. That’s science, technology, engineering and math. And for Mathews, it’s a mission that begins at home with her 9-month-old daughter, Marilyn. “I want her to look at things and wonder how they tick,” Mathews says, “and know that if she looks at something and says, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool if it could do that?’ that she can make it do that.” That’s why Mathews reads books like “Rosie Revere, Engineer” to Marilyn and stocks her nursery with other such books, like “HTML for Babies.” Mathews, a software engineer in Chalfont, Pennsylvania, believes the earlier girls are introduced to these fields, the better the chance they will be empowered to pursue those careers when they graduate from high school. That’s an idea that is gaining support in the education and business communities. The U.S. Department of Commerce estimates women make up less than 25 percent of the workforce in jobs related to STEM, an acronym coined by a member of the National Science Foundation in the 1990s. Mathews has teamed up with TechGirlz, a Philadelphia-based nonprofit that aims to bridge the gender gap by teaching middle and high school girls about careers in technology. Mathews, one of only two female engineers in her company, thinks her mission is simple: “You can be cool, and you can be smart” and that girls “don’t have to choose sides.” Kelly Parisi, spokeswoman for Girl Scouts of the USA, says her organization has been working to empower girls in science since its inception, way back in 1913. At a recent badge activity in Hempstead, New York, Brownies and Juniors made what the volunteer scientists called “flubber,” a silly putty-type compound made from glue, Borax, water and food coloring. Parisi points out the Girl Scouts offer “over 30 STEM badges in everything from coding to engineering to computer science.” Sean Cohen, chief operating officer at the email marketing firm AWeber, says he

questions about their work at the bank, placing their work at the forefront in their minds, they self-reported the result that paid off 58 percent of the time. When researchers repeated the test with more than 350 people not in the banking industry, job questions didn’t change honesty levels. Researchers tested 80 employees of other banks, and they came up with about the same results as those from the main bank. Six outside experts in business ethics and psychology praised the study to various degrees. Duke University behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely, author of the book “The Honest Truth About Dishonesty,” said he agreed with the study authors that one possible solution is an honesty oath for bankers, like doctors’ Hippocratic oath. University of Louisville psychologist Michael Cunningham said while

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Six-month-old Marilyn Mathews plays with blocks at home in Langhorne, Pennsylvania, wearing a shirt that reads “B is for Binary.” thinks employers should get more involved in high school programs. “Create job shadowing programs. Create experiences for young women to get more involved in STEM programs and see that there are careers around that,” Cohen says. Mathews hopes that by starting early, her daughter will know a career in STEM is well within her reach. “If she wants to, and if she doesn’t want to that’s great too. I just want her to know what’s out there.”

Figuring out how to control the blooms has taken on a greater urgency since Toledo was forced to issue a do-not-drink order to residents that lasted just more than two days. The commission last week held a panel discussion near Toledo to hear from residents and researchers about the impact of the algae and to discuss what can be done to improve water quality. Toledo has spent millions of dollars in the past few years to get rid of the toxins in the water it draws from Lake Erie. But how much the water emergency in August and the ongoing battle against the algae will cost isn’t fully known. Dave Spanger, a charter captain on the lake, said that more monitoring of the water is needed and that he doesn’t think the lake will get better without mandatory limits on phosphorus that flows into the lake. The commission last year

called for a ban on the spread of manure on frozen or snow-covered ground and sharp reductions in phosphorus runoff, which mostly comes from farm fertilizers, livestock manure and sewage overflows. Farm groups have opposed suggestions for mandatory regulations and instead are asking farmers to take voluntary steps to reduce runoff. Political leaders in Ohio also have shown that they favor a voluntary approach. Doug Busdeker, area general manager for the Andersons Inc., a grain shipping and storage company, said he thinks that farmers are concerned about the health of the lake and serious about reducing phosphorus runoff. Lana Pollack, U.S. chairwoman of the commission, noted that there continues to be enormous resistance to mandatory regulations. “It may have to get worse before it gets better,” she said.

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COLD FROM PAGE A1 attempt to stay warm. According to an announcement released Thursday, the American Red Cross has assisted more than 50 people who were out of their homes after 13 fires across the state this week. Two of those fires occurred in Sumter County, one of which happened Monday and burned a family of four out of their residence. Red Cross officials urged residents to never use their stove or oven to heat their homes and bring family pets indoors, if possible. The Palmetto Poison Center advised residents to be wary of carbon monoxide poisoning, the risk of which goes up as people burn various fuels during the winter months. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless and tasteless toxic gas that can be fatal when inhaled. The cold season is especially harsh on homeless men and women as well as transient residents. Sumter Police Department began a program last December to provide cold-weather care packs to residents during winter months. Officers hand out the packages to homeless and transient men and women. The packs include hand warmers, nutrition bars and hygiene items, and officers can also provide blankets to those who need them.

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Air Force Staff Sgt. Tannis Morgan, center, hands a plate of food to fellow Staff Sgt. Crystal Randolph, who gives it to residents at Sumter United Ministries Emergency Shelter on Thursday night. Volunteers from Shaw Air Force Base are on hand to dish up food for shelter residents each night. Those with nowhere else to go can escape the cold nights by spending the night at Sumter United Ministries Emergency Shelter, 320 W. Oakland Ave. The homeless shelter, formerly known as the Samaritan House, offers 20 beds to men and eight to women and operates 365 nights a

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traditional marriage,” Wilson said. Kristin Anderson and her partner, Kayla Bennett, were the first gay couple married in the state. Anderson said Thursday that she doesn’t expect any future court decisions to affect her marriage status. “I think the way things have gone that eventually, whether it’s sooner or later, there will be no question it will be legal,” she said.

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Nat Geo’s ‘Eat’ offers a feast of food for thought BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Food inspires a three-night miniseries. “Eat: The Story of Food” (9 p.m., National Geographic, TV-PG) kicks off with a look at food revolutionaries — people who changed the way we eat and, as a result, changed the world as well. Some of the names, like TV chef Julia Child, have familiar associations with cuisine. Every school child knows, or knew, about Christopher Columbus. He makes the list because he sailed west in search of India’s spices and inadvertently opened up the known world to the exotic flavors of the Americas. Others, including recipe codifier and compiler Auguste Escoffier, are less well-known but no less groundbreaking. “Eat” assembles dozens of experts and talking heads, from chatty host Rachael Ray to Nathan Myhrvold, a former Microsoft executive whose laboratory approach to the essence of taste is considered innovative by some and a tad terrifying to others. Like a chef trying to make a mountain of ingredients more interesting, the makers of “Eat” have played with the documentary format, calling attention to the fake formality of the interview process, showing the interviewees in the makeup room, revealing camera crews and sound engineers, etc. At first these gimmicks, including the insistence that every new guest spell out his or her name, seem affected and a waste of time. There’s also the needless and annoying touch of presenting each food “revolutionary” in the style of some Soviet leader. And, to digress, I really wonder how you can discuss food “revolutionaries” and omit Alice Waters. Despite such omissions and flourishes, the first hour of “Eat” covers a lot of ground, demonstrating how thoughtprovoking food can be. At the same time, these odd narrative touches point to the limits of television’s ability to discuss food. It reminds us that for all of the chef shows and cooking contests on TV, most culinary arguments and breakthroughs of the past decade have occurred on food blogs. “Eat” continues with “Carnivores” (10 p.m., TV-PG), a look

at how eating and cooking meat all but defines human culture. As Julia Child always said, “Bon appetit!” • “Great Performances” (9 p.m., PBS, TV-G, check local listings) airs a production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “Cats,” starring Elaine Paige as Grizabella, John Mills as Gus and Ken Page as Old Deuteronomy. The performance was filmed for television at London’s Adelphi Theatre in August 1997. • “Lilyhammer” enters its third season, airing exclusively on Netflix. Steven Van Zandt stars as a former New York mobster who, instead of sleeping with the fishes, becomes a fish out of water in a far-off Norwegian city best known for hosting the 1994 Winter Olympics. This season takes a side trip to Brazil and features Van Zandt’s directorial debut. • “Lost Songs: The Basement Tapes Continued” (9 p.m., Showtime, TV-MA) documents contemporary performers recording “new” songs by Bob Dylan using recently rediscovered lyrics misplaced since 1967.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • A murdered couple’s sons become the prime suspects on “Hawaii Five-0” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Lost in delusion, a woman commits terrible crimes on

“Grimm” (9 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • A brutal fight club has links to the financial district on “Gotham” (9 p.m., Fox, r, TV14). • A healthy new approach to tortillas on “Shark Tank” (9 p.m., ABC, TV-PG). • A historical Viking ship on “Mysteries at the Museum” (9 p.m., Travel, TV-PG). • The famous 1969 music festival lasted for three days. The 1970 documentary “Woodstock” (9 p.m., VH1 Classic) only seems that long. • An officer’s malfunctioning camera leaves him open to civilian complaint on “Blue Bloods” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • The dead won’t stay dead on “Constantine” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

CULT CHOICE A trucker terrorizes an average guy (Dennis Weaver) driving a Plymouth Valiant in the 1971 made-for-television thriller “Duel” (8 p.m., TCM), directed by a then-unknown Steven Spielberg.

SERIES NOTES Maltese daze and knights on “The Amazing Race” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-PG) * “Dateline NBC” (8 p.m.) * Cupcake wars on “MasterChef Junior” (8 p.m., Fox, r, TV-PG) * Mike wastes watts on “Last Man Standing” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-PG) * “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (8 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.,

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LATE NIGHT James Corden, Norman Lear and TV on the Radio appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., CBS) * Jimmy Fallon welcomes Julianne Moore and Michael Cera on “The Tonight Show” (11:35 p.m., NBC) * Jim Carrey, Bellamy Young and Oran Jones appear on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” (11:35 p.m., ABC, r) * Taylor Schilling, Aaron Sorkin and

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Son’s sex life exposed by unlucky coincidence DEAR ABBY — How much interest in an adult child’s sex life is normal? My mother seems obDear Abby sessed. I hooked ABIGAIL up with a VAN BUREN girl a couple of months ago on a Friday. She spent most of the weekend with me. We both knew it wouldn’t go further than that. It turns out she works with my mom, who by chance found out about the weekend. Mom has been interrogating her for every detail every chance she gets, and she likes to drop details into my daily

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life to embarrass me. How much interest is a parent supposed to show? Mine knows my favorite position and intimate interests. Exposed in Pennsylvania DEAR EXPOSED — It seems your mother is not only nosy, but also has a sadistic sense of humor. She’s getting a kick out of embarrassing you. Tell her to lay off because what she’s doing is inappropriate, and it’s making you uncomfortable. If she can’t respect your wishes, then realize it’s time you put some distance between you and Mama. And to prevent this from happening in the future, find out more about the chicks you hook up with because this last one sings like a bird.

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DEAR ABBY — My wife is a neatnik who always finds extra or unexpected things to do before meeting me at the car, in the TV room, etc. It means I always must wait for her before going anyplace. I have asked her a thousand times to avoid doing “one last thing” before coming to meet me. How can I appeal to her better nature to avoid tending to every tiny detail before joining me? Or am I being too impatient? Waiting for your answer DEAR WAITING — I’m sorry, but I can’t give you an unbiased answer because I am guilty of the same thing, and it makes my husband crazy, too. (I suspect your wife and I are not the only women who do this.)

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ASHINGTON — Historic. Such is the ubiquitous description of the climate agreement recently announced in Beijing between Barack Obama and Xi Jinping in which China promised for the first time to cap carbon emissions. If this were a real breakthrough, I’d be an enthusiastic supporter. I have long advocated for a tangible global agreement to curb carbon. I do remain skeptical about the arrogant, ignorant claim that climate science is “settled,” that it can predict with accuracy future “global warming” effects and that therefore we must cut emisCharles sions radically, immeKrauthammer diately and unilaterally if necessary, even at potentially ruinous economic and social cost. I nonetheless believe (and have written since 1988) that pumping increasing amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere cannot be a good thing. We don’t know nearly enough about the planet’s homeostatic mechanisms for dealing with it, but prudence would dictate reducing CO2 emissions when and where we can. However, anything beyond that, especially the radical unilateralism advocated by climate alarmists, would be not just economic suicide but economic suicide without purpose. It would do nothing to reduce atmospheric CO2 as long as China, India and the other developing nations more than make up for our cuts with their huge and increasing carbon emissions. The only way forward on greenhouse gases is global reduction by global agreement. A pact with China would be a good start. Unfortunately, the ObamaXi agreement is nothing of the sort. It is a fraud of Gruberian (as in Jonathan) proportions. Its main plank commits China to begin cutting carbon emissions 16 years from now. On the other hand, the United States must double its current rate of carbon cutting to meet a new, more restrictive goal by 2025, in return for which China will keep increasing its carbon emissions year after year throughout that period — and for five years beyond. If this sounds like the most one-sided deal since Manhattan sold for $24 in 1626, you heard right. It becomes even more absurd when you realize

that, according to the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, China was on track to plateau its carbon emissions about 2030 anyway because of a projected slowdown in urbanization, population growth and heavy industry production. We cut, they coast. The carbon-emission graph is stark. China’s line is nearly vertical; America’s is already inflected and headed downward. The Obama-Xi agreement simply ratifies U.S. unilateralism — the U.S. line declines even more steeply, while China’s continues rocketing upward unmolested. Proponents of the ObamaXi deal will then point to a second provision: China’s promise to produce 20 percent of its energy from non-carbon sources by 2030. But China had already been planning to begin substituting for its immense use of fossil fuels (mainly by using nuclear power). These are serious health hazards. CO2 is not. Whatever its atmospheric effects, CO2 does not poison the air. So in return for yet another Chinese transition that has nothing to do with CO2, Obama has committed the U.S. to drastic CO2 cuts. Moreover, beyond substance, there is process. Or more accurately, its absence. What’s the structure to sustain and verify the agreement? Where are the benchmarks? What are the enforcement mechanisms? This is just a verbal promise. I repeat: I would unequivocally support a real agreement with China where they cut contemporaneously and commensurately with the U.S. and where there is built-in reporting and independent verification. Such a bilateral agreement would need to be internationalized by bringing in such rising powers as India, Brazil, Indonesia, etc. This would be a breakthrough. Climate enthusiasts will say that I refuse to take yes for an answer. Of course I would take yes for an answer. But the Obama-Xi agreement is not yes. It is “check back with me in 16 years.” Aren’t the people advocating this deal the same garment-rending climate apocalypticists who’ve been warning of irreversible planetary changes beginning now and the supreme imperative of acting immediately? Except, you see, for China, the world’s No. 1 carbon polluter. It gets a 16-year pass. Charles Krauthammer’s email address is letters@charleskrauthammer.com. © 2014, The Washington Post Writers Group

EDITORIAL ROUNDUP Recent editorials from South Carolina newspapers:

The State Nov. 15

IT’S PAST TIME TO GIVE ALL A GOOD EDUCATION Throughout our history, we have failed to educate all of the children in our state. Early on, we didn’t educate children who were black or poor. In the 20th century, we said we would educate all children. But we didn’t really, not if they lived in poor districts, not in a way that would prepare them to become productive, taxpaying citizens. And as employers demanded more and more, these uneducated children became less and less valuable to society, dragging down their families, their communities, our entire state. We call it the Corridor of Shame, that stretch of poor, rural communities that snakes through the Pee Dee along Interstate 95. But while the state of education in those communities is shameful, the shame ultimately lands at our Statehouse. It’s shameful that our poorest school districts had to sue our Legislature to force it to give their children the same opportunity to get a good education as the children in Lexington and Greenville and Charleston and Columbia. It’s shameful that even after the lawsuit was filed, even after our legislators no longer could pretend not to know, they still refused to do what was morally right and ultimately in all of our self-interest. It’s shameful that we al-

lowed them to ignore the problem. It’s shameful that our Supreme Court allowed that case to drag on for 21 years before it finally ruled on Wednesday that the state is failing its constitutional obligation to provide those children with an education that will allow them to become productive members of society. Only three justices agreed that our constitution compels the Legislature to act. But even the other two agreed with the point that our editorial board has made for decades: Regardless of what the constitution requires, our Legislature has a political and moral obligation, for the good not only of those children but also of our entire state, to provide them a decent education. It is not just time. It is past time.

