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Teacher data raises concerns School board members seek breakdowns by school to investigate, improve BY BRUCE MILLS bruce@theitem.com Various members of the Sumter School Board of Trustees were concerned Monday night when presented with data on exiting teachers’ responses to a district survey from the end of last school year. On various survey questions used to determine the perception of the school district by teachers and other certified personnel who were leaving the district, the percentages of those who didn’t think favorably or were undecided in their opinions raised red flags with board members. The board members asked if the

‘I know there are a lot of great things going on in our district from my own personal experience, but this concerns me.’ JOHNNY HILTON Sumter School District board member anonymous survey data could be provided at least on an individual school level for more insight and for potential

improvements to be put in place, and district staff said that request could be provided to the board at a later time. The final question on the exit survey raised the most concern of board members. It asked the exiting employees if they would recommend Sumter School District to families seeking an educational setting for their children. Of the 78 survey respondents, 27 — or 34.6 percent — responded with “No” or that they were “Undecided” on the question. “To me, that is high,” board member Johnny Hilton said. “What troubles me is this question asks, ‘Would you recommend other kids to come to school

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Archie Gilchrist, an employee of G&G Masonry, places a block onto the elevator shaft at the Sumter Senior Apartments being built on Liberty Street on Wednesday afternoon. The company building the facility, Rehab Builders Inc., expects the job to be done in March.

In living color: VP Biden hoping to turn red S.C. to blue COLUMBIA (AP) — It’d be a longshot to turn Republican South Carolina from red to blue in this year’s general election, but a repeat visit from Vice President Joe Biden could signal the Democrats see signs of change in the Palmetto State. The country’s secondmost-powerful Democrat is returning to the strongly GOP state next week to campaign for a congressional candidate and get out the vote for his party’s ticket. Biden is scheduled to attend events in Sumter and in Rock Hill on Tuesday. Details haven’t been released, although the party said in its release Monday that the vice president will be joined by U.S. Rep. Jim Clyburn, South Carolina’s lone congressional Democrat, and U.S.

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Vice president Joe Biden campaigns for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Monday in Dayton, Ohio. Read the full article at www.theitem.com. House hopeful Fran Person. Person, 34, worked for Biden in the U.S. Senate and continued as a staffer for the vice president until

2014. He’s challenging incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Mick Mulvaney in the 5th District that reaches from the North Carolina

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border into the Midlands. Mulvaney, 49, is going for a fourth term in the 5th District, which had been in Democratic hands for more than 100 years until he defeated incumbent John Spratt in 2010. Person has raised more than $184,000 in the third quarter of this year, according to the Federal Election Commission, compared to Mulvaney’s nearly $263,000 in the same period. Last month, Biden headlined a fundraiser for Person and campaigned with him throughout the district, which the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has listed among the top campaigns across the country to which it offers financial, grassroots and strategic support.

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Pitts reviews S.C. Chamber 2017 agenda BY JIM HILLEY jim@theitem.com South Carolina State Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ted Pitts provided a presentation Tuesday at the Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast reviewing the state Chamber’s agenda for the 2017 session of the General Assembly. Pitts said he was on a grassroots tour of 16 local chambers to listen to their concerns and to speak about the S.C. Chamber’s agenda. “Every year we develop our competitiveness agenda, which are those things that PITTS the state’s business community want to see addressed by the next General Assembly,” Pitts said. He said last year’s competitiveness agenda included three things: infrastructure, workforce development and business licensing standardization. “If we look at two of those items, infrastructure and workforce development, a lot was done,” Pitts said. “Neither one got through the finish line, but a lot of progress was made.” Pitts said the business community has for several years advocated for a diversified revenue stream that is sustainable and dedicated to help fund maintenance and improvements to the state’s highway system. He said a bill passed in the last session addressed bridges on the primary and interstate highway system, but bridges on secondary roads didn’t have any money allocated to them. “We’re basically holding the line where we are now,” Pitts said. He said a step in the right direction in the area of workforce development was the creation of a workforce coordinating council. “Historically, each entity that does workforce development in South Carolina has done their own thing,” Pitts said. “There has never been a coordinating council that has to sit down and come up with one state workforce development plan.” He said the state Chamber was given the ability to place an industry representative on the council. Mike Williams, who is the personnel manager at Michelin in the two Lexington plants, will represent the business community, he said. The Chamber has also advocated for business licensing standardization, he said. “Around the state, we hear that if you are a local business and you do business, for example in the Charleston region, you can be required to get 43 different business licenses just to do business in a three- or four-county area,” Pitts said. “That process requires 43 different town halls, and you have 43 different expiration dates.” He said the S.C. Chamber was trying to standardize that

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BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com After a public hearing during its regular meeting Tuesday, Sumter County Council approved second reading to rezone approximately 2 acres on Camden Highway in Rembert from agricultural conservation to general commercial for the development of a Dollar General. Greg Googer, property developer, said the parcels located in downtown Rembert are too small for the project but the selected location at 8295 Camden Highway provides the needed space while also remaining within an energetic spot of the community. He said the project has already been approved by Dollar General, and he feels comfortable saying that the store will come to the community. During the public hearing, Juanita Britton, chair of the Rembert Coalition, discussed a few concerns she and other community members had about the store. She began her comments by saying that many of the people in the community do want the store to come to the area. Britton then asked if traffic control near the store would change to prevent wrecks and if local people would be hired to work at the store. She also asked about the prices for food items. She said the prices for clothing are fine, but the prices of food at Dollar General seem to be higher than at Walmart. Another Rembert resident asked if the store would also take part in keeping the area clear of litter. Googer was not asked by county council to return to the podium to respond to those questions. Also, county council approved second reading of a request to rezone 1 acre at 3350 N. Main St. from agricultural conservation to general commercial. A convenience store exists on the property, and the property owner may decide to seek approval for a liquor store in the future. No one spoke during a public hearing that was held before council’s vote for second reading. In other news, Council Chairwoman Vivian FlemingMcGhaney announced the county has created two new positions: property manager and county communication

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Some of the favorite genres at the annual Friends of the Sumter County Library used book sale are cookbooks, children’s books, mysteries and romance novels. To be among the first to have your choice, join the Friends at the door on opening night, Nov. 3, online or at one of three library locations.

Annual used book blowout fundraiser set for next weekend BY IVY MOORE ivy@theitem.com Come Thursday, Nov. 2, Friends of the Sumter County Library will be some of the happiest folks in Sumter. That’s the Friends Only Preview Night for their annual used book sale, when only Friends can shop the thousands of used books donated for the sale. There’s good news for those who are not yet Friends of the Library, too — they can join at the door. Library patrons and others can also become Friends at any of the library branches or online at www.sumtercountylibrary. org. Memberships are $15/individual; $25/family; $50/sponsor; $100/donor; $250/benefactor. The Friends of the Library are supporters of the Sumter County Library, which suffered big financial cutbacks during the recession, most of which have not been restored. All proceeds from the book sale will go toward library programs, such as the summer reading program. The Friends depend on memberships and fundraisers such as the used book

sale to support authors’ luncheons and other programs as well. Janet Galus, children’s librarian at the Wesmark Branch, said the sale will be held during two weekends, Nov. 3 through 5 and Nov. 10 through 13. “There are thousands of books in the sale,” she said, “and the price will be 50 cents for paperbacks, $1 for hardcover and oversize paperbacks.” She said some books, such as first editions, signed books and books by some South Carolina authors or on certain S.C. topics, would be priced a little higher. Galus noted that there is almost no genre of book that won’t be in the sale. Whether you’re interested in speculative fiction or fantasy, cookbooks, biography, history, poetry, fiction, children’s books, religion, graphic novels, gardening and other hobbies or almost anything else, there will be stacks of books organized by topic. Plan to spend a while in the main conference room of Sumter County Library, 111 N. Harvin St. While the Friends of the Sumter County Library used book sale will be held at the main library, there are also

BOOK SALE SCHEDULE • 5 - 7:30 p.m, Nov. 3 (Friends of Library only) • 2 - 6 p.m., Nov. 4 and 5 • 2 - 6 p.m., Nov. 10-12 • 1 -5 p.m., Nov. 13 – Bag O’ Books Day, $5 per bag Bags must be those issued at the door.

shelves of the books that can be purchased during business hours at all library branches. Branches are Wesmark, 180 W. Wesmark Blvd.; and South Sumter (in the South Sumter Resource Center), 337 Manning Ave. For more information about the book sale, call Galus at (803) 469-8110.

Planning commission ends discussion of real estate signs BY ADRIENNE SARVIS adrienne@theitem.com During its meeting on Wednesday, Sumter CityCounty Planning Commission approved recommendations regarding off-site signs for real estate and commercial developments after discussing the issue since August. Sumter City-County Planning Department Director George McGregor said he drafted the recommendations and sent them to the city and county attorneys for review before presenting the ideas to the commission.

Concerns posed by the planning commission included how many signs could be located on one parcel, how far the signs should be from one another and whether commercial businesses should also be included in the recommendations. The recommendations approved on Wednesday include allowing one 5-foottall, 16-square-foot sign per residential parcel and one 5-foot-tall, 32-square-foot sign on commercial parcels. Also, four off-premise signs are allowed per subdivision or other development site and two 8-foot-by-2-foot

feather flags are allowed on each commercial or residential property that is for sale. McGregor said the feather flags would only be on the properties during business hours. As of Wednesday, the recommendations did not include a distance requirement between each offpremises sign. The recommendations will be reviewed by Sumter city and county councils during their next meetings in November. Later, planning commission recommended the approval of a request to amend

a planned development at 173 Hoyt and 612 Maney streets to make food catering a specific use for the property. According to a staff report from the planning department, a kitchen facility is already inside the existing building. In other news, commission recommended approval of a request to rezone approximately 3 acres at 2785 Pocalla Road, near Lakewood Links Subdivision, from agricultural conservation to general commercial for a possible commercial development or auto sales lot.

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Samaritans provide sanctuary

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MOUNT GERIZIM, West Bank (AP) — In one of the tensest corners of the West Bank, Israeli settlers and Palestinians live in separate worlds. But there is a spot on the top of a mountain that connects them both: a village of Samaritans. To get there, Israelis drive up a steep, winding road, near ominous red road signs posted by Israel’s military that warn them against entering the nearby Palestinian city of Nablus. Palestinians get to the top by driving up a steep, winding road from Nablus on the opposite side of the mountain. At the top live about 380 Samaritans. They, and about 420 Samaritans based near Tel Aviv in Israel, comprise one of the world’s oldest and smallest religious minorities. Israelis and Palestinians are locked in continued conflict over land and national identity — currently a yearlong stretch of Palestinian lone-wolf attacks met by often deadly Israeli force. But the Samaritan hamlet in the West Bank is a place where both Israelis and Palestinians feel welcome. The Samaritans’ unique role — highlighted during the Sukkot holiday now underway — is particularly poignant at a time when hope for negotiating an end to the conflict is at an all-time low. Best known from the New Testament parable of the Good Samaritan, the sect traces its roots to the ancient Israelites, follows the Five Books of Moses and celebrates biblical holidays. In that way, the Samaritans are like their Israeli

he holiday of frights, thrills and chills is right around the corner — the day when we openly embrace fear and relish the opportunity to scare one another. No, I’m not talking about Oct. 31 and all its spooky accoutrements; I’m talking about the event little more than a week afterward: Election Day. The lead-up to Nov. 8 has been especially titillating with every talking head and news source, both legitimate and duplicitous, describing every possible scenario from someone physically impeding the voting process to the wrong person being elected and subsequently laying waste to our country. There is no commercially produced costume called “Fear of Uncertainty,” but it’s the persona many will adopt as we cap the 2016 election season. Fear — it makes us act in a way counter to the life God has planned for us as believers. Philippians 4:6-7 says “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Of course, fear is a natural emotion and part of the process of our understanding that should lead us to both prayer and action. Some of us, however, stop short, preferring to wallow in fear and lambast those with opposing opinions. It is a season of fear, but also one of hope. I personally hope that the hot-button issues discussed in this election season — in particular, immigra-

tion, abortion and economic disparities — will spur believers to take individual action, regardless of who to Faith Matters ascends the presidenJAMIE H. cy. WILSON In 1952, evangelist Billy Graham gave an interview to “Christian Life” magazine in which the interviewer asked his opinion on the then-upcoming election between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson. His answer to one question about the decline of the country rings true today. “The reason the western world is failing now, in my opinion, is because the church has failed. If the church had been aggressive and dynamic and strong, and members of the church had been living wholly sanctified, separated lives, producing the fruit of the Spirit, we would not be in the economic mess that we are in today.” Fear calls us away from our duties as Christians. Truth calls us to the One who conquers fear, then encourages us to shine God’s love. Scripture even tells us that God has given us a spirit of love, power and a sound mind, not fear (1 Tim. 1:7). I hope you’ll join me in praying for our new president, but perhaps more importantly, I hope you’ll pray for a spiritual awakening for believers; that they will not just vote their principles, but act on them as well.

