October 21, 2014 by The Sumter Item

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Group talks up Sunday alcohol sales Committee wants you to know a ‘yes’ vote will help community economically BY JOE KEPLER joe@theitem.com A 53-word referendum will be on the ballot for city of Sumter residents Nov. 4, giving people the chance to decide whether Sunday alcohol sales will be permitted in city restaurants. While the legalese of the issue may leave many voters scratching their

heads at the polls, a group is hitting the streets to make sure all the facts are heard. Rick Levy, the chair of the Citizens in Business for the City of Sumter committee, spoke to members of Sumter Rotary Club on Monday to provide information on the issue. The referendum, posed as a yes or no question, reads as:

“Shall the South Carolina Department of Revenue be authorized to issue temporary permits in this municipality for a period not to exceed twenty-four hours to allow the possession, sale, and consumption of alcoholic liquors by the drink to bona fide nonprofit organizations and business establishments otherwise authorized to be licensed

for consumption-on-premises sales?” “I don’t know how many lawyers we have in the group, but we can thank them because this is rather confusing,” Levy said. “I think people don’t really have a good appreciation to the limitation to the referendum. What city council is putting before the voters is for on-site in the res-

taurants only. What we’re really doing is hurting our small businesses and our economic development.” The referendum includes beer, wine and liquor and will affect restaurants licensed by South Carolina Department of Revenue and not “to-go” businesses such as grocery

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BD holds family picnic

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D held its family picnic

Levern Peoples, above, and his grandson Aiden Peoples shoot arrows through targets at the family picnic.

Saturday on the company grounds, 1575 Airport

Lance Thode, 6, left, tries to win a prize during a game.

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A blow-up dragon, below, offered hours of entertainment.

1,400 workers and family members. Attendees enjoyed slides, bouncy houses, casino games, Bingo, midway games, sand art, face painting, all-you-can-eat refreshments and more than 20 local wellness vendors. There was also an open house and tour of the plant for all BD associates.

Authorities: Sex offenders will be monitored on Halloween BY MATT BRUCE matthew@theitem.com Ghouls and goblins will haunt the tri-county area a little more than a week from today as costumed children roam the streets for Halloween.

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But while candy will be the main thing on the mind of most trick-or-treaters next Friday night, safety will the biggest concern for local law enforcement. County agencies in Sumter, Lee and Clarendon counties will spend the night patrolling

neighborhoods to keep children out of harm’s way. And state officers will monitor the homes of registered sex offenders in those areas. “The best crime prevention rule in the world: You can only go to people’s houses that you know. Only people

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you know,” Cpl. Eddie Hobbs of the Sumter County Sheriff’s office said. Hobbs is a crime prevention officer who works in the sheriff’s office’s sex registry unit. He noted deputies make home visits to check up on registered sex offenders multiple

times a year, not just for Halloween. Hobbs said children should travel in packs and urged parents to consider Halloween events at local churches or community centers as a way

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Students, faculty celebrate new Miss Morris College BY RAYTEVIA EVANS ray@theitem.com In an extravagant ceremony of recognition, the Morris College family celebrated its new Miss Morris College 2014-15 Khanisha Denise Moore. At the annual coronation ceremony Friday night, with the theme “An Enchanting Evening in Time,” the college crowned Moore in the presence of her family, friends, fellow classmates and the school’s faculty and staff. Moore, 21, was raised in Norwalk, Connecticut, and graduated from The Academy of Information Technology Engineering in 2011. She started her studies at Morris in the fall of 2011 and is pursuing a degree in criminal justice with a minor in sociology. During her college career at Morris, she has been actively involved in several organizations including Morris College Ambassadors, Student Leaders and National Council for Negro Women. During her speech Friday night, Moore said she is proud and humbled to represent Morris College for the 2014-15 academic year. Moore was escorted by her best friend, Adonis Valdez, who is also the president of the Student Government Association at Morris College. Of her

journey at Morris, Moore said she didn’t always take her studies seriously but thought “if Morris College cares, why shouldn’t I?” “It was never my imagination to be standing before you as Miss Morris College,” Morris said. “I look forward to my reign as your queen representing Morris College.” College President Dr. Luns C. Richardson did the honor leading the crowning of the new queen and latest representation of the student body and the college as a whole. In his brief speech, Richardson said he was honored to crown Moore and is “confident that you will use your reign to represent the institution well and serve as a role model for others.” The Coronation of Miss Morris College is a longtime, prestigious tradition at the college. The first queen — Mary Grace McQueen, now deceased — was crowned in 1947. Moore, like the queens before her, was selected by her peers. Friday night’s coronation ceremony also recognized a number of other student leaders on campus including class queens, organizational queens, ladies-in-waiting and Miss Morris College 2013-14 Shanaka Loraine Hayward.

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Miss Morris College 2014-15 Khanisha Denise Moore dances with her escort Student Government Association President Adonis Valdez during the coronation ceremony Friday night.

Buy candy from a Sumter Lion, and help to protect eyesight FROM STAFF REPORTS The Sumter Lions Club will hold its annual Candy Day fundraiser Saturday at BI-LO grocery store, 2055 Wedgefield Road, Sumter, simultaneously with more than 4,000 Lions Club members across the state. The club will be giving away free candy mints in exchange for donations. The services the Lions Club offers across South Carolina and in Sumter are funded by the donations received from the public during its annual fundraisers, typically held during the month of October in conjunction with World Vision Day. The Sumter Lions ask for the public’s participation so that they can continue to help the uninsured and underinsured in the community.

One hundred percent of funds raised by the Lions stay in South Carolina, benefiting residents of communities where clubs are based, as well as helping needy individuals across the state. For each dollar contributed, the Lions are able to leverage, through sound fiscal management, an additional $4 of services. Last year, South Carolina Lions Foundation provided 95 eye surgeries, 99 hearing aids and 8,335 screenings. The total costs would have been $1,339,968.32. SC Lions Foundation costs were $199,698.18, thereby saving $1,140,270.14. Sight and hearing conservation have been the major projects for Lions Clubs International since Helen Keller challenged the Lions to be her “knights of the

blind.” Lions Club International is the world’s largest volunteer service organization. The 4,000 South Carolina Lions Club volunteers provide humanitarian services such as eye glasses, eye surgeries, and hearing aids for those who cannot afford them. Sumter Lions Club has been a part of the Sumter community for 75 years. Together with SC Lions Charitable Services organization, the Lions Clubs of SC have developed programs to educate the public about health issues, and to improve sight and hearing among those most in need. Contact Sumter Lions Club members Bob Young, president, at (803) 406-7669, or Bob Fleury, membership chairman, at (803) 968-1187 for information on how to become a Lion.

The Sumter Lions Club will hold its annual Candy Day fundraiser Saturday at BI-LO on Wedgefield Road. The club uses the funds raised to support vision and hearing of Sumter residents.

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Authorities look for S.C. escapee in Shelby SHELBY, N.C. — Authorities in Shelby are looking for an inmate serving eight years MINCEY for burglary who escaped from a South Carolina prison a week ago. Police told local media outlets that 57-year-old Hoyle Mincey was driving a stolen van when he was pulled over in Shelby about 3 a.m. Saturday. As an officer tried to figure out who Mincey was, he jumped from the van and ran into the woods. Authorities used dogs to search the woods, but didn’t find Mincey. Mincey escaped from Wateree Correctional Institution in Sumter County on Oct. 12. Authorities say he has a record in North Carolina and appears to have ties to Shelby, which is 40 miles west of Charlotte.

Charleston rated No. 2 in world by magazine CHARLESTON — Charleston has been ranked the No. 2 travel destination in the world by the readers of Conde Nast Traveler magazine — second only to Florence, Italy. And, for the fourth

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straight year, Charleston has been named the top travel destination in the United States by the magazine’s readers. The travel publication unveiled its annual Readers Choice Awards on Monday. The publication’s senior editor, Lindsay Talbot, says visitors to Charleston need to first walk along the waterfront, then wander the side streets to take in the city’s pastel-colored homes. And she noted that Charleston is known for its fine restaurants. Mayor Joseph P. Riley released a statement saying the honors are a testament to the city’s culture, hospitality and wonderful people.

Hydrant tests set for Wednesday, Thursday The City of Sumter will be flowing all non-Ludlow hydrants between Vernon Drive, Manning Avenue, Dant Street and Turkey Creek for routine maintenance and monitoring between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday on Manning Road, Vernon Drive, McArthur Drive, Weatherly Road, Wilder Street, Manhattan Avenue, East Patricia Drive and Dant Street. Water customers in the surrounding areas may experience temporary discolored water. Direct any questions or concerns to the City of Sumter Public Services Department at (803) 4362558.

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Glaysen Small jokes around with a Hula-Hoop before the March for Babies Walk. Below, a group warms up with Zumba. PHOTOS BY JADE REYNOLDS / THE ITEM

Hundreds gather for the March for Babies on Saturday at Sunset Country Club. Participants brought babies in strollers and dogs on leashes. Six-year-old twins Jordyn, left, and Payten roll their bikes in for the march.

POLICE BLOTTER STOLEN PROPERTY An air-conditioning unit was reportedly stolen from a home in the 100 block of Gibbons Street about 2:50 p.m. Friday. A 2011 Hopper flatbed utility trailer valued at $2,200 was reportedly stolen from a Dalzell business in the 2900 block of Thomas Sumter Highway about noon Saturday. Several items were reportedly stolen from a home in the 1600 block of Boulevard Road about 4:15 p.m. Sunday. Several items valued at $2,060 were reportedly stolen from a Wedgefield home in the 200 block of Apollo Street about 4:45 p.m. Saturday. Several items, including multiple shotguns, a karaoke machine and a flatscreen television were reportedly stolen from a home in the 3100 block of Oswego Highway about 4 p.m. Friday. A Garmin GPS and iPad Mini valued at $700 were

reportedly stolen from a home in the 1100 block of Broad Street between 9:35 p.m. Saturday and 12:15 Sunday morning. Thirty PSI of Freon valued at $600 was reportedly stolen from an HVAC unit at an apartment complex in the 3200 block of Carter Road between 11:40 a.m. Thursday and 11:40 a.m. Saturday. An outside air-conditioning unit valued at $2,500 was reportedly stolen from a home in the 200 block of Fagan Street between noon Thursday and 4 p.m. Friday. ARRESTS Keith Ford, 23, of 1029 Porter St., was arrested and charged with possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana and possession of cocaine in connection with a traffic stop near Bagnal Drive and East Charlotte Avenue about 4:45 p.m. Friday. Sumter County deputies reportedly found four grams of suspected cocaine and a partially smoked marijuana blunt in the suspect’s possession.

Issacel Rubin 27, of 2181 Santee Drive, was arrested and charged with driving under suspension, fourth offense, after a two-vehicle crash in the 200 block of Calhoun Street about 1:15 p.m. Sunday. Raymond Bostic, 51, 646 W. Oakland St., was arrested and charged after reportedly stealing seven packages of steaks from a grocery store in the 300 block of Pinewood Road about 9:15 a.m. Saturday. Records checks indicated Bostic has 16 previous property crimes under his belt, including at least six previous shoplifting convictions.

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SUMTER • Oct. 23-26 – Sumter Little Theatre presents “The Shape of Things,” a contemporary story of love, sex and art, set in a college town, that follows the steadily intensifying relationship between Evelyn and Adam. The theatre is located at 14 Mood Ave. For tickets, call (803) 7752150 between 3 and 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday or visit www.sumterlittletheatre.org/tickets--membership.html. • Oct. 24-26 — Fall for the Arts. Sumter County Cultural Center, 135 Haynsworth St. Food vendors, live music, free performances and more. All events free. Call (803) 4362260 for more information or for a schedule of events, visit www.sumtersc.gov/fallfor-the-arts-2013-10-04.aspx. • Oct. 24 — Fourth Fridays featuring Terence Lonon and the Untouchables, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Main Street green, Downtown Sumter. Free admission. The Untouchables play a wide variety of music based on their diverse history as musicians, with an emphasis on rhythm and blues. Sumter native Lonon played for years with the late Bill Pinkney. • Oct. 30-31 — USC Sumter Halloween Carnival & Haunted House at USC Sumter Nettles Building, 200 Miller Road, from 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday and from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday. Halloween Carnival is free and includes games, a hayride and candy for children 12 and under. Haunted House cost is $5 and includes music, candy and a super scary haunted house (small children not admitted without an adult)

and Garden’s Boo at the Zoo, 500 Wildlife Parkway, Columbia. Boo at the Zoo returns to Riverbanks Zoo and Garden. Boo at the Zoo will take place – rain or shine – from 6 to 9 p.m. Tickets are limited and should be purchased in advance online. Advance admission is $7 for zoo members and $9 for the general public. Any remaining tickets the night of will be $12 at the gate. Trick-or-treating is reserved for kids 12 and under. Costumes are encouraged. Adults may also wear costumes but will not be admitted with masks that cover the face. For an additional charge, guests can also roast marshmallows, enjoy a haunted carousel ride or take a spin on the spooky Spots and Stripes Railroad. • Oct. 25 — South Carolina State Museum presents Tricks and Treats from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 301 Gervais St, Columbia. Tricks and Treats will feature a haunted Halloween party with games and prizes, a scavenger hunt, creepy crafts, balloon art, face and pumpkin painting and Halloween bags and treats. The museum will feature a Wizard Academy school fair highlighting various classes and activities, including potions, divination, transfiguration, wand-making and more. Children will be sorted into their wizard houses and

will select a special wizard name. Wear a costume to Tricks and Treats and receive $1 off museum general admission for the day. Tricks and Treats activities are included with museum general admission or membership. There is an additional fee to see the laser light shows. Visit scmuseum.org for more information. • Oct. 30 — South Carolina State Museum presents “Growl at the Moon” at the museum’s after-hours Halloween party from 7 to 10 p.m. The event will feature laser light shows, lunar observing, art, live music, craft beer, heavy hors d’oeuvres and custom beer growlers. It’s a chance to look at the moon from the museum’s new observatory and sit back and enjoy an entrancing laser light show set to the music of Pink Floyd in Laser Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon. Laser Floyd will play at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Werewolf and other costumes are highly encouraged. Growl at the Moon is $35/person ($28/members) and includes food, beer, admission to the laser light shows and a costume beer growler to take home. Note: Observing can be done only if the sky is clear and may be canceled if the weather does not permit. Space is limited, so purchase tickets soon at scmuseum.org.