The Island Packet Nov. 18

KEEPING MILITARY RETIREES IS SMART With the military downsizing after years of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, a surge of military retirees is anticipated to start searches for new homes in the next two years. South Carolina has historically boasted much success in attracting these much sought-after military retirees thanks to our mild climate, high quality of life and low cost of living. And as much as these veterans enjoy South Carolina, we enjoy having them here even more thanks in part to the mighty economic punch they pack. The state’s cur-

rent 58,000 military retirees — half of whom live around the state’s four military communities in Beaufort, Charleston, Columbia and Sumter — pump more than $442 million annually into the four communities. Additionally, many of the retirees, who are often in their 30s and 40s, possess skill sets that speak to South Carolina’s goal of becoming a 21st century manufacturing hot spot. But this long-standing win-win arrangement may be waning. Other Southeastern states are increasing their efforts to attract these retirees. South Carolina recently dropped from eighth to ninth in states with the most military retirees, overtaken by Alabama. One tool that other states are making use of is exempting military retirement pay from state income tax. To compete, South Carolina lawmakers are considering following suit. A bill to do so unanimously passed the House last session but arrived too late in the Senate for debate and a vote. If the bill is reintroduced (and it is expected to be), we anticipate sparks to fly. That’s because the tax generates a whopping $22 million per year for the state. The General Assembly should give serious thought to the exemption in the upcoming session that begins in January. Working to keep military retirees in South Carolina isn’t just a sign of patriotism. It’s also a sign of smart planning for the state’s future. Here’s hoping it gets the legislative attention it deserves in 2015.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR ‘Affordable’ Care Act really isn’t after all A new Affordable Care Act enrollment period, new headaches. I decided to check out the new plans and figure out the least expensive plan I could purchase. For this exercise, I use a family of four with a gross income of $40,000, children ages 15 and 12, nonsmokers and no other insurance coverage. Head of household age 45, spouse 42, not pregnant.

First hurdle was to understand this statement “Ages 45/15/12 may be eligible for Medicaid or Chips.” My guess is if I completed the entire sign-up process, the program would explain, which I didn’t do. The least-expensive program I could find was a silver/epo plan. Premium is $837 a month, and deductible is $8,000, out of pocket max at $10,000. Co-pays/specialist 20 percent, emergency room 20 percent. For the purpose of space, I won’t go through the monthly breakdown, but I

did do the annual math. My annual premium would be $10,044, which would leave $29,956 gross income. I put myself in a 13 percent tax bracket. My net income would be $25,984 after medical premiums. Maybe I would qualify for a subsidy, but I would have to fill out the form to find out. If not, I couldn’t afford a plan. What would happen if one of my children was injured or some other emergency? There is another problem with subsidies. The Supreme Court will rule

sometime this summer on that issue. Right now the IRS is paying subsidies to all states, illegally. The law was written that only states that set up federal exchanges would qualify for subsidies. South Carolina and 20 other states did not set up federal exchanges. The law was written that way to force all states to comply. Thank you for not falling for that ruse Nikki Haley. For this scenario, the ACA is not affordable. THOMAS MARTIN Pinewood

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FYI Senior Services Inc., is a free Hospice Care of Sumter LLC is service that provides a daily in need of volunteers in Sum“reassurance” call to older ter and surrounding counDo something worthwhile with your adults who live alone in the ties. Opportunities available community. Call (803) 774for you to use your time and spare time ... volunteer 7414 for details or to sign up. talents to be of assistance include reading, musical talThe Westside Neighborhood Asents, companionship, light sociation meets at 5:30 p.m. housekeeping, etc. Contact on the third Monday of each Joyce Blanding at (803) 883month at the Birnie HOPE 5606 or hospicecareofsumCenter, 210 S. Purdy St. ter@yahoo.com. The Christian Golfers’ AssociaAgape Hospice is in need of vol- tion (CGA) meets at 8 a.m. unteers. Whether your paseach Tuesday for Bible study. sion is baking, knitting, read- The group meets at the CGA ing, singing, etc., Agape Hos- office in Dillon Park. Refreshpice can find a place for you. ments provided and golf Contact Thandi Blanding at after Bible study. Call (803) (803) 774-1075, (803) 260-3876 773-2171. or tblanding@agapsenior. UAW Eastern Carolina Internacom. tional Retirees Council meets Hospice Care of South Carolina at 10 a.m. on the second is in need of volunteers in Sum- Wednesday of each month at ter County. Do you have one the VFW in Little River. All extra hour a week? Opportu- UAW retirees are welcome to nities are available for paattend. Call Bob Artus at tient/family companionship, (803) 481-3622. administrative support, meal The Ballard-Palmer-Bates Amerpreparation, light household ican Legion Post 202 meets at projects, student education 7 p.m. on the third Wednesand various other tasks. day of each month at the Contact Whitney Rogers, regional volunteer coordinator, Post, 310 Palmetto St. All veterans are welcome to attend. at (843) 409-7991 or whitney. Call (803) 773-4811. rogers@hospicecare.net. The Civil Air Patrol Sumter Amedisys Hospice is in need of Composite Squadron meets volunteers. Volunteer opporfrom 7 to 9 p.m. each Montunities include 1) special day at the Sumter Airport. projects of baking, sewing, Contact Jared Buniel at (803) knitting, crafts, carpentry 481-7915 or JaredLotR@juno. and yard work; 2) adminiscom. Visit the Web site at trative/office duties of copywww.scwg.cap.gov/sumter/. ing, light filing and answerThe Palmetto PC Club meets ing phones; and 3) patient on the second Thursday of companionship — develop each month at the Capital one-on-one relationships Senior Center in Columbia. with hospice patients (trainDetails about the club can be ing provided free of charge). found at http://palmettopc. Contact Rhoda Keefe, volunorg/home/. teer coordinator, at (803) 469-3047 or rhonda.keefe@ The Sumter James R. Clark Sickamedisys.com. le Cell Memorial Foundation, Hospice Care of Tri-County is in 337 Manning Ave., offers free need of volunteers. Volunteers Sickle Cell Disease and Sickle Cell Trait screenings to the offer support, companionship and care to the caregiv- Sumter and Clarendon communities. For appointments, er by running errands, reading to patients, listening and call (803) 774-6181. just being there for patients The DAV will have certified volwho need companionship. unteers to assist all veterans in All you need is a willing filing claims with the VA from 9 heart and some time to give a.m. to noon on Mondays, to others. No medical backWednesdays and Fridays at ground is required. Hospice the VA Clinic, 407 N. Salem Care of Tri-County will proSt., and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on vide you with the tools you Thursdays at the Chapter 5 need to become a hospice home, 18 Hardpack Drive, off volunteer. Call Carol Tindal of S.C. 441, behind Shaw Air at (803) 905-7720. Force Base. Call L. Pearson at (803) 499-9596 or Paul Fisher ROAD to RECOVERY is in need at (803) 840-1001. of volunteers in the Sumter area. The program provides The Society for the Prevention cancer patients with transof Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) portation to and from treatoffice, 1140 S. Guignard ments. Call the American Drive, has many animals Cancer Society at (803) 750available for adoption. Adop1693. tion fees cover the first shots and first deworming Sumter Newcomers Club weland spaying or neutering. comes new residents (and The office is open 11 a.m.even some longtime resi5:30 p.m. every day except dents) with coffees and lunWednesday and Sunday. Call cheons each month. Call (803) 773-9292 for details. Anna Nunnery at (803) 4690143 or Jeanne Bessel at The American Red Cross has a (803) 469-0598. permanent blood service located at 1155 N. Guignard Drive, OASIS Care provides free mediSuite 2. For information on cal and dental care for qualifydonating blood, call (803) ing persons living with HIV and 775-2364. Blood can be doAIDS. Call LaVonda Johnson nated for the general popuat (803) 775-8523. lation or for your own surThe Rise and Shine Call Progery. gram, sponsored by LifeLine

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): You’ll be forced to make a move or a decision. Don’t wait until your choices are limited. Check into every possibility and take action. Don’t count on anyone to do things for you. Stay cool, stick to your budget and move forward.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Ask questions and take action. Don’t share your plans. Surprising everyone will give you the upper hand. A short business trip will generate money, but don’t go over budget, or it will be a wash. Get the most for the least.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Express your thoughts and plans. Consider ways to improve your home and family life. Don’t let someone from your past disrupt what you have worked so hard to build. A short trip or attending a reunion will promote an unexpected change.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Don’t slack, or you will ruin your weekend. You will benefit if you do your work according to instructions. Venturing off course is not advisable. Finish what you start and make plans to enjoy socializing and the comforts of home.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Having too little information is making it difficult to decide your next move. Back away from anyone pressuring you. You need time to think, reflect and decide what you want and need in your life.

CANCER (June 21-July 22): Use your charm, discuss your plans and spend time with someone you love. A trip will lead to an interesting purchase that allows you to show off your expertise in an unusual way. Gather information that will make you more appealing. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Don’t expect to get favors or get along with the people you live with. Problems with contractors, aging parents or children are likely. Listen to grievances, but don’t agree to something that is costly or unrealistic. Keep the peace. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Make plans to get involved in your community or socialize with friends. Experience will help you gain insight into a troubled situation, and sharing information

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Gaﬀney 53/25 Spartanburg 55/27

Greenville 55/27

Columbia 59/27

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

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You are in a good position to negotiate, and as long as you are reasonable, you will excel. Updating your look will play in your favor. Participate in an industry event. Physical activity will help you blow off steam. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Choose your words carefully. Someone will be hurt if you are too critical. Truth isn’t always the best choice, so keep your opinions to yourself if you think they will be hurtful. Be supportive, affectionate and willing to compromise. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Caution should be taken when it comes to sharing what you know or want to do. Don’t trust anyone unless a waiver is signed. There is money to be made if you negotiate smartly. Don’t promise more than you can deliver.

Sumter 56/27

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 59/27

ON THE COAST

Charleston 62/38

Today: Plenty of sunshine. High 54 to 63. Saturday: Sunshine mixing with some clouds. High 59 to 65.

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Myrtle Beach 55/33

Manning 56/27

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City Marion Mt. Pleasant Myrtle Beach Orangeburg Port Royal Raleigh Rock Hill Rockingham Savannah Spartanburg Summerville Wilmington Winston-Salem

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Spend time EUGENIA LAST and money on your surroundings. The more comfortable and entertaining your home is, the easier it will be to entice others to visit. Investments, contracts or settlements are encouraged. Don’t undersell what you have to offer.

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6-36-38-48-51 Powerball: 17 Powerplay: 2

37-39-53-68-75 Megaball: 6 Megaplier: 2

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SPCA DOG OF THE WEEK Duke, a 7-year-old black and white neutered lab mix, is available for adoption at the Sumter SPCA. He is housebroken, gentle, affectionate, friendly, active and playful. He is also sweet and loving. Duke is great with children and other dogs. He would make a great addition to any family. The Sumter SPCA is located at 1140 S. Guignard Drive, (803) 7739292, and is open 11 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. every day except Wednesday and Sunday. Visit the website at www.sumterscspca.com.