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Palestinian Muslims offer their congratulations for the current week-long biblical holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles, to the high priest of the ancient Samaritan community Abdullah Wasef Tawfiq, second right, at his house on Mount Gerizim, overlooking the West Bank city of Nablus, last Sunday. Read the full article at www.theitem.com. Jewish neighbors. But the Samaritans have lived in the West Bank for centuries and are fully embedded in Palestinian life. They speak Arabic, have common Arabic names, study in Palestinian schools and work in Palestinian government offices. “If we get involved in either side,” said Linda Sadaqa, a 43-year-old Samaritan who works in the Palestinian Health Ministry, “they will squeeze us.” They’re caught in a particularly violent spot, just up the road from where a fatal Palestinian shooting attack last year on an Israeli settler couple helped fuel the current violence, and close to the intersection where Israeli border policemen on Wednesday shot and killed a 19-year-old Palestinian woman who they said walked toward them with a knife and ignored calls to halt.

Still, the Samaritans have managed to keep in the good graces of both Israeli and Palestinian societies, despite decades of conflict, including Israel’s half-century of military rule over Palestinians. It’s particularly apparent during the week-long biblical holiday of Sukkot, or Feast of Tabernacles. In the Bible, God commands the people of Israel to build huts symbolizing the Israelites’ encampments as they wandered the desert following the exodus from Egypt. Unlike the outdoor huts Jews construct on the holiday, Samaritans build exquisite canopies of densely packed fruit, which are attached to metal frames and perched on stilts or suspended from living room ceilings. The colorful sight attracts a parade of Israeli and Palestinian visitors.

CHURCH NEWS Agape Outreach Ministries, 328 W. Liberty St., announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — Sixth pastoral anniversary celebration / luau celebration at 4 p.m. Pastor LaShonda McElveen will speak. Calvary Outreach Christian Ministry will provide music. ALICE Praise & Worship Center & Ministries, 34 Dollard Drive, announces: * Today-Sunday — Men’s conference “Man Up: Men Rising Up to a Godly Standard” will be held as follows: 7 p.m. today and Friday; 9 a.m. Saturday; and 10:45 a.m. Sunday. Speakers: Pastor James Goodman; Apostle Jamie Pleasant; and Dr. Sammie Simmons. Bethel AME Church, 219 E. Calhoun St., announces: * Saturday — “A Taste of Bethel” from 3 to 5 p.m. Bethel Baptist Church, 2401 Bethel Church Road, announces: * Saturday — Trick-or-trunk / fall festival 5-8 p.m. featuring games, food, candy and a bake sale. Dalzell Baptist Church, 3645 Camden Highway, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — Homecoming during 11 a.m. worship service. Bobby Richardson, former second baseman for the New York Yankees from 1955 to 1966, will speak. Richardson was the 1960 World Series MVP and he also set Series records for RBI. Dalzell United Methodist Church, 3330 Black River Road, Dalzell, announces: * Through Oct. 31 — Pumpkin patch from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. each day at Treehouse Nursery, U.S. 521 bypass and Frierson Road, Dalzell. * Saturday — Annual trunk or treat from 6 to 8 p.m. in the fellowship hall. Food, games, candy and hayrides. Open to the community. Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 182 S. Pike East, announces: * Saturday — Four seasons luncheon at 1 p.m. Full Gospel Church, 9223 Paxville Highway, Manning, announces: * Friday-Saturday, Nov. 11-12 — South Carolina, North Caro-

lina and Virginia fellowship services at 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Saturday. Bishop Anthony Gibson will speak Friday and Bishop Allen Conyer will speak Saturday. Grace Christian Fellowship Church, 2938 Fellowship Drive / 2938 Raccoon Road, Manning, announces: * Saturday, Nov. 5 — Yard sale / bake sale and soup and cornbread luncheon 7 a.m.-1 p.m. High Hills Missionary Baptist Church, 6750 Meeting House Road, Dalzell, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — Holy communion will follow morning worship. * Wednesday-Friday, Nov. 16-18 — Women’s revival at 7 nightly. Various speakers. * Sunday, Nov. 20 — Deacon and deaconess anniversary program during morning worship. The Rev. Dr. Katie Roach will speak. Kingdom M-Pact Worship Center, 950 Miller Road, announces: * Today-Friday — Bounceback Revolution IV (revival) at 7 nightly. Speakers: the Rev. Melissa Green, Pastor Travis Laws and Pastor Clifton Witherspoon. Knitting Hearts Ministry, meets at Bethesda Church of God, 2730 Broad St., announces: * Saturday, Nov. 12 — Knitting Hearts will meet from 10 a.m. until noon. Geanie and Charlie Paschal will speak on inner healing. Light breakfast is included. A love offering will be received. Visit knittingheartsministry.wordpress. com.

Church, 207 Reardon St., Manning, announces: * Friday — Super woman in Christ joy night at 7 p.m. Minister Jessica N. Brayboy, associate minister of International Praise, Elgin, will speak. Mount Pisgah Missionary Baptist Church, 7355 Camden Highway, Rembert, announces: * Saturday — Blood drive from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. * Sunday — Youth Sunday with services beginning at 9:30 a.m. with regular service to follow. Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, 325 Fulton St., announces: * Sunday — Youth worship celebration at 10:45 a.m. Minister Daryl Cunningham will speak. * Sunday, Nov. 6 — The Rev. Johnnie M. Gist will speak at 6 p.m. * Monday, Nov. 7 — Baptist Women World Day of Prayer, sponsored by Sumter and Wateree Baptist Associations, at 7 p.m. * Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 12-13 — Youth choir anniversary program at 3 p.m. on Saturday and 10:45 a.m. on Sunday. * Wednesday, Nov. 16 — Golden Age fellowship ministry pre-Thanksgiving program at 10:30 a.m. Minister Darryl Cunningham will speak.

Manning United Methodist Church, 17 E. Rigby St., Manning, announces: * Through Oct. 31 — Pumpkin patch will be open 9 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays. All proceeds benefit the church youth. Mount Carmel Freewill Baptist

Mulberry Missionary Baptist Church, 1400 Mulberry Church Road, announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — Gospel singing at 4 p.m. featuring Singing Cousins, Freedom Five, Majestic Gospel Singers and more. New Birth Holiness Church, 42 Larkin St., announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — The 20th anniversary of the church will be celebrated at 3 p.m. Pastor Black will speak.

One Step Christian Ministries, 125 S. Nettles St., Bishopville, announces: * Sunday-Wednesday, Nov. 13-16 — Seed building fund worship service at 3:30 p.m. daily. Pastor Linda Speed, of Kingdom Impact Ministries, will speak. Pine Grove AME Church, 41 Pine Grove Road, Rembert, announces: * Sunday — Women’s Missionary Society’s eighth annual club fellowship worship at 11 a.m. Providence Baptist Church, 2445 Old Manning Road, announces: * Sunday — Fifth Sunday night singing at 6:30 p.m. followed by pastor appreciation.

New Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church, 105 S. Purdy St., announces: * Sunday — Senior honorees day at 10 a.m. Dr. O.J. Hannah will speak.

Refreshing Springs Kingdom Outreach, meets at Colony Square, 741 Bultman Drive, Suite 21, announces: * Sunday — Fellowship of ministries at 4 p.m. Bishop Charles McClendon will speak.

New Salem Baptist Church, 2500 W. Oakland Ave., announces: * Sunday, Nov. 6 — Homecoming at 10:45 a.m. Lynn Gardner will speak and Donnie Baker will provide music. Dinner on

St. Mark Missionary Baptist Church, 7650 Summerton Highway, Silver community, Pinewood, announces: * Sunday — Pastor’s aide program at 3 p.m.

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Mount Zion United Methodist Church, 130 Loring Mill Road, announces: * Sunday — The 154th church anniversary celebration at 4 p.m. Dinner will be served.

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So you love barbecue, and you often find yourself agreeing with the professional barbecue judges at local competitions. Or maybe disagreeing and wondering what in the world they were thinking? Coming Saturday, Nov. 12, is the opportunity to take a training class right here in Sumter that will gain you certification — if you pass — that will allow you to judge competitions in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. Representatives of the Southern BBQ Network will offer the class from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. that day and even include a barbecue lunch. Mike Wright of SBN provided the history of the network: “In 2010, a group of persons who loved barbecue, not only for eating but also in the art of preparation, decided to form an organization that preserves Southern barbecue through qualified, trained judges but also to improve communities through assisting charitable events. Thus the Southern BBQ Network was formed.”

The Southern BBQ Network training class on Nov. 12 will be held at University of South Carolina Sumter in the Arts and Letters Building, 109 Miller Road. The fee for the 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. class is $25, plus $35 for SBN membership — only members may judge. To take the training class, sign up on the SBN website, http://sbbqn. com, by clicking on the Certification Classes picture. For more information, contact Mike Wright at dmwright7015@ gmail.com or (843) 425-4186.

He said the founders, who had experience in judging from other organizations, such as the South Carolina Barbeque Association, based their foundation on the “principles of fairness in judging by establishing training classes, a blind judging method and a fair scoring system.” SBN is a nonprofit whose members donate their time and skills to support charitable events and organizations, such as the Sumter office of the American Red Cross, which sponsors the annual Capt. Tom Garrity Firefight-

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Sumter Seventh-Day Adventist 103 N Pike West 775-4455 Pastor Harry Robinson Sat. Sch: 9:15 am, Worship: 11:00 am Tues Bible Study 7 pm www.sumter22.adventistchurchconnect.org

African Methodist Episcopal Wayman Chapel AME Church 160 N Kings Hwy • 803-494-3686 www.waymanchapelame.com Reverend Dr. Dennis W. Broughton, Jr. Church School 9:00 am Worship 10:15 am Wed. Bible Study 12:00 pm & 6:30 pm

Anglican Church of the Holy Cross 335 North Kings Hwy (Hwy 261 N) 803-494-8101 Father Michael E. Ridgill, C.F.S.B. Sunday School 9:00 am Mass 10:00 am Mon. - Thurs. Chapel 9 am Morning Prayer Wed. Chapel 11:00 am & Bible Study 12 pm Mass

Assembly of God First Assembly of God 1151 Alice Drive * 773-3817 www.sumterﬁrstag.org Jason Banar, Pastor Sunday School 9:30 am Sunday Worship: 10:30 am