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FLORENCE • Oct. 21 — Taste of Florence. Savor Tuesday’s Flavor at 5 p.m. at Florence Civic Center, 3300 W Radio Drive. The Taste of Florence is a food festival in which restaurant and food-focused business participants will transform simple booth spaces into living, attractive “mini restaurants.” They will offer/sell servings of selected entree/ dessert items from their restaurant/food focused business menu to the guests and attendees of the event. Light entertainment will be provided at this family friendly event, which will include a kid zone. Tickets: $5 in advance; $6 at the door; children 12 and under are free. Guests can purchase food tickets at the event for $1 each. Find out more at

tasteofflorence.org. • Nov. 1 — South Carolina Pecan Festival from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Downtown Florence will be brimming with a sea of people eagerly participating in the 11th Annual South Carolina Pecan Festival. The festival will feature eight stages of live entertainment, more than 250 food, art and crafts vendors, an antique car show, the Downtown Farmers Market, amusements, a free kid’s zone, Bike & Run Like A Nut races and the Pecan Cook-Off Competition. The Florence Area Sports Council, Pecan Festival and the American Cornhole Organization will hold the inaugural ACO Pecan Classic doubles cornhole tournament. The cornhole tournament entry fee is $40 in advance, $60 at the door if space is available. Participation is limited to the first 100 teams to register online at AmericanCornhole.com under the tournaments tab. For more information, visit www.florencedowntown. com/pecan-festival or call (843) 678-5912.

CAMDEN • Nov. 1-2 — Historic Camden’s 44th annual Field Days at Historic Camden Revolutionary War Site, 222 Broad St., Camden. Gates are open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Free parking is available in the big field just past the entrance to the museum. Food concessions include Heritage Restaurant’s BBQ, Pizza Hut and Mae’s Concession. Comfortable clothes are recommended, and attendees are asked to leave all pets at home. Daily admission is $8 adults; $6 for seniors over 62 and military; $4 for ages 6-12; free under 6; and $20 for families (two adults/

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A teacher uses a thermometer to take a student’s temperature to test for Ebola at Adekunle Primary School in Lagos, Nigeria. The World Health Organization said Monday the Ebola outbreak in Nigeria is now over.

Nigeria’s Ebola outbreak is officially over, WHO says BY BASHIR ADIGUN The Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria is free of Ebola, the World Health Organization declared Monday of a rare victory in the monthslong battle against the fatal disease. Nigeria’s containment of Ebola is a “spectacular success story,” WHO’s director for Nigeria, Rui Gama Vaz, told a news conference in the capital, Abuja. The disease came to Lagos, Africa’s most populous city, through an airline passenger who carried Ebola from Liberia to Nigeria. The July 23 announcement about the disease hitting Nigeria “rocked public health communities all around the world,” the WHO said in a statement. Many feared the worst in an urban sprawl characterized by large populations living in crowded and unsanitary condi-

friends who were hosting Thomas Eric Duncan before he was diagnosed with Ebola. The Liberian man — who became the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. — died from the disease Oct. 8 at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital. “I want to breathe, I want to really grieve, I want privacy with my family,” Louise Troh, whose family had been hosting Duncan before he became ill, told The Associated Press. Rawlings, the Dallas mayor, thanked Bishop Kevin Farrell of the Catholic Diocese of Dallas for providing housing for Troh and her family while they were monitored. Rawlings said the family was staying at a Catholic retreat in Dallas owned by the Diocese. The incubation period also has passed for many health workers who encountered Duncan when he went to the Dallas hospital for the first time on Sept. 25. Duncan was sent home but then returned by ambulance and was admitted on Sept. 28. Two nurses who treated him during that second visit — Vinson and Nina Pham — are now hospitalized with Ebola. Vinson’s family issued a statement saying they have hired a lawyer and are troubled by comments and media coverage that “mischaracterize” Vinson, who is being treated at Emory University in Atlanta. Vinson “has not and would not knowingly expose herself or anyone else,” and “suggestions that she ignored any of the physician and government-provided protocols recommended to her are patently untrue and hurtful,” the statement says.

DALLAS (AP) — About 120 people are now being monitored for possible infection of Ebola because they may have had contact with one of the three people in Dallas who had the disease, Texas health officials said Monday. Officials said 43 of 48 people on an original watch list have passed the 21-day maximum incubation period for the viral disease and are now in the clear. But others who cared for a Liberian man who died Oct. 8 at a Dallas hospital remain at risk, along with two nurses he infected and their close contacts. That brings the total to 120 people now being monitored, with their wait period ending Nov. 7, said Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings. He said the number may fluctuate. Clay Jenkins, the top administrator for Dallas County, said he was unaware that other health officials had allowed one of the nurses, Amber Vinson, onto an airplane the day before she was diagnosed. Vinson had contacted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Dallas County, and she was given permission to fly home to Dallas after visiting family in Ohio. “It was a mistake” for Vinson to have flown “and we apologize,” Jenkins said during a news conference Monday morning. Still, health officials said they were breathing a little easier Monday as the monitoring period ended for many and after a cruise-ship scare ended with the boat returning to port and a lab worker on board testing negative for the virus. Among those no longer in isolation are the family and

tions in many slums. Lagos’ population of about 21 million people is nearly the combined populations of the infected countries of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, the statement said. “The last thing anyone in the world wants to hear is the two words, ‘Ebola’ and ‘Lagos,’ in the same sentence,” U.S. Consul General Jeffrey Hawkins noted at the time, saying the juxtaposition conjured up images of an “apocalyptic urban outbreak.” Instead, with swift coordination between state and federal health officials, WHO and U.S. Centers for Disease Control, and with ample financial and material resources from Nigeria’s government, isolation wards were immediately constructed and, more slowly, designated Ebola treatment centers. In the end, Nigeria suffered 20 cases of Ebola and eight deaths, including of two doctors and a nurse.

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DARLINGTON – Most people don’t think of being joggled when it comes to furniture. Jammie Harris, the owner of the South Carolina Joggling Board Co., can hardly keep up with demand for people wanting to be joggled. Joggle is defined as “to shake lightly; move to and fro, as by repeated jerks.” Joggling boards are long planks of wood, usually at least 16 feet long, and about a foot wide, with two wooden holders. The wood gives slightly, creating a gentle up and down motion. Some boards are fitted with rocking chair-type holders that give a side-to-side motion. Harris, a Darlington native, said the joggling board has a history dating back 300 years. There are mixed reports as to where it originated in America, but virtually all reports confirm it was in South Carolina. “It originated in Scotland,” Harris said. “Aiken was really the first place to have a joggling board. Then they moved down to Charleston, and the board idea went with them.” During the Victorian era, some people called them “courting boards.” It is said a couple would sit on either end of the board, start bouncing and eventually end up in the middle. Harris said he tried to buy a joggling board 12 years ago for his brother as a present. After several attempts, he wasn’t able to get one because of the demand, so he decided to try to build his own. In the Florence area, Sam Tinsley made them for years, but when he died, Harris said joggling board building died, too. “He was a great inspira-

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tion to me, and I respected him a lot,” Harris said. “With Tinsley’s son’s blessing, I made one. The word got out after that, and I’ve been making them ever since.” He said he heard that when large houses were built, the front stairs were last to be constructed. Throughout construction, long boards were used on the front to get into the house. Harris said children would play on the boards because they were bouncy. “I’ve heard that someone decided to move the board away from the construction site for the children to play on,” he said. The joggling boards that Harris makes are usually made of pine or cypress. Each one is sanded and shaped by hand from wood he gets at the local saw mill. Traditionally he paints the pine boards Charleston Green, but he said he doesn’t have the heart to paint the cypress, because it’s so beautiful. A typical board takes approximately four hours to make, including painting. So far, he’s made about 400 joggling boards. Only three have ever broken. He guarantees them for life, as long as they’re kept on a covered porch. Harris also makes oyster tables and picnic tables made with a trough for beverages or condiments. Dale Barth, owner of Red Bone Alley Restaurant, said he is a big fan of Harris’ work. Through the years, he’s purchased several for his restaurant and home. “I love them. Kids like to play on it,” Barth said of the joggling boards. “They just look cool and are reminiscent of the old South. If you look around, most of the classic designs are generally pretty simple, and that’s why they’ve lasted this long.”

GREENVILLE — The man on the bridge lit one last cigarette before throwing the pack down next to his phone. He was calm, his hands steady. Looking back, Chris Hammett said that was when he knew the man was going to jump. Hammett, a homicide investigator with Greenville County Sheriff’s Office, was heading to an off-duty security job when the call came on the radio. Dispatch had been getting calls about a person sitting on the Interstate 85 bridge above Laurens Road. Hammett was the first one on the scene. It was 5:45 p.m., a Thursday in September. The sun was setting; traffic roared and rattled. “You couldn’t see,” Hammett recalled. “You couldn’t hear. You couldn’t hardly move without the fear of getting run over.” He saw the man there on the lip of a concrete wall, his legs dangling 16 feet from the ground. Hammett tried to talk to him. What’s your name? What can we do to help? The man didn’t respond, just stared intently at the cars below, as if he were timing the fall. “You could tell he was very set on what he was going to do,” Hammett said. All Hammett could think about was the man falling, how the man would die not from the impact but from getting hit by car after car. He radioed for backup, requesting units to block off Laurens Road and secure the exit lane. Deputy Gene Clark was on the interstate patrolling in the opposite direction when he heard dispatch put out the alert. A traffic enforcement offi-

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s it really true that “Steel Magnolias” is celebrating its 25th anniversary? I’ve watched the ultimate Southern chick flick about four times a year, so that equals to somewhere around 100 viewings, give or take a few. I don’t purposely seek it out, but it seems the film airs on some television station or the other every few days. I’ll be flipping through the channels, and there they are. Truvy, Ouiser, M’Lynn, Clairee and of course, dear Shelby, are all busy living their lives in Natchitoches, Louisiana. No matter where I land in the movie, I can close my eyes and recite their familiar and epic lines. “I love you more than my luggage.” Or “I’m not crazy, I’ve just been in a very Leslie Anne bad mood for Harrison the last forty years!” and “The nicest thing I can say about her are all her tattoos are spelled correctly” are snippets of familiar tones used in Southern families for years. The hilarious yet tragic story of Shelby and her wacky family strikes a chord with us in part because it happens to be based on a true story. Shelby’s real life brother, Robert Harling, set out to document the events of his sister’s brief life, cut short by the complications of diabetes and ended up telling the tale that borrowed bits and pieces from every Southern family. Although he had never written anything creative before, Harling’s screenplay was completed in a short ten days and made into the award-winning film two years later. After the premier of “Steel Magnolias,” everyone was eager to identify with the heartfelt story. Bakeries across the South had to learn the art of replicating the infamous “armadillo cake.” Red velvet never looked so bad, and never tasted so good. During a beauty pageant in Lamar County, Mississippi, around that same time, my cousin presented a dramatic interpretation of Shelby’s speech that ended with, “I’d rather have thirty minutes of wonderful than a lifetime of nothing special.” It brought the house

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down in thunderous applause, and don’t you know at the end of the evening, my cousin was presented the crown, while the judges were still wiping tears from their eyes. The real life Shelby was a member of Phi Mu Sorority at Northwestern State University in Louisiana. My connection with the movie was that I was also a Phi Mu and therefore recognized the tip to the sorority’s “official” color in the “Pepto-Bismol” scheme of the wedding scene. “Pink is my signature color,” stated the young bride. During the 1980s and early 90s, I attended a dozen Pepto-Bismol hued weddings of beloved sorority sisters. (I, being a rebel, eschewed the pink, but diligently sewed the pearls given to me as a pledge, onto my wedding dress). It’s stories like this that make us all seem to feel connected to the movie. Every one of us can point to one character or a particular scene and say “Hey, that’s just like my family!” We all have some kind of link to the “Steel Magnolia” story, and that’s why television stations seem to air the movie on a constant loop. Shelby’s mother reminds us of our mothers, Ouiser and Clairee are exactly like neighbors we grew up with and Truvy’s beauty parlor is just like the place we had our first perm. Our very lives in the South are a blend of tragedy, comedy, bizarre people and incredible food. It’s the perfect recipe for a smash hit at the box office and a deep and beautiful experience here on earth. The tale of Shelby has now officially stood the test of time to become a classic story of a family full of love, a new baby full of hope and friends that shouldered sadness side by side. And isn’t that exactly the kind of life we all want? Leslie Anne Harrison is a contributing writer for The Sumter Item and Gulf Coast Newspapers — www.gulfcoastnewstoday.com. She also has a popular website — Fairhope Supply Co. — which can be found at www.fairhopesupply.com. She can be reached at la@ fairhopesupply.com.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR HILTON A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE WHO WILL PUT CHILDREN FIRST One of the most important elections is for the school board here in Sumter, yet most people really don’t know the candidates well or even at all. Because I have known one of the candidates and his family for many years, I would like to tell you about him and why we need him on the board that directly impacts 20,000 students and over 1,000 employees each and every day of the year. Johnny Hilton is running for the board, and he is well qualified. He was a professional educator in the Sumter public school system for over 30 years and was the principal of Millwood Elementary School for most of that time. He earned a doctorate in education administration, but more importantly, he taught by example. There is a generation of young people in Sumter who looked up to Mr. Hilton at his school and across the county. He interacted with countless teachers and other administrators and school district personnel, and he is best qualified to help guide Sumter School District. When he was a teacher and an administrator, he carried out policy. And, I might add, he did it very well. He was recognized as an outstanding professional educator by everyone who worked with him, and he won many awards for his work. As a board member he will set policy for the superintendent to carry out. He knows that is different. But who would be better prepared to examine, evaluate and judge proposed policies than Johnny? And who is better prepared to understand how our schools are doing with current policies impacting the superintendent, the teachers, the food-service staff, the transportation staff and the maintenance staff than Johnny? I urge you to vote for Dr. Johnny Hilton for school board in Area 4 so we can have an informed person who always has and always will put our children first. LOYD YOUNG Sumter