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USC women rout instate rival Clemson B2

Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014

NASCAR

Harvick finds happiness long before Sprint Cup title BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

It was some six hours after Kevin Harvick had won his first Sprint Cup championship when he was finally able to peel off his beer-soaked firesuit, take a shower and begin celebrating the biggest moment of his career. Harvick had changed into shorts and a T-shirt, and wandered through the infield at Homestead-Miami Speedway wearing flip-flops looking for some friends and a cold Budweiser. He munched on a plate of hot dogs, smiled earto-ear, but didn’t seem able to process what he’d just accomplished. “Can you believe this?” NASCAR’s newest champion asked almost every well-wish-

Kevin Harvick, left, plays with his son, Keelan, in the garage a day before winning his first Sprint Cup championship in Homestead, Fla., on Sunday.

er. Sure they could, Happy. He was a worthy winner of NASCAR’s revamped Chase

for the Sprint Cup championship, which successfully put the emphasis on victories over the final two races. Har-

vick had been forced to win at Phoenix just to advance to Sunday’s finale against Denny Hamlin, Joey Logano and

Ryan Newman for the title. All four teams were on top of their game, and it became apparent as they ran in order at the front of the pack that it would likely take a victory to wrap up the title. So Harvick used a masterful drive through the field, using restarts and four fresh tires to pick his way from 12th to victory lane over the final 15 hectic laps. The reward was a championship he had chased for 13 years at Richard Childress Racing before making the life-changing decision to move to Stewart-Haas Racing this season. He had been convinced by good friend Tony Stewart that if he switched teams, Stewart could help him win

SEE HARVICK, PAGE B6

PREP FOOTBALL

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Setting the standard

Vendors, fans anxious to learn kickoff time for USC

Unbeaten Skyhawks make 9th straight appearance in state championship game

BY MANDRALLIUS ROBINSON Greenville News

BY MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER michaelc@theitem.com Consistency has been the key to a 12-0 season and the Hammond Skyhawks’ ninth straight appearance in the SCISA 3A football state championship game. However, it didn’t start out that way. The Skyhawks opened the season with a 38-35 victory over Ben Lippen that was followed by a narrow 26-21 win over Wilson Hall. Hammond won the next 10 games by at least two touchdowns or more though with last week’s 28-14 victory over Ben Lippen in the semifinal game being the closest contest. “I think we play together as a team; that’s what our kids have done and proved to us,” Hammond head coach Erik Kimrey said. “Their continuity and cohesiveness has been impressive. It’s had to have been because it’s not the most talented team we’ve had.” Coming off consecutive state runner-up finishes to Augusta Christian in 2012 and Wilson Hall last year, the Skyhawks will face Laurence Manning Academy at 7:30 p.m. Saturday in Columbia at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. “They’ve got as fine of a coaching staff as I’ve ever competed against in 22 years,” Swampcats

SEE STANDARD, PAGE B5

KEITH GEDAMKE / SPECIAL TO THE ITEM

Hammond running back T.J. Brady, left, and the rest of the Skyhawks look to earn another state title on Saturday when they face Laurence Manning Academy at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia at 7:30 p.m. It is Hammond’s ninth straight appearance in the SCISA 3A championship game.

USC FOOTBALL

Carolina WRs still a work in progress BY RICHARD BREEN Greenville News COLUMBIA — During a football season in which the University of South Carolina is on pace to break passing records, the team’s wide receivers sometimes seem to be catching more flak than footballs. “Some of them have not had quite as good a year as they’ve had in years past, to be honest with you,” USC head coach Steve Spurrier

said Tuesday. Still, as the Gamecocks (5-5) prepare for their final home game at noon Saturday at Williams-Brice Stadium against South Alabama (6-4), the receiving corps — Pharoh Cooper, Shaq Roland, Nick Jones, Damiere Byrd, K.J. Brent and Shamier Jeffrey — is averaging 13.5 catches per game. That’s nearly two catches per game better than the 11.8 that receivers accounted for in 2013.

“The expectations that people put out, we haven’t been up to par,” said Byrd, a senior who had 33 receptions in 2013 but only 14 this season. “They haven’t been as high as everybody assumed, I guess.” The Gamecocks have produced a breakout star in Cooper, a sophomore who leads the team with 55 receptions for 826 yards with eight touchdowns. But Roland, another receiver from whom big things

were expected, has been up and down. A junior from Lexington, Roland has 23 catches with four touchdowns, compared to 25 and five in 2013. He was benched against Kentucky this season and was criticized by Spurrier for blocking miscues in the Gamecocks’ 23-20 win at Florida this past Saturday. “He and a lot of these players have done OK

SEE USC, PAGE B4

CLEMSON — Stephanie Jernigan has mastered this game plan. She has drilled through these plays season after season. Jernigan has served nearly seven years as the retail manager for Tickled Orange and Tigertown Graphics, a pair of shops located steps from the heart of the Clemson University campus. Her experience has prepared her for the flood of fans expected to fill downtown Clemson on Nov. 29, when the Clemson football team hosts rival University of South Carolina. Her game plan is refined from advertisements to inventory to staff. However, her plan lacks one important element — a start time. ESPN will televise the Clemson-Carolina game. Typically, the network announces the game times it sets for telecasts two weeks prior to game day. Yet, in its agreement with the Atlantic Coast Conference, of which Clemson is a member, ESPN can choose to delay its decision on some games until six days prior to the event. ESPN has declared the sixday option on the ClemsonCarolina game. The kickoff time will not be announced until late Saturday night. “It’s hard to plan when they don’t tell you the times until it’s a week or so before,” Jernigan said. “You don’t even know how many people to schedule.” The Clemson-Carolina game will kick off within one of

SEE TIME, PAGE B4

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South Carolina wide receiver Shaq Roland (4) and the rest of the Gamecock receivers have, for the most part, not lived up to high expectations most had for them at the beginning of the season.

SPORTS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2014

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SCOREBOARD

COLLEGE BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Boston at Memphis, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Cleveland at Washington, 8 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 9 p.m. Utah at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. Chicago at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

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South Carolina’s A’ja Wilson shoots (22) while being pressured by Clemson’s Ivy Atkism (24) during the second half of the Gamecocks’ 99-41 victory on Thursday in Columbia.

Wilson, USC women rout Clemson 99-41 COLUMBIA — Heralded freshman A’ja Wilson scored 18 points to lead No. 2 South Carolina to a 99-41 win over Clemson on Thursday night. After a shaky debut that saw her fail to find a rhythm, Wilson led all scorers on 6-of-8 shooting. She also had five rebounds for the Gamecocks (2-0). The 58-point win was South Carolina’s biggest ever over Clemson (2-1), and the Gamecocks have won five in a row over their fierce instate rival. South Carolina fell behind 4-0 but quickly turned on the defensive pressure, forcing turnovers on five of Clemson’s next six possessions. The Gamecocks scored 13 straight points during that threeminute stretch and the game was never close again. Clemson shot just 32 percent (17of-53) and turned the ball over 18 times. South Carolina had six players in double figures. Aleighsa Welch had 17 points, Tiffany Davis added 15 points and Alaina Coates had 12 points and 10 rebounds. With No. 1 Connecticut losing earlier this week, the Gamecocks have a shot at moving into the top spot for the first time in program history. They staked their claim to the top spot by shooting 53.3 percent (8 of 15) on 3-pointers and pulling down 22 more rebounds than the significantly smaller Tigers.

The Gamecocks received their rings for winning the Southeastern Conference regular season last year and a banner was unveiled. South Carolina coach Dawn Staley saw it as an early season tuneup. She played 11 players in the first half, constantly switching around lineups. Eight of them scored in the first 20 minutes. Wilson, the country’s top prospect who chose South Carolina over Connecticut, North Carolina and Tennessee, also made six of her seven free throws. Cha’Nelle Perry led Clemson with nine points. Makayla Johnson had seven rebounds.

8 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Practice from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). Noon – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Consolation Game or Puerto Rico Tip-Off Consolation Game (ESPNU). 1:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: CME Group Tour Championship Second Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam First-Round Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – Gardner-Webb vs. Clemson (WWBD-FM 94.7). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Consolation Game (ESPNU). 2 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Nashville at Ottawa (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Puerto Rico TipOff Consolation Game (ESPN2). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam FirstRound Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – Seton Hall vs. Nevada (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: 2K Classic ThirdPlace Game from New York (ESPN2). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Semifinal Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico (ESPNU). 6 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Mississippi State at Georgia (SEC NETWORK). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam First-Round Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – Louisiana State vs. Old Dominion (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: 2K Classic Championship Game from New York (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Semifinal Game from Charleston (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Boston University at Kentucky (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Orlando at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal Game from Brooklyn, N.Y. – Stanford vs. UNLV (TRUTV). 7 p.m. or 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Game from Charleston – South Carolina vs. Penn State or Charlotte (WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 7:30 p.m. – College Hockey: Massachusetts-Lowell at Notre Dame (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7:30 p.m. – High School Football: 2A Division I State Playoffs Semifinal Game – Newberry at Fairfield Central (WPUB-FM 102.7). 8 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Cleveland at Washington (ESPN). 8 p.m. – College Football: Texas-El Paso at Rice (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Stephen F. Austin at Xavier (FOX SPORTS 2). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana-Monroe at Florida (SEC NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Marshall at Louisville (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Louisiana-Lafayette at Auburn (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 9 p.m. – Professional Boxing: Wes Nofire vs. Ty Cobb in a Heavyweight Bout from Tulsa, Okla. (YOUTOO). 9:30 p.m. – College Football: Air Force at San Diego State (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9:30 p.m. – College Football: San Jose State at Utah State (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. -- Professional Golf: PGA Tour of Australasia Australian Masters Third Round from Melbourne, Australia (GOLF). 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Coaches vs. Cancer Classic Semifinal Game from Brooklyn, N.Y. – Duke vs. Temple (TRUTV). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Chicago at Portland (ESPN). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: Kansas State at Long Beach State (Joined In Progress) (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 12:30 a.m. – College Basketball: Central Washington at BYU (Hawaii) (BYUTV). 3 a.m. -- Professional Golf: European PGA Tour World Tour Championship Third Round from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (GOLF). 3:30 a.m. – International Soccer: Australian League Match from Melbourne, Australia – Sydney vs. Melbourne City (FOX SPORTS 2).

(17) CONNECTICUT 65 COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON 57

ORLANDO, Fla. — Ryan Boatright had 19 points, Daniel Hamilton added 15, and No. 17 Connecticut held off College of Charleston 65-57 in the first round of the Puerto Rico Tip-Off on Thursday. (24) MICHIGAN 71 DETROIT 62

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Caris LeVert had 21 points and nine rebounds, and No. 24 Michigan scored 11 straight points late in the second half to hold off upsetminded Detroit 71-62 on Thursday night. From wire reports

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EASTERN CONFERENCE

Union appeals Peterson’s suspension The NFL players’ union on Thursday appealed the league’s suspension of Adrian Peterson and demanded an independent, neutral arbitrator hears the case. In a letter to its player representatives and executive committee obtained by The Associated Press, the NFLPA called Commissioner Roger Goodell’s punishment “unprecedented, arbitrary, and unlawful.’’ The union also accused Troy Vincent, the NFL’s executive vice president of football operations, of telling Peterson that the games he missed on a special exempt list would count as time served toward a suspension. League officials declined comment to the AP. Goodell on Tuesday suspended Peterson without pay for the rest of the season and told him he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for his violation of the NFL personal conduct policy. Peterson pleaded no contest Nov. 4 to misdemeanor reckless assault in Texas for injuries to his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. NBA UNION HEAD: TAYLOR SUSPENSION VIOLATES CBA

NEW YORK — The executive director of the NBA Players Association says the suspension given to Charlotte’s Jeffery Taylor by Commissioner Adam Silver is “excessive, without precedent and a violation of the Collective Bargaining Agreement.’’

Michele Roberts adds that the union is ready to file an immediate appeal, but that the choice is Taylor’s. Silver suspended Taylor for 24 games without pay on Wednesday after the forward pleaded guilty last month to misdemeanor domestic violence assault and malicious destruction of hotel property. Taylor will lose nearly $200,000 of his $915,000 salary this season. GRANADA STARTS STRONG AT TOUR CHAMPIONSHIP

NAPLES, Fla. — Julieta Granada played bogey free in a tough wind Thursday for a 6-under 66 to take a two-shot lead in the CME Group Tour Championship. Stacy Lewis was three shots behind — and one step closer to $1 million. The top three in the race — Lewis, Inbee Park and Lydia Ko — have to win the tournament for the $1 million bonus. Park and Ko shot 71.

JV BOYS BASKETBALL SUMTER CHRISTIAN 41 HOPE CHRISTIAN 14 COLUMBIA — Sumter Christian School improved to 2-0 on the season with a 41-14 victory over Hope Christian on Tuesday at the Hope gymnasium. Lawrence Fraser and Jonathan Frasier both had 12 points to lead SCS. Elijah Blanding added seven.

From staff, wire reports

ATLANTIC DIVISION

Washington Miami Atlanta Orlando Charlotte CENTRAL DIVISION Chicago Milwaukee Cleveland Indiana Detroit

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L 2 6 7 10 11

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GB – 4 1/2 5 7 9

W 7 6 5 5 4

L 3 5 5 8 8

Pct .700 .545 .500 .385 .333

GB – 1 1/2 2 3 1/2 4

W 8 7 5 5 3

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Pct .727 .583 .500 .417 .250

1 2 3 5

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WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION Memphis Dallas Houston San Antonio New Orleans NORTHWEST DIVISION Portland Utah Denver Minnesota Oklahoma City PACIFIC DIVISION Golden State L.A. Clippers Phoenix Sacramento L.A. Lakers

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GB – 3 1/2 4 4 1/2 6

W 8 6 7 6 3

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GB – 2 2 2 1/2 6

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

Boston 101, Philadelphia 90 Dallas 105, Washington 102 L.A. Clippers 114, Orlando 90 Indiana 88, Charlotte 86 San Antonio 92, Cleveland 90 Toronto 96, Memphis 92 Phoenix 88, Detroit 86 Milwaukee 122, Brooklyn 118,3OT Minnesota 115, New York 99 Denver 107, Oklahoma City 100 L.A. Lakers 98, Houston 92

THURSDAY’S GAMES

L.A. Clippers at Miami, 8 p.m. Chicago at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

NFL STANDINGS By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST W L New England 8 2 Miami 6 4 Buffalo 5 5 N.Y. Jets 2 8 SOUTH W L Indianapolis 6 4 Houston 5 5 Tennessee 2 8 Jacksonville 1 9 NORTH W L Cincinnati 6 3 Pittsburgh 7 4 Baltimore 6 4 Cleveland 6 4 WEST W L Denver 7 3 Kansas City 7 3 San Diego 6 4 Oakland 0 10

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PA 218 180 204 265

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PA 253 204 250 282

T 1 0 0 0

Pct .650 .636 .600 .600

PF 224 288 261 216

PA 221 263 181 195

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .700 .700 .600 .000

PF 293 241 218 152

PA 224 171 192 265

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington SOUTH Atlanta New Orleans Carolina Tampa Bay NORTH Detroit Green Bay Chicago Minnesota WEST Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

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L 3 3 7 7

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PF 299 261 205 204

PA 251 212 263 256

W 4 4 3 2

L 6 6 7 8

T 0 0 1 0

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PF 238 261 215 194

PA 255 252 300 279

W 7 7 4 4

L 3 3 6 6

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PA 156 225 290 220

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PF 237 211 260 185

PA 176 212 215 258

THURSDAY’S GAME

Kansas City at Oakland (late)

SUNDAY’S GAMES

Green Bay at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Houston, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at Chicago, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Atlanta, 1 p.m. Tennessee at Philadelphia, 1 p.m. Detroit at New England, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Arizona at Seattle, 4:05 p.m. St. Louis at San Diego, 4:05 p.m. Washington at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. Miami at Denver, 4:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 8:30 p.m. Open: Carolina, Pittsburgh

MONDAY’S GAME

Baltimore at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Detroit, 12:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 4:30 p.m. Seattle at San Francisco, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday At Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort (Tiburon Course) Naples, Fla. Purse: $2 million Yardage: 6,540; Par: 72 (36-36) First Round Julieta Granada 34-32—66 Sandra Gal 35-33—68 Caroline Hedwall 35-34—69 Stacy Lewis 35-34—69 Belen Mozo 33-36—69 Marina Alex 33-37—70 Carlota Ciganda 34-36—70 Haeji Kang 34-36—70 Hee Young Park 35-35—70 So Yeon Ryu 34-36—70 Sarah Jane Smith 33-37—70 Angela Stanford 36-34—70 Chella Choi 36-35—71 Na Yeon Choi 36-35—71 Christina Kim 37-34—71 I.K. Kim 37-34—71 Lydia Ko 35-36—71 Ilhee Lee 36-35—71 Inbee Park 36-35—71 Suzann Pettersen 39-32—71 Lexi Thompson 36-35—71

Toronto Boston Brooklyn New York Philadelphia SOUTHEAST DIVISION

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Indiana, 7 p.m. Toronto at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 7:30 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Washington at Milwaukee, 8:30 p.m. Brooklyn at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m. New Orleans at Utah, 9 p.m.