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Abundant Life Jehovah Missionary Baptist Church The Catholic Community of Kingdom Ministries Sumter, St. Anne Site 803 S Harvin St. * 775-4032 301 Crosswell Drive, Sumter Marion H Newton, Pastor 216 E Liberty St • 803-773-3524 Pastor Dion E. Price Sunday Worship: 7:45 & 10:45 am Parochial Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM 803-468-1567 Sunday Youth Service: 10:45 am Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Sunday Morning 10:00 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:00 pm Weekend Masses: Sat. 4:30 pm 1st & 3rd Wed. Bible Study 7:00 pm Sun. 8:00 and 12:00 Noon Sat. 9:00 am Intercessory Prayer St James Lutheran Church Salem Missionary Baptist Church Confession: Sat. 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm 1137 Alice Dr, Sumter 320 West Fulton Street Christ Community Church(CCC) 773-2260 / www.stjamessumter.org The Catholic Community of 803-775-8054 320 Loring Mill Rd., Sumter Pastor Keith Getz Sumter, St. Jude Site Sun. School 9:00 am www.cccsumter.com Sunday School: 9:00 am 611 W. Oakland Ave • 773-9244 Praise Worship 9:55 am 803-905-7850 Sunday Worship: 10:00 am www.stjudesumtersc.org Worship 10:00 am Sun. Worship 10:00 am (Patriot Hall) Wed. Bible Study 10:30 am Pastor Rev. Frank Palmieri, CRM 135 Haynsworth Street Holy Communion: 12:00 pm Parochial Vicar Rev. Noly Berjuega, CRM Saturday: 6:00 pm First Church of God Sun. 9:15 - 12:00 Noon, 5:00 pm 1835 Camden Rd • 905-5234 (in Spanish) www.sumterfcg.org Grace Baptist Church Confession: Sat. 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm Ron Bower, Pastor 219 W Calhoun St * 778-6417 Aldersgate United Methodist Sunday School: 9:30 am Dr. Stephen Williams 211 Alice Dr • 775-1602 Sunday Worship: 10:30 am S.S. 9:45 am; Worship 11:00 am David W. Day, Pastor Evening Worship/Bible Study 6:30 pm Traditional Service 9:00 am Greater St. Paul Church Plaza Church of Christ Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:30 pm Sunday School 10:15 am 200 Watkins Street • 803-778-1355 1402 Camden Hwy. • 905-3163 Wed. Bible Study: 6:30 pm Contemporary Service 11:15 am Founder Bishop W.T. English Stewart Schnur cell 361-8449 Sunday School - 10:30 am Hickory Road Baptist Church Sunday School: 10 am Bethel United Methodist Church Worship - 11:30 am 1245 Cherryvale Dr Sunday Worship: 11 am & 6 pm 5575 Lodebar Rd • 469-2452 Evangelistic Service 6:30 pm 803-494-8281 Wed. Bible Class: 7 pm Rev. Jeremy Howell Wed. Mid Week Service - 7:30 pm Dr. Ron Taylor Pastor Sunday Worship: 8:30 & 11 am Sunday School 9:45 am Sunday School: 10 am Sumter Bible Church Worship 10:55 am www.yourbethel.org 420 South Pike West, Sumter Evening Worship 6:00 pm BMethodist@ftc-i.net 803-773-8339 • Pastor Ron Davis City of Refuge Church Sunday School 10:00 am Shaw Heights Baptist Church 16 Carolina Ave 938-9066 St John United Methodist Church Worship 11:00 am & 6:30 pm 2030 Peach Orchard Rd. • 499-4997 Barbara & Johnny Davis 136 Poinsett Dr * 803-773-8185 Wed. Bible Study & Prayer 7:00 pm Rev. Robert White, Pastor Sun School 10:00 am www.stjohnumcsumter.com Sunday School: 9:45 am Worship 11:15 am Rev. Larry Brown Sunday Worship:11 am & 6 pm Bible Study (Wed.) 7:00 pm Sunday School 9:45 am Bible School June 20th - 25th www.cityofrefugeministry.com Worship 11:00 am 6:00 - 8:30 PM Wed. Bible Study 11:00 am 4 year old & up Spiritual Life Christian Center First United Penecostal Church 4672 Broad St. Ext • 968-5771 Trinity United Methodist Church 14 Plowden Mill Rd • 775-9493 Pastors Randolph & Minerva Paige 226 W Liberty St • 773-9393 Pastor Theron Smith Sunday Worship: 11:00 am Rev. Steve Holler Sunday Service: 10:00 am Wednesday Bible Sunday School 9:30 am & 6:30 pm Study: 7:00 pm Worship Service 10:30 am Wednesday Bible Study: 7:30 pm trinityumcsumter.org

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ers BBQ Challenge, on Nov. 19 this year. This popular competition brings firefighters from stations across the state for the highly competitive event that earns one or two of them bragging rights for a year. One station wins the People’s Choice Award, while the other wins the top spot as selected by the judges — or as last year with Fire Station 14, one station might win both. The judges are winners, too, Wright said, citing the adage, “There’s no bad barbecue, just good barbecue and better barbecue,” and they get to enjoy barbecue at all the events they judge. SBN members judged 14 events last year alone. SBN members must attend a training class, where they learn to judge barbecue using a numeric system to rate all manner of barbecue by appearance, aroma, taste and texture. All these characteristics are applied to pork butts, ribs, whole hog, sauces, beef or chicken, depending on the event. SBN makes an annual charitable contribution to such organizations as Shriners Children’s Hospitals, Lions Club, Harvest Hope Food Bank and others.

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Sumter First Pentecostal Holiness Church 2609 McCrays Mill Rd • 481-8887 Westminster Presbyterian Church S. Paul Howell, Pastor Sunday School: 10:00 am 230 Alice Dr., Sumter • 803-773-7235 Sunday Worship: 10:45 am Pastor Stuart Mizelle & 6:00 pm Sunday School 9:15 am Wed. Bible Study/Youth Group: Worship Service 10:30 am 7:00 pm

Presbyterian - ARP Presbyterian USA Lemira Presbyterian Church 514 Boulevard Rd • 473-5024 Pastor Dan Rowton Sunday School 10:00 am Worship 11:00 am

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First Presbyterian Church of Sumter 9 W Calhoun St (at Main St.) (803) 773-3814 • info@fpcsumter.org Rev. Nick Cheek Sunday School (classes for all ages) 9:30 a.m. Hospitality & Fellowship (Fellowship Hall) 10:10 a.m. Worship (Sanctuary) 10:30 a.m.

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Dukes sworn in after 2 years in limbo Council also hears update on wastewater plant expansion plans BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com Manning resident Julius Dukes Jr. was sworn in to Manning City Council on Monday, after waiting two years and three months for a legal process to determine the validity of his victory. Dukes filled the District 5 council seat, which was vacant since the passing of Councilman Gregory A. Witherspoon in March 2014. Latest stats showed District 5 having a population of 667 residents. In a July 2014 runoff election, Dukes was determined the winner of the council seat, claiming 48 votes to candidate Gloria Frierson’s 47 votes. His victory was challenged, however, when Frierson filed an appeal to the Manning Elec-

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Julius Dukes Jr. is sworn in to Manning City Council on Monday by Attorney Shaun Kent, of Kent Law Firm LLC. Kent represented Dukes after his opponent in the runoff challenged the election results. tion Commission. Frierson’s claim was that two people who weren’t residents of District 5 had their votes counted, which would have reversed the outcome, according to a previous article in The Sumter Item. The commission, however, upheld its earlier tally, proclaiming Dukes the winner. Frierson then sued in the court of common pleas. Third Circuit Court Judge W. Jef-

frey Young signed an order in October 2014 upholding the results of the runoff. Frierson filed a motion to appeal, and the case had been in limbo ever since. On Oct. 16, a Third Circuit Court judge decided against Frierson’s appeal of the earlier decision, officially upholding Dukes’ victory. There were several presentations made at Monday’s meeting.

Douglas Clary, president of Hybrid Engineering Inc., gave an update on the city’s wastewater treatment plant expansion. The $21 million wastewater treatment plant upgrade is a three-phase, multiple-year project. Once complete, the expanded wastewater treatment plant will double its capacity to 5 million gallons per day. The expansion is funded through a mix of U.S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development grants, loans and local match by the city. Manning Mayor Julia A. Nelson said there are many industrial prospects that could be attracted when the wastewater treatment plant expansion is completed. “This is a vision for when you talk about future growth for the city and the county,” Nelson said. “This will open up a large opportunity for Manning and Clarendon County.” Donna Stegmoyer, secretary of the board of A Second Chance Animal Shelter, gave a presentation on the shelter, saying its purpose is to pro-

vide a facility for unwanted or abandoned dogs and cats of Clarendon County. Individuals have the opportunity to adopt or foster animals at the shelter, she said. The shelter also promotes population control for the animals through its spay/neuter program. Since August 2012, Stegmoyer said 1,317 animals have been spayed or neutered at the site. In 2015, 115 dogs and 18 cats were adopted from the site. The shelter is a nonprofit organization, raising its money through donations, memberships, fundraisers, grants and the A Second Chance Animal Shelter Thrift Shop. Stegmoyer said the organization is a no-kill/low-kill shelter, with a 99.9 percent save rate. Clarendon County Animal Control operates on the shelter’s premises and has a contract with the shelter. The organization also operates a rescue program. So far, in 2016, the organization rescued out 444 dogs, with a 99.9 percent rescue rate.

Some 280 Jordan families benefit from food distribution Community was hit hard by Matthew BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY konstantin@theitem.com JORDAN — More than 280 families in the Jordan community benefited from a donation of nonperishable food items from Harvest Hope Food Bank’s disaster relief emergency mobile food pantry on Tuesday. The food bank, along with the Clarendon County Emergency Food and Shelter Board and United Ministries of Clarendon County, sponsored the disaster response food and water distribution at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. The organization’s truck delivered about 300 boxes of food items, such as ready-toeat meats, peanut butter, jelly, chips, soups and bread. Hal Lowder, chairman of the Clarendon County Emergency Food and Shelter Board, said the site was originally scheduled as a monthly food pantry, but Jordan saw a greater need after Hurricane Matthew. “This is a low-income area; people here really need any assistance possible,” said Russell Miller, deacon at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church. Many residents were without electricity in the area for as many as six days. Lorene Perry, who lives in the Jordan community, had a tree in her yard fall and crush her storage shed. She had to throw out all of the food in her refrigerator because it had spoiled. Perry said the food donation would help her greatly.

Deloris Hilton, also of the Jordan community, didn’t have electricity or running water for six days and had to use bottled water instead. Clarence Cummings, a deacon at Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, was one of about a dozen members of the church assisting with the distribution. Cummings, who lives in the Silver community, said he has a pond in his backyard that overflowed and caused flooding. His house was not flooded, however. Howard Powell, another deacon who assisted at the church on Tuesday, said he was glad to help. “It makes me feel good to be able to help distribute this food,” Powell said. “It’s a blessing that we could provide this food along to those who really need it.” Harvest Hope Food Bank is working with emergency officials to pack and distribute food items to feed thousands of South Carolinians who were displaced or without power in many areas across the state as a result of Hurricane Matthew. The disaster relief mobile food pantry will be serving three more locations in Clarendon County in November. From 9 to 10 a.m. on Nov. 3, the food pantry will distribute food at Pine Grove AME, 5865 Kenwood Road in Manning. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. the same day, they will also distribute food at the Clarendon One Community Resource Center, 1154 4th St. in Summerton.

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Notice of Sale NOTICE OF SALE IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS CASE NO. 2015-CP-14-00556 STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLARENDON Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as trustee for Green Tree 2008-MH1 Plaintiff, -vsThe Estate of Carrie Wells a/k/a Carrie L. Wells, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a case designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe; The Estate of Richard Canty Sr., by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United States of America, being a case designated as John Doe; and any Unknown minors, persons under a Disability or persons incarcerated, being a class designated as Richard Roe; Regina Wells-Colclough,Heir-at-Law Defendant(s) BY VIRTUE of a judgment heretofore granted in the case of Wells Fargo Bank N.A., as trustee for Green Tree 2008-MH1 vs. The Estate of Carrie Wells a/k/a Carrie L. Wells, by and through its Personal Representative, whose name is unknown, and all Unknown persons with any right, title or interest in the real estate described herein; also any unknown persons who may be in the military service of the United

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Clarendon County Plat Book S-48 at Page 307.

All that certain piece, parcel or lot of land, lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina, of St. Marks Road Subdivision, Section II, and bounding, now or formerly as follows: On the North by Lot No. 5 on that plat referred to; on the East by property of Thomas Boyd Rhame; on the South by Lot No. 3 on that Plat hereinafter referred to; and on the West by St. Marks Road. Said property being Lot No. 4 on that Plat by R.G. Mathis Land Surveying dated October 28, 1991 and recorded in Clarendon County Plat Book S-48, at Page 309.

TMS: 053-00-01-110 ALSO: All that certain piece, parcel of Lot of land lying, being and situate in the County of Clarendon, State of South Carolina and bounding now or formerly as follows: On the North by property of Thomas Boyd Rhame; On the East by property of Thomas Boyd Rhame; on the South by Lot No. 4 above described; and on the West by St. Marks Road.