SCHULTZ WORKED HARD TO RID SCHOOL DISTRICT OF BYNUM Keith Schultz should be re-elected to the Sumter School District Board. I am writing this letter not only because I believe that Schultz showed courageous leadership during the Bynum crisis, but also because there are certain people who are trying to ride him out of office on a rail of misinformation. The record needs to be set straight. First, Schultz is a leader on the board and that alone should qualify him for re-election. When Bynum was chosen, the vote to hire him was 4 to 3 and was divided along racial lines. When Schultz voted to hire Bynum, the final tally was 5 to 2 and presented some semblance of racial unity. Forging unity is a hallmark of a leader, and Schultz sought to be a unifier. In November 2012, Schultz’s leadership qualities were recognized when the board elected him chairman. By this time, the problems with Bynum had surfaced, and three months after becoming chairman, Schultz tried to place Bynum on administrative leave. However, he did not have the support of the board and was told that if he did this, that the board world reinstate Bynum at the very next board meeting. Schultz repeatedly sought Bynum’s termination but was stopped by a Bynum-friendly majority on the board each time. However, as community outrage reached a fever pitch Schultz, (along with Karen Michalik and others), was able to negotiate Bynum’s departure. From the time he became chairman, Schultz worked to rid the school district of Bynum, and he should be credited with leading that fight. So let’s set the record straight. Schultz was

never an enthusiastic supporter of Bynum. Rather, he worked to get him out of the district while making the tough choices that a real leader needs to make. That’s why he should be re-elected. RUSS WEINBERG Sumter

HILTON WILL BE AN OUTSTANDING ROLE MODEL FOR OUR CHILDREN When I think of school board members, administrators and teachers, a quote comes to mind: “Character development is the great, if not the sole, aim of education.” To protect the future of our children, all who have a voice in these children’s education must be outstanding role models of infinite wisdom and flawless character. Dr. Johnny Hilton epitomizes those qualities. He was raised by parents who knew the importance of wisdom and good character. His success as a school principal is a testimony to his unequaled knowledge of the education process, of supporting teachers, and of putting children first. If you pay taxes in Sumter/Sumter County, you should want Dr. Johnny Hilton serving on our school board in his typical selfless way of protecting the interests of our precious children in Sumter School District. Our leaders set the tone and serve as an example of the values we want to instill in all our students. After investing twenty-five years of my life as a teacher at Alice Drive Elementary, I want to be assured that my grandson will see valuable role models on our district’s school board who prove, through their decisions, that children come first. Vote Nov. 4 for Dr. Johnny Hilton, that outstanding role model. JACKIE OLSEN Sumter

BEWARE OF HIDDEN COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH PENNY TAX The newspaper has been printing articles telling us how great all will be if we just renew the penny tax. While there are some good things on the list, there are also some bad. There are costs associated with the “improvements” which we are not told about. For example, with the present penny tax, we got some new and improved community centers. We also will get an increase in county government expenses. One center mandated an increase of one-and-a-half people to run it. Since hiring a half person is an impossibility, we must add two additional county workers to the payroll. The tax only covers the cost of the building and does not include associated costs such as salaries, utilities, insurance or any other expenses. Can you guess how the increased costs will be covered? If you answered from a raise in property taxes — bingo. Give yourself a pat on the back. And how long will it be until an increase in property taxes becomes necessary? Among the 28 projects, some seem to be mistakes, such as No. 13, the renovation of the old hotel building in Mayesville. I really do not like tearing down all our old buildings in the name of progress. With that said, I do not believe that the Mayesville hotel is a good candidate for preservation. I took a ride over there to check out the hotel, and it is in a deplorable state. Perhaps had the project been on the list at the beginning of the last penny tax, it would have been feasible to save it. If you go over and take a look, I think you will agree that it is a huge monetary boondoggle. Will the hotel, along with other projects on the list, increase the need to hire more county employees in the future? This is one of the many ways by which government continues to grow. Since the 28 projects demand an all-ornothing vote, I will be rejecting the entire list by voting no to renew the penny tax on Nov. 4 F.D. SCHMIDT Sumter

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stores and bars. A restaurant must meet the strict guidelines of the revenue department to be licensed as such, including seating requirements and the reliance of food as the primary source of income. It also pertains only to the city limits of Sumter and not the county. Levy explained that Sumter is one of only two of the top 25 largest communities in the state that do not permit alcohol sales on Sunday, joining the city of Easley in Pickens County. There are 25 restaurants already in the city limits that would be allowed sales, but Levy and his group are more excited about what new business could come to town if the referendum passes. “Our view and the reason why we’re proponents of passing this is what follows thereafter: the on-going potential for commercial development and new prospects,” Levy said. “The question before us is, doing we want to continue to grow and develop? This issue is more than can I go to Chili’s on a Sunday and have a beer with my nachos. “If you talk to any of the managers or restaurateurs in town, and they’ll tell you they need two hands every Sunday to count the number of patrons that walk in then turn around and walk out when they realize they can’t have a glass of wine with their meal,” he added. Addressing the concern about increased crime and drunken driving with Sunday alcohol sales, Levy cited statistics that drew no correlation between increased alcohol-related issues in areas that passed similar legislation. The trend of allowing alcohol sales started between 2006 and 2008, and Levy said looking at the 10-year span graph that went through 2012 showed a 30 percent decrease in alcohol-related fatalities. Crime rates overall have been either flat or down in areas similar to Sumter that have allowed alcohol sales on Sunday. “We’ve attempted to see what has been the experience in these communities where this has been going for the last 4 to 8 years? As you can see from the data we’ve been able to find there doesn’t seem to be a correlating increase,” Levy said. After analyzing other areas in South Carolina that have already made the change, Levy and his committee members are firmer than ever that it can help the community. “We see this as an economic

issue,” he said. “In those communities that we looked at, restaurants have seen any(where) from 11 to a 26 percent overall revenue growth. Rock Hill passed their referendum in around 2008 and they have seen through a four- or five-year period an increase in just hospitality tax revenues of 5 to 11 million dollars.” The committee started their educational campaign in September, looking to inform voters of what they need to look for on the ballot and what the wordy referendum truly means. This past weekend kicked off the group’s signage campaign, and Levy said that direct mailers will be sent out ahead of election day to help answer as many questions as possible. “We want to tell voters the scope of it and really what it is not,” Levy said. “I think when they understand what it is not, there’s more clarity, and I would hope the majority of folks will say that ‘oh that makes sense, I’m comfortable with that.’” For more backstory on those who are for and against the measure, be sure to read The Sumter Item’s election issue this Sunday.

to keep them from going door to door. At the very least, he cautioned trick-or-treaters about venturing into unknown territory. “You should never go to a stranger’s house and trick or treat,” Hobbs said. “You’ve got to already have that feeling of safety when you knock on a door.” Concerned parents can check the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division website at www.sled.sc.gov for a listing of registered sex offenders who live in their respective neighborhoods. Authorities cautioned against relying to heavily on that map, which only shows those sex offenders who are in compliance with registering. Officials from the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardon Services will spend the day making home visits to Lee, Sumter and Clarendon county sex offenders under some form of state supervision. Last Halloween, the office contacted 825 offenders across the state and made three arrests, according to officials. DPPPS spokesman Pete O’Boyle noted those offenders who have served their sentences and are not under probation or parole do not have to abide by the state agency’s policies. Those policies preclude offenders from answering the door for trick-or-treaters, handing out candy or congregating at Halloween events involving children. “It’s generally a quiet night, and parents shouldn’t be alarmed. They shouldn’t keep their kids home. If they’re really young, the parents should go with them. ... But older kids, teenagers or what they call “tweens,” — 11, 12, or 13 — you might let them go by

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A bunch of monkey business on Animal Planet BY KEVIN MCDONOUGH Perhaps humans aren’t as unique as we think. “Real Apes of the Planet” (8 p.m., Animal Planet, TV-G) celebrates the 400 or more species of higher primates and explores ways that human behavior resembles those of chimps, apes, macaques and others. We’re shown how they groom, form communities and social hierarchies, solve problems and evade crises — all in ways that closely resemble human behavior. • With much of the sporting world focused on Game One of the Major League Baseball World Series (8 p.m., Fox), HBO’s “Real Sports With Bryant Gumbel” (10 p.m., HBO, TV-PG) examines one of professional football’s most persistent problems. The reality of brain trauma in the NFL is widely recognized. Scientists are now uncovering links between severe brain trauma and violent behavior, depression and suicide. Correspondent Jon Frankel meets with the widows of two former players whose conduct became dangerously unrecognizable and unendurable in the months before both men took their own lives. • Teens confront some of their worst nightmares, or at least their most lurid cinematic fantasies, on the candidcamera prank series “Freak Out” (9 p.m., ABC Family, TV14). Spooks include a girl’s stomach that suddenly bloats — because it’s full of cockroaches! The creepy stuff continues Wednesday night. • Some of the greatest, or at least the most memorable, television programs have been those aimed at children and enjoyed by adults. Or made by adults with the idea of subverting children’s programming into something wonderful for adults. “The Simpsons” is probably the gold standard of this brand of television. Many a harried parent has been entertained by the referential humor of “Spongebob Squarepants,” “The Powerpuff Girls” and other offerings. Their parents, or perhaps their grandparents, were delighted by “The Soupy Sales Show” way back in the 1960s. No conversation about adult humor disguised as a hallucinatory Saturday morning children’s show is complete without a nod to “Pee Wee’s Play-

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A young long-tailed macaque stands looking into the camera with others looking on in the background. Macaques are one of the more than 400 species of higher primates that are celebrated on “Real Apes of the Planet,” airing at 8 p.m. today on Animal Planet. house,” which ran from 198690. The complete series blu-ray DVD set is available today.

TONIGHT’S OTHER HIGHLIGHTS • Battle rounds continue on

“The Voice” (8 p.m., NBC, TVPG). • A gaseous new villain called the Mist emerges on “The Flash” (8 p.m., CW, TVPG). • Tony finds the management of a Woodstock, New

York, lodge a tad too mellow, on “Hotel Impossible” (9 p.m., Travel, TV-PG). • “True Tori” (9 p.m., Lifetime) returns for eight new episodes documenting Tori Spelling’s not-so-private life. • A pollster’s number comes up on “Person of Interest” (10 p.m., CBS, TV-14). • Casey’s sister’s divorce spells family chaos on “Chicago Fire” (10 p.m., NBC, TV-14). • A killer imitates Jack the Ripper on “Forever” (10 p.m., ABC, TV-14). • “Frontline” (10 p.m., PBS, check local listings) repeats “Losing Iraq.” • A dire threat inspires a strange alliance on “Sons of Anarchy” (10 p.m., FX, TVMA).

SERIES NOTES A training exercise fishes up a floating corpse on “NCIS” (8 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Lessons in empathy on “Selfie” (8 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * Best-laid plans on “Manhattan Love Story”

(8:30 p.m., ABC, TV-14) * A dead officer’s wife goes missing on “NCIS: New Orleans” (9 p.m., CBS, TV-14) * Cohabitation brings new stress on “Marry Me” (9 p.m., NBC, TV14) * Adrianne Palicki and Kyle MacLachlan guest-star on “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D” (9 p.m., ABC, TVPG) * Dean risks the mark of Cain on “Supernatural” (9 p.m., CW, TV-14) * Will ponders a big move on “About a Boy” (9:30 p.m., NBC, TV-14).

LATE NIGHT Mark Harmon and Jack Hanna appear on “Late Show With David Letterman” (11:35 p.m., r, CBS) * Bill Hader, Rep. Nancy Pelosi and Walk the Moon visit “Late Night With Seth Meyers” (12:35 a.m., NBC, r) * Craig Ferguson hosts Pierce Brosnan and Krysten Ritter on “The Late Late Show” (12:35 a.m., CBS). Copyright 2014, United Feature Syndicate

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AROUND TOWN The Shepherd’s Center will Association-Retired will meet offer free public information at noon on Wednesday, Oct. classes 11-11:50 a.m. each 22, at the North HOPE CenThursday through Nov. 13 at ter, 904 N. Main St. All re24 Council St. public On theinformation schedtired educators encourFree classes at theare Shepule: Oct. 23, Veterans aged to attend and join. For herd’s Center talk about their war experiencinformation, call Brenda Betes; Oct. 30, Crime Scene Inhune at (803) 469-6588. vestigation (CSI); Nov. 6, The Sumter Unit of the NaHealthy Aging: The importional Association of Parliatance of good nutrition and mentarians will meet at 6:30 movement in promoting p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 23, at healthy living as we age; the Sumter School District and Nov. 13, Peace of Mind Administrative Building, through Meditation. 1345 Wilson Hall Road. The American Red Cross will Douglas Wilson will present offer the following classes at a program on Incidental Mothe Sandhills Service Center, tions. Meetings are open to 1155 N. Guignard Drive: 9 the public and visitors are a.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, Govwelcome. For more informaernmental Operations Liaition, contact Laura LeGrand son course, lunch will be at (803) 775-0830 or lauraleprovided; and 6 p.m. Thursgrand@sc.rr.com. day, Oct. 30, Shelter FundaThe Sumter High Steppers mentals class. Call (803) horse trail will be held at 10 775-2363 to register or find a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 25, at out more information. 6850 Brohum Camp Road, Clarendon School District One Wedgefield. Lunch available will conduct free vision, hearfor $5 and will consist of ing, speech and developmental grilled chicken, hot dogs, screenings as part of a child chips and drink. Horse ridfind effort to identify stuers eat free. There will be a dents with special needs. hay ride and fun games for Screenings will be held from the children. Call Ronnie 9 a.m. to noon at the SumScott at (803) 468-3550 or merton Early Childhood Cen- email ron_n_tm@yahoo. ter on the following Thurscom. days: Nov. 13; Dec. 11; Jan. 8, The Sumter Branch NAACP will 2015; Feb. 12, 2015; March 12, meet at 5 p.m. on Sunday, 2015; April 9, 2015; and May Oct. 26, at St. Luke AME 14, 2015. For more informaChurch, 2355 N. St. Paul tion, call Sadie Williams or Church Road. Audrey Walters at (803) 485The Cooperative Ministry will 2325, extension 221. host Coverage to Care workEnjoy Dog Day at Patriot Park shops in Lee and Sumter from 2 to 4 p.m. today counties from noon to 1 p.m. brought to you by Sumter on Monday, Oct. 27, to adStormwater Solutions in dress questions people may partnership with Sumter still have about the MarketCounty Public Works and the place and healthcare.gov. Sumter County Recreation The events are free and Department. Celebrate the open to the public. The installation of four new pet workshops will be held at waste stations to help park the Lee County Library, 200 visitors pick up after their N. Main St., Bishopville, and pets. Bring your furry friend at the main branch of the dressed in his or her favorSumter County Library, 111 ite Halloween outfit (option- N. Harvin St. For more inforal) to enter the costume mation, call (803) 799-3853. contest. Free giveaways will The Sumter Branch NAACP will include pet bandanas, Frishold its 31st Annual Freedom bees, water bottles, etc. For Fund Banquet at 7 p.m. on Frimore information, contact Jolie Brown at (803) 773-5561 day, Oct. 31, at GarrickBoykin Human Development or jolie2@clemson.edu. Center, Morris College. The The Sumter County Education Rev. Gill L. Ford will speak.

