November 23, 2014 by The Sumter Item

Hundreds of Sumter families gather for supplies at event Motorcycle club with local chapter gives out essentials for 2nd time BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com

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Needy families in Sumter got a little assistance from the STAR Touring and Riding Association motorcycle club and Feed the Children, as members of STAR and other volunteers handed out boxes of food and other necessities at Bethesda Church of God on Broad Street on Saturday morning. Shane Kreuzer, president of STAR Chapter No. 466, the local chapter, said the nine chapters of the cycle club, a national organization based in Phoenix, have banded together and raised KREUZER money to help needy families since the club started. “This is a multi-chapter event,” Kreuzer said. “All the chapters have contributed monies from fundraisers to make this happen, for a Feed the Children food truck to come here.” As recipients drove into the church parking lot, they showed volunteers a voucher and then drove on to areas where pallets of pink, blue and green boxes were loaded into their vehicles. In most cases, the recipients did not even have to get out of their vehicles. Kreuzer said this is the second time the club has held a food distribution in Sumter, having done it before in 2010. “We do it here in Sumter because of the need,” he said. “There are a lot of needy families in this area. We are also associated with the delivery of Christmas gifts for needy children on Shaw Air Force Base, and we saw the need in this area.” He said they contacted Bethesda Church of God, which confirmed the need.

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Color-coded boxes await delivery to families in need on Saturday morning at Bethesda Church of God. STAR Touring and Riding Association motorcycle club’s local Chapter No. 466, with the help of other chapters of the national organization and Feed the Children, used the church as a collection site for families to receive boxes of essentials.

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‘When they’re at our house, they’re our children’ Couple cared for dozens of foster children at their home during 25-year span BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com The Castleberry household was always busy when their children were growing up. That’s because during a 25-year period, the Sumter couple took in about 40 foster children, nearly 20 exchange students, had four biological children and two “forever” children with special needs. “Several still stay in touch,” Robert Castleberry said. “I endorse it (foster care) if people believe in it. It’s very clearly not for everyone. You should not feel compelled. It’s got to be a fit for you personally, or find another way to give back. There are many. This one worked for us.” His wife, Fran Castleberry, agreed.

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The Castleberry family gathers for a party. Robert and Fran Castleberry have cared for more than 40 children during a 25-year period. “It’s really not for everyone, and it’s not something we did for recognition,” she said.

BLESSINGS The couple talked about fostering or adopting before they got married, and Fran said she always knew she wanted to be a mom. They started fostering in 1983 after

settling in Sumter with a house that had the room. At the time, their biological children were 2, 4 and 8. “All of a sudden, we had a teenager,” Robert said. “I called home and told my mother, ‘I apologize for everything I ever did to you.’”

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Chamber encourages you to Shop Small Saturday, win prizes BY JADE REYNOLDS jade@theitem.com So you don’t feel like getting up before dawn to hit the Black Friday sales at the chain stores. No problem. Hit up your local businesses the next day and maybe win a gift card to your favorite store.

American Express started Small Business Saturday and now enlists “Community Partners” such as Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce to help promote the campaign. Community partners receive promotional materials such as shopping bags, welcome mats, pens, stickers, balloons, banners and buttons.

“Local businesses are the heart and soul of our community, and Shop Small Saturday is one way to bring attention to all the wonderful local businesses we have and the great variety of things that can be bought locally,” said Nicole Milligan, vice president of membership development for the local chamber. “As I have

visited these stores to talk about small business, they have all spoken with great pride about their stores, the great things they have available and the level of customer service they provide for their patrons. Also, shopping locally makes a huge impact on our local economy. Money spent in Sumter creates more jobs for residents

and more opportunities for growth in the community.” The credit card company also sent 20 gift cards worth $25 each. The 34 businesses signed up to participate in the event will have boxes set up in their store. If you make a purchase, you can put your name in the

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Man robs Young’s store Sumter police are looking for a man who broke into the Young’s convenience store at Purdy and Broad streets after shattering its front door between 5:10 and 5:40 a.m. Friday morning. A clerk told police she left the convenience store briefly to check gas prices. When she returned, the front door had been shattered. Surveillance cameras captured a man as he apparently took items including Newport cigarettes, cigars and adult magazines. In the surveillance video, the suspect appears to be wearing a light-colored cap and a white pullover or jacket with dark-colored lettering and accents. Anyone with information is asked to call Sumter Police Department at (803) 436-2700 or call Crime Stoppers at (803) 436-2718 or 1-888-CRIME SC. Callers can remain anonymous, and a cash reward may be available for information leading to an arrest.

Gobe Dean McElveen Jr. apparently has a green thumb and good math skills. Unfortunately, Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said he put those talents to bad use. Deputies with the sheriff’s office reported they received information that a marijuana manufacturing operation was at 60 Gloria Drive in Wedgefield and McELVEEN obtained and executed a search warrant for the property. While executing the search at about 9 p.m. Friday, deputies reportedly located approximately five pounds of marijuana in several plastic tubs and containers. According to a sheriff’s office press release, police estimate the street value of the marijuana at more than $22,000. Deputies said they also located a storage shed that contained equip-

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Deputies reported finding several containers similar to this one containing what appears to be marijuana. ment for the manufacturing and cultivation of marijuana. The shed was equipped with lights, as well as heating and air units along with items allegedly used to grow marijuana. The equipment in the shed was estimated to be valued at $10,000. McElveen, who was not at home when the search began, showed up

K-9 deputy gets bulletproof vest

Sumter County Council committee meets Tuesday

BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com

The Sumter County Council fiscal, tax and property committee will meet at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at the County Administration Building, 13 E. Canal St. According to the agenda, auditor Lauretha McCants will give a presentation, and Pinewood Town Council will present a request. The Sumter County Forfeited Land Commission meeting will follow at 5:30 p.m. where members will discuss 10 contractual matters pertaining to property in the County’s Forfeited Land Commission.

CCTC receives grant for tutoring program About 400 Central Carolina Technical College students will experience expanded tutoring services thanks to an $8,000 grant recently awarded by the Caterpillar Foundation. The funds will be used specifically for CCTC’s Tutor Connect program, which provides oneon-one tutoring opportunities for students.

Garbage pickup on Thursday The City of Sumter will be collecting household garbage and recyclables on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday. Residents are asked to have their roll cart and recycling bin at the curb by 7 a.m. for collection. Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 436-2558.

about a half hour later, said the office’s Public Information Officer Braden Bunch. “He was questioned and taken into custody,” he said. Police also recovered several ledgers, Bunch said, where McElveen apparently kept records of his business transactions. “It appears the suspect kept very good books,” Bunch said. Drugs were found both in the shed and in the home, along with other equipment including scales and baggies that would indicate distribution, Bunch said. McElveen, 26, was searched, arrested and transported to SumterLee Regional Detention Center. He is charged with possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and manufacturing marijuana. Public records indicate he posted a $5,000 surety bond Saturday and was released. Bunch said the investigation is ongoing, and more charges and additional arrests are possible.

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Sumter County Sheriff’s Office K-9 Halo, right, is seen with his handler, Cpl. Cameron Prescott.

A local animal advocacy group has donated a bulletproof vest to one of the four-legged officers at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office announced the gift through a news release Friday afternoon, indicating the formfitting vest will protect one of the five deputies in the SCSO K-9 unit. Paws for Friends, an organization of volunteers dedicated to caring for pets and people in need, made the donation to the county’s largest law enforcement agency. The Nebraska-based nonprofit works internationally, using therapy pets to provide treatment at schools and nursing homes across the globe. Sumter resident Dennis

Sides, a coordinator for Paws for Friends’ state chapter, was on hand Friday to present the vest to Halo and his partner, Cpl. Cameron Prescott. It was the second vest the organization has provided to the sheriff’s office, as it donated a K-9 vest about two years ago. The sheriff’s office currently staffs five of the specially trained pooches, keeping at least one of the K-9s available around the clock. “We are extremely grateful for the donation of the bulletproof vest for Halo,” said Terrance Colclough, captain of the SCSO patrol division. “Our K-9 units are a valuable asset to our department and can often find themselves in dangerous situations. With this new vest, we can now feel a little safer for Halo as he performs his duties.”

Officials expected to certify election results

Two injured at Sumter Mall

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Two workers involved in renovations at Sumter Mall were airlifted to Palmetto Health Richland in Columbia on Friday afternoon after being involved in an incident. Allen Wise of Sumter County Emergency Medical Services said the victims were a 40-year-old man and a 63-year-old man. Wise said one sustained serious injuries and the other sustained critical injuries. Wise could not confirm reports the men fell from a scaffold on the exterior of the building.

City of Sumter officials announced Friday that they expect to certify the latest election results during a special city council meeting next week. The meeting is scheduled for 4 p.m. Tuesday in City Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. According to the agenda, council is expected to approve the certified results from Tuesday’s runoff election during the special meeting. That race pitted Col-

leen Yates against Alan Cannon for the unexpired term of current Ward 4 councilman Charlie Burns. The Sumter County Elections Commission certified the results Friday. Commission Director Patricia Jefferson said they remained unchanged from Tuesday’s unofficial tally, with Yates defeating Cannon 232 votes to 145. Less than 10 percent of the ward’s nearly 4,000 registered voters turned out for the runoff this week. First-term councilman Burns announced in July that he planned to step down from his seat, and Yates

earned the bid to serve the final two years of that term. She will join three other winning candidates during a swearing-in ceremony planned directly after next week’s special council meeting. The event is set to take place 4:30 p.m. Tuesday at City Centre, 25 N. Main St., adjacent to the Sumter Opera House. Thomas “Bubba” Lowery accumulated 63 percent of the vote during the Nov. 4 general election to retain his Ward 1 seat. Calvin Hastie (Ward 3) and Bob Galiano both ran unopposed in their successful re-election bids.

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Exhibits challenge your mind with new art forms BY JANE G. COLLINS Special to The Item For years, art has been the harbinger of events, a visual voice of political response and a communication vehicle for man and his environment and lifestyle. One of the many current artistic trends is to reduce the alphabetic essay to a multimedia discourse. Gallery 135 has offered the Sumter community several exhibits that lend themselves to this current trend. No, it is not your typical tree, people, sky, cats and birds art. It is intended to stretch the imagination, especially with advances in photography. The three artists featured in Patriot Hall Gallery 135’s Emerging Artists PHOTO PROVIDED Series allow Sumterites the The giant inflatable head, his own, by New York artist Jeffrey Einhorn will remain on display at Liberty Center through the end of the year. Einopportunity to stretch their horn’s concept is to remind people of life’s mutability as the shape deflates over time. thought processes and contemplate new forms of visual forms of family combinaart. ta’s 6th Congressional District can be endlessly refashmajor buildings. However, all tions. The absence of physiioned.” Colin Todd takes an enersince 2007 and a supporter of of them are distorted, sugcal features allows the viewer Unfortunately, we do not getic approach to racing and the Tea Party concerns; Richgesting the force and dynamto consider the atmosphere of see the full series and actual ard Shelby of Alabama, rankpolitics in “around the heat, ics of today’s political forum. the individuals in the scene pictures of the individuals the noise.” The title itself sug- There is Democrat Joe Biden, ing member of the Senate without limiting them to any before they become blended, Committee on Appropriagests some ironic similarities 47th U.S. vice president and particular individual. In often with her torso, into a tions; and Jeff Sessions of Albetween the fast-paced interformerly Delaware’s longestscene No. 12, for example, new form. The idea of how abama, elected 2010-17. play of race cars for domiserving senator; Democrat just the placement of the two Todd’s distorted images echo we are potential morphs of nance of position and the pur- Barbara Boxer, junior senaforms, woman and child, creour experiences with those the fast-paced, often overly agpose of today’s tor from Califorates an attitude of closeness. around us is well worth congressive behavior of those — political leaders. nia since 1993, Personally, none of the extemplating, however. It also politicians and race car drivThe proximity of chairwoman of CHECK IT OUT hibits is an “easy walk points to danger of trying to ers — who strive to gain conthe two focuses the Committee The Sumter County through.” The viewer is insuperimpose our ideas and trol of the fast track. His phoon and the exhibon EnvironmenCultural Commission troduced to visual essays it note discusses tal Public Works; tograph from his “Heatstroke” behavior on others. sponsored Emerging about life, purposes and presIn another photograph-inseries, the small girl, arms and Chris Murthe “dichotomy Artists Series will remain at sures and the potential usage spired exhibit, Jane Tam phy, junior sena- raised palm upward, and the of the two dispaPatriot Hall through the of technical imagery. These female behind her, hands sepa- presents “can I come home tor from Conrate projects, styend of December. For are emerging artists with a with you?” Her parents immirating in a descending series necticut, elected listically different more information, contact vision about the world and grated to New York in the as if to help her, afford anothin 2012. He yet generat[ing] curator Frank McCauley at new techniques to help presmid-1970s from Guganydong, er commentary on people’s beserves on the thematic and con(803) 775-0543. ent their viewpoints. China, taking blue-collar havior and “helping hands.” Health, Educaceptual similariAlso part of the exhibition jobs. Her pictures “interPaige Goedkoop’s “Grown tion and Labor ties between mabut located in the front winweave Chinese/American Together” offers a cursory Pensions Comnipulated porculture and how it defines the dow of the Liberty Center on traits of senators and the poli- mittees as well as Foreign Re- look at “the exploration of West Liberty Street across lives, experiences and identicontemporary identity and lations and the Joint Ecotics around the ‘dirt race from Reliable Pawn Shop is ty of the offspring of workthe nature of representatrack.’” Fortunately, there is a nomic Committee. the giant inflatable head, his ing-class immigrants.” tion.” She repositions and Republicans are representviewer’s guide to the subjects. own, by New York artist JefTam uses colored identifiblends the body parts of ed in the same manner — no The politicians and compofrey Einhorn. His concept is able backgrounds — a room three families so that “each particular party favoritism: sitions sport suitable images to remind people of life’s muwith groceries, a kitchen, a individual is no longer an acMichele Bachmann, member of Americanism: flag pins, tability as the shape deflates car, a scene outside — insertAmerican flags, the formality of the U.S. House of Represen- tual documentation of realiover time. ing white and black outlined tatives, representing Minneso- ty, but as raw materials that of their office or, perhaps,

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Pay attention to your stress level, eating habits this season

tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the season for eating. With the holidays in full swing, during the next five to six weeks, high-calorie temptations will be everywhere. For some, the holiday season is their favorite time of year. For others, it can bring about anxiety and stress. Reports suggest the average American gains seven pounds during this season. While the season can bring about Missy mixed emotions, it is possible to survive the Corrigan holidays and come out on top. Family gatherings and celebrations occur the most during the season, and food is the focus of every event. Although this season only comes once a

year, there are multiple opportunities to splurge on these special holiday foods. These individual splurges can add up, leading to expanding waistlines and increased stress levels. Typically when the holidays arrive, most people abandon their regular schedules. Exercise is placed at the bottom of the priority list, and healthy eating habits are abandoned and often replaced with high-fat holiday treats. While we may enjoy these special foods, they can also bring about feelings of guilt. Remember, this is not an eating contest, nor is this the last time you will ever eat. You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to feel like you should eat at every opportunity that is presented to you. Aim to maintain your weight and sanity this holiday season with these tips:

MAINTAIN BALANCE Take good care of yourself by keeping your regular routine to avoid stress. Exercise daily, and stick to your normal diet as much as possible.

BE REALISTIC Expectations are elevated during family holidays, and we have the assumption that they are supposed to be joyous and perfect. No holiday is ever perfect, so donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t put pressure on yourself. Ask for help when you need it, and plan ahead of time.

COPE WITH STRESS Take a break from a stressful situation by going for a walk. Avoid overindulging in food as a way to deal with it. If you can identify the source of the stress, either remove yourself from it or address it.

KEEP EVERYTHING IN MODERATION Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t severely restrict foods and then go on a binge at the holiday feast. Eat regularly throughout the day, and have a normal-sized holiday meal. Avoid multiple trips to the buffet. Look at everything and choose what you really want. You will be much more satisfied if you get to savor the foods you really enjoy rather than taste test everything.

BE PREPARED Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t go anywhere hungry. Keep healthy snacks on hand, and offer to bring one of your favorite healthy holiday dishes to share at your next gathering. If you are hosting an event, make a checklist of everything you need to do. Start early, and have others help you.

Study ties antibiotic dental drugs, heart infection risk BY MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer CHICAGO â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Curbing the routine use of preventive antibiotics before dental work may have contributed to a rise in heart valve infections in England, a new study suggests. In the U.S., the highestrisk patients still get these drugs, and no similar trend has been seen. Mouths are full of bacteria, and certain dental procedures can let them enter the bloodstream, travel to the heart and cause a serious infection called endocarditis, which proves fatal up to 10 to 20 percent of the time. People with artificial heart valves and other implants are at high risk for this, and people with leaky natural heart valves face a moderate risk. It used to be routine to give those people antibiotics â&#x20AC;&#x201D; usually a single penicillin pill â&#x20AC;&#x201D; just before dental work. But there was little evidence the preventive treatment lowered infection rates, and the drugs sometimes cause seri-

ous allergic reactions. Overuse of antibiotics also promotes drug-resistant germs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; a public health concern. So in 2007, the American Heart Association and others said the drugs should only be used for the highest-risk patients; a year later, regulators in England recommended stopping them for all patients. Researchers from the University of Surrey and Oxford University did a study to see what happened after that in England. They found that prescriptions for preventive antibiotics fell from an average of 10,900 per month in the four years before the policy change

to 2,236 per month in the five years after it. Starting in March 2008, heart valve infections started to rise above usual levels, according to hospital records. Five years later, â&#x20AC;&#x153;there were approximately 35 extra endocarditis cases per month than would have been expectedâ&#x20AC;? if trends before the antibiotic prescribing change had continued, said one study leader, Dr. Martin Thornhill of the Sheffield School of Clinical Dentistry in England. The work doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t prove fewer antibiotics caused the surge, he and others stressed. Heart infections have been

rising everywhere because other procedures that make them more likely, such as implanted medical devices and kidney dialysis, have become more common. There also was never much proof that the preventive antibiotics lowered endocarditis risk. One study even found that brushing teeth twice a day was five times more likely to push bacteria into the bloodstream than having a tooth removed, said Dr. Dhruv Kazi of San Francisco General Hospital, an expert with no role in the study. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These should not prompt changes in prescription prac-

tices,â&#x20AC;? he said of the new results. Dr. Ann Bolger, a cardiologist at the University of California, San Francisco, who worked on the Heart Association policy, agreed. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want people to be alarmed. In the U.S., people who are most at risk are still getting them,â&#x20AC;? she said of the drugs. It wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be wise â&#x20AC;&#x153;to give up on the policy too soon and return to a treatment with no benefit and known risks.â&#x20AC;? The study was discussed Tuesday at a Heart Association conference in Chicago and published by the British journal Lancet.

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Joel Sanborn, right, plays in the ocean in Liberia in December 2013 with his son Cooper, left, and Devine, second from left, the child he and his wife hope to adopt. The Ebola epidemic, however, has put adoptions in several West African countries on hold indefinitely, as the public health state of emergency continues.

Orphans victims of Ebola crisis CHICAGO (AP) — The Ebola epidemic has put adoptions in impacted West African countries at a standstill for obvious reasons. Tessa and Joel Sanborn understand. The arrival of their 5-year-old adopted son Devine, who is in an orphanage in Liberia, is on hold, indefinitely, as the state of emergency continues there. “We love Liberia, and we want what’s best for the country as a whole,” says Tessa Sanborn, who lives with her husband and their six other children in Maple Valley, Washington, just outside Seattle. But the waiting is still difficult, as it is for other parents in a similar predicament. And even as some families keep their commitment to adopt, despite the Ebola threat, the number of children in West African orphanages who’ve lost parents is only increasing because of the deadly virus. Some aid workers also say a shortage of food and supplies is making it difficult to care for those children and that fear is hampering efforts to place those who’ve lost parents to Ebola, even within their home countries. It is just the latest crisis in Liberia, a country that was attempting to overcome the ravages of war before Ebola hit, says Patricia Anglin, executive director and founder of Acres of Hope, a children’s aid organization in Liberia that houses many orphans, including Devine. “Long after Ebola is even eradicated, we will have the

devastation and challenges left behind of these orphans who need to be cared for,” Anglin says. Anglin, who is American but based in Liberia, is in the United States for a month, trying to raise emergency funds for food and supplies, and to keep her organization going. Adoptions, while a relatively small part of the organization’s services, help fund it, she says. So with those on hold, she and her staff have stopped taking a salary and are focusing on relief efforts. “We can’t do it alone,” Anglin tells the philanthropy and school groups she’s been addressing across the Midwest in recent weeks. Already, the Sanborns have adopted twin daughters from Acres of Hope — 2-year-olds Faith and Favor. Faith had a stroke at birth and, with the help of her new parents, is getting therapy to strengthen use of her right hand and foot. The couple was able to adopt the girls because of Faith’s medical needs. Favor was allowed to come with her. But, though they met him when they went to Liberia last December, Devine had to wait. Then Ebola hit. Tessa Sanborn tears up when recalling having to leave him. “It’s never a place a parent wants to be,” she says, sitting with husband, Joel, at their dining room table. While they wait, they and other families have organized a food and supply drive for Devine’s orphanage at a local restaurant.

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BEAT THE CROWDS BY SHOPPING ONLINE ON THANKSGIVING Increasingly, a number of stores are offering the same deals online on the holiday that will be available in their stores hours later. Stores like Best Buy are also offering special web-only deals as well.

USE SOCIAL MEDIA Sign up for your favorite stores’ Twitter feeds — many will be tweeting deals. Shoppers should also “like” the official Facebook pages of their favorite stores, too. Shoppers can now shop on Amazon.com’s Instagram feed.

BRING THE CIRCULARS WITH YOU Matthew Ong, an analyst at nerdwallet.com, a personal finance website, says having the physical ad while you shop in the stores will ensure you get the advertised price.