TMS: 053-00-01-109 Being the same property conveyed to Richard Canty herein by deed of Emma Lee S. Rhames, dated May 13, 1996, and recorded May 14, 1996, in Book A292, Page 214, in the RMC Office for Clarendon County, SC. Also, being the same property conveyed to Richard Canty, Sr. and Carrie Wells by deed of Richard Canty, dated August 4, 1998, and recorded on 8-11-1998 in Book A353, at Page 171, in the RMC Office for Clarendon County. Note: The lien of this mortgage shall attach to a 1986 Guerdon Mobile Home currently located on the property. Borrower and Lender intend that the mobile home lose its nature as personal property and become real property. Borrower declares that the above described mobile home will remain permanently affixed to the property and will be treated as a fixture. Borrower also declares that the wheels, axles, and hitches have been removed and that the mobile home is connected to utilities. It is expressly agreed that the Lender reserves an interest in the mobile home both under the real property laws and the laws relating to motor vehicles and personal property. GDWVGA118642385A&B Guerdon Mobile Home

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TERMS OF SALE: The successful bidder, other than the Plaintiff, will deposit with the Special Referee at conclusion of the bidding, five (5%) of his bid, in cash or equivalent, as evidence of good faith, the same to be applied to purchase price in case of compliance, but to be forfeited and applied first to costs and then to Plaintiff's debt in the case of noncompliance. Should the last and highest bidder fail or refuse to make the required deposit at the time of the bid or comply with the other terms or the bid within twenty (20) days, then the Special Referee may resell the property on the same terms and conditions on some subsequent Sales Day (at the risk of the former highest bidder). No personal or deficiency judgment being demanded, the bidding will not remain open after the date of sale, but compliance with the bid may be made immediately. The successful bidder will be required to pay interest on the amount of the bid from the date of sale to date of compliance with the bid at the rate of 12.24% per annum. Frances Ricci Land Welch Special Referee for Clarendon County

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CHAMBER FROM PAGE A1 process by working with the South Carolina Municipal Association. Pitts said he considered the 2016 General Assembly session one of the most successful years he has seen and one of the most successful historically. “A lot of things were done,” he said. He cited the military tax exemption, even though it was not the full exemption the Chamber had advocated. “The business community sees that as a workforce development issue,” he said. Even in the manufacturing field, the population is aging, he said, with about 42 percent of people who are in the manufacturing field being more than 50 years old. In the general work force, it is about 40 percent, he said. Many military retirees are still in their early 50s and are probably going to work an additional 10 or 15 years, he said. “That can be a very important filler for that middle management, which a lot of industry says they need,” Pitts said. Pitts also advocated for shortened General Assembly

That worries me. And I know there are a lot of great things going on in our district from my own personal experience, but this concerns me.” According to Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources Denise Nixon, all of the district’s 130 exiting teachers, guidance counselors, speech therapists, psychologists and other certified instructional staff not returning this school year received the confidential survey. With the 78 completed surveys returned, the response rate was 60 percent. Other research questions to try to determine exiting teachers’ perceptions of the district showed the following results: • 61 percent of respondents — or 48 of 78 individuals — said “Yes” on whether they would recommend Sumter School District to other job seekers. Eleven respondents said “No,” and 19 were “Undecided.” • 45 percent of respondents said “Yes” on whether they would return

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to work with Sumter School District, if given the opportunity. A total of 20 percent said “No,” and about 35 percent were “Undecided.” When the 78 exiting teachers were asked in a separate question what their plans were for 2016-17, 53 — or 68 percent — responded they planned to “teach in another district,” but a portion of these were military-related families, according to Nixon. A total of 23 of the 53 exiting certified personnel who planned to continue to teach were leaving the state, according to the survey results. Several of those were likely military related, but the district didn’t have precise numbers for the military because it was not part of the survey question. Nixon referred to the process of teachers leaving to teach in another district as often “the game of musical chairs every year.” “With recruitment, all we are doing is trading people,” Nixon said. “We

and a union from signing a contract that requires workers to be union members. “I will tell you that the reason industry has flocked to South Carolina and finds us business friendly is employees and employers can have direct communication,” Pitts said. “We don’t need a union to be the middle man.” During a question-and-answer period, Act 388, which

sessions, which he said is important because it would provide more opportunities for people from the business community to run for office. “Right now, if you look at the commitment that these guys and gals have to make, it is basically a January-to-June job,” he said. He also advocated for the state right-to-work laws, which prohibit a company

are getting some of the neighboring districts, and some of the neighboring districts are getting ours.” Nixon also said the exit survey is administered confidentially to teachers and other certified personnel for better response rates and more insight. “We want to have the best information that we can,” Nixon said. “At the end of the day, it’s about the kids, and we want to keep it the best for the kids.” Regarding bettering teacher retention, Nixon said it’s an important initiative for her and her staff. “At the individual school level, we want to listen to our teachers, hear their needs and concerns, to make their jobs easier,” Nixon said. “We try to enforce the idea with administrators, principals and staff that teachers are one of our greatest commodities. Our students are our greatest resources. It’s important to build up staff.”

reduces the taxes on owneroccupied homes, came under discussion. Pitts said he has heard complaints from two constituencies concerning the act. “The business community complains about Act 388 because school districts only have one place to go to get operations and maintenance millage,” Pitts said. “Businesses get the feeling it’s

being stuck to them. School districts will say that Act 388 has inhibited their ability to deliver the services they provide through education.” He said repeal is not likely, however. “Ultimately, the problem is that the General Assembly is not going to take tax relief from the owner occupant — their voter basically. It is just not going to happen,” he said.

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ASHINGTON — When told that the New England transcendentalist Margaret Fuller had grandly declared “I accept the universe,” the Scottish philosopher Thomas Carlyle dryly remarked: “She’d better.” Much ink and indignation has been spilled concerning whether Donald (“I am much more humble than you would underGeorge stand”) Trump will Will “accept” the election’s outcome. The nation, like the universe of which it is the nicest part, will persevere even without the election result being accepted by the fellow who probably will be the first presidential candidate in 16 years to receive less -- probably a lot less -- than 45 percent of the vote. When the Jimmy Carter/ Walter Mondale ticket lost 44 states in 1980, Mondale used his elegant concession remarks to herald “a chance to rejoice”: “Today, all across this nation -- in high school cafeterias, in town halls, and churches, and synagogues -the American people quietly wielded their staggering power. ... Tonight we celebrate above all the process we call American freedom.” Today, such political grace notes are rare as the nation slouches toward its first dyspeptic landslide -- an electoral vote avalanche for a candidate regretted by a majority of the electorate. Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860 with the lowest percentage of the popular vote (39.9) of any electoral winner in history. He received fewer than the combined votes for two Democratic rivals, the Northerner Stephen Douglas and the Southerner John Breckinridge. This did not prevent Lincoln from becoming the nation’s greatest president. Majorities, however helpful, are not necessary. In 14 of the 39 elections since 1860 the winner did not get a majority of the popular vote, including Woodrow Wilson (twice), Harry Truman, John Kennedy and Bill Clinton (twice), Democrats all. Carter’s 50.1 percent of the popular vote in 1976 was the only time in the 40 years after 1964 that a Democratic presidential candidate would win a majority of the popular vote. Ronald Brownstein of The Atlantic notes, “Since the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson, which historians consider the birth of the modern two-party system, no party has ever won the presidential popular vote six times over seven elections.” By the evening of Nov. 8, the Republican Party will have lost the popular vote for the sixth time in seven elections, and will have lost three consecutive elections for the first time since the 1940s. In the last four elections (2000-2012), no loser has fallen below 45 percent of the

vote and no winner has reached 53 percent. This year’s winner is unlikely to become just the fourth nominee of the world’s oldest party (following Andrew Jackson, Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson) to win more than 53 percent. The loser, however, could plunge close to the 37.4 percent that George H.W. Bush received in 1992 when Ross Perot took 18.9 percent of the vote. This year’s winner probably will be the first Democrat since Grover Cleveland to become president without enjoying Democratic control of both houses of Congress. (Cleveland, the last conservative Democratic president, vetoed more bills during his two, non-consecutive terms than all of his predecessors combined.) This year will be the fourth of a particular kind of Republican disappointment since World War II. In 1946, 1994, 2010 and 2014 Republicans won huge victories in off-year elections but two years later lost the presidential election. Jefferson said “the boisterous sea of liberty is never without a wave,” but some waves have become less turbulent. For example, in 2004, 13 states enacted -- 11 of them by referendums -- prohibitions on same-sex marriage. Three elections later, this issue has virtually disappeared from political discourse. Americans might feel as though they are living through an unceasing and unprecedented political maelstrom, but by one measure there is unusual stability: The nation is nearing the end of a third consecutive two-term presidency, something that has occurred only once before in U.S. history -the Virginia dynasty of the third, fourth and fifth presidents (Jefferson, Madison, Monroe). Of the five presidents in office from the inauguration of John Kennedy in 1961 through the departure of Jimmy Carter in 1981, not one served two full terms. The last Democrat directly elected (that is, not counting Harry Truman or Johnson, who were elected after inheriting the office) to succeed a Democrat was James Buchanan, arguably the worst president ever. One hundred and sixty years later, Republicans fearing four Clinton years can reasonably hope there will be no more than four: The likelihood of Democrats winning a fourth consecutive presidential term will be reduced if the Republican Party reverts to its practice, adhered to since it chose John C. Fremont in 1856, of nominating a Republican. George Will’s email address is georgewill@washpost.com. © 2016, Washington Post Writers Group

COMMENTARY

Remembering AJC columnist and Southern humorist Lewis Grizzard Late writer would have been 70 on Oct. 20, 2016 Editor’s note: Lewis Grizzard’s column was a regular feature in The Sumter Item for many years.

BY SHANE HARRISON Atlanta Journal-Constitution

ewis Grizzard was thoroughly Southern, and, to many, he gave voice to the region through changing times. Born at Fort Benning on Oct. 20, 1946, Grizzard would, after graduating from the University of Georgia, become sports editor for the Atlanta Journal. After an unhappy stint at the Chicago Sun-Times in the mid-1970s, he would return to Atlanta and spend more than 15 years writing a column for the Atlanta Constitution, documenting, and frequently lamenting, the changes that were reshaping our region. He made readers laugh. He made them pine for a fondly recalled past. Sometimes, with tender remembrances, he made them cry. And he made them mad. He was a pioneer in the realm of political incorrectness. Humor was his

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medium, but not everyone was laughing. Pat Conroy was definitely not a fan. ‘’Your South is the one I loathe, Lewis,’’ he wrote in an open letter, a reference, in part, to frequent accusations of racism against Grizzard. It’s a charge the embattled columnist vehemently denied. He was an equal-opportunity offender. He angered conservatives, too, when he expressed support for abortion rights and gun control. Of the latter, he wrote, “The National Rifle Association [members] are bullet brains. I’d like to see the animals armed.” For all of the detractors, there were fans by the score. He published more than 20 books (18 of them New York Times bestsellers), made popular concert appearances and acted in

WHO REPRESENTS YOU? SUMTER COUNTY COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 Naomi D. Sanders 5605 Borden Road Rembert, SC 29128 (803) 499-3947 (home) DISTRICT 2 Artie Baker 3680 Bakersfield Lane Dalzell, SC 29040 803-469-3638 (home) DISTRICT 3 James Byrd Jr. 13 E. Canal St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 468-1719 (mobile) (803) 778-0796 (office) (803) 436-2108 (Fax) jbyrd@sumtercountysc.org DISTRICT 4 Charles T. Edens 760 Henderson St. Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 775-0044 (home) (803) 236-5759 (mobile) DISTRICT 5 Vivian Fleming-McGhaney 9770 Lynches River Road Lynchburg, SC 29080 (803) 437-2797 (home) (803) 495-3247 (office) DISTRICT 6 James T. McCain Jr. 317 W. Bartlette St.

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an episode of “Designing Women,” starring as Clayton Sugarbaker, the halfbrother of Julia and Suzanne Sugarbaker. He was so popular in Atlanta that Creative Loafing had to create a category in its annual poll for “Best Columnist Besides Lewis Grizzard.” Upon his death in 1994, the AJC editorial board wrote, “To readers across the nation, Lewis Grizzard was Atlanta, The Journal and the South. In the tradition of Southern humorists, he found in the distinctiveness of the South, its people and their ordinary lives and pleasures the material to entertain a nation. His genuine delight, and the humor he found, in the passions and rituals of the Southern town — family, food and football — anchored us all to the memories we cherish and the places we wanted to be. Even as he reminded us that the South is changing incomprehensibly fast, his wit offered safe harbor from our fears that the region we love is losing its uniqueness.” A congenital heart defect finally resisted one final effort to repair it on March 20, 1994. Had he survived his troublesome heart, Grizzard would have been 70 years old on Oct. 20, 2016.