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SATURDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Orlando at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Detroit at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m.

SUNDAY, NOV. 30

Tennessee at Houston, 1 p.m. Oakland at St. Louis, 1 p.m. Carolina at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Washington at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. Cleveland at Buffalo, 1 p.m. San Diego at Baltimore, 1 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Jacksonville, 1 p.m. Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. New Orleans at Pittsburgh, 1 p.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 4:05 p.m. New England at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Kansas City, 8:30 p.m.

MONDAY, DEC. 1

Miami at N.Y. Jets, 8:30 p.m.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP Montreal 20 Tampa Bay 20 Boston 20 Detroit 18 Ottawa 17 Toronto 19 Florida 16 Buffalo 20 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP Pittsburgh 17 N.Y. Islanders 18 N.Y. Rangers 19 Washington 18 New Jersey 19 Philadelphia 17 Carolina 18 Columbus 18

W 14 13 12 9 8 9 6 5

L OT 5 1 5 2 8 0 4 5 5 4 8 2 5 5 13 2

Pts 29 28 24 23 20 20 17 12

GF 55 73 53 50 47 58 35 34

GA 51 54 49 42 45 60 42 69

W 13 12 8 8 8 7 6 6

L OT 3 1 6 0 7 4 7 3 9 2 8 2 9 3 11 1

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GF 64 59 52 52 47 51 43 44

GA 35 52 58 50 56 55 55 64

Pts 26 25 23 21 20 17 16

GF 52 49 40 51 50 47 53

GA 37 35 43 36 39 61 67

WESTERN CONFERENCE CENTRAL DIVISION Nashville St. Louis Winnipeg Chicago Minnesota Colorado Dallas PACIFIC DIVISION

GP 18 18 20 18 17 19 19

W 12 12 10 10 10 6 6

GP W Anaheim 20 11 Vancouver 19 13 Calgary 20 12 Los Angeles 19 10 San Jose 21 10 Arizona 19 8 Edmonton 19 6 NOTE: Two points for a time loss.

L 4 5 7 7 7 8 9

OT 2 1 3 1 0 5 4

L OT 4 5 6 0 6 2 5 4 9 2 9 2 11 2 win, one

Pts GF GA 27 54 50 26 58 56 26 63 53 24 50 42 22 57 57 18 48 59 14 48 65 point for over-

WEDNESDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers 2, Philadelphia 0 Vancouver 5, Edmonton 4

THURSDAY’S GAMES

Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. St. Louis at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Nashville at Ottawa, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Arizona at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Washington at Colorado, 9 p.m. Chicago at Calgary, 9 p.m. Anaheim at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Carolina at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m. Florida at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

TODAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, 7 p.m. N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Boston at Columbus, 7 p.m. New Jersey at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m.

SATURDAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Ottawa, 3 p.m. Montreal at Boston, 7 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Columbus at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Buffalo at Washington, 7 p.m. Florida at Nashville, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at Dallas, 8 p.m. Carolina at Colorado, 9 p.m. New Jersey at Calgary, 10 p.m. Chicago at Edmonton, 10 p.m. Arizona at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

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Trufant, Falcons face big test against Gordon BY GEORGE HENRY The Associated Press

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In the 13 years since the arrival of Michael Vick as the fastest man on the field who also happened to have the best arm, Vick’s impact has been felt in the way quarterbacks and offenses evolve in high school, college, and eventually, the pros.

Changing the game Vick’s legs, arm helped revolutionize QB position BY EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press The milestone came and went, chronicled with a blurb that got second billing to the news that his team actually won a game. So much has happened between the time Michael Vick came into the NFL, with the promise of a man who might change offense forever, and a week ago Sunday, when he led the Jets to their second win of the season while also becoming the first quarterback to reach 6,000 yards rushing in his career. “People would tell me that I could revolutionize the game,’’ Vick said of the reaction he received when he was drafted No. 1 out of Virginia Tech in 2001. In the 13 years since his arrival as the fastest man on the field who also happened to have the strongest arm, Vick may not have changed the game completely. But his impact has been palpable — most notably, in the way quarterbacks and offenses have evolved in high school, college and the pros. Robert Griffin III, Tim Tebow, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick are among those who can thank Vick for clearing their path into the NFL. “There have been plenty of oth-

ers like us, and plenty more to come,’’ Vick said. But while Wilson has a Super Bowl ring and Kaepernick has been to the big game, they have not, by any means, redefined success at the quarterback position. This season’s five highest-rated quarterbacks are Aaron Rodgers, Tony Romo, Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady. All of them pocket passers who have a total of 4,920 career yards rushing among them; heading into Week 12, all their teams were leading their respective divisions in wins, too. “Being able to run the ball is nice,’’ says mobile Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who played receiver for a good chunk of his college career. “But at the end of the day, a quarterback’s job is to get the ball to the receivers.’’ Now 34 and in his 12th NFL season, Vick has spent most of his career trying to find a comfort zone in the pocket. That transformation started before he ever took an NFL snap, and kept progressing after his forced two-year hiatus while he was in prison for running a dogfighting ring. Vick’s first NFL coach, Dan Reeves, had worked with a mobile quarterback named John Elway through the 1980s and also played with Roger Staubach in the 1960s and `70s. Reeves was well aware of the way a running QB could alter a game plan.

“I don’t know that (Vick) changed anything,’’ Reeves said. “The thing that was different about Mike was that, in a lot of instances, he was the fastest guy on the field. You could put a spy on him and still not have anyone be able to catch him. You went in hoping he could use that to his advantage, but also get more comfortable going through progressions and being able to deliver the ball on time.’’ The project has had mixed results. Vick accomplished a lot of firsts, among them the first to throw for 250 yards and run for 100 in a game, and first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. But his career passer rating sits at 80.7. He has a 61-52-1 record as a starter. He’s won only two playoff games. Clearly, though, his impact is measured in more than wins, losses and statistics. Without Vick, many of the wideopen college schemes seen today wouldn’t have gained acceptance as quickly to best exploit the talents of RG3, Tebow, Newton, Kaepernick, Johnny Manziel and, most notably this year, Marcus Mariota at Oregon and Dak Prescott at Mississippi State. Those quarterbacks, and eventually, the high-octane offenses they run, filter from college to the pros. Now, high school quarterbacks are being taught how to line up in the pistol and throw from a five-receiver set.

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Cornerback Desmond Trufant knows the Atlanta Falcons’ secondary faces a major challenge as Josh Gordon returns this week for Cleveland. With Gordon’s 10game suspension lifted, the Falcons must prepare for an elite receiver who last year led the NFL in total yards and yards per catch. Trufant and his teammates are having a tough time scouting Gordon. There’s no film of the second-year star playing in the new offense designed by first-year coordinator Kyle Shanahan. “You have to look at the scheme and the concepts that they do and what role he can play,’’ Trufant said on Thursday. “There’s a lot of film from last year that shows

what he’s capable of, which is a lot.’’ Trufant, a firstround pick in 2013, is the best player in Atlanta’s defensive backfield. He’s likely to draw the most assignments against Gordon. But even without Gordon, the Browns (6-4) lead the NFL with over 70 percent of their catches going for first downs. Overall, with quarterback Brian Hoyer at the helm, Cleveland has the fourthmost catches for 20 yards or more despite leading wideouts Andrew Hawkins and Miles Austin ranking 28th and 47th in receptions. “Those numbers aren’t all that important, especially this week,’’ Trufant said. “With Josh back, their other receivers are going to have more chances to make plays. We know they’ll be ready to play with him coming back to prove himself again.’’

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Ready for an unexciting Saturday? Top matchups hard to come by this weekend

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Blake Sims (6) and No. 1 Alabama are among a number of top-ranked teams this week that are doubledigit favorites on what might be the slowest Saturday for big games since the beginning of the season. have one on Thursday, one on Saturday and one on Sunday. I’ve had inquiries for more, I just can’t take all of them on.’’ It is the kind of weekend where ESPN’s “College GameDay’’ goes to Harvard-Yale. The Crimson and the Bulldogs are playing with the Ivy League title at stake for both teams for the first time since 2007. Pretty cool, but if GameDay is in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on the second-to-last weekend of November it’s probably a slow Saturday around the country. One of the other candidates for GameDay this week was a

TIME FROM PAGE B1 three time frames: noon, 3:30 or between 7 and 9 p.m. Jernigan must keep her plan fluid, because each potential time frame presents different benefits and challenges. “With a noon game, you’re hardly going to do anything, because people get here just in time to grab lunch and go straight to the game,” Jernigan said. “If it’s 3:30, you get a little bit better of a window, but it’s still not the best.” Jernigan is hoping for another late kickoff, which would be the third home night game Clemson has played this season. “People have all day long to come and

USC FROM PAGE B1 this year, but they’ve probably had a little bit better games in the past,” Spurrier said. Nick Jones, who had 27 receptions in 2013 and has 35 this year, said the receivers expect Spurrier to be demanding of them. “That’s what we want,” said Jones, a senior from Byrnes High. “In the past, we have been able to make plays that we haven’t been able to make this year.” Receivers coach Steve Spurrier Jr. said he would continue to try to coax improvement out of Roland and others. He

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UTEP at Rice, 8 p.m. Air Force at San Diego St., 9:30 p.m. San Jose St. at Utah St., 9:30 p.m. E. Washington at Portland St., 10:05 p.m.

SATURDAY

BY RALPH D. RUSSO The Associated Press We interrupt this exciting college football season, the race for the first playoff and the Heisman Trophy chase, to bring you this Saturday. By chance and by plan, this weekend’s college football schedule does not have much to get excited about. Most of the Southeastern Conference is taking its November break, playing a pushover to prepare for a rivalry game (No. 2 Alabama vs. Western Carolina and No. 15 Auburn vs. Samford) or taking the week off altogether. In other cases the schedule just didn’t pan out. No. 4 Mississippi State against Vanderbilt. Yuck. No. 3 Oregon against Colorado. Pass. No. 6 Baylor against Oklahoma State. Yawn. No. 7 Ohio State against Indiana. Ugh. Out of the top seven teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings only one is favored by fewer than 20 points: No. 1 Florida State is minus-19 1/2 at home against Boston College. There’s some action in the Pac-12 South worth keeping an eye on: No. 24 Southern California is at No. 11 UCLA and No. 15 Arizona visits No. 20 Utah. All of those teams plus Arizona State are still alive to win one of the best divisions in the country. Over in the Big Ten West, Minnesota vs. No. 21 Nebraska and No. 14 Wisconsin at Iowa will help determine a close division race, but other than watching what Badgers record-breaking star Melvin Gordon does for an encore, that’s not exactly must-see TV. If you wanted to have a fall wedding and not tick off your college football fan friends and relatives, this would be the week to do it. “In the fall I may have a few appointments on the weekend, typically no wedding,’’ said wedding planner Christina Sloan, who runs Christina Sloan Events in Birmingham, Alabama. “This weekend I

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trip to Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, where Lehigh and Lafayette play college football’s oldest rivalry for the 150th time. Call it the Calm-Before-theStorm Saturday. Thanksgiving weekend is packed with rivalry games and huge matchups, starting Thanksgiving night with No. 5 TCU facing Texas. The next weekend is Championship Weekend, featuring all the FBS conference title games and culminating with the selection of the teams to play in the first College Football Playoff. Like those SEC

shop,” said Jernigan, who also enjoys night starts because they allow the staff to close the shop at kickoff and enjoy the games. The Tickled Orange and Tigertown Graphics stores are located two doors apart on College Avenue. Brioso Fresh Pasta, a fast casual Italian restaurant, sits between them. While its owner, Ray Stratford, roots for the same team, he is rooting for a different time. “The ideal kickoff time for restaurants would be approximately 3 p.m.,” Stratford said. “You get the crowd before the game for lunch, and then they’re getting out right before dinner.” Stratford estimated that the game-day

praised the work done by Cooper, Jones and Brent, who has six receptions. “Obviously Pharoh’s represented at a very high level and he and Nick are the two guys who have done the best,” Spurrier Jr. said. “Nick’s doing everything that we’ve asked him to do. K.J. just hasn’t gotten the chance to play much, but he’s done well. He needs to play more to show that.” Brent may start Saturday. Despite the perceived slump by the receiving corps, quarterback Dylan Thompson could set several passing records this season. Thompson, a senior from Boiling Springs, tied a USC single-game mark

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rush for a mid-afternoon kickoff can facilitate a 25 to 30 percent increase in sales, as opposed to a 10 to 15 percent increase for a noon game and a possible decrease for a night game. “For evening games, we’ll get a stronger lunch crew, because a lot of people are inside the area lingering pre-tailgating, but after kickoff, everybody is either there or at home watching,” said Carles Osborne, managing partner of Longhorn Steakhouse on Clemson Boulevard in nearby Anderson. Osborne estimated that his dinner service can incur a decrease of 125 to 200 guests from its normal crowds when Clemson plays at night.

with five touchdown passes against Auburn. With 413 yards, he would break Todd Ellis’ season passing yardage record of 3,206. He is eight TD passes from breaking Steve Taneyhill’s season record of 29. The Gamecocks also set a school record this season by tallying four straight games of 500-plus yards of total offense. “It’s all added up to a decent passing year in comparison to some past years,” quarterbacks coach G.A. Mangus said. “Hopefully we can keep it up and hopefully get the receivers more involved here in these last couple of games.”