PUBLIC AGENDA TAX ACCOMMODATIONS ADVISORY BOARD Today, 3 p.m., Swan Lake Visitors Center SUMTER COUNTY DISABILITIES & SPECIAL NEEDS BOARD INC. CREATIVE ENVIRONMENTS INC. INDEPENDENT LIVING INC. ABILITIES UNLIMITED INC. ADAPTIVE LIFESTYLES INC. MAGNOLIA MANOR INC. FIRST FLIGHT INC. Today, 5 p.m., 750 Electric Drive. Call 778-1669, Ext. 119. SUMTER CITY COUNCIL Today, 5:30 p.m., Sumter Opera House, 21 N. Main St. CLARENDON COUNTY PLANNING & PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION Today, 6 p.m., planning

ARIES (March 21-April 19): You’ll be EUGENIA LAST questioned about your relationship with someone. It will be difficult to hide the way you feel. Stick to the truth, but only reveal what’s absolutely necessary. Keeping busy will help you avoid an uncomfortable situation.

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TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Focus on cutting corners and staying within your budget. Refrain from letting anyone talk you into something you don’t feel comfortable doing. Someone isn’t being straight with you. Bide your time and be diplomatic and professional in your dealings. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): It’s time to start something new. Pamper yourself or get out and associate with people in your industry. Embrace obscure and unusual activities, and spend time with people who can offer you a different perspective on the way you can do things. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Take off if trouble develops. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Now is not the time to meddle or get involved in something that has the potential to put you in a compromising position. Focus on projects you can do alone. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Take over if things need to be accomplished at home or in your community. By taking a positive position, you will gain respect and win favors. Love is in the stars, and communication will lead to an interesting offer. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): Focus on what’s most important to you. Don’t flaunt your good fortune or someone will show jealousy and offer discord in place of praise. Proceed with your plans secretively and try to avoid interference.

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Gaﬀney 73/44 Spartanburg 74/45

Greenville 73/45

Columbia 78/49

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Today: Partly sunny. Winds west becoming west-northwest 4-8 mph. Wednesday: Abundant sunshine. Winds north-northwest 6-12 mph.

Aiken 77/46

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Charleston 81/55

Today: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High 76 to 80. Wednesday: Not as warm but pleasant with sunshine. High 67 to 71.

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LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Let the energy of the day pull you along. Welcome change and initiate what you want to see unfold. It’s a “take charge” kind of day, so don’t waffle or let someone else take over. Show your strengths and improve your weaknesses. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Step up to the plate and call the shots. If you work hard, you will get the backing you need to reach your goals. Don’t let red tape slow you down. There is plenty you can do while waiting for approval. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ve got more going for you than you realize. Don’t complain when you should be showing your positive side and presenting the ideas you want to pursue. Don’t let someone bully you into doing something that goes against your principles. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You will feel at odds about the different choices you are given. Don’t complicate matters by being too analytical. Something either works for you or it doesn’t. Do what best suits your current situation and don’t look back. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Jump into action. Take care of legal, financial, medical and contractual matters. Now is not the time to let someone else speak for you. Only you can express what you want successfully. Love is on the rise and a promise can be made. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Consider a partnership if it will stabilize your financial situation. Let your intuition guide you in matters that concern documentation, commitment and contractual partnerships. Don’t let aggressive action unnerve you or lead to an uncomfortable situation.

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PINEWOOD TOWN COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING Thursday, 6 p.m., Pinewood Town Hall SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Thursday, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

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PICTURES FROM THE PUBLIC Sandy Tomlinson shares a photo she took while on a trip with her husband to Arizona. Tomlinson comments, “Many of the John Wayne movies were filmed here in Sedona, Arizona. In the background of his movies you will see these beautiful red rocks.”

HAVE YOU TAKEN PICTURES OF INTERESTING, EXCITING, BEAUTIFUL OR HISTORICAL PLACES? Would you like to share those images with your fellow Sumter Item readers? E-mail your hi-resolution jpegs to sandrah@theitem.com, or mail to Sandra Holbert c/o The Sumter Item, P.O. Box 1677, Sumter, SC 29150. Include clearly printed or typed name of photographer and photo details. Include a self-addressed, stamped envelope for return of your photo. Amateur photographers only please.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Defensive dependency

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Boston College quarterback Tyler Murphy (2) scrambles out of the pocket as he is chased by Clemson linebacker B.J. Goodson (44) during the Tigers’ 17-13 victory over the Eagles on Saturday in Boston. The defense continues to be the strength of the 21st-ranked Tigers as they’ve only allowed 30 points in the past three games.

Tigers playing better defense, continuing to fuel team toward winning BY PETE IACOBELLI The Associated Press CLEMSON — Clemson’s defense is grabbing the headlines for the 21st-ranked Tigers — and not for the points it allows in the team’s biggest games. The group has given up just 30 points in the past three games for Clemson (5-2, 4-1

Atlantic Coast Conference) and made game-saving stops the last two weeks to beat Louisville and Boston College. Clemson’s defense was largely a college football punchline the past three years in losses like its 70-33 “Having us on the field to save the game or keep the game in our favor, we like those situations,” safety Jay-

ron Kearse said. That hasn’t always been the case. The Tigers were a program known for its high-flying, quick-tempo attack that could put the game out of reach by halftime. While Clemson’s defense held on, it took a back seat the past three years to offensive stars like ACC touchdown record-holder in quarterback Tajh Boyd,

NFL No. 4 overall draft pick in receiver Sammy Watkins and two-time 1,000-yard rusher in tailback Andre Ellington. When the defense had the chance to step up in big spots during that span, it did not. There was the 2011 Orange Bowl embarrassment when it surrendered a postseason record of points in a 70-33 loss

to West Virginia. Last season in a top-five showdown at Death Valley, Clemson was stomped by Florida State 51-14 — the most points an opponent’s ever scored at Death Valley. Even starting this year, the Tigers wore out in the fourth quarter at Georgia as the Bulldogs

SEE DEFENSE, PAGE B4

MLB POSTSEASON

NASCAR

Yost has Royals riding high into World Series

Victory keeps Keselowski alive in Chase

BY DAVE SKRETTA The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Thump Monkeys are trailing and Jeff Foxworthy isn’t happy. Not just trailing, they’re getting creamed. Hunting season started in Georgia weeks ago, and right now, Foxworthy’s team is getting shelled by another group of friends that calls it-

Denver quarterback Peyton Manning (18) celebrates his 509th career touchdown pass that broke the NFL record on Sunday in Denver. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

self the Killbillies. “The Thump Monkeys have never been defeated in a whole season,” Foxworthy says, “but it’s not good right now. If it was baseball, we’d be down 8-0 in the third. But we’re not giving up.” Not yet, anyway. Not until they get their ace back. The problem is the comedian doesn’t know whether Ned Yost will be home next

BY JENNA FRYER The Associated Press

needs about 5,000 more yards to surpass Favre in that category, and is on track to finish his career with numbers, across the board, that might never be matched. “Peyton loves to play this game, he loves to break records and he loves to put

TALLADEGA, Ala. — Brad Keselowski packed a punch on the track, the only place that mattered after a controversial week. Pushed around in the garage, he came out fighting like a champion at Talladega Superspeedway, where his win Sunday staved off elimination and pushed him into the third round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. “There’s a part KESELOWSKI of me that’s come to accept that this isn’t going to be easy,” Keselowski said, referring to both his week and his career. Fined $50,000 by NASCAR this week for his post-race meltdown at Charlotte, Keselowski’s professionalism had been under attack and his season was slipping away. He reported for work at Talladega, where he had to win to remain in title-contention. It was no easy task as Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were in the same must-win position, and hadn’t been knocked around all week

SEE MANNING, PAGE B3

SEE NASCAR, PAGE B2

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Kansas City manager Ned Yost celebrates with the fans after the Royals captured the American League championship series title. KC will host the favored and more experienced San Francisco Giants tonight in the opening game of the World Series. week or the following week, and what kind of mood he’ll be in when he returns. It all depends on what happens when the Kansas City Royals play the San Francisco Giants in their first World

Series in 29 years. “We count on him coming back with a vengeance,” Foxworthy says with a laugh.

SEE YOST, PAGE B3

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Manning can set sight on more NFL records BY EDDIE PELLS The Associated Press DENVER — Next up for Peyton Manning: the NFL passing yardage record. It’s one of the few glamorous passing records Manning doesn’t own, now that he has broken Brett Favre’s mark for touchdown throws. Manning

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11 a.m. – Women’s Professional Golf: Ladies European Tour South African Women’s Open Third Round from Southbroom, South Africa (GOLF). Noon – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Moscow – Manchester City vs. CSKA Moscow (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Barcelona, Spain – Ajax vs. Barcelona (FOX SPORTS 1). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from London – Maribor vs. Chelsea (FOX SPORTS 2). 2:30 p.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Rome – Bayern Munich vs. Roma (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 5 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: CONCACAF Championship/Women’s World Cup Group Stage Qualifying Match from Washington – Costa Rica vs. Martinique (FOX SPORTS 2). 6:05 p.m. – Talk Show: Sports Talk (WPUB-FM 102.7, WDXY-FM 105.9, WDXY-AM 1240). 7 p.m. – High School Football: Lee Central Kingstree (FTC NOW 26). 7:30 p.m. – Women’s International Soccer: CONCACAF Championship/ Women’s World Cup Group Stage Qualifying Match from Washington – Jamaica vs. Mexico (FOX SPORTS 1). 8 p.m. – Major League Baseball: World Series Game One – San Francisco at Kansas City (WACH 57). 8 p.m. – College Football: Arkansas State at Louisiana-Lafayette (ESPN2). 8 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Carolina at Winnipeg (FOX SPORTSOUTH). 8 p.m. – NBA Exhibition Basketball: Houston at Miami (TNT). 8:30 p.m. – NHL Hockey: Philadelphia at Chicago (NBC SPORTS NETWORK). 10:30 p.m. – NBA Exhibition Basketball: Los Angeles Clippers at Golden State (TNT). 1 a.m. – International Soccer: UEFA Champions League Match from Nicosia, Cyprus – Paris Saint-German vs. APOEL (FOX SPORTS 2). 2 a.m. – NHL Hockey: Phoenix at Nashville (FOX SPORTSOUTH).

PREP SCHEDULE TODAY

Varsity Cross Country Crestwood, Manning in Region VI-3A Meet at Manning 5:30 p.m. Middle School Football Bates at Alice Drive, 5 p.m. Hillcrest at Chestnut Oaks, 5 p.m. Furman at Mayewood, 5 p.m. Clark at Manning, 6 p.m. Lee Central at Lamar, TBA Varsity Girls Tennis South Florence at Sumter, TBA

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Sumter in Region VI-4A Meet at Freedom Florence, 4 p.m.

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Junior Varsity Football Carolina Forest at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Manning, 6:30 p.m. Hartsville at Lakewood, 6 p.m. Johnsonville at Lee Central, 6 p.m. Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 7 p.m. Gray Military Academy at Laurence Manning, 7:30 p.m. B Team Football Heathwood Hall at Wilson Hall, 5 p.m. Clarendon County Recreation Department at Laurence Manning, 6 p.m. Middle School Football Robert E. Lee at Calhoun Academy, 6:30 p.m.

Boston 95, Brooklyn 90 Minnesota 112, Oklahoma City 94 Chicago 101, Charlotte 96 Houston 90, Golden State 83 L.A. Lakers 98, Utah 91

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Indiana at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Utah at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Houston at Miami, 8 p.m. Portland vs. Denver at Boulder, CO, 9 p.m. Phoenix vs. L.A. Lakers at Anaheim, CA, 10 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Golden State, 10:30 p.m.