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF STORES’ PRICE-MATCHING POLICIES Wal-Mart just started to match its online prices with Amazon.com and other online competitors. It follows Best Buy and Target in matching prices of online rivals. But shoppers should carefully

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BOXES FROM PAGE A1 He said the church, which operates a food bank, let the club use its facilities, and Extreme Sports, the local Yamaha dealer, loaned them a forklift. Kreuzer said he was also grateful to Quality Inn for offering members who traveled from out of town special rates. In a news release, Feed the Children said it partnered with Bethesda Church of God to identify families in need, who were given a voucher for a 25-pound box of food and boxes of essentials. “We had 400 vouchers, and they

OBITUARIES DOROTHY R. MILLER MANNING — Dorothy Regina Scott Miller, 58, wife of the Rev. Northern Miller, died on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at her residence, 2160 Little Star Road, Alcolu. She was born Jan. 18, 1956, in Manning, a daughter of Heyward Scott Sr. and Dorothy Daney Scott. Three brothers, Heyward Allen Scott Jr., Livingston AnMILLER drew Scott and John Sherman Scott, preceded her in death. Dorothy graduated from Manning High School in Manning in 1975 and obtained an associate degree from Atlanta College of Nursing and Dental Assistant and achieved a degree in business from Gadsden Business College, Anniston, Alabama. Professionally, Debbie worked as a lab tech and an office manager. She received Christ as her personal savior in 1978 and was called to the ministry in 1980. She had the privilege of assisting her husband in ministry since 1988. She carried the title of co-pastor. She was the cofounder and co-pastor of Trinity Full Gospel Church, Manning. Survivors are her husband, Pastor Northern Miller; her children, Rodrick, Tiffiani Joy Miller-Onifade; Mandrake (Vincia) Miller and Marcus Goodwin; her parents, Heyward and Dorothy Scott; brothers Deacon Richard (Rev. Bertha) Scott, Edmond (Sadie) Scott of Alcolu, Lynn (Suzie) Scott of Columbia and Lawrence (Linda) Scott of Charlotte; a sister-inlaw, Margret Sweat Scott of Alcolu; mother-in-law Mary L. Miller; sister-in-law Bobbie (Curtis) Boulware; brothers-inlaw Lee Miller, Deacon Timothy (Malva) Miller and Willie E. (Viola) Miller. Wake services will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Sr. Memorial Chapel, 114 N. Church St., Manning. Celebratory services for Mrs. Miller will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at Mt. Chapel Missionary Baptist Church, Manning, the Rev. Carnell Witherspoon, pastor officiating, Pastor E.L. Sanders presiding, Bishop Dr. George McKnight, Pastor Don Lowery and the Rev. Dr. Leroy Green assisting. Burial will follow in the churchyard cemetery. Mrs. Miller will lie in repose one hour prior to service. The family is receiving friends at the residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

handed out 300 within an hour,” Kreuzer said. “They said they could have done two trucks today.” “There are three boxes,” he said. “The pink boxes are donated by Avon Corp., then, we have toiletry items in the blue boxes and food items in the green boxes. Those are non-perishable canned items and dry items such as noodles and cereals, sauces and canned vegetables.” Kreuzer said the food is not meant to sustain a family for a long time; it is just there to be a temporary help. He said the club has hosted similar Feed the Children events in places such as Lancaster, Florence and Beaufort.

solicitor, and his work for that office sparked his love of the courtroom. A retired member of the Sumter County Bar Association, he served a term as its president and served on numerous subcommittees through the years. He taught criminal justice courses at Sumter Area Technical College and always enjoyed hearing from his former students, many of whom went on to careers in law enforcement. He served as a city judge in Sumter and instituted a program to allow those who did not have the resources to pay fines to do community work instead. Mr. Burkett was a generous man and an advocate for his clients. He was a quick wit who loved telling stories, and he was most comfortable when those around him were laughing. He loved convertibles and had many through the years. A Gamecock fan, he relished taking his children to home games and was delighted that his sons have continued the tradition. His children were his pride and joy, and he was delighted and proud of their accomplishments in their adult lives. Mr. Burkett is survived by his wife of 48 years, Heidi Van Sickle Burkett; his daughter Tracy Burkett and her husband, John Massey, and their children, Evy and Mae of Charleston; son Michael Burkett, his wife, Kelly, and their children Porter and Sophie of Columbia; and son Scott Burkett of Sumter and his fiance, Carr Watson. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Holy Comforter with the Rev. Charles Walton officiating. Burial will follow at Sumter Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 to 10:45 a.m. in the church parish hall. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in his memory to Church of the Holy Comforter. The family thanks Amedisys Hospice. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 7759386.

SHOP FROM PAGE A1 box for a drawing for one of these American Express gift cards. Names will be drawn the Monday after, Dec. 1, Milligan said. “I have been trying to reach out to as many of our members as possible,” she said. “I hope to get more signed up next week, and I will keep the website and Facebook page updated daily. Some of the merchants are offering discounts for shoppers mentioning that they are coming out as a part of the Chamber’s ‘Shop Small’ promotion. Some are offering discounts ranging from 10 percent to 25 percent. Other locations are

MARION A. JEFFERSON SR. Marion Albertus “Sonny” Jefferson Sr., 70, departed this earthly life Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at his residence, 381 Wilson St., Mayesville. Born in Sumter County on Nov. 14, 1944, he was the son of the late Harry Jefferson and Sarah L. Spann Jefferson. He was educated in the public schools of Sumter County and graduated from Eastern High School in 1963. Marion was employed at Korn Industries for 35 years and also Tuomey Regional Medical Center. He leaves to cherish his precious memories his loving wife, Liza Winn Jefferson of Sumter; three children, Rosemary (Randolph) Richardson of Sumter, Katie (Clarence) Wilson of Killeen, Texas and Lt. Col. Marion A. Jefferson of San Antonio; four sisters, Carolyn J. Lesane and Sarah J. Hampton of Mayesville, Deloris J. (Eddie) Walker of Lawton, Oklahoma, and Hammie J. (Earl) English of Lynchburg; one brother, Irvin D. Jefferson of Mayesville; nine grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren; three sisters-in-law, Rosa Jefferson of Mayesville and Gwendolyn Jefferson and Laura Mae Sharpe of Sumter; three brothers-inlaw, Harry, David and George Winn of Sumter; a mother-inlaw, Early Winn of Sumter; a son-in-law, Stanley Shannon of Myrtle Beach; and a host of nieces, nephews, close relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry Jefferson Jr. and Carl Jefferson Sr., and a daughter, Lorraine Benbow Shannon. Funeral services will be held Monday at 1 p.m. in Ebenezer A.M.E. Church, Mayesville, with Pastor Phillip L. Washington, officiating, assisted by the Rev. Sammie Marshall, the Rev. Dr. Jon Black, the Rev. Cynthia Plowden and the Rev. Cynthia Myers. Burial will follow in Mayesville Cemetery. The family will receive relatives and friends today from noon to 6 p.m. in the Robert Scriven Jr. Memorial Chapel and other times at the residence 381 Wilson St., Mayesville. Ephriam D. Stephens Funeral Home, 230 South Lafayette Drive, Sumter, is in charge of these arrangements. “Where Dignity is the Watchword.”

LARRY MOSES Larry Moses, 63, departed this earthly life on Wednesday

doing their own drawing in addition to ours for items or gift certificates.” Buying gift certificates or gift cards also counts. But don’t feel you are limited to just Nov. 29. “While we’re promoting Shop Small Saturday, we would really like to encourage people to shop locally every day,” Milligan said. “Small businesses are the backbone of our community. These store owners are your friends and neighbors. They are here because they have a passion, and they love what they do.” For more information and a list of participating stores, visit www.sumterchamber.com.

morning Nov. 19, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. Born Jan. 30, 1951, in Sumter County, he was the eldest son of Addie Rouse Moses and the late Hallie Moses. Larry was raised in Sumter, where he received his education in the public school system and graduated from Eastern High School. After graduating high school, Larry joined the United States Army and proudly served his country for four years. He was a member of Clark United Methodist Church. Larry’s decorated career included public works service in Columbia, animal control in Columbia and Gold Kist in Sumter. Larry married Mary Kay Tyler Moses of Columbia, where they resided, and was blessed with two beautiful daughters. He leaves to cherish his loving memories: his wife, Mary Kay Moses; one daughter, Renea Moses (Dewayne McBride); three grandchildren, Ty-yana, Tania and Dewayne; his mother, Addie Moses; three sisters, Dianne Moses, Alberetta Golden and Jeanette Moses Holmes (James); two brothers, Elder Jerel (Delphinia) Moses and Quincy E. (Carmen) Moses, all of Sumter; four sisters-in-law; two brothers-in-law; three aunts; three uncles; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Hallie Moses; his daughter, Shanta Moses; his grandparents, Ozie and Esther Rouse; an uncle, Issaac Rouse; and an aunt, Susan (Thomas) Rembert. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 p.m. Monday at Clark United Methodist Church, 2980 Oswego Highway 401 N., Sumter, with the Rev. Wyatt C. Minton III, officiating, eulogist. The family is receiving friends and relatives at the home, 3000 Cubbage Road, Sumter, and at the home of his wife, Mary Kay Moses, 1080 Mineral Circle, Spring Creek Apartments, Sumter. The remains will be placed in the church at 11:30 a.m. The funeral procession will leave from 3000 Cubbage Road, Sumter, at noon. Floral bearers will be United Methodist Women. Pallbearers will be United Methodist Men.

Burial will be in Clark United Methodist Churchyard Cemetery, Sumter. Online memorial messages may be sent to the family at williamsfuneralhome@sc.rr. com. Visit us on the web at www.williamsfuneralhomeinc. com. Services directed by the management and staff of Williams Funeral Home Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

MILTON DOW Milton Dow, 70, died Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center, Sumter. He was born Oct. 6, 1944, in Clarendon County, a son of Elliott and Mamie Gipson Dow. Family is receiving friends at the home of his niece Louise Montgomery, 2346 Alex Harvin Highway, Manning. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

RUTHIE M. TIMMONS FLORENCE — Ruthie “Nee” McCray Timmons died Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014, at Pee Dee Assistant Living Center in Florence. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Greater St. Stephen Baptist Church, 605 St. Stephen Lane, Lake City, with the Rev. Samuel Burgess officiating. Family is receiving friends at the home of her son and daughter-in-law, Nathaniel (Renee) McCray, 4816 Woodbay Road, Olanta. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC, Manning.

ETHEL MAE WHITAKER It is with deep regret and profound sorrow that Samuels and Richardson Funeral Home announces the passing of Evangelist Mother Ethel Mae Whitaker, age 95; she passed into eternal rest Monday, Nov. 17, 2014, at Carolinas Hospital System, Florence. Funeral services will be held at noon Monday at Lake City Pentecostal Holiness Church, 608 South Ron McNair Blvd., Lake City. The Rev. Tim Nail, pastor, Elder Kenneth L. Gibson, presiding, and the Rev. Brain E. Fulmore, officiating. Interment will follow in McKenzie and Brown Cemetery, New Zion Highway, Lake City. Family members are receiving friends at the home, 351 West Thomas St., Lake City.

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ROBERT W. BURKETT Robert “Bobby” Wesley Burkett was born on May 28, 1939, in Bethesda, Maryland, to the late Spann Scott Burkett and Evy Hall Burkett. He died on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. He was raised in Sumter and graduated from Edmunds High School in 1957. He received his bachelor’s degree from University of South Carolina in 1961, and he graduated from University of South Carolina School of Law in 1964. Following law school, he served in the JAG Corps of the United States Air Force. After leaving the Air Force, he joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation, where he served as a field agent during the J. Edgar Hoover administration. After leaving the FBI, he returned to Sumter and opened his own general law practice. In addition to his work as a solo practitioner, Mr. Burkett was an active member of the Sumter legal community. During the early years of his career, he served as an assistant

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Making up the rules, one issue at a time M iffed that he’s not receiving enough attention after the GOP’s shellacking of his party in the mid-term elections, President Obama got his pen cranked up again and signed an executive order this week that would allow millions of illegal immigrants to stay in the United States. While most Americans want immigration reform, they would like it to proceed in an orderly fashion with Congress fully involved rather than through executive fiats. Is this what he meant when he said he wanted to work with Republicans? We suspect that Obama wanted to change the subject from the licking his party took on Election Day, and

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there’s no better way than baiting Republicans into letting their firebrands on the far right attempt retaliation by doing some stupid things such as shutting down the government or again ginning up the talk about impeachment. There’s no doubt that this president enjoys making up the rules as he goes his merry way, and to hell with the Constitution. He somehow ignores the fact that he is a congenital liar when it serves his purpose of fooling some of the people all of the time. For example, he kept insisting, many, many times he couldn’t simply sign an ex-

ecutive order, because “that’s not how things work in this country, and by the way, I’m not an emperor, and by golly, if you like your doctor, and if you like your present health insurance plan, you can keep both.” No, he’s more of a King George who regards Americans as his subjects, not as citizens who pay his salary. His outsized ego and narcissism won’t allow him to condescend to doing the hard work of negotiating with Congress on major issues, giving and taking, listening instead of issuing edicts. As for immigration reform, his party had full control of Congress for the first two years of his presidency, and he did nothing more than jawbone recalcitrant

members of his party to sign on to Obamacare and cram it down the country’s throat while the hardworking immigrants he purports to care about were put on hold. The landscape is now littered with the bodies of Democrats who rubberstamped the (un) Affordable Care Act. Didn’t quite a few of those loyalists lose their seats in Congress a couple weeks ago? That was their payback from the voters. The Obama show is wearing thin for a president who always wants to be the center of attention. He indeed is still the center of attention, but for all the wrong reasons. To those who voted for him, hasn’t buyer’s remorse begun to set in?

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Yet another trip to the principal’s office

hree years ago I was the “Principal for the Day” at Millwood Elementary School when the principal was my longtime friend Johnny Hilton. The outstanding educator retired from that job last year after 26 years and is now a Sumter School District board member. This past Tuesday, I had the opportunity to do it again as part of the district’s popular annual program. The new Millwood principal is the talented Stella Sallie, also known as Stella Hall, and I thoroughly enjoyed seeing how she and her superb staff are continuing to move MillGraham wood forward. Osteen The first, most-noticeable change at Millwood is what you would call the principal’s office “décor.” Johnny, like me, is a grown man, and we sometimes tend to let things pile up around us even as we function fairly efficiently on a daily basis. Stella doesn’t do piles. Her office, and all the administrative offices, are nicely decorated, organized and clean as a whistle. Johnny’s old office looked like mine (loosely organized stacks of stuff) — and it’s now the Hilton Conference Room. The whole school has always been clean and orderly, but now it’s even more colorful, clean and orderly on a whole different level. There are engaging murals and stimulating artwork by students all over the place, and it’s clear everyone there takes great pride in such a fun learning environment. She’s also taken on a major overhaul of the traffic logistics around Millwood, an ongoing and needed project that will make it safer and more efficient for everyone. Most importantly, we figured out that we’re now “kin,” which is often what happens when South Carolinians “get to talking.” Stella’s daughter, Michelle Scoggins Duvall, is married to Henry Duvall of

Cheraw. My paternal greatgrandmother was Elizabeth Duvall of Cheraw, and the wife of Hubert Graham Osteen, founder of The Sumter Item in 1894. Duvall is my grandfather’s and father’s middle name, and the middle name of my daughter, Katherine Duvall Osteen. So to wrap it up: Principal Stella and yours truly, via the marriage of her daughter to the Duvall family of Cheraw, are now some sort of distant cousins-in-law. I don’t really know much about proper genealogical rules, but it’s always a fun exercise and uniquely Southern. Plus I like calling people “cousin.” Thanks to all of you at Millwood, especially for the thoughtful signs you students made for me. Keep up the good work on those multiplication tables. ••• Changing subjects, we had a good meeting on Thursday with Bill Ostendorf, the man whose company, Creative Circle Media Solutions (www.creativecirclemedia.com), is behind the print redesign of The Sumter Item and our new website. The new website launched in July, and we’re still learning how to use it. Daily traffic is outstanding, and we’ve had 4.5 million page views since the launch. We average more than a million a month, and through the use of simpler-to-understand analytical tools will soon be telling you all about how much time users spend on the site, what they’re looking at and many other useful statistics to help you market your business effectively online. In the coming weeks, we’ll also be introducing some creative ways for you to take advantage of advertising opportunities in such a consistently high-traffic environment. Bottom line: This is not your Facebook feed. Graham Osteen is Editor-AtLarge of The Sumter Item. He can be reached at graham@ theitem.com. Follow him on Twitter @GrahamOsteen, or visit www.grahamosteen.com.

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NOTABLE & QUOTABLE In “Automation Makes Us Dumb,” author Nicholas Carr writes, “Human intelligence is withering as computers do more, but there’s a solution.” Read it online at www.wsj.com: Artificial intelligence has arrived. Today’s computers are discerning and sharp. They can sense the environment, untangle knotty problems, make subtle judgments and learn from experience. They don’t think the way we think — they’re still as mindless as toothpicks — but they can replicate many of our most prized intellectual talents. Dazzled by our brilliant new machines, we’ve been rushing to hand them all sorts of sophisticated jobs that we used to do ourselves. But our growing reliance on computer automation may be exacting a high price. Worrisome evidence suggests that our own intelligence is withering as we become more dependent on the artificial variety. Rather than lifting us up, smart software seems to be dumbing us down. There is an alternative. In “human-centered automation,” the talents of people take precedence. Systems are designed to keep the human operator in what engineers call “the decision loop” — the continuing process of action, feedback and judgment-making. That keeps workers attentive and engaged and promotes the kind of challenging practice that strengthens skills. In this model, software plays an essential but secondary role. It takes over routine functions that a human operator has already mastered, issues alerts when unexpected situations arise, provides fresh information that expands the operator’s perspective and counters the biases that often distort human thinking. The technology becomes the expert’s partner, not

the expert’s replacement. ••• In “Grand Tour of the Self,” Timothy Egan laments the rise of the “Selfie.” Read it online at www.nytimes.com: BARCELONA, SPAIN – From the castle grounds atop Montjuic, you can see the warrens of the old city running into the Dr. Seussian spires of the new one that sprouted from Antoni Gaudí’s imagination. Below or up high, Barcelona is a tapas menu of urban surprise. But a new breed of visitor bouncing from one sight to another in the warm November sunshine barely pauses for a taste. These peripatetic pilgrims may be at the Boqueria market, or inside Gaudí’s unfinished masterpiece, the Sagrada Família basilica, but they are not lingering to soak in Catalonia’s ageless delights. Instead, they are looking at themselves from smartphone cameras at the ends of thin poles — selfie sticks, the latest and most obnoxious tool in the kit of digital narcissism. There is, blessedly, a selfiestick backlash. In several languages, I heard people snarl at clusters of boom-wielding tourists. The urge to say “Put that thing down” is great, but no one wants to be a grumpy Luddite. When Tom Wolfe called the 1970s the Me Decade, he could not have fathomed what Instagram, Facebook and Twitter have done to allow everyone to be the star of his own movie in the twenty-teens. ••• An excerpt from author Ursula Le Guin’s speech at the National Book Awards this past Wednesday in New York. She was honored for distinguished contributions to American letters.

I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies to other ways of being, and even imagine some real grounds for hope. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries — the realists of a larger reality. Right now, I think we need writers who know the difference between the production of a market commodity and the practice of an art. Developing written material to suit sales strategies in order to maximize corporate profit and advertising revenue is not quite the same thing as responsible book publishing or authorship. Yet I see sales departments given control over editorial; I see my own publishers in a silly panic of ignorance and greed, charging public libraries for an ebook six or seven times more than they charge customers. We just saw a profiteer try to punish a publisher for disobedience and writers threatened by corporate fatwa, and I see a lot of us, the producers who write the books, and make the books, accepting this. Letting commodity profiteers sell us like deodorant, and tell us what to publish and what to write. (Well, I love you too, darling.) Books, you know, they’re not just commodities. The profit motive often is in conflict with the aims of art. We live in capitalism. Its power seems inescapable. So did the divine right of kings. Any human power can be resisted and changed by human beings. Resistance and change often begin in art, and very often in our art — the art of words. Notable & Quotable is compiled by Graham Osteen. Contact him at graham@theitem. com.

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CARE FROM PAGE A1 The teenager is now grown and still calls for long talks, his wife said. Fran, who like her husband now works at University of South Carolina Sumter, said she was “fortunate enough” to be a stay-at-home mom at the time. “I was active with my children’s school, and I saw children who needed extra nurturing,” she said. “When they’re at our house, they’re our children,” Fran said. “At least we give them a chance to see what it’s like, to be encouraged and cared for, to get a bath and eat three meals a day, for someone to tell them to go to bed. Even if it’s just for a week, it’s better than nothing at all. They can look back and know there is a better way. If you get upset every time one of them has to go away, this is not for you. You do your best, and then you move on.” Rachel Scott, the couple’s youngest biological daughter, agreed. “As soon as a foster child walked in our house, he or she was accepted as a brother or sister,” Scott said. When her parents brought home the forever children, now 23 and 26, Scott automatically became a big sister. Both babies had fetal alcohol syndrome, and one had to stay in the hospital for a month, Robert said. “They were no more than five pounds,” Fran said. “We had to buy them Cabbage Patch clothes.” “I remember watching them grow up,” Scott said. “They were part of everything we did for as long as I can remember. I really can’t imagine not having them.” If anything ever happened to him or Fran, the older children would take care of these two, Robert said. But Scott remembers others

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Fran and Robert Castleberry are seen recently. who didn’t end up staying forever. She’s connected with two sisters on Facebook and plans to visit them in another state. One of them even has a daughter and son she considers her nephew and niece, Scott said. Another few stayed for a while and then got adopted by a local family, so they still saw each other in high school. “A few that were there were in and out, and I probably knew half their names,” Scott said. “Some probably don’t remember us. They were very young and there a short time.”

CHALLENGES But it wasn’t like they signed up to take in children one day and had a house full the next. The Department of Social Services ran thorough background checks, and they had to fill out reams of paperwork on their extended family. There were home visits, and every year they had to have a fire and health inspection. Phone calls at 2 a.m. were not unheard of, and they learned to keep an emergency stash of items such as shoes, clothes and toothbrushes on hand. “We always had kids of all ages, so there were plenty of clothes,” Fran said. Each child had a social worker that came by once a month. If the child had special needs, that meant they had other people coming into the Castleberry home such as speech therapists and occupational therapists.

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If the child was on food stamps, that meant regular visits to the health department for nutritional training, Fran said. If the one in foster care was a teenager, you had to take the child to get on birth control. And that doesn’t include recreational activities. “The other thing about having lots and lots of brothers and sisters is you never sit still,” Josh Castleberry said. “Someone always has soccer, drama, band or Boy Scouts. Probably in my late teens and early 20s, I remember thinking they (his parents) were crazy for doing that. Now, I’m really proud of them, and I’m really glad they did it. It helped frame who we are.” Because the goal of DSS is family reunification when appropriate — which sometimes the government’s view and Robert’s views differed on, he said — family visits might also be involved. “It’s very painful,” Fran said. “Sometimes you have to give them up to go home to some horrible places. DSS gets a horrible rap, but they deal with agony every day — foster parents that are not always like they should be, biological parents, grandparents, attorneys, guardians ad litem (volunteer court advocates), etc. After a court case, we’ve had to console ourselves and the social worker.” “It’s not an enviable job,” Robert said. It took eight years to get one of their forever children. Besides the legal rivers they had to navigate, they ran into some who felt a white couple should not adopt a black child or vice versa. “They thought they’d benefit most from their own culture,” Robert said. A few times, Robert would walk into a place holding a child, and people would turn around and leave. “That helped us determine some places not to go,” he said. They also came across peo-

ple who thought foster care was a way to make money, but Robert said it’s the opposite. “I would get so upset when I heard in meetings, ‘I’m not giving them money for a field trip,’” his wife said. “If you can’t afford to be a parent, do not.” Payments range from $12.77 per day to $17.27 per day as of July this year, said Kathleen Goetzman, public information coordinator for S.C. DSS. In addition to board payment for foster parents, they get quarterly clothing allowance reimbursement and respite services for as many as six days per year in the case of emergencies. Robert and Fran Castleberry

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stopped with foster care in 2008. “We reached the point in time where we sort of had done what we set out to do,” Robert said. “We have longterm commitments with these two. We started getting older children who had been abused in ways that had them acting out in ways that were not safe for our youngest two.” While the Castleberrys may not seek attention for their work with children, Carl Brown, executive director of S.C. Foster Parent Association, said what they’ve done is wonderful. “It’s very special to work with children for 25 years,” he said. “Lots do, but most don’t.”