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EAST Fordham at Army, Noon Wagner at Bryant, Noon Villanova at Delaware, Noon Robert Morris at Duquesne, Noon Holy Cross at Georgetown, Noon Gardner-Webb at Monmouth (NJ), Noon CCSU at St. Francis (Pa.), Noon Columbia at Brown, 12:30 p.m. Penn at Cornell, 12:30 p.m. Yale at Harvard, 12:30 p.m. Towson at Rhode Island, 12:30 p.m. Colgate at Bucknell, 1 p.m. Dartmouth at Princeton, 1 p.m. Stony Brook at Albany (NY), 3:30 p.m. Lehigh vs. Lafayette at Bronx, N.Y., 3:30 p.m. New Hampshire at Maine, 3:30 p.m. Syracuse at Pittsburgh, 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati at UConn, 8 p.m. SOUTH Charleston Southern at Georgia, Noon SMU at UCF, Noon Morehead St. at Charlotte, Noon E. Kentucky at Florida, Noon Elon at James Madison, Noon South Alabama at South Carolina, Noon Marshall at UAB, Noon UTSA at W. Kentucky, Noon Virginia Tech at Wake Forest, 12:30 p.m. Liberty at Coastal Carolina, 1 p.m. Hampton at Howard, 1 p.m. Delaware St. at Morgan St., 1 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Old Dominion, 1 p.m. Drake at Stetson, 1 p.m. Norfolk St. at SC State, 1:30 p.m. The Citadel at VMI, 1:30 p.m. Mercer at Wofford, 1:30 p.m. Stillman at Alabama St., 2 p.m. Bethune-Cookman vs. Florida A&M at Orlando, Fla., 2 p.m. Tennessee St. at Murray St., 2 p.m. NC A&T at NC Central, 2 p.m. Jackson St. at Alcorn St., 3 p.m. Georgia St. at Clemson, 3:30 p.m. Tulane at East Carolina, 3:30 p.m. Boston College at Florida St., 3:30 p.m. Chattanooga at Furman, 3:30 p.m. W. Carolina at Alabama, 4 p.m. South Florida at Memphis, 4 p.m. Tennessee Tech at Austin Peay, 5 p.m. Appalachian St. at Louisiana-Lafayette, 5 p.m. Samford at Auburn, 7 p.m. Miami at Virginia, 7 p.m. Lamar at McNeese St., 7 p.m. FAU at Middle Tennessee, 7 p.m. Vanderbilt at Mississippi St., 7:30 p.m. Missouri at Tennessee, 7:30 p.m. Richmond at William & Mary, 7:30 p.m. MIDWEST Penn St. at Illinois, Noon Rutgers at Michigan St., Noon Minnesota at Nebraska, Noon Indiana at Ohio St., Noon Northwestern at Purdue, Noon W. Michigan at Cent. Michigan, 1 p.m. Campbell at Dayton, 1 p.m. UT-Martin at E. Illinois, 1 p.m. E. Michigan at Ball St., 2 p.m. S. Illinois at Illinois St., 2 p.m. Jacksonville St. at SE Missouri, 2 p.m. Davidson at Valparaiso, 2 p.m. Indiana St. at W. Illinois, 2 p.m. South Dakota at S. Dakota St., 3 p.m. Wisconsin at Iowa, 3:30 p.m. Texas Tech at Iowa St., 3:30 p.m. Maryland at Michigan, 3:30 p.m. Youngstown St. at N. Dakota St., 3:30 p.m. Louisville at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. Missouri St. at N. Iowa, 5 p.m. SOUTHWEST Kansas at Oklahoma, Noon Tulsa at Houston, 3 p.m. Alabama A&M at Ark.-Pine Bluff, 3:30 p.m. Mississippi at Arkansas, 3:30 p.m. FIU at North Texas, 3:30 p.m. Cent. Arkansas at Sam Houston St., 4 p.m. Northwestern St. at Stephen F. Austin, 4 p.m. Oklahoma St. at Baylor, 7:30 p.m. FAR WEST Washington St. at Arizona St., 1 p.m. New Mexico at Colorado St., 1:30 p.m. North Dakota at N. Colorado, 2 p.m. Savannah St. at BYU, 3 p.m. Arizona at Utah, 3:30 p.m. Stanford at California, 4 p.m. S. Utah at N. Arizona, 4 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at New Mexico St., 4 p.m. Sacramento St. at UC Davis, 4 p.m. Colorado at Oregon, 4:30 p.m. Weber St. at Idaho St., 4:35 p.m. Montana St. at Montana, 5 p.m. Cal Poly at San Diego, 7 p.m. Southern Cal at UCLA, 8 p.m. Boise St. at Wyoming, 10:15 p.m. Fresno St. at Nevada, 10:30 p.m. Oregon St. at Washington, 10:30 p.m. UNLV at Hawaii, 11 p.m.

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Signing OF Stanton might boost owner Loria’s image BY TIM REYNOLDS The Associated Press MIAMI — By agreeing to pay Giancarlo Stanton $325 million over the next 13 years, Jeffrey Loria gets to keep one of baseball’s premier sluggers in the Miami Marlins lineup. Whether that deal comes with some goodwill remains to be seen. Widely vilified for many of his decisions and rarely if ever outwardly bothered by the disdain so many openly direct his way, the Marlins’ owner went from penny-pincher to historic spender with one stroke of the pen this week. Stanton’s contract is the largest in U.S. pro sport history, though in Miami the deal seems to have drawn both celebration and skepticism. “This is for the city of

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Miami,’’ Stanton said. “This is for newfound confidence and trust.’’ Trust is a word Stanton used repeatedly Wednesday, the day he and Loria signed the megadeal. It’s long been in short supply in Miami when talking about the Marlins, and the art dealer who owns the club. Loria took the Expos out of Montreal before buying the Marlins, which is still a sore subject for baseball fans in Quebec. With the Marlins, he traded away Miguel Cabrera, squabbled with and then fired Joe Girardi in a season where he won manager of the year, plus was revealed to have been making big profits while the team made do with baseball’s smallest payroll in 2008 and 2009. Then came the stadium

deal, which is still a hot-button topic in Miami. Loria and the Marlins got city officials to back a plan where tax money would pay for the bulk of constructing Marlins Park but the team would reap virtually all revenue generated in the building, then went on a free-agent spending spree before the new stadium opened in 2012 — only to trade away most of those players quickly. “I pushed the reset button,’’ Loria said. “It wasn’t popular. And I didn’t care.’’ And those are just the highlights. Or lowlights. “As I’ve mentioned over the past two years, our goal was to start fresh with this team,’’ Loria said. “What we had to do a couple years ago was necessary. It wasn’t popular but we had to do it.’’

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Tee It Up Classic will be held on Dec. 6 at The Links at Lakewood. The format for the tournament will be 4-man Captain’s Choice and will begin at 8 a.m. with a shotgun start. The cost is $200 per team or $50 per player. Lunch will be provided. The registration and payment deadline is Nov. 21. For more information, call Lakewood baseball head coach Mike Chapman at (843) 685-0568 or (803) 506-2700 (Ext. 1001) or email him at Chapmonis@gmail.com.

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No team has scored more on Hammond than Ben Lippen’s 35 as the defense has continued to get better as evidenced by allowing an average of 14.8 points per game. In five of its wins, the defense held its opponents to one score. Kimrey credits Davis Bland, D’andre Lee-smith and Hamilton Rhinehart in the secondary for being leaders on defense. Hammond’s top playmaker, senior running back T.J. Brady, said he’s seen this year’s team play more consistently and as a unit than in year’s past. “When the defense goes out, makes a big stop and the offense goes out and drives down and scores, it keeps going back and forth when we’re playing really well together,” Brady said. “Our offense has done a great job of going out and putting up as many points as they can. Our defense has really played great this year when it comes to big games.” Brady leads the team with 1,739 rushing yards on 201 yards and 28 touchdowns. Senior quarterback Nick Garrett, who has completed 112 of 179 passes for 1,613 yards and 11 scores, runs an offense that is averaging 35 points per game. “They’re very crisp on offense; they make you defend the entire field,” Briggs said. “Their running back (Brady) has a tremendous competitive spirit and their quarterback (Garrett) does a good job of running the offense and not putting them in bad plays. They are able to do things at the line of scrimmage and ensure that they don’t have negative plays.” It’s hard to beat a team twice, plus some Skyhawk players may feel pressure to win this year because of losing the last two, but not Brady. “I think every year is a different team and this year’s team isn’t thinking about the record (of getting to a state title game) even though we’ve come up short the last few years but we’d like to bring (a championship) back this year, but I don’t think we feel any additional pressure.”

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head coach Robbie Briggs said of Hammond. “They have a solid program from the top down and that starts from their headmaster all the way down to everyone in their football organization. Anytime you have a team that’s had that much success — No. 1 it’s players, No. 2 it’s your coaches and No. 3 it’s their organization as a whole. “They’ve got a process, they’ve got a formula and it works,” he said. “It’s a testament to their due diligence and being successful over a period of time. We’re in the state of building our program so that we can be there every year, like this year.” In their regular-season meeting, the Skyhawks prevailed with a 37-7 victory. “We got off to a perfect start and we played well and they played poorly,” Kimrey said of the victory in Manning. “Of course, we scored on the first play from scrimmage and they fumbled on the first play from scrimmage and we were able to jump up early, and really we’re not even considering the last game at all. “We feel like if you look at what Laurence Manning has done all year and their body of work, they’re a stronger team than we have,” he said. “I just think it was a good night for us and a bad night for them. That’s the only stock we’re putting into that game.” After the loss, Briggs told his players that game would not define their season, but instead how they responded was more important. LMA has won six straight and stands at 11-2 on the year. “No. 1, they played an outstanding half of football, and No. 2 we had a few players that weren’t quite ready for that big of a stage and they had their poorest game of the year,” Briggs said of the Hammond game. “Since then, they’ve bounced back. We’ve learned from it and moved on, but that loss has actually been the best thing that could’ve happened to us.”

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HARVICK FROM PAGE B1 that coveted title. It was a leap of faith, but one he and his wife, DeLana, were willing to take after re-assessing their priorities following the birth of their son. “Tony was pretty adamant that we could race for wins and championships,” Harvick said, explaining he’d reached

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a point where he no longer enjoyed his job at RCR. “Whether I finished third or fourth ... I just wasn’t excited about going to work. I needed to be excited about going to work, and this just gave me an opportunity to race with one of my good friends.” Once Harvick was on board, SHR began the process of finding him a crew chief to help build his team. Harvick and others courted

Rodney Childers, who really liked his job but didn’t see many championship chances coming his way at Michael Waltrip Racing. Like Harvick, Childers needed some persuading; He and Harvick joke they spent a year dating as Harvick tried to develop a rapport that would prompt him to leave MWR. It was Stewart who sealed the deal, flying from his home in Indiana to North Carolina

to meet with Childers. “I wasn’t even going to take the job until Tony got in his airplane,” Childers said. “On my drive home, I said, ‘If anybody is willing to do that for me and spend that kind of money for me, they’re going to look after me.’ He looked me in the eyes that night and said, ‘We’re going to do this.’” By the time Harvick started at SHR last December,

Childers had a fleet of fast Chevrolets waiting for him. The team Childers had built for Harvick turned heads from their very first test session. When they won their second race together, it became evident this was a championship-contending team — one that was a stalwart even as SHR was rocked by Stewart’s involvement in a deadly sprint car crash.

tist Church, 3140 Nazarene Church Road. The memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Jimmy Scarborough officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family would appreciate memorials be made to the Lakewood Baptist Church New Building fund or another charity of your choice. Condolences may be posted online at http://www.WestGeorgiaCrematory.com.

neral time. The family is receiving friends at the residence, 2601 Mallett Road, Sugar Hill community, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

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late George Washington Sr. and Annie Mae Rhames Ramsey. He departed this life on Nov. 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. At an early age, he joined Enon Missionary Baptist Church and served faithfully. He joined the United States Navy and served for four years. “GW” moved to Roosevelt, New York, and was selfemployed at Harold’s Barbershop for more than 45 years. Fond and precious memories will be cherished by: his six sons, George, Wayne and Orlando Ramsey, all of Sumter, Darryl (Carolyn) Ramsey of Columbia and Frederick and Andre Ramsey, both of New York; three daughters, Catherine (Victor) Perez of Ridge, New York, and Eugenia Ramsey and Brenda Ramsey, both of Sumter; four brothers, Kermit (Pat) Ramsey, John (Daisy) Ramsey and Napoleon (Essie Mae) Ramsey, all of Sumter, and Richard (Evelyn) Ramsey of Hopkins; four sisters, Janice (John) Logan of Sumter, Barbara (George) Brown of Savannah, Georgia, and Gladys (Albertus) Kelly and Gloria (Lensen) Bellamy, both of Columbia; 29 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by one brother, Karl Ramsey; and one grandchild, Lamar Ramsey. Public viewing will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Ramsey will be placed in the church at noon on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at Alive Praise and Worship Center, 342 W. Liberty St., with Pastor James F. Goodman, eulogist, assisted by Minister Mary Durant, the Rev. Rossi Ramsey, Ministers Lummie Spann and James Brooks. Interment will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday at Fort Jackson National Cemetery, Columbia. The family will receive friends at 46 Van Buren St., Sumter, SC 29150. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

OBITUARIES HELEN A. GEDDINGS DELPHOS, Ohio — Helen A. Weber Geddings, 92, passed away at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 14, 2014, at her residence surrounded by her loving family in Delphos. She was born on Aug. 13, 1922, in Ottoville, Ohio, to the late Albert and Regina GEDDINGS Schmidt Weber. On Aug. 4, 1944, she married Thomas W. Geddings II. They met and married during World War II while both were serving in the Marine Corps. They just celebrated 70 years together. Thomas survives in Delphos. She is survived by three sons, Frank (Kris) Kalish of Mocksville, North Carolina, Thomas (Carolyn) Geddings of Dallas, Georgia, and Joseph (Vicki) Geddings of Lima, Ohio; two daughters, Jacquelyn (Bob) Baldwin of Oakwood and Joyce (Tim) Jackson of Galloway, Ohio; two brothers, Robert Weber of Delphos and Eugene (Posey) Weber of Delphos; sister, June Link of Delphos; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and six great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Luella Barkimer, Madonna Reinemeyer, Coletta Schram and Imogene Jackson; brother, Joseph Weber; granddaughter, Jennifer Hill; and grandson, John Kalish. Helen worked at Van Dyne Crotty as a laborer. She was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church and Altar Rosary Society. She loved to feed her family; she never had an empty candy dish. Mass of Christian burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. Father Daniel Johnson will be officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ottoville with Military Grave Rites by the Delphos Veterans Council. Visitation will be held from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sunday at Harter and Schier Funeral Home in Delphos. A parish wake will begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project or Delphos St. John’s Scholarship Fund. To leave condolences, please go to www.harterandschier. com.