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

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St. Louis 28, Seattle 26 Miami 27, Chicago 14 Green Bay 38, Carolina 17 Baltimore 29, Atlanta 7 Washington 19, Tennessee 17 Jacksonville 24, Cleveland 6 Indianapolis 27, Cincinnati 0 Buffalo 17, Minnesota 16 Detroit 24, New Orleans 23 Kansas City 23, San Diego 20 Arizona 24, Oakland 13 Dallas 31, N.Y. Giants 21 Denver 42, San Francisco 17 Open: Philadelphia, Tampa Bay

SHRINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN OPEN PAR SCORES

Sunday At TPC Summerlin Las Vegas Purse: $6.2 million Yardage: 7,255; Par: 71 Final Ben Martin (500), $1,116,000 68-66-62-68–264 -20 Kevin Streelman (300), $669,600 71-67-63-65–266 -18 Russell Knox (190), $421,600 65-67-66-70–268 -16 Brooks Koepka (115), $256,267 69-68-64-68–269 -15 Webb Simpson (115), $256,267 69-65-67-68–269 -15 Jimmy Walker (115), $256,267 69-69-62-69–269 -15 Brooks Koepka (115), $256,267 69-68-64-68—269 -15 Webb Simpson (115), $256,267 69-65-67-68—269 -15

HANABANK PAR SCORES

Sunday At Sky 72 Golf Club, Ocean Course Incheon, South Korea Purse:, $2 million Yardage: 6,364; Par: 72 Final (x-won on first playoff hole) x-Kyu Jung Baek, $300,000 74-69-68-67—278 -10 In Gee Chun, $157,838 76-67-69-66—278 -10 Brittany Lincicome, $157,838 70-70-72-66—278 -10

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Sunday At Rock Barn Golf and Spa, Jones Course Conover, N.C. Purse: $1.6 million Yardage: 6,874; Par: 71 Final Jay Haas (240), $240,000 63-67-66–196 -17 Joe Durant (128), $128,000 63-69-66–198 -15 Kirk Triplett (128), $128,000 66-66-66–198 -15 David Frost (95), $95,200 67-65-68–200 -13

NBA PRESEASON By The Associated Press EASTERN CONFERENCE

Florida AD: Gators’ season evaluated as it plays out GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Florida coach Will Muschamp is getting at least another game to turn things around. Athletic director Jeremy Foley said Monday that he will continue to evaluate the season — and likely Muschamp’s future — “as it plays out.” That means Muschamp will be on the sideline when the Gators (3-3, 2-3 Southeastern Conference) play ninth-ranked Georgia in Jacksonville on Nov. 1. Foley released a 40-word statement that did little to sway belief that Muschamp’s job is in serious jeopardy following consecutive home losses to teams that previously MUSCHAMP struggled in SEC play. The Gators are coming off back-to-back losses to LSU and Missouri. The latest one, a 42-13 debacle to Mizzou on Saturday night, was one of the most embarrassing losses in Muschamp’s three-plus years in Gainesville. Florida committed six turnovers, including two that were returned for touchdowns, and allowed two special teams scores. Chants of “Fire Muschamp” started in the third quarter and could be heard throughout an emptying Florida Field the rest of the night. The defeat was Florida’s second straight on homecoming, the first time that’s happened in Gainesville since 1947. It dropped Muschamp’s record to 25-19, including 15-14 in conference play. And it could be worse. The Gators could be 0-5 in league play considering they eked out a win against Kentucky in triple overtime and edged Tennessee 10-9 two weeks ago.

starter Fred Jackson revealed during his weekly radio show on Buffalo’s WGR that he could miss up to four weeks with a groin injury.

BILLS RUNNING BACK SPILLER OUT INDEFINITELY

HAAS WINS GREATER HICKORY KIA CLASSIC

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The one-two punch in the Buffalo Bills offensive backfield just got knocked out. Running back C.J. Spiller is out indefinitely — and could miss the rest of the season — after having surgery Monday to repair an injury to his collarbone. And co-

CONOVER, N.C. — Jay Haas became the 18th player to win a Champions Tour at 60 or older, closing with a 5-under 66 on Sunday for a two-stroke victory in the Greater Hickory Kia Classic.

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THURSDAY

the way Keselowski was for losing his cool at Charlotte. “I’ll take the 50 grand and the win this week, wouldn’t you?” Keselowski team owner Roger Penske said. The owner and driver can just take the fine out of the winner’s check of $288,361. But Penske, winner of the IndyCar title this year with Will Power, strongly defended the driver who gave him his first career Cup title two seasons ago. “These guys are jealous of the job he’s done this year,” Penske said. “He’s won six races. He’s made poles. He’s been up front. Nobody likes to see a guy win like that. “I want him to get mad. I don’t want him to take it. We talked about it (last week). I said, ‘Brad, put it in the rearview mirror.’” Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick, the winners of the first two races in the second round, also advanced to the third three-race round along with Ryan Newman, Carl Edwards, Jeff Gordon, Denny Hamlin and Kenseth. The field will be cut to four after the ninth race. Points are reset after each round, and the title will be decided by finishing order in the Nov. 16 finale at Homestead. After the race, NASCAR said Newman’s car failed in-

San Diego at Denver, 8:25 p.m.

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TODAY’S GAMES

San Jose at Boston, 7 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Toronto at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Detroit at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Arizona at Nashville, 8 p.m. Carolina at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Florida at Colorado, 9 p.m. Tampa Bay at Calgary, 9 p.m.

MARTIN WINS 1ST PGA TOUR TITLE IN LAS VEGAS

LAS VEGAS— Ben Martin made a 45-foot eagle putt to regain the lead and finished with a 20-foot birdie putt for a 3-under 68 and his first PGA Tour victory Sunday in the Shriners Hospital for Children Open. Martin played his final four holes at the TPC Summerlin in 4-under par, though no shot was more important than the eagle. Kevin Streelman ran off five birdies in a six-hole stretch to overtake Martin for the lead, and Streelman hit a wedge into 5 feet on the 18th hole. Martin, who led by as many as four shots on the back nine, hit a 6-iron over the water to the back of the green on the par-5 16th. BAEK WINS PLAYOFF TO TAKE LPGA SOUTH KOREA

INCHEON, South Korea — Kyu Jung Baek of South Korea won a three-way playoff Sunday to claim the LPGA’s KEBHanaBank Championship. Baek, making the first LPGA start of her career, shot a final-round 67 to finish tied at 10-under 278 with Brittany Lincicome of the United States and compatriot In Gee Chun, then birdied the first playoff hole on the Ocean Course at the Sky72 Golf Club to take the title. In the playoff, Lincicome and Baek hit third shots to four feet on the par-5 18th. Lincicome missed her birdie putt while Baek calmly made hers for the win. Chun’s hopes for the title were dashed when her approach shot went into the greenside water.

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GEICO 500 RESULTS

MONDAY’S GAME

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By The Associated Press Sunday At Talladega Superspeedway Talladega, Ala. Lap length: 2.66 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (5) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 194 laps, 118.4 rating, 47 points, $288,361. 2. (13) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 194, 71.7, 43, $228,207. 3. (33) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 194, 78, 41, $180,329. 4. (29) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, 194, 85.3, 0, $129,475. 5. (11) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 194, 59.8, 40, $134,521. 6. (7) Travis Kvapil, Chevrolet, 194, 76.6, 38, $122,860. 7. (18) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 194, 110.6, 37, $102,115. 8. (26) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 194, 98.8, 36, $130,125. 9. (39) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 194, 94.1, 36, $134,261. 10. (19) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 194, 84.3, 34, $121,919. 11. (40) Joey Logano, Ford, 194, 87.1, 33, $131,544. 12. (8) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 194, 104.4, 33, $108,086. 13. (30) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 194, 67.2, 31, $142,697. 14. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 194, 78.5, 30, $105,973. 15. (22) Cole Whitt, Toyota, 194, 67.5, 30, $89,940. 16. (34) Michael Waltrip, Toyota, 194, 55.7, 28, $96,686. 17. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 194, 96.4, 27, $114,681. 18. (38) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 194, 63.2, 27, $96,536. 19. (27) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 194, 79.9, 26, $95,661. 20. (1) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 194, 47.1, 24, $129,594.

21. (15) Carl Edwards, Ford, 194, 45.9, 23, $102,511. 22. (4) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 194, 73.9, 0, $82,940. 23. (3) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 194, 51.3, 21, $100,273. 24. (2) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 194, 118.2, 22, $142,859. 25. (24) Greg Biffle, Ford, 194, 66.4, 20, $128,002. 26. (43) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 194, 50.5, 19, $129,197. 27. (12) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 194, 87.7, 18, $115,252. 28. (35) Josh Wise, Ford, 194, 49.7, 16, $84,440. 29. (21) David Gilliland, Ford, 194, 57, 16, $104,419. 30. (25) David Ragan, Ford, 194, 62.9, 15, $103,633. 31. (28) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 194, 98.5, 14, $91,931. 32. (16) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 194, 72.7, 0, $80,640. 33. (9) Terry Labonte, Ford, 193, 33.3, 11, $80,490. 34. (37) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, accident, 190, 46.3, 11, $115,436. 35. (31) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 189, 63.6, 10, $117,900. 36. (20) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, accident, 188, 71.3, 8, $108,439. 37. (10) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, accident, 187, 73.9, 7, $79,821. 38. (23) Mike Wallace, Toyota, 186, 26.6, 0, $74,805. 39. (17) Aric Almirola, Ford, 166, 56.3, 5, $108,312. 40. (41) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 145, 31.1, 4, $115,217. 41. (6) Michael McDowell, Ford, accident, 127, 44.4, 3, $62,805. 42. (32) J.J. Yeley, Toyota, accident, 102, 56.3, 0, $58,805. 43. (14) Alex Bowman, Toyota, accident, 102, 44, 1, $55,305.

spection because it was too low on both sides of the back of his Chevrolet. Penalties will likely be issued Tuesday, but that infraction typically is docked 15 points. Newman holds a 27-point lead over Kasey Kahne, who was eliminated Sunday. The much-anticipated championship battle between Team Penske and

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WORLD SERIES CAPSULE The Associated Press A look at the best-of-seven World Series between the San Francisco Giants and Kansas City Royals: Season Series: Royals won 3-0. Projected Lineups: Giants: CF Gregor Blanco (.260, 5 HRs, 38 RBIs), 2B Joe Panik (.305, 1, 18), C Buster Posey (.311, 22, 89), 3B Pablo Sandoval (.279, 16, 73), RF Hunter Pence (.277, 20, 74), 1B Brandon Belt (.243, 12, 27), DH Michael Morse (.279, 16, 61), LF Travis Ishikawa (.252, 3, 18 with Pirates and Giants), SS Brandon Crawford (.246, 10, 69). Royals: SS Alcides Escobar (.285, 3, 50, 31 SBs), RF Nori Aoki (.285, 1, 43, 17 SBs), CF Lorenzo Cain (.301, 5, 53, 28 SBs), 1B Eric Hosmer (.270, 9, 58), DH Billy Butler (.271, 9, 66), LF Alex Gordon (.266, 19, 74, 12 SBs), C Salvador Perez (.260, 19, 70), 2B Omar Infante (.252, 6, 66), 3B Mike Moustakas (.212, 15, 54). Projected Rotations: Giants: LH Madison Bumgarner (1810, 2.98 ERA, 219 Ks, 217 1-3 IP), RH Jake Peavy (7-13, 3.73 with Boston and San Francisco), RH Tim Hudson (9-13, 3.57), RH Ryan Vogelsong (813, 4.00). Royals: RH James Shields (14-8, 3.21, 227 IP, 180 Ks), RH Yordano Ventura (14-10, 3.20, 159 Ks), LH Jason Vargas (11-10, 3.71, 128 Ks), RH Jeremy Guthrie (13-11, 4.13, 202 2-3 IP, 124 Ks). Relievers: Giants: RH Santiago Casilla (3-3, 1.70, 19/23 saves), RH Sergio Romo (6-4, 3.72, 23/28 saves), LH Jeremy Affeldt (4-2, 2.28), LH Javier Lopez (1-1, 3.11), RH Jean Machi (7-1, 2.58, 2 saves), RH Hunter Strickland (1-0, 0.00 in 9 games), RH Yusmeiro Petit (5-5, 3.69 in 39 games, 12 starts), RH Tim Lincecum (12-9, 4.74, 1 save in 33 games, 26 starts). Royals: RH Greg Holland (1-3, 1.44, 46/48 saves), RH Wade Davis (9-2, 1.00), RH Kelvin Herrera (4-3, 1.41), LH Brandon Finnegan (0-1, 1.29 in 7 games), RH Jason Frasor (3-0, 1.53), LH Danny Duffy (9-12, 2.53 ERA, 113 Ks in 31 games, 25 starts), LH Tim Collins (0-3, 3.86 in 22 games).

YOST FROM PAGE B1 To most baseball fans, Yost is the unorthodox manager of the AL champion Royals. He’s the sometimes-surly, oftenstubborn and frequently intimidating man whose watchful eyes take in every game behind a pair of dark, mirrored sunglasses. He’s the man whose debatable decision-making has proven to be faultless during Kansas City’s perfect postseason run. To his neighbor and good buddy Foxworthy, Yost is just one of the Thump Monkeys, a band of buddies who spend the offseason trying to outhunt the Killbillies on their property near Atlanta. And boy, could they use his ability to sniff out the biggest buck in the county right now. “I really think being a Thump Monkey is what’s prepared Ned for this,” Foxwor-