D-Clarendon District 64 117 N. Brooks St. Manning, SC 29102 (803) 938-3087(home) (803) 212-6929 (Columbia) Rep. Murrell Smith Jr., R-Sumter District 67 P.O. Box 580 Sumter, SC 29151 (803) 778-2471 (business) (803) 778-1643 (fax) (803) 734-3042 (Columbia) murrellsmith@schouse.gov Rep. J. David Weeks, D-Sumter District 51 2 Marlborough Court Sumter, SC 29154 (803) 775-5856 (business) (803) 734-3102 (Columbia)

Rep. Grady Brown, D-Bishopville District 50 420 S. Main St. Bishopville, SC 29010 (803) 484-6832 (home) (803) 734-2934 (Columbia)

Sen. Gerald Malloy, D-Darlington District 29 1216 Salem Road Hartsville, SC 29550 (843) 339-3000 (803) 212-6148 (Columbia)

Rep. Joe Neal, D-Hopkins District 70 P.O. Box 5 Hopkins, SC 29061 (803) 776-0353 (home) (803) 734-9142 (fax) (803) 734-2804 (Columbia) jn@schouse.org

Sen. Kevin L. Johnson, D-Manning District 36 P.O. Box 156, Manning, 29102 (803) 435-8117 (home) (803) 212-6108 (Columbia)

Sen. J. Thomas McElveen III, D-Sumter Rep. Dr. Robert L. Ridgeway III, District 35

P. O. Box 57, Sumter, 29151 (803) 775-1263 (business (803) 212-6132 (Columbia) NATIONAL LAWMAKERS Rep. Mick Mulvaney — 5th District 1207 Longworth HOB Washington, D.C. 20515 (202) 225-5501 531-A Oxford Drive Sumter, SC 29150 (803) 327-1114 Rep. Jim Clyburn — 6th District 319 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-3315 1703 Gervais St. Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 799-1100 jclyburn@hr.house.gov Sen. Lindsey Graham 290 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5972 Midlands Regional Office 508 Hampton Street, Suite 202 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 933-0112 (main) Sen. Tim Scott 167 Russell Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-6121 (202) 228-5143 (fax) 1301 Gervais St., Suite 825 Columbia, SC 29201 (803) 771-6112 (803) 771-6455 (fax)

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2016

AROUND TOWN of 1966 will celebrate its The Sumter Branch NAACP will 50th golden anniversary sponsor a candidates forum Sumter NAACP sponsors fromcandidates 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on for mayoral candidates and Saturday, Nov. 5, at Golden Sumterforum City Council Ward 4 Corral in Sumter. Call Hattie from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Hamption McLeod at (803) Central Carolina Technical 495-3083 or Pontheola EdCollege, Health Sciences wards Wilson at (843) 260Center, 133 S. Main St. 2978. The YWCA of the Upper LowThe Lincoln High School Class lands needs your help to solve of 1964 will hold a class rethe Mystery at Sunset from union meeting at 11 a.m. on 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Monday, Nov. 7, at the Oct. 28, at Sunset Country South Sumter Resource Club, 1005 Golf Crest Road. Center, 337 Manning Ave. Join them for an evening of Call Frances Woods at (803) fun, dinner and dancing to 773-3804, Lillie Wilson at a live band to solve the (803) 775-9088 or Bertha 1920’s whodunit mystery. Willis at (803) 775-9660. Enjoy a clue scavenger hunt, cash bar and door The Sumter Branch NAACP will prizes. The attire for the provide rides to the polls from evening is semi-formal / 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Election cocktail. Tickets: $50 per Day, Tuesday, Nov. 8. Call person. Call (803) 773-7158 (803) 775-9215. Drivers are to reserve and / or pick up also needed. your tickets. The Sumter Chapter of the NaPACE Scholarship Academy tional Federation of the Blind “Boot Camp 101” workshop of South Carolina will meet will be held on Saturday, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, Oct. 29, in the multi-purat Shiloh-Randolph Manor, pose room of Alice Drive 125 W. Bartlette St. TransMiddle School. Workshop portation provided within time for 9th-12th grade stuthe coverage area. If you dents is 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. know a blind person, conCost is $25 per person and tact Debra Canty, chapter seating is limited. Visit president, at (803) 775-5792 www.pacescholarshipacador debra.canty@frontier. emy.com for more informacom. Donations are weltion. Register online at come and can be mailed to: www.eventbrite.com. NFB Sumter Chapter, P.O. Box 641, Sumter, SC 29151. Looking for something safe for your children to do on HallowSumter’s Marine Corps League een? Trunk-or-treat will be Detachment 1202 will celeheld from 6 to 8 p.m. on brate the 241st USMC Birthday Monday, Oct. 31, at the with a dinner and cake cutSumter Law Enforcement ting ceremony on Thursday, Center, 107 E. Hampton Ave. Nov. 10, at the Carolina Skies Club, Shaw Air Force The Sumter Branch NAACP will Base, 487 Myers St. Gatherhost its 33rd Annual Freedom ing time is 6 p.m. with dinFund Banquet at 7 p.m. on ner at 7 p.m. The cost is $25 Friday, Nov. 4, at the Sumter per person for prime rib County Civic Center, 700 W. and the fixings. Call Ted Liberty St. Hilary O. Shelton, Jones at (803) 968-2196 or Fay of the NAACP National OfCook at (803) 775-5768 before fice, will serve as keynote Nov. 1 for reservations and speaker. questions. The Shepherd’s Center’s annuThe Sumter County Veterans al flea market will be held from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Sat- Association will hold its annual Veterans Day parade and prourday, Nov. 5, at Trinity-Lingram on Friday, Nov. 11. Becoln Center, 24 Council St. ginning at 10 a.m., the paA fall festival featuring the rade will start at the corner Amazing Scavenger Hunt Race of Main and Bartlette will be held on Saturday, Nov. 5, in the town of Lynch- streets heading north on Main, turning right onto burg. Teams should consist Calhoun Street and then of two people and cost is right onto Harvin, ending at $20 per team. All particithe Judicial Center parking pants and vendors are lot. The ceremony will asked to register by Nov. 2. begin at 11 a.m. on the Cost on the day of the race front lawn of the courtwill be $25. Fall festival will house. There will be numerbegin at 9:30 a.m. with the ous vendors set up behind race beginning promptly at the courthouse displaying 10:30 a.m. For information, various benefits and inforcall Kim Fortunate at (843) mation for the veterans. 206-2390, Greta Gibson at The grand marshal of the (803) 236-0187, Kelvin Soloparade will be 20th Fighter mon at (803) 565-4173 or Wing Commander Col. DanSharon Lowery-Brown at iel Lasica, who will also (843) 813-4859. serve as the keynote speakThe Eastern High School Class er for the program.

PUBLIC AGENDA SUMTER COUNTY DEVELOPMENT BOARD Today, 7:30 a.m., Greater Sumter Chamber of Commerce boardroom, 32 E. Calhoun St.

The last word ARIES (March 21-April 19): in astrology Review EUGENIA LAST contracts and legal documents and you’ll come up with a solution to resolve any uncertainties or imperfections that exist. Update your look, image or financial plans, and you will feel good about moving forward. Love is encouraged. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Listen and take notes, but don’t let your emotions take over. If you overreact, you’ll take a step back instead of moving closer to your goal. Your intuition will be spot on, but diplomacy will still be necessary. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Check out a film you want to see or a book you want to read. Exercise your right to make the changes that will improve your personal life. Make romance a priority or plan to enjoy time spent with those you love. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Too much of anything will set you back. Emotions will surface when dealing with relationships and domestic matters. Be willing to compromise in order to keep the peace. Your insight will help you do what’s best for everyone. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): Do whatever it takes to add to your credentials, appearance or improved health. Take a moment to think before you get into a discussion with someone you live with. Have alternatives in mind before you initiate any banter. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll have additional responsibilities at home due to a partner who is not pulling his or her weight. Step up your game, but make it clear that you will also need some downtime

to rejuvenate. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22): Overeating and overspending are not going to make you feel better. Self-improvement projects will not only lift your spirits, they will prompt you to engage in professional events that will help you get ahead in life.

DAILY PLANNER

THE SUMTER ITEM

WEATHER

AccuWeather® ﬁve-day forecast for Sumter TODAY

TONIGHT

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Beautiful with some sun

Patchy clouds and mild

Sunshine and very warm

Plenty of sunshine

Sunny and remaining warm

80°

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83° / 57°

86° / 58°

82° / 56°

Chance of rain: 5%

Chance of rain: 0%

Chance of rain: 5%

S 4-8 mph

SSW 4-8 mph

WNW 4-8 mph

SW 6-12 mph

W 4-8 mph

NE 4-8 mph

TODAY’S SOUTH CAROLINA WEATHER

Gaﬀney 74/54 Spartanburg 74/54

Greenville 75/55

Columbia 82/60

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

IN THE MOUNTAINS

Sumter 80/60

Aiken 79/56

ON THE COAST

Charleston 82/60

Today: Sun and some clouds; pleasant. High 77 to 81. Friday: Mostly sunny; pleasant. High 80 to 84.

LOCAL ALMANAC

LAKE LEVELS

SUMTER THROUGH 4 P.M. YESTERDAY

74° 43° 72° 47° 85° in 2014 32° in 1962 0.00" 5.43" 2.99" 44.55" 51.54" 40.36"

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 80/61/pc 53/41/pc 85/66/s 50/38/c 85/62/s 81/64/pc 85/68/pc 52/48/r 85/68/pc 58/48/r 100/74/pc 67/59/r 66/51/sh

Full pool 360 76.8 75.5 100

Lake Murray Marion Moultrie Wateree

SUN AND MOON 7 a.m. yest. 354.75 74.91 74.88 98.34

24-hr chg -0.03 -0.06 -0.02 +0.07

RIVER STAGES

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

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 84/61/s 66/58/pc 87/65/s 57/51/pc 86/63/s 73/61/r 86/66/s 54/44/pc 85/67/pc 58/43/pc 94/69/pc 68/60/r 60/48/s

Myrtle Beach 78/63

Manning 80/58

Today: Clouds and sun. Winds southwest 6-12 mph. Mainly clear. Friday: Sunshine. Winds south-southwest becoming south 3-6 mph.

Temperature High Low Normal high Normal low Record high Record low

Florence 80/59

Bishopville 79/58

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

Flood 7 a.m. 24-hr stage yest. chg 12 8.95 -0.33 19 2.53 +0.02 14 5.23 -0.22 14 1.65 +0.04 80 75.54 -0.03 24 4.42 -0.03

Sunrise 7:37 a.m. Moonrise 4:44 a.m.

Sunset Moonset

6:34 p.m. 5:12 p.m.

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TIDES AT MYRTLE BEACH

Today Fri.

High 7:32 a.m. 7:43 p.m. 8:16 a.m. 8:24 p.m.

Ht. 3.3 3.2 3.4 3.2

Low 1:55 a.m. 2:17 p.m. 2:38 a.m. 3:03 p.m.

Ht. 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4

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

Today Hi/Lo/W 72/50/pc 80/56/pc 83/55/pc 80/60/pc 73/63/pc 82/60/pc 75/56/pc 78/58/pc 82/60/pc 79/59/pc 72/59/pc 78/60/pc 78/60/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 76/48/s 84/54/s 87/54/s 84/60/pc 71/57/s 85/60/s 80/53/s 84/56/s 85/56/s 81/52/s 66/47/s 78/52/s 80/53/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Florence 80/59/pc Gainesville 84/61/pc Gastonia 76/54/pc Goldsboro 77/60/pc Goose Creek 81/59/pc Greensboro 72/55/pc Greenville 75/55/pc Hickory 72/54/pc Hilton Head 80/61/pc Jacksonville, FL 81/61/pc La Grange 82/57/pc Macon 84/54/pc Marietta 78/57/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 81/55/s 86/59/pc 80/52/s 73/52/s 84/58/s 72/53/s 82/55/s 77/51/s 81/62/pc 83/60/pc 85/56/s 87/54/s 82/56/s

Today City Hi/Lo/W Marion 72/51/pc Mt. Pleasant 80/61/pc Myrtle Beach 78/63/pc Orangeburg 80/58/pc Port Royal 80/61/pc Raleigh 74/57/pc Rock Hill 76/56/pc Rockingham 77/58/pc Savannah 83/60/pc Spartanburg 74/54/pc Summerville 81/58/pc Wilmington 77/61/pc Winston-Salem 71/55/pc

Fri. Hi/Lo/W 77/48/s 83/61/s 81/60/s 82/56/s 82/61/pc 71/52/s 79/52/s 79/50/s 85/58/pc 79/51/s 83/58/s 80/55/s 74/53/s

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

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SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21): Your involvement in organizations that have similar professional interests will lead to an interesting encounter and a chance to discuss future projects. Express your interest and explain the contributions you can offer. A business trip will be worthwhile. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21): You’ll move two steps forward and three steps back if you aren’t aware of what’s going on around you. A steady pace and finishing what you start will help smooth over any rough patches you face in your professional partnerships. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19): You need to make a change, but not one that will turn into a costly venture. Try something new or rediscover a hobby that you used to enjoy. Looking back will help you move forward. A job prospect looks promising.

Deanna Anderson shares this picture of the fishing pier over the Atlantic Ocean at Myrtle Beach State Park. Anderson comments, “In September 2016 my ‘bestie’ and I attended the park’s ‘Camping Ex-PIERience’ program. We spent the night on the pier (no tents), made friends by the light of the moon rise, dreamt with the stars, and woke with the morning sun.”

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18): Put love, romance and important partnerships ahead of everything else for now. You can make physical changes that will make you feel good and help you present what you have to offer with confidence.

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 sandra@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. Photos of poor reproduction quality may not publish. With the exception of pictures that are of a timely nature, submitted photos will publish in the order in which they are received.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20): Take advantage of a moneymaking opportunity. Elaborate what you have to offer and what you expect in return. Your negotiating skills will help you develop a good working relationship with the people you do business with.