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FYI BANKS — All area banks and credit unions will be closed on Thursday. GOVERNMENT — Federal government offices and the U.S. Postal Service will be closed on Thursday. The following will be closed Thursday and Friday: state government offices; City of Sumter offices; Sumter County offices; Clarendon County offices; City of Manning offices; and City of Bishopville offices. SCHOOLS — The following will be closed Monday through Friday: Sumter School District; Clarendon School Districts 1, 2 and 3; Lee County Public Schools; St. Anne Catholic School; and William Thomas Academy. The following will be closed Wednesday through Friday: Robert E. Lee Academy; Thomas Sumter Academy; Wilson Hall; St. Francis Xavier High School; Clarendon Hall; Sumter Christian School; and USC Sumter. Laurence Manning Academy will be closed Thursday and Friday. Central Carolina Technical College will observe a faculty and student holiday on Wednesday and will be closed Thursday and Friday. UTILITIES — Farmers Telephone Coop. and Black River Electric Coop. will be closed Thursday and Friday. OTHER — Clemson Extension Service and the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Harvin Clarendon County Library will be closed Thursday through Saturday. The Sumter County Library will be closed Thursday through Sunday. All offices of The Sumter Item will be closed Thursday and Friday. The Sumter Item will not publish a Thursday, Nov. 27, newspaper.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19): Position EUGENIA LAST yourself strategically. Don’t say too much; just go above and beyond what’s expected of you. It’s what you produce and how you handle pressure that will impress. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Budget wisely. You don’t have to impress by spending money. Your generous hands-on approach to relationships should be enough. Someone older will impact the way you think. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You’ll be sensitive to change. Before deciding to join in, research and fact-find. Don’t compromise your financial position. A romantic relationship will take a positive turn. CANCER (June 21-July 22): You’ll enjoy the company of people of all ages. Make plans that include those who bring you joy as well as intellectual stimulation. Explore people, places and pastimes that interest you. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Say little, but do a lot. Sign up for physical activities that will challenge you. Visit places that offer something different. A day trip will lead to a romantic encounter. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Choose your battles wisely. Problems at home will grow if you can’t resolve matters intellectually. Be willing to

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compromise, but don’t hesitate to share your honest opinion as well. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): The more fun-loving you are, the more popular you’ll become. Develop a skill you enjoy and turn it into a moneymaking commodity. Love is on the rise. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Keep life simple. Don’t spend money or take on more than you can handle just to please others. Following a creative path will bring you greater satisfaction. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): Express your love openly. You can have it all if you’re honest about what you want and how you plan to move forward. Don’t let the past hold you back. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): Listen carefully, or you’ll miss an important detail. Try to be on the receiving end of a deal that looks profitable. Let intuition and experience guide you. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put it all on the line. State your opinion and fight for what you want. Positive change is heading your way. Calculate your every move with precision and detail. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Proceed carefully. Intellect will play a role in the way deals unfold. Don’t rely on someone else for information. Deception is apparent. If you feel uncertain, take a pass.

THE NEWSDAY CROSSWORD COURSE LISTING: At the Golfers’ Diner By S.N. ACROSS 1 Huffs and puffs 6 British blueblood 10 All set 15 Caesarean rebuke 19 Hawaiian farewell 20 Mediterranean bread 21 Emit 22 Where Curiosity roves 23 Spheroid sweets 25 Servings from a Bundt pan 27 Prehistoric instrument 28 Beckons 30 Walk in 31 Declare untrue 32 Quit trying 33 Busy place 35 Gain altitude 38 Raptor’s claw 39 Xylophone

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

MONDAY

TUESDAY

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THURSDAY

Heavy rain and a thunderstorm

Rain and a t-storm this evening

Variable clouds; breezy, warmer

Cooler with a couple of showers

Periods of rain

Sunny to partly cloudy

64°

60°

75° / 46°

61° / 42°

50° / 33°

59° / 34°

Chance of rain: 80%

Chance of rain: 75%

Chance of rain: 25%

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Chance of rain: 65%

Chance of rain: 5%

ESE 8-16 mph

S 8-16 mph

SSW 10-20 mph

NNE 4-8 mph

NE 6-12 mph

SW 6-12 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 56/54 Spartanburg 56/53

Greenville 55/52

Columbia 65/59

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

Sumter 64/60

IN THE MOUNTAINS Aiken 65/60

ON THE COAST

cousins 43 Encourage 44 Breakfast side dish 47 Toothpasteendorsing org. 48 As good as it gets 49 Suffix for serpent 50 Varieties 51 Urban woe 52 39 Down marsupial 53 Spinach, lettuce, etc. 58 Forrest Gump pal 59 Football infractions 61 Chain of hills 62 “Already?” 63 Halloween haul 64 Stray calf 65 Manuscript sheet 66 Father of Zeus 68 Genetic attribute 69 Annoys 72 Exeter elevators

73 Hearty entrées 75 Charlemagne’s domain: Abbr. 76 __ Romeo (Italian auto) 77 Fiasco 78 Raggedy doll 79 Young horse 80 Luau instrument 81 Lunch often served with toothpicks 86 Undulate 87 Like navel oranges 89 Pine Tree State 90 Coper’s comment 92 Motored 93 All keyed up 94 Basic French infinitive 95 Mustard variety 98 Expurgate 99 Sharers of quarters 103 Healthful snacks 106 Drink garnish 109 Christmas

LOCAL ALMANAC

Charleston 71/64

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

62° 24° 64° 39° 80° in 1958 20° in 2008

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

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 355.79 74.32 74.25 96.51

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.03 none -0.16

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

0.00" 0.74" 2.10" 32.15" 44.15" 42.79"

NATIONAL CITIES

REGIONAL CITIES

Today Mon. City Hi/Lo/W Hi/Lo/W Atlanta 61/56/r 67/40/pc Chicago 55/39/r 40/22/r Dallas 71/40/s 61/37/s Detroit 51/46/r 53/27/sh Houston 76/46/s 64/39/s Los Angeles 76/53/s 77/54/s New Orleans 75/54/r 66/46/s New York 53/49/c 71/48/pc Orlando 84/69/c 85/67/t Philadelphia 56/49/c 74/49/pc Phoenix 74/46/s 69/45/s San Francisco 64/49/pc 65/50/s Wash., DC 59/54/r 78/47/pc

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 51/47/r 61/56/r 66/58/r 71/63/r 63/59/r 71/64/r 57/54/r 57/53/r 65/59/r 63/58/r 66/59/r 65/63/r 64/60/r

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 2.27 -0.01 19 3.66 +0.06 14 3.05 +0.33 14 3.48 -0.15 80 76.41 +0.50 24 6.68 -3.07

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 66/32/pc 69/37/pc 75/40/pc 76/52/c 68/54/c 77/53/c 72/39/pc 72/41/pc 75/44/c 76/45/c 77/56/c 76/53/c 77/48/c

City Florence Gainesville Gastonia Goldsboro Goose Creek Greensboro Greenville Hickory Hilton Head Jacksonville, FL La Grange Macon Marietta

Today Hi/Lo/W 65/61/r 79/65/t 57/55/r 65/61/r 70/64/r 55/54/r 55/52/r 52/49/r 68/64/r 77/63/t 69/57/r 68/57/r 59/56/r

Sunrise 7:02 a.m. Moonrise 7:56 a.m.

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5:15 p.m. 6:35 p.m.

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High 9:16 a.m. 9:24 p.m. 10:00 a.m. 10:10 p.m.

Ht. 3.6 3.1 3.6 3.0

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

Low 3:29 a.m. 4:16 p.m. 4:14 a.m. 5:02 p.m.

Today Hi/Lo/W 51/48/r 69/64/r 67/64/r 66/62/r 69/64/r 59/56/r 59/57/r 62/58/r 74/65/r 56/53/r 68/63/r 67/63/r 54/53/r

Ht. -0.2 -0.1 -0.2 -0.1

Mon. Hi/Lo/W 70/35/pc 76/53/c 74/52/c 75/47/c 74/51/c 74/44/c 71/39/pc 74/42/c 80/50/c 71/38/pc 74/50/c 77/56/c 71/40/pc

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season 110 Could possibly 111 Impersonated 112 NBC legal series that won 15 Emmys 113 All keyed up 114 May 8, 1945 115 Meryl Streep alma mater 116 Dog-powered vehicles DOWN 1 Brake parts 2 Considerably 3 Emphatic denial 4 Bellows 5 Glossy fabric 6 Strong adhesive 7 Feel poorly 8 Numbered rd. 9 Where Otello premiered 10 Lean back 11 Praise highly 12 Razor-billed birds 13 HST successor 14 “You bet” 15 Rapper who won an Oscar 16 Social grace 17 Source of shade 18 Cold War adversary 24 Poker holdings 26 Casual wear 29 All keyed up 32 Headquartered 33 Forrest Gump portrayer 34 Annoys 35 Prefix for physics 36 Parody 37 Breakfast beverage 38 Bluefin and albacore 39 Eeyore creator 40 Chow-mein bit 41 Mexican marinade 42 Cosmos au-

Myrtle Beach 67/64

Manning 66/63

Today: Cloudy with rainy spells. Winds eastnortheast 6-12 mph. Monday: Warmer with clouds and sun. Winds west-southwest 8-16 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 65/61

Bishopville 63/61

Today: Heavy rain and a thunderstorm; watch for ﬂooding. High 66 to 71. Monday: A shower; warmer in northern parts. High 73 to 77.

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CROSSWORD

SUDOKU

thor 45 Choreographer Alvin 46 Loyal subject 51 Calvin and Hobbes girl 53 Nasal passage 54 States further 55 Sound displeased 56 Inflexible 57 Manuscript changes 58 Leaves in a hurry 60 With 66 Down, not-so-frequent flier 62 Relax in the tub 64 Defeats soundly 65 Swiss money 66 See 60 Down 67 Bohemian poet

68 Pyramids, essentially 69 Storied spirit 70 Colgate competitor 71 Pop singer Furtado 73 Awaken 74 Yellowish brown 77 Ran in the wash 79 Comp for a high roller 81 She might be beside herself 82 General pardon 83 Statistician Silver 84 Make visible 85 Discover, as a solution 88 With whimsy 91 Sounds displeased

93 Beta preceder 94 Destroy gradually 95 Hamlet, for one 96 Modern music holder 97 Digital image format 98 Nickname for Dallas

100 Not busy 101 Mild oath of old 102 Mends with thread 104 Roman 905 105 Make haste 107 Clean Water Act agcy. 108 Director Brooks

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SCISA 3A STATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Overwhelmed ’Cats

PHOTOS BY MATT WALSH / THE SUMTER ITEM

LEFT: Laurence Manning tailback Tyshawn Epps (4) tries to shake the tackle of Hammond’s Hamilton Rhineheart during the Skyhawks’ 17-0 victory in the SCISA 3A state championship game on Saturday in Columbia at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. RIGHT: Hammond quarterback Nick Garrett (8) is brought down by a Swampcat defender.

Hammond shuts down Laurence Manning 17-0 to win SCISA 3A title BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com COLUMBIA – Tyshawn Epps summed up Saturday’s SCISA 3A football state championship game succinctly. “At the end of the night, defense wins championships, and Hammond had a great defense tonight,” the Laurence Manning Academy running back said. Epps knows because he saw it early and often at Charlie W. Johnson Stadium. The

Skyhawks corralled Epps and shut down the LMA offense – holding the Swampcats to 116 total yards en route to a 17-0 victory and their seventh title in the last nine seasons. Hammond finished the year at 13-0 while the ‘Cats wound up 11-3 after dropping to 2-13 against the Skyhawks alltime. It was LMA’s first championship game appearance since 1997. “We had a great season this year, a lot of firsts, and I’m real proud of our kids,” LMA

SCISA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS At Charlie W. Johnson Stadium, Columbia 3A (1) Hammond 17, (2) Laurence Manning 0 2A (1) Northwood Academy 33, (1) Florence Christian 27 1A (1) Curtis Baptist 19, (3) Holly Hill Academy 14

head coach Robbie Briggs said. “It’s evident we have a ways to go in some areas, but give (Hammond) all the credit in the world. They played so

well defensively and they just wore on us with (T.J.) Brady.” The Swampcats held the highly-touted Hammond running back in check in the first half, but couldn’t sustain it in the second. Brady wound up with 242 yards rushing – 175 of which came in the second half. His 31-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown all but sealed the victory for the Skyhawks. “We thought if we could go up a couple scores that we’d be in good shape with the way our defense was playing,”

Hammond head coach Erik Kimrey said. “They were doing some things our offense had to adjust to, but we came out in the third quarter with a lot of energy and the offensive line played great.” The defense was on another level. The Swampcats had only two drives that made it inside the Hammond 40. Both ended when Epps was tackled in the backfield for no gain or negative yardage. He finished

SEE CATS, PAGE B3

SOUTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL

USC becomes bowl eligible BY JEFFREY COLLINS The Associated Press COLUMBIA — South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier asked everyone to give his defense credit at least four different times after the Gamecocks 37-12 win over South Alabama on Saturday. The unit, next-to-last in the Southeastern Conference giving up 442 yards a game coming in, held a second straight opponent under 300 yards and forced five turnovers to help South Carolina (6-5) became bowl eligible. “We had a lot of screw ups

offensively,” said Spurrier, whose Gamecocks also turned the ball over five times. “But our defense bailed them out.” South Alabama (6-5) ran 21 more plays and gained 207 yards in the first half. The Jaguars converted five of eight third downs in the first 30 minutes, but each stop was in the red zone, forcing South Alabama to kick three field goals. In the second half, the Jaguars gained just 82 yards as South Carolina also eliminated a psychological scar.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

South Alabama quarterback Brandon Bridge (7) fumbles the ball while being tackled by South Carolina defensive end Mason Harris (34) during the Gamecocks’ 37-12 victory in Columbia on Saturday that SEE USC, PAGE B6 helped the Gamecocks become bowl eligible.

CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Dye, defense lead Tigers to 28-0 win over Panthers BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press

CLEMSON — Clemson quarterback Cole Stoudt was glad for two things against Georgia State — the victory and the boost of confidence it gave the Tigers heading into their biggest game of the year. The Tigers (8-3) bounced back from their loss to Georgia Tech last week with a 28-0 win over Georgia State on Saturday. The club had been reelTHE ASSOCIATED PRESS ing, particularly on offense, Clemson running back Tyshon Dye (23) celebrates one of his two after the 28-6 loss to the Yeltouchdowns with quarterback Cole Stoudt (18) during the Tigers’ 28-0 low Jackets a week ago. Bevictory over Georgia State on Saturday in Clemson. sides scoring its fewest points

in seven years, Clemson again lost freshman quarterback standout Deshaun Watson to injury. Stoudt, the senior backup, was not ready to sub in against No. 17 Georgia Tech and it showed with three interceptions, two returned for touchdowns. Stoudt was much more poised and effective against the Panthers, who lost their 10th straight to fall to 1-10. “A lot of people got their confidence back today,” said Stoudt, the son of ex-NFL passer Cliff Stoudt. “We’re going to build off this game.”

And just in time for rival South Carolina, which comes to Death Valley next Saturday carrying an unprecedented five-game win streak in the rivalry. “We get that. These guys have heard that. There’s nobody in this locker room that’s beaten them,” Clemson offensive coordinator Chad Morris said. “But again, it comes down to us and how we prepare.” Whether they’ll prepare this week with Watson available is still a question. He sprained a

SEE TIGERS, PAGE B6

SPORTS

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014

SCOREBOARD TV, RADIO

South Pointe 23, Belton-Honea Path 20, OT Lower State Quarterfinals Hartsville 55, Berkeley 0 Marlboro County 42, Myrtle Beach 17

TODAY

7:30 a.m. – Formula One Racing: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 8 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match from London – Liverpool vs. Crystal Palace (CNBC). 10 a.m. – Women’s International Soccer: England vs. Germany (FOX SPORTS 2). 10:55 a.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Tottenham vs. Hull City (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 11 a.m. – College Football: NCAA Football Championship Subdivision Selection Show from Charlotte (ESPNU). Noon – College Basketball: Hall of Fame Tip-Off from Uncasville, Conn. – Florida State vs. Massachusetts (ESPNU). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Cleveland at Atlanta (WLTX 19). 1 p.m. – NFL Football: Detroit at New England (WACH 57). 1 p.m. – International Soccer: Mexican League Match – Monterrey vs. UNAM (ELREY). 1 p.m. – CFL Football: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Game – Montreal at Hamilton (ESPN). 1 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Euroleague Game – Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv vs. Limoges CSP (NBA TV). 1:30 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Eastern Conference Playoffs Final Series First Leg – New England at New York (WIS 10). 1:30 p.m. -- LPGA Golf: CME Group Tour Championship Final Round from Naples, Fla. (GOLF). 1:30 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Conference USA Tournament Championship Match (SPORTSOUTH). 2 p.m. – College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Fifth-Place Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico (ESPNU). 2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Hall of Fame Tip-Off from Uncasville, Conn. – Notre Dame vs. Providence (ESPN2). 3 p.m. – Women’s College Basketball: WNIT Championship Game (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 3 p.m. – Professional Basketball: NBA Development League Game – Teams To Be Announced (NBA TV). 4 p.m. – Figure Skating: Grand Prix Event from Bordeaux, France – Trophee Eric Bompard (WIS 10). 4 p.m. – College Basketball: North Carolina Central at Creighton (FOX SPORST 1). 4:25 p.m. – NFL Football: Miami at Denver (WLTX 19). 4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Third-Place Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico (ESPN2). 4:30 p.m. – College Basketball: South Florida at North Carolina State (ESPNU). 5 p.m. – Major League Soccer: Western Conference Playoffs Final Series First Leg – Seattle at Los Angeles (ESPN). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: Florida Atlantic at Georgia (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 6 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam Semifinal Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 6 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Charlotte at Miami (NBA TV, SPORTSOUTH). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Puerto Rico Tip-Off Championship Game from San Juan, Puerto Rico (ESPN2). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Third-Place Game from Charleston – South Carolina vs. Akron (ESPNU, WDXY-FM 105.9, WNKT-FM 107.5, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series Awards Ceremony from Miami (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Tennessee State at Vanderbilt (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8:20 p.m. – NFL Football: Dallas at New York Giants (WIS 10). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam Semifinal Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Charleston Classic Third-Place Game from Charleston – Charlotte vs. (ESPN2). 9:30 p.m. – Women’s College Volleyball: Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Match from Baltimore (ESPNU).

MONDAY

2:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Maui Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Lahaina, Hawaii – Kansas State vs. Purdue (ESPN2). 2:55 p.m. – International Soccer: Barclays Premier League Match – Southampton vs. Aston Villa (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: Maui Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Lahaina, Hawaii – Missouri vs. Arizona (ESPN2). 5 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam Fifth- or Seventh-Place Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands – Clemson vs. Louisiana State or Weber State (WWBD-FM 94.7). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 6:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam Third-Place Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Legends Classic First-Round Game from Brooklyn, N.Y. – Villanova vs. Virginia Commonwealth (ESPN2). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Hall of Fame Classic First-Round Game from Kansas City, Mo. – Arizona State vs. Maryland (ESPNU). 7 p.m. – College Basketball: Murray State at Xavier (FOX SPORTS 1). 7 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Pittsburgh at Boston (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 7 p.m. – NBA Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Charlotte (SPORTSOUTH). 7:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Eastern Washington at Indiana (ESPNEWS). 8 p.m. – College Basketball: Stephen F. Austin at Baylor (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8:15 p.m. – NFL Football: Baltimore at New Orleans (ESPN, WNKT-FM 107.5). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Paradise Jam Championship Game from St. Thomas, Virgin Islands (CBS SPORTS NETWORK). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: Maui Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Lahaina, Hawaii – Pittsburgh vs. Chaminade (ESPNU). 9 p.m. – College Basketball: NJIT at Marquette (FOX SPORTS 1). 9:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Hall of Fame Classic First-Round Game from Kansas City, Mo. – Alabama State vs. Iowa State (ESPN2). 11 p.m. – College Basketball: MGM Grand Main Event First-Round Game from Las Vegas – Tulsa vs. Auburn (ESPNU). 11:30 p.m. – College Basketball: Maui Invitational Quarterfinal Game from Lahaina, Hawaii – Brigham Young vs. San Diego State (ESPN2).

PREP FOOTBALL The Associated Press Friday’s Scores

Division I Quarterfinals Dutch Fork 27, Dorman 13 Byrnes 37, Northwestern 36 Fort Dorchester 31, Summerville 16 Hillcrest 52, Lexington 14 Division II Quarterfinals Greenwood 16, Westwood 0 South Florence 38, North Augusta 23 Spartanburg 51, Stratford 20 York Comprehensive 33, River Bluff 28

Upper State Quarterfinals A.C. Flora 58, Emerald 21

Division I Upper State Semifinal Newberry 16, Fairfield Central 3 Lower State Semifinal Dillon 37, Loris 20 Division II Upper State Semifinal W.J. Keenan 46, Ninety Six 28 Lower State Semifinal Timberland 34, Woodland 14

Division I Upper State Semifinal Christ Church Episcopal 35, McBee 8 Lower State Semifinal Bamberg-Ehrhardt 20, Allendale-Fairfax 8 Division II Upper State Semifinal Hunter-Kinard-Tyler 32, Lamar 24 Lower State Semifinal Lake View 36, Estill 14

SCISA

Eight Man State Championship Richard Winn 50, Carolina Academy 14

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION W L Toronto 10 2 Brooklyn 5 7 Boston 4 7 New York 3 10 Philadelphia 0 12 SOUTHEAST DIVISION W L Washington 8 3 Atlanta 6 5 Miami 6 6 Orlando 6 8 Charlotte 4 9 CENTRAL DIVISION W L Chicago 8 5 Milwaukee 7 6 Cleveland 5 6 Indiana 5 7 Detroit 3 10

Pct GB .833 – .417 5 .364 51/2 .231 71/2 .000 10 Pct GB .727 – .545 2 .500 21/2 .429 31/2 .308 5 Pct GB .615 – .538 1 .455 2 .417 21/2 .231 5

THE SUMTER ITEM

CLEMSON BASKETBALL

Tigers edge Wolf Pack 59-50 in Paradise Jam BY MATT SCHOCH The Associated Press ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands — A game the next day was the perfect thing for the Clemson men’s basketball team after its second straight loss to a Big South team, Jaron Blossomgame said. Blossomgame, a sophomore forward, scored 13 points to lead Clemson to a 59-50 victory against Nevada in a consolation semifinals game at the Paradise Jam on Saturday at the University of the Virgin Islands. Landry Nnoko added 10 for the Tigers (2-2), who recovered after a tough loss in Friday’s BLOSSOMGAME Paradise Jam opener after the team called a timeout it did not have in the final seconds of a tied game against Gardner-Webb. “It was really good for us to play and get that bad taste out of our mouths,” Blossomgame said. “Playing immediately was a good thing for us. Guys were ready to play and prove ourselves, and show that we’re a really good team.” Clemson had also lost Monday to Winthrop. The Tigers will now play for fifth place in the tournament Monday against the winner of Saturday’s Louisiana State-Weber State game. D.J. Fenner and Tyron Criswell scored 11 points apiece for Nevada (2-2), which will play the loser in Monday’s seventh-place game.

The Tigers took command with a 16-0 run in the first half, fueled by two 3-pointers by Rod Hall and capped by a spin move to score by Nnoko to put Clemson up 26-11 with 7:18 until halftime. “We made a couple 3s, and we’re not a very good 3-point shooting team,” Clemson coach Brad Brownell said. “That really helps our team. We need to be able to stretch it with some 3-point shooting, and we had some guys do that in that run.” The Tigers, who shot 5 of 15 from beyond the arc, led 39-24 at halftime. Clemson’s Donte Grantham, who missed much of the first half after getting hit in the face, ignited a second-half run after the Wolf Pack had closed the deficit to 11 points. His pull-up jumper and baseline runner ignited a 9-0 run to make the lead 50-30 with 13:17 to play. Nevada got the lead down to 55-47 with 5:12 to play, but the Wolf Pack would not score again until there was 17.6 seconds to play and the game was decided. “Looking at our stat chart, we just missed our shots inside,” Nevada coach David Carter said. “We were 7 of 16 inside the paint. Against a good team like that, you can’t do that.” In all, Nevada had eight straight possessions with no points down the stretch. “I think that’s the mark of a young team,” Carter said. “I think we’re trying to hit home runs. We’re trying to make that play, and they just have to learn it’s one possession at a time.”