NANCY GRUBER Nancy Faye Atkinson Gruber, age 64, of Powder Springs, Georgia, wife of Ralph T. Gruber, passed away on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Wellstar Cobb Hospital in Austell, Georgia. She will be remembered as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, greatgrandmother, GRUBER aunt and friend. Nancy was born in Sumter, a daughter of the late Isaac Morrell Atkinson and Cornelia Walker Player. She graduated from Edmunds High School. Nancy loved to sew and was devoted to her arts and crafts business. She is survived by daughters, Sherri Lawrence (Pipo) and Julie Scarborough (James), both of Sumter, and Mandy Foreman of the home; grandsons, Eddie Barkley, Christopher Barkley, Ryan Hughes, Austin Evans and Kody Foreman; granddaughters, Kymber Evans and Alyssa Scarborough; great-granddaughter, Stella Barkley; a sister, Havala Bean; a brother, Marty Atkinson (Cindy); and multiple nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends from 12:30 to 1:45 p.m. on Saturday at Lakewood Bap-

ROBERT LEWIS JR. MANNING — Deacon Robert Lewis Jr., 69, husband of Evelyn Dorch Lewis, died on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital, Manning. He was born on July 31, 1945, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a son of the late Robert Sr. and Bertha Bellamy LEWIS Lewis. He was a graduate of Finklea High School, Loris, and Morris College in Sumter. He was formerly employed as a police officer in Manning and as a Special Education teacher in New Jersey and Clarendon County School District 2. Robert was a member of Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Manning, and served as a deacon, sang with the male chorus, and taught Sunday school. Survivors are his wife; four children, Melvin ( Deloris) Lewis of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Elbert (Jacqueline) Lewis of Piscataway, New Jersey, Angela (Charles) Treadwell of Edison, New Jersey, and Tawanda (Jonathan) Sanks of Duluth, Georgia; one brother-in-law, Andrew Dorch; 18 grandchildren; one greatgrandchild; and aunts-in-law, Margie Witherspoon and Mamie Witherspoon, both of Manning. The celebratory services for Deacon Lewis will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Manning, with the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor, officiating, the Rev. George P. Windley Sr. presiding, and the Rev. Ramsey McFadden, Bishop Rudolph B. Lewis Sr. and the Rev. Clarence Hilton, assisting. Burial will follow in Witherspoon Cemetery, Mallette Road, Sugar Hill community of Manning. Deacon Lewis will lie in repose one hour prior to fu-

JONNIE MAE HARRISON Jonnie Mae Ford-Evans Harrison, widow of Robert Harrison Jr., was born on May 20, 1944, in Sumter, to the late Woodrow Sr. and Geneva Pearson Ford. She departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Jonnie was educated in the public schools of Sumter County. She was a graduate of Lincoln High School Class of 1962. She was a faithful and active member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. Jonnie was employed with Recreation and Parks (South Side Gym) as an assistant director. She was a loving mother and enjoyed reading, sports, and children. You would often find Jonnie Mae participating in her senior group, whom she loved dearly. She was a faithful member of the senior clubs at the South Side Gym and a former member of Sumterites. She leaves to cherish her memories: a loving and devoted daughter, Charlene Evans (Darryl Tomlin) of Sumter; goddaughter, Emony Sanders; two sisters, Udetta Ford Chestnut of Wayne, New Jersey, and Virginia Ford Butler of Sumter; one brother, Woodrow (Rose) Ford Jr. Sumter; one uncle, James (Shirul) Ford Sr. of Sumter; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Harrison will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. on Saturday for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church, 3249 U.S. 15 South, Sumter, with Pastor Willie Wright. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park. The family is receiving friends at the home, 1051 Sweetbriar Drive, Sumter, SC 29154. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements. Online memorials may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmor-

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ROBERT SMALLS Robert Smalls, 76, departed this life on Saturday, Nov. 15, 2014, at Prince George Hospital in Cheverly, Maryland. He was born on Feb. 11, 1938, in Sumter, a son of the late Marion and Emmaline Doney Small. The family will be receiving friends at 543 Carol Drive and 26 Woodside Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Funeral plans are incomplete and will be announced later by Job’s Mortuary Inc. of Sumter.

ROBERT E. GAMBLE Robert Edward Gamble, 35, entered eternal rest on Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on Aug. 15, 1979, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was a son of Virginia Dell Epps Gamble and the late Robert Franklin Gamble. He was educated in the public schools of Baltimore. Survivors are his wife, Angela Gamble of Baltimore; three children, Troy Gamble and Tamara Gamble, both of Baltimore, and Robert E. Gamble Jr. of Lynchburg; his mother, Virginia Dell Gamble of the home; two brothers, Tiraus Epps of San Angelo, Texas, and Tyrek Epps of Lynchburg; one sister, Annette Maith (Raymond) of Lynchburg; grandmother, Virginia Jordan; step-grandmother, Rosa Lee Gamble; a special friend, Fatima Wells of Dalzell; a host of aunts, uncles, other relatives and friends. Viewing for Robert will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. on Saturday at AFC Restoration at Deliverance Family Worship Center, Olanta, with Pastor Minnie Pearl Johnson and Pastor Robert Mosley, eulogist. Burial will follow in New McFadden Cemetery, Olanta. The family is receiving visitors at 8375 Two Mile Road, Lynchburg. Online memorials can be sent to comfhltj@sc.rr.com. Community Funeral Home of Sumter is in charge of these arrangements.

GEORGE W. RAMSEY JR. George Washington Ramsey Jr., affectionately known as “GW,” was born on Nov. 3, 1934, in Sumter, a son of the

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7510 Ruggs Lake Road, Rembert, SC 29128 Sealed Bidding will start at $129,900 on Wednesday, November 19, 2014 and end on November 26, 2014. Any formal offer over $140,000 will remove this home from the market immediately. Any offer less, well remain a sealed bid until December 1, 2014 To schedule appointment for showing call The Whiting Company at 803-774-2085.

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LEGAL NOTICES Legal Notice STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA BEVERLY D. SINGLETON vs SC Department of Social Services and SC State Accident Fund WCC #0918674 SAF #2009-5252 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the above styled action is scheduled to be heard before the SC Workers' Compensation Commission in connection with the October 1, 2011 death of Beverly D. Singleton. Any person or persons having information concerning the identity and/or location of anyone who is, or claims to be, an heir at law of the said Beverly D. Singleton, Deceased or any person who was or claims to have been dependent upon the said Beverly D. Singleton, eceased at the time of her death on October 1, 2011 please contact, Jim Crosby, Post Office Box 102100 Columbia, South Carolina 29221-5000 Telephone number (803) 896-5895.

Beer & Wine License Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that McCarty's Emporium, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale OFF premises consumption of Beer & Wine at 3909 Camden Hwy. Dalzell, SC 29040. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 23, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Notice Of Application Notice is hereby given that Dos Jalapenos, LLC intends to apply to the South Carolina Department of Revenue for a license permit that will allow the sale ON premises consumption of Beer & Wine or Liquor at 1339 Peach Orchard Rd., Sumter, SC 29154. To object to the issuance of this permit / license, written protest must be postmarked no later than November 23, 2014. For a protest to be valid, it must be in writing, and should include the following information: (1) the name, address and telephone number of the person filing the protest; (2) the specific reasons why the application should be denied; (3) that the person protesting is willing to attend a hearing (if one is requested by the applicant); (4) that the person protesting resides in the same county where the proposed place of business is located or within five miles of the business; and (5) the name of the applicant and the address of the premises to be licensed. Protests must be mailed to: S.C. Department of Revenue, ATTN: ABL, P.O. Box 125, Columbia, South Carolina 29214; or Faxed to: (803) 896-0110.

Summons & Notice SUMMONS AND NOTICES IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO.: 2014-CP-43-02025 (Non-Jury) FORECLOSURE OF REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER Bank of America, N.A., Plaintiff, vs. Samuel R. Lewis, Defendant(s). TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend by answering the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is hereby served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer on the subscribers at their offices at 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110, Columbia, SC 29210, within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; except that the United States of America, if named, shall have sixty (60) days to answer after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to do so, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. TO MINOR(S) OVER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE, AND/OR TO MINOR(S) UNDER FOURTEEN YEARS OF AGE AND THE PERSON WITH WHOM THE MINOR(S) RESIDES, AND/OR TO PERSONS UNDER SOME LEGAL DISABILITY: YOU ARE FURTHER SUMMONED AND NOTIFIED to apply for the appointment of a guardian ad litem within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and Notice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by Attorney for Plaintiff. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that Plaintiff will move for an Order of Reference or the Court may issue a general Order of Reference of this action to a Master-in-Equity/Special Referee, pursuant to Rule 53 of the South Carolina Rules of Civil Procedure. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that under the provisions of S.C. Code Ann. § 29-3-100, effective June 16, 1993, any collateral assignment of

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rents contained in the referenced Mortgage is perfected and Attorney for Plaintiff hereby gives notice that all rents shall be payable directly to it by delivery to its undersigned attorneys from the date of default. In the alternative, Plaintiff will move before a judge of this Circuit on the 10th day after service hereof, or as soon thereafter as counsel may be heard, for an Order enforcing the assignment of rents, if any, and compelling payment of all rents covered by such assignment directly to the Plaintiff, which motion is to be based upon the original Note and Mortgage herein and the Complaint attached hereto.

($46,750.00). That thereafter, the Mortgage was assigned unto the Plaintiff, by assignment recorded on April 25, 2014 in Book 1200 at Page 5346., and that the premises effected by said mortgage and by the foreclosure thereof are situated in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, and is described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, with any and all improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Privateer Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 30 on a plat of Pocalla Subdivision-First Addition made by J.P. Edwards, R.L.S., dated June 18, 1971 and recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-30 at Page 59; pursuant to section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said plat is hereby craved for the particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is known as 366 Seminole Road, Sumter, South Carolina. TMS No. 224-12-01-024 Property Address: 366 Seminole Road, Sumter, SC 29150 RILEY POPE & LANEY, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, South Carolina 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff, 1118942 11/7, 11/14, 11/21/2014

a.m. in the Sumter County Judicial Center located at 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina.

NOTICE OF FILING COMPLAINT TO THE NAMED:

DEFENDANTS

ABOVE

YOU WILL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the original Complaint, Cover Sheet for Civil Actions and Certificate of Exemption from ADR in the above entitled action was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on September 16, 2014. J. Martin Page, SC Bar No. 100200 Brock & Scott, PLLC 3800 Fernandina Road, Suite 110 Columbia, SC 29210 Phone 888-726-9953 Fax 866-676-7658 Attorneys for Plaintiff Columbia, South Carolina ORDER APPOINTING GUARDIAN AD LITEM STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS C/A NO: 2014-CP-43-1494 Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1, Plaintiff, vs. Demetria V. Brooks aka Demetra V. Brooks, Johnny O. Brooks, and the Personal Representative, if any, whose name is unknown, of the Estate of B.G. Berry a/k/a Bernard Gene Berry; Lisa Rachels, and any other Heirs-at-Law or Devisees of B.G. Berry a/k/a Bernard Gene Berry, Deceased, their heirs, Personal Representatives, Administrators, Successors and Assigns, and all other persons entitled to claim through them; all unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a class designated as John Doe; and any unknown minors or persons under a disability being a class designated as Richard Roe, Defendants. It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court, upon reading the Motion for the Appointment of Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. as Guardian ad Litem for all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (which are constituted as a class designated as "John Doe") and any unknown minors and persons who may be under a disability (which are constituted as a class designated as "Richard Roe"), it is ORDERED that, pursuant to Rule 17, SCRCP, Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is appointed Guardian ad Litem on behalf of all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America (constituted as a class and designated as "John Doe"), all unknown minors or persons under a disability (constituted as a class and designated as "Richard Roe"), all of which have or may claim to have some interest in the property that is the subject of this action, commonly known as 366 Seminole Road, Sumter, SC 29150, that Kelley Y. Woody, Esq. is empowered and directed to appear on behalf of and represent all unknown persons and persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, constituted as a class and designated as "John Doe", all unknown minors and persons under a disability, constituted as a class and designated as "Richard Roe", unless the Defendants, or someone acting on their behalf, shall, within thirty (30) days after service of a copy of this Order as directed below, procure the appointment of a Guardian or Guardians ad Litem for the Defendants constituted as a class designated as "John Doe" or "Richard Roe". IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that a copy of this Order shall be served upon the unknown Defendants by publication in the Item, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of SUMTER, State of South Carolina, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks, together with the Summons in the above entitled action. SUMMONS AND NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WITH ANY RIGHT, TITLE OR INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN; ALSO ANY PERSONS WHO MAY BE IN THE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS JOHN DOE; AND ANY UNKNOWN MINORS OR PERSONS UNDER A DISABILITY BEING A CLASS DESIGNATED AS RICHARD ROE; YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in the above action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer upon the undersigned at their offices, 2838 Devine Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29205, within thirty (30) days after service upon you, exclusive of the day of such service, and, if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. NOTICE: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the original Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on July 23, 2014. NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF ACTION: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an action has been commenced and is now pending or is about to be commenced in the Circuit Court upon the complaint of the above named Plaintiff against the above named Defendant for the purpose of foreclosing a certain mortgage of real estate heretofore given by Johnny O. Brooks and Demetria V. Brooks to Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Indenture Trustee, for New Century Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1 bearing date of November 30, 2004, and recorded December 8, 2004 in Mortgage Book 962 at Page 388 in the R e g i s t e r o f M e s n e Conveyances/Register of Deeds/Clerk of Court for Sumter County, in the original principal sum of Forty Six Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty and 00/100 Dollars

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF FILING IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS Civil Action No. 2014-CP-43-2133 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority, Plaintiff, vs. Monique Rembert and 1st Franklin Financial, Defendants. TO THE DEFENDANT(S) ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your answer to the said Complaint, upon the subscribers at their office, 218 E. Main Street, Ste. 2, Lexington, SC 29072, within Thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer the Complaint within the time aforesaid, judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint. YOU WILL ALSO TAKE NOTICE that the undersigned attorneys on behalf of the Plaintiff herein will move before his Honor the Presiding Judge of the Third Judicial Circuit, or the Resident Judge, whichever one is present in the Circuit, on the 4th day after service hereof, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., or as soon thereafter as counsel can be heard, for an order appointing some suitable person as receiver to take charge of the mortgaged premises described in the complaint herein, collect the rents, issues and profits arising therefrom during the pendency of this action, and hold the same subject to the order of the Court herein, which motion is to be based upon the original note and mortgage and the verified Complaint hereto attached. If the premises described in the Complaint are occupied by the mortgagor, a motion will be made at the same time and place to designate a reasonable rental for said premises in accordance with the terms and conditions of the mortgage.