Matchups: This marks the first World Series in a full season in which both teams won fewer than 90 games. One of them will become the sixth wild card to win a championship. The only other time both World Series participants were wild cards was 2002, when the Angels beat Barry Bonds and the Giants in seven games. ... These clubs have met only 12 times in interleague play. The only opponent the Giants have faced fewer times is Tampa Bay, with nine. Kansas City hasn’t played in San Francisco since 2005. ... The Royals have won nine of the 12 meetings, including a threegame sweep at home this summer when they beat Bumgarner, Hudson and Lincecum, stealing seven bases in the finale. Shields pitched a fourhit shutout to beat Hudson on Aug. 9. Royals relievers didn’t allow a run in 6 1-3 innings. Gordon had two HRs and four RBIs in the series. Butler and Perez also homered for Kansas City. ... Posey will be tested by a team that led the majors with 153 SBs during the regular season and had 13 more in the playoffs. The Giants allowed 107 SBs, tied for seventh-most in the majors. Posey threw out 17 of 76 potential base stealers. ... Bumgarner did a good job shutting down the running game, allowing seven stolen bases on 17 attempts. Nine of the 10 caught stealings were started on pickoff throws by Bumgarner. ... Hudson allowed 15 SBs on 18 attempts. ... Pence is 0 for 11 in his career against Shields. ... Butler (14 for 33 with 3 HRs), Gordon (10 for 28) and Escobar (9 for 22) have all thrived against Peavy. ... Affeldt was a Royals draft pick in 1997 and spent his first 4 1/2 major league seasons with the team. ... Kansas City will have had five days off before the World Series opener, San Francisco four. ... The Royals have home-field advantage thanks to the American League’s victory in the All-Star game. The team with home-field advantage has won the last five World Series. ... The Giants opened

as a slim favorite. Big Picture: Giants: After winning the World Series in 2010 and 2012, the Giants (88-74) are hoping to make every other year a pattern. San Francisco missed the playoffs following each of those championships but got back this season as the second NL wild card. The Giants went 243 plate appearances without a home run before hitting three in the clincher. ... Before the home run barrage, San Francisco had been the masters of small ball, with only 10 of its previous 22 runs scoring on hits. ... The Giants have won 15 of their past 17 postseason games under manager Bruce Bochy. ... After relying on stellar pitching during their last two title runs, the Giants are more balanced this year, finishing fifth in the NL in runs and seventh in ERA. But the starting pitching stepped up in the playoffs, with a 2.40 ERA through 10 games. Petit has been a valuable long man out of the bullpen, too. ... Workhorse RHP Matt Cain made just 15 starts this year because of a season-ending elbow injury, and two-time Cy Young Award winner Lincecum was removed from the rotation. He has not pitched in the postseason. ... Bumgarner is a threat at the plate, batting .258 with four homers, 15 RBIs and a .470 slugging percentage this season. The last pitcher to have more RBIs in a season was Mike Hampton with 16 in 2001 for Colorado. ... Hudson will pitch in his first World Series at age 39 after being on teams that lost seven times in the Division Series. ... Royals: After ending a 29-year postseason drought, the Royals (89-73) continued their winning ways with a perfect run through the playoffs to capture their third pennant. They rallied twice in the AL wild-card game for a thrilling 9-8 victory in 12 innings against Oakland, then won their first two ALDS games on the road against the Los Angeles Angels in 11 innings on homers by Moustakas and Hosmer. That made Kansas City the first major league team to win three straight extra-in-

ning playoff games. The series clincher was much easier, an 8-3 victory at home for a three-game sweep of the Angels, who had the best regular-season record in the majors at 98-64. ... The Royals won four close games against Baltimore to sweep the ALCS, making them the first team to open a postseason 8-0. Along the way, they’ve captivated a city starved for sports success. ... The Royals also took the last three games of the 1985 World Series against St. Louis, so they’ve won 11 consecutive postseason games — in a span of three decades. That’s one victory short of the major league record. Finnegan pitched for TCU in the College World Series in June. ... The speedy Royals swiped seven bags in the wild-card game against the A’s, including one that helped set up the tying run in the 12th inning. Cain made a series of spectacular defensive plays throughout the playoffs and took home MVP honors after batting .533 with five runs in the ALCS. Gordon, Aoki, Moustakas, Escobar and reserve outfielder Jarrod Dyson have also turned in a string of defensive gems. Throw in the clutch homers by homegrown hitters Hosmer and Moustakas, and the rollin’ Royals certainly have some serious October mojo going under Ned Yost, the first manager in major league history to win his first eight postseason games. Watch For: Lights Out Late: Both teams rely on stingy bullpens, so runs could be hard to come by in the late innings. Holland has six saves and a 1.13 ERA in eight postseason games. Davis is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA, and Herrera has a 1.08 mark in seven appearances. All three have struck out 10. Bochy’s expert use of the bullpen has been the biggest reason for San Francisco’s remarkable October success. Affeldt has made 18 straight scoreless appearances in the postseason, Casilla 17 and Lopez 15. Affeldt and Lopez have been particularly tough on left-handed hitters, and Bochy will have to decide how to deploy

thy told The Associated Press after the Royals clinched the ALCS. “Not 30 years in baseball.” Foxworthy got to know Yost decades ago. Yost had just finished a marginal career as a backup catcher and was getting into coaching with the Braves. They found a common interest in the great outdoors, eventually purchasing land near each other. And when one of their good friends, NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt, was killed in a wreck at Daytona, they became even closer. These days, they talk and text on a regular basis. Before the sun rose the day after the Royals clinched the pennant, Yost was already dialing Foxworthy’s number to chat. “I was like, ‘Holy cow! You did it. You freaking did it!’” Foxworthy said. “It’s pretty neat.” In listening to Foxworthy, it

becomes evident Yost may be one of the most misunderstood individuals in baseball. He rarely smiles on TV. Laughs are few and far apart. His sense of humor is as dry as the Sahara. Yet, his friends insist he would do anything for them. There are times when he reveals his softer side. He gets down on a knee so he’s eyelevel when talking to children. He spends time raising money for charity. When players are going through tough times, on the field or away from it, Yost is there to offer encouragement. “We definitely had our ups and downs throughout the season,” Royals outfielder Lorenzo Cain said, “but he didn’t give up on us, stuck with us guys. It paid off in the end.” Yost was labeled “The Dunce” by The Wall Street Journal earlier this postseason. He’s been called far

worse by fans. The past few years, when things were going particularly badly in Kansas City, “yosted” became common parlance — as in, “The Royals brought in a rookie reliever for staff ace James Shields and he got shelled in a close game? Yosted!” Or more likely, #yosted. Twitter has become his most common dumping ground. But here’s the thing: Everyone became too busy criticizing Yost to criticize his team. And while all that was going on, Kansas City qualified for its first playoffs since 1985, and then won a dramatic wild-card game, and then swept the Angels and Orioles. Suddenly, Yost had become the first manager in major league history to win his first eight postseason games. And the phrase “yosted” had taken on a positive meaning. “I’m real comfortable in my own skin,” Yost explained. “I

don’t feel like I need vindication. I’m not looking for it, don’t care for it. My whole goal — none of this was ever about me. To win a championship was all about this city, our fans and these players. I’ve been there before. I know how special it is. I wanted my players to experience. I wanted the city to experience it.” At long last, they’re finally going to have that chance. The World Series begins today at Kauffman Stadium, and Yost will be in the national spotlight. Foxworthy will be there, too. There’s no place he’d rather be than supporting his dear friend, even if it means the Killbillies might finally trump the Thump Monkeys. “You get him away from the ballpark, he’s funny as rip,” Foxworthy said. “He’s just a great guy, a wonderful friend. I’m happy for everything he’s done.”

reer average. To put things in perspective, even if Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (2,086 completions) stays healthy and plays for a pass-happy perennial Super Bowl contender, he would have to complete more than 400 passes a season for the next 10 years to get within striking distance. Rodgers is 30, and in his 10th season, the first three of which he spent backing up Favre.

tuates from throw to throw and is not guaranteed to always go up. Manning’s has been in triple digits all three seasons with Denver and his career mark could conceivably get there. Rodgers’ could rise or fall long after Manning retires. Given the vagaries of a formula that nobody really understands — heck, Philip Rivers is in third at 96.9 and could surpass them both — there will never be much of a celebration for this mark.

and neither is the Broncos passing game.

MANNING FROM PAGE B1 up points,” said Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders, who caught the first of Manning’s four touchdown passes in a 42-17 win over San Francisco on Sunday night. Demaryius Thomas caught Manning’s record-breaking 509th career TD in the second quarter. Thomas caught another TD in the third quarter to push the number to 510. Manning said the touchdown mark might be more special than the rest because “the touchdowns that I’ve thrown have helped us win a lot of football games and we’ve put a lot of work into winning those games.” But it certainly isn’t the only record the 38-year-old Manning has set — or still might set.

will it stop, though? Well, 75,000 looks doable if Manning sticks around and stays on this pace for a few more years. It will help, too, if the Broncos can lock in the Thomases — WR Demaryius and TE Julius — to long-term contracts. Both are going to command big raises on new deals next season.

PASSING YARDS (FAVRE 71,838)

PASS COMPLETIONS (FAVRE 6,300)

Manning has 66,812, leaving him 5,026 short of Favre. Manning set the single-season record with 5,477 yards last year. This record should fall in 2015 if the Broncos remain as prolific as they are and Manning stays healthy. Where

Manning has 5,681 — 619 behind Favre. Manning averaged 425 completions over his first two seasons with the Broncos. He completes passes at a 68 percent clip with the Broncos; that’s about 6 percent better than Favre’s ca-

PASS ATTEMPTS (FAVRE, 10,169)

After Sunday’s win, Manning has 8,669 attempts, which leaves him exactly 1,500 shy of the record. Manning averaged 621 throws over his first two seasons in the Denver offense. If he stays at that pace, he could break it toward the end of 2016. The next active player behind him is 35-year-old Drew Brees, with 7,017.

CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A TD PASS (BREES 54)

Johnny Unitas held this hard-to-reach record for an amazing 52 years until Brees broke it two seasons ago, on Oct. 7, 2012. But his streak ended Nov. 25, 2012 at 54. Manning is currently at 45, which means if he throws at least one TD in every game for the rest of the season, he’ll break it in the season-finale against Oakland.

them against Hosmer and Gordon, who have the dangerous Butler batting right-handed between them. Big Game Bum: The 25-year-old Bumgarner has stepped forward as the staff ace. The NLCS MVP is 5-3 with a 2.67 ERA in 11 postseason games, matching Bob Gibson and Mike Mussina as the only pitchers with five straight postseason starts of at least seven innings with seven or fewer baserunners allowed. Bumgarner has thrown 15 scoreless innings in World Series play, winning both his starts while striking out 14 and yielding five total hits. He went eight innings in the NLCS clincher and figures to get the ball in Game 1 on regular rest. Big Game James: Shields is the rare Royals player with World Series experience. He pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings for Tampa Bay in a 2008 win over Philadelphia. Kansas City traded a bevy of top prospects, including outfielder Wil Myers, to the Rays to acquire Shields before the 2013 season. He went 1-0 with a 5.63 ERA in three playoff starts this month and is 3-4 with a 5.19 mark in nine career postseason outings. Potent Panda: Sandoval has keyed San Francisco’s postseason offense since 2010, reaching base safely in a team-record 23 straight games. Kung Fu Panda is batting .375 with six homers and 14 RBIs during that span. That includes his three-homer performance in the 2012 World Series opener against Detroit on the way to MVP honors. Managing Expectations: Looking for his third championship in five years, the understated Bochy is building a Hall of Fame resume. Over in the other dugout, Yost was once fired by Milwaukee in the middle of a September playoff race, and some of his curious decisions have exasperated Royals fans. Yost made all the right moves against Baltimore, though, and now he’s the toast of the town. With both bullpens stacked and the benches often in play, this could become an interesting chess match.

TOUCHDOWNS IN A GAME (MANNING, SIX OTHERS, 7)

Manning put his name on this list in the opener last season against Baltimore. Hard to say when lightning could strike again, though he’s showing no signs of slowing,

PLAYOFF RECORDS

Here, things will be a little more difficult because Manning is second to Tom Brady in both attempts (889-950) and completions (572-590), and the 37-year-old Brady, of course, is still playing. Manning holds a 165-yard edge over Brady for the lead in postseason passing yardage (6,589), while he’s in fourth place for passing touchdowns with 37. (Joe Montana holds the record with 45, Favre has 44 and Brady has 43). Super Bowl rings? Oh, we had to go there. Manning’s number stands at ‘1,’ in a big tie behind Brady, brother Eli and nine other quarterbacks.

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Spurrier: No pressure for USC against Auburn BY DAVID CARAVIELLO Post and Courier COLUMBIA — No pressure. That’s the approach Steve Spurrier is taking heading into Saturday’s 7:30 p.m. game at No. 5 Auburn. South Carolina broke a two-game skid this past weekend with a victory over Football Championship Subdivision member Furman, but the Gamecocks now prepare to step SPURRIER up in class against the highest-ranked opponent they’ve faced on the road in almost a year. “We’ve got to really play well if we’re going to be in it with them,” Spurrier said Sunday on his weekly teleconference. “We’re loose; there’s no pressure on us except to go to Auburn and try to see if we can pull an upset. Try and play the best we can and see what happens.” The Gamecocks (4-3, 2-3 SEC) certainly looked better against the Paladins, playing backups for most of the second half of a 41-10 victory. The effort helped USC move out of the basement of the SEC in total defense, a spot now occupied by — strangely enough — top-ranked Mississippi State. USC now stands 12th, but that modest improvement promises to be tested by Auburn’s quickstrike attack. “We’re not at the bottom in total defense now, so that’s good,” Spurrier said. “Hopefully, we can keep climbing, try to get in the middle of the pack before the year’s over. But this will be the challenge for our defense. I guess after Texas A&M, this is an offense that goes up and down the field. Hopefully we can slow them down a little bit.” South Carolina will likely be without starting defensive tackle J.T. Surratt, who pulled a hamstring in the victory over Furman, further depleting a defensive line which was without David Johnson (knee), Cedrick Cooper (ankle) and Mason Harris (knee) last Saturday. Harris was expected to miss only one game, and Spurrier said Johnson was slated to return to limited practice this week. Cooper continues to rehab his high ankle sprain and is unlikely to return this weekend. Tight end Rory Anderson strained a triceps muscle against Furman, and probably won’t practice until the middle of the week. USC will also watch the progress of linebacker Jonathan Walton, who left the Furman game due to a concussion. Offensive lineman Mike Matulis, who suffered a knee injury in the preseason, saw his first action of the year against Furman and felt fine afterward, Spurrier said. Matulis could start Saturday, although that decision will be made by offensive line coach Shawn Elliott. Against Auburn (5-1, 2-1 SEC), the Gamecocks will need all the help they can get. The Tigers’ only loss this season came two weeks ago at top-ranked Mississippi State, and they’ve historically dominated South Carolina. USC is 1-9-1 all-time against Auburn, the Gamecocks’ lone victory coming in 1933. South Carolina has lost seven straight to the Tigers, including the SEC championship game in 2010, and is 0-3 at Jordan-Hare Stadium. South Carolina’s last road victory over a top-five team came a year ago this weekend at Missouri, which was ranked No. 5 at the time. But Auburn has proven an elusive quarry even for Spurrier, who is 10-8 all-time against the Tigers but 0-5 during his decade in Columbia. “That is a team since I’ve been here, we haven’t beaten. It’s sort of interesting — we haven’t beat Auburn, yet somehow or another we’ve beaten both the Mississippis

rolled up 201 yards and three touchdowns of their 45-21 victory. Things have changed dramatically since with the Tigers permitting only 253 yards a game their past six contests. They’ll try and keep that going this week against Syracuse (3-4, 1-1). Clemson’s highlights have come the past two weeks with defensive stops to preserve wins. Louisville drove to the Tigers’ 1 before defensive lineman DeShawn Williams batted away a fourth-down pass in a 23-17 victory in front of a frantic Death Valley crowd in the last minute. This past Saturday, Boston College moved 58 yards to Clemson’s 26 before forcing four incompletions in the final two minutes of a 17-13 win. “If we’re in those situations and a team is able to score the game-winning drive on a defense, that shows that we’re really not as good as we think we are,” Kearse said. “But two weeks back to back, we were able get a stop, get our offense the ball so we could take a knee and win the game.” For Clemson, it starts up front with senior defensive end Vic Beasley and defensive tackles in Williams and Grady Jarrett. Beasley has eight sacks this season and set the school’s all-time ca-