WESTERN CONFERENCE SOUTHWEST DIVISION W L Memphis 11 2 Dallas 10 3 Houston 9 3 San Antonio 8 4 New Orleans 6 5 NORTHWEST DIVISION W L Portland 9 3 Denver 5 7 Utah 5 8 Minnesota 3 8 Oklahoma City 3 11 PACIFIC DIVISION W L Golden State 9 2 L.A. Clippers 7 4 Phoenix 8 5 Sacramento 7 5 L.A. Lakers 3 10

Pct GB .846 – .769 1 .750 11/2 .667 21/2 .545 4 Pct GB .750 – .417 4 .385 41/2 .273 51/2 .214 7 Pct GB .818 – .636 2 .615 2 .583 21/2 .231 7

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Phoenix 122, Philadelphia 96 Orlando 105, Charlotte 100 Atlanta 99, Detroit 89 Toronto 124, Milwaukee 83 Brooklyn 94, Oklahoma City 92 Memphis 117, Boston 100 San Antonio 121, Minnesota 92 Washington 91, Cleveland 78 Dallas 140, L.A. Lakers 106 Denver 117, New Orleans 97 Golden State 101, Utah 88 Portland 105, Chicago 87

SATURDAY’S GAMES

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.

TODAY’S GAMES

L.A. Clippers at Memphis, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 6 p.m. Portland at Boston, 6 p.m. Golden State at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m. Denver at L.A. Lakers, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Portland at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Phoenix at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. New York at Houston, 8 p.m. Indiana at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Chicago at Utah, 9 p.m.

KEEPING UP

White working to increase workload at Union College

ndrew White was an occasional starter as a true freshman for the Union College (Ky.) football team. The Lakewood High School graduate played in six games for the 1-9 Bulldogs, recording 22 tackles and tying for the team lead with two sacks WHITE for a team-best 17 yards. The 6-foot-4 defensive end forced a fumble and recovered one. “He had his ups and downs,” Union defensive line coach John Gray said. “He’s very coachable. He still has a lot to learn.” White chose Union after his college options dwindled because of a neck injury his senior year. He said he missed the last four games and underwent surgery. He said he connected with Union after his coach

contacted the program. Gray said White started the first two games, then lost Barbara the startBoxleitner ing position to last year’s starter. He then usually played in packages where his role was to rush the quarterback, before regaining the starting spot at the end of the season. “I didn’t think I would come up here and make every play,” White said. “I’m glad at what I did and how I performed.” He had a season-high eight tackles against Georgetown College in the ninth game and forced a fourth-quarter fumble on a sack. “As soon as I hit him, the ball popped out,” he said. Both his sacks came when he was matched

against a tackle. “I just beat them off of a good move,” said White, whose lone fumble recovery was on a ball that popped loose when a linebacker hit the running back in the hole. Like other freshmen, the coach said, White needs to improve his footwork and use of hands. “He’s one of those guys who’s been able to beat everybody on athleticism,” Gray said. “Now it comes down to technique. Once he hones his craft, he’ll be a heck of a player.” White said he weighs 245 and that the coaches want him at 260. Time in the weight room should add the strength Gray said he wants to see in White, who was a bit undersized facing offensive linemen. “I got used to going up against them,” White said, “and I got better.” Send updates about area athletes to Barbara Boxleitner at BKLE3@aol.com.

NHL STANDINGS By The Associated Press SPORTS ITEMS

EASTERN CONFERENCE ATLANTIC DIVISION GP W L OT Montreal 21 15 5 1 Tampa Bay 21 13 6 2 Boston 21 13 8 0 Detroit 19 10 4 5 Ottawa 18 9 5 4 Toronto 20 10 8 2 Florida 17 7 5 5 Buffalo 20 5 13 2 METROPOLITAN DIVISION GP W L OT Pittsburgh 18 13 3 2 N.Y. Islanders 19 13 6 0 Washington 19 9 7 3 N.Y. Rangers 19 8 7 4 New Jersey 20 9 9 2 Philadelphia 18 7 9 2 Carolina 19 6 10 3 Columbus 19 6 11 2

Pts 31 28 26 25 22 22 19 12

GF GA 59 52 75 59 57 52 54 45 50 47 63 62 38 44 34 69

Pts 28 26 21 20 20 16 15 14

GF GA 68 40 64 56 55 52 52 58 49 56 53 58 45 58 47 68

Pts 26 25 23 23 22 18 17

GF GA 54 40 50 39 55 39 43 47 53 41 56 68 49 64

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

GP 19 19 19 21 18 20 20

W 12 12 11 10 11 7 6

L 5 6 7 8 7 9 9

OT 2 1 1 3 0 4 5

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Anaheim 21 12 4 5 29 58 53 Vancouver 20 13 6 1 27 61 60 Los Angeles 20 11 5 4 26 53 44 Calgary 21 12 7 2 26 66 57 San Jose 22 10 9 3 23 59 60 Arizona 20 8 10 2 18 49 62 Edmonton 20 6 12 2 14 48 67 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

N.Y. Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 4, SO Boston 4, Columbus 3, SO New Jersey 2, Edmonton 0 N.Y. Rangers at Buffalo, ppd., snow

TODAY’S GAMES

St. Louis at Winnipeg, 4:30 p.m. Montreal at N.Y. Rangers, 7 p.m. Arizona at Anaheim, 8 p.m. Chicago at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m.

MONDAY’S GAMES

Pittsburgh at Boston, 7 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Ottawa at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at Florida, 7:30 p.m.

Woods to work with Dallas-based teacher NAPLES, Fla. — Tiger Woods is getting some help for his swing as he prepares to return to competition. Woods announced Saturday on Twitter that Dallas-based Chris Como will be working and consulting with him on his swing. Woods did not identify Como as his fourth swing coach as a pro. Woods said three months ago he had fired Sean Foley. He has played sparingly this year because of health issues. Woods missed three months recovering from back surgery, WOODS and he has not played since the PGA Championship as he tries to get stronger. Woods says he met Como through good friend Notah Begay. Como works at Gleneagles Country Club outside Dallas. Golf Digest magazine listed him among its best young teachers in 2013. LAROCHE AGREES TO CONTRACT WITH WHITE SOX

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox had one of the majors’ most powerful righthanded bats last season in Jose Abreu. Now they are hoping Adam LaRoche can help balance their lineup. LaRoche has agreed to a contract with the White Sox, a person familiar with the situation said Friday night. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the deal with the free-agent first baseman. USA Today first reported the move.

STENSON, CABRERA-BELLO LEAD BY 3 IN DUBAI

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Defending champion Henrik Stenson and Spain’s Rafa Cabrera-Bello opened up a three-shot lead after the third round of the seasonending DP World Tour Championship on Saturday. Stenson posted four birdies in a 4-under 68 to join Cabrera-Bello who birdied four of his closing five holes in a 7-under 65. Both players have an overall 14-under 202 on the Earth Course at Jumeirah Golf Estates. JANZEN, PUTNAM LEAD PEBBLE BEACH INVITATIONAL

PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. — Lee Janzen scrambled to a par 72, dropping into a share of the lead with Andrew Putnam, who shot a 2-under on a rainy Saturday, after three rounds at the Callaway Pebble Beach Invitational. GRANADA CLINGS TO 1-SHOT LEAD AT LPGA FINALE

NAPLES, Fla. — Behind just about every green at Tiburon Golf Club was a leaderboard with more information than Stacy Lewis could digest. Julieta Granada was at the top, and she stayed there all of Saturday with a 2-under 70 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the CME Group Tour Championship. Lewis had more reason to be rattled by the name of Lydia Ko making a run and climbing to within three shots of the lead, boosting her chances of the $1 million bonus. From wire reports

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CATS FROM PAGE B1 with 42 yards on 16 carries. “It was tough,” LMA quarterback J.T. Eppley said. “They were diving left and diving right and shooting gaps. It was tough to get anything going.” The Swampcats’ first drive was over nearly before it began. They opened with a holding call and then Epps, after a 13-yard gain, fumbled to set Hammond up at the LMA 42. But, for the first half at least, the Swampcats’ defense was up to the challenge as the game remained scoreless. They forced a turnover a downs and held the Skyhawks at bay. Hammond had just 115 yards of offense at the break and Brady was held to just 58 yards on 14 carries. “Our defense was outstanding all year and that’s a credit to (defensive coordinator) Coach (Elmer) Bench and the kids,” Briggs said. “It’s a bitter ending because of all we’ve overcome, but we’ll take it and learn from it for next year.” The Skyhawks’ final drive before the break changed the momentum, though. Brady’s 16-yard run on fourth down

set Hammond up at the ‘Cats’ 34. Quarterback Nick Garrett did the rest with his arm, going 5 for 8 down the stretch and finding a wide-open Cantey Heath in the left corner of the end zone for a 6-yard strike and a 7-0 lead. Garrett finished 8 for 13 for 50 yards and the one score. The second half was all Brady. He rushed six straight times on Hammond’s opening drive for 65 yards. Laurence Manning’s defense kept the game close with a fourthdown stop as Skyhawks placekicker Sean Hutchinson’s 27yard field goal made it 10-0. But LMA’s offense still wasn’t able to find any traction. The Swampcats had only four offensive possessions in the second half thanks to Hammond’s ballcontrol offense. Two wound up inside Skyhawks territory, but one was stopped on fourth down and another resulted in a punt. “That’s the best defensive effort I’ve ever been a part of,” Kimrey said. “They played tremendously all night. Can’t say enough about them and the job Craig Farnsworth, our defensive coordinator, did.”

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Laurence Manning’s (52) shows his disappointment following the Swampcats’ 17-0 loss to Hammond in the SCISA 3A state championship game on Saturday at Benedict College’s Charlie W. Johnson Stadium in Columbia.

Bills escape snowy Buffalo to prepare to face Jets BY JOHN WAWROW The Associated Press Bills receiver Chris Hogan trudged through hip-high drifts of snow to get to Ralph Wilson Stadium. Tight ends Scott Chandler and Lee Smith shared a ride on a snowmobile. Mush. All that was missing were Sherpas and sled dogs for the Bills to escape the clutches of snowbound Orchard Park and finally begin taking their focus off Mother Nature and instead on their next opponent, the AFC East rival New York Jets on Monday night. It’s a “home” game which they’ll be playing at a neutral site in Detroit, and a day later than initially scheduled. The NFL relocated the game following a severe lake-effect storm dumped more than 5 feet of snow on the Buffalo region. “We’re on a mission, and we can’t let the snow throw us off,” running back Anthony Dixon said before boarding the team’s charter flight to Detroit on Friday. The Bills (5-5) are fading from the AFC playoff picture following two straight losses. The storm hasn’t exactly helped. Coming off an extended break since a 22-9 loss at Miami on Nov. 13, the Bills traveled to Detroit to finally practice after canceling sessions on Wednesday and Thursday. “We’re not going to make any excuses,” coach Doug Marrone said. “We’re going to get ourselves the best pre-

pared we can to play a game.” The Jets (2-8) are rested, coming off their bye week, and have had the advantage of practicing all week. Jets coach Rex Ryan isn’t sure if the Bills need to practice given how Buffalo beat New York 43-23 in their last meeting on Oct. 26. “They did force six turnovers on us the last time, so I don’t know if they want to change that formula,” he said. Ryan insists the Jets are better than the team that struggled through an eightgame skid before a 20-13 win over Pittsburgh on Nov. 9. “This is a better football team, I think, than people realize,” Ryan said. “We get to go out and prove it.” Here are some things to look for as the Bills attempt a season-series sweep for the first time since 2007: NEUTRAL SITE

The Bills thought they were done giving away home games after their annual regular-season series of playing in Toronto was postponed this year. The two teams met once in Toronto in 2009, when thenJets starter Mark Sanchez threw a go-ahead touchdown to Braylon Edwards in a 19-13 win. That game was also played in prime time and under a roof, at Toronto’s downtown Rogers Centre. The Bills had a 1-5 record at Toronto since the series began in 2008. The Bills are familiar with

playing in Detroit after rallying from a 14-0 deficit to beat the Lions 17-14 on Oct. 5. Dan Carpenter hit a 58-yard field goal with 4 seconds left to seal a game in which a fan shined a laser pointer from the stands in a bid to distract the Bills. The fan has since been charged and barred from attending events at Ford Field. Fans are being offered free tickets to the game Monday night. ON THE ROAD?

The Bills left town and hope they can make it back. After contemplating spending next week practicing out of town to avoid the massive cleanup, Bills President Russ Brandon said his team plans to return to Buffalo following the game. Brandon, however, still isn’t sure if Ralph Wilson Stadium will be ready in time to host Buffalo’s next home game against Cleveland on Nov. 30. ON THE RUN

Though the Jets’ passing game has struggled, their ground attack has been a

Carolina Tampa Bay NORTH

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By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE EAST New England Miami Buffalo N.Y. Jets SOUTH Indianapolis Houston Tennessee Jacksonville NORTH Cincinnati Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland WEST Denver Kansas City San Diego Oakland

W 8 6 5 2

L 2 4 5 8

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .800 .600 .500 .200

PF 323 249 200 174

PA 218 180 204 265

W 6 5 2 1

L 4 5 8 9

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .600 .500 .200 .100

PF 310 229 168 158

PA 253 204 250 282

W 6 7 6 6

L 3 4 4 4

T 1 0 0 0

Pct .650 .636 .600 .600

PF 224 288 261 216

PA 221 263 181 195

WL T 7 3 0 7 4 0 6 4 0 1 10 0

Pct .700 .636 .600 .091

PF 293 261 218 176

PA 224 195 192 285

PF 299 261 205 204

PA 251 212 263 256

NATIONAL CONFERENCE EAST Philadelphia Dallas N.Y. Giants Washington SOUTH Atlanta New Orleans

W 7 7 3 3

L 3 3 7 7

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .700 .700 .300 .300

W L T Pct PF PA 4 6 0 .400 238 255 4 6 0 .400 261 252

strength. New York has topped 130 yards rushing seven times this season, and is averaging 170 yards in its past four games. The Jets face a Bills run defense that has suddenly

Detroit Green Bay Chicago Minnesota WEST Arizona San Francisco Seattle St. Louis

3 7 1 .318 215 300 2 8 0 .200 194 279 W 7 7 4 4

L 3 3 6 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .700 .700 .400 .400

PF 188 330 215 181

PA 156 225 290 220

W 9 6 6 4

L 1 4 4 6

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .900 .600 .600 .400

PF 237 211 260 185

PA 176 212 215 258

THURSDAY’S GAME

Oakland 24, Kansas City 20

TODAY’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, ppd., snow 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 GAMES

N.Y. Jets vs. Buffalo at Detroit, 7 p.m. Baltimore at New Orleans, 8:30 p.m.

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

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Saturday Clemson 28, Georgia State 0 South Carolina 37, South Alabama 12 (9) Georgia 55, Charleston Southern 9 Citadel 45, VMI 25 Wofford 34, Mercer 6 Chattanooga 45, Furman 19 Liberty 15, Coastal Carolina 14 South Carolina State 30, Norfolk State 20 North Greenville 42, Shorter University 16

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Saturday (2) Alabama 48, Western Carolina 14 Arkansas 30, (8) Mississippi 0 Florida 52, Eastern Kentucky 3 (4) Mississippi State vs. Vanderbilt (late) (16) Auburn vs. Samford (late) (19) Missouri at Tennessee (late)

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Saturday ( 3) Oregon 44, Colorado 10 (6) Baylor vs. Oklahoma State (late) (7) Ohio State 42, Indiana 27 (10) Michigan State 45, Rutgers 3 (11) UCLA vs. (24) Southern Cal (late) (13) Arizona State 52, Washington State 31 (14) Wisconsin 26, Iowa 24 (15) Arizona 42, (20) Utah 10 (18) Marshall 23, UAB 18 Minnesota 28, (21) Nebraska 24 (22) Colorado State 58, New Mexico 20 (23) Oklahoma 44, Kansas 7

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Liberty blocks field goal to beat Coastal 15-14 and win Big South title CONWAY — Liberty blocked a field goal with 3 seconds to play in a 15-14 comeback win over No. 1-ranked Coastal Carolina on Saturday to end the Chanticleers’ 11-game winning streak and claim the Big South Conference title. Liberty’s John Lunsford kicked the go-ahead 32-yard field goal with 1:20 to play, and Coastal Carolina drove nine plays later to the 6, but Alex Catron’s 24-yard field goal try was blocked. Stephon Masha was 20 of 30 for 285 yards and an interception for Liberty (8-4, 4-1). Darrin Peterson caught four passes for 113 yards, setting a school single-season receiving record of 1,214 yards. Masha threw a 72-yard TD pass to Peterson in the third quarter, but the two-point conversion attempt failed. Alex Ross threw a 33-yard TD pass to Bruce Mapp and De’Angelo Henderson scored on a 19-yard run and Coastal Carolina (11-1, 4-1) led 14-6 at halftime. WOFFORD 34 MERCER 6

SPARTANBURG — Lorenzo Long ran for four touchdowns to give Wofford a 34-6 victory over Mercer on Saturday. The season-ending win gave Wofford (6-5, 4-3 Southern Conference) a winning season and a fourth place finish in the conference. Michael Weimer finished with 95 yards rushing and 23 yards passing as the Terriers stayed on the ground. Wofford piled up 374 yards rushing, while holding the Bears (6-6, 1-6) to 66 yards rushing. The Wofford defense limited Mercer to 151 total yards. The Terriers scored the first four times they had the ball as Long drove in from the three for the first touchdown and Weimer broke a 48yard scoring run with 2:35 remaining in the first quarter. Long sprinted in from the 28 to start the second quarter and added a 22-yard run on the next possession. John Russ threw for 85 yards and one touchdown for the Bears. CITADEL 45 VMI 25

LEXINGTON, Va.— Isiaha Smith ran for a career-high 134 yards and a touchdown and Jake Stenson matched his career high with 120 yards and another score as The Citadel ground out a 45-25 victory over VMI on Saturday. Five different ball carriers scored for the Bulldogs (5-7, 3-4 Southern), as The Citadel roll up 397 yards on the ground. The yardage totals for Smith and Stenson marked the fifth time this season two Bulldogs rushed for at least

100 yards in the same game. The Bulldogs scored the first three touchdowns and led 24-13 at halftime. Al Cobb’s 28-yard scoring pass to Aaron Sanders got the Keydets (2-10, 1-6) within 24-19 early in the second half before The Citadel scored 21 unanswered points to end the third quarter. Cobb was 27 of 43 for a career-high 396 yards passing and two scores. Aaron Sanders had 165 yards on seven receptions. S.C. STATE 30 NORFOLK ST. 20

ORANGEBURG — Jalen Simmons ran for two touchdowns to lead South Carolina State to a 30-20 victory over Norfolk State in the final game of the season for both teams on Saturday. Norfolk State’s Terrance Ervin threw a 49-yard touchdown pass to Isaac White to make it a one-score game, 2317, with 4:15 left in the third quarter. Simmons’ 35-yard touchdown run with 12:35 left to play stretched the lead for the Bulldogs (8-4, 6-2 MidEastern Athletic Conference). After the play a fight broke out between the two teams that delayed the game. Ervin had two touchdown passes for the Spartans (4-8, 4-4). His 49-yard TD pass to Markice Street got Norfolk State within one point in the first quarter, and Cameron Marouf’s 44-yard field goal gave the Spartans their only lead of the game, 10-9, with 11:26 left in the second. CHATTANOOGA 45 FURMAN 19

GREENVILLE — Jacob Huesman threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more as Chattanooga extended its undefeated conference record with a 45-19 win over Furman on Saturday. Huesman finished with 257 yards passing and 103 yards rushing to lead a Chattanooga offense that racked up 499 total yards. Furman had 325 yards overall. Keon Williams added to the numbers for the Mocs (9-3, 7-0 Southern Conference) with 97 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Tommy Hudson had 84 yards receiving. Huesman ran for two scores in the first half and threw for a third, a 17-yarder to Faysal Shafaat, in the final 32 seconds of the second quarter. Henrique Ribeiro added a 39-yard field goal and the Mocs were up 24-7 at the break. Williams ran for two scores in the third and Huesman hit Shafaat again in the fourth. P.J. Blazejowski threw for 127 yards for the Paladins (3-9, 2-5). From wire reports

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Oklahoma running back Samaje Perine (32) sprints toward the end zone for a touchdown run as Kansas’ Ben Heeney (31) and Ben Goodman (93) pursue in the Sooners’ 44-7 rout on Saturday in Norman, Okla. Perine broke the NCAA rushing record with 427 yards on 35 carries a week after Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon set the record with 408 yards.

Oklahoma’s Perine runs for record 427 yards in 44-7 rout NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma freshman Samaje Perine set a major college record by running for 427 yards in a driving rainstorm, scoring five touchdowns and leading the No. 23 Sooners over Kansas 44-7 Saturday. A week after Wisconsin’s Melvin Gordon set the mark by rushing for 408 yards against Nebraska, Perine ran past him. Perine broke the 7-day-old record on his 34th and final carry, a 42-yard run with 12:16 left in the fourth quarter. Perine got off a fast start, running for a 49-yard TD on his first carry. He added TD runs of 33 and 34 yards in the second quarter and scored on runs of 66 and 27 yards in the third. The Sooners (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) held Kansas to 103 yards to win their second straight. The Jayhawks (3-8, 1-7) lost their 29th straight true road game and 32nd in a row straight outside of Lawrence. Kansas had hoped to build on last week’s 34-30 loss to then-No. 5 TCU, but the Jayhawks failed to produce any points on offense.

(18) MARSHALL 23 UAB 18 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Rakeem Cato threw for two touchdowns and Ra’shawde Myers recovered a fumble in the end zone for a late score as No. 18 Marshall defeated UAB 23-18. (13) ARIZONA STATE 52 WASHINGTON STATE 31

TEMPE, Ariz.— Taylor Kelly passed for four touchdowns in his final home game, D. J. Foster rushed for three and No. 13 Arizona State converted all five Washington State turnovers into touchdowns to beat the Cougars 52-31 on Saturday. (14) WISCONSIN 26 IOWA 24

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Melvin Gordon surpassed 2,000 yard rushing with 200 yards and two touchdowns, and 14th-ranked Wisconsin held off Iowa 26-24 on Saturday for its sixth straight win.

(3) OREGON 44

(15) ARIZONA 42

COLORADO 10

(20) UTAH 10

EUGENE, Ore. — Marcus Mariota threw for 323 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 73 yards and another score in perhaps his last game at Autzen Stadium and No. 3 Oregon beat Colorado 44-10 on Saturday. Freshman Royce Freeman ran for 105 yards and two scores for the Ducks (10-1, 7-1 Pac-12, CFP No. 2). Oregon has already clinched the North Division’s berth in the conference championship game on Dec. 5.

SALT LAKE CITY — Freshman Nick Wilson ran for 218 yards and three touchdowns as No. 15 Arizona overcame an injury to quarterback Anu Solomon and pulled away from No. 20 Utah 42-10 on Saturday.