NOTICE OF FILING TO THE DEFENDANT(S): Take Notice that the Summons in the above-entitled action, together with the Complaint, was filed in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County on October 3, 2014. WOODWARD, COTHRAN & HERNDON BY:Warren R. Herndon, Jr. Attorney for the Plaintiff 218 E. Main Street, Ste. 2 Lexington, SC 29072

SUMMONS AND NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE COMMON PLEAS COURT OF THE THIRD JUDICIAL CIRCUIT DOCKET NO.: 2014-CP-43-2291 Victoria Rose a/k/a Victoria Rose Johnson, Plaintiff vs. Gene Davis, Joseph Henry Davis, Lizzie Nelson, Robert Powell, Emma Powell, Rhoda Nelson, and the unknown Heirs of any named Defendant herein who is deceased, and John Doe, a fictitious person representing as class all persons suffering under legal disability and claiming an interest in the property described, Defendants

TO: HEIRS OF THE DECEDENT: You are hereby summoned and required to Answer the Complaint in this action, a copy of which is herewith served upon you, and to serve a copy of your Answer to the said Complaint on the Plaintiff, or her attorney, Kenneth R. Young, Jr., within thirty (30) days after the service thereof, exclusive of the day of such service; and if you fail to answer to the said Complaint within the time aforesaid, the Plaintiff will apply to the Court for a default judgment granting the relief demanded in the said Complaint.

TO: HEIRS OF THE DECEDENT: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Complaint to Establish Heirs and the Order for Publication in the above captioned matter were filed in the Common Pleas Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, the object and prayer of which is an action to establish heirs of the decedent and other related relief as set forth in the Complaint PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Hearing has been scheduled in the above captioned matter to be held on December 30, 2014 at 10:00 o'clock

Dated at Sumter, South Carolina, on the 17th day of November, 2014. Young, Keffer & Associates, P.A. Kenneth R. Young, Jr. Attorney for Plaintiff 23 West Calhoun Street Sumter, SC 29150 Telephone: 803-773-4371

Notice of Sale NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-0581 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of U.S. Bank National Association, against Christopher McKnight; et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 70 of Hill Dale Subdivision on that plat prepared by Ben J. Makela, RLS dated October 23, 1986 and recorded in Plat Book 86 at page 1662 in the Office of RMC for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of the metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is in lieu of the metes and bounds, as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina, as amended. TMS Number: 207-01-05-002 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2666 McCrays Mill Rd, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Christopher McKnight by deed of J. T. Conner, as Trustee for 2666 McCrays Mill Road Trust, A Land Trust, dated May 27, 2010, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on May 28, 2010, in Deed Book 1140 at Page 49. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.25% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record.

Notice of Sale

Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property.

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Wells Fargo Bank, NA vs. Patty D. MacDonald, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1053, The following property will be sold on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Lot 41 "West Lake Subdivision" containing 1.24 acres, more or less, as shown on that certain plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS, dated December 23, 1986 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 88, Page 125. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 4943 Wedgelake Drive Wedgefield, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 128-05-02-008. Derivation: Book 1122; Page 3042 4943 Wedgelake Dr, Wedgefield, SC 29168-9409 1280502008, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 6% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1053. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013263-05472 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1120168 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014

Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE 2012-CP-43-1646 BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: CitiMortgage, Inc. against Kimberly O. Ferguson, I, the undersigned Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 p.m., at County Courthouse in Sumter, South Carolina to the highest bidder, the following described property, to-wit: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot #18, Section #1 of McLaughlin Estates Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat prepared by H.S. Willson, dated December 17, 1973 and recorded in the Register of Mesne Conveyances for Sumter County in Plat Book Z-36 at Page 273, and having such metes and bounds as are shown on a said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina. This is the property known as 18 Beard Drive. This being the same property heretofore conveyed to Kimberly O. Ferguson by deed of Glen Coleman and Gloria B. Coleman dated April 13, 1995 and recorded April 13, 1995 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Deed/Record Book 621 at Page 504. TMS No. 190-14-01-022 Property Address: 18 Beard Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the plaintiff, will deposit with the Master in Equity, at conclusion of the bidding, five per cent (5%) of said bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the successful bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at time of bid or comply with the other terms of the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master in Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions (at the risk of the said defaulting bidder). Should the Plaintiff, or one of its representatives, fail to be present at the time of sale, the property is automatically withdrawn from said sale and sold at the next available sales day upon the terms and conditions as set forth in the Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale or any Supplemental Order. The successful bidder will be required to pay for documentary stamps on the Deed and interest on the balance of the bid from the date of sale to the date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 4.7500%. THIS SALE IS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, COUNTY TAXES, EXISTING EASEMENTS, EASEMENTS AND RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search well before the foreclosure sale date. The Honorable Richard L. Booth, Master in Equity Sumter County, Riley, Pope & Laney, LLC, Post Office Box 11412, Columbia, SC 29211 (803) 799-9993 Attorneys for Plaintiff 1113943 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014

Notice of Sale C/A No: 2014-CP-43-00603 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Joshua R. Tweet, Tamera Jean Tweet Christin R. McLeod and Ryan S. Dutcher,, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 PM , at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 59, as shown on that certain Plat of Joseph R. Edwards, RLS dated October 12, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book PB2004 at Page 493. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section

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Non-Denominational aka Greater St. Paul Non-Denominational Church and William Thomas Academy, under Case No. 2014-CP-43-536, I, the undersigned, as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will offer for sale together at public outcry at 12:00 P.M., on Monday, December 1, 2014, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC, the following described real property separately, to-wit:

HomeAmerican Credit, Inc., d/b/a Upland Mortgage; Blanding Iron Works; Branch Banking and Trust Company; American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.; Wally's Hardware; Palmetto Metal Products, Inc.; First Citizens Bank and Trust Company; Par Financial, LLC; Idlewild Homeowners Association, Inc., I, Richard L. Booth, as Master In Equity for Sumter County, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 Noon, at the Sumter County Courthouse, 215 N. Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder:

venue at the Sumter County Courthouse at 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, South Carolina, at 12:00 P.M. on Sales Day, December 1, 2014, 2014 the lands hereinafter described on the following terms:

agree(s) to observe and abide by all reservations and restrictions of record, easements, zoning ordinances, and rights of way of record, including those as set out on the aforesaid map. PURCHASER will pay for stamps and papers. Deficiency being demanded, the bidding shall remain open for thirty (30) days after Sales Day pursuant to SC Code Ann. Section 15-39-720 (1976, as amended).

to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record.

This being the identical property conveyed to Josua R. Tweet and Tamera Jean Tweet by Deed of Christin R. McLeod and Ryan S. Dutcher dated August 1, 2011 and recorded August 2, 2011 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1158, Page 186.

3265 Raffield Ct, Dalzell, SC 29040 TMS#: 189-04-01-095 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Four and 375/1000 (4.375%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject to any resale of said premises under Order of this Court; and in the event the said purchaser or purchasers fail to comply with the terms of sale within Twenty (20) days, the Master in Equity shall forthwith resell the said property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale, shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. Since a personal or deficiency judgment is waived, the bidding will not remain open but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the above-described sale, then the sale of the property will be null, void, and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a deficiency judgment, prior to sale. Sold subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and restrictions of record. Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 13-CP-43-1968 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, against Casey A. Smith, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his agent, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with the dwelling and improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, containing 0.35 acre, more or less, and being shown and delineated as Lot No. 208 of Twin Lakes Subdivision, Section 9, on that plat prepared by D.D. Edmunds, RLS, dated August 11, 1993 and recorded in plat Book 93 at Page 1406 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Aforesaid plat is specifically incorporated herein and reference is craved thereto for a more complete and accurate description of metes, bounds, courses and distances of the property concerned herein. This description is made in lieu of metes and bounds as permitted by law under Section 30-5-250 of The Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), as amended. This is the property known as 2800 Ridgehill Drive, Sumter, SC.

TMS Number: 207-09-02-007 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 2800 Ridgehill Dr., Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Casey A. and Charlene V. Smith by deed of TAS Properties, LLC, dated November 21, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on November 30, 2005, in Deed Book 1007 at Page 1077. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 2.875% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County in the case of SC Community Bank, Plaintiff, vs. Greater St. Paul Non Denominational Church, Inc. aka Greater St Paul Non-Denominational Church Inc aka G r e a t e r S t . P a u l Non-Denominational Church Inc aka G r e a t e r S t . P a u l

Parcel 1 All of my right, tittle and interest in that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, with the improvements thereon, if any, lying and being situate in that County of Sumter, State of South Carolina containing 28.84 acres, more or less, being shown and designated on that plat prepared for Greater St. Paul Non-Denomination Church by Baxter Land Surveying Co., Inc., dated July 8, 2005 and recorded in the Sumter County ROD in Book 2005 at page 414. This conveyance is made subject to easements, restrictions, covenants and conditions of record, including matters shown on recorded plats.

TMS# 268-00-01-005, Address: 1155 Florence Highway, Sumter, SC 29153 Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Sidney M. Harley by deed of Patrick R. Martin dated 6/9/00 and recorded 6/9/00 in the Sumter County ROD in volume 774 at page 668 and conveyed to Julie M. Dwight from Charles T. Martin, Jr., by deed dated 4/23/2005 and recorded 4/25/05 in the Sumter County ROD in volume 977 at page 1618; then conveyed from Sidney M. Harley and Julie Dwight to Greater St. Paul Non-Denominational Church, Inc., by deed dated 7/27/05 and recorded 8/23/05 in the Sumter County ROD in Book 994 at page 594. AND FOR SALE SEPARATELY Parcel 2 All that certain parcel of land in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown as Tax Map Parcel No. M10-s-24; said parcel of land measuring 152 feet, more or less on South Harvin Street and 170 feet more or less, on Watkins Street; said parcel or land being bounded on the North by Watkins Street; on the East and South by lot designated as Lot 12 on a plat by John R. Haynsworth, surveyor, dated December 5, 1904 and recorded in the office of the RMC for Sumter County, and on the West by Harvin Street; said parcel of land being delineated as School House and Parsonage Lot as shown on said plat; save and except such portions of the same as may have been dedicated or taken for right of way for the widening of Harvin Street and Watkins Street. The plat herein referred to is recorded in the Office of the RMC for Sumter County in Plat Book S-5 at page 19.

TMS# 250-01-08-012, Address: 405 S Harvin St. Sumter, SC 29153 and 200 Watkins Street, Sumter, SC 29153 Derivation: This being the same property conveyed to Greater St. Paul Non-Denomination Church, Inc., from The Second Presbyterian Church of Sumter, South Carolina dated 4/6/89 and recorded 6/9/89 in the Sumter County ROD in Book 489 at page 1184. TERMS OF SALE: For Cash: the purchaser shall be required to deposit the sum of five (5%) percent of the amount of bid (in cash or equivalent) as earnest money and as evidence of good faith. If the Plaintiff is the successful bidder at the sale, the Plaintiff may, after paying the costs of the sale, apply the debt due upon its Mortgage against its bid in lieu of cash. Should the person making the highest bid at the sale fail to comply with the terms of his bid by depositing the said five (5%) percent in cash, then the property shall be sold at the risk of such bidder on the same sales date or some subsequent date as the Master in Equity may find convenient and advantageous. Should the last and highest bidder fail to comply with the terms of his bid within thirty (30) days of the final acceptance of his bid, then the Master in Equity or his designated representative shall re-advertise and resell the property on the same terms on a subsequent date at the risk of such bidder. The purchaser to pay for documentary stamps on deed. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the interest rates contained in the Order. Note: Each of the two (2) described parcels shall be offered for sale separately. Note: As a Deficiency Judgment was granted, the bidding shall remain open for a period of thirty (30) days after the date of the sale as provided by law in such cases and compliance with the bid shall be made within twenty (20) days after the second sale. Plaintiff reserves the right to waive deficiency prior to the sale. Note: If the Plaintiff or the Plaintiff's representative does not appear at the scheduled sale of the above-referenced property, then the sale of the property will be null, void and of no force and effect. In such event, the sale will be rescheduled for the next available sales day. Note: This sale is also made subject to all Sumter County taxes and existing easements and restrictions of record. Richard L. Booth Sumter County Master in Equity Stanley H. McGuffin Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. PO Box 11889 Columbia, SC 29211-1889 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2014-CP-43-326 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER First Citizens Company, Inc.