The Associated Press The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with firstplace votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 18, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking: Record Pts Pv 1. Mississippi St. (43) 6-0 1,480 1 2. Florida St. (14) 7-0 1,433 2 3. Mississippi (3) 7-0 1,404 3 4. Alabama 6-1 1,235 7 5. Auburn 5-1 1,231 6 6. Oregon 6-1 1,142 9 7. Notre Dame 6-1 1,133 5 8. Michigan St. 6-1 1,066 8 9. Georgia 6-1 1,055 10 10. TCU 5-1 962 12 11. Kansas St. 5-1 905 14 12. Baylor 6-1 858 4 13. Ohio St. 5-1 753 13 14. Arizona St. 5-1 643 17 15. Arizona 5-1 639 16 16. Nebraska 6-1 537 19 17. Oklahoma 5-2 461 11 18. East Carolina 5-1 445 18 19. Utah 5-1 437 20 20. Southern Cal 5-2 356 22 21. Clemson 5-2 283 24 22. West Virginia 5-2 272 NR 23. Marshall 7-0 184 25 24. LSU 6-2 177 NR 25. UCLA 5-2 118 NR Others receiving votes: Duke 108, Oklahoma St. 91, Minnesota 61, Colorado St. 12, Louisville 4, Missouri 4, Stanford 4, Maryland 3, N. Dakota St. 3, Texas A&M 1.

all the time. I’m glad were not playing the Mississippis this year, though. In fact, I don’t know who you’d want to play over on the western side,” Spurrier said. As for Auburn, “they’ve just beaten us. They beat us in a close one here in 2011, we had an excellent chance to in that one, got beat 16-13, I think it was. Auburn, that was not one of their best teams that year. But I don’t know, it just hasn’t worked out that we’ve been able to beat Auburn since I’ve been here.”

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reer record in that category with his 29th to move past ex-NFL standouts Michael Dean Perry and the late Gaines Adams on Clemson’s list. “They don’t even like to let them get the pass off so that kind of helps us having them up front,” Kearse said. Clemson had four sacks and 14 tackles for loss in limiting Boston College to 120 yards rushing after the Eagles came in averaging more than 315 yards a game on the ground — an effort team website called the “Boston D Party.” “I’m glad they’re on our side,” Tigers offensive coordinator Chad Morris said.

Especially this season where Clemson’s offense has lost its punch and several key performers, most notably rising freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson who is out at least two more games with a broken finger. Top rusher Adam Choice and leading tight end Jordan Leggett injured knees against Boston College with Choice out for the season. Safety T.J. Green said the defense will keep on doing what it does best, helping Clemson win games. “When we’re out there, we’re just playing comfortably, we’re playing together, we trust everybody on the defense to do their job,” he said. “It makes it easier for everybody to just do what they’re supposed to do.” Syracuse enters with some confidence after ending a four-game losing streak with a 30-6 win over Wake Forest last week. Defensive end Robert Welsh said the win made the Orange 1-0 in the season’s second half and gave them something to build on against Clemson. “Now, it’s on to Clemson, try and go down there, they’re a real good team, and try and go 2-0,” he said. Kearse believes the Tigers defense will be ready to take another step toward its goal. “We have guys that are hungry,” Kearse said. “Being number five right now is not good because we want to end number one.”

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Verbal abuse at day care cries out for intervention DEAR ABBY — I would like to weigh in on your response to “Day Care Drama in Indiana” (Sept. 1), whose Dear Abby neighbor screams at ABIGAIL the children VAN BUREN in her day care. I worked for 25 years investigating serious complaints, many involving verbal abuse, against day care providers for my state’s licensing agency. It is critical for this reader to contact Indiana’s licensing agency and make a complaint. Verbal abuse is extremely damaging to young children, and parents are often reluc-

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tant to believe their provider would subject their children to such cruelty. Also, if your reader is hearing screaming, there could easily be hitting taking place as well. If your reader were to approach the children’s parents individually as you advised, they would likely discount him/her as a “cranky neighbor.” However, if the licensing investigator were to pay a visit and interview the older past and present children, as we do in our state, the provider would be cited — or closed down — and the findings could be presented to the parents by an objective party. Retired but concerned DEAR RETIRED BUT CONCERNED — Thank you for correcting me. Many readers agreed that this

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situation should be reported immediately to the agency that monitors day care centers. To remain silent and allow the abuse to continue would also be child abuse. Many also suggested contacting Child Protective Services and afterward following up to make sure this issue has been investigated. If not, the local police should then be notified. Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069. Abby shares more than 100 of her favorite recipes in two booklets “Abby’s Favorite Recipes” and “More Favorite Recipes by Dear Abby.” Send your name and mailing address, plus check or money order for $14 (U.S. funds) to Dear Abby, Cookbooklet Set, P.O. Box 447, Mount Morris, IL 61054-0447. (Shipping and handling are included in the price.)

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OBITUARIES

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2014

JAMES F. MCCRAY James Frank McCray, 59, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at Clarendon Memorial Hospital in Manning. Born March 19, 1955, in MCCRAY Clarendon County, he was a son of the late Chappell and Irene Wilder McCray. James leaves to cherish his memory: four sisters, Dorothy (Charles) Smith, Eliza (Edward) Becton, Shirley (Michael) Levy and Annie McCray Carr, all of Manning; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Funeral services for Mr. McCray will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Chapel of Summerton Funeral Home LLC. The Rev. Frank Pearson will serve as the officiate and eulogist. Online condolences may be sent to summertonfuneralhome@gmail.com. Viewing will be held from noon to 6 p.m. today at the funeral home. The family will receive friends at the home, 2048 L&H Pearson Road, Manning. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Summerton Funeral Home LLC, 23 S. Duke St., Summerton. (803) 485-3755.

WALLACE ADAMS Wallace “Wally” Maston Adams passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at Dorn VA Hospital, Columbia. Born in Conway ADAMS on Oct. 18, 1929, he was the son of the late James Maston Adams and Nettie Watson Adams. He married Margaret Hughes in England on Nov. 5, 1949. He was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Aug. 8, 1973. He was very active in the local congregation in Earlestown, Merseyside, England, and in Sumter after he returned to the United States with his family in 1976. Wallace was predeceased in death by: his brothers, Barney, Earl and Lester Adams; sister, Mildred Rackley; son, Glenn Adams; grandson, Patrick Adams; three beautiful greatgranddaughters; and his brother-in-law, Odell Head. He is survived by: his wife, Margaret; his sister, Idell Rodriguez, and her husband, Godfrey, of Sumter; and four children and their spouses, Brenda and Johnny Freeman of Greensboro, North Carolina, David and Patricia Adams of Pawleys Island, and Denise and Edward Bradford and Gary and Angela Adams, all of Sumter; 16 grandchildren; and 18 great-grandchildren. Memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 99 Oswego Road, Sumter. Arrangements are being made by Palmetto Cremation Society, 11 Cunnington Ave., Charleston, SC 29405, (843) 7222555. Online condolences may be left at www.palmettocremationsociety.com

CURTIS J. DAWKINS GREELEYVILLE — Curtis James Dawkins, 57, husband of Margie Montgomery Dawkins, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at his residence, 2393 River Road. He was a son of Sarah Ramsey Dawkins and the late Samuel Edward Dawkins. Wake services and Masonic rites with Pride of Foreston Masonic Lodge No. 296 will be held at 6 p.m. today at Hayes F. & LaNelle J. Samuels Funeral Home LLC, 114 N. Church St., Manning. The celebratory services for Mr. Dawkins will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Pine Grove AME Church, 5865 Kenwood Road, Greeleyville. The Rev. Ronnie Brown, pastor, will be eulogist. Burial will follow in the church yard cemetery. Family is receiving friends at his residence. These services have been entrusted to Samuels Funeral Home LLC of Manning.

GERTRUDE W. DOZIER Mrs. Gertrude Weston Dozier entered eternal rest on Thursday morning, Oct. 16, 2014, while residing with her daughter in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Gertrude was born Sept. 30, 1920, in Sumter, the daughter of the late Rev. I.B. Weston and

Lillian Richardson Weston. She committed her life to Jesus Christ at an early age and joined Mount Zion Baptist Church of Sumter, where she sang with the choir and worked with the Missionary Circle. Gertrude graduated from Lincoln High School in Sumter. She matriculated further at Morris College of Sumter earning a bachelor of arts degree in English and French education. She taught in the school systems of Timmonsville, Bishopville and Preston, Maryland. While living in Bishopville, she joined Mount Hermon Baptist Church and became the choir director. At the time of her death, she was retired from Lynchburg, Virginia School System where she taught for a number of years and was a member of the Virginia Retired Teachers Association and the National Education Association. During her father’s tenure as pastor of Marion Baptist Church, Salters, she met and married Ned E. Dozier, and from this union two children were born, Cynthia Long and Steven Dozier. Her husband, Ned, and son, Steven, preceded her in death. While teaching in Lynchburg and residing in Bedford, Virginia, she was a member of Washington Street Baptist Church where the Rev. Alvin Henderson served as her pastor and she directed the gospel choir. Survivors include: her daughter, Cynthia Long of Stone Mountain; five grandchildren, Kevin D. Waters of Jacksonville, Florida, Kamela Waters of Marrietta, Georgia, Candice Dozier of Austell, Georgia, Kentrell Long of Stone Mountain and Kearsten Dozier of Austel.; one daughter-in-law, Mrs. Valeria Dozier of Austell; 14 great-grandchildren; her sister, Mrs. Oneida Bradley of Detroit; two sistersin-law, Mrs. Clotella Matthews of Greelyville and Stella Dozier of Salters; two brothers-in-law, Mr. Everett Dozier of Long Island, New York, and Mr. Lewis Dozier of Columbia; a host of nieces and nephews; and a foster brother, Mr. Donald Woodard (Claretta) of Washington, D.C. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mrs. Dozier will be placed in the church on Wednesday at 10 a.m. for viewing until the hour of service. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Trinity Missionary Baptist Church, 155 Wall St., Sumter, with Pastor Larry C. Weston, officiating. Interment will follow in Hillside Memorial Park, Sumter. The family will be receiving friends at Springhill Suites, 2645 Broad St, Sumter, Room 211. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements. Online memorial may be sent to the family at jobsmortuary@sc.rr.com or visit us on the web at www.jobsmortuary. net.

JOSEPH KLEE JR. GASTONIA, N.C. — Joseph Richard Klee Jr., 57, of Gastonia, passed away Oct. 18, 2014, at Peak Resource, Gastonia. He was born Aug. 30, 1957, in Greenville, to the late Joseph Klee Sr. and Lillian Mae Camden Klee. Arrangements are by SiskButler Funeral and Cremation Services, Bessemer City, North Carolina, 28016.

ROOSEVELT WILLIAMS SR. Mr. Roosevelt Lester “Scoot” Williams Sr. , 96, was called to eternal rest — peacefully — surrounded by his loved ones, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at National Health Care in Sumter. He was born in Cordova to the late Mr. and Mrs. Lester (Rosa Bell Tyler) Williams. Roosevelt was reared in Orangeburg by his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Andrana Tyler. He attended the public schools in Orangeburg. He later moved to Sumter where he earned his high school diploma. Upon joining Union Station AME Church in 1932, he was a devoted and active member of Union Station AME serving on The Prayer Band, the Gospel and Male Chorus, Church Treasurer, Boy Scout Leader and Trustee Emeritus. His work career began in North Carolina with the railroad system, eventually leading him to the Naval Base in Charleston. After relocating from Charleston to Sumter, he began working at Carolina Furniture Factory and Commercial Credit Union until his retirement in 1983. Roosevelt met and married the love of his life, Willie Mae Ragins, in 1958. His wife affectionately called him “Roe.” He took pride in celebrating his marriage and considered his wife “a true blessing in his life.” To this union, His Lord and Savior presented them with a precious gift named Gloria. He leaves to cherish his memory: his daughter, Gloria (John) Geter of Sumter; children from a previous union, Rosa W. Washington of Newark, New Jersey, Ned (Virginia) Williams of Darlington and JoAnn (Samuel) Brown of Sumter; one sister, Wilhelmina Davis of Baltimore; and a very special sister-in-law, Jessie Williams, of Mullins. He relished his role as a grandfather by teaching his grandsons the value of hard work. His grandsons, Monte’ S. (Kathy) Brown, of Columbia, J. Isaac Geter Jr. of Bahrain and Ragin L. Geter of Charlotte, will forever be his most meaningful legacy. Additionally, he leaves a truly precious great-grandson, Master Kington ‘Tyler’ Brown, who was a delight in the eyes of “Pop.” Mourning his loss are an additional 12 grandchildren, 40 great-grandchildren and 36 great-great-grandchildren. He will be forever missed by a host of extra special nieces and nephews. Public viewing will be held from 2 to 7 p.m. today at Job’s Mortuary. Mr. Williams will be placed in the church on Wednesday at 11 a.m. for viewing until the

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MARTHA STEEN Martha Holloway Steen, 82, widow of Stanley K. Steen Sr., died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born in Newberry County, she was a daughter of the late Mikell O. Holloway and the late Fannie Amelia Hentz Holloway. She was member of Bethel Baptist Church and retired from Campbell Soup Co. after more than 20 years of service. Following her retirement, she worked at a local church daycare center. Survivors include: two sons, Kenny Steen (Joyce) and Michael Steen (Melanie), both of Sumter; two daughters, Sharon Turner of Hanahan and Karen Geddings of North Charleston; eight grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at noon on Tuesday at Bethel Baptist Church with the Rev. Larry Fraser officiating. Burial will be private. Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 4124 Clemson Blvd., Suite L, Anderson, SC 29621. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements. www.ecsfunerahome.com

CATHERINE SPIEGEL DALZELL — Catherine Louise Teeple Spiegel, 91, widow of Robert “Spike” Maurice Spiegel, died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at her home. Services will be announced by the Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter (803) 7759386.