(7) OHIO STATE 42 INDIANA 27

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Jalin Marshall returned a punt 54 yards for a touchdown to give No. 7 Ohio State the lead late in the third quarter and added three late insurance scores to lead the Buckeyes past Indiana 42-27 Saturday, the Hoosiers’ sixth loss in a row. (10) MICHIGAN STATE 45 RUTGERS 3

EAST LANSING, Mich.— Jeremy Langford and Tony Lippett celebrated senior day in style as No. 10-ranked Michigan State smashed Rutgers 45-3 on Saturday for its 40th win in four seasons and 51st in five.

(22) COLORADO STATE 58 NEW MEXICO 20

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Dee Hart matched a school record with six touchdowns and No. 22 Colorado State amassed a program-best 698 yards of offense as the Rams routed New Mexico 58-20 on Saturday to extend their winning streak to nine straight. MINNESOTA 28 (21) NEBRASKA 24

LINCOLN, Neb. — Jerry Kill’s building project at Minnesota has taken another huge step. Down by double digits in the third quarter, and with star running back David Cobb on the sideline injured, the Gophers stunned No. 21 Nebraska 28-24 on Saturday to keep alive their hopes in the Big Ten West. From wire reports

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Hogs blank Ole Miss in 30-0 win FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Rohan Gaines and Arkansas are making a habit of their newfound winning ways. Gaines returned an interception 100 yards for a touchdown, and Arkansas’ defense forced six turnovers in a 30-0 win over No. 8 Mississippi on Saturday. The win earned the Razorbacks (6-5, 2-5 Southeastern Conference), losers of 17 straight SEC games until a win over LSU last week, bowl eligibility for the first time in three seasons. Led by Martrell Spaight’s 11 tackles, Arkansas also earned back-to-back conference shutouts for the first time since joining the SEC in 1992. Bo Wallace led the Rebels (8-3, 4-3) with 235 yards passing — he also threw two interceptions. Ole Miss outgained the Razorbacks 316311 but was unable to overcome the turnovers in losing its third straight SEC game. (2) ALABAMA 48 WESTERN CAROLINA 14

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Derrick Henry rushed for two touchdowns and scored a third on a catch, all in the first half, to lead No. 2 Alabama to a 48-14 victory over Western Carolina on Saturday. The Crimson Tide (10-1) recovered from a slow start to score the final 31 points in its first game since rising to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings. FCS member

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Arkansas safety Alan Turner (27) closes on Mississippi tight end Evan Engram, right, during the Razorbacks’ 30-0 victory on Saturday. It was the second straight shutout for Arkansas, while the Rebels have now dropped their three out of their last four games. Western Carolina (7-5) trailed just 17-14 early in the second quarter. Blake Sims was 17 of 25 passing for 222 yards and two touchdowns, while throwing an interception in the end zone. Henry had touchdown runs of 10 and 23 yards and a 9-yard scoring reception.

Alabama held out injured tailback T.J. Yeldon (ankle), wide receiver DeAndrew White (hamstring) and placekicker Adam Griffith, whose injury hasn’t been specified. (9) GEORGIA 55

scored two touchdowns on its first three snaps, including an 83-yard touchdown run by Nick Chubb, and the No. 9 Bulldogs rolled past Charleston Southern 55-9 on Saturday.

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FLORIDA 52

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Jeff Driskel threw three touchdown passes and ran for a score, helping Florida become bowl eligible with a 52-3 victory over lower-division Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

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FSU survives another close contest, edges Boston College 20-17 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Quarterback Jameis Winston led top-ranked Florida State 66 yards to put Roberto Aguayo in position for a 26yard game-winning field goal with three seconds remaining and the Seminoles remained perfect with a 20-17 victory over Boston College on Saturday. Florida State (11-0, 8-0 ACC, No. 3 CFP) had been plagued by slow starts throughout the season and the Seminoles went into the fourth quarter tied 17-17 with the Eagles. But with less than five minutes left, Winston helped engineer another game-winning drive. Winston finished with 281 yards passing with a touchdown and an interception. The Eagles (6-5, 3-4) stuck with their run-first philosophy throughout and finished with 240 yards on the ground. Quarterback Tyler Murphy bounced a read-option around the left end for a 21-yard score midway through the third quarter to tie the game at 17. Joey Launceford missed a 43yard field goal with 4:37 left that would have given Boston College the lead. LOUISVILLE 31 NOTRE DAME 28

SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Freshman quarterback Reggie Bonnafon ran for a pair of touchdowns and threw a 21yard scoring pass to DeVante Parker to lead Louisville to a 31-28 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday, the third straight loss for the Fighting Irish. The Irish had a chance to force overtime but Kyle Brindza missed a 32-yard field goal wide right with 51 seconds left. Brindza missed a field goal in overtime last week in a loss to Northwestern. The Irish scored a pair of touchdowns early in the third quarter, the second set up by a 61yard punt return by Greg Bryant, to take a 20-17 lead. But the Cardinals answered with the touchdown pass to Parker and a 15-yard run by Brandon Radcliff that he set up with a 41-yard run. The Cardinals (8-3, No. 24 CFP) kept alive their hopes for a third straight season of at

Florida State placekicker Roberto Aguayo celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal with three seconds left in the Seminoles’ 20-17 victory over Boston College on Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.

least 10 wins. The Irish (7-4), after starting the season 6-0 and being ranked No. 5, have lost four of their last five, and the three straight losses is the longest losing streak for the Irish since Brian Kelly’s first season as coach in 2010.

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Mike Weaver kicked a 39-yard field goal in the second overtime and Wake Forest beat Virginia Tech 6-3 on Saturday. John Wolford was 18 of 32 for 160 yards to give the Demon Deacons (3-8, 1-6 ACC) their first win over Tech since 1984. Weaver kicked field goals in both overtimes after missing at the end of the fourth quarter of the first Bowl Subdivision game since 2005 to end regulation with no score. Michael Brewer went 15 of 28 for 126 yards and J.C. Coleman rushed for 98 yards for the Hokies (5-6, 2-5). They had the ball first in the second overtime, but Marquel Lee and Desmond Floyd sacked Brewer on third down at the 35. That forced the Hokies into a 53-yard field goal that Joey Slye pulled wide left.

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PITTSBURGH — Chad Voytik threw a pair of touchdown passes and Pittsburgh kept its bowl hopes alive with a 30-7 win over sloppy Syracuse on Saturday. Tyler Boyd caught seven passes for 126 yards, including a 49-yard catch-and-run score early in the fourth quarter to lift the Panthers (5-6, 3-4 ACC) to just their second victory in their last eight games. Pitt sophomore running back James Conner set a new ACC record with his 22nd rushing touchdown of the season but left in the second quarter with a right hip injury. For once, the Panthers didn’t need their star sophomore. Chris James ran for a career-high 122 yards in place of Conner and Pitt’s defense did the rest. From wire reports

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USC FROM PAGE B1 “We started that fourth quarter just two touchdowns ahead. We’ve been there before,” Spurrier said. The Gamecocks were up 23-9, but this time managed to finish the game off. South Carolina has lost three games this season with a two-score lead in the final period. The key to getting over the hump was quarterback Dylan Thompson and wide receiver Pharoh Cooper. Thompson completed a 73-yard pass to Cooper on third-and-10, then two plays later, Cooper took the snap from the wildcat formation and threw a 7-yard scoring pass to Thompson in the corner of the end zone to put the Gamecocks up 30-9 with 10:20 left in the game. Thompson said he and Cooper have practiced the play more than 150 times, but never ran it in a game until Saturday. “I beg them to throw it every game,” Thompson said. “When I saw it signaled in, it was everything I could do to not go crazy.” It was Thompson’s first touchdown catch of his career. The senior, one of 17 honored at South Carolina’s last home game, also was 10-for-17 for 237 yards and a touchdown. Skai Moore had two interceptions for South Carolina. Brison Williams also had two picks, including a 21-yard return for a touchdown in the second quarter that put the Gamecocks ahead 17-6. Brandon Wilds ran 16 times for 77 yards, while Cooper

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South Carolina quarterback Dylan Thompson (17) throws down field during the Gamecocks’ 37-12 victory over South Alabama on Saturday in Columbia. Thompson threw for 244 yards and a touchdown while hauling in a scoring pass from wide receiver Pharoh Cooper. caught three passes for 95 yards, ran five times for 42 yards and threw the touchdown to Thompson on his only pass. Elliot Fry kicked three field goals for the Gamecocks, including a career best 47-yarder. Spurrier said becoming bowl eligible was an especially big deal with fierce in-state rival Clemson next week. Junior tailback Mike Davis chose to be honored on senior day, but then he fumbled the ball on two of his three touches. Last year’s second team all-SEC back didn’t play at all

TIGERS FROM PAGE B1 ligament and bruised a bone in his left knee last week. Coaches feared a more serious injury, but an MRI showed the damage was much less severe and coach Dabo Swinney said Watson could play again this season. Swinney said he hopes Watson can play. “If not, we’ll have Cole ready,” he said. Stoudt proved he could lead the offense to touchdowns. Freshman runner Tyshon Dye had 124 yards — a Tigers’ season-high — and two firstquarter touchdowns as Clemson took control. Wayne Gallman, another freshman tailback, added a touchdown and Stoudt found Mike Williams for an 8-yard score right before the half for a 28-0 lead that was all Clemson would need. The defense posted its second shutout this season, the first time that’s happened since the Tigers blanked Furman and Maryland in 1998. It’s also Clemson’s fourth straight season with eight or more wins, the first time that’s happened since six straight from 1986-91. The Panthers provided the perfect remedy for Clemson’s offensive ills: The Tigers surpassed last week’s total of 190 yards offense with 219 in the opening half, performing much more crisply than the meltdown against the Yellow Jackets. Dye, a highly regarded recruit from 2013 kept out by injuries, had just five rushes in his career. His strong rushing,

in the second half. South Alabama is in just its sixth season of football and is now 0-3 against the SEC. Jaguars coach Joey Jones said his team had plenty of opportunities, but five turnovers and just four field goals in five trips inside the South Carolina 20 won’t cut it against toplevel competition. “When you don’t get those things done against a team like that, they start to wear on you,” Jones said. Kicker Aleem Sunanon scored all of South Alabama’s points, making field goals of

20, 20, 29 and 31 yards. Hunter Vaughn started at quarterback for South Alabama, but threw four interceptions. Brandon Bridge struggled too, completing just two of his 11 passes for 19 yards. Vaughn was 15 of 23 for 151 yards. Kendall Houston ran 16 times for 68 yards, while Terrance Timmons ran 17 times for 62 yards for South Alabama. Shavarez Smith caught five passes for the Jaguars for 82 yards. Smith said there were plenty of chances there for South

South Alabama 3 6 0 3—12 South Carolina 10 7 6 14—37 First Quarter SC_FG Fry 42, 12:02. SAla_FG Sunanon 20, 5:19. SC_Jones 29 pass from Thompson (Fry kick), 2:41. Second Quarter SAla_FG Sunanon 29, 11:18. SC_B.Williams 21 interception return (Fry kick), 8:58. SAla_FG Sunanon 20, :02. Third Quarter SC_FG Fry 47, 7:21. SC_FG Fry 24, 3:22. Fourth Quarter SC_Thompson 7 pass from P.Cooper (Fry kick), 10:20. SC_Da.Williams 14 run (Ard kick), 8:11. SAla_FG Sunanon 31, 4:24. A_78,201. S. Ala SC First downs 20 20 Rushes-yards 44-119 37-210 Passing 170 244 Comp-Att-Int 17-34-4 11-20-1 Return Yards 28 103 Punts-Avg. 4-48.8 1-43.0 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-4 Penalties-Yards 5-30 6-57 Time of Possession 35:48 24:12 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_South Alabama, Houston 16-68, Timmons 17-62, Tyson 3-16, Fetner 1-1, Vaughn 4-(minus 6), Bridge 2-(minus 9), S.Smith 1-(minus 13). South Carolina, Wilds 16-77, Da.Williams 1265, P.Cooper 5-42, Davis 1-13, Byrd 1-9, Carson 1-3, Thompson 1-1. PASSING_South Alabama, Vaughn 15-23-4-151, Bridge 2-11-0-19. South Carolina, Thompson 10-171-237, Mitch 0-2-0-0, P.Cooper 1-10-7. RECEIVING_South Alabama, S. Smith 5-82, Je.Jones 5-41, Saxton 2-22, Onkka 1-9, Broadnax 1-7, Garrett 1-7, Bowman 1-2, Houston 1-0. South Carolina, P.Cooper 3-95, Jones 3-53, Byrd 2-48, Davis 2-41, Thompson 1-7.

Alabama, who finish the regular season next week hosting Navy. “It not very much what they did at all,” Smith said of South Carolina’s defense. “It was just us as an offense not executing as well as we would like to.”

CLEMSON 28, GEORGIA STATE 0 Georgia State 0 0 0 0— 0 Clemson 14 14 0 0—28 First Quarter Clem_Dye 3 run (Lakip kick), 6:05. Clem_Dye 6 run (Lakip kick), 1:03. Second Quarter Clem_Gallman 9 run (Lakip kick), 4:36. Clem_M.Williams 8 pass from Stoudt (Lakip kick), :34. A_77,693. GaSt Clem First downs 10 22 Rushes-yards 33-40 43-209 Passing 115 148 Comp-Att-Int 13-33-3 21-33-1 Return Yards 4 87 Punts-Avg. 9-36.6 5-39.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 5-40 4-40 Time of Possession 30:06 29:54

though, kept him in much of the way. “It’s been quite a journey,” Dye said. “I just know I’ve just stayed positive and had a lot of faith.” Gallman, another freshman who’s the Tigers top rusher this fall, finished off their third TD drive with a 9-yard run. It was Stoudt’s turn to rebound on their next scoring drive, as the senior quarterback connected on a 17-yard pass with Williams, then ran for 13 yards before finding Williams for an 8-yard touchdown pass and a 28-0 lead. For Williams, the 6-foot-4 receiver who’s third in Atlantic Coast Conference yards per game, it was his first TD catch in six games. Clemson’s defense also stepped up with interceptions from Korrin Wiggins, Jayron Kearse and Garry Peters. Defensive end Vic Beasley notched his ACC-leading ninth sack, but his first in five games. Already the school’s career sacks leader, the senior

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Georgia State, Caffey 1324, Howse 11-13, Crocker 3-6, D.Smith 2-0, Arbuckle 2-(minus 1), Team 2-(minus 2). Clemson, Dye 20-124, Howard 8-43, Gallman 5-30, Goode 6-22, Stoudt 4-(minus 10). PASSING_Georgia State, Arbuckle 13-29-3-115, R.Bell 0-4-0-0. Clemson, Stoudt 19-29-1-132, Olson 1-2-0-(minus 1), Schuessler 1-2-0-17. RECEIVING_Georgia State, Blair 5-39, Harden 3-31, Davis 2-29, Ruiz 1-6, Boyd 1-5, Howse 1-5. Clemson, M.Williams 7-87, Scott 5-23, Hopper 4-4, Dunn 1-17, Humphries 1-11, Rodriguez 1-9, Maass 1-(minus 1), Peake 1-(minus 2).

now has 30 sacks in his time at Clemson. Georgia State, averaging 22 points a game during its losing streak, was a long shot to make a dent on Clemson’s defense, which was ranked second nationally in overall defense and 13th in scoring defense. Quarterback Nick Arbuckle, who set the school’s singleseason passing mark with 2,941 yards this year, didn’t help the cause with his three first-half interceptions. He finished with 13 of 29 with 115 yards before sitting out the final quarter. The Panthers managed 155 total yards, their second fewest this season. “Our kids always give good effort, that wasn’t the problem. You can’t turn the ball over three times to a defense like that,” Georgia State coach Trent Miles said. “With a well-coached football team like that, you’re not giving yourself a chance because we don’t have a magical, 28-point play.”

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Clemson safety Jayron Kearse (20) intercepts a pass as Georgia State tight end Joel Ruiz (8) tries to tackle him during the Tigers’ 28-0 victory on Saturday in Clemson.

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10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 6 1257 Barnwell Drive Stateburg Admission: Free, donations for projects accepted

ne of Sumter County’s oldest historic homes will be open for a tour for one day only, Dec. 6, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., so the public can see

the former residence of many of the area’s distinguished citizens. Retired USAF Col. and Mrs. Rett (Pat) Summerville, who bought The Ruins in 1985, have been restoring it ever since. The Summervilles have long wanted to have events at The Ruins, so when they learned from the Historic Columbia Foundation and Kensington Mansion staff that Kensington is closed for repairs, they volunteered to host a special Christmas program. Docents from both Historic Columbia and Kensington will be posted in each room of The Ruins to provide information on the history of the home and the furniture. They will also conduct tours of the mansion and grounds.

Pat Summerville said The Ruins will be extensively decorated inside and out for Christmas, much like Kensington Mansion has been in previous years, in celebration of both its 230th anniversary and the holidays. Janice Bowman, Pat Itter, Dena Creel and Peggy Culler, longtime docents with both Kensington Mansion and Historic Columbia, will do the decorating. All of the decorations will be natural, as they were in the 19th century. Pat Summerville said the home had no furnishings

Pat and Rett Summerville, owners of The Ruins, a historic mansion in Stateburg, will open their home to the public for a free tour on Saturday, Dec. 6. It will be decorated for Christmas by staff from the Historic Columbia Foundation and Kensington Mansion, which is undergoing renovations and will not be open for its traditional Christmas tours. Whale oil lamps, left, original to the home sit on the dining room fireplace. An antique dough bowl sits on the hearth.

when her husband purchased it. “We did research and talked with people who had lived here previously to find out the history of the furniture,” she said, “networking with the families who had lived here.” There are several pieces of furniture original to the home that they have been able to locate, and similar antiques, many of them quite large, to fill the huge rooms at The Ruins. Among those who have lived at The Ruins previously is Amelia Barnwell Harper, who will be present during the tour.

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Elks donate iron lung to Tuomey; USC closes building to remove asbestos 75 YEARS AGO – 1940 April 16-22 Tomorrow afternoon at 4 a baseball film on “How to Play Baseball” will be shown free at the Rex Theatre under the auspices of the American Legion through the cooperation of theater management. This film contains pictures of big league stars in action, showing the proper form for players and the finer points of the game. • The auditorium of EdYesteryear munds High in Sumter School will SAMMY WAY ring with oratory tonight when the seniors battle it out in the annual declamation and expression contests. The speaking will begin at 3, and the public has been extended a cordial invitation to attend. The winning boy and girl will represent the school at the district contest

1941 — The first community center in South Carolina, where low income farm families are to make themselves mattresses from surplus cotton and ticking furnished by the Federal Surplus Commodity Corporation through the local AAA office, organized and supervised by the Extension Service, was started at Dalzell on Monday with H.C. Edens as chairman of the local organization. in Bishopville Friday. • The annex to the agriculture building on the courthouse square has been completed. Work on the building has moved along nicely ever since it was started. The new annex will have the main entrance opening on Law Range

with a back entrance leading to Canal Street. • The first community center in South Carolina, where low income farm families are to make themselves mattresses from surplus cotton and ticking furnished by the Federal Surplus Commodity Cor-

poration through the local AAA office, organized and supervised by the Extension Service, was started at Dalzell on Monday with H.C. Edens as chairman of the local organization. • The stores of Sumter will close at 1 o’clock every Thursday afternoon during the months of May, June, July and August, the usual summer half-holidays having been unanimously decided on at a recent meeting of the Retail Merchants Association. The first holiday will come on May 2. Window cards announcing the half-holidays are now being distributed to all Sumter merchants free of charge by the Sumter Daily Item. • At a meeting of the local Elks Lodge held last night at their headquarters on Liberty Street it was decided that the iron lung, which was recently purchased through a drive sponsored by the lodge, would be formally presented to the officials of Tuomey Hospital Thursday night, April 25. It was decided to present the

lung before the general public in a store on Main Street. The name of the store will be decided upon later. • The retail salesmanship classes now being conducted in Sumter under the sponsorship of the vocational department of Sumter High School, in cooperation with the state department of education, are proving most successful and are attracting larger attendances each day. The schools started Monday and will be held through April 26. Classes are held at 3:30 and 7:30 p.m. in the Central School auditorium. • Sumter High School had a field day against Darlington yesterday, winning its second straight game in the series by a 16 to 2 score, but the Gamecocks were looking forward to considerably stiffer competition tomorrow afternoon when they meet Columbia High on the Sumter diamond. The game tomorrow is scheduled to get underway at 4, and

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EDUCATION

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council member and Cousins’ Barbeque, Hillcrest; and Kevin Johnson, S.C. Senate, Mayewood Middle. At the high school level, the principals were: Earl Wilson, KFC and Arby’s, Crestwood; Harvin Bullock, Bullock Funeral Home, Lakewood; J. Thomas McElveen III, S.C. Senate, Sumter High; Capt. Terrance Colclough, Sumter Sheriff’s Office, Brewington Academy; and Dennis Turner, Duke Energy Progress, Sumter Career and Technology Center. The Principal for the Day program was sponsored by Childs and Halligan, P.A., presenting sponsor, and supporting sponsors Rhodes Graduation Services, Inc.-Jostens, First Citizens Bank and C A Harler Trophies and Engraving. PHOTO PROVIDED

Veterans are served a luncheon in their honor at Central Carolina Technical College on Nov. 10.

VETERANS HONORED Central Carolina Technical College’s Veterans Resource Center hosted a luncheon to honor students, staff and faculty veterans on Nov. 10. The Veterans Resource Center offers a variety of academic and career services in an environment where active duty, and student veterans can socialize with fellow military students. CCTC serves about 500 student veterans and 400 active duty military members and their dependents each year. The college was recently designated a Military Friendly® School for the third consecutive year for its ability to embrace military students and dedicate resources to ensure their success in the classroom and after graduation. The college has a Veterans Affairs representative on the main campus, an active chapter of the Student Veterans of America and a Military Programs Coordinator in the Shaw Air Force Base Education Center. For more information about Central Carolina Technical College’s resources for military-affiliated students, call the Military Programs Coordinator at (803) 666-2422 or the Veterans Affairs representative at (803) 778-7845. — Becky H. Rickenbaker

Lee County School District LEE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL Lee Central High School’s students were recognized for their academic achievements during the Awards Day Program on Nov. 12. Students, faculty and staff participated in a successful canned food drive competition Nov. 10-14. The Lee Central High School Concert Choir and Art Department sponsored their annual fruit sale, which was coordinated by Terry Slater and Sheneka Jackson-Kinsey. The district celebrated National Parental Involvement Day on Thursday at LCHS. The day is instrumental in recruiting, engaging and recognizing the services of dedicated school volunteers. The event was coordinated by Gwen Frederick, Lee County School District’s Title I Parent Liason. Students were given an opportunity to learn about various careers and network with local companies at the career fair held on Friday at LCHS.

WEST LEE ELEMENTARY West Lee Elementary School held a successful Grits for Grandparents on Thursday.

BISHOPVILLE PRIMARY Bishopville Primary School held its Parent Teacher Organization and Community Stakeholder’s Meeting on Thursday. BPS in partnership with First Steps held its Parent University on Friday. The theme was “Fishing for Parents.” The purpose of the Parent University is to increase parent involvement in the school and empower parents to raise children who are successful in school and in life.

LEE COUNTY ADULT EDUCATION CENTER The Lee County Adult Education Center, in conjunction with Strengthening Families, held its annual Thanksgiving dinner at Lee Central Middle School on Nov. 19. The Center held its Friends of Adult Education breakfast meeting on Thursday. The

guest speaker was Manning Mayor Alexander Boyd.