The SPCA relies heavily on community support and donations. Currently, the biggest needs are for dry puppy and kitten food; wet cat food; cat litter; and cleaning supplies. The following are also appreciated: Newspapers; stuffed animals; heavy duty trash bags (30 gallon or larger); dishwashing liquid; laundry detergent; bleach; paper towels; sheets and comforters; baby blankets; canned dog and cat food; dry dog food; treats; leashes and collars; disinfectant spray; all-purpose cleaner; air freshener; no scratch scrubbers; two-sided sponges for dishes; litter freshener; and, of course, monetary donations are also gratefully accepted.

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Thursday, October 27, 2016 Call: (803) 774-1241 | E-mail: sports@theitem.com

Playoff positioning PREP FOOTBALL

WORLD SERIES

Crestwood, Lakewood prepare for Sumter School District showdown with seeding, advancing at stake

The Associated Press

Cleveland reliever Andrew Miller celebrates on Tuesday during the World Series in Cleveland. The Indians defeated the Chicago Cubs 6-0.

Any time is Miller time for Indians Pitcher dominated on mound, leading to win for Cleveland By RONALD BLUM The Associated Press

RICK CARPENTER / THE SUMTER ITEM

Crestwood wide receiver Joshua Simon (10) had seven catches for 111 yards and two touchdowns in the Knights’ 35-27 loss to Hartsville last week. Crestwood takes on Sumter School District rival Lakewood on Friday at 7:30 p.m. at J. Frank Baker Stadium.

By DENNIS BRUNSON dennis@theitem.com The football teams for Crestwood High School and Lakewood High School are both coming off disappointing losses, but for different reasons. CHS played the No. 3 team in 4A in the S.C. Prep Media Football Poll, Hartsville, in a tough game at Kelleytown Stadium before falling 35-27. The Gators, off last week, fell to Darlington 21-7 in a battle of winless teams. The teams get a chance to bounce

back against each other on Friday at LHS’ J. Frank Baker Stadium with playoff ramifications on the line for both squads. The Knights, 4-4 overall and 1-1 in Region VI-4A, can clinch a playoff berth for the first time under thirdyear head coach Roosevelt Nelson and put themselves in position for at least a second-place region finish and the opportunity to host a first-round game in the playoffs. Lakewood, 0-8 and 0-2, needs a victory to keep itself in the playoff discussion. “Every week the goal for our team is to get a victory,” said LHS head

coach Brian Jackson. “I think we’ll have a little bit more of a focus with these guys because they are (Sumter School District) rivals. You want to go in and beat your rival.” Crestwood head coach Roosevelt Nelson thinks his team will be prepared to go on Friday despite going from facing a 1-loss team in Hartsville to a winless team in the Gators. “It’s an opportunity to play our rival,” Nelson said. “We know we’re going to get the best shot from them, so we’ll be ready.”

CLEVELAND — David Ross marvels at Andrew Miller and the break on his sinister slider. “He’s hard to catch,” said the Chicago Cubs catcher and Miller’s teammate in Boston three years ago. “When you know he’s hard to catch, you know he’s hard to hit.” Miller escaped a pair of jams to pitch two scoreless innings and help the Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago Cubs 6-0 in the World Series opener Tuesday night. A 6-foot-7 lefty with an enormous wingspan, Miller has developed baseball’s most unhittable pitch. He is perhaps the biggest factor in Cleveland’s first AL pennant since 1997, a throwback willing to close or enter in the middle innings. “It kind of sets the tone for our mindset as a club, just trying to figure out a way to help your team win,” Cleveland closer Cody Allen said.

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CLEMSON FOOTBALL

Monarchs aim to keep region lead against Lake Marion

Tigers look to finally solve FSU road woes

BY JUSTIN DRIGGERS justin@theitem.com

By Matt Connolly The State

There were likely some concerns about the long layoff for Manning High School entering last Friday’s game against Bishop England. But instead of showing signs of rust, the Monarchs played one of their best games of the season -- and knocked off the previously unbeaten Bishops 26-22. “It was a great win for our program,” first-year MHS head coach Keith West said. “Really everything was working well. Our running game was working well. Alex Coleman ran the ball well and our offensive line did a great job opening up holes for him and protecting the quarterback. “Our passing game worked well and so did our defense. It was really one of our best games all season.” Manning looks to have a similar outing this Friday as it travels to Lake Marion for a 7:30 p.m. contest. The Monarchs are 6-2 overall and 2-0 in Region VII-3A. The Gators — led by former Scott’s Branch head coach Leonard Johnson — are 2-6 and 0-2.

CLEMSON -- Florida State and Clemson won’t play for control of the ACC on Saturday as most expected in the preseason. The Tigers still have plenty at stake in Tallahassee, despite entering the top-15 showdown two games ahead of FSU in the Atlantic Division. No. 3 Clemson has a chance to overcome its biggest remaining hurdle in its quest for an undefeated regular season and beat the 12th-ranked Seminoles in Tallahassee for the first time in a decade. “This is Clemson-Florida State. It doesn’t matter what the records are. There’s plenty of juice in this one,” Tigers head coach Dabo Swinney said. “To go on the road and have the chance to beat a top-15 team, it doesn’t matter what the standings are, there’s a lot of pride involved in this game. Both teams understand what Clemson-Florida State means and the ramifications for this game.”

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“That’s what we’re looking to do this week.” From Page B1 Tigers quarterback Deshaun Watson burst onto the national spotlight two The Tigers are 1-11 in years ago at FSU, taking their past 12 trips to advantage of his first Florida State, with the only extended playing time by win being a 27-20 victory in putting up 296 total yards 2006. and a touchdown without Clemson had every turning the ball over. opportunity to win its last Watson would love to visit to Tallahassee with emerge from Tallahassee Heisman winner Jameis with a win this time but is Winston suspended for the not taking anything for game. granted. The Tigers controlled the “It’s Clemson-Florida game throughout, but lost State. None of the stats, 23-17 in overtime. records, none of that stuff “I’ve watched the game matters,” Watson said. “It’s twice this week,” Clemson a big game, rivalry game. It redshirt sophomore always comes down to who linebacker Kendall Joseph performs better on that said. “You can dominate a day.” team, but you have to finish Even though FSU has a at the end of the game pair of losses, the when it counts.” Seminoles are still talented Clemson outgained FSU enough to pull off the by 90 yards but missed two upset, according to short field goals and Swinney. fumbled in the red zone in Florida State and the final minute of Alabama are the only two regulation. teams to have top five “We’ve played well in recruiting classes each of spurts down there over the the past three years in the last few years, we just 247Sports composite haven’t been able to rankings, The Seminoles finish,” Swinney said. “If have been impressive since you’re going to win at being blown out by somebody else’s place, Louisville, with their only especially against a highly loss coming on a lastranked and highly touted second field goal to No. 21 football team, you’ve got to North Carolina. finish.” “This is a team that a lot The loss in 2014 has of people picked to win the added extra motivation for national championship this week’s game. that’s good enough to win “We’ve accomplished a the national lot as a program but that’s championship,” Swinney one thing that we haven’t said. “There’s always 10 or done in a while,” Clemson 12 teams out there that are defensive lineman good enough, and this Christian Wilkins said of bunch is as good as Clemson’s struggles at FSU. anybody in my opinion.”

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STATE Saturday (3) Clemson at (12) Florida State, 8 p.m. (WOLO 25, WWBD-FM 94.7, WPUB-FM 102.7) (18) Tennessee at South Carolina, 7:15 p.m. (ESPN2, WIBZFM 95.5, WNKT-FM 107.5) Mercer at Wofford, 1:30 p.m. Furman at VMI, 1:30 p.m. Bucknell at Charleston Southern, 11:45 a.m. Coastal Carolina at Presbyterian, 2 p.m. (WWFN-FM 100.1) South Carolina State at Hampton, 1 p.m. (WSSB-FM 90.3) Lenoir-Rhyne at Newberry, 4 p.m. Wingate at North Greenville, 2:30 p.m. Benedict at Albany State, 2 p.m. (WXLC-FM 103.1) Limestone at Carson-Newman, 3 p.m. ACC Today (25) Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (ESPN) Saturday (5) Louisville at Virginia, noon Duke at Georgia Tech, noon (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Boston College at North Carolina State, 12:30 p.m. (TIME WARNER 1250) Army at Wake Forest, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTSOUTH) Miami at Notre Dame, 3:30 p.m. (WIS 10) SEC Saturday New Mexico State at (9) Texas A&M, 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) (14) Florida vs. Georgia., 3:30 p.m. (WLTX 19) (15) Auburn at Mississippi, 7:15 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) Kentucky at Missouri, noon (SEC NETWORK) Samford at Mississippi State, 3:30 p.m. (SEC NETWORK) TOP 25 Friday (22) Navy at South Florida, 7 p.m. (ESPN2) Saturday (2) Michigan at Michigan State, noon (ESPN) (4) Washington at (17) Utah, 3:30 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) Northwestern at (6) Ohio State, 3:30 p.m. (ESPN) (7) Nebraska at (11) Wisconsin, 7 p.m. (ESPN) (8) Baylor at Texas, 3:30 p.m. (WOLO 25) (10) West Virginia at Oklahoma State, noon (WACH 57) (13) Boise State at Wyoming, 7 p.m. (CBS SPORTS NETWORK) Kansas at (16) Oklahoma, 7 p.m. (FOX SPORTS 1) (24) Penn State at Purdue, noon

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Warriors get back to work after beatdown by Spurs in opener By JANIE McCAULEY The Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — Steve Kerr had never seen it quite like this in his two seasons as coach: Oracle Arena emptied in a hurry with more than five minutes left, and not because the Warriors were way ahead. This time, they trailed big. “It was very strange,” Kerr said Wednesday. “I’ve not felt that in two years as a coach. I think we were 78-4 at home the last two years. ... So basically the only reason fans would leave is if we were ahead. It was a weird night all the way around. We’re not used to that. We’re not used to losing at home, much less losing by 29 points.” A day after that embarrassing 129-100 defeat to San Antonio in the season opener that sent a sellout crowd flooding the exits early, the film showed all the flaws of the Warriors’ most lopsided loss at home since falling 130-97 to the Lakers on Nov. 28, 2009. “I didn’t have our guys ready to play,” Kerr said. “That was apparent on the tape.” Yes, Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry and the Warriors team considered almost untouchable took a pounding at the hands of Kawhi Leonard — he had a career-high 35 points — and San Antonio. And it might be the best start Golden State could have asked for to take some pressure off before hitting the road for a tough stretch. The Warriors will be away four of the next five games, beginning Friday in New Orleans. Their only home game over the next nine days is against Durant’s former Oklahoma City Thunder next Thursday night — another can’tmiss game on the schedule. That starts a back-to-back concluding with a matchup against former top assistant Luke Walton and his

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NFL Standings By The Associated Press

AMERICAN CONFERENCE East New England Buffalo Miami N.Y. Jets South Houston Indianapolis Tennessee Jacksonville North Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati Cleveland West Oakland Denver Kansas City San Diego

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NATIONAL CONFERENCE

East Dallas Philadelphia Washington N.Y. Giants South Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans Carolina North Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago West Seattle Arizona Los Angeles San Francisco

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Thursday’s Games

Jacksonville at Tennessee, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Washington at Cincinnati, 9:30 a.m. Detroit at Houston, 1 p.m. Arizona at Carolina, 1 p.m. Kansas City at Indianapolis, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Cleveland, 1 p.m. New England at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Seattle at New Orleans, 1 p.m. Oakland at Tampa Bay, 1 p.m. San Diego at Denver, 4:05 p.m. Green Bay at Atlanta, 4:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. Open: Los Angeles, San Francisco, N.Y. Giants, Miami, Baltimore, Pittsburgh

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Golden State players Andre Iguodala (9), Kevin Durant (35) and Stephen Curry (30) wait during a called foul on Tuesday during a 129-100 loss to San Antonio in the season opener for both teams in Oakland, Calif. new Lakers team in L.A. on Nov. 4. With such a star-studded lineup, Golden State certainly will now be villains instead of fan favorites outside of Oakland. “That’s all right, maybe that will motivate us,” Kerr said. “This stretch of games is good for us, probably good to get out on the road, bond a little bit and get our game going.” KD was impressive in his Warriors debut: 27 points on 11-for-18 shooting, 10 rebounds, four assists, two blocks and two steals in nearly 37 minutes. But Splash Brothers Curry and Klay Thompson struggled to connect from long range with any accuracy, their team went 7 for 33 on 3-pointers overall, and the Spurs outrebounded Golden State 55-35 . The Warriors committed 16 turnovers that led to 17 points for San Antonio. “It felt like not that we were going to show up and win but if we just show up and play semi-hard we’re going to win. That’s not the case in the NBA,” said Thompson, who was 1 of 6 on 3s. “Not against a team

like San Antonio. It was a good wakeup call for us. We realize it’s a long season and we don’t want to peak in November, December. We want to peak in May and June.” For those keeping track, Golden State has dropped four straight games dating back to June. The Warriors squandered a 3-1 lead in the NBA Finals and lost Game 7 to LeBron James and the Cavaliers, missing out on a repeat championship. “I’m sure the story tomorrow will be KD broke up the chemistry and we can’t win with KD and all these other things, which is going to come with the territory,” Draymond Green said after Tuesday’s loss. “We’re looking forward to that. We already know that’s coming. At the end of the day, it’s one basketball game. Whether we lost by one point or 30 or 40, it’s still one game.” Kerr fully expected it to take time for his All-Star roster to mesh , yet even Tuesday was a surprise that everything was so out of sorts.