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ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with the dwelling situate thereon and any and all other improvements thereon, lying, being and situate in the City and County of SUMTER State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as LOT NO. 135 of IDLEWILD, SECTION NO. 5, Subdivision on that certain plat by EDWARDS LAND SURVEYORS, dated JULY 14, 1989, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for SUMTER County in PLAT BOOK 89 at PAGE 641. Pursuant to Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina (1976), reference to said plat(s) is hereby craved for particulars of the boundaries, metes, courses, and/or distances of the property delineated thereon. This property is represented as TAX MAP PARCEL NO. 205-01-04-017 upon the records of the SUMTER County Auditor, and is known as 20 HARLEQUIN COVE, SUMTER SC 29150. This beinq the identical property heretofore conveyed unto DONALD F.HENRY and LAURA E. HENRY by Deed from MICHAEL J. SVETLIK CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. , recorded JULY 21, 1989 in the Office of the Register of Deeds for SUMTER County in Deed Book 491 at page 1491.

TMS #: 205-01-04-017 Physical Address: 20 Harlequin Cove, Sumter, SC 29150 SUBJECT TO SUMTER COUNTY TAXES TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Master In Equity at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Master In Equity may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 5.25% per annum.

TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, but before his bid is accepted, he will deposit with the Master on his bid in cash or certified check, the sum of five (5%) percent of bid, to be deposited with the Master immediately, with the balance to be remitted within thirty (30) days after the sales day (but this shall not apply to a bid placed by the Plaintiff), which shall include Interest at the rate of Seven and 75/100ths (7.75%) percent to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. In the event the said purchaser(s) fail to comply with the terms of the sale within thirty (30) days, the Master-in-Equity shall forthwith resell the property, after the due notice and advertisement, and shall continue to sell the same each subsequent sales day until a purchaser, who shall comply with the terms of sale shall be obtained, such sales to be made at the risk of the former purchaser. THE PROCEEDS OF SALE shall be applied to the costs allowed, and the debts found due and to other payments found due in the Final Order. THE PROPERTY is situate in Sumter County, South Carolina, and is more particularly described as follows: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, designated as Lot No. 2 as shown on that certain Plat of Joseph R. Edwards, P.L.S., dated July 1, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2004 at Page 340 and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in ยง30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 1126 Manning Road and is a portion of TMS Number of 251-09-02-065. This property is the identical property conveyed to Ernest Steve McGill by Deed of Jeanette Cawthon a/k/a Jeanne Cawton dated October 4, 2004 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 955 at Page 1093 and thereafter, a portion of the property was deeded back to Jeanette Cawthon by Deed of Earnest Steve McGill by James C. Campbell, Clerk of Court (Docket No. 2005-CP-43-675) dated December 18, 2007 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Book 1097 at Page 1741.

Property Address: 1126 Manning Road, Sumter, South Carolina TMS# A Portion of 251-09-02-065 This conveyance is subject to all restrictions and taxes of record. The

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Notice of Sale C/A No: 2013-CP-43-02298 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Trustmark National Bank vs. Alain Cottrell Flonnory, and Nicole Shantel Flonnory,, I the undersigned as Master in Equity for Sumter County, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 PM , at the Sumter County Courthouse, Sumter, South Carolina, to the highest bidder: Legal Description and Property Address: All that certain piece, parcel or tract of land, being and situate in the Sumter Township, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, shown and designated as part of Lot 71 containing 0.25 acres, of Phase 1-Section No. 2, of Landmark Pointe Subdivision, on plat of Joseph R. Edwards, P.L.S., dated June 7, 2002, and recorded with the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 2002 at Page 331. Pursuant to Section 30-2-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina. (1976, as amended), reference to said plat is hereby made for the metes, bounds, courses and/or distance of the property delineated thereon. This property address is known as 3513 Horizon Drive, Sumter, South Carolina, 29154, and is shown on the Sumter County Tax Map records as part of tax map parcel #185-07-05-007. This being the same property conveyed to Alain Cottrell Flonnory and Nicole Shantel Flonnory, as joint tenants with rights of survivorship by deed of McKnight Construction Company of Sumter, Inc., dated March 1, 2004 and recorded March 1, 2004, in Book 927 at Page 001678, in the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County, State of South Carolina.

3513 Horizon Drive, Sumter, SC 29154 TMS#: 185-07-05-013 TERMS OF SALE: For cash. Interest at the rate of Six and 000/1000 (6.000%) to be paid on balance of bid from date of sale to date of compliance. The purchaser to pay for papers and stamps, and that the successful bidder or bidders, other than the Plaintiff therein, do, upon the acceptance of his or her bid, deposit with the Master in Equity for Sumter County a certified check or cash in the amount equal to five percent (5%) of the amount of bid on said premises at the sale as evidence of good faith in bidding, and subject

Master in Equity For Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina KORN LAW FIRM, P.A. Attorney for Plaintiff 1300 Pickens Street Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 252-5817 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: EverBank vs. Von'Shay S. Robinson a/k/a VonShay S. Robinson, C/A No. 13-CP-43-1856, The following property will be sold on December 1, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL those certain pieces, parcels or lots of land, with the improvements thereon, situate in Sumter Township, Sumter County, State of South Carolina, designated as Lots 2 and 3 of Block "C", on a plat recorded in Plat Book S-5, at Page 63, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County, South Carolina, the boundaries and measurements of which have been confirmed by resurvey of H.S. Wilson, R.L.S., dated September 9, 1964, recorded in Plat Book Z-20, at Page 149, said Clerk's Office, according to which said property is bounded and measures as a whole as follows: on the North by Lot No. 4, Block "C", on which it measures 225 feet; on the East by Lot No. 1, Block "C", on which it measures 245 feet; and on the West by Lot No. 5, Block "C", on which it measures an aggregate of 201.2 feet. Derivation: Book 1030 at Page 856 29 Cheyne Street, Sumter, SC 29153 250-06-07-003, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid

Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County Theodore von Keller, Esquire B. Lindsay Crawford, III, Esquire Sara Hutchins Columbia, South Carolina Attorney for Plaintiff NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. as trustee on behalf of CWABS Asset-Backed Certificates Trust 2006-23 vs. Jerlly J. Matias, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1263, The following property will be sold on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with improvements thereon, situate, lying and being in the Township of Stateburg, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and designated as Lot No. 36, Block O, of Oakland Plantation Subdivision, as shown on that certain plat by Allen-Makela Land Surveyors, dated May 31, 2000 [in Plat Book 2000] at Page 377. Reference is had to said plat for a more complete and accurate description. Derivation: Book 1058; Page 1028 2489 Tall Oak Rd, Sumter, SC 29154 134-16-02-003, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 8.73% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1263. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014293-00776 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1120166 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014

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NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CIVIL ACTION NO.: 2013-CP-43-1241 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF SUMTER First Citizens Company, Inc,

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Plaintiff, v. Ernest Steve McGill a/k/a Earnest Steve McGill, a/k/a Ernest S. McGill, Blanding Iron Works, Inc. and Jeanette Cawthon a/k/a Jeanne Cawton, Defendants. BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the above captioned action, I, the undersigned, as Master-in-Equity for Sumter County, South Carolina, will sell at public

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may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 7.5% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #13-CP-43-1856. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014293-00845 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1120169 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014

NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-1227 BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of PNC Bank, National Association, against Stephen Y. Jones, et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: ALL that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 7, Phase I, "Lakewood Links" Subdivision as shown on that certain Plat of J. Croft, R.L.S., dated September 28, 1988 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 88 at Page 1292, and having such boundaries, metes, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, reference to which is hereby made pursuant to authority contained in § 30-50-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976, as amended. This property is known as 3160 Greenview Parkway / 40 Turnberry Court, Sumter, SC.

TMS Number: 223-16-01-029 PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3160 Greenview Pkwy, Sumter, SC This being the same property conveyed to Stephen Y. Jones and Betsy I. Claudio by deed of Brian D. Jones, dated June 17, 2005, and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on June 17, 2005, in Deed Book 984 at Page 1991. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 5.625% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency judgment not being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately.

Should Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent fail to appear on the day of sale, the property shall not be sold, but shall be re-advertised and sold at some convenient sales day thereafter when Plaintiff, Plaintiff's attorney, or Plaintiff's agent, is present. The sale shall be subject to taxes and assessments, existing easements and easements and restrictions of record. Plaintiff does not warrant its title search to purchasers at foreclosure sale or other third parties, who should have their own title search performed on the subject property. Richard L. Booth Master in Equity for Sumter County Sumter, South Carolina FINKEL LAW FIRM LLC Post Office Box 71727 North Charleston, South Carolina 29415 (843) 577-5460 Attorneys for Plaintiff

NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Green Tree Servicing, LLC vs. Tony D. Anderson, C/A No. 14-CP-43-1058, The following property will be sold on December 1, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land with the improvements thereon, if any, situate, lying and being in the City and County of Sumter, State of South Carolina designated as Lot No. 76 as shown on that certain plat prepared by Michael C. Turbeville, III, dated July 23, 1993 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County in Plat Book 93, Page 1281. This said lot has such metes, boundaries, courses and distances as are shown on said plat, which are incorporated herein in accordance with the provisions of Section 30-5-250 of the Code of Laws of South Carolina, 1976. This being the same property known as 120 Jasmine Street, Sumter, SC. Represented by Sumter County Parcel No. 227-01-02-002. Derivation: Book 1089 at Page 2133 120 Jasmine Street, Sumter, SC 29150 227-01-02-002, SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 2% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-1058. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title

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search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 014293-00555 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1120163 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014 NOTICE OF SALE BY VIRTUE of a decree heretofore granted in the case of: Nationstar Mortgage, LLC vs. Dallas M. Baker, Jr. a/k/a Dallas Baker; Courtney Jean Holladay; Tropical Pools, Inc.; Beneficial Financial I Inc.; Midcarolina Exteriors, Inc., C/A No. 14-CP-43-0261, The following property will be sold on December 1, 2014 at 12:00 Noon at the Sumter County Courthouse to the highest bidder: All that certain piece, parcel, or lot of land, together with any improvements thereon, lying and being situate in the Township of Providence, County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being shown and delineated as Lot No. 13 on that plat prepared by Joseph R. Edwards, PLS, dated April 21, 1998 and recorded in Plat Book 98 at page 464 in the records of the Register of Deeds Office for Sumter County. Said Lot No. 13 consists of 0.44 acres, being bounded and measuring as follows: On the North by a fifty foot (50') right-of-way and Dallas Drive, and fronting thereon 95.06 feet; On the East by Lot No. 12, and measuring thereon 200.06 feet; on the South by a thirty foot (30') unopened right-of-way and Austell Road, and measuring thereon 95.02 feet; and on the West by Lot No. 14, and measuring thereon 199.97 feet. Be all said measurements a little more or a little less and according to said most recent plat. Derivation: Book 1100 at Page 857 3640 Dallas Drive, Dalzell, SC 29040 This includes a 1995, Fleetwood mobile h o m e w i t h V I N # GAFLR54AB75504HS. 1890201004 (p/o), SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS, SUMTER AD VALOREM TAXES, EASEMENTS AND/OR, RESTRICTIONS OF RECORD, AND OTHER SENIOR ENCUMBRANCES. TERMS OF SALE: A 5% deposit in certified funds is required. The deposit will be applied towards the purchase price unless the bidder defaults, in which case the deposit will be forfeited. If the successful bidder fails, or refuses, to make the required deposit on the day of sale or fails or refuses to comply with the bid within 20 days, then the property will be resold at the bidder's risk. Personal or deficiency judgment having been demanded or reserved, the sale will remain open for thirty (30) days pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. §15-39-720 (1976). The Plaintiff may waive any of its rights, including its right to a personal or deficiency judgment, at any time prior to the foreclosure sale. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the balance of the bid after the deposit is applied from date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 10.75% per annum. For complete terms of sale, see Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale filed with the Sumter County Clerk of Court at C/A #14-CP-43-0261. NOTICE: The foreclosure deed is not a warranty deed. Interested bidders should satisfy themselves as to the quality of title to be conveyed by obtaining an independent title search prior to the foreclosure sale date. Richard L. Booth Master In Equity for Sumter County, John J. Hearn, Esq. Attorney for Plaintiff P.O. Box 100200 Columbia, SC 29202-3200 (803) 744-4444 013225-03165 Website: www.rtt-law.com (see link to Resources / Foreclosures Sales) 1120164 11/14, 11/21, 11/28/2014

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NOTICE OF MASTER IN EQUITY SALE CIVIL ACTION NO. 14-CP-43-1409

PROPERTY ADDRESS: 3033 Queen Chapel Rd, Sumter, SC

BY VIRTUE OF A DECREE of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, South Carolina, heretofore issued in the case of Federal National Mortgage Association ("Fannie Mae"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States of America, against Richard Murray, Jr., et al., the Master in Equity for Sumter County, or his/her agent, will sell on December 1, 2014, at 12:00 P.M., at Sumter Judicial Center, 215 North Harvin Street, Sumter, SC 29150, to the highest bidder: All that piece, parcel or lot of land, lying and being in the Providence Township, in the County of Sumter, State of South Carolina, being known and designated as Lot No. 15 of Mayfair Village, as shown on a plat prepared by Ferrell J. Prosser, RLS, dated February 25, 1969, and revised on April 21, 1969, said plat recorded April 30, 1969, in Plat Book Z27 at Page 5, in the Office of the Clerk of Court for Sumter County. This property having such metes and bounds as are shown on said plat, this description being in lieu of metes and bounds, as permitted under Section 30-5-250 of the 1976 Code of Laws of South Carolina.

TMS Number: 233-81-01-005

This being the same property conveyed to Olean Scott Murray by deed of Sammie L. Scott and Olean Scott Murray, dated August 19, 2002 and recorded in the Office of the Register of Deeds for Sumter County on August 20, 2002 in Deed Book 853 at Page 1304. By deed dated March 14, 2005 and recorded March 17, 2005 in Book 973 at Page 479, Sammie L. Scott conveyed her 1/2 interest in the property to Sarah Brunson. Olean Scott Murray died on October 5, 2012. By Deed of Distribution dated and recorded February 20, 2014 in book 1199 at page 945, Olean Scott Murray's 1⁄2 interest in the property was released to Richard Murray, Jr. TERMS OF SALE: FOR CASH. The Master in Equity will require a deposit of 5% of the bid amount in cash or certified funds, which is to be applied on the purchase price upon compliance with the bid. Interest on the balance of the bid at 4.625% shall be paid to the day of compliance. In case of noncompliance within 20 days, after the sale, the deposit of 5% is to be forfeited and applied to Plaintiff's judgment debt and the property re-advertised for sale upon the same terms at the risk of the former highest bidder. Purchaser to pay for deed recording fees and deed stamps. Deficiency

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