LEE COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER Students from the Lee County Career and Technology Center presented their Cosmetology and Fashion Extravaganza on Thursday at Lee Central Middle School. The event was an opportunity for cosmetology students to showcase their hairstyles, nails and fashion. The event was coordinated by Donna York. The center continues to celebrate National DECA Month. DECA sponsored a jean drive to collect gently-used jeans for children Nov. 3 through Wednesday. The goal was to collect 100 pairs of jeans. The activity served as a learning experience for students to show how fortunate they are, and focus on how much it means to give back and be good stewards of the community. DECA donated the jeans to Lee County Department of Social Services. — Shawnta McKenzie

University of South Carolina Sumter THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY The University of South Carolina Sumter will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. In the meantime, members of the Fire Ants baseball team will be at Wesmark IGA, Bi-Lo and Kmart for the next three weeks collecting much needed funds for the local Salvation Army. Fire Ants Athletics will also support local food banks with a canned food drive by visiting various neighborhoods and collecting canned goods. Please show your support with both efforts. — Misty Hatfield

Sumter School District DISTINGUISHED READING TEACHERS NAMED The Sumter Area Reading Council recognized 23 Distinguished Reading Teachers at their annual banquet held at Crosswell Drive Elementary School. The teachers competed for top honors in their category, and those teachers were named as well. The elementary school level winners were: Marlene Stillwell, Alice Drive; Cathy Perry, Cherryvale; Tonyetta Thomas, Crosswell Drive; Desiree McMillan, High Hills; Belinda Thomas, F.J. DeLaine; Tracy Spigner, Kingsbury; Lisa Coffell, Manchester; Deanna McElveen; Elizabeth Quinn, Oakland Primary; Karen Gadson, Pocalla Springs; Michelle Beckford, Rafting Creek; Bettye Brooks, R.E. Davis; Pat Wilcox, Shaw Heights; Tanya Peckham, Wilder; and Tiffany Marshall, Willow Drive. From the middle school level, the winners were: Patty Hansen, Alice Drive; Jennifer Battles-Jackson, Bates; Hannah Felt, Ebenezer; Amanda Kinlaw, Furman; and Alva McIntyre, Hillcrest. High School winners were Marianne Burton, Lakewood; Pamela Christmas, Sumter Career and Technology Center; and Amanda O’Neal, Sumter High. The top three elementary Distinguished Reading Teachers were Tanya Peckham, Tonyetta Thomas and Tracy Spigner. The top three middle and high candidates were Jennifer Battles-Jackson, Amanda Kinlaw and Amanda O’Neal. The overall winners were an-

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nounced at the banquet and were Tanya Peckham, Wilder Elementary, in the elementary category, and Amanda Kinlaw from Furman Middle in the middle and high category. The winners will receive a complimentary South Carolina International Reading Association conference registration and hotel package from the Sumter Area Reading Council. The conference will be held in February at Myrtle Beach, and Peckham and Kinlaw will be recognized there by the State Council.

PRINCIPAL FOR THE DAY The fourth annual Principal for the Day program was held on Tuesday. Each principal in the school district invited someone to serve as his or her “principal for the day,” and the person shadowed the principal for the first half of the day. All of the participants then met at the Lakewood High Fine Arts Center for the culmination of the day and lunch. Superintendent Dr. J. Frank Baker welcomed the group, and Dr. Cornelius Leach, assistant superintendent for school services, offered the invocation. Following the lunch which was prepared by the District Food Services Department, Howie Owens, the Downtown Development Director for the City of Sumter, gave remarks. He reflected on his experience as Principal for the Day at Cherryvale Elementary. He also spoke about the importance of the relationship between the school district and the other businesses, industries, helping agencies and faith-based organizations. Following Owens’ remarks, several other participants shared their thoughts on the day and the outstanding things they observed and learned. Baker then presented each participant with a plaque to commemorate the day. The Principals for the Day, the elementary school they visited and their affiliations were: Kyle Osteen, The Sumter Item, Alice Drive; Howie Owens, City of Sumter Downtown Development Manager, Cherryvale; Jerry Allred, Crosswell Children’s Home, Crosswell Drive; Dr. Steve Williams, pastor of Grace Baptist Church, F.J. DeLaine; Bishop Leroy T. James, Community Funeral Home, High Hills; Chief Russell F. Roark III, Sumter Police Department, Kingsbury; Meaghan Norman, WIS-TV news anchor, Lemira; Annie Brown, CEO of Sumter Family Health Center, Manchester; Graham Osteen, The Sumter Item, Millwood; Rick T. Jones, Jones, Seth, Shuler and Jones Law Firm, Oakland Primary; Charles Fienning, retired CEO, Sumter Packaging, Pocalla Springs; Stephen Davis, Operational Weather Squadron Commander, R.E. Davis; Bobby Beatson, Allstate Insurance, Rafting Creek; Glenn Peagler, executive director of Sumter Behavioral Health Services, Shaw Heights; Tammy Kelly, State Farm Insurance, Wilder; and Patty Patterson, City of Sumter Public Safety and Welfare Director, Willow Drive. The middle school Principals for the Day were: Joshua Thomas, Caterpillar Inc., Alice Drive; J. David Weeks, S.C. House of Representatives, Bates; Dusty Rhodes, Rhodes Graduation Services, Chestnut Oaks; David Durham, First Citizens Bank, Ebenezer Middle; Allen Bailey, C.A. Harler Trophies and Engraving, Furman Middle; Artie Baker, county

HOLIDAY EXTRAVAGANZA SCHEDULED High Hills Elementary School is hosting a Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 6, from 8 a.m . to 1 p.m. The event will be held at the Alice Drive Elementary School gymnasium, 40 Miller Road. The event will include food, music, games, entertainment, shopping, door prizes, a Santa Gift Shop just for children, and more. All ages are invited, and admission of all is just $2. Some vendors already signed up for the event are Scentsy, Mary Kay cosmetics, It Works! and Pampered Chef. There will also be crafts, jewelry, handmade soaps, handbags, baked goods and more. For more information, call Elizabeth Huggins at High Hills at (803) 499-3327, extension 700 or 701.

THANKSGIVING HOLIDAYS All Sumter School Districts schools and the district office will be closed for the Thanksgiving break all week. Normal operations will resume on Dec. 1. — Mary B. Sheridan

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by winning games, participating in chapel review, and attending evening services. The competition ended on Thursday night with the Cola Wars in which students played several games (the intense Tube Tug of War was a student favorite), were treated to pizza and slushies, and were presented with a gospel message. On being asked what her thoughts were about the chapel messages and the evening services freshman Madison McElveen, who was present at every service replied, “I really liked it; it helped me with my devotions at home. It changed my life.” — Miriam Marritt

Wilson Hall CHESS TEAM TIES FOR FIRST The defending state champion high school chess team, advised by Carmen McCaffrey, tied for first place in the S.C. Independent School Association State Chess Tournament held at the Sumter County Civic Center. Seniors Trey Davis and Raines Waggett tied for second place in individual competition in which 103 students participated.

STATE ART AWARDS The following students received ribbons in the S.C. Independent School Association State Art and Photography Show: junior Caroline Rogers, second in photography; senior Savannah Stewart, second in art; and sophomore Lauren Yarbrough, third in photography. Receiving honorable mentions for their art work were eighth-grader Angelica Agno, senior Allison Owens and sophomore Andrik Rivera-Nesrala.

BELK SIGNS WITH FURMAN Senior Chase Belk signed a National Letter of Intent to play baseball at Furman University. Belk is a pitcher for Wilson Hall’s baseball team which won the S.C. Independent School Association AAA state championship in 2014.

STUDENTS ATTEND MAGIC SHOW

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More than 60 students who participated in the recent fundraiser were allowed to miss classes to attend a magic show held in the auditorium on Nov. 7. Adrian Gagnon, a traveling magician from Fort Mill, used students to assist him as he performed several illusions with balls, stuffed animals, cards, drawings, levitation and sleight of hand. His crowdpleasing performance included classic illusions blended with perfectly timed puns and word play. Galkin Evangelistic Ministries spent Nov. 9-14 serving the students of Sumter Christian School and the church members of Sumter Bible Church through music, chapel messages, church services and teen activities. The evangelistic team, consisting of Will and Christy Galkin with their five children and seven recent college graduates, primarily ministered to students in grades 7-12 with daily chapel services and team competitions. On Monday, students were divided into either Team Pepsi or Team Coke, and they accumulated points for their teams

As part of the “Why America is Free” curriculum used in their U.S. History class taught by Frances James, the fifth-grade students participated in Colonial Day held on campus Nov. 21. “Why America is Free” is a six-week program that offers a hands-on learning experience and covers the events, times and heroes of the American Revolution. Dressed in period costume, the students participated in a wide variety of activities including colonial cooking for the girls and a militia drill for the boys. Students also learned how to make candles, cornhusk dolls, hand-painted floor cloths, string toys and silhouettes. Boys attended the class “Education of Young Gentlemen” while the girls attended “Lady of Genteel Refinement.” Also dressed in period costume, parent volunteers and teachers led the ten different activities throughout the day. For Patriot Night, an evening reception held at the McLeodPrescott Plantation on Nov. 20, students, faculty and parents also dressed in period costume. — Sean Hoskins

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Thomas Sumter Academy students Zachary Fugate, left, and Tyler Singletary reenact a battle as Greek and Persian soldiers. World History students stepped back in time last week to learn more about the Greco-Persian Wars. Students took part in reenactments as part of an assignment given by teacher Shelley Salas. Students created battle kits that included shields and head gear. The Greco-Persian Wars, also known as the Persian Wars, is a series of wars fought by Greek states for almost half a century between 492-449 BC. — Kim Roedl

REFLECTIONS

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Early Residents shaped Sumter in all areas R

eflections continues to highlight the achieve-

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ments and contributions of Sumter citizens who helped make our community successful

Thomas Sumter (17341832) Sumter County’s namesake was born in Hanover County, Virginia, Aug. 14, 1734, and came to South Carolina in 1762, married Mary (Cantey) Jameson in 1767, became a planter and engaged in the mercantile business. He served in the Provincial Congress in 1776 and was made a lieutenant colonel in the 6th S.C. Regulars. He was appointed brigadier general of the South Carolina militia Oct. 6, 1780, and was in command of all militia in South Carolina during the Revolution. He was elected to serve as a member of the Continental Congress, 1783-1784, and the House of Representatives from 1789-1793 and 17971801. Sumter served as a United States Senator from Dec. 18, 1801 to Dec. 19, 1810. Sumter lived in Stateburg, which he helped found in 1793, until he died at age 98 on June 1, 1832.

and productive. The group highlighted in this issue comprises individuals selected at random and are not the only candidates worthy of mention. Reflections will continue to prepare additional biographical sketches of those who have worked to improve the economic and cultural life

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of the Sumter community and feature them in future articles. Information used in preparing this presentation was

obtained from The Sumter Item archives and the writings of Cassie Nicholes. Dr. Samuel H. Edmunds (18701935) was born at Millgrove Plantation, Richland County, and moved in 1877 to Sumter, where he spent the bulk of his life. He attended Davidson College, graduating in 1890, and was later selected as assistant principal of the Sumter graded school, serving two years in that position. He became the headmaster of the Presbyterian High School in EDMUNDS Rock Hill for two years prior to accepting the superintendence of the Sumter City Schools, where he remained for almost 40 years. He pursued postgraduate work at Columbia University, the University of Chicago, Presbyterian, Wofford and the University of South Carolina. He was a member of numerous civic and fraternal organizations. He was instrumental in founding the local YMCA; it was noted that “his interest was not limited or restricted to the schools but any and every movement for the good of Sumter received his active support.” Dr. Julius Mood (1854-1936) “He was the oldest physician of Sumter in years and length of active service in his profession; besides being an outstanding citizen, he was honored and beloved by the entire MOOD community to which he gave a lifetime of devoted service.” He served on the City Schools Board for more than four decades and possessed acute literary abilities. He was a charter member of the Fortnightly Literary Club organized in 1916; he was a charter member and president of the Sumter Rotary Club in addition to serving in numerous other civic, social and fraternal organizations. He established and conducted a private hospital for nearly 20 years prior to its merging with the Sumter Hospital (now Tuomey Regional Medical Center). James D. Blanding was born in Columbia in 1821 and studied at the Academy there. Following graduation from South Carolina College in 1841, he read law with his uncle, William DeSaussure. Blanding moved to Sumter in 1843 to pracBLANDING tice law, only to have his career interrupted by the Mexican War in 1848. He became one of Sumter’s leading lawyers and practiced the profession for 35 years. He also served in the Legislature

on the Education and Judiciary Committees and as mayor of Sumter. Before the signing of the Ordinance of Succession he raised the first company of volunteers in the Sumter District. He was a devoted church member and participated in a number of civic and fraternal activities. His home once stood on the current site of Memorial Park. Mary McLeod Bethune (18751955) was born on July 10, 1875, near Raccoon Road, which at one time served as the main highway between Camden and Georgetown. She was the 15th of 17 children and received the majority of her early education in Mayesville under the tutelage of Emma Wilson. Her obsession with educaBETHUNE tion led her to become a schoolteacher and eventually found Bethune-Cookman College in Florida. She later became friend and confidant of Eleanor Roosevelt, leading to her appointment to several advisory boards. Bethune became a member of the “Black Cabinet,” where she advised President Roosevelt on the status of African-Americans in America. She became a member of the National Youth Administration and helped draft the United Nations Charter, an act she considered to be her highest national honor. Mary McLeod Bethune died on May 18, 1955, near her school, a place that had remained dearest to her heart. Noah Graham Osteen (18431936) “One of the pioneers in the history of Sumter’s Press was born on Jan. 25, 1843. He entered the newspaper business in 1855 at the age of 12 when he took a job with The Sumter Watchman. When he finished his fiveyear apprenticeship, he was given the task of publishing a ConOSTEEN way paper his company owned. He entered the military when the paper ceased publication and Sherman’s army was approaching Columbia; following the conflict, he returned home to Sumter with his new wife. He later purchased half interest in The Sumter News (which became The True Southron).” In 1881 He purchased from Darr his interest in the True Southron and purchased at the same time The Sumter Watchman, later consolidating the two papers into the Watchman and Southron. In 1894 he began publishing a daily paper, The Sumter Item, and the Watchman and Southron became a semi-weekly newspaper and continued until 1933. He remained active in the newspaper busi-

NEIL O’DONNELL Neil O’Donnell (1859-1937) was born in Ardora Parrish, County of Donegal, Ireland, and came to America where he settled in Pennsylvania. He came to Sumter and took employment with William Bogin, later taking over this successful mercantile business. O’Donnell and Company was incorporated in 1906, and O’Donnell became active in a number of civic and commercial concerns. He was a principal benefactor of Tuomey Hospital, serving as president of its Board of Trustees, president of the First National Bank (later South Carolina National 1930), and board member of the City Schools for 43 years, served one term on city council and served on numerous boards of several local industries and business concerns.

ness until he died as a result of an accident in 1936. John K. Crosswell was a native of Lee County north of Bishopville reared near what is now Lee State Park. He was the son of John R. and Susan Wright Crosswell; however, little is known about him prior to his coming to Sumter to work for a relative. He started CrossCROSSWELL well and Company in Sumter in 1901 which became the “largest wholesale business in eastern South Carolina.” The business was initially located on the southwest corner of Main and Liberty streets; later he had three buildings constructed on South Sumter Street. He and his brother gained control of the Coca-Cola rights on syrup, which was sold to bot-

tlers in many cities. His business interests continued to grow until his death in 1929. One of the conditions of his will was the establishment of an orphanage to be constructed for the children of Sumter. This organization continues to exist in the city, and due to Crosswell’s planning, the facility continues to fulfill its mission. John Blount Miller (1782-1851) Anne King Gregorie describes John B. Miller as “One of the most useful and influential citizens of Sumter.” Born in Charleston on Oct. 16, 1782, he moved to Sumter in December of 1805, the same year he was admitted to the Bar. Records indicate that he was probably the first lawyer to reside in the Sumter community and became its initial Notary Public. He was later admitted as Commissioner and Registrar of the First Court of Equity in the Sumter District. He helped organize the Sumterville Library Society, became

a noted orator, veteran of the War of 1812, writer and strong advocate of public education. Evidence of this was his conveying one acre of land for “the improvement of the children of said village and its vicinity,” leading to the eventual building of three separate schools. He was an advocate of building a branch of the High Hills Baptist Church in MILLER Sumterville, which later became First Baptist. “He would devise a system of filing and labeling important papers relevant to the countless number of legal cases he handled.” In addition to his numerous accomplishments he still found time to publish two books. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@ yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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OPEN HOUSE, FROM PAGE C1 Originally built on land belonging to Revolutionary War Gen. Thomas Sumter — who never lived there himself — and built by war hero John Mayrant in 1784, the Stateburg home is on the National Register of Historic Homes, which records: “From 1835-1837, served as Hawthorne Dean Seminary for Young Ladies. Original locks and keys, window panes, plaster moldings, marble baseboards, large double sliding doors, fan-shaped skylight, many antiques and collectors’ items.” Mayrant served during the American Revolution as a midshipman under Capt. John Paul Jones, remembered for his refusal to surrender his ship, the USS Bonhomme Richard, to the British, reportedly stating, “Surrender? I have not yet begun to fight!” The home as it exists now is much larger than in 1784. Summerville noted it was built as “a modest two-story building (measuring) about 40-by-45 feet.” After several previous owners, it was bought in 1838 by “the wealthy, young Robert DeVeaux, (who) enlarged it to its present size,” and whose wife Videau inadvertently gave the mansion its name, saying “... the men are going to work on

the ruins today ... .” The house remained in the DeVeaux family until it was purchased by Col. Summerville in 1985; unfortunately, he lived in the house for only nine months before being transferred away from Shaw Air Force Base. A rental home for the next 23 years, it was again occupied by Summerville when he returned with his wife Pat, who said they “continue with the never-ending restoration of The Ruins to preserve this historic place for future generations.” The home has two stories and a finished basement, four large bedrooms, seven bathrooms and 14 fireplaces. Several outbuildings still stand, and many of the large, Spanish moss-garlanded trees in the circular drive and around the grounds date to the 18th century. Currently, Rett Summerville is renovating the back of the house, adding a large porch overlooking the backyard and the woods beyond. Verandas wrap three sides of the first and second floors. Work continues in other areas, too, and the Summervilles continue their passion for finding more of The Ruins’ original furnishings. Pat Summerville said, “You can’t own a place like this — you’re custodians.” In addition to the guided tours, designer Mackenzie Anderson Sholtz, whose family home, the historic Bor-

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The Ruins, a historic Stateburg mansion dating from around 1784, will be open to the public for a tour on Saturday, Dec. 6. ough House, is also in Stateburg, will have a display of authentic reproductions of Regency style clothing. There will also be light refreshments, hay rides for the children and other educational activities and displays. To get to The Ruins, take US Highway 76/378 toward Columbia, turn right on S.C. 261, take the third road (DeVeaux) to the right, and follow it until it meets Barnwell Drive. Turn left, and The Ruins will be on your right.

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This old photograph shows The Ruins around the turn of the 20th century.

YESTERYEAR, FROM PAGE C1 Epps will probably hurl for the locals. • In a close game of baseball, the Hillcrest Wildcats lost to Mayesville yesterday by a 7-6 score. Hillcrest took an early lead in the second to score one tally, but Mayesville came back to tie it in their half. Hillcrest scored again in the third when Leavell got a nice single between short and second, then on a steal to second, Cook, Mayesville pitcher threw wild and Leavell went to third to score when Jenkins hit to short but was out at first. • A Bicycle Safety Movement is being conducted by the junior high school, under the direction of Mr. Howard Lindsey, athletic director. ... with the large amount of traffic on the streets, it is very necessary that those who use bicycles obey the traffic rules and not be darting in and out of the automobile traffic and failing to stop when entering streets where stop signs are located.

50 YEARS AGO – 1965 Feb. 14-20 The Lincoln High School Bulldogs didn’t work Friday night on their home court as they did during the year. The Bulldogs’ supremacy ended abruptly when the C.A. Brown Panthers flashed beautiful play combinations that bewildered the Bulldogs and put them on the defensive for most of the night, winding up 64-47 in favor of Brown. The Bulldogs took the lead at the start of the game, regained an early lead, but that was short-lived. • Nat “King” Cole, whose smoky voice made him one of popular music’s brightest stars died today. He was 45. Death came to the famed musician at St. John’s hospital. Cole had a cancerous lung tumor removed Jan. 25. He had been admitted last Dec. 9 to St. John’s for what was then termed a respiratory ailment. Later his physicians, Dr. Robert Kositchek and Dr. Elmer Rigby, disclosed that the singer had a lung tumor. • Hubert Osteen Jr. of The Sumter Daily Item has been elected a director of the S.C. Associated Press News Council. Osteen, city editor of The Sumter Daily Item, will be responsible with other members of the council in making recommendations for improving and directing the wire service’s coverage of state news. A native of Sumter, Osteen has worked with The Item since April 1963 when he was discharged from the U.S. Air Force. • Dr. Bob Wimberly pulled off golf’s hat trick Saturday at the Sunset Country Club. On the par three 12th, the local

dentist lofted a four-iron into the cup for the first hole-inone of his career. Wimberly was playing with Robert Royall, Dr. Charles R. Propst and John Danner. • Union employees of Exide Battery have approved a $1 million separation agreement that smooths the way for transfer of operations to Sumter. The 500 members of Local 467, International Union of Electrical Workers, had threatened to strike at the West Orange and Belleville plants of the Exide Nickel Alkaline Batter Division of Electric Storage Battery Col of Philadelphia. The agreement ratified by union members yesterday was the result of two months of negotiations on a severance plan. • “Good job, son,” said the man paying a compliment to the barber who’d finished giving him a haircut. Ten-yearold Freddie Galloway stepped down from the box he used to reach the man’s head. He beamed with pride. He’d just cut his first customer’s head of hair. He had reason to be inwardly proud. The young boy had practiced more than a year on his father’s hair. Now he had pleased his first customer. The elder Galloway had worked hard to train the boy in barbering. • Lee County’s all-out drive for funds to purchase the site for a million dollar textile industry planning to locate here has hit the $30,000 mark. A total of $40,000 is needed to purchase the 50-acre site where the firm is planning to build its new plant. • Fire broke out in the heart of Sumter’s business district last night and badly damaged the upstairs rear of the Vogue Shoppe, 6 N. Main St., which carries a complete line of women’s apparel. Firemen, who received the alarm at 9:50 p.m., acted quickly and confined the flames to one room in the upstairs rear portion of the twostory brick building. However, Fire Chief C.V. Wilder said that the smoke and water damage would probably exceed that caused by the flames. • The Lincoln Bulldogs dropped their second straight home game by a 70-60 score Monday to Howard High. The Bulldogs got off to a two-point lead at the beginning of the game and led by 19-16 at the end of the first quarter. The second quarter proved to be the dry period for Lincoln again. They scored only 10 points while the Howard team scored 22 points and led at half time 38-29. • A seventh grade drop-out in 1911, E.H. Raymond, town electrical inspector of Manning, went back to school this week after a lapse of 54 years.

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1964 — Miss Ann Williams gets a slice of birthday cake from Don James, president of the Palmetto Plaza Merchants Assn. on the eve of the Plaza’s first anniversary. Plaza celebrates the occasion tomorrow with three days of bargains, prizes and celebrity.