Monday’s Games

Minnesota at Chicago, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 3

Atlanta at Tampa Bay, 8:25 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 6

Dallas at Cleveland, 1 p.m. N.Y. Jets at Miami, 1 p.m. Philadelphia at N.Y. Giants, 1 p.m. Jacksonville at Kansas City, 1 p.m. Detroit at Minnesota, 1 p.m. Pittsburgh at Baltimore, 1 p.m. New Orleans at San Francisco, 4:05 p.m. Carolina at Los Angeles, 4:05 p.m. Tennessee at San Diego, 4:25 p.m. Indianapolis at Green Bay, 4:25 p.m. Denver at Oakland, 8:30 p.m. Open: Washington, Arizona, Chicago, New England, Houston, Cincinnati

Monday, Nov. 7

Buffalo at Seattle, 8:30 p.m.

NBA STANDINGS By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston Brooklyn Philadelphia Toronto New York Southeast Division Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Central Division Cleveland Chicago Detroit Indiana Milwaukee

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans

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Tuesday’s Games

Cleveland 117, New York 88 Portland 113, Utah 104 San Antonio 129, Golden State 100

Wednesday’s Games

Miami at Orlando, 7 p.m. Dallas at Indiana, 7 p.m. Brooklyn at Boston, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Memphis, 8 p.m. Denver at New Orleans, 8 p.m. Oklahoma City at Philadelphia, 8 p.m. Sacramento at Phoenix, 10 p.m. Houston at L.A. Lakers, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

Washington at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. Boston at Chicago, 8 p.m. San Antonio at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m. L.A. Clippers at Portland, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Cleveland at Toronto, 7 p.m. Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Detroit, 7:30 p.m. Charlotte at Miami, 8 p.m. Phoenix at Oklahoma City, 8 p.m. Houston at Dallas, 8:30 p.m. L.A. Lakers at Utah, 9 p.m. Golden State at New Orleans, 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Atlanta at Philadelphia, 12:30 p.m. Boston at Charlotte, 7 p.m. Memphis at New York, 7:30 p.m. Orlando at Cleveland, 7:30 p.m. Brooklyn at Milwaukee, 8 p.m. Indiana at Chicago, 8 p.m. New Orleans at San Antonio, 8 p.m. Portland at Denver, 9 p.m. Minnesota at Sacramento, 10:30 p.m.

NHL Standings By The Associated Press

EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Montreal 6 5 0 1 11 23 10 Tampa Bay 6 5 1 0 10 24 17 Detroit 7 5 2 0 10 24 17 Ottawa 6 4 2 0 8 21 20 Florida 6 3 2 1 7 18 15 Boston 6 3 3 0 6 15 18 Toronto 6 1 2 3 5 21 26 Buffalo 5 1 2 2 4 14 16 Metropolitan Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Pittsburgh 7 4 2 1 9 16 21 N.Y. Rangers 6 4 2 0 8 22 16 Washington 5 3 1 1 7 13 10 New Jersey 6 3 2 1 7 13 12 Philadelphia 7 3 3 1 7 24 25 N.Y. Islanders 6 3 3 0 6 18 17 Columbus 5 2 2 1 5 13 14 Carolina 6 1 3 2 4 18 24

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Minnesota 7 4 2 1 9 24 19 St. Louis 7 4 2 1 9 20 19 Dallas 6 3 2 1 7 17 18 Chicago 7 3 3 1 7 25 25 Colorado 5 3 2 0 6 16 16 Nashville 5 2 3 0 4 15 15 Winnipeg 6 2 4 0 4 16 22 Pacific Division GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 6 5 1 0 10 23 16 Vancouver 7 4 2 1 9 15 17 San Jose 7 4 3 0 8 16 19 Calgary 8 3 4 1 7 25 30 Los Angeles 6 3 3 0 6 17 20 Anaheim 7 2 3 2 6 15 18 Arizona 6 1 5 0 2 17 26 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss.

Tuesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 3, Florida 2 Minnesota 5, Boston 0 New Jersey 5, Arizona 3 Tampa Bay 7, Toronto 3 Detroit 4, Carolina 2 Philadelphia 4, Buffalo 3, SO Calgary 4, St. Louis 1 Dallas 3, Winnipeg 2 San Jose 2, Anaheim 1, OT Ottawa 3, Vancouver 0 Los Angeles 3, Columbus 2, OT

Wednesday’s Games

Montreal at N.Y. Islanders, 7 p.m. Boston at N.Y. Rangers, 8 p.m. Washington at Edmonton, 9:30 p.m. Nashville at Anaheim, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. Arizona at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Buffalo, 7 p.m. Florida at Toronto, 7:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Montreal, 7:30 p.m. Detroit at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Dallas at Winnipeg, 8 p.m. Columbus at San Jose, 10:30 p.m. Nashville at Los Angeles, 10:30 p.m.

Friday’s Games

Chicago at New Jersey, 7:30 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Carolina, 7:30 p.m. Winnipeg at Colorado, 9 p.m. Ottawa at Calgary, 9 p.m. Columbus at Anaheim, 10 p.m. Edmonton at Vancouver, 10 p.m.

Saturday’s Games

Florida at Buffalo, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay at New Jersey, 7 p.m. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. Toronto at Montreal, 7 p.m. Boston at Detroit, 7 p.m. Dallas at Minnesota, 8 p.m. Los Angeles at St. Louis, 8 p.m. Colorado at Arizona, 9 p.m. Washington at Vancouver, 10 p.m. Nashville at San Jose, 10:30 p.m.

Transactions By The Associated Press

Baseball American League OAKLAND ATHLETICS — Claimed LHP Giovanni Soto off waivers from the Chicago Cubs. National League SAN DIEGO PADRES — Sent INF Jemile Weeks and RHPs Jake Smith and Jose Dominguez to El Paso (PCL). WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Announced RHP Aaron Barrett refused his outright assignment Syracuse (IL) and elected free agency. American Association WINNIPEG GOLDEYES — Exercised the 2017 contract options on RHP Winston Abreu, RHP Victor Capellan, RHP Edwin Carl, LHP Ethan Carnes, OF David Rohm, OF Josh Romanski, OF Adam Heisler, OF Willie Cabrera, OF Reggie Abercrombie, RHP Duke Von Schamann, RHP Robert Tasin, RHP Brandon Shimo, RHP Cameron McVey, RHP Mikey O’Brien, LHP Kevin McGovern, LHP Erie Eadington, C Tanner Murphy, C Carlton Tanabe, INF Wes Darvill, INF Maikol Gonzalez, INF Ridge Hoopii-Haslam and INF Jacob Rogers.

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in the tournament.” The ACC’s series of expansions over the past decade CHARLOTTE — The Atlan- were supposed to push the tic Coast Conference has league to juggernaut status by shaken off a four-year Final adding programs like LouisFour drought with strong ville, Syracuse, back-to-back postseason runs Notre Dame and that have included winning Pittsburgh to a one national title, playing for lineup that feaanother and putting three tured traditionteams in the national semifirich charter nals. members Duke The trick now is to keep and North CaroliSWOFFORD that momentum going for the na. league that considers itself It’s taken some college basketball’s best. The time — maybe a little longer ACC also wants to increase its than expected, the way North number of NCAA TournaCarolina State coach Mark ment bids toward a still-unGottfried sees it — but the reached target of 10 invitaleague is starting to earn that tions. status. “I think with our 15 pro“I think you’re seeing now grams and as good as those what we thought was going to programs generally are, I happen a couple of years don’t think it’s unrealistic to ago,” said Gottfried, whose point to that,” Commissioner Wolfpack has been to the John Swofford said in an inNCAAs in four of his five preterview with The Associated vious seasons with two Sweet Press. “But I also don’t think, 16 runs. “Couple of years ago, if you’ve got seven, eight, nine we all said this is the best basand everybody talked about ketball league in America. It 10, that’s not failure — espeprobably wasn’t just yet. cially when they’re winning “I think what you’re seeing

now, it’s happening. Just took a few years for us to get there. And part of that is because I think everybody’s better.” Compare that to a year earlier, when Gottfried said the league had “work to do” to earn its claim as the nation’s best by regularly earning more than the six bids it got in 2015. The league went on to tie its record of seven and would’ve had a new high mark had a 23-win Louisville team not sat out with a selfimposed postseason ban amid an ongoing NCAA investigation into allegations that a former staffer hired escorts and strippers for sex parties with recruits and players. Once in the tournament, ACC teams kept winning. North Carolina reached the NCAA championship game. Syracuse made a surprise run to the Final Four. Four teams reached the Elite Eight and a record six teams got to the Sweet 16. The league finished with a record 19 NCAA Tournament wins, surpassing the previous mark of 18 set by the Big East

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ACC looks to keep strong 2-year NCAA run going By AARON BEARD The Associated Press

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Junior Varsity Football Sumter at Socastee, 7:30 p.m. Lakewood at Crestwood, 6 p.m.

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in 1985. And that came one year after Mike Krzyzewski’s Blue Devils — this year’s preseason favorite for the 15th time under the Hall of Famer — won the NCAA title. The ACC’s two-year run of 36 NCAA wins is also a record for all leagues, surpassing the Big East (2008-09) and the Big Ten (1999-2000) by eight. Notre Dame coach Mike Brey, whose Fighting Irish have gone to two straight Elite Eights, believes momentum from a strong finish can carry through the offseason and into the next season. He figures that’s a factor in the ACC’s broader success from the past two tournaments. “Once you get to that second weekend, then you’ve got a group of guys coming back,” Brey said. “They talk about stuff like that. Then if you get the bid, they’re more believing they should advance. There’s a confidence instead of maybe a fear or an anxiety. I think that’s what’s happened with a number of programs.”

Varsity Football Socastee at Sumter, 7:30 p.m. Crestwood at Lakewood, 7:30 p.m. Manning at Lake Marion, 7:30 p.m. East Clarendon at Creek Bridge, 7:30 pm. Scott’s Branch at C.E. Murray, 7:30 p.m. Wilson Hall at Laurence Manning, 7:30 pm. Robert E. Lee at Thomas Sumter, 7:30 p.m.

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Nelson said he was generally pleased with the play of his team against the Red Foxes. However, he is still looking for a complete performance from his team. “There are some things that we did well and some things that we didn’t” Nelson said. “We definitely had our opportunities to win the game. We let it get away from us, but hats off to Hartsville.” Jackson said Lakewood was bothered by the same issues against Darlington that it has faced all season: turnovers and allowing big plays. “We may have had one of our best games as far as moving the ball, but we couldn’t hold on to the ball,” he said. “We fumbled five times; that’s been the story of our season. We can’t hold on to the ball. “We had some young guys in the secondary, and we had a couple of breakdowns in coverage,” he added. “You can’t have that against a pass-

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Lakewood running back Lamont Dudley (20) and the rest of the Gators will be looking for their first win of the season on Friday when they play host to Sumter School District rival Crestwood at J. Frank Baker Stadium. ing team like Darlington or like Crestwood this week.” CHS quarterback Tylas Green had a huge game against Hartsville. He completed 28 of 52 passes for 266 yards and four touchdowns while rushing for 105 yards on nine carries. While Hartsville limited

ing an average of 32.5 points a game. They usually play with From Page B1 multiple fronts, West said, so that will be something the Monarchs will have to adjust A win against LMHS would to during the game. keep Manning in the driver’s “Some weeks they play a lot seat in terms of the region. of man coverage and bring Timberland is also undefeated pressure and other weeks and plays the Bishops on Frithey’re laying back and playday. Due to the reshuffling of ing zone,” he said. “Some the schedule forced by Hurriweeks they’re in a three-man cane Matthew, MHS will actu- front, some weeks a four-man ally have two weeks to prepare front. That’s the biggest chalfor Timberland after this lenge. We have to prepare for week’s game. everything.” But before that, the MonThe Manning offense is avarchs have to take care of eraging 26.25 points a game business against Lake Marion. and has shown a lot of balance And much like Johnson’s old in the last few games. The team, LMHS will present a re- Monarchs have rushed for at lentless running attack, West least 181 yards each of the last said. three games while passing for “They’re a Wing-T team,” he at least 121 -- including 230 last said. “They don’t run the opFriday against Bishop Engtion a lot. They just come right land. you, so we’re going to have to Quarterback Jalen White be prepared to stop their runand wide receiver David Fulning attack.” ton had a spectacular game as The Gators are averaging the duo connected for 10 passjust 16.75 points a game so far es, 230 yards and two touchthis season. Manning is allow- downs. Coleman also rushed ing an average of just 22 points 21 times for 130 yards. per game, including last week White leads the team with that included a Bishop Eng460 yards rushing and has also land touchdown scored shortly passed for 1,048 yards this seaafter a mishandled punt deep son. Fulton is tops with 768 in MHS territory. yards receiving and six touchDefensively, LMHS is allow- downs.