CARRIE GETHERS Mrs. Carrie Johnson Gethers, 86, widow of Richard Robert Gethers, entered into eternal rest on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at National Healthcare Center of Sumter. She was born Dec. 23, 1927, in Cross, to the late Victoria

Ramsey and was raised by the late Henry and Seanie Johnson. The family is receiving relatives and friends at the home of her daughter, Doretha (Frankie) Wright, 415 New Castle St., Sumter. Funeral services will be announced by Community Funeral Home of Sumter.

CAROLYN M. BOLDEN Carolyn Marie Bolden, 50, departed her earthly life on Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2014, at Tuomey Regional Medical Center. Born on June 21, 1964, in Sumter County, she was the daughter of Richard Jackson and the late Phyllis Bolden Spann. She attended the public schools of Sumter County and Hillcrest High School. In 1998, Carolyn accepted Christ into her life and became a member of High Hills Baptist Church, Dalzell. Affectionately known to her family as “Bubba,” Carolyn was a dedicated mother, caring auntie, cherished sister and beloved friend. She cared deeply about people, so it was no surprise to how she opened her arms catering to family and raising her nieces and nephews like they were her own. She leaves to cherish her sweet memories: five children, Bryan (Tierra) Bolden, Santana (Reynard) Bolden, Dwayne Bolden, Alicia (Clarence) Bolden and Aireal Johnson, all of Sumter; the father of her children, Ernest Johnson; three brothers, Terry (Ollie) Bolden, Gregory Spann and James Bolden; two sisters, Carley (Randall) Workman and Shirl Bolden, all of Sumter; four aunts, Ellen Battles, Louise Lomack, Estelle (Sunny) Maye, all of Newark, New Jersey, and Queen (Isaac) Bolden of Sumter; eight grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother; grandmother, Harriett Bolden; and brother, Rodney Bolden. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Greater Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 609 Miller Road, Sumter, with the Bishop Marvin Hodge Sr., pastor, eulogist, assisted by Pastor Wanda Martin and Pastor Louise Smith. The family will be receiving friends and relatives at the home of her son, Dwayne Bolden, 70 Annapolis Way, Patriot Village, Sumter. The procession will leave from the home of her son at 1:50 p.m. Floral bearers will be granddaughters and nieces. Pallbearers will be family and friends. Burial will be in the High Hills Baptist Church Yard Cemetery, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell. 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 Williams Funeral Home, Inc., 821 N. Main St., Sumter.

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Public Storage/ PS Orangeco, Inc. LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY Notice is hereby given that the undersigned will sell to satisfy the lien of owner at public sale by competitive bidding on November 5, 2014 personal and/or business property including but not limited to furniture, clothing, tools and other household/business items located at the properties listed. The sale will begin at 1:00 pm at 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153. The personal goods stored therein by below named occupant(s); 1143 N.Guignard Dr, Sumter, SC 29150 115 - Johnson, Margaret 120 - Washington, Tijuanna 222 - Winkler, Princess 234 - Ingram, Brian 235 - Mack, Rebecca 326 - Benjamin, Ashleigh 429 - Anderson, Ruby 471 - Clemmons, Kyana 507 - Brunson, Donna 542 - Burgess, Kimberly 546 - Jones, Shanequa 706 - weems, gabrielle 707 - Cain, Derek 729 - McCray, Ada 1277 Camden Hwy, Sumter, SC 29153 A027 - Thomas, John A040 - Rouse, Latonya B033 - Smith, Judie B084 - WELLS, CLINT C018 - Miller, Jelani C049 - Goodley, Jeremy C050 - Bradley, Stacey C057 - Small, Patsy D017 - Gaymon, Latoya D020 - Cantey, Tackia E038 - Fludd, Benjamin E061 - Childress, Jovitta F019 - Williams, Sandra F054 - Burke, Gwendolyn G024 - Kennedy, Dwight I016 - Burgess, Antonio I020 - Buchannan, Lanikqua J009 - Carter, Shakeeda K008 - Lemon, Paulette K017 - Williams, Miguel

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Persons having claim against the following estates are required to deliver or mail their claims to the indicated Personal Representatives, appointed to administer these estates, and to file their claims on Form #371PC with the Probate Court of Sumter County Courthouse, N. Main Street, Sumter, SC, 29150, on or before the date that is eight months after the date of the first publication of this Notice to Creditors, (unless previously barred by operation of Section 62-3-803), or such persons shall be forever barred as to heir claims. All claims are required to be presented in written statements, indicating the name and the address of the claimant, the basis of the claim, the amount claimed, the date when the claim will become due, the nature of any uncertainty as to the amount claimed and the date when due, and a description of any security as to the claim. Estate:

Samuel Witherspoon #2014ES4300588

Personal Representative

Andranette Ealey Shaw 905 Wolf Pack Court, Apt. 3 Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

James A. Campbell #2014ES4300565

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Robert W. Campbell 4545 Camden Hwy. Dalzell, SC 29040 Estate:

Nahgee Kahlil Hasain Holmes #2014ES4300541

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Nigeeah Holmes C/O J. Cabot Seth Attorney At Law PO Box 1268 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

David Richardson, Sr. #2014ES4300576

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Janie K. Gaskins Young 115 Avalon Circle Easley, SC 29640 Estate:

Thelma L. Motes #2014ES4300557

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Calvin Motes 5 Odom Lane Wedgefield, SC 29168 Estate:

Edmund M. McDonald Jr. #2014ES4300585

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Valeria W. McDonald C/O Thomas E. Player Attorney at Law PO Box 3690 Sumter, SC 29151 Estate:

0246 - Lovely, Addie 0318 - Holliday, Eddie 0338 - Harris, Luther 0340 - Benbow, Juanita 0415 - Jackson, Jennifer 0531 - Lane, Loriel 0719 - Davis, Rashaad

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Jason A. Trimnal #2014ES4300583

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Amy Ann Trimnal 5180 N. Kings Hwy. Rembert, SC 29128 Estate:

Horace D. Judy #2014ES4300558

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Annie H. Judy 3640 Furman Road Sumter, SC 29154 Estate:

Ruth Ellen Lancaster #2014ES4300569 Carrie Mae Lancaster 344 Wildwood Avenue Sumter, SC 29154

Frances Richardson 12 Mitchell Street Sumter, SC 29150 Estate:

Virginia Alma Green #2014ES4300582

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Bobby Allen Welch #2014ES4300550

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Minnie Jackson Brisbone #2014ES4300580

Annette Johnson 115 Apple Road Wedgefield, SC 29168 Estate:

Laura A. Klavon #2014ES4300571 Wayne Graber 3510 Windham Road Sumter, SC 29154

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Calvin Brisbone 1149 Lewis Road Sumter, SC 29154

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Estate: Mary Franklin Pressley #2014ES4300554 The County of Sumter is soliciting separate sealed bids from qualified vendors to furnish materials, labor and equipment to construct shelters along with the installation of other miscellaneous amenities to Dillon Park, Sumter, South Carolina. Bid packages and specifications may be obtained from the County of Sumter, Purchasing Department, 13 East Canal Street, Sumter, South Carolina 29150. Bids will be received until November 13, 2014, at 11:00 a.m. The County of Sumter reserves the right to reject any or all bids. The County of Sumter reserves the right to waive any or all technicalities.

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Sandhills Medical is currently seeking a, licensed LPN to provide direct care in a progressive physician's office in Sumter, SC. We offer 8 to 5 work hours, no weekends, 401k, paid holidays, and excellent health insurance benefits. Please send resumes to Nikki Stokes, 40 Baldwin Ave., Lugoff, SC 29078 or nstokes@sandhillsmedical.org. Fax to 803-408-8895.

Harkey Chiropractic is hiring a chiropractic assistant. Experience preferred. Apply in person with Resume on Tuesday Oct. 21 from 10 am-12:15 pm at 429 N Main St Sumter.

HOLLY COURT APARTMENTS located in Manning, currently have spacious one and two bedroom apartments for rent. Fully carpeted with central air and heat, water and sewer included. Please call to inquire about our Move in Special. ( 803) 435-8786 or (803) 983-9281.

Local Insurance Agency representing major auto insurer seeks P & C agent. Experience in auto and home preferred. Excellent oral, written and organizational skills required. Reply with resume to: rarmfieldgeico.com

REAL ESTATE

The Best Man for the job is a Woman. Vote Colleen Yates!

Manufactured Housing

Furnished Apartments

4495 Bethel Church Rd. 3BR 2BA, stove, refrig. Lg. yard. $800 mo. Call (803) 506-4600

1 BR (furnished) Apt 31 A Margie Ln $350 month plus dep. Call 773-7898.

Rent to own 2BR/1BA all appl. incl. C/H/A, water & sewer incl. $385/mo. Call 803-464-5757

Land & Lots for Sale

STATEBURG COURTYARD

2 ac, Manning, Lake Marion. Will perk, 5 mins. to water. M.H. welcome. Paved road, lightly wooded. $19,900. Owner will finance. Down payment. $2,000. Payment, $202. Call anytime. 473-7125

Help Wanted Part-Time

Unfurnished Apartments

Chauffeurs needed for Limousine Co. Must have excellent people skills. Schedule includes days, nights & weekends. Exc wages. Fax resume & 10 year driving record to 803-494-5779 or Call 803-983-5247.

2 & 3 BRs 803-494-4015

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

$$$ AVON $$$ FREE TRAINING! 803-422-5555

Scenic Lake West- 2BR 2BA No pets Call 499-1500 9am-5pm Only

803-773-9292 70 W. Wesmark Blvd. Sumter, SC 29150

773-7339

www.biltonlm.com Princess

Autos For Sale

L & L BODY SHOP AUTO SALES 778-2427 '06 Toyota Camry, 4 cyl, AC, AT, all pwr, 180K mi Runs good $4200 '93 Chevy PU K2500, 4x4, 5.7V8, Long bed $1200

2003 Ford Expedition, Good condition $7,000 OBO. 803-983-6075 R & R Motors has reopened for business. 3277 Broad St. 803-494-2886 10% off all vehicles thru end of October.

SUPER SALE Chevy Z71 4x4 Dodge Ram 4x4 Ford F-150 Starting at $3,900 Price is Right Auto Sales 3210 Broad St 803-494-4275

Miscellaneous

Reconditioned batteries $35. New batteries, UBX 75-7850. Golf cart batteries, 6V. exchange $300 per set, while they last. Auto Electric Co. 803-773-4381

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Autos For Sale

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TRANSPORTATION

S.P.C.A. • 1140 S. Guignard Dr., Sumter 11AM - 5PM Daily, Closed Wed & Sun Animal Receiving: 11AM - 4PM M, T, Th, F & 11AM - 2PM Sat

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

www.sumterscspca.com

VISIT US ONLINE AT: Alex

Kennedy

Tesla

Catherine M. Zyback, D.M.D.

My name is KENNEDY and I’m a 3 year old white and tan female Hound mix.

Pickles

My name is ALEX and I’m a 9 week old white and black male Lab mix.

Fye

803-905-5280 My name is TESLA and I’m a 1 year old PLEASE ADOPT A FRIEND! black and white male 2565 Lindo Ct. • Sumter, SC 29150 Spaniel/Border Collie mix. Ragen SALES - SERVICE - PARTS

469-9030

Broad Street Ext. • Sumter www.sumterchryslerjeepdodge.com My name is PICKLES and I’m a 1 year old blond female Chihuahua mix.

My name is PRINCESS and I’m a 9 month old Black and tan female German Shepherd mix.

Roscoe

Hershey

OARDING NN

My name is RAGEN and I’m a 4 month old blond an white female Hound mix.

Andromeda

35 Years Boarding Experience 33 Years Grooming Experience Lori Cook Briggs Groomer & Stylist

Graduate of Academy of Dog Grooming

Hours: 9am - 5:30pm Closed Wednesday & Sunday

Joanna

My name is ANDROMEDA and I’m a 1 yr. old creme tabby and white American shorthair.

Bluestar

My name is BLUESTAR and I’m a 10 month old gray and white female American Shorthair.

Fat Cat

My name is OLIVER and I’m a 3 month old orange tabby and white male American Shorthair.

Aggie

My name is AGGIE and I’m a 1 year old gray tortoiseshell female American Shorthair.

Spunky

Pet Supplies & “Life is Good” Dealer

773-2501

1140 S. GUIGNARD DR. Happy Pets “Home Away From Home” For 35 Years

Your Best Deal Is...Just Around The Corner!

Oliver

ETS NC

Professional Pr Boarding, Grooming & Gr Clipping

SALES HOURS: SERVICE HOURS: 9AM-8PM MON-FRI 7:30AM-5:30PM MON-FRI 9AM-6PM SAT 7:30AM-1PM SAT

My name is HERSHEY and I’m a 6 week old black male American shorthair.

My name is ROSCOE and I’m a 2 year old chocolate male Labrador Retriever.

MY BUDDY B I F P I .

2007

My name is FYE and I’m a 3 month old tricolored female Boxer mix.

My name is FAT CAT and I’m a 3 year old gray and white female Domestic Longhair.

My name is SPUNKY and I’m a 5 month old gray tortoiseshell/tabby female American Shorthair.

2 Locations to serve you! 1091 Broad Street 2022 McCrays Mill Rd. My name is JOANNA and I’m a 2 year old female orange tabby and white female American shorthair.