1989 — Sumter’s Bryan Smith attempts to kick the ball away from Shaw’s Rob Casey, left, and Josh Peyton, right, in the Eastern District 13-14 finals. This time, however, Raymond went back to school as a teacher, rather than a student. Charles Raymond, who inherited his father’s talent for things mechanical, has been instructor in automotive mechanics at Manning High School for several years. When Charles was absent from his teaching post this week due to illness his father was called on by the school principal to fill the post. • Atomic science may soon put Perry Mason and Inspector Maigret out of business, the British claim – since an atomic reactor at Harwell has proved that Napoleon was murdered by poison instead of dying a natural death. A few strands of Napoleon’s sandyred hair were fed to the reactor, bombarded with neutrons, and were found to contain particles of arsenic. • Five Shaw AFB officers have been approved to complete the work for their college degrees and one officer is pur-

suing his master’s degree at nearby University of South Carolina, according to John T. Colones, base education officer. Maj. William R. Burnett, 44, 116th Test Squad, will be enrolling next week for final year study with the graduate school of the University of South Carolina, to complete his master’s degree in Business Administration. The other five officers will complete their degrees with the University of Omaha. • Palmetto Plaza Shopping Center celebrates its first birthday with special anniversary events starting tomorrow and lasting through Saturday. Many savings by Plaza merchants will be offered during the birthday event. Prize tickets for cash drawings from 6 to 9 p.m. tomorrow and Friday will be available at the Plaza starting tomorrow morning.

25 YEARS AGO – 1989 Nov. 17 - 23 Zachary Craig scored with

4:26 left in the second overtime to give Shaw Air Force Base’s 9-to-10-year-old All-Stars a 2-1 victory over Sumter at Dillon Park Thursday. The win advanced Shaw to the Eastern District championship. After Craig’s shot, Sumter had an opportunity to send the game into a kickoff with a shot that hit the crossbar and bounced back into the field with under 10 seconds left. • Asbestos removal could cost USC Sumter at least two months and $50,000 on a project to expand and renovate the school’s administration building, university officials say. Removal of linoleum vinyl flooring containing asbestos was due to begin this week on the building’s first floor, according to a Department of Health and Environmental Control spokesman. Meanwhile, interior work is at a standstill and no one is allowed inside without protections. • The Clarendon Hall football team kept its streak of consecutive state championships intact Friday by defeating King Academy 21-0 at the Saints’ field. The win gave Clarendon Hall three straight South Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association 2A state titles. “It’s wonderful,” Clarendon Hall coach Tommy Timmerman said. “I was really concerned with this team midway through the season. I didn’t think we were going to be state contenders. We had some problems, but the seniors along with the others decided they weren’t going out losers.” • The sheriff’s department is hoping that the addition of two full-time litter enforcement officers to its ranks will help clean up Sumter. Deputies Robert Jones and Bryant Hudson, who formerly worked in the patrol division, have been working litter control for the past two weeks. They are the first in that capacity since 1984, when Sheriff Tommy Mims became the first litter officer after losing an earlier bid for sheriff. Mims said county councilmen approved funding the litter enforcement positions because they were concerned that a recently imposed fee to use the county landfill would prompt illegal dumping. • Lancaster displayed a tenacious defense and propensity for big plays and defeated Sumter 23-8 in the first round of the division 4A playoffs Friday night at Lancaster Memorial Stadium. The win improved the Bruins’ record to 10-2 and advances them to the second round against Spring Valley, which defeated Conway Friday. Sumter ends its season with a 4-8 record. Reach Item Archivist Sammy Way at waysammy@yahoo.com or (803) 774-1294.

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Lee County Chamber of Commerce executive director Jina Willams, left, and incoming President Margaret Copeland discuss ideas for the organization’s website Thursday in the chamber office in Bishopville.

Registration underway for massage clinics Central Carolina Technical College will begin offering its massage therapy clinics again Jan. 13 at the Health Sciences Center, 133 S. Main St. Registration is open now. The cost is $15 for a onehour massage by massage therapy students, and appointments will be available Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9:45 a.m., 11:15 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. To book an appointment, visit centralcarolinatechnicalcollege.fullslate.com. For more information, call (803) 774-3317.

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First Citizens announces new leadership team First Citizens has named Sharon Bryant to the position of South Carolina regional executive vice president for the combined bank. She in turn named team leaders to preside over the company’s five major geographical footprints in South Carolina and northeast Georgia effective Jan. 1. Area Executive Mike Wolfe will lead the South Carolina east area, which includes Sumter. It also includes the Grand Strand markets, Barnwell, Chesterfield, Florence, Dillon, Hartsville and Orangeburg.

Most U.S. jobless don’t get benefits WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though the U.S. job market is gaining strength, there are still a lot of unemployed Americans. Yet only a fraction of them are receiving financial aid from the government. Fewer than 25 percent of those out of work are signed up for weekly unemployment benefits, a near-record low since the government began tracking this data in 1987. That’s a sharp turnaround from just after the recession, when as many as three-quarters of those out of work received help, a record high. The drop counters a common assumption that most of those out of work receive unemployment benefits. It is partly a sign of an improving job market: Layoffs have plummeted, and Americans seem more confident in their prospects for finding a job. But the drop also reflects the fact that state and federal benefit programs have been downsized from where they were just a few years ago. Unemployment benefits had been extended nationwide for as long as 99 weeks in 2009. “We cut back on the safety net really sharply when the labor market is still damaged,” said Josh Bivens, director of research at the Economic Policy Institute, a liberal think tank. In October, an average of 2.1 million people received benefits each week, according to calculations by the EPI. That is equal to just 23.3 percent of the nearly 9 million who were out of work and is just above September’s 23.2 percent, the alltime low. On Thursday, the government said 291,000 people applied for benefits last week, the 10th-straight week that applications were below 300,000. That suggests the number of recipients will remain low. The unemployment insurance program is administered and mostly paid for by states. Workers who lose their jobs through no fault of their own are eligible for up to 26 weeks of aid in most states.

Revived chamber ignites Lee optimism BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com Lee County Chamber of Commerce incoming President Margaret Copeland says you can’t start a fire with ashes, but she must not be talking about the organization she will soon head. The chamber in her community closed down at the end of 2012 and remained closed throughout 2013. A few of the board members kept the chamber’s spark alive, however. “There remained four board members who hung on and did what they could,” said executive director Jina Williams. “They still did the Cotton Festival and took care of things they could.” Those members were current President Thaddeus Dickey, Martha Houser, Troy Santoscoy and Beverly Surma, Williams said. Williams, who moved to Bishopville two years ago, became a volunteer for the chamber in the fall of 2013, trying to help revive the chamber and hoping to stay on as director. “I only knew one person here, but I fell in love with Bishopville looking at pictures on the Internet,” she said. By the end of 2013, the chamber had sold its former office and had money to start over, Williams said. “We were in talks with the county to temporarily use the economic development building,” she said. “The plan at that point is we were going to remodel and refurbish the Andrews Theater because the chamber still owns that building.” County auditor Cecil Stevens heard of the chamber’s quest to reopen and approached the board about partner-

ing to have the Lee County Archives and the chamber in the same building. “The partnership was formed,” Williams said. “We wouldn’t be here without the county’s help.” The chamber officially reopened at the beginning of 2014 with Williams as part-time executive director. Things were beginning to heat up. Williams said the chamber went from zero to 67 members, and the annual Cotton Festival Parade in early October was a great success. But what about a Christmas parade? That was the question on local State Farm agent Copeland’s mind. “I feel like children are cheated if they don’t have a Christmas parade,” Copeland said. “I don’t care how little it is; children need to have a Christmas parade with Santa Claus at the end on that fire truck.” Copeland approached Houser, asking if the chamber was having a Christmas parade, and volunteered to help if the chamber would sponsor it. “Martha (Houser) said, ‘Well, come join the board and help us with the Cotton Festival, and then we’ll help you with the Christmas Parade.’” If enthusiasm, charm and a sense of humor can ignite a fire under the chamber, Copeland should be able to do it. She certainly knows the community. “I’ve been a State Farm agent for 25 years and taught school here for 20 something years before that, so I’ve been around a while,” she said. Copeland said she wants to bring the community together. “People need to be involved,” she said. “We need to have people thinking it’s a community and it’s wonderful to

get together.” Copeland said the people in the area need to look forward and not back. “The old days are gone, and they are not coming back,” she said. She said she thinks a reinvigorated chamber can help pull the community forward. “The community is beginning to trust us again,” she said. “That is the word, trust.” “I tell a lot of people the chamber is like a train stopped at the bottom of a hill; it takes some time to get that thing rolling, but after awhile we come down the other side, and man we are going to be boogieing.” “It’s coming, people are getting excited about things,” she said. And, there will be a Christmas Parade. “Dec. 13 is our first-ever lighted evening parade at 5 p.m.,” Williams said. “The tree-lighting ceremony is at 4 p.m. in front of the chamber office.” Williams said Santa will pose for pictures at the chamber office and the Dance Van will be in the back parking lot for the kids. “It is a big van, and the doors open up and it has big-screen TVs, and 16 kids can come in at a time,” she said. “It is like the game Dance Revolution.” The parade theme is “Home Town Christmas,” she said. Several downtown shops will be open with special deals and treats. Parade applications are available on the chamber’s website, www.leecountychambersc.com. “There is no cost to enter because entrants will have to go though the expense of lighting their entry; they must be lit,” Williams said.

Here’s an old-fashioned doctor for your children BY RICK CARPENTER rick@theitem.com

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Dr. Teresa Buschor tells a Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce ribbon-cutting crowd Friday that she wants to emphasize quality over quantity at Premier Pediatrics.

Pediatrician Teresa Buschor has found a cure for her desire to work as an old-fashioned doctor. That cure? Opening her own clinic while nursing an office culture that slows down and takes the time to get to know each patient individually. When Buschor opens Premier Pediatrics Monday, it will represent the culmination of a dream to build a practice that only Norman Rockwell could adequately illustrate. And, with her 54th birthday today, she said she’s at a point in her life — chronologically, financially and emotionally — that she and her husband, Dan, could afford to open her own practice. Buschor moved to Sumter in 1970 when her father, a Shaw-based fighter pilot, was transferred here. She never left. She was a partner with Sumter Pediatrics before branching out. Premier Pediatrics, which caters to patients “from birth through col-

lege,” will offer: • general health and sick care; • prevention and wellness; • immunizations; • school and sports exams; • asthma and allergy care; • attention deficit hyperactivity management; • flu vaccinations; and • minor ambulatory procedures. The office staff includes a fulltime nurse, a half-time nurse, a receptionist, a practice manager and the doctor. Buschor said that staff will focus on treating everyone like family while being conscious to make sure the practice doesn’t grow to the point that patients lose patience while waiting for service. “I’ve always loved that old-fashioned medical service, and I look forward to slowing down and having time to get to know my patients,” Buschor said. The office begins taking new patients at 8 a.m. Monday at 380 W. Wesmark Blvd., Suite B. Find the office website at www.premierpeds.org or call (803) 607-9430.

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Polls: Employers still prioritize health coverage TOM MURPHY AND JENNIFER AGIESTA The Associated Press Employers squeezed by years of rising medical costs and pressure from the health care overhaul are still making employee health insurance a priority, but that coverage may grow skimpier in the coming years. A poll from The Associated PressNORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that companies that offer health insurance see it as a key tool to attract workers and keep them on the job. But they’re also sweating the expense, with 86 percent citing the cost of coverage as a key factor in picking a plan. A separate survey from the benefits consultant Mercer found that only 4 percent of all large employers say they will likely drop their employee health plans within the next five years, a figure that has trended down over the past few years. “We’ve been hearing lots of people blowing alarms about employers dropping plans and getting out of the business, but that’s never what our data showed,” said Beth Umland, Mercer’s director of health and benefits research. The survey results run contrary to speculation among benefits insiders that more companies would consider dropping insurance coverage for their employees. They figured companies might do so in order to curb health care costs, which have climbed faster than inflation for years for many employers.

‘Historically, as the labor market improves, employers are more willing to go along with the status quo, so to speak’ JON GABEL Senior fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago The health care overhaul also has added more costs in some cases with taxes, fees and coverage mandates. Additionally, the overhaul created public insurance exchanges on which people can buy coverage. That could offer a safety net for companies that had offered benefits only because their employees had no other way to get them. Many companies have pared their coverage by making their workers pay a bigger share of the doctor bill. In some cases, they’ve also cut coverage for spouses of workers who can find insurance elsewhere. But business owners say they still see several reasons to offer some coverage. A total of 81 percent that offer insurance in the AP-NORC poll said they do so mainly because it’s the right thing to do, while about 60 percent say it helps recruit and keep workers. Kinetic Systems Vice President and co-owner Judy Solomon says she has to provide insurance to attract and keep engineers when competing against bigger companies. Her Boston business has 32 full-time workers and makes

equipment that helps control vibrations for sensitive scientific instruments She also thinks her lower-wage workers should have coverage as well. “I won’t drop it no matter how much it goes up (in price),” she said. “I’ve sustained as much as an 18 percent increase in some years.” Companies are generally wary about making big changes to their benefits to avoid pushing employees to leave, especially if unemployment rates are low and the pool of possible replacements is weak. “Historically, as the labor market improves, employers are more willing to go along with the status quo, so to speak,” said Jon Gabel, a senior fellow at NORC at the University of Chicago. Offering insurance also can make good business sense. Companies get a tax break for offering benefits. They lose that if they drop coverage. And, depending on a company’s size, it also may have to pay an overhaul-mandated fine for not providing coverage. In addition, a company that drops coverage probably will have to give em-

ployees more cash to help them buy coverage on their own and avoid a mass exodus of unhappy workers. While companies in general remain resolute about offering coverage, the expense may become too much for smaller businesses that generally have less control over rate hikes and what they offer their employees. The Mercer study found that 16 percent of companies with 50 to 199 employees say they are likely or very likely to drop medical plans in the next five years. Employers that stick with benefits may not offer the same coverage year after year, though. Ezell Precision Tool Co. used to pay the entire premium for its workers. That changed after that bill spiked 40 percent a few years ago. Now the Clearwater, Florida, company covers half the premium and has workers pay a $10,000 deductible before most of their insurance coverage starts. Nevertheless, Controller Anne Short said her company remains committed to offering some coverage. “It’s the right thing to do,” she said. The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research survey of employers on the health insurance market included interviews by telephone or online with a representative sample of 1,061 private sector companies with at least three employees. It was conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago from August 19 through October 8, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. For results among the full sample of employers, the margin of sampling error is plus or minus 5.6 percentage points.

Financial planning gets a dose of virtual reality BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer

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Celia Concepcion, who owns bakeries in El Salavador, ices cupcakes at Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. Concepcion’s visit to the United States was sponsored by the Business Council for Peace, a program that seeks to boost small businesses, and in turn the economies, of violence-stricken countries.

Entrepreneurship lessons aim for peace and profit BY JOYCE M. ROSENBERG AP Business Writer NEW YORK — Karina Koper pays for cabs for her employees to keep them safe from gangs when they go to and from her 53 shops in Guatemala. She also pays extortion money so gangs won’t attack her stores. But what was on Koper’s mind during a trip to New York last month was learning the nuts and bolts of running a food operation and making her coffee, yogurt and natural foods stores more profitable. Koper was one of 28 business owners recently in the U.S. under a program sponsored by the Business Council for Peace, or Bpeace, an organization that helps provide mentoring for entrepreneurs from countries torn by war or violent crime. If companies in those countries become more profitable, they can hire more people and lessen the likelihood of civil war and violence, Bpeace CEO Toni Maloney says. The program, which receives State Department funding, has also helped owners in Afghanistan and Rwanda. At Chop’t, a salad store in Manhattan, Koper learned some of the finer points of being an employer. For example: It’s part of a store manager’s job to foster a good working atmosphere, unlike in Guatemala, where managers tend to be aloof and distant from their employees. “I see managers listening to people here,” Koper says. “I was not expecting this.” Koper learned stores perform better when managers monitor sales, profit and expense figures. In Guatemala, owners usually don’t share financial data with managers, Koper said. She also picked up pointers on how to make salads and serve customers. For instance, when employees pour dressing, they shouldn’t look at the salad bowl. They should make eye contact with customers to get a “that’s enough” signal. Bpeace brought the owners to the U.S. for four weeks for classes on running a business

and then matched them with small businesses that mentored them and helped them network. After returning home, they can get more help online, and Bpeace will send mentors to help them work on their individual challenges, CEO Maloney says. Veronica Mejia Handal, owner of La Cochinita, a pork products seller in El Salvador, got mentoring in social media marketing and production at D’Artagnan, a Newark, New Jersey seller of poultry and meat products like duck, venison and pheasant. While networking, she solved one of her biggest problems: packaging that tears and loses its vacuum seal when ribs and other bones are inserted. A D’Artagnan supplier said she could help — her company has a salesperson in El Salvador. Mejia Handal has also contended with gang violence in El Salvador. Recently a man tried to extort money from her, threatening to poison her pigs’ drinking water. Unemployment is a reason there so many young people join gangs, she says. “People don’t want to hire them, so they start stealing,” she says. Some of the visiting owners said their problems result from the way business is conducted in their countries. Buying ingredients is hard in El Salvador because monopolies control the cost of flour, sugar, milk and other goods, according to Celia Concepcion and Jenny Ruiz, who between them own 23 bake shops. The women spent a week at Carlo’s Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey, met with suppliers and learned they can order ingredients from the U.S. that are cheaper than in El Salvador. They also worked in the kitchen of the bakery, owned by Buddy Valastro, star of the reality TV show “Cake Boss.” Concepcion and Ruiz learned techniques like applying icing to cupcakes in a swirl. When they’ve mastered it, they want to create upscale confections so they can raise their prices and turn a higher profit. “I will try to do the things I practiced here,” Ruiz says.

SAN FRANCISCO — Financial planning often involves lots of spreadsheets, pie charts and eyes glazing over. Fidelity Investments aims to change that equation with an experiment in 3-D technology designed to make money management seem more like a mesmerizing video game than mundane number crunching. Welcome to “StockCity,” a virtual-reality landscape dotted with skyscrapers representing the stocks in a person’s investment portfolio. A Web version was released Wednesday at http://www. fidelitylabs.com, but StockCity ultimately is meant to be viewed on the Oculus Rift, a virtual-reality headset that still hasn’t been released on the mass market. StockCity’s architecture changes with the fluctuations on Wall Street. The heights of the buildings are determined by the prices of the stocks in an investment portfolio, while the widths are based on the number of outstanding shares. When the market is open, it’s daytime in StockCity, and night falls when the market closes. Market rallies cause the sun to shine, downturns trigger downpours of rain. For now, stocks can’t be bought and sold within StockCity. As Fidelity’s engineers add more features to the program, flocks of birds may hover over the buildings of stocks frequently mentioned on Twitter, and traffic may back up on the streets in front of skyscrapers that represent stocks experiencing unusually heavy trading volume. Other illuminating data about individual stocks might be seen by peering through their buildings’ windows. Or StockCity could end up being virtual reality’s version of a ghost town, acknowledges Sean Belka, senior vice president and director of Fidelity Labs. Nevertheless, Fidelity said it wants to try something different in an effort to connect with younger generations who grew up spending far more time playing video games than studying the wonders of compounded investments and reinvested dividends. “If you want to deliver a great customer experience, you have to be in the same kinds of environments

where they are,” says Seth Brooks, Fidelity Labs’ director of product management. Other financial services companies have tried to use virtual reality and games to court younger people for more than a decade —unsuccessfully, says Gartner Inc. analyst Brian Blau. Some of those attempts, including a Wells Fargo Bank game called “Stagecoach Island,” have been launched in “Second Life,” an 11-yearold virtual world that hasn’t lived up to its initial hype despite attracting more than 1 million users. A U.S. government fund for financial education also is helping to finance a mobile game application that is trying to help high school students prepare to cover their college expenses. “Reaching the ‘gamer’ audience has been a challenge for a lot of people,” Blau said. “Just because someone at Fidelity had a cool project lying around on their desk doesn’t mean it’s going to turn into the future of the financial services industry.” Boston-based Fidelity Investments, one of the world’s largest mutual fund companies with $4.9 trillion under management, tries to adapt to technological upheaval through its 75-employee Fidelity Labs division. It was among the first financial services companies with a home page on the Web and an application for the iPhone. Fidelity also has apps for Google Glass and the Pebble smartwatch, two wearable computers that have yet to become big hits. StockCity’s fate will be tied to Oculus Rift, part of a company that online social networking leader Facebook Inc. bought for about $2 billion earlier this year. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg prized Oculus because he believes virtual-reality technology is poised to reshape society. For now, the Oculus Rift is only being sold to application developers for $350 per headset. More than 100,000 units have been sold so far, according to Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe. Neither Iribe nor Zuckerberg have specified when Oculus Rift will be sold to consumers. “This isn’t something that we expect to be in stores in time for the holiday season, but we think it’s important to start working with emerging technologies to help people get a better understanding of their financial future,” Belka said.

STOCKS: THE MARKET WEEKLY REVIEW

THE SUMTER ITEM

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 2014

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Cold weather improves chances of filling the freezer for winter

hings are beginning to change for the better. After spending most of this year’s deer season not seeing a whole lot of deer, I’m starting to get some opportunities. I noticed that about the time the weather began to cool off. The trail camera pictures began to show that the deer were moving around earlier and earlier in the eveEarle ning. Now that Woodward almost all of AFIELD & the crops AFLOAT have been harvested from the fields surrounding our lease, the only green stuff is the clover patches that my hunting partner, Jack, and I have planted. One little fellow has been showing up on camera every day between 11 a.m. and noon and filling his gullet with clover tops. Bucks are still almost nonexistent on camera and in person, even thought the rut is on

and they should be moving about. Several of the guys at church are telling me the same thing; bucks are at a premium. Considering that the cube steaks from a doe look a lot like the cube steaks from a buck — most people can’t tell the difference — and since I have a few does hanging around, and since I have no qualms about taking a doe, I was really looking forward to the cooler weather and the fact that the deer were moving more. I crawled into the ground blind overlooking the clover fairly early in the afternoon, somewhere around 4, and began to wait. With the cooler weather, I just knew that the whole herd would be showing up at any moment to get a snack. The rest of the woods were wide open. The squirrels were going nuts (yeah, squirrels going nuts was kind of tacky, wasn’t it?), and the cardinals, which usually move around after sundown, were already in full swing. I just knew it was going to happen. So, after sitting in the blind

for almost 1 hour, 45 minutes, and seeing nothing, I began to think about packing up and going home. I put my binoculars in the back pack, cut the Thermo Cell off and pulled my vest tight around me. One last look before I was going to slip the zipper to get out. Oooops! Standing in the road on the other side of the clover, about 30 yards away, was a larger-bodied deer; not huge, but significantly bigger than the rest of the population. If this was a doe, then it was the one I’d been looking for, but if this was a young buck, we may have to think about it. As luck would have it, it had grown quite dark and it was impossible to get a look at the deer’s head to see if antlers were present. I could just go ahead and shoot it, regardless of antlers; I had a doe tag and bucks of all ages are legal, but I really wanted to know before I shot. I needed to think over the “small buck” thing. By the time I reached the zipper on the back pack, the deer had moved to within 15 yards of the blind. I slowly, agonizingly, peeled the zipper

open and removed the binoculars from the pack. The deer looked my way a couple of times during the unzipping, but never ran off. Even with the binoculars I had to wait until the deer turned its head just right to be able to make the determination. Finally, there they were; a pair of cow horns. It was the first buck I’d seen all year. Now the question; it’s mid November, I have one small doe in the freezer, I need at least one more deer; I’ve had maybe two legitimate shot opportunities all year long, so do I shoot at this thing or not? He’s broadside at 15 yards, begging me to take the shot. Yes, I know all about quality deer management, and I subscribe to the concept. It works, but on the other hand, our property backs up to a Wildlife Management Area on one side and a dog driving club on the other, neither of which practices management. On both properties, if it’s brown, it’s down. We don’t have a chance to practice quality management on our 84 acres because everyone around us shoots everything that moves.