Crestwood’s leading receiver, Julius Pearson, to just catches for 14 yards, Green did a good job finding Joshua Simon and Tyrese Felder. Simon had seven catches for 111 yards and two scores while Felder caught eight passes for 52 yards and another score.

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Lane, China help Hawks top Falcons 32-6 Marcus Lane and Anteon China each scored two touchdowns to help lead Alice Drive Middle School’s football team to a 32-6 victory over Chestnut Oaks on Wednesday at the Falcons field. Lane and China also led the defense with five tackles each and Lane picked off a pass as well. BJ Sumter also had five tackles while Ryan McCants added an interception. Deshawn McKnight scored four 2-point conversions for the Hawks, who improved to 5-0 and will play Bates on Monday at 6 p.m. at Sumter Memorial Stadium.

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Now 31, Miller was acquired from the Yankees on Aug. 1 for four prospects. He has thrown 22 scoreless innings in postseason play, including 13 2/3 innings with 24 strikeouts this year. He was voted AL Championship Series MVP, a rare setup man to gain a postseason honor. “I would say before that, his resume is not too shabby, either,” Indians manager Terry Francona said during the series against Toronto. “There’s a reason we gave up what we did for him. We thought that he could be a guy that we could leverage in situations like we have. And it would make our bullpen that much better and give us a chance to keep playing.” In New York, Miller was the baby-faced member of the

had three touchdowns and 101 yards passing to help lead Manning Junior High to a 36-0 victory over Bates on Wednesday. Graham also rushed for 67 yards. Marlin Davis added a TD on an interception return and Charles Ellerba had 65 yards receiving and a score for MJH.

SINGLES 1 -- Hinson (JI) defeated Crawford 4-6, 7-5, 10-4. 2 -- Snyder (JI) defeated E. Alan 6-1, 6-3. 3 -- Loring (JI) defeated Smutz 6-2, 6-2. 4 -- Baker (JI) defeated R. Alan 6-0, 6-1. 5 -- Masidet (JI) defeated Shuping 6-1, 6-0. DOUBLES 2 -- Harris/Eng (JI) defeated Dubose/ Pittman 6-1, 6-2.

VARSITY GIRLS TENNIS JAMES ISLAND -- Sumter’s season came to an end on Wednesday as the Lady Gamecocks fell 6-0 to James Island in the first round of the 5A state playoffs at the JIHS courts.

ORLANDO, Fla. — Miami center Hassan White had 18 points, 14 rebounds and four blocked shots and point guard Goran Dragic added 16 Raptors 109 points as the Heat cruised to a 108-96 season-opening victo- Pistons 91 ry over Orlando on WednesTORONTO — DeMar DeRoday night. The Heat, taking advantage zan scored 40 points and Jonas Valanciunas added a of the one-game suspension

hard-throwing No Runs DMC bullpen trio that included Dellin Betances and Aroldis Chapman, dealt to the Cubs on July 25. New York’s closer in 2015, Miller embraced his new role as Chapman’s setup man. With Cleveland, Francona has brought him in as early as the fifth inning, and like an understudy shifting parts each performance, Miller relishes his interchangeable roles. “The best thing that could possibly happen is to be on a winning team, and that’s what I enjoy,” he said, his face partly obscured by a beard regrown following his exit from the clean-cut Yankees. “If that requires me to pitch the second inning or the ninth inning or play shortstop, I don’t really care. I want to be a part of it.” Selected by Detroit with the sixth overall in the 2006 amateur draft, Miller struggled with the Tigers, Marlins and Red Sox, compiling a 21-29 re-

cord from 2006-11, when most of his appearances were as a starter. “The start of my career wasn’t anything that you’d brag about or write home about,” he said. His career started to change in 2012, on March 20 to be precise. Boston manager Bobby Valentine suggested he work from the stretch fulltime to lessen the movement of his big frame, and Miller injured his left hamstring on his third pitch in an exhibition game against Toronto. When Miller returned, he was relegated to the bullpen. “The hamstring had a lot to do with it when you look back at it, probably an awful lot to do with it,” Valentine said. “He wasn’t going to be able to be stretched out enough to compete for the starting role.” Miller simplified his repertoire in the bullpen, ditching his sinker and changeup and limiting himself to his fastball

and slider. He had a careerbest 3.35 ERA, striking out 51 in 40 1/3 innings. “There were no roster spots in the rotation, and the bullpen was the way to go,” he said. “I think in hindsight it was a really good thing. It was a blessing in disguise. But you don’t know it at the time.” After a torn ligament in his left foot caused him to miss the second half of the 2013 season — and Boston’s run to the World Series title — he struck out 103 in 62 1/3 innings the following year with the Red Sox and Orioles, who acquired him at the trade deadline. “He was trying to figure out himself. He’s had some failure as a starter and he struggled through what a lot of starters go through early in their careers, and look at him now,” said Juan Nieves, Miller’s pitching coach with the Red Sox in 2013 and ‘14. “It’s a really quick, sharp slider. It starts in the zone and

it ends up a lot of times either a strike called or it’s in and out of the zone real quick,” he added. Miller didn’t miss any time this season despite breaking a bone in his right wrist when hit by a liner off the bat of Atlanta’s Willians Astudillo during a spring training game on March 30. His durability has been prodigious and his flexibility vital. Miller has entered as early as the fifth inning and late as the ninth over seven appearances this postseason “It wasn’t that long ago I was pitching in some long situations and sometimes in the eighth inning in close situations,” Miller said. “For those guys, which are the majority of relievers, flexibility is not something you offer, it’s something you have to have. You don’t have a choice. If you’re not flexible, you’re not going to have a spot in the big leagues.”

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals. com. Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.

Samantha Baldwin, Bryce and Caleigh Barrett, Landon Hake, Brandy Mason, Matthew Parrott, Nathan Dabbs, Kaitlan and Taylor Venema and Cloie Turman. Wilbur was a 1951 graduate of Edmunds High in Sumter. He attended the University of South Carolina, Anderson University (Church of God College, Anderson, Indiana), and graduated from Ball State University Teachers College in 1961. He pastored Capital City Church of God in Columbia for several years. He was a contractor for many years, worked for Suburban Propane in Sumter and Hartsville and he later founded and owned Ambulance Cot Services, until retirement in 2012. He attended Sumter First Church of God for most of his life and later St. Andrew Church of God in Bishopville. He taught Sunday school for many years and served on various boards in the Church of God throughout his life. Wilbur loved life and enjoyed the love of his many friends, young and old. Laughter was always heard when he was around. He especially loved the athletes and faculty of Robert E. Lee Academy, where he and his wife spent most of their free time. To sum up his life, he was faithful to God, his family and his many friends, always sharing the love of the Lord. He died as he lived, a Christian. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. on Sunday at St. Andrew Church of God, 4238 Red Hill Road, Bishopville. The Rev. Larry Mobley will officiate with burial to follow in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday at Hancock-Elmore Hill Funeral Home in Bishopville.

Memorials may be made to Wilbur McLeod Memorial Fund c/o NBSC. Online condolences can be given at www.hehfunerals.com.

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Mary Elizabeth Friday Harris, 87, widow of Kay Franklin Harris, died on Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey in Sumter, where she was residing near her son, R. Latham Harris. Mary, known to most as Betty, was born in Dallas, North Carolina, to the late David Latham and Mary Elizabeth Rowan Friday. Brothers William C. Friday, David Latham Friday Jr., Rutherford Rowan Friday and John Ralph Friday predeceased Betty. Family, traveling, enjoying the arts and political campaigning were Betty’s special interests. She especially enjoyed working in the North Carolina election and re-election campaigns of Gov. Jim Hunt. Betty is survived by her son, R. Latham Harris (wife Donna); four granddaughters, Heather Bergevin, Cara Linder (husband Matt), Mary Liz Chorey (husband Jacob) and Naomi Jennings (husband Stephen); and 13 greatgrandchildren, Evva, Ammon and Eli Bergevin, Emily, Luke, Nora, Nomi and Lewis Linder, Rachel, Olivia and Caroline Chorey, and Grace and Samuel Jennings. She is also survived by her niece and “adopted” daughter, Randi Friday Bratyanski. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday at First Presbyterian Church, 412 W. Trade St., Dallas, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the church. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

Robbie L. Lawson, 63, husband of Dora Gibson Lawson, departed this life on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born on Nov. 13, 1952, in Lee County, he was a son of the late Hazel and Ella Williams Lawson. The family will receive friends at the home, 2170 Avenue A, Mayesville, SC 29104. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

JANET LEE C. DOKICH Janet Lee Cook Dokich, 79, widow of Nick Dokich, died on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016, at Palmetto Health Tuomey. Born in Pitcairn, Pennsylvania, she was a daughter of the late Eugene and Hazel Fyock Cook. Mrs. Dokich was a member of the First Church of God, where she served in the nursery. Surviving are one son, Nick Dokich (Linda) of Pinehurst, North Carolina; two daughters, Tammy Dinallo (Chris) of Boca Raton, Florida, and Tanya Dokich of Sumter; five sisters, Jeri King, Joy Lucas, Jackie Giammatteo, Wendy Bair and Debbie Miller; and three grandchildren, Nick Dokich, Rachel Dokich and Tanner Merritt. She was preceded in death by a son, Mike Dokich, and nine siblings. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at Evergreen Memorial Park cemetery with the Rev. Ron Bower officiating. The family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to

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ISAAC RHABB II Isaac Rhabb II, 80, widower of Carolyn Wilson Rhabb, departed this life on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia. He was born on Feb. 22, 1936, in Rembert, a son of the late Isaac and Bessie Canty Rhabb. Job’s Mortuary Inc., 312 S. Main St., Sumter, is in charge of arrangements.

WILBUR D. MCLEOD BISHOPVILLE — Wilbur Devern McLeod, 83, loving husband of Judy Brown McLeod, went to heaven on Oct. 24, 2016, after a short battle with cancer. The son of Myrtle and Herbert McLeod of Sumter, he was the father of Laurice (Eddie) Prince of Sumter, Kaye (Jim) Baldwin of Gastonia, North Carolina, and Julie Richardson. He is survived by two sisters, Annette Kennedy of Sumter and Elsie Floyd of Lynchburg. He was a wonderful stepfather to Hope Barrett (Paul) and Jeremy Keziah of Bishopville and Judith Hake (Kyle) of Richmond, Virginia. He was granddaddy to Maurie, Eric and Jeremy Prince,

of Orlando center Bismack Biyombo, dominated inside all game with Whiteside and Willie Reed off the bench. Neither Nikola Vucevic nor Serge Ibaka could match the athleticism and strength of the 7-foot Whiteside inside. Vucevic finished with 17 points and 14 rebounds while Evan Fournier added 20 points. Ibaka, making his debut with the Magic, managed 14 points on 6-of-17 shooting.

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ESTELLE V. BAKER Estelle Vernon Baker, 76, wife of Henry Frank Baker, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016, at her home. Born on Feb. 18, 1940, in Sumter, she was a daughter of the late Talmadge and Mattie House Atkins. She was a member of Pocalla Holiness Church. Survivors include her husband of 58 years; four children, Cindy Nesbit of Sumter, and Frank Baker (Connie), Janet Knight (David) and Janice Breazeale (Kent), all of Tennessee; 13 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; a sister, Mary Tidwell (Joe) of Bishopville; sisters-in-law, Bessie Atkins and Margaret Ann Atkins; a special cousin, Dora Bowen; and her beloved church family. She was preceded in death by three brothers, J.T. Atkins, Carlisle Atkins and Reuben Atkins; and a sister, Betty Branham. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday at Pocalla Holiness Church with the Rev. Robbie Hardin and the Rev. Jason Tidwell officiating. Burial will be in Pocalla Holiness Church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. on Friday at Pocalla Holiness Church and other times at the home. Memorials may be made to Pocalla Holiness Church, 1665 Lewis Road, Sumter, SC 29150. Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge of the arrangements.

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