Besides, I need the meat and time’s running out. Trophies are great, but you can’t eat horns and all deer are trophies if the hunt was a great hunt. I decided to shoot. After all the racket I’d made with the zipper and removing the binoculars from the pack and all the moving around, it was the click that the release made when I clipped it to the string on the bow that did me in. I mean you could hardly hear it; it was no more than the sound of the click of a ball point pen. The deer lifted his head out of the clover, turned toward me and then turned left and stepped into a shadow where I could no longer see him to take a shot. Quandary solved; the buck would live to see another day. Later in the week, I had some more does in a shooting opportunity, but they were all in the 80-90 pound range and just didn’t seem like they were big enough. Now that the leaves have pretty much fallen and the weather has gotten colder, I expect to see a few more deer and perhaps get a chance to put cube steaks in the freezer.

Agencies plan Dec. 11 workshop on feral hog management SOUTH CAROLINA DNR To combat the scourge of highly destructive feral pigs, the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in conjunction with several partners is sponsoring a Wild Hog Management Workshop on Thursday, Dec. 11, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Blue Heron Nature Center in Ridgeland. Join experts from USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife and Clemson Extension Service Natural Resources Agents to learn about the biology, laws/regulations and management options for feral hogs. Deadline to apply is Dec. 3. Space is limited. Registration is $10, and lunch will be provided. Interested participants should send a check with name, address and phone number made to Hampton Conservation District at 1002 Elm Street East, Suite B, Hampton, S.C. 29924. For more information, call (803) WWW.DNR.SC.GOV 943-2586, ext. 101. Feral pigs have been called by some an “ecological train wreck” and the destructive naFeral pigs have been called by some ture of this invasive species lends itself easily to such a description. Experts from USDA an “ecological train wreck,” and the deAnimal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife and Clemson Extension Service Nat- structive nature of this invasive species ural Resources agents will hold a workshop on management options for feral pigs. lends itself easily to such a description.

All feral pigs share an unbridled appetite and can destroy hundreds of acres of farmland as well as native plants and wildlife habitat in just a few short nights. Free roaming pigs reproduce at a prodigious rate and are capable of producing two litters of up to a dozen piglets a year. Feral hogs carry diseases such as brucellosis and pseudorabies. Pseudorabies is a viral disease of the central nervous system that can affect domestic hogs, cattle, horses, goats, sheep, dogs and cats, but is not related to the rabies virus and does not cause serious disease in humans. Brucellosis is caused by a bacterium and can infect livestock and humans. It is a significant threat to commercial swine and can cause a range of symptoms in humans that are similar to the flu. Wild pigs also have internal parasites including roundworms, liver flukes and trichinosis. Trichinosis infections in humans are caused by consumption of undercooked, infected pork. The workshop is sponsored by Allendale, Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper Soil & Water Conservation districts in cooperation with USDA-NRCS.

FISHING REPORTS Santee Cooper System Crappie: Very good. Captain Steve English reports that his boat has been catching limits every day, with sizes also strong including a recent fish over 3 pounds. Fish have moved a bit deeper, and right now the best fishing has been dropping minnows 10-18 feet down over brush in 20-35 feet of water. More fish have been caught in the lower lake, but nice sized crappie have been caught in both. This bite should hold up through mid-December. Bream: Good to very good. Captain Steve English reports that bluegills are very heavy on the brushpiles. Fishing crickets 10-18 feet down over brush in 20-35 feet of water has been the best pattern, which equates to the same areas that crappie are being caught. Bluegill are generally a bit more aggressive than crappie so the best bet for anglers targeting crappie is to move on to the next brushpile if they start catching bream. Catfish: Good. Captain Jim Glenn reports that the expected seasonal improvement in catfishing has occurred as predicted, and with water temperatures dropping into the mid-60s and then below fishing got much better. In addition to seasonal factors this probably indicates that there has been better growth with the population decline over the past few years, and the protection of big fish may be helping. In his own fishing Captain Jim has found good results drifting cut shad in 8-25 feet on days with a steady breeze. Fish still seem to be scattered but they will begin to move into deeper water in both lakes as temperatures continue to fall. Lake Murray Bream: Good. Lake World reports that the shellcracker bite remains very strong, both for sizes and numbers of fish. Concentrate in 4-10 feet of water and fish worms on the bottom. Striped bass: Good. Lake World reports that striper continue to school all over the

lake, and looking for schooling activity is the best way to catch keeper-sized fish. Schooling can take places in coves or out in open water, and it can happen all day long. Some days the best schooling activity has been mid-afternoon. There is also some down-line fishing as deep as about 30 feet, and with cooling water temperatures and fish moving shallower free-lining is also becoming more productive. Lake Wateree Crappie: Fair to good. Veteran tournament angler Will Hinson reports that crappie fishing is picking up. Fish are migrating north up the river, and lots of fish are being caught on the river ledge itself in 18-22 feet of water. It can take some time to locate fish, but once you do anglers should hover in that area and tight-line. Fish will suspend up and down the water column in approximately 16-20 feet depending on temperatures - on cooler days they will be at the deeper end of the range and on warmer days the opposite. As temperatures get very cold they will stay right on the bottom. For now hooks and minnows are working best with a few fish caught on jigs - results on long-line trolling have been very scattered. Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. FLW Angler Dearal Rodgers reports that fishing has been pretty tough on Lake Wateree. Shad are in the creeks, and the best pattern is to fish topwater lures such as buzzbaits and Zara Spooks first thing. Later in the day the best pattern is to look for suspended fish under docks on flats, throwing spinnerbaits and crankbaits. Dearal is having the most success in the lower and mid-lake, from Beaver Creek to the dam. Lake Greenwood Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that the Lake Greenwood catfish bite is pretty strong. For numbers of

channel catfish drifting across main lake flats with shrimp, cut herring and cut shad in 15-20 feet is the best bet. As water temperatures continue to cool more and more fish will orient to the channel ledges. If you are hoping to catch a big flathead then anchoring on the edges of the river channel and using live bream or white perch is working pretty well. Lake Monticello Catfish: Good. Captain Chris Simpson reports that drifting or anchoring in 45-65 feet of water is the most productive pattern, although Chris notes that the ideal depth range can change overnight. Gizzard shad and white perch have been working best for large fish. Free-line drifting with small pieces of cut herring has also been very productive. Lake Russell Perch: Very good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that perch fishing is the best thing going on Lake Russell right now, and white and yellow perch are mixed in with bass in about 30-35 feet of water on deep flats. The best areas have been in the middle of creek channels on the South Carolina side of the lake, but the depth range is the key. It’s important to locate bait schools to find fish. Minnows fished just off the bottom are working best. Bass: Good. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that bass are doing “what they should be” at this time of year, and they are moving deeper with the bait schools each day. For now they are in about 30-35 feet of water in the same areas where the perch are thick. Both jigging spoons and drop shots have been productive. Bass in these areas have been 80% spotted bass. To target largemouth Wendell suggests going up the creeks into areas with stained water (Rocky River, Beaverdam) and throwing ¼ ounce lipless crankbaits or #7 Shad Raps. Crappie: Fair. Guide Wendell Wilson reports that crappie are still on deeper brush, although the bite slows down

when it gets very cold. On warmer days look for crappie 12-14 feet down over brush in 20-25 feet of water and fish minnows. Lake Thurmond Striped and Hybrid Bass: Good. Captain William Sasser reports that striped bass are making their way from the mid-lake on up the lake. Early in the morning they can be caught on down-lines fished around humps in about 30 feet of water, and in the afternoon they can be caught on planer boards fished in the middle of coves. Planer boards have been producing the most big fish. Lake Wylie Largemouth Bass: Slow to fair. FLW Professional and Guide Matt Arey reports that right now the bite remains pretty tough on Lake Wylie as water temperatures don’t seem to have dropped enough for the late fall/ winter Alabama rig/ jerkbait/ grub bite to get good. For now fish are still 100% related to bait and the bite on the lower end of the lake has been better; look for fish around depth changes adjacent to deep water. Small square-billed crankbaits and ¼ ounce Rattle Traps will both catch fish and jerkbaits and grubs are starting to perform better, but later in the year these baits and Alabama rigs will come into their own. Spoons are also working decently right now and picking up a lot of white perch, too. Lake Jocassee Trout: Fair. Captain Steve Pietrykowski reports that trout are still very deep on Jocassee and they are in a typical late summer pattern. The best depth range is now 80-100 feet of water, and both spoons and live bait will still catch fish. However, spoons and particularly Apex spoons have been working a bit better than shiners. Whether using live bait or hardware it is important to fish very slowly right now.

Lake Keowee Largemouth and Spotted Bass: Fair to good. Guide Brad Fowler reports that bass fishing has improved on Lake Keowee and there is a pretty good bite. Typical for this time of year, there is a lot of schooling activity found on the lake and topwater lures are working well. There is also a good drop shot bite in the 25-35 foot range. While decent numbers of baitfish and bass will move up the creeks on Keowee in the fall, there is not necessarily a mass movement like on other lakes such as Hartwell. On every lake a population of baitfish and bass will stay on the main lake, and on Keowee that may be even more common. Lake Hartwell Catfish: Good. Captain Bill Plumley reports that channel catfish are still biting well all over the lake, particularly in the 5-20 foot range. Cut bait (herring or other fish) and nightcrawlers are working best, although a few fish are still being caught on dip baits even as the water cools. The blue catfish bite continues to accelerate. The best blue catfish action has been in the creeks in 25-30 feet of water, with both anchoring and Santee-style drifting working. Cut herring, gizzard shad and white perch have all been productive. Flatheads can still be caught on live bream. Striped and Hybrid Bass: Fair. Captain Bill Plumley reports that striper fishing has been a bit slow as the lake has pretty recently turned over in places. Typically when the main lake water quality declines bait and fish move into the creeks where water movement can mean that the water quality is better. In the creeks down-lining and free-lining have both been working at times. There has also been some schooling activity from the mid-lake to the dam, although these are mostly smaller fish. Cast topwater plugs to catch them.

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HVAC Service Tech needed immediately. Experience required. Call (803) 774-4823. Travel as you work with Klean E-Z amazing cleaner. Looking for Sales Rep., Must be 18 to apply, no experience necessary. Earn $350-$500 per week. Return transportation available. Call Mr. Peters at 803-360-3284 FULL TIME OFFICE ASSISTANT Seeking individual with strong computer knowledge, good communication skills, and attention to detail. Administrative experience required. Send resume to julie.sims@treleoni.com or mail to Treleoni 1878 Joe Rogers Jr Blvd, Manning SC 29102. Bristol General Contractors, LLC has openings for both Carpenters and Laborers located at Shaw Air Force Base, SC. This is a regular, full-time, benefit-eligible position and is expected to last approximately 18 months. Please visit our website at www.brist ol-companies.com to view the full job description and to apply. Resumes will not be accepted. Full time maintenance position available full benefits, vacation, sick leave, insurance, paid holidays. Call 803-435-4492 Cooks FT/PT - Seeking experienced and service-oriented line cooks and culinary professionals for Sumter, SC assisted living community. Responsible for prepping, cooking and serving resident meals, working closely with dietary team and maintaining a clean and sanitary kitchen environment. Candidates will have a clear understanding of cooking in a high volume kitchen and proper food handling techniques. Varying shifts and weekends are required. Must have reliable transportation, strong customer service skills and ability and desire to work with senior adults. Interested parties apply in person Mon-Fri. 10am - 4pm at Morningside of Sumter 2500 Lin-Do Court, Sumter, SC 29150. NO PHONE CALLS

Lee County is seeking applicant to fill the position of Voter Registration and Elections Director GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOB: organizes and manages Lee County Voter Registration/Election procedures following current registration and election laws. Maintains accurate and up-to-date records of all citizens registered to vote in Lee County. Manages office operations and formulates Department policies and procedures in accordance with South Carolina Registration and Election laws. The Director is responsible for hiring and managing the staff. The Director serves at the pleasure of the Lee County Board of Voter Registration and Elections. MINIMUM TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: Requires high school diploma (a Bachelor's Degree preferred) plus three to five years in responsible office management position, a Voter Registration Office, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required Knowledge, skills and abilities. Applications can be picked up and submitted to: Office of Human Resources, Lee County Courthouse 123 S. Main Street, Bishopville, SC 29010. All applications/resumes must be received by December 1, 2014. If you previously applied for this position in July, your application is still active and will be considered. Anyone who would like a more detailed description of job duties and responsibilities should contact Sherry Kerr, Director of Human Resources, at (803) 484-5341 Ext. 342 or skerr@leecountysc.org. "This Institution is an equal opportunity provider and employer." It is the policy of Lee County to recruit, hire, train and promote employees on the basis of qualifications and without discrimination because of race, religion, color political affiliation, physical disability, national origin, sex, age. Lee County is a Drug-Free Workplace.

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A Time for Giving Thanks and Giving Celebrities unite to– promote Homes to shelter the Lovingadoptions Lonely animal Sunday, November 23 - 29, 2014

www.theitem.com Grammy-winning singer and MuttNation founder Miranda Lambert is among the dog lovers participating on “FOX’s Cause for Paws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular,” airing Thursday at 8 p.m.

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By Dan Rice Thanksgiving, man’s best friend FYI This Television

will be treated to a little extra attention man’stable best friend – This asideThanksgiving, from the additional scraps will become treated a little extrafeast. attention that withtothe holiday Airing – Thursday aside from additional table scraps atthe 8 p.m., “FOX’s Cause for that come with theDog holiday feast. Air-is Paws: An All-Star Spectacular” ing Thursdaycelebration at 8 p.m., “FOX’s Cause for a two-hour of canine comPaws: An All-Star Dog Spectacular” is a panions and the joy they bring to our two-hour celebration of canine comlives. Famous dog lovers come together panions and the joy they bring to our withFamous the thoughtful message if you lives. dog lovers comethat, togethin the for amessage furry friend with erare with the market thoughtful that, if whom to the share your life, wouldfriend be you are in market for ait furry idealwhom to avoid the inadvertent with to share your life, itsupport would of puppytomill andthe instead adopt a shelter bea ideal avoid inadvertent supdog,ofone who would reward its rescuer port a puppy mill and instead adopt a with shelter dog, one who would reward boundless gratitude and love. its rescuer with boundless The inspirational programgratitude is co-hosted and love. by two-time Academy Award winner The inspirational program is coHilary Swank and Golden Globe winner hosted by two-time Award Jane Lynch. Swank, Academy who also co-exwinner Hilary Swank Golden ecutive-produces theand groundbreaking Globe winner Jane Lynch. who special with Michael Levitt,Swank, says she also co-executive-produces the is hoping to raise awareness of the groundbreaking special with Michael millions of animals that are euthanized Levitt, says she is hoping to raise each year of in the the United alone, a awareness millionsStates of animals number that could be greatly that are euthanized each year diminished in the if moreStates peoplealone, considered adopting United a number that shelter – many of whichif more are could bedogs greatly diminished purebreds – and then followed through people considered adopting shelter by spaying pets. – dogs – manyorofneutering which aretheir purebreds havefollowed long beenthrough an advocate for and“Ithen by spaying oranimal neutering theirand pets. adoption know ﬁrsthand the “I have long advocate for immense joy a been shelterananimal brings animal know“Yet, firsthand to ouradoption lives,” saysand Swank. every the immense joyfour a shelter year more than millionanimal animals are brings to ourbecause lives,” says Swank. “Yet, in euthanized of overcrowding every yearWe more four million anishelters. arethan so fortunate to have mals are euthanized because overan animal advocate in the FOXofnetwork crowding in shelters. We are so fortuthat not only sees the need for more nate to have an animal advocate in the awareness surrounding this issue, but is FOX network that not only sees the willing set aside a two-hour block for need forto more awareness surrounding thisissue, important partnership this but is cause. willingThis to set aside a will change thefor path ofimportant a soul for two-hour block this thousands of animals looking for their cause. This partnership will change the forever path of ahome.” soul for thousands of animals The program feature inspiring and looking for theirwill forever home. ” Theamusing programstories will feature inspiring often of rescue dogs and amusing storiestheir of rescue andoften people who dedicate lives to dogs andanimals peopleinwho theirviral saving need,dedicate and include lives to saving need, invideos starringanimals rescueinpups andand musical clude viral videos starring rescue pups

tributes to amazing superhero canines. Throughout the broadcast, viewers will and musical tributes to amazing superbe introduced to rescue dogs available hero canines. Throughout the broadfor adoption by such celebrities as cast, viewers will be introduced to resBetty White, Miranda Lambert, Scarlett cue dogs available for adoption by Johansson, CesarasMillan, KristenMiranBell, such celebrities Betty White, Kristin Chenoweth, Abdul, LeAnn da Lambert, ScarlettPaula Johansson, Cesar Rimes, Kristen RebeccaBell, Romijn, Emmy Rossum, Millan, Kristin Chenoweth, P!nk, Kesha, Inaba, Sharon Paula Abdul,Carrie LeAnnAnn Rimes, Rebecca and KellyEmmy Osbourne, JoshP!nk, Duhamel and Romijn, Rossum, Kesha, his wife, Fergie. Also appearing are the Carrie Ann Inaba, Sharon and Kelly Osacclaimed rescue canines The bourne, Josh Duhamel and hisOlate wife, Dogs, who join in anare exclusive Fergie. Alsowill appearing the acclaimed rescue Olate performance to canines honor allThe shelter dogs in Dogs, who will join in an exclusive perneed of adoption. formance to honor all shelter During the broadcast, viewersdogs will in need of adoption. be provided with information about During the broadcast, will adoptable animals in theirviewers local areas, be information about andprovided given thewith opportunity to make adoptable animals in theirFoundation, local areas, donations to the Petfinder and given the opportunity to make doan independent nonprofit organization nations to the Petfinder Foundation, an supporting shelters and rescue groups independent nonprofit organization nationwide.shelters Viewersand can rescue also donate via supporting groups a text number listed during thedonate show or nationwide. Viewers can also online at fox.com/causeforpaws. via a text number listed during the “We’ve seen the entertainment show or online at fox.com/causeforindustry come together for so many paws. worthwhile causes people, “We’ve seen thebenefiting entertainment innow it’scome time together for them to for man’s dustry forrally so many worthwhile benefiting people, best friend,”causes says Levitt. “It warms now it’s time rally for man’s my heart thatfor sothem many to animal loving best friend,”are says Levitt. “It my of celebrities stepping upwarms in support heart so many animal loving all thethat beautiful souls that need usceto be lebrities are This stepping support ofto their voice. is ourup biginopportunity all the beautiful souls that of need us toanchange the misperception shelter be their voice. our big imals and showThis theisworld thatopporturescuing nity toischange a dog alwaysthe themisperception way to go.” of shelter animals and show the world “There are a number of entertainment that rescuing a dog is always the way specials for humans, but very few for to go.” the“There speciesare wea humans most love and number of entertaincherish,” adds for Simon Andreae, ment specials humans, butexecutive very few vicethe president Alternative for species of weFOX humans most love Entertainment. “In Simon this first-of-its kind and cherish,” adds Andreae, exevent, FOX offer viewers chance ecutive vicewill president of FOXthe Alternato appreciate the role play in tive Entertainment. “Inthat thisdogs first-of-its our lives, contribute homeless kind event, FOX will to offer viewersdog the charities, even adopt dogs chance toand appreciate the rescue role that dogs of their own. We contribute know that Hilary and play in our lives, to homeless dog charities, andthe even adopt resMichael’s passion and enthusiasm cue dogs of their own. know of everyone involved willWemake a that Hilary and Michael’s the huge difference to thepassion lives ofand hopeful enthusiasm everyone involved will humans andofhomeless dogs right across make a huge difference to the lives of the country.” hopeful humans and homeless dogs

The special will also include awards and celebrity presentations showcasing right across the country.” suchThe canine categories as Cutest Puppy, special will also include awards Best Celebrity/Dog Lookalike, showcasGuiltiest and celebrity presentations Dog, Best canine Licker, Smartest Dog Best ing such categories as and Cutest Viral DogBest Video. And viewersLookalike, will be proPuppy, Celebrity/Dog vided withDog, information regarding adoptGuiltiest Best Licker, Smartest Doganimals and Best able inViral theirDog localVideo. areas,And as well viewers will be provided as the opportunity to help with raise informafunds tionrescue regarding adoptable animals in for organizations throughout the theirThe local areas, opporU.S. time will as bewell usedastothe promote tunity to help raise funds for rescue awareness of many dog-related issuesorganizations throughout the U.S. The and topics while encouraging people to time will be used to promote awareadopt of the more than issues eight million ness ofone many dog-related and animals that are currently inpeople the U.S.to topics while encouraging shelter system, each patiently waiting adopt one of the more than eight milto become part of are a loving family.in the lion animals that currently U.S. shelter system, patiently “I feel like they loveeach you for you, youwaiting to–become part of a six,” loving family. know that’s why I have joked “I feelthe likeco-founder they love you forMutyou, you Lambert, of the know –Foundation that’s why for I have six,”rescue, joked tNation animal Lambert, the co-founder of the with as she publicized her partnership MuttNation Foundation for animal resPedigree earlier this year to improve cue, as she publicized her partnership the shelter in her hometown of withanimal Pedigree earlier this year to imTishomingo, Oklahoma. “It’s prove the animal shelter in all herabout homethose in those enclosures that“It’s all town dogs of Tishomingo, Oklahoma. need home,”dogs she continued, breaking abouta those in those enclosures thattears. need“And a home, ” she continued, into that’s what we’re doing breaking into tears. that’s today, because when“And I came here,what there we’renothing.” doing today, because when I was The year also brought came here, there was nothing. ” The Lambert’s seventh-annual MuttNation year also brought Lambert’s seventhcharity event, “Cause for the Paws,” as annual MuttNation charity event, well as the seventh of her rescue dogs, “Cause for the Paws,” as well as the sevthe current being Betenth of herroster rescuenow dogs, theBlack current ty, Cher,now Delilah, Delta, Virginia roster being Black Betty, Bluebell, Cher, DelJessi and Waylon – several of Jessi whichand ilah, Delta, Virginia Bluebell, served in her wedding Waylonas–“bridesmaids” several of which served as “bridesmaids” heryear. wedding Blake to Blake Sheltoninlast “I am to looking Sheltonto last year. lots “I amoflooking forward seeing dogs ﬁndforward to seeing lotshomes of dogsthrough find loving forevloving forever adoption,” er homes ” she says she says ofthrough her workadoption, with MuttNation, of her she work with MuttNation, which established with her which mother, she established with her mother, Bev Bev Lambert, “in the hopes of turning Lambert, “in the hopes of turning every every shelter into no-kill shelters.” shelter into no-kill shelters. ” So,So,asasthethe holiday assembles gatherholiday assembles gathings both large and small, while sparkerings both large and small, while ing lonesome remembrances in solitary sparking lonesome remembrances in solitary us all recognize souls, letsouls, us alllet recognize the othersthe left others left outside, thosebe who would outside, those who would forever be foreverforbeholden for blessings such simple beholden such simple as blessings as eyes to meet and compaeyes to meet and company to keep. ny to keep